E8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Dec. 31, 2012
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 3 Dana McMurray wanted her big wedding day to include a much bigger symbol of her beloved grandfather. She thought it would be great to get married in front of the 31.5-metre tall derrick that can be easily seen on the west side of Hwy 2, just south of the Blackfalds overpass. On Saturday, the 28-year-old Blackfalds woman became Mrs. Johnson when she wed Dennis Johnson, 38, in front of 130 guests.
Sept. 4 Tougher impaired driving laws that took effect on Saturday failed to keep intoxicated drivers off Red Deer streets. Sgt. Bob Bell, in charge of the traffic unit at Red Deer city RCMP, said he was disappointed by the number of intoxicated people pulled over on Labour Day weekend, despite increased publicity over provincial legislation regarding .05 to .08 blood alcohol levels. From early Saturday until early Tuesday, five 72-hour driving suspensions were issued for those with .05 to .08 levels. Six people were charged with impaired driving.
Sept. 7 A former Red Deer teacher well known in the business and livestock communities would stand trial for sexual assault. Warren Fertig, founder of Allandale Industries and at one time a prominent breeder and promoter of llamas and Arabian horses, was committed on Thursday to stand trial in relation to the sexual assault of one of his students. Fertig, 71, was a teacher at Riverglen School in Red Deer during the mid-1970s, when the incidents are alleged to have occurred.
Sept. 7 A memorial service would be held Saturday for a Red Deer man who did not return from a swim in Amethyst Lake in the Tonquin Valley of Jasper National Park nearly two weeks ago. Grant Mark Werstiuk, 30, would be remembered at Living Stones Church at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Jasper RCMP Sgt. Dave Maludzinski said on Aug. 19, Werstiuk and some friends were fishing in a canoe when Werstiuk went for a swim across the lake and did not return. Police do not suspect foul play.
Photo by CYNTHIA RADFORD/Advocate staff
Newly married Dana and Dennis Johnson stand proudly under the rig that stands in memory of Dana’s grandfather, south and west of Blackfalds along Hwy 2.
A highly-valued stallion was killed and another severely injured in what Olds College officials call a “senseless act of animal cruelty.” At some time late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, one or more people went into the horse stables on the college campus and released several stallions together in a common area. Predictably, a vicious fight ensued resulting in the death of one of the horses, said Tanya McDonald, dean of the animal science program.
Sept. 13 Alberta Health Services confirmed a Central Zone woman contracted the West Nile virus in the province. On Thursday, AHS reported two new human cases of the virus in southern Alberta. That brings to seven the number of confirmed cases including a woman who lives in Central Zone which includes Stettler, Rocky Mountain House and Red Deer. The woman, under 65 years of age, contracted the neurologi-
cal syndrome, the more serious form. AHS said she did not travel outside of Alberta this summer. Specific details about the individual West Nile virus cases are not released for confidentiality reasons.
Sept. 17 Backlash against the city’s designated bike lanes forced city council to back pedal. Only weeks after this summer’s bike lanes were painted, city council voted to remove bike lanes on 55th Street and 40th Avenue, north of 52nd Street, and 59th Avenue, north of 70th Street. The roads will be reverted to their original configuration. The $800,000 bike lane pilot was slated for a review next fall but City Manager Craig Curtis said the safety, traffic congestion and parking issues raised by the community were worthy of council’s attention before the snow falls.
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May your new year be filled with love, happiness and sounds of laughter. Please call for an appointment. 4, 6715 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer Phone: 403-347-2202
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To our friends and their “best friends” give our thanks and warm wishes for a very happy New Year. Gaetz North Gaetz South #43 - 6320 - 50th Ave #11 - 3701 - 50th Ave. Village Mall Canyon Plaza Phone: 403-352-7797 Phone: 403-309-3232
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A dispersal auction planned for a Lacombe business was attracting attention from as far away as Ukraine. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers would conduct an unreserved public sale at Lacombe Trailer Sales & Rentals Inc., with more than 250 items on the block, including 63 van trailers, 22 step deck trailers, 15 container trailers, 12 hiboys, nine lowboys, eight reefer trailers and eight equipment trailers. “We’ve got brand new trailers, right down to very well-used trailers,” said owner Bill Woof, who’s operated the business since 2002.
Sept. 25 Four new Central Alberta schools would get underway by next summer as part of a $288-million private-public partnership, Education Minister Jeff Johnson announced in Red Deer on Tuesday. Johnson joined Infrastructure Minister Wayne Drysdale and dozens of community and school leaders for a sod-turning ceremony at Timothy Drive in Timberlands. A Red Deer
Public pre-kindergarten to Grade 5 school, plus a public library branch, will be built there as part of a provincewide bundle involving 11 other school projects. Work recently got underway on a middle school in Penhold for Chinook’s Edge School Division. Drysdale didn’t have firm timelines for when construction would begin on Red Deer Catholic’s new kindergarten to Grade 5 school in Clearview Ridge.
Sept. 25 Red Deer RCMP were looking for a man who used bear spray on witnesses during a robbery at a TD Bank branch on Sunday. At about 3 p.m., a man entered the bank, at 6320 50th Ave., and demanded money from the tellers. He discharged bear spray in the bank and fled on foot heading south and into the Riverside Meadows neighbourhood. Witnesses hit by the bear spray were treated on scene by Red Deer Emergency Medical Services. Red Deer RCMP are not saying whether the robber made off with any money.
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Enjoy much happiness in the days to come and know we appreciate your business and friendship.
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8YE AR S At the close of the year, we would like to send our best wishes and appreciation for the many wonderful people we have had the privilege to serve. See you in 2013!
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