Vegreville News Advertiser - January 30, 2019

VOL. 72 NO. 5

72 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019

The Seven Deadly(ish) Sins of Grain Marketing Explained

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Longhorns End with a Bang

Family Literacy Day

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RCMP files from January 21 - 27 Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser January 21 00:14 – Report of an unknown female knocking at the back door of a house.

She was drinking and smoking marijuana. Members attended and checked the property, however, the subject had fled and was not located.

09:07 – Compliant from a local retail business that reported they found a bag of what they suspected were drugs. The bag was turned over to police who tested it and determined that it was, in fact, illicit drugs. The contents will be destroyed.

11:00 – Multiple warrants issued for people who failed to attend court.

14:51 – Report of scam emails that were received trying to extort money by making threats. Reporting for information purposes.

19:25 – Compliant from the homeowner that his girlfriend was taking things that did not belong to her.

Members attended and spoke to both parties. This is a civil matter and they were informed to deal with the property division via a civil process. After hearing this, the complainant became belligerent and told the members to leave the property.

21:40 – Wellbeing check requested on a friend who she spoke with the day prior. Members visited the subject whose son was present and indicated she was fine and did not know why anyone would be concerned.

January 22 07:57 – Report of a vehicle parked on the side of the highway partially in the driving lane. The registered owner was contacted but was unable to deal with it immediately. The vehicle was towed.

11:50 – Report of a vehicle driving all over the road and not maintaining speed. Members located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. It was determined that the driver’s license was suspended by maintenance enforcement out of Saskatchewan. The vehicle was towed and the driver was arrested and charged for driving while unauthorized.

13:27 – Report of someone in an “older model” red truck who stole a jerry can off of the front deck of a Vegreville residence. When confronted, the subject drove away at a high rate of speed. Members patrolled but were unable to locate the vehicle.

January 23 02:45 – Traffic stop conducted for an obstructed plate and document check.

The member recognized the passenger,

who was on a court-imposed curfew and was out past his allowed time. The passenger was arrested for being in breach of his curfew.

15:17 – Report of fraud at a local business in Vegreville. The complainant stated that an older lady attempted to cash a stolen cheque. There was a vehicle with 2 other people waiting outside for her. The investigation is ongoing.

18:13 – 911 complaint of dangerous driving westbound past Mundare on Hwy 16. Both parties were spoken to and both indicated that the other was driving aggressively and the one at fault. Both parties were provided verbal warnings.

family before he was released.

20:50 – Report of a female driver who was speeding and driving erratically while “waving hands in the air like she just didn’t care”. Members located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The driver admitted to waving her hands in the air but there were no signs of impairment. The driver was cautioned.

January 25

16:30 – Vegreville detachment was notified of a serving prisoner that will be in Vegreville from Jan 29 – Feb 1 on an un-escorted temporary absence from the Drumheller institution. Police are aware of where he will be staying and is under strict conditions which will be monitored by police.

20:02 – Report of a suspicious male driving a dark-coloured jeep. He parked in the complainant’s driveway, walked to the deck, and stood there.

Described as a white male with black hair and a scruffy beard wearing a dark hoodie. He then got in his jeep and left.

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January 24

10:35 – Report of attempted cheque fraud. The complainant indicated that cheques may have been stolen from his vehicle and were now being deposited in ATMs. Banks were notified and the investigation is ongoing.

11:24 – Caller reported receiving a recorded message regarding “credit card standards and ratings”. The caller ID showed that it was the Vegreville RCMP calling. The RCMP WERE NOT calling. This was a scam call, the complainant understood this and was reporting for information purposes.

12:47 – Multiple reports of a light blue car driving westbound in the eastbound lane on Hwy 16. Patrols for the vehicle were negative.

13:26 – 911 report of a vehicle rollover on Hwy 16 and RR 174. Mundare fire was on scene and the cause of the accident appeared to be icy road conditions. No serious injuries.

20:20 – Traffic stop conducted. It was determined that the driver had 4 outstanding warrants (pay or stay) for an unpaid fine. The driver was arrested and the fines were later paid by his

09:00 – Multiple speeding tickets issued over the weekend by members on patrol.

10:09 – Multiple complaints about snowmobiles operating in town limits over the weekend.

21:16 – Complaint about 3 youths beating up a 4th youth. After speaking with all parties and their parents the matter was mediated and there will be no criminal charges pursued.

21:41 – Traffic stop conducted. It was determined that the driver was suspended. The vehicle was towed and seized for 30 days. The driver was issued tickets for driving while suspended and no mud guards.

23:29 – Compliant from an intoxicated male about his son acting out.

Members attended and found the complainant with friends at the home.

Members mediated the situation and provided information for support to the parent.

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13:20 – Traffic stop conducted on a GMC Yukon. The member noted that the driver was holding his cell phone. It was determined that the driver was a prohibited driver. He was arrested and transported for a bail hearing then later released on a recognizance.

13:29 – 911 complaint regarding a domestic disturbance. The complainant reports that her partner will not leave the residence and therefore is in

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Century Park Switches to Rexall Pharmacy for Prescriptions Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser

This month, the Century Park newsletter stated that Optima Living, who owns nine facilities in Alberta and British Columbia, has switched to Rexall across the board for all prescription medication.

Optima Living’s Managing Officer of Alberta Operations, Ali Shivji says that while this change may have the image of a large company swooping in to cut down local business in the name of efficiency, that’s not what the decision was about. “Our residents are important to us, and part of giving them a quality level of care is to support their communities. The only thing that could come before supporting local businesses, is resident safety and quality of life.”

About concern for local business, Shivji said that before the switch was made, Optima met with Curtis and Jamie Hirsch of the Vegreville Drug Mart to discuss any ramifications it may have, and that Optima also decided to keep the residents’ retail accounts open at whichever pharmacy they used previously.

Peggy Lobay, pharmacist and owner of the Medicine Shoppe in Vegreville, said she was not invited to this meeting.

“The pharmacist they have hired under the Rexall banner lives in Vegreville, and is married to one of the doctors in town,” said Shivji, “So we are confident that we are still supporting the community.”

The bottom line, Shivji says, is that they offer the very highest quality of client care that they can, which was not always possible with residents split between the two local

pharmacies. “Because of the health risks that residents at Century Park often have, most are not able to physically go into the pharmacy to fill out their prescription, and having a split customer base meant that there wouldn’t always be a pharmacist available to follow Dr. Strydom on his rounds.

“Through the Rexall pharmacy, one pharmacist will be on-scene for every weekly check-up, rather than leaving all the room for administrative error that is created when paperwork changes hands 2-3 times each visit.

Consistency will help us to mitigate the risks of any potential error.”

Optima Living also chose the Rexall pharmacy for their online staff training programs, and technological advancements such as the Digi-pen, which creates a physical and digital file of each prescription that is filled out and immediately shares a copy with everyone who will need to see it.

Though we (VNA) were called in regards to the change by members of the community who have relatives at Century Park, with concerns about having been notified of this change, Ali Shivji assured that Optima went above and beyond the status quo to inform and educate relatives about the decision to switch. This included a mention in the newsletter, personal phone calls to each individual outside contact for residents, and scheduled information meetings throughout this week.

Though seeing some push-back for the decision in some of these phone-calls, Shivji says that overall, once people heard the reasons behind the decision, there was only gratitude for Optima’s standard of care for their loved ones.

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14:33 – Report of a hit and run. The complainant indicated that a purple Ford mustang hit his Chrysler 300 and took off westbound at a high rate of speed. Members located the vehicle by the grain elevators and arrested the driver for failure to remain. It was determined that he had been drinking and he blew a caution. He received a 3-day suspension and the vehicle was seized. He is facing charges for failure to remain, driving while suspended, no insurance, and no registration as well as his roadside suspension.

17:22 – Complaint regarding a property dispute between a couple who are separated. One parent is coaching their adolescent children to take property from the other parent’s home. Members spoke with both parties and urged them to NOT

use the children as tools in their dispute. Police indicated that the civil court is the appropriate means to deal with their property dispute.

23:05 – Traffic stop conducted for a burnt-out tail light. It was determined that the registration was expired and the driver had warrants out of Edmonton. The driver was arrested on the warrants and released on a nocash recognizance of $500.

He was issued tickets for the tail light violation and no registration.

During the week there were 81 calls for service made in total including: 5 false alarms, 4 false 911s and 1 animal strike.

Greg Muzechka, the designated contact for his mother who lives at Century Park, reported that not only did he not receive a phone call, but he found that most – if not all – of those who attended a meeting on January 28, said they were against the decision with a show of hands.

Any questions or concerns about Optima Living’s decision to switch to Rexall Pharmacy can still be directed to Century Park staff.

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Cruel and Unusual Punishment Arthur Beaudette News Advertiser - Opinion According to some, there is dreadful mistreatment going on in our Alberta prisons. Due to this mistreatment, one Alberta Justice credited a man with nearly 4 days for every one day he spent in segregation at the Edmonton Remand Centre.

What’s more, is that that the problem dates way back to 1992 when then solicitor general Steve West touched on the issue. Then in 2004, University of B.C. law professor Michael Jackson also weighed in on the topic.

Phrases like “dreary”, “unnecessarily punishing,” and of course the aforementioned “cruel and unusual punishment,” have been used. So what are we talking about? What could possibly be so terrible to garner the attention of a Judge, politician, AND a law professor? Clearly, the Edmonton Remand is a terrible place... because of the lack of TVs. Oh, the horror! The lack of Lucy reruns or the most recent Big Brother series is a detriment to the well-being of our

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prison population. One inmate told a reporter that “Everything would change... There’d be less stress, less anxiety, less depression, less aggression.” IF only there was such technology OUTSIDE the prison system, there might be no crime!! Hopefully you can hear my sarcasm.

The biggest issue is with inmates in “Administrative Segregation” or as some refer to it solitary confinement.

As defined by Correctional Service Canada, Administrative Segregation is the separation of an inmate to prevent association with other inmates, when specific legal requirements are met, other than pursuant to a disciplinary decision. I don’t have a code book for Government speak, but to me, that means a prisoner who must be kept separate for their own safety and not because they did something within the prison that required stricter controls.

This means that an inmate will spend 23 hours per day in a 90 square foot cell. During this time they read, sleep, work on crosswords puzzles and fill out legal paperwork.

Other inmates with access to common areas in the general population units have TVs with access to 24 channels where inmates pay the cable bills.

So there you have it. No TV is cruel. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Dawn Pentelechuk stated in a written decision that the practice constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

I know many individuals and families who do not have TV by choice. I decided for about 2 years to not have a TV in my home. Nothing cruel or unusual about it. To Justice Pentelechuck this must sound like a third world country or some alien planet.

I for one, am of the opinion that when you break the law, you lose certain rights. That could be the right to drive, the right to own a gun, the right to walk around free or some other rights and freedoms. Maybe even TV. I am NOT of the opinion that having color TV in your life is somehow a right you MUST retain when you’ve broken the law.

Now when it comes to politicians, if you read this space on a regular basis, you know I do not often agree with them.

However, in this case, I’m happy to say that common sense seems to have prevailed.

In a statement, an Alberta Justice and Solicitor General spokesperson said there are no plans to install TVs in individual cells at the remand center.

I’m sure it won’t be long before someone challenges this and fights for TVs in isolation cells under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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

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Smile Quest Expands to Two Hills Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser Dr.’s Amanda Willert, Amil Shapka, Mir Dawood, and Viktoria Kirsten welcomed their first customers at Smile Quest Dental in Two Hills on January 29, 2018. In a brandnew facility just north of the Town office, the dentists look forward to getting the ball rolling for the new practice.

In taking a break from some online staff training on January 28th, Willert, Dawood, and Kirsten explained some of the process of opening the Two Hills Smile Quest.

Inspired by their own dentists to fulfill a childhood dream of helping others with their oral health, the doctors come from all over Canada (from Toronto to Vancouver) and have received their education from a variety of institutions, including Sydney Faculty of Dentistry, and the University of Saskatchewan. They are moving together from the Smile Quest in Saint Paul to pilot the venture in Two Hills.

The three dentists agree that they are looking forward to offering a more convenient location for their Two Hils area clients from the Saint Paul clinic, as well as seeing many new smiles from the local Two Hills area.

When asked why they chose to pursue careers in dentistry, the dentists answered that a high quality of care by their childhood dentists played a large role. “I don’t think it’s really about the teeth,” said Dr. Mir Dawood, “I like to think about the person who’s attached to the teeth, and focus on what I can do to help them improve their overall health.”

So far, the community has responded well, with many appointments booked for shortly after the clinic opens.

Most of all, Dr.’s Willert, Dawood, and Kirsten want the people in the Two Hills area to know that they are there to help with any oral hygiene needs, and are excited to become a part of the community.

Grand Opening celebration plans will be released within the next couple of weeks, as the office begins to settle into a routine post-opening.

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Compiled by Dan Beaudette

90 Years Ago – January 30, 1929

At the annual meeting of the Town of Vegreville councillor Dutka enlivened the meeting somewhat when at the conclusion of his report he presented his opinion on the length of time any man should hold a public office such as alderman or trustee. According to Mr. Dutka two years was a sufficient period of time for such an office to remain in the same hands. He then drew attention of the ratepayers to the placing of the highway along one of the finest residential streets in the town. The interior of houses along second avenue were full of dust due to the passing of the cars. Mr. Dutka presented his views on both subjects in no uncertain manner.

The Lavoy Co-operative Livestock Marketing Association shipped their first car of livestock to the yards last week. A mixed car of hogs and cattle were sent. The load gave entire satisfaction and the hogs sold for $9.15 a hundred. The total expense was 57 cents a hundred and this included 2 cents reserved for the association.

75 Years Ago – February 2, 1944

Councillor Hurlburt gave a detailed statement of the expenditures under Public Works as the town’s annual meeting for the year.

Local improvement sidewalk construction had been well within the estimates but cost of constructing concrete crossings on main street had, due to conditions beyond the control of the town, proven excessive.

Councillor Bender, at the Annual Meeting of the Town of Vegreville, reported that the fire loss had been small, only five conflagrations having occurred. He expressed appreciation of the services of Firemen Douglas and Casson, the two oldest members of the force and he hoped they would continue to serve. He stressed the need of the re-building of the Town Hall.

Merron Chorney of Ranfurly is home on embarkation leave, having been made Lieut. Navigator in the R.C.A.F. “good luck, Merron and happy landings.”

Cpl. G.A. English, son of Mrs. S.R. English of Two Hills, is listed as being wounded. Ho details, of course, are available.

A high speed machine gun, the German Spandau, which fires 1.100 rounds a minute was reported the great favorite of British and American troops in Italy. Thousands of Spandaus, enough to outfit an entire division, were captured in the African and Sicilian campaigns. Allied soldiers with front-line experience knew the fireeater well, from its sound effects of a super-buzz saw.

50 Years Ago – January 30, 1969

It was agreed by town council on Monday night that a fourth man be requested for from the R.C.M.P. to be used on the town detail. Cpl. H. Lamb, who is in charge of the town detail informed the council that the recent break-ins which have occurred in town take place while the town is not being policed. It has been understood that a fourth man would be necessary for some time and council decided that this was as good a time as any to take the necessary steps.

Members of the Vegreville Rotary Club entertained farmer friends from the area south of Highway 16 and east of the Bruce Road at their annual farmers’ night on Monday. About 40 Rotarians and their guests sat down to oa steak dinner and later heard Joe Gurba, Supervisor of Pest Control, Alberta Government outline the methods the Department of Agriculture are employing in controlling crop diseases as well as the proper use of insecticides and pesticides. Mr. Gurba illustrated his talk with a series of slides.

25 Years Ago – February 1, 1994

Though the number of people working in Vegreville’s Alberta Agriculture office changes little, some of the faces will. That’s the result of province wide restructuring of the agriculture, food and rural development department, announced by the government last week. Provincially, 54 positions will be cut from over 300 currently in the department. In addition, 13 district offices and one regional office will be closed.

It will be two months before the effects of funding cuts kick in for Lakeland College and its Vegreville campus. “We’ve got a hell of a lot of work to do,” said Ted White, Lakeland’s director of administration. “We have to do a complete review of the college and redesign everything. We won’t know what the final outcome will be till March. I can’t say what will happen anywhere.”

Four men are gunning for a spot on Minburn County council.

Orest Berezan, Dale Cole, Orest Farion and Hermann Huijsink are vying to represent Division 6 on council in a by-election to be held February 14. The seat became vacant following the resignation of Gordon Miller in November. Miller resigned his seat to take a position with Alberta’s Public Utilities Board.

Letters Welcomed

One role of the Vegreville News Advertiser is to promote dialogue on various issues of concern to area residents. We accomplish this by welcoming Letters to the Editor and allowing various issues to be debated through our pages. All letters must contain the writer’s name, address and phone number. Anonymous letters will not be printed, however the writer’s name may be withheld from publication in special circumstances deemed appropriate by the Publisher.

The Vegreville News Advertiser reserves the right to edit letters for length, clarity, spelling and grammar, taste or for reasons of potential libel. The Vegreville News Advertiser reserves the right to withhold letters from publication.

The Abysmal Scorecard of Socialist Revolutions Gerry Bowler Revolution of 1917, which overthrew the fledgling Senior Fellow – Frontier Centre for Public Policy democracy that had toppled the czarist regime, Nineteen years ago, ex-general Hugo Chavez produced out of the ruins of the Russian Empire a came into power in Venezuela, vowing that a new state called the Union of Soviet Socialist “Bolivarian revolution” based on communist prin- Republics. It endured for almost 70 years. ciples would improve the lives of his people.

Among its highlights were the destruction of the Today, millions of Venezuelans are fleeing their middle class and prosperous peasantry, the inabilhomes looking for food, medicine or employment ity to feed its population, vast police repression in neighbouring countries. Inflation is out of and the imprisonment of millions of enemies of control. the revolution, periIn a country with odic bloody purges Real communism has failed repeatedly to perhaps the largest of party leadership, oil reserves on the the use of slave provide better living conditions. Why do planet, hospitals lack labour in the conbasic medication, struction of canals countries like Venezuela persist? supplies of water and and heavy industry, power are unreliable, and bouts of deliberviolent crime is rampant and child malnutrition is ate mass starvation that necessitated signage at an all-time high. reminding the population that “Eating Your The government, now led by former bus driver Children is an Act of Barbarism.”

Nicolas Maduro, continues to jail its critics and has A very conservative estimate of its victims is 20 vowed to cling to its Marxist-Leninist methods. million people dead.

“Let’s have faith,” Maduro says. “Rest assured When the Soviet Union began to implode in that sooner or later, we, in economic matters, will 1989, the citizens of surrounding states on which it be harvesting victories.” had imposed its version of socialism were so happy Most everyone else seems prepared to write off with their experience with Marxism that they at the latest radical socialist experiment as a dismal once rid themselves of their communist governfailure. ments and started more democratic experiments.

Has the grim result in Venezuela discouraged The U.S.S.R. had believed that its example left-wing believers? would inspire similar revolutions around the world Not at all. All around the world, on the lips of and, indeed, “red republics” popped up in young idealists, starry-eyed journalists and grey- Germany, Hungary and Spain. But these were bearded academics, the refrain is the same: “You soon crushed by the forces of opposition they had can’t blame communism for this. The real com- engendered. munism hasn’t been tried yet.”

More successful was the export of MarxismWell, it’s been 170 years since the publication of Leninism to Asia, where communist regimes would The Communist Manifesto. Let’s check out the take power in China, North Korea, Vietnam, scorecard for the results of socialist revolutions since Cambodia and Laos. then.

Having had over a century of communist theory The Paris Commune of 1871, the first crack at and practise to consider in the construction of what Karl Marx called “the dictatorship of the their real versions of communism, Asian revoluproletariat,” was too short-lived to be of real help tionaries proved that they had learned nothing of in our analysis but it did manage to value from their European teachers. Unless you give us some hints of what the count more brutal ways of oppressing their people.

Marxist future would proThe Maoist government in China slaughtered or duce: attacks on religion, starved to death 60 million in the Anti-Bandit and press censorship and Landlord Campaign, the Great Leap Forward and the shooting of hos- the Proletarian Cultural Revolution. tages.

The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia thought that The Bolshevik

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Tower Plumbing and Heating (1999) Ltd. Celebrates 20 Years of Business in Vegreville Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser This past week, Rob Dewes received a certificate marking 20 years of ownership of the Tower Plumbing and Heating business in Vegreville.

When Tower Plumbing was first founded, it was under the Name Joe’s Plumbing in the 1940’s operated by Joe Fedechko. The name of Tower Plumbing & Heating Ltd. was first introduced when the company was purchased in the 1950s by Lloyd Bauer and two other partners and was operated for several years with these partners until Bauer bought them out in the late 1980s and operated the business as the sole owner for nearly two decades.

On February 1, 1999, Rob Dewes left his job working for the Town of Vegreville as a plumber and maintenance worker to purchase the business and reincorporate it as Tower Plumbing & Heating (1999) Ltd. Since then, Dewes says he has seen many changes to the industry, though not so many to the town itself. “The town’s population is roughly the same as when I first moved here,” he reflected, “In some ways, it doesn’t feel as though the town itself has changed a whole lot. But this whole area is growing and changing constantly, which has been really neat to see.”

Dewes says that Tower Plumbing and Heating (1999) Ltd. takes jobs in about a one-hour radius of their Vegreville office, and always enjoy visiting the communities and playing some role in their growth. He commented that at the twenty-year mark, they have started to replace a lot of the original equipment they installed when he first started out with the company.

Though they have held many great employees throughout the years, recent strain in the provincial and federal economy have affected Tower as much as any other locally-owned business but they have a steady staff of 6, including Dewes and the administration staff, who are ready to get the job done.

In addition to providing plumbing and heating services to homes and busi-

nesses in the Vegreville area, Dewes says they also do contract work for the Town of Vegreville in their buildings. Some projects that people from the community may recognise include the current Maddigan dealership, and any of the Town of Vegreville buildings.

An anniversary celebration of some kind will be planned for after the anniversary, but Dewes says they will plan to keep it small.

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Two Hills Longhorns End Regular Season with a Bang Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser

Over the weekend, the Two Hills Longhorns closed out the regular hockey season with 10 goals spread over two games.

On Friday, January 25, the Longhorns slaughtered the Kitscotty Monarchs 5-1.

The game was close in the first period, with the Monarch’s only goal scored just 0:14 seconds into the game.

The period ended with a score of 2-1 after goals by Longhorns Robbie Doherty (Eric Guilbault) at 1:20 and Cory Falconer (Zak Lang, Trey Lutyck-Neufeld).

Period 1 saw only 2 penalties, with 2 minutes to the Longhorns for slashing and 2 minutes to the Monarchs for tripping.

The second period was actionpacked, with 3 Longhorns goals and a total of 30 minutes given out for fighting two minutes in. More altercations at 4:48 and 8:17 sent players

from both teams to the bench.

The period two goals were scored back-to-back in the fourteenth minute

by Zak Lang (Randall Zeigler, Evan Warawa) at 14:11 and Robbie Doherty (Eric Guilbault) at 14:32.

There was no scoring in the third period, but several more penalty minutes were split between the teams.

Throughout the game, a total of 118 penalty minutes were passed out (mostly for fighting and roughing throughout the second and third periods.

Two Hills Longhorns goalie for the game was Tyler Hayduk, with 39-34 shots on net for the Longhorns.

On Saturday, the Longhorns faced off with the Meadow Lake Broncos for a long, hard battle to claim victory in the last season game.

In the first period, the Broncos pulled ahead with a 5-1 lead that the Longhorns just couldn’t shake. The Two Hills goal in the first was scored

by Dylan Schultz (Alex Kitz.)

A tie of 2-2 goals in the second period brought the score up to 7-3 for the Broncos, with Longhorns goals :56 seconds into the period by Zak Lang (Grayson Soprovicch, Evan Warawa), and at *:44 by Cory Falconer (Grayson Soprovich, Zak Lang.)

In the third, goals by Zak Lang (Grayson Soprovich, Derek Miller), and Cory Falconer (Grayson Soprovich, Trey Lutyck-Neufeld), gave the Longhorns another ounce of hope to pull ahead, but no cigar. After two more Broncos goals, the final game score cited a 9-5 loss for Two Hills.

Saturday’s game was relatively clean, with a total of 20 penalty minutes split halfway between the teams, and 30-22 shots on goal for the Broncos.

Longhorns goalies were Niklas Marschall (20:00 minutes, 10 shots, 5 saves) and Tyler Hayduk (40:00 minutes, 20 shots, 16 saves).

With the regular season over, the Longhorns sit in 8th overall in the league, one point behind the

Dewberry Mustangs and the Lashburn Flyers, who are tied for sixth.

Saturday’s game against the Broncos determined their standings, with the opportunity to boost them up to fourth in the playoff bracket.

With the regular season done, they go into playoffs as the 8th seed and play the 1st seed undefeated Hillmond Hitmen in a best-of-five series.

New Year, New Driving Habits Constable Mike Hibbs Media Contact – Alberta RCMP Traffic Services Edmonton – This past holiday season, RCMP ran Checkstops across Alberta.

From Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 2, 2019, Alberta RCMP laid 81 charges for impaired operation by alcohol and five charges for impaired operation by drugs.

As we enter into a new year, Alberta RCMP encourages drivers to maintain

Alberta RCMP starts 2019 by tackling impaired driving and sharing intersection safety tips. safe driving habits on all types of roads, including intersections, in both urban and rural roads. In Alberta, the most frequently identified driver errors leading to collisions that occurred at intersections in 2016 were: improper left turns, committing a stop sign violation and disobeying a traffic signal. (Alberta Transportation) Alberta RCMP encourages you to practice the following intersection #TrafficSafety tips:

Drivers:

• Slow down as you approach an intersection, stop and check all traffic before proceeding.

• Obey traffic signs and signals.

Make a full stop at red lights and stop signs, even when turning right.

• At a four-way stop, remember the Right of Way rule. You must yield to the vehicle on your right.

• Leave ample room between your vehicle and the vehicle in front. It might stop unexpectedly.

• Use your signal when making turns. Ensure it is safe to turn left before doing so.

• Pedestrians have the right of way in all marked or unmarked crosswalks. Pay attention to pedestrians crossing when making any turns or at an all-way stop.

• Be prepared for the unexpected.

Always look for pedestrians, changing lights, slippery road conditions, and other drivers before proceeding through an intersection.

• Don’t try to speed up on a yellow light. A yellow light means slow down and prepare to stop.

Pedestrians:

• Never jaywalk. Check traffic before crossing and only proceed when it is safe to do so.

• Always use crosswalks and pedestrian-activated signals when they are available.

• Don’t be a distracted pedestrian.

Remove headphones; put away cell phones or other electronic devices when crossing the street.

“Intersection safety entails consistently watching the road and other drivers and pedestrians to avoid dangerous collisions. You should never assume that other drivers will do the right thing at an intersection,” said Supt. Rick Gardner, Alberta Sheriffs.

“We all have the responsibility as road users, drivers and pedestrians alike, that intersection safety is a shared responsibility.”

“Almost every collision is preventable.

The most common driver errors at intersections include driving too fast for road conditions, unsafe turns, running yellow or red lights and unsafe lane changes,” said Supt. Gary Graham, Alberta RCMP Traffic Services. “From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2018, there were 31 fatalities involving intersections in Alberta RCMP jurisdictions. When we all take steps to enhance intersection safety, we have the ability to reduce the number of collisions and save lives.”

The Alberta RCMP will continue to work with Alberta Sheriffs and other law enforcement and safety partners to ensure Albertans make the right driving decisions.

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The Seven Deadly(ish) Sins of Grain Marketing Explained Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser Brian Voth’s “Seven Deadly(ish) Grain Sins and How to Avoid Them” presentation, hosted by the local Farm Credit Canada branch, filled a boardroom to overflowing at the Pomeroy Inn and Suites in Vegreville on Wednesday, January 23.

While Voth admitted early on that the topic of his profession – Grain Market Advising – is one of the “snoozers” that fall low on most farmer’s priority lists at seminars, Agriculture Trade Fairs, and like-events, his unique approach kept the Vegreville-and-area audience engaged throughout the morning.

Paralleling the canonical 7 Deadly Sins – lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride – Voth’s tips to avoid big mistakes in marketing grain were backed by examples of attitudes he had seen in his home area of southern Manitoba, and where those attitudes led.

vices, he warned that wanting more, and waiting for the market to keep on rising, could lead you waiting just for the market to drop.

• Sloth; or, being a lazy marketer. In the long run, a proactive, disciplined marketing plan will always pay off compared to not having a plan and being reactive.

Without a plan, many farmers fall into a default of sitting on their crops whether the market is high or low and don’t sell until they need the binspace for the next crop. No matter what the market looks like, a plan should be in place to ensure your farm is profitable.

• Wrath; or, being angry about your market decisions. Once a marketing decision has been made, it’s important to carry on and focus on what you have left to sell. In Voth’s words, “Don’t berate

• Lust; or, a perpetual longing for the high of the market, especially when compared to last year’s market.

Every crop year should be approached independently, no matter what last year’s market looked like.

• Gluttony; or, wanting more than needed for your target ROI. Once you hit your projected or actual ROI, you should be selling to reduce price risk and lock in your profits.

• Greed; or, wanting the best price, but not looking at profitability. As Voth had observed “greed” as one of the biggest farm marketing

yourself if prices go higher… celebrate that whatever’s left, you can sell for more.

• Envy; or, coveting what you hear from your neighbours. Voth mainly focused this point on the nature of “coffee-shop talk,” much like fishermen’s tales, to inflate the truth and lower self-esteem when it comes to your own farm, the equipment you have, and the prices you’ve gotten for your grain.

Every farm is different, no two situations are the same… just do your best to make sure your farm is

profitable and move on.

• Pride; or, thinking you have to do everything yourself. Your farm is a commodity-based investment business.

There is no harm in outsourcing the tasks you can’t or don’t like to do and focus on your strengths.

After the “7 Deadlies” portion of the presentation, Voth also explained the pros and cons of futures and options hedges.

Conrad Bielesch, an attendee who farms canola, wheat, peas, and soybeans north of Mannville, said that he and his father had attended to grow a little more in their marketing skills. “You can always learn a little more,” said Bielesch, “It’s what you do at home to apply what you’ve learned that counts.”

The group took an intermission for coffee and snacks halfway through the presentation.

Before heading home for the afternoon, the presentation’s students were also offered an information session about farm insurance, by Gail Schafer of Global Ag Risk Solutions.

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They can create a resting place for him at their new home or at a pet cemetery where they can visit.

Cash: If you're truly interested in this property, then it's worth working with the sellers and coming to a resolution. Otherwise, you might need to look for a different country home, hopefully one where the owners didn't have pets!

A beloved pet can be like one of the family. So it is no surprise that many people memorialize their pet in the same manner they memorialize a member of the family. The oldest pet cemetery in the world is located in Hartsdale, NY, just outside New York City and dates back to 1896.

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Finding Jasper Lori Thickson Life’s Little Moments Last Tuesday, our pigs decided to go on an adventure, accompanied by our neighbour’s dog Charlie. We didn’t see them escape, but when my husband went to feed them that morning, they were gone! They’d pushed on the gate enough to bend it so they could get out.

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We looked everywhere for them on our farm, then decided we should start checking with our other neighbours.

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“Pick one.” He didn’t have to tell me twice!

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Our other dog wasn’t too thrilled with him at first, but he’s slowly coming around. It’s like having another baby in the house again,

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Tributes MEMORIAM

SARAFINCHAN, Nicole Anna “Nini” January 3, 1973 to February 2, 2017 Loving and kind in all her ways, Upright and just to the end of her days; Sincere and true, in her heart and mind, Beautiful memories, she left behind.

Eternal Memory.

Forever in our hearts, Love Mom, Dad, Carter, Cam, Sarah, Andrea, Ken, Curtis and Cathy

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CHMILAR, Rudolph (Rudy) January 17, 1946 – January 13, 2019 We are saddened to announce Rudy’s passing on Sunday, January 13, 2019, with his family and a friend by his side.

Rudy grew up on a farm near Mundare and enjoyed life to the fullest until 2003 when his mother passed away, from there he moved to the Beaverhill Lodge in Lamont.

Rudy is survived by numerous relatives and friends.

Rudy was predeceased by his mother Carrie Chmilar and his father John Chmilar; brother Jackie Chmilar; two sisters Judy Chmilar and Beverly Zadimersky.

At Rudy’s request, cremation has taken place followed by inurnment in St. James Russo-Greek Orthodox Church Cemetery - Mundare. Memorial donations may be made to the “St. James Russo-Greek Orthodox Church - Mundare” or to the charity of one’s choice.

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ROMANIUK, Peter W. October 28, 1928 – January 19, 2019 On Saturday, January 19, 2019, Peter W. Romaniuk of Hairy Hill, Alberta passed away at the age of 90 years.

Peter is survived by his loving family, six daughters and one son, Marlene (Paul) Diachyshyn, Caroline Romaniuk, Catherine (Kevin) Fundytus, Pat (Audrey) Romaniuk, Patricia (Stephen) Pawluk, Beverly (Randy) Slusarchuk and Anna (Bryant) Stefanetz; fourteen grandchildren, Cynthia (Keith) Chizen, Michael (Christine Buchanan), Leanne (Ryan) Wachter and Paul W. Diachyshyn, Pearce and Brooke Romaniuk, Rachelia, Johnathan and Stephen Pawluk, Alicia, Stephen and Olivia Slusarchuk, Brittany and Evan Stefanetz; three great grandchildren, Amber, Jeffrey and Bradley Chizen; three sisters-in-law, Annie Kozniuk, Jean Romaniuk, and Marian Wengreniuk; along with numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Peter was predeceased by his wife Nellie; parents Wasyl and Katyryna Romaniuk; one brother Nestor Romaniuk.

A Prayer Service will be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Willingdon Recreation Centre. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Pruth (Rng Rd 152 and Twp Rd 552). Reverend Father Benny Ambrosie officiating with interment to follow in the Church Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the “Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Pruth.”

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ROZDZIABEK, Barbara On January 26, 2019 Barbara Rozdziabek of Vegreville passed away at the age of 71 years. Barbara is survived by her husband of 53 years, John; daughters, Audra Zyla (Kevin Kropielnicki), Carrie (Jim) Douglas, Sandra (Tim) Boonstra, Jacqueline (Marvin) Kachuk, and Andrea (Mark) Lee-Wing; twelve grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Tammy (Dave), Shirley (Paul); one brother, Ken (Bernie); also numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Predeceased by her parents, Ed and Mary Koluk; brother, Jack; and son-inlaw, Ron Zyla.

Celebration of Life Friday, February 1, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Vegreville Social Centre, 4802-47 Street with Eric Berge officiating. In lieu of other tributes, donations may be made to the Homestead Lodge in honor of Barbara.

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BILL MELNYK July 23, 1935 - December 28, 2018 Bill will be lovingly remembered by his wife Arleen, children Brenda Dougan (Joe Zeller), Deanne (Steve) Bolton, Donna (Kevin) Reeds, Shelly (Bryce) Scott, Darrel (Leanne) Hlus, Russel (Shannon) Melnyk and Stacey (Ryan) Gamble, and 23 Grandchildren, 12 Great-Grandchildren.

We wish to thank the many friends and family for their expressions of kindness, sympathy and support shown to us during our time of loss. Thank you to those who sent cards, flowers, food, donations and also visited and called.

Bill’s celebration of life was held January 5, 2019 at the Innisfree Rec. Centre. Special thanks to Neil Napora for the thoughtful eulogy. Our appreciation, as well, to Jim Storch and staff of the Lakeland Funeral Home for a memorable service. Thank-you to the Innisfree Ukrainian Dancers for serving the lunch.

Thank you for the care at Vermilion Hospital, and Viking, Vermilion Extended Care.

Thank-you to everyone who supported us in any way during this difficult time.

Arleen and The Melnyk Family.

TOPOLINSKI, Mike On January 26, 2019, Mike Topolinski of Edmonton passed away at the age of 102 years.

Mike is survived by his children, Don (Linda) and Marlene (Ron); grandchildren, Breanne, Scott and Kristi; and great-grandchildren, Kendall, Olivia and Kierra. Predeceased by his spouse, Isabel; parents, Metro and Agnes; and nine siblings.

Graveside Service Thursday, January 31 at 11:00 a.m.

Beauvallon Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery, Beauvallon, AB, with Pastor Bradley Dahr officiating. In lieu of other tributes, donations may be made to ADRA Canada, 20 Robert Street W, Newcastle, Ontario, L1B 1C6.

Photos, memories and condolences may be shared through www.parkmemorial.com.

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In Honour of a special member of our work family Barb Rozdziabek Barb was an employee of the Homestead Lodge in Vegreville for almost 34 years. She contributed her many talents to most departments over the years and was an invaluable member of this team. In her most recent role as CAO/Site Manager of Homestead Lodge/ MD of Minburn Foundation, Barb was very organized, thoughtful and understanding. Staff were treated like family…evident in the length of time many chose to stay.

Barb was a compassionate person, and she certainly had a special place for the residents of Homestead Lodge…..always coming to work extra early to spend time with them and making sure everyone was well looked after. Barb’s hard work and dedication was evident in every aspect of this organization. She was loved and will be deeply missed by everyone who had the opportunity to know her. We wish to express to Barb’s family our sincere condolences.

MD of Minburn Foundation Board Members Staff & Residents of Homestead Lodge, Innisfree Birch Lake Villas, Mannville Manor, Villa, and SCU’s

How to Secure Remote Access SKAKUN, Margaret On January 22, 2019 Margaret Skakun of Two Hills passed away at the age of 98 years. Margaret is survived by three daughters, Evelyn Skakun, Betty (Rick) Belair, and Alana (Leo) Coady; daughters-in-law, Rose Skakun and Liz Skakun; eleven grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her husband, Fred; parents, Tofil and Eliseveta Kereliuk; sons, Norman, Allan and Edward; daughter-in-law, Marion; grandson, Dale Skakun; and all ten siblings.

Funeral service Monday, January 28, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. at Park Memorial Chapel, 4814-50 Street, Vegreville. Interment in Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of other tributes, donations would be greatly appreciated to Two Hills Long Term Care Centre.

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Start a travel journal. This sweet keepsake will keep them entertained for hours, and is something they can do in the car, on the plane and at the hotel room. Artists and younger ones can keep a visual journal of drawings and sketches, and older ones can create more of a scrapbook with ticket stubs and brochures

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Family Literacy at Alice Melnyk Library Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser In recognition of Family Literacy Day this past week, community organizations Community Association for Lasting Success (CALS), The Two Hills Child Development Coalition, Alice Melnyk Library, Two Hills Parent Link Centre, and Alberta Health Services partnered together to offer families in the Two Hills area the opportunity to celebrate literacy together.

The event was held Thursday, 10-12 at the Public Library, at no cost for families to attend. 40 children attended,

including children who attended with their families, as well as two kindergarten classes from the Two Hills Mennonite School. Each child went home after the event with a free age-appropriate book.

Erika Trufyn (CALS) introduced the group and lead song and story time before participants moved on to attend any of the planned activities, which were designed around the five principles of literacy; language and cognitive development, emo-

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scorecard - CONTINUED from PAGE 6 cities and literacy were the causes of underdevelopment and so drove the population out of urban areas into the jungle Killing Fields.

North Korea became a land of prison camps, thought control and malnutrition.

The Vietnamese communist revolution produced a wave of more than a million refugees termed “the boat people” and re-education prisons so bad that the inmates of one produced a petition to the International Committee of the Red Cross asking for cyanide tablets with which to kill themselves.

African experiments with radical socialism were equally unsuccessful. In formerly colonized territories, attempts at instituting the real communism ended up with identically horrible results: political repression, civil war, food shortages that often amounted to famine, and socio-economic failure.

Compare the African nations in the 1960s, which were then the gross domestic product equals of Singapore and South Korea. They chose the collectivist path and are now light years behind the social development of countries that adopted market economies.

And so back to Venezuela. The Chavez-Maduro governments took Cuba as their model, as did Nicaragua, Bolivia and Ecuador. This “pink tide” had lofty, even noble, ambitions but has produced only failure in the long term.

It’s time, surely, to consider whether more experiments with real communism are ill-advised.

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The Makings of Mary Sydora’s Good Life Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Mary Sydora was born in Poland in 1927, and she grew-up on a farm in Innisfree, Alberta.

Mary had good parents and an older brother. She said she enjoyed growing up on the farm. She had to do chores but she never thought this to be much work as she enjoyed doing them. She was young and creative then, and always had time to invent games. One that she especially remembered was playing by an old stove where her brother and she used to pretend to cook all kinds of dishes.

They were poor but that never bothered them.

Mary enjoyed school because it gave her a chance to meet other kids and develop friendships with them. They would think of many games that they would play together.

She had to walk a mile to school and was required to take care of and clean the school. That is how it was done back then. She enjoyed doing this and thought it was really neat that she could help out this way.

Mary also liked school because she liked to learn and earned good marks in her studies. “They say if you like something, you do well with it and I believe that is why I did well in school. I completed my grade eight and then I stayed on the farm to help my parents out. There weren’t the opportunities for further education like there is today.” Mary said.

Mary met her husband, George, at a dance where she admitted she thought he was pretty nice.

Mary’s husband was a farmer, so they stayed and worked together on the farm after they got married.

Soon, Mary found out how special George was as he was willing to and good at doing the housework and the work outside too.

They had four daughters. George was always taking care of these girls also.

They were thrilled to have the girls and never thought about having a boy as the girls did work on the farm and it was just nice to have four daughters.

Mary thought it was so funny because after the girls got a bit older, one woman commented she had four daughters but never had a son. Mary replied, “What do you mean, I never had a son?” Then, when the girls got married, Mary showed her four son-in-laws and said, “See, I have four sons.” Mary said her son-in-laws are as near and dear to her as any son would be.

Today, they have four grown-up grandchildren also who are very nice people.

Later, George was diagnosed with cancer and Mary decided to take care of him. This was hard because she didn’t like to see him suffer but in those days, she said people did what they had to do and they didn’t let hard times bother them too much.

George passed away six years ago.

Mary moved to Homestead Lodge a year ago, which she said is a very nice place to live because the staff and residents are very nice. The workers are very good. They are willing to help any way people need help. She also enjoys the meals and recreation.

Mary added she has just had a really good life so far.

A photo of a picture of Mary’s and George’s wedding day in the back and their 50th wedding anniversary.

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Vegreville Town Council January 28, 2019 Meeting Highlights

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Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser At the regular meeting of Vegreville Town Council on January 28, there were few items for discussion.

In correspondence, the Town received invitations from Provincial Minister of Municipal Affairs Shay Anderson, to send nominations for the Minister’s Awards for Municipal Excellence, and from the office f the Lieutenant Governor to send nominations for the Alberta Order of Excellence.

As the Minister’s Awards for Municipal Excellence come in categories of Innovation, Partnership, Safe Communities, Smaller/Larger Municipalities, and Outstanding Achievement, Council discussed the options they had reflected on before the meeting and moved unanimously to nominate the Youth Making a Change (YMAC) program. Other nomination options were also discussed, some who would qualify next year, and others who will be decided on before the March 29th deadline for submissions.

The decision for nominees for the Alberta Order of Excellence will be taken up with the Impact Vegreville committee so that they can make recommendations. Membership into the Order, cited as the “highest honour the Province of Alberta can bestow on a citizen of this province,” was awarded to Don Mazankowski in 2003.

Changes for clarification purposes were made to the Council Procedural Bylaw (now Bylaw no. 08-2019) and the Vegreville Economic Development Advisory Board Bylaw (now Bylaw no.

09-2019). These changes can be found on the Town website, but mostly serve to answer procedural questions and be available for reference should any disputes arise regarding actions taken in meetings of either Council or the VEDAB. During councillor’s reports, most notable was a meeting attended by Mayor MacPhee with Abba Medic, formerly referred to as both Canada House and MMJ, the upcoming cannabis operation soon to set up just outside of Vegreville. Thus far, the project waits for a development permit from the County of Minburn, and confirmation from an engineer that they will be able to access the Town’s lagoon system.

“We’re all in favour of this project, and we can see how it will create a lot of jobs for the town,” said Mayor MacPhee, “It’s nice to see them moving forward with plans after such a long wait.”

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Vegreville Rangers Close the Season with Saturday Home Game Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser Saturday, January 26 – The Vegreville Jr. B Rangers played out their last game of the season against formidable foes the Lac La Biche Clippers at the Vegreville arena. Though the Clippers sit in the second-place spot overall in the league, the Rangers were emboldened by stands full of Rangers fans who came to help them finish off the 2018-19 season.

Lac La Biche pulled ahead early, finishing with five points to the Rangers’ one. The Rangers goal was scored 5:54 into the game by Nathanial Bird (Gage Warrington) and was followed by five consecutive goals for the Clippers, interrupted only by two tripping penalties for the Rangers.

The Rangers made slow headway on the scoreboard, scoring 2 to the Clippers’ 3 in the second period. After the first, Rangers goalie #1 Ryan Koenig was switched out with a call-up from the Midget Wranglers team #35 Zachary Micklich for the remainder of the game.

A power-play goal by Ranger Brian Roth (Ben Roth, Brady Dun) 1:37 kicked off Period 2, followed by another Rangers goal by Lane Palahniuk (Hesten Bird, Nathaniel Bird,) at 5:42.

From there, the period went downhill, with three Lac La Biche goals and both teams alternating penalty minutes for slashing, cross-checking, kneeing, and tripping. At 14:39, Vegreville Rangers coach Sean Malone received a 2-minute

penalty that was categorized as “Bench Minor.”

The third period began and ended in a rush of back-and-forth action as the Rangers gave their last 20 minutes of the 2018-19 season their all.

Only 0:15 into the third, Lane Palahniuk, assisted by Noah Budinski and Gage Warrington, scored a beautiful goal that made the hockey fans in the stands – as well as their teammates on the ice and bench – go wild.

Though in the third the Rangers managed to “win the period” with one new goal to the Clippers’ 0, it was

not without a fight. After a combined 28 minutes in the box, (and more that the audience yelled “should have been called,”) several shots on both nets, and more than one unlikely save by Micklich, the game came to an end with a final score of 8-4 for the Clippers. Though the team did not qualify to continue into the playoff season, there is hope that the grueling victory in the third period gave Vegreville’s Junior B team something to look forward to when they return in the fall.

A total of 46 penalty minutes were passed out during the game, with 28 being Rangers penalties.

Shots on goal finished at 54 -27 for the Clippers, which gave goalies on both teams (combining stats for both Koenig and Micklich) equal game save percentages at 86.2%.

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Children Learn to Love Literacy Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Having good literacy skills helps everyone to love learning and a party which focuses on literacy is the finest way to reach children. A Family Literacy Day Party was presented at Vegreville Centennial Library for free for all families with children from birth to six years old on January 25.

Around 30 children attended this event which was held to celebrate 20 years of family literacy! Parents and child caregivers accompanied their children as they are their child’s first and best teacher.

Initially, there were a lot of content faces while Coordinator for CALS Children listen to Coordinator for CALS Family Literacy, Erika Trufyn read a story.

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Family Literacy, Erika Trufyn led the children in an interactive song and read them a story.

Then Trufyn explained to the children how the passport they received worked and how visiting the different stations helped them to enter to win prizes.

Each station had a professional from a different organization assist the children and each table featured a different activity.

Executive Director for VegMin Learning Society, Holly Cependa led the children in inventing a story.

CALS Station offered the children a chance to create a geoboard where they made shapes out of rubber bands on it.

The library had a station which focused on numeracy where children

Children participate in a numeracy activity at the library station. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

picked-up plastic bugs and put them in a container according to the number which was printed on the cup. This helped children’s fine motor skills and counting skills.

PLC Station highlighted the story, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, and Blue Fish and an activity where children tried to catch fish out of a fishing pond. This taught children how to match things together and the sensory bin(fishing pond) helped children develop counting and matching skills, as well as, helped them learn to identify colors.

Alberta Health Services had a station where children created fruit kebobs.

There were other stations and when the children were finished, they participated in a scavenger hunt where they found words in the library.

This event was presented in partnership between the Community Association for Lasting Success, Vegreville and Area Parent Link Centre, Vegreville and District Child Development, VegMin Learning Society, Alberta Centennial Library, and Alberta Health Services. There were also door prizes and a small snack.

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An Amazing Afternoon with Steve Palmer Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent Some of the greatest rays of sunshine from the Senior Citizen Sunshine Club Centre of Vegreville come from the musicians they invite to perform at their venue.

Once again, January 27 presented an afternoon concert of acclaimed folksinger, Steve Palmer who was on his Western Canada tour.

Steve was born in 1948 where he grew up in Edmonton.

Steve said his first clear memories of enjoying music was when he was three years old and felt a real connection to music. His mother always had the radio on. She was an inspiration to him as she was a classical pianist. Steve’s father really loved music too.

Steve first started performing in high school where he became friends with guys who were already in bands. Steve started his first band, The Time Machine in 1966.

(Left-to-right) Chair of Sunshine Club’s Entertainment Committee and emcee, Don Harfield, Acclaimed Folk MusicianSteve Palmer, and President of Sunshine Club and Chef of Sunshine Club Kitchen, Dwayne Hlady. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Acclaimed musician, Steve Palmer performs!

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Steve writes some of his own songs which he admitted the music comes first and then the words kind of go with it.

Steve has been a traveling musician for over 40 years and he was recently inducted into the Edmonton Music Hall of Fame.

He now calls Ottawa his home.

Chair of Sunshine Club’s Entertainment Committee, Don Harfield was the emcee who opened the concert by introducing Steve and saying Steve played with the band, The Time Machine at Don’s high school, even though Don didn’t know him back then.

Then the music came on where the first song, Steve per-

formed called, ‘When First’ was as refreshing as the yellow glow of canola fields.

The second song, Show Me the Way’s had strings which passed a pleasant and relaxed melody around the centre.

Steve went on to admit he will find any excuse to get the audience to sing-a-long to his songs while he performed, ‘Oh Susanna,’ next.

Other performances took the audience on a trip through miles of memories.

Some tunes carried a catchy rhythm while others flash a picture of down-home simple living pleasures. All the while, Steve was capable of switching smoothly from playing his six-string guitar to 12 string guitar.

Steve performed covered favorites where one was ‘Roll on Saskatchewan’ by Tom Connors. Another song, Ghost presented the cozy feeling of simple times in ghost towns.

Diamond Girl sang of a woman more precious than jewels.

A few songs, She Moves Me and Sweet as Sweet, were dedicated to Steve’s cherished wife, Lorraine who passed away in 2015.

Ragtime music from over 100 years ago was added where the melodic strings seemed to float like magic around the centre.

Country music with more heat took a turn when Steve performed a cover of Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire.

Steve performed many more songs and at the end, he spoke to the audience and said he loves gatherings like this as they represented a community of the moment.

Harfield announced at the end anyone who appreciates music would have enjoyed a concert by this seasoned musician.

Some of the audience. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Ralph Lange added he enjoyed the show because Steve has this real gentle side. ‘He’s awesome!’

Shirley Preuss said she found the concert really interesting. ‘Steve is such an accomplished guitarist. He’s good with the audience and makes sure to keep them engaged with the show.’

Food and refreshments were also available at the Vegreville Sunshine Club Kitchen, which was prepared, cooked, and served by Chef Dwayne Hlady and volunteers.

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Daddy and Me Make Busy Bags

Some of the art and craft projects the children made at Parent Link Centre during the months of December and January. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Adam Bilyk with his daughter, Erin.

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Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent “Daddy and Me” is a program which helps fathers bond with their children while they are engaged in different activities. This program is held once a month at Vegreville and Area Parent Link Centre.

The program on January 26 saw children making busy bags with their fathers’ assistance. This project included several craft projects which children put into bags that they were allowed to take home with them. They started by making their own Lego blocks by cutting large foam pieces into tinier blocks. Next, the children worked with Popsicle sticks which they could stick together with Velcro

stickers. Then they chose six crayons to put into their bags while their fathers stapled pieces of paper together to make a case for the crayons.

This was followed by the Pancake and Play program where everyone was treated to pancakes, sausages, and fresh fruit.

Mitchell Wolfe who is a seasonal Stay-at-Home Dad said he really likes the Daddy and Me program because it’s a great place for him to get together with other Dads and do different activities with his two sons, Donovan and Emrys.

Mitchell’s son Donovan said he loves the program because he gets to do many different crafts.

His younger son Emrys said he enjoys the program because he gets to play a lot.

Mitchell Wolfe bonds with his sons, Donovan and Emrys.

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Jennette Ferguson’s Centennial Birthday Party Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser On Saturday, January 26th, Vegreville’s newest Centenarian Jennette Ferguson was celebrated at her 100th birthday party at the Vegreville Social Centre.

She was surrounded by family and friends, with 5 generations of the Ferguson family and several members of the local and church community gathered together.

The joyful din of over 230 voices filled the Social Centre throughout the afternoon’s agenda of lunch, a program, and multiple sheet cakes emblazoned with birthday greetings.

The program was opened by Jennette’s daughter, who looked back fondly on her childhood being raised along with her ten siblings, by their mother. She recalled adventures down into the well to retrieve milk from the “cellar,” and quiet evenings gathered around Jennette’s chair to listen to her read.

“I don’t think I can ever remember mom raising her voice at us or being angry,” she said, “When I had children of my own, I held her up as the standard for the mother that I want to be.”

County of Minburn councillor Kevin Bentley, who grew up as a neighbour to Jennette Ferguson’s family, brought greetings and a plaque to present. “It’s a great accomplishment to turn 100,” said Bentley, “and an even greater one to still live on the family farm.”

Greetings were also brought by the Town of Vegreville by Mayor Tim MacPhee, who looked at the overflowing room and jokingly thanked Jennette on behalf of the businesses in Vegreville, to the laughter of many. In all seriousness, he thanked Jennette for her involvement and generousity in the community and presented her with a certificate on behalf of the Town.

On behalf of the province, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA Jessica Littlewood presented Jennette with a Centennial pin and certificate.

“It’s not very often we get to meet someone who has seen both world wars.”

Littlewood also spoke about the full room of people, attributing the overwhelming number of family members to Jennette’s great leadership, love, and sacrifice.

A friend and fellow member of the Vegreville United Church congregation Li Giebelhaus spoke to the crowd about Jennette’s contributions to the community, including baking for the church, making quilts and afghans for family, friends, and patients at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Vegreville. And her many years of directing the Vegreville Fair.

To close the program, the Vegreville United Church’s Rev. Carolyn Woodall spoke about Jennette’s incredible character, and the attitude to always have faith and make the best of it that helped her family to thrive in all circumstances.

She then led everyone in grace. Shirley Preuss led the singing of “Happy Birthday” on the harmonica before lunch.

Party guests and speakers all described Jennette as sharp as a whip, generous, and joyful. She spent the duration of the party swarmed with party guests, laughing along with the speakers, and enjoying the company of her loved ones.

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Mayor Welcomes New Businesses to Vegreville

Mayor Tim MacPhee and Councillor Taneen Rudyk presented owner Travis Dowhun from Proline Performance with a Grand Opening plaque, along with congratulations on their grand opening here in Vegreville on behalf of Mayor MacPhee and Town Council.

Mayor Tim MacPhee and Councillor Taneen Rudyk presented owner Jit Patel of Vegreville Pizza Hut with a plaque, along with congratulations on their opening here in Vegreville on behalf of Mayor MacPhee and Town Council

Vegreville Business License Bylaw Explained Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser In response to a rather loud, confused outcry from business owners, operators, and advertisers in Vegreville after the new Business License bylaw was passed (05-2019) the Town of Vegreville released a brief break-down of what the

bylaw is all about.

Communication Coordinator with the Town of Vegreville, Rachel Farr, delivered this explanation with the reassurance that “not that much has changed.”

“All the new bylaw really does is outline more clearly what constitutes as a business in Vegreville,” she also admit-

ted that while the original statement may have been misspoken at first, bylaw 05-2019 should be very simple for business owners to understand and follow.

“When you’re caught up in the excitement of starting a new business, it’s easy to ignore the need for licenses and permits. However, licenses and permits are

mandatory, and before you can legally begin to operate your business, you need to have a business license in place.

Many people who make money at home, don’t start out wanting to start a business. Often they make a few bucks selling their home made goods to friends and family, or take some extra work on the side. But if your goal is to make money, even just a bit extra to help with finances, it’s possible you’ll need a business license.

“The Town of Vegreville requires all businesses that are operating, working, providing or selling a product or service within or partially within the town corporate boundaries to possess a valid Vegreville business license.

“A business defined is a commercial, merchandising, marketing or industrial activity or undertaking that invoices for goods or services; a profession, trade, occupation, calling or employments; or an activity providing goods or services, whether or not for profit and however organized or formed, including a cooperative or association of Persons.

“A non-residential business is a person or business that does not have a permanent base of operations in either a home or commercial location within Vegreville.”

All who are looking to operate a homebased business will require a license. Of the many ways to make extra income from the comfort of your home, some example businesses include (but are not limited to) child care, sign making, hair care, dance instructor, personal trainer, jewelry maker, music teacher, photographer, small appliance repairs, bookkeeper, graphic design, yard maintenance, seamstress or any of the homebased business companies out there with the goal to make money.

A license is not required for selling your household items that you no longer need.