The Community
Press
I’ll be Home for Christmas
Volume 112, Issue 25
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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Robbery attempt foiled by quickthinking employee Leslie Cholowsky Editor with files from Corporal Trent Cleveland
For the period from Nov. 29 to Dec. 11, the Killam RCMP members had 88 complaints, with 50 of those coming in the last week. An employee of the Many Horses Saloon in Forestburg ended up with minor injuries after foiling a robbery attempt on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The employee was closing up the bar for the evening when a knock came on the back door. When opened, the employee was faced with a knife-wielding suspect who attempted to gain entrance to the business. The suspect swung the knife around while the employee attempted to close the door, resulting in a minor injury. The employee was able to successfully lock the intruder out; it is believed the suspect then fled on foot. The suspect is described as possibly female, wearing a pink ‘Many Horses Saloon’ hat, with a black jacket and grey sweat pants. Police are still investigating, with the assistance of the Eastern Alberta General Investigation Section with gathering evidence. Members were required to attend four different 911 misdials, from Forestburg, Lougheed, Flagstaff County rural, and Killam. Three abandoned vehicle complaints were made, police found none of the three to be criminal in nature. Members dealt with two animal calls. The first was regarding a dog complaint; and police continue to investigate. The second call was a moose that had been hit by a vehicle. A complaint of assault arose from a physical altercation between a landlord and tenant and is presently under investigation. Members attended a complaint of assault in Hardisty; parties involved were not cooperative and there was insufficient evidence to proceed with a charge. Members were asked to assist EMS with access to a home, but were called off before they arrived. A breach of the peace complaint was made due to a verbal altercation in Amisk. Members attended and deescalated the situation. Members were called to attend an establishment in Killam where patrons were refusing to leave. Alcohol was involved. A complaint of breaching a no-contact order is being investigated by RCMP, it is potentially a civil, not criminal, matter. See RCMP P17
Santa makes his rounds through Flagstaff LESLIE CHOLOWSKY PHOTO
Santa has been making the rounds in the Flagstaff region, starting out at the County offices in Sedgewick where he had a great visit with good little girls and boys.
Critters’ hi-jinx loads of fun in Hardisty
JAYDEN LESMEISTER PHOTOS
When the Critters hit the Gibson Energy Centre in Hardisty to take on the Stampeders and Longhorns Alumni fans were expecting nothing less than hilarity and neither team disappointed. Above: When the Critter went down, the poor Hardisty player responsible was dogpiled and disrobed, right down to his pink frilly underwear... wait, what? See more photos Pg 26.
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Wishing one and all a very Merry Christmas and best in 2020 Killam News
Ho ho ho my fellow Killamites! We are a week away from the big Christmas day! I do hope everyone takes the time to relax over the holidays, enjoy time with friends, family, and your loved ones, and take the time to reflect on 2019. I’m not going to lie, 2019 was a difficult year, and I hear that echoed by many. But it is coming to a close. We can put this year behind us, leave it in the past, as we approach a new year. ‘Tis the season for Christmas concerts, which are the most adorable, and sometimes hilarious, part of the holidays. We had some wonderful visitors at our office on Main Street inviting us to their Christmas concert this week. To the Flagstaff Kids Connection Daycare children and staff, thank you for the personal invitation! It made our day! Killam Lions’ 2019 Community Christmas Card Greeting fundraiser occurred on Nov. 30 and Dec. 7 and was a huge success. Donations made by people in our community and surrounding areas made the project, once again, a huge success. Along with contributions by the Killam Lion’s Club, $1,200 was raised and will be donated to the Canadian Diabetes Association. Special thanks to Robert and Janet Borth of Guardian Drugs who donated stationary supplies for the project, Wild Rose Co-op, Guardian Drugs ,and the Killam Knox United Church (organizer of the Killam Craft Fair) who provided venues for raising these funds. Thank you, also, to everyone who stopped
Fee, Dec. 25; Brenda Grove, Dec. 28; Brenda McDermott, Jan. 1; Chad Bonnett and Logan Vanderkooi, Jan.
by our office or mailed ot a check for the Christmas Sharing Tree! It was another year of raising money for such an important cause to our communities all over Flagstaff. Even with a harder year economically, you were still so generous and kind to stop in and leave a donation to help those who may not have had such a bright holiday now get to enjoy it. I am always in awe at how everyone in Flagstaff County comes together to support one another in times of need. It makes me proud to say that I live out here and am part of a community of communities that inspires me greatly. If you happen to see any of these fabulous people this week, be sure to wish them a happy birthday: Scottlyn Child, Dec. 18; James Bruketa and Pat Gair, Dec. 21; Joe Kelndorfer, Dec. 22; Kes
2. And with that, we at The Community Press are taking some much needed time off. Our
paper will resume again in the new year on Jan. 3, 2020, and then back to our regularly scheduled Wednesday papers on
Jan. 8. See you then. Merry Christmas everyone and have a prosperous and wonderful New Year!
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Heisler celebrates the holidays while the weather stays nice Maxine Badry Heisler P.
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Hi everyone, what a beautiful day we have today. It’s nice to get a reprieve from the cold once in a while. We just got past the full moon, so maybe we'll be lucky and have a warmer Christmas Day. It would be so nice if we wouldn't get any more snow until at least the New Year. We know we
are going to get more as winter is far from over yet. The sun was so warm this morning it made one want to be outside. I hope you all had a good week. There were lots of Christmas parties. The ladies of the Royal Purple and their husbands enjoyed a very delicious supper on Thursday night, with a nice crowd of ladies in attendance. To keep up with tradition, the Elks also held their Christmas party with their wives and girlfriends in attendance. A very delicious supper was
served by David and Wanda Hihn to start the evening off. Fellowship and later, cards were enjoyed by all in attendance. On Sunday afternoon the Seniors held their Christmas party in the Heisler Seniors Centre with a good crowd in attendance. The first part of the afternoon was spent visiting, games were enjoyed by all as more gathered. The final game was great fun, as each person took a gift from under the tree. Once the poem was completed, the gift you held at that time was yours to keep.
It was a very fun game. A delicious potluck supper and lots of goodies were enjoyed by all. The week will fly by as we make our final preparations for the coming of Christmas next week, I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas with family and friends and wish you all the best in the new year. Congratulations to Hailey and Ethan Bownes on the birth of a beautiful baby girl. Ivy Margit Patricia was born in Edmonton on Thursday, Dec. 5, weighing in at seven pounds and 15 ounces.
Proud grandparents are Lorne and Patty Schulte of Heisler and Nicoletta and Scott Bownes Birthday greetings to: Ashley Wolbeck, Barb Kroetsch, Mickey Heisler, Wynn Linklater, Dec. 16; Cliff Wolbeck, Evan Weller, Gracie Klooster, Shaylyn Wolbeck, Dec. 19; Carrie Bendfeld, Dec. 21; Aria Wolbeck, Colby Clements, Trent Steil, Dec. 22; Emily Wolbeck, Matt Miske, Dec. 23; Jordyn Wolbeck, Natasha Martz, Dec. 24; Alvin Meyer, Heidi Rohe, Spencer Sommer, Dec. 25; Garth Wolbeck,
Dec. 26; Sharon LaFortune, Dec. 27; Robert Dingreville, Dec. 28. Anniversary greetings to: Jordon and Susannah McIntyre, Dec. 31. Have a nice day everyone. There will be no news until Friday, Jan. 3 Thought for the year end: for unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. Please take note, Mass will be held at St. Martin’s Catholic Church on New Years Day with a potluck dinner following. Everyone is welcome. Come enjoy dinner and fellowship.
Forestburg History Book project giving back to community Leslie Cholowsky Editor The Forestburg Historical Society’s History Book Committee has had a huge couple of years, culminating in a very successful launch of a new Forestburg history volume called, Yesterday and Years Ago - Our Story Continues, just in time for the Forestburg Centennial this summer. Members of the committee put in hours of work gathering stories for the new volume, including a stint as The Community Press’ Forestburg News team of correspondents. The book project received funding from the Alberta Community Initiatives Program, the New Horizons for Seniors Program, and had many community based sponsors. The committee had 900 of the new books printed, and issued a re-print of the original volume, Yesterday and Years Ago, with 300 copies. Co-Editor of the new volume is Marion Oberg Riise, and she says, “Sales of both books have been really good. “We have about 130 of the new book left and less than 60 of the reprinted Yesterday and Years Ago.” She says that thanks to the sales of the books and
the tremendous number of hours put in by their volunteer team, the committee now has about $26,000 to share with the community and with the Forestburg Historical Society. “We decided to give back to the wider community as we wouldn’t have had a book without all the stories submitted by community members.” The committee has made the following financial contributions to local organizations and funds: •$1,000 split between the Forestburg Golf Club and the Forestburg Curling Club (for using their building for storage and for the sales of the book;) •$10,000 to the Big Knife Villa Handivan Project; •$2,000 to the Forestburg S c h o o l Breakfast Program; •$4,000 to the Forestburg Community Hall. They will be giving $8,000
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plus the revenue for the remaining book sales back to the historical society. Riise says that $1,000 of that amount has been bud-
geted towards building a new interactive website to collect stories on an ongoing basis. “Even though we had
over 600 stories in this book, there are still a lot of stories out there that should be collected and preserved,” says Riise.
For those who missed out, both volumes are still available for sale through the Village of Forestburg’s office.
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Santa Daze welcomes BRR passengers
Friends of the Battle River Rail (BRR) Train Excursion passengers arrived in Alliance on Saturday, Dec. 14, by bus to take in the Alliance Santa Daze. On hand to greet them was Santa, who invited all to take part in a hay ride through the village. Left: One small passenger giving Santa a low-five before the sleigh ride. Above: Santa and BRR Conductor Ken Eshpeter are old friends.
Jets burn Flyers in high-scoring weekend game Emily Tanton Student Reporter
The Forestburg Flyers faced off against the Hughenden Jets this past Saturday, where the Jets beat the Flyers handily in an 11-2 game. The first period was dominated by the Jets and predicted how the game would finish after the final buzzer went. Matt Adams and Brennan Anholt scored the first two goals for Hughenden, and then Brady Johnson and Nick LaPorte scored the third and fourth goals for the Jets within 15 seconds of each
other at the very end of the first period. Logan Morrison scored the first goal in the second for Hughenden, with passes from Anholt and Johnson, but this goal was immediately followed by Forestburg’s first goal, scored by Brett Zimmel. The Jets’ goalie Wyatt Johnson stopped 23 out of 25 shots last Saturday, though the puck spent most of the time in the Flyers’ end, it was still important for Johnson to be on his game. After Zimmel’s goal, the Flyers went scoreless for the rest of the second, but
Morrison and Shelton Southoff managed to poke another two goals past Forestburg’s goalie, Samuel Johnson, and finish the period ahead 7-1. Forestburg would be the first team to score in the third period, thanks to Brett Yuha, but this would be the final goal for the Flyers. Shortly after Yuha’s goal, Ryan McLaughlin took a high-sticking penalty for the Jets, but even shorthanded Hughenden was hungry for more goals. Adams scored a shorthanded goal and then soon after the Jets took advantage of a powerplay and
Jesse Damberger scored his first of the game. Ryley Johnson and Keaton Phillips scored the last two goals for the Jets, finishing the game 11-2. The Sabres didn’t fare much better, travelling to Delburne where the Outlaws held them up 7-3. The teams were even after the first, with Curtis McKinlay getting on the scoreboard first for the Sabres, from Kyle Sanders. Delburne scored an answering goal minutes later to tie it up in the first. Sedgewick was held scoreless in the second period, while Delburne
punched three more very late in the period in to go ahead by three, with goals just twenty seconds apart in the last two minutes of the game. Delburn tucked in the first of the third period on a power play, going ahead 51, then scoring two more in row to make it 7-1. Sedgewick’s Clay Lang scored mid-period to bring it to 7-2, from Dean Brodie and Sanders, then Lang scored his second of the night on a power play at the five-minute mark to make it 7-3, with assists by Sanders and Justin Ness. All three periods were
punctuated with a total of 136 penalty minutes handed out during the game. Matthew Gaume took the loss in goal, with 31 saves out of 38 shots. Delburne’s goalie was sharp, stopping all but three of the Sabres shots on goal. Hughenden will be playing two away games this weekend, facing off against Provost on Friday, Dec. 20, and then Coronation on Saturday. The Sabres and Flyers will also be coming together for an exciting match on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Forestburg arena.
See full listings at www.realtor.ca Loni Bergum Associate 780-385-2000
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December 2019 Meetings
Council Council M Meeting eeting County Council Meetings FFlagstaff lagstaff C ounty C ouncil M eetings aare re cconducted onducted the 2nd and 4th Wednesday W ednesday of each month a.m.. unless ccommencing ommencing at 9 a.m otherwise planned. Council C ouncil and Committee Committee meeting agendas are are aavailable vailable at the County’s C ounty’s website website at: flflagstaff.ab.ca/council/meetings-andagstafff.a . b.ca/council/meeetings-andminu minutes tes
Council Highlights Regular Council Meeting of December 11, 2019 Council Highlights briefly identify decisions made by Council. Council encourages its residents, businesses and stakeholders to keep in touch with Council news. 2020-2022 Business Plan and Budget—2nd Draft
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Council approved the 2020-2022 Business Plan and Budget. This document will be available on the Flagstaff County website.
FIRST 22nd Annual Supper and Auction A $1,000 cash donation and a $500 gift certificate for gravel material and hauling will be provided to the Flagstaff’s Informed Response Sharing Team (FIRST) for the 22nd Annual Supper and Auction.
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A letter of support will be provided to Flagstaff’s Informed Response Sharing Team Society (FIRST) for their application for funding from Alberta Children’s Services Family and Community Resiliency Division to support school and community programs provided directly by FIRST.
Flagstaff Family and Community Services (FFCS) - 2020 Budget The 2020 Flagstaff Family and Community Services budget of $415,918 was approved with a commitment of $8.70 per capita, with Flagstaff County’s total being $32,520.60.
Flagstaff Regional Solid Waste Management Association (FRSWMA) - 2020 Budget Council approved the 2020 Flagstaff Regional Solid Waste Management Association (FRSWMA) budget (2nd draft with no increase).
Lease Agreement Renewals Council approved to renew three-year lease agreements effective January 1, 2020 for each of the following: • SE 28-42-17 W4 (153.90 ac) and SW 28-42-17-W4 (15 ac) with an annual payment of $2,100. • SW 1-41-16 W4 (141.68 ac) with an annual payment of $2,700. • NW 17-44-9 W4 (159.88 ac) with an annual payment of $2,200.
Extension of Fire Services Agreements
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Council approved the current Fire Services Agreements and Regional Fire Chief Services Agreements with the towns and villages be extended for an additional year, until December 31, 2020.
Extension of Assessment Services Agreement The current contract for the provision of Residential, Farmland, Non-Residential, and Industrial property assessment with Accurate Assessment Group Ltd. was approved to be extended for an additional five (5) years 2020 – 2024.
Cleo Energy Corp Request—Tax Payment Agreement Council approved to allow Cleo Energy Corp to pay the 2018-2019 outstanding taxes by way of twelve (12) monthly payments and include all penalties in the payment.
SanLing Energy Ltd Request—Tax Payment Agreement Council approved to allow SanLing Energy Ltd to pay the 2018-2019 outstanding taxes by way of twenty four (24) monthly payments and include all penalties in the payment.
Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework—Daysland-Forestburg Council reviewed the draft multi-lateral Intermunicipal Collaboration Framework (ICF) with the Town of Daysland and Village of Forestburg and accepted the document as information.
Once approved, the full Council Meeting minutes can be found at www.flagstaff.ab.ca under the “Council” tab and in the “Meetings and Minutes” section.
The Community Press, Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - Page 15
Hockey Continued from Page 6 up before the period was over. The teams exchanged the lead four times during the remainder of the game, with BR scoring early in the third to take a 7-6 lead and Redwater tying the contest with only 3:26 remaining. Scoring for BR were; Skylar Wallner with three assists, Aidan Borgel with two goals, Branston Freadrich
with a goal and an assist, Easton Mann with one goal and assist, Kobi Lefsrud with a goal, Carter Hogman also with a goal, Preston Skoberg with one more goal, Cade Schatschneider with an assist, Ryan Smith with one assist, and Ben Lang with another assist. Ty Djos was in between the pipes for BR. Battle River Tier 2 Midgets (9-2-2) shut out Vegreville 3-0 at Forestburg Arena on Saturday. BR out-
shot the visitors 33-19. Vaughn Grove with a goal and an assist, Tyler Krys with one goal and assist, and Jace Schmutz scored for BR. Assists went to; Logan Zettel and Keithen Tuftin. Cole Bullee got the shut-out victory in goal for BR. On Sunday the team went to Athabasca and skated away with a 6-5 win despite outshooting the home team 63-26. BR overcame a 4-1 second period deficit, scoring five of the remaining six goals. Dylan
Kuilboer got the winner, his second goal of the game, at 7:24 of the final frame. Dylan also picked up two assists for a four-point game. Other scorers were; Logan Zettel with four assists, Adam Child with two goals and one assist, Kolby Andersen with one goal and assist, Vaughn Grove with two assists, Keegan McArthur with a goal, and Matthew Hale with an assist. Tristan McClements got the win in goal. Battle River Tier 4
Midgets (8-1-0) won backto-back games in Hinton over the weekend. On Saturday, BR won a 5-1 game, scoring three unanswered goals in the third frame. Joshua Arndt with two goals, Garrett Russnak with a goal and an assist, Dylan Haydon with one goal and assist, and Laine Guhle scored for BR. Ava Moller, Jordan Crawford, Connor Hoffman, and Brody McDowell got assists. Kailum Grove made 29 saves to get the win in goal and a .967
save percentage. On Sunday BR broke open a 2-2 game in the second period on the way to a 6-3 win. Joshua Arndt, also with one assist, and Dylan Haydon both scored twice for BR. Brody McDowell with one goal and two assists and Connor Eddy with a goal and an assist also scored. Assists went to; Taylor Johnson, Brett Gagnon, Ava Moller, Connor Hoffman, and Laine Guhle. Matthew Delowski got the win in goal.
Tender for Sale of Graders Flagstaff County invites tenders for the sale of the following used vehicles: 1.
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2015 John Deere 872GP AWD Grader – Ser. #: 1DW872GPTED666275. Comes with 16’ moldboard, rear ripper, 17.5R25 Michelin snow plus tires and blade lift accumulators. Current hours: 6,550. Estimated hours as of February 15th, 2020: 7,100. 2015 Caterpillar 160M2 AWD Grader – Ser. #: CAT0160MCR9T00345. Comes with 16’ moldboard, rear ripper, 17.5R25 tires, snow wing and blade lift accumulators. Push block not included. Current hours: 3,900. Estimated hours as of February 15th, 2020: 4,500. 2015 John Deere 872GP AWD Grader – Ser. #: 1DW872GPHFD666547. Comes with 16’ moldboard, rear ripper, 17.5R25 Michelin snow plus tires and blade lift accumulators. Current hours: 5,640. Estimated hours as of February 15th, 2020: 6,100.
• These graders can be viewed on our website at www.flagstaff.ab.ca or at the County Shop in Sedgewick and will be sold on an “as is basis.” Kilometres/hours of operation may vary slightly at time of sale. • Bids must be submitted on a tender form. Download a tender form from our website at www.flagstaff.ab.ca or contact our Administration Office at 780-384-4123 to receive a tender form. • Please send bids in a sealed envelope marked “USED GRADERS” to Flagstaff County Administration Office, Box 358, 12435 Twp Rd 442, Sedgewick, AB. • Closing date for bidding on items is Friday, January 3, 2020 at 11:00:00 a.m. MST. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
For further information, please contact: Kevin Kinzer, Shop Supervisor, at 780-390-0312.
Public Works Updates
Please refer to www.flagstaff.ab.ca for up-to-date road work happening throughout the County. Winter Road Maintenance: Roadways are cleared of snow as necessary. During normal winter conditions, County gravel roads should be cleared of snow within four days, unless there is heavy snow and persistent winds.
One plow truck is designated to remove snow and apply sand/salt to oil and paved surface roads. Two graders are allocated for snow and ice removal on MG30 roads. Back roads or blind roads will not be plowed unless deemed necessary by Public Works.
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.