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Wednesday, June 8, 2022 Volume 114, Issue 48
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The Town of Sedgewick was host to some very popular country stars on Friday, June 3, at the Wild Rose Co-op Recreation Centre. A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered to hear the sweet country and a couple of rock and roll tunes from the two opening artists, Jimmy Whiffen and Sweet Tequila. The big performance of the night came from the Canadian band Emerson Drive, who were welcomed by a roar of the crowd. Later after the show, an after party was held at Branch 55 with Sweet Tequila performing a few more songs at the venue. ALLY ANDERSON PHOTO
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& VIKING COMMUNITY FESTIVAL SATURDAY & SUNDAY, JUNE 11 & 12
1 ADMISSION FOR 2 GREAT EVENTS! Rodeo
Starts Saturday: 4 pm Sunday: 1 pm
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Agricultural Society
Killam & District
Killam Indoor KILLAM MEMORIAL ARENA
FRIDAY JUNE 17
SATURDAY JUNE 18
Starts at 7PM Family Night
*Free Admission for students Grade K-6 *Mutton Busting *Free Draws PLUS FIREWORKS DISPLAY AT DUSK (Killam Ball Diamonds)
Saturday Events *Rodeo SLACK 8AM *Parade 11AM with Street Fair on Main St. Killam to Follow
*RODEO Performance 5:30PM
Admission: Adults $15. Students $10. Children 12 & Under FREE
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Precipitation welcome in region Leslie Cholowsky Editor With very little precipitation at the end of May across the province, surface soil moisture ratings as at May 31 ranged from 36.5 per cent poor in the south, to 30.9 per cent excellent in the Peace region. North East Alberta rated just 6.1 per cent poor, with 41.7 per cent rated fair, and 45.3 per cent good, with just 3.2 per cent rated excellent. Unsurprisingly, no regions posted excessive moisture. At the end of May, Spring Wheat, Dry Peas, Flax, and Potatoes all hit 100 per cent seeded, with Canola not far behind at 95.2 per cent for the North East. Barley and Oats seeding lagged behind slightly at 89.6 and 84 per cent respectively. According to the May 31 Alberta Crop Report, 64 per cent of crops in the north east region have emerged, one of two regions ahead of the fiveyear average. Post-emergent spraying is just getting started, with just three percent of acres applied. Gophers and flea beetles are being reported as three per cent over threshold. The North East region has the most commentary on flea beetle prevalence amongs crop reporters. Pasture and tame hay conditions are both rated as 88 percent fair to good, which is slightly higher year over year from 2021. The Agricultural Moisture Situation Update published May 31 advised that most areas of the province
will need moisture soon, with the exception of the central Peace region. June is typically the wettest month of the year across most of the province. Late spring frosts hit in many regions, with temperatures in the -2 range at the end of May.
Precipitation trends are well below normal for large areas of the province south of Red Deer, but are rated just slightly below normal moving north to the Yellowhead highway. Hardest hit areas of the province are south of the Continued on Page 19
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p o T k c a l B m Killa Saturday June 18 12 - 4 pm Register at Campbell-McLennan in Killam between 9-9:45 am or on main street after the Parade. Parade starts at 11 am. Registration min. $10 donation. All proceeds donated to Flagstaff Food Bank. All donations are accepted and greatly appreciated.
Call to register: 780-385-2121 1st Place Winner: $100 cash + trophy
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★★ Inflatables ★★ ★★ Euro Bungee is Back! ★★ ★★ 9 Hole Mini Golf ★★
Wristbands required - purchase on site.
During the Black Top Bonanza main street Killam in front of The Living Room (Theatre)
Saturday, June 18 from immediately following the Parade until 2:45 pm 3 Prizes will be awarded •1 for Pre-1970 Motorcycle •2 for People’s Choice (awards will be given out 2:45pm) *No pre-registration required*, just show up to The Living Room before or after the parade and line up. For more information, contact Ben at 780-385-3587
★★ Killam Lions “Burger ’N Beer” Gardens ★★ ★★ All Afternoon 50/50 Draw ★★
Proceeds go to Flagstaff Kids Connection Daycare
★★ Classic Car Show ‘N Shine (Campbell-McLennan) ★★ ★★ Motorcycle Show ’N Shine (The Living Room) ★★ ★★ Entertainment Stage ★★ poster designed
To register contact Ben at 780-307-3251
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★ Town of Killam ★Budding Ideas Flowers & Gifts ★Killam Home Hardware ★Zettel & Co. ★JJDK Adventures ★Ball Family Dental ★Fee & Sons Funeral Home ★Leah Miller/Remax Agent ★Andreassen Borth Law Office ★S. James Agencies ★Paw Prints Custom Picture Framing ★Campbell McLennan Chrysler
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•Alliance: Upstairs at the Library Monday, June 13th 6:30 pm •Daysland: Seniors Centre on Main Street Wednesday, June 15th 6:30 pm •Lougheed: Seniors Centre on Main Street Thursday, June 16th 6:30 pm •Killam: Seniors Centre on Main Street Monday, June 20th 6:30 pm •Forestburg: Seniors Centre in Big Knife Villa Tuesday, June 21st 6:30 pm FRAUD affects people of all ages Even if you think this does not affect you, it does or it will, as frauds are continually being improved and victims rarely report. Join us at one of these FREE sessions and learn how not to be a victim. Sponsored by FIRST Flagstaff’s Informed Response Sharing Team POSTER DESIGN: The Community Press
Presenters are from all walks of life and a question and answer session will be included. There will be professionals present that you can speak with privately if you need to.
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Amisk Mayor Bill Rock declares his intention to seek UCP leadership Leslie Cholowsky Editor
On Thursday, June 2, Amisk Mayor Bill Rock made public his intention to seek the leadership of the UCP Party. Rock has received approval from Elections Alberta, but says the next step is registering with the Alberta UCP Party. Rock says he’s one of five candidates who have filed so far, including Travis Toews, Todd Loewen, Brian Jean, and Danielle Smith. As the only rural candidate, Rock says, “The cities have the same problems we do. I really believe we have to close this gap between rural Alberta and the cities. We all have the same
problems, whether we are big cities or small towns: infrastructure deficits, funding, mental health; it’s all a matter of scale. “I’ve been advocating for rural crime, and libraries, and infrastructure for so many years now. I’ve been a voice, and I feed a lot of information up to my MLA and my MP. “ Rock is presently on his third consecutive term on Council in Amisk. “I’ve been advocating for many years as a small-town mayor. I looked at it, and looked at who some of the other candidates were going to be, and thought, ‘I could do as good of a job, if not a better job, because I have a lot more life experience.’ “I’m a small business owner, with
two small businesses, I’m the mayor of a town. The problems we have here are all scaleable.” At the recent Battle River Summit held in Hardisty, Rock spoke about what he felt was a lack of high level, well paying jobs for women in rural Alberta. “They keep moving those jobs to urban centres through centralization.” Until he announced his intent to seek the party leadership, Rock served on MLA Nate Horner’s board, resigning after he filed his Elections Alberta papers. He plans to continue as Amisk’s Mayor. Rock’s key issues, besides the rural/urban divide, include what he says is, “A public school system that is Continued on Page 16
Amisk Mayor Bill Rock has filed his papers with Elections Alberta in anticipating of seeking the UCP leadership.
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