November 23 Lamont Leader

Chipman Players gearing up - 6

Andrew groups bring in author - 10

Football player heads to Vegas - 14

OPINION: US in the same mess - 4

Nice weather helps make Chipman Coyote Country Christmas a success

BY JOHN MATHER

Warm weather and sunny skies brought many people out to celebrate the Coyote Country Christmas put on in Chipman Nov. 19.

The day featured a vendors market at the community hall, kids Christmas crafts at the seniors centre, wagon rides throughout the afternoon, a Santa Claus parade later in the day, and concluded with a very successful turkey dinner with more than 200 being served.

“We had about 40 kids come through to take part in the crafts,” said one of the organizers. “There were several crafts the kids could do and they could work on just one of them or rotate to the various tables and complete them all.”

Crafts included making Christmas cards, a wish list for Santa Claus,

Christmas ornaments including miniature trees, snowmen or sleighs, necklaces with bells in the shape of either reindeer or Santa, snowflakes out of pipe cleaners, or they could make Christmas trees with sparkles.

Lorne McLaughlin from near Elk Island Park brought his team of horses and wagon and provided hay rides through the Village which proved very popular in the warm weather.

Inside the community hall, several vendors offered up a variety of baking, crafts and other items to a good crowd of people looking to purchase some early unique Christmas gifts.

The parade, while small, with only four entries proved popular with a lively crowd out to watch as Santa and Mrs. Claus rode in the back of a village firetruck and tossed goodies to the children who lined the route.

Wagon rides around Chipman were very popular Nov. 19 during the Chipman Coyote Country Christmas. Lorne McLaughlin brought his team and wagon from his home near Elk Island National Park so people could enjoy the rides on an unseasonably warm Saturday.

From their perch on the back of a Chipman Fire Truck, Santa Claus watches as Mrs. Claus loads up a sack with some goodies to toss to kids along the parade route in Chipman Nov. 19.

A pair of reindeer stand atop a vintage fire truck entered in the Coyote Country Christmas parade in Chipman Nov. 19. The fire truck was brought down from the town of Redwater.

Twins Raynah, left, and Gabe Foster, 9, from Chipman are totally concentrated on putting the finishing touches on their Christmas ornaments at the Kids Christmas Craft event during the Coyote Country Christmas in the village Nov. 19.

BY JANA SEMENIUK

Several Lakeland residents were honoured Nov. 10 at the Two Hills constituency office of MP Shannon Stubbs with a Queen’s Jubilee Pin.

Stubbs received 70 pins to award to exemplary volunteers whose names were brought forward by their communities and recognized during an open house.

“It was really important to Shannon, that it be volunteers who were right at the bottom grassroots kind of projects and programs, so she said she reached out to associations and municipalities and asked them also to bring names forward,” said Tina Warawa, executive assistant for Stubbs.

Warawa said the response from the communities was overwhelming.

“People submitted (names for) more than double the number of pins we had,” she said.

A post on Stubbs’ social media praised the recipients of the pins and stressed their importance

to society.

“These men and women were identified through community outreach, as individuals who have made outstanding volunteer impacts,” she said.

“There are no words that can truly explain how vital a volunteer is to the success and sustainability of communities.”

A partial list of recipients that received a Queen’s Jubilee pin was provided for the Lamont Leader by Stubbs office:

Mae Adamyk

Diana Anderson Gerald Babichuk

Dareld Cholak

Murray Cochrane

Irene Cymbaluik

Terry Eleniak

Terri Hampson Karl Hauch

Tom Hrehorets

Noreen Easterbrook

Dave Calder

Krista Feland

Holly Holmen

Maxine Holmen

Ruth Isley

Jerrold Lemko

Terry Levicki

Tyler Lorenz

Deborah McMann

Gordon Miller

Martin Neaundorf

Lillian Bezovie

Patricia Paleshcuk

Judy Rudkowsky

Larry Ruptash

Shirley Scott

Marie Stelmach

Irene Talaga

Steve Upham

Shirley Vice

Miles Wowk

Michelle Wright

Steve Zarusky

Lynda Moses

Sylvia Zacharkiw

Carrie Hrehorets

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Carrie Hrehorets and Terry Levicki, Andrew AG Society members, pose for a photo with Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs on their being awarded a Queen's Jubilee Pin Nov. 10. Photo: Jana Semeniuk

Mae Adamyk, Vice Board Chair for the Lamont Health Care Centre, poses with her husband Tom and  Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs, as she is awarded a Queen's Jubilee Pin. Photo: Jana Semeniuk

Farmers go to drone school, learn use for crop management

BY JOHN MATHER

A small group of attendees spent last Tuesday and Wednesday flying drones throughout the St. Michael Community Hall.

The group was taking part in an Agricultural Drone School put on by Lakeview Drones owner Markus Weber.

“We had eight students, mostly from Lamont County area and two instructors,” said Weber.

“We do all our schools in rural locations in com-

munity halls across the province and attendance varies from five to 30 students.”

“The sole focus of our schools is farmers and agronomists,” he added. “We are strictly talking about agricultural uses for the drones.”

The program includes having attendees certified so they are aware of all the legalities of operating a drone. Attendees also get their basic Transport Canada operating certificate which is something everyone

needs if the drone they have weighs 250 grams or more.

Weber adds the more advanced portions of the school deal with using the drone for mapping fields and focuses on the different styles of cameras that can be used which can aid when using the drone to check crops or livestock.

He said as drones become more readily available, farmers are finding they are beneficial for a variety of operations.

Weber has been selling drones since 2015 and has a background in agriculture.

“We specifically put together specific components to help check on crop health or to find cattle in the bush… that sort of thing,” he explains.

“We can equip the farmer with everything they need to be able to use the drone effectively.

“One of the sessions is 101 Uses for a Drone, and there’s many more uses than that,” he adds.

“It’s like having a

smart phone. Once you have the device you can keep adding a bunch of different programs to suit your needs.”

He states one of the packages important in the Lamont area is using the drone to map fields for drainage.

He said they can have sensors added to check out the topography of fields, use the drone to check water and to ensure that the water is open.

He adds it can be used to inspect fertilizer legs

safely.

“A really big use is when a farmer is emptying a field of cattle, it can be used to do a count and locate any stragglers.”

On the crop health side he said there are vegetative indices that can be created, they can be used to check on crops health and stress, and can determine areas of the field that may need fungicide for high yield potential.

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Drones can cause problems but offer great security, states expert

BY JOHN MATHER

There have been concerns raised during recent policing town halls about people using drones to scout out potential theft sites in rural areas.

Lakeview Drones owner Markus Weber states the drones can also be used as a very good security system for rural property owners.

“If a drone is not landing on a farmer's land then it’s not illegal for a drone to overfly,” he

said. “It’s not property rights so much as it’s privacy rights.

“The police are now able to enforce drone laws and they can enforce privacy laws.”

Weber, who runs a program, Agricultural Drone School for farmers, suggests if people think a drone is being used to scout out a yard for possible theft then the first call should be to the police.

“It’s not about the tool, the drone, it's about how

it’s being used and what the end use is.”

But he cautions people thinking they own the airspace over their property. In reality that’s not the case.

“You hear all the time about farmers threatening to shoot drones down if they are flying over their property, but they have no control over that airspace above their property.”

“It’s the same as having airplanes fly over the property. You can’t shoot

them down.”

The drone, he said, is actually a very good rural security tool.

He said people often state thieves may come in the middle of the night to target fuel tanks.

“What are you going to do at that point,” he asks. “Getting out your shotgun and either walking or driving to the loca-

tion to confront the intruders is probably the worst idea.

“The safest place for you is in your house. Flying a drone is a great way to get rid of some of those people.

“It can be used to document the event, or with proper applications, it can have a spotlight  on it or a speaker and you can

announce you have called the police.”

He said that would scare the intruders off.

He admits in the rural area landowners are often left to their own devices with police being a long way off.

“A drone is a great tool to have.”

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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta),

BY JOHN MATHER

So after the midterm elections in the United States, the country is still a mess.

The Republicans were saying the midterms were going the be a romp for them but had to bite their tongues as the results rolled in showing the same results in the Senate and giving the Republicans a slight majority in the House of Representatives.

And then out roared Donald Trump stating he’s going to try for the presidency in 2024.

With a sleepy old codger serving as president in Joe Biden, and China and Korea rattling sabres in the far east and the Russian/Ukrainian war in Europe, does the U.S really need the distraction of the Trump show for the next two years?

In making his announcement in his sleepy, drawing fashion, Trump managed to spit out quite a few mistruths about his record in public office to the salivating believers at his Mar-A-Lago palace in Florida.

And then having determined more fairness and complete transparency was needed, Federal Attorney General Merrick Garland decided since Trump was running for election in 2024, and he couldn’t rule out Sleepy Joe doing the same, a special prosecutor was needed to continue the ongoing investigations into Trump’s role in the January 6 invasion of the Capital building... and the FBI raid on his Mar-A-Lago estate searching for documents he should or shouldn’t have taken with him when he left the Whitehouse.

Jack Smith, a war crimes prosecutor, with no known political affiliation got the nod for this job.

Immediately Trump called it “ a rigged deal” and “a horrendous abuse of power.”

Hey Donald, if you’re not guilty you should have nothing to worry about right? But the announcements still lead me to an ongoing question.

In a country with more than 330 million residents, why does the populous feel the need to run to octogenarians for its highest office.

For the past two years the world has been witness to Sleepy Joe snoozing in meetings, fumbling his speaking notes, and generally behaving like a typical person who just turned 80.

Surely there are younger people in both the Republican party and the Democrats that could successfully mount a challenge for the right to be the flag bearer for both parties.

CONTINUED

Mind you, the Liberals chose a young candidate to lead their federal party in this country and what a wise choice that has turned out to be … right?

Back in the U.S… Republican Kevin McCarthy wants to become the house majority leader, now the Republicans have won the majority there. But his tenure as the minority speaker hasn’t been without controversy as we saw him bowing at the feet of the Great Donald shortly after Trump was tossed from the White House.

He has tentatively been given the nod by his party but there’s lots of infighting between the hard right vs those in the party with some common sense and many are still undecided

about McCarthy.

And with the Democrats, Nancy Pelosi has announced she won’t seek the House minority speaker.

Pelosi, another one of those octogenarians who’s been in government for almost as long as the U.S, has been a country,  has decided she will retain her seat, but won’t seek re-election to any Speaker duties for the Dems.

Thank God for that. She has been on a tireless witch hunt against Trump and almost caused WWIII with her ill-advised trip to Taiwan recently.

Hopefully the Dems put someone in to replace her who’s more focussed on improving the lot of the country rather than chasing personal grudges against the opposition.

But then, McCarthy and others have stated they intend to investigate Sleepy Joe, and other high ranking officials and Biden’s son once they assume the power mantle of the House in January.

So, the Republicans will continue the same crap the Democrats have been engaging in.

Can the U.S find some responsible politicians who care about improving the lot of the country regardless of political affiliation, race or gender?

And while we’re at it could the same thing possibly happen in Canada in the next election.

In both countries, the far left and far right are both getting way out of control, and some common sense has to prevail soon.

Kerry

Jana Semeniuk Reporter

The mess in the U.S. is the same in Canada, but really worse

BY HAZEL ANAKA

Everyone I know forgets things at times. Little kids do when it’s tooth brushing or chore time. Older kids forget their curfew or when assignments are due. Harried young parents have been known to forget a baby in a car seat sometimes to tragic results. Many people experience memory loss after anesthetic. Husbands often forget anniversaries and birthdays but that may be another thing altogether. When older people forget things, they’re said to be having a senior moment.

A hundred years ago my sisters and I were gifted the twelve-week Dale Carnegie Course by our mother. Besides the public speaking skills, a large focus of the class was remembering names. There are tips and tricks. Repeat the name immediately after the introduction: “So, pleased to meet you, Jordan” (as you extend your hand to shake his). Make some mental association to the name or physicality that will help trigger recall when you need to. Not surprisingly I don’t remember the exact how-to of that technique. Experts assure us we can make improvements to our memory with regular practice. Can you imagine remembering the entire shopping list --not just the ice cream--you forgot on the kitchen island?

From middle age on, every time the glasses or keys or TV remote go missing, the automatic

fear is early onset Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia. I remember being shaken by Lisa Genova’s bestseller, Still Alice. Besides being an author, Genova was literally a neuroscientist. When the book was adapted for the big screen Julianne Moore starred in the title role of Alice Howland, 50 and newly diagnosed with familial Alzheimer’s disease.

Over the years, I’ve tried to make remembering easier by making notes, creating lists, marking calendars, and leaving things where I’d literally have to step over them. Something have to go downstairs? Leave it at the top of the stairs. A letter to mail? On the entrance table. A store return, a lab requisition, a gift? Leave it in the middle of the floor. That unexpected thing in an unexpected place is a great reminder.

So, why, you may be wondering am I going on about this? No, I don’t have Alzheimer’s or other scary diagnosis. But I do have a problem. Ever since our return from Nashville, one set of Venza keys has been missing. Let me lay this out for you.

When I pack for an extended time away, I leave non-essential but valuable stuff at home like extra credit cards, surplus cash, my best jewelry, the laptop. We know break ins can occur

even when you have someone checking your property. Yes, there is insurance to cover such losses but let’s not be foolish and make becoming a robbery victim easy.

Because our flight was very early, we spent the night at Hilary’s. We’d decided that the convenience of having a car getting four people and luggage to and from the airport was worth the cost of long-term parking. We left a few more valuables at Hilary’s including I assumed one set of car keys. By necessity, the other set had to go with us.

Unlike the olden days, when a key was just a key, today things are different. There are key fobs and remote starters. There is a key sliver imbedded in the fob. In our 2014 Venza, there is no ignition. It’s push button start. Are you with me, so far?

When we return we discover one set of keys is missing and no one can remember if I hid it very well at home, if we left it at Hilary’s or if it went with us to Nashville. It is the bigger, better set. Bigger remote starter which has the two-way feature: it lets you know if you’ve really started the car or unlocked it or whatever.

It also has a very annoying persistent beep when its battery needs recharging. I looked in all my usual hiding places.

Nada. I asked Roy and Hilary to check their luggage and surroundings. Double nada. I expected to hear the beeping of a dying battery. Nada. Eventually, I realize that when the battery runs down enough, it can no longer beep. I recheck familiar hiding places; I check possible new hiding places. I try to conjure my last steps or possible thought process. Nada, nada, nada.

I resist calling Toyota convinced that the minute I pay for a replacement one, the missing culprit will surface. We’ve now been home three weeks and the miracle hasn’t hap-

pened. I call Toyota and get the crap scared out of me. Not only is the price shocking, the consequences of ever losing this last key fob give me the chills. Here’s the lowdown. The only reason the car runs is the ‘stuff’ in the fob. The key sliver would only open the door…I suppose so I could cry in private. There is no ignition so no place to insert the key sliver to start the car. In that scenario the only solution would be getting towed to a Toyota dealership and await the special-order key fob.

You guessed it: special-order, pre-paid only, no return key fob. Fob

and key sliver $425; key sliver only $140; fob only $290. And bring photo ID and proof of ownership. What, you don’t do this service for car thieves? Two-day service for the fob; three to four weeks for the key sliver which they make in batches. Oh, and by the way programming the fob is extra. We never got to that quote because I was so sure it would never come to that.

It's come to that. This week, it appears another payment to the School of Hard Knocks is coming due. I will pay it and count myself lucky I never got stranded and needed a tow job, from where I sit.

The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, November 25,

Chipman Players gear up for another season of entertainment

BY JANA SEMENIUK

The Chipman Players, a volunteer acting group, are gearing up for another season of dinner theatre with a request of the Chipman village council for additional support in managing the garbage after events as well as providing updates on their activities.

Member Mo Thompson made a presentation at the village council meeting Nov. 14 seeking help in possibly building an enclosed garbage storage unit in addition to a request for the village to keep the snow cleared for easy access to the hall.

A letter to the village council stated that the dinner shows generate approximately five to ten bags of garbage each weekend.

“We would like to build a wooden garbage box so we can just throw the garbage in. With a lid to make sure that cats

can't get in there and other animals,” said Thompson. “We could put that bin on the outside of the hall so that it's there, not just for us, but for anyone to use and rents (the hall.)”

Mayor Morris Langevin said he liked the idea and other council members agreed.

Langevin said he would discuss the project with the village’s public works department.

Meanwhile, Thompson also said the Chipman Players will be pursuing non-profit status and creating an official society this year, enabling them to apply for future grant funding.

Currently, the 10member group volunteer their time with proceeds supporting the upkeep and maintenance of the National Hall.

“Our actors are not paid, and all of our members along with countless community heroes could not have accomplished any of it without putting

in hundreds of volunteer hours,” said a letter to the council. “With the proceeds we currently have, we are exploring augmenting the Chipman’s Hall microphones and sound system.”

Thompson said other changes this year are including a Sunday mati-

nee along with three evening dinner shows.

“On the first weekend (in March), we will be doing Friday and Saturday (evening shows) then the next weekend we will be doing a Saturday evening and looking at a Sunday matinee,” said Thompson.

“There's a lot of people that don't want to drive. We have had pretty severe weather in the first two weeks of March So we're hoping that with doing a matinee with a beautiful brunch, some of the seniors who don't want to drive in the dark or in winter storms would be able to attend that one.”

The Chipman Players have been providing entertainment at the Chipman National Hall for the past 11 years bringing in approximately 150 people per show.

This is a scene from the March 9,2022 production of “Never Trust a City Slicker... Two Skunks and a Trunk” as performed by the Chipman Players. (Lamont Leader files)

Bruderheim starts Christmas Market season every Saturday in the Community Hall

BY JANA SEMENIUK

The town of Bruderheim began its

Christmas Market season Nov. 19 with a small market of seven vendors

set up at Walker School.

AG Society member Sherry Cote said the traffic was slow but steady.

“The first market of the year is always like that. It was slow in the morning but picked up in the afternoon. They come in little groups,” she said.

Cote added that the market is normally set up in the community hall but a prior booking forced the market into Walker School.

The seven vendors were set up with products from hand-sewn items to eye-catching Christmas décor.

Sherwood Park resident Kim Sorochan came out to set up a table and sell her specialty preserves in addition to her own concoction, Kim’s Classy Cocktails.

Sorochan explained that the cocktails are a

mixture of dried fruit with a special mix of herbs and spices in a small jar that can be combined with water or alcohol for a flavour shot in any drink.

“There are 14 flavours I made myself. I first heard about them in the states, and then I experimented,” she said. Sorochan said she retired from her job as a web designer to pour herself into her home business full time.

“I retired from my regular job, so this is what I do. I started out slowly, probably for the past 10 years and started full time three years ago,” she said.

Meanwhile, AG Society member John Jacobs said the Christmas markets will continue every Sat. at the Community Hall until Dec. 17.

A Town of Lamont worker uses a bucket truck to assist in the installation of a Christmas decoration on a light pole along the town’s main street Nov. 18. Crystal Moren photo

Kim Sorochan, of Kim's Classy Cocktails, shows her unique hand-made cocktails in a jar for sale at the Bruderheim Christmas Market Nov. 19.

Photo: Jana Semeniuk

Andrew public library and Andrew Rainbow Club team up to present an evening with military author Don Levers

BY JANA SEMENIUK

The Andrew Public Library presented an author speaking engagement, in collaboration with the Andrew Rainbow Club’s perogy dinner, to a nearly sold-out evening Nov. 15.

Military author Don Levers’ most recent book, ‘Our Father’s Footsteps’, tells the stories of four veterans’ experiences, including Levers’ own father rifleman Gerry Levers, during World War II with what-if moments as they were nearly killed. The title for Lever’s book was inspired by recently retired news anchor Gord Steinke who also provided the forward for the book.

As of Nov. 13, Levers’ book reached number two on Amazon’s best sellers list for books on Normandy.

Barb Leppek, APL board member, said it was the first time the library has teamed up with the Rainbow Club for an author event.

“My goal with the library board is to raise the profile so that people know we're here and we're doing things for the community,” she said. “It's easy to do things for the kids. And I just thought this was something more for the

seniors. I'd like to do more collaborations like this with them and with other service groups within Andrew because we have pretty good community here.”

The event was nearly sold out with over 60 dinners sold and 40 people who stayed to hear Levers’ discussion around his book. Levers

began the evening by recognizing Andrew veterans.

“I want to recognize the people of Andrew who served our country through two World Wars and Korea,” he said. “There are 95 men on the Andrew and District and Military Honour Roll list I was given by your mayor.”

Levers went on to detail some of the Andrew families who lost loved ones in the war, while engaging audience members by asking if anyone present lost a family member in wartime.

At the conclusion of his discussion, Levers sat with attendees, signing books and chatting around details of the war, including the story of an effort designed to

stimulate fundraising for the war called ‘If-Day’. “It was a mock invasion of Winnipeg in 1942. They had guys going around downtown Winnipeg in German uniforms rented from Hollywood. It was just an incredible event. But not many even heard of it. So few people know that it even existed and it's an incredible story,” he said. “They raised $45

million, equivalent of three quarters of a billion dollars today.”

Some became emotional during the discussion, with one gentleman commenting that he wished he would have asked his own father more questions and left the building in tears.

Meanwhile, Levers encourages everyone to learn about their own family’s military history.

“One of the reasons for writing this book is to encourage people to learn more about their family’s military history. There is so much information available to us today,” he said.

“If you don’t have their military records and are a surviving family member, you can apply for their records. I highly recommend it. They can be very enlightening.”

Minor Hockey Rowan Young scores 4 in U15 Wild win

KERRY ANDERSON

These are some of the results from Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the websites, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries).

Elk Island U11 Wild (02-1) skated to a 5-5 tie with New Sarepta at Lamont Arena on Sunday. EI took a 4-3

lead late in the middle frame but New Sarepta came back in the third with two goals to take the lead before Wild scored with only 5:10 remaining to secure the tie. Sawyer Hanson got a hat trick for Wild, while Barrett Danilkewich (1g 1a) connected and Jonas Wytrykush scored the tying goal late in the game. Jace Zanatta picked up an assist.

Clark Wilson tended the net for Elk Island.

Elk Island Wild U15 (2-0-0) won a 5-1 game on Friday against Tofield at Lamont Arena led by Rowan Young’s four goal performance. Kayden Winslow added the other goal. Assists went to; Andrew Svitich and Cameron Olechow. Liam Ellis stopped 27 shots for a .964 save percentage game.

Author Don Levers at Andrew

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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Wednesday, November

Young football player uses Go Fund Me to play in Las Vegas tournament

BY JOHN MATHER

A Go Fund Me page has been set up to help Lamont’s Nicklas Bittner raise funds to help him get to an elite football tournament in Las Vegas this week and a similar tournament in Saskatchewan next spring.

Bittner plays his regular football with the Edmonton Chargers in the Edmonton Bantam Football League.

Two weeks ago, the Chargers won the city championship and then over the past weekend the team lost in the provincial championship game to the St. Paul Bengals; and lost 58-14 at the Emerald Hills football facility in Sherwood Park.

Bittner, who is 12, has only been playing the sport for the past year. He lives most of the time in Edmonton with

his mom. He attends school in Grade 8 in the city and when he expressed his desire to play football last year, his school principal helped connect him with the Bantam Football Association.

Bittner’s 220 pound, 5 foot eight inch frame quickly made him a stand out with the team.

“On the Chargers, I play both linebacker and running back positions,” he said.

He is going to Las Vegas to play in the National Youth Football League Pig Skin Classic Tournament a long running tournament that features teams playing in categories from ages six and under, up to 16 and under.

Bittner’s team, the Alberta Selects, is playing in the 13 and under grouping.

The tournament brings together football teams from across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. They will be playing National Football League rules with four downs, played on a smaller field.

“The team has good coaches so I don’t think

his team will have trouble making the rules adjustments,” said Bittner’s father Falko, who lives in Lamont.

Nicklas splits his time in both Lamont and Edmonton.

After the conclusion of the regular season this year Bittner tried out for the Alberta Selects and made the team as a defensive end.

For the past few weeks he has been making a

weekly commute to Red Deer for training.

The Las Vegas Tournament takes place during the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend. The second tournament will be played between provincial teams in Saskatchewan indoors in February.

“They play in an air dome facility which is used for both football and soccer,” he explained.

Stephanie Christine Begin

Death is not just for the old.

Sometimes the young die too.

To date the Go Fund Me page has raised more than $1,400 to help offset the travel costs of getting to Las Vegas.

Bittner said the provincial association covers entry fees but the cost of travel expenses is up to each individual players.

Bittner travelled to Vegas on Tuesday and the team practices on Nov. 23. The first game is on Nov. 24. The team returns home on Nov. 28.

You were only a teenager when the angels came for you.

It’s impossible for us to understand why you died so young.

You had so much to live for, and loved by everyone who knew you.

We know God has a purpose and a plan for each of us.

Even though our hearts are broken, we know you’re in His care. Your memory will remain alive until we join you there.

Forever in our hearts, Dad & Mum

January 13, 1987 ~ November 3, 2005

Nicklas Bittner, 12, runs with the football during a recent game in the Edmonton Bantam Football League. Bittner plays in that league with the Edmonton Chargers. He was also named to an Alberta Select team that will play in the annual Pigskin Tournament in Las Vegas this week. Bittner has a Go Fund Me page set up to attempt to cover some of his travel expenses.

Drones

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Weber said drones could be used for doing small areas of aerial herbicide and fungicide applications however there are regulatory barriers in Canada right now that prevent this.

“Health Canada has an agency regulating all applications of pesticides regardless of whether its herbicide, fungicide or pesticide and they’ve stated drones are not an accepted application method at this time.”

“The technology is way ahead of the regulations,” Weber states. “There are systems available right now that can spray 35 to 40 acres in an hour.”

He added the drones will be replacing ground sprayers in the near future.

“Until two years ago, I thought that was ludicrous,” said Weber. “But I know people now that are spraying entire farms with one little drone. We will see it on a regular

basis in three to five years.”

He said crop dusting operations can currently use drones to help spray smaller areas.

“I think those companies are best positioned to take this one rather than people coming into the industry fresh. Those who are aerial spray operators know all about application rates and spray quality and the impacts of water rates. They have that knowledge and a known customer base.”

Weber said it is legal to use drones for spraying in the U.S., and there are currently more than 30 states that have drone spraying businesses.

He said farmers can use the drones with the proper applications to determine the yield potential of their crops and then regulate how much herbicide they might put down in a certain area to enhance the crop yield.

Weber said the apps provide the tools to help the farmer but it isn’t smart enough to do

things on its own.

“You still need the farmer to turn his mind to what he’s doing. The drones create maps, but the farmer then has to understand those maps.

“It’s not enough to have the drone tell you you have to apply nitrogen here or there. It’s a complex biological system so it still requires human understanding and knowledge of that field. And that’s why we do the drone schools.

“It all still belongs in the hands of the farmer or agronomist, not some city kid who knows how to fly a drone.”

The drone he states is just another tool in the farmers tool kit.

Weber and his company are putting on drone schools four days a week across the province. He said once they teach one, they usually try to return to that area in two years to provide updates because the technology is evolving so fast.

He added they do plan to hold a course in the Josephburg area early next year.

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