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Volume 115, Issue 6
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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Old fashioned fun at 99th Annual Lougheed Fair
This past weekend the Lougheed Agricultural Society celebrated the 99th annual Lougheed Fair. This one-day event features a fair book with dozens of categories that hearken back to its early roots, but remain popular today, as bakers, canners, gardeners, photographers, and craftsmen enter to compete against one another. Add a parade, horse show, cattle show, and lots of other activities, and you have a legacy event to really be proud of. See more photos Pages 11 & 13.
It seems you never lose the fun of playing in the mud, even when your toys are fullsized vehicles. There was plenty of good “clean” fun in Forestburg this past weekend with two days of mud racing, and rave reviews for the new pretzel-track racing. See more photos Pages 12 & 16.
Page 4 - The Community Press, Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Continued from Page 3 husband Brandon, Heck says Bridgette Ponto also searched daily. She says it was hard not to lose hope as the days went on, but says that Ponto and her husband helped her keep her optimism up. “I was amazed by the community support. Even some of my coworkers from Camrose came out to help search. People were also leaving food and water out in case she came by.” The Hecks even reached out to High Drive K-9 Service out of Camrose, and says they came out one entire evening and searched with a heat sensitive camera for hours. Chad Hanlon, the operator, searched in a two kilometre radius of the Ponto residence in every direction, staying out until the sun came up. “He said when I’d first called him that it was useless to use tracking dogs after 24-hours because the scent would be lost. “But he said if we got
any sightings, to call him immediately and he would come out with his dogs.” Sarah says that at some point someone told her, “You have to set an end date when you are going to stop searching.” So after five days, on Thursday, the family returned home, but she says she still remained optimistic. “My daughter was saying things like, ‘When Harlow gets home..’ and we just kept hoping.” She says the next Saturday her son and husband went to Monster Jam, while she and her daughter decided to stay home and start making ‘Missing Dog’ posters. “Around 8:45 Tim Johnsey spotted a dog wearing a purple harness while he was out driving his motorbike.” She says the Johnsey and the Dietz families didn’t just call in the sighting, they returned to the area and started searching. “They waited for us on the highway for over an hour, searching until we got there.”
She says the other family also brought their dog, and when they put the dog down, Harlow eventually came up to investigate. “They scooped her up.” Heck says Harlow was stinky and dirty, and smelled awful, but was full of energy. “She obviously had been eating, she didn’t lose any weight at all.” When she and her daughter returned home with Harlow, the pup ran to her favourite toy like nothing had happened. The Hecks had their vet check out the dog, and found her in remarkable health. A little preventative deworming, and a tick check was in order, but overall, she was in good health. “She’s a resilient puppy.” Heck says she just can’t say enough about all the wonderful support coming from the Flagstaff County and Forestburg community. She says she and the family are very grateful and thankful for everyone who helped find their pup.
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Improvements at Sedgewick Dog Park give year-round access Sandra Erickson Ph: 780-384-2030
Sedgewick email: sedgewicknews@gmail.com
The Story Walk is up on Main Street Sedgewick and starts at the park. It goes all the way down the left side of Main Street. Enjoy a nice stroll with your family. The story this year is “I’m Scary” by Elise Gravel. Summer reading club is happening every Thursday in August at the library. Contact Barb
for more information. The dog park recently received an upgrade. Both access points have been paved for easier snow removal in the winter. It's fantastic to have a dog park in Sedgewick that's accessible yearround. I remember some issues last winter with closing the gates due to the high and frozen snow. This will eliminate that problem. If you don't know, Sedgewick Dog Park is located behind the ball di-
amonds at the Wild Rose Co-op Recreation Centre. The 99th edition of the Lougheed Fair was on Saturday. It included a parade, bench exhibits, car show, cattle, horses, and a magic show. Mark your calendar for the 100th anniversary next year. Planning will start in September and they are looking for volunteers. Contact Darlene Albrecht if you'd like to lend a hand for a couple hours. Alyssa Mossestad from Sedgewick recently had
an adventure. Lyssa was asked back in May to join the Rocky Mountain Pipe Band. They are one of two grade one pipe bands in Alberta. Bands are graded one to five, with one being the most advanced and playing the most intricate tunes compared to grade five. After learning three different three- to sevenminute sets in six weeks, Lyssa competed with them in Sherwood Park. As an aside, the Battle
River Pipes and Drums group is now officially a grade-five band after Sherwood Park. Lyssa’s group actually came in second at Sherwood Park. The Glengarry Highland Games in Maxville, Ontario is one of the biggest highland games outside of Scotland. The best of the best go to compete there before the World's in Scotland every year. While Lyssa’s group didn't win in Maxville this year, they performed
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August 2022 Meetings
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Council Meetings
Please refer to our website at www.flagstaff.ab.ca for up-to-date road work throughout the County.
Flagstaff County Co ouncil M Meetings eetings aare re conducted the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month commencing at 9 a.m. unless u otherwise planned. Council and Committ ommittee meeting agendas aare re aavvailable at the County’’ss websit ebsiite te at: flagstaffffff..a . b.ca/c .ca/council/mee .ca/ council/meeeetings-andminu utes tes
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Road Recovery Crews will be working on the following shoulder pulling project this week: • Southwest of Strome on Township Road 442 from Secondary Highway 855 to Range Road 152 for 6.0 miles. Applications are now being accepted. Please visit: bit.ly/FlagstaffPollinatorProgram for more details
Public Works Services Please visit the Flagstaff County website at flagstaff.ab.ca for information regarding Gravel Sales, Residential Laneway Maintenance, Road Maintenance, Hamlet Services, and more. Please keep in mind that our seasonal crews will be out working on our roadways and to use extreme caution while travelling on these roads while they are being maintained in any way. We thank you in advance for your cooperation during this season.
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We are seeking public input into future programs and services for all departments in preparation for the 2023 Business Plan and Budget. Stop by our administration building between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Councillors will also be on hand to answer your questions.
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More Mud Bog photos from Forestburg
MORGAN BROWN PHOTO
From the stands, itʼs hard to get a real sense of just how much mud these drivers are willing to push through, testing their driving skills and their vehicles. This up-close photo from Morgan Brown gives a greater sense of how much mud is in the pits.
Battle River Rivals earn a playoff spot in Powerline Baseball Leslie Cholowsky Editor
The Powerline Baseball League playoff will continue without the Battle River Rivals, after the Rivals were eliminated from the playoffs on Tuesday, Aug. 2, in a 7-1 game against the Armena Royals. The Rivals took an early lead in the best-of-three series with a 9-2 win on Tuesday, July 26, but lost momentum at home the next evening in Heisler, where they played to a 6-4 loss against Armena, making last Tuesday’s game a make or break situation. In the other semi-finals, the Vegreville Blue Jays eliminated the Rosalind Athletics in two straight wins: 12-1 on July 26, then 9-5 on Thursday, July 28. Armena continued on to the finals, dropping their first game against Vegreville 7-1. Those two teams will meet next on Aug. 9 and 11 to decide a winner. The Rivals joined the Powerline Baseball League in 2022.
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The Rivals posted their team photo after making it to the playoffs in their first season in the Powerline Baseball League. The season came to an end last Tuesday, Aug. 4, in the semi-finals against the Armena Royals - three-time league champs looking for their fourth. Back row from left: Eric Zimmer, Dean Brodie, Alex Roth, Sam Johnson, G. Zimmer, Blake Feth, Payton Davis. Front (from left): Damon Zimmer, G. Zimmer, J. Zimmer, Todd Steil, Cal Zimmer, Alex Badry.