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Hawaiian pig roast fundraiser draws 300 MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Hawaiian pig roast supper, which was organized as a fundraiser for St. George’s Anglican Church at the Stettler Community Hall on Saturday, Sept. 26 brought together 300 people from the community and neighbouring areas. “We did a Hawaiian night in 2014 and it was so well received that we had to book a bigger hall this time to accommodate more people,” said Marg Grandfield, organizer and part of St. George’s Anglican Church parish. “We would like to thank Henry Johnson and his crew for all their hard work in preparing the roast and everyone who helped make this fundraiser happen.” The evening started with the uncovering of the pig roast from the underground pit or ‘imu’ as Henry Johnson, the main cook, explained the process to a group of people gathered around to see the whole ritual. Having lived in Stettler for over three decades, Johnson
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has been doing authentic Hawaiian Luau style barbecue for over 35 years. “As a child on the Big Island of Hawaii, I watched my grandfather and his friends ‘kalua’ (cook) pigs and other foods using the traditional method in an underground oven called an ‘imu’,” said Johnson. “So I credit my grandfather for passing this cultural knowledge to me and to ensure that this part of our culture is continued, I have taught my son and grandsons this PacificIslander tradition.” Johnson went on to explain that the same method of cooking has been used throughout Polynesia for thousands of years, and the oven which is called ‘imu’ in Hawaii is called ‘hangi’ in New Zealand and ‘umu’ in Tahiti and Samoa. “The Hawaiian ‘imu’ is a pit dug into the earth, 16-18 inches deep, the size being determined by the quantity of food to be cooked,” said Johnson. “The average size to cook a 100-pound dressed hog and enough baked potatoes and corn on the cob to feed 100 people is approximately
over the ‘imu’ and the food is placed on top covered by more banana leaves, but here in Canada, I substitute corn husks for the banana leaves, and then cover it with wet burlap sacks and a tarp.” Johnson added that once the preparation is complete the ‘imu’ is sealed with four to five inches of soil. “By assuring a good seal, and knowing by experience, the heat and other conditions in the ‘imu’, the food is cooked in six hours,” said Johnson. “During the past 35 years, my son and I have cooked over 300 hogs, a hip of buffalo and other wild game roasts, numerous large beef roasts and turkeys.” The event was a sell out with silent auction, supper and entertainment. “Although we don’t have the total as yet, the funds raised will be used for the general costs of the church,” said Grandfield. Johnson charmed the crowds with his song, while dancers from the Alberta Polynesian Heritage Society kept guests entertained with their dance.
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three feet wide and four feet long, but this would be for a Canadian Luau.” According to Johnson, in Hawaii a hog is cooked with sweet potatoes or yams, bread, fruit and other Hawaiian foods. Once dug, the ‘imu’ is filled with enough firewood to cook the food. Lava rocks called ‘pohaku imu’ are placed on top and the fire is then lit and permitted to burn for approximately two hours until the lava rocks are hot and the wood is a bed of red hot coals. In preparation, slits are cut in the hams and front shoulders of the hog. Hot lava rocks are then placed in these slits as well as in the centre cavity to assure that the hog, which is wrapped in a basket made of one-inch mesh chicken wire is completely cooked. “The only condiment used in Hawaii would be pure sea salt, but in addition to the sea salt, I have added other spices to enhance the flavour,” said Johnson. “In Hawaii, we would place banana leaves
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Julie Weekes, left, and Danea Whitford stand behind their Operation Christmas Child display on Sept. 19 in the Alliance Church. The funds-raising rummage sale held at the church that day will stuff about 40 shoeboxes full of useful and fun items for children in poverty.
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Fundraising efforts benefit two good causes STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER People came and went from the Stettler Alliance Church on Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 20, helping raise money for two good causes — one worldwide, and one more local. The first, the Saturday rummage sale, saw items donated by members of the congregation and community up for sale. The donated items were being sold to raise money for Operation Christmas Child, which sees shoeboxes loaded with items for children in poverty in third-world countries. The boxes contain a few toys, but also things like letters, school supplies, and health supplies.
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Julie Weekes, a member of the church’s mission team, and Danea Whitford were manning the till at the rummage sale across the noon hour. She said that items were basically flying right out the door. “The big thing was furniture,” Weekes said, adding that it was a surprise to her. “Almost all the furniture was gone by the end of the first hour. The rest was gone by the end of the day.” At the end of the day, once the few expenses were tallied up, the church raised $1,123.65, which will be used to pay for shipping of the shoe boxes as well as the items within. “It’ll probably cover the cost of about 40 boxes,” Weekes said. The church has been the collection point for Operation Christmas Child for several years, taking over from Pfeiffer’s House
of Music. Each year, the church hosts a “packing party,” where any member of the community can come in and help pack boxes for a bit, or the whole day, or even just one or two. Whatever they have time for is welcome, Weekes noted. This year’s party will be Nov. 1 at 1 p.m. Each box is stuffed with about $20 worth of items before its sealed up and shipped away, she noted. The following day, the church hosted a movie night. The movie, “Do you believe,” was a fictionalized accounting of why and how people have come to believe in the Gospel, God, and Jesus Christ. While the testimony within the film weren’t based on true stories, they were instead built of many, an amalgamation of several people’s stories of finding God. “It’s got all sorts of sto-
rylines, is sort of interactive,” Weekes said. “It challenges beliefs.” The night’s sales — admission, pop and popcorn sales — went to the family of Jace Thorsteinson, a local boy who was recently injured in a rodeo training accident. Thorsteinson is recovering but has a long road ahead of him, Weekes said. “We know how stressful it is for his family right now,” she said. “We just wanted to help.” Though the Thorsteinsons aren’t part of the church’s congregation, Weekes said Jace is friends to many of the families in the church, and that God’s message to be kind to each other and help each other doesn’t pay any attention to human-created guidelines like congregation or faith. “We’re all praying for his recovery,” she said.
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Court lenient on offenders STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER An addiction to alcohol has cost Kenneth MacPherson his home, his business, and his marriage, and on Thursday, Sept. 24, it cost him an additional $130. MacPherson appeared at Alberta Provincial Court in Stettler before Judge J. Mitchell to answer to a charge of breach of probation, which was levelled after RCMP did a check on MacPherson and found him to be impaired. MacPherson is on probation in relation to assault charges from 2014 after assaulting his ex-wife, who has since divorced him, closed their jointly owned business, and
moved away from Stettler. While MacPherson did attend an alcohol-addiction counselling program as part of his probation, the program didn’t stick, as the RCMP’s check on him came after the program had been completed, the court heard. MacPherson told the judge about his personal and professional plight and how his addictions had cost him, and Mitchell gave him a break, giving him a minor fine for the breaching of his conditions. Taylor Proctor wasn’t as lucky, as both the crown prosecutor and judge refused to go easy on him. Proctor came to court requesting to speak to the Crown regarding his
speeding ticket, which had been issued after he was stopped by Bashaw RCMP going 146 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. Proctor requested the Crown lower the charge slightly, reducing the fine and number of demerit points he would earn for his speedy driving, but given the greatly excessive speed, the Crown refused. With no alternative, Proctor pleaded guilty and was fined. Donald Emblau, represented by duty counsel Mark Daoust, pleaded guilty to a count of driving without insurance and driving while suspended. He pleaded guilty on his first appearance at court, and because of
that, the Crown withdrew a charge of operating an unregistered vehicle. Driving without insurance, once the 30 per cent victim surcharge is factored in, usually comes with a fine of well over $3,000, but Judge Mitchell took pity and fined Emblau $2,500, including the surcharge. He was also fined $270 plus the surcharge for driving while suspended. Cody Larson will be back in court for sentencing on Nov. 26, after he pleaded guilty to two charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking. Between now and then, a pre-sentencing report will be completed, and the judge will issue the sentence on that day.
Documentary retraces Cook murder and hanging in detail MUSTAFA ERIC INDEPENDENT EDITOR A new documentary on the murders of the Cook family and the hanging death of Alberta’s last death sentence convict, Robert Raymond Cook, has recently been released and the product goes a long way answering most of the questions in completing the puzzle of the tragedy. Rick Smallwood, the researcher, writer, director, editor, narrator and everything else of the documentary called “The Grease Pit”, says his documentary has been an effort to tell the story of the murders and the trial and the hanging in its entirety. “When I was young I remember my parents, and especially my grandmother talk about the case. Most Albertans my age all know that Robert Raymond Cook was the last man in Alberta to hang but I never knew why he was hung,” said Smallwood. In his attempt to answer the question for himself and for those who are interested in the story, which haunted Alberta’s recent history for decades after the hanging of Robert Raymond Cook, Smallwood produced a gripping and well reserached, well told
story, achieving to stay neutral and sticking to the facts throughout. His research includes interviews with witnesses, RCMP officers involved in the search of Cook as he fled the police, his attorneys and people of Stettler who have done earlier research on the case of the murder convict. Throughout the documentary, all information available from the archives, even to the minute details of Robert Raymond Cook’s movements after he was released from prison and his journey to Stettler to meet his father, is painstakingly described in order to give a comprehensive understanding of the mindset of the accused. Smallwood doesn’t claim to have produced something which will lay the case to rest forever. “I’m not sure it will ever lay dormant, especially in the Stettler area. It is still a hot button topic and many people become quite upset when any chance of Cook’s possible innocence is brought up. I tried to present the case so that all the facts and scenarios were given the viewer to decide what they think,” he said. The documentary is available for purchase at the Stettler Museum and online at www.robertcook.ca
Compensation for Clearview support staff gets a step up MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER Clearview support staff saw positive improvements to their agreements, which included a salary increase of two per cent, effective Sept. 1, 2015. Support staff at Clearview includes learning assistants, custodians, secretaries, family school liaison workers, librarians, technology system technicians, mechanics, bus drivers and maintenance workers. There was an improvement in benefits for school-based support staff as well, which includes learning assistants and secretaries, with approximately 20 per cent more
staff now qualifying for benefits. Clearview staff’s benefit plan includes extended health, dental, vision, and a local government pension plan. “The updated compensation agreements continue to respect our staff and I am really thankful the Board supported for more staff to access benefits,” said Peter Barron, superintendent, Clearview public schools. “Staff felt they were really heard during the discussions, and these improvements will be significant for those staff that do great work for students and learning, but in the past were unable to have health benefits for themselves or their families.” The Clearview board of trustees
successfully completed discussions with support staff the week starting Sept. 21, for the 2015-16 and 2016-17 school years. “The staff committees and board committee worked together towards improvements for both staff at Clearview,” said Cheri Neitz, chair, Clearview board of trustees. “These improvements will help us to continue to attract and keep our great staff, and ensure our students have the best supports for learning.” Increases in total compensation, which includes salary and benefits for support staff is estimated to be at least 5.2 per cent, primarily from more staff accessing benefits.
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Stettler’s SolutionCorp ranks 127 in the 27th annual PROFIT 500 MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER SolutionCorp, a Stettler-based company was ranked 127th among Canada’s fastest growing companies on Thursday, Sept. 17 by Canadian Business and PROFIT in its 27th annual edition. PROFIT 500 ranks Canadian businesses by their five-year revenue growth. SolutionCorp made the list with fiveyear revenue growth of 539 per cent. The company has been specializing in providing compliance solutions for major oil and gas companies, besides helping to design and manage corrosion mitigation programs for over 20,000 km of pipelines for upstream oil and gas industry in western Canada since 2007. They offer innovative cost-effective solutions that ensure pipeline safety and long-term asset integrity is managed effectively and within compliance to regulations. “The PROFIT 500 represent the highest tier of entrepreneurialism in Canada,” said James Cowan, editor-in-chief, PROFIT and Canadian Business. “They should be lauded for the positive economic contributions they’ve made to their communities – and the entire country.” The company, which had its humble beginnings in the Town of Stettler was based on the “vision, mission and core values,” according to CEO Dean Lovell.
“This was really the roadmap that we felt would allow us and our future staff to keep focused and sustainable as we grew the company,” said CEO Dean Lovell. “I would say that we did not focus on making the 2015 PROFIT 500 list, we focused on doing the right things for our customers, and as a result our customers put their trust in SolutionCorp, and we have achieved this “milestone” because they asked us to grow with them.” SolutionCorp is also a leader in identifying and reporting greenhouse gas emissions. “Our advanced tools allow for leaking greenhouse gasses to be identified and repaired cost effectively, therefore reducing the environmental impact and saving the producers lost revenue due to leaks,” said Lovell. “We were surprised that we ranked 127, it really is a testament to our great staff’s hard work and dedication.” Having grown up in Stettler and attended the William E. Hay school, both Dean and Jami Lovell knew from the start that it was the place where they wanted to raise a family. As the CFO, Jami Lovell plays a crucial role in the company and is responsible for steering it financially, and yet she has to maintain the work-life balance on a regular basis. “Family has always been the top priority for us, but owning your own company it becomes like another child and your
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SolutionCorp Inc. husband-wife duo, CEO Dean Lovell and CFO Jami Lovell at their mobile fugitive emissions testing unit, speaks about humble beginnings and what success means as the company ranked 127 in the 27th annual PROFIT 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s fastest-growing companies.
team becomes a part of that family,” said Jami. “Making sure to give quality time to all areas has brought challenges, but Dean and I have designed my office to be home-based and that way we can make sure all bases are covered.” Growth for SolutionCorp has not come easy, with the team having to expand three times. “We now have created about five extra offices that we have available to grow into instead of just providing offices for the staff we have,” said Lovell. “This was not the most efficient way to do things, but at the time we did not have the capital to expand our space, and we were doubling
up people in offices until we created our last expansion.” Based in a quiet corner of the 46th Street in Stettler, SolutionCorp is here to say as the Lovells do not wish to move the headquarters anywhere. “Stettler will always be our headquarters, but we foresee the requirement to have satellite offices in other areas of Alberta and other provinces, in order to keep pace with the demand for pipeline integrity services, and keeping our clients’ pipelines safe to operate,” said Lovell. “We see the company continuing to grow, and offering our clients solutions that are innovative and cost effective.”
New campus structure will benefit community, Baharally says MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER With the commencement of the new academic session 2015-2016 the former William E. Hay Composite underwent a significant change as the middle school of Stettler Elementary was combined with the high school and renamed as William E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus, which now includes grades seven to 12. This change has been positive, according to principal Norbert Baharally. “This is a positive move from both an academic and fi nancial perspective,” said Baharally. “Academically, the move to amalgamating the schools has allowed for more professional development amongst the staff and collaboration.” Some of the positive changes have included the
collaboration of the entire staff with the junior high homeroom every Friday on the school’s Response To Intervention (RTI) program through the Flex Built In (FBI) time, “which has huge benefits for our students on the edges” according to Baharally. “We also now have a larger staff for in-house professional development, and subject area specialists are able to get together to collaborate and work to develop programming,” added the principal. Kimberley Smyth, currently the chair of the now ‘retired’ William E. Hay Composite High School council said, “As a parent of three boys in grades 11 and 10, the amalgamation hasn’t had an adverse effect on our children thus far. My concerns were voiced and acknowledged at each of the meetings
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Big Valley unveils a new museum MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER Big Valley inaugurated its new attraction, Big Valley Vintage Tools and Collectibles Museum, on Sunday, Sept. 27. With an attendance of over 60 people, the quiet and still Sunday afternoon in Big Valley came alive as people gathered for the ribbon cutting. Scheduled to have a grand opening in summer 2016, the new museum is located off Railway Avenue in Big Valley. “Although the building is a modern steel quonset type building, the historical society has created a rustic western style front to fit Big Valley’s historic and rustic type architecture,” said Lois Miller, mayor, Big Valley and treasurer, Big Valley Historical Society. “It is modern and yet has character and is pleasing to look at.” All of the artifacts and collectibles of the museum were donated by Rod and wife Ione Miller. According to Lois Miller, Rod and Ione Miller moved to Big Valley about 14 years ago and Rod Miller brought with him a “huge semi-truck and trailer full of his collectibles, scale model trucks, cars and tractors and other knick-knacks but mostly a huge collection of antique tools, with a collection of over 30 years”. “This collection will display tools from 1800s and beyond and show the historical value of tools,” said Miller. “There is much culture involved with the stories behind how these were used and this collection is extensive and unique to the area, providing great cultural awareness and
interest as well as drawing many tourists to the village.” From dolls, car models and automobiles, toys to spanners and various kinds of tools to glassware and parlour heaters, the museum seemed to display a wide array of collectibles. “Ione and I started buying and selling items with the intention to resell them at flea markets and swap meets but after a while we got really interested in keeping them for ourselves,” said Rod Miller, director, Big Valley Historical Society. “Since then we have never looked back and have been to as many swap meets, flea markets, antique auctions and garage sales as we could attend, and the collection here is a result of that.” While Ione was more into glassware, Rod collected tools. Rod became active with the Big Valley Historical Society and suggested that he would like to display some of his collection for people to enjoy. The Historical Society provided him with space in an 80-foot railway car they owned. However, this was only a small portion of his collection so in 2010, an agreement was made between Rod and the Big Valley Historical Society to give his collection to the society as long as a new building could be built to hold it. “After several years of hard work and fundraising and community support the new 40 foot by 96 foot building is done,” said Miller. “Now the work of cataloguing the collection and getting the displays constructed is in progress.”
The Stettler football teams’ fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 25 at the field house was a “successful” tailgate party, which brought together fans, supporters and patrons of the game for an evening of barbecue and football, as the Wildcats took on Camrose Trojans in an ‘under the light’ home game. “We’re very happy with the attendance at this year’s ‘under the lights’ fundraiser,” said Katie Bainbridge, Wildcats parent and manager of Stettler Panthers. “The stands were packed and the tailgate barbecue and concession were busy all night. It’s great to see the community support for our hometown football teams.” According to Patty Steen, manager, Stettler Wildcats, the tradition of a tailgate party was a concept used by the Canadian Football League (CFL), who hosted
parties in their parking lots before each home game. “This ensured that fans and supporters came early to enjoy barbecue food before the game started and Friday it was no different,” said Steen. “We raised just under $1,000, and with a strong crowd of 250 people, the tailgate party was a success.” The funds raised will be used for the general running of the club besides some work in the concession area of the field house. The party started at 5 p.m. and continued well after the game as the concession kept busy serving hot dogs and burgers, besides pop and other snacks. As the evening progressed more people joined the crowds and came out to support home team Wildcats. “With this tailgate party for the ‘under the lights’ game, as fundraisers go we have done two major ones so far, in-
cluding the jamboree in the spring,” said Steen. “We also organize the 5050s at each home game which raises approximately $100 to $150.” Emphasizing on community support, Steen was pleased with the turnout and hopes that in the future they are able to organize more fundraisers for the teams. “The Panthers and Cougars are still working on finishing their rooms,” said Steen. “We have some of the appliances but still need a refrigerator and small freezer.” According to Steen, although much of the work has been completed for the Panthers and Cougars rooms, a lot more needs to be done in terms of the interiors. “We still have to build a small amount of cupboards and paint the walls,” said Steen. “And then put everything into place, which requires a few more volunteer hours and effort.”
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Why is Harper so desperate to win once again? MUSTAFA ERIC INDEPENDENT EDITOR As the voting day approaches, we are witnessing a stepped up effort in the campaign by the leaders of all three major parties while the number of gaffes and mishaps also rises. Most political pundits believe as the live TV debates get more frequent, the leader with the least number of gaffes and errors in their debate performances will reap the most benefit and may have the chance to break the stalemate in the polls to gain the upper hand. For the moment, NDP appears to have suffered some, maybe more than some, erosion of its voter support if the polls are to be believed, mainly due to a loss in Quebec of its support because of Tom Mulcair’s stance on the niqab issue, contradicting the strong tendency in the province for a general ban of niqab. Liberals and their leader Justin Trudeau seem to be gaining ground with the young Trudeau’s aggressive debating style appearing more and more effective in shutting up his opponents. It’s the Conservative leader Stephen Harper, however, who appears to be the wildcard of the campaign as he still enigmatically maintains his support base despite all his gaffes since the beginning of the campaign. The Conservative leader’s every move seemed to lead to a dead end at some point:
He tried to associate his image with youth by trying to engage with Boy Scouts, he was rebuffed. Then he changed his campaign manager who signed up another blunder by trying to make political capital out of this country’s single most beloved figure and hero Terry Fox by donating unwanted money to the foundation named after him. And then, after inviting Philippines president and Indian prime minister to Canada for official visits and appearing with them in public meetings and on TV screens just to secure the votes of the immigrant communities of these countries, by simply uttering what probably always was in the back of his mind (he practically said immigrant Canadians were different from “old stock Canadians”), he antagonized a major portion of the immigrant population. Harper continues his campaign of fear-mongering, witness his latest move to strip a Canadian, convicted for terrorist activity, off his citizenship over the weekend, again waving the flag of terrorism threat which he appears to believe more than anybody else (how sincerely is the question) and has turned it to one of the two main pillars of campaign strategy, the other being economy. All these campaign tactics that Harper’s entourage employ, sometimes at the expense of suffering from the boomerang effect, suggest
that the Conservative leader is ready to go the extra mile for another four years in the highest political office. OK, all politicians vie for power, and once they grab it they want to hold onto it. But why does Stephen Harper look so desperate to win this election after occupying the top government seat for almost a full decade? Does he have a mission yet to be completed? Is there some undertaking or are there promises made to certain quarters that need to be delivered? Let’s face it: Harper has been a prime minister more of corporate interests and conservative ideology than of Canadian citizens. From the dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board to the income splitting for wealthy families, all of his major decisions served the advantaged and the rich rather than the middle class and low income sections of the population and his support base continues to cover mostly well to do sections of the society It will be interesting to see how Canadian electorate will decide when they cast their ballots: Will they be voting in support of change as the polls suggest they will, or will they be renewing their trust in the Conservative leader for another term? If they take the second option, the federal election in 2019 may take place in a more Americanized Canada.
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Caribou recovery involves conflicting perspectives….. game farming may be the only answer WILL VERBOVEN AHEAD OF THE HEARD When Canadians think about caribou at all they envision the vast herds of countless thousands that roam tundra areas mostly in the far northern parts of the country. Well much smaller caribou herds also exist in some of the boreal forested areas in many provinces. They are called Woodland Caribou, with Alberta having an additional subspecies called Mountain Caribou that roam in the Jasper Park area. These unique caribou herds were never large to begin with, but have been in serious decline for the past 50 years, mostly due to habitat loss from industrial activity and forest fires. Both actions have seen increased access by predatory wolves into traditional caribou habitat – that increased predation has devastated caribou numbers. Woodland and mountain caribou have been able to survive for millennia due to a unique habitat niche. They live main-
ly on lichen that grows in dense old growth forests that have high snowfalls. Such living conditions have protected them from significant predation and competition from other ungulates that won’t eat lichen. However, for many years their habitat has been penetrated by forestry and oilfi eld roads, snowmobile trails and seismic rights of way. All of that have made virtual highways for wolf packs to penetrate deep into caribou habitat with disastrous predation particularly on caribou calves. However that scenario does not explain the decline of the caribou herds located in the National Parks which are not subjected to loss of habitat from industrial activity. Ten years ago the Alberta PC government created the Alberta Woodland Caribou Recovery Plan to stop the decline in caribou numbers. It was a detailed strategy that highlighted the obvious – that being critical caribou habitat had to protected and restored for the
caribou to survive. From that perspective the plan was a dismal failure – as the government of the day continued to honour forestry activity and sold land leases for oil and gas exploration right in vital caribou habitat. To be fair, caribou continued to decline even in areas that had no industrial activity. For instance the Banff North mountain caribou herd was wiped out by an avalanche in 2009. The Recovery Plan’s Plan B was to increase predator control by initiating a wolf cull in some of the caribou areas. That action proved to be effective in that it stabilized caribou herd numbers where it was carried out. But in the curious world of environmental self-righteousness, green lobby groups admitted wolf control was beneficial to the caribou, but that they were fundamentally opposed to the actual killing of wolves. They claimed it was just a short term benefit – that’s true but live scarce caribou are always better than dead scarce caribou short or
long term. It would seem that until woodland caribou habitat is rigidly protected, they are a doomed species. What isn’t being considered is selective preservation – that being deciding which areas can realistically be set aside for intensive protection for the caribou. Perhaps fencing in caribou and fencing out predators, reforesting open areas and terminating industrial activities is a real strategy. Contrary to popular belief wolves can be eliminated from specific areas by intensive professional trapping – it was done in many areas of the west in past years. What doesn’t work as well is aerial shooting of wolves by conservation officers– their heart isn’t in such activities. What also needs to be done is to raise woodland caribou on game farms that can later be released into selected wild areas. An infusion of 100 mature juveniles into an existing caribou habitat would give the species a fighting chance. Alberta game ranchers have shown
they can raise elk, deer and reindeer – if given the fi nancial incentive they could raise hundreds of woodland caribou in a few years. The point is in the wild, caribou numbers are so few that real recovery may be impossible without a significant infusion of outside animals. Only game farm-raised caribou could produce those numbers. But therein lies the quandary – as logical as that may seem to help speed up caribou recovery – most green groups are opposed to game farming. One expects the new Alberta NDP government will be setting aside big chunks of land to protect woodland caribou habitat – that’s the logical longterm solution. But that alone may be too late – caribou numbers need to be drastically increased – so let game ranchers do that critical job. In the meantime give professional trappers the incentive to control wolves in caribou habitats. But then this all may be too much common sense.
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Busy pre-preschool week for Share Bear STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER It’s been a busy few days for Stettler’s Share Bear Play School, which has held both a fundraising barbecue and an open house at its new location in town. The play school, which has operated for more than three decades, recently moved from its location at the Stettler schools complex to a house on 52 Street. The play school had to seek special zoning approval from council as a play school wasn’t in the range of the home’s normal zoning. Extensive renovations were needed to make the home perfect for the play school, with fire rated doors, walls and stairs installed, as well as renovations to help open up more space. From the faces of both the parents and the children who joined the Monday, Sept. 28 open house, the new play school location is a big hit. Bright, open and airy, the location allowed children to race around playing with each other while parents went on tours or socialized. “We looked at several options, and this (home) was the most feasible,” Lynne Potter, one of the play school’s teachers, said. She and Share Bear Play School Society president Krista Nordstrom explained that earlier in the year, Clearview School Board approached the parent-run play school inviting it to come under the Clearview umbrella. The school board would take over running the play school. After a meeting with the parents, a vote was held, and the play school opted to remain parent-run, making its own decisions. The first decision was where to move, as the space at Clearview was no longer available to them. ”We really appreciate what Clearview did for us all these years,” Nordstrom said, wishing to be clear there was no hard feelings between the play school and the school board. In fact, the location at Clearview had been
cramped for several years, with not enough room to really play the way the new home will let them. But even then, the new home almost didn’t happen. Without space, the play school was looking at possibly having to close, when a member of the community — Bernie Jackson of Wells Furniture — came on board, offering to purchase a location and rent it to the play school. “It was like divine intervention,” Nordstrom noted with a laugh. There’s still some work to complete before the play school opens this week. Railings need to be installed on the stairs to the basement play space, padding added to some of the sharp edges, and hooks for the children’s jackets and back-packs need to be installed. For the most part, though, the work remaining is cosmetic. The games, the tables, and art and science stations are all waiting for the happy little hands of youngsters in the community. The play school runs morning and afternoon sessions every day of the week except Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Friday, there is a new morning program which filled up pretty much right away, Deidre Northrop, another play school teacher, explained. There’s still some space in the Tuesday-Thursday programs, she noted. Northrop was one of the play school teachers helping at a barbecue held outside the curling rink on Friday, Sept. 25, while the local Kinettes hosted its annual rummage sale. The two sessions, one in the morning, one in the evening, had the play school selling hot dogs and pulled-pork sandwiches, along with pop and water. “We sold out of pulled pork in the morning,” Northrop said with a laugh. “We didn’t expect that to happen.” The gap between barbecues allowed the staff to buy more pork and prep it for the afternoon, cooking it up just in time for the post-work rush on the busy rummage sale.
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Teachers, parents and students of the Share Bear Play School were outside the Stettler Curling Rink on Friday, Sept. 25 to sell hot dogs and pulled pork sandwiches as a fundraiser for the play school, which recently moved. From left are Linda Duncan, Chantelle Knudtson, Deidre Northrop, Danee and Tate Kranzler, with Bo Kranzler offering up a hot dog.
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Museum is open but Many birthday celebrations in the community still lots of work left LINDA STILLINGER BIG VALLEY BULLETIN The Big Valley Historical Society’s open house this past Sunday at their new museum building was a great success. About 60 people were there at the start. Rod Miller cut the ribbon and officially declared the building open. More people came and went throughout the next two hours and visitors had a good look around inside. The museum will not really be open until next summer as there is still a lot of work to do setting up the displays. However, if you would like to see inside just contact a historical society member and they would love to show you around. The Elks’ first meeting after the summer break had eight members and one guest attending. A disbursement was made to Stars with recognition going to the Rumsey Ride Committee who raise significant funds each year. A letter received from the Big Valley Fire Hall for assistance in procuring a “Jaws of Life” was tabled until the next meeting pending more information. Halkirk Elks will hold an Oyster and White Elephant Supper on Saturday, Oct. 17. Happy hour starts at 5:30 with supper from 6 to 7:30. The club draw was scooped
by Paul Elines, who donated his portion to the children’s fund. Winners of the Club 200 draws for the last three months are: July - Allan Jacobson, Hannah Elines, Larry Meyer, Lorne Parkin. August - Neil Sandberg, Abby Webster, Al Berresford, Marge Kiemle. September - Don and Joyce Bolton, Vern Thuro, Len McCook, and Sharon Duncan for $100. The Big Valley Minor Hockey Association will hold a bottle drive on Friday, Oct. 16. Anyone wishing to donate bottles could leave them at the end of their driveway for the team to pick up after school. Thank you for helping minor hockey happen in Big Valley. The Big Valley E Free church will host KIDS KLUB again this year, every Wednesday after school from 2:45 until 4:30 p.m. at the clubhouse across the street from the church starting Oct.7 and continuing until the last Wednesday in April. KIDS KLUB is a free activity for children ages five to 12. Everyone is welcome. For more information contact Dina Clark. The new season of the Big Valley Inn Crib Tournaments begins on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come on down and enjoy the afternoon playing crib and visiting with friends and neighbors. Call Trudy Spence at 403-876-2571 for more information.
Lunar eclipse was spectacular to watch PAULETTE HEER GADSBY/WESTWOODS NEWS What a spectacular “Blood Moon” eclipse on Sunday evening around 8 p.m., lasting till almost 9. The moon was huge, and at one point it felt like you could reach out and touch it. Temperatures dropped to minus two shortly after but rebounded by ten pm. As it was Jim and Ethel Baird’s 60th anniversary year (February), Ethel’s 80th birthday (April) and Jim’s 90th birthday on Friday, Sept.25, a joint
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trip on Saturday, taking in several craft sales, antique shows and sales, starting in Ponoka at the Craft store, the Craft/greenhouse and on to Bentley crafts and antiques, lunch at Lacombe, hitting their antique shops and finally the “All Things Pretty, Gone Country” sale in the Red Barn in Lacombe; a very crowded event. It’s reported that Westwoods had a successful annual fall fair on Sept. 9, well attended, with many entries for photography, vegetables, crafts, etc. Also reported was that the recent Alex gymkhana was extra special for Kayla Hronek, who won the all round cash and belt buckle prize in her age division. Congratulations, Kayla! Proud grandparents Eleanor and Frank Dahlgren watched her perform.
LES & ROSEMARY STULBERG BYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS The floor curling club at Endiang met on Monday afternoon at the hall to get organized for the upcoming season. Members will participate in floor curling tournaments at Castor on Oct. 5 and Botha on Oct.8. Regular floor curling will resume at the Endiang Hall on Oct. 12 at 1:30 p.m. with all ages welcome to join in the fun. Cribbage at the Endmoor Drop-in Centre in Byemoor gets under way for the fall season on Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. All ages are welcome to participate and enjoy a bit of social activity with friends and neighbours. The family of May Knowles extends an invitation to attend a 90th birthday celebration in honour of May’s milestone birthday. The social is on Oct. 11 at the Byemoor Community Hall from 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Coffee and birthday cake will be served and entertainment will be provided by the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Erin Wilkie took the Byemoor kindergarten class to Big Valley on Tuesday to tour the COW bus (Classroom on Wheels). Mickey Tucker, Gladys Groat, Bob and Eileen Green and Vel Gore enjoyed a bus excursion to the River Cree Resort Casino in Edmonton on Tuesday. Several folks from the Endmoor community took in the Hanna Indoor Pro - Rodeo on the weekend. Happy 40th birthday wishes go out to Jody Sunstrum, who celebrated her special birthday on Saturday. Enjoy being the big Four – O, Jody. They say life begins at 40. We extend happy birthday wishes to Dot Wasdal, who celebrated her 88th birthday on
Sunday. Congratulations on this special milestone, Dot and best wishes for many more happy years. We send birthday wishes to a former Endiang resident Gail (nee Loomer) Wigemyr on the occasion of her 75th birthday on Sept. 28. Kate Woelk along with friends took in the Tragically Hip concert in Medicine Hat on Thursday evening. She traveled to Medicine Hat with her granddaughter Jordanna Christie. Keep in mind the flu clinic is coming to the Byemoor School Library on Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shingles shots are also available with prior registration by contacting Nicole Devaleriola at 403-820-2400. Humour for the day — Definition of stalking — when two people go for a long romantic walk together and only one of them knows it.
Awards night recognized student achievements ROSE KOENRAADT & DOROTHY ANDERSON HALKIRK HERALD Last Monday, the seniors’ center offered coffee and cookies organized by Castor and District FCSS with coin donation proceeds to Alzheimer. Wednesday had the Classroom on Wheels ( COW ) bus in town. It was open to everyone and had some of the school kids going through it. Thursday evening was the schools awards night. All students receive recognition by the school. Female academic award went to Abby Musgrove and the male award went to Cale Neufeld. Female athlete award went to Brooklyn Perry and the male award went to Eric Williams. Cale Neufeld received the Sam Dragnuk Citizenship award, and Mary Ann (Farnalls) Theaker award for achievement in the arts for drama went to Brennen Grice and artist to Devon Johnson. Friday the whole school participated in
the Terry Fox run/walk at the Theresetta school. Kids collect donations to cancer research. Village councillors Sherry Jamieson and Matt Koenraadt along with the town administor Doris Cordel attended the AUMA convention in Calgary this week. Congratulations to Jason and Francis Cordel of Daysland on the birth of an 8 lb. 5 oz. baby girl, Fallyn Song, born on Sept. 22. Fallyn has three siblings – Farlene, Ferron and Ferica. This is grandchild number seven for Dennis and Doris Cordel. Sympathy is extended to the Taylor family on the sudden passing of Cameron Taylor of Edmonton on Sept. 20. Cam is the son of the late Max and Cath Taylor and grew up in Halkirk before moving with the family to Calgary. A celebration of his life was held on Sept. 25 in Edmonton. Coming events - Ham turkey Bingos Oct. 1, 8 and 15 – Popovich entertainers at the hall Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.
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Deception is nothing but a lie reduced to practice Deception is an erroneous, but commonly employed coping mechanism. Abraham Lincoln was faced with a thorny question that could have easily been solved by just a bit of deceptive language. Instead, he asked his interrogator, “If we called a calf’s tail a leg, how many legs would the calf have?” His questioner confidently replied, “Five of course!” “No” Replied Lincoln. “Calling a calf’s tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg.” Not only is deception erroneous, but it is unprofitable…especially in the long term. A lady had baked her family’s favourite cake and they had eaten half of it. Later, all alone, she sat down and ate one slice… then another and another, until she had consumed the entire cake! She was concerned about what her husband and children might think and did not know what to do. Her solution was to bake an identical cake and to eat half of it so no one would know (except for her, God and the bathroom scales). We live in a world in which lies and deceit are abundant and come from numerous sources and all directions. Small wonder that the Bible addresses deception repeatedly and seriously. The prophet Jeremiah, minced no words, saying that deceitful-
Faith & Reflection ROSS HELGETON 403-742-5020 • REVRH@TELUS.NET ness is a core problem for humanity. He wrote, “The human heart is more deceitful than anything else…” (Jeremiah 17:9). An increasingly prevalent deception in our culture is denying that we are sinners. Yet the Scriptures state that “all have sinned…” (Romans 3:23). The apostle John addressed this matter saying, “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves…”
(1 John, 1:8). The denial of personal moral weakness - sin…places us in a position where we have denied that there is a disease; therefore there is no need for cure or care. In biblical teaching, recognizing our need and acting upon it brings deliverance, not despair. Another form of deception involves disobedience. “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says” (James, 1:22). It is a good thing to believe the Bible and to read the Bible, but anything short of personally complying with and practically applying its truth, results in self-deception. The Bible also reminds us not to be deceived about cause and effect. Galatians 6:7 says, “Do not be deceived…for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” While I believe that salvation and ultimately entrance into heaven is based upon Christ’s finished work, we would be deceiving ourselves if we think we can seed wild oats and harvest #1 wheat. “All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words into events.” Robert Southey
October will be busy at the library with new activities CRYSTAL FRIARS STETTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY October is just a day away and the month at the library is full of events for all members of the family. We have something every week to keep everyone informed and entertained. Join us on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. for the Readers’ Circle Book Club. We will be discussing “A House in the Sky” by Amanda Lindhout. Everyone is welcome to join us for a spot of tea and some lively conversation. Copies of the books are available at the library. There are only a couple of spots left to learn how to build a simple robot on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10:30 a.m. We will be using Little
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available at the library and Jewel Theatre. The federal election is Monday, Oct. 19 and the Stettler Public Library and the Stettler Board of Trade want to help you make an informed decision. On Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. you can attend a federal election forum at the Stettler Community Hall. Learn about the issues and then make your vote count. We want to help you decorate your Thanksgiving table. Join Kirsten Nugent at the library on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6: 30 p.m. to make a fall flower arrangement.
There is a cost and you are asked to bring a four to six inch vase or basket and any embellishments that you may like. Register early by calling the library at 403-742-2292 as there are only 15 spots available. The library will be closed on Monday, Oct. 5 for staff professional development. We will also be closed on Monday, Oct. 12 to celebrate Thanksgiving. Our annual Halloween Monster Bash is happening at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30. Storyteller Ginger Mullen will be in attendance and improv group
Calf Skit will perform the pirate tale “Treasure Island.” Lots of other ghoulish activities are planned. There will be a cost for participation. Keep an eye out for ad-
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History book progress great PATTY STEEN RUMSEY RECORD What a beautiful weekend with all the fall colors! I hope the farmers had a successful time in the fields. I know it has been tough going with the moisture levels so high but I sincerely hope all goes well for you as you feed the world. The Rumsey Historical Society committee is pleased to announce we are about 85 percent done filing stories for print. We are still proofreading and will have one more read on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Thank you to those families whose names we missed and contacted late, your stories were sent in so quickly. We are now into scanning the pictures and if you have not sent pictures you wanted in the book, please send to rumseyhistorybook@hotmail.com a.s.a.p or contact Dariel at 403 368-2120 if you have any questions regarding a story or pictures. We are also looking for any
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sketches or drawings someone may have out there that they think would be interesting please send to the above address. This is our final notice as we have a deadline to meet as well. Don’t miss out on a chance to have your history included, because 30 or 50 years from now when your descendents are looking for who they belong to, this will be very important. Take care, everyone, and have a good week. After my husband and I had a huge argument, we ended up not talking to each other for days. Finally, on the third day, he asked where one of his shirts was. “Oh,” I said, “So now you’re speaking to me.” He looked confused, “What are you talking about?” “Haven’t you noticed I haven’t spoken to you for three days?” I challenged. “No,” he said, “I just thought we were getting along.”
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The ups and downs in the weather have a lot of farmers frustrated, but hopefully a lot of the crops will be harvested by the end of this week if the forecast is to be believed. The Erskine Curling Club is still looking for ladies to join the square draw, so if you want to curl, please call Jennifer Robbins at 7420055. There will be an opening mixed bonspiel coming up November 6
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Busy sports schedule at Wm. E Hay REBECCA RAHN WILDCATS’ CORNER This week at Wm. E Hay Stettler Secondary Campus was very busy with all things sports. Both boys and both girls volleyball teams in the junior high played on September 23rd. The senior teams played at home against Christ King, the junior teams played in Donalda. Great games played by all. The junior high girls senior squad won their game against Christ King. Their upcoming games are on Sept. 30 in Big Valley, Oct. 7 in Erskine, Oct. 14 vs. the other Stettler girls team and Oct. 21 vs. Donalda at home. Other games are still to come. The Jr. high senior girls are also registered in tournaments. Their first tournament is at Lacombe on Saturday Oct. 17 (parent drivers are needed), Saturday, Oct. 24 at Erskine hosted by Donalda (parent drivers are needed), Saturday, Nov. 7 is the CARA finals in Stettler and CWAJHAA regional
tournament is on Nov. 21, location to be decided. Hope to see you all come out and support your local teams. As for the senior high teams, the JV girls won against Lindsay Thurber on Sept. 23. Cross country has started up. Their first meet was at New Norway Sept. 24, sr. high Shayna Brower placed fourth, Reesa Garez placed seventh and Riley Cornelssen placed 10th. On Friday, Sept 25, the jr. high students had their annual Terry Fox Run at West Stettler Park, lots of fun activities were planned and it was a very enjoyable day for all. Room 7C is the winner of doughnuts for raising the most money for the Terry Fox Foundation. Nearly $600 was earned for Terry Fox. Also on Friday, the Wildcat football team had their tailgate party and were selling hotdogs, hamburgers, chips and pop. They won their game against Camrose 35-6. Their next game will be on Oct. 1 against Sylvan
Lake at 4 p.m. In the theatre department, they had special guests Accidental Humour come and put on two workshops for the drama classes and then free admission for their show Mccracken III. It was a fun performance for all. The first episode of season 12 of Cat Corner aired this past Friday. They are hoping to produce an episode every month on the last Friday. The Fine Arts board had their first meeting on Friday to elect positions and will be meeting again soon. The Tricaster camera should be coming to the comm tech department soon. Magazine sales will be starting on Oct. 5 and going until the 19th for all jr. high students. Both junior and senior high students unions will be having a joint retreat to plan out awesome activities for the entire school on Oct. 1 at the Rec Center. On Tuesday, Sept. 29 the school had an open house and tour for all. Hope you were able to make it out.
Terry Fox Run was another great success SHARON FISCHER STETTLER ELEMENTARY NEWS The Stettler Elementary School Terry Fox Run was held on Friday, Sept. 25, and it was once again a great success. It was a little bit windy, but otherwise we could not have asked for better weather for this event. We were thrilled that so many parents, grandparents and younger siblings we able to join us for this, the 35th anniversary of the Terry Fox Run in Canada. The staff, students, and families ran or walked around the track during the afternoon and again we would like to thank the moms and dads for participating with the little siblings. It is such a special feeling to have so very many people participate in this very worthwhile event. We would also like to thank the members in our community for their continued annual support for the Terry Fox Foundation when our students were out in the community collecting pledges. As well, we extend a very special thank you to our school council for donating t-shirts for our Terry Fox t-shirt draw, and for everything that they do throughout the year. The lucky winners were
Angelo Manallili, Bogdana Dikova, Harmonee Leggo, Tristin Rempe, Aivee Leard, Damion Hollett and Ty Diegel. Other “thank you”s this week go out to the Heart Haven Residence Club for their very generous donation made to our breakfast for learning program. We sincerely appreciate that these residents have chosen to support our students and help to ensure that their best learning can occur through having full stomachs in the morning. I know that our students appreciate it as well. We are so fortunate that have such awesome community support, and we do not want to neglect all of the groups or individuals who support us in so many ways throughout the year. Also, on the topic of community support, please be sure to get your tickets for the upcoming CFCW Critter’s Hockey Game. Most of the office staff from SES will be participating in the game on Oct. 8, and we are looking forward to a victory against the CFCW team. Our school council has put a great deal of work into the organization of this event, and we are looking forward to a funfi lled evening with lots of activities for all age
groups to take part in. We are still looking for some sponsorship for this game, as well if you know of a business that would like to advertise in the program for that evening, please contact the school or one of our parents from the school
council. We are very excited to be able to take part in the charity event, and I, for one, can’t wait to lace up my skates again for the first time in a very long time. We are looking forward to seeing you there.
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CKCS welcomes parents and students to open house BY HANNAH CANLAS, GRADE 7 AND JEILEIGH DEWITT, GRADE 6 CKCS opened its doors to students and parents on Wednesday, Sept. 23 for its annual open house, which is a chance for students to show their parents their classroom, their work, and to introduce them to their awesome teachers. The students also get to show their parents the exciting Book Fair, and pick out a book or two for the way home. It was wonderful to see the halls filled with so many families checking out our school. Thank you to everyone for your continued support. Also on Sept. 23, both the Christ King Catholic School girls and boys volleyball teams had their first volleyball game at Stettler Middle School. Both teams played against the SMS volleyball teams. Both teams came close to a win, but in the end conceded their first games. However, everyone had a lot of fun, and walked out as good sports with new goals to achieve in practice. CKCS had the first
School Spirit Day on Sept. 25. Students showed up to school dressed in our school colours of blue and yellow to show off their school spirit. Each class was highly motivated to be the class with the most enthusiasm in order to win the Spirit Day Trophy. Spirit Squad members travelled to each class, and took pictures of all the participants. They were excited to announce that the winner of the Blue and Yellow Spirit Day was Mrs. Barnes’ Grade 2 class. With many of the Grade 2 students showing up with blue and yellow face paint, and blue hair, they were a tough act to beat. Also new in CKCS, Mrs. Gulak has kick started a Healthy School Club. Mrs. Gulak will be running this club with the support of Mrs. Pinkoski, Abbey Bohn and Nicole Kennedy. Mrs. Gulak explained that she decided to create this club because she wanted to help encourage students to live healthy lives. Everyone who joins the club will organize events to promote healthy eating throughout the year.
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Wildcat Austin Rosland is tackled by Trojan Austin Thompson with another Trojan Tynan McCarthy in pursuit during the ‘under the lights’ game, which Wildcats won 35-6, on Friday, Sept. 25.
Stettler Wildcats defeat Camrose Trojans 35-6 MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER In another show of skill and power, Stettler Wildcats retained their undefeated status as they overcame Trojans 35-6 at the annual ‘under the lights’ home game on Friday, Sept. 25. The Wildcats got an edge from the start with Alex LeBlanc scoring a touchdown and a following convert within the first minute of the game. The lead was consolidated by Cooper Smyth as he scored a touchdown and convert a little later in the first quarter.
Clayton Page gave the Wildcats a lead of 21-0 as he scored a touchdown towards the end of the second quarter. Stettler Wildcats “came out firing all cylinders” as the head coach Norbert Baharally put it. “Our offense was clicking and our defense was really dominating the Camrose players and it was really nice to see our team bounce back after somewhat of a let down from last week after letting a comfortable lead slip away for our game to end up in a tie,” said Baharally. “I am hoping that as a team we are starting to believe that we have
Lightning start off season on right blade STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Stettler Lightning started its regular season with an aggressive push against the Medicine Hat Cubs on Saturday, Sept. 26, lapping the home team to finish the night with a 10-5 score. The first period belonged to the Lightning, though both teams played carefully, avoiding the penalty box. Linden Heidecker was the first to score, three minutes into the first, but the rest of the period remained scoreless for Stettler until the last minute, when Derek Muhlbach brought the score to 2-2 for Stettler. The Lightning struck quickly in the second period, with Logan Davidson scoring a minute in, followed a minute later by Muhlbach, and a minute later by Steven Fletcher. Trying to keep up with the faster, more agile Lightning, the Cubs started to hit hard, and as a result, found themselves frequently in the penalty box. This
worked out in Stettler’s favour, as with about five minutes left in the second, Dylan Houston capitalized on a power play advantage to bring the tally to 6-4. The Cubs struggled to keep up with the Lightning, but at the start of the third were well behind the visiting team on shots on net, with only 19 to Stettler’s 40. The third period was much the same for the team, with goalie Taylor McLaughlin keeping all but one of Medicine Hat’s eight shots on net well away from crossing the line. Keiran Rost scored two goals in the third, first just shy of four minutes in, and then again about 11 minutes after the start of the period. Houston, a power play killer, scored yet another power play goal for the team, bringing the score to 9-5. DJ Kistner finished up the game for Stettler, scoring the tenth goal of the night with two minutes remaining. Stettler next plays in Coaldale on Friday, Oct. 2 at 4 p.m., with its season home opener against the High River Flyers the next day at 7:30 p.m.
the potential to win our league championship. I have been saying this to our team since the beginning of spring camp and I am hoping that they are starting to believe in themselves now.” In the third quarter, two more touchdowns, one by Jeremy Kirk with a convert from Alex LeBlanc and the second by Clayton Page with a convert once again by Alex LeBlanc firmly ensconced the lead that Alex LeBlanc had given the team. Even though Trojans scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter, Wildcats kept up the pressure till the end to win
the game. “We still need to be more consistent in our execution,” said Guy Neitz, assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. “Last week, we did make the most of our opportunities, which built up some confidence for us.” According to Neitz, Camrose was a run first offence and played a 3-4 adjust on defence in an attempt to shut down Wildcats’ running game especially on the outside. Wildcats take on the provincially ranked team Sylvan Lake in their next game.
Panthers’ defence shuts down hosts Rocky Mtn House STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER S t e t t l e r ’s Pe ewe e Panthers continued their undefeated streak, forging an unbreakable wall and shutting down host Rocky Mountain House on Saturday, Sept. 26, coming home with a win of 48-0. According to head coach Ernie Shirreff, perennial scorer David Butterwick brought home most of the team’s points, scoring multiple touchdowns. The 48-point win was augmented by touchdowns by Carson Mottus, and a single touchdown by Jacob Cottam. The team performed “much crisper” this week, Shirreff said,
something that pleased him greatly. Though the team won against the visiting Drumheller Terrapins the weekend before, Shirreff “wasn’t happy. It was sloppy.” This week, the Panthers’ defensive line kept the Rocky Mountain House team from gaining ground. “They had only one decent play,” Shirreff said. “We just shut them down all day.” Offensively, the team showed great improvement, playing “much smoother,” Shirreff said. Now, the team will be focusing on continuing to improve through practices as the next three games will really show what the team is made of.
This coming Saturday, Oct. 2, the Panthers head to Strathmore. The following weekend, another away-game sees the Panthers take on league champion and also undefeated team Sylvan Lake. On Oct. 24 at 11 a.m., the Panthers will play on home turf, taking on Lacombe, another strong team in the league. “We’re just trying to improve week-to-week, which is what any coach hopes for and wants to see,” Shirreff said.
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Stettler Wildcats senior girls volleyball team hosted the Ponoka Broncs on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Here, No. 15, Megan Roper, makes a desperate dash for the ball. Though out of bounds, it had already been tagged by the team, and Roper’s valiant efforts sent it over the net and back to the Broncs. “But we played against the first place team (in a recent tournament) and came up 23-25 and 22-25.” He said that consistency is the biggest hurdle, but in time and with practice, that would come. In
the meantime, the practices will let the players master their skills, and become used to working together to gain the consistency. A fourth set, for the sake of the game, was played in exhibition before the game drew to a close.
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Despite harrying the senior girls’ volleyball team from Ponoka, the Stettler Wildcats just couldn’t pull out a win in their sets against the visiting team. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the Wildcats hosted the Ponoka Broncs for a best-of-five sets game and came on to the court with plenty of energy, only to be defeated 25-14 in the first by the visiting team. In the second set, Stettler recovered somewhat, holding on to control of the ball long enough to pull ahead of the Broncs and bring in 12 points. However, once the Broncs regained control of the ball they didn’t let it go often, evening out the score and, with a series of successful blocks and teamwork, won the set 25-12. “It’s a building team,” coach Derek Hatch said. “While most teams are mostly made of Grade 12 girls, we’ve only three, and are mostly made of grades 10-11.” Knowing the third set would make-or-break the game, the Wildcats rallied, exchanging the possession of the ball back-andforth with the Broncs for the first 18 points. At that moment, a series of bad serves into the net for both teams saw the ball eventually end up back in Ponoka’s control, and the Broncs pulled ahead, eventually winning 25-21. Despite the loss, Hatch said overall he was pleased with the progress made by the team. “By far, we didn’t play our best game against Ponoka,” he said.
“The Cougars’ defence was often referred to as a wall by the Lacombe announcer, and that they were,” Myshaniuk said. “They kept control of the game and held on to the end.” Head coach Mark Neitz said that despite the loss, he was very proud of the boys on the team. “Losses aren’t the end of the world, we get to evaluate and grow from them,” he said. “There was plenty of adversity going into the game against Lacombe, injuries hampered our line up, but substitutions came in and performed admirably.” Neitz said he felt for those who were sidelined by injuries and hope they recover quickly, but the team will now be focusing on its next game, another
toughie, against Hunting Hills. “If we come ready to
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First Bred Cow & Heifer Sale of the Fall Advance listings: - 33 Red and few Black Heifers, bred Speckle Park or Black Angus, exposed June 1 and 33 Red (few Black) heifers, bred Black Angus, exposed June 1 - Abel Ranching - 40 Tan and Red cows, bred Red Angus - D. Land Weekly show alley Cattle Sale, internet, regular ring: We treat “your” livestock as if they were “ours.” Call for details.
Registration for Junior Curling 2015/16 season October 7, 6p.m., at the Stettler Curling Rink
HEARTLAND BUSINESS PARK - Hwy #12 - east Stettler NOW SELLING
For Grades 4 - 12 the curling season will begin November 2nd and run till February 29. On Monday’s - Grade 4-6 curlers from 6:30 - 7:30, and the Grade 7-12 curlers from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
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Our “Learn to Curl” program for grades K-6 will begin January 4. This is a 6 week program. It will run from 5:30 - 6:15 on Mondays. This program is great for kids that aren’t quite old enough but would like to give it a try or for those who want to give curling a try before committing to an entire season. For more information please contact Jacquie Dennis at 403-741-6841 or markjac@telusplanet.net
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CLARK Toni Danelle Clark was born February 10, 1979. Toni passed away unexpectedly September 18, 2015 in Edmonton, Alberta at the age of 36 years. She is survived by her parents Cindy and Garth Clark of Lacombe; the love of her life Aaron Wallace; grandmothers Violet Clark of Stettler and Audrey Kwast of Leduc; siblings: Dustin Clark, Michelle (Kelly) Nichols, Eric Raymond, Ross (Crys) Randall, James (Christina) Thomsen and Brent Glenn; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other family members and many dear friends. Toni was predeceased by her grandfathers Herbert Clark and Otto Kwast. Toni graduated from Lacombe Composite High School in 1998. She moved to Edmonton after graduation where she lived for the rest of her life. Toni had a smile that could light up a room, a kind heart and a gentle and generous soul. She always saw the best in people and the world around her and will be greatly missed by her family and friends. A celebration of Toni’s life was held on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at the Stettler Funeral Home, Stettler, Alberta. Memorial tributes may be made to Stepping Stones Supportive Residence c/o Salvation Army-9611-102 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5H 0E5 or United Way YMCA Housing, Edmonton c/o STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, Box 1780, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0, 1-877-844-3422, who were entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.
TAYLOR, Cameron Nov. 27, 1953 - Sept. 20, 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Cameron Forbes Taylor on September 20, 2015. Cam will be greatly missed by his wife, Anne (Upton) and siblings, Jane (Neil) Olsen, Diane (Ron) French and Malcolm (Linda) Taylor. He was loved by many in-laws, adoring nieces and nephews, friends and neighborhood kids. Cameron was predeceased by his parents, Maxwell and Catherine, and sister Mariane. Cam grew up in Halkirk, AB and lived in Calgary for many years before settling in Edmonton. He loved sports, kids, and especially watching kids play sports. A celebration of life took place on Friday, September 25 at 1 p.m. at Crestwood Community Hall, 14325-96 Ave., Edmonton, AB. Donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
LORRAINE ALBERTHA MOHR (March 13, 1924 - Sept. 21, 2015) Lorraine Albertha Mohr née Kassube was born in Oconto, Wisconsin, on March 13, 1924, where she worked as a secretaryaccountant until her marriage to Rev. Randolph Mohr in 1949. The couple moved to Edmonton in 1949, then to Stettler in 1953, where Randy served as pastor of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and St. John’s Lutheran Church (Castor). Lorraine raised the couple’s three young children, participated in church and community activities, and worked as a bookkeeper. The couple moved to Calgary in 1972, then retired to Camrose in 1996. Lorraine passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015, at the Bethany Meadows care facility, where she had resided since Randy’s death in 2006. Lorraine was predeceased by her parents Carl and Minnie, sisters Ethel and Arlene, brother George, and by infant daughter Christine. Left to mourn her loss are son Jonathan (Robyn Simpson Mohr), daughter Colleen (Douglas) Jahns, son Gregory (LaRee); grandchildren Kirstin (Erwin) Veugelers, Graeme (Joanne) Jahns, Joshua (Danielle) Mohr, Joel Mohr, Rebekah Mohr, and Carmelle Mohr; Àve greatgrandchildren; and numerous brothers- and sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, and cousins in Canada and the United States. Funeral services for Lorraine will be held on Saturday, October 10 at 1:00 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church, 4102 73 St., Camrose. Interment to follow in the Valleyview Cemetery, Camrose. Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Bible Society, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, or Bethel Lutheran Church (Camrose). To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com. BURGAR FUNERAL HOME CAMROSE & DAYSLAND (4817 51 Ave, Camrose, Alberta T4V 0V4) in care of arrangements. 780-672-2121. “Dedicated service since 1906”
In Memoriam CLINTON PEKRUL Mar. 14, 1925 - Oct. 2, 2014 To live in the hearts of those we love is never to die. We miss you every day Donna; Gordon & Linda; Colin & Jennifer & Emily, Austin & Greyson; Michael & Liana; & Melanie
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Fees: Competitive - $250; Non-Competitive - $150 Practices will be Monday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location: Stettler Elementary School Gym Inquiries: Call Bruce Larocque - 403-742-5115
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CANADA BENEFIT GROUP. Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000. from the Canadian Government. Toll free 1-888-511-2250 or www.canadabeneÀt. ca/free-assessment. HIP OR KNEE Replacement? Arthritic conditions? Restrictions in walking/dressing? Disability Tax Credit. $2,000 tax credit. $20,000 refund. For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372.
Plumbing & Heating
1330
ANDERSON Brenda Anderson, B.Comm., LL.B.
Phone 403-742-2529
• Complete Plumbing & Heating Services • Commercial and Residential • Water Conditioning & Pumps • 24 Hour Service Service Wise - We Specialize
Fax 403-742-2522 ourlaw2@telus.net
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
Stettler Ph.
403-742-5237
Roofing
1370
METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 32+ colours available at over 55 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors. Call 1-888-263-8254.
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ADVERTISE PROVINCE WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 1 million readers weekly. Only $269 + GST (based on 25 words or less). Call now for details 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228; www.awna.com.
Misc. for Sale
Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990 Aircraft ..............................1510 Antiques & Art ..................1520 Auctions ............................1530 Bicycles ............................1540 Building Supplies ..............1550 Business Machines ..........1560 Cameras & Accessories ..1570 Children’s Items ................1580 Clothing ............................1590 Computers ........................1600 Concert & Event Tickets ..1610 Equipment - Misc. ............1620 Equipment - Heavy ..........1630 Tools ................................1640 Farmers’ Market & Food Basket......................1650 Firewood ..........................1660 Lumber ............................1670 Garden Supplies ..............1680 Lawn Tractors ..................1690 Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700 Household Appliances......1710 Household Furnishings ....1720 TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730 Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740 Jewellery ..........................1750 Kid’s Deals........................1755 Misc. For Sale ..................1760 Musical Instruments..........1770 Music Lessons..................1780 Piano & Organs ................1790 Office Supplies ................1800 Pets & Supplies ................1810 Pet Services ....................1820 Cats ..................................1830 Dogs ................................1840 Sports Cards ....................1850 Sporting Goods ................1860 Collectors’ Items ..............1870 Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880 Travel Packages ..............1900 Wedding Supplies ............1910 Recycled Products............1920 Wanted to Buy ..................1930 Items to Give Away ..........1940
Auctions
LAW OFFICE
5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB
Auctions
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BANKRUPTCY AUCTION. Tuesday, October 6, 10 a.m. 50417A - Rge Rd 245, Leduc County. 7 - Skidsteers; 2010 GMC 3500 drw slt; skidsteer & loader attachments; 5 utility trailers; lawn & garden equipment; street sweeper; wheel loader; concrete curb equipment. Foothills Equipment Liquidation. 780-922-6090; www.foothillsauctions.com. FARMLAND/GRAZING LAND near Keephills, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in Edmonton. 6 parcels 855+/- acres West of Stony Plain. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate. FIRST CANADIAN? Collector’s?Club Antiques & Collectibles Show?& Sale! Saturday, October 3, 2015 9:30a.m. to 4:00p.m. Thorncliffe-Greenview Community Hall, 5600 Centre St. North. Admission $4 UNRESERVED ESTATE AUCTION. Saturday, October 3. Antiques, trailers, trucks, D7 Caterpillar, tractors, tools! Just off Hwy 17 North, Lloydminster. Starts 10 a.m. Scribner Auction, 780-842-5666; www.scribnernet.com.
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HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL LOTS in High River, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in Edmonton. 2 parcels Paved street, zoned Direct Control/Highway Commercial Industrial. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate. LAKE FRONT HOME at JackÀsh Lake, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in Edmonton. 6400 +/- walkout bungalow, interior to be completed, 2.08 +/- title acres. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate. UNDEVELOPED COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL LOTS at Baptiste Lake, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 29 in Edmonton. 2.05+/- and 1.62+/- title acres, power & natural gas at property line. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate. UNRESERVED AUCTION OCT. 15. PPEC Pacer Promec & Oilsands Exediting. Construction, trucks, trailers, tools, cranes, inventory, seacans, buildings. Fort McMurray, phone 780-944-9144; www. CenturyServices.com.
Office Supplies
1800
WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: 8.5 X 11 10 pkgs. of 500 sheets
$48/case
Shop Stettler & Save! 403-742-2395
Farm Equipment ..............2010 Haying Equipment ............2020 Tractors ............................2030 Combines & Headers ......2040 Fertilizer Equipment..........2050 Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060 Equipment Wanted ..........2070 Farm Custom Work ..........2080 Farm Auctions ..................2090 Livestock ..........................2100 Livestock - Exotic..............2110 Sheep ..............................2120 Poultry ..............................2130 Horses ..............................2140 Horse Boarding ................2150 Riding Supplies ................2160 Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170 Pasture Wanted ................2180 Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190 Seed Grain ......................2200 Seeding & Tillage ............2210
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TV's, VCRs
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THIS WEEK’S EYE SPY WINNER IS Curtis McCourt Please come in to the Stettler Independent to claim your prize.
Misc. for Sale
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Hay
HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.
ROUND BALES - Hay, BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE green feed, straw and bulk TREES. 4-6ft. $35.00 oats. Delivery available. each. Machine No Sunday calls please. planting:$10/tree (includes Phone 403-704-3509 or bark mulch and fertilizer). 403-704-4333. 20 tree minimum order. Delvery fee $75-$125/ order. Quality guaranteed. TELL it all! Tell it well! Make 403-820-0967 your ads sell for you by giving full description of goods or WHITE SPRUCE TREES. services offered. Include for sale. 4-6ft. $35.00 prices and terms. Phone each. 6-8ft. $45 each. De- 1-877-223-3311 for a friendly livered and planted. ad taker. Delivery extra. 403-305-8201
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Acreages/Farms ..............3010 Houses/Duplexes ............3020 Condos/Townhouses........3030 Manufactured Homes ......3040 Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050 Suites ..............................3060 Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070 Roommates Wanted ........3080 Rooms for Rent................3090 Motels/Hotels ..................3100 Offices ..............................3110 Stores/Commercial ..........3120 Industrial ..........................3130 Warehouse Space............3140 Garage Space..................3150 Storage Space ................3160 Land ................................3170 Pasture ............................3180 Mobile Lot ........................3190 Misc. for Rent ..................3200
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
Houses/ Duplexes
3020
2 BDRM. house in Stettler near main street, $1100/mo. utils. included, DD same, avail.Jan. 1, ref’s req’d. Call Clint 403-742-9729
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UPCOMING ESTATE AUCTIONS Wed. Sept. 16, at 6 pm. and Wed. Sept, 30 Farm at 6 pm. both at The Moose Hall, 2 Equipment SMALL 1 bdrm. house in miles south of Ponoka on Bashaw walking distance Hwy. 2A to all amenities. ResponFUTURE steel building, ~~~~~ sible renters only. n/s. ready to be erected, 26’ x TO BOOK YOUR SALE Refs. req’d. avail. Nov. 1 25’ x 19’, located in Central CALL Call 403-886-2238 AB, great for farm or small Big Strapper Auction acreage, must sell, 403-782-5693 reduced $11,000 403-485-2532 Check website for full listings SMALL house in Donalda www.bigstrapperauctions.net w/private deck, fenced yard, garage, can be 1 or 2 bdrm. $700/mo. + utils, Grain, Feed Stereos n/s, 403-883-2819
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Agricultural #2000 - #2290
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STETTLER MINI STORAGE Household, furniture, business records, etc. Various sizes. Protected by security alarm and fenced and lighted perimeter. Owner: Reg and Darlene Hunter 403-740-9283 or 403-742-3153
Pasture
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PASTURE & HAY LAND. 400 - 8000 acres of year round water supply. Full operational with management available. Central Saskatchewan. Crossfenced & complete infrastructure. Natural springs excellent water. Shortly ready to locate cattle. Other small & large grain & pasture quarters. $150k - $2.6m. Call Doug Rue 306-716-2671.
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
Houses
4020
4090
Manufactured Homes
GRANDVIEW MODULAR HOMES Now Offering 24 X 68 Homes. Starting from $157,900 including delivery (Conditions apply). Call one of our two locations for details: 403-945-1272 (Airdrie) or 403-347-0417 (Red Deer). SILVERWOOD LUXURY Modular Log Homes. Show Home 311 - 36 Ave. SE, Calgary. Discover how we can design, build & Ànish your custom log home in weeks. 1-855-598-4120; www.silverwoodloghomes.ca
Buildings For Sale
4150
STEEL BUILDINGS. “Summer Madness Sale!” All buildings, all models. You’ll think we’ve gone Mad deals. Call now and get your deal. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.pioneersteel.ca.
Financial #4400 - #4430
Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430
Money To Loan
4430
BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation, foreclosures, renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed, unemployed ok. Dave Fitzpatrick: www.albertalending.ca. 587-437-8437, Belmor Mortgage. GET BACK on track! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need money? We lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420; www.pioneerwest.com.
STETTLER 3 bdrm. 2 bath For Sale split level house w/deck & HOUSE for sale. 4 bedfenced yard, ref’s. & SD room home, 937 sq. ft., 403-740-6782 downstairs all developed, NEED A LOAN? Own clean & well kept, property? Have bad credit? 4003-59A St. Close. Priced We can help! Call toll free Manufactured to sell. Only $187,500. 1-866-405-1228; www.ÀrPhone 403-742-2232. Homes standsecondmortgages.ca.
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BUFFALO LAKE/ ROCHON SANDS LAKEFRONT, extensively renovated, 3 bdrm. 2 full baths, 5 new appls, extra large lakeside deck/backyard, no pets, n/s, SD, 20 minutes from Stettler, AB. Ref’s Req’d. Avail. now. 1-403-742-0024
Suites
3060
Spacious 1&2 bdrm units. Balcony, in suite storage, water & heat incl. Available immediately. New managers Frances or Mic 403-742-4448
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2 BDRM suite in tri-plex unit, rent/dd $800, ref. req., avail. Sept. 1. Contact Clint at 403-742-9729 BEST RENTAL VALUE IN STETTLER 1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished kitchenette suites. All utilities, cable, internet. Avail. immediately Kimberly 403-690-5828
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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICE
6010 County of Stettler No. County No. 6 6
6602 - 44 44 Ave., Ave., Box 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
Invitation to Tender The County of Stettler No 6 is accepting sealed tenders for the construction of: Erskine Water and Sewer Improvements The work in this project is located in Erskine, AB Major work items are as follows: 1. 150 mm DR 18 PVC Water Main 490 m 2. 200 mm DR 18 PVC Water Main 275 m 3. Water Services 18 each 4. 200 mm DR 35 PVC Sanitary Sewer Main 435 M 5. Sanitary Services 10 each 6. 5A Sanitary Manholes 20 Vm Tender documents can be picked up at the Owner’s Representative, #302, 4702-49 Ave, Red Deer, AB. A general site visit will be held on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. starting at the Erskine Pump Station located at Prospect Ave and Johnson Street. All tenderers are encouraged to attend this once only scheduled site inspection. For more information please contact Chris George at MPE Engineering, #302, 4702-49 Ave., Red Deer, AB Phone 403-348-8340. Sealed tenders clearly marked on the envelope as to contents, will be received at the County of Stettler, 6602-44 Avenue, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 before 2:00 p.m. local time, Thursday, October 1, 2015.
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS APPROVED
Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved with a variance or as a discretionary use: 1. No: 2892-2015 Legal Description: Lots 1A & 2A, Block 73, Plan 4234RS Municipal Address: 4411- 59 Street Applicant: JD’s Academy of Dance Proposed Development: Change in use - Recreational Facility You may appeal this decision by serving written notice of appeal to the Secretary of the Stettler Subdivison & Development Appeal Board, P.O. Box 280, Stettler, Alberta prior to 4:30 p.m. October 14, 2015. For further information, please phone 403-742-8305 Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the Town of Stettler Land Use Bylaw No 2060-15: 1.
Municipal Address: Applicant: Proposed Development: 2.
Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Application for a discretionary use in accordance with the County of Stettler No. 6 Land Use Bylaw No. 1443-10 was approved by the Development Authority: 1. No: Legal Description: Proposed Development:
DP 15086 NW 28-36-20W4M Sand, Gravel & Surface Mineral Extraction (2.02 hectares)
2. No: Legal Description: Rural Address: Proposed Development:
DP 15087 NE 28-39-20W4M 39452 Rge Rd 20-3 3rd Dwelling (2014 Manufactured Home) on a quarter section
3. No: Legal Description: Rural Address:
DP 15094 Lot B Block 2 Plan 2275 K.S. 3702 - 48 St. (Park Street) Anderson subdivision Proposed Development: Manufactured Home (1980) with a 72% variance (from 25 ft. to 7 ft.) to the minimum rear yard setback
4. No: Legal Description: Rural Address: Proposed Development:
DP 15097 Lot 1 Block 1 Plan 0425984 37537 Rge Rd 20-3 Ancillary Building - Residential (Oversized) 2016 ft2
Any person claiming to be affected by such decision may appeal by giving notice in writing to the Secretary, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, County of Stettler No. 6 PO Box 1270, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 not later than October 7, 2015. The notice must contain the reason for appeal.
Jacinta Donovan Development Officer
No: Legal Description:
3.
4.
No: Legal Description: Municipal Address: Applicant: Proposed Development:
2893-2015 Stall 31 within Lot 2-11, Block 1, Plan 7541AD #31, 6017 - 52 Avenue (#31 Emmerson Acres) Sherry Hayne Porch 2894-2015 Lot 28, Block 14, Plan 0626396 6706 - 40A Avenue Scott Whitford Uncovered Deck
No: Legal Description: Municipal Address: Applicant: Proposed Development:
2895-2015 Lot 1, Block 3, Plan 9823299 3900 - 44 Street 1005271 Alberta Ltd.
No: Legal Description: Municipal Address: Applicant: Proposed Development:
2896-2015 Lot 69, Block 1, Plan 7922286 #2, 54 Street Close James Kirk
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Community Support Services ADULTS/ CHILDREN ANONYMOUS 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
CELIAC (Gluten Intolerance) Brenda 403-742-3067
COCAINE ANONYMOUS
Pager toll-free (20 sec. response time) 1-403-357-6266
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS 403-742-4059
HOME SUPPORT STETTLER & DISTRICT 403-742-6568
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Hot Line 403-342-1444
STETTLER & AREA ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY SOCIETY (STABIS) For more information phone 403-742-6456
STETTLER FOOD BANK Betty Birch 403-742-0732
STETTLER CITIZENS ON PATROL RCMP office 403-742-3382 www.stettlercop.org
STETTLER HANDIBUS 403-742-5858
STETTLER HEALTH EMERGENCY LINE 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
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Advertisers in this showcase section maintain Real Estate offices in Stettler, are members of the Red Deer & District Real Estate Board Co-op Ltd., and all offer full multiple listing services
STETTLER INDEPENDENT 23
Candor Realty Ltd. Ph. 403-742-4424
Fran Snowden
4908 - 51 Street
Specializing In
ROYAL LEPAGE ANDY BIRCH Associate
NETWORK REALTY CORP. Independently Owned and Operated
Bus.: 403-742-3069 1-888-742-6685
www.royallepage.ca/andybirch
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. $175,900.
ATTENTION: INVESTORS & FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS - Take a look at this affordable priced mobile home on lot. Heated garage, newer siding, re-shingled garage roof, air conditioning, 2 full baths, walk-in closet & all appliances. Renting at $1100 per month gets you a reasonable return in today’s market. You win either way – as rental investment or starter home. CA0062773. $159,900.
CENTRAL CENTRAL CENTRAL
5002 - 50th Ave., Stettler
BE READY FOR NEXT YEAR. Lot located on a quiet cul-de-sac surrounded by an open natural countryside. Power available with 2 plug-ins on 2 locations. Bring your RV or camper and enjoy the summer at the lake or build your dream home on this lovely lot. Very affordable price. CA0057884. $84,900.
GREAT BUY FOR LAKE PROPERTY. 5 bedroom/3bathroom, year round, open concept, hillside, modern home in Scenic Sands. Fully developed basement, gas fireplace, wrap around covered deck, outdoor heated swimming pool, detached heated garage, bunkhouse and asphalt driveway. Also some inclusions. CA0056162. $549,900.
Doug Roberts Broker/Owner
Jill Fisher
* Residential * Commercial * Farms * Acreages * Lake Properties
ATTENTION INVESTORS - Affordable, 2 bedroom/1 bathroom excellent rental property priced for quick sale and immediate possession. Upgrades include furnace, hot water heater, windows, flooring, bathroom, kitchen cupboards, fixtures, electrical and plumbing and newer shingles. Your tenants can pay your mortgage. CA0063320. $119,900.
PRICELESS VIEW. Hilltop spectacular lake view in this private cul-de-sac is worth the price alone. Extra large lot with no developments – power and gas at property line. One of largest lots in this subdivision. Build your dream home and enjoy life at the lake. Priced to sell.CA#0066700. $135,000.
Associate Broker/Owner
Between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, 2015 you can double your
Over 26 Years of Experience
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Apryl Cassidy Manager/Owner
Brian Lynn
Associate Broker
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CENTURY 21 DOUBLE DAYS ARE HERE!
LOCATION
THIS CHARMING HOME is close to schools & all amenities. Lovely kitchen/ dining area, finished bsmt & 3 bedrooms. Outside boasts beautiful landscaping & a dbl garage. A pleasure to view! $299,000.
ACREAGE
STARTER
JUST STARTING OUT? Cozy 3 bdrm/ 2 bath bungalow with newer kitchen cabinets, shingles & siding only 2 yrs. old. Large fenced yard & 2 garages. $184,900. Locally owned & operated
Garry Rushton Associate
Reward Miles
when you purchase a home through a Century 21 representative! GIVE US A CALL IF YOU ARE THINKING OF BUYING A HOUSE!
Edna Stuart
Associate Broker
Atie Turnbull Associate
WELL MAINTAINED 2 bdrm bungalow. Ideal starter home with single detached garage and sits on a corner lot. Ready to move into. $148,500.
ACREAGE
ENJOY THE PEACE & QUIET OF COUNTRY LIVING in this 3 bdrm/ 2 bath home that sits on 3.25 acres. 2,240 sq. ft. of living space. Outside is a wrap around deck & heated shop. $389,000.
QUIET ACREAGE LIVING just North of Stettler. Lovely home with lots of recent renovations & the added bonus of an income generating business right on the property. Put this on your list to view. $599,000.
Visit us at www.century21.ca/candorrealty for more listings
Sherri Kuefler Associate
Ross Scheerschmidt Associate
Jason Olson Associate
Luxary 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. $895,000 Call Sherri.
4 bdrm exquisite home. Vaulted ceilings and open concept main floor. Covered deck to enjoy on those hot summer nights. $434,000. Call Garry.
1.4 acres of quiet country living! 3 bdrm home with lots of oak inside. Walkout basement. Access to number 2 green, on golf course. Pavement right to the door. Oversized triple car garage. $549,900. Call Garry.
CA0069444 CA0002140 CA0064128 CA0004854 CA0002485 New Price CA0005181 CA0002140 CA0005181 CA0004854 CA0069248 CA0002485 CA0005181 NEW CA0002485 CA0002140 004854
Established flower and gift shop. Fabulous location on main street! This is a sale of the business only with current lease in place. $110,000 Call Doug
Well built home in mature area of town. On oversized lot with dble garage, with 2 new doors. Basement has been remodeled. Nice clean home. $259,000. Call Garry.
CA0000133 CA0000133 CA0000133
ROYAL ROYAL LLEEPAGE PAGE
Mike Roberts Associate
Call a Central “Team” Sales Associate today for FREE advice or enquiries.
ice CA0062833 ice CA0064836 d CA0063389 CA0068639 d CA0065810 New Pr New Pr W CA0001500 Reduce Reduce NdE CA0006156 CA0005834 CA0003042 CA327291 CA0006068 d CA0001500 e c CA0006156 CA0005834 u CA0003042 CA327291 CA0006068 W CA0006156 005834 e W CA327291 CA0003042 CA0006068 R d Reduced CA0001500 NE NEW EW WE Reduce NEW NEN NEW 3 bdrm 1.5 storey with well matured landscaped yard. Fully fenced, surrounded by trees. $148,900. Call Jill.
Karen Cannady
4 bdrms, with 2 detached garages. Fenced yard and a new deck. Great location within walking distance to schools. $249,000. Call Edna.
CA322327 CA322327 CA322327
CENTRAL
LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED
Open beam 16 ft. wide spacious 3 bdrm 2 bth, mobile. Close to school on a large lot. New deck and new hardwood in living room. Affordable living in the Village of Botha. $145,900. Call Ross
Commercial property Recently and extensively renovated. This building features a 24x50 office space 50x76 shop area. For sale or lease. $489,000. Call Brian.
CA0057306 CA0057959 iceCA327345 ice CA319970 CA327345 New Pr CA327345 New Pr CA319970 CA319970 CA0058177
Built in 2009, this modern, open concept home has a large kitchen, 4 bdrms and 3 baths. 6000 sq. ft shop is move-in ready. Surrounded by 154 acres of farmland near Red Wil ow. $850,000. Call Mike.
Room for a large family to live year round, this 6 bdrm home is located in Scenic Sands $449,000. Call Sherri.
CA0066643
3 bdrm home as been dramatically updated from top to bottom. New shingles, siding, windows, flooring, hot water tank-this is definitely move-in-ready home! A must see $160,000. Call Jill.
CA0004983 CA0001726 CA0003465 CA0004983 CA0001726 CA0003465 4701 -CA0004983 50 STREET, STETTLER CA0001726 CA0003465
403-742-3344 (24 hours)
CA0067233
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