Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Independent DISTRICT
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Annual pancake breakfast went ahead despite the rain A number of past and present Endiang and Byemoor residents attended the Red Carpet Premiere of the Jersey Boys movie in Stettler on Friday evening, July 11. Directed by Clint Eastwood, the movie stars Michael Lomenda, who was born and raised in Stettler. Michael and his parents Mark and Jan Lomenda were present at the gala and visited with everyone. It was a fun event and it does one’s heart good to see a young, local talent succeed in the entertainment industry and make it on the big screen. An interesting side note to our community is Michael Lomenda is related to Margaret Sacuta. Michael’s mother Jan and Margaret are second-cousins —their McLeod grandfathers were brothers. We send birthday wishes to Ernie Petrussa who celebrated his 85th birthday on July 14. Congratulations on reaching this milestone, Ernie — we wish you many more. The community extends sympathy to Sam and Lena Stahl and family of the Byemoor Colony on the tragic loss of their 13-year-old son Steven in a farm-related accident. Our thoughts are with the family in their loss. Ken and Eleanor Schultz hosted their 32nd annual pancake breakfast and camp-out weekend at their farm south of Endiang on the weekend. There were a few less campers this year. Rain on Saturday evening delayed the fireworks, but they were well worth waiting for. Nice weather resumed on Sunday for the pancake breakfast. The 11th annual Great Endiang Balloon Race followed breakfast with participants releasing about 50 tagged helium balloons. They were last seen heading in a south-easterly direction. The afternoon saw participants enjoying the Frisbee golf tournament. Winners were: 1. Judy Crawford and Darcy Limpert, 2. Jeff Crawford and Audra Limpert, 3. Rhonda Sedgwick and Kyle Mohl. The hard-luck award went to Kai Tucker and Jacky Chop. The winners all received a tub of ice cream. Everyone was treated
to ice cream treats and a pot luck supper concluded the weekend. Thanks to Ken and Eleanor for their wonderful hospitality once again. Congratulations to Irene Brooker on becoming a first-time greatgrandmother. Ella Dawn was born on July 17 at Lloydminster to Courtney Ziegler and Matt Metula. She weighed six pounds four ounces. Proud grandparents are Ernie and Brenda (nee Brooker) Ziegler of Hardisty. We extend sympathy to the family of Walter Schuler who passed away on July 19 in Stettler. He was 89. Walter was a longtime resident of the Endiang district before retiring to Stettler. He and his late wife Ella farmed southeast of Endiang where they raised their three children — Ann, Doreen and Andrew. They were active community supporters. Walter’s funeral will be on Friday at 2 p.m. at the Stettler Funeral Home. Our thoughts are with his family in their loss. A potluck supper is planned for Marguerite Cattanach and Barry MacAuley at the Scapa Hall on July 27 at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Keep in mind Petrussa Farms’ 100-year farm celebration is coming up on July 26 at the farm southwest of Byemoor. The Petrussa and Jones families invite everyone to join them in celebrating the farm’s centennial. Plaque presentations are at 2 p.m., supper at 5 p.m. and a dance and fireworks later in the evening. Remember the Byemoor Hotel hosts its Sunday morning brunch at the hotel on the last Sunday of the month. There will be a bridal shower for Carrie Somerville at the Endiang Hall on Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. Women of the community are asked to please bring lunch. Maureen Wasdal, Florence Tucker and John Schofer attended their 40year high school reunion at Buffalo Lake on the weekend. They were in the 1974 graduating class of William E. Composite High School in Stettler. Alf and Betty Woelk of Calgary visited with Kate
Woelk last week and they travelled to Hanna and took their uncle Ed Glubrecht out for lunch. Ed will be 99 in August — he still drives and enjoys excellent health. He jokingly says he attributes his long, healthy life to never being married. Les and Rosemary Stulberg had a visit from cousin Craig Morlock of Saskatoon last Thursday. He
was out for his annual visit to the family farm at Delia and to take in his high school reunion at Hanna. We send happy birthday wishes out to former Endiang resident Ervin Hausher, celebrating his 89th on July 23. Canadian trivia — James Lewis Kraft introduced processed cheese in Canada in 1915.
Byemoor/ Endiang News LES AND ROSEMARY STULBERG 403-579-2403
The Big Valley Rodeo Association would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to the following for their SUPPORT for the
2014 BIG VALLEY BUST-OUT RODEO ARENA SET-UP • Art’s Trucking • Jensen Contract Flooring Ltd. • Skocdopole Ranches • Brandon Van Straten • Ponto’s Patch Service Ltd. • Village of Big Valley • Chad Sorensen • Waste Management • Watson’s Welding Ltd. EVENT • Ember Resources • Encana Corporation • Envy Oilfield Services • GT Hydraulic & Bearing Ltd. • Keyera Explorations Inc. • Taqa North Petroleum • Transcend Safety Services Ltd. • Trident Explorations Ltd. • Waste Management CHUTE • Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd. • Central Alberta Co-op • Combat Spraying Ltd. • Flare Tech Inc. • Ghostpine Environmental Services Inc. • Lawrence Kennedy Oilfield Ltd. • Tervita • TireCraft (Stettler) • 2-W Livestock Equipment • UFA OUT GATE • Stewart Farming Ltd. ANNOUNCER’S STAND • Jensen Contract Flooring Ltd. CLOCK • Vortex Production Services Ltd. ARENA TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT • Cervus Equipment VICTORY LAP • ATB Financial • AutoTrust-Stettler • Baker Hughes (Petrolite)
• Big Valley Royal Canadian Legion • Canadian Natural Resources • County of Stettler No. 6 • Pengrowth Corporation • Woody’s Automotive Ltd. RODEO CLOWN • Ponto’s Patch Service Ltd. BULL-FIGHTER’S • KDK Enterprises Inc. MUTTON BUSTIN’ • Darrel Ashbacher • Big Valley Royal Purple GENERAL • AB Prairie Steam Tours • Badger Daylighting • Bagshaw Electric Ltd. • Bay View Contracting Ltd. • Big Valley Inn • Bill’s Catering • Bill’s Farm Supply Ltd. • Bounty Onsite Inc. • Brennan Auto Body Ltd. • Chad Ponto • Chad Sorensen • Contact Safety Services Ltd. • Crescent Point Resources • Dean’s Machine Ltd. • Diamond N Western World • Elnora Motors • Fine Line Locating • Heartland Stationers Ltd. • Heartland Marine & Motor Sports • Hydrodig – Stettler • Inter Pipeline Fund • Jank Star Oilfield • Kelly Mailer • Maverick Large Animal Vet Clinic • NOV Wilson • Parcel’s Trucking Ltd. • Pat’s Pet Care • RM Oilfield Construction Ltd. • Rally Rentals • Rodeo Roofing
• Signalta Resources Inc. • Stettler Sales & Rentals Ltd. • Stettler Transit Mix • Steve ‘O’s Oilfield Services • TKS Controls • TransCanada Pipelines • United Tank Inspections Ltd. • Watson’s Welding Ltd. AND SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FAMILY OF ROY NEEDHAM. COLIN CASSIDY MEMORIAL JUNIOR BULL RIDING 2014 Champion – Bryce West, Cadogan, AB • Art’s Trucking • Big Valley Drop In Centre • Arlene Grover & Len Mogck • Big Valley Elks • Biff Balcom • Bill’s Catering • Brice & Shelly Burnstad • Don Saar Cattle Company • Allan & Nora Saar • Big Valley Curling Club • Frontier General Store • Ross & Marion Annable • Grandma Gwen Cassidy • Tom & Yvette Cassidy • White Owl Service Ltd. • The Village of Big Valley • Stock - Kelly Armstrong & Devon Mazei • Chute Boss – Barney Creech • Announcer – Dustin Edwards • Clock – The Thurston Family • Judges -Marty Ward & Troy Robinson • Bullfighter’s – Chris Rowland & Darcy Pollock • Gate & Stripping Chute Crew – Brad Brenchley, Josh Harden, Chad Sorensen, Chad Ponto • Ambulance – Lori Gordon & The Big Valley Fire Department
The Big Valley Rodeo Association would like to acknowledge the very generous donation from TRANSCANADA CORPORATION for the purchase of a new Loading Chute! Also a special thanks to the Big Valley 4-H Beef Club for cleaning the arena after each event – GREAT JOB! And Thanks again to all our WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS (too many to list) that work many long hours to make the Big Valley Bust-Out Rodeo a success.
SEE YA ALL NEXT YEAR!