Lamont High School presents awards and honours
BY JOHN MATHER
The gymnasium at Lamont High School was packed Oct. 24 as the school honoured its award winning students from the past year.
The Grade 7 students who received honours were: Sterling Adams, Mikaila Barron, Ayden Brzezicki, Cheyanne Calder, Cole Chudyk, Stan Halon, Maci Hrycyk, Alexandra Janssen, Ally Kammer, Jacob Maki, Emma McCaffrey, Emmett Moonen, and Lily Quijano Acosta.
In Grade 8 those receiving honours were: Andrew Dul, Claire Hanson, Karlee Lapnisky, Elise Moore, Annabelle Pilling, Marshall Regehr, and Hunter Ridieout.
Elk Island Public Schools Honours Certificates were presented by Trustee Colleen Hollowaychuk.
In Grade 9, those recipients were Ciera Barron, Matthew Iverson, Matthew Janssen and Rachel Klos. Those receiving honours certificates
for Grade 10 were: Conlan Aylward, Easton Bilan, Daniel Bork, Kianna Dul, Taylor Fossum, Seth Pilling, Trinity Rajtmajer and Jayden Simms.
In Grade 11, students receiving honours certificates included: Althea Lorraine Alina, Cameron Atkinson, Brooke Busenius, Aniesha Fossen, Camryn Fossum, Odette Giese, Lance Kilsdonk, Ben Melnyk, Ash Randell, Rylee Rideout, Teagan Stetsko, Gabrielle Wendorff, and Sienna Whaling.
The Grade 12 Honours certificates were: Ruth Andruchow, Jayden Babcock, Alexis Barron, Kile Biddulph, Denis Brassard, Brooklyn Brix, J’Lyn Derksen, Annastazia Engman, Waliid Khamis, Kaylee Marianicz, Deisel Neumann, Dean Ostashek, James Short, Allysan Spicer, Ethan Svitich, and Ethan Weleschuk.
Receiving a Governor General’s Academic Medal was Ethan Sviych, while the Schulich Leader Nominee
was Dean Ostashek. Winner of the Kevin Gaetz Award was Mia Ausman.
Students in Grade 12 winning Alexander Rutherford Scholarships were: Alexis Barron, J’Lyn Derksen, Stone Dzioba, Annastazia Engman, Grace Gushue, Jevan Jackson, RonnieLynn Langdon, Kaylee Marianicz, Deisel Neumann, Dean Ostashek, James Short, and Ethan Svitich.
At the beginning of the evening, Lamont Mayor Jody Foulds presented Town of Lamont Citizenship Awards to several students.
In Junior High School they were Teagan Ponto, Jacob Maki, Hunter Rideout and Aiden Chopping.
In the Senior High, Grade 10 citizenship awards went to Easton Bilan and Joseph Thiessen. In Grade 11 a citizenship award was presented to Lance Kilsdonk, and in Grade 12 it was presented to Ethan Svitich.
A Catholic Women's League Award
was presented to Aniesha Fossen by Sigrun Jones.
The evening concluded with awards going to students in speciality areas.
In the Drama section, the Best Actor Award went to Ethan Svitich. The Best Supporting Actor Award was presented to both Conlan Aylward and Trinity Rajtmajer. Excellence in Technical Work/ Lighting was awarded to Dean Ostashek, and the Best Stage Manager was J’Lyn Dersksen.
The Art Award in Junior High was given to Rachel Klos.
The Construction Award in Junior High went to Jacob Maki.
Bella MacDonald won the Junior High Award in Cosmetology while the Senior High Award went to Ethan Svitich.
The Lamont High School Spelling Bee champion was Lillian Bullee.
Lamont High School Awards Committee member Asha Ram poses with the Grade 12, Alexander Rutherford Scholarship recipients. The awards were presented during the school’s annual award ceremony held Oct. 24, in the school’s gymnasium.
Lamont County couple place second in Alberta for their pumpkin “Richard Petty”
BY CHELSEA TOBIAS
Each year Smoky Lake puts on an amazing pumpkin spectacular, with the highlight of the fair speculated to be the pumpkin drop.
Some growers enter the weigh off for the love of the competition, for others like Nathan and Jodie Craven, who farm north of Star in Lamont County, it is a labour of love.
Speaking to Nathan and Jodie about their huge success, we learned their pumpkin weighed in at a whopping 1,112.5 pounds named Richard Petty.
Richard placed second in all of Alberta.
Richard was named after the famous NASCAR driver of the same name. Each year the family chooses a topic and they all name their pumpkins accordingly, and it is tradition to name your pumpkin.
Richard was actually a late addition in August to the Craven’s greenhouse, as their first pumpkin Jeff Gordon grew far too quickly to five hundred pounds and burst.
The Cravens make pumpkin growing a family affair and have been growing pumpkins competitively for the past seven years in-house. In fact, Nathan’s dad’s cousin Norm is in the Guinness world record books.
The family even has a trophy and adds the winning name to it each year.
Nathan’s pumpkin last year weighed 270 pounds. It was grown on a stand in a greenhouse they built in 2012, and this was the pumpkin that sparked the competitiveness outside of the family competition. Their competition pumpkin was almost 1,000 pounds heavier than their family competition pumpkin last year.
The greenhouse boasts an automatic watering system. One pumpkin can use up to seventy gallons of water a day or more, rainwater is the most cost-efficient way to provide water but they often have to haul in water as city water is too basic.
As their pumpkins grow, so does their passion. Nathan takes the lead in the technical aspects of growing, choosing seeds from growers whose pumpkins have done well in the past and starting them in the house in April. Once started he modifies the greenhouse for the baby pumpkins.
Starting more than one seed at a time is the best way to ensure that at least one of them grows successfully. Whereas Jodie takes on more of the nurturing side, burying the vines as they grow and even speaking to them to encourage them to be the winning gourd.
Jodie says, “The pumpkins can tell the difference between me and Nathan” and that
the pumpkin had not grown while she was away but gained five pounds when she returned.
The Cravens call themselves “Pumpkin groupies” and claim growing is “an obsession” and that placing in the competition was “a lifetime in the making.”
Nathan has been coached by his good friend Don Crews from Lloydminster and credits him as being a mentor and current first place champion in Canada with his pumpkin weighing in at 2,137 pounds.
If Nathan thinks he has big shoes to fill, he has an even larger green house to fill.
According to Nathan, he is coming for Don’s title and wants to beat him by one solitary pound, claiming, “I think it’s more insulting to beat him by only one pound.”
It should be interesting as no one has beaten Don in over a decade.
But Jodie got a taste of winning and she’s gunning for the Canadian record.
As they compete, the Cravens are also looking into inspiring the next generation. They have spoken to a local greenhouse to start a spring session to have children come in and start their own seeds. In the summer they will be able to use string and tape to measure the estimated weight of the pumpkins
as there is no scale. The kids will be able to watch their pumpkins grow in front of their eyes as they can often grow between thirty to thirty-five pounds a day.
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Nathan and Jodie Craven at Smoky Lake competition. Photo submitted by Jodie Craven.
BETWEEN THE BOARDS
Lots of great minor hockey over the weekend
BY MELISSA
MACINTOSH YOUNG
The Elk Island Wild U11 played two games.
The first was an away game resulting in a 13-10 win against the Thorhild Titans.
Goals were scored by Jaxon Calder with 4 goals, Sawyer Wytrykush with 5 goals, Jaxton Fertuck 1g and 1 assist, Ellie Porier 1g and 1a, Link Pich 1g and 1a, Easton Yarosh 1g and 1a, Braden Roy 1a and Colbin King 1a.
Their second game was against the Redwater Rush resulting in a 14-5 loss. Goals were scored by Sawyer
Wytrykush with 2 goals and 1 assist, Jaxon Fertuck with 2g, Hunter Kobylka 1g and Braden Roy 1a.
U13 Wild played two weekend games resulting in a win and a loss.
The first game was a 12-3 win against the CNN Spurs. Goals
scored by Sawyer Hanson with 6g and 1a, Jonas Wytrykush 3g and 2a, Mary Sobkow 1g and 3a, Christain McLeod 1g and 2a, Quinn Dickenson 2a, Desiree Storr 1a, Kayden King 1a, Liam Shiach 1a and Nash Klassen with 1a.
Their second game was a 15-0 loss to Edson
Compression.
U18 Wild had one away game this weekend ending with a 7-4 win against Redwater Rush.
Will Furey scored a hat trick, Gage Brenton 2g, Matthew Iverson 1g and 1a, Logan Jesso 2a, Kayden Winslow 1g, Shay Gushue 1a, Cameron Olechow 1a, Rowan Young 1a, Ashton Strickland 1a, Xavier Storr 1a and Bronson Trenaman 1a.
This week’s Player Spotlight is on two brothers from Lamont, Ryan and Wyatt Carstairs.
Wyatt was nominated by his team manager
Kerri, “for always giving it his all whether it be a practice or a game”. She said Wyatt is lots of fun and is always entertaining.
Ryan Carstairs has played minor hockey in both Lamont and Fort Saskatchewan and has recently made the Fort Rangers U17 AAA team. Congratulations Ryan! Check in next week’s edition for more Between the Boards news.
Hard working Wyatt Carstairs
Ryan Carstairs of Lamont with the Fort Sask. U17 AAA Rangers.
Opinion
Smith deserves a strong mandate as UCP leader
This weekend Premier Danielle Smith will face a leadership vote during the UCP annual meeting in Red deer.
To date more than 5,000 members have signed up to attend this three-day gabfest.
But I really hope they give Smith a strong mandate to continue on in her role.
Since becoming premier, Smith has set Alberta on a strong course to prosperity by standing up to Ottawa and the Trudeau government intrusions into areas where they have no business going.
For that reason she had her government enact the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, which gives this province veto power over intrusions by Ottawa into provincial affairs.
Ottawa has tried to bypass some of these rights by going directly to the municipalities as seen in Calgary where the misguided Gondek faction hastily agreed to receive housing funds from Ottawa in exchange for conducting an ill thought out land-use-bylaw which allows row housing in single family residential zoned areas. The zoning change was a key to receiving the funding.
The fallout from this is still ongoing as citizen groups are suing the city. More than 700 people spoke during public hearings on the program and most opposed it but Gondek and her minions didn’t listen.
As for Smith, a September poll by Angus Reid showed Smith tied as the second most popular Premier in the Country.
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Smith also announced a ban towards transgender women competing in women’s sports within the province, stating that her government would work together with sports organizers to create teams exclusive to athletes born women while making sure transgender athletes are able to “meaningfully participate in the sport of their choice. Smith took on the Feds on Bill C-69, Ottawa’s environmental review regime and won.
The federal Impact Assessment Act was enacted in 2019, but a Supreme Court of Canada ruling last year found much of it unconstitutional.
That’s protecting the rights and jobs of Albertans
Environmental Protection Act.
Justice Angela Furlanetto wrote that the government “acted outside of their authority,” adding “there is no reasonable apprehension” that all listed plastic manufactured items are harmful
These wins show Smith is willing to walk the walk and fight the fight to make sure Alberta doesn’t get trampled by a Federal government that shows an intense disdain for Alberta.
Past Progressive Conservative and UCP members have a history of eating their leaders with these internal reviews, although it is a good component of grass roots participation.
UCP voters ... give this Premier a strong mandate to continue her strong work for our province.
In February 2024, Smith announced changes towards Alberta's transgender and LGBTQ+-related policies, including the banning of gender assignment surgeries for those 17 and under (including the banning of puberty blockers for those 15 and under), the requirement of parental consent for students aged 15 and under to be referred to by a different name or different gender pronouns at school, and the requirement of parents to give their consent before having their children taught any subjects of human sexuality in school, with any third-party resource being used to teach such lessons having to first be approved by the Education Ministry.
Now she is threatening to take Ottawa to court over its change to C-69 because, once again, she said the changes don’t pass muster.
“The federal government continues to play politics and cater to activists,” she said recently in a news release, accusing the Liberals of failing to meaningfully consult with Alberta.
Smith had Alberta file documents with the Federal court as an intervenor and won when the court overruled the Feds on their plastics ban.
Once again a Federal Court judge ruled that Ottawa went too far in characterizing plastic items as toxic in the Canadian
As a new Legislative session began this week, Smith should be operating with a strong mandate as she makes important changes to the Alberta Bill of Rights, the gender identity rules among others.
While the NDP argues against these positive measures and somewhere, although no one knows from where, Naheed Nenshi will be screaming out from.
He really should attempt to get a seat in the Legislature before he cries foul too often. Alberta should be secure in the knowledge they have a strong leader in Smith with a strong mandate to lead this province for the next couple of years.
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BY HAZEL ANAKA
This week’s roundup of topics and tying up of loose ends is coming to you from our timeshare in Canmore. Luckily my travel day was marked by a warm wonderful day and perfect roads. When I encountered a parking lot on Highway 2, I had the smarts and opportunity to take an exit and bypass the huge mess in my most seamless detour ever. Red Deer seems to have gotten too big for me so now I typically stop at a couple haunts in Ponoka. My goal is always to get to the hotel before dark and snag a spot in the underground parking area. There’s an area for doing a complimentary power car wash that I always take advantage of unless it raining or snowing on the way home.
Because I never even
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got dressed today, I haven’t ventured down there to see if I forgot a bag of groceries in the car or at home. Duh. If you think food is expensive where you live, imagine buying anything in a mountain resort community. I expect to have a productive week of activities for my business. I got the results of my shoulder MRI. The good news is I don’t have a torn rotator cuff. The less good news is that I have tendinosis which is the more chronic type of tendinopathy. The areas of concern are the supraspinatus and sub-
scapularis. Untreated, it will result in the tendon failing. For the time being the plan is pain management and strengthening exercises. It would be a blessing to dodge surgery.
On the home front, the final field, an ugly piece of oats was written off by the crop adjuster. Disc it down or bale it was the advice. Luckily, a neighbour was able to cut and bale it. Now, if he feeds them out quickly, it should be okay.
Roy was only hauling his second load of wheat to the grain elevator when a gust of wind grabbed and mangled
the rollup tarp at the point when the load is being probed at the elevator. It caused a huge delay as he worked to resurrect the tarp long enough to finish the unloading. That shitty bit of luck brought the hauling to a dead screech. Luckily, there was a tarp to fit his Doepker trailer in Edmonton. I don’t think he knows the full cost of materials and installation yet but it won’t be a small number. I think he spoke to our insurance agent but I’m unclear as to the amount of the deductible. This latest setback in the operation
was not at all needed from a time or financial perspective.
Queen Elizabeth once described a particularly wretched year as “annus horribilis.” During 1992 Prince Charles and Diana split up as did the Duke and Duchess, Princess Anne got divorced, and there was a huge fire at Windsor Castle. If I was wearing my pearls, I’d be clutching them and making the same declaration about 2024. And it ain’t over yet; two more months to go. Sigh.
On the political scene, we’re just a bit over a week until the presiden-
From the files of the Lamont Leader
Dr. Albert Archer 1878-1949
Lamont and Area
Oct. 25, 2005 edition of the Lamont Leader Lamont’s first doctor named one of the top physicians of the century
The late Dr. Albert Archer of Lamont was one of 100 physicians chosen as Alberta’s top for their achievements and contributions to health care in the past century.
He was born in 1878, trained in Ontario and graduated the U of Toronto in 1902 and came to Star, NWT. He
helped bring about the construction of a rudimentary 15 bed hospital which opened in Lamont on Sept. 12, 1912.
He became the first superintendent and held the position 35 years. His wife Jessie Walker Valens. A nurse training program began at the hospital and about 600 graduated there.
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tial election. So far 2024 hasn’t been kind to incumbent governments. Clearly, I’m not a Trump fan so I hope Kamala Harris can make that miracle happen.
Closer to home, can you believe that delusional ballsy prime minister of ours? He took only about 18 hours to consider his decision to remain as the leader and run in the next federal election. He had been confronted by more than 24 brave caucus souls who told him it was time to go. Bet’cha he took names. Common wisdom says the number of discontented, concerned members is much, much larger as they see their own prospects of re-election circling the drain. I suspect he wanted to tell them then and there he wasn’t going anywhere but that would have been arrogant beyond the pale so he ‘slept on it.’ There are some ugly days ahead, my friends. Some think he may yet quit if Trump wins on the 6th. Remind me, isn’t pride one of the seven deadly sins?
That in a nutshell, brings you up to date. By the way, there are only 65 more days until 2025, from where I sit.
SUNDAY WORSHIP
“Boo”derheim hosts first ever trunk or treat
BY MELISSA
MACINTOSH YOUNG
BOOderheim’s first ever Trunk or Treat event over the weekend was a huge success.
Natalie Quijano Acosta, Communication and Community Service Coordinator for the Town of Bruderheim, was able to organize the event within a few weeks.
She said that it was her
personal love of Halloween, that inspired her idea to organize an event for the community.
She was able to secure two event sponsors, Connect Energy and AGS Mechanical. Local business man, Ben Moth, donated the use of a skid steer to collect donations for the Lamont Food Bank.
Numerous local business and residents also
set up along Queen Street for the event.
Over 200 residents attended the event.
Afterwards, children gathered in the community hall for pumpkin carving, treats and a Halloween dance provided by the AG Society.
Those in attendance are already looking forward to an even bigger event next Halloween.
Bruderheim Councillor Arlie Young and event organizer, Natalie Quijano Acosta.
Vegreville Fire Department responds to truck rollover near Mundare
BY JOHN MATHER
Vegreville Fire Department responded to a call in Lamont County Oct. 24, when a tanker truck and trailer rolled over on Highway 16 near Range Road 163, not far from Mundare.
Vegreville Fire Chief Gary Faas said his department had responded to the fire but referred all other questions to the RCMP.
Cst. Cory Riggs of the eastern section of Alberta RCMP said the call originally came in shortly after 1 pm.
“What happened is strong winds are
believed to have been a factor in the rollover,” he said. “STARS was called in and the driver was transported to hospital but he is now in stable condition.”
He added both Vegreville Fire Department and Vegreville EMS responded to the call.
Riggs said it was a tanker trailer but he wasn’t sure if it was carrying hazardous goods. No other vehicles were involved.
Referring to his report, Riggs said he couldn’t say which direction the vehicle was travelling.
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Brison appointed Mundare deputy mayor at meeting
BY JOHN MATHER
At the annual orientation meeting for Mundare council Oct. 20, the council appointed Danika Brison as the deputy mayor for this final year of the council prior to the 2025 municipal election.
Brison was elected in the summer of 2023 to replace Sandra Nicholson who had resigned her seat on council.
As the orientation meeting progressed, council decided to eliminate some of the council positions on committees where they didn’t feel their attendance was warranted.
Those committees included the Community Adult Learning Council, (CALC), which councillors noted had several members on it from Mundare; the Go East Committee, whom Councillor Glen Rozumniak said didn’t meet very often and duplicated much of what was reported from the
Vegreville Tourism Advisory Board; Alberta Hub, which council felt was somewhat duplicated by membership on the Northeast Mayors, Reeves, and Indigenous Leaders’ Caucus; and the Northern Lights Library System board.
On the Northern Lights Board, council felt having the chair of the Mundare Library Board sit on the committee would better serve the Town and that person could offer a report to council when necessary.
Council did hold off on making any appointment to the Northern Lights board until the Mundare Library chair had been approached about sitting on the Northern Lights System.
All other council appointments to boards remained the same since council felt there wouldn’t be much point changing positions in an election year.
Councillor Glen Rozumniak will remain on the St. Michael
Regional Solid Waste Commission with Brison as the alternate.
Rozumniak will also remain on the Lamont County Housing Foundation.
Councillor Irene Talaga will sit on the John S. Batiuk Regional Water Commission with Brison serving as alternate.
Mayor Cheryl Calinoiu will be the lead on the Inter-Municipal Planning Committee with Rozumniak as the alternate.
Councillor Rick Patrie will sit on the Mary Immaculate Hospital Foundation & Community Health Board.
Calinoiu will take the lead on the Family and Community Support Services with Brison serving as the alternate.
Councillor Patrie will be the main contact for the School Advisory Committee with Calinoiu serving as the alternate.
Councillor Talaga will
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Calinoiu will remain as the main rep on the Vegreville Tourism Advisory Board while Patrie will be the alternate.
Patrie will be the Town rep on the Lamont Regional Emergency Committee with Calinoiu serving as the alternate.
Brison will be the rep on the County of Lamont Food Bank with Calinoiu as the alternate.
Also at the organizational meeting, Mundare Council appointed the Assessment Review Board and the Composite Assessment Review Board from Jan. 2025 to Dec. 2025, with members Darlene Chartrand, Sheryl Exley, Tina Grosko, Stewart Hennig, Richard
Knowles, Dennis Meier, and Raymond Ralph and further passed a motion appointing Ralph as Chair of both boards and that Gerryl Amorin be appointed as the clerk.
The Town also appointed members of the Mundare Library Board with Monica Dascavich, Jamie Klem, Cheryl Best and Linda Primmer Cadieux being appointed for a term from Nov. 1, 2025 until Oct. 1, 2027.
Theresa Warawa, Lilian Sabo, and Jodie Conley were appointed
to the Library Board for a term from Nov. 1, 2024 until Oct. 31, 2027. The last task at the organizational meeting was to note council meeting dates for the council. They will be held on the first and third Tuesday of the month with the exception of July andAugust when only one meeting would be held on the first Tuesday and November and December when only one meeting would be held on the second Tuesday.
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Chipman Halloween evening a smashing success
BY JOHN MATHER News flash!
On Oct. 27, about 65 young people and parents converged on a darkened Chipman National Hall as the town hosted a Halloween Bash.
There were games in dimly lit areas where games could be played using glow sticks which reacted like a flash.
Fort Saskatchewan RCMP Detachment commander Inspector Barry LaRocque assisted by
leading the kids in a dance for candies and goodies.
And it was the mash, it was the Monster Mash
And it caught on in a flash,
In fact it was a graveyard smash.
Organizers had also solicited the Village for some donations and there were door prizes and prizes for the best costumes among the young attendees.
Arden Berube won in the category from o to
four years old. Elan King won in the ages 5 to 8 category. Victoria Chalifoux won in the ages 9 to 12 category and Brison Wiche won in the ages 13 and up category.
According to Keiron Willis who helped with some of the planning of the event, it had been held two years previous.
Last year it wasn’t held for lack of planning but this year a committee was struck to organize the event well in advance leading to its success.
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This youngster decked out as a firefighter watches to see how many cones he corralled in the ring toss game during the Chipman Halloween Bash at the National Hall Oct. 27.
Fort Saskatchewan RCMP Detachment commander Inspector Barry LaRocque leads kids at the Chipman Halloween Bash in doing a Monster Mash dance for candy and other goodies. About 65 youngsters took part in the popular event at a very blacked out Chipman National Hall Oct. 27.
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Lamont to hold No Stone
Left Alone service on Nov. 11 Special
Chipman, Mundare, Bruderheim and Andrew
BY JOHN MATHER
Remembrance Day will be marked throughout the country November 11 and there will be ceremonies in various communities in Lamont County.
One of the largest will be the indoor service held at the memorial hall at the Lamont Arena.
The service will begin with a piper bringing a processional parade into the hall where traditional services will be held.
According to Lamont Councillor Linda Sieker the entire town council will take part in the service with Mayor Jody Foulds serving as greeter and Councillor Dave Taylor acting as the MC.
Following the singing of the national anthem Foulds will bring greetings to the crowd, which is generally estimated to be in the 200 range.
Members from the RCMP, Lamont Emergency Services and Edmonton Garrison are also expected to be in attendance.
After the main ceremony including a minute of silence at 11 a.m., the service concludes and the crowd will be invited to watch the No Stone Left Alone ceremony.
This is where school aged children are selected to lay poppies on crosses in the hall, representing the tombstones of fallen soldiers.
“It is designed to replicate placing poppies at the cemetery like they do in Edmonton,” said Sieker. “But since we don’t have a cemetery in Lamont, we use 26 plastic crosses which represent the 26 men from Lamont who gave their lives in the World War.”
She said they hoped to get 26 children to lay the poppies, but to date only had 18 signed on.
No Stone Left Alone is part of a national program and is jointly run
by Lamont and the Lamont County Region FCSS.
“This is a very good program and we like it because it involves the students and gets them to participate,” added Sieker.
This is the third year the program has been held in Lamont.
In Chipman, the village has celebrated Remembrance Day for years.
There will be a service at the community hall and then a parade will march to the Memorial Park where wreath laying will take place.
Following the wreath laying, a luncheon will be held at the nearby seniors centre.
Wreaths for the
Chipman Ceremony are sourced through the Tofield Legion.
In Mundare, a church service will be held at 10:15 and the residents are invited to gather at the cenotaph at 10:55.
The wreath laying will take place and a minute of silence will be marked at 11 a.m.
A lunch will later be served at the Mundare Recreation Centre.
If weather is below -15 the outside portion of the service will move to the recreation centre.
There will be ceremonies to mark Remembrance Day at both Andrew and Bruderheim but details weren’t available.
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Lamont high volleyball girls win silver
Meeting to discuss future bus to be held Nov. 7
BY MELISSA MACINTOSH-YOUNG
The Lamont high school girls’ volleyball team brought home the silver medal over the weekend from a tournament held in Lac la Biche.
The team travelled to
the tournament via the LHS minibus. LHS students from numerous groups within the school, depend on the LHS minibus to attend various events throughout the year. The bus is nearing the end of its life span, and the school is
needing to begin fundraising for a new bus.
A meeting to discuss the future of the muchutilized bus will be held at Lamont high school on Thursday, November 7th at 6:30.
Kinsella Performing Arts Guild
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Gala Dinner
Doors 5:30 Show 8 p.m.
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Doors 6:30 Show 8 p.m.
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Norman Hill
Members of the LHS Girls Volleyball team L-R Back: Coach Mr. Dussault, Ivy Akitt, Chaselyn Burant, Taylor Fossum, Leah McCaffrey, Bella MacDonald and Coach Mrs. Fossum. Front: Gabby Wendorff, Camryn Fossum, Livia Grob and Madaline Zacharko. Team Members missing from pic were Sydney Cossey and Isabel Weleschuk.
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Community Services: Serving Lamont County, Lamont, Bruderheim, Mundare, Andrew & Chipman
(VISIT: lamontcounty.ca/community-programming for full posters and locations, or call 780-895-2233 for info./registration). Current CALC, FCSS & KFRN and seniors activities:
1. KFRN: Cooking With Your Littles (Bruderheim and Andrew: 10-11:30 a.m. on Nov. 6 & 7): Registration by Nov. 4 at signup.com/go/cfdEedg
2. KFRN: Babysitter Course: Ages 11+ in Mundare on November 12. Registration and payment ($50) by Nov. 7 at noon. Contact Erin.B@lamontcounty.ca
3. At Home Alone: Ages 10+ in Andrew on November 12. Registration is required by Nov. 7 at https://signup.com/go/gchChAV (FREE).
4. Youth Centres in Bruderheim (Tuesdays), Chipman (Mondays), and Mundare (Thursdays) – contact Dayna.J@lamontcounty.ca for more information.
5. Parents and Tots: Bruderheim (Thursdays from 10-11 a.m. at Karol Maschmeyer Arena) and Mundare (Tuesdays from 9:15-10:15 a.m. at the Mundare Admin. Building) - contact Melissa.S@lamontcounty.ca for more info. (Note: programs follow the school calendar.)
6. Youth Coalition: for more info. on future opportunities, contact Erin.B@lamontcounty.ca.
7. Meals in Motion: NOVEMBER Menu. Call Chrissy to order at 780-975-9592.
8. KFRN: Family Activity Night (Andrew): October 30, 5-7 p.m. (no registration necessary).
9. KFRN: Family Activity Night (Lamont): Nov. 20, 5:30-7 p.m. (no registration necessary).
10. KFRN: Connecting Generations Halloween Party: October 31 from 10-11:30 a.m. Registration required at: signup.com/go/CavMbxt
11. CALC: My Journey…Who Am I? (register with Cheryl or Cody at 780-895-2233 x233/241 or Cheryl.B@lamontcounty.ca | Cody.O@lamontcounty.ca).
12. CALC: English Language Learning (register with Cheryl/Cody).
13. CALC: Kitchens Program (register with Cheryl/Cody).
10. CALC: Digital Skills for Seniors: Thursdays from 10-11 a.m. in Mundare & Andrew.
11. CALC: Canadian Firearms Safety Course (non-restricted): November 9 (to register, call or text Dan at 825-439-5208 by Nov. 1).
12. Snow Angels Program (volunteers needed): Contact Michelle.A@lamontcounty.ca or 780-895-2233x223, (honorarium for volunteers).
13. Fitness Fun for Older Adults: $10 per session. At Mundare Seniors Centre. Contact Michelle.A@lamontcounty.ca for information.
14. Yoga for Older Adults: $12 per session. At Lamont Arena Mtg. Room. Contact Michelle.A@lamontcounty.ca for information.
15. Lamont Light Up! 2024 – Join us on November 30, 2:30-4:30 p.m., at the Lamont County Admin. Building, for some paper crafting. We will be making Christmas cards and gift tags. No registration required.
16. Seniors’ Coffee: (Wed.) 10-11 a.m. at Andrew Lions Club, & (Thurs.) 10-11 a.m. at Mundare Seniors Centre. Join FCSS for coffee, conversation, snacks, and assistance with senior-related forms and programming. FCSS also offers Seniors Supports from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Mundare (Thursdays) - michelle.a@lamontcounty.ca.
17. Seniors Bus trips: $15 per person per round trip. November 21 and December 12. Call Helen at 780-895-7539 to reserve a spot (departs from Lamont Rec. Centre).
Access current monthly services & programs information scan the QR code or for FCSS, CALC and KFRN on each of the services’ Facebook pages. For more info, scan the QR code or see: lamontcounty.ca/community -programming | FCSS: FCSSlamontcountyregion | KFRN: groups/1922602184662497 & kalynafrn.ca | CALC: LamontCountyAdultLearns | CALC/FCSS/KFRN: 1-877-895-2233 | 5303-50 Ave. Lamont, AB T0B 2R0 |
CAUTION: Roadside Mulching. Ag. Services will be working on roadside mulching starting in November; this goes to the end of March (2025). Signs are posted to enforce temporary road closures while work is completed. Watch for flying debris and obey all signs. If you enter a closed area, Lamont County will NOT be at fault for any damage to vehicles.
Coffee Talks – see summaries & the planned sessions at lamontcounty.ca/coffeetalks. NOVEMBER date planned for Division 5 coming soon. Engineering studies, expression of interest tender, and content related to the proposed process water and intake can be accessed at lamontcounty.ca/public-tenders & lamontcountynow.ca/about-us/area-profile/planning. More info./updates are published when/as applicable. Tax Installment Payment Plan Reminder: Lamont County offers taxpayers the ability to pay property taxes in monthly installments by preauthorized withdrawals rather than one single payment. Sign up before December 31. Please NOTE: All flag purchases or signup for Medically Fragile or Seniors service (for private snow removal), must be completed at the Public Works/Ag Services Building - 553004A Hwy 831 (and not at the Administration Building). Please complete this before the first major snowfall. Bruderheim Sr. Centre’s Pancake Breakfast – Nov. 2 from 8-11 a.m. $10 a place (under 6 are free). Halloween is coming soon, watch out for the Ghouls & Goblins, especially in dusk and dark. LCES crews will be out to assist with safety Oct. 31. ASB Annual Photo Contest – submit your favourite photos to lamontcounty.ca/photo-contest before Nov. 22. Win a prize!
Private Snow Removal reminder (and flags): a submitted Snowplow/Grading Agreement and Hazard Assessment/Inspection is required and should be completed by Nov. 15 (before the first major snowfall). See lamontcounty.ca/departments/public-works/roads/private-snow-removal Sign up for regional (emergency) notifications by email/text/phone: lamontcounty.ca/alerts (Everbridge alerts/not the AB Emergency Alert system that interrupts your phone; rather, it is updates for local events/activities such as traffic/water/fire incidents, etc.).
The next Regular Council Meeting is planned for Tuesday, November 12, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Admin. Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link). A link to meetings, agendas and minutes can be found at: lamontcounty.ca/governance/agendas-minutes.
The next scheduled ASB meeting is (Wednesday) December 11, starting at 9:00 a.m. The public is welcome to attend at the Lamont County Administration Building or virtually through Microsoft Teams (link): lamontcounty.ca/departments/agricultural-services/agendas-minutes-asb. Next Lamont County Council (Regular Council Meeting)
Please Note – inFocus is also available for viewing online at: www.lamontcounty.ca/communications (for those wanting to view the weekly submission as fullsized PDF and to access hyperlinks).
Roadside Mulching Starts Soon
Other Items of Interest
Next Agricultural Service Board (ASB) Meeting