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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Volume 113, Issue 13
Forestburg Graduates finally get their day
Congratulations to the Forestburg School Class of 2020. The school organized a fall prom for grads this fall, held Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Forestburg Community Hall. The school-organized event followed all Alberta Health protocols, including masks when grads couldn’t socially distance. Above. Back row, from left: William Mrazek, Jeffrey Kimball Jr., Zackary Walker, Mitchell Norman, Jeremy Walker, Brayden Kuefler, Daniel Myschuk, Dante Hebert, Travis Robinson. Front row: Shayla McNabb, Jayden Blumhagen, Keely Adams, Tailyn Parchewsky, Emily Reiman, Avrie Bish, Jillian Cung. PHOTO COURTESY JT PHOTOGRAPHY-JORDAN FEDDEMA
RCMP seeking assistance in locating missing persons from Flagstaff Killam RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 32-year-old Matthew Kozak and 25-yearold Zabrina Paige Ferrier. Kozak was last seen at work in Forestburg, Alta on Sept. 18 and Ferrier was last seen in Galahad on Sept. 18. The couple have often gone to Mount Edith Cavell Road trails and their Hyundai Kona vehicle was located in a parking lot at this location. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Matthew is described as: · 5’ 8” tall · About 200lbs · Short red hair · Blue eyes · Caucasian · Had in his possession hiking gear and a tent Zabrina is described as: · 5’ 7” tall · Approximately 140 lbs · Blond shoulder length hair · Blue eyes · Caucasian If you know the whereabouts of Matthew and/or Zabrina, please call Killam RCMP at 780-385-3509 or your local police.
Killam RCMP are asking the public's assistance for any information in relation to this incident (or identifying those responsible). Please contact Killam RCMP at 780-385-3509 or your local police. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.
Flagstaff Christmas Sharing program changing for 2020 Leslie Cholowsky Editor
The Flagstaff Christmas Sharing program will look a little different this year, says FFCS Executive Director Lynne Jenkinson. Traditionally the Christmas Sharing program looked to the community for donations of funds, food, and gifts, which required the program to find a space large enough to allow for hampers to be built for each recipient, be it an individual, couple, or a family. Hampers were filled as donations came in, but the majority of hamper items and gifts were purchased by the program using donated funds. Coming off the success of the Emergency pandemic response program Flagstaff Informed Sharing Response Team
(FIRST) ran this summer, where coupons for food or fuel were provided to those in need, this year’s Christmas Sharing will mimic that program. “Recipients are always very grateful for the hampers they receive at Christmas,” says Jenkinson, “but often we’re not addressing individual needs, like those with food allergies, or restrictions, or those who may be vegetarian or vegan.” She says this year, instead of food, recipients will receive coupons for food to buy what they need. “It’s empowering for them to buy the things they need.” The coupons will only be accepted locally, and Jenkinson says she will be approaching every grocery store, meat shop, drugstore, and hardware See CHANGES P10