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Minister Gives Thumbs Up To Village Of Innisfree
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fter more than a year of hard work on the part of the Village of Innisfree Council and administration, the Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs in a letter addressed to the village, says he is “satisfied” with the accomplishments the village has made. Last August 27, the village was ordered by Municipal Affairs to carry out a battering list of directives after an inspection conducted under Section 571 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA) which considered the village to be managed in an “irregular, improvident or improper manner.” The 26 directives assigned to the village to be complete by June 30, 2015, contained numerous issues including that Council was to develop and approve a 3-year financial plan for 2015 to 2017, of which would place the village’s unrestricted accumulated surplus in a surplus position; fully fund all deferred revenues no later than December 31, 2015; and discontinue the practice of applying maximum tax amounts. Number five on the directive list ordered that, according to Section 153 of the MGA which specifies the duties of councillors, the Minister directed that all Village of Innisfree Council members fully comply with the order. In directive six he also ordered all Council members to attend a Roles and responsibilities workshop by the end of 2014. Other directives included undertaking a complete review of all active bylaws that were identified as potentially at risk and where practical, pass new
bylaws in accordance with the legislative requirements; provide the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) with an annual written performance evaluation; Council and Council Committees to conduct their meetings in public, unless there is specific legislative authority to close the meeting to the public. Directive 21 ordered the CAO to immediately establish a separate bank account and to deposit any and all grant funds received to date from the provincial and federal governments that have not yet been used for their approved purpose under the respective funding agreements. The Minister further directed the CAO to remove funds from this account only when the requirements for expending the funds under the respective funding agreements have been met. In directive 22 the Minister ordered that Council refund the difference in the 2013 municipal tax levy and the amount determined with the reduced municipal tax rate to the property owners who did not have a portion of the 2013 municipal taxes forgiven or who had less forgiven than was accurately calculated. The final directive was that Council and the CAO prepare and submit a report to be delivered the Minister’s office by the tenth of each month, outlining the village’s progress with the directives, including all council meeting minutes and financial reports. In a letter addressed to the Mayor of Innisfree Deborah McMann from the Minister’s Office dated August 6, 2015,
Village of Innisfree Mayor Deb McMann holds the letter of satisfaction from the Minister of Municipal Affairs stating the Village has met all of the required directives as outlined a year ago. it stated, “After reviewing the information, I am satisfied that the directives have been accomplished as expected following the municipal inspection.” The letter went on to say that the Minister appreciated the hard work and effort that the Village Council and administration undertook to address the matters raised in the inspection. “I encourage you to continue utilizing the best practices that formed the basis for the directives.”
In a Hiway 16 News interview Mayor McMann said, “The process has taken some time to complete and council has worked diligently to meet the requirements from the Minister.” She added that council would like to thank the residents of the village for the kind words of support during the process. “Council members will continue to maintain the standards required by the Minister and our government,” reassured Mayor McMann.
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Mahon Ranch Rodeo Attracts Many At Third Annual Event
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he third annual Jack and Connie Mahon and Friends Ranch Rodeo saw more than 50 horses saddled up for a good fun and a great cause. Twelve teams of ranch riders trailered into the Hairy Hill Rodeo grounds on August 22 to compete in a number of events including, team sorting, trailer loading, team branding and the saddle horse race which saw all the team members, their horses and the cattle in the arena at one time.
The event was led by the singing of the national anthem and reading of the Cowboy Prayer. Rodeo announcer Miles Wowk, who also participated in the event with his team, juggled his duties throughout the day keeping the crowd well entertained. The teams of horse and riders involved came from throughout the Hiway 16 News area as well as from as Continued on p. 3
The top team in the Jack and Connie Mahon and Friends’ third annual rodeo is the Wowk Ranch team. Pictured here are, from left, event coorganizer Connie Mahon, with team members Miles Wowk, MJ Wowk, Dawn and Clark Jackson, and co-organizer Jack Mahon.
The team joking referred to as the one with the oldest combined age for the event, was the Three Old Men And A Chick team, who tied for the second spot in the rodeo. The members of the team are, from left, Tanya Hancock, Ken McKinney, Jack Mahon and Roy Mahon, pictured here with Connie mahon presenting them with their prize money. Declared the old competitor of the day was to Roy Mahon who at the age of 75, took part in all of the events. The event saw team members as young as 12 years of age also participating in the third annual ranch rodeo.
Splitting second and third place at the August 22 ranch rodeo were the Do’er To’er and Three Old Men And A Chick teams. Pictured here is the members of the Do’er To’er team are, centred in photo, Ron Heraid, Barb and Larry Stafford and Jeremy Heraid, as Connie and Jack Mahon present them with their prize money.
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Put To The Test
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Aaron Friesen proudly holds his new driver’s licence issued last Thursday. Mom Agatha, standing behind in the photo, no longer has to drive him to where he needs to go.
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n Thursday, August 20, Arron Friesen took his road test in the final step to become a registered driver in the province of Alberta, and gain more independence. The young Innisfree Delnorte student suffers from cerebral palsy and has always depended on others to get him to and from school, appointments and recreational activities. Aaron was recently featured in the Hiway 16 News as AMA filmed a short documentary on his journey to become a registered driver at his home in Ranfurly. The Hiway 16 News is happy to report that Aaron has passed his exam and can now drive on his own, the specialty-equipped van with hand controls. Congratulations Aaron Friesen.
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far away as Rocky Mountain House. The team branding event proved to be the most challenging as teams were expected to rope two calves, get them across a line in the arena and to pretend to brand the calf, as it is done on many ranches still today. With a tight three minute time limit for the event, no qualified times were recorded. In comparison to the regular sport of rodeo, these events are geared towards the animal’s safety. Organizer Jack Mahon said, “We compete in the events with the cattle and horses’ best interests in mind. These events are designed to inflict the least amount of stress on the animals.” In the open pastures and grazing lands of Alberta, many of the cowboys use the same practices as demonstrated at the ranch rodeo last Saturday. Mahon says when forced to treat an animal for sickness on the pasture, causing stress to the animal is not in it’s the best interest so a “no-galloping” rule was in place during much of the day’s competition. Three generations were competing
at the event with organizer Jack Mahon’s son Boyd, along with grandson’s Lucas and Colby also entering a team in the competition. The sport of rodeo seems to be a tight-knit community and the friendly competition’s proceeds were to be donated to one of their “kin” in need. 22 year old Tanner Graf responded to a work-call to repair a tire alongside of Highway 16 east of Lloydminster. Graf, whose family is connected to the Mahons, was struck by a semi-trailer and was pronounced dead at the scene, leaving behind a young child and common-law partner. Following the presentation to the winners, a number of donations were made to cause with most of the winnings being donated back. After all was said and done, the rodeo will be sending $1,190 to the family of Tanner Graf. Connie Mahon said that if it were not for the numerous donations, sponsors, volunteers and competitors, the annual event would not have been possible. The Mahon’s are thankful for all who supported the third annual rodeo and are looking forward to next year’s event.
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A Girl And Her Horse
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ften we assume that celebrities and sports champions grew up in a world separate from ours with privileges most will never know of, but this is not the case of rodeo competitor Candace Weder. The young barrel racer was raised in Innisfree by her parents Russ and Pauline Kratky, and attended the Viking Gymkhana Club and participated in the same 4H club many boys and girls in the area still take part in today. She says her grandfather Alex Paranych, taught her to ride when she was only three or four years old. Weder said her grandfather would not let her ride unless she got on the horse herself, but she was determined and managed to climb up the horse using the leather straps. “I am so lucky to have been able to spend that time with him and learn all that I did,” Weder says, “He definitely shaped who I am as a rider today.” Weder met her horse, Larry, eight years ago. She trained the AQHA bay gelding for barrel racing, and the two made a perfect pair. “My fiancé, Len, says he is just like me, mischievous. He is really fun to be around, but when it’s
competition time, he is all business,” Weder explains when asked what her favourite thing about Larry is. The two competed together from 20082011, before Weder sold him back to the original owner because she was too busy with her new farm to do rodeo. However, as fate would have it, Larry returned last March and Weder began getting him into shape for the first rodeo of the spring. In this year alone, Weder and Larry have competed in about 30 rodeos and traveled over 10,000 km. Weder says the season has been “fantastic” despite a few ups and downs, which are inevitable in competition. The competition is tough, so to be the season leader in the Lakeland Rodeo Association and second in the standings in the Wildrose Rodeo Association is a huge accomplishment, as well as an honour according to Weder. The next challenges Weder and Larry will be facing are the LRA and WRA Finals. They are also entered in “The American” Qualifier Race in Calgary on September 26. Should they place in the top ten in this race, they will move on to the semi-finals in Fort Worth, Texas next February.
Farm Wife Diaries - Harvest Happenings
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By Deb Barber
ell it’s that time of year: when farmers are rubbing the cereal kernels out to determine how far they have developed and cracking the canola pods to see how doughy the seeds are. This has been a year of many challenges, and it looks like harvest will be no exception. There is the odd sprayer out starting the desiccation process and a few combines already chugging along. I’ve heard that there have been some acres of peas harvested with yields ranging from 12 bushels to 50 bushels per acre; although 12 bushels probably seems disappointing, considering at one point we were uncertain if there would even be a harvest it probably isn’t that unrealistic. There is still the odd baler processing hay and green feed, I’ve also heard rum-
ors that much of the second cut hay has out produced the first cut which will be very welcome, although most farmers are still commenting that there is an overall shortage of feed and are expressing concerns on finding a reasonable market to top up their feed stocks. As the ‘guys’ are busy pulling out the machinery and doing the last minute servicing, the ‘gals’ are busy preparing for harvest in their own fashion! Usually by this time the lawn has started to shut down, but this year with the late moisture I am still battling the green jungle. Normally I’d be more focused on my garden by this stage, so I’m juggling the process of pickle making, pie baking and garden weeding with the preparation of some frozen casseroles and handy lunch box desserts to have tucked away for when we become serious about harvest and the days become
short and the nights become long and dark. Coming from the Calgary area, where fall consists of those few precious moments between frost killing the leaves and the winds whipping the trees naked (which takes about 32 minutes), I have fallen in love with the gorgeous falls that we normally have in this area. I still find myself grabbing my camera and snapping shots of the multi-coloured tree leaves and the enchanting harvest moons. Despite dry conditions we found ourselves with a bountiful harvest of saskatoons and raspberries, and the ever berry strawberries are gearing up for their second crop and these look to be even larger and juicer than the first round. Even the apple and plum trees are showing good production which will result in a few more pies filling the deep freezer
and maybe one or two more jars of jam! For the next few weeks we will probably just see-saw back and forth, waiting and watching, testing and trying, and that’s okay as long as I can stay focused on the tasks at hand and not get distracted by any shiny objects floating by that I end up following and getting off track! I hope you are able to keep up with your own green jungles and that your gardens have supplied you with those delicious tomatoes and fresh cucumbers, and if you are so inclined that you’ve been able to put up pickles, canning or jams and jellies. If my column is silent for a few weeks you know it’s just because the combines are rolling and the trucks hauling. Until next time may you all be blessed with a bountiful harvest of one kind or another!
Fishing Trips and Tips
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Submitted by Weezie
am very often asked how Roseanne and I catch as many fish as we do, so I will share my tips with you. Remember this is all from a woman’s perspective. We only hear from the pros (all men) on TV or in magazines. Now, for the first time in history, we have a woman’s version. First of all, dress for the occasion; hair (done by Linda at The Cutting Edge), manicure, dangly earrings, make-up, and clothes to match the weather- but not dumpy. Remember the fish have great vision- they can see you! Also re-
member your rods and reels, extra rigs, hooks, spoons and, most importantly, the bait. I am a caterer, so I know a bit about food preferences. Always keep in mind that fish are finicky, and fish in the wild will usually go for natural-looking bait. Stocked rainbows eat almost anything and as do jack. Once we got a jack on a whole chicken wiener (no name brand). The funny part is that the fish never did get hooked, but we reeled it in because it would not let go of the wiener and part of the lead. It weighed about 5 lbs. We salvaged the wiener for a later lunch (not really).
Our bait kit includes marshmallows of all types and colours drenched in garlic power, cheezies, shrimp (not canned), dew worms, velveeta cheese, red licorice, wieners and whatever else we are having for lunch, as well as spoons if you aren’t using the pickerel rig. Trout usually have a weekly menus. Mondays: cheese, Tuesdays: marshmallows, Wednesdays: worms, Thursdays: cheezies or red licorice, Fridays: allyou-can-eat shrimp, weekends: smorg and sometimes nothing works. Our best trips were deep sea fishing in Florida, where Roseanne- as usualcaught the first fish (a grouper) out of
the nine of us, and in the Cook Islands – Rarotanga, where for the rent of rods, reels, and bait ($10 NZ funds) one can catch anything of the reefs as long as you eat what you catch when you’re there. Our favourite place is the Innisfree Trout Pond, where one can just relax and wait. Of course, I never really catch a “big” one or too many because I’m too busy putting worms and bait on for others. Roseanne feels sorry for the “poor worms” and usually wants to eat the shrimp before the fish can. Anyways, have fun fishing and see you at the pond!
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Former Innisfree Resident Swings For A Car
or the avid golfer getting a hole in one is something that may never happen in a lifetime but for one former Innisfree resident, it happened last week which earned her a valuable reward. Deanne Bolton, formerly Hlus, was participating in the The Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton and Area Golf Tournament held at the Cougar Creek Golf Resort on August 20. It was at the fourteenth hole where St. Albert
Honda offered a car to anyone who could sink the ball in a single swing. Bolton swung her club and after the ball hit the cup, the group she was golfing with erupted with cheers. She said all the attention regarding the win is a bit overwhelming but she is happy with her brand new Honda Accord. The Cougar Creek Golf Resort is located at 2519 Highway 16 west of Edmonton, and holds a number of tournaments throughout the year.
Mannville’s Five Point WI Celebrates 75 Years
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Remaining members celebrating the Five Point WI 75th anniversary are, from left, Annette Semeniuk, Zory Kurpil, Anne Kuchik, Wanda Tymchyshyn, Helen Smith, Five Point WI Secretary Lillian Konieczny, Laverne Gordon. Seated is Mary Dach.
District Director for Yellowhead East WI is Sharon Molsan of Stoney Plain and Constituency Convenor Beverly Hollen of Vermilion.
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he Five Point Women’s Institute(WI) recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of the organization’s establishment. The Alberta WI was formed in Lea Park, Alberta in 1909, to support and help educate women in rural areas. It has since evolved to incorporate all ages of women and also urban settings. The August 14 event saw the organization meet at the Mannville Seniors Centre for tea and entertainment provided by Bea Hart of Mannville. A social followed after the anniversary cake was served.
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What a Great Country Fair! Submitted by Rachel Farr, Vegreville Agricultural Society President
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egfair2015 was a great success! It was a long few weeks preparing for the annual country fair but in the end it all turned out perfectly. Many hours, both volunteer and paid, go into organizing and hosting the Country Fair. Preparing the grounds ahead of the event takes many hours. This year the race track saw a new coat of gravel/sand to help with the footing of the horses. The outdoor horse arena was given an upgrade with a new higher fence. The old MacDonald’s barn was moved to the Kids Fun Zone area. The marketing committee purchased new banners for the gates which looked really sharp. The Vegreville Agricultural Society built a new parade float thanks to directors Dave Humphries and John Litun. Some new additions this year at the Country Fair were the Bingo games that were held in the arena during the day. Director Tracy Giffin spear headed this project and did a fantastic job organizing it. Another addition was the raffle for “a ride in a chuckwagon.” Director Shane Cartier drove the winner, Kristen Sokalski, around the track, not without tricking him first by pulling up with a team of mini horses. Director Crystal Zabrick spearheaded and organized a new
summer raffle, which has great prizes, like a side by side, from Dennills Agricentre/Kubota. (PS tickets are still available!) Back by popular demand was the grandstand performance of a hypnotist, market place “moneytunnel,” kids tractor pulls, tractor pulls, bandshell entertainment, dynamo dog sports show, beer gardens, exhibit hall displays and of course lots of food, games and rides! The Canadian Pony Chuckwagon and Chariot races were a fan favorite once again. Director Shane Cartier said, “We had a great turnout of wagons and carts from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba that were all very competitive. The drivers were extremely happy with the track, some saying it was the best they ran on this year. Overall a great show and lots of great heats for the fans to watch. Vegreville is still one of the favorite places to run for most drivers. They love the great fans that we have at the Vegreville Country Fair”. Office manager Cathy Freed said the attendance was up for 2015. Attendance was 10,359 for the three days. This number does not include any children 5 years old and under and there were a great number of wee ones enjoying themselves on the rides! The weather was, for the most part, sunny and warm, which could have helped increase attendance, plus
the marketing committee had attended a lot of tradeshows and broadened the advertising for the Country Fair. It was great to see all the hard work
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Visitors To Mannville Museum Seeking Ancestors Info
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orben and Celia Jensen of Maple Ridge B.C., recently stopped by the Mannville Crossroads museum in hopes of locating some of their family member’s graves in the area. With the assistance of museum volunteers, the two travellers located final resting spots of a number of the loved ones. The couple were travelling through the area making their way east to Newfoundland on vacation.
Local Resident Making Special Days Memorable
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venue, caterer, the flowers, the perfect dress or suit for the special couple and making sure the day goes a perfectly as planned can be a lot to organize. What about making the ceremony as personal as the couple would want? That’s where one Hiway 16 News resident steps in to help with making that happen. Chantal Laforest is a Certified Marriage Commissioner and says after she and her husband Jacques struggled to find the right person to perform their marriage in 2002 she felt she could help make a difference with those needing a special touch for their wedding day. The French and English speaking couple whose parents speak very little English, wanted to find a celebrant who could perform the ceremony in their language. When struggling to find someone to do this they were left with no choice but to have the marriage vows in English, making it difficult for Continued on p. 9
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Vegreville Co-op and VegMin Team-Up For Learning
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their family members to understand. That is when Laforest decided to begin the process to become a Marriage Commissioner. “What a wonderful experience it has been to become a Marriage Commissioner. It’s really wonderful to see everyone so happy,” said Laforest. “The neatest thing is knowing that you are trusted with the most important day of their life and being able to answer questions and work with the couple to customize their vows to make it their special day.” Every now and then Laforest says she comes across a couple who are so relaxed that they try to play tricks on her like the ring bearer forgetting to bring the rings, a trick that she says has happened to her in the past. Laforest and her husband also offer their farm as a place to marry and work with the bride and groom to help customize their special day complete with a horse-drawn carriage ride. The Laforests are looking to expand their existing facility to
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the adult literacy program. Pictured here are, from the left, Board Member Dwayne Hlady, volunteer and tutor Louise Jamieson and member and volunteer Beverly Aberhart. Missing from photo is Board Member Lisa Topilko.
Local Resident Making Special Days Memorable be able to host up to 100 guests. The flip-side of her position is that she is also a certified funeral celebrant. Families come to her for help with the planning the last services for a loved one who has passed on. It can be a difficult time for those suffering loss but when asked how Laforest deals with it she said that the strength within her seems to just come to the surface to help the family with their loss. “Often it’s a matter of listening and being able to show compassion and truly caring. Letting them grieve,” said Laforest. “I hope by putting together a memorial service that will represent their love one’s the way they want them to be remembered and to the transition a little lighter.” Whether you are rejoicing in the beginning of a new life together or needing the kind, sympathetic words to help close a chapter of a loved one’s life, you can be sure Chantal Laforest will be there to listen to your needs and help make your important day a memorable one.
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young hawk was found along a roadside on August 18 and couldn’t appear to fly. Francis Noskiye was driving down the road and came across it and wanted to save it from being hit by a big truck so he picked it up and brought it to the Innisfree Recreational Park where he is currently camped. He offered the young bird
food and water but it would not eat or drink anything. Noskiye took it to work with him on August 19 in hopes of finding its nest area and releasing it. If not, he said he will be contacting Alberta Fish and Wildlife for assistance with the bird. So you see, there are still some good people in this world willing to help animals in need. Pictured here are Noskiye, on the left, and park manager Tom Sheehan.
The Hiway 16 News would like to thank the Mannville Riverview Golf & RV Resort for their help with our charity golf Hole In One event on August 12 at the Innisfree Recreation Park Ball Diamonds.
The Mannville Riverview Golf & RV Resort
is located 3 kms north of the Village of Mannville along the Vermilion River and offers golfers a picturesque 9-hole course. Call the Clubhouse for more info and tournament schedules. 780-763-2252. Camping is available.
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What a Great Country Fair! Continued from p. 6
enjoying the Country Fair and making so many memories. We really do try to appeal to anyone and everyone and boast that we have what the big city offers with a small town feel. Saturday I spoke to a family on the midway who were from Cold Lake. They had come just for the fair, saying they believe the Vegreville Country Fair was far better than anything event that they had in their area. Their family was very happy and planning to attend next year. It is important to point out that the Vegreville Country Fair is basically run by volunteers, people like you and me. A big thank you can be extended to the directors and the committees that they work with.
Some concerns have been expressed about the quality and variety of the midway rides. There are two midway companies in western Canada that would service a town of our size. We are fortunate to have Wild Rose Shows provide safe rides for our children. There are many communities that can’t get a midway to come to their town. We hear many people say they would like the midway from Vermilion but at this time that midway company does not have any dates available. I would love to hear your opinion of the 2015 Vegreville Agricultural Society Country Fair was, as we always strive to be better. Please fill out our electronic questionnaire https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ WQFTDTQ or visit the Ag Society office and fill out one there.
Back To School Road Safety Tips Submitted by the Vermilion RCMP
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he RCMP would like to welcome back teachers and students for an exciting new school year. It’s that time of year that we would like to remind motorists that school zones will soon be back in effect. Your local RCMP members will be on the roads enforcing the rules of the road to ensure the local students are safe when walking to and from school. The RCMP would like to remind motorist to slow down to 30
km/hr in those posted school and playground zones. Also a reminder to motorists that school buses will be back on the road, remember never to pass a school bus when yellow and red lights are flashing, these lights mean kids are not far away. It is all our responsibility to ensure our community has a safe school year so stay vigilant in school areas whether you are a student crossing the roadway to your first class or you are or a motorist on your way to work.
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Water and gravel hauling as well as winch truck, grader, dozer and trackhoe work.
Calendar of Events
Calendar of Events
Community Events – September
VERY MONDAY EVENING@ 7pm – Innisfree Rec Centre Bingo
July 13 – Mannville – Canada Day Celebration Sept. Library Story Time in Innisfree - 1pm – 3pm – 10am with Mike Myhovich Canada Day Celebration in Mannville – All day Sept. 4 – Mannville Library Tea – 2 to 4pm Canada Day Celebrations in LavoyLibrary – 2pm – – 1:30 8pm pm Grandparents Day – Innisfree Sept. Rec Centre Bingo––5:30pm 7pm July 77 – Innisfree – Innisfree Block Party Sept. 9 – Village of Innisfree Library Board Meeting – 6:30pm July 910 – Mannville – Innisfree Ag Society Sept. Library Story Meeting Time 8 pm at the Agri-Plex – 10am with Mike Myhovich July 10 & 11 – Hairy Hill Rodeo Sept. 14 – Innisfree Library Book Club Meeting 7pm July 1515 – Innisfree – Village of Innisfree Library Board Meeting – 6:30pm Sept. Village Council Meeting Sept. of Mannville meeting – 9:30am July 1719 – Village – COW Bus visit toLibrary Village Board of Innisfree Library Sept. 20 – Innisfree Terry Fox Run July 1717– & 1918––Innisfree Tournament Sept. NorthernSlow-Pitch Lights Library System Annual Conference – Elk – Invitational only July 21 – Village of Innisfree Council Point Meeting - 7pm Sept. 17 – Mannville Library Story Time August 7-9 – Ranfurly Fair – 10am with Mike Myhovich Sept. Library August17 6-8– Mannville – Vegreville Fair Writing Class at 7:30 p.m. No charge for this class. August 12 – Innisfree Fair (Bench Show entries due August 11) Sept. 24 – Mannville Library Story Time August 16 – Ranfurly North Country–Circuit ShowMyhovich 10amHorse with Mike Sept. 26 – Innisfree Library Beer Tasting 7pm – 9pm
VERY MONDAY EVENING@ 7pm – Innisfree Rec Centre Bingo
– Canada Day Celebration in Innisfree - 1pm – 3pm
July 1
Canada Day Celebration in Mannvil e – All day
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Vol. I • №19 • Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Acreage Antics – Grandsons On The Farm
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By Lorna Usenik
ummer is too quickly winding down, I am sad, but not. All the traveling and grandkid visits are ending but, with fall it seem life gets more into a routine, even though we no longer have kids in school. I bet you’ve all been to a Family Reunion or two; we were at two this summer. First we went to The Other Half’s mother’s side as Lea Park and it gets bigger every time. His mom came from a family of 11 and it seems with each reunion more and more of the younger generation are coming, which is really awesome. The second reunion was my dad’s side at Beaver Lodge. It goes all the way back to my grandfather’s siblings and half siblings. It was fun figuring out who fits where. But have you ever looked around at all the people there or sat and listened to a few. “Doesn’t that one look like Uncle Joe,” and “he is a great-great nephew of his half-brothers,” “that baby over there has grandma Jones ears, look how long they are,” “I can tell that’s Jim’s grandson, looks just like him.” Yep we all carry those same genes, just some in different order. But it is so cool to see how we all have resembles to our past generations. We had my three grandsons (15, 10 and 8) for five days and my goodness
I forgot how much boys can eat! Five days is all we could afford as they didn’t stop eating until the pots were empty! But the sort of city boys did get to do some not so cool farm stuff. We had to get some grain off our one-ton so we augured it into mini bags. Dom, Tony and I got covered in chaff from the grain. Wes lucked out and got to shovel so he didn’t get itchy like the rest of us. Then they got to pick up downed trees and hauling them out of our day/feed pasture. Don’t think they liked that part of farm life very much. They wanted to ride horses, but the horses wouldn’t cooperate the one day we had time to ride, they wouldn’t come in to be caught. But Wes was okay with that I let him drive to find the horses. The best they got was to lead the mare and foal. I guess next time. They did get to feed bread to a neighbours ponies and cows. They were impressed by how friendly the large bull was, but we opted to say in the truck box anyway. Only got one squeal when a large tongue appeared and a boy got licked, the other two laughed hysterically. But everyone is home and getting ready to start school soon and our house is quiet and there is no more young whispered voices talking until two in the morning. Life is back to the routine we are used to until next holidays.
RCMP Use ATV To Apprehend Suspect Submitted by the Vermilion RCMP
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n the morning of July 23, 2015 Vermilion RCMP were called to the Vermilion Fair Grounds responding to a complaint of an assault. Upon arrival RCMP members located the victim who had sustained minor facial injuries. The RCMP completed a search of the Fair Grounds but were unable to locate the suspect. Further investigation revealed that the suspect and two other males, driving a motorhome, were involved in theft of fuel from local area businesses in Mannville and Vermilion. Later that afternoon the RCMP received information that the suspect had returned to the area. Vermilion RCMP Members responded and began a search. A passerby notified a RCMP member as to the suspect’s location. The suspect male attempted to evade police by first trying to hide near a wooded area and then by laying down in a field. The suspect ran from the police and was pursued by members on foot and a member operating an ATV. The male was apprehended and arrested without further incident. The suspect male was identified as William RHODE. RHODE has been charged with Assault, Resist Arrest, Theft under $5000, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime and Fail to Comply.
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Constable Claire Schielke road the Vermilion parade route on the morning of July 23, before assisting in the apprehension of the suspects involved in the Fair Grounds incident later that afternoon. In the early morning hours of July 24, 2015 Vermilion RCMP members were patrolling near Becky Scott Trail and 50 avenue in Vermilion when they observed the motorhome from the theft of fuel complainants. A vehicle stop was initiated. Stolen property was located on the driver linking him to a theft of gas out of Mannville. A subsequent search of the vehicle located several stolen items. Scott LAMOUREUX and Ryan LABIUK were arrested and charged with Theft, Possession of Stolen Property, as well as drug offences.
Never walk or drive in between parked vehicles. Someone may not see them Always be sure to stay in crosswalks when you have to cross the street
When in the crosswalk, always get off and walk your bike across
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