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Lamont Fish and Game Association Memorial Trophy Up for Grabs BY JANA SEMENIUK The 2019 recipient of the annual Paul Nychka Memorial Trophy will be announced at the annual Lamont Fish and Game Association banquet to be held Jan. 25. Nychka was in his late 30s when he joined the association in the early 1950s. “We used to hunt together,” said long time member Marvin Letwin, 83. “I joined in 1955. He was there a few years before me.” Nychka was a member of the association for over 50 years before he passed away in 2006 at the age of 93. “He (Nychka) was a very active member of the group. He was scoring (antler and skull entries) for the club but slowed down in his older years. So, I took a course on scoring in The late Paul Nychka the early 2000s to help out,” said Letwin. “Paul always came to the meetings and he always had something to say.” Doug Butler, also a long-time member of the association, remembers how much Nychka put into his membership. “In 1946 Paul was the provincial zone representative for this region,” he said. “He rode on our float in the annual parade the year he passed away. And he was still tying flies for fishing at that time too.” Butler recounted some of Nychka’s accomplishments. “He had a lot to do with our trout pond and he really kept the club going especially during the 60s and 70s,” he said. Upon Nychka’s passing, the group was looking for a way to honour their

Marvin Letwin, measuring antlers long-time member. “We created the Service and Dedication award for the member who puts the most effort into our organization for the year. It’s called the Paul Nychka Memorial Trophy,” said Butler. Last year’s recipient, association secretary Joan Dey, detailed how the winner is chosen. “The members all vote by ballot who they feel should win,” she said. “The winner is announced at the banquet night. Sometimes it’s a tie and both member’s names will be on the name plate.”

Scoring day culminates busy season BY JANA SEMENIUK It was a busy day for members of the Lamont Fish and Game Association at the annual Horn Scoring event held in Lamont on Jan. 11. A large array of members, young and old, were present with their photos, skulls and antlers to be entered into various divisions of competition in hopes of winning one of over 50 awards being presented at the annual wild game supper banquet on Jan. 25. Trophies are available to be won in various categories under photography, big game, fish and birds. More than 130 entries in total were brought to be judged. “Today is where we get ready and decide all the winners,” explained long time association member Doug Butler. “Everybody that’s harvested an animal, or finds shed (antlers) or has taken a wildlife photo brings it in today and we judge them all. Then we will have our trophies and plaques made and ready to be presented at the banquet.” Butler explained how the skull and antler entries are judged. “We use the official Boone and Crockett system of scoring,” he said. “Judges are certified in using this system when they take a course.” He also explained that having the

largest skull or set of antlers does not necessarily mean an automatic win. “Size and symmetry count in this system. Each antler is scored on each side, every point, every length, every width, circumference and it’s all totalled up for a final score,” Butler added. “You can have a very large entry that in the end might not have as many points as a smaller one because it had too many deductions.” Butler also noted that the Lamont Fish and Game Association are about more than hunting. “Conservation is what we are,” he said. “We are hunters and anglers, but we are also conservationists. It’s so important to maintain our ecosystem for future generations.” Butler explained that the association also supports youth and families through their diverse activities centered around the outdoors. “We are very dedicated to youth and families,” he said. “We organize activities in berry picking, photography, tree planting, making bird houses, making duck nesting tunnels, and access to public lands enjoying nature. It can be hard to get kids outside these days, but once you do, they love it.” Butler noted that the association had 400 members last year.

Bear skull could capture a prize for female bow hunter BY JANA SEMENIUK Christine Hoefling, 38, is hoping to capture a prize in the women’s division from the Lamont Fish and Game Association’s annual banquet at the end of Jan. She brought her entries to the organization’s Horn Scoring event in Lamont on Jan. 11 where members enter competitions by having their animal skulls and antlers measured and scored in hopes of attaining the highest score in their group. “I brought my bear skull and my four-pointer white-tail antlers,” she said. Hoefling was bow hunting, for the first time, with her boyfriend near Glendon when she brought down her male black bear.

“I’ve been hunting since I was 12, but this was the first time we went bow hunting. I thought I would try something different,” she said. Although Hoefling stated that she kept his hide, the rest of the bear became dinner. “We made sausage, jerky and roast with the bear. We do all the butchering ourselves,” she said. “With his hide, I had a three-quarter mount done by a taxidermist and he is sitting on my wall right now.” Hoefling added that a three-quarter mount of her bear includes the full head, front paws and three quarters of the body. “He takes up about three feet mounted on my wall,” she said. The Lamont area resident has been a

member of the Lamont Fish and G a m e Association for the past year and a half. “Being a member has been Christine Hoefling holds great. I real- her bear skull on the left ly look for- and four-point deer ward to antlers on the right. that (annual) game dinner,” she stated. “It gets everybody in the community together and I really enjoy meeting people.”

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FROM WHERE I SIT A puzzling question

BY HAZEL ANAKA For as long as I can remember, the Edmonton Journal has printed a mammoth cross-word puzzle in the Christmas Eve issue. About a week later the solution is published. The intervening days, in many households, are some of the laziest, most relaxing of the year. Several days off and the break in routine that causes, allows, people to lounge around in pj’s, linger over coffee, stay up late, and otherwise chill. What’s better than tackling the big puzzle with a pen? After all, we of a certain age are convinced that if we keep our minds active through a variety of chal-

lenges, we can dodge the Alzheimer’s bullet. Those challenges can include solving puzzles of all sorts, varying our regular driving routes, lifelong learning, exercising, a healthy diet, maintaining social connections. Keeping the synapses firing in our brains will add quality to our lives. Now, I can’t prove it but I’m positive that the puzzle they used this time is waaaay easier than ever before. Maybe, like me, you’ve started and abandoned more crosswords than you can shake a stick at, because they were too damn hard. The clues were too esoteric, the answers too obscure to be known by an average Jane or Joe. Whole unfilled sections didn’t allow the old deduction trick of figuring out the answer by filling in the missing letters. Not much fun to fail. Not exactly a confidence booster to the occasional puzzle solver. So, what gives? While I’m reasonably well-read and up on current pop

culture, I’m still no Mensa candidate. Maybe the crossword creator Monica Zurowski has a better way of wording clues? Or maybe, the subject matter is more accessible to more of us? Not too many science or geography questions. Not too many flora and fauna questions. Not too many obscure sports references. Not too many answers being words I didn’t know existed, never mind knew the meaning of. Yes, this puzzle was great for my confidence level. Don’t get me wrong, you still needed to have a thorough, broad base of knowledge to complete it. But is succeeding at something too easy for one’s abilities really a win? That may depend on one’s outlook or whether they give the question any thought at all. One person may think, ‘hurray, finally I win.’ Another may grouse that “I only won because it was dumbed down.’ Maybe this is a grownup analogy to the

Piers Morgan YouTube rant about the “snowflake generation” or the firing of an Edmonton teacher who dared to fail a student in a No Fail system. Morgan contends that today’s society is so intent on rewarding kids for everything they do, even if they come in 25th, that they are hampering their ability to deal with the real world. They are being protected from every possible loss. What a rude awakening when they discover the world isn’t like that. He contends that’s why they are anxious and frightened by everything, offended by everything. Am I snowflake because past puzzles were too hard for me? Is it a bogus win with this recent puzzle? Or is a puzzle simply a puzzle? I don’t have the answer but love the challenge of this puzzling question, from where I sit.

Normand, Nola October 10, 1953 ~ January 11, 2020

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chosen to stop the ineffective treatments and begin a new journey with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Nola is survived by her loving husband Len, daughter, Jill (Thure) Anderson and her son Bradley (Laura). Remembered by her mother Laura Kupsch, sister, Rhonda Kupsch, sister in law, Suzie Normand and brother in law, Don Nykolyszyn along with numerous relatives and friends. She will be missed by her furry friends, Bailey & Rufus. Nola was predeceased by her father Ben Kupsch and sister in law, Louise Nykolyszyn. The family wants to thank all the doctors, nurses and

care givers who have fought alongside Nola. Thank you to everyone who visited Nola or who had her in their prayers. In lieu of the flowers, the family asks for donations in Nola’s name to be sent to: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada 804-2 Lansing Square, Toronto, ON M2J 4P8. Online condolences can be posted to www.serenity.ca A celebration of life will be held at the Bruderheim Community Hall on January 18, 2020 at 3 PM. We ask for people to come and share memories of Nola with her family.

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Opinion Canadians have our own royalty to pay for, thank you very much Although most people would love to live the entitled lifestyle of the Royal Family, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to potentially leave the senior royal circuit for a part time civilian life in Canada is complicated and controversial. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made it more difficult when he said Canadians will pay half of the couple’s security yearly while they are in Canada. So roughly $1 million of Canadian tax dollars. No problem for the privileged. Both PM Trudeau and the Royal Family are use to a taxpayers-funded jet-setting lifestyle. No questions asked. The Trudeau family just flew back on a private taxpayerfunded jet from a vacation in Costa Rica. During the 10 day vacation, two pilots and two flight crew along with the aircraft sat on the tarmac on standby for 218 hours. The Canadian royal couple stayed at a villa that costs in excess of $3,000 per night. RCMP security were on hand for the entire trip. As much as he tries, Trudeau’s spending is nothing compared to what the Royal Family gets funded by British taxpayers. The British Sovereign Grant, which pays the Royal Family for official duties, paid out $140 million in 2019 alone. The Sovereign Grant is supported by the government and covers things like royal travel, communications, information, and the maintenance of all royal palaces. The Royal family has other income as well to support its lavish properties, designer clothes and a team of staff exceeding even the Canadian prime minister. In all, the Crown Estate is worth some $12.5 billion. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly worth some $15 - $20 million combined, and made some $8 million just last year for public appearances. Most of their present income comes from Prince Charles's income from the Duchy of Cornwall, a vast portfolio of property and financial investments, which brought in $36 million last year. This revenue is used to "fund the public, private and charitable activities of The Duke and his children". Of course the Duchess of Sussex has her own money too, having been an actress on the TV show “Suits” for seven years at a reported $50,000 per episode. Critics of the couple think they may be exploiting or monetising the royal brand. Well, no kidding. The happy couple have a UK trademark for the Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, so their plans to monetize may be similar to the Trudeau Foundation. That organization has tripled its annual growth since Justin became prime minister, including a half million yearly in donations from foreign investment, which use to be exactly zero. The Trudeau Foundation is now worth over $150 million. Personally I could not care less if the royal couple made its way to Canada. We have our own royalty, our PM, to pay for as Canadian citizens. Do we really need more? Kerry Anderson

LETTER TO THE EDITOR CTF releases taxpayer naughty and nice list for Alberta The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released its Taxpayer Naughty and Nice List recently, highlighting the good and the bad for Alberta taxpayers in 2019. Politicians, government departments and union bosses made the list for either naughtily wasting taxpayer money or nicely thinking of taxpayers before they swiped the credit card. Sometimes politicians don’t quite understand the holiday spirit and choose to give to themselves at taxpayers’ expense,”. “Santa Claus asked us for some

recommendations for his Naughty and Nice List, and of course we were happy to lend a helping hand.” Nice List Highlights: Premier Jason Kenney for scrapping the provincial carbon tax, fighting Ottawa’s carbon tax and reducing business taxes. NDP MLA Richard Feehan for having zero taxpayer expenses since the provincial election. Chestermere city council for lowering property taxes two years in a row. Naughty List Highlights: Calgary councillor Jeff Davison for breaking his

promise and gifting the Flames’ owners tax dollars for a new professional arena. Alberta Union of Provincial Employees’ bosses for pushing for a greedy eight per cent pay hike. Alberta Government Finance Department for including bracket creep in the 2019 Alberta budget. You can view the entire 2019 Alberta Taxpayer Naughty and Nice List by going to: https://www.taxpayer.com/media/CTF_Ni ce_Naughty_List_AB_2019. pdf. Franco Terrazzano, CTF

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Minor Hockey: Bad weekend for locals KERRY ANDERSON These are some of the results from the Northern Alberta Interlock Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the website, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries. No Novice hockey scores are recorded. Lamont Tier 3 Atoms (2-9-1) dropped a 12-7 game at Wabasca on Saturday. The game was tied early in the second period before Wabasca took over. Cole Chudyk scored five goals in the contest. Other scorers were; Landon Dagg (1g 1a), Madden Cossey (1g 1a), Chael Whaling (2a), and Reid Chudyk (1a). Game two at Wabasca ended in a 5-5 tie on Sunday. Wabasca had a 5-2 lead after two, but Lamont scored three unanswered goals in the third to earn a tie. Cole Chudyk scored four goals for Lamont, with Landon Dagg scoring the other. Madden Cossey picked up two assists, as

did Reid Chudyk. Liam Lewis stopped 25 shots in goal. Bruderheim Tier 2 Peewees (6-6-2) lost a 7-1 game in Camrose on Saturday, being badly outshot 43-18. Rowan Young got the only goal for Bruderheim. In Edson on Sunday, Bruderheim lost a 12-3 game allowing 69 shots on goal. The game got out of control after one, as the teams were tied 2-

2. Ryan Carstairs, Andrew Svitich and Emerson Hauch scored for Bruderheim. Assists went to; Alex Andruchow, Rowan Young and Kayden Winslow. Sandy McDonald made 57 saves. Lamont Tier 6 Peewees (11-3-0) were scheduled to play at Fort Sask. on Sunday but no score was posted.

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Bruderheim takes a hit for policing BY JANA SEMENIUK When creating the operating budget for 2020, Bruderheim Chief Administrative Officer Patty Podoborozny did not include room for a policing budget. “We knew that whatever the policing costs were, it was going to be taken from reserves for the first year,” said Podoborozny. “So, we didn’t bother including it in our budget.” The provincial government introduced a new funding model in Dec. to address the rise in rural crime. Previously, municipalities under 5,000 in population, did not pay for their policing. Starting in 2020, municipalities under 5,000 will be billed for an extra police presence in their communities. This

arrangement will bring the total number of uniformed police officers in rural detachments from 1,600 to 1,900. According to Alberta.ca, rural communities will begin contributing a portion of their frontline policing costs beginning in 2020. In order to give communities time to adjust, the policing payments are being phased in: communities will contribute 10 per cent of policing costs in 2020, followed by 15 per cent in 2021, 20 per cent in 2022 and 30 per cent in 2023. In addition, policing costs for each community will be determined by municipal tax base (as measured by equalized assessment) and population to calculate a base cost.

What does this mean for a town like Bruderheim with a population at 1,400? Podoborozny did not expect to see any initial benefit from the added taxing. That may change once the province determines how it will allocate the additional police resources the new tax revenue will fund. “We just received notice before Christmas that our first bill for our 2020 policing will be due in January 2021,” said Podoborozny. Podoborozny included the break down of payments expected over the next few years. “This year for 2020 we will pay $23,250, in 2021 $34,000 then in 2022 $46,000 then in 2023 $69,800,” she said. As to where the fund-

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Reese Bates takes a break from sledding in Bruderheim on Jan. 11

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