February 11, 2025 Country Booster by The Camrose Booster

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The Bawlf and District Lions Club, in collaboration with the Bawlf Seniors Society and Syban, is organizing a Family Day Festival at the Bawlf Community Centre. Mark your calendars for Monday, February 17, from 4 to 7 p.m., and join in an afternoon of fun and entertainment.

There will be games, food, music and even fireworks to keep everyone entertained.

The skating rink will also be open, so you can glide across the ice with your family. And, for the little ones, there will be family-themed games like tug-of-war and potato sack races, where children and parents can compete in friendly fun. If the weather is too extreme, the festivities will move indoors into the Community Centre, but the organizers have made sure that the families of Bawlf and surrounding areas can still enjoy uninterrupted fun on this special day.

by Adan Shaikh

From left, Clara, Kristen and Hattie Gordeyko are ready

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Partners with 4-H Alberta

By Jackie Lovely, MLA Camrose Constituency

Alberta’s government is committed to empowering the next generation, and its partnership with 4-H Alberta reflects that dedication.

With the recent investment of $731,162.27 through Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) funding, Alberta is ensuring that more young people can gain lifelong skills, while connecting urban and rural communities in meaningful ways. Over the next five years, this funding will support three impactful programs that underscore the importance of agriculture, mental health and safety.

For more than a century, 4-H Alberta has been at the forefront of youth development, providing young Albertans with hands-on learning experiences. The skills they acquire, from teamwork to leadership to a deep respect for the agricultural roots of Alberta, are invaluable. This funding ensures that these learning opportunities not only continue but expand to reach even more youth across the province.

One of the most exciting aspects of this initiative is the focus on building connections between Alberta’s rural and urban youth. In today’s world, where many young people grow up in urban settings with limited exposure to agriculture, there is an increasing need to reconnect young Albertans with their province’s agricultural heritage.

Through the Intro to 4-H Program, youth from cities and towns will have opportunities to learn about farming, ranching, and the hard work involved in bringing food from field to table. This program is designed to cultivate understanding, respect and curiosity about agriculture by providing real-life, experience-based learning opportunities.

With the launch of the Agriculture Safety and Mental Health Workshop, the government is also investing in a critical, often-overlooked area: mental health and safety in agriculture. Farming and ranching can be isolating and demanding professions, with unique challenges that affect mental well-being.

This program, designed for both rural and urban youth, emphasizes the importance of farm safety while providing mental health education through equine therapy; a form of therapy known for its effectiveness in reducing stress and anxiety. Teaching youth about mental health in agriculture not only prepares them for challenges they may face in the field, but also fosters empathy and understanding for those already working in the industry.

To further support mental health in agriculture, 4-H Alberta’s Spring Senior Symposium will focus on reducing stigma and promoting mental health awareness within farming communities. This program is especially critical as it addresses the barriers that prevent farmers from seeking help and aims to instill resilience and support networks for those entering the agricultural field.

For Alberta’s youth, these lessons in mental health are just as crucial as the technical skills of agriculture, helping to create well-rounded individuals who are prepared for all aspects of rural life.

In addition to this new Sustainable CAP funding, Alberta’s government has shown its longstanding commitment to 4-H Alberta by providing an annual operating grant of $1 million for a decade, beginning in 2020. This commitment ensures stability for the organization and the thousands of youths it serves each year.

Programs like these don’t just teach agricultural skills they instill values and build a bridge between Alberta’s future and its proud heritage. Alberta’s government is proud to support 4-H Alberta, reinforcing its role as an essential platform for youth development, agricultural education, and mental health awareness.

Through these initiatives, Alberta is ensuring that the next generation will not only sustain but also enhance the legacy of agriculture that defines our province.

If you have any questions or concerns, contact my office. We are always here for you!

You can contact Jackie Lovely, Camrose MLA, at Constituency Office, 104, 4870-51 Street, Camrose, AB T4V 1S1. Tel: 780-672-0000, camrose@assembly.ab.ca or at Legislature Office, 6th Floor, 9820-107 Street, Edmonton, AB T5K 1E7.

Orr family farm near Rosalind reaches 102 years old

By Murray Green

Camrose County helped the Orr family celebrate a generational honour with a Century Farm Award for homesteading on the land for about 102 years.

Councillor Doug Lyseng presented the award to Donna and Neil Orr’s family recently. They supplied information about the family farm.

The Orr family farm was originally Hudson’s Bay Company land and included in the Connolly Ranch prior to 1919. In 1922, George E. Orr purchased the east half of 8-44-18-W4 from John Bublitz Jr., which then was farmed by George’s son, Arthur (Jack). Jack and Bertha moved there as newlyweds in December 1922, renting from George until it was paid off. They raised eight children who all grew up working on the farm and all went on to participate in their own mixed farming. They were Laura Sand, George Jr., Geneva Helmig, Chester, Melvin, Nellie Zimmer, James and Neil.

Bertha was born five miles from this farm in 1903 when it was still the Northwest Territo-

ries. When she married and moved to their new farm, it was to be her home for the rest of her life. Jack emigrated to the Rosalind area from North Dakota in 1907 with his parents and siblings. When he was about to start Grade 7 (about 13 years old) he didn’t want to go to school, so his father said he could go to school or go back to ploughing. He chose ploughing (behind a horse) and never went back to school. He not only later established his own successful farm, but also developed a trucking business.

In 1976, Neil purchased the home farm, which had been expanded to six quarters by then, including NW 9-44-18-W4 and three more quarters of the historic David and Connolly Ranch of Ferry Point (W half of 8-4418-W4 and NW 5-44-18W4). In 1985, Donna and Neil bought a seventh quarter, the SW 9-44-18 which was first settled by Seth McFarren and then in 2007 bought an eighth quarter, the NE 5-44-18 that was first settled by Andrew Halley.

The Orr’s three children were all involved in

the farm work and Melissa and Douglas raised some cattle of their own which began in their 4-H days. From 2006 to 2020, the crop land was rented out, and Neil and Donna kept the cattle operation of around 100 commercial beef cows. In 2020, Douglas moved back to the farm to take over the business. He is farming the crop land and running a beef operation of about 100 cows and also bought an additional half section of pasture land (SE 19-43-17-W4 and NE 18-43-17-W4).

Of community historical interest, the Ferry Point dance hall was moved in 1921 to Rosalind by 48 horses up through a gradual coulee, taking a day and a half. This route was Connolly Ranch land now part of the Orr farm, that wasn’t as steep as the old road. Another event was a stampede or rodeo held in 1937 and 1938 in a sort of natural arena on the NW 8-4418-W4, formed by a dry slough surrounded by hills near the top end of the coulee. Corrals were built and the hills provided excellent seating for spectators.

ORR FARM FAMILY

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

The Orr Family farm reached 100 years and was started in 1922. From left, Neil Orr and his family of Donna, Douglas, Melissa Orr-Langner received a Century Farm Award from Camrose County councillor Doug Lyseng to honour the milestone.

Water well drilled on County property

By Murray Green

Camrose County now owns a water well on its property located at Pt NE 13-4520-W4.

Administrator Teresa Gratrix reported that they were in receipt of an invoice submitted by Grant Bailey, which he prepared showing $6,154 owing to him after the government rebate of $6,154 for a well he drilled on County owned land.

The total cost of the well was $12,923, but was drilled on County property. The lease is for 43.33 acres.

“I move that Camrose County council reimburse to the lease holder of Pt. NE 1345-20-W4 for half of the cost for water well drilling, after the government rebate, in the amount of $3,077 drilled on the property in July 2023,” said councillor Don Simpson.

“Agriculture Services staff supported Mr. Bailey by assisting him in completing a grant application for reimbursement of the costs of the well. Although there may have been conflicting information provided to Mr. Bailey regarding a well on this property, he took initiative to hire a company and arrange for drilling of a water well on Camrose County property without involving the County. The well is in Mr. Bailey’s name in the official provincial well records. If the County was interested in drilling a well, organizing a contractor and signing off on the construction, it would have been done by County staff,” reported administrator Gratrix.

“Additionally, the County had removed power service to this site in recent years and had the County been involved in the decision to drill a well this would have been a serious consideration. The provision of water is not a component of the lease and although availability of water resources impacts the ability of the lessee to have cattle on the property, there are other options to provide water in dry years, including stock tanks. Also, if this property is not suitable for Mr. Bailey’s use, he has the option to give notice on his lease of the property,” indicated Gratrix.

In 2023, upon receipt of the invoice, administration informed the lessee that Camrose County had not budgeted for this project and that the expenditure would not be approved. “I feel we should deny this because it is an expense we didn’t plan for ahead of time,” said councillor Tina Sroka.

“We didn’t ask for a water well to be drilled,” added councillor Jordon Banack.

Camrose County was not consulted on the site selection, quotation, hiring the

County Corner

PA STURE FOR L EA SE

Five -year term 2025 to 2 029 N-1/2 35-4 4-21-W4

East of Highway 21 along T WP RD 450

Approximately 200 acres

Grazing mid-May to mid-October (approx . 160 day s)

Check Camrose Count y website under Public Tenders for fur ther details.

Environmental Farm Plan

ONE-ON-ONE HAL F-DAY SESSIONS

Available Monday to Friday, March 10 to 14, 9 a.m. to 12 no on or 1: 30 to 4:00 p.m.

Regi ster by March 1, 2025 by call ing 78 0-67 2- 47 65 or email asb@county camrose .ab .ca

Camrose Count y Ag Ser vices O ice , 4238-37 Street , Camrose

FREE EVERGREEN SEEDLINGS

Camrose Count y o ers free evergreen seedlings to be planted into native tree stands (no shelterbelt planting) within Camrose County

FORE VER GREEN PROGR AM application forms are available on the Camrose Count y website under Agriculture – Trees. The submission deadline is April 25 for mid-May deliver y. Tree pickup and application drop-o s are at our Agricultural Ser vices, 4238-37 Street , Camrose.

Camrose County Agricultural Ser vices Phone 780-672-4765

asb@county.camrose.ab.ca

contractor or obtaining proper contractor documentation or permits. Additionally, there is no power at this location as it was removed from this site in 2020 as the County had no plans to add infrastructure to this parcel. Camrose County has assisted the lessee in providing him with a solar watering system in 2023 and has offered assistance in completing the EFP that would give him the ability to apply for a grant to cover some of the cost. The lessee did not take advantage of this offer. Originally, Bailey asked for the total amount for reimbursement, but County staff helped him apply for the grant to reduce his cost.

USED EQUIPMENT TENDER

Camrose Count y currently has the following used equipment available for tender:

• 2022 John Deere 7 2-inch Zero Turn Mowe r

• 2020 Hustler Super 104 Zero Turn Mowe r

• 2015 Kubota RT V X1100c Side by Side

Tenders will be accepted at the Agricultural Services O ice 4238-37 Street , Camrose, Alber ta, in a sealed envelope marked

“Attention 2025 USED EQUIPMEN T TENDER”.

All tenders must be received no later than March 7, 2025, at 11:00 a.m

See details at www.county.camrose.ab .ca/ work-in- camrose- count y/current-tenders/

The units are being o ered for sale

“AS IS WHERE IS ” and may be viewed from Februar y 3 to March 4, 2025, during work hours, by appointment.

Please contact Corey Stuber at 780-672-4765 for information

BUSINESS START-UP GRANT

UP TO $2,500

Business must:

• Be in Camrose County

• Have been in operation for less than three years

• Match grant 50%

Details on the Star t Up Grant can be found on the Business Incentives & Funding Webpage , under Camrose County Grants, Camrose County Business Star t Up Grant. The first intake deadline is Februar y 21, 2025, so submit your application soon.

Camrose Count y is currently accepting applications for multiple Summer/Seasonal positions and a permanent full-time General Labourer

For more information on each position and how to apply, go to the Count y website under Invest , then Careers.

provides $625 annually to eligible cemeteries through the Flagstaff County Cemeteries Assistance Grant Program. Yellowhead County provides funding of between $500 and $2,500 per year depending on size of graveyard and up to a maximum of 50 per cent of the total maintenance costs. Northern Lights County provides $1,000 annually to cemeteries located in the County.”

Council had approved a budget of $10,000 in the 2025 interim budget.

Administration is recommending that the grant be available only to public cemeteries within Camrose County who are registered according to either the Societies Act or the Cemeteries Act.

County offers cemetery funds to assist with upkeep costs

By Murray Green

Camrose County is willing to help those who help themselves. They agreed to develop a Cemetery Assistance Grant to organizations that are trying to keep up current, old and abandoned cemeteries within the County.

“I move that council adopt the Cemetery Assistance Grant Policy as presented,” said councillor Don Simpson.

At the June 11, 2024, regular council meeting, council discussed a request for funding by the Duhamel Historical Society for the maintenance of the cemetery and grounds of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Duhamel. Council respectfully denied this request but requested that cemetery funding be brought to the 2025 budget deliberations and then the regular meeting on January 28.

“There are 44 cemeteries within the bounds of Camrose County (including cemeteries in Camrose, Bashaw and the villages) and five unregistered grave sites,” explained Chris Willms, assistant administrator.

Willms provided some background. “The following are what some other municipalities provide: Flagstaff

This allows either societies or other groups who run cemeteries to apply for the grant. A large majority of cemeteries in Camrose County are owned/managed by religious institutions, which aligns with the Cemeteries Act and they will therefore be eligible for the grant if they are registered and in Camrose County.

Ineligible applicants will be private cemeteries, cemeteries owned by individuals or families, cemeteries owned by municipalities and cemeteries outside the borders of Camrose County.

The application form will request that the applicants provide either a Societies Act or Cemeteries Act Incorporation Number to verify that they are a registered organization. To verify eligibility, administration will look up their charitable status on either the Alberta Non-Profit Listing or the Government of Canada Charity directory.

There are around 40 potentially eligible cemeteries according to the policy.

Administration recommends that this is an annual grant with a four-year verification cycle instead of an annual application process.

Providing an annual grant allows greater financial predictability and less administrative work for the cemeteries. This also provides less grant processing work for administration that would occur if this was an annual application process.

“In order to do this in a way where cemeteries are not left out administration recommends that council set the amount to $500 annually, which would allow for 20 cemeteries to receive funding. If council sets the limit to $500, then it is likely there will be budget room available for all groups and the budget can be reviewed annually to ensure all eligible cemeteries can receive funding,” Willms reasoned.

Rural cemetery societies can now apply for funding to beautify or repair sites within the County.

Foreign students important to the school division

By Murray

Green Battle River School Division (BRSD) has welcomed international students to the division since the 1990s.

They add culture, different views and stability to schools in the BRSD area.

“The intent of our international program is to enrich school communities by creating intercultural, global learning opportunities for local students and communities. By welcoming students from different countries to join our division, our students and families create lifelong friendships, developing a deeper understanding of different cultures and backgrounds. This appreciation fosters a curiosity and openness to travel and the consideration of new opportunities,” said Natasha Wilm, BRSD assistant superintendent, human resources.

Each international student pays tuition fees to the school division, in addition to host family accommodation fees, when they sign up through the Homestay program. Tuition fees cover the education cost and program fees, which includes costs associated with running the program such as human resources (staff working in the program), recruitment travel expenses to make and maintain connections, school fees, transportation and other program expenses.

“In order to attract students to Battle River, the division participates in recruitment activities to develop relationships with international agents who live and work in other countries. These agents work to promote the division to prospective parents and students,” explained Wilm.

The agents require training about BRSD and they also organize events where our representatives can meet with prospective parents and students. This requires travel and attendance at recruitment fairs in other countries. Participation expenses and travel expenses to attend these events are paid for through the revenue generated by the tuition fees from the international students, not through funding provided to the division by the Government of Alberta.

BRSD recruits a new set of students each year as students typically stay for between 10 weeks to one full school year; sometimes, the stay will last months (three, six, etc.). Continued on page

Undemocratic leadership race Zeniuk family honoured with Century Farm Award

By Damien C. Kurek, MP, Battle River-Crowfoot

I, alongside many Canadians, watched on January 6th as the Prime Minister announced his resignation.

While I am glad he is leaving, he did so, in line with his legacy, in the most politically self-preserving and undemocratic way imaginable.

It was the start of a new year like none other. What should have been a relief to Canadians, with widespread agreement an election was needed, and the hope we could see a change to a commonsense governance return to Canada, to begin fixing the challenges we face, but instead became yet another one of Justin Trudeau’s violations of Canada’s democracy and his desperate cling to power.

Trudeau announced his planned resignation as the Liberal Party leader and said that he will stay on as interim leader until the next leader is chosen. But here is the catch: until a leader is chosen—which is supposed to happen by the end of March—he has prorogued parliament.

The Governor General, on the advice of the Prime Minister, prorogued parliament (temporarily pausing and resetting the agenda of the current parliamentary session). Members of Parliament are locked out of the House of Commons for debates, which makes us unable to do our jobs until the next session begins. While this tool has been used in the past to help bring stability to our nation, Prime Minister Trudeau, supported by the NDP, did this at a time when our economy faces an existential threat of tariffs from the United States. This is akin to economic vandalism.

Every Liberal MP in power today and every potential Liberal leadership contender fighting to become an unelected Prime Minister, helped Justin Trudeau break the country over the last nine years and actively worked to pass into law the job-killing, inflationary carbon tax (a tax that front-runner Mark Carney has championed his entire career and even endorsed in his book). All the candidates supported a law quadrupling the tax over the next five years, supported Trudeau’s out-of-control spending, debt and immigration, and policies that have doubled the cost of homes, censored your speech, taken away your freedoms, are taking firearms from law-abiding firearms owners while at the same time passed soft-on-crime policies causing chaos on our streets.

Today, because of the damage done by the NDP/Liberals, Canada feels broken. And the proof is that 41 per cent of Canadians are worried someone in their household could lose their job, 50 per cent are worried about their ability to repay their debts, and 50 per cent are now $200 or less away from not being able to pay their bills— an eight per cent increase from last year.

Canadians deserve a Carbon Tax election now. The prorogation has done nothing but paralyze Canada, making MPs unable to fight and stand up for their constituents. An election would allow citizens to stand up and fight for their rights to a democratic and fairly elected government. This is why Pierre Poilievre, my Conservative colleagues, and I are not giving up. As your representative, I will remain committed to holding the NDP/Liberal government to account, forcing an election at the first opportunity, and will run again with a plan and team to bring home a government that will not only make life affordable for Canadians but will help bring back the values of democracy, freedom, and prosperity that our great country is founded on.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this column, you are encouraged to write Damien at 4945-50 Street, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 1P9, call 780-608-4600, text 403-575-5625, or email damien.kurek@parl.gc.ca.

You can also stay up to date with Damien by following him on social media @dckurek. If you are in need of assistance regarding a federal government program, or need assistance and don’t know where to turn, feel free to reach out to MP Kurek’s office.

By Murray Green

Camrose County helped the Zeniuk family celebrate a major milestone with a Century Farm Award for homesteading on the land for about 101 years.

Councillor Doug Lyseng presented the award to Patricia and Harvey Zeniuk recently. They supplied information about the family farm.

It all started when Peter Zeniuk was born in a little village in Ukraine on January 14, 1882. He married Maria on September 15, 1904. Three children were born to them in Ukraine. Anne, Martin and Joseph. Upon hearing land was available in Canada, leaving his wife and three children in Ukraine, he immigrated to Canada in 1913 to build a better life than what they had in Ukraine.

He chose to settle at Round Hill because there were already people living there who spoke Ukrainian and had the same religious beliefs.

While he had freedom in Canada, his family in Ukraine were fearing for their lives because of unrest. After saving his earnings for 10 years, he sent for his family. Upon their arrival in June, 1923, they bought the W12-48-19 W4 quarter

of land.

Three more children were born to Maria and Peter and were named Olga, William and John.

John married Theresa Yurkoski from the Round Hill area and remained on the farm operating a mixed farming operation including a dairy herd. John and Theresa had five children Tim, Harvey, Leonard, Elaine and Pat. They had pigs, chickens, turkeys, but their main farming business was operating a dairy.

They grew their own seed as much as possible and purchased two more quarters of land, NW18-48-18 and SW 18-4818 across Highway 834 where they grew hay, grain and baled straw for bedding.

Theresa and John retired to Camrose in 1993, and Harvey, the second oldest son, along with his wife Patricia and five children, took over the farming operation.

“At that time, we were milking cows, growing most of our own feed and bedding. In 1995, we expanded our operation by building a new double herringbone milk parlour and began milking 60 cows. We worked closely together with our local veterinarian and feed specialists to be successful,” Harvey said.

Take care of your liver

Submitted

Steatotic liver disease (previously called fatty liver disease) is when fat builds up in the liver. This makes it difficult for the liver to work like it should. It is a common liver disease worldwide that affects more than 30 per cent of the population.

There are different types of steatotic liver disease depending on the cause of the fat accumulation. Drinking high amounts of alcohol can be one cause, but it can also occur in people who do not drink alcohol, according to

Alberta Health Services.

The cause of what increases the risk of fat buildup in the liver are obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, insulin resistance (when insulin does not work to take sugar from the blood), high cholesterol, high triglycerides (a type of fat in the blood) and high blood pressure.

Steatotic liver disease is diagnosed by a physician using a variety of tests. These might include physical exams, blood tests, imaging tests, or a biopsy. Most people with early liver disease have no symp-

toms. If there are symptoms, people may feel very tired, weak and have pain or discomfort in the upper right side of the belly. If steatotic liver disease is managed early, it is possible to reduce fat buildup and slow down or reverse damage to the liver.

Treatment involves managing pre-existing health conditions (example, managing blood sugars or cholesterol) and making lifestyle changes. Together with the health care team, it’s important to discuss diet, exercise, medication, sleep and stress.

ZENIUK FARM FAMILY

Murray Green, Camrose Booster

The Zeniuk Family farm reached 100 years and was started in 1923. From left, Patricia and Harvey Zeniuk received a Century Farm Award from Camrose County councillor Doug Lyseng to celebrate the occasion.

Foreign students important

Continued from page 7

“This requires ongoing promotion of our program as we are one of thousands of school divisions across Canada, the USA and other countries that have international student programs. By providing a high-quality program and developing strong relationships with our international agents, we continue to attract students from many countries and our program continues to grow. It is a success to celebrate that our international student numbers are steadily increasing–even since the COVID pandemic,” added Wilm.

This year marks the highest enrolment of international students with 66 who are coming from Belgium, France, Spain, Japan, Brazil, Thailand, Germany, Italy and Mexico.

Battle River School Division is known in the international student program community as a high quality option for students and their families in many countries.

“We highlight the great experience that students can have in our rural communities where they can improve their English speaking skills, experience activities such as camping, fishing, hiking, hockey, skiing as well as gain an appreciation for Alberta. We are proud to offer such a program and many of our current and former students and host families have developed lasting relationships with our international students,” added Wilm.

SCOTT BERRY

This isn’t one of those déjà vu moments. He is BACK!

After a 14-year absence, Scott Berr y has been recruited to make a return to Camrose Chr ysler…this time as General Manager!

Scott is a lifelong resident of Camrose and has been involved in the automotive industr y for his entire career. He star ted out as an apprentice and became a journeyman technician. From 2000 to 2011, he worked his way through the Camrose Chr ysler dealership and up through the ranks of the organization

He commenced his employment as a ser vice writer.

When given the oppor tunit y to learn the sales side of the business, Scott excelled and after a few years of learning, meeting customer expectations, and becoming widely known for his low-pressure demeanour and style of selling, assumed the role of general sales manager. An oppor tunit y to take on the general manager role at a competing local independently-owned and operated auto sales and service ou tlet o ered Scott additional responsibility and career growth over nearly 14 years

After a season of golf, completion of his hone y-do lists and becoming the de facto maintenance man at his spouse’s law firm, Scott was o ered a chance to bring significant change to Camrose Chr ysler. Scott ’s vision is already being felt around this popular dealership after just a few days back

He states “I want ever y customer who comes to our lot or showroom to be given the oppor tunity to browse for their next new or used vehicle at their own pace , and without any high pressure. This is the way that I want to be treated when I go vehicle shopping and I feel that most consumers appreciate this respect. Almost anyone in sales , regardless of commodity, can make a one-time sale

A professional sales consultant , though, will in their career build repeat customers who will buy many times and is recommended to multiple other shoppers as a go -to individual. This approach will be Job # 1 in our dealership going forward.

“We will be looking to hire people who are from Camrose or the immediate trading area. We want people in ever y depar tment who love the community and are well connected to the geographic and cultural area.

“Ever y Camrose Chrysler employee will be empowered to ensure our customers are always completely satisfied. This commitment to care and attention simply must be and will be the hallmark of our par ts depar tment , ser vice centre , detailing shop and our new and used sales centre.

“My team and I will absolutel y be customer-focused and community-driven in any way and ever y way from this day for ward…Drop by and feel the di erence.” - Scott

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Ilnicki farm still going after 100 years

By Murray Green

Camrose County helped the Ilnicki family celebrate a milestone of farming with a Century Farm Award for homesteading on the land for about 100 years.

Councillor Doug Lyseng presented the award to sisters Linda and Marlene recently. They supplied information about the family farm.

After some major unrest on the Polish/ Ukraine border and a terrible flu epidemic, Michael Ilnicki decided it was time to bring his family, wife Tatianna, and his daughter, Antonia, aged 9 and son Karol, aged 2, to Canada.

Michael was employed by CNR based out of Edmonton and then in local coal mines. In 1924, he bought NW 30-47-18, south of Round Hill.

He and his wife built a log house, part of which still stands. Tatianna’s father was a carpenter so she had learned a lot from him and could help on the house.

Together, they built a farm operation consisting of grain, cattle, turkeys, chickens and pigs. More land was broken each year. Gardening and the animals kept the family supplied with food. Times were tough. This was after they farmed for a few years.

Karol remembers eating oatmeal with water from the creek that ran across their property as they had no milk for a while, as well as eating lard sandwiches.

Karol took over the farming operation in 1954 when his parents moved into Camrose. He acquired and broke more land in later years. New machinery helped him to farm.

He continued with all the animals then downsized to cattle and grain farming later. Of course, the garden and berries were still an important part of their lifestyle.

Karol farmed with his son-in-law and grandson’s help until his death in 2012, at the age of 92, still living in the house he and wife, Josephine built in 1964. Daughter Jeannette helped with the yard work.

Today, his oldest daughter Linda and husband Allen Tomaszewski and their son Brian, continue with grain farming.

The land is now owned by Karol’s daughters, Linda and Marlene Hearn, and grandson, Brian.

There definitely has been a big change on his land from breaking it to today.