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Volume 112, Issue 47
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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Flying tribute to Capt. ts o il p l a c lo m o fr y e s a C n Jen
PHOTO COURTESY JADENE MAH
Planes wait to take off from Camrose Airport to join a tribute flight east down Highway 13 to honour the Snowbirds’ Captain Jenn Casey, who was killed in a recent accident. The flight path also included a special flyover to honour local pilot Brian Lockhart, a member of the Iron Creek Flying Club who passed away last fall in a flying accident. In all 15 pilots took park, from Iron Creek Flying Club, Camrose Flying Club, and two other pilots from outside the local communities. Leslie Cholowsky Editor
A group of the Iron Creek Flying Club member pilots were talking over the weekend about the recent death of Capt. Jenn Casey of the Snowbirds, and also the passing of their friend and club member Brian Lockhart, who would have celebrated his birthday this Sunday, May 24. Local pilot Doug Lindseth took part in those discussions, and says that the idea came about to honour both with a special tribute. “How about we do a flight for Capt. Casey?” was the idea that came out of the discussions, and became a reality as local pilots signed on to do just that. When the Snowbirds visited Flagstaff last year, they came from Springbank Airport near Calgary, and followed Highway 13 from Hardisty to Camrose, flying low and turning on the smoke trails as they passed over each community in their path as they took in the lay of the land before landing at Camrose Airport. Lindseth says that local pilots wanted to honour that gesture, wanting to do their own fly-by, but this time in the opposite direction. As word got out, pilots from the Camrose Flying Club wanted in, as did some pilots from as far as Innisfail, Cooking Lake, Wetaskiwin, and Hanna. In all, 15 pilots were lined up on the Camrose runway waiting to take off and begin the trip east starting at 7 p.m. Sunday. Lindseth and fellow Iron Creek pilot Gary Steadman both say that this was no attempt to do any stunt flying or forma-
tions; as Lindseth says, “It was a gaggle of pilots wanting to pay tribute.” Both stress that safety was a key issue in the tribute flight, with proper distancing between takeoffs and during the flight. The plan was to follow Highway 13 east, dropping lower when flying over each community, and a special detour was planned near Strome, when pilots turned north to fly over the Lockhart farm. Lindseth says, “Having the Snowbirds here was a pretty big deal for anyone who is involved in flying and for our club, and for Camrose for the times they hosted them.” He says that Capt. Jenn Casey, who acted as the Public Affairs Officer for the Snowbirds, accompanied the first two pilots from the team who touched down in Camrose last summer, where a group of first responders had gathered to receive special training for the show. “She was out of the plane and shaking hands with everyone right away,” says Lindseth. “She seemed like she put everyone else ahead of herself, she genuinely thanked everyone there for their service, and showed them the utmost respect.” Lindseth says Capt. Casey’s attitude was essentially the “tip of the spear,” from everyone in the Snowbird organization. Anyone who attended the meet and greet held the night before the Snowbirds over Flagstaff performance got that same impression. “You have that one person out front who sets the tone for the rest,” says Lindseth, “and that was Capt. Casey. “We only met her for a couple of days, but she left quite an impression.”
He says as a group the Snowbirds were so open and welcoming to fellow pilots and members of the public. “It would be hard to find another group of such energetic, accomplished young people.” Lindseth says that Casey’s death hit the local pilots pretty hard, as well as the Camrose Flying Club members, especially coming on the heels of the loss of one of their own members, Lockhart. “This didn’t start out as something we were doing for spectators. For me, it was something I wanted to do for myself. “Afterwards, I had the same feeling as I had when a bunch of us got together to combine out at Lockhart’s place last fall; it was a real mix of emotions. I was happy that we had accomplished something, but still sad for the reason we were doing it.” Jadene Mah of Camrose played a huge role in bringing about Snowbirds over Flagstaff, and in the Camrose performances, and worked with Casey quite a lot. Lindseth says, “Jadene said Jenn would have loved this, and would have promoted it as the best thing ever; we all got that impression from her.” He said flying in Sunday’s tribute was partly about flying for himself, and partly for everyone else, and “especially for Jenn and Brian. I definitely felt that there were more than two people in the cockpit.” He says most people had passengers for the tribute flight. Lindseth and Steadman both say that even though this wasn’t a performance, or any kind of stunt flying, they were gratified by the response from the ground.
“We passed groups of people who were gathered on the ground in different communities waving as we flew by,” says Lindseth. “That was pretty great.” In particular, he said a group of people on East Lynn Road between Daysland and Bawlf were waving a big Canadian Flag. “That was really special to see.” Lynne Jenkinson and her husband Austin were part of that group, and it was Austin who had the flag. Jenkinson says, “It was so cool that people from this little place held a tribute, it shows how much the Snowbirds mean to Canada.” She grew up at CFB Cold Lake where her father served in search and rescue, so airplanes have always been special to her, and says with her background in broadcast journalism, she had something in common with Casey, too. Lindseth summed up the experience with this: “We didn’t do much but go flying, but it was the spirit behind the flight that meant something to us all.”
Just a couple of the planes that flew down Highway 13 in a special tribute. Top plane is piloted by Gary Steadman.
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Alberta MLAs to return to Legislature this week Leslie Cholowsky Editor
The Province announced Tuesday, May 26, that Alberta MLAs will return to the legislature on Wednesday, May 27. A 2020 spring sitting calendar was set for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “With more Albertans heading back to work, it
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is only fair the province’s policy-makers convent in Edmonton to debate legislation critical to getting the province back on track after a protracted commodities price war and COVID-19. “We are resilient people, but the need for government to be laser-focused on job creation, creating certainty for industry, and protecting vulnerable Albertans have never been more acute,” says Government House Leader Jason Nixon. “These will be our main goals as we ease into re-
launching the province.” MLAs will be practising physical distancing while in the chamber where possible, and will be making every effort to ensure there is limited contact between elected members, staff, and media. Legislature will meet Wednesday and Thursday, and starting in June will be in session weekly, four days per week throughout June and July excepting July 1 and 2.
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FAITH COLUMN: the new footprints in the sand Imagine you and the Lord Jesus are walking down a road together. For much of the way, the Lord's footprints go along steadily, consistently. But your footprints are a disorganized stream of zigzags, start, stop, turn arounds, circles, departures, and returns. For much of the way, it seems to go like this, but gradually your footprints come more in line with the Lord's, soon paralleling His consistently. You and Jesus are walking as true friends! This seems perfect, but then an inter-
esting thing happens: your footprints, that once etched the sand next to Jesus are now walking precisely in His steps. Inside His larger footprints are your smaller ones, you and Jesus are becoming one. This goes on for a long time, but suddenly the second set of footprints is back. This time it seems even worse! Zigzags all over the place; stops, starts, gashes in the sand. A veritable mess of prints. You are amazed and shocked. Your dream ends; now you pray: "Lord, I understand the first scene, with
zigzags and fits. I was a new Christian; I was just learning, but You walked on through the storm and helped me to walk with You." "That is Correct." "And when the small footprints were inside Yours, I was actually learning to walk in Your steps. Following You very closely." "Very good... you have understood everything so far." "When the smaller footprints grew and filled in Yours, I suppose that I was becoming like You in every way."
"Precisely." "So, Lord, was there a regression or something? The footprints separated, and this time it was worse than at first." There is a pause as the Lord answers, with a smile in His voice. "You didn't know? It was then that we danced!" To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: A time to weep, a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. ~Eccl. 3:1,4 Pastor Ben Kellert Killam Pentecostal Church
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 May 25th: • Northeast of Daysland on Township Road 454, west from Range Road 160 for 0.5 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 3rd and 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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