The Community
Press Volume 114, Issue 44
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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‘A Grads A Sweet Ending to a New Beginning’ for Daysland D Day Gr G Leslie Cholowsky Editor
Daysland 2022 graduate Kiera Prymo dances with her escort at the graduation ceremony on the evening of Friday, May 6.
Daysland School’s Class of 2022 held their graduation ceremonies this past Friday, May 6, with the theme ‘A sweet ending to a new beginning.’ This year’s class was a small one, with just nine graduates taking the stage on Friday. Grade 11 students Rylee Zimmel and Karlen Petiot welcomed family and friends, and introduced the graduating class, acting as emcees for the ceremony. Daysland School’s principal Mr. Wes Wilson started the evening off with his speech to the graduates. Wilson said this class had the distinction of being the first graduating class to celebrate a ‘normal’ graduation, without restriction, in the 2020s. “I think I speak for everyone when I say, congratulations, and thank goodness.” He praised the class for visiting younger grades earlier in the day in their formal wear, saying, “You exemplified the joy that comes with celebrating the hard work that goes into completing 12 years of education. You are not only an example today, but you have been during your entire time at this school. As a group you have demonstrated strong character and leadership that will be greatly missed in our school community. “In a couple of short months you will be taking your places in the world beyond the walls that have defined your ‘home away from home’ for the past dozen or so years. It is our sincere hope is that you have learned not only knowledge during your time at Daysland School, but also gained insight into the person or people you want to be as you depart, and that these lessons serve you well.” Wilson closed with, “You may grow up, but you will always be our kids. Grads and parents, we pay tribute to you on this special evening.” Guest speakers Mrs. Story and Mrs. Johnson had the grads both blinking back tears and roaring with laughter as they regaled the audience with some stories about the graduates as they moved through their time at Daysland School, and handed out specially picked candies that personified each graduate. What was made very clear was the special bond that this class had with each other and with their teachers. During their joint presentation, they told the graduates: “You are a class of unique individuals; be who you want to be and don’t let anyone else decide or tell you that you should be something other than what you choose for yourself. Write your story; be the main character, making all the decisions, and tell it in the first person. Write the story you were meant to live.” Class Representatives Dane Davis and Larissa Mohler said, “Our close-knit class really wasn’t fully formed until Grade 3 when our ‘Strome-y homies’ came to Daysland, bringing our class up to a whopping 16 students.” They said in Junior High, the competitive nature of this class began to really show, both on and off the playground and in the classroom, including a history of ‘great debates.’ See GRAD P12
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Stained glass windows brighten palliative care room
Is the Battle River Community Foundation involved in any specific projects? YES! The Foundation co-sponsors the “Reading University” summer literacy program for Grades 2 and 3 students. Visit our website for more information about this amazing program! www.brcf.ca
Hardisty Health Centreʼs Palliative Care Room features colourful stained glass windows, donated to the Centre by Lorna Mochinski in memory of her husband Anthony (Tony) who passed away at the Centre. See Ricci Matthewsʼ column this week for more details. The work was done by artist Andrea Simpson.
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May 2022 Meetings
Council Meetings Flagstaff County Co ouncil M Meetings eetings aare re conducted the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month commencing at 9 a.m. unless u otherwise planned. Council and Committ ommittee meeting agendas aare re aavvailable at the County’’ss websit ebsiite te at: flagstaffffff..a . b.ca/c .ca/council/mee .ca/ council/meeeetings-andminu utes tes
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It’s official!! We’ve declared Economic Development D l Week W k in i Flagstaff Fl ff County. C Thanks to our elected officials for recognizing the value of the profession. Economic Development Week was created by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) in 2016 to increase awareness of local programs that create jobs, advance career development opportunities, and improve communities' quality of life. Our Economic Development department focuses on regional priorities and tactics to stabilize the population with investment attraction, business retention, entrepreneurship, and signature tourism development. Strategic priorities identified in our five-year economic and community development strategic plan are:
#1. Business Retention and Expansion #2. Attraction and Retention of Citizens #3. New Business Start-ups #4. New Business Investment #5. Economic Development as a Supportive Team Member For a copy of our five-year Economic and Community Development Strategic Plan, please visit: https://bit.ly/EcDevStratPlan.
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Public Works Updates Please refer to www.flagstaff.ab.ca for up-to-date road work happening throughout the County. Dust Suppressant
Public Works Services
Crews will be spraying strategic locations and arterial residential locations with MG 30 dust suppressant in early May. All MG 30 dust suppressant applications are dependent on weather conditions.
Please visit the Flagstaff County website at flagstaff.ab.ca for information regarding Gravel Sales, Residential Laneway Maintenance, Road Maintenance, Hamlet Services, and more.
Road Recovery
Please keep in mind that our seasonal crews will be out workCrews will be working on the following shoulder pulling project the ing on our roadways and to use extreme caution while week of May 9th: travelling on these roads while they are being maintained in • East of Alliance on Range Road 113, from Township Road 410 any way. We thank you in advance for your cooperation to Secondary Highway 602 for 4.0 miles during this season.
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Photo By: Teirra Keats/Lifetouch
Truck Routes The following maps highlight designated truck routes in Galahad and Strome.
Establishment of Truck Routes Truck routes have been established to provide direction for heavy truck traffic in the hamlets to preserve the road surface. No vehicle larger than a one (1) ton or combination of vehicles having a gross vehicle weight (GVW) in excess of 4,500 kg shall enter within the Hamlets of Strome and Galahad except on designated truck routes as specified in Schedule C of the Traffic Bylaw. Should a situation arise whereby a vehicle larger than a one (1) ton or combination of vehicles having a GVW in excess of 4,500 kg must travel on a hamlet street, not designated as a truck route, a person or company may apply to Flagstaff County for an Overload/Weight Restriction Agreement (please see the Flagstaff County website for more information). Delivery vehicles while making a delivery and recreational vehicles are exempt.
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