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Despite last year’s massive school fee hikes acrossthe province and a lack of follow-through by the

NDP government to slash school fees in half thusfar, Strathmore school boards remain consistent

with their four-year trend – keeping fees low andmaking up cost increases by dipping into reservesurplus. As schools welcomed back hundreds of students

this week, Strathmore residents are breathing a sighof relief of the school boards’ decision to not followsoaring charges observed across Alberta during atime when oil prices are plummeting and job lossis frequent.

“Certainly we do have cost increases and manyschool districts from the province have increasedtheir fees,” said Bevan Daverne, Superintendent ofSchools for GHSD. “Our board just felt that givensome of the economics that many families are deal-ing with right now… and their situation is either

uncertain or they’re struggling right now and look-ing for work, the board just did not feel that this wasthe time to look at a fee increase.”

Mandatory fees in the Golden Hills School Divi-sion, which include resource, transportation, andsupply fees, remained steady, with the Christ theRedeemer Catholic School Board also leaving theirfees untouched.

“They’ve been pretty steady for the past five years,and we didn’t see any need to raise the fees beyond

where they are now,” said Scott Morrison, superin-tendent for Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools.

“In light of the government’s platform that theymay be funding schools so they can actually reduceor eliminate fees, we’re supportive of that. If thegovernment says school boards you are to reducefees and doesn’t fund it, then basically we have tofind the money to make up that shortfall. If they

fund it then that’s a really easy situation.”Calgary families, in turn, are forking over up to

$500 per child in mandatory fees to cover transpor-tation, instructional materials, and noon supervision. Although the provincial government promised to

drastically reduce the fees and remove the noon-hour supervision costs, changes have yet to be im-plemented. However, school boards in Strathmore

were pleased to hear that the government will review funding, not impose education budget cuts,and fund for growth.

“We do know that our funding for this year ap-pears to be effectively sort of the status quo fromlast year plus some of the wage increases that wereprovincially negotiated are being covered throughour funding as well,” said Daverne.

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Jerry Bizot wore many hats. He wasa husband, a father, a baker, a pizzadelivery person, a lifeguard, wood car-penter, long-time volunteer firefighter,delivered the Strathmore Times sinceday one, and was most commonly rec-ognized in the town as Santa Claus. Then last week, surrounded by hisfamily, Jerry passed away peacefully inthe town he so dearly loved.

“I don’t think there is probably a per-son in this town that doesn’t know ofhim,” said Jerry’s wife Jean Bizot.

“He was a very passive person, very easy, very laid back, and peoplethought the world of him. He was verymuch full of life. He just loved being

with people and we talked about mov-ing away lots of times, but he said ‘myroots are here. Why would I want tomove away?’” Jerry emigrated from the Netherlands

when he was only 14 years old. Al-though he was trained to be a lifeguard,it didn’t take long for Jerry to becomea baker in his parents’ establishment -the Strathmore Bakery, located whereRocky’s Bakery is now. It was on thosefront steps that then 19-year-old Jerryhad his first encounter with Jean, un-aware at the time it would turn into a50-year-long love affair.

“I was about 14 years old and I wascoming up town from school to getsome school stuff … and he was stand-ing there with his girlfriend at the time,and I saw him and said to the girlfriendthat was with me, look at that guy,” re-called Jean with a chuckle.

“She looked at me and said ‘he’s tooold for you … and besides you’re too young to be looking at boys. When wecame across the street, I looked up athim and said, ‘some day you and I will be married.’ Well his dad started tolaugh like you would not believe. Jerrysaid he never forgot that.”

Several years later, Jean proved ev-eryone right. The two married 48 yearsago and were soon joined by theirthree children, Gerald, Robert, andSandra-Jean. Having worked for Al-

berta Arches and Beams as a carpenter,and later at the Calgary Co-op in Strath-more, Jerry became quickly known assomeone who was always willing to

lend a helping hand and provide hugs when he felt one was necessary.

While he delivered for Boston Piz-za upon his retirement and later theStrathmore Times, it was his Santa cos-tume that had him run all over town.

“Jerry was a proud member of thiscommunity,” said Mario Prusina, pub-lisher and editor of the Strathmore Times. “From the first day we openedthe Strathmore Times, Jerry dedicatedhis time and efforts distributing our pa-per to various drop locations in town.He never missed a day of work andplanned vacations so it wouldn’t affecthis job. He was a part of the Strath-more Times family.

“Even with his tremendous work eth-ic to the Times, Jerry still found timeto volunteer in the community. Each

year Jerry and Jean would dress as Mr.and Mrs. Claus and bring the Christmasspirit to children in our area. He was anintegral part of the Celebration of LightChristmas Park and the parade. He will be greatly missed by everyone at thepaper and around town.” According to Jean, Jerry’s transforma-

tion to Strathmore’s Santa Claus startedout as a joke. He used to volunteer with the fire department and pick upthe former Santa Claus with the firetruck to bring him into town. When theposition became available, he jumpedat the opportunity. From visiting kids’homes, to taking pictures in KinsmenPark, Santa Claus made an appearancefor 30 years at the Strathmore Market

Patch, Twins and Triplets in Calgary,Strathmore’s Foster Children’s Associa-tion, the Lyalta Christmas family con-cert, and Strathmore’s Celebration ofLights – sometimes up to 20 appear-ances a day.

“From everyone at the Celebrationof Lights Christmas Park, Jerry (Santa) will be greatly missed, as Jerry and Jean were a part of the Christmas Park when we started seven years ago,” saidRose Hamrlik, president for the Cele- bration of Lights Christmas Park.

“Photos with Mr. and Mrs. Claus drewhundreds of families to the ChristmasPark on opening nights and Christmaseve with many presents being given

away. The smiles, laughter, and greattimes will always be remembered.” Jerry was 73 years old when he

passed away on Aug. 26.

Strathmore bidsfarewell to a gem

Photo Courtesy of Jean Bizot

Jerry Bizot’s passing on Aug. 26, shocked Strath-

more residents who lost a dedicated communitymember and beloved Santa Claus. Jerry Bizot

Jr. (l-r, back row), Robert Bizot, Allen Ostertag,

Grandpa Dennis McGuire (l-r, middle row), Jerry

Bizot, Sandra-Jean Ostertag, Grandma Lillian (l-r,

front row), Mykel Ostertag, Jean Bizot, and Nata-sha Ostertag (front).

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BYLAW #15-22, BYLAW #15-23, AND BYLAW #15-24

Bylaw No. 15-22: Proposed amendment to the Land Use Bylaw which amends the definition of “Protective Emergency Services” and adds t hese services as a

Permitted Use to the following land use districts: R1 Single Detached Residential,R1N Single Detached Residential (Narrow Lot), R2 Low Density Residential, R2X

Medium Density Attached Housing, R3 High Density Residential, MHP Mobile HomePark, MHS Mobile Home Subdivision, C1 Neighbourhood Commercial, and M2General Industrial.Bylaw No. 15-23: Proposed amendment to the Edgefield Area Structure Plan toaccommodate a school site in Phase 2 as well as residential development.

Bylaw No. 15-24: Proposed amendment to the Land Use District Map in the LandUse Bylaw by changing the land use designation from AG - Agriculture General

District, R1N – Single Detached Residential (Narrow Lot) District, and R2 – LowDensity Residential District to P1 – Public Service District, R1N – Single Detached

Residential (Narrow Lot) District, and R2 – Low Density Residential District as shownin Schedule “A” attached.A copy of the proposed Bylaws may be inspected by the public during regular officehours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday at the Town Office (680 WestchesterRoad, Strathmore, AB), or can be found on the Town website (www.strathmore.ca). Please contact the Town Office if you would like an opportunity to review andprovide input on the proposed amendments prior to the Public Hearing.

The Public Hearing will be held at the Council Chambers, Strathmore MunicipalBuilding, 680 Westchester Road, Strathmore Alberta on Wednesday, September16, 2015, commencing at 7:00 pm with procedures in accordance with the Town ofStrathmore Council Procedural Bylaw #07-11 and amendments thereto. Any person

or group of persons, or person acting someone’s behalf, who claims to be affected byany or all of the proposed bylaws may present suggestions or concerns by making asubmission to the public hearing.

Written submissions to the Public Hearing or the name of any person wishing tomake an oral presentation at the Public Hearing must be received by the Planning

and Development Department prior to 12:00 noon on Friday, September 11, 2015 as

outlined in Bylaw #07-11 and amendments thereto. If your written submission isnot received by this time, please provide fifteen (15) copies for distribution at thePublic Hearing. Each person wishing to address Council at the Public Hearing shall

complete their verbal presentation within five minutes. Please note that writtensubmissions will become public documents once submitted to the Town, unless

otherwise requested. SCHEDULE “A” (Bylaw #15-24)

VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED

The following Committee of The Town of Strathmore requires volunteers to

serve either a one year or two year term:

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING,SEPTEMBER 16, 2015, 7:00 PM: BYLAW NO. 15-19

Bylaw No. 15-19: Proposed amendment to the Land Use District Map in theLand Use Bylaw by changing the land use designation of Lots 9-12, Block 8, Plan5894P (224 4th Avenue) from CB – Central Business District to R3 – High Density

Residential District as shown on Schedule “A” attached.A copy of the proposed Bylaw may be inspected by the public during regular office

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ca). Please contact the Town Office if you would like an opportunity to review andprovide input on the proposed amendments prior to the Public Hearing.

The Public Hearing will be held at the Council Chambers, Strathmore MunicipalBuilding, 680 Westchester Road, Strathmore Alberta on Wednesday, September16, 2015, commencing at 7:00 pm with procedures in accordance with the Town ofStrathmore Council Procedural Bylaw #07-11 and amendments thereto. Any personor group of persons, or person acting someone’s behalf, who claims to be affected by

any or all of the proposed bylaws may present suggestions or concerns by making asubmission to the public hearing.

Written submissions to the Public Hearing or the name of any person wishing to

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“From that perspective it was certainlyquite a relief. The other thing that we’re

very relieved about and happy about …the new government is saying they will

be funding growth. We’re very pleasedto see that because we’re one of the dis-tricts in the province that continues togrow and continues to add classroomspace.”

Daverne added that GHSD experi-enced large growths over the past four

years, recording the largest growth num- bers of any board in the province. The board struggled last year, when they were barred from accessing their re-serves. After the change in government,the New Democratic Party governmentannounced a $103 million spendingspree for education, and reversed therestrictions on reserve funds. Although fees in Strathmore remain

low for now, the provincial governmentindicated a closer look is impending.

“We’ve heard a number of differentthings about fees, and we don’t know

where the government will end up

with it,” Daverne said. “I think there issome thought given to equalizing someof those things or removing them. Wedon’t know. So we’ll just have to waitand see. The school boards charge thosefees in some ways to make up a little bitof a shortfall in funding and help covercosts. It will be interesting to see wherethe government goes from here.”

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After Mary Ann Oxtobylost two inspirational fam-ily members in one week,she decided to rekindle herlove of singing – a talent that

landed her a spot on the Ca-nadian National World Kara-oke Competition where she

will represent Alberta laterthis month. The mother of three from

Hussar, whose profession-al singing career came to astandstill years ago when shechose to spend time raisingher family, recently partici-

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Hussar resident gives Alberta a voice nationally

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included renditions of LadyMarmalade and When God-fearing Women get the Blues,grabbed the attention of the judges and solidified her winon Aug. 23 pro- viding her withthe opportunity

to head to Win-nipeg and rep-resent the prov-ince.

“That hasn’thappened verymuch for me …the stars aligned,e v e r y t h i n g worked fine, and apparentlythe judges liked what they’dseen,” said Oxtoby. “I used tosing professionally and thenI had my youngest two chil-dren 13 months apart anddecided for my sanity’s sakethat I needed to quit doing afew things and that was one

of them. But I always sing athome, my radio is always on,and a playlist is always play-ing.”

Oxtoby started singingat a young age, often influ-enced by her father who shesaid could imitate a varietyof sounds from animals, tomachinery, to opera singers.Her learning therefore oftenconsisted of singing the samenotes as the artists in herCD player or the radio. With years of training through the

choir in Hussar, Oxtoby at-tended Red Deer College fortheatre arts performance, and was featured on the Alberta’sFinest album. However, with

the arrival of herfirst son soon af-ter, she decided

to focus on herfamily and hersinging careertook a backseat.

Now, over adecade later,Oxtoby took achance and sangin the Cowboys

Star competition where shemet another contestant whoegged her on to tryout forthe World Karaoke Champi-onship – a judged competi-tion.

“I think it’s about time, Ithink the circuit of perform-ers of karaoke gets a little sat-

urated and Mary Ann hasn’tentered some of this stuffin a while, and I was reallypleased to see that it was her who had taken it because sheabsolutely deserves it,” saidlong-time friend and profes-sional singer Abbey Powell, who met Oxtoby during therecording of Alberta’s Finest.

“It was nice to see thatmaybe politics didn’t prevailfor once and someone witha lot of talent really made itthrough to the top, so that

was really exciting to see. She’s a won-derfully committed mom and the com-munity where she lives ... she really isthe backbone of a lot of the activitiesthat happen within the Hussar commu-nity.”

Following the passing of her fatherto colon cancer and losing her grand-

father a few days later, Oxtoby decidedto start up a music lesson program andrebooted the dance club in her commu-nity. Despite logging hours of overtimein volunteer work, she also visits seniorhomes and lodges and performs whereshe performs.

“I got my voice from my dad and mygrandpa was always front row and cen-tre of every single show that I’ve everdone,” Oxtoby said. “Once the dust set-tled from losing both of them and wefigured out what the new normal was,I said I think I want to do that more. That’s something that I do quite a bitand I like doing. They are the most ap-preciative audience members out there, because they’re so happy to have some-

body to take them back to those oldsongs.”

Having recently returned to the stu-dio to lay down some tracks, she is also working on her own songs, of whichshe currently has a hand full.

Oxtoby will be heading to Winnipegto represent Alberta, along with theprovince’s top male singer, at the 2015KWC Canada National Karaoke Cham-pionships Grand Finale on Sept. 18-20.Canada’s top male and female perform-ers will then represent Canada againstmore than 40 countries in Singaporeduring the World Finals on Nov. 20-22.

Squeaky-cleanMary Eyolfson (top left photo) keeps her 1947

half-ton Chevy pick up shining during the Lang-don Show ‘n Shine at the Langdon School on

Aug. 29. Jonathan (top right, l-r), Michael, and

Kianna Haag enjoy the rusted-out old tow truck

that reminded them of Mater in the movie Cars.

Rylee Seeger (bottom, l-r) and Tanner Neufeld arethrilled with the sound they got to hear from the

1984 Camaro’s 712 cubic inch engine.

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JOHN GODSMAN

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The name ‘De Smet’ (later changed to Desmet)first appeared in Strathmore in 1910, when an im-migrant cabinetmaker and carpenter arrived fromBelgium. His nephew, Joseph Van Tighem and fam-ily were already here, as Joseph was the managerof the new Union Bank, which became the RoyalBank. A cousin, Father Leonard Van Tighem, was the

pastor of the new Sacred Heart Church that was built at the west end of 3rd Avenue. At that timethere was plenty of work for a

carpenter, so after two years hesent for his family to join him.His wife, Irma, and four children

Antoinette (13), Anton (11), Jo-seph Jnr (9) and Mary (6) crossedthe Atlantic on the ship that pre-ceded the Titanic in April 1912.

They faced a new and excitinglife in what at the time was a newpioneer town, in a new country.But, sorrow followed their first

year here, when Antoinette diedof meningitis, and was buried inthe new Strathmore Cemetery. In1914, Albert Charles was bornhere in Strathmore. Then theiroldest son, Anton, died of Span-

ish flu in 1918. Joseph was an avid skater, and spent most of his

leisure time either building, supervising, or care-taking the first skating rink in town.

In 1918, the family bought a CPR ‘ready madefarm’ in the Elwood district, ten miles east of Strath-more, which is still in the family, being farmed byfourth generation family members and is known asthe ‘Tree to Tree Nursery.’

Florice’ family also originated in Western Europe, with her father Peter Nelson Warner being born inSweden, and came to what is now the Province of

Alberta in 1902, two years before it officially be-came a Province in 1904. Her mother Laverna Sam-mons came from Iowa to Gleichen in 1910. Peterand Laverna were married in 1919.

Florice (nee Warner) was born in 1922, and lived

on the family farm. She became a teacher at El- wood School, until she married Albert Desmet in

1944, and they raised six children at the Elwoodfamily farm. Elaine, Yvonne, Leonard and Joannehave all married and are farming in the Strathmore/Gleichen area.

Robert, the youngest boy, became a phys. edteacher in Calgary. But, after five years he was di-agnosed with malignant melanoma, and died in1990, nine months after diagnosis. Leona cameto the family through adoption in 1967 at the ageof four. After school, she spent 27 years working

with the Department of Natural Resources. She hasthree children - Fraser, Sarah, and Lucas, all livingand working in Calgary.

As farm parents living 13 miles

from town, Florice and Albert werekept very busy taking children tohockey games, school sports, mu-sic lessons, and community ac-tivities. Albert coached hockey formany years, and was very active inthe community, playing a big partin bringing to the Namaka area,the Elwood Telephone Company,and rural electrification, as wellas being a leader of the 4-H BeefClub. They retired from farming in

1971, with their oldest son Leon-ard taking over. They joined acurling club and bridge club,and volunteered at St Pius Parish

Church and Varsity CommunityClub in Calgary. Regretfully, Albert passed away in1978 following an aneurysm, which was preceded

by gall stone surgery. Florice moved into a Horizon Village bungalow where she lived for the next 25 years. Following the celebration of her 90th Birth-day in 2012, she decided to move back to Strath-more to be closer to her family and her 28 great-grandchildren. She now lives in Sagewood. All of her family live in Southern Alberta, and

all of the teenagers are kept busy participating incompetitive sports. Presently, two are members of

The Young Canadians, six are participants in rodeo,one is in gymnastics, seven compete in water-ski-ing, seven in snow skiing, and two play in fast pitchcompetition. Six of her grandchildren have earnedfour-year scholarships to U.S. Universities.

“God has been good to us,” she said. “We givethanks.”

REMEMBERING OUR ROOTS ~Florice Desmet

Correction

In the article in last week’s edition, County approved additional funding for Gleichen Cemetery, it states the cemetery was

included in the Wheatland County budget at $24,000. The $24,000 was actually a donation from the Catholic Diocese.

Wheatland County clarified that that caskets will remain in the ground and the concrete slabs on top of the graves arecracked and broken. The county is not proceeding with any necessary upgrades to the gravesites without permission

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Numerous fundraising ef-forts not only contributedto a busy summer for theStrathmore Youth Club, butalso helped raise over athousand dollars for the Al-

berta Children’s Hospital. The $1,247 raised from

bake sales and car washes went into buying toys that were delivered on Aug. 21 tothe Alberta Children’s Hospi-tal.

“This summer we decidedinstead of doing a bunch oflittle fundraisers where thechildren donated to differ-ent organizations that we

wanted to donate it all tothe Children’s Hospital,” saidHannah Magee, Strathmore

Youth Club’s Program andOutreach Coordinator. “Andfor that reason, we have acouple of frequent flyers thatgo there, some special kidsfor us. (On many) Fridays,

we did things like car wash-es and bake sales.” As a way to recognize the

hard work, Magee felt that it

was a great experience forall 32 youth club membersto bring the toys to the kids.

“We took a trip into theChildren’s Hospital and allthe kids were able to donatethat to them,” said Magee.“And then we got a wonder-ful tour of the place. It was

just a great experience forthe kids to be able to seetheir hard work all summerand how it paid off and see

where it went to.”She thought from what

transpired from the summercamp will go all year round,not just with one group, butall of them.

“We want to keep the Fri-day community service daysgoing and all of our groups,”said Magee. “So not justour after-school kids, (but)our leadership kids and thegroups that I work withthrough the junior high andthe high school is putting afundraising, kind of volun-teer aspect in those groupsand putting that back into aKids helping Kids fund.”

The biggest thing that the Youth Club staff wanted thekids to learn was teamworkand to meet new people they

wouldn’t have normally met.Now that September has

arrived, the Youth Club is of-fering a number of programsduring the school months,including the after-schoolprogram having started onthe first day of school thatruns Monday to Friday.

Other programs include Artistic Expressions, Ex-cel (leadership), ExtremeKids, Fantaboulus Fridays,

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For more information onthe programs, you can goto http://www.youthclubof-strathmore.ca/current-pro-gramming/newsletters/ orcontact the Strathmore YouthClub at 403-934-4918.

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Royal Canadian Legion #10in Strathmore, have alreadycommitted to lend a hand. Asthe word is quickly spread-ing around Strathmore andthe area, Morgan’s been re-

ceiving numerous phonecalls from individuals offer-ing their services, whetherit’s bringing down a pettingzoo or doing a demonstra-tion with the Jaws of Life. While the event will in-

volve short speeches fromdelegates and captains, the vision is to allow the event tomorph into its own style ofcelebration. Morgan hopesit could include racing withthe hose on their shouldersand a visit from the Helicop-ter Air Watch for CommunityService (HAWCS) helicopter.

“It might be a pipe dream,

but I honestly think thatthis Town of Strathmore hasa whole lot more to offerthan just being a place out-side of Calgary that nobodyever really thinks about,”he said. “I’m just thinkingthat it’s only going to go upfrom here. Anytime that youmeet up with any of theseguys, it’s because somethingcrappy has happened. It hits you right between the eyes,and you expect these peopleto come out and be profes-sional. What I’m trying to

Idea to recognize emergency services gains tractiondo with this, is give them areason to smile, saying thatthese people in Strathmoreand the area, actually do likethe idea of having peoplelike this in our community.”

As Morgan’s brainchild isgrowing in popularity, se-niors are encouraged to alsotake part and meet with thepowers that be. However, volunteers are still neededto help push wheelchairsand ensure the festivities runsmoothly. In his attempt toinvite community members,Morgan was surprised by thefeedback and willingness toassist.

“Chris didn’t ask for any-thing for himself, he didn’task for donations, and he justsaid hey come down,” saidPaul Gaasenbeek, general

manager at the Boston Pizza, who offered items such astickets to be auctioned off.“I think, in a smaller com-munity especially, I think it’simportant to have trust. We

have given to so many chari-ties, and I’m a real strong be-liever you have to appreciate your surroundings.”

The event will take placeon Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. to4 p.m. in Kinsmen Park. Formore information or to vol-unteer, contact Chris Morganat 403-901-1712. While the event will pro-

vide a learning opportunity,Morgan was clear in his in-tentions: “I want it to beeducational, but I also wantthese people to actually gettheir hands shaken and be-ing said a proper thank you.”

Joe Vickers (r) sang at Rosebud’s 15 Minutes ofFame festival on Aug. 30. He was joined by PatParsons and Natalie Inga Gauthier.

15 Minutes of Fame

Laureen Guenther Photo

Conservative MP candidate for the Bow Riverriding, Martin Shields (l-r), talks to BernedetteMaguire about what the Conservative Party cando to make the country better during a stop at hisStrathmore campaign office on Aug. 26.

What do you want Alberta?

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Mayor Michael Ell (l-r), the A&W Bear mascot,Councillor Bob Sobol and Strathmore A&W StoreManager Pravin Chaudery enjoyed serving upteen burgers on Cruising to end MS Day on Aug.27. The store raised around $3,500 from everydollar donated in teen burger purchases alreadyraising nearly $9,500 this year.

Funding MS

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Did You Know?

September has three birth flowers: the forget-me-not, the morning glory and the aster.

Forget-me-nots represent love and memories, asters represent love as well, and the

morning glory represents unrequited love. These are all very passionate flowers.


LAUREEN F. GUENTHER

Times Contributor

Award-winning author Andrew Niki-foruk will launch his newest book, Slick

Water: Fracking and One Insider’s Stand Against the World’s Most Powerful In-dustry, in Rosebud, Sept. 12. Nikiforuk

will speak and answer questions about

issues related to fracking – formallyknown as hydraulic fracturing – and itsimpact on fresh water supply.

Nikiforuk is starting his book tour intiny Rosebud, explained Shauna Murphy,the event’s emcee and a long-time Rose-

bud resident, because the book centerson the story of Jessica Ernst, who liveson the edge of the hamlet. Ernst becameconcerned about her well water, accord-ing to a prepared statement, when herdogs refused to drink it, and it gave hercaustic burns. Ernst, a former consultantfor the oil and gas industry, believes herfamily’s water was ruined by fracking.

In 2008, Ernst began a lawsuit againstEncana, the company responsible forfracking the community’s drinking wa-

ter aquifers, as well as against various Alberta government bodies. The lawsuitis ongoing, and Ernst recently earnedthe right to have her appeal heard in theSupreme Court.

“Fracking is all around us, and also allover the place,” Murphy said. “This issue

has grown, even since Jessica began tosound the alarm.”

She hopes to see a large, diversecrowd at the event, but that it’ll do muchmore than sell the book.

She wants people to use it as an op-portunity to learn about fracking, andhave their questions answered.

“My hope is that ... if there’s some

people that don’t believe or whatever,that they’ll come too,” she said. “(Niki-foruk) will maybe prove (the concern)to some doubters in the crowd ... I’mreally hoping for a unifying event. Can

we all see?”“I kind of hope for a fresh start,” Mur-

phy said. “This is maybe the beginningof just a community getting to know

what’s really going on.”Encana and government representa-

tives will be personally invited, andMurphy emphasized that she hopesthey’ll come too.

“We have to work together to solveany of it,” Murphy said. “I think there’sa better way.” The book launch takes place at the

Rosebud Community Hall, Saturday,Sept. 12. The doors open at 6 p.m. Booksales and signing begin at 6:30 p.m., andat 7:30 p.m., Nikiforuk will give a booktalk and answer audience questions.Rosebud Centre of the Arts will providerefreshments.

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“My favourite poem is the one that starts ‘Thirty days hath September’because it actually tells you something” (Groucho Marx).

The poem “Mary had a Little Lamb” was published September 1st, 1830.

JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

As the upcoming season isinching closer, the CFR ChemicalsBisons are still looking for fami-lies to house players as a part ofa successful billet program that

began two seasons ago. The program is in place so

the players can go to the samehigh school and be together allthe time without having to drivehome across the wide draw zonein potentially dangerous weatherconditions.

“I think it gave us the abilityto finally become one unit,” saidBisons head coach Sandy Henry.

“I think one of the bigger thingsis it’s a lot safer, it allows us to

practice more, so we got moredevelopment time. It’s calmer be-cause there’s not all these thingsthat create a bad incident thateveryone wouldn’t want to have.

They do a great job at the school,really helping out our studentsintegrate.”

Families are required to giveup a clean bedroom, pass an in-spection, and undergo a policecheck. In turn, the billet families

will receive $400 a month for ex-penses.

Bisons billet coordinator Melo-dy Wilson said this will be a great

way to not only become a part ofthe Bison family, but for the fami-ly to have the desire to take themin as one of their own children.

“A lot of these kids are away

from home for the first time, so(they) become a part of the fam-ily,” said Wilson.

If the families have room, they will also have the option of tak-ing more than one player in tostay with them. A house walk-through will

be mandatory to make sure theplayer has a room and, there is apolice check of the adults in thehouse. The Bisons would like the play-

ers moved in between Sept. 26-28 and would like to find billetsin place in the next couple of

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JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

The Strathmore Golf Club’s members continuedtheir dominance over the Lakes of Muirfield GolfClub as they won the fifth installment of the Wheat-land Cup with a 69-51 point differential.

Long time Strathmore Golf Club member SandyDaag received the cup for her team and loved theatmosphere with new golfers that made the experi-ence that much more enjoyable.

“You get to meet new people,” said Daag. “Youget to play both golf courses, get a fabulous meal,it’s great. We played with a couple ladies that wehadn’t played with before, super people, just reallygood.”

She felt that her team did not play any differentlythan they would in a normal game of golf, as theystayed consistent on both courses, which helpedpreserve the victory.

“Everybody contributed, it was fun,” she said. With this being her fourth time playing the event,

she said her game was in need of work, while she

also enjoyed the win and liked meeting new peoplethroughout the tournament and getting to play acourse she very rarely gets to play.

“I enjoy coming out here because I very sel-dom ever get to play this course,” said long-timeStrathmore golfer Gus Cammer. “Just how good thegreens were … these are very fast and very true.”

He has been a member at the Strathmore GolfClub since 1976 and felt his overall game was betterthan Day 1 of the tournament at Strathmore. A Muirfield Golf Club member since 2010, Gary

Edwards thought the matches were closer than thepoints indicated but said it is not a matter of win-ning or losing, but a great way to gain familiarity

with one another and have fun in a friendly com-petition.

“It’s not a win or lose thing,” said Edwards. “We’restarting to know them now. We play their course,they play ours and we just have a great time. We’llget them eventually, we have pretty small member-ship out here, and we’ve only got about 50 to 60members. We’re dragging everyone in to play andthey just have a great time.”

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JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

The CFR Chemicals Bisons havenamed last year’s assistant Sandy Henryas their head coach for the 2015-2016season.

Henry’s two sons, Darion and Jordan, both went through the Bisons system,and having been involved with a struc-turally sound program the last couple ofseasons under the guidance of formerhead coach Dan MacDonald, he learnedthe importance of developing youngplayers and moving them up to the nextlevel.

He feels honoured to have gottenthe nod to be the head coach of sucha great organization that he has beenaround with for a long time, but saidhe was not expecting this opportunityto arise.

“It’s always an honour,” said Henry.“My family has been a part of it for along time but certainly I never would’vethought the opportunity was there.

The circumstance came about and wehad to make some decisions that the board felt they weren’t quite satisfied with who was available as far as headcoaches.”

He added a group effort behind the bench will be needed as he will rely onhis assistants Dave Atwood and DougRaycroft to provide feedback on the

team’s performance throughout the year.

“I think it’s going to be a group ef-fort and it had to be that,” he said. “We

want to make it right, we’re going to doa good job with it, but we had to shareit out to make it work properly. I’m thehead coach in name, I wouldn’t say Ihave any more responsibilities thanthose other two guys with the program.”

Henry hopes to continue the successthat MacDonald created.

“Because we had success, we under-stand what type of individuals we needto replicate again,” said Henry. “And

who thrives under that environmentthat Dan created (in) that type of atmo-

sphere. We’re going to ask guys to beaccountable, we’re going to ask guys to

work hard every night and put the teamahead of individuals. It’s going to be askill-based development program.” With training camp starting next

week, Henry will instill a winning at-titude and high expectation that will besimilar to last year’s Telus Cup team.

“I think our success last year, is creat-ing an expectation in the whole drawzone that this team is capable of win-ning a national championship and thatshould be everyone’s aspiration whenthey come in,” said Henry. “We have agood track record of really advancingplayers on to the next level and I thinkthat’s an expectation that you’re goingto come here and work yourself into asituation.

“You’re going to work hard, you’re go-ing to learn how to be a better person,

you’re going to learn a billet situation.”He added that the veterans are not

guaranteed a spot on this year’s team,and they better be prepared to come in

and battle hard to ensure that they se-cure a spot.

Bisons General Manager Wayne Han-sen said Henry’s personality and hisknowledge of how the team is run werecontributing factors to the hiring deci-sion.

“Sandy is well respected in the hockeycommunity, not just amongst our play-

ers but our board as well,” said Hansen.“At the end of the day, after we did allthe interviews and did all the talking,it just made perfect sense to go withsomebody who’s already been in hereand continue to work on the thingsthat’s made us successful the last coupleof years.”

Hansen mentioned the team wants toplay with integrity and speed at all lev-els and the organization felt that Henrycan further develop the players in thoseaspects of their games. The CFR Chemicals Bisons will open

with rookie camp on Sept. 5 and 6 be-fore opening up main camp from Sept.8-11 at the Strathmore Family Centre.

Henry appointed new Bisons head coach

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JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

Large turnouts are creating optimismfor the Strathmore Community Football Association about fielding teams to bat-tle every game when the season beginsthis weekend. The number of players showing up to

practices, especially new ones, excitedsenior team head coach Brad Middle-miss. With his team being in a new league

this year, he is unsure of what to ex-pect.

“It’s a new league this year so wedon’t really know what to expect in thenine man league but I think we’re go-ing to be competitive,” said Middlemiss.

He added that it is about 50/50 withthe roster’s new players versus experi-enced players, and said after the Sept.12 exhibition game they’ll know wherethey stand.

He has seen some improvement in ar-eas of the team’s game that will assist

them in seeing results.“Speed and size,” said Middlemiss.

“I’ve got some returning players thatare absolute monsters, former Team Alberta try-out members, and we’vegot some kids here that are absolute-ly quick. We’ve got to get their handsthere so they can catch the ball.”

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