December 6, 2022 Camrose Booster

Christine McCord helps Shannon Saby look her finest for the City’s festive photo booth. Final touches to the masterpiece are made by Jayden Vikse, Tanya Pattullo and Jayda Calon.

Photo by Ron Pilger

City of Camrose administration presented 2023-24 draft budget to council

By Lori Larsen

City of Camrose Ad ministration presented City Council with a draft of the 2023-24 City Budget during the Committee of the Whole Council meeting held on December 5.

City of Camrose Finan cial Services general man ager Travis Bouck sum marized. “The Draft City Budget includes proposed tax increases of five per cent in 2023 and five per cent in 2024.”

According to Bouck these increases will offset the impact of high inflation, but also invest in the fol lowing key areas: increased resources for summer road maintenance and parks maintenance; improving services for scheduling of City facilities; investing in cybersecurity measures; in creasing economic develop ment activities and invest ing in system upgrades for permitting, licensing and as set management initiatives.

The 2023-24 City Draft Budget also includes increas es to water and wastewater rates of five per cent, in 2023 and five per cent in 2024, which Bouck explained off sets the inflationary costs and necessary funding of large future capital requirements. Increasing electricity fran chise fees from 15 per cent to 16 per cent in 2023 and

17 per cent in 2024 is pro posed in the 2023-24 City Draft Budget which is re quired to generate funding to offset provincial cuts to grants provided for munici pal infrastructure. “With out this we can’t fix roads, build playgrounds, etc.,” said Bouck.

“All in all, the average homeowner will likely be paying $17 more per month in 2023 and $18 more per month in 2024 property taxes, utility rates and franchise fees.”

Other significant chang es that residents may notice is a reduction of the Cart Fee for Solid Waste from $2.80 to $1 and a new Organics Pro cessing Fee of $1 per month on utility bills.

In addition, the Cam rose Regional Solid Waste Authority draft budget in cludes the transition from a landfill to a transfer sta

tion in 2023 which will result in some changes to service levels. “Reduced days of operation and in creased tipping fees will likely begin upon the trans fer station becoming opera tional which is expected in October, 2023 based upon the current draft budget of the Camrose Regional Solid Waste Authority,” ex plained Bouck.

In addition to present ing the City of Camrose 2023-24 Draft Budget to council on December 5, the City will be hosting a Budget open house on Thursday, December 8 from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Per forming Arts Centre, with a presentation by Mayor PJ Stasko at 6 p.m.

For more information on the City Draft budget visit the City of Camrose website at www.camrose.ca/budget

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What makes you laugh?

It’s “ho ho ho” season–and no lockdown! That got me thinking about things that make me laugh.

Naturally, somebody has re searched laughter. According to Robert Provine, Ph.D., who wrote a book called Laughter, “One of the remarkable things about laughter is that it occurs uncon sciously. You don’t decide to do it. While we can consciously inhibit it, we don’t consciously produce laughter. That’s why it’s very hard to laugh on command or to fake laughter.”

I started remembering cards, one-liners and incidents that made me laugh.

Front of a birthday card: “The years have been kind…” Inside the card: “…but gravity’s not doing you any favours!” I still get the giggles when I think about that card. ***

Provine said, “Laughter is social and contagious. We laugh at the sound of laughter itself. The first laughter appears at about 3.5 to four months of age, long before babies are able to speak. Laugh ter, like crying, is a way for a pre-verbal infant to interact with the mother and other caregivers.”

I remember going to conferences and hearing many knowledge able and interesting speakers. Fascinating stuff. Two days later the only things I remembered were the jokes.

Something my grandmother said about my father: “There must be music in him–because none ever came out.” ***

Provine: “Contrary to folk wisdom, most laughter is not about humour; it is about relationships between people. Over a 10-year period, we studied over 2,000 cases of naturally occurring laughter.

“We found that most laughter does not follow jokes. People laugh after a variety of statements such as ‘Here comes Mary,’ ‘How did you do on the test?’ and ‘Do you have a rubber band?’ These aren’t jokes.

“We don’t decide to laugh at these moments. Our brain makes the decision for us. These curious ha-ha-ha’s are bits of social glue that bond relationships.” ***

Mother’s Day card (I actually received this card): “Mom, I’m sorry you had all the pain, the agony, the anguish…”

Inside the card: “…but enough about my brother!”

My daughter thought this was funny. My son may have been less amused. ***

Provine: “No one has actually counted how much people of dif ferent ages laugh, but young children probably laugh the most. At ages five and six, we tend to see the most exuberant laughs. Adults laugh less than children, probably because they play less. And laughter is associated with play.” ***

Front of a birthday card (I actually received this one too): “One good thing about getting old…

Inside the card: “…Nobody wants to borrow your clothes.” ***

Here’s my all-time favourite laughter story–and it’s even true.

My dad was a stickler for safety. At work he was insistent about safety goggles and proper procedures for using machinery. At home when he mowed the lawn, no matter how hot the day, he put on coveralls and work boots and wore leather gauntlets. (Under the coveralls, he was still wearing his white shirt and tie!)

Once when Dad and Mom were in their seventies, Dad got up in the night to go to the bathroom. On the way back to bed, he stubbed his toe. It really hurt. He said some words.

A voice from Mom’s side of the bed said, “You mean you weren’t wearing your steel toed boots?”

They both started to laugh, and then they got the giggles. When one would begin to stop laughing, the other would start again. As Dad said, “Two old coots in the middle of the night, laughing their heads off in the dark.”

And that is my favourite mental image of my parents.

Actually, who cares why we laugh? We do and it’s fun. The phrase, “I could die laughing” might not be a bad way to go!

Happy ho-ho-ho season.

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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.

Disillusioned

The Premier realizes she may make mistakes and does not seem to be in hiding, is what I read in a paper. I seem to remember our representative going into hiding after not read ing an essay.

The Premier would like to know what her mis takes might be. Dragging out the senior cheques for six months is a mistake. Some of us have figured out that the last cheque will probably come just before an election. I will admit, I forget more than I should, but a cheque from her will not be what helps me make a decision. And how much more does it cost to make out six rather than just one cheque?

An election is a few months away and things probably will not be get ting better. As long as the grocery companies and the gas companies continue to make record profits. I know, I know, if only I had re membered to buy shares in them. It would not surprise me to find out they are big supporters of her party, despite limits.

Disillusioned in Camrose.

Pat Barott, Camrose

Dire Straits

Me thinks Albertans are sailing towards very dire straits in the short term, headed for the rocks; our Premier’s opinions and her “finger on the pulse”

of Albertans seems to be gleaned from callers to her as host of a radio talk show.

Not much chance of reasonable moderation/ advice when her major ad visor is the former head of the Reform party, Preston Manning, who made a ca reer of wandering about in a political wasteland with few listeners (until Premier Jason Kenney and Danielle Smith came along).

Surely there is someone “out there” with the skills and knowledge to read a nautical chart, determine wind direction and adjust the sails.

Will those people please step up?

Lynn Clark, Camrose

SILENT DONATION

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Camrose Kinettes member Amanda Dyer, left, accepts $500 for the Silent Santa program from Camrose Royal Purple member Irene Gartner. Silent Santa provides toys for less fortunate children at Christmas time.

CHRISTMAS CHEER

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Camrose Merry Christmas Fund member Dale Debnam, left, accepts $500 for the hamper program from Camrose Royal Purple member Doreen Kelly. The Fund provides enough food for a day for local families who struggle during the holidays.

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Camrose author Lynne Harley received a gold medal from Global Book Awards for her What If

Could? title that was released last summer. On November 17, she spoke about her positive message in the book at the Mirror Lake Centre, SOS Café.

• In October, the CCHS Students’ Union organized a “Food Bank Frenzy” which produced a substantial donation to the Food Bank. Consequently, Food Bank Chair man Anne Laskosky presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Leah Ganes from the CCHS Students’ Union and Students’ Union Advisors Patrice Johnson and Alex Oliver

• At a recent meeting of the Rotary Club, a turkey donated by Safeway was raffled off. Carman Mason, Camrose Rotary Club President, presented the $150 proceeds to Food Bank Assistant Coordinator Audrey Hitman

• Colette Zwack, from Daysland, was the grand prize winner in the Daysland Knights of Columbus Car Raffle. Raffle committee Chairman Fred Weinkauf and Battle River Dodge Sales Manager Art Gainsforth presented Colette with the keys to her new 1997 Chrysler Intrepid. Second prize winner of a 1997 Metro Hatchback Coupe was Jody Lindstrand, while Shawna Hays from Strome was the third prize winner of a home entertainment centre.

• Duggan Cinemas opened this week, offering movie-goers a new experience with five screens featuring the latest in high-tech equipment, including full surround sound. Manager Helen Munro reported that Magic Lanter n Theatres, owners of Duggan Cinemas, had invested over $1 million to renovate the for mer IGA location into a state-of-the-art facility. The total seating capacity of all five theatres is 884.

• Camrose Co-op Store opened for business on Thursday, November 30, 1972. Crowds of shoppers braved the wind and snow to inspect the new 13,000 sq. ft. store. Luther Olson is the President of the Camrose Co-op Board of Directors and Al Thurstan is the Manager of the new store. Membership was approaching the 2,000 mark.

• An Alberta-wide Environment Week Poster Contest was held in conjunction with Canadian Environment Week October 8-14. W inners were picked in each grade from nearly 3,000 entries received. Lance Holdsworth, age 8, a student at Hay Lakes School, was declared the winner for the Grade 4 group.

• The Central Alberta Sub Sectional Skating Competitions, sanctioned by the Canadian Figure Skating Club, were held in Camrose. Mrs. Margaret Prestage of Camrose was chair man of the local committee in charge of arrangements. About 70 skaters participated, both boys and girls. Max McLean, President of the Camrose Lions Club, presented 22 medals which were all donated by the Lions. Camrose skaters who placed in the competition were: In Juvenile 2B Ladies’ Joanne Rolf 2nd and Mar ne Tur nbull 5th; in Juvenile A Ladies’ Singles, Janet MacQuarrie 4th and Wanda Foehler 5th; in Ladies’ Pairs Holly Andreassen and Mar ne Tur nbull 5th; in Juvenile 1 Ladies’ Singles Susan Peterson 5th; in Pre Juvenile Girls’ Singles Bonnie Bailey 1st and Jeannette Godin 4th.

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Daysland Hospital physician hours

By Lori Larsen

Alberta Health Services announced that the Daysland Health Centre Emergency Department (ED) will continue to be without overnight on-site physician coverage Monday to Thursday throughout December.

The ED will be closed from 10 p.m to 7 a.m., Mon day to Thursday, due to a lack of physician coverage during those times. Week end physician coverage for the ED remains in place.

The ED will continue to be open seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.,

Monday through Thursday, and 24 hours a day, Friday through Sunday.

Patients presenting to the Residents are reminded to telephone Health Link at 811, which is available 24/7, for non-emergency, health-related questions.

Temporary closure of Tofield Emergency

By Murray Green

The Tofield Health Centre Emergency Depart ment (ED) will be tempo rarily closed overnights in December due to staffing challenges.

As of December 1, the ED will be closed from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. seven days a week, and will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Patients presenting to the ED during the hours of closure will be referred to emergency departments in surrounding communities or to the local medical clinic for follow-up with a family physician, as appropriate. EMS will divert patients to facilities in Camrose or Viking for emergency care, as needed.

Residents are reminded to call Health Link at 811, which is available 24/7, for non-emergency, healthrelated questions. Patients are asked to call 911 if they have a medical emergency.

AHS is grateful for the support of surround ing health care centres and medical staff, and thank the community for its pa tience and understanding during this time.

AHS will continue to work toward resuming reg ular operating hours in the New Year.

Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system.

Crush grab first place

By Murray Green

The Camrose Crush de feated the Morinville Kings in a wild 7-5 contest in the North Central Hockey League, November 26.

RJ Reed and Ryley Bennefield led the offen sive charge with four points each. After a scoreless opening period, the teams exploded for seven tallies in the middle frame. Dayton Murray started Camrose off with a marker. Reed, on a power play, Bennefield and Cole Gibson garnered the other goals. In the third, the Kings scored on a power play before Camrose fought back with three tal lies. Reed netted two and Jarod Hovde added a single marker on an unassisted play. Netminder Connor Dobberthien turned away 52 of the 57 shots he faced.

The next home game for the Crush is on December 10 when they host the Lacombe Generals at 8 p.m.

Canada Post assists Daysland School

By Murray Green

The Canada Post Com munity Foundation in formed 101 organizations across the country that they will receive a grant to support their efforts to im prove the lives of Canadian children and youth.

A total of $1.3 million in grants were awarded for this year. The recipients in clude grassroots organiza tions from every province and territory.

Local funds went to assist the Society of the

Friends of Daysland School.

There were also up to three $50,000 Signature Grants for organizations with a national scope and a new annual Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation Signature Grant. Little Warriors from Sherwood Park is one of the proud recipients of a Signature Grant, which is the biggest category of grants offered.

Canada Post is com mitted to fostering recon ciliation with Indigenous Peoples, including through

funding of community pro grams that support Indig enous children and youth. All 2022 grant recipients are listed on the Canada Post Community Founda tion website.

This year’s stamp, is sued on September 19, will raise funds for distribution in 2023 and is available for purchase. Stamp booklets can be purchased and do nations made at local post offices, with funds going to organizations that operate in the province or territory

in which they are raised.

Established in 2012, the Foundation is a regis tered charity that operates at arm’s length from Can ada Post. It has granted more than $12.3 million to 1,100 initiatives for chil dren and youth nationwide.

To donate to the Cana da Post Community Foun dation, purchase a booklet of stamps at a local post of fice or visit canadapost.ca/ community

Lions Grey Cup raffle winners

By Lori Larsen

The Lions Grey Cup raffle ended with a few hap py winners in Camrose.

The first quarter wind er was Randy Sroka, second quarter was Owen More and third quarter winner was Roland Richard, each taking home a cool $100 cash.

The final score winner was Gordie Blatz pocketing $300, just in time for the holiday season.

The remaining pro ceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Rose City Handivan Society.

Hoss &

share: $1,926✽

This is Hoss and Alison. In 2021, they got a $1,946 profit share return. They put their share towards a new ice machine for their Castor store, The Liquor Pig. Ice sales have been netting them extra profits ever since. When you run a small business, extra revenue makes a difference, says Hoss. Alison says it helps support important product research, like their upcoming wine tour through the southern Okanagan. Oh, the sacrifices of business ownership!

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Merry Christmas Fund falling short

By Murray Green

The Camrose Merry Christmas Fund and Christ mas Hamper Program was launched 57 years ago.

Margaret and Chuck MacLean were thinking about doing something worthwhile and meaningful for those who are in a less fortunate position at Christ mas time, so they started the fund.

“This year, we have reached $24,000, but we need to raise $35,000 to pay for the food hampers that we deliver. I’m told that more families are in need of large hampers, so I’m thinking the cost may go up. We need more than 300 hampers,” said fund co-chair Morris Henderson.

The Camrose Merry Christmas Fund works in conjunction with the Cam rose and District Neighbor Aid Center. The fund is an independent non-profit charity that collects money from the community and uses it to purchase large quantities of food to be packaged as Christmas hampers.

The Neighbor Aid Cen ter receives names of people considered less fortunate from many sources, in cluding social services, the churches of Camrose and many people phoning in on behalf of someone they think is in need.

For many years the organization packed and delivered more than 200 hampers. Now the number of hampers has ranged from 200 to 280 each year.

“Our fundraising goal for this year is $35,000 so that we can provide 300 food hampers,” said Morris.

You can help support this worthwhile cause by making a cash or cheque do nation at the Royal Bank or Camrose Fire Hall.

Volunteer your time to assist with packing or deliv ering hampers. They start packing on Wednesday, December 14 and deliver on Saturday, December 17 starting at 9 a.m.

Consider promoting a donation to the Camrose Merry Christmas Fund at staff Christmas par ties, rather than spending money on small gifts for coworkers.

CHEER FUND

For more informa tion email mchampers@ telus.net. Donations can be mailed to Camrose Merry Christmas Fund, c/o Morris Henderson, 3412-61A Street, Camrose, AB T4V 3M2.

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Camrose Merry Christmas Fund member Dale Debnam, second from left, received $300 from Camrose Elks Lodge members Gerry Czapp, Simone Borst and Jason Silbernagle.

Volleyball girls at provincials

By Murray Green

The Camrose Compos ite high school senior vol leyball teams competed in provincial championships on November 24 to 26.

Camrose won their zone championship, but went 1-4 at provincials. The Trojans defeated RF Staples from Westlock 25-22, 10-25 and 15-6. However, they lost to Strathcona, the host Leth bridge squad, Springbank and Peace River.

Strathcona, the winner

of their pool, placed fourth in the tournament. On the boy’s side, the Trojans also went 1-4. They defeated McCoy (Medicine Hat) 25-20, 20-25 and 15-6. They lost to Barrhead, but stole a 41-39 game, Peace River, Cochrane and Strathcona.

Barrhead went on to win provincials, beating Peace River in the final. Cochrane, who won the pool, placed fourth to show the Trojans they were in a tough pool in Lethbridge.

Kinettes toy drive assists children

By Murray Green

The Camrose Kinette Club is in danger of not meeting the demand for gifts in the Silent Santa program.

“We packed up very few

items last year to carry us over. We are in short sup ply of gifts for children of all ages,” said club member Kathy Schwab.

“Although our toy drive

on 48th Avenue was last Sat urday, we are still short of toys, games, books and cloth ing for all ages. You can still drop off items at the Duggan Mall, Superstore, Shuman Insurance, Peavey Mart and Canadian Tire,” Kathy said.

“We accept cash dona tions or gift cards which are used to purchase gifts for children where donations have run short,” added Ki nette president Amanda Dyer.

The group is looking for gifts for all ages however the most needed group is those

12 and up. Gift ideas include hair dryers, pocket books, gift cards for fast food restau rants, bowling gift certifi cates, swimming passes and movie gift certificates.

“The hampers are packed and passed off to the Merry Christmas Fund who then distributes the toys with the food hampers,” Amanda added.

Cash donations can also be dropped off at Shuman Insurance. If you have, ques tions about Silent Santa call 780-678-4496.

Deadline for donations is December 17, but the club will be collecting past the due date in order to provide gifts to as many children as possible.

To have your name add ed to the Silent Santa list visit www.neighboraid.ca and read the instructions on how to apply. You can also call Neighbor Aid at 780-679-3221. Toy and food hampers will be delivered December 17th by commu nity volunteers. Tax receipts are not issued.

SILENT SANTA Murray Green, Camrose Booster Camrose Kinette Club members, from left, Erin Upton, Kathy Schwab, Stephanie Hvenegaard, Kin Kid Ayva Bruneau and Camrose Firefighter Tony Pauls collected toys for the Silent Santa program. Kinettes still need items for all age groups.

Milestone reflections

By Arnold Malone

It is Christmas time. It is also my birthday month. This month, I finished 85 years. It is a milestone birthday that prompts a few reflections.

My first thoughts are about how lucky I am. There was nothing that I did that caused me to be born in Canada. Of the 193 countries in the world, I had the great fortune to be born in the best one. In a lottery that offers nationhood, pretend that becoming Canadian would be easier with a draw from only those countries that had names beginning with the letter “C”. Now, the chance of being Canadian is improved from one out of 193 to just one out of 18. So, it could be Canada, but it could also be Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Chile, Columbia, Republic of Congo, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Cuba, Czech Republic. Phew! Was I ever lucky.

Life is short. Long ago, Grand Chief Crowfoot voiced, “In a little while, I will be gone from among you. What is life? It is like the flash of the firefly in the night, it is as the breath of the buffalo in the winter time.” In 85 short years, so much has changed. What follows are a few changes that I once knew were utterly impossible.

Humans can walk on the moon; we can make bank deposits at midnight; television can have 500 channels (except you need a nine year old for start up); small towns no longer have post offices; prairie towns no longer have grain elevators; most homes do not have a phone book; we can send a message to Prince Edward Island and have a response in minutes; back-up cameras guide reverse driving; a voice in a car provides directions; photo film is not available; many adults do not know how to write a cheque; you can go to church with holes in your blue jeans; you can live without cash; the price of popcorn and a soft drink cost as much as a movie; a phone in your pocket has as much information as the library of parliament; people buy food for pets; you can make a purchase from your bed at 1:30 a.m.; tourists can go into outer space; there are more horses than in the 1930s (saddle horses, not draft); people sit side by side texting each other; thongs with slim cords are no longer footwear; women play hockey; men wash dishes; children need to be accompanied to walk to school; handwriting is no longer taught; cars can run on electricity; there is no left-foot button to dim car lights; every day there is another mattress sale; persons in small towns and on farms lock their doors; bodies can be cremated; baseball players earn more money than world leaders; shirts don’t need to be ironed; we don’t rotate storm windows; women can be doctors, lawyers, and executives; we pay to put air in our tires; family members may not eat at a table or at the same time; people eat in restaurants just for entertainment; farm machinery can be driven by a satellite; newspapers struggle to stay solvent; couples may consider marriage optional; cars can be locked without a key; many churches are closed forever; even members of the Rotary Club no longer use a rotary phone; and thank goodness, we don’t take castor oil any more.

The worst change during my lifetime is that the world’s human population grew by six billion. Most current issues now flow from that unfortunate fact.

Check the Guinness Book of World Records One sentence above might be the longest ever printed in The Camrose Booster

Midnight Madness

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster Seven-year-old Paisley McArthur was all smiles posing with Mrs. Claus and Santa during Camrose Midnight Madness held on November 25.

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

Led by conductor Darryl Dewalt of the Camrose United Church, EmBellish provided the sounds of Christmas.

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster

Shoppers and visitors delighted in an old-fashioned horse-drawn wagon ride around the downtown core.

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Five properties designated as historical resources

By Lori Larsen

During the City of Camrose regular council meeting held on Novem ber 21, council gave three readings and ultimately approved five bylaws des ignating five properties in Camrose as Municipal His toric Resources, effective February 1, 2023.

The five properties des ignated are: 4802-49 Street, 4831-48 Street, 4801-49 Street, 4810-48 Street, and 4706-48 Street.

City of Camrose Plan ning and Development manager Aaron Leckie ex plained that City adminis tration had received appli cations from the registered owners of the aforemen tioned properties, request ing designation of Munici pal Historic Resources.

The Heritage Survey and Inventory identifies 41 historic or culturally signif icant sites within the City of Camrose and currently the City has six registered Heritage Resources.

Leckie explained that this was an exciting mo ment for the City, Heritage Advisory Committee and many of the property own ers and how administration arrived at councils’ consid eration of Municipal His toric Designation for these five properties.

“In 2011, the City, in partnership with the Prov ince of Alberta (including funding), undertook Heri tage Survey and Inventory, which is the establishment of Statement of Signifi cance on 41 properties in Camrose to identify what aspect about them, so cially, culturally or histori cally are worth protecting,” said Leckie adding that it doesn’t provide any abil ity to protect the resources, just identify them.

“In 2017, the Heritage Ad visory Committee was formed after deliberations regarding a rezoning and the form and character of a home.”

Leckie said that part of the terms of reference identi fied that the Heritage Advi sory Committee is to advise council on matters related to historic resources and mu nicipal heritage polices.

According to Leckie, in 2021, City Council of the time, approved the Heri tage Advisory Committee business case to establish a Heritage Management Plan for Camrose (also in part funded by the Prov ince of Alberta), and pro vided actions for the next 10 years to better manage those historic resources.

“The Plan moves be

yond just identifying the re sources, to actually taking the action to engage with those owners, protect those resources and ensure that it does speak to a certain period of time in Camrose and that they are worth protecting.”

Leckie said that the ad dition of these five proper ties extended beyond the target of designating two additional historic resourc es a year. “I know the Heri tage Advisory Committee looks forward to continuing discussions with many oth er owners that are on the inventory and they are also looking at updating the in ventory next year and add ing resources that can be protected in future years.”

Leckie said that while the municipality does have the authority to designate properties without home owners consent, admin istration and the Heri tage Advisory Committee, through the Heritage Man agement Plan, took the approach of having home owners make the applica tion and understand what it means to have a Heritage Municipal Resource. “In cluding restrictions and op portunities for renovation and rehabilitation and fur ther opportunities for part nership with the Province for access to a significant stream of grant funding, up to $50,000 per year for res toration.”

Leckie stressed the im portance of having home owners with a vested inter est in having their proper ties designated as a Munic ipal Historic Resource and realizing what it means to have a historic resource.

“What it means for the community of Camrose and what it means for them go ing forward as home own ers and future homeowners and the importance of those properties as described in the Statements of Signifi cance, speaks a lot to this community.

“Also, the success ad ministration has had and the privilege of working with many homeowners in historic areas, that are will ing to step up to the plate and undertake this impor tant initiative so that Cam rose will be reminded of the past and these homes are preserved in the best way they can moving forward.”

For more information on the Heritage Manage ment Plan go to www. camrose.ca/en/your-gov ernment/resources/Docu ments/Heritage_Manage ment_Plan.pdf

CHASE THE ACE

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

Chase the Ace’s Draw 33 winner of $604 was Re/Max Real Estate Camrose. Representing Re/Max were Glenda Strauss, Lisa Rohr, Michelle Majeski and Glen Vinet, who received the funds from Gerry Czapp, left, and exalted ruler Jason Silbernagle. They chose OSCAR Child Care Society as its charity of choice.

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Wildlife lesson learned

We were visited by a muskrat last weekend. We thought it was so fuzzy and cute, waddling around outside of our house, leav ing the coolest tracks with footprints on each side and a tail drag mark down the middle. I stepped outside onto the concrete patio in my slippers to take photos and a video of the little crit ter. He was in my strawber ry planters when I started the video, happily munch ing on the hay that is on top of the plants for the winter.

I said, “Hey, what do you think you’re doing in my straw berries?” He slid down, slowly making his way toward me while I continued to video. Then suddenly he lunged at me from the snow onto the patio and started to run at me! I hollered at him in my stern, back-off-animals voice, completely forgot to turn off the video, and raced back through the door. The muskrat kept wandering around, and then started scratching at the door.

My husband, who built our house, is quite protec tive of it getting damaged. He decided the muskrat, while cute and furry, needed to go back to his own home. He grabbed a shovel as he went outside and was sur prised when the muskrat lunged at him and bit the shovel. My husband escorted it back to the trees in the shovel, and we didn’t see him again. The video was quite funny, and has me telling my family what just happened since I hadn’t turned it off.

(My brother later told me that sometimes muskrats go exploring in the winter, or have domestic squabbles and somebody gets kicked out of the lodge. No wonder he arrived so cantankerous if he had just been kicked out!)

That afternoon, as we had an epic game of Settlers of Catan Cities and Knights, whenever I looked outside, my daughter asked if I was looking for my “attacker”. The kids all thought it was quite hilarious, Mom and then Dad being attacked by a vicious, but small and cute muskrat. After supper that night, I said that we had learned an im portant lesson–all wild creatures need their space. My daughter said, “Mom, we already knew that.” Okay, so maybe it was a reminder of something we already knew.

Of course, this is a lesson that I know when it ap plies to large creatures. Once, in our pre-children era, my husband and I went for a hike in the mountains with a good friend. We set up a tent, then hiked across a steep area over to a wild hot spring that we knew about nearby. We relaxed there for quite awhile, then our friend headed back to our camp area. After a bit, he radi oed us on our walkie talk ie that we had along (this was way before everyone carried a cell phone). He said that there was a griz zly bear above him, rolling rocks down the moun tain while it searched for food. Our friend set about preparing a pot of boiling water in case it came too close. We cautiously made our way back to the tent on the trail below the bear.

Normally, we would have started cooking supper at that point, but there was no way we could do that with a bear so close by. We quickly packed everything back up, keeping an eye on where the grizzly was. By this time, it was growing dark. We put our backpacks on and hiked down the mountain with our headlamps on, making lots of noise and arriving back at the truck along the highway late at night. I had never been so grateful to see my vehicle as I was then. We had definitely known to give that particular kind of wild creature its space.

Last weekend, it was the muskrat’s cuteness that tricked me. Perhaps my muskrat lesson was that even small, cute-looking wild creatures need their space.

Churchmice play offers comedy, drama

THE YOUNG

By Murray Green

The Bold, the Young, and the Murdered is the lat est masterpiece performed by the local Churchmice Players.

You can still view this play at the Bailey Theatre on December 8, 9 and 10 with dinner at 6 and play at 7:30 p.m. You will enjoy the evening filled with din ing, laughter and drama. Churchmice Players have brought together a bril liantly talented cast in this hilarious murder mystery comedy.

The local cast disguise the real FBI agent in the show really well. Who is undercover and who is the murderer? Test your detec

tive skills as you watch the story unfold.

The writing of the origi nal script by Don Zolidis could have been better and tighter, but the Churchmice Players overshadowed the shortcomings with amazing directing (Mike Hicks) and acting skills.

The storyline begins with a second rate day-time show in its last days: its hunky hero has self-esteem issues, its villainous old man is more interested in soup and its heroines are slightly psychopathic.

The executive producer gives the squabbling cast an ultimatum: Complete one episode overnight or the show dies. But when the

director ends up murdered, and other cast members start dropping like flies, it seems like his threat might actually come true. Can these misfits discover the murderer before the show is literally killed off?

The cast from Church mice Players are Dale Adam, Ethan Carr, Veron ica Dennis, Brian Dumont, Ryerson Kowalchuk, Bailey Lassesen, Andrew Little, Max MacIntyre, Bradley Moshuk, Marla Moshuk, Alex Novakowski, Carolyn Olson, Kevin Schole and Vanessa Torkelson.

Contact the boxoffice@ baileytheatre.com or phone 780-672-5510 for tickets or more information.

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Carolyn Olson and Marla Moshuk rehearse their lines in the Churchmice Players version of the play The Bold, The Young and The Murdered murder mystery comedy that will be showing at the Bailey Theatre, December 8, 9 and 10.

COUNTRY CHRISTMAS

Mike Taylor Photo Country singer Lisa Brokop sang songs of Christmas during the Downtown Camrose Midnight Madness event on November 25. Brokop and band played at the Bailey Theatre.

PERFORMANCES FOR YOU

Sometimes the best gift is one you can experience. Call the box office at the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre and get a gift certificate that creates memories. SeeitLive, Camrose Live.

Snow angels

By Lori Larsen

Enjoying a walk in the outdoors can be challenging during the winter months, having to sometimes tra verse slippery, snow-cov ered sidewalks.

In an effort to ensure residents can still enjoy the great outdoors, Walkable Camrose in partnership with the City of Camrose and the Camrose Seniors Coalition is operating the Snow Angels program, the goal of which is to promote a safe winter walking envi ronment for everyone in the community.

“We do this by recogniz ing those who give of their time and energy to clear snow from sidewalks and walkways for a friend or neighbour who can’t,” said Walkable Camrose chair person Emily Sangster. “These generous people are our Snow Angels.”

The program is simple. Residents are encouraged to contact Walkable Cam rose at walkablecamrose@ gmail.com or send a mes sage through the Walkable Camrose Facebook page anytime they have seen or know of a “Snow Angel” who assists others with clearing sidewalks.

“Just send us the name and address of the person who benefits from the Snow Angel’s help, and we will deliver a certificate signed by Mayor Stasko for that person to give their Snow Angel,” explained Sangster. “To respect the Snow An gel’s privacy, we don’t ask for their name or contact information.”

Walkable Camrose has been active since 2012 as a committee of local social service organizations, City staff, provincial agencies, and interested citizens.

The mission of Walk able Camrose is to recog nize and promote the value of walking for recreation and transportation, with four specific priority areas:

• promoting safe and healthy environments for all citizens

• promoting increased in clusive mobility for all citizens

• promoting built envi ronments that enhance walkability

• and promoting a culture of walking.

For more information on Walkable Camrose, con tact through email at walk ablecamrose@gmail.com.

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS

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The Our Lady of Mount Pleasant Royals 2A volleyball team celebrated winning the top banner and gold medals at provincials on November 26.

By Murray Green

The Our Lady of Mount Pleasant (OLMP) Royals senior boys volleyball team captured the 2A provin cials on November 24 to 26.

The Camrose team went undefeated in pool

play with wins over Notre Dame, La Crete, Oilfields, Rundle and Immanuel Christian to place first heading into the playoff round.

games to reach the final match. The Royals beat Kate Andrews School 2-1 to earn the gold med als. Edmonton Christian went on to grab the bronze medals. LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES CynthiaMarks

The

automotive section

of Balcom relishes driving his El Camino

By Murray Green Gary Balcom of Cam rose owns a 1971 GMC El Camino.

“I picked up this car in Edson. It had a horrible life, so I decided to bring it back home and make it a real car again,” said Gary.

“Someone really drove it hard and hit everything they could find. Everything is new on this car, the mo tor, transmission, suspen sion, body, doors and hood. Everything is new except the frame,” explained Gary.

“I’ve had over 70 El Caminos. Ever since I was a little kid, I really liked the El Camino. They are different and not every one has one. It is a car, but can haul like a half-ton. They are a full frame car/truck. For me, it was a toss up be tween getting a 1970 or ’71. Since I have a 1970 Chev elle, I decided to get a ’71 El Camino,” he shared.

The Chevrolet El Cami no is a coupe utility vehicle that was produced by Chev rolet between 1959-60 and 1964-87. Unlike a standard pickup truck, the El Cami no was adapted from the standard two-door Chevro let station wagon platform and integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body.

“I built the car to be original, except for the rims. It has a 300 horse power 350 engine with a Turbo 400 transmission behind it, which is pretty

much stock. This was an original small block car so I replaced it with what it had before,” he added.

“The only thing dif ferent is the colour. It was brown before. Now it is Honda 2020 blue. I like how

FUN FACTS

Although based on corresponding General Motors car lines, the vehicle is classified in the United States as a pickup. GMC’s badge engineered El Camino vari ant, the Sprint, was introduced for the 1971 model year. The 1971 El Camino got fresh front-end styling (again shared with the Chevelle) that included large power beam single unit headlights, a reworked grille and bumper and integral park/signal/marker lights. For 1971, mandated lower-octane unleaded fuel neces sitated a reduction in engine compression, and GM’s AIR system, a smog pump, was added to control tail pipe emissions.

Power and performance were reduced. Engine of ferings for 1971 included the 250-six, small-block V8s of 307 and 350 cubic inches; and big block V8s of 402 and 454-cubic-inch displacements. Horsepower ratings of those engines for 1971 ranged from 145 for the six to 365 for the 454. A rebadged El Camino, the GMC Sprint debuted in 1971. It shared the same engine and transmission offerings as its Chevrolet counterpart.

The 1971 editions had the least production with 41,606 units made. The 1972 El Caminos wore singleunit parking and side marker lights on their front fenders, outside of a revised twin-bar grille, but little changed.

TRUCK TOUGH

this looks black in certain lighting,” said Gary.

“This El Camino is pretty plain. It has power steering, power brakes and really big sway bars. That is pretty much it for options,” he laughed.

“Stereos and power windows were very rare in pre-’72 models. Just lap belts and the motor is ex actly what you get. This is a check the oil, check the gas and go for a drive kind of car. This was built to drive. If you want to go to Calgary, you jump in and go. You don’t have to worry about it overheating or any thing, it was built to drive,” said Gary.

“I like the looks because they are different. You are not going to see one on ev ery corner. When people see nice cars, they know ex actly who owns it. Owning a one-of-a-kind car is some thing specia, at least in my mind. I built this car for me, not anyone else. That is why it is the way it is,” said Gary.

“I like to go to car

shows, but not sit there for six hours. I like to hit three on a weekend, go talk to some people and leave,” Gary said.

“One thing I’ve learned over the years is that if GM spent millions on making

the car ride this way, I don’t need to spend thousands on after market stuff to change it. GM is smarter than I am and that is the way I look at it. I like to have everything stock.”

and repor t on these k inds of topics And, our readers want to see what interests you! Contact Murray Green, News Repor ter Phone 780.672.3142 Email murrayg@camrosebooster.com

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

This 1971 El Camino rides smooth like a car, but is built truck tough by owner Gary Balcom. The El Camino offered style and carrying capacity for automobiles owners who didn’t want to drive a half-ton around town.

an ambulance

By Lori Larsen

After one-year hia tus, Stuff an Ambulance returns on December 10 for its 14th annual event, in the Safeway parking lot, 6008-48 Avenue, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Under the umbrella of Alberta Health Services, Camrose Emergency Med ical Services (EMS) will be parking ambulances and stuffing them with donations for the Camrose Neighbor Aid Center Food Bank.

Members of the Cam rose Emergency Medical Services and Community Response Team and vol unteers will be accepting donations of food and non food items (see lists below), and cash or gift cards

appreciated. “It has been hard on everybody. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to give back a little bit.”

The event also offers members of the commu nity a chance to talk to and get to know the public service employees who are responding to their needs, often in the most dire of times.

“We always look for ward to these events, because we can talk to the community and get to know the people around and let them know that we love responding to them.”

Items for dona tion include nonperish able items such as any canned items, specifi cally fish or meat (flaked chicken, ham), pasta and pasta sauce, peanut but ter, canned soups (vege table/mushroom/chunky), canned fruit or vegetables, soup crackers, granola bars, cookies, crackers, juice boxes, fruit cups and pudding cups.

Non-food items needed include: toilet paper, soap, shampoo and deodorant.

Event organizer, Pri mary Care Paramedic Laura Rinas is delighted that once again members of EMS will be out serving the community in another fashion.

“We are so grateful to be able to put this event on each year and are thank ful for the community of Camrose,” said Rinas.

Recognizing the importance of ensuring everyone in the commu nity can experience food security, Rinas said the donations are greatly

Cash donations will be used to help purchase food and other items needed, such as fresh fruit and vegetables.

Camrose Safeway will be selling pre-pack aged hampers for anyone wishing to donate to the Food Bank or the Stuff an Ambulance initiative.

On December 10, drive towards the flashing lights in the Safeway parking lot and make a donation and help make the holiday sea son more enjoyable for all Camrosians.

ROTARY CARES

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

The Rotary Club of Camrose member Lou Henderson, left, presented the winning Rotary Cares $1,000 prize in October to Elaine Taylor. The proceeds from the draw go towards community and youth leadership projects such as Air and Army Cadets.

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster EMS members and volun teers help out at the 2019 Stuff and Ambulance event.

ÉCCHS Wall of Fame 2022

By Lori Larsen

The newest inductees to the École Camrose Composite High School Wall of Fame were cel ebrated at a luncheon and cere mony held on November 18 at the ÉCCHS library.

Inductees Micheal Holmes, Dr. Jennifer Watt, Cliff Drever and Tom Spila were joined by family, friends, committee board members, students and guests during a luncheon and the official ceremony.

In the usual fashion, guests rose as the inductees were for mally piped in by piper Alex Oli ver, then one by one, the induct ees were introduced by ÉCCHS students and then inductees shared a bit about their stories and words of wisdom for current Grade 12 students.

Emcee Jim Ofrim, past ÉCCHS principal, opened the formal ceremony with a brief his tory on the Wall of Fame. “When we first came up with this Wall of Fame a number of years ago, we did so for three main reasons. First, to recog nize former students and teachers who have estab lished themselves as lead ers in their chosen voca tions and who have also made significant contri butions to society.

“Second, to celebrate the proud history of CCHS (now ÉCCHS) which to day’s inductees and all these retired teachers (present at the ceremony) have helped contribute to.

“Third, to inspire stu dents and challenge your selves in future careers and in the service to oth ers.”

Prior to hearing from the 2022 inductees, 2021 inductee Dr. John Patti son-Williams, who was unable attend the day’s ceremony, was introduced.

Introducing 2022 Wall of Fame inductee Micheal Holmes was Janaya Iverson.

Micheal began with a little humour. “Just to be clear, there is not a teacher in this school who would have ever expected that I would be here today.”

He spoke briefly about his work with the Government of Canada and the connection be tween Camrose and where he has gone in life. “I am a proud Canadi an and I think that is something that has been primary in choos ing that career option and work ing over the course of 33 years in the job I have chosen.”

Micheal described employment with the Canadian government and the opportunities it offers. “It is important we have representa tion from everyone across the coun try in those institutions.”

He related his experience in his career, particularly working in the policy field and being afforded the opportunity to travel abroad and that he is currently based in Washington.

He said that growing up, he al ways had an interest in history and politics (to some extent). “It was something that was always talked about at our dinner table, some

thing that was ever present in a lot of ways and there were opinions ex pressed around our dinner table.”

Michael said that after a dis cussion with his mother on what he could do with his future, and upon her suggestion to become a diplomat, he studied political sci ence and eventually moved to Ot tawa to pursue that career.

He spoke about the four key factors he believes impact career choices: good fortune, good luck, hard work and taking risks.

In relating his connection to Camrose he said, “It has provided me with a source of strength and support, a cache of life experienc es, a practical awareness of how many Canadians live day to day and what matters to them that I have tried to bring to the work force over the last 33 years.”

Student Emmanuel Pasto lero introduced 2022 inductee Dr. Jennifer Watt.

“We need to recognize that the high school experience is not always easy for everyone, for all sorts of reasons.”

Jennifer shared her final thoughts with students to remain interested, ask questions, be curi ous, raise a protest, be fierce and search for justice.

“We need people who are curious and are passionate and willing to stand up and ask hard questions and demand complex, difficult and messy answers. You are who we need.”

Student Lyndon Simpson introduced 2022 inductee Cliff Drever.

Cliff began by saying he real ly enjoyed his time at CCHS (now ÉCCHS) and made many lifetime friends along the way.

He related his journey as, what he admitted to being, a lifelong entrepreneur beginning with the purchase of a cow with money he

achieve them both personally and professionally,” remarked Cliff. “I encourage you to figure out what it will take to make things hap pen and get at it.”

On a final note, Cliff said, “We live in a great country with highly skilled professionals who were able to attend our schools and universities and colleges.

“I recently had a stem cell transplant that was successful be cause of the skills that are taught in our schools and universities. These highly skilled profession als give us all the chance to live longer and healthier lives. As Ca nadians we are so fortunate.

Student Simone Doucet in troduced 2022 distinguished fac ulty member Tom Spila.

Spila, a retired music teach er of 44 years, humourously an nounced to the crowd of support ers and admirers of the amazing work he has done for the music program and students, that after so many years of renting their residence in Camrose, he and his wife Crystal finally purchased a home a couple years ago.“So I guess that means we are going to be here for a few more years.

“I feel that I have been very fortunate to have spent almost all of my teaching career here in Camrose,” commented Tom. “I have had wonder ful support from the com munity, school district, staff, parents, colleagues, students, especially ad ministration.”

Tom said that through his years of teaching at the Comp, he has been supported by administra tion in building a compre hensive music program that followed his personal philosophy.

Jennifer began with an touch ing tribute to her mother, “My mom is someone who has given so much to this community, made it her home and our home when we were growing up. So this recogni tion means a lot to her.”

Jennifer spoke about how hon oured she was to be among the oth er inductees and her connections to fellow inductee Michael Holmes, who held out a helping hand when she was a young student in Ottawa; and Tom Spila, who was her music teacher in high school and taught her that hard work and dedication always pays off and demonstrated the type of teacher she wanted to be, is and continues to be.

“I am a teacher educator now, so I teach teachers and I often think about the kind of teachers I had in my life. I had a lot of influ ential and memorable ones right here in this building.”

Jennifer recognized the stu dents present during the cere mony and throughout the school for the courage and strength they demonstrate to be themselves.

“I think it is one of the major reasons I became a high school teacher and one of the reasons it is a great honour to work in high school research, to try to find out ways to make schools more mean ingful and compassionate places.

saved from his paper route when he was in Grade 6. “My father al ways encouraged me to work hard and get at it. His best words (of wisdom) were ‘work harder or start earlier’. It pays dividends.”

Cliff said that growing up, he always had role models and advised students to do the same. “Find someone in the field you are interested in and ask them ques tions and you will just be amazed at how far they will go to help you become proficient in the field you are interested in. People really love to share with young people everything they know.”

He spoke about exploring ad ventures and how he and his wife, Bev, moved back to Camrose to take over the family fuel business and how pleased he is to see his family taking over that business today.

“We are very fortunate to have longevity in our family. My grand fathers put in 72 crops. One day, I was kind of bemoaning to him how tough this farming was and he said, ‘Eh, the first 50 years are the worse. Then it gets slightly better.’”

Cliff offered information on other business opportunities and tips on some of the challenges and successes.

“I believe that it is really im portant to challenge yourself and set goals and do what it takes to

“I had a philosophy in mind that every student should have the opportunity to be in volved in music and every student was entitled to a good experience.”

Tom thanked the phys ed de partment at CCHS (now ÉCCHS) for allowing him to “share” stu dents, so any student wanting both sporting and music opportunities were given that chance. “Talking to colleagues across the province, I know that is not the norm.”

Tom recognized colleague and friend Bob Bailey for his continued support and his work for provid ing excellent music programs and thanked support staff, students, the community and extended fam ily, but mostly his wife Crystal.

“Her advice played an impor tant part in developing the mu sic program. I have great ideas–many that wouldn’t have seen the light of day (if not for her help).”

Humbly recognizing that there were some students he may have been unable to reach, Tom apolo gized. “It was never my inten tion to create a confrontational relationship. I always pondered on things, maybe sometimes too much, before acting, but I like to think what I was doing was best for the students.”

On a final note, Tom advised students to take advantage of all that ÉCCHS has to offer.

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster

École Camrose Composite High School 2022 Wall of Fame inductees pictured left to right are Dr. Jennifer Watt, Micheal Holmes, Tom Spila and Cliff Drever.

David Alan Elroy Taeger

David Alan Elroy Taeger was born on November 12, 1943, to Larry and Aileen (Piirto) Taeger in Ontonagon, Michigan. He was the second youngest of six children, and grew up and attended school in Trout Creek, Michigan, graduating in 1961. He went on to study at Suomi College (Hancock, MI), Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN) and Northwestern Theological Seminary (St. Paul, MN) and worked summers for the Idaho forest service. David met the love of his life, Sharon Tofte, at Augsburg College, and they were married on August 12, 1967 at the Lutheran Seminary. Sharon became a teacher and, after an internship in Auburn, Washington, David was ordained as a Lutheran Pastor in 1969.

David’s career in the ministry took them to Port Alberni, BC, and it was there that their two children were born – Aaron (1971) and Andrea (1973). In 1975, he completed a year of Clinical Pastoral Education in Minneapolis before moving to Stony Plain, Alberta, where he served as pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (1976-1984) and as a Chaplain for the Good Samaritan Society (1976-1996) in Stony Plain and Edmonton. David and Sharon ventured up north to the Yukon, where they served Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Whitehorse (1996-2008) before retiring and moving to Camrose, Alberta in 2015, to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Spending time with family and watching their grandchildren grow brought them great joy.

All who knew David knew that he loved the outdoors – hunting and fishing from childhood on. He enjoyed making sausage with friends and was a great cook. True to his Finnish heritage, he enjoyed getting together for a hot sauna or a strong cup of coffee. He was an avid reader and a great listener, and always had a smile and story to share. David’s kind and compassionate nature touched the lives of many and his life was enriched by many friendships. After Sharon was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy in 2015, he cared for her at home for as long as possible and spent every day with her when she was in long term care. The spirit of generosity that he extended to others was equalled only by the gratitude that he felt for a life richly blessed. As he recently stated, when reflecting on his life, “When I look back now, I couldn’t have planned it any better.”

David passed away on November 22, 2022. He was predeceased by his parents Larry and Aileen; wife Sharon; and brothers Clifford, Lloyd and Gerald Taeger. He leaves behind his children Aaron (Terina) Taeger and Andrea Taeger (Daniel Wispinski); grandchildren Rebecca and Makayla Taeger, Hannah and Luke Wispinski; brother Robert Taeger and sister Jane Wiljanen; an aunt; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Cremation has taken place and a funeral will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church (4102-73 Street, Camrose) on December 9, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will take place at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to Canadian Lutheran World Relief, Hospice Society of Camrose and District, Trinity Lutheran Church (Whitehorse) Organ Restoration Fund in David’s name or to the charity of your choice.

Holly Lorraine Kaglar

December 4, 1959 ~ November 26, 2022

Holly Lorraine Kaglar of Airdrie, Alberta, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at the age of 62 years.

Holly Kaglar, aged 62, passed away embraced in the love of her family on November 26, 2022. Originally born to John and Verna Collard in Kingston, Ontario in 1959, she was the fifth of seven children. At the age of 19, she was introduced by a mutual friend to the man who would become the love of her life. Calvin Kaglar, a man who is never at a loss for words, needed an introduction, because he was too nervous to introduce himself. What started there was the beginning of what would become a 42-year marriage. It was an enduring example of how love, hard work, and a sense of humour can make a marriage last the ages. They were blessed with two children, Pamela and Joseph.

She was a wholly devoted mom, always looking out for her family, and put in the constant effort to make sure her children would not grow up to be a-holes. The values and examples she taught and set for them meant that in time, her family would grow with the addition of Pam´s husband Jon and Joey´s wife Bre. Then the penultimate goal of becoming a grandmother became a reality with the births of Hailie, Jack, Cali, and Marlowe. Not to be overshadowed by the humans were the fur babies and grandbabies over the years: Goldie, Cristo, Tane, Roa, and Abbie.

She was the ultimate caregiver, always looking out for others. She would remember everything you would say and always had your favourites stocked in the fridge or pantry. She would be there whenever you needed a hand or an ear. She was quick to laugh or to give the side eye to a certain someone when he cracked a joke she should have seen coming and probably did. Her family was her world and she was ours. “If there ever comes a day when we can´t be together, keep me in your heart. I´ll stay there forever.”

– A.A. Milne

We always have and we always will.

Left to cherish her memory always are her husband Calvin; children Pam French (Jon French) and Joey Kaglar (Breanna Kaglar); grandchildren Hailie and Jack French, Cali and Marlowe Kaglar; siblings Kandis Brownridge (Dave), Grant Collard (Debbie), Beverly Fettes (Drew McCredie), Micheal Collard (Tracey),and Dianna Collard (Brett); and numerous beloved friends. She is predeceased by her parents and older brother John Collard.

To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com

780-672-2121

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Robert Andrew Porter, born October 22, 1935 to Robert and Jean Porter in Walkerton, Ontario.

Robert joined the R.C.A.F. at the tender age of seventeen. His first flying experience was with Chipmunks, Harvards and T-33s.

He moved on to fly F-86 Sabres for eight years, CF104s for four-and one-half years, and the Cosmopolitan 4-12 VIP for four years. Robert also held some ground tours or, as they say in the forces, “flew some mahogany bombers” and helped develop the Resource Management System for the Canadian Armed Forces Computer System.

Robert enjoyed golf, socializing, travel and a good meal of roast beef and gravy! His numerous lifelong friendships often kept him anchored to the phone, chatting with old high school classmates, Air Force buddies and family. After moving to Camrose, he spent countless hours playing bridge and cribbage with ever competitive friends and relatives. The card game, of course, was never over until someone nearly fell off their chair with exhaustion. His treasured friendship with pal Blain Fowler afforded innumerable enjoyable flying trips, along with the spirited discussions of flying and the latest world happenings.

Robert was predeceased by his first wife Gwen Porter and his son Dale Porter; his stepson Daniel Wallis; brothers Wayne and Donald; and his sister Marlene Hopp.

Robert leaves to mourn his wife Myrna Eileen Wallis; stepdaughter Sharon Gayle Wallis; son-in-law Kyle Templeton of Ottawa; brother Richard Porter and wife Elaine of Cargill Ontario; brother-in-law Scott Farnham and wife Linda and family of Camrose; and his sister-in law Linda Montgomery and family of Wetaskiwin; along with the many fondly regarded nieces and nephews.

Cremation has taken place, and Robert’s ashes will be buried in the Goodbody Family plot in Brockville, Ontario.

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

Myrna and Sharon wish to thank all of our family, friends, and neighbours who did so much to help Robert in his long fight with cancer. Special thank you to Dr. G. Schlenther of Wetaskiwin, and Dr. L. Minders of Camrose for their exceptional care for Robert and their thoughtfulness to our whole family. Thank you also to the people of Home Care and the staff at St Mary’s Hospital who did all that could be asked of them and more.

For more information on The Camrose Booster Obituary Page, contact your funeral director or the Camrose Booster

Robert Andrew Porter

22 October 1935 ~ 21 November 2022

Janice Lee Grettum

April 28, 1973 ~ November 20, 2022

Janice Lee Grettum was born on April 28, 1973, in Edmonton, AB, the middle daughter to Dennis and Norma Hawkins. Janice spent much of her younger childhood travelling across the world with her sisters Joanne and Joy as her dad travelled for work, with South Africa, Germany, Malta, and England being major places they lived. Their final travels brought them back to Alberta in 1980, where Janice continued to live her life in Camrose, AB.

Janice was adored with a life immersed with family and love. Janice was blessed with her firstborn Jessica in 1992. Her family continued to grow in 1998, when her son Tristan arrived. Ultimately, Janice’s dream of having a large family became a reality when she married Kelly in 2000, who brought two more sons, David and Stephen, to her growing family. The family was completed later on that year, when the baby of the family Katie arrived.

Janice lived her life with love being her biggest gift to give. Her children were her greatest pride and joy, and she was always a voice of reason and willing to listen anytime. She was a loving wife to her husband Kelly, making so many memories together over the years. Most recently, Kelly’s work allowed them to camp all over Alberta, giving Janice time in their holiday trailer of which she was so proud. She also enjoyed time with her extended family and friends, sharing laughs with her sisters, drinking coffee with many friends, and spoiling all of her nieces and nephews. Janice enjoyed her job at St. Mary’s Hospital, where she continued to gain more friendships. She had an abundance of houseplants, always fussing with them and growing her collection, many taking over all areas of the house. Janice also had a special place in her heart for animals, rescuing several over the years, with her dog Mika and cat Marvin being her latest fur babies.

Janice truly was in her paradise during the later years as the family grew and grandchildren started arriving. Janice treasured her grandchildren; they were the joy and excitement of her life! The family remembers Janice as being the most loving grandma, always willing to take them to babysit in a heartbeat, dedicating a room in her house solely to children’s toys for all the kiddos, and always being the source of advice for her kids and their partners whenever they needed help. Janice was the best mom and grandma anyone could ask for.

Although sudden and too soon, Janice was given her angel wings on November 20, 2022. Janice is survived by her loving husband Kelly Grettum; sisters Joanne (Gary) Latter and Joy Gendreau; children David (Sarah) Grettum, Stephen Grettum, Jessica (Jonathan) Naslund, Tristan Hawkins, and Katie Grettum; grandchildren Alix, Aralynn, Violet, Tobias, Zayden, and Kaysen; and numerous other family and friends including her lifelong friend Van Kavgadoulis. Janice was predeceased by her father and mother Dennis and Norma Hawkins.

A Funeral Service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, from CityLights Church, 4920-48 Street, Camrose.

If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Janice’s memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the University of Alberta - Alberta Transplant Institute, or Alberta SPCA.

To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com

Dennis Congdon

It is with broken hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Dennis Edward Congdon on November 29, 2022.

Dennis was born in Daysland on December 29, 1957 to George and Norma Congdon. Dennis lived a very full life and was blessed to experience every dream he had. He left home at age 16 and had numerous oilfield and construction jobs before meeting Carolyn through youth group at the Daysland Alliance Church. Dennis and Carolyn were married on April 16, 1983 and lived in Daysland. At this time, he purchased his uncle’s corral cleaning company, with several other trucking jobs in the winter.

In the spring of 1987, he purchased a 1986 Peterbilt and worked for Mickla Trucking, Kenny Little and Olynyk Trucking. Dennis was very passionate about trucking and loved to tell everyone trucking stories. Dennis sold the truck in 1992 so he could be home more with his daughter Courtney. In the summer of 1994, Dennis and his family moved out to the Midbo farm, where they eventually took over the farm. Dennis and Carolyn worked many years developing a top-quality purebred Red Angus cattle herd. Dennis was a true cow man, had extensive horsemanship skills, and was so knowledgeable about farming. For 19 years, Dennis was Jack Hampshire’s right-hand man, and worked on his cattle and grain farm. Eventually in 2020, Dennis and Carolyn decided to slow down, focus on grain farming, and spend as much time as possible with granddaughter Callie.

Dennis had an infectious personality, laugh, and smile. He loved to spend time drinking coffee and visiting with his many friends and neighbors. Most of all, he loved spending time with his family, especially his granddaughter Callie, his pride and joy.

Dennis is predeceased by his father George Congdon, and fatherin-law Harald Midbo.

In memory of Robert Wesley Broen

May 8, 1959 ~ December 11, 2022

One year has passed since you left us. We cherish the family memories of times spent together. No one can steal them away. We will always remember you as you remember us.

Your love is our guide. Although we cannot see you, you are always by our side, Robert.

Lovingly remembered by Mom and brothers Calvin, Gary, Bill and Darrell

Dennis will be deeply missed by his loving wife of 39 years and best friend Carolyn; his daughter Courtney, her husband Silvan and daughter Callie; his dog Riley; his mother-in-law Edith; brother-inlaw Tom; and his wife Tanja.

A private service will be held at a later date. Donations in memory of Dennis may be made to the Rosevale Cemetery in Strome.

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Helpful Tips for Writing Classified Ads Which Get Results!

Be Thorough

Sure you want your ad to stand out from the rest, but don’t skimp on the sort of information that sells. The item’s condition, size, age, brand name, and colour are some of the basics readers want to know. Without them, your ad may be overlooked.

Steer Clear of Abbreviations

Okay, so you want to include all the important basics. Don’t use strange abbreviations because our ads are designed to spell all the important details. Besides, you are not paying by the line, but by the word, so there is really no need to abbreviate.

Be Honest

Exaggerating your item’s finer points may bring in a lot of responses, but a buyer who’s misled won’t appreciate it and will take his business somewhere else.

State Your Price

The cost of an item is one of the most important concerns of want ad readers. Ads showing prices are ones which get results. Giving a price also serves to “weed out” those buyers not in your price range.

Be Accessible

Including a telephone number or address puts you in touch with potential buyers. Be sure to state the hours you can be reached: a caller who can’t get through the first time often won’t call again.

Don’t hesitate to call us with any questions or problems you may have regarding advertising. Our professionally trained sales staff know the ropes, and would be happy to pass their know-how on to you. That’s why we’re here to help you get the results you deserve.

Call 780-672-3142 4925-48 Street, Camrose ads@camrosebooster.com

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

– POTTERY FOR SALE –Monday to Saturday, 9 to 5 p.m. until Christmas. West Side Meats Country Store, 1.5 miles west of Edberg. 780-877-2140.

ROUND HILL CHRIST MAS MARKET – Monday, December 12, 5-7 p.m. For a free table, call Terry 780-678-6131.

SILVER CREEK AG SOCI ETY – will be holding their Annual General Meeting Mon day, December 12, 7:00 p.m., New Norway Multiplex. New members and ideas are always welcome.

THE HEGRE LUTHERAN CHURCH – is hosting a Christ mas Program on Wednesday, December 14 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a potluck lunch to follow at Gladstone Community Centre.

TO GIVE AWAY

TWO KITTENS – 29 weeks old. One fluffy grey, other one tiger grey. Tame and lit ter trained. Good mousers. Call 780-608-6189.

WANTED

WILL ACCEPT OLD VEHICLES, machinery, scrap iron, etc. Car batteries (will pay for). Call 780-686-5211.

HELP WANTED

HOUSEKEEPER

Part-time (More than 25 hours/week) $16/hour or negotiable Send resumé: motel6camrose@gmail.com

MOTEL 6 CAMROSE 6216-48 Avenue, Camrose

PART TIME RESPITE WORKER – for adult male in wheelchair. Home is in Round Hill area. Valid driver’s license. Will train. Wage to be discussed. Send resumé to broblin.br@ gmail.com.

EXPERIENCED LIVE-IN CAREGIVER – for disabled female senior. Duties include medical procedures, administra tion and documentation of meds, personal hygiene, wheelchair transfers, physical therapy, meal preparation and companionship. Weekdays. 44 hours/week at $18 per hour. Room and board included. Please submit resumé to liveincaregiver64@gmail.com

EMPLOYMENT WANTED

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

SERVICES

SELF-INKING STAMPS –

Every shape, size, and colour. We deliver, right to your office. Camrose Booster Ltd., 4925-48 St., Camrose. Call us at 780-672-3142.

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

J.D.’s SMALL ENGINE REPAIR, SALES & SERVICE – Ph. 780-672-7649.

McTAVISH DELIVERIES LTD.

Local and long distance moving Storage Insured and bonded Where your business is appreciated 780- 672-5242, Camrose

THE SHIRT OFF MY BACK TAILORING in Camrose Tues. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thurs. Evening and Sat.: By Appointment Closed: Sun., Mon. and Holidays Please call 780- 672-4793

LaCRIA TRUCKING

Potable Water Hauling Residential, Commercial, Oilfield Gerald and Marla Steinwand, Owners PHONE 780-679-9134

FOR RENT

CHOOSE YOUR NEW OFFICE

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

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.

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.

STORAGE SPACE – in Downtown Camrose. Secure, clean, dry, heated storage space on main floor in office building. Easy access. 124 sq. ft. $200/mo. Available immediately. Call Blain or Don at 780-672-3142, the fairest, most reasonable people in the business.

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!

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.

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.

* Single offices from $237.51 per month

* Two consecutive 137 sq. ft. offices. Take one or take both of them. $313.16 each monthly, all in. Come and have a look!

* Quiet, considerate neighbours

* Easy access

* Lots of parking for customers

* Energized parking for tenants

* Immediate occupancy

Call Blain Fowler or Don Hutchinson, 780-672-3142 days, the fairest, most reason able fellows in the business!

GENEROUS OFFICE

MAIN STREET CAMROSE

193 sq. ft. on second floor. Quiet considerate neighbours. Paved occupant parking in rear. $263.93/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!

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.

BRAND NEW 2-BED ROOM – one bath bi-level units available. Located close to hos pital and downtown. Rent plus utilities with water included. No smokers, partiers or pets. 780608-8315 to enquire.

SENIOR CONDO – Grand Trunk Landing in Camrose. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms. No pets. No smoking. Available January 1. 780-996-3538.

2-BEDROOM SUITE –Recently updated, bright and spacious. Private balcony. Con venient University area location, on a purely residential street, just a few blocks from downtown amenities. Exceptionally clean, quiet, non-smoking building, local owner managed. No pets. In keeping with our existing tenant profile, we are inviting inquiries from mature, respon sible adults. Snow shovelling and yard care provided free of charge. $1075 per month rent includes heat and water. $800 damage deposit. Phone 780679-7090.

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.

MACHINERY

SWATHER NO LONGER ‘CUTTING THE MUSTARD?’ Call The Camrose Booster Classifieds, 780-672-3142.

REAL ESTATE

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.

FOR SALE OR LEASE

HOUSE – 1100 sq. ft., 3-bdrm. bungalow, 1.5 baths; basement suite 2 bedrooms, 3/4 bath. 780-487-2786.

MISCELLANEOUS

J.D.’s WINTER SPECIALS!

Asst. of serviced snow blowers! starting from $295 and up. Beat the rush –get your blower serviced. 780-679-3414

NEW LEXMARK

E260A11A TONER CAR TRIDGE – $50. 780-672-3142.

SINGER SERGER – in cab inet, many new and used spools of serger thread included, $175; JANOME sewing machine in cabinet with 3 drawers, deco rative stitches, automatic but tonholer, zipper $200; PFAFF Grand Quilter sewing machine in large homemade table $250. Phone 780-672-7358.

BRIAN’S GREENHOUSE

U PICK FRUITS AND BER RIES FARM is taking orders for trees, shrubs ad perennials until December 30. For more info con tact Brian for appointments only 780-678-0053. All orders must have a down payment of 50% when ordering.

ALPACA YARN – 80/20. Four colours: white, grey, brown, cara mel. $18/skein. 780-608-5032.

FULL 88 KEY ELEC TRONIC PIANO – c/w stand, bench, sustain pedal, earphones. Like new condition. $400 obo. willwalk1@icloud.com.

FOUR 14” VOLKSWAGEN RIMS – 5-bolt, standard size. $15 each obo. 780-855-3023.

FOR RENT ADS NOW UPLOADED TO The Camrose Booster Website DAILY!

Remembering loved ones

By Lori Larsen

For so many people, this time of year is an op portunity to gather and cel ebrate with loved ones.

However, for others, it may be the first or the 10th or however long, Christ mas season they will spend without a special person in their physical lives and may act as a reminder that there is an empty chair at the dinner table.

While being without those people in our lives who have passed on may be difficult, and seeing and feeling the emptiness in our lives sad, remembering them and honouring their lives is vital in a person’s journey through grief.

Cemeteries play a concrete role with a way to physically give time to those who have deceased. They offer a quiet place to reflect and re-connect and a peaceful time to contem plate and remember.

For that reason, and in an effort to encourage peo ple to visit the cemetery, City of Camrose Parks De partment senior operator/ supervisor and municipal arborist Kim Vassberg de cided to run with an idea she had learned while at tending the Western Cana dian Cemetery Conference.

“I wanted to dedicate a tree in the cemetery where people can come and hang an ornament in memory of a loved one,” said Kim.

The Tree of Remem brance initiative invites anyone to come hang orna ments on the beautiful tall spruce tree located in the Valleyview Cemetery cen tre island to honour depart ed loved ones and share the joy of the season with those who are no longer with us

in the physical world. Personalize your orna ment with the name and or photo of your loved one and securely hang it in a spot on the tree, where each time you pass you will be re minded of their presence in your heart.

Like local Camrosian Wilf Keller, who hung a simple red stocking orna ment with a beautifully inscribed letter “D” above which is printed the name Dorothy, his wife who passed away seven years ago.

Christmas is an espe cially important time for Wilf to make what has be come daily visits to the cem etery and spend time with Dorothy, if only in spirit.

“We were together for 55 years,” smiled Wilf fondly remembering his life with Dorothy. “It doesn’t stop, just like that, she will always be part of my life.”

With the hopes that the tree will become adorned with special tributes to peo ple who touched lives and left impressions in hearts, the ornaments will remain on the tree until January 8, unless taken

Any ornaments not col lected after January 15 will be taken down by City staff.

The City asks that nails or screws not be used to at tach ornaments to avoid causing damage to the tree.

For more information or if you require assistance with hanging an ornament, con tact the City at 780-672-9195.

The Remembrance Tree is a wonderful way to remember loved ones and celebrate how their time on earth enriched our lives.

Camrose Women’s Shelter Society (CWSS) operates a 22-bed facility that o ers ser vices in support of women and children requiring emergency shelter due to domestic violence, crisis situations or homelessness. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

CASUAL CRISIS INTERVENTION WORKER (CIW )

Classification: Union position under CUPE Local 1425 Salar y: $22.14 per hour Hiring Date: Immediate

Required Qualifications

• Preference given to candidates with a degree or diploma in Human Ser vices or related disciplines, and/or related experience working in a shelter or crisis oriented eld.

• Preferred applicants have compassion and have previous work experience with victims of domestic violence, with families, women’s programs or have experience with residential programs.

• Current First Aid, CPR, criminal record and child welfare checks are required to start.

Description Reporting to the Program Coordinator, the Casual CIW is a compassionate and understanding candidate who has professional values, with a rm understanding and knowledge of the impacts of domestic violence and homelessness on women and children. e successful candidate will be required to work various shifts, including weekends and overnights; also required to complete meal preparation, house cleaning and light maintenance on each shift.  Candidates are equipped with skills used to assess crisis calls, provide referrals and advocacy, basic empowerment coaching, promote life skills, and group facilitation.

Our Shelter maintains a policy of Trauma Informed Practice (TIP), which means having an awareness of trauma and its impacts, including speaking, acting and existing in ways that are least likely to trigger or further harm those who have experienced trauma. A trauma informed stance means applying the “universal caution” or approaching every individual as though they have experienced trauma.

e Camrose Women’s Shelter follows current Alberta Health Ser vices safety protocols and will provide appropriate PPE for the candidate. Please forward resumé and cover letter to: Email: programs@camrosewomenshelter.org Fax: 780-679-4999 Mail: Box 1405, Camrose, AB T4V 1X3

We thank all who apply; however only those selected for consideration will be contacted.

ROTARY HEALTH

down earlier by the person who placed them there.

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster

Wilf Keller hangs a delicate red stocking ornament adorned with the letter “D” and Dorothy written above it in memory of his wife Dorothy, who passed away seven years ago.

Murray Green, Camrose Booster Rotary Daybreak Club president Alan Fielding presented Canadian Mental Health Association program coordina tor Destiny Reay with $3,000 to assist with a new program called Vibe, a youth drop-in group.

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster

The Tree of Remembrance, hosted by the City of Camrose, is located in the Valleyview Cemetery Centre Island.

Camrose Women’s Shelter Society operates a 22-bed facility that

o ers ser vices in support of women and children requiring emergency shelter due to domestic violence, crisis situations or homelessness. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

FAMILY SUPPORT COORDINATOR

Classification: Full Time, Non-Union Salar y: $23 to $28 per hour

Closing Date: December 9, 2022

Required Qualifications

• Post-secondar y diploma or degree in Social Work or Child and Youth Studies and a minimum 5 year’s relevant experience in a Human Ser vices eld, such as Children’s Ser vices, Addictions, Parenting Strategies, Behavioral Di culties, Custody and Access.

• Current First Aid and CPR Certi cation

• Current Police Information Check and Child Welfare Inter vention Check

Description

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Family Support Coordinator establishes and maintains healthy professional relationships with the women and children residing within the Camrose Women s Shelter e Coordinator delivers group programs and individual supports to educate, inform, and provide a role model for the mother-child relationship; provides age appropriate sessions for children; liaises with community agencies to meet speci c needs of the child, mother or family unit; coordinates and/or provides childcare as required; assists in transition planning; and is a member of the Shelter’s Direct Ser vices Team and Leadership Team.

Other responsibilities include: supervision of Child Care Workers, coordination of OH&S procedures and protocols, manage Kitchen operations, recruit sta as required; submit monthly and year end reports to the Executive Director describing program progress or changes for Board information; oversee the care, maintenance and safety of children’s equipment and recreation area.

Our Shelter maintains a policy of Trauma Informed Practice. is means having an awareness of trauma and its impacts, and speaking, acting and existing in ways that are least likely to trigger or further harm those who have experienced trauma. A trauma informed stance means applying the “universal caution” and approaching every individual as though they have experienced trauma.

e Camrose Women’s Shelter follows current Alberta Health Ser vices safety protocols and will provide appropriate PPE as required.

Please forward resumé and cover letter to:

Email: family@camrosewomenshelter.org Fax: 780-679-4999 Mail: Box 1405, Camrose, AB T4V 1X3

We thank all who apply; however only those selected for consideration will be contacted.

Camrose Women’s Shelter Society operates a 22-bed facility that o ers ser vices in support of women and children requiring emergency shelter due to domestic violence, crisis situations or homelessness. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

PERMANENT PART-TIME CHILD CARE WORKER

Classification: Part Time, Union position under CUPE Local 1425 Salar y: $20.49 per hour Hire Date: Immediate is permanent part-time position is 20 hours per week with occasional Wednesday evening and Saturday shifts.

Required Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of Child Development Assistant certi cation (formerly ECD Level 1) to qualify

• Current First Aid and CPR certi cation along with Criminal Record and Child Inter vention Record checks are required.

Description

Reporting to the Family Support Coordinator, the Child Care Worker provides support to children in Shelter through coordination and implementation of in-house and community activities, and encourages and promotes healthy parent-child interaction through example and support. Must be aware of the symptoms of child abuse.

Preferred applicants plan and implement age-appropriate play and supportive programming for children. Activities may include crafts, outings, sports, exercise, games and learning opportunities. e Worker provides care and maintenance of children’s equipment, including cleaning duties. Ongoing le documentation is required. e applicant must be prepared to provide childcare for a variety of ages, have compassion, and have experience working with families. Our Shelter maintains a policy of Trauma Informed Practice. is means having an awareness of trauma and its impacts, and speaking, acting and existing in ways that are least likely to trigger or further harm those who have experienced trauma. A trauma informed stance means applying the “universal caution” or approaching every individual as though they have experienced trauma.

e Camrose Women s Shelter follows current Alberta Health Ser vices safety protocols and will provide appropriate PPE for the candidate as required.

Please submit resumé and cover letter to: Email: family@camrosewomenshelter.org Fax: 780-679-4999 Mail: Box 1405, Camrose, AB T4V 1X3 We thank all who apply; however, only those selected for consideration will be contacted.

Share your thoughts about childhood shots

By Murray Green

There is a lot of infor mation available to Alber tans around immunization, especially when it comes to routine childhood immuni zation.

According to Alberta Health Services, starting at two months of age, Al berta’s childhood immu nization schedule aims to immunize against diseases at the safest and most effec tive ages and stages. This can be stressful and confus ing for parents and caregiv ers, from keeping up with appointments to ensuring the safety and well-being of your child.

They want to hear your thoughts, ideas, concerns and opinions on immuniza tions, particularly for your children. If you are a par ent or caregiver of a child or children between the ages of newborn and 15, take a few minutes to com plete a survey and share your thoughts and opinions on childhood immuniza tion. Look for the survey at ahs.ca/childvaccine and complete by December 31. Results will be kept confidential.

DEATHS

Nina Kathrine Nolls of Edmonton, on November 27, at 44 years of age.

Joyce Caroline Sher stobitoff of Camrose, for merly of Saskatoon, SK, on November 30, at 81 years of age.

Vivian Selin of Cam rose, on December 1, at 93 years of age.

Allen “Thomas” Coultis of Camrose, on December 3, at 92 years of age.

Answer:

The police typically have a ratio of approximately one officer for every 660 citizens. Factor in shiftwork, illness, training and regular days off, and you can see that on-duty officers are spread pretty thin. Community policing is exact ly that. The police are the community, and the community are the police. We only exist and serve with the will of the people. A truly involved and engaged community, look out for each other and become the “eyes and ears” of the police as we can’t be everywhere at once. Calling in suspicious activity, know your neighbours and ensure you take steps to protect yourself (ie. lock your vehicle, install CCTV/alarms/, motion lights, stop mail/flyer delivery when away for extended peri ods of time) are all great strategies to reduce crime.

Have a question for the Chief? Email them to The Camrose Booster at news@camrosebooster.com.

Question:

What is one of the most effective strategies a community can do to reduce crime?

Dean LaGrange

Chief of Police

Camrose Police Ser vice

HOT TUB FOOD

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

R & D Hot Tub manager Celine Amyotte, left, and sales associate Jeannette Mitchell were surrounded by food donated by customers, Hydropool representatives and staff members, to go the Camrose Neighbor Aid Center. R & D Hot Tubs will accept community donations until December 9.

Ankerton Gas Co -op Ltd.

Gas Utility Operator/Labourer

Anker ton Gas Co-op Ltd., Bawlf, AB is looking for a GUO/labourer for permanent full-time employment The successful candidate will:

• Be able to work outdoors

• Be able to work in di erent weather conditions and adapt to changing circumstances

• Be willing to learn

• Be able to run equipment

• May par ticipate in after hours call-out Previous Gas Utility experience is an asset. We are willing to train the right candidate

Deadline for applications is December 16, 202 2 . Please submit resumé via email to ankerton@syban.net or fax to 780-373-2466. Anker ton Gas Co-op thanks all applicants; however, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

Phone 780-373-3773

Missed

CompetitionNo.- S105648206D1

PostingDate- Oct03,2022

ClosingDate- Willremainopenuntilfilled.

PositionType- FullTime-OperatingFunded SalaryRange- $53,288to$71,948(pro-rated)peryear Grade- 07 Hours- 40.00

ThispositionisapartoftheNon-AcademicStaffAssociation(NASA).

Thispositionoffersacomprehensivebenefitspackagewhichcanbeviewedat:Faculty&StaffBenefits.

WorkingfortheDepartment/Faculty:

TheFoodServiceDepartmentatAugustanaprovidesallmealsforstudentslivinginon-campushousingaswellaswalk-incustomers,retailsiteandcatering.

TheAssistantSupervisor/HeadChefisresponsibleforpreparinghealthy,well-balancedmealsthatmeetclient'sneedsandexpectations.

Position:

TheAssistantSupervisor/HeadChef'sresponsibilityistoprovideleadershipanddirectionintheoperationofahighqualityfoodservicesprogramthatmeetstheneedsof studentslivingoncampusthroughtheDiningHall.Theywillbeworkingwithacomplementof20staffmemberstoprovideafullrangeofdailymeals,meetingspecial dietrequirements,traininganddevelopingstaffskillsandofferingahighlevelofcustomerservice.Mustbeabletoembraceculinarydiversityandbeopentoadaptation.

Duties:

•Ensuringcustomersreceivehighquality,nutritiousmeals

•Daytodayoperationsoffoodservicesdepartment

•Schedulingstaff

MinimumQualifications:

•RedSealJourneymanCook

•FoodSafetyCertificate

•Minimum1yearsupervisoryexperience

•Abilitytoadaptcookingforvaryingsizegroups

•EffectiveCommunicationandcoachingskills

PreferredQualifications:

•Exceptionaltimemanagementandorganizationalskills

•Abilitytoaccuratelyappraisesituationsandmakedecisions

•Dealeffectivelyandcooperativelywithothers

•Abilitytoestablishandmaintainaharmoniousworkingenvironment

Note: OnlineapplicationsareaccepteduntilmidnightMountainStandardTimeoftheclosingdate.

Toapply,pleasevisit:https://apptrkr.com/3681699

TheUniversityofAlbertaiscommittedtoanequitable,diverse,andinclusiveworkforce.Wewelcomeapplicationsfromallqualifiedpersons.Weencouragewomen;FirstNations,MetisandInuitpersons;membersof visibleminoritygroups;personswithdisabilities;personsofanysexualorientationorgenderidentityandexpression;andallthosewhomaycontributetothefurtherdiversificationofideasandtheUniversitytoapply.

OLMP girls gather volleyball experience

By Murray Green

The Our Lady of Mount Pleasant (OLMP) senior girls’ volleyball team gained a lot of valuable experience at 2A provincials on November 24 to 26.

Although they had an 0-5 record, they were in a tough division and the experience will be valuable next season. The Royals went to three games against Edmonton Christian. They also lost to Magrath, Notre Dame of Calgary, Rundle of Calgary and Vauxhall.

“We were in a tough pool with three of the top four teams in our pool. The number one issue for us was getting to provincials with five Grade 10 starters, one Grade 11 and one Grade 12 player. That was a milestone for us,” said coach Greg Ryan.

Notre Dame won provincials in the finals against Magrath. Vauxhall earned the bronze medals.

“The boys team that won this year were 0-5 last year. So, you have to get to provincials to gain the experience for next year. You have to understand how everything works the first time and then go for next season. We

played some really good matches. We lacked a little experience and the ability to close out some of the sets. There were lots of things to like about this team,” explained coach Greg.

“Five of the six starters play on the Precision club (Camrose club volleyball) so they are going to continue to play at the U16 level and have another three or four months of high level competition. That will help them grow and they all play together,” coach added.

“We have a great group of players. All year we had Grade 10s playing Grade 12 players. That is two age groups up in Volleyball Alberta. You can see the growth and how much confidence they have gained. Next September becomes a jumping off spot and taking provincial experience into next season,” said Greg.

“It was interesting to see by the time we played Vauxhall, our players were playing to their speed. One of their players is in the Volleyball Canada program as a 17-year-old. She is going to be considered a national

team player. We started to step up to that level and had some nice plays in the middle. That was really good volleyball with some good blocking and attacking,” shared Greg.

“You start to see the flashes of brilliance that you know are coming. We are on the right track because we can play at the speed. We can’t consistently play at that speed yet, but we can see the flashes beginning and some really fine playing,” he added.

“Club volleyball and high school volleyball become an interesting marriage. You look at the teams that qualified from zones in our zone were New Norway, Bawlf, OLMP and ÉCCHS. Three of the teams medalled. We have a strong area when it comes to volleyball, with good coaches I might add. The club teams make the high schools better and the high schools make the club program better. It bodes well for the future of volleyball.”

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The Our Lady of Mount Pleasant Royals 2A girls volleyball team gained valuable experience at provincials on November 26. OLMP picked up the speed in the game against tougher opponents.

Grateful Grannies Christmas Market

Central Agencies Realty Home of the Week Brand new townhouse

According to my chocolate advent calendar, there are only t wo days left until Christmas!

Dog: [brings sticks inside the house]

Me: “No, that belongs outside!”

Me, at Christmas time: [brings an entire tree inside]

Dog: “What the heck is this?!!”

It’s almost time to switch from my everyday anxiety to my fancy Christmas anxiety.

The inventor of the Wind Chill Factor recently passed away. He was 82, but felt like he was 64.

No matter how unintelligent you may feel some days, remember, Little Red Riding Hood couldn’t gure out that a talking wolf wasn’t her grandmother

I’m going to work on being less condescending (Condescending means to talk down to people.)

Job Inter viewer: “Your resume states you have 20 years’ sales experience, but you’re only 28.

Me: “Yes, ma’am, that’s correct . I went to public school as a child and each year, I sold hundreds of dollars wor th of cookie dough, Christmas poinsettias and chocolate covered almonds to strangers so my class could go on eld trips.”

Forget the love languages. Do you communicate with your signi cant other by slamming cabinets or silently doing the dishes?

Why do we call them olives and not Greece’s pieces?

Them: “What’s the most awk ward thing you’ve ever done?”

Me: “It’s bold of you to assume I’ve peaked.”

Have you ever thought maybe hot chocolate would like to be called beautiful chocolate just one time?

I got an email explaining how to read maps back wards. It was spam

Why are pasta drive-throughs not a thing?

Just imagine being able to go to a drive-through for macaroni, lasagna, ravioli or spaghetti and getting to choose whatever sauce and cheese you want!

Someone asked me what I did this weekend like I’m some sor t of mountain climber. I’m 50 years old.

I was on a heating pad eating nachos.

If 99 percent of people nd you unattractive, that means around 75,000,000 people on ear th still nd you attractive. My self-con dence just shot up

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The large living and

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Me: “Is it weird that I –”

Wife: “Yes.”

Me: “You didn’t let me nish.”

Wife: “Ever y thing you do is weird.”

Life Hack: Give yourself eight to 12 hours of alone time in the morning to mentally prepare for the day.

Top 10 advantages to getting older:

clothes have come back in style … t wice!

You can no longer be cut down in your prime

There is nothing lef t to learn the hard way.

You have plent y of time to catch up on reading – in the bathroom

In any hostage situation, you’ll probably be released rst

You repeat yourself without knowing it

You’re allowed to take a nap before getting ready for bed.

You repeat yourself without know it

You’ve made a lot of good memories – even if you can’t remember them.

It beats the alternative!

Graham Wideman

Lori Larsen, Camrose Booster

On November 26, the Bailey Theatre hosted the annual Grateful Grannies Christmas Market showcasing a variety of homemade, home-baked and some vintage gift ideas. Shoppers mingled around tables of goods and goodies to purchase, while enjoying the beautiful music of the Wetaskiwin Strings. Camrose and area Grateful Grannies mem ber Agnes Hoveland, right, shows shopper Bonnie Arends some of the beautiful pieces of jewellery that were for sale.