Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Vol. 43, No. 29
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Car Show & Cruise Patricia Harcourt Editor
Vintage vehicles from past eras cruised by tree lined streets in Viking Sunday afternoon offering a colourful display for people sitting and standing outside to watch the passing parade. The Viking Historical Society decided to go ahead with its annual Car Show and Cruise even though the coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of many other events. All types of vehicles were on display last Sunday in a field across from the museum at the north end of town before a parade was formed led by emergency trucks with flashing lights. Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely was the
parade marshall and led the procession in a bright red fire truck, waving and smiling to the public. The main street of Viking became another venue for the car show. All the parade participants lined up to let everyone take another look at the beautiful vehicles. The museum was open both before and after the cruise so people could also enjoy the vintage items on display there along with the historical information. But after the parade, downtown became the action spot with people milling around to check out the displays of cars and trucks representing many decades. Judges Dorothy White and Bart Hodgins looked the vehicles over and
made the decision for Judge’s Choice (1st Place), sponsored by the Viking Lions. MLA Lovely presented the award to Derek Lefsrud, accepting on behalf of the Lefsrud family, for a recently restored from scratch cherry red 1952 Mercury. Second place went to David Oracheski for his 1958 Ford Edsel. Making the presentation was Exalted Ruler Garry Brandt of the Viking Elks, which sponsored this trophy. The Jr. Judge’s Trophy was judged by younger people with Austin presenting to Joey Hoffman for his vintage car. These vintage and other types of vehicles on display that day are a labour of love for their owners, and it took the entire Lefsrud family to get
their winner ready for showing. The car was purchased from someone in Rimbey two years ago but, “it was in pieces…It came in boxes,” said Derek Lefsrud. “There was a cab on the frame, that’s it.” Working on it were David and Wanda Lefsrud and their sons Derek and Dexter. “It was a family event putting it together,” said David. The car was picked up in November 2018 and was ready for showing by July the following year. Wanda Lefsrud compiled the scrap book on display at the car show outlining the steps taken to get the vehicle into the beautiful shape it is in today, complete with the cherry red paint job courtesy of her brother, Les Sawers, of Bruce.
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More sights from Car Show in Viking
Derek Lefsrud opens the hood of the beautiful 1952 Mercury truck that took first place at the Viking Historical Society’s car show and cruise on Sunday afternoon. PATRICIA HARCOURT PHOTOS
2nd Prize at the Car Show and Cruise went to David Oracheski for his 1958 Ford Edsel.
Austin presents the Jr. Judge’s Prize to Joey Hoffman for his vehicle shown at the Viking car show and cruise Sunday.
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Viking announces new solar project now producing electricity Mayor Jason Ritchie and Council of the Town of Viking are very excited to announce that the Viking Solar Project was commissioned on June 26, 2020, and is now producing power. This project was only made possible by the cooperation of the Municipal Climate Change Action Committee (MCCAC). The town was able to access almost 44 per cent of the money required for the installation of the Viking Solar Farm. The Town of Viking applied for and received funding from the Municipal Climate Change Action Committee to install a 1.05 Megawatt solar farm east of the main lift station. The MCCAC provided leadership and guidance throughout the research and process of selecting a reputable company for doing the project. The cost of the project was estimated at $1.726 million. The funding from the MCCAC was over $768,000. The town took out a 15-year debenture to cover the rest of the cost. Without this funding this project would not have occurred. The project came in on budget. The main idea of the solar farm was to reduce the cost of the direct energy used by the town.
The solar farm is putting electricity back into the grid and we are receiving credits. The credits offset the cost of the debenture (principle and interest), therefore no tax increase. The credits will also be used to offset
the energy costs associated the Carena, Multiplex, water plant, water tower, town shop, lift stations, streetlights, and more. Originally the thought was to install the solar panels on the Carena but due to
the orientation of the Carena and possible roof load concerns this would not be acceptable. That is when council decided to move the solar project to the town owned land. By placing the solar panels on
this property, proper orientation to the sun can be obtained. This land was chosen as the cost to commercially develop it would be prohibitive. The contract was awarded to Dandelion
Renewables from Edmonton. The company has installed many commercial applications including the Leduc Recreation Facility and the new Irma School. Submitted
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