Vegreville News Advertiser - May 24, 2017

VOL. 70 NO. 21

67 YEARS OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017

Vegreville CPC to move to Edmonton

Joe Machney Reporter On May 1st, the Town of Vegreville received a letter indicating that the Case Processing Centre (CPC) in Vegreville will be moved to Edmonton.

“In an effort to respond to increased demand in various lines of business, Immigration,

Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is relocating its CPC from Vegreville to Edmonton

by December 2018. This decision allows the Department to be well-positioned to respond to current and future challenges,” Minister of

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New Manager at CIBC in Vegreville

Fields still soaked

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RCMP files from May 15 - 18 Joe Machney Reporter May 15 05:50 Multiple calls about break and enters in Mundare. See article in this edition of the News Advertiser.

10:59 Report of a couple being away overnight and upon their return they found that the side gate along their property had been ripped off the hinges and the garage door was open and storage bins had been dumped out and rummaged through. A bunch of their belongings had been strewn all over the place, however nothing had appeared to be taken.

11:00 Report of a distracted driver on highway 855 near Mundare. No licence plate was obtained but the truck was described as a black Ford.

12:23 Report of a licence plate being stolen off of a vehicle. The vehicle was parked near the hospital.

12:56 Report of a bicycle being stolen off of a patio. The bike was light blue and white in color with straight handlebars and a crooked seat. Still under investigation.

15:26 Report of somebody posting and selling items online that do not belong to them. A member spoke to the seller who claims that the items do belong to her. There was no evidence of foul play.

16:32 Report of a dispute between two parties involving vehicle parts and work on vehicles. A member attended and mediated the situation.

No offence took place.

18:26 911 report of theft of tools.

The complainant was working on a vehicle and had left for a short time.

Upon his return, he had found that his tools were missing. Still under investigation.

May 16 07:41 Report of a suspicious female sitting at an intersection beside a truck

with a child in the vehicle. A member attended but the vehicle was gone.

13:08 Report of a possibly impaired driver. Members attended and located the vehicle on highway 16. Evidence was obtained and a breath sample was demanded. Upon providing breath samples at the detachment it was determined that the male driver had over three times the legal limit. He was later released on court-compelling documents.

13:47 Report of an erratic driver weaving in and out of traffic and speeding on highway 16. Members notified Sherwood Park.

20:51 Report of a white 90’s Chevrolet being driven erratically. No licence plate was obtained and the vehicle was not located.

May 17 08:54 Request to do a well-being check on a male who had not answered his phone. The individual has a history of falling down, so a member attended and the male was located and had fallen down. A homecare practitioner

was notified and was able to assist with the situation.

16:00 Report that somebody had received a voicemail claiming to be with Revenue Canada.

23:32 911 call with a female saying that she needed somebody taken away.

Members attended and a number of people at the residence were intoxicated.

The troublemaker agreed to leave the residence peacefully.

May 18 02:43 A driver was located operating a vehicle with no insurance. A violation ticket was issued and the vehicle was towed.

03:14 Report of a break and enter to a building at the landfill. Still under investigation pending forensic identification results.

07:18 Report of a male laying underneath some blankets outside.

Member attended but he had rolled up his sleeping bag.

10:38 Report of receiving two warrants for a male. The male attended and was arrested and released for court on a promise to appear.

13:06 Request to remove a sleeping male from a doorstep as the male is refusing to leave. Member attended but the male was already gone.

20:32 Report of a male with mental health concerns leaving a residence, however the male had returned on his own.

22:25 A member was conducting a speed operation and caught a male driver going 170 kph. He was issued a summons to appear in court because he was doing 50 kph over the speed limit.

During the week 4 false alarms, 5 false 911, and 46 calls for service were made in total.

Person Charged for Multiple Break and Enters in Mundare Sgt Jerry Nutbrown On May 15th, 2017 in the early morning hours, Vegreville RCMP responded to reports of a suspicious female entering multiple residences in Mundare. Vegreville RCMP members responded and with the assistance of Mundare residents, were able to locate and arrest a single female suspect.

Shaelee ZOTZMAN, 19 years of age, of Mundare, has been charged for multiple break and enters. A small number of

items were recovered and returned to their rightful owners.

The Vegreville RCMP would like to thank the residents of Mundare for their quick action and assistance in identifying and apprehending a suspect in this matter.

ZOTZMAN remains in custody at this time pending her first appearance in Provincial Court on Monday, June 5th, 2017.

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Life is how you take it Joe Machney Reporter Not two people will see an event from the same perspective.

This is true and even more the case as people get older in their years. It is generally called experience and with each year that comes and goes more experiences get accumulated that further color the world for each and every one of us.

This is life and it is good and right. How often though does one get lost in their own point of view or perspective? How has the event or experience been clouded or brightened by the observer’s past? Is each event viewed with the same ‘glasses’ or are different events seen with rosy glasses while others are rather dark and shadowy?

Getting caught up in your story is where you can lose yourself and forget to see that you are the star within your own production. The people in your life have come into your story to help you along with it, either to bring you a lesson or to add to the story in a positive or a negative way. These are lessons as well.

In a positive or a negative way is an interesting duality in the sense that what is perceived as good and bad are merely perspectives that are arrived at from past experiences. They are only true because they are believed to be the truth and nothing more than that.

When one sees life as a reflection of your inner world than it could seem quite a drama and rather overwhelming, but

from an outsider’s perspective the drama that the ‘storyteller’ is sharing can seem rather exciting and entertaining.

If one does not let their ego attack the person for their perspective, then the chance to take a step back and look at the broader perspective is a possibility that they can be opened to. Perspective, belief, and self-awareness are everything in life and by deeply seeing how these three set the stage for your life you are able to better navigate your mental and emotional world to better suit your own reality; your own life.

Your emotions and mental state affect the rest of your body.

The body is the servant of the mind and what you allow yourself to blindly feel or think influences your body, for better or worse. It is all life and you are continually taking in information through your senses and their own filters which were built from your past experiences. These can be rewritten though. They are habits and can be reformed with time and patience.

The sooner that people understand that they are in control of how they take life as it comes to them the sooner they can enjoy it as it comes. This attitude allows barriers to be broken down that open doors to different experiences. Worlds are continually built and collapsed as dictated by the belief structures that the individual takes on as their own. That last bit is important.

The key, as it is with everything, is Spirit. When one sees themselves as Spirits having a human experience then all patterns and filters can be replaced or altered as needed. Is your life what you really want? If it isn’t, then consciously change your mind, the rest will follow and bring a new world into your life. How you take it from there is up to you.

Name: Kathy Bohaychuk Occupation: Family/School Liaison Worker Likes: great food, my family Dislikes: cold and rainy weather, mud

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What’s old is new Kate Jackman-Atkinson Editor, myWestman.ca Often times, what’s old is new and in many ways, today’s businesses are returning to the tactics used by their predecessors over a century ago. The technology may have changed, but businesses are once again realizing that they need to take an active role in engaging with their customers, instead of just waiting for them to show up.

Catalogues were a staple of 19th and early 20th century retailing, Eaton’s was just one of the many businesses that built a cross-Canadian empire through mail order. The model took them right into their customers’ homes, loudly proclaiming who they were and what they sold. Then, transportation got faster, easier and cheaper and businesses realized that they didn’t have to get into their customers’ homes, the customers would come to them. But things have changed once more.

Transportation has become even faster and even easier and the internet has opened up much of the world to consumers in rural and remote communities— shoppers are now spoiled for choice. Once again, businesses are realizing the importance of being where their customers are, either physically or virtually, and the need to speak directly to them.

Earlier this year, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business did a survey to better understand how Canadian small businesses were using technology to interact with their customers. According to the results, businesses are increasingly embracing digital technologies. The survey found that 79 per cent of respondents said digital technologies were very important and

another 38 per cent said they were somewhat important. Digital adoption was seen as being especially important in the arts, recreation and information sectors.

Most of the respondents (79 per cent) had their own websites and their use of social media has risen to 52 per cent, up from 27 per cent in 2012. Not surprisingly, businesses that sell to individual consumers tended to be more active in digital technologies: having an online store, a regularly updated website and being more active on social media, Facebook in particular.

Businesses less than five years old were also more likely to use digital technologies than more established companies, likely because they are more actively promoting their business and because younger entrepreneurs may be more familiar with social media and therefore, more comfortable with its use.

A digital presence isn’t a necessity, but it makes a business much easier to be found by customers, existing and new, close and far away.

But digital technology comes with a price and that’s what holds small businesses back from venturing further into the digital world. CFIB’s survey found that 63.5 per cent of businesses found digital technologies too time consuming and 35.7 per cent found them too costly. Additionally, businesses cited challenges such as a lack of access to high speed internet, something with which many rural entrepreneurs are familiar.

For businesses that want to grow, a digital presence of some kind is essential. This is especially the case for rural businesses that by nature have a smaller pool of local customer from which to draw. For many rural businesses, their future will be found increasingly beyond their door steps, they just need to know how to open the door and help those customers find them.

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New CIBC Manager Ashley Ullberg Browning sits confidently as she prepares for her upcoming position as Branch Manager

Ashley Ullberg Browning has been working from home for CIBC for a number of years but on June 1st her role will change to that of Branch Manager of the Vegreville Branch. “Because the kids are getting older, it will be a little easier to transition,” Ashley said of her new role.

With a new manager comes new ideas and Ashley’s first priority is to have more presence in the community.

Ashely is a member of The Rotary Club in Vegreville and so being a part of the community is quite familiar to her.

Having a strong community is also integral to running a successful business and that is as important to Ashley as having a strong community presence.

“I want to make sure I’m out doing things and what I can,” Ashley said.

Having been in many different positons with many different managers, Ashley feels that she is able to take what she’s seen of their behavior and strategies and incorporate the positive attributes into her own personality and managerial skillset to form her own approach. “I hope to be the best leader that I can be here,” Ashley concluded.

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COMPILED BY DAN BEAUDETTE

90 Years Ago – May 25, 1927 Wednesday night’s rain, while it came at an opportune time for the crops, was not big enough to drown out the fire which destroyed F.H. Newcombe’s model chicken house on Mt. Pleasant.

The building had just been completed and some 800 chicks placed in it along with a brooder stove and everything else to make them comfortable. The loft of the house dad just been filled up with straw and it appears that the fire originated from the brooder stove and the straw made it a certainty that the building was doomed.

A farmer who quite appropriately lived near the town of Hamm, in Westfalia, sent to the slaughter house a pig which was so huge that the butchers afforded the animal a brief respite the while it was photographed. The dressed carcass weighted 1,020 English pounds. This is believed to be a German record.

The farmers of the district of Ryley have completed their wheat seeding operations. Owing to the recent rains and the fine condition of the fields, the grain is coming along very rapidly.

75 Years Ago – May 27, 1942 The long dry spell appears to be on the way out, as a succession of cloudy and cold days indicate that rain in on the way and, in fact, arrived on Wednesday afternoon. Conditions were getting serious I the district, growth being entirely at a standstill. Even the weeds were wilting. But a good solid rain will bring about great changes within twenty-four hours.

Harry Hite stands 7’ 9”, Howe is 5’ 6” and Stanley is just 3’ 4”. This comic act was featured in Warner Bros. motion picture, “new Faces of 13.” The act has played many large state friars in the USA. and recently completed a long engagement in the Strand Theatre, New York, City. This followed a four week engagement at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. It is unquestionably one of the best comedy acts on the age. It is but one of the many outstanding acts playing the Vegreville Exhibition, August 3rd, 4th, and 5th.

Mike Bachynski of New Kiew, gunner and dispatch, stationed somewhere in New Brunswick, is home on leave. Boys on leave in the district are: Mike Evashtuk, RCAF, Edmonton and Bill Simpson, RCAF Calgary.

Pte. Joe Lowe was visiting friends and relatives in the Park Grove district on his week-end leave.

50 Years Ago – May 25, 1967 Members of the Minburn County Band, 41 strong, were the first arrivals in Moose Jaw last Wednesday evening to take part in the 18th annual Kinsmen International Band Festival held in the Saskatchewan city last weekend. Two thousand bandsters making up 30 bands were expected to draw about 10,000 visitors to Moose Jaw for the event.

Official opening of the Centennial Building in Vegreville will take place on Friday, June 9th in conjunction with the Farmer’s Day Picnic which will be going on at the same time. J.G. MacGregor, Chairman of the Alberta Power Commission and a former resident of Vegreville will be the guest speaker.

Winners of the recent Fish and Game Association bird house competition were announced following judging last week. Grand Prize winner was Lorne Wasylciw. 1st most novel, Don Rogalsky; 1st most original Ken Farion; 1st best craftsmanship, Wesley Ruptash and 2nd best craftsmanship, Dale Menzak.

The Vegreville Women’s Institute held their May meeting at the home of Mrs. Ross Tebbutt with 12 members present. Mrs. Pearce chaired the meeting and gave her delegates report of the Mannville Conference where Vegreville W.I. won the cup for handicraft.

25 Years Ago – May 26, 1992 The County of Beaver board of education has banned helium from all school functions to prevent further mishaps like the one that killed a Tofield youth on May 9. The board heard details of the accident at its meeting on May 12.

These feet were made for walking says Mayor McKenzie and Devera Moses of parks and recreation. Vegreville is challenging the county of Barrhead and the town of Vermilion to a participaction duel on May 27. Mayor McKenzie is leading a walk starting at Central Park and going west to Husky Food Mart, then north to the Royal Canadian Legion, across to the Alberta Hotel and back to Central Park.

Rodney Austin, son of the Ranfurly postmistress Marian Austin, of Ranfurly has graduated from NAIT with a diploma in Business Administration. He was working full time at AGT and raising a family while he took eight years of night school to complete the course.

Ryley Foods was broken into in the early morning hours on May 5. There were a number of similar break-ins in the area, and RCMP have suspects in custody. Charges are being laid. The only thing taken from Ryley Foods were a small number of cigarillos. They gained access through the front door.

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.

Preposterous Times Gwynne Dyer All the talk of special prosecutors and the like will not bring the man to book. The soap opera will continue and no amount of dysfunction in the White House will make it stop until early 2019 at best. Even though a great deal of damage will have been done by then.

Some of the damage will only affect the United States. Donald Trump doesn’t often violate the Constitution, but he breaks all the unwritten rules that regulate the behaviour of public officials: don’t use your office to enrich yourself, don’t give plum jobs to your relatives, don’t fire the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation because he’s leading an investigation into possibly treasonous behaviour among your close associates.

Most of the concern at the moment is focused on North East Asia where Trump’s scarcely veiled threat to “do something” about North Korea could escalate a long-standing problem into a “major, major conflict”. But most other major players in the North East Asian game are grownups who do not want a nuclear war in their region, so the risk of a calamity there is much smaller than it looks.

The Middle East is more frightening than north east Asia in this context, for half the countries of the regions are already at war one way or another, none of the regimes really feels secure – and Trump has already launched a missile strike against the Syrian regime.

He justified it as retaliation for the alleged use of poison gas by the Assad regime – an allegation that has not been conclusively proved – but most people in the region take it as a sign that he is joining the Sunni side of a region-wide SunniShia war.

This alignment didn’t start with Trump, of course. For more than half a century the United States has seen Saudi Arabia, the effective leader of the Sunni bloc, as its most important ally in the Middle East, and for the past forty years it has regarded Iran as the root of all evil in the region.

Iran is the leader of the Shia bloc. In fact, it is the only big and powerful Shia country. Trump has already expressed hostility towards Iran, and his intentions to abandon the treaty that

President Obama signed to contain Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions for the next ten years. And on Friday Trump is making his first foreign visit – to Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the defacto ruler of Saudi Arabia and leader of the Sunni bloc.

Prince Mohammed’s escalation of Saudi Arabian support for the al Qaeda-linked faction in the Syrian civil war two years ago was the direct cause for the Russian intervention that ultimately saved the Assad regime. His military intervention in Yemen, trying to put the Saudi Arabian-imposed president back into power has led only to an unwinnable war and a looming famine in the country. And he’s up for fighting Iran too.

In an interview broadcast this month on Saudi TV he said: “we will not wait until the battle is in Saudi Arabia. We will work so the battle is in Iran.” Why? Because, accordin to the Prince, Iran’s leaders are planning to seize Islam’s most sacred city, Mecca, in the heart of Saudi Arabia, and establish their rule over the world’s billion and a half Muslims.

This is paranoid nonsense. Only one tenth of the world’s Muslims are Shia. The only three Muslim countries (out of 50) where they are the majority are Iran, Iraq and tiny Bahrein.

Iran sends troops to help the beleaguered, Shiadominated Assad regime in Syria, and money and weapons to the (Shia) Hezbollah movement in Lebanon. But in the 38 years since the current regime came to power in Tehran, it has never invaded anybody And the notion that it could or would invade Saudi Arabia is simply laughable.

Never-the-less, what matters here are not the facts but what Trump and Prince Mohammed may believe to be the facts. So the prospect of the two men getting together in Riyadh will arouse dread in Iran, and in some other quarters as well.

It’s preposterous to imagine that Saudi Arabia would attack Iran directly or that the United States would encourage Saudi Arabia or pursue such a strategy – or that Russia would let itself be drawn in on the other side. But we do live ibn preposterous times.

There is no chance that the Republican majority in the US Congress would impeach Donald Trump before the mid-term elections in late 2018 no matter what he does. Unless there is a complete collapse in the Republican vote then, they won’t impeach him either. It’s going to be a long four years.

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Mundare supports School Resource Officer position Joe Machney Reporter On May 5, CAO of Mundare, Colin Zyla informed Vegreville Town Council that the Town of Mundare is in favor of continuing the School Resource Officer position within the County of Minburn.

“I believe that the School Resource Officer position is a valuable asset for our community,” Colin said.

The Town will commit $3000 per year for three years starting in 2018.

“Unfortunately due to budget constraints, this is all we are able to commit to,” Colin concluded.

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Protect your identity Sgt Jerry Nutbrown - Vegreville RCMP Detachment RCMP Ponderings Wearing a mask, hiding in your basement and only going out at night is not what I mean. More and more we are seeing that criminals are trying to gain personal information from people. We were being inundated with reports from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam where the call centre in India had scammers getting iTunes card number from victims and in turn they would sell the value of the cards online. This was what we knew to be a typical CRA scam. In this scam the loss was limited to whatever the amount of the iTunes cards purchased was and the scammers moved on.

Lately we have been getting reports of a bit of a twist from scammers claiming to be from the CRA. The callers are still threatening to have their targets arrested by police but now they are trying to get personal information. A key piece of information they want is your Social Insurance Number (and possibly your name and date of birth). As noted in a previous Ponderings, your SIN should be protected and only used in very few instances. Also, do not carry your SIN card or Birth Certificate in your wallet or purse. If you know anyone that carries these, please tell them not to. If you are a parent, do not give these items to your child/youth so they can have something to carry in their new wallets.

Instead, give them a ten dollar bill as I’m sure they will appreciate this much more! These two pieces

of identification are key to identity theft and the reason for identity theft in most cases is to obtain credit in the victim’s name, fully utilize the credit, and leave the victim with years of work to regain a good credit rating. Most people have other government issued ID to use on a daily basis and this is enough for moving about and living in Canada.

Your SIN and Birth Certificate should be rarely asked for and in most cases, it is for financial reasons. The CRA will not call you up and use your SIN to confirm your identity as they prefer paper letters and lately, e-mail.

I had created a CRA online account which allows me to check on my income tax status and obtain related information. I provided an e-mail address and after I submitted my 2016 income tax forms, they e-mailed me saying that there is a message for me on my account that I can go retrieve. They did not include my SIN number or other identity information in the e-mail. I then log into the secure on-line account and read my messages. The CRA knows the importance of your SIN number and that it needs to be protected and they use them in a limited capacity. Your bank will require your SIN for financial account dealings but no retailer or on-line anything needs it, nor do they have the right to obtain it (unless you are trying to obtain credit).

Be aware too that there are phishing scams that try and get your personal information or access to your various on-line accounts. These are usually in the form of an e-mail that may look very authentic as if they were a bank or the government. Within these e-mail they say there is a problem with your account, or there has been some suspicious activity on your account and that you should login to somehow combat this. I don’t know how many times I have gotten an e-mail like this supposedly from a financial institution that I have never dealt with! Delete!

Within the e-mail they will supply a link that you can click on to take you to the site where you can enter your login credentials. The problem is that the site they take you to is a fake, or spoof site, that looks just like the authentic site but they capture your login information and use it for unscrupulous reasons.

This can be them now accessing your real on-line bank account and they can transfer themselves all your money into a financial institution account they opened with someone else’s ID. Once they extract your money they move on to another victim. These crimes can be hard to resolve and prosecute.

The bottom line is, you do not need to provide your SIN number to anyone, with very few exceptions. As well, if you ever get e-mails, phone calls, letters etc. that don’t seem right, they likely aren’t.

With many frauds the victims often say they didn’t think it seemed right but they provided the criminal the information or money that they demanded.

Any legitimate and reputable company will not be pressuring you to act immediately or threaten you with arrest.

They typically will give you time to look into whatever it is they are claiming and provide you time to ensure they are legitimate and legal. Now go check your child’s wallet or purse and put a twenty dollar bill in it, ten dollars just doesn’t seem like enough!

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POLITICS Jean & Kenney set out process to form united conservative party Samantha Johnston Deputy Director of Communications & Press Secretary - Wildrose Party On May 18, Wildrose Leader, Brian Jean, and PC Leader, Jason Kenney, signed a historic agreement in principle (AIP) that establishes the process to unify both parties into the United Conservative Party.

The AIP sets out how the parties will wind down their respective operations once the membership of each party has ratified the unity agreement. Ratification votes will be determined by each party in the coming weeks. Should the memberships of both parties ratify the unity agreement, the new party will immediately set out to elect a new leader.

“The foundations of this agreement stay true to the promise I made to the Wildrose grassroots members – to pursue unity in a way that maintains our principles, and our grassroots way of doing things. It’s been the mission of our party to inspire Albertans and restore common sense conservative ideas to government. This agreement brings that mission one step closer to reality.

“It’s been an honour touring the province for the past year getting feedback from Wildrose members and supporters about the direction and future of our movement. I am proud of the work that has gone into this agreement, and the way in which it honours the legacy of Wildrose. The most important part of the unification process is to

“I would like to thank Progressive Conservative members for giving me a mandate to develop this agreement, and thank all of those who have worked so hard to make this day a reality. Every PC member will have the final say on whether to ratify this agreement in a party referendum to be held in July. I look forward to meeting with PCs across the province in the weeks to come as part of an open and respectful dialogue about this unity agreement. I encourage all Albertans who want to renew our great province to get involved by joining the party. It’s time to have your say on the future of our province,” PC Party Leader Jason Kenney said.

remember the principle that this must be about more than seeking power for power’s sake and it is the members who will have the final say. Today’s announcement is about establishing a strong movement that secures Alberta’s future for generations to come,” Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said “This is a historic day for Alberta. We are putting our province ahead of our parties in order to get Alberta back on track. With this agreement, we end a decade of division by uniting common sense Albertans. This ensures the defeat of this disastrous NDP government, and the election of a free-enterprise government that will renew the Alberta Advantage. To the many Albertans who are struggling today, this agreement sends a clear message: that help is on the way.”

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SPORTS Soccer jerseys donated by Masonic Lodge

Four generations from Mundare

Father Trevor Solarz, Grandmother Charlotte Solarz, and Great Grandmother Verna Sharun holding Great Granddaughter Avery Solarz

Ken Flanagan Submitted On May 8th, prior to the regular meeting of St. John’s Masonic Lodge Jon Vadnais, Director of Coaching of the Vegreville Soccer Association arrived with some parents and a bunch of smiling soccer players from U-4 to U -12. They were presented soccer jerseys from the Masonic Lodge on behalf of the Al Shamal Shrine Club of Edmonton. The Shriners have presented soccer jerseys for several years to teams in this area. Mr. Vadnais said there are about 300 players in the area as soccer is becoming very popular. Judging by the happy faces of the recipients, they were all happy to receive the jerseys.

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Myrnam Elks put on Mother’s Day breakfast

Joe Machney Reporter The weekend was rainy and although people weren’t able to get much done outside, many people within the community of Myrnam along with others who came a considerable distance to be with their mothers were able to make it to the Elks Hall on Sunday to enjoy a pancake breakfast hosted by Myrnam Elks. The breakfast included eggs, hash browns, sausages, bacon, coffee, and juice.

Nearly all the seats were filled and laughter and good times were heard throughout the hall until about noon when the last pancake left the grill.

“This was a great Mother’s Day,” Myrnam Mayor Ed Sosnowski said with a warm smile. “We had an excellent crowd this year, even more than last year I think. It was really nice to see the turnout as well as all the mothers and grandmothers come out and enjoy themselves. Lots of guys came out to help and it was a lot of fun for everybody. It’s a family thing and that’s a good thing.”

“The event went really well, it was probably our best attendance yet,” Terry Axley, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Myrnam Elks said. “Only thing is, because of the weather it was slow to start but when the people came they came quickly and it was super busy all of a sudden. We didn’t really get

going until about 9:30 in the morning.”

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Royal Purple donates cupcakes to school New Myrnam School Our local Royal Purple has supported our school and our community for many years and in many different ways. On May 18th, our students and staff were treated with delicious cupcakes freshly prepared by our community’s Royal Purple ladies. The cupcakes were decorated in commemoration of Canada’s 150th Birthday which we all will be celebrating this July 1st! This is the second year that cupcakes were brought to our school for us all to enjoy and enjoy we did!

The Royal Purple also presented our principal, Mr. Gamblin, a generous donation of $150 to the school’s horticulture program. While our lady guests visited, they received a personal tour by Mr. Gamblin of the workings of our horticulture program and its facilities. This program will continue to ‘grow’ with our students, school and community with this support.

Over the last several weeks Mr. Gamblin’s grade six class has been working with

other grade six classes from Mannville, Paradise Valley and Vermilion on a social studies project about the Iroquois Confederacy. In all there were six grade six classes, and each class represented a nation from the Iroquois Confederacy. The purpose of the activity was to show how the Iroquois society was structured and how they used consensus to make decisions for their whole Confederacy. Classes met with each other by video chatting and they all discussed an important issue - should school uniforms be mandatory in all schools? To reach consensus, all of the students from each of the six schools had to agree on a decision. There was lots of good discussion amongst all of the classes, and in the end all of the students agreed - school uniforms are not a good idea! Students got a good understanding of what a difficult task it can be to come to a decision that everyone in a variety of communities is happy with, just as the Iroquois did long ago!

Our local Royal Purple ladies, Lillian Tkachuk, Lillian Konieczny and Colleen MacKenzie, pictured here with our grade ones and the many delicious cupcakes they treated our students and staff with!

Royal Purple representative, Lillian Konieczny, as she presented our principal, Mr. Keith Gamblin, with a generous donation toward the success of our horticulture program’s future.

Grade six students, Paris Jacula, Kyrstin Yaremchuk, Jesse James and Wyatt Jacula, interacting with fellow grade six students from other schools in a special social studies project!

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Union reaffirms call to reverse Vegreville closure Union reaffirms call to reverse Vegreville closure amid revelations of $46.6 million price tag Jeffrey Vallis Regional Communications Officer With recent revelations that moving the Vegreville Case Processing Centre (CPC) to Edmonton will cost taxpayers millions extra, the union representing workers at the Vegreville CPC is reaffirming the call to reverse the closure and to invest in rural Canadian communities.

“We have repeatedly asked the Immigration Minister to back up his claims with the numbers related to costs and savings, but all we received was redacted documents,” said Eddy Bourque, National President of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU), the component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) that represents the majority of over 250 workers at the Vegreville CPC. “Now, we know what he knew all along. This move is entirely political.”

Global News Chief Political Correspondent David Akin first broke the news on Wednesday, referencing an internal costing analysis from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The documents show Ottawa will spend $46.6 million on renovations and leasing in Edmonton, compared to $35.8 million to upgrade the existing facility in Vegreville.

“It never made sense to take a long-standing, high-functioning office out of a small, rural community and move it to a major metropolitan city,” said Marianne Hladun, Regional Executive Vice-President for the PSAC Prairie Region. “Alleged savings aside, the loss of qualified, capable workers and the combined years of experience would be devastating to the services that Canadians rely on.

Yesterday, MP Ralph Goodale answered questions in the House of Commons, defending the relocation with claims of a 20% vacancy rate in Vegreville.

“We are 100% confident that if IRCC offered indeterminate employment instead of precarious term employment, they could easily fill any vacancies—including bilingual,” said Hladun. “This is just another example of face-saving from the Liberal government.”

Next Thursday, May 25, at 12:15 p.m., the union will hold a Supporting Alberta Communities Rally at the clock tower outside Canada Place, the proposed future home of the Vegreville CPC, to protest the attack on rural communities like Vegreville.

The department plans to shutter the CPC in Vegreville and move the centre to Edmonton—over 100 kilometres away, forcing employees to relocate, commute over three hours each day, or quit the jobs they love. With 280 workers—about five percent of the town’s population—it has been one of the largest employers in Vegreville for over 20 years.

PSAC represents more than 170,000 workers across Canada, including 280 employees at the Vegreville Case Processing Centre. CEIU is a component of PSAC, which represents the majority of workers at Service Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and the Immigration and Refugee Board.

Right: Farmers work hard to finish up the harvest from last year.

Below: Soaked fields are still a common sight in the rural areas.

Fields still soaked with more rain in the forecast

Joe Machney Reporter The farmers in Alberta have been challenged as of late and although there has been a recent reprieve from the rain it is not to last as Environment Canada is calling for an ‘abrupt change in the weather’ for the next few days. A lot of the farmers are still trying to get the crops off the field from last year’s harvest, and the snow and rain from April and early May is not helping them catch up to what is supposed to be the spring seeding season.

As people rush to get their work done, companies like Vegreville Crop Management are also being asked to step up their game and meet the farmers halfway, so that they can get their crops off and this year’s seeding completed.

“Everybody is in a big panic to get as much as they can get done before this rain comes,” Shane Yackimec, Sales Agronomist for Vegreville Crop said. “So there’s a pretty big push to get things going. People are putting in longer hours and are trying to get it all done. I could confidently say that the stress level is as high and I’ve ever seen it.”

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Management of Seed-placed Fertilizers AgriNews While applying fertilizer at the time of seeding has many benefits, it is important to use the right amount.

“Applying too much fertilizer with the seed can reduce or delay crop emergence,” says Mark Cutts, crop specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “In order to ensure seed-placed fertilizers are being managed properly, producers need to understand the factors that influence their impact.”

The fertilizer product most commonly evaluated for seedplaced safety is urea (46-0-0).

Seed placed urea can reduce crop emergence through ammonia toxicity. Factors that impact the amount of urea that can be seedplaced include seedbed utilization (calculated as the spread of seed and fertilizer divided by the row spacing), soil conditions (soil texture, soil moisture), and seed size.

“As an interaction exists among these factors, the amount of urea that can be seed-placed varies considerably,” says Cutts. “Higher seedbed utilization (for example, 50 per cent versus 10 per cent), finer textured soils (clay verses sand) and a larger seed size (cereal versus canola) allow more urea to be placed with the seed.”

For seed-placed urea, moisture conditions at the time of seeding, and moisture received shortly after seeding (up to seven days post-seeding), can minimize the toxic effects of urea in the seed-row. However, says Cutts, to minimize the risk associated with urea, the amount that is seed-placed should reflect moisture conditions present at the time of seeding.

“Many producers place phosphate fertilizers with the seed to ensure seedling plants have early access to this nutrient.

The main phosphate fertilizer used in Alberta, monoammonium phosphate (11-52-0, 12-51-0), generally has low seedling toxicity. However, there is a distinct difference in maximum amounts of seed-placed phosphate based on crop type. In general, cereal crops can tolerate the amount of phosphate that’s typically seed placed, while crops such as oilseeds and pulses are more sensitive. In Alberta, at ten per cent seed bed utilization, the maximum recommended rates of seed-placed phosphate for cereal, pea and canola are 50, 25 and 15 pounds per acre respectively.“ A third fertilizer product that can be seed-placed is potassium chloride (0-0-60). “Seed-placed potassium fertilizer can impact crop stand establishment through a salt effect,” says Cutts. “The safe level of potassium that can be applied with the seed depends on crop type. In general, tolerance is higher in cereal crops than in smaller seeded crop such as canola. Pulse crops are sensitive to seed-placed potassium fertilizer and pro-

ducers may need to consider alternative fertilizer placement approaches such as banding.”

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Keeping the rite of passage safe Joe Machney Reporter High School graduation is a memorable time in every teenager’s life, it is where they leave adolescence and embark into the world as an adult. More often than not alcohol plays a role in the ceremony and it is here where the rite of passage and get a little tricky. It doesn’t have to though, if preventative and safe measures are taken the evening can be what it is meant to be, an evening that will be remembered for the rest of their lives.

“When taxis or other forms of public

transport are not available, it creates the temptation to drive home from these graduation parties that are out in the rural areas after having consumed liquor,” Cpl Leigh Drinkwater of the Vegreville RCMP said. “This is why it is important for people to come up with a plan. You need your designated drivers, specifically for grads. Don’t be embarrassed to have to call your parents to come and get you or take you there or drop you off. This way if you are going to consume any amount of liquor there is absolutely no danger of you getting behind the wheel.”

At age sixteen you are permitted to acquire your learner’s license or Class 7 learner and this also includes people who have their Class 5 GDL status. For these people there is zero tolerance for alcohol consumption. “Even though you may have had only one or two drinks and you may be nowhere near the legal limit for being charged criminally, right now in Alberta, there is the Alberta Zero Alcohol Tolerance Program. In this program if you are licensed as a novice or GDL driver it is an automatic 30-day suspension of your driver’s license and your driver’s license is destroyed,” Cpl Drinkwater cautioned.

“You’ll have to go and get a new one after thirty days. So even though you are legal and allowed to consume, with either of these driver’s license you are not allowed to have any alcohol in your system at all.”

Another important point that Drinkwater made is that although you are not being charged criminally, it will appear on your driver’s abstract, which will seriously hinder your opportunity to find a job at eighteen. The driver’s license is often seen as a rite of passage into adulthood and without it the journey can take a lot longer than it needs to.

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Improve your eating habits Alberta Health Services Local residents looking to improve their eating habits are invited to a series of free Alberta Health Services (AHS) information sessions.

Craving Change is a set of three weekly workshops that will be offered in Vegreville starting later this month. The workshops are designed to support participants who would like to feel more in control of their eating habits.

The sessions are led by AHS health professionals who share their expertise and guide interactive group discussions to help participants understand problematic eating triggers and develop a healthier lifestyle, built on improved daily decisions.

Craving Change will be held on May 31 and June 14 from 4:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. at the Vegreville Community Health Centre - 5318 50 St. Participants will learn self-awareness tools and engage in activities designed to help them identify and manage the challenges associated with their nutrition decisions. They will also receive guidance to cope with the emotional factors that impact eating behaviours.

Registration is required as date and time are subject to change.

For more information and to register to attend, please call the Alberta Healthy Living Program Central Zone at 1-877-314-6997.

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In exchange for a discount on the rent, the little old woman who owned the house asked that I mow the lawn once a week. She even supplied the mower. However, over the past several months she's been asking me to do more and more chores. Now in addition to mowing, I have to rake the leaves, clean the gutters and even trim the hedges. Last week she asked me to paint her mailbox and sweep the walkway.

I don't mind helping, but I'd prefer not to spend my Saturday's working around her house. I'd move, but it is a great apartment for the price. Any ideas on how I can get out of doing these chores without increasing my rent?

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Cash: However, if you find she keeps adding to your to-do list and you want to enjoy your Saturdays, you need to take a different approach. It's difficult to abandon the chores since she continues to give you a discounted rent in exchange for some help.

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Cash: However, if the scales are tipped to her advantage, try this approach. Ask her to make a prioritized list of the things she needs done. Then, review the list with her and tell her which chores you have the time to help with that month.

Carry: It is possible that your landlord doesn't realize how much she asks of you. Once she writes it down, she may appreciate the amount of work that you do and limit her future requests.

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Volunteering is a great way to make yourself and others around you feel better. Each year, more than 25% of the U.S. population, over 65 million people, volunteered for various organizations, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics. Those between the ages of 35 to 44 are the most likely to volunteer (34%), closely followed by 45 to 54-year-olds (32%). Teenagers also have a high volunteer rate of about 30%, likely due to the promotion of volunteer activities at schools. Those in their early twenties have the lowest volunteer rates, at only around 19%.

My husband and I are amazed at how quickly our son Josh can learn. For his fifth birthday we gave him a toy toolbox we bought at a yard sale.

After only a day of following his father around the garage, Josh came into the living room to show me what he had learned.

"Daddy used a screwdriver to fix the lawnmower,” Josh proclaimed.

"Very good," I cheered.

"And he used a hammer to fix the birdhouse," he said pulling one from his toolbox.

"That’s excellent," I praised.

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Josh looked puzzled for a moment as he searched through his toolbox. Standing up empty handed he replied, "That’s easy.

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Ali Shivji relaxes in a lounge area of Century Park while manager Marina Pietrzykowski puts a puzzle together.

Joe Machney Reporter Giving seniors the best quality of life possible is the standard that Ali Shivji, Managing Director for Alberta Operations at Optima, who recently took over Century Park, adheres to when it comes to how he treats the seniors at the facility.

“I want to make a positive difference in people’s lives,” Ali said. Ali applies this same philosophy at Cottonwood Village in Claresholm, Alberta.

Ever since Ali Shivji started in the seniors industry, he strives not to be seen as ‘one of those people in suits’ but rather as someone who helps people feel valued - and he continues to practice this to this day.

“Every resident has specific personal needs that we seek to address,” Ali said.

“Our philosophy at Optima is ‘Let us welcome you home’ and we work hard to make sure every person feels at home. Our residents are incredibly important to us, and we will do everything we can to take care of our residents and live our philosophy each and every day. This is how we operate all of our sites in BC and Alberta and that is really important to us.”

No matter how old you are, people need to feel valued. Ali feels that when working with the elderly, it is important to notice the subtle signs indicating comfort, discomfort, happiness, etc. “I’ve found that sometimes their behavior may actually be a manifestation of an emotion, and you have to be able to take the time to figure out what that emotion is. What’s really happening and how do we understand that?” Ali said, of his methods for helping seniors. “How do we get to the point where we’re engaging at the level that we truly understand what’s going on?”

A good example of this is patients with dementia who are acting out. “The first reaction would be to leave them alone; however, it may actually be an emotion, reacting to various factors, such as the way she’s positioned on her chair or a certain color in the room that is bringing up past uncomfortable experiences, and which cause her to react in a particular manner,” Ali explained. “It’s always important to come back to the sources of the behaviours because behaviours are the manifestations of those emotions. I want to understand what is happening below the surface, and if you can do that properly then you start to understand how to care for our residents in the way that they need and in a way that truly gives them comfort.”

Century Park is set up as a community model where the residents live in 4 households of 10 people. Everything is cooked in these neighborhoods and the staff eat with the residents. “Having this type of environment helps them to feel like they are at home and not in an institution,” Ali Shivji said. “This is what is very special about Century Park.”

Community is important to Ali and the fact that Century Park is part of the community of Vegreville is something that he is proud of. “We are looking for ways to engage the community of Vegreville and be part of it,” Ali concluded.

“Volunteering is something that we are also very keen on doing here. I feel that volunteers can be more personal with residents and also they’re a solid base of any seniors program. We always have a need for volunteers, so if there are any community members who would like to volunteer, feel free to visit.”

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ZABRICK, James (Jack) In Loving Memory of Jack May 31, 1938 - May 27, 2006 When family ties are broken And loved ones have to part, It leaves a wound that never heals, And an ever aching heart.

We cannot bring the old days back, When we were all together, But fond memories from the past, Will live with us forever.

We hold you close within Our hearts, And there forever you’ll remain, To walk with us throughout Our lives, Until we meet again.

Lovingly remembered - Jim & Laura Zabrick, Shawn, Crystal, Brayden, Jonathan & Kelly, Mary Ostashek and the rest of the Zabrick Family

BEAUDETTE, Terry L. March 19, 1953 - May 28, 2015 In loving memory of a dear brother and uncle.

Our lives go on without you But nothing is the same.

We have to hide our heartache When someone speaks your name Sad are the hearts that love you Silent are the tears that fall Living without you is the hardest part of all.

You did so many things for us Your heart was so kind and true And when we needed someone We could always count on you.

The special years will not return When we are all together But with the love in our hearts You walk with us forever.

We miss and love you Richard, Jerry, Shirley Anne (Bill) and Megan

KOMARNISKY, Eugene Amos June 8, 1939 – May 15, 2017 It is with deep sadness that the family of Eugene Komarnisky of Sundre, Alberta, formerly of Vegreville, announce his passing.

Eugene is survived by his loving family: brother Morris (Marianne) and their daughter Tammy (Ryan) Myskiw: sister Kristine (John) Huley and their children Nola (Charles) Edwards, Kyla (Mark) Stienke and Tara Huley (Matthew): brother Dennis and his children Jana and Travis: sister-in-law Nellie Komarnisky and her children Michael (Bernice) and Wanda (Michael) Benning; along with numerous relatives and friends. Eugene was predeceased by his parents John and Katherine Komarnisky and his brother Leonard Komarnisky.

A Parastas (Funeral) Service was held on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Vegreville, Alberta with the Basilian Fathers officiating. Cremation to follow. Memorial donations may be made to the Charity of One’s Choice.

Inurnment to follow at a later date in Riverside Cemetery.

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ZAOZIRNY, Carole August 7, 1928 – May 22, 2017 On Monday, May 22, 2017, Carole Zaozirny of Vegreville, Alberta peacefully passed away.

Carole is survived by her loving family, one son Marvin (Donna) and their son Jon (Heather): one daughter Karen Yaremchuk and her family Jordan (Brad) Daoust along with their family Cohen, Brody and Leah; Kelsey (Colin) Reitveld along with their family Myles and June; and Andrew; four brothers Nestor (Avril) Ludwick, Morris (Olga) Ludwick, Orest (Margaret) Ludwick and Joe Ludwick; two sisters Lil Buga and Ann Tkachuk; sister-in-law Rose Ludwick and brother-in-law Owen McDowell; along with numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Carole was predeceased by her husband Michael; son-in-law Ron Yaremchuk; parents Frank and Irene Ludwick; one brother Floyd Ludwick and one sister Elizabeth McDowell.

A Parastas (Funeral Service) will be held on Friday, May 26, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church (5705-51 St.) in Vegreville, Alberta with the Basilian Fathers officiating. Interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery-Vegreville. Memorial donations may be made to the Charity of One’s Choice.

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1911 - 2008 Angel’s Kiss It’s my selfishness that makes me cry, I wasn’t ready to say goodbye.

I wasn’t ready to let you go, I pray you know I loved you so.

It’s me, not you that suffers here, I know your life goes on somewhere.

I know that I should celebrate, You’ve walked through Heaven’s glorious gate.

But, still I can’t stop thinking of, Your smile, your touch, your special love.

I know that you hear what I say, It’s just done in a different way.

And so, I want to send you this, To you, the one I love and miss, All my love upon an Angel’s Kiss.

I love you forever my Mom, Until we meet again.

Your son Dennis

TOMSZA, Bart May 23, 1998 The rolling stream of life rolls on, But still the vacant chair Recalls the love, the voice, the smile Of the one who once sat there.

Gone, dear father, gone to rest, Until we meet again.

Sadly and deeply missed by son Dennis

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SEMENIUK, JOSEPHINE On May 9, 2017, Josephine Semeniuk of Vegreville, Alberta passed away peacefully at the age of 74.

Josephine left behind many loving family members who were by her side as she grew tired and closed her eyes for the final time. Cremation has taken place and at Josephine’s request a private family service was held.

Inurnment followed in Riverside Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the “Stollery Children’s Hospital 800 College Plaza 8215112 St. NW Edmonton, AB T6G 2C8”, “SPCA (Edmonton Humane Society) 3620-163 St. NW Edmonton, AB T5V 0B2” or to “STARS-1441 Aviation Park NE Box 570 Calgary, Alberta T2E 8M7.”

The family wishes to thank the nurses and doctors at St. Joseph’s Hospital for their compassionate care.

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LIDDLE, Ardyllis Doreen December 28, 1937 – May 21, 2017 On Sunday, May 21, 2017 Ardyllis “Dee” Doreen Liddle of Vegreville, Alberta peacefully passed away at the age of 79 years.

Dee is survived by her loving family, her husband of 52 years, Norm; one son Kelly (Terry) along with their daughter Kaylie; one sister Violet Johnston; along with numerous relatives and friends.

At Dee’s request cremation has taken place. Memorial donations may be made to the “Alberta Diabetes Foundation.”

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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen said. “I acknowledge the concerns you raise in your letter and I am aware of the impact that this decision will have on many CPC Vegreville staff and on the community of Vegreville as a whole. IRCC has received feedback on this issue from many stakeholders, including elected officials at all levels of government, bargaining agents, and individual Canadians. My officials and I have taken the opportunity to meet with various stakeholders to address particular concerns and to clarify IRCC’s business requirements and the decision to relocate the CPC. Additionally, IRCC management continues to provide staff at the CPC in Vegreville with significant support throughout this transition period.”

“We’re going to be going to the MCM Conference for the municipalities which we’re going to be leaving for on the 31st of May and we’re be back on the 4th,” Mayor Myron Hayduk said.

“There’s a resolution on the floor about the way our Federal government works in not involving a major stakeholder with the decision that greatly affects any rural community that has a Federal office in it.”

According to what the mayor has learned, the Federal government is planning to pull out every Government facility in rural Canada. “The criteria that was put together for the transit system and the recruiting methods makes it impossible to have these systems set up in these communities,” Myron concluded.

Britain Raises Terrorism Threat Level, Meaning New Attack May Be Imminent MANCHESTER, England — Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain said on Tuesday night that the government had raised its terrorism threat level to critical — the highest level — meaning that another attack may be imminent even as the country mourned the victims of the Manchester bombing.

It was only the third time that Britain had raised the threat level to critical.

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Talent or dedication?.... that is the question VVA Corner All too often, artists hear comments like “You can’t draw a straight line or you can’t even draw a stickman,” from people observing the artist at work or when looking at their work. In other words, what they are saying is, “You have no talent when it comes to art.”

So how important is talent? How important is hard work?

There are people who are innately gifted and for them drawing and painting comes easily. But for what ever reason, some of these naturally talented

people, never develop their ability, perhaps due to lack of interest or opportunity.

In the end their gift is wasted, or perhaps expressed in other forms of creativity.

On the other hand, there are people, less gifted perhaps, but who are willing to do the hard work required to learn how to draw or paint. They are willing to hone their skills, learn new techniques, and explore new ideas. In the end, many times, their art flourishes.

Talent provides you with the raw materials. It gives you something with which to begin to work. Some people may not even realize that they have a talent, until they actually start working on a drawing or a painting. The work involved in learning or exploring new ideas, actually releases and develops the talent. It is only then, that passion and inspiration can take root. Inspiration can also be the direct result of doing the actual work. As you work, one idea leads to another idea and then to another.

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Each time you go a little further you learn something new.

Your art evolves as you work! So is talent important? The answer depends on what your goals are. If you aspire to be a world famous artist, then, yes you will need a good chunk of talent, work very hard, and be very committed. If, on the other hand, your goal is to learn to paint or draw for your own goals and interests, then talent is helpful, but the work

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is the important key to success. You have to be willing to put in the effort and the time.

Yes, talent is important but it is not something we should get hung up on. Even though hard work is necessary in order for one to achieve the goals of painting or drawing, it is very important that the process should be enjoyable as well, otherwise what’s the point? You should love what you do!

So don’t worry if you can’t draw a straight line - we have rulers for that. Can’t draw a stickman? No problem they’re over rated any way. If you always wanted to draw, paint, sculpt, dance or whatever, take a class, read a book, watch a Youtube video. Just take a risk. You never know, you might surprise yourself or at the very least you’ll enjoy yourself.

Vegreville Visual Artist Martha Die is a local artist who takes these words to heart. She works in oils, watercolours and acrylics. Martha grew up in rural Alberta and appreciated the natural beauty around her. While raising a family and working full time, she took courses offered at the Faculty of Extension at the University of Alberta and Sutton Art in Sherwood Park. Since retiring Martha has more freedom to explore different ideas and techniques and is currently a student at Pro’s Art in Edmonton.

Most importantly Martha continues to be inspired by the wonder and beauty of God’s creations.

Martha’s work can be seen at the IN HOUSE GALLERY at St. Joseph’s Hospital, the V.V.A. Gallery at the Centennial Library and downstairs in the V.V.A.Gallery at Cole’s Western Wear. Martha can be reached at martha.die@hotmail.com .For more information about V.V.A. check out Facebook Page Vegreville Visual Artists.

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VALID’s Grease production wows the crowd The Pink Ladies and T Birds dance.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Sandy sings about loving Danny too much.

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Pryvit 2017

The dancers sing O Canada to welcome everyone. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Ensemble performs Podillan Suite.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Rosanne Fortier The Sopilka School of Ukrainian Dance presented Pryvit 2107 with its colorful pageantry and its powerful athleticism at Vegreville Social Centre on May 16.

President and emcee Sandra Ling started the evening with a welcoming performance by everyone with all dancers singing O Canada, followed by Shche Ne Vmeria Ukraina.

The performances connected the audience to the Ukrainian heritage through their polished performances of Pryvit, Volynsky Tanets, Hopachok, Volynianka, Podillan Suite, Bukovynian Rhythms, and Hopak.

Ling went on to introduce Savannah Geier who would later perform a lyrical solo. Savannah is a graduating dancer for Sopilka who started her dance career in Camrose at the age of nine. Then she traveled to Ukraine. In 2014, she made the change to Sopilka where she flourishes as a dancer. In 2016, alongside three of her Emsemble dancers, she

Ensemble performs Volynianka.

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returned to Ukraine for a week of intense training. This March, she was chosen as one of only 22 dancers worldwide to participate in a year-long Ukrainian Dance and Cultural immersion program offered through Ukrainian Dance World where the dancers will began their rigorous training in Kiev with Virsky, Ukraine’s national ensemble. They will venture out to many other places and will have a chance to perform with the most elite of Ukraine’s ensembles.

Guest speaker Maria Fedorouk who grew up in Ukraine and came to Canada at two-years-old and is now a local Ukrainian Bilingual teacher spoke about how proud she is of her Ukrainian heritage.

Coffee and refreshments were offered during the intermission.

Ling explained about the history of Ukrainian Settlers in Canada which is celebrating 125 years of settlement.

“Ukrainian Canadians have had one of the biggest impacts of the development of Canada of all the ethnics groups to migrate to this multi-cultural land. Today, ten percent of the population is Ukrainian and the Ukrainian language is the fifth most common language spoken in this country.”

The event concluded with an awards presentation.

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Debbie Fedoruk The Wendy Brook Music Festival had its annual Bursary Concert on May 4 at the Homestead Lodge.

Bursaries were awarded to festival participants who wanted to attend a camp or a workshop that would further develop their talents. Bursaries were

donated by people in the community. A previous article recognized the recipients but unintentionally omitted the donors. This year they were donated by: Timothy and Elizabeth Nawrot, The Vegreville Lions Club, Woodwynn Farm (John and Terry Kubin), Derek Fox Financial, Viola Braun-Fox, Li Giebelhaus, the Heather Soldan family, Perogies and Jam and Maddigan Chrysler.

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Lions Club hosts Project Pride Rosanne Fortier Vegreville Lions Club hosted Project Pride to promote pride in the Canadian Flag and in being Canadian on May 15th.

Around 73 Grade One students from Mrs. Kuhn’s, Miss Kisilevich’s and Ms. Hyshka’s classes at A.L. Horton School and 32 Grade One students from Mrs. Bilyk’s and Mrs. MacMaster’s classes at St. Martin’s School learned about what makes Canada a wonderful country to live in while each student received a du r a ble clot h Canadian flag, citizen certificate, and a coloring book about Canada and the value of com mu n it y service.

Lions Club 2nd ViceDistrict Governor; Frances Sawiak

opened the presentation by telling the students that the Canadian Flag was born in freedom. She explained all the places the flag can be found. “I stand for tolerance and truth; honesty and humility; and most of all, I offer opportunity to millions who have come to our shores. My strength comes from our people,” Sawiak said.

Following the presentation, the s t udent s s a ng O’Canada followed by Ms. Hy s h k a’s Ukrainian Bilingual students sing ing O’Canada in Ukrainian.

To honor Canada 150, students at St. Martin’s School wore red and white.

Vegreville Lions Club member-John Sawiak and support staff at the schools assisted with this project.

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Grant Miller Motors donates the proceeds from their hamburger and beverage sale of $551 to the Vegreville Minor Ball Association.

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Taking care while camping Joe Machney Reporter Nothing says summer like camping by the lake with friends and family. It’s been a Canadian pastime for decades and will continue to be a most enjoyable vacation destination. In order to keep it that way, safety needs to come along for the ride every time.

The trailer or RV will often sit for the off-season and be forgotten about while parents drive their kids to hockey and other things that are popular for Canadians to take part in. Sitting for over half the year necessitates an equipment check and that is something that Cst Jason Lappa of the Vegreville RCMP Detachment feels is a priority before heading to the lake.

“Make sure that you fully inspect and go over all the basics for your trailer or RV to make sure that everything is in work-

ing order before you hit the road,” Cst Lappa insisted. “A lot of people don’t even go into their campers or trailers.

They don’t check things over and don’t consider that they should do this seeing as how it sat for the winter. They rush and want to get to the lake as quickly as they can.”

Haste makes waste or much worse and things that people often neglect are hitches and making sure that they aren’t rusted out, both for trailers and boats. “Pieces could be missing or rusted out and people often don’t take the time to check to make sure that everything is in good, working order before they set out,” Cst Lappa said.

“It’s also very important to know how to properly hitch up your unit.”

As far as what to take, according to Cst Lappa people often neglect the essentials like a First-Aid kit and feel that they are

only going away for a few days and that nothing can go wrong. “Camping safety kits are a must and I always recommend that you have one when you’re with your family, because accidents do happen when you camp.”

Cst Lappa mentioned that tires are often neglected on RVs and trailers. “An Rv will sit in the sun for a long period of time and the sun wears on the tires,” Cst Lappa stressed. “People tend to not treat them like they do in their other vehicles and some are bald, or cracked on the sides and they don’t realise that once you start driving the pressure can cause a blowout.”

Taking the time to address safety may seem tedious, but they are the best way to ensure that your trip to the lake is enjoyable and relaxing, just like you had planned.

ATVs: be as saf Alberta Health Services As snow-blowers and shovels are tucked away for another season, Albertans are venturing outdoors to enjoy the spring weather. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding all Albertans, and particularly parents of children less than 16 years of age, to make ATV safety a priority.

There are significant risks associated with the use of ATVs. Children less than 16 years of age have not yet developed to the point of having the strength, skills or judgment needed to operate an ATV, and this includes ATVs marketed as ‘child-sized’.

Parents of children less than 16 years of age are advised to ensure they do not drive or ride in an ATV.

Albertans 16 years of age a the following precautions to sions are as safe as possible hit the trails, get formal han ognized/trained ATV instr refreshing your training sea helmet can save your life: fro of ATV-rider deaths in Albe ries. In 77 per cent of thes ATV riders were not wearin helmet, always wear a jacket and gloves; Look First: Be weather forecast, fire outloo ards (geographical, animal

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Road Safety for motorcycles Joe Machney Reporter Spring is here and the roads are clear for motorcycles to hit the highways, but driving a motorcycle is not as straightforward as revving it up and going, there are a lot of safety regulations that riders need to be aware of.

The first step if you are new to the environment is to get proper training, but it goes a lot further than that says Constable Jason Lappa of the Vegreville RCMP Detachment. “I find that people do not take a training course to help them with the fundamentals and that they tend to not have the capabilities that a lot of riders need to have,” Cst Lappa explained. “When you’re on two wheels as you are with a motorcycle, you don’t have the freedom and capability of having four doors around you and everything else so that if you are in a collision it’s going to affect how well you’re going to come through that.”

Another big factor in motorcycle safety is the gear that you wear while riding. Often riders neglect the certified safety standard helmets and tend to wear aftermarket helmets because of the bulk of the certified ones. “The helmets that do not have the proper safety standards omit the structures that need to be in place to be a regula-

tion safety helmet which needs to be worn while driving any motorcycle in Alberta as well as Canada,” Cst Lappa emphasized.

“Other than that, people need to wear proper clothing and not jeans and a t-shirt. I think they just don’t wear what’s necessary and when they do have a collision they get road rash and get very badly hurt because they aren’t wearing the proper protective gear that’s necessary, be it the leather pants, gloves or top. The big thing is the regulation helmet, because having a non-certified helmet could result in it cracking when it hits the pavement, or worse.”

People need to be aware that when they purchase a used motorcycle they have to understand what it has for standard equipment.

“These include the horn and the signal lights,” Cst Lappa said. “A lot of people will do modifications to a motorcycle and they won’t pass proper safety inspections if they had to go through one.

Because it’s already in Alberta they don’t have to go through the inspection and they just register it. But when we pull them over we find that we’re showing them different things that they not adhering to in respects to the safety structures that the motorcycles have to follow.”

“There are other motorcycle safety tips that riders should be aware of, but these are a good place to start,” Cst Lappa concluded.

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and older are urged to take o ensure their ATV excure: Get Trained: Before you nds-on training from a recructor. Don’t be shy about asonally; Wear the Gear: A om 2002 – 2013, 41 per cent erta were due to head injuse head injury deaths, the ng a helmet. In addition to a t, long pants, goggles, boots e sure you’re aware of the ok/potential, and any hazor human) that the trail(s)

you’re on could pose; Buckle Up: Be sure that you’re fastened in properly, and that all gear and equipment (including your ATV restraints) are in proper working condition before you hit the trails; Drive Sober: Don’t drink or do drugs before or while operating an ATV. 55 per cent of those who died in ATV crashes between 2002 and 2013 tested positive for alcohol; and Seek Help: Before you head out on the trail, let others know where you’re going and when they should expect you back. This helps your loved ones know when to call for help if you’ve been gone too long. Take a cell phone or working radio with you, as well as a first aid kit. Never hesitate to call for help if you’re stuck, have damaged your ATV, or are injured.

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Alberta Health Services ALBERTA HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAM has a variety of workshops available in the Vegreville area!

Weight Wise, Craving Change, Diabetes the Basics and Better Choices, Better Health.

Call 1-877-314-6997 for more information and to register. All classes will take place at the Vegreville Community Health Centre (5318-50 Street) Vegreville Food Bank Is located in the Maple Street Worship Centre at 4615 Maple Street and is open Tuesday & Friday yearround from 10am – noon. Phone 780-6326002 or email: vegfoodbank93@gmail.com Vegreville Rotary Peace Park Bookings please call Vegreville News Advertiser 780632-2861.

Girl Guides of Canada SPARKS – Kindergarten & Grade 1 to be determined. BROWNIES – Grades 2 & 3 meet every Wednesday from 6:00-7:30pm GUIDES – Grades 4 to 6 meet Thursday from 6:30-8:00pm PATHFINDERS – Grades 7 to 9 meet every Wednesday from 7:15-8:45pm. All groups meet at St. John Lutheran Church, 4513 Maple Street, Vegreville. For more information call Pamela 780-632-7147 Oil Wives Club of Vegreville. A smile. A handclasp. A world of welcome. Are the links in our chain of friendship. This we believe. Our Association has been around or over 60 years. We are here for any woman whose partner (or she herself) is involved with in any way in the Oil & Gas Industry. We meet once a month to foster friendship. Please call Ellen @ 780-632-4922 or Shirley @ 780-632-3283 for more information.

Basilian Fathers Museum (Mundare). Please visit the Basilian Fathers Museum (Mundare) this summer to see its latest exhibit, “Peter Lipinski: Large and Small Canvases,” along with an ongoing display devoted to Bp. Budka in Canada. The museum is open Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm and weekends, July and August, 1-5pm.

Vegreville Regional Museum. Located on the site of the internationally renowned solonetzic soils research station of Agriculture Canada (1956-1995), the Museum tells the stories of community life and development chronicling how Vegreville’s unique social fabric has contributed to the harmony of community life since the 1890’s. The Rt. Hon. Donald F. Mazankowski, P.C. Collection: 25 years of distinguished public service of the former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. Home of the Vegreville & District Sports Hall of Fame. Open Year Round. May-Sept Tues-Fri 11-5, Sat-Sun 1-5. Oct-April phone for current hours. 1 km east of Vegreville on Hwy 16A. www.vegreville.com (780)632-7650 Historical Village and Pioneer Museum at Shandro. Located on Highway 857, midway between highway 45 and 28 north of Willingdon. A proud partner of the Kalyna Country Ecomuseum, this open air museum features 14 major buildings and artifacts from 1900 – 1930. Hours: Canada Day weekend to Labour Day weekend Thursday through Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Admission by donation, For more information call (780) 603-1198 HEADS UP for AA Meets at Vegreville Hospital every Monday at 8:00 PM 3rd floor.

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Effective Immediately. Alanon New Beginning Meeting will be changing day and time from Thursday to Monday from 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Call 780-275-0054 for location.

Vegreville Elks Lodge #143 meets first Thursday every month except July and August. Meetings are held in the Elks Hall at 7:30 pm. Contact Robert Bennett 780-6324717.

Rotary Club of Vegreville meets for lunch meetings every Monday at 12pm at VALID 4843-49 St., Vegreville. For more information contact Jody Nicholson at 780-6322418.

Vegreville Wildlife Federation (Alberta, Fish & Game Association) Please check website VWF.ca Email: vegrevillewildlife@gmail.com

Every Monday 1:00pm to 2:00pm. Join us in the Mundare Drop-In Centre “Walk-Along” fitness program. Literature available to help you with your personal program. Walk at the Drop- in Centre, and also, weather permitting, we will walk in Ukainia Park.

Everyone Welcome!!

12 Step RECOVERY AT ROCK GROUP meets every Tuesday at 7pm in the upper room at 5014 – 50 St, Vegreville, AB. For info call 780-632-2933. www.therockmc.com TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Weighin 4:45pm. Meeting 5:30pm at St. John Lutheran Church, 4513 Maple St., Vegreville.

780-632-7433 or 780-658-2670.

Every Wednesday Trapshooting Outdoor Range 7:00pm. Contact Geoff 780-6321432 341 MUNDARE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR CADETS FREE to join. Join Air Cadets for adventure that will take you from the ground up! Wednesday evenings 6:30-9:00pm through the school year. Youth 12-18 years welcome. Call 341 Squadron at 780-7642341. Visit us at www.cadets.ca or www.aircadetleague.com Friday Prayers: Weekly Jumaat prayer in Two Hills. If interested, please contact Deen 780-603-6090 or Waseem 780-603-8443 Friday Prayers: Weekly Jumaat prayer in Vegreville. If interested, please contact Hesham 780-603-6245 / 780-632-2721 or Azeem 780-885-2627 LOAVES & FISHES Lunch starting Friday September 10 – 11:30am-1:00pm every Friday except stat holidays. Good Food.

Bring old friends. Make new friends. All are welcome. 4615 Maple St. (60 St.), VPC Church. No charge.

How Disciples live Bible study and workshops. We meet every Friday night at The Rock 5014-50 St. at 7pm. Call for info 780632-2933 or www.therockmc.com Bible Study at 10 am at the Vegreville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 5258 – 46 Ave. Everyone Welcome.

12 Step RECOVERY AT ROCK GROUP meets every Saturday at 7pm in the upper room at 5014-50 Street Vegreville, AB. For info call 780-632-2933. www.therockmc.com Royal Purple Lodge #125 meets first Monday of every month, except July & August at Elks Hall. Contact HRL Joyce Porayko 780632-3830 or Secretary Leah Henderson 780-632-6565.

Vegreville Iron Runners Auto Club at 7:30 p.m. at Vegreville Regional Museum. Call 780-632-7729 or 780-632-3495 Nonviolence Study Group for anyone wanting to learn more about the principals of nonviolence and how to apply them in today’s world. If you are passionate about making a difference, or just curious to learn more, please join us from 7-8 pm. Call Kim at 780-658-2550 for location details.

Viking AA Group meets at the Viking Hospital Multi Purpose Room 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday nights.

“Women’s Book Club” meets first Thursday of each month at 6:30pm at the Vegreville Centennial Library THE RED HAT ROSES, a chapter of the Red Hat Society, an international social group for mature women, meet for fun and friendship at Leonel’s Place at 1:30pm the second Monday of every month. See www.redhatsociety.com THE CLASSY CANADIANS, a chapter of the Crown Jewels of Canada Society, a national social group for mature women meet for fun friendship and caring at Leonel’s Place the fourth Monday of every month at 1:30pm. See www.crownjewelsofcanada. com Vegreville Lions Club meets at Sunshine Senior Centre – 4630 - 49 Street. Meeting 7 p.m. 2ND and 4TH Tuesday except July and August.

Kinsmen Club of Vegreville holds meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Vegreville Kinsmen Golf Course. Call Mike Webb at 780-632-2666 days THE ALBERTA DRAFT HORSE CLUB meetings every 2nd Saturday of every 2nd month.

780-764-2099 Vegreville Hospitals Auxiliary Society meets third Wednesday of every month, except July and August. Meetings held in Senior Sunshine Club – 4630 – 49 Street at 7:00 p.m. Call 780-632-6323 Royal Canadian Legion Vegreville Branch #39 General Meeting every 3rd Wednesday of September, November, February and June at 7:00pm. All members welcome to attend.

Vegreville Garden Club meets the last Monday every month at the Seniors Sunshine Club, 4630 – 49 St. at 7:00 p.m.

President – Dianna Bibkewich 780-6327193 The New Vegreville Aquarium Club meets every last Monday at 7:00pm at the Vegreville Centennial Library “Writer’s Group” meets last Tuesday of each month at 2:00pm at the Vegreville Centennial Library Legacy 4 Health Indoor Walking Program for Older Adults 10-11am at the Vegreville Centennial Library Gymnasium 4709-50 St, Contact 780-632-2977, 780-632-6437, Carol Lynn Babiuk 780-632-3331 Tofield AA Meetings held Thursday at 8 p.m. Open meeting every 4th Thursday at 8 p.m. at Bardo Lutheran Church Bsmt 4737 57 Ave. For info call 662-3893 AWANA - a Christian club for boys and girls age 3 to grade 6. Meets Thursdays from 6:30 - 8 p.m. Now meeting in the Alliance Church’s new building at 4606-55 Ave.Call 632-2261 for more information UCWLC Meetings to be held every third Thursday of each month at Holy Trinity Church Hall at 7 p.m. in Vegreville.

AA Meeting in Mundare Sunday’s 7PM Town Building, Conference Room 5128 50th St. Contact Robert 780-656-5829

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Are you or someone you know living with a Brain Injury? We can help! The Alberta Brain Injury Initiative provides support, coordination and education for brain injury survivors and their families. For more information on our free services call 1-866-645-3900 Veg-Al Drug Society an Alberta Health Services, community funded agency - Room #217 Provincial Bldg., Vegreville, AB. Out patient counselling services for alcohol & other drug addictions and problem gambling. Office Hrs. – Monday to Friday, 8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Phone 632-6617.

The Crisis Association of Vegreville operates a HELPLINE for those who are having difficulties in their lives and need assistance. It is a toll-free, confidential service available to those in the 632-exchange. Phone 6327070.

The Kinette Club of Vegreville meets every 3nd Wednesday of the month. Joining the Kinette Club is a great way to meet new friends and to get in the community. For more information, please call 632-2848.

VegMin Learning Society welcomes learners who are interested in increasing their skill levels (reading, writing, math and speaking English). Learners work towards’ their personal goals in a small class or 1:1 setting. Do you have a few hours a week to help someone reach their learning goal? Volunteer Tutor Training and ongoing support are provided along with a great volunteer recognition program. Visit www.vegmin.com or call 780-632-7920 for more information.

Senior Floor Curling at 1:00p.m. every Monday & Thursday. Anyone interested please come to the Sunshine Club. 55+. Call 780-632-2624.

Vegreville Flying Club meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Terminal Building VegMin Literacy Program offers free, confidential tutoring for adults over 17 needing help with Basic reading, writing and math skills. Phone: 632-7920 for interviews.

Everyone is Welcome Prayer House 572944A st. Veg. North of St. Joseph Hospital come and share your testimony and hear the gospel of Jesus Christ without compromise. Every Sunday at 10:30 AM. Also I will pray for the sick believing in God for the answer. But God commandeth his Love toward us, in that, while, we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. RO. 5:8 New hope church of God, Edmonton c. for the Nations Int.Veg. Doing God work together for yor good. J. Abelar. Ph. 632-2843 Willingdon & District Fish & Game Assn.

Regular meetings, held every last Tuesday off each month (excluding July and August) at 7:30 p.m. at the Willingdon Arena upstairs in the Club Room Everyone Welcome.

New to town? Join us the 1st Wed of the month for a newcomer’s potluck lunch. 121pm. Bring a friend! Bring a dish! Call FCSS 780-632-3966 for locations & info.

AA meeting at Lamont United Church every Thursday at 8:00 p.m.

PlayNation Poker, Vegreville Legion. Free live poker every first, second & fourth Wednesday evening at the Vegreville Legion. Register at 6:45 pm and cards in the air at 7:00 pm. For more information, contact allang@playnationpoker.com GA HOPE WITH HELP MEETING VEGREVILLE. Meeting held every Wednesday night at the Sunshine Club of Vegreville at 7:30 p.m. in the boardroom 4630 – 49 Street.

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VCHS Grad Class Donates

VCHS Grad Class Donates to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Kristina Allan Every year, the graduates from Vegreville Composite High School make a donation to a worthwhile cause that is meaningful to the class. This year, the VCHS Graduating Class of 2017 selected Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation as the charity they would be supporting. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the leading global organization funding Type 1 diabetes research and has $568 million at work to cure, prevent, and treat this disease. On April 23, the VCHS Grad Class ran a successful bottle drive as a fundraiser, thanks to community support. The grad class will be sending $1000 to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The donation will be made in honor of Wyatt Elkow, a friend and former classmate.

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VALID’s Grease production wows the crowd Rosanne Fortier The performing arts really do celebrate life! Every gesture and expression from VALID’s clients and staff showed they ‘had it’ during their Grease production at Vegreville United Church Auditorium on May 15.

Over 70 people attended. This play was a flashback from 1957 where the cast performed the highlights from the Pink Ladies and T Birds graduation year at Rydell High through their relationship highs and lows, friendships and the National Brandstand Dance Competition.

The romantic highlights and drama were depicted by the main characters Sandy and Danny but all cast members sang and danced on different scenes.

After each scene, the audience whistled, cheered and gave a rapturous applause.

Peter Skoreyko who acted as Danny said he always wanted to play John Travolta. “I really enjoyed performing in this play. It meant a lot to me to be with all my friends. We had to do a lot of practicing before the play but it was worth it. I was nervous at first but I got over it fast. It was a lot of

fun,” Peter said.

Rebecca Henry who played Sandy said she really enjoyed being in the play. “I always wanted to be a main character in a play. It made me feel so good and happy to do this. It was a lot of work to practice but it was so much fun to perform that it was worth it,” Rebecca said.

Victoria Fedorak said the cast did very well.

“Rebecca who played Sandy followed the script really well. I thought it was wonderful, the way the production was improvised so the clients could do as much as possible and have a fill-in for the music and visual. I noticed the best integration for people is through music and arts.”

This production was directed by Jen Steele. The cast were Rebecca Henry as Sandy, Jen Steele as Rizzo, Hayley Scholze as Jan, Kylene Rennie as Frenchy, Tammy Mingo as Pattie, Peter Skoreyko as Danny, Marlene Steeves as Marlene Steeves as Kenickie, Wayne Antoniuk as Putzy, Philip Fraser as Sonny, Lloyd Beer as Doody, Colleen Halfe as Principal McGhee, Regina Crookedneck as Blanche and ChaCha.

The girls have a sleepover.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Above: The two main characters Sandy and Danny.

(Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Below: The boys look at the girls. (Rosanne Fortier/photo)

Borrowing for new RCMP Detachment approved Joe Machney Reporter The Town of Vegreville Council has approved Bylaw No. 09-2017. The Bylaw authorizes the municipal council of the Town of Vegreville to incur indebtedness by the issuance of debentures to the Alberta Capital Finance Authority for financing construction of the RCMP Detachment.

The plans and specifications have been prepared and the total cost of the project is estimated to be $8 million, which needs to be borrowed for a period of not more than 30 days. The estimated lifetime of the project is equal to or in excess of fifty years. All required approvals for

the project have been obtained and the project is in compliance with all Acts and Regulations of the Province of Alberta. The funds will be borrowed by way of debenture on the credit and security of the Town of Vegreville at large.

“With the estimates, they said it’s going to be around $6 million, but we only get one shot at this and so it was better to get the whole $8 million, just in case we need that much,” Mayor Myron Mayduk said. “It’s not to say that we’re going to spend the money, but we want to make sure if we’re going to do this that everything is in place so we’re not scrambling about it later.”