VOL. 70 NO. 33
67 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017
Good times at the Two Hills Parade and Rodeo!
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Andrew Shines
RCMP missing person update
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RCMP files from August 7- 15 Joe Machney Reporter August 7 10:38 Report of a bag of needles being found. A member attended and they could not determine the owner of the needles so they were disposed of. 13:05 Report of a break and enter to a hobby property on Range Road 103. A generator and quad ramps were stolen. August 8 08:26 Report of a vehicle being entered and rummaged through. Nothing was missing. 00:49 RCMP were requested to remove an intoxicated male. Members attended but the male had departed. 10:29 Report of a diesel truck near the complainant’s property. The next morning, the caller noticed that a camper, vehicles, and buildings were rummaged through. Nothing appeared to of been stolen. 13:52 Report of a speeding vehicle in a construction zone. A licence plate was obtained. Still under investigation. 14:27 Report of a missing iPhone. 16:00 Report of a wallet being stolen out of an unlocked vehicle. A credit card was used in Viking. Still under investigation. 21:23 Report that someone had entered a motor home and stole liquor, keys and prescription medication. 22:56 A male reported having been assaulted by his ex-wife’s son. August 9 00:35 A vehicle was stopped and the driver had a warrant out of Edmonton. They were released on a promise to appear in court. 01:12 911 report of a male that was kicked out of a group home. The male had been drinking and will stay at a local hotel for the night. 09:11 Report of a licence plate being swapped on a vehicle. The complainant’s licence plate was located in Edmonton and a suspect was charged. 10:59 911 report of a disturbance. Someone was banging on doors and a male was yelling. Members attended and located the upset male and got him to calm down. 11:12 Report of an abandoned vehicle submerged in a slough. The registered owner was contacted and said that she would go and collect it. 13:00 A driver hit a power pole in Mundare. He was not charged. 14:29 Report of a break-in and theft to
a rural property with numerous items being stolen. Still under investigation. 15:43 Request to check out a residence because strange things were happening. Closet doors were closed that the caller never closed. Blankets were moved around and strange noises were heard. No evidence of anything suspicious happening. 20:27 Report of a suspicious male walking on railroad tracks. Member attended and recognized the male who was currently wanted for theft and break and enter charges. 23:41 Report of a deceased male. August 10 07:53 Report of equipment being left on the highway. Workers moved it to the side of the road and then called back later to say that the equipment had been collected. 10:52 A female reported receiving a threat from an unknown person on the phone. The female said she has a way of dealing with the situation should the caller come to visit her. It should be noted that this lady is over 90 years old. 12:53 Report of a vehicle being rummaged through the night before. Nothing appeared to of been missing. 15:09 Report of a gas and dash. 16:21 A counterfeit $50 bill was turned into the detachment. 18:58 A member attended a call regarding an abandoned trailer and located some stolen items, including three ATVs. 21:47 Report of a swerving semi on Highway 16. Patrols were made but the truck was not located. August 11 00:53 A traffic stop resulted in the seizure of marijuana in many forms. The suspect was released on a promise to appear. 02:03 911 report of a fight at a local drinking establishment. Members attended and located a male who denied that there was any fight. 05:17 CN rail advised that their train hit several horses. Member attended and could not locate any injured or deceased horses. The member spoke to the owner and was advised that one of his horses had a head injury and would fall over after running for an extended period of time. 14:00 Report of a break and enter to a residence that occurred over the past two weeks. A computer was stolen. 15:00 Report of a plant and planter being stolen from a laundry mat. 16:48 Report of a wallet with ID being
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stolen from an unlocked vehicle. 21:22 Report of a dispute between two males. Both declined to give information to police. 22:03 911 report of a suspicious male with crutches riding a bicycle with a severely damaged ankle. Police attended and located the male who said he was out for a bike ride despite his damaged ankle. It should be noted that the bike had no chain on it. The male was escorted home. August 12 00:49 Report of a fight at a convenience store. Members attended and determined that one male had broken a vehicle window and had engaged in a fight with another male. Both males were lodged until sober and were issued by-law fighting tickets. 06:43 Report of a suspicious male entering an empty house. The male was riding a bike. Members attended and found the back door to be unlocked but nothing was taken or damaged. 09:34 Report of pink spray-painting on a truck and fence overnight. 21:36 Report of a possible impaired driver at a retail store parking lot. The vehicle was located and the driver was arrested for impaired operation. 23:31 A female reported that a male was banging on her window. However, she shortly realised that it was the fireworks going off. August 13 09:55 Report of an abandoned vehicle on Highway 855. Member attended and had the vehicle towed. 10:00 Report of pink paint on a car. The suspect has been identified. Still under investigation. 10:03 Report of a fourteen-year-old female missing in Vegreville during the fair. The female was eventually located. 13:12 Report of theft from sheds. Various tools were missing. Still under investigation. 16:27 Report of an unlocked vehicle being entered in Mundare and a wallet being stolen. 17:04 A male reported that his wife may have taken their daughter out of province, however, there is no custody agreement in place and he was advised to seek the advice of a lawyer. 22:00 Report of a van driving around a block numerous times. Members attended and located a female who was living out of her van and was letting her dogs out. During the week 6 false alarms, 2 animal strikes and 79 calls for service in total were made.
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The past can’t hurt you anymore Joe Machney Reporter Yesterday is history, today is a mystery, and the future is yet to come. Life is about continuing on; you can’t look forward with your heart in the past. Yet the hurt that another person has caused you can linger if unchecked and ignored. The question is: through which eyes are you looking at your past? Time passes; that’s basically its job. As you get older, you become someone you weren’t before. You have evolved in many ways; it’s important to really understand this, because as your body has grown, so has your mind. Evolving the mind, however, has taken more of an effort on your part. The more awareness you have of that effort, the more you evolve beyond the person that you were, and the heartache you experienced. This distance will give you a new perspective on an old wound, and perhaps offer some compassion to both yourself
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as well as the person who at the time caused you the heartache. Through these new eyes, you are being offered an opportunity to forgive both that individual and yourself for the situation, and to release self-judgment. The lesson of forgiveness can bring in a level of spiritual maturity that cannot be mistaken. Each lesson brings layers of understanding, and each one will be a remarkable step into the light. The light is who you really are-- your true self. Each shadow upon which you cast your light shows you a part of yourself which you would not have seen before. Keeping this in mind can offer you the opportunity to see your past and the people that were a part of it at a certain point in time as gifts for you, that you had not yet realized until this now moment. If this is confusing, it may be because your perception of time is linear; in truth, time is of a cyclical nature. Events that had happened in the perceived past may not manifest as lessons, or rather find their place in the jigsaw puzzle of your life, until this moment. Your mind is a creature of habit that can only work with what it has been given. This being the case, it is limited in its knowledge and perception of your life and the outside world. Breaking through the illusion of time as real and linear opens the door for a higher perspective to come through, and a level of mind expansion to occur so that other levels of consciousness can broaden your view of your life experience. The more “boxes” and man-made paradigms from which you are able to break free, the more you will allow for a higher perspective to come in and dissolve the shadows that have kept you in the dark, bound to your old ways of thinking. If you can see that the world your mind created is limited, then you will understand that the world society has created is limited as well. By believing that the world man has created is all there is, you resign yourself to a life of limitations. This is about being a truth-seeker; and if you hold this idea in your consciousness as you go through your day, new levels of awareness will come to you, or be shown to you. As you recognize them for what they are, more of them will come into your life and your world will begin to unfold in a most beautiful way. Your past will be seen as an important departure point that propelled you into the exciting life that you are now living as your reality.
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Peavey Mart Wild Pink Yonder BBQ Citizens were wild about Peavey Mart Wild Pink Yonder BBQ and silent auction on August 12. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
Rosanne Fortier Citizens were wild about Peavey Mart Wild Pink Yonder BBQ and silent auction on August 12. Supervisor of Peavey Mart, Julie Sawan was the organizer of this event. Shane
Banack from floor staff was the chef. The proceeds from this BBQ and auction go towards search for a cure and breast cancer research in Alberta. “We have been doing this BBQ every year because we hope every year they get closer and closer to finding a cure. Events like this bring hope to people with cancer,� Sawan said. Some of the food for the BBQ was donated by No Frills. (left-to-right) Supervisor of Peavey Mart, Julie Sawan and Shane Banack from floor staff. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)
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FROM THE PAGES OF THE VEGREVILLE OBSERVER
COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE
90 Years Ago – August 17, 1927 A.L. Wener, proprietor of Wener’s Bakeries at Vegreville and Vermilion, has disposed of his residence at Vermilion to Dr. Bell for $4,000.00 and is removing here to reside in the future. He has acquired the former Bank of Commerce building on First Ave. West and is having it remodelled for residential purposes. Mr. Wener does the designing and also oversees the work and expects that, when completed, he will have one of the finest residences in town. At a special meeting of the public school board held on Monday evening, the contract for storm windows at the high school was awarded the Hayward Lumber Co. at $286.50. Only one tender was received for grading, levelling, etc. at the high school grounds. The board considered this tender too stiff in price and refused acceptance. A special train carrying Sir Henry Thornton, President of the Canadian National Railways, together with a number of other officials, stopped in Vegreville for about 15 minutes on Tuesday, Sir Henry did not make an appearance but other officials made themselves agreeable for a few minutes.
75 Years Ago – August 19, 1942 Watch your tires is a warning to farmers, who will be hauling loads of grain in their trucks. The rubber shortage is so acute that farmers everywhere are asked to take great care not to put too high pressure in their tires and tubes, for the load carried by the truck. Warning is issued with the complaint that farmers have been loading 75 to 89 bushels of grain into three quarter-one-ton trucks, on tires unsafe to carry over 50 bushels. “Any old tires and tubes?” That’s one of the questions being asked the Canadian Public from coast to coast by National Salvage Committee officials. Collectors are busy in rural areas too, getting in those old tires, hot water bottles, bathing caps and anything else made of rubber. Those old rubber=tire dockside buffers are needed too, no matter how long they’ve been in the water. Every salvage boost is a knock – at Hitler. Truckers moving grain for farmers will charge the prices established in the basic period last fall, the Wartime Prices and Trade Board announces. Such prices will apply as the maximum for this season. Also owing to a very limited amount of new equipment available, farmers will have to use whatever trucks they can to transport grain to the elevators.
50 Years Ago – August 17, 1967 At the 55th annual convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Canada held at Sherbrook, Que., July 24 to 26, Robert E. Robert of Vegreville was elected to the office of Grand Exalted Ruler. Mr. Robert joined the Elks Lodge in Vegreville in 1949 and during the intervening years has served in every office of the lodge. During the years 1956 to 1958 he was Exalted Ruler of the Vegreville Lodge. His interest in the works of elks continued to grow and he was elected President of the Alberta Elks Association in 1961 after serving in the chairs of the provincial executive. For the past four years he has served on the executive of the Grand Lodge of Canada and has now reached the pinnacle of Elk-dom in Canada by becoming Exalted Ruler. He expects to spend the bulk of the year of his term of office visiting as many lodges in Canada as possible. At present there are 40,000 Elks in Canada. Sidewalk tenders totalling $26,400 were awarded to the Arthur A. Voice Co. of Edmonton for the construction of sidewalks in the town at a regular meeting of town council on Monday night.
25 Years Ago –August 18, 1992 Jim and Elizabeth Durie and family are the 1992 Klondike Days Farm Family award winners for the county of Minburn. The family members are: Jim and Elizabeth, Deborah, Danielle Marie and Grant Durie. April Crysler, a high school teacher in Innisfree and Verner Thompson, a grade four teacher in Mannville were two teachers who went back to school this summer to learn more about the environment. It was all part of the 1992 fellowships in environmental education program, where educators were enrolled 12 day institutes that introduced them to current and controversial issues related to the environment and economy of Alberta and Canada. On July 4, eight Nacel students from France arrived in Canada and joined with 11 host families from Vegreville. Nacel began in France and is a summer exchange program offering students the opportunity to experience a new way of life and speak a different language. On July 22, over 50 ladies bid farewell to Pearl Berezon, who has decided to take residency in Edmonton. Pearl Berezon, wife of the late John Berezon, was well known in the community in business, and more so, a great supported of the Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Orthodox Women’s Association.
Letters Welcomed One role of the Vegreville News Advertiser is to promote dialogue on various issues of concern to area residents. We accomplish this by welcoming Letters to the Editor and allowing various issues to be debated through our pages. All letters must contain the writer’s name, address and phone number. Anonymous letters will not be printed, however the writer’s name may be withheld from publication in special circumstances deemed appropriate by the Publisher. The Vegreville News Advertiser reserves the right to edit letters for length, clarity, spelling and grammar, taste or for reasons of potential libel. The Vegreville News Advertiser reserves the right to withhold letters from publication.
Levelling the playing field for newspapers in Canada Troy Media Andrew Coyne has written two columns in the National Post dumping on the idea that journalism in Canada - in particular the journalism traditionally done by newspapers - is in need of support from the federal government. By doing so, he’s providing great proof of just why support is needed - so people can continue to get the facts about issues of public importance. Any public policy worth implementing is worth having a good, old-fashioned debate about. Newspapers provide forums for these debates. If, as Coyne says, “most of the legacy media companies will probably fail,” then both our voices could be silenced, or at least marginalized to “group blogs” or some other such venue that Coyne believes will deliver the news in the future. So, while we’ve still got these forums, let’s have the debate. A broad group of news organizations has proposed expanding a federal program that supports magazines and some community newspapers. This would make daily newspapers, such as the Winnipeg Free Press, eligible and boost the fund’s spending to $350 million a year from its current level of $75 million. Many publishers in Canada, including myself, are profoundly uneasy with going to the federal government to ask for help. We have done so only after failing in efforts to get changes in taxation, copyright and other areas that we feel would level the playing field with other media companies, particularly the digital giants that are vacuuming up vast amounts of money from Canadian advertisers and giving very little back to communities across the country. We’ve done so because of what’s at stake - the ability of communities to be informed about themselves through accurate reporting of what’s really going on. I believe strongly in this principle. Coyne believes “Some people want to be wellinformed; most do not,” which must make him question the purpose of his life’s work. We have focused our request on preserving the jobs of journalists to ensure that the newsrooms that still exist aren’t cut to the point where they have nothing to offer readers who, as Coyne points out, increasingly are footing the bill for journalism. We defined journalism for the simple reason that you cannot run a federal program without a definition to guide it. We chose a definition that’s not narrow but broadly based, open to all non-regulated news organizations, big and small, that provide
regular coverage of the most important public aspects of communities. Yes, we would exclude individual blogs and we emphasize reporting over opinion. No one wants to fund personal rants or political agendas. It’s also folly to believe that any federal subsidy would simply prop up existing newspaper companies. Most of our expenses are not in our newsrooms and would not be covered by any federal program. At my company, our 10 newspapers in Manitoba might qualify for $2 million. Our expense budget in 2016 was $75 million. Revenue fell by $8.5 million. A couple of million bucks is not going to save us, now or in the future. Only good management and a successful transition to a new business model will do that. As we transition, the proposed journalism fund would protect newsrooms from being cut because money would be tied to the number of journalists employed. A news organization would lose funding if it cut editorial jobs. We’re also not going to use the money to pay higher salaries or have it “dealt away to the industry’s unions at the bargaining table.” Unions are seeking support for the same journalistic capacity as publishers. At the Winnipeg Free Press, our staff, represented by Unifor, has agreed to take a pay cut if the paper cannot pay its bills at some point. That demonstrates commitment by the people who work at the newspaper every day. Coyne suggests the real reason for the fund might be to “save our cushy jobs.” Anyone who thinks there’s a cushy job left in newspapers hasn’t visited many lately. Ours is a business in constant change. Cost-cutting is not a one-time event; it’s daily operating procedure. We have profoundly transformed. We have confidence in our abilities to produce journalism, find readers and pay the bills. But as we build new business models, we’re confronted with certain realities. We compete against the CBC, which offers “free news” that taxpayers have already funded. We face the fact that money from TV viewers (i.e. almost everyone) is involuntarily directed by a regulator to support local TV news, also offered for “free.” Even Maclean’s magazine gets a couple of million dollars a year from the federal government. This is a playing field with a steep incline and newspapers at the bottom. We will rise to the challenge but we are asking for a bit of help to get there.
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Good times at the Two Hills Parade and Rodeo!
Joe Machney Reporter The weekend of August 11 to 13 made for good times in Two Hills! Between the rodeo and the parade, people from the community and surrounding area took in the few days with excitement and left with memories that will last many more years. The two-day rodeo began on Saturday, kicking the weekend into high gear with bareback riders, novice horse riders, junior barrel racing, tie-down roping, peewee barrel racing, junior bull riding, team roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, ladies’ barrel racing and bull riding keeping the crowd on their feet the whole time. Sunday began with a pancake breakfast followed by an entertaining parade with many highly decorative and creative floats totaling around 40 in number. The winners of the parade for 2017 were: Open Class: Vision Credit Union; Youth Group: Two Hills Ukrainian Dancers; Adult Open: Two Hills Fellowship; Antique Vehicles: First, Myrnam Ag Society, Second, Jerry Gizowski (Red Caliente); Commercial: First, Hiway 16 News, Two Second, ATB Financial; Adult Group: First, Hairy Hill Rodeo Association, Second, Two Hills Lions Golf Course; Driving Horse: North Park Collision; and Horse and Rider: Bachelet. “The parade was nice,” said Arnold Romaniuk, Mayor of Two Hills. “The pancake breakfast was delicious and the rodeo went well with good attendance.” Next to the Centennial Hall, players enjoyed a slow-pitch game while the rodeo readied for its second half. The second rodeo performance began at 2 pm, and by the end of the afternoon the results were in. In the Saddle Bronc event, Hunter Sawley came in at 74 points for the win, while Tyler Wilson took second with 69 points. The two with the best times for Steer Wrestling were Evan Spady with 4.1 and Lance Fraser with 4.3. Ladies Barrel Racing was won by Rachel Jones with a time of 13.411, and Tracy Beckman with a time of 13.586. The Team Roping winners were Brett Knapp and Kadon Knapp with a time of 4.8, while Randon and Denim Ross came in second at 5.9. The Novice Horse Rider winners were Colten McKinney who scored 70.5, and Ethan Mazurenko with 58. The Junior Barrel racing winners were Kaitlyn Hacberk with 13.530, and Brianne Carter taking the number two spot with 13.718. Peewee barrels had Audrey Ross in first with 13.751 and Talor Kapthamer with 13.828 for second place. For Bull riding, Ethan Schultz took first with a score of 74, and Tanner Seutter won second with 71. The calf roping event had Murdock Keith, Kaden Knapp, and Aaron Mosicki all coming in with the same time of 9.1.
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Spraying fungicides
Agri-News While fungicides have a place in production, they are not always needed. “You spray fungicides on your crops to preserve yield and prevent disease,” says Harry Brook, crop specialist, Alberta Ag-Info Centre. “Using them should lead to better yields and more income. However, there is no guarantee that spraying a fungicide treatment will even pay for itself.” Brook says there some basic questions that can be asked to estimate risk level and to improve the chance a fungicide spray will be worth the application. “There are two main situations for spraying fungicide, those being on diseases that haven’t yet shown symptoms and those that are showing symptoms. Both situations are looked at differently for risk.”
The easiest risk to assess, says Brook, is for those diseases that already show plant symptoms prior to being sprayed. “These are mostly leaf diseases. The presence of the disease on the lower leaves, coupled with weather conditions that are conducive to further spread of the disease, usually means fungicide will be a worthwhile investment. These diseases include scald and net blotch in barley, septoria and tan spot in wheat, ascochyta and mycospaerella in peas, and blackleg in canola. If there are no symptoms showing up, it’s unlikely that spraying will pay.” The more difficult situation is when you have to spray prior to any symptoms. “It’s more of a gamble in the cases of sclerotinia in canola and fusarium head blight in wheat. You must consider the previous year’s
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occurrence in susceptible crops, current and near-term weather conditions, your crop rotation, the particulars of the infectious agent and crop and spraying costs. There are some scorecards developed that can help with the risk assessment. A sclerotinia scorecard has been around for many years but a fusarium scorecard and map prediction tool just came out this spring. Both are available on the Alberta Agriculture and Forestry website.” Brooks says that the timing of the fungicide application is crucial to ensure the protection arrives at the appropriate time. “As fungicides only translocate a small distance on the plant, you need adequate coverage and water volumes to maximize the protection you receive. You also need to consider the air temperature when applying and the mechanics of the sprayer itself. Where the fungicide has to be applied has a big effect on the type of nozzles to be used. As the head needs to be sprayed on cereals to protect from Fusarium graminearum, you may have to use front and back facing nozzles to adequately cover the head. Even then, expect a fungicide treatment to only give you partial protection. How heavy the crop is will affect how well the spray penetrates the canopy and gets to the target leaves.” When considering whether or not to spray a fungicide, weigh the factors for and against the possibility of disease developing and spreading. “For example, weather conditions have the greatest effect on the development of disease on crops,” says Brook. “Hot dry conditions are not conducive to the spread of disease but wet and humid conditions are.” “Bottom line is that field scouting is essential to identify problems occurring early so there is time to minimize crop losses. Use fungicides as a useful tool when, where and how they can best give you a financial benefit. If the risk is low, don’t use that tool. No one is in the business of wasting resources.”
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Future management of northern pike in Alberta Ray Makowecki Fisheries Biologist, Volunteer Prior to 1998, Alberta had liberal angling catch limits on Northern pike that were 10 fish daily. In 1998 province-wide restrictions changed the
angler catch-limits to 3 pike greater than 63 cm Total Length (TL) daily (3>63). During the past 20 years the pike numbers in the “walleyepike lakes� appear to be declining as the walleye numbers have increased (based upon Government monitoring using the Fall Walleye Index Netting (FWIN) methods now being called Fall Index Netting (FIN). During the decline the angler catch limits have declined from 3>63 to 1>63 to 1>75 to 1>100 and to zero. Pike declines continue to occur. All the walleye-pike lakes tested have Catch Per Unit (CUE)
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SPORTS Brettzky Hockey Challenge cools down summer Joe Machney Reporter Hockey fans from Alberta know about the Sutter brothers from Viking and how much they have contributed to the sport of hockey through their accumulated years in the NHL as players and coaches. As ambassadors of the small Alberta town and NHL hockey in general, they wanted to give back to their hometown community. For four days starting August 11, they did just that through the Brettzky Hockey Challenge, raising over $75,000 in gross revenue to spread around to the local youth events and activities. The Brettzky Hockey Challenge has been going on for three years, with the last two years being in Viking at the Viking Carena Complex and also at the Golf Course and Viking Community hall. This year had eleven teams with around 150 players. Along with the hockey games, there was also a four-day power skating school as part of the event. The weekend kicked off Thursday night with a meet-and-greet at the multiplex, followed by hockey all day Friday, face painting, and a kids’ movie. An outdoor beer garden with live entertainment by Andrew Scott closed the evening on Friday. Saturday brought in bouncy houses for the kids, as teams played another game of hockey and then a round of golf followed by supper, a live auction, a silent auction, and a family dance with Jeremy Dallas entertaining. For the final day, there were two semifinal games and the championship game with The Wristers facing off against The Club. The Club won, and were undefeated in the tournament. “I think a highlight for the community was bringing all these people to town,” commented Kyla Lawes, Secretary for the Brettzky Hockey Challenge Committee. “Our local businesses benefitted from the increased traffic through town, we purchased a lot of our supplies locally, and the businesses that participated got a lot of advertising. This has been a great committee to work with, everyone has put in 110%. The local businesses have really got on board with sponsorships and despite everyone’s busy summers, we have had a lot of volunteers from community organizations. It has been a great event to
showcase our town and we are blessed to have the money raised in this tournament staying in the community and helping out with our teams and group’s expenses.” Daryl, Duane, Brian, and Brent Sutter were among the
NHL pros present during the weekend. Brett Sutter, who started the charity three years ago, and CFL player Kevin Leshoe were also there for the Challenge. Daryl Sutter helped coach one of the teams. “I felt the weekend went really well,” Brett Sutter said. “We had a good turnout and everyone I talked to had tons of fun. We fed 300 at supper on Saturday and 400 people came to the dance. A lot of people give me the credit for this event but I couldn’t have done it without the incredible Brettzky Committee behind me and a whole army full of volunteers who put in thousands of hours. These people deserve an equal amount of credit as I do.”
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Andrew Shines at their “Car Show and Shine”
Joe Machney Reporter While the surrounding towns and villages were parading around their streets on August 12, Andrew went in a different direction with an Automobile Show and Shine presented by the Car Cruisers Club of Andrew. The day began with a pancake breakfast put on by the Lion’s
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Club, followed by the first annual Car Show and Shine. “A group of citizens came together and thought that Andrew really needed a car club,” said Andrew Mayor Heather Tait. “There are so many people that actually have anywhere from vintage to really old vehicles and let’s face it, everybody loves a car show! These cars are time-
less and they bring you back to an era that was carefree. It also brings Andrew together with the people and it brings people into Andrew as well. I feel that Andrew has a lot to offer and it’s a good mix of people coming into Andrew to see what the village is all about.” Eighty-five cars in total were registered for the Show and Shine, with people coming in from Athabasca, Spruce Grove, Leduc, Mornville, Vegreville, Mundare, Ardrossan, and Edmonton to show off their wheels. The winner for the Best of Show category was Don Bochanesky from Edmonton, and the winners for the Fast Back category were Stan and Vicki Norlander hailing from Ardrossan. “We gave away door prizes all day long and had around fifty-five door prizes in total,” George Keddie, President of the Car Cruisers Club of Andrew, said of the event. “Some of them were worth around $300! I’ve been working on this show since March of this year and basically, I did it myself. I’ve been interested in cars for fifty-five years, and I’m seventyfive now, so it’s been a big part of my life and I’m happy to see that so many people are enjoying themselves.”
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Parade winners for the 2017 Vegreville Country Fair Joe Machney Reporter The parade this year for the Vegreville Country Fair was numerous and spectacular but as all competitons go there must be winners. The winners for this year in their respective
categories are: Commercial: 1ST – VALID, 2ND – Hiway 16 News, 3rd – Wilde and Company; Community: 1st – CALS, 2nd – Hairy Hill Rodeo, 3rd – Legacy 4 Health; Antiques: 1ST – Laurier DeChaine, 2nd – Dennill’s, 3rd – Ray Kropielnicki; Horse & wagon: 1ST – Medicine Shoppe, 2nd – Dale’s Auction Mart; Horse and rider: 1ST – Alyssa & Tracy Ezio; 2nd – Callina Kirk, 3rd - Val Schell & Ella May McCallum; Decorated bike: 1ST – Kyle Gauvin. Youth: 1ST – Model Project; and 4-H: 1st – Alberta 4-H.
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Lock your doors! Sgt Jerry Nutbrown RCMP Ponderings, Vegreville Detachment I was asked by a Councillor at the last Vegreville Legislative Committee (Mayor and Town Councillors), a question. The Councillor said that people have asked why aren’t the police patrolling a certain area of town and what answer can the Councillor give them? My short answer was that we are indeed patrolling, but the answer is more complex than just that. The question was asked, I believe, because of thefts, which do happen in all areas of Vegreville. I myself have been victim to someone stealing from one of my vehicles when I was in Spruce Grove, however, I’d like to point out it wasn’t me who forgot to lock it (honestly, it wasn’t!). I have also had my garage spray painted when I was posted in Manitoba and in both cases, no suspect was ever identi-
fied. When my daughter’s bike was stolen in Manitoba we got lucky and found it ourselves and a youth was charged. I say this so you know I too have been victimized and understand how it feels. But what are police in Vegreville doing about it is a fair question to ask. Without giving away information to assist those committing these offenses, our members do patrol at all times of the day and night. I maintain patrols logs so I can review where and when the patrols are occurring, and there are patrols taking place in the middle of the night. These patrols are not only via vehicle, but we are getting out and walking through areas.
Any regular reader of this column will know that we continually ask for help from the public, but some believe that we operate in isolation and should always be able to catch these thieves ourselves. Policing doesn’t work that way. Another thing we do is continually warn the public and ask that you secure your property. The vast majority of the thefts from motor vehicles is because people leave their doors unlocked and leave something of value in the vehicle (money, CDs, wallets, purses, etc). Our car-hopping thieves are few in number and we are pretty sure we know their identities, but we require proof to lay charges. Another thing we do is ask for your help. For us to catch one of these thieves many things must line up perfectly to catch them. We need to be in the same place, at the same time as the thieves also at the same time they are committing
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an offense. On your street, you are there more than we are so the likelihood of you being at the same place and time as the thieves are much greater. The thieves generally aren’t discouraged from stealing by seeing a police officer as they merely wait, or hide, then continue. Unfortunately, we have had people from the public see these thieves and not report them or report them the next day or later. We also had a person with the thieves recorded on their phone but the abrupt answer to us when we asked for the video was the person couldn’t get the video off of the phone. In frustration, another comment was made and the person then left. As with those that don’t report any thefts or attempted thefts and the person with the video, we lose that information and evidence. This
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is unfortunate since we believe we know the thieves identities and this could have very well helped in confirming their identity allowing us to possibly lay charges. Merely trying vehicle door handles can constitute an offense as this is an attempted theft which, in law, is deemed to be the same as committing the theft. The thieves stealing from vehicles keep finding unlocked doors and so an easy solution is to lock your doors. More and more homeowners are getting security video systems and these are an absolute benefit for identifying suspects as cameras are at the same place, at the same time items get stolen. The quiet vigilant camera doesn’t sleep and is always watching. It is an unfair and uneducated comment to
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say that the police aren’t doing anything about the thefts. I know what we are doing and I encourage anyone who has questions or issues to contact me directly and we can discuss your topic. Hopefully, we can glean some information from you and also pass some back to you. Be assured that we are doing everything we can to catch thieves, amongst all of our other calls for service, but we will always need your help in fighting crime in our communities.
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When I was in college, I took all sorts of odd jobs. One summer I even became a door-todoor vacuum salesman. While most people closed the door on me, one older woman was very happy to invite me in. After I demonstrated the model on her living room carpet, she asked if I would try it on her tiled kitchen floor. Happy to oblige, I demonstrated the hardwood floor setting and vacuumed the area. When I asked for her thoughts, she told me to try it on her bedroom carpet. Rather confused I asked, "Is your bedroom carpet a different type?" "Oh no," she replied honestly, "But if you do the last room, I can cancel the housecleaner this week." (Thanks to Marlene G.)
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Rosanne Fortier Vegreville Country Fair is the only place guaranteed in Alberta that does big 4 wheel drive tractor pulls! For this reason and more, there was a large crowd of spectators at the Antique Tractor, 4 by 4; ATV pulls at the Grandstand on August 12. There were approximately 15-20 entries and the tractors featured were from the 50’s all the way to brand-new tractors from 2017. The objective of this event is for the antique tractors and tractors to hook-on to a sled and for the participants to pull as far as they can. Darren Berezan and Kendall Freed were the organizers for this event.
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“A full pull is over 300 feet. In the antique tractors, there was for sure three or four participants who did over 300 feet. We did let some tractors go further and at the most, they pulled 475 feet. Every participant received a prize but there were first, second and third prizes that might be mentioned at a later date because I wasn’t running that area,” Berezan said. “This year we also had big 4-wheel drive tractor pulls, then there was the antique tractor pulls, and then there was also two antique 4-wheel drive tractors, and ATV pulls and we had three 4 by 4 trucks that pulled. The event went really well. We could use more entries next year. Finally, we want to thank everyone for helping us, we had a lot of help this year and it was really good.”
These participants tries to pull the sled up to 300 feet. Rosanne Fortier/photo)
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Tributes MEMORIAM
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PALICHUK, William who passed away on August 21, 2003. In memory of our dear Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather: Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us everyday Unseen, unheard but always near For death leaves a heartache No one can heal And love leaves a memory no one can steal. Always Loved and never forgotten by Dianne, Lorraine and their Families PETRUK, John & Alice In loving memory of our parents John & Alice Petruk (October 28, 2007 & August 13, 2012) Those we love don’t go away They walk beside us every day Unseen, unheard but always near Still loved, still missed (while fishing) & very dear Love always, Eugene, Cheryl & family Brenda & Bob Deb, Daryl & family
MALOWANY, Millie March 27, 1941 - August 16, 2016 The Day God Took You Home A million times we’ve needed you A million times we’ve cried, If love alone could’ve saved you You never would have died, In life we loved you dearly In death we love you still, In our hearts you hold a place No one else will ever fill, It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn’t go alone, Part of us went with you The day God took you home Forever in our hearts and sadly missed; Paul, Kim, Doug, Dean, Shannon, Damin, Adam, Joel and Erin
KUTRYK, Dmetro In loving memory of our dear father, grandfather and great grandfather, Dmetro, who passed away August 14, 2009. Time has passed so quickly, It’s been eight years ago since you passed away, Little did we know that morning, God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone. For part of us went with you, the day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide. And though we cannot see you, you are always by our side. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same. But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again. Lovingly missed and always remembered by; Ed and Rose Jacula, Ernie and Jan Cheremshynski, Russell and Betty Berezanski and Anton Kutryk and their Families.
CHMILAR, Mike On Tuesday, August 8, 2017, Mr. Mike Chmilar of Vegreville, Alberta passed away at the age of 96 years. Mike is survived by his loving family, two daughters, Joan (Ernie) Koban along with their children, Maureen (Wade) McLean and their family, Jenna, Jade, Janelle and Jodi; Curtis Koban; Ivy (Allan) Sarafinchan along with their children, Ryan, Aaron and Leah Sarafinchan; one brother Joe; along with numerous relatives and friends. Mike was predeceased by his wife Pearl; his parents and numerous siblings. Prayer Service, Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Autumn Rose Funeral Home in Vegreville, Alberta. Divine Liturgy of Christian Burial, Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Vegreville, Alberta with the Basilian Fathers officiating. Interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of floral tributes, memorial donations may be made to the “ Spas Moskalyk Building Fund” or to the “charity of one’s choice.” To send condolences, please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD. VEGREVILLE,780-603-5800
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Olga Motiuk We express our heartfelt gratitude to family, friends, neighbours, co-workers, clergy, monastics, and religious for their prayers and support on the passing of our loved one Olga. Special thanks to: Metropolitan Lawrence Huculak, Fr. John Sembrat, OSBM, and clergy for leading the funeral services; to Roman Kravec and choir members for cantoring; to the members of Holy Trinity Parish for catering the dinner; to the pallbearers; to Autumn Rose Funeral Home for their support and professional services. We are grateful for donations made in memory of Olga to Holy Trinity Parish, Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, and Covenant Foundation - St. Joseph’s General Hospital. And sincere appreciation to the medical staff and caregivers of St. Joseph’s General Hospital for their exemplary care, love and friendship. Olga is at peace, with our Lord, and so are we. VICHNAYA PAMYIAT EVERLASTING MEMORY! John Motiuk and family PATRIE, Rhonda Heartfelt thanks to the many people who attended Rhonda Patrie’s funeral. The family extends gracious thanks to all who visited Rhonda at the hospital and at home. The flowers and fruit and food baskets were dearly appreciated. Thank you to all the nurses at the Vegreville Hospital and Dr. Strydom for their compassionate care during Rhonda’s illness. Heartfelt thanks to Gordon and Pat at Autumn Rose for your assistance in Rhonda’s journey home. We appreciate all the help from the immediate family, neighbors and friends for all your prayers and hugs. Rhonda will be dearly missed. Sincere thanks for your donations towards the St. Casimer’s Roman Catholic Cemetery Krakow. Clarence Patrie and family and mother Lois Zyla
NORTHERN PIKE - CONTINUED from PAGE 10 numbers below 11 which are considered by GoA to be at high or very high risk to pike sustainability. In examining some testing that has been conducted in “pike-perch lakes” the pike CUE numbers are above 11 which are considered by GoA to be at moderate, low or very low risk to pike sustainability. Many anglers and some biologists have expressed concern for the 1998 restrictions of 3>63. A Public Pike Committee established by the Alberta Fish and Game Association (AFGA) included representatives from across Alberta and included fisheries biologists, commercial fishermen, aboriginal representatives, general publics. Recommendations were made to change the pike limit to 2 pike of any size. At that time these changes were adopted for 13 lakes. As the FWIN/FIN testing of these pike-perch lakes has killed numerous pike the question has been asked for what purpose or value? Examples of these lakes include the following. Mons (237 ha) – 2009 – 437 pike and 315 perch Lawrence (1392 ha) – 2016-594 pike CUE 31.6 and 490 perch Fork (1201 ha) - 2008-248 pike CUE 16.4 and 397 perch; 2013-105 pike CUE 14.2 and 42 perch. Tucker (667 ha) – 2013 - 141 pike CUE 13.7 and 1912 perch. Lac Saint Cyr (201 ha) – 2013 – 87 pike CUE 9.5 and 797 perch Others lakes with reports not yet available Ghost, Steele, Minnow and Bear As an angler of some of these lakes, the removal and killing of these publicly-owned fish seems to be an absolute waste. Further, the more liberal catch limit of 2 pike with no size limit seems to be a useful way of harvesting the pike as the CUE in Lawrence Lake was 31.6. With the declining pike numbers in the walleye-pike lakes and the increasing harvest restrictions on the pike (including zero catch limits), it would
appear that the increasing walleye populations are harming the pike. It further appears that the walleye have reduced the perch and the Lake whitefish populations in some lakes. The government is currently reviewing the ecological balance in the walleye lakes that have had zero catch limits for the past 20 years (95 lakes in Alberta). Walleye harvests should be increased and pike limits in the walleye-pike lakes should be simplified with a one pike daily slot size of 55cm-65cm. Pike limits should be simplified in all pike-perch lakes to a 2 pike daily slot size of 55cm-65cm or a 2 pike limit any size for these lakes.
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Simplified changes will enhance the overall fish populations and allow the people to use the fish as food and at the same time provide economic benefits to the local communities for continued recreational fishing and tourism. The concerns and suggested solutions of the anglers, stakeholders, municipalities, Fish and Game Associations, Agricultural Societies, Chambers of Commerce, business community and the general public with regard to better utilization of fish resources in the Central and NE Regions of Alberta is acknowledged. The Government of Alberta is developing changes that will be available for public review this fall.
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crime RCMP Vegreville Detachment Missing Person Update #1 Cpl. Leigh Drinkwater Vegreville RCMP Detachment The Vegreville RCMP are continuing their investigation into the disappearance of 17 year old James Candy. Candy was last seen by his parents at his rural residence on August 6th, 2017 at 11:00pm. Candy is described as being 5’8� tall, 122lbs, has short blonde hair and blue eyes. It is believed that
Candy is wearing a gray shirt, jean jacket, blue jeans and a brown cowboy hat. An extensive search has been conducted for Candy and investigators believe that he is no longer in the immediate area. The public is strongly encouraged to contact the Vegreville RCMP at 780-632-2223 if you have any information with regards to the whereabouts of Candy.
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Willingdon Fair celebrates 75 years
Joe Machney Reporter The 75th annual Willingdon Fair began with a pancake breakfast and ended with games for the children that brought out the kid in the adults as well as they looked on with joy and laughter.
The people of Willingdon stood along their streets with pride as the parade went through their little village on August 12. The floats numbered thirty this year, with entries from local businesses and neighboring counties as well as Myrnam, Hairy Hill, Two Hills and a guest appearance from MLA for Fort-SaskatchewanVegreville Jessica Littlewood. “All of the local communities moved their events to this weekend, and yet there were more people in the parade than I thought there’d be,” proudly stated the Willingdon Mayor Ron Rudkowsky.
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Vegreville Ball Hockey concludes season with donation
Joe Machney Reporter The Vegreville Ball Hockey season concluded at the beginning of August with a generous donation of $500 to KidSport Vegreville and a float in the Vegreville Country Fair Parade. Throughout the season, which ran from April to the end of June, three games were played each week leading up to the playoffs in July. Each of the teams consisted of between ten and twelve players. “Each of the players on the teams was dedicated and came out to nearly all of the games,” said Regan Billingsley, Commissioner for Vegreville Ball Hockey. “At the end of the season, we all sat down to discuss the rules, the scheduling,
and how the games went to see how we could improve and make the next season even better than this year. So, we’re a pretty excited group for next year, that’s for sure.” Billingsley also coaches soccer for children in Vegreville, and now those players’ fathers are requesting to join the ball hockey league for next year’s season to make it a league of all ages. “Coaches that I’ve had through hockey while growing up have also expressed an interest in the game,” Billingsley said. “Some of them are forty-five or fifty years old and they’ve contemplated joining the league, so I feel it’s going to take off and only get bigger as time goes on.” The new soccer park will be playing a big role for sports in general in the Vegreville
community, and it is Regan’s intention to start having tournaments in Vegreville once the park is completed. “I hope to have a season opening tournament and host many teams and to get more games in because it’s a pretty short season,” Billingsley said. Awards were presented at the end of the season in true NHL fashion with Evan Warawa as MVP of the All-Star game. The most accurate shot award went to Jared Stienbach; Fastest stickhandler was Evan Warawa; Shootout player winner was Josh Micklich; and Shootout goalie winner was Caylib Micklich. For the season, Kyler Beaudette was the Conn Smythe winner with 10 goals, 11 assists in 6 games. The Art Ross trophy went to Zak Lang, the Veizna went to Danny Mulek and the Selke trophy went to Jared Steinbach. “The goal of this league is to give back, so that’s why we did the donation to KidSports,” Billingsley concluded. “All the money that is left over from our sponsors will be given back as donations.”
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PLC Mad Scientist’s morning
Left: Benson MacRae and Gunner Shank make rain clouds. Top Left: Ben Tschetter watches a tornado bottle. Below: The volcano Program Coordinator for PLC: Alanna Lawrence made. Some of the rain clouds the children created. (Rosanne Fortier/photos)
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Rosanne Fortier Children’s curiosity about science and the world around them exploded at the Parent Link Centre’s Mad Scientist drop-in morning on August 9. Children had a chance to watch a volcano being created by Program Coordinator for PLC Alanna Lawrence when he placed dough around a bottle and baking soda in the bottle. When she put vinegar in, it foamed. The children made a rain cloud by putting shaving foam on top of the water. They dropped food coloring slowly on the cloud until it started to leak through. Then the kids watched their product rain in the water under the cloud. The kids produced magic milk by dropping food coloring into the
milk and dipping a Q-tip into the dish soap and then touching the Q-tip to the milk. They also created ramps to send toy cars for a ride and a chromatography butterfly, as well as, they learned about magnets, watched a tornado bottle, had a snack and were read a story called, ‘Raining
and Pouring and the Old Man Snoring.’ Lawrence said the children were introduced to doing experiments and to some scientific words during this program. “They get to see what science is about and think about science.”
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Chariot races go top speed
Rosanne Fortier Joe Machney Reporter Chariot and chuckwagon races have been around for centuries, from before Christ when people held their chariot races in the colosseum to the chuck wagons that carried the cowboys across the old west, it will forever play an important part in the world’s history. This is most likely the reason why the stands were filled for all three days as these two competitions from Alberta Professional Chariot and Chuckwagon Association (APCCA) gathered the most spectators during the Country fair. With three days to take the average from, the chariot and chuckwagon races were intense and most exciting.
The winners for the chuck wagons were: 1st - Wade Salmond with a time of 203.78; 2nd Neil Salmond with a time of 205.37; and 3rd Shane Cartier with a time of 206.73. The winners for the chariots were: 1st Marty Maxwell with a time of 197.02; 2nd Marty Maxwell with a time of 197.89; and 3rd Wanda Sanachan with a time of 198.44.
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Stongman Competition draws the crowds Joe Machney Reporter From children to adults, the strongman competition drew in nearly as many competitors as fans during the afternoons of all three Fair days. The first day was about tires. Flipping tires to be precise. As the age group increased so did the weight of the tire. For the five to eight-year-old boys, John walked away with first, and Darwin second. The nine to twelve year-olds had Drayden in first and Conner with second. The thirteen to seventeen year-olds came in with Jackson in first and Warren at second. For the girls thirteen to seventeen-year girls, it was Jenna in first and Sloane in second. The adults also gave it a go and Candice took first and Brandy second. For the men it was Kendall in first and Jerry with second. The second day was all about wheelbarrow racing. The winners for the five to eight boys were Easton in first and Owen taking second. For the five to nine category, Connor and Andrew took first and second place respectively. Boys aged thirteen to seventeen had Gage in first and Warren in second. Tezra and Morgan, being the only competitors for the girls in that age category both won. The men had Gavin in first and Terry in second place. The women had Amanda and Sarah in first and second as the winners. The third and last strong person event was carrying logs through an obstacle course where Brooke and Eugene took first and second place for the boys and girls aged five to eight. The boys and girls aged nine to twelve yielded Conner and Ludwig as the first and second place winners. Boys aged
thirteen to seventeen had Zack and Caleb as first and second place. For the girls of the same age, Chelsea and Tezra took first and second place. Travis and Carl won first and second for the adults who participated and Naomi and Samantha took first and second for the women. “I feel that the strongman competition is gaining in popularity, and we’re constantly getting more people signing up and excited about it,” Morgana Larson who helped organize the event, said. “It’s a great family-orientated activity. Everybody is having fun and competing together.”
Bloom where you’re planted
Joe Machney Reporter Longtime resident Li Giebelhaus is this year’s recipient of the Senator’s Contribution Award of Recognition for her Outstanding Contributions for Community Services. The award is granted in recognition for all of her years of volunteer work in Vegreville. When I visited Mrs. Giebelhaus last week in her immaculately kept country home, I saw the light in her eyes and in her heart reflected in the beauty of the tidy lawns she calls Dan Li Acres. She has been a part of the Vegreville community for many decades, and has brought a ray of sunshine into the lives of so many people. It’s no surprise that the light
that is her very nature has been bright enough to get the attention of the Government of Canada. “I believe it is important to recognize and thank those who make quiet contributions to our communities,” said The Honorable Doug Black, Senator of Alberta. “We all benefit.” “I told my daughter, Deb, when I received this in the mail back in November, that I can’t accept this, I didn’t do anything,” Giebelhaus said of the award. “And my daughter said, ‘well mom, somebody felt you did. You know what happened last time when dad passed away, there was so much mail from people who hadn’t known that he had passed away who kept on sending beautiful cards.’ After that, there was a letter with the Queen’s medal, and I was so surprised, I truly was. I feel I can only really accept this for all my friends who are all doing the same kind little things.” She continued with a warm smile, feeling humble about the experience. “I didn’t tell my kids and I wanted it to go away,” Giebelhaus confessed. “But it is truly a wonderful world and I’m glad to still be a part of it and be able to live in my own home.” As we ended the interview, Li ref lected on a story she had heard recently from a German couple about travellers in Germany being offered free lodging by generous strangers. Apparently, some Germans with larger homes are just happy to share them with families passing through the area. “How many of us would really do that today?” Giebelhaus asked earnestly. “I feel that they would not. I feel so blessed; and this feeling comes back to me through the kindness of others towards me. Just the other day a young man brought me some f lowers for no reason and when stuff like that happens I feel like the luckiest lady in town.”
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Vegreville Dairy Queen for Stollery
Joe Machney Reporter On August 10, the Dairy Queen in Vegreville held its Miracle Treat Day and all proceeds from Blizzard sales went towards the Stollery Hospital in Edmonton. “This is our major fundraiser for the hospital every year,” Joanne Veldkamp, Dairy Queen Owner said. “We’ve also sold paper balloons in the store to raise funds. People made a donation, signed a balloon and we put them up in the restaurant.”
Last year the Vegreville Dairy Queen raised over $10,000 for the hospital and the goal for this year is the same. “It’s been really popular this year and the nice weather has been a great help as well,” Veldkamp said. “The staff did a great job of selling the balloons and the community and local businesses have been amazing supporters of Stollery this year just like in previous years. A small donation by a lot of individuals really adds up to a big amount.” The total amount raised for the one-day event was $3700.
Jr. Deputies go fishing
Above: Cooper Morteson seems to be concentrating while he fishes. Right: Abigail Bellamkonda seems to be determined to catch a fish. (Rosanne Fortier/photos)
Rosanne Fortier Children had fun outdoors at the Jr. Deputies program that launched on July 25 and will run until August 17. Children learned the basic skills of survival-fire building, shelter building and orienteering by using a compass at the free Jr. Deputies Summer Edition program. The August 8 session had the children fishing at the Egg Park’s fishing pond. The children made their own fishing rods which they got to take home afterward. A few of the kids never fished before and when the children were asked if they were ready to go fishing, they all exclaimed, “Yes!” Jr. Deputies is a partnership between M.O.D.E.L Project, Vegreville RCMP, and Vegreville Sunshine Club Centre. There are 17 children from 8 to 13 years old who participate in this program.
M.O.D.E.L Project Success Coaches’ Georgina White and McKenna Makowecki led the children with the August 8 session. Constable J. works with the children also but he couldn’t attend the August 8 session. The children also learned knot tying and the bowline knot and will go swimming at Vegreville Fitness Center’s pool in another session. White said the objective of this program is for children to connect with Constable J and the seniors. “This is an intergenerational program. This group is about the mental health benefits of spending time outdoors. It’s meant to increase the children’s competencies in developing their hands-on skills outdoors. So, they feel more engaged and confident. It’s also about getting the children out in the community. That is why we spend time at the park and the pool.”
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Vegreville 114th Annual Country Fair
Rosanne Fortier Children look forward to going to the fair all year long. Whether it’s experiencing the thrill from a mid-way ride, tasting the first bite off of a sky-high cotton candy stick, trying a game of chance or feasting a person’s sight on one attraction or another, Vegreville 114th Annual Country Fair at Vegreville Agricultural Grounds on August 10, 11 and 12 was the heart of summer. The theme this year for the fair was Canada 150 Celebrations and Vegreville Exhibit Hall/Bench Show was decorated in red and
white to honor this as it showcased arts and crafts, photography, gardening produce, and more. The parade set the fair in motion as it flashed with creative floats from businesses and organizations throughout Vegreville Mainstreet. The light horse show delighted spectators as it rode in early every morning and throughout the day to showcase exhibits from riders and horses of all ages. The mini tractor pull at the grandstand showed children the pleasure of gripping a
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skill with all their might to try and win while they experienced a miniature glimpse of life on the farm. Childhood dreams were able to come true for adults at the marketplace. This was where a huge variety of vendors had every item that a person could think of from. But the most enchanting draw was the money tunnel where a winning ticket holder entered the money tunnel to grab as much cash as they could. The grounds also held many booths with vendors. The Kids Fun Zone was the venue that children had a chance to meet a bunch of unique flurry friends that children don’t often get to give TLC to. This venue was also the home of visits from Joey the Clown, a rock climbing wall, inflatable obstacle course, bouncy castle and a fishing
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pond where one young lad said he went fishing and caught a stuffed toy fish. Another taste of the strength that farmers need in their chosen work was offered at the strong person competition which was a skill testing contest where kids and people of all ages tossed a bale of hay to win cash. August 12 presented three short shows of Dynamo Dog Sports whose company is based in Edmonton at the Vegreville Ag Arena. This event had a full hall. Seanna Oneill was the Head Trainer. The trainers played with the dogs, made the dogs show their agility as they did fly balls, tricks, barrel racing and freestyle play with their trainers. Citizens cheered and laughed while they commented that it was more fun when dogs didn’t do what they were supposed to.
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Startup funds requested for Prairie Tails Animal Rescue Society
Joe Machney Reporter The Town of Vegreville recently received a letter requesting start-up funds for the Prairie Tails Animal Rescue Society and the letter is currently with administration and awaiting transfer to Town Council once more information is available. “Our goal is to provide support to animal control for animals coming into care. That support would include: providing educations and outreach in the community; providing medical services for needy animals; providing safe shelter for homeless animals; and creating strong adoption programs to ensure that every companion animal lives in a safe, loving and secure home,” Connie Brown, Director for the Prairie Tails Animal Rescue Society said. Nationally 53,000 dogs and 119,000 cats were taken in by Canadian shelters in 2012. Of those animals, only 4% of cats were reclaimed while 26% of dogs returned home. Vegreville sees similar information: 43 dogs and 119 cats in care last year. Of those, most of the dogs were returned to the owners but most of the cats were strays. “As our main focus will be the town of Vegreville and immediate area, we plan to partner with the local business community, particularly with the local veterinary clinic,” Brown said. “In this way, we will see the majority of our funds returned to the community and continuing local jobs and hopefully, future job growth.” It is the intention of the society to be run entirely through volunteers and donations and this support will only be provided as money dictates. This has prompted the requested start-up funds from the Town of Vegreville in the amount of $8000. “We expect these funds to be used mainly to supply medical care such as spay, neuter, necessary medical treatment and possibly microchipping), and the supply of food and litter. We’d also like to set up preparation of winter shelters for feral cats that we are unable to trap and rehome,” Brown said. “In addition, we would like to enter into an agreement with the Town of Vegreville to use the animal shelter at Public Works, commonly referred to as the ‘Pet Haven’.”
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Property crimes increase for Vegreville and area
Joe Machney Reporter Crime is, unfortunately, part of rural communities and tends to f luctuate throughout the years; the trend is always in motion. For the Vegreville Municipal RCMP Detachment, the biggest increase over the last three years has been in property crime. The crimes that encompass property crime include: break and enter, theft of motor vehicle, theft over and under $5000, possession of stolen goods, fraud, arson and mischief to property. The total for 2017 from January to July in these areas was 292. In compassion to the previous half years, the totals were: 246 for 2016; 227 for 2015; and 240 for 2014. Another area where there has been an increase was in provincial traffic, which seen 650 offences, compared to 391 for
2016, 390 for 2015, and 216 for 2014. The month of July alone seen an increase of 20 property offences over the previous July of 2016. “We are up over the last three years for property crimes,” Sgt Jerry Nutbrown of the Vegreville RCMP detachment said. “For criminal code, we are up over the last three years and under the 2013 year. Looking at the statistics it is easy to see that it was a challenging year for us as the calls for service were up higher than they are now. There has been a lot more provincial traffic tickets written by our patrols because they have been out more. When the members are out and about doing their patrols they are catching the speeders, people on their phones or not wearing their seatbelts. Crime ebbs and flows though and it will always be the case, no matter where you go.”
Intergenerational hot-dog sale
(left to right) Anthony Joseph Kisilevich, Kacie Kisilevich, Faith Browninq, Hannah Macpherson. (Rosanne Fortier)
Rosanne Fortier Just like tasting the perfect hot-dog in summer, everything is better in the world when all ages of people connect. Alberta Council on Aging and Jr. Deputies Hot-Dog Sale at Vegreville and District Co-op had a steady stream of customers on August 11. Funds raised will help support the Jr. Deputies program. Regional Director for Alberta Council on Aging Dwayne Hlady said in the Jr. Deputies program, at first, they had seniors and then they had a
young group come-in and the seniors mentored the young people. “The year after that, we had some of the kids that were in the program the year before and they were mentoring the younger kids that came in. This is a really good program. We had the wood working bench activity, a cooking activity, art, science and we even taught them how to make bombs with baking soda and vinegar,” Hlady said. As usual, Co-op donated the first ten dozen hot dogs used and fabulous location.