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Shannon LeCLair

Times Reporter

A fatal collision occurred in the westboundlane of the Highway 1, just outside of Strath-more at approximately 5 p.m. on July 26. Asemi truck and a John Deer farm tractor pull-ing a haybine collided when the truck wentto pass the tractor. The tractor had been trav-elling westbound in the right lane, and thesemi truck also in the right lane signaled tomove into the left lane.

When the driver of the tractor was ap-proaching the intersection there was a guard-rail he had to move out of the way for, whichcaused the haybine that he was towing tomove into the fast lane, said Const. BrockGrolla. He signaled to pass the tractor buthe didnt realize the tractor was going to bemoving out, and when he went to pass him,he struck that haybine.

The driver of the semi truck, a 63-year-oldmale, was unfortunately not able to slowdown and swerve out of the way. He sufferedlacerations to his face, but was otherwise un-injured. The driver of the tractor, a 64-year-oldmale from the Strathmore area, succumbed tohis injuries at the scene. The Strathmore Ruralre department and the RCMP were called tothe scene, efciently blocking the view fromgawkers. Const. Brock Grolla with the RCMPsaid neither alcohol nor speed was a factorand that it was an unfortunate accident. Atpress time the name of the tractor driver hadnot been released.

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Shannon LeCLair

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During the week o June 19, a num-ber o residents called the Town ofce,and EPCOR about a water testing com-pany called H20 canvassing the town. A representative rom the company

was going door to door telling resi-dents they would like to test waterquality and hardness.A ew o the residents who called in

indicated the company was acting on

behal o the town.The Town and EPCOR have not

hired this organization to provide wa-ter testing services. This is an unsolic-ited sales eort by this company andresidents should use Buyer Beware e-orts in determining i they would liketo have their water tested, said JesseParker, Director o Engineering andOperations or the Town o Strathmore.

Parker said water testing is perormedthroughout the Town by EPCOR, and isa requirement o Alberta Environment

Approval to operate waterworks sys-tem.

Senior Peace Ofcer Gary Abellooked into the company and oundout the salesman was rom Star Indus-tries in Calgary.

When I called them last week theyclaimed they had only one salesman

working the Strathmore area and hecould not possibly be misrepresentinghimsel as he had been trained, said

Abel.Abel said he then advised the com-

pany they had not been working with avalid business license since Decembero 2009. He also inormed the companythe Town would be reviewing the situ-ation and discussing whether a license

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On July 17 council discussed creating a Residential Irri-gation Committee. At the meeting, council said they wouldneed ten members to sit on the committee but a quorum

would be six members. The deadline was to be the July 21meeting. 10 people applied or the position, and a motion

was made and carried unanimously to accept the 10 appli-cants. The mayor is also sitting on the committee, and theymust meet once a month until October 31.

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Discussion about the RV Parking Bylaw has been tableduntil the public hearing on August 18.

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ning behind schedule, but not to a point which signifcantlyaects the opening date. Currently it is approximately two

weeks behind schedule.

Water treatment plantalmost complete

requeSt for funding

EPCOR had a representative go be-ore council to request unding in theamount o $77,799 or lab equipment.

There have been expansions done tothe existing lab to the Waste Water Treat-ment Plant, and now the lab is lackingthe proper equipment required. There

was some conusion rom council whothought it had been covered throughthe lab expansions. They were assuredit had not been already paid or andCouncillor Bob Sobol moved or coun-cil to accept the request. Somebodymissed it and were all at ault, saidCouncillor Lois Wegener. The unding

was approved with both the Mayor andCouncillor Earl Best opposed.

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Christie Meyers wasntsure what to expect whenshe went before Towncouncil on July 21. Mey-ers had gone to speakto council about makingchanges to Centre Streetin regards to the safetyissues posed. A car onCentre Street hit Meyersdaughter Karlee just afew months ago. Meyersherself was hit by a caron the same street whenshe was younger. She would like to see stop

signs, or reduced speedlimits, on her street soshe can feel safe again.

I cant see putting inthree way stops or low-ering speed limits, saidMayor George Lattery.

Councillor Bob Sobolmade a motion to request,

a peace ofcer monitors

Centre Street for the peri-od of one month. Councilwants to be sure peopleare speeding as much asMeyers says before mak-ing a decision.

A lot of this has to do with enforcement andeducation of residents,said Sobol. Council ishesitant to make anydecisions right now un-til they have the resultsfrom the peace ofcerand are able to make aninformed decision.

I dont have a problem with the stop signs, its

just I never thought of it.I had thought of loweringthe speed limit. But yougot to make sure if yourelowering the speed limityou got somebody theremonitoring it, becauselowering it doesnt doanything unless you are

enforcing it, said Coun-

cillor Lois Wegener.Im glad theyre go-

ing to take some actionand look at it, and that Ihad the support of a fewcouncillors, said Mey-ers. Council promised tostart monitoring the roadthe next day, and sureenough Meyers said apeace ofcer was outsideher home the next day.

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On July 22 the Communities In Bloom,C.I.B, judges were in Strathmore to rate thetown on a variety of aspects. This was thefth year the C.I.B organization has beenin Strathmore, and last year was the onlyone judges didnt check out the town. Last

year the provincial awards banquet washeld in Strathmore, and the town hostingthe banquet is not judged that year.

They have a grid for the town and they judge the town and do interviews withpeople, said Robert Breitwieser a mem-

ber of C.I.B.There was a dinner reception held for

the judges in the evening of July 22. C.I.Bjudge Louise Bruins spoke to the guestsand offered information about what the

judges look for.Some of the eight items judges look for

are things such as tidiness, tree and urbanforest management, and environmentalawareness.

In each of the eight categories the judg-es look at what the municipal and pub-lic properties have done. They also lookat commercial and industrial, churches,schools and not-for-prot groups. Lastly

they look at residential areas to see howthey tie in as individual groups, and as a

whole.The Town has done well in the past, but

no one will know until September howthe Town did this year.

We wont know until the provincialawards banquet in Provost in September.So were on pins and needles wondering,said Breitwieser. Towns are awarded with blooms and

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The Town of Strathmore has received a request to amend the Land Use Bylaw by re-designating a portion of Blocks 1 & 2, Plan 1913JK,

from M1 (Restricted Light Industrial District), to M2 (General Light Industrial District) and M3 (Heavy Industrial District), as shown on the

attached Schedule..

A copy o the proposed bylaw and documents relatingto these items may be inspected by the public duringofce hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Fridayat the Town Ofce or may be obtained at www.strathmore.ca.

The Public Hearing will be held at the CouncilChambers, Strathmore Municipal Building, 680

Westchester Road, on August 18, 2010, commencing at7:30 pm with procedures in accordance with the Townof Strathmore Council Procedural Bylaw 07-11 and

amendments thereto.

Any person or group of persons, or person acting on

his or their behalf, who claims to be affected by any or

all of the proposed bylaws may present suggestions

or concerns by making a submission to the public

hearing.

Written submissions to the Public Hearing or

the name of any person wishing to make an oral

presentation at the public hearing must be receivedby the Development Authority prior to 12:00 noon onWednesday August 11th, 2010 as outlined in Bylaw#07-11 and amendments thereto. Each person

addressing the public hearing shall complete their

verbal presentation within ve minutes, and must

provide a written copy of the verbal presentation to

the Development Authority prior to 12:00 noon onWednesday August 11th, 2010.

Linda Nelson,

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The proposed Bylaw # 10-15 proposes amendments to the LandUse Bylaw #89-20, Section 61 Off Street Parking Facilities (4)

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A copy of the proposed Bylaw may be inspected by the public

during regular ofce hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday

at the Town Ofce or can be found on the Town website www.

strathmore.ca. Please contact the Town Ofce if you would

like an opportunity to review and provide input on the proposedamendments prior to the Public Hearing.

The Public Hearing will be held at the Council Chambers,

Strathmore Municipal Building, 680 Westchester Road, on August18, 2010, commencing at 7:30 pm with procedures in accordancewith the Town of Strathmore Council Procedural Bylaw 07-11 andamendments thereto.

Any person or group of persons, or person acting on his or their

behalf, who claims to be affected by any or all of the proposed

bylaws may present suggestions or concerns by making a

submission to the public hearing.

Written submissions to the Public Hearing or the name of any

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must be received by the Development Authority prior to 12:00 noonon Wednesday August 11th, 2010 as outlined in Bylaw #07-11 and

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must provide a written copy of the verbal presentation to the

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Shannon LeCLair

Times Reporter

There are often organizations raisingmoney for different charities, and oftenthe Childrens Wish Foundation is on thereceiving end. Most times, though, whenstories are told of those who received wishes, they are not anyone you mayknow.

Leeza Nielson is from Hussar and she isseven years old. When Leeza was ve she

was diagnosed with leukemia.It started with a cold that wouldnt

go away, it wasnt getting worse or bet-ter. So she was put on antibiotics, andshe reacted to it and she got hives which wouldnt go away, said Sherri Nielson,Leezas mom.

She said one day they were sitting onthe couch when she noticed Leeza hadlittle purple dots, which is a sign of pe-techia. Sherri works at a medical lab inDrumheller where she took Leeza in forblood work. Leeza carried the blood overto the machines and as the results startedto come out Sherri knew it wasnt good.Sherri spoke to a doctor who told herbasically she could either take an ambu-lance or drive herself, but they had to get

to the Childrens hospital in Calgary.Your whole world turns upside down

in less than a minute. We went and it wasnine months before we got home again.I had to have a friend go to the farm andwait for all the kids to come home andexplain to them why we werent there,said Sherri. She said it was like hav-ing two families living in two separateworlds. Her three sons stayed home withher husband, who tried to keep their livesas normal as possible. Sherri and Leezamoved into the Ronald McDonald House,RMH, for the next nine months.

Other parents who went through thesame thing said it was similar, their kidsdidnt seem sick, but they also werent as

perky as they could be, said Sherri.

Leeza began chemotherapy treat-ments almost immediately after beingdiagnosed. When her hair fell out, Sherrishaved her own hair in a show of supportfor her daughter.

Every patient is assigned a social work-er at the Childrens hospital, and she toldthem about the Childrens Wish Founda-tion. After they moved into the RMH a repfrom the wish foundation came and lledout forms with the family. When the Nielson family found out

Leeza was being granted a wish, a bunchof stuff about Disney adventures was sentto the family. They were picked as a fam-ily to go on the Disney Cruise, and Leezawanted to be on the ship for her seventh

birthday. The Childrens Wish Foundation gaveeveryone in the family T-Shirts with theirlogo and requested they all wear it justone day on the cruise. The foundationcovered all of the costs incurred for thetrip. They also will pay for passports, oranything that is needed for the family.Everything on the cruise was shaped likeMickey Mouse from the pool to the food.

The two ears were hot tubs, saidLeeza. Her favourite Disney character isMickey, and so for Leeza it was an evenbigger treat. All of the Disney characters were around for photos everyday, andSherri said it was like a full time job try-ing to get photos with everyone.

The people that fundraise to make

sure these things happen dont get touse the facility or the wish, which to memakes it extra special that they are will-ing to volunteer their time, volunteer -nancially and do whatever they have todo, in order for kids to have somethingspecial, said Sherri.

Leeza nished treatment on July 18, butwill continue going for checkups once amonth for a year. Then it will be onceevery two months for another year, andafter that she will have to go once a yearuntil she is approximately 18-years-old.

She did amazingly well, and she hada few little side effects, but kids are veryresilient and they handle it far better thenadults do, said Sherri.The family will be going to Medicine

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Wishes do come true, at least for seven-

year-old Leeza Nielson. The Childrens Wish

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The Western Irrigation District is proposing to rehabilitate the main

canal through the Town of Strathmore. The construction limit will start

from the abandoned railway right of way west of the Strathmore Golf

course then to the east to Parklane Dr. The rehabilitation will include

the reshaping, lining and armouring of the existing canal to allow for

future ows.

The existing culverts located at Parklane Dr will be replaced during

the rehabilitation. The Town of Strathmore is working in conjunction

with the District to upgrade its infrastructure below the new culverts.

The Town of Strathmores activity is to widen the current crossing and

enable a wider roadway and sidewalk in the future. The time frame for

this work to commence is early October after the WID closes down the

canal for the season.

During the phases of construction, sections of the Parklane Drive

will be closed to all trafc. Alternate routes will be clearly identied,

marked and utilized for access during these times. The nal detour

options will be posted on the town website and local newspaper as wemove closer to start up dates. We ask residents to plan for alternate

routes during this time.

The Town of Strathmore thanks you for your

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Shannon LeCLair

Times Reporter

Drug trafcking may have gone upaccording to the recent Annual Perfor-mance Plan, APP, done by the RCMP,but its not due to increased criminalactivity. On July 13 Staff Sgt. Larry Mar-

zinzik went before Wheatland countycouncil to present the results of thisyears APP.

In his report he stated trafcking hasgone up by 250 per cent, and he saidthis was due to more focus being givento the area.

Basically what rose by 250 per cent was our enforcement in the areas ofproduction and trafcking. So it doesntmean the activity has risen, it just meanswe have identied the people involvedin the activity, and were able to obtainenough information to be able to laycharges against people in relation tothat, said Marzinzik.

In the past, the RCMP have been lim-ited in what they have been able to do

in regards to trafcking and produc-tion because of a lack of resources, andthis year, due to a shifting of resourcesmore focus was put towards trafck-ing. There was more groundwork donetowards gaining information and intel-ligence, which lead to search warrantsand operational plans, which lead tomore arrests and charges than in thepast.

We want to focus on keeping thatlevel of enforcement going. The pres-sure is always on anyone that is in-volved in the drug trade on the businessside and we want them always aware ofthe fact that were now monitoring andtrying to gain more information on adaily basis to try to identify them and

actually charge them, said Marzinzik.Drug involvement always rises as apopulation grows, and with Strathmore being so close to Calgary and manypeople working in the city, drug in-volvement could easily increase if itsnot monitored now.

Its bad to say, but the drug deal-ers do the same thing. They commuteout into the smaller communities toply their trade out here, and thoseare the people were trying to inden-tify and stop, said Marzinzik. Anyonein the criminal side of things often gointo whatever will make them the mostmoney, trafcking, counterfeiting andeven chop shops. Fortunately Wheat-land County is a quiet rural area, and

Marzinzik said some people will moveinto a quiet community so they cankeep to themselves. He also said thefact that the county is so peaceful andeveryone knows each other helps theRCMP more than in the city.

In rural areas people are more likelyto notice a suspicious person and re-port it to their local detachment, where-as in Calgary, most may just ignore it.

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To the EditorIn the municipal election in 2007 there was a large

appetite or change in terms o our councillors andMayor. Most o that change occurred with only twoincumbents winning re-election.Are you satisfed with that change? In the past year

a poll was done in a local paper asking residents i

they were happy with the perormance o their Mayorand Council. The poll showed over 80% disapprovedo their perormance. Such a strong sentiment cannot

be ignored. It is easy to complain about our politi-cians but i nothing is done to solve the problem - wedeserve what we get.A group is being ormed with some specifc goals

in mind. This group is not a venue or complainingabout town issues, reciting stories about our politi-cians etc. The purpose o this group is to:

1) Seek out strong candidates or Council and espe-

cially or Mayor,2) Approach these individuals and encourage them

to run,3) Oer support to these candidates in their cam-

paign or the municipal election4) Publicly endorse these candidates in advance o

the election date

Do you want a say in the uture o your community?I you would like to be apart o this endeavour we

welcome your help. I you are thinking o running, wewould preer you not be a part o this group, however,we would certainly still like to hear rom you.

I interested in helping please email us (no phonecalls at this time please) at [email protected]

Barry Munchrath

Strathmore

New group to seek out candidates for election this fall

he trathmore Fire epartment was called in to help with an animal rescue on July

25. nstead of a cat in a tree it was ducks in a drain. A mother duck was walking with

her babies along Westlake Bay when she crossed over a storm drain. wo babies

went down and when she walked back over the drain to see where they went, the

others fell through. Witnesses called the re department to help rescue the babies.

Fortunately the department had been doing rescue training nearby and Fire Chief

Muir Furzer went to inspect the situation. Four members from the re hall came to

the rescue. hey lifted the grate and one member climbed into the drainpipe with

a cardboard box. Almost immediately the baby ducks came over to the re ghter

who then carried them to safety.

veryone feared the mother may have abandoned her babies, but when they were

let loose at the lake, they chirped and she ew over to them.

t was a really good ending, said Furzer. All ve of the babies followed their mom,

swimming away into the sun.Photos Courtesy of Muir Furzer Water Softeners, Iron Filters

& Drinking Water Systems

205 - 3rd Ave. - Hilton PlazaStrathmore, AB403.934.6044

[email protected]

$50k wORT OF TEMS GOEOn Jun 29, thr was a rportd brak,

ntr and thft fro a rsdnc n th ru-ral Strathor ara. Unknown prsons hadgand ntry to th rsdnc through thgarag. Onc nsd, th culprts backda vhcl up to th front of th hous andloadd up. mssng fro th rsdncar bdroo chars, lathr lvng roofurntur, laps, bdroo lnns, cloth-ng, coats, candls, watchs, rar antquswords, front load washr and dryr, rarartwork, ls, coputr ontor and br.Two drvway laps outsd th front of thhous wr brokn by th culprts vhcl.Th total valu of ssng and brokn tss approxatly $50,000.

if your gong to b away for or thana day or two, you want to ak sur so-

body s gong to l ook aftr your hous, sadSgt. Kvn Rlly. H rconds akngsur th prson taks away any nwspa-prs, al, and cut th lawn. Rlly statdon of th ost portant thngs popl cando s purchas a tr, whch turns lghts onand off at dffrnt ts.

So popl hav trs that only turnyour lghts on and off at crtan ts vry-day, and for not uch ony or, you canpurchas on wth svn or 14 day trsand you can st th for dffrnt ts,sad Rlly.

DAGEROS DRvG CDET wY 1July 26th, 2010 at 1:03 Am Strathor

RCmP wr dspatchd to a vhcl thathad bn forcd off th road by an onco-ng vhcl.

As a rsult of furthr nvstgaton, t sblvd that a Gry or Bg GmC wastravlng wstbound on Hghway 1 n thastbound lans. A Gry Non hadngastbound swrvd to avod th GmC nd-ng up n th dtch and crashng through abarb wr fnc nally cong to stop n ald. A S-tractor blw thr ar horn toavod furthr ncdnts. Th GmC swrvdacross Hghway #1 at th ntrscton ofHWY 21 crossng ovr to th wstboundlans and contnung wstbound on HWY 1.

All v youth n th Non wr unharddurng ths ncdnt and no othr vhclswr nvolvd.

MOTOR CYCE CODES wTRCMP POCE MOTOR vECE

On July 26th, 2010 at approxatly4:45 Pm at th ntrscton of Hghway 22Xand Rang Road 272, Rockyvw, Albrta,otor cycl ran nto th rar of a stoppdRCmP polc otor vhcl.

Th RCmP polc vhcl was a fullyarkd polc car that was stoppd, travl-ng eastbound, at th ntrscton on Hgh-way 22X at Rang Road 272 watng for avhcl n front of th polc car that was

turnng lft (northbound) onto Rang Road272. Th cvlan car n front of th arkdpolc car was stoppd watng for a brakn oncong trafc to ak a lft turn nsafty.

A 51 yar old lon al drvr on a otorcycl ran nto th rar of th arkd polcotor vhcl. Th drvr of th otor cyclwas thrown off th otor cycl and sus-tand njurs. Th otor cyclst was war-ng a hlt. ergncy mdcal Srvcsand Fr Dpartnt was calld to and at-tndd th scn. Th drvr of th otorcycl was transportd to th StrathorHosptal. H was rlasd fro th hosptaland s xpctd to rcovr fro hs njurswhch whr not lf thratnng.

Th constabl and lon occupant of thRCmP polc otor vhcl was not njurd

n th collson. Th Constabl s a 17 yarbr of th RCmP, statond n Strath-or wth th RCmP Calgary Trafc Sr-vcs east Unt.

Strathor RCmP dtachnt contn-us th nvstgaton wth assstanc froth Calgary RCmP Trafc Srvcs Analyst.

Alcohol and/or drugs s not blvd tob a factor n th collson.

OT FOR MA COSMPTOit has bn brought to th attnton of

th Brooks RCmP that a local busnss ssllng a product nttld Happy ShaanHrbs. On July 20th a young fal at-tndd th Brooks RCmP dtachnt torport that sh and frnds had purchasd asall aount of Happy Shaan Hrbs andsokd th product basd on th nstruc-ton of th busnss ploy.

Th young fal had an advrs r-acton to th product, was tratd at thBrooks Hosptal and rlasd.

Brooks RCmP attndd th busnss andspok wth th ploy who statd thatth product was lk a lgal drug that wllak you fl woozy. Furthr nvstgatonnto th product rvald that th product s

labld Not for Huan Consupton, nongrdnt lst s provdd on th packagor avalabl at th busnss. Th packagonly stats that Happy Shaan Hrbs s acobnaton of rar plants, hrbal xtractsand botancal concntrats.

Happy Shaan Hrbs s a natural hrbalncns, th product s n no way ant tob sokd, chwd or ngstd nto thbody. Th Brooks RCmP would lk tornd th publc that ths product s notrgulatd by th Food and Drug Act andth actual contnts contand wthn arunknown. Th drctons for us nd tob rad and undrstood for all products,any qustons or concrns about a prod-uct, food or drug that you ar consdrngconsung should b drctd to a trandhalth car profssonal.

RCMP Briefs


8/20


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Shannon LeCLair

Times Reporter

Every year at the Calgary Stampedethere are all sorts of draws to enter,from cars to boats to cash and evengroceries. The Groceries For Life is inits second year and is run by the LionsClub, who have been doing the LionsLucky Loot for 15 years.

We decided last year that we neededa second lottery, something new anddifferent, and we determined groceriesmight be a neat little spin, said DaveSawatzky, a member of the Lions lot-tery.

Kassandra Reed, 21, won the Grocer-ies For Life and will be splitting herprize with her sister and roommateKourtny, 26. Kassandra is a waitress at

the Station restaurant and Kourtny is acustoms immigration ofcer. Every yearthe girls buy tickets and this year theyplayed for the Chevrolet Camaro, theLions Lucky Loot and of course for Gro-ceries For Life.

I kind of didnt believe it so we re-wound the TV to make sure that we didwin, said Kassandra.

We were shocked basically. Our mom went a little bit crazy, said Kourtny.The sisters still looked shocked whenthey arrived at Stampede head quarterson July 22, where a banquet was heldfor all of the winners.The girls bought the 100 tickets for

$50. There were only 400,000 ticketsprinted, giving good odds to players.Groceries For Life doesnt mean a giftcard to Safeway, its a cash prize, which

is awarded each month. The option isto either be given a cheque for $700a month for the next 20 years, which

works out to approximately $168,000or take the buyout for $113,000. TheReed sisters decided they would ratherhave the monthly cheque.

Well save for a trip, not really any-thing large, said Kourtny.

Well get a new computer and TV,stuff like that and hopefully grocerieseventually, said Kassandra. The sistersplan to play the Stampede Lotteriesagain next year, but said they wont en-ter for the groceries one again, even ifthey were allowed to. Sawatzky said atthis point the Lions plan to stick withthe Groceries For Life lottery, but saidthey may decide to implement some-thing new in the future.

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Kassandra Reed (l) and her sister Kourtny will be sharing the prize they won with the Groceries For Life lottery put on by the Lions Club at the CalgaryStampede. The girls opted out of the buyout, and will receive the $700/month for the next 20 years.

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AZTEC IS GIVING IT BACK!A portion of the proceeds earned from each transaction by Aztec and our team of professionals will be donated to local charities. A local Real Estate Company giving back to the community that has supported us throughout the years.

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12/20


The World ProfessionalChuckwagon Associa-tions drivers are racingfor more than braggingrights this weekend onthe 2010 WPCA DodgePro Tour. As part of thenew Race Against Hun-ger program presented

by Encana, the driversare working with Wheat-land County Food Bankto raise donations ofnon-perishable food forthose in need. To date, the Race

Against Hunger hasraised more than $21,000and 2,800 lbs of food insupport of food banks inthe Grande Prairie, Drum-heller, Ponoka and Cal-gary regions. We hopethe Strathmore commu-nity gets behind the pro-gram and becomes ourmost supportive commu-nity yet. So far, out of allof the ofcial Tour stops,

Ponoka was the mostdriven, raising over 300lbs of food and $8,000in cash donations, saysCarmen Stone, MarketingManager with the WPCA.

The WPCA is veryexcited about this op-portunity to give localfood banks a boost. Our

young drivers, who are abig part of this initiative,especially see the real

value in being communi-ty-minded, adds Stone.

Encanas Community

Investment Program con-tains a key focus on sup-porting family and com-munity wellness. Wereaware that the recessionisnt over for everyone,so raising awareness forfood banks is a great wayfor us to give back to thecommunities where welive and work, says Dar-ci-Jane McAualy, GroupLead of Community Rela-

tions for Encana.Chuckwagons served

the hard working set-tlers of western Canadaas portable kitchens oncattle drives and longhauls across the prairies.Its nice to think thatthe chuckwagon hasntchanged much it pro-

vided food and comfortthen, and its continu-ing to do so today, addsStone.The Race Against Hun-

ger Chuckwagon will be

located at the entrance ofthe Strathmore HertiageDays grounds so commu-nity members can dropoff non-perishable foodand get a chance for au-tographs and interaction

with the WPCAs fooddrivers. The wagon will

be available for the du-ration of the event, and

will also accept cash do-nations.

Race Against Hunger Program Challenges

the Strathmore Community to Support

Wheatland County Food Bank

Shannon LeCLair

Times Reporter

SpalshN Boots will be coming toStrathmore to take part in HeritageDays. The husband and wife duo have

been performing since 2003 and haveput out four CDs and seven music vid-eos. SplashN Boots are full of energyand fun for kids ages 2 to 7. They will beperforming on the EnCana stage three

times daily from Saturday until Monday.Its one of our favourite events, said

Nick Adams, Splash.There are a bunch of new songs. We

get some of the kids right up on stagewith us, so a lot of interaction this year,said Adams.

One reason they love coming out hereis because they think Alberta is wonder-ful, and Nick said they spend more timetouring in Alberta than they do in On-

tario.Its quite fun to see everyone get into

it, and the audience is fantastic. I knowthey come for the rodeo but I think theyreally support the entertainment too,said Adams.

Weve performed at the HeritageDays Stampede before and can see whyits one of the top rodeos in Canada!said Taes Adams, Boots. The shows andthe people are so much fun, we just love

it.SplashN Boots originated when acourse assignment, at Queens Univer-sity, to write childrens tunes mixed witha love for the childrens entertainers oftheir youth led to recordings and per-formances across Canada. The duo hasperformed in over six countries for a to-tal of over 900 shows. They were alsorecently named the Canadian Childrensgroup of the year award winners.

Splashing into fun


13/20

The 53rd annual Rockyord rodeo had crowds flling Main Street or the pancake breakast ollowed by the parade on July

24. This was the frst year a gunfght had taken place and the crowd got right into the show cheering the actors. The sun

shone bright the entire weekend as people took in the three days o un flled events. A mini midway was set up or the kids

to enjoy, and snow cones sold more than the cotton candy as a way to help beat the heat.

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Whats

Happening?Wh hppg is a free weekly community calendar.f you are a non-rot rou and ave a secial event you would like to romote, lease email your information [email protected] or call 403-934-5589 or fax 403-934-5546 and we will include your information on tisweekly Community pae. Due to sace restrictions, lease kee information to a minimum.

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Calendars for

these UpcomingSpecial Events....

Fun CountryRiders meetingThe next Fun CountryRiders meeting will beThursday, July 29 atGlobal Training Centreat 7:30 pm.Call Bea at 936-5398or Nora at 934-3101or check the websitefuncountryriders.comfor more information.Everyone welcome.

8th AnnualCharity GolfTournamentfor Families of SpinalMuscular AtrophyCanada. 18 Hole TexasScramble August 21st,2:00pm. Shotgun StartStrathmore Golf Club.For info please call403-934-2299.

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Gt yur d hr!Call rose 403-934-5589.

Royal Canadian LegionFor information regarding hallrentals, darts and crib, please call403.934.5119

Strathmore Elks Lodge #491

meets 3rd Tuesday at the StrathmoreCurling Club 6:30 pm. Steak Supperat 7 pm. New Members welcome.Call Greg 403-888-6155.

MOPS (Mothers Of Preschoolers)meet 1st and 3rd Thursdays9:30am 11:30am at theStrathmore Alliance Church.Babysitting available for ages 0 - 6.For more information call Jennifer at403-934-5799 or visit www.mops.org

Strathmore Photography Club.Photographers of all ages and skilllevels are welcome. For more

information and meeting dates callGaylene at 403-901-2760 or email [email protected]

Strathmore District Health Ser-vices AuxiliaryMeetings are heldthe fourth Monday of the month @1:30 pm, (excluding July & August).Lower level Conference Room at theStrathmore Hospital. New memberswelcome.For more info please call403-934-4436

Strathmore & District Chamberof Commerce

meets the third Monday of the month@ 7:00 p.m. All members welcome.Check web page for meetinglocation. For more informationcall 403-901-3175 orwww.strathmoredistrictchamber.com.

Come Fly With Us903 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Sqn.Meet Wednesdays at 6:30pm at theblue building and Quonset on theAg grounds. Boys & Girls welcomebetween 12 & 19 years.Call Joanna Howard at 403-983-5796 for more information.

Meals on Wheels

is available in Strathmore. Forinformation or to obtain this serviceplease contact Wheatland FCSS at403-934-5335.

Sunday School for All Ages:Lord of All Lutheran Church offersChristian Education opportunitiesfor ages 3 years to adult, on SundayMornings. All are Welcome! Formore information please call MargoSevick 403-901-2044 or call theChurch Ofce at 403-934-2374

Strathmore Homeschool Familes.Any Strathmore and Area familes that

are homeschooling are invited to joinour Yahoo Group.groups.yahoo.com/group/strath-morehsfams

Strathmore Lions Clubmeets the rst and third Thursdayat the Strathmore Civic Centreat 6:45 pm.

Wheatland Rural Crime Watch.

Meetings are the 3rd Thursday ofeach Month. Featuring guestspeakers. For more informationcall 403-934-4055.

Strathmore Masonic Lodge #53meets the rst Monday of eachMonth at 7:30 p.m. Call Glenat 403-901-6038.Website: www.strathmore53.com

Healing Rooms, open for prayerMondays from 7 to 9 pm. at theHarvest Healing Centre at 115A-3rd.Avenue in Strathmore.Everyone is Welcome.

Strathmore FASDParent Support GroupThe FASD Support group for Strath-more area will be taking a break forthe summer. We look forward to see-ing everyone again Sept. 21st , 9:30am @ the Strathmore United Church.For more info call Pam @652-4776.Have a wonderful summer every-one!.

Strathmore Regional VictimServices Societyneeds community members to beAdvocates (volunteers). Training isprovided. Contact Victim Services

through the RCMP Detachment at403-934-6552

Strathmore Country Gardens ClubMeetings at least once per month.Tours, guest speakers, workshops andmuch more included in amembership. $20 single, $30 [email protected] visit our website www.icangarden.com/clubs/CountryGGC/

Strathmore Caregiver Support GroupThis is an opportunity forcaregivers to nd support and benetfrom interaction with others in asimilar situation. For more

information or to register callAmy Yaneza at 403-361-7176.

The Hope Bridges SocietyBoard meetings held the thirdTuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at#3-236-3rd. Avenue. Please visit ourwebsite at www.hopebridges.ca orcontact us at [email protected]

KIDERGY Play GroupMeet every Friday from 9:30 - 11:30am at the Hope Covenant Church.$1 per child, (snack is included).Contact Tammy at 403-934-5887for more info.

Free Tree for all New Born BabiesAttention all infants remind yourparents to register your birth so a treecan be planted commemorating yourbirth in the Chinook Credit UnionBirth Forest in Strathmore.

Registration Forms are available atthe Town ofce, Chinook CreditUnion and Health Unit.(A Communities in Bloom Project)

Wild Rose Career &Employment Services- Free drop-in JOB-FINDING CLUB,every Tuesday from 9 to noon.A Career Counsellor will share tipsand tools to assist in your job search.Please call 403-934-6488 or drop by101, 331-3rd. Avenue.Bring your lunch and join us for aSmall Business Brown Bagpresentation at Community FuturesWild Rose on Tuesday and Thursday

from Noon to 1 pm. Weekly Topics.

The Community Crisis Shelterhas several Board Membervacancies and is recruitingindividuals who would like to applyfor Board Membership.Interested individuals can callKaren Pease at 403-934-6634.

Strathmore Parent and TotPlaygroup,meets every Thursday at9:15 - 11:15 am. in the StrathmoreUnited Church Basement.For more information call Lisa at

403-934-4874 or Ali at403-934-2089.

Seniors 50+ CentreGeneral meetings the second Tuesdayof each month at 1:15 pm. For infocall Eric at 403-901-1596.

Strathmore Youth ExceptionalService Award Society- If you would like to recognize ayouth who has demonstrated an actof courage, citizenship andcommunity contribution,call 403-901-4254

Strathmore United Church

Kidzone Sunday School resumesSeptember 12. Registration formsavailable online at: http://suchurch.ning.com/group/sundayschool

Childrens Wish FoundationJoin Strathmores Planning committeenow for fall fundraisers.Volunteers NEEDED! Call Claudia at403-934-3900 (days), or403-934-5966 (evening).

Strathmore Full Gospel ChurchWere a Pentecostal Bible basedfamily church that has something forall ages. Call 934-2225 or visit

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The Hurtin for Haiti team left Win-nipeg on July 17 and arrived in Strath-more on July 25. The group continuedto run on to the Welcome to Calgarysign, which was as far as the city wouldallow them to go. Originally there weresix members going but on the rst dayof the run, they lost a runner.

The weather has been a bit of ashake up for us, weve been trying to

beat the heat, said James Slade one ofthe runners.

It poured rain about 10 minutes be-fore we left, said Chantal Denholm. This is the longest run any of them

have ever done in consecutive days. Therunners are raising money for Haiti. Theidea started with Donovan Hale, wholived in Jamaica before moving to Win-nipeg. Hale knows about the devasta-tion that can hit a community after anearthquake, or any type of natural di-

saster, and now it is hurricane seasonin Haiti.

Denholms sister-in-law Candace livesin Strathmore and was a huge help toChantal, and the rest of the team. Can-dace set up a fundraising BBQ at M&MMeats to help the team raise money forthe relief efforts.

Our website donations are comingin daily, so we dont know (whats beenraised), said Slade.

We were in Medicine Hat in our hotelwhen someone knocked on our door togive us money.The team isnt running back to Win-

nipeg; they all have different plans forwhen the run is done. One plan they all

still have is to continue their fundraisingefforts for Haiti.

We are putting together a slide showand video footage and putting togeth-er a sociable to raise more funds, saidChantal. There will be food and drinks,and people will be able to ask about thetrip and donate to the cause.

The fundraising is ongoing, were go-ing to keep the website up, said Slade.

Depending on the day, each teammember was running between 22 to 35miles a day. A few setbacks have hit thegroup, in terms of minor injuries andthe weather, but nothing has made theirdetermination falter.

I feel almost as good today as I didon day two, said Slade. The money be-ing raised will be for temporary shel-ters, but the group was told temporaryshelters would become permanent

when people move into them. So nowthey are looking for more long-termshelters. The team would love to raisemillions, but Slade said his goal for now

would be $100,000. Chantal said run-ning and fundraising has been moredifcult than she thought it would bein the beginning. She said when on theroad, its hard to connect with people

when youre tired and especially whenin a small town.

Strathmore has probably been the best reception weve had, said Chan-tal. Because of some of the troublesthe team has had, they are considering

writing a how-to guide for anyone whoplans to fundraise cross-country. The

website, hurtinforhaiti.weebly.com, willremain up, though the team is not sure

when or if they might make a run likethis again.

1,208km in 9 days


16/20


Shannon LeCLair

Times Reporter

Saturday and Sunday saw the frst,possibly annual, charity paintball tour-nament held at Crosshairs Paintball Ltd.Fred and Joni Maunsell own CrosshairsPaintball Ltd, and work or Global Train-ing Centre next door. Every year theGlobal Training Centre hosts two mainevents to raise money or dierent char-ities as well as a ew other smaller typeevents. All money being raised this yearis going to the Childrens Wish Foun-dation. Earlier this summer there wasa garage sale, and a car wash, and atChristmas they adopt amilies and doood hamper drives.

Global has a social committee, andboth Fred and I are on the committee,and Fred brought up holding a charitypaintball tournament, said Joni.

For $400, teams were given a bee ona bun dinner, three games, and all o thepaintball gear they needed. Volunteersran the weekend, and there were nineteams registered.

We were hoping or 20 (teams), butwe got nine, so were hoping or morenext year, said Joni. There were threelevels o game played, an A, B and Clevel, and the Strathmore Rural Fire De-partment came in second or the B level.

For those who didnt want to run the

feld but still wanted to be a part o theun, there was a shoot out. For $5 peo-ple had a chance to test their marksman-ship by shooting eight cans o a wood-en sawhorse. Participants were given12 paintballs, and the person with thehighest score won a gun set.The weekend ended with many peo-

ple commenting that they would like tocome back again next year.

We dont have the fnal fgures but wefgure its got to be close to the $10,000mark, said Joni.

Shootingfor charity

Spending a weekend playing paintball, while raising money for charity was

a weekend well spent for some. Crosshairs Paintball Ltd lent their course

to raise money for the Childrens Wish Foundation on July 24 and 25.

Shannon LeClair Photos


17/20

jnzen,nickolas

It is with great sadnessthat we announce the

passing of NickolasJanzen on July 20, 2010

at the age of 83 years.He will be forever loved

and remembered by his wife of 60+ yearsMarianne; his children Bob (Christine), Brenda

(Bob), Beverley, Lori (Bruce), Allan (Jane),Warren (Dolores), and Kathy (Marvin); twenty

grandchildren, and ve great-grandchildren.Nick was predeceased by his son Rodney

Nickolas; his brothers Herb and Ernie; hissister Hilda and numerous other relatives.

Dad was born on December 17, 1926 in Dafoe,Saskatchewan. From there the family movedto Provost, Cowley, Coaldale and eventually

settled in Namaka in 1932. In October of1949 he married Marianne Dirks and last

year they celebrated their 60th weddinganniversary. Dad lived a very full life and

worked hard to support his family. Over theyears he worked as a farmhand, a mechanic,

an electronics repairman, a vehicle inspectorand a bus driver. He had numerous tickets,

some of which he earned in his senior years.Dad was also very active in his community.

He was a volunteer reman, belonged to theArena Board, The Lions Club, the Legion, and

was a volunteer ambulance driver. He was amember of the Strathmore Alliance Church for

many years and served as an Elder, SundaySchool teacher, Care Group leader and was

the church treasurer for over thirty years.Dad also found time to enjoy several hobbies

which included photography and learning touse a computer at the age of 67 years. Heloved to go for country drives looking for

deer, birds, and other wildlife. Dad ofcially

retired some years ago but went back towork part-time and continued working forGolden Hills three mornings a week until his

83rd birthday. Dad loved his grandchildrenand they all enjoyed horsing around with

Grandpa when they were young. As they gotolder, they loved to listen to Grandpa tell his

many stories. Dad loved his practical jokesand could clap his hands louder than anyone

we know, trying to make people jump. Dadwas healthy all of his life, so it was a double

blow when he was diagnosed with not one,but two types of cancer this spring. The last

few months were difcult, but Dad faced thechallenges with dignity and courage. In the

end, his main concern was always for Momand his family. I have fought the good ght, Ihave nished the race, I have kept the faith.

(2 Tim 4:7) Rest in peace Dad until wemeet again. The family would like to thank

the wonderful staff at the Southwood Hospicefor their care and compassion. For those

wishing to pay their respects, a visitation andviewing was held on Friday, July 23, 2010 at

Wheatland Funeral Home between 7:00 p.m.and 8:00 p.m. Funeral services was be held on

Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Strathmore AllianceChurch at 2:00 p.m. Interment to take place

prior to the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. atStrathmore Cemetery. To send condolences,

please visit www.wheatlandfuneralhome.ca.WHEATLAND FUNERAL HOME (Strathmore) in

care of arrangements. 403-934-5666


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The Western Canadian Fast PitchChampionships are coming to Strath-more from August 5 to 8. The CalgaryMinor Softball Association will host theChampionships, which has been in op-eration for over 40 years. The games willbe held at the Agricultural grounds with16 teams competing, nine girls teamsand four boys teams for a total of 240players.

Each province hosts them at differenttimes and it comes to Alberta every sooften. Every year each province puts ina bid to have it hosted in that province,said Kathy Worthington, executive direc-tor for the Calgary Minor Softball Asso-ciation. There are an expected 1,200 people

coming into town

july 30, 2010 strathmore times

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