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Pictured, left to right seated, are Camrose & District Support Services executive director Lyndel Kasa and Camrose Family Resource Centre program coordinator Krista Lantz Standing, left to right, are Staples (Camrose) manager Henning Dierks, CDSS administrative assistant Margaret Falk and Staples (Camrose) supervisor Kaitlyn Vye promoting the Tools For Schools program Full
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“Being a part of the Staples Tools for Schools program is a natural fit for us,” said Camrose Family Resource Centre program coordinator Krista Lantz. “Successful learning and participation for children in school lead to a success ful family overall.” The Camrose Family Resource Centre is part of the Camrose and Area Family Resource Network. “We provide consistent, flexible and accessible programs to families with children zero to 18 years of age in the City of Cam rose, Camrose County, Beaver County and Flag staff County,” explained Lantz. “These programs include family support, information and referral, parent education, family programs and events, de velopmental screening and ruralEverysupport.”dollar and do nation made will help to make the transition back to school easier for both the students and the fam ily by reducing the cost of school supplies so families can focus on other areas of need.For more information on the Camrose and District Support Services, visit camrosefcss.ca. For more informa tion on Camrose Fam ily Resource Centre, visit camrosefrc.com. wishes you and team a safe and successful fall season, and strong crop yields, too. building materials this busy time of year. for renovations to your home or outbuildings, construction
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By Lori Larsen Every student de serves the same opportu nity to succeed at school, to be the best and do the best they can, despite whatever circumstances they may be facing in life. In an effort to ensure this is the case, Camrose & District Support Ser vices (CDSS), Camrose Family Resource Centre (CFRC) and Staples (Cam rose) have partnered again this year in the Tools For SchoolsDuringcampaign.themonth of August and up until Sep tember 11, the employees at Staples (Camrose) will be asking customers if they would like to donate to the Tools for Schools initia tive by either purchasing supplies to be donated or through cash donations. A bin is also set up at the front of the store for cus tomers to drop off dona tions of school supplies, which could include un used or unopened supplies left over from previous years.Staples will then pro vide CDSS and CFRC with vouchers to distribute to families in need that reside within the Camrose Coun ty or the City of Camrose. The vouchers can then be redeemed for a grade spe cific, prefilled backpack from Staples. The back packs come in various styles and colours to suit all ages and individual preferences.“Theprogram reduces a known barrier prevent ing children and youth from successful learning and participation in school: access to school supplies,” explained CDSS executive director Lyndel Kasa. “There are many fami lies who cannot afford the supplies needed for school, and this year the need will be greater due to the economic impacts of COVID-19.”Camrose and District Support Services reaches individuals and families in the City of Camrose, Cam rose County, and the vil lages of Hay Lakes, Bittern Lake, Edberg, Bawlf and Rosalind, providing pre ventative social programs and services that help peo ple improve quality of life and enhance capacity to deal with crisis situations
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Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster The Tools for Schools campaign encourages those able to donate school supplies or cash that will be used to purchase school supplies to fill backpacks for students in need. Items include, but are not limited to, pens, pencils, pencil crayons, crayons, markers, highlighters, glue, duo tangs, binders, paper, rulers and more.
The annual Armena Market will be held on Labour Day Monday, September 5 at the Armena Athletic Park from 10 a.m. until 2 Thep.m.event not only fea tures a market, but has entertainment, games for children and everyone’s fa vourite: freshly baked pies. The market is a collabo ration of the Armena Ath letic Association and Scan dia Lutheran Church of Armena.
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“Every Labour Day Monday (except during CO VID-19 restrictions), Ar mena has had a tradition of running a market where people can set up tables and sell locally made goods and food. It’s a very popu lar opportunity to social ize and support local small business. (I’m particularly fond of the homemade pies!) Our Armena Athletic Asso ciation had already decided that they wanted to turn this event into a fundraiser for the Camrose Refugee Committee, and now our Scandia Lutheran Church in Armena has agreed to partner with them and in vite the refugees and their hosts out for the day. We want the newcomers to get a sampling of rural Alberta hospitality,” added Olson. Armena Athletic Asso ciation chair Ernie Lange explained the partnership between the organizations. “We wanted to cre ate an event that involves the community and brings people together in a social setting. The market has been going for more than 12 years. We also wanted to help Ukraine families who have come into this area. We want to help support them because they had to leave and didn’t bring a lot of things. They need help to restore their lives,” shared Ernie.“I feel we have been the lucky ones over the last three years when you see what is happening around the world. Even local peo ple, young and the old, have been deprived of social in teraction. Now we have an opportunity to support peo ple from Ukraine,” added Ernie.“We have a community market and it was meant to be a way to get the people of the community to get to gether. This year, we want to create awareness and support for the Camrose Refugee Centre. We have people who want to sup port it in some way. The money we raise or collect from donations will be go ing directly to the Refugee Centre,” added AAA vicechair, Clark Banack. “They will set up a booth and we will have some people from Ukraine at the market. Our goal is to have every one come out and enjoy the day.” serv ic e charge), company cheque with major ID GS T will apply on some items. All accounts must be paid in full before removal. Bidding Fe e 4% up to a ma ximum of $800 pe 780-67 2- 8478 LINDSTRAND AUCTIONS SALE SITE , 2 MILES NORTH OF CAMROSE 833. (47321
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Nine-year-old Olivia Magnan went on a scavenger hunt through the gardens and food forest located at Round Hill as part of the Open Farm Day activities held on Saturday, August 13. The community garden and food forest, sponsored by the Round Hill Renaissance Agriculture Foundation in partnership with other organizations, businesses and individuals, is the first step in creating sustainable food sources within the community.
Photos by Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Below: In preparation for the upcoming winter months and ensuring horses have plenty of hay, Krysta unloads and stacks bales.
Twenty-year-old sorrel gelding Keho, left, and four-year-old grulla mare Mysti enjoy a summer breeze keeping the bugs at bay. Harvesting machinery is starting to be seen in and around the County fields. There is nothing quite like a late summer sunset on the prairies.
The event was started in 2021, from the collab orative efforts of Bashaw and Area Resource Cen tre, Bashaw and District Chamber of Commerce and Community Futures East Parkland.Thisis a way of seeking to bring community spirit and economic development to Bashaw. In it’s inaugural year, it featured a Friday night dance and fireworks, followed by Saturday ac tivities including a pancake breakfast, parade, market, car show, bouncy castles, kids’ activities, pony rides and community barbecue. On Friday, the action begins with All Pro Chuck wagon Races at 6 p.m., fol lowed by a talent show at 7 p.m. and a concert fea turing Travis Dolter. Fire works will end the opening day at 10:30 Saturdayp.m.starts with a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. in the Bashaw Fire Hall. A three-on-three basketball tournament begins at 9 a.m. in the Bashaw School. Then a pa rade will begin at noon. A Main Street Festival runs until 5 p.m. with a magi cian, bouncy castle, aerial silks, face painting, rubber duck race and children’s games. A Farmers’ Market will be held until 4 p.m. A car show starts at 1 p.m. and a street dance goes from 3 to 5 p.m. The chuckwagons race again at 6 p.m. and the Chad Brownlee concert starts at 8 p.m.On Sunday, the chuck wagon finals will be held at 2 p.m. on the Bashaw Ag Grounds.
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The Alberta RCMP Missing Persons Unit would like to remind the public about the key things to re member and steps to take when reporting a missing person.1.Do not wait to make a call. The sooner police are aware or notified of a miss ing person, the sooner a search can begin.
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“The Alberta RCMP is future-focused and flexible, changing as the safety and security needs of Albertans change. Modernizing our force, leveraging technology and finding new ways of de livering our services more efficiently, combined with collaboration and input from our partners on all lev els, drives how we adapt to the needs of the citizens we serve, and responds to mod ern-day threats and social factors within the province.
The Community Safety and Well-being Branch that was stood up earlier in the year is just one example of how we are constantly adjust ing our service to meet the demands of Albertans,” ex plained“TheZablocki.Alberta RCMP has always been willing to work alongside the Govern ment of Alberta to ensure transparency and account ability in our service deliv ery. Our budget and staff ing levels are determined by the Government of Al berta, the provincial polic ing priorities are developed with their oversight and approval, and we report on strategic and budget per formance measurements on a regular basis,” stated Zablocki.“Open communication and consultations with community leaders; coun ty and municipal govern ments; chiefs and councils; the Alberta Municipali ties Association; the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Association; the Interim Police Advisory Board and Albertans have positioned the Alberta RCMP to con tinue responding and evolv ing as a police service. I am grateful for our continued ability to collaborate and work together to address the needs of communities and “Ourcitizens.employees are skilled police profession als, trained to the highest standard in Canada, based on over a century of rural policing lessons, and in ad dition to these frontline po licing skills, our specialized services.”The Alberta RCMP team will be reviewing and analyzing the report in depth.Curtis Zablocki
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