2021
Vol. LXIX, No. 44 40 pages September 28, 2021
ALWAYS BETTER – ALWAYS BETTER READ
Loaves & Fishes Dinner REIMAGINED Inside Who Can I Count On? Page 6 Seniors’ Scene 12 and 13 City of Camrose Page 15 Out and About 16 to 18 Camrose Fire Department 19 to 21 Election 2021 22 to 28 On the Road 29 to 31 Obituaries 32 to 34 Classifieds 35 to 38 Central Agencies Realty Inc. 39 and 40 Sahakarini volunteer Rajan Rathnavalu tries for size Gordon Schieck’s legendary sandals on our always cooperative mayor Norman Mayer. Confirming the fit in alternative fashion are additional volunteers Litsa Tryphonopoulos (current president of Sahakarini) and Craig Wentland.
News Features
This Week's Flyers To Camrose Homes To Rural Homes *partial coverage Tuesday With Booster Brick Warehouse ✔ Canada Safeway ✔ ✔* Hauser Home Hardware ✔ ✔* M & M Food Market ✔ ✔* Peavey Mart ✔ ✔* Shoppers Drug Mart ✔ ✔* Walmart ✔ ✔* Wild Rose Co-op ✔ ✔
how does a group of individuals noted for changing lives in S ofar-off lands attempt to raise $50,000 in the midst of a
pandemic? They get creative! This year, Sahakarini has reimagined their annual fall
Loaves and Fishes Dinner Fundraiser into a unique year-long fundraising process. A series of small gatherings is being launched in private homes, starting in October. In many of these opportunities, the evening may centre on a dinner where food will inevitably be enjoyed. All events will be important fundraisers focusing on the shared vision of improving the lives of people in areas where quality of living is not up to world standards, health conditions are challenging, water is in short supply and food is scarce. One of Sahakarini’s most prized methods of raising funds typically coincides with their annual community dinner. The iconic sandals (pictured), which Sahakarini visionary Gordon Schieck had custom made while he and his wife Mina were missionaries in India in the 1950s, are auctioned. As part of the group’s pivot, for the next 52 weeks, these legendary sandals will be available for “week-long-rentals, bragging rights and adventures”. The cost: a mere $100. An album of sandal memories will be created. To host or attend a gathering, to “buy” those sandals, or for more information, please call the Sahakarini office at 780.672.8222 or email sahakarini@gmail.com.
Photo by Ron Pilger
City implements Restrictions Exemption Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Reflections by Bonnie Hutchinson . . . 4 Just Sayin’ . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 City recognizes Truth and Reconciliation Day . . . . . 12 Play holds us in suspense . . . . . . . . . . 17 Homespun by Laurel Nadon . . . . . . . 30 Kurek re-elected for Battle River-Crowfoot . . . 36