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Come Join Our Team Crop Production Services Canada is a division of Agrium “http://www. Agrium.com”, and one of the largest farm market retailers in North America. Our mission is to be the trusted and recognized leader in the agricultural industry, the first choice for every customer and producer. We are currently recruiting for an NH3 Driver to join our team in Camrose, AB. The successful candidate must have a valid driver’s license – Class 1A, 3 or 5; customer service skills; and a flexible working schedule. Interested applicants should fax their resume to 780-672-6959, email resumé to brian.reinhart@cpsagu.ca, or deliver in person to 4717- 39 Street, Camrose, AB T4V 2N6.
SUMMER STUDENT REQUIRED
Camrose and District Music Festival to be held April 23 to 27
Receptionist/Data Entry Clerk April to August 2012 Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Provide general office and administrative support. Computer and Excel experience required. Must be reliable and possess excellent verbal/written communication skills. Email resumes to camloc@telus.net. 4610-50 Avenue, Camrose, AB T4V 0R7 780-679-4000 or 1-800-562-0944 Fax 780-679-2965
Class 1 Drivers required for year round deck work
Marlis Gunderson Submitted
One Winch Truck Driver Two Highway Tractor Drivers Please fax resumé, safety certificates and abstract to
Phil Hall Industries 780-679-2444
Bays For Rent
in Camrose’s Auto District
Five service/shop bays for rent • Four bays have 10’x12’ doors • One bay has a 21.5’x16’ door • Spacious common area adjoins these bays For more information, contact David Drever at daviddrever@ddsales.com or phone 780-672-4400.
Don't miss the annual Camrose and District Music Festival when talented students and adults perform for each other, the public, and for an adjudicator ready to share his/her expertise. Each week for the next few weeks you'll have the opportunity to read about two of the adjudicators who will be here in Camrose during the week-long Festival in April judging choral, band, classroom music, speech arts, voice, musical theatre, piano, instrumental, strings, community music, and dance. This week's featured adjudicator/s are Marlis Gunderson, junior piano, and Peter Midgley, speech arts. Marlis Gunderson Marlis Gunderson holds an ARCT diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music. She studied with Sally Capsey, (from Camrose), and Jacqueline Ryan. She belongs to the Boris Roubakine Piano Club where she has participated in master classes given by Gwen Beamish, John Paul Seville, Marek Jablonski, Dennis Lee, Bela Siki, Seymour Bernstein, Roger Woodward, Ray Dudley, Nelita True, Stephane Lemelin and Marvin Blickenstaff. Gunderson has taught private piano lessons for 29 years. She serves as organist for the St. Albert Lutheran Church, and accompanies the Lutheran Church choir, Vital
Peter Midgley
Grandin and J.J. Nearing School Choirs, the Sturgeon Valley School of Music vocal students, and the Edmonton Swiss Men’s Choir. She toured Switzerland three times with the Swiss choir. She also accompanies Tenor Power, four gents with very powerful voices. Gunderson has adjudicated at music festivals across Alberta for several years and enjoys it very much. She has been an ICU nurse for over 28 years. Gunderson belongs to the Alberta Registered Music Teachers Assoc. and resides in St. Albert with her husband and two adult children. She is very excited to be invited to the Camrose Music Festival, as she grew up on a farm east of Bawlf. Peter Midgley Peter Midgley is a poet and storyteller. He has performed in several countries around the world and has published three children’s books, one of which won the International Board on Books for Young People Award for Literacy Promotion and has been translated into 28 languages. He is also the author of two plays and a collection of poetry. Midgley writes in both English and Afrikaans and his work has appeared in South Africa and Canada. When he isn’t writing, he is the Acquisitions Editor for the University of Alberta Press.
(MS) – Thanks to advancements in medicine and an increased emphasis on physical activity and fitness, people are living longer than ever before. While that’s a good thing, longer life expectancies mean money now has to go longer as well. For most people, retirement is a chance to sit back and enjoy the fruits of a life of labor. However, caution, especially with respect to finances, is an important element of retirement, as no retirees want to outlive their money. But living on a fixed income doesn’t mean you have to pinch every penny. Instead, the following tips can help you enjoy retirement while also decreasing the likelihood your money will run out too early. · Consider reducing insurance costs. Seniors who are parents often have life insurance policies that will pay out to their children in the case of their death. However, as you get older and your children cultivate their own wealth, you can begin to carry less insurance. While you’ll still want to carry some life insurance should you predecease your spouse, if your children have established themselves financially, you can save money by reducing your life insurance coverage. Another way to reduce insurance costs is by raising your deductible. If you currently have a small ($250) or standard ($500) deductible on auto or home insurance, consider raising the deductible to $1,000. While you’ll have to pay more money up front in the case of an accident, you’ll save money on your insurance every year. · Ask about generic prescriptions. Many seniors earmark a substantial amount of money each month for prescriptions. For some seniors, monthly prescription bills can be jaw-dropping. Ask your doctor if the drug you need is available in a generic prescription, which is often far less expensive while just as effective. Also, don’t use the neighborhood pharmacy simply because it’s nearby. Prices on medications vary from pharmacy to pharmacy. A little leg work can save you money each month. · Inquire about senior discounts. Many seniors will say one of the best things about being a senior citizen is the numerous discounts available on everything from hotels to restaurants to movie admissions. However, if you don’t ask about a possible discount, you probably won’t be told. Some credit card companies even lower the interest rates for senior citizens, a discount that could save you more money than the rest of the discounts combined. While discounts can be great, it’s also important not to just accept the senior discount as the best offer out there. For example, a senior discount on an airline flight might seem like a great deal, but might not look so great when compared to the cost of online booking Web sites that offer far bigger discounts. Before you make any big-ticket purchases, be it for travel or anything else that has a price tag in the hundreds or thousands of dollars, be sure to shop around. Just because some retailer offers a senior discount doesn’t make it the best deal out there.