Vegreville News Advertiser - December 6, 2017

VOL. 70 NO. 49

67 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2017

Two fires in one day

A view of the house fire structure looking south-west.

See story on page 16

Eighteenth Annual Christmas Candlelight Service

Special Olympics Bowling

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St. Mary’s takes gold Page 10

RCMP files from November 27 December 3 Dan Beaudette News Advertiser November 27 06:27 a.m. - Vehicle entered overnight, no damage and nothing stolen.

08:56 a.m. - Report of an intoxicated male at a local residential complex. Members attended and the male was causing a disturbance with other residents. Was arrested and lodged until sober.

09:28 a.m. - Report of a suspicious male going door to door asking for clothing.

Member located the male going through garbage cans in an alley. Said he had fallen on hard times and had no money. Male was referred to a local agency for assistance.

09:43 a.m. - Report of a male on front porch asking for a donation and saying he wanted to touch her dog. It was determined to be the same male from the previous call.

10:55 a.m. - Report of a residence being broken into. Jewellery, tools and 2 Christmas trees were stolen. The matter still under investigation.

13:22 p.m. - Report of a domestic disturbance regarding an argument over a child. Members mediated the situation.

13:37 p.m. - Report of a garage being broken into, two weeks prior. Appeared nothing was missing out of it.

13:59 p.m. - Report of people hunting and deer carcass being left in the ditch with legs removed. Matter referred to fish and wildlife.

21:00 p.m. - Member out on rural patrol and issued a ticket for speeding over 50 km over the posted speed limit.

Straight court appearance.

November 28 12:49 p.m. Report of an erratic driver on Highway 16 near Lavoy. Vermilion RCMP was notified 14:16 p.m. - Report of theft from an unlocked vehicle. Items stolen included a wallet. The credit card was then used in Edmonton. Still under investigation.

22:19 p.m. Report of a hit and run.

White car had hit a parked truck and left the scene. No suspects identified

November 29 02:31 a.m. - Traffic stop was conducted and resulted in individuals being arrested under outstanding warrants and giving false identification. Evidence of recent meth use was located. Arrested and charged.

09:29 a.m. - Report of the audio message being left on phone saying that there is a warrant for their arrest and need to call the caller back. Scam 10:17 a.m. - Male reported that he was being chased by people both on foot and vehicle. Member attended and determined it was due to drug use.

12:18 a.m. - Report of a vehicle window being broken overnight. No witnesses and no suspects.

14:35 a.m. Person attended detachment to report a parking complaint. Said someone was parked in an expected mothers spot by a truck with a disabled parking placard. The person was upset that the person in the truck didn’t appear to be disabled.

15:23 p.m. - Vehicle was stopped for speeding. The driver had been drinking.

During the search for liquor, meth was located as well as a stolen license plate.

18:22 p.m. - Report a make entering a house in Mundare. The homeowner told him to get out. Maybe intoxicated.

Members attended and mediated a solution.

23:19 p.m. - Male reports that he is unwanted by his family and had nowhere to go. He was arrested and released when sober.

November 30 00:52 a.m. - While on patrol a number of people outside a drinking establishment pointed out an intoxicated male.

The male was arrested as he approached police with his fists being raised. He was lodged until sober and released.

16:05 p.m. - Traffic stop resulted in the location of drug paraphernalia. The person had outstanding warrants and was breaching release condition. Male was arrested and has been remanded in custody.

17:00 p.m. - Female called to report that her spouse tried to hit her daugh-

ter. The complainant was uncooperative. No charges were laid and the spouse was released the next morning when sober.

20:25 p.m. - Report of someone going into an apartment complex and hitting all the buzzers. Members attended and cautioned the female to stop.

21:25 p.m. - Mother reported their son is acting up in her residence. Both were intoxicated. Member s attended and informed that any further issues and one of them would be removed from the house.

December 1 12:45 p.m. - Caller reports 2 people smoking meth in a vehicle. Member attended and the vehicle had left and patrols proved negative.

13:20 p.m. - 911 report of an erratic driver. Patrols were made and the vehicle could not be located and the license plate was not obtained.

14:30 p.m. - Report of a male slumped over their steering wheel. Member attended and appeared the male was intoxicated. The male actually thought he was in Red Deer. Charged with care and control.

19:20 p.m. - Report of two vehicles parked in a rural area and appeared to be suspicious. Members attended and determined that the drivers knew each other and were just chatting.

20:59 p.m. - Report of a vehicle on fire on highway 16. Members attended and conducted traffic control.

December 2 11:07 p.m. - Crime stoppers report of stolen vehicles. Members attended and only vehicles were electrical company’s trucks working on the power line.

14:39 p.m. CRA scam 22:24 p.m. - Report of a threat being uttered on the phone. The callers ended up to be family members calling and trying to play a prank. The situation left in the care of family members.

23:29 p.m. - Report of a large party.

Member attended and the homeowner was trying to shut the party down.

December 3 13:00 p.m. - Family member contacted the RCMP to inform them that a form 8 apprehension warrant had been issued on a family member due to mental health issues. The female was located and transported to Edmonton for further assessment.

For the week the members dealt with 70 calls for service. 7 false alarms, 5 false 911, and 3 deer collisions.

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Rise of the machines Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser - Opinion If you have been taking in any technology news in the past 6 months, you will know that Artificial Intelligence has been advancing quickly. Google recently released that their AI is now creating its own AI which is better than one created by humans. But that’s for another day. The point here is AI is maturing quickly. So quickly in fact that it is changing our world faster than you may realize.

If you are a movie buff, then sci-fi will have shown you the “Terminator” movies and war movies which will possibly ring a bell when you hear the name Kalashnikov... as in AK-47. The well known Russian rifle introduced in the late 40’s and still in use today all over the world.

What do you get when you create a marriage between AI and the maker of the AK-47 (known as the most effective killing machine in human history)? Some will say the beginning of the end. Informally known in the Pentagon as “the Terminator conundrum”.

Back in 2015, over 1000 researchers including Stephen Hawking, signed an open letter to the United Nations essen-

tially asking them to impose a ban on weaponized AI. It wasn’t until December of 2016 that the UN even responded.

Now they have formally convened a group of experts as a step towards implementing a ban. At the speed of progress in the UN, that could be years away.

In the meantime, Kalashnikov has announced that “in the imminent future” they will unveil a range of products based on neural networks.

This weaponized “combat module” can apparently identify targets and make decisions on its own. To clarify, this means that a machine can identify its intended target(s) and then decide to kill that target without human intervention/approval. Killing on autopilot.

Much like weaponizing the splitting of the atom, giving machines the final decision in taking human life is a topic being debated at the highest levels.

Will the debate solve anything? Likely not. Rules are for those who choose to follow them.

What if this technology was somehow hacked and turned against a nation’s population? What about a dictator with a few of these roaming the population or deployed in “trouble” zones? Or... could AI remove human error thus reducing civilian casualties in combat zones?

The argument about human error aside, we are still talking about war and killing people. Similar to current drone technology this seems to somehow sanitize the horror of war.

Regardless of the UN, the great thinkers of the world or what any other military is doing, the Kalashnikov Group has been clear about their intentions. We may not have the answers now, but we better hurry and figure it out. Too much effort is being put into killing each other more efficiently and not enough on making this world a better place.

Tell me what you think. Email me at abletters@newsadvertiser.com

Those seats

Letter to the Editor I recently attended a hockey game at our local Vegreville Arena. While there, I noticed a large area of the bleachers is now affixed with narrow, red plastic seats with very short backs attached. I also noticed a section on the east side of the arena which did not include these seats. It appeared, at least at this hockey game that a large portion of the fanbase was sitting on the bleachers that did not have these red plastic

those seats - CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Name: Ted Wilson Occupation: retired power engineer Likes: home cooked meals, antique cars Dislikes: crabby and opinionated people

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Cole’s Consignment Center opens!

suitable for making bread at Christmas time and more. They don’t carry a lot of furniture but they do have some antiques and collectible furniture and the odd appliance. There will be some tack items for horses in the center soon.

The commission is 20% for large items and 30% for smaller items that they sell.

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Consignments centers are valuable to have in town because people like that you never know quite what you can find in this store and it helps others to make use of what a person no longer needs.

The owners of the former Cole’s Western Wear, Daryl and Pam Cole decided to turn the building into a consignment center that will be open on Thursdays and Fridays from 10-5.

Daryl said they decided to open the consignment center because everyone they talked to thought it was a good idea. Also, it takes money to keep a building open and they felt this would generate some income to pay the monthly bills. They had a lot of stuff they wanted to sell and a lot of people talked to them about consigning things

with them that they wanted to sell.

Daryl said many of the items that they have for sale are next-to-new. They have a whole array of things; everything from carpenter’s tools to buffalo skulls that are 150 years old, a bit of clothing and jewelry from the store they used to own, binoculars, extension cords, books, shelving units from the store, records, cd’s, organic wheat which is

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FROM THE PAGES OF THE VEGREVILLE OBSERVER

COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE

90 Years Ago – December 7, 1927

Bad tidings were conveyed to the delegates at the Alberta Wheat Pool convention, when Chief Inspector J. D. Fraser of the Board of Grain Commissioners, Winnipeg, told the gathering that the quality of Canada’s wheat export had dropped considerably in the last 15 years. “With so many grades developed, Mr. Fraser stated in answer to a question from one of the delegates, “certain sections of the west are showing definite signs of wearing out.” The question, fired at the chief inspector at the conclusion of his address on “Some aspects of Grain Grading”, was as to whether there had been tightening up of grades. Mr. Fraser was definite in his reply that in grades one, two and three, the quality of wheat delivered was not nearly so good as it was in 1913. The different kinds of wheat were becoming polluted he declared.

South Alberta and parts of the western side of the province were swept by a terrific blizzard on Monday afternoon. The storm reached its height in the vicinity of Calgary and south of Lethbridge but also swept over parts of Saskatchewan. For deaths were reported as a result of the storm.

75 Years Ago – December 9, 1942

Reorganization of the Vegreville Beef Calf Club is reported to be completed, by District Agriculturist, E.H. Buckingham. There are 22 boys and 7 girls in the club this year. Mr. Buckingham advises that notices have gone out to members for the annual meeting of the club to be held in the Town Hall, Vegreville at 2:00 pm, on Saturday, afternoon and urges that everyone be there.

Mr. Taylor, postmaster, informs the Observer that there have been instances recently of interference with mail boxes, especially along the rural routes, where chunks of ice have been stuck through the slits to the detriment of the letters or other mail within the box.

Why anyone should do this sort of thing- even the smallest kid – passes comprehension, but that is what has happened. It so happens that it is a criminal offence, severely punishable, for anyone to damage, destroy or interfere with rural mail boxes, letter boxes, or any other receptacle for the deposit of letters, or other mailable matter. Anyone caught at it or proved guilty of this offence, goes straight to jail, without option of any kind.

50 Years Ago – December 7. 1967

In view of circumstances which have arisen from time to time with respect to the operating and answering of rural fire calls by the unit of the Vegreville Rural Fire Protection Association the association is seriously considering not to provide fire protection service to non-members at any price. Presently an answer to a fire call for non-members is $200 basic plus extra time that might be incurred for a call. It is also learned that the Rural Fire Protection Association does not recognize insurance riders that farmers might have for fire protection and are under no obligation to assist non-members in the event of fires.

George Grabas, Councillor for Division No. 4 of the County of Minburn was re-elected on Monday this week by a healthy majority. Mr. Grabas polled a total of 214 votes followed by Mike Feschuk with 136 and Frank Lichak with 44 votes.

Dwayne Woychuk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Metro G. Woychuk of the Cadron District was given recognition for his having achieved the highest standing in the Lamont School Division on the Grade Nine Departmental Examinations written last June, at a special program held at the High School Aditorium.

25 Years Ago – December 8, 1992

Vegreville Composite Cougars Sheldon Fried, Jesse Johnson (captain), Ivanco Zubritsky, Bill Hergot, Allen Stecyk (captain), Lorne Gara, Darren Bilyk, Cory Warawa, Shaun Rewega, Ken Strap, Darrell Osadchuk, Jason Woycheshyn, Natalie Nahnybida (co-coach) and Liz Melnyk (coach). The boys volleyball team recently won the provincial high school championship in the 2A boys division.

St. Mary’s Saints Tanya Vanderhorst, Torri Warawa (captain), Tara Tanguay, Tara Sharun, Rhonda Cheremshynski, Christy Hoffman, Kim Mori (co-captain), Cindy Ronald, Koreena Kulba, Shannon Bell and Harold Mori (coach). The girls volleyball team recently won the provincial high school championship in the 1A girls division.

The partners of Milner Fenerty are pleased to announce that Ed Stawnichy of Mundare has been selected as one of northern Alberta’s first winners of a Pinnacle Award for entrepreneurial excellence. In 1971 Ed Stawnichy took over control of his father’s Mundare grocery, confectionery and sausage business and started on a continuing expansion process. Eight years later he sold the grocery and confectionery business to build a new meat processing plant to meet growing demand for the Mundare sausages. In 1986 he expanded operations to include a deli business in the east end of Edmonton, and this business has also expanded and had to quadruple its staff in the six years since its formation.

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.

The End of Ali Abdullah Saleh Ali Abdullah Saleh seized power in Yemen in 1978, when he was only 36 years old. He lost it in 2012, when the ‘Arab spring’ was in full spate and had been trying to get it back ever since. But on Monday, his truly astonishing ability to switch sides got him killed.

Saleh was Saudi Arabia’s man in Yemen for a long time, but when Riyadh turned against him in 2012 and put his vice-president, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, in power instead, Saleh went rogue. A lot of the army was still loyal to him, so he made an alliance with the powerful Houthi tribes in the north and started working his way back.

In 2014 the Houthi militia and Saleh’s forces seized control of the capital, Sanaa, and Saudi Arabia’s new placeman, President Hadi, fled south to Aden, the country’s second city. Later Hadi fled to Saudi Arabia, and the Houthi-Saleh alliance took over most of the country.

Yemen matters a lot to the Saudis because it is the other big country in the Arabian peninsula, but it is very poor and very unstable. The fact that almost half the Yemenis follow the Shia branch of Islam (in their own Zaidi variant) is of particular concern to the Saudi regime.

Such distinctions didn’t stop the Houthis (who are Shia) from getting together with Saleh’s people (who are mostly Sunnis) – but the Saudi Arabian regime, all Sunnis, is obsessed by the ‘Shia threat’.

That mostly means Iran, their rival across the Gulf, but the Saudis see Iranian Ira plots every everywhere, esp especially if th there are S Shias involved.

The current Yemeni

civil war is about the twentieth such power struggle in the past thousand years, and little different from all the others. Iran no doubt enjoys the Saudi Arabian panic about it, but there is no evidence that it is sending the Houthis anything except good wishes. Whereas Riyadh and its allies are sending bombers.

In March 2015 Saudi Arabia and eight Arab allies launched a bombing campaign against the Houthis and Saleh’s forces. More than 8,000 Yemenis have been killed by the coalition’s air strikes and around 50,000 wounded, but the lines on the ground have scarcely shifted in the past two years.

The air war has been very costly for Saudi Arabia both in money and in reputation, and it has been getting increasingly embarrassing for the man who started it, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. So Ali Abdullah Saleh calculated that this was the right time to change sides: he could get a good price for ratting on the Houthis, and maybe even recover the presidency he had held for so long.

The Houthis, however, had seen his treachery coming. They accused Saleh of staging a coup against “an alliance he never believed in,” and Sanaa was engulfed by heavy artillery fire as the Houthis went to war against their former ally.

Despite Saudi air strikes to help Saleh’s forces, the Houthis had fought their way to within 200 meters of Saleh’s house by Monday morning.

Reports differ about what happened next, but the internet images show a fatal wound in his head. The old fox is definitely dead. Bits of his army may fight on for a while, but most of Saleh’s soldiers will eventually either go over to the Houthis or go home. And the war will go on until Mohammed bin Salman gets tired of it, or the Saudis get tired of him.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Release of convicted or accused persons Sgt. Jerry Nutbrown RCMP Ponderings – Vegreville Detachment Every day there are Canadians incarcerated and every day there are Canadians released from incarceration.

This is not something new nor has it been a rare occurrence. The police typically arrest and possibly release an accused person or if they are held in custody a justice or judge then has to decide upon their release. This release could happen before the charges are resolved in court or after they have

been. After police complete our tasks involving the person and whatever incident caused the person to come into police custody, the responsibility of the person is taken over by the criminal judicial system and police are not usually involved much after this.

Most people that are either convicted, acquitted/found not guilty or have the charges withdrawn will get released at some point. Depending upon the specific circumstances of the individual and the crimes they were accused of or convicted of, will determine what their release from custody will look like.

Some are released unconditionally and some will maybe serve a further sentence in custody (prison) to be released later.

Regardless, there may or may not be conditions upon them when released. Any conditions placed on an individual are based on the crimes they committed or are alleged to have committed and these are decided by a Judge at this point. If a person was accused or convicted of killing someone in an impaired motor vehicle collision they may be on conditions not to drive or consume alcohol as those were factors in their crime. This can be as a consequence of their actions or as a way to mitigate risks to the public of that person committing the same crime again when released. At this point, each of these people now enjoy all the rights and freedoms that Canada offers with the exception of any

court-imposed conditions.

Common conditions we see can be for a person to reside at a particular address, report any changes in their employment or schooling, report to a Probation Officer at a designated frequency, abstain from the consumption of alcohol and/or non-prescription drugs, etc. What is also common is that the general public typically isn’t made aware of their release nor of what conditions they are on. If there was a victim involved they are informed as they have a significant interest in the release and any related conditions.

Sometimes the police may get a notification as we may need to conduct curfew checks or other periodic checks to ensure that the conditions are being adhered to.

The important fact in all this regarding the release of individuals from any type of custody is that there are processes put in place and these are followed. Unless someone is accidentally released from custody, which is very rare, the person has gotten to a point in the system where this is the next step. In Canada, all people have rights and freedoms as well as responsibilities and in addition, consequences for any breach of the law. Our elected officials have put all this in place and these processes are what guide our judicial system to try and balance out the rights of everyone.

Have a good day everyone.

those seats - CONTINUED from PAGE 4 seats attached. These seats are hard plastic, very narrow and include a short, very straight back.

I asked my friend (a hockey Mom) about them and she mentioned that seats were sponsored by local businesses. I have since further learned, each seat costs $100 and I believe a sponsorship sign is attached according to the number of seats business sponsors.

While I appreciate the idea of the sponsorship and the advertising this provides for the businesses, I wonder if all the sponsors are aware of what their hard earned money purchased. If the idea was to provide a comfortable seat with a back attached, for the spectators to enjoy, I believe the project failed miserably.

I expressed my opinion on a local “Rant and Rave” Facebook page and the responses overwhelmingly echoed my thoughts.

“Those seats are like a child’s booster seat. And absolutely no leg room.”

“Dunno how some of the seniors handle it …. Those seats are brutal.”

“Sooooo uncomfortable. And I’m small and short. You can’t change positions, you literally can only sit ramrod straight.”

“No butt can fit in those unless they are 10. It only covers ½ your butt. I felt like I was going to fall off. Lol,” Several other comments echoed the same thought. Unfortunately, there were no positive comments. It was also noted in the comments that another 100 have already been purchased and are waiting to be installed. Several persons on the Facebook page also commented they hope this does not occur.

I shop locally where and when I can and I recognize how hard our local businesses work for their customers. I believe they deserve a better bang for their sponsorship monies and I really believe the dedicated fan base including visitors who attend events at our arena, deserve far better. A great suggestion was made to attach a padded seat the length of the row.

I sincerely hope the powers that be, really reconsider this decision to attach the remainder of the chairs and find a different solution for the ones already attached.

I will be sending a letter to our Mayor and Councillors and I encourage any others to also do the same.

Sincerely Trish Proznick

-- Thanks for the letter Trish. Being a part of the Town of Vegreville Sponsorship program I can tell you that others have expressed their opinion both for and against the seats and there have been a number of meetings to discuss the topic. I have noticed the seats being filled during various games at the arena and at other times not. One thing I can also say is that people disagreed about the model T and the first LED lights as well. -AB

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Winter feed supply

Livestock producers have at least four months of winter ahead of them. “It’s best to develop a strategy to get the most out of your feed supply at the start of feeding season, and it’s not too late,” says Andrea Hanson, beef extension specialist, Agriculture and Forestry. By testing the various feeds and knowing the nutritional values of each, producers can avoid future issues and know that they are feeding the right feeds at the right time. For every dollar winter feed costs are reduced, the net return or benefit to the operation is over two dollars.

Many of Alberta’s commercial cow herds are into their second trimester of pregnancy in November, and a cow’s needs are quite different in her first,

second and third trimester of gestation.

The first trimester – if cows came off pasture with a body condition score of less than 3 on a scale of 5, these thinner cows will require more feed to stay warm through the winter and grow a healthy calf. Thinner cows would benefit from being sorted from the rest of the herd and fed separately, or perhaps with the first calf heifers.

Second trimester – As long as the cows are in good condition, cows in this is the trimester just need to maintain maintaining body weight. “Crop residue or swath grazing are two great feed sources that can reduce the overall cost of feeding the herd,” says Hanson. To fully use feed while keeping nutrition at a consistent level, limit grazing is recommended. If the herd is provided the entire area at once, the cows eat all the heads and finer matter first, leaving the stems and course material for later. This is counter-productive at a time when their plain of nutrition needs to be increasing, not decreasing.

Throughout the time the cattle are on a cereal based diet (high in phosphorus), monitor their calcium/phosphorus ratio to ensure this remains optimum.

Magnesium is typically deficient in cereal crops, increasing the risk of downer cows, or winter tetany. Feeding a 3:1 mineral during this time may be

necessary. The addition of limestone to a 1:1 or 2:1 mineral is recommended.

Third trimester - As a cow gets closer to calving, her dietary requirements for calcium and magnesium increase due to

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St. Mary’s Girls Basketball takes gold Submitted This past weekend, Dec 1 and 2, the St. Mary’s Senior Girls’ Basketball team captured the gold medal in Fort Saskatchewan at the 2017 Dave

Thompson Sting Cup. On Friday afternoon, in front of their student body, the ladies defeated the host Fort Saskatchewan High Sting by a score of 61-50. Later that day St. Mary’s defeated Bonnyville Comp 61-27. On Saturday, the girls’ overcame a slow start and captured the gold medal by defeating St. John Paul II 67-51. It was a great team victory and a wonderful way to start this year’s basketball season.

Reminder to mark your calendars for the weekend of Dec 15th and 16th. St. Mary’s, together with VCHS, will be hosting the 2017 St. Mary’s Subway Select Senior Girls’ Basketball Tournament.

Twelve high school ladies’ basketball teams from North East Alberta will compete to be crowned champion. At 1:30 pm on Saturday afternoon, St. Mary’s will feature the tournament’s first annual three-point competition. I welcome you to come out to this free event and support high school basketball in Vegreville and area.

Player Player Number Name Position Grade 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 13 14 17

Sterling Cannan Paola Fernandez Shelby Magnus Tezra Dubuc Chelsea Downing Aurora Yuckim Sloane Cannan Nicole De Grano Marissa Kobelsky Meagan Kowalchuk

F/G G G G C F G F F F

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Head Coach: Mr. Kobelsky

winter feed - CONTINUED from PAGE 9 the growing calf and the cow’s production of colostrum. Four to eight weeks before calving the cow’s body begins to mobilize calcium and magnesium from her bones to develop the colostrum. As a cow ages her ability to mobilize those minerals decreases and along with high milking cows that just require more calcium and magnesium in general.

“During the third trimester, producers

should start to supplement the cow’s diet with an alfalfa grass hay to bump the calcium content in the ration and provide more protein,” says Hanson.

“Legumes are high in calcium so saving that alfalfa or alfalfa/grass hay for the last months of the third trimester and into lactation is a good idea.”

Monitoring the weather throughout the winter feeding season is also extremely important. Cows can withstand cold temperatures as long as they have the body condition (fat) to insulate them.

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Eighteenth Annual Christmas Candlelight Service Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent The eighteenth Annual Christmas Candlelight Service of Remembrance was a serene interdenominational service meant to assist people in their journey through grief while it helped them honor their loss. This service was meant to bring comfort for people experiencing the loss of any kind.

A full hall of citizens attended.

The service opened with words of welcome by Rev. Carolyn Woodall.

Rev. Woodall stated that tears are good medicine and all emotions were welcomed to be felt at this service.

After this, people were invited to light a candle in memory of their loved one and at the end of the service; they could take the candle home as a memory of the evening.

Colleen Albert then performed an instrumental solo which was followed by scripture and song of Psalm 121 by Barb Bienvenue and Terry Kubin.

sorrow. But the same necessity of life counteracts their grief and heals. Grief is a complex, multi-colored kaleidoscope of emotions, thoughts, longings,

Adult Choir of St. John’s Lutheran Church (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Adult Choir of St. John’s Lutheran Church accompanied by Colleen Albert as Director performed two songs.

Pastor Darryl Crocker led the responsive prayer.

Debra Fedoruk performed a vocal solo of Psalm 23.

Each of these performances was met with an appreciative applause.

After this, Guest Speaker, Bill Harder spoke on Metamorphosis of Grief-From Darkness into Light. Harder was a pastor for 23 years and he is now a Grief and Bereavement Coordinator with The Hospice Society of Camrose and District.

Harder said grief is the price we pay for love. Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great

and memories all swirling together. Its patterns switch moment by moment.

“Grief is painful to the core. It melts us and tests us. We could avoid the pain of grieving. We could choose not to invest ourselves in the lives and hearts of others. We could avoid the pain of grief by avoidance or intoxicates. But some people will argue that if we do this, we have forfeited our humanity; for we were created on the very essence of love.

God created human beings in His own image. If we are to be authentically human, then we must open ourselves to

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I thought growing up with two sisters was a challenge, but it's nothing compared to being a Mom of two boys.

My first-born Tommy got a pet snake two years ago when he turned ten. Since I'm not a fan of snakes, he has to keep the 4-foot python in his room.

My younger son Jeremy, only six, wanted to keep up with his older brother, so we got him a hamster. Within the first week there was trouble. When I noticed the hamster missing from the cage, I panicked and asked Jeremy if it escaped.

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There were more prayers and Christmas hymns which were followed by everyone being invited to stay for refreshments and fellowship.

Viola-Braun-Fox performed the piano prelude and accompanied all the performers with their music pieces.

Akasu Palliative Care Society, Park Memorial Ltd., Vegreville Ministerial Association, and Palliative Care Volunteers organized and presented this service.

Guest Speaker, Bill Harder speaks on Metamorphosis of Grief (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Viola-Braun-Fox performs the piano prelude and accompanies all the performers with their music pieces.

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be vulnerable to the joys and sorrows in this human form.

“Grief changes us. We can never be who we were before the loss. We cannot go back. We can go back to live in our own time with new possibilities; a deeper compassion; the strengthening of our knowing that in this world we can face harder things.

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Tributes MEMORIAM

MEMORIAM

HALABUT, Susan September 25, 1932 - December 11, 2013 If roses grow in Heaven Lord please pick a bunch for me Place them in my Mother’s arms.

And tell her they’re from me Tell her that I love her And miss her And when she turns to smile Place a kiss upon her cheek And hold her for awhile.

Always in our thoughts Forever in our hearts Elaine & Randy, Jordon, Amy & Quinn, Janelle & Wade

STUART, David In loving memory of David Stuart February 22, 1954 - December 10, 2010 The seventh year has slowly slipped away, Since you were called on that cold winters’ day.

Though your physical presence is gone from our side, Our love for you is something that has never died.

We still think about you during the day and in the lonely nights, But we know you are still here shining like the warm sunlight.

Our days are still filled with great memories of the things we used to doGoing on vacations, cleaning out granaries and all the building lessons too.

Though you are not here with us to show us the way, It’s your memories - that help to guide us every day.

The flowers I bring every week are something for me to hold onto, And remember flowers were something you always loved too.

All we can ask of you from your place up above, Is your continued shower of undying love.

Always in our hearts Leanne, Jen and Hector, Jacquie and Cory, James and the rest of your family and friends

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Jacques P. du-Toit 1958 - 2017 Formerly of Andrew, Alberta passed away peacefully in Calgary, Alberta Sunday, November 26, 2017 at the age of 59 after a courageous battle with silicosis. Cremation and a quiet family gathering have already taken place.

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CHORNEY, Rachel (nee Hreniuk) On Saturday, December 2, 2017, Rachel (Rae) Chorney of Vegreville, Alberta passed away at the age of 83 years.

Rachel leaves behind her spouse Lawrence Kusiek and his son Rod; daughter Monica (Roy) Scott and son Lonnie (Sandy) Chorney; five grandchildren Terence, Allison (Murray), Charlene (Nathan); Patricia and Cameron; two great-grandchildren Lela and Scott; one sister Julie Tkachuk; along with numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Rachel was predeceased by her son Leslie Chorney; parents John and Pearl Hreniuk; brother Mike (Cathy) Hreniuk; sisters Doris (Andy) Semeniuk, Grace (Bill) Hyshka and Helen (Bob) Lovell; one brother-in-law Mike Tkachuk.

A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, December 8, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church of Boian with Very Reverend M. Panciuk officiating. Interment to follow in the Church Cemetery. (church directions are SH 857 north to Hwy 45, go east to Rng Rd 143 and continue north to Two Rd 560).

Memorial donations may be made to the “St. Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church of Boian) 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

Photo - color Reverend Ken Flanagan The family of the late Reverend Ken Flanagan wish to extend its sincere thanks for your many kindnesses and loving support. The messages of condolence, cards, and memorial gifts were deeply appreciated, as were visits, flowers, and platters of food. We thank those who attended the memorial service for Rev. Ken and those who travelled a long distance. To Dr. Gupta, Dr. Ahad, nurses and staff at St. Joseph’s General Hospital who were compassionate and provided excellent care, and to staff at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, we deeply thank you. We exude heartfelt thanks to the St. Paul Presbytery colleagues who collaborated to provide such a heartfelt memorial service. Thank you to Rev. Scott Reynolds, Rev. Steven Sparks, Rev. Adam Hall, Rev. Phyllis Greenslade, Rev. Doug Coubrough, Li Giebelhaus, Brenda Tuck and others for taking part in Rev. Ken’s memorial service. Together, you emphasized his warm, caring, gregarious personality, both in his personal life and in his calling to serve in the ministry, helping people in all walks of life in whatever way he could. We wish to express our gratitude to the Masonic Lodge St. John’s #25 and to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 39, for their support and heartfelt tributes.

The thoughtful escort to and from the service by the Masonic Lodge was appreciated. Thank you also to the staff at Vegreville Social Centre Hall. We wish to extend a very special thank you to the wonderful ladies from the Irma-Viking United Church congregations, and others who provided such a fabulous and tasty luncheon.

We graciously thank the Irma United Church Prayer Shawl Ministry, who gifted four beautiful hand-crafted prayer shawls to Betty and daughters. Thank you to Tom Duffus and staff of Park Memorial Funeral Home in Edmonton for your helpful assistance. To Janet Litun and staff from the Vegreville Park Memorial Funeral home, thank you for your genuine kindness, caring support and extraordinary help. Special thanks to Jim and Annetta, Don and Cindy, John and Josie, and Wayne and Geri, who with their tremendous support, have helped to comfort and support us wholly. To all those who were supportive in any way – thank you.

These are the words that Ken often said: “Keep your light shining, for you are people glowing with God’s love.”

O’Shea, Eugene Daniel In loving memory of Eugene O’Shea who passed away December 9th, 2015 Gone but not forgotten, with us always.

Sylvia O’Shea and Family

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Carl Solarz Dec. 5,1957- Dec. 2, 2010 Today recalls the memory Of a loved one gone to rest, And those who think of him today Are those who loved him best.

The flowers we lay upon his grave May wither and decay, But the love for him who lies beneath Will never fade away.

Just a prayer from the family who loved you, Just a memory fond and true In our hearts You will live forever, Because we thought The world of you.

Lovingly Remembered and Deeply Missed Gordon, Marilyn, Brett & Tamara The Sharun Family

GAGNON, Annette Long time resident of Falher AB, Annette Gagnon passed away peacefully at the Vegreville Long Term Care Centre on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at the age of 88 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

She was predeceased by parents, Joe Pigeon & Victorine Dompnier; her husband, Rosaire Gagnon; her brothers, Raymond, Marcel & Lionel (Vic) Pigeon; and sister, Yvette Kohlsmith. She is survived by her brother, Aimé (Bonnie) Pigeon; and her sisters, Jeannine Durfy and Laurence (Alain) Marcotte; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Special thanks to the staff of the Vegreville Long Term Care Centre for the excellent care given to Annette over the past years.

Cremation has taken place. A celebration of life will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Park Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, 9709 - 111 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta. Inurnment to take place at the St. Anne Cemetery in Falher, Alberta at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta Northwest Territories, 10531 Kingsway Avenue NW, Edmonton AB T5H 4K1 Photos, memories and condolences may be shared through www.parkmemorial.com PARK MEMORIAL LTD. VEGREVILLE 780-632-2000 FAMILY OWNED FUNERAL HOME

CHOMA, Mary (nee Mayko) August 27, 1928 - December 3, 2017 One sweet and precious lady left to join the ones she has mourned and lost. She leaves behind her daughter Jane and her furry four legged friend Dixie; sisters Annie (Metro) Lysak, Cassie (William) Gavinchuk and sister-in-law Nettie (John) Herchek. Mary was predeceased by her husband Harry; son Jerry; and brother Joey; sister Nancy and husband Steve Dorosh, parents Louis and Pearl Mayko.

A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Autumn Rose Funeral Home in Vegreville, Alberta with Reverend Father Benny Ambrosie officiating. Interment to follow in the Hilliard Farms Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the “Lamont Health Care Centre” or to the charity of one’s choice.

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Two Fires in One Day Dan Beaudette News Advertiser 2 calls made to the Fire Department on the same day saw the Vegreville Fire Department very busy. On November 29 at approximately 3:00 p.m. they were called out to a trailer fire at Wood and Garden Estates trailer park. Fire Chief

Phil Rowe said it appears the fire started in the washroom of the trailer. Extensive damage but no one was injured.

The second call was for a house fire on 51st Street at approximately 4:00 p.m. It was a roof fire believed to be started in the attic and extensive damage was done to the structure. Again no one was injured in the incident.

Jacob Micklich We wish to express our sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks to all our relatives, friends, and neighbors for their expression of sympathy, floral tributes, sympathy cards, and food donations during the recent loss of our beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather (Gido) Jacob Micklich.

We are very grateful to all those who attended the service and made donations to the Borschiw Cemetery Fund and other charities in memory of Jacob.

Special thank you to Father Jim Nakonechny, cantor Dan Letawsky, and Borschiw choir. A special thanks to the pallbearers, cross-bearer and sextant for assisting Father with mass. Pat: (P & S Catering) for preparing such a wonderful hot lunch on such a bitterly cold day.

Thank you to St. Joseph’s General Hospital - Covenant Health nursing staff and Dr. Strydom for the care Jacob received when his health was failing.

We also wish to thank Janet Litun, Steve Zarusky and Park Memorial staff for their kindness, support, compassion, and efficient service during the funeral.

We will always remember relatives, friends, and neighbors for their support and kindness shown for us all during this difficult time.

GOD BLESS Eileen Micklich and Family

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Special Olympics Invitational Bowling Tournament

Constable Sherrie Choo presents a snow glow prize to third place team winners from Vegreville-(in no particular order)- Hayley Scholze, Blair Horte, Kylene Rennie, Doug Hopper and Ed Ahlstrom(not in photo). (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Many athletes’ faces were glowing with the feeling of achievement during the Special Olympics Invitation Bowling Tournament on November 25.

The tournament began at Vegreville Bowling Lanes and continued with a banquet catered by Kevin Tremblay who had lots of help from many volunteers, an award presentation and a short dance at Vegreville Senior Sunshine Club Centre.

There were 85 athletes who came from Vegreville and local areas, as well as, Camrose, St. Paul and across Alberta. A few of the participants gave their impression of the event. Alex Waterston from Camrose who won third place said the tournament went well. Alex enjoyed the sportsmanship and how everyone got along well together.

“I try to attend the tournament every year. I got to play on a different team this time. I’m pretty good at bowling. My average is around 184.

Corinne had some new volunteers this year which was really nice because they did a good job helping us,” Alex commented.

Brian Kelly from Camrose also who won second place said the tournament went really good. “I came and tried to do my best. I love

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Vegreville team won third place where they had a score of +117 and the bowlers were Hayley Scholoze, Blair Horte, Kylene Rennie, Doug Hopper and Ed Ahlstrom.

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Vegreville Fifth 100 People Who Care Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent The residents of Vegreville and area love to help others! For this reason, and to bring awareness of the local registered charities available, Vegreville Fifth 100 People Who Care was presented at the Senior Sunshine Club Centre of Vegreville on November 28.

Since Vegreville Christmas Bureau was the winning charity for the June 2017 meeting, this organization hosted this event. Snacks and coffee were available and since this is a non-profit organization that gives back to the community, Sunshine Club donated the space to hold the meeting.

A representative from each of the three charities that were nominated had a chance to speak on what their organization does and why they should be the chosen charity to be voted in. Each person who attended this event wrote a cheque for $100 to give to the organization that won.

Victim Services Manager from Crisis

Association of Vegreville, Jenny Cooper said their organization covers Victim Services and the Crisis Association HotLine. “Behind every headline you read, is a person, family, or community affected by crime or tragedy. Victim Services provides support, services, and referrals to anyone who is a victim of crime or tragedy. Our program provides 24-hour coverage every day of the year.”

A representative for Vegreville and District Child Development Coalition (VDCDC), Nadine Crain said VDCDC aims to strengthen our community’s ability to make

A representative for Senior Sunshine Club of Vegreville Centre, Dwayne Hlady said their centre doesn’t receive any grants and they have to support themselves through fundraising and events held at their centre. “We would like to keep helping the community because there are a number of nonprofits groups that we give free rent too. We are more of a public place rather than a place just for seniors. One of mine and some of the other seniors’ favourite programs is the intergenerational programs where we work with youth. We bond; they learn from us and we learn from them.”

(Right-to-left) Representatives from Vegreville Christmas Bureau, Melody Batchelor, Debbie Uskiw, Ann Waters, Leanne Chilibecki, Joanne Veldkamp presents a cheque for $3110 to Representative from the winning charitySenior Sunshine Club Centre of Vegreville, Dwayne Hlady. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

positive child development a reality for every child. They try to raise the public’s awareness of the importance of early childhood development in many ways.

The winning charity that was voted in was Senior Sunshine Club of Vegreville which received a cheque for $3110. This organization will be hosting the next 100 People Who Care!

Heritage House Christmas Tea

Lorna Hoggins, Edna Tierney, Patti Kucherawy, Elaine Lowe, Anne Christensen enjoy cake and tea together.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Christmas is about love and enjoying goodies galore. Heritage House’s residents had a chance to experience great fellowship and food at Heritage House Christmas Tea on December 1.

There were strawberry shortcake and lemon burst cake with tea and coffee.

A free draw for a door prize was available.

Heritage House was also selling tickets for the raffle prizes and a 50/50 draw. This is a fundraiser for Heritage House where all the proceeds will go to Resident and Family Council so residents can have a full life complete with good care, services, and many recreational activities.

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Warwick Ladies Donate Submitted The Warwick Ladies Club were pleased to make their annual donation to the Vegreville Christmas Bureau. Jennifer Hladilo accepts the $200 donation from Warwick Ladies member Candice van der Torre. Jennifer the Coats for Families coordinator with the Christmas Bureau.

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Holy Trinity UCWL Bake Sale and Tea

St. Mary’s School’s volunteers and Holy Trinity’s youth by the nativity scene.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent When Holy Trinity Church’s Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League put on their Christmas Bake Sale and Tea, they put their Christmas spirit to a practical use.

They did this and more at their UCWL Bake Sale and Tea on December 2.

The cabbage rolls, perishky, and nalysnyki sold out and everything else sold well.

The tea was complete with coffee and a full beautifully arranged buffet of main course food, desserts, and refreshments. There was a lovely nativity scene and plenty of festive décor around.

Holy Trinity was especially proud of the students from St. Mary’s High School who volunteered their time to help with the tea and bake sale.

Many citizens bought the baked goods at the sale. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

VegMin Holiday Celebration

Above: Vegreville Reader’s Theatre performs the script they wrote, Gotta Get a Job. Inset: VegMin Holiday Celebration 3-A taste of the good food at the celebration.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent When people learn something new they have one of those, ‘I got it!’ moments similar to the joy people experience during the Christmas season. Since, these two happenings occur frequently at VegMin and are worth celebrating, VegMin Eighth Annual Holiday Celebration was presented to all their learners, instructors and volunteers at Vegreville United Church on November 30.

The celebration opened with a brief Membership General Meeting where Chair, Derek Christensen called the meeting to order and he welcomed everyone and introduced the new member of the Governing Board of Directors, Christine Ruller.

After this, Vegreville Reader’s Theatre showcased their talents at their performance; ‘Gotta Get a Job’ which was an original script written by the group and scripted by Executive Director, Holly Cependa. The play was about how to go about applying for a job. There were humorous sections in it and the group used plenty of expression throughout the skit. The audience commented that they did an awesome job!

Cependa presented a short update where she said VegMin was excited about the courses they were doing this year and their future. “We are what you make us. If you want things to change, you need to talk to us and then we will make it happen or not make it happen,” Cependa said.

The meal was offered next where VegMin provided the turkey, buns, and refreshments and everyone brought one of their favorite dishes to share for the potluck.

VegMin also collected items for Vegreville Christmas Bureau and food for Vegreville Food Bank at this event.

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Elks Donate to Christmas Bureau

Submitted Pictured above is Bernie Florkow presenting a cheque for $500.00 to Jennifer Hladilo. Bernie is the chairperson for the Elks Raffles and Jennifer is the Coats for Families Coordinator for the Christmas Bureau.

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Arlene Sokoluk retires from Bank of Montreal

Arlene Sokoluk visiting with her former colleagues and customers.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Some employees really believe in being dedicated to the company that hires them. Arlene Sokoluk gave 32 years of service to the Bank of Montreal (BMO). A retirement party complete with cake and coffee was held for Arlene at BMO on November 28 where she received a lot of hugs and best wishes for her retirement. Several of her former colleague and customers from the bank attended Arlene’s retirement celebration.

Rose Hook said she worked with Arlene for many years. “Arlene was very cooperative and pleasant to work with. She was one of the best,” Rose commented.

Liz Kuchik mentioned that Arlene was a great person to work with.

Joan Ferguson said Arlene was lovely to work with. “Arlene was a good person in every way that is possible; she was behind us all the way with all the changes until we learned them all,” Joan said.

Below: The retirement cake for Arlene Sokoluk after Arlene cut the first piece to serve to others. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

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Vegreville IDPD Pancake Bunch Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Motivation in motion is a way to describe disabled people when they obtain employment. For this reason and more, International Day of Persons with Disability (IDPD) presented Leave no one behind Pancake brunch at Senior Sunshine Club of Vegreville on December 1. There were 138 people who attended.

International Day of Persons with Disability was on December 3. The theme was Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all.

Vegreville IDPD committee organized this event with assistance and sponsorship from community partners. Their main focus was to celebrate all the contributions that people with disability have accomplished with their talents and unique skills.

The event began with Guest Speaker from Employment Facilitator-Employ Abilities, Derek Christensen welcoming everyone and telling them we have to keep the awareness going 365 days a year. “We need to ensure that people with disabilities are giving the same rights as anyone else on this planet,” Christensen said.

Christensen went on to recognize all the professionals from Employ Abilities and other organizations, as well as, the digni-

taries who attended.

After this, Christensen spoke about his journey with being born with a disability called, Arthrogryposis and the challenges he faced and met through his resilience and from the support of some individuals and organizations. He works as a professional today helping others with disabilities find gainful employment. He is also an advocate for disabled people and is very dedicated to whatever he takes on.

A guest from Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Cathy Smith stepped to the platform next to where she said this council talks to people and people talk to them. They take the people’s needs and wishes and concerns to what the people see are the most needed thing in the community to the council’s table.

A delightful pancake bunch was offered to everyone and each person was later handed an Employ Abilities’ cloth bag. A free will silver collection was available where all the proceeds will go to Vegreville Senior Sunshine Club of Vegreville and Vegreville Food Bank.

This event generated $502.65 and each of these two non-profit organizations will receive $250.

Vegreville Reader’s Theatre performed, Gotta Get a Job which was an original script that was written by this group and

scripted by Executive Director for VegMin, Holly Cependa. It was about how to apply for and get a job. The audience gave a standing ovation after this performance and many people approached the cast to tell them they did a really good job.

The certificate and awards presentation was next. The three businesses who

received a Certificate of Recognition for employment of disabled people were Vegreville Case Processing Centre, Peavey Mart and Perry’s Pizza & Pasta.

Owner of No Frills, Nick Linterman presented the Employment of Excellence Award.

After that, the winners from the free draw for door prizes were announced.

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Allison Anderson Addresses Rotary

Dan Beaudette News Advertiser On November 28 at the regular noon luncheon meeting of Rotary Allison Anderson, Mental Health Therapist, from Alberta Health Services here in Vegreville gave the club some insight into mental illness. She gave examples of Mental Illness and they included: Mood disorders, Schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, problem gambling and substance dependency.

Allison also said that 1 in 3 Canadians will be affected by it and every year 1 in 5 have to be treated. Mental illness arises from a complex interaction of genetic, biological, personality and environmental factors. Allison said mental illnesses affect people of all ages, education levels, income levels and cultures.

Some of the risk factors include a family history of mental illness, age, sex, substance abuse, chronic diseases, and family, workplace, life event stresses. The relative effect of each of these risk factors varies among mental disorders. For example, women are at greater risk than men for some disorders (and vice versa) and some disorders typically appear in early adulthood (18 to 30 years) whereas others show a higher risk in middle age between 40 to 60 years.

The wait time is usually 1 to 2 weeks for an appointment and can take up to 4 weeks, Allison stated. They see clients on individual bases and about every two weeks.

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Welcome to Vegreville

Dan Beaudette News Advertiser We have a new Recreation Director and Facilities Manager by the name of Mark Pretzlaff and we would like to introduce him to the community.

Mark was raised in the Sherwood Park area on a farm/acreage. He worked in post-secondary sports at SAIT for a number of years before moving on to work in BC and Ontario. He then returned to Alberta and moved to Nanton where he held the position of Parks and Recreation Manager.

Mark accepted the position here in Vegreville and has been on the job for over a week now. His comments on what he has seen of Vegreville so far, “I think Vegreville will be a great place to live and work.” Mark also commented on our facilities and how well kept they are. “This is a credit to past facility managers and also past and present town councils,” Mark said. He also stated, it takes both of them working together, the facilities manager to maintain the buildings but also council for seeing the need for recreation in the community and supplying the proper funding for the projects.

Mark is excited about the new posting in Vegreville and is looking forward to working with all concerned groups and individuals in the recreation field.