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Three-year-old Calder Dick was dwarfed by the Santa backdrop created this year by Greg Carson.

Santa was visiting Bentley at a Santa breakfast held in his honour on Dec. 12.

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p.m. in the Bentley Legion Hall (old Oxford School). New members MEETINGS meeting 2nd Tuesday every month, 1pm Hospital Rimbey Hospital Ladies Auxiliary TOPS ( Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets Wed evenings, Rimbey United Church Conference Rm. basement.Fish You and are invited to an open house.

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Rimbey Agrim Centre busy place last weekend It was a busy weekend for the Agrim Centre in Rimbey.

On Dec. 11, the centre was filled with youngsters from the Rimbey area who were given an opportunity to learn first hand about farm safety when they

attended the Ag for Life Rural and Farm Safety Day. During the day the students were treated to hands on presentations which helped farm safety become a very real and tangible.

Working in tandem with

Alberta based Ag for Life organization, the rural and farm safety day offered an interactive line-up of simulators, activities and demonstrations for students at eight stations. The youngsters had an opportunity to learn more about

Rimbey elementary students learn about ATV safety during a Farm Safety Day held at the Rimbey Agrim Centre recently.

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large animal, ATV, water, powerline, grain and large equipment safety.

Clown, Blayne Wendland was also on hand during the activities.

Rimbey Ag Society Tim Edge is pleased the farm safety day came to fruition. “We’ve had this in the works for months,� he said. “We want to support families in agriuclture an show what this building can do for the community.�

On Dec. 12, the popular Ultimate Cowboy event was held at the Agrim Centre.

The Rimbey Roster included such competitors as Canada’s newly crowned All-Around Champion Josh Harden of Big Valley. Also in the line up were favoites like Branden Dillman of Rocky, bronc riding champion LeRoy Eash from Montana and Austin Stewart from North Carolina who is a fifth generation cowboy, entertainer and trick roper.

With 65 heated box stalls added to the Agrim Centre, the building is proving to be versatile and easily accomodates a participants and crowds for a variety of shows and events.

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Treena Mielke On The Other Side The little girl in the Sears Christmas catalogue had long curly blonde hair, an angelic smile and wore a perfect white fur coat.

Her little hands were snug and warm inside a matching fur muff.

“I wanted that coat for Christmas so badly when I was about seven,” my daughter confessed to me while we were on a recent shopping trip.

“You did?” I replied, about 30 years of guilt immediately settling in around my heart region.

“I did,” she replied.

I wracked my brains trying really hard to remember the coat and/or the

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What did you get? What did you not get that you really wanted?

I listen and in my own mind go back, way back to when Moby Dick was a minnow and I was a child.

I honestly can’t remember much about presents.

But, I remember Christmas. I remember the way it smelled. Fragrant, like someone had lugged the forest into the living room.

And I remember the magic.

The bubble lights on the tree. If memory served me correctly, we only had about three that actually bubbled, but they sure did

bubble well, those lights.

And I remember the star that my brother and me created out of tinfoil and cardboard. It truly was a work of art. Never, to this day, have I seen such a perfect star as the simple tinfoil star created by him and me one magic Christmas so many years ago.

Many of the people from my Christmases past have now left this earth. And every year as Christmas shows its bright and shiny face, I remember them and the way we were and I feel the whisperings of a quiet sadness brush over my heart.

Oh, to go back there, to simple Christmases complete with brothers who loved me, protected me against the world and assured me, every year, that Santa was real.

One wish. Give me back one moment in time to be with those gone on before.

Only one moment.

Every year I ask and every year I get the same thing.

Memories. Lots of memories. And, for that, I will be forever grateful.

Merry Christmas! And may each and every one of you be granted your own special wish and your own special memories!

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request.

I could not.

“You didn’t get it, did you?” I said morosely.

“Nope,” she replied cheerfully. “I did not.”

And now so many years later that little girl is a mom with three small boys of her own.

And do any of them want a fur coat?

Hardly! They are rough and tumble boys who love superheroes and mud puddles and hitting things really, really hard.

Fur coats do not exist on their wish lists.

But apparently a rideem jeep complete with all the bells and whistles has caught the oldest boy’s eye. And, yes, you guessed it; this is what he has his heart set on this year for his big Christmas gift.

Is it going to happen?

Nope! No ride-em jeep for him. Apparently the $500 price tag was a little too rich for even the most benevolent of Santas.

The conversation between my daughter and me sparked lots of other conversations and remember when’s about the ghosts of Christmases past. What did you want?

I was going over an essay assignment for one of my English classes at RDC. One of the instructions was to consider the sources, which might be inserted into the assignment, for applicable appropriateness. An essay won’t even be accepted if it doesn’t have any primary sources.

And secondary sources are

a good thing to include if you want to solidify your argument.

Most people reading non-scholarly essays or articles likely don’t give much consideration for the source of the material. Especially articles that surface on social media websites. The more views, the more comments, and the more likes tend to drive the conscious of the Internet. Reputable journalism is becoming harder and harder to find in swirls of the Internet’s kaleidoscopic ignorance.

The Internet fosters amateur and professional writers; however, the struggles to score a paycheck are very real. Most Internet media users wouldn’t even consider visiting a website if they have to pay for access. Therefore, a lot of writers can’t charge for

users to read his or her work outright. Most internet writing has to rely on revenue generated from selling advertising space on a website to make a buck.

A lot of website advertising works on a costper-click model. It breaks down like this: an article gets shared, liked, or linked; the reader comes to the website to read the article; and then reader may click on an advertisement within the website they were linked to. This is how revenue is generated by the website publisher or owner—when the reader clicks on the advertisement. The more clicks on an advertisement equals a larger paycheck by the website owner.

Advertising pollutes the conscious of Internet writers and readers. What

tends to happen is sensational writing. The more controversial, the more eye grabbing, and the more morally challenging headlines attract more readers to a particular article on a web page. Thus, more readers on a web page could mean more clicks on an advertisement. More, more, more …

In an age were information can be generated in a matter of moments, it is hard to produce quality articles over and over again to generate web page pings. It is a lot easier to simply exaggerate or simply make something up in a headline to attract users to a web page. This is how articles that express a government’s secret plan to bamboozle landowners out of the rights to their land to install windmills; or articles that falsely rep-

resent the federal budget expenditures on a certain refugee crisis; or articles that suggest that spooning is sexist get spread around the internet. Read these articles for what they are—entertainment.

The drive to generate advertisement revenue is diminishing the quality of the writing that appears throughout the media hubs of the Internet.

Writers, whom are already struggling to make a dime, are force to succumb to sensational and exaggerated writing practices to get users onto his or her website.

Ironically, I haven’t embedded any source material to back up my own opinionated argument. So maybe my readers will just have to read my columns for what they are—entertainment.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015

Letters

Reader wants explanation of quote Dear Editor, I am writing in regards to a letter by Paul McLauchlin on page 6 in the Rimbey Review of Nov. 3 in which he expresses surprise at the resignation of the Bethany Group.

I quote “it’s regrettable,” he said, “but board and management were going in two different directions.”

We do not have any information as to what those two different directions consisted of, but knowing that The Bethany Group is a recognized and well respected management company, it strains credibility that they should resign for no reason, so this requires us to question the “amiable parting of ways?”

Is anyone going to explain?

Earl D. Giebelhaus

Businesses need to keep sidewalks clear Dear Editor, As winter is now fully upon us, a reminder needs to be given to home owners and businesses that it is their responsibility to keep their sidewalks cleared of snow and ice. It’s discouraging to see moms with strollers and wagons, and elderly with walkers, struggling to make it through certain sections of sidewalks. The town

does such an excellent job keeping a path cleared for residents of Kansas Ridge to safely walk from their homes to Mainstreet. The same courtesy needs to be extended from the businesses on Mainstreet to allow all of our town residents to walk safely and comfortably.

Thank you for your consideration, Britney DeVries

Solution to keep thieves of the streets offered Dear Editor, We keep reading about thieves that judges keep putting back on our streets.

What’s with the judges?

Do they have personal interests for letting them walk freely among us law abiding citizens?

I have the perfect solution to deal with the thieving problem and now is a great time to do it.

We do a trade. For ever refugee we take in, we trade a thief and a judge.

The new prince of Ottawa has been sending empty planes to refugee camps for pickups, but he might as well have the planes full both ways. Then as the thieving problem levels itself out we could do the same with crooked politicians.

Ray Barrette, Winfield

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015

A small farmer provides personal perspective on Bill 6 Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6), and conduct proper and meaningful consultations with farmers and agriculture organizations.”

“The provincial commissions have been extremely proactive in trying to represent the interests of farmers on this issue. Most of the provincial crop and livestock commissions met with government officials on a few occasions in 2015 to discuss the government’s intentions to introduce farm safety legislation, and while we pressed for more information regarding the legislation, your officials said they were unable to disclose any of the details until an announcement was made.

This is not consultation.

Nor are the consultations that are happening in the form of town hall meetings lead by NDP MLA’s.

Very rarely do they answer a question directly, related to how this bill will affect the farmers. It was asked at one such meeting, “Who is taking notes so you can present our concerns to your party?” the MLA’s

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embarrassedly looked at each other and shrugged.

No one was even taking notes! When we try and email or call our MLAs with questions we get a cookie cutter response “thank you for your concerns” and rarely a phone call is returned.

We have repeatedly heard that this legislation is about making sure workers have the right to minimum wage and the right to refuse safe work. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Alberta Website Currently, in Alberta, farmers do not fall under the act (Bill 6). Instead, they are protected under the Employment Standard Code for standard wage entitlement, parental leave, and termination pay and notice. As well, federal legislation outlines basic responsibilities which employers must comply with to protect their staffers.”

Additionally, according to the Government of Alberta Industry Profiles 2015 report, the average farm worker is paid a minimum $15.38 up to $43.32 an average of $29.35, well above the $11.20 minimum wage requirements.

This NDP government

continually claims that this is the way you do legislation, you pass a Bill then you fill it in later. However, according to The Guide to Legislative Process: Acts & Regulations prior to a Bill being introduced for first reading it goes to an Agenda & Priorities Committee to fill in the details during the drafting period, which they have omitted doing altogether.

Another misconception amplified by the NDP caucus is that Alberta is currently the only province that does not comply with this legislation, according to AAMDC Bill 6 Environmental Scan of Farm Safety Legislation and the Association of Workers Compensation Boards of Canada 2015 report: “Farms are excluded from mandatory WCB coverage in PEI, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan”.

Regarding OHS policies, farms in BC with less than 20 employees are exempt and all other provinces have industry specific legislation with many different exemptions for small farms as well as in their Labour Relations and Employment Standards Legislation.

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Finally and possibly the most unfortunate and damaging misconception in recent days is the implication that farmers have become violent and even gone so far as threatening the MLA’s who are in favor of Bill 6. Misinformed, Shaye Anderson called a peaceful family rally extremely violent and brutal.

It seems he was speaking on behalf of Lori Sigurdson, and later retracted and apologized for his statement admitting he wasn’t even there. Cam Westhead claimed Rick Strankman threatened gun violence when he brought up famers concerns over how OHS legislation would affect farmers ability to carry guns on their own property for predator control.

Westhead later apologized for his misunderstanding.

Brian Mason in his own outburst called Wildrose MLAs and farmers goons and gangsters. He later retracted and apologized.

Mcuaig-Boyd cried in legislature over being cyber-bullied and threatened with physical violence which were implied in messages and cartoons on social media, to the point she was somewhat afraid to go home to her own riding, but not enough to contact the police.

McCuiag-Boyd is quoted in the Calgary Herald as saying “To be fair, a lot of the bullying comments I don’t believe were from farmers, they were just from people who trolled into the situation” on social media. But alas the damage has been done.

Now that Bill 6 has been passed and will take effect January 1, 2016, farmers are left with the daunting task of figuring out how this legislation will affect us, how we can make our concerns heard to a government who has proven they are not interested in listening, and how and if the family farm way of life is a viable one for us.

Shelley Erickson Bruce, AB

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is meetings did take place between government and industry commissions and associations, the general consensus was that some portions of Bill 6 were discussed and industry gave recommendations to exempt farms from WCB, giving them the option to voluntarily apply.

These industry leaders also requested further information and meetings so they could participate in creating regulations that would be specific to Agriculture, making sure not to impose any legislation that would be potentially crippling to the industry. These recommendations were ignored on all fronts, in fact nine of these “stakeholders” published an open letter on Dec. 4, to Premier Notley and all NDP MLA’s, it in part reads; “The undersigned organizations representing the majority of Alberta’s agriculture sector would like to call upon the Government of Alberta to consider farmers and ranchers concerns and suspend the implementation of the Enhanced

RECYCLE

Dear Editor, I know what you’re thinking…”Haven’t we heard enough from these people already?” But if you’ll give me a moment of your time I’d like to clear up some misconceptions you may have.

We (farmers) are not anti-safety. We live and play in our workplaces and it is our family, friends, and neighbors who’s health and well-being is at stake when they step foot on our property. We take that very seriously.

We were taken by surprise some two weeks ago by the announcement of Bill 6. In the form it was presented it would drastically change our lives.

Since then we have repeatedly heard Premier Notley claim that “stakeholders were consulted” by her government.

Well, that could be true depending on the definition of consultation. As the Oxford dictionary states Consultation is a “meeting with an expert or professional in order to seek advice.” So by this definition stakeholders were NOT consulted. The fact

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015

RIMBEY REVIEW 7

Rimbey town councillors work on creating long term vision

BY TREENA MIELKE Rimbey town council held a special meeting last Monday where they spent some time dissecting the proposed vision statement introduced by Bob Stevenson, chairman of the The Rimbey Business Sector Sustainability Advisory Committee.

The in-depth discussion gave councillors an opportunity to voice their opinions about the town as it is now and how they would like to envision it in the future.

Stevenson explained the vision statement needed to be time based and offer a reasonable picture of what the town could look like in eight to 10 years.

“It could be seen as the legacy of this

“THE STUDENTS HERE DON’T HAVE THE ATTITUDE THAT DROPPING OUT IS AN OPTION.” - PAUL PAYSON town council and the community,” he said.

Council spent some time discussing on how to change the perception of Rimbey as being a retirement based, one-horse stagnant town.

“I grew up here and I don’t view Rimbey as a retirement town,” said Coun. Jack Webb.

But Mayor Rick Pankiw said the perception is based on age demographics which

Bentley Santa’s breakfast continues to grow in popularity

BY JUNE NORVILA There was again a great turnout for the Bentley Santa’s Celebration.

It ran from 9 to 11 a.m. on December 12 at the Bentley Ag Center. Everything was free of charge.

Over 300 guests signed the guest book but some missed signing in.

Around 30 individuals and volunteers from various groups including the local museum, TOPS, the library, Bentley Boutique, Stay and Play group, Razzle Dazzle Family Day Home, Ag society, Rimbey gymnastics club, Jennifer Johnson music students and other individuals manned different areas, were greeters, and provided entertainment.

“Numbers were comparable to last year,” said Bentley Community Services manager Barb Carson who coordinates the event, but admitted there were concerns that morning because of poor visibility and travelling conditions.

Many attendees agree the event appears to be getting bigger and more organized and more impressive each year.

A free pancake breakfast/ brunch included pancakes, sausages, juice/coffee, small Christmas oranges, and small yogurt served by volunteers from TOPS. Longer

lineups at times moved through quickly by the well-prepared TOPS chefs.

There were free crafts for the kids. Local museum volunteers supplied copies of letters for Santa that could be picked up and filled in. When completed letters were returned to the table, a small candy bag was given out. Volunteers said they have fun collecting the letters and will make sure each one is answered personally by Santa.

There were a number of tables with craft supplies to make a Santa beard, a Christmas bell from a paper cup, and Christmas cards.

Volunteer Kathy Pike helped organize some of those.

Face decorating supplies with face paint crayons and stickers was at another table with Bentley Boutique volunteer Sarah von Tettenborn overseeing.

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indicate Rimbey has an older chronological population base than the provincial average.

“But I see Rimbey as getting younger,” he added, noting he is observing more children in town.

Acting CAO Donna Tona said she also grew up in Rimbey and when she came back to the community it seemed tired and complacent.

While councillors agreed this perception did have a grain of truth in it, there was many attributes about the town that needed to be given a higher profile.

Pankiw said he sees the town as pro-

gressing and moving forward.

Councillors agreed the town is commutable, the hospital here is the envy of other small towns and the community is a hub for job opportunities.

They also agreed the trail system, soccer pitches, the arena, skateboard park, baseball diamonds, racetrack and Agrim centre are high quality recreational facilities that the town should be proud of.

Coun. Paul Payson noted Rimbey offers quality education in all its schools. He gave accolades to the high school, noting the number of gradates from the school in the last few years has exceeded the provincial average.

“The students here don’t have the attitude that dropping out is an option,” he said.

Council will continue to review and revise the vision statement in the new year.

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Grace Lutheran Church Bentley - ELCIC Worship 11:15 a.m.

4th Sunday of the month 5 p.m.

More Info, Mark Ree 403-748-2147 5 miles west, 1.5 miles south, 1 mile west of Bentley

“Sharing New Life in Christ”

Rimbey New Life Fellowship Sunday 10:30 a.m. Children’s Church 11:30 a.m.

Midweek Service - Wednesday 7 p.m.

Ladies Meeting Friday 2 p.m.

Pastor Reg Darnell 403-843-3336 (Office) 403-782-2694 (Home) 5038 - 49 Ave. • www.rimbeynewlife.com

Church of the Nazarene, Rimbey Sunday Worship & Sunday School 10:30 a.m. (on Radio 93.3 FM) 5214-51 Street, Phone: 403-843-2029 Pastor Grant Rainey

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY 5211 52 St., Rimbey Service & Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

4th Sunday Family Service: 11:00 a.m.

Stuart Adams: 403-843-6164 or Arlene Edwards: 403-843-6077 www.churchofepiphany.ca

Th e Rimbey Seventh-Day Adventist Church Saturdays

Evangelical Missionary Church 1/2 mile East of Hoadley on Highway #611

Sabbath School at 9:45 a.m.

Worship Service at 11:00 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Pastor David Beaudoin 403-783-2499

Pastor: Rev. Barry Klassen 403-843-6461

Zion Lutheran Church Lutheran Church Canada Divine Service at 10:30 4521 - 54th Ave. Rimbey Pastor Mark Schultz Office - 403-843-2767 Home - 403-843-4420

Rimbey Christian Reformed Church 5506-51 Ave Service at 10:00 a.m.

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403-843-2585 Pastor: Bill Nieuwenhuis

Rimbey Alliance Church 4620 - 54th Avenue, Rimbey 403-843-3727 10:30 a.m. Worship Service with Children’s Church Last Sunday of the month, service held at Parkland Manor at 10:00 am

RomanMass Catholic Church Times:

Saturday Evening: Sunday Morning: Sylvan Lake - 5:00 p.m. Rimbey - 9:00 a.m. Sylvan Lake -11:00 a.m.

Last Sunday of every month:

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Rimbey 11:00 a.m.

Parish Priest: Father Les Drewicki Administration Offi ce: 403-843-2126;

Share the Season of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love On Christmas Eve At: RIMBEY UNITED CHURCH Thursday December 24, 7:30 pm

Students from Rimbey Elementary Grade 6 students performed the play, Baby, It’s cold outside, during the school’s Christmas concert held at Peter Lougheed Community Centre Dec. 17.

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Abby Vileneuve and Elizabeth Attfield, Rimbey elementary kindergarten students wait in line for their turn to come on stage at the elementary school concert held Dec. 17 at The Peter Lougheed Community Centre.

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Some of those wanting pictures with Santa included volunteer greeter/helper Mary Imbeault, volunteer craft helper Sarah von Tettenborn, MP Blaine Calkins, Santa’s elf Laurie Sarty, Bentley Community Services manager Barb Carson, Luke Pike age 10, Santa Claus, Ava Pike June Norvila Photos age 5, and Kathy Pike volunteer craft helper.

Santa’s breakfast throughout Bentley for the event.

There was a small blow-up bouncer house provided to offer more fun and for the little ones to let off steam.

It was good to have an adult volunteer supervise there the full time.

This year a new beautiful creative backdrop for behind Santa’s bench was designed

by Greg Carson. The main feature was a huge blow-up polar bear that stood all the way up to the ag center ceiling that had been donated

by Sylvan Lake Wal-Mart.

Carson added a wonderful mountain landscape and borrowed fake spruce trees for an astonishing effect.

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Throughout the morning, 23 youth members from the Rimbey Gymnastics Club showed some moves and routines, and some music students of Jennifer Johnson provided some musical pieces.

The gymnastics club mentioned their sudden tragic loss of Jill Bellows who was the club president.

There was a free draw for everyone to enter for a gingerbread house that was fashioned after the “Monkey Top” saloon this year. It was designed and built by volunteer fire fighter Kathy Issler. Over the years, she has made creative gingerbread reproductions of many different buildings

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Jolene Naismith from the local library manned tables where, after their Santa visit, each child could pick out a free book to take home from tables stacked with new books provided for by Hans Gelsing.

MP Blaine Calkins was present and said he really enjoyed it. He said he didn’t know something like this was done here and was impressed.

MLA Jason Nixon had been invited but sent his regrets.

Some ag society members and other volunteers were ready to aid in a fast cleanup.

Donations by groups/businesses/individuals and at the door go towards covering the cost of the event.

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Rimbey Renegades in fourth place this season SUBMITTED

The EckRim Rimbey Atom A Renegades hockey team recently took part in the Innisfail Atom A tournament and played hard into the championship final losing 3-2 to Strathmore.

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The EckRim Rimbey Atom A Renegades hockey team has had a great start to the 2015/16 season. A very strong pre-season earned them a spot in the North Central Hockey League’s Tier 1 division. The highly competitive league includes teams from Stettler,

Lacombe, Sylvan Lake, Battle River and Sundre.

The Renegades have been very competitive thus far sitting in fourth place with a 4-5 record as of Dec 15.

The boys recently took part in the Innisfail Atom A tournament and played hard into the championship final losing by the slimmest of margins (3-2) to Strathmore.

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he couldn’t have been more proud of the team and the way that they out-worked, out-skated and out-battled their opposition every game, even in the final.

“That’s the first time I have ever had an opposing coach tell me that even though we won your team deserved to win that one,” said Beagle. continued on page 17

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Dog Shelter Boarding Dogs for adoption Dogs to surrender www.pawsandclawsanimalrescue.ca click courtesy adoptions

Phone (403) 783-7447 Roofing

1370

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Auctions

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NEW YEARS DAY Antique Collector Auction! 11 a.m., Friday, January 1, Wainwright Legion, 1030 - 2 Ave., Wainwright, Alberta. Scribner Auction 780-842-5666; www. scribnernet.com.

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Firewood

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015

Sometimes murderers get away with it

Early in my career I had the fortune to work in a community called Fort Macleod, near Lethbridge.

I worked at the Macleod Gazette from 1996 to 2000.

A very historic community, I had the good luck to work with plenty of great people. Also, just starting out I was also learning as much about community journalism as I could.

I learned a lot from the police commander there.

The RCMP commander in Fort Macleod was Sgt. Pete Sopow. Pete was a friendly, easy-going fellow who was easy to work with. If he had a problem, he told you. If you helped him, he thanked you. I’ve been lucky to work with many great detachment commanders like Bill Laidlaw and Kevin Murray, but Pete will always be at the top.

After a police-involved shooting incident in town, Pete told me I could come directly to the detachment for an interview. He had the report in front of him for the incident, and literally let me read it myself.

Trust me when I say that doesn’t happen very often.

Not only was Pete a great police commander to work with, he was a good friend outside the office. I liked to play community sports like volleyball and slopitch, and so did Pete. One night at co-ed slo-pitch, my horrible team was facing off against the best team in the league, the RCMP officers. Pete was pitching, and he was good. Very good. He struck me out every time I went up. Then at the end of the game on my last “at bat,” Pete, for some reason, lobbed a big, fat duck that I was all over.

I got a triple, my only hit that night. Pete threw me that pitch on purpose. He could have struck me out if he wanted.

Pete Sopow, along with his girlfriend, kindergarten teacher Lorraine McNab, were found murdered on Monday, December 15 1997 at her farm outside Pincher Creek, a few minutes west of Fort Macleod.

They’d been shot to death two days earlier, Dec. 13, and their bodies tossed in a horse trailer. RCMP found them Monday morning after Pete didn’t show up for work.

No one has ever been arrested or even charged for the double-murder 18 years ago. Whoever murdered them was waiting at Lorraine’s farm on Sat. Dec. 13 and ambushed his victims after they returned from visiting Lorraine’s parents. The murderer had some dumb luck in that the weekend included a fresh snowfall that likely damaged or destroyed some evidence, such as footprints.

Initially, some suspected the shootings were linked to Pete’s police career, but he wasn’t the primary target. Lorraine was.

Apparently, Lorraine was being stalked by a man known to her whom she had no interest in. Most people familiar with the murders agree this is the person very likely to have murdered them. I spent about five minutes phoning around and had the person’s name on my desk.

You can Google search and read lots of articles from the Calgary Sun and Herald by people who think they’re experts on Pete’s murder. Maybe they are.

But I knew Pete. I’m very afraid he will become a forgotten statistic, and he deserves to be remembered.

And almost 20 years later, those of us who knew him are still waiting for justice.

Stu Salkeld is the new editor of The Leduc/Wetaskiwin Pipestone Flyer and writes a regular column for the paper.

Don Bresnahan and his wife Audreyann from the Rimbey Lions Club present a $225 chequ to the Grade 4/5 class at Rimbey Elementary School for the school’s hot lunch program. Pictured with the class is vice principal Kathleen Terry. Accepting the cheque is Grade 4 student Austin Flikkema.

Treena Mielke Photo

Marguerite Newbury surveys the ladder Christmas tree she and her husband Ken created for their living room. The unique ladder tree is made from a real ladder with a number of shelves of graduating lengths. Each shelf is decorated with Christmas artificial snow and villages. At the bottom is a train and an ice skating rink. The couple, who live in a senior’s complex in Rimbey, opted to go with the ladder Christmas tree as it is smaller than a real tree and fits nicely into their bay window.

Treena Mielke Photo

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Renegades in fourth place continued from page 12 The team is looking very strong going into the new year, looking forward to Provincial playdowns as well as league play and playoffs. “Our goal is first of all to make it back to the provincial tournament and once that happens we can set our sites on repeating as champs. We obviously don’t want to put the cart before the horse so to speak, but I am very confident in this team, they are an absolute blast to coach!” said Beagle.

This year if the Renegades can win the zone the Atom B provincial tourney will be held in Vegreville March 17-20.

The 2015/16 EckRim Atom A Renegades are: No. 2 Ryder MacLeod, No. 4 Cooper Moore, No. 5 Brodie Hankel, No. 8 Graedy Landry, No. 10 Liam Tennant, No. 11 Keston Beagle, No. 12 Keegan Beagle, No. 14 Cole Wright, No. 15 Karson Ledieu, No. 16 Zach Neumeier, No. 17 Kaelan Plunkett and No. 31 Jayce Schatschneider.

The head coach is Chad Beagle and assistant coaches are Jeremy Hankel, Stacy Tennant, Ted Plunkett and Jason Schatschneider.

Brendan Freerksen from Rimbey Spartans takes a shot at Wednesday’s basketball game against St. Augustine from Ponoka. The Spartans won 81 - 45.

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Basketball: Rimbey Spartans basketball players Colin Humphreys and Travis Hunt reach for the ball in a game against Central Alberta Christian High School from Lacombe last week. The Spartans lost 71-43 against CACHS. Morriah Rudnik Photos

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Rimbey Rodeo Queen Kayla Dueck received an honorarium from Steven Boyce from the Rimbey Exhibition Association at the organization’s annual general meeting, banquet and caberet held at Last West Hall on Nov. 28.

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TOTAL CASH CREDIT ON SELECT MODELS ON SILVERADO 2500HD/3500HD†

2500HD HIGH COUNTRY SHOWN

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EVENT

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ON MOST NEW MODELS

NO PAYMENTS ‘TIL SPRING AND CASH BACKS UP TO $12,000! •

MSRP $21,164 $ 135 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

C1208

$

2015 FOCUS SE SEDAN

19,500

MSRP $34,299 $ 209 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

C1282

$

29,900

2015 F150 S/CAB MSRP $50,799 $ 244 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

T1268

$

35,004

MSRP $49,729 $ 269 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

T1204

$

2016 FUSION SW AWD

MSRP $38,799 $ 242 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

2015 F150 CREW XTR

38,887

MSRP $64,089 $ 319 B/W 84MTHS

SALE

C1381

$

34,900

T0971

$

2016 MUSTANG 14 COUPE PREMIUM

2015 F350 CREW XLT DIESEL

45,998

ALL FACTORY REBATES TO DEALER. ALL VEHICLE PLUS GST AND FEES. $499 ADMIN & $20 TIRE TAX, $6.25 AMVIC FEE. EG. C1208 2015 FOCUS 4.9% OVER 84 MONTHS. BW PYMT $135. TOTAL PAYMENTS EQUAL $24961.30, TOTAL INTEREST EQUAL $3893.28

STUFF YOUR STOCKING WITH CHRISTMAS SAVINGS 2012 FOCUS SE

99

$

B/W 84MTHS

168

$

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

SALE

2013 DODGE DART

C0752A

$

12,900

P0502

$

99

$

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

2014 ESCAPE SW AWD

23,900

180

$

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

T0522

$

13,900

T1164A

$

$

155

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

2013 EDGE SEL AWD

25,900

$

283

B/W 84MTHS

SALE

L0486

$

21,900

P0510

$

2013 ESCAPE SW AWD

2014 F150 FX4 LUXURY CREW CAB

40,900

*ALL PR ICES PLU S $499 AD M IN FEE & GST. E G 2012 F ORD F OCUS SE 84 MON THS F IN AN CIN G 4. 99% APR TOTAL PY MTS $ 1 8 5 5 0 .4 0 . TOTAL INTEREST $ 2 8 6 6 .3 8

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