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The wet and windy weath-er and drop in temperature couldn’t offset the boosted at-tendance, both in competitors and audience, at the annual Steel Wheel Stampede.

The rodeo moved from its normal date at the end of the season to the start of June, as well as joined into the Peavey Mart rodeo season, to help boost attendance and competitors.

It definitely worked, accord-ing to stampede chair Al Camp-bell. While numbers – competi-tors and attendees – won’t be available to near the end of the

month, it was easy to see that weather notwithstanding, there were just more people at the Stettler and District Agricul-tural grounds.

“There was well over a hun-dred cowboys and cowgirls competing this year,” Campbell said. When the stampede board went to the CCA to ask for a date change, they were told that no one would show up because there were too many rodeos around that time, though they grudgingly granted the date change.

“I guess we showed them,” Campbell said.

When the rodeo happens later in the year, competitors are of-

ten injured or out of the running for the late season big rodeos, and they don’t want to risk in-jury. By being earlier in the year and part of a rodeo circuit, the numbers jumped, Campbell said.

“The stands were full on Fri-day and Saturday, more so on Saturday,” Campbell said. Even with the occasional downpour, the grandstand roof kept view-ers mostly dry.

The cabaret was extremely popular this year, with the show so packed that a second one could have been held, stampede board member Sue Strandquist said.

“It was great,” she noted.

For the first time this year, the Stampede included the Stampede Market in the Curl-ing Arena, stuffed to the brim with tables of local merchants and merchants who came from neighbouring communities to peddle their wares.

This year’s parade was held under cloudy, drizzling skies, though the major rainfall held off until near the end of the long string of horse riders, vehicles and floats.

Main Street was lined with children and adults alike, with kids chasing after tossed candy from the various businesses and individuals taking part in the parade.

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This 19th century threshing machine was paraded through Stettler on Saturday, June 13 as part of the floats marking the annual Stettler Steel Wheel Stampede which brought a lot of excitement and many visitors to town over the weekend.

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A year’s worth of design, stitching, fun and frustra-tion came to its climax this past weekend at the annual Heartland Quilt Show, held at the Stettler Legion.

On Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13, quilters from the 25-member guild

as well as guest quilters from the surrounding area displayed their hard work for fellow quilters and com-munity members.

This year marked the 25th anniversary of the Quilt Show, and though the guild had ramped up their advertising efforts, they specifically chose to keep the anniversary otherwise low-key, and true to them-selves.

About 80 quilts were hung on display, with view-ers picking up white gloves at the front so they could handle the items without causing marks.

“I think the weather – the rain and the chill – discour-aged some, and numbers are slightly down from last year,” Fran Smith, one of the quilt guild members, said.

One thing she was sure about was that the simulta-neously running Art Walk and Steel Wheel Stampede didn’t dent numbers – if anything, it helped bring some faces from outside the local community into the show.

There was homemade baking on hand for hungry quilt-viewers, as well as coffee, tea and juice, with

sitting areas set up for so-cializing.

This year’s Festival of Lights Quilt raffle tickets were also a hot ticket item, selling quite well. Another contest offered to show goers included a guess-ing game, where they had to guess the age of various sewing machines on dis-play.

“This show is a big part of what we do,” Smith said. “Some of our quilters have been part of the guild since the very beginning.”

Since the guild meets in the homes of members, it has a hard cap of 25 mem-bers. Unless one of those members leaves the group, no one new can join.

“When someone leaves, someone new comes in,” she said. “There’s never much of a wait.”

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A bit of rain and wind couldn’t keep 103-year-old Gertie Savage, centre, away from the Heartland Quilt Show on Saturday, June 13. She was joined by her daughter, Betty Strangway, left, and quilter Carrie Kuefler. More than 80 quilts were on display this year.

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At the end of every school year, Stettler Middle School students enjoy a hotdog barbecue and a chance to win the honour of being the grade to cram the most students into the RCMP van.

This year, with the van being in use by another con-stable on a training course, Const. Bill Lewadniuk and new-to-Stettler Const. Jacob Carr had to improvise, bringing along a police cruiser and the police pick-up truck.

In the end, students crammed into the front and back seats of the pick-up truck, and only when not another student could be shoved into the cab did they spill over to the rear bed of the truck.

As students on one side tried to cram in, students would tumble out the other side, shoved free of the vehicle by the efforts.

Some creative students tried to fit into the foot space of both the front and back seats, and accidental honks were quite frequent as elbows, knees, feet and rumps graced the steering wheel.

The winners, the Grade 6 girls, managed to jam 36 students into the police truck.

Students enjoyed a few free hot dogs and a pop on the sunny, warm afternoon, celebrating out at the back of the school this year instead of in the front courtyard as usual.

The event was organized by Mrs. Warford, SMS Family School Wellness Worker and the Y-CAT leader-ship group. Canalta supplied the hotdog lunch for all of the Middle School students at the event.

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The Grade 8 girls managed to jam 12 girls into RCMP constables Bill Lewadniuk and Jacob Carr’s police pick-up truck as part of Stettler Middle School’s Spirit Week activities. From left are Rebecca Bridge, Lisa Glock, Molly Nelson and Melissa Smith.


One of the Wildrose En-tertainments carnival work-ers is sitting in jail after a routine vehicle inspection turned up several outstand-ing warrants Monday after-noon.

On June 15, an officer with the local commercial vehicle inspections branch had the carnival truck pull over for a random inspec-tion. When the officer ran the driver’s licence, it came back with several outstand-ing warrants on the Cana-dian Police Information Centre’s (CPIC) list.

These warrants included warrants on breach of pro-bation, fail to appear, and theft.

The 35-year-old Edmon-ton man was arrested by RCMP when they were called by the commercial vehicle officer.

Impaired concerns lead to cocaine bust

The RCMP traffic unit, a branch of which operates out of Stettler, pulled over a driver in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 14, because he was driving with

no lights on.According to RCMP

Const. Bill Lewadniuk, the officer noted the driver seemed to be under the in-fluence of drugs and, per-forming a vehicle search, found a sizable quantity of cocaine.

The 33-year-old Red Deer man, who was known to police, was arrested and charged with trafficking.

Aggressive sales tactics end up on police radar

RCMP have been made aware of a series of sales-people who have been practicing aggressive door-to-door sales tactics in the Stettler area of late.

According to Lewad-niuk, if a salesperson will not leave after being told to leave, residents should phone police.

“Don’t feel pressured to buy (whatever is being sold),” Lewadniuk said. “You can ask for identifi-cation and registration pa-pers.”

The complaint came to police through the Town of Stettler, which had received complaints from concerned residents.

Be bear-awareThe County of Stettler

has received several con-cerned inquiries about a black bear, possibly with a cub, which has been spotted by residents in parts of the county.

According to a statement from the county, Fish and Wildlife is aware of the presence of the bear and that the bear is unlikely to be a threat but is most likely

just moving through.“This is a gentle reminder

to county residents that we always share our beautiful countryside with all types of wildlife, whether we see them or not, and we should be careful not to leave gar-bage in our yards that will encourage wildlife-human encounters,” the statement from the county said.

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When growing up in Throne and Coronation, Stu-art Gilliard was an avid read-er, his imagination fuelled by his mother, a teacher.

That love of reading and his wild imagination led him to writing stories, which in turn became scripts, and Gil-liard eventually found him-self in Hollywood, his name attached to some big screen and small screen successes.

He flew in from Toronto to accept one of the two 2015 Clearview Award of Merits, presented by school board trustee Ken Checkel.

Gilliard’s credits include RocketMan, Ninja Turtles III, Beauty and the Beast (television), 90210, One Tree Hill, Charmed and Lonesome Doves, to name a few. He is currently the ex-ecutive producer and direc-tor for CBS studio’s Beauty and the Beast and lives in Montecito, Calif.

After he graduated from the University of Alberta, Gilliard became one of 12 candidates who studied at the National Theatre School in Montreal, Que., and then headed to Seattle, before coming back to Canada.

“I’m very excited to be here,” Gilliard told the as-sembled guests. “The last

time I was in Stettler, I was a high school senior. Me and some buddies decided we could walk to Stettler to Coronation, and took bets we could do it in 20 hours.”

He admitted alcohol fu-elled the group’s optimism.

“I took some side bets that I could do it in 15 (hours),” he added. “Twenty-two hours later, we fell into Cas-tor, tired, cold,” and with sore feet.

The adventure wasn’t over then, as the group then went to a dance that was going on in Castor, and he was asked to dance by one of the pretti-est girls there.

“When I stood up to get up, my leg cramped and I fell over,” he said with a laugh, the audience joining him.

Gilliard was joined in the Clearview Award of Merit circle by Linda McLean, who today is an in-demand and internationally rec-ognized business and life coach, business owner and author of a No. 1 best-selling book, Next Level Living – Today’s Guide for Tomor-row’s Abundant Life.

Like Gilliard, McLean grew up in Coronation and attempted the school there, the youngest of six children. She became involved in all sorts of athletic activities, but loved riding her horses

more than others.McLean was unable to at-

tend the event to receive the award, but members of her family were present to do so in her stead. She recorded a video, which was played for all.

In her video, she espe-cially thanked several of her teachers, who encouraged her throughout her school career, especially one who encouraged her to go into teaching herself.

Though she never became a school teacher, what she does today, McLean said in her video, very much fills the vision of what her teacher had suggested for her.

As part of the evening, Clearview staff were award-ed small presents honouring their years of service to the school board, starting at five years and going as high as 35 years.

Teacher Michael Ko-cher was recognized for his nomination to represent Clearview at the Edwin Parr Awards, which recognize first-year teachers who show initiative and dedication. Though Kocher was not selected to represent the re-gion of which Clearview is a part, his work was such that Clearview recognized him at the event.

Kocher accepted his

award and noted that it is only because Clearview is so forward-thinking that he’s been able to thrive and bring out the projects he’s engaged his students with, as some of them have been done outside of school hours and were de-signed to teach students to use cutting-edge technology.

His positive outlook has helped his students adopt a similar outfit, the gathering was told, and that was one of the best things about Kocher.

Kocher has developed a project-based curriculum to help teach physics, par-ticipates in the Breakfast for Learning program, and vol-

unteers his time.Also recognized this year

were those who were retir-ing, teachers and support staff alike. Many of the retir-ees this year were bus driv-ers, meaning that next year, students might see some new faces behind the bus driver’s wheel.

Retiring staff members, outstanding former students recognized


County of Stettler councillors voted unanimously at its June 10 council meet-ing to support local junior high rodeo athletes who are heading to the United States for a major competition.

Tori Brower (Gadsby), Beau Cooper (Stettler), Randon Ross (Botha)

Mikenna Schauer (Halkirk), Chase Skocdopole (Big Valley), brothers Jace Thorsteinson and JD Thorsteinson (Bo-tha), Taiga Thorsteinsson (Stettler), and Hayden Warren (Big Valley) all quali-fied to compete at the junior finals in Des Moines, Iowa from June 21-27.

The competition hosts more than a thousand competitors from Canada, the United States and Australia.

County spokesperson Niki Thorsteins-son’s daughter is one of the competitors heading to the rodeo finals and she said she is very proud of her.

“It’s super duper competitive,” she said. “The fact that so many local kids made it onto the team says a lot about the talent we have in the county.”

Council voted in favour of supporting all the attendees with $200 each to help offset the costs.

Chicken bylaw doesn’t flyOnly one county resident wrote in ob-

jection in response to the first reading and passing of the rural chicken bylaw, which would allow rural homeowners to house a small number of chickens for personal use, but it was enough to sink the bylaw.

Council voted 4-3 against the bylaw, with Greggory Jackson, Dave Grover, Les Stulberg and Wayne Nixon voting against, and Ernie and Joe Gendre and James Nibourg voting in favour.

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The company maps cemeteries and gravestone locations, recording the name and dates of those who have come to rest in mapped cemeteries but also collects information relevant to each occupant, thus recording history that is passing away as some of the elderly residents of the county pass on.

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Just a week after the 2014 graduation, William E. Hay students were faced with a terrible reality as news broke of the death of their fellow student, An-drew Nibourg, in a collision south of Erskine while on his way to work.

An art award was launched in An-drew’s memory. His father, James Nibourg, explained that Andrew had joined high school band as a drummer when he transferred to the school from Erskine School, and that he’d been a key player in the band through at least one band trip.

A leadership memorial award in Andrew’s name is also being created for William E. Hay, the elder Nibourg

said.“Andrew was a great young man,”

he said. “It’s an honour that people want to remember him this way, but it’s an honour I want no other parent to suffer.”

Nibourg watched his daughter grad-uate this year and noted that while it was a day of joy, Andrew’s memory was always there as the anniversary approached.

“It doesn’t get easier, it just gets dif-ferent,” he said.

Students at William E. Hay were recognized with several events last week, including an Arts Awards night and the Colour Awards for sports.

A full list of students recognized for their achievements is in the Wildcat column on page 9.

County supports junior rodeo hopefuls


Stuart Gilliard was one of two people recognized with the annual Award of Merit for his more than 20 years in the entertainment industry. Gilliard’s name is on credits of some very big name television and theatrical releases. Here, Gilliard (second from left), is joined by his family and Clearview Trustee Ken Checkel (far left).

Student remembered with new award


Midway worker arrested on outstanding warrantscontinued from page 3Bears will return to plac-

es where they know they can find food and have a strong sense of smell, so sealing garbage in air-tight garbage cans and not put-ting garbage out until the day of collection can help

reduce the unwanted atten-tion of a bear.

Recent fires deliberately set: Fire chief

Recent fires in the Stet-tler area have been delib-erately set, though at this time, fire chief Mark Den-

nis said there is no reason to believe they are related.

Stettler Regional Fire and Rescue were called in May to the Stettler Motel to extinguish a fire that had been set in the stairs, con-taining the small fire before any major damage could

occur.Then, earlier in June, the

Shoe Closet and Boutique suffered a devastating early morning fire that gutted the store just short of its anni-versary sale.

According to Dennis, the fire was set outside the

building in the back alley in some items stored there.

“It’s not likely they ex-pected the fire to move in-side the store,” he said, but noted that such a situation demonstrated exactly how variable and dangerous fires can be.

The fire department is asking anyone who may have any information or may have witnessed any-thing related to contact the RCMP at 403-742-3382 or anonymously phone Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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Here we are at the dawn of a new political era: For the first time in more than 40 years, the Throne Speech was written by a political leadership that is not of Progres-sive Conservatives’.

A new Lieutenant Governor read a government program that contained the promises made in the election campaign and com-mitments were made to passing legislation without delay to de-liver on those promises, which include a more balanced taxation system reducing the burden on lower income families but bring-ing broader tax obligations for higher earners and big corpora-tions, more spending for health care, education and human servic-es, among others.

What is more important is the fact that the opposition, with the exception of a little whining from the heavily defeated PC leader-ship, was in agreement with at least some of the proposals con-tained in the new government’s program.

Main opposition leader Brian Jean of the Wildrose Party ex-pressly stated that his party would

support the move to cut funding to political parties from what he called “special interests.”

And Liberal Party leader David Swann agreed to co-chair a gov-ernment committee to review the province’s mental health policy.

Furthermore, the proposal by the government to establish a joint commission to look into ways of strengthening the democratic fun-damentals of the processes of gov-ernance was welcomed by both political opposition and the wider political establishment.

So is everything OK, is it all pink? Could we feel safe to sit back in comfort and wait for Notley and her cabinet deliver the goods for the people of the province?

The answer is, of course, a cat-egorical no.

One very valid point of the criticism leveled at the Throne Speech by various opposition fig-ures is the fact that there was no reference in it to agriculture or other mainstream industries in the province.

While we know that the gov-erning NDP has its powerbase mainly in the trade union move-

ment, and, therefore, is heavily focused on urban concerns, the responsibility of being the gov-ernment for the whole province compels the leadership to develop and implement policies that will benefit all sectors of the economy. Because what was announced on Monday is an interim program un-til the government comes up with a full budget projection by the end of the summer, maybe the govern-ment should be given the benefit of the doubt in the hope that there will later be adequate provisions regarding other sectors of the economy than the energy.

But on the very issue of the energy policy, this provincial government could really have the chance of making a historical con-tribution to not only Alberta, but to the whole country on a wide range of vital issues from environ-mental protection to energy secu-rity to economic development.

Progressive Conservatives in Alberta and Stephen Harper’s Conservatives in Ottawa, have been unreservedly pushing for in-creased oil and gas production for the last 10 years or so, putting cor-

porate profits before the concerns for the future of the environment and health of the overall economy.

The one proposal in the Throne Speech that suggested Alberta should lead a revision of the na-tional energy policies could ulti-mately prove to be one of the most important ideas generated by the Notley government.

Of course, with Stephen Harper still in the PM’s seat, this is not likely to lead anywhere meaning-ful unless Alberta’s new govern-ment can mobilize all provinces and territories in the country for this cause.

But with the federal elections looming in the horizon and Harp-er’s reelection chances seemingly dwindling, it is not totally impos-sible that we might, after all, with-in a few years, have a substantially revamped energy policy focusing on responsible resource develop-ment and diversifying the econo-my by using the financial power generated by the energy sector.

This may remain only a dream, but it is still a good thing to dream of.

– Mustafa Eric

Notley’s first government programNDP might make a historical contribution to national energy policy

One is amazed what comes to light with research on controversial issues of the day. Most Albertans are aware how overblown the environmental impacts of oilsands and pipelines are portrayed by anti-oil lobby groups. One recalls over the top statements that the oilsands are the great-est emissions source in the world and threatens the very existence of the plan-et. How that is possible with only 1/1000th share of actual global emissions boggles the mind.

In agriculture we are bombarded with outlandish allegations about GMOs, hormones and pesticides that upon common sense reflection are not the threat opponents fearmonger about. But that matters lit-tle in the twisted world of political correctness where ulterior motives and po-litical expediency are the real drivers of issues. So it seems for coal and its use in generating electric-ity around the world. It’s a particular issue in Alberta where 50% of our electrical power comes from coal-

fired power plants. On the surface that appears bad in the face of the trend against using coal because of the perceived emissions the burning process produces. But therein lies the contra-diction – coal can produce much harmful emissions – but not all coal plants. By accident or design that re-ality is ignored by the gen-eral public and certainly by lobby groups. Its one of those inconvenient truths.

The coal industry does have an image problem that it can’t shake and which lobby groups ex-ploit endlessly. We are familiar with dark images of belching smokestacks spewing out tons of emis-sions from burning coal. We recall smog fogs that caused thousands of deaths from respiratory ailments – no one denies that – but that happened 40 years ago and continues in other places like China. That is not the situation in pres-ent day Alberta. Environ-ment Canada has stated that when it comes to particulate emissions in Alberta - its wildfires, ag-

riculture, fireplaces, road dust and construction that each by themselves pro-duce more emissions than our coal-fired plants. One ponders then why are coal fired power plants being so demonized. Would not outlawing fireplaces and putting restrictions on emissions from those other more polluting sources be more effective than closing down coal plants. Probably - but no one is aware of the extent of those other emis-sion sources nor are they as politically trendy as attack-ing coal plants.

The green lobby industry claims that electricity from coal-fired plants can be re-placed by power from wind and solar. That’s true in theory – but Alberta would have to cover thousands if not millions of acres with windmills and solar pan-els to replace the present

output of coal-fired plants. The other annoying reality is that windmills are only 30% efficient and require extensive backup by coal or natural gas power plants. Because of that inefficien-cy and the required backup – consumers will see their power rates double as ex-perienced in Ontario and much of Western Europe. Hydro-electric power can be bought from BC as a backup – but that means competing with California who is prepared to pay any price for BC power with US dollars. There is some-thing of a bright side to the phase out of coal-fired plants, they are being re-placed by natural gas fired plants. That’s good for our energy industry and keeps the money in Alberta.

But none of those new plants come cheap and natural gas prices can be volatile and could increase as more plants come on stream. Coal prices, par-ticularly for thermal use, are remarkably cheap and stable as power companies own coal mines. Consum-ers should remember that

as electricity prices steadily increase due to the phase-out over the next few years.

What most citizens don’t know is that Alberta coal power plants have some of the lowest emission levels in the world thanks to coal burning research done by a government agency and the University of Alberta. All that valuable research is now lost as the province and the rest of Canada phases out coal plants. Ironically it isn’t lost on decision makers in Germany; they are using such emission reducing technology in constructing new coal-fired plants in their country. Af-ter years of developing re-newable power and closing down their nuclear and old coal-fired plants, Germany found itself having to buy and rely on electricity im-ports – making their power some of the most expensive in Europe. I would suggest they learned a costly lesson and found that coal-fired plants are not as demonic as they are alleged to be – I have no doubt that’s a costly lesson we will have to learn in Alberta.

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Stettler has a new re-cycling program called “Take it or leave it”, “an expanded Superfluity” in the words of County of Stettler Councillor Joe Gendre, which is aimed at giving a new lease of life to household goods, most-ly furniture and other large unwanted items, which are too big to be processed at the Superfluity store on the Main Street.

Representing the Stet-tler Waste Management Authority (SWMA), town councillor Sean Nolls joined Gendre and repre-sentatives of Metalex Met-al Buildings, Superfluity, TransCanada PipeLines and ATCO Electric got to-gether at the Stettler Waste Transfer Site on Thursday, June 11 to mark the be-ginning of the programme with a symbolic ground breaking ceremony.

According to Gendre, the large unwanted house-hold items can be dropped off at the new facility, where they will be tagged and kept for two weeks, during which time they can be picked up free of charge by those who might want to use them. Any items not picked up within two weeks will be sent to be processed as waste.

Gendre said the two-week limitation was neces-sary to prevent the facility from being overcrowded and flooded with too many items.

A press release issued by the SWMA said about 1,200 furniture items are thrown out every year with about at least a quarter of them being in good shape and usable.

It quoted SWMA man-ager Rene Doucette as saying “The SWMA, who identified their strategic priority to be increasing

diversion from our land-fills by fostering and en-

couraging ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ has orga-

nized and partly funded this project and will also

be in charge of its day-to-day operation.”

Mustafa Eric/Independent Editor (L-R) Metalex representative Greggory Jackson, SWMA Board Member and Town Councillor Sean Nolls, Superfluity Treasurer Rose Wesner and Superfluity Board Member Grace Krautt, TransCanada PipeLines Associate Jolene Heck, and ATCO Electric Representative Nancy Bauman and Joe Gendre, SWMA Board Member and Councillor for the County of Stettler pose together for cameras at the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony.

Father’s Day is right around the corner, and the time has come once again to begin searching for a gift for dear old dad.

Oftentimes, the best gifts are the ones that fulfill a need or want, and Father’s Day gifts are no exception. The following are a handful of Father’s Day gift ideas for dads whose hobbies run the gamut.The Sports Nut

Dads who can’t get enough of their favorite teams would no doubt appre-ciate some new gear or even tickets to see their favorite teams play. If you opt to buy tickets to a ballgame, make it a family affair, as dad would no doubt appreciate an after-noon at the ballpark with his kids and/or grandkids.The Movie Mogul

Allow dad to watch many of his favorite movies on demand from the comforts of home with services like Netflix and Amazon Prime

offer hundreds of titles, and monthly or yearly subscrip-tions cost relatively little money.The Outdoorsman

Fathers who love the great outdoors might appreciate some new camping gear, a new fishing pole or even

some comfortable hiking boots. When shopping for the outdoorsman in your life, consider which outdoor activity is his favorite (i.e., boating, fishing, kayaking, etc.) and try to find the lat-est useful gadget or newest product made for such en-

thusiasts. The Doting Grandfather

Some men simply want to spend more time with fam-ily, especially grandfathers. If dad has retired and moved away, a trip to see his grand-kids might make the ideal gift this Father’s Day.

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Reading about the lives of others can be inspira-tional and motivational. For example, the life of Robert “Bob” Pierce.

Bob Pierce was born in Iowa in 1914. From 1937 to 1940, following Bible college, he crisscrossed California as an itiner-ant evangelist. In 1940 he was ordained as a Bap-tist and joined Youth for Christ. In 1947, he trav-eled to China with Youth for Christ to conduct evangelistic campaigns.

In China, missionary Tina Hoelkedoer intro-duced him to White Jade, a battered, abandoned child. Tina, unable to care for the child, asked Pierce, “What are you going to do about her?” Pierce gave her his last five dollars and pledged to send that amount each month.

Pierce kept his word...plus! He’d been deeply affected by the poverty and human suffering he’d witnessed in China. Not

only did he continue to send the five dollars each month, but in 1950, he established World Vision International.

Pierce entered into an exhausting sched-ule presenting the needs of World Vision seek-ing both Christian and corporate sponsorship. Remarkably, within 15 years, World Vision was caring for 65,000 chil-dren in 20 countries.

The work was flour-ishing, but the price was high. Pierce’s physical exhaustion, declining health and the suicide of his oldest daughter, all contributed to the dete-rioration of his emotional and mental state. In 1967, the leadership of World Vision, the organization that he had founded, de-manded his resignation.

In 1970 Pierce found-ed a new organization. It too has grown to be a significant, worldwide ministry. The purpose of the new ministry was to

obtain and distribute re-lief funds and materials into crisis situations. He called this new minis-try “Samaritan’s Purse”. In the early stages of the ministry, he began grooming a young man by the name of Frank-lin Graham for ministry leadership. When Pierce died in 1978, Graham be-came the mission’s sec-ond president.

Just before dying of leukemia, Pierce trav-elled to Indonesia. While there, he came across a young lady lying in the mud by a river; she was dying of cancer. He knelt in the mud, held her hands and prayed for her. Her mournful, pained response was, “If only I could sleep.” Pierce

began to weep. He took medication, prescribed to deal with his own pain and sleeplessness, from his pocket. Ten days away from any medical clinic, he gave her his prescription, knowing

that she would probably expire before the pills would.

Inspirational? I think so. Motivational? I hope so...but it’s one thing to be moved, it’s quite an-other thing to get mov-

ing! And it’s one thing to talk about Jesus and His nature...it’s quite another to reflect it!

“If we say we are His, we must follow the ex-ample of Christ” (1 John, 2:6).

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It’s one thing to be moved...it’s another thing to get moving!

Wm. E. Hay Composite High School Off Campus Education ProgramWm. E. Hay Composite High School Off Campus Education Program

2015 Employer Appreciation Bar-B-Q2015 Employer Appreciation Bar-B-QWm. E. Hay Composite High School would like to acknowledge and Wm. E. Hay Composite High School would like to acknowledge and thank the following businesses and employers for giving our students thank the following businesses and employers for giving our students involved in the Green Certifi cate, K & E, Work Experience and Registered involved in the Green Certifi cate, K & E, Work Experience and Registered Apprenticeship Program, an opportunity to gain meaningful employment Apprenticeship Program, an opportunity to gain meaningful employment while working on their High School Diploma. As a small token of our while working on their High School Diploma. As a small token of our appreciation, we will be hosting a Bar-B-Q for Off Campus Education appreciation, we will be hosting a Bar-B-Q for Off Campus Education students and their employers on Friday June 19th, between 11:00 a.m. and students and their employers on Friday June 19th, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in the High School parking lot. All Off Campus Education students 1:00 p.m. in the High School parking lot. All Off Campus Education students and their employers are welcome to attend and come and go as you please.and their employers are welcome to attend and come and go as you please.

We hope that we will be able to count on your support in the future. We hope that we will be able to count on your support in the future. Without your support we would not be able to provide our students with Without your support we would not be able to provide our students with these great employment opportunities. If you would be interested in these great employment opportunities. If you would be interested in having a student for an Off Campus Education Placement, or are interested having a student for an Off Campus Education Placement, or are interested in fi nding out more about the program, please call Carrie Resch at in fi nding out more about the program, please call Carrie Resch at 403-742-3466.403-742-3466.

Thank you once again for providing our students with these Thank you once again for providing our students with these great employment opportunities!great employment opportunities!

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Students and employers that were Students and employers that were involved in the work experience or involved in the work experience or

any Off Campus Education any Off Campus Education programs are invited to attend:programs are invited to attend:

“Employer Appreciation Bar-B-Q”“Employer Appreciation Bar-B-Q”

Friday, June 19, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Friday, June 19, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Faith & Reflection

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This week, in sports, Colour Night on June 9 was a huge success, celebrating the achievements of the Wm. E. Hay athletes. The Grade 9 athletic awards went to Jo-hannes Bower, Shayna Brower, and Kayla Myshaniuk. The Block S awards went to Brooke Clark, Morgan Van Dusen, Chris-tian Young, Kyle Poapst, and Alden Muel-ler.

In archery, the Most Improved was Will Roberts, and the Most Dedicated was Jessa Heatherington.

In cross country, the three Most Dedicat-ed recipients were Zach Desrosiers, Alyssa Henderson, and Reesa Garez. Ryland Ste-fanik, Casey Wright, Alyssa Henderson, Logan Fosier-Sandberg, John Langford, Allyssa Acera, Adam Pitzel, and Eric Pitzel, Erik Rost, Shayna Brower, and Adam Shir-ley took home badminton awards. In vol-leyball, the recipients were Ally Hamelin, Ashley Sukkau, Alyssa Henderson, Judah Auton, Sheldon Bridge, Mackenzie Bren-nan, Morgan Van Dusen, Katie Monaghan, Emily Wright, Kyle Poapst, Tom Gustav-son, Jordan Lee, Sydney Poapst, Shayna Brower, Sadie Diegel, Kayla Myshaniuk, Megan Kobi, Keegan St. Denis, Casey Wright, Mitchell Gudgeon, Dacia Gram-lick, Tim Gardner, and Will Hall. The track and field recipients were Will Hall, Jens Lohmann, and Dacia Gramlick.

The Dana Roberts Memorial Award went to Will Hall, the Provincial Recognition Award for badminton went to John Lang-

ford, the Academic Team award went to the Jr. Girls Basketball team, the Sally Bishop female award went to Dacia Gramlick and Morgan Van Dusen, the Bob Stewart Male Athlete award went to Stefan DuToit, the Lifetime Activity Pass went to Dawn McK-ay, and the Larry Wilson Founders award went to Jon Campbell. Congratulations to all the athletes!

In Fine Arts, the gala was hosted on June 10, and went very well, including perfor-mances from the band and the improv team. The drama awards went to Avery Marko, Reiley Thomas, Hannah McKay, Kalie Tulan, Schubert Hernando, Taylor Marko, Erin Yaremcio, and David O’Donnell. The comm tech awards went to Rachelle Vo-gel, Hunter Paulson, Mark Bengert, Jordan Lee, Taylor Marko, David O’Donnell, and Maverick Wilford. The art awards went to Xavier Moreno, Meggan Schultz, Abby Spencer, Brianna Webb, and Keirsten Do-cherty.

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Hopefully everyone has something special planned for their dad this coming Sunday, as it’s Father’s Day.There will be several breakfast events taking place around the county, so why not take him out for a great meal and have a spe-cial day with him. Hopeful-ly all dads and grandpas out there have a fantastic day.

June has really been a busy month so far at the Botha School, with the staff, students and some volunteer parents going to the Calgary Zoo on June 5, the Big Valley track meet and also on June 16, they all attended the “BoDo Cup” soccer game which took place in Donalda .They all had a great time, and they would all like to thank the parents who went along and made these trips so special for everyone.

Swimming lessons also started on June 12 for all classes and these are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, so please do not forget your swim wear at home these days

In Mrs. Maxwell’s class, they are busy finishing off their end of the year work and getting ready for their

last unit tests and assess-ments for report cards.

In Mrs. Melnyk’s Grade 4/5 class, they have finished off some fantastic poetry work, which everyone was very pleased with. Way to go everyone.

In Grade 1s and kinder-garten students all enjoyed their nature walks and do-ing their final science unit and needs of plants and ani-mals. In their walks, they also examined mosquito larvae, pupa and tadpoles. They even found leafs roll-ers caterpillars in the nearby poplar trees and examined the little larvae and eggs, which were inside the leaf. They enjoyed the changes in leaves and blossoms in local trees and looking for-wards to it raining to help out all these living things, which they received some this passed weekend, when it rained some.

They also did some im-portant work with Kevin, their SLP, in Getting Ready to Read. Also working on

short and long vowels as well as changing begin-nings and endings conso-nants to make new words.

Every class is continu-ing to finish all their year’s work and activities with ev-eryone looking forwards to their last day and summer break. As June has a ten-dency to go quite quickly and before we know it, this month will be over, too.

The last day of class will be Friday 26 with the Awards and Concert at the Botha Hall starting at 9 a.m. Everyone is welcome to at-tend. Then that same after-noon from 12:30 to 2 p.m. the students will be going to the Stettler Swimming Pool to enjoy their last afternoon of this school year. Sounds like fun for all.

Ready for next weekend (June 27 and 28) to head to the Red Deer Casino to help out and make some money for our Botha Area. A big thank you to everyone that phoned Lorraine and vol-unteered their help for this event. It is truly appreci-ated.

Don’t miss out on the Hawaiian afternoon the last Sunday of this month. The “Country Fiddle Band”, will be entertaining that afternoon, so it sounds like a great time. They have a pooled lunch there so they are asking everyone to ei-ther bring buns/sandwiches, salads or desert with you to share with everyone. So keep this date in mind and come out for a great time.

In closing I would like to wish all fathers out there a very special Father’s Day. Hope your day turns out fantastic for everyone.

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Swimming lessons are underwayThe Clearview School division held its

recognition night in Stettler on Thursday night.

Congratulations to Melody Kent who received her 35 year pin as a bus driver. Mel has always driven the south Halkirk route and also drives for swimming les-sons, Shop and Home Ec. classes, field trips, ski trips and when needed. A lot have students have passed through her bus doors.

Ann Creasey was recognized on her retirement. She has been involved in the school system for 38 years, with stops and starts as she raised her family. Ann completed her career from teaching at the Gadsby Hutterite colony. She now plans to be a full time grandma. Con-gratulations. On Saturday night Ann was among five teachers honored by the ATA at a dinner in the hall in Stettler. They were each presented with a school bell.

On Friday evening the Castor and Halkirk Elks hosted the Elks district golf tournament and steak supper at the Cas-tor golf course. John deMos, Dale Kent and Noel McBride were among the golf-ers. Their wives Judy, Melody and Shir-ley joined them for supper.

Congratulations to Morris and Lorna Schilling who celebrated their 25 wed-ding anniversary with a large gathering of family and friends at the farm.

Grade 4 to 6 students went to Red Deer on Thursday for their field trip. They

took a tour of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and then went to the GH Dawe centre for swimming and other fun ac-tivities. Mrs. Ellyn Schaffner organized the trip.

The grades 7 to 9 students went tenting at a campsite near Sherness on June 10 to 12. They went swimming and boating as well as had a tour of the Sherness mine. Mr. Courtney and Ms. Beier accompa-nied the classes on their yearend trip.

The Howe girls, Erin, Jill and Leanne all participated in the MS bike ride fund-raiser from Leduc to Camrose this week-end and mom Donna worked at the finish line this year too. They have been doing this for 6 years and this year the team raised $ 4000, the highest amount ever. Way to go girls.

Glen and Mary Thomson from Grand Prairie were camped in the Village over the weekend visiting with friends.

Rose and Jan Koenraadt along with their friends Steven and Edie Woodrow recently went on a trip to Kelowna, B.C.

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads. Have a great day

MS Bike Ride raised a lot of money

Well...it took a day and a night to get a tenth of rain. All in all, we have had less than an inch these past ten days.

Frank and Eleanor Dahlgren took in the gymkhana events on the week-end, first in Stettler on Saturday where they watched Tammy, Kayla and Luke perform, then on Sunday it was off to Delburne to watch them and Gramma Elva race, a fun time for all.

Several residents took in the Stet-tler Rodeo, the breakfasts, the parade, the in-field and all report a great time.

I’ve been approached to find peo-ple that graduated in Stettler Wm E High School, class of 65. There is a reunion this summer, anyone that hasn’t been contacted, please phone

me and I will connect you to the per-son doing the search.

Bill and Joyce Hansel had daugh-ter Sue and Brad over for supper on Friday night. Brad has just returned home from Rainbow Lake (work re-lated).

Stan and Gloria Diegel along with Richelle and Greg and family; Ar-den and Deanne and family; Gordon Cordell; Evelyn and Rick Hamilton joined Tasha and Aaron and family

at Pelican Point for the weekend, cel-ebrating Clyde’s eighth birthday!

A letter has been generated and circulated by the Omega Circle en-couraging new members. Anyone interested in joining the Omega, the June meeting will be this Thursday night at the home of Carol Muhlbach in Stettler 7:30 pm. For directions please call 403 742 3628 or 403 574 2442.

Paulette and Percy Heer received word that grandson Matthew Wide-man has received the “Christian Leadership Athlete of the Year” award and the “Christian Character award for volleyball and basketball. These awards are for Senior High 2014-15 in Three Hills. Congratula-tions Matthew!

The Donalda Klondike Nites reunion is going to be held July 3 and 4. Please note that there are no events planned on Canada Day this year, the parade is sched-uled for 1:30 p.m. on Sat-urday, July 4 in conjunc-tion with Klondike Nites. Children’s games are also planned for the same after-noon.

The Donalda Gallery for the Arts is currently ex-

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The Donalda Drop-in is open Saturday afternoon from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. for coffee and fellowship.

Everyone is welcome. The centre will be closed for the months of July and August.

Birthday wishes this week go out to Jonathan Mar-shall, Judah Auton, Tana Nixon, Brianne Ternes, Hannah Kneeland, Bob Dietrich, Jennifer Schnei-der, Morgyn Fuller, Derek Mueller, Tony Gibbs, Barb Henderson, Alex Jaksitz, and Shelley Swaren. Happy Birthday to all!

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Despite the wind and rain on Saturday, June 13, artists came out in force to occupy Main Street and show off their work to interested art fans and stampede parade goers.

Patricia Lansdell-Denholm and Sandy Roenspies set up in the courtyard in front of the Coffee Tree and were the only two artists to set up on that part of the 50 Street.

“I’ve only been paint-ing for a bit more than two years,” Roenspies said. The artwork on display was predominantly that of land-scapes inspired by northern Alberta.

“My husband’s aunt is an artist in Saskatchewan, so I had a lot of influence from them,” she noted.

Lansdell-Denholm was set up next to Roenspies, show-ing off her hand-thrown pot-tery.

“I’ve been working with pottery for 25 years,” she said. “I always loved it, working with clay.”

She took some lessons and that was all it took for the love to burst into a pas-sion, she said, and she’s been making and selling her work since then.

One of the things she truly loves to do with her work is carve designs into the clay before it hardens.

During the “leather-hard” stage – where the clay is still soft but it’s firmed up enough to keep the design – Lansdell-Denholm will carve in patterns that will empha-size the piece, or imprint ob-jects like leaves into the clay, leaving behind the pattern of stem, vein and leaf-edge.

She works two types of pottery – hand-thrown on a pottery wheel or slab pottery, and sources all her clay from clay deposits in Medicine Hat, keeping her work local as well.

She uses a finer clay with less sand, allowing for more delicate, porcelain-like fin-ishes, and a sandier and grit-tier clay for her more rustic pieces.

Lansdell-Denholm said

that each of her pieces can take up to weeks to finish, de-pending on the size, because the clay needs time to dry thoroughly before it is fired, the term for the baking of the clay in an oven.

“It can take two to three weeks to dry depending on the size,” she said, holding up a wide dish to display. “This dried for about three weeks before I fired it.”

The first firing is called a bisque firing, and is used to completely dry and harden the clay into its form. Once that’s done, Lansdell-Den-holm glazes it, usually with glazes she has created her-self.

That dries the glaze and makes it completely safe for use as food dishes.

The thing that impressed the artists the most was how the residents of the commu-nity, and surrounding com-munities, braved the weather to come out.

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When the knock on their front door echoed through the house after 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, Gail Pe-terson looked over at her husband, Brian, and won-dered who could be calling at that hour of the night.

Neither she nor her hus-band recognized the wom-an standing on their stoop as they peered through the window. Despite that, they decided to open their door to her.

It was a decision that they regretted.

The woman was a sales-person for a company called Just Energy, and she was there to try to convince the Peterson family to “lock in” their energy prices by signing up with them, guar-anteeing big savings.

They said they were happy with their service and expected the woman

to back off, but instead she doubled down, Peterson said, and continued to try the pitch.

Again they said no, and again the woman didn’t let up. It wasn’t until Brian shut the door in the wom-an’s face that the ordeal was over, but it left them feeling grouchy all night, Peterson said.

It would have ended there except that the next day, while having a cof-fee with friends at Tim Hortons, they heard about a similar but much scarier ordeal suffered by a friend.

In the friend’s case, Pe-terson recalled, the sales-person stuck his foot in the door when she tried to close it, and her husband had to come from another part of the house and physically shove the man out of the door to close it on the secu-rity system pitch.

That concerned Peterson, because while she’s healthy

and not naive enough to buy into a “too good to be true” door sales pitch, she worried about those who were older or just starting out in life, or those who fall for every scheme that comes across their email or doorstep.

“(The elderly) don’t want to be rude to these people,” she said. “We’re a society who is raised to be polite and wait until the other person is done speaking. We readily open our doors to people that we don’t know,” she said. “I don’t know if we will after this.”

As it turns out, Just En-ergy has a record across Canada and the United States for not delivering on its promises of lower pric-es. The company locks cus-tomers in at a specific price, which in theory can protect a customer against surging prices, but in reality, most people who sign up with

Just Energy see major in-creases in their utility bills. Global Television’s in-vestigative program 16x9. The investigation revealed that the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), a consum-ers’ watchdog in Chicago, believed that of the people who sign up with Just Ener-gy, 90 per cent lose money.

In 2010, three Just En-ergy salespeople were con-victed and sentenced for fraud for signing up people without their consent, and the company has earned an F rating with the Better Business Bureau. The com-pany’s record is so bad in parts of the United States that at least one state pulled its business licence and laid consumer fraud charges.

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Stettler’s Steel Wheel Stampede did not see a lot of co-operation from the weather this year, but despite the rain and strong winds, bleachers were still full on the both days of equine action at the Stettler Exhibition Grounds, with Stettler cowboys claiming the top spot in two cat-egories.

Rocky Ross and Marty Lillico duo have scored the

fastest time in team roping event winning the top prize, while Matt Mailer clocked the fastest time with 3.8 sec-onds in steer wrestling.

In two days of bull riding competition, however, there was not a single qualifying ride.

Brady Bertram of Piapot SK won the bareback riding category with 80 points and C;ayton Smith of Eckville, the last competitor of two days of action in his category won the tie down roping event with a 8.3 second perfor-

mance. Shelton Udal of Maple Creek, SK won the saddle bronc event with his 72 point Friday night performance just as Nicole Pana of Wood Mountain, SK did with her 17.22 second ride in barrel racing.

James Bratfield of Cochrane, AB won the novice sad-dle bronc category.

Alongside the rookie cowboys, there were several new bucking horses being introduced to the sport during the Steel Wheel Stampede.

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At last week’s Clear-view and Region Athlet-ics (CARA) meet Stettler Middle School excelled as Noah McKay broke the Intermediate Boys’ 100m, 200m and 400m record, while Isaac Lee from Erskine School broke the 800m and 1500m records.

In the 100m, the junior winners were Wade Smith

from Stettler Middle School (SMS) and Devon Johnson from Mother Te-resa School (MTS); in-termediate winners were Noah McKay from SMS and Leah Pillington from Delburne Centralized School (DEL); and senior winners were Talon Con-nor and Sydney Poapst, both from Wm E Hay Composite High School (WEH).

In the 200m, the junior winners were Wade Smith

from Stettler Middle School (SMS) and Devon Johnson from Mother Te-resa School (MTS); in-termediate winners were Noah McKay and Tori Brower, both from SMS; and senior winners were Bailey Webb from WEH and Gracie Morbeck from ERS.

The high jump junior category had Austin Stahlberg from SMS and Indiana Sobeleski from Big Valley School (BVS)

as winners, while the in-termediate winners were Cole Muir from DEL and Annika Ror from SMS, and senior winners were Justin Fuller from Don-alda School (DON) and Ally Walker from By-emoor School (BYE).

The other categories in the CARA meet were low jump, triple jump, shot put and discus where the Stettler Middle School junior and intermediate girls took all the winners.

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Stettler cowboy Matt Mailer in his winning performance at the steer wrestling event on Friday evening, June 12 at the Steel Wheel Stampede.

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With a great winning streak in the lead up to the finals, the Peewee team has had a great run in the playoffs with a 2-1 record so far going into the second weekend of CALL playoffs. Being the only Stettler Thunder team, the anticipation is high as they play their next game.

Winning 6-5 in overtime against Lacoka Locos, the Stettler Peewee team lost to Didsbury, but won convinc-ingly against Kneehill at 6-1.

The Stettler Novice team played three games in the first weekend of playoffs. Losing their first game to Lacoka Locos 1, winning their second against Black-falds 9-4 and then losing their third game to Lacoka Lo-cos 2 before being eliminated.

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The Peewee team Stettler Storm has been on a win-ning spree, beating Corona-tion Royals 15-10. Display-ing some rare finesse on the field, the team went on to win two more games, beat-ing Okotoks Outlaws Blue 10-8, and overpowering Calgary Cubs with a more convincing score of 15-5.

Although the Bantam

team Stettler Sliders did not have much luck against Okotoks Outlaws and Red Deer Braves #2, they de-feated Calgary Cubs with a strong statement: 20-7.

In the Central Alberta Baseball League, both Pee-wee teams, Stettler Stealers and Stettler Storm won their respective games. Steal-ers defeated Lacombe #2 14-10, while Storm dealt a crushing defeat to Black-

falds #2 21-9. Coach Cole Atkinson said Stealers had played their best game of the season against Lacombe. With only two losses in the season, Stealers are appeal-ing to their fans to come out and support them in their last two games, the first today Wednesday, June 17 and the next on Thursday, June 18.

The Stettler Midget de-feated Lacombe with a

score of 14 to 4 in five in-nings of play. Manager Jeff Lee said Tye Mulgrove pitched the entire game and recorded ten strike-outs. It was Midgets’ eighth game of the season where they re-main undefeated. Midgets also crushed Sylvan Lake 16-4.

Midgets’ next home game is today, Wednesday, June 17 at the Sportspark Diamond.

Peewee Stettler takes the AA league by storm, Midgets remain undefeated

Mustafa Eric/Independent editor

Kody Dennis of Stettler Stealers hits the home runner on Wednesday, June 10 during their home game against Lacombe, which they won 14-10.

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The back catcher Doug MacPherson of Team Terry is trying to take possession of the ball as the runner from Team Kent makes his The back catcher Doug MacPherson of Team Terry is trying to take possession of the ball as the runner from Team Kent makes his

way to the base during the house league game between the two Stettler mosquito teams on Wednesday, June 10.way to the base during the house league game between the two Stettler mosquito teams on Wednesday, June 10.

Independent DISTRICT Wednesday, June 17, 2015 The Stettler Independent

We can always tell summer is almost here when we begin to notice an increase in the bustle around our village and Al-berta Prairie Steam Tours begins to gear up for two train arrivals to Big Valley per week. This weekend will have trains ar-riving on Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21. The Saturday train, which will arrive at approximately 4 p.m., is a “lim-ited” train which includes a stage show, therefore volunteers will not be opening our local facilities for touring until 5:30 or 6 p.m. Sunday’s train is the Father’s Day special and will arrive at approximately 12:30 p.m.

Big Valley is very excited to be hosting a Canada Day BBQ in the village again this year. We hope all of the new people moving into Big Valley will feel welcome to come out and enjoy this family oriented ‘block party’ style community event. Ev-eryone is invited to come out to the Jubi-lee Hall, enjoy some hotdogs and watch the kids play super fun games. Be sure to poke your head outside at around 11 p.m. and watch the fireworks display down by the ball diamonds. Hope to see you all there.

Several volunteers from the community of Craigmyle travelled to the community of Big Valley last summer to transport the lighted “100” sign to their community. The sign has been and is still proudly dis-played at the entrance into the Craigmyle hamlet. Craigmyle wishes to thank the community of Big Valley for the use of this sign. Craigmyle, like Big Valley be-

fore them, is gearing up to celebrate their centennial. July 17-19 promises to be a fun filled weekend for all those in atten-dance.

The Big Valley Historical Society had an interesting couple visiting the museum this past week in search of information on the lady’s grandfather who was born in Big Valley in 1926. The family name was McAdam and they lived south east of Big Valley in the Ozark School area. The couple was very delighted when photo-graphs of the great grandfather and great grandmother holding the grandfather’s older brother were found. The lady had never seen photos of her great grandpar-ents before. The couple left very excited and were heading out to find the Ozark schoolhouse and have a look around that area. The Historical Society is always thrilled to find information in their archi-val collection when visitors come search-ing for family histories. They have quite a bit of archival material, including five different history books, as well as over 5000 photographs, and various maps and documents.

Father’s Day special trainride this weekend

There will be a Father’s Day pancake breakfast at the IOOF Hall on Sunday, June 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

On Friday, June 19 there is the Keep Kira Smiling Comedy Night, fundraiser for Kira Richardson (grand-daughter to Sandy & Gary Greenlee). It is at the Stet-tler Community Hall with cocktails at 6 p.m.; a spa-

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From what I understand, we got about 3/4 inch of much needed rain in Ers-kine. The farmers in our district got a varied amount.

June 24 will be the last Wednesday for crib playing for the seniors. They will resume again in September.

The last day of school is June 26. Hope all the kids and teachers have a great summer.

Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there.

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Les and Rosemary StulbergBYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS

The junior high students from the By-emoor School participated in the track meet in Stettler on Tuesday.

Some Endmoor folks attended the Clearview School Division recognition night in Stettler on Thursday evening. Congratulations to the local recipients of long-service awards presented to Rose-mary Stulberg — 25 years, Corey van Zandbergen and Marlene Mappin — 20 years and Theresa Christie — 15 years.

A pair of former Byemoor School teachers were also recognized, Ken Hoek-stra for 20 years of service and Ted Kirby on his retirement.

Lenard and Rebecca Schofer recently enjoyed a vacation to San Francisco.

A guest of Adam and Paige Jones and family is Paige’s father visiting from Nova Scotia.

On Friday, Byemoor School had a busy afternoon. The students and teachers pre-sented their annual spring concert, provid-ing an entertaining program for parents, grandparents and community members.

The kindergarten class had their gradu-ation exercise with Wyatt Fournier, Kalel Grams, Rowdy Jones and Kai Tucker graduating and moving on to Grade 1 in the fall.

The students successfully completing the DARE program (Drug Abuse Resis-tance Education) were presented with their certificates by an RCMP officer from Stettler. Congratulations to all who com-pleted the program.

To complete the afternoon, teacher Mandy Dushanek was honoured with a surprise bridal shower. The students pre-sented a skit of Mandy’s life. Mandy is getting married in August.

Thanks to the students and staff for all their efforts in presenting a very entertain-ing afternoon.

The family of Vi Grams is hosting an open house in honour of Vi’s 80th birth-day at the Endiang Hall on June 27 from 2-5 p.m. Everyone is welcome and no gifts please.

We have been asked to pass along this invitation from the Craigmyle commu-nity: —

“The Craigmyle community wishes to invite our nearest neighbours to the north to be part of our Centennial-Home-coming celebration on July 17-19.

Firstly, we would like to invite End-moor members to submit entries to our pa-rade scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Sat-urday, July 18. Any businesses, clubs, bands, mascots, antique cars and equip-ment, horse riders and teams or anything just fun and unique will be welcomed. To register, please call Brandy at 403-665-2044. If there is no answer, please leave a message with your business/team/club/family name and phone number with a brief description of your entry. If fur-ther information is required, Brandy will contact you; otherwise consider yourself registered.”

We send birthday wishes to a former Endiang resident Joanne Boehlke of Olds celebrating her 65th birthday on June 19. Enjoy being on the government payroll, Joanne.

Father’s Day is coming up on Sunday. We wish all the dads out there an enjoy-able weekend.

Humorous quote for the day — “By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.”

— Charles Wadsworth

An entertaining afternoon at Byemoor School

Patty SteenRUMSEY RECORD

We were blessed with a little rain over the weekend and I know it has been spot-ty so I hope that you have been blessed with some as well and there will be more to come.

The Historical Society is in the final weeks of story submission so get your fam-ily history together. I know I have heard from lots of people who say that they had nothing to write and I am sure that the families who submitted their stories in 1980 felt the same way,

but thank goodness they did because now we have their history to read which makes for very interesting read-ing. The thing to remember is that we don’t know what our community will be like in 30 to 40 years from now, how different the farming methods will be, the cli-mate, our children’s chil-dren will view the world. You think that the old-tim-ers really had something to write about; “Look at their stories”, you say, “How interesting it was to settle this land, carve out a home-stead”; but who is to say that the face of this com-munity won’t be complete-ly different and our future generations will look back upon our history and say the very same things, “How did they manage?”, “How different things were back then.” That’s why you have to write it down. It doesn’t have to be too complicated, if you just want to write down your facts, births, marriages, deaths, include

maiden names of spouses; maybe that will help some-one track their family tree someday. The committee has a sheet available at the Post Office and with me at the library on different ideas to help get you started on writing so stop by to pick one up. I have offered to help compose your history into words so stop by on a Tuesday or Wednesday if you would like.

The library has a new e-resource available for all those students who are studying right now for fi-nals. It is an online study tool that is linked to the Alberta Ed curriculum that with your membership you can use for free to help study for any subject from Grade 3 to 12 PATS. There are so many e-resources avail-able through the library, I couldn’t even list them all here so there is guaranteed to be something for you and yours. We certainly are not “just books” any more. Have a great week.403-740-9144

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The band awards went to Harmen Coenen, Meggan Shultz, Todd Yaremcio, and Keirsten Docherty. The dance awards went to Grace Wu, Jessa Heatherington, Kianna Cottam, and Da-vid O’Donnell. The digital photography awards went to Kalie Tulan and Brianna Webb. The cosmo awards went to Mikayla Torger-son, Junae Ventnor, Sarah Tschritter, and Caela Hen-derson. Finally, the Andrew Nibourg Memorial Award went to Cassidy Munhol-land. On Friday, the Stu-dents’ Union hosted a BBQ and a fun day, including Jousting and Zorb Balls. It was a great day with lots of fun to be had, thank you to the Students’ Union.

Also on Friday, the Be The Change Hair Drive was wildly successful. Thank you to everyone who donat-ed and participated. That’s all for this week!

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County supports Town of Stettler grant request

A letter from the Town of Stettler request-ing the county’s support in an application to the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Grant was unanimously supported by councillors.

The grant application from the town is seek-ing the grant to refurbish and modernize the Stettler Recreation Centre, parts of which are more than 20 years old.

The grant program is a one-time program launched in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday and will see the federal government invest $150 million in community infrastructure over two years.

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IN Loving Memory of Our DadSTEVE GORDON

Dear Dad In HeavenWe sit here and ponder how very much

We’d like to talk with you todayThere are so many thingsThat we didn’t get to say.

We know how much you care for usAnd how much we care for you,

And each time that we think of youWe know you’ll miss us too.

An angel came and called your nameAnd took you by the hand, and said

Your place was ready in Heaven, far above...And you had to leave behind, all those you dearly loved You had so much to live for, you had so much to do...

It still seems impossible, that God was taking you.And though your life on earth is past,

in Heaven it starts anew You’ll live for all eternity, just as God has promised you.

And though you’ve walked through Heaven’s gate We are never far apart

For every time we think of you, You’re right here, deep within our hearts.

Always loved and remembered:Alyssa, Trevor, Steve, Ginette, Chris and families

AIREYMary Amelia1920-2015 Mary passed away on June 11, 2015 at the Rocky Mountain House Hospital. She was predeceased by her loving husband David Lloyd Airey in 2005.Mary was born on September 12, 1920 in Gladys Ridge, Alberta. In her younger years, Mary worked on several ranches; cooking, housekeeping and gardening. It was while she was working for Skocdopole’s that she met Dave

and they were married on December 23, 1944 in Red Deer, Alberta. They lived in the Hespero area for the majority of their lives where they raised their four children Shirley, Laurna, Sandra, and Richard. In 1957, they moved to their farm, across the road from Skocdopole’s.After raising her four children, Mary opened a hair salon “Style Shop” in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta where she worked for several years. After selling the salon, Mary sold “Mary Kay Cosmetics” in search of the elusive dream of earning a Pink Cadillac.She stayed on the farm until she was hospitalized in 2011. She then moved to the Rimbey Long Term Care Center before moving to the Good Samaritan in Rocky Mountain House, where she could be closer to family.Her joys in life were; traveling, riding horses, camping and spending time with her grandchildren.Mary is survived by her four children: Shirley Hagerman, Laurna (Darrel) Kirstein, Sandra (Verral) Verhaeghe and Richard (Terry) Airey; nine grandchildren: Clint (Linda) Hagerman, Denise Hagerman and friend Tom, Lana (Randy) McKenzie, Kerry Kirstein (Randy), Krista (Alex) Aasman, Dolen (Nancy) Kirstein, Nova (Jeremie) Bates, Dustin (Amanda) Airey, and Preston Airey (Jody); twenty great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She is also survived by her sisters Pauline (Grant) Hooey and Neva Knudsen, her brother Allen (Margaret) Wilson, her sister-in-law Hazel Wilson and brother-in-law Ken Hunley. Besides her husband David in 2005, Mary was predeceased by her parents Ida and Howard Wilson, siblings Fred Wilson, Olive (Hedwin) Anderson, Helen Hunley, Florence (Tony) Wyzykoski, John (Marie) Wilson and Darlene Wilson, grandchildren Kaysjia and Newly, great grandchildren Nicole and Tanner, son in-law Bruce Hagerman and brother in-law Henry Knudsen.A Celebration of Mary’s life will be held at the Chapel of the Rocky Funeral Home, Rocky Mountain House on Thursday June 18, 2015 at 1:00 PM. Cremation entrusted to the Rocky Mountain Crematorium, Rocky Mountain House. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donation in Mary’s name may be made to the charity of donor’s choice.

Condolences may be forwarded to www.rockyfuneralhome.ca

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JEANNETTE POULIOTDec. 19, 1929 - June 10, 2015

Our loving parents are now reunited together in Heaven.

Mrs. Jeannette Pouliot passed away on June 10, 2015 while living at Heritage House in Stettler, Alberta at the age of 85 years. She was the wife of Arthur Pouliot who passed away on May 19, 2015; they were married for 55 years.

Jeanette leaves behind her loving family: seven daughters: Carole Pouliot of Stettler, Susanne Rath (Shawn) of Spruce Grove, Chantal Couture (Luc) of Quebec, Louise Broda (Allan) of Fort Saskatchewan, Christiane Morin (Denis) of Lloydminster, Marie Helene Pouliot of Quesnel, BC, Pascale Hovey (Mike) of Trochu; 20 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren and many brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews from Quebec, other extended family and a host of many special friends. She was predeceased by her parents Alfred and Eugénie Caron and granddaughter Cynthia Laliberté and other family members. The family wishes to thank the Heritage House staff in Stettler for their loving care that they provided. It is greatly appreciated. Also, thank you to the Stettler Funeral Home for their care and compassion at such a diffi cult time. Funeral services for the late Mr. Arthur Pouliot and Mrs. Jeannette Pouliot will held on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at the Living Faith Pentecostal Tabernacle in Lloydminster, Alberta. If desired, memorial donations to The Gideons are greatly appreciated, in care of

STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, Box 1780, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0,

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Bridal RegistryCharlene Bauer & Cody Broughton June 27Sharlaine Burris & Lucas Howe June 27Michelle Payne & Brandon Menard - Shower June 27Danica Laurin & Jeff Sutton July 4Ashley Parent & Adam Becklund July 4Lyndon Sawatzky & Barrett Norman July 11Kendice Ogilvie & Brant Stenlund July 18Lindsay Ellis & Dallas Monk July 18Andrea Lee & Jeremey Smith July 25Daylon Brown & Jonathan Rairdan Aug. 15Kayla Keessar & Jerad Wood Aug. 15

View registries online www.wishkitchen.comMain Street, Stettler 403.742.8484

The family of Diane (Margaret) Bignell wish to thank everyone for their cards, calls, food, prayers,

fl owers and donations. Thanks to Verna and staff at Stettler Funeral Home. Special thanks to every one who

helped make this time easier.

Don Bignell & Family

Thank you to all that came to Linda Hall, Saturday June 6th for my 80th Birthday party

put on by my children, Shelley and Marty.Thank you to the Linda Hall Ladies Club that served an excellent meal, the Stettler Elks Club for the bartending services, Barry and Colleen Hill for the entertainment.

Special thanks to Joan Hennel for her time and hard work towards the party as well as Chris & Ward, Bruce & Aimee,

Marty & Carol and Ray & Shelley. Thank you everyone.

Henry and Elaine Hennel

GARRY and SHIRLEY KEIBEL are celebrating 50 years of marriage

on July 3rd, 2015.

Their children, Greg (Maria), Brent (Tammy),and Kevin (Angie) invite you to join us

out at Haunted Lake Golf Club & Campground (Alix)on Saturday, July 4th from 2 pm to whenever

to celebrate this milestone.We will have hamburgers and hot dogs

on the BBQ between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m so feel free to join us for supper or bring

your own picnic lunch.As the friendships they have developed over the years

are a major part of their marriage,your attendance is the only gift they need.

If you wish to join us in camping at Haunted LakeCampground that weekend,

please contact the campground directly to make arrangements.

If any questions, please feel free to contact Brent Keibel at 403-980-3075 or e-mail [email protected].

Stettler

CARLISLE ESTATESMULTI FAMILY

June 20, Sat. 9 - 4

DELBURNE VILLAGE WIDE GARAGE SALE, Saturday, June 20, 9-5 Over 30 garage sales.

Maps available at participating businesses

starting June 19.


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on with all utilities to the property line. New approach

completed. $119,900.

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BusinessOpportunities 870

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The Association of Communities Against Abuse (ACAA)is recruiting for the position of Full Time Program AdministratorReporting to the Executive Director, this position is responsible for fi nancial operations and reporting, contract support, initial client contact, coordination of fundraising activities, human resources support, administrative tasks, offi ce maintenance and other tasks as required.

The candidate requires considerable independent initiative, a high degree of confi dentiality, strong interpersonal skills, a com-passionate nature, a desire to provide assistance, support and coordination within a team environment and exercise strong com-munication skills. Applicants should possess a high skill level and also the ability to work alone.

Education Requirements: Post-secondary training in fi nancial, administrative tasks and systemsExperience: A minimum three years of directly related experienceTechnological Skills: Working competency in software use includ-ing Simply Accounting (SAGE), Microsoft Excel and Outcome Tracker

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SCHOOL BUS DRIVERSApplications are being accepted for the following permanent, full time school bus routes commencing September 2, 2015. Competitions close June 26, 2015 at 4:00 pm.

1. Stettler (NE) area - Competition # 5622.2. Coronation (SW) area - Competition #5623.3. Substitute drivers are needed in all areas (Applications accepted year round)

Bus Drivers’ “S” Endorsement course is being held on June 29, 30 and July 2, 2015. Please contact Maryann Wingie at 403 742-3331 to register or for more information on alternate course dates.

Successful candidates will be required to provide a current criminal record check and child intervention check prior to employment commencing. Candidates selected for an interview will be required to supply three references that have agreed to be contacted at the time of the interview. Interested applicants are asked to forward their resume electronically to [email protected]. Applications may also be sent to Clearview Public Schools, Attn: D. Larsen, Box 1720, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0. Faxes may be sent to (403) 742-1388. Please quote the competition number on all applications submitted.

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CareerPlanning 920

AN ADMINISTRATIVE Assistant is the

cornerstone of the modern offi ce. Red Deer College

is now offering the Administrative Professional

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CareerPlanning 920

MEDICAL TRAINEES needed now! Hospitals &

doctor’s offi ces need certifi ed medical offi ce & administrative staff! No experience needed! We

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completed. Call for program details! 1-888-627-0297.

Auctions 1530AERO AUCTIONS 1 Day Industrial Auction. Tues-day, June 23. 9 a.m. Hwy 16 & Hwy 60 Edmonton. Live & On-Line Bidding.

Timed Auction. Mobile of-fi ces, excavators, dozers,

graders, truck tractors, trailers, pickup trucks misc

attachments & much more! Consignments

welcome! Visit: aeroauctions.ca. 1-888-600-9005.

AUCTION FOR Taras Hlus/Bruderheim - June

27. Case/Kubota tractors; 3-pt attachment; Lincoln

welder; electrical construc-tion equipment; steel grain bins; Greelee 555 electric pipe benders, etc. Details: www.spectrumauctioneer-ing.com. 780-960-3370 /

780-903-9393.

AUCTIONSales Wed. @ 6 pm.

Moose Hall 2 miles south of Ponoka on 2A.

UPCOMING SALESLOCATION AUCTION

#2 5108-47 Ave. Ponoka, AB

Sun. June 28, 12 noon2006 Uplander Chev van,

110,000 kms; lots of beautiful furniture.

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Auctions 1530COMMERCIAL FOOD

EQUIPMENT. Wed., June 24, 10 a.m., MAS Sales

Centre, Blackfalds, Alberta. Selling coolers, freezers, ranges, ovens, display cases, SS sinks, appliances, dishwashers, mixers, slicers, prep table, beverage equipment, new catering, food transport & storage, shelving & small

wares. www.montgomeryauctions.com.

1-800-371-6963.

Estate & Landscaping Auction

Sunday June 21- 10 a.m.3.5 miles north of Olds on Hwy 2A

247 Cat Skid steer, Dump trailer, Triple axle trailer w/beaver tails, Stump

grinder, Aerators, Shop tools, Polaris snow

machine, Yard & garden items, Household & misc.

items, Rifl es.Just too much to mention.Check web for full listing

& picturesPilgrim Auction Service

403-556-5531 www.pilgrimauction.com

INCREDIBLE ANTIQUE Store Dispersal Auction!

314 - 7 Street S, Lethbridge, Alberta.

Unreserved, no buyer’s fee. Sunday, June 21.

Pictures at www.scribnernet.com. Starts 10

a.m. Scribner Auction 780-842-5666.

EmploymentTraining 900

Auctions 1530

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.

HouseholdAppliances 1710

THIS WEEK’SEYE SPY WINNER IS

GERALD COLEPlease come in to the

Stettler Independent to claim your prize.

OfficeSupplies 1800

403-742-2395

WHITE 20LB WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: BOND PAPER:

8.5 X 118.5 X 1110 pkgs. of 500 sheets10 pkgs. of 500 sheets

$48$48/case/caseShop Stettler Shop Stettler

& Save!& Save!

FarmEquipment 2010EQUIPMENT FINANCING!

Any type of commercial equipment will be consid-ered. Oil/gas, agriculture, hospitality, construction,

technology. We work with all types of credit. Call Steve 780-782-1252.

Tractors 2030JD 710C BACKHOE, $19,000. HD 11E Allis

Chalmers Cat, $17,500. JD Gator, $6,500.

403-340-9280.

Livestock 2100RED 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

For Rent#3000 - #3200

Acreages/Farms ..............3010Houses/Duplexes ............3020Condos/Townhouses........3030Manufactured Homes ......3040Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050Suites ..............................3060Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070Roommates Wanted ........3080Rooms for Rent................3090Motels/Hotels ..................3100Offices ..............................3110Stores/Commercial ..........3120Industrial ..........................3130Warehouse Space............3140Garage Space..................3150Storage Space ................3160Land ................................3170Pasture ............................3180Mobile Lot ........................3190Misc. for Rent ..................3200

Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390

Acreages/Farms ..............3255Houses/Duplexes ............3260Suites ..............................3270Rooms..............................3280Manufactured Homes ......3290Housesitting Wanted ........3300Garage Space..................3310Storage Space ................3320Stores/Commercial ..........3330Office Space ....................3340Industrial ..........................3350Warehouse Space............3360Resorts & Cottages..........3370Pasture/Land....................3380Mobile Lot ........................3390

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

Suites 3060L A R G E

One & Two BEDROOM APARTMENTS

FOR RENTNo pets

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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.

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HAVE THE EXPERIENCEOF A LIFETIMEAre you a Métis youth, between 18-30? Do you seek a greater connection to your community?Through volunteering you will learn to lead and connect to your community while you gain valuable employment skills and exposure to post-secondary education.Application Deadline: July 13, 2015 Program Runs: Aug 4 – Dec 16, 2015Call: 1-888-48-MÉTIS (1-888-486-3847) online at: www.metisemployment.ca

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NOW HIRING FACILITIES TECHNICIAN – REFERENCE CODE 14342 FIND THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WORK OF YOUR CAREER AT TRANSCANADA

At TransCanada we dream big, think big and do big things. For more than 60 years, we’ve been supplying reliable and efficient energy to millions of North Americans with our pipelines, gas storage and power generation facilities.

The Facilities Technician will work under the general guidance of senior employees performing low level planned maintenance and corrective operational work, one call line locates, routine administrative, janitorial, and additional duties as assigned at compressor, measurement and/or pipeline sites. Reporting to the Stettler Area Manager, the Facilities Technician will be based out of Stettler, AB.

*This role will be required to travel to other company locations for temporary assignments, meetings or training, which will require travel away from home base.

*This position is overtime eligible and part of an on-call rotation and provides emergency support as required.

*We anticipate filling this position locally and therefore this position is not eligible for domestic or cross-border relocation assistance.

TransCanada is an equal opportunity employer. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit our website at jobs.transcanada.com.

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Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

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Suites 3060BEST RENTAL VALUE

IN STETTLER1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished

kitchenette suites.All utilities, cable, internet.

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For rent one bedroom basement suite in Stettler, private entrance, $700/mo.

including utilities. 403-742-6467.

StorageSpace 3160STETTLER MINI

STORAGEHousehold, furniture,business records, etc.

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Reg and Darlene Hunter403-740-9283 or

403-742-3153

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

ManufacturedHomes 40902000, 16X76’ SRI Modular. To be moved. Immaculate with new shingles, siding & fl ooring. $70,000. Available immediately. Call Western Canadian Modular Homes

1-855-358-0808, Red Deer, Alberta.

NOW is the time to order. Want that new home

before the kids are back in school, order now. Call

Marg, 1-855-380-2266 at Craigs Home Sales in Lethbridge, Alberta to

have your home in time. 2003 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

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SILVERWOOD LUXURY Modular Log Homes. Show

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Cottages/ResortProperty 4130BURNSTICK Lake cottage

for sale, on beautiful mountain lake about 45

minutes west of Red Deer. The bungalow is 805 sq. ft

on a 1/3 acre lot. $345.000. Contact owner

at [email protected] or 403-244-6774.

Business Services#1000 - #1430

Accounting 1010

Ph:403-742-5979Fax:403-742-3656

Box 1595, 4907 - 50 Street,

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Kendra Walgenbach, CANaomi Roth, CGA

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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

[email protected]

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

Misc.Services 1290

Landscaping1240

BRIAN HALLETTLAWN & GARDEN CARE

Town & Country Big or Small

…WE DO IT ALL!

Phone: 403-742-5830Please leave a message if no answer

RUBBER DUCKYARD CARE

• Power Rake• Aerate

• Lawns ~ cut & trimmedFor personalized services callLana Gross ~ 403-740-3595

LegalServices 1260Gary G. Grant

Law Office4910 - 51 Street

Stettler, AB T0C 2L0

Phone: 403-742-4437

LegalServices 1260

LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE

4819 - 51 Street

Lori R. ReuleLL. B.

StettlerProfessionalBuilding

403-742-3411

ANDERSON LAW OFFICE

Brenda Anderson,

B.Comm., LL.B.

5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB

Phone 403-742-2529

Fax 403-742-2522

[email protected]

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

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$15,000 lump sum refund (on average). Apply today!

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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.

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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

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Independent SCHOOL ZONEWednesday, June 17, 2015 The Stettler Independent

BuildingsFor Sale 4150

LOOKING FOR a shop? Post Frame Buildings.

AFAB Industries has expe-rience, expertise, reliability

and great construction practices. For a free quote,

contact Ryan Smith 403-818-0797 or email: [email protected].

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for balance

owed! Call 1-800-457-2206; www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Our Big 35th Anniversary

Sale!” 20x20 $4500. 25x24 $5198. 30x30 $7449. 32x36 $8427. 40x46

$12,140. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.

pioneersteel.ca.

Financial#4400 - #4430

Investments ......................4410Money Wanted ................4420Money to Loan ................4430

MoneyTo Loan 4430

BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity

Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation,

foreclosures, renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed,

unemployed ok. Dave Fitzpatrick:

www.albertalending.ca. 587-437-8437,

Belmor Mortgage.

GET BACK on track! Bad credit? Bills?

Unemployed? Need money? We lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer

Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420; www.pioneerwest.com.

Motorcycles 5080

2008 SUZUKI Boulevard C109RT,

LOADED Saddle bags, windshield, cruise (manual), running

lights, back rest, 44,500 kms.

MINT CONDITION!$7990. o.b.o.

403-318-4653 Red Deer

HousesFor Sale 4020

Public Notice#6000

Public Notices ..................6010Special Features ..............6050

PublicNotices 6010

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NOTICETO

CREDITORS ANDCLAIMANTS

Estate of NEIL ALLISON

SIEGERwho died on

May 20, 2015

If you have a claim against this estate,

you must le your claim by July 17, 2015 and provide details of your

claim with

Landman ReuleLaw Of ce

Barrister & Solicitor atBox 1630, 4819 - 51 St.Stettler, AB. T0C 2L0

If you do not le by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim

you may have.

House for Sale

Warm and inviting home in Grandview just down the street from Recreation Center. Built in 1978 this 980 sq. ft. bi-level features 4 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. New windows, doors, siding, kitchen updated and shingles replaced 3 years ago. Large lot size if wanting to build a garage. Appliances included.

Asking $242,000.For inquires or to book a viewing call 403-740-3754 or email [email protected].

Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.)


www.stettler.net

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICENotice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the Town of Stettler Land Use Bylaw No 2060-15:1. No: 2874-2015 Legal Description: Lot 8, Block C, Plan 0424667 Municipal Address: 4721 - 70 Street Applicant: Permit World Inc. Proposed Development: Fasci Signage

Dave DittrickPlanning & Development Services

Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.)


www.stettler.net

CURRENT PROPERTY AND BUSINESS TAXES ARE DUE

As a reminder, Current Property Taxes and Business Taxes must be paid by 4:30 p.m. June 30, 2015 or received post-marked by June 30, 2015 to avoid a 3% penalty. To avoid a further penalty of 9% all current taxes must be paid by 4:30 p.m. July 31, 2015.

Steven GerlitzAssitant Chief Administrative Offi cer

ADULTS/ CHILDREN ANONYMOUS

Wednesday 6:00 p.m.For more info call Bob

403-820-5583

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

403-742-4271; 403-742-1887

AL-ANONBrenda 403-742-0990Betty 403-742-5673

ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY403-346-4636

Red Deerwww.alzheimer.ab.ca

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Pat Lattery

403-742-3759

BIG BROTHERS &BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION

403-742-5437 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 phone403-742-6456

STETTLER FOOD BANKBetty Birch 403-742-0732

STETTLER CITIZENS ON PATROL

RCMP offi ce403-742-3382

www.stettlercop.org

STETTLER HANDIBUS403-742-5858

STETTLER HEALTHEMERGENCY LINE

403-742-6568

STETTLER PEOPLE FORSUICIDE AWARENESS

403-742-2337

STETTLER READ &WRITE OFFICE403-742-2999

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

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Summer holidays are fast approaching and many of SES’s annual June tradi-tions are underway. One tradition, the Stettler Pub-lic Library Summer Pro-gram presentation took place this week. Shaun Ross and Maggie Orlick presented an informative overview of the library’s summer program to each class. The students en-joyed the musical bananas and stories the duo shared with them and were moti-vated to participate in the summer program. Thank you to the Shaun and Mag-gie for sharing the summer program information in such an entertaining way.

June, perhaps more than any other month, is a time when students are encour-aged to evaluate goals they have set for themselves. Ms. Limpert’s Grade 1 stu-dents have been reflecting on a goal they set earlier this year. Each student had a goal of reading 100 or more books. To help them reach the goal, the students have been practicing their reading skills by taking home “Good Fit Books” every night. As a result, every student achieved their goal and is now a member of the 100 Book Club. The students and Ms. Limpert are going to celebrate with an ice cream sundae party. Congratula-tions!

Ms. Nielsen’s and Mrs. Potter’s Grade 4 students have been gathering in-formation about their an-cestors in preparation for a presentation about their own family history. The students are finding it fas-cinating to see where their ancestors came from, why they came to Canada, how they got here, and what they brought with them from the old countries. The presen-tations are nearly ready for sharing. Everyone is anx-ious to see the results of the research.

Ms. Watts’ Grade 4 stu-dents have been having fun getting their hands dirty while creating paper mâché birds in art. The birds are quickly taking shape. The structures are complete, the base coat of paint has been applied, and the students are looking forward to add-ing the final details. We

are all looking forward to seeing the results of these creative artists.

Mrs. Fox’s Grade 5 class, along with Ms. Nielsen’s and Mrs. Potter’s Grade 4 class, are learning how to weave in art. The students are creating small woven mats to take home. They are proud of the fabulous job they are doing on their colourful projects.

Thanks to the efforts of Mrs. Bruketa, Stettler Elementary School was awarded a complimentary Golden Ticket Handwrit-ing without Tears training session in Calgary for sev-eral teachers; one teacher representative from kin-dergarten through Grade 3 attended the session on Saturday. Handwriting without Tears is a printing and cursive writing pro-gram that has been used in SES for a number of years. The HWT curriculum is de-signed to support students as they work toward mas-tery of printing and writ-ing. It is a proven method that supports both students who struggle with fine mo-tor skills as well as those who are just simply learn-ing to print or write for the first time. Teachers were pleased with the training session and delighted to be given a number of free resources. No profession treasures free resources quite the same as teachers.

As swimming lessons come to a close for the year, track days and filed trips are all the buzz! For example, the Grade 4/5 track meet is scheduled for June 18. Mrs. Poapst has ordered perfect weather for the day and all of the other outdoor yearend activities, but remember, we do live in Canada so dressing in layers, bring a water bottle, sun screen and maybe just to be safe, keep a winter parka handy. Our support-ive parents have stepped up once again to lend a help-ing hand as track meet and field trip days become real-ity. Thank you to our awe-some parents!

Summer vacation

is approaching

StettlerElementary

PAT JOHNSON


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