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St. Michael brings in the new year with Malanka Maureen Sullivan The celebration of Malanka was a sold out success at St. Michael Community Centre on Jan. 12, where members of the Ukrainian community came together to celebrate New Year’s.

Occurring a week after the Ukrainian Christmas, the event allows everyone to enjoy themselves while honouring their cultural background.

The evening started out with a great welcome from the St. Michael Agricultural Society and the Mistress of Ceremonies Mae Adamyk. When Adamyk asked how many first timers were at the event at least 50 hands went up in the air. She assured all a great evening and reminded everyone that there are no strangers in St. Michael, "we are all friends."

Greeting the guests to the event were Marie and former Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, who welcomed everyone at the door. The Stelmachs also led grace, with several local church choirs singing "Boh Predvichny (God Eternal) before everyone sat down to a traditional Ukrainian meal prepared by the hardworking volunteers of the St. Michael Ag Society.

After a great meal was applauded by guests, Adamyk called upon the kitchen staff and thanked them and the many volunteers who put in a week’s worth of preparation for this event.

Joanne and Shannon for the supper organization, Emily for being in charge of all the Kolochi, Pereshkee, Kutia, cinnamon twists, and fruit breads along with the many volunteers who assisted.

Lively Ukrainian music was played by the Starlites; Michael, Shawn Hrycyk, Lisa Gould (Jackson) Rachel, and Larry. The Lamont Veselka Dancers showcased their talents with lively Ukrainian dances and skits.

President Terry Zacharko introduced the dancers and the regions where the dances originated. Dancers aged from 4-16 kept the audience applauding and

smiling.

The evening continued with a Zabava (dancing). At 11:00 pm the hall was visited by spirits who brought good luck for the new year.

The Malanka Cast made a grand entrance led with lively violin music by Jim Wacko, Lisa Gould (Jackson) and Rachel. Adamyk read a short story explaining the origin of the Malanka, and the rich practices that still take place in our daily traditions.

The Ukrainain New Year obtained the name Malanka from a Chritianized folk tale of pagan origin. The story is based on the Creator God Probah and his four sons and one daughter. The daughter is an earth goddess named Lada who had two children, a son called Moon and a daughter SpringMay, later referred to as Malanka because she was loving.

Malanka’s uncle the Devil stole her away to the underground and there was endless winter, when she was rescued by her brother the Moon, and spring returned. The Malanka celebrates the return of longer days and shorter nights and the promise of spring to come.

“Spirits” visiting this year were musicians, the Hospidor and Hopidania (Ed and Mary Stelmach) welcoming the spirits, the Old Year (Cory Woywika), Malanka (Joanne Palzat) who brings the hope of the future. The old man (Colby Nemersky) and the old lady (Breanne Kozekevich) who remind us of memories gone by, the bride and groom (Jared and Courtney) who promise a year of love and romance. The gypsy (Caroline Schiller) who says if you are happy and positive you will prosper and the village merchant (Courtney Andruchow) selling wares reminding us to appreciate what we have.

The Policeman (Cpl. David Henry, Two Hills RCMP)) and his helper Assistant Police on Horse (Candace Bryks) who teach naughty people to be

Balloons drop to the delight of the children at St. Michael, as the Malanka celebration brings in the new year in Ukrainian style. nice. The sanitation engineer (Rick Ruzycki) and the Punyee Kalyna (Shelly Andruchow) inviting people to the Kalyna Music Festival.

Rounding out the cast was Millie the Bear (Caroline Schiller) who promises an abundance of new growth and blossoms, the horse (Mercedes Wiedmer and Kiara Snyder) the goat (Justin Bryks) who brings prosperity to all who touch him, the devil (Marc Hermanns) who reminds us of the bad things we did this year and the New Year’s Baby (Jack) with his nurse (Roy Taylor) symbolizing a fresh start.

The cast danced to three songs with the crowd and then the Church Choirs

sang De Zhoda Rodenee (Peace in the Family). Adamyk explained the meaning of this song and how appropriate it is for us today. Peace in the Family where love lives in the family, there’s peace and harmony. So happy are the people, blessed is the community. Then God will always bless them. Good fortune always send them, and guide him with his Love..

Everyone joined hands to sing Auld Lang Syne. The old year and the New Year’s baby joined together to bring down the balloons and a late lunch of favourite Ukrainian dishes was served, followed by more dancing.

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Lamont Inititation hockey tourney a huge success

BY JOHN MATHER Lamont played host to six teams of young hockey players, aged three to six years, competing in their first initiation tournament Jan. 12.

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4 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Opinion The wonder and the joy of... hockey Hockey is special in Canada, and between a half-million and one-million people in this country play either registered hockey or some form of hockey either regularly or semi-regularly.

Canada has the largest percentage of its population registered for hockey yearly in the entire world, and also the largest number of citizens who play hockey. Because of its costs, public interest, political and economic situations in countries with much larger populations, Canada is able to have many more people registered for hockey than even other hockey powers like the United States or Russia.

A lot of adults play organized hockey either in professional leagues like the NHL or AHL, or in hundreds of senior and recreational leagues. But the sport’s bread and butter is still Minor Hockey.

In Canada Minor Hockey is structured so well, and so specifically to benefit the experience of children, that it is really no wonder we still produce the most professional talent and generate the most interest in the sport in all the world.

Coaches are very well trained to teach each level of the sport, and parents now even have to go through conduct training of their own regarding how to treat their child and how to respect other parents and spectators.

Volunteers who help out each team like; managers, treasurers, coaches and assistants, all are required to have police criminal checks and child intervention checks.

Although this seems like a lot of planning, organizing, and paper work, it has paid off. Gone are the days of coaches yelling at their players or berating them in front of their teammates. Gone are the days of fans yelling out horrible remarks at opposing players or other parents… and for the most part, gone too are the days of children bullying other players or teasing them. The conduct of adults is mimicked by these young players - and it is such a good thing the behaviour has improved.

It is also phenomenal how many young girls are registered in Minor Hockey today, playing with the boys or playing in fantastic female leagues. Females have become such skilled skaters and puck handlers in vast numbers over the past few decades and it is fantastic to see their growth and enjoyment of the sport.

Finally, although Minor hockey is about the kids and for the kids, it is always amazing to see the sacrifices parents go though: volunteering, driving, watching, buying equipment, donating, and befriending one another, all for the love of their children. What unity, and joy, this wonderful sport has brought to so many people’s lives.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Bird and wildlife count high at EINP because of 41 volunteers on a chilly day Dear Editor: The chilly Boxing Day weather did not deter the hardy birding folk from taking part in the 118th Annual Christmas Bird Count at Elk Island National Park on December 26, 2018.

Doug Pewarchuk, generously offered the Friends of Elk Island Society the use the Golf Course Clubhouse as home base, making sure the people trudging through the snow, and driving around the Count Circle, were kept warm and well-fed with lots of homemade chilli and free flowing coffee, supplied by the society.

Even as the temperature

hovered around -14C to -16C, 41 participants showed up to participate in the count. Brave souls indeed!

A total of 27 species were counted . The birds counted were: 1 Northern Goshawk, 4 Ruffed Grouse, 36 Rock Pigeons (feral), 1 Great Horned Owl, 28 Downy Woodpeckers, 12 Hairy Woodpeckers, 3 Pileated Woodpeckers, 11 Blue Jays, 65 Black-billed Magpies, 40 Ravens, 140 Black-capped Chickadees, 13 Boreal Chickadees, 12 White-Breasted Nuthatches, 2 Snow Buntings, 1 Pine Grosbeak, 250 Common Redpolls, 19 House Sparrows, 44 Pine Siskins, 1 Three-toed

Woodpecker, 4 American Crows, 1 Brown Creeper, 2 Purple Finches, 40 European Starlings, 1 Bohemian Waxwing, 2 Golden-crowned Kinglets, and 2 Hoary Redpolls.

In addition to birds, there were 11 moose, 69 Plains Bison, 16 Wood Bison, 1 Whitetailed deer, 5 Mule Deer, 9 Coyotes, 3 Snowshoe Hares, and 24 Red Squirrels spotted.

All of this information has been forwarded to the Audubon Society, to be recorded with Christmas Bird Counts held all over North America.

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Bruderheim population grows following latest census

BY JOHN MATHER After conducting a municipal census throughout the town last year, the population of Bruderheim is now officially pegged at 1,395.

According to Mayor Karl Hauch the increase is up about 50 people from the previous census.

“It’s good for our community,” he said. “We’ll get some more money from taxes and people pay more attention to the community.”

He added it would draw more business to the community.

“It’s something people can take pride in,” he

said.

The town will get extra revenues from Municipality Sustainability funding and from the Federal Gas Tax funds.

According to Bruderheim chief administrative officer Patty Podoborozny, based on the 2018 figures the extra funds coming to the town would be $20,247.

She added that could change depending on what the 2019 allocations came in at.

That money, said Hauch, could be used for extra infrastructure projects.

That number was con-

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Bruderheim was the only municipality in Lamont County, including the County itself, to conduct a census in 2108.

The other populations rely on census information from 2016.

In Lamont the County has a listed population of 3,899. The town of Lamont had 1,774 as of 2016 while Mundare came in with 852 residents.

The village of Andrew had 425 residents, while Chipman had 274.

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County accepted into livestock tax deferral provision

BY JOHN MATHER Drought conditions and flooding in Lamont County last year has resulted in County farmers possibly being eligible for a livestock tax deferral while completing their income tax.

County agricultural fieldman Terry Eleniak said the County had applied for “prescribed region” status following an Agricultural Services Board meeting last fall.

According to Eleniak

farmers would need to speak to an accountant to get the actual dollars and cents involved in the process.

“The County did approach the Federal government and was allocated under the drought conditions provisions,” he said.

“A lot of the area of the county, more so in the southern area, there was a lack of pasture and lack of hay production so we were put into the tax

deferral program.”

He added if farmers had to sell any of their cattle in fiscal 2018, then he thinks they would be able to defer the tax on it depending on how the program works.

“There are some producers who have sold their animals, but whether it was because of the drought conditions, I really don’t know.”

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FROM WHERE I SIT: Decisions, Decisions

BY HAZEL ANAKA Because 2018’s construction project was such a colossal interruption in our lives I had no time to read. The space in my mind and life consumed by this undertaking began months before the actual backhoe dug the two holes in midJune.

The previous November I began making the case to Roy. We engaged the services of a draftswoman to do the drawings. We revised the drawings and got quotes. In the meantime, I started a binder with notes, ideas, plans, brochures, and reminders. For months the only reading I did was the bare minimum required to function. I looked at pictures in my own interior design books and those borrowed from the library.

Pound for pound those represented the heaviest

reading I’ve ever done.

Initially, I started boxing up my considerable library.

Luckily, Roy saved me from that insanity. We just moved the five bookcases out of the way of the work. So theoretically the books were always available even if they were disorganized and covered in drop cloths.

I could have read.

But I didn’t. When the workers were here it was noisy and dirty and there were constant questions and interruptions. We were essentially living tight in two rooms.

That was then and this is now. I’m struggling to understand why I haven’t restarted this passionate, lifelong pastime. Yes, we were away at the end of December and yes, I’m working overtime trying to get ready for a housewarming party but still, there is downtime.

Why do I only have the desire or attention span to flip through magazines? Why don’t I read in the car when Roy’s driving? Why don’t I read in bed, especially with my awesome new reading lamp? Why did I only have one book on my Christmas wish list?

Why have I boxed up dozens and dozens of titles for sale and/or donation?

I suspect it’s because I’m still playing catchup---still cleaning, unpacking, organizing, trying to understand how this new layout could, should work--and I’m pooped. It may also be because without planning to, I did a modified KonMari Method.

Marie Kondo is the Japanese author, organizer who recommends bringing all like items together, touching each one, and keeping only those that bring joy. The five (visible) bookcases got moved into my office. Another couple are in my wall-to-wall storage closet. It took me three long dedicated, full days to go through those piles of books. I took the time to sort them into categories that make sense to me (fiction, selfhelp, writing how-to, autobiographies, Ukrainian-themed, et cetera) and alphabetical by author within the categories. When it became clear that I didn’t have enough space, had duplicate titles, had kept classics I thought I should read, and admitted I

Chipman Council meeting

would never read many Mayor Jim Palmer, who has been on council for others, it was easy to let 36 years, when asked how he thought 2018 had go. gone, said he was disappointed that the permit for I also cheated. I put all a grow op in Chipman had been denied on appeal the fashion books in the by the County, said he was also disappointed that walk-in closet. I stacked the enhanced policing within Lamont County had my bird books on a small not arrived. table in the back For 2019 he is hoping the enhanced policing entrance. I filled a couarrives and that the proposed new upgrader will ple large wicker baskets become a reality. on my office floor with A financial report with information up to Dec, 31 mystery pocket books. was given to Council, reporting though some The plan being, that as I issues were still outstanding, most things for the read each one, it joins the year were on budget. purge pile.

The adjuster for the Town’s insurance has I’m also not finished. looked at equipment that was damaged by a lightThree categories remain: ening strike in the summer and the town’s insurgardening, home décor, ance will pay for the repair and or replacement of and medical books. I that equipment. don’t yet have a plan for Administration will apply for grants to help pay how and where these for summer students that will be hired this sumwill go, but they must be mer. dealt with because The Council was informed that the water rates they’re piled up in the would be going up two cents by the water comliving room along with mission. Council discussed whether there was a all the art that needs need to look at the water rates that have not been hanging. changed in 10 years. It was decided there was curLike life itself, maybe I rently no need. just need to do it…not Palmer said there had been a few complaints wait for the perfect day about snow removal in town. A discussion about and time or when all the informing the public about snow removal and how work is done. Depriving to do that was also discussed. myself of the joy in books is dumb.

Should it be Harlan Coben, Lisa Scottoline, or Tess Gerritsen to get be back in the mystery g r o o v e ? Workers walk underneath the propylene propane splitter prior Decisions, deci- to it moving from its Lamont staging area on Jan. 9. The vessions, from where sel weighing in at more than 800 tonnes was edged out onto Hwy. 15 and made the final few miles to the construction site I sit. near Fort Saskatchewan in about four hours.

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Lamont County to review residential snow clearing policy

BY JOHN MATHER Lamont County will look at making changes to its residential snowclearing program after hearing from two administrators of manners in which the program is being abused.

Public work director Chris Valaire told council Jan. 8 he had concerns about the County’s liability in using County owned machinery to clean rural private driveways.

Currently residents can purchase flags for $100 and then the County will clean drive-

ways displaying the flags after other roads in the County are cleared following snowstorms.

“I think it’s safe to say we need to look at the legalities of this overall program,” he said.

“Whether it be medical, senior of whatever. We incur certain liabilities when we go on the property.”

He went on to explain the program doesn’t make the County any money and it does cost from a logistical standpoint.

He told council where they had gone onto prop-

Snow removal strategies The clearing or removal of snow from the streets and alleys of Lamont County municipalities has been on the minds of its citizens and councils this week as the first major snowfall of 2019 happened recently.

At the Chipman Town Council on Jan. 7, discussion was held about complaints received by its citizens concerning snow clearing.

According to Mayor Jim Palmer, in Chipman the main street is cleared first and then the side streets are cleared.

However the grader they use to remove the snow is 17 feet wide. If vehicles are sitting on the side streets the grader cannot go down the street to clear them of snow as there is not enough room. Palmer asks that the citizens move the vehicles onto the cleared main street after a snowfall so that the side streets can be cleared in a timely manner.

Town of Lamont Council also talked about their snow clearing policy on Jan. 8. A lively discussion about the current snow removal policy and communication methods to tell the citizens of where the snow plow is going to be, took place. The main street and around the hospital are priority, and then it spreads out from there. The snow plow priority map policy can be found on the town’s website.

In the Town of Mundare, CAO Colin Zyla says there is no specific plan for snow removal. The main street is cleared first and then

the side streets are cleared in order of need.

While they alternate what side of town they start on for each snow fall, the subdivision of White Tail Crossing tends to have a problem with blowing wind, building up drifts so that neighbourhood then becomes a priority.

Zyla says that the Town tries to put signs on the streets indicating where the snow plow will be, and hopes to utilize the new computer system being installed for the town for sending emails.

Bruderheim has a communication plan for informing citizens of the town’s snow removal.

Which neighbourhood the snow plow is in and where it is going next is listed on the town’s website, Facebook and sent out on Twitter. CAO Patty Podoborozny says her background is from public works and she likes to see them recognized for the good work they do. She added that the forward thinking communication plan is only possible by having a council who supports the administration.

The road priorities are the arterial roadways, then the collector roadways, sidewalks and walking trails, local residential roadways and then alleys.

The Village of Andrew cleans the snow as required, starting with the main arteries and collector roads and then moving onto residential streets and back alley after the snow has finished falling.

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erties where the property owner had a new tractor sitting in their barn but got the County to clear their driveway because it was more cost effective for them. In additional property owners, who live outside the County, were paying to have their driveways cleared even though they don’t live on the property in the winter.

“Is this a wise use of taxpayers dollars?” he queried.

“Absolutely not.”

Councillor Daniel Warawa asked how could the County pick and choose which driveways to clear and Valaire replied that was the problem.

He said the administrators couldn’t ask for medical information for people purchasing the flags.

Warawa said council had implemented the program not to make money but as a service for its residents.

“I don’t disagree with you,” said Valaire. “The issue is logistics.” He explained he’d be getting complaints from residents saying they didn’t have their driveways

cleaned immediately. He added they could be competing with County vendors who offered snow-clearing services.

Chief Financial Officer Roberta Malysh said she had come across a situation where she had to follow the policy but the property owner didn’t have his main residence in the County.

“But he can pay his $100 and have the driveway cleaned all winter,” she said. “The policy also infringes on privacy buy asking, in some situations, for a medical certificate.”

Several councillors admitted, while the program was created with the best intentions, it had gotten out of hand.

Council agreed to have administration review the flagged snow removal policy and also have it reviewed by legal counsel.

Waterline The province has told the John Batiuk Water Commission it will pay 100 per cent of the costs for the relocation of the waterline crossing Highway 15 north of Fort Saskatchewan.

Lamont councillor

Daniel Warawa shared that information Jan. 8 when he reported on the latest meeting of the board. He represents the County on the commission.

Initially the province had reported to the board it was picking up only 50 per cent of the costs of the water line and the remaining costs would be covered by the board and shared among its member municipalities.

The waterline is being moved as part of the twinning of the highway as the province moves to build a second bridge across the North Saskatchewan River at Fort Saskatchewan.

Seed Meeting Deputy Reeve Roy Anaka was approved to attend the annual meeting of the Alberta Seed Processors in Edmonton January 16-18.

“This will be the third or fourth time I’ve attended,” he told council. “There’s always good information coming out of this event.”

Anaka is a board member of a local seed cleaning plant in his division.

Fire Dept.

Regional fire chief David Zayonce reported to council Jan. 8 it had been a busy year for the County fire departments.

“We finished with 342 calls, well up from last year,” he told council.

“We’ve noticed a spike in our medical responses.”

He told council the department had purchased naxolone kits for fire trucks and members were currently undergoing training.

He reported Trans Canada Pipelines had donated $12,250 for a mask fit test machine.

Valaire reported to council there was a break-in at its Chipman public works facility.

About $2,000 worth of fuel and materials was stolen. While the breakin was captured on camera, Valaire told council there was little hope of catching the thieves. He said a security consultant would be hired to check where the County could augment its existing security measures in a cost-effective way.

“It will just go further to protect our assets against future criminal activity,” he said.

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Snow Continued from Page 10 Pat Skoreyko the towns CAO says that the crew from Public Works does an awesome job removing the snow, and she has not had any complaints about snow removal.

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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, January 16, 2019 - 15

Food Bank has good Christmas

Bruderheim hemp plant to employ up to 15 staff

BY JOHN MATHER A new hemp plant to be built in Bruderheim will employ up to 15 people in its first phase according to Mayor Karl Hauch.

Canadian Rockies Hemp has purchased a 75-acre agricultural property in the town to develop a hemp processing facility.

I’m encouraged to see a company is working with the town administration to locate here,” said Hauch. “There is a lot of potential in the development of hemp products. It can be used for clothing, automobile manufacturing and in the construction industry.”

He added it helped farmers out with crop rotation. “It helps clean up the soil and the land.”

He was excited about the potential to employ up to 50 people in the years to come.

“That’s massive for a small town,” he exclaimed. “There’s significant taxes coming into our town which will help ensure the sustainability for our community.”

Hauch said the plant would be located on the east side of Highway 45, just north of the Canadian Pacific railway track.

Hauch said construction on the plant would start in the spring of this year.

He added the compa-

ny and Bruderheim administration had worked with Lamont County to put the package together.

“There are a series of hemp workshops coming up in a month and we’ve all worked together to make this happen,” said Hauch.

The first phase of the plant will be a decortication facility and a hemp extraction facility.

The second phase of the development, slated to be completed in 2020, will include a further hemp processing and manufacturing facility and add upwards of 50 new jobs in the area.

gifted a used chair lift to a food bank client this Christmas. The client mentioned that their chair had broken and they were looking for a replacement chair. An anonymous food bank volunteer, took it upon herself to reach out to a family member who had a used chair lift in storage from the home of a deceased relative. The lift was gifted from this family, moving the chair in a relay from family member to family member until it arrived at the very Crystal Inverarity, left, from the happy client’s Lamont Leader gives the food bank home.

While an $1,100 donation from funds the food bank given by readers through the is very grateful Leader’s Fill The Tree promotion. for the support Pictured with volunteers. they received, Zachoda wants people to know that "hunger doesn't take a break."

MAUREEN SULLIVAN Food donations were up over the holiday season according to Jody Zachoda of the Lamont County Food Bank.

Community groups, organizations and businesses all were very generous donating gifts of food and cash over the Christmas season.

The food bank also

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