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Nearly 100 Calgary-based ready mixtruck drivers stood solid on numerouspicket lines, a day after Burnco RockProducts Ltd. initiated a lockout andturned to the non-union Strathmore- based plant to continue their opera-tions.

Members of the Teamsters LocalUnion 362 were locked out Monday atfive Burnco plants – Okotoks, Airdrie,Cochrane, and two sites in Calgary – fol-lowing a standstill in contract negotia-tions.

Discussions had been ongoing be-tween the union members and the com-pany since May 31 when the contract

expired. Days before union members were expected to vote on a presentedoffer, employees found themselves lock-out. As a response to the lockout, the 96employees picketed at six different loca-tions, including Strathmore, where localdrivers are making up for the shortage.

“This is a non-union plant and they’redoing all of our work in the city, so weare out here today to slow the processdown,” said strike captain Tyler Welshin Strathmore on Aug 11.

“If they were just doing their own work we wouldn’t be here, but they’renot. They’re going into Calgary and do-ing our work. So now it’s affecting us. We were going to vote on an offer this Thursday but they locked us out on

Monday. They locked us out before weeven had a chance.” The parties were stuck in a manda-

tory two-week cooling off period aftermediation, and in that timeframe theunion applied for a strike vote on July30. Although Burnco did present unionrepresentatives with an offer on Aug. 4, business agent for Teamsters Union Lo-cal 362 Bernie Haggarty set the vote for Aug. 13 to allow those affected to haveone-week notice. As Burnco represen-tatives felt this was a substantial delay,the company hoped the lockout notice would prompt the offer to be presentedto affected employees sooner.

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Drivers strikeat StrathmoreBurnco plant

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As the hammer was brought down inOttawa to affect legislative changes tothe Natural Resources Canada Explo-sive Act and Regulations and a new Al- berta fire code 2014, which was adopt-ed at the end of February, Strathmoreintroduced a new bylaw to solely focuson the issue of fire works. The new by-law, a linchpin to the all-encompassingoriginal fire bylaw, will serve to accom-modate the newfound need to deal with fireworks within the town.

The Explosive Safety and SecurityBranch (ESSB) – an organization whichalso adopted other modifications to the Alberta Building Code and the NationalEnergy Code for Buildings five monthsago - monitors and polices fireworks within Canada through the Explosive Act.

As a result of the changes, Strath-more is required to monitor recordingof files, reports, and returns in relationto fireworks. While the issue was previ-

ously identified in the existing 2005 fire bylaw 05-02, the information containedtherein remained basic.

“The new bylaw that I’m proposingidentifies what the fireworks are in the

Town of Strathmore, and it also provides details for the licensing of pyrotechnicians and persons to fire or setoff fireworks,” said Muir Furzer, Strath-more’s fire chief, at the town councilmeeting on Aug. 5.

“It also provides documentation toprovide a paper trail to monitor the dif-ferent types of fireworks that are beingused in Strathmore, and the differentlevels of certification by pyro techni-cians that are hired by different venues within Strathmore. This is the idea ofour bylaw.” As fireworks are explosive devices,

classified as dangerous goods underthe Alberta Fire Code when used im-properly, bylaw 15-16 prohibits thepossession, purchase, sale, storage, ordischarge of fireworks by anyone whodoes not posses a valid Fireworks Dis-play Supervisor card. While Furzer said the new bylaw

will provide authority to use greaterenforcement in handing of fireworks, when asked whether the town bylawofficers would be required to use a

different level of vigilance by Council-lor Denise Peterson, he said the bylawunder the Municipal Government Act(MGA) provides the municipality witha system for licences, permits, and ap-

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A young man was broughtto the Strathmore Hospital

early Saturday morning, af-ter an accidental stumblecaused him to fall onto a par-ing knife, leaving him withlife-threatening injuries. The male, estimated to

be approximately 18 yearsold, was carrying campingequipment up a flight ofstairs from the Powwow inSiksika on Aug. 8, when hetripped and fell onto a knife. The blade pierced the individual near his heart and af-ter ambulances brought himto the Strathmore Hospital,STARS Air Ambulance wasdispatched at 5:48 a.m. and

transported him to CalgaryFoothills Hospital.

“It was bad the way it went down,” said GleichenStaff Sgt. James McLaren.

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Ready mix truck drivers Stephane Joly (l-r), Jason Forthing, Tyler Welsh, Don Morros, Tony Mackin-

non, and Steve Laking picketed outside the Strathmore BURNCO Rock Product Ltd. on Aug. 11.

After a standstill in negotiations, BURNCO locked-out 96 union drivers, and utilized the services of

Strathmore-based truck drivers.Miriam Ostermann Photo

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“They decided they weren’t going topresent our offer to the membership ona timely basis, so we just had to showthem that we’re serious and that it wasour intention, through the lockout, togive them an opportunity to hold a voteon the offer prior to the lockout going

into affect,” said Michael Powell, chiefexecutive officer with Burnco RockProducts Ltd., who added the strike ef-forts are slowing down services.

“These employees are important tous, they’re important to the service wedeliver. Obviously they’re impedingthe work of the Strathmore drivers, but we have a contingency plan that we’re working and trying to get the materialto our customers the best we can.” According to Haggarty, the company

has been utilizing replacement work-ers, plant workers, and management– some flown in from other parts of western Canada - to work out of Strath-more. For those standing on the picketlines, including half a dozen employees who protested in Strathmore on Aug.11, issues are not concerning money, but rather seniority, respect, and safety. While their demands include doubletime after 12-hour work days, mostdrivers are outraged with proposedchanges to their seniority statuses.

For employees such as Don Mor-ros, who worked his way up the lad-der over the past 18 years – currentlysitting close to the top 10 – protectingtheir seniority is of utmost importanceto insure their life’s work won’t turnobsolete.

“It’s a good company I enjoyed com-ing to work here, but I was talking to

union reps here and seniority is themainstay of the union, it’s what I’ve worked for,” said Morros.

“When I started I was 29 years oldand at the bottom of the list. Now I’mstarting to move up. There’s a hundredand something drivers and I think I’mup there number 12 or 11 and they want to take that away from me. It’s just

not right. That’s not going to happen.It’s not an issue of money. I understand with the economy if they want to doa wage freeze I don’t think anybody would have a problem with that, butthey said it has nothing to do with se-niority but it does.”

However, according to Powell, strip-ping employees of their seniority is notpart of the offer, but instead the com-pany was looking to tweak seniority toallow Burnco to work more efficientlyand to better service their customers.He added such elements include thehire and use of more drivers – allowingfor shorter shifts and addressing somesafety concerns. Yet Haggarty, who waspresent at the negotiating table, dis-

agreed.“They want to strip the seniority

language out of the collective agree-ment,” he said. “To them there’s no re-spect. They think they can bully themaround? They’re not going to take it.It’s not about the money. We’re realists. We understand that the economy hasturned and the price of oil affects us, but we’re not about to let the seniority be stripped for one.”

Powell said he is looking forward forthe employees to have an opportunityto vote on the proposed offer. Currentlythe vote continues to be scheduled for Aug. 13.

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Elmer and Leona Jensen have been marriedfor 75 years, and Leona just celebrated her

100th birthday. Elmer had his 100-year-mile-stone birthday in 2014. Double celebration of

Leona’s 100th birthday and the couple’s 75th

wedding anniversary took place in Standard

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In an effort to modernize Strathmore’s fire bylaw,and divert from stereotyping and discrimination,town council approved an amendment that alsotackles the issue of fire pits – a growing concern forlocal politicians.

Bylaw 05-02, which was established in 2005, wasoutmoded and required adjustments to the fire safe-ty inspection procedures, fee for servicing schedul-ing, removal or reference to fireworks, and fire pitapplication and permitting.

The new bylaw will regulate Strathmore’s fire pittypes, sizes, fees, and allow for additional control– lacking previously with numerous illegal fire pitsand inadequate record keeping. While the amendment focuses on bringing the

bylaw up-to-date, council remained concernedabout fire pits currently situated within the town boundaries.

“The terminology that we used in the old bylaw was very dated and if I may say so prejudicial andsexist, and I wanted to have something that waspolitically neutral and so I had to remove some ofthe language,” said Muir Furzer, Strathmore’s firechief. “The fire pits have been a big challenge forthe town over the years. Under the old bylaw wedidn’t have that control. Basically a person appliedfor a fire pit and it was accepted as is, no discus-sion. We kept the reports, but they had no signifi-

cance. They had no meat.” The proposal, which was brought before town

council on Aug. 5, aims to provide fire service anddevelop regulations for controlling open fires. Thenew permits will require an applicant to providethe town with documentation about the fire pit,drawings, engineering for elaborate systems, andphotographs of its proposed location. An inspector will then sign off and issue a permit number. While

Furzer assured council that limitations are in placeregarding the size of a fire pit and the various typesof pits available, council was disheartened to hearthe amendment will have no affect on existing pits.

“You build a fire pit that’s half the length of the yard and as tall as the building, you could barbecuea cow on there,” said Councillor Steve Grajczyk, re-garding a specific pit in town. “They smoke tremen-dously … we must control it somehow. According to Furzer, who said he’s been ap-

proached about several such sites, some of thesefire pits slipped through the cracks previously andnow the town’s hands are tied. However, the permit

is not transferrable to new ownership of the prop-erty, if the current occupant were to move.Under the new bylaw, a new fire pit application

permit allowed for all fire pits to be registered with-in the town as of Jan. 1, 2015.

“So when a person comes back and he’s goingto ask ‘I want to build this big Taj Mahal,’ we havefirst say on it,” said Furzer. “Under the bylaw - a fireservice bylaw - the fire chief has the final authorityand can say yes or no. I can guarantee you basedupon what’s happened the last couple of years, it’sgoing to be regulated very strictly.”

Fire pits will now be issued serial numbers in or-der to be tracked by the town. According to Furzer,more than 500 permits have been issued over thepast three years and the creation of a database wasestablished two years ago.

Council also raised concern with insurance and

informing the public. In response, Furzer men-tioned including a letter into residents’ utility in-serts upon approval of the amendment.

“I think it’s really timely and extremely useful,and I believe there are many homeowners in ourcommunity that want to ensure their fire pits meetcode,” said Councillor Peterson.

Strathmore town council approved the amend-ment, fire bylaw 15-18, unanimously on Aug. 5.

Fire pits at forefront of bylaw update discussions

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102 Canal Gardens

403-901-0893 / 403-880-3171

Pastor: Elizabeth Karp Worship Sundays 10:30 am

Healing Room Monday 7-9 pm

Now available at The Seed (our book nook)

Living Books and Products

phone: 403-619-9279

Come Join us for a spirit-filled timeof worship

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC

Holy Cross Collegiate School Gym

709B - 2nd Street, Strathmore

403-934-2641

Pastor: Fr. Wojciech Jarzecki Masses: Saturday 5 pm • Sunday 10 am

ST. MICHAEL & ALL

ANGELS ANGLICAN

“Becoming fully alive in Jesus Christ”

INTERIM WORSHIP LOCATION:

245 Brent Blvd., Strathmore

(NORTH door) 403-934-3017

Pastor & Priest: Bryan Beveridge

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am

HOPE COMMUNITY

COVENANT CHURCH

245 Brent Blvd, Strathmore • 403-934-2424

Worship Service Sundays 10 amLead Pastor: Glenn Peterson

www.hope-community.ca

STRATHMORE ALLIANCE

325 1 Ave • 403-934-3543

Corner of 1 Ave & Wheatland TrailAssociate Pastor: Byron Allan

9:30 am Sunday School for All Ages

11:00 am Worship Service

www.strathmorealliance.com

STRATHMORE UNITED

Wheatland Trail & 3rd Avenue

403-934-3025Rev. Pamela Scott

Sunday Worship 10:30 amBabysitting Provided

Wheel Chair Accessible

Loop system for the hearing impaired

GrandOpening!


7/28


Times TIDBITS

Did You Know?

‘August’ is the only name of a month that featuresamong the top 1,000 men’s names. April, Maya

and June are all in the women’s top 1,000.

JENN PAGE

Strathmore Pregnancy Care Centre

The Strathmore Pregnancy CareCentre is aware that early interactions

with children not only improve theirmental development but their emo-tional and physical development, andare therefore launching three differ-ent parenting classes. The “Baby’s First Year” class is for

any parent, ranging from first-timersto those more experienced but want-ing to continue to grow their skills.

This class allows parents to includetheir child in an interactive playtimeover a six-week period.

Topics addressed range from wel-coming the new baby into the familyand home, infant behaviour, physicaldevelopment, physical safety, emo-tional and social safety, as well as howand when to discipline. This class of-fers practical advice and encourage-ment, the opportunity to discussquestions and concerns, and helps to

build confidence as a parent.Our “Literacy, Parenting and Rhythm

Time” class is full of energy and ex-citement. This eight-week class for

parents and tots provides a safe placeto learn and have fun with others ina similar stage of life. Classes will begeared to the age and literacy level ofthe children in the class.

During the rhyme portion of theclass, there will be singing and shar-ing nursery rhymes to introduce lan-guage, rhyme, rhythm and music.Reading is another important literacyskill and books with colourful pic-tures are a great place to start with

young babies.Reading to your child can help them

develop language and recognitionskills. This class is a positive way to

bond with your child in a fun and in-

teractive activity. The “Parenting Education” programhelps those wanting to increase theirknowledge and skills in parenting.

This six-week program is designedto focus on the critical years, age twoto 12, by building strong parent-childrelationships, and instilling importantqualities such as self-esteem, courage,responsibility and cooperation. Thisprogram will also teach effective com-munication skills and how to betterunderstand the behaviour of the child.

New classes offered for parents

MIRIAM OSTERMANN


Born out of the devastation of thecatastrophic 2013 Alberta floods, the

Southern Alberta Music Festival con-tinues to gather momentum and onceagain raises money for a crucial emer-gency service – STARS Air Ambulance. The two-day-long country, blues, and

rock n’ roll event is growing exponen-tially in popularity and for the second year is donating its proceeds to thecharitable, non-profit organization.

“Because we’re rural and if anything were to happen out here, STARS is soimportant to rural communities,” saidDonna Biggar, manager for AspenCrossing. “Since we had the flood thefirst year, we thought it just feels goodto do it for a good cause, and to havethe local artists working for the samekind of things that need donations in

their own communities. STARS seemsto fit all of southern Alberta, so that’skind of why stars was picked.” When organizers Jason Thornhill

and Larry Vannatta launched the festival in 2013, proceeds were donated toHigh River the first year, and STARS thesecond year. Having already attracted200 people in its infancy, crowds havecontinued to grow each year and numbers are expected to accumulate to 500spectators this year.

Continuing to feature local southern Albertan artists such as Drew Gregory,

Sykamore, and Lyndsay Butler, 23 mu-sicians were selected from a line-up of40 acts.

“That’s kind of the theme behind this whole thing, give everyone a chance to

play,” said Vannatta, who will continue with tradition and perform this year. “I would think a lot of it has to do withthe atmosphere of having fun and be-ing friends. Nobody has a big headhere. There are no stars but they’re allstars, because it’s all going to a goodcause, which is STARS. A lot of peoplesend in their stuff to us, and of course we can’t put in everybody.”

Dr. Greg Powell founded STARS Air Ambulance in 1985, known back thenas the Lions Air Ambulance Service.Over the past three decades the servicehas expanded to include bases in Brit-ish Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewanand Manitoba, and flew 1,839 missionslast year.

As the organization is non-profit andrelies on donations – an average flightcosting $5,400 with costs not being re-couped by the patient – fundraisers,such as the Southern Alberta MusicFestival, are crucial to their operations.Last year the event donated $6,000 tothe organization.

“Events like this really do play a hugerole in STARS in helping us with all ofour training programs, with our emer-gency link centre, with the actual he-licopters and in whatever capacity wecan just being there for the next patient,

Music Festival aims to keep STARS in sky

The Village of Rockyford hosted a Show n’ Shine event on Aug. 8. Owen and Zepha-niah Brown enjoyed the Cars bouncy house. Lots to see at the Show n’ Shine from

newer rebuilt models to some old timers needing some TLC.

Manny Everett Photos

Show n’ Shine

Keely has a small company that makescreative and delicious chocolate

suckers and matching cupcakes as

well as chocolate chip, short bread and

gingersnaps. She will be giving away a

gift certicate for her products in

the weekly draw.

The market will be giving away a $25.00

gift certicate in the weekly draw.

Remember Farm Fresh Fridays

www.strathmorefarmersmarket.ca

HELD EVERY FRIDAY3:00 - 7:00 pm

Strathmore Ag Grounds

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We offer all make repairs, from cars to heavy dutydiesel trucks. We also service and repair trailersand motorhomes. We are currently expanding to

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We stand by our work and offer a complete war-

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Some of the services we offer at Ryanco Autoproinclude:

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it’s crucial in terms of helping us,” saidMegan Thomson, manager of events forSTARS.

“STARS started in Alberta with theintention to serve people either living

or traveling in rural or remote areas inthe province. The fact that we get sup-port from the people who actually livein those areas, is unbelievable. We arehere to serve the community, but wealso wouldn’t be here without the sup-port of the community.” While most of the proceeds are being

donated to STARS, Biggar said the festival is also important to the area, as the Arrowwood Agricultural Society, the Ar-rowwood 4-H club, and the MossleighLions Club – who run the beer gardens– also benefit from the donations. The Southern Alberta Music Festival

will take place Aug. 21-21. Tickets are$80 for the whole weekend, $70 for Sat-urday only, or $25 for Friday only. Pas-

ture camping is available for $45 for the weekend. For more information visit as-pencrossing.com.


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Thought for

the Week

~

An experience

cannot be viewed

as the absolute

reality of any

guven situation.

E. Montgomery

MIRIAM OSTERMANN


After months of working on a bylaw to bring off-site levy rates up to date, town council approvedthe proposed 2015 rates – a 10 per cent increasefrom when the levies were last updated in 2010. The off-site levy rates, a requirement for devel-

opers to pay for costs as a result of their develop-ment, were last updated to reflect the 2011 rates. While off-site levy rates are difficult to compare

between municipalities, due to varying projectsand pricing, Werner Fisher, director of planningand development for the Town of Strathmore, said

Strathmore’s rates are still among the lowest.“I believe that our rates are definitely, based on what I’ve seen, at the lower end,” said Fisher. “Ourgeneral assessment is 96,000 per hectare. The in-crease of the rates, the actual off-site levy rate isgoing up 10 per cent. A 10 per cent increase since2010 is, I don’t think unreasonable.”

Strathmore collects levies for transportation,sewer and water, and storm water management.Over the last six months, the town’s planning de-partment, director of public works and AllnorthEngineering prepared the bylaw, which was pro-posed during town council’s regular council meet-ing on Aug. 5.

“It sounds to me like the directors have donetheir due diligence and it seems we’re on the low-er end, we’re still going to have developers come

in so I support this,” said Councillor Brad Walls. According to town staff, developers did show

concern in regards to the off-site levy projectlist. Contained on that list are: the master servic-ing study for the transportation plan; the masterservicing study for the storm water managementplan; the completion of a functional design ofGeorge Freeman Trail; and proposed water trans-mission project, storm water project, and widen-ing of George Freeman Trail bridge.

“Most developers are concerned that we arecontinuing to move those projects ahead quicklyas they need that information in their develop-ments,” said Strathmore’s Director of Engineering

Gord Elenko.“So those are projects that are on the off-sitelevy project list and developers are keen on get-ting those projects moved forward so they can in-clude that information into their current projects.” The Town of Strathmore enlisted Allnorth Engi-

neering to review, update, and justify the capitalprojects and new proposed capital projects listedin the previous bylaw 11-04. Through existingfinancial information and technical documents,the town was able to identify the infrastructurerequired for the future and the approximate costfor a 20-year time period, when the population isestimated to reach 29,381. The new off-site levy rates came into effect im-

mediately on Aug. 5, and the Bylaw 15-17 will bemade available on the town’s website.

Council approves new off-site levy rates

By Irene Knappe, Secretary / PR / Membership

Strathmore Legion Branch #10 NEWS

• PLEASE NOTE: Bingo at the Legion on Wednesday nights will resume on

September 2nd. C ome one, come all!

• The next Executive Meeting will be on Tuesday, September 8th, at 7 p.m., and

the first General Meeting of the Fall is on Tuesday, September 22nd, at 7:30 p.m.

• The General Meeting is open to all of the Legion members, and we would sure

appreciate to have as many of you attend as possible! Remember, this is YOUR

Legion, and your participation in its decisions and daily operation is very welcome

indeed and the place to do so is at the General Meeting. See you there!

DID YOU KNOW? Read more about the Legion and its history.

For further information, please call the Legion at 403.934.5119

We need your continued support! Join us at the Legion!

ANDREA ROBERTS

Times Contributor

Katie Kiermay of Kalio Ho-meopathy has been helpingpeople in Strathmore with anumber of complaints usinghomeopathic remedies. Onegroup that she has helped

improve their lives is children with autism.

While the topic of treating

autism is sometimes consid-ered controversial, Kiermaytries to help treat each indi-

vidual who seeks help at herhomeopathic practice.

“The diagnosis depends on what their individual symp-toms are,” said Kiermay.“There is no one cure for all

because everyone experienc-es a pathology differently.”

Kiermay has a 12-year back-

Homeopathically healing those with autismground in nursing and is still aregistered nurse. She decided togo back to school and become aclassical homeopath about five

years ago. She trained in Canada,the United States and India be-fore eventually opening her prac-tice in Strathmore last June. Shealso helps treat anything from a

simple cold to chronic diseasesand even helps pregnant womenhave a healthy pregnancy.

Eventually parents of autis-tic children began to approachher as they were seeing autis-tic symptoms in their childrenor were seeing regeneration intheir child’s state with the othermodes of healthcare. Kiermaymakes sure to give her full at-tention to the case at hand anddoes a lengthy diagnosis to findthe symptom that is particular tothat child. She explains that thereis a large spectrum of symptomsthat can show that a person has

autism; however she looks forthe one that stands out the most,such as a verbal delay or a needto be constantly around others.

Once she has given the child aremedy she makes sure to moni-tor them closely by seeing themat least once a month and doinga GAPS protocol, which is es-

sentially a casein and gluten-freediet.

“We support good nutrition sothat facilitates a detoxification inenvironmentally toxics that may

be a contributor in autism,” saidKiermay.

She also makes sure to keepin contact with the parents viae-mail so as to constantly teachthem about the 200-year-oldpractice of homeopathy.

Kiermay’s work in her practiceis not the only way she is in-

volved in helping those with au-tism. She has also done a numberof presentations for Remedy Au-

tism, a group of healthcare pro-fessionals and parents who be-lieve that the disorder is treatableand preventable with the help ofhomeopathy. She also trained

with Dr. John Melnychuk, a ho-meopath from the United States

who specializes in conditionssuch as autism.

Katie Kiermay poses in front of one of

her display cases at Kalio Homeopathy

that is located in the Studio 86 Tanning.Kiermay treats a number of individuals’

ailments with the use of homeopathy.

Andrea Roberts Photo

MIRIAM OSTERMANN


A partnership between the Strathmore and Dis-trict Agricultural Society and Community Futures

Wildrose championed for local businesses to bea part of a province-wide initiative that is educat-ing Albertans about the origins and production oftheir food. As part of the Alberta Open Farm Days, which

is currently in its third year, roughly 180 resi-dents will have a chance to enjoy a farm-to-tableexperience at the Rocking R Guest Ranch, whichshowcases locally grown food and the talents ofCalgary-based chef Judy Wood. As part of the col-

laborative, two-day event, community members re-ceive a back-stage pass to visit five local host farmsfor a free educational experience.

Participating in the Alberta Open Farm Days forthe first time, the ag society and Community Fu-tures Wildrose simply refused to pass up the op-portunity when it presented itself this year.

“There’s a real trend that people want to connectmore with the people that are providing the foodand are eager to support local food producers,”said Tera Spyce, supporter for the Alberta OpenFarm Days, with Community Futures Wildrose.

“It needed a champion to get it going and I ap-

proached the agricultural society with the idea.”Over 70 farms are participating on Aug. 23, and

locally include Country Lane Farms, Field StoneFruit Wines, Four Sister Farms, Poplar Bluff Organ-ics, and Riqueza Riding Academy.

Poplar Bluffs Organics, a wholesale organic veg-etable farm, supplies 70 restaurants in Calgary andarea, can be found in health food stores, and has

been featured on the Food Network. As one of theparticipating farms next weekend, the 60-acre op-eration is opening up the doors to their organiccarrot farm.

“We thought it was important to be buying lo-cal produce and for people to know there are

vegetable being grown in this area,” said Rose-

mary Wotske, co-owner of Poplar Bluff Organics.“Where we are here in the Strathmore area is prob-ably one of the best places on the planet for grow-ing root crops.” To take part in the Alberta Open Farm Days cu-

linary event on Aug. 22, which features entertain-ment – including main act Over the Moon – activi-ties and a dinner, tickets can be purchased for $75each, or $125 for two, through Eventbrite or bycontacting Rocking R Guest Ranch at (403) 934-6974. For more information about the weekendevent or for information on the host farms, visit

www.albertafarmdays.com.

Province-wide open farms in Strathmore


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Times TIDBITS

Why shouldn’t you tell secrets on the farm?

Because the corn has ears, the potatoes have eyes and the beanstalks.

CLUES ACROSS

CLUES DOWN

37. 20’s - 30’s art design

38. Payment (abbr.)

39. Food grain

40. Indefinitely long period of time

41. Rear

43. Without (French) 45. Wood sorrels

46. Express pleasure

47. Recurring artistic pattern

49. Deaf language

50. Runs PCs

53. Minimal punishment

57. Repeat

58. Give extreme unction to

59. Inflammatory skin disease

60. Large Aussie flightless bird

61. Polish Air Show city

1. Malay sailboats

6. Beach material

10. Heroic tale

14. Peers

15. Unseen

17. Plucking implement 19. Radioactivity unit

20. Stamping device

21. Quake

22. Foot (Latin)

23. Living body covering

24. Turfs

26. Gate swinging devices

29. Nail

31. Sharp bodily pain

32. Status equality

34. Horse height measure

35. Political Asylum Research &

Documentation Service

1. Anjou or comice

2. __ Nui, Easter Island

3. Towards the mouth or

oral region

4. 4th Caliph of Islam

5. Soviet Socialist Republics 6. Moslem mystics

7. Game stake

8. Pt. midway between N and NW

9. Female deer pelts

10. Glaze used to stiffen fabrics

11. Unhittable serves

12. Pathogen

13. Promotional materials

16. Setting up a golf drive

18. Lyric poems

22. Atomic #46

23. Genus Alosa

24. __ Claus

25. Not even

27. Fencing swords

28. Conway, N.H. river

29. Brake horsepower

30. Wild leek

31. Prefix for before

33. “Splash” director Howard

35. Sleeveless apronlike dress

36. Book of the Apostles mission

37. V.P. Quayle 39. Dish directions

42. Revolve

43. Particular instance of selling

44. Exclamation of surprise

46. Wimbledon champion Arthur

47. Millisecond

48. Ammo & chemical corp.

49. Tip of Aleutian Islands

50. Expired

51. Norway’s capital

52. Plant stalk

53. Macaws

54. Indochina battleground (slang)

55. Armed conflict

56. Ribonucleic acid

403.325.0372 • [email protected]

Deb

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PAT FULE

Fule for Thought

A couple of weeks ago, I had a chance to watchthe chuckwagon races in the town booth. We use this

booth to thank volunteers, board members, and ifpossible, people who’ve worked in other ways to helpStrathmore.

I actually got crap from my publisher for slackingon my column lately, but heck ... he’s got to be gettinghis money’s worth! I mean, free, is free! Colin Huxted

was also there, and the whole booth had made small wagers on the various chucks. When his own spon-sored teams lost in a few heats, he had an explanation.

“If y ou’ve bought a tarp for advertising, you don’t want to be the winner,” he said. “If my chuck goes toofast, you can’t read my name! Remember, we have alot of seniors in the crowd, the slower my team goes,the better my advertising is!” When you think about it, it makes a lot of busi-

ness sense! I mean, if the Huxted Chuckwagon wagoncrosses over the finish line turtle-like, his name will beseen that much longer! Okay, it may sound like weird

logic, but maybe there’s a touch of genius to that idea!My only brother from Vancouver was also visiting

this past week. My brother is married to a nice, retiredteacher, and she’s a pretty patient person. She’d haveto be, because when she and Gary drive out here inone shot, he hates to stop … not even for bathroom

breaks! He does know where some roadside outhous-es are, but they’re always on a pretty tight schedule.One of the last times Gary was out, we were at theChestermere pub. If you’re a long time reader (I know… why would you be?!), then you remember this sto-ry. That last visit of his found us at the Chestermerepub, and he met us there, carrying what I thought

was a purse. Now this is Southern Alberta, and briefly,I feared for our lives! Truth be told, I don’t care whatmen carry, but it really did look like a purse, and Imay have jokingly said that. With a death-like stare,Gary grimly stated, “it’s not a purse, Pat. It’s a satchel,

a carry-all … lots of Vancouver men have them.”“Okay, Gary, call it what you want … whatever helps

you sleep at night. But, I’ll make you a bet. If you haveall five things in your satchel that I name, it’s a purse!” With another glare (man, he does that a lot!), Gary

agreed.“Okay, here we go,” I stated. “Nail clippers, chap

stick, a file, band-aids, and a brush.”Gary grew pale, and slowly pulled out each of the

items!

“Alright, now we can all agree that it’s not a satchel,or an Indiana Jones bag, or one that Jack Bauer mightcarry … it’s a purse!” I cried.

“Alright, alright, call it what you want,” Gary statedglumly, as he began to put back the items.

“Wait, wait, wait!” I cried. “Could I borrow the filefrom your purse, I think I have a hangnail!” Ah, there’s nothing like tormenting an older brother

you don’t see often!So … back to this latest visit of my brother. Those

of you who know me, know I wear shorts as long as Ican, even into the winter. I also don’t have any hair onmy legs, and they may not be the most muscular. Oh,I’ve heard them all: do I wax, or shave them? Theylook like a big guy riding a chicken, and of course,

why don’t I wear a skirt? People can be so cruel! Inoticed Gary’s legs were the same as mine!

“Hey, you have no hair on your legs, either! You re-ally are my brother!” I cried. With no hesitation, Gary replied, “I shave them.”For a moment I was a bit stunned, and then I asked

why.“Well, you know that bicycle racers in Europe shave

their legs, don’t you?” I replied yes, even though I hadno clue about this.

“Well, they shave their legs to cut down resistance,and in case they crash, there’s less chance of infectionon a road burn,” he stated in a matter-of-fact way.

“Uh, Gary … you’re 57, and you don’t race bikes! Why do you need to shave your legs?” I asked.

Once again, I got his death-like glare! I was at aloss, as to the intentional plucking of his legs!

He calmly replied that he does ride his bicycle a lotaround Vancouver, and that he takes spin classes. Spinclasses … on a stationary bike.

“Uh Gary, three questions … do you tip over a lot inspin classes?” Nothing. “Do you wear a helmet, too?”Nothing.

He did not seem to like this, and again came thedeath-glare. Last question: “when you ride your bikein spin class, do you have a basket on the handlebars

to hold your purse?!”I ran out laughing, feeling his cold, icy stare on my

back!

(“Fule for Thought” is a slice of life humourous col-umn that appears in the Strathmore Times, written bylong-time resident, town councillor, high school teach-er, coach, husband and father of two – Pat Fule. I f youwould like to get in touch with Pat, you can send himan e-mail at [email protected])

O brother, where art thou?

Jody Schneider Production ManagerKristina Bezic Office Manager

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Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games

The Strathmore 2015 Alberta 55 Plus SummerGames Society thanks the community of Strath-more for their wonderful support of the 55 PlusSummer Games held from July 16-19.

One of our goals was to engage the community

by increasing their participation in the games ascompetitors. We were very pleased to see so many of you do-

ing just that. To encourage you to stay active weare pleased to announce that the following equip-ment, purchased for use during the competitions, will now be available for your use and enjoyment.

1. Bocce – The new Bocce field located south

of the Happy Gang Building is now open. The bocce equipment is stored at the Strathmore Li- brary and can be signed out by leaving a validdrivers license at the library until the equipmentis returned.

2. Pickleball – Pickleball was a new event in the55 Plus games this summer. The tennis

courts, located between the curling rink andCrowther Junior High School, were resurfacedfor the games and now have lines marking ten-nis and pickleball. Portable pickleball nets arenow stored at the Family Centre office and can besigned out by leaving a valid drivers license at theoffice until equipment is returned. Watch for more information regarding floor

shuffleboard and floor curling shortly!

55 Plus equipment here to stay

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Riding for a causeThe Rockyford Hotel and the Triple B Tavern hosted the Rockin’ Rockyford

Charity Poker Ride on Aug. 8. Top competitors Matthew Johnston (l-r), Den-

nis Bramley, Leona Bramley (the winner), Adam Watkins, Anya Smith, Jen-nifer Jordan and Robert Watkins took part in the ride. Manny Everett Photo

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JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

The village of Rockyford isinvesting thousands of dollarsto restore one of their historiclandmarks, just as their cen-tennial celebration is quicklyapproaching in 2019. The

Rockyford Union Cemetery isthe first of many sites receiv-ing a facelift over the nextfour years, and is estimated tocost anywhere from $50,000to $80,000. With the village’s 100th

birthday celebration only afew years away, citizens haveturned their attention to pre-serve such crucial milestones.

“I think when we see thesemilestones in our municipali-ty, we have to remember how we got to be 100 years old,”said Rockyford Mayor DarcyBurke.

“There’s a lot of history inthat cemetery, it goes backto before Rockyford was in-corporated as a municipal-ity. The gravesites and headstones, a lot of them are dete-riorated. They’re apart of therehabilitation process and feltas though as a part of our his-tory.”

Burke added that this would be the first restora-tion that has been done tothe cemetery dating back to when Rockyford was first es-tablished.

He said that this would be agreat way to recognize those

who settled the areas; theyplayed a key role in establish-ing the community.

“And that was by our earlysettlers and those folks thatdecided to set our municipali-ty in motion,” he said. “I thinkthat’s all a part of preservingour heritage and our history.” What caught Burke’s atten-

tion about the project was thesurvey that was conducted inthe cemetery and the findingsthat were discovered in theprocess.

He said that the findingsrevealed unmarked gravesand that the process will beto find those graves and iden-

tify them through historicalrecords.

Mary Marshman spearhead-ed the project in memory ofher late husband Dwayne, whose dream was to restorethe cemetery and make apiece of history look present-able in honour of the onesthat established this commu-nity.

“We’ve worked on thatcemeteries for years togeth-er,” said Marshman.

“That’s always my husband’s dream to restore thatcemetery to its original state

as much as we could.” A group of enthusiastic in-dividuals will be helping withthe restoration while there will be a cemetery mainte-nance company coming in with supplies to insert piecesof the project.

“The domes are of ce-ment,” said Marshman. “Overtime they disintegrate andthey don’t do that anymorefor gravesites. Some of them we’ll be able to do, the peo-ple that are doing it, that’stheir specialty. They also doother cemeteries. They’ve brought in a couple of grave

tops, domes from other cem-etery, that no longer want todo that.” As a part of the restoration,

there will be a plaque put upin memory of the people thatare buried in cemetery.

If people are interested indonating, they can go to the Village of Rockyford’s office.

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JUSTIN SEWARD

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Strathmore’s Field Stone Fruit Wines were recog-nized for some quality wines they had produced inthree separate prestigious competitions recently. At the All Canadian Wine Championships in Prince

Edward County, Ont. there was a record 1,356 entriesfrom 237 wineries and Field Stone’s Strawberry Des-

sert Wine won in the Soft Fruit Dessert Wine category.In the North West Wine Summit, Field Stone racked

up the awards including a bronze medal for theCherry Fruit Wine, silver medals for the Black Cur-rent Fruit Wine, Bumbleberry Fruit Wine, StrawberryDessert Wine and Wild Black Cherry Dessert Wine. Then they took home gold for the Raspberry Fruit Wine, Raspberry Dessert Wine and the Black CurrantDessert Wine. Additionally, they received ‘The Superlative Award’

for the best of region for its Raspberry Fruit Wine, a‘Winery of Distinction Award’ as one of the only 14 wineries to win at least three gold medals, and a cov-

eted ‘Crystal Rose Award’ for the best fortified wine inthe competition for its Raspberry Dessert Wine; andfor the first time a ‘Best Value Award’ for the Rasp- berry Fruit Wines.

Lastly, on a provincial scale, Fruit Stone received the‘Best in Class’ distinction for its Strawberry-RhubarbFruit Wine.

Despite a limited fruit year due to hail, Fruit Stonepartner Elaine Gill was pleased to have the winery

recognized in short list for the distinction award.“Only 14 wineries get this distinction here out of

(all the) wineries,” said Gill. “It’s very gratifying andencouraging when some of these wine competitionsgive us gold medals and awards like this.”

Gill added that for wines to be noticed, they have to be balanced for the judges.

“You have to have a good flavour without beingoverpowering,” said Gill. The wine’s tastes vary from year-to-year and Gill

said that is because of the fruit changing every yearand that you have to be adaptable at competitionssuch as these.

Field Stone Fruit Wines receives ‘Winery of Distinction Award’

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LAUREEN GUENTHER

Times Contributor

Artistic director Brad Graham and theSuspension of Disbelief theatre compa-ny-based in Rosebud, opened their thirdShakespeare season Aug. 23, perform-ing the comedy

Twelfth Night inthe Passion Playsite’s Forum am-phitheatre. The story of

Twelfth Night isall about mistakenidentity, Grahamexplained in ane-mail. A young

woman named Vi-ola is shipwreckedand, landing in astrange country,she dresses as a

boy so she can geta job as a messen-ger. But that con-fuses Countess Ol-ivia, who receiveslove messagesfrom Viola on behalf of Duke Orsino –

with whom Viola has fallen in love.“In the meantime, Olivia’s officious

head butler Malvolio has put the rest ofthe household’s nose out of joint, so theyhatch a plan that involves more fake loveletters,” Graham said. “Add in a spitefulmaid, a drunken uncle, a dandy suitor,and a Fool to keep things interesting!”

Suspension of Disbelief’s cast, whoare also the crew, include performers fa-miliar to those who’ve been to Rosebud

Theatre or enjoyed Suspension of Disbe-lief’s past shows: Glenda Warkentin asOlivia, Kelsey Krogman as Feste the fool,

Andrew Cooper as foolish suitor Sir An-drew Aguecheek, and Caleb Gordon asMalvolio. New to the cast this year areKendra Hutchinson, Byron Linsey andSarah Spicer¬¬.

“Our biggest goal is always to makethe characters we’re working with andportraying, (into) people our audiencecan recognize,” Graham said. “The waythey speak is poetic, but it doesn’t needto get in the way of us understandingthem and the good story they have totell.”

Graham is pleased about the way Sus-

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pretty great things about Shakespeareand how his plays work,” he said. “I feellike we’ve gained a pretty loyal follow-ing. Those who’ve taken the risk with usand come out to see our work have been

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He’d like to keep growing the com-pany, perhaps expanding to two perfor-mances each summer, adding a tragedyand running a longer season. For now,he said, “I’m just grateful for the shar-

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JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

After playing a season with the UFABisons, Strathmore’s Alex Bechtoldstarted his junior career with the Can-more Eagles in the 2011-2012 season

before being bouncedaround to five other

junior clubs.Upon completion

of his junior careerin Weyburn this pastseason, Bechtoldearned himself a spoton the Briercrest Clip-pers come the fall, aplace he has famil-iarity with, with hisfather John havingcoached 17 seasonsthere.

“I obviously grewup watching mydad coach the Clip-

pers for a few yearsthere,” said Bechtold.“I knew a lot of theplayers and I was just a young guy. Ilooked up to those guys a lot and be-ing a part of the team now, it’s prettyspecial.” The former Strathmore High School

student felt the one season with the Bi-sons was a great opportunity to get no-ticed and allowed him to play with his

younger brother Markson, who lacedup for the Spokane Chiefs last season.

“Our team did really well in theMac’s Tournament,” said Bechtold. “I

initially got picked up

by Canmore to startmy career. I don’tthink I would’ve gotthat opportunity if Ihadn’t played on theBisons because it’s ahigh level and I got alot of exposure at theMac’s Tournament.” The 6’1”, 185-pound

forward is an out-doorsy person wholoves fishing, camp-ing hanging out withfriends and listen-ing to country music.He said these trades

made him a betterperson and gave hima chance to learn

about coaching, which he will consid-er taking up after his playing career iscomplete.

“I think it definitely helped me be-come the man who I am today, just

Bechtold commits to Clippers with all the adversity,” said Bechtold.“It’s life. Sometimes things just don’t

work out. I spent time in every leaguein Western Canada, I met some reallygood people, met a lot of players anda lot of coaches. I think it’s somethingI want to do in my future is coach andI’ve learned a lot of different systems

and how they’re all orchestrated.”Bechtold highlighted a lot of memo-

ries of his ‘road-trip’ across the nation’s western provinces and he reflected onsome notable highlights in two stops.

He said that as a 19-year-old,

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