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First Christmas Festival a huge success in Ryley

Tofield Emergency department closed overnight entire month due to staffing issues Jana Semeniuk Staff Reporter

Children enjoy a hayride driven by Ryley Fire Chief Terry Magnusson in his tractor.

Jana Semeniuk Staff Reporter

The Village of Ryley held a successful first winter Christmas festival Dec. 3 despite chilly -15 C weather. Ryley communications director Paul Smith said the good showing was a pleasant surprise.

“I didn’t know what to expect for the first one. We needed to be prepared and it went above my expectations,” he said

during a phone interview.

The day held several events including a parade, family tobogganing, free dinner, fireworks and live entertainment.

Some indoor activities were on the agenda with a children’s craft and hot chocolate event at the Ryley Library and shopping at the Ryley School Christmas Craft market.

In addition, approximately 40 children took part in several hayrides courtesy of Ryley Fire Chief Terry

Staffing challenges have forced the temporary closure of the Tofield Health Centre’s emergency department from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. for the month of Dec. Alberta Health Services said that patients will be referred to emergency departments in surrounding communities, while EMS will divert patients to Camrose or Viking for emergency care. For non-emergency health related questions, residents are asked to contact Healthlink at 811 available 24/7 or if they have a medical emergency, to call 911.

While AHS has not said how long this temporary measure will be in place, they said they are working towards resuming regular operating hours in the New Year.

Magnusson who drove a tractor pulling a flat trailer covered in hay. While families waited for their turn at the hayride, Smith said everyone warmed up at propane firepits next to the small toboggan hill created by Ryley public works employees.

One event, free public swimming, had to be cancelled due to an issue with the facility’s boiler. Smith said the problem should be fixed by today.

Meanwhile, Smith said family cars

lined the streets with people staying warm inside them during the parade.

“The parade people came up to the car windows to give candy,” he said.

“The Santa float went to Century Park afterwards then we did the countdown to light up the park. You could hear the cheers for blocks!”

Smith said they fed 148 people during the free dinner which included hamburgers, hotdogs, salads, dessert and Continued on Page 4

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Three Tofield residents receive Queen’s Jubilee medals John Mather

Staff Reporter

Three long-time members of the Tofield community were honoured to be welcomed to MLA Jackie Lovely’s Camrose office last Nov. 28, where they were presented with Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals.

For Lorraine McNeely, it was a surprising recognition for giving so much of her time to the Tofield community.

“Volunteerism plays a big role in the awarding of the medals,” she said. “But at our ceremony there were some firefighters from Sedgewick and they;re all volunteers, but I think it was also for those who are involved in their communities.”

For McNeely, she has spent many years overseeing the Tofield Historical Society and the Museum.

“I’m the volunteer curator at the museum,” she said. “This includes cataloging the artifacts that people donate, giving tours of the museum, although that certainly slowed during the pandemic when there were no school tours allowed.

“We were open for tours at the recent Winterfest and I do coordinate with other volunteers.”

She said the Society is more than 60 years old and over the years all the positions with the Society are all voluntary.

“We’re all volunteers and it's those volunteers who have made the Museum what it is today.”

McNeely also spends much of her time volunteering at the Royal Canadian Legion in Tofield helping work the suppers and setting up the hall for meetings and special occasions.

More recently she has started volunteering with the Tofield Golden Club for those 55 plus.

“Through that we have floor curling on Mondays at the Community Hall and the volunteers set up the games and then clean everything up afterwards,” she said. She adds there are many seniors up in their 90s who take part in the floor curling.

She said she was informed of her award through an email from Jackie Lovely.

“A first I was terribly shocked,” she said. “I just like to volunteer. I don’t think you ever

want to be awarded for volunteering.

“It’s an honour to win a medal like that, especially this year, since the Queen has passed away. For all of my lifetime we sang ‘God Save the Queen.’

“It was pretty special and humbling.”

May Korobko was also very surprised to get an email saying she had won the medal.

“You had to be nominated and then the medals were given by the Government of Alberta,” said Korobko. “MLA Jackie Lovely said there were 20 people awarded by her.”

“I was given the medal for my ongoing volunteer work.

Korobko said she volunteered with Girl Guides for many, many years and she is also a Victim Services advocate.

“I’m the volunteer treasurer for the United Church and I teach Roots of Empathy at the elementary school.”

She admits she is also working on a history of C.W. Sears School.

“There were boxes of photos and bits of information so it was decided I should do something

with them,” she said.

“So I’ve been gathering photos and stories and putting them into scrapbooks trying to have one for each of the years for more than 40 years.”

She said that all slowed down during the Covid years, but she is back at it again.

“The scrapbooks are put on display showcasing school events and class photos from all the years since the school opened in 1979.”

She added she has worked at the school since 1987.

She said many of the photos and stories of the school will end up at the Museum because there just isn’t enough room at the school for storage.

Korobko said there’s no intention to publish anything but rather have the scrapbooks on hand so when there’s any type of celebration at the school they can be brought out and put on display.

“The people can look back and reminisce about their years at the school and they can keep track of the history.”

“It has been an interesting project,” she said

Korobko has lived in Tofield since she was 17 in 1970.

“I did leave for two years, but I’ve been back for a long time.”

She said her father moved the family to town when he opened a convenience store. He also served as the Deputy Mayor and served as the head of the Agricultural Society.

“When I got the email saying I’d been awarded, I was in awe that I was nominated,” she said.

“I guess people saw the value in what I’ve been doing. I felt very honoured.

“When you hear the stories of some of the other people, you think wow we’ve done good things.”

She said she was very pleased to be honoured along with her friend Dan Hillyer.

“We sort of looked at each other and sort of thought of course we’d be here together.

And the other winner, Lorraine McNeely, is my sister-in-law.”

“It feels really neat to have won and you do feel humbled.”

The Mercury reached out to Hillyer for an interview but hadn’t heard back from him by press deadlines.

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2022 COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS HAMPER PROGRAM The Community Christmas Hamper program assists families in Tofield, Ryley and Beaver County (west), who may be struggling to put a Christmas dinner on the table, or gifts under the tree.

1. Hamper Requests To request a Christmas Hamper, visit the FCSS Office in Tofield (5407-50 St.) (upstairs) or Call: 780-662-7067.

Presentation of photo ID, and proof of physical address (eg. utility bill) will be requested to confirm that you are within our service area.

Referrals are confidential. Hamper request deadline is Friday, December 9th.

Community Christmas Hamper Program VOLUNTEERS WELCOME! Want to help out? ... please contact FCSS at 780-662-7067

Christmas Hamper week schedule: Wed., Dec. 14: 10 am at Tofield Community Hall Hamper prep: set-up/build boxes/ sort food etc.

Thurs., Dec. 15: 10 am at Tofield Community Hall

2. Angel Tree

Hamper Packing day!

Angel trees are set up at both Tofield and Ryley Post Office locations.

1. Pick an angel from the tree. A child’s age, and their interests will help you select a gift.

2. Purchase a gift(s) for that child - suggested spending limit of $50.

3. Attach the angel to the unwrapped gift, and return it to the collection box at the Angel Tree.

Angel gifts to be returned to the tree by Friday, December 9th.

Employment Opportunity Job Type: Finance /Accounting / Economics Organization: Village of Ryley Closing date: December 9, 2022 Job Description: The Village of Ryley is currently accepting applications for the position of Accounting Clerk. This is a part time position working an average of 3 days per week.

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Accounting Clerk is primarily responsible for the following areas of village operations: • Accounts Payable • Accounts Receivable • Taxes and Utilities • Payroll and Benefits • Bank reconciliations • May assist with budget preparation, financial reporting, and year end support

The ideal candidate will possess: • Minimum 3 years relevant work experience ideally in a municipal setting; • Completion of certificate or diploma program in accounting; • Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel; • Experience with Muniware software; • A positive, friendly attitude and the willingness to learn new skills.

The village offers a friendly working environment where teamwork is an essential component.

Application Return Please forward your cover letter and resume by December 9, 2022 to: Ron Cust, CAO, email: cao@ryley.ca

Fri., Dec. 16: 10 am at Tofield Community Hall Hamper preparations continue.

Sat., Dec.17: 10 am * Hamper Delivery and Pick-Up day! At Tofield Community Hall

• Hamper Delivery Drivers (with vehicles) – please call FCSS at 780-662-7067

• Volunteers to help load hampers into vehicles of recipients.

Tofield School Awards Night 2022 THANK YOU Congratulations to all our athletic, academic, and citizenship award recipients!

Tofield School gratefully recognizes the community organizations, businesses, and individuals who have supported our school awards program and ceremony.

Thank You to our Ceremony & Awards Sponsors Tilly’s Restaurant - Gymnasium Decoration Tofield Auto Body - Athletic MVP Medals and engraving Tofield Shell - Academic Medals, engraving and Certificate Sponsors Tofield Subway - Athlete of the Year Trophies

Thank You to our Scholarship Sponsors • Battle River Local #32 ATA • Beaver County • Beaverhill Veterinary Services • Busy B Bargains • Dave Watt Family • Government of Canada • Home-Time Realty • Melita Wall Memorial Fund • Province of Alberta • Strix Ecological Consulting • Tofield Historical Society • Tofield Legion • Tofield Lions Club • Tofield Municipal Library • Tofield School Staff • Tofield United Church • Town of Tofield • Uncle Roger’s Family Dining • Wild Oats and Notes Scholarship Fund

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Ryley Christmas Festival Continued from Front pop. After the meal Smith said the local band Almighty Twang played Christmas carols and another band did ‘60s and ‘70s music until about midnight. He also said every child received a gift from Santa.

“Santa went out to the Commu-

nity Hall and gave out stockings with gifts inside for the kids,” he said. “The goal was no child in Ryley would go without a Christmas stocking. We gave out just shy of 100 stockings with little gifts inside.”

Smith said the village wants to have quarterly events intermingled with ongoing markets to give the community a variety of activities and build their ‘have fun at home’

philosophy.

“I think it was an opportunity for kids to have moments they will remember for the rest of their lives.

That really is the measure of success,” said Smith.

“This was to see what the community would embrace for a winter festival. And now that we know what people would like to participate in, we’ll do more of it next year.”

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CRITICAL ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SUPPO ORT IS OUT THERE THE FOR THOSE IN NEED

The Government of Alberta is doubling funding for 211 to build a recovery-oriented system of care for mental health and addiction.

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Three year old Raelyn Mockford paints a snowflake during the Ryley Library craft and hot chocolate event at the Ryley Christmas Festival Dec. 3.

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An Important Part of Baby Care is Eye Care Research reveals a majority of parents are unaware of the impact vision issues can have on infant development.

A baby’s development and learning in the first year and beyond can be significantly impacted by a vision or eye health issue. Recent provincewide research conducted by the Alberta Association of Optometrists reveals that although this is an important component of an infant health check-up, only 39% of parents are taking this step at the recommended 6 to 9 months of age.

“While this finding is concerning, it’s not surprising that new parents may be uncertain about the importance of having their child’s eye health assessed early on,” says Dr. Marc Kallal, an optometrist in Tofield. “There are many changes new parents have to adjust to, and it’s sometimes difficult to know what to prioritize when it comes to baby’s healthy development.”

Between 6 and 9 months is a critical time to ensure eyes are healthy, eye and muscle movements and alignment are developing properly, and the eyes are focusing together. Many vision problems have no easy-to-detect symptoms, which makes it virtually impossible for a parent to tell if an infant has difficulty seeing. A Doctor of Optometry has the ability to test infants for nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, eye movement, as well as overall eye health.

“Appreciating that new parents are often strapped for time, a comprehensive infant eye exam can be completed in about 15 minutes,” says Dr. Marc Kallal. “Knowing baby’s eyes have been thoroughly assessed and any problems detected early, gives parents added peace of mind concerning their child’s overall health.”

Parents are encouraged to speak with their Doctor of Optometry about Alberta Heath coverage for comprehensive eye exams for infants and

children under the age of 19. Clinic staff will also discuss what parents can expect in their upcoming visit with their infant.

Alberta optometrists are trained to detect and treat eye health issues in infants, as well as children

and adults. They complete a Bachelor of Science degree, followed by a four-year Doctor of Optometry degree from an accredited university focused solely on vision and eye health.

For more information, visit infanteyecare.ca.

Infant Eye Care

Doctor’s Note: “Part of baby care is eye care. Have your infant’s vision and eye health checked.”

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An infant eye exam is an important step towards ensuring your child is seeing correctly and there are no eye health issues.

Book baby’s eye exam with your optometrist now.

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LOOSE ENDS Carol Livingstone Tofield Mercury Columnist

I don’t know about you but I’ve never found anything vexing about where to place the TV. It seems pretty simple to me – we watch it from the sofa on

one side of the room so set it up across from there. Of course, we’ve never had an odd-shaped room and the builders of our homes have always been good about placing plugins on all four walls.

But apparently some unlucky homeowners need the help of professionals – designers, architects and home-stagers – to figure out where their TV should be. Which is why I was reading a long winded newspaper article on the subject.

One solution was to secure the TV to a full motion mount, a swivel in plain talk, making the screen viewable from any angle. My first thought was about how often the swinging screen would send anything sharing the table top flying.

But as I read on it was clear the pros were talking about a wall mount.

But they didn’t even mention needing a painting or wall quilt to cover the rather ugly scar on the wall if you wanted to

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rearrange the furniture.

One you could leave behind if you sell the house.

Another suggestion involved hiring an electrician to install a new outlet.

Get a neat worker who won’t leave you with additional patching and repair work on your wall – well, duh. And if you don’t want your viewing habits obvious to anyone entering your home then you might want to disguise the TV as artwork, surrounding it with more

interesting items. Like, who will notice a TV screen in the middle of family photos or Grandma’s oil paintings?

Or hide it in a cabinet, even if it takes up more space than the sofa and chairs combined.

Make sure your TV is the right size or the room will look unbalanced and cause uncomfortable viewing, aka neck cricks, headaches, or crossed eyes. A friend once bought a TV so long he needed to top his fire-

place mantle with a longer board. It distorted everything so we watched four ends of munchkins trying to catch a walnut. If you’ve ever seen a munchkin run you know why we laughed until our stomachs ached.

It was the most fun we’d ever had watching a football game. Our team lost but who cared. And the next day the sore necks from looking up for three hours were worth it. Almost.

Miquelon.

On Nov. 30 at 8:08 p.m., Tofield RCMP received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle located at a vacant home. RCMP responded and learnt that the driver of the vehicle was watching the house as it a repossess home of the Bank. No further action required.

On Dec. 2 at 10:49 p.m., Tofield RCMP received a complaint of a Break and Enter on a rural property near Ryley. The property is not occupied by anyone but owner stores construction material and old vehicles. The sheds and house were broken into. Owner claims many items were stolen included an old school bus but that does not run. This incident is still under investigation.

On Dec. 2 at 6:47 p.m., Tofield RCMP received a call of a possible impaired

driver in the Ryley area.

Police made a patrol and located the driver. It was determined that the driver was not intoxicated/impaired.

On Dec. 2 at 11:56 p.m., Tofield RCMP received a call of a person walking around the Esso area of Holden with lightly clad clothing. Patrol was made and it was determining the person was a truck driver using the Esso facility.

Between Dec. 2 and Dec. 5, Tofield RCMP received several calls of a Break and Enter in progress in the Kingsway Estates. Investigation revealed that there were no Break and Enters and that the property owner was suffering from delusional thoughts and was subsequently transported to a medical facility.

RCMP Report On Nov. 27 at 4:41 a.m., Tofield RCMP received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle in the community of Ryley. RCMP contacted the register owner and ascertain there was nothing criminal going on. No further police action required.

On Nov. 29 at 2:18 a.m., Tofield RCMP received a complaint of a Break and Enter into the FXD Auto shop. The front door glass broken. A white Ford F-150 fled from police. Unable to stop vehicle. No License plate attached. Nothing stolen from the business.

On Nov. 29 at 6:22 a.m., Tofield RCMP was called to two structure fires south of Ryley. Preliminary investigation indicates this was an arson. Both structures were owned by the same property owner.

Structures located on Range Rd 175 and Range Rd 171. This incident is still under investigation.

On Nov. 29 at 9:23 a.m., Tofield RCMP responded to a call of a male individual walking on Twp Rd 504 not clad with appropriate weather clothing.

Police made a patrol to the area but was not able to locate this person.

On Nov. 29 at 11:37 a.m., Tofield RCMP received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle parked Hwy 833 and 617, This is the location of the A & B Pipeline Site where a number of thefts has occurred. This incident is still under investigation.

On Nov. 29 at 11:23 p.m., Tofield RCMP received a request to help Hospital staff with a Mental Health patient who is violent and suffers from dementia. Police were able to help the staff. No further action required.

On Nov. 30 at 12:48 p.m., Tofield RCMP received a call for dangerous traffic

scene of a semi stopped in the middle of Hwy 14 with no flares or triangles.

RCMP responded and discovered a Semi Tractor Trailer stall in the West bound lane. Weather conditions were extreme cold and blowing snow with little visibility. Driver of vehicle stated that his brakes froze and was not able to pull his vehicle off the road. Police assist with traffic flow and emergency lights for two hours before semi was towed.

On Nov. 30 at 1:18 p.m., Tofield RCMP received a complaint of theft of gasoline from a vehicle located on 45 Street in Tofield.

Complainant advised that this happen twice this past week in the early morning hours in the Belvedere subdivision. Police are asking community members to be vigilant to report any suspicious persons lurking around the community in

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the late night or early morning hours.

On Nov. 30 at 3:11 p.m., Tofield RCMP received a complaint of Road Rage.

Vehicles heading west on Hwy 14. Complainant will provide statement to proceed with charges.

On Nov. 30 at 3:54 p.m., Tofield RCMP received a complaint of erratic driving on hwy 14 during poor weather conditions due to cold and blowing snow.

On Nov. 30 at 3:23 p.m., Tofield RCMP received a complaint of erratic driving of a Grey Semi Truck passing vehicles in a snow storm. Attempts were made to locate vehicle.

On Nov. 30 at 5:03 p.m., Tofield RCMP received a complaint of a theft of a truck from 502 Township Rd in Beaver County. This vehicle was later located by the owner near

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JOHN’S RANT Sovereignty within a United Canada gives eastern elites and media a jolt It’s been called stupid. It’s been called “a farce.” It’s been called “unconstitutional” and it’s been called “our Premier Danielle Smith engaging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a high stakes game of chicken.”

It of course is the Sovereignty within a United Canada Act which Premier Danielle Smith introduced in the Alberta legislature last Tuesday.

Yes sir, there are a lot of experts out there saying lots of nasty things about the Act. And there are others applauding it.

Alberta NDP boss Rachel Notley refused to even stick around for any debate on the Act on day one.

Now she and her colleagues are ruling out any amendments to the Act as well, stating the whole thing has to be deep sixed..

After first saying her pal in Ottawa Justin Trudeau should stop the Act’s passage, showing she is in complete support of Ottawa meddling in Alberta’s affairs, she walked that back stating she was misheard by a number of media outlets and she really meant Smith and the UCP should cancel the Act. Notley was asked Wednesday about whether Trudeau, who's indicated he may intervene to quash the legislation, should revoke the bill.

“I think if they (the federal government) revoke the act, that would be the right thing to do," Notley said in question period.

Government Whip Brad Rutherford responded, “Ms. Notley cannot just pretend it didn’t happen or deny the clear

meaning of her words. She stated she supported the Prime Minister of Canada unilaterally overruling and revoking a law passed by the elected members of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly. She must apologize.”

"It's deeply concerning for me that Albertans have a Premier who doesn't understand the real risks that Albertans and Canadians are faced with,” bleated Rachel’s real boss Jagmeet Singh in Ottawa after Bill 1 started its journey through the Alberta Legislature.

Then on the weekend, he actually ventured out to Edmonton where he said healthcare was being ignored (it’s not) and the housing crisis amongst the homeless needs to be addressed (Something else the province hasn’t ruled out coming to some agreements with the large cities on funding to help these people in crisis).

You see Jagmeet, in Alberta people can do more than one thing at the time. I understand that’s difficult for you to comprehend from your ivory tower in Ottawa, but it’s a fact.

Maybe if you actually supported the working class rather than just offering easy statements to them you might realize this.

And since you continue to support the most corrupt Federal government in the history of this country, you are part of the problem the Sovereignty Act hopes to resolve.

Later, Notley claimed the introduction of the Alberta Sovereignty Act (ASA) is driving investment out of the province.

“This bill creates economic and unrest investor uncertainty, no question that is very well established, but you know what else creates uncertainty? Having a premier who can't read her own laws,” Notley claimed.

How it can possibly do more damage to this province than what her party did during four years in office is hard to imagine.

No … what Smith has done to date with the Sovereignty Act is kick the Ottawa elite and the Toronto (National) media in the side.

To quote the movie Network rather loosely, “Albertans are mad as hell and we’re not going to take it any more!”

The Act has not yet passed in the Legislature. Amendments will be made to it because Danielle Smith is listening to the experts and Albertans.

She is not hearing the cries of the socialist hoards crying about how unconstitutional this Act is.

Experts on constitutional law, not journalists in a media scrum, say it isn’t.

The Alberta NDP for once have the chance to show they care for Albertans over the jackboot policies of the Federal government which hampers the economic development and creation of jobs in our province.

At a time when the world needs Alberta, Ottawa ignores the world.

Germany came a couple of months ago and said they needed a solid source of Canadian Natural Gas. Trudeau quite emphatically said there was no business case for this.

Last week, Germany signed a

26-year deal with Qatar to source a secure supply of natural gas.

Another solid miss by Trudeau.

Not only is he not a strong leader, he’s no businessman.

No, he doesn’t represent the interests of Alberta or the west.

While those same Ottawa and eastern elites and media have been wringing their hands over Alberta’s Sovereignty Act, they don’t seem to see they’ve been letting La Belle Province - Quebec - do the exact same thing for years.

In fact, Bloc Quebecois leader Yves Blanchard came out last week saying he liked the Sovereignty Act but felt Alberta should really seek to separate from Canada.

Albertans don’t want to do that.

Canada is our country.

What Albertans want is fair treatment from the Federal government on an equal basis with the two central Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

Stay out of our economic development. Stay out of areas of

provincial jurisdiction.

How does Ottawa know the needs of Albertans from an ivory tower some 2,500 miles away.

The Liberal PR Network CBC proved that last week, having a discussion panel on the Sovereignty Act where not one of the panelists was from Alberta. Nor even from outside the 200 miles radius of Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal. How to totally represent a neutral discussion!

With only two elected MPs from this province, one who was caught stealing his opponents’ campaign materials from homes, to help win his seat and both being from the major cities… what can they possibly know of the rest of the province.

No, the Sovereignty Act as it stands right now has poked the east, and now as it makes its way through the Legislature let’s see how the Feds react.

Will other parties in Alberta turn to support Albertans or will they side with Ottawa and create an environment in this province where separatism sentiment becomes stronger than ever?

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Local author publishes first fantasy novel online Jana Semeniuk Staff Reporter

A local author has published his first book on Amazon after four years of learning the ropes in the independent publishing world. Shawn Anderson, 31, wrote the fantasy novel ‘Myths of Origin: After World’ under the pen name Ean S. Mills and uploaded the book to Amazon Nov. 25. He said writing the 400-page book was no small feat and he had to make many personal sacrifices along the way.

“The issue with being a new author such as myself, is it's a very silent lonely atmosphere when you're working on your book, because you have to shut out the outer world for a long period of time to get your thoughts down onto paper and to honestly get to work,” he said. “You often have to sacrifice family events and get togethers with friends to get your work done. And for me, I'm a very social person. So that was especially hard.”

Anderson said he grew up in Tofield and credits his teachers for encouraging him to keep writing while he was in high school. He said the story he wrote has been brewing in his mind since he was young.

“Whenever my father had time at home, he would go ahead and play with action figures with me quite a bit and

through those games, that kind of inspired me to think of more fantastical settings I'd like to have. That's what the inspiration was for my book,” he said.

Although Anderson currently lives near Edmonton where he works as a Community Support Worker, he said he spends summers at his parent’s hobby farm near

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Tofield helping them with their garden. He said selling vegetables at local farmer’s markets made him think about finally putting his story to paper.

“It was during the summer that I was (selling vegetables at the market) that I really got inspired. It's a weird connection but here's how it went. If I can be successful, building this garden and selling these vegetables why can't I be successful in writing my story?” he said.

Anderson added that he used other local talent, Ruthy Carter and her fiancé Ricky, to help him with the rough draft of his book in addition to his father Spencer who helped him put it all together. “(My father) he was a big help in a lot of my earlier versions of the book when I was kind of putting it together,” he said. “I had it professionally edited in the UK and then the art was done by Jake Caleb down in the

states.”

Although Anderson’s book has only recently hit the market, he said he has already completed an audio version of his story in addition to working on a sequel. He said he wants to create stories everyone can enjoy.

“I want to make a good, heartfelt story for everyone. I want something that people can, after they're done reading, go ‘You know what I'd like to be in that world’,” he said. “I'm a little bit overwhelmed by the response I've had from a lot of people. I'm a little bit relaxed that a lot of the work is done right now, although I have started on the sequel already, so that didn't last very long.”

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Ryley School Christmas Craft Fair supports students in many ways Jana Semeniuk Staff Reporter

Ryley School teacher Colin Bennion, 36, is teaching his junior high students more than just math and science. He also teaches them wood shop skills and how to sell their wares by manning a table at the school’s annual Christmas craft fair held Dec. 3 in the school gymnasium. Bennion also mans a table selling his own beautiful, handcrafted wood items he creates through his side business.

“It's great, being able to pass on all what I've learned over the last few years developing this business and I pass it on to the kids,” he said.

“It's one of the reasons why I wanted to do this (craft fair) because the kids are running their own table selling their wares that they've made in woodshop.”

He added that this is

the third craft fair the school has hosted, one last Christmas plus one other last spring. Bennion said he organizes the fair and this year it attracted nearly 30 different vendors.

Finished wood products made by the students including signs, boxes, and wooden bowls, were on display for sale at a table run by three of Bennions’ students, brothers Ethan, 14, and Braydan Vanstone, 11, and Seth Desrosiers, 12. Bennion said the fair benefits the school in many ways.

“It's great because all of these vendors have paid a small fee which all goes towards the kids. For example, just last week, we took all of our junior high students to the Citadel, at no cost, and they watched ‘A Christmas Carol’ and for their Christmas concert, they're going to be putting on a ‘Christmas Carol’,” he said. “They

got to see it done by professionals, such a fantastic performance, and (they can) take little bits and put it into their own (performance).”

Bennion said funds raised through the market also help support the wood shop program.

“It doesn't let us buy a new bandsaw, but (it does buy) a lot of the consumables like sandpaper and wood,” he said. “All of those little things add up and it covers a lot of those costs, which helps keep the cost balanced for students, even though wood prices in the last two years have gone up.”

In terms of his own skills, Bennion said he’s been woodworking for the past five years and learned on his own by watching videos online.

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Pigs feet, pokes and prods all in the name of student learning John Mather Twenty-nine high school students from across Beaver County came together at Ryley Community Hall to learn about basic medical skills.

Hosted by the Rural Health Professions Action Plan in conjunction with the Beaver County and the Beaver County Community Attraction and Retention Committee, students from Tofield and Viking High Schools and the Holden Academy were invited to gather in groups and visit stations in the community hall where they could get hands-on instruction in Allied Health/Recreation Therapy, IV starts and cardiac monitoring, Paramedic/EMS, Suturing, and Optometry.

“Our organization has been in existence for 32 years and these rural healthcare training programs have been conducted for a number of years, “ said Tracy Sopkow, executive director of RHPAP. “It really allows us to work with local attraction and retention committees across the province who are really interested in getting high school kids interested in healthcare careers.”

She said the demonstrations show the students the ranges of careers available in healthcare and they’ve discovered that if they can capture the attention of the kids in high school and they do take medical programming at a post secondary level, then those students generally return to practice in a rural setting because that’s where they have grown up.

“It really gets them thinking about healthcare as a career opportunity,” Sopkow said. “We have 29 students here today from Grades 10 to 12.”

She said they learn about suturing wounds and blood pressures, managing airways from the EMS/Paramedic station, they deal with wound care and how to insert IV into bones

in emergency situations, and see ophthalmology up close.

Most of the students taking part in the program at Ryley were young ladies with only about four young male students taking part.

“As you can see the paramedics and our ophthalmologists are men, so I think it’s probably a demographic thing, because there are more men getting involved in the healthcare professions outside of just being doctors,” she said.

Sopkow said the programming taught on Nov, 30, could also be used as some background if the student were to pursue a career in the veterinarian sciences.

“We do have a shortage of veterinarians in the province so just inspiring kids to be in healthcare whether it be human or animal the intention is to peak their interest and have them consider this a career path.”

“If you don’t expose them to things you’re sort of limiting their vision.”

She said the intention of the program is to be hands-on and make it both interesting and fun.

Sopkow said they could put six to 10 programs on across the province during the year.

It did slow down during the Covid pandemic.

In a second stream offered by the two groups, university students are gathered and spend a weekend in a rural setting understanding what the healthcare facility and living in the community actually would mean.

“The university course lends itself more to the rural lifestyle for them.”

Several of the students participating in the program admitted that while they had an interest in medicine prior to attending, the stations did open their eyes and strengthened their desire to follow up in a post secondary setting.

William Hill, a Ryley resident and a Tofield High School Grade 10 student said he found it “very

engaging.”

“The instructors are very nice and they all know what they’re talking about,” he said. “They are totally knowledgeable and if they don’t know an answer to one of your questions they tell you that. They don’t make anything up.”

Hill said he had some knowledge of the medical profession because he was interested in biomedical engineering.

“I’ve done three stations so far and I found the suture stations most interesting.”

He said working on the real pigs feet to learn, made it much more realistic.

For Amy Fraser, another Tofield High student, the program was really fun.

“It’s just different. Medical stuff is fun and interesting,” she said. “I knew there were a lot of different medical fields. I’m interested in taking this after high school and this has reinforced that.”

She said the suturing station and the airways demonstration were most interesting for her.

“It’s was very interesting to learn about this in an emergency situation.”

Emma Crawford, from Viking High School, liked the variety of the courses offered.

“We just went through an ambulance and it’s really cool,” she said. “I kind of knew some of the aspects but I’m learning about so much more that I wasn’t aware of.”

She said she found the paramedic station was the most interesting for her. She added it was helping her lean more towards a post secondary program in medicine.

Cyndy Heslin, the chairperson of the Beaver County Community Attraction and Retention Committee said a survey of the students at the completion of the day showed 97 per cent of them enjoyed the programming.

“It went really, really well with

Emma Crawford, a Viking High School student, gets a lesson from Dr. Marc Kallal on how to work with a machine which she’ll use to check eye pressures on her partner during the Rural Health Professions Action Plan seminar at Ryley Hall Nov. 30. them,” she said. “Their main complaint, if it’s a complaint, was that there wasn’t enough time at each skills station.”

Heslin agreed the demographics of the schools involved probably aided in having more young women then young men taking the course.

“When people think about these professions they mostly think of doctors and nurses,” she said.

She added there are more paramedics and EMS that attract males and there’s male nurses but it’s still a barrier to be broken down in the rural communities.

She said the males tend to lean towards professions in agriculture in the rural area, but “we like to get across that all these medical professions can be good professions for males.”

She added there are other healthcare professionals that people don’t even think about

when they talk about the profession.

“We would have liked to have had a physical therapist for example but there just wasn’t enough time to arrange this.”

She said the local area has held university courses for post secondary students, but she expects the next high school program would be offered probably in the spring of 2024.

“Because they graduate and move on, we try to hit the next bunch of students when they are in grade 10 or 11, when they are thinking where they are going to go after high school. If we can plant the seed early enough they may go into post secondary healthcare.”

She said healthcare is the only course the Attraction and Retention Committee puts on because there is such a shortage of medical staff in rural areas.

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Council works on budget in different format Patricia Harcourt Beaver County Council has scheduled three special council meetings for this week when councillors will be fine tuning the county’s draft budget for 2023.

The meetings will start at 9:30 a.m. each day from December 7-9. They are part of a new format for budget deliberations introduced by Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Kayleena Spiess.

This week’s meetings are being held in open session so the public can get a chance to hear which direction council intends to go regarding finances and projects. They are a precursor to another meeting set for December 14 when council will finalize the interim budget.

Council was introduced to the budget as presented by administration at its November 23 meeting. The idea was to hear the budget overview in full with little to no discussion except for questions the CAO would gather together for later discussion.

At the November 23 meeting, which kicked off the budget deliberations, Spiess told council: “This budget is going to be a little bit different,” from what council has been used to dealing with in the past. “It’s a new way of doing things. I’m

very excited about my first budget with Beaver County,” having started her new position with the county seven months ago.

“We’re going to start budgeting based on these plans,” she said, “by starting to plan ahead for the future.”

The draft 2023 budget “outlines administration’s best estimate of revenue and expenses as well a s the estimated five-year financial plan,” as stated in the RFD. “The overview and binders (were) provided for council’s information only,” continued the report. “Administration requests that council review the information and come prepared to ask questions of administration at the CAO workshops scheduled for November 30December 2.”

She said: “Answers to any questions would be provided at, or subsequent to, the workshops.

Council may then discuss and debate the 2023 budget at the Special Council meetings scheduled for December 7-9.”

Spiess said this would involve “explaining the story behind the numbers,” and giving “the large picture” in terms of goals the county could be pursuing.

“There are a lot of financial obstacles as any budget has,” she said, “but there are forward

looking things as well.”

The afternoon would consist of a presentation from administration to council based on the budget binders presented to councillors, which they would receive the same day. However, there would be no discussion on the information presented and any questions would be carried over to the closed CAO sessions the following week.

She thanked retired county financial officer Ed Bujnowicz for returning to help out “on the financial side.” Departmental managers were also interviewed for their views.

“This budget is driven by the people who do the work,” Spiess noted. “Let’s tell you the whole story first before you start debating.”

Reeve Kevin Smook (Division 1) said council “will digest this as we go along,” stating: “It’s a newer way so we’ll see how it goes.”

Spiess added: “This is just a proposed budget…You are the decision makers, you can make changes and that’s okay.”

Discussions in closed session were held the next week and are being followed by three open budget meetings from Wednesday to Friday of this week (December 7-9).

The final draft budget is scheduled to be presented to council on the final meeting of the month, December 14.

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Instructions Entry Application Period: November 12, 2022, to December 5, 2022 Judging period: December 14, 2022 Winners announced: December 21, 2022 1. Participation is open to everyone residing or operating a business in Beaver County rural area.

2. Nominations will be accepted beginning at 6:00 am on Saturday, November 12, 2022.

3. All entries must be submitted before 11:59 pm December 5, 2022 via online form or email either to the Councillor in your division or the Beaver County office.

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6. Judging will be based on “curb appeal” as viewed from the road only.

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7. Winning participants agree to have one or more photos of their decorated residence exterior posted on the Beaver County Website and/or published on our social media pages, and in the Chronicle.

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And best attempt to contact the winners will be made by Council. Proof of residency for the winning homes are required to receive prizes.

10. Be creative, be festive, have fun!

11. Yard Signs will be given to winning homes to place in their yard. Show off your win with a “Beaver County Congratulations Sign”!

12. The Holiday Decorating contest, including rules and prizes, may change at any moment or canceled without notice.

To print an entry form visit https://www.beaver.ab.ca/residents/december-decorating-contest

Reports to: Chief Administrative Officer The General Manager of Corporate Services will provide advice and recommendations to the CAO and Council as well as providing professional leadership and direction to the entire organization on all financial matters, taxation and assessment, risk management and insurance, and asset management as a minimum.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: • University graduate in business administration, commerce or related field. Relevant experience will be considered.

• A minimum of five years in a senior position within a municipal or business environment is preferred.

• Demonstrated success in strong leadership and team building skills in a progressive and dynamic municipal/ business environment.

• Recognized as a leader of change, adaptation and collaboration in an organization supporting and servicing a wide variety of stakeholders.

• Practical knowledge and experience in computer systems for business applications (preferable a working knowledge of Serenic Software and/or Questica).

KNOWLDEGE, SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES: The General Manager of Corporate Services will have a progressive and energized leadership record demonstrating positive relationships with all County departments and relevant stakeholders. He/she will feel comfortable as a senior manager or as a “hands-on” team participant. Among other attributes, the following will be important: • Leadership Skills • Communication • Strategic Business Planning • Interpersonal Skills • Integrity & trust • Management Skills • Customer Service • Financial Management • Professional • Self Confidence • Planning & Organizing • Strong political acumen skills COMPENSATION: A competitive compensation package will be provided including an attractive base salary and excellent benefits. Further details will be provided at the appropriate time.

———————————————————————————————————————————— FOR INFORMATION ON THE POSTINGS FOR THE GENERAL MANAGER OF CORPORATE SERVICES, PLEASE CONTACT: Erica Thomas

recruitment@tsi-inc.ca The closing date for this competition is January 15th, 2023.

Please be advised that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please forward resumes to recruitment@tsi-inc.ca ———————————————————————————————————————————— More information on the above position can be found on the County’s website at:

https://www.beaver.ab.ca/residents/careers Beaver County is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to a non-smoking policy in its working environment.

Beaver County also has a comprehensive and active safety program. Drivers abstract will be required for successful applicants.

Beaver County thanks all applicants for your interest however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Beaver County Service Centre 5120 - 50 Street Box 140 Ryley, Alberta T0B 4A0 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Proposed Budget

Phone: (780) 663-3730 Fax: (780) 663-3602 Toll Free: 1-866-663-1333 www.beaver.ab.ca Email: administration@beaver.ab.ca

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Notice of Development Permits The following Development Applications have been APPROVED (except where otherwise noted) by the Development Authority under the provisions of Land Use Bylaw No. 98-801, subject to the right of appeal to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.

APPEAL DEADLINE: December 23, 2022 Application No. 020020-22-D0073 Applicant: Christopher and Leah Burrows Location: SW-19-051-19-W4 Development: Discretionary Use – Accessory Storage Building (Detached Garage - 2,400 sq. ft.)

APPEAL DEADLINE: December 26, 2022 Application No. 020020-22-D0074 Applicant: Shane Lazaro, Alberta Tank Fabrication & Coating Ltd. Landowners: 1887430 Alberta Ltd. and 1887439 Alberta Ltd. Location: SE-13-051-20-W4 Development: Discretionary Use - EIP manufacturing, large scale (Industrial Fabrication Shop 80' x 100')

Economic Development Advisory Committee

WE’RE LOOKING FOR CHAMPIONS!

Any person wishing to appeal a decision may do so by serving written notice on the prescribed form (stating reasons for the appeal) and submitting the applicable fee of $200.00 to the Secretary of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board at the following address. The notice of appeal must be submitted before 4:30 pm on the appeal deadline date shown above, or be postmarked by the appeal deadline date. The prescribed form is available at www.beaver.ab.ca or at the County office.

Are you interested in attraction and retention of business and tourism in Beaver County?

Further information regarding the above decision(s) may be obtained from the County Office, Ryley, Alberta.

Beaver County Council has established an Economic Development Advisory Committee to consider matters related to economic development and diversification.

SECRETARY Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Beaver County, Box 140 Ryley, Alberta T0B 4A0 (780) 663-3730 Due to COVID-19, all appeal hearings will be held electronically until further notice.

As a Committee member, you will provide advice to Council on County policies and programs, suggest potential economic directives, and network/champion development and growth opportunities.

The Committee will consist of up to 5 members from the public-at-large with appointment terms of 2 or 3 years. Meetings will be held quarterly and members will be paid a remuneration and travel expenses.

For additional information and an application form, please go to www.beaver/business/economicdevelopment.

Applications should be submitted no later than 4:30 pm, Tuesday, January 31, 2023, to: Beaver County Box 140 Ryley, AB T0B 4A0 Attention: Rob MacMullen, EDO or by e-mail to: rmacmullen@beaver.ab.ca

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Spilstead annual Bazaar and Auction down a bit, but still full of enthusiasm

Spilstead Hall held its annual Bazaar and Auction on Saturday, Dec. 3. Lindsay Van Sickle, treasurer of the Spilstead Ladies Society commented: “Turnout wasn't as good as previous years, but we seemed to have a lot of enthusiasm with the people that did show up. There were nine vendors. It was a good mix of local products.

Spilstead Hall members stepped up to be the auctioneers this year, and it was well received.” Van Sickle continued. “This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and it helps keep us running throughout the year with utilities and maintenance." Pictured above left: Vendor Rhonda Leclaire talking about her Epicure products to potential customers. Pictured above right: front left to right - Doug Coleman, Mike Van Sickle, Dwaine Van Sickle volunteered to be auctioneers for the night.

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MINOR HOCKEY REPORT

OBITUARIES

Four goal game for Jackson Gates

MERLIN LEROY STAUFFER

Kerry Anderson Publisher

These are some of the results from Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the websites, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries).

Tofield U11 (1-5-0) dropped a 53 home game on Saturday against CNN-2. The game was tied at three midway through the period before CNN-2 connected twice. Scoring for Tofield were; Anthony MacNeil, Nash Kroeker and Jenna Lungal. Picking up assists were; Chase Ferron (2a) and Connor Bishop.

Tofield-2 U13 (1-4-0) lost a close 3-2 game at Pembina Rec Plex on Saturday. Pembina jumped in front 2-0 in the middle frame, but

Tofield scored with 43 second remaining to come to within one.

Pembina stretched the lead to two early in the third period on the powerplay, but Tofield’s Lennox Fritz scored with 10:13 remaining to make the final minutes exciting as Tofield fought to tie the game. Carson Kroeker scored the other Tofield goal.

Tofield-1 U15 were scheduled to play Vegreville at Tofield Arena on Sunday but no score was posted by noon Monday deadline.

Tofield U18 (4-0-1) won an 8-1 home game on Friday against New Sarepta. Jackson Gates (4g 2a) and Zach Lungal (3g 3a) both had six point games. Other scorers were; Brampton Jennings (1g 1a), Brody Van Engelen (1a), and Christian Pruden (1a). Riley

Warawa made 31 saves for a .969 save percentage game.

Tofield’s Emmytt Yurkowski got two assists in his Strathcona U16 AA Warriors 4-1 win over Oil Barons on Sunday.

Tofield’s Seth Sideroff got a goal in his Strathcona U18 AA Warriors 4-2 loss against Beaumont on Friday Tofield’s Landon Van Engelen is playing for the Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Jr. A Hockey League.

Tofield’s Ty Yoder picked up an assist in his Okotoks Oilers 5-2 win at Camrose on Saturday against the Junior A Kodiaks.

If you have a youngster playing for an out of town team, or a team we haven’t found, email kamcjm@gmail.com and we’ll try to include him/her!

Tofield Festival of Trees winners John Mather Staff Reporter

After the ballots were counted up following a full day of people coming through the Tofield Museum and voting Nov. 26, the winners of Tofield’s Festival of Trees were announced last week.

The first place went to the tree prepared by the Grade 6C class at Tofield School entitled the Jolly Deer.

Nature was the name of the tree that was placed second by the Beaverhill Lake Nature Centre and Tofield Museum.

The Tofield and Area Welcome

Committee’s “Welcome Basket” tree claimed third place, while fourth place was awarded to the “Wilds of Tofield” tree, entered

by Sandy Brolly.

The competition, back after a couple of years of pandemic lockdown, was part of the Tofield Winterfest.

Tofield and Area Church Directory Bardo Lutheran Church Salem Mennonite Church Pastor Calvin Andringa Sunday Worship Services: In Person – 10:00 AM Streaming – 10:00 AM Livestream available at: tofieldalliancechurch.com

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Pastor Peter Beckman Sunday Worship @ 10:30 am All are welcome!

Worship services can also be accessed online @

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Pastor Mark Loewen 780-662-2365

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Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 am Sunday Worship 10:45 am

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Lead Pastor: Jon Stewart Roman Catholic Parish United Church Children/Youth Pastor: Nathan Nichols Pastor: Fr. Jim Corrigan 4832 - 53 Ave, Tofield Live Sunday Worship at Sunday Mass @ 11 A.M. Sunday Worship Service @ 10 am 10:30 am 5523 - 50 st. Tofield, Ab. in person or via zoom/phone Coffee and snacks after Mass, www.tofieldchurch.com Rev. Adam Hall 780-662-3166 everyone welcome! for more information call 780.662.3471 Services will be live streamed and Contact Wendy @ 780-232-5300 or email tofieldunited@gmail.com available on our website/YouTube

March 27, 1931 - Nov. 1, 2022 With sadness in our hearts the family of Merlin Leroy Stauffer announces his passing on November 1, 2022, at the age of 91 years.

Merlin is survived by his loving wife Betty; their six children, Dianne (Kelly), Margaret (Dennis), Brenda (George), Doug (Paul), Maureen (Oscar) and Darren (Pamela); fourteen grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; his brother Harley (Gloria).

Merlin was predeceased by his parents William and Katie; his sisters Grace, Pearl, Florence and Louida; his granddaughter Lindsay and his great granddaughter Olivia.

Merlin was a man of many talents and wore many hats over his lifetime: Husband, Dad, Grandpa, farmer, salesman, carpenter, mechanic, community volunteer, pastor, friend, confidant, leader, teacher, storyteller and organizer extraordinaire. He was always ready and willing to help anyone who asked.

Merlin loved his family and was always proud to introduce them to anyone within earshot of him. Merlin and Betty celebrated 69 years of marriage in August 2022.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 9th, 2022 at Salem Mennonite Church (1 mile south of TWP RD 494 on RGE RD 184) with Pastor Mark Loewen officiating.

Cremation has taken place and inurnment will be held at the Salem Mennonite Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee (#210, 2946 – 32 St NE Calgary, AB T1Y 6J7 or online at donate.mcccanada.ca).

Weber Funeral Home 780-662-3959 www.weberfuneralhome.ca

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We’re again raising money for the Food Bank this year!

Cashh or Cheque C only.

Tofield Mercury; Stop by The Tofield Mercury Kerry, Michelle, Brennan & Garrett in Tofield or mail donation Anderson; Eric & Ally Anderson; to: Box 150, Tofield, AB Lisa, Derick, Kylie, Cody, Keifer, & Colton Kuflay; John Mather; T0B 4J0. Cheque payable to Jana Semeniuk & family; Crystal & Hunter ‘Tofield-Ryley Food Bank’ Inverarity; Jordyn Charlesworth, Kaelie Tiedemann & Taylor Charlesworth; Gilbert & Dorothy Suchy; Mr. & Mrs. Anonymous #1; Palmer Henry; Rose & Joe Yurkowski; Sylvia Race; Lionel & Susie Williams; Tofield Bottle Depot; Harold & Barbara Conquest; Teresa Manderson; Anonymous #2; Richard & Dana Koss; Vivian & Lyle Andrusky; Kelly Phillips; Marilyn & Wayne Lysons; Ken & Marilyn Bruha; Beaverhill Bird Observatory; Stewart Ferguson; Anonymous #3; Anonymous #4; Mr. Handsome; Darlene Williams; Raymond Peterson; Ron & Shirley Goeglein; Tofield Denture Clinic - Doug Hiob; Linda Lyons; Gale & Dexter; Anonymous #5; Claire Thomas; Cathy Brown; Howard & Doris Brown; Cory, Sarah, Caitlyn, Hailey, Riley, Abby McLaughlin; Sandy Brolly; Ed & Vi Gara; Donald & Marge Wyllie; Armand & Joanne Goubault; Gloria Knudslian; Bob Melnychuk; Max Melnychuk; Florence Chubaty; Marion Cummings;

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With your help, we can get to that number again!

Deadline to donate is Dec. 16!

Last week to donate!

HURRY! We are only $100 away from beating last years total!

We don’t keep a dime. All money goes to the cause!

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Notice of Nomination Day Local Authorities Election Act (Section 26) LOCAL JURISDICTION: Village of Ryley, PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Notice is hereby given that Nomination Day is December 16, 2022 and that nominations for the election of candidates for the following offices will be received at the location of the local jurisdiction office set out below within the period beginning on October 24, 2022 and ending at 12:00 noon on Nomination Day. Office(s) Councillor

Location (Address) of Local Jurisdiction Office: 5005 - 50 Street Ryley, Alberta DATED at the Village of Ryley, in the Province of Alberta, this 25 day of October, 2022.

Jaye Parrent Returning Officer

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RELEVANCE 21. RIALS 22. NARCS 23. RAD 24. AY 25. THP 28. RAH 29. NAWAB 31. AERO 33. TELEMETER 36.

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The Tofield Mercury, Wednesday, December 7, 2022 - Page 19

Tofield School recognized student excellence during awards night

The entire group of Tofield School students who received awards during the Dec. 1 awards night.

JANA SEMENIUK PHOTOS

One of the emcees for awards night, grade 12 student Jordyn Charlesworth. Grade 11 student Kita Janzen (not shown) was the second emcee.

Jana Semeniuk Staff Reporter

Tofield School held its awards night Dec. 1 honouring 71 students from grades nine to 12 who achieved excellence in athletics and academics in the last year. Social Studies teacher Rick Bobier said that many of the grade 12 students from last year are away at university and couldn’t make it to the ceremony this year.

Emcees for the evening were grade 12 student Jordyn Charlesworth and grade 11 student Kita Janzen. Special guests who attended included Battle River School Division trustee Lyle Albrecht, Beaver County Reeve Kevin Smook, and Tofield Deputy Mayor Harold Conquest.

The green jersey of grade 12 student, 17-year-old Damion Dee, who tragically passed away in Oct., was displayed on the school stage while students received their awards. Dee was awarded grade 11 honours posthumously, which was accepted by his mother Pam. “We displayed Damion’s jersey to remind us that he is still with us and will always be a part of our school,” said Bobier.

In the junior division athletics, female MVP awards went to: • Amy-Lynn Fraser – Badminton and Basketball • Harlyn Anderson – CrossCountry • Erika Swedbeg – Golf

High school english teacher Melissa Korpan offers a hug to Pamela Dee who accepted her son Damion's posthumous Grade 11 honours award.

• Celise Comaniuk – Track and Field • Mercedes Fisher and Georgia Hillyer – Volleyball

• Carter Olson • Kate Priestley • Claire Rickett • Madison Zemlak

Male MVPs: • Kaylum Roberts and Emmytt Yurkowski – Badminton • Kane Tremblay – Basketball • Brent Hanasyk – CrossCountry • Dawson McPhee – Golf • Joe Woodruff – Track and Field • Adriaan Hosker – Volleyball

Grade 9 first class honours: • Ava-Rae Barnes • Jared Clennin • William Hill • Georgia Hillyer • Ben Behiels – also awarded Grade 9 highest average

Senior Division Female MVPs: • Paighton Kumson – Basketball • Kaelyn Sideroff – Basketball and Track • Rayanne Beatson – Volleyball Male MVPs: • Ben Woodruff – Badminton and Volleyball • Damien MacLeod – Basketball and Cross Country • Derek Liptak – Golf • James Wipf – Track and Field

Academic Awards Grade 9 honours: • Collin Bekker • Celise Comaniuk • Mercedes Fisher • Kevin Gordon • Adriaan Hosker • Jasmyne Hryniw • Taeyoung Kyung • Calliegh Lester • Dawson McPhee

Grade 10 Honours: • Jarah Hill • Kita Janzen • Daisy Konschuh • Kaiya Kugler • Rebecca Kropp • Belle Ray • Seth Sideroff • Avery Stevenson • Kayden Strilchuk • Callie Svenson • Josh Swedberg • Mataya Tyler • Gabrielle Woodruff • Barrett Wuthrich Grade 10 first class honours: • Ansh Dimri • Bryson Hymanyk • Bailee Kowalchuk • Kendra Yuha – also awarded highest grade 10 average Grade 11 Honours: • Christian Amirault • Allie Behiels • Jack Brown • Jordyn Charlesworth • Damion Dee • Mackenzie Fisher • Jessica Hill • Ainslee Steinwand • Breanne Stewart

Grade 11 First Class Honours and Grade 11 Highest Average: • Aislyn Fritz Major Awards: • Melita Wall Memorial Music Award – Kaitlin Hemperger • Beaver County Social Scholarship for the highest mark in Social 30-1 – Carys GomezJones • Beaverhill Veterinary Services Award for the highest mark in Biology 30 – Carys Gomez-Jones • Strix Ecological Award for the highest mark in Chemistry 30 – Julie Anderson Grade 12 Academic awards Grade 12 Honours: • Lace Fleck – Cronkhite • Kaitlin Hemperger • Abby Match • Makenna Moos • Yusuf Emre Oz • Ericka Rickett • Karder Schultz • Shyanne Wapen • Ben Woodruff Grade 12 First Class Honours: • Brooke Anderson • Julie Anderson • Carys Gomez-Jones • Julia Jackson • Bane Janzen • Dayun Kyong • Taylor Roberts Grade 12 Highest Average: • Julie Anderson 94.6 per cent.

• Bane Janzen 94.55 per cent

- Also received the Governor General’s Award Citizenship Awards: • Busy B Conservatorship Scholarship – Karder Schultz • Dave Watt Award of Merit – Kien Yuha • Darryl Albrecht Memorial – Eric Malin • Jessie Pearson Service Award - Julia Jackson • Tofield Lions Club Scholarship – Taylor Roberts • Town of Tofield Scholarship – Bane Janzen and Abby Match Major Awards: • Junior High Female Athlete of the Year – Amy-Lynn Fraser • Junior High Male Athlete of the Year – Kane Tremblay • Senior High Female Athlete of the Year – Kaelyn Sideroff and Rayanne Beatson • Senior High Male Athlete of the Year – Ben Woodruff • Junior High Aggregate Award/Tofield Historical Society Award – Ben Behiels • School Spirit Award – Claire Rickett • J.C. Lampitt Award – Ben Behiels • Perseverance Award – Rayanne Beatson • Northstar Outreach School Achievement Award – Shyanne Wapen • High School Aggregate Award/Teachers Associations Scholarship – Bane Janzen • Award of Excellence – Bane Janzen

Page 20 - The Tofield Mercury, Wednesday, December 7, 2022

BRCF grants $59K to Refugee Centre One dead following Hwy 14 accident John Mather Staff Reporter

A multi-vehicle accident on Highway 14 near Range Road 205 on Nov. 30 in blinding white-out conditions left one person dead with two others being sent to hospital with non-life threatening conditions.

Strathcona RCMP reported a Dodge Ram travelling westbound on the Highway collided head on with a eastbound semi truck.

The 26-year-old driver of the Ram was transported to hospital,

while the passenger in the Ram, a 59-year-old man from Spruce Grove, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the semi truck was transported to hospital with minor injuries.

Two other vehicles were also involved in the accident which closed the highway for several hours while police investigated.

Traffic was rerouted around the scene.

No names of the persons involved are being released.

Battle River Community Foundation Executive Director, Dana Andreassen (left) presents a grant cheque to Yvonne Myrehaug, Volunteer Coordinator of the Camrose Refugee Centre. The Battle River Community Foundation has granted over $59,000 from donations for the Camrose Refugee Centre in support of the Ukrainian refugees who continue to arrive in the Camrose area. The Foundation began accepting donations for the Camrose Refugee Centre this past Spring and has issued grant cheques to the Centre regularly to ensure funds are able to be used as soon as possible.Myrehaug explained that 33 individuals, including 15 families have been housed in the Camrose area by a combination of local host families and rental accommodations. Monetary donations as well as contributions of furniture and other household goods have been collected to ensure the arrival and transition is as comfortable as possible.

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