Passing The Torch - A New Generation Steps Up

SHAYLEE HARTLE-DUBRULE

ing up, she participated in a number of different sports, as well as being a member of the local 4-H club.

Marvin Patel

Shaylee Hartle-Dubrule is originally from Myrnam, Alberta. She moved to the big city for high school, but moved back to the area after meeting her amazing partner. The two now reside in Lac Bellvue.

Shaylee went to post secondary at NAIT in 2012, and after moving back to the area, she found work at the ATB in Two Hills as a business advisor, where she has been for the last six years.

Two Hills has always been a familiar community to Dubrule. Grow-

When asked to summarize her stay in Two Hills, Dubrule says, “It has been amazing. I have met so many great people and truly believe in this community.” It took a while for the local residents to welcome her into the fold, but is proud to call herself part of such a wonderful community. She proudly volunteers for the Canada Day committee, the EDC as well as the Ag Society. “I’m always here and willing to help! I took Business Education at NAIT right out of high school and have also taken many courses on dealing with people and different personalities, which helps me in my every day life. I take volunteering very seriously - it is something that every community needs and is what I truly think holds us together.”

Dubrule would like to send many thanks to her mentor, Lil Fesciuc. “Lil has been a part of ATB for 44 years and what she has brought to this town is truly inspiring. I look up to her greatly.”

Another familiar face to many of our readers, Marvin Patel brings a smile to the faces of everyone who walks through the doors of our local pharmacy.

Patel is originally from Vadodara, Gujara, a small farming community in India. After attending University in 2012, Patel made his way across the world to Toronto where he continued his studies at York University and managed a restaurant in Waterloo. Very quickly, love called and Patel found himself back in In-

Krystal Rayner

wanted to settle.

The young family, including two children from Jeff’s previous relationship, moved back, and soon were blessed with two more daughters who attend Preschool and daycare in Two Hills.

Krystal Rayner relocated to Myrnam, Alberta as a teenager with her family in 1998 at the age of 12. As soon as she was old enough to apply, Krystal knew exactly where she wanted to work - the Eagle Hill Foundation. At 16, she eagerly sent in a resume and was accepted as a summer student for Eagleview Lodge in Myrnam. After a number of years as a summer student, Krystal decided to move back to Ontario for a short time, but never forgot the organization and her time there.

After meeting her husband Jeff, the couple moved around to a few different provinces but eventually the decided Myrnam was where they

Once settled back in Myrnam, Rayner realized the Eagleview Lodge was hiring and knew, if possible, she wanted to be a part of the organization that had held such a special place in her heart. She applied and was hired on, working various positions during the next 4 years, including General Manager. When Charlotte was born, Krystal briefly stepped down from management to focus more attention on being a new mom.

During this period, Rayner was working in recreation, still for Eagleview in Myrnam, when a new opportunity knocked at her door - a management position at the Hillside Lodge in Two Hills. “I took my time to think it through and decided I missed being challenged and pushing myself, so I decided to rejoin the management team. It was a great decision and really enjoy working at the Hillside Lodge. We have amazing residents and an incredible staff. These are the people that keep me in Two Hills. The residents are funny, fun of wisdom and beautiful stories from the past. It is an honour to serve the Seniors who have spent their lives farming and providing for the County, and it is now their time to be served. The staff here at Hillside are some of the most wonderful people I have had the pleasure of working with. They are smart, funny, dedicated, compassionate and support each other like I’ve never seen. I learn from them every day.” Rayner also would like to recognize the Eaglehill Foundation Board Members for their constant support, encouragement and trust, saying she appreciates that they give her the space to manage in her own style while still encouraging growth, new ideas, and creativity. “I am proud to be a part of the Eaglehill Foundation.”

Rayner is an avid outdoorsman, listing camping, snowmobiling, quadding, spending time with family and friends, and going on adventures with her little ones as some of her favourite things to do.

As if working full time for the Eaglehill Lodge and being a dedicated mom, Krystal also a Volunteer Firefighter for the Village of Myrnam and says although it has been a challenge to commit as many hours as she’d like to, she is managing to find dia, where he met and married his wife, Priyanka. The two of them then made their way to Alberta, where Patel worked in Stony Plain for approximately 6 months. From Stony Plain, Patel did some moving around. In 2019 he found himself in Two Hills. From Two Hills, the Patel family moved to Yellowknife, but missing the charm of a small town, Patel made his way back to Two Hills.

“I love the humanity of a small town. I appreciate knowing my neighbors,” Patel says when asked what drew him back to this area. “I was welcomed so warmly by the residents, and Two Hills just feels like home. I’ve never felt isolated or segregated.”

Marvin is happily working at the Two Hills Pharmacy, and appreciates the environment Two Hills has fostered towards his growing family - two sons, Shreeram and Lakshman, and daughter Dhvija. When asked about a mentor, Marvin immediately mentions his father. “He was a teacher, a farmer and taught me how to help people. Instead of focussing on just commercial gains, he instilled a motivation in me to see people at their happiest.” a balance and is proud that she has been able to keep up with her sometimes hectic schedule.

When asked about her mentors, Krystal points to two women, each of which had a hand in her growth and success. “Wanda Sullivan was the previous CAO of EagleHill Foundation when Eagle Hill was still managed by Connecting Care. Wanda was a true advocate for the EHF. She always encouraged and pushed me through my self doubts. I really feel she took me under her wing, guiding me, teaching me and sharing he wisdom. She is a brilliant woman and I often find myself asking what would Wanda do?” The second mentor Rayner acknowledges is the former General Manager of the Hillside Lodge, Nancy Lawrence. “Nancy is another brilliant woman who shares the same passion as I do for the EHF and those we serve. I can always call her when I need to talk things through. She has always been a strong supporter of mine. I have always found it to be an incredible blessing to work with such strong, smart women, and I will be forever grateful to Nancy and Wanda for all that they have taught me over the years and for their never ending support.

“I have developed many valuable relationships here in Two Hills, personally and professionally, and I am very grateful for them all. Two Hills has been warm, welcoming and supportive, and I am enjoying being a part of this community.”