Stettler Independent, September 12, 2012

LES STULBERG Independent reporter

The principals and teaching and support staff at Christ-King, Mother Teresa and Theresetta Catholic schools say they’re excited to offer a new three-year leadership and life-skills-enhancing program at their schools.

Dr. Stephen Covey’s “Seven Habits of High-

ly Effective People” is slated to be implemented at East Central Alberta Catholic Separate Schools three southern schools at Stettler, Halkirk andCastor this school year.

All staff participated in a three-day learning ses-sion about the program at Castor, just prior to the new school year.

Theresetta principal Brian Pedersen learned of the program from an Ed-monton school and sug-gested it be implemented locally. About six years ago, Joseph Welsh School in Red Deer initiated the program. It’s believed to

be the first school to do so in Alberta. More than a 1,000 schools are now in-volved with the program.

“The program inspires greatness in students and finds leadership quali-ties in all children,” saidVeronica Pinkoski, the principal at Christ-King in Stettler and Mother Teresa in Halkirk.

Pinkoski said local teachers are learning the program and introducing it initially by using the language of the Covey program in a vocabulary students can understand.

See ‘Habits’ on Page A7

RICHARD FROESE Independent reporter

Keying on its diverse history, Stettler is making plans to celebrate Culture Days from Sept. 28 to 30.

“The event is mov-ing with momentum and we already have over 20 events planned and more are expected,” said Aubrey Brown, the executive-director of the Stettler Re-gional Board of Trade and Community Development.

Stettler was selected this summer as one of 64 communities awarded $5,000 to celebrate the fifth annual provincial cel-ebration with free events.

“We are breaking ground in that we are leading the province in the number of events in one community,” Brown said as he opened an organizing meeting last Thursday.

Activities for all ages and interests are on tap for a fun-filled weekend to celebrate the rich and var-ied culture and heritage of the Stettler region.

A family concert and dance Friday night at the Stettler Recreation Cen-tre, a flash dance Satur-day morning downtown, a tailgate farmers’ market, a skating party and a music Culture Café on Saturday night and a Gospel Café on Sunday afternoon are the major activities.

“We have an eclectic assortment of groups and interests, so they can all be reflected,” Brown said.

Young dancers from Danceology in Stettler will perform, while St. James’ Gate Rocking Celtic takes the stage as the main per-formers at a family con-cert and dance Friday at the recreation centre from 8 p.m. to midnight.

“It will be a showcase for some of our young dancers,” Brown said.

“It should be a great night in Stettler.”

Dancers plan to per-form a variety of dances, including Irish, Highland and couples.

On Saturday morning, downtown will be abuzz for a flash dance led by Rhonda McCullough of Danceology at 10:30 a.m.

“The kids are pumped for this flash dance,” said McCullough, who noted the dance will last seven minutes.

As many as 30 vendors could line Main Street for the tailgate farmers’ mar-ket from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“We already have 24 vendors,” said organizer Joyce Kiryk.

At the market, shop-pers will be able to find avariety of products, from perogies and cabbage rolls and baking, to crafts, stained glassware, green-house products, baby blan-kets and bamboo socks.

Stettler Downtown Business Association and merchants on Main Street say they’re enthused about such activities in the com-mercial core.

“They feel it will drive people to the downtown,” Brown said.

Saturday night features a Much Music skating party at the SRC in one rink, while a Culture Café evening of musical and

performing talent is on stage in the other rink from 7 to 10 p.m.

A Gospel Café of heav-enly music rounds out the menu Sunday at 2 p.m.

Churches and musical groups and choirs are in-vied to participate in an informal afternoon of mu-sic and fellowship. Groups or individuals interested in performing are requested to phone Ross Helgeton at

403-742-9507.Other Friday activities

include an open house at Cabinet of Curiosities, Taste of Bosnia at the Cof-fee Tree (and Saturday), and children’s crafts, ban-nock and beef stew at Par-ent Link Centre from 3 to 5 p. m., and also Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday’s schedule features fall family photo shoots at Memories for

Eternity, rollerskating and blading with Heartland Rollergirls in West Stettler Park, shinny hockey at the SRC, open house at Stettler Town and Country Museum from 10 a.m. to3 p.m. on Friday to Sunday and Red Solo Cup Party at Social Bo’s at 9 p.m.

A free showing of Mad-agascar 3 will hit the Jew-el Theatre screen Sunday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Readers can also fi nd the Stettler Independent at stettlerindependent.com

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Stettler set to sample Culture Days

Photo by Dave Morris

A STEP AHEAD — Tyler Stewart of the Stettler Wildcats stays out of the reach of Joshua Prevost of the Lacombe Rams en route to scoring a touchdown during Stettler’s 17-0 victory at home last Thursday in season-opening action in the Central Alberta High School Football League. For more on the Wildcats, see pages A12 and B1.

RICHARD FROESE/Independent reporter

Stettler Board of Trade executive-director Aubrey Brown (left) and committee members Joyce Kiryk,Rhonda McCullough, Lee Penner and pastor Ross Helgeton show off posters for Culture Days in Stettler.

LES STULBERG/Independent reporter

A poster at Christ-King Catholic School in Stettler shows off one of the tenets of “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” being introduced at Catholic schools.

Full weekend of musical, recreational events slated for late September

Schools add ‘effective habits’

THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT NEWS Wednesday, September 12, 2012Page A2


Cameron Russell is the new corporal with the Stettler RCMP. “If you see something wrong, call us — don’t hesitate,” said Russell, who grew up in Edmonton and has worked in Fort Saskatchewan and Three Hills.

RICHARD FROESEIndependent reporter

Cameron Russell had an eye on Stettler even before he became the new Stettler RCMP corporal this summer.

“Stettler has been a place that I’ve always want to come to,” said Russell, who began his new post in July.

Promoted to take the Stettler job, Russell pre-viously served the RCMP for two years in Fort Sask-atchewan after six years in Three Hills and sev-eral years as an auxiliaryconstable.

“It’s a good place to raise a family,” he said.

“It’s a very safe com-munity and it has so much to offer.”

Raised in the big city

of Edmonton, he has long had a passion to serve as a police officer as a way to help build communities.

“I like to help people and make a difference positively in the commu-nity I live in,” Russell said last week.

He fills a vacancy left in Stettler after longtime corporal Terry Best re-tired last winter.

“I plan to provide the best quality supervision to members here and main-tain an-already excellent rapport with the commu-nity that my predecessor had,” Russell said.

Drinking and driv-ing and illegal drugs are among the top concerns for the new corporal.

“Impaired driving is a big priority for me,”Russell said.

“I haven’t seen a huge

drug problem here, but we’ll make sure we crack down on dealers and users, which in turn will bring property crime down.”

Russell urged residents to be prime partners with the police and to pro-tect themselves and their property.

“First and foremost, if you see something wrong, call us — don’t hesitate,” Russell said.

He advises people to immediately phone 403-742-3381 to report crimi-nal or suspicious activity.

By locking their homes and vehicles, people “will make a huge difference in town,” Russell said.

At the same time, when suspected criminals are linked to criminal activi-ties, police officers will respond efficiently and professionally, he said.

“If someone has bro-ken the law, they will be treated fairly and equally, whether they’re a farmer or town councillor.”

Adding to his duties as corporal, for the past four years, Russell has been a certified safety instructor for public and police safe-ty, firearms and taser.

“I teach and train of-ficers handcuffing tech-niques and the use of all the tools on their belts,” he said.

“I will train members locally and from out of town, and they will come to Stettler for that train-ing.”

As a corporal, Russell also serves as the opera-tions manager, while the sergeant oversees admin-istration duties and is the liaison with communities and police authorities.

New corporal says Stettleris ‘a very safe community’


Policing issues and reducing crime in Stettler remain top pri-orities for Stettler RCMP, says the man running the detachment.

“I’m asking our officers to spend more time in town,” Sgt. Duncan Babchuk said in reporting to town council last week.

Police recorded 160 criminal charges, including drug offences, in the Town of Stettler for this year to Aug. 24, while 39 charges were laid in the County of Stettler.

For drugs alone, police laid 21 charges in the town and 10 in the county.

On the traffic scene, Stettler RCMP laid 515 charges in the town and 248 in the county.

“Summer wasn’t out of control,” Babchuk reported.

He said police remain active in patrolling locations for drug activ-ity and criminals who are supposed to be on curfew.

“Our officers are getting to those homes,” Babchuk said.

Detailed weekly police reports in the Stettler Independent news-paper have been “very effective” in helping to curb crime in the region, he said.

“That’s been a real problem- and crime-solver.”

Both the Independent and Q14Radio have created public aware-ness of crimes via media attention, Babchuk said.

Police urge citizens to be vigi-lant to report crime and suspicious activity immediately as it happens.

“Our lines of communication

are open,” Babchuk said.Residents are also reminded to

take steps to protect themselves and their property from being tar-geted from crime. Babchuk spe-cifically urged people to lock their vehicles from criminals.

“They’re looking for loose change,” he said.

“Lock your vehicles and don’t leave anything valuable inside — and lots of people are still keeping their keys in their vehicles.”

Babchuk also introduced Camer-on Russell as the new corporal with the Stettler detachment. “He and I have a similar philosophy — if we have problems, we will deal with them directly,” Babchuk said.

After serving Stettler for the past year, Babchuk said he remains committed to meeting the policing needs of the entire Stettler region.

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RCMP report

Pair of truck drivers nabbed

for operating while impaired SGT. DUNCAN

BABCHUKStettler RCMP detachment

Here’s a summary of calls for Stettler RCMP ser-vice during the past week.

Calls marked with SUI are still under investigation.

Anyone with informa-tion regarding unsolved crimes or incidents is asked to contact Stettler RCMPat 403-742-3382 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Tuesday, Sept. 48:31 a.m. — A collision

with a deer on Highway 56 near Township road 37-0 was reported.

9:40 a.m. — A licence plate was located in the parking lot of the detach-ment by a county peace offi cer. The licence-plate owner was contacted and the plate was returned.

9:57 a.m. — A non-in-jury collision was reported on 50 Street in front of the TD Bank. A female from Stettler backed her vehicle into another vehicle while it was waiting for the traffi c lights to change. The female was charged for backing unsafely.

11:50 a.m. — A collision with a deer was reported on Highway 12, just east of Gadsby. The deer ran into the side of the vehicle.

12:35 p.m. — A licence plate was reported stolen from the 49 Street area. The plate has been added to the system as stolen.

2:19 p.m. — A vehicle was reported being parked in the back alley of the 49 Street and 50 Avenue area. The window was down and there was a long-barreled rifl e and ammunition on the front seat. The 70-year- old owner was located and charged with unsafe storage of a fi rearm. His fi rst court date is set for October.

4:12 p.m. — A collision with a deer was reported near Halkirk.

4:56 p.m. — A 46-year- old man from Stettler was lodged for being drunk in public. He was reported trying to drive, but when in-vestigators arrived, the man wasn’t in possession of his keys and was not near his truck. The complainant was able to prevent the male from driving.

8:16 p.m. — A request for investigators to call a charged person regarding their curfew. The curfew states that they must be at their residence from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The power had been shut off to their residence and they wanted to know if they could stay with another family mem-ber. They were advised that as long as they were not out causing trouble and that they were in a residence, there would be no issue.

Wednesday, Sept. 53:05 a.m. — Call of a

noisy party near 68 Street and 42 Avenue. Investiga-tors attended and found that the party had moved indoors. The property rep

was advised of the com-plaint and to keep the noise indoors.

3:26 a.m. — Barking dog complaint near the 57 Street and 50A Avenue area. The owner of the dog was not home at the time and had received fi nes in the past for similar issues. When the owner returns, further charges will be discussed.

10:46 a.m. — Investiga-tors were called to make a welfare check on a male in Big Valley. The man’s resi-dence was attended and he was found to be fi ne.

11:28 a.m. — A collision was reported to front coun-ter clerks at the detachment. The collision occurred in Edmonton and all docu-ments were forwarded to the Edmonton Police Service.

1:08 p.m. — A red truck was reported near Erskine to have gone into the ditch and caused damage to fenc-ing. A 62-year-old man was found to be under the infl u-ence of alcohol. He was ar-rested, brought back to the detachment and released.The fence will be fi xed by the driver of the truck.

While investigators were trying to locate the truck, another red truck was stopped, and the 36-year- old Red Deer female driver was found to be under the infl uence of marijuana and did not have a valid driver’s licence. The female was charged accord-ingly, the vehicle was towed and she received a suspension from driving, though she wasn’t supposed to be driving in the fi rst place.

8:05 p.m. — A suspi-cious vehicle was reported near Emmerson Acres, but when investigators arrived, the vehicle was gone.

10:02 p.m. — A skunk was reported on 50 Street and 49 Avenue. Investiga-tors made attempts to con-tact fi sh and wildlife and bylaw service, but there was no one available to assist. It was suggested that a skunk trap be obtained from the town offi ce to avoid having skunks in the area.

10:27 p.m. — Report from a female with a mental health condition, advising that there was a light shin-ing into her house. Patrols were made in the area.

Thursday, Sept. 611:01 a.m. — Alarm re-

ceived from residence near 47 Street and 51 Avenue. It was proven to be false.

11:03 a.m. — A report was made regarding a col-lision while farming near Byemoor. It occurred in the fi eld and caused damage to a parked pickup truck. There were no injuries.

5:17 p.m. — Investiga-tors were called to assist with an ownership dispute over a vehicle near 48 Av-enue and 64 Street. It was found that the vehicle in question would have to be towed to be moved, as it did not have current registration or insurance.

6:45 p.m. — At 45 Street

and 50 Avenue, a young male was educated by in-vestigators as to what pro-vincial and municipal laws are in place regarding where a quad can be driven.

8:41 p.m. — About 20 kilometres west of Stettler on Highway 12, a camper was reported passing an-other vehicle on a double solid line. There was no li-cence plate obtained and the camper was not located.

9:38 p.m. — A collision with a deer was reported on Highway 56.

Friday, Sept. 77:02 a.m. — A vehicle

had been left in the No Frills parking lot for some time. Investigators contacted the owner, who advised his ve-hicle had broken down and that he had become ill and was not able to pick up the vehicle, which was moved soon after.

8:27 a.m. — An aban-doned vehicle was reported on Highway 590. Investiga-tors contacted the owner, who advised that it had bro-ken down and that it would be moved very soon.

8:51 a.m. — A 911 call advised that a vehicle was speeding through a con-struction zone on High-

way 12 near Erskine. The 24-year-old fe-

male driver of a black Dodge truck was confronted by the construc-tion crew, but the driver then sped off once again.

Charges are pend-ing against the woman un-der the “use of highway and rules of the road regula-tions.”

10:56 a.m. — While waiting for a moose to cross Highway 589, just west of Highway 851, a deer ran out from the ditch and struck the side of a stopped vehicle, causing damage.

5:41 p.m. — A driving complaint was received about a vehicle that was speeding and tailgating on highways 12 and 56. The vehicle had a rental licence plate and it’s not known who was driving the vehicle. Pa-trols were conducted, but it wasn’t located.

6:40 p.m. — A minor collision was reported in the Tim Hortons parking lot.

6:51 p.m. — Investiga-tors received a report of three cows on Tower Road.

6:58 p.m. — An anony-mous complaint was re-ceived regarding a brown Ford Taurus and the way in which the owner operated it. No specifi c driving pat-tern or issue was described.

10:35 p.m. — Report from staff at Boston Pizza about a group that had left without paying their tab of $114. The patron was known to BP’s staff. In-vestigators called the male shortly after, who advised he and his friend were now

in Red Deer at another es-tablishment and would pay the bill the next day. Both parties were intoxicated and unable to advise as to how they got to Red Deer.

Saturday, Sept. 812:33 a.m. — While an

investigator was on patrol, a white Chevrolet truck was located on Highway 12 just west of town. The truck ap-peared to abandoned. There was no one inside and it smelled like liquor. The li-cence plate was registered to a Stettler man, but the plate wasn’t registered to any ve-hicle. The truck was towed, as it wasn’t registered, and investigators were waiting to speak with the owner.

12:02 p.m. — A female with long dark hair, wearing a white sweater and driv-ing a white minivan, drove away from a local gas sta-tion without paying. There was no time to obtain the licence-plate number on the van. If anyone knows who it might be, call the Stettler detachment: 403-742-3382.

12:13 p.m. — Near 40 Avenue and 57 Street, a ve-hicle was reported to have had fuel stolen out of it. It’s believed the theft occurred overnight. No suspects.

1:42 p.m. — An alarm was reported at the Stettler Legion. Investigators at-tended and found that the alarm was false.

2:04 p.m. — On the dump road, a calf was on the loose. Investigators lo-cated the calf and chased it back into the fence.

3:51 p.m. — A white van was reported to be abandoned in Big Valley. It had been there for almost a week. It was learned that the van had been stolen a week prior. It was towed and in-vestigators continue to fol-low up with leads. SUI

Sunday, Sept. 99:43 a.m. — A report

from a residence in Big Valley that someone had entered onto their property overnight and caused some damage. There are no sus-pects at this time. If any-one knows who might be responsible, please call the detachment: 403-742-3382.

10:32 a.m. — A 911 call was received from a local hotel. Investigators attended and found that it had been a misdial. No emergency.

7:27 p.m. — East of Highway 56 and a few miles north, a four-door white car with four occupants shot a paintball gun at the com-plainant’s vehicle. The white vehicle was located in Stettler. All occupants were arrested and taken to the detachment. All occu-pants were minors and not charged, but they were edu-cated about the severity of what could have occurred, and the consequences of their actions.

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The negotiations might well have ended by the time this column is pub-lished, but for the past few months, the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) and the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association (ACFA) have been arm-wrestling about the fate of the $1 manda-tory part of the $3-per-head cattle checkoff.

You might recall thenever-ending checkoff story — the Alberta gov-ernment cancelled the mandatory $3-per-head cattle checkoff and made it refundable. In a ma-jor bureaucratic blunder, that cancellation included the $1-per-head national checkoff. That put Al-berta out of step with the rest of the cattle industry in Canada.

The subsequent ag-riculture minister, Jack Hayden of Drumheller-Stettler, realized the em-barrassment of that gov-ernment blunder, and then managed to get the two main antagonists in the checkoff war to sit down and hammer out an agree-ment to reinstate the $1 national checkoff portion of the refundable checkoff as being non-refundable. The main feature of the deal was that it was for a three-year period, subject to renewal by the two par-ties.

Well, that due date is coming — hence, the on-going negotiations.

I expect the discus-sions, at least at the start, probably did not go well. The ACFA has waged a war against the cattle checkoff for well over 20 years and scored a major victory when they suc-cessfully lobbied the pro-vincial government to ter-minate the non-refundable checkoff.

It was only under in-tense pressure from the former ag minister, Hayden, and from nation-al cattle producer groups that the ACFA agreed to reluctantly reinstate the $1 national portion as non-refundable. Almost three years later, they once again have the big stick.

An underlying aspect of the cattle-checkoff agree-ment was that the ACFA, after three years, would evaluate if the money gen-erated by the compulsory $1 portion was being ef-fectively used and provid-ing results. The idea being that if in their opinion it was not — then they had their justification to not agree to a renewal and make the $1 portion as re-fundable as the rest of the cattle checkoff.

That was an open-end-ed agreement that clearly favoured the ACFA and gave them all the power. Coming up with concrete

results for the newly cre-ated Canada Beef Inc., promotion agency (the main recipient of the na-tional checkoff funds) would be virtually impos-sible within a short three years. Even more signifi-cant is that cattle feed-ers are seen to be closely aligned with the ruling PC party through their suc-cessful lobbying efforts and presence at PC party conventions.

For the ABP, it’s been a hard fight back from their loss of the non-refundable checkoff, their success in reinstating the compulso-ry $1 national portion of the three checkoff took a lot of effort by then-chair-man Chuck MacLean.

Another problem faced by the ABP is that if the election results are any indication, much of their cow/calf producer mem-bership is seen to be voters and supporters of the opposition Wildrose party. In the eyes of the long-entrenched PC gov-ernment, such bad voting behaviour is quite un-welcome, particularly in southern Alberta, which the PC party once consid-ered their fiefdom. One senses that ACFA has the political advantage in this issue.

There is more, of course. The Alberta gov-ernment recently ap-pointed one of their de-feated candidates, former agriculture minister Evan Berger, as the political overseer for the PC party in southern Alberta. That puts a new spin on the is-sue, as both sides realize that they will have to win the support of the new overseer in order to win their side of the negotia-tions.

Considering all the aspects of the issue — it would look grim for the ABP in being successful in keeping the $1 portion non-refundable.

One hopes, however, that wiser heads will pre-vail and both sides will do what is best for the in-dustry, which needs con-tinuous stable funding to pursue the development of more and better beef marketing. The govern-ment might well relish in playing its Solomon-like role in deciding the fate of the checkoff, but their role from the very begin-ning has been less than admirable.

We can only hope that common sense will rule the day.

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Have you wondered where the often quoted phrase, “God works in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform,” comes from? Credit goes to William Cowper (pro-nounced Cooper), English poet and hymn writer (1735-1800).

Cowper experienced severe depression for most of his life. There were several contributing factors. By age six, his mother and four siblings had died. Consequently, he was sent to a boarding school, where he was mercilessly bullied.

As a young man, William faced another major trauma. He was in love with his fi rst cousin, Theodora. But her father harshly ended the relationship, saying that it was improper for close relatives to be married.

His father, a minister and chaplain to King George II, forced William to study law. He collapsed under the pressure. Mov-ing from depression into total despair, he planned, intentionally and aggressively, to end his life.

William tried to poison himself with laudanum, but he became violently ill, re-gurgitated repeatedly and recovered.

He endeavored to die by falling on his knife ... but the knife broke and he sur-vived.

He attempted hanging himself repeat-edly. The third try was nearly successful. He slipped into unconsciousness, but the rope around his neck broke and he fell to the fl oor ... injured, but still alive.

Finally, William turned to the Lord for help. In Romans 3:25, he read, “For God presented Jesus as the sacrifi ce for sin. Peo-ple are made right with God when they be-lieve that Jesus sacrifi ced his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifi ce shows that God was being fair when he held back and did

not punish those who sinned in times past.” Cowper was amazed at what he read

and declared, “Immediately, I received the strength to believe ... the full beams of the Sun of Righteousness shone upon me ... In a moment, I believed, and received the gospel ... My eyes fi lled with tears, and my voice choked with transport; I could only look up to heaven in silent fear, overwhelmed with love and wonder.”

But I left out one of his suicide attempts. Intending to drown himself, Cowper hired a cab to take him to the Thames River. How-ever, the fog became so dense that the driver couldn’t fi nd the river ... so he returned him to his house. Cowper immediately wrote a poem thanking God for the fog, which had prohibited him from attempting suicide.

“God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants His foot-steps on the sea, And rides upon the storm. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan His works in vain; God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face.”

Pastor Ross Helgeton is senior pastorat Erskine Evangelical Free Church.

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‘I could only look up to heaven in silent fear ...’

1972 — 40 years ago— Keith Rymal has been

appointed manager of Merit Stores in Stettler.

— Enrolment at William E. Hay Composite High School is 660 students.

— Neighbours came to the aid of local farmers Bill Streit and Albert Na-gel, both hospitalized for surgeries, by swathing their crops for them.

— Ron Senft won the Alberta post offi ce em-ployees’ golf tournament atLacombe.

— An Endiang boy, Glen Tucker, received second-de-gree burns to his body as a result of throwing gasoline on a fi re.

— Nine beginners start-ed school at Rumsey: Kelly Steen, Connie Primrose, Gail Ferris, Laurel Sinclair, Betty Avramenko, Roddy Morgan, Tammy Helmer, Bart Holowath and Marty Newton.

— The underground tele-phone lines were hooked up in the Endiang-Byemoor area.

— Grocery prices at the Warehouse Food Market in Stettler: on special were sugar, 10 pounds for $1.37; Nabob coffee, 88 cents per pound; Squirrel peanut but-ter, $1 for 48 ounces; and bread, fi ve loaves for $1.

— Halkirk Diamond Ju-bilee showed a tidy profi t.

— The congregation fi lled the sanctuary, the ves-tibule and overfl owed into the basement of St. Pancras Anglican Church at Alix for the induction of Rev. John Mash into the parish.

1962 — 50 years ago— More than 150 chil-

dren and adults who took the Canadian Red Cross swimming course at Rochon Sands this summer received their awards at the Stettler Recreation Awards Night.

— Stettler Junior Mets were named the Northern Alberta champions.

— Glen Scott of Stettler received an $8,000 scholar-ship from GM for four years of study at McGill Univer-sity in Montreal.

— Stettler’s third annual Summer Skating School had 90 skaters registered over nine weeks.

— There were 1,190 pupils enrolled at Stettler School, up 30 from the pre-vious year.

— CFRN Edmonton brought its mobile studio to broadcast, “The Stettler Sto-ry,” direct from Stettler, on

the importance of the town to the provincial economy.

— Lightning struck an Erskine fi eld, killing two heifers belonging to Erwin Pooley and a cow owned by Stanton Pooley.

— J. Lawrence & Co. fall coat sale offers fur-trimmed women’s coats for $39.95.

— A new football fi eld had been laid out at the fair grounds by the Stettler Rec-reation Committee.

— Bob’s Auto Sales ad-vertised that their Volkswa-gen 1200 delivers 40 miles to a gallon of gas, and with gas at 40 cents a gallon, the car will go 100 miles for a dollar.

1952 — 60 years ago— Stettler’s oldest citi-

zen, Jake Hearonemus, died Sept. 6 at 95 years old.

— Jack Weller opened his new Robinson Store in Stettler.

— Area stockmen are vaccinating their cattle herds against Bang’s disease.

— The junior grain clubs had their plots judged, with the following district win-ners: Erskine — Connie Gabriel; Fenn — William Jarmin; Zenith — Max Mac-Arthur; Byemoor — Wilma Knowles; Endiang — Don-ald Boehlke; and Gadsby — Bernard Garland.

— The new Byemoor school is set to open soon.

1972: fi ve loaves of bread for $1Les-sonsfrom the past

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THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL ZONE Page A5Wednesday, September 12, 2012


About 300 students from grades 6 to 8 are back to the books at Stettler Middle School. As they returned to classes last week, many students appeared anxious to start the new school year.

Principal Sharon Fischer and vice-principal Jeff Lee head up the administration at Stettler Middle School.

“We have a wonderful group of students here,” said Fischer, who is entering her second year as principal.

Six students from Stettler Middle School chatted with the Independent last Friday and answered ques-tions about their summer vacation and the year ahead:

Isaac Hernando, Grade 6

What was the best part of your summerholidays?

We went camping at Big Knife and Whitecourt.

What are you looking forward to most this year?The option classes — like, band, math, French and

music.

What is your favourite subject and why?Band, because I like music and play a lot of instru-

ments. I play saxophone, and piano, guitar and violin.

What do you enjoy about Stettler Middle School?

Getting older and getting to do more things.

Daniel Moon, Grade 6


Going camping at Banff.

What are you looking forward to most this year?Learning new things.

What is your favourite subject and why?Math, because it comes easy — I have always liked

math.


The work is a bit harder, but you get to do more things than in elementary.

Maddie Kuefler, Grade 7


We did lots of camping, fishing and boating at Gull Lake, Moose Lake and Rochon Sands. There were 11 families that went to Rochon Sands.

What are you looking forward to most this year?School events, like the Turkey Trot Run — a run that

is done every Thanksgiving — and awards night.


The Clearview School Division is in dire need of substitute school bus driv-ers for the new school year, says transportation super-visor Maryann Wingie.

“We are really short of drivers and are looking for drivers in all areas (of the division),” Wingie said.

Drivers are needed for relief on regular routes, as well as for fi eld trips and

extracurricular activities.“A run of sickness re-

cently had us scrambling to get drivers,” said Lynne Robson, Clearview’s trans-portation co-ordinator.

Wingie said an attempt to attract more substitute drivers in the past school year yielded dismal results.

Application forms were sent out with all the school families in Clearview, but just one application wasreturned.

“Everyone who does it,

enjoys it and fi nds it reward-ing,” Wingie said of driving a school bus.

Driver training, includ-ing the School Bus Driver “S” Endorsement Program, and the cost of fi rst-aid courses and the drivers’ medicals, are all covered by the school division.

Clearview School Divi-sion operates a total of 53 school bus routes, transport-ing almost 1,400 students more than 8,700 kilometres every school day.

Clearview schools are located at Big Valley, Botha, Brownfi eld, Byemoor, Cas-tor, Coronation, Donalda, Erskine and Stettler.

The two bus shops that serve the public school divi-sion are located in Stettler and Coronation.

More information on be-coming a substitute bus driv-er is available by contacting Wingie at 403-742-3331 or visiting the Clearview School Division website at: clearview.ab.ca.

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What is your favourite subject and why?Gym, but that’s not really a subject, so LA (language

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I love Middle School. It’s been a really good year so far.

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I went to fencing camps in Edmonton and Outlook, Sask.

What are you looking forward to most this year?I like IA (industrial arts).

What is your favourite subject and why?Science. I like finding out how things work.


There is a bit more freedom than elementary.

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Going camping at Rochon Sands and Gull Lake.

What are you looking forward to most this year?Definitely student council — I think I am going to

run for president.

What is your favourite subject and why?Math, because it is easy to understand.


There is more freedom and independence than inelementary.

Alex Geddes — Grade 8


Going white water rafting at Canmore — we gotreally wet.

What are you looking forward to most this year?Being a leader at the school, helping set up the

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What is your favourite subject and why?I enjoy gym, but my favourite subject is science,

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Favourable harvest weather has allowed farmers to accomplish a great deal of harvesting these past few weeks. Yields and quality are reported to be very good.

The students headed back to the books at the Byemoor School when school doors opened last Tuesday.

The new beginners in Grade 1 are Cash Buchwitz, Nate Hutton, Brady Mappin and Brianna Taziar.

Teachers remain the same as last year — back are principal Corey van Zandbergen, Derrick Hatch and Gwen Keith.

Support staff is Luann Buchwitz, Linda Kobi and Erin Wilkie.

School bus drivers are Sandra Keith, Anita Mappin and Rosemary Stulberg.

Shelly Schellenberg will be teaching play school this year. There is still time to register any three- and four-year-olds interested in enrolling.

Janelle Hassett is the new teacher at the Byemoor Colony School, with Theresa Christie as the teacher aide.

The Byemoor School is holding its annual Terry Fox Run on Friday at 10:30 a.m.

Pledge sheets are available at the school for those wanting to join in on the run and support the worthy cause. The public is invited to come out and cheer the runners on and everyone is encouraged to wear red and white to proudly show Canada’s colours.

Congratulations to Jaymie Wasdal and Travis Clouston on their marriage last Saturday. The ceremony was held at Spruce Grove and the reception and dance at Stony Plain, with a number of local folks attending. Jaymie is the eldest daughter of Murray and

Kim Wasdal and granddaughter of Winnie Paulsen and Art and Dot Wasdal. Murray played the saxophone for the first dance, which added to the special memories of the day.

The newlyweds will reside in Stony Plain, with their two sons, Will and Jack.

Terry Gallant has been operating the café in Endiang since Ruth broke her leg.

Lenard and Rebecca Schofer are off to Hawaii for their honeymoon, following their July wedding.

Anita Mappin attended the 40th-anniversary reunion in August of her 1972 graduating class from William E. Hay Composite High School. The class reunion was held at Rochon Sands and had an excellent turn-out. There were 110 former grads present out of the 179 who graduated in 1972. There are 13 deceased from the class.

The Byemoor Hotel has announced they will be hosting a breakfast buffet once a month, startingSept. 30. The buffet runs from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Future buffets are on Oct. 28, Nov. 25 and Dec. 16.

Mark your calendar for the upcoming bridal shower for Melitta Walgenbach, future bride of Chad Sorensen, on Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Endiang Hall.

Taekwondo lessons have started up once again in Byemoor, with instructor Matt Chostner. Newcomers are invited to join the lessons.

Thought for the day — Why is it we never see the headline “Psychic Wins Lottery”?

Mother Teresa Catholic School in Halkirk opened its doors last Tuesday with 40 students, down slightly from last year. Veronica Pinkoski will share the principal duties for Mother Teresa and Christ-King Catholic School in Stettler.

The grades 1, 2 and 3 students have a new homeroom teacher. Lisa Gallon comes to us from Forestburg and is also the vice-principal.

Tracy Turre (nee Solden) remains the grades 4 to 6 homeroom teacher and the junior high classes are shared by Mike Courtney and Eric Neilson.

Maxine Baird wears many hats. She is the secretary, instructional assistant and librarian.

Bus drivers are Melody Kent, Connie Turre and Darcy Mabbott, with Bernice Doan (with help f rom Bernie) as custodian.

Junior high students will take shop on Wednesday afternoon in Castor. Karen Norman is offering piano lesions, commencing on Sept. 17. Mrs. Turre will organize cross-country running, which will prepare students for the Terry Fox run scheduled for Sept. 28 at Gus Wetter School in Castor.

Congratulations to Dave Godbersen and Sarah Cripse, who were married on Sept. 1 in the farmyard of Kent and Evelyn Johnson, surrounded by 100-plus relatives and friends. An open house and dance followed in the Halkirk Hall. Dave and Sarah will make their home in Stettler.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Harold Strandquist, who passed away on Sept. 6 in the Stettler hospital. The Strandquist story is on Page 211 of the history book. Funeral services were planned for Stettler.

Capital Power hosted a VIP bus tour of the windmill project, followed by a luncheon, on Wednesday.

Dale and Melody Kent — along with Dwight and Lina Kent — attended a 75th birthday celebration for their sister, Helen Waterston, in Camroselast weekend.

Irene Schilling and her sisters, Ida Hallett of Sherwood Park and Doreen Johnston from Calgary, attended the the 100th anniversary of their great- granddad’s homestead — the Duffield family farm in Cereal on the long weekend.

Dave and Linda Chick and their family, Tanya, Troy and kids from Castor; Chireen, Rory and girls from the Edmonton area; Mandy and girls, Kurt and Erin, all of Halkirk, spent the long weekend with Cathy and Greg Gabert in Rocky Mountain House.

The families gathered to celebrate a “mini-Olympics.”

Dick and Ann Creasey, Dan and Clara Fowler, along with Hoss and Allison Nichols, spent the long weekend at Watrous, Sask., enjoying the benefits of the mineral spa and the salt pool, a couple of dances on the famous hall with the horsehair under the floor boards, and a large flea market.

Greg and Laura Kent from Fort Nelson spent last weekend with Dale and Melody while attending the Godbersen- Cripse wedding.

Marjorie Baker from Penhold spent a few days this week with Irene Schilling and attended Sarah Cordel’s funeral on Thursday.

Capital Power is inviting the public to the rodeo grounds in Halkirk on Sept. 19 for a blade-signing ceremony. A barbecue, giveaways and kids’ activities will be part of the activities that take place from 4 to 7 p.m. A blade is 44 metres long, so there’s lots of room to leave your mark in history. The blade will be erected on one of the turbines.

Byemoor students, staff line up for school year

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Habits outline goals for education, life Continued from Page A1

The local students are making posters depicting the seven habits — an exercise that makes them feel more involved.

FranklinCovey facili-tator Tom Hewlett from Phoenix, Ariz., plans to meet with the Stettler and Halkirk teachers on Sept. 21 to offer guid-ance in implementing the program, which will be fully implemented after that date.

“We are very excited to introduce the Seven Hab-its of Highly Effective People to our students,” said Theresetta principal Brian Pedersen.

“The program is de-signed to allow the stu-dents to find their own leadership skills and prepare our students for 21st Century thinking. In our ever-changing and diverse world, students are encouraged to not only learn the curricu-lum, but to gain neces-sary skills to thrive when they graduate.”

Pedersen said skills learned will include communication and teamwork, honesty and integrity, self-motivation and strong work ethic, organizational and tech-nology skills, and en-couragement of creative thinking.

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People — are listed as follows, with the Covey ver-sion outlined first and a“ s tuden t - app rop r i a t e” version in italics:

Habit 1: Be Pro-active.

Take initiative in life by realizing that your decisions are the pri-mary determining factor for effectiveness in your life. Take responsibil-ity for your choices andthe consequences that follow.

I am a responsible person. I take initiative. I choose my actions, at-titudes and moods. I do not blame others for my wrong actions. I do the right things when no one else is looking.

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind.

Self-discover and clarify your deeply im-portant character values and life goals. Envision the ideal characteristics for each of your various roles and relationships in life. Create a mission statement.

I plan ahead and set goals. I look for ways to be a good citizen.

Habit 3: Put First Things First.

Prioritize, plan, and execute your week’s tasks based on importance rather than on urgency. Evaluate whether your efforts exemplify your desired character values, propel you toward goals, and enrich the rolesand relationships that were elaborated on in Habit 2.

I set priorities, make a schedule, and follow my plan. I am disciplined and organized.

Habit 4: Think Win-Win.

Genuinely strive for mutually beneficial so-lutions or agreements in your relationships. Value and respect people by understanding a “win” for all is ultimately a better long-term resolu-tion than if only one per-son in the situation had gotten his way.

When conflicts arise, I look for third alterna-tives. I balance courage for getting what I want with consideration for what others want.

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood.

Use empathic listen-ing to be genuinely in-fluenced by a person, which compels them to reciprocate the listening and take an open mind to being influenced by you. That creates an atmo-sphere of caring, respect, and positive problem- solving.

I listen to other peo-ple’s ideas and feelings. I try to see things from their viewpoints.

Habit 6: Synergize.Combine the strengths

of people through posi-tive teamwork, so as to achieve goals no one person could have done alone. Get the best per-formance out of a group of people through en-couraging meaningful contribution, and mod-elling inspirational and supportive leadership.

I value other people’s

strengths and learn from them. I get along well with others, even with people who are different than me.

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw.

Balance and renew your resources, energy, and health to create a sustainable, long-term, effective lifestyle. It primarily emphasizes on exercise for physical renewal, prayer (medi-tation, yoga, etc.) and good reading for mental renewal. It also mentions service to the society for spiritual renewal.

I take care of my body by eating right, exercis-ing, and getting sleep.I take time to find mean-ingful ways to helpother people.

Continued from Page A39:39 p.m. — A con-

cerned father called making a request to check on the welfare of his daughter. The 27-year-old woman had called and told her father that she had been assaulted by her boyfriend. Investiga-tors located the female and believe that she had been assaulted. The 29-year- old boyfriend was located and found to be intoxicated. He was arrested, charged and released the next day on several conditions. His fi rst court date is scheduled for October in Stettler.

Monday, Sept. 10 10:05 a.m. — Report

of three heifers in the ditch near the highway about seven kilometers south of Stettler. A patrol was made and it was determined that the cattle had made their way back into the pasture and were no longer a traffi c hazzard.

3:12 p.m. — A 911 call from a Life Assist but-ton push at a residence on 49 Street. Ambulance at-tendants attended the resi-dence, to which they had a key. Ambulance attendants requested that police attend to confi rm that nothing ap-peared to be suspicious. An investigator attended and determined that nothing ap-peared to be suspicious or otherwise amiss.

3:38 p.m. — Residential false alarm at a residence on 38 Avenue. Police atten-dance was cancelled by the homeowner, who stated that the cause of the alarm was strong winds.

9:53 p.m. — Report of a suspicious male walking around a residence on 51 Avenue, shining a fl ash-light into the windows. The

89-year-old caller reported that she believed that the suspect was a male who had killed her husband in her residence four years ago.

An investigator attended the residence, conducted a foot patrol around the residence and spoke with the caller, who suffers from dementia.

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Jennifer Lee and Alex Maitland Jennifer Lee and Alex Maitland will be married on October 21, 2012 in Port Severn, Ontario.

They would like to include their Alberta family and friendsThey would like to include their Alberta family and friendsin their celebration with a pre-wedding Open House. in their celebration with a pre-wedding Open House.

The Open House will be held on Saturday, October 6 The Open House will be held on Saturday, October 6 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the home of Jennifer’s mother, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the home of Jennifer’s mother,

Susan Patterson (Boss Hill Road).Susan Patterson (Boss Hill Road).

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As the new school year began last week, Theresetta Catholic School in Castor proclaimed its participation in the “seven habits” life-skills-enhancing program.

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By Darlene TantrumDonalda District Museum

This Saturday, Donalda Community Promotions will hold a Drive-In Movie in the Coulees. The movie is “The Blind Side.” Gates and concession open at 7:30 p.m., with the movie at dusk. Come and enjoy an evening in the coulees.

The Donalda Com-m u n i t y A r t s S o c i e t y will host “Octoberfest 2 0 1 2 , ” o n S a t u r d a y ,O c t . 1 3 . M a r k y o u r calendars and help support our community arts.

Anyone looking for work in town is advised the Ag Society is looking for a custodian, Contact Jodi at 403-883-2330.

The Donalda Library Internet Café is scheduled to open Sept. 20, Come and enjoy coffee on us.

The library is looking for gent ly used DVD d o n a t i o n s . I f y o u are c leaning up your collection, think of us.

B i r t h d a y g r e e t i n g s g o o u t t o A n n a K n e e l a n d , B r i t t a n y Hofer , Garth Gil lund, S a b r i n a B r o m e l i n g , T a y l e r B r o m e l i n g , Davin O’Malley Vikse, Herminia Arandia, Ronda S t r a n d q u i s t , S h a n t e l Fisher, Kathy Knudtson, Danny Thomas, Estella Helfer, Grace Hebbes, Irene Ross, Kelly Bailey- Car ro l l , Aus t in Awe, M a r k M e s t o n , J a c e Salmon, James Hutchison, J i l l Henderson , Mike B r o e m e l i n g , S h a u n a Larson, Sheila Norman, S t e v e n B a k e r , M e l Andres and anyone else celebrating a birthday.

Hazel and Murray Davidson would also like to wish their son and daughter-in law (Dustin and Maranda Cowan) a happy third anniversary for today (Sept. 12). Congratulations and happy anniversary. Have a great day.

Hey, have you got anything planned for the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 25? If not, why not come out to the Botha Senior Centre at 7:15 p.m, and join in the fun at another game of Early Bird Bingo. It’s a lot of fun, and everyone seems to enjoy themselves. Who knows — you could be the next big winner, and land up taking some money home with you. Everyone is welcome.

Come out to the Botha Hall this Friday (Sept. 14) at 7:30 p.m. to another great activity that’s just starting up again for another year.. It’s old-time dancing and everyone is invited. Old-time dances are every second Friday (at 7:30 p.m.) of the month and the last Sunday (starting at 1:30 p.m.) It’s a great time for all, and everyone enjoys the time spent together. So come out this Friday and take in the music from another great band, called Peace Hills Country Ramblers. This is a pot-luck affair, so please bring along your favourite dish to share.

Quilting time is starting up really soon now, so it’s time to get your quilting supplies ready to go. The first quilting day will be Monday,Sept. 24 at 9:30 a.m., and will be held at the Botha Senior Centre. Everyone

is welcome to attend, even if you have never quilted before and have an interest in learning, Please attend, as they’re willing and eager to teach you. All you need is the interest. Quilting takes place the second and last Mondays of each month.

We would like to wish our son (David Bellair) a happy birthday for tomorrow (Sept. 13.) Hope it’s a good one, son — have fun. We also would like to wish our daughter-in-law (Chelsea Bellair) and a friend of ours (Ashley Brown) a very happy birthday for this coming, Monday (Sept. 17). Hope you both have a great day.

Church Services continue every Thursday at 7 p.m. till the first Sunday in October, when the time will be changing to 1 p.m. on Sundays. So please come on out and hear the sermon from Rev. Susan Bowyer. Everyone is welcome to worship with them.

Office hours for the village office will be Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. So if you have any

business or would like to talk to them in person, please come at those hours.

The Botha Community Centre meeting was held this past Monday (Sept. 10), so thank-you to everyone who attended. If for some reason you can’t make the meeting and would like to take part in this great committee, get in touch with Lorraine Hankins at 403-742-1155. They are always looking for new members, with new ideas, and would really appreciate as many people to join as possible.

One more and very important thing to mention is, “Please drive carefully and watch out for the children of Botha.” School just started up again last Tuesday and the children are very excited to be back with friends and teachers. Please remember the traffic laws, and drive very carefully around the school area.

If anyone has any event coming up in the near future (or something that happened this summer), please contact me so I can get it in our column. My number is 403-742-5317.

Carpet bowling and floor curling will be starting up shortly, so please keep an eye open for these events. They should be announced shortly.

Fall is sure setting in, with all those yellow leaves and cooler evenings. The gardens are mainly all in now (frost has already been recorded) and the farmers are sure busy with their crops day and night. I think fall is here to stay, unfortunately.

The hot summer days have helped to get a good start on the harvest. Com-bines are at work and a lot of grain has already been taken off the fields.

The women at Heritage Place in Gadsby have found a set of keys, possibly to a suitcase. These were found shortly after the Decoration Day breakfast.

Please call 403-742-3478 if they belong to you.

Sunday night, Percy and Paulette heer, along with Barry and Lorna Brown, Jeanne Beisel and Frieda Turigan, joined Doug and Shirley Mckay at their home for a pot-luck supper and sing-a-long and to welcome home John and Laurie Wat-ton, who are back, if only for a short visit. They return to their missionary work in Ghana (Africa) at the end of this week.

Get-well wishes to Ron Robinson, who is in Edmon-ton hospital, Maxine Hansel in the Stettler hospital, and to Gene Derr in Calgary Foothills Hospital. Gene is recovering from open-heart surgery and hopes to be back in Red Deer hospital shortly.

The annual Labour Day ball tournament was a big hit. It was enjoyed, despite heavy clouds and wind at times. With seven teams participating, the win-ners of the A finals were No Gloves, No Love from Three Hills; the B final win-ners were Haner’s Hustlers of Stettler and the C final champions were Wolf Pak from Gadsby.

The community was shocked and saddened with the death of Wayne Gan-shirt.Wayne grew up in Gadsby and Edmonton, re-turning to the family farm north of Gadsby for several years as a young married man.

Wayne and Gretha, Trish and Kerri Ann, moved to Red Deer in 1979, where they made their home. Wayne fought cancer val-iantly for close to a year and passed away the end of August. His funeral was in Red Deer on Monday at the First Christian Reform Church. He will be buried in the Ganshirt family plot, Omega Cemetery, Gadsby.

Sympathies to Gretha and family, Wayne’s sisters Barb and Vic Carey, Gad-sby; Leslie and Dwayne, Laurie and Andy, Kim, and brother Ken and Elaine, as well as all his nieces and nephews.

Sympathies go out to Ju-dy Kromm, Allan and their family on the passing of Ju-dy’s father, Frank Storek.

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I would like to extend my personal congratula-tions to Allan Johnston of Big Valley for his being awarded the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award certicate.

Since his retirement from teaching, Johnston has put in many hours of volunteering and building his town of Big Valley.This award was created in 1995 to recognize those who have made a “significant, sustained, unpaid contribution to the community, in Canada and abroad.”

Johnston is known to most folks up and down the line, and we congratulate him on being recognized.

An interesting event happened at our farm a few days ago when Ken, our son, who was working with his Dad, Ernie, came across a pocket knife that Ernie had lost perhaps 20 years ago. It was a special knife, as it was an “Old Timer.”

After several phone calls, here are the names of the kindergarten students starting school this year. Caul Johnson will be going to Morrin School and Careese Primrose will start her schooling in Big Valley.

The kindergarten class from last year are going into Grade 1; Easton Watts, Zeth Walker, Taylor Mac-Farlane, and Joey Avramenko. We wish them all the best as they start on the best times of their lives.

There are several unique classes at the flower show, and “the mistakes” is one of them. Another is “A Random Act of Kindness,” which is a basket made up of home-baked goodies and given to a special person. This basket comes with a gift card, so the recipient knows who is thinking of them.This year, I believe there were three such baskets.

Church services are sheduled to begin after the summer break on Sunday, Sept. 16, with Judy and Jerry Beskewine leading the service and music. Time of the service will be 10:30 a.m. Services are planned for the first Sunday of the month and the third Sun-day. Rev. Mervyn Penfound of Stettler and Jerry Beskewine from Drumheller plan to alternate days.

Fire crews from the Rumsey fire department were

called out last week when Dwayne Griffiths’ baler caught fire. Crews were able to dump the bale in the dugout to put out the fire.The baler was a write-off, but the tractor was OK. It’s a no-win situation. You can’t bale if it’s too wet, and if it’s too dry, then there is such a danger of fire.

Jean Richmond of Trochu has had a fun summer with visiting her families in Yellowknife and Calgary. One special event was attending the wedding of her granddaughter, Lindsay (Pam’s daughter)when she married Sheldon Adams from Calgary.

Her other daughter, Debbie, and Jeff Anderson live in Yellowknife.

While shopping in Drumheller the other day, we happened to see Helen Todor. She is looking very well and enjoying her home at Sunshine Lodge. We also saw John and Laura Griffith at the store and had a nice visit with them. They seem to be happy with their new location. Nice to see folks from “home.”

Sympathy to Anna Kashuba and family on the passing of her dear brother in Ireland.

Sympathy also this week to Sharon and Ken God-dard and their families on the passing of Sharon’s Dad, Elgin Lifeso, of Sherwood Park and morerecently, the St. Albert Extended Care.

There has been cremation and the memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. at the Glen-wood Memorial Gardens in Sherwood Park. Anyone wishing the address, give me a call.

Elgin will be buried beside his dear wife, Alelene, who passed away a couple of years ago.

Harvesting continues in full swing, with farmers working long hours into the night. Watch for them.

The coolers and freez-ers at the hospital kitchen were down.

New wires needed to be installed, and quickly!

Journeyman electrician Kim was able to fit in the small spaces and make short work of a job that could have taken hours for others.

Kim is called upon of-ten for her small size to do things that could take others much longer to do, saving time and turning a complicated, often messy job of taking things apart into a simple task.

However, being smaller in stature can be a disad-vantage at times. “I get to be the one to go into stinky tight crawl spaces and at-tics because nobody else fits there.” Kim states this fact without complaint.

One look and it appears she may not have the same physical strength as her peers. Co-worker Becky disagrees, saying, “I’ve been blown away by the things Kim can do. I have known her for a very long time and she continues to shock me.” Her energy level and lack of hesita-tion to take on a task of-ten puts her far above her peers in terms of efficien-cy in any type of job.

Kim Turgeon worked all through high school at the local grocery store. This is where she met cur-rent co-worker, Becky,

and future husband, Tyler Fuger.

After graduating from high school here in Stettler, she decided she was looking for some-thing different. She heard that Bagshaw Electric was looking for an apprentice and applied.

Charlie, owner of Bagshaw Electric, could see Kim’s potential right away. She was hired and began work in customer service before starting in the field as a first-year apprentice. “People often ask if she is my daughter. Not by blood,” says Char-lie, “but she is very much a part of the Bagshaw Electric family.”

In April 2011, Kim ob-tained her journeyman’s ticket with Bagshaw’s. In July 2011, she and Tyler were married at her par-ents’ acreage, with all the Bagshaw Electric family also in attendance. Shortly after, Kim was expecting. This did not stop her one bit. She continued to work until three days before her due date (with appropriate safety measures in place, of course) and even came in and sorted wire on her due date just to say she could.

Lilly Anne was born May 9, 2012. Kim is cur-rently on maternity leave, and is missed very much at Bagshaw’s for her quirki-ness and hard work.

Everybody wishes her the best during her time off with her daughter. Kim says, “I’ll be back.”

To celebrate our 65th birthday, we are celebrat-ing our people. This week, we celebrate Kim Fuger (nee Turgeon), who has been with us since Octo-ber 2005.

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Saturday September, 29• 10am–6pm: Youth Art Show Stettler Public Library• Taste of Bosnia: Coff ee Tree music and foods• 10am–2pm: Tailgate Farmer’s Market Main St.• 10am–4pm: Sidewalk and store display: A Day in the Ukraine Memories for Eternity• 10:30am–11:45am Flash Dance Gather at Q14 Main Street YMCA, Electric Slide, Cadillac Ranch. Everyone welcome

• 11am–3pm Children’s’ Crafts, Bannock & Beef Stew Parent Link Centre 5104 50 St. above the Post Offi ce• 1pm–3pm: 100th Anniversary of Big Valley Train Station Entertainment and refreshments 2:30pm–5:30pm Danceology Dancers Fireworks, live entertainment• TBA: Roller Skating at West Stettler Park Skate with the Heartland Roller Girls Roller Derby Team • TBA: Westerner Days at Stettler AG Society• 7pm–10pm: Much Video Skating Party Stettler Recreational Centre (Blue) • TBA: Cultural Cafe Stettler Recreational Centre (Red) Contact Belinda to register 403-742-3777• 10am–3pm: Take Family Photos with Historical Backgrounds Stettler Museum• 9pm: Red Solo Cup, Let’s Have a Party! Drop in and meet up with friends

Sunday September, 30• 11am and 5pm: Madagascar 3 Jewel Theatre• 1pm: Alberta Barrel Racing Association Jackpot Stettler AG Society• TBA: Gospel Singing Stettler Recreational Centre Local faith based musical choirs and ministries gather in a multi denominational musical celebration

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The Erskine Floats and Flicks night had wonder-ful weather.

The evening was per-fect for the parade, the E-Free Good Neighbor Barbecue and games and the movies. The whole event attracted a great at-tendance and families en-joyed great entertainment and food.

Thanks go out to the Erskine E-Free Church for hosting the barbecue, Ole McDonald’s for supply-ing donuts and the train

for kids’ train rides, Mel Kelm for cutting all the grass around town, Clint Marshall and his drive-in production crew, every-one that joined the parade, and the Rec Board and its

members for all the work they did.

I think Erskine has proved that a fall family fun night with a parade and drive-in movie is a hit and I’m sure this annual

event will continue for many more years.

Last week opened the new school year. Wel-come back to the return-ing students and welcome to those new ones who have moved into the area.

Birthday wishes go out to Toni Squires on Sept. 13, Jennifer Higgins on Sept. 15, and Shelley Coleman on Sept. 16.

Happy anniversary to Jodi and Curtis McCord and Stan and Barb Gard-ner, both on Sept. 12.


Children make the most of the parade Saturday night in Erskine during the annual Float and Flicks night.

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Richmond.Vegetable aggregate — Ken Jensen of Camrose.Adult aggregate fi rst — Lorne McArthur.Adult aggregate second — Ken Jensen.Most entries in show — Lorne McArthur.Gifts of the garden — fi rst, Eleanor Richmond;

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The Big Valley Golf Club will hold Night Golf this Friday, Sept. 14. Registration is at 8:30 p.m., with tee-off at 9 p.m. Don’t forget to bring along your fl ashlights; golf carts are not supplied. For more informa-tion, call 403-876-2558 or 403-740-5952.

The Big Valley Railway Station turns 100 this year and we’re having a party. Come on out and join us Saturday, Sept. 29, from 1 p.m. till dusk for a day fi lled with a whole lot of family fun. Non-stop enter-tainment will include lots of great music, a comedian, mechanical bull-riding, games, contests and prizes.

Children’s activities include a craft ta-ble, face-painting, games, a magic show, a storyteller and the sand pile dig for cash. Included in the day’s activities will be train rides, station and community tours, covered wagon rides and a locomotive pull. Check out the Can-can girls and tap dancers out on the platform or watch the Guns of the Gold-en West Show. The party will end with a great steak barbecue and fantastic fi reworks display. Make a day of it and join us for the celebration.

Big Valley School will hold its annual Terry Fox Run on Wednesday, Sept. 26,

beginning at 1 p.m. The students thank the community for all their support.

The Big Valley Drop-In Centre Crib play-ers are back in the swing of things for their new season, with 10 players out on Sunday. First place went to Lynne Palmer, second to Edna Sugden, third to Linda Garstad and the booby went to Ron Milton.

Why not join in the fun? Seniors arealways welcome.

September birthday wishes go out to Vivian Hulley – 1, Christine Stormoen – 3, Jessie Paul – 4, Ty Stefanik – 14, Bronson Annable – 15, Leonard Dahl – 15, Zach Gordon – 15, Andy Clarke – 17, Jessie Armstrong – 20, Judy Adminis – 21, Darcy Greig – 23, Bennett Anderson – 26, Brooke Skocdopole – 29, Tommasina Loria – 30.

Happy anniversary to Dale and Marilee Colp – 1,Tim and Shannon Burnstad – 7, Dave and Amanda Lucki – 9, Larry and Val Erickson – 19, Bill and Clara Mayhew – 20, Francisco and Barb Laisnez – 20, Hugh and Brenda Campbell – 21, Keith and Sheryl Vanhaga, 23, and Chanse and LoraleeStefanik – 29. Direct birthday and anniver-sary updates to [email protected].

MIRANDA PETERSWildcats’ Corner

We are now into our first full week of classes and activities are in full swing. William E. Hay en-joys taking part in the Ger-man exchange program every year and on Monday we welcomed 12 German exchange students who will be with us for three weeks.

Welcome to Pauline, Alex, Heike, Isabell, Eli-sa, Hendrik, Eike, Tanja, Calvin, Henry, Gordon, Annie, Jennifer, Nele and Mrs. Guenther from our twin school in Sanitz, Ger-many. We hope you enjoy your stay in Stettler and at William E. Hay.

Many of our teams and clubs have started up for the new school year. Fine Arts Board, Athletic Board, Students Against Drinking and Driving, Be the Change, Volleyball, Cross Country and Golf are underway.

Our outside-of-school classes, such as Video Pro-duction, Hunter Educa-tion, Sports Performance, Outdoor Education, Wild-cat Theatre and Band, will be starting up this week, as well. We encourage all students to get involved in school activities to make their year even more en-gaging.

For Welcome Week this year, the Students’ Union has planned activities for

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during flex. This year, each activity, in-cluding poster designing, Marshmallow Relay Race and a Field-Goal competi-tion, will be scored and the TA with the most points at the end of the week will win Tim Hortons hot chocolate and Timbits. Good luck to every TA.

Our Fitness Facility is now open to students. If you currently have a gym card, please see Mrs. Bo-lin to pay your monthly $10 fee to reactivate it. If you do not have a card and are interested in using the weight room and cardio room, please see one of the gym teachers to arrange an orientation.

Gym cards are $25 ($10 refunded if card returned), the user fee is $10 per month and the hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and

3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

We enter this school year as the last year in the High School Flexibility Enhancement Pilot Proj-ect. This is a four-year pilot project that we have been in with Alberta Edu-cation where we have been free from the restrictions of the Carnegie Unit.

The Carnegie Unit re-quires students to have 25 hours of face-to-face instruction for every one high school credit and has been a system in place since 1906.

Being part of this proj-ect has allowed William E. Hay to implement many unique programs, such as Teacher Advisor, Flex, Self-Directed Courses, Blended Courses, a vari-able timetable and Project Week, just to name a few.

At the end of this year, we will be reporting our findings over the last four years to Alberta Education — these recommendations might lead to large-scale changes in the way stu-dents in Alberta are edu-cated.

As a result of our many innovative programs, Wil-liam E. Hay has been asked to present at a prestigious NSSP/CSSR Conference in Washington, D.C., in February. William E. Hay is the first international school ever to be asked to present at this conference.

Stay tuned for next week’s Wildcat news!

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The 2012 edit ion of the Stett ler Wildcats: BACK ROW (from left ) :Justin Fleischhacker, Nicholas Baharally, Braden Nelson, Carlie Gendre, Brycen Bainbridge, Christian Young, Theren Churchill, Riley Anderson, Trent Sanders,Parker Cassidy and Elliott Mabbott. THIRD ROW (from left): Quinten Wen, CodyCalihoo, Colton Kirtley, Stephen Zuk, Morgan Loshny, Tyler Stewart, Bryce Fisher, LeviFisher, Ryan Gerl, Clayton Steen, Jordan McCallum and coach Adam McRae.SECOND ROW (from left): Cody Ell, Thomas Cassidy, Mark Forrester, Austin Peterson, Tyler Greiner, David McCann, Adam Standage, Darren Gendre, Micheal Loblaw, SamThurston, Dillon Kirtley and Cody Shepherd. FRONT ROW (from left): coach Bob Sanders, coach Brian Matchett, Matt Gudgeon, Ty Page, Austin Cherewko, coach Guy Neitz, coach Mark Siemens, head coach Norbert Baharally and coach Jon Campbell. Missing fromthe photo are coach Dustin Dayman, manager Karen Loshny, equipment managersTim Loshny and Coralie Cherewko, trainers Shannon Forrester and Bev Stewart,and junior trainers Shelby Ramsay and Amanda Gardner.

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HOMEThursday, Sept. 6 — Stettler 17 Lacombe 0Thursday, Sept. 20 — vs. Rocky Mountain House, 4:30 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 11 — vs. Camrose, 4 p.m.

AWAYThursday, Sept. 13 — at Wetaskiwin, 7:30 p.m.Friday, Sept. 28 — at Ponoka, 4:30 p.m.Friday, Oct. 5 — at Sylvan Lake, 4 p.m.

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Parker Cassidy (42) of the Wildcats sets up for his touchdown in Stettler’s 17-0 win over the Lacombe Rams in season-opening play last Thursday in the Central Alberta High School Football League.

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Stettler quarterback Stephen Zuk, between Nicholas Baharally (left) and Thomas Cassidy, stepped up last Thursday after an injury to No. 1 quarterback Morgan Loshny.

JOHN MACNEILIndependent editor

It was a wild opening day for the Stettler Wildcats.

The top-ranked Wildcats lived up to their billing on the scoreboard, at least, spank-ing the Lacombe Rams 17-0 last Thursday in Stettler. But it was a costly win, as the Wildcats played most of their Central Al-berta High School Football League sea-son-opener without two injured all-stars in quarterback Morgan Loshny and running back Braden (Bob) Nelson.

Both went down in the fi rst half. The immediate prognosis was that Nelson’s ab-sence would likely be short-term and that Loshny would probably be out for a longer period.

“Morgan, I think he’ll be out indefi nite-ly for three to four weeks, at least, maybe a little bit longer,” Stettler coach Norbert Ba-harally reported Monday. “They’re talking about (damage to) ligaments in his knee.

“I’m real concerned about Morgan, just because it’s a knee. I’m not sure how bad it is, but even losing him for a week or two in a crucial part of the year, it won’t be easy to get through that without him.

“As far as Bob, I think he’s going to be day to day with his ankle. He may play

(this week). If not (full-time), he may play limited.”

The Wildcats are on the road Thursday for a night game against the Wetaskiwin Sabres.

Under ideal weather conditions last Thursday, the Wildcats scored all of their points in the otherwise problematic fi rst half, on touchdowns from Tyler Stewart and Parker Cassidy, converts from Elliott Mabbott and Clayton Steen, and the open-ing two points on a touchback.

“We struggled all game,” Baharally, the 25th-year coach, said Thursday. “I knew going into this game, we weren’t necessar-ily as deep as we’d like to be at this time of the year. It was quite evident. We got banged up early in the game in our back-fi eld and by the second quarter, our starting backfi eld was out of the game.

“Nicholas Baharally came in and played well in the backfi eld, and the same with Parker Cassidy. And they’re also playing linebacker, starting for us there. It took a lot out of them. The heat here is taking its toll on our guys, too. They were feeling it a little bit. And maybe we aren’t in the best condition, going into the year.

“Today, at halftime, I told the guys, ‘That fi rst half, basically, we survived. We did what we needed to do to keep a

lead.’ Lots of players that aren’t starters were stepping in when they needed to, and it was good to see that they were at least ready to play and give us a chance to win, and they did.”

Grade 11 quarterback Stephen Zuk took over in Loshny’s absence and Grade 10 rookie Thomas Cassidy jumped on board after Nelson got hurt multiple times.

“Thomas Cassidy was put in a crucial position, as a ball-carrier in our backfi eld, with very little experience in high school and no game experience under his belt,” coach Baharally said. “He had some prac-tice experience, but not a whole lot, be-cause Braden is our No. 1 guy, so he gets all the reps.

“I was happy with what Thomas did. He secured the ball, he didn’t turn the ball over, he made some positive yards, and he made some big plays at times, so it was good to see him step in.

“And, he’s not new to the game, but I thought Stephen had a good game for us at quarterback.”

Zuk also gained experience early last season, after Loshny aggravated an injury in the season-opening game and missed the next couple of weeks of action.

With Loshny back on the sidelines, the Wildcats were making plans this week to

back up Zuk at quarterback.“At this point, we just hope and pray

nothing more happens there,” Bahar-ally said Monday. “But I think we might look at giving Clayton Steen some reps atquarterback, as well.”

The Wildcats ran into a string of open-ing-day casualties as they began defence of their 2011 provincial Tier 3 title.

“It was sloppy at times, and defi nitely if a weakness showed today, it was in our pass coverage and being able to shut the pass down,” Baharally said.

“We knew that (Lacombe quarterback) Austin Ericson would be coming out throwing the ball. He was our quarterback with (the midget Battle River) Shock (last spring), and we knew he could throw the ball. We were trying to prepare for that, but we’re just really inexperienced at the outside-coverage guys right now.”

END ZONE: The Wildcats maintained their No. 1 spot in this week’s Football Al-berta rankings for Tier 3 high school teams. … In the newly aligned Central Alberta league, Stettler is in a pool with Wetaski-win, Camrose, Rocky Mountain House and Ponoka. The Wildcats’ crossover op-ponents are Lacombe and Sylvan Lake. … The next home game for Stettler is Sept. 20 against Rocky Mountain House.

Wildcats open with mixed results Stettler shuts out Lacombe, but loses pair of all-star seniors to injuries

JOHN MACNEILIndependent editor

Parker Cassidy had so much fun on the football fi eld last Thursday, he didn’t want the game to end.

“I felt, as soon as the game ended, I wanted it to go longer, but now that I’ve been sitting down for a while, I’m start-ing to feel a little stiff,” the Stettler Wild-cats’ veteran said with a smile shortly after their 17-0 victory over the visiting Lacombe Rams.

“For the number of guys we had going both ways, I thought our conditioning was pretty good.”

Cassidy, a Grade 12 student at William E. Hay Composite High School, was one of those versatile Wildcats going both ways. He rotated between fullback onoffence and defensive end on defence.

After working as a farmhand this summer, he pitched in with able experi-ence and leadership after fellow all-stars Morgan Loshny and Braden (Bob) Nelson suffered injuries in last week’s season-opening win at Stettler.

“We had a couple of guys get hurt, but we had a rookie step up, so it helped,”

said the six-foot-one, 204-pound Cassidy. “Guys fi lled in and we won.”

Cassidy paid tribute to his fi rst cousin, Grade 10 rookie Thomas Cassidy, who was pressed into duty when Nelson got hurt.

“Coming in as a rookie, Thomas played really well,” he said. “It might have been a good thing, because you never know when you’re going to have someone go down. And now that Thomas has got a few reps, he’ll be not nervous to go in, like he was today. He’ll be ready to go.”

Thomas Cassidy, a familiar face in rodeo circles, has a football background, too. He’s a graduate of the StettlerCougars’ bantam program.

Parker Cassidy, 17, is one of the senior Wildcats who hope to fi nish their high school careers as provincial champions.

“We have high expectations,” he said. “We feel we can do it again this year, if we work hard like we did last year.”

Cassidy believes the Wildcats are try-ing to draw on their 2011 success, without allowing it to defi ne the 2012 team.

“We tried to not focus on the win last year and stick to what we were going to do right this year,” he said Thursday. “It’s

a different team, but we still felt we would win. We weren’t arrogant, but we came in confi dent, like you should. It was a good game.”

Another rookie who impressed Parker Cassidy in the season-opener was tow-ering Christian Young, who was also abantam Cougar last fall.

“He was backing me up, and he got that sack that Austin (Ericson), the La-combe quarterback, got hurt on,” Cassidy said of Young. “Him and Bryce (Fisher) double-teamed there. He did quite well. I played with him with (the Battle River) Shock in Camrose, and I knew he was a strong D-lineman.”

Parker Cassidy and Young were among 12 of the current Wildcats who played with the Battle River Shock midget team out of Camrose last spring. Two other Wildcats — Fisher and Nelson — played midget with the Prairie Fire of Red Deer.

Although the high school football season is just underway, September also marks the start of hockey season for the likes of Parker Cassidy. His midget AA hockey tryouts with the Stettler Legion Blues begin Sunday. He managed to jug-gle both teams — and sports — last fall.

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The Stettler Wildcats are off to a 2-0 start halfway through their Heritage Ju-nior Hockey League pre-season schedule.

The Lightning took both ends of a home-and-home series with the Ponoka Stampeders last weekend, winning 9-3 at the Stettler Recreation Centre on Friday night and blanking the Stampeders 1-0 on Sunday afternoon in Ponoka.

Doug Blacklock and Jacob Schwarzen-berger each scored two goals in Friday’s game, which saw the Lightning take a 6-1 lead into the third period.

The other Stettler scorers were Wyatt Haustein, Lyle Wooden, Wayne Twidale,

Tyson Glazier and Blake Frechette.Coleman Waddell and Mack Schell

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fellow hometown goaltender Jeff Skaley shared the shutout.

The lone Stettler scorer was Schwarzen-berger, who cashed in on a power play fi ve minutes into the game, with Frechette earning an assist.

The Lightning resume pre-season action tonight in Didsbury against the Mountainview Colts, before hosting the Colts at 6 p.m. Sunday in Stettler.

The regular season begins Sept. 22.

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WINNING DEBUT — The Stettler Cougars kicked off their bantam football season in style Saturday inStrathmore, shutting out the hosts 25-0. Jeremy Kirk (No. 12 in the top photo) scored three touchdowns to lead the Stettler offence. Teron Garbutt (No. 24 in the bottom photo) recorded the Cougars’ other touchdown. Both quarterbacks — Kyle Lawrence and Clayton Page — were effective, as was Stettler’s defensive team. TheCougars’ home-opener is set for Saturday, when Notre Dame of Red Deer visits Stettler for a 1:30 p.m. game.

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Rookie defenceman Steven Fletcher of the Stettler Lightning carries the puck out of his zone Friday night during Stettler’s 9-3 win over the Ponoka Stampeders in Heritage Junior Hockey League pre-season action in Stettler. It was the fi rst game of the exhibition season for Stettler, which blanked host Ponoka 1-0 on Sunday.

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The Alberta Prairie COW (class-room on wheels) bus, a mobile lit-eracy classroom, rolled into Stettler last Friday — much to the delight of the younger set.

The bus, with its distinctive black and white paint job — resembling the colour pattern of a Holstein cow — is a project of the Centre for Fam-ily Literacy in Edmonton. Two staff members tour the bus throughout Alberta, making literacy fun. The targeted age group for the program is six years and younger.

In addition to books, the program featured interactive games, songs, rhymes and stories to enhance learn-ing skills and explore fun ways to promote an interest in literacy.

The COW bus came to Stettler on the invitation of Stettler Adult Learning, which was fortunate to win the opportunity on a draw.

Mandeja Sargent, family literacy facilitator with Stettler Adult Learn-ing, was pleased with the local par-ticipation.

“We had 149 children and 64 adults pass through bus, and we re-ceived a lot of positive comments,” Sargent said. “There were only six repeat visitors who had been to the COW bus before.”

The last time the COW bus was in Stettler was in 2008.

The Centre for Family Literacy and its COW bus program donates 50 new books to each community it visits.

In Stettler, the donated books were presented to the Sharebear Play School.

Teacher Lynne Potter was happy with the donation.

“This is exciting — literacy needs to be promoted as many young peo-ple are getting away from reading,” Potter said. “Books and reading need to be made fun.”

Sharebear Play School has 70 children enrolled in four classes.

The COW bus has been in opera-tion since 2003, runs year-round and has a mandate to visit 60 communi-ties every year. The unique visual presence of the bus is also used to advertise local literacy programs.

Stettler Adult Learning spon-sors Magic Carpet Ride, a literacy program co-ordinated by Sargent,and offered to the community on aregular basis.

The program, which features sto-ries, crafts, rhymes and songs, is at the Stettler Public Library each Thursday morning and at the Big Valley School on Wednesday morn-ing. More information on the local program is available by contacting Sargent at 403-788-2664.

Stettler’s canine commu-nity is invited to celebrate the “Dog Day of Summer” this Sunday at West Stettler Park.

“We want to promote responsible dog owner-ship, ensure they have the proper dog licence and provide them with informa-tion about the dog bylaw,” said Kevin Duval, bylaw enforcement offi cer for the Town of Stettler with Al-berta Animal Services.

Money will be raised to support Alberta Animal Services spay and neuter programs.

“We did it a couple of years ago, but we didn’t have one last year and a lot of people asked about

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Following a dog walk from 12:45 to 1 p.m., the main event from 1 to 3 p.m. is designed to promote safe and friendly dogs.

“We hope to have as many dog owners and show them the brand-new patrol vehicle, which will be on site for a demonstration and tour,” Duval said.

Prizes will be awarded for the best-dressed dog, best-behaved dogs and best tricks, with an entry fee of $5.

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Sara Wengryn and her four-year-old son, Zach, check out the books brought to town by the COW bus during its Stettler stop last Friday. The bus set up shop, and parked outside of Stettler Elementary School.

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Sarah Goodwin Cordel was born April 10, 1926 at Halkirk Alberta. She was the sixth Child of Tom and Sarah Rowland’s family of 13. Being born on her mother’s birthday she thus received her name. She received most of her education at the Spruce Creek School north of Halkirk. Coming from a large family in those years, during hard times made for a close knit family, and that closeness carried on throughout her life. Most of the family remained living near Halkirk, therefore frequent family gatherings were a way of life.Sarah married Emile Cordel on December 21, 1944. They built a new house at the mine and lived in it for two years. Their first son Gordon was born while they lived there. They moved back to the farm and lived in Emile’s father’s house; Lynda and Dennis were born, while living there. Emile worked at the mine, and farmed. Sarah, like most housewives of that time, kept the house and the garden, and the meals, and the

children. In 1960, they built a new home for their family, with a bedroom for each of the three children. But, soon after moving in, Deirdre arrived to complete the family. They remained on the family farm until 1986 when Alberta Power bought them out and they moved their home to Halkirk. Sarah moved to Stettler in October 1998 where she lived in her home until 2010, then moving to Paragon Place.She was member of the Halkirk Royal Purple, Spruce Creek Ladies Aid, and The Sunny Circle Club. While being a member of the Royal Purple she enjoyed helping in the kitchen and visiting with the group while lending a hand.Sarah took pride in her grandchildren and great grandchildren, and took every opportunity to be involved in their interests. She would follow them everywhere for support in their endeavors. Christmas concerts, sports events, school fund raisers, Grandma would always try to be there. While living in Stettler, Sarah took up bowling with several of her Halkirk friends. Sarah was everybody’s mother, everybody’s grandmother and everybody’s friend. She always was a mother hen for her brothers and sisters often giving advice whether wanted or not. She felt it was her duty that everyone did as she expected them to do. She was a confidant for the grandchildren to go to, often hearing their side of the story before they would tell their parents. She had a great ear for listening and was not afraid to offer guidance. Dr. Grandma was the only one that could remove slivers from her grandkids without hurting. She could operate on them with a needle, but their mother never could. She had a special way of caring for everyone; this was evident in the way that she welcomed friends into her home and treated each as her family members.Funeral services were held at Halkirk Community Hall, Halkirk, Alberta on September 6, 2012 at 2:00 PM with Rev. David M. Denholm officiating. Cathy Schaffner presented her gift of music for the hymns and prelude music. Vern Hein presented the eulogy. Interment was held at Notre Dame de Savoie Cemetery where she was laid to rest beside her husband Emile with her precious grandchildren Aaron Cordel, Jocelyn Olson, Khristina Kneeland, Coralie Ready, Scott Kneeland, Corrine Cordel, Jason Cordel, Rae-anne Cordel as honorary pallbearers and Adrian Cordel as pallbearer. Family and friends gathered at the Halkirk Hall for a time of fellowship and a luncheon by the Halkirk Hall Board. Memorial donations may be made to Notre Dame de Savoie Cemetery c/o Box 1780, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0. Condolences may be viewed or sent to the family at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com

HARRISONWilliam George

Bill passed away peacefully on September 2, 2012 in Vernon, BC.† Bill enjoyed a very long and fruitful 91 years. He was born in Drumheller, AB†July 29, 1921 and raised on a farm just outside of Crossfield, AB. Bill joined the RCAF after high school and became a flight instructor stationed in Summerside, PEI. After the war, on his train ride home to Crossfield, he stopped in Toronto and signed up to the Ontario

Veterinary College. The class was to start in 3 weeks. During this 3 week break he married Viola May Kinsey from Bowden and they headed back to Guelph to start their new life together. After graduation in 1949 they relocated to set up Bill’s vet practice in their basement of their house in Stettler, AB. As Bill’s practice grew so did his family; two boys and three†girls and always some orphaned dog or cat. In 1981 Bill retired from practice and he and Vi moved to Vernon, BC to enjoy their next 30 years,†golfing, traveling, playing bridge, doing crosswords†and†keeping close track of their grandchildren.Bill†will be dearly missed by his†family: Bill and Dianna Harrison of Black Diamond, AB; Leslie and†Don Harbison of Creston, BC; Lyle and Lora Lea Harrison of Lacombe, AB; Patti and Steve McKnight of Halkirk, AB; and Anne and Brian Monteith of Vernon, BC; seven grandchildren: Rob, Tara, Whitney, Kerbi, Matt, Jamie, and Drew;†six great-grandchildren: Wesley, Emmett, Gillon, Seren,†Carys and Max as well as Eunice and Stan Gole of Didsbury, AB (sister and brother-in-law) and extended family and friends. Bill was predeceased by Viola his devoted and loving wife of 65 years and his one brother Jim Harrison.†The Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, September 8th, 2012 at 10:00 am in the chapel of Pleasant Valley Funeral Home with Brian Jackson officiating. A reception was held in the Pleasant Valley Tea Room. In lieu of flowers, those friends wishing to make memorial contributions in memory of†Bill may do so to the North Okanagan Hospice Society, 3506-27th Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T 1S4.

Arrangements have been entrusted to: PLEASANT VALLEY FUNERAL HOME

4303 Pleasant Valley Road, Vernon, BC V1T 4M4 (250) 542-4333

Condolences may be offered at www.pleasantvalleyfh.com

Mrs. Marie Ann Nadeau1935 - 2012

†It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the passing of an incredible mom, sister, grandma, great-grandma and above all else friend. On Saturday, September 1, 2012 Marie Ann Nadeau left this world at the age of 77 years to join her beloved son-in-law Larry and her best friend Scamp. Marie leaves to mourn her passing her loving daughters Elaine Ta-bert (Rod LaRose) and Donna (Ivan) Bauer. Grandchildren;

Tammy (Lawrence) Porter and their children Jaren and Kai, Shawna Bauer (Guy Gedaschke) and Misty Tabert (Marcus Sundmark). She is also survived by her sister Norma (Rosaire) Robidoux, nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends. A memorial service was held at the Brennen Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. As an expression of sympathy and in loving memory of Marie, memorial contributions may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or to the Alberta Heart and Stroke Foundation in care of Brennen Funeral Home and Cremation Services P.O. Box 193 Stettler, Alberta TOC 2LO who have been entrusted with the care and arrangements. 403.742.3315

Condolences can be forwarded to the family by visiting our website at www.brennenfuneralhome.com

STRANDQUISTHarold Gilbert It is with great sadness, that we announce the passing of Harold Gilbert Strandquist, who passed away peacefully at the Stettler Hospital on September 6th, 2012, at the age of 76 years and 10 months.Harold is survived by Louise, his wife of 55 1/2 years; son Kelly (Lynda), grandsons Andrew, Curt is (Ashley) , and great grandson Deacon; daughter Karen, granddaughter Jennifer (Steve), great grandsons Bryant

and Tanner, granddaughter Amber, great grandson Ira; and granddaughter Michelle; daughter Bonnie (Michael), grandsons Steven and Jacob. Harold is also survived by his brother Dale (Ethyl); twin brother Herb (Nancy) and family; brother Jeff (Helen) and family; and sister Eleanor and family, along with a host of other relatives and friends.Funeral services were held at Heartland Chapel of Stettler Funeral Home with Pastor Sean UnKauf officiating.

Condolences may be sent or viewed atwww.stettlerfuneralhome.com

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JOURNALISTS,Graphic Artists, Marketing and more. Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post

your resume online. Free. Visit: www.awna.com/resumes_add.php.

Medical 790WELL established busi-ness in Stettler is currently looking for a

FULL- TIME AND A PART-TIME

REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST

to join our team. Must have 2200 hours m i n . , m u s t b e s e l f - motivated and want to be self- employed. Rooms are fully set up, you only need your o i ls . Commiss ion negotiable. You would be working in a clinic environ-ment and the hours are Monday to Friday, 9-5 p.m. There are no nights or weekends. Interested parties can call 403-742-2006 for more i n f o r m a t i o n o r s e n d resume to 403-742-2030; email:[email protected]

Oilfield 800EXPERIENCED PIPELINE

LABORERS. Acme area.Must have all safety tickets.

Competitive wages. Fax or email: 403-749-3367

[email protected]

Part-time. Hartwell Oilfield has an opening for a

Truck Transportation HSE officer.

Strong knowledge of the NSC, CVSA, hours of

service, log book auditing and record keeping. Send

resume to [email protected] or fax 403-742-5376.

Professionals 810

Sales &Distributors 830

Professionals 810

Professionals 810

Oilfield 800


SYSTEM DESIGNER /SALES PERSON

Audio Innovations is Red Deer’s leading Custom Home Theatre and Whole House Audio InstallationCompany. We are lookingf o r h i g h l y m o t i v a t e d , career-oriented person to join our team. This is a full time position offering sala-ry & profit sharing, benefitsprogram, and an excellentopportunity for advance-men t . As ou r Sys tem Designer/Sales Associate you will be directly involved with our clients selling anddesigning their CustomHome Audio/Video &Security Systems. If youhave an understanding ofhome audio & video andhave proven salesexperience we will provideon the job training. If youare the right person to joinour team, please e-mail your resume to: [email protected]

Trades 850AN ALBERTA

CONSTRUCTIONCOMPANY

is hiring Dozer andExcavator Operators.

Preference will be givento operators that are

experienced in oilfield road and lease construction.

Lodging and mealsprovided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson,

Alberta. Alcohol & drug testing required. Call

Contour Construction at 780-723-5051

CANADA’S LARGEST, busiest and best GM

Dealership continues to grow and we are looking for Service Technicians with varying skill sets! If

you love working on cars, enjoy working on a team and an endless supply of work - we want to meet

you! Our Factory recognized “Best In Class” shop in

Canada includes: Largest GM parts warehouse in SK with over $1 million in inventory; 95% same day

fill rate; huge library ofspecialty tools andequipment; Custom

Rousseau designed work stations with tool chest for

each Tech; individualcomputer terminal; fully paid GM training; top

wages in industry; minimal equipment waiting/down

time; 4 X 3D wheelaligners; 2 road force

wheel balancers; Matrix Fluid delivery system

directly to each station;full in-floor radiant

heat/cool huge customer base - we wrote over

35,000 work orders last year! Immediate support

for difficult repairs/diagno-sis. Our employee rewards

package also includes; Life, disability and travel

insurances; 100% medical prescription coverage,

dental and vision, work boot/uniform allowance,

supportive and respectful work teams, on-site

corporate fitness centre, frequent and fun employee

social events. Positions available immediately and

require a valid driver’slicence. We will accept

applications from appren-tice technicians to licensed Journeymen with a mini-

mum of 1 year experience in the industry.

Send resume [email protected]

We have high standards and all pay plans are at the

top of our industry.

Canadian Enviro-Tub Inc. is looking for JourneymanRed Seal StructuralWelders. Competitivewages & benefits. Apply inperson or fax resume to 403-742-5239 or e-mail: [email protected]

New Holland dealer in Stettler is now accepting

applications for Agricultural Technicians or Journeyman/Heavy Duty

mechanics with ag experience. We offer year round employment, hourly

salary from $25 to $32.50 depending on

qualifications, excellent benefits and a positive,

friendly team oriented work environment. If you are

looking for a rewarding career with a

successful growing organization, then forward your resume to: Bill’s Farm

Supplies, Attn: Tracey, Box 1325,

Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0, fax 403-742-1282, email to: [email protected]

Trades 850FAST TRACK to Parts and

Materials Technician.New 34 week program at GPRC Fairview campus.

Begins October 9.Challenge 1st and 2nd

year apprenticeship exams. 1-888-999-7882.

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Truckers/Drivers 860


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Trades 850IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

all Alberta areas forHighway Maintenance

Class 1 or 3 Operators. Fax resume to Carillion

Canada at 780-449-0574 or email:

[email protected]

Trades 850

CASE IH EQUIPMENT DEALERSHIP

in Coronation and Stettler, Alberta is now accepting

applications to fill ourApprenticeship& Journeyman

Heavy Duty Mechanicwith AG experience positions.

We offer year roundemployment, competitive salary, excellent benefits& a positive friendly team

oriented environment.

Send your resume to:Future Ag Inc.

Attn: Rob DeagleBox 1510

Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Fax 403-742-5626


CERTIFIEDELECTRICIANS WANTED

for growing northerncompany. Competitive wages and benefits.

Safety tickets needed. Fax 250-775-6227 or email:

[email protected]. Apply online:

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EXP’D CARPENTER or Labourer Needed. Must have own transportation.Phone 403-742-7765 or

email resumejp-contracting@

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Trades 850

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MILLWRIGHTS NEEDED for growing northern

company. Competitive wages and benefits.

Safety tickets necessary. Fax resume to

250-775-6227 or email: [email protected]

Online:www.torqueindustrial.com

FULL-TIME SERVICEADVISOR for busy

Chrysler dealership.Competitive wages,

benefits, willing to train right individual.Send resume:

Vermilion Chrysler. Fax 780-853-4753. Email:

[email protected].

HEAVY EQUIPMENTREPAIR LTD.

currently has full-timepositions available:

H/D Truck & Transport Mechanic & Parts Counter

Person. Contact Herb 780-849-3768; (cell) 780-849-0416. Fax

780-849-4453. Email: [email protected].

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Are looking for an opportu-nity where you can make use of your skills & tal-

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call 1-855-697-6799.Or visit www.corix.com.

NOW HIRING:Skilled Tradespersons, Carpenters, ConcreteFinishers, Scaffolders, Skilled Labourers and Welders with industrial

construction experience for an industrial site near

Vanscoy, SK. All wages depend on experience.

We offer a $2./hourretention bonus & $2./hour

completion bonus (total $4./hour). Living out

allowance is provided to those that qualify. We are also looking to fill night

shift positions with an extra premium of $3. hour.Monad has excellent

benefits, pension plan & RRSPs. The successful

candidate must havecurrent safety certifica-tions including CSTS 09

and complete a pre-access D&A test. Apply with

resume in person:9744 - 45 Ave., Edmonton,

AB, T6E 5C5 or by fax 1-888-398-0725 or email:

[email protected]. Attention: Monad Recruitment Team.

QUALITY CONTROL PERSON

experienced with Piping & Structural Welding needed

for a growing Northern Company. Competitive

wages & benefits. Please email resume to:

[email protected] 250-775-6227 or apply

online:www.torqueindustrial.com


Now hiring Class 1 and 3 drivers apply with drivers

abstract to 4607 - 42 street oilfield experience

preferred but will train right candidate

NOW LOCATEDin Drayton Valley.

BREKKAAS Vacuum & Tank Ltd. Wanted Class 1 & 3 Drivers with all valid

tickets. Top wages,excellent benefits. Please

forward resume to:Email: [email protected].

Phone 780-621-3953.Fax 780-621-3959.

REQUIRED FORAN ALBERTA TRUCKING

COMPANY:One Class 1 Driver.

Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off

road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test

and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta.

Scheduled days off.Call Lloyd 780-723-5051

SNOW plow drivers(2) req’d for winter season based out of Lacombe, exc. wages. Must have Class 3 w/air. Call Toll

Free 1-877-787-2501 Mon. - Fri. 9 am. - 5 pm. only or

fax resume to: 403-784-2330

TRUCK DRIVER NEEDED to haul oil and water in Chauvin area. Class 1

licence, first aid and H2S training required. Contact

Terry 780-755-3824;[email protected]

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GRAVEL CRUSHING COMPANY NEEDS

WORKERS.Experience not necessary,

will train. Not a camp.Fax resume to

780-842-5556 or email [email protected].

LTCO Inc.N e w s p a p e r D e l i v e r y Person Required. Gross Income $750 Month ly. Papers available in Stettler at approximately 3:30 a.m. Reliable mini van/ small SUV required. For more in-formation please contact

Hank at1-877-299-5826 press “3”

(email [email protected]).

Reports to: The County of Stettler Early Childhood Development Coalition

Contract position: $25 - $30 per hour for approximately 10 hours per week from October 2012 to October 2014

POSITION SUMMARY:The Community Research and Engagement Coordinator is responsible for supporting a collaborative community approach to positive early childhood development. Tasks will include compiling an inventory of early childhood development (ECD) resources and tools for Stettler and the County of Stettler. The coordinator will meet with stakeholders to gather information regarding existing community assets and contribute to the development of the ECD tool kit and resources. Other responsibilities include providing information sessions about ECD to stakeholders, service providers and families.

QUALIFICATIONS:• Post secondary diploma or degree in Early Childhood Development or

related fi eld. Knowledge of ECD is required, understanding of the Early Development Instrument and Community Mapping an asset. Equivalencies and related experience will be considered.

• Experience working on collaborative community based projects.• Proven verbal and written communication skills.

KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM THE JOB:• Ability to work independently as well as under the guidance of the coalition.• Strong organization skills, initiative, motivation and integrity.• Presentation and facilitation skills an asset.• Ability to work with a variety of people such as coalition members, the

community, parents and community organizations.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:• Provide information about ECD to stakeholders, service providers and families.• Compile inventory of resources.• Gather information of community assets.• Coordinate and deliver education and learning sessions that enhance under-

standing of the importance of the early years.• Gather and prepare all resources and tools associated with the tool kit and

project using the support of the Community Context Toolkit for Early Childhood Development tool.

WORKING CONDITIONS:Flexible hours with some evening and weekend work required.Contractor shall provide – offi ce space, computer, software, internet connection.Contractor is responsible for – income tax deductions, workers compensation benefi ts, insurance.

CLOSING DATE: September 17, 2012Resumes to be submitted to Stephanie Hadley at Stettler and District FCSS:Email: [email protected] Fax: 403-742-1391Mail: Box 2097, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0

COMMUNITY RESEARCH and ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR

Stettler & District Family & Community Support Services Director

The Stettler & District Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) is looking for a highly motivated, team-oriented leader with a strength in public relations, community networking and ability to demonstrate strong supervisory and business management skills. The FCSS Director is responsible for the day to day operations by assisting individuals, families and communities to gain access to needed support services, by identifying community and regional needs, and by delivering programs to meet locally driven preventative social initiatives in accordance with the Family and Community Support Services Act and Regulations. Our success is based on innovative program design, mobilization of volunteers and community resources, collaboration, enthusiasm and public service.

Desired Qualifi cations:

* Completion of post- secondary education in the Human Services fi eld * Previous experience in fi nancial monitoring and budgeting * Excellent organizational, communication, and inter-personal skills * Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle * Experience working in a non-profi t environment * Practical understanding of Board governance and sound not-for-profi t management * A proven ability to work collaboratively with Board, Staff, funding agencies and members of the

community

Desired Skills. Ability to:

* Effectively represent FCSS on community boards, groups and committees * Prepare reports for Provincial FCSS and other funding sources as identifi es * Develop and implement program goals, objectives and outcome measurements * Demonstrate profi ciency in Microsoft Office

We look forward to your interest. Salary to be negotiated, commensurate with qualifi cations, demonstrated skills, and enthusiasm.

Mail, fax or email resumes to: Stettler & District FCSS Box 2097 Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 Fax: 403-742-1391 Email: [email protected]

Those applications received by noon, Friday, September 21 will be considered.

Intended interview date for those contacted will be Saturday, September 29.

FULL-TIME SALES REPRESENTATIVEStettler Independent Advertising Department

Join the professional team at the Stettler Independent, one of Stettler’s longest-serving and trustworthy businesses. Each week, we deliver the news and advertising content thatgenerations of central Albertans have relied on at home and away.

As a full-time advertising sales representative, you would provide advertising solutions for clients, maintain existing accounts and generate new business. The ideal candidate has sales experience and strong customer-service skills. Computer and administrative skills are also considered assets. The Stettler Independent

4810—50 St.P.O. Box 310Stettler, ABTOC 2L0 [email protected]

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd. is seeking qualifi ed candidates to fi ll Floorhand, Derrickhand and Driller positions. These positions are locally based.Applicants must have all necessary valid tickets for the positionapplied for.Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary & benefi ts package along with a steady work schedule.Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources

Email: [email protected]: 403-258-3197

Or mail to: Ste. 5309, 333 - 96 Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

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CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

is looking for a full time permanent

Accounting Technician The fi rm offers an attractive compen-sation package in a fast-paced environ-ment along with signifi cant fl exibility in scheduling during off peak times and several opportunities for long term advancement within the fi rm.

The ideal candidate would possess an accounting diploma or the equiva-lent in related experience and have the ability to learn new skills while on the job. The successful candidate will be required to assist in the prepara-tion of corporate and personal tax re-turns, fi nancial statements, agricultural subsidy applications and a variety of other client-related services.

To apply, please forward your resume in confi dence in person, 4912 – 51 Street

or via mail: PO Box 460, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0, fax: 403-742-1266 or

email to Justin Tanner, CA at [email protected].

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Salesperson Required

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CRUDE SERVICES INC.

is now hiringClass 1 Drivers for

transporting Dangerous Goods

Experience driving Super B, Tridem,and Boby-Job units is an asset.

We offer top industry wages,group benefi ts package,

company RRSPs as well asscheduled days off.

Please send resumes:Fax: 403-742-4181

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Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

Aircraft ..............................1510Antiques & Art ..................1520Auctions ............................1530Bicycles ............................1540Building Supplies ..............1550Business Machines ..........1560Cameras & Accessories ..1570Children’s Items ................1580Clothing ............................1590Computers ........................1600Concert & Event Tickets ..1610Equipment - Misc. ............1620Equipment - Heavy ..........1630Tools ................................1640Farmers’ Market &Food Basket......................1650Firewood ..........................1660Lumber ............................1670Garden Supplies ..............1680Lawn Tractors ..................1690Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700Household Appliances......1710Household Furnishings ....1720TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740Jewellery ..........................1750Kid’s Deals........................1755Misc. For Sale ..................1760Musical Instruments..........1770Music Lessons..................1780Piano & Organs ................1790Office Supplies ................1800Pets & Supplies ................1810Pet Services ....................1820Cats ..................................1830Dogs ................................1840Sports Cards ....................1850Sporting Goods ................1860Collectors’ Items ..............1870Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880Travel Packages ..............1900Wedding Supplies ............1910Recycled Products............1920Wanted to Buy ..................1930Items to Give Away ..........1940

Auctions 1530AUCTION SALE.

Jim & Linda BurgherSaturday Sept. 22, 2012 10 a.m. Priddis, Alberta.

Acreage equipment,shop, household.

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COLLECTORCAR AUCTION.

5th Annual Red Deer Fall Finale.

September 21 - 22,Westerner Park.

Last year sold 77%. Only 100 spaces available.

Consign today. 403-396-0304. Toll free

1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; www.egauctions.com.

MEIER - 2 DAYClassic Car & Truck Auction.Saturday, September 15

& Sunday, September 16,11 a.m. Both days.

6016 - 72A Ave., Edmonton.Over 150 Classics.

To consign, call 780-440-1860

UNRESERVED AUCTION SALE of power tools

& hand tools.Saturday, Sept. 22,

10 a.m. for Len Pryatel, Lamont, Alberta.

Sale Site: Hwy15-5002, Lamont, Alberta.

Sale conducted byLakeland Auction Services

Ltd. Andrew, Alberta, 780-218-2151

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BuildingSupplies 1550

METAL ROOFING& SIDING. Best prices!

36” Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib 29ga. Galvalume $.67 sq. ft.

Colours $.82 sq. ft.40 Year Warranty.

ALTA-WIDE BuildersSupplies 1-888-263-8254.

STEEL BUILDINGS- Reduced prices now!

20x22 $4,45525x26 $4,99530x38 $7,27532x50 $9,800

40x54 $13,99547x80 $19,600

One end wall included. Pioneer Steel

1-800-668-5422;www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. forSale 1760

NEVER SHOCKCHLORINATE AGAIN!

Newly Patented!“Kontinuous Shok”

Chlorinator. No mess:Effective year roundeliminating bacterial

growth, smell and slime. Inexpensive.

Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON; www.bigirondrilling.com

OfficeSupplies 1800

403-742-2395

WHITE 20LB WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: BOND PAPER:

8.5 X 118.5 X 1110 pkgs. of 500 sheets10 pkgs. of 500 sheets

$48$48/case/caseShop Stettler Shop Stettler

& Save!& Save!

PetServices 1820

OBEDIENCE & agility classes begin Sept. 10.

Contact Lorrie at403-742-3698 for i

nformation.

Agricultural#2000 - #2290

Farm Equipment ..............2010Haying Equipment ............2020Tractors ............................2030Combines & Headers ......2040Fertilizer Equipment..........2050Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060Equipment Wanted ..........2070Farm Custom Work ..........2080Farm Auctions ..................2090Livestock ..........................2100Livestock - Exotic..............2110Sheep ..............................2120Poultry ..............................2130Horses ..............................2140Horse Boarding ................2150Riding Supplies ................2160Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170Pasture Wanted ................2180Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190Seed Grain ......................2200Seeding & Tillage ............2210

FarmEquipment 2010AERATION HALF CIRCLE perforated duct work 24” system complete, have several sets, 403-728-3535

MF750 combine, runs good, MF5465 tractor, 650 hours, like new.

403-347-5431

Horse/StockTrailers 2170HORSE and Stock trailer. Parts and repairs. Axles, brakes, drums, bearings,

spring, rims, fenders, lights, and wiring.

Pick up & delivery avail.HORSE SHOE TRAILER

MFG. AND REPAIR. HALKIRK, ALBERTA

403-884-2173 403-430-0504

Grain, FeedHay 2190BARLEY STRAW BALES.

SMALL SQUARE,$2 PER BALE403-783-8247

FOR sale 18 bales of round hay bales. Phone

403-742-4035

HEATED CANOLAbuying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.

Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed.

Buying damaged oroffgrade grain.

“On Farm Pickup”Westcan Feed & Grain,

1-877-250-5252

Farm CustomWork 2080

StorageSpace 3160

Grain, FeedHay 2190

Round Hay Bales277 bales, 1200 lbs.,

no rain. Alfalfa, Brome, Orchard, Grass.

Intersection of hwy 21 & 42 from there go

3 mi. W. & 2 mi. S. Call 403-986-2264 or 343-2058

For Rent#3000 - #3200

Acreages/Farms ..............3010Houses/Duplexes ............3020Condos/Townhouses........3030Manufactured Homes ......3040Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050Suites ..............................3060Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070Roommates Wanted ........3080Rooms for Rent................3090Motels/Hotels ..................3100Offices ..............................3110Stores/Commercial ..........3120Industrial ..........................3130Warehouse Space............3140Garage Space..................3150Storage Space ................3160Land ................................3170Pasture ............................3180Mobile Lot ........................3190Misc. for Rent ..................3200

Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390

Acreages/Farms ..............3255Houses/Duplexes ............3260Suites ..............................3270Rooms..............................3280Manufactured Homes ......3290Housesitting Wanted ........3300Garage Space..................3310Storage Space ................3320Stores/Commercial ..........3330Office Space ....................3340Industrial ..........................3350Warehouse Space............3360Resorts & Cottages..........3370Pasture/Land....................3380Mobile Lot ........................3390

Houses/Duplexes 3020For OCT. 1, or Nov. 1 for rent partially furn. 1 bdrm in Mirror on large lot, 4 appls., plus a.c., + high ef-fic. furnace, $600/mo. + d.d. + utils, RENTED

OLDER 2 BEDROOM HOUSE FOR RENT

IN STETTLER.Available immediately.References required.

403-742-6631

STETTLER 5 bdrm. 2 bath house w/large family room, garage, fenced yard, ref’s & SD req’d. 403-742-4162

Suites 3060L A R G E

One & Two BEDROOM APARTMENTS

FOR RENTNo pets

Phone Ellen at 403-742-1568

Phone Linda or Ernieat 403-742-5005

LARGE 3 bdrm. main floor suite in house, utils. incld, n/s, no pets, ref’s req’d.

Mature adults only.403-742-2409

NEW One & Two bedroom condos in Stettler.

Air conditioning. Free util.except. power, 3 appl.

incl. Barb 403-742-0759or 403-741-9325

RoomsFor Rent 3090ROOM for rent in Alterna-tive Health Clinic. For more information phone Edith at 403-742-2006.

Stores/Commercial 3120

SHOPPING for newdowntown office space? Located on Mainstreet, Stettler, 3000 sq.ft. on

lower level, plus 2 upstairs offices. Available in part or

whole floor. Contact Tracey 403-742-8327

StorageSpace 3160

STETTLER MINI STORAGE

Household, furniture, business records, etc.

Various sizes. Protected by security alarm and

fenced and lighted perimeter. Owner:

Reg and Darlene Hunter. (403)740-9283 or

403-742-3153.

is currently looking for a full time

FOAM APPLICATOR/LABOURER

H2S Alive, WHMIS, First Aid RequiredNo experience necesssary.

Will provide on the job training.Competitive wages

Fax resume to 403-742-5425

IS NOW HIRING

STETTLER

• Baker • Bakery Clerk• Meat Cutter • Meat Wrapper• Part-time General Maintenance

Person • Produce Clerk

Please Apply Within

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #59

requires a

FULL/PART TIMEWAITRESS

to start as soon as possible.Fax resume to 403-742-3420


EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITY

Floor Covering Installers and Tilesetters needed

for Jensen Contract Flooring, Big Valley, AB

Starting wages:$23 to $25/hr - Floor Covering Installers

$19 to $21/hr - Tilesetters40-50 hours per week

Applicants should have a minimum of 3 years of work experience or have a valid trade certification.

Please send qualified resumes only [email protected] or

fax to 403-876-2554

EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITY

if you have a positive attitude and a genuine desire to work, we want to hear from you!

Duties: Customer service in the yard, deliveries, operating trucks & forklifts & picking package orders.

Qualifi cations: Strong organization skills & work ethic. Positive mature attitude and the ability to multi-task is essential. No Sunday work. Can be physically demanding. Clean Class 3 with Air Brakes required. Forklift ticket would be an asset.

Please fax or send resume to:

fax: 403-742-8200email: [email protected] - 50 Ave., Stettler, AB T0C 2L0

Full Time Driver/Yard Attendant

Tornado Hydrovacs,a division of

Petrofi eld Industriesis accepting resumes for:

SHOP MAINTENANCE PERSONWell established manufacturing shop is looking for an experienced Maintenance Person to perform day-to-day maintenance of our building and equipment. They are to maintain: yard, structures, plumbing, heating and lighting systems, electrical hand tools. The position requires someone with a basic knowledge of various trade fundamentals, suffi cient to deal with these general repairs. Candidate must: have a general knowledge of Microsoft Offi ce programs, possess organizational skills, troubleshooting abilities and be able to work independently. Our Company has an enthusiastic, fast paced working environment with advancement for motivated individuals, and an excellent benefi t package. Wage would be commensurate with experience/skills.Please forward resume to hr@petrofi eld.com or Fax 403-742-1905.

Full/Part Time

• Floor Merchandiser

• Front End Customer ServiceDuties include: • Stock • Freight • Customer Service • Computer Entry

Computer skills an asset

Call 403-741-7864 for interview

time or drop resume at store

5018 - 50 Street, Stettler

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Help Wanted

Stettler Regional Child Care Centre is seeking a motivated, caring individual to

join our team of Child Care Professionals

in a full time permanent position. Level 2 or 3 education is preferred, however, we will

train successful applicants who are committed to furthering their education in Early Childhood.

We offer top level wage enhancement and an education allowance.

We also offer 1/2 price child care to staff!!! Please apply, with resume and references, in person to

5702-48 Ave or contact Crystal at 403-742-3590 for more information.

Tornado Hydrovacs,a division of

Petrofi eld Industriesis accepting resumes for:

• Industrial Painters• Sandblasters• Welders (Journeyman or Apprentice)at our Manufacturing Facility located at 4102 - 44 Avenue, Stettler, AB

Willing to train if candidate has related basic skills or experience.Our Company has an enthusiastic, fast paced working environment with advancement for motivated individuals, or an excellent benefi t package.Please forward resume to hr@petrofi eld.com or Fax 403 742-1905.

is looking for a motivated and responsible

individual to fi ll a

PERMANENT FULL TIMECLERK POSITION.

We are looking for someone who:- consistently demonstrates exceptional customer service

- has excellent communication skills and is highly organized

- is profi cient with computers and interpreting information- accreditation (courses and exams) is mandatory- works well as a team player in a fast pace environment- prior training with Alberta Registries is an asset, but not necessary

- Criminal Record Check is required prior to hiring

Drop resume off at the Stettler Registry Offi ce - 5022-50th Street during regular offi ce hours.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

STETTLER REGISTRY SERVICES

We are currently seeking applications for full-time positions of:

Labourers, Plumbers& Sheet Metal Workers

Experience an asset but not mandatory.

As a Merit Contractors Association Member, we offer a full bene t package and RRSP Contribution Plan including Employer RRSP Contributions.

Drop off resumes in person to 4706 - 44 Avenue, Stettler.

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Does the time of year affect roofi ng jobs?There comes a time

in many homeowners’ lives when they’re faced with the reality that a roof replacement is necessary. A roof can last between 15 and 30 years, and a person who owns an older home may fi nd the lease has expired on the current roof. Is there a particular time of year that is better for having a roof installed? It depends on different factors, including the availability of a roofi ng contractor.

According to the site, The Average Cost of Things, courtesy of the Home Buying Institute, across the country one can expect to spend $18,000 on average to replace a roof with asphalt shingles. Use of other materials, like tile or metal will cost more than this. In general, those living in big cities tend to pay more than those in rural areas. Because a roof replacement is expensive, it is something that some homeowners prefer to put off until it is absolutely necessary. Others are interested in fi nding the best rate around and hiring reliable roofers for the job.

It’s important to note that there really is no season

where roof replacements are off-limits. Most roofers can do the job effectively unless the temperature is below freezing or if there is signifi cant rain in the forecast. In fact, planning a roofi ng job for the middle of the winter actually may work to a homeowner’s advantage. This is typically a slow time of year for some roofers, and they may be anxious to get work this time of year and be willing to negotiate on price. There’s also a good chance that the roofer will not be bogged down with other jobs, enabling the company to start on a home right away. Some roofers prefer working in the colder weather to sizzling up on a roof under the hot sun at another time of year.

Naturally the spring is a prime time of year for roofi ng projects. After the rainy season, the weather is generally comfortable and homeowners are thinking about the projects they will commence. A busy time of year for home improvement all around, homeowners may fi nd that they have to compete with others for a good date to have a roof installed. They also may

be paying top dollar for the work and materials that are in high demand. Another thing to consider during the busy season is that a project may be rushed along in order to move on to the next job or one being worked on concurrently. This may lead to corners being cut or less attention to detail.

A person may be limited in their choices of roof installation during the summer. Extreme temperatures can make working on the roof hazardous and uncomfortable for workers. For those who live in a climate where the temperatures generally cause the mercury to soar, choose a cooler time of year.

Many homeowners opt to have a roof replacement in the autumn. The crisp weather and the decline in home-renovation projects overall can make this a prime time to contract with a quality roofer. If the roof is very much damaged, replacing it before the harsh, winter weather sets in can be advantageous.

Some homeowners fi nd they can get a discount on a roof installation if they bundle different

renovations together. A contractor may offer a special on siding and roofi ng together. For those who have the funds, this may be the opportunity to get two jobs done at once.

A roofi ng project is no small undertaking, and homeowners are wise to get several referrals and investigate a variety of companies before settling on one. Review sites, such as Angie’s List, or simply word-of-mouth appraisals from friends and family members can help make choosing a roofer an easier decision.

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4701 - 50 STREET, STETTLER

Garry Rushton

Associate

Edna Stuart

Associate Broker

Doug Roberts

Broker/Owner

Jill Fisher

Associate/Owner

Apryl Cassidy

Manager/Owner

Wade Stormoen

Associate

Ross Scheerschmidt

Associate

Brian Lynn

Associate Broker

Norma Leslie

Associate Broker

Atie Turnbull

Associate

Kyle Ramstad

Associate

Lovely older home, with character. With sought after location. $324,900. Call Jill.

CA326752CA326752

Newer mobile home on its own lot in newer section of town. Priced to

sell at $165,000. Call Edna.

CA322327CA322327

4.05 acres in Stettler with a home/garage. Mature trees.

$276,900. Call Ross.

CA0000813CA0000813

Has everything, just move in. 6 bdrms 3 baths.

$379,000. Call Jill.

CA0002108CA0002108

Acreage 2 miles from town, 5 bdrm newer home.

$469,000. Call Jill

CA0002361CA0002361

Buffalo View Est. Lake front 6 bdrm home, landscaped to water with dock and

covered boat lift. $799,000. Call Brian.

CA0001963CA0001963

1530 sq. ft. home, on larger lot 5 bdrms, 3 baths.Triple car garage. $499,000. Call Doug.

CA325641CA325641

Lakefront property at beautiful Scenic Sands. 2 storey home, with plenty of extra room for all

the guests. $495,000. Call Brian.

CA0001401CA0001401

Lakefront 5 bdrm home with walk out basement.

Call Doug

CA0000969CA0000969

1464 sq. ft. walk out at the lake. Cam be purchased as a turn key. $620,000. Call Brian.

CA323997CA323997

1 ½ miles town 5 acreswith home and buildings.

$449,000. Call Doug.

CA324875CA324875

4 acres, w/ 1900 sq. ft. home. Edge of Stettler. Att. garage, large barn &

shed. $490,000. Call Wade.

CA0002140CA0002140

WOW, is all that can be said for this beautiful home. Unique in design

inside and out. $385,000. Call Ross.

CA0001488CA0001488

Very nice home @ Pelican Point. Landscaped yard with plenty of privacy. $382,500. Call Wade.

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4 bdrms, 2 baths, totally redone inside. Come take a look.

$274,500. Call Jill.

1750 sq. ft. home on 1.38 acres, 1/8 mile from town.

$479,900. Call Garry.

CA324651CA324651

Enjoy time at the lake is this 3 bdrm one and half storey home. $439,000. Call Brian.

CA325260CA325260

BRAND NEW,4 bdrm duplex.

$265,000. Call Garry.

CA0000133CA0000133CA318506CA318506

Low maintenance home with large rear garage. $189,000

Call Garry

Beautiful landscaped yard with one of a kind home on acreage close to

town. $529,000. Call Ross.

CA0000334CA0000334

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5 bdrm home on 52x130 lot. Only $249,000.

Call Wade.

CA0001726CA0001726

3 bdrm 2 bath mobile on its own lot. Great starter.

$95,000. Call Edna.

CA0001271CA0001271

Perfect rental income home, or nice starter.

$148,000. Call Doug.

CA327245CA327245

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Specializing In* Residential * Commercial

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Over 26 Years of Experience

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Excellent RestaurantFor Sale!

Business only. Located in a high traffic area for Great exposure

and easy access. Includes restaurant equipment and

furnishings. Call Andy!

Spacious 5 storey split home in a family friendly neighbourhood! This home offers 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, 24’ x 22’ attached dbl. garage, fenced and private back yard, fi replace, and a wet bar to entertain your guests!

Great price for a Fabulous home! #CA0000467. $298,900.

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Immaculate Home! This family home features 5 bdrms, 3 bath, 11’ x 28’ patio deck overlooking the fenced yard with RV parking.

Huge basement family room with sound surround equipment incl. Immediate Possession! Don’t wait. #CA325271. $359,900.

10 Acres 6 miles from Stettler! 4 bdrm, 2 bath home featuring 32’ x 64’ pole shed, 28’ x 36’ barn with 4 box stalls and power, private yard. Ideal for

the horse enthusiast! #CA0001762. $279,000.

AFFORDABLE double wide mobile home to call your own featuring 3 bdrms, 2 baths, located in Emmerson Acres! Monthly lot rent applies. Call today for your viewing! #CA319745. $22,000.

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An Excellent Opportunity! 2 bedroom 1 bath home features newly renovated kitchen, bathroom, new roof, new heating, new wiring, new windows and plumbing system. New ICF basement.

Hurry today before it’s too late! #CA0002344. $179,900.

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Excellent home for Investors or First time Buyers! Buy to live in or buy to rent out, this home features 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, recent upbrades incl. exterior and main fl oor painting, garage exterior painting, some new fl oors, countertops, and basement windows! Call today before it’s too late. #CA0000595. $229,900.

10.06 acres featuring a 3 bdrm, 2 bath home, with some recent upgrades, 2 shops, newer barn with power & box

stalls, pasture area for some cattle or horses. Mature shelter-belt providing a good wind break. #CA0000654. $285,000.

Desirable 2 storey home features 4 bdrms, 2 baths, open fl oor plan, hardwood fl ooring, gas fi replace,

oversized single garage with RV parking, attractive yard & close to schools. #CA319920. $224,900.

Lake Front Property - YEAR ROUND HOME! Quiet and private place to refl ect, paint, read and enjoy the serenity this home offers. This 1 bedroom 1 bath home offers a gor-

geous view of the lake from the studio room. The large lot extends up the hill providing a panoramic view where there’s a great spot to build your dream home. #CA324768.

“LAKEFRONT Cottage” at Rochon Sands features3 bedrooms, 1 bath, relaxing deck overlooking the bay, private

outdoor kitchen, outdoor shower, hardwood fl ooring and all new vinyl windows. Rest and Relaxation awaits you! #CA324054.

YEAR ROUND! Buffalo Sands. 2 bdrm furnished cottage, open concept fl oor plan, sun kitchen, loft bdrm and air conditioning. Boat slip included. #CA309012. $289,000.

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One owner.4 Bedroom home. 55 x 150 Ft.

lot. Covered deck.Six appliances.

$194,900. Let’s make a deal!

Immediate possession!Close to schools and hospital.

Good double garage.Asking $179,500.

Don’t wait!

Lock the door and go.No lawn to mow or snow to shovel.

Adult living at its best.$219,500.Call today!

Now only $274,500.Renovated 5 bedroom home in a

family friendly location.Big garage.Very nice!

Great place to build.Large corner lot. Close to

schools, hospital and churches. Zoned R2. Vacant & ready to go.

$95,900. (No GST)

Short drive, big savings.Almost 1300 sq. ft. Fully de-

veloped with 30 x 26 ft. garage and mature well-fenced yard.

$209,900.

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Like New Home! Totally renovated 4 bdrm. 1 1/2 storey home. Nice bright kitchen with white cabinets and main fl oor laundry. 2 tiered deck and fenced yard for privacy. $228,800.

CandorRealty Ltd.

Ph. 403-742-44244908 - 51 Street

Great Home For Retirees. Neat, clean 1/2 duplex with 2 bdrms and main fl oor laundry. Finished bsmt, attached

garage and low maintenance yard. Only $259,000.

Nice Family Home with 5 bdrms/3 baths. Nice large kitchen with oak cabinets. Basement recetly redone with new fl ooring and paint. Dbl. detached garage. Worth a look @ $239,900.

Great Starter in Big Valley. Move right in. Totally renovated, 3 bedroom home. Laminate fl ooring, cozy

fi replace and a great yard. All for $119,000.

Unbelievable Price for this brand new 3 bdrm. bungalow. Stunning hard wood, cabinets and much more. Seller will pro-vide a $2000. appliance allowance to purchaser. $365,000.

This Beautiful Acreage is only 10 minutes from Stettler. 4 bdrm bi-level, large kitchen, refi nished bsmt and new shingles.

Impressive landscaping. Great family acreage. $339,900.

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Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190

HousesFor Sale 4020

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4206-48 Ave PonokaCompletely Reno’d 1232 sq ft. 3-bdrm, 1.5 bath, bi-

level w/dble detached garage. Bsmt dev. as2 bdrm, 1 bath suite w/private entrance. Manyupgrades. $284,900

403-783- 4866 or 778-214-0166

• Lakeside cabin & shop, $98,000 Tillicum Beach

• Hilllside, treed, 6.2 acres, with services $135,000

• 3 houses, 3 lots, double garage, $350,000

Wayne @ Sutton403-318-9114

Acreages 40501,344 SQ. FT. BUNGALOW,

10.5 acres, 3 miles from Stettler, 2+3 bedrooms,

2.5 baths, oak hardwood floors, built-in vac, vaulted

ceiling and enormousTrex deck. In floor heat in

finished basement. Brand new oversized

insulated and drywalled garage, 40x60 shop and garden shed. All are on

concrete slab. All set up for horses with insulated barn

with 2 boxstalls, stockwater and sand riding

arena & smooth wire fence.Excellent water well.

$545,000.Phone 403-740-6814

Farms/Land 4070

21 QTRS of Farmland& 3 Country Acreages in

Hythe, Alberta byUnreserved Ritchie Bros

Auction, October 4. 3183+/- total acres,

$33,000 Surface Lease Revenue; rbauction.com.

ManufacturedHomes 4090

20’ X 76’ BLOWOUT!(3) pre-owned modular homes available from

$74,900. and (4) Clearance SRI Homes available for

immediate delivery!Call 1-800-461-7632 or

www.unitedhomescanada.com

Auctions 1530

Condos/Townhouses4040

Boats &Marine 5160

ManufacturedHomes 4090

OVERSTOCKED,HUGE DISCOUNTS,all homes must go.

Company wide sale and show home clearanceuntil September 15th.

Toll free 1-855-463-0084 (Edmonton) or

1-877-504-5005(Grande Prairie).

www.jandelhomes.com

CommercialProperty 4110

COMMERCIALPROPERTY by reserved

auction, 3.1 acres, with 13,000 sq ft building. Startingbid only $100,000.00 e-mail

[email protected] or call Cor at 780-918-6715.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL LAND

for sale in Bonnyville,Alberta. 2.52 & 3.81 acres for sale in high traffic area

ideal for shops, hotels,restaurants, or strip mall.

Call Maurice at 780-812-0929.

Re/Max Bonnyville Realty

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of Grande Prairie byUnreserved Ritchie Bros

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Cottages/ResortProperty 4130

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Automotive Services ........5010Antique & Classic Autos ....5020Cars ..................................5030SUV’s................................5040Trucks ..............................5050Heavy Trucks....................5060Vans/Buses ......................5070Motorcycles ......................5080Campers ..........................5090Motorhomes......................51005th Wheels........................5110Holiday Trailers ................5120Tent Trailers ......................5130Utility Trailers ....................5140ATV’s ................................5150Boats & Marine ................5160Snowmobiles ....................5170Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180Auto Wreckers ..................5190Vehicles Wanted ..............5200Car/Truck Rental ..............5210Recreational VehicleRental ..............................5220Trailer Rental ....................5230Misc. Automotive ..............5240RV’s ..................................5300

Cars 5030FORD F250 topper, fits short box, brand new bicy-cle with helmet, beach mechanics tool box, unit is on castors, many shelves, large assortment of me-chanics tools, Honda 6500 g e n e r a t o r. M a y o t h e r items, too numerous to list. 780-910-4523 Brent.

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Accounting 1010

Gitzel KrejciGitzel KrejciDand PetersonDand Peterson

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THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT CLASSIFIED/OPINION Page B9Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The federal Conservative government has a new approach to help young Canadians find jobs in high-demand sectors of the economy.

This initiative will help address labour shortages by equipping youth with skills and experience, and creating oppor-tunities for them to start careers in high-demand fields.

We have a need for exactly this kind of program for the youth in our riding of Crow-foot.

I encourage all local organi-zations, including businesses, not-for-profit organizations, educational institutions, and provincial, territorial and mu-nicipal governments, and oth-ers, to apply for funding under this $50-million two-year in-vestment.

Human Resources and Skills Development Minister Diane Finley has used the most re-cent labour market data with supporting information from discussions with employers dur-ing round-table talks on skills shortages to design this new

component of the federal youth employment strategy — specifi-cally to increase job prospects for young Canadians.

Examples of high-demand occupations include the skilled trades (such as welder or heavy-duty-equipment technician); tourism (hospitality adminis-tration and management); and health sciences (such as labo-ratory technician or researchassistant).

Applications and guidelines for both the “career focus” and “skills link” calls for proposals are available online at www.ser-vicecanada.gc.ca.

Applications must be re-ceived by mail or email before Oct. 19.

Our Conservative govern-ment is serious about jobs and economic growth.

We’re looking at every angle, and addressing existing and fu-ture skills shortages is critical to ensuring Canada’s continued economic growth and long-term prosperity.

This latest move is Budget 2012 in action: we’re better equipping our young people and connecting them with jobs that are in high demand and helping them develop the skills and gain the experience they need.

As a bonus, these projects will help employers fill labour shortages while providing youth with the all-important, on-the-job experience they need to transition into a career.

I hope we can take advan-tage of this opportunity locally. Again, I encourage everyone needing workers to visit the website and see if they can ap-ply.

Crowfoot MP Kevin Soren-son can be reached by tele-phone at 780-608-4600.

It was a welcome change from the usual dreary story: a Christian or a Hindu Pakistani accused of blasphemy on fl imsy grounds, tried, and sentenced to prison — or found innocent, set free and then murdered by some Muslim fanatic. This time was different.

The victim this time was a 14-year-old Christian girl, Rimsa Masih, who is believed to suffer from Down’s syndrome. She was stopped by a young Muslim man who found the half-burned remnants of a book that allegedly included verses from the Quran in her carrier bag. He told the local imam, who called the police, and she was arrested.

This kind of story usually ends badly in Pakistan. Two years ago, for example, a Christian woman, Asia Bibi, was arrested for insulting the Prophet Moham-mad while arguing with fellow farm-workers. She was sentenced to death by hanging, but it was such a manifest injustice that the governor of Punjab prov-ince, Salman Taseer, publicly called for the repeal of the blasphemy law. He was assassinated by his own bodyguard in January 2011.

The bodyguard was tried for murder and con-victed, but he was treated as a hero by many Paki-stanis, and the judge who sent him to prison had to fl ee the country. Two months later the only Christian member of Pakistan’s cabinet, Shahbaz Bhatti, was also shot dead when he spoke out against the blas-phemy laws. Since then, almost nobody has dared tocriticize them.

Asia Bibi remains in prison awaiting execution. Her entire family, including her fi ve children, live in hiding and cannot work or go to school. And while the higher courts would once have thrown out her conviction – they have overturned hundreds of sen-tences for blasphemy imposed by lower courts that were too vulnerable to local pressures — she can no longer even be confi dent of that.

So the outlook seemed grim for Rimsa Masih when she was arrested last month – but then the imam who had called the police, Hafi z Mohammad Khalid Chisti, was arrested for doctoring the evi-dence. His own deputy had seen him adding pages from the Quran to the young Christian’s bag.

“I asked him what he was doing,” the deputy told a television station, “and he said this is the evidence against them (the local Christians) and this is how we can get them out from this area.” Two other wit-nesses came forward against Chisti, and Hafi z Mo-hammad Ashrafi , the chairman of the All Pakistan Ulema Council, a body of senior Muslim clerics, declared that “Our heads are bowed with shame for what Chisti did.”

Ashrafi added that Chisti was acting on behalf of a group who wanted to drive out the Christian mi-nority in the area: “I have known for the last three months that some people in this area wanted the Christian community to leave so they could build a madrasa (on their land).” They have already suc-ceeded: some 300 Christian families have fl ed in fear

for their lives, and they probably won’t be back. But at least the state is starting to defy the fanatics.

Bail is not normally granted in blasphemy cases, but on Sept. 8, Rimsa Masih was freed on bail, and a military helicopter lifted her out of the prison yard and into hiding. And Paul Bhatti, the Minister for National Harmony, whose brother and predecessor Shahbaz was murdered last year, broke a political ta-boo by explaining why ordinary Pakistanis are more hostile to the religious minorities in their midst than most Muslims elsewhere.

“It is not just a religious problem,” Bhatti said. “It’s a caste factor, because (the victims) belong to the poorest and most marginalised people. Unfortu-nately, they are Christians, and this caste system cre-ates lots of problems.”

Islam teaches the equality of all believers, but the caste system is alive and kicking in Pakistan. Go far enough back, and almost all Pakistani Muslims are descended from Hindus — and when those Hindu communities converted to Islam, they retained their ideas and prejudices about caste.

This was particularly disheartening for groups at the bottom of the caste pecking order who had hoped that Islam would free them. When the British empire arrived in the area, therefore, it was the poorest and most despised section of the population who con-verted to Christianity.

So everybody knows that most Christians are re-ally “untouchables.” The argument that got Asia Bibi in trouble, for example, broke out when some of her Muslim fellow workers refused to drink the water she had fetched because Christians were “unclean.”

The Hindu minority is mostly just as low-caste as the Christians, and equally vulnerable. Together they are only 6 million out of 187 million Pakistanis, but they account for the vast majority of blasphemy accusations. In many cases, these accusations are merely a convenient weapon for Muslims engaged in land disputes and other quarrels with members of the minority groups.

Maybe the Pakistani government has fi nally found the nerve to deal with this corrupt law and to protect its victims. The Rimsa Masih case is a hopeful sign. But Pakistan still has a long way to go before all of its citizens are really equal under the law.

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

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Notice to Creditors

and ClaimantsESTATE OF

Ruth Muriel Norris who died on

April 28, 2012.

I f y o u h a v e a c l a i m against this estate, you must file your claim by October 15, 2012 with

Douglas G. Norris, 48 Westwood Cr.,

Sylvan Lake, T4S 1V8.

If you do not file by the date above, the estate can lawfully be distributed wi thout regard to any claim you many have.

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Alix Arena Association

is now accepting tenders for the Alix Arena

Operation and Mainte-nance for 2012/2013

Closing date for tenders is noon Wed., Sept.

19/12. Lowest or anytender not necessarily

accepted.Selection criteria will

include, but not be limited to:

experience in Arena maintenance;

tendered amount;ability to deal closely with

public;knowledge of equipment;information from person-

al/professional references.

Arena Level 1 and Level II would be an asset.

Further information is available by calling

Clarence Verveda at 403-391-6772


Tenders may be mailed to:

Alix Arena AssociationBox 246, Alix, AB,

T0C 0B0or faxed to 403-747-2403

NOTICEAs of September 12, 2012, I, Douglas Burden am no longer financially respon-sible for any debt incurred in my name without my written signature.

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NOTICE To Creditors

And Claimants

Estate ofJesse Aylsworth

Colewho died on

March 21, 2012

I f y o u h a v e a c l a i m against this estate, you must f i le your claim by October 15, 2012 and provide details of your claim with


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Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0

If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

Tenders 6020THE BIG VALLEY

AG. SOCIETY is now accepting tenders

for the position of

Arena Caretaker for the

2012-2013 season.

Interested applicants should submit their

tenders to Box 7

Big Valley, AB T0J 0G0 by September 30, 2012.

For questions, please call 403-741-4110.

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Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 742-4441 Fax: 742-1277

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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS APPROVEDNotice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the County of Stettler No. 6’s Land Use Bylaw NO. 1443-10:

1. No: DP 12081 Legal Description: Lot 1 Block 1 Plan 9525137 Rural Address: 41541 Rge Rd 195 Applicant: Dillon Gist Owner: David Yavowslawsky Proposed Development: Detached Dwelling (2496 ft²)

2. No: DP 12082 Legal Description: Lot 63 Block 2 Plan 0522242 (Buffalo Sands) Rural Address: 407, 40302 Rge Rd 211 Applicant/Owner: Ken & Donna Sicotte Proposed Development: Recreational Vehicle (2011 Enduramax)

Jacinta Donovan, Development Officer

Town of StettlerPUBLIC NOTICE

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICENotice is hereby given that the following Develop-ment Permit Applications have been approved.

1. No: 2669-2012 Legal Description: Lot(s) 15-18, Block 15, Plan RN54A Municipal Address: 4809 – 50 Street Applicant: West Coast Neon Works Proposed Development: Illuminated Fascia Sign & Plaque Signs

You may appeal this decision by serving writtennotice of appeal to the Secretary of the StettlerSubdivision & Development Appeal Board,P.O. Box 280, Stettler, Alberta prior to 4:30 p.m. September 26, 2012. For further information, please phone 403-742-8305.

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Stettler Swift Fox junior forest wardens Katlyne Glasier (left), Eric Bridge, Rebecca Bridge and Brooke Glasier look at rifl es with Dusty Phair of Dusty Trails of Drayton Valley at the 10th annual Heartland Gun and Collectibles Show at the Stettler Agriplex last Saturday, with 45 vendors.

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PublicNotices 6010

Notice to Creditors

and ClaimantsESTATE OF

Ruth Muriel Norris who died on

April 28, 2012.

I f y o u h a v e a c l a i m against this estate, you must file your claim by October 15, 2012 with

Douglas G. Norris, 48 Westwood Cr.,

Sylvan Lake, T4S 1V8.

If you do not file by the date above, the estate can lawfully be distributed wi thout regard to any claim you many have.

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PublicNotices 6010

Alix Arena Association

is now accepting tenders for the Alix Arena

Operation and Mainte-nance for 2012/2013

Closing date for tenders is noon Wed., Sept.

19/12. Lowest or anytender not necessarily

accepted.Selection criteria will

include, but not be limited to:

experience in Arena maintenance;

tendered amount;ability to deal closely with

public;knowledge of equipment;information from person-

al/professional references.

Arena Level 1 and Level II would be an asset.

Further information is available by calling

Clarence Verveda at 403-391-6772


Tenders may be mailed to:

Alix Arena AssociationBox 246, Alix, AB,

T0C 0B0or faxed to 403-747-2403

NOTICEAs of September 12, 2012, I, Douglas Burden am no longer financially respon-sible for any debt incurred in my name without my written signature.

PublicNotices 6010

NOTICE To Creditors

And Claimants

Estate ofJesse Aylsworth

Colewho died on

March 21, 2012

I f y o u h a v e a c l a i m against this estate, you must f i le your claim by October 15, 2012 and provide details of your claim with


Barrister & Solicitorat

Box 1630 4819–51 Street

Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0

If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.

Tenders 6020THE BIG VALLEY

AG. SOCIETY is now accepting tenders

for the position of

Arena Caretaker for the

2012-2013 season.

Interested applicants should submit their

tenders to Box 7

Big Valley, AB T0J 0G0 by September 30, 2012.

For questions, please call 403-741-4110.


Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 742-4441 Fax: 742-1277

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PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS APPROVEDNotice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the County of Stettler No. 6’s Land Use Bylaw NO. 1443-10:

1. No: DP 12081 Legal Description: Lot 1 Block 1 Plan 9525137 Rural Address: 41541 Rge Rd 195 Applicant: Dillon Gist Owner: David Yavowslawsky Proposed Development: Detached Dwelling (2496 ft²)

2. No: DP 12082 Legal Description: Lot 63 Block 2 Plan 0522242 (Buffalo Sands) Rural Address: 407, 40302 Rge Rd 211 Applicant/Owner: Ken & Donna Sicotte Proposed Development: Recreational Vehicle (2011 Enduramax)

Jacinta Donovan, Development Officer

Town of StettlerPUBLIC NOTICE

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICENotice is hereby given that the following Develop-ment Permit Applications have been approved.

1. No: 2669-2012 Legal Description: Lot(s) 15-18, Block 15, Plan RN54A Municipal Address: 4809 – 50 Street Applicant: West Coast Neon Works Proposed Development: Illuminated Fascia Sign & Plaque Signs

You may appeal this decision by serving writtennotice of appeal to the Secretary of the StettlerSubdivision & Development Appeal Board,P.O. Box 280, Stettler, Alberta prior to 4:30 p.m. September 26, 2012. For further information, please phone 403-742-8305.

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THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT NEWS/COMMENTARY Wednesday, September 12, 2012Page B10

By Mark MilkeAlberta DirectorThe Fraser Institute

CALGARY — As many students enrolled in algebra class are likely discovering, numbers can be rather dry. But a proper understanding of them is indispensable to modern life. Without hard, reliable numbers regularly checked, much personal, business, and government planning would be akin to gambling: throw the dice, risk the cash and hope for the best.

I digress on the impor-tance of numbers because as arid as they are, it’s always curious when governments go to great efforts to avoid discussing them.

The latest example oc-curred right before the La-bour Day weekend. The Al-berta government released its fi rst quarter update on the province’s 2012/13 fi nances on the Thursday, before ev-eryone’s mind went on va-cation for the last time this summer. That was one in-dication that Alberta’s gov-ernment hoped any cover-age and commentary would be dead once most people were off summer vacation and before they were again paying attention.

Another was how the province omitted much use-ful information, including a more substantial breakdown of its revenues. It also didn’t provide an update on how low the Sustainability Fund (the province’s “savings ac-count,” used to close the gap between expenses and revenues) is forecast to sink this year.

Those and other omis-sions were a stark departure from 19 years of consistent reporting that started under the reforms of then-Finance Minister Jim Dinning in 1993. Such reforms were brought in to move away from the political games played with public fi nance

reporting, rife in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Anyway, the bad news is that Alberta’s defi cit this year is likely to be between $2.3 billion and $3 billion. That’s a tad higher than the optimistic $886 million defi cit that the government, in full pre-election mode, forecast back in February of this year.

The revised forecast ar-rives despite the govern-ment’s own admission that Alberta is doing quite well by almost any economic in-dicator.

But how can Alberta run a possible $3-billion defi cit in such magnifi cent circum-stances?

In its update, the prov-ince pointed out the obvi-ous: resource prices are volatile, as are the revenues derived from same.

But every Albertan knows that. The problem is that the provincial govern-ment is still spending as if these were the boom years of 2005 or 2006.

Back then, during the months that correspond with the 2005/06 fi scal year, nat-ural gas prices ranged from a low of $6.22 to a high of $15.39 (using the Henry Hub price as the historical data is available). A barrel of oil (West Texas) ranged from $46.99 to $69.91.

More recently, the year-to-date average for natu-ral gas is $2.51 with oil at $96.26. So natural gas is signifi cantly lower and oil higher when compared to the boom years.

But over the last decade, Alberta’s revenues have been much more dependent on gas than on oil. So when gas is down, so too are pro-vincial revenues.

For example, in 2001, gas royalties accounted for 68 per cent of resource rev-enues. That fi gure was 58 per cent in 2006 but just 11 per cent last year.

That helps explain why

total resource revenue bounced from $10.6 billion in 2001, to $14.4 billion in 2006 and back down to $11.6 billion last year.

When revenues are at an all-time high, any departure from such lofty heights will make it diffi cult to balance the provincial books. But that’s why no person or province should, in the ex-traordinary years, max out their spending as if their highest-income year will last forever. Which leads to another observation derived from dry numbers: Back in fi scal year 2006, the prov-ince spent $9,538 per per-son on programs (adjusted for infl ation to 2012). This year, per person program spending, again adjusted for infl ation, is forecast to be $10, 619 per person.

This tells us that, clearly, the province dramatically increased program spend-ing despite the decrease in resource revenues.

Yet if, since 2006, the province had tied growth in operating spending to infl a-tion and population growth, it would spend almost $4.2 billion less this year. There wouldn’t be talk of a pos-sible $3-billion defi cit this year; there would instead be predictions of a $1.2 bil-lion surplus. To repeat, a $1.2 billion surplus, simply by restraining the growth in spending since 2006 to ac-count for infl ation and pop-ulation growth.

Sure, to restrain such growth would have required the province to negotiate lessenerous public sector contracts, including mod-erating public sector wage increases and signing fewer sweetheart deals on pen-sion costs. But there are two sides to a ledger. Revenues were never going to stay at an all-time peak. Alberta’s politicians may wish to re-visit spending patterns over the last half-decade, built as they were on “boom time.”

New signs to promote Stettler

Designs of new signs to promote organizations and churches “Serving Stettler” are expected to appear

by the end of the year at the highway entrances to the Town of Stettler.


New signs to show the ser-vice clubs and churches “Serving Stettler” are scheduled to go up on highway entrances by the end of this year.

At its regular meeting last week, Town of Stettler council approved a staff recommendation to increase the budget to $40,081.94 and uti-lize $25,000 granted from Canadi-an Badlands as part of the town’s project to erect four new entrance signs that were erected last year.

“We’re hoping to get them up this fall,” said Leann Graham, planning and development officer for the town.

A powder coating for $9,71418 to help protect the signs has added to the cost, as she has consulted with Alberta Transportation on the project.

“It’s a good investment,” said Mayor Dick Richards.

The signs will replace other signs that have become dilapidated over the years.

“I have been working on this for some time and we have scaled it

back,” Graham said.“The benefit of powder coating

protects the structure from nature’s elements while increasing thelongevity of the investment.”

Each sign will feature eight spaces for service clubs and their logos, and another large space for a listing of the churches in town.

Service clubs will pay a one-time fee of $200, while churches will be charged $46 each.

Organizations and churches will also be welcome to donate further to support any further costs of to maintain and protect the signs.

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Dry numbers painting agloomy Alberta picture

THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT OPINION/COMMUNITY Page B11Wednesday, September 12, 2012

LORI WELBOURNEIndependent columnist

Forty years ago, I saw a side of my grandmother I’d never seen before when my younger brother and I were invited to spend a day with her at work. I was fi ve at the time and she was near-ly 10 times my age. I hadn’t imagined that she had a real job beyond simply being our grandmother, but she did. She was the beloved Grade 1 teacher to a room full of children who called her Mrs. White rather than Gammy, as my brother and I did.

I remember at one point during that day looking over at Jeremie who was watching her play the piano, leading her class in a fun Disney classic. He looked exactly how I felt: in awe and in love.

Fast forward four decades and that’s how we’re still looking at her.

“Is Gammy going to zipline?” my nine-year-old daughter asked earlier this year, when my dad treated us all to a day at Grouse Mountain to celebrate his 65th birthday.

“Probably,” my 20-year-old cousin replied. “She was just quading at Jai-me and Jennifer’s wedding.”

The thought of my little ladylike grandmother riding around on a muddy all-terrain vehicle at my other cousin’s wedding was surprising at fi rst, and then I thought of her motive: to make her family smile.

As our large group got suited up in harnesses and helmets, I asked my nervous-looking grandmother how she was feeling.

“I’ll be okay,” she laughed. “If the little ones can do it, I can do it, too.”

And do it she did.It was a thrilling day for many

reasons and my grandmother’s act of courage made the festivities even more memorable. The amazing vision of her zipping down the mountain was only a small example of the bravery she’s displayed most of her life.

Suddenly faced with raising two young sons all by herself, she had to be strong, even if she didn’t always feel it.

“Is Gammy your hero, Mom?” my 12-year-old son asked recently.

“Yes, ” I said. “She’s endured a lot of pain in her life, but she’s never let it get the best of her. She’s risen to every challenge and has decidedly come out stronger than she was before.”

I used to think that I learned how to be an optimist from my father, but I now know that I also learned it from my grandmother. Despite her grave concerns for the state of modern civili-zation and her habit of worrying about others, I have only ever seen her full of hope and gratitude for her life and the lives of her loved ones.

Refusing to play the victim and tak-ing charge of her destiny is one of the many valuable examples she set for me, and I thank her for that as often as I can.

“I could have done things better,” she will always say when receiving any kind of praise. “If I knew then what I know now, I would have done things better.”

Of course, she would have. We all would. But she was always brave in the moment, and she always did her best.

No longer 10 times my age, Gammy turned 89 this week. Less than twice my age now, it feels like she’s get-ting younger as I’m getting older, and we’re eventually going to meet some-where in the middle and be the best of friends. In actuality, we reached that point years ago. And I, along with the rest of my family, remain in awe.

Grandma was a teacher, too

Alix mother loses provincial contest, but she continuesto serve community

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Despite not finishing as one of two top winners in the provincial UFA small-town heroes contest, Alix community supporter and mother Mandeja Sargent re-mains grateful for the opportunity to be recognized for her commitment to serve the community.

“It was just an honour to be in the top 10 and there were lots of deserving contestants,” said Sargent, who was nominated by the Alix Playground Society andwho is active with Alix-MAC School and other youth organizations.

“It was good to see the winners come from small towns.”

Mack Erno of Teepee Creek and Ed Boychuk of Smoky Lake were named winners and each received $10,000 for a winning community project and a concert with Alberta singer Paul Brandt.

She and each runner-up received $2,500 for a com-munity project, which will locally fund two playgrounds at the school and one at Alix, with a total price tag of $400,000.

“I thank everyone for the support in the contest and in the playground project,’ said Sargent, who co-chairs the playground society.

About $300,000 has been raised for two playgrounds at the school, she said.

More support and volunteers are required to as-semble the playgrounds at the school this Friday and Saturday.

“We do need volunteers to help build the play-grounds,” Sargent said.

Sargent was nominated by Alix Playground Society co-chair Darlene Turner.

As a farm wife, mother of three, and facilitor of early childhood literacy, Sargent has also been active in parent council, Friends of Alix-MAC Society andhot-lunch program, minor hockey, dance and gym-nastics, Santa’s Anonymous and as a fitness instructor, promoting health and wellness.

The grand-prize winners were judged on 70 per cent on their impact to the community and 30 per cent for votes received online.

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