September 27, 2022 Camrose Booster

Nothing says fall like football.

Sounds from the field, cheers from fans, the referee's whistle blasting through cool, crisp air and shouts of joy when the right team scores Camrose is fortunate to have some talented youth playing the game they love, a devoted fan base and a well-groomed lighted Harry Andreassen Field in Kin Park Support local youth Come out and experience football on a pleasant fall afternoon or evening

Ryder Martens of the Camrose Buffaloes bantam team going wide to elude a Sherwood Park Rams defender.

Photo by Murray Green

Viking shooting

By Murray Green

As a result of the inves tigation, on June 10, RCMP executed a search warrant at a rural property on Town ship Road 472. As result of the search, officers located 14 loaded firearms eight of which were restricted.

On August 25, RCMP arrested a person and charged them with 14 counts of careless storage of a firearm and eight counts of unauthorized possession of a firearm.

Viking RCMP received a report of an individual at the Viking Hospital with a gunshot wound to their leg. RCMP spoke to the victim on June 5, who reported that he and a friend stopped at what appeared to be an abandoned rural property and were exploring.

Suddenly they were shot at multiple times by an unknown male. One victim was struck and re ceived non-life-threatening injuries.

The person was taken before a justice and re leased from custody with a court appearance that was set for September 22.

BRCF funds assist Animal Shelter

By Lori Larsen

The Battle River Com munity Foundation award ed a $2,500 grant to the Camrose & Area Animal Shelter Society.

The grant is from in come earned by the Alice Ofrim Fund and the Fred and Jean Molnar Fund, both established to support the care, shelter, and adop tion of animals in the Bat tle River area, and from the Foundation’s Community Funds.

qualify for the program are required to register with the Shelter manager and pay a low cost of $35. Once the Society determines the recipient of the program benefits, the cat owner is given a certificate to have spay or neuter surgery done at the Camrose Veterinary Hospital.

“The program we ran assisted 17 community cat owners and prevented 25 cats from producing more unwanted kittens, thus

munity Foundation exists to support organizations such as the Camrose & Area Animal Shelter Soci ety in East Central Alberta, which benefit the local com munities and have a posi tive impact on the future.

Grants from the Battle River Community Founda tion are primarily made possible through the gen erosity of individual do nors and organizations that have created endowment funds. The principal of

“The $2,500 grant will be used towards vetting of cats in our spay, neuter and microchip program,” explained Shelter Society president Sherry Lafortune.

“Preference for the program is given to families with low er income or those who can not afford the vet costs.”

Cat owners wishing to

helping to reduce the pop ulation of unwanted cats in the community an sur rounding area.”

Lafortune said that grants, such as the one giv en by the Battle River Com munity Foundation, are vi tal in ensuring the program can continue in the future.

The Battle River Com

these endowment funds is kept intact and the income is made available annually to support local projects and organizations.

Since it was founded in 1995, the Battle River Community Foundation has granted over $8,216,000 to support charitable activities in the Battle River Region.

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OFFICE STAFF Don Hutchinson, Comptroller; Andrea Uglem, Accounts Receivable; Becky Bolding, Admin. Assistant

We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada.

Battle River Community Foundation director Rob Hauser, right presents the cheque for $2,500 to Sherry Lafortune, president of the Camrose & Area Animal Shelter Society.

for the first time since 2019.

The Bethany Group is proud of the accomplishments of our sta , and we wholeheartedly recognize that the organization could not have flourished over the last 100 years without the hard work and dedication of our most important resource –our sta

Our mission is providing person-centered service that builds a caring community, connects people, and makes a positive di erence in each person’s life through the provision of Health, Housing, and Supportive Living Services and this year we implemented a new set of sta awards that were separated into three categories that aligned with this new mission.

We accepted nominations from all sta members for several months, and due to the volume of high-quality peer nominations, we awarded three winners to the Caring Communities Award, three winners to the Innovation Award, and six winners to the Person-Centered Care Award. We want to congratulate the following individuals for winning these awards:

• Caring Communities Award Winners: Iris Buchaski, Mark Christiansen, and Laureana Lange;

• Innovation Award Winners: Carla Kelly, Heather Sarro, and Charlene Suominen;

• Person-Centered Care Award Winners: Jody Banack, Gaye Panylyk, Maria Deschambault, Daralene Lyle, Selena Fredrick, and Sharon Leganchuk.

These winners are compassionate, dedicated, and invaluable members of our team. We also wish to thank their coworkers who took the time to nominate their team members so they may be recognized.

The Bethany Group is very proud of the organization’s high number of long service award recipients, it demonstrates the trust and loyalty between our organization and our sta Although not everyone could attend, we are proud to congratulate the following long service award winners:

• 5 years of service award recipients: Darla Brooks, Hilda Malaran, Jarret Erickson, Kenneth Jabel, Joseph Maier, ShinJi Cowan, Deanna Rahier, Roslyn Christie, Dawn Meyer, Eileen Wareham, Sandra Lloyd, Melodie Stol, Iris Buchaski, Kimberly Matiushyk, Tasania Kerr Zinckey, Era Nayar, Daniel Enrijo, Jovanni Rodriguez, Tina Deitz, Cecil Lique, Melina Eklund, Eliezer Noay, Rejeana Rideout, David Shepherd, Sandra WongWilliams, Ken Ross, Aldon Campbell, Ana Marie Bacani, Lisa Enrijo, Ashley Bell, Tasha Dick;

• 10 years of service award recipients: Sharnett Brown, Kenneth Fischer, Antonette Henry, Sophia Nicholson, Fay Olafson, Keneisha Parris-Lowe, Odia Solomon, Lynne Stang, Karen Turner, Diane Louise Bruin, Jennifer Klein, Brenda Hagen, Wanda Byce, Wilma Vandelaak, Maria Gomez, Julie M. Vold, Sheila Frostad, Roger Hansman, Oliva Loterina, Deloris Couture

• 15 years of service award recipients: Jennifer Gibson, Menveluz Kittler, Janet Bryant, Marlene Schell, Shauna O’Malley, Mary Ann Cartier

• 20 years of service award recipients: Cindy Congdon, Loraine Kennedy, Noreen Misner, Angela Halback, Darlene Heck, Sandra Erickson, Debbie Parton, Georgina Deverill;

• 25 years of service award recipients: Lisa Foreman, Rose Zonneveld, Jackie Johnston, Keith Kennedy;

• 30 years of service award recipients: Katalin Fischer, Je Jacobson, Catherine M. Kreamer;

• 35 years of service award recipients: Dennis Brausen, Ian Gill, Steven Korobko, Evelyn Innes;

• 40 years of service award recipients: Monica Charpentier

Thank you and congratulations to these employees for their continued dedication to the organization, we are grateful for your adaptability, devotion, and steadfast commitment to helping us realize our mission.

And finally, we are beyond excited to celebrate our retirees from 2019, 2020, and 2021. The Bethany Group hopes these individuals are enjoying their time with family, friends, and nature. The accomplishments of these retirees are vast, and while we sure miss them on site (tears were shed during speeches), we know they wholly deserve their retirement and all of the joys that come with more free time.

Congratulations to the retirees from:

• 2019 and 2020:

Dianne Severs, Robert Rogers, Carolyn Ann Collisson, Tzu-Wei Ching, Randy Leicht, Donna Hanoski, Gloria Filip, Maxine Thompson, James Bronson, Victor Blatz, Robert Barnes, Valarie Behiels, Audrey Nielsen, Faye Cowan, Beryl Wylie, Beverly Lukinuk, Martha Aat-Mensah, Thomas Clark, Elaine Laine, Darlene Fontaine, Janice Olafson, Joyce Brooks, Carol Simpson, Gail Prysko, Colleen Mohan, Christine Spiess;

• 2021:

Debra Berube, Glen Blatz, Anna Carter, Patricia D’amico, Pamela Dageforde, Dena Erickson-Bibo, Shelley Haazen, Eva-Marie Jansen, Linda Lawson, Mike Leathwood, Dale Luckwell, Kurt Lyseng, Virgina Matthews, Sandy McCann, Kathy Nelson, Donald Smith, Linda Suchan, Leonard Thompson, Donna Walker, Dixie Wolbeck.

Thank you for your service, we wish you nothing but the best as you embark on this new chapter; may it be filled with health, happiness, and cherished time with your loved ones.

The Bethany Group also wishes to thank the Norsemen Inn as the meal, drinks, and service were excellent.

The evening was fun, emotional, and we are reinvigorated with our sense of purpose and community with one another Thanks to all who attended! And if you are interested in joining our Bethany family, please visit: www.thebethanygroup.ca/career-opportunities

On September 14, 2022, The Bethany Group was honoured to host our sta and their guests for our Staff Appreciation Event

Carla Beck (CEO), Melodie Stol (Stakeholder Relations Advisor), Michelle Wideman (Executive Assistant)

Can you be vague and obscure clearly?

I was once an employee of the Government of Al berta. For about four years, I travelled to many parts of the province, providing as sistance to municipal gov ernment employees and communities who were part of a program the provincial government funded.

My government col leagues and I believed we were doing something useful. This opinion was not uni versally shared. Just like today, people liked to be deri sive about government employees. A running joke was, “What are the three biggest lies in Alberta?” Answers:

1. Your cheque is in the mail. (E-transfers or online banking didn’t exist in those days.)

2. Of course I’ll respect you in the morning.

3. I’m from the government and I am here to help you. Bwahahaha.

It was not just people in general who were derisive. My immediate family members were not impressed by having a government employee in the family.

My dad said, “Every time I hear someone has gone to work for the government, I turn their picture to the wall because another soul has been lost.”

My son had a question. “Why can’t government em ployees look out the window in the morning?” Answer: “Because then they wouldn’t have anything to do in the afternoon.” Bwahahaha. Okay. You can see that my fam ily members didn’t lose their contempt for “government” just because I had become part of it.

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During the first few days of my employment, I went through an orientation process. I took an oath of confi dentiality, learned where the bathrooms were and was introduced to co-workers. I was taught how not to an tagonize the woman who answered the phones in our unit because if we did, she’d do something to make sure our callers were angry when they were finally connected to us. I was also introduced to the Manual of Correspon dence. Just like today, many people had complaints about pretty much anything the provincial government did. What was different from today was that people wrote letters. Emails and text messages didn’t exist.

Every day, the Minister of our department (and ev ery government department) received dozens of letters from people who had a complaint. (Almost never did anyone write a letter of appreciation.)

Naturally, the Minister did not have time to answer or even read all the letters. The job of reading and answer ing letters from the public was delegated to employees who worked in whatever area of the department was the topic of a letter.

Because we employees were writing letters that the Minister would sign, it was important to ensure proper standards were upheld. The Manual of Correspondence told us the proper standards. Our replies must always be courteous and polite – even if the letter we were replying to was not courteous and polite. We must also ensure that our replies were grammatically correct, with no er rors of spelling or grammar and no typos.

The Manual of Correspondence told us that the Minister liked to sign letters “Sincerely,” while the Deputy Minister liked to sign letters, “Yours truly.”

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On the day I was introduced to the Manual of Cor respondence, I’d been wondering if this government job I’d been sure I would love was going to be such a good thing. And then the Manual of Correspondence provided this piece of advice about writing letters on behalf of the government: “It is important to use plain clear language. If you must be vague and obscure, like the typical ste reotype of a bureaucrat, at least please be vague and obscure clearly.”

I laughed out loud. Someone in government had a sense of humour. It was going to be okay. And it was. Whatever my family’s expectations, that government job turned out to be my all-time favourite job until I left to start my own business–clearly.

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I’d love to hear from you. If you have comments about this column or suggestions for future topics, send an email to Bonnie@BonnieHutchinson.com I’ll happily reply within one business day.

TERRY FOX RUN

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

More than 60 participants took part in the community Terry Fox Run on September 19 near the Stoney Creek Centre. About 14 more took part in Deanna Mason’s yoga session to support the run. Together the two events raised more than $4,125. Schools across Camrose and County also ran or walked in the fight against cancer.

KIDNEY WALK

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

A Kidney Foundation Walk was held in Camrose on September 17 around Mirror Lake. Family members and friends walked to raise funds for programs and support.

• Catherine and David Bray of Dried Meat Lake added rosemaling panels to City Center Camrose planters. Inspiration for the panel artwork, done by Catherine, came from the icons and billowy figures on an old Norwegian trunk of 1850s vintage, as well as native wood flowers in the area.

• Camrose Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs celebrated their annual installation night. The new executive of the Kinette Club included President Karen Cunningham, Vice President Marilyn James, Secretary Karen Lewis, Cotreasurers Janet Rudosky and Karen Metcalfe, Bulletin Co-editors Colleen Lindholm and Kelly Hollyoak, Registrar Allie Gurr, and Directors Chery Clarkson, Cathy Mingo and Lorie Lochansky Janet Rudosky was named Kinette of the Year. The new executive of the Kinsmen Club included President Mike Ploner, Vice President Wayne Finley, Past President Terry Cole, Secretary Rob Miller, Treasurer Darryl Despas, Registrar Alvin Eyolfson, Bulletin Editor Cliff James, Co-editor Marcel Panas and Directors Rick Metcalfe, Bob Mingo and Jim Andreassen Mike Morris was named Kinsman of the Year

• G. Rod Knaut, 46-year-old Camrose lawyer, was nominated to carry the Liberal banner in the forthcoming Federal Election. In his nomination speech, Bob Willis, President of the Battle River Federal Liberal Association, noted that Mr. Knaut was a former Alderman of the City of Camrose, Past President of the Camrose Kinsmen Club and Camrose Ski Club, a member of St. Mary’s Hospital Advisory Board and the Liberal candidate in the 1967 Provincial Election and in the 1968 Federal Election.

• Dr. Chester A. Ronning of Camrose was appointed to the Senate of the University of Alberta. Dr. Ronning is a retired Canadian Diplomat and a well-known expert on Asian affairs. He was Principal of Camrose Lutheran College from 1927 to 1942 when he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Far Eastern Intelligence. He served in the Canadian Ambassadors to Norway and Minister to Iceland and Canadian High Commissioner to India.

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Three citizens were made “Honorary Kinsmen” by the Camrose Club. They were Ar mand Delisle, Otto Streberg and Larry Williams. In making the presentations to the honorees, Blair Lynch, Past President of the club, noted that these three gentlemen, although not Kinsmen, had contributed greatly to the success of several Kinsmen projects over the years.

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Soccer Vikings back on track

By Murray Green

The Augustana Vi kings compete in the 2022-23 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference.

Soccer

The Vikings shut out the Ambrose Lions 5-0 to record its second victory of the season on Septem ber 16.

Maya Pardeahtan led the offence with two goals, while Laura Toutant, Lara Birkill and Rhidhi ma Gagneja each collected a single marker.

In the net, Kristi Big nell stopped all shots di rected her way for the shut out.

Augustana travels to Calgary for a game against SAIT on October 1 and then hosts Olds on October 2.

Cross-country

The Vikings crosscountry running team are training for the third race at Concordia on October 1, the fourth at St. Mary’s in Calgary on October 15 to prepare for the finals.

The ACAC champion ships will be held on Octo ber 29 at Concordia.

Hockey

The Vikings lost to NAIT 5-1 in a pre-season hockey game on Septem ber 17 in Camrose.

Augustana hosts SAIT on September 30 at 7 p.m. and visits SAIT on Octo

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The Vikings open the season at home against the Red Deer Kings on Oc tober 15 at 6 p.m.

Basketball

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Volleyball

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Last Post marks veteran graves

By Murray Green

The Valleyview Cem etery in Camrose was a very busy place on Decoration Day, Sunday, August 21.

The Last Post Fund’s mission is to ensure that no Veteran is denied a dig nified funeral and burial, as well as a military grave stone, due to insufficient funds at the time of death.

“Its primary mandate is to deliver the Veterans Affairs Canada Funer al and Burial Program which provides funeral, burial and grave marking benefits for eligible Cana dian and Allied Veterans. Another program to place a military style marker for veterans in unmarked graves after five years,” said Warrant Officer (re tired) Glenn Miller, vice-

president, Last Post Fund Alberta Branch.

Recently, at the start of 2019, the Last Post Fund introduced the Indigenous Veterans Initiative (IVI). An initiative of the Last Post Fund National Office, the IVI is consistent with the Canadian govern ment’s efforts towards ad vancing reconciliation and renewing the relationship with Indigenous peoples.

“This initiative has two components: Indige nous Unmarked Graves to provide grave markers to Indigenous Veterans de ceased for over five years and lying in unmarked graves.

Indigenous Tradition al Name Marking to add traditional names of Indig enous Veterans to existing military grave markers.

“In partnership with the Legion and the City of Camrose a large number of unmarked grave ap plications have been sub mitted to date. The grave where the Last Post Fund sign is of a Metis veteran. If any reader knows of a veteran in an unmarked grave anywhere, they can contact the Last Post Fund directly to make an appli cation 1-800-465-7113 or the Camrose Legion,” add ed Glenn.

More information can be viewed at https:// www.lastpostfund.ca/un marked-grave-program/ , phone 403-360-6076 or email www.lastpostfund. ca for details. You can also call the local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion at 780-672-3325.

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LAST POST

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Royal Canadian Legion Camrose branch can help you locate your loved ones that served in the military.

Gone fishin’

A few summers ago, my daughter became interested in rocks. I had honestly never noticed rocks before. But that summer, I spent hours studying rocks, talking about rocks, skipping rocks, play ing games with rocks and gems, and picking rocks to take home as keepsakes. I always think it’s important to pay attention to what inter ests my kids.

This summer, this belief led to me learning how to fish, which is something that I never expected to experience.

It started last summer when we met a family on our ca noe trip and their son was fishing any chance he got. Our 11-year-old became pen pals with him, and his letters to us were almost completely about fishing. Our son wanted to learn how, but neither my husband nor I had any experi ence in that department, so we didn’t encourage fishing as a hobby.

Then this summer both of our boys received really cool, telescoping fishing rods from their grandparents and off we went on an adventure that was unexpectedly enjoy able. Since I was young, I have had a deep love for animals and nature. As a child, I wrote letters to Kids National Geo graphic to ask what could be done about sea life getting tangled up in plastic recycling. I was horrified by the sport of fishing. Couldn’t everyone see that the fish were gasping for breath? I tried to have as little as possible to do with fishing.

It was a shock, then, to find myself getting a fishing li cense this summer. I had no idea what to do if we actually caught a fish–but I had a piece of paper saying that I was allowed. We went fishing one drizzly morning with grandpar ents, and learned about lifting the rod when we felt a bite to set the hook. The last week of summer arrived with scorch ing heat, and we headed off for a final few days of camping at a lake with good fishing.

We packed up kits filled with different hooks and bob bers, needle nosed pliers, gloves, camera and a net. I called myself a “fisherman mom” and had my daughter take a pho to of me with the net over my shoulder as we headed to the dock. I wasn’t sure why we needed a net–but I had one.

A family at the dock was quick to offer helpful hints when they learned we were newbies. If we wanted to catch perch, we needed the smallest hook in our kits. Our luck would improve if we moved our rods side to side slowly. Sure enough, soon we could see a group of perch following our hook. They advised us to cast into the deeper water if we were in search of a pike.

One morning, I got the hook tremendously stuck on weeds. Eventually, in an effort to save the hook, I biked back to our campsite, donned a swimsuit, contacts, goggles and headed back. I swam out, holding onto the line. Once I was over top of where it was stuck, I gave a few good yanks and miraculously, it came free. I declared myself the Hero of the Day, and the kids didn’t argue.

My son caught four perch over four days, and each time, we all scurried around: Where’s the net? Where’s the camera? Get the gloves on, those teeth look sharp! Each one wiggled off the hook on its own. Then on our last night as we headed back from the beach, we stopped as the sun was setting to cast at one of the docks. On my son’s last cast, he suddenly caught a pike! I ran to get the net. I quickly took a photo. I scooped the fish up and it went suddenly still. It was as if it was saying, “Lady, are you keeping me or not? If not, can you please hurry up?” I struggled, put the fish back into the water and then my little fisherman grabbed the gloves and removed the hook. It was all very exciting.

The next morning, right before pack up time, he had suc cess again! This time the fish got all tangled up in the net (why do we need a net?), and then unhooked itself from both the hook and the net. My son was thrilled with his new hobby, and quickly became adept at changing hooks, then even made a few himself. (I learned later that nets are more for large fish, to get them into the boat faster so they don’t get away.)

On my own, learning how to fish would have never hap pened. But I was interested because he was interested. That’s what parents do. I still don’t know what to do if we actually catch a keeper, but we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Boot raising funds

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster

The cool nights on top the Camrose Fire Department station paid off for the OSI-CAN association when CFD handed over a donation of $3,362. The funds were raised during the April 29 to May 1 Raise the Boot to the Rooftop fundraiser event. Pictured left to right are CFD firefighters Darren Forester, Scott Smith, Camrose Peer and Support Group facilitator Devona Gibson, OSI-CAN representatives Jason Trenholm and Mike Skinner, CFD firefighters Kevin Malica and Evan Biel. (Missing from photo were roof dwellers CFD firefighters Allison McPherson and Micki Malish.) OSI-CAn is a commu nity based Peer Support initiative that provides free, confidential, lived experience for all first responders.

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

The Brabec Brothers German Ohm Pa Pa Band raised a glass in celebration of Octoberstock held at Camrose Regional Exhibition on September 17. Next year’s celebration promises to be bigger and better. Based on Oktoberfest, it began as a wedding celebration more than 200 years ago when Bavaria’s Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of SaxonyHildburghausen on October 12, 1810. The wedding was celebrated with multiple days of drinking, feasting and horse races. The celebration then became an annual event.

Dr. Adaeze completed her medical education and postgraduate training in Nigeria. She is enthusiastic about o ce practice with care for all age groups. Her practice interests include acute care and emergenc y, preventive medicine, chronic disease management and women centred care with special interest in extende d Obstetrics. She is married with four kids and has just moved with her family to the beautiful city of Camrose.

n my short stay here, my kids love Camrose ady and would love to be here for the longest time. In my spare time, I love to share quality time with my family. We play games together, engage in some sporting activities and travel together too. I am eager to begin my practice here in Camros e and I look for ward to enjoying a long-lasting patientdoctor relationship with the people of the community. I am currently accepting patients and cannot wait to meet you

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To have your name added to a list to see Dr. Olaitan, please call 780-672-2423 and choose option 6.

PROBUS

Murray Green, Camrose Booster PROBUS CANADA, Alberta director Dennis Pommen, right, presented Probus Club of Camrose past president Kathy Stables with a 25th Anniversary Certificate on September 20 at the Norsemen Inn. Camrose launched a Probus Club on September 25, 1995, but due to COVID-19 they received the certificate a little late. The local club has demonstrated leadership and fellowship that has led to numerous connections with people across the prov ince and country. The club meets the third Tuesday of every month in Camrose.

Dog Team Champions

Top Dog Award winner Dallas Kruger from Edmonton Police Service

Top Dog Tracking Award winner Damien Crockett from Edmonton Police Service

Obedience Champion winner Aaron Woods from Moose Jaw Police Service

Evidence Search Champion winner Ryan Avery from Calgary Police Service

Detection Champion winner Duglad Shilito from Metro Vancouver Transit Service

Criminal Apprehension winner Kevin Parsons from Calgary Police Service

Compound Search Champion winner Damien Crockett from Edmonton Police Service

Agility Champion winner Dallas Kruger from Edmonton Police Service

Building Search Award winner Dallas Kruger from Edmonton Police Service

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster

The National Police Dog Championships held in Camrose on September 8 to 10 wound up Saturday with a banquet ceremony awarding first, second and third place winners in nine categories. Photos below include first place winners in all categories.

Free law, photo ID session at library

By Lori Larsen

Family and Community Support Services Camrose District is offering a free Public Legal Education and Information Session, AskA-Lawyer and Temporary Photo ID Clinic on October 19 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Camrose Public Li brary (4710-50 Avenue).

A team of experts will be presenting on a specific legal topic to help attend ees navigate and better un derstand legal obligations and rights. The photo ID clinic can help those with missing IDs replace govern ment-issued ID, and access other community services. This service is provided

at no charge. The Ask-ALawyer session will be con ducted by a lawyer and will afford attendees the oppor tunity to ask questions and get brief advice and legal information. For more in formation on the session and ID clinic telephone the Community Legal Clinic at 403-314-9129.

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Ski club partners with Lougheed to promote show

By Murray Green

The Camrose Ski Club is the perfect com munity partner for the Banff Mountain Film Fes tival World Tour.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is a celebra tion of Mountain Culture and provides a unique opportunity to view doc umentaries by indepen dent and upcoming film makers.

The Jeanne and Pe ter Lougheed Perform ing Arts Centre will host

the event on Thursday, October 6, with films be ginning at 7:30 p.m.

This year’s selection is from the Maple film program and includes a combination of long and short films from Canada, Austria and the United States.

The films cover a va riety of outdoor activities, from ski touring caves in Europe to hiking the Ice Age Trail. Snowboarder Spencer O’Brien is spot lighted in the feature-

length film Precious Leader Woman, which details her battle with rheumatoid arthritis and her journey back to her Indigenous roots.

“A portion of the funds from tickets sold with the CAMSKI coupon code will directly support the Camrose Ski Club. Tick ets can be purchased on line from camroselive.ca ,” said Kelly Heinemann, programs coordinator for the Camrose Ski Club.

“As we approach win

ter, registration for 202223 ski club membership and programs is now open. The Camrose Ski Club offers programs for youth and adults of all skill levels and strives to promote lifelong sport participation and build community connections. Youth cross-country pro grams (ages three to 12) and junior racers (12 and over) are scheduled to be gin in late October/early November,” suggested Kelly.

“Adult programs for

beginners and those wishing to improve their skills, are anticipated to start in November. Fur ther details for each age group can be found on camroseskiclub.com . Pro ceeds from the film fes tival fundraiser ensure the continuation and improvement of the pro grams. Support youth and community sports in Camrose by enjoying some fantastic films at the Banff Mountain Film Festival. We can’t wait to see you there,” said Kelly.

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Real significance of overdosing at home

On International Over dose Awareness Day, as sociate minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis said, “In Alberta, over dose deaths are down 44 per cent in June compared to their peak in November and down an additional 20 per cent since May.

We remain cautiously optimistic that this trend will continue and we will carry on working tirelessly to reduce deaths even fur ther. He went on to say that “The majority of overdose deaths take place at home, often when someone is using alone.”

Ellis’ statement ignores the fact that overdose deaths increased dramatically following the govern ment’s closure of the ARCHES safe injection site in Le thbridge. Other closures, including Beltline in Calgary and Boyle in Edmonton have also produced increased overdose deaths. It seems closing injection sites is part of this “tireless work.” In stating that most overdoses occur at home, he fails to dig deeper, or recognize the significance of this statement.

Around two decades ago it was extremely rare for someone to take their usual dose and then overdose in their home. Drug users typically take their doses in the same location, often in their own home. These locations tend to be filled with items that have become drug cues, such as a table used to prepare the dose, the drug box with all the items needed to prepare the dose, the time of day, the other furnishings in the room and even the same people present.

These drug cues form a complex set of stimuli and signal the brain that the next dose is coming. In re sponse, the brain mounts a counter response to reduce the effectiveness of the drug. As repeated doses are used this counter response is activated more quickly and becomes stronger. As a result, the user often ex periences drug tolerance, which means that they now must increase their dose in order to try to reach the same high (although they never will).

Because the counter response increases with re peated doses, it has the effect of being a valuable pro tection against the high dose now being taken. This is why, other things being normal, it used to be extremely rare for someone to overdose at home in the familiar surroundings that serve as drug cues. In fact, the vast majority of overdoses used to occur in unfamiliar sur roundings, where those protective drug cues were not present.

In fact, the reason for the increased overdoses is that there is an unsafe drug supply. If the government was serious about the opioid crisis, they would talk about the drug supply. The simple, but lamentable, truth is that these home overdoses occur when users take their usual safe dose but are unaware that the dose they have purchased has been laced with fentanyl or carfen tanyl, powerful opioids that make the dose much more dangerous and often lethal.

The stark reality is that is this unsafe drug sup ply that accounts for these previously very rare home overdoses. The Alberta government prefers not to talk about this. Instead, it focuses on recovery beds, which are available in private centers.

We need to help individuals who are addicted to drugs survive if we want them to have a chance at fu ture rehabilitation. The government needs to focus on the unsafe drug supply; at the same time, we need to keep open safe injection sites. The government needs to overcome their insipid moral objections to drug use and focus on harm reduction if they are going to help individuals who are addicted to drugs survive. In par ticular, we need to ensure that individuals who misuse drugs can survive to take advantage of these private recovery centers.

Tim Parker, Psychology, University of Alberta Augustana Campus

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Gerry and Marion Czapp presented the CDSS Preschool with $200 raised from their 60th wedding celebration. The funds will be used towards establishing a science station for the children. From left to right are CDSS director Maria Lobreau with Keva Lee, Gerry, Marion, preschool treasurer Kalynn Lee with Munroe, teacher Cassy Franklin with daughter Emma and teacher Amber Alde.

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Bantam Buffaloes stampede over Rams

By Murray Green

The Camrose Buffa loes bantam team made it three straight victories in as many games with a 52-0 shellacking over the Sher wood Park Rams on Sep tember 18 in Kin Park.

“The defence pitched its second shutout in a row after another, bend but don’t break performance. Interceptions were by Noah Chanasyk, Wyatt Fankha nel and Daniel Lamon tagne. Johnny Dumont also got on the scoresheet with a fumble recovery as did Hunter Schweitz taking it to the house for his third on the day,” explained coach Brad Berger.

“The offence spread the ball around masterfully with touchdowns by five different players includ ing Ryder Martens, Ayden Johnson, Tristan Ryschka, Brady Berger and Sch weitz,” added coach Berger.

With this latest win, it puts Camrose in first place in the division and contin ues their undefeated sea son so far.

On Saturday, October 8 at 1:30 p.m., it is back to Emerald Hills Turf Field to take on the Sherwood Park Rams in a rematch.

Camrose hosts the Fort McMurray Ravens on Sunday, October 16 at noon on Harry Andreassen Field in Kin Park.

The Buffaloes face the Wolverines in anoth er rematch on Saturday, October 22 at 1:30 p.m. on Emerald Hills Turf Field.

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The Camrose Buffaloes peewee team also blanked the Strathcona Wolverines 45-0 on September 10.

“Peewee Buffaloes were ready to stomp on Sunday and were a little disappoint ed when the game turned into an exhibition game as the visitors were not able to provide enough players. Unfortunately, we had to ask the players to hold back a little and used it as an opportunity to hone in our passing game. We were also

able to try out new play ers at different positions. All in all, it turned out to be a successful day. I was very proud of the Buffaloes players, who showed great sportsmanship toward the Beaumont Bears. We are grateful that we were able to play our last home game and used it as an opportu nity to prepare ourselves for our next game,” said coach Troy Christie.

The club heads to St. Albert for a game on Sunday, October 2 at 1:30 p.m. on Larry Olexiuk Field to play the Fury.

Buffaloes play on Sun day, October 9 at 10:30 a.m. at Mill Woods Park Turf against the Sherwood Park Rams.

Camrose play on Saturday, October 22 at 11:30 a.m. on Johnny Bright Stadium (JP Bowl) to take on the North Edmonton Seahawks.

Atom Atom Navy Buffa loes won 5-4 against the West Edmonton Raiders, September 18.

“This was a fast and fu rious, intense game. Neck and neck the majority of the time, our Buffaloes pulled out a win in our last offensive set (5-4). We saw amazing plays on both de fence and offence, including a fluke touchdown that saw quarterback Colden Ju neau throw the ball to Mat thias Macintyre. The ball bounced off Macintyre’s chest plate into Colt Scran nage’s open hands. Scran nage took off and scored a touchdown. Great team work on the Buffaloes,” said coach Pier Juneau.

“Our Atom red brought their A-game against the Wetaskiwin Warriors and our Buffaloes brought home their first win (4-1) of the season. This win was creat ed by very strong defensive shut downs that were fol lowed up with great offen sive plays, creating gains and touchdowns. Our of fence saw a fake hand-off to running back Scrannage on

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the right and quarterback Ethan Swartz keeping the ball and sneaking right for the touchdown on the left,” explained coach Juneau.

Navy heads back to Beaumont on Sunday, October 2 at 12:30 p.m. on Field #2 to play the Leduc Gold Cats.

Then on Sunday, October 2 at 3:30 p.m. on Field #2, the Beaumont Orange Bears face the Red Buffaloes.

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

Above: Brady Berger drives straight forward to gain extra yardage for the Camrose Buffaloes bantam team against the Sherwood Park Rams. Below: The defence led by Carter Buller stopped the Rams ball carrier before he could pick up speed at Kin Park.

Connecting on the field

By Lori Larsen

Sharing a well over 60-year legacy of playing baseball, a group of local players from Spring Lake area (halfway be tween Daysland and Heisler), that started out at the ages of eight and up, continue to con nect through a love for the sport and the joy of getting together on the field.

The Spring Lake baseball team, (60 years prior), under coach Father Hickey from Heisler Church, consisted of local boys, many of whom came from farm ing families, brought together on the ball field to not only learn and play the sport, but stay ac tive in between chores.

Ron Zimmer and his five brothers, Don (Ron’s twin broth er), Doug, Kevin, Reg and Kelly, sons of Spring Lake area farm ers (Ed and Darlene Zimmer, since passed away) all played on the team. To this day, the boys, with the exception of Kelly, are still playing ball together.

“Father Hickey coached the younger boys,” explained Ron, “Because the dads were all work ing in the field or busy.”

Once the players were over the age of 10, coaching fell on the shoulders of Father Smeltzer, the priest of Spring Lake Church at that time.

Playing ball, for Ron and his five brothers, was more than just a way to keep six active boys busy. It was a bit of a family in stitution.

“My dad (Ed Zimmer) was passionate about baseball,” said Ron. “Every Sunday in the sum mer (May until September), we went to sports. He (Ed) played on the Spring Lake Baseball Team when he was a young man. They would have tournaments in the middle of the week, and he would have to take time out from whatever he was doing.”

With the six boys of his own, Ed pretty much created his very own team–fortunately all of the boys also grew an affinity for the game.

“I remember after we would finish the afternoon milking of the cows, we went out to the backyard to practice with Dad’s coaching. This one time, Dad was sitting in the outhouse, door open, calling balls and strikes.”

With all the boys playing at one point on the Spring Lake team, there were actually times when nine Zimmers would be on the field.

The Zimmer brothers and cousins, as well as players from the May, Lansing and Vos fami lies, all local farm children, got together on the ball field for years and many continue to play for the Spring Lake Baseball team today.

Some of the players have moved away from the area, but have been drafted, along with some others, to come and play on the Spring Lake team.

“The players on our team now come mostly from Alberta, but we have three or four guys who come from Saskatchewan,” said Ron. “We have been able to amalgamate to make up an old timers baseball team.”

The team first started play ing with and against players from Red Deer at the Oldtimers

National Championship. That is where we found out about the Canadian National Oldtim ers Baseball Championships in 2004.”

The team has since been playing tournaments held all over Canada against teams from all over Canada. This year’s champi onships were held in Halifax.

“We play with 14 to 16 players in the event a play er gets injured,” smiled Ron. “The last three years, we lost in the finals, but we also won the finals for three years.”

In 2004, the Spring Lake team won the Canadian Nation als Oldtimers Baseball Finals (43+) and in 2011 and 2014, won the finals (50+).

Playing throughout the year is obviously impossible in Alber ta, so Ron, along with four of his brothers, have taken to playing for the World Oldtimers Series (with a Red Deer team) while wintering down in Phoenix Ari zona.

“We have the opportunity to play teams from all over the Unit ed States and even a team from Australia.”

In 2014 and 2015, the team won the MSBL (60+) and the

2017 MSBL (65+).

“I’ve been playing organized baseball for over 60 years,” said Ron, adding that the gene for playing ball has been carried on down through even more Zim mer generations.

Between all the boys, there is a slew of grandchildren, most of whom play ball. Ron’s own son played and now coaches his three granddaughters and grandson. “In fact, two of our granddaugh ters have won provincial cham pionships with Camrose teams–one for U13 and, last year, one for U12. “Our son was actu ally the coach,” said Ron, with a rightful hint of pride.

Aside from being dedicated to the game of baseball, Ron along with his wife Joni devot ed many years to the learning growth of students as teachers in the Battle River School Divi sion. “We taught in Bashaw, To field, Strome, Lougheed, Heisler and also did two years of teach ing in Indonesia and two years in Poland.”

Ron has also given back to the community of ball through coaching.

As for the Zimmer broth ers, they still play for the Spring Lake team, even though Kelly took a bit of a hiatus. “For us it is a legacy. We love to play and it is also a good way to stay young and healthy, do some physical activity.

“It has also has given us a really good opportunity to travel across Canada and see differ ent parts of Canada,” said Ron. “We get to travel around the ar eas where the tournaments take place, and meet different people from a variety of backgrounds and places with something we all have in common–ball.”

I can only imagine that the spirit of the game will live a long time in the Zimmer boys, and as long as their bodies hold out, they will be out on the ball field doing what they love to do while spending quality time together as a family.

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The Spring Lake baseball team played in the Championships at Halifax, Nova Scotia this year.

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The Zimmer brothers (Don, Doug, Kevin, Reg, Kelly and Ron), from the Spring Lake area, teamed up on the farm and on the field.

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Whitehorse brings celebrated music

By Murray Green

The Bailey Theatre has a great line-up of fall and winter shows planned for this season. Here are some of the highlights.

Whitehorse will be the first Rose City Roots Music Society’s concert of the sea son. “We started about 15 years ago to bring live mu sic to downtown Camrose.

Whitehorse is a Juno-award winning band that we have

been trying to get for several years,” said Nathalie Olson of the RCRM.

Since their debut, Whitehorse has travelled from magnetic folk duo to full-blown rock band and beyond. Artists Melissa Mc Clelland and Luke Doucet like to explore new instru mental and lyrical terrain with each record. Now, the JUNO Award winners re turn with Strike Me Down,

a collection of disco-twirl ing, hard riffing tales from the brink. They appear at the Bailey Theatre on Fri day, September 30 at 8 p.m. Presented by Kelsey Drama Society, The Ladies Foursome is a play about friends who can talk about anything. This comedy runs on October 6, 7 and 8 and then again on October 20, 21 and 22 as a dinner theatre.

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Admiral leads songs from past

By Murray Green

Menopause The Musi cal arrives at the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Per forming Arts Centre on September 27.

“When I heard they were going back on tour, I had to jump at the chance to bring them back. It is the longest scripted musi cal in Las Vegas history,” said general manager Nick Beach.

Skerryvore from Scotland will be shar ing their latest music on September 29.

Ghosts and Eve ning Songs will be led by Augustana’s Roger Admiral on October 2.

“Former Augustana staff member Cynthia Marks wanted to give back, so she helped us with this series. Instead of receiving an ad, she donated her space to The Open Doors. The first show is with Robert Uchida, Raphael and Roger Admi ral. Those two had a great show last year, so they add ed Camrose’s own Roger Ad miral to give us a good clas sical show to start it off.”

Community band back

By Murray Green

After a long hiatus, the Camrose and District Com munity Band held its first rehearsal of the year on September 20.

About 40 musicians at tended, but the band would like a few more members to round out the sound of the band. They meet Tues day evenings from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the École Camrose Composite High School band room.

“Membership is open to all adults ages 18 and over, who play woodwind, brass or percussion instruments,” shared band director Tom Splia.

The band’s season runs

from September to May, so it isn’t too late to join.

“The band usually features several performances cul minating in a final concert at the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre in the spring,” said Tom.

Repertoire presented is varied and includes ev erything from traditional music to big band selec tions, pop tunes and movie themes.

The community band was formed in 1983 and has grown from 15 to 60 members in recent years.

For more information, contact band director Tom Splila at 780-672-1051.

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Voices ringing out in new choir

By Lori Larsen

Camrose welcomes a new com munity choir to the mix of voices that provide beautiful music for residents.

The idea for the choir came to Carolyn Olson when her daugh ters, who missed singing in a choir, asked her if she would consider starting one.

“That idea had been in my mind for some time, but I needed some one to kickstart me into making it a reality,” said Carolyn. “When I heard that Joy Berg was moving back to Camrose, I thought, ‘Well, isn’t that perfect timing.’ We’re quite excited to be working on this together.”

Joined by Joy, the two started the wheels turning on what is now being called the UBANTU Choir.

“The word UBUNTU trans lated, is an African word for ‘com munity’–‘I am because we are’,” explained Joy. “It is intended to be a place to unify in the midst of our divisions, a place where we work together on making music. So, we hope that this choir offers a place of ‘community’ for the community.”

Carolyn commented that the COVID lockdown offered a glimpse of what the world would be like without communal music-making and how much people missed be ing and singing together. “There is power in group singing in build ing social relationships which is no

small thing for lonely people.

“We wanted a place for people from the different churches to get together and just sing. The world has experienced so much division, especially in the last few years, and we wanted a spot for people to share a common purpose and cre ate together something beautiful. Music is a universal language that can express shared beliefs. It’s also rejuvenating to sing and forget for a moment the things that trouble us.”

Wanting to provide another outlet of entertainment for the community, the choir will be offer ing live performances beginning with a Christmas concert planned for December and another concert planned for the spring of 2023.

“These concerts will have narration interspersed throughout to tell a story,” explained Carolyn. “Also, there will not be ticket sales, but rather an offering taken to give back to organizations here in Camrose.”

always exciting.”

Carolyn added that group sing ing might be both literally and fig uratively a potent form of “healthy public”–creating a positive re source for everyday life.

“That may seem a bit idealistic, but music is powerful. It accesses our emotional life and gives us the ability to communicate with oth ers in a way that goes beyond that we can conceptualize or verbalize. That’s why ‘virtuous music’ is vital for building a ‘virtuous communi ty’. Plato said, ‘Training in music is most important, because rhythm and harmony permeate the inner most element of the soul and affect it more powerfully than anything else.’ Music can be as effective as light exercise in providing a sense of well-being.”

Carolyn and Joy related that the focus of the choir music will be Christian sacred.

“We will only be practicing sa cred music from all eras (including now),” explained Joy. “It might look like another choir in town, but we will sing together, pray together, look at ways to be involved in our community and with each other.”

Carolyn added, “Christian sa cred music will feed our souls and the souls of people who come to lis ten. There is some wonderful mu sic being written today that really touches people’s hearts.”

Besides the obvious of sharing the love of music and entertain ment that choirs provide for both the performers and the audience, there are so many other benefits, including those shared by the com munity as a whole.

“For the individual, there are the social, physical, emotional and mental benefits that we have been really missing for the past two years,” said Joy. “For the communi ty, there are many of the same, but as an audience, there may be some times that we ask the audience to sing with the choir as well. That’s

Rehearsals will be held on Monday evenings, from 7 until 8 p.m. in the Messiah Lutheran Church’s choir school room. No auditions will be required.

“This choir will be an example of relationship, or collaboration, or working together to make some thing beautiful,” said Joy. “And I think that will speak loudly to the Camrose community.”

Anyone interested in joining the choir can contact Carolyn by telephone at 780-672-1905 or email at lolsonc@yahoo.com or Joy by telephone at 780-993-5519, or by email at joyberg61@gmail.com.

“We wanted a place for people from different churches to get together and just sing,” said UBUNTU choir coordinator Carolyn Olson

Pat Horton, Camrose Booster These two little twin fawns have been “spotted” all over Camrose looking for the best bushes, berries and other delicious snacks.

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Silverado glides like a canary in flight

By Murray Green

Darrell Matthews of Camrose owns a 1981 Chevrolet Silverado truck.

“I found this truck in Beaverlodge. I was search ing for the right truck for a long time. I love these trucks and 1981 was the first year I drove a truck like this. I actually bought my first new truck, which was identical to this truck,” explained Darrell.

“This truck is yellow and mine was black and silver. It brings back some memories and I really like the square body style,” said Darrell, who made a living by long haul trucking.

“The trucks are nice to drive. I also like the fact that I can fix anything on it. Everything is still mechan ical and not all electronic. I can sit on the fender and change the spark plugs. I need don’t need to get an electrician to do it for me,” laughed Darrell.

The Chevrolet Silverado is a range of trucks manufactured by General Motors under the Chevrolet brand.

“I have done everything to this truck. I went from ground up restoring the truck. The power train was the hardest to work on. I put in all new steering, ball joints, lower idler arms and a lot of engine work. I was actually going to change the engine, but then the appraiser I deal with told

me not too. He said if the block doesn’t match the VIN number then you are going to lose $8,000 on the appraisal. So, I kept this truck as original as possi ble with parts, it’s all origi nal,” added Darrell.

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Designated the rounded line generation by Gen eral Motors, the C/K grew in size inside and out. As pickup trucks increased in use as personal vehicles, cab features and options moved closer in line with GM sedans (with power windows and power door locks be coming options). To further expand its practicality, a four-door crew cab body was introduced (offering sixpassenger seating). While relatively straight-lined and boxy in appearance leading to their square-body nick name from the public, the rounded line trucks were the first generation of the C/K to be designed with the use of computers and wind tunnels, optimizing the ex terior shape for lower drag and improved fuel economy. The chassis was an all-new design (with all trucks re ceiving a leaf-spring rear suspension); K-Series trucks moved to all-wheel drive (shift-on-the-fly 4x4 was in troduced for 1981).

Alongside the introduction of the four-door crew cab, the third generation C/K marked the introduction of a dual rear-wheel pickup truck big dooley.

For 1978, the C/K became the first American fullsize pickup truck sold with a diesel engine (a 5.7 L Oldsmobile diesel V8); a 6.2 L V8 diesel was intro duced for 1982. This generation also marks the first use of the Chevrolet Silverado nameplate.

“I have a 350 engine with a 400 transmission in it, pretty standard back in those years. The only thing that I modified is the stereo system. I got rid of the fast forward-rewind cassette system,” laughed Darrell.

“I remember 8-tracks where you would have to take a cigarette box end to poke underneath the player to pry it up a little bit because it was wanting to skip. Then you would pull the tape out and wind it back up. Then it would work itself out to be loose again,” he recalled.

Taking its name from the top trim level from the Chevrolet C/K series, the Silverado is offered as a series of full-size pickup trucks, chassis cab trucks and medium-duty trucks.

“I have the truck back to the way it was originally. I just drive this truck in the summer as a hobby vehicle. I don’t want to rack up too many miles. People ask me why the truck is yellow. To day you can go to any deal ership and order any other

colour that you want. But, back in 1981, you couldn’t order a yellow truck. The truck was originally a two-tone with yellow and brown. This is canary yel low, which is way better than the yellow and brown.

This yellow is from Chevro let, the colour they used on Camaros and Corvettes,” added Darrell.

“The interior is still beige brown and left original.”

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Murray Green, Camrose Booster Darrell Matthews brought back a few memories by building a 1981 Chevrolet Silverado truck. He has kept the truck original, except for paint, and enjoys cruising with it every summer.

Operation Impact traffic initiative focuses on road safety

By Lori Larsen Camrose Police Service is joining forces with other law enforcement agencies across Canada for the na tionwide Operation Impact campaign to bring about awareness and educate the public on the importance of road safety.

Beginning October 7 through October 10, Ca nadians will be reminded of the risks involved with unsafe driving behaviours through the Put Your Best Foot Forward and Put the Brakes on Impaired, Dis tracted and Aggressive Driving campaign.

Camrose Police Service Constable Matt Rolfe said the goal behind the Opera tion Impact initiative is to promote overall safe driv ing behaviours in an effort to reduce motor vehicle col lisions and ultimately save lives and reduce injury and property damage.

From October 7 to 11, police across the country will be focusing on behav iours that put drivers, pas sengers and other road users at risk including: impaired driving due to alcohol, drugs or fatigue, as well as aggressive driv ing, distracted driving, and driving without a seat belt.

“The statistics should be a reminder to all road users. Motor vehicle col lisions are responsible for the death of approxi mately 2,000 Canadians every year, seriously injure another 10,000 and injure about 165,000–some of whom could be your family members or friends. It is just not worth the risk.”

By rolling out the ini tiative right before Thanks giving, when many citizens are traveling in motor vehi cles to take advantage of the long weekend to visit family or friends or just get one last trip in before the snow falls, the goal is to educate as many people as possible on the importance of safe driving habits.

“The campaign focus es on impaired driving, reminding drivers that they should never operate

a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs or when they are too fatigued to drive,” said Rolfe.

“Police will also be focusing on distracted driving and ensuring that the public is aware of the importance of keeping their eyes on the road, hands on the wheel and their minds on the task at hand–driv ing.”

Rolfe also said that citizens need to be aware of the dangers of aggres sive driving behaviour such as speeding, run ning red lights, tailgating and weaving in and out of traffic.

According to a poll released in December of 2021 (carried out from 2009 until 2021) reported by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), Cana dians reported aggressive driving as a serious threat to their safety on the road, rivaling impaired and dis tracted driving.

The same poll reported that 90 per cent of Canadi ans said a leading cause of distracted driving was peo ple using their cellular de vices while driving, again quoting it to be a serious threat to their safety.

Transport Canada re vealed that the latest num bers revealed distracted drivers are at fault for more than one in five fatal colli sions, surpassing impaired driving numbers.

The underlying mes sage behind the poll is that citizens are generally very concerned about the risk to their safety when people make poor driving deci sions and use unsafe driv ing behaviours.

“The Operation Impact campaign is all about get ting the word out and edu cating people in every way possible of the dangers of poor driving behaviours,” concluded Rolfe. “Every user of our roadways deserves to feel safe, so it is incumbent upon all of us to make sure that is the case.”

Camrose 911 Centre, high accolades

By Lori Larsen

Over the last month or so, Camrose Police Service Dispatch Centre employees diligently prepared for a 911 audit conducted by Alberta’s 911 Standards and Audits

The audit, which is conducted every two years, measures standards de veloped in 2018 that were recently revised to include NG-911 changes as a re sult of developments within NG-911.

“These provincial stan dards essentially outline all policies and procedures, quality assurance, facil ity and business continuity and administrative func tions within a 911 Centre,” explained CPS Inspector Rene Brisson.

Brisson further ex plained that the audit of a Primary 911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) looks for proofs of compli ance (similar to a CALEA Commission on Accredita tion for Law Enforcement Agencies CALEA Audit) which demonstrates that the standards are being met or exceeded.

“I am extremely proud to report that Camrose 911 Dispatch Centre not only passed the audit, but the auditors commented that our audit was one of the best they’ve seen.”

In thanking the 911 Dispatch Centre employees for the outstanding work over the past two years, Brisson said the success of the 911 audit is in the dayto-day work that is done on the front lines in dispatch.

Brisson said there are still some projects on the horizon with the transition of the Camrose Dispatch Centre becoming fully inte grated within the new NG911 system, including:

• Pro Q and A integration within call handling

• Upgrade of Bell CADS and Mobiles

• Onboarding to Provincial ESINET (NG-911 net work)

• Development and con struction of our Back-up

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Six-year-old Abigail Lindsay eats her hot dog, while going for a ride on the Treaty Bear at the University of Alberta Augustana Campus. Her family was having a picnic lunch on September 18, prior to the start of the Kodiaks family Movie day at the Lougheed Centre.

HAPPY 50th Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Camrose Police Service Senior Constable Steve Ofrim made a pop-in visit to Dwayne Erickson’s 50th birthday celebration held at Centra Cam on Sunday, September 25. Dwayne has been lending a helping hand around Camrose Police Station by doing some shredding, so CPS thought it only fitting to surprise him on his spe cial day with his very own CPS Association thermo mug. Dwayne was, to say the least, delighted.

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Chase the Ace’s Draw 29 lucky winner of $596 was Blain Fowler. Blain’s proxy drew the Eight of Spades so the progressive jackpot carried on, moving forward $14,390. The Featured Charity, Tools for School, also received $596 from the presenting sponsor, Kinsmen. The Hospice Society of Camrose and District will the big winners as the jackpot keeps growing until the Ace of Spades or the 51 card is drawn whichever comes first.

Above photo on left: Camrose Kinsmen Club representative Chris Howard presents a cheque for $596 to Chase the Ace Draw 29 individual winner Blain Fowler.

Above photo on right: Pictured left to right are Camrose and District Support Services executive director Lyndel Kasa and Camrose Family Resource Centre director Laurie Jansen with Camrose Kinsmen Club representative Chris Howard, centre.

January 6, 1940 ~ September 19, 2022

Allan Pudlowski passed away peacefully at home, in the morning hours of September 19, 2022, at 82 years of age. Allan was born on January 6, 1940 to Michael and Alexandra Pudlowski, the youngest of three sons, in Vilna, AB. The family moved to a farm northeast of Daysland, and the boys attended school in Bruce.

Allan worked off the farm for the first few years after graduation, and then in 1964, bought his own farm northeast of Daysland, AB. Brother Peter farmed the parents’ farm nearby, and the two brothers would often assist one another with many farm tasks.

In the spring of 1969, Allan attended a church service in Daysland, where he saw a young lady, Maria, visiting from Poland. Love at first sight led to a date for an ice cream cone, and a marriage on August 2, 1969. The couple was married for 53 years and were blessed with two sons, Greg and Gerry.

The family operated a mixed farm for 31 years. Life was busy, but rewarding. Many friends were made. Allan played the organ at Polska for 25 years and, later, sang in the choir for special feasts in Daysland.

Allan and Maria moved to Camrose in 2000. Wanting to remain busy, Allan worked for Shadow Ridge Homes for 19 years.

Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife Maria; sons Greg Pudlowski (Kimberly Dueck) of Edmonton, and Gerry Pudlowski of Camrose; his sweetheart granddaughter Hailey Marie; and many friends.

Allan was predeceased by his parents Michael and Alexandra Pudlowski; brothers Edward and Peter; and many nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Mass was held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, from St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church.

The service was live-streamed and is accessible at the following link: https://stfxcamrose.caedm.ca/

If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Allan’s memory may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta or the Parkinson’s Association of Alberta.

To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com

Phone 780-672-2121

Victor John Gabruck

March 12, 1922 ~ September 18, 2022

Victor John Gabruck was born on March 12, 1922 in Hardisty, Alberta to Bill and Mary Gabruck. He was the second oldest of eight children. As a child, he lived on a farm in Hardisty before moving to various farmsteads in the Daysland area.

He often talked about the tough times for his parents and his siblings through the Depression. In August 1941, Victor was drafted and he joined the Air Force as an airframe mechanic. Victor was stationed in St. Thomas, Ontario, Claresholm and Edmonton. It was during one of his leaves from the Air Force that he met Phyllis Hartman, a beautiful blue-eyed lady at the egg grading station in Daysland. They were married on June 12, 1946, purchased a quarter of land north of Daysland, and started farming. They were blessed with three children Sharon, Lynda, and Lori. Vic was very pleased that all three girls also loved to tend to the animals and work in the fields. He often spoke of their first dog Bing.

Upon retiring from farming in 1980, they moved to Daysland, where they purchased a house and he started working for the Alberta Hail & Crop Insurance over a period of ten years, selling crop insurance and assessing hail damage. Victor truly loved this job, as he spent time travelling Alberta, talking to the farmers and sharing drinks with the boys after work. Over a ten-year span, Vic and Phyllis spent a month each year travelling to Arizona with friends whom they both enjoyed.

They later moved to Providence Place, which Vic eventually learned to love, enjoying spending time with his friends. He loved playing Crib and visiting with his fellow comrades at the Daysland Legion. Victor was a very caring and unique individual. He made his own set of rules and definitely walked down his own path.

Left to cherish his memory are his children Sharon (Monty) Sommer, Lynda (Tom) Krutch, and Lori (Warren) Kirchner; grandchildren Jeff (Jenny) Sommer, Karla (Cory) Millar, Ryan (Meighan) Sommer, Bethany Gabruck, Ty Jacobs, and Kayl Kirchner; great-grandchildren Emma, Kate, Daniel, Sara, Avery, Johanna, Mackenzie, Madison and Emerson; brother George (Jean) Gabruck; and sister Olga Mosier.

Victor was predeceased by his wife Phyllis; parents Bill and Mary Gabruck; brothers Stan, Peter and John; and sisters Ann and Helen.

A funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, September 26, 2022, from Our Lady of the Prairies Roman Catholic Church, 5202-59 Street, Daysland, with Rev. Brian Hunter officiating.

If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Victor’s memory may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, Providence Place, Daysland, or the Royal Canadian Legion, Daysland.

To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com

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Garry Marvin Johnson

March 12, 1944 ~ September 20, 2022

Garry Marvin Johnson of New Norway, AB, formerly of Kingman, AB, passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at the age of 78 years.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife Kathy; daughter Nadine “Kid” (Bill) Landals of New Norway; his chosen grandchildren Kenadie, Kaylee, and Karsten; nephews Darin (Kathryn) Johnson, Russ (Leanne) These, and Kurtis Sieben; nieces Amanda (Evan) Baird and Melissa These; great-nephews Colby and Brett; sister-in-law Tery (Bruce) Sieben; brother-in-law Ron (Sue) These; and numerous cousins, family, and friends.

Garry was predeceased by his parents John and Ingrid Johnson; brother Ken Johnson; and nephew Ryan Johnson.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 30, 2022, from the Burgar Memorial Chapel, 4817-51 Avenue Camrose with Rev. Brian Hunter officiating.

If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Garry’s memory may be made to St. Mary’s Hospital –Palliative Care Unit 2.

To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome. com

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“Dedicated service since 1906”

Allan Marian Pudlowski

Syed Hameed Ahmad

Syed Hameed Ahmad was born in 1939 (March 07) in Delhi India, as the son of Dr. Syed Shafi Ahmed Sahib Muhaqqiq Dehlvi (Companion of the Promised Messiah AS) and Begum Shafi Ahmed. His parents ran a textile dyeing factory and a newspaper. He and his family moved to Lahore, Pakistan during Partition in 1947, arriving on a train riddled with bullets and corpses, surviving in part due to the courage of his mother. A highly educated man, he received a B.A. (1958), LL.B. (1960) and M.A. in history (1961) from the University of Punjab, and also won a highly prestigious Commonwealth Fellowship for a year’s study abroad at Queen’s University in Canada. Upon his return, he entered the Pakistani Civil Service on the strength of his outstanding academic results and served in various high profile roles during the course of his career from 1963 to 1976, including Magistrate, Assistant Commissioner, and secretary to the Government of Punjab. In 1964, he married Tahira Raja, and they had three children: Fayeza Dawood (b. 1967), Umar Syed (b. 1969), and Talha Syed (b. 1972). Following a tragic car accident in which his wife Tahira was killed, he remarried in 1974 to Qurat ul Ain (Annie) Mirza, with whom he had two more children: Yasir Syed (b. 1975) and Tahira Syed (b. 1982).

In 1977, he emigrated with his family to Canada in the face of increased state persecution against Ahmadis. Acquiring citizenship in 1980, he courageously forged a new life for his family in very challenging circumstances, braving economic difficulties and career obstacles. A pioneer in persuading the Alberta Bar Association to give partial accreditation to his Pakistani legal education (a first), he attended one year at the University of Alberta law school to complete his LL.B. and gain admission to the Alberta Bar. He then moved his family to Camrose, Alberta where he became a successful lawyer and flourishing member of the community, as a named partner in the firm Gaede, Fielding, Syed, and Smith and serving multiple terms as a member of the Camrose County School Board, eventually becoming its Chairperson. In 2006, he received the extremely notable distinction of being named Queen’s Counsel, and in 2011, he retired.

A very devout Ahmadi and a Mousi, he was Qazi Jamaat Islamabad from 1972-1975 and was appointed the first President of the Calgary Jamaat by Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmed, Khalifatul Masih III and was instrumental in the acquisition of that Jamaat’s first property in Calgary. He was also appointed to the Qaza Board Canada by Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmed, Khalifatul Masih IV and served in the capacity for 10 years.

A grandfather of six (Suleman, Amaan, and Osmaan Dawood; Jaya Mapara and Aavi Fast; and Misha Seiji Syed), he was an extremely beloved man by his family and friends. Well known for being the best teller of stories and jokes in the khandan, he was legendary for his gregarious personality and presence at any gathering. An avid life-long traveler, he took his family on trips spanning five continents. He was also a passionate and competitive bridge player, achieving Grand Life Master status. His last days were in the loving and generous care of his son-in-law Masaf Dawood and his daughter Fayeza. He passed on to his kids an infectious love of life and family and will be missed terribly and remembered fondly and forever.

Gloria Fay Johns

December 30, 1942 ~ September 18, 2022

Gloria Fay Johns of Camrose, AB, formerly of Swan Hills, AB, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at the age of 79 years.

Left to cherish her memory are her children Charles “Billy” Johns (Jen Weinrich) of Edmonton, Laura Lee Johns Malley of Leduc; grandchildren Tabatha Weiting (Aaron DeJong), Jessee Lee Johns (Sulton Tirmizi), Bailey Levi Johns Malley (Scott MacTavish), Chyanne Cabello Johns (Stephon), and Hunter Johns; one great-grandson; and siblings Dwayne Anderson of Edmonton, Jim (Marion) Anderson of Camrose, and Belva Kendrick of Edmonton.

Gloria was predeceased by her daughter Roxy Johns Carlson; parents Murray and Amy Anderson; sister Beulah Anderson; and the father of her children, Charles.

As per Gloria’s request, no formal service will be held.

If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Gloria’s memory may be made to the Central Alberta Humane Society, or to the Alberta SPCA.

To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com

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Home away from home

By Lori Larsen

Every year, Camrose welcomes 23 young hockey players to the City who are following a dream of play ing Junior A hockey with our very own Camrose Ko diaks.

While there are always a few who hail from Cam rose and area, the major ity of the players are miles away from home, some for the first time, and it can be somewhat daunting.

That is why it is so im portant these young men have a place they can call home away from home–a place where they can hang up their skates, kick back and feel part of something other than the Kodiaks or ganization. In essence, a temporary family.

Billet families have been inviting these hockey players into their homes and providing them with housing, food and support while they pursue their dream of playing the game they love.

Dale, Ashley, Chase and Ryder Martin are one such family in Camrose. They have been billeting Kodiaks players for three years coming into their fourth year.

“We have had two bil lets in our home, Lynden Grandberg and Sam Cal lahan,” said Ashley, speak ing for the family.

“We first decided to bil

let for our boys–they love hockey and idolize the Ko diaks.”

But the family quickly realized it was so much more than the game of hockey.

“The bonds and memo ries we have already made in our three short years are unforgettable. Lynden and Sam have become mem bers of our family,” said Ashley, something that happens more often than not.

“Movie nights, wres tling matches, hockey chats, endless mini sticks, family dinners, attend ing hockey practices and games, meeting other play ers and their families, and our boys helping the train ers on the bench are just a few of our highlights.”

Ashley herself comes from a Kodiak billet fam ily, so it seemed only natu ral for her and her family to open their home up to players.

“In 1998, my dad came home to tell us that the Kodiaks were looking for an immediate home for a player. The only catch was my brother and I had to give up our playroom. We ran downstairs and start ed packing our toys right away.”

The very next day, Ash ley and her family (mom, dad and brother) welcomed their first billet Eric Lodge

into their family.

“Even though I was the sister and not a hockey player, each one of my bil let brothers included me in playing video games, letting me pick a ‘chick flick’, they attended our school concerts, and even sat through my skating competitions. We billeted seven players in 12 years, and those 12 years brought many memories, an RBC Cup win, and a bunch of strangers who became family.”

These “strangers”, young men from so many different places, all need the same thing–a home they can call home while following their dream to play Junior A hockey, but without the kindness, gen erosity and sometimes sac rifices billet families make, that dream may never come to fruition.

“We were excited to start our own billeting experience with our chil dren,” said Ashley. “We billet for the experiences, for our community and to keep Junior A Hockey in Camrose.”

For more information on becoming a billet family, visit the Camrose Kodiaks website at www.camrose kodiaks.ca/community.

Kodiaks schedule

Bears serving up dogs

By Murray Green Camrose Kodiaks doubled the Okotoks Oilers 4-2 in the opening game of the Alberta Junior Hockey League season, September 16.

The Kodiaks built up a 3-0 lead after 40 minutes on the strength of goals from Car son Whyte in the first, Myles Gauld with two tallies in the middle frame.

Okotoks bounced back in the third before Nathan Sulli van put the game away in the final 17 seconds.

Netminder Robert An dreakos earned the win by making 30 of 32 saves in the Camrose net. He even stopped a penalty shot.

It wasn’t as pretty the next night in a 9-2 loss. Cam rose led 2-0 after the first pe riod with Callum Gau and Nathan Sullivan suppling the markers.

Then the roof caved in on

Goalie Liam Bechthold turned away 30 of 39 shots he faced in the Camrose cage.

Camrose tightened the de fence and snuck out of Drum heller with a 2-1 victory, Sep tember 20.

Again, the Kodiaks popped two tallies in the open ing period. Whyte and Ryan Sullivan garnered the goals and the defence went to work.

Drumheller scored late to spoil the shut out bid. Goalie Andreakos, the star of the game, still stole the show by stopping 47 of 48 shots.

The Kodiaks complete an extended road trip with the last game in Brooks. The next home game is on October 1 against the Lloydminster Bob cats, however, it is in Black falds.

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Members of the Camrose Kodiaks, including Ty Hodge, left, were eager to serve hot dogs prior to the movie the team sponsored on September 18. Abigail Lindsay receives her hot dog with her friend Judy Runnalls following in behind her.

the Kodiaks. Okotoks scored nine straight including two power play goals and a short handed marker.

Camrose is at the Recre ation Centre on October 7 and 8 against Bonnyville and Olds. Bear facts

The Camrose Kodiaks are tied for second place with four points. Brooks leads the pack with six points after three games.

Submitted Camrose Kodiaks players front to back Alex Bryson, Noah Alvarez, Blake Green and Jared Chapel took time out of their busy schedules of hockey and school to flip pancakes for the Sparling School breakfast program. The Kodiaks have been helping out with school breakfasts as part of their continual giving back to the community.

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Carson Whyte of the Camrose Kodiaks fires the puck just wide of the net in the home opening game of the season against the Okotoks Oilers. Camrose won 6-3.

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MAIN STREET RETAIL SPACE – located in high traffic, southerly area of Main Street, Camrose. Generous 1,664 sq. ft. of prime space at 4868-50 Street. Nicely decorated, air conditioned. $14.34/sq. ft./year, plus share of property taxes, utilities, waste removal and insurance, boils out to $2,812.16 all-in monthly. Available immediately. Call Blain or Don at 780-672-3142, the fairest, most reasonable people in the business.

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SPACE – 2400 sq. ft., self-con tained, two washrooms, kitchen, lots of windows. New tenant may sublet to others. $1,995/mo. 780608-5032.

SUPER LARGE, SUPER QUIET – Second floor office in downtown Camrose! 340 sq. ft., former broadcast studio. $464.95/mo., all inclusive except communications and GST. Call Blain Fowler or Don Hutchinson, 780-672-3142 days, two of the fairest, most reasonable fellows in the business!

MAIN STREET RETAIL

SPACE – for lease. Ground floor plus basement. Prime location on busy corner, 5001-50 Street. 2950 sq. ft., plus +/– 1500 sq. ft. in basement. Nicely decorated, a/c, new roof. $2700 plus triple net. 780-608-5222 for details. Our thanks to Fringe Benefits for being a wonderful tenant. We wish them great success.

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MAIN STREET CAMROSE

ESPECIALLY NICE OFFICE SUITE

Generous 794 sq. ft. suite, suitable for two, three or more staff. Includes two private offices. Located in Downtown Camrose. Main floor, easily accessible, bright, quiet. $1,668.06/mo. Call Blain Fowler or Don Hutchinson, 780-672-3142 days, two of the fairest, most reasonable fellows in the business.

NEWLY RENOVATED 2-BEDROOM – corner lot four plex, Liberty Village, Camrose, 55+. Attached garage, all major appliances with new washer and dryer. No pets, no smokers. $1300/mo. plus utilities and DD. 780-679-8907.

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PINK FABRIC LOVE SEAT, oak coffee table, both in good condition. Asking $100 obo. 587-336-4316.

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FREE SPAGHETTI SUP PER – Moose Hall basement.

Every Wednesday, 5-7 p.m. serv ing.

THE CAMROSE WILD ROSE DANCE CLUB – dance will be held again on Oct. 1 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The admis sion is $15 each and includes lunch. The band for this dance is CHWILL BROS. Please come and join us for a great time. For more information, please call Hilda at 780-781-5649 or Neil at 780-672-9549.

PERSONAL

THE MIRACLE PRAYER

– Dear Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked many favours. This time I ask you this special one (mention favour). Take it dear Heart of Jesus and place it within your heart where your Father sees it. Then in His merciful eyes it will become your own favour, not mine. Amen. Say this prayer three times for three days and your favour will be granted. Never been known to fail. Must promise publication of prayer.

EMPLOYMENT WANTED

2ND BEST PAINTER IN TOWN – 30 years’ experience for all your painting needs. Call Rick the Painter, 780-672-0391.

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DSS CONSTRUCTION

Don’t put off those projects any longer! Give me a call and we can plan together. Devin Meakins, Ph. 780-853-1080

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THE SHIRT OFF MY BACK TAILORING in Camrose

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Closed: Sun., Mon. and Holidays Please call 780- 672-4793

2-BEDROOM APART MENT – In excellent condition! Perfect for seniors. The suite has stove, fridge, dishwasher, washer and dryer, blinds and one park ing stall. Heat, water, garbage pick up, Telus TV and internet included. Building has an eleva tor and social room. No smoking building. Call 780-678-2621 for more info or to set up a viewing.

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ROOMS FOR RENT in the Scotney and Jacqueline character homes. Both are 2.5 blocks from university in Camrose. Clean, quiet and bright. Rent is $495 - $600 monthly plus DD and includes WiFi, utilities, recycle pick-up, yard care and snow removal. Partially furnished w/ shared laundry. (Some rooms are fully furnished for international students.) This is an affordable, quality accommodation that fills quickly. (Some rooms still available.) No partiers, smokers or pets allowed. Reduced rate over the summer for students. Please call Dave P., 780678-6163.

BEST LOCATION ON MAIN STREET CAMROSE – Excellent, affordable multi-use space with reception area, office, work area with cupboards and sink. $725/mo. includes all util ities. COVID workable. Could be the perfect place for your business. Have a look! Immedi ate possession. Best crosswalk location on Main Street. 780679-2170.

193 sq. ft. on second floor. Quiet considerate neighbours. Paved occupant parking in rear. $263.93/mo., all inclusive, except communications and GST.

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CHOOSE YOUR NEW OFFICE

Selection of very nice street level offices in newer airconditioned building in Downtown Camrose

* Single offices from $237.51 per month

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2400 sq. ft., a/c, 2 wash rooms, renovated. Water/ sewer included. Ready now. Move-in time allowance and possible help for set-up. 5044-52 Street ~ $2250/mo. 780-608-5032

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SEDGEWICK HOME FOR SALE – single garage, fenced yard. Renovated inside and out. Basement ½ bath, washer, dryer. Room for 2 bedrooms. 480149 Street. $68,900. Phone 403332-1039, Alec 403-715-3804.

ROSALIND – 5 acres, fenced, out of subdivision. 1,632 sq. ft., 2 bedroom/den, 2 bath; one level, in-floor heat ing, 26’x32’ finished garage; on school bus route. $495,500. Call/ Text 780-888-7011.

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13 FLUORESCENT BULBS – 48”, good, working. Take all $6.00 or best offer. 780608-3111.

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EVERYTHING MUST GO! – 5438-50 Street (in back alley). Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

CHRISTMAS GARAGE SALE – at 55 Elliott Drive on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1. Lots of decorations, cards, jewellery, trinkets, books and new items. Open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

MOVING OUT ESTATE SALE

Saturday, October 1 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

EVERYTHING MUST GO!

Oak dining room suite in excellent condition, oak corner TV stand, chesterfield and chair; bedroom suite; some glasses and dishes; shop tools: vise, socket set, hammers, saws, etc. Air compressor, snow blower, spades, wheelbarrow, pressure washer, ladders, etc. 6503-50 Avenue

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HE ARING BYLAW NO. 1518

Pursuant to Section 606 of th e Municipal Gove rnment Act, th e Council of Camrose County gi ves notice that it ha s gi ve n Firs t Re ading to Bylaw No 1518 to amend La nd Use Bylaw No 1373

Th e purpos e of this Bylaw is to redistrict Lots 7-9, Block 5, Plan 6537AL (Round Hill ) from UC – Urba n Commercial to UR – Urban Residential. The intent is to conver t th e ex isting commercial building, common ly refe rred to as “N oreen’s Place”, to a residentia l structure.

Anyone af fected by this Amendment may ma ke writ te n submission s befo re 12:0 0 p. m., Tuesday, Octobe r 4, 2022. Th e Public Hearin g for Bylaw No 1518 will be held on Tuesday, Octobe r 11, 2022 at 11:0 0 a.m. in th e County Council Chambers 3755 -4 3 Avenue, Camrose, Al be rt a T4V 3S 8. Wr it te n submission s will be heard fi rs t, oral submission s will be heard as time permits.

Copies of th e proposed Bylaw a re available online at www.count y.camrose. ab.c a

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HE ARING BYLAW NO. 1519

Pursuant to Section 606 of th e Municipal Gove rnment Act, th e Council of Camrose County gi ves notice that it ha s gi ve n Firs t Re ading to Bylaw No 1519 to amend La nd Use Bylaw No 1373

Th e purpos e of this Bylaw is to redistrict Lot 3, Block 1, Plan 222 (P t. SE 3-46 -18- 4) from A –Ag ricultural to RCI – Rura l Commercial Industrial Th e intent is to update th e zoning to alig n with th e use of th e proper ty Th e ex isting business is considered non-conforming due, as pa rt of th e subdivisio n process, to ex pand th e size of th e lot, th e operatio n need s to be in compliance with th e La nd Use Bylaw. To brin g th e business in to compliance th e proper ty need s to be rezoned.

Anyone af fected by this Amendment may ma ke writ te n submission s befo re 12:0 0 p. m., Tuesday, Octobe r 4, 2022. Th e Public Hearin g for Bylaw No 1519 will be held on Tuesday, Octobe r 11, 2022 at 10 :30 a.m. in th e County Council Chambers , 3755 43 Avenue Camrose, Al be rt a T4V 3S 8. Wr it te n submission s will be heard fi rs t, oral submission s will be heard as time permits.

Copies of th e proposed Bylaw a re available online at www.count y.camrose. ab.c a

2018 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LTZ Z71 –Loaded, 96,000 km, awesome condition, $42,900 obo. Phone 780-679-7070.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CL AIMANTS

Estate of the late GILBERT CASIONAN of Armena, Alber ta, who died on July 20, 2022.

If you have a claim against this estate, you must f ile your claim by October 27, 2022, and provide details of your claim with STEPHEN K AMBEIT Z of Farnham West Stolee Kambeit z LLP, Barristers and Solicitors at 5016-52 Street, Camrose, AB T4V 1V7.

If you do not f ile by the date above, the estate proper ty can law fully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have

2008 MERCEDES C350 –very well maintained, excellent condition. Asking $7500. Comes with winter tires on Mercedes rims. Call Ken, 780-278-2638.

2019 HONDA CRV – tour ing AWD turbo. Premium, one-owner vehicle. Purchased brand new from Honda, 27249 kms. Asking $39,995. Text 780905-4488.

BOATS, RVS and TRAILERS

GOOSENECK TRAILER – 40-ft. tri-axle, with three 7,000-lb. axles. 780-281-4646.

2003 FLEETWOOD WIL DERNESS 27H TRAILER –very clean! Super slide, great floor plan with plenty of room, lots of storage inside and out, a/c, private island queen bed, sleeps six. Fibreglass exterior. Second owner. Just spent over $2000 on safety/service and detail, includ ing new awning and tires. 28 feet to the hitch. My Dodge 1500 (1/2 ton) pulls this 5,000 lb. unit eas ily. $9,900 Call 780-608-9695.

LOVE CAMPING, BUT TIRED OF SHOVELLING SNOW OFF THE AWNING IN MAY? Say goodbye to your Gulfstream! Move it fast with a Camrose Booster classified. Phone 780-672-3142.

SELLING YOUR SEAWORTHY BOAT? Make a splash with an ad in the Booster classifieds! 780-672-3142.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CL AIMANTS

Estate of the late ISABEL CASIONAN of Armena, Alber ta, who died on July 20, 2022.

If you have a claim against this estate, you must f ile your claim by October 27, 2022, and provide details of your claim with STEPHEN K AMBEIT Z of Farnham West Stolee Kambeit z LLP, Barristers and Solicitors at 5016-52 Street, Camrose, AB T4V 1V7.

If you do not f ile by the date above, the estate proper ty can law fully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have

Health Care Aide Program

Vi rtual Career and Information Fair

Star t a New Career –Become a Health Care Aide!

The Bethany Group, in partnership with NorQuest College, is offering the Health Care Aide Workplace Delive ry program. This dynamic program gives students the opportunit y to wo rk while they lear n in a person-centered environm ent suppor ted by the health care team

Health Care Aides (H CA s) work within a multidisciplinary care team by providing physical and emotional suppor t, and compassionate care to resident s in Long-Ter m Care, DSL and Home Care.

What We Of fe r:

• The abilit y to earn money while in school

• A variet y of shif ts

• Face -to-face classes and labs

• Tuition suppor t and bursarie s available

• A rewarding career with the largest employer in Camrose

Requirements:

• Desire to learn, grow, and challenge yourse lf

• High School Language Ar ts or equivalent Enquire fo r detail s.

English Language Profi ciency Requirements:

• You must provide proof of ELP prior to registration In addition successfully co mplete the ACCU PL ACER Assessment of Admission. ELP test result s must have been obtained within two years of the star t date of your program. Enquire for detail s.

The HC A program star t date is Januar y, 2023 Successful candidates will be able to star t wo rk immediately.

To learn more, please call 780-679-2012 or email education.services@bethanygrp.ca to

register for our Virtual Career and Information Fair, to be held on Thursday, October 6, from 12:00pm-1:00pm

Join us We’d love to meet you!

Who We Are:

The Bethany Group is a major provider of Health and Housing services to over 2,60 0 households in 30 communities in Central Alberta. We are a leader in creating safe and supportive wo rk environments for our staf f while fostering a culture of dive rsit y, inclusivity, and respec t.

What We Do:

Our mission is to provide person -centered service that builds a caring communit y, connec ts people and makes a positive difference in each person’s life through the provision of Health, Housing and Suppor tive Living Services www.thebethanygroup.ca

*T he Bethany Group is committed to providing a healthy and safe environment for our resident s, staf f, visitors and volunteers In order to co ntinue to protec t our staf f and those we serve, all employees within The Bethany Group will be required to be fully immunized against COVI D-19 as well as provide a clear Criminal Record Chec k.

PROPERT

MANAGER

required for Fieldstone Place Condominiums 4834-52A Street , Downtown Camrose

We are a 24-unit condominium complex, looking for a par t-time proper t y manager (approximately 30 hours/ month). The successful applicant will have a good general knowledge of hot water heating systems, general building maintenance, good interpersonal skills in dealing with residents and sub -contractors.

Responsibilities:

• Routine inspection and maintenance of the building

• Hiring and super vising sub -contractors

• Keeping records of work completed

• Repor ting to the Board

Star ting date: November 1, 2022

Salar y: Negotiable, depending on experience and quali cations.

Please send resumé to Deborah Morgan, Board Chair, at debmor54@gmail.com

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Kurek at the White House

By Murray Green Battle River-Crowfoot Member of Parliament

Damien C. Kurek had the opportunity to visit Washington, D.C. with the Canada-U.S. Inter parliamentary Associa tion.

The trip was or ganized as part of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Friendship Group, of which MP Kurek is a member, and included meetings with congress men and senators.

“There were a lot of good conversations about all the things affecting both countries, from en ergy to security,” Kurek said about the trip. “I’m excited to be working col laboratively on solving the issues both Canadi

ans and Americans face. It’s clear many of these are similar in nature, and I believe we can solve them together.”

Kurek mentioned that many constituents are di rectly impacted by deci sions made by American officials, noting specifi cally the effect the cancel lation of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion had on his riding of Battle River-Crowfoot.

“It’s something for which I’m still advocat ing. The cancellation put thousands of constituents out of work. Canadian oil and gas is the cleanest, most ethically sourced in the world, and it can

be the solution to North American energy secu rity.”

Also on the agenda were discussions about Canada’s mandatory trav el app, ArriveCAN. Origi nally created as a way to prevent COVID-19 cases from coming into Canada, the app has been widely criticized by Americans and Canadians alike.

“It’s ineffective, unsci entific and has significant privacy concerns. All this, and not to mention that many people don’t have access to smartphones to be able to use the app,” Kurek said. “It’s time to scrap the app.”

• create eye-catching ads for our publications

• design brochures, business stationery and a variet y of promotional pieces

• develop and maintain websites and the Camrose Now! app

• assist in other ta sk

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required (f iling, etc.)

• creative design sk ills, ar tistic eye for detail

• competency in typing and computer use

• prof icienc y in the use of the English language, including spelling, grammar and punctuation

• experience with Adobe Creative Suite (training available)

• website design and maintena nce experience

• familiarit y with printing standards (will train)

• strong work ethic (reliable and punctual), a team mindset and a positive at titude

• good time-management and multi-ta sking sk ills, and can work well with deadlines

• prof icienc y with technology

This is a permanent in-house position Training will be provided for the right person Extended health benefits are included.

Plea se apply with resumé to: Sharon Schwar tz, Camrose Booster Ltd. 4925-48 Street, Camrose, AB T4V 1L7

Email: ads@camrosebooster.com

Maintenance Worker

Battle River School Division is a ccepting applications for a ful l-time Maintenance Worker based out of the Maintenance Shop in Camrose, AB.

Under the direction of the Custodial and Grounds Coordinator, this position is responsible in the maintenance of grounds, and ground maintenance equipment

General grounds keeping abilities related to grass cutting, snow blowing and landscaping. And other general duties. Quali cations and E xperience:

• High School diploma;

• Relevant experience in a related eld;

• Valid Alber ta Class 5 operator’s licence;

• Abilit y to work within a team setting and maintain good working relationships;

• Abilit y to communicate e ectively, both orall y and in writing;

• Willing and able to work after hours and be available for standby rotation to respond to emergencies;

• Abilit y to maintain con dentialit y;

• Criminal R ecords Check & Child Intervention Check For inquiries contact Jennifer Hauck at: 780- 672- 6131 ex t. 5258 or jhauck@brsd.ab.ca.

Submit applications by Oc tobe r 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

We thank all who apply. Only those selec ted for fur ther consideration will be contacted

ONLY ONLINE APPLIC ATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED Apply at: www.brsd. ab.ca/careers

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Apply stating name, your contact information, previous experience in the hospitality industry and references In person 6102-48 Avenue, Camrose Or phone 780-673-3286

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BIRTHS

To Brittany and Andrew Thiessen, of Ferintosh, a son on September 13.

To Robyn Walker and Vincent Gallagher, of Camrose County, a son on September 14.

To Grace Stirling and Jordan Guillemette, of Edmonton, a son on September 16.

DEATHS

Gloria Fay Johns of Camrose, formerly of Swan Hills, on September 18 at 79 years of age.

Victor John Gabruck of Daysland, on September 18, at 100 years of age.

Allan Marian Pudlowski of Camrose, on September 19, at 82 years of age.

Murray Robert

By Lori Larsen

The Alberta Govern ment recently recognized 23 outstanding Alberta immigrants with the 2022 Alberta Newcomer Recognition Awards.

Among the 23 recipi ents was Camrose resident Doctor Itua Iriogbe who was one of three recipients of the Small Community Enhancement Awards.

Candlish of Daysland, on September 20, at 65 years of age.

Garry Marvin Johnson of New Norway, formerly of Kingman, on September 20, at 78 years of age.

Cindy Lou Angeline Borgel of Galahad, on September 23, at 62 years of age.

“Congratulations to all recipients of the inau gural Alberta Newcomer Recognition Awards,” com mended Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. “You have demonstrated courage, cre ativity and compassion as you have built your lives and achieved success here. Alberta is lucky you have chosen to call this province your home.”

The Alberta New comer Recognition Awards launched in June to cele brate the invaluable contri butions immigrants make to the province’s neigh bourhoods, economies, pro fessions and communities. Recipients include youth, women, seniors, entrepre neurs, academics, profes sionals and community builders who have made a difference in their schools, workplaces, neighbour hoods and volunteer orga nizations.

Dr. Itua has contribut ed to occupational and dis ability medicine and to the community of Camrose.

He established the first occupational injury service clinic in Camrose County. Itua has provided support and informational ses sions for new doctors com ing to Alberta and Canada in general over the years. He serves as the presi dent of the Occupational and Environmental Medi cal Association of Canada, membership director of the Canadian Board of Occu pational Medicine, and is a member of the Camrose environmental committee.

“I am thrilled to have one of our local Camrose doctors recognized in the category of Small Commu nity Enhancement Award,” commented Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely. “It is impor tant to recognize the work by not only Doctor Iriogbe but all of our doctors. I look forward to congratulat ing him in person for his achievement. I’m also look ing forward to many more of our new doctors being recognized for their work in Rural Alberta.”

For a list of all award recipients visit www.alberta.ca/2022-new comer-recognition-awardrecipients.aspx.

Missed Delivery Policy

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Rural readers are asked to report missed deliveries and we will consult with your postmaster to ensure future deliveries.

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Pictured left to right are associate minister of Immigration and Multiculturalism Muhammad Yaseen, Doctor Itua Iriogbe and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.

Lett Bench

Central Agencies Realty Home of the Week

Character home in Augustana area

By Lori Larsen

Located in the gorgeous histori cal Augustana neighbourhood, this character home has plenty of room both inside and out. Greeting you is a large front porch. Once inside, you will be impressed with the beautiful engineered hardwood floors that lead throughout the renovated main floor into the open concept living/dining/ kitchen/family room area.

You will love entertaining in the living room area featuring an updated gas fireplace and artistically textured ceiling and crown molding. Move into the dining area, where you can easily host a large family gathering.

The renovated kitchen features a butcher block island perfect for pre paring a charcuterie board for guests. Black and white custom backsplash tiles and trendy light fixtures add charm and character, and along with stainless appliances, an apron sink, wine fridge and coffee bar, you will never want to leave your kitchen.

Just off the kitchen is a good-sized family room where you can kick back and enjoy movie night. Completing the

main floor is a den or home office and a convenient two-piece bathroom.

Upstairs, settle in for the night in the oversized primary bedroom with a stylish en suite and a walk-in closet that will be the envy of all your friends. Three more bedrooms and a renovated four-piece main bathroom offer plenty of growing room.

The lower level has even more liv ing space, complete with a flex room that could be your home gym or a play room, a laundry area and your own personal wine cellar.

Enjoy the gorgeous backyard on the large deck complete with gazebo overlooking mature growth that offers privacy. The heated garage has a loft that would make a great art or hobby studio or a place to enjoy the game with a few buddies.

With plenty of room for a growing family, this home located at 4613-49 Street is priced to sell at $469,000 Join Wally Wrubleski at an open house on Thursday, September 29 from 4 until 6 p.m.; Saturday, October 1 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.; or, for a private viewing, contact Wally at:

Central Agencies Realty 4870-51 Street, Camrose 780-672-4495 Cell 780-781-7323

Three brothers, age 92, 94 and 96, live in a house together

One night , the 96-year old draws a bath, puts his foot in and pauses. He yells down the stairs, “Was I getting in or out of the bath?”

The 94-year old yells back , “I don’t know, I’Il come up and see.” He star ts up the stairs and pauses, then he yells, “Was I going up the stairs or coming down?”

The 92-year old was sitting at the kitchen table having co ee listening to his brothers. He shakes his head and says, “I sure hope I never get that forget ful.” He knocks on wood for good luck

Then he yells, “I’Il come up and help both of you as soon as I see who’s at the door.”

Keep your marriage fresh by writing each other love notes like, “I considered smothering you with a pillow last night , but I didn’t .”

Food prices are so high, I even cr y over unspilled milk

It’s o cially “Wear a sweater in the morning and regret it in the af ternoon” weather

Me: “Fall, is that you outside?”

Fall: “Almost . I’ll be right there, I’m in the drivethrough at McDonald’s.”

In the fall, my family likes to play a little game: How long we can freeze before we turn on the furnace for the rst time

Ever notice when geese y in a V formation, one side is always longer than the other? That’s because there are more geese on that side!

My daughter’s teacher just sent me a glowing email about what a pleasure it is to have her in the classroom. I’m tempted to for ward it to my son’s teacher, just so I can prove the problem isn’t me

Take your age, round it to the nearest decade and divide by 10. That’s how many pillows you need to suppor t your body for a decent night’s sleep

Getting a treadmill changed my life! I don’t even remember where I hung my laundr y before.

I wish people had a 30-second trailer just so I can see what I’m getting myself into.

When people are sad, I let them colour in my tattoos. Sometimes all they need is a shoulder to crayon.

My husband and I both have the common cold. He’s requested a priest and his family to be by his bedside I’ll get right on that as soon as I nish the laundr y, wash the dishes and mow the lawn.

I don’t subscribe to many magazines, but if they came out with Good Enough Housekeeping, that’s one I would read.

Bubba walked into a doctor’s o ce and the receptionist asked him what he had. Bubba said, “Shingles”. So she wrote down his name, address, health care number and told him to have a seat

Fifteen minutes later, a nurse’s aid came out and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba said again, “Shingles.” So she wrote down his height , weight , a complete medical histor y and told Bubba to wait in the examining room.

A half hour later, a nurse came in and asked Bubba what he had. Bubba again said, “Shingles.” So the nurse gave Bubba a blood test , a blood pressure test , an electrocardiogram, and told Bubba to take o all his clothes and wait for the doctor

An hour later, the doctor came in and asked Bubba what he had. Once again, Bubba said, “Shingles.”

The doctor asked, “Where?”

Bubba said, “Outside on the truck. Where do you want them?!!”

Wally Wrubleski

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Audrey Lett and her daughters Patricia Lett and Sherry Alstad honoured their husband and father (Glen Lett) by naming a bench in Jubilee Park after the former Camrose Composite High School principal and the Lett family. The family celebrated the naming of the bench on September 5.