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Brandy Erickson with her younger son Jackson behind her, husband Ryan and older son Carter head to West Stettler Park for the Don Smith concert, as part of ‘Entertainment in the Park’. Please see our story on page 4.

Town of Stettler competes in the 2015 Edition of Communities in Bloom Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Communities in Bloom (CiB) judges will be evaluating Stettler once again on Wednesday, July 22 in the International Challenge (medium) category.

The CiB judges are Ted Zarudny from Orangeville, Ontario and Lorna McIlroy from Grand Prairie, Alberta.

Stettler is competing against Ahoghill in Northern Ireland, UK; Estes Park in Colorado, U.S.A.; Jasper, AB and Trail, B.C. In 2007 Stettler qualified, by

virtue of receiving five blooms and the designation of best community of our size in Alberta, to compete on a national level in the Communities in Bloom competition.

Between 2008 and 2011, Stettler competed at the national level, in the communities from 3,000–8,000 population category, though this varies each year.

In 2011, Stettler was declared the national winner of the 3,001– 7,500 population category.

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There is a wide range of activities and events related to the judging that will take place throughout the day.

The judges begin their day at 9 a.m. at the Town of Stettler office on Main Street, from where they begin their tour. The first half of the tour ends with lunch and a tour of the Stettler and Country Museum.

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Olivia Clutterbuck sits (centre-across) between Kelly Kruger to her right and Kennedy Hughes to her left, as guests participate in a toast along with other members of the community who were attending the art and wine fundraising event, hosted by Joyce Kiryk and led by artist Deneena

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Thursday, July 9, at the Art and Wine fundraiser, supervised by artist Deneena Hughes and hosted

by Joyce Kiryk at Kiryk’s Main Street studio practice.

The painting was almost a metaphor for Olivia Clutterbuck’s life, for whom the fundraising was being held.

Anyone who has been a part of the Stettler community for over a week would be privy to the unfortunate incident that had befell the Kiryk family as Olivia Clutterbuck fell four storeys alone in a University of Regina elevator, in midSeptember 2013.

With a huge medical bill to foot every month, estimating almost over $3,000, Kiryk had to come up with creative channels for funding this.

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ATCO Electric staff attempt to remove a treetop that fell on the power line, causing power outages in the Stettler Hospital area on Friday afternoon, July 17.

High winds and heavy rain trigger power outages in the Stettler Hospital area Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER Some areas around the Stettler Hospital and Care Centre along 59 Street faced power outages on Friday after-

noon, July 17.

This was caused by high winds and driving rain, which blew the top portion of a tree onto a power line.

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“We currently have an active crowd funding page on GoFundMe that has raised some money, with donations coming in from as far away as Holland and Germany,” said Kiryk.

“Bob and I have exhausted any money that we have had. We have not received anything from the University of Regina to help cover Olivia’s recovery costs and have no idea when or

if we will.”

Inspired by the Art and Walk event, Hughes had suggested the art and wine fundraiser.

“Art and Walk was a very successful event for me and my art, so I thought a wine and paint event might have great success as well,” said Hughes. “They are increasingly popular events in city venues, and we thought it could also be successful in smaller venues perhaps, following the exposure from the Art and

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With almost 12 people attending the event, it was a huge success as Hughes gently guided them step by step to imitate the painting she had already created.

Tracy Turre was one of the happy participants, who felt she did a better job of painting her canvas than she had ever imagined she could.

“When I heard of the fundraiser I was interested, not only to have the experience of painting, but

also because it was a fundraiser for Olivia’s recovery funds,” said Turre, a teacher by profession. “It was such a wonderful night!

Deneena was so patient and encouraging.”

As the white spaces started filling up, the canvases began to resemble Deneena’s original painting, and soon there were almost 12 replicas of the same.

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Brenda MacDonald appointed as the new Deputy Superintendent of Clearview Public Schools Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER Clearview Public School Division has a new deputy superintendent, Brenda MacDonald, who will be filling a previous central office position in instructional leadership. MacDonald will be commencing her duties on Monday, August 17.

Previously having been the curriculum coordinator with the Red Deer Catholic School Division, MacDonald arrives in Clearview with more than a decade of central office experience between Chinook’s Edge and her previous engagement at Red Deer.

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Ms. Brenda MacDonald is the new deputy superintendent to Clearview Public Schools, and will commence her duties August 17, 2015. because of Clearview’s three-year education plan and its alignment with my own background and skill sets,” said MacDonald in an interview. “I am committed to students and

Target shooting at Capital Power’s Halkirk wind turbines creates serious concerns Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER

their success and am passionate about promoting highly effective teacher practice.”

With 17 years of teaching experience in rural Alberta, MacDonald holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Lethbridge and a Master’s degree from San Diego State University.

In 2009, MacDonald received the Alberta mathematics educator award.

“I think she will be a tremendous addition to our team and will be able to make a positive impact right away,” stated Superintendent Peter Barron.

“Her training and expertise in curriculum leadership and technology will be an immediate benefit towards meeting the opportunities outlined in the Board’s strategic plan.”

Capital Power’s wind turbines located east of Halkirk were recently subjected to target shooting.

On Tuesday, July 7, workers discovered damage to two of the large wind turbines, near the manhole door that workers use to enter and leave while conducting work on the wind turbines.

It has been estimated that the damage was caused by a firearm, sometime over the previous 24-hour period.

Not long ago, earlier in spring, the company’s Halkirk wind turbines were damaged once again by gunfire.

“Shooting at the turbines poses significant safety risks to our workers and community members,” said Stephen Yard, Halkirk Site Manager.

“Safety is at the top of everything we do and we don’t want anyone harmed or injured.”

Yard added that although target shooting at wind turbines is nothing new for the industry, the danger is very real. Workers may be performing maintenance inside the towers or nacelles that house the generating components atop the turbines, and may not be visible. Alternatively, in a worse case scenario, a bullet can penetrate the turbine casing, potentially hitting an unsuspecting worker and endangering their life.

According to Capital Power officials, the nacelle houses sensitive equipment that generates electricity, and if damaged, could cause a fire or coolant leak.

Walk ‘n Roll in Stettler Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER As the summer weather fluctuates between extremely hot days and cooler ones, Stettler Wellness Network, Heartland Beautification and the Stettler Traffic Safety Committee have come together in a joint collaboration to host the Walk ‘n Roll campaign in Stettler.

Grace Fix, one of the organizers and proponents of the campaign said, “Our goal is to encourage people to walk or bike to their destinations.”

According to Fix, individuals should be actively seeking out this route, and “this isn’t about going for a walk with your dog or walking around the park”.

This program is about leaving your car at home and choosing to walk or bike as the only form of transportation.

“Stettler is very cyclable, it is very walkable,” stated Fix. “The distances are not great, and its flat, with beautiful bike trails, it is very easy to do.”

The Walk ‘n Roll program is threefold.

There are Walk ‘n Roll concerts in the park, with officials waiting at both east and

west ends. Anyone who walks or bikes from home or work to the Wednesday concerts in the park will be eligible to go into a raffle draw of a $50 gift certificate at Source for Sports.

Throughout summer if Walk ‘n Roll officials spot individuals or families walking or biking from one destination to the other, they are awarded a flashing reflector light that can be used at night while commuting, a venture funded by the Stettler Traffic Safety committee.

Finally, with August considered as the Walk ‘n Roll month, the campaign will focus on the individual, unlike last year where it targeted local businesses.

“The collective goal is to get 500 walkers and bikers to destinations in Stettler throughout August,” said Fix. Individuals can register on the Town of Stettler website, and each week 50 Stettler dollars are awarded to the individual who has either walked or biked to most destinations that week.

The winner for the Walk ‘n Roll concert on Wednesday, July 15, was Gail Peterson, who had biked to the Don Smith concert.

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Participants had to pay $50 for the day. There were entry fees of $10 for 12 and over, and $5 for 6-12. Anyone below the age of five was admitted to the grounds free of charge.

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Can oil money be used for good cause?

Will a post-Harper government take a different stance with big oil?

Coincidences play an important part in the lives of individuals, communities and nations and that’s why coincidences have been studied a lot by philosophers, who have been theorizing for centuries over whether they are the makings of a divine will or simple mundane happenings that just come at a time when other mundane things also happen to occur.

Whatever it was, last week’s coincidence of Alberta’s biggest bitumen spill coming on the same day as Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall scolded Quebec and Ontario premiers for being too environment-minded is a reminder that this country must review its approach to oil-based economic growth and prosperity with utmost care.

The Federation Council, which brings together the premiers of Canada’s all provinces and territories apparently made an attempt last week to bring a conclusion to the long running dichotomy of caring for the environment versus exploiting the energy resources of the country for fast economic growth to be able to enjoy the prosperity that will come with it.

At the end of their meetings, the premiers appeared to have struck a deal that supposedly keeps all parties happy. True to the nature of individuals involved in the making of

the deal, the statement on the outcome of the meeting was long on words, short on concrete details.

It said the provincial and territorial leaders had agreed that carbon-based energy resources would continue to be developed alongside renewable energy technologies as well as that pipelines were a safer of carrying oil and gas than railway transportation.

Now when one takes this statement with the spill of five million litres of bitumen emulsion from a Nexen pipeline in northern Alberta, it doesn’t sound very convincing regarding the safety of pipelines.

It was widely reported that the line on which the spill occurred was equipped with the latest technology and it was supposed to alert relevant officials the moment the leak started. What happened in reality was that the spill was discovered only by chance.

Company and government officials at various levels tried to make a point that any water basin or wildlife habitat was not threatened by the spill, but what about the 16,000 m2 area on which the emulsion spread over? And a duck was found dead in the area of the spill earlier this week.

We need to realize that, regardless of the numbers of wildlife victims and the size of the area contam-

Federation Council was long on words short on concrete details. inated, exploitation of carbon-based energy raw materials will always be fraught with danger of polluting the environment, with the possibility of irreversible damage being done.

But of course, no one can realistically expect oil companies to leave the oil in the sands of Fort McMurray or underground, in which case there might be one possibility of minimizing the potential damage to environment: Putting the oil companies in charge of developing technologies both to reduce the impact of the oil industry on the environment and to undo the damage already inflicted on the nature.

US President Barack Obama ordered the American auto industry to develop technologies to reduce exhaust emissions and the goal set by that policy is already on the way to being achieved.

In Canada, federal and provincial governments could work together to introduce legislation making it compulsory for oil companies to create a fund and contribute to it on a regular basis to support research for clean oil extraction, transportation and refining technologies alongside new ways of undoing environmental damage. In such a venture, the oil companies could also patent such technologies and sell them on a global scale to profit from their investments in the research fund.

But we know that this can only remain a dream under a prime minister like Stephen Harper, who is almost afraid to touch the benefits and profits of the oil and gas industry in this country.

However, just like First Nations throughout Canada waiting for his departure from the scene for meaningful action to be taken on the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, pro-environment policy makers and campaigners should be making preparations to develop and suggest alternatives to the current myopic backing of the oil industry once Harper leaves the prime minister’s office, which could well come as early as October.

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Farmworkers getting their rights ‌ industry needs to adjust Will Verboven AHEAD OF THE HEARD There was some inevitability to the recent government decision to move forward on Alberta Farmworkers Rights (mandatory OHS and WCB) being the issue was steeped in ideology. Its just that this time the ideology was reversed in favour of workers and not employers. That was to be expected from a new NDP government, and agriculture-related employers need to just accept reality and get on with making the adjustment. Besides it’s the right thing to do.

Newly minted Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier didn’t have to do it, but he went out of his way to hear out the views of the industry on this long-simmering issue. As the adoption of those rights was part of NDP election policy, the Minister moved quickly to get the industry involved in the discussion process to get the issue in motion. Industry groups indicated their usual concerns with cost, administration and logistics but with farmworker rights already in place in all other provinces for many years, it was a hard sell. Political reality was also against most Ag industry groups being that after 44 years of PC governments they had virtually no connections to the new government. It was those past cozy connections that Ag groups used to thwart any reforms on Farmworker Rights for all those years. From an ideological aspect there was really no way that an NDP government could refuse any workers their legitimate labour rights.

But the reality is that even taking out the ideology aspect of the issue, a legal opinion researched by the law faculty of the University of Calgary last year, showed that continuing to refuse those rights would be deemed to be unconstitutional in court. No matter what the political stripe of the Alberta government it’s unlikely it would have been able to win the case. At least now hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars will be saved in wasted legal fees.

The new government seems intent on realistically engaging all stakeholders on issues, which is a refreshing change from the previous PC regime. That provides an opportunity for farm groups to be part of the process and perhaps mitigate their concerns with the implementation. Its been rumoured that senior civil servants in both the Agriculture and Labour departments have been lobbied by some

Ag groups and by professional lobby firms in the hope that they could derail or delay the issue. Continuing such background machinations now seems futile and could needlessly frustrate the situation. One casualty of the change in government is that PC connected lobby companies have lost most of their influence and will surely lose much of their business. But I digress.

What would help the implementation process is for Ag groups to present the government with positive ways and means to deal with perceived implementation concerns.

Such areas as exempting unpaid farm family members and the role of private insurers need to be discussed. None of this is new or unique to the sector or to Alberta. Both government and industry groups would do well to learn from what has developed and been implemented in other provinces. Those Farmworker Rights programs in other jurisdictions have evolved and would seem to be working well, being the Ag industry and production seems to have survived and thrived. Surely Alberta can learn from the experience of other provinces, incorporate the best practices and establish an Alberta version that could be the best in the country. I would suggest that an Alberta program seriously consider incorporating OHS and WCB for farm owner/operators.

In many farm accident cases the loss of the main operator has resulted in economic devastation to the farming enterprise and personal ruin to the family. Not all Ag operations in the province are large commercial enterprises with many employees. Small farm operators need as much protection as farmworkers.

Their situation tended to become lost in the politics of the issue.

One of the underlying factors that made Farmworker Rights ideological was that the original 1948 legislation that exempted those workers also banned them from unionizing.

Clearly that legislation will be repealed and the right to unionize will be restored. It’s a fear that some Ag groups and employers have, but widespread Farmworker unionization seems unlikely except with large commercial operations. If that happens - it may have been self-inflicted - as history has shown with other sectors of the economy. The required changes to the legislation are now in the hands of the Alberta Department of Labour. An injustice has finally been resolved.

Slowing stories Grains markets, as they passed the mid-point of July, started to cool off a bit after the last few weeks of bullishness. Let’s recap: between abundant rains in the Midwest, dry weather in Western Canada & Europe, geopolitical risk in the EU with Greece, the Chinese stock market crashing, and the increased chatter around El Nino, there’s been a lot on the go!

Add in to all of this the U.S.D.A.’s W.A.S.D.E. report on Friday, July 10th!

However, despite the various weather issues affecting crops around the world, the report was relatively “blah� in regards to game-changing numbers.

U.S. average corn and soybean yields were left unchanged at 168.8 bu/ac and 46 bu/ac respectively but production for both row crops fell from the June estimate to 13.53 billion bushels (-100 million bushels from June) and 3.776 billion bushels (-7.4 million bushels) respectively thanks to lower acreage. As for ending stocks, the 2015/16 carryout for corn was set at 1.6 Billion bushels (102 million bushels less than June’s estimate) and 425 billion bushels for soybeans (-50 million bushels). Global corn ending stocks for the 2015/16 marketing year were seen 5.25 million tonnes lower at 190 million tonnes, while soybean numbers were dropped by 1.42 million tonnes to 91.8 million.

For wheat, some big surprises were seen on the bearish side of the trade as U.S. production was pushed higher by 27 mil-

Ag Market Update BRENNAN TURNER lion bushels to 2.15 billion bushels (albeit the quality is certainly in question when it comes to the winter wheat crop). As for the 2015/16 carryout, wheat numbers are now pegged at 842 million bushels (+28 million from June) and 219.8 million tonnes on a global perspective (+17.4 million tonnes from June!). On that note, the U.S.D.A. surprisingly increased wheat production expectations for the Black Sea, upping Russian forecasts by two million tonnes to 57 million and the Ukrainian harvest by one million tonnes to 24 million. This contrasts the sentiment from private forecasts that the region will likely have to downgrade their aggregate production expectations due to drier weather in some areas. E.U. production estimates were decreased by almost three million tonnes to 147.9M million (still above private & farmer organizations’ forecasts), Canadian production was dropped by 1.5 million tonnes to 27 million, but Aussie estimates were kept at 26 million tonnes (again, contrasting the thoughts of the private market).

So what now? The USDA has clearly drawn a line in the sand that they’re more interested in seeing how crop conditions play out versus having to

go back on their word & upgrade numbers right after they’ve downgraded them. With some macroeconomic risk off the table because of the Greek-E.U. agreement, and weather conditions improving a bit, volatility will start to relax a bit. Further, while we kick our crop development can here in North America down the growing season’s road, the harvest is going full-tilt in Europe and that may put additional pressure on the global complex, further slowing more stories around farmer sales.

To growth, Brennan Turner President, FarmLead. com Brennan Turner is originally from Foam Lake, SK, where his family started farming the land in the 1920s. After completing his degree in economics from Yale University and then playing some pro hockey, Mr. Turner spent some time working in finance before starting FarmLead.com, a riskfree, transparent online and now mobile grain marketplace (app available for iOS & Android).

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“I look to the right and see: no one stands up for me...no one cares about me” (Psalm 142:4). Let me tell you (with permission) about someone who I suspect felt this way.

A man, for medical reasons, was forced into early retirement. He was financially secure, but emotionally unsteady and spiritually uncertain. We talked occasionally, and he attended church sporadically...and I liked him.

One evening, a mutual friend called and frantically explained that she and others, had made prolonged, but unsuccessful attempts to contact the man. He’d shared no plans of going away and his vehicle was in the laneway. Because he had been depressed, they feared the worst.

I went to his home and knocked on both doors. A neighbor came over and said that he too was concerned with the uncharacteristic silence next-door.

Admittedly, what followed was more impulsive than wise. With a sense of urgency and noticing that a window was slightly open, the neighbor hoisted me up; I slid the window open and

Faith & Reflection ROSS HELGETON 403-742-5020 • REVRH@TELUS.NET slipped in (I know...B&E doesn’t look very good on a pastoral resume).

All went well until, tumbling to the floor, my foot put a tear in the screen and bent the frame...but I was in.

My friend and I looked all over the house and garage, but found no one home. We later discovered that a family member had taken him on a three day outing.

I went to speak with him a few days later and he invited me in. I could see the damaged screen from where I was sitting. Waiting for the appropriate timing and the right words, he pre-empted me by saying that the most amazing thing had happened while he was away.

“Someone” he explained “broke into my home while I was away, but nothing is missing!”

I confessed my crime to him, without mentioning

that I had an accomplice and said I would like to pay for the damage to the screen and if he wanted, he could take me to the RCMP and I would confess there as well.

He was astounded. He asked, “Why in the world would you break into my home?” I explained my concerns and halfway through the explanation he began to weep. He said, “Do you mean that you care enough for me to break into my home? I didn’t think anyone cared for me that much!”

He thanked me profusely for what he considered to be an act of kindness!

I’m not suggesting engaging in felonious activities. I am suggesting people need to know that we care... and that is the road that leads to sharing with them that God cares!

PS: He refused to let me pay for the damaged screen.

Rescheduled Ninja party at the end of the month Maggie Orlick STETTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY We’ve been playing around at the Stettler Public Library (SPL) this summer. We have built forts, made spy disguises, and cracked codes. We have some incredible plans for the rest of the summer season.

The theme for this week (July 20-24) is Earth and Space. Catch some photos of Pluto and learn about the rest of the galaxy at SPL. We are at Rochon Sands at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday eating “Worms ‘n’ Dirt” and taking a trip around the solar system.

During Maker time on Wednesday at 2 p.m. for ages 10 and up, there will be DIY spaceships, and a T Rex and shark constructed from cardboard. I love sharks.

Sharks (and shark week) are cool. I also love T Rexes and you should, too.

On Thursday, July 9, ages 6 to 8 will be taking a trip around the solar system and experimenting with volcanoes at 10:30 a.m. and ages 9-12 will be doing a similar activity at 12:30 p.m. The teens will be making videos with Shaun-- something tells me that this could be an interesting afternoon.

Read & Rhyme is still taking place over the summer for ages 0 to 5. Join Kaylee for a morning of songs, rhymes and fun each

Friday at 10:30 a.m.

All muggles are invited to celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday during our family event on Friday at 2 p.m. There will be butterbeer, Golden Snitch origami and you get to make your own wand. Let’s call “alohomora” and unlock a great afternoon of fun. If you can tell Crystal what “alohomora” means at the party, you will win a very special prize.

July 27 to 31 is our Creating/Coding Week. We’ll be making games, doing digital drawing and much more.

On Monday, July 27, we will be coding up a storm at 10:30 for ages 6-8 and at 12:30 for ages 9-12. We are going to be so good at coding by the time the week is done that we will take over the world. Also on Monday, Teen Makers at 4:30 p.m. will be taking further steps in world domination. continued on page 9

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Rescheduled Ninja party at the end of the month continued from page 8 Tuesday sees both the Kerplunk (6-8) and Boggle (9-12) groups learning to perfect their drawing skills with our resident artist Shaunzy. The drawing theme will continue during Teen Gaming at 4 p.m. when we take on Pictionary and Cranium.

Don’t forget Rochon Sands on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. We will be creating a creature, playing with Little Bits and trying our hands at unplugged coding.

Also during the Make and Create time at 2 p.m., the Red Deer College coders are back and will take us on our next step.

We’ll be interacting with

chatbots and doing some drag and drop coding to create a game. Please register by calling the library at 403-742-2292.

We’ve rescheduled the Ninja Party as we had to cancel it on July 17 due to an unexpected power outage. The party will now be on Friday, July 31 at 2 p.m. as our family Event. Be

stealthy and come to the library with the utmost care.

Check our website (spl. prl.ab.ca) for updates on upcoming Play activities and friend us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/StettlerPublicLibrary) for reminders about our events.

Also don’t hesitate to call us at 403-742-2292 with any last minute questions.

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Now I know this is difficult to do so another way of dealing with those unsightly spots is raking the spots to get rid of old grass then taking a mixture of calcium and regular grass seed, mixing them together and sprinkling over the scalded areas. Water daily and enjoy the fresh green grass!

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and become overwhelming at some point. One of the newer programs offered at pharmacies are “Medication Reviews” where you can either drop in or make an appointment with one of the pharmacists to sit down and go over your medical conditions and current medication regimen. This is an opportunity to bring forth any confusions about what medications are for, why you still need to take certain medications, or better yet, identify medications that you may no longer need. For some, medication reviews may take only a few minutes; for others, it may need an hour. Recommendations and changes may be made on the spot, or your pharmacist may take more time to research the best options for you. All of the information is shared with your physician, so the patient can receive the best possible care from the whole health care team. Talk to your pharmacist today if you feel like you could benefit from a medication review.

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The reason so many winemakers have begun to use screwcraps, also called stelvins, is because of the inconsistencies of natural corks. Screwcaps are always perfectly round and identical giving the wine a perfect seal.

Natural corks are of course naturally irregullar which leads to some corks giving the perfect seal and other corks not giving the perfect seal which means some bottles of the same make and year can taste completely different, with some being quite undrinkable. Look for more and more wines to be screwcaps in the future.

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A: If you have just built a new home, moved on a modular, RTM or trailer you will have had to pay GST on the purchase, some builders will claim the GST on the supplies so you don’t have to pay the full amount. However, you can still claim the GST you may have had to pay to have the home installed and inhabitable. If you had to create a pony wall, pay for utility hookups, build a deck, you are able to claim 36% of the GST paid on your home back, to help out with those mortgage payments. Just go to cra.gc.ca and lookup form GST190 and GST191 for all the necessary information.

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China: The dead cat bounce?

A few weeks ago, at the height of the panic in the Chinese stock markets, a sour joke was doing the rounds: “Last month, the dog was eating what I eat. Last week, I was eating what the dog eats.

This week, I think I’ll eat the dog.” A lot of people have lost a lot of money.

The Chinese government is permanently terrified. It is terrified of climate change, of slowing economic growth, even of a fall in the stock market – of anything that might cause the population to turn decisively against it.

When you are running a 66-year-old dictatorship, and your only remaining credibility in the public’s eyes is your ability to keep living standards rising, any kind of change is frightening.

How terrified is it?

Consider its reaction to the recent sharp fall in the two main Chinese stock markets. China has a capitalist economy, albeit a highly distorted one, and stock markets are a normal part of such economies. They go up, they go down, and normally governments do not intervene in the process.

The Chinese stock markets have recently been on a roller-coaster ride.

After treading water for years, prices exploded in June 2014. Over the next year, there was a 150 percent average rise in prices on the Shanghai Composite exchange, and almost 200 percent on the Shenzhen. Obviously this was not sustainable, especially since growth in the real economy has been falling

for years. A “correction” was inevitable.

It came with a bang, on 12 June of this year. Since then prices have fallen 30 percent on the Shanghai market, 40 percent on the Shenzhen. Around $4 trillion in paper values have been wiped out – but so what? Chinese stock prices are still far higher than they were a year ago. Indeed, at an average of 20 times earnings they are still overvalued by realworld standards.

Why would any government intervene over this? Some investors will win, some will lose, and it will all work itself out.

But the Chinese government intervened in a very big way. First it cut interest rates to the lowest level ever. When that didn’t stop the slide in prices, it banned large investors (holding more than 5 percent of a listed company’s shares) and all foreign investors from selling their shares for six months.

It encouraged around 1,300 Chinese companies – half the stock market – to suspend trading in their stocks. It forbade any new listings (IPOs) on the markets. It even ordered a state-backed finance company to make new loans to people who want to make bigger bets on the stock market than they can afford.

Anything and everything to stop the prices from falling, and lo! They did stop. Last week, prices even rose a bit.

This may just be what traders call a “dead cat bounce” – if the price

falls from high enough, there is bound to be a little bit of a bounce at the bottom – but that is mainly of interest to Chinese investors. The interesting question for the rest of us is: why did the Chinese Communist regime do all this?

Because there are 90 million private investors in the Chinese stock markets. They tend to be older (two-thirds of them didn’t finish high school), they have been betting their savings on the market – and according to state media they have lost, on average, 420,000 yuan ($67,000) in the past six weeks.

That would be no problem if you were already in the market a year ago: you would still be well into the black. But a great many of the private investors piled in very late in the game – 12 million new accounts were opened as recently as last May – and they have already lost their shirts.

They would have lost their skirts and trousers too if the government did not stop the collapse in prices.

So the regime intervened. This may be because the Chinese Communist Party loves the citizens so much that it cannot bear to see them lose. It is more likely to be because it is frightened that those tens of millions of stock-market losers (who were officially encouraged to invest) will start protesting in the streets. Whether the Chinese regime’s power is secure or not, it certainly

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Think Globally GWYNNE DYER does not FEEL secure.

This latest government action is part of a pattern that extends back to the global bank crisis of 2008, after which China was the only major country to avoid a recession.

It did so by flooding the economy with cheap money. So few people lost their jobs, but the artificial investment boom created a bubble in the housing market that is now starting to deflate: millions of properties lie

empty, and millions of mortgages are “under water”.

Sooner or later, this game is going to run out of road. The risk is that China’s road ends where

Japan’s thirty years of high-speed growth ended in the late 1980s, with a collapse to 2 percent growth or less and a quarter-century of economic stagnation. China is around the thirty-year point now, and its regime is doing all the same things that the Japanese government did just before the collapse there.

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

40th Annual Tees “The Biggest Little Rodeo in Canada” Slack – July 31 at 5:00pm (free admission)

August 1 & 2 2015 – Noon Monday August 3 – 1:00 – 2nd Annual Meston Invitational Steer Riding & Barrel Racing with all Donations towards the Alberta Children’s Hospital in care of the Rotary Flames House Sanctioned by: Central Alberta Rodeo Association Sponsored by: The Tees Ag. Society

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Monthly village meeting tomorrow Come on out to the Botha Seniors’ Centre tonight to win the jackpot, starting at 7:15 p.m., or at least try to, which is fun. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and everyone is welcome.

Then this morning at 10 a.m. take a break and join them at the seniors’ centre for a great visit. Enjoy a cup or two of coffee with your neighbours. Coffee hour happens every Wednesday morning.

Starting at 1 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, join your friends for a game of floor curling, everyone is welcome as always.

Tomorrow evening starting at 7 p.m. come to the village office for the very important monthly meeting. Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month.

This Saturday, July 25, make sure to wish Dan or Marie Barnec a very happy wedding anniversary.

With our pioneers that worked at the grain elevators, another worker we found some information on is Vernon Graff. Vernon was raised on a farm at Biseker, Alberta. On Aug. 1, 1928 Vernon came to Botha to run the Federal Grain Ltd. Elevator and was handed the keys from Mabel Kennedy. In 1929, the crops were not very good due to the amount of hail. The elevator was closed for a while, so Vernon had to work in other elevators.

On Aug. 1, 1932 Vernon married Mabel Kennedy. They had and raised three sons. Over the years they lived in Beauvallon, AB. Vernon was selling Watkins products, but then they sold their house and moved back to the

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Botha Booster LOUISE BELLAIR 403-742-5317 Botha area and starting working on the elevators. On Jan. 21, 1987 Mabel passed away, so Vernon moved to Calgary where one of their sons lived.

Another pioneer that worked for the grain elevator business was George Laing. George, Dorothia and Bill Laing, came to Sabine to work in the Alberta Wheat Pool in 1942. The crop was big back then with lots of harvest and elevator work, so George helped out during harvest on his spare time. In 1944, Dorothia was employed by the County of Stettler and taught at Docendo School, except September 1946 to January 1947 due to her having a daughter. During the late 40s and 50s, George worked as a repairman for a local telephone company as well as a Wheat Pool Agent. In 1958, Docendo School was closed, so Dorothia started teaching Grade 1 at Waverly School, in Stettler. Laings lived at Sabine until 1964 when they moved to Stettler. George worked at the elevator at Sabine until 1966 when he was transferred to Botha Wheat Pool.

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Unusually heavy traffic in Gadbsy Milder temperatures and bountiful rain Friday have increased hope for the future of crops, hayfields and gardens. There was hail reported south of the highway, gardens damaged and cars stopped on the highway.

It was a busy weekend in Gadsby, traffic so thick on Saturday that main street was hard to navigate! Hard to believe…

The annual Red Eye Ball Tournament started Friday night in the wet, with 12 teams participating. The parking and overflow was filled with RVs; close to 200 people in attendance.

Winners were: First in the “A” , taking home $1000 - Politically Incorrect (Edmonton); Second place $500 went to Bam Bam (Bashaw). In the “B” group it was first going to Ball Busters out of Red Deer taking home $600 and second in the “B” , $300 to Dirty Pitches (Edmonton).

The Ball Association appreciated all the volunteers who helped in the kitchen, special mention to Wolf Pak who were a great help over the weekend. Thank goodness for the great umps in the wet field. And the sponsors who moved equipment and helped with set up.

The Club is looking forward to the September long weekend family fun tournament. Everyone is invited to watch and cheer on your favorite team.

The second Quance family reunion was held at the Quance family farm (Stan and Bonnie hosting). The weekend started Friday night with registration and a barn dance. The Quance, Stenberg, Payne and McKay families were in attendance. 176 people came to enjoy the week-

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end. Saturday was the BBQ and fireworks by Bill Payne, Sunday morning wrapped up the weekend with church service led by Doug McKay and Vivian (Stenberg) Holtby.

Bruce and Riley Quance were home for it. Riley is now principal at the Alix High School.

Meanwhile, in Gadsby the Church Building, Heritage Place was the scene of a renewal of vows for Marie Vance’s daughter Teresa and Ken. This was a celebration of their 25th anniversary with Joanne Pinder officiating and about 50 in attendance.

Then it was back to the farm for a luncheon and get together. The church has had a fresh coat of paint.

Ron Senft and Gordon Reynolds redid the 1910 sign over the door. The ceiling inside has been recently redone.

Looking good.

Last weekend while at Craven, Saskatchewan, Fred and Velvet also enjoyed the company of Velvet’s family: sister Faye (her daughters Jillian and Kathleen), sister Vicki and daughter Daynen and friend McKenna.

Gadsby welcomes Ian Goodkey who has bought and moved into the Erickson place west of town (in what used to be Bokerville). He’s been busy painting and fixing up his new home.

The Omega Circle was held at the home of Viola (Hansel) Imrie in Stettler where three new members were welcomed into the circle. The dry weather and some hail has made tending the cemetery a challenge; Dale and Melody Kent are hard at it, keeping the cemetery a beauty spot east of Gadsby.

A reminder: The Heritage Society is having a crib tournament at Heritage Place (Gadsby church building) this Thursday beginning at 1 p.m.

Singles or couples, all welcome.

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Meeting almost half a century later Les and Rosemary Stulberg BYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS A class reunion was held in Byemoor on July 11 for the 1967-68 Grade 9 class. Back then, Endiang and Byemoor each had schools that taught grades 1-8 and Byemoor also had the high school which taught grades 9-11. Therefore, Grade 9 was when the Endiang and Byemoor students first took classes together.

Of the original 22 class members, 16 were able to be present. Those included Danny Belczewski, Calgary; Robert Buchwitz, Endiang; Joann (Campbell) Gonda, Halkirk; Roddy Donald, Victoria; Brian Hanning, Calgary; Barb (Hunt) Paetz, Eckville; Russ Kobi, Byemoor; Skip Mappin, Byemoor; Linda (Mohn) Kobi, Byemoor; Wanda (Nixon) Wilkie, Big Valley; Gail (Pattinson) Fourie, Vancouver; John Pogmore, Red Deer; Rick Schofer, Rochon Sands; Doreen (Schuler) Nixon, Byemoor; Allen Walker, Blackfalds and Jim Wasdal, Endiang.

Unable to attend were Mike Bates, Sandy James, Gordon Kobi, Shirley MacMillan and Vicki Roberts. Former class member Keith Morlock is deceased.

A great time was had by all of the class from 48 years ago at the reunion with much reminiscing taking place.

Ken Gallagher celebrated his 65th birthday on July 12. Congratulations Ken on this special milestone and enjoy being on the government payroll now.

Jesse and Brittiany Hebert were recently to the U.S. to attend the wedding of Jesse’s sister Melissa Hebert to Julius Hoskins in Seattle, Wash. We wish this fine young couple all the best in their married life.

Jim and Leanne Sorensen were recent visitors with Mike and Shari Boehlke at Lac La Biche.

The district has some international guests visiting the community. A guest with Rod and Angela Yates and family is their cousin Harry Prescott, visiting from Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. Harry is enjoying a three-month stay in Canada, visiting with relatives in Ontario, Alberta and B.C.

Visiting with Bill and Linda Smith is their daughter Kristy Smith from Aldershot, England. Kristy is enjoying a two-week visit with her parents and other family members.

Kyle and Janelle Sorenson have begun construction of their new home on the Sorenson farmstead.

The Byemoor 4-H Beef Club held their awards supper at the Endiang Hall on Thursday evening. Denver McComish, club president, was the M.C. for the evening. Award presentations were made by leader Tara Schilling and her assistants. This concludes another successful year for the club.

Gail (nee Pattinson) Fourie of Vancouver is spending time with her sister Jean Curry and family on the family farm at Endiang.

Dale and Dee Green along with their daughter, son-in-law and grandson Delaine, Jonathan and Jackson Bennett enjoyed a camping trip to Radium, B.C. and Banff. They also attended the wedding of Curtis and Corrin Roberts at Banff on the weekend.

Congratulations go to Curtis and Corrin Roberts who were married on Saturday at Tunnel Mountain, near Banff. Curtis is the younger son of Don and Marlene Roberts. Derek Green and Scott Roberts were groomsmen. Several folks from our district attended the wedding. We wish Curtis and Corrin all the best for a long and happy marriage.

Some folks from our community also attended the wedding of Robin Rehill and Chris Miller at Hanna on Saturday. Best wishes to the newlyweds as they start their married life together.

Russ Kobi, Eldon McCrindle, Dave Nixon and Jim Wasdal participated in the Alberta Senior Summer Games in Strathmore. Russ, Dave and Jim played on the 55 plus slo-pitch team for Zone 4 and brought home a bronze medal.

Congratulations, guys!

Congratulations to our neighboring community of Craigmyle on their successful centennial celebration on the weekend, celebrating a long and proud history. Several folks from our community attended the event.

Next exhibition to open August 1 Kasheen Clouson DONALDA DIARY The Donalda Gallery for the Arts is currently exhibiting the pencil art of Linda Kneeland in her exhibit “Heritage Sites”.

This exhibition runs to July 27th. The last art exhibition will feature Kash Clouson and other local artists running August 1, 2015 to September long weekend.

The Donalda Library will be hosting its first adult Information gathering on Thursday, July 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. and will be hosting a member of the community to talk about a passion they have. See library for more information.

Birthday wishes this week go out to Kayla

Berry, Arnold Jones, Candace Halseth, Taneesha Boyson, Annika Siemens, ben Hofer, James Tanguay, Margaret Warner, Pat Dinsmore,

Shaeffer Smith, Caliagh Andres, Jase McCarthy, Kevin Kittler, Linaya Sehistrom, and Kathy Natestad. Happy birthday to all…

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Some people from our area took in the Slopitch tournament at Rumsey on the weekend while some others attended the Gun Show in Hanna or the Passion Play in Drumheller.

We send happy 90th birthday wishes to former Endiang resident Ervin Hausher on July 23. Congratulations on this milestone birthday Ervin and best wishes for many more.

Keep in mind these coming events — July 24-26 — Schultz campout weekend with fireworks Saturday night and pancake

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breakfast, Great Endiang Balloon Race and Frisbee golf tournament on Sunday.

July 25 — Ken Schultz’s 80th birthday celebration at the Endiang Hall from 1-3 p.m.

July 25 — Bridal shower for Lorisa Schilling, bride-elect of Danny McAllister, at the Halkirk Hall at 2 p.m.

July 31 — Byemoor Hotel is hosting a steak barbeque from 4-8 p.m.

Thought for the day — “Dreams don’t work unless you do.”

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Also a special thanks to the Big Valley 4-H Beef Club for cleaning the arena after each event – GREAT JOB! And Thanks again to all our WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS (too many to list) that work many long hours to make the Big Valley Bust-Out Rodeo a success.

See ya all next year!

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Annual Métis Days just around the corner It’s Saskatoon time! Once again, the United Church Saskatoon patch down by the train tracks is full of delicious berries, ready to be eaten. Please, come out, pick to your heart’s content and support our church. See you at the patch.

Hey kids, come down and register in the Big Valley Municipal Library Summer Reading Program which runs every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Come join Kelsey for some unique crafts, fun games, treats, prizes and of course some great books. Our program next Thursday will take us into the great outdoors to explore the natural world through activities and crafts. Everyone is welcome. Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult.

The library’s Teen Book Club will meet

Big Valley Bulletin LINDA STILLINGER 403-876-2479 on Wednesday, July 22 to hang out and chat about our latest book, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. Come into the library to borrow a copy of Uglies or our next book-club book, The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer.

Don’t forget the 2015 Hivernant Métis Days will be settling in Big Valley for the August long weekend. Organized by the

Everybody enjoyed sports days Thanks to some thunderstorms, hail and a day of rain, the world around me is greening up. I hope you can say the same for your yard and fields as well.

The Rumsey Sports Days were a huge success with 16 teams competing on the field and having a lot of fun.

The winners of the A final were TJ and Mitch Herds team from Rumsey beating out Denver Hodges team in a close competition. Jason Morgan’s team from Trochu won the B final and Derek Krywcun’s team won the C final. Thanks to all the teams who came to play and enjoy the weekend in our little hamlet.

The Homestead Museum in Drumheller on the Dinosaur Trail next to the hospital will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on Saturday, July 25 with a big open house for everyone to attend.

It will run from 10 in the morning to 4 p.m. with a beef on the bun lunch from 11 to 2 and the cake cut-

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The Murray House General Store will also be open and it is a really great place to find some very uniquely beautiful gifts for yourself or someone special in your life.

The STARS Ride is also fast approaching. Mark your calendars for Aug. 9 where you can take in a lot of fun events and support a great cause.

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Looking for “50th” or over anniversary pictures. Thank you to those who have already sent theirs in. You can email them to rumseyhistorybook@hotmail.com or contact Dariel at 368-2120.

Hope you enjoy this little joke: A university student is walking along with his bike when another university student walks up to him and goes “Nice bike. Where did you get it?”

The first student says, “The other day, this beautiful woman ran up to me with this bike, threw it on the ground, ripped off all her clothes and said ‘Take anything you want!’”

The first student says, “So I took the bike”.

The second student says, “Good choice. The clothes probably wouldn’t have fit”.

Hivernant Métis Cultural Society, this interesting annual family event provides a wonderful opportunity to encounter local Métis history and culture. Beginning on Friday, July 31, meet the train flying the Métis flags at 4 p.m. Weekend activities include dancing, storytelling, great music, children’s games and crafts, Voyager games and so much more. Check out the Métis village with a trapper’s tent and teepees across the street in Memorial Park.

On Saturday, Aug. 1, opening ceremonies will be at 9 a.m. Join in the capote making, weaving and beading lessons or maybe take part in the bannock making contest. The day’s activities conclude with a supper and dance at the Big Valley Drop- in Centre beginning at 5:30 p.m. On Sunday will be a church service at 10 a.m.

Rain made the day for family reunion The Howe family held their annual family reunion at the hall this past weekend with 83 gathered to enjoy a pot-luck supper on Saturday evening.

Originally three brothers, William Thomas, Ernest and Robert came West from Powassan, Ontario. Relatives from all three families came from the north to the south of Alberta to celebrate this weekend.

The oldest cousin to attend, Charlie Howe, now lives in Grande Prairie.

The youngest was two month old Cade Hronek, son of Daryl and Karen and grandson to Gloria and Bob, from the Innisfail area.

This year’s reunion was organized by the Edith (Howe) Hronek family with cartoon characters as the theme.

There were lots of games for young and old, inside and outside, with Kaylynn Sorensen continuing to hold the hula hoop record.

Terry and Donna Howe, of Quality Sound, supplied the family with music and the family presented them with a special birthday cake celebrating their 60th birthdays. The rain was so welcome that it made for a fantastic weekend of visiting.

Paul and Jacquie Dietrich were attending the Alberta 55+ summer games in Strathmore from July 16 to 19. Paul is part of the Zone 4 Seniors ball team.

Layne MacGillivray placed 16th at this year’s Calgary Stampede rangeland derby. Very nice! He is sitting in 15th spot in the WPCA standings and will be heading into Strathmore July

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For more information contact at Marlene Lanz (403) 815-6720, 1-800-267-5844, visit the website at www.hivernantmetisculturesociety.net or email mlanz@shaw. ca.

As part of the weekend’s festivities, the Big Valley Library and the Friends of the Library Society will be hosting their annual carnival on both Saturday, Aug. 1 and Sunday, Aug. 2. Come join us for fun carnival games, relays, minute-to-win-it and prizes or check out the photo booth at Memorial Park from 12 noon to 3 p.m. on both days.

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Our community sends its sympathy to the family of Murray Fiss of Castor, a familiar face who worked and played in our area for many years.

Services were held in the Castor hall on Thursday.

Deirdre Muncy and Rae Cordel attended their first horse show for this season this weekend, sponsored by the Alliance Ag. Society.

Lana and Ben Chitwood and family, who live in Saskatchewan, visited this week with Rick and Lisa Kent and family. Lana and Lisa are sisters.

They also spent time with parents, Don and Joy Walker in Big Valley.

Between one and a half and two inches of wonderful rain fell all through our area this week. Yeah – better late than never.

July 25- Bridal shower for Lorisa Schilling from 2 till 4 At the Halkirk Community Hall; July 25 – 90th birthday party honoring Violet Turre from 2 till 4 at the Castor Community hall; August 22 – Halkirk Elks celebrate the 20th annual Bull-a-rama with some special stuff – mark the date on your calendar, watch for the posters and plan to take in the show.

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David Lorenson of Red Deer crosses the finish line at the Stettler Triathlon in the fastest time Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Stettler Triathlon was held on Sunday, July 19 at the Stettler Recreation Centre, with 100 participants registered and top place going to an athlete from out of town.

David Lorenson of Red Deer crossed the finish line in the fastest time of one hour, 19 minutes and 17 seconds.

Amy Smith of Stettler came in 17th, and was among the first of Stettler residents to cross the finish line.

Although three failed to show up, a turnout of 97 kept officials and volunteers busy as they organized and streamlined the different parts of the triathlon.

There were different categories of participants, with one team having separate swimmer, biker and runner. This sprint team consisted of Stephen Zuk, Nicholas Baharally and Morgan Loshny, and they finished at an hour, 42 minutes and 54 seconds.

Participants aged 8 and under swam 50m, biked 1k, and ran 5k; those between 9-12 swam 100m, biked 2.5k, and ran 1k; and 13-16 swam 300m, biked 10k and ran 2.5k; for those above 16, the swim was 750m, bike 20k, and run 5k.

There was another category called Tri-it, and they swam for 300m, biked 10k and ran 2.5k.

Chip timing was provided by www.racepro.ca for athlete’s times.

There was water, fruits, and energy bars that were given to participants after the run.

Door prizes had been sponsored.

The triathlon was considered ideal for beginners as it provided a small yet healthy race environment.

As participants finished the run, they were cheered. They could sign up for a physiotherapy session.

Many enjoyed the opportunity of physiotherapy, while others headed to the hot pool to relax.

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Nicole Schmucki from Erskine, in the 9–12 category, completes the first round of swimming at the Recreation Centre, before moving on to biking, the second activity in the Stettler Triathlon held on Sunday, July 19.

Dave Eggleston of Erskine sprints to the finish line as he completes the Stettler Triathlon in a time of 1 hour, 33 minutes and 29 seconds, coming in at eighth.

Jessa Heatherington of Wm. E. Hay on Team Canada Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER Stettler’s Jessa Heatherington of Wm. E. Hay Composite will be representing Canada as they participate in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) 2015 AllStar World Championship.

The Castor Raider Ar-

chery team out of Gus Wetter School will be heading to the NASP World tournament in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, July 21.

Among the eight shooters who met the qualification standard and made it to the final team is Jessa Heatherington and Tayla Van Oers from Castor’s Gus Wetter school.

“It feels absolutely incredible to be able to represent Canada at the NASP World tournament,” said Heatherington. “I have only taken up archery for less than two years and I am honoured to be asked to shoot for Canada at the All-Star World Championship.”

With 5,000 archers from

the United States, UK, Namibia and South Africa among other countries scheduled to participate at the World tournament, the competition will be keen as Canada looks to strike its target.

Once the world tournament is over, two archers from the team, Oers and Heatherington, will pro-

ceed to join Team Canada as they participate in the NASP All-Star World Championships.

Nancy Tamblyn of Castor and Hal Ziprick of Smoky Lake have been coaching Oers and Heatherington.

According to Heatherington, the Gus Wetter school in Castor has been

very supportive of her efforts, allowing her to practice three times a week for the tournament, often under the guidance of coach Tamblyn.

The NASP World tournament will be held from July 22–25, while the NASP All-Star World Championship will be held from July 26–28.

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Jackson Muhlbach of Stettler Storm strikes the ball hard during their game with Olds Spitfires at the West Stettler Park, which Stettler lost 12-6.

Stettler Peewee AA goes 3-3 in round three Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER With a convincing 6-0 in round two, the Stettler Peewee AA team went 3-3 in round three and is headed to Leduc for tier 4 provincials over the weekend

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On Thursday July 9 Stettler Storm played a spirited game, although they lost to Old Spitfires 6-12.

But they won their next two games convincingly, which will give them the confidence to play Tier 4.

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On July 13, Stettler played Drayton Valley Giants in Rimbey and won conclusively 16-7.

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Obituaries STANLEY NELSON 1937 - 2015 Stanley Arthur Nelson passed away in Edmonton, Alberta on Friday, July 10, 2015 at the age of 78 years.

Stan is survived by his loving family: wife Rita Nelson of Stettler; son Arley (Sharon) Nelson of Spruce Grove; daughter Val Nelson (Andy LeBouthillier) of Red Deer; grandchildren: Kendra Nelson and Paul Nelson; Rod LeBouthillier (Jocelyn) and their children: Alexis, Auryah and Pierce; Rochelle (Garrett) Radchenko and their son Bronsen; brothers: Emil, Albert (Betty), Gordon (Darlene); sister Ellen Saar; sister in law Alice Lonsdale; numerous nieces, nephews, and other family, the Venables families and a host of many friends.

Stan was predeceased by his parents Edwin and Matilda; brothers: Arnold (Anne), John and Melvin (Maxine); sisters Agnes (Cornelius) Looy and Hilda (Ben) Adolf; brother in law Lloyd Saar; sister in law Irene Nelson and nephew Brett Nelson.

Funeral Services were held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 11:00 AM in the Heartland Chapel of the Stettler Funeral Home with Reverend Ross Helgeton officiating. A time of sharing and luncheon followed in the Stettler Funeral Home reception centre. Interment took place at Coronation Cemetery, Coronation, Alberta. Memorial donations may be made to S.T.A.R.S, The Parkinson’s Society, The Stettler Health Services Foundation-Heritage House c/o Stettler Funeral Home, Box 1780, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0.

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ANGERS Mrs. Mary Angers (Simoneau) passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on July 9, 2015 at Stettler, Alberta at the age of 82 years, born July 21, 1932. Mary is survived by her daughters Shirley Grassie of 150 Mile House, BC and Mary Jane (Jim) Hoover of Stettler; son in law Bob Meehan of Whitecourt, AB; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren as well as many friends. Mary was predeceased by her husband Leo and daughter Barbara Meehan and grandson Lee Malmquist. Private family service will be held. Memorial donations may be made to the Animal Haven Rescue League-Stettler or a charity of your own choice. Sympathies may be forwarded to the family by signing the guestbook at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com.

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Open House Sunday August 9th 2:00 - 4:00 at the Stettler United Church - CE Wing.

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Anniversaries LANG In Honor of their 50TH Wedding Anniversary the family of Deral and Heather Lang wish to invite you to an open house at the Red Willow Hall from 2 - 5 pm.

Saturday, July 25, 2015.

No gifts please

The family of Marg Milne would like to thank everyone for all your support, messages of sympathy, food, flowers, and donations in her memory. Thank you to Melanie, Evelyn and Rev. Jack Schulze for the lovely service honouring our wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Sincere thanks to Dean Ross and staff of Stettler Funeral Home for their compassion and guidance.

Jim Milne, Trish Schwarzenberger & family, Sue Isted & family

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WOODEN Danny Edward - Beloved son, father, grandpa, brother and friend passed away on Dec. 4, 2014 at the age of 64. Danny will be lovingly remembered by wife, Olive Wooden, children Makayla (Shane) Ganong and Jacob Davis, granddaughters Eden and Isis Ganong, mother Lorraine (Bernard) Gendre, brothers Rick, Bruce, Harvey (Lorrie) Wooden and sister Judy Gendre and brother-inlaw Brian Gendre.

Predeceased by father Clifford and sisters Debbie and Kay. Danny’s life was best remembered by his stories of Byemoor where he grew up. He moved to Fort McMurray in the 1980’s and made many friends while working security at Suncor.

His love of family was enriched when he married in 1985 and became a father in 1987. Anzac became home with the adventure of owning The Duck Inn. Illness took him away and eventually he found home in Dalhousie, NB. A private family service will be held at a later date.

Celebrations HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

The family of JEAN MCKNIGHT invite you to share in the celebration of her 80th BIRTHDAY. Come & Go Tea, Saturday, July 25, 2-5 pm. at the Erskine Hall.

Your presence is your gift.

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Wanted to Rent #3250 - #3390 Acreages/Farms ..............3255 Houses/Duplexes ............3260 Suites ..............................3270 Rooms..............................3280 Manufactured Homes ......3290 Housesitting Wanted ........3300 Garage Space..................3310 Storage Space ................3320 Stores/Commercial ..........3330 Office Space ....................3340 Industrial ..........................3350 Warehouse Space............3360 Resorts & Cottages..........3370 Pasture/Land....................3380 Mobile Lot ........................3390

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Great Opportunity in Downtown Stettler! This building is fully Ànished to 2700 sq/ft total was built in 1949 and is currently zoned both Commercial and Residential. Businesses have been operating here over the years while also residing on the premises. There are 2 kitchens in the building, one on the main level one downstairs. The electrical, heating, plumbing, has been upgraded in recent years, it also boasts Central Air. Upstairs there are 3 bedrooms with closets, and a 4 pc bath. The main level has potential with some fair sized rooms, the kitchen and 3 pc bath, as well as the back entrance. Downstairs there is a self contained area with 2 bedrooms, kitchenette, and a 4 pc bath. Single garage with alley access. This property has character and may serve you well and is considered a good investment and location by the Seller who operated their company from here for many years. Take this opportunity to upgrade your business location and relocate, or make this property your newest addition to your portfolio. MLS#CA0062549 Listed at $239,800.

Call Trevor for details at 780-781-8973. Enjoy your Summer!

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ITS LAKE TIME! Lot at Rochon Sands one block from the marina on a paved road. Great place to relax on this private and secluded lot with lots of trees. RV parking pad, power and septic services. Bring your camping and fishing equipment or just enjoy all that Buffalo Lake has to offer. CA0060159. $185,000.

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ATTENTION INVESTORS - 2 suites showing returns over 8%. Lots of improvements. Plenty of parking. 3 bedroom suite on main floor & 2 bedroom suite in basement. CA0063941. $185,900.

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Quality throughout & beautifully landscaped. $575,000.

JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER AT THE LAKE - Very affordable price for almost ½ acre lot with year round (or seasonal) home overlooking Buffalo Lake. Mature lot with trees and shrubs creating a “park-like” setting. Very private and spacious yard. Main floor laundry, screened outdoor patio deck, developed walk-out basement and lots of parking space. Comes with all the furniture and full appliances. CA0060144. $315,000.

CHEAPER THAN RENT! Well cared for mobile on rented lot @ Emmerson Acres. 2 bdrm bright, clean and freshly painted. Great starter. $26,000.

ATTENTION: BUILDERS - Great opportunity to build a new duplex or 4-plex in Meadowlands. One of the few lots left for duplex development in this area. Newer area with higher priced homes and close to sports areas, restaurants and retail shopping. CA0063318. $94,500.

Large 65’ x 180’ lake front lot @ Buffalo View Estates.

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Nice treed lot @ White Sands. Short walk to the beach. Utilities to property line. $85,000.

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4 bdrm home, with 2 detached garages. Fenced yard and a new deck. Great location within walking distance to schools. $275,000. Call Edna.

This property boasts a corner mature lot with large trees, a picket fence and is priced to SELL at LOT PRICE. $59,000. Call Sherri.

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2 bdrm home, great for investment or starter home. The yard boasts 150 ft in length, which provides you with ample room for that garage you always wanted. $89,000. Call Gary.

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This is the affordable lake opportunity you have been waiting for! Beautiful lake property located in Scenic Sands community on Buffalo Lake. .57 acres nestled on a hil top surrounded by trees Close to a Provincial Park with a panoramic view of Buffalo Lake $209,000. Call Jil .

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Double wide has 3 bdrms, new flooring in kitchen and entrance. Great sized deck, a must see. $89,000. Call Edna.

Nice open floor plan, large rooms. Basement is wide open for development. Only a 5-7 minute walk to a nice sandy beach.

Rolling hills and trees all around. $449,000. Call Brian.

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3 bdrm triplex unit. Perfect location to close to everything. $264,000. Call Gary.

3 bdrm 2 storey Condo located in quiet area close to schools.

All 3 rooms plus laundry are located on second level. Makes for the pefect family home. $164,500. Call Gary.

CA0064836

Luxury arcreage life awaits! 15.59 Acres this property boasts the ultimate private oasis. This Sprawling 3132 sq ft two storey home features nothing but the Highest level of finish, quality. $929,000. Call Sherry

CA0004983 CA0001726 CA0003465 CA0004983 CA0001726 CA0003465 4701 -CA0004983 50 STREET, STETTLER CA0001726 CA0003465

403-742-3344 (24 hours) To view more info on our listing check out www.royallepage.ca/stettler or www.REALTOR.ca

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Business and Services Directory Automotive

Business Services #1000 - #1430

Accounting

1010

1029

1120

Drafting & Design

JT AUTO BODY LTD. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Serving Stettler & area for yearsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Complete auto body repair & painting Call Curt or Rob

Phone 403-742-2869 4606 - 40 St., Stettler

Furnace Cleaning

1193

Stettler Furnace Cleaning

GALEN WIEBE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DRAFTING AND DESIGN 4905 44 AVE., BAY 2, STETTLER

PH: 403-742-4101

1210

Dr. E. LYNES Chiropractor 4719 - 49 St. Stettler, Alberta

Qualified and Reputable

1196

Ph:403-742-5979 Fax:403-742-3656 Box 1595, 4907 - 50 Street, tree ee et et, t, Stettler AB AB info@leschert.net

Thorogood Pinches

&

Certified General Accountants 4814 - 49 Street, Stettler

AUTO BODY REPAIR LTD.

Quality Collision Repair and Professional Serviceâ&#x20AC;Ś Guaranteed!

Find out more about us at: www.brennanautobody.com

4819 - 51 Street Stettler, AB

403-742-3141 www.numeratax.com

1070

K K Keen een Klean lean â&#x20AC;˘ Carpet Cleaning

G K D P

Gitzel Krejci Dand Peterson CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

4912 - 51 Street P.O. Box 460, Stettler, Alberta

403-742-4431 Toll free 1-877-742-4431 e-mail: gkdpca@gkdpca.com website:

www.gkdpca.com

1130

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gutter Cleanâ&#x20AC;? Leaf Protection

403-742-5810 or 403-742-6443

Call Barry Harvey

403-742-8838 *27 years experience*

-Residential -Commercial -Farm Buildings -Renovations

Electrical

1150

Buzz Andersen Serving Stettler area over 35 years

403-742-1330 Contractors

1100

THIS WEEKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EYE SPY WINNER IS SANDY CLARK Please come in to the Stettler Independent to claim your prize.

Landscaping

1240

LTD.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Service Specialistsâ&#x20AC;?

Randy Long â&#x20AC;˘ Residential â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Automotive Needs

403-742-2520 4607 - 59 St., Stettler (Beside A & W)

HEARTLAND GLASS

â&#x20AC;˘ Locks repinned & installed â&#x20AC;˘ Windshields repaired & installed â&#x20AC;˘ Residential & Commercial Windows & Doors â&#x20AC;˘ All your glass & screen needs Main St., Stettler Emergency 403-742-2665 403-742-3628

Stettler Eye Care Dr. R. TROY NELSON Comprehensive eye health and vision exams Top quality frames, lenses and contacts Treatment of eye disease, injuries and surgical co-management

Phone 403-742-2683 New patients welcome

â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Electrical We Do Itâ&#x20AC;?

All types of Electrical Installation & Maintenance

403-742-5111 Serving Stettler & Area since 1978

Landscaping

1240

Landscaping

1240

DOUBLE J MUDJACKING

Concrete work Lift, Level and Repair 35 years experience.

Fully Licensed & Insured.

Phone John 780-975-5343 or 403-742-0646 No Job Too Big or Small

Chiropractor

LAWN & GARDEN CARE

-Gitzel Krejci Building

Town & Country Big or Small â&#x20AC;ŚWE DO IT ALL!

4912 - 51 Street Stettler, AB Open Mon. - Sat.

Phone: 403-742-5830

Bus.: 403-742-2553 Res.: 403-742-0370

Please leave a message if no answer

PERFORMANCE Physiotherapy, Acupuncture & Massage

Barristers and Solicitors Advocates 2401 Toronto Dominion Sq. Edmonton Centre Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Z1 Telephone: 780-426-4660 Fax: 780-426-0982

LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE Lori R. Reule Stettler Professional Building 4819 51 Street

403-742-3411

ANDERSON LAW OFFICE

Brenda Anderson, B.Comm., LL.B. 5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB

RUBBER DUCK YARD CARE

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keeping people in Motion...â&#x20AC;?

403-742-4533 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.

Misc.

Services

BRYON D. BALTIMORE

LL. B.

1210

Care

Gary G. Grant Law Office

of McCuaig Desrochers

DR. D.G. BECKLUND BRIAN HALLETT

403-742-6970 403-740-9782

1100

C.R. GLASS

FINISHING TOUCH EXTERIORS LTD. Health 5â&#x20AC;?Continuous Eaves

â&#x20AC;˘ Carpet â&#x20AC;˘ Upholstry Cleaning Cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Window Washing 403-742-6970

Professional Accountants LLP

P.O. Box 1328 4702- 51 Ave., Stettler Tel: 403-742-3438 e-mail: gchap@gchap.ca

Dr

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

Eavestroughing

Chapman and Co. Contractors Guy Chapman, CA Chris Annand, CA Kendra Walgenbach, CA Naomi Roth, CGA

ika Ser Mon afting

4109 - 48 Avenue, Stettler

Cleaning

lbe Stah vice

Phone: 403-742-3555

403-742-5520 403-882-3740 (Castor)

House Plan Design Small Commercial Shop Drawings As Builts rg

1260

Phone: 403-742-4437

FAX: 866-305-5686 admin@railsidedesign.com

Legal Services

4910 - 51 Street Stettler, AB T0C 2L0

One block East of Scotia Bank

403-742-3418 Glass Shops

Health Care

1290

Phone 403-742-2529 Fax 403-742-2522 ourlaw2@telus.net

1290

Plumbing & Heating

1330

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228; www.awna.com.

EASY DIVORCE: Free consultation call 1-800-320-2477 or check out http://canadianlegal.org/ uncontested-divorce. CCA Award #1 Paralegal.

A+ BBB Reputation.

In business 20+ years.

Open Mon. - Sat.

Personal Services

1315

DO you have a DISABILITY? Physical or mental. We can help you get up to $40,000 back from the Canadian Government. FOR DETAILS check out our website: disabilitygroupcanada .com or CALL us today Toll-Free 1-888-875-4787.

HIP OR KNEE Replacement? Arthritic conditions? Restrictions in walking/dressing?

Disability Tax Credit. $2000 tax credit. $20,000 refund. For assistance 1-844-453-5372.

Well Drilling

1400

â&#x20AC;˘ Complete Plumbing & Heating Services â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial and Residential â&#x20AC;˘ Water Conditioning & Pumps â&#x20AC;˘ 24 Hour Service Service Wise - We Specialize

Stettler Ph.

403-742-5237

Roofing

1370

METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors.

Call 1-888-263-8254.

GET YOUR BUSINESS OUT THERE 403.742.2395 Well Drilling

ALBERTA

TALL PINE DRILLING LTD.

1400 FREE ES ESTIMAT

100%

CUSTOMER N SATISFACTIO

OVER 40 YEARS OF DRILLING EXPERIENCE â&#x20AC;˘ Water Well Drilling â&#x20AC;˘ Steel or PVC Casing â&#x20AC;˘ Pre Drilling Piles â&#x20AC;˘ Water Well Pump Testing & Monitoring

â&#x20AC;˘ Submersible Pump Sales & Installation â&#x20AC;˘ Well Abandonments â&#x20AC;˘ Shock Chlorination â&#x20AC;˘ Backhoe Service

24 HOUR SERVICE TRUCK â&#x20AC;˘ Power Rake â&#x20AC;˘ Aerate â&#x20AC;˘ Lawns ~ cut & trimmed For personalized services call Lana Gross ~ 403-740-3595

Misc.

Services

1290

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

U.S. travel waiver.

Divorce? Simple.

Fast. Inexpensive.

Debt recovery? Alberta collection to $25,000.

Calgary 403-228-1300/ 1-800-347-2540.

Misc.

Services

1290

RURAL WATER TREATMENT (Province Wide) Tell them Danny Hooper sent you

Misc.

Services

)RON &ILTERS s 3OFTENERS s $ISTILLERS s 2EVERSE /SMOSIS h+ONTINUOUS 3HOKv #HLORINATOR 0ATENTED 7HOLE (OUSE 2EVERSE /SMOSIS 3YSTEM

Domestic, Industrial & OilďŹ eld

24 HOUR Red Deer 403-343-6266 Bentley 403-748-2955 admin@tallpinedrilling.com

www.tallpinedrilling.com The right place to find the right person for the job.

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")' )2/.

View our 29 patented and patent pending inventions online at

www.1800bigiron.com

403.742.2395

Page 22 Storage Space

3160

Self storage c-can unit available for rent. Jim, 403-740-9609, Lorna, 403-741-7494.

Storage Space

3160

4090

Manufactured Homes

SUMMER SALE!! ˇ Discounted pricing on all 2014 inventory on 20w & 22w show homes.

Available for immediate delivery. Call 1.855.358.0808. ˇwww.westerncanadia nmodular.com

STETTLER MINI Businesses For Sale 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

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

4040

BARGAIN CONDOS Salmon Heaven. Port Alice, Vancouver Island.

From $50,000, furn/unfurn., 2 bd, 1 ba.

(406)930-1451, or visit us online: www.eyepoppingsalmon.com

4090

Manufactured Homes

DON’T OVERPAY! rtmihomes.com “Your Smart Housing Solution” Canada’s Largest provider of manufactured housing.

Text or call (844-334-2960). In stock 16’/20’/22’ Homes on Sale Now! KITCHEN SPECIAL HOMES starting at $138,500. Kitchen upgrades include full backsplash, stainless steel appliances & much more.

For more information call United Homes Canada 1-800-461-7632 or visit our site at www. unitedhomescanada.com.

Acreages

4140

TURN-KEY BUSINESS for sale, Westalta Pressure Testing Inc, Edson AB. Two industrial lots. Three 5 tons pressure trucks. 6 portable rental pressure testing units on skids.

Complete business.

Serious inquiries only. Ph: 1-780-962-0388 westalta@telus.net

Buildings For Sale

Condos/ Townhouses

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Independent CLASSIFIEDS

4150

LOOKING FOR a shop?

Post Frame Buildings.

AFAB Industries has experience, expertise, reliability and great construction practices. For a free quote, contact Ryan Smith 403-818-0797 or email: ryan.afab@gmail.com.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Our Big 35th Anniversary Sale!” 20x20 $4500. 25x24 $5198. 30x30 $7449.

32x36 $8427. 40x46 $12,140. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.pioneersteel.ca.

Public Notices

Transportation #5000-5300

Automotive Services ........5010 Antique & Classic Autos ....5020 Cars ..................................5030 SUV’s................................5040 Trucks ..............................5050 Heavy Trucks....................5060 Vans/Buses ......................5070 Motorcycles ......................5080 Campers ..........................5090 Motorhomes......................5100 5th Wheels........................5110 Holiday Trailers ................5120 Tent Trailers ......................5130 Utility Trailers ....................5140 ATV’s ................................5150 Boats & Marine ................5160 Snowmobiles ....................5170 Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180 Auto Wreckers ..................5190 Vehicles Wanted ..............5200 Car/Truck Rental ..............5210 Recreational Vehicle Rental ..............................5220 Trailer Rental ....................5230 Misc. Automotive ..............5240 RV’s ..................................5300

SUV's

5040

2009 PONTIAC Vibe, manual trans., 4 extra snow tires on rims. $6,500.

403-884-2286.

Money To Loan

4430

CONSOLIDATE All loans with rates from 2.1% business or personal loan bankruptcy or bad credit ok. Call 778-654-1408

GET YOUR BUSINESS OUT THERE 403.742.2395

Wednesday 6:00 p.m.

For more info call Bob 403-820-5583

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-742-4271; 403-742-1887

AL-ANON Brenda 403-742-0990 Betty 403-742-5673

ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY 403-346-4636 Red Deer www.alzheimer.ab.ca

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Pat Lattery 403-742-3759

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

BRIGANTIA PLACE (formerly Camrose Women’s Shelter) 780-672-1035

Public Notice #6000

6010

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Estate of

KENNETH S. JOHNSON

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 Betty Birch 403-742-0732

If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your reply by

August 22, 2015 and provide details your claim with

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS

STETTLER FOOD BANK

who died on May 27, 2015

of

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

STETTLER HANDIBUS

Warren Sinclair

403-742-5858

(Barry M. Wilson) at #600, 4911-51 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 6V4

STETTLER HEALTH EMERGENCY LINE

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

HOW CAN YOU MAKE YOUR PHONE RING? & Make Some Quick Cash?

Place your ad HERE...

Acreage- 15 minutes from Stettler

Public Notices

6010

PUBLIC LAND AUCTION

NOTICE

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT, THE VILLAGE DONALDA WILL OFFER THE SALE, BY PUBLIC AUCTION, IN THE VILLAGE OFFICE, 5001 MAIN ST. DONALDA, ALBERTA, ON SUNDAY JULY 26, 2015, AT 12:00PM, THE FOLLOWING LAND: LOT BLOCK PLAN LINC C OF T 8 8 78222154 0013 595 858 062 429 182 THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 7006 ALBERTA AVENUE, DONALDA, AB. THE LAND WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SUBJECT TO A RESERVE BID OF $20,000 AND THE RESERVATIONS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE EXISTING CERTIFICATE OF TITLE. NO BID WILL BE ACCEPTED WHERE THE OF

BIDDER ATTEMPTS TO ATTACH CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE SALE OF ANY PARCEL.

NO

TERMS OR CONDITIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED OTHER

VILLAGE OF DONALDA. MAY, AFTER THE PUBLIC AUCTION,

THAN THOSE SPECIFIED BY THE

THE VILLAGE

OF

DONALDA

BECOME

THE OWNER OF ANY PARCEL OF LAND NOT SOLD AT THE PUBLIC AUCTION.

TERMS: CASH

403-742-6568

STETTLER PEOPLE FOR SUICIDE AWARENESS 403-742-2337

STETTLER READ & WRITE OFFICE 403-742-2999

T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Grace - 403-742-0681 Vivian - 403-742-3935

VICTIM SERVICES 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

WHAT CAN THE CLASSIFIEDS DO FOR YOU???

IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT UNDER THE PROVISIONS

OF THE

GST WILL APPLY TO THE A 25% DEPOSIT IS PAYABLE UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE BID AT PUBLIC AUCTION. THE FULL BALANCE OF THE ACCEPTED BID IS DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. REDEMPTION MAY BE AFFECTED BY PAYMENT OF ALL ARREARS OF TAXES AND COSTS AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO SALE. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT THE VILLAGE OFFICE AT (403)883-2345.

OR CERTIFIED CHEQUE AND

LAND SOLD AT THE PUBLIC AUCTION.

CELIAC (Gluten Intolerance) Pager toll-free (20 sec. response time) 1-403-357-6266

4050

2.3 beautifully treed acres with modern, spacious 1950 sq. ft. bungalow, attached double garage plus separate workshop and a Quonset on Linda Hall Road.

Beautiful, and only $400,000.

Call Norma or Gwen, Sutton Landmark Realty 403-742-7815 or 403-742-4080

ADULTS/ CHILDREN ANONYMOUS

Brenda 403-742-3067

Public Notices

Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430

Community Support Services

COCAINE ANONYMOUS

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

Financial #4400 - #4430

6010

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

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

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS APPROVED Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the County of Stettler No, 6’s Land Use Bylaw NO. 1443-10: 1. No: Legal Description: Rural Address: Name: Proposed Development:

DP 15041 Lot 9 Block 15 Plan 8122682 2 Volker Crescent, Erskine Kent & Shantel Bryson Ancillary Building - Standard Size

2. No: Legal Description:

DP 15043 Lot 10, Block 2, Plan 9924620 (Rochon Sands Estates) Rural Address: 242, 40345 Rge Rd 211 Name: Vi Phoung & Ricky KW Chan Proposed Development: Recreational Vehicle (2005)

3. No: Legal Description: Rural Address: Name: Owner: Proposed Development:

DP 15054 Lot 9 Block 2, Plan 9924620 (Rochon Sands Estates) 209, 40345 Rge Rd 211 Ron Millard Woody’s Automotive Recreational Vehicle (2007)

4. No: Legal Description: Rural Address: Name: Proposed Development:

DP 15055 P.T. SW 36-39-19W4M 39525 Rge Rd 19-1 Murray Davidson Manufactured Home (2015)

5. No: Legal Description: Rural Address: Name: Proposed Development:

DP 15056 Lot 43 Block 2, Plan 0522242 Buffalo Sands 336, 40302 Rge Rd 211 Trent & Lillian Parks Recreactional Vehicle (2003)

6. No: Legal Description: Rural Address: Name: Proposed Development:

DP 15057 Lot 33, Block 2, Plan 0522242 Buffalo Sands 318, 40302 Rge Rd 211 Karen & Carl Dimaulo Recreational Vehicle (2000)

7. No: Legal Description: Rural Address: Name: Owner: Proposed Development:

DP 15058 NE 30-34-17W4M 34476 Rge Rd 175 Cody & Dara Hallett Dale & Denise Green Attached Ancillary Building (Garage) to existing Dwelling

8. No: Legal Description: Rural Address: Name: Proposed Development:

DP 15060 NW 22-40-20W4M 20279 Twp Rd 40 4 James & Deanna Patko Detached Dwelling w/ attached garage

9. No: Legal Description: Rural Address: Name: Proposed Development:

DP 15062 SE 1-38-20W4M Not assigned Ray & Connie Unruh Manufactured Home (2015)

Jacinta Donovan & Cara McKenzie, Development Officers

Coming Events Obituaries Memorials Pets Lost/Found Classes Vacation Homes Personals Fitness Arts/Crafts Realtors Babysitters Condos Volunteers Career Planning Legal Aid Tutors Oilfield Announcements Trades Vehicles Public Notices Rentals Acreages Motorcycles Business Opportunities Cottages Livestock Grain/Feed/Hay Tractors Pasture land Campers/RVs Extra Income Security Registrations Meetings Repairs Farmers Markets Trade Fairs Rodeos & MUCH MORE!

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Independent SPORTS

Stettler Junior Rodeo Series gives young riders a platform to compete and excel Moush Sara John INDEPENDENT REPORTER Throughout the summer months, there’s an event at the Stettler Agriplex On most days. But in July and August, when the Stettler Junior Rodeo Series is hosted, there is a flurry of activity like none other.

Here riders, 14 and under compete in barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, team roping, breakaway roping and tie-down roping.

Participants are grouped according to their ages, with categories being peewees, which is 5 and under, 6-8, 9-11 and 12-14.

This is the third year of hosting this event and there are approximately 80 participants every year. A portion of the entry fee charged goes back into the wins, the rest ends up towards operating costs.

Participants come from neighbouring towns and communities, such as Castor, Alix, Big Valley, Hanna, sometimes with kids travelling from as far as the Westlock area.

“The idea behind hosting these events are to give like minded kids the opportunity to ride and compete in rodeo events with kids their own age,”

said Carrie Resch, one of the organizers. “The confidence the these kids gain and the improvements that they make throughout the season is amazing never mind the friendships that are made.”

A strong network of volunteers helps to keep the events running.

“We have some outstanding volunteers that come out each week to help where ever they can,” said Resch. “Most of them don’t even have kids competing but because they are so supportive of the event and the opportunities this brings to the kids they continue to support our series, and we couldn’t do it without them.”

A lot of the community partners and sponsors help in making this event a huge success, said Resch.

There are five events hosted throughout July and August each year.

The results for Tuesday, July 14 are as follows.

Team roping 1.Jace Thorsteinson/ Denim Ross 2.Jace Thorsteinson/ Hallie Erion Tie Down Roping 1.Chase Skocdopole 2.Jace Thorsteinson Breakaway Roping 6-8: 1.Caleb Fawcett,

son, 2.Kayla Hronek 9-11: 1.Randon Ross, 2.Landon Warren 12-14: 1.Justine Elliott, 2.Tori Brower Barrel Racing

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Kelly Cholach from Stettler takes part in the breakaway roping event at Stettler Junior Rodeo Series. It was held on Tuesday, July 14 at the Stettler Agriplex.

2.Aubrey Ross 9-11: 1.Landon Warren, 2.Chase Skocdopole 12-14: 1.Hayden Warren, 2. Jace Thorsteinson Goat Tying 6-8: 1.Kelly Cholach, 2.Harleigh Henderson 9-11: 1.Denim Ross, 2.Amy Skuckburg 12-14: 1.Keely Grover,

Main Street, Stettler 403-742-2211 www.johnsstettler.ca 403-742-2

2.Taiga Thorsteinsson Pole Bending 6-8: 1.Harleigh Hender-

Bucs win in landslide Submitted by Todd Lewis On July 11, Central Alberta Buccaneers (3-1) kicked off against the Lloydminster Vandals at Lacombe’s MEGlobal Athletic Park. The Vandals squad travelled with a light 19-man bench while the Bucs enjoyed a healthy 45+ player roster.

The disparity in man-power wouldn’t be the only wide margin in this game: the Bucs won in a landslide 66-6 victory.

The Bucs took control of the game early.

Lloydminster’s offense was rarely on the field longer than two plays at a time before they were forced to punt the ball back to the Buccaneers special team squad (or “Spades” as the team has nicknamed the special teamers).

As a result, Central Alberta enjoyed favourable field position for the entirety of the game. Cornerback Tyson Dichrow of Sundre praised the team’s offense: “We really controlled the ball. Our offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage and, as a result, our runningbacks ran all over the field.”

The Bucs’ offensive prowess was to the relief of players, staf and fans – the pirate offense had been inconsistent throughout the first half of the season. However, “our offense has finally clicked and we put up

6-8: 1.Harleigh Henderson, 2.Kayla Hronek 9-11: 1.Bobbi Henderson, 2.Abbegayle Brady 12-14: 1.Justine Elliott, 2.Quincy Squair

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Tylor Johnson of the Buccaneers points downfield asking for a block after making an interception during the game against Lloydminster Vandals on Saturday, July 11 at the Lacombe MEGLobal Athletic Park. points on the scoreboard,” said Matt Merkley of Sylvan Lake. “Our play calling was good and there weren’t many player miscues – we were determined to win.”

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