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Reflections by Bonnie Hutchinson
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LEON AND CARROL BURKARD FARM SALE
PREVIEW: JUNE 18 & 19, 2022 10AM-5PM OR BY APPOINTMENT • ROSALIND, ALBERTA BIDDING OPENS JUNE 13 AND CLOSES JUNE 20, 2022
Equipment Information and Viewing Appointments: Leon Burkard 780-679-7793
TRACTORS • 2012 New Holland T7.260 MFWD, 1700 hrs, 710/60R42 rears, 600/60R30 fronts, 3-pt hitch, 540/1000/Big 1000
PTO, 3 hyd, fully weighted, rear fdr controls, guidance ready, deleted, Red Seal completed Nov/21 • 2005 New Holland TJ 275 4WD, 3580 hrs, 520/85R42 duals, Big 1000 PTO, PS trans, 4 hyd plus return, Trimble
EZ Steer w/ 500 display, programmed to 325 hp, Red
Seal completed Mar/22 • 2016 Massey Ferguson 4710 MFWD w/ MF 931X ldr & 7’ bucket (joystick), 460 hrs, 12x12 Syncro Power Shuttle w/ reverser, 3-pt hitch, 2 hyd, 540/1000 PTO
COMBINE & SWATHER
• 2004 Case IH 2388 w/ 2015 hdr & SwathMaster PU, 1748 sep / 2074 eng hrs, 30.5L-32 fronts, Michel’s Crop
Catcher, LED lights, Hopper Topper, all new shoe bushings & bearings, 8 new PU belts (2 not installed), newer feeder chain, 300 hrs on Ext wear AFX rotor, concaves & cone • 2014 Massey Ferguson WR9735 swather w/ 25’ 5200 hdr, 395 hdr / 495 eng hrs, 2 spd, 2 Roto-Shears, center delivery, hyd tilt, swivel gauge wheels, fore & aft, PU reel, TopCon auto steer, 480/85R26 fronts, one owner
TRUCKS
• 1986 Chev 70 SA grain truck w/ 16’ steel box & hoist, 5&2 trans, V8 366 gas, 94,074 km, Brehon remote endgate, LED rear lights, roll tarp, 10:00R20 tires, one owner • 2017 Chev Silverado Z71, 4x4, reg cab, long box, 19,786 km at booking, 5.3L, auto, spray in liner, power driver’s seat, PW & PDL, rear camera, tow mirrors
GRAIN WAGONS
• (2) 2012 Agrimaster A600 gravity wagons, 600 bu, 20 T running gear, single tank, new 425/65-22.5 tires, roll tarp, lights, one owner • 2000 Unverferth 335 gravity wagon, 400 bu, 13 T running gear, split tank, roll tarp, 11R22.5 tires
AIR DRILL
• 2011 40‘ New Holland P2050 Air Drill w/ P1040 (2 comp 328 bu) TBH mech. air cart), IntelliView III display, 3 rollers
TILLAGE & FIELD EQUIPMENT
• 2017 18’ Farm King 1275 o set disc, 28”x3/8” notched blades, 10.5” spacing, stone- ex bearing hangers, bearing protectors, 11L-15FI tires, one owner, used a total of 200 acres • 41’ CCIL 807 DT cult w/ NH3 kit (1/4” OD hose), Dutch (1525) ¾” tips, 3 bar mtd harrows • 27’ John Deere 1610 DT cult, 3 bar mtd harrows • 48’ Riteway 6000 harrow/packer, 1-3/4” packers, ltd use on new harrow teeth, newer packer bearings • 12’ Cammond SFL-12 hyd land leveler / scraper • Soilmover 50 RF 5 yard hyd scraper • 54’ New Noble 910 Straw Walker oscillating harrows
AUGERS & BINS
• 2020 Farm King 13”x70’ mech swing auger, Farm King elec swing mover & winch, reverser, standard hopper • Sakundiak TL10-1200 10”x39’ auger w/ E-Kay SP mover,
Kohler 31 hp EFI, elec clutch, hyd winch • Sakundiak HD8-1200 8”x39’ auger w/ E-Kay SP mover,
Honda 20 hp, hyd winch • (4) Westeel / Westor 15’ hopper bins, 15’x5 ring, 3000 bu+/-, site glasses, ladders
3-PT & MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT
• 10’ Kodiak HD trailer type ail mower • Unused 7’ Sovema RE-2 220 3-pt hitch rototiller • 9’ Allied / Farm King ldr mt snow blade, hyd angle, • 20’ Brandt 3-pt hitch sprayer, 80 gal • Cosmo 3-pt hitch fert. spreader • 8’ Soilsaver 3-pt hitch cult, spikes & shovels • King Kutter 3-pt hitch trencher / potato plow • 7’ Case 10 PTO sickle mower • 8’ Koenders tapered poly canola roller • SA utility trailer • 2 Water Master 7.75 hp oating slough pumps • Slough pump hose trailer w/ elec hose reel & 5000 W generator (10 hp)
MS Bike Tour is back
By Murray Green
The MS Bike from Leduc to Camrose is set for another year, June 9 and 10. event in Canada. Since its inception in 1990, this tour has grown from a small 100-person event, raising $56,000, to an event typically hosting nearly 2,000 riders, supported by almost 500 volunteers and raising over $2,000,000 annually.
On the first day the ride leaves from Nisku and goes to Camrose. After an overnight stay, the bikers then head to Leduc from Camrose.
Register to fundraise at msbike.ca.
Coming down the school year home stretch
It’s been a while, but I haven’t forgotten the month of June in the years when I taught Grade 7, 8 and 9 in a County school. My expertise was English and I did indeed teach English literature, grammar, writing and spelling to all three junior high school grades. However, it being a smaller school division, I also taught whatever other subjects needed a teacher that year.
One year, I had to teach Grade 7 science. At that time, the science curriculum had many units about farming. I grew up in town and took my teacher training in the big city. The students mostly lived on farms. They were clearly more knowledgeable than I was. I gave it my best shot, but was relieved the next year when I no longer had to teach Grade 7 science.
And so. The month of June.
In addition to the usual lesson preparation, teaching, marking, recess and lunchtime supervision responsibilities, we had to make sure the provincial curriculum requirements were fulfilled. If we were teaching a grade that wrote provincial departmental exams, we did everything in our power to prepare the students for those exams.
We made sure marks were up to date, prepared final report cards and entered the relevant information in the school division’s records. June was the busiest month for teachers.
My absolute toughest moments as a teacher came one year when, to help with scheduling of Phys. Ed. classes, there was a class of Grade 7 boys. Over one weekend, a boy in that class was killed in a car crash.
Monday morning, I wondered what I could say or do that might be useful for that class of boys–and all the students in all the grades in this small school where every student knew every other student, or at least their families. I don’t remember what I said, but to this day, I hope it was somehow appropriate.
Many years later, I got to have an experience that every teacher should have sometime. I received a phone call from a former student. He told me his name and wondered if I remembered him. Of course I did. The words that came out of my mouth were, “How old are you now?” He was in his early forties.
He explained that he and another former student–yes, I remembered the second student too–had run into one another at a funeral. “It’s okay, the funeral wasn’t for one of your students,” the caller said. The two former classmates got to talking about former students and former teachers and where they were now.
“We wondered,” said my early-40s former student, “If you would like to go out for dinner with two dashing middle-aged men.”
Of course I would!
It was a treat to see them. One of them, I knew, had grown up in a difficult family situation. I was so pleased to hear about the fulfilling life he’d since created for himself, his wife and children. Both men were in careers that seemed perfect for their personalities and abilities.
They told me about their lives and they told me “Mrs. Hutchinson” stories–incidents of which I had no memory, but which they remembered. ***
Here are two things I’ve concluded.
First, if you’re born to be a teacher, you may do other things in your life, but you remember your students and you hold them in your heart.
And second, if you’re a teacher, you probably have far more influence for a much longer time than you imagine.
Happy June!
Speed sleeping
By Laurel Nadon
My husband once almost got himself into a sticky situation because of how fast he can fall asleep. We were expecting our first baby and chatting at night before bed about names. Our girl name had been decided long ago, but a boy name was proving more difficult. Then I suggested one, he agreed and promptly fell asleep. (By promptly, I mean the words had literally just left his mouth.)
In the morning, I was talking about how exciting it was that we finally had both names nailed down. He looked at me in surprise and said he had never agreed to the boy name; he didn’t like that name and would never agree to it. From this I learned that I should never have important discussions with my husband when he is mostly asleep; and that I am incredibly jealous that he can fall asleep so fast.
I had heard before that soldiers are trained to fall asleep quickly, so if they only have 10 minutes before an important operation, they use the time wisely. I decided to investigate further and now have a few tips to try out.
In the 2012 book Relax and Win: Championship Performance, Lloyd Bud Winter describes a routine created by the Navy Pre-Flight School to help pilots fall asleep.
Six weeks later, 96 per cent of the pilots could fall asleep within two minutes or less, and even more impressive, they could fall asleep while sitting in a chair, listening to a recording of machine-gun fire, and after drinking coffee.
The first tip is to tighten your facial muscles and then slowly loosen the muscles. Next, drop your shoulders and then your hands. While doing this, breathe in and out, listening to the sound of your breath. Relax your chest and legs. Clear your mind of any stresses. Visualize a relaxing scene like watching rolling waves on a beach, lying in a canoe in a calm lake with a clear blue sky, or lying in a dark hammock in a dark room. Let thoughts come and go. If visualizing doesn’t come easy, repeat “don’t think” to yourself over and over. Repeat every night for six weeks.
I am excited to try this out because of the 96 per cent success rate. However, I have noticed in the past that my main problem is clearing my mind. My mind does not want to clear! When I imagine a blank, white piece of paper, my mind will ask questions like, “Is the page hole punched? Is it really blank, or are there lines?” I fear that imagining being in a canoe on a lake would just lead to questions, like “Where is the rest of my family? Did we pack enough bug spray?”
Sometimes there are events going on that make it harder to fall sleep. Much to my husband’s amusement, starting a new season of coaching our kids in soccer is enough to delay falling asleep for me. Or I am pondering the ridiculous things my kids bicker about, like the battle for a bouncy ball this morning which led to this comment: “Stop putting the ball in your invisible pocket!”
My husband does not need any of these tips. Many, many times it has taken me an hour or more to fall asleep, while he has nodded off in under two minutes. He once fell asleep three seconds after finishing the last word he was saying to me. I counted. As far as I can tell, the key to his success is having a physically tiring job. Or maybe it is genetic–I have seen my mother-in-law curl up on a chair and fall asleep within minutes, while her grandchildren played not too quietly around her.
I tried the tip right away about loosening my facial muscles while I was trying to fall asleep. I was shocked that my face was so tense! Up next is trying all of the tips together–maybe in six weeks, I’ll be cracking my husband’s three-second record.
TIM UNDERSCHULTZ & KATHY UNDERSCHULTZ WITH VICTOR & EMILY DOLYNCHUK
PREVIEW: JUNE 21 & 22, 2022 10AM-5PM OR BY APPOINTMENT • MILLET & ARMENA, AB :JU & , 0 0 5 O O & , BIDDING OPENS JUNE 16 AND CLOSES JUNE 23, 2022
LOCATION 1 (MILLET): UNDERSCHULTZ EQUIPMENT
LOCATION 2 (ARMENA): DOLYNCHUK EQUIPMENT
Directions: From Millet, go 3.2 miles North on Hwy 2A, then go 2.4 miles East on Hwy 616, property located on South side of Hwy 616 Gate Sign: 24273 Hwy 616, Leduc County, AB.
Underschultz Equipment Info. & Viewing: Tim Underschultz - 780.910.7861
COMBINE, HEADER & SWATHER
• 1998 John Deere CTS II Maximizer Combine w. JD 914 PU header and Supreme 8 Belt PU, showing 2616 eng. hrs., Cray Bip Top hopper ext., 30.5L-32 fronts, 14.9-24 rears • 2004 30’ John Deere 930D Draper Header, PU reel, fore & aft, built in transport • 2000 21’ Westward (MacDon) 9250 SP Swather, w. 972 header, showing 825 cutting / 1037 eng hrs, PU reel, dbl swath, 21.5L-16.1SL fronts
TRACTORS
• John Deere 4440 2WD Tractor, showing 5843 hrs, quad trans, 2 hyd, 540/1000 PTO, 20.8-38 duals, 2nd owner, 11.00-16 front tires • John Deere 4000 2WD Tractor, w. JD 148 loader & 6' bucket, diesel, hrs unknown, 8 spd Syncro trans, no cab, 2 hyd, 540/1000 PTO, 18.4-34 rears
GRAIN TRUCKS & STOCK TRAILER
• 1988 Chevrolet 70 Kodiak Grain Truck, w. 20' steel box & hoist, 8.2L diesel, Fuller 10 spd trans, showing 233,777kms, spring susp, air brakes, tarp • 1978 Chevrolet C65 Grain Truck, w. 14' box & hoist, 366 gas eng, 5&2 trans, showing 72,032 kms • 1992 16‘ WW 5th Wheel Stock Trailer, 6' wide, side exit, divider door, rubber mats, 235/80R16 tires
GRAIN BINS & AUGERS
• (4) Westeel 15’x5 Ring Bins on Westeel Hopper, 3200 bu. +/• (5) Westeel 14’x5 Ring Bins on wood floor • (2) Metal Industries Ltd. 14’ x 5 Ring Bins on Westeel Hopper Boot • Wheatheart 10”x61’ Mechanical Swing Auger • Sakundiak HD8-1600 8”x52” PTO Auger • Westfield 6”x36’ Auger
TILLAGE
• 25’ John Deere 610 Deep Tillage Cultivator • 14‘ International 645 Vibra Shank Cultivator w. Bar Harrows • 14’ Alteen Tandem Disc w. Smooth Blades • 16‘ John Deere LBZ Seed Drill
MOTORCYCLE, SNOWMOBILES & BOAT
• Honda Pacific Coast Touring Motorcycle, 89,670 kms showing, c/w integrated trunk • 2009 Ski-doo Summit X Rotax 800R Snowmobile, 154" REV XP track, strap-on fuel tank, elec. start, thumb and grip warmers • 1997 Polaris Indy 600 XLT Snowmobile, showing 3,807 kms, liquid-cooled • 1998 Polaris Indy 500 Snowmobile, showing 4,191 miles, liquid-cooled • 2000 Trailtech 3 Place Snowmobile Trailer • 14’ Sprinter Aluminum Boat w. Johnson 6hp outboard
Directions: From Armena, go 1 mile South on Hwy 21, then 2 miles West on TWP RD 480, then go 1.2 miles South on RGE RD 213, property on west side. Gate Sign: 47466 RGE RD 213, Armena, AB.
Dolynchuk Equipment Info. & Viewing: Victor Dolynchuk - 780.222.3391
COMBINE, HEADER & SWATHERS • 1992 John Deere 9400 Combine, 3516 sep hours, 4699 eng hours, c/w
JD 912 PU header, shedded. *Sunnybrook concave and rasp bars replaced 361 hours ago. Feeder chain replaced in 2020 and combine was not used in 2021 • 1999 John Deere 920 Straight Cut Header, 20’ • 1983 Hesston 6450 SP 18’ Swather, 3634 hrs showing, rear weights, 18.4 - 16.1 front tires, 5.90 - 15 rear tires, c/w (2) spare 13.50 - 16.1 tires w. rims • 15’ Versatile 400 SP Swather, Hydrostatic transmission, c/w hay crimper
TRACTOR, HAY RAKE & BAILER
• Case 4494 4WD Tractor, approx. 5995 hrs (current meter is 3390 hrs, old meter had 2605hrs, as per owner), 12 speed partial power shift transmission, 1000 PTO, 4 aux. hydraulics, 213hp, crab steer, 23.1-34 tires • New Holland 56 Hay Rake • John Deere 530 Round Baler, shedded w. good belts, double tie
SPRAYER, POST-POUNDER & CARTS
• 56’ George White 400 Gal. Tandem Sprayer • CJ Jones PTO Post Pounder, w. 540 PTO pump • 400 Gal. Water Tank on Cart • 8‘x16’ Hay wagon
AUGER & TILLAGE
• 31‘ Westfield W60 Auger w. Kohler 10hp Gas Engine, electric start • Kello-Bilt 5 Shank Hydraulic Subsoiler • 36’ International 4500 Vibrashank Field Cultivator w. Mtd harrows • Morris Rod Weeder • 60‘ Flexicoil Diamond Harrows w. Drawbar
MISCELLANEOUS
• 40’ +/- Wind Mill • 1998 Kustom Koach 292 Travel Trailer • Watermaster 6” Floating Pump • Simplicity Rototiller, w. 9hp Briggs and Stratton gas engine, pallet of spare tires and parts, potato hiller attachment • Ryan Lawnaire III 18” Aerator • Ryan 22” Power Rake • 1200 Gal. Plastic Water Tank • Agro Farm Grain Tester, Farmi Moisture Tester • Meat Band Saw • 7 1/2” Meat Slicer • Jet Sprinkler Utility Pump • (2) DeWalt Framing Nailers • (3) Chainsaws • Rockwell/Beaver 10” Table Saw • (2) Mastercraft Sanders
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Rosalind on top of Powerline
By Murray Green
The Rosalind Athletics leaped into first place in the Powerline Baseball League by winning three of its four games.
Rosalind beat the Camrose Roadrunners 14-3 on May 25 after edging the Battle River Rivals 6-5 the night before. Armena doubled the Battle River Rivals 4-2 on May 26.
The Vegreville Blue Jays edged the Roadrunners 2-1 in a pitching battle on May 24. Vegreville is unbeaten after two games to sit in second place.
All weekday games begin at 7 p.m. On June 7, games slated are Rosalind at Vegreville and Tofield at Battle River. The next night, Armena visits Camrose, and June 9 has three games: Camrose at Tofield, Vegreville at Battle River, and Rosalind at Armena.
Camrose at Rosalind, Armena at Battle River, and Tofield at Vegreville are the scheduled games for June 14. An all-star game has been slated for June 15 in Camrose.
Fly-in Breakfast takes flight again
Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster
Pictured left to right: Four-year-old Brycen, five-year-old Cody, eight-year-old Savannah and two-year-old Teagan Claxton were up bright and early to take in the yummy breakfast and watch the aircraft.
Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster
Camrose Fly-in Breakfast held on May 29 was once again host to a variety of aircraft from across the province and elsewhere. Windy conditions made landing a bit more challenging, but didn’t stop the event from being a great success.
Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster
Air Cadets 644 Camrose Cadets Veronica King, seated in cockpit, and Aerianna OlsenMitchell were given an opportunity by pilot and plane owner Michael Bellamy to experience being behind the controls of his plane.
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Lovely running for UCP candidate
By Murray Green
Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely has put her name in for nomination for the UCP candidate to prepare for next May’s provincial election.
“I have had some good momentum with projects and initiatives that I would like to see through. One of the major ones was my Motion 524 which was passed with unanimous consent in the Chamber, recommending the government take action to address the shortage of
large animal rural veterinarians that Alberta is experiencing. This issue was brought to my attention from consulting with constituents,” said Lovely. “The vision is that the Camrose Constituency students and the surrounding area could attend Augustana for their science degree, then transfer to the U of C for the program. Those who have roots here are more likely to return, build a life and have a family. Mine is a multi-generational approach to support.”
She was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Associate Minister for the Status of Women. “In this role, I am working on how the government can best support elder women on aging in place, personal finances, estate planning, and life events like the death of a spouse, divorce or health issue.”
She is also a member of the Premier’s Council for Charities and Civil Societies. “We have done extensive community consultation province wide with a number of recommendations that the government is currently reviewing.”
Lovely wants the province to follow a budget process. “As a fiscal conservative, it is important to me that we have a balanced budget. That goal has been achieved ahead of projection through focus, sacrifice and dedication by Albertans.”
She wants to continue her local work. “As a resident of Camrose, I am determined to ensure our entire riding has access to the services they need and deserve.”
Communication is the key. “I have started my sixth round of door knocking. It’s a priority for me to hear directly from community members. Avian flu had been an issue, but through careful management and working with the proper officials, the illness seems to be coming under control. It was producers in the Camrose Constituency who brought this to my attention and also indicated to me that they were happy with the support that was provided.”
Lovely wants to support local. “When I was elected, I promised that despite the fact that I live and have an office in Camrose, I would be available throughout the entire constituency not only physically to attend events and meetings in the community, but to ensure that provincial funding was equally distributed.”
Only members are allowed to vote for who they would like their candidate to be. Anyone can be a member of the UCP Party, they need to reside in Alberta, be at least 14 and pay the $25 fee for threeyear membership. Memberships are available at unitedconservative.ca or by contacting Lovely at 780-970-0656.
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