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Humboldt honoured at Christmas
Mundare farmers, Brian and Shawna Sharun’s tribute to the Humboldt Broncos tragedy lights up their Christmas landscape.
Mundare’s Sharun family Xmas display honours Humboldt crash victims BY JOHN MATHER When a truck slammed into a team bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos, killing 16, last April, there was no doubt in Brian Sharun’s mind what would be the addition to his Christmas display this year. Sharun has been constructing larger than life displays, with his wife Shawna, in the fields around his farm just southeast of Mundare, since he moved from the town 18 years ago. “It started with the traditional scenes,” he said. “But has grown to include a display of an Edmonton Eskimo helmet, horse and carriages,
STARS helicopter, reindeers and sleigh, gingerbread house, a train and more. The display at 532020 Range Rd 170 can been seen from Highway 16. “I always wanted to make a sleigh with Santa in the air,” he said. His first one ended up in someone else’s yard, but it has now been returned to him and it will soon be part of the display. He adds he has personal knowledge of some of those killed in the accident that motivated him to build the tribute. Sharun knew a family from Mundare, whom he had gone to school with and had a son the same age as
Sharun’s daughter, Cheyenne, 19. “His best friend was the goalie from Stony Plain that was killed,” he said. “And then one of the staff at work knew all the families in St. Albert who had children killed.” He added those families will be coming to his farm before Christmas to see the display up close. Sharun said he started making the display for Humboldt in early November. He welds the frame to a predesigned pattern. It’s then taken to the Hutterite Colony in Viking, where it is sandblasted and powder coated. He then wraps rope lights around the
framed figures. The couple had a display when they lived in Mundare but things really took off when they moved to the farm. Sharun works at an Edmonton lumber yard where he been a steady hand for more than 20 years. The display is lit from 5:30 to 11 every night and will be on until Ukrainian Christmas Jan. 7. On Christmas Eve and Christmas day they remain lit all night. He says the display probably cost him about $600 - $700 in added power.
2 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Bruderheim Atoms turn the light on 15 times against Fort Sask. KERRY ANDERSON These are some of the results from the Northern Alberta Interlock Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the website, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries. Deadline is typically Sunday evenings, so if scores are not noted they may have been entered after this time (nainterlock.com). Lamont Tier 4 Novice (2-2-0) won a tight game 6-5 over Bruderheim (23-0) on Saturday at Lamont Arena. The score went back and forth finally tied 4-4 after two periods when Lamont got two quick ones in the third. Bruderheim replied to get to within a goal 50 seconds later, and with 11:20 left the two teams began playing an exciting concluding half period. Lamont's Cole Chudyk scored four goals. Other scorers were; Chael Whaling (2g 1a), Madden Cossey (3a), Ayden Brzezicki (1a), and Emmett Moonen (1a). Austyne Morgan (3g 1a) led the way for Bruderheim. Other scorers were; Cullen Secrist (1g 1a), Carter Winslow (1g), and Thomas Purdy (1a). The goaltenders were not listed on the scoresheets. Bruderheim Tier 4 Atoms (4-2-0) crushed Fort Saskatchewan 15-8 on Sunday at the Fort. FS were within a goal half way through the game, but Bruderheim put in eight of the next 10 goals to claim an easy win. Kayden Winslow (7g 2a) led the way for Bruderheim, while Andrew Svitich scored 5g. Other scorers were; Jacob Kofluk (2g 1a), Xavier Storr (2a), and Ashton Strickland (1g). Bruderheim was to take on CR Knights on Saturday but no score was posted.
Lamont Tier 5 Atoms (6-1-0) travelled to Calmar and came away with an 8-5 win. Ryan Carstairs (5g) led the way for Lamont. Other scorers were; Kole Malkewich (3a), Sydney Cossey (1g 1a), Aiden Switzer (1g 1a), Keelan Cartagena (2a), Benjamin Bortnick (2a), and Isabel Weleschuk (1g). Ethan Stetsko got the win in goal. On Sunday Lamont was scheduled to host Camrose but no score was posted. Ryan Carstairs has 25g 7a 32pts in 7 GP. Lamont Tier 4 Peewee (2-4-0) dropped two games over the weekend, 10-2 Friday in Whitecourt and 12-6 on Sunday against Stony Plain at Lamont Arena. On Friday Lamont could not rebound from a 4-0 first period deficit. Emerson Hauch scored both Lamont goals. On Sunday, Lamont got off to another slow start allowing the game's first four goals again, though they fought back to 7-5 at one point. Alex Andruchow scored twice for Lamont. Other scorers were; Emerson Hauch (1g 1a), Dylan Onushko (1g 1a), Devon MacKinnon (1g), Rowan Young (1g), Jacob Shiach (1a), and Cameron Atkinson (1a). Lamont Tier 3 Midgets (2-4-0) made a huge comeback on Friday at Lamont Arena beating Sturgeon 5-4. Sturgeon led 3-1 after one, but Lamont scored two in the middle period to tie the game. Sturgeon took the lead back at 5:03 of the third but Ethan Zago tied the game at 11:04 with his second of the game shorthanded, and Tyler Couillard got the winner at 12:05, his hat trick goal. Other scorers for Lamont were; Seth Williams (2a), and Max Farrell (2a). Connor Foulds stopped 44 shots to pick up the win in goal.
ANDREW STUDENTS SHOW OFF CHRISTMAS SWEATERS Students at Andrew School decided to get an early start on Christmas spirit last week when they all showed up wearing their finest Christmas outfits. (Supplied photo)
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4 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Opinion We are all connected Inevitably, when I start taking about shopping locally, I start hearing excuses. “Well, you know, sometimes the price is higher locally,” or “Sometimes they don’t have what I need.” I’ll try to address some of these excuses. With the cost of gas at its present soaring rate, how can a few cents on a loaf of bread or a 4-litre of milk save enough to justify the gas, the wear and tear on the vehicle, and the time and effort necessary to travel to the nearest larger centre make it worth it? There are things that are more expensive locally, but there are other things that are priced the same or lower, and chances are your local store-owner is already supporting you and your family in other ways you haven’t considered; maybe you owe them to give them your support back in kind. Most of them will make an effort to stock something you regularly buy in order to earn your business, too. You just need to ask. It can’t be said enough that every dollar spent in a community stays in a community, and every dollar spent outside the community is gone forever, but maybe that’s not clear enough to provide the incentive to truly make an effort to shop locally. Local merchants who run any type of business are members of the community, the same as you. They strive to provide a service or sell goods to the community in order to make a living. Chances are, business owners in rural Alberta are not raking in gross profits at the expense of their customers. In fact, there’s an excellent chance that they are paying themselves something akin to minimum wage when all the hours they work are factored in. But they are here, and they are open, and they are paying taxes that help keep our municipal services in place and affordable. That’s part of the dollar. Many small businesses also employ our friends and family. That’s another really good reason to support them, and that’s another big part of your dollar that’s staying here, helping other members of the community, maybe even filling desks in local schools. Local businesses and their employees also routinely work together to bring special events to the community. Through careful planning, lots of volunteer hours, and great ideas, they also strengthen our communities by holding events like street fairs, parades, barbecues, celebrations, and the like. Most of the time these types of events offer no particular advantage or boon to those local merchants, but they do a huge job of promoting
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community and way of life, because what’s good for the community is ultimately good for the business community. If you can conceive of the amount of money you would pay a professional event organizer to pull off some of these amazing events, you’d see how much value they provide. That’s part of that dollar, too. Every rural business person quickly comes to understand that there’s an unofficial but nonetheless real cost of doing business in a small community. That’s the donations, the discounts, and the volunteers needed to support community groups and activities. That’s everything from providing items for door prizes and silent auctions to cash donations or sponsorships, or even loaning out employees as volunteers, paying them to do community work or allowing them to do community work during work hours. In some cases, that business owner is a large part of why you can afford to let your child play hockey, for example, and a huge part of why there’s a rink to play it in. That’s a big part of the dollar.
There are so many ways the community at large and the business community are connected that go far beyond these four examples. Everything that we do in rural Alberta is connected to everything else, it’s like one of those crime-boards, with all the strings connecting clues, only in this case, there’s no mystery. Our strings are the things that are holding us together. We need to continue to support each other, or in some cases, start making an effort to support local business, even if it means changing how we do things. The thing is, there’s never any disadvantage to working together for the better of our community. Sometimes you have to look beyond the cost to see what the real value of shopping locally brings. We need to put more thought into what we do, and how it affects others. We are all interconnected, it’s just easier to see in a small community, especially if you start looking. ~LESLIE CHOLOWSKY
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FROM WHERE I SIT: Focus and Appreciate
BY HAZEL ANAKA Not sure how and when it happened but here we are second week into December. Where did the time go? We got a bit of Christmas retail indoctrination on Saturday when we tried to get some gift shopping done. I felt very much like we were on a mission with more to accomplish than there was time to accomplish it. This, my lovelies, is the opposite of mindful. I vaguely remember hearing some Christmas carols. At some level of awareness, I noticed the Christmas decorations. But I didn’t notice all the sparkly details or spot this year’s colour or theme trends. Is rustic Canadiana with plaids, twigs, and moose still hot? Have the jeweltoned, tasselled Moroccan ornaments
given way to something simpler? I can’t believe metallics will ever go out of style. At one mall I saw the lineup of eager kids waiting to see Santa. Never saw the jolly old guy himself but assumed he was the end point. In another mall there was an area cordoned off for a magic show. I heard the repartee between magician and crowd of kids as I hurried by. Who’s got time to stop and watch when you’re rushing hither and yon? Even with extended shopping hours and dogged determination, it was impossible to get everything done. Though it does help to centre one’s efforts at the mall (either indoor or outside) with the highest concentration of the types of stores you need. Manning Town Centre has Lowes, Marshall’s, Home Sense, Sport Chek, Cabela’s and more. There’s even Boston Pizza and other restaurants to keep your strength up and rest your weary legs. A doggie bag with leftovers from the overly large servings ensure an easy meal the next day. Given the state of our
house, there won’t be any Christmas tree or decorating this year. We’ll be content just to have our bed in the bedroom; our toiletries in one place in the ensuite; the boxes unpacked; the stain, tools, baggies of miscellaneous hardware off the island; the parade of men gone. I have a fourteen-foot wall-towall closet in my new office that I’m gradually filling. With four sliding doors there will be no visual distraction. By the time I’m done outfitting my space I expect to be crowned Miss Organized 2019. With distractions, interruptions, chaos, and Christmas its been impossible to focus on any one thing. I find I haven’t been able to read for months. No attention span. I started a grant application for Babas & Borshch a couple of
months ago, revisited it last week, and am no closer to finishing it today. There’s been no thought of organizing a volunteer appreciation event or even scheduling a post-festival debriefing meeting.
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Lamont Ag holds AGM and volunteer appreciation dinner MAUREEN SULLIVAN It was a banner year for the Lamont Agricultural Society as it celebrated its 100th year in 2018. The organization held its annual general meeting Dec. 8 prior to a Christmas gala. New director Loren Fenton was added to the board at the meeting. The rest of the society’s board of directors remained the same and is made up of President Terry Eleniak, Shelly Loren, Cindy Gruber, and Rebecca . During Alberta Association of Agricultural Associations annual convention in February, the society received the Centennial Award from Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jessica Littlewood. Boyd Gerow received
an Agriculture Scholarship for his dedication to his studies and community involvement and Ainsley Lopushinsky received a general scholarship for her scholastic work and volunteerism. The society also won three first place, and one second place ribbon, in the marketing competition for their website, news events, photo collage and Facebook page during the convention. Andy Gruber, Olivia Koziak, Ashley Lopushinsky, Boyd Gerow and Shelly Loren were recognized as dedicated hard workers during Volunteer Week in April. The Bullarama Supreme was held in May. The Summer Sizzler Rodeo took place in July, and the centenni-
al celebration took place at the same time. This past October, the Society celebrated a lifetime member, Mel
Snyder, who was a "dedicated member of our society for numerous years helping with any task that was required."
President Terry Eleniak stated that it had been a good year for the society and they hope to have a bigger and better
year next year. Following the meeting a volunteer appreciation dinner was held.
AGM REVIEWS CENTENNIAL YEAR Lamont Agricultural Society President Terry Eleniuk (green shirt), chats with a guest during the Society’s annual Christmas Gala, Dec. 8 at the Lamont Community Hall. During the Society’s annual general meeting, Loren Fenton was welcomed as a new member of the board of directors.
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EE players warn Lamont students of internet dangers MAUREEN SULLIVAN Edmonton Eskimos players Justin Sorensen and Matthew O'Donnell visited Lamont, Dec. 7, to talk to kids about safety while online. Visiting both the elementary and secondary schools the athletes reminded the students to be safe and to do the right thing while using
the computer. Sorenson told the students to act as if their grandmother was standing behind them when they were on the computer. "Don't do anything that you wouldn't do if your grandmother was watching you,” he told them. The athletes told the
students to be respectful of their own privacy as well as other people and to be kind, as well as being careful about what they downloaded onto their computer. After the presentation, the pair answered questions from the students and then autographed the students’ Eskimo gear.
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Bruderheim Library facing cash crisis Board looking at new ways to increase usage and funding in community BY JOHN MATHER The Bruderheim Metro Kalyn Library is facing a cash crisis, in part, as a result of a funding drop by Lamont County. In presenting their budget treasurer Patricia Grichen, told Bruderheim Council, Dec. 5, that while they had a cash on hand balance of $32,600 at the end of 2018, this will drop to $21,500 by the end of 2019. “You can see we get $3,000 from the County of Lamont,” she said. “It used to be $8,000. They’ve opened up two more libraries and split the funding so we’ve dropped $5,000 that we’ve not been able to make up. We’ll be in dire financial situation in two to three years.” The library will apply for a community funding grant and will pick up some smaller donations, but the board has concerns about its sustainability. “We’ve taken board conferences funding down to zero,” Grichen added. “We’re looking at a shortfall of $4,000.” She said she didn’t want to look at cutting hours or staff, but she indicated this might have to be done. “We’ve studied some of the other libraries in the area and are instituting a traffic flow chart to see when our hours are most utilized.” “We don’t want to cut hours, but if the traffic doesn’t warrant it, we will.” When asked, she stated the library offered computers programming courses, children’s services and other services, but they are open to suggestions as to how to offer more programs to attract patrons. Councillor Judy Scheuler, who admitted she wasn’t a huge library patron, asked if they had any toys for kids. Grichen replied the library had just purchased some robotic toys but the program hadn’t
really come up to speed. She added some of the library’s evening hours conflicted with other community programming in town and wondered whether that affected usage. “One of the ideas brought up included adding an adult colouring night,” she said, adding the board is reaching out for ideas across the county. Director Virginia Differenz said one idea was a friends of the libraries group that might be formed to run a casino. “It’s been discussed among all the libraries across the County and proceeds could be split evenly. It could possibly make up our shortfall but we’re not sure if it’s a long term solution.” She added the board, consisting of several 70 plus year-old ladies, has trouble making things work for everyone. Mayor Karl Hauch asked if they could put some signs up around the community providing information on hours the library is open and where it is. “I bet some people don’t realize we have a library in town,” he said. In addition, he wondered what the library membership fees were and whether they should be increased. “I value the library and it a benefit to the community,” he said. “I certainly wouldn’t want to lose it.” Grichen mentioned the library was part of the Northern Lights library system, which allowed patrons to access books across Alberta and that this was included in membership. “Apparently we have a great romance library,” she added with a laugh. “People from across the area put in requests for the romance novels in our collection.” Councillor George Campbell wondered if they had a book club that would allow readers to
meet and discuss the various authors they were reading and the meanings of their writings. It was further suggested they use the town’s newsletter to promote the library. “You’re right, many people we’ve spoken to don’t realize we have a library,” said Grichen. Councillor Len Falardeau said while many great ideas had been presented did the board have any plans to establish a fundraising committee utilizing members of other community groups. “I think that might be one way to tackle this,” he said. “There are programs we could access as
a fundraising group and there are businesses in the area that may be willing to help out.” Chief Administrative Officer Patty Podoborozny added the board should provide her with information on their funding and she could approach the county when the various
CAOs from around the County met. Grichen told council many of the local industries’ would support specific programs, but that wasn’t the issue facing the library. “We have the programs and computers and materials to run programs,” she said. “What
we are facing is a cash shortfall to keep the doors open.” Hauch told the delegation to keep council informed on what they were doing, so if any help was available for the library, the council would know.
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Bruderheim applies for water upgrade funding “Water is everything and if we don’t have water we don’t have anything” Mayor Hauch BY JOHN MATHER Bruderheim council will apply for funding from both the provincial and federal government for monies to provide upgrades to the town’s water reservoir. Bruderheim director of public works, Dennis Tomuschat, told council an assessment had been done on the reservoir. Town chief administrative officer Patty Podoborozny said MPE Engineering did the report and the decision made to seek funding had to be done quickly to meet the Dec.1 application deadline. Haj Oshiki, from MPE Engineering, explained the issues their study found with the reservoir. Oshiki said the study was to determine where the reservoir stood to meet future growth needs of the community. “With a growth rate a little higher than the provincial growth rate, we used a rate of 3 per cent growth which would give the town a population of 1,881 in 2029,” he said. He said the assessment studied the community’s consumption rate. He said in sizing the reservoir they also studied the fire flow rates. Citing a previous study done on the reservoir, he told council the expansion of the reservoir would have to be
expanded by 480,000 gallons. In addition he told council the town’s current fire flow rate is 103 metres per second and the standards should be 250 metres per second. Most of the surrounding communities use about 230 metres per second for fire flow rates, so Bruderheim is below standards. “In comparison with your neighbours you’re below capacity,” said Oshiki. Councillor George Campbell said he’d done some research on the reservoir and said the system was built to accommodate a well system for the Brookside development. “If we have to water storage in place, do we have the pipelines to deliver to the appropriate fire suppression areas? And, if we put more pumps in, can the pipeline system handle the additional pressure?” Campbell referenced a fire in the town in the late 1970s when there wasn’t enough water to fight the fire. “When we look at fire suppression and safety we have to look and see if we’re prepared for suppression,” he said. “We now have bigger buildings and the deliverance of water to these buildings is important and we have to have the
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systems to get it there. Do we have that now?” Tomuschat replied the water commission only allows a certain amount of water into the reservoir. “The amount of water is not the issue. It’s the retention,” he said. The reservoir has a height of 5.5 meters. “Do we have enough firewater flow?” asked Tomuschat. “Will it last with consumption from the reservoir? To fight a fire, matched with the consumption of our residents we do not have enough water to do that.” “As we grow in size that retention gets reduced,” he added. “It’s not the water coming into the reservoir, it’s the reservoir size and how much is retained.” Tomuschat said the distribution system meets the needs of potable water to residents, but it’s not adequate for firefighting. He said he wanted to add an additional fire pump if the grants were obtained. There would also be a generator added to service the main water pumps and fire pumps. Deputy Reeve Pat Lee said if upgrades are needed they have to be done. “We have to take in projecting our growth,” she said. “I think we
need to go forward on this.” “The reservoir needs upgrades so we must move ahead with it.” Campbell said when the reservoir was constructed there were provisions made for expansion, so it was a good thing to expand it. Tomuschat said there was a stub-off for future growth and that would allow the community to build on to the reservoir. Councillor Judy Scheuler pointed out that when there were the brush fires last spring, her neighbourhood had been put on water rationing. “When we factor in fire fighting flows,” said Tomuschat. “We don’t have an adequate system. We want to make it adequate.” He said administration wanted council’s approval to move ahead for funding so they could bring the system up to meet the community’s needs. Schueler agreed that it doesn’t cost anything for the town to apply for funding so, “I say go for it.” Oshiki told council the expansion project would be eligible for grant funding from both levels of government, the federal and provincial. He added the grants could possibly total 70 per cent of the costs of the
upgrades. Councillor Wayne Olechow asked for the total cost. “We put in for our best wish list,” said Podoborozny. “That’s about $3.2 million. But if it’s not all approved we can look at where we can put the money we get to best use.” She added she would expect to get about $2million. The remaining 30 per cent of the total project cost, she said, could be paid through off site levies used in a debenture. “The debenture could be paid off by the offsite levies of new developments moving forward.” Tomuschat said public
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Decision on marijuana business still weeks away BY JOHN MATHER Proponents and opponents spent more than four hours presenting their cases regarding the proposed GAIA Biopharmaceuticals medical marijuana grow operation to the Lamont County Subdivision Appeal Board Dec. 3. At the end of the hearings appeal board chairman David Thomas stated it would be a couple of weeks before all the materials presented were gone through and a decision rendered. The operation, planned for land southeast of Chipman, has been a contentious issue since GAIA Bio-pharmaceuticals founder, James Kilpatrick proposed the project to the County. Neighbouring residents, headed up by Shelagh Pastoor, want no part of the business on Class 2 farmland and they say it would be better suited in an industrial area of the County. Lamont County Director of Planning and Corporate Services, Alan Gregory told the panel at the start of the hearing the application was deemed agricultural and did fit into the County’s zoning as a discretionary use. Grayson went on to say the operation posed no safety or industrial risks under federal guidelines and that the operation would be controlled under the auspices of the Canada Health Department. He went on to note the development permit had expired in October and there was an open house to discuss the development between the owners and the residents opposed. Grayson proceeded to list numerous restrictions that would be placed on the development should it be allowed. Lawyer Scott Harwardt, representing several of the people opposed, had planned to ask for an adjournment pending the presentation of additional information. He had a brief sum-
mary of his presentation along with supporting documents. “I’ve submitted an adjournment request,” he said. “But I am prepared to withdraw that if you are prepared to still receive some written materials from me. I asked that it be received and if it is I’ll withdraw the request.” The SDAB agreed to receive the documents, as did lawyer Marc Lowenstein representing GAIA. Kilpatrick, principal of GAIA, told the panel he had followed all the rules and done everything he been asked to do by the County in applying for the development permit. Lowenstein felt much of the opposition was based on a “fear of the unknown” and “change” and hoped the hearing would alleviate some of it. Harwardt presented his arguments on behalf of the neighbouring landowners outlining their concerns. “I think the use of “fear of the unknown” is an entirely apt term,” said Harwardt in presenting his case. “Because so much is unknown.” “There is a lot that isn’t known about the development.” He said the land in question is highly rated agricultural land and shouldn’t be taken out of production. In addition he added the details presented to the residents were very sparse. He said resident concerns included parking considerations, size of the building to be built on the site, drainage, impact on the local roads from traffic to and from the site and security issues. “We don’t have information on the water demands of this project. Is there a hydrology study? What about lighting and its impact on nearby livestock. We just don’t know,” said Harwardt. Following Harwardt’s presentation, Pastoor and several residents
spoke of their opposition to the project. Concerns dealt with livestock impacts, traffic, flooding issues, crime and the general impact on their quality of life. Lowenstein was the last to present and attempted to rebut the arguments that had been presented by the residents and their lawyer. He stated their development application had been held in abeyance so they could meet with the residents at a town hall meeting that was held in late October. After consulting with the County it was suggested they take the project to the subdivision appeal board. “When applying to Health Canada its akin to opening a liquor store,” he said. “There are many
restrictions and most apply for the maximum hours etc, while fully knowing that won’t be the case. Trying to change the rules later is extremely difficult so you apply for the maximum allowable right off the bat.” He said meeting with the residents didn’t go over well because many things weren’t understood. “The land in questioned has been tied to the application since day one, and it is tied to the Health Canada application,” said Lowenstein. “Other things like lighting, water usage and security were brought up at the town hall, but they weren’t accepted.” Lowenstein said plans have been presented, water usage has been
provided and he stated there would be no light coming out of the building they proposed to erect. The only exterior lights, he added, would be on the corners of the building to enhance
security. The GAIA group had people speak to the project in terms of growing marijuana, the building and drainage issues. Continued on Page 14
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The Lamont Leader is checking our list - twice - to make sure everyone is contacted about a beautiful Christmas Greeting ad thanking your customers for a wonderful 2018 year! We can show you different sizes, prices and styles and you can customize them to say exactly what you like to your customers. Sign staff names, add a picture, it’s all up to you. Our Christmas edition will be on Dec. 18 so time is flying by!
Call Crystal today so you won’t be missed 895-2780 or email us ads@lamontleader.com. Thank you for another great year at the Lamont Leader!
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