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Volume 112, Issue 48
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
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New format? No problem for District 4-H Show & Sale
Wavy Lake 4-H Beef Club member Austin Harty, an Intermediate, won Rate of Gain on his steer, LB, both at the club level and the District Level, with a whopping 4.44. Leslie Cholowsky Editor
Flagstaff 4-H club members from Iron Creek 4-H (host club), Hastings Coulee 4-H, Wavy Lake 4-H, and Battle River 4H had 70 different steers up for auction as part of their annual steer sale. It was down to the wire on Monday, June 1, as last-minute bids extended the sale until nearly 7 p.m., hours past its scheduled end point on DLMS Farm Gate’s Time Auction racehorse style sale format. With bids ranging from $2.50 per pound to $3.95 per pound, club members made a great showing with this year’s steers. For some of the senior members, this
was have been the last time they participated in the final show and sale, and it was a marked difference from previous years. Each 4-H member selling a steer produced a video of themselves with the animal, some including audio, some just video, along with a still photo. The district was still able to award Rate of Gain winners for each club, these were: Porter Lang from Iron Creek, at 3.99; Austin Harty from Wavy Lake, at 4.44, Harty is also the Flagstaff District Champion; Rex Curtis from Hastings Coulee, with 3.59, and Tate Sutter with Battle River, at 3.77. Record Book Competition 2019 winners were also announced. For the Jr. in first place is Macy Morken - Wavy Lake,
Iron Creek Member Dayna Ruzicka with her steer Chubsie, who sold at the highest price during Monday’s Sale. with second place going to Jesse Nichols from Iron Creek. For Intermediate, first place went to Skylar Morken from Wavy Lake, with Kara Niehaus from the Battle River club taking second. In the Seniors category, first place went to Keely Adams from Hastings Coulee, with second place awarded to Elise Mohler from Wavy Lake. Weigh ins were arranged by the host club, Iron Creek, the week before the sale in a manner that allowed for safe physical distancing. Afterwards, Hastings Coulee leader Tracy Dietrich said, “Yesterday went very well. To say that it was a bit weird would be an understatement.” Dietrich said before the sale that she
will miss seeing the pride on club members’ faces as in past years. In Iron Creek member Jesse Nichols’ video, she says, as she shows off her calf Geronimo, “Regardless of COVID-19, 4H still found a way to finish strong.” You would expect nothing else from an organization whose motto is “Learn to do by doing.” Members still held a STARS fundraiser, but instead of a raffle, asked for cash donations. Those interested had until June 1 to send in a cheque, so the final amount raised won’t be known right away. At last year’s sale, more than $10,000 was donated to STARS through the Flagstaff District 4-H Clubs. Sunday would have been the Female See 4-H SALE P23
Paramedic services week honours front line health providers
Paramedic Services Week took place May 24 to 30, with Paramedic Services Recognition Day officially on Saturday, May 30. A group of Flagstaff’s Paramedics gathered after a training session to pose for a photo. See full story, P23.
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June 2020 Meetings
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Council Highlights Regular Council Meeting of May 27, 2020 Council Highlights briefly identify decisions made by Council. Council encourages its residents, businesses and stakeholders to keep in touch with Council news. Programs and Services Priorities Council confirmed the Programs and Services Priorities as presented, with the addition of the Economic Development priorities. A workshop will be held in the near future, with a face to face meeting if possible, to discuss the preparation of the operating (3 years) and capital (5 years) budgets. Strategic Plan Review Council approved the revised 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. FFCS Requests for Funding Flagstaff County will work collaboratively with the Battle River Economic Opportunities Committee (BREOC) and Flagstaff Family and Community Services (FFCS) to discuss Covid-19 strategies and long-term strategies around Social Resiliency. Expansion of Level 1 Peace Officer Authorities on Primary Highways A formal letter will be submitted to the Peace Officer Program requesting an exemption from Section 24.15 of the Peace Officer Program Policy and Procedures Manual, to authorize the Flagstaff County Peace Officers to conduct traffic enforcement on one and two digit highways, within their jurisdiction, regardless of the speed limit.
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Oiled Roads Council defeated the following motions: 1. To cancel the transitioning of the oiled road 103. 2. That all oiled roads be transitioned back to gravel as they deteriorate, at the discretion of Public Works.
Once approved, the full Council Meeting minutes can be found at www.flagstaff.ab.ca under the “Council” tab and in the “Meetings and Minutes” section.
2020 Tax & Assessment Notices - Strome & Galahad 2020 Tax & Assessment Notices Tax & Assessment Notices for 2020 were mailed to Flagstaff County and Hamlets of Strome and Galahad property owners on May 29, 2020. If you have not received your notice by June 15, 2020, please contact our office at 780-384-4100.
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If you have a concern or believe there is an error regarding your property assessment, please report this immediately to Accurate Assessment, Sean Cosens, Assessor, 780-417-6840. If your concern is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may submit an Assessment Review Board Complaint along with the appropriate fee within 60 days of mailing, August 7, 2020, to Flagstaff County, Box 358, Sedgewick, AB T0B 4C0, Attention: Shelly Armstrong, CAO. If you require a receipt to be sent to you, please indicate on the bottom of the notice when you return your payment.
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Battle River Rail building sidings at multiple locations
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Battle River Railway is building new sidings at a number of locations, including here in Heisler, to more easily facilitate moving the train while also allowing for car storage on their line, a lucrative venture for the co-operative.
Public Works Updates Please refer to www.flagstaff.ab.ca for up-to-date road work happening throughout the County.
Dust Suppressant Crews have been spraying strategic locations with MG 30 dust suppressant and will continue to do so throughout the upcoming week. All MG 30 dust suppressant application is dependent on weather conditions.
Road Construction Road Closures The following roads will be closed for approximately three weeks starting May 23rd, 2020 for road construction: • Range Road 124, for 2.0 miles from Township Road 414 to Highway 608
Road Recovery Crews will begin working on the following shoulder pulling project the week of June 1st: • East of Strome on Range Road 150, north from Highway 13 to Township Road 452 for 4.5 miles.
Gravel Gravel is available for sale to a maximum of 150 tonnes/year per residential/farm/acreage site. Gravel is not available for sale to commercial users. Anyone wishing to purchase gravel must contact the Public Works Department to obtain a “Permission for Purchase of Gravel” form. Gravel will not be loaded out of a pit without this form. Gravel sales will be limited to the following dates in 2020: • June 17th • July 8th and 22nd • August 5th and 19th • September 9th and 23rd • October 7th and 21st
Gravel sales are limited to the following gravel pits: Mazure Pit (NE 16-43-09 W4); Skori Pit #2 (N 1/2 09-46-11 W4); Barber Stockpile (NE 17-44-09 W4); and Daysland Stockpile (SE 13-45-17 W4), providing a loader is available at that gravel pit on that particular day. Please call John Guhle, Field Coordinator - Gravel, at 780-390-0321 to make arrangements or to obtain information regarding a list of available aggregate products and pricing. Flagstaff County does not haul gravel for ratepayers. Hauling arrangements must be made by the ratepayer.
Please keep in mind that our seasonal crews will be out working on our roadways and to use extreme caution while travelling on these roads while they are being maintained in any way. We thank you in advance for your cooperation during this season.
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Banners on Forestburg Main Street to honour 2020 grads Forestburg’s Main Street is sporting some new banners as of Monday, June 1, with banners featuring the Forestburg School Class of 2020 went up on streetlights. In an initiative spearheaded by Caitlyn Prehn, a teacher at the school, and helped along by a number of others, the gesture is intended to honour the local school’s graduates who were not able to celebrate in a formal graduation this year. Locals noticed the new banners almost immediately, saying they are “fantastic” and a wonderful way to celebrate. Two grad parents, Jeff Hebert and Scott Reiman, spent a few hours Monday hanging the banners, with ATCO donating the use of the lift they used.
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