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SHANNON LECLAIR

Times Reporter

Council is looking at purchasing a new ice-cleaningmachine for the Strathmore Family Centre this year.

As part of the 2015 budget, council approved the pur-chase of the new machine, and on Jan. 23 two propos-als were received.

Big Hill Services quoted $158,500, after trade-in, foran ICEBEAR Olympia machine. Delivery time wouldtake two weeks, the town already owns two machinesthrough the company, and staff at the StrathmoreFamily Centre are pleased with the current servicethrough them. The second quote came in from Joe Johnson Equip-

ment at $144,705, after trade-in, for the ENGO 200SX. This machine operates differently than the ones theFamily Centre staff currently use and would requirethem to train with it. Delivery time would take sixmonths.

“Administration is recommending that it be award-ed to Big Hill Services for the following reasons; fa-

miliarity with the product and company, delivery timeframe of two weeks and need for consistent servicingthrough only one company,” said Municipal Clerk Jen-nifer Sawatzky.

Councillor Brad Walls questioned if it is worth it topay the extra $14,000 to bring the ice machine herein two weeks when the ice will be shut down fairlyshortly after, especially since both companies offerthe same warranty and safety features.

Councillor Steve Grajczyk said he is in favour ofgetting the $158,000, emphasizing the fact that in theevent of repairs different parts would be needed than

what is currently on hand.“It is so critical that you stay with the same ma-

chine, it’s going to end up costing you a lot more inthe long run if you change models. It’s easy to buildup that money in par ts,” said Grajczyk.

“For the first couple of years I can’t see us having

much need for many parts because generally most ofthat is covered under warranty,” said Walls.

He understands there will be training costs, but if itis not coming in for six months then staff will have allof August and some of September before they wouldneed to use the machine.

“I would still say we should go with the one they(the staff) are used to. They are used to the service,they have had quality service provided by the com-pany in the past, they are all used to the machinery.I would stay with the same one,” said Councillor PatFule.

Because both machines are listed to offer the same warranty and safety features, and the one from Joe Johnson is said to have a longer lasting battery, Wallsfinds the recommendation confusing.

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Third year Wheatland Auctions owner, Cody Hayes, won

the All-Around Auctioneer Championship in Edmonton Jan.29-31.

He admits it was a relief, considering it was his fourth at-tempt at trying to win the event.

“I had competed in the three previous years, and the first year I didn’t place in the Top 5, two years ago I placed third,last year I got runner-up and this year I got’er done,” saidHayes.

He knew what to expect this year and went in with a calmdemeanor and sold as many as items he could.

“I wanted to be more relaxed and approach it in such a way (that is) more who I am and not worry about the pres-sure or anything like that, have a little fun and compete asI’m capable of,” said Hayes. The championship consists of a big crowd with judges that

base the auctioneer’s score on their selling efficiency.“There’s a big crowd and each contestant sells five items.

They’re judged on their auction mechanics, chants, voicedclarity, presentation, speed, rhythm and how you pick-up bids in a crowd,” said Hayes. “The judges tabulate the votes,they pick the Top 5 people and they go back to the finals.In the finals you sell seven items and the judges go through

and pick.” Auction items were anything from jerseys and golf clubs to

tools and other various products.Hayes admits you had to know how to handle your nerves

as you are competing against the top auctioneers in the in-dustry as well as your peers.

“A lot of these guys are in a small town, that’s not so much

an issue as it is dealing with some guys that have been in the business for a quarter-century, “said Hayes.He says that he wants to keep developing Wheatland Auc-

tioneers and continue to build a successful business in theStrathmore area.

Hayes crowned an auctioneer champion

Photo Courtesy of Cody Hayes

Rosalie Bardoel (l) and Rick Dibben (r) of Ag Dealer present Strathmore’s

Cody Hayes with the Auctioneer Champion award on Jan. 31 in Edmonton.

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VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FORASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD

The Town of Strathmore is currently seeking volunteers to sit on theAssessment Review Board.The Board’s function is to hear appeals filed by citizens on theirproperty assessment.If you are interested in serving on this Board, please contactJennifer Sawatzky, Clerk of the Assessment Review Board, at 403-

934-3133 ext. 248 or by e-mail at [email protected].

TOWN OF STRATHMORENOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS

The following application(s) for development have been approvedby the Town of Strathmore, subject to the right of appeal to theSubdivision and Development Appeal Board:

Application: 15D-008Civic Address: 313 Ranch CloseLegal Description: Lot 3, Block 12, Plan 071 4215

Development: HOME OCCUPATION Esthetic Services

Application: 15D-010Civic Address: 202 -318 Third AvenueLegal Description: Lots 6 - 11, Block 12, Plan 5894PDevelopment: HOME OCCUPATION Piano and Voice Lessons

The file as noted above can be viewed at the Town Office duringregular business hours. The permit will be issued following thelapse of the appeal period.

Any person wishing to appeal this decision must submit theirappeal no later than 4:30 pm on February 27 (the 14th day after dateof publication), 2015. Appeals must be in writing, accompanied by the $100.00 fee and submitted to the Secretary, Subdivision and

Development Appeal Board, Town of Strathmore, 680 WestchesterRoad, Strathmore AB T1P 1J1.

Date of Publication: February 13, 2015

HOME BUSINESS?Do you operate a Home-based Business? Are you aware that in the Townof Strathmore, anyone operating a business from residence requires a

Development Permit to operate a home-based business?

There are two types of home-based businesses in Strathmore.

1. Home Office: you have no clients coming to your residence to receive

services. All business is conducted by phone, fax, and computer or, you go

to your client’s home to deliver your services. Several examples of a Home

Office: website management, contractors providing mobile contractor

services – electrician, plumber or handy-man, mobile massage therapists,

mobile counselling services.

2. Home Occupation: on a regular basis you have a limited number of clients

coming to your home to receive services. For example: hairdressers,

massage therapists, esthetics, dressmakers, small engine or householdappliance repairs, music instructors, tutoring.

Also, both Home Office and Home Occupation business operations require

the issuance of a yearly Town of Strathmore Business License.

Please contact Planning and Development (403) 934-3133 for more

information, an application and applicable fees or, visit the Town’s website:

www.strathmore.ca.

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The boxes come in 3 sizes:

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Large (45 - 50 lbs) $32.00PLEASE NOTE: These weights are just an approximate.

Weights will vary depending on produce size and density.There is a $2.00 delivery charge from Calgary to Strathmore &

Wheatland County (included in the above prices).

Good Food Box Program in Strathmore and Wheatland County.The Good Food Box Program provides residents an opportunity to

purchase fresh produce at a very low cost.

Participants pre-order, pay and pick up their boxes at theSFCSS office located at 85 Lakeside Blvd OR WFCSS office which

is located in the Wheatland County Office(the corner of Range Road 243 and Highway 1).

The order and delivery dates for the first quarter of 2015are as follows:

Order Before 3:00 PM ON: Pick Up Noon till 4:00 PMJanuary 6th, 2015 January 16th, 2015January 20th, 2015 January 30th, 2015February 3rd, 2015 February 13th, 2015February 17th, 2015 February 27th, 2015March 3rd, 2015 March 13th, 2015March 24th, 2015 April 3rd, 2015April 14th, 2015 April 24th, 2015April 28th, 2015 May 8th, 2015 If you do not pick up your box by 4:30 pm on Pick up date,

your Good Food Box will be donated to a non-profit organizationin Strathmore or Wheatland County.

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‘NO MORE PENALTIES!!’The Town of Strathmore would like to offer to our residents, ‘NO MORE

PENALTIES!!’

We would like to extend to every resident in Strathmore the opportunity

to sign up for one of our pre-authorized payment plans. Both of the

plans are penalty exempt, payments would be a direct debit from your

bank accounts on the 15th of every month. The 2 types of plans we have

available to you:

Equalized Billing Plan

A review of your account is done (over the past 12 months) and from

this we determine an average monthly amount. This amount would be

debited from your bank account monthly on the 15th. Twice a year, March

and October, we review the accounts to see if the Equalized amount issufficient. At this point we contact you (the owner) to inform you if any

adjustments needed to keep your account current which may mean an

increase or decrease to your equalized amount. The plan is

Pre-Authorized Payment Plan

On the Pre-Authorized Plan the entire amount of the bill will be debited

from your bank account on the 15th of every month. The plan is penalty

exempt.

How to apply:

Contact the Strathmore Utility Department. To sign up for either of the

plans, your account must be brought to a zero (0.00) balance to be eligible.

If you would like to sign up please contact the Town of Strathmore Utility

Department (403) 934-3133 and we can mail/fax or email you a copy of the

Newsletter.


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Times TIDBITS

Did You Know?

The Italian city of Verona, where

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Juliet every Valentine’s Day.

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“It says right here that both compa-nies offer the same warranties and samefeatures, basically the difference here is$14,000. It also says there that the oth-er one will last longer than the currentone, so in my mind we’re getting a bet-ter machine for $14,000 less,” said Walls.

Councillor Rocky Blokland said in theend the cheaper one may end up be-ing a better machine than the ones usednow.

“I don’t think we should be scared totake a chance on it just because it’s adifferent piece of equipment, down theroad when we have to replace in twoor three years we might find this is a

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“It’s in you to give” is the great motto of Canadian

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loss and surgery; plasma, the liquid part of theblood can be given to those with clotting problems;

and platelets can be used for cancer and transplant

patients. One unit of blood can help many. Make it

a goal of 2015 to give blood regularly.

At this the time of year, some people make

resolutions to change your life for the better. Why

not make a resolution to make someone else’s life

better, too? If you are aware of people who are

lonely or depressed, try reaching out to them. Bring

them home for dinner or visit them in their own

home. It will help them and make you feel good too.

Speaking of resolutions, here are 7 goals for a

healthy life: sleep 7-8 hours per night; eat breakfast

every day; don’t smoke; use alcohol moderately (or

not at all); don’t eat between meals; maintain proper

weight; and exercise regularly. Perhaps you can

include these gems in your resolutions as well.

And here’s an idea for losing weight: Canadians

consume an average of 26 teaspoonful of sugar per

day. If you cut that amount in half, you’ll lose 16

pounds in one year. Combine this with exercise,you’ll lose even more.

We would also like to extend our thanks for

the pleasant relationships we have built with our

customers during 2014. We wish everyone good

health, prosperity and happiness in the coming year.

And thank you for reading Capsule Comments!

SHANNON LECLAIR

Times Reporter

Remembering Our Roots author JohnGodsman is putting together Volume 2of his book, which is a compilation ofthe 54 articles he wrote in 2013-2014.On Feb. 4 he asked town council for a

sponsorship donation of $500 to helpoffset the costs of producing the book,as they had done with Volume 1.

“Volume 2 is slightly different. Thefront cover will show the Strathmoreelevator reflected in Kinsmen Lake. Thenew book will have colour photographsin it, other than that the format is basi-cally the same,” said Godsman. Councilapproved the $500 sponsorship.

Both books will be available in theStrathmore Municipal Library and Vol-ume 1 is already on display at the Glen- bow Museum in Calgary. The new bookis expected to be available on April 29,and will cost $45. Volume 1 is still avail-

able for $40. The extra $5 charge forthe second edition is due to the colourphotographs being used.

FREEDOM TO READ

The Town of Strathmore has pro-claimed the week of Feb. 22-28 as Free-dom to Read week. The week is about

promoting literacy, tolerance, knowl-edge and a love of reading among allCanadians. Each year the StrathmoreMunicipal Library creates a display ofsome of the banned books, and lists why they were banned in certain com-munities. Some of the books that have been challenged are classics like ‘To Killa Mockingbird’ and ‘The Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn.’

COMMITTEE REPORTS

• The Youth Club of Strathmore is bringing back the third annual FridayNight Laughs on June 5 at the Strath-more Civic Centre. Councillor Pat Fule

Author sponsored at councilsaid they hope to bring in three come-dians for the evening. The Youth Club isdoing well, all of the programs are fulland more staff members are needed.

• The Strathmore Assembly of Youth(SAY) has raised $11,600 towards thedisc golf project they have been work-ing on.

• Pamela Campbell has resigned fromher role as president of the Strathmoreand District Chamber of Commercefor personal reasons, said Councillor

Rocky Blokland. The board is lookingfor more members to join the chamber.

Blokland.Information about why the more ex-

pensive machine was recommended ver-sus the cheaper one which offers all ofthe same features and warranty was re-quested by council and will be brought

back to the next council meeting.

Students at Westmount filled the gym on Jan. 29 to showtheir fellow classmates, parents and teachers some oftheir hobbies and interests. Clockwise: Eric Kim (topleft) is in Grade 3 and loves everything Minecraft. SiennaMitzner, eight years old has been collecting coins forthree years and her favourite is a $20 coin featuring ablue whale. Vaughn Hoffman, Grade 4 has been draw-ing since he was two years old. Kindergarten student

Asher Adams shows off her colouring and drawing skills.

Manny Everett Photos

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MONDAY FEBRUARY 16

Family Day is a great opportunity to unplug from technology and

connect with yourself, your family and your community!

CHEADLE LIONS PANCAKE BREAKFAST

9:00am till 1:00pm at the Strathmore Civic Centre

Great Food! Music! Magicians! Face Painting!

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9:00am till 1:00pm at the Strathmore Civic Centre

Sweet Games! Cool Prizes! Family Fun!SPONSORED BY: Youth Club of Strathmore, Carseland Kids Wellness Coalition

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5 FOR LIFE COALITION FAMILY SWIM3:00pm till 5:00pm at Strathmore Aquatic Centre

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WHAT’S THE GOOD NEWS?I want to begin by saying how much Iappreciate the newspapers we have inStrathmore. Both the Strathmore Timesand the Strathmore Standard do anadmirable job of getting “the news” out there in a timely and relevant format.But when I think of news in general,I find it hard to keep a positive view.Watching the 11 o’clock news on TV,or listening to the news on the hour onmy radio, reading news magazines oryes, even the newspapers, I notice that the percentage of bad news to goodnews is often overwhelming. This is not the fault of the news agencies by any

means. It is a reality of our world.But, I also need some good news tokeep my balance. Some good news to remind me of the positives and theblessings we have in our world. So Iam always thankful when looking at the paper, or watching TV, to hear of the positives that are happening in ourmidst as well.I think sometimes the same thingholds true for people when they thinkof the church, of God, of religion. Fora long time the overall perceptionwas that God was all about rules andregulations and punishment and boltsof lightning. That if you were a Christianyou couldn’t do anything fun, that lifewas all dull and boring, and there wasno real good news to be had, becauseeveryone lived in fear.However, when one actually stops andlooks at the Word of God, hears thestories and comes to recognize theplace and the ministry of Christ in our

midst, here in our community, suddenlywe recognize some amazing goodnews, some positives in our midst …from God, as well.

Over history the church has playeda significant and positive role in ourworld. Many of the common sense lawsand rules that govern us and give usorder came from God’s original rules,“The Ten Commandments” not given to condemn, but rather to give order.Things like not stealing, not harming,like respecting … the healthcare andcommunity support agencies, whichbegan out of a Christian model ofcaring for, loving one’s neighbors andfamily and friends. Good news, to say the least.God’s whole role in creation is goodnews. Just the other day a friend found

a little cluster of those little purpleand yellow Jolly Jump Ups, bloomingin her yard, surrounded by snow …God’s colorful creation that reminds usspring is coming … good news, to say the least.And even the promise Jesus makes that even when things are hard, whenwe face challenges beyond what we think we can with stand, He says “Lo Iam with you always, even to the end of the age” Matthew 28:20.Good news in the most!I know it seems that we hear morebad news than good. It seems as if theworld is facing more challenges andstruggles than ever before, or maybe they just seem like bigger challenges.But may we find hope and joy andremember the promise that from thebeginning of time, our God created andprovided good news for all people …if only we take the time to look and seeand recognize it. May you find good

news to bless you this day.

Pastor Dawn

Lord of All Lutheran Church

Pass the Salt

BOW RIVER ALLIANCE CHURCH

105 Main St. Carseland

403-934-9337

[email protected]

Pastor: Andy Wiebe

Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

www.bowriveralliance.com

RCCG PECULIAR PEOPLE ASSEMBLY

(1 PET. 2:9)

115A – 3rd Avenue, Strathmore

403-667-7832

Pastor: Dunmoye Lawal Sunday Service: 10:30 am

Friday (Divine Encounter): 7 pm

Thursday Bible Study: 7 pmwww.rccgstrathmore.com

STRATHMORE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH

50 Maplewood Drive • 403-934-2225

Senior Pastor: Rev. Les Fischer Youth Pastor: Kyle Lomenda

New Office Hours:

9 am - 4 pm • Tues - Wed - Thur

Worship Service: 10:30 am

Children’s Church & Nursery in Service

Extending Grace - igniting hope

www.strathmorefullgospel.com

LORD OF ALL (NALC) LUTHERAN

112 Lakeside Blvd. • 403-934-2374

Pastor: Dawn Nelson Worship Schedule

Thursday Evening 7:00 pm

Sunday Family 10:30 am

Christian Education

For All - Ages 3-103Sunday at 9:30 am

Join us in Praising our Lord, Jesus Christ!

HARVEST HEALING CENTRE

NEW: 102 Canal Gardens403-901-0893 / 403-880-3171

Pastor: Elizabeth Karp Sundays 10:30 am

Come join us for a spirit-filled time

of worship

STRATHMORE SEVENTH-DAY

ADVENTIST CHURCH

Meeting in the Lutheran Church

112 Lakeside Blvd. 403-983-0081

Pastor: Ghena Girleanu

Services held every Saturday

Sabbath School: 10 AM

Worship Service: 11 AM

www.strathmoreadventist.ca

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC

Holy Cross Collegiate School Gym

709B - 2nd Street, Strathmore

403-934-2641

Pastor: Fr. Wojciech Jarzecki

Masses: Saturday 5 pm • Sunday 10 am

ST. MICHAEL & ALL

ANGELS ANGLICAN

“Becoming fully alive in Jesus Christ”

INTERIM WORSHIP LOCATION:

245 Brent Blvd., Strathmore

(NORTH door) 403-934-3017

Pastor & Priest: Bryan Beveridge Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am

HOPE COMMUNITY

COVENANT CHURCH

245 Brent Blvd, Strathmore • 403-934-2424

Worship Service Sundays 10 am

Lead Pastor: Glenn Peterson www.hope-community.ca

STRATHMORE ALLIANCE

325 1 Ave • 403-934-3543

Corner of 1 Ave & Wheatland Trail

Pastor: Darrell Young

Associate Pastor: Byron Allan 9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages

11:00 am Worship Service

www.strathmorealliance.com

STRATHMORE UNITED

Wheatland Trail & 3rd Avenue

403-934-3025

Rev. Pamela Scott Sunday Worship 10:30 am

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JOHN GODSMAN

Times Contributor

The family name ‘Kiemeny’ originates in Holland, where Dennis’s grandfather Hubert Kiemeny was born in 1886, and his grandmother Adrianna was born in 1888.

They came to Canada in 1913, where his grandfa-ther worked for the CPR, in and around Strathmore. Their farm, which was purchased from the CPR, was

located four miles south, and one mile east of Night-ingale. Grandmother Adrianna had a beautiful, pro-ductive garden admired by all. Hubert passed awayin June 1947, and broken hearted, Adrianna passedaway a month later.

Dennis’s father Andy was born in February onthe farm in 1925. His mother, Irene Tonneson, was born in February 1931 in Bassano. Her father Larry, born in 1896, came to Canada from Iowa to Brooksto work for the CPR. He then moved to Conrich where he met and married Ruth Johnson in 1919. They then homesteaded in Chanceller and boughtCPR land. New opportu-nities took them back toConrich in 1937, whichis where Andy and Irenemet. They married in

1950 and resided on theKiemeny farm.Dennis was born Jan.

29, 1952 in Calgary, thefirst of five children. Heattended school in Strath-more through Grade 10,and then attended theComposite High Schoolin Drumheller for 18 months, where he took acourse in Agricultural Mechanics. His first job was working on drilling rigs, but he went on to say thathe became a ‘Jack of all Trades, Master of None!’

For the past 37 years, he has worked his way up toconstruction supervisor with Western Irrigation Dis-trict in Strathmore. Reflecting back over the years,he believes an incident around 1965, at the age of13, was instrumental in him choosing this path for

employment. His family was away and during anafternoon rainstorm, while doing his chores, he was suddenly faced with a deluge of water comingthrough the farmyard. After calling the WID Office,he made contact with the Water Master who cameout to the farm to assist. In the dark using a home-made garden tractor, the WID guy stood on the back with a shovel, a flashlight, and gunny sacks in onehand and a tight grip on Dennis’s coat with the oth-er. When they arrived at the canal, they found that a wooden structure had washed out in the storm. So,they filled the gunny sacks with dirt to temporarily block the water, and next day a WID crew arrived toreplace the structure. That home-made garden trac-tor was quite the invention and deserves explain-ing - Dennis’s Dad had taken miscellaneous partsof metal, and made a narrow gauge wheel base, the

back wheels were 15 inch tires from an old car, thesteering mechanism was from a grain cart, and thefront wheels were from a wheel barrow! A home-

made dune buggy, that could go anywhere.Debbie’s family name is ‘Merkel’ which originates

from Germany. Her grandfather Ignasias (Ned) was born in Indiana in 1904, and came to Rockyford to become a farm laborer in 1928. Her grandmotherBertilla (Grammy) - a ‘Heinzlmeir’, was born in Iowain 1912, and moved to Rockyford with her family in1920. After Grandpa Ned and Grammy were mar-ried in 1923, they moved to the Bell Farm threemiles northwest of Rockyford and purchased the

dray business, which transported goods from thetrain to the various stores in town. Debbie’s father Art was born in Calgary in November 1931, the firstof five children.

On her mother’s side, Grandpa Charles Hatton(Pop) born in England in 1904 immigrated to Cana-da in 1926, to Morrin, where he operated the Mor-rin Ferry that crossed the Red Deer River. GrandmaMay Ostrom, (Nanny) was born in Rosetown, Sask.in 1911. Charles and May married in 1931. In 1939Pop joined the army and the family was stationed indifferent towns across Alberta and B.C. After leaving

the army in 1943 theyoperated the CrownLumber Yard in Glei-chen. Debbie’s motherConstance was born in

Drumheller in Decem- ber 1934. Her Dad andMom met at a danceat Meadowbrook Hall,and later were marriedin May of 1953 then re-sided in Rockyford

Debbie was born atCalgary General Hospi-tal in 1957, a twin, the

first half of number three out of six children! Shespent her younger years before marriage, working with Al Oming, at the Alberta Game Farm in Ed-monton, where her charges were two Siberian tigers‘Hector and Tweetypie.’

She found she was in her element, and this wasthe best job she has ever experienced.

Dennis and Debbie met in the King Edward Hotel

in Strathmore in spring 1976, and they were marriedin November that year. They have a son, two daugh-ters, and six grandchildren.

In their younger years, both of them were veryinvolved in work, and community activities, suchas: Dennis enjoyed his horses, participated in packhorse racing, was a hockey and baseball coach, amember of the Strathmore Ag Society, Knights ofColumbus, and is now semi-retired from WID.

Debbie has been a leader with Brownies, GirlGuides, a Dress Co-ordinator and Chaperone withthe Calgary Roundup Showband and the CalgaryStetson Showband. She drove school bus for Countyof Wheatland (Lyalta run) for 20 years and drovefeed truck for Cattleland for six years.

Now she is a grandmother to her ‘grandbabies’!In reflecting for their search of their roots, they

found many similarities such as working for and buying land from the CPR. It was a common de-nominator for many others.

REMEMBERING OUR ROOTS ~ Dennis & Debbie Kiemeny

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HEATHER FORSYTH

Wildrose Official Opposition Leader

Is anyone else experiencing déjà vu?It wasn’t long ago Alison Redford was warn-

ing us about a “Bitumen Bubble,” talking up newtaxes, and complaining her government wasn’tmaking enough revenue to balance the books oravoid new debt.

Now, Premier Jim Prentice is talking about a“Price Trough” in oil, and he’s using it as an ex-cuse to openly muse about increasing the priceof everything for Alberta families.

Indeed, Premier Prentice is considering de-stroying what’s left of the Alberta Advantage by bringing in a sales tax, increasing income taxrates, returning health premiums and even imple-menting pop and gasoline taxes.

Despite the fact he swore new taxes were offthe table when he ran for the leadership of thePC Party, Premier Prentice has opened the doorto some dangerous precedents that are patentlyun-Albertan. This government has a spending problem, not

a revenue problem, and in these tough economictimes, its important Premier Prentice understandthis before he makes any brash decisions that will cause harm to Alberta.

The PCs couldn’t balance the books with $120oil, and they won’t be able to with $50 oil. The

problem here isn’t the price of oil. Oil prices arecyclical. They go up and down. The waste aroundhere, however, goes on forever. Just last month my Wildrose colleagues and

I took the government to task after we learnedthey spent $1 million on a Zamboni garage fora public skating rink that never got built. They built the garage, but not the rink. The garage,they say, will be used as a toolshed now. This is sheer incompetence.Before that, we sounded the alarm when we

discovered Premier Prentice decided not to ex-pand the government’s salary disclosure policy

to all government Agencies, Boards and Com-missions. Shortly thereafter, we discovered morethan 10,000 employees at Alberta Health Servicesare earning more than $100,000 per year. We also recently called on the government to

sell the Federal Building, the palace built for PCMLAs complete with the Premier’s penthousesuite, rooftop garden and movie theatre. This would save taxpayers almost half a billion dol-lars. We’ve also called for an MLA wage rollback.

The PCs, if you remember, voted themselves araise, right after the last election.

But is Premier Prentice willing to look himselfin the mirror to find savings, or will he pass it allon to the taxpayer? The first choice is more like-ly. Remember, Premier Prentice himself spendsmore than $4.3 million annually on salaries forhis inner circle in Edmonton.

Now, Premier Prentice is considering break-ing his own government’s fixed election law, andcalling an illegal, expensive election, one yearearly, just to ensure the PCs remain in power. This is not the kind of thing the government

should be focusing on right now.Premier Prentice needs to get serious about the

economy, and stop musing about the idea of newtaxes while he continues to waste hundreds ofmillions of dollars on things such as MLA offices,corporate welfare and political salaries.

Until then, Wildrose remains the only party in Alberta committed to not raising your taxes. Alberta deserves a government willing to spend

wisely, cut waste and save for the future, but Pre-mier Prentice will go the other direction and askfamilies to pay for the mistakes of his party, be-fore he asks anything of himself or his friends ingovernment. Wildrose has had a challenging few months,

but I’m proud to say our mission continues. Ourteam has continued to do great work protecting Alberta families from this PC government.

That will never change.

Wildrose remains committedto protecting Alberta families

FROM THE OFFICE OF

KEVIN SORENSON

The Honourable Kevin Soren-

son, Minister of State (Finance)and Member of Parliament(Crowfoot) supports the anti-ter-rorism legislation announced byPrime Minister Harper on Fridaythat will protect Canadians fromthe evolving threat of terrorismand keep our communities safe.

“The world is a dangerousplace and, as most brutallydemonstrated by last October’sattacks in Ottawa and Saint- Jean-sur-Richelieu. Canada isnot immune to the threat ofterrorism,” said Minister Soren-son. “The proposed legislation will provide Canadian law en-forcement and national security

agencies with additional toolsand flexibility to keep pace withevolving threats and better pro-tect Canadians here at home.

“This legislation is in line withmeasures taken by our allies.Our Conservative Governmentis taking action to ensure ourlaw enforcement and nationalsecurity agencies can: counterthose who advocate terrorism;prevent terrorist travel and theefforts of those who seek to useCanada as a recruiting ground;and disrupt planned attacks on

Canadian soil.“I am pleased that the pro-

posed legislation includeschecks and balances to ensure itrespects the rights of Canadiansand complements other legisla-tion passed by our Governmentin order to better protect Cana-dians and secure institutions,including the Combating Terror-ism Act and the StrengtheningCanadian Citizenship Act.” The proposed legislation in-

cludes a comprehensive pack-age of measures that will:

• criminalize the advocacy orpromotion of terrorism offencesin general;

• counter terrorist recruitment by giving our courts the author-ity to order the removal of ter-rorist propaganda online;

• enhance the Canadian Secu-rity Intelligence Service (CSIS)’spowers to address threats to thesecurity of Canada while ensur-ing that courts maintain over-sight;

• provide law enforcementagencies with enhanced abil-ity to disrupt terrorism offencesand terrorist activity;

• enhance the Passenger Pro-tect Program by further mitigat-ing threats to transportation se-curity and preventing travel byair for the purpose of engaging

in terrorism;• make it easier for law en-

forcement agencies to detainsuspected terrorists before theycan harm Canadians and totoughen penalties for violatingcourt ordered conditions on ter-rorist suspects;

• enable the effective and re-sponsible sharing of relevantnational security informationacross federal departments andagencies to better identify andaddress threats;

• ensure that national secu-rity agencies are better able toprotect and use classified infor-mation when denying entry andstatus to non-citizens who posea threat to Canada; and,

• provide witnesses and otherparticipants in national security

proceedings and prosecutions with additional protection.

“I can add to these efforts thefact that our Government is also working with communities toprevent radicalization and in-tervene when individuals showsigns of becoming radicalized,”said Sorenson. “As the formerChair of the House of CommonsPublic Safety and National Secu-rity Committee, I first learned ofthese kinds of efforts and I ampleased that local communitiescontinue to pursue them.”

Measures to protectCanadians

Helping kids in sport A&W Strathmore donated

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Hockey League on Feb. 5.

On hand for the presentation

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Pravin Chaudhary.

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Fule for Thought

If there’s one thing I’d like know, it’s where cer-tain marriage customs and traditions began. Howdid we get the roles and jobs in our marriages? Take Christmas lights, for example. By now, youall know I hate putting up outdoor lights, and thatI’m forced to do this. Who decided that putting upcoloured lights high on houses, equals ChristmasSpirit? How does lighting up a house like a Vegascasino every year, tie in to the Baby Jesus’s birth?

Yet every Christmas, husbands around the world,climb rickety ladders, brave gale force winds andsnow, and risk their very lives, to light up thenight! I mean, it’s like you’re in a circus act, orsomething! There are lady trapeze artists in cir-cuses … why can’t the wives put up Christmaslights? Why does the husband have to be the guyfrom the “Flying Walendas?”

I’ve fallen from a ladder, and I’ve really cometo fear the falling and the landing! As far as I’mconcerned, there should be three Christmas lightoptions: no lights, our wives put up the lights, or we string lights along the sidewalk!

Another job husbands have gotten over the years is the “security guard.”

Allow me to explain. If there’s a squeak, creak,or thunk, it’s the husband’s job to find and neu-tralize the noise. It doesn’t matter who or what

may be lurking in our dark house, we “boldlygo” where no one else wants to go! Now, I haveno martial arts training, I’m no Army Ranger orNavy SEAL. In fact, the only fight I’ve been in was when I was 11. We were rival paperboys and hehad been bullying me, so I followed (stalked him)on his route. We punched each other in the face, walked away, and that was the extent of my “fightclub!”

So this is the typical training we husbands getin order to face the “burglar” in the night! Godknows why, but we also seem to be able to findsome sort of weapon in the dark. Yes, how manyof us “ninjas” have grabbed a tennis racquet, flash-

light, or even a lamp, to square off with the en-emy?! I’m sure glad I’ve never met an intruder faceto face – I’d hate to wreck my perfect fightingrecord!

I don’t know about your house, but in mine,I’ve become the “terrible smell/mess remover.” My wife Debbie, has a nose that’s almost as sensitiveas your typical bloodhound! Something in the gar- bage, a slightly moldy strawberry, all can makeher instantly queasy. I’m the guy responsible tomanhandle and remove spoiled potatoes, smellygarbage bags, and sadly, the odd “rover” mistake!

The first 10 minutes in our newest home last year, was one example. The previous owners had twolittle dogs, and our beloved Brodie decided he hadto mark his territory. A 13 year old dog who nevermade mistakes indoors, managed to pee and crapon the downstairs carpet! When Deb saw this, sheliterally turned pale and had to look away. Thenmy unique super powers kicked in, and I scoopedup the poo, and Green Machined the pee spot. I was like a Special Op on a dangerous mission!Meanwhile, my guilty looking dog had becomemy foreman, and quietly watched! In fact, over the years, I seem to have become his personal valet,his butler, if you will. I feed him, walk him, andshovel up his crap from the back yard! I’m reallylivin’ the dream!

I know that wives also have numerous jobs ina marriage, but I sure am curious as to how these

chores got divided the way they did! Of course,I don’t want to complain too much. I mean, theyget to deal with labour, and I’ve seen that twice …ouch! In fact, if chores were a game of Poker, nothaving to give birth would be like holding fouraces every time!

(“Fule for Thought” is a slice of life humour-ous column that appears in the Strathmore Times,written by long-time resident, town councillor,high school teacher, coach, husband and father oftwo – Pat Fule. If you would like to get in touchwith Pat, you can send him an e-mail at Pat.fule@

shaw.ca)

Husbands’ work is never done!


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The Langdon Little League Strikers baseballclub is doing a ‘Night with the Hitmen’ fundraiseron March. 15 when the Calgary Hitmen take onthe Lethbridge Hurricanes at the Scotiabank Sad-dledome.

The club is selling tickets to the game and pro-ceeds raised will go towards new equipment andpitching mounds for the association.

“We certainly need a portable pitching mound because currently ours doesn’t fit the new stan-dards that they have. Those things aren’t cheap,they’re around $4,000-$5,000 to get here,” said De-nis Gosselin, Langdon Little League president. “We

don’t need one, we need two or three to legitimize what we do. You can’t have older kids in therethrowing on flat turf when they should be on amound.” The association knows it will not make much off

of the fundraiser, but it is a great opportunity to watch great hockey.

“You hope something bigger becomes of it,

we’re not making a fortune on this, it’s a good op-portunity for us and we’re grateful for it,” said Gos-selin. “It was one of the district-B teams is whatit was. They kind of made an agreement with theHitmen and everybody got an opportunity to be apart of it.” Ticket sales could be better for the event as the

purchases have been slow.

Hitmen fundraiser helps Strikers baseball“We’ve only sold 23 tickets and we have to sell another 77.

You get a night out, you get a voucher for a playoff game fora kid, and a good opportunity to go to another game,” saidGosselin. Tickets are available for $20 each at the Mountain View

Credit Union in Langdon or by logging onto www.strikers- baseball.ca and e-mail one of the representatives from theteam.

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The subject of mandating rain barrels on new developments was brought forward tocouncil onJan .21.

The proposed amendment tothe Land Use Bylaw would see

the additionof rainbarrels onnew residential lots become man-datory.

CancorpProperty Group,developers of WildflowerRanch, andOvationHomes wrote letters of oppositionto the amendment.

Curti s Palmer,presidentof OvationHomes,was onhand for

the publichearingand spoke abouthis concerns,which includedthe possible risk they pose tothe foundation if notinstalled prop-

erly and the freezingof the waterinth e barrels duringthe winter.

“As a builderwe are required tograde each home withpositivedrainage away fromthe foundation,”said Palmer.

“Itis the homeowner’s responsibility tomaintain those gradesafterpossession,includingcorrectingany settlement.Waterin

basements and foundation issues caused by water willn ot be

warrantied by the builder orthe third party warranty providerifitis determined those grades have notbeen maintained.”

He continued ontosay thatinhis experience wi thhomeown-

ers today,everyone’s time is valuable and they are lookingfor lowmaintenance ineverythingthe y doand he would suggestthatthe

majority of homeowners wouldn’twant a rainbarrel, buta dmitstonotaskingthemei ther.

Werner Fischer, with the planning and development depart-

mentfor the town,said thatthe developmentpermita nd buildingpermitprocesses try toensure that positive drainage is provided

away fromthe buildingwithout impactingadjacent properties.“Inareas of townwhere we donot have stormsewer we’re

compelled touse streets and the lanes because they are anessen-

tialpart of the overalldrainage forthe town,”said Fischer. There is an issue with stormwater management incertain ar-

eas of the town.Many areas downtown,forexample,don’thave

stormsewer;al lof the new areas dohave stormwaterdrainage,however.

“I believe certainly insome of areas of the town, especially inthose areas where we don’thave stormsewers,rain barrels are

goingtobe required and we’re goingto have tofigure outhow

tomake themwork,” said Fischer.CouncillorRocky Blokland questioned if itwillreally make that

muchof a difference,especially since those barrels willstillne edtob e emptied,and willlikely be drained ontopeople’s lawns if

they are notused forgardening,orotheruses.

“You’re reducingthe rate of release,that’s whatthis is allabout,”said Fischer.

InFischer’s opinionmakingrainbarrels mandatory is about

water conservation, stormwater management and water tablemanagement.There are cases where everythinghas beendone

righton a property,and suddenly 20years laterthey have water i ssues thatweren’tthere before due torisingwatertables.He

said typically one neighbouradding a sumppumpre solves the

si tuation,butthere are oftenotherways to dealwi thi t.In somecases extendingthe downspoutfurthe raway fromthe house has

helped some people mitigate the problem.

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JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

Wheatland County approved for theEdmonton-based RC Strategies to come

into the area and do a Recreation Needs Assessment.“It was approved on Feb. 3, so we’ll

move forward with that project. It’ll provide needs assessment for recreationand leisure services. Whatever comesout of that report will be brought tocouncil and recommendations to moveforward with their findings,” said AlanParkin, chief administrative officer. “It’sa new project, something that has comeup in the last three months, in regardsto doing this study.” The company will come in and deter-

mine what the county needs recreation-ally. The assessment might be complet-ed with Wheatland Further Education.

RC Strategies has immense experi-

ence in organizing strategies to provide

an active Needs Assessment to deter-mine what counties need to meet recre-ation facilities standards. There will be four phases that the

county will go through, and they arePhase 1: project orientation (1 week);Phase 2: research (8 weeks); Phase3: engagement (11 weeks) and Phase4: Recreation Needs Assessment (4

weeks). The county is expected to get a report

back by June to take into council to see what needs are necessary.COUNTY BRIEFS

Councilor Rex Harwood brought forward to council an update on the build-ing of a water treatment plant in Glei-chen.

• He concluded that the approximatecosts that retroact back to April 2014

will be $8.8 million plus $13.5 millionthat will include a raw water reservoirand a pipeline that will go from Stan-

dard to Gleichen.

County approves Recreation

Needs Assessment

JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

The Cheadle Community Club hadrequested of Wheatland County to pro-

vide tax-deductible receipts for chari-table donations, but as a result have tofollow the income tax guidelines. Another request was made for the

county to setup an account to collectand monitor the donations on behalf ofthe Cheadle Community Club.

Cheadle is hoping to benefit fromthese tax receipts because it will allowfor not only larger donations to comein from citizens and businesses of thecommunity, but to allow for more ser-

vices to be available.

“They had made a request (because)they’re doing a fundraiser. What endsup happening because they’re not anon-profit (group) is that they can’tissue tax receipts,” said Alan Parkin,

Wheatland County Chief Administrativeofficer.

“Donations will come directly to thecounty, we’ll do a tax receipt and thengive a cheque back to Cheadle. It’s justa flow through to issue tax receipts.” The tax receipts will be beneficial be-

cause the Cheadle Hall, as well as the ball diamonds, playground and rink, isoperated on donations. The facilities were solely operated on

the general public’s money before therequest was made.

Cheadle Community Club

receives tax receipts

WANDA REINHOLDT

Hope Bridges Society

Winter 2015 launches Hope Bridgesthird year doing regular programming.

Since the beginning, they have had a very fun and engaging adult workshopcalled “Go Green Upcycling,” which en-courages participants to take somethingthat could be recycled or thrown awayand turn it into something that is usefuland beautiful.

Pieces like a large mural called“Flight” made out of plastic gift cardsmounted on an old doorframe, and the

bench called “Belong,” a pew made intoa beautiful community bench for the li-

brary, are now adorning the communityof Strathmore. In addition, many par-ticipants’ homes are blessed with pieces

that they have made.One of the participants in this Up-

cycling workshop is Curtis. Curtis is a young man who has been coming toHope Bridges workshops and eventsregularly for the past year. He attends

with a job coach from the AIM Society who gives him the support he needs to walk safely and also help him handleany details. Curtis loves meeting with hisfriends at Upcycling and enjoys sharing

his love for colour, shapes, and music.Curtis began his journey creating at

Upcycling with some nervousness anddoubt about his ability to do this well.In particular, he was concerned that thechoices he was making would work andthat they would look good. Each time he

was creating, he would ask Facilitator, Trish, and Creative Support, Heather, if what he was doing was ok. They wouldsimply encourage him in his explorationand help him feel at ease with his choic-es. Recently, Trish reported that sherealized that Curtis is no longer ques-tioning his choices. In fact, he seems to

be confidently making decisions about what he is going to choose to do andis enjoying sharing what he has done

with others.Hope Bridges goal is to create a place

where adults know that they belong andcan create in an inclusive safe and af-firming environment without judgment.It is thrilling to see individuals like Cur-tis rising to a new level of connectionand confidence in himself and in his ex-pression.

If you would like to see more aboutHope Bridges, please see this video on-line (http://www.hopebridges.ca/vid-eo/994/).

Confidence for Curtis

Reps with the stepsThe Real Estate REPS, part of Re/Max Realty Horizon, and RBC Mortgage Specialist Kori-Lynn Corbin

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SHANNON LECLAIR

Times Reporter

At the beginning of Janu-ary new standardized rates

were introduced across theprovince for ambulance ser-

vices. The new rates are thesame for all Alberta resi-dents, no matter where youare in the province.

“Before it was always a base rate, it was always thesame and then mileage,so obviously a trip out toHussar would be more ex-pensive than a trip a blockaway,” said Rob Witty, direc-tor of WADEMSA.

The previous rate in thisarea was $152 with $3.12 perkm for EMS response. If theresponse included a transferto a hospital, or any other fa-cility it was $280 plus $3.12per km.

“Before January of this year we had close to 40 dif-ferent rates for ground am-

bulance service in the prov-ince. So depending on where

you were if you had a medi-cal emergency and you di-aled 911 and EMS came, youcould pay a different rate if

you were in an accident onHwy #63 or if you were trav-

elling in the mountains, or if you were at home,” said Tim-othy Wilson, with the Gov-ernment of Alberta’s Ministryof Health.

“Now no matter where youare when you need emer-gency medical help, you willpay either $385 if you aretransported to hospital or$250 if you were treated onthe scene. So it is the samerate for everybody across theprovince.”

It’s not clear yet how therate changes could affect

WADEMSA. Witty said it

would take some time to seehow things go.“The hope is that it will

balance out. That’s some-thing we’ll be analyzing to

see,” said Witty.“Alberta Health Services,

who we contract through,has sort of given us assur-ances that if it negatively im-pacts our funding that they

would have some sort ofcompensation mechanism inthere.” Wilson confirmed that in

all of the contracts for EMSservice across Alberta thereis a clause to amend the con-tract if the billing revenue isaffected.

“In addition to this beingthe fairest way to ensurethat all Albertans are payingthe same amount of money

to receive the same kind ofservice, it does benefit thoseliving in rural, remote areas

who are often paying more,”said Wilson. The fees brought in by

ground ambulance responsecover approximately 20 percent of the actual fundingamount needed for eachcall; the other 80 per cent isfunded by the Alberta Gov-ernment. There is a $200surcharge added on to thefee for non-resident patients,

whether they are transportedor not. Seniors 65 and olderthat are enrolled in the Cov-

erage for Seniors program will not receive a bill forambulance service. HealthCanada pays the user fee forFirst Nations people. AlbertaHuman Services covers thecost for Albertans receivinghealth benefits through In-come Support, Adult HealthBenefits or Alberta ChildHealth Benefits. Alberta’s ambulance bills

sit somewhere around themiddle in terms of whatresidents will be expected topay. The Assiniboine area inthe Prairie Mountain Healthregion has the highest flatrate in the country at $530.In Winnipeg an ambulancetrip costs their residents$512.

Albertaambulancerate changes

15022MF0

A comparison of Albertaground ambulance ratecosts across the country.

Some of the informationcollected is from Market-place- CBC news, Ambu-lance Fees: No Free Ride.

British Columbia: $50 foron scene treatment. $80 fortreatment and transport.

Saskatchewan: $245-$325plus $2.30/km dependingon the health region.

Manitoba: $270 plus $3/kmup to $530, depending onwhere you are in the prov-ince.

Ontario: $240 if it isdeemed not medically nec-essary. $45 if it is medicallynecessary.

Quebec: $125 plus $1.75/ km.

New Brunswick: Thosewithout private insurance

do not pay ambulance fees.

Nova Scotia: $142.30.

Newfoundland & Labrador:

$115.

Prince Edward Island: $150.

Yukon: Patients are notcharged out-of-pocket.

Northwest Territories: Var-ies by location. Commu-nity governments have the

authority to enact bylawsabout ambulance service intheir area.

Nunavut: The Nunavuthealth care plan covers thecost of ambulance servicesfrom the health centre tothe airport, and from theairport to the health centre.There is a $250 co-pay-ment fee for return airfareto the pat ient’s community.

Meet DEREK FILDEBRANDT Take this opportunity to meet your Wildrose

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Thursday, February 19 • 6-8 PMEveryone welcome!!

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JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

Marigold Library Systemhas established their levyrates per capita for 2015 and2016 and Wheatland Countycouncil approved the signingof the levy schedule-C.

“That was the approvalof the fees for the next two

years. The requisition wasin order to operate libraries

within the county,” said AlanParkin, Wheatland CountyChief Administration Officer.

“A big share of their moneycomes from the province,they also get it from a locallevel as well.” The municipalities are in-

strumental in how the librar-ies operate.

“The municipalities payMarigold for the services that

we do. We provide servicesthat range from the acquisi-tion of material to the pay-ment of subscriptions, sub-contracts for resources thatare online, the provision ofdelivery services, consulta-tion and we also maintaina library computer system,”

said Michelle Toombs, Mari-gold Library System chiefexecutive officer. “The pro-

vincial government has provided us a levy rate system,so that library systems canprovide these services to ourmunicipalities and by doingso with others in a member-ship collaborative, we’re ableto make cost savings pur-chases.”

Here are some of the high-

lights:• The members will have

to follow the per capitaguidelines as follows, 2015 -$ 8.99 per capita and in 2016- $9:39 per capita has to bepaid to the Marigold LibrarySystem.

• The rural areas of thecounty would be paying thislevy.

• In the second part in-cludes those municipalitiesthat have municipal library

boards. The per capita in2015 for those members

would be $5.71 and $ 5.83 in2016.

• Part 3 is devoted to thosethat have municipal boards,

where in 2015 and 2016 a$4.50 per capita will be paidto Marigold Library Systemdirectly.

• Strathmore would bepaying the second and thirdlevy.

Levies are very critical inthe operation of libraries be-cause a majority of its reve-nue comes from the tax.

“60 per cent of our revenuecomes from municipal levies,”said Toombs. “If we didn’t

have that, we wouldn’t be inoperation and the smaller li-

braries in Wheatland County would have to close becausethey couldn’t afford the startup costs or the continuingcosts to maintain the servicesthat we provide to them.”

Parkin added that whenthe proposal for the levyrates came out in June, therates had stayed the samefrom the previous contract.

County approvesMarigold levy rates

Photo Courtesy of Crowfoot 4-H

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Riley Stickel reported that

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Students from Westmount School were all smiles as they enjoyed a

winter walk on the field on Feb. 4.

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On behalf of Straight Line

Contracting, I would like to

personally thank Ron Warrack

for the opportunity to work with him

on the preservation of one of the towns

oldest buildings. Ron had purchased

the building not knowing at the timeexactly how he would utilize it but

maintained the vision of restoring the

tired old building, bringing it back to it’s

former glory, and helping to preserve

the downtown core. His goal was to

reconstruct it as close as possible to

it’s original look while incorporating

today’s building codes. To this point, the

Town of Strathmore was great to work

with in helping provide direction and

options while maintaining the building

and development guidelines. Through

deconstruction we did come across a

few challenges that you would expect to

fnd in a 100 year old building. Although

these fndings were going to add cost to

the project, Ron took them in stride justfocusing on the end goal.

The building was originally built

for the Union Bank of Canada. In

more recent times it was affectionately

known as the Old Standard Building.

Now it is once again back in business.

We wish all the best to Kelly Warrack,

Katelyn Haffner, & Jillian Warrack

in the opening of their new business;

The Standard One Stop Shoe Shop.

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Congratulations, from

SHANNON LECLAIR

Times Reporter

When Strathmore resident GeorgePinchbeck passed away in June of2014, he left

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