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Remembering his infectious smile and big heart,

the CFR Chemicals Bison teammates are mourningMarkus Lavallee who unexpectedly, along with hisgrandmother, was taken from his family and his teamfollowing a car accident last weekend.The 16-year-old joined the Bisons last year and

quickly became known for his positive outlook andwillingness to lend a hand.

His passing devastated those around him that arenow left to cope with the loss.

Markus is the kind of guy that you love to bearound, said Bisons General Manager Wayne Han-sen. He was so happy, he was always encouraging.No matter how bad things were going for you, if yousaw Markus you had to have a smile on your face.

Born and raised in Chestermere, until he moved toStrathmore a year ago, the AAA midget player hada passion for sports. Competing in track and field,

soccer, basketball, lacrosse and working out, the teenwas always eager to improve. However, his friendsremember him as the first one to crack a joke andbreaking down some dance moves.

Hed goof around with you and make you feel bet-ter about your day whether it was going good ornot, said Bison teammate said Josh Bishop.

Lavallee, who also played for the Wheatland War-riors from 2011-2012, left an impression with his for-mer double-A bantam coach Paden Grant.Acknowledging the players selfless play and need

to put his teammates first, Grant said it was his plea-sure to have coached the young athlete.

You hear a lot of stuff other people say about him,and its all true, said Grant. He was all smiles, hewas pleasant to be around, and his teammates lovedhim. Every time Id see him hed come up and wedchat and catch up. That doesnt always happen with a

player after youre done with him. He was a pleasantplayer and a pleasant person.

His considerate personality also didnt go unno-ticed with Bisons Captain Shane Fraser, who said herelied on Lavallee when in need of a goal. Accordingto Fraser, Lavallee was a behind-the-scenes type ofguy who went out on the ice to do his job.

Shortly after 3 p.m. on July 11, Lavallee and his63-year-old grandmother Kathleen Lavallee, werestruck by a cement truck at the intersection of Hwy901 and Hwy 817.

Markus and Kathleen Lavallees funeral will takeplace at the Centre Street Church in Calgary at 1:30p.m. on July 17.

Donations can be made in lieu of flowers at the ser-vice or at any Credit Union using the name In Trustfor Markus Lavallee.

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Concern about the building site forthe new Carseland Hall brought residentKurt Emde to Wheatland Council on July7, with a suggestion for an alternative

building site.Relying on his past 16 years of fire-

fighting experience, he dedicated per-sonal time to gather information thatmight effect the safety of volunteers re-sponding to the hall.

Given the stressors, factors of some-thing happening to volunteers respond-ing to the hall are high, said Emde.

He outlined the proximity to Hwy 24and the high traffic flow of approximate-ly 1,700 vehicles and 450 semi trucksutilizing the road daily, as potentials fordelay or accident.

Railway crossings were included as ahazard; whether the train was blockingthe crew from getting to the hall, a traincarrying hazardous cargo, or any derail-ment that would cause an emergencysituation where crews could not reachthe hall. He said hazards with anhydrous

ammonia were a possibility as therewere businesses processing the chemicalin the area. The off-gas is undetectableand with prevailing winds, the plume,may cut volunteers off from hall access.

He said the adrenaline rush associatedwith getting to a call often heightens thepotential for accidents. He clarified vol-unteers need to learn to control internalstressors, but planning ahead for uncon-trolled hazards can improve safety.

Emde furthermore presented sugges-tions for alternative response routes andan alternative site location that would re-duce safety hazards.

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ager Judy Unsworth said that one thirdof the volunteer firefighters live outsideof Carseland and part of their contractstipulates a commitment to respond toall calls. She presented a map plottingthe calls responded to by the Carselandhall for 2013/2014. She said it could beused as a reference in decision makingprocesses.The new hall hopes to include two

drive-through bays, an attractive exte-rior and have room to provide intensivetraining facilities for the fire crews. Thesite will need room for a 120 by 120 foot

building and 2-5 acre training/parkingarea. It was noted that a hall close toresidents often received complaints due

to siren use.Council discussed the presented infor-mation and gave alternative viewpointson the information presented. It waspointed out Emdes suggested site, situ-

ated north east of Carseland, had a watercourse nearby that could have environ-mental impact issues.

Its a catch-22 situation, said Council-lor Ben Armstrong. Conditions can bedangerous no matter where it goes.

CAO Alan Parkin objected to the pre-sentation, as he felt it did not representthe views of the community, firefightersor the fire association.

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The beginning of summer saw two patios placed in thedowntown area. They were an initiative of the Downtown De-sign Review Committee (DDRC), who will soon be adding twomore patios.The DDRC is a volunteer-based town committee with the

aim of improving and revitalizing the Downtown Strathmorearea. The patios, which were unveiled last year, were one oftheir design initiatives to give people somewhere to sit in thearea while enjoying the sunshine.

It is a nice place to sit and have a coffee with your friends,says Chuck Proctor who works for the town and sits of thecommittee. It is a nice place to come visit in the summer and

we are trying to attract people to our downtown and to getpeople down here.

Each of the patios has a picnic table, umbrella, planter, gar-bage bin and red, outdoor furniture in an effort to bring morepeople into the area.

Starting this year Proctor sent out letters to shops in thedowntown area asking if they would like to host one of thepatios outside their stores for the summer. Rockys Bakery,

Aztec Realty, Co-op and Chinook Financial showed interest inthe initiative.The first two patios went up outside of Rockys Bakery and

the Co-op on the street level, and the next two, will be slightlybigger.

One of them will sit on the astro-turf outside the Aztec Re-alty building, and a 20ft by 14ft patio will be placed in theempty lot between the Chinook Financial and Joyland Theater.

Despite the first two patios taking up parking space, Proctorsays they have had good feedback and that they have been

well used, especially during the recent downtown festival.They have been really busy, said Ellie Blokland, of Rockys

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COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS JULY 8, 2015 Council postponed adoption of the minutes of the June 17, 2015Regular Council Meeting to the July 22, 2015 Regular Councilmeeting.

Mr. Ron Warrack and Ms. Katelyn Haffner were presented anaward from the Downtown Design Review Committee for theirefforts to revitalize and improve Strathmores downtown.

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Fountain. Council gave second, third and final reading to Bylaw No. 15-14Land Use Bylaw Amendment Bylaw.

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Council awarded the Family Centre Door upgrade project toStarcraft Construction with costs not to exceed $25,059.00 plus GST,with funds to be drawn from the Financial Stabilization Reserve.

Council awarded the Civic Centre door replacement project toStarcraft Construction Ltd. with costs not to exceed $41,123.00plus GST, with funds to be drawn from the Financial StabilizationReserve.

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The Town of Strathmore is currently reviewing the Offsite Levy Ratesfor 2015. The Technical Data in support of the Bylaw is available forreview at the Town Office.

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Strathmore-Brooks MLA Derek Fil-debrandt sat down for a face-to-facechat with Wheatland County council-lors, at the July 7 council meeting, forhis first official visit. Fildebrands effortsare already gaining momentum.

There has been quite a bit to takein as I am new to this, Fildebrandtsaid. Although I am not from here, Iam humbled by the support and helppeople have given me. I have been giv-en this chance and I wont take it forgranted.

Fildebrandt informed council about

his open door policy and looked for-ward to meeting with council last week.He also plans to have town hall meet-ings in the local communities, to listento his constituents ideas, concerns, andthe issues they face. He has been ac-tively looking to relocate to the Strath-more area, and hopes to find a suitableacreage. He believes people need directaccess in their government representa-tion and he has set up offices in Brooksand Strathmore. Fildebrandt said thathe has some good contacts within theNDP government and is committed to

working with them, keeping the bestinterests of his constituents in mind. Hesaid he is working with the health min-ister on the Strathmore Hospital issues.

It is about working constructivelytogether, these are not partisan issues,said Fildebrandt.

However, he said there are timeswhen MLAs must make a stand. Whendiscussing the Calgary Municipal Plan,he said the Wildrose Party is supportiveof local autonomy. He said there is atrend to larger centres annexing moreof the rural land and services.

The Wildrose Party is the greatestdefender of local acceptance and au-tonomy, said Fildebrandt. I want tochampion local issues and make surepeople can come to me with their con-cerns.

He did suggest the county form

Fildebrandt on the jobstrong rural partnerships as a toolcouncil could cultivate.

He added big cities seem to have noproblem getting attention on issues,

but he committed to represent rural in-terests. He said it is too early to deter-mine what stance the NDP will take onsome issues, but had concerns on theNDP focus.

We are operating on the 2014 bud-get and they just allocated $18 billionfrom the interim supply to conduct

business until a budget is passed, saidFildebrandt. It is disturbing to me. It isimpossible to see how they are spend-ing money.

He said they may be able to pass a

budget by October 2015.Fildebrandt has been appointed theshadow Minister of Finance and thecommittee is currently working on au-dits of the former PC government fi-nances.

His LinkedIn page contains an im-pressive list of credentials, and he islisted on the Wildrose Alliance partysite, has a Facebook page and utilizesa Twitter account. He can be contactedthrough e-mail at [email protected].

For a video of his first two weeks inthe Legislature, see his website (www.fildebrandt.ca).

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ANDREA ROBERTS

Times Contributor

When Sarah Foy was diagnosed withLupus and Crohns Disease in Grade 11,she had no idea that her search for newchemical-free recipes would cause herto stumble upon a 150-year-old candyrecipe that is now the fundamental

piece of her recently launched candybusiness Shhugar.

The new Strathmore-based venture isthe only hard candy business in town.Shhugar has been a hit since it madeits debut one month ago at the Strath-mores Farmers Market, and even re-sulted in the 21-year-old being commis-sioned to make favours for a weddingand candies for a birthday party.

I have been doing the farmers mar-

kets very week and I just sold out ofnearly everything this last Friday, saidSarah Foy, the business owner and can-dy maker. I didnt think there wouldbe this much interest in it, but there hasbeen.

The idea for the candy came about ayear ago when Foy was looking onlinefor free recipes. She makes her own

food, as the chemicals in processed foodare triggers for her illnesses. During hersearch she stumbled upon a Victoriancookbook that featured a 150-year-oldhard candy recipe. She decided to giveit a go and had so much fun during thepast year tweaking the recipes with aplethora of different flavours that shequickly found her home packed withthe candy.When people started saying that they

would pay for the candy, Foy began todo some research into what she wouldneed to start up her own candy com-pany.

It took about three months to getthat right and then I thought why notgive the farmers market a shot and getrid of the stockpile that I had amassed.The candy is handmade by Foy and is

packaged by her mother Helen. Foy hasan old, custom-made candy hook thatshe uses to pull the candy. The only ma-chinery she uses is a table that keepsthe candy hot, and she makes aboutfour batches a day.

Originally Foy planned on going be-tween different farmers markets sellingthe candies, but the business has doneso well that she thinks she would liketo open her own store one day.

I would have it so that people cansee me making the candy, she said.They would be able to pick their ownflavours and I would make it right therefor them. I think that would be a goodgoal.


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Times TIDBITS

The top 5 activities to do with kids in Calgary in the summer:1. Spend a rainy day indoors exploring the Devonian Gardens.

2. Chase some butterflies in the conservatory at the Calgary Zoo.

3. Explore art hands on in the ARC Discovery Room at the Glenbow Museum.4. Pack a picnic and spend an entire day cooling off

at your local wading pool or spray park.

5. Ride the Zipline from the ski jump tower or do some tricks on the

Eurobungy at Canada Olympic Park.

MIRIAM OSTERMANN

Times Associate Editor

A padlock was secured tightly onWheatland Countys largest burn pit

last week, as extreme weather condi-tions forced the municipality into acounty-wide fire ban and prohibitedthe Carseland waste transfer site fromutilizing the pit leaving sites at maxi-mum capacity and turning away fur-ther materials.

Carseland joined the countys sev-en other sites Gleichen, Rockyford,Cluny, Rosebud, Standard, Hussar, andStrathmore when an advisory to banall fire permits, including the burningpits at the waste transfer sites, was is-sued July 6.As a result of the dry spell, all fire

permits were suspended until the banis lifted.

Big burns like that require a fire

permit and are not acceptable, so thatswhy we are getting so backed up atthe transfer sites, said Lisa Bastarache,communications officer for WheatlandCounty. Thats why were asking peo-ple not to bring the stuff in right nowuntil weve had a chance to get rid of

whats there. Theyre all pretty full.The province issued a full fire ban

for Alberta forests on May 25, as theprovince battled 629 wildfires since

April 1, blazes that destroyed 13,098acres. With temperatures rising into

the 30s, Wheatland County plungedinto a one-in-one hundred year dryspell, according to Alberta Agricutlureand Forestry.As a result, waste transfer sites, such

as Carseland, are struggling with thevolume and can no longer acceptburnable materials.

I did a burn eight weeks ago and ittook nine hours, thats how much stuff

we have, said Joe McCluskey, transfersite operator at the Carseland wasteand transfer site. This rain that wegot, it never hit Gleichen or Standard.So those fire chiefs out there wont letus burn because they didnt get the

water we did. Its pretty bad, but wecant argue with Mother Nature.As of June 9, Wheatland County de-

clared a fire ban representing an ex-treme fire risk. Due to dry and windyconditions, the ban includes usage ofcamp stoves, solid fuel barbeques, in-

cinerators for farm and acreage use,and recreational camp fires. However,internal household fireplaces and liq-uid fuel barbeques propane or natu-ral gas are exempt from the ban. As aresult, all outstanding burning permitshave been suspended indefinitely. Fornow, Wheatland County transfer sites

will have to sit tight and residents re-main patient, until the fire ban is lifted.

For more information regardingfire bans and the situation within thecounty visit www.wheatlandcounty.ca.

Fire ban shuts down burn pits;transfer sites overflowing

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offers products to make tasty meals but

spend less time in the kitchen. Most aregluten free. Visit her table to nd out more.

She will be giving away a gift certicate

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road into the Ag Society Grounds.

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Times Contributor

A record from 1095 produced byHeritage Studio in England shows thename Baldwinus in Bury, England.

By 1200 it had been changed to

Baldewin. The name means a boldfriend and was common in Englandin the 11th Century. It later changedto Baldwin as shownin reference to Math-ias William Baldwin,who lived from 1795 to1866, and built railwaylocomotives, one ofwhich was called OldIronsides produced in1832. Mathias went onto build over 1,000 lo-comotives by 1861!Another member of

this family was famousin a completely dif-ferent way - his great-grandmother was abareback rider withBarkers Travelling Cir-cus who travelled extensively throughEngland and Europe in the 1800s. Sheis recorded as having performed forthe Czar of Russia, and appeared withBarnum and Baileys Circus in America.Godfreys grandmother travelled acrossEngland and France accompanyingher husband, George Baker, to boxingmatches, as he was one of the originalbareknuckle boxers.

Godfrey was born in London, Eng-land on Feb. 14, 1925, the eldest of twochildren. He had a younger sister. At theage of five years, the family moved to

Quebec, for a year, before returning toEngland where they stayed until afterthe Second World War. Godfrey joinedthe Royal Navy in 1944, and served un-til after the war ended.

In 1945, his ship visited the Isle of

Wight, and it was here that he met hisfuture wife Rosemary at a dance. Shewas a make-up artist, who came tomake up the sailors who were appear-ing in a show. She also worked as atoupee maker.They were married in 1945, had a

daughter Susan, born the day they ar-rived in Vancouver in 1947. He now hastwo grandsons, and four great-grand-

children. As they hadnowhere to live, theystayed for some time atthe original Hotel Van-couver, with other warvets. He told me somewonderful stories ofthose days, too numer-ous to include here.His first job was as amotorman for HarryLyons and Dick Gard-ner on the Vancou-ver Street Cars, whichoperated sightseeingtours around town. Hefollowed this by eightyears with BCE, then

became a steel worker and welder forDominion Bridge, on False Creek inVancouver. The next 12 years he spentas a Drivers Examiner for the B.C.Government. In his late 50s, he semi-retired and travelled across Canada andEurope, with his wife Rosemary. Aboutseven years ago, they decided to settlein Strathmore, so they had their ownhouse built, where he still lives today.Regretfully, Rosemary passed away in2010, at the age of 84 years.An ongoing love of Godfreys, from

an early age, has been his love for mu-

sic. He is a well-known and respectedmember of the Gleichen CommunityChoir, and has sung with barber shopchoirs, and on cruise ships, amongstothers. His house is always full of mu-sic.

REMEMBERING OUR ROOTS

~ Godfrey Baldwin

Carrying the torchStrathmores Brian Allemang was among thoseselected to carry the torch with the Toronto 2015Pan Am Torch Relay during the Calgary Stam-pede Parade on July 3.

Photo Courtesy of Irene Allemang


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By Irene Knappe, Secretary / PR / Membership

Strathmore Legion Branch #10NEWS

There will be no General Meeting held in July or August but the Executive will

continue on with theirs. The next General Meeting will be held on September 22nd.

Please remember to attend. The next Executive Meeting will be held on Tuesday,

August 11th at 7 p.m.

HERITAGE DAYS: This year the theme is Salute the Flag, in honour of its 50th

birthday! The Legion is offering live entertainment on Friday night, July 31st, as

well as Saturday night, August 1st, from 8 pm to midnight, performed by PISTOL

MOON. Come enjoy some cowboy food and dance the night away!!!! No cover

charge!!!

On Sunday, August 2nd, from 7 am to 11 am, the Legion is once again holding

our famous and fabulous pancake breakfast!!! Come and join us and have a great

time! Dont go hungry!!!

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KEEP COOL!

We need your continued support! See you at the Legion!

For further information, please call the Legion at 403.934.5119

LAUREEN F. GUENTHER

Times Contributor

The Last Train to Nibroc, a sweet and funny ro-mance directed by Kevin McKendrick, opened onRosebuds BMO Studio Stage July 2.

May and Raleigh grew up in neighboring Ken-tucky towns, but dont meet until theyre on thehomebound train from Los Angeles, each of themcarrying broken dreams. May (Heather Pattengale)

had hoped to get married and become a mission-ary, but broke up with her fianc when she dis-covered he wasnt the man she thought.

Raleigh (Jordan Cutbill) was training to be anair force pilot but had to leave the forces whenhe developed epilepsy. He still dreams of beinga writer.Their hilarious and hopeful love story plays out

over two and a half years, from December 1940 tothe spring of 1942. I was afraid the three far-apartscenes might seem disjointed, but playwright Ar-lene Hutton wove the back story so smoothly intothe dialogue, it seems I saw those in-betweenevents too. All of the dialogue feels very genuine,made even more so because Pattengale and Cut-bill deliver it in consistent, believable Kentuckyaccents.

In the intimate setting of the BMO Studio Stage,

the chemistry between these two is nearly tangi-ble. Watching the adoration in Pattengales eyes,hearing the teasing in Cutbills voice, observingtheir finely-crafted body language I felt like Iwas sitting in someones living room, watchingtwo people fall in love.

Ive seen Pattengale play diverse roles most re-cently in We are the Body, where she gave a heart-wrenching performance as a Romanian Christian,imprisoned and tortured for her faith. Here shesjust as convincing as the naive and trusting youngMay. This is the first lead role Ive seen Cutbill per-form, and after Last Train to Nibroc, Ill be looking

for opportunities to see him perform again.May and Raleighs story is sweet, sorrowful,

healing and very tender. For anyone who lovesa romance, itll also be deeply satisfying. I confessIve already seen it twice and will likely see itagain.The Last Train to Nibroc runs on Rosebuds

BMO Studio Stage until Aug. 29. You can get tick-ets at rosebudtheatre.com or 1-800-267-7553. Thetheatre was sold out both nights I was there, sobook your tickets soon.

Last Train to Nibroc: a sweet and funnyromance at Rosebud Theatre

LAUREEN F. GUENTHER

Times Contributor

Sixty volunteers attended Rosebud Fellowships Work Beeon June 13. Many came from Rosebud, Strathmore, Rocky-ford, Standard, Calgary, Drumheller and Three Hills.

One former student of Rosebud School of the Arts, with histwo daughters, traveled all the way from Yellowknife, N.W.T.

Maki Van Dyke, Rosebud School of the Arts (RSA) regis-trar, said volunteers worked on six projects around the vil-

Rosebud Fellowship Day hosts successful work bee

The Last Train to Nibroc, a romance directed by Kevin McKen-

drick, is currently running at the Rosebud BMO Studio Stage

until Aug. 29. Photo Courtesy of Morris Ertman

Heather Pattengale Zacharias, PaulZacharias and Nathan Winters work

on the picnic shelter roof, supervised

by LaVerne Erickson.

Photos Courtesy of Arlene Erickson

lage, including assembling picnic tables, demol-ishing a sagging porch, cleaning up old theatresets, gardening in public spaces and adding wingsto the Festival Stage.The days biggest project was constructing a

picnic shelter overlooking the river. LaVerne Er-ickson, RSA founder, wrote in an email that theshelter is a gift back to Wheatland County who

permitted it to be built on municipal land, andwhose Community Enhancement Grant paid forthe materials.

It was a great day in our town, said Ray Wall,pastor of Rosebud Community Church. So goodto see so many involved in the various projects!

Erickson and others had volunteered over 168hours in preparation for the day, Van Dyke wrotein an e-mail, and volunteers donated 320 morehours on the day of the bee. In the weeks follow-ing, local volunteers continued giving much moretime to complete the picnic shelter.

The theme of the day was Fellowship an oldEnglish word depicting the joy of working togeth-er as a demonstration of shared values showingtheir love of God and community, Erickson wrotein the e-mail.Volunteers enjoyed a breakfast provided by

Rosebud School of the Arts, and the Rosebud Li-ons provided lunch. Many volunteers took advan-tage of the volunteer discount and attended TheWizard of Oz at Rosebud Theatre together thatevening.

They didnt want the fun to end, Van Dykesaid.Twenty-five people attended the annual general

meeting of the newly-revived Rosebud Fellowshipthat afternoon.

The aim of the Rosebud Fellowship is sup-port the artistic endeavours of Rosebud and bea positive presence in the community, said VanDyke. It enables friends and donors of RosebudSchools of the Arts, as well as its graduates, to stayplugged into Rosebud and offer their help to theSchool and the community they love.The Fellowship elected a new nine-member

board and has received 37 new and renewedmembers.

RSA alumni, staff and friends of Rosebud any-one who wants to see this little hamlet prosperand be a rural home for guests from everywhere,said Erickson is welcome to become a member.You may contact them at fellowship@rosebud-

schoolofthearts.com.


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Glenda Warkentin plays the Samaritan Woman in the 22nd

season of the Badlands Passion Play that will run until July 26.


The Downtown Design Review Committee recognized Mr. Ron Warrack andMs. Katelyn Haffner with the first recognition award at the regular council

meeting on July 8. The award is presented to individuals, groups and busi-

ness operators who make a special effort to revitalize Strathmores down-

town. Katelyn Haffner (l-r), Ron Warrack, Linda Nelson, Bob Sobol, GlennFreeland, Brandy Hebbes, Chuck Procter, and Betty-Ann Fountain were

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SHARON MCLEAY

Times Contributor

Long live the Queen is a saying that signi-fies well wishes to reigning royalty. A letter to theCounty of Wheatland council from the MonarchistLeague of Canada requested that a special day be

set aside to mark Queen Elizabeth the IIs reign.As of Sept. 9, 2015 she is the longest reigningqueen in modern history.

Buckingham Palace has calculated that on Sept.9, the Queens reign will surpass that of Canadasother great Mother of Confederation Queen Victo-ria, said Dominion Chairman Robert Finch.

None of us need to be reminded how remark-able of a woman is Queen Elizabeth II. Monar-chists or Republicans, Canadians agree that oursovereign has shown the ideals to which we allmight aspire, which reflect our countrys tradi-tions and the best of its contemporary life: inclu-siveness, stability, friendship, service, dignity, de-fiance of stereotypes of age and gender, to namejust a few.

County council took the information as in-

formation and decided to wait until they heard

whether the Strathmore Legion was planningevents for the celebration, before committing toaction.The Queen has enjoyed a long and fairly peace-

ful reign, but there are some who feel it is timefor the Queen to hand rule over to younger familymembers.

This year the Queen is 87 years old and herhusband Prince Philip is 92 years old. There havebeen times when age and health have been afactor in delegating some of her royal duties toPrince Charles.While she is alive she could appoint Prince

Charles as her regent, but news sources say ab-dicating the throne is not something she wouldconsider. Some anticipate reign will eventuallyfall to her grandson Prince William, who with hiswife the Duchess of Cambridge and their chil-dren, have been a favorite at events.To judge for yourself, visit the official website of

the British Monarchy www.royal.gov.uk where itcontains a summary of the Queens life and activi-ties in documentation and pictures. Other munici-palities recognizing the date can be seen at www.monarchist.ca.

Long live the Queen

LAUREEN F. GUENTHER

Times Contributor

The 2015 Canadian Badlands Passion Play, tell-ing the story of Jesus life, opened its 22nd season,

July 10.My Passion Play experience this year began on

a low note; there was no record of our tickets,and several other patrons had the same difficul-

ty. It was clearly stressful for staff, but they wereconsistently gracious with patrons and with eachother. They found us seats, and my friend and Iagreed afterward that the show more than madeup for the minor hassle beforehand.This is the fourth time Ive seen the Passion

Play, but I could see it a dozen more t imes and ab-sorb new details every time. This year, I realized ina new way what a multi-sensory experience it is.The play is set in a natural amphitheatre in the

Drumheller badlands, and we attended on a hot,humid day, which made me feel even closer tothe original climate and terrain of the story. I mar-

velled again at how the actors run all over thelittle valley. Even the Alberta sky becomes part ofthe set when Jesus releases a dove overhead.The actors use mics, but the show also makes

use of natural acoustics. We heard a baby cry,sheep baa, and crowdspeople laugh and chatter.Chanting, singing, drumbeats and instrumentalmusic wafted all around us. When religious lead-ers urge Pilate to execute Jesus, they turn andshout into the audience, Crucify Him!

Each group of characters wears costumes in aunifying color religious leaders in black, soldiersin red, Jesus and his followers in blue. We smelledsmoke and incense.

Glenda Warkentin, a Rosebud actor performingin the Passion Play for the second time, said thehuge sensory experience is created by the direc-tors and designers attention to detail. Becausemost scenes include a crowd, they use the concen-tration of costume colors to draw the eye. Theyalso structured a gradually blue reveal, when

characters who believe in Jesus fold parts of theirclothing to reveal sections of blue. Its designed sothe crowd will respond even if theyre not con-sciously aware, she said and I realized that had

been true for me.The movements and locations of the 100 or

more actors are all precisely timed, she said.Where theyre passing bread, for instance, eachperson passes at the same time, on a drumbeat.When all the details have been rehearsed, it

almost feels like a machine, Warkentin said, yetworking together precisely also strengthens theperformers sense of community. Its almost liketheres this heartbeat, which gets louder anddeeper as they tell the story.Warkentin plays the Samaritan Woman, who dis-

covers that Jesus knows all about her but lovesher anyway. And for Warkentin, this huge commu-nal story is also very personal. I feel like its mystory, she said. You cant help but have all yourheart in the telling of this story.You can savour the Passion Plays multi-sensory

experience on weekends until July 26. Get ticketsat canadianpassionplay.com or at 1-888-823-2001.

Badlands Passion Playa multi-sensory experience

Photo Courtesy of Brian Jensen

Revitalization award

Photo Courtesy Tracy Simpson


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SHARON MCLEAY

Times Contributor

The Village of Hussar is exploring theviability of continuing its village status,by examining the pros and cons of be-coming a hamlet under the County of

Wheatland.Municipal Affairs representatives Lin-

da Reynolds and Darryl Joyce appearedat Wheatland County Council on July 7,to outline the processes involved in de-cision making processes offered by Mu-nicipal Affairs.

We have a diverse background andhave the ability to talk the talk and work

with people on these issues, said Reyn-olds during her presentation.She outlined the partnerships and

strategies that would be involved once arequest for help is made by the commu-nity to Municipal Affairs for help fromthe community. It could be initiatedthrough a council request, resident peti-tion, or a failure to meet key measure-ment guidelines.A questionnaire would be used as a

tool to ascertain if the village is meetingkey measurements for viability. Threeor more no answers indicate there may

be problems. Reynolds said this doesntmean dissolution is necessarily a givenoutcome, as there are a lot of resourcesthat can be accessed to help villages get

back on track.Municipal Affairs is sending a team that

includes Reynold and Joyce to providesupport to Hussar working through theprocess. The first step will be completinga self-assessment tool kit that will iden-tify the villages strengths and weakness-es. There will be meetings with residentsto develop key messages. Goals will bedeveloped for actions to take.An electoral vote will be taken and

then village council will make a deci-sion. A final report will be generated

to deliver to the community and it willalso be sent to the Municipal Minister.

The minister has the final decision ondissolution.The process can take anywhere from

nine to 12 months, and there are re-sources that the village can take to il-licit funding. One of the options in the

viability toolkit provided by MunicipalAffairs is to determine if there are otherresources that can be tapped to main-tain viability. One suggestion is askingfor help from Wheatland County council.

Hussar has occasionally requestedhelp with funding from the County of

Wheatland. The most recent request wasa reduction in waste transfer contractfees. Councillor Ben Armstrong felt thatthe village should meet the terms of theoriginal contract, which they had previ-ously signed with the county.

I question whether next time theywill come at us for something else theycant afford, said Armstrong.

If all factors in the process add up toa dissolution decision, there are grantsthat can be obtained to complete thesmooth transition to county administra-tion of the hamlet.The 2014 grant for an infrastructure re-

view is $150,000 transitional funding foradministration, government and legisla-tive costs of $350,000 and a final grantof $450,000 for critical upgrades to capi-

tal assets and non-utility capital debt re-payment. Reynolds cautioned that these

were last years guidelines and there hasnot been an indication from the currentgovernment if this will be continued orchanged.There have been other villages in the

county, such as Gleichen and Namaka,that have decided to become hamlets.Hussar is not alone in the province go-ing through this process; Swan Hills, Ry-croft, Hill Spring, and Willington are allcompleting similar processes this year.

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Councillor Rex Harwood brought a res-idents concern about the rural address-ing process to the attention of Wheat-land County council on July 7. He saidthe resident had a property adjacent to a

rural village and did not yet have an ad-dress designation. CAO Alan Parkin clari-fied how the process worked. Wheatlandstaff are working on the project and itis anticipated that the process with becomplete in about one-and-a-half years.

We are not going to focus on individ-ual cases. We will do all the communitiesat once, said Parkin.

In the past, addressing had been takenfrom utility company designations, butthen the province stepped in to regulatea comprehensive addressing system thathelps emergency response.There are policies that dictate to the

type of designation given to an acreageor farm adjacent to villages and hamlets.Parkin said the address is taken from the

main access point on the property.

DUMPING DILEMMA

Illegal dumping at transfer sites is anongoing issue experienced throughoutthe county. Councillor Rex Harwoodsuggested council look at the usage cardutilized by Camrose for its residents.County staff have set up a survey systemat the various sites within WheatlandCounty, to document where the garbageis coming from. They have found urbanresidents are indeed utilizing the ruralsites. However they are not pushing re-strictions at this time.

We found when we tightened up thesite, people began dumping in the ditch-es, said Councillor Don Vander Veldeabout the Carseland site.

Councillor Ben Armstrong said thereis sometimes confusion about who canutilize the sites. For more information onhours operation and materials accepted

from rural residents, check out the coun-ty website www.wheatlandcounty.com

WADEMSA 911 UPDATES

TRACKING SYSTEM

Councillor Berniece Bland, in her re-port to council, indicated WADEMSA isrequired to have an upgraded 9-1-1 re-

sponse program in place by 2016. Thesystem will improve the crews informa-tion on call location and incorporate atracking mechanism that can map thecallers location. It can even be accessed

by crew cell phones. One company pro-posed to supply the program at a cost of$1 million, but an alternate company cansupply the service for $100,000. WADEM-SA is hoping to get financing in place forthe service and expects it will improveresponse to emergency situations.WADEMSA responded to 1,708 calls in

2014.

CHECKBOOK UPDATE

County spending remains steady thismonth with $4.9 million in financial rec-

onciliations. Sandy Johal-Watt, Wheat-land County Finance Manager, updatedcouncil on the monthly finances at the

July 7 council meeting. She said invest-ments were averaging about a 1.9 percent return.Johal-Watt said that there were 60 out-

standing delinquent tax notices, whichwere delivered by hand by county offi-cers, to ensure residents received the no-tices. She said there were about 5.6 percent of taxes uncollected to date.

She also asked for a decision aboutcredit cards used for business purchas-ing, as the current purchase programdoesnt have the module software thatdirectly downloads amounts spent toaccounting programs. The appropriatesystem would cut time spent on recordkeeping and increase efficiency.

In 2013, Chinook thought they couldmeet our goals, however they are notthere yet, said CAO Alan Parkin.

Rural addressing program questionedHe said department purchases can be

larger amounts than the current creditcard limits of $25,000. It was suggestedthe use of a purchasing card would be a

better alternative. The county is current-ly using MasterCard for purchases and

will continue the practise until a newtender can be found for the desired soft-

ware/financial supplier. As per councils

wishes, Chinook and ATB will be theCounty of Wheatlands overall financialservices providers. Reeve Glenn Koestersaid although the purchasing cards makemore funds available, if due diligence ispaid to spending and all the checks and

balances are in place, there shouldnt beany problem with departments using the

purchasing cards.

The Friends of East Wheatland committee received a $10,000 donation from Bayer CropScience In-Vigor Performance on June 25 that will go towards building the cafeteria in the new K-12 school.

Justin Seward Photo

Supporting the school

Hazel Risdons family cel-ebrated her 95th birthdaywith her on June 27 at Sage-wood Care Centre in Strath-more. Granddaughter TraceyPolowich (l-r), Hazel Risdon,daughter Bonnie Seitz, great-granddaughter Raegan Bur-kholder, and great-grandsonQuaid Burkholder made upfour generations on that day.

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MIRIAM OSTERMANN


The accumulative strain on the in-frastructure of two public facilities re-quired two councils attention ahead of

the 2016 budget-year and resulted inthe dispensation of thousands of dol-lars for upgrades.

Over the years, increased usage due to expansion in summer sport pro-grams and daytime ice usage causedthe Strathmore Family Centres doors,especially its handicap-access me-chanical systems, to withstand greaterwear-and-tear. The east entrance to theStrathmore Civic Centre also endureddamage from harsh weather conditionsin previous winters, where closing thewarped doors required a chain anddeadbolt because its hardware, door-frame, and doors no longer locked inthe cold temperatures, administration

said.With thousands of dollars being ex-hausted in maintenance every year,town council signed off on spendingover $66,000 on a replacement.

This upgrade will allow so that bothsets of doors open when you hit theone outside button or the inside but-ton depending on which direction youare going, which will make it easier forthose people in wheelchairs or walk-ers, as well as kids carrying giganticbags of hockey equipment, said TracySimpson, community services coordi-nator with the town. We feel that withreplacing the full four sets of doorswell alleviate a large portion of thismaintenance cost.

Concerns, regarding both projects,were raised at the 2015 spring work-shop with a request that both itemsalready be brought before council thisyear. Administration informed coun-cil on July 8, that maintenance on theStrathmore Civic Centre doors cost be-tween $2,500 and $6,000 annually. Aquote provided by Starcraft Construc-tion, includes the removal of the facil-itys eight doors, installation of eighthollow metal doors with glass, the in-stallation of four handicapped opera-tors, and painting the doors and hard-ware.

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itd be more secure.Starcraft Construction also proposed

providing the Strathmore Family Cen-tre with modifications and service toits eight doors. It will ensure the doorsnot blow past 90 degrees, prevent heatloss and frosting, and allow for thedoors to be locked and secured prop-erly an option posing a struggle cur-rently.

This is long past due to have thisrepaired and I have absolutely no con-cerns, said Councillor Bob Sobol.Town council awarded Starcraft Con-

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providing necessary upgrades to theStrathmore Civic Centre for $41,123.Councillor Brad Walls and CouncillorPat Fule were absent during the July 8regular council meeting.

Michelle Pham (l-r), general manager at Sage-wood Care Centre presented Donalda Ladene,the Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games chair, with$5,000 on July 13.

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I had seen the bigger hovercrafts and it alwayssat in the back of my mind, said Steadman.

I found out you can actually buy smaller ones.Eventually I talked the wife into letting me, shesaid you can have a toy but we all have to be ableto fit in it and you have to be able to use it 12months of the year.

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was left in the lurch when the hovercraft was held up atcustoms.As an alternative, Steadman, who works for the Alberta

Construction and Safety Association, was approached byhis employer to consider a shorter trip.

My boss came to me and said you know what whydont you tour Alberta, use it as a warm-up for next yearand visit these regions, recalls Steadman. Going around

Alberta was probably a blessing because its almost 3,000km this trip. Well be able to figure out what do we reallyneed for next year, the whole familys looking at it as agreat warm-up for next year.

Steadmans interest in hovercrafts stemmed from hisbackground of eight years in the military dealing with heli-copters and hovercrafts.

He settled on a $30,000 Neoteric Hovertrek model out ofIndiana that can be operated in any season, and on surfacessuch as ice and football fields.

One of the major reasons that he chose this model wasbecause of some of the features that are user friendly onsome of the waterways. Neoteric Hovercrafts, who is basedin Indiana, are sold internationally and have garnered muchsuccess on the global scale.

Canada in particularly has been good along with Russia,Sweden, pretty much all of Scandinavia because of the en-

vironment, said Filip Przybysz, public relations representa-tive for Neoteric Hovercrafts. Theres a lot of ice and winteradventures in Canada and a lot of customers buy hover-crafts because they would like to go on lakes and rivers.

He added that places like Canada are becoming morepopular for hovercrafts and the market for them are mostlyfor those who are pioneers and know about them.

Przybysz noted that Neoteric makes 30 to 40 hovercraftsin slower years and 60 in a busier year and at least half goto the safety industry and the others go to recreational use.The trip began on July 11 in Lethbridge where they

opened the trip on the Oldman River, before making theirway up to the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers. Theywill also make their way down the Athabasca River beforeconcluding on the Bow River.

If you would like to follow the Steadmans adventures,you can visit their website (www.hoveringacrosscanada.com).

Photo Courtesy of Colin Steadman

The Steadman Family began their 3,000 km trek on their Neoteric Hover-

trek on July 11 on four Alberta rivers.


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Times TIDBITS

The traditional view of a summer camp as a woody place with hiking, canoeing, and

campfires is evolving, with greater acceptance of newer summer camps that offer a

wide variety of specialized activities. For example, there are camps for the performing

arts, music, magic, computers, language learning, mathematics, children with special

needs, and weight loss. The primary purpose of many camps is educational or

cultural development. A summer camp environment may allow children to take

healthy risks in a safe and nurturing environment.

MIRIAM OSTERMANN


A domino effect, sparked by thisyears drought, became the drivingforce behind discussions at an agricul-tural round-table meeting with notablelocal producers and Canadas agricul-ture minister on July 4.

Approximately 20 individuals werepresent at the information-gatheringmeeting with Minister Gerry Ritz,which shed light on numerous stagger-ing concerns in the agriculture industry,affected by the unpredictable dry spell.

The drought is on everybodys mindbecause its been a few years since wevehad these kind of dry conditions, saidMartin Shields, the Conservative Partycandidate for the federal Bow River rid-ing who hosted the discussions.

The hay prices are going up, cattleguys are worried about being able tofeed next winter and so cattle produc-ers are looking at possibly selling cattleearly this fall. Its very widespread and

huge. There are little pockets of placeswhere we had thundershowers but itsvery isolated so the drought is extreme-ly widespread.According to the Alberta Agriculture

and Forestry crop condition reports,crop condition and soil moisture ratingscontinue to deteriorate in all regionsacross the province, and have dippedto the lowest ratings collected since2009. The reports also state that pas-ture growth struggles to keep up withgrazing and hay yields. With WheatlandCounty in dire need of precipitation,some operations are already on the ra-dar for crop insurance, and despite re-cent showers in the area, not all areaswere able to reap the benefits.

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In comparison to last year, soil mois-ture looked promising in early 2015,but suffered during seeding period withvery little rainfall. Although precipita-tion may still impact crops during thecurrent reproductive stage, Gosling ex-pects its unlikely for it to influence anybig yield impacts. However, he addedbetween 10 to 20 per cent of the countythat are rated average to above average,might find the rain will have an impacton their bottom line.

Those crops really got hit hard, andthis rain wont do much if anything forthose crops, but well take any moisturewe get, Gosling said.

This rain that we just received overthe weekend, in most areas will reallyhelp give a little bit of weight to thecrop. I think its too late to think thattherell be any sort of real big yield im-pact as far as making more bushels.

During the round-table discussion, lo-cal farmers and producers had a chanceto voice their concerns that also trig-gered debates regarding trade agree-ments, transportation, the origin of ourfood, education and recruitment, andcattle prices.Among those present, the Strathmore

& District Agricultural Society, who isgearing up to host their annual much-anticipated Strathmore Stampede event,

is facing some challenges of their ownas farmers deal with the implications.

Were a little concerned becauseone of our signature events is comingup and we do have some internationalpeople that come in, and were a littlenervous I guess as to what our num-bers are going to be this year and werebracing for some changes, said Brad

Walls, president of the Strathmore &District Agricultural Society.

Currently were sitting about par,and thats good for us. We were ex-pecting that with the oil and gas doingwhat it did, and now recently with thenew government everyone is a little bitunsure whats going to be transpiringthere. Were optimistic that things aregoing to just march along. We have lostsome sponsors, Im not going to say wehavent but, we also gained new onesas well.Walls assured that the event will not

be cancelled, but added those farmerswho may now be required to harvestduring that time usually make up alarge portion as sponsors and specta-tors.

For now, the industry is dependenton Mother Nature. And while the aridconditions may be familiar to some,others wonder if the younger genera-tion of farmers will be able to cope.

You try to understand some of thesituations but when you actually startto hear how some of the farmers arereally doing you really start to growconcerned, Walls added. You reallydo, and one of the things, a lot of theyounger farmers maybe havent beenthrough this yet. Are they going to sur-vive it?

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