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Picnic, held Friday, Feb. 20 at the Stettler Public Library. Event organizer Kim Tanner said about 60 kids attended the event, plus parents and caregivers, divided into three groups. The activities included songs, rhymes, games and snacks.

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In the New Testament, James appeals to Christians to “look after orphans and widows in their distress,” calling that the essence of “pure and faultless” faith.

A group of Christians from Stettler is taking those words to heart as they prepare for a weeklong trip to serve at an orphanage in Guatemala City in July.

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a group of 24 locals would be making the trek, including people from other area churches.

“It’s a chance to fulfill the mission that Christ gave us, to love our neighbours as ourselves,” said Whitford. “It’s a great chance to follow his example in meeting needs and loving others.”

The group will travel to Guatemala from July 4 to 11 to serve in Dorie’s Promise, an orphanage located in the country’s capital, as part of a trip organized by

to appreciate the blessings they have.

They learned about Forever Change International online and discovered that it offered shortterm missions trips, ideal for families.

The family went during spring break last year as part of a group of 11 visitors. There, they served in the orphanage, teaching and playing with the kids who lived there, and helped with other mission projects. continued on page 11

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Amore du Toit, who is organizing the mission, said she, her husband Francois and their three sons visited Guatemala City last year to offer their help to the less fortunate.

“It’s always been my No. 1 (entry on my) bucket list to go with my family before my oldest son graduated,” she explained, adding that she also wanted to challenge the culture of entitlement that she sees in North America and help her children

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Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER Stettler’s Keirsten Docherty is among the 18 Albertans who will receive a $5,000 scholarship through the Horatio Alger Association of Canada this spring.

Docherty, a Grade 12 student at William E. Hay Composite High School, will receive the award through the Horatio Alger Jim Pattison Alberta Scholarship Program.

“I was really excited . . . I almost didn’t believe it,” she told the Independent last week, noting that she wasn’t sure how she would rank against the other applicants.

Docherty, 17, is active with the Heartland Youth Centre in Stettler, serving as president of the Keystone Club for teens aged 14 to 18, and also as an organizer for some of their programs for younger children.

She is also part of the national youth council for Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, and is helping to organize the Fusion National Youth Forum, running from May 6 to 10 at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.

At school, Docherty co-founded the book club, serves on the fine arts board, and is part of the creative writing club and the school trivia team. She also takes classes through the Cabinet of Curiosities art shop on Stettler’s main street.

Docherty said she has applied to several schools, including the University of

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Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER Clearview Public Schools trustees discussed the first steps towards the reconfiguration of Stettler’s public schools during their Feb. 12 meeting.

Superintendent Peter Barron came to the board with two recommendations at its committee of the whole meeting.

Back in January, the board approved a motion for the redistribution of the grades in the Stettler school complex, which would see the grades in Stettler Middle School divided between the two other schools.

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Keirsten Docherty, a Grade 12 student at William E. Hay Composite High School, is among 18 students to receive a scholarship through the Horatio Alger Jim Pattison Alberta Scholarship Program this spring.

Alberta in Edmonton; Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C.; and Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

She hopes to major in cultural anthropology, saying she would like to use that knowledge to help people in other areas of the world. She also has an interest in history and art.

Docherty said she would encourage other students to apply for scholarships, bursaries and awards, adding that she found it worthwhile.

“You don’t know who else is apply-

ing,” she said, explaining that with the cost of higher education, winning a financial award could “change your life.”

She expressed her appreciation to the association for the award. Docherty said she applied for the scholarship in October and learned of her win in January.

According to a press release issued by the association, the awards were presented to students in Alberta with “a critical financial need and have demonstrated integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, as well as strength of character, a good academic record, a commitment to pursue higher education, and a desire to contribute to society.

Businessman and philanthropist Jim Pattison, for whom the awards are named, congratulated the “incredible group of scholars” winning this year’s awards.

“These young people have worked hard and persevered through difficulty,” he said. “It is a privilege to be associated with these outstanding young Canadians.”

The association received nearly 3,500 applications across four provinces for the scholarship programs last year.

The recipients had average high school grades of 87 per cent, 86 per cent were involved in community service and 61 per cent worked during the school year.

For more information on the Horatio Alger Association of Canada, visit horatioalger.ca.

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Elementary School would expand to include Kindergarten through Grade 6, while William E. Hay Composite High School would grow to cover grades 7 through 12.

Barron’s first recommendation involved “the mechanism” by which the grades would be reconfigured — namely, that the three schools would continue to exist “for the purposes of Alberta Education identification and funding.”

However, the middle school and high school would, “for operational and budget purposes . . . be run as an amalgamated learning centre under a school principal.”

Barron said that conversations with Alberta Education had indicated that the division

could pursue this as a way of making the changes without formally closing the middle school.

The second recommendation involved starting the process for naming the new amalgamated middle and high school.

While the name of the school may not necessarily change, Barron said that the discussions would be a starting point in forming “the new identity” of the reconfigured school.

The motion called for the formation of a committee of representatives to consider a name for the combined middle and high schools. Trustees Dave Goodwin and Staci Gerlitz will represent the board on the committee.

The board approved both motions, but not without some debate. Goodwin questioned the effectiveness of the reconfiguration method, asking whether it was not a “stopgap measure.”

“Three school codes might create some administrative difficulty somewhere along the line,” he said.

Barron responded that multiple codes should not be problematic, adding, “I think we can move forward in this way.”

Associate superintendent Peter Neale noted that the division has already started work on developing a consolidated school budget model for use under the new configuration. continued on page 4

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A three-vehicle collision on Monday, Feb. 24 was caused after an eastbound driver on Highway 12 turned left on a green light and was struck by an oncoming driver. That driver’s vehicle spun out to the side and collided with a car patiently waiting for the light to change.

Three-vehicle collision gums up busy Stettler intersection Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER A left-turn on a green light resulted in a threevehicle collision on Monday, Feb. 24 after the turning driver didn’t see an oncoming vehicle.

The 80-year-old driver of a Dodge Caliber made a left turn at the lights at the junction of highways 56 and 12, turning from 12 to head north on 56. She was struck by an oncoming Mazda, driven by a Stettler woman.

The driver of the Mazda was unable to compensate for the collision and her vehicle crashed into a a Dodge Neon, waiting at the red light by the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant.

According to Stettler’s RCMP detachment commander, Sgt. Duncan Babchuk, the driver of the Mazda simply had no chance.

“She just spun over and hit the other car,” he said.

An Erskine woman was at the wheel of the stopped car.

It took roughly an hour from the initial 911 call at 3 p.m. for Stettler Regional Fire and Rescue to clear the intersection. The busy intersection wasn’t closed, but was “gummed up” as traffic slowly made its way around the damaged vehicles, littered vehicle debris and emergency crews.

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Caring companions program builds bonds Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER For people who find themselves shut-in at home, sometimes seeing volunteers from Meals on Wheels is the only person they’ll see all month. It is for those people that the Stettler Community Support Centre (SCSC) launched its Caring Companions program this past January.

The program, which offers companionship and conversation for people who find it difficult to leave the home, was born of a need, explained program co-ordinator Joanne Wiechnik.

“Sometimes (clients) have no family, or their family isn’t here,” she said. “The program mainly gives people a way to engage and not feel isolated.”

Research shows a strong link between social needs and health, with people who are isolated seeing a decrease in health.

“Doctors say a patient’s social needs are just as important to address as their medical conditions,” explained literature about the program.

For people who are unable to leave the home, or find it difficult to do so, for various reasons, it’s easy to become isolated. Going shopping, to the mail, and the library can often be impossible without considerable assistance.

Companions with the program are screened, with both a police check and a vulnerability check being performed before they’re allowed to work with Stettler’s most vulnerable. First aid is also a requirement, and companions go through workshop training when it’s available in programs such as seniors abuse.

The companions can help plan visits, outings and trips, bring their client to visit friends, arrange and manage appointments, check food for expiration and make small snacks, as well as simply visit – chat, play games, take part in crafts, help with reading, and other social

Mayor on the mend says councillor Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER Town council unanimously passed a resolution to excuse Mayor Dick Richards’ absence from his duties at their regular meeting on Feb. 17.

The motion was necessary under the Municipal Government Act (MGA), the legislation that regulates how municipal governments’ function.

Section 174(2) of the MGA requires council to excuse an absent member of the council after being absent for eight consecutive weeks.

Mayor Richards, who has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness for the past six weeks, was absent again at the Feb. 17 council meeting. The first meeting he missed was on Jan. 6.

According to coun-

cillor Karen Sernecky, though, those absences may soon be a thing of the past as she said the mayor is “bouncing back” and “looking better.”

With councillor Al Campbell filling in as deputy mayor and able to meet quorum even with the mayor’s absence, council is able to function so councillors weren’t concerned about the impact the mayor’s absence was having on council.

“We have a deputy mayor for a reason,” Sernecky noted.

Land-use bylaw sees update The town’s land-use bylaw was updated at council as councillors passed the bylaw’s second and third reading.

A public consultation hosted earlier in the year was unattended, Sernecky said, a sign that the changes to the

bylaw weren’t concerning.

“Leann (Graham, director of planning and development for the town) has been doing some upgrading of the bylaw,” Sernecky explained. She noted that the changes to the bylaw updated language and clarified issues more than any changes to how the bylaw functioned.

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Board discusses first steps in school reconfiguration continued from page 2 Trustee Yvette Cassidy expressed her preference for reconfiguring the grades, rather than applying to the province to formally close the middle school.

“Technically, we’re not closing anything . . . we’re just making it different,” said Cassidy. “I don’t think it’s going to do this community any good to go through a closure motion.”

Barron said that school leaders have expressed a desire to move forward and establish the guidelines for the new configuration as quickly as possible.

“We’d rather put our energies towards building the new,” he said.

Trustee Ken Checkel urged his colleagues to move forward with the motions, observing, “The fact is, it’s just a clerical thing.”

Other business In his superintendent’s report, Barron noted that the scheduled meeting of area school boards with education minister Gordon Dirks on Feb. 5 was cancelled due to inclement weather and rescheduled for March 9.

The board discussed some proposed new foundational statements for Clearview, including a mission, vision and motto. Barron said these draft statements were the product of a Feb. 10 meeting.

However, the proposals met with a lukewarm reception from trustees, with Dave Goodwin arguing that the statements brought before the board did not properly reflect the preferences indicated at that previous meeting.

Other trustees argued that some of the existing statements did not need to be replaced, or questioned the merit of the new ones. The board agreed to hold off on making a decision on the statements, pending

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Right now, the program has no funding so it means the companions must be paid, but in the future, it’s a hope that it can be offered at a decreased cost due to funding and grants, Wiechnik said.

“Our companions build genuine bonds with our clients,” Wiechnik said. “They can hardly wait for the next visit.”

People can sign up for the program, or find out more about it, by visiting the FCSS office on Main Street in Stettler or phoning 403742-2337.

People who sign up for the program fill out a questionnaire and are interviewed to see what the needs of the client will be to ensure they’re right for the program as well as pair the right type of companion with them.

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Trustees discussed their recent visits to Donalda and Erskine, held on Jan. 27. The next school visits will be to Big Valley and Byemoor, sometime in either February or March.

“It was really great to see their three-year plan and how they’ve incorporated our priorities,” observed board chair Cheri Neitz.

Board members discussed recent developments in the switch from Provincial Assessment Tests (PATs) to Student Learning Assessments (SLAs) for Grade 6 students, which has been postponed for another year to allow further development of the SLAs. Trustees noted the challenges this delay presented, as the curriculum and schedules for Grade 6 students had changed in anticipation of the SLAs’ introduction.

“Protest is all we can do,” noted Goodwin. The board directed Neitz to write a letter expressing its concerns to the minister of education.

Trustees also discussed upcoming conferences for both the Alberta School Boards Association, from June 1 to 2, and the Public School Boards Association of Alberta, coming up from May 29 to 31.

A suggested motion, granting trustees permission to attend one or the other, met with some disagreement, as Goodwin said he wished to attend both events.

The motion was amended to allow trustees to attend both events if so desired. It passed with the approval of all trustees, with the exception of Cassidy and John Schofer.

Further discussion on both the Stettler schools reconfiguration and the proposed shared busing program with local Catholic students was held behind closed doors, as was a delegation presenting a transportation-related request.

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New grain prices website has potential says expert not readily provide price quotes for all crops,” Blue explained. “(The prices) will provide a potentially valuable reference for producers to compare with price quotes obtained by individual buyers.”

While Blue noted that the Canadian Wheat Board previously provided quotes in the past for the crops it marketed, this is the first he’s been aware of an online resource that provides an aggregate price for farmers to use as a reference.

The Wheat Commission agrees, which is why it involved itself in the project, according to its chairman, Kent Erickson.

“This project will close a major information gap related to cash grain prices and market data,” he said. “This information will significantly improve farmers’ access to marketrelated data to capture the best marketing opportunities available to them.”

Blue said he agrees with Erickson to some extent, but the true value of the website and its information will be determined by its users, the farmers and the marketers.

“It certainly has the potential to provide better price visibility and useful information on crop movement,” Blue noted, but added, “Crop marketers will still need to contact individual buyers and cash grain brokers to determine actual bids relevant to their product and location.”

The regionalization of the data, at present, means the markets are broken into big windows. For example, only one price is provided for all of Manitoba, meaning that prices in some areas might be right on the dot, and others not so much.

The website, available at www.pdqinto.ca, is asking people to provide feedback to better improve the information on the site.

“The development and launch of the full website and software is expected to take an additional three to four months,” the commission notes on the website. At present, the only information available are grain prices, but the site is expected to be better expanded for the 2015/16 crop season.

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Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER The January launch of a new website run by the Alberta Wheat Commission designed to provide better grain pricing information has the potential to be useful to farmers, according to Neil Blue, with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.

The new website, part of the Crop Data and Price Reporting project, was announced at the end of January by federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. The AgriRisk Initiatives program kicked in $742,725 to the program, which is being developed by the Wheat Commission and FARMCo, a grain marketing consulting firm.

The website provides a breakdown of grain prices, both by the tonne and by the bushel, for different zones of the nation.

For example, a bushel of canola sells for $9.89 in northern Alberta as of press deadline on Feb. 23. Manitoba’s canola sells for the highest rate at $10.17.

“Increasing access to grain price quotes is good in that some buyers do

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Has Canada changed?

How would we react to some of today’s news a decade ago?

As predicted several months ago in this column, former premier Alison Redford has been officially absolved of any misuse of taxpayers’ money as a result of an investigation by the RCMP. The case is closed and all the time and money spent for the investigation alongside the effort by the opposition to hold the former premier accountable for her excessive spending were wasted.

As mentioned earlier, Alberta being a province where money is easy to come by and spend (at least it has been until very recently), it is not something very surprising that a high flying politician gets away with wasting taxpayers’ money.

After all, the same thing has been happening at the federal level, too (remember Senator Mike Duffy receiving $90,000 from Stephen Harper’s chief of staff and other senators also claiming money from the Senate coffers that they were not entitled to); but at least in that case RCMP have laid charges against Senator Duffy and trial is soon to begin.

But last week’s news from the CBC about RCMP practices aimed at helping the Harper government at the expense of potential victims of pedophilia is really disturbing, not to say disgusting: According to the public broadcaster, over the last five years, RCMP have withheld spending some $10m. allocated to fight online child pornography and they did this to help the Harper government to patch up their budget deficits. (http://www.cbc.ca/ news/politics/child-porn-policingprogram-suffers-from-rcmp-underspending-1.2963885) And this comes apparently, according to the story, at a time of increased tips being received by the police regarding online pedophilia.

So, for the national police organization with which we entrust our safety and security, helping the prime minister to cover his mismanagement of the budget was more important than helping the children not to fall into the net of the online child abusers.

But this was not last week’s only

revolting news: In Saskatchewan, a two-year-old boy and an 18-monthold girl died after fire broke out at their home on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation last Tuesday.

The volunteer fire chief and mayor of the neighbouring Loon Lake settlement, who refused to respond to the fire call, was quoted in the media as saying ”How do I protect the rest of the community if I burn everything, my resources, and not get paid for it?” Allegedly, the First Nation has outstanding bills to be paid to Loon Lake Fire Department.

Personally, I sense a lot of unjustified exaggeration in that pretext not to save people’s lives in a burning home: Is that fire department so poor not to be able to attend a fire, was it inconceivable for the fire chief to save lives first and ask for money later? Another question that comes to mind is whether the chief could have refused to respond to a fire call from a non-First Nation community?

But what is interesting is the series of comments put on a Facebook

page regarding the incident: majority of people who commented said the fire chief was right to refuse to attend to the fire and the deaths of the toddlers were, according to one comment, “a necessary lesson” for the First Nations band.

So one can’t help thinking if this is the humane, gentle and caring Canada we are a part of. Growing almost indifferent to news of police transferring its own money to government to plug budget holes but leaving potential criminals targeting children off the hook and two toddlers dying in a fire because of alleged unpaid bills, how much have we lost touch?

What would the reaction be to similar news five years ago or 15 years ago?

Drinking, as it were, a concoction of easy oil money and Stephen Harper-style leadership year after year for almost a decade, has the Canadian society stopped being the exemplary nation known for its devotion to humanitarian values?

– Mustafa Eric

Leaseholder meeting proves informative One never ceases to be amazed at what comes out at ag organization meetings, particularly from the lesser known groups. So it was at the AGM of the Alberta Grazing Leaseholders Association (AGLA) held recently in Red Deer in conjunction with the Alberta Beef industry Conference. This group represents the interests of those holding leases on government owned grazing land.

The group was formed about 15 years ago in response to the government of the day planning significant changes to grazing lease fees, royalties, rules and regulations.

The goal of leaseholders was to be consulted and respected in regards to those changes and related issues. It wasn’t always smooth sailing between the leaseholders and the government particularly when outside entities insisted their interests be considered.

That saw vested sectors and lobby groups from energy companies, to hunters, to recreationists and the usual cabal of green groups all wanting some concession or change to lease fees and regulations. Almost none of all that was favourable to leaseholders, hence the need for an organization representing

their specific interests.

The other confounding factor with grazing leases is that responsibility has been shifted from the department of Agriculture to the department of Environment and Sustainable development.

This change has proven a bit problematic as the environment department did not have the agricultural expertise to manage their new responsibility, nor did they seem to have the philosophical perspective to understand the grazing lease concept.

Although there were some comments that progress has been made as bureaucrats became more comfortable with the file.

Over the years there have been setbacks but also some victories for leaseholders. An ongoing process has been to establish a credible grazing lease royalty formula and process. The fee structure has been frozen since 1994 and its taken some time to revamp the structure in a viable and fair manner – that has now occurred. The new formulas have been finalized and are supported by the AGLA and related groups like Alberta Beef Producers and the Western Stock Growers. It’s an example of

Ahead of the heard WILL VERBOVEN honest cooperation between stakeholder groups and government bureaucrats. The result is a proposal everyone can live with. An additional positive outcome was the establishment of a Range Sustainability Fund with 40 per cent of rental rates being used to run the fund.

The intent would be to use funds to restore and renovate rangelands – this is a very useful and enlightened approach and has considerable environmental benefits. The proposal also recommended that the assignment fee be eliminated, it was agreed that this was nothing more than a tax on transfers involving grazing leases. With the agreement of the groups on the advisory committee the royalty proposal will now go forth through the government legislative approval process.

It is to be phased in over a

five year period once the legislation has been passed.

Another matter that came up for discussion at the AGLA was the environmental goods and services (EGS) issue. It’s a long running concern that involves government compensation to land owners for providing goods and services that preserve and enhance the ecology of land in Alberta. It was noted that research is ongoing on how to value EGS, but that government support and public perception of EGS remains a real stumbling block. Other discussion involved the Sage grouse issue in southeast Alberta. Its progressed to the government strategy stage but there is still much apprehension from land owners and grazing leaseholders about the process and grouse preservation tactics. A common sense approach has yet to evolve.

A bigger concern to a number of livestock groups is the expansion of federal environmental protection orders to other obscure endangered species like the Short-Eared lizard and a plant called the Smooth Goosefoot. It’s suspected that busybody lawyers working for green lobby groups like the notorious Ecojustice are looking for ways to force the government to issue more protection orders much to the detriment of grazing leaseholders.

Another bit of information that came forth at the meeting was the role of government grants to land trusts. That support helps the trusts to acquire and administer conservation easements on environmentally significant land in the province. The concern is that due to the open-ended and generous financing provisions of the program that they inflate the value of easements and cause land values to artificially increase. That makes it difficult for those wanting to purchase land for agricultural and grazing purposes as they are forced to compete against their own tax dollars being used by land trusts in acquiring easements. A most interesting annual meeting indeed.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Morally, who has the right to give or to take life?

Ross Helgeton FAITH & REFLECTION Last week’s article ended by saying that the nature and worth of man is foundational to how we view life, death, and euthanasia...let’s pick up from there.

Euthanasia is the termination of someone’s life in order to relieve their suffering and I disagree with it. My opinion is based on ethical, practical, moral and biblical grounds.

Ethically, euthanasia suggests that some lives are worth less than others. Further, the acceptance of euthanasia reflects the emerging nature of our society; namely the escalation of human rights and the depreciation of the sanctity of life. Moreover, the demanding of one’s rights is typically at the expense of another’s. For example, “Grandma...I don’t want you to die that way!”

Practically, euthanasia will be difficult to regulate. Belgium, for instance, recently removed age restrictions from their euthanasia laws (slippery slope syndrome).

Palliative treatment will be affected, as will be the morale and conscience of the medical workers (and related disciplines) who are in disagreement with euthanasia.

And what individuals, panel or select group, medical or otherwise, will hold the power to decide whose appeal is accepted or denied?

Morally, who has the right to give or to take life? Governmental approval of euthanasia would suggest that it is no longer murder. However, clever terminology and liter-

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ary gymnastics do not change truth. Additionally, suffering serves a purpose. This may sound trite, but many attest that their most valuable life lessons were learned in valleys, not on mountaintops.

Finally, while the Bible does not specifically mention euthanasia, it does speak to closely related issues. The sixth commandment says, “You shall not kill” (Exodus 20:13). God gave life (Job 33:4) and He holds life (Job 22:10). Dying, biblically speaking, affords me one final worldly opportunity to trust my God. I recognize the solicitous and compassionate arguments for euthanasia. Any endeavor to limit human suffering is notable. There is also the matter of rights, free will and choice. And quality of life; I admit (at least at this stage of my life) that I’ve no desire to linger on in a dramatically reduced capacity. Also, the implementation of euthanasia would result in significant economic advantages.

Even the word “euthanasia”, from two Greek words means “good death”...but I still don’t think it’s good!

Death is universal; the attrition rate is one for one... for every birth there will ultimately be one death. And death is not very dignified, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t be dignified about our approach to it. Life isn’t about how long we live; it’s about how well we live. But, it is not up to us to say when it ends.

“You are my God. My times are in your hands...”

(Psalm 31:14,15).

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Jewish mass emigration from Europe?

“We’re not waiting around here to die,” said Johan Dumas, one of the survivors of the siege at the kosher supermarket during the “Charlie Hebdo” terrorist attack in Paris in January. He had hidden with others in a basement cold room as the Islamist gunman roamed overhead and killed four of the hostages. So, said Dumas, he was moving to Israel to be safe.

It’s not really that simple. The seventeen victims of the terrorist attacks included some French Christians, a Muslim policeman, four Jews, and probably a larger number of people who would have categorised themselves as “none of the above.” It was a Muslim employee in the supermarket who showed Dumas and other Jewish customers where to hide, and then went back upstairs to distract the gunman. And the Middle East isn’t exactly safe for Jews.

Dumas has been through a terrifying experience. He now feels like a target in France, and no amount of reassurance from the French government that it will protect its Jewish citizens will change his mind.

But Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu didn’t help much either.

What Netanyahu said after the Paris attacks was this: “This week, a special team of ministers will convene to advance steps to increase immigration from France and other countries in Europe that are suffering from terrible anti-Semitism. All Jews who want to immigrate to Israel will be welcomed here warmly and with open arms. We will help you in your absorption here in our country, which is also your country.”

He was at it again after a Jewish volunteer guarding a synagogue in Copenhagen was one of the two fatal victims of last week’s terrorist attack in Denmark. “Jews have been murdered again on European

Think Globally GWYNNE DYER soil only because they were Jews,” he said, “and this wave of terrorist attacks - including murderous antiSemitic attacks - is expected to continue.”

“Of course, Jews deserve protection in every country but we say to Jews, to our brothers and sisters: Israel is your home. We are preparing and calling for the absorption of mass immigration from Europe.”

As you might imagine, this did not go down well with European leaders who were being told that their countries were so anti-Semitic that they are no longer safe for Jews.

It is true that five of the nineteen people killed in these two terrorist attacks in Europe since the New Year were Jewish, which is highly disproportionate. But it is also true that the killers in all cases were Islamist extremists, who also exist in large numbers in and around Israel.

French President Francois Hollande said: “I will not just let what was said in Israel pass, leading people to believe that Jews no longer have a place in Europe and in France in particular.” In Denmark Chief Rabbi Jair Melchior rebuked Netanyahu, saying that “terror is not a reason to move to Israel.”

The chair of Britain’s Parliamentary committee against anti-Semitism, John Mann, attacked Netanyahu’s statement that the only place Jews could now be safe was Israel.

“Mr Netanyahu made the same remarks in Paris - it’s just crude electioneering. It’s no coincidence that there’s a general election in Israel coming up....We’re not prepared to tolerate a situation in this country or

in any country in Europe where any Jews feel they have to leave.”

It IS crude electioneering on Netanyahu’s part – but it is also true that even in Britain, where there have been no recent terrorist attacks, Jews are worried. Statistically, Jews are at greater risk from terrorism in Israel, but it’s much scarier being a Jewish minority in a continent where Jews were killed in death camps only 70 years ago.

Given Europe’s long and disgraceful history of antisemitism, it’s not surprising that such sentiments persist among a small minority of the population. But at least in Western Europe (which is where most European Jews live) the great majority of people regard antisemitism as shameful, and most governments give synagogues and Jewish community centres special protection.

What European Jews fear is not their neighbours in general, but radicalised young Islamists among their Muslim fellow citizens. The Muslim minorities in the larger Western European countries range between 4 and 10 percent of the population. If only one in a hundred of them is an Islamist then Jews do face a threat in those countries.

But it is a very small threat. Nine Jews have been killed by Islamist terrorists in the European Union in the past year in three separate incidents (Belgium, France and Denmark). The Jewish population of the EU is just over one million, mostly living in France, the United Kingdom and Germany.

Nine Jewish deaths by terrorism in a year in the EU is deplorable, but it hardly constitutes a good reason for encouraging mass emigration to Israel. Still, Netanyahu has an election to fight, and this sort of thing goes down well in Israel.

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

Corporate Welfare: Risky, wasteful and an awful precedent Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director Canadian Taxpayers Federation For decades, governments in Canada have funneled billions of dollars into the coffers of private, for-profit businesses. It’s hard to pin down an exact figure for this largesse, so numerous are the programs and forms: “grants,” “loans,” “investments” and so on.

Some of the familiar names include such downtrodden businesses as Pratt & Whitney, Bombardier and General Motors.

Many of these programs have continued, virtually unchanged, regardless of the stripe of government in power. Today, even governments that otherwise are at odds with each other on virtually every other issue – take the federal and Ontario governments – will find that one point of agreement is that there’s essentially no business too big or too small unworthy of taxpayer money.

We’re often told about the “private sector jobs created” as a result of these “investments.” No one seems to stop and ask some obvious questions.

If the only reason these jobs exist is because a government is transferring public money to a company so that they hire people, in what way are these private sector jobs? How is this different than the government just hiring more people directly?

If these investments are so sound, why are no private investors taking up the offer?

Surely the prospect for a sure thing would have a lot of takers.

And if the investment isn’t sound, why is the government of Canada risking taxpayer dollars on it? If politicians want to gamble, they should go to a casino, and use their own money. They shouldn’t be doing it with public funds.

We are also often told that Canadian gov-

ernments “must compete in the global economy.” Every other government is funneling tax dollars into their own “strategic” industries. So surely Canada has to do the same?

Except we don’t.

There is no compelling reason why Canada needs to be in the business, for example, of manufacturing of airplane engines. And if other countries want to subsidize the production of goods that Canadians can then buy, so much the better: then all Canadians can benefit from their foolishness. Meanwhile, with freed up capital and resources, savvy Canadian entrepreneurs can look for new opportunities in new fields.

The very idea that governments should always rush to the rescue of businesses in the name of saving jobs turns basic economic principles on their head. The reason that real, sustainable jobs are created and continue to exist, it is because they create

a product or service that meets a need in the marketplace. If we are going to start ignoring this very basic fact, we may as well have the government “create jobs” by paying individuals $50 an hour to dig holes and then fill them back up again, because the waste of economic resources is little different.

Worst of all, government subsidies send exactly the wrong message to businesses: that the way to succeed isn’t to compete in the market and win by offering higher quality and lower prices, but to come begging to the government for help – and to use the threat of pulling out jobs as a way to blackmail nervous governments into handing over public dollars.

Sadly, the precedent for this madness was set long ago. Politicians love the photo-op and ribbon cutting opportunities. Too many businesses love the free money. Only the tax-paying public loses.

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Support for bowl for kids continues to grow Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER The annual fundraiser for the local Big Brothers Big Sisters program at the Heartland Youth Centre, Lloyd’s Bowl for Kids, continues to draw support from the local community, so much so that this year, there weren’t enough lanes for all the bowlers who wanted to bowl.

Though numbers are still preliminary, youth centre director Winnie Bissett said she expects the total to come to roughly $15,000, all pledged and raised by people in the community to help the program.

While Bowl for Kids is a fundraiser held in many different communities for their own chapters of Big Brothers Big Sisters, the local money-maker has taken on special meaning for the youth centre.

Long-time contributor and volunteer at the youth centre, Lloyd Smith, managed to raise roughly $75,000 in pledges over the years he took part in the event, prompting the youth centre to rename the event in his honour.

Smith, who died in 2011, never had

children but came to feel as if the youth centre’s kids were his own, involving himself in any way he could in order to help them develop, and the youth centre develop programs.

Smith’s presence is felt every year at the Bowl for Kids event, as bowling balls rumble down the lanes, pins clatter, and bowlers groan as the ball rolls down the gutter. Every mutter and every cheer, every effort that goes into a costume, is a reflection of Smith’s joy in the event.

This year’s theme was Western days, and several sheriffs, bandits, and little cowgirls and cowboys were on hand to have some fun. Others opted to not wear costumes, but made up for their lack by cheering on their fellows and congratulating others on their costumes.

The next big fundraiser for the youth centre is the awesome auction, which will see one of Smith’s antique cars, which he bequeathed to former youth centre member Charlie Thurston, be auctioned off to benefit the Stettler and area youth.

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Two-year-old Koen needs some help to launch his bowling ball, but as it rolls away he lets out a fist-pumping cheer. He bowled with mom Krysta Unsworth.

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The Ross Ranch is pictured in action during the penning event in the Ranch Rodeo Competition, held by the Stettler Agricultural Society on Sunday, Feb. 15.

Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER Fourteen local teams competed in the Stettler Agricultural Society’s Ranch Rodeo, held Sunday, Feb. 15 at the Agriplex.

The rodeo featured a total of five events: branding, penning, sorting, doctoring, and rustlng/trailer loading. Organizers stipulated that each team of four needed to have at least one female participant, as in past years.

The Cox family from Big Valley, competing as the SO Ranch, came in first place. Their team included father Doug Cox, mother Rita Cox, sister Meagan Will and son Cody Cox. Coming in second place was Meston Performance Ranch, featuring Logan Carry, Jenner Meston, Justin Meston and Kelsey Asmussen, all from the community of Tees.

The team from the Ross Ranch finished in third place and featured Christine and Rocky Ross, Neil Thorsteinson and Kelsey Elford.

Linda Thurston served as announcer. Ray Robinson, Bob Lomond and Skeeter Thurston were the judges while Penny Wilson, Twyla Stuckey and Tammy Robinson served as timers and scorekeepers.

The rodeo ran from 11 a.m. to mid-afternoon and was held in conjunction with the Agricultural Society’s Family Day events.

Several outfits offered sleigh rides on the exhibition grounds, while inside, chili and buns were served, along with coffee, hot chocolate and Timbits provided by Tim Hortons.

The society will wrap up the month with the Bullriding and Bullfighting School, running from Feb. 27 to March 1 and featuring world champion bullrider Daryl Mills and five-time Calgary Stampede bullfighter Scott Waye.

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Local group headed to Guatemala continued from front page These included building a path in the squatters’ community of Linda Vista, delivering donations from abroad, lending a hand with other construction projects and serving meals to the needy.

To some communities, they delivered filters that would help provide clean drinking water, while to others they brought concrete sinks that could be used for bathing, washing or cleaning dishes.

Du Toit said the group visiting Guatemala this year may find itself doing similar things, but will go “wherever God leads them to work,” adding that they will seek to use their gifts to meet the needs they encounter.

Each of the participants must raise about $2,100 to cover the cost of the trip, including airfare, meals and accommodation.

The church has held several fundraisers over the past few months, including a movie night earlier in February. A dessert auction will be held on April 25 and the group is looking at other fundraisers, including a possible bottle drive.

Du Toit said she hopes their efforts will have a ripple effect, explaining, “You start something and other people get interested.”

Whitford, who previously took a youth team to Mexico when he was a pastor serving in Nipawin, Sask., said he’s looking forward to sharing this experience with his 14-yearold son, Christopher, and interacting with people from a different culture.

He also said he hopes that service to others will be an ongoing focus for his church and others, that the trip would set an example of meeting needs locally and globally.

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Anyone interested in supporting the upcoming trip may contact the Alliance Church at 403-742-1135.

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Get ready for the mixed doubles The mixed doubles bonspiel will be starting tomorrow night at the curling rink and runs until Saturday, so head up there to watch some good curling with a twist. Remember this bonspiel has games with only six ends and two curlers per team and a few other differences, so it will be interesting to watch. It won’t be long before the mixed bonspiel will be getting going so get your team entered with Brooks and Jackie Watts right away. Give them a call at 403-368-2357 to get signed up.

If you are in the cattle business, you have probably noticed the increased bulk in your mailbox lately as the bull sale catalogues are crowding out all that other stuff. I know we will be having two of our own local sales coming up quickly; Jim and Stephanie Richmond and their girls will be hosting their 18th annual Limousin bull sale on Friday, March 13 and Jill and Kent Holowath and their family will be hosting their Black Angus bull sale shortly after. I will get that date for you as it gets closer but if you are looking to buy, you might as well support our home grown animals.

This Saturday is pizza night down in Rowley. This is a great monthly tradition where on every last Saturday of the month, a group of volunteers get together to cook a huge amount of pizzas for all who order. Sam’s Saloon is open on that evening as well; usually with some music in the back so it makes for a great fun night every month. Congratulations to all the people who work so hard at this event, it is a lot of work to bring this together.

Since there is so little to write this week, I thought I would include some of my interesting but slightly useless trivia to entertain you.

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2. The term “the whole 9 yards” came from WWII fighter pilots in the Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got “the whole 9 yards.”

3. The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

4. It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year’s supply of footballs 5. It’s possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs 6. Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars 7. Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate 8. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history; Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great Hearts - Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar Well, I’ll leave you with that and hopefully you can impress someone this week with your little bit of extra knowledge. Have a great week.

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Are you going to be the next great Canadian novelist? Or is writing something that you are just dabbling in? If you need inspiration join the Stettler Writer’s Club on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 pm. This is a time to meet with aspiring writers like you and to take the next step in your writing hobby or career.

Maybe building things is more your speed. You have a wonderful vision in your head and you just want to get it out there. Have you thought about making that vision come to life with Peeps?

Start your plotting and planning now because the Stettler Public Library Peeps Diorama Contest opens on Monday, March 2. Make your diorama as simple or as elaborate as you would like, but it must have Peeps marshmallow rabbits and chicks as the main players in your scene. The contest runs until Tuesday, March 31. You could win bragging rights and great prizes.

If you need some inspiration for your diorama or just want to finish it up, come to the library on Tuesday March 10 at 4 p.m. for a Peeps Diorama workshop. Work on your prize-winning entry at the library. We’ll have peeps, boxes and craft supplies available. What you do with them is up to you.

If you need any special props for your diorama, please bring them with you.

We’ll display the dioramas until the end of March and announce the prize winners in each category in the following

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The Stettler Public Library is in a unique position with our location at the recreation centre. Staff members are sports fans and we are surrounded by sports every day. So we are embracing it. Join us on Tuesday, March 3 at 4 p.m. for Hockey Day. Make your own table hockey sticks, have a couple of games with it, play a hockey trivia game, and design your own goalie mask.

Readers’ Circle Book Club is on Thursday March 5 at 7:30 p.m. New members are always welcome. Take out “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves” by Karen Joy Fowler today.

It is never too early to think of gardening, so Saturday, March 7 is Gardening Day at the Library. At 10 a.m., join us for Garden Design with Beth from Echoglen Gardens.

Learn how to design the perfect edible, decorative or small space garden.

Then from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dustin Morton from Alberta Agriculture will take us on a field trip (weather permitting) teaching us how to prune and prep your garden for spring. If the weather is inclement, Dustin will present in the library.

The library is looking for any toys that are no longer needed or wanted for our toy hacking day where you can make your own mutant. Our toy hacking day is on Saturday, March 21 at 1 p.m. This is your chance to be a mad scientist.

As you can see the Stettler Public Library is more than you imagined. If you can’t stop by and see us, check out our webpage: spl.prl.ab.ca or friends us on Facebook (facebook.com/StettlerPublicLibrary).

Gadsby’s exciting morning with pigs and apples Hard to create any news when everyone is watching the women’s curling (Alberta placed second); that being said, the town of Gadsby had its own exciting morning last week. It included four pigs, a bag of apples and two sheep dogs! And a happy ending!

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Happy birthday to Darlene Derr; get well wishes to Iona Berg, who is in hospital.

Get well wishes to Judy Geisbrecht, who underwent major surgery recently in Calgary. We are happy to hear she is home.

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Join preparations for provincial tournament The Big Valley Oil Kings have now found themselves tied 2-2 in the semi-final playoff series with the Tofield Satellites. The best-of-seven series found each team picking up a road win this past weekend. Saturday night the Kings traveled to Tofield for game three, and it started out rough for the visiting squad.

Halfway through to second period the Kings would dig themselves into a 4-1 deficit, but the boys would battle back with two quick goals in the final minutes of the second and trail 4-3. In the third period it was all Big Valley, and Brandon Nowakowski would tie it up 4-4 with just over 6 minutes remaining. The teams would head to overtime, and again Nowakowski would score to take the Kings to a 5-4 win.

On Sunday, the teams met at the Big Valley Agriplex, and in that game, the Kings couldn’t get anything past Tofield goalie Tanner Schalin.

Despite outshooting Tofield, the team wouldn’t capitalize on chances and dropped the game 4-0. The series is now tied 2-2 and will require games five and six. Game five will be in Tofield on Friday, Feb. 27 at 8:30 p.m. and Game six will be back at the Big Valley Agriplex on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Come cheer on the boys as they look to get to the BRHL Championships,

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where the series winner will play the Bonnyville Pontiacs.

Big Valley Minor Hockey will be hosting the Hockey Alberta Peewee D Provincial Tournament on March 19 to 22, 2015. There will be an open house at the Big Valley Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 7 to 8 p.m., to present and discuss our plans for the event.

All interested community members and local businesses are invited to attend.

If you have any questions about the provincial tournament or would like to know how you can be involved, we would love to see you there.

We do have several arena work bees planned, and are also looking for timekeepers, scorekeepers, draw table workers and concession workers for that weekend.

If you’d like to be involved but can’t attend on Wednesday, please contact Dan or Andrea Webster at 403-876-2064.

Eleven people came out for crib at the Big Valley Inn on Sunday, Feb. 22. Stan Nattestad took first place, Vi McCarty took second, Dale Kobi took third and Gloria Emblau went home with the booby.

Caroline won the regular draw

Stettler PeeWee Storm Hockey tournament held on Jan. 31 & Feb. 1 was a huge success.

There was a generous outpouring of corporate sponsorships, we were absolutely overwhelmed with the support - and all the visiting teams were as well!

So proud of our communities!

Weatherford Production Systems CENTRICA CERVUS Equipment VORTEX Trident Foam Feeders Falcon Oilfield, Dwights Picker Service Echo NDE TKS Controls Clear Glycol Len Hoac with The Brick Ramada Guns N Games Source for Sports Torque Mechanical GT Hydraulic and bearing Seans No Frills Aspen Ford TERROCO and the families of the hosting teams for graciously volunteering and/or sponsoring prizes.

THANK YOU Teams from Canmore, Calgary, Sherwood Park, Kneehill and Okotoks braved the roads to attend.

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and Margaret Levesque won the 50/50. See you all next Sunday Mar. 1 at 1 p.m. Everybody is welcome to come out and play.

The Big Valley Library Garden Club will be going on a “tropical winter break” to the Muttart Conservatory this Friday, Feb. 27. One of Edmonton’s most iconic structures, the Muttart Conservatory offers a year-round escape with its beautiful and inspirational display gardens. This trip is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

The Big Valley Legion will be hosting their annual St. Patrick’s Stew Day on Tuesday, Mar. 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Legion Hall.

March birthday wishes go out to Clifford Ross – 3, Biff Balcom – 3, Melanie Gridley – 3, Ken Christensen – 4, Judy Christensen – 4, Shannon Burnstad – 6, Marilyn Jehn – 7, Holly Skocdopole – 8, Danny Houle – 11, Tracey Forde – 13, Janet Annable – 18, Harvey Christensen – 18, Carmen Tizzard – 19, Caitlan Forde – 20, Lynne Gjaltema – 22, Clara Mayhew – 22, Shirley Stormoen – 23, Lori Gordon – 25, Leila Ternes – 26, Chris Janke – 30, and Jara Colp – 31.

Happy anniversary to Kelly and Robyn Armstrong – 11, Darcy and Teresa Greig – 15, and George and Mrytle Upton – 29.

The Erskine ladies’ curling bonspiel is now underway with 32 rinks competing.

Good luck, ladies! Their banquet and entertainment will be Friday night and that is usually a fun evening for the curlers.

The skating party held by the Erskine Recreation Board was a huge success. Unfortunately, the ice is now ruined because of the weather and it is doubtful that there will be ice from now on, the weather has just been too warm.

The Erskine seniors are planning on some TLC on their building by replacing the flooring, which has been down since 1982 and is in great need for a change and they are also planning on painting. Since this is very costly, any donations towards these projects would be much appreciated. Any-

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one can do so at the Erskine Post Office.

The Book Fair is still going on at the Erskine School and will continue through to March 3. Half of the profit goes towards new books and other materials to keep in the library. All students who purchase books will be entered into a draw for free Book Fair merchandise. This Friday is Jersey Dress up Day. Coming up in March is early Monday on March 2, Teacher’s Convention on March 5 and 6 and Back to 80’s Dress Up Day on March 13.

Look out, here comes public speaking Rayell Haustein ERSKINE 4H NEWS Erskine 4-H Beef Club is going to be having their public speaking March 5 at the Erskine School.

On Jan. 4, at our Christmas party meeting, Cole Heck declined be-

ing secretary and Gracie Morbeck accepted the nomination.

Our curling Christmas party was fun and a great success.

Feb.14 4-H Night at the Red Deer Rebels was enjoyable and the pizza supper was delicious. Too

bad the Rebels lost in overtime. Circle Square Ranch Winter Camp was from Friday Feb. 20 to Sunday 22, hoping everyone had a great time there.

And that’s your club reporter Rayell Haustein reporting.

TEENS celebrating kitchen renovations with Sean Nolls, owner of Sean’s No Frills

The Byemoor Men’s and Ladies’ Bonspiel would like to Thank ID Apparel Bill’s Farm Supply GT Hydraulic OK Tire Brennan’s Auto Body CPS Richardson Pioneer Lacombe Aspen Ford Guns n Games Source for Sports Woody’s Automotive Trochu Motors Koch Fuels UFA Cervus Stettler Scissors Palace Canadian Tire Thorogood and Pinches Certified Accountants Stettler Auction Mart

The Stettler Boys and Girls Club have completed the kitchen renovation project that was funded by Presidents Choice Children’s Charity. This Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Kid grant was used to update appliances; install a bottle filler water fountain and purchase kitchen supplies for our youth programs. “The Boys and Girls Club of Stettler is proud to be a good place for young people to access nutritious food and learn about healthy eating choices. PCCC has made a difference in our capacity to fuel young bodies and minds and help children and youth develop positive habits that can last a lifetime” says Winnie Bissett, Club Executive Director.

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New time for Bingo in Botha Louise Bellair BOTHA BOOSTER Very Important immediate change in our little village: Bingo nights have now changed from Tuesdays to Wednesdays evenings starting March 4. The balls will be starting to roll at 7:15 p.m. and the doors will be opening at 6:30, so please take a note on these days as there will not be any more Bingo nights on Tuesdays. So grab your Bingo dabbers and come out and join us Wednesday March 4.

More exciting events will be happening in the very near future to, so please keep your eyes open for these. There will be posters hanging up about the Hazel Davidson’s Family Skate event that will be taking place, soon.

Then there is a fundraiser happening for the high school band trip to New Orleans in May 2016, so they are now trying different things to raise money for this. There will be several different fundraisers for this taking place before then, so any support that can be given to our young musicians would truly be appreciated.

The BCC Committee is always looking for new members, so if you have time please join this committee. On June 28 and 29, there will be a fundraiser casino in Red Deer and they are looking for volunteers to help with this. Please contact Lorraine Hankins at 403742-3937 for more information.

Congratulations go out to everyone that receive an award at the Stettler Community Service Award Night on Feb. 26. You all truly deserved these awards and are truly appreciated in our community.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Independent DISTRICT The Botha Village Office will be closed March 4,5 and 6 due to Erin attending a conference at the Screening Committee. The office will be reopened the following week.

Hopefully this does not cause any inconvenience for anyone.

They are doing some changes both to the Botha Hall and the arena, so if you could help out at all please call Shaun Derr at 403-7424811. Also please contact Shaun before heading down to the arena to have some fun as we have had some strange weather this winter with one day being nice and the next day we are back to winter conditions. So he will let you know how the ice is and what kind of condition its in.

In about a week and a half, Daylight Savings Time will start again (March 8), and we will be able to enjoy daylight more, which the farmers will really appreciate, as it’s getting into calving season again. Some people have already starting receiving their new flock, so more daylight will definitely help.

The next Old-Time Dance is scheduled for March 29, which will be their Easter Dance.

This starts at 1:30 p.m. and the Western Sunsetters Band will be entertaining at this one, so please keep this in mind. Everyone is invited to all these dances regardless of age, so make sure you come out for some fun.

The monthly seniors’ meeting will be happening on March 2, starting at 12 noon, so please bring something to share with everyone at their luncheon. The meeting will follow right after the potluck.

If there is something you would like added to our column call me at 403-742-5317.

First aid course at Halkirk school A family day of fun filled activities, sponsored by the Castor and district FCSS took place at the hall on holiday Monday.

Over 50 family members enjoyed board games, crafts, face painting and hot dogs and hot chocolate. They are hoping to have another one next year.

East central Catholic school division hosted a first aid course on Tuesday at the Halkirk school with Don Doherty of Wainwright as the instructor. The excellent course was attended by 15 people, teachers, bus drivers and parents.

Mother Teresa students were responsible for the readings at the Ash Wednesday Mass held at the Our Lady of the Grace church in Castor. Theresetta teachers and students also attended the mass. Halkirk’s parent council provided a meal of pancakes and sausages to our students following the service.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Daryl Fuller who passed away on Feb. 12. Daryl and Patti ( O’Brien ) and their family are well known in our community. A service was held

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in the Castor Community Hall on Thursday, Feb. 19.

We send condolences to Lena ( Jerzak ) Zweifel on the passing of her husband, Edgar, on Feb. 14. Services were held in the Lutheran Church in Stettler on Saturday. The Jerzak story is on page 294 of Home Fires.

A graveside service will be held at the Halkirk cemetery on Wednesday, Feb. 25 for Ed Berndt from the Veldt district. A time of fellowship will follow at the Seniors’ Centre. Our sympathies are extended to the family.

We send get well wishes out to Rick Kent, who is under the weather with pheumonia.

Three local teams are entered in the Castor men’s bonspiel this week. They are the JD Johnson rink (with Rick Marquart, Leo Bozak and Kurt Chick ) , the Dennis Turre rink (with Rod Peterson, Trevor Duke and David Weber) and the Jim Krautt rink, (with Wes,

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Tyler and Allan). Halkirks men’s and ladies spiel starts on March 4. Entrees go to JD or Sandra Johnson at 884-2250.

Dale and Melody Kent have been watching grandson Brandon Kent play hockey with the Stettler Midget C team and Harold and Velma Chick have been cheering on greatgranddaughter Geri Slemp, who plays with the Stettler Midget girls team. Taygan MacGillivray also plays in Stettler with the Bantam girls. On the Castor Peewee team are Brody Baird, Devon Johnson, Trey MacGillivray and Logan Perry.

With the Castor Atom team is Brandyn Baird, Toryn Johnson, Tayah Perry and Owen Schauer. TJ Baird, JD Johnson, Loreena MacGillivray and Kevin Perry share coach and manager positions with these two teams. Many of the Castor team players have Halkirk grandparents who are regulars at the games.

Great Family Day in Donalda Donalda had a great turn out for “Family Day”, everyone enjoyed time in the coulee, the kids brought their sleds and there were a few snowmobiles that towed them to the top, for their trip down. Although it was windy, it did not deter the young ones. Thank you to the Gebhardt Family for a donation and for funds from FCSS which make it possible to have the event free of charge.

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With the help of volunteers, there was tattoos for everyone, chili on a bun, hot dogs, juice and hot chocolate.

Birthday wishes go out to Bernice Bergstrom, Brandi Gebhardt, Gunner Anderson, Keith Van Haga, Janelle Awe, Dean Norman, Melanie Marshall, Menvie Kittler, Orlie Hillestad, William Hall, Martin Banziger, Roberta Rouse, Cody Dixon, Teresa Donald, Tynan McCarthy, Nicole Vikse, Nolan Ternes, Greg Tantrum, Ella Dawn Shepherd and everyone else celebrating a birthday. Happy Birthday!!

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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Stettler Wildcats take second place in home tournament

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Stettler’s Jordan Lane leaps out of a crowd of Coalhurst Trojans to net some points for the home team during the final gold medal match of the tournament. The Wildcats finished with silver.

Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Stettler Wildcats senior boys’ and girls’ basketball teams hosted tournaments at William E. Hay this weekend, topping out in their divisions to make a shot for first place.

In boys’ action, the Wildcats faced Old Scona first, triumphing 92-63. Though they lost in a close game to Wainwright with a score of 50-47, the loss didn’t count against them as Wainwright had defaulted.

“They had some injuries and some players who couldn’t make it,” said boys’ coach Warren Aspenes. To allow Wainwright to play, Stettler loaned some players to fill in the roster, so even though the final score didn’t count, the Wainwright students had a chance to play – which ultimately was the point, Aspenes said.

This put Stettler in first in the green pool. In the gold pool, the Coldhurst Trojans crushed Daysland and trounced FFCA to lead to the first-place match against Stettler.

“The game was very competitive throughout, with both teams playing at a very intense level,” Aspenes said. Despite playing their best, though, the Wildcats netted a secondplace finish with a 72-50 loss.

“I think we had a slightly easier pool,” Aspenes admitted, but noted that the Trojans are also ranked third in provincial 1A play.

“We were in a good position going into the final as that was our only game on Saturday,” Aspenes noted. “We were definitely rested.... but we just didn’t hit the shots we should have.”

Kyle Poapst and Jordan Lane were stars of that final game, scoring 20 points and 11 points respectively, Aspenes noted.

The girls’ senior team faced Innisfail first, winning 66-64, and then Ryley, where they won 58-54, putting them at the head of their pool for the playoffs. This matched them against Pigeon Lake, who defeated Daysland and Old Scona handily to advance.

The girls battled it out to a 50-33 loss against Pigeon Lake.

The final match against Pigeon Lake was a hard one, with the Wildcats trying to claw their way up from an early deficit.

“We came back within eight points but we could never close the gap,” girls’ team coach Charisse McDonald said. “Pigeon Lake is a solid team.”

The boys’ and girls’ junior teams also played this weekend, though not as part of the tournament. Both teams played against Notre Dame last week. The girls lost 67-25 to the Notre Dame girls’ team, but the boys’ triumphed, winning 86-23 against the Notre Dame boys’ team.

Norman hits the world stage in global fencing tournament Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER Two weeks ago, 15-yearold Riley Norman was in British Columbia to train with some of the world’s most accomplished fencers.

Then, by a twist of fate, he found himself competing against them in an international tournament featuring athletes from close to 30 countries.

The 2015 Peter Bakonyi World Cup Men’s Epée was held in Richmond, B.C., from Feb. 13 to 15 with 180 athletes participating. Norman was there to train, but was later invited to compete after a fencer from Egypt was unable to attend.

A Stettler resident and a Grade 9 student at William E. Hay Composite High School, Norman said it was a happy surprise and a rare opportunity for a fencer his age.

Most of the competitors were between 25 and 40 years of age, and the event is part of the lead-up for

those hoping to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“I was really surprised — for one thing, I didn’t think I’d be able to make it into a World Cup,” said Norman. “And I was really happy.”

Riley, the oldest of three children of Warren and Sandra Norman, has been competing in fencing for six years, inspired to try it after seeing it on TV the 2008 Summer Olympic Games from Beijing.

Two years ago, Riley earned a national title. Currently, he is ranked the top men’s epée fencer in Alberta in the cadet category, and fourth overall among senior male epée fencers in the province.

Riley divides his time between British Columbia and Alberta, training with Canadian head coach Victor Gantsevich and Olympic gold medalist Eric Boisse at Vancouver’s Dynamo Fenc-

ing Club, and with four-time Olympian Jujie Luan at the Edmonton Fencing Club.

His mother said his teachers and principal Norbert Baharally have been very accommodating in allowing him to attend class while he’s home, and giving him online work and homework assignments so he can keep up with his classmates while he’s away.

She also credited fencer Igor Gantsevich with arranging for Riley to compete in the World Cup, calling him a mentor and “Riley’s biggest supporter.”

“There’s almost no chance of someone my age getting into an open World Cup,” said Riley, noting that it was his first time in a world-wide competition.

“They are really the best fencers in the world.”

Riley had spent 10 days in British Columbia for training, prior to competing in the individual event on Friday, Feb. 13, where he finished in a three-way tie

Contributed photo by Devin Manky Photography

Riley Norman, 15, of Stettler, is seen in action against Japanese competitor Jin Takeda during the 2015 Peter Bakonyi World Cup Men’s Epée in Richmond, B.C., earlier this month. for 156th place out of 176 competitors.

He remarked that the size of his competitors was about the same as he’s used to, but the skill level was much higher. Still, he enjoyed one victory and scored

points in each match, including a touch scored on a past Olympic medalist.

Riley said he hopes he’ll have another chance to compete in a future year. For now, his goal is to make the national team for the cadet

age group (under 17).

He is scheduled to compete in the Canada Cup in Kitchener, Ont., from March 6 to 8, and in the Western Canadian Championships in Richmond, B.C. from March 13 to 15.

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Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER Hockey is wrapping up all across minor hockey, with some teams ending the season without going into playoff play, and other teams heading on to provincials.

It was a tough weekend for the Stettler Atom Elks, an all-girls team that plays in the regular division. Their final games of the season both ended up in losses, but the goal gap didn’t reflect the hard and fun play shown by the girls.

On Feb. 21, the girls faced Ponoka Trucking, losing 6-3.

Chloe Shingoose, Charlee Resch and Tess Thurston managed to net goals for the Elks.

The next day, the Elks were defeated 6-1 by the visiting Killam/Sedgewick Warriors.

The lone goal of the game for Stettler was scored by Emma Nixon.

Atom On Feb. 21, the Atom A Storm hosted the team from Red Deer, losing a rough 13-3. Colby Frank, Skylar Hymers and Quinton Hansel scored for the team.

Stettler Atom B beat the Bashaw Stars 10-6, with two goals each from Yannick Zondag and Cade Wilkie, and solo goals by Kolby Armstrong, Waylon Blum-

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Elks! -The Stettler Atom Elks, an all-girls team playing in the general league, battled it out with Killam in the final game of the season. Here, goalie Baylee Stahlberg remains on guard after deflecting a puck away and into the hands of the opposition.. hagen, Thorston Marshal, Kaden Muhlbach.

Atom C played the Sylvan Lake B2 Lakers Feb. 21, losing 4-2. Stettler’s Brady Coleman and Reid Shirley scored.

Peewee Stettler Peewee A hosted Red Deer on Feb. 21, winning 3-2. TJ Howarth scored twice and Shay Anderson once.

Peewee B played on both Feb. 21 and 22, first against the Coronation Royals and then against the Castor Cyclones. In the 8-5 loss to the Royals, Ty Dowling scored a thrice, with goals by Liam McQuay and Billy Praski

making up the rest. It was a close game against the Cyclones, but they squeaked ahead to win 6-5 against the Storm. Jackson Muhlbach scored twice, with individual goals by Dowling, McQuay and Brier Devnich rounding out the score.

Bantam Bantam B took to the ice against the 3Cs team, winning 10-5. Jackson Squires scored three goals, Kolby Ringdahl two, and Austin Stahlberg, Riley Warner, Selena Sharpe, Riley Cornelssen and Isaac Lee each scored one.

Midget Stettler Midget B took the ice twice this past weekend,

both on the 21st and 22nd.

They won against the 3Cs 6-3 on the 21st, with goals by Brett Coleman, Dan Schwarzenberger, Brendan Pederson and Tristan Nixon. Jackson Zimmerman scored twice.

The next day they took on Rimbey, winning 4-3. Pederson scored twice, and Tye Mulgrove and Jackson Zimmerman scored once.

Girls The girls’ Peewee team faced Leduc on Feb. 21, losing 3-1. Willow Sorensen scored the lone goal for Stettler. The team didn’t fare much better the next day, losing 2-0 to Lacoka.

The Stettler Bantam girls’ team defeated the Warburg Wolves 3-0, with a hat trick from Breanne Shaw.

In Midget girls’ play, the OK Tire Storm faced the Maskwacis Hawks, winning 19-0 on Feb. 21. The next day, they tied the girls from Lacoka, with goals by Ashley Sharpe, Halley Adams, Jayden Hogg and Morgan VanDusen.

After defeating Irma in the playdowns, the Stettler OK Tire Storm are on their way to provincials in Vermillion on March 19-22. The girls finished their regular league play in first, with a record of 20 wins, one loss and four ties.

Rollercoaster season tough on team, says coach Lightning season at an end Stacey Lavallie INDEPENDENT REPORTER With both the regular and playoff season complete for the Stettler Lightning, head coach and general manager Doug Smith took some time to reflect on the roller-coaster season of the local Junior B team.

“We had a good start,” Smith said of the team. “Our whole season boiled down to late November and early December.”

Smith said the 11-game losing streak really affected the team’s standings and morale.

“We didn’t establish that ‘be scared of us’ value early in the season,” Smith said, explaining that lack of presence on the ice also hindered the team’s success.

A few injuries – like the concussion that took out strong player Michael Neumeier and broke the Neumeier-Anheliger-Bottomley line – also hurt the Lightning.

“We kept swapping people in for Michael, but the lines never clicked the same way,” Smith said.

The past two years for the Lightning have been a bit of a struggle for the team, as it has lacked the strong scoring ability necessary to stay at the top of the division, Smith said. Realizing early on that the team didn’t have the scoring potential of others, Smith and his fellow coaches, Gavin Brandl, Kyler O’Connor and Neil McCallum, worked on honing the team’s defence.

Playing a defensive game all season is wearing on a team, Smith noted, which was part of why the team hit that 11-game skid mid-season.

“It really grinds you down,” he said, reflecting on defensive play. “We didn’t lose those games by much – a goal or two, or in overtime, or in a shoot-out.”

Smith absolved Simon Thieleman, the main goalie for the team, of blame for the losses.

“Goaltending wasn’t the cause,” Smith staunchly noted.

“Thieleman was solid.”

Thieleman is one of the players who will age out of the team this season, unable to return for next year. Also aging out are Mark Dietz, Reese Anheliger, and Jake Schwartzenberger, some of the strongest scorers for the team.

“The real kicker is that you don’t know what the next roster looks like,” Smith said. Last year, the team had four players age out, but lost another three due to job or school commitments. He expects the same thing for this year.

Though Smith isn’t able to say for certainty that they will return, the Ternes twins – Scott and Adam – and Dylan Houston are three strong players he expects will lead the team next season if they’re able to make the commitment.

As for Smith, who retired last year but found himself behind the bench again as head coach, this year is the last.

Seriously.

“I hope I won’t be back next year,” he said with a laugh.

He admitted he isn’t even sure if he’d stay on as general manager for next year, too.

“Kyler and Gavin did all of the on-ice work this year, with me and Neil doing the back end,” Smith said.

“They’re solid, and whether they work in a three-coach configuration or one is named head coach, I know they’ll be able to do it.”

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Obituaries ERICKSON Harry William Harry William Erickson was born at Donalda Alberta on August 10, 1926. He passed away in Stettler, Alberta on February 18, 2014.

Harry married Leona on February 02, 1962. Together they lived at Donalda until February 2009, when they moved from the farm to Stettler, Alberta.

Left to cherish his memory are his loving family: wife Leona; children: Fraser (Philippe) Erickson, Betty-Jean (Lyle) Goodkey, Dean (Ardith) Erickson and Carol (Mark) Purich; grandsons: Logan (Candice), Darren (Krysta), Luke (Tasha), Ian and Levi (Cally); great grandchildren Jordyn and Kaden; his brother Ben (Shirley) Erickson and families; nieces, nephews, cousins; Leona’s sisters, brother and families and many dear friends.

Harry farmed all his life except for brief periods of logging and trucking.

From a young age, Harry loved airplanes. He got his pilot’s license and his own plane as soon as he could afford it.

Harry even took Leona in his Cessna airplane for their first date. He loved to travel and together they saw many countries and islands. He was an avid reader and was committed to lifelong learning.

Together Harry and Leona were actively involved in the Donalda community, participating in many projects including the lamp museum and the committee work required to build the Donalda lamp.

Harry had a strong faith in God, which sustained him throughout his life. He enjoyed sharing life with many friends and family. He is loved dearly and will be missed immensely.

A funeral service for the late Mr. Harry Erickson was held on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 in the Heartland Chapel of Stettler Funeral Home with Michael Moulson and Janet Dorey officiating. Loving memories were presented by Harry’s family. Patti Howell as pianist and Susan Dahl as soloist shared their gifts of music for the congregational hymns Precious Thought and God’s Word is So Pure and the solo When Life is Ended. Following the service family and friends joined together for a time of fellowship and refreshments prepared and served by Teresa’s Catering.

Logan Erickson, Luke Erickson, Levi Erickson, Grame Eggers, Darren Goodkey and Ian Goodkey served as pallbearers as Harry was laid to rest in the Donalda Cemetery, Donalda, Alberta with Dorothy Tessman speaking and hymn The Heart of My Saviour sang.

If friends desire memorial donations may be made in memory of Harry to the Donalda Cemetery, Alzheimer Society or a charity of choice c/o Stettler Funeral Home & Crematorium Box 1780, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0 403-742-3422 who were entrusted with the care and arrangements.

To send or view condolences to Harry’s family, please visit www.stettlerfuneralhome.com

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ZWEIFEL Mr. Edgar Henry 1928 - 2015 Edgar Henry Zweifel passed away peacefully at the Heritage House, in Stettler, Alberta with his family by his side on Saturday, February 14, 2015.

Edgar was born on December 29, 1928 in Stettler. He leaves to mourn his passing his loving wife, Lena with whom he spent 59 happy years of marriage; his children, Peggy, Norman, Judy (Paul) Turbach, Alan (Jacqueline); nine grandchildren, Samantha, Caitlin, Kalli, Madison Turbach, Stuart, Ciana, Craig, Jordan and Miranda Zweifel. He is also survived by his sister, Mildred McLevin of Grande Prairie; numerous cousins in Biggar, Saskatchewan and in Switzerland; as well as his sisters- and brothers-in-law; and many nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind countless dear friends and neighbours, who were a major part of Edgar and Lena’s home. A funeral service was held at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 5712 - 48 Avenue, Stettler, Alberta on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Karl Faltin, officiating. Interment followed at the Lake View Cemetery, Stettler, Alberta. As an expression of sympathy and in loving memory of Ed, memorial contributions may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association Red Deer and District Branch at 403-346-4631 or at https://crm1.diabetes.ca/bbis_CRMLive/donate Arrangements in care of BRENNEN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, P.O. Box 193 Stettler, Alberta TOC 2LO 403.742.3315.

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

HARRISEN Neitta (nee Wilma Neta Davis) September 2, 1924 - February 15, 2015 Born in Castor, Alberta, to Harvey Jennings Davis and Esther Marie Davis (nee Riggins) of Byemoor, Alberta, Neitta was the eldest of three children. She grew up at Byemoor, and attended high school in Big Valley/Stettler before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, to learn hairdressing.

Returning to Stettler, she had her own salon and met Neil, whom she married on December 25, 1946. They moved to Calgary in 1963. Together they raised three daughters (Gwenn, Hope & Adrien) and during their school years the focus was dance activities. Neitta attended Henderson Secretarial College and worked as a secretary for many years. Subsequently, Neitta also worked as a seamstress for a variety of businesses. Her lifelong love of sports, especially baseball and curling, were her favorite leisure activities along with gardening. You always knew where to find Neitta during the chuck wagon races, World Series, Grey Cup and Stanley Cup games. Even when she lost her sight in later years, she was still able to enjoy these events with her family and friends. Her retirement years were spent exercising her love of sports and handicrafts especially sewing, knitting and crochet. She travelled to Arizona spending winters with a childhood friend for several years and visited with extended family either on the way to or from Arizona. She loved to see new sights and visit old friends and family. Neitta passed away peacefully on February 15, 2015 at Calgary, Alberta.

She was predeceased by her husband Neil in 1989 and sister, Donna Marie Hayes in 2007. Neitta is survived by her daughters, Gwenn (Wayne) Thomas of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Hope Harrison and Adrien Cripps, both of Calgary, Alberta. She is also survived by her younger brother, Happy (Beverly) Davis of Stettler; seven grandchildren Stenvne (Leslie) Thomas of Yellowknife, NWT, Dale (Barb) Thomas of Cancun, Mexico, Audra, Micaela (Peter Charbonneau), and Connor Cripps, all of Calgary; Matthew (Charlene) Short of Grande Prairie, Alberta, and Meaghan (Jay Pringle) Short of Calgary, Alberta; as well as four great grandchildren. Neitta will be missed by all who knew and loved her. A Funeral Celebration of Life will be held at SOUTH CALGARY FUNERAL CENTRE, 12700 Macleod Trail South (at Lake Fraser Gate), on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made directly to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (www.mssociety.ca).

Messages of remembrance may be left for the family at www.southcalgaryfuneralcentre.ca SOUTH CALGARY FUNERAL CENTRE and CREMATORIUM (at Lake Fraser Gate) Telephone: 403-297-0711 Honoured Provider of Dignity Memorial

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NEUMEYER (KUNST) Marion Elaine April 7, 1944 - Feb. 18, 2015 It is with heavy hearts that the family of Marion Neumeyer announce her passing at the age of 70. Marion was born in Calgary, Alberta to Norman and Jeanette (Brennen) Kunst. She lived in Stettler with her Mom, Grandma and Grandpa Brennen and Uncle Johnny, while her Dad was overseas with the RAAF. When her Dad returned, the Kunst family moved to Australia, her Dad’s home, returning to Stettler to live, three years later. Marion received her education at the Stettler School, graduating from Wm. E. Hay Composite High School in 1962. Marion moved to Calgary to further her education. She later moved to Edmonton, where she met and married her husband, Arthur Neumeyer. Marion is survived by her mother, Jeanette Kunst, her three sons: Aaron (Maria), Michael, all of Edmonton, and Andy (Lori) of Onoway, seven beloved grandchildren: Samantha, Keith, Andrea, Dylan, Alex, Jade and Lucas; sisters, Evelyn (Dave) McCourt of Stettler, Marsha (Ronny Olchowy) Fernandez of Edmonton, and brother, Jack (Eunice) Kunst of Pincher Creek, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Marion was predeceased by her loving husband, Art Neumeyer, in 2011, and her dear father, Norman Kunst, in 2013. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 10:00 am at Evergreen Funeral Chapel, Edmonton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta.

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DAVIES We would like to thank all those dear friends who have helped us get through this sad time. Thanks to Rev. Carolyn Langford for the comforting service; to Verna and the staff of the Stettler Funeral Home & Crematorium for their kindness and sympathy; and to the ladies of the Botha UCW for the lovely lunch. Thanks to the pallbearers and honorary pallbearers; and to all the people who brought food to the house. Thanks for the phone calls, visits, letters and cards; to Doug McKay for the music; to Pat and Lisa for the loving tribute; for all the beautiful flowers; to Charlie; the ambulance attendants; the hospital staff; and to Judy from Victim Services. Thanks to the people who came to the funeral.

You helped us each in your own way.

Sincerely all Lorna’s Family

Card Of Thanks THANK you to all our family and friends for the best wishes for our 60th Wedding Anniversary.

We have been blessed to have spent the last 60 years in beautiful Canada.

Joanne & Tony Hermus

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SWAN George Lewis George Lewis Swan passed away at Extendicare Cedars Villa in Calgary on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the age of 96 years. George spent his early years on his parents farm near Red Willow, AB. He married Bertha Clooten of Willow Park, AB and they had four children. The family moved to Stettler, AB in the early 1940’s. George worked as a mechanic and operated a trucking business. They later moved to Calgary, where the family resided for many years. George is survived and lovingly remembered by his sons Richard (Sharon) of Claresholm, AB, Dale (Laura) of Calgary, AB and his daughter Donna (Marvin) of Oceanside, CA as well as three grandchildren. George is also survived by his sisters Laura Blumhagen of Carstairs, AB, Martha McKay of Calgary, AB and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his infant son Gary, four sisters and one brother. A Funeral Service will be held at FOSTER’S GARDEN CHAPEL, 3220-4 Street N.W., Calgary (across from Queen’s Park Cemetery) on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. A Graveside Service and Interment will be held at Spruce Coulee Cemetery in Donalda, AB at a later date.

If friends so desire, memorial donations may be made directly to The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, Suite 100-119 14 Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1Z6.

Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family via the website www.fostersgardenchapel.ca FOSTER’S GARDEN CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM Telephone: 403-297-0888 Honoured Provider of Dignity Memorial

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Stettler Minor Ball

AGM Tuesday March 3, 2015 @ 7:00 pm in Brendas Cozy Cafe.

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Westwoods Agrelot Cocktails at 6:00 p.m.

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Tickets available at the County off Stettler St ttl Of¿ce Of¿ www.stettlercounty.ca THIS WEEK’S Brenda Gebhardt Please come into the Stettler Independent to claim your prize!

Recognizing outstanding volunteers in our community.

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WE NEED YOUR HELP TO BRING SURVIVORS Garage Sales Stettler GARAGE SALE, New garden tractor, 3 ladders (32’, 20’), push mower, household equipment.

March 13 & 14, Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., RED WILLOW

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Please give to your SO008801 neighbourhood canvasser and help drive discoveries for a better tomorrow.

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in Big Valley, AB is currently looking for a selfmotivated accounting professional for a full-time permanent Accounts Receivable Manager position.

PLEASE READ YOUR AD Advertisers should read their ad the FIRST DAY IT APPEARS and report any errors in time for the next publication.

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RATES: Word Ads - 1st Week 25 Words 1-25 $16.32 each week after $14.28 additional words .27 cents ea.

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CASTOR Child Care Society/ Busy Beaver Daycare is accepting resumes for Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 child care providers. Obtain your Level 1 & 2 education Free - while you work.

Fax or send a resume to Castor Child Care Society PO Box 952, Castor, AB T0C 0X0 or fax 403-882-4143.

Resumes accepted until Fri., March 6. Must be willing to obtain a Child Welfare Record Check, First Aid, and a Criminal Record Check. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

CLASSIFIED Want Ads do more things for more people than any other form of advertising. Phone 1-877223-3311

Specific Duties include: • Assure timely and accurate invoicing.

• Assure timely collection of monies due.

• Make recommendations to improve quality of invoicing and collection procedures.

• Weekly reporting of invoicing totals/aging totals/cash/invoicing adjustments • Assist in tracking of change orders.

• Assist in preparing contracts and contract documents.

• Assist in cash flow projections.

• Perform such other accounting, financial, or administrative tasks as may be required from time to time.

Qualifications • Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in the field of accounting or other related field. Experience may be considered as a substitute for this requirement.

• Background in construction accounting is an asset.

• Highly organized, achievement oriented with strong multi-tasking abilities.

• Be able to work with little to no supervision.

• Strong Administrative skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office Products.

• Ability to communicate effectively with all employees within our organization and our customers.

Working Conditions • Fast-paced, deadline driven • Ample room for advancement within the company.

• Opportunity to impact the accounting processes of a small company.

Ideal candidate would have working knowledge of construction in a related field although on the job training will be provided. JCF is one of the industry’s most experienced flooring contractors in Western Canada, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

For more information on this posting and Jensen Contract Flooring please go to www.jcfgroup.ca Please send resumes to Jensen@jcfgroup.ca

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Stettler FCSS Receptionist Part-time 20 hrs/week This position reports to the FCSS Director. They work in partnership with other staff and programs/committees. It requires an innovative, organized, motivated individual with knowledge of community demographics as well as agency and community representatives.

The candidate must possess above average interpersonal and communication skills maintain a high level of confidentiality and have the ability to work with others as well as independently. They should enjoy working with people, using computer applications and compiliing and organizng information.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Resumes can be dropped off, mailed, faxed or emailed to: Stettler and District Family & Community Support Services 4720-50 Street, P.O. Box 2097, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 Fax: 403-742-1391 or email shelly.potter@stettlercsc.ca

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS Oil & Gas Well Testing Supervisors, Night Foremen, Experienced/ Inexperienced Junior Day/Night Operators Must have H2S, First Aid, valid driver’s license.

Pre-employment Drug screening Competitive Wages.

BeneÀt Package Please submit resume with references to: apply@wespro.ca Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted

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CAMERON BAY Holdings Inc. o/a McDonalds’s in Ponoka and Red Deer (Gasoline Alley East and West) is now hiring full time and part time Food THE RUSTY PELICAN is Service Supervisors. now accepting resumes for Wages are between 4 F/T Exp’d $13.75 to $16.00 per hour, LINE COOKS at depending upon experiall stations. MUST HAVE: ence and qualiÀcations.

Candidates must be able • 2 yrs. relevant exp., to work a variety of shifts completion of High and have 3 to 5 years preSchool, be reliable, vious experience. Must be self motivated, work able to supervisor up to 20 well under limited crew. Part-time applicasupervision in fast tions will be accepted from paced environment.

Canadians and Permanent Residents. Apply in person Salary is $14 - $18./hr. 40 4419 Hwy 2A, Ponoka, hr. wk. dependant on exp.

37479 Hwy 2, Red Deer, and 37428 Hwy 2, Red 733644 Ab Ltd. Deer or email resume to O/A The Rusty Pelican cbay22@telus.net or fax to 403-783-4251.

Location of employment: 4105 2079 - 50 Ave. DO YOUR PART Red Deer, AB T4R 1Z4 email: bennett2014.bkkp@ gmail.com or Call 403-347-1414 or Fax to: 403-347-1161 Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Service Rig Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd. is seeking qualified candidates to fill Floorhand, Derrickhand and Driller positions. These positions are locally based.

Applicants must have all necessary valid tickets for the position applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary & benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: 403-258-3197 Or mail to: Ste. 5309, 333 - 96 Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

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WELDER - Flagstaff County seeks permanent full-time Welder, will consider Apprentice/ Journeyman. Competitive salary, beneÀts, pension plan. Apply to: Kevin Kinzer; kkinzer@Áagstaff.ab.ca.

More details at Áagstaff.ab.ca.

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

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Allied Fabrication is a young aggressive company looking for like-minded Allied is pleased to announce the opening of our new manufacturing facility in northeast individuals to join our team. If you enjoy a fast paced, positive work environment, Stettler. With our team’s safety, efficiency and success in mind it is well tooled with pride yourself on having an eye for details, a strong work ethic, and consider overhead bridge and station cranes, a separate paint bay, and comfortable lunch and yurself reliable please send your resume. Allied manufactures oil & gas production coffee area just to name a few. All of course in addition to an advanced HVAC system and equipment from our facility in Stettler, AB. We are quickly gaining a reputation as a bright, open workspaces. high quality, dependable, competitive supplier.

We are now accepting resumes for: We are now accepting resumes for:

- Quality Control Personnel - Apprentice Welders - Senior Pipefi-tter with skid package experience Labourers offersJourneyman competitive wages, and a health & wellness program, access -Allied “B”Fabrication Pressure, Apprentice Welders to overtime hours,offers and competitive the opportunity to advance career;program, division access manageAllied Fabrication wages, a health your & wellness to ment positions availabletoasadvance we continue to grow.division management overtime hours, will andbecome the opportunity your career; positions will become available as wesend continue to grow.

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Advertisers in the showcase section maintain Real Estate offices in Stettler, are members of the Red Deer & District Real Estate Board Co-op Ltd., and all offer full multiple listing services.

Candor Realty Ltd.

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SINGLE WIDE MOBILE sitting on its own 50’ x 120’ lot in Alix. Only 2 years old, 1465 sq. ft. of living space with 3 bdrm & 2 bath. Single Garage. $189,000.

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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS! This 4 acre parcel of land is almost in the town of Stettler. Home has 3 bdrms/ 2 newly finished bathrooms and an attached 42 x 24 heated garage. Also a 3 stall barn on property. $425,000.

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SIDE BY SIDE LOTS. Two 60’ x 120’ lots @ White Sands. Beach is just steps away. One lot is vacant with no services for $140,000. 2nd lot is fully serviced for $175,000. Ideal lots to build your new home at the lake.

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AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOME with 5 bdrms and 3 baths.

Open kitchen, dining and living room. Huge fenced yard. $198,500.

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Visit us at www.century21.ca/candorrealty for more listings

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CASTOR & DISTRICT HOUSING AUTHORITY IS HIRING FOR A FULL TIME

CAO Castor and District Housing Manages a 55 Unit Lodge along with 28 Self Contained Manor Tenants and 4 Low Income Housing Units.

Directly reporting to the Board of Directors the CAO is accountable for: Legislative Compliance, Board Administration, Human Resources Management, Organizational Development, and Public Relations.

This position oversees the daily operations and requires a high level of interaction with Residents, Board, 30 Employees, contracted service providers, government ofÀcials and the public.

To see a complete job description or for more information email us at: paintearthlodge@wildroseinternet.ca or call 403-882-3244.

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HIGH CASH producing vending machines. $1.00 vend = .70 profit. All on location in your area. Selling due to illness. Call 1-866-668-6629 for details.

ARE you interested in pursuing an exciting career with Petrofield Industries at our Tornado Hydrovac Trucks’ manufacturing production facility? We are centrally located in the family-friendly community of Stettler, Alberta.

We currently have an opening for:

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Email resume to: mail@heartlandfeedlot.ca or Phone 403-323-6565

FOR fast results: Classified Want Ads. Phone 1-877223-3311.

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Service and Parts Manager Our Company has an enthusiastic, fast-paced working environment, with advancement opportunities. Wage would be commensurate with experience/skills. For more information about this position and our company, check out our website www.tornadotrucks.com.

Resumés can be emailed to hr@petrofield.com or faxed to 403-742-1905.

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5.50 ACRE LOT w/32,440+/- sq. ft. Commercial Industrial Buildings & 3842+/- sq. ft. Bungalow on 33.98 title acres. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, May 9, Getkate Property near Lethbridge, Alberta. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.

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The Canadian International School, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is currently seeking teachers & administrators for the 2015/2016 school year.

12345 What we offer: Ö Fully accredited Alberta Education International School Ö Tax free salary, return air fares, housing, and medical insurance Ö KG1 to Grade 12 with small classes and great students Ö Opportunities for professional and personal development

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COMMUNICATIONS SALES REP (STETTLER OFFICE) We’re Hiring!

Bond-O, an authorized Telus dealership, is looking for sales professionals

with strong selling and communications skills who get excited about the ACCOUNTS communications industry PAYABLE/RECEIVABLE and its growing future.

As a Sales Representative you will be responsible for: (Stettler Offiexperience. ce) -Providing an outstanding customer sales -Teamwork to meet personal and store targets.

Position -Ensuring ourOverview: clients receive exceptional after sales service support.

-Understanding all areas of wireless voice, data and Internet service.

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Previous experience with SIMPLY ACCOUNTING is a must. If you feel you would be a good candidate for this position, please forward your resume to: Bond-O Communications Ltd. Box 1237, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 Attn: Allison Baird – Office Manager Email: hr@bond-ocommunications.com Only those applicants deemed suitable for this position will be contacted for an interview.

Part Time Customer Service Staff needed 20 hours per week.

Please apply to Aspen Ford Sales email cathy@aspenford.ca or fax 403-742-1544

Bashaw Sports Centre Has an opening for a Full Time employee in a high volume Sporting Goods Store: • Excellent customer service skills • Retail sales experience • Valid Firearms License • Good working knowledge of firearms, ammunition and general sporting good items.

We offer competitive hourly compensation, flexible hours, and good working conditions.

Please fax your resume in confidence to: Bashaw Sports at 780-372-4447 We appreciate all who take the time to apply and thank you for your application, but only those being considered for an interview will be notified.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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COIN AUCTION Sunday March 1- 11 a.m.

Bowden Lions Hall Bowden, AB 225 lots-Silver coins (from 1800’s to present), Paper money,(1898, 1937, 1954), ICCS & ANAGS certified coins, Unopened rolls from mint, 1948 Silver dollar, Coin sets, Nfld., USA coins.

Sale is subject to additions and deletions.

Pilgrim Auction Service 403-556-5531 www.pilgrimauction.com

Auctions

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GRAVEL PROPERTY w/River Frontage, Spruce View, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April 29 in Edmonton. 148+/acres titled, 65+/- acres cult, gravel pit w/stock piles, North Raven River frontage, fenced, $4800 SLR. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.

COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION. 9th Annual Red Deer Speed Show & Collector Car Auction.

MEIER GUN AUCTION. March 13 - 15, Westerner Saturday, March 21, 11 Park. Special Guests Rick a.m., 6016 - 72A Ave., Ed& Kelly Dale - American monton. Handguns, rifles, Restoration. Dan & Laura HOW can you make your shotguns, hunting and fishDotson - Storage Wars. phone ring and make some ing equipment. To consign Consign today. call 780-440-1860.

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Phone 1-877-223-3311

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Firewood

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY Accounting

Business Services #1000 - #1430

Accounting

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Phone: 403-742-6612 Cell: 780-935-0540 Email: mstahlberg@shaw.ca

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Call Barry Harvey

Phone: 403-742-3555 4109 - 48 Avenue, Stettler

Chapman and Co. Professional Accountants LLP Guy Chapman, CA Chris Annand, CA Kendra Walgenbach, CA Naomi Roth, CGA P.O. Box 1328 4702- 51 Ave., Stettler Tel: 403-742-3438 e-mail: gchap@gchap.ca

Contractors

1100

Electrical

1150

Buzz Andersen Serving Stettler area over 35 years

403-742-1330

Gary G. Grant Law Office 4910 - 51 Street Stettler, AB T0C 2L0

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Chiropractor

Barristers and Solicitors Advocates

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PERFORMANCE Physiotherapy, Acupuncture & Massage “Keeping people in Motion...�

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REFORESTATION NURSERY SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Full boxes as low as $0.99/tree. Free shipping. Replacement guarantee.

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Comprehensive eye health and vision exams Legal Services Top quality frames, lenses and contacts Treatment of eye disease, injuries and surgical co-management LAW OFFICE

1260

Phone 403-742-2683 New patients welcome

All types of Electrical Installation & Maintenance

403-742-5111 Serving Stettler & Area since 1978

Brenda Anderson, B.Comm., LL.B.

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Plumbing & Heating

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Stettler Eye Care

403-742-8838 Dr. R. TROY NELSON *27 years experience*

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SEASONED SPLIT FIREWOOD 4.5 kms. West of Stettler Call 403-323-0744

Office Supplies

1800

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: 8.5 X 11

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FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed dealer.

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For Rent #3000 - #3200 4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

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BRIGHT & clean upper 1 bedroom suite in quiet Stettler 4-plex. $675.

Heat, Water, Private Laundry, N/S, N/P. 403-740-2608. bigfishk@telus.net

Suites

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L A R G E

Agricultural #2000 - #2290 Livestock

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RED ANGUS

BULLS Heifer Bulls Cow Bulls

Performance & EPD data available A.I. Sires

PIRO RED ANGUS P & R ZOLLER (403) 742-0336 BAR-DALE LIMOUSIN, ERSKINE, AB. 40, two year old virgin bulls for sale at the farm.

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Call Carole Barclay at 403-742-4825, Terry 403-740-5037 Ricky 403-740-5711. email bardale@xplornet.com

Pasture/Land Wanted

2180

Wanted: Pasture to rent for 2015 & beyond.

Call 403-741-2099.

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

FOR SALE: Alfalfas, Clovers, Grasses plus Hay, Pasture, Reclamation and Lawn Mixtures. Early order discount - Book now!

No charge custom blending. Call 1-800-661-1529 or esther@ hannasseeds.com.

ROUND hay bales. Cheap Free delivery. Self unloading. No Sunday calls 403-843-6380 403-704-3509

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One & Two BEDROOM APARTMENTS FOR RENT No pets Phone Ellen Phone Linda or at Ernie 403-742-1568 at 403-742-5005 BEST RENTAL VALUE IN STETTLER 1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished kitchenette suites.

All utilities, cable, internet.

1 Bedroom, $800/mo.

2 Bedroom, $1100/mo. plus D.D. Avail. immediately Kimberly 403-690-5828

Storage Space

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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

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

3 BRAND NEW 20 X 76 Triple M Homes. Starting from $108,000. Available for immediate or spring delivery. For more information call United Homes Canada 1-800-461-7632 or visit us at www. .unitedhomescanada.com.

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STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% off!

20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206; www. crownsteelbuildings.ca.

Financial #4400 - #4430 Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430

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DO YOU NEED to borrow money - Now? If you own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits will lend you money - It’s that simple. 1-877-486-2161.

TELL it all! Tell it well! Make your ads sell for you by giving full description of goods or services offered. Include prices and terms. Phone 1-877-223-3311 for a friendly ad taker.

Industrial

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The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-2233311

Public Notices Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.) Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 www.stettler.net

Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050

Public Notices

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NOTICE

TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the Town of Stettler Land Use Bylaw No. 2018-11: 1.

Estate of EDEL INGA GIESELL who died on January 20, 2015 If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by March 30, 2015 and provide details of your claim with

No: Legal Description: Municipal Address: Applicant: Proposed Development:

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

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• 7500 ft2 quonset shop on 1 acre • 208V and 480V service • Overhead radiant heat and 4 exhaust fans • 2 bathrooms • Two 16’ wide x 14’ high automatic overhead doors • Option to buy 12’ x 40’ office skid and 30’ x 40’ heated/insulated tent • Great setup for a welding or machine shop Call Jeff at 403-742-6400 or email jeff@alliedfab.com

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FOR SALE OR LEASE

*Fenced Compound * 2300 sq. ft. * 1.9 acres *Corner Lot Phone 403-740-5657

2844-2015 Lot 5, Block 44, Plan 2442AE 4407 - 49 Avenue Bernie Jackson Detached Garage

Leann Graham Planning & Development Services

6010

Community Support Services ADULTS/CHILDREN ANONYMOUS Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

For more info Kira & Ian FCSS, 403-742-2339

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-742-4271; 403-742-1887 403-742-3214; 403-742-2966 or 403-742-4271

AL-ANON 403-742-5233 403-742-0990

ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT GROUP 403-742-4263; 403-742-8122 or 403-742-4091

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP 403-742-2337

BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION 403-742-5437 during business hours

County of of Stettler Stettler No. County No. 6 6

Landman Reule Law Office Barrister & Solicitor at Box 1630, 4819 - 51 St. Stettler, AB. T0C 2L0

4020 Commercial BLDG.

HERITAGE house for sale.

4 bedroom, 3 bath, large dbl. lot with dbl. garage.

Basement suite included with $700 rental income monthly. Original hardwood throughout.

Beautiful! 403-742-6467.

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Public Notice #6000

Industrial Shop/Land for Sale or lease in Stettler, AB $335,000

Commercial Property Houses For Sale

Public Notices

Manufactured Homes

Buildings For Sale

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Independent CLASSIFIEDS

6602 -- 44 44 Ave., Ave., Box Box 1270, 1270, 6602 Stettler, AB AB T0C Stettler, T0C2L0 2L0 Phone: 742-4441 Fax: Phone: 403-742-4441 Fax: 742-1277 403-742-1277

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE PUBLIC PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC HEARING Take notice that the Council of the County of Stettler No. 6 will hold a Public Hearing to hear representation concerning the proposed Bylaws: BYLAW 1542-15 providing for the designation of the remainder of Lot R (Community Reserve), Block 6, Plan 6407 K.S. and the remainder of Lot R2 (Reserve), Block 8, Plan 2772 T.R. as Environmental Reserve pursuant to Section 665 of the Municipal Government Act. BYLAW 1543-15 providing for the closure and disposal at less than market value of portions of Lot R (Community Reserve), Block 6, Plan 6407 K.S. and portions of Lot R2 (Reserve), Block 8, Plan 2772 T.R. pursuant to Sections 70(1), 674 and 675 of the Municipal Government Act. BYLAW 1544-15 providing for the amendment of Land Use Bylaw No. 1443-10 as amended by rezoning the closed portions of Lot R (Community Reserve), Block 6, Plan 6407 K.S. and the closed portions of Lot R2 (Reserve), Block 8, Plan 2772 T.R. from the Public Services (PS) District to the Resort Residential (RR) District.

The bylaws may be reviewed at the County Administration Building located at 6602 – 44 Avenue, Stettler, Alberta during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Public Hearing to hear representation concerning Bylaw 1542-15; Bylaw 1543-15 and Bylaw 1544-15 is scheduled to be held Wednesday March 11, 2015 at 1:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers at the County Administration Building located at 6602 – 44 Avenue, Stettler, Alberta.

Any person wishing to comment on the proposed bylaws may do so in writing to the Planning and Development Officer, County of Stettler No. 6, Box 1270 Stettler, Alberta, T0C 2L0, or by email to jvanderbank@ stettlercounty.ca prior to March 11, 2015 or make representation at the Public Hearing.

Following the Public Hearing, Council may proceed with second and third readings to approve the bylaws.

Should you require additional information, please contact the Planning and Development Officer at (403) 742-4441.

Dated: February 20, 2015 Jacinta Donovan Development Officer

BRIGANTIA PLACE (formerly Camrose Women’s Shelter)

780-672-1035

CELIAC (Gluten Intolerance) Brenda 403-742-3067

COCAINE ANONYMOUS Pager toll-free (20 sec. response time) 1-403-357-6266

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP 403-742-2337 (parents who have lost a child[ren])

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS 403-742-4059

HOME SUPPORT STETTLER & DISTRICT 403-742-6568

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Hot Line 403-342-1444

STETTLER & AREA ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY SOCIETY (STABIS) For more information phone 403-742-6456

STETTLER & DISTRICT FOOD BANK SOCIETY Kathy Elaine Willis -Williams 403-742-4567 403-742-2745 Elaine Williams - 403-742-2745 4820 - 51 Street

STETTLER CITIZENS ON PATROL RCMP office 403-742-3382 www.stettlercop.org

STETTLER HANDIBUS 403-742-5858

STETTLER HEALTH EMERGENCY LINE PROGRAM 403-742-2337

STETTLER PEOPLE FOR SUICIDE AWARENESS 403-742-2337

STETTLER READ & WRITE OFFICE

Invitation to Express Interest

403-742-2999

DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES For proposed new County Office and Shop

(Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Grace – 403-742-0681 Vivian – 403-742-3935

Sealed submissions will be received until 1:30:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at the County of Stettler No. 6 office.

Further information and documents are advertised and available at www.stettlercounty.ca and on the Alberta Purchasing Connection (APC) website at www.purchasingconnection.ca. (Reference # AB-2015-01146)

VICTIM SERVICE

Inquiries regarding this project shall be directed to: County of Stettler No. 6 Attn: Rick Green, R.E.T., P.L. (Eng.) 6602-44 Avenue Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 Phone: (403) 742-4441

T.O.P.S.

403-741-7841 CONFUSED? GETTING THE RUN AROUND? CONTACT YOUR INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CENTRE Residents of Stettler and the surrounding area now have access to this free and confidential service. It provides information and referral on social agencies, government services, clubs and organizations, to best suit the caller’s need.

Just Dial - 403-742-1155

Independent COLUMNS

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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Congrats to gold medal winners The Byemoor Curling Club’s mixed bonspiel is scheduled for March 2528. Be sure to get your entries in soon for the last bonspiel of the season in Byemoor. Entries may be phoned to Eugene Nixon at 403-579-2460, John Schofer at 403-579-2488 or Justin Jones at 403579-2585.

Congratulations to the men’s senior hockey team with local players Jim Wasdal of Endiang, Bernie Doan of Halkirk, Dennis Becklund and Wayne Perkins of Stettler who won the gold medal at the Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games in Lethbridge on the weekend. They defeated a team from Calgary on Sunday to bring home the gold.

The County of Stettler is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and marking the occasion with an open house at the county facility in Stettler on June 18. Historic photos taken in the past 60 years from all county communities are being sought for the celebration. Anyone having suitable photos from the Endiang-Byemoor area please send them to Les Stulberg or call 403-5792403 for pick-up. Those reading this column from other areas of the county may drop off photos at the county office.

Doug Harrold posted the top score at the Endmoor Drop-in Centre’s crib night on Tuesday. Bernice Clausen posted the second best score. Next crib meet is on March 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Byemoor/ Endiang News

LES AND ROSEMARY STULBERG 403-579-2403

Keep in mind the County of Stettler Community Service Awards is being held on Feb. 27 at Westwoods. Come out and support our local Endmoor nominees.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Edgar Zweifel, who passed away at Stettler on Feb. 14. He was 86. Ed was born in 1928 and spent the early years of his life growing up on a farm southwest of Endiang. He attended the country schools of Heart Lake and Summerhill. The family moved to a farm east of Stettler in 1947. The funeral service was held on Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Stettler. Our thoughts are with Ed’s wife Lena and their family in their loss.

Get well wishes are sent to Wanda Wilkie, who is recuperating from a broken arm.

The “Smear” card club continues to meet each Wednesday at the café in Endiang at 1 p.m. Anyone interested in playing smear is welcome to join in.

Doreen Nixon arrived home Thursday from a three-week stay in Arizona where she was visiting with Evelyn Walker.

A group from the Endmoor Drop-in Centre as well as others from the Endiang-Byemoor area

enjoyed the Castor Little Theatre’s comedic presentation “Hotbed Hotel” on Friday evening in Castor.

Kent Kobi from Australia was home for a short visit with his parents Russ and Linda Kobi, other family members and friends. His visit also included helping long-time friend Dusty Wasdal celebrate his birthday in Red Deer. Kent was on a business trip to Los Angeles and made a quick trip home to Alberta for the visit.

Larry and Lorene Stulberg along with their eldest daughter and family — Cody, Alicia, Hayden and Easton Scheerschmidt — enjoyed a vacation to Jamaica.

As a fundraiser, the Byemoor School is now collecting Canadian Tire money. They also collect household batteries (ends taped); pop, milk, juice and spirit containers; Campbell’s soup labels and tabs from aluminum cans. The school uses the money raised to purchase “extras’ for the school. If anyone can help out, your donations would be more than welcome.

Marj Sorensen enjoyed a winter-break and some interesting sight-seeing in Texas. One of her stops included Southfork Ranch, from the TV show “Dallas”. She also celebrated her birthday there.

Thought for the day — “Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, yet the youngest you’ll ever be, so enjoy the day while it lasts.”

Badminton is upcoming Last weekend, in sports, there was a home tournament for the senior Wildcats basketball teams on Friday and Saturday. Both teams finished second in the tournament. Good work teams!

Last Wednesday night the JV boys played against the Hunting Hills Cougars.

The game ended with a win for the Cougars. Keep working Wildcats!

Any students interested in playing badminton can sign up in the office with

Wildcat Corner

HANNAH MCKAY

Ms. Resch. Also, any archers interested in attending provincials can talk to Ms. Resch about registration and fees.

In school clubs, Be The Change is reminding everyone in the Town of Stettler that you can donate to build a well and provide water sanitation in third

world countries. Our goal is to raise $6250, so if you’re interested, please donate at the high school office or online at http:// wellchallenge.wix.com/ stettler Some of the more artistic students are working with the Town of Stettler, which is sponsoring a competition with a prize for students to produce a poster that advertises the Earth week cleanup in April.

That’s all for this week!

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Mrs. Lang’s grade 1 students celebrate 100 days of school.

A visit to Paragon Place Pat Johnson STETTLER ELEMEMTARY SCHOOL Clearview students enjoyed a long weekend this past week. With Family Day on Monday, followed by a Professional Development Day on Tuesday, it created a nice winter break for all Clearview students.

Even though it was only a three-day week for the students, they enjoyed many special events when they returned to classes on Wednesday.

Mrs. du Toit’s kindergarten students walked to Paragon Place to visit their senior friends on Thursday, Feb. 19. The students decided that it would be a great “bucketfilling” activity. They also told their teacher that visiting the seniors is a win-win situation as the seniors get to enjoy a visit and listen to songs, while the students get a treat. The little ones did a great job singing: “You are My Sunshine”, “I Love You” and “If You’re Happy and You Know It.” Although Valentine’s Day had passed, the students still enjoyed spending time making Valentine’s rainbow hearts with their senior friends. The room was filled with laughter and chatting. The activity tied in perfectly with SES’s Leader in Me program as the students synergized with their friends.

It is that time of year again when classes begin celebrating being in school for 100 days.

This past week, the Grade 1 students were busy celebrating the 100th day of school. In Mrs. Lang’s class, students were involved in special writing activities, math games, building projects, drawing, and fitness activities. All the lessons and activities focused on their 100th day of Grade 1.

Grade 2 students also celebrated 100 days of school by bringing 100 items to class. It made for some fun and interesting math activities. In addition to enjoying novel math activities, the students have been engaged in some cool experiments as they learn about “Hot and Cold Temperatures” in their science classes.

Mrs. Ecklund’s Grade 3 class made volcanoes this week as part of their ‘Rocks and Minerals” unit. The students watched in amazement as their volcanoes erupted.

Learning can be so exciting.

Once again, SES is having its annual Used Book Swap and Sale beginning the week of Feb. 23. On Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 23 and 24, the students who bring in used books from home will be able to swap for new books. Starting Wednesday, Feb. 25, and continuing for the rest of the week students may buy books for 25 cents per book. Over 1000 books have been brought in. Thank you to everyone who has donated books.

NEW THIS YEAR: For the first time ever, the book sale will be open to the public on Wednesday, Feb. 25 and Thursday, Feb. 26 from 3:45-4:30 pm. All are welcome. Please enter through the SES front doors and follow the signs. Books are 25 cents each. All proceeds from this year’s Used Book Swap and Sale will go to support Kira Richardson and her family.

On Friday afternoon, all students and staff gathered in the gym for a monthly assembly. School-wide initiatives as well as individual achievements and celebrations are recognized during assemblies. In addition, during each assembly, there is always a 7 Habits presentation. February’s special presentation was a coordinated effort between all three SES Grade 5 classes, approximately 77 students. The Grade 5 presentation featured singers, line dancers, and clappers. It focused squarely on Habit 3: Put First Things First of The Leader in Me Program. The performance was extremely energizing and definitely fun to be a part of. Students spent many hours practicing on their own time and it all came together in just under two hours of school rehearsal time. To see the students keep up with the rhythm, lyrics, and line dancing steps was simply astonishing considering the short amount of group rehearsal time. It was a great time for everyone. There is little doubt that it will be a lasting experience for those participating and attending. The line dance steps and school lyrics were set to The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s rendition of Cadillac Ranch. This was certainly an upbeat way to end the assembly as well as the school week.

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