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Tropical Island Life Lures Vibe Coach To Return

English Volunteer Teacher Crystal Jackson on the left is pictured with four of her students at their graduation ceremonies on the Pacific Island of Micronesia. Photo submitted

Marie Conboy Reporter

Mannville local, Cr ystal Jackson recently returned from a year of volunteer teaching with World Teach in Pohnpei, Micronesia, a small island in the western Pacific Ocean. The freshly tanned traveler shared her experiences about finding love, exploring tropical island life, learning the unusual names of her 143 students while adapting to a different culture and climate. The 30-year-old gave up her job as a VIBE Coach at St. Jerome’s school after four years to follow her thirst for adventure and travel. Going it alone, as the only Canadian girl, to an isolated island in the middle of Pacific Ocean didn’t scare Jackson; who describes the year as being “an incredible life-changing experience.” “I lived with a local family for three weeks after I arrived; they introduced me to the culture and answered any questions that I had. I had two guardians that were called parents; they were amazing

and became like parents to me, giving me great advice about my new environment.” Jackson says that she has learned a lot more patience as a person from living the laid back island lifestyle. “When people get frustrated here now at silly things, I’m like why are you frustrated? Just relax and take it easy.” Jackson said she discovered that becoming a full time teacher in Canada is not the right career path for her. “I find that teachers here are very bound to a curriculum, unlike Micronesia where I had the freedom to develop different ways of teaching. I still had standards to meet but we used fun ways of teaching like listening to the meaning of songs and afterwards leading a discussion about that. I love working with VIBE and I am really excited to return, but I miss Micronesia a lot. I think there are a lot of people in Canada to do the work I do, but there are not as many people to do the same work in Micronesia. I would like to go back and see if I can do some

good work,” said Jackson. Jackson had a total of 143 students in her oral English classes. “It was difficult to learn all of their unusual names and it took me almost two months to remember them all.” The allure of the tropical island has certainly taken a hold of the young teaching volunteer, so much so that she is already making plans to return next year. “I have to give Facebook a lot of credit for preventing me from getting homesick. It was very easy to keep in touch with everyone. A lot of my friends told me they were happy that I posted so many photographs (over 1000), and that they felt they were there with me. “The heat was crazy. While I was there, I experienced a severe drought. At one point we couldn’t shower for two weeks. I had lived through droughts before in Alberta but we are so lucky here, we never run out of food or water. “I missed little comforts from home, like cheese and vegetables. It cost $20 US for a single block of cheese. You

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would save it like crazy and sprinkle only a little bit at a time. I also missed vegetables. They are not that good with agriculture on the island and we had to wait for the ships to come in to purchase produce and if you didn’t go to the store that day it would be gone. If I go back, I would like to have a garden,” said Jackson. O u t s i d e of teac h in g exc ur s i o n s included hiking on the island or taking a boat ride to a nearby island for a picnic. Jackson advises everyone to find a place they don’t know anything about, travel there and have an adventure. “It’s easy to just go to Mexico or Disneyland every year, but the cultural experience you get from going somewhere you don’t know a lot about changes your world view and opens your eyes to so many things. “I didn’t even know where Micronesia was. I looked it up on the map and I thought to myself I can’t go to the middle of the ocean, I can’t even swim! Then I went to this tropical paradise,” said Jackson.

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The Vermilion Voice | August 15, 2016

Vermilion’s Missing Vimy Ridge Hero Found

Thomas Alban Snelgrove was born in England on May 11, 1893. In 1910 at the age of 18 he moved to Alberta following his older brother, Stephen Charles Snelgrove who settled in the Vermilion area five years prior. Stephen married May Gertrude Maggs in Vermilion on March 28, 1913 beginning the extensive western family tree. As a 22 - year - old single farmer on January 14, 1916, Thomas enlisted into the 151st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Islay. On October 13, 1916 Thomas arrived in England and was stationed only a few kilometers from his parents, but was unable to visit them before he proceeded with the 16th Canadian Scottish Regiment to France. During the battle for Vimy Ridge, Thomas was shot through the chest on April 9, 1917 and passed away in a field hospital later that day. Records showed that he was buried in a bomb crater along with his comrades. Although 12 bodies were exhumed from the crater site after the war, they failed to find the remaining 44 and as a result, they were listed as missing and their names were commemorated on the Vimy Ridge Memorial in France. “I have attended Remembrance Day ceremonies since I was 12 years old and seen the Honour Roll put up with the names of fallen soldiers including Thomas Alban Snelgrove. When I asked my mother what happened, I was told that he died at Vimy Ridge in WWI and that was it,” said Vermilion Legion Member and relative Don Henry. For nearly 100 years, relatives thought they would never know his full story. However, they were contacted on two separate occasions in 2015. Vermilion’s Robert Snelgrove was first

contacted by Canadian Historian Norm Christie who located the shell hole in a potato field in Northern France, where he believes 44 of the missing Canadian soldiers are still buried, including that of Thomas Alban Snelgrove. Christie’s crew is aiming to raise funds to exhume the missing soldiers and give them a proper military burial, as well as document their lives. Robert is keeping in contact with Christie in order to have the documentary detail all of Thomas’ journey. Robert Snelgrove was contacted the second time by Canadigm, a company that was able to excavate the tunnels under Vimy Ridge. In one of the tunnels, they had found a crest with the Canadian battalion #151 and Islay, Alberta carved into the stone by Thomas Alban Snelgrove. As part of the 100th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge, a travelling memorial will be crossing Canada and is set to include a 3D replica of the Snelgrove crest found in the tunnel in France. Robert is also keeping in touch with Canadigm to find out if and when the memorial will be passing through Vermilion. On August 2, 2016 Vermilion’s Robert Snelgrove located a memorial display that had been in the possession of his cousin Thomas Wayne Snelgrove. His cousin had been passed down the heirlooms from his father Louis Thomas Rexford Snelgrove who was named after his uncle, Thomas Alban Snelgrove. The display included Thomas’ King George and Victory service medals, and his only known photograph. It is also adorned with a memorial plaque, commonly known as the ‘dead man’s penny’, because it is made of bronze; and the silver cross that would have been awarded to Thomas’ mother. A gold leafed letter of condolence accompanied the memorial that was stamped from Buckingham Palace.

A scroll centred on the memorial display addresses Private Thomas Alban Snelgrove in the following: “He whom this scroll commemorates was numbered among those who, at the call of King and Country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardness, faced danger, and finally passed out of the sight of men by the path of duty and self-sacrifice, giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom. Let those who come after see to it that his name be not forgotten.” When Thomas Alban Snelgrove enlisted, he had left a trunk of remaining artifacts at his brother, Steven Charles’ homestead. Robert mentioned that his

grandfather, Steven Charles’ home had burnt down in 1951. “We didn’t know there were any remaining artifacts, so we were thrilled to receive the memorial display along with all of the efforts that have been made to uncover Thomas’ story.” said Robert. Robert was invited by Norm Christie to visit France this coming September and will have the opportunity to tour Vimy Ridge. For more information, you can visit http://battlefields.ca/recover-our-vimyheroes/. To donate you can visit https:// fundrazr.com/campaigns/4zeCb. To view the recovered crests from the tunnels, you can visit www.canadigm.ca.

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August 15, 2016 | The Vermilion Voice

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Improving Lives Living With Hearing Loss

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Coolidge Hearing Care Founder and CEO, Geraldine Coolidge started the company Coolidge Hearing in 2007 driven by her passion to educate the public and make a difference in the lives of those who experience a hearing loss, just as she has. After being hard of hearing her entire life and working at a couple of different companies, Coolidge decided to open her own hearing clinic. “I wanted to give people the opportunity to choose the manufacturer that worked for them, not the clinic making their choice. Hearing loss has always been a part of my life. My mother, grandmother, aunts, sister and my cousins, all have hearing loss,” explained Coolidge. Coolidge was fitted with hearing aids at the age of 8 years old, and as a child she tried not to wear them. She would hide them in her locker, and tried everything to avoid wearing them because they didn’t match her outfits and were not as cool as the hearing aids today in colour and size. “I had the big brown ugly ones. My teenage years were not fun for sure. Now, without my hearing aids I don’t function as well. I don’t do as well in crowds and I tend to isolate myself and pull back from things,” said Collidge. “I would say that living with hearing loss has affected my life in a positive way and it greatly depends on the relationship that you have with your practitioner.” Like many, Coolidge, is not deaf but is hard of hearing. She struggles with background noise, catching the start and end of some words, while others will blend together. This makes her conversations and answering questions very diffi-

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BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL

Born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan and raised on an acreage near the town of Marwayne, Alberta, Janine Lange graduated from Marwayne Jubilee School in 2003. Janine attended the University of Alberta and completed a B ac helor of Physi c al Ed u c at i o n and Recreation degree in 2007, and completed a Master of Physical Therapy degree at the University of Saskatchewan in 2010. Since graduation, Janine has been employed in public health care/hospitals by Prairie North Health Region (PNHR) in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan and Alber ta Health Ser vices (AHS) in both Vermilion, Alberta, and Wainwright, Alberta. These opportunities have allowed her to work in a variety of roles, in a diversity of settings, and with a mixed range of patient ages. Areas of assessment and treatment include orthopedics, acute care, stroke clinic, hip & knee screening clinic (pre-op surgeries), cast clinic (post-op/surgeries and fractures), long term care and group education classes. Janine appreciated growing up in a rural community, which instilled in her traditional morals and values such as respect, ethical principles and the value of hard work. Janine enjoys the challenge of working in smaller communities and using creativity to utilize the resources available to design programs that address patients’ needs. Janine also enjoys collaborating with professionals in surrounding communities, sharing ideas and working in multidisciplinary teams. Janine has been living in Vermilion for the last two years and is happy to call

this town her new home. She is excited to open her private practice physiotherapy clinic, Masterpiece Therapies Inc., on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. Physiotherapy services offered focus on orthopedic conditions (bones, joints, muscles, ligaments). Please contact Janine by telephone at #1-888-664-0085 or email janine@masterpiecetherapies.ca if you have any questions about your specific injury or condition. The clinic is located in the Prairie Place Building beside Boston Pizza. Entr y into the c lini c is ac c es sible through the RE /MA X door, and an elevator is conveniently located at the entrance for transport to the second level (#202). For your convenience, clinic hours are as follows: Monday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Masterpiece Therapies Inc. provides direct billing to insurance companies and accept payments by credit card, cash or cheque. Referrals can be sent via phone, email or by faxing #1-780669-3785 and we are also pleased to offer a new-to-Vermilion online booking feature! For fur ther information and to BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT ONLINE, please visit masterpiecetherapies.ca. As Janine embarks on her new adventure, she would like to thank all the physiotherapy practitioners in Lloydminster, Vermilion, and Wainwright who have provided opportunities, mentorship and experience over the years while working in the public system. She now looks forward to offering private practice physiotherapy services to the residents of Vermilion and surrounding communities!

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August 15, 2016 | The Vermilion Voice

Lorna Hamilton

Saluting Our Agricultural Community

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I am not a farm g i r l a n d t h a t ’s a fact! My Grandpa had a small farm that I visited every summer but I still know very little about the Agricultural lifestyle. I should be ashamed to say it because I have lived here for 10 years, but when you don’t have the exposure to the lifestyle on a regular basis you can’t possibly understand the complexity of family farms and the workings of each one of them.

It wasn’t until I worked at Sammy’s Restaurant nine years ago and began to meet some of the old farmers that came in for their daily coffee during the winter months did I begin to realize the vastness of these ranches and farms and the dangers that go along with being a farmer. The stories they would tell me of ranchers and helpers getting ran over or kicked by members of the herd or how they have lost body parts due to accidents on the farms did I realize just how extremely dangerous the profession really was. I have to give my appreciation to them as it is definitely not a profession

I could ever see myself doing. The flour, oats, flax and other grains I serve my family come packaged and ready for me to use each day. Never once did I ever think about all the long hours and hard work a grain farmer has to spend tending to acres and acres of fields. The beef I prepare for my family always came neatly packaged from the grocery store as well. We often forget how dangerous and hard it is to be cattle rancher. We see the animals grazing away in the fields and never comprehend the responsibility and dangers that go along with keeping them on a regular

Hometown Hero

Angela Mouly Reporter

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Vermilion’s Jolan Wong (nee Brunner) digs deep as she prepares to lead Team Canada to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 7 18. This is the first ever Canadian sitting volleyball team scheduled to attend the Paralympics. Having grown up in Vermilion, Wong has many fond athletic memories; the earliest of which stemming from soccer. After losing her leg to bone cancer at age 13. She remembers being happy to be able to play an able bodied sport and keep up her friends whle playing on the Vermilion Tigers Midget Girls Hockey Team and while playing volleyball with the J. R. Robson Marauders. “I have been playing sitting volleyball as a setter for the last eight years. We use different body parts, and the game is so much faster than standing volleyball. Most of our current roster has been to a few tournaments, but nothing on this large of a scale” said Wong anticipating the Paralympics.

Living with her husband, son (6) and daughter (3) in Ontario, Wong had trained 6 days per week with a local teammate before coming to Alberta for the past six weeks. Wong spent a week in Vermilion visiting family while she kept training at Lakeland College. “I’m one proud mama and I’m looking forward to supporting Canada and my daughter,” said Darlene Brunner who will be attending the Paralympics in Rio as a spectator. At the High Intensity Training Program in Edmonton for the last five weeks, Wong has been working tirelessly with her team and pushing ahead full force. “With our physical impairments we struggle together and we are a really tight knit team. We can always lean on each other for support. It is quite the achievement that we’ve conquered by qualifying and preparing over the last year. Now it’s time to show the world what we can do,” said Wong. Not only is Wong a supporter of her team, but also a leader on and off the

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court. Wong is Captain of the Canadian Women’s Paralympic Sitting Volleyball Team. She spends extra time communicating with her teammates, the referees, and the coaches to make exercise and nutrition plans. “Wong is often the first one at the gym making sure everyone is held accountable, setting the standard for her team and the program. Aside from her excellent communication on and off the court, she is physically able to routinely deliver the ball to our attackers, one of our strongest servers, and one of our quickest athletes. She is extremely humble and we are very proud to have her lead our team,” said Head Coach Nicole Ban. Outside of training for Rio, Wong soaks up every evening opportunity to spend time with her family and is studying to become a personal fitness trainer. In the future, she plans to work with youth, encouraging the importance of nutrition and physical fitness. “It is difficult to maintain balance, but it is a privilege to live in Canada, and an honour to wear the flag each time that we play. My family has sacrificed a lot of time to incorporate my training over the last number of years. I am excited to represent Canada and show my family, my country, and the world what we’ve been working

basis. According to www.abfarmsafety.com agriculture is ranked as Canada’s third most hazardous industry. It is with great respect and gratitude that I take this opportunity to thank all the farmers and ranchers for the hard work they do, and recognize the dangers in which they face each any ever y day. Take the time to say thank you to a member of our Agricultural community, it’s a small word that carries much respect. If it wasn’t for the people who have these ranches and farms, a lot of us wouldn’t have the food we have on our table each and every day. Thank you!

on,” said Wong. A hero is described as a person who through adversity displays impressive feats of skill, courage, or strength; often sacrificing one’s own wants for the greater good. Wong’s humble leadership continuously puts the good of Team Canada ahead of herself, making her Vermilion’s current hometown hero.

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Neil B. Stratton Columnist

Wow! Sorr y Miss Oohohh and I have been MIA the last couple of weeks, a computer glitch and a week at the cabin with no computer on hand we have been off the grid! Things are back to relative normalcy, so on with the chaos. The last couple weeks have been busy with all the wrong things in a sense, but things that had to get done. Maybe better explained is that we would have liked to have been doing other things outdoors, but were doing things related to outdoor adventures, but it seemed like work. We spent a week at the cabin finishing off the garage and our walk in cooler, which when done will have the ultimate in taking care of our harvested animals for the best in processing and table-fare. Even though it was hard work in extreme heat, it is all going to be worth it for our future outdoor adventures, and Miss Oohohh thought it was a great time, as her job was to laze around and chase chipmunks and squirrels. When she wasn’t sleeping in the shade, she was dipping in cool waterholes and constantly on the exploring adventure. We did take the time to explore for me also. With bow hunting season sneaking up so quickly upon us and myself specifically, time is running wild again, so we did take the time to do some scouting and set up a couple well-placed tree stands

Franklin Wolters Columnist

When my folks came to this country with its wide open spaces, all the means of getting around were very slow, tedious and full of hardship at times. The telegraph system was fairly quick, but it wasn’t always there where you needed it out in the open country if you got in trouble! As a youngster, I remember those pioneer folks sitting around our kitchen table telling the stories of their travels and the hardships entailed to reach a new home in virtually a wilderness. Hard to think on really how short a time ago that was. Within my lifetime at least!! Those who came from across the ocean on slow old steamers talked of days of rough seas and seasickness that seemed to go on forever!! Then those who did come out West here had to endure days of travel again by train which in those days was not too speedy. Can you imagine a trip like that with young-

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and trail cameras. Although it was a lot of work we did get the cooler installed and we enjoyed the time at the cabin…oh and no chipmunks or squirrels were harmed in the making of the adventure. As per normal this time of the year I am weeks behind on the things to do list. Sometimes as we are irritable when we get behind we notice things like all the bugs in August, it seems like all the fly’s, ants mosquitoes, etc. are making the most of their summer. Normally used to it bugs don’t bother me that much, but somehow, somewhere I came in contact with a rare for me summer bug, the dreaded summer common cold…what the heck? …that exists? Well, I am here to tell you it defiantly exists, and it’s nasty. I don’t ever remember having a common cold in August or summer, but somewhere I came across that nasty little bug. Even though the last couple weeks I haven’t had a lot of normal contact with people…who are the donating host of this nasty bug, I am going to blame this one on my darling wife. Just a few days before I felt this coming on she complained about the early symptoms, but luckily recovered quickly. I, on the other hand, am now full blown out ill with all the symptom’s extreme. What? How does a cold bug survive in plus 30C heat, after a little research…just fine thank you! In fact, the summer cold bug is much more aggressive than even its winter counterpart. And the wimpy summer bug even has a preference for warm or hot weather and likes to hang around for

two weeks before your body can fight it off. Believe me it’s nasty; even antibiotics have no effect on it so take normal winter precautions when flu’s and colds are rampant, wash hands often, etc., also if symptom’s get serious see your doctor. The main reason for a medical doctor if you spend a lot of time outdoors is that extreme serious and even life-threatening diseases such as West Nile and Lyme disease may start with the exact symptom’s, and one may just think they simply have a summer cold. About the same time, Miss Oohohh seemed sluggish and down in the dumps. I thought maybe she was just having sympathy pains for me, but it turns out she is coming “into season” or “canine estrus.” Meaning my little puppy is no longer a little puppy, she is all “growed up” and now reached the breeding stage and age, which for her and her puppy’s health and growth I will do my best to make sure she isn’t bred. This is where the huge kennel I built will pay off, as when a dog comes “into season” they produce a scent that male dogs can pick up quite literally five km away, and bring them running. I spent a great deal of time to make the kennel escape proof …so I am hoping that also applies to a lovesick male dog trying to break in. As much as I would welcome a bunch of mini Miss Oohohh’s, that time will come. Miss Oohohh is now only just over nine months old, so I will wait until she is fully grown. Hopefully, I will get to pick her mate for the ultimate family of pups, I am looking so forward to

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sters, and many did, the stories they could tell? Well, I can remember hearing them in really graphic detail. Yes, time and distance were a real test on a whole generation of folks!! They arrived in an open country, and a lot of them came from closely settled areas in Europe and its hard to imagine them trying to cope with the isolation and loneliness that came upon them. Dad’s folks came from Missouri and had a farm background, and they came by train up to Alberta where Grandpa and his two stepsons had proved up homesteads, built a home and broke the required land. They were 25 miles from the closest town and its hard now to realize that isolation!! Early times there was NO phone and for some even a post office was a while away. Dad remembered they loaded everything they had in a box car and that included their milk cow so they kids could have milk!! And you know what? There was no safety net or aid of any kind except for the neighbours. Time and distance, and in this country that

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was confounded by a long-cold- winter. Gardens, a flock of chickens, a few pigs, and a milk cow. And if you were a bit handy with traps or hunting things you could live off the land without too much cash changing hands. In this day and age now that the TV is old hat, the roads are more or less all weather, we have all phones to carry around and call from anywhere you are, well almost anywhere. I can so well remember people coming from miles south on horseback in bad weather winter calling for help from a doctor say!! Back in those times with the power and equipment available to farm with meant farms were smaller and small town were viable because many more people lived on the farm and could support the small towns. As the farms got larger and larger, more and more of the little towns and communities were left short of people and kids to fill the school busses and soon kids were taken by bus on trips of hours to reach school and we thought walking or riding horseback to school

Couple things I have learned about a summer cold…Its hard to have cold shivers when it plus 30 C outside, and your Doctor is the only person on earth without a guaranteed cure for the common cold!

was tedious. I’ll take the walking, I think. Now trips that took days or weeks can be travelled in minutes and hours by jet planes and highways that can accommodate vehicles that carry all our necessities summer or winter and so the stores are stocked with produce from many parts of the world and are at our fingertips if we can afford the cost. In early days some of the things we take for granted now couldn’t have been acquired at any cost out here in Alberta. Yes, time and distance have been mastered, and we take for granted it will always be this way. The way of the world now is that much of our new way of life is against the laws of a sustainable environment and our powers that be have put a clamp on much of what we need to keep this new way of life. How can we travel without fuel, that includes air, road or whatever, ain’t enough alternatives to keep up the pace. No way we can farm without all that fuel either, and even our power plants need some kind of fossil fuel. We’re in a fix, I’m thinking by the way that things are heading!!

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Crowds Soak Up The Sunny Relaxed Atmosphere At Mistahiya Music Festival

Marie Conboy Reporter

The warm sun set up a relaxed atmosphere for the crowd who watched on from their lawn chairs at this year’s 6th Annual Come By The Hills Music Festival on August 12 and 13. Come By The Hills Music Festival Chair, Phyllis Elmer said the festival has been building momentum and becoming increasingly well known each year. “It’s nice to see an audience of mixed ages enjoying themselves. It’s on such a beautiful site, hidden away, which is perfect for an intimate music festival,” said Elmer. “This year is what we have been waiting for; it poured rain last year and this year the weather is glorious!”

Elmer, who was responsible for choosing this year’s lineup, said that the live musicians available to this year’s festival were phenomenal. “All of the musicians get paid and the sponsorship is vital to the running of this festival,” added Elmer. The Festival opened with a performance from Piper Evan Whitfield, followed by singer and song writer, Ken Flaherty, who entertained festival goers with his stories and songs about his Irish heritage. His song ‘English Sons of Bitches’ got a lot of laughs from the crowd. “The crowd tonight was great, it was beautiful. It is rather unusual for me to hear such a warm applause. They were a warm crowd and when you get a response like we did tonight, it’s meaningful and self-

Pictured Violinist Sue Aylard, from Cod Gone Wild, entertained the crowds with their Celtic inspired traditional modern music.

realizing – it resets you!” said Flaherty. It was Flaherty’s first time to play at Mistahiya. “I first heard about the festival when I played at the Vermilion Folk Club a few years back and I always wanted to perform here. This is one of the most beautiful places in the province I have been in, I just love the hills. I keep expecting to see Tom Selleck riding over the hills on a horse,” laughed Flaherty. Flaherty dabbled with song writing but didn’t get serious about it until 15 years ago. “I learned a lot about the song writing craft from attending the Song Rise Music Conference that takes place every year in Peace River. I also learned from my fellow musicians who wrote with me,” added

Flaherty. Musicians mixed and soaked up the relaxed atmosphere at the Mistahiya Retreat Centre before their performance. The four musicians from Cod Gone Wild performed a variety of songs from their different musical backgrounds of classical, folk and rock, fused together creating a unique dynamic sound. The band performed songs with a distinct Celtic sound much to the enjoyment of the audience. “It’s a beautiful spot and this festival is really well organized,” said Cod Gone Wild Lead Vocalist, Andrew Mercer from Newfoundland. “We take a lot of old Irish tunes and mold them into a new modern Celtic sound,” said Mercer.

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Salvaging Hail Damaged Crops

Storm damage to crops can result in problems with nitrate accumulations, especially if the crops were heavily fertilized or manured in the spring to optimize yield. “Over the past few weeks in Alberta to say the weather has been volatile would be an understatement,” says Andrea Hanson, beef ex tension specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Airdrie. “With volatile weather comes storm damage and, for some producers, this means salvaging crops for feed.” Hanson cautions producers to use care as salvaged crops may have high levels of nitrates that are toxic to ruminants and emphasizes the importance of testing salvaged feed to establish quality and nitrate levels prior to feeding. “Sometimes producers want to wait to see if the crop will recover before salvaging it for feed. That’s when the balancing act starts. The nitrate levels in those damaged crops that were heavily fertilized or manured to optimize yield will have the highest accumulations. It takes about four to five days after the damage for the nitrates to build to the highest levels. If the plants start to recover, the nitrate levels will return to a lower level about two weeks after the damage, depending on their growth rate. The true balancing act starts when the leaves start to brown off

and the plants begin to deteriorate, losing leaf material and yield. Unless a perennial hay crop is fertilized at high rates, the risk of accumulating nitrate is much lower than in annual crops, she says. “Alfalfa is a plant that only takes up as much nitrogen as it requires on a daily basis. The excess is stored in the nodules. Nitrate accumulation in alfalfa is extremely rare.” Nitrates accumulate in plants when the plant is stressed. Drought, hail and frost are all stressors that can cause nitrate toxicity. Photosynthesis is disrupted because of the damage to the plant but the roots of the plant are undamaged. As long as the roots are still alive, they continue to push nitrogen to the leaves. With damaged leaves, photosynthesis is disrupted, and the nitrogen (in the form of nitrates) accumulates. “If a producer does decide to salvage the crop, it’s essential that the nitrate levels are known before any of the feed is used,” says Hanson. “Getting a feed test done is cheap compared to losing an animal to something that can be managed. Once the plant has been cut, the nitrate level is fixed and a feed test can be taken. Be sure to check out Foragebeef.ca for useful information on how to properly sample feed for testing. Hanson also stresses the importance of finding out from the feed testing labo-

ratory what type of nitrate test was carried out as the limits are different depending on how the nitrate level is reported. “AF’s factsheet Nitrate Poisoning and Feeding Nitrate Feeds to Livestock is a good reference that has the conversion chart for different reporting systems. Often the laboratory will provide the recommenda-

tions based on the level outcome.” “Feeds containing nitrates can be fed depending on the levels of nitrates and the other feed stuffs available,” adds Hanson. “A strategy for feeding high nitrate feed is needed well before creating a feeding plan to reduce the risk of nitrate poisoning.”

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Bale Handling Safely

Baling season is once again in full swing. Many producers equate baling with hot summer days and a rush to beat the weather. While getting the hay baled and off the field is a top priority, doing the job safely should take precedence. “To increase the safety of baling procedures while ensuring the job gets done, look for hazards related to baler operation, handling, transporting and stacking,” says Kenda Lubeck, farm safety coordinator with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “Once you identify hazards, make the necessary changes to ensure the safety of all workers.” The following are some of the hazards. Handling: -Ensure no children play near hay balers, carriers and stackers. -Properly train operators handling trac tors, front-end loaders or forklifts. Tractors with cabs, FOPS (falling object protective structure) or four-poster ROPS (roll-over protective structure) are highly recommended. Two-poster tractor ROPS offer no operator protection from bales falling back off of forks or bale-loading frames. -Ensure bale-loading attachments on tractors and forklifts are secure and well fitted. -Carry bales as low to the ground as possible.

-Ensure sufficient counterbalance on tractor or forklift vehicle. -Hydraulic control valve should be specific to the front-end loader attach ment. Baler operation: -Ensure baler is properly connected to the tractor. -Make certain adequate safety guards are fitted. -Nobody should ever be allowed to ride on the baler. -Prevent others from getting too close to the baler. -Watch for and clear any build-up of loose, combustible material in the baler. -Ensure an updated fire extinguisher is fitted to the machine. -Stop engine, disengage PTO and apply fly wheel brake (on square balers) prior to making adjustments or repairs. -Extra care and attention should be made when reversing or turning the machine. -Work during the day when there is adequate lighting. Stacking: -Land stack on even ground. -Stacks should be clear of overhead power lines. -Stacked round bales should be adequately chocked and the borders posted.

-Watch for damaged bales at base of stack. -Stack bales tightly and at a stable height. -Do not stack bales higher than safe operating height of farm tractor or fork lift. -Never allow children to play on stacked bales. -Do not handle more bales than is safe for the loader. Transporting: -Carry heavy loads of bales with a sturdy trailer. -Ensure proper restraining frames on the back and front of trailer. -Use fitted hooks so ropes can be used to secure load. -Watch for overhead power lines on or near roads. -Avoid rough terrain that can cause bales to become unstable. Travel at safe speeds at all times. -People should never ride on loaded hay trailers. This is highly dangerous. “After making this list, check each hazard that has been spotted to assess how likely this hazard is to injure someone, and how severe that injury would be,” says Lubeck. “After this hazard assessment, take the list of hay baling and stacking hazards and number them in order of priority, so that those most likely to cause injury or harm can be addressed first.”

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The Farmers’ Advocate Office (FAO) has two new resources available to help landowners better understand the process for wellsite reclamation in Alberta. “Many landowners don’t know what to expect when it comes to reclamation,” says Jeana Les, rural engage-

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Protect Yourself From Quad Rollovers

Recent research has proven that mounting a crush-protection device (CPD) manufactured and tested by an engineer onto a quad can reduce deaths due to rollovers by 30 per cent. “Quads are great machines for use on the farm because of where they can go and the tasks they can do,” says Don Voaklander, director, Injury Prevention Centre, University of Alberta. “Quads have a high centre of gravity, a narrow wheel base and low pressure tires that allow them to travel into places and over rough ground that few other vehicles can handle. However these features also make them unstable and prone to rolling over.” Rollovers are the leading cause of death to quad riders. An average of 15 Albertans die each year while riding quads. Of these deaths, seven die because the quad rolls and crushes or suffocates them. The average quad weights between 350 and 400 lbs., some reaching as high as 600 lbs. “ Body armour and other protective gear offer little protection in the case of a rollover. Even a helmet doesn’t guarantee you won’t suffer a severe head injur y if the quad rolls,” says Voaklander. A crush-protection device is a hair-

pin or circular device mounted on the quad behind the rider. It extends to around the height of the rider’s head. Studies show that riding is not affected by the quad bar. It does not interfere with handling or comfort; in fact, riders report forgetting that it is there. Should the quad lose balance and begin to roll, the CPD can stop its motion. This results in the quad being tipped on its side and the rider safe from being crushed. If the quad has too much momentum and keeps rolling, the CPD creates a space under the quad for the rider. This reduces the chances that the rider will be crushed or trapped under the quad. CPDs are aftermarket products that range in price from about $660 to $1360. They can be mounted onto most quads and are sold with instructions so the quad owner can mount it themselves. There are several actions that quad riders can use to reduce the chances that their quad will roll. These include: -learning safe riding techniques. -not driving after drinking alcohol. -not carrying a passenger on a quad built for one. -using the quad only if it is suitable for the task. -riding an appropriately sized quad for your strength and ability. -not riding on a slope that is too

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While hay quality varies across the province, how to store that hay for the best results doesn’t. “We’ve got a mixed bag this year,” says Barry Yaremcio, beef and forage specialist, Alber ta Agriculture and Forestry. “Some people cut their hay early, got caught with the rains and had it discolour before it even got into the bales. Other are cutting now and may be looking at plants that are more mature than optimum. In both cases, quality may be down a bit.” Yaremcio says that, no matter what the case, feed test to know what you’re starting with, and work from there. “If the hay was baled tough, and you notice the bales are slumping, have a slight tobacco smell, or a moisture probe reads over 40 degrees Celsius, some of the protein will be tied up with the fibre and unavailable to the animal. In that case, a secondary analysis of acid detergent insoluble nitrogen (ADIN) needs to be done as well.” Yaremcio says the bales should be left in the field for seven to ten days to cool off and for moisture to equalize throughout the bale before being put in the shed or feed yard. “When the hay does get stacked in the shed, you’ll still need some air movement through the shed to keep the bales cool.” When it comes to stacking bales in

the field, there are a number of different methods for stacking. One method is the pyramid style, with three bales on the bottom, two in the middle and one on the top. “That’s actually the poorest way to do it,” says Yaremcio. “If it rains after the stacks are made, or if snow melts during the winter, all that moisture will works its way through the stack from the top down, and cause spoilage wherever the bales contact each other.” He says the mushroom stack, with bottom bale flat and the second one on top, is better than the pyramid but still will end up with a lot damage. “The best method, however, if you have the space, is to put single bales in rows with the individual bales in the rows separated by about six inches so they don’t touch.” If bales are weathered over winter, they can potentially lose from 100-200 lbs. due to deterioration, protein content may drop 1-2 per cent, and digestibility, if used in the second year, can be down 10-15 per cent. “For outside storage, hard-core bales are better than soft bale, and the tighter you can get them the better, and net wrap is preferable to twine.” Yaremcio adds a hay shed is still the best solution. “Considering the losses you can get with having bales stored outside, it can take about four years of retained nutrients and dry matter to pay for the shed.” Photo submitted

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SALUTING OUR AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY 2016 Minburn Heifer Show & Bench Fair August 6, 2016

Judges:

Grand Champion Heifers - Reece Maxwell

Teresa Smith, Mannville, AB Karen Zielinski, Myrnam, AB

Sponsors:

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Announcements:

* 310 Bench Fair exhibits from 28 exhibitors’ heifers * Payout of over $900 dollars * Winner of best double crusted pie - Bobbi Jo Jackson, Minburn, AB

* 15 pens of yearling bred * 8 pens of heifer calves

UFA - Donated use of panels for pens Mannville Co-op - Kids packs for highest points in each of 3 youth categories and bag of four for winner of best double crusted pie Jim Harbidge - Ivomec for winners of Heifer show Mannville Liquor Store - Ice for beer gardens

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President; Teresa Jackson Vice-president; Dawn Jackson Treasurer/ Secretary; Sheryle Anderson Directors; Eric Anderson, Allan Nutt, Clark Jackson, Scott Anderson, Kelly Anderson, Lisa Anderson, Mark Anderson, Debbie Holden, Gene Drury

Saluting

Vermilion and Area Farmers

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2016 Vermilion Fair Poultry Show Results

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Large Fowl Champion American - Dominique Cock owned by Callum McLeod. Reserve American - Buckeye Cockerel owned by Crystal McKinnon. Champion English - Black Orpington Hen owned by Yvette Franklin. Reserve English - Speckled Sussex Hen owned by Kyle Lawrence. Champion Continental – Black Copper Marans Cock owned by Yvette Franklin. Reserve Continental – Black Copper Marans Cock owned by Yvette Franklin. Champion Asiatic - Black Cochin Cockerel owned by Yvette Franklin. Reserve Asiatic - Black Langshans Hen owned by Callum McLeod. Champion AOSB - Sumatra Hen owned by Silver Ridge Aviaries. R e s e r v e AO S B - S u m a t r a H e n owned by Silver Ridge Aviaries. Champion Large Fowl, Sumatra Hen owned by Silver Ridge Aviaries Reserve Large Fowl – Black Orpington Hen owned by Yvette Franklin Bantams Champion Feather Legged - Black Belgian Bearded D’uccle Cock owned by Kyle Lawrence. Reserve Feather Legged - Bantam S a l m o n Faver o l l e c o c k ow n e d by Steven Vincent. Best OEG - Wheaten Cock owned by Silver Ridge Aviaries. Reserve OEG - White Cock owned by Silver Ridge Aviaries. Champion RCCL - Quail Belgian Bearded d’Anvers Pullet owned by Silver Ridge Aviaries. R e s e r ve R C C L - Q u a i l B e l g i a n Bearded d’Anvers Hen owned by Silver Ridge Aviaries. Champion SCCL - Light Brown Dutch Pullet owned by Silver Ridge Aviaries. Reserve SCCL - Light Brown Dutch Hen owned by Silver Ridge Aviaries. Champion Bantam - Light Brown

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This continues to be a time where home, family and your private life are your top priority. Nevertheless, Mercury, Venus and Jupiter want you to party! Yes, you can have it all! In the bigger picture, it was back in the late 80s, when you had to struggle with debt, shared property and getting along with less.

Your busy pace continues "Money, money, money!" with short trips, errands and Where is it? (I have conversations with enough to last me for the everyone. You are busy rest of my life unless I buy entertaining at home as well something.) Fortunately, as dealing with plans to your ability to wheel and redecorate and renovate. deal, buy and sell, and This makes sense because make a great impression Jupiter has been offering on others is strong now you a fabulous chance to because your benefit from home and real communication skills are estate for the last 12 months. tops.

Virgo

Pretty soon, you'll be clicking your heels and singing, "We're in the money." This is because when Jupiter changes signs next month, it will begin to magnify your abilities to earn money. It will also attract money-making opportunities to you.

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This continues to be a popular time, which is why you are involved with friends and groups. This is an excellent time to set future goals. Meanwhile, when we look at the influence of Saturn in your life - the last time this happened was in the late 80s from 1986-89.

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For the 13th consecutive year, Lakeland College interior design technology students earned top place finishes in student design competitions. Coming in first place in the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) 201516 Charette Design Competition is Sydney Melnyk and in second place is Sara Downing. Rebecca Kurczaba received honourable mention. All three graduated in June. “Congratulations to our award-winning students. We know how hard they worked to excel in their field. We are proud of their achievements and the incredible level of

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SHAPE Art And Wellness Studio Now Taking Registration

Marie Conboy Reporter

SHAPE Ar t and Wellness Studio are gearing up for their second year of business, offering classes in dance, fine arts, voice, acrobatics and Raynor Massage Therapy sessions. Owner and Raynor Massage Therapist, Robin Nordling provides massage that focuses on getting to the root of an issue, physically and emotionally and removing it. “Last year has gone really well, I have been ver y busy. I am always accepting new clients, my schedule is flexible and I try to see everybody, especially if there is an emergency. I have had some clients that don’t need to come back anymore because we

have resolved their issues after a few massages. I believe I specialize in working with people who have chronic pain issues and in addressing the deeper lying issues,” said Nordling. SHAPE Dance Instructor and Choreographer Leigha Wald said she plans to keep up the momentum and success of last year with her dance classes. “I would really like to see people who are unsure if they want to dance or not, taking the leap and signing up this year. There is a type of dance for everyone, there is a spot for you and it’s never too late. “It has been very rewarding for me to see the growth in my students last year and I just want to see more of that. We received a lot of positive feedback saying

that our students looked confident and happy on stage,” said Wald. “Working at SHAPE with Leigha and Robin has been an amazing experience. I feel that I am part of a family there and that we all support each other in our different areas. Leigha and Robin work hard to make this studio a place that is free of judgment and negativity and they succeed at it. I look forward to working, not only with my returning vocal and Kindermusik students, but with all my new ones too. I also am excited to work with Leigha again on the Musical Theatre session starting in January. Honestly, it’s the best place to work and to be a student,” said Vocal Instructor, Dana Morgan. “Last year was my first time collaborating with Leigha and Robyn at SHAPE

Studio. They provided me creative liberty to design an art program for ages 8 to 12 and 13 to 18. It was refreshing to work with such a strong duo and diverse age range of kids. I got to instruct several who came to enhance their skills, and many who didn’t know they had it! When SHAPE and Colour resumes in the Fall, I’ll be throwing more projects and skill sets to any kids who participate!” said Fine Art Instructor, Monica To, who also works at SHAPE Studio. The next drop in POUND Fit class will take place on Wednesday, August 31 from 6 p.m. to 6:45pm at SHAPE Studio in the Lakeland Mall, Vermilion. Registration is now open: For more Information contact 780 853 7418 or email shapestudiovermilion@gmail.com

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Lacer The Racer Memorial Golf Bash

Marie Conboy Reporter

The Vermilion Golf and Country Club hosted the annual Lacer the Racer Alumni Golf Bash on Saturday, July 30. The golf bash was originally started in 2009 as a way to engage young alumni of the College and in 2011 changed to the Lacer the Racer Alumni Golf Bash after Lakeland College student and Rustlers rowing team Lacey Longworth was killed in a car accident shortly after graduating from Lakeland College. Lakeland College Instructor and Coach of the Lakeland College rowing team said they named the event Lacer the Racer as it was Longworth’s nickname on the team.

The golf bash included a steak dinner with donations accepted throughout the golf bash going toward the rowing scholarship for Lakeland College student athletes in Longworth’s honour. “We started out with one $500 scholarship. Now we are looking at four $500 scholarships,” said Walsh. Each year the tournament raises roughly $2000 to $3000. Teams break into teams of four or five depending on the number of people who show up. Both sides of Lacey’s family attend the event each year. Despite rain and cloud the event was still a huge success. Participants brought their rain gear and went on to play their 9 holes, said Walsh.

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Never leave your c hildren unattended in the heat It’s an act of convenience that can kill. Every summer, EMS and other first response agencies respond to calls, across the province, where children have been left inside vehicles while their parent, or caregiver, “quickly ran inside”. According to exper ts, there is no safe amount of time to leave a child unattended in a vehicle in the heat. One study found that in 35ºC weather it took just twenty minutes for the inte-

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