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Children and adults alike enjoy a wagon ride along Main Street on Wednesday, Dec. 23 as part of the Night Before the Night Before fun despite chilly weather and flurries.
Night Before the Night Before Christmas celebrates community spirit STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER It was a busy day Dec. 23, as shoppers and fun seekers thronged to Stettler’s Main Street for the annual “Night Before the Night Before Christmas” extravaganza. Local businesses pulled out all the stops, decorating their stores and having evening hours, while hay rides, a petting zoo, warming fires, free food and refreshments and other fun activities drew crowds all afternoon and evening long.
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Wells Furniture owner Bernie Jackson said. “It’s just a giveback to the community event. It was amazing — everyone on Main Street kicked in. We had people come from all over.” She said she didn’t think that the economy affected how many people attended the events during the Night Before the Night Before, since while stores remained open late in hopes of catching last-minute shoppers, that wasn’t the goal behind the event. Over at Alberta Prairie
Railways, the four free train excursions drew in the largest-ever number of guests, spokesperson Bob Willis said. “A total of more than 2,000 children and adults board the train,” he said. “Adults were invited to make a $5 or foodstuff donation to the Stettler Foodbank, but no one was turned away if they chose not to contribute.” The event ended up raising $4,271 for the Stettler and District Food Bank, which this year has seen an increase in the number of families needing assistance.
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From noon until 4 p.m., Santa ensconced himself at Wells Furniture, letting children have a last-minute meeting and chance to tell them their special wishes before he and his elves finished their Christmas-time toy building spree in the North Pole. After visiting with Santa and receiving a bag of candy, children could enjoy a hot dog, hot cocoa, and warm up by the fire, or pet one of the three sheep penned beside the store. “We never keep track of how many people come,”
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Erskine resident Charles Bergen (left) with his older brother Brendon carry their gingerbread houses from the Stettler Public Library on Monday, Dec. 21.
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Library’s gingerbread house workshop at full capacity MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Stettler Public Library was a riot of festive colours as children came out to make their own gingerbread houses at the library’s workshop on Monday, Dec. 21. There were 12 participants, which was the maximum number that the workshop could accommodate. “The event went off well, given the program was full,” said library manager Mary Zazelenchuk. “We had all the supplies to get them going, but if they wanted to do something more personal, they would need to
bring their own supplies.” The library has been hosting an array of events throughout the Christmas break to keep the children engaged creatively. “The grinch tree workshop with Kirsten Nugent was quite busy,” added Zazelenchuk. “Even Craftapalooza event at which young dancers from Danceology performed also received a lot of participants.” According to Zazelenchuk, the library has been hosting a series of after school programs called Crafts before Christmas and even had a holiday movie marathon in the mix.
“My boys took their time to decorate their gingerbread houses, it took them just over an hour of creativity!” said Lucy Bergen, a resident of Erskine who had come with her sons to participate in the workshop. “It was their first time and they enjoyed the process thoroughly.” This week the library will be hosting another week of activities for kids, such as ‘make your own soap’ and ‘food science’ among others. All events will require preregistration and will be conducted by Maggie Orlick, who also supervised the summer program earlier this year.
SRC hosts the first annual Christmas dive-in MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Stettler Recreation Centre (SRC)’s aquatic
staff had a busy afternoon Tuesday, Dec. 22 with kids enjoying the pool, water slide and various Christmas activities
that were being hosted as part of the first annual Christmas dive-in event. While it was the first of its kind, assistant aquat-
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Bad Santa makes off with jewels after brazen heist STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Stettler RCMP are on the hunt for a Bad Santa, and are hoping people in the community may have insight to a brazen Christmas eve robbery. Around 4:45 p.m. on Dec. 24, a man dressed as Santa Claus entered Wares Jewelers in Stettler and proceded to
rob the store at gunpoint. The man, described as a “pocked-faced” caucasian around five-foot-eleven-inches tall, entered the store wearing Santa Claus’ jovial red and white winter suit, wore gloves and a fake beard and hat. Despite the suit, he didn’t appear to have Santa’s girth, being described as slim and skinny. The bad Santa made off with an undisclosed amount of precious stones
in an SUV-type of vehicle, driving away on Main Street. No one was harmed during the commission of the offence, detachment commander Sgt. Phil Penny said. Police continue to investigate, but the RCMP are asking anyone with information to phone the detachment at 403-742-3382 or anonymously phone Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS(8477).
SRC hosts the first annual Christmas dive-in continued from page 2 There were games that included finding lost mittens, building a snow man and scaling the SRC’s new climbing wall. “Of course, each game included a prize for all who participated,” said Haye. “When the children grew tired of swimming, families were able to stop by the pool viewing area for some snacks while watching Elf on the big screen.” This year the SRC lifeguards had put in that
little bit of extra effort. “We were able to invite Santa Claus, despite him being at the height of his busy season as a surprise guest for the kids; making the event extra special,” said Haye. The guard team in charge of organizing the event planned for approximately 60 people to attend the event. “We were looking forward to inviting 60 people and we were excited to see that we estimated correctly, because over the course of the two-
hour event 52 people attended, mostly families with young children,” added Haye. “I was very happy with how the event ran.” According to Haye, the lifeguards did an excellent job. “Often times, lifeguards can, in a way, blend in to the rest of the facility in the public’s eyes, but today I was glad to see our patrons and staff excitedly interacting together in the holiday spirit,” said Haye. Haye hopes to im-
prove upon what she has achieved with her team this year. “We might try to include electronics to accommodate the viewing of a movie, which can be a challenge in a wet and bright environment with no simple and safe solutions,” said Haye. “In the future we are hoping to improve upon the placement of the movie so that patrons may enjoy it from the water without limiting their access to any of the pools or features such as the slide.”
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Makerspace Room at the William E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus is renamed Kinsmen Makerspace. From left to right, Pat Ough, teacher assistant, Shawn O’Hara, manager of TD Bank, Greggory Jackson, Kinsmen representative, Norbert Baharally, principal and Dorothy Anderson, Superfluity representative. Not present in the picture are Glen and Laurie Myshaniuk from Heartland Auto and Dave Morris, who was in charge of setting the space up and maintaining it.
Homecoming for Stettler doc STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER When Kim Chapman formally opens her practice on Jan. 16, 2016, it’ll mark a homecoming for doctor, who was born and raised near Stettler, leaving only to complete her medical studies. Chapman, 31, will begin taking new patients mid-January at the Heartland Medical Clinic on Main Street, where she will join doctors Elizma Bouwer, Pieter Bouwer, Francois Du Toit, Hassan Lockhat and Phil Vogel. “I’m just glad to be close to my family and my friends,” Chapman said. “I always wanted to return home.” Growing up on the family farm southeast of Stettler, Chapman said she never had a burning desire to be a doctor in her early years. That all changed, she explained, after illness struck her extended family. “I was 15,” she recalled. “I had that experience with illness and loss. It made me want to help people.” Originally, Chapman’s
post-secondary focus was cancer research, but the medical student found that she missed interacting with people, and switched her focus to family medicine. “Research is important, but I really missed the human part,” Chapman explained, and so she began her general practitioner studies at the University of Alberta. From 2008 until 2012, she worked on her degree, then did her residency at the hospital until 2014. For the first part of 2015, Chapman served as a locum doctor in southern Alberta, filling in for doctors who were away on vacation or had taken medical leave. While that gave her experience, it didn’t give her a chance to build relationships with her patients, since she never had a steady roster. “Many people never see their doctor more than once a year,” Chapman said. “There are those who see a doctor regularly, though, and you get to know them very well. And I wanted that.”
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When the opportunity to come to Stettler for work as a permanent fixture came up, Chapman leaped at the chance. A new mother to a baby boy, being close to family was very important. Her husband, who works in instrumentation, is taking time off to be a stayat-home dad, something that suits both him and Chapman. Rural medicine provides several challenges, Chapman said, the biggest being the breadth of knowledge a doctor here will need to serve the community. As doctors here also do stints on call as emergency department doctors at the hospital, being prepared to handle what emergencies present themselves is a big chunk of what challenges doctors locally must rise to. “It’s just the scope of what you need to know,” Chapman said. However, with the new year just days away and a new practice just weeks, Chapman said she’s excited and eager to get started. “I hope to raise our family here, grow old here,” she said. “This is home.”
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Makerspace on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at a gathering where representatives of various organizations that made the transformation possible were present. Since the majority of the funding from the community came from the Kinsmen Club, the Clearview Public Schools Division has agreed to name it the Kinsmen Makerspace for the next five years. Financial contributions also came from other local organizations, TD Canada Trust, Superfluity and Heartland Auto Supply. The idea of the Makerspace room came about as a result of conversations between Peter Barron, Superintendent of Clearview Public Schools and Norbert Baharally, Principal of William E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus during the course of the previous school year, 20142015. “With the reconfiguration of the schools at the Stettler school complex, it was a great opportunity and time for us to implement something new and different into our learning environment,” said Baharally. They started by researching what Makerspaces looked like and the purpose of it. After finding out some basic facts, they visited the
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are in there working, she has been crucial in the delivery of programming as part of the rotation of the junior high county option program at our school on Tuesday mornings.” In the Kinsmen Makerspace, the students have access to digital photography projects and editing software, including video editing, robotics, computer programming, simple circuitry, soldering, wood working, all sorts of hand tools, 3-D printing and a recording studio. “They are able to use these areas to explore their creative and innovative side of learning, and we just want to encourage students to come into the space and tinker around,” said Baharally. “We have become too much of a consumer economy, as soon as something is broken or does not work, we simply want to go out and buy a new one, so we want to try to encourage students to be creative and use their hands and minds to be creative and to be patient and perhaps invent something instead of buying it new.” Baharally calls it the ‘Maker Movement’ and wants to try to start promoting it within the schools and even tie it into the curriculum with project-based learning in the Clearview classrooms.
The Midget boys present a cheque of $1,340 to Patrick Callin, a representative of FCSS at the FCSS facility in Stettler on Monday, Dec. 21. The funds were raised through a progressive 50/50 draw that was hosted at the Stettler Recreation Centre over the weekend, Dec. 18-20.
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WOL Christmas celebrations with Olaf and Mrs. Santa Claus MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Word of Life (WOL) Church held its Christmas festivities on Wednesday, Dec. 23 aligning them with the ‘Night before the night before’, treating the kids to a live performance of Olaf and Mrs. Santa Claus enacting ‘How Santa became so generous’. According to pastor Shawn Acheson, one of the benefits that the Stettler WOL gets is the creativity of some awesome people at the other WOL churches around the world. “The amazing lead campus in Red Deer sets into motion amazing themes and great seasonal programs based on this shared creativity,” said Acheson. “At the local level in Stettler, we have followed the lead of the Christmas experience model and with our own creative people assembled
a program that fits our community and facility, and we are blessed to have so many creative people at the Stettler WOL campus.” The Christmas festivities at WOL this year were focused on families, with a photo booth set up where families could get their pictures taken with Olaf, the snowman and other scenes and were given free prints to take home. Throughout the evening, there were live performances of storytelling play at Santa’s workshop. where Olaf, the snowman and Mrs. Santa Claus spun a tale of ‘How Santa became so generous’. Refreshments were being served as the children enjoyed hot chocolate or hot apple cider besides baked goods and cookies, With 120 kids in total who watched the play throughout the evening, Acheson thought that the
hope we can create more awareness and visibility for the event in the community, and also create a better set-up to accommodate the large attendance.”
Pastor Acheson’s new year’s message for the Stettler community was simple: “Everyone needs Jesus and everyone needs a home”.
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Keegan Vaudry watches the live performance of Olaf and Mrs. Santa Claus enacting ‘How Santa became so generous’, along with other kids as part of Word of Life Church’s festivities on Wednesday, Dec. 23. event was well received. “It blended perfectly with Stettler’s Night Before the Night Before
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What’s in store for 2016? MUSTAFA ERIC INDEPENDENT EDITOR We are preparing to turn yet another leaf to welcome a new year. Wise men say in order to be able to see the future, one has to look at the past. As the occasion is the start of a new year, it might be appropriate to look at what happened in our town, province and country in 2015 to try to guess what might or should happen in 2016. At the local level, Stettler’s economy has been severely affected by the slump in the oil prices and the impact is likely to be felt throughout the new year. At the provincial level, the only success of Ms. Notley’s government so far has been to make a mess of their first six months in office. Bill 6, and after that Bill 8, went a long way to prove wrong those who claimed that Rachel Notley, coming from a family of a serious politician, would not be making clumsy moves in establishing herself and the
NDP as a serious political force. So far, with her recruitment of policy advisers and senior bureaucrats, Ms. Notley unwittingly inflicted great damage to her chances to govern the province effectively. At the national level, the electorate decided that it was time for a sea change in the country’s political orientation and brought in Liberals in a decisive show of support for the young Trudeau. The change of tone in government was noticeable almost from day one, with the new government taking bold steps both to restore Canada’s international image as a humane and caring nation and to ensure that First Nations would not be treated as second-rate citizens of this country any longer. But the new government also immediately realized that economy would not be as easy a file as it seemed before the election and the new finance minister shared his concerns with both the public and the provincial/territorial governments.
Outlook for 2016 In the province, Ms. Notley and her ministers need to realize that there is Alberta beyond Edmonton, too, and they also have the responsibility to serve that Alberta as well. Provincial government will need to find a better way of communicating with all the population of the province, in particular by improving their listening skills. With oil prices certain to remain at about the current levels for most of 2016, the government will have to come up with creative ideas to turn the slump around and nurture the hope among Albertans that things can and will get better. At the national level, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to make good on his promises to return the economy to growth and create jobs, even at the cost of big deficits, in order to maintain the positive image he has so far created mostly at his international engagements with world leaders and his young female fans. The settlement of
the promised 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada in the first few months of the new year will be a major test of the new government’s ability to manage the bureaucracy and mobilize resources for a particular objective. And at the global level, the new year does not look likely to be less tumultuous than the outgoing one: Middle East conflicts are likely to get worse before one can even start to talk about solutions; refugee crisis is still nowhere near a settlement; naval tensions in the South China Sea among US, Chinese and Japanese forces are rising; the undeclared war in Ukraine may flare up any day. In technology, pundits predict the start of the demise of the smart phone technology and the rise of “virtual reality” products. As for the economy, the high-risk bond market has started to emit signals similar to those at the start of the 2008 meltdown, whether the markets will be able to weather that storm is anybody’s guess. Happy New Year!
COOL is vanquished…but unintended consequences may happen Your humble writer is prepared to eat crow on the repeal of the US Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) bill. I was skeptical that the US congress would give in to any pressure to actually repeal a piece of legislation that they implemented ostensibly for the good of American citizens. Sure COOL was nothing more than protectionist legislation disguised as consumer information. But in politics, perception trumps reality hence the US congress passed the bill almost seven years ago – it was a classic piece of political expediency. The negative impact on Canadian livestock and meat exports came to fruition. The ultimate cost to date has been estimated at hundreds of billions of dollars and will never be recovered. It should be noted that the history of COOL almost paralled the tenure of Democratic President Obama. Prior to his regime Republican Presidents, Congressmen and Senators were able to delay and derail the implementation of COOL. But as soon as the Democratic Party came to power, COOL was quickly implemented under pressure
from party friendly vested interests and lobbyists. There was no hope of changing COOL with the unfriendly Obama regime in power, so the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade dispute mechanism was the industry’s only hope to get some attention on the issue. The fact that the US government used every possible obstructionist tactic to delay and derail the WTO process was indicative of their negative attitude towards Canada (Obama’s anti-Keystone pipeline decision confirmed that perception). Add into that the usual politician’s predilection never to admit to making a mistake and one could assume it was going to be a long drawn out process. My own view was that although the previous Conservative federal government went along with the WTO process, that, in the end, no Canadian government was going to retaliate against its biggest trading partner to the tune of billions of dollars of retaliatory tariffs. In that regard, the COOL issue from a Canadian perspective was helped by Obama’s procrastination and opposition to the Keystone
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pipeline. I believe that situation hardened the government’s backbone to pursue COOL at the WTO. Certainly former Ag Minister Ritz rattled the sabre at every opportunity although I am not sure the Obama administration noticed such bravado that much. With the defeat of the Conservative government, I expect there was some real concern within the industry that the new Liberal government would have the same resolve about COOL and applying retaliatory tariffs. In the end they did, perhaps they too wanted to get back at the US government for their infamous anti-Keystone decision. What probably helped most was that the US Congress inserted the COOL repeal amendment into a trillion dollar American spending
omnibus bill. I expect that the Obama administration was not willing to jeopardize that critical bill by opposing a COOL repeal, which, in the scheme of American governance, doesn’t really mean much, therefore COOL was politically expendable. So there we have it - COOL is gone. The question that now looms is what will happen now that the floodgates to the export of cattle, hogs and pork to the USA is wide open again. On the surface, it appears that a fully reopened American market will see renewed competition for Canadian livestock and meat with producer and feedlot prices increasing to the benefit of the industry. But as the old saying goes – be careful what you wish for! Much has changed since the battle against COOL
started all those years ago – particularly in the beef packing industry. Meat processing in Canada is more costly than in the US and needs to survive on economies of scale and a lower loonie. However, over the past few years cattle supply has decreased, but was mitigated because COOL discouraged large live exports to the US. That helped Canadian packing plants. Now that COOL is gone, live cattle exports may increase significantly and if Canadian plants want them, they will have to compete against a high US dollar. That’s all fair enough in a free market. But there is a dark side – if Canadian plants can’t compete and their costs increase as plant throughput decreases – there is an inevitability – those plants may close. That would be a disaster for the Canadian cattle industry. So here it now stands – the industry has won an important trade battle with the repeal of COOL. But it may lose something more important in the near future because of it. For the Canadian cattle and beef marketing business, the next few years will be interesting indeed.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
New year party turns into early birthday celebration ROSE KOENRAADT AND DOROTHY ANDERSON HALKIRK HERALD Deere Valley Farms held their Christmas appreciation supper at the hall on Wednesday, Dec 23. Kim and Daryl Mackie and daughters Taylor and Drew; Kandice and Scott Morrison and son Forbes all were down for Christmas. With everyone home, they also took the opportunity to help Kent celebrate his 80th birthday, which is not until March. The Kent family got together at the seniors’ centre to celebrate their family Christmas, Greg and Laura and Robbie and his girlfriend Mel were able to attend. Congratulations to Kathryn Morlock and Trevor Houstein on the birth of their baby boy, born in Stettler. on Dec. 19 weighing in at 8lb 4oz. Gabriel Gerhart. Grandparents are Larry and Kathy Tuck and great grandmother Violet Turre. Mike Neilson was home from Burnaby, BC. While here he is visiting with mom Anne, Burt and Cindy and Kids. Happy New Year.
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Library is back in action after New Year SHAUN ROSS STETTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY Have you ever wanted to build something but you never had the materials or knowledge to do so? Well look no further. The fantastic Mark Fox will be at the library on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. He will be running the Make, Take, and Create drop-in program. This time is unscripted and ad hoc. Just show up and we’ll use the library’s tools and resources to help you flesh out your ideas and possibly hook you up with local talent that can help you make your idea a reality or help you explore an interest. All ages welcome. Remember those gaming laptops from last week? They are still here, calling to you. They are full of preloaded games, just waiting to be played. So come on in to the library and use them before it’s too late, they head home on Jan. 13. On Saturday, Jan. 19 at 10:30 a.m. we are saluting popcorn. With various popcorn-based activities, crafts and snacks, you will be smiling from ear to ear. From little corns to kernels everyone is welcome to our Popcorn Bonanza. Every Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. from Jan. 13 to March 14 - Colour Me Radd is an adult colouring group. Here it is—your moment of Zen. Waiting for your child at hockey, swimming, or other activities? Join us downstairs at the Rec Centre on Wednesdays and we’ll provide pencil crayons and intricate colouring sheets designed for adults. Every Wednesday at 3 p.m. from Jan. 13 to March 16, we present, Rainbow Brite, a children’s colouring group. Do you love to colour? Join us at the library. We’ll provide colouring sheets featuring children’s characters, seasonal designs, and more. Feel free to bring your favorite coloring book. You can do so much with your fingers. You can text, poke a cat, get clawed by said cat, and much more, but did you ever think you could make a blanket with your fingers? Well, on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 10:30 a.m., our resident gem Crystal will be teaching anyone and everyone how to crochet with nothing but your fingers… and yarn. You kind of need that too, you will need to bring your own yarn. Keep an eye out for additional activities on our website (spl.prl.ab.ca) and Facebook page. And if you have an activity you’d like to do/see at the library feel free to let us know!
If this were the Red Green show… We are standing on the threshold of 2016! We view a New Year as a new beginning…an opportunity to start over…to let go of a nasty habit or do better at something in which we are faltering. We make resolutions with respect to weight loss (the perennial number 1 resolution) parenting, spousal relationships, prioritizing and time management. However, polls and surveys reveal that most people have become disillusioned about New Year’s resolutions. There is good reason for disillusionment; most resolutions are broken and abandoned after, not weeks, but days and while nothing succeeds like success, nothing flops like failure. Consequently, previous good intentions have been replaced by, “Oh, what’s the use?!” I’m a natural pessimist, but an intentional and persistent optimist, so there must be a better approach to this whole matter. First, there is nothing wrong with making a resolution. A resolution is defined as “a firm decision to do or not to do something.” What’s the problem then? There is no problem with resolutions. Resolutions are
Faith & Reflection ROSS HELGETON
403-742-5020 • REVRH@TELUS.NET good. There is a problem with follow-up. A resolution is a decision, but it needs to be guided by direction and followed up with determination. The word is commitment! Commitment is defined as “an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom of action.” You see the problem right away, don’t you? The words restrict and freedom collide in the most obtuse fashion. In simplest terms, it is saying that if I wish to keep my resolution, I must engage in a commitment and that commitment, suggests, even demands, that I won’t get to do whatever I want to do, whenever I want to do it…and that does not suit my self-serving human nature. How challenging! If this were the Red Green Show, we would reach for a roll of duct tape…but this is Faith and Reflection, so I
reach for my Bible. The Bible teaches that life is not about ownership and control, but stewardship and service. Stewardship proposes that everything that I have has been given to me from God and the best way, pardon me, the only way to successfully administrate these gifts is to give them back to Him. He is the owner, I am the manager. If you are asking, “How in the world do I do that?”, let me share two verses of Scripture and a promise to revisit this topic next week. “God, Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should” (Psalm 90:12) & “So then, my friends, because of God’s great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to His service” (Romans 12:1). Happy New Year!
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KASHEEN CLOUSON DONALDA DIARY Everyone in the Village of Donalda would like to wish all a happy New Year. We hope that the holidays are fun-filled with love and laughter. For those travel near or far, please be safe on the roads. The Donalda Coulee Friendship Club will hold its next meeting Jan 4, 2016 at noon. New members welcome. There will also be a Pancake Breakfast and Jam session Jan 10, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Donalda & District Museum will be closed for the Holiday season, but will return to its normal winter hours beginning Jan 7th, 2016. Birthday wishes this week go out to Clay Awe, Ian Stone, Aveya Laye, Cindy Auton, Mark Siemens, Dusty Viske, Mardy Kulak, and Bob Halseth. Happy birthday.
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Sports
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Lightning fall to Wranglers despite strong start STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER The Stettler Lightning, coaching staff and fans had high hopes for the final game of 2015, played on Tuesday, Dec. 22, but those hopes were dashed in a 4-1 loss to the Blackfalds Wranglers. The game started off on a positive note, with a goal by Derek Muhlbach in the last minute of the first period, putting the team ahead 1-0. The second period didn’t go quite as well, with the Wranglers scoring two goals, including one while the Lightning were shorthanded due to a cross-checking penalty. The teams headed into the third period with Stettler trailing 2-1, but several missed opportunities, including a few shots ringing off the net posts, set the crowd to groaning. A third goal by the Wranglers early in the third widened the deficit, and in the dying minute of the game, a second one guaranteed a Stettler loss. “Morale is OK,” Doug Smith, the team’s general manager, said. “It takes a beating but everyone’s still at it, they’re showing up to practices and they’re giving it all they’ve got.” Smith, who stepped down as head coach at the end of the 2013-14 season, ended up coaching the following season with a new coaching staff, former players who had aged out and wanted to give back to the team they played. One of those coaches, Gavin Brandl, is now head coach. This is the first year in many that Smith has been hands-off in coaching. “They’re doing well,” Smith said of the coaching staff. “I’ve no concerns. They’re coming into their own and the few things I might have done different are due to experience.”
Stacey Lavallie/Independent reporter
Logan Davidson leads a pack of players from both teams as he races for the Wranglers’ net, working hard to keep the puck free of interfering players from Blackfalds. Smith also said he had no urge to return to being behind the bench. The Lightning currently are in last place in the Northern Division of the
Heritage Junior Hockey League, trailing the Ponoka Stampeders by two points. Only the first six teams of the seven-team division will make it to
play-offs at the end of the season, so Stettler’s looking to make some gains in the new year and secure a place in the play-offs.
Big Valley’s Harden brothers to compete in Ultimate Cowboy V in Calgary MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER One of the most popular events in equine sports, the ultimate cowboy challenge, will be held at the Agrium Western Event Centre in Calgary on Thursday, Dec. 31 with two of the area’s wellknown riders, Josh and Colter Harden of Big Valley participating in the draw. In a typical rodeo, most cowboys specialize in one or two of the featured
events. But the Ultimate Cowboy V event is a challenge to test the contestants’ versatility and skills and is a throwback to the sport’s roots, where contestants often entered in every competition they could and had as many chances to win as possible. “To bring the best cowboys to an event designed to showcase how difficult rodeo events really are,” said event organizer Scott Wyzykoski, who is a professional steer wres-
tler himself, as well as a practicing dentist. “I’ve always thought rodeo has two main downfalls, first is the entry fees – the cowboys and cowgirls basically put up most of the prize money out of their own pocket and second is the draw – many contestants at rodeos will draw animals that they basically have no chance of winning money on.” This prompted Wyzykoski to create an event with no entry fee. Participants qualify
based on merit and skills to compete for their share of $20,000, and they also get to pick the animals they will compete on. The way the participants were selected were based on previous results, with five guys qualifying from their previous two years’ results. Colter Harden came in second in 2014, which got him his invitation. Wyzykoski also took five guys from a qualifying rodeo in Rimbey on Saturday, Dec. 12, the
winner of which was Josh Harden of Big Valley. “We’d like to produce a high-quality rodeo event with a great party,” said Wyzykoski. “We are also trying to produce a rodeo video that would be entertaining to a non-rodeo crowd and will be shown on Shaw cable throughout January and also working on other video/TV deals.” This event is in its fifth year, with at least two of the Harden brothers competing at each of the first four ultimate cowboy
events. Jeremy Harden was the winner of the Ultimate Cowboy 2012 in Ponoka and dominated the event, the only time it was won before the bull riding even started. “We’ve really become international this year, as the All Around Champion from Australia, Braydon Wellby is in the mix,” said Wyzykoski. “We’ve had so many cowboys who want to compete now that we’ve had to add a qualifying event.”
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Championships galore in first half of 2015 girl soccer teams travelled to Camrose for the annual Sunbreaker tournament over the weekend, May 2-3, to hone their skills and test the strengths of the teams they will play throughout the new season with U16 boys also making a pitch at the title in their category. Stettler girls soccer showing strong improvement, says coach - May 13 Stettler’s U12 girls’ soccer team won handsomely over Ponoka with a score of 7-0 on Thursday, May 7, while both girls’ and boys’ U16 teams lost to visitors. Stettler archers shoot their way to all-star team - May 20 Two young archers from Stettler qualified for the national all-star archery team to compete in the world championship this summer. Will Roberts, 16, and Jessa Heatherington, 15, have shot on the William E. Hay Composite High School archery team for three years and two years respectively. Eleven of Wm. E. Hay’s track and fielders go to zones - May 27 Students from across the region congregated under sunny skies on Wednesday, May 20 at William E. Hay Composite School’s track and field facilities for the regional high school track meet. Stettler Midgets surge ahead in baseball - June 3
Stettler’s Midget baseball team has added yet another win to their tabulations, making it 3-0 since the beginning of the season. Stettler’s youngest get the gold in Camrose - June 10 Stettler Minor Soccer was shining at the annual Camrose Night Classic tournament over the weekend with all the teams taking part having a shot at the medals, but it was the youngest of the bunch that hoisted the flag highest: U12 boys won the gold bringing pride to the town. Steel Wheel Stampede rocks Stettler - June 17 Stettler’s Steel Wheel Stampede did not see a lot of co-operation from the weather this year, but despite the rain and strong winds, bleachers were still full on both days of equine action at the Stettler Exhibition Grounds, with Stettler cowboys claiming the top spot in two categories. Stettler minor soccer goes provincial - June 24 Stettler minor soccer will be proudly represented at the provincial championships this summer with three teams, U18 girls, U14 boys, and U12 boys, with one of them, U14 boys hosting the championship right here in town. Part II of the sports review of 2015 will be in the next edition of The Independent.
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Erskine’s Hronek fastest in peewee barrel racing MOUSH SARA JOHN INDEPENDENT REPORTER The barrel racing community of Stettler and neighbouring areas came together on Monday, Dec. 21 to participate in the ‘Kept Wives’ barrel race series, customized for riders who are unable to travel in the evenings. With three categories – peewee, youth and open – the competition had a large number of riders who had come in from as far as Alix. Kayla Hronek of Erskine made the fastest time in the peewee category, while Bobbi Henderson of Alix clocked in 13.508 seconds. In the open category it was Traci MacDonald of Erskine, who scored the fastest time of 13.506 seconds. According to Melissa Thiessen, who has organized the barrel races, the series is geared towards people who can participate in the afternoon and are unable to travel in the evenings. “The races are a platform for the barrel racers to run through the winter as they get ready for spring,” said Thiessen. “Its about getting our colts out and about.” The next barrel race of the series will be held on Monday, Jan. 11, 2016.
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Who were Stettler’s Athlete newsmakers of 2015? The first of this two-part series looks back at the first six months of 2015. Jr. girls still confident after close loss to Hunting Hills - Jan. 14 Stettler’s junior varsity girls basketball team remained upbeat after a narrow loss to Red Deer’s Hunting Hills High School on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Lightning close Stampeders series with clean slate - Jan. 21 The Stettler Lightning were not hard pressed to close the season series with a clean 4-0 record against the Ponoka Stampeders, the only team in the Junior Heritage Hockey League they could do so, when they finished the job in a home game on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Thieleman named Heritage Junior player of the week - Jan. 28 Castor’s Simon Thieleman, primary goalie for the Stettler Lightning, has been named the Heritage Junior player of the week ending Jan. 25. SMS teams host Big Valley in basketball matchup - Feb. 4 Stettler Middle School’s basketball teams took on the Big Valley Bulldogs last week, resulting in one win and one loss for the home teams. Sr. girls overtake Lacombe in ‘relentless’ game - Feb. 11 Stettler’s senior girls basketball team came from behind to defeat the Lacombe Rams in a close game at home last week. JV girls take consolation prize in Wetaskiwin tournament - Feb. 18 A win over Wetaskiwin gave Stettler’s junior varsity girls the consolation title in a basketball tournament held over the weekend. Norman hits the world stage in global fencing tournament - Feb. 25 Two weeks ago, 15-year-old Riley Norman was in British Columbia to train with some of the world’s most accomplished fencers. Local schools compete in CARA basketball finals March 4 Stettler’s schools were the site of this year’s CARA league boys and girls basketball tournaments on Saturday, Feb. 28, welcoming 10 schools from around the district. Norman earns bronze at Canada Cup of Fencing March 11
Stettler’s Riley Norman triumphed at the Canada Cup of Fencing this past weekend, earning a bronze medal in the national competition. Hometown pride: Bantam A team takes provincial title - March 18 Cheered on by family and friends, the Stettler Bantam A Scotiabank Storm captured the provincial championship at home this weekend following four days of intense competition. Big Valley man fills in, and wins big - March 25 Last week was apparently meant to be the time for Big Valley to brag. In addition to the Peewee Thunders claiming a provincial title, a local cowboy won the big big prize in an international rodeo event. Barrel racing event pays out $22,000 - April 1 Stettler Agriplex hosted the Frozen Futurity and Derby on Wednesday, March 25 with riders coming from all over western Canada, from communities spread over Manitoba in the east and B.C. in the west. Roughstock Rodeo rocks Stettler Agriplex - April 8 Rodeo fans flocked to Stettler Agriplex on Good Friday to see the first equine event of the season and with the added comfort of being able to watch the action on a huge screen, they were all satisfied with the rush of adrenalin in the course of the evening. Stettler serves up mixed results at Hwy 12 tourney - April 15 The gymnasiums at the Stettler Schools complex were busy with students from Stettler, Altario, Castor, Coronation and Consort as they readied their racquets and their birdies for the annual Highway 12 Badminton tournament on Monday, April 13. Busy weekend for Thunder - April 22 The Stettler Thunder lacrosse teams had a busy weekend here at home, playing host to the Lacoka Locos, the Red Deer Chiefs and the Blackfalds Warriors on Saturday and Sunday. Badminton season in full speed - April 29 Students from the Stettler Middle School made their way to Castor last week, showing well in the annual Castor Junior badminton tournament. Stettler minor soccer makes a strong showing in Camrose - May 6 Stettler’s full line up of
Bobbi Hendersen of Alix clocks in 13.508 seconds in the youth category of the ‘Kept Wives’ barrel race series on Monday, Dec. 21 at the Stettler Agriplex.
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YOUNG Pauline Young was born on January 14, 1929 to Regina and Gottfried Schultz of Mazenod, SK. She attended school in Mazenod until moving to Mortlach in April 1945. Pauline helped on the family farm and later worked in the General Hospital in Moose Jaw. In 1949 she went to Saskatoon to train as a CertiÀed Nursing Assistant and after graduating she worked for 30 years in various hospitals across Canada. It was a good way to see the country! In 1971 Pauline was working in the hospital in Central Butte, AB where she met Dale Young who was home on vacation. They courted long distance as Dale was working for his aunt and uncle in Consort, AB. They Ànally got everything together and decided to get married on April 29, 1972 and made their home in Consort. In November 1973, they became parents when they had their only child, a daughter they named Audra. In 1974 they purchased their own farm near Red Willow where they raised cattle and also grain farmed until 1995 when they retired to Stettler. Pauline’s unwavering Christian faith guided her through life. She was involved in many ventures throughout the years at St. Peter Lutheran Church, attended Bible study and worked with the other Lutheran ladies sewing quilts. She had a very charitable and giving heart. Pauline had a love of horticulture and as a talented gardener, she had the ability to make anything grow and bloom. She was an artist and an avid reader who said that reading is an education in itself. And of course, she always had a cute little joke to tell you. Pauline passed away in Stettler, Alberta on December 16, 2015 at the age of 86 years. She is remembered and forever missed by her husband Dale and daughter Audra (Chris). Pauline is survived by her sisters Elma (Ted), Frieda, Irene (Jake) and Martha along with Dale’s family; Jack (Marj), Shirley, Stuart (Dianne) and Larry (Kerryl) as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her brother Alfred and sisters Millie and Elsie, brothers in law Ted D., Bruce, Ed, Ted A. and Bob. “Bye for now, Mom.” Funeral service was held at St. Peter Lutheran Church on Monday, December 21, 2015 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Karl Faltin ofÀciating. Scott Pfeiffer presented his gift of music for Pauline’s favorite hymns as well as for soloist Blaine Paulson as he sang “Just A Closer Walk With Thee,” Mr. Doug McKay gave a loving tribute to those in attendance. Pauline was laid to rest at Lake View Cemetery with Chris Bell, Bill Kot, Garth Benjamin, Wade Bryant, Barry Haner and Ron Van Landuyt serving as pallbearers. Family and friends gathered for a time of fellowship in the Church Education Wing and a lovely luncheon by the St. Peter Lutheran Ladies. Memorial donations may be made to St. Peter Lutheran Church Building Fund, 5712-48 Ave, Stettler, AB T0C 2L1. Condolences may be viewed or sent to the family at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements. 403-742-3422
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NORMAN Arne Leander passed away peacefully at Points West Lodge on Saturday, December 19, 2015. He was born May 6, 1921, at Donalda, Alberta, to parents Fred and Albertina Norman. He was the eighth child in a family of ten. He grew up on the family farm, attending school at Spruce Coulee. On June 19, 1948, he married Alice Paulson, daughter of Henry and Gladys Paulson. They had four children; Elaine, Diane, Joan and Rodney. All have wonderful memories of growing up in this loving family. Arne was predeceased by his wife, Alice, by his parents and by all of his siblings. He leaves to mourn his loss; his children, Elaine (Dennis) Helfer, Diane (Ed) Congdon, Joan (Lenord) Blouin and Rodney (Karen) Norman, his grandchildren, Tammy (Mardy) Helfer-Kulak, Trena (Danny) Helfer-Thomas, Tricia (Jonathan Marshall) Helfer, Tara (Kelvin Iwerinwa) Helfer, Kyle (Sandra) Congdon, Brent Congdon, Scott (Shalan) Blouin, Rick (Kelly) Blouin, Chris (Alison) Norman, Jeremy (Maryna) Norman, Kerri (Joel) Shepherd, Barrett (Lyndon) Norman and by 18 greatgrandchildren. He is also survived by sisters-in-law Myrtle Norman, Patricia Norman and Irene Norman and by brotherin-law Lloyd (Lois) Paulson, cousins, numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends. A funeral service for Arne Norman was held on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in the Heartland Chapel of Stettler Funeral Home with Reverend Ross Helgeton ofÀciating. Granddaughters Kerri Shepherd, Tammy Kulak and Trena Thomas shared scripture, loving memories and a poem written by daughter Diane Congdon. Musicians Joan Rushton and Debbie Simon and soloist Blaine Paulson shared their gifts of music, with the congregation joining together to sing Amazing Grace. A walk down memory lane pictorial tribute by daughter in law Karen Norman was presented. Arne was laid to rest in Spruce Coulee Cemetery, Donalda, beside his wife Alice with grandsons: Kyle Congdon, Brent Congdon, Scott Blouin, Rick Blouin, Chris Norman, Jeremy Norman and Barrett Norman serving as pallbearers. Donations in memory of Arne are gratefully accepted to Spruce Coulee Cemetery Club, S.T.A.R.S. or a charity of choice c/o STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, Box 1780, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0, who were entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements. To send or view condolences to Arne’s family please visit www.stettlerfuneralhome.com
THOMPSON Keith Robert Keith Thompson died at his home in Stettler at the age of 76 years on Friday, December 11, 2015. Keith was predeceased by his parents Bob and Isobel Thompson, brother in law Victor and sister in law Paulette Delfs, sister and brother in law Ursula and Ted Quensel and then on June 10, 2012 his wife Christa. Keith was born in Spirit River on January 15, 1939 to Robert and Isobel Thompson, lived his childhood in Spirit River where he attended school then went on to Edmonton to post secondary schooling at the University of Alberta. Keith married Christa Delfs of Woking in 1963. Keith owned the International Harvester in the Stettler area. They lived in Stettler and then in the Botha area and had a large herd of purebred Simmental cattle which they sold all over Canada, the States and Mexico. Chris and Keith loved their farming and cattle business for many years, before moving back into the town of Stettler. They also enjoyed many years of curling and Keith always had a love for hunting with friends, his Dad and his beloved companion Guy, the black lab retriever. They loved to golf and for the past 20 years took to being snowbirds and enjoyed the golÀng and made many dear friends in Yuma, Arizona. After the loss of Christa, Keith came to realize, with the day to day jobs, how much he had depended on her, and had many health issues to deal with alone. Keith leaves to mourn sisters in law Margot Delfs of Calgary, Gudrun KueÁer of Ottawa, brother in law Gerhart and Joyce Delfs of Rocky Mountain House and his brother Michael Thompson of Wetaskiwin, as well as many nieces, nephews, many dear friends, work mates along with his beloved Yuma family. As sad as it is for Keith to pass on, when someone you love dies, you never get over it, you just slowly get through each day, but you will always keep them tucked safely in your heart. Condolences may be viewed or sent to the family at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations may be made to Heartland Youth Centre or the Stettler Town and County Musuem, c/o STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, Box 1780, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 who were entrusted with the care and arrangements.
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SAVAGE Lois Evelyn Savage, a well known resident of Stettler and Big Valley passed away at the Stettler Health Care Centre on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at the age of 89 years. Lois was born on July 7, 1926 in Stettler, daughter of Harry and Elizabeth Fuller. On June 8, 1946 she was united in marriage to Bill Savage and raised 5 children. Bill and Lois farmed east of Big Valley from 1946 until 1974, when they moved to Stettler where she worked at the Sears ofÀce for several years. She enjoyed Àshing, gardening, travelling, sewing, crafts, bingo, camping and being around her family and friends. Lois is survived by her children: Ron (Judy), Ann (Harvey), Dixie (Jim), Murray, daughter in law Vicki; and special friend Everett; grandchildren: Leslie (Greg), Lori, Gwen, Greg (Richelle), Jason, Kevin (Kim); great grandchildren: Kristan, Alex, Chandler, Bridget, Elliot, Jinger, Anya and Nadia. Lois was predeceased by her parents Harry and Elizabeth Fuller, husband Bill, sons Wayne and baby James, one brother and three sisters. She will be sadly missed by those who knew her. Funeral services were held on Saturday, December 19, 2015 with Pastor Don Wudel ofÀciating. Members of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite Lakeview Congregation presented their gift of music, which Lois so enjoyed listening to at the senior’s home, where she was a resident and at the Mennonite Church; Verna Rock gave the Eulogy. Family and friends gathered in the Heartland Reception Centre for a time of fellowship and a luncheon by Teresa’s Catering. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations may be made to the Botha Woodland Cemetery, Gadsby Omega Cemetery or Stollery Children’s Hospital, c/o STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, Box 1780, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 who were entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.
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DeGRAFF Leala Merie Born: Dec. 31, 1951 at Stettler, Alberta Passed Away: Dec. 17, 2015 at Stettler, Alberta Leala leaves to mourn her children Steven Kimball and Shannon Kimball; sister Brenda (Hugh) Campbell, brothers Roger (Mary), Raymond (Cathie), Tom (Liz); sisters in law K. Ann DeGraff and V. Ann DeGraff; as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Leala was predeceased by parents Jack and Violet In loving memory of DeGraff, brothers Neil and JACK CHAPMAN Alvan. A funeral service will be held in the spring. Death changes everything! Memorial donations may be Time changes nothing ... made to the charity of your I still miss the own choice c/o Stettler sound of your voice, Funeral Home, Box 1780, The wisdom in your advice, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0. The stories of your life, Sympathies may be forwarded and just being in your to the family by signing the presence. guestbook at So no, time changes nothing, www.stettlerfuneralhome.com I miss you as much today STETTLER FUNERAL as I did the day you died. HOME & CREMATORIUM I just miss you Dad 403-742-3422, Marnie entrusted with the care and arrangements.
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ROSS Mr. Alex Ross was born in Drumheller, Alberta on August 21, 1938 to Ruby and Roy Ross and passed away on December 9, 2015. He lived on the farm all his life along the Red Deer River in the Scollard area. In 1964 he married Jean Dixon at Mayerthorpe and they had two sons Steven and Clifford. Alex worked on Seismograph in the north and later after farming with his parents he began to drill water wells. He loved to have family and friends over to visit. Alex leaves to mourn his wife of 51 years Jean; son Clifford (Cheryl) Ross; four grandchildren: Caitlin Ross (Dylan), Geordy Ross, Cory Andrew and Dustin Andrew (Kaitlyn); two great grandchildren: Mackenzie and Macie; sisters Helen Wampler and Margorie Reid; sisters and brothers-in-law: Brenda (Brian) Trudzik, Rose (Henry) Starman, Marge Curley, Joan (Dick) Granley, Kevin (Barb) Dixon and Gail Dixon; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of many wonderful friends. Alex was predeceased by parents Roy and Ruby Ross in 1981 and son Steven Ross in 1987, brother-in-law Dennis Dixon in 1975. Funeral service was held at Stettler Funeral Home on December 17, 2015 with Pastor Ross Helgeton ofÀciating, Allen Jacobson gave a loving tribute. Evelyn Strandquist presented her gift of music. Active pallbearers were Mike McMullen, Larry Meyer, Alan Briscoe, Mike Briscoe, Allen Jacobson and George Thompson. Family and friends gathered in the Heartland Reception Centre for a time of fellowship and refreshments by Brenda’s Catering. Memorial donations may be made to the Big Valley Drop In Centre or the Big Valley Legion c/o Stettler Funeral Home, Box 1780, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0. Sympathies may be forwarded to the family by signing the guestbook at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com Stettler Funeral Home & Crematorium, 403-742-3422, entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.
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BEAUTIFUL cottage $700/mo., plus utils., in Halkirk, AB. on large lot, 2 bdrms, newly reno’d 780-583-2380
Antique & Classic Autos ....5020 Cars ..................................5030 SUV’s................................5040 Trucks ..............................5050 Heavy Trucks....................5060 Vans/Buses ......................5070 Motorcycles ......................5080 Campers ..........................5090 Motorhomes......................5100 5th Wheels........................5110 Holiday Trailers ................5120 Tent Trailers ......................5130 Utility Trailers ....................5140 ATV’s ................................5150 Boats & Marine ................5160 Snowmobiles ....................5170 Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180 Auto Wreckers ..................5190 Vehicles Wanted ..............5200 Car/Truck Rental ..............5210 Recreational Vehicle Rental ..............................5220 Trailer Rental ....................5230 Misc. Automotive ..............5240 RV’s ..................................5300
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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
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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
Condos/ Townhouses
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Need to Downsize? Brand New Valley Crossing Condos in Blackfalds. Main Áoor is 1,119 SQ FT 2 Bdrm/2Bath. Imm. Poss. Start at $219,900. Call 403-396-1688.
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Wanted to Rent #3250 - #3390 Manufactured Acreages/Farms ..............3255 Homes Houses/Duplexes ............3260 Suites ..............................3270 Rooms..............................3280 Manufactured Homes ......3290 Housesitting Wanted ........3300 Garage Space..................3310 Storage Space ................3320 Stores/Commercial ..........3330 Office Space ....................3340 Industrial ..........................3350 Warehouse Space............3360 Resorts & Cottages..........3370 Pasture/Land....................3380 Mobile Lot ........................3390
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NOTICE to Creditors And Claimants Estate of
Doris Evelyn Roberts
who died on November 25, 2015. If you have a claim against this estate, you must Àle your claim by
February 5, 2016
with Schnell Hardy Jones LLP Barristers & Solicitors at Box 1240, 4902-51 Street Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0 Phone: 403-742-4436 and provide details of your claim. If you do not Àle by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
STETTLER INDEPENDENT 15
Politics, elections and kids - the newsmakers of the first half of 2015 - Part 1 STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER Twelve months can go by quickly, and before you know it another year has come and gone. On the cusp of 2016, the Stettler Independent looks back at the first half of the year’s top stories. Say hello to Tanner, Stettler’s New Year’s baby Jan. 14 After nearly two weeks of waiting, Stettler has the first baby of 2015, a baby boy named Tanner. MLA welcomes public to Stettler open house - Jan. 21 Nearly a month after a mass defection to the Progressive Conservatives left Alberta’s official opposition with just five MLAs, Rick Strankman said the Wildrose Party is still rebounding from the blow. Athabasca woman wins trip to Hawaii as Alberta’s Most Loving Person - Jan. 28 Madena Reimer has survived two bouts with cancer and just recently lost her best friend and mother to the disease, so when her name was drawn from the hat as Alberta’s Most Loving Person, she was reduced to tears. Trustees approve new configuration for Stettler schools - Feb. 4 Trustees have approved a
motion that is expected to result in major changes for the distribution of grades in Stettler’s public schools for September 2015. Stettler teens challenge town to meet vital need Feb. 11 It’s easy for Canadians to take water for granted - living in a land that’s home to one of the largest supplies of fresh water. Kids taker charge as SRC host Family Day activities Feb. 18 Today’s kids are surrounded by electronics from an early age, with strollers being outfitted with iPad holders and schools working to incorporate new technology in their curriculum. Local group headed to Guatemala on service - Feb. 25 In the New Testament, James appeals to Christians to “look after orphans and widows in their distress,” calling that the essence of “pure and faultless” faith. A group of Christians from Stettler is taking those words to heart as they prepare for a week-long trip to Guatemala City in July. Worst collision in 20 years, says fire chief - March 4 There were no deaths or serious injuries in a multi-vehicle pile-up on Highway 12
on the bridge between Stettler and Erskine on Monday, March 3, but RCMP Sgt. Duncan Babchuk said that was luck. Mayor returns to council March 11 For the first time in 2015, the mayor’s chair at the council table was taken by Mayor Dick Richards. Richards, who has been sick since the start of the year, said he was glad to be back, and took the time to thank everyone on council for making sure his absence didn’t impact the work of the town. County passes contentious bylaws - March 18 The county council chambers were full to the brim for the public sessions regarding two Buffalo Lake bylaws on March 11, one which passed unanimously and one which split council down the middle. Dancers and singers take the stage at CARS - March 25 It was a busy weekend at the Stettler Performing Arts Centre as more than 600 dancers took part in the Catch a Rising Star festival. New county office consistent concern in town hall meetings - April 1 The new county office and shop project came up at each of the county’s town hall meetings last week as resi-
dents expressed concern that the money spent on building a new county office and shop would be money not-best spent. Trade Fair introduces kids activities for 35th anniversary - April 8 When the annual Stettler Board of Trade’s Trade Fair takes place this coming weekend, it’ll include a wide variety of children’s activities on each day of the event. Annual tradeshow a boon for kids - April 15 The 2015 edition of Stettler’s annual Trade Show brought a lot of activity and fun, mostly for kids coming to see the prehistoric special guest, alongside new businesses to many vendors and exhibitors. Province, school boards fight over reserves - April 22 When school boards found out access to reserve monies was now available to the boards — monies squirreled-away or fundraised by the schools — by ministerial approval only, they reacted immediately. Candidates grilled over budget, education - April 29 The three candidates vying for the responsibilities of MLA for the Drumheller-Stettler riding were in attendance at the Stettler Community Centre on Monday, April 28 to
present their platforms and defend their parties. NDP wins landslide, to form majority government, Strankman re-elected - May 6 Voters in Alberta awarded the New Democratic Party of Alberta a resounding victory and demoted the Progressive Conservatives to the position of the third ranking party in the provincial legislature in a historic shift of political fortunes. Town and county agree on long-term recreation funding - May 13 The Town of Stettler and County of Stettler signed an agreement on Wednesday, May 6 resolving their differences over the funding of the recreation facilities to allow continued access to rural communities of the county in Town of Stettler facilities. Byemoor hosts regional 4-H Show and Sale - May 20 Big Knife’s Kathryn Dolliver swept the major awards at the heifer show at the 4-H Beef Show and Sale in Byemoor this past Monday, May 18. Town formally approves budget - May 27 At their May 19 meeting, Stettler town councillors approved the final version of the 2015-16 budget. Gas line construction replacing old, outdated system
- June 3 Construction adjacent to Main Street will be wrapping up later this month, and will see old and outdated gas lines replaced by newer, more resilient versions. Awesome Auction rocks around the clock raising money for kids - June 10 It was a trip back to the ’50s for supporters of the Heartland Youth Center at the annual Awesome Auction on Saturday, June 6, as people opened their wallets and their hearts to boost Stettler’s youth programs. Date change boosts stampede numbers - June 17 The wet and windy weather and drop in temperature couldn’t offset the boosted attendance, both in competitors and audience, at the annual Steel Wheel Stampede. County celebrates its history at 60th anniversary party - June 24 The rusty old steel box, the vault at the original County of Stettler building, isn’t an exciting sight until one takes a moment to look at the inside door. The vault was removed when the old office was torn down, with the reeve and council of the day taking a moment to leave inspiring messages written on the inside of the door.
New Year’s Eve will be fun LOUISE BELLAIR BOTHA BOOSTER Talk about some excitement happening at the Botha Hall tomorrow evening, New Year’s Eve, starting at 6:30 p.m. The “Country Gems Band” will be entertaining and bringing in 2016 with joy for everyone with a bang. They are a fantastic group and a very exciting for all. So you will not want to miss out on all the fun, so hopefully everyone has their tickets and join in the fun; a great way to see the old year out and the new year in, with friends, family and a fantastic band. Two important gentlemen in our little village are celebrating their birthdays in the very near future: Don Reitar Sr. on Dec. 31, and Don Reitar Jr. on Jan. 1. So happy birthday, guys; hope you both have fantastic birthdays. On Monday, Jan. 4, starting at 12 noon for all seniors is their first monthly meeting.They are hoping all seniors can join them that day. These meetings start out with a potluck luncheon, with the meeting to
follow right after. So please bring one of your favorite dishes to share with everyone. Als the same day school restarts for the 2016 school year.So hoping all students and staff have a fantastic time off journeying their Christmas break and ready to hit the books again. With the hassle of Christmas and New Year, comes extra waste material and if you need to make a trip out to the Botha Transit Station, the hours are every Tuesday from 1 to 5:30 p.m. and again every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. So hopefully this is convenient for everyone. The first Bingo evening of 2016 will be held on Jan. 6, starting at 7:15 p.m., doors open at 6:30. So hopefully everyone can join in the excitement that evening. Quilting starts up again the morning of Jan. 11 at 9:30 a.m. In closing, I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy New Year. If you’re partying at all, please stay overnight as we want everyone back safe and sound. Happy New Year, everyone !
Big Valley 4-H Beef news AUGHTUM WILKIE BIG VALLEY 4-H BEEF CLUB Decembers meeting was quick. Roll call was our favorite kind of cookie. A reminder to members that your mem-
bership fee of $55 is due. Our club’s upcoming public speaking was discussed and it will be held either Feb. 5 or 19 in Big Valley. Our next meeting is on Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. See you in 2016!
May every day of the new year glow with good cheer & happiness for you and your family!
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Senior Center Drop In at THE
HUB
Memberships
(Upstairs at the Rec Centre)
Activities are $2 per time Coffee $1 Mondays - Canasta 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays - Bridge Players 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays - Floor Curling 1:30 p.m. Thursdays - Wizard 1:30 p.m. Fridays - Crib 1:30 p.m. Mondays - Fridays - Billiards - 12:00 p.m.
$
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per year
DROP IN CLUB PRESIDENT Doug Armstrong 403-742-5306
Meetings are the 3rd Monday of the month
Old Tyme Dance Club JANUARY 21
ALBERTA 55 PLUS – Fern Borgel 403-742-3094
(Supper only $14.00 per plate)
HEARTLAND QUILT GUILD – Fran Smith 403-742-3626
(Dance only $10.00 per person)
Tickets are $20.00 Memberships $10.00 per year
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BILLIARDS – Harvey McNeil 403-742-3823
Dance: 5:00 p.m. Hot Supper: 6 - 7 p.m. Dance: 7 - 10 p.m.
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