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Stettler’s silver screen will soon be aglow once again, thanks to a local family that hopes to have the Jewel Theatre back up and running by the end of November.

The theatre, which closed its doors in mid-August, has been purchased by Stet-tler residents Byron and Sonya Geddes, who plan to operate it as a family busi-ness.

“There’s been lots of speculation, but

it’s going to be a theatre again,” said By-ron Geddes, explaining that he had heard many people comment on how much they missed going to the movies.

“We felt that the community needed a theatre again,” he said. “I think there was a real void in the community when it closed.”

The current plan is to have what Byron called a “soft opening” the week of Nov. 21 through 27, with the grand opening tak-ing place during Moonlight Madness on

Nov. 28. Between now and then, the Geddes fam-

ily and others will be hard at work doing some extensive renovations, giving a “full facelift” to the lobby area with fresh paint and carpeting, and a new concession area.

Byron said they’ll also give the audi-torium a new coat of paint and “lots of cleanup, lots of cleanup.” He wouldn’t say what would be playing at the premiere but promised it would be a crowd-pleaser.

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Byron and Sonya Geddes and their children, Alex and Rogan, stand in front of the sign above the Jewel Theatre. The family has purchased the business and plans to reopen it in late November.

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Joel van der VeenINDEPENDENT EDITOR

Hours of practising have paid off for local pianist Jaden Norman, who took home a gold medal from the Royal Conservatory of Mu-sic this past weekend.

Jaden, 11, was honoured for scoring the top mark in the province on her Grade 1 piano examination. She was presented with the medal by conservatory chairman Mi-chael Foulkes in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 2.

She has been a piano stu-dent for four years, three of which have been with her current teacher, Evelyn Mc-Court.

McCourt said she has been teaching piano for 40 years and this is the first time one of her students has

received this honour.“I consider it, definitely,

an honour,” said McCourt. “As I told her, she deserves it . . . I really enjoy working with her.”

Jaden received a mark of 98 per cent on her practical piano exam, which she com-pleted in June. Because of her outstanding marks, she is now working towards the Grade 3 exam, which she plans to take this coming June.

She is the oldest child of Laura and Joel Norman of Stettler, and her two young-er sisters are looking to fol-low in her footsteps.

Zoe, 9, has also started pi-ano lessons with McCourt, while Madelaine, 6, is ex-pected to take up the instru-ment in the future.

Jaden’s mother, Laura,

said that while she and her husband are proud of their daughter’s recent honour, they are primarily happy that she enjoys playing mu-sic, and are encouraging her to explore different genres.

“We’ve tried to introduce some more contemporary repertoire,” said Laura. “She’s really stuck to the classical music that’s in her grade book.”

She also spoke highly of McCourt’s dedication and support for her students, adding that years earlier, McCourt also gave lessons to Joel Norman and his sis-ters.

According to a press re-lease, the gold medals are presented by the conservato-ry each academic year (Sept. 1 to Aug. 31) at ceremonies in cities across Canada.

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Stacey LavallieINDEPENDENT REPORTER

A 48-year-old Stettler man is likely regretting his temper after an argu-ment at the Esso station on Highway 12 last week which has resulted in charges.

According to Stettler RCMP, the accused got into an argument with a 42-year-old Stettler man around 10 p.m.

He then left the store

and allegedly backed his vehicle into the vehicle owned by the victim, be-fore beating a hasty re-treat. Police were called, and the victim’s vehicle, a 2001 GMC Jimmy, had “substantial damage to the driver’s side door and front fender,” according to detachment commander Sgt. Duncan Babchuk, cit-ing Const. Clayton De-lowski’s report.

The driver of the 1996 Chevrolet pick-up truck

was reported to be wear-ing a camouflage jacket, and while police patrolled looking for him, did not locate him.

The truck was located on Nov. 1, parked in an alley on 49 Street. The owner of the truck was contacted and evidence indicated he

was the driver on the day of the incident.

He now faces charges of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, mischief under $5,000, and failing to stop at the scene of an accident. He is expected in provincial court on Dec. 11 in Stettler.

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Bold and aggressive piloting and an inattention to detail were partial causes of a 2011 plane crash in a field between Stettler and Bashaw in June 2011.

On June 3, a Mooney M20C turbo plane piloted by Dean Sorken, 44, vanished off the radar screen. The wreckage was found burning in a field around 3:30 a.m. my RCMP.

The plane had departed Langley, B.C. and headed to Vernon, where Dean Sorken’s brother, Lee, boarded the four-seater plane. Lee Sorken was 39.

Both men had private piloting licences, with Dean Sorken earning his in 2008. He was rated for visual flight only, meaning he had to be able to see the ground and horizon to pilot safely.

The two men were on their way to a family wedding in their hometown of Killam when the plane ran into a bank of nasty weather, eventually crashing into the field 22 kilometres northeast of Stettler.

The plane had hit the ground so hard that it created a deep crater, and the wings had crumpled like an accor-dion, the findings from the inquiry said. Both Sorkens had died of multiple blunt-force injuries.

Gordon Welsby, who according to media re-ports in the Edmonton Journal, is a “highly experi-enced pilot, flight instructor and examiner,” called Dean Sorken a “bold and aggressive pilot,” one who didn’t pay attention to details.

“(Welsby) could not describe or fathom why Mr. Sorken thought he could fly into the prevailing weath-er conditions or why he decided to fly,” the report in-dicated.

The day of the crash, the Sorkens had been warned there was heavy cloud cover in Alberta, the report not-ed.

Since earning his licence in 2008, Dean Sorken had ratcheted up roughly 800 flying hours. However, just three months before the crash, Dean Sorken had become stuck in similar cloud cover and had to rely on the air traffic controller to guide him out. Another

time, he ran out of fuel while en route to Killam.Welsby went on to speculate that on the day of the

crash, Dean Sorken might have been rushing to finish his day’s work so he could fly out to get Lee and ar-rive at the wedding. He was tired, and when he hit the weather likely began to panic.

“His ultimate reason and decision for attempting this flight will never be known, although the need or want to get home for the family wedding undoubtedly played a major role,” Wellsby said

Insp. Mike Tomm with the Transportation Safety Board said there was no evidence that Dean Sorken suffered a medical episode, nor were there any me-chanical problems with the plane.

Judge James Hunter oversaw the inquiry, and in the end concluded that given the high level of regulation and education already in place for pilots, no recom-mendations could be made to prevent such accidents from occurring in the future. Pilots have a responsi-bility to fly to their legal rating, skill and experience level. No regulation or recommendation is needed or could enforce this, he said.

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Several police officers offered their testimony of the positive impact made by Heartland Victim Services during the organization’s recruitment drive last week.

Sgt. Duncan Babchuk of the Stettler RCMP detachment said that Victim Services provides “invaluable assis-tance” to the police when they respond to calls.

“Without these people, it’s a tough job for us,” he said. “Over the years, I’ve seen lots of police officers retire because they can’t handle it.”

Corp. Cameron Russell said it’s cru-cial to have Victim Services to give victims and their families the attention they need when police need to focus on matters at hand.

“We can’t always be there for the victims,” he said. “They need someone to talk to . . . Obviously, it’s a really positive thing to have this for them.”

About 20 people showed up for the recruitment drive and open house, held at the Stettler Recreation Centre on Tuesday, Oct. 28.

Program manager Pat Hamilton said the organization is in dire need of board members, with half a dozen vacancies to fill, and of front-line advocates, who respond to calls and work closely with victims.

She referred to Victim Services as the “best-kept secret in Stettler,” though the organization has been in operation for more than 15 years.

Most of the province’s rural Victim Services units are struggling to find new blood, she said, and the Stettler unit is no exception.

Apart from Hamilton, Victim Ser-

vices in Stettler is staffed entirely by volunteers, although she said they are looking at hiring an associate program manager.

While victims of crime make up just over half of the unit’s clientele, associ-ates also respond to other tragic events, including fires, floods, vehicle colli-sions and sudden deaths or suicides.

The unit is police-based but also as-sists other emergency services provid-ers, including the hospital, ambulance and fire department.

Prospective front-line advocates must be over 18 years of age, must have a driver’s licence with a clean abstract, and must be a citizen, landed immigrant or legally entitled to work in Canada.

Over several months, they must un-dergo an interview process, followed by an extensive training program. A two-year commitment is required.

Hamilton said that advocates must also have compassion and empathy for victims, must be able to maintain confi-dentiality and must be available for on-call shifts, as well as monthly meetings with the rest of the unit.

Advocates will need to be comfort-able working in a police environment. Being a team player is essential, as is the ability to tolerate black humour.

“We try to be appropriate at all times,” she said, “but sometimes you need an outlet.”

New advocates are paired up with experienced members to allow them to benefit from their expertise. Training is available, and recruits can benefit from the team atmosphere present in the unit.

“We try to make sure that we stay healthy, we look after each other and we have fun,” said Hamilton. “We try in every way to protect your wellbe-ing.”

Gord Lawlor, who has served as an advocate for 15 years, recalled that on one of his first calls, he found himself helping to redirect traffic as the STARS air ambulance responded to a serious highway rollover.

He said that most calls aren’t highly stressful or overly traumatic, adding that it’s dependent on circumstances and which advocates are available when a call is received.

In response to a question, Corp. Rus-sell said that advocates could be called out to violent accidents, noting that

with the ubiquity of cellphones and text messages, relatives of victims are arriving on the scene faster all the time.

Sgt. Babchuk said that the role of Victim Services is especially crucial right now as the detachment faces a staffing shortfall, following several transfers and departures.

“You make a positive impact on someone who is in a crisis,” said Ham-ilton. “At the end of the day, that’s very rewarding.”

For more information, contact Victim Services at 403-741-7841.

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“I’m not going to let the cat out of the bag,” he said, adding, “It’s going to be a long-awaited movie.”

The Jewel originally opened in 1952 and can seat 309 patrons in its sin-gle auditorium. Its most recent owner, Landmark Cinemas, closed the the-atre this summer, with ex-

ecutives saying the com-pany had decided to move on from some smaller markets.

While the theatre itself has a lengthy history in Stettler, Byron said it was recently outfitted with modern digital projection equipment.

“We’re on a huge learn-ing curve right now,” said Byron, who is employed in the oil industry. He

added that he’s working with a booking agent who deals with the major mov-ie studios, determining what releases will come to town.

Byron, Sonya and their children — Alex, 15, and Rogan, 13 — said they’re excited about taking this project on as a family, but they credited Byron with the initial idea of buying the theatre.

Sonya, who teaches at Stettler Elementary School, said they’ve had lots of encouragement from friends and neigh-bours, who look forward to having the theatre back in town.

“My Grade 2 class is excited, too,” she said. “They’re pumped.”

Alex and Rogan, who were hard at work along-side their parents last

weekend, said some of their classmates at school are excited by the pros-pect of available jobs at the theatre.

Byron said he is in the process of hiring a man-ager, and added that he expects to keep a staff of six to eight employees.

While maintaining a profitable business is im-portant, Byron also said giving back to the com-

munity is a priority for himself and his family.

Both he and his wife were raised in Stettler, and they said they’ve al-ready seen the support of friends and volunteers who have lent a hand to the renovations.

“The community’s re-ally banded together to help us out, which is awe-some,” said Byron. “I’m glad people are excited.”

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Gord Lawlor, Judy Fox and Barb Wilfort, volunteers with Heartland Victim Services, are pictured at the organization’s recruitment drive and open house on Tuesday, Oct. 28.

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Almost five years after it was first proposed, the expansion project at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church has come full cir-cle, with the mortgage paid off in full.

Church members cel-ebrated the completion of the project on Sunday, Nov. 2, burning the mortgage in a short ceremony following the morning service.

While the congregation watched from the foyer, several leaders — includ-ing Pastor Karl Faltin, council chair Dennis Beck-land, council member Nan-cy Aspenes and fundraising committee chair Don Tash — gathered in the entrance to burn the mortgage.

The ceremony includ-ed the singing of several hymns, liturgy and prayers, and a Scripture reading from Ephesians 1.

The expansion project — the final cost of which was estimated at around $600,000 — involved ex-tending the west end of the building, adding space to both the church’s entrance and its fellowship wing.

The original church building was constructed between 1964 and 1966, but nearly a half-century later, it was in need of some improvements and repairs.

The roof of the fellow-

ship wing was leaking, the carpeting and windows needed replacement, and the church itself simply needed more space.

“Before, we were pinched . . . we were really cramped,” said Tash.

Tash recalled telling the congregation that an ex-pansion project would be a chance to leave a legacy to future generations, just as their predecessors had done in building the origi-nal church in the 1960s.

A motion was approved at a congregational meet-ing in early 2010 to begin fundraising with a target of $450,000, and with the guideline that construction would not start until 75 per cent of the target was pledged or collected.

Beckland recalled that the fundraising began slow-ly, with a bake sale that brought in a few hundred dollars and a gospel concert that barely broke even.

“We had to sell the idea,” recalled Tash, likening his role to that of a cheer-leader who stood back and encouraged others in their tasks.

The church consulted a professional fundraiser for guidance, and kicked off a pledge campaign under the name “Our Journey For-ward,” starting with a ban-quet evening.

Encouraging members to support the project with regular giving proved highly successful, and within six months, Tash said, $447,000 had been pledged.

“There was never any strong-arm tactics or any-thing like that,” he said. “I’ve always thought that if you’re going to run the race, you go for the gold.”

Construction began in the summer and was finished by the spring of 2011, over-seen by supervisor Kevin Stewart and contractor Ace

Waugh. A dedication service

was held in June 2011. Al-though the cost of the ex-pansion was higher than an-ticipated, the mortgage was paid off in June of this year.

The expansion provided room for new offices, nurs-ery facilities and expanded washrooms in the narthex, while also allowing the ad-dition of a prayer room and Sunday School room in the fellowship wing.

In addition to its use for church functions, many outside groups use the fel-lowship hall, Faltin said. The hall is often rented for showers and anniversary parties, and is used by sev-eral community groups.

Tash said the expansion has greatly improved the church’s appearance and function, and provided the congregation with much more useable space.

“I just can’t say enough about the people that

stepped forward to help out here,” he said, adding that

a team of members prayed regularly for the project.

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Members of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church gathered in the church’s foyer after the service on Sunday, Nov. 2, for a mortgage burning ceremony. Pictured from left are church council chair Dennis Becklund, council member Nancy Aspenes, fundraising committee chair Don Tash, confirmation student Greyson Loshny, confirmation graduate Brynne Laewetz (obscured) and Pastor Karl Faltin.

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Our provincial politics seem to have received a strong jolt with last week’s by election results, which saw the ruling Progressive Conservatives sweep all four seats up for grabs, confirming that the newly installed Premier Jim Pren-tice has managed to breathe a new lease of life to the dwindling for-tunes of the party in the space of just a few weeks.

As important as the victory of the governing party in the course of the immediate aftermath of the elections was the noticeable sense of panic and disarray among the opposition. There were calls for unifying the forces of NDP and the Liberals to put up a realistic chal-lenge to the PCs, calls which were quickly silenced.

And then out of the blue, inter-nal problems of the Wildrose Party burst into the open with the res-ignation of the party’s outspoken Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre MLA Joe Anglin from

the Wildrose caucus. In addition, an independent inquiry into the recent annual general meeting of the party organization at the same riding concluded that the AGM, which resulted in the nomination of a candidate for the Wildrose Party for that riding other than Mr. Anglin, had to be reconvened due to procedural misconduct. At the same time, Wildrose leader Dani-elle Smith threw the gauntlet to her critics by calling for a review of her leadership of the party, but her MLAs quickly voted down the move saying they are fully backing her leadership.

So as the dust settles, what we are seeing is the emergence of a strongly revitalized PC leadership with very skillful public relations moves managing to reengage im-portant sections of the electorate with a realistic possibility of an-other majority PC government af-ter the next election.

That much is nothing to be wor-

ried about, at least because no oth-er political organization, including the Wildrose, appears to be ready to take on the responsibility of governing the province as yet.

What is worrying is that the cur-rent PC government, and if they return to power after the election, the next one look likely to ramp up bitumen production in the oil sands in the north and will contin-ue to increasingly rely on the roy-alties from oil and gas production to generate wealth.

More than 50 of Canada’s lead-ing scientists issued an open let-ter last week (it is on page 16 in this edition of The Independent) to provincial and federal govern-ments warning of the risks of that very policy.

Just days later, an authorita-tive UN body, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a stark warning that majority of world’s electricity needs must be primarily generated from low car-

bon sources by 2050 and fossil fu-els should be completely eliminat-ed from the energy cycle by 2100 if “irreparable damage” to earth is to be avoided.

These are not notices that can be taken lightly.

However, from Premier Jim Prentice’s applause of TransCan-ada’s application to the Energy Board for the Energy East pipeline project, his hectic visits to First Nations in northern Alberta and his talks with B.C. premier all point to the same direction: More oil sands royalties, more of the easy money.

There is one serious question that all Albertans (Canadians) should be asking: With the current strength of the US dollar drowning all commodities that our provincial and national economies depend on for revenue, how clever a policy is it to continue to plan a future that could be at the mercy of market fluctuations?

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Dear EditorI would like to thank all

of the folks who worked so hard to bring an oppor-tunity to hunt pheasant on private lands in the Stettler and surrounding areas.

Myself and four good friends assisted a group of hunters in the morning and another group in the afternoon. In both cases none of the folks had ever hunted pheasant before. Each group started with

instruction regarding safe handling and use of their guns as well as some tips on shooting.

I truly enjoy the out-doors and welcomed an chance to spend a day in the field with my dog, As-pen, and to make a few new friends.

With the morning group, Kevin, Grant, and Pete, there was no shortage of enthusiasm or conversa-tion while walking through

tall grass and slough bot-toms enjoying the beautiful weather and surroundings. Of course, all that walking can make a person hungry and we did work up a good appetite. We stopped for lunch at the Big Valley Hotel where the service was prompt and the food was hardy and tasty.

I would like to thank the staff at the Big Valley Hotel for their hospital-ity and friendly welcome.

After lunch, we returned to our property and met up with three new individuals Mary, Nathan, and Mike, repeating the wonderful experience all over again.

There is no question that everyone thoroughly en-joyed the day from begin-ning to end. Once again I would like to say thanks to those who made this com-munity initiative a great success and I hope you will continue in future years so

that you can bring smiles and wonderful memories to both old and new out-doorsmen.

A special thanks, though, to Stacy Benja-min who was a key indi-vidual in researching and organizing this event and has done her community proud.

RespectfullyDale BelbinPine Lake Alberta

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The provincial assess-ment of Clearview Public School’s achievement and diploma examinations for the 2013-14 year paints a picture of a school sys-tem that is a “first choice learning environment,” according to the board’s superintendent.

Peter Barron said the board is headed in a posi-tive direction, and “litera-cy, numeracy and student success are high priorities. We’ll continue to build on the great work our staff is currently doing.”

While the school board did see some exceptions in this year’s report, es-pecially among the Grade 12 graduating class of William E. Hay Compos-ite School, where the sud-den loss of fellow student Andrew Nibourg in a col-lision a week after gradu-ation left students griev-ing and shocked as exams came around, the results still managed to remain high.

There are other excep-tions at William E. Hay Composite High School due to the school’s par-ticipation in leading-edge educational programs.

Diploma examination rates were either signifi-cantly above or not signif-icantly different from the three-year average held

by the board, the report found. No courses rated as significantly below that same average.

In 30-1 mathematics, English, social studies and 30-2 examinations, stu-dents rated above the pro-vincial average. Scores in social studies and chem-stry have also increased over the previous year’s results, as did results in English and social stud-ies 30-1 and mathematics 30-2.

In provincial testing, students in Grade 6 lan-guage arts, mathematics and science, and Grade 9 mathematics and social studies, students scored above provincial average again.

It was also an improve-ment over last year’s re-sults, Barron noted.

“Student success is the result of a collaborative effort,” Ken Checkel, chair of Clearview, noted in a media release. “Staff, parents and our commu-nity partners all play a pivotal role in preparing students for the future. Weíre always looking for ways to be better. We rec-ognize that our students learn at different rates and in different ways, but be-lieve that all students can be successful.”

The detailed report is available on the board website at www.clear-view.ab.ca.

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For half a century, the giant neon sign advertising Rolex watches — complete with a functioning clock of its own — has been a fixture on Stettler’s Main Street.

But Wares Jewelers Ltd., the business behind it, will close its doors by year’s end, as owners Derek and Marie Wade begin their re-tirement.

“We wanted to retire on our terms, before one of us got sick,” Marie Wade said last week. “We really want to travel while we’re healthy.”

The Wades recently an-nounced their plans to close the business, which they will continue to op-erate until Christmas. The store currently employs six regular staff members and four casual workers.

“There has been a plan in place for a while,” said Marie, “but it wasn’t an easy decision.”

John Ware opened his second-floor jewelry shop above a hardware store on Stettler’s Main Street in 1948. The store’s current home was built in 1950 by Jenkins Groceteria fol-lowing a devastating fire; Ware bought the building six years later and reno-

vated it. Placing a dividing wall

down the middle of the first floor, Ware set up his shop in one half and leased the other half to The Betty Shoppe. The basement be-came office space and the upper storey was used as residential space.

The store’s prominent sign was constructed in Calgary and added in 1958, after Ware wrote to Rolex asking for their help with the expense.

In 1981, Ware sold his business to Will and Max-ine Rehman, who in turn sold it to Derek Wade and his brothers in 1995. Six years later, Derek and Ma-rie, formerly of Drumhell-er, took ownership of the

store.Marie said that Stet-

tler has since become the Wades’ home, where they raised their two children, and they have no plans to leave. With the difficulty of selling a jewelry busi-ness and its inventory to-gether, the Wades have opted to close the store.

It’s been a bittersweet time for the owners, as the store was also recognized last month for the creative displays that have graced its front windows.

Wares Jewelers Ltd. was named the recipient of the Marketing Award during the Stettler Business and Citizenship Awards, pre-

sented at the Stettler Com-munity Hall in October.

However, neither of the Wades was present to ac-cept the award. Marie said that with the work needed to organize the store’s clo-sure, they were too busy to attend.

“We were thrilled to be honoured that way,” she said. “There’s a lot of busi-nesses in this town doing really positive things . . . To be singled out was a great honour.”

Marie said the future of the store’s neon sign is in question, but she hopes it will be preserved, adding that many residents see it as “kind of a landmark.”

She recalled that when the sign was taken down and transported to Red Deer for restoration in 2002, its absence was quickly noticed.

“When we took it down, there was a big kerfuffle,” she said. “We had to reas-sure people that it was go-ing back up.”

For his part, Derek said he is looking forward to taking it easy this Christ-mas once the store has fi-nally closed for good.

“We’re going to miss the people that we’ve been dealing with for almost 20 years,” said Marie. “We hope to see them around town.”

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Marie and Derek Wade stand in front of the storefront of Wares Jewelers Ltd. The Wades have announced they will close the store by year’s end.

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With reference to war, Christians, over the years, have held two diverse opinions. These two views are “Pacifism” and “Just War”. There are valid points and good people on both sides of the issue.

A pacifist believes that war cannot be justified under any circumstances. Con-versely, those adhering to the just war theory believe that there are times when war is justified and unavoidable (which by no means suggests that everything that happens in war is just or righteous). They propose that refusing to act while harm threatens family, neighbour or nation, isn’t a virtue, but a vice.

Pacifists claim that Jesus practiced and taught pacifism. For example, when Je-sus was arrested, He impaired Peter’s of-fensive swordsmanship and repaired the injured servants ear. In 1 Peter 2:23 we

read that, “when Jesus was insulted, he did not retaliate. When he suffered, he did not threaten...”

Additionally, the early church, especial-ly for the first 300 years, tended to take a pacifist position. Justin Martyr said, “We refrain from making war on our enemies, and we cannot bear to see a man killed, even if killed justly.” Clement of Alex-andria added, “He who holds the sword must cast it away...if one of the faithful becomes a soldier, he must be rejected by the church, for he has scorned God.”

Jesus did teach about forgiveness and turning the other cheek. However, He also said, “I bring not peace but a sword” (Matthew 10:34). Then, in two separate incidents in the temple at Jerusalem, Jesus physically and verbally drove the religious miscreants from “His Father’s house.” The

New Testament epistle of Ephesians says, “we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood, but against evil rulers and authori-ties” (Ephesians 6:12). And, Jesus told His disciples in Luke 22 that, “whoever has no sword should sell his coat and buy one”; hardly the words or behavior of a strict pacifist.

Further, the church fathers made the

aforementioned statements when Rome ruled supreme. To become a Roman sol-dier, individuals had to claim allegiance to Caesar as if he were God and offer sacri-fices to him. It’s not difficult to see why they would’ve spoken out against this.

Paul’s letter to the Romans states, “Do not repay anyone evil for evil...if it is pos-sible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone” (Romans 12:17,18). The passage seems to be suggesting that first, it is not always possible to be at peace with everyone and second, it doesn’t always depend on us! Hence the just war theory.

Next Tuesday, November 11th, we have the opportunity to commemorate and show honor to those who fought in just wars on our behalf. Let’s be sure to do that...Lest we forget!

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The Monster Bash was a roaring success and we have had a couple of days to recoup. November is now here and we have a wonder-ful month ahead of us at the Stettler Public Library.

Our book clubs are gear-ing up for November with some fantastic picks. Read-er’s Circle is gathering on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss “Daughter of Smoke and Bone” by Laini Taylor. Spine Crack-ers has made a small change to their meeting date to dis-cuss “Unraveling” by Eliza-beth Norris. Join Rebecca and the group on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 5:30 p.m. If you are not sure whether either book club is right for you, you are welcome to join us without having read the book to get an idea of how things generally go. We are always looking for new members and ideas.

As there is no school on Tuesday, on Nov. 12, the Stettler Public Library is pleased to present the mov-ie “Maleficent” at 1 pm. See the other side of the Sleep-ing Beauty fairy tale and enjoy some popcorn.

Bring your WIP (work in progress) in the craft of your choice and join Chicks with Sticks on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. Enjoy some wonderful advice and fantastic company as you finish your project.

Did you know that Satur-day, Nov. 15 is Internation-al Games Day? It’s gonna

be so much fun and the li-brary is going all in. Join us all day for gaming with Wii, Wii-U, PS4, and Xbox 360 systems, Minecraft, board games, and so much more. Board games and Minecraft stations will be set up in the children’s annex, games rated E or T can be played in the Rotary area, and games rated M will be restricted to the teen area of the library. Everyone is welcome.

Seniors looking for help with computers, tablets, e-readers or cell phones are welcome to the library on Thursday, Nov. 20 for Tech Time for Seniors from 1 to 3 p.m. This will give you a chance to get some one-on-one help with that pesky

technology. If needed, free Handibus rides to the li-brary are available by call-ing 403-742-5858.

Gear up for winter with Read & Rhyme on Friday, Nov. 21 at 10:30 a.m. We will have crafts and fun for ages 0-5 and their big people. But don’t worry, everything will be finished in time for lunch at 12 noon.

The Stettler Public Li-brary will be closed on Tuesday, November 11 for Remembrance Day to hon-our brave Canadians who have sacrificed their lives in armed conflicts.

If you have any ques-tions about our programs and services, please check out our website (http://spl.prl.ab.ca), our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/StettlerPublicLibrary) or see our tweets (www.twit-ter.com/stettlerlibrary) for last minute details about our programs. You can also contact us the old-fashioned way at 403-742-2292.

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Cow/calf producers are smil-ing all the way to the bank with big cheques for calf sales that they could not have imagined a year ago. At some sales 500 lb calves are fetching $1,200 to $1,500, not too long ago that was what finished slaughter cattle were selling for. The rush now is to get in on the gra-vy train before cattle buyers’ credit limits are reached. One ponders how cattle feeders can pencil out the economics of feeding those ex-pensive calves to slaughter weights. They must be counting on bringing in trainloads of cheap American corn to make it all work.

Interestingly, despite all the COOL import restrictions, a lot of those expensive calves are heading south of the border. That’s driven by the low loonie and the lowest calf crop in 60 years. American packers may be willing to pay any-thing for finished cattle next spring and summer. Those feeder exports don’t bode well for Canadian pack-ing plants who are already operat-ing at below capacity. When big plants start operating at less than 90 per cent capacity, lower operating efficiencies start to lead to signifi-cant losses. If that isn’t corrected there may be consequences – like layoffs and plant closures.

What most market analysts worry about is when will consumer and retailer push back start. There is a threshold of price pain for beef with consumers – I can’t see the average consumer paying $25 for a steak at the retail counter. It’s going to be

tough even for high-end restaurants – beef entrees will have to be priced at almost $50 – that’s hard to swal-low for most folks. Some marketers are convinced with declining sup-ply that plants and consumers will pay any price, noting that if there was to be a consumer price back-lash it would have occurred by now.

No doubt feedlot operators, at the insistence of their bankers, have hedged their feeder cattle and corn and obtained delivery contracts from plants. There are just too many millions at risk with these expensive calves. I also ex-pect with cheap corn that slaughter weights will increase significantly as operators push to put on as many pounds as they can on feeder cattle. Heavier slaughter weights are what have been moderating the reduction in cattle marketing over the past few years particularly in the USA. Are we going to see 2,000 pound slaughter cattle?

High prices have another conse-quence – herd expansion is almost non-existent. Who can blame pro-ducers; it’s hard to hold back a 500 pound heifer worth $1,500 at the auction market. It’s even tougher to buy cows to expand the herd. That’s all on top of the trend for cattle producers to get out of the business altogether and rent their land to crop growers. It’s hard to see herd expansion under those cir-cumstances.

Sooner or later the market will re-act and someone will face the con-sequences. Beef consumption may drop dramatically, consumers will substitute with pork or chicken, and offshore imports will increase. That

will apply some discipline and pric-es will decline. One ponders what large buyers like McDonalds will do, at present they take pride (and rightly so!) in selling only Cana-dian beef. Are they going to want to continue paying high prices for do-mestic hamburger when their com-petitors (hello A&W) are sourcing cheaper off shore manufacturing beef. I expect there is a lot of soul-searching going on in the offices of beef buyers across the continent.

Veteran producers no doubt are steeling themselves against the ex-pected market crash – remembering that cattle prices and markets are cyclical – that being what goes up will come down. It happens despite what supply and demand would dic-tate – the recent past lamb market is an example of that occurrence. That market three years ago skyrocketed with lambs reaching twice their earlier value. However, it was not sustainable when packers, retail-ers and consumers pushed back to those higher prices and the market dropped rather quickly. That hap-pened despite the fact that domestic lamb is always in short supply.

One of the side effects of high prices is that it puts beef market de-velopment in a state of limbo. The short term question tends to be how much effort and money does the industry put into developing new markets when it looks like it will be difficult to supply those mar-kets. Perhaps now is a time for beef promotion agencies to reduce their activities somewhat and save their money for a later day when we will be able to supply those markets. Just a thought.

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As we rounded out Oc-tober and the snowflakes begin to appear, the posi-tive thing to consider is that markets on seemingly on their way up. Harvest lows have been achieved in most crops not affected too bad-ly by late growing-season rains (i.e. durum and len-tils). The clear evidence for this is that managed money continue to bet on higher prices for agricultural com-modities as hedge funds have raised their net long in the sector by over 100,000 contracts in the last month. The change has been most-ly attributed to the relin-quishing of short bets in the market, seeing positions re-duced by over 110,000 con-tracts! Canola continues to favour well with the canola trade as crush margins are still positive and a lower Canadian dollar makes it easier on the export side of things. The depreci-ated Loonie also probably playing a factor as to why basis levels are improving at your local elevators (for the same amount of for-eign currency previously, an international buyer can now buyer Canadian prod-uct). Also, North American grain is finding its way into new markets – case in point is American corn as, even though China’s been reject-ing Syngenta’s unapproved MIR 162 variety, new mar-ket share is being found in in Latin America and the Middle East.

While the U.S. harvest progresses, other bullish catalysts surround seed-ing – specifically the U.S. winter wheat, Black Sea winter wheat, and Brazil-ian soybeans. In the U.S., the portion of winter wheat seeded rated good-to-ex-cellent came in at 59 per cent, well below pre-report expectations of 68 per cent. In Russia, the condition of the winter wheat crop is well below the last five-year average but one should keep in mind that the area has had three continuous years of bumper crops. And finally, in Brazil, seeding conditions are starting to finally improve after a lack of moisture available to help the crop get a headstart on the growing season.

Another overlying macro effect that may be in the back of the market’s mind is the general downturn we’ve seen over the past year or so in the overall commodity

sector. More market ana-lysts are suggesting a peak has already been reached in the commodity super cycle (usually lasts 20-30 years). Here in Canada, those ef-fects are more pronounced as the Great White North is commodity-rich, export-driven economy. Accord-ing to a recent MacLean’s article, “the 15-year com-modity boom – which gave Canada its Teflon-like strength during the deep global recession and helped make us the envy of the world – has run its course.” The effects are being felt elsewhere possibly though as it looks like C.O.F.C.O., the Chinese state grain-buying agency will take a hit of almost $168 mil-lion due to soybean prices tanking over the first nine months of 2014. Not to say that commodity prices can’t bounce back, but when eco-nomic growth starts to slow in emerging markets, those same markets don’t demand the same amount of com-modities/goods/services to fuel their growth. That be-ing said, we continue to be advocates of “pencil farm-ing” at this time of year: re-evaluate monthly/quarterly expenses and what sort of monthly/quarterly sales and at what prices you should be making. Obviously I’m here to help find some new opportunities.

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2014 marks the 25th year that Alberta Prairie Railway in Stettler has been offering a heritage railway experience along with entertainment, train robberies, sightseeing in the Village of Big Valley and Alberta roast of beef meals, and the number of in-ternational guests paying a visit to Stettler has continued to grow.

This year Alberta Prairie hosted visitors, mostly in small groups, from a total of 42 countries including Argentina (1), South East Asia (1), Australia (13), Belgium (1), Brazil (1), Chile (3), China (2), Columbia (3), Cuba (1), Denmark (4), Dubai (2), England (27), Fiji (1), France (2), Germany (9), Greece (1), Guatemala (1), Holland (9), Hong Kong (2), India (1), Indonesia (1), Ireland (6), Jamaica (1), Japan (3), Ma-laysia (1), Mexico (2), New Zealand (4), Norway (4), Pakistan (1), Philippines (2), Romania (1), Russia (1), Scotland (10), South Africa (4), Spain (3), Sweden (1),

Switzerland (8), Thailand (3), Trinidad (2), USA (53), Venezuela (1), and Wales (1). The numbers in brackets are the number of individual reservations from each country.

In addition to these numbers, going back through records from previous years, inter-national visitors to Alberta Prairie include people from Afghanistan, Austria, Baha-mas, Barbados, Bosnia, Cayman Islands, Cecily, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czecho-slovakia, Ecuador, Fiji, Finland, Grenada, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Korea, Leba-non, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Slo-venia, Taiwan, Ukraine, and Uruguay.

The majority of visitors to Alberta Prairie are still mostly Canadian, with significant numbers from all provinces and territories. The railway’s largest market is still Alberta but numbers from Saskatchewan and Brit-ish Columbia continue to increase faster than other areas and are considered to be a growth market for Stettler’s major interna-tional tourist attraction.

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It’s easy to imagine it doesn’t happen here, but no town is immune to the impact of domestic violence, according to Judi Beebe.

“Those issues are in every community across the prov-ince,” said Beebe, executive director for Communities Against Abuse. “I wouldn’t say there’s a higher incidence than other communities, but we’re not immune, either.”

Each November, Beebe and the other members of the local Family Violence Prevention Committee work to raise awareness of the reality of violence in the home.

On Friday, Oct. 24, members of the committee, along

with deputy mayor Al Campbell, gathered at Stettler Town Hall to sign a proclamation recognizing November as Fam-ily Violence Awareness Month.

A banner to raise awareness has been erected and will be in place on Main Street for the remainder of the month.

As well, for the third year running, members of the com-mittee have distributed red roses to businesses throughout Stettler, where the flowers will be kept on display through-out November.

Gradually, the flowers will wilt and die, serving as a re-minder of the women, men and children who have died as a result of domestic violence.

Beebe said six dozen roses were distributed last year, and due to the high level of demand, organizers planned to in-

crease the number to nine or 10 dozen. While the committee is most visible in November, mem-

bers are active throughout the year with educational pro-grams and intervention efforts.

These include the “Shaping Tomorrow” program, which runs twice a year in Stettler, reaching out both to those charged in domestic violence cases, and those who have been affected by abusive relationships.

Beebe said the program reaches people from throughout the district, as far as Consort and Coronation.

The committee also offers presentations and workshops for schools, offices and other organizations. For more info, call the Stettler and District Family and Community Sup-port Services office at 403-742-2337.

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This group gathered at Stettler Town Hall on Friday, Oct. 24 to sign a proclamation declaring November as Family Violence Awareness Month. Pictured are, back row from left: Judi Beebe, Devon McMann, Shelly Potter, Toni Dorchester, Stephanie Hadley, Don Porter, Bernadette Schofer and Lance Penny; front from left, Penny Dahl, deputy mayor Al Campbell and Noreen Woolsey.


They waited until the cow came home, and af-ter nearly a month, she finally did.

Bessie the cow was returned to her rightful place at Wells Furniture on Stettler’s Main Street late last month.

Store owner Bernie

Jackson said the cow was returned anonymously on Oct. 22, to the delight of the store’s staff.

“Good Samaritans do still exist,” said Jackson, who declined to elaborate on the details of Bessie’s disappearance and return.

Bessie, about a foot tall, customarily stands on the sidewalk outside of Wells, greeting cus-

tomers. She has been in the store’s possession for two-and-a-half years.

The cow went missing on or around Sept. 26, and the staff at Wells soon put out the alert in hopes that she would be recovered.

They placed a poster in their front window and posted a notice on their Facebook page: “Bessie has wandered off. Please come home Bessie.”

The cow’s return was accompanied by more good news for both Jack-son and the store, which was named “Business of the Year” by the Stettler Regional Board of Trade and Community Develop-ment.

Jackson was on hand to accept the award at the ceremony at the Stet-tler Community Hall on Thursday, Oct. 23.

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Canada officially set in place a trade agreement with the European Union (EU) at a summit in Sep-tember and since then, there have been many mixed re-actions across the province.

Within Canada’s agri-cultural industry, it seems dairy operations could be the most heavily impacted by the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA).

Cherylynn Bos, co-owner of the Rock Ridge Dairy Farm, located near the south end of Ponoka County, has created the largest goat milk farm and processing operation in Alberta, with the help of international practices and she says there could be concern, depending on how the trade agreement affects Canada’s dairy, specifical-ly cheese, market.

“The deal, they’re (fed-eral government) going to allow 18,500 more tons of European cheese into Can-ada, tariff free,” said Bos.

This will increase the tonnage from approximate-ly 21,000 to 39,000 and al-low Europe access to 9 per cent of the Canadian mar-ket, up from five per cent.

Europe will also have guaranteed exclusive ac-cess to 32 per cent of Can-ada’s fine “artisan” cheese market.

“They’re mostly going to be importing fine cheese,” guessed Bos.

“As for artisan producers, the Canadian fine cheese market and its producers will be most affected by this,” she added.

Canadians spend ap-proximately 11.5 per cent

of their disposable income on food products and 1.07 per cent of that on dairy products.

“The unknown with this is will the market expand, will Canadians eat more cheese . . . or will it simply replace the Canadian per-centage consumed in the market?” Bos asked.

If the market does not grow, she feels there would be a negative impact on cheese producers, then farms and then the lo-cal economy, as the sales would not be keeping the money spent in the vicin-ity. “Your dollars are gone from the community, that’s never a good thing.”

“The other thing about the agreement is it’s also opened up for us, unlimited access to the EU cheese market,” said Bos.

However, she does not believe this is as good of an opportunity as the federal government is making it out to be.

In Canada cheese and dairy costs are higher than in Europe, which will mark up the final product. “So to open the Europe market, that’s great . . . but who’s going to buy them when our product is so much more expensive?” Bos pondered.

“Will this (CETA) truly affect us? It’s hard to say,” she added.

She feels only time will tell if Canada’s market and system will be able to with-stand and flourish in a more diverse market.

“For the overall good of the country I think it was an ok thing . . . I’m sure they benefited in other areas at the expense of this one,” said Bos.

Mark Matejka, who runs

a cattle operation in Ponoka County, does not feel the same concerns as Bos. “I think it’s positive in the livestock industry because it opens up a new market.”

However, Canadian cat-tle producers also face limi-tations with the European market, as there are stan-dards and other practices that need to be met.

“I think with any ex-port and free trade agree-ment there will be winners and losers,” said Matejka, meaning some strains of the agricultural industry will benefit more than others.

He feels it will be dif-ficult to tell how the cattle industry and Canada as a whole will be affected until trading and importing is in full effect.

Ponoka County grain farmer Bryce Liddle also sees CETA as a positive. “It’s never a bad thing to open up more markets.”

“You can never please everybody,” said Liddle. “I’m not worried about anything myself.”

Documents given to Ponoka News from Wetask-iwin MP Blaine Calkins’ office detailed many of the benefits expected as an out-come of CETA.

One of the benefits men-tioned was new jobs created across the country because it will open new markets.

“CETA is a 21-centuary, gold-standard agreement and is Canada’s most ambi-tious trade initiative ever,” stated the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada document.

Canada has cultural and historical ties with the EU and the Federal Govern-ment states it is the largest importer of goods world-

wide. “Reducing and eliminat-

ing tariffs and non-tariff barriers will make Cana-dian goods, technologies and expertise more com-petitive in the lucrative EU market,” the article states. “Under CETA, world-class Canadian products will en-joy preferential access to the EU.”

“When CETA comes into force, almost 94 per cent of the EU agricultural tariff likes will be duty-free,” the document continued.

Alberta is the EUs largest export destination and the Canadian Government says this will allow the prov-ince to significantly benefit from the trade agreement.

National Farmers Union president Jan Slomp is less than impressed with the trade agreement. He feels the negotiations and proce-dures behind the agreement were done out of turn and in secret.

He also believes CETA will negatively impact Can-ada’s agricultural industry

in the years to come; corpo-rations will gain new power through CETA while local institutions such as mu-nicipal governments will no longer be encouraged to adopt policies valuing local purchasing.

According to Slomp there is no gain in sight for Canadian farmers as a re-sult of CETA.

The European Commis-sion website states the full effects of the agreement could take many years to be felt.

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Though Christmas is al-most two months away yet, organizers in Botha helped members of the village and surrounding communities get into the Christmas spirit with its Christmas fair and lunch on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Organizer Christine Wedrick said the fair was rather successful, especially given the fact that it had been pulled together with only two weeks’ notice.

“Everyone came to-gether,” she said, crediting members with the commu-nity for helping set up the hall, prepare the food, and ensure everyone who came

left with a full belly.Santa was also in the

building, along with a pro-fessional photographer, al-lowing families a chance to get those special Christmas season portraits well before cards went out to family members. It’s one of the reasons why Wedrick said she planned the fair so early in the season.

Vendors came from Bo-tha and the surrounding communities, ensuring a wide variety of goodies up for grabs. Leggings, home-made glass-and-wire cre-ations, alpaca wool blan-kets, socks, and skeins of wool, and Castor’s fabu-lous cupcakes were all up for grabs alongside home-made scrubs and soaps and the usual brand names like Scentsy.

Stettler’s Christmas Mar-ket started at the Stettler Agriculture pavilion a few days later on Nov. 4. Tables at that fair sold out almost immediately, leaving sev-eral vendors out in the cold.

On November 15, the Big Valley Christmas Craft Show and Sale get under-way, and 10 days later the Festival of Lights kick off at Stettler’s Community Hall.

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Easton Wedrick (left) and Mackenzie Bates flanking Santa and Savannah Wedrick, Sierra Bates and Haiden Harris posing in the front for an early Christmas memory during Botha’s Christmas lunch on Saturday, Nov. 1.

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A bid by the Farmers of North America (FNA) to acquire the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has been rejected by the for-merly farmer-operated organization, but FNA says they will try again.

Bob Friesen, FNA vice-president for government relations, says acquiring CWB assets would assist the FNA develop a pro-gram called the Farmers’ Fertilizer Alli-ance — Project N — which is intended to put production of fertilizer in the hands of farmers.

Friesen says the CWB assets would give farmers control over grain handling and fertilizer distribution at one location. “We know that farmers are going to pay for a grain company. The question is do farmers want to pay for their own or do they want to pay for someone else’s?”

Friesen says in their attempt to garner interest from farmers, they were restricted in the information they were allowed to provide to potential investors and had little time to do it.

“The problem was we only got clearance from CWB management what we could tell farmers early in September,” said Friesen.

The challenge they faced was trying to speak with farmers during a busy harvest season and being restricted in what they could say made enticing investment diffi-cult. Despite that Friesen says farmers were willing to invest $50 million in the project.

Over the last 18 months, the CWB opened up the possibilities of privatization.

“We were very confident that if we had additional time after harvest, we could

easily get enough farmers as well as ad-equate capital to make a successful bid for the CWB. That’s why we asked for more time,” said Friesen.

The CWB’s decision to reject their bid troubled Friesen. A request for comment from the CWB was declined and a request for comment from the Ministry of Agricul-ture was not immediately returned.

“We can only assume that a company will be successful,” said Friesen.

Two years ago, the CWB announced a producer equity plan stating that every time farmers delivered their crop to the orga-nization, a portion would be set aside in a trust fund. This was intended to represent a level of farmer ownership in the CWB.

However, when it was implemented, a public disclosure document stated the CWB would not guarantee what portion of the trust would be if privatized. Friesen said the FNA had intended to gain 90 per cent ownership of the trust and would use that as part of the acquisition.

He says they intend to continue with the project to have grain handling and fertilizer distribution in one location. Friesen says they are going to submit an amended acqui-sition request.

“We will continue to raise equity from farmers to build,” he said.

The FNA is a member-based organiza-tion with more than 10,000 farmer mem-bers across North America. The organi-zation has four main goals: increasing competition in the market, driving efficien-cies in the value chain, providing timely information to its members and supporting opportunities for farmers to achieve equity ownership in the value chain.

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Th e Rumsey Ag. Society 25th Anniversary “Ride for Stars” was an overwhelming success. A total of

$60,730.30 was raised the day of the ride and the 25 year grand total is $625,928.30

Th anks to the generous individuals & businesses who supported this event by sponsoring the riders with fi nancial

pledges or items for the silent auction.Silent auction donors: Stettler Independent • Boston Pizza • Sobeys• Debbeez Flowers & Gift s • Jim Gilbert • Tom’s Boots • Peavey Mart • Panda Flowers • Wish Kitchen & Gift • Stettler Vet Clinic • UFA Petroleum • Guns & Games • Family Chiropractic & Dawn McCullum • Party Maxx • John’s Men’s & Ladies’ Wear • Home Hardware Build-ing Supplies • Dressed by Joy • Well’s Furniture • Drumheller Mail • Chinook Credit Union • Jungling Works • Drumheller Co-op • Tug’s • Mark’s Work Warehouse • Over the Rainbow • Riverside Value Drug Mart • Allied Distributors • Evergreen Equipment • Yavis Family Restaurant • Atco Electric • Jerry’s Liquor Store • Rocky Mountain Equipment • Don Howard • Wade’s Jewellery • Balkwill’s Pharmacy • Peking Resturant • Deb Ruddell • Prairie Pots • Wanda’s Restaurant • CPS • Michelson Stables • CGM Photography • S & S Richmond• KV Ranch & Yard Care • Teekae’s Custom Picture Framing • Lucia Bender • Th ree Hills Napa Parts • Linden Agri Center • Greg & Del-aney Michelson • Mitzi Harper • Vanessa Richmond • Jill Brodie • Debbie Newton • Olds Home Hardware • Editions Gallery.Th e continued support and eff ort received from the following was the corner stone to the success of the 25th Ride for Stars – Rumsey Fire Dept – breakfast; Freson Bros./Gooch’s Gang – lunch; Country Cookers – supper; Drumheller Atco Electric – 3 tents; Robert Sinclair- sound system; Ray Duff - music; Peaches Portables; Trochu UFA Farm Supply – fl agging tape; Richmond Family - quilt raffl e & pie throw; Jill Brodie - dogs & duck show; Rumsey Trident- gengeneneraeratortoro s as aand nd nd spespespeciaciac l al apprpprpp ecieciatiatiion on to to to thethehe LyLyLyynchnchnch FaFaFamilmilmily fy fy for oror thethethe usususse oe oe oe f f f thethethe TLTLL BaBaBaB Rr Rr Rancnch fh fh for or or thethetheh ririride.de.de.eKuKuKudosdosdos tototo thththe Se Se Startartarrs rs rs rideideide cococommiimmim ttttetteee e ememembemb rs, agg soocieciety ty ty dirdirirectectectorsorsors &&&&memememembembembembers rsrs rs forforforfor ththththeireireirir papapapassississis on on onon & & && enenenenergergergergy iy iy iy in hn hn hn hostostostostinginginging ththththis is is eveeveevevent.nt.nt.nt

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Majority of farmers adopting new & innovative technologies; almost half plan to expand operations

Farming in Canada is not what many Canadians think it is, according to Realities of Agriculture in Canada – A sector of innovation and growth, a new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). In fact, the majori-ty of farmers – fifty-one per cent - plan to adopt new, in-novative technologies over the next three years, and 44 per cent are planning to ex-pand their business.

According to a recent study commissioned by the federal government, Canadians have many mis-conceptions about the ag-riculture industry, includ-ing that it’s not innovative, is shrinking, it potentially harms the environment, and that family farms are be-coming extinct.

“This is not Old Mac-Donald’s farm. Our new report debunks Canadians’ outdated view of the Agri-culture sector,” said Mari-lyn Braun-Pollon, CFIB’s vice-president of Agri-busi-ness.

“Agriculture in Canada is vibrant and innovative. The sector contributes over $100 billion to the econ-omy and supports one-in-eight jobs,” added Mandy D’Autremont, CFIB’s se-nior policy analyst, Agri-business and co-author of the report.

CFIB’s report outlines four key realities of farm-ing:

Reality #1 – Agriculture is innovative and modern

Reality #2 –The agricul-ture sector is growing

Reality #3 – Farmers are taking action to protect the environment

Reality #4 – Farms are staying in the family

”This study highlights the ambition and optimism that make agriculture a ma-jor driver of the Canadian economy,” said Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.

The report adds the farm-ers’ voice, but the work doesn’t stop there.

“Beyond promoting the

agriculture sector, govern-ment policies need to foster agricultural competitive-ness. Farmers’ priorities for government action include further reducing red tape and the total tax burden, as well as increased focus on industry research, develop-ment and innovation,” con-cluded Braun-Pollon.

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“What we have today is a story based on speculation about what (German Chancellor) Angela Merkel might have said about something (British Prime Minster) David Cameron might say in the future,” said David Davis, a promi-nent Conservative member of parlia-ment, in London on Sunday. So no big deal, then?

It’s a very big deal: Merkel is pulling the rug out from under Cameron. For all his tough talk about renegotiating the terms of Britain’s membership in the European Union, she is saying, he has no cards in his hand.

At the EU summit on 25 October, Cameron said that changing the existing rules that guarantee freedom of move-ment for workers within the EU would be “at the very heart of my renegotia-tion strategy for Europe.” No, said An-gela Merkel, it won’t work: “We have the basic principle of free movement. We won’t meddle with that.”

In other words, if Cameron doesn’t like the membership rules, tough. He can hold a referendum if he wants, and leave the EU if he wins. But there’s no way he can get the other 27 members to change the basic rules of the organisa-tion just to solve his little political prob-lem at home.

In fact, Merkel will even try to ensure that Cameron loses next year’s British election so that there is no referendum on Britain’s EU membership. Being an experienced politician, however, Merkel delivered that part of her message in a deniable way.

It was officials from Merkel’s own office and the German foreign minis-try who briefed the newsmagazine Der Spiegel on her plans in that regard. They were not to be quoted by name – and it was left to the rest of us to figure out what her words would do to Cameron’s re-election chances.

Cameron has recently been talking about imposing “quotas” on low-skilled people from other EU countries mov-ing to Britain, in a desperate attempt to get around the EU rules. “Should Cam-eron persist (in this quota plan), Chan-cellor Angela Merkel would abandon her efforts to keep Britain in the EU,” Merkel’s officials told Der Spiegel. “With that a point of no return would be reached.” Shape up or ship out.

Merkel has launched a counter-strike that may well bring Cameron down. By making it crystal clear that his “rene-gotiation” strategy cannot work, she is effectively telling British voters that if they re-elect Cameron’s Conservatives in the election that is due next May, they will be voting to leave the EU. The elec-tion itself becomes a referendum on EU membership – a referendum which she obviously thinks Cameron will lose.

She is probably right. For all the ful-mination in the British right-wing press about the country being overrun by im-migrants from poorer EU countries, public support for EU membership in Britain is higher than it has been since 1991. It is still only a modest 56 per-cent, but that is a lot higher than the 44 percent support that the same Ipsos MORI polling organisation found only

two years ago.The truth is that only 13 percent of

Britain’s population is “foreign-born”, exactly the same as the immigrant share in the population of the United States or Germany. The immigrants are not tak-ing British jobs: the UK has one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe. The problem is perceptions – and par-ticularly the perceptions of those who normally vote Conservative.

The right-wing media in Britain, as in most countries, pander to the nation-alism and the fear of foreigners that is rampant among the older and the poorer sections of the population. Too many foreigners coming in, living off our taxes and stealing our jobs is a simple (though rarely an accurate) explana-tion for why this section of the popula-tion feels marginalised, so this narrative works well with them.

Britain is pulling in more EU workers than usual because its economy is doing relatively better than Germany, France, Spain, etc. The numbers are not over-whelming, but under EU rules Britain has no right to bar them, so anti-EU na-tionalism and anti-immigrant sentiment have grown into a stronger force than usual – but only on the right.

This would normally be to the advan-tage of the Conservative Party, whose own right-wing “backwoodsmen” share these views. In normal times, when the grown-ups are in charge, the party har-vests these votes each election while never intending to do anything so fool-ish economically as to actually quit the EU.

Cameron belongs to the grown-up majority in the Conservative Party, and is not personally anti-EU. But the emergence and explosive growth of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), specifically tailored to appeal to the anti-immigrant-and-EU vote, has panicked the right wing of the Conser-vative Party.

Cameron has had to move further and further right to placate them and com-pete with UKIP, so he can no longer af-ford to be sensible about the EU. Merkel has understood this, and has effectively written him off even though she is a conservative herself. Her strategy now is to force Cameron into an openly anti-EU stance, split the right-wing vote in Britain evenly between the Conserva-tives and UKIP, and open the way for Labour to win the election.

Because that’s the only way she can see to keep Britain in the European Union.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent jour-nalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

Merkel’s Counter-Strike

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GWYNNE DYER

Canada’s leading sci-entists issued an open let-ter to the public last week warning about the risks of continued reliance on fos-sil fuels and in particular on the bitumen produced in northern Alberta. The letter released on Monday, Oct. 27 is as follows:

Today the Intergovern-mental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meets in Copenhagen to approve the Synthesis of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). This report crystallises the work of three IPCC groups made up of 938 scientists, vetted by 3697 scientific, government, industry and NGO reviewers. The re-port shows that humans caused more than half of the observed increase in global temperature from 1951−2010, and we face ir-reversible, and potentially catastrophic, changes to global climate if we do not take action.

It is thus time for Canada to take the lead on climate change. We are lagging behind other developed nations in meeting our in-ternational obligations to implement effective miti-gation action at a national level. Climate change is happening, and it offers many opportunities for in-novative policy, technology and development in Canada to mitigate and adapt to cli-mate change. Such actions

will contribute to environ-mental and human wellbe-ing, at home and abroad.

Canadians can be proud of the many outstanding initiatives at provincial and municipal levels, from Ontario’s withdrawal from coal-fired power plants to Vancouver’s concrete plan to become the world’s greenest city by 2020. How-ever, the impact of these ini-tiatives is limited without a coherent federal framework to address climate change. As highlighted by the Sum-mary for Policymakers of the IPCC’s Working Group III report: “Effective miti-gation will not be achieved if individual agents advance their own interests inde-pendently”. This Working Group focuses on mitiga-tion and provides a clear assessment of a number of potential routes to sustain-ability (including energy supply and use, primary production, and societal changes), along with their costs and benefits. Strik-ingly, a majority of those routes to sustainability are feasible, affordable, and outweigh the significant costs of avoiding climate action.

As an interdisciplinary initiative of over 55 Cana-dian researchers working on sustainability, the Sus-tainable Canada Dialogues project wishes to highlight the importance of the IPCC

process. A coordinated re-sponse to climate change is becoming ever more ur-gent, and ignoring it now will only increase the dam-age and the cost of our re-sponse. The IPCC report points out that “Delaying mitigation efforts beyond those in place today through 2030 is estimated to sub-stantially increase the dif-ficulty of the transition to low longer-term emissions levels and narrow the range of options consistent with maintaining temperature change below 2 °C”. The world is beginning to take notice – the report notes that the proportion of global greenhouse gas emissions that are subject to regula-tion has increased by nearly 50% since 2007. However, Canada’s emissions con-tinue to climb, in spite of our Arctic and sub-Arctic regions being some of the fastest-warming places on Earth, putting Northern Ca-nadians on the front lines of climate change.

The Sustainable Canada Dialogues is in the final stages of developing a path-way of sustainability solu-tions that will make a real difference to the global environment and Canadian society – with positive or only transient negative im-pacts on the economy. Cli-mate change needs to be clearly addressed during the 2015 federal election, and we are striving to provide evidence-based information to Canadian voters. We look forward to contributing positive, Canada-focused, proposals to this discussion.

Each IPCC report – in-cluding the forthcoming AR5 Synthesis Report – comes with a Summary for Policymakers. These sum-maries provide a coherent and meaningful explana-tion of climate change is-sues both for policymakers and voters. We are striving to provide evidence-based information to Canadian voters so that climate ac-tion can be a key issue in their decision-making. We believe it is essential that all political parties seriously consider this report as they formulate their election-year platforms.

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Lest We ForgetLest We Forget


When larger ships sailed the Atlantic, ferrying supplies, ammunition or troops from Canada to Britain, a fleet of small frigates would accompany them, sailing in convoy to protect them from enemy fire.

These frigates sank with terrible regularity as they ab-sorbed enemy torpedoes and saved countless supplies, troops and weaponry.

Norwegian Paul Berg, who after the war settled on a farm north of Gadsby, was a fireman on several of those frigates during his career as a member of the Merchant Ma-rines. He didn’t put out fires, but stoked them, deep in the bellies of the frigates on which he served. Shovelling fuel into the hungry furnaces of the steam-powered ships of the First World War, Berg knew that his life was on the line – if a ship was hit by a torpedo, he only had moments to get above deck.

His daughter, Paulette Heer, lives on the farm her father bought after the war. With Remembrance Day around the corner, her father is large in her mind, because the day held such importance to Berg.

“Dad lived to 103,” Heer said, sifting through photos and postcards her father had collected during the war. “He said very little about the war. I saw a lot of tears, but I was too young to understand. (November 11) was a very solemn day for him.”

Merchant marines weren’t recognized as part of the navy in the British Empire, of which Canada was a part during the First World War. They weren’t recognized by Canada until after her father died, something Heer said she wished her father had lived to see, because he always felt that he had been part of the war effort.

Twice during the war Berg found himself running from the bowels of the frigate to the deck, water gushing in be-hind him through the ragged torpedo wounds dealt to the ship by enemy fire.

“You didn’t stop to grab anything,” Heer recalled her fa-ther saying. “You only had minutes.”

She said her father never really spoke about the experi-ences, except to say that the wait in the ocean water for

rescue was cold.“Because there were so many ships you knew you were

going to be picked up,” Heer said. “They just had to wait.”That wait sometimes was as long as an hour, sitting in

the Atlantic. Deaths weren’t uncommon, but they weren’t as many as one may expect, Heer said. “Rescue was right there, they just had to wait for it to be safe.”

Her father continued to sail after the war, before he gave in to his brother’s nagging to come visit his homestead on the Alberta prairies. Berg came north to the rolling gold fields and never left, renting the farm he one day came to purchase as his own, and employing the woman that would one day be his wife, Iona Hankins. Together, they had one child – Paulette – when Berg was about to enter his fifth decade.

When European tensions exploded into what became the Second World War, Berg signed up as a reservist. A man with a new wife and a farm, he wasn’t as eager to leave to fight as he was in his carefree sailor days, but he put his name in the hat in case it was needed. He was never called up.

After the wars, Berg became a steady force in the Gads-by, and later Stettler, Legions, helping to support his fel-lows.

“You didn’t talk to your families about what you went through,” Heer said of her father’s experiences in the war. “You went to the Legion, to your buddies who went through it, too, and understood.”

There, Berg received the support he needed, and he doled it out without reservation to others.

“He was the type of man who made friends across the ages,” Heer recalled. “And the Legion was so very, very important to him.”

In 1999, three years after Berg died at the age of 103, the Canadian government recognized merchant marines as part of the Canadian Navy, thus eligible for veteran’s benefits.

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE

Monday, Nov. 11, 2014Performing Arts Centre

StettlerAssembly at 10:30 a.m.

Service at 11 a.m.“Let us pause to think reverently of those who by sea, by land and in the air, laid down their lives for their sovereign and country.May their sacrifice ever inspire us to labour on, and thecountry in which we live, and for which they died, may ever be worthy of the sacrifice they made.”

Please join us as we gather to honourthose who have served.Roast-beef dinner to follow atthe Royal Canadian Legion HallCost: $15(veterans admitted FREE of charge).

Everyone welcome.

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Remembrance DayNov. 11, 2014

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Army1941 to 1945

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Charles C. Anderson

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Bruce JohnstonRCAF

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Canada, England & Holland

Trooper John HoldernessArmy

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Jim Horne

Calgary Tank Regiment1941 to 1945

Britain & EuropeDieppe

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Jack Chapman


Britain & EuropeDieppe

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Cyril Ball

RAF1940 to 1945

France, Holland & Germany

Robert John Burns1941 to 1945

Radio Operator49th Battalion

Fred William Wigley

RCASC69th Tank Transport

6 yearsEurope Confl ict

Cpl. Charles Heck

14th Canadian Army Tank RegimentTank Commander

1941 to 1945POW - 1942 to 1945

George GarlandBritish CavalryFirst World War

Cpl. Al VozArmy - 1940 to 1941

Air Force - 1941 to 1945Air Force - 1947 to 1950

Harvey L. Mitchell

RCAF, Army, Navy7 ½ years

Canada, U.K. & Korea

Russell N. Capel

Army - 2nd Division - Corps of Signals1940

England, France, Belgium, Holland& Germany

George A. McTaggart

Air Force10 Repair Depot

1939 to 1945Second World War

Dick Hunt

Air Force - Radio TechnicianOcean Falls, B.C.Served during theSecond World War

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Army1914 to 1918

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With Britain’s declaration of war against Germany on Aug. 4, 1914, the rest of the British Empire — including Canada and Newfoundland — also found it-self at war by default.

For most of the Canadian pub-lic at the time — made up largely of British immigrants and their descendants — this arrangement suited them just fine.

The news of the declaration of war was met with marching and singing in the streets. Recruiting stations were overwhelmed with thousands of volunteers, willing to enlist to do their part for king and empire.

But the flood of interest meant that recruiters could afford to be choosy, and many eager volun-teers were turned down, includ-

ing Emmanuel “Mannie” Gray of Stettler.

Born at Springbank in what was then the Northwest Territories in 1895, to English immigrant Wil-liam Brigham Gray and Mag-gie (McMullen) Gray, Mannie moved with the rest of his family to the Stettler area in 1905.

He was working at local ranch-es as a cowboy when war broke out, and decided to enlist in the Canadian Overseas Expedition-ary Forces in Calgary in May of 1916, hoping to serve with the Field Ambulance Corps.

Despite Mannie’s willingness to serve, a military doctor de-tected a heart murmur during a medical inspection, and he never saw overseas action, receiving an honourary discharge in February 1917.

Nearly a century later, his

daughter, Kathleen Kossowan of Stettler, said Mannie was dis-appointed by the news, given his enthusiasm for serving his

country.“He really wanted to go,” she

said, noting that his supposedly defective heart would serve him well for the rest of his life. (He died on Aug. 7, 1999, at the age of 103.)

A photo of him in his military uniform reveals a handsome and apparently healthy young man. Kossowan said others have point-ed out his resemblance to the late actor, Patrick Swayze.

Gray was married to Melissa Stotts in 1929, and during their married life, most of which was spent in Stettler, they welcomed and raised six children. He would live to see 17 grandchildren, 31 great-great-grandchildren, three step-great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild added to that number.

Mannie was far being from the

only volunteer to be turned away. According to the website of the Canadian War Museum, potential recruits underwent strict medi-cal exams, requiring them to be at least five feet, three inches in height, and between 18 and 45 years of age.

Good eyesight, arched feet and healthy teeth were also among the valued features — so much so that gap-toothed soldiers were turned away in frustration, de-spite protesting that they wanted to shoot the enemy, not bite them.

Most visible minorities were also largely turned away in the war’s initial years. The Canadian War Museum reports that while First Nations recruits were valued for perceived skills as scouts and snipers, most Asian and black volunteers were rejected.


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Contributed photoEmmanuel “Mannie” Gray is pictured in his First World War-era uniform. Gray enlisted in Calgary in 1916 but was rejected due to a heart murmur detected in a medical examination and given an honourary discharge in 1917.

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continued from page 20The early enthusiasm

began to wane as the war raged on, and as the casualty lists grew. Standards were later relaxed in response to the decline in recruitment; eventually, visible minori-ties were also accepted, in-cluding 3,500 First Nations people, 1,000 black Cana-dians, and hundreds of Chi-nese and Japanese descent. (This decline would later lead to the establishment of conscription in 1917.)

Towards the high end of the acceptable age range was another relative of Kathleen Kossowan — her uncle, Sgt. Alfred Calow of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police (RNMP).

Born in 1874 in England,

he was around 40 and em-ployed with the Mounties in Alberta when the war broke out.

He already had experi-ence serving in South Af-rica, and as his nephew, Bill Stewart of Stettler, recalls, he had a distinct military bearing, and the manner-isms of a soldier.

“He walked erect . . . he was strictly military,” said Stewart. “He was an old soldier, for sure.”

Calow’s wife, Daisy — the oldest sister of Man-nie Gray — lived at home with her parents and young brothers in Stettler while her husband served over-seas.

Calow served with the Overseas Calvary of the

Canadian Expeditionary Force. Beyond that, little is known of his service during the First World War, but he survived the conflict and returned home after the ar-mistice in November 1918.

The Stettler Independent reported in March 1919 that he had returned from the front and received his dis-charge in Edmonton, and that he would re-enter the workforce with the RNMP, which would merge with the Dominion Police in 1920 to become the mod-ern-day Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

After the war, the Calows moved to Jasper, but af-ter his retirement from the RCMP, they would eventu-ally return to Stettler.

Daisy died of tubercu-losis in 1936, and their daughter, Dorothy Daphne Calow, born in 1921, died in May of 1944 of the same disease. Sgt. Calow himself died a month later, in June of 1944, reportedly of “a broken heart.”

A total of 619,000 Cana-dians had enlisted in the Ca-nadian Expeditionary Forc-es by the end of the First World War — especially impressive considering that the country’s population numbered just under eight million in 1914.

As the Canadian War Museum website reports, about seven per cent of the Canadian population “was in uniform at some point during the war.”

Locals were eager to enlist …

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Sgt. Alfred Calow is pictured in his dress uniform as a member of the Mounted Police. Calow served overseas during the First World War and returned home to continue his career with the police afterward.

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Earlier this year, the Independent ran a story about the efforts of a town in the Netherlands to hon-our the Canadian soldiers buried in a cemetery in a town named Holten.

In this cemetery rests 1,393 Canadian men who fought during the First World War, including a local Erskine man named Dwight Earl Welch, a lance corporal in the RCAC based in Calgary.

A Holten man named Gerry VanHolt started the “Face for Every Name” project, where he hoped to gather photos and bio-

graphical information about each soldier resting in the cemetery – includ-ing Welch.

The Canadian side of this project is run by Mike Muntain. Born in Blackfalds, the piper with the Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment Pipe and Drum band now lives in Kingston, Ont.

When he contacted the Independent in early March, he had only been working on the project for two months and had been warned at the outset to not get his hopes up.

“I hoped to get 100 done by Nov. 11,” Muntain ex-plained. “I was told I’d be lucky if I got 10.”

Muntain hit the 100 mark in April, and now just days away from Re-membrance Day, has more than 1,000 biog-raphies and 700 photos of the soldiers who now make their final home in Holten.

Welch is one of those many soldiers who now have a face. After run-ning the original story in March, members of Welch’s family reached out to Muntain, providing him with photos and sto-ries about the fallen sol-dier. Those details now reside in a database that can be called up on spe-cial computer kiosks at the centre adjacent to the

cemetery.Tourists, local resi-

dents and students from nearby schools visit the resting place for Cana-dian soldiers on an annual basis, drawn to the rows of silent gravestones by the sacrifices made by the people they represent.

Known in the family as “Uncle Johnny,” Welch was greatly loved by ev-eryone, including a neph-ew who wrote to Muntain after the story originally ran.

“He’s one of the first guys that I really got to know well, through his family’s stories,” Muntain said.

Welch was just short

of his 23rd birthday, when he was captured in Dieppe, France. He was held in captivity at a pris-on camp in Meiningen, Germany. A short span later, he was admitted to the hospital and died four days later during surgery. The cause of death was listed as septicaemia.

“He should not even have been on the Dieppe Raid,” wrote Welch’s nephew, Douglas Earl Welch, in an email. “(He) threatened to transfer to another regiment if he was not allowed to ac-company his ‘buddies’ on the raid.”


Revisiting the Holten story

Contributed photo

Dwight “Johnny” Welch, seen here in his uniform just prior to shipping overseas to fight in the First World War, was captured during the raid on Dieppe. He later died in a prisoner of war camp from septicaemia.

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He received a citation for his bravery in action, where under intense fire, he helped drag two men to safety, despite being wounded himself.

Muntain explained that as the project has pro-gressed, he’s felt more and more like these are people he knew in his own life – and he’s in-creasingly glad to be part of the project.

It has been 30 years since VanHolt started his work to honour the Ca-nadian soldiers interred at Holten. Every Christ-mas eve, there’s a special ceremony at the cem-

etery where local resi-dents head out to keep the soldiers company, so the fallen aren’t alone on such a special day.

A few months after adding Welch’s photo and story into the data-base, VanHolt passed away.

“I wish he could see the closure this proj-ect has brought so many people,” Muntain said, citing as an example the mis-spelled gravestone of Guy McKnight. The soldier’s tombstone read MacKnight, but no mat-ter the efforts of his fam-ily it had not been cor-rected.

When his 86-year-old cousin, who had been

close to McKnight, found out the stone was being replaced with the proper spelling, he burst into tears.

“If the adage ‘A man lives as long as he is re-membered’ is true, the people of Holten make sure that, for ‘their Cana-dians,’ their name lives forever,” Muntain said.

Revisiting the Holten story …


Sgt. James Neill McBrideArmy - 3rd Regiment

1939 to 1946France, Germany & Belgium

Flight Sgt.

Percy Fredrick Baily

Royal Flying Corps1914 to 1918 - First World War

Overseas

Paul BergBritish Flag Merchant Marine

1915 to 1918Atlantic & convoys fromNorth America to Britian

Lyman Francis SlifkaArmy

Calgary Highlanders1939 to 1943

MIA - Aug. 29, 1943

Jennie Stanyer

Army NurseCharles Stanyer

Army

Grover Elroy Loveless

Royal Canadian Artillery1940 to 1945

Canada

Cpt. David Berezan

Canadian Army Pacifi c CommandRCAMC CAA1942 to 1946

Pacifi c

Sgt. Clifford Annable

Canadian Forces1916 to 1920

France

Sgt. Lloyd Hart

RCAF1941

Canada & Overseas

Eric Alfred Erickson (Leif)

Royal Canadian ArmyService Corps1939 to 1945

Earl A. GibbonRCAF 1942

Canada

Francis Kinly Bates

Calgary Highlanders4 years

France, Germany andHolland

Isabel Ritchie (Groat)

CWACMotor transport

2 years

Ivan Koss

1941 CalgaryParatroupers

Alvin Herman Keibel

RCAFSecond World War

5 years

Leslie Richard Lovell

14th Army Tank BattalionCalgary Regiment

July 1940 to March 1947

Ronald Frederick Nighswander

Army Canadian - Calgary1940 to 1945 - Second World War

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Dwight “Johnny” Welch earned a commendation for his actions during the Dieppe raid. He was assigned as a messenger, and that put him at risk as he ran messages to and from the commander to the troop commanders. He was wounded and despite that put his own life at risk several times to continue to drag wounded off the field. He was captured at Dieppe, and later died in a hospital in a German POW camp.

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On Nov. 11, 2013 I had the privilege to go to the theatre arts building to honour the men and women that gallantly served in the armed forces around the world. There wasn’t a family in Canada that didn’t share in the sorrow, grief, stress and sacrifice caused by these wars. So I am proud to say that in some small way, such as Nov. 11, we remember the fallen and wounded, the terrible horrors and conditions our armed forces were exposed to during these wars.

The families at home had their problems as well, not enough workers, rationing of many major items, the list is long. Then, of course, taxes were brought in by the gov-ernment of the day just to pay for the war. These external wars were fought so as to retain our rights and freedoms.

Well, we still have taxes, but instead of the money going to pay for war, we pay bu-reaucrats who seem to have the POWER, $40 billion a year to dream up new rules, laws and sanctions against the taxpayer all of which is paid for by the taxpayer. Then we have elected officials who seem to rein-force the rules, laws, etc. of the bureaucrats,

whose salaries also paid for by the taxpay-er. Just in passing, our military budget for 2013 is only $20 billion by comparison to the bureaucrats and they work for Canadi-ans, not against us, also paid with taxpayer dollars. It feels like Canadians power trip-ping on fellow Canadians (an internal war without the military).

Getting back to Nov. 11, 2013, and the celebration for rights and freedoms is that we had freedom once again being taken away, especially on a day of this nature. It was announced before the service that we can no longer stand behind the balcony to observe and enjoy the service. Oh yes, and the table and chairs in the refreshment area have been banned also. (This is real handy, as you can imagine – a drink in one hand, a cookie in the other and no place to sit ei-ther.) Now I have hesitated to mention this inconvenience in as much as we would also lose the refreshments. Pathetic, I believe. Did I mention the building is also funded by taxpayers?

I would like to add at this point that the service was delightful and heartfelt thanks

to the legion and all participants as well as the theatre arts people.

We just wish we could get some action on other matters of far more importance that would help the taxpayer and citizens instead of hindering them: I refer to a road and curb that has been on ongoing problem for an elderly couple, taxpayers of course. Another problem is a neighbour’s drainage system consists of flooding the lawn and much of a back yard of another person’s property. Items such as these being resolved make people happy, as opposed to confis-cating tables and chairs that were put there for the comfort of the people. Petty, you say, perhaps, however, there are far bigger issues confronting us that we the people are made aware of only after the fact, when it becomes the law or the enforced role.

Many problems, it seems, but no one to resolve REAL issues. Just more rules and laws at the stroke of a mighty pen, which we must obey or be punished. Privileges, freedoms and rights seem to be taken from Canadians by other Canadians, not like the cause of war where foreigners were threat-

ening the same. We need some regulations to be sure but many of us feel we are reg-ulated beyond reason. We need people in power that can resolve issues and protect our rights not to take them away. This is a very small sample of what is really happen-ing right across our nation and I for one find it very troublesome, indeed. We, the peo-ple, give you the power to help and work of us, however, our voices are so often not heard. We see, feel, and live by your voice and pen and I believe that this scenario should be reversed in all levels of govern-ment and bureaucracies, sooner than later. We are willing to pay for what we need: not what you think we need. We, the taxpayer, are not children.

A note of interest: The high priced bu-reaucrats of B.C. have banned doorknobs Yes, doorknobs. I am sure that there are many more pressing issues to tackle, that, we the public could endorse and even be happy and proud of.

Thank you,B. Wells, Stettler




Roy Wilson

Calgary HighlandersDieppe Raid

Cpt. William Turnbull

50th RegimentIndia, Boer War,

First World War, 1918

Private Alexander

DeNadaillac Salmon

3rd C.M.R. First World WarKIA: June 2, 1916

Gordon Bartman

Warrant OfficerRAF Squadron #7

Shot down over DenmarkApril 21, 1943

Private Arthur L. Salmon

3rd C.M.R. WIA: June 2, 1916

Ralph F. Wells

415 Squadron Postal Command

Wirdessair Gunner1941

Cpl. William A. Salmon3rd C.M.R.

First World War

Cpl. David J. Fowler

Second World WarRCAF - #5 Service Flying

Squadron1940 to 1946

John B. CooperFirst life Guards in

BritainMarch 1883 to March 1895

Arnold Wyndham StewartRoyal Canadian Artillery 82nd Anti-Tank Battery

Lance Bombardier Gunner1940 to 1945

Italy, Belgium & Holland

Ted Miko

Loyal Edmonton Regiment5th Canadian Armoured Division

1944 to 1946Italy and Germany

Cecil Isaman

ArmyAlberta 19 Dragoons

1943 to 1945 - Second World WarCanada, England, Holland

Robert Walls

RCAF Mobile Equipment1941 to 1946 - Second World War

1956 to 1968 NATOEngland and France

Murray Dermott

RCAF R209350 - Ground Crew1942 to 1945 also 1946 to 1974

In Canada 1958 to 1962 at #1 WingRCAF Metz, France

Douglas Chester GilmoreRCAF bomber Squadron 429

1942 to 1945Overseas - Bomber Stations

England

Mysie Dermott (McKay)

(W.D.) RCAF LAW 3174391943 to 1945

CanadaServed in Canada so pilots could fl y

Leslie ParcelsJoined 8th Recce May 7, 1942

Stationed in Blackpool, EnglandServed in Germany and Holland

Discharged January 1946

John M. Cooper

Engine Room C.P.O.January 1943 to October 1944

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Alfred B. WilliamsArmy - 2nd Division

17th LAA Battery3rd LAA Regiment

1939 to 1945

A.L. DittrichR.C. Chaplain

RCAF

Charles DittrichRCAF

William LaneFirst Lethbridge Highlanders re-as-

signed to the 16th Canadian ScottishVimy Ridge & Passchendaele

Enlisted 1915

L. Cpl. Alfred Firmston Williams Canadian Infantry

49th BattalionKIA: Sept. 15, 1916

Acting Sgt.

Noel Booth

RAF1941 to 1946

England & Africa

Thomas Asa PrattRoyal Canadian

Air ForceCanada

Pete Koss

Canadian Expeditionary Force

1916 to 1918

Edward Knechtel

Calgary Highlanders11 months - 1943

Italy

Roy GilbertCanadian Armed Forces

1943 to 1946

LAC Robert Andrew SomervilleRCAF

1940 to 1945Canada

Pilot Officer Elmer Clarence Graham

RCAF - Bomber Command1941 to 1945

Overseas

Gordon Edward Taylor#1 Recovery, #3 Light Section,

Attached to First Division, 8th Army1941 to 1945

England, Italy, Belgium & Netherlands

Harold SimonRoyal Canadian

Air ForceCanada

Clarence GilbertRCAF

LAC Lorne ArmstrongWartimeIreland

William J. Graham

RCAF with the 431Iroquois Squadron

Rear Gunner from 1942 to 1945Overseas

Stella Jean (McDavid) Logan

RCAFWomen’s Division

1943 to 1946Canada

John Nolte1st Light A.A.Regt., RCA

4 yearsItaly and Belgium

Cpl. Claire (Casey) Greenlee

RCACS - 1st DivisionFour years

Italy & Northwest Europe

Jim MenziesRCAF

OverseasKilled in Action

Edwin HilkerArmy

Canada

Lorne Parkin CD CWO Ret.RCAF

1959 to 1993Two tours with NATO in Europe

during the Cold War years

Clifford Gilbert

Royal CanadianArmy Service Corps

Helen Booth

Air Force, Army, Navy1977 to present

Stationed in Vancouver

Lloyd Dykstra

North Nova ScotiaHighlander

Grane, Holland & Germany

Sgt. Lyne (Bud) Starling

14th Canadian Armoured RegimentThe Calgary Tanks

1941 to 1945England, Dieppe, Holland, France & Italy

Private & Lance Corporal

John Walter Fischer

Army - Calgary Highlanders1942 to 1946

U.K., Continental Europe & France

LAC Maurice Guy FordWorked with Army Corporal in

YMCA Canteen serving overseaspostal depot. 1942 to 1946

Canada and England

AWI Netta (Ford) BarrittAir Force

Wireless Operator Ground1942 to 1944

Canada

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Petty OfficerHMCSCanada

Dugald Stewart Campbell

Royal Canadian Navy1940 to 1945

Wallace Emberg

Leading SeamanNorth Atlantic Ocean,

Pacifi c Coast1942 to 1945

Trooper Harold HartC Squadron 1st Hussars

1943 to 1945Europe

Ione Miller (nee Benson)

Army1943 to 1945

Arne Johannson

RCAF - 1st Class Air MechanicCommonwealth Air Training Plan -

English & Australian1941 to 1945

John CoxCanadian Army14th Tank Corps

1939 to 1945POW - 1942 to 1945

Cpl. Brian Patrick JohnsonCalgary Tanks

Discharged 1945Sicily & Italy

George Joseph SlifkaArmy - Royal Canadian Army Service

Corps - 6th DivisionPetrol Coy - Overseas; 66 Gen. Transport Coy.

1941 to 1945

Clarence BlaneyRCA - 14 Army Tank Corps

1939Canada & Dieppe

Charles BlaneyRCA - 14 Army Tank Corps

1939Canada & Dieppe

Sgt. Len SchoferRCAF1943

Canada

Arnold BerthotRCAF - 86 Squadron

RAF 408 Sqaudron Canadian1941

Canada & England

Lorraine (Howden) JohnsRCAF - Canada

1944 to 1946

Stephen GleaveRCA Artillery1942 to 1946

Canada & England

Margaret Spensley (Middie)Petty Officer

Served in Wrens 1942 to 1945Canada

Edward Raymond Slifka

Army - Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps

Loyal Edmonton Regiment1939 to 1945

Vern Richardson


Battle of Dieppe 1942POW - August 1942 to 1945

Wilbur Moats Lee

RCAF - Rear GunnerEscorted convoys

Killed in crash

Don McDavid

RCAFPathfi nders Flying Officer

1942 to 1945Two tours

Murray Douglas Rairdan

Gunner Raudan M.D.1944 to 1945

Tom ArmstrongRCAF

Mary Gwynneth WebbRCAF

Women’s Division1941 to 1945

W.O. Lorne Todd

Royal Canadian Air ForceCanada & United Kingdom

1941 to 1945Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.)

Ted CarterRCN - 1950 to 1955 & RCAF - 1958 to 1973

Naval Air Service - TelecommunicationsNavy - North Atlantic & Mediterranean

RCAF - Air Defence Command

Harry Snaith

Royal Canadian NavyHMCS Athabaskan

1948 to 1953Korean War - 1950 to 1953

Albert Leander JohnsonCalgary Tank Regiment -

14th Army Battalion - 1941 to 1945England & France (Dieppe)

POW - 1942 to 1945

Johnny WelchCalgary Tanks Regiment

Wounded at DieppeDied & buried in Europe

Private Elmer Matthew Gilbert

RCA Service Corps65 Tank Transport Co.

1941 to 1945England, Holland, France & Germany

Cpl. Robert Spiece

14th Army Tank CorpSSquadron B1939 to 1945

Dieppe, Italy, France, Germany & Holland

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Armed ServicesAl Walker

Infantry Corps1944 to 1945

Paul Wayne LagoreRoyal Canadian Army Gunner - 2nd Division

Sept. 5, 1940 to Oct. 19, 1945

Harold ChapmanFlying Officer (F/O) RCAF

Killed in Action

Frank CoxRCN

Carl HyattArmy

Basic training 1st Airborne1944

Flight Lieutenant

Bruce MacKenzie

RCAFFrench Croix de Guerre

Arnold Ambrose JohnstoneRoyal Canadian Army

InfantryAugust 1942 to

September 1945

Sgt. Glen HarrisonArmy Ordinance Corps

Ed CoxRCAF

Gordon A. ConnorRCASC - 2nd Corps Troops

1940 to 1945

Lloyd Bartman

Warrant Officer - RAFSquadron #102

Lost in bombing raid in Stuttgart, Germany - April 15, 1943

Milford Parcels

First World WarServed in France

First Depot Battalion Alberta

Alex Tickle

Circa 1943Joined CFB in CalgaryStationed at Petaevawa

Jack W. Pinder

RCAFGander

Roy S. Pinder

RCAFEngland

Cpt. Jack MacKenzie

Army Service CorpsMember of the Order ofBritish Empire (M.B.E.)

Allan Wilson

Air ForceMechanic

1940

Raymond Wilson

Air ForceGunner

Africa and ItalyMissing in Action

Arthur Patrick Hilker

Army13th Field Regiment - Artillery

June 2, 1940

Private Frank L. Wells

M.M. 49th BattalionFirst World War

Trooper L. Bruce Salmon19th Alberta Dragoons

Died of illness during trainingDec. 13, 1914

Delbert Arthur Parcels

Joined Reserve Army atage 16 - 1943

William Bussey Sr.First World War

Canadian Expedition Force1916 to 1917; wounded and

discharged 1918

Lloyd Henry JohnstoneRoyal Canadian Army

Calgary Tank Regiment B SquadronFebruary 1941 to Sept. 20, 1945

POW: Aug. 19, 1942, to 1945

Gerald Fredrick Johnstone

Royal Canadian ArmyMechanics CorpsFebruary 1942 toSeptember 1945

Leonard Allan Lagore

Canadian Army 3rd Lt.Anti-Aircraft 2nd Division

Sept. 5, 1940, to Oct. 19, 1945

John Duncan Bussey

July 1940 to 1946Army

Served in British Isle, Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland

Flight Lieutenant

Roland MacKenzieRCAF

Distinguished Flying Cross(D.F.C.)

Wilfrid WeatherillCanadian Armed Services

1942 to 1945Served England, France,

Germany, Holland & Belgium

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William BreenMerchant Marine

Cpl. Anthoné J. McGee

Fall of 2005 to Spring 2006Afghanistan Army

Enlisted 1992 to present

F/O Harold Sharpe

438 Squadron R.C.A.F.Killed in Action,Normandy 1944

John Keefer Brennen

Medical CorpFirst World War

David Shaw Jr.

Royal Canadian Air ForceUnit 6409

November 1941 to February 1946France & Germany

F/L Douglas Sharpe

168 Squadron RCAFMissing between

Morocco and Azores 1944

Daniel Clarence Daniels

Army1914 to 1918

Europe

Lieutenant

Edward Patrick Johnson238 Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary ForcesServed overseas 1916 to 1919

Walter McCordRCAF

1939 to 1945

Major Leonard Jack Smith CD

RCAC 1951 to 1966 Korea - 1953

Trooper Herb Fox

Second World War1942 to 1946

LAC Vern Fox

Second World War

Nick Wolowidnyk

ArmyHastings & Prince Edward Regiment

1941 to 1945 - Second World WarOrtona, Italy

Malcolm “Mac” McMillan

Served in First World War1914 to 1918

Private Walter O. Schoonover

Princess Patricias - Calgary

1941 to 1946

Major Armand BrochuLes Fusiliers Mon-Royal

KIA: March 1, 1945at the age of 30.

Agnes ElizabethCatherine (Jackson)

Zorn

Served with the A.T.S. at Kingston, England, from March 1942 to May 1943.

Orville StrandquistSecond World War

Signal Core

Matt BeattieCalgary Regimental

Tank Core

Edgar Werner ZornSigned up with the Royal Canadian Artillery in 1939 then transferred to

South Saskatchewan Regiment where he served to end of Second World War.

Re-enlisted and served in post war duties until March 27, 1946.

William Benjamin

(Ben) Redfern

Air ForceSecond World War

1942 to 1945

Donalda & District

Veterans

John Ackland, Cliff Albers, Fred Albers, Donald Ames, Arnt Anderson, Edward Anderson, Gordon Anderson, Stanley Anderson, Wallace Anderson, Vernon Askeland, Nels Aspedokken, Orville Bailey, Harry Barnes, Earl Batke, Roy Batke, Amy Berg, Keith Bergum, John Beugin, Alfred Bjorge, Engvold Bjorge, Olaf Bjorge, Abel Blomgren, Foch Blouin, Abel Broughton, Omar Broughton, Martin Burns, Alfred Chambers, George Chambers, Henry Chambers, Harold Chapman, Norman Christie, Kenneth Clement, Lawrence Clovis, Lester Clovis, Jack

Cook, Joseph Cook, Peter Cook, Harry Dahl, Morris Dahl, Lyle Damberger, James Dempsey, Robert Dickey, Vern Dickey, Tom Eastwood, Selma Erickson, Norman Estacailie, David Ewing, George Ewing, Herbert Ewing, John Ewing, William Ewing, Jess Graham, Alton Gronlund, Donald Hagen, James Hagen, Norman Hagen, Elaine Hall, Tracy Hall, Henry Hansen, Gilbert Haugejorden, Nils Haugejorden, Bernard Haugstad, Brian Hayes, George Hearonemus, Wilfred Hearonemus, Elmer Heater, Milton Heater, Roy Heater, Albert Henke, Alfred Henrikson, Alex Hildreth, Ernie Hilker, Ronald Hillaby, Anna Hoffman, Earl Hoover, Kelly Huff, Arne Johanson, Ben Johnson, Harold Johnson, Lloyd Johnson, Casey Jones, Percy Jones, Dee Kahl, Roy Kerr, Tom Kerr, Ervin Kneeland, Howard Kneeland, Marjorie Lee, Wilbur Lee, Clem Liddell, William Liesinger, Ivar Lindstrom, Gerald Lindstrom, Nels Lingard, Lorne

Magwood, Alfred Mann, E. (Scottie) Matheson, Ed Matheson, Elspeth Matheson, Cecil McBride, Rod McDonald, Flack McKay, Herbert McKay, Mysie McKay, Earl McIntyre, Robert McKeown, Arthur Mitcheson, Ole Moland, Henry Monson, Norman Monson, Chester Montgomery, William Moult, Mirrel Nelson, Karl Nilson, Richard Norby, Clarence Nordvie, Oscar Nordvie, Arne Norman, Godfrey Norman, Robert Norman, Willie Norman, Arthur Northey, Lloyd Northey, Floyd Oberg, Edward Odegard, Arne Olsen, Lawrence Olsen, Alex Ordge, Jack Ordge, Pat Ordge, Everett Paul, Nels Paulson, Ian Paterson, Ed Pearce, Sam Pearce, Dennis Peatman, George Peatman, Fred Pellowe, Clarence Pickering, Elmer Pickering, Allan Pipe, Winston Porter, Frank Pratt, Kenneth Quesseth, Ossie Quesseth, Dennis Rake, Jess Ramstad, Cliff Rasmussen, Cleeve Reynolds, Floyd Reynolds, Ralph Rudd, Donald

Russell, Aluff Sahlin, Bruce Salmon, Alex Salmon, Edgar Saltvold, Fred Saltvold, Joseph Schillie, Doris Shea, Lawrence Shea, Mary Shea, Obie Shea, Pat Shea, Jack Sheppard, Leo Shoemaker, Wilber Silverson, Clarence Smith, Guy Smith, Jesse Smith, Robert Smith, William Smith, Oliver Soderstrom, Tom Solomonson, Walter Solomonson, Jack Southall, Alvin Stanvick, Carl Stolee, Peter Stolee, William Storey, Walter Strahan, Ernest Suddaby, Beth Summers, Jack Thibeau, Joseph Thibeau, Frank Todd, Harvey Todd, John Todd, Lloyd Todd, Louie Todd, Eugene Var Blarcom, Ben Vikse, Donald Vikse, Francis Vikse, Lester Vikse, Orville Vikse, Torkel Vikse, Wally Westlund, Archie Whamond Sr., Archie Whamond Jr., May Whamond, Ruth Whitehorn, Alfred Williams, Fred Williams, Earl Winters, Clarence Wood, Max Wood, Willard Wood, Charles Wright, Frank Zuehlke, Fred Zuehlke.

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We will remember them.”

H. James GanshirtCalgary Tank Res. - 14th

Army Tank Battalion1941 to 1945

England, France (Dieppe)POW - 1942 to 1945

Hans BaumanArmy - Second World WarLoyal Edmonton Regiment

Sicily InvasionKIA: May 23, 1944 at Cassino

Buried in the Cassino War Cemetery in Italy.

Clayton KeithAir Force

1940 or 1941

Kenneth Grant StewartRoyal Canadian Navy

V - 85944 Second World War

Submarine DetectorMay 22, 1943 to

William James JacksonNorthumberland Fusiliers Land Line

transferred to the Northumberland Royal Engineers Signal Corps in July 1915 as a

driver. February 1916 - transferred to Mesopotania disembarking at Basrah in March

1917. Left Bombay, June 1919 and was discharged from military in August 1919.

Robert AndersenCalgary Tank Regiment - 14th

Army Tank Battalion1941 to 1945

France & GermanyPOW - 1942 to 1945

Eva Turner

RCAF - NurseRhinehart Carl (Bobby) Cornelssen

Troop 10, B Squadron of the Calgary TanksKilled at Dieppe during Second World War

Glenn Turner

RCAF

Ken Simon

Lord Strathcona Tanks, Calgary

1941 to 1946Overseas

Winnie SimonRCAF

Women’s Division1943 to 1945

Canada

Marion Scheerschmidt

Royal Canadian ArtilleryPlatoon 4, A Company #131

1941 to 1945 - Second World WarHalifax, Brandon

William Gray StewartGunner with the 14thCanadian Army Tank

RegimentPOW - Dieppe - 1941 to 1945

Pilot Officer

Charles Victor Ross Wigley

Trained with RCAFFlew with RAF as Tail Gunner aboard H a l i fa x B o m b e rs ; k i l l e d i n a c -t ion dur ing Bombing Raid in Ger-many, Aug. 13 , 1944 , wh i l e 19 years old. His name is inscribed onRunnymede Memorial in England.

William Henry WigleyCalgary Tank RegimentDieppe raid, captured

by GermansPOW - 1942 to 1945

Lawrence Herzog

Calgary Tank RegimentDieppe raid, captured

by Germans.POW - 1942 to 1945

Fern Alberta (Cunningham)

RodgerApril 1943 to November 1945

at Rockcliffe Base, Ottawa.Western Air Command, Vancouver.

Western Air Command, Patricia Bay, B.C.

In Flanders Fields


by John McCrae, May 1915

In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields.

Independent COLUMNS Wednesday, November 5, 2014Page 30 The Stettler Independent

Landmark commitments from Visa and MasterCard to reduce fee pressure on small merchants

Canada’s small business community is hailing new commitments that could bring an end to ever-increasing credit card fees that add $5-7 billion a year to the price of goods and services. Although the written commitments announced today by Visa and MasterCard do not represent a massive reduction in the “swipe fees” charged to merchants, the Canadian Federation of In-dependent Businesses (CFIB) is confident they will reduce some of the cost pressure and end the regular fee hikes that have been the norm over the past five years.

“Small businesses will be pleased to see the first ever reduction in interchange rates in Canada,” said CFIB president Dan Kelly. “As merchants have endured years of regular rate hikes, almost as important is the commitment to freeze the average interchange rate for the next five years. These changes have come about as a result of years of CFIB’s lobbying efforts.” CFIB will be closely monitoring the new arrange-ments to ensure these fee cuts are passed on to Canada’s small businesses.

“Today’s announcement should be a win for consumers too,” Kelly added. “Mer-chants have been forced to embed these ris-ing fees in the cost of everything they sell, so reducing the cost pressure should help small businesses keep prices down.” The commitments represent an average 10% reduction in interchange rates. It is impor-tant to note that interchange rates are one of three parts that make up the processing fees merchants pay.

“After years of intense negotiations, CFIB compliments Visa, MasterCard and Canada’s banks for this important decision. In particular, small businesses are grate-ful to Finance Minister Joe Oliver and the late Jim Flaherty for their leadership in en-couraging an industry-led solution,” Kelly stated.

CFIB also hopes to soon see further en-hancements to the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry that would bring more fairness and certainty for small merchants dealing with credit card proces-sors. CFIB spearheaded the creation of the code in 2010, and has continued to lobby the industry and federal government on en-hancements.

CFIB applauds the end of the

credit card “arms race”We all know there’s a

big difference between a gas-guzzling pickup from the 80s and a new 3500 with a big diesel under the hood. Both carry cargo. Yet the older pickup can never go where the diesel can effortlessly take a heavy load. The difference is torque, power, and carrying capacity.

Measuring torque, pow-er, and carrying capacity will be an important un-dertaking for Albertans this fall when the legislature re-convenes. The government has said that its going to fix property rights on the first day of the session.

The PC government has already made this same promise more than a dozen times (we counted), and broken it every time. Now the promise has been made yet again. The fact that Pre-mier Prentice is promising such a thing clearly indi-cates that opposition parties and landowner groups have been successful in holding the government’s feet to the fire.

So in order to evaluate whether this newest proper-ty rights promise really will fix things, or just seek to smooth things over, opposi-tion members and landown-er groups have identified key factors to watch for.

If the fix is genuine, leg-islation will protect proper-ty that is both tangible and intangible. Tangible prop-erty includes farmland and homes. Intangible prop-erty are things like grazing leases, oilsands leases, and the economic value that is attached to both tangible property and intangible property.

Good legislation will protect Albertans from di-minished property values due to government actions. If the government approves an energy project on land that is adjacent to your own, and you experience a de-cline in property value as a

result, your property rights have been violated. In such a situation, effective prop-erty rights legislation will guarantee that you have the right to a hearing, cost re-covery, and compensation to make up for the loss.

Good legislation will also protect the property rights Albertans hold in statu-tory consents. Statutory consents are little pieces of intangible property that are the building blocks of a modern economy. Ex-amples include oil and gas leases, gravel extraction permits, water and irriga-tion licenses, approvals for feedlots, dairies, pipelines, and much more.

Any property rights leg-islation worth its salt will guarantee that no politi-cian or bureaucrat will ever be able to show up at your door, and without justifi-cation, extinguish or take away a statutory consent. There must be clear justifi-cation, a legal process that includes a hearing and the right to appeal any govern-ment decision to a court, plus every Albertan must have the legal right to fair and just compensation.

Effective property rights legislation will ensure that privative clauses can never

be enacted when a person’s property rights have been affected. A privative clause is a roadblock written into a law that says when poli-ticians and bureaucrats do something to affect your property or property rights, their decision cannot be re-viewed by a court. The PC government already insert-ed a privative clause in Bill 36, which is the law the PCs passed that gave Cabinet the power to unilaterally cancel statutory consents.

If the government’s prop-erty rights fix-it legislation protects statutory consents, guarantees compensation when property values are reduced by government acts, and ensures that priva-tive clauses are not used, things are pointed in the right direction.

If these features are omit-ted, then what we’ll be looking at is a continued fight in the legislature over the property rights of Al-bertans.

Rick Strankman MLA, Drumheller Stettler


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It’s a girl! Rowyn Vel-vet Kathleen Bigney , born October 28, seven pounds, seven and a half ounces, 19 inches. Halley and Nick (mom and Dad) are doing well. A sister for Coo-per. And, of course, proud grandparents, Fred and Vel-vet Entwisle.

Fred arrived home Thurs-day, just in time to enjoy his new granddaughter. Then it was off to a Gadsby vil-lage meeting; the annual or-ganizational meeting. The council remains the same: Mayor Laura Kelly-Steven-son, Deputy Mayor Brian Burk, Councillor Fred Entwisle. Secretary Carla Tuck. The sewer project is making progress with the main line in place, thanks to Ernie Gendre and his crew. We welcome three new families into Gadsby; Greg Chick, Dave Belaire, Kyle Selki.

Halloween saw many ghosts and goblins out. Frank and Eleanor had 14 at their door, Bill and Joyce 10 and Gloria and Stan saw 28. Donna McKay, along with her fellow Heartland Belles, dressed for the oc-casion and “painted the town”. They started with a Halloween party at the Anglican Church, where they also celebrated Joyce Gordon’s birthday; then an hour at the Legion, Stettler Hotel and on to Big Val-ley. They are without their queen at present as Joanne Vallet is in Red Deer hos-pital recovering from a bro-ken hip. We send get well wishes to her.

Birthday greetings to Wade Diegel, who celebrat-ed with his family, joining them for birthday cake were Arden and Deanne and family, Richelle and Greg and family as well as Stan and Gloria Diegel. Birthday wishes also go out to Clau-dia Care (16) on Oct. 25; Ray Stevenson (70) on the

25th; Grant Beleau (56) on the 28th; Vern Payne Nov. 4 and happy Anniversary to Percy and Paulette (42 years) on Nov. 4.

Eleanor Dahlgren at-tended the baby shower for her great grandson Nash Sorensen on Saturday af-ternoon at the Big Valley School Several friends and family helped celebrate.

Frank and Eleanor were among the friends and fam-ily who gathered at “The Hub” Saturday night to help

Vern and Kay Hanson cele-brate their 60th anniversary. All the Hanson family were there. Other Gadsby friends who attended were Gordon Jackson, Lawrence Clarke, Larry and Sheila, and fami-ly, a program at 7:30 includ-ing a Powerpoint presenta-tion, along with lunch and visiting. Happy anniversary Vern and Kay!

A reminder, bingo at the Bank Building November 15.

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This coming week is Remembrance Day. With so much about our mili-tary in the news, I thought the story of those veter-ans from Donalda should be acknowledged.

When World War I broke out in 1914, the Village of Donalda was only two years old. The population of the district was small so only a few men went to War.

Henry Hansen enlisted at Hastings Coulee in 1916 in the 151st Bat-talion and took his basic training in Camrose. He went to England in the fall of 1916.

He was awarded the Military Medal for his valour at Vimy Ridge and at the Battle for Lens in 1917. He lived on a settlement board farm at Forestburg after the war and moved to Donalda in 1953.

Archie Whammond Sr. He enlisted in Scotland and was at Passchendaele in 1917. After the War he came to Canada directly to Donalda and became a farmer. He joined again in 1940 and became an instructor with the rank of Platoon Sgt. He was discharged in 1948 and returned to the farm.

Arthur Mitchinson went overseas with the 50th Battalion and was wound-ed on the Somme in 1916. Following his discharge he became a coal miner in our area.

Robert T. Smith enlist-ed in May 1915 was also wounded on the Somme. Discharged in 1919 he farmed on soldier settle-ment board land.

Harry Barnes served in

World War I in the 8th Workwickshire Regiment for five years. In 1925 he came to Canada with his wife and six children and settled on a farm in the Donalda district.

Oscar Nordvie went overseas in 1918. He re-enlisted in 1940.

Nels Haugejorden en-listed in 1918 but only got as far as Petawawa, On-tario where he contracted the Spanish flu. The flu epidemic was rampant at that time.

Nels Sjostrom served in the Swedish army. He and his wife came to Donalda district in 1930.

Christen Lausen Sr. was conscripted into the German army and worked as a butcher. Following the war he emigrated to Canada to Donalda where he owned the locker plant. He served as mayor for many years.

The WWI dead from Donalda include: LeRoy Heater, Alec. Salmon, El-mer Pickring, and Alfred Williams.

The WWII dead from the Donalda area include: Norman Estacaille, Den-nis Rake, Herbert Ewing, Wilbur Lee and Cecil Mc-Brine.

There will be a small service to honour our troops, past and present, at the Seniors Drop-in the Pancake Breakfast and Music Jam in Don-alda, Sunday November 9, starting at 11 a.m.

There is an Awards Night at the Donalda School Thursday Nov. 6, 7 p.m.

The Donalda School Parent Society is putting on a Ladies Night Out” on Saturday November 15. Cocktails at 6, sup-per at 7, entertainment by Klay the DJ. Door prizes, silent auction, midnight lunch. 80s theme attire. Prizes awarded to the best dressed.

There will be a Horse-manship School at the Donalda Arena by Mandy Nemit, Nov. 15-16. Call Jody at 883-2330 for more information.

Birthday greetings this week to: Julia Dietrich, Marlene Conibear, Don Getzlaf, Kiera VanDer-Ploeg, Trent Erickson, Holly Komishke, Darryl Zarry, Gerda Mueller, Meaghan Kneeland, Mol-ly Kneeland, John Archie Hillestad, Loree Nixon, Tavis Sideritsch, Becky Dixon, Darren Sideritsch, Jayden Erickson and Susan Dahl.

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The marker in the Donalda Cemetery for Private Dennis Rake, Royal Canadian infantry Corps. He died in August, 1946, following his service in World War II.

The little trick or treaters enjoyed nice weather on Halloween this year. For a change they didn’t have to cover up their costumes with parkas and snowsuits, making for a more enjoyable evening.

The nice weather came to a halt however, as the district woke up Sun-day morning to a heavy blanket of wet snow. Hopefully, it will still all melt as we don’t want to endure another early winter.

Congratulations to Lenard and Re-becca Schofer on the birth of their son Maverick Leonard Schofer on Oct. 27. Maverick weighed seven pounds 15 ounces and is also welcomed by big sis-ter Addison.

Congratulations also to the local grandparents John and Carolin Schofer and great-grandparents Len and Betty Schofer and Helen Steen.

Following an organizational meet-ing on Tuesday, the Byemoor Curling Club has planned its opening bonspiel. It is set for Nov. 13-15 and is open to all teams. It doesn’t matter if the teams are all men, all women or a mix of each.

Entries may be phoned in to Eugene Nixon at 403-579-2460, Justin Jones at 403-579-2585 or John Schofer at 403-579-2488. Entry fee is $140 per team — sounds like a fun way to kick off the season.

Mark and Julie Jones, along with Greg and Deb Herzog of Delia, arrived home on Thursday following a week-long holiday. They enjoyed various points of interest in B.C., Idaho, Washington and Montana.

Farmers and ranchers of the district have been in the midst of weaning and selling calves during the past few weeks and that will continue in the month to come. They are enjoying record pric-es as the cattle market has never been stronger.

Mark your calendar for Santa Claus Day in Byemoor on Dec. 6 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The event features craft and bake tables, Christmas tree sales and pictures with Santa. Now is the time to book the tables to market your wares. Call Twila at 403-579-3755 a.s.a.p. to book.

With the weather like it is, it might be a good time to curl up with a good book to read. One suggestion is “Into the Abyss” by Carol Shaben. Carol is the daughter of former MLA Larry Shaben. He survived a plane crash in northern Alberta in 1984 that killed six of the ten

passengers aboard, including NDP leader Grant Notley. Carol writes the story of that tragic event and tells how it transformed the lives of the survivors and forged deep bonds among them. The book is available at the Stettler Pub-lic Library.

Of local note, Larry Shaben was raised at Endiang, the son of a pioneer business family who opened one of the first grocery and general stores in the new town of Endiang. That building currently houses Ruthie’s Roost café. The Shabens also operated a similar business in Byemoor.

Happy birthday wishes to Al Cope-land who celebrated his 75th birthday and to Olwin Pearson on her 91st birth-day, both on Oct. 30.

Happy wedding anniversary congrat-ulations go to Ervin and Ruby Hausher who celebrated 66 years together on Oct. 24 and also to Lorne and Marlene Wallace celebrating their 35th on Nov. 3 and Gus and June Mattheis marking their 45th milestone on Nov. 14. Con-gratulations to all and best wishes for many more happy years.

The Endmoor Vipers girls’ hockey team played Camrose in Byemoor on Saturday. It was a close game but the Camrose team got the 4-2 win. On Sun-day, they played Leduc in Byemoor. The visiting team won 5-2. Next game for the girls is in Byemoor on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. against Lacoka.

The atoms Swordsmen played on Sat-urday to a 6-3 win against Blackfalds.

The Byemoor minor hockey teams are all organized for another season. The mites, novice, atom and pee wee teams are all combined with Big Valley. The home games and practices will be split between both arenas.

Some upcoming games are: Nov. 8 — Atoms at 1 p.m. and Peewees at 3 p.m. in Byemoor. Nov. 15 — Peewees at 3 p.m. in Big Valley.

Thought for the day — “A person who feels appreciated will almost al-ways do more than expected.”

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We are coming up to a very special event that we all need to remember and that event is Remembrance Day, November 11, when we need to remember all our veterans that had to fight for our freedom, some even losing their lives for us. Buy a poppy now, in Remembrance of them, and the veterans we are lucky enough to have still with us today. There are several Remembrance events around the country, so please do your part and attend one of these.

On Tuesday, Nov. 11, there will be no Bingo, due to Remembrance, so the next Bingo evening will be held on Nov. 25, when they are going to hold their turkey Bingo. starting at 7:15 p.m. at the Botha Seniors’ Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend, so why not come out that evening and you could be one of the lucky

ones taking home a turkey or two with you for your festive season which is coming up soon.

The BCC Committee would like to thank ev-eryone for coming out and supporting their an-nual Christmas Craft Fair, which was held this past Saturday, Nov. 1. Hope-fully everyone was able to start some Christmas shopping for that or them special people on your Christmas list. A big thank you goes out to San-ta Claus for making a sur-prising visit to this event, the children loved see-ing you there and it made their day, so thank you Santa. Also a big thank you for everyone who rented tables and brought their items with you to sell, there was something for everyone. Last but not least, a big thank you goes out to Christine Wedrick for taking charge of this

event and getting every-thing to run so smoothly. Without you, this event would have never been able to be held this year. It was truly appreciated. Also a big thank you to ev-eryone who organized the concession and also our photographer who came all the way from Alix.

On Monday, Nov. 10, Matthew Morris will be celebrating his birthday. So happy birthday Mat-thew, hope you have a fantastic day.

Nov. 19 will be the BCC meeting held at the Botha Hall. The BCC Committee would like to see every-

one attend these important meetings.

The next Old Time Dance will be held the last Sunday of November, starting at 1:30 p.m. There is no age limit, so every-one can come and join in the fun.

Monday, Nov. 10, join the ladies at the Botha Se-niors’ Centre starting at 9:30 a.m. for another day of quilting. If you have never quilted before but are interesting in this neat craft, please still join them as they would love to teach you what they know about this important craft. Quilting days take place

the second and last Mon-day of each month.

Thursday Nov. 27, come out to the Botha Village Office starting at 7p.m., for their important meet-ing. Everyone is welcome to attend, and they would love to see you.

If you would like a neat place to rent to hold your Christmas parties, or New Year’s gatherings, please contact Shaun Derr at 403-742-4811 to book the Botha Hall. There is lots of room, a great sound system and also a large kitchen area with a couple stoves, and a large fridge area. The hall is very reasonable in price, so make sure you con-tact him. Shaun Deer also handles the Botha Arena now as Marsha Mailer has stepped out of the posi-tion, So make sure you phone Shaun to find out information and to book for either place.

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The Big Valley School will be holding their annual Remembrance Day ceremo-ny at 10:45 at the school gym this Friday, Nov. 7. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Big Valley’s Remembrance Day cer-emonies take place on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Jubilee Hall beginning at 10:45 a.m.

Ten people came out for the crib tour-nament at the Big Valley Inn on Sunday, Nov. 2. This week Stan Nattestad took first place, Teresa Greig placed second and Len Shaw placed third. Margaret Levesque went home with the booby and was the lucky winner of the draw while the 50/50 was won by Stan Nattestad. Come out and join the fun next Sunday at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

At the Big Valley Drop-in Centre, the next pot luck and meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 12 noon. The community pancake supper will be on Monday, Nov. 17 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Military Whist will be played on Nov. 14 and 28 at 7 p.m. while Canasta is scheduled for Nov. 7 and 21 also at 7 p.m. Floor curling is every Friday afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. Wednesday night crib begins at 7 p.m. and Sunday crib is at 1 p.m.

Crib results for Wednesday, Oct. 29 were: first to Albert S., second to Con-nie W., and third to Earl O. On Sunday, Nov. 2 first went to Linda G., second to Lynne P., third to Donna C. while the booby went to Dave G.

A reminder for parents of children

aged zero to six, the Big Valley Library is hosting the Alberta Prairie C.O.W. (Classroom on Wheels) Bus this Thurs-day, Nov. 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Library. Come on out and learn to explore fun new ways to add literacy activities into your daily lives. Trained family literacy facilitators will be on hand to provide information on the im-portance of early language development.

The countdown is on for the annual Big Valley Christmas Craft Show and Sale, which takes place on Saturday, Nov.15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Big Valley Community Hall. Come on out to check out the handmade jewelry, wood-crafts, quilts and sewing, watercolour art, stained glass and so much more. Memo-ries for Eternity will be taking photos this year and refreshments will be available from the Country Lunch Kitchen. For in-formation call Andrea at (403) 876-2064.

Also on Saturday, Nov. 15, Santa is coming to the Boardwalk from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Opportunities for pictures of your children or pets will be available when you visit.

November birthday wishes go out to Ken Levesque – 7, Bernard Gendre – 12, Margaret Levesque – 13, Chad Mailer – 13, Jim Greig – 15, Florence Johnston – 16, Gail Knudson – 19, Myra Greig – 19, Jim Turner – 21, Chanel Annable – 23, Caroline Pound – 23, Nicholas Dubitz – 25, Mickey Sorell – 25, and Lorne Parkin – 26.

Happy anniversary to Craig & Lori Gordon – 7 and Doug & Raj Duncan – 18.

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The Elks and friends 2014 turkey and turnips fall supper was once again a huge success with 400 plus diners enjoying the home cooked meal. The community turned out to work, donate and support the supper and so did our neighbours from east to west and north to south. It’s always great to see the school students serving and cleaning. It truly is a family affair with several generations present. Thank you all.

Dianne Coombs from Camrose was guest speak-er at the Seniors’ Centre on Wednesday evening, explaining about the avail-ability of seniors programs and how to fill out forms for government assis-tance. 17 people turned out

for the information session.Fewer trick or treat-

ers were out on Friday night canvassing the town. Some had 32 youngsters, others had only a handful.

Students had enjoyed Halloween parties at school that afternoon. Following a parade of costumes each homeroom had a movie and/or games and treats.

The school fruit fund-raiser was a huge success. The product is expected during the third week of November. Tara Schil-ling is coordinator. A pat on the back to our students and their families.

On Saturday, the Jr. High participated at the CARA Volleyball tournament in Stettler. The girls’ team placed fourth in their pool and the boys’ mixed team

also played good ball.Crews have been busy

at the transfer station this week. They are crushing vehicles and appliance and hauling other product to the Coronation landfill site.

Dale Kent and John deMos attended the Elks District meeting in Big Valley on Saturday. The group was treated to a deli-cious supper.

Deer and moose hunting season started on Novem-ber 1 in our area. There

are still a few goose and duck hunters around, but the birds are heading south fast.

We join in wishing Bill Jamieson a belated happy 98th birthday. On Sunday the family held a party, and lots of family and friends came out to celebrate. His sister in law, Lydia Doan from Red Deer accompa-nied her son Wayne; Nor-man and Marion Stein-wand and Ron and Shirley Lindsey as well as the local

Doan nieces and nephews were among the guests.

We send birthday greet-ings out to Brian Kent and Morgan Kent who each had 16th birthdays this week. Dale and Melody, Greg and Laura took Brian out for lunch in Camrose on Sunday and on Thursday they helped Morgan eat her birthday cake.

We send sympathy to Helen Morel and her fami-ly on the passing of her sis-ter in law Mme. Germaine ( Morel ) Gautier in France at the age of 103. Helen and her family ( a group of 29 ) had traveled to France to help Mme. celebrate her 100th birthday. She was still living in her own home and Helen had spoken with her in September on her birthday.

Several farmers attended the Meadowlands gala eve-ning in Castor on Thursday evening. Following sup-per, the audience provided the entertainment as they imitated the game shows from TV.

Elliott and Sharon Land have moved a little closer to town, to the former Mike Vanak place, while Ian and Deanne have moved to the family farm. We extend best wishes to everyone as they get settled before win-ter sets in.

Coming up: Nov. 13 – next hall board bingo; Nov. 26 – Meet the neigh-bours coffee party at the Senior centre – at 2 pm- everyone is invited to at-tend; Dec. 7 – Breakfast with Santa at the Hall - 9 am to 11 am.

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Well, after a delicious supper at the Rumsey Hall last Saturday, I have to say my cooking will pale in comparison. There were some really delicious sal-ads and the main course is always wonderful as well. It was very well at-tended. The final count of plate sales was well over 300, so thanks to all who attended as this is a great fundraiser for the Ag So-ciety.

Next on the agenda for the Rumsey Ag Society is the start of the winter curling season. With that in mind, I will give you the schedule planned for this season. The super league will start on Friday, Nov. 7. The open league will start on Thursday, Nov. 13. You can call Ken MacFarlane to enter either of these leagues at 403-368-2128. Claire Krywcum is booking for the women’s league on Wednesdays starting next week as well. I know that Carol Wilkins is start-ing a new mixed league for anyone free on Tues-day afternoons beginning Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. before junior curling, so give her a call to join up. She is still looking for more players, so don’t miss out on this chance to have some fun. Her number is 403-368-3750

The 4-H beef club has

had their organization meeting and is ready for their first weigh day on this Sunday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. They have 14 mem-bers so far, plus one cleav-er, which is a child under the official age of entry. If you are interested in joining, then give Melanie Nelson a call at 403-772-0000. She will have all the stuff you need to know.

Drop-in has started up again in September. It is held every Wednesday af-ternoon starting at 2 p.m. This is always a fun af-ternoon, so stop in if you have the time. The regu-lars are always looking for new faces.

The Rumsey Library is selling the community calendars for 2015 for $15, so stop in and pick up an awesome gift for your-self or someone special in your circle of family and friends. If you are inter-ested in reading books that might be out of your comfort zone, come in and check out our Book Club. We are meeting this Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 1:30 and try to always meet the first Wednesday of every month. So if you don’t make this one, stop

in to get next months’ book choice and start reading.

If you ever have some-thing to put in the paper, just give me a call. I would love to write it in. But for now, I will con-clude with the joke of the week, enjoy:

Four expectant fathers pace in a hospital waiting room while their wives are in labor. The nurse enters and tells the first man, “Congratulations, you’re the father of twins.”

“What a coincidence,” the man says, “I work for the Minnesota Twins baseball team.”

A little later, the nurse returns and tells the sec-ond man, “you are the fa-ther of triplets.”

“That’s really an in-credible coincidence,” he answers. “I work for the 3M Corporation.”

An hour later, the nurse tells the third man that his wife has just given birth to quadruplets.

The man says, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons. What a co-incidence.”

After hearing this, ev-eryone’s attention turns to the fourth guy who has just fainted. He slowly re-gains consciousness and whispers, “ I should have never taken that job at Millennium Computers.”

Have a great week.

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When head coach and gen-eral manager Doug Smith said it was time for the Stettler Lightning to start its November Push, he didn’t likely expect it to start with a loss to Three Hills on Nov. 2.

The pitched battle saw Stet-tler drop 6-5 to the visiting team, but not before duking it out goal-by-goal.

“We fell down early,” Smith said, “but came back hard. A few mental mistakes cost us in the second and third (period), but it’s going to be a dogfight every time we play.”

The small mistakes con-tinue to haunt the Lightning, who have eight or nine new players on the team this year, Smith said. While the number is a “little high compared to the previous years,” very few of the new players are rookies.

That’s why it’s the small mistakes costing the team wins rather than large, overall play-ing problems.

“We play hard and overall not bad, but the small mistakes

hurt,” Smith said, adding that practices now are about players learning to play together and anticipate each other so those missed opportunities become a thing of the past.

On Saturday, the Three Hills Thrashers faced the Lightning on their home rink, starting the game with two quick goals, one during a power play oppor-tunity caused when Mark Dietz was handed a two minute time-out for interference.

Even if the other team doesn’t score during those pen-alty minutes, having to burn through short-handed minutes on ice saps the team, Smith said.

“It takes a lot of energy to play defence, energy we’d rather be spending on offence,” he said. “It takes a few minutes (after the penalty is over) to get the momentum back.”

Before the buzzer signaled the end of the first period, Stet-tler had tied up the score, first with a goal by Reese Anheli-ger and a second from Dylan Houston, just 14 seconds of game-time apart.

The Thrashers came out of

the box in the second swinging, scoring a third goal for the visi-tors roughly three minutes into play, but the Lightning struck again a few minutes later with a goal from Adam Ternes.

It became a back-and-forth battle at this point, with the Thrashers scoring its fourth, answered by Scott Ternes two minutes later. The second end-ed in a tie score of 4-4.

The third period saw a change of pace as the Lightning were the first to strike, tak-ing advantage of the Thrash-ers being short-handed due to a roughing penalty. However, the goal – sent home by Ternes for his second of the game – was the last for the local team.

The Thrashers scored while the Lightning were short-hand-ed to tie the score, and despite their valiant efforts, the Three Hills offence got through goalie Jordan McCallum in the Stettler net to pull ahead.

The Lightning will be look-ing to break its losing streak this Friday, Nov. 7, here in Stettler against the Red Deer Vipers. With only three wins thus far this season, the Vipers

trail the Lightning in the stand-ings. The game will see a full roster of players except for Levi Fisher, who is out with a partially separated shoulder, an injury taken in the Oct. 26 game.

According to Smith, Fisher

will be out for several weeks while his shoulder heals. Team Captain Mark Dietz, who hails from Castor, will be on the ros-ter despite a broken nose suf-fered in the Three Hills game, though he’ll have to wear a full cage until it is healed.

The Lightning currently sit in fifth place of seven teams in the northern division of the Heritage Junior Hockey League with 14 points – five wins, seven losses, and two overtime losses. They are trailed by Red Deer and Ponoka.

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Inauspicious start to ‘November Push’ for Lightning

Joel van der Veen INDEPENDENT REPORTER

It wasn’t the way the Wildcats envisioned their sea-son ending, but they’ll have to be content with a solid third-place finish.

William E. Hay Composite High School’s senior football team ended the season on Thursday, Oct. 30 with a 32-14 win at home over the West Central High School Rebels from Rocky Mountain House.

Although the teams appeared to be evenly matched for most of the game, the Wildcats took off in the

fourth quarter with three consecutive touchdowns, scored by Jeremy Kirk, Garrett Burns and Jordan Lane.

Coach Jon Campbell said the weather was a ma-jor factor, as the players faced cold temperatures and high winds for much of Thursday’s game.

“I think that affected both teams pretty evenly,” he said.

The Wildcats’ Austin Rosland began the scoring with a touchdown in the first quarter, giving the team the lead for the first half.

A safety and a touchdown briefly gave the Rebels an 8-6 lead. Thomas Cassidy gave the Wildcats an-other touchdown in the third quarter, but the Rebels regained a slight 14-12 lead near the quarter’s end.

The three touchdowns scored by Stettler in the fourth quarter — plus a two-point conversion by Cas-sidy — gave the Wildcats a decisive lead.

Campbell noted that the Rebels’ aggressive ap-proach cost them as they were penalized a total of 105 penalty yards throughout the game, compared to just 35 yards for the Wildcats.

“Rocky came out physically very hard,” he said. “We just had to adapt to that.”

Campbell lauded the offensive efforts of players like Burns, Lane, Cassidy and Brycen Bainbridge, who nearly scored another touchdown for Stettler af-ter making an interception late in the fourth period.

He said he was impressed by the combined efforts of the team’s Grade 12 players, for whom this was their last senior football game.

Campbell said the third-place finish was “not what we were hoping for,” but acknowledged that the team responded well to close the season.

The Wildcats failed to make the finals after losing 56-28 to Sylvan Lake on Oct. 23. The Lakers went on to defeat the Camrose Trojans 34-0 in the conference final on Nov. 1.

Wildcats stomp Rebels to claim third place

Stacey Lavallie/Independent reporter

Three Hills Thrasher goalie Greg Pols looks back over his shoulder to see the puck, fired by Scott Ternes, pass over his feet and into the net. The final goal of the second period had the game tied 4-4, though in the third the Thrashers managed to pull ahead and win 6-5.


The Stettler Wildcats’ Teron Garbutt (22) carries the ball out of harm’s way, while

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Rebels during the Thursday, Oct. 30 game.

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It was a winning weekend in girls’ hockey for the Stettler teams, but none quite as devastating to the opposing team as Sunday’s Bantam match against the Warburg Wolves.

The Wolves made the journey to Stettler only to lose 24-0. Scoring was led by Krysta Froese, who netted five goals between the three periods, and augmented by Gracie Morbeck with four, Madison Kuefler and Kacee Ward with three each, Chelsey Devloo, Taygan MacGillivray and Ja-mie Lee Spady with two goals each, and a goal each from Jessie Armsgtrong, Bailie Bish, and Sydney Sorken.

Girls HockeyThe Stettler girls’ hockey teams went undefeated on the

first weekend in November. The Peewee girls faced Laco-ka on Nov. 1 in Ponoka, winning 4-1. Stettler’s Brooke Warner scored three times, and a fourth goal from Chelsea York rounded out the final score.

The next day the girls faced Camrose on home ice, where they finished 2-0. Warner scored one goal while Brooke Laisnez brought home the second.

In girls’ Bantam, Stettler headed to Leduc, where they dominated 9-0. Devloo scored three times, with Kuefler and Froese each scoring twice. Bish and Jessika James rounded out the goals.

The Stettler OK Tire Midget Storm girls headed to Leduc on Nov. 1, where they defeated the home team 5-1. Morgan VanDusen scored twice, while individual goals by Ashley Sharpe, Kierra Scollo, and Halley Adams rounded out the game.

The winning continued on Nov. 2 when the girls headed to Four Nations to face the Maskwacis Hawks, who were defeated 14-0.Scollo led the scoring with five goals, fol-lowed by Jayden Hogg, Sarah Mrazek and VanDusen with two each. Courtlyn Bardwell, Grace Chapman and Jesse Squires each scored once to finish off the game.

Boys AtomAtom B headed to Viking, where they dominated 12-3.

Three goals were scored by Carter Kranzler, and two goals each were netted by Brogan Hoopfer, Cole van Ringen, Cade Wilkie and Waylon Blumhagen. Yuvraj Uppal scored the sole solo goal.

The next day Atom B hosted Bashaw, losing 9-6. Wilkie scored four of the game’s Stettler goals, with Blumhagen bringing in two more.

Atom C hosted Rimbey, losing a painful 13-4. Reid Shir-ley scored three times, and Zach McCord brought Stettler a final point with six seconds left in the game.

There was little improvement the next day in Innisfail when Atom C faced Sylvan Lake, where they lost 10-4. Shirley scored twice, with Denver Schultz and Colby Nor-man rounding out the score with a goal each.

Boys PeeweePeewee A hosted Wainwright on Nov. 2, who won 4-2.

Stettler’s two goals were netted by Andrew Chapman and Shay Anderson.

Peewee B headed to Coronation to battle the Royals, and lost a heart-breaking 5-4 to the home team. Ty Dowling, Colton Ansorger, Brier Devnich and Jason Mulbach each scored during the game.

They hosted Lacombe the next day, losing 9-6, though they led until the end of the second period, where Lacombe tied the game. Zac Bryson led with three goals, with Dowl-ing right behind him with two. Brier added his sole goal to the tally.

Boys BantamBantam A hosted the Edson Warriors on Nov. 1 and 2,

winning both games. On Nov. 1, the Storm won 5-1. Eric Rost, Daylan Kuefler, James Switenky, Rhett Shingoose and Alex DeYoung each scored a goal.

The Warriors improved their game the next day, but the score ended in Stettler’s favour 10-4. Brayden Smith and Kuefler each netted three goals, while Erik Rost brought home two. Kameron Bainbridge and Brenden Tucker rounded out the game with two goals each.

Bantam B hosted the Eckville Eagles, losing 12-6. Stet-tler’s six goals were courtesy of Isaac Lee with three, Jack-son Squires with two and Reese Smith with one.

Boys MidgetThe Edson Sabres headed to the Stettler on Nov. 1, where

the Stettler Legion Midgets trounced them 6-3. Brendan Bardwell scored twice, with Kieran Rost, Andrew Bau-man, Mark Bengert and Matt Sylvester each bringing in a solo goal.

The Jasper Bearcats came to Stettler on Nov. 2, and were sent packing with their tail between their legs and a score of 12-1. Bengert led scoring with three goals, and Kieran Rost, Ethan Rost, and Stefan Du Toit each netted two goals. The final score was rounded out by goals from Sylvester, Zack Werbowesky and Tanner Steinwand.

Mindget C hosted the Innisfail Flyers on Nov. 1, win-ning 4-1.

Stettler’s Rylan Stefanik, Steven McCrea, Kerigan Mar-tin and Adam Nixon each scored a goal to overpower the Flyers.

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Submitted by Todd LewisThe Bucs are busy preparing for the upcoming 2015 sea-

son. Aside from community events and participation, as well

as some player recruitment, the Bucs have been occupied with a change in coaching staff. Head Coach Duane Brown (HC for the last four seasons) has retired and Devon Hand has stepped in to fill the big role. For the past two sea-sons, Hand has coordinated the team’s defense (one of the most ferocious the AFL has ever seen). He’s excited and passionate about taking the Buccaneers in a new direction, one that aims at challenging the Alberta Football League championship.

Coach Hand played football for more than 20 years at various levels, high school football in Red Deer at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School for the Raiders; ju-nior football for the Abbostsford Airforce and later for the University of Manitoba Bisons. After university he played for the Buccaneers for more than seven years.

Prior to coaching the Bucs, he has coached as the defen-sive coordinator for the Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School senior team.

His main goal for 2015 is to win and AFL title.As to his philosophy of football, coach Hand describes

it as follows: “I truly believe that football is the most team oriented organized sport there is. Everyone has a role in winning, from the star QB, to the scout team defensive

back, and no one man is more important than the next. For a team to achieve victory, everyone must come together on the same day at the same time and do their jobs, making sacrifices whenever asked and do it at 100 miles an hour. Allow this allegory/metaphor: Football to me, is like life and death compressed into four quarters. To find success

you must work hard, take chances, be there for your family, make sacrifices, fight tooth and nail when challenged and above all refuse to quit. You do that in football, just like in life, chances are you are going to be successful in what you are trying to accomplish.

“The returning veterans on this team, just like the new recruits and talent that join us, must understand that this game is finite and can be taken away from you at any point. Work, family situation, personal circumstances and, of course, age/injury will at some point come and take this game away from you. When we strap up in red and black this upcoming summer, you will be challenged to leave it all on the field for the better of the team. There will be no excuses. There will be no shortcuts. When the summer turns to fall and the dust settles, you have to be able to look your brother in the eye and say you laid it on the line for the team. This is what the 2015 Central Alberta Buccaneers will be all about.”

The Central Alberta Buccaneers have been busy in the community during the off-season. The fellows ran a skills and drills football camp for the students at Oriole Park Elementary School, hoping to instill a passion and skill-base in the young footballers. The guys also rolled up their sleeves to donate blood. This is the third donation the guys have made as a team; as a result, The Central Alberta Buc-caneers are officially partners for life with the Canadian Blood Services.

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Managers of hockey teams in the North Central Minor Hockey Associa-tion (NCMHA) are under the clock to ensure timely reporting of games and sta-tistics.

In an effort to ensure sta-tistics are entered in a rea-sonable time, teams have 24-hours to submit infor-mation electronically or risk a $50 fine for non-com-pliance, explained NCMHA president Stephen Holt. “Compliance was pretty good (last year) but not as good as we hoped.”

The association handed out 20 $50 fines to mem-ber teams across the league and a few have already been handed out this season.

“If a team is playing Fri-day night and someone’s getting suspended, the gov-ernor has to know about it before the Saturday game,” explained Holt of the im-portance of timely report-ing.

“There’s no excuse in today’s technology,” he added.

Suspensions from too many penalty minutes

Another change to the league’s bylaws this year was the implementation of game suspensions to play-ers who have too many

minutes of penalties. These are the suspension

guidelines during the regu-lar season from the NC-MHA website:

• 60 penalty minutes: one game suspension

• 80 penalty minutes: two game suspension

• 100 penalty minutes: three game suspension for the player and one for the coach.

• 125 penalty minutes: Indefinite suspension pend-ing review by the president, vice president and gover-nor.

“We are early in the sea-son and already there are some kids who are really close to the 60 minutes un-fortunately,” said Holt.

Most of those players are at the midget level and some in the bantam. Holt says the executive wanted to speed up the game and reduce penalty issues.

Some amendments may be made to the bylaw next season to accommodate for teams that play more games but the NCMHA intends to continue with the program. For example midget teams play more games in the regular season than younger teams.

“We’re going to have to base it on so much at each level,” he said.

If players keep a strong

discipline, not only in the game, but also with referees they should be able to have a good season. If a player says something against the referee, they get a 10 min-utes misconduct. It does not take long for that to add up, said Holt.

“Hopefully it changes the game in a positive way,” said Holt.

He said coaches and man-agers were spoken to before the start of the hockey sea-son to ensure accurate data entry and no doctoring of game sheets. Team manag-ers send visiting team man-agers the sheet for confir-mation of information and then data is sent in.

NCMHA governors are closely monitoring these transactions as well to en-sure compliance. All-star games planned for Bantam and Midget Tier 1

Holt says for the first time in many years, the NC-MHA has organized Tier 1 Bantam A and Midget A all star games for both male and female teams.

The male Tier 1 Bantam A and Midget A all-star games are set for Dec. 6 in Viking.

The female Tier 1 Ban-tam and Midget A all-star games are set for Jan. 10 in Byemoor.

Hockey league introduces finesto speed up reporting

Off-season Buccaneers update

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Buccaneers donated blood as a group on Friday, Oct. 3 as part of their partnership with Canadian Blood Services.

DYCKKay Lorraine Dyck beloved daughter, mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away peacefully on October 25, 2014 at the Stettler Hospital at the age of 57 years. Kay will be lovingly remembered by her children Adrienne (Dyck) Copeland and Jordan Dyck both of Stettler, AB, her 3 dear grandson’s Patrick, Garrett and Daniel Copeland, her mother Lorraine (Bernard) Gendre of Stettler, father in law Bert Dyck of Boyle, AB, sister Judy

Gendre of Fort Saskatchewan, brothers Danny Wooden of New Brunswick, Ricky Wooden of Stettler, AB, Bruce Wooden of Scollard, AB and Harvey (Lorrie) Wooden of Fort Saskatchewan, AB. Kay is also survived by sisters in law Olive Wooden of Anzac, AB, Susan Chick of Stettler, AB, and Roxane Wooden of Fort Saskatchewan, AB, brothers in law Brian Gendre of Big Valley, AB and Jeff (Kathy) Dyck of Gretna Manitoba as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and very dear friends. Kay Lorraine Wooden was born on May 7, 1957 in Stettler, AB the 4th child of 7 to Clifford Wooden and Lorraine (Watts). She was raised and attended the Byemoor School until her family moved to Ashcroft, BC in 1970. She met the love of her life Pat Dyck when she moved to Fort McMurray, AB in the early 1980’s. They were married on June 9, 1985 in Fort McMurray and this is where they started their family. Their beautiful daughter Adrienne was born in 1987 and blessed again with a son Jordan in 1991. Their family was complete until a tragic loss of her husband Pat in 1994. Kay decided to move back to Stettler with her 2 children to be closer to family. Kay had a love of cooking as it brought family and friends together. She always had a smile and kind words for those she met. Her greatest pride and the role she enjoyed most of all was being a grandmother to her 3 precious grandson’s Patrick, Garrett and Daniel. A special thank you to her name sake and niece Lorraine Wooden for all her love, care and support. Kay was predeceased by her loving husband Patrick Dyck, father Clifford Wooden, sister Deb Gendre, brother in law Larry Gendre and mother in law Lenora Dyck. Kay will be lovingly remembered for her huge and very kind heart and her great sense of humor. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. A funeral service was held at the Brennen Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, October 31, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. with the Rev. Carolyn Langford offi ciating. Interment followed in the Fort McMurray Cemetery on Saturday, November 1, 2014. As an expression of sympathy and in loving memory of Kay, memorial contributions may be made to the Stollery Children’s Hospital or to STARS in care of Brennen Funeral Home and Cremation Services P.O. Box 193 Stettler, Alberta TOC 2LO who have been entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements. 403.742.3315 Condolences can be forwarded to the family by visiting our website at www.brennenfuneralhome.com.

ROBINSONPhyllis was born to Norman and Mabel MacAulay at Gadsby, Alberta, a sister for Thora and Gordon. Three years later her little sister Betty was born, completing the family. Phyllis passed away October 25, 2014. Phyllis attended Foreman and Prairie Grove Schools. She then went on to Calgary to attend business school, before returning to the Gadsby area.When World War II was over James Henry Robinson returned from the army and they were married in Red Deer, on December 26, 1946. They settled on the farm north of Gadsby, raising grain and cattle. To this happy union eight children were born. Phyllis worked hard on the farm, raising their children, doing chores, as well as maintaining a large garden. She was an active member of the United Church, Omega Circle, Round and Square Dancing Club, 4-H Club, Superfl uity, Senior Bowling and a Friends and Neighbors’ group. Phyllis was a caring person whose door was always open. Family and

friends were always welcome. If you happened to stop by, you would often stay for a meal.When their children were all on their own Phyllis embarked on a new career as a Massage Therapist. She spent countless hours studying and practicing. Her strong hands gave relief to many of her clients. Her grandson Guy called her “Grandma Massagin.”Her husband Jim passed away on April 29, 1998. Shortly after, Phyllis suffered a stroke and moved to Stettler. She continued to massage clients and bowl. After another stroke in 2000, she moved into Heart Haven Lodge and resided there until her passing. Phyllis Marie (MacAulay) Robinson leaves behind a legacy of family, friends and acquaintances that will truly miss her. Memories are forever and always cherished by the beholder.She is survived by her loving family: Jimaine Walgenbach, Deborah (Harold) Hansel, Norman (Donna) Robinson, Patti Everson, Robert (Gwen) Robinson, Raymond (Tami) Robinson, Betty Ann (John) Cassidy and Laurel (Billy) Smith; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; brother Gordon MacAulay and brother in law Robert Layden; as well as other relatives and friends. Predeceased by her parents Mabel and Norman MacAulay, husband James Robinson, sisters Thora Kromm and Betty Layden, brother in law John Kromm, sister in law Hilda MacAulay, step father Ray Porter, granddaughter Ann Marie Brain, great granddaughter Shelby Diegel, sons in law Bruce Everson and Stan Walgenbach.Funeral services were held at the Heartland Chapel of Stettler Funeral Home on Friday, October 31, 2014 at 1:00 PM with Jan Richardson of Stettler United Church offi ciating. Musical tributes were given by great granddaughter Chloe Shingoose as she sang three solos, great granddaughter Taylor Diegel played a piano solo, while grandchildren Wylie, Charly and Gelasia gave loving tributes of Grandma to those present. Interment took place earlier in the day at Omega Cemetery in Gadsby where Phyllis was laid to rest with her husband Jim. Honorary Pallbearers were her beloved grandchildren and great grandchildren.Memorial donations may be made to the Omega Circle or the charity of your own choice c/o Stettler Funeral Home & Crematorium, Box 1780, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0. Sympathies may be forwarded to the family by signing the guestbook at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com.

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forms available at Bond-O Communications, Wares Jewelers, or WISH Kitchen & Gift.

Tuesday, November 25 – “Gourmet Breakfast” (7 - 9 a.m.)

• Advance Tickets Only: $15.00

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• Advance Tickets Only: $20.00

Wednesday, November 26 – “Sharing the Season” Seniors’ Tea (2 - 4 p.m.)

• Admission $5.00 (available at the door)

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• Seasonal drinks, snacks and entertainment. Featuring the Jazz Guys.

Advance Tickets Only: $25.00

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Concert (7 - 9 p.m.) • Advance Tickets Only: $20.00

Friday, November 28 – “Children’s Wonderland” (2 - 5 p.m.)

• Admission $2.00 (available at the door) – Stettler Agriplex

Saturday, November 29 – “Festival of Lights Dine, Dance, & Auction”

• Doors open at 5:30 p.m., Advance Tickets Only: $60.00

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STETTLER’S 17TH ANNUAL STETTLER’S 17TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

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November 12 - 15, 2014Cocktails: 6 p.m. Dinner: 6:30 p.m.

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Anglican

Christmas Bazaaron

Saturday, Nov. 152 - 4 p.m.

Tea, Bake SaleGoodie Baskets

Everyone welcome

Animal HavenRescue League

is having our

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGon Wednesday, Nov. 5

at 6:00 p.m. in the Stettler Board of Trade meeting

room. People need to use the side

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interested in coming tovolunteer/become a board member/provide input, etc.

rescue league

Call 403-741-6128 to book your sessions, limited sessions available

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ORIENTATION DATES:Wed., November 12/14 - Orientation - 7 p.m. -

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SHUCKBURGH

We would like to take this time to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who helped make the celebration of Rex’s life such a wonderful tribute to his 101 years lived. To Rev. Carolyn Langford thank you for your words of comfort and encouragement and for your time spent preparing for the service, to Kevin Shuckburgh, grandpa would have been so proud of you for your kind words and the courage to present them, to Garry Fix, we thank you for your true gift of music, Dad always loved to listen to you sing when he could, to Barbara-Lynn Goodwin for playing the piano for the service and accompanying us for the hymns and to Brenda Brinson and her staff for the delicious luncheon. We would also like to thank everyone who sent fl owers, made memorial donations and attended the service we truly appreciated it all. Thank you to the entire staff of Brennen Funeral Home and a very special thank you to Dr. Lockhat and the staff at Heritage House who assisted Rex with his needs and helped Rex on the last leg of his journey. Words cannot express how very thankful our family is to all of you for every part you played.

Doug and Donita Shuckburgh and family and Audrey Shuckburgh

GOWALKOSteve Gowalko, 82, of Red Deer Alberta, passed away unexpectedly on the morning of October 25th, 2014 at the Red Deer Regional Hospital, surrounded by his loving Wife, Son, and grandchildren. Born to Katrina and Mitro Gawalko in Thorhild, Alberta, Steve was the eldest of two sons. He spent the majority of his working career as a production accountant for Gulf Canada in Central Alberta primarily in the Stettler area. For years he enjoyed playing Slo

Pitch; this hobby took him all over Alberta for tournaments, and he played well into his seventies. He enjoyed travelling with his wife during their retirement, when they weren’t spending time with their friends and family. Although he was a quiet man, his ever bright smile spoke for him; that and his sharp wit will always be remembered. He was a treasured friend to many throughout his life, but the friendship most valuable to him was that of his wife of 56 years Jean Gowalko (nee: Senyk). Knowing his generous nature, it was no surprise that his fi nal wish was to donate his corneas and irises to someone in need, and his body to the University of Alberta Hospital Clinical Sciences department. Steve is survived by his Wife Jean, Brother Orest (Donna) Gawalko, Son Dan, Grand-children Cody (Collette) Gowalko, Jasmine (Bruce) Cardinal, Aaron Gowalko, Savannah Gowalko, Auriana Gowalko as well as 4 great-grand children. At the request of Steve there will only be a small family gathering to remember him and no formal service will be held.

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BIG VALLEY Christmas Craft

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Oilfield 800AN ALBERTA OILFIELD

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meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required.

780-723-5051.

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Oilfield 800STETTLER AB trucking company is looking for

CLASS 1 DRIVERS with experience hauling

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days off as well as the opportunity to be home every night. If interested

please forward resume to Fax: 403-742-4181, drop off 3811-46 Ave, Stettler,

or call 403-742-4185

TREELINEWELL SERVICES

Has Opening for all positions! Immediately. All applicants must have current H2S, Class 5 with Q Endorsement,and First Aid. We offer competitive

wages & excellent benefi ts. Please include 2 work reference names and

numbers.Please fax resume to:

403-264-6725Or email to:

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Professionals 810WE are seeking a F/T

accounting professional to be responsible for our en-tire bookkeeping process and offi ce admin. Exp. in Simply Accounting a must

w/minimum 2 yrs. exp. Email resume to: [email protected]

Restaurant/Hotel 820KITCHEN Helper Needed

Stettler, AB FT, 37.5hrs/wk; $12.5/hr

High school required. No experience. Apply online at [email protected] or via fax at 403-742-5095

Oilfield 800

Oilfield 800 Restaurant/Hotel 820

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for

F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS at all stations. MUST HAVE:

• 2-3 yrs. post secondary education.

• 2-3 yrs. on-the-job exp.• Provide references

The hourly rate will be $13.25 - $15. per hour

dependant on experience.Mail to: 2079 50 AVE.

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Red Deer Works is now accepting applications for Journeyman Millwrights,

Electricians, and Machinists.

Individuals must be safety conscious, physically fi t,

able to work overtime and shift work.

Wages start at $40.00 per hour and offer an

excellent benefi t and pension package.

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or deliver in person to 27251 391 Township Road

HIRING F/T Outdoor power equipment

technician, apprenticeship & benefi ts avail, good

working conditions. Email Resume to [email protected]

or Fax to 403-742-8777

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

required for oilfi eld trucking company. Will consider 3rd year apprentice or

higher. Full-time position. Phone resume to:

780-842-6444. Fax 780-842-6581. Email:

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VERY BUSY OKANAGAN dealership requires

immediately a Service Manager. Must enjoya fast-paced working

environment and have a minimum of fi ve-years

automotive management experience including, parts, service, and warranty. This is a full-time position which includes competitive wages and full benefi t package. Please reply in person,

email or fax your resume to: Hilltop Subaru,

4407 - 27 St., Vernon, BC. Attention: Dayna Kosmino;

[email protected] 250-542-1778.

Oilfield 800

[email protected]

REQUIRES:“U” Stamp Pressure Vessel Shop

Administrative AssistantMust be profi cient with Microsoft word, excel and outlook. Must have good organizational skills, communication skills and excellent

telephone manner required.

We are accepting applications for a

FULL-TIMEADMINISTRATIVE

ASSISTANTThe successful candidate will be responsible for customerreception, cash, data entry and other duties. Customer service and computer skills would be anasset. Competitive salary andbenefi ts offered.

Please apply by email toLaurel Lockhart at

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“B” PressureWelders Required

Pressure vessel experience preferred.

Benefi ts package available.

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ASSEMBLER/PIPEFITTER/APPRENTICE PIPEFITTER

Must have understanding of prints, P&D’s, Piping Specs and QC requirements. Knowledge of welded

and threaded pipe systems. Safety knowledge.

Bearspaw is a moderately sized oil and gas company operatingprimarily in the Stettler and Drumheller areas. We are currently accepting applications for a JUNIOR OIL AND GAS OPERATOR in our Stettler Field. Applicants need to be mechanically inclined, motivated to work hard and learn quickly. Associated industry experience eg. instru-mentation or facilities construction experience would be an asset but is not necessarily required. This position offers a diverse and challenging work environment with competitive pay, attractive benefi ts and the ability to grow within the organization. Applicants must live or be willing to relo-cate to within a 20 minute commute of the work place location (Stettler).

Please submit resumes:Attention Human ResourcesEmail: payroll@ bearspawpet.comFax: (403) 258-3197Mail: Suite 5309, 333 96th Ave NE Calgary, Alberta T3R 1H1

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd. is seeking qualifi ed candidates to fi ll Floorhand, Derrickhand and Driller positions. These positions are locally based.Applicants must have all necessary valid tickets for the positionapplied for.Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary & benefi ts package along with a steady work schedule.Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources

Email: [email protected]: 403-258-3197

Or mail to: Ste. 5309, 333 - 96 Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

Service Rig

Allied Fabrication is a young aggressive company looking for like-mindedindividuals to join our team. If you enjoy a fast paced, positive work environment, pride yourself on having an eye for details, a strong work ethic, and consider yurself reliable please send your resume. Allied manufactures oil & gas production equipment from our facility in Stettler, AB. We are quickly gaining a reputation as a high quality, dependable, competitive supplier.

We are now accepting resumes for:

- Apprentice Welders- Labourers

Allied Fabrication offers competitive wages, a health & wellness program, access to overtime hours, and the opportunity to advance your career; division manage-ment positions will become available as we continue to grow.

Please send resumes to:Fax: 1-888-526-0274 or Email: [email protected]

Allied is an enterprising company that manufactures oil & gas production equipment from our facility in Stettler, AB. We are actively looking for like-mindedindividuals to join our team. If you enjoy a fast paced, positive work environment, pride yourself on having an eye for details, a strong work ethic, and consider yourself reliable please contact us!

We are now accepting resumes for:

“B” Pressure, Journeyman and Apprentice Welders

LaborersAllied offers competitive wages, a health & wellness program, access to overtime hours, and the opportunity to advance your career; division management positions will become available as we continue to grow.

Please apply in person at 3808 - 46 Ave. in Stettler or send resumes to:Fax: 1-888-526-0274 or Email: [email protected]

Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. is located in Forestburg, AB and is a specialty oilfield production equipment

manufacturer. We are currently looking for the following tradespeople to join our team:

B Pressure WelderTop wages and benefits plan offered to successful candidate

To arrange job test and interview, please email resumés to [email protected]

Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. is located in Forestburg, AB and is a specialty oilfi eld production equipment manufacturer. We are

currently looking for the following tradespeople to join our team:

Draftsperson, Apprentice Machinist and QC/Safety Manager

Applicants must have experience in the positions they are applying for. Prism offers excellent wages, benefi ts, job security and opportunity for growth.

Please send resumes to Neil Thorsteinson [email protected]

[email protected]

REQUIRES:

“U” Stamp Pressure Vessel Shop

GENERAL LABOURERMechanical experience an asset.

Able to meet required physical demands. Must be motivated.

6th Annual Sharebear Playschool

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process for the type of equipment we build.Designations, Training or Prerequisites Required: • This role requires a minimum of at least fi ve years

experience working in the construction industry with two of those years in a senior/supervisory role is essential to the position.

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Wolf Creek Public Schools invites applications for the following position:

• Educational Assistant, Alix MAC School

For further specifi cs on the above positions, pleasevisit Wolf Creek Public Schools’ website atwww.wolfcreek.ab.ca, or contact the Division Offi ceat 403-783-3473.

Tankstore Ltd.is currently accepting resumes

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NOW HIRINGLydell Group Inc. is currently hiring

GRAPPLE SKIDDER, FELLER BUNCHER, PROCESSOR OPERATORS, DOZER OPERATORS, EQUIPMENT HAULERS, CLASS 1 DRIVERS FOR LOG

HAUL, SELF LOADING LOG TRUCK DRIVERBased out of Drayton Valley Alberta. Competitive wages based on experience, benefits, accommodation, and drives to airport

provided. Good equipment.

Email: [email protected]: 780-542-6739 Alberta

Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. is located in Forestburg, AB and is a specialty oilfield production equipment

manufacturer. We are currently looking for the following tradespeople to join our team:

B Pressure WelderTop wages and benefits plan offered to successful candidate

To arrange job test and interview, please email resumés to [email protected]

Prism Integrated Solutions Inc. is located in Forestburg, ABand is a specialty oilfi eld production equipment manufacturer.

We are curretly looking for the following tradespeopleto join our team:

B Pressure WelderB Pressure WelderJourneyman WelderJourneyman Welder

Top wages and benefi ts plan off ered to successful candidateTo arrange job test and interview, please email resumés

to [email protected]

HIRING• Class 1 Drivers & Class 3 Drivers

• Pressure Truck Driver

Scheduled days off. Home every evening.H2S and First Aid certifi cation would be an asset.

Please fax resume to 403-742-2760 attention Steveor email to [email protected]

RSSJ Holdings Ltd. O/A Tim Horton’s

6608 - 50th Ave, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L2

SupervisorFull Time / Part Time / Shift Work

Night / Overnight / Early Morning / WeekendSome high school education

$13.50 Per HourWage based on experience/availability

Please send resume to [email protected] 403-742-1755

is currently looking for a full time

FOAM APPLICATOR/LABOURER

H2S Alive and First Aid RequiredNo experience necesssary.

Will provide on the job training.Competitive wages

Fax resume to 403-742-5425

Stettle

r Auction Mart

Since 1953

Stettler Auction Mart (1990) Ltd.

Help WantedPart time cattle

sorter or pennerCattle experience an asset

but not requiredSalary as per experienceMeals and travel per diem

Apply in person or by phone 403-742-2368

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…TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED.From a safe workplace and open communication to the right training and the opportunity for personal/professional development, AltaGas Utilities provides its employees with the resources they need to discover fulfi lling careers.

Headquartered in Leduc, only minutes south of Edmonton, AltaGas Utilities, with 16 district locations throughout Alberta, safely and dependably distributes natural gas to more than 70,000 residents in over 90 communities across the province. We deliver high-quality customer service in a positive work environment.

TECHNICIAN, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE – DRUMHELLER$31.85-$33.65 per hourIn this union position, you’ll play an integral role in the construction, maintenance and operation of natural gas transmission and distribution systems. In addition, you will perform staking and inspection activities ensuring quality standards, internal policy, procedures and external regulations are consistently achieved throughout the construction process. You will operate and maintain construction and heavy work equipment; install gas piping systems; and ensure compliance with pertinent safety regulations. To be successful in this position, you will need a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 1 year of directly related experience, with certifi cation in PE Fusion, Safe Digging, Line Location and Construction Safety.

AltaGas Utilities employs individuals who are committed to safety and demonstrate a work ethic that includes honesty, loyalty, respect, reliability, accountability and ethical behaviour.

For further information and to apply for this position, please visit our website at www.agutl.com.

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JOB HUNTING? Read theClassifieds. 1-877-223-3311.

Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

EASY!The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-223-3311

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ANTIQUE TRAP &COLLECTABLE AUCTION.

November 8, 10 a.m.Elk Point, AB.

Bear, wolf, traps, tins, crocks, CNR caboose

stove & more.Double D Auctions

780-645-1589;globalauctionguide.com

AUCTIONSales Wed. @ 6 pm.

Antique sales 1st. Sun. of the month @ 1 pm. Nov. 2 Moose Hall 2 miles south

of Ponoka on 2A WE BUY FOR CASH.

403-304-4791Check website for full listingswww.bigstrapperauctions.net

COLLECTIBLE & LARGE Misc. Auction

Sunday November 9 10. a.m.

Bowden Lions Hall Bowden AB

Very unique collectibles, Wind-up toys, Mini sewing

machines, Furniture, Tools, Household &

kitchen ware, Glassware, Jewelry,

Just too much to mention, Check the web for full

listing & pictures5% admin fee applies… Pilgrim Auction Service

403-556-5531 www.pilgrimauction.com

Auctions 1530

DISPERSAL AUCTIONfor Flare Distributers.

Saturday, November 8,11 a.m. Equipment, Tools, Of ce and more! Six kms

North of Wainwright,Alberta on Hwy 41.

Scribner Auction; www.scribnernet.com

780-842-5666.

Box 280 (5031 - 50 St.)Stettler, AB T0C 2L0

www.stettler.net

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYUtility Operator

The Town of Stettler is accepting applications for an energetic person to fi ll a position in the Water/Wastewater Department as a Utility Operator. This position will assist in the operation and maintenance of the water and wastewater systems in town. Responsibilities include water and sewer line installation and maintenance, water meter installation/replacement, and other duties as required. Required Qualifi cation:• Minimum grade 12 high school education or equivalent.• Class 5 Drivers License. Other Qualifi cation:• Experience with Water Distribution & Wastewater Collection and operation of heavy equipment would be an asset. We offer a safe working environment with a competitive salary, benefi t package, and training. Please submit resume and drivers abstract to the Town of Stettler, 5031 50 Street, Box 280, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Attn: Grant McQuay (Water Wastewater Foreman)

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CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVEFull-time Entry level position in Edmonton, Alberta

If you are ambitious, talented and driven, consider a fast-paced career with AWNA. We are currently seeking a Customer Service Representative to contribute to the achievement of individual performance goals and team targets by selling advertising solutions to assigned customers and prospects within a designated geographical area. Applying your superior communication skills and in-depth product and service knowledge, you will identify value added customer solutions that are aligned with AWNA sales strategies. In cooperation with the Advertising Director you will develop quotations, receive, process and verify the accuracy of orders while adhering to deadlines.Attention to detail, organizational skills, problem solving, teamwork and a personable disposition are necessary for a successful candidate. Preference will be given to those with previous media experience. Profi ciency in Microsoft Offi ce Suite, particularly Excel, is a must.

Please apply, with salary expectations, by fax or email at; 780-430-5380 or [email protected].

No phone calls please. We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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Service Masters Security is hiring Semi Retired Couples and Individuals for manned security gates.

Work is done on a contract basis and can vary from year round to seasonal employment depending on worker preference. Schedules are varied

depending on the contract term and location within Alberta. We collaborate with you to develop a work schedule that suits your lifestyle.

Valid tickets such as: AB Security guard license, H2S, First Aid, CSTS, WHIMIS are considered an asset for immediate employment. HOWEVER training can be arranged for the right applicants and all persons interested are encouraged to apply!

Must be willing to travel and have a personal 4X4 vehicle for work access.

How do you apply? For a complete information package and FAQs which includes training requirements & compensation rates submit your resumes with references via email to: [email protected]


ANTIQUE &COLLECTABLE

CONSIGNMENT AUCTION.Sand Hills Community Centre, Sat., Nov. 8/14. Starts 10 a.m. sharp!

For complete directions, listing & pictures: www.

spectrumauctioneering.comPhone 780-960-3370 /

780-903-9393.

STEEL BUILDINGS“Gift-Card Give-Away!”

20x22 $4,358.25x24 $4,895.30x30 $6,446.32x32 $7,599.

40x46 $12,662.47x72 $18,498.

One end wall included. Pioneer Steel

1-800-668-5422;www.pioneersteel.ca

BuildingSupplies 1550

Misc.Help 880

To view more info on our listing check out www.royallepage.ca/stettler or www.REALTOR.ca

Many upgrades to this affordable3 bdrm home. Close to the schools and

main street. $169,900. Call Sherri.

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2 bdrm home with single detached garage is close to shopping and uptown. Good income property. $119,500. Call Garry.

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Beautiful older home with lots &lots of character located in the small & friendly

community of Big Valley. $124,000. Call Edna.

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Cozy 4 bdrm, 2 bath home with double detached garage. Large, completely fenced yard in a quiet

neighborhood. $239,900. Call Sherri.

2300 sq. ft. of modern, comfortable living space. Ready for the family with 4 bdrms

and 2 baths. $365,000. Call Sherri.

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Beautifully designed 4 bdrm home is a must see! Gorgeous master ensuite! Landscaped backyard with underground sprinklers. $399,000. Call Jill.

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1900 sq. ft. home on6.67 acres, near Gadsby.

$205,000. Call Jill.

CA0039433CA0039433

Updated 6 bdrm home in Grandview. Large backyard with deck and hot tub.

$269,000. Call Doug.

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Mobile home with large addition and many upgrades throughout. Fenced yard. Immediate

possession available! $27,000. Call Atie.

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Well appointed home in White Sands. Year round living near Buffalo Lake. Move-in ready! $319,900. Call Ross.

CA0048642CA0048642

Beautiful 5 bdrm home in the quiet neighborhood of Meadowlands. Built in 2010, featuring a

basement theater room! $469,000. Call Mike.

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CENTRAL Garry Rushton

Associate

Edna Stuart

Associate Broker

Doug Roberts

Broker/Owner

Jill Fisher

Associate/Owner

Apryl Cassidy

Manager/Owner

Ross Scheerschmidt

Associate

Brian Lynn

Associate Broker

Norma Leslie

Associate Broker

Atie Turnbull

Associate

Kyle Ramstad

Associate

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Mike RobertsAssociate

Jill FisherAssociate Broker/Owner

Sherri Kuefl erAssociate

5 bdrm home has been well looked after. Features an attached single car garage and mother-in-law

suite in the basement. $254,000. Call Garry.

Immaculate 2 bdrm home in Big Valley. Built in 2006, landscaped and well cared

for. $265,900. Call Ross.

3 bdrm home sits on 8.67 acres of privacy. Property includes corrals and waterers. Move in ready! $315,000. Call Edna.

The Team at Royal LePage Central

would like to welcome and introduce

MIKE

ROBERTSMike grew up on a farm near

Byemoor before working his way up from an autobody technician to

managing an autobody shop. He lives in Stettler with his wife and 2 children, where he has renovated 3 properties. Mike is joining Royal LePage Central and looks forward to helping you with

all your real estate needs.

Contact Mike at 403-740-4781

4701 - 50 STREET, STETTLER

Call a Central “Team” Sales Associate today for FREE advice or enquiries.

CALL 403-742-3344 (24 hours)

To view more info on our listing check out www.royallepage.ca/stettler

or www.REALTOR.caLOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

Advertisers in the showcase section Advertisers in the showcase section maintain Real Estate offices in Stettler, maintain Real Estate offices in Stettler, are members of the Red Deer & are members of the Red Deer & District Real Estate Board Co-op Ltd., District Real Estate Board Co-op Ltd., and all offer full multiple listing services.and all offer full multiple listing services.

Fran

Snowden

Karen

Cannady

Darien

Chapman

Locally owned & operated Visit us at www.century21.ca/candorrealty for more listings

CandorRealty Ltd.

Ph. 403-742-4424

4908 - 51 Street

COZY 3 BDRM. BUNGALOW. Newer kitchen cabinets, 2 baths, fi nished bsmt., newer siding and shingles. Large fenced

yard and two garages. $188,500.

GREAT FAMILY HOME. 5 bdrms / 3 baths and over 1,900 sq. ft. of living

space. All appliances included. Dbl. insu-lated garage and a huge lot. $169,000.

NEW

BEAUTIFUL 2 STOREY HOME. 4 bdrms/4 baths, vaulted ceilings, arched doorways

and many more stunning features. A MUST SEE! $495,000.

4 BDRM / 1 BATH HOME with dbl. detached garage. Fully fenced yard. Some upgrades done to the home.

Reasonably priced. $195,000.

3.25 ACRES just a short drive from Stettler. Lovely custom built

home and oversized heated shop. Quiet Country Living! $395,000.

ACREAGE

1700 SQ. FT. OF LIVING SPACE in this lovely 3 bdrm / 2 bath home. Unfi nished bsmt. Just waiting for your ideas. Corner

lot and fenced yard. $376,000.

NEAT, CLEAN BI-LEVEL in Parkdale. Freshly painted, 3 bdrms and main fl oor laundry. Garden area, dbl garage and

room for RV parking. $229,000.

BI-LEVEL

10 ACRES with 1,488 sq. ft. mobile home that has been well maintained. Beautiful land-scaping, stunning gazebo, many outbuildings

and only minutes from town. $389,900.

ACREAGE

5.3 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND only minutes from Stettler. Utilities are to the property line. Great place to build your new home. $119,900.

ACREAGE

DONALDA EXECUTIVE

BI-LEVEL GREATPRICE

JAMES DADENSKY

1st Choice Realty

403-742-67474913 - 51 Street

“Each office independently owned & operated”

View Stettler area listings at www.stettlerhomes.com

USE OUR CARGO TRAILER “FREE” WHEN YOU BUY OR SELL WITH US!

Updated windows & furnace.

Well cared for bungalow with double garage. Main fl oor laundry, nice home.

Just $234,900. Call today!

How about Erskine.

Spacious home. Many improvements. 24x32 ft. heated garage. Huge Lot.

$229,900. Don’t wait!

Lock the door and go. Newer town home. 3 bedrooms.

2 baths. Cozy gas fi replace. 6 appliances. $204,000 “No condo fees” Call now!

Specializing In* Residential * Commercial

* Farms * Acreages* Lake Properties

Over 26 Years of Experience

Diamond Award Recipient

ANDYBIRCH

Associate

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ROYAL LEPAGE

NETWORK REALTY CORP.Independently Owned and Operated

5002 - 50th Ave., Stettler

Bus.: 403-742-3069 1-888-742-6685

Great opportunity for a starter home or retirees. Modest, comfortable bungalow with beautiful spacious back yard. Enjoy your privacy from your patio deck. Lots of space to

build double car garage. #CA0048148. $125,000.

NEW

Almost ½ acre lot in White Sands that overlooks Buffalo Lake. Live year round or seasonally. Private, spacious yard with mature trees and shrubs create a “park-like” setting. Main fl oor laundry, screened outdoor

patio deck and lots of parking space. Developed walk-out basement. Comes with most of the furniture. #CA0048006. $344,900.

NEW

½ DUPLEX. Great location. “Like New” home built with seniors in mind – no stairs, easy access, wheel chair

friendly. Bright, spacious home with open fl oor concept. Close to downtown, post office and medical clinic. Heated

garage. Just move in. #CA0034082. $229,900.

Excellent investment property with major tenant, returning a good return. 2 buildings – 3500 sq. ft. ware-

house/office and 3700 sq. ft. warehouse. High traffic location. Security fenced yard. #CA0044437. $690,000.

27 scenic acres near Bashaw - Great for horse owners. Nicely landscaped and private. 3 bedroom double wide

mobile home with family room addition. Small horse shed, corrals and double heated garage. #CA0044746. $349,900.

ATTENTION: BUILDERS – 4 x ½ duplex lots available for duplex or fourplex construction. Priced at $40,000 per ½ duplex lot. Available immediately.

#CA0045773 & #CA0045775

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The ideal candidate will have the following:• Excellent leadership, communications and organizational

skills with a desire to engage one’s creativity.• Some knowledge of business including profi ciently with

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Advertisers in the showcase section Advertisers in the showcase section maintain Real Estate offices in Stettler, maintain Real Estate offices in Stettler, are members of the Red Deer & are members of the Red Deer & District Real Estate Board Co-op Ltd., District Real Estate Board Co-op Ltd., and all offer full multiple listing services.and all offer full multiple listing services.

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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

Firewood 1660SPLIT FIREWOOD

Dried, Shedded,on Pallets

Pine & Tamarack WoodPick up in yard

or UFA Bulk FuelDelivery AvailableVolume Discounts.403-876-2422

Distributor for

Blaze King Stoves403-740-3285403-742-2647

Serving Stettler for 10 years

LOGSSemi loads of pine, spruce,

tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

SEASONED SPLITFIREWOOD

4.5 kms. West of StettlerCall 403-323-0744

Misc. forSale 1760

A-STEEL SHIPPINGDry Storage Containers. Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans high cube & insulated

containers 40’ HC.Winter Specials in stock

now. Self unloadingdelivery. Phone toll free

1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.comKING Power 10,000 W

diesel generator, new in box, $1,995.

403-742-7622.

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!

PetServices 1820REQUIRE occasional pet

sitter for friendly cat. Prefer Erskine area.

Phone 403-742-2413.

Dogs 1840

HIGH QUALITY LABRADOODLES and

GOLDEN DOODLE pups Long time Breeder, text 306-521-1371

www.furtettishfarm.ca

TravelPackages 1900

SNOWBIRDS!Parksville/Qualicum,

Vancouver Island, 600 sq. ft., 1 bedroom, 1 bathroomfully furnished cottage in

treed forest setting. $975/month, utilitiesincluded. Available

Nov. 15/14 - Spring 2015. 250-248-9899 or

[email protected].

Horse/StockTrailers 2170HORSE and Stock trailer. Parts and repairs. Axles, brakes, drums, bearings,

spring, rims, fenders, lights, and wiring.

Pick up & delivery avail.HORSE SHOE TRAILER

MFG. AND REPAIR. HALKIRK, ALBERTA

403-884-2173 403-430-0504

Grain, FeedHay 2190

HEATED CANOLAbuying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.

Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed.

Buying damaged oroffgrade grain.

“On Farm Pickup”Westcan Feed & Grain,

1-877-250-5252.

Condos/Townhouses3030

ALIX, 2 bdrm. 1 bathcondo, with balcony & 2 parking. Avail, Nov 1st.

403-341-9974

Suites 3060L A R G E

One & Two BEDROOM APARTMENTS

FOR RENTNo pets

Phone Ellen at 403-742-1568

Phone Linda or Ernieat 403-742-5005

2 BEDROOM SUITE IN ADULT BUILDING 30+.

Very quiet & well maintained. No pets, no smoking, $825/mo., $825 d.d., includes heat, water,

1 parking stall.Available Nov. 1st.

403-350-9243

BEST RENTAL VALUEIN STETTLER

1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished kitchenette suites.

All utilities, cable, internet.1 Bedroom, $800/mo.2 Bedroom, $1100/mo.

plus D.D. Avail. immediately

Kimberly 403-690-5828

THIS WEEK’SEYE SPY WINNER IS

Gordon ReynoldsPlease come into the

Stettler Independent to claim your prize!

StorageSpace 3160STETTLER MINI

STORAGEHousehold, furniture,business records, etc.

Various sizes. Protectedby security alarm and

fenced and lightedperimeter. Owner:

Reg and Darlene Hunter403-740-9283 or

403-742-3153

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

Realtors& Services 4010

CommercialProperty 4110

Farms/Land 407080 ACRE APPROVED

SUBDIVISIONFor sale or possible trade. Close to Tobin Lake, SK.

www.simplesite.com/migrationridgezoneresort

Asking $225,000.Phone 403-742-8574

BuildingsFor Sale 4150

StorageSpace 3160

Farms/Land 4070

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WANTEDAppeal Panel MembersHuman Services is seeking applicants to serve on appeal panels for:

• Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH)

• Income and Employment Supports (IES)

• Child, Youth and Family Enhancement (CYFE)

• Child Care Licensing (CCL)

As a panel member, you’ll receive training on relevant legislation and appeal processes to provide a fair and independent citizen review of certain decisions of a director. You’ll serve a one to three-year term with the possibility for reappointment. Duties include three to seven days attending hearings each month, two to four days in training and meetings every two months, and time reviewing and writing decisions.

Panel membership reflects Alberta’s diverse, multi-cultural population. Participants serve on a voluntary basis and receive an honorarium and reimbursed expenses.

Consider becoming an appeal panel member if you understand and respect diversity, have strong interpersonal skills, and a desire to resolve concerns. Your commitment to fair and transparent processes, sound judgment, and an impartial approach complement your experience. Other assets may include:

• experience as a member or chair of a committee or quasi-judicial board;

• the ability to objectively analyze complex written and verbal information;

• the ability to assess issues and participate in consensus decision-making.

Learn more at www.appeals.gov.ab.ca. For questions, contact Laura Ritzen, Appeals Secretariat, at [email protected] or 780-644-2514, or call toll free at 780-310-0000.

Closing date: November 14, 2014

This posting is for existing and future appeal panel vacancies. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Visit jobs.alberta.ca to learn more aboutthese opportunities and to apply online.

IMMEDIATE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTAT HALKIRK MANUFACTURING FACILITY

LOOKING FOR: • CARPENTERS • APPRENTICES • LABOURERS • IRON WORKERS • CLADDERS

START IMMEDIATELY! Working towards aJanuary 1, 2015 deadline.

If interested please forward your resume to [email protected]

• 7500 ft2 quonset shop on 1 acre• 208V and 480V service

• Overhead radiant heat and 4 exhaust fans• 2 bathrooms

• Two 16’ wide x 14’ high automaticoverhead doors

• Option to buy 12’ x 40’ offi ce skid and30’ x 40’ heated/insulated tent• Great setup for a welding or

machine shop

Call Jeff at 403-742-6400 oremail jeff @alliedfab.com

Industrial Shop/Landfor Sale in Stettler, AB

$335,000

SHOP FOR RENT OR LEASE4707 - 41 Street on 2 Acres

2 fl oors of office space. 20’ x 50’ (200 sq. ft.)with male and female bathrooms.

Shops: 25’x50’ w/bathroom, 25’x50’ w/bathroom. Outside 50’x80’ concrete pad connecting to 60’x40’ shop with 14’ doors.

On town sewer.Email or call: [email protected]

403-740-6630

Used to beHartwell

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Email or call:[email protected]

403-740-6630

Located in theEast Industrial Park

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FARMLAND Ponoka County 455.86 Titled Acres3 parcels adjoining

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ManufacturedHomes 4090

DRYWALLEDGRANDEUR

2010 20’ x 76’ model must go! Save over $35,000 on

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not last! Call 877-948-1272 or email: Ken

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FALL BLOWOUT.All Moduline Manufactured

20’x76’ and 16’x76’reduced to sell on our lot. “Temora” 20’x76’ Moduline

home. Three bedroom,2 bath. Open kitchen and

LR. Regular price: $118,900. Sale price: $116,900.

“Eclipse” 20’x76’ Moduline home. Three bedroom,

2 bath. Beautiful kitchen. Regular price: $154,900.

Sale price: $149,900. “Lockport” 20’x76’

Moduline home. Three bedroom, 2 bath. Family and living room. Regular

price: $141,900.Sale price: $139,900. “White Rock” 20’x76’ Moduline home. Four

bedroom, 2 bath. Great for the growing family.

Regular price: $136,900.Sale price: $134,900.

All sales prices include block, level and delivery up to 300 kms. We also supply upgraded insulated skirting

installed as part of the price. For more details call Marg at Craig’s Home Sales.

Phone toll free 1-855-380-2266.

Financial#4400 - #4430

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Operation Christmas Boxes is under-way at the Erskine School. All dona-tions will be gratefully accepted. The boxes are due on Nov. 20.

The Erskine Extreme Hoodies are available again this year and orders for them are due on Nov. 14.

Coming up at the school on Friday is Dress-up Day, Thursday Nov. 12 is PD Day, so the kids will have both 11 and 12th off school, Nov 15th is CWA-JHAA volleyball tournament (Good Luck Erskine), and the parent council meeting is on Nov. 19 at the school library; report cards are sent home on Nov. 25.

I see that there are getting to be lots of ads for Christmas activities and tea and bake sales and I guess Christmas will be here before we know it.

Get well wishes are extended to Harry Johnson Sr., hoping he makes a speedy recovery.

Happy anniversary to Ed & Debbie Waugh, who celebrated their 40th an-niversary on the weekend and happy anniversary to my husband Mel on Nov. 13 -- we have been married for 49 years. Oh my!!

Three Erskine students travelled to

Strathcona Wilderness Centre on Sat-urday to compete in the Alberta provin-cial cross-country races. These three, Ava Lee, Avery Chick and Isaac Lee did made their personal bests in this fast-paced race. They competed with the best of the best indoor track teams from the province and put Erskine on the map with their running. Very well done! Ava did 2 km in 8.55 min in the Peewee girls category, Avery did 2 km in 8.40 min in the Bantam girls class and Isaac did 2 km in 7.13 min for the Bantam boys.

The Erskine volleyball team got sec-ond in the CARA volleyball tourna-ment held in Stettler, so they will go to the CWAJHAA on November 15.

Great success atcross country races

Dear Boys & GirlsHave you written your letter to Santa yet?Kids, this year you don’t have to send your letter to Santa all the way to the North Pole. Instead, go to the Stettler Independent and ask my helpers for a special envelope addressed to my headquarters in Stet-tler. Put your letter to Santa in the envelope along with a self-addressed stamped envelope, and deposit in Santa’s mailbox at the Stettler Independent Of ce.

All letters must be received by December 1, 2014.Mrs. Claus and I will work very hard to answer all our letters!

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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 By-law No. 2018-11:

1. No: 2830-2014 Legal Description: Lot 15, Block 32, Plan 1850Z Municipal Address: 4909 - 54 Street Applicant: Wayne Long Proposed Development: Demolition

2. No: 2832-2014 Legal Description: Lot 17, Block 40, Plan 2442AE Municipal Address: 4915 - 46 Street Applicant: Dale Ventnor Proposed Development: 8’ x 16’ Porch Addition & 8’ x 16’ Deck

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NE ¼ of Section 36, TWP 39, RGE 23, W4M

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On the day before Halloween, 1KL had a surprise guest: Miss Witch came to visit. She entertained the Grade 1 class by making a witch’s brew. The Grade 1 students were allowed to have a glass of the deli-ciously awful tasting brew, which included worms, witch fingers, and frog spit, but only after they were fin-ished writing complete sentences for their sequence writing Witch’s Brew activity.

On Friday, all four kindergarten classes enjoyed Pumpkin Olympics.

Classes rotated through four differ-ent stations. They did different ac-tivities at each station. They enjoyed playing pumpkin musical chairs, toss the bean bag relay games, singing pumpkin songs and rhymes. They also made a cute little jack-o-lantern stick puppet as well as an intricate

pumpkin paper craft. Students had a fun filled and educational day. They started of the day with a Hallow-een safety presentation by constable Lewadinuk, who talked to them about safe trick or treating. We want to thank all kindergarten parents for the yummy treats.

As well, kindergarten students got a real special treat when two grandmas donated 100 pumpkins for students to decorate. Students decorated, paint-ed, bedazzled and hugged their new

“pet-pumpkins”. They enjoyed nam-ing their pumpkins and some students even tried to teach their pumpkins some tricks.

Also on Friday, October 31, ATCO Electric showed an electrical safety demonstration to Mr. Howell’s Grade 5 class. The demonstration was con-ducted by Gord Latham and Adam Gedlaman. The class witnessed a model town where electrical safety practices were not followed. The class had to figure out why the prac-tices used were unsafe. Students had been studying magnetism and elec-tricity for the past eight weeks. They also were shown some of the equip-ment by lineman Adam Gedlaman, and how he effectively and safely used it in his work. It was a highly entertaining and educational experi-ence for the whole class.

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This week was fun and eventful as students at Wm E. Hay continued project week and welcomed Hal-loween.

Students worked on projects such as videos and other demonstrations in their various classes. Ms. Mielke’s Social 20s are working on a creative project that explores Ca-

nadian nationalism in times of war (in tandem with Remembrance Day).

They will be presenting these projects on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at the Legion to veterans and the commu-nity.

The Biology 20s con-tinued with the Halloween theme by dissecting hearts and inflating lungs with an

air compressor. On Friday, Students’

Union had a Halloween Costume contest, congrats to all the winners.

We would also like to remind everyone that tickets are now available at the high school of-fice and Well’s Furniture for the fall production of Bone Chiller. On Thurs-day, Oct. 30, the Wildcats football team beat Rocky Mountain house 32-14 fin-ishing third in the league.

That’s all for this week.

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Christ-King began the past week with Black and Orange Day on Nov. 28, in or-der to celebrate Halloween. All students were very excited about this Spirit Day, and showed great participation. Every classroom was flooding with black and orange.

The teachers would have to be the MVPs of the event, as they went all out! A few teachers even wore orange eye-lashes, and feather boas.

Spook and Spike took place on Oct. 30, at Theresetta School, in Castor. The Grade 5 and 6 students went to partici-pate. They had a fun day filled with vol-leyball games, visiting with other stu-dents, and snacks. One team came home with the tournament win.

This week was filled with lots of ex-citement, as Christ-King geared up for Halloween on Friday. After lunch, all the students dressed up, and at 12:25 p.m. Kindergarten to Grade 9 paraded around the gym. Some people had some pretty original costumes; we had every shape and size of spooky and fun things. They were all very adorable. Even our wonderful teachers participated in the celebration.

Thank you to all the teachers for orga-nizing the event for us.

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, the Char-ger’s volleyball team kicked off the annual CARA tournament. The girls played at home, while the boys travelled to Erskine. Both teams did very well,

the girls coming very close to winning their games, and the boys winning a few games.

The CARA tournament continued on Saturday, Nov. 1. The boys played in the

William E. Hay High School, while the girls played in SMS and SES. The boys did an excellent job working together and coming through as a team, despite nervousness. They made the playoffs, but lost to Brownfield in a close game. The girls were on fire, and walked away with a strong win against Brownfield. Coach Raelene said the girls’ second game was the best game they had played all season. What a way to end the year.

Both teams have showed great team-work and dedication throughout the sea-son, and have worked hard. Thank you so much to Denver Wik, Raelene Sob-chyshyn, and Kalya Keessar for volun-teering their time to coach. Go Chargers go!

All Saints Day, was on Saturday, Nov. 1. It is a celebration of all people who have passed away, and their saintly lives. It begins the month of November, which is a month of remembrance. Please join us on Friday, Nov. 7 at 12:30 p.m. for our Remembrance Day assembly. Stay tuned Stettler.Classroom Sneak Peek

In the 4/5 classroom, they are learning about the weather. Students built weath-er instruments, and are learning about the types of clouds. They also finished their hero unit, where they made recipes, stories, and pictures to explain what they thought made a hero. Good job to 4/5’s! Keep up the great work!

Successful Halloween week at Christ-King

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The Grade 2/3’s show off their Halloween spirit on Black and Orange Day.