Vegreville News Advertiser - February 22, 2017

VOL. 70 NO. 8

67 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Tofield Armed Robbery

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RCMP files from February 13 - 16 Joe Machney Reporter February 13 11:19 Report of unwanted text and Facebook messages between friends.

The friend said she did not want any further contact with the other friends and wanted the police to confirm that with the other friend, which they did.

11:59 Report of a dispute between neighbours.

Nothing criminal occurred.

14:48 Report of theft from an apartment building. Somebody pried a lockbox off the wall that contained keys.

Still under investigation.

15:26 Report of somebody possibly breaching a no-contact order. It was determined that there was no direct or indirect contact. The complainant was just confirming the conditions that the other person was on.

15:42 Report of a person losing their wallet in Vegreville.

16:08 Report of a break and enter to a rural residence. There were tracks in the snow on the property and a back door lock was broken. As the house is not currently being lived in there was not much of value in the house.

16:57 Report from somebody that their front window got broken.

19:05 Report from a female who said she received a call from somebody who asked ‘can you hear me?’ The complainant feels that it is an attempted scam.

23:59 An assist called from EMS with a suicidal female. She admitted to taking pills and alcohol. The female was transported to the hospital by EMS. February 14 09:55 Report of unauthorized with-

drawals from a bank account and credit card. The person who reported this is also being assisted by their financial institution.

12:37 A set of vehicle keys was turned in. They were found after the night of Zabava.

15:48 911 report of an intoxicated male on the street yelling at a group of kids.

15:52 911 report of a second call of the same intoxicated male yelling at the group of kids. Member attended and all parties were gone.

17:00 Report of a male requesting the use of a phone at a town facility. The male was mumbling and making vague comments about his rights being infringed upon. The male was asked to leave and complied.

17:00 Report of an issue between a minor hockey player and a coach during a game. The parent was referred to the local minor hockey association.

18:50 Report of an intoxicated driver that had their vehicle stopped. Members attended and found an intoxicated male but were unable to proceed with any charges.

23:45 Report of a break and enter to a residence. A front door was damaged and some jewelry was stolen. Still under investigation.

February 15 08:10 Report of a green floating technology ball that eats people.

12:00 Report of a suicidal female.

Members went out looking for her and after various members spent four hours searching for her they eventually found her on the side of the highway. They took her to the hospital and she was later released.

14:10 Members received a request to serve a summons on a person that is

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currently staying in Vegreville. Still under investigation.

15:54 Report of harassment involving employment. It was determined that nothing was criminal and no threats were uttered.

18:00 Members attended a residence to locate a female and ended up seizing a small quantity of meth.

February 16 08:30 A member observed a vehicle and that the license plate did not match the vehicle. Upon attempting to stop it the vehicle took off. The driver is known to police and a warrant for his arrest is being obtained.

08:55 Report of bullying. Child Family Services was contacted.

09:23 Report of a disturbance at a local retail store. The male that was causing a problem was located outside the store and was cautioned by a member.

10:14 Report of theft of a wallet from a vehicle overnight. Some of the cards were used locally and in Edmonton. A passport escort radar detector was also stolen. Still under investigation.

17:51 Report of a family disturbance. A mother and son got into an argument, however, no offence was committed.

18:28 911 report of a possibly intoxicated male on the highway. Members attended and patrolled but were unable to locate the pedestrian.

23:30 Information was received that a female was at a local residence and had a warrant for her arrest. Members attended and located the female then arrested her. The female was later released on a recognizance and $300 cash.

During the week 2 false alarms, 3 false 911, and 34 calls for service were made in total.

Tofield RCMP request assistance identifying armed robbery suspects Corporal Ronald Bumbry The Tofield RCMP are asking the public’s assistance in identifying two armed robbery suspects. On Oct. 28, 2016 at approximately 1:15 p.m., Tofield RCMP responded to a report of an armed robbery at Lisa’s Market in Ryley. A woman entered the store and purchased an item then left. The woman and a man returned a short time later in disguise and robbed the store with a handgun. The suspects left the store with an undisclosed amount of money and cigarettes then fled the area in a small blue car. No one was injured.

Members along with assistance from the Viking and Vegreville RCMP detachments made extensive patrols in the area but the suspects and vehicle were not located.

The male suspect is described as: approximately 6’0”, heavy in stature, and wearing camouflage pants.

The female suspect is described as: Caucasian, approximately 30-years-old, brown long hair, black pants and jacket, slender build, and black rimmed glasses with clear lenses.

If you have information about this investigation, please call the Tofield RCMP at 780-662-3353 or call your local police. If you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), by internet at www.tipsubmit. com, or by SMS (check your local Crime Stoppers www.crimestoppers.ab.ca for instructions).

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Letting your Self go Joe Machney Editorial As young children, we did not have an identity as of yet, but as we got older and were brought into a world that had been created for us to be a part of we were confronted with experiences that impressed upon us external experiences that we had to interpret internally. Some of these were good and others not so much, or so we were taught to see them from this position of duality.

Throughout recorded history events have either been viewed as good or bad and this was largely the opinion of the writer of the book

Name: Zane Kordich Likes: movies, music Dislikes: running, cats

that depicted the history of our time here. This begs the question, has our history been fabricated? There is evidence that certain events took place through left over ruins and artifacts but like everything else in life they are open to interpretation and judgment so that a conclusion can be arrived at and carried on as the history that we are taught to view as truth, or as what happened.

So then what is truth and why is it that if it is an interpretation of someone’s perception of the reality that they experienced? Getting back to being a youngster without a point of view. With technology, specifically information transmission and receiving, the world is literally at your fingertips and so points of view and influence are as well. It is difficult for a child who is becoming capable of comprehension of the events in his or her world to discern what is right and what is wrong, or to take that further, the question should be asked, why should something be judged as right or wrong at all?

This is where the duality of humanity and the separation of the race began. It is when people began to see life through these two lenses that the greatest schisms of humanity were born and still persist into modern society.

The children shall inherit the world, or the future is for the children and we are only its stewards until their time comes can have a deeper meaning if one chooses to see it in the light of the youthfulness and innocence of the child-like mind returning to cleanse the cynical and jaded views of humanity who have lost their way. The youth have no points of view, or very few, and they are not rigid. They have nothing to defend no Self to hold on to. Adults who have lost their way cling to an identity that they have created for themselves so that they can survive in this world that they created for all of us.

When the wise ones of our past spoke of the end of the world and the coming of a new one, did they mean the end of the physical world that we walk on, or of the societal world that we have created for ourselves by perpetuating duality and an ego-driven world of survival of the fittest in all its manifestations? There will come a time when you will leave your materialistic world and body and like children who are guided by love for each other with no boundaries or prejudice, in that moment of true clarity you will see that they knew far more than you did, because they have no Self to drive on the road of the rat race with. But do you need to wait that long to let your Self go and return to innocence?

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CTF calls on Alberta Government to lift the burden CTF The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has recently released Lifting the Burden: A roadmap for balanced budgets and tax relief in Alberta, its 201718 pre-budget submission to the government of Alberta.

Lifting the Burden calls on the Alberta government to balance the budget by 2019-20, pay down the province’s $28.4 billion debt as soon as possible, scrap the carbon tax, reverse other tax hikes, and make meaningful reductions to spending that reflect the same reality faced by Alberta taxpayers.

“Throughout the downturn, the Alberta government has increased spending, hired more government employees, created more government programs and dramatically increased taxes,” said CTF Alberta Director Paige MacPherson. “These choices made by the government are further burdening struggling taxpayers every day.”

Alberta taxpayers are currently paying over $1 billion annually in debt interest

payments, and that number will double, reaching $2 billion by 2018-19. Alberta’s $28.4 billion debt is rolling in at a rate of $355.44 per second.

“The growing rate of the government’s debt interest payments is a major concern for taxpayers today who are

impacted by credit downgrades, and taxpayers tomorrow who will be forced to pay off the debt,” said MacPherson.

“Every dollar the government lights on fire to pay debt interest is a dollar not

ctf - CONTINUED from above per cent program spending cut to save $7.8 billion and makes the following recommendations: Introduce a legislated spending cap limiting program spending increases to the rate of inflation and population growth; Reverse the push toward government-subsidized daycare; End all corporate welfare in the province; Reduce the number of government employees by 10 per cent to save $2.56 billion; Implement a 10 per cent salary reduction for government employees; Cut MLA salaries by 10 per cent allowing pay to remain over $114,000; Reform government employee pensions; and Reduce MLA and government employee mileage rates.

“Trimming compensation for politicians and government employees will allow government to find substantial savings without touching frontline services,” said MacPherson.

The CTF’s pre-budget submission also calls on the government to: Ban parti-

san advertising; Bring back the single-rate income tax; Say no to new tax powers for cities, at least without citywide referenda; Say no to taxpayer money for a pro sports arena in Calgary; and Budget for disaster and emergency relief according to reality.

“Without question, tightening government’s belt involves making tough choices, but these are the same tough choices Alberta families and businesses have been making,” said MacPherson. “It’s time for government to demonstrate what they campaigned on – ‘leadership for what matters’ – and make those tough choices so they can lift the burden off Albertans.”

spent on frontline services or tax relief.”

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FROM THE PAGES OF THE VEGREVILLE OBSERVER

COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE

90 Years Ago – February 23, 1927 A new variety of wheat has been developed by Frank Larcombe, of Minburn, Alberta. Its vital quality is tis drought resistance strength.

This new variety of grain had been registered at Ottawa ad “Vermilion.” In 1919 Mr. Larcombe discovered in his wheat crop a few head that were obviously crossbred and that showed drought resisting quality. He kept the kernels, sewed them in 1920, and gradually built up 1,000 bushels. The wheat is also reported to be heavy yielding.

What is practically the first sheet copper mined, refined and rolled in Canada is now at Regina to go on the roof of the new Canadian Pacific Hotel there. As at Regina and at Banff, where magnificent new hotels are being erected by that Company, Canadian materials will be used in the building of the new Toronto hotel.

The population of the Prairie Provinces in 1926 was 2,067,682, according to the census taken in that year. This compares with 1,698,137 in 1916 and 808,042 in 1906. In the twenty year period Manitoba has increased its inhabitants from 365,688 to 639,056; Saskatchewan from 257,763 to 821,042; and Alberta from 186,195 to 607,584.

75 Years Ago – February 25, 1942 New Alberta license plates will be made available to applicants next Monday, Edmund Trowbridge, deputy provincial secretary said Wednesday. The color combination for the plates for the license year, which opens April 1, is white on royal blue. Purpose of making the new plates available on month earlier than usual is to enable car owners to make application for coupon books prior to the start of the gasoline rationing system on April 1 under federal government order. Before the coupon books will be issued, the provincial license must be produced. The coupons for cars in category “A” of the rationing plan, which applies to pleasure driving or “non-essential” cars, will be obtained from the provincial secretary’s department.

Supplies of coupons, however, are not yet on hand. Some days ago it was reported in the east that the coupons would be available about March 10. W.M. Crockett is issuing auto and truck license also driver’s licenses, etc., in Vegreville. Local drivers will call at his office for their requirements.

50 Years Ago – February 23, 1967 Andrew Svarich, long time resident of Vegreville and member of the Vegreville Chamber of Commerce was honored at last week’s meeting when he was presented with a life membership by the group. F.W. Laing, himself a life member of the Chamber of Commerce made the presentation.

23 highway chases involving speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour occurred on Highway 16 between January and October last year informed Cpl. G.E. Tetzloff at a Rotary meeting this week. Cpl. Terzloff continued that these figure do not include those speeding arrests which were clocked between 90-100 miles an hour or slower and he said that the accident rate in this area is climbing at an alarming rate. He hoped that the powers that be would take note of the accident and fatality increase and take steps to curb the situation before the highway toll climbs further.

The High School auditorium in Two Hills using the theme Teen Queen “a la mod” was fully decorated for the annual High School Carnival celebration. At midnight last year’s Teen Queen, Shirley Pundick, crowned Miss Patricia Eglinski as the 1967 Teen Queen.

Closest runner up was Miss Francis Yakimchuk. The names of the other contestants were: Susan Kuzio, Linda Romaniuk, Lynn Korol, Marilyn Gregory and Love Zubrytsky.

25 Years Ago - February 25, 1992 The Vegreville Kinette club ended a teddy bear collection drive on Saturday, February 22. The club will distribute the bears to social services, fire, RCMP, and ambulance workers. The workers will then distribute the stuffed animals to children they meet who are in distress.

The Two Hills office of the Vegreville Health Unit will be relocating to the Two Hills hospital effective April 1 from a downtown location. In making the announcement, health unit board chairman Ed Stelmach and hospital trustee Bud Pals noted that patients and clients “will be closer to one-stop health services” with the hospital and health unit situated under the same roof.

After exploring several alternatives including purchase of portables and rental of County of Minburn 27 facilities, the board approved a plan to rent the old nurses’ residence for interim student accommodation during the modernization phase of St. Martin’s 1907 and 1958 sections. A detailed plan will be shared with staff and parents prior to April 1, 1992.

Ralph Gorrie chairman of the board of governors for Lakeland College in Vegreville cuts the ribbon to officially open the college’s new computer lab. He received help from Doug Schmidt, president of Lakeland College.

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.

Universal Basic Income Gwynne Dyer There’s a new idea that might be the solution to runaway populism. It’s called Universal Basic Income (UBI), and pilot programmes to see if it really works in practice are being launched this year in four different countries.

It’s populism that gave us Brexit in Britain and President Donald Trump in the United States. It could soon give us Prime Minister Gerrit Wilders in the Netherlands and President Marine Le Pen in France. But the fundamental lie of populism is that it can “bring the jobs back”. It doesn’t even admit where they really went.

In the 2016 presidential campaign in the United States, for example, Donald Trump promised to “bring the jobs back” from the foreign countries that had “stolen” them, mainly by ending free trade, while Hillary Clinton promised “a full-employment economy where everybody has enough to raise a family and live in dignity.” Neither of them ever mentioned automation.

This is curious, because the great killer of jobs throughout the developed world for the past two decades has been automation: computer-controlled machines replacing human workers.

Seven million industrial jobs in the United States have been eliminated by automation in the past 35 years, while factory production has actually doubled.

And the automation will continue to spread. The estimated impact over the next twenty years includes the loss of 47 percent of all existing jobs

in the United States.

It is the anger of millions of people in this situation that broke normal voting patterns and provided the extra votes that gave the Brexit campaign victory in last June’s referendum in Britain and made Donald Trump president in the US election in November. As automation continues to spread the anger (and the reckless lies of populist politicians) will only get worse.

It is also dawning on the Masters of the Universe, the owners and chief executive officers of the biggest banks and enterprises, that if half the population is impoverished by long-term unemployment, they will not be able to buy the goods and services that capitalist economies churn out in such profusion. That could lead to the collapse of their whole business model, so the right wing is now willing to look into UBI too.

The principle of UBI is that every citizen gets a basic income that allows them to maintain a decent standard of living WHETHER THEY ARE EMPLOYED OR NOT. They may also choose to work in order raise that standard of living, and that income would be taxed (probably quite heavily), but it would still be possible to get rich.

Why do it this way, rather than just giving the unemployed (the many millions of unemployed) some money? Because that is humiliating for them, and the humiliation feeds the anger. If everybody gets it, there is no shame in taking it.

The biggest question is how many people would still choose to work if everybody was getting the Universal Basic Income. If 47 percent of today’s remaining jobs are being done by automated machines in 20 years’ time, then 53 percent of today’s jobs will still need to be done by people.

Finding the answer to that question is one of the main purposes of the new pilot programmes that are getting underway this year in Canada (in the province of Ontario), in the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands, and in Finland. Something big may be starting to happen.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. His website is http://gwynnedyer.com/.

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Mannville School News - February 15th, 2017 -

Susan Obgirewitch Valentine’s Day has passed. Kindergarten to grade 6 students went to Vegreville to enjoy an afternoon of swimming. Well, unless you are in grade 5 or 6, then you had a choice to go swimming or go to Table Mountain for a day of skiing and snowboarding with the junior and senior high Phys Ed classes. Elementary Students Union (Grade 6) sold crush pop as part of the Valentine spirit. “I have a CRUSH on you’ … students pre-ordered and then their pop was delivered to whoever they chose. Mrs. Campbell’s grade 3 class held their “Annual Valentine Cupcake Sale” which is their global citizenship project for the year.

Our junior high curling teams participated in the BTJHAA Curling – Northerns in Marwayne. One team consisted of Sara Tod, Aiden Marshall, Jarrett Smith, and Blake Cadman. A second team also played with Tyler Lassi as skip – Amaya Myhovich, Cadence Jackson, Alex Polishuk and Roisin Dalton.

The students who chose Mr. Polishuk’s CTF class will be introduced to our CNC software that we have. CNC is computer numerical control which is a machine that you program with software to cut out designs and projects with a router.

The students will be working through some tutorials to gain a basic understanding of how to program the software. They will also learn how to convert images and logos from the internet so that they can be carved into their projects. As a culminating project, the students will program a small box with a friction fit lid that they can then customize with their designs and programming.

Our grade 3 and 4 class had a great opportunity to visit the Mannville Public Library this past week and enjoy a presentation on fossils. This tied in nicely with the grade 3 Rocks and Minerals unit coming up. Students loved being able to hold and touch the fossils.

Kerri Lorenson, VIBE Coach, is beginning a new program with our grade 2 students. It is called “The Seven Habits of Happy Kids.”, where she uses engaging characters to teach the students about expressing their feelings, being respectful, conflict resolution and so much more!

Pink Shirt day is scheduled for Wednesday, February 22nd! We encourage you to wear pink as we take a day to remind ourselves to create healthy, positive relaMannville Elementary students enjoyed tionships within our swimming at the Vegreville Pool as part of school and community. their Valentines Day treat.

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83rd Annual Auctioneers Convention Dales Auction The Auctioneers Association of Alberta held its’ 83rd Annual Convention at the Black Knight Inn in Red Deer, AB on January 26, 27 & 28, 2017. There were approximately 125 people in attendance.

John Arnold of Lethbridge was reelected President. Dale Menzak of Vegreville was re-elected as Vice President for a second term.

Darrell Domes and Wade Michener both from Calgary were re-elected for a three-year term. The newly elected director is Justin Mayer from Drayton Valley.

Other re-elected directors are Tyler Ruttan, Sexsmith, A ndrew Reeleder, Bentley, and John Arnold. Lethbridge, Dale Menzak, Vegreville, and Pete Conway, of Innisfree.

The other directors in good standing are Dave Johnson, Sylvan Lake, Joe Perlich, Lethbridge, Jeff Van Wert, Tilley and Bill Henke our BC Liaison. Lorraine Klepper is Secretary-treasurer.

We held our seventh annual AllAround Canadian Auctioneer Championship. We had 15 auctioneers compete in the competition. First place and champion were Corey Lawrence of Warburg, AB. Travis Rogers, Westlock placed second, and Bobby Miller,

Eckville placed third.

The Vern Scown Memorial Tyro Contest was won by Ryan Konynenbelt, Nobleford, AB. The Tyro Contest is an auction contest for auctioneers who have graduated from an accredited auction school within the last two years.

Darren Issac won the best Business Card contest.

Best web page trophy went to Rod Burnett for his Global CollegeAuctioneering web page.

The 60-year plaques and pins were for Peter Pich and John Charlton. Neither were in attendance. Jeff Van Wert accepted on Johns’ behalf.

The 50-year plaques and pins were given to Frank McInenly and Fred McDiarmid. Fred was in attendance and Frank had family accept the award.

The 40-year plaques and pins were awarded to Brent Carey & Grant McNab. Neither were in attendance.

The 25-year plaques and pins recipients were Rod Snopek, Andre Jubinville, Keith Wagner, all being in attendance.

The other 25 year recipients were, but not in attendance, Alvin Miller, Mike Hays, Calvin Herder, Mike Kryzanowski and Doug Levi.

The Distinguished Service Award was

Break and Enter to Historic Church Constable Marcel Montgomery Two Hills RCMP On Jan. 17, 2017, Two Hills RCMP members responded to a Break and Enter at Szypenitz Church on Highway 29.

Sometime between November 24, 2016 and January 17, 2017, un-identified suspects entered the Church causing significant damage to the outer door. If you have any information on this occurrence please contact Two Hills RCMP.

given to Robert Lind of Buck Creek.

President’s Choice Award was presented by President John Arnold to Lorraine Klepper for her 30 years as Secretary-treasurer of the auctioneers association. She was given a beautiful plaque and travel gift certificate.

The Stollery Hospital in Edmonton and the Children’s Hospital in Calgary are now the AAA’s new choice of a charity. Both hospitals will be receiving a donation each year derived from the sale of selected pictures being sold at fundraisers across the province.

The AAA has also endorsed the implementation two $500 Further Education

Scholarships to be awarded annually. We are very excited about this endeavor.

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Wildlife Supper & Trophy Ball Courtesy of the Two Hills Chronicle A capacity crowd of 325 guests attended the annual Willingdon and District Fish and Game Association Wildlife Supper at Willingdon Rec. Centre on Saturday, January 28. The annual event event which is well noted for being sold-out within weeks of tickets being on sale and attracts guests from throughout the region.

In addition to a fantastic meal which includes a great selection of wildlife meat, the event also is renowned for an extensive selection of live and silent auctions featuring a host of auction items which typically receives many generous bids.

Following the welcome and the introduction of the Association’s executive President: Brian Tatarin, Vice President: David Bezovie, Secretary: Gerry Tatarin, Treasurer: Eugene Toma, a passionate prayer was recited by Amanda Mandryk.

This was followed by the award presentation which included: JR PERCH - won by Dawson Toma, caught at Cowan Lake Sask. 1lb 2 oz.; SR PERCH - won by Kelsey Toma, caught at Lac Belevue, 1 lb 8 oz.; JR WALLEYE - won by Lane Toma, caught at Lac La Biche, 4 lbs 11 oz.; SR WALLEYE - No Entry; WALLEYE CATCH & RELEASE - won by Brian Tatarin, caught at Moose Lake, 5 lb 5 oz.; JR NORTHERN PIKE AWARD - won by Tristan Toma, caught at Stoney Lake, 5 lbs 10 oz.; SR NORTHERN PIKE ANNUAL COMPETITIONS - won by Tommy Perepeletza caught at Lac la Biche, 18 lbs 5 oz.; NORTHERN PIKE CATCH & RELEASE - No Entry; MIKE SUPROVICH MEMORIAL CHAMPION BURBOT - won by Jean Fodchuk, caught at Lac Sante, 4 lbs 8 oz.; WHITEFISH - No Entry.; GOLDEYE - won by Brian Tatarin, caught at North Sask.

River, 2 lbs 9 oz.; LAKE TROUT No Entry; RAINBOW TROUT - won by Ken B Schlachter, caught at Bellis Beach, 2 lbs 3 oz.; JR WHITETAIL DEER - won by Lane Toma, WMU 260, Score 130 3/8; JR MULE DEER -

won by Austin Fillion, WMU 515, score 148 6/8; CHAMPION WHITETAIL - won

by Brandon Tatarin, WMU 260, score 132 1/8; NON-TYPICAL WHITETAIL DEER - won by Jason Homeniuk, WMU 260, score 187 3/8; TYPICAL MULE DEER won by Kelsey Toma, WMU 260, score 160 2/8; NON-TYPICAL MULE DEER - won by Pat Fillion, WMU 260, score 161 4/8 ANNUAL MOOSE - won by Jason Homeniuk, WMU 260, score 115 6/8; BLACK BEAR - No Entry; ELK won by Ryle Bidulock, WMU 260, score 259 0/8; ANTELOPE - won by Ken M Schlatchter, WMU 142, Score 53; ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT - no entry; JR ACHIEVEMENT - won by Tristan Toma, number of entries: Pike, Goose, and Whitetail Deer; JR OVERALL BIG GAME - won

by Austin Fillion, total score 148 6/8 Mule Deer; CANADA GOOSE - won by Tristan Toma, WMU 260, weighing 6 lbs 12 oz.; MALLARD DUCK AWARD - won by Barry Fodchuk, WMU 260, weighing 3 lbs 1 oz.; PHEASANT - no entry; SNOW GOOSE & WHITE FRONTED GOOSE no entry; PREDATOR AWARD - won by David Bezovie, Bucket Cod Pacific Ocean, weighing 12 lbs 8 oz.

The presentation was followed by a very successful live auction. This was followed by a live band that received great reviews from guests.

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Canceling cancer

Addiction and Mental Health Alberta Health Services Taking time for yourself is important for your mental health. It sounds obvious but many of us may forget to take time for ourselves.

People have all sorts of expectations for themselves and the drive to meet those can make it hard to take time.

Taking a little “me” time is an important part of managing life’s stresses. While most of us may not enjoy feeling stressed, it’s not always a bad thing. Stress is a biological reaction to what is going on around us and it is a part of how we function.

Some stress is good, but chronic stress is not. When you begin to feel overwhelmed or burnt out, one of the best things you can do is call a timeout, step back and take a moment for yourself.

When you take time for yourself, you are really making space for yourself in your life — giving your mind and body a break and time to reenergize. It’s meant to be

about you.

There is no reason to wait until you are feeling burnt out to make time for yourself a priority. Building breaks into your days can help keep stress from mounting.

Whether it is a busy day at the office, at home or in your life in general, take the time

to step away from whatever you are doing and focus on yourself. Make it a part of your everyday schedule and don’t skip it — those breaks are just as important as any deadlines, homework, errands or other activities you have going on.

Rosanne Fortier Research reveals that most forms of cancer can be prevented by maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

People can do this by eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, whole grains and beans, and, drinking enough water. Other common advice mentions to avoid being obese, don’t smoke and drink only in moderation. It’s essential to exercise on a regular basis also.

However, a minority of cancers can’t be avoided as they are related to genetics, environmental factors, and viruses.

Richard Laliberte indicated in Prevention Magazine that lessknown ways to prevent cancer are to filter your tap water.

Laliberte noted that pumping one last squirt of gas into your car after the nozzle clicks off can spill fuel and this can bring toxic chemicals like benzene in the air which can cause cancer if it comes into contact with your skin or gets into your lungs.

He mentioned to cut down on grilled or processed meat as they contain cancer-causing substances.

An interesting statement Laliberte made was to caffeinate

every day on coffee with caffeine which the British researcher stated offers protection against brain cancer.

Skip the dry cleaners as a solvent known as perchloroethylene may cause liver and kidney cancer, as well as, leukemia.

Buy foods that are grown without pesticides or grow your own fruits and vegetables. If you must buy these foods that aren’t organic in a store, wash them thoroughly.

Avoid unnecessary scans or xrays as this contains radiation which can cause leukemia.

Make sure your diet has enough calcium in it as research found a 36% reduction in the development of pre-cancerous colon polyps in people whose diet had plenty of calcium in it. Calcium has been known to reduce the risk of colon cancer.

Visit your doctor on a regular basis and research what causes cancer and how to avoid cancer as the time you invest in doing this will be a lot lighter and more pleasant than having to go for cancer treatments. Besides, being involved in this will exercise your brain which always offers many health benefits and leads to a full and happy life.

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MLA Thomas Dang Consulting Albertans on Daylight Saving Time

Maureen Mariampillai Thomas Dang, MLA for Edmonton South West is consulting on Daylight Saving Time (DST) in Alberta to explore changing the practice in order to provide stability for parents, families, employers and working Albertans.

“This is common sense legislation that is long past its due date,” says MLA Dang. “I’ve heard from many people who believe it’s time that we only had one time all year. I welcome the opportunity to hear Albertans’ ideas on this issue.”

Industry stakeholder groups, constituents, and Albertans can share their opinions today through the online survey at albertandpcaucus.ca, by contacting their local MLA or in-person at an Edmonton area Town Hall in the Capital View Room of the Federal Building (¬¬9820 - 107 Street NW) on

Friday, Feb. 17th at 6:30 p.m. The survey will be open until Feb. 28, 2017.

Research has shown that many of the purported benefits of DST are myths.

Energy consumption may actually increase as a result of the time change, along with other increases to workplace injuries. Young families and parents with young children in particular are often adversely affected by the time change.

“When you’re a parent, kids feel faith when you have a routine and stick to that routine,” says Samantha Roan, mother of two young children.

“The time change throws off our routine and makes it inconvenient for little ones. As a parent who is a student, it also makes it really hard on me during the time change to focus in class.”

“I support MLA Dang’s private member bill to abolish Daylight Saving Time, as the time change is not only an inconvenience for farmers, but plays havoc with the natural rhythm of poultry,” says egg farmer Susan Schafers of STS Farms LTD. She also serves as vice-chair on the Egg Farmers of Alberta board of directors.

“My layers don’t start laying their eggs an hour later or earlier just because the clocks tell a different time, and it can affect both production and the welfare of the hens.”

There have been two petitions tabled in the Legislature over the last few years regarding Daylight Saving Time.

On March 12, 2015 a petition drafted

by Ruby Kassian of Vegreville, was tabled that asked the government to repeal the Daylight Saving Time Act. A similar petition was tabled on December 13, 2016 that was drafted by Verner Thompson of Mannville, Alberta.

Guards and Matrons Sgt Jerry Nutbrown RCMP Ponderings No, this isn’t a first person video game or a new Tom Hanks movie. But first, the term matron isn’t really used any longer but it used to refer to our female workers who would guard prisoners.

The general definition of matron is a woman in charge, and depending on the reader, you may be in a relationship with a matron! This term has appeared to have gone the way of the dodo bird such as word ‘actress’ where anyone who acts is now referred to as an actor.

Here is some little known information about a key group of people that work here.

So, guards. These employees are all Commissionaires and employed through the Commissionaires of Alberta, and yes, they do have a website (http://www. commissionaires.ab.ca/). All of our guards have gone through an interview process and extensive background checks including security clearances.

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Dear Classified Guys, I've owned a number of dogs over my lifetime. Most have been "mutts" that I gave a good home to. The other day I was reading the classifieds and came across someone advertising Labradoodle puppies. I thought it was a joke.

Labradoodles? Who ever heard of such a thing? I was even going to mail you the ad until someone told me that they are a real breed. Are they pulling my leg? Do Labradoodles really exist and what are they?

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Cash: As much as it sounds

like a tall tail, Labradoodles are a real breed. And as one might suspect, they are a cross between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle.

Carry: It looks kind of like a hunting dog with a bad perm.

Cash: Actually, like most puppies, they are adorable. And often they are referred to as simply "doodles".

Carry: The breed is said to have been created in Australia through the efforts of The Guide Dog Association. It seems a vision-impaired woman needed a guide dog, but her husband suffered from dog allergies. The association's research led them to

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cross the Poodle with a Labrador to create a non-shedding, allergyfriendly dog. And it worked.

Cash: As with any breed, the dogs can vary in looks. While some resemble their Labrador ancestors, others look like oversized Poodles. Their hair is usually wavy or curly and several inches long, but typically the breed does not shed. That's enough to make any dog owner interested.

Carry: The dogs also tend to be easily trainable. Although as most of us know, it's still more of a challenge to train the owners than the dogs.

Cash: Labradoodles typically have the warm and loving personality of the Labrador with the genetic allergy-relief characteris-

tics of a poodle. It's become a popular breed among people who suffer from asthma and animal allergies. They are not yet recognized by clubs or organizations so there are no formal standards like there are for other breeds of dogs.

Carry: It's important to note that not all Labradoodles are nonshedding or allergy friendly. It's a common misconception. Like any crossbreeds, the genetics can vary.

Some may still aggravate allergies or shed their coats. So that can result in a lot of hair around the house.

Cash: And like any puppy, given the chance, they'll try to outfox the owner whenever possible.

So if you get one, be sure to hide your socks.

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Reader Humor Tasty Treats

Caring for a dog can be hard work, but for Americans it is apparently a job they love. The United States has more pet dogs than any other country in the world. It ranks first with over 66 million nationwide. And despite not being the largest country in size or population, the U.S. still dramatically surpasses the runners up. In second place with about 30 million pet dogs is Brazil. They are followed by China with 23 million and Russia who has about 10 million of the canine pets.

I grew up with puppies around the house, so I know how mischievous they can be.

When my son wanted one, I told him that he would have to train the dog every day. As much as he tried, our new puppy ran around the house stealing and chewing my shoes.

"You have to discourage the dog from chewing," I explained to my son. "Sprinkle one of the shoes with hot sauce or something that tastes bad."

The next day, I came home to see the puppy gnawing on the newly seasoned shoes. "What did you coat it with?" I asked.

"The hickory-smoked steak sauce I don't like," he replied.

Pet Lovers Are you the kind of person who loves to be greeted at the door by an adoring pet? Most likely the answer is "yes", and you're not alone. In fact, over 60% of all households in the U.S. have a pet that owners come home to everyday. That's a lot of cats and dogs.

Fortunately, most pet owners are responsible people. About three-quarters of all these household pets are spayed or neutered to control the animal population.

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The students from elementary to high school enjoyed a skating party this Valentine. Elementary student went to the rink Monday, Feb. 13th while the Junior and Senior High went skating on Feb 14th. Parent Council and Andrew School supplied lunch to the students for the two days.

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Caroline Knowles Are you planning for Easter or perhaps Canada Day or some other holiday or celebration? Certainly at this point Christmas is long past but for the volunteers of the Christmas Bureau the season has only just ended. The wrapping up meeting took place recently and the Board debriefed on the December 2016 operations.

As expected the number of people served did increase by nearly 18% over last year, going from 360 to 437. This meant 146 hampers were distributed for Christmas 2016. The hampers included toys for the children, food hampers of non-perishable food items plus Christmas oranges and Prime Cuts ham sausage, grocery store gift cards, a library membership for each adult in the household (all children get free memberships), a Pot of Gold voucher valid until the end of January to give the families time to shop after the busyness of the holidays, and toothbrushes.

This year, a community member who enjoys photography as a hobby offered to do family photos for the families with children so there was a voucher for that as well.

This season the Bureau was able to use the same location on Main Street as the previous year. This is a bonus for everyone. The operating hours were also increased thanks to the volunteers, so the Bureau was open for 2 hours per day on four different days of the week.

Now that the Bureau has a Facebook page the information is accessible all the time. (For those who do not have access to the internet at home the library provides that service.)

This season there were some questions about deadlines and why the Bureau has them. The Bureau has to set the deadlines just to ensure that all the sorting and so on can be done in good time before the distribution date. There is no deadline for cash/cheque donations, of course, but donations in kind, that is items to be included in the hampers, have to have a deadline. It is quite an intensive and time consuming

process to sort all the food and toy donations into the appropriate hampers, because, of course, each recipient family is different. As a result the deadline has to be set so as to be able to do this in good time.

Thanks to all the volunteers and donors the Christmas Bureau has completed another successful season. Here’s looking forward to Christmas 2017. In the meantime Happy New Year (better late than never.....) and summer will come at some point and for now the hoarfrost on the trees recently makes us realize that winter can be beautiful.

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Tributes MEMORIAM

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

OBITUARY

FEDECHKO, Fred 1932 - 2008 In tears we saw you sinking We watched you fade away.

Our hearts were almost broken You fought so hard to stay.

But when we saw you sleeping So peaceful free from pain.

We could not wish you back To suffer that again Dear Brother.

Your sister Jean & Family Rest in Peace

FLESSAU, Christopher John January 13, 1984 – February 12, 2017

William Darichuk February 23, 1922 – February 17, 2017

BARTMAN, Nellie November 9, 1923 – February 21, 2017

On Sunday, February 12, 2017, Christopher John Flessau of Mundare, Alberta passed away peacefully at the age of 33 years.

Christopher is survived by his loving family, his parents Manfred and Judy; maternal grandparents John and Tillie Fahlman of Regina, SK; aunt and uncle Elizabeth (Detlet) Worle along with their children Falko and Nina; uncle and auntie Clarence Fahlman (Patty) and his children Ryan (Krystal) along with their son Nolan: and Jared; uncle and auntie Neil (Karen) Fahlman along with their family Andrea (Graham) Malazdrewicz: Tyler (Jessica) along with their children Elizabeth and John: Ashlea (Andrew) Scherle and their son Everett; along with numerous relatives and friends.

Christopher was predeceased by his paternal grandparents Franzisca (Willy) Flessau; and his cousin Phillip Fahlman.

A Liturgy of the Word was celebrated by Father Luan Vu on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church (5437 - 43 St.) in Vegreville, Alberta and interment followed in Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the “Canadian Diabetes Association (12220 Stony Plain Rd NW #104, Edmonton, AB T5N 3Y4).”

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William (Bill) Darichuk of Mundare, AB. passed away peacefully aged 94 in Lamont Hospital on Friday, February 17, 2017.

Deeply loved and dearly missed, he leaves his loving wife and partner of 70 years, Anne, daughters Lillian and Karrie, 2 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, brother George, sister-in-law Doris and many nieces and nephews.

Bill was predeceased by parents Tom and Maria, sister Betty & Everett Gieseker, sister Jean & Sam Widynowski, brother Adam, son Dennis and daughter Christine.

Prayer Service, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Autumn Rose Funeral Home in Vegreville, Alberta. Divine Liturgy & Funeral Service, Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St Demetrius RussoGreek Orthodox Church –Serediak’s with Reverend Oleksii Suraiev officiating. Interment to follow in the Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to “St. Demetrius Russo-Greek Orthodox ChurchSerediak’s.”

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On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, Nellie Bartman of Vegreville, Alberta passed away at the age of 93 years.

Nellie is survived by one daughter Marion (David) Stashko; three granddaughters Jacqueline (Ernie) Warawa along with their family Austin, Maclean and Eliana: Chantel Stashko (Dale Nielsen) and her sons Tristan and Aidan: Andrea (Corey) Swihun and their children Connor and Teagen; one sister Hilda Johnson; one sister-in-law Darlene Bartman; along with numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Nellie was predeceased by her first husband George Babchuk; her second husband Walter Bartman; her parents Wasyl and Dokia Smook; one brother Alex (Anne) Smook; her twin sister Mary Ray. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, February 24, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Vladimir in Vegreville, Alberta with Very Reverend Father Slawomir Lomaszkiewicz officiating. Interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to “Compassion House c/o 10909-76 Ave.,Edmonton, AB.,T6G 0J6.) or to the “Vegreville Care Centre-Patient Comfort Society.”

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LEBITKO, Annette In loving memory of Annette Lebitko August 31, 1933 - February 26, 2013 If roses grow in Heaven Lord, Please pick a bunch for us.

Place them in our Mother’s arms And tell her they’re from us.

Tell her that we love her and miss her, And when she turns to smile, Place a kiss upon her cheek And hold her for awhile.

Because remembering her is easy, We do it every day.

But there’s an ache within our hearts That will never go away.

Loved forever, Your family

SEMENIUK, Elizabeth February 12, 1937-February 13, 2017 On February 13, 2017 Elizabeth Semeniuk of Willingdon passed away at the age of 80 years. Elizabeth is survived by three sons and two daughters, Don (Sandy), Shirley (Dale), Roseanne (Doug), Bobby, Mark (Hailey); twelve grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; four brothers; and four sisters; also numerous other relatives and friends. Predeceased by her husband, John; parents, Jennie and Metro; three brothers; and daughter-in-law, Theresa.

Private funeral service will be held. In lieu of other tributes, donations may be made to Cross Cancer Institute or charity of one’s choice.

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FRANKIW, Lenard “Len” Phillip November 26, 1962 – February 15, 2017

TATARIN, Joe February 10, 1966 – February 25, 2014 In loving memory of a dear Husband and Father They say there is a reason They say that time will heal But neither time nor reason Will change the way we feel For no-one knows the heartache That lies behind our smiles No-one knows how many times We have broken down and cried We want to tell you something So there won’t be any doubt You’re so wonderful to think of But so hard to be without Forever loved and sadly missed, Richelle, Triffon, Logan and Bohdana

It is with great sorrow and regret that the Frankiw family announces Len’s unexpected passing. He will be lovingly remembered by his special friend of 11 years, Tracey Maiko of Edmonton. He is survived by his loving mother Rose Frankiw of Two Hills; his children Justin, Taylor and Kayla of Sherwood Park; his sisters Barbara Chemy of Edmonton, Elaine Berezanski (Stewart) of Edmonton, and Josie Ferris of St. Paul; his brother Ed Frankiw of Calmar and many other family and friends.

He was predeceased by his father Phillip Frankiw; sisters Phyllis Andrietz and Lorraine Frankiw (in infancy).

He will be fondly remembered as a special man with a positive outlook on life, a great sense of humour and most of all, a love for his family, who always came first.

A Parastas (Funeral Service) will be held on Friday, February 24, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Autumn Rose Funeral Home (5036-51 Ave.) in Vegreville, Alberta with Very Reverend Don Bodnar officiating. Interment to follow in the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery – Plain Lake.

Memorial donations may be made to the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute (11220-83 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7) To send condolences, please visit www.autumnrosefuneralhome.com AUTUMN ROSE FUNERAL HOME LTD. VEGREVILLE,780-603-5800

AIRDRIE, Alta. — Residents of a community just north of Calgary attended a candlelight vigil Monday evening to show their support for the family of a six-year-old boy who died in hospital after he and his brother fell through the ice on a canal earlier that day.

DEHID, Raymond W. July 16, 1933 – February 17, 2017 On Friday, February 17, 2017, Raymond W. Dehid of Two Hills, Alberta passed away at the age of 83 years.

Raymond is survived by his loving family, his sister Elaine Dehid; sister-in-law Pat; one nephew Jeff; one niece Jamie (Al) Morosin and their daughter Avery; along with numerous cousins and friends. He was predeceased by his parents Isydore and Annie and his brother Marshall.

A Prayer Service will be held on Friday, February 24, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Two Hills Centennial Hall. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Two Hills, AB. Very Reverend Wasyl Sapiha officiating and interment to follow in the Church Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Two Hills Health Care Centre or to the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Two Hills.

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Making the most out of your weekend seems like a given.According to workplace psychologist Jennifer Newman, it’s normal to want to jam as many fun activities as possible into those highly treasured days off. Not hard to overplan your weekends, turning what’s supposed to be the perfectdayintoagrindthatresembleswork.

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Lighting the way in your greenhouse Agrinews While light plays an important role in growing all crops, it is particularly important to greenhouse growers, says Dustin Morton, commercial horticulture specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.

“If you are a greenhouse grower, light can affect your crops in terms of flowering, fruiting, branching, and overall size. The challenge is that light is measured many different ways. The typical visible wavelength range of this light is between 390 to 700 nanometers.

By contrast, photosynthetically active radiation, or PAR, is the light plants can use to photosynthesize.

PAR is in the range of 400 to 700 nanometres. So, if your light levels are below 400 nanometres, your plants could literally be in the dark even though you still have enough light to see them.”

For this reason, Morton encourages growers to avoid traditional measures of light like lux and foot-candles.

“Those are not useful measures when working with light in a greenhouse. They aren’t adequate to measure a plant’s needs. Measures like moles and daily light integral are much more effective.”

At its simplest form, a mole is just a way of converting and simplifying large numbers. “To illustrate, let’s say we make a massive bucket that is a metre by a metre (or 1 m2), to measure the light in our greenhouse.

Assume that the photons of PAR (the light plants can see) are marbles. Every time your bucket fills, you have basically received one mole of light per metre

square (mole·m-2).

“If you were to do this for an entire day, and then add up the total amount, you would have moles per metre square per day (mole·m-2·day1). Moles per metre square per day is referred to as Daily Light Integral (DLI), a measure used to calculate light levels in greenhouses that is growing in popularity.”

Morton prefers DLI because it is a measure of light throughout the entire day as opposed to a snapshot in time. “Light levels fluctuate throughout the greenhouse from one moment to another. DLI is a cumulative value; as such, rather than just knowing how much light your crop got at one point during the day, you can assess how much light there has been throughout the whole day and whether additional lighting is required.”

But how much light is enough? According to Morton, the amount of light required varies from crop to crop and, to some extent, species to species. “The typical rule of thumb is an average of 10-12 mole·m-2·day-1.

In Alberta, outdoor DLI can vary from under 5 to upwards of 45 depending on the time of year and location. As this is a measure of DLI outside, this will decrease substantially in a greenhouse given a number of variables such as spacing, glazing material, energy curtains, etc. In other words, in order to produce a quality crop during the winter months, supple-

mental lighting may be necessary to ensure your crop is filling its light needs.”

Whether supplemental lighting is used or not, Morton says it’s important to think like a plant.

“Buy yourself a light meter, track your DLI and respond to your plants needs accordingly. Staying on top of this measure will ensure a healthier, more robust crop. If you do start to look at supplemental lighting, as you will have a more accurate reading on your specific needs. Your crop and your business will reap the benefits.”

Reducing Risk with Video Series AgriNews Managing Risk in Winter Grazing Systems is a new video series now available for viewing on Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF)’s YouTube channel.

“There’s been lots of information published on the many benefits to extending the grazing season in to the winter months such as the resulting reduction in time and money allocated to harvesting, transporting and dispensing feed throughout the winter months and spreading manure and other nutrients directly on the fields,” says Grant Lastiwka, forage/livestock business specialist, AF. “However, what’s less readily available for cattle producers and new entrants coming into the industry is information about how to wisely use winter grazing systems within their ranching operations.”

In response, the West-Central Forage Association, Lakeland Agricultural Research Association, Chinook Applied Research Association and Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, also with some Alberta Beef Producer funding, jointly led a Growing Forward 2 project over the last two years in collaboration with 17 Alberta producer winter graziers from across the province to make information on winter grazing systems more available.

“The collaboration created this new series of 47 videos in which Alberta cattle ranchers share what they have learned in reducing risk in winter grazing practices such as swath, bale, straw/chaff bunch, corn grazing and stockpiled forages.”

The main topics addressed in the series are fencing, feed quality, weather challenges, water accessibility, management practices, managing for animal type and wildlife issues.

“As the producers that participated would attest, grazing cattle through the challenges of extremes in winter weather is a lifelong learning process, must be planned with flexibility in mind, and plans adjusted quickly to meet the changing situations that arise,” says Lastiwka. “Cattle prices change, but to turn a profit, more often than not, ranchers need to consider lower input cost grazing-based winter feeding systems.”

To view the new videos, go to AF’s YouTube channel. Further extension and research information is available at www.

Foragebeef.ca, by calling the Alberta Ag-Info Centre at 310-Farm (3276) or by contacting one of the 11 local forage associations, or forage and applied research associations.

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RCMP Ponderings - CONTINUED from PAGE 12 They are also required to have first aid training and are to follow a significant amount of policies, mostly for the safety of the prisoners. Once hired they are called upon to monitor our prisoners while they are in custody in our local detachment.

Once in on duty the guards will make notes in a log book that shows the prisoners activities including when meals are provided. Currently the guards provide the prisoners with a frozen dinner, or for those that knew what walking to the TV to change the channel was like, a TV dinner. My kids had no clue what a TV dinner was when I used that term, so apparently I’m old. The guards may supply some reading material to the prisoners and answer any questions if they can. If the prisoner is going to be transported to the Edmonton Remand Centre the guards will bag their effects, or belongings, in long clear plastic bags in a manner that everything inside can be noted and accounted for. These effects are originally catalogued item by item when the prisoners are first lodged.

Our guards are called upon at all hours of the day and night depending when we have a person that is being held in custody. The guard may get a phone call at 3 in the morning and come in to work for a shift. On a rare occasion they may sit at the hospital if a prisoner is admitted, but this does not happen much.

These folks are another valuable partner of the RCMP who work ‘behind the scenes’ and are not seen by anyone but prisoners. Not everyone is willing to do this job as it can be difficult when prisoners are acting up and causing problems. I would like to see Tom Hanks star in a movie about these folks that work diligently not only for the RCMP, but for the people of Vegreville and district.

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United Way Vegreville Campaign Donates

Joe Machney Reporter The 2016 United Way Campaign of Vegreville activities, not including paycheck deductions, raised $3433.60 and after expenses netted $3132 which was given in three equal denominations to the Vegreville Food Bank, The Vegreville Breakfast Club, and the Crisis Association of Vegreville on February 9, 2017 by Don Hartfield, the Vegreville representative for Alberta Innovates, for the United Way Campaign. Hartfield held the presentation at the Alberta Innovates building and was proudly accompanied by many others from the Alberta Innovates staff.

During the presentation representatives from each of the three charities spoke for a few minutes about what it is that the charity does and how it benefits the community. The three charities have each been in Vegreville

for at least twenty years. From food supplies from the Food Bank to small breakfast meals for youngsters offered by the Breakfast Club, to helping people who are in crisis or feel they are victims and require assistance from the Crisis Association, the three charities play a vital role in the community and if they were not present, they would be greatly missed, to say the least.

Collective action to create pathways out of poverty is a big part of what the United Way is about. Their vision of a poverty-free community is one where all children and youth achieve their full potential, complete high school and set a course toward a bright future. All individuals and families attain greater independence and financial stability, contributing to

their personal success and the success of Alberta’s economy. It is important to the Campaign that everyone that it helps feels a meaningful connection to the community, enjoying a strong sense of well-being and safety for themselves and their families.

To Don Hartfield, what it accomplishes in Vegreville is something that he holds near and dear to his heart.

“In 2016, the combined Alberta Innovates including Innotech Alberta raised $26,960, just short of our challenge goal of $30,000,” Hartfield said with a proud smile.

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Canada Day Planning Meeting for Canada 150 Jerrold Lemko - Community Leader

Laurie Evans - Chair for Impact Vegreville Committee

Marg Varga from Impact Vegreville speaks at the Canada Day Planning Meeting at Vegreville Sunshine Club Centre on February 15.

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Rosanne Fortier Celebrating Canada’s Sesquicentennial (150 years) will only happen once and Vegreville plans to mark it as significant and memorable! Canada Day for 2017 in Vegreville will be extra active with many additional events and activities to celebrate.

Impact Vegreville Committee hosted a Canada Day Planning Meeting for Canada 150 on February 15 at the Vegreville Sunshine Club Centre.

Town professionals, Town Councilors, members of Impact Vegreville Committee, and representatives from organizations and community groups attended.

The meeting commenced with Chair of Impact Vegreville Committee, Laurie Evans introducing Marg Varga from Impact Vegreville (IVC).

Marg said their hope for the meeting was to generate ideas to enhance what is already planned for the Canada Day’s celebrations and for organizations to work together to plan this event.

Town Councilor, Dave Berry from IVC spoke on the four Canada 150 National Themes next.

“Diversity and Inclusion means to bring all the cultures and history together into Canada Day. The Reconciliation theme means we have to figure out how we can reach out and get that involvement on Canada Day and throughout the year.

This might be a bit hard because we are not situated close to First Nations or Metis S et t lement s .

Yout h Engagement means we have to inspire the youth to be part of Canada Day. There are a lot of groups involved who can make it an enjoyable day for the kids in town. The Environment theme means we have to try to incorporate environment stewardship on Canada Day,” Berry said.

FCM Canada 150Community Leader Jerrold Lemko said the Chamber of Commerce is deciding how to incorporate Canada 150 into the businesses in town

Rachel Farr - Communications Coordinator with the Town of Vegreville,

and in vEGGfest. The Knights of Columbus are starting to talk about making the celebration bigger than just a one-day event. “The Rotary Interactive Youth Club are considering how to get involved, one way might be to do 150 Acts of Kindness in the community. We are also setting up meetings with the schools and the County of Minburn.”

The Canada 150 Passport book is something new that is meant to be used all year long at events. “This is a free passport that people will be able to get at different locations in town. We are inviting them to attend 13 events and get the book stamped on one of the provinces or territories mentioned in the book. When the book is completed with 13 stamps, they can enter into a draw where they can win a prize package,” Marg said.

Communication Coordinator for Town of Vegreville, Rachel Farr then spoke about the many grants the town applied for and will apply for, for Canada 150. There is a grant for non-profit organizations that is accepting applications on the 15th of every month up to October 15. The funds have to be used for the event before the end of 2018 and people only have to put out $150 in to qualify for the $25,000.

Some ideas for possible events and activities that the attendees thought up for Canada Day were a scavenger hunt, food trucks, lawn bowling, Geocaching, Vegreville’s Amazing Race, Taste of Vegreville, Entertainment Showcase in the Park, Picnic in the Park, Ball Tournament, Beer Gardens, pavilions and history woven into the day with family activities at the Museum. It was suggested that transportation needs to be available for seniors in seniors’ homes so they can attend the events.

Ira Borrpineo, a representative for Philippino’s Community said he has just been in Canada for seven months. “The Philippino’s Community wants to integrate ourselves with you. We came to Canada to bring ourselves to you. I plan to persuade everyone in the Philippino’s Community to contribute and volunteer for Canada 150.”

Farr added that A.L. Horton School has the most diverse group of students in the region.

The meeting concluded with plans for the next meeting to be on March 15 at Vegreville Sunshine Club Centre at 5 p.m. Any interested community members may attend.

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The United Way Campaign activities for the 2016 year was comprised of ten events.

These included: BBQ Hot Dog (Purchasing) and Overview Campaign, Dining with the Stars (B-Wing), Wine Survivor (Coordinated with Millwoods), Oilers Tickets Raffle (Coordinated with Millwoods), Good as New Auction and Pizza (C-Wing), Bake, Sale, Bingo, and Pizza (D-Wing), BBQ and Bottle Drive (A-Wing, TCP, Farm Team), 50/50 Draw (Coordinated with Millwoods), Parking Stall Raffle, and a Wrap Up Silent Auction (Coordinated with Millwood).

“As leader for the United Way Campaign in Vegreville for Alberta Innovates, we really do care for our community,” Hartfield said. “So this is a way that we can express that care in a way that can do the greatest good, for the Food Bank, the Breakfast Club, and the Crisis Association, and we are pleased that we can be doing this for the community. It’s important to note that these needs that these three charities provide do not go away.”

Vegreville RCMP 2016 Municipal update Joe Machney Reporter Every year members of the Vegreville RCMP sit in with the Vegreville Council at the Town Office to discuss the state of the area that they cover. The priorities of focus that were detailed during the meeting on February 8 were Police Visibility at local events, Traffic, Youth – Substance Abuse, and Crime Reduction – Property Crime.

Overall for the 2016-2017 year, persons offences were slightly down as were property offenses. The RCMP continued their focus on people committing property crime during the year. The issue of mental health has influenced the number of calls for service for 2016. Impaired charges were up significantly over previous years.

The top ten calls for service by workload for 2016 showed that Mental Health had taken up a considerable amount of time for the RCMP members, considering the volume of calls of this nature that were made during the year.

“Unfortunately the key word in this is health and not enforcement,” Sgt Jerry Nutbrown clarified. “We’re enforcement and not health.”

“A lot of the increases in crime have been outside of town and some of the reasons for this have been because we make focused efforts to target outside because that’s where we find more offences occurring,” Sgt Nutbrown said. “This is especially true of property crimes. So we focus more out there and end up picking up more things so the charge count goes up.

In Vegreville, we’re seeing a decline from 923 to 796, not huge, but any decline is seen as a positive.”

“Thefts over the past year have been happening more so in rural areas

because the thieves will hit the big machinery, ATV, and bigger items, whereas in town it will be tools, maybe household goods, and smaller, less expensive items,” Nutbrown said. “It’s often the same people doing these crimes, so we pay lots of attention to them and that’s where the charges are.”

“Overall things are kind of flat over the previous year,” Nutbrown concluded.

“One program that has been a great benefit to the community is the work that Cst Jason Gagnon has been doing as the RCMP liaison for the schools in the community. The position has helped children in such a positive way.”

“The cost for the RCMP in Vegreville in 2016 was $1,091,000,” Town Manager Cliff Craig reported. “In addition to that we have to supply support staff, and also part of the town policing agreement is that the town has to provide the detachment. The rural municipalities do not pay anything for policing and because we are an urban centre with over 5000 people we have to either provide our own service or contract the RCMP out.

This I feel is very unfair and I feel it would be more equitable if exclusive communities would have their own police force like Calgary, Edmonton, and Lethbridge etc has then take the number per capita and divide it out so much per person.”

In respects to the Vegreville RCMP staff, the department is fully staffed at present. Cst Curtis Harsulla transferred from the department, as will Cst Jong Kim in the near future. At the moment no replacement has been named. New to the detachment are Cst Luc Robichaud and Corporal Fred De Billy. Cst Adam Noxell is to complete a week of relief work in Norman Wells, NWT.

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Laugh Again

Humorous writer and speaker, Phil Callaway gave his presentation, Laugh Again at Vegreville Alliance Church on February 10.

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Rosanne Fortier Faith coupled with humor soothes a person’s soul.

Vegreville Alliance Church enticed over 100 people to laugh again when they invited Phil Callaway to do his presentation, Laugh Again on February 10.

‘Laugh Again’ is a clean, inspiring and Bible-based humorous presentation.

Phil Callaway was born on July 1961 in Three Hills.

He married his high school sweetheart, Ramona in 1982 and they now have three adult children and a dog named Mojo.

Phil is a humorous writer who has 25 best-selling books. He is also an inspirational speaker and radio show host. One of his biggest passions is telling stories that make people laugh and discover more about issues that matter most in life.

“I was a magazine art director and I began reading a lot and while I was having articles illustrated, I thought I should do something different. At 25, I

thought that I should try writing. I felt that people would respond to my articles. Then an editor of one of the largest publishing houses in the U.S. took the president out to lunch and read him one of the stories I wrote and he couldn’t eat his pizza because he was laughing too hard. The editor then asked me to write a book for him,” Phil said when questioned about how he started his journey with writing and public speaking.

“My first book came out in 1993 and after that people would come and ask me if I would do presentations to make them laugh. My books have a lot of humor but they also have a lot of tragedy in them because I tell stories from my own life and people wanted to know how I got through the tough times. I use humor because it is a reflex for me, I don’t know how else to deal with life battles.”

“I get my ideas from reading. To keep a daily radio broadcast going, a person has to be constantly read-

Rangers bow out of playoff race Joe Machney Reporter The Vegreville Rangers’ last two games of the regular season were played on February 10 and 11 against Lloydminster Bandits and Cold Lake Ice and did not bode well for the team as their two losses meant that they would miss the playoffs.

The first game against the Bandits on their home turf seen the Rangers take a one-goal lead as

Warrington got the puck between the posts with McGee and Steinbach picking up the assists during a powerplay opportunity. With penalties and a game misconduct during the period, the Rangers and Bandits spent a good part of the period in the box but Lloydminster was able to even the score before the period finished.

The second period saw more penalties from both teams and a few more goals from the Bandits which gave them a commanding lead in the game. Before the period ended Warrington got another goal with an assist from Lutyck-Neufeld.

The only thing the Rangers were able to do in the final period was to take a few more penalties and allow a couple more goals before the game ended with a score of 6 to 2 for the Bandits.

The ride to Cold Lake the next day gave the Rangers some time to reflect on how they could do better and it showed in minimal penalty minutes, but unfortunately not in the scoreboard.

The game began with Steinbach getting on the board first with help from Kitz. But a minute later Cold Lake tied

ing. I have done hundreds of interviews with people who have gone through a funny or tragic story and I try to find out how they got through it. People who have gone through unbelievable tragedies are full of hope. I want to hang around with people like that and see what makes them tick,” Phil continued.

“The advice I would give anyone who wants to be a writer or public speaker is to just do it!” Phil stated.

Phil believes God has a sense of humor because if God created a dog like his dog, Mojo that makes Phil laugh so much, He must have a sense of humor. “Our bodies are made to laugh. People always tell me how good they felt when I made them laugh. Some of them have not laughed in the four years since their husband passed away or their child was murdered. Physically, mentally and emotionally, laughter is a good thing to do. Spiritually it is a wonderful thing too and it’s so rewarding to help people do it,” Phil concluded.

them. As the game went back and forth throughout the rest of the period, both teams kept it clean and out of the box.

The second period saw the Ice freeze the Rangers in their tracks when they got a couple past Saik to make the score 3 to 1. With the break between the second and third giving the Rangers time to try and make something of the final game of their season, the third period did not produce much in the way of offense except for a roughing penalty for the Ice and an unsportsmanlike one for the Rangers.

The final game of the season for the Rangers ended in a score of 3 to 1 for the Ice.

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57th Annual State Curling Bonspiel

William Smolak Curling Chair The 57th Annual State Curling Bonspiel was hosted by “Our Lady of the Highway Council” #4249 of Vegreville, during the weekend of February 10, 11, and 12 at the Vegreville Multi-plex. The bonspiel was held as part of the 60th Anniversary of the Council and as part of Canada 150.

A total of 14 teams participated; 6 mens teams, 4 masters teams and 4 mixed teams. Council represented: For the Men’s: Our Lady of the Highway Council 4249, Vegreville with 2 teams; Our Lady of Lourdes Council 6382, Star with 1 team; St Albert the Great Council 12446 from Calgary brought 1 team; St. Anne Council 5010 of Morinville entered 1 team and a group from State Board from Red Deer participated.

For the Masters: Brother Anthony Council 10014 of St. Albert brought

1 team; St Peter Council 7070 of Edmonton came with 1 team; St Charles Council 8325 from Edmonton had 1 team; and Fr. Duncan MacDonald Council 6363 of Fort Saskatchewan had 1 team.

For the Mixed teams: Fr. Michael J. Troy Council 15290 of Edmonton entered 1 team; Fr. Hannas Council 10519 from Edmonton entered 1 team; Our Lady of Lourdes Council 6382 of Star had 1 team; and St Charles Council 8325 hailing from Edmonton came with 1 team.

Each team played 4 six end games of point curling with scoring was structured as: Win: 5 Points; Loss: 1 Point; Each End counted: 2 points; each end blanked: 1 point.

The winners of each division were: Mens, with 48 points were the curlers from Star, “Our Lady of Lourdes” Council 6382, consisting of: Lead: Nathan Malica, Second: Anton Shumansky, Third: Mark Malica, and Skip: Tim Studola.

Masters, with 48 points were the curlers from Edmonton of St. Peter Council

7070, consisting of: Lead: Nick Kondra, Second: Camile Joly, Third: Fr. Jim Corrigan, and Skip: Chuck Long.

Mixed, with 52 points were the curlers from Star “Our Lady of Lourdes” Council 6382 consisting of: Lead: Kattie Antoniuk, Second: Chad Koziak, Third: Olivia Koziak, and Skip: Justin Malica.

The Fraternal Award, as voted by the curling teams went to the curlers from Morinville, St. Anne Council 5010 consisting of: Lead: Paul Fromont, Second: Jacques St. Onge, Third: Patrick Earles, and Skip: Frank Vollmer.

Family Day photo highlights A Road Hockey Game was open to all ages and brought by Jr. B. Rangers and KidSport.

Mother, Carly Shedden, Father, John Shedden with their children, son, Jeremy Shedden and Emma Shedden eating lunch at the Family Day event.

Finally, we presented a hard luck award to the curling team that had the distinction of earning the fewest points.

The masters curling team from St Charles Council 8325 of Edmonton earned only 18 points. The members of the St. Charles Team were: Lead: Pat Burant, Second: Pat Roth, Third: Ken Dufresne, and Skip: George Pouliot.

The Saturday evening banquet was held at the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Vegreville.

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Free Family Swim was offered at Vegreville Aquatic Centre.

Hayrides were free for everyone which was brought to the public by Vegreville Agriculture Society.

Matt goes skating with two of his three daughters-Makenna and Emma at Vegreville Arena. Other daughter-Kinley is not in photo.

Matt said they like to watch Emma play hockey.

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St Mary’s Sr. Girls basketball

Mark Kobelsky This past weekend, the ladies captured fourth place (division 2 - second place) in a tournament in Vermilion. The team defeated Marwayne 49-36 in their afternoon game and lost to Mallaig 6951 in the evening game to finish in second place in their pool. On Saturday, the girls’ defeated Holy Rosary JV by a score of 82-52 to advance to the Division 2 championship game later that afternoon. With three ladies out due to various injuries, the Saints lost a heartbreaker to Ashmont 48-42.

The overall record for the team thus far is 7 wins and 11 losses. Coach Mark Kobelsky is very pleased with the progress of the young team this season, as many of their opponents have been from much larger schools or consistently strong basketball schools. Up next for the ladies is a tournament in Ponoka this weekend, followed by a home tournament hosted by Vegreville Composite at the end of the month. Any high school basketball tournament is always open to the public, and we appreciate the support.

Ambrose Presses Liberals on Vegreville Office Closure MP Shannon Stubbs Conservative Official Opposition Leader, Rona Ambrose, questioned the Liberals’ deliberate attack on rural Canadians during Question Period on February 16.

“Older, smaller, and poorer are not my words. They are the words of the mayor of Vegreville about the fate that awaits the town if the Liberals close the immigration centre. He warns of a crash in home values and an exodus of students and young people. It will be a devastating blow to the people and the future of this small community,” said Ambrose. “The mayor said ‘This is exactly the opposite of what the government promised to do for rural Canada in the last election.’ Why is the Prime Minister attacking rural Canada?”

Ambrose’s question is in response to an economic impact assessment the Town of Vegreville commissioned as part of their campaign to stop the closure of the Immigration Case Processing Centre. The Town released its findings at a town hall that was attended by almost 300 people.

In response to Ms. Ambrose’s question, Minister Hussen, Minister of Immigration Refugees and Citizenship, cited job creation as reasoning for the move.

“We continue to engage the community. In the new location, not only will we be able to expand our immigration services, we will be able to create more jobs for Alberta,” said Minister Hussen.

Shannon Stubbs, MP for Lakeland, has been advocating to reverse this closure since it was announced on October 27th. In response to an Order Paper Question Ms. Stubbs received earlier this month, the Minister’s department suggested the new location in Edmonton will have the capacity to hold 312 employees. This would mean a maximum addition of 32 positions, which could easily remain unfilled. Department officials confirmed months ago to union representatives that no consultation, no cost study, and no economic impact assessment were undertaken by the federal government before the announcement of this edict.

“The capacity at the office in Edmonton will be 312 vs 280 in Vegreville. Town officials have offered spaces in Vegreville, along with plans to expand the existing centre.

The Minister is not doubling the work force--he is adding 32 desks to a space that also requires millions of dollars in upgrades. On top of that, nothing is stopping the Department from operating in Edmonton; the Vegreville office does not have to be closed in order to hire or offer a different or additional scope of work or services in Edmonton,” said Stubbs.

Ms. Ambrose continued to press the Minister following his response: “I would invite the Minister to come to Vegreville so that he can get a sense of what we are talking about. This is not just an impact on these employees. This is an impact on the entire town of Vegreville. It will crash home values, there will be an exodus of students and young people, it will be a devastating blow to the people and the future of this small rural community. I ask him, will he come and visit, face the people of Vegreville, face the Mayor, and explain to him why he is attacking rural Canadians?” questioned Ambrose.

The report detailed the economic, employment and social impacts this edict will have on the community. The closure would amount to the removal of 9% of Vegreville’s workforce, the loss of $15.9 million of GDP. It would cause a sharp drop in market values of approximately 25-30%, which is on top of the 17% drop in market values since 2014 to 2016. Further to this, the unemployment rate could double from 8% to nearly 16%. Families will have to sacrifice a rural way of life in order to follow their job to Edmonton.

“This closure is a direct attack on rural Canadians, who have thrived in their communities for generations. The jobs in CPC Vegreville are the exact kind of federal public service jobs that are sustainable in rural communities, since it is not a front line, customer service office.

Removing jobs from Vegreville unnecessarily to a city show how the Liberals have turned their backs on rural communities, which have and continue to contribute to all of Canada. Instead of forcing families to leave their homes, the Liberals should be enabling small, hardworking and close knit communities like Vegreville to continue to succeed,” said Stubbs.

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Sweetheart Sale Rosanne Fortier Women and men both love to receive a gift that makes them feel better physically, mentally and spiritually.

Sweetheart Sale held on February 11 at Vegreville Centennial Library was a venue where citizens could purchase

an original product to enhance the well-being of their loved one.

What made this sale extra special was family members created items for the vendors to place on their tables to add a dose of happiness to it. Gayle Speidel said her sister, Geri Ewaniuk gave

Karen Landry and Gayle Speidel hold-up the Valentine’s Day cards their sister, Geri made for them.These cards were meant to bring happiness to them while they sold their products at the Sweetheart Sale.

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Cara Speidel was the independent Distributor for Young LivingEssential Oils and vendor for euphoria needful things at the Sweetheart Sale at Vegreville Centennial Library on February 11.

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Messy Church Rosanne Fortier Jesus was famous for getting together with others to share faith, food, and fellowship. Vegreville United Church is also known for having free programs that welcome families with children to attend. On February 10, the first program of Messy Church was offered. Several families attended and the program included crafts, storybooks that were available to read, puzzles, and a meal. “We have Messy Church to connect with families and encourage and help them to share the gospel with their children.

We have it also to show the fact that God is love and He wants us to share His love with others.

“Messy Church is a Sunday school type of program that has been around for quite a long time in England. We will hold it once a month, sometimes on Friday night and sometimes on Sunday night to make it open for more people. We try to have it as close as possible to whatever special event that the month is in,” Rev. Carolyn Woodall said.

Families and volunteers engage in a craft program at the first session of the new program, Messy Church that Vegreville United Church offered on February 10. In photo-Trudy, Kaylyna, Kate, Ella, and Erin. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Gayle and Geri’s other sister, Karen Landry cards made by Geri.

Gayle Speidel was the vendor for Soul Warmers which are homemade products created by her. “These items were made with Vegreville’s wheat and flax inside of them. You put these products in the microwave or in the freezer, depending on where your pain is and they get rid of the pain. They really work!” Gayle said. Gayle also sold neck warmers and scarves made out of lavender that people could wear.

At another table, Karen Landry offered Norwex products with her sister, Gayle. “You use water and elbow grease with these Norwex products to reduce the number of chemicals in your house. These products also lower the rate of stuff that will land-up in the landfill. Norwex takes out 99% of bac-

News Advertiser insider PAGE 7 teria from the surface of cupboards and walls,” Karen said.

Way further down was Cara Speidel who was the independent Distributor for Young Living-Essential Oils and vendor for euphoria needful things.

“These are 100% pure essentials oils for therapeutic needs and for diffusing where you add it to a diffuser and it cleans the air and gives a person a feeling of general well-being. This jewelry is therapeutic too. I made all the jewelry for needful things out of recycled products,” Cara said.

Destination Gardens, Scentsy, Origami Owl, House of Chewiz, Mr. Chickadee Creations, Kiss My Legs Leggings and Fashion, Tupperware and more were offered at this sale also.

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february 22 2017

Vegreville Town Council supports Vegreville Muslim Association Rosanne Fortier In the wake of the recent mass shooting attack in the mosque at Quebec City, Vegreville Town Council wanted to express their support to the Vegreville Muslim Association.

Delegations from the Vegreville Muslim Association were the guests at the regular Town Council meeting on February 13 where they stated that they were very appreciated of the

Vegreville Town Council had a delegation from Vegreville Muslim Association at Vegreville Town Council Regular Meeting on February 13 to show Vegreville Town Council’s support towards the Muslim. Town Council also made an announcement that a new website has been launched where all Albertans are encouraged to report any incidents of hate or aggression at Stophate.ab.ca (In no participator order) Mayor Myron Hayduk, Town Councilors-Michael Simpson, Tim MacPhee, Taneen Rudyk, Marielle Brodziuk, and Dave Berry with Vegreville Muslim Association-Dr. Nurudeen Amusat, Saeed Rahman, Dr. Khan Araullah, Abdoul Diawara. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

welcome they received from Vegreville.

“We are highly appreciated of the Vegreville Muslim Association Community as well. Vegreville is very multi-cultural with differences of religious beliefs and faiths, and we welcome them all,” Mayor Myron Hayduk said.

“I think there has to be a bit more open-mindedness among people in general. I attended the Muslim Community Open-House and it was very enlightening. I think not only the Muslim religion but other religions should have similar events so that people are not ignorant of other faiths. What happened in Quebec shows there are crazy people all over the world that are willing to persecute innocent people, which is wrong no matter what religion this is done too. We want to let you know that we welcome you to our community, which is your community as well,” Hayduk stated.

The Muslim Association said they enjoy living in Vegreville and they are very thankful to the Town Councilor for allowing them to get them the place that they have their mosque in.

They welcome the community to their centre and mosque anytime where there will be

open houses; the next one will be in April. They like to reach out to the whole Vegreville Community.

Town Councilor, Taneen Rudyk added that it was important that all residents in Vegreville feel safe and she feels the diversity of our community is what our strength is. She said Vegreville stands together and the actions in Quebec City are not the actions and beliefs of most Canadians.

There is a new website to record hate incidents. If there are any incidents of hate or aggression, all Albertans are being asked to report them. As a follow-up, there will be education provided to other communities, to make sure everyone is treated equally. The website which was launched on February 13 is Stophate.ab.ca.

The Vegreville Muslim Association replied that people need to educate and know each other which will eliminate misconceptions. Humanity is the biggest bond we all can have. The common goal of all religions is peace and love. Most of all, they are so pleased to have a place to worship and socialize in Vegreville.

Mayor Hayduk added that if anyone has any concerns at any time to contact the town councilors or town office.

Vegreville Visual Artists’ new home Rosanne Fortier Artists need as many venues as possible to showcase their beautiful creations.

Vegreville Visual Artists found a new home to display and sell their work at the VVA Art Gallery in the basement of Cole’s Western Wear. “Cole’s Western Wear is please to host this gallery and they hope everyone comes down and enjoys it. There are around 15 Vegreville Visual Artists who have their art work here which they can display for free and if they sell their work, there is only a very small commission they will have to pay. Citizens can look forward to the VVA Art Gallery’s Grand Opening which will be coming up in the near future and will be complete with plenty of refreshments,” Owner of Cole’s Western Wear, Pam Cole said.