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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
It was a trip back to the ‘50s for supporters of the Heartland Youth Center at the annual Awesome Auction on Saturday, June 6, as people opened their wallets and their hearts to boost Stettler’s youth programs.
The “Flashback to the ‘50s” fundraiser for the Big Brothers Big Sisters programs in Stet-tler drew in hungry members of the community for a lobster and steak dinner, followed by a live
auction and music.During the entire evening,
silent auctions were ongoing as bidders tried to out-do each other on items donated by gen-erous business members of the community.
The annual event started 23 years ago as a “humble radio auction,” but after a few years, faced with overwhelming gen-erosity from the community’s businesses, expanded to a dinner and live auction and has been going strong ever since.
The annual event ran the usual
gamut of donated custom and unique items, all donated by lo-cal businesses and families, but this year featured a special item that had never before graced the auction: a car.
In this case, the car – a 1956 Pontiac Laurentian – was more than just a set of wheels. It had belonged to one of the youth cen-tre’s longest, most hard-working volunteers, Lloyd Smith. Over 17 years, Smith raised more than $71,000 through the annual Bowl for Kids event, only miss-ing the event once but still send-
ing in a donation that year.When Smith passed away in
2011, he left his car to a young man he had gotten to know through the youth centre as a child, Charlie Thurston. Thur-ston, who now lives in the States but works overseas, realized the car would end up sitting, un-used, and chose to donate it to the youth centre to auction off.
“(It’s) a donation he knew would make Lloyd proud,” Win-nie Bisset, executive director at the youth centre, said.
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Awesome Auction rocks around the clock
raising money for kids
Men againstabuse to walkin high heels
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Last old time dance
theme is HawaiianColumn on P7
Stacey Lavallie/Independent reporter
It was a trip back to the 1950s at this year’s Awesome Auction, with many guests dressing up in theme and travelling from far and wide to take a gander at the many items up for grabs, including a long-time HYC volunteer Lloyd Smith’s ‘56 Pontiac Laurentian. Seen here are just some of the more than 300 guests who came to the event, from left, Angie and Cam McCrindle, Cam and Stacey Martz, David Frizzell, Teresa Dolan, and Brian and Erin Prehn.
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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Every year, countless in-dividuals suffer abuse at the hands of their partner. Most frequently, it’s women be-ing abused by men, with women supporting women.
During the Steel Wheel Stampede parade, howev-er, a posse of men will be showing their support for the abused by strutting their stuff in a set of red heels.
The Walk-A-Mile-in-Her-Shoes event returns to Stettler this year after a year’s hiatus, and instead of a mile-long walk in West Stettler Park, the walkers will walk with the parade, a central feature of the annual Stampede.
The walkers have been gathering pledges for the
walk, raising money for the Family Violence Commit-tee and the Associations of Communities Against Abuse (ACAA). The mon-ey will be used to fund Stet-tler-based programs to help victims of abuse, regardless of gender.
As of Monday, June 8, there were 34 walkers reg-istered for the event, with room for more – though the group is running out of size men’s 11 red heels. There’s a lot of larger and some smaller shoes still available.
The group will cut into the parade at William E. Hay Composite School and walk the parade route in heels until the four-way Highway 12 stop near Sobeys and No Frills, where they’ll cut out and switch to their regular men’s wear.
Anyone looking for more information, or wanting to sign up to walk, can contact Stephanie Hadley at 403-742-3558.
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Kindergarten students from Christ-King Catholic School stopped by the Stettler Independent office on Wednesday, June 3 for what has become their annual visit to find out how newspapers are made. Here they are seen with their teacher Jaclyn Delhommeau (right), teaching assistant Cristie Johnston, and Independent reporter Stacey Lavallie.
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Stacey Lavallie/Independent reporterMen will be strutting their stuff in the Steel Wheel Parade wearing red heels to symbolize their support of women who suffer abuse. They’re also fundraising for the Family Violence Committee and Associations of Communities Against Abuse. Seen here are four of the more than 30 walkers, from left, Don Porter, RCMP Const. Bill Lewadniuk, Wayne Smith and Wayne Gerlock.
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News of the death of an Edmonton Police Ser-vice constable in the line of duty on Monday, June 8 has “hit home” at the Stettler RCMP detach-ment, even though mem-bers didn’t know the offi-cer himself.
Const. Daniel Woodall, 35, was shot and killed while serving a warrant on an Edmonton home, which later burned down.
Deaths of police offi-cers “seems to be more and more common,” ac-cording to acting detach-ment commander Cpl. Cameron Russell. “You cherish the moments you have – you never know what will happen.”
While Russell said he’s fortunate to never have experienced the loss be-ing experienced by mem-
bers of the EPS, the news draws all police officers closer together.
“It hits home,” he said. Constables from the de-tachment will be sent to represent the community at the memorial service for Woodall when it is eventually held, Russell said.
Stettler called to assist in Halkirk gun call
A Halkirk-area man has been taken into custody and transferred to a hos-pital for observation after police received reports of a man threatening to harm himself.
Though in the Corona-tion detachment area, due to the severity of the na-ture of the call, assistance was sought from the Stet-tler RCMP detachment as well as the Emergency Response Team from Cal-gary and the Edmonton
bomb squad. Constables also responded from the Consort and Hanna RCMP detachments, Rus-sell said.
Police responded to the call around 7 p.m. on June 2, attending a resi-dence south of Halkirk. The man in question had a firearm.
According to Cpl. Sha-ron Franks of the RCMP’s media relations division, two other people were in the residence at the time.
Police made contact with the other two in the home, who vacated the premises for their own safety. They were not in-jured.
Unable to make con-tact with the man alleg-edly threatening himself, around 5 a.m. police en-tered the home where the man was found asleep.
There, he was taken into custody and later transported to the hospi-tal for observation.
“A number of firearms were located inside the residence, including a 357 magnum hand gun,” Franks said in the press release.
Thefts continue to hit industrial area of town
Thefts continue to be a problem in the industrial area of town with a 1982 white dodge heavy-duty tow-truck being stolen on June 4. The vehicle has not been recovered and has Alberta licence plate 38J 316.
Also stolen from one of the dealerships in the in-dustrial area was a light bar, which is attached to the top of a vehicle.
Russell said people need to remember to not leave valuables in their vehicles, not leave keys in vehicles, and to lock their doors as in many of the recent thefts, the ve-hicles were left unlocked and with keys.
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It’s been a year since the ribbon was cut out front of the sliding doors of the new gathering place for Stettler’s seniors, fondly dubbed the Hub.
The Hub, given the name because it is supposed to be the hub of all sorts of ac-tivities, has had heavy use in its first year, from card games to floor curling, dancing, banquets and more.
On Wednesday, June 3, members of the community – Hub frequenters, their friends and family, and members of town and county staff – came together to cel-ebrate not only Seniors’ Week, but also a year of Hub activities.
Students from the provincially ac-claimed Grade 2 choir also came to per-form songs and poems for the group, es-pecially winning a volley of laughter with Dr. Seuss’s “And To Think That I Saw It
On Mulberry Street,” which details the tales of a student who does not come in with their homework finished. With grand tales of egg-laying birds and talking cats and arguing worms, the tale becomes in-creasingly fantastical as it goes on.
Al Campbell represented the town while James Nibourg represented the county.
“I usually thank all our seniors for blaz-ing the trail for us, but I see people here younger than I am,” Campbell said with a laugh, quickly vacating the speaker’s post for Nibourg.
Nibourg said that it was because of the community’s seniors, and the work they put in and the groundwork they set, that Stettler is as wonderful as it is.
“We live in the greatest community,” he said. “You guys built this community for us, and we thank you for that.”
Visitors enjoyed fruit and vegetable trays as well as a Hub-birthday cake.
Hub celebrates its first year
Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
Clearview School Board trustees elected to nix some of the changes it had made in anticipation of a smaller PC budget be-fore the election, restoring some of the cut services that had been trimmed in order to make the tight numbers provided by the former government.
Even with the increased funding under the newly elected NDP government, the board chose to keep some of the cost-cutting measures in place, like reduced trustee meetings, organization member-ships, and travel; admin-istration cuts and non-school based instructional support cuts.
The school board had floated the idea of a re-duced-days calendar for the coming school year, but has now chosen to re-
turn to the original calen-dar, similar to what was used in this school year.
Proposed changes to transportation, includ-ing transportation fees and the cancellation of double-runs to Big Valley (in the morning only) and the reduction of some bus routes in Brownfield, By-emoor and Stettler due to low ridership, will still be implemented in the new year.
Now, Clearview’s bud-get staff is waiting on each school to submit the school’s budget, which is due on June 12, before the board can finalize staff-ing, but the division noted that teaching staff assign-ments will be based on “the best fit and needs for schools.”
The next school board meeting is 10 a.m. on June 11 in the boardroom in Stettler.
Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The Town of Stettler’s council took a moment at the Tuesday, June 2 council meeting to recognize the athletic and artistic contributions of some of Stettler’s youth.
First, Nicole Philpot was recog-nized for her success in bowling, which took her to Nationals in Ni-agara Falls, Ont., earlier this year.
It’s a three-part process for bowl-ers to compete at nationals, starting with competing to earn a place on the zones team. Once on the zones team, Philpot had to compete to earn a place on the provincial team.
Philpot, who bowls twice weekly – once a week in Stettler and once in Sherwood Park, due to the lack of a Youth Bowling Canada program here in the community.
It’s required dedication of her family as well as her own drive to succeed, but it worked out for Phil-pot, whose team took third place at Nationals.
It came right down to the wire, too, with Newfoundland-Labrador tight on Alberta’s heels. Through the precise play of the anchor – the last player on the team to bowl and in Alberta’s case, Philpot – Alberta was able to maintain a lead to take the bronze.
Council also recognized Stet-tler’s youth dancers, first bringing forward members of the Rhapsody Girls and Tiny Tenors, and then the
Gracenotes Ensemble.“We want to take some time to
recognize our arts,” Mayor Dick Richards said. He said the commu-nity, at times, focuses on sports and it’s important to not forget the art-ists in the community.
Both the Rhapsody Girls and Tiny Tenors, and the Gracenotes Ensemble, went to provincials in Edmonton in May and took home first-place honours.
Also recognized was Dacia Gramlick for her provincial win in solos.
“It’s important we share these success stories whenever possible,” Richards said, praising the commit-ment shown by the youth and the families that support them.
“When you leave (Stettler), I can’t think of any finer representa-tives of the community,” Richards said of the singers and Philpot.
Community tolerant about taxesAccording to staff, the majority
of the feedback received by council regarding the minor tax increases has been mostly positive. Com-munity members seem to be happy with both summer and winter ser-vice levels, especially with winter plowing.
“When I hear people talk about our staff, they’re saying they’re al-ways working,” Richards said. “We get lots of compliments on commu-nity cleanliness.”
The mayor also praised staff for
their safety record, which again is top notch. The comment came up while council was discussing safety day, which is planned for August.
According to Melissa Robbins, director of operations at the town, things are improving.
“You can see the culture (in the workplace) changing,” she told council. “People realize safety is just part of the day.”
Tender awardedCouncillor Will Brown declared
a conflict of interest and recused himself from the discussion and vote regarding the purchase of two new vehicles for the town.
The town is purchasing a 3/4-ton truck and a 1-ton truck, with both Aspen Ford and Stettler Dodge sub-mitting proposals.
In the end, council decided to purchase one truck from Ford and the other from Dodge, and Brown rejoined the meeting – but not be-fore councillors joked that they should refuse to tell him the results and leave him wondering.
RCMP ReviewWith the retirement of Sgt. Dun-
can Babchuk, the Stettler RCMP detachment is undergoing review and the town has been contacted as a community partner. As part of the review process, members of coun-cil and staff that have frequently worked with the detachment will be interviewed later this month.
School board nixes some changes in
light of new funding
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Members of the Grade 2 choir perform for an audience of Hub and community members as a celebration of Seniors’ Week and the Hub’s first anniversary.
Council recognizes athletic and artistic stars
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1957 Stettler Rodeo Champ Walt Shuckburgh chosen
as this year’s Steel Wheel Stampede Parade MarshallSubmitted
Rodeo fans many have seen Zeke Thurston’s name in the news this winter as the 20 year old Saddle Bronc Champion of the $50,000 Houston Rodeo. What they probably didn’t know is that some of Zeke’s rodeo genes came from his Grandpa Walt Shuckburgh who was an active profes-sional cowboy in the late 50s and early 60s before he went ranching to feed his growing family.
The Shuckburg fam-ily settled 3 miles west of Stettler in 1909. The son of Richard (Dyck) Shuckburg, Walt spent his early years riding horseback or walk-ing to school across the very fields where Wal-Mart and UFA now stand. His grandfather William Cole was a retired North West Mounted Policeman and Walt and his cousin Bill Kirtley inherited Willie’s love of horses.
Walter soon found com-padre’s in the form of other area cowboys and recalls that in the mid 1950s they started a rodeo club with Cassidys, Stuckeys, Weath-erlys, Chicks, Turrigans and others from the area. They build a rodeo arena out east at Ralph Innocent’s and hosted a sanctioned ro-deo at least once. “We got Hereford cows from Henry Walter’s Imperial ranch at Byemoor for the cow rid-ing before bulls were used very much”. Cutting horse legend Bill Collins was also a great calf roper and Walter spent time practic-ing with Bill. Walt became very handy with a rope and hired on for area vet Dr. Harrison. It was Walt’s job to travel with Doc Harrison, often by plane to get to vari-ous ranches to treat cattle in the bangs program. “Back in those days we ended up
roping a lot of cattle to get the job done. I worked for Dock Harrison off and on for ten years”. Walt also steer wrestled and rode bareback horses having his best finish in 1958 when he wound up third in Canada in the bareback standings after placing in both round of the bareback competition at the Calgary Stampede. Walt often traveled with Stan Weatherly who was a steer wrestler at the time and always provided the bulldogging team of horses. Walt had a solid calf horse named Billie that later went on to be the Girletz kids calf roping horse when they were young.
Walt competed in 3 events across Alberta, Sas-katchewan and out to Mor-ris Manitoba Stampede as well as picking up a bull riding check at some Mon-tana rodeos.
Family soon became a priority and before Walt and his former wife Sherry left Gadsby for the Duchess area they had three children destined to love rodeo as much as their father.
“Dad hauled our rodeo and 4-H horses by truck
and stock racks wherever we went” recalls Lynda. “Sometimes he made sever trips starting at sun up and paying the toll to cross the Red Deer River by ferry but we always got there on time. Dad was in charge of the horses and Mom sewed the shirts and packed the cooler”.
Walt’s family will be riding in the Steel Wheel Parade with him and they include his oldest son Tom Shuckburg, who was a CCA Calf Roping Cham-pion and CFR Qualifier in the Steer Wrestling. Tom’s three children Ryan, Adam and Amy are active High School Rodeo members and Provincial Finals Qual-ifiers. Tom and his wife Corrine ranch at Innisfail.
Walt’s daughter Lynda is married to 6x NFR Quali-fier and 5x CFR Qualifier Saddle Brock Rider Skeeter Thurston of Hyannis, Ne-braska. The couple ranches at Big Valley, AB with 4 children: Wyatt who is a 2x Calgary Stampede Novice Saddle Bronc Champion and FCA, WRA and MRA Bronc Riding Champion; Zeke Thurston, Canadian Boys Steer Riding Cham-pion, Canadian Novice Bronc Riding Champion and $50,000 winner at this year’s Houston Livestock Show Rodeo; Sam Thur-ston, Big Valley Bust Out Saddle Bronc Champion 2015 and Tess who is a barrel racer and goat typ-ing competitor. As well the Thurston Gang was voted Contract Act of the Year in Canadian Professional Ro-deo in 2005 and 2007.
His youngest daughter,
Patti is married to Jim Coo-per, former CPRA calf rop-er, pick up man and owner of the Calf Roping horse of the Year. Their children, Brooke and Beau are Pro-vincial and National High School Rodeo Finals quali-fiers, avid horsemen and ropers.
His youngest son Jeff was a friend and fan to all the rodeo cowboys and passed away in 2004.
Walter Shuckburg won his last rodeo buckle at the Ponoka Stampede Old Tim-er’s Rodeo in 1983 when he won the Steer Wrestling.
Today he runs cattle in the Millarville area and tends his fences at his Dad’s place three miles south of Stettler on Highway 56. Walt can also be found in a grandstand at rodeos cheer-ing on one of his 9 grand-children as they compete.
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has con-cluded its six-year-long work after listening to thousands of victims of this country’s residential school system and produced 94 recom-mendations.
The most explosive term that came out from the executive sum-mary of the report was “cultural genocide.” The chairman of the commission, Justice Murray Sin-clair stressed in his statements in no uncertain terms that First Na-tions of Canada were the subject of a systematic attempt to deprive them of their identity under a state policy, which was tersely for-mulated as “kill the Indian in the child.”
As expected there was a lot of reaction from a wide range of po-litical, social and cultural organiza-tions to the summary of the report, which is expected to be released in full sometime in early fall.
As the emotions begin to sub-side after the initial wave of poi-gnant speeches and statements, one really wonders where this re-port will lead the Canadian society with its government, civil society, social institutions and various
communities.Prime Minister Stephen Harper
did not personally react but his minister made clear that they were not very enthusiastic about imple-menting the recommendations. “We will study them,” said Minis-ter of Aboriginal Affairs Bernard Valcourt. But what would you ex-pect?
A government that has kept un-spent more than one billion dollars allocated for social services aimed at supporting First Nations com-munities will certainly not change course with the publication of a re-port, even if it is the government that has officially apologized to First Nations for the savagery of the residential school system. (A proof that the apology was more of a ploy than a real expression of remorse, one aimed at creating what one First Nation chief called “manufactured consent” to deprive the Aboriginal peoples of Canada of their treaty-secured rights in or-der to exploit their resources.)
And it looks like it is not only the Harper government that is guilty of hypocrisy when it comes to treating First Nations fairly. Apparently, Canadian govern-
ments in recent history were well aware of the cultural crime they were committing because it was just recently revealed that in 1948, Canadian ambassador to the Unit-ed Nations was instructed to object at all costs to the inclusion of the term cultural genocide in the 1948 UN Convention banning the crime. (http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-threatened-to-abandon-1948-accord-if-un-didnt-remove-cultural-genocide-ban-records-reveal)
Fortunately enough, the lead-ers of the First Nations are aware
of the fact that Stephen Harper will sooner or later be out of the equa-tion and they will wait for the time when they will have people at the government offices ready to hear what they have to say.
But more important than the federal government is how the Ca-nadian society will react to the rec-ommendations, which only appeal to common sense, asking better health care for First Nations com-munities, better education for their youth, more funding for the pres-ervation and development of their languages and culture.
After the “Idle No More” move-ment of 2013, there is increased awareness among both the First Na-tions and non-Aboriginal commu-nities that there are many wrongs that need to be righted. Hopefully, the wisdom that has been filtered through ages and empowered the indigenous peoples survive the co-lonialist repression will continue to guide the process of restoration of their rightful place on their an-cestral land as well as helping the non-Aboriginals to confront and come to terms with their not so ad-mirable past.
– Mustafa Eric
The truth has come out, will reconciliation follow?Canadian governments were aware of the cultural genocide they were committing
A recent decision by Tim Hortons brings up some perspectives on the ef-fectiveness of product boycotts. In this case the company caved in to a politically-correct petition instigated by some anti-oil-sands, anti-Alberta lobby groups in BC. Apparently Tim Hortons had the impu-dence to show paid adver-tising in their donut outlets in BC. from Enbridge, a well-known Alberta pipe-line company. This so of-fended anti-development lobby groups that they ini-tiated a petition threaten-ing to boycott Tim’s unless they removed the Enbridge advertising. God forbid BC citizens be exposed to any alternative opinions about the energy they consume and how it gets delivered to them. The company fearing any negative fallout took down the Enbridge adver-tising and hoped the matter would quickly fade away. This is not an unusual ap-proach; the worse fear of any retailer is to have their product seen in a negative perspective by consum-ers and buyers. The usual response is to give in to
perceived threats, or buy off the perpetrators or dis-gruntled customer.
These are calculated de-cisions by companies and involve anticipated costs, liability, brand image, and short and long term damage to sales. In this case Tim’s probably figured that get-ting rid of the pesky peti-tion was worth the short term loss of sales by per-turbed energy workers who might be offended by the slight to their industry and any possible counter boy-cott. The company rightly figured that their outlets are so pervasive and dominant that even if energy indus-try folks wanted to coun-ter boycott their products it wouldn’t work in the long-term being there is no real competitor in many ar-eas. Besides your humble writer knows from much experience that Tim’s has the best honey cruller donut on the planet. Tim’s will win this dust-up, but it does set a precedent as trium-phant green lobby groups will be targeting other weak-kneed retailers.
Agriculture is familiar with boycotts but they have
a mixed history. The most famous and successful boy-cott involved California grapes in the 1960s-1980s. This had to do with unioniz-ing grape pickers, it galva-nized consumers and grape sales were affected. Sub-sequently, grape growers gave in to unionization and the boycott ended. There has been no comparable successful food boycott, but there are different ways to skin a cat. The food sec-tor has become an increas-ing target for a different type of indirect boycott. It comes from a different an-gle and involves fearmon-gering. We have all heard the tedious green group propaganda against antibi-otics, steroids, GMOs, fac-tory farming and on and on. The industry has tradition-ally relied on science and common sense to thwart such spurious allegations.
Processors and food re-tailers have generally gone along with the production sector relying on govern-ment regulations and health standards to protect the consumer. Most food re-tailers follow the rule that it is bad for business to kill or poison your customers. But that hasn’t stopped fast food operators like A&W from using fearmongering as an advertising tool by implying that their compet-itors are using bad ingredi-ents. Unfortunately gullible consumers believe the im-plication which has caused A&W competitors to seek out ways to neutralize that fearmongering. One way is to indicate, some would say threaten, the production sector with a buying boy-cott if certain standards or restrictions were not imple-mented. Whether they are scientifically or health jus-tified is beside the point.
An example is the anti-biotic issue, big meat buy-ers like MacDonalds and Walmart have made it clear that in the near future they will probably not be buy-ing any meat that has been raised with the added use
of antibiotics and steroids. This is a threatened boycott by any definition and the meat production sector will have to change – resistance will indeed be futile. The EU already in fact official-ly boycotts beef with added hormones and antibiotics, it is just a matter of time when it will be enforced in the rest of the world.
Finally there is some ironic humour in the deci-sion by Tim Hortons to capitulate to green lobby group pressure. The issue involved the banning of ad-vertising by an energy com-pany, yet most every Tim’s outlet is guilty of contribut-ing huge amounts of unnec-essary polluting emissions on a daily basis. That would be due to the countless thousands of vehicles that wait with engines idling in their drive-thru facilities. If Tim’s was truly committed to the improvement of the environment they would address that outrage. How-ever, I expect it’s easier to give into politically-correct petitions than any real ac-tion. Another case of BC hypocrisy on environmen-tal issues.
Boycotts don’t usually work …… but it’s a calculated move on both sides
Ahead of the heard
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Botha School students have planted trees in their community playground recently as part of their project-based learning curricu-lum.
“The project is one that arose out of our school inquiry based learning approach where we set forth to investigate trees,” said teacher Mike Flieger.
“The reason why we chose to investigate was the fact that the kids were asking ques-tions about the brush piles they were see-ing along the highway east of Botha. Why are people cutting down all the trees? Why don’t we cut down all of the trees?”
The tree planting project was sponsored
with a $500 donation from the village which was reciprocated by an equal amount by the Botha School administration.
“In addition, we had a parent, Kelly Heer, who felt very strongly about the clear cut-ting of these trees, and she purchased some from the people who were cutting and had them transplanted to her own property, which we visited,” Flieger continued. Heer donated two trees to be planted by the kids at the community playground.
“The planting of trees was a solution which was decided upon by the kids as
a way to achieve balance - cut down a tree, plant a tree,” he said.
An exciting evening is taking place tonight at the seniors’ centre starting at 7:15 p.m. you do not want to miss out on. It’s Bingo evening and the doors open up at 6:30, with the balls rolling at 7:15 p.m. So come out and try out your luck, who knows, you could be the next big winner.
In about two-and-a-half weeks, it’s casino time in Red Deer. Dates are the June 27 and 28, so please volunteer for this if you can. The money earned stays in the community, so make sure you join, if you can.
The very important monthly meeting will be held Thursday evening, June 26, starting at 7 p.m. at the village office. So please keep this in mind and attend as they would love to see every-one out for these.
Got anything planned for your dad on Father’s Day, which is only about a week and a half away. Father’s Day is on June 21, so it’s time now to plan for this.
Botha Playground Summer Program should be starting up again the early part of July, so please keep your eyes open for more informa-tion on this great pro-gram. Previous years, when they held this event, everyone had a great time with lots of fun events taking place, so they are planning a great time for this sum-mer, too and you would not want to miss it, so please keep your eyes
open for more informa-tion on these events.
Anyone having a birthday or anniversary this month? Hopefully you have a fantastic day, on your special day with lots of fun involved. Please contact me and we will make sure these get into the column.
On Sunday, June 28, starting at 1:30 p.m., come join everyone at the last Old-Time Dance held until fall. The “Country Fiddle Band” will be entertaining the crowd that afternoon, so this will be lots of fun and excitement, you will not want to miss out. There is no age limit on these days, so everyone can come out for a fan-tastic time. The theme for this dance will be Hawaiian, so it sounds like a lot of fun for ev-eryone. Come and join in the fun.
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Botha School students enjoy the pleasure of having contributed to environmental balance.
Last old time dance theme is Hawaiian
Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The United Churches of Big Valley, Er-skine and Stettler are throwing a party to celebrate its 90th birthday, and they expect members from all communities to join and worship in the park on June 14, starting at 10:30 a.m.
The event is a throw back to the forma-tion of the United Church, which saw sev-eral Christian faiths unite to provide con-sistent faith services to the far-flung prairie
communities, and will include family fun games and worship under a tent, rain or shine.
“There wasn’t enough ministers,” Jan Richardson, minister for the United Church in Stettler, explained. “There’d be travel-ling ministers, and there’d be these big tent services.”
“My grandmother told me about them,” Richardson said. “They’d be this great, excited atmosphere,” and that’s what the event this weekend is hoped to capture, she said.
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Ross HelgetonFAITH & REFLECTION
Most, if not all, of what I write is connected to a Bible text and a biblical principle. How-ever, it has been quite a while since I’ve writ-ten about the Bible itself. Perhaps it is time...
I find that many discredit the Bible. Some will say that modern science has undermined its relevance and contemporary scholarship has diminished its importance. I have found however, that most of those who make such claims have spent little time reading the Bi-ble.
Conversations on this topic become quite personal at times. The skeptical, sometimes regard Bible believers as naïve simpletons, while their counterparts have occasionally re-garded the skeptical as ignorant and spiritual-ly uninformed. May I suggest that both views are unkind and undiplomatic. And both lead to defensiveness and departure rather than di-alogue and meaningful discourse. But, back to the matter at hand...
The Bible, the Old Testament dating back to a 1400 BC, and the New Testament now 2000 years old, has had powerful and peren-nial influence on countless countries, cultures and peoples, western culture included. This alone provides a degree of credence.
But what about this? What other book ad-dresses, diligently and in detail, the primary philosophical questions that we struggle with? Where did we come from? Why are we here? What is life’s purpose? Is life worth-
while and do I have any inherent, personal significance? Is there life after death? Where and how do I get there?
Relationally, the Bible explains why hu-mans have difficulty getting along and speaks extensively on how to establish and maintain relational health and harmony.
Spiritually, concise instructions are given on how we can be changed from the inside out, to become new creations, with positive attitudes, hope and perspectives.
Most notably, and in an overall sense, it highlights and describes a loving Heavenly Father Who has an intense desire to enter into our lives and share His love with us. And that desire is so intense that He sent Jesus, His only Son, to provide forgiveness and to ac-complish His benevolent desire.
I met a lady some years ago who told me that she’d read the Bible from cover to cover in just a few months. She said that her hus-band would come in from work and supper wouldn’t be made. Accommodating her pas-sion to keep reading, he prepared supper for them several times. Of her reading, she told me, “I wasn’t disappointed!”
But you shouldn’t take my word for it (or hers)...read it for yourself. You will complete the task in one year by reading 2 chapters in the Old Testament and 1 in the New Testa-ment daily.
Matthew 24:35 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” Jesus
Crystal FriarsSTETTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY
I hope that your kids have come home raving about the epic things that are going to be happening at the Stettler Public Li-brary this summer. Mag-gie and Shaunzy have been hard at work spreading the word about the summer program. The schedule is now available in the li-brary and posted on our website at spl.prl.ab.ca.
The summer program launch party will be on Saturday, June 27 at 1 p.m. Get a taste of the wonders that the summer has to hold with snacks, Minecraft (online and live action), activities and more. The party is open to ages 6 to teen and is going to be a blast.
There are also lots of events happening at the Stettler Public Library pri-or to the summer’s main event. Check out what is on the horizon.
Do you wish that you could make an electronic
toy do something new and awesome? Come on Saturday, June 13 at 1 p.m. to try your hand at some electronic toy hack-ing. Become an expert in learning about an elec-tronic toy and using cir-cuits to rewire or change it to create a customized creation. Pre-register at 403-742-2292. Maximum of 6 participants per ses-sion and it is open for ages 10 and up.
Join us for our Tuesday Night Movie on June 16 at 6:30 p.m. and watch the movie “Amira & Sam.” Amira & Sam follows Sam (Martin Starr, “Freaks & Geeks”, “Silicon Valley”), an army veteran adapting back to civilian life. Upon reuniting with his unit’s former Iraqi translator in New York City, he meets Amira, his war buddy’s niece. After a rocky start, their unlikely friendship starts to blossom into something more.
The Stettler Blooms has another wonderful night
of gardening and plant information planned on Wednesday June 17 at 6:30 pm. Join Dustin Mor-ton as he talks about Gar-den Design for All Sea-sons. Make your garden look great while it grows abundantly.
Father’s Day is right around the corner and there is nothing better than spending time in the outdoors with dad. Head on out to Jack’s Pond in White Sands and join Kate Bullock for a nature walk on Saturday, June 20 at 1 p.m. Bring a fish/bug net, binoculars, camera, bug spray and hiking boots so that you can fully enjoy the experience. Please preregister by calling the library at 403-742-2292.
Check our website at http://spl.prl.ab.ca or join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Stet t ler-PublicLibrary for informa-tion about our programs and services. And you can still call us at 403-742-2292 with any questions.
You shouldn’t take my word for it...read it for yourselfSummer program launch party this weekend
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The green-and-white vehicle drew in people far and wide for the auction,
which sold out as it does every year, filling the Stet-tler Community Hall to the brim.
Event-goers were able to enjoy the dinner along-
side the décor, designed to bring people back to the ‘50s. Some got into it more than others, wearing vests and suspenders or poodle skirts and scarves.
“You have to go all out if you come to something like this,” StaceyMartz from Red Deer said. She and her husband, Cam, travelled to town with friends Heath and Angie McCrindle to join Stettler friends Brian and Erin Prehn. Their party was rounded out by David Frizzell and Teresa Dolan.
“The Prehns invited us out,” Angie McCrindle explained. “They bought a table and invited us to join them, see what their com-munity can do. It’s amaz-ing.”
The group shared a lot of laughs as they shared the challenge of costumes. The costumes were inspired by 1950s movies, and movies and shows that depicted the decade, like Grease and Happy Days.
“Value Village was a great help,” McCrindle
said.The event brought in
people of all ages, with some being in their early to mid-20s, and others of an age that meant they might first-hand remember the 50s.
Claude Dupont has vol-unteered his time as an auctioneer since the live-auction began, and was back this year to help raise money for the youth cen-tre, cajoling the crowd into parting with their money, driving prices up inch by inch.
The star item of the night, Lloyd’s car, went at auction for $11,400, an amount Bissett said she was happy with.
“I met the gentleman who bought the car after the auction,” she said. “He
seems very nice, and plans to use it and drive it, which is what Lloyd would want. He wanted the car to be driven.”
Bissett said the driver, from Lousana, promised to drive through Stettler now and then in the car, which Bissett admitted had a sig-nificant emotional tie to her heart.
“Lloyd would be hap-py,” she said.
Tallies from the night, which along with the Bowl for Kids (which was re-named to Lloyd’s Bowl for kids to honour Smith) are the only fundraisers for the youth centre, won’t be known for some time. The money covers the operat-ing costs of the youth cen-tre, keeping lights on and doors open.Canada Day Family Fun Run
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Well, “Where is the rain” is the sen-tence on everyone’s lips these days and, also, I hope this isn’t a repeat of ’02. I hope it comes soon because as we all know it is getting desperate out there.
The Peewees had their hardball tour-nament this past weekend and did really well. They played off for the “A” final against to Crossfield, but after a good contest they lost. Olds played against Sundre in the “B” final and Olds came out on top there. In the “C” final, Acme and Carstairs challenged each other with a serious back and forth play, but Acme came out the winner of that competition. Congratulations to all the players for giv-ing their best effort and a special thank you to the organizers for all their hard work in pulling it all together.
The Historical Society is getting very close to their deadline of June 30 and would really like to encourage anyone who hasn’t written their family story to please submit it as soon as they can. All members of the committee are willing to help you write down your information, plus if you want to catch me at the library, I will be happy to put something together for you as well. I have heard the com-ment often enough “I don’t have anything interesting to write down, I don’t know what kind of history I have to contribute.” Well, I think there were lots of people back in the year before the big red history book was written that felt the same way, but they still put something in and now 30 years later, we are constantly referencing that book for information. Even if you just put together the bare bones: When and where you and your family members were born, married (maiden names) died is enough if years down the road some-one is trying to track down an ancestor or distant family connection. We are start-ing to file stories and we need your story
submitted so we can get it on file. Dead-line is June 30/15 and we will be calling folks encouraging them to get their story in. If you need help writing your story please contact a committee member.
The Rumsey/Rowley 4-H Beef Club had their show and sale last Monday with great success. Brett Holowath won Club Grand Champion with his steer with Joel Howard taking Reserve at club lev-el. Brett went on to compete at District level taking Reserve Grand there. In the Grooming category, Garrett Holowath won first and Lowell Nelson won reserve in the seniors; in Intermediates, Corbyn Stoneman won first with Brett Holowath placing second. In the Juniors Groom-ing, Zoe Avramenko placed first with Blake Stoneman placing second. Blake went on to place second in the district level of Grooming. In the Showmanship arena, Lowell took home first in seniors with Garrett claiming reserve. In the in-termediates, Matt Howard placed first and Corbyn Stoneman placed second, in juniors, Blake Stoneman took home first and Riley Mappin claimed second. Blake then went on to place second at the dis-trict level.
In the female arena, Amanda Holowath won Grand Champion with Lowell claim-ing Reserve. Amanda went into the Dis-trict arena against some very tough com-petition and walked away with Reserve so well done, Amanda.
In the district judging competition, Lowell won second in seniors, Amanda Holowath beat out her brother Brett for top spot in intermediates, then Riley Mappin took home first in juniors.
The Rumsey kids as a club also claimed the Stall competition first prize and Pen of Three, so the club did well. Thanks to all the volunteer time of the leaders and parents who helped bring this day together.
Have a great week, everyone.
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The Grade 9 farewell was held on Thursday evening. Three Byemoor School students — Jesse Jack, Jesse Jolicoeur and Ally Walker —are graduating from junior high school in Byemoor and moving off to high school. We wish these girls all the best in their high school years. The students, along with family, teachers and friends, enjoyed a ca-tered supper and program at the Byemoor Hall.
A nice turnout on Thurs-day came out for the coffee party at the Endmoor Drop-in Centre in recognition of Seniors’ Week. Area coun-cillor Les Stulberg present-ed a fruit tray on behalf of the County of Stettler.
The Byemoor School stu-dents participated in track meets in Big Valley last week. The kindergarten to Grade 3 students competed on Monday. They were driven by Sandra Keith. On Tuesday it was the grades 4-6 students’ turn to com-pete. They were driven by Rosemary Stulberg.
Nolan and DeAnna Groundwater have returned from an enjoyable vacation to Spain. While there, they took in the AC-DC concert in Madrid.
Jack Hayden celebrated his 65th birthday with a beef barbeque at his farm on Saturday. He was joined by a large group of friends, family and neighbours. We wish Jack many more happy birthdays.
It was nice to see Jack’s mother, 90-year-old Ethel Hayden at the party. She was raised on the Waters’ homestead where Jack and Yvette live today. It is great that Ethel enjoys good health and is still very ac-tive.
Robert and Sheila Buch-witz, Kirk and Twila Bu-chwitz and Lane and Bobbi Buchwitz were to Calgary for the Oak Ridge Boys concert on Saturday.
We send congratulations
to a former Endiang resi-dent, Irene Duncan, on cel-ebrating her 80th birthday. She was the guest of honour at a family celebration at the home of her daughter and son-in-law Wendy and Cal-vin Blauel at Stettler on Sat-urday. Best wishes for many more happy years, Irene.
Dale and Dee Green along with Gordie and Roxy Gallagher celebrated their wedding anniversaries with a camping trip to Aspen Crossing near Mossleigh on the weekend. Gordie and Roxy celebrated their 46th on June 6 and Dale and Dee celebrated their 35th on June 7. They were also joined by Doug and Lori Roberts.
Sandi Hodgson of Mel-fort, Sask. is visiting with Kirk and Twila Buchwitz and family.
Congratulations to Bill Hawkins, who was among the cadets recognized at the annual Ceremonial Review of the Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron 572 in Cor-onation on Sunday.
Bill was promoted to Flight Corporal, was pre-sented with the top Citi-zenship Award and also re-ceived a perfect attendance award. Congratulations to Bill on his outstanding achievements in air cadets. He has also qualified to at-tend an air cadet camp in Manitoba this summer. Bill is the son of Brandy and
Ray Mappin.Skip and Anita Mappin
attended the Haustein fam-ily reunion in Nevis on the weekend.
Congratulations to first-time parents Mike and Ash-ley (nee Hayden) Oman on the birth of a baby boy Elias in Calgary.
Congratulations also to the grandparents Jack and Yvette Hayden, Jill Hayden and great-grandma Ethel Hayden.
Ken and Eleanor Schultz have returned from a fam-ily holiday to Seattle, Wash. They were joined by Dave and Kris Mohl, Val Schultz and Judy Crawford. They took in a couple Seattle Mariners ball games and en-joyed tours of Safeco Stadi-um, the Boeing aircraft fac-tory and Seattle harbour. It was an early birthday pres-ent for Ken, who celebrates his 80th birthday later this summer.
Prior to the Seattle trip, Ken and Eleanor also en-joyed a camping trip at Wil-low Creek Provincial Park west of Stavely with Jacky and John Chop.
Many areas continue to need rain badly. Doesn’t anyone remember the steps to a rain dance?
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Big Valley’s drop-in cen-tre will hold their monthly potluck and meeting at noon on Tuesday, June 16. A councillor from Stettler will be there in recogni-tion of seniors’ week. On Wednesday, June 17, be-ginning at 2 p.m., tea, cof-fee and cake will be served at the drop-In to celebrate this year’s birthdays and anniversaries.
Canasta takes place every Monday and Friday eve-nings at 7 p.m. and don’t forget, the drop-in centre is open from 8 a.m. to 9:30/10 a.m. every morning for cof-fee.
Two separate work bees were organized this past week to plant flow-ers around the village for the summer season. On Wednesday evening, the Friends of the Library gath-ered volunteers together to
clean up the library’s Wi-Fi Park and fill the plant-ers with flowers. Then on Friday morning, a group of volunteers representing age groups from pre-teens right through to seniors came out armed with garden gloves and trowels to plant flowers in the coal cars and other Village planters. Many hands made light work and before you knew it, the job was accomplished.
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Thank you to everyone who took the time to come out to help beautify our vil-lage.
Big Valley was a rather busy place to be with a mixed bag of events taking place throughout this past weekend.
Saturday morning bar-gain hunters were seen meandering about early in search of treasures at the village’s annual commu-nity garage sale. Saturday afternoon brought in the tourist train with its load of sightseers touring our local venues.
At the Centennial Camp-ground and the grounds surrounding Big Valley’s ball diamonds, campers filled the area to capacity to participate in the annual ball tournament hosted by the Big Valley Ag. Soci-ety. Teams from all parts of the province including a few of our own local teams participated in the week-end’s activities beginning on Friday, June 5.
The Ag Society hosted their annual steak sup-per fundraiser at the ball diamonds under the tent on Saturday evening. Mon-ies raised go towards the upkeep and maintenance of our ball diamonds and hockey arena. The supper was followed by the annual ball tournament dance at the Big Valley Arena.
In June, the United Church of Canada is 90 years old. The United Churches of Big Val-ley, Erskine and Stettler are inviting everyone to a celebration service next Sunday, June 14 at 10:30 a.m. at West Stettler Park. Hymn singing, birthday cake and old-fashioned games will be part of the festivities.
Big Valley’s Historical Society will be holding their annual general meet-ing next Tuesday, June 16. There will be an election of officers and the ratification of their revised bylaws. This meeting will start at 7 p.m. at Big Valley’s train station and be followed by the regular monthly meeting.
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“Ahoy mates!” Kindergarten students and their teachers arrived at school dis-guised as pirates Friday, June 5. They enjoyed a fun-filled day of pirate activities including pirate stories, crafts, a treasure hunt, and some students even visited their high school buddies. To wind up the day, students were treated to a special pirate puppet show put on by their very own pro-fessional puppeteer, Mrs. du Toit, and her son Stefan. Shiver me timbers, the students were thrilled by the antics of the puppets. A pirates’ hearty thank you from all the kin-dergarten students, to both Mrs. du Toit and Stefan for a great show.
Mrs. Boyd-Stadelmann’s and Mrs. Hunter’s Grade 2 students performed two poems at the Alberta Provincial Speech Festival held at MacDougall United Church in Edmonton on Friday, May 29. They were awarded second place. It was a wonderful experience and everyone enjoyed the day. Congratulations to the students and their teachers.
Under the direction of their music spe-cialist, Mrs. Lynes, all Grade 2 students performed at the first anniversary celebra-tions for the Seniors’ Hub on Wednesday, June 3. In addition to a few old-time fa-vorite songs, the students also proudly sang a couple challenging songs, which included two and three part rounds.
Everyone enjoyed the melodies. Grade 4 students had a particularly busy
week with two special events. First, Ryan Hallett from the County of Stettler, aptly presented the Classroom Agriculture Pro-gram, CAP, to each of the Stettler Elemen-tary School Grade 4 classrooms enabling enthused students to talk and learn about the importance of agriculture. Through interactive activities and videos, students learned about the food they eat and where it comes from in Alberta. They learned that many of their favorite foods begin with crops and animals that are grown on farms throughout the province. Students especial-ly enjoyed tasting various grains and the
resulting products. They also learned about how farmers care for their animals and how they protect their crops and livestock from pests. CAP is an initiative supported by many Alberta commodity commissions and producers since 1985. Grade 4 teachers and students wish to thank the many generous sponsors, as well as Mr. Hallett, for his very informative and fun program.
In addition, all Grade 4 students walked to Alberta Prairie Steam Excursions and P & H Elevator on Thursday, June 4. They enjoyed a tour of the train and elevator. In social studies, the students had been learn-ing about the important role railways and grain elevators played in the settlement and
growth of Alberta. The tours enriched their understanding of Alberta’s history. The students and teachers send their sincere ap-preciation to both the Steam Train and P & H Elevator folks for a super tour.
On Wednesday, June 3 Stettler Elemen-tary School hosted their annual bus driver appreciation tea for bus drivers who trans-port SES students each day. School bus drivers play such an important role in a child’s life; drivers not only keep our stu-dents safe on their way to and from school, they are also the first to greet children each morning and the last to say goodbye in the afternoon. We tip our hats to our drivers.
The week wound up with the final hot lunch of the year: taco in a bag, veggie sticks and cookies. Students were wishing they had ordered seconds. Mucho gracias to SES Council and parent volunteers for providing yummy hot lunches throughout the school year.
SES was buzzing with fun activities all week
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Mrs. Boyd-Stadelmann’s and Mrs. Hunter’s Grade 2 class who placed second at Alberta Provincial Speech Festival May 29.
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This week, in sports, we would like to announce that the Wildcat Athletic Recog-nition Night was last night. The accomplishments of all the 2014-2015 athletes were recognized and celebrated. Congratulations to all those who received awards. More details to come next week.
On Saturday, June 6, the Stettler Wildcats along with the Stettler Bantam Cougars participated in the first annual Stettler Minor Football Jamboree . The Stettler Cougars player the Camrose Buffalos and de-feated them 64 - 6 while the Stettler Wildcats Played the Drumheller Titans and won their jamboree style game 36–18. It was a great day for football with many raf-fle prizes being drawn from the many donations of vari-ous businesses from around town.
The football community is hoping that this will be-come an annual event that will continue to grow each year. On behalf of the Stet-tler Wildcat Football Team
and the Stettler Minor Foot-ball, we would like to thank all of the businesses and the many volunteers for your support in making our first annual football jamboree a huge success.
In other news, tonight the Fine Arts Gala will be held at 7 p.m. in the PAC to celebrate the achieve-ments of students in all ar-eas of Fine Arts, including
Drama, Comm Tech, and Band. The high school band will be performing with the dancers, and the improv team will provide entertain-ment throughout the night as well. Also, on June 15,
all of the Grade 6-12 bands will be performing at Night of The Bands at 7 p.m. at the PAC.
Finally, Be The Change strongly is encouraging community members to
participate in or pledge to the Hair Drive on June 12. It will take place after school until 6, so if you’re interested check it out at theCos Lab.
That’s all for this week.
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Donalda’s annual ranch rodeo once again brought teams competing in some benign equine sports like pair sorting, team sorting and team branding from all corners of central AB. But it was the kids who had most of the fun in the sheep scramble event on Saturday, June 6 at the Donalda Ag Society grounds.
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Independent SPORTSWednesday, June 10, 2015Page 14 The Stettler Independent
Mustafa EricINDEPENDENT EDITOR
Stettler Minor Soccer was shining at the annual Camrose Night Classic tournament over the week-end with all the teams taking part having a shot at the medals, but it was the youngest of the bunch that hoisted the flag highest: U12 boys won the gold bringing pride to the town.
The boys defeated Vermilion 3-0, Athabasca 2-1 and Camrose 6-0 to reach the gold medal game where they overpowered Whitecourt easily with a score of 3-1.
“This group of boys is bonding together to play as a team,” said coach Steven Wildeboer of U12 boys.
He said the boys’ teamwork was the envy of many of the coaches they played against, “even some of the refs have stated that.”
“ The boys have been working on skill develop-ment and teamwork, this shone through this past weekend. I give the boys all the credit for the team success, they deserve it,” the coach concluded.
U12 girls lost their bronze medal bid when they lost to Athabasca 1-0 in their last game, but to reach the semi finals they beat St Paul 2-1 and drew with Athabasca 1-1.
U14 boys grabbed their bronze medals when they defeated Edson 1-0 in their final game after beating Hinton 2-1, tying with Vermilion 0-0 and losing to Camrose 3-1.
U14 girls were not lucky with three straight losses 4-0 to Edson, 2-0 to Athabasca and 3-0 to Lac la Biche.
U-16 boys narrowly missed the chance to play for the gold medal when they lost the penalty shoot-out with St Paul but defeated Peace River to claim the bronze.
Earlier they defeated Toefield 5-0 and Ft. Sas-katchewan 3-2 but lost to Hinton 1-0.
U16 girls for their part drew 0-0 with both Ver-milion and Hinton and lost 8-0 Edson, losing their chance to contest a medal game.
U18 girls had a 1-1-1 record at the tournament, de-feating St Paul 2-1, drawing goalless with Wetaski-win and losing 8-0 to Carstairs.
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U12 boys celebrating their victory at the Camrose Night Classic by posing to cameras with their gold medals.
Stettler’s youngest get the gold in CamroseU14 and U16 boys grab bronze
Stacey Lavallie/Independent reporter
Sunny skies for year-end track and fieldAustin Stahlberg competes in the shot put throw event at the Clearview and Region Athletics track and field meet at William E. Hay Composite High School on Tuesday, June 9. He, along with other grades 7-9 students, competed at the meet. See next week’s story for results.
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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
The inaugural Wildcats football jamboree didn’t exactly get off to the start organizers were hoping for, but it was still a good day of football for those involved.
Several teams from surrounding communities had signed up for the day of football scrimmage and pre-season prac-tice competition, but on game day only one team managed to make it to Stettler, the others cancelling for a variety of “good reasons,” organizers explained.
The Drumheller Titans made the trip up Highway 56 though and gave the hometown Wildcats a run for their money at the spring event, with both teammates and coach-es yelling encouragement onto the field.
While the loud calls from the Titans at first seemed to rattle the Wildcats, they recovered to lead the day with a score of 36-18 for the Wildcats.
Players from both teams were treated to lunch and had a chance to win some prizes donated by local businesses and individuals after their full day of football fun under the prairie sun.
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The inaugural Wildcat Jamboree football camp in Stettler didn’t go quite as planned, with all the teams but the Drumheller Titans pulling out due to unavoidable circumstances. However, the players who did show gave ittheir all, going shoulder-to-shoulder to capture the ball.
Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
It was Stettler versus Stettler as the Stettler Peewee Stealers faced the Stettler Peewee Storm in town on June 4, and both teams provided a good show for the audience.
The Storm came out ahead on the 14-13 final score, eking out a one-run win to take the game.
The Stettler Midgets also played last week, facing Sylvan Lake in Stettler on June 3, where they se-cured a victory 18-7.
The Midgets also travelled to Rim-bey on June 15, but a score was not available at press time.
The Midgets next play at home on June 17 at 6:30 p.m., and the Peewee teams have another Stettler versus Stettler match on June 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER
With strong results be-hind them, the Stettler Nov-ice and Peewee Thunder lacrosse teams are moving onto the post-season, which begins this coming week-end in Red Deer.
The Bantam and Midget teams, however, struggled
all season long and while they continued to improve in skill, couldn’t improve on their winning ways, and were eliminated from the playoffs.
The Bantam Thunder played their last game his past weekend against Syl-van Lake, losing 15-2.
The Peewees also played
their last regular season game, continuing their win-ning streak with a victory over Olds on June 7, win-ning 9-5.
In the first, the Peewees knocked out three goals, courtesy of Brier Devnich, Brady Petersen, and Tyson Brower. The second pe-riod saw another two goals
added to the tally, with one from Zac Bryson and an-other from Devnich.
The third is where the Thunder claimed the re-maining four goals, with another from Brower, a third from Devnich, and a goal each by Brennan Maberly-Andrews and Do-menic Juhasz.
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was pleased to inform the Legion that the Government of France has extended the nomination deadline for the Legion d’honneur to July 31, 2015. The Embassy of France is looking for candidates who took part in the battles and military operations surrounding the landings in Normandy and Provence during the liberation of France mainly between June 6 and August 31, 1944.
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Paulette HeerGADSBY/WESTWOODS NEWS
Did you know: In a rainy year the grass chokes out the dandelion; in a dry year the dandelion chokes out the grass. Guess which one we are in.
The Gadsby Bank Build-ing was the scene of the an-nual county fruit tray presen-tation on Wednesday with 23 people attending. Councillor Greg Jackson presented the tray; cake and coffee served by members of the Gadsby District Hobby Club. Fol-lowing coffee time, a 5 0’clock meeting of the club was held to determine inter-est in joining. Two young people voiced their interests, we had six seniors and four members as well. Because of the young persons’ interest, it was decided to allow another month to see if they can gen-erate more interest. A date for the next meeting will be announced soon.
A shared Botha/Gads-
by grant for maintenance/grounds keeper has been awarded to Ivan Andrews. The job will keep him busy in both towns, mowing, weed eating and maintenance. Percy Heer (mowing) and Lavonne Smith (office) have retired from the village staff. Percy will stay on to run the vac truck until the sewer proj-ect is completed this summer.
The Botha/Gadsby school trip to Calgary Zoo was a fun day on Friday. Granddaugh-ter Hannah Winter enjoyed all the animals they saw that day, especially the monkeys, birds and cats.
Bill and Joyce Hansel helped Carl and Grace Krautt celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 4. Also there were Ken and Donna Godgerson and Doug and Virginia Duncan.
Then on June 5, Bill and Joyce took a cake over to help Tate Musgrove celebrate his third birthday.
Congratulations to Hally
and Kendra Walgnebach on the birth of their baby girl, Tenley Raine on June 6. Tentley weighed seven pounds eleven ounces, a sis-ter for Mia. Proud grandpar-ents are Neal and Lorna Wal-genbach of Gadsby and Peter and Ruby Miller of Forest-burg. Great-grandparents are Eleanor and Frank Dahlgren of Gadsby.
Sunday visitors at Jim and Ethel Baird’s were grandson Kyle (Melody’s son) and his fiancé from Fort Saskatch-ewan. A nice surprise on a hot day!
Bill and Joyce Hansel mo-tored to Cadogon on Sunday to daughter Marylou and Stan Botting. Also there were Ryan and Leila Bently and Dusty. Another birthday cel-ebration with Leila’s “29 and holding” birthday cake. Also there were Jeff and Kathy and Brett. It was out to Capt Ayre Lake to check out Stan and MaryLou’s cabin, which has undergone some renovations.
Rose Koenraadt and Dorothy AndersonHALKIRK HERALD
In recognition of seniors’ week, Man-dy Fuller from the Castor and district FCSS hosted an appreciation morning at the Halkirk Senior Centre. Seventeen were treated to ice cream sundaes. They also painted birdhouses and took them home; a very nice turnout.
The village office staff has been out planting flowers to beautify our sur-roundings. Our area is desperate for more rain. Thanks to the Halkirk Elks who will be assisting the village with a donation towards the hiring a summer student. Interested persons should apply at the village office.
Our school did very well at the grades 4 thru 9 track meet at Wainwright on Tues-day. Congratulations to all who compet-ed. Medal winners were Devon Johnson and Abby Musgrove. Other winners in-
cluded Toryn Johnson, Sage Gonda, Ry-ley Campbell, Tai Reauangrith, Megan Grice and Brooklyn Perry.
Congratulations to Lorisa Schilling, who received her Bachelor of Science from the U of A on Tuesday. Lorisa is the oldest daughter of Morris and Lor-na Schilling. She is an agronomist with Crop Production Services in Stettler.
Congratulations to Alison Dahmer, who received her Bachelor of Educa-tion from the U of A on Wednesday. Ali is the oldest daughter of Rocky and Louanne Dahmer.
Congratulations to Jennifer Fetaz, daughter of Paul and Rosemary Fetaz who graduated with a Bachelor of Edu-cation from the U of A on June 3.
Congratulations to Dayle Kimmell who graduated from Red Deer college and will be entering the field of nursing. Dayle is the granddaughter of the late
Louie and Fern Engel.We send Congratulations out to Ste-
fan and Tessa Kaiser, who live NW of Wetaskwin, on the safe arrival of an 8 lb. 2 oz. baby boy, Silas Martin, on May 24 in Edmonton. This is the first grand-child for a pleased and excited Darcy and Andrea Mabbott. It is the first great – grandchild for Darcy’s parents, Ron and Melva Mabbott and the ninth great- grandchild for Andrea’s parents, Gil and Lorna Killiam. It would be the fourth great – great grandchild for the late Muff and Bernice Doan.
Les and Cathy Kneeland spent the long weekend in May, accompanied by Trevor and Toni, touring around Jas-per, at the skywalk, the ice fields, lots of lakes and the mountains . Then it was on to Kamloops and down the interior BC , over the Coquihalla pass to Mer-ritt, Peachland, Summerland, Penticton
to Osoyoos. They passed through Cres-ton and Cranbook and via the Crowsnest pass into Calgary for a visit with Deanna and Keith before heading home. They got some great wildlife pictures.
Kathy Muncy recently returned home from Midland, Tx. and a visit with Keith and Abbi and family. She was there to attend the Grade 12 graduation of her grandson, Jared. Midland has received some rain (not the floods that other parts of the state have had) and so the country-side looks good. The temperature did hit 102 during Kathy’s visit.
Matthew Koenraadt and Kimberly Fath, along with Kimberly’s dad and step mom from Strathmore, returned home from a nice short visit to Las Vegas.
Coming up: June 11 – last Bingo until September – at the hall at 7:30; June 20th – Man Hunter race at the Circle Square; Halkirk bull-a-rama is on August 22.
Congrats to university degree recipients
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The families of Jim Brenchley would like to thank everyone for the fl owers, donations, for the caring visits, the help and
the food and for everyone’s words of support. Thank you to all Points West staff for support and help.
Thank you to Brennen Funeral Home. We would like to thank Phillip Jarmin for the wonderful funeral service. Thank you to Larry Jenkins, Brice Burnstad,
Lea-Anne Robinson, Steven Brown, Krista Dryden, Levi and Shantel Baker for the tributes to Jim and grandpa.
Thank you to the Drop-In Centre. A special thank you to Marlene McNeil for arranging the luncheon.
Marie & Brenchley families
JEANINE FOOT bride-elect of ADRIAN HAUCK Bodo, Ab
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ANNABELLE PARKERJune 12, 2013
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Karen
Cannady
Locally owned & operated Visit us at www.century21.ca/candorrealty for more listings
CandorRealty Ltd.
Ph. 403-742-4424
4908 - 51 Street
SOLD
FAMILYHOME
REVENUE PROPERTY
GREAT POTENTIAL HERE in this 5 bdrm home. Suite in
bsmt could be rented out for extra income.
Huge lot & single car garage. $215,000.
COUNTRY
LIVING
6.99 ACRES CLOSE TO TOWN. Nice big family home
with 5 bdrms/ 3 baths. Lots of trees, lots of water
& some out buildings. $369,000.
CUTE, COZY HOME IN DONALDA for a reasonable
price. Many recent renovations. New Windows, upgraded plumbing & electrical and
much more. $75,000.
SOLD
3.11 ACRES NEAR ERSKINE - Acreage presently used as a summer
home with propane for heat and a generator for electricity.
Several out-buildings and corrals. PRICED TO SELL $198,500.
AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOME with 5 bdrms and 3 baths.
Open kitchen, dining and living room. Finished basement,
fenced yard, deck and parking area at back. $189,900.
2 BDRM/ 2 BATH CONDO. Quality adult living and close to all amenitites. Well maintained, clean and ready to move into.
“A Must See”. $249,900.
NEW
Across from schools. Beautiful well kept 2 storey.
Unique fl oor plan. Big kitchen. Hot tub.
$315,000. Don’t wait!
1st CHOICE REALTY
4913 - 51 STREET 403-742-6747
THE RIGHT ADVICE CAN MAKE YOU MONEY!
View Stettler area listings at: www.stettlerhomes.com
“Each office independently owned & operated”
2 Blocks to main street.
Large 7 bedroom character home on double lot.
Huge trees. $289,000. Call now!
Good family home with double garage on 70 x 200 ft. lot in Erskine. Lots of trees.
Minutes from the lake. Just $249,500.
Truckers/Drivers 860
BusinessOpportunities 870
Misc.Help 880
Misc.Help 880 Employment
Training 900MEDICAL
TRANSCRIPTIONISTS are in huge demand! Train with the leading Medical
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Misc.Help 880
CareerPlanning 920
MEDICAL TRAINEES needed now! Hospitals &
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can get you trained! Local job placement assistance available when training is
completed. Call for program details! 1-888-627-0297.
Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990
Aircraft ..............................1510Antiques & Art ..................1520Auctions ............................1530Bicycles ............................1540Building Supplies ..............1550Business Machines ..........1560Cameras & Accessories ..1570Children’s Items ................1580Clothing ............................1590Computers ........................1600Concert & Event Tickets ..1610Equipment - Misc. ............1620Equipment - Heavy ..........1630Tools ................................1640Farmers’ Market &Food Basket......................1650Firewood ..........................1660Lumber ............................1670Garden Supplies ..............1680Lawn Tractors ..................1690Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700Household Appliances......1710Household Furnishings ....1720TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740Jewellery ..........................1750Kid’s Deals........................1755Misc. For Sale ..................1760Musical Instruments..........1770Music Lessons..................1780Piano & Organs ................1790Office Supplies ................1800Pets & Supplies ................1810Pet Services ....................1820Cats ..................................1830Dogs ................................1840Sports Cards ....................1850Sporting Goods ................1860Collectors’ Items ..............1870Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880Travel Packages ..............1900Wedding Supplies ............1910Recycled Products............1920Wanted to Buy ..................1930Items to Give Away ..........1940
Auctions 1530AUCTION
Sales Wed. @ 6 pm. Moose Hall 2 miles south
of Ponoka on 2A. UPCOMING SALES
LOCATION AUCTION5804-61St. Ponoka, ABSun. June 28, 12 noon
2006 Uplander Chev van, 110,000 kms; lots of beautiful furniture.
West of Ponoka Hyw. 53 Parkland Beach south.
Watch for signs.NO AUCTION WED. JULY 1Check website for full listingswww.bigstrapperauctions.net
COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION!
8th Annual Calgary Collector Car Auction, June 12 - 14, Indoors
Convention Center Grey Eagle Casino. All makes &
models welcome. Consign today
1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; EGauctions.com.
Auctions 1530UNRESERVED
AUCTIONS - Wednesday, June 10, Wes Kirk, Newbrook. Phone
780-576-2280. JD 7510, 5580 hours, JD 3140; NH 1432 discbine; Ezee-On 14’ B. disc; 1981 Ford
tandem bale truck; B. King B. processor; JD 566
baler. Saturday, June 13 - Tom
Parsons, Abee. Phone 780-398-2311.
Buhler 2145 FWA; 2005 GMC diesel; Haybuster
256; 2012 - 24’ Featherlite S. trailer.
Sunday, June 14 - Ray Mackay, Waskatenau.
Phone 780-656-8005. JD 5095M, 62 hours; JD 970,
168 hours; 2009 Ford, 45K; leather stitcher.
Tuesday, June 16 - Don Sarafi nchan, Vegreville. Phone 780-632-1349. JD
450D 30’swather, 91 hours; JD 9760STS, 1400
hours; NH 9482 tractor; Case 7110 FWD; augers,
tillage, bins, acreage. Thursday, June 18 -
Bernard Boeckmann, Elk Point. Phone
780-724-2282. Agco RT100 FWA tractor;
McHale bale wrapper; Haybuster; Stampede S Alley; Haybuster; zero till drill; haying equipment. View Online - prodaniu-
kauctions.com.
Equipment-Misc. 1620
A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containers. Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated 40 HC DMG
$2450. 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com
Firewood 1660LOGS
Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.
Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging
403-318-4346
GardenSupplies 1680
BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES. 4 - 6 feet, $35 each. Machine planting: $10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer). 20
tree minimum order. Delivery fee $75 - $125/order. Quality
guaranteed. 403-820-0961.
OfficeSupplies 1800
403-742-2395
WHITE 20LB WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: BOND PAPER:
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$48$48/case/caseShop Stettler Shop Stettler
& Save!& Save!
Stettler Recreation Centre Concession Request for Proposals
There is a fantastic business opportunity to operate the concession in the Stettler Recreation Centre. Submit your proposal for the upcoming season. The SRC includes 2 NHL size arenas, swimming pool, Library, and meeting rooms as well as a Seniors Centre. In the off season, this facility is home to other large events such as Roller Derby bouts, Lacrosse, Stettler and District Trade Show, and 2 hockey camps. The standard operational hours for the facility are from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm in the summer and 6:00 am to 12:00 pm in the winter. Opportunity for the Concession Operator The kitchen is equipped for catering services. The operator can cater to out of building events to increase revenue. A large seating area for hungry dinners. The community is welcome to eat and have coffee in the SRC throughout the day. Proposal Requirements As a part of each proposal, there is a requirement for the proponents to provide a detailed business plan outlining the following:
Ability to assist SRC staff in cleaning of tables and sitting areas used by concession patrons.
A sample menu plan that includes healthy menu/snack choices Pricing that is competitive. Safe food plan to be approved by the Health Authority Proof of certification of Level 1 Safe food handling Ability to provide a variety of catering services for meetings in the facility
Submissions Deadlines for RFP submission is 3:00pm local time on June 12, 2015
Contact Lee [email protected] - 44 Ave.Stettler, AB T0C 2L1
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Scott Safety Supply Services Inc. has the following positions available:H2S Supervisor - Day Rater
Pre-employment Drug Screening is Mandatory
Industrial Fire Fighter - Day Rater Medic - Day Rater
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Industrial & Oilfield Waste Management
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT STETTLER, ALBERTA
Newalta is currently looking to fill a full-time Administrative Assistant position at the Stettler branch. The ideal candidate works well in a fast-paced environment and strives to provide exceptional customer service. The Administrative Assistant will work independently, display strong computer skills, and effective verbal and written communications. Responsibilities include: answering telephone and in-person inquiries, sorting and filing of facility documentation, entering purchase order data into the corporate system (SAP), as well as other general administrative duties.
To find out more about this exciting opportunity, please visit us online at www.newalta.com/careers to submit your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Office Assistant 35 hours per week
ResponsibilitiesThe Office Assistant will be responsible for:- Answering the phone - Helping Customers- Communication with members - Payables/ Receivables- Project Financial Reports - Updating social media- Working closely with Executive Director and Project Manager to help complete tasks
CriteriaThe ideal candidate will be:- Organized and Customer Service orientated- Experienced in an office setting - Adaptable to a variety of tasks and duties- Efficient in Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint and Excel- Knowledgeable of Simply Accounting - Knowledgeable of website maintenance- Excellent written & communication skills - Flexible work schedule- Experience updating Social Media including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
A Degree or Diploma in Finance or Office Management is an asset
Applications can be submitted: In person at 6606- 50Ave
Or by email to [email protected]
Our successful company is booming with growth, and continuing to expand.
We are looking for a smart, motivated person to add to our team of Service Advisors.
Service Advisors are hard-working individuals who are hoping to earn great wages, and work towards moving up in the industry. Advisors must be organized, intelligent and able to perform well under pressure and/or without supervision. Sales and/or customer service experience is preferred.
We have outside resources that will help a hard worker grow in knowledge and ability.
Aspen Ford is focused on building a great team of individuals, and providing great careers for them. We invest in good people, and seek to be the best employer in Stettler.
Join the Aspen team today!4402 - 42 StreetStettler, Alberta, T0C 2L0(403) 742-2506
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYLICENSED TECHNICIAN
STETSON HINTON GM363 GREGG AVENUE, HINTON, ALBERTA
This second generation family owned and operated group of automotive dealerships is currently looking for a licensed Red Seal Automotive Technician in our busy service department.
• Able to work Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm and alternating Sat 9am to 4pm.
• Red Seal certified/Journeyman• Attitude reflecting good work ethic and quality
workmanship!
• Starting wage: $36.50/hr• GM Paid Training and signing bonus for GM
Certified Experience!
REQUIREMENTS: DETAILS:
Please forward cover letter and resumé to [email protected]
PheasantbackGolf
is accepting resumes for a short order cook to start immediately.
The successful applicant must be a self motivated worker who thrives in an organized and busy environment. Evenings and weekends are a must in this position.
Please email [email protected] with your resume or stop by Pheasantback Golf to drop off in person.
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Accounting 1010
Ph:403-742-5979Fax:403-742-3656
Box 1595, 4907 - 50 Street,
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Gitzel KrejciGitzel KrejciDand PetersonDand Peterson
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
4912 - 51 StreetP.O. Box 460, Stettler, Alberta
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Automotive 1029
Quality Collision Repairand Professional Service…
Guaranteed!
Find out more about us at:www.brennanautobody.com
Phone: 403-742-35554109 - 48 Avenue, Stettler
AUTO BODY REPAIR LTD.
JT AUTO BODY LTD.
“Serving Stettler & areafor years”
• Complete auto bodyrepair & painting
Call Curt or Rob
Phone 403-742-2869
4606 - 40 St., Stettler
Cleaning 1070Keen KleanKeen Klean
• CarpetCleaning
403-742-6970403-740-9782403-742-6970
• Carpet Cleaning• Upholstry Cleaning
• WindowWashing
Contractors 1100
403-742-1330
Buzz AndersenServing Stettler
area over 35 years
-Residential-Commercial
-Farm Buildings-Renovations
Drafting& Design 1120
GALEN WIEBERESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
DRAFTING AND DESIGN
4905 44 AVE., BAY 2, STETTLER
PH: 403-742-4101FAX: 866-305-5686
House Plan DesignHouse Plan DesignSmall CommercialSmall CommercialShop DrawingsShop DrawingsAs BuiltsAs Builts
Phone: 403-742-6612Cell: 780-935-0540
Email: [email protected]
Monika Stahlberg
Monika Stahlberg
Drafting Service
Eavestroughing1130FINISHING TOUCH EXTERIORS LTD.
5”Continuous Eaves“Gutter Clean” Leaf Protection
Call Barry Harvey
403-742-8838*27 years experience*
Electrical 1150
“If It’s Electrical We Do It”
All types of Electrical Installation &Maintenance
403-742-5111
Serving Stettler& Area since 1978
FurnaceCleaning 1193Stettler Furnace
Cleaning
Qualifi ed and Qualifi ed and ReputableReputable
403-742-3418403-742-3418
Glass Shops 1196
LTD.C.R. GLASS“Your Service Specialists”
Randy Long• Residential• Commercial
• Automotive Needs
403-742-25204607 - 59 St., Stettler
(Beside A & W)
HEARTLAND GLASS
• Locks repinned & installed• Windshields repaired
& installed• Residential & Commercial
Windows & Doors• All your glass & screen needs
Main St., Stettler Emergency403-742-2665 403-742-3628
HealthCare 1210
DR. D.G. BECKLUNDChiropractor
-Gitzel Krejci Building
4912 - 51 StreetStettler, AB
Open Mon. - Sat.
Bus.: 403-742-2553Res.: 403-742-0370
HealthCare 1210PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE
Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy, Acupuncture Acupuncture & Massage& Massage
“Keeping people in Motion...”
403-742-4533
Dr. E. LYNESChiropractor
4719 - 49 St.Stettler, AlbertaOne block East of Scotia Bank
403-742-5810 or 403-742-6443
Stettler Eye Care
Dr. R. TROY NELSONComprehensive eye
health and vision exams
Top quality frames,
lenses and contacts
Treatment of eye
disease, injuries and
surgical co-management
Phone 403-742-2683New patients welcome
Landscaping1240
BRIAN HALLETTLAWN & GARDEN CARE
Town & Country Big or Small
…WE DO IT ALL!
Phone: 403-742-5830Please leave a message if no answer
Misc.Services 1290
Landscaping1240RUBBER DUCK
YARD CARE
• Power Rake• Aerate
• Lawns ~ cut & trimmedFor personalized services callLana Gross ~ 403-740-3595
LegalServices 1260
LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE
4819 - 51 Street
Lori R. ReuleLL. B.
StettlerProfessionalBuilding
403-742-3411
Gary G. GrantLaw Office
4910 - 51 StreetStettler, AB T0C 2L0
Phone: 403-742-4437
Landscaping1240 Landscaping1240
Misc.Services 1290 Misc.
Services 1290
LegalServices 1260
ANDERSON LAW OFFICE
Brenda Anderson,
B.Comm., LL.B.
5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB
Phone 403-742-2529
Fax 403-742-2522
Barristers and Solicitors
Advocates
2401 Toronto Dominion Sq.Edmonton Centre
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Z1Telephone: 780-426-4660
Fax: 780-426-0982
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PersonalServices 1315
HIP OR KNEE Replacement? COPD or arthritic conditions? The
Disability Tax Credit. $1,500 yearly tax credit.
$15,000 lump sum refund (on average). Apply today!
1-844-453-5372.
Plumbing& Heating 1330
• Complete Plumbing & Heating Services• Commercial and Residential• Water Conditioning & Pumps
• 24 Hour ServiceService Wise - We Specialize
Stettler
Ph. 403-742-5237
Roofing 1370METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors. 40 year
warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select
supporting Distributors. Call 1-888-263-8254.
DOUBLE JDOUBLE JMUDJACKINGMUDJACKING
Concrete workConcrete workLift, Level and RepairLift, Level and Repair
35 years experience.35 years experience.Fully Licensed & Insured.Fully Licensed & Insured.
Phone JohnPhone John780-975-5343780-975-5343
or 403-742-0646or 403-742-0646
No Job Too Big or SmallNo Job Too Big or Small
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Agricultural#2000 - #2290
Farm Equipment ..............2010Haying Equipment ............2020Tractors ............................2030Combines & Headers ......2040Fertilizer Equipment..........2050Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060Equipment Wanted ..........2070Farm Custom Work ..........2080Farm Auctions ..................2090Livestock ..........................2100Livestock - Exotic..............2110Sheep ..............................2120Poultry ..............................2130Horses ..............................2140Horse Boarding ................2150Riding Supplies ................2160Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170Pasture Wanted ................2180Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190Seed Grain ......................2200Seeding & Tillage ............2210
Livestock 2100LIMOUSIN BULLS Polled
Red and black two year olds and yearlings. Red
Angus Yearlings. Semen tested. Combest Limousin
Farm. (403)742-5211
RED and black Angus bulls, semen tested and
delivery can be arranged. E & L Ranching in Bowden, Eric @
403 391-2259. Evenings @ 403 224-2396
Grain, FeedHay 2190HEATED CANOLA buying
Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.
Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed.
Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252
SQUARE hay bales, horse hay quality, 90% meadow brome, 10% alfalfa, no rain, plus second-cut alfalfa. 403-741-4353
Houses/Duplexes 3020
1/2 DUPLEX for rent in Stettler, $1,450, 1 bedroom
den, full basement, garage, 6 appliances. Lynda 403-742-5197.
LARGE 4 bedroom bi-level home, 2 1/2 baths, wood fi replace, large patio deck, detached double garage, excellent view overlooking Alix Lake. No pets. Available
July 1. $1,200/mo. + utilities, d.d. 403-304-0146.
STETTLER 5 BDRM. 2 bath house, large family room, garage, fenced yard, ref’s & SD req’d. 403-742-4162
ManufacturedHomes 3040
Mobile home to rent in Stettler, 2 bedroom, close to schools and downtown.
$850/mo. plus damage deposit. 403-358-2982.
Suites 3060For rent one bedroom
basement suite in Stettler, private entrance, $700/mo.
including utilities. 403-742-6467.
For Rent#3000 - #3200
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Suites 3060L A R G E
One & Two BEDROOM APARTMENTS
FOR RENTNo pets
Phone Ellen at 403-742-1568
Phone Linda or Ernieat 403-742-5005
Phone Mick or Frances
403-742-4448
BEST RENTAL VALUEIN STETTLER
1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished kitchenette suites.
All utilities, cable, internet.Avail. immediately
Kimberly 403-690-5828
StorageSpace 3160STETTLER MINI
STORAGEHousehold, furniture,business records, etc.
Various sizes. Protectedby security alarm and
fenced and lightedperimeter. Owner:
Reg and Darlene Hunter403-740-9283 or
403-742-3153
Pasture 3180160 ACRES of bush
pasture at Winfi eld for rent. 1-403-286-1157
Real Estate#4000 - #4190
Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190
Acreages 4050Delburne 14.5 Acres c/w 1570 sq ft house and 1190 sq ft house, 40 x 80
heated shop, 50 x100 machine storage, horse barn, additional barn.
Asking $675,000. Greg Cripps - Re/Max Real
Estate Central Alberta 403-391-2648
ManufacturedHomes 40902003 SRI 16’X76’ 1216 sq. ft. $52,000. Originally a 3 bedroom home and easily converted back. Very clean
& in excellent shape. Includes appliances.
Available immediately. For more information call
United Homes Canada 1-800-461-7632 or visit
our site at www.unitedhomescanada.com.
CROSS COUNTRY HOMES. Come see our
new modular showhome. 1508 sq. ft. starting at $135,100. Or check out our many other show
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BuildingsFor Sale 4150
METAL BUILDINGS SALE. Two types.
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Financial#4400 - #4430
Investments ......................4410Money Wanted ................4420Money to Loan ................4430
MoneyTo Loan 4430
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Public Notice#6000
Public Notices ..................6010Special Features ..............6050
PublicNotices 6010
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
AND CLAIMANTSEstate of
KEVIN WYNARD ISAACS
who died onOctober 20, 2012
If you have a claimagainst this estate, you must fi le your claim by
July 10and provide details of
your claim withPatricia E.B. MacSween
Barrister & Solicitorat
4824 51 Street,Red Deer AB T4N 2A5.
If you do not fi le by the date above, the estate
property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.
NOTICETO
CREDITORS ANDCLAIMANTS
Estate of NEIL ALLISON
SIEGERwho died on
May 20, 2015
If you have a claim against this estate,
you must fi le your claim by July 17, 2015 and provide details of your
claim with
Landman ReuleLaw Offi ce
Barrister & Solicitor atBox 1630, 4819 - 51 St.Stettler, AB. T0C 2L0
If you do not fi le by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim
you may have.
PublicNotices 6010
NOTICETO
CREDITORS ANDCLAIMANTS
Estate of LOUISETTE FRANCES ROSQUISTwho died on
March 15, 2015
If you have a claim against this estate,
you must fi le your claim by July 10, 2015 and provide details of your
claim with
Landman ReuleLaw Offi ce
Barrister & Solicitor atBox 1630, 4819 - 51 St.Stettler, AB. T0C 2L0
If you do not fi le by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim
you may have.
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2015 ASSESSMENT NOTICESAND TAX ROLL
Town of Stettler, Province of Alberta
Notice is hereby given that the Combined Assessment & Tax Notices have been mailed to all property owners.
The assessment roll is open to inspection at the Town Offi ce and any person may inspect the assessment roll during regularbusiness hours. An assessed person or a taxpayer wishing tomake a complaint about any assessment or tax must do so in accordance with relevant provisions under the Municipal Government Act and Regulations. There is no right to make a complaint about any tax rate.
A complaint must be in writing and in the form prescribed in the Regulations. The prescribed complaint form is available bycontacting the Town Offi ce. Complaint forms must beaccompanied by a fee of $50.00/property and MUST be received at the Town Offi ce before July 21, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.
Dated this 10th day of June, 2015.
Steven Gerlitz, Assistant Chief Administrative Offi cerBox 280, Stettler, ABT0C 2L0
Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.)Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
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Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.)Stettler, AB T0C 2L0
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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICENotice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved with a variance or as a discretionary use:
1. No: 2873-2015 Legal Description: Lot 4, Block 9 , Plan RN54A Municipal Address: 4914 - 52 Street Applicant: Hoopfer Construction Proposed Development: Duplex with attached
garagesYou may appeal this decision by serving written notice of appeal to the Secretary of the Stettler Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, P.O. Box 280, Stettler, Alberta prior to 4:30 p.m. June 24, 2015. For further information, please phone 403-742-8305.
Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permint Appliacations have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the Town of Stettler Land Use Bylaw No 2018-11:
1. No: 2872-2015 Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 9 , Plan 0024291 Municipal Address: 4902 - 51 Avenue Applicant: 758882 Alberta Ltd. Proposed Development: Renovation
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CommercialProperty 4110
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BuildingsFor Sale 4150
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TAX NOTICETHE VILLAGE OF DONALDA, UNDER
PART 10 TAXATION – DIVISION 1 – GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT, CHAPTER M-26 AND
BY THIS PUBLICATION, CERTIFIES THAT THE ASSESSMENT/TAX NOTICES FOR THE MUNICIPALITY
HAVE BEEN SENT MAY 27, 2015. ALL ASSESSED PERSONS DEEMED TO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR ASSESMENT/TAX
NOTICES AS A RESULT OF THIS PUBLICATION.ANNA VOLK,CAO
VILLAGE OF DONALDAP.O.BOX 160, DONALDA, AB T0B 1H0
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6607-50 Ave., Stettler Store Phone 403-742-8319 Automotive 403-742-8404
Ask MattSEASONAL MAINTENANCE SERVICE
Why this is important
In addition to an oil change, other preventative maintenance routines should be preformed to prepare for each season.
What’s included- Oil change- Tire rotation- Top up of windsheild washer, power steering fluid and transmission fluid.- Lubrication of door locks and hinges.- Visual inspection of drive axle boots/seals.- Visual inspection for leaks.- Analysis of timing belt (based on mileage)- Written vehicle inspection report.
When to have this doneWe recommend upgrading your oil change service to a Seasonal Maintenance service at least twice a year.*
*this recommended service interval is based on industry average. Please refer to your owner’s manual.
Matthew OromJourneyman Red Seal Mechanic
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ADULTS/ CHILDREN ANONYMOUS
Wednesday 6:00 p.m.For more info call Bob
403-820-5583
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS403-742-4271; 403-742-1887
AL-ANONBrenda 403-742-0990
Betty 403-742-5673
ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY403-346-4636
Red Deer
www.alzheimer.ab.ca
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Pat Lattery
403-742-3759
BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS
ORGANIZATION403-742-5437
during business hours
BRIGANTIA PLACE(formerly Camrose Women’s Shelter)
780-672-1035
CELIAC (Gluten Intolerance)Brenda 403-742-3067
COCAINE ANONYMOUSPager toll-free
(20 sec. response time)1-403-357-6266
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS403-742-4059
HOME SUPPORTSTETTLER & DISTRICT
403-742-6568
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUSHot Line 403-342-1444
STETTLER & AREA ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY SOCIETY
(STABIS)For more information phone
403-742-6456
STETTLER FOOD BANKBetty Birch 403-742-0732
STETTLER CITIZENSON PATROL
RCMP office
403-742-3382
www.stettlercop.org
STETTLER HANDIBUS403-742-5858
STETTLER HEALTHEMERGENCY LINE
403-742-6568
STETTLER PEOPLE FORSUICIDE AWARENESS
403-742-2337
STETTLER READ &WRITE OFFICE
403-742-2999
T.O.P.S.(Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
Grace - 403-742-0681
Vivian - 403-742-3935
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AND REFERRAL CENTRE
Residents of Stettler and the surrounding area now have access to this free and
confidential service. It provides information and referral on social agencies, government
services, clubs and organizations, to best suit the caller’s need.
Just Dial - 403-742-1155
Community Support Services
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