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Camrose and District Fish and Game Association members, Tom Tomaszewski and Jeff Strandquist (right) release pheasants.
releasing 2,000 pheasants in a conservation area north of Daysland this fall. Alberta Conservation Association has taken over the administration of the pheasant release program from the provincial government with the goal of improving the birds’ natural habitat and increasing the number of people who hunt them. Pheasants were introduced into the province as a non-native species in the early 1900s to the delight of wild game hunters, who would go after them every fall. A total of 18,000 pheasants will be released this year across the province.
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News Features… New Norway Spartan Tough Invitational attracts 1,000 runners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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One thousand students from across central Alberta gathered at Dried Meat Lake Thursday, Sept. 25, for New Norway School’s annual Spartan Tough Invitational Cross Country Running Meet. “We had about 33 different schools involved,” said New Norway School teacher Steve Searle. “There were students from kindergarten all the way through elementary, junior high and high school.” New Norway School has been hosting the meet for the last 21 years. “We just love the enthusiasm it creates among all the participants,” said Searle. “We had a lot of comments from parents who said that they could feel the electricity in the air.” The meet raised approximately $2,000 for the Parkinson’s Society through entry fees ($1 per bib), pledge forms, donation drop boxes and the sale of 100 t-shirts that the students designed themselves. “The school chose the Parkinson’s Society because our former athletic director, coach and vice-principal was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s,” said Searle. The meet was totally organized and marshalled by New Norway high school students with the assistance of staff. Special long sleeve shirts were awarded to the top six runners from each grade. Results The top junior high schools were Ecole Sifton and Our Lady of Mount Pleasant respectively. The top high schools were Bashaw, Central Alberta Christian and the Pigeon Lake Regional (tie). New Norway won the Battle River Junior High School Athletic Association Championships’ boys division for the third year in a row while Charlie Killam won the girls’ division. “The Battle River Junior High School Athletic Associ-
ation always holds its championships in conjunction with our meet,” said Searle. Taylor Ball, from Sifton School, placed first in the overall division one elementary boys’ competition, Jordan Gagnon from CHSPS second and Jake Popowich from Sifton School third. Clairese Vallet, from Bashaw School, placed first in the overall division one elementary competition, followed by Taniell Ulseth from Consort School and Akari Okada from OLMP School. Joseph Soanes, from Sifton School placed first in the overall Grade 4 boys’ competition, followed by Grayson Jarrett from Sifton and Colby Anderson from Holden. Tia-Leigh Arsenault, from New Norway School, placed first in the overall Grade 4 girls’ competition. Jessica Brown, from New Norway School was second and Laura Wilson, from Ponoka Elementary, third. Owen Lansing, from St. Patrick School, placed first in the overall Grade 5 boys’ competition, Gavin Galenza, from Sifton, second, and Colby Synch, from Hay Lakes, third. Sara Brisson, from Sifton School placed first in the overall Grade 5 girls’ competition, Faith Taylor, from Jack Stuart, second, and Lena Morin, from Bawlf, third. Caelan Stefan, from St. Augustine School, placed first in the overall Grade 6 boys’ competition, Logan Zettel, from Killam School, second, and Ben Johnson, from St. Patrick School, third. Kennedy Taylor, from New Norway School, placed first in the overall Grade 6 girls’ competition, Elora Elson from Caroline School, second, and Catharina Brosinsky, from Bashaw School, third. Kieran Isnor, from Charlie Killam School, placed first in the overall Grade 7 boys’ competition, Connor Peake, from New Norway School, second, and
Kyle Robbins, from Bawlf School, third. Chanelle Bauer, from Charlie Killam School, placed first in the overall Grade 7 girls’ competition, Ilana Zbudovskij, from Cornerstone Christian Academy, second, and Raice Szott, from Bawlf School third. Olaf Erasmus, from St. Thomas Aquinas School, placed first in the overall Grade 9 boys’ competition, Steven Chapman, from Consort School, second, and Carter Schoff, from Tofield School, third. Esther Ilana Zbudovskij, from Cornerstone Christian Academy, placed first in the overall Grade 9 girls’ competition, Hannah Gau, from CCHS, second, and Kara Strange, from Pigeon Lake Regional School, third. Scott Kohlman, from Bashaw School, placed first in the overall high school boys’ competition, Mark Dewit, from Central Alberta Christian, second, and Jadon Bernatskym, from Central Alberta Christian, third. Jessica Haenni, from Pigeon Lake Regional School, placed first in the overall high school girls’ competition, Haylee Beeman, from Caroline School, second, and Chantelle Smook, from Tofield School, third. Joedy Dalke, from New Norway School, placed first in the overall open boys’ competition, with Andrew Searle placing second. In the overall school results, Avery Parkin, from Allan Johnstone School, placed first, Madilyn Ramage, from Allan Johnstone, second, and Taylor Jewell, from Allan Johnstone, third. In the division one boys’ team event, Sifton School placed first, Jack Stuart School second and Hay Lakes School third. In the division one girls’ team event, Bashaw School placed first, Consort School second and Jack Stuart School third. Continued on page 6
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Despite two weeks of cool and wet conditions earlier this month, the recent warm weather with above average temperatures has allowed producers to make good harvest progress. “Our data shows that, as of September 23, 27 per cent of crops were swathed and 52 per cent combined,” says Lukas Matejovsky, crop statistician, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Edmonton. “Right now, the vast majority of crops that remain standing are expected to be straight combined.”
Matejovsky says the cool and wet conditions in September did not have a significant effect on crop yields. “The yield expectations continue to improve in all regions of the province and could still be slightly above average. 2014 dryland canola yield is estimated at 39 bushels per acre, spring wheat is at 46 and barley is at 67.” As far as crop quality is concerned, things took a bit of a hit from the cold and wet in September. “Over 90 per cent of spring wheat and 85 per cent of durham
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Spartan Tough Invitational results Continued from page 2
In the Grade 4 boys’ team event, Sifton School placed first, Bawlf School second and St. Patrick School third. In the Grade 4 girls’ team event, New Norway School placed first, Jack Stuart School second and Sifton School third. In the Grade 5 boys’ team event, St. Patrick School placed first, Sifton School second and Hay Lakes School third. In the Grade 5 girls’ event, Jack Stuart School placed first, Bawlf School second and St. Patrick School third. In the Grade 6 boys’ team event, St. Patrick School placed first, New Norway
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Coronation School second and Charlie Killam School third. In the Grade 9 boys’ team event, Ryley School placed first, OLMP School second and Coronation School third. In the Grade 9 girls’ team event, Ponoka Secondary School placed first, Cornerstone Christian Academy second and Ryley School third. In the high school boys’ team event, Central Alberta Christian School placed first, Bashaw School second and OLMP School third. In the high school girls’ team event, Pigeon Lake Regional School placed first, CCHS second and Wm. E. Hay third.
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*Offer valid from 8/1/2014 until 10/31/2014. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Additional dealer fees may apply. Financing on approved John Deere Financial credit only. See dealer for details. Limited time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. Discounts or other incentives may be available for cash purchases. By selecting the purchase-financing offer, consumers may be forgoing such discounts and incentives, which may result in a higher effective interest rate. 0% APR purchase financing for 60 months on new John Deere 1 Family Sub-Compact Utility Tractors. Eligibility for $0 down payment offer is limited to highly qualified customers and scheduled monthly payments will be required. Representative Amount Financed: $10,000, at 0% APR, monthly payment is $166.67 for 60 months, total obligation is $10,000, cost of borrowing is $0. Monthly payments/cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed/down payment. MSRP cash price based on highest priced product in series: $14,696 (includes $50 documentation fee). Cost of borrowing based on Representative Amount Financed not MSRP cash price. **Offer valid from 8/1/2014 until 10/31/2014. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Additional dealer fees may apply. Financing on approved John Deere Financial credit only. See dealer for details. Limited time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. Discounts or other incentives may be available for cash purchases. By selecting the purchasefinancing offer, consumers may be forgoing such discounts and incentives, which may result in a higher effective interest rate. 0% APR purchase financing for 36 months on new John Deere Gator™ Utility Vehicles (excluding TX Turf and ProGators). Down payment may be required. Representative Amount Financed: $10,000, at 0% APR, monthly payment is $277.78 for 36 months, total obligation is $10,000, cost of borrowing is $0. Monthly payments/cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed/down payment. MSRP cash price based on highest priced product in series: $18,086 (includes $50 documentation fee). Cost of borrowing based on Representative Amount Financed not MSRP cash price. †Availability limited to participating dealers. See dealer for details. ^John Deere Utility ATVs are for use only by those aged 16 and older. John Deere highly recommends that all ATV riders take a training course. For safety and training information, see your dealer or in the U.S. call the ATV Safety Institute at 1-800-887-2887. In Canada call the Canadian Safety Council at 1-613-739-1535 ext 227. ATVs Can Be Hazardous To Operate. For your safety: Always wear a helmet, eye protection, and other protective clothing. Always remember that riding and alcohol/drugs don’t mix. Never ride on paved surfaces or public roads. Never carry passengers. Never engage in stunt driving. Avoid excessive speeds and be particularly careful on difficult terrain. John Deere’s green and yellow color scheme, the leaping deer symbol, and JOHN DEERE are trademarks of Deere & Company. BRI-9X71007CB-4C
County switches accounting program, purchases new graders By Murray Green
Camrose County pulled the plug on what was to be a better accounting system at a regular meeting on Sept. 23. Councillors accepted the proposal to purchase the Municipal Financial Accounting software from MuniWare at a cost of $86,950, with funding to come from the future municipal expense reserve. The annual maintenance costs of $13,500 are already budgeted in yearly operations. “In January 2013 we started a Financial Software project with AccSoft Business Solutions. The project was based on Microsoft GP 2013 Software and a municipal addition was to be implemented with the installation of GP 2013, allowing us to tailor the software to our needs,” explained county administrator Paul King. “It is good for private businesses but not for our needs as a municipality. I think the company had no idea of the differences.” This project should have been completed within the first year. “We are coming up to two years of implementing this solution with very little satisfaction on its progress.
We still do not have a payroll system in place and have many problems that have never been addressed,” said King. “It has become evident that AccSoft Business Solutions is not able to fulfill its commitment.” Camrose County’s technology and finance departments have been working towards transparency in their business practices by providing the public with access to information through the electronic medium. SharePoint and the business portal that allows the public and ratepayers access to information on-line require the ability to interface within the Microsoft environment. The migration to MuniWare will allow the continuation of that project with little interruption. “It has become apparent with electronic communication, site visits and on-line consultation that the supplier is unable to provide a user friendly product with no glitches within the foreseeable future. It is management’s opinion that staff have bent over backwards attempting to make the GP software application work with no significant progress being made. Therefore, rather than continue to consume
hours of staff time, and to reduce the frustration level in consultation with front line staff, a decision to proceed in a direction for a resolution to our problem was made,” indicated King. The new system will start immediately with a completion date of Dec. 1.
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Councillors agreed to purchase two new John Deere all-wheel drive graders for next year. County staff examined the pros and cons of adding all-wheel drive graders instead of buying the standard equipped graders. After talking to operators from the county and neighbouring municipalities, councillors want to monitor if the new machines will save time and money in the long run. Public works manager Graham Backus recommended that Camrose County purchase two non all-wheel drive 2015 John Deere 870GP graders from Brant Tractor in Edmonton, including the standard five year guaranteed trade-in amount, before the topic was tabled on Sept. 9. Continued on page 11
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The COUNTRY BOOSTER, October 7, 2014 – Page 8
Strilchuk family savours feast in the field By Murray Green
A catered meal in the field near Round Hill Sept. 23 was a special family memory for the Strilchuk family. Larry Strilchuk had one full round of combining to finish prior to sitting down to a meal of roast beef, moose sausage, potatoes, corn, several salads and dessert with his family and friends. The Camrose branch of the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) gave Louise and Larry the opportunity of hosting the meal after their names were selected in a random draw of customers. "We are treated well by our customers so we thought we would treat a family with a meal in the field. This is our fourth time and it is a good way to give back to the people that support us," said John Bibo, Camrose account manager for AFSC. "It's good to be finished. We have roughly 800 acres of canola, wheat and barley. We had 300 of wheat, 250 in barley and 250 in canola. I hope that adds up to 800," joked Larry. "Our crops have been above average this year, better than last. We started harvest on Aug. 27 but we could never seem to get two good days in a row. It would shower, then it rained and snowed. That's why it took so long." Larry combined the crops, while his wife Louise and son Jason took turns hauling loads with trucks. "My son comes out in the evenings and takes over from Louise and I kept going," he said. It was Louise who was instrumental in bringing the meal to the field. "She entered our names into the draw when she went in to drop off our report. We have had crop insurance with AFSC for more than 20 years," explained Larry. "I was surprised that we won because of the number of entries," said Louise, who received a night off from preparing meals. "This is a treat for all of us." Louise welcomed the night off, while Larry was excited about having a meal that didn't include sandwiches on the run. "It is a good wind up to the end of harvest season," added Louise. "We invited some friends and neighbours to share this with us. They were excited to join us." A-1 Catering provided the meal for about 20 people. "This is special because it gives us a chance to enjoy a good meal with the entire family," Larry said. "AFSC is a good company to deal with." AFSC is a provincial crown corporation with a private sector board of directors that provides farmers, agri-businesses and other small businesses loans, crop insurance and farm income disaster assistance.
Louise and Larry Strilchuk celebrated the end of a good harvest season with the meal.
Bill Resch of A-1 Catering carves the roast to begin the Meal in the Field event.
Larry combines his last row of canola to complete his harvest prior to enjoying the meal.
Kathy Strilchuk, left, Karen Locheed, Louise Strilchuk, Larry Strilchuk and Jason Strilchuk were selected for the meal in the field through a draw by AFSC in Camrose.
Louise helps with trucking duties, along with son Jason.
Larry empties his last load of canola into the truck to mark the completion.
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All-wheel graders Continued from page 7 Councillor Greg Gillespie asked about the cost of getting all-wheel drive machines to reduce plowing
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when councillors questioned whether it was worth the extra $127,400 and taxes to move to all-wheel drive machines. It was estimated that it cost the County about $203,000 in overtime hours in the public works department last year. However, about $120,000 was for grader operators and snow removal employees.
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“I think we should try it with a couple machines. I know it is a lot of money, but it is something we could monitor,” suggested councillor Gillespie two weeks ago at the previous meeting. Another benefit to the all-wheel drive machines will be higher trade-in allowances when it comes time to replace them.
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