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LACOMBE COUNTY
Counties plan for Buffalo Lake’s growth Lisa Joy
by the affected municipalities but they disagreed on the ER. Coun. Brenda Knight said getting Stettler Lacombe County wanted to see a 30-metre and Camrose counties to agree on a six-metre environmental reserve (ER) setback around set back is a “big win,” and added, “we got Buffalo Lake but the other partnering munici- somewhere when we got six.” palities didn’t agree. The revised BLIDP addresses what Buffalo “We couldn’t get a commitment,” Dale Lake will look like in about 2035. The south Freitag, manager of planning services for the shore is the largest growth node identified. county told council at its regular meeting Other expected growth areas include the July 9. north shore, Bashaw Bay, Lake Bend and The The Buffalo Lake Inter-municipal Narrows. Development Plan (BLIDP) is being updated Buffalo Lake is one of the largest bodies of
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INDEX
Obituaries �������������������������� 2 RCMP ������������������������������� 2 Bashaw council ����������������� 3 Town of Stettler ����������������� 3 Coronation news ��������������� 4 Kinsella Bullarama ������ 5, 12 Sports �������������������������������� 5 Viewpoints ������������������������ 6 Classifieds/Careers ��������� 7-8 Sudoku ������������������������������ 7 Agriculture �����������������10-11 Real Estate/Homes ���������� 12
water in central Alberta. In 2001 the province completed a project where water from Red Deer River was diverted into Buffalo Lake. Lacombe County gave first reading to a bylaw for the BLIDP. A joint public hearing, hosted by Camrose County, will be held on Aug. 14 at the community hall in Erskine.
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Jackson took pride in her garden and yard Alvina Jackson (nee Adams) Alvina took pride in passed away peacefully at the having a clean home and Coronation Care Center on keeping a beautiful flower July 10, 2015 at the age of 87 garden and yard. She particyears. She was born in ipated in many community Forestburg on August 17, 1927 activities and clubs. and lived there until she marAlvina was very good at ried Earl Jackson who farmed working with her hands and south of Galahad. enjoyed hobbies such as Farming was a busy life and quilting, stitching, croAlvina was not shy of hard cheting and ceramics. Her Jackson work. She kept a very large schedule was always busy garden, helped with the farm with her husband and sons work, as well as caring for a family of participating in so many sports, 4H, five. Boy Scouts, gymkhana and music,
Funeral services for Stan Nelson Stanley Nelson 1937 - 2015 Stanley Arthur Nelson passed away in Edmonton, AB on Friday, July 10, 2015 at the age of 78 years. Stan is survived by his wife Rita of Stettler; son Arley (Sharon) of Spruce Grove, AB; daughter Val Nelson (Andy LeBouthillier) of Red Deer, AB; grandchildren Kendra Nelson, Paul Nelson; Rod Nelson LeBouthillier (Jocelyn) and their children Alexis, Auryah and Pierce; Rochelle (Garrett) Radchenko and their son Bronsen; brothers Emil, Albert (Betty), Gordon (Darlene); sister Ellen Saar; sister-inlaw Alice Lonsdale; numerous nieces, nephews, other family, the Venables families and a host of many friends. Predeceased by his parents Edwin and Mathilda; brothers: Arnold, Johnny and Melvin (Maxine); sisters Agnes (Cornelius) Looy, Hilda (Benny) Adolf;
brother-in-law Lloyd Saar; sisters-inlaw Anne (Kusak) Nelson, Irene Nelson; nephew Brett Nelson. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 11 a.m. in the Heartland Chapel of the Stettler Funeral Home with Pastor Ross Helgeton officiating. A time of sharing and luncheon will follow in the Stettler Funeral Home reception centre. Interment will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the Coronation Cemetery, Coronation, Alberta. Memorial donations may be made to S.T.A.R.S, The Parkinson’s’ Society, The Stettler Health Services Foundation – Heritage House c/o Stettler Funeral Home, Box 1780, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0. Sympathies may be forwarded to the family by signing the guestbook at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com. Stettler Funeral Home, 403-742-3422, entrusted with the care and arrangements.
always being their number one fan. Alvina is lovingly remembered by her husband of 70 years, Earl; her two sons Warren (Lorraine), Dennis (Debi); nine grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and her three sisters-inlaw Mary Adams, Dot Adams and Audrey Adams. She was predeceased by her son Russel (Cheryl), her five siblings and her grandson Adam Hansen. Memorial services were held at the Castor Community Hall, Tuesday July 14, 2015 with Pastor Jim Culham
officiating. Cathy Schaffner presented her gift of music. Family and friends gathered in the Castor Hall for a time of sharing and a luncheon by Michele Breum and staff. Alvina was laid to rest in Castor Municipal Cemetery with her loving grandchildren as honourary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, donations in Alvina’s honour may be made to an institution of your personal choice. Condolences may be sent and forwarded to the family at www. parkviewfuneralchapels.com
Winners of the Hanna in Bloom awards for the week of July 5-11 were chosen with Special Areas winning the business award and Larry and Mary Glover winning residential. ECA Review/submitted
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RCMP
Fatal collision between minivan and sports utility vehicle on Hwy 21 Bashaw RCMP responded to a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 21 and Highway 601 around 11 a.m. on July 12. According to an RCMP release, EMS, Fire, and RCMP attended the scene and discovered a south bound Honda Odyssey carrying five passengers and a west bound Mitsubishi Outlander SUV carrying five passengers had collided. The Honda minivan held a father, mother and three children. The 37 year old male, father and driver of the Honda was deceased at the scene. A 10 month old female who was a passenger in the Honda minivan was transported by Stars air ambulance to Calgary with serious injuries but died later in hospital. The three other passengers were taken to hospital by ground ambulance. The mother has since been released from hospital along with her 10 year old son. Another four year old son remains in hospital with serious however non life-threatening injuries.
All five occupants of the Mitsubishi were taken by ground ambulance to Red Deer area hospitals. A 31 year old female in the SUV that struck the van also remains in hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. One more female passenger remains in hospital. She is uninjured, however is currently under medical observation. All other occupants have been released from medical care. At this time, with the assistance of the K Division Collision Analyst, the Bashaw RCMP Detachment continues to investigate and charges are pending.
Hit and Run
A vehicle was involved in a hit and run in the 5300 block of 51 Street in Provost, Ab. on July 8 between 3:30 pm and 6 p.m. The suspect vehicle side swiped a White Honda Pilot SUV causing damage to the rear driver’s quarter panel. The suspect vehicle also left some parts behind. Damages are estimated over $2000.00.
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Charlie Fielding holds his quilt presented to him by Quilts of Valour at the Hanna Legion on July 12. ECA Review/B.Causley
Hanna’s quilting group honours local veterans Beth Causley
ECA Review Reporter Eight quilts were presented at the Hanna Legion on July 12 to soldiers who served in the forces from the area by Hanna quilters involved in Quilts of Valour (QoV). QoV is a national organization that makes quilts for soldiers who have returned from war and are recovering from the effects of it or veterans who have served in the past. Corinne Hewitt says that the women in the Hanna quilting group made 15 quilts last year for the QoV . Once completed the quilts were sent off around Canada and Hewitt began to wonder why they weren’t making quilts for their local veterans. “Since we make quilts for others we wanted to give quilts to veterans in our area to honour them,” said Hewitt. She went on to say that Diane Lance from the Hanna Legion was a big help to the group and provided them with names of locals to receive the quilts. Each quilt is individualized with the shadow of a cross and either a jeep, tank, airplane or ship stitched into it, depending on what detachment the person served with. Another shadow of a soldier was stitched along with them and for the two women who received the quilts, the shadow was of a woman in uniform. A special block was
stitched to the inside of each quilt which said that the quilts were handmade with love, respect and gratitude for the soldiers sacrifices to Canada and was also personalized with a list of medals or other details pertaining to the person the quilt was made for. All recipients of the quilts were present, aside from Cade Seely, who was serving as a police officer in Calgary and couldn’t attend the event. His mother, Joy Seely received his quilt on his behalf. The other people who received quilts were; Jack Machell, Richard Brunner, Helen Kearney, Lois Smereka, Edward Glubrecht and William Rope. Some of the veterans were surprised that the quilts were their’s to take home, others were speechless. Charlie Fielding, recipient of a quilt, gave a speech to the crowd. Fielding joined the military when he was 21 years old and served for 29 years. He lived with his family in Germany and was all over Canada during his years in service. “War has changed for soldiers now,” he said, going on to explain that bombs can be anything now, set off from anywhere and the enemy can be anyone; children, the elderly, plain clothed, every day people.” “During my time (at war) we were friendly with the local children,” he said. He went on to say that there were many other people who were involved in
the war that weren’t at the front line that made such a difference to the war effort and spoke of school children being involved in picking up shrapnel and women taking on men’s jobs back in Canada. “Many girls quit school to help out in the war effort,” he said. He highlighted people who did the small things like filling food orders and sending soldiers packages. “They did so much, no one knows how much help we got from the people in Canada,” he said.
The Town of Bashaw plans to get more aggressive when it comes to selling its industrial and commercial lots. “We need to have a good discussion on this,” said Mayor Penny Shantz. “It’s time we really got down to business and got serious.” Coun. Rosella Peterman said the town could put up signs along the highway advertising lots for sale because there is a lot of traffic and potential buyers who may see the signs. “The town has several industrial and commercial lots in the industrial park,” said Town of Bashaw Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Theresa Fuller. “There are approximately a dozen or more that may be ‘shovel ready’ possibly within five years.” Once the lots are sold, council will determine where the funding will go, said Fuller.
Public auction set
Council agreed to hold a public auction with two highway commercial lots and one residential lot on the chopping block valued at about $500,000. Town of Bashaw Chief Administrative Officer Theresa Fuller said as per requirements of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), the funds will be applied to outstanding
tax bills and any balance will be applied as required by the MGA.
Town helps support services
The Bashaw and District Support Services will get $2,500 in funding a year over the next three years from the town after council unanimously approved the group’s request for help. “We will pay for any expenses instead of cutting them a cheque,” said Mayor Penny Shantz at the July 9 regular meeting. Likewise, Coun. Rosella Peterman agreed. “In some ways that makes a lot of sense. They know they are being covered,” agreed Coun. Rosella Peterman. Although the funding request isn’t in the 2015 budget, the town will take money out of reserve funds. Murray Holroyd, town foreman, said there’s a lack of emergency management in the social services aspect and added that it’s good the group is taking on this task.
Animal services contract up
The town’s contract with Alberta Animal and Municipal Enforcement Services ends Aug. 1 and council wants to look at alternatives. Coun. Peterman suggested the town look at cost sharing the services with other municipalities. Council tabled the item until the July 23 meeting to gather more information.
TOWN OF STETTLER
Future bright for Sharebear Playschool Debra Johnston
ECA Review Reporter Sharebear Playschool got the okay from Stettler Town council at their meeting July 7 to relocate their school to a new home. Council unanimously passed Bylaw 2066-15 which amends the land use bylaw to allow for rezoning of 4720 52 Street to DC5 (direct control) from R2 (residential). The rezoning allows for a childcare facility at the location. Approximately 20 people attended the public hearing for Bylaw 2066-15. One citizen expressed concern about increased traffic the school would generate with drop off and pick up of
children. The school will host two groups of 20 children each day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Council agreed that traffic could pose a problem that may require additional enforcement from bylaw officers or police. There was no other opposition to the rezoning.
Clean streets
Stettler streets will be clean once the Elgin Eagle M2 street sweeper goes to work. At $307,777, the sweeper from Joe Johnson Equipment was the preferred model for staff of the three that were submitted in tenders bids. Turn to Reconstruction, Pg 4
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Reconstruction Cont’d from Pg 3 Director of Operations Melissa Robbins advised council the Elgin is easier to maintain, is reliable and has a good report from other municipalities using the sweeper. The capital budget allowed for $260,000 toward the sweeper. After a trade in allowance for the old sweeper, the $37,777 difference will come from the Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) grant.
Lauren Copan and Rebekka Biggs, summer students for the town of Coronation, paint theCanadian National Railway (CN) caboose on July 9. The caboose is part of a display that is attached to Heritage Park and the museum grounds. ECA Review/B. Causley
Highway improvement
Alberta Transportation and the Town of Stettler have reached an agreement to reconstruct Hwy 56 from the junction of Hwy 56 and 12 through to 52 Avenue, excluding portions completed in 2013. Alberta Transportation will cover up to $2,075,450 for the cost of the project. The tender for the project paving was awarded to Border Paving who submitted a bid of $1,773,665.
No concerns with purchase Cont’d from Pg 1 a storage room for tables and chairs that are stored in the hall. The total cost of the project is $30,000 with the hall board putting in $15,000 and the Village of Alix $6,000.
Council endorses land acquisition
Council agreed to send a letter to Service Alberta that they don’t have any concerns with NOVA Chemicals purchase of 132 acres of private land.
NOVA is owned out of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and foreign companies need approval from the province to buy private land. “It’s a technicality that NOVA has to jump through,” Terry Hager, commissioner for the county told council. Dale Freitag, manager of planning services, said NOVA wants the land as a noise buffer between its plant and rail yards and the land will continue to be used by farmers.
Streets lined for parade
by Terry Perry The Coronation Pro Rodeo’s 2015 parade winners are: Best Theme: 1st - SK Welding, 2nd Town of Coronation. Business Section: Decorated Vehicles: 1st - Ramsays Stockman Center, 2nd - Coronation Value Drug Mart. Floats: 1st Coronation OK Tire, 2nd - ATB Financial. Clubs & Churches: 1st - Coronation 4-H Beef Club, 2nd - Cadets. Out of Town: 1st - Town of Stettler, 2nd - Little Keepsakes, Stettler. Antiques: 1st - Studebaker – Greg and Mary Schroeder, 2nd - tractor – Lennart Ohlde Novelty: 1st - Rindal Oilfield Construction, 2nd Rodeo Clown – Jayson Charters. Horses: 1st - ladies of the Heartland Drill Team, 2nd - LCL Angus Another fantastic parade for Coronation!! Perfect weather, so many awesome entries and the streets were lined with spectators! Community support makes an event like this a success and we had a lot of support! Karen Horn and her friend Sharon
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The Stettler C-Jays U-16 won silver in a provincial softball tournament in Leduc July 3 - 5. From the left, back row: Emily Brown, Rylee Gish, Rachel Morbeck, Sophie Shepherd, Gracie Morbeck and Jaiden Stotz. From the left, front row: Coutlyn Bardwell, Jesse Squires, Makayla Torgerson, Tamara Ball and Raina Thomson. ECA Review/Submitted
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Lonnie West of Cadogan, Ab. rides out ZZ Top the eight seconds for a score of 78.5 score and moved on to the short go where he then got bucked off. (Below) West scrambles for the fence after his 78.5 ride as the bull charged. West finished sixth at the Kinsella Graveldome Bullarama, July 8. ECA Review/D. Prediger
by Rick Stotz, Coach Stettler, C-Jays The Stettler C-Jays U-16 team competed in a provincial softball tournament in Leduc July 3 - 5. The C-Jays played a strong High Park (Edmonton) team to start the tournament. The C-Jays bats were silent as they fell 8 - 0 to High Park. Next up was Sherwood Park where the ladies played a strong game and prevailed 13 - 3. On Saturday Stettler overpowered Okotoks 23 - 7 on the strength of superior hitting. The last game of the round robin was against Calgary and the C-Jay bats kept on coming as they defeated Calgary 19 - 4 in three innings. A hard fought, well-played game in the semi-final against Clive followed with the Stettler ladies preserved in a 7 - 3 victory. The finals were against the High Park Team out of Edmonton. The Stettler team kept it close throughout the game but gave up seven runs in the last inning losing the final 13 - 3. Stettler finished with a silver medal, for seven girls it was their second podium finish in two years, as they won gold last year with the U-14 team.
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Shovelling debt onto future generations The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is extremely concerned by today’s cabinet approval of up to $6 billion in more provincial debt. On Thursday, July 9 the Alberta government authorized the President of the Treasury Board to borrow an additional $6 billion. “Why is the government following the old PC plan to increase the debt now, and ask questions later?” asked CTF Alberta Director Paige MacPherson. “This irresponsible strategy will only serve to dump the government’s ballooning debt onto future generations of Albertans.” As of April 1, Alberta’s debt was $11.9 billion. Based on the Prentice budget, the debt is set to hit $31.2 billion by 2019-20. Alberta’s debt is increasing by nearly $11,000
per minute. “Has the government gone to every department and asked where they can trim spending? Have they even tried to tighten their own belts before shovelling debt onto the backs of our kids?” asked MacPherson. “The NDP government is just continuing with the irresponsible PC tax-andborrow plan that Albertans rejected in the spring.” A full budget is not expected until the fall. “Taxpayers have given the government time to do their due diligence with our finances,” said MacPherson. “Yet all we’ve seen so far is increased spending, tax hikes, and now a confirmation of the Prentice borrowing plan. We haven’t heard one peep about spending restraint or debt reduction.”
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Truly concerned business owner Dear Editor: Re: Daysland refuses to say what in-camera sessions about, July 2 edition. I am at all meetings and your reporter needs to report the facts and not her opinions. The reason for a closed meeting was the request of potential business owners. The mayor was only doing what was right for this committee and your reporter made it out to be some big conspiracy. As a business owner, your reporter hurt our town’s reputation which in turn hurts my business. I will never advertise with your paper. Mayor Watts has done a lot of good for this town and nothing has been written about that.
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Your report should think about the community before you report gossip and your own opinion. Your truly concerned business owner, Daysland, Ab. Editors note: As per literature sent in an email from Jerry Ward, Public Affairs Officer with Alberta Municipal Affairs I quote; “In-camera discussions should be listed on the agenda for the meeting in which they are held. The agenda should contain a ‘Confidential’ heading and then provide a brief description of the topic.” This information was provided in the article.
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Summer sights and sounds by Lois Perepelitz Summer has something for everyone, and everyone has their own favourite summer thing. Camping is a big favourite, getting away from the rat race into the Perepelitz peace of nature, gathering the family around a campfire instead of the dinner table and eating burnt wieners with roasted marshmallows for dessert.
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Dear Editor, Re: Daysland refuses to say what in camera is about, July 2. In your paper your reporter discussed some of the issues with the Daysland Town Council and some of the residents. You quoted Councillor McNabb uttering a threat as he left the said meeting, “Somebody’s going to get a licking.” In our part of the country ‘getting a licking’ means someone is going to be beaten up. The councillor did not
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Another favourite is the trip to the lake, feeling the heat of the sand on bare feet then the coolness of the lake water. Boating can mean speeding through the water with the wind in your face or it can be sitting still in a favourite fishing spot. There are so many things about summer I like that it is hard for me to pick a favourite. There is the heat of course, I have always thrived on that, but there is more to summer than heat. The colours of summer are beautiful.
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say who he was threatening but is there no recourse for that kind of bullish behaviour? Or do we just wait until he actually beats someone up because they likely had an opinion that differed from his. How sad that an elected official would act in such a ridiculous manner. My sympathy for his town council members and citizens of the community. There must be more professional ways to handle an issue. Sylvia Wold, Alliance, Ab.
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The sky is a brighter blue against the greens of the trees. Farmers have fields of golden wheat, blue flax or yellow canola. Flowers are everywhere; patches of wild bluebells, the wild Alberta roses or golden rods decorate the ditches. The flowers people plant in their yards goes the full colour range from the white daisy to the black petunia. I think my favourite is the pansy; it has such a happy face. I like the sounds of summer. The sound of children laughing and squealing as the water from the sprinkler hits them is such a happy sound. I like the sound of a nice rain hitting the roof. The sounds of thunder is another matter, the rumbling thunder is not bad, it’s the booms that I don’t like. My old dog didn’t like any kind of thunder and a night storm would often mean being woken by him as he scrambled over my head to get into the shelf on my headboard. Thunder doesn’t bother my new dog at all, but the buzz of a bumblebee will send him diving behind my legs whimpering and trembling. The yipping of a distant pack of coyotes can make him set speed records for doing the doggy business at night. I keep the window open in the evening when I am playing games on the computer so that I can hear the leaves on the trees rustling in the breeze. I often get to hear a concert of birdsong then too. There is something so peaceful about sitting on the back step on a warm summer evening listening to the chorus of crickets. Just remember to keep the light off or you will hear the whine of mosquitoes. I hope everyone will take some time this summer to relax and close their eyes and just listen to the sounds of summer.
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Aphids damage plants by feeding on them and by carrying diseases from plant to plant. One farmer’s field can host millions of aphids. Draw the other half of this ladybug.
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Standards Link: Life Science: Understand that animals have structures and behaviors that help in growth and survival.
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an independent voice. In a world of competing interests,
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they are elected to represent, and they help citizens and
pursuit of accuracy and fairness.
telling the whole story.
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These pirates are good guys. They don’t hurt plants, people or pets. They don’t eat grain. They eat insects that eat grain. Farmers put them into grain bins to eat the insect pests. Then they are easily removed before the grain is used.
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BeefTalk: Pounds, efficiency, quality By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist NDSU Extension Service The subject of pounds is a continual discussion within the beef business. Efficiency is another subject of continual discussion within the beef business. Quality also is an issue of a continual discussion within the beef business. Pounds, efficiency and quality are three simple words, but in reality, there is nothing simple about understanding these three words. Many producers see understanding pounds as simple: Produce the maximum possible. But living things do not do well at the extremes, so maximum brings additional problems. In the simplest form, think of the ranch dog. Those really small dogs may seem neat but may have a multitude of additional problems, and those really large dogs tend to have longevity issues. So most likely, the ranch dog is a mid-sized dog. Pounds really do not describe an effective ranch dog. But we do not sell dogs by the pound, either, but we sell calves by the pound. Geneticists repeatedly remind us that “like begets like,” so if the parents are big, so are the offspring, and if the parents are small, so are the offspring. So big cows and big bulls produce big calves. Small cows and small bulls produce small calves. Understanding how pounds occur is important for the average cattle producer. At some point in time, even if the calves have left the ranch, someone will need to evaluate pounds. At any given time, more pounds times the price per pound will yield more dollars. But even that equation is flawed because smaller calves bring more dollars per pound; thus, we have the concept of a negative price slide in relationship to heavier pounds. The evaluation of a ranch unit simply based on average pounds of calf is flawed. However, the weight of a calf is a fairly easy number to work with and certainly will be part of most selection criteria. Bull-buying equations should include some aspect of birth weight, weaning weight and yearling weight. And without a doubt, selection for the largest calf is easy. In fact, one does not actually need a scale because
visual evaluation of body weight is something most producers can master. But just like the ranch dog, something in the middle is probably the best. Functionality of the total package is critical because even a lame ranch dog may not avoid the harshness of a working herd of cattle. Unfortunately, there always will be a tug of war between those who focus on pastures and those who focus on pens. That being said, and having answered nothing, why not talk about efficiency? This is a horrible number to work with because, unlike pounds, there always
will master the fourth mathematical function, or at least find a friend who can, will be set up better in the world of cattle management. As we are pondering efficiency and pounds, someone always will throw in the fact that if you can’t eat the beef, why raise the beef? No one really argues that point because taste and product acceptance at the dinner table drive beef consumption. But if efficiency is hard to measure and understand, how do muscle tenderness, taste panels and
multigenerational family recipes produce a selection criteria applicable to the process of improving cattle management? Some might take the approach that if you raise it, a chef can figure out how to cook it, but no, most farm families already know that if you are going to harvest a beef, harvest something you can eat - and enjoy. Beef, prepared solely as beef, is still the meal of choice, with nothing added. So there is not a simple solution to those three words: pounds, efficiency and quality. Beef producers will need to struggle with the outcome of matching these three words to individual beef operations. Perhaps the word “independent” would fit nicely here because the uniqueness of each beef operation ultimately will put meaning to these words. Discussion is good. May you find all your ear tags. For more information, contact https://www.ag.ndsu. edu/news or North Dakota State University Extension Service, NDSU Dept. 7000, 315 Morrill Hall, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050.
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Overstocked on Brand New 16 Wide’s 3 Bedrooms / 2 Baths +3.2% Starting $ y, at 94,000 net !! Immediate Deliver Includes Insulated
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Coronation
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Serving Central Alberta for the Past 4 + Years • Sealwize offers on-site cold and hot water high pressure wash services Residential/Commercial, Sidewalks, driveways, windows, gutters, siding, eavestroughs, decks, shops, farm equipment, barn stalls and more. • Sanding services • Restoring and protecting your deck. • Clean and seal concrete surfaces.
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5309-50st Castor - 1395 sqft bungalow 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 6 appliances, partial basement, large living room, spacious kitchen, new deck and backyard fencing. Listed for $119,900
Coronation
4608 Coronation St., Coronation, AB - 1770 sqft bungalow located on the south side of The Bunkhouse house RV park. This property can be sold with the commercial sale but will not be sold alone. It features an office, open kitchen living and dining, sunroom, gas fireplace, large master ensuite, attached garage, and detached garage storage. Listed for $275,000
4601 Alexander Ave., Coronation - 1 owner home! 1010 sqft. Large corner lot with single attached garage and single detached. Large master on main floor, developed basement, several pieces of furniture and appliances included. $149,900 REDUCED to $135,000
A.L.L. STARS Realty Ltd
Bunkhouse & RV Park, Coronation, Ph. (780) 434-4700 AB - Excellent investment property, 14 serviced RV stalls, 2 newer shower houses,and 11 Bunkhouse -kitchen/ Hm/Off. (403) 578-2255 living room bedroom bathroom Cell. (403) 578-7000 rentals. 4 newer unit and 7 older. Listed for $490,000
SHELLY CREASY Commercial
4460 Park Cresc., Coronation- Completely renovated 2 bedroom 1978 mobile move in ready, over sized single attached garage , single detached garage,shed, fenced yard and a 30’x44’ insulated wired plumbed and cement floor shop. There are so many extras to this property it is a MUST be seen! Listed for$179,900
4439 Park Crescent, Coronation
22’x76’ mobile, owned lot, end of a cul-de-sac and seller owns the adjoining lot. 3 beds, 2 baths, living room, open kitchen dining and family! Beautiful layout beautiful property! REDUCED $175,000 Listed for $165,000
Coronation Home Decorating Owner retiring after 35 years. 25 years in Current location. Price Reduced to $399,000 for both sides of the building. Coronation Home decorating with current inventory, of paint, fabric, equipment, Sears, Purolator is offered for $289,000. Contact Shelly for further info!
Former Vet clinic 4900 sqft commercial/ Office and cold storage space located on .97 acres Listed for $99,000 REDUCED $84,000
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