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Mike Gaudet with Olivia Sidener after she was announced the winner of the Eastalta Co-op Luck of the Irish Sweepstakes on St. Patrick’s Day. The prize was a $1,500 travel voucher from Go Travel. See more next page. Photo Marie Conboy.

In This Week’s Issue: Ukrainian Dance Fest.

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Marie Conboy Reporter

The Eastalta Co-op grocery store held their exciting Luck of the Irish Sweepstakes contest on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. The five lucky finalists drawn were Sue McIntyre,

Olivia Sidener, Jodi Selte, Tina Bourgeault and Amber Bell.

The spirit of St. Patrick’s Day was in full swing at the store as each of the contestants wore green as onlookers cheered them on. Each finalist dashed from isle to isle in a frantic scramble searching for their 12 grocery items. The first person to get to

From the left, The five lucky finalists Tina Bourgeault, Sue McIntyre, Olivia Sidener, Jodi Selte and Amber Bell. Photos Marie Conboy.

the check out was Olivia Sidener. Grocery store manager Mike Gaudet checked that each item was correct and Olivia was announced the winner of the $1,500 travel voucher from Go Travel.

The winner, Olivia Sidener from Marwayne, was delighted with her win and said, “I only entered the competition

once when I came in to buy a box Kleenex tissues. I might take my Mom to Victoria or go on a trip to Newfoundland to play ball with my team.”

The remaining four contestants did not leave empty handed and each received a hamper to the value $75 each.

The 20th Annual Ukrainian Dance Festival Lorna Hamilton Reporter

Lakeland College Alumni Theatre will soon be consumed with Ukrainian dancers from High Prairie all the way to Lethbridge.

The Vermilion Samotsvit Ukrainian Dancers will be performing at the Vermilion Lakeland College Alumni Theatre on March 27 and 28 along with 21 other dance clubs

at the twentieth annual Ukrainian Dance Festival hosted by the Vermilion Ukrainian Cultural Association.

The Ukrainian Dance Festival will have over 500 dancers from ages three to adult performing with approximately 185 dance entries including solos, duets, trio’s as well as small group and large group dances.

Each dance entry will be observed and critiqued by an adjudicator which has

many years of training and experience in dance and will provide constructive feedback which the instructors can bring back to assist with the dancers development.

President of the Vermilion Ukrainian Cultural Association (VUCA) Jason Stelmaschuk said, “Our club would not be here if it wasn’t for the amazing support we get from the community including past and present members and individuals outside the club who support through volunteer hours, financial support, and through teaching our youth the Ukrainian culture.” He also went on to say “A unique feature and strength of our dance family is that we have dancers from not only Vermilion, but also Blackfo ot, K it s c ot y, Marwayne, Hughendon, Innisfree, Lloydminster and Streamstown.

We also strongly encourage and welcome dancers of non Ukrainian origins.”

Stelmaschuk, feels as though VUCA fe s t i va l brings many benefits such as bringing great economic benefit to the businesses Vermilion Voice file photo.

in Vermilion, along with lifelong friendships between the competing dancers across the province as well as it gives the dancers the ability to share their passion of dance and show their product of many months of hard work.

The Ukrainian Dance Festival will showcase a variety of dance including Poltava, Pollissian, Volyn, Hutzul, Hopak and Transcarpathian as each dance style represents different geographical regions of the Ukraine along with each regions own unique clothing style. Stelmaschuk said, “All of our costumes that our students dance in are imported from the Ukraine and owned by our club, which also makes it more affordable for families to join.”

Stelmaschuk also said, “My favorite part of Ukrainian Dance is festival season. I have two daughters, Kayla and Emma, enrolled in our club who are both excited and nervous to compete in the following week.

Winning a gold medal is secondary in my books. What’s most important in knowing our festival is a success, is seeing our kids getting up on stage, doing their best and having lots of fun with big smiles on their face. That’s my definition of success.”

Jason Stelmaschuk feels the most important part of the association is being able to keep the rich Ukrainian Culture strong and growing with the ability to give a little back to everyone in the communities by sharing it through the festival.

Stelmaschuk would like to take this opportunity to thank Committee chair Cathy Waltz, Phyllis Monasterski, Melissa Elliot and our numerous volunteers for all that they do.

If anyone is interested in joining or have any questions feel free to call VUCA President Jason Stelmaschuk at home 780-2145289 or on his cell 780-214-6857.

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Lakeland College Beef Day Marie Conboy Reporter

Lakeland College held its second annual Beef Day on March 21 at the Equine Centre at Lakeland College Vermilion campus. The animal science technology students spent months planning and getting ready for Beef Day 2015.

There were purebred and commercial beef sections. 12 Black Angus bulls and three lots of Angus-cross commercial females were selected by students for the sale. The students were involved in all aspects of the sale from the marketing, to

bull management, to the show and sale, in the creation of the sale catalogue to hiring of the auctioneer and set up of the Equine Centre.

The highest price paid at the bull sale was $10,000, and the lowest sale went for $3,100. The buyers of the highest priced bull were Greg and Amanda Pugh. Buyer Greg Pugh said that he was very happy with his purchase, “This bull will complement our cows well, we’d seen him out a few times in the fall and we kept an eye on him. It’s all about that great combination of low birth weight bulls.”

Robert Dixon, Instructor of Agricultural

Students, Instructors and the buyers of the highest priced bull that sold for $10,000 on Saturday at Lakeland College’s annual Beef Day. Photos Marie Conboy.

Science at Lakeland College, said, “I thought the day was incredibly successful overall.

The students did an amazing job getting the event ready and hosting the buyers and the community that came to support the event. Overall we are really happy with how the sale went and more importantly really excited with how the students did and what they learned in the process.” Planning for Beef Day 2015 started in the fall and the

students were delighted to see the results of their efforts.

Brunt Chutter, Animal Science Technology student said, “It’s a really good opportunity for us to learn marketing and how to put on a sale, we all come from producer back grounds, we all come from family farms but we might not get this kind of experience at home so it’s a really great learning experience.

Lakeland College Animal Science Technology students and organizers of Beef Day, From the left Dustin Garrett, Edward Hordern and Shane Sweeney.

St. Jerome’s Talent Show

The Grade 3 to 12 students of St. Jerome’s school performed their annual talent show on March 17 for St. Patrick’s day. The gym was filled to capacity with students and staff wearing a distinct color of green while they were entertained with performances of singing, dancing, piano, violin and guitar performances as well as comedy acts. Photo Marie Conboy.

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RCMP Reports

The Vermilion RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance as there have been several vehicles damaged recently in the Village of Mannville, Alberta. The acts of mischief are thought to have occurred between the hours of 3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. on March 10, 2015. In all

occurrences nothing was stolen from the vehicles but RCMP members are reminding vehicle owners to ensure they lock their vehicles and take valuables with them, or tuck belongings out of sight from would-be thieves.

Parking in a garage, on a driveway or underneath street lights in well lit areas can also deter this deviant behaviour. Motion sensor lights and locking gates can also prevent persons from cutting through one’s yard and committing crimes of opportunity.

If members of the community have information regarding these or any other crimes in the area, they are encouraged to call Vermilion Detachment at 780-853-4441 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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Lorna Hamilton Editor

How would you define the word “Teamwork?” Most p e o p l e i f a s ke d , wo u l d d e s c r i b e i t a s c o o p e r at i o n between those working on a task. While this is a true definition you have to look at teamwork as a much broader definition.

I once attended a seminar on teamwork and the way it was explained to me was by breaking the word “Team” down to each letter and giving it a meaning.

“T” is for “together”, “E” was for “everyone”, “A” meant “achieves” and lastly “M ” meant “more,” so we ended up with a sentence which stated “together everyone achieves more.” It is a statement which has stuck with me throughout my working life and I truly believe it has to be incorporated into a teamwork environment.

Teamwork is not just about having the ability to get along with your coworkers or teammates or members of whichever team you exist on, it has to be the willingness and eagerness to help, support, and work together to succeed in the goals your team has set forth.

Each individual on a team or working in a team environment brings forth their own set of skills and by combining these skills and working together is what makes a “team” work, hence the term teamwork. Without the support of your team members, without the cooperation of your team members, without the members of your team actually caring about the common good of your team and the goals you have set, and without everyone on your team putting

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their best foot forward with eagerness and working to their maximum potential and the willingness to learn new skills to help within your team, your team and your teamwork is already on a path for disaster.

I have worked in a few dif ferent careers in my time working, ranging from owning/operating my own salon to working in the medical field where teamwork is an absolute must, to now working in an extremely busy newspaper business. I have to say the newspaper field is probably one of the most stressful, fast paced environments I have ever worked in, but everyday even though I sometimes get frustrated and feel like giving up, I do very much love the newspaper world.

By working here in newspaper I have had the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally and have found myself becoming a much stronger independent woman then I have ever been. I have grown from a once shy individual who hated the thought of doing sales and writing, to a person who has become so much more confident in both skills. I can now, a year later, pick up a pen and write an editorial and form newspaper articles without stressing over it on a daily basis. I can now walk into a place of business and speak with anyone I may need to. I can pick up the telephone and make a cold call sales pitch without batting an eye. I can go out into the community and cover an event while I do sometimes feel a little of my shyness creeping in I have learned to push that aside and do my job with confidence.

You are probably wondering why I am rambling on about these things but the answer is quite simple. My team in

Letter To The Editor Mirror, mirror on the wall who is approach the mirror with their lower going to take the fall. backsides because I think there would Mr. Premier, I had no say on the be a true reflection.

Alber ta nurses agreement, nor the Jack Seewalt A .T. A c o n t r a c t s , n o r o n t h e c i v i l ser vant s s al ar i e s an d their numbers nor on t h e M L A s a l ar i e s a n d Wetlands are home to hundreds of the payouts (most now plants and animal species–including living in Arizona), nor on one-third of Canada’s species at risk.

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which I have worked with over the last year gave me the support I needed, the caring I needed and the drive I needed to build all these new skills. I could have kept my mind closed and continued to stay the meek, insecure person I used be but my team never gave up on me and taught me how to become who I am today. The leadership I received from Sue, Karen and Sally made me learn more about the importance of working as a team. As I watched them collaborate, work together, put their best foot forward and give 110 per cent to everything they did here at the office, I found myself striving to be just like them. I wanted to be an equal part of the team and to always do whatever task was needed, whether it was making that sales call, covering the event and writing the article to doing the editorials along

with other behind the scenes work that goes with making our team work like a well oiled machine and to reach our goals at hand.

Our team dynamics and members have taken some changes, member leaving, new members coming and roles changing, there will be some adjustments to make to keep it running as smoothly as it has over the last year but with all of us working as a team, we can and will succeed to reach our goals as we are not just a team, we are a team working together!

It is with sadness to say that Mirna, a member of our team, will be leaving us this week to move to Calgary with her husband who has obtained a new position there, but we wish them both all the best in their future endeavours.

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Neil B. Stratton Columnist

Wow… pre-spring is much nicer than most actual springs I can remember, and spring

is here.

I am hoping this is a trend on how all of our spring will be this year.

Now don’t be jinxing us by digging out the lawn mower and other summer toys, I will promise not to remove the snow plow from my quad, as that is a sure jinx.

The wife and I went for a drive throughout the surrounding countryside near home this past Sunday. There were geese flying everywhere, in pairs and smaller flock of a half dozen. It’s great to see them.

Gophers had dug themselves out to see the sunshine, some through two feet of snow, and they looked out of place sitting there on the big snow banks.

The biggest shocker is that the Battle River broke up early this week, it wasn’t just water running on top of the ice, there was ice flow with huge chunks of ice floating down

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Around The Campfire river and jamming up river banks. That has to be some sort of pre-spring record breaking action there! I tried to play outdoors all weekend, got some much needed walking in, although there is still deep snow in the shaded woods.

I received the custom dog pack last week, so I was eager to get the pack on miss Pickles and get her trained early. Much to my dismay although the pack harness system fit perfect, it was at its maximum adjustment. I ordered a adult medium size system and in a couple weeks that will be too small, so I ordered a second pack system for an extra large adult dog, but at least for now we can begin packing.

I put the harness system on first and it looked like a horse blanket dog pulling harness mix. The packs are removable and quick release if needed; well, she took to that like it wasn’t even there after the first minute. So I took some towels and stuffed the packs full, attached the packs and away we went for a walk. It was incredible, just like she was born with dog packs on, she really put the system through its paces, so I added a few bottles of water to each side, that slowed her down a bit, but only because if she ran too fast the packs bounced a bit, but that’s ok, it held up great. As we walked through the bushes she did me proud just like an old pro.

Standard protocol today is a dog can pack 1/3 of its weight...back in the day ...no one told the natives or their dogs that. I have seen them carrying their own weight or even better with no complaints, as we walked through the bush it reminded me of a documentary I seen some 40 years ago on the then brutal Alaskan highway. The fellow doing the documentary had an old station wagon with about ten tires on the roof, as he was stopped in the middle of nowhere changing out a tire, a family of native people happened along. I will never forget it, there was the old boy, his wife, two youngsters

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and two pack dogs. The youngsters, a boy and a girl, had fair size back packs filled to the brim, and the wife had a big pack also stuffed full, she most likely had their entire kitchen set up on her back. Now the dogs, an “Alaskan Malamute” cross had absolutely huge packs on them, the packs were each bigger than the dogs body itself, and the way the dogs were walking you could see they were carrying extremely heavy loads. It looked like much more than the dogs weighed themselves, most likely the rest of the family’s living quarters.

The dogs were very happy and cheerful, tails wagging constantly and they were very content and proud with their job; being a very valuable asset you know they were well taking care of. It was also kind of comical because the old boy was carrying only a small pouch to one side, full of tobacco and an old 30-30 Winchester rifle in one

hand…that was it. I think I will stick with the present day “one third body weight” protocol and be very careful not to overload as she is in these growing spurts, if she grows to 60 pounds that’s still 20 pounds of stuff.

That could be a lot of gear, the worst would be water, weighing in at near ten pounds a gallon or five kilos per gallon to round off, she will have at the top of her list, at least a couple bottles of water, plenty of her dry food, and of course puppy snacks. Get out there and work or just play hard…its spring!! when the smoke Clears Working hard leaves enough time to rest, but hardworking dogs seem to still use these resting moments to work…if they are not sleeping!

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Green Bananas Franklin Wolters Columnist

Seems like a lot of us think happiness is a destination we’re travelling for through this life, when in reality, it should be found in little nuggets of happy memories we find as we travel along!

As I have been favoured to entertain folks at senior homes and extended care hospitals, I can see in those places that in so many cases the end of the trail isn’t where all that happiness is at all! One old timer told me in a joking way that, “I don’t buy green bananas anymore.” I guess the jist of that is he isn’t expect to live long enough to see them get ripe!

Most of the folks who are in those kind of abodes had parents that were among the first that settled these fair shores and can tell you stories of their childhood that consists of hardships and isolation that most young folks now could never even dream of. Yes, and then some!

Any little thing like getting a really cool drink on a hot summer afternoon while putting up hay, we can’t imagine the pleasure of that now that ice cold water is relatively easy to have.

Little nuggets of happiness that maybe now wouldn’t be noticed, but in the old times were something special.

Remember when, to hear music it had to be home grown or maybe a radio show if your radio was working, now there are incredible recordings everywhere and we get a bit jaded at all the variety. Harder to find an enjoyable time you think?

I can remember when a gravel road meant happiness, in that you could more likely get where you wanted to go instead of getting stuck if it rained.

We as a family, as I remember, had happy times at special meals when Mom put on a birthday or Christmas celebration or even just better, enjoy a visit from a neighbour that hadn’t been over for a while.

Didn’t happen every day but it certainly made smiles when Dad would take us to a picnic or ball tournament and we’d spend the day as a family watching ball games and visiting the neighbours. We had so few ways to warrant taking a day off just for fun.

Now days, there are so many diversions it’s hard to decide sometimes. Yes, memories of happy times to bring smiles when you’re sitting there wondering if perhaps green bananas aren’t a wise choice anymore.

I have such a lot of good things. happy times it warms me to think of them, like my first airplane ride, going fishing in a boat and really catching fish. Yes, and all the times I went a looking with Dad and just being together. I was one happy young man.

My brother and I did some weird things in our young childhood and wracked up some happy memories. We built a fabulous little car from parts of several old vehicles that was super cool. Such a grand feeling of accomplishment.

Mom always had a moment to come with us as we went hunting for our milk cows. It was an education in the study of wild plants and wildlife that kept us so entertained. I had a lesson in nature every time we had a walk. I guess Mom had the task of teaching us about “work ethics” as they’re labelled now.

But all the good things that came of her teaching stood us all in good stead in our adult life.

I’ll never forget her letting me have that first airplane ride and how terrified she looked as we taxied away to take off. I’ll also never forget how wonderfully happy I was on my return.

Yes, the little nuggets of happy memories to live in those quiet times when we’re alone and wondering, “Where did all the time go?”

Yes, and here I am, writing stories of memories that I took so for granted when I was young and able, never giving a thought about how precious those memories are now that I’m wondering if I should bother buying green bananas anymore!

New Co-op Program Funds Community Projects News Release Submitted

We could all use some space, to meet, play, learn and share. Co-op is launching a new funding program to help protect, beautify and improve the spaces that help communities thrive.

Co-op Community Spaces will donate up to $1 million annually to fund projects related to recreation, environmental conservation and urban agriculture across western Canada.

“Spaces define our local communities,” said Vic Huard, E xe cutive Vice-President of Strategy at Federated Co-operatives Limited. “Co-ops continue to make life better by investing in local economies and giving back to communities with programs such as Co-op Community Spaces.”

Project funding is available between $25,000 and $100,000 for capital projects in Western Canada by a registered non-profit, registered charity or community service co-operative. Funding is available for projects in three categories:

Recreation: Enhancing recreation opportunities such as recreation centres and playgrounds; Environmental Conser vation: Preser ving natural spaces such as green spaces, parks and interpretive centres.

Urban Agriculture: Supporting smallscale agricultural initiatives in rural and urban spaces such as community gardens and food education facilities.

Online applications will be accepted between April 1 and May 15, 2015.

Co-op will announce the successful community projects this fall.

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Margaret Lonsdale Columnist

I would prefer to look toward our federal leadership with respect. I’d like to look at the lineup of representatives of the governing party, observe their individual and collective conduct, their representation of the populace, and find a reflection of the honourable---maybe even noble---Canadian identity: advanced in our thinking, vigilant in our support of our education/healthcare/arts and scientific communities, aware and active in the protection of our environment, wildlife, natural habitats, capable of intelligent discourse when considering solutions to the complexities of social and fiscal management, inclusive in our planning for a complicated future. Proud multi-culturalists.

World leaders in humanitarianism. I expect government representatives to be civil and open-minded when addressing members of the Opposition whose presence in the House is as valid and vital to the Parliamentary process as their own. I expect that the best minds, the ones with experience and expertise in any given field, be consulted on issues that affect our nation, its shape and future direction. I expect their expert opinions to be heard, respected. Heeded. I expect government to exemplify the tenets of a 21st Century Democracy.

This nation has been compromised in our integrity, at home and worldwide. Instead of building upon the strengths of a unified nation, our current directors have stumblebumped a puzzling maze marred by veiled dictatorship, bullying, secrecy, fear mongering, unwieldy omnibus legislation. They have pitted region against region, fractured important relationships, fuelled suspicion and embarked upon agendas wherein everyone outside their imaginary circle of trust is deemed an adversary. Were we to

The Vermilion Voice | March 23, 2015

A Conflict of Country think of it as a garment, Democracy Ottawa style would appear barely more than a flimsy old nightshirt, faded and shredded from too much washing in harsh detergent.

What can we expect from a government whose representatives possessively refer to it as ‘our’ government, their words inadvertently excluding us, the citizens responsible for their election? Arrogance.

Dismissive, disrespectful discourse with the Opposition (aka most of us). Willingness to deliberately waste precious House time with foolish, non-sequitur answers to legitimate questions to which Canadians want and deserve answers. And, as evidenced during sessions of Question Period, a penchant for juvenile scoffing and derisive response to any suggestion perceived as vaguely counter to their own rigid version of GOP-influenced ideology, followed by sabotage at the leisure of its majority when the issue comes to a vote. Conservative style of governance seems increasingly more Conservative, not so much Canadian.

Did the Prime Minister actually say during his March 12 appearance at an event hosted by the Saskatchewan Municipalities Association in Saskatoon that country people need guns so they can “shoot people they might see as dangerous”?

Surely those words were only extrapolated from his comment that “Gun ownership wasn’t just for the farm. It was also a means of personal security when you’re a ways from immediate police assistance”? Even so, words have powerful impact, particularly when uttered in public by the person occupying the most senior official government position in the country. So precisely what is our PM advocating here? Police Chiefs across the nation probably wonder.

The National Post reported that Conservative MP Larry Miller, during a radio interview on March 16, said that prospective Canadians wanting to wear a niqab during their citizenship ceremony should just “stay

the hell where you came from”. Say what, Canada?

Miller has since apologized. As has his colleague, Conservative MP Larry Williamson, who earlier this month found himself dog-paddling in some thick soup for comments about the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. When queried at the Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa, he answered with a racist response, reportedly quoted as: “...it makes no sense to pay whities to stay home while we bring in brown people to work in these jobs.” Whities? Brown people? Is that you, real Archie Bunker?

I can’t help but wonder if the kinds of bigoted, us-against-them, old cowboy attitudes we’ve been hearing from our elected officials recently actually represents what the majority of Canadians feel. Maybe the Conservatives will introduce a Bill to review the validity of a little woman’s right to vote next, who can say?

I must have been dreaming. I thought we were more advanced as a nation. So much more advanced.

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Canada’s electoral map is changing and Elections Canada is seeking a

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To work as a returning officer, you must be a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old, and live in the federal riding where you’re applying to work.

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March 23, 2015 | The Vermilion Voice

Dawn Hames Columnist

Here are three ordinary foods that pack loads of healthy punches. Living on the Canadian prairies, approximately 35 per cent of people are deficient in Vitamin D, during the winter months because the sun lacks sufficient strength from October to March for people to be able to produce vitamin D from it. As the sun becomes stronger in April, we will again be able to receive vitamin D from the sun. There are some foods that contain natural vitamin D, they are: salmon, sole, tuna, sardines, cod liver oil and brown mushrooms.

The problem with mushrooms and vitamin D is that some growers give their mushrooms short bursts of UV light,

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Dawns Eats

which dramatically increase the vitamin D content, while others growers do not, so look for mushrooms that are marked as a source of vitamin D. Interestingly vitamin D content can be increased in mushrooms by exposing them to bright sunlight, UV light or UVB light with the gill side up for one to six hours before consuming. Brown mushrooms have many health benefits. They are antioxidant and therefore anti-inflammatory. As a result of being anti-inflammatory they appear to protect the cardio vascular system, reduce cholesterol and reduce the risk of cancer. Other benefits include being an excellent source of B vitamins and selenium. Eastern medicine prizes various mushrooms for their healing and health properties.

Both onions and garlic are anti inflammatory and also offer a reduced risk of

cancer with regular consumption. They also aid in stabilizing blood sugar and help to prevent the increase of fat cells. To get the maximum benefit from both garlic and onions, allow then to sit for 5-10 minutes after chopping or crushing for their beneficial enzymes to fully activate, before you combine them with an acid such as lemon or vinegar or heat them.

This is a rustic home cooking dish that can be used in many different ways. It can be served with toasted bread, over pasta, with mashed potatoes, rice, on top of steak, chicken or pork chops. It is also a nice side dish and goes well with perogies, ham, venison, moose or buffalo.

This recipe can be used as a filling for hors d’oeuvres with puff pastry or small tarts. If you are using this recipe to fill small tarts, then you will have to chop the mushrooms rather than slice.

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Creamy Garlic Mushrooms 2 tablespoons butter or olive oil 2 cloves garlic, crushed and then chopped 3 cups sliced mushrooms 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion 1/2 cup cream Salt and pepper to taste In a large saucepan melt the butter, and add half of the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds then add the mushrooms, sprinkle with salt and continue to sauté uncovered until half are golden. Add the chopped onion and the remaining garlic and cook until the onions are beginning to soften. Add the cream and cook until the cream sauce is slightly reduced and thickened. If you reduce the sauce by so much that it disappears, simply add a tablespoon of water and stir to bring the creamy sauce back.

Mannville School News Susan Obrigewitch, Mannville School Submitted

The Grade 2’s had a magical St. Patrick’s Day! They read a legend that asked them to decorate a leprechaun hat and leave it on their desks overnight.

They were promised that the leprechaun would come and shrink their hats to a size that would fit his head. They made their hats out of Styrofoam cups and when they showed up on the morning of March 17, the legend came true and their hats were half their original size!

The Grade 1’s have star ted their building unit in Science. To start the unit the students brought in their Leprechaun Traps. The traps were creative and interesting, but they still were not able to catch the tricky little leprechaun.

Our Grade 9 Leadership Class will be attending the Horizons Leadership Conference in Wainwright on Thursday, March 26. This conference offers a leadership experience that aims to educate and motivate youth to venture into new leadership roles within their schools and their community.

VIBE Youth Night was held Friday, March 13. Many students from Grades

7 to 12 came out for Glow Curling.

Thank you to MMI-FCSS for providing the glow lights for the evening. The next youth night is scheduled for April 17 at the Mannville Centennial Library for a movie night. Students from Grade 7 to 12 are welcome and it will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

In Mr. Maron’s social 8 class and Mr. Polishuk’s CALM class, students recently took part in an activity where they assembled into communities and worked at distributing resources (candy) amongst the members of the community.

Some groups learned that resources disappear quickly when some people take a larger amount than is sustainable in the long run. Other groups figured out quite quickly that it works better for everyone involved when resources are shared and saved for the future. Mostly, students enjoyed the end of the activity when they finally got to EAT CANDY! Our Grade 4 and 5 classes will be attending the Ag-Safety Day in Vermilion at Lakeland College on April 22.

The set-up is similar to a science fair with groups of students moving through the stations. Stations will have safety lessons: examples are ATV Safety, Chemical Safety, and Animal Safety.

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Our Parent Advisory Council (PAC) sent home the Vesey Fundraiser kits with students. PAC helps our school by providing a large portion of the costs for yearly field trips, travel costs for Jr./Sr. athletics, free start and end of the year BBQ for every student, and more. If you are not interested in Vesey’s products for yourself, no worries. If you don’t really need more plants for your garden, you can ask to have your order donated

to our local Communities in Bloom. Just have your seller write Communities in Bloom in brackets after your name.

This fundraiser will run from March 14 until April 15 (the first Wednesday after Easter holidays).

A Glance Ahead: No School – March 27; Kindergarten Registration – March 31; Early Dismissal – April 1; Citadel Field Trip – April 2; Easter Break – April 3 to 10.

The Vermilion Folk Club will be donating a portion of the open stage door receipts to a trust fund for the children of Carmela version McDonald whose husband passed away suddenly December 31, 2014. Carmela was a long-time performer at past open stage events. The Vermilion Folk Club encourages everyone to attend to support the cause. Photo submitted.

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Dewberry School News

Susanna Pankiw Dewberry School Submitted

Minions and Milestones Albert Einstein once said, “The value of achievement lies in the achieving,” Achievements at Dewberry School were abundant over the course of the last seven days. Who knew that this would prove to be such a week filled with successful stories of achieving?

What do you think when you hear or see small, yellow creatures with a wide eyed wonder and an odd sense of innocence?

Why minions, of course! Last weekend Dewberry School teacher and skating coach, Shannon Bakos, was behind the scenes director of the “Biggest Hits Skating Carnival”. The Dewberry Arena was host to scores of characters, from minions, to little Olafsand even ones that were rocked out!

The skaters put on fantastic performances

and really showed how much they loved to be on the ice. We are so proud of them and can’t wait to see what they will accomplish next year!

Paige Greig made a triumphant return to the basketball court with the Marwayne Wildcats as Marwayne Jubilee School hosted zones March 13 and 14.The girls played phenomenal against Glendon, Mallaig and Paradise Valley. Winning two of their three games, they rose to the occasion and snagged third place and a bronze medallion! Way to persevere girls! We were full of pride as we watched your ability to adapt your plays to meet the demands of each game and turn a stressful situation into an amazing accomplishment.

Brenton Romanchuk and the Marwayne Sled Dogs, had an incredible weekend at provincials in Bow Island. They skated their hearts out and played some amazing hockey. They returned home proudly

Photos submitted.

The Vermilion Voice | March 23, 2015

displaying the silver medals around their necks! Well done, boys on winning second place in the Atom “C”, zone 2 provincials!!!

As this article goes to print, Duncan Brown and his senior high basketball team, Marwayne Wildcats are playing some serious ball at the provincials in Hines Creek.

We wish you luck and know you will gain a rewarding experience from your efforts!

The week ended with some fun, snow and bonding between the staff and students as they headed to Kinosoo Ridge for a day of skiing! After the original trip was postponed, the school delighted in warmer temperatures and the pleasures of fresh air and exercise. Nothing but smiles and excitement were witnessed while they spent the day gliding down hills with freshly made snow. What were the rewards? Rosy cheeks, abundant enthusiasm, and a whole new respect for relationship building! What a great way to enrich the healthiness of one’s school environment. We can’t wait until next year to return and do it all over again!!

This week has definitely been another marker on our road of milestones. These students have risen to the many tasks that were expected of them, and some went beyond these expectations! As Mike Huckabee said, “It’s when ordinary people

rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached.” We can, without a doubt, say that Dewberry School has passed another milestone and they are already heading towards their next one!

ROTARY GARAGE SALE

APRIL 16, 17 & 18 Vermilion Fairgrounds Accepting your generous donations at the Butler Building, Fairgrounds: (please no clothing or TVs)

SAT, APRIL 11 FROM 10AM - 3PM MON, TUES & WED, APR 13, 14 & 15 FROM 5 - 7PM All proceeds raised stay in the community!

To inquire about donating, drop-off or pick-up of items: Brenda Lee 853-7861 Debbie Neigum 581-4816

Thank You The Vermilion Novice Hockey Teams would like to thank the following people and businesses for donating to our annual tournament.

Trophy sponsors:

Draw Table sponsors:

Special Thanks to:

Richard Adams Ron & Janet Harasiuk Roger & Sonia Oldenburg Lissco Transport Ltd. Selte Enterprises Ltd. Vermilion Autobody Ltd.

Richard Adams Midwest Auto Brady Backhoe Raelle Rivoire Shear Stylin'- Leith Matthews Novice Tiger Parents

Atco Pipelines Boston Pizza Eastalta Co-op The Voice Eldon Designs Factory Sports Lloydminster Subway Vermilion Standard

Stick Draw Sponsor: Kenworth Lloydminster

Mannville Skating Club would like to thank

the following donors for their contributions to our Carnival: Mannville & Area Liquor Store Foster Bulldozing Services Windy Ridge Welding All About Mama Mike & Eli Myhovich Vegreville Ford Hess Accounting iTax Business Solutions Mannville Credit Union The Bargain Shop - Vermilion Workhorse Oilfield Vermilion Standard Les & Vicky Marshall Zane & Nicole Polishuk J.C. Auto Glenn & Jennette Currie Cliff’s Cat Service Clint & Kerry Jackson Louise Desjarlais Mannville Eastalta Co-op JSK Sales

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VERMILION RIVER LAW

Effective April 1, 2015, the law firm known as Reynolds & Flemke will be changing its name to Vermilion River Law. This name change will not affect our existing clients and our contact information will remain the same. We look forward to continuing to provide legal services to our community.

John H. Reynolds, Walter O. Flemke and Rebekah Hiebert Partners – Vermilion River Law #11 Vermilion Professional Building 5125 – 50 Avenue Vermilion, Alberta T9X 1A8 Phone: 780-853-5339 Fax: 780-853-4200 Email: info@vermilionriverlaw.com

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March 23, 2015 | The Vermilion Voice

Vermilion Mixed Curling Team At High School Provincials

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Four Vermilion and two Lloydminster high school students, making up the Wisdom Home School mixed curling team, competed in the 2015 Alberta Schools Athletic Association (ASAA) Provincial Curling Championships in Lloydminster March 5th-7th, representing the North East Zone. The team included (from left to right) Alexander Wasylik (lead), Katelyn Laurence (second), Nicholas Wasylik (third), and Charlotte Wasylik (skip). Not pictured, Catherine Benoit (alternate), Patrick Benoit (alternate), and Rick Wasylik (coach). The students began curling together as a team only in early February. The gold medal went to Leduc Comp, the defending 2014 silver medalist. Photo submitted by Rick Wasylik.

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Lloydminster Showcase

Susan Chikie Reporter

This year the Lloydminster Showcase is being held March 27 to 29 at the Lloydminster Exhibition.

Your entry includes major door prize draws with three choices; a Golf Package, a 3000 IE Polaris Generator, and a Fly in Fishing Trip for 2.

The Original Mantracker, Terry Grant, will be on hand on Sunday at noon and 3 p.m. in the Prairie Room.

Jim Hole is back this year giving two sessions on Friday on Fusion Gardening at 2 p.m. and Garden Myths at 7 p.m. in

Come and check out the many vendors booths showcasing a wide variety of home, garden, sport and leisure products from cooking utensils all the way to RV’s. Check the Lloydminster Exhibition website for more details.

Admission is $7 for adults and children 12 and under are free. The show hours are March 27, noon to 9 p.m., March 28, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and March 29, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mantracker Terry Grant.

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Ed Storch. Photo Vermilion Voice.

the Prairie Room.

On the Showcase Stage will be Ed Storch, who is a true master of his craft, Knife Making. Storch will take you through the knife making process from start to finish in two sessions each day. Also on the Showcase Stage will be Cody Robbins who will show you Unseen Moments for the 2014 Hunting Season and give you tips on Hunting With Your Spouse. Robbins will be on hand for all three days.

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Band In The Sand: A Dirty Good Time & A Great Learning Experience Band in the Sand

hours to transform the space from rodeo concert is over, students have to set up the space for the rodeo. area to concert venue. The turn-around includes tearing down the rodeo, setting A lot can change in a few years. When up the stage, sound checks, organizing Robert Dixon graduated from Lakeland the bar, among other tasks. When the College in 2006, he was one of seven students in the agribusiness program.

Today, there are 36 first-year and 42 FIRE, FLOOD, & DISASTER RESTORATION second-year students in the program.

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The event originated in 2013 as an Ph. (780) 870-5024 Ph. (780) 842-6006 offshoot of Lakeland College’s collaboFax (780) 872-7027 Fax (780) 842-6001 ration with New Holland Agriculture. In 2011, Lakeland and New Holland signed a ten-year agreement related to agriculPhoto submitted. tural sciences programming and the college’s Student Managed Farm. New Holland consigns agricultural equipment to Lakeland on an annual rotating basis and established an endowment fund for student awards.

The company also wanted to be invo l ve d in stu d e nt ac t i v it i e s an d SOUTH LLOYDMINSTER offered to provide funding for an event to support agriculture student clubs.

With a marketing and communications stream recently added to the agribusiness program, Dixon realized planning an event would be a great project for students in the new major. And that’s when Band in the Sand was born.

Student support the inaugural Band in the Sand was held in 2013 during the Fall Classic Rodeo. High Valley headlined the concert which was wellattended and a learning experience, says Dixon. For the 2014 event, a few changes were made, including a “Lakeland-Idol” audition for three opening act spots. Boomtown, Artificial Lift and Lakeland student Jessica Reitmeier were selected to open for Dallas Smith.

“We sold out quickly in 2014. There were a lot of people who bought tickets that had no idea what it was,” Dixon says, citing community members and alumni as ticket purchasers too. “We wanted it to be an event that brings alumni back and it has done that. We have had people fly back to Lakeland and others drove from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.” All 1,800 tickets for last year’s Band in the Sand were purchased well before the October 25 concert, a feat students were extremely pleased with. “Ticket sales the first two days far exceeded our expectations. To put it in perspective, our goal the first day was to sell 400 tickets in Vermilion and 100 in Lloydminster. We sold almost 800 that first day.

It was a huge success,” says Robyn Gerrard, an agribusiness student and logistics manager for Band in the Sand 2014. Buzz for the event was high on campus and was also evident on the Lakeland College app as people were looking for last minute tickets. “The conversation that happened in residence and in the classroom was ‘you SHOWSTOPPER SHOWSTOPPER have to go to this, it’s the event of the year.’ And that’s what we want to focus on going forward. People are coming for the experience of the event.” Student driven Band in the Sand is all about the “full aggy feel,” says Dixon. It’s held in the Equine Centre, an intentional VERY LIMITED QUANTITY! and convenient location for creating a specific atmosphere and feel. “Students JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE AMAZING 3 DAY ONLY DEALS wanted it in the dirt. That’s home to them, that’s comfortable and that has helped shape what the event is too, having it on the farm and in the arena,” he says. The setup is not without its share of challenges. Once the rodeo wraps up, students have about five Submitted

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Distracted Driving On March 15, the second anniversary of a collision that nearly claimed Renaye Wade’s life, the Wade family along with supporters and MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Jacquie Fenske, met at the Alberta Legislature to help raise awareness against distracted driving and celebrate Wade’s continued recovery. The rally took place just before the private members Bill 204 heard its second reading in the Legislature the following day. Renaye Wade has since become a public speaker and advocate against distracted driving and regularly talks to students at schools throughout the central Alberta region. Photo Karen Nedzielski.

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Wildlife Management Meeting Reveals New Focus On Population Goals Marie Conboy Reporter

when you know a large number of them are not going to be sick. Our objective at that time was to stop the spread of that disease further west. The cull has not gone on now for seven years.”

He said the reproduction in the deer herds that had the culls since then, and since the bad winter, shows the total population of the deer to be now well above the goals that were set.

Hunters made clear their concerns at the meeting, while the culling program had an effective job on the animals that were infected; populations were down and this affected the people in the area and hurt local hunting opportunities.

Farmers and ranchers also voiced their concerns on Tuesday night, saying that if the Elk population increases they will have to manage their ranches differently because it can really affect their cattle feed stock and they get no compensation for that damage, deer can damage crops.

Moore talked about the importance of the aerial surveys that create the population goals and estimates. At present he says he only gets the statistics from an aerial survey once every ten years.

“The aerial surveys tell you what’s on the landscape. It’s not an exact science, if you get one harsh winter then you’re estimating. I’ve got units out there that haven’t had a survey in ten years.

There are management plans that say we should do a survey every four to five years so that we are continually updating. Over the years I have not been able to get enough accurate information and my estimates are getting further and further out. As a manager, you’re more likely to be conservative and so when the numbers are gradually going up; I’m actually putting out permits for a population that is less than is actually there, so my permit numbers are never enough to control that population until I get a new survey. I totally agree with the management plan that says we should have surveys at least every four to five years.”

Moore thought the meeting was positive and said that he was surprised at how much had been spent on CWD in the past.

It is important now for communication between The Fish and Wildlife and all those concerned.

For more information contact Biologist David Moore at the Vermilion Fish and Wildlife or your local Municipal Representative.

On Tuesday, March 17, the Fish and Wildlife (ESRD), also known as Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) held a Public Wildlife Management meeting at the Vermilion Regional Centre. A crowd consisting of mainly ranchers, farmers, landowners and hunters attended.

Senior Wildlife Biologist David Moore, from the Vermilion Fish and Wildlife, gave the presentation that discussed the figures of population estimates and the numbers observed in the species of White-tailed deer, Mule deer, Moose and Elk. Moore also discussed hunting permit numbers, the monitoring of monitoring of Wildlife Management Units (WMU) and the aerial surveys that are carried out to achieve population goals.

Moore said at the meeting, “CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease) is here now and what we have to do is manage the populations in the knowledge that CWD is going to be there and that it’s going to expand; the question now is what number of deer do we want on the landscape?”

If the population is under the goal that is set then the permit numbers would be reduced until the population increases up to that goal, then permits would be increased to try to keep the overall population as close to that goal as possible.

For each of the ungulate populations of Moose, Elk and the two deer species, there is a goal that has been set for each individual WMU. Wildlife Biologist David Moore said, “In the case of the two deer species, this goal was set 20 years ago. Moose and Elk were set a lot more recently, and they were set by myself. I inherited the goals for most of the deer species. In the last 20 years I have made no effort to change those goals. The big thing I wanted, at the meeting last night, was input as whether these goals were out-dated or still valid and then try to explain how we try to achieve these goals.”

The first time a CWD positive was found, it was located four miles east of the Alberta boarder. The first collection of animals was carried out by the Environment and Sustainable Resource Development in 2001 to see if CWD had crossed onto the Alberta side. In the hunting season of 2005 the first positive was picked up from the testing program that had b een g o ing on. Moore said, “In 2006 we had, for the first time, what everyone is calling a cull. We did this program for three years, March 2006, March 2007 and March 2008.

We w e r e d o i n g it in WMU 234 and WMU 236.

After that time we stopped our active c u lli n g pr o g r a m and went into our monitoring program, so that’s what we’ve got now, we’re monitoring the spread of the disease and the increase of the disease.”

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Vermilion Allied Arts Council Celebrated Its 40th Anniversary Elina Castro Submitted

Allied Arts Council It is the Vermilion community that has made the Allied Arts journey a success. Patrons of the arts were honoured for their contributions on March 14, at the Alumni Theatre. Former and present Charter members, and those who built the first year Allied Arts Council were acknowledged, among them: Midori Brown, Monte Hunter, Margaret McCormack, Art Boggs, Irene Smith, plus Linda Webb Jacobson and Brenda Ritz who served on Council for over 35 years, and Gladys Clark who served for over 25 years. Current and former volunteers, among them: Heather MacMillan, Caroline MacMillan, Sheri Heller, Kerri Sinclair, Kathy Nelson, Crystal Jackson, Elina Castro, and Keri Pullyblank

were recognized as well.

A huge thank you went to sponsor Meagan Balaneski of Advantage Insurance.

Her artistic rendering of a herd of bison was prominently displayed among the Council memorabilia. Ticket sellers Fantasy Flowers, were acknowledged, and Peter Walsh master of ceremonies, received a hearty applause for his entertaining commentary throughout the seasons. Patrons and friends of the arts were treated to a display of posters and programs spanning four decades, and series ticket holders gathered upstairs for a wine and cheese event sponsored by Bruce MacDuff, Jack and Isabel Seewalt, Paul and Olga Mistal, and Harold and Keri Pullyblank. A big thank you went to the Ratté family string quartet: Cameron on viola, Emma on first violin, Beth on second violin and Chantal on cello, and Patrick

The Master of the Impossible was true to his word: Kubínek drank the wine without using his hands. Photos Greg Haslehurst.

Last Weeks Winners of The Little Royal Rodeo

Katelyn Ellis, on the left, manager of equine and rodeo operations at Lakeland College, presents the Little Royal Rodeo goat tying buckle to Lakeland’s Quinn Mullin. Photos submitted.

The Little Royal Rodeo was held March 20 to 22 at the Vermilion campus Equine Centre. It was the last regular season rodeo of the Canadian Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. The top ten in the standings will qualify for the Canadian College Finals Rodeo in Edmonton March 26 to 28.

Benoit on violin who entertained during the party. Lil and the late Floyd Sweet received a hearty thank you for setting out the sandwich boards and putting up posters for many years. Prior to the show, the audience enjoyed the skill and musical finesse of Roberta Eidsvik on the piano.

The show began with a grand entrance

by Tomáš Kubínek. He who describes himself as “Master of the Impossible” was true to his word. His agile, quirky, hilarious performance kept the audience bursting with spontaneous applause throughout the performance. According to his biography, Kubínek was smuggled out of Checoslovakia as a child. His parents spent two months in an Austrian refugee camp until asylum

was granted in Canada. At age five Kubínek fell in love with the circus; studied with some of the world’s greatest teachers of theatre and co-created solo shows such as “Moose” a surreal comedy about three men braving the elements of the arctic tundra, and “Bed” about the nightmarish adventures of an insomniac cabaret artist imprisoned in his hotel room. Kubínek continues to hone his skill for the enjoyment of audiences around the world. Two hundred and sixty-three seats were sold on Saturday, as well as a great number of series tickets for the 2015-2016 season. The Vermilion Allied Arts Council says, “Thank You!” to patrons and supporters of the arts for a successful forty years.

Kubínek kept the audience on the edge of their seats.

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The winners of the 4H curling competition and the Angus MacMillan Memorial Trophy this year were, from the left, Julia McCrae from the Vermilion 4H Sheep club, Kaelan Westergaard from Vermilion 4H Sheep club, Anna Allan from the three Cities 4H Multi Club and Clay Corbiere from the Vermilion Beef club. There were 12 teams in all that competed.

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St. Jerome School News Margaret McCormack, St. Jerome School Submitted

next week ski trip, Heart and stroke, Gymnastics What talented students we have at St. Jerome’s! Twice this past week these wonderful students entertained us. Packing the gym on Tuesday afternoon students and staff eagerly wait in anticipation to see the variety of performances. Grade 3 to Grade 12 students entertained us with their singing dancing, piano playing, violin performance, comedy act, and guitar playing. Mr. MacMillan even shared his musical talents with us. Thank you to Mr. MacMillan and the High School Student Council for organizing this event. A big thanks to the Vermil-

ion Folk Club for lending us their microphones and speakers and Liam Lawrence and Mr. Sader for getting everything set up and working. It was an incredible afternoon of entertainment.

On Thursday afternoon 40, Grade 1 to 5, students shared their talents during our Declamation Event. Parents, grandparents and students gathered together to hear some wonderful poetry recitations. With clear voices, fabulous expression, and wonderful gestures all the students did a fabulous job entertaining us for the afternoon. Well done!

Maa, Moo, Meow and Neigh were some of the sounds echoing through the Lakeland College barns as the kindergarten classes had their tour this week. The children totally enjoyed all the hands on experience they gained. They pet a goat, cat, lambs and calves. They watched the newly trained

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They learned that cows have an udder, that brown cows do not make chocolate milk and they like to eat silage which sort of smells like pickles. The time flew by and the children returned to school just in time to devour their own lunches. Last week the kindergarten classes enjoyed an hour of free swimming where splashing water and getting wet was totally acceptable and encouraged. All will remember lots of belly laughs and huge smiles!

This week Grade 7 to 12 students are off to Kinosoo Ridge in Cold Lake on Wednesday, March 25 for their ski trip. Also on

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High School Students Live The Learning With Dual Credit Courses Lakeland College Submitted

High school students live the learning with dual credit courses lakeland’s dual credit programming grows year-to-year (Vermilion, alta.)

The number of Alberta high school students enrolled in Lakeland College’s dual credit courses is on the rise. This year’s winter intake of dual credit students totals 189 marking a significant increase compared to the 2014 winter term, which had 95 high school students registered.

“It’s awesome because high school students are able to start their college education early and the biggest advantage to them is that they get to find out if this is something that they want to do,” says Janice Aughey, dual credit project coordinator.

“For Lakeland, it’s a way for us to showcase our programs and to allow students an opportunity to understand what learning at the college level is all about.”

The number of dual credit courses Lakeland offers this year has also increased.

High school students can register for the following four new courses: introduction to soil and science, health care aide, power engineering and the French language delivery of play. The other dual credit courses available to students this term include two human services classes -play and exploring exceptionalities – as well as introduction to esthetics, environmental sustainability and introduction to heavy oil and gas, which is the most popular with 65 students currently enrolled. In addition to the 189 students in Grades 10 to 12 who are Living the Learning through the dual credit program, there are also eight high school students in the

Buffalo Trail Public School Division who started a pre-employment carpentry dual credit program in September.

“For high school students these dual credit courses are something that is different from their usual courses,” says Aughey.

“It gives them a chance to determine if this is what they want to do for their career.”

High school students who complete post-secondary courses through Lakeland’s dual credit program earn both high school credits and credits from Lakeland.

High school graduates who’ve completed a dual credit course and enrol at Lakeland will not only have a reduced course load during their first year of studies, but a boost in confidence, according to Aughey.

“A lot of high school students might be undecided or wary of transitioning to college because they think they can’t be successful,” she says. “Our dual credit program shows them that they can succeed academically in a post-secondary environment. We have had a lot of success with that and will continue to with the growing interest in our dual credit program.”

Twenty percent of high school students who took dual credit courses are now enrolled in a Lakeland program.

Lakeland’s dual credit program initially began as a joint project with East Central Alberta Catholic Schools in 2010. Three students were enrolled in the program’s first year. Since then, Lakeland’s dual credit

program has grown and is available at 13 different school divisions. There are two intakes each school year for the dual credit program: one in September and one in February. Depending on the course, high school students participate in the dualcredit program through live online classes, pre-recorded lectures or a combination thereof. Students don’t pay tuition or fees, or for textbooks.

Dual credit courses are available to any school division. For additional information, please visit lakelandcollege.ca. Established in 1913, Lakeland College has campuses in Lloydminster, Alta./Sask. and Vermilion, Alta. and serves more than 7,500 students each year.

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AWNA BLANKET AND LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS AUCTIONS COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION. 5th Annual Edmonton Motor Show Collector Car Auction. April 10 - 12. Edmonton Expo Centre. Over 80,000 spectators. Over 80% sold last year. Consign today. 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; EGauctions.com.

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COMING EVENT Vermilion Lions Club Ham and Turkey Bingo March 30th. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Games start at 7:00 p.m. Held at St. Olga Church, 6052 - 52 Ave. Sponsored by the Vermilion Lions Club. Proceeds to go to Community Projects. EVERYONE WELCOME!

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SERVICES VENTURA MOTEL offering weekly rates. Starting at $350. Contact 780-853-5375.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY BLAZER PIPELINE SERVICES INC. is accepting resumes from interested individuals for immediate employment.

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Vermilion Elementary School Karen King, Vermilion Elementary School Submitted Grade 1 students had a fabulous “Winter Fun Day” at the Vermilion Provincial Park on March 13. When they arrived, students were broken into three groups, Bears, Rabbits, and Geese, and then rotated through three activities. Their first activity, led by Park Ranger Mr. Gary Walsh, was a nature walk. The students were very interested and eager to see all the seasonal changes from their last field trip to the park in the fall. Mr. Walsh kept all of the students very intrigued with finding animal tracks and looking at special ice cr ystal formations. The second activity was a fun play on the park playground and an outdoor snack with their friends. The last activity, led by Mrs. Kristen Page, was cross country skiing.

Thank you to Mrs. Page and the park staff for making a special ski loop for our students, and to the parent volunteers who assisted and added to the success

of the field trip.

We started our AR assembly on March 17 with a jump rope presentation. Emily and Sarah came in to talk to us about the importance of getting proper nutrition, exercising 60 minutes per day, getting enough sleep every night, and remaining smoke free. Emily and Sarah put on a skipping demonstration with the help of Adyson, Victoria, Paige, Alex, Chris, and Jared, and then the kids had a skipping contest against four teachers: Mrs. Joa, Mrs. Heinrich, Mr. Beecroft, and Mr. Harvey. Also, at the assembly, awards were given out to the Science Fair participants, art club showed off their nonrepresentational art projects, and Grade 6 paraded their masks and told us how they made them. To date, the students have read a total of 15,004 AR points this year.

VES was awarded the grant to host author Marty Chan. Last week, every class got to take part with Grades 1, 2, 4, 5, and kindergarten each receiving a 40 minute class, Grade 3, four 40 minute classes, and Grade 6, four 80 minute

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classes. All grades thoroughly enjoyed tic Book Fair; April 21 – AR Assembly at their time with Mr. Chan, and, once again, 10:45; April 21 – PAC Meeting at 7:00. produced some amazing pieces of writing. VES staff were fortunate to share lunch with Mr. Chan on Friday.

BFFL (Be Fit For Life) was present in our school on March 13 and 20 and will come again on April 17 and 24.

Curtis Gorkoff and Tami Klatt came in and worked with the children on different aspects of physical literacy, such as balance, co-ordination, and agility. at Our Coco Brooks fundraiser went very Vermilion Lakeland College Cafeteria well. Hats off to Danielle Erickson’s dad, Keith Creasy, for picking up the food in Edmonton and driving it to Vermilion, Gosselin Pipe and Steel in Wainwright for the use of their trailer up pick up the pizzas, Mrs. Marriott for handling all the money, Mrs. McCullough and her Grade 2 class for sorting the orders when they Email to arrived, and Danielle Erickson for overseeing the fundraiser. mariani-egisto@aramark.ca Dates to Remember: March 24 – or Kindergarten Registration at 6:30; March Fax Resume to Egisto: 27 – TES Team Day - No School; April 1 – Early Dismissal at 2:00; April 3 to 12 – Easter Break; April 14 to 20 – Scholas-

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Monica To, first semester! If textbooks signed out by J.R. Robson School students in first semester are not returned, Submitted this puts second-semester students at a disadvantage as then there aren’t enough The annual graduation fundraiser was a for everyone. success yet again. This year it also leaves J.R.’s senior girls’ basketball team behind an extra 25 pails of cookie dough for recently won the 2A girls North East Zone sale, so “first come, first served!” Contact Championship, beating Ashmont in the the office to purchase some. There are final 81-60! Last Thursday they were off several flavors and they range from $13 to to compete provincially at Rundle College $14. in Calgary, and their games streamed live As J.R.’s drama club gains productivity so that fellow Marauders could watch and and popularity, we’re in search for props cheer on. This year’s team includes Jesse such as drama lights. If anyone has any Axely, Erin Lychak, Trista Throndson, Trisha dusty but working props that could be put to Mead, Julia McKimmon, Erin Ray, Brynn use, please feel free to contact the school. Bast, Kayla Farkash, Katrina Pries. Thanks Just a reminder that overdue books to Apple Drugs, CO-OP, and Boston Pizza need to be returned to the library as soon (of the Vermilion locations) for their sponas possible, especially if they’re from the

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sorship of the J.R. Robson SR High Boys and Girls basketball tournament. Their contributions made the tournament a huge success and helped create super memories for all the participants.

The curling season is now behind us, and a big thank you goes to Nick Wolfe who volunteered his time to help instruct Curling in the Senior High Physical Education Classes. Nick also assistant coached the J. R. Robson Marauder football team. J. R. Robson student athletes really appreciate the time he committed to create positive and lasting memories in their lives! Thanks, Nick!

Thanks to Shayne Sweeney who coached our Junior Boys basketball team.

Shayne, a former Marauder student, has

volunteered countless hours since graduation, teaching basketball to our athletes both at the senior and junior high level. Thanks for all the years you have volunteered for our school, Shayne!

J. R. is hosting a Much Dance Party on March 26! Tickets are already for sale, and may also invite friends from other schools (as long as guest-tickets are purchased in advance).

Don’t forget: Mar. 26: Much Dance Party (7 to 11 pm) Mar. 27: PD Day (no school) Apr. 1: early dismissal (staff meeting) Apr. 1: parent/teacher interview night (part 1) Apr. 3 to 12: spring break Apr. 13: report card #3

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Vermilion Midget B Female Provincials Marie Conboy Reporter

Vermilion hosted the Midget B Female Provincial Championship this past week.

The stadium buzzed with excitement as ten teams lined up on the ice for the opening night, Thursday March 19. The teams that traveled included St. Albert Rush, Lethbridge Hurricanes, Stettler Storm, Edmonton Heat, the Lakeland Jaguars, the Beaverlodge Blades, the Ponoka Lacoka, the Olds Grizzlys and the Calgary Spartans. As the Vermilion female Midgets B Tigers entered the arena, they were greeted with the sound of loud cheering. The first game of the tournament saw the Vermilion Tigers loose 2 to 0 to Edmonton.

Reflecting on the game, Vermilion Tigers goalkeeper Ashley Lyster said, ”We could’ve come out harder. I thought Edmonton was a pretty good team but we could have beaten them. We should be better next year. We’ll have lots more kids coming up and a younger team.”

Referee Derek Krys from Vermilion said of this year’s tournament, “It’s good for hockey in Alberta, especially female hockey, there is so much men’s hockey but female hockey is a growing sport.

There are a lot of places where these girls can go in university and college, where those opportunities are not there for boy’s hockey. It’s fun and it’s great for hockey Alberta and Vermilion to put on an event like this.”

Vermilion Midgets B Tiger Coach Dan Lyster also believed it was great for the Town of Vermilion to host this tournament, “It is great to see all the best hockey players in Alberta play and it’s great that it brings so many people into town for the weekend. There was pressure on our girls being the host team, more than they are used to. We should have won the first game against Edmonton. Stettler were a lot harder to beat, they will probably win the tournament.

They are a very strong team.” week’s issue.

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Vermilion Midget B Female Team line up the Tournament opening on Thursday night.

Payten Farkash dropping the puck on the ice. Photos Marie Conboy.

Vermilion Midget B Female Team.

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Mannville Midgets Host Tournament Lorna Hamilton

again the victor, with a score of 5 to 3.

The last game of the day saw Calmar bat tling it out with Smoking L ake.

The Mannville Midgets hosted a Smok y Lake took that game with a fun filled tournament on March 14 huge lead of 11 to 3.

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continued with t wo games, the first being between Smok y Lake and For t St. John with an end score of 3 to 2 for Smoky Lake in overtime.

The last game of the action packed weekend tournament was between Mannville and Calmar with Mannville being victorious with a score of 6 to 3.

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entire Team Back row L to R: Blake Laurenceson, Doug Strowger, Austin Borysiuk, Eric MacNeill, Conrad Fowler, Justin Fleming, Austin Trach, Ryan Zaparniuk, Lucas Amero. Front row: Dawson Konieczny, Mitchell Amero and Chandler Nelson. Photos submitted.

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JR Robson Senior Girls Basketball Team was ranked number ten, this year. They traveled to Calgary Wednesday, March 22 to compete in the final top 12 teams in

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The next game was against Glenmary on Friday. The Marauders played well against Glenmary in the first half of the game but suffered injuries late in the first half. Starting guard Erin Lychak was unable to continue playing through the rest of the tournament

due to an ankle injury. Jesse Axley battled a shoulder injury throughout the tournament as well. This game saw Glenmary in front 70 to 41 at the final buzzer.

The last game of the tournament was against JH Picard from Edmonton. The Marauders took an early lead at the start of the game and dominated through the first half leading by 20 points at half time. JH Picard came out aggressive in the second half and managed to cut our lead down to ten points. The Marauders made some

good defensive adjustments and finished off their last game of the year with a victory winning 63 to 52 over JH Picard.

The tournament marked the last high school games for Grade 12 players Trisha Mead, Erin Ray, Erin Lychak, Jesse Axley and Trista Throndson.

Coach Mike Schmidt said, “It was our goal to be competitive and represent the North East zone well. The Marauders played a great tournament and had a lot of fun in Calgary participating in Provincials.”

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VES Dinner Theater Parents and staff gathered at Vermilion Elementary school, Friday and Saturday evening March 20 and 21, for a dinner which was followed by a one-act hillbilly comedy

by Eddie McPherson. It was a great night for parents to enjoy and mingle. All the proceeds raised go back into Vermilion Elementary school for upcoming school events. Photos Marie Conboy.

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