Seniors' Scene

Soccer Vikings back on track

By Murray Green

The Augustana Vikings 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 September 16.

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

In the net, Kristi Bignell stopped all shots directed 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 championships will be held on October 29 at Concordia.

Hockey

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

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

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ber 1 in other pre-season games.

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

Basketball

The women’s and men’s Vikings travel to Red Deer to play the Queens and Kings on September 28 to take on the Queens and Kings in exhibition play. The season openers are on October 22 at 6 and 8 p.m.

Volleyball

Augustana takes on Ambrose, Olds, Concordia, Medicine Hat and Keyano at a pre-season tournament in Red Deer on October 1 and 2.

The Vikings host Concordia on October 15 at 6 and 8 p.m. for home openers.

Last Post marks veteran graves

By Murray Green

The Valleyview Cemetery 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 dignified funeral and burial, as well as a military gravestone, due to insufficient funds at the time of death.

“Its primary mandate is to deliver the Veterans Affairs Canada Funeral and Burial Program which provides funeral, burial and grave marking benefits for eligible Canadian and Allied Veterans. Another program to place a military style marker for veterans in unmarked graves after five years,” said Warrant Officer (retired) Glenn Miller, vicepresident, 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 government’s efforts towards advancing reconciliation and renewing the relationship with Indigenous peoples.

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

Indigenous Traditional Name Marking to add traditional names of Indigenous Veterans to existing military grave markers.

“In partnership with the Legion and the City of Camrose a large number of unmarked grave applications have been submitted 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 application 1-800-465-7113 or the Camrose Legion,” added Glenn.

More information can be viewed at https:// www.lastpostfund.ca/unmarked-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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