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VOLUME ONE-HUNDRED EIGHT PM40011853 R08546 NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN STETTLER, ALBERTA July 2, 2014 PRICE — $1.09 Plus GST
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Winners of the Branch #59 poster and literary contest were announced at the Stettler Legion Hall on Tuesday, June 24. Front row, L-R: Ash Morris, Katie Satre, Mackenzie Russell, Kaylee Bogner, Gunner McLellan, Tyler Burkand. Back row, L-R: Jayden Swaren, Erin Yaremcio, Corey Garbutt, Dariel Pablo Il Abando, Ania Bohn, Amanda O’Donnell, Natalie Dupont, Jesse Jarmin. Missing: Omnia Rajab, Jeri-Anne Georget, Mickey Jaffray, and Japheth Wildeboer.
STACEY LAVALLIE/Independent reporter
Stettler resident Grace Fix was chosen as one of three top competitors in Earth Day Canada’s Hometown Heroes contest, coming in as one of the runners up. She was nominated by the Stettler Waste Management Authority, with which she volunteers.
ROBIN TARNOWETZKI
Independent reporter
The Stettler legion branch #59 announced the winners of the 2013 Remembrance Day poster and literary contest on Tuesday, June 24.
“This legion has carried it on for years,” said Rosalind LaRose, who gave out the awards. “It’s for children to remember…it’s trying to keep the youth interested and learning about why they have the freedoms they have today.”
She added that the local participants did “phenomenal.”
The awards covered three areas: the area covered by the #59 legion branch, an area with 12 participating legions, and a district with 24 participating legions. There are four age groups: primary (grades 1, 2 and 3), junior (grades 4, 5 and 6), intermediate (grades 7, 8 and 9), and senior (grades 10, 11 and 12).
The winners are as follows:Colour postersPrimary
1st- Mackenzie Russell, Christ King
School2nd- Kaylee Bogner, Christ King
SchoolJunior
1st- Katie Satre, Stettler Elementary School
2nd- Omnia Rajab, Stettler Elementary SchoolIntermediate
1st- Ania Bohn, Christ King School2nd- Dariel Pablo Il Abando, Christ
King SchoolBlack and White postersPrimary
1st- Gunner McLellan, Stettler Elementary School
2nd- Ash Morris, Stettler Elementary SchoolJunior
1st- Tyler Burkand, Stettler Elementary School
2nd- Japheth Wildeboer, Stettler Elementary SchoolIntermediate
1st- Mickey Jaffray, Donalda SchoolPoems
Junior1st- Jesse Jarmin, Christ King School
2nd- Josh DeGuzman, Christ King SchoolIntermediate
1st- Erin Yaremcio, William E. Hay2nd- Amanda O’Donnell, Christ King
SchoolSenior (grades 10, 11, 12)1st-Corey Garbutt, William E. Hay
EssaysJunior
1st- Natalie Dupont, Christ King School
2nd Jayden Swaren, Christ King SchoolIntermediate
1st- Amanda O’Donnell, Christ King School
2nd- Jeri-Anne Georget, Christ King School.
AreaBlack and white postersPrimary
2nd place- Gunner McLellan,ColourPrimary
2nd- Kaylee BognerJunior
2nd- Katie SatrePoemsIntermediate
1st place- Amanda O’DonnellSenior
1st place- Corey GarbuttEssaysJunior
2nd- Jayden SwarenIntermediate
1st- Amanda O’Donnell
DistrictBlack and white
2nd- Gunner McLellanColourPrimary
1st- Kaylee BognerJunior
2nd- Katie SatrePoemsIntermediate
1st- Amanda O’DonnellSenior
1st- Corey GarbuttEssaysJunior
1st- Jayden Swaren
Winners of Remembrance Day poster/
literary contest announced
STACEY LAVALLIE
Independent reporter
Even though Stettler’s Grace Fix didn’t win the national $10,000 prize in Earth Day Canada’s “Hometown Heroes” contest for her environmental stewardship work through her volunteerism with the Stettler Waste Management Authority (SWMA), being one of two nationally recognized runners up means a great deal.
Fix was nominated by SWMA for her work, especially the work she put into the Eco Centre located at the Stettler Transfer Site in the northeast corner of town. It’s been open less than a year, and accepts hazardous wastes that aren’t safe to send to the landfi ll, like batteries and fl uorescent lights, and otherwise recyclable materials like latex paint.
“I was thrilled and very
honoured,” she said about the runner up fi nish. “The best part for me about being nominated by a local group was that it shows that the community cares about environmental stewardship. That recognition is the best.”
Fix came in second with Jacqueline Shen of Burnaby, B.C. Both were trumped by Wayne Salewski of Vanderhoof, B.C.
Fix said that her recycling, earth-friendly view of life came from growing up on the farm, where items were used until they were unusable, and nothing was thrown away. She added that she imparted the frugal point of view to her two sons, who went and studied abroad and returned with an “urgency to do good.”
“I wasn’t sure how I could get involved (at fi rst),” Fix said. “I came across something by Margaret Mead, (which said) ‘Never
doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed that’s all that ever has.’ It spoke to me.”
Around the same time as Fix was looking for a way to give back to the Stettler community, the SWMA advertised a volunteer position and she leapt at the chance. She also works with the Heartland Beautifi cation Committee, organizing recycling events through the group as part of its Communities in Bloom agenda.
Fix has involved herself in projects that have seen recycling cages added to many of Stettler’s outdoor trash bins, the installation of bike racks on Main Street, programs designed to encourage people to commute through human-powered means like walking, cycling or rollerblading, Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) campaign and trash-to-treasure events.
“Stettler uses an estimated one million plastic bags a year,” Fix said. Since the inauguration of the BYOB campaign, she said the amount has been reduced roughly 15 per cent.
Currently, Fix is part of a group of people attempting to create a “Take it or Leave it” facility where people can divert usable furniture from the landfi ll, leaving it behind where someone else will claim it. The group is currently investigating funding possibilities.
“It’s estimated we throw out 1,200 large furniture items (in Stettler) annually,” Fix said, noting that it’s believed at least one fourth of those items could be reusable.
“Up until now, (humanity’s) been like invincible teenagers,” Fix said of how humanity has treated the planet. “Now we’re growing up. We see the consequences of not.”
Humanity’s ‘been like invincible teenagers’ – Fix
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ROBIN TARNOWETZKI
Independent reporter
Though Byemoor itself is small, the local 4-H club has always had enough members for the club to be in continuous existence for the past 60 years.
Though club leader Tara Schilling said, occasionally, attendance does go down, new people always move to the area and younger generations end up joining the club.
“It’s a great way to meet new friends or go away to camp opportu-nities,” she said. “When you’re liv-ing on a farm it’s a great way to learn about working with animals and also just add to your community.”
The Byemoor club skews more ex-perienced, and Schilling says on av-erage, the kids in the club have been members for about four years.
The 4-H club members are re-quired to do community service, and in Byemoor that means they do a cemetery cleanup every spring, they
have a fl oat in the parade in August, and they help out at the Christmas craft show in Byemoor.
In addition to raising an animal, Byemoor club members do things like public speaking and skating parties.
“They get the confi dence to speak in front of crowds, being around oth-er people, as well as the confi dence around their animals,” Schilling said, and added that the club members did very well at the Stettler and District 4-H Beef Club Show and Sale in May.
ROBIN TARNOWETZKI
Independent reporter
Botha School is get-ting a new principal in Mike Fliegel, current principal at the Athabasca Delta Community School (ADCS) in Fort Chipewy-an, Alta.
The small town is fly-in only, and Fliegel has access to one gas station and one grocery store.
“This is going to be the equivalent of moving to New York City for us,” he said in a phone interview from Forth Chipewyan. “Stettler, Botha, I real-ize they’re not that big of places, but we’re really small town people.”
Fliegel has held teach-ing positions in New Brunswick and Saskatch-ewan before becoming principal at ADCS.
He enjoys working in small schools because he can get to know the stu-dents and what they need in order to learn effec-tively.
Botha was his first choice, because he wanted to work with the Clearview school division
and be closer to his wife’s family.
He turned down other jobs when he got his first choice.
“I’m really interested in Botha because it’s a small school and it’s a small community, and I think that allows you to build those relationships that enrich learning so that we’ll be able to do some fun stuff,” he said.
He became interested in education when he encountered good teach-ers when he was in high school, and he wanted to be able to capture the at-
tention of students and make learning fun, like his teachers did for him.
“I think learning can be fun and I think it can be important to everybody, and that’s why Botha kind of excites me, because with 65 kids you really can know their interests and you can work with them to make sure what we’re teaching and how we’re learning is relevant and it’s exciting for them,” he said.
He is still looking in the area for a house and will visit Botha in the first week of July to house
hunt. But since he lives in such a remote area, the move is going to be a bit complicated.
“We’re a fly-in com-munity, only accessible by barge, so I’m wait-ing to get my vehicle on the barge to get it out of here,” he said. “And just moving things that you accumulate over six years in one spot. It’s going to be quite a process.”
He doesn’t have any changes in mind for Botha School yet, and he isn’t expecting to make any radical adjustments.
“Based on everything I hear and what I’ve seen online…everything seems to be pointing in the right direction, so I think prob-ably the first step for me would be to get out in the community, meet with some of the parents, per-haps meet with the school council, see what direc-tion they want to go,” he said. “I really can’t come in and take 65 students and ignore what their wants and needs are and say “Okay, we’re going to do things the way I’m used to doing.” I don’t think that would be right and that’s not how I’m looking to work.”
Fliegel is hoping to be in the school and working by August 7 or 8.
Byemoor 4H Club marks
major milestone
New principal for Botha School
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The Byemoor 4-H Beef Club poses for a photo at the Stettler and District 4-H Beef Show and Sale. Back row (left to right): Denver McComish, Bryce Stewart, Shayla Schilling, Bailey Musgrove, Sydney Jack, Rachel Yates, Ryan Yates, Abby Musgrove, Austin Reiss, Natalie Schilling, Zachary Schilling. Middle row (left to right): Allison Yates, Erika Yates, Kallie Stewart, Baylee McMullen, Jesse Jack. Front row (left to right): Ray Musgrove, Coy Schilling
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Mike Flieger, formerly of Athabasca Delta Community School, is joining Botha School as its new principal this summer.
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STACEY LAVALLIE
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Charges are pending after a tanker truck hauling crude oil rolled off the road at a corner south of highways 11 and 12 near Erskine on Friday
morning.The driver, a 31-year-old man
from Erskine, was brought by EMS to Stettler Hospital, then Red Deer Hospital, where he was later released with non-life threatening injuries.
The truck, however, sustained se-vere damage, but managed to remain
intact, preventing a spill of crude oil into the east ditch by the tight curve.
Investigation into the June 27 rollover reveals that while drugs and alcohol were not a factor, excess speed at the corner, which is rated for 65 km/h, was the cause.
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There was no short-age of mud at the inau-gural Tail Creek Mud and Music Festival this past weekend, June 27-29, as both Friday and Saturday welcomed festival goers with a steady drizzle and Sunday soaked them with a constant deluge.
The land where the festival was held has been in Jason Jahner’s family since the 1960s, and for the past seven years the family has hosted a Tough Truck Challenge on its raceway during the Can-ada Day long weekend. This year, though, Jahner added music, bringing about the music festival.
“It was one of Dad’s dream to do some sort of festival, mix it in with the racing,” Jahner said. “He just ran out of time.”
Jahner’s father, Fred Salterman, died after a valiant but unsuccessful battle against leukemia in 2010.
Jahner said the time was right to make his fa-ther’s dream a reality. The changing demographic of people in the area, now made up of younger, hard-working oil field workers rather than “older farm-ers” meant the interest in a heavy metal and rock festival would be there.
And it was definitely there; while Jahner didn’t have final numbers yet, he estimated more than 9,000 people passed through the entry gates to catch the concerts and racing.
“There’s nowhere in Canada where you can get the trucks and music (at the same time),” Jah-ner said.
Hardcore Racing helped Jahner organize the mud bogging and other racing events on the track, while EdgeOne Productions handled the music.
The festival brought in metal juggernaut Korn, as well as bands like Five Finger Death
Punch, Theory of a Dead-man, Killswitch Engage and more. Three music stages, a main stage and two smaller, were set up for the various entertain-ments.
Calgary’s Chris Stew-art travelled to Tail Creek for the music festival, en-tirely unaware there was a racing event.
“My friend called and said, ‘Hey, come to the music festival at Tail Creek!’ so I did,” he said.
Despite the rain and the mud, Stewart said he “enjoyed everything about the festival.” The concerts, especially Korn and Killswitch Engage, were fantastic, he added.
He and his friend Shel-by Herchuk had set up a trailer in the mud and were hiding out from the rain for a bit, but both said they were looking forward to the Five Fin-ger Death Punch concert later on Sunday.
The event ran smooth-ly inside the gates for the most part, Jahner said, until wind gusts of 50 mph on Sunday forced the festival to cancel shows on the main stage and the secondary Bacardi stage. That meant that many acts didn’t perform, including
Five Finger Death Punch.“We simply weren’t
willing to jump safety to hold a concert,” Jah-ner said. He noted that the concerts had gone on safely on both Friday and Saturday, and continued on Sunday on the small-est stage, but the wind gusts were simply too strong and well above what was allowed by the stage manufacturers.Festival had a case of hiccups
There were a few “hic-cups” with the festival, some due to the weather and some due to the inex-perience of the organizers of the first-time event, Jahner admitted.
“When you have ev-eryone coming in towing a 40-foot trailer behind him, the lines get long,” he said. The line-ups stretched back out from the site onto the highway, and led to long wait times at the gate for people try-ing to enter the event.
“Any festival in its first year will have its hiccups,” Jahner said.
To combat this prob-lem, next year Jahner is going to open the site during the weekend and week before so people can move their trailers in ahead of time.
Jahner praised the RCMP and other com-munity support agencies who were out at the festi-val helping keep everyone safe and sound. While there were a few minor incidents, he said that it was well in line with what happened at a typi-cal festival. There were no serious injuries.
The steady downpour-ing of rain caused prob-lems on Sunday when people tried to leave the site. Security was guid-ing traffic as it should, Jahner said, but some people, impatient to leave, just drove over the property to find the best way out, whether or not there was a roadway present or not. The soft ground, well soaked, was also torn up pretty bad by the traffic. The three tow trucks, tractor, trackhoe and excavator were busy all weekend pulling out people who got stuck in the muck.
Jahner is hoping to break even from the first festival, but admitted the cancelled Sunday con-certs and the damage to the property is going to soak up a lot of money.
Still, he’s eager for next year, and the second festival.
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Last week’s ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada de-claring that aboriginal land titles go beyond the limits sets by treaties and cover all areas where First Nations actively maintain their living is likely to be one of the most im-portant milestones in the process through which the indig-enous people of these territories will gain more recognition and have their economic rights restored.
The unanimous decision by the Supreme Court makes it compulsory for any economic project in the territories in question to go ahead only after consultation with and the consent of the aboriginal peoples living there.
“It goes from mountaintop to mountaintop in some plac-es. It covers valleys and vast tracts of land. That is now what aboriginal title is,” one lawyer involved in the case was quoted in the national media as saying.
The timing of the ruling comes in a particularly sensitive time, just days after the federal government gave the green light for the construction of the proposed Northern Gate-way pipeline, which is expected to carry up to half a mil-lion barrels of bitumen per day from oils sands of northern Alberta to a Pacifi c Ocean port on the coast of B.C.
The federal government didn’t hide its irritation with the decision by issuing a ministerial statement that the Su-preme Court’s ruling was being reviewed.
Undoubtedly, the new situation will make it even hard-er for the business-side stakeholders of the whole North-ern Gateway project to proceed with the speed they were dreaming of in implementing their construction plans.
The federal government had already declared that it was giving the green light to the project on condition that the 209 conditions stipulated by the National Energy Board would have to be fulfi lled before the completion of the project.
It now remains to be seen whether Enbridge, the compa-ny pushing for the pipeline project will review its position and perhaps call off the idea totally.
But in realistic terms, one has to agree that, one way or the other, the bitumen in northern Alberta will be exploit-ed to serve the needs of energy-hungry nations, foremost among them China, which has already invested billions of dollars in the oil sands projects.
Although the US has just announced that it has lifted the ban on the export of crude oil produced in the country after a 41-year prohibition, the oil boom in our southern neigh-bour that stems from the extensive use of fracking technol-ogy may not last long and the threat it poses to Canada’s oil exports should not be very serious; which means, from a strategic standpoint, the demand for the Athabasca bitumen will continue to be there.
Now the question is how to do that in a way that serves the interests of all parties involved.
Because transporting the bitumen by rail will continue to pose huge environmental risks, and as Enbridge claims its new technology will be the safest around, it looks like the Northern Gateway is an acceptable option.
But in order to go with that option, all parties involved must ensure that not only the transport, but also the produc-tion of bitumen must be designed to the satisfaction of all parties involved, most of all the First Nations inhabiting the Athabasca area.
In this age of knowledge and technology, it shouldn’t be an undeliverable task to develop environment friendly methods of extracting bitumen, but it is certainly a mat-ter of political will to set the guidelines for that and of spending the money to develop and use those cleanertechnologies. – Mustafa Eric
The federal New Dem-ocratic Party (NDP) re-cently released its nation-al food strategy entitled “Everybody Eats.” It is touted as a comprehensive plan that deals with food from farm to fork. I sug-gest that it is only compre-hensive because it tries to cover everything, particu-larly the politically correct and trendy. If all of the ideas in the strategy were implemented one could guarantee that consumers would be paying twice as much for most food prod-ucts. That’s because what is being suggested is that food should be organic, free from monopolistic corporate influence, envi-ronmentally sustainable, sold through grower coop-eratives at local markets, grown with no pesticides and herbicides, locally processed by small busi-nesses, climate change friendly, emission-free, certified to be healthy and nutritious, highly inspect-ed and monitored, and of course all food must be accompanied by reams of mandatory labelling of ev-ery kind. As expected such food must be affordable (code for cheap) by the enlightened consumer. It’s a socialist pipe dream and such an approach would not only be expensive but would significantly reduce crop production. In order to address the obvious cost side, the strategy alludes to transition funds, invest-ment, sustained funding, support mechanisms and other subsidization buzz-words.
One suspects that the NDP brain trust that came up with this strategy did most of its consultation with their soul mates in the organic and green lob-by industries. As expected their ideological brethren from the National Farmers Union were quick to show their unreserved support for the strategy. It’s un-likely the NDP did any consultation with those in commercial agricultural production and process-ing who produce 80 per
cent of the food grown in Canada. That would in-volve admitting that evil corporate interests are the driving force in Canadian agriculture and food pro-duction, that would strike at the very soul of the NDP.
The strategy isn’t all bad, there are positive recommendations about compensation for those affected by the Species at Risk Act, land use is-sues in the Fraser Valley and elsewhere, preserva-tion of marketing boards, farm worker rights, and animal welfare standards. Other suggestions are usually taken for granted in the agriculture indus-try, but are probably un-known to city voters who are the real audience for this strategy. One of the more nonsensical points is that the wages of work-ing class people should be increased so they can buy more food – well duh!
There is also some mention of promoting ag-ricultural production in the North to grow local food. That’s actually pos-sible but one would have to support the progression of global warming, which is probably not a politi-cally correct position for the NDP. This document would be half its size if it wasn’t for the hyperbole, political spin doctoring and food trendiness non-sense. Some points seem to be kept purposely ob-tuse, hiding perhaps the true intent of NDP thought on agriculture. One would never suspect that politi-cal parties have hidden agendas.
There is a bit of recog-nition in the strategy of the existence of food exports, which are a huge factor in Canadian farm production
and marketing. However, if some of the recom-mendations are followed it would make Canadian food exports uncompeti-tive in the export market. Trade is an area where the NDP has little credibility being it traditionally votes against free trade agree-ments.
The NDP food strategy follows on the heels of an-other national food strat-egy released by the Con-ference Board of Canada. They both dwell on many of the same ideas but at least the NDP version fo-cuses more on the agricul-tural production sector. The Board food strategy makes little mention of the production sector and even criticizes some as-pects. That may have been strategic being few city folks understand or care how or where their food comes from.
I would suggest that these national food strat-egies are too unwieldy to provide specific and re-alistic perspectives. They try to cover everything and end up being mostly feel-good recommendations, many of which already exist in the system. Both strategies fail to give ad-equate credit to the role of the free market in provid-ing the overabundance of safe, affordable food that we already have and is the envy of the world. There needs to be a separate pro-duction and processing strategy, which involves the commercial sector that supplies most of the food. Another separate strategy needs to focus on consum-er food wants and needs. A single document just can’t address it all and has too many contradictions; food production is just too complicated.
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THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT COMMENTARYWednesday, July 2, 2014
Pipedreams or reality?
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Grains have been traded somewhat mixed over the past week as the trade con-tinues to mull what sort of effect the wet and cool start to the growing season has created. Crude prices con-tinue to head higher as the Iraqi militants take over more towns and even oil-producing refi neries, creat-ing concern that there’ll be less supply out there amidst the summer months when more gas is in demand (summer roadtrips are to blame!). Crop conditions are generally positive across North America but yes a little wet. Most analysts be-lieve that this rain is a good thing but I can guarantee you that if rain continues to fall at this pace over the next few weeks, yield and pro-duction estimates will fall dramatically. Dr. Cordon-nier of Corn and Soybean Advisor recently left his U.S. soybean average yield estimate at 45 bu/ac and the corn yield at 165 bu/ac but said that this will defi nitely fall if wet and cool condi-tions persist. The good doc-tor also suggested that there could be at least two million acres of U.S. planted acres to spring storms this year. Food for thought though: if one of the best analysts
in the game is betting only two million acres in all of the U.S. will be lost to wet spring weather, does Larry Weber’s call of 2.5 million acres lost just in Western Canada sound plausible? Certainly there have been some losses, but that call is a little high in my opinion.
With prices somewhat depressed due to large pro-duction expectations, inter-national grain buyers are looking to take advantage. Specifi cally, the likes of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jor-dan, Pakistan, and other ma-jor importers have ramped up their purchasing lately with a lot of the orders be-ing supplied by the E.U. and the Black Sea, where big crops are expected. That being said, it’s possible that we’ll need to see lower lows in North America if we want to compete. Or as famed commodity investor Dennis Gartman wrote re-cently, “The concern for the moment is that U.S. prices remain uncompetitive in the world markets and that the prices of wheat, corn and soybeans have to fall further still to compete for export trade. Nonetheless, there’s still domestic demand to contend for and with live-stock prices on their highs,
demand for at least feed supplies will be solid.
There’s some buzz that Monsanto, in order to ben-efi t from lower Swiss tax rates, is looking to buy Syn-genta which would create the world’s largest agro-chemical company. Godz-illa-esque in fact. However, I fi nd it hard to believe that the U.S. government would ever, ever, ever allow this to get past anti-trust regula-tion.
Further, the deal is purely shareholder-returns based in that there’s increasing pres-sure from investors for these companies to shore up their
balance sheets and provide some returns! Although there were talks had a few months ago by the compa-nies to create the League of Extraordinary Seed and Chemical-Makers, the Swiss have even made sug-gestions lately that they’ll make their tax laws moved towards those of the E.U., making Monsanto’s goal of saving some tax dollars likely just a pipedream.
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Canadian T-shirts, hats and paraphernalia are selling like hotcakes across the country in anticipation of this week-end’s Canada Day festivities, but Captain and Mrs. Canada already have their outfi ts pressed and ready to go.
The patriotic Vancouver couple, who have been unoffi -cially representing their country nationally and internation-ally for the last decade, will be appearing at the Westside Daze parade and fair grounds in West Kelowna the week-end leading up to the fi rst of July celebration. The captain will be wearing his white naval offi cer’s suit with a bright red shirt and the missus will be wearing a regal red gown, a tiara with a maple leaf, and both will be adorned with Canadian pins.
Jack Hetherington, and his life partner Christine Harper, are the lovely people behind these proud fl ag-waving per-sonas, and have thoroughly enjoyed the warm reception they’ve received everywhere they’ve been.
“The reaction has been wonderful,” Christine said. “It’s especially fulfi lling for us to see children’s faces light up. We’ve been asked by some of them if we’re the king and the queen.”
Appearing before huge crowds of tourists from around the world during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Captain and Mrs. Canada were more than happy to pose for photos and answer questions about their beloved country.
Prior to that and since then they’ve traveled far and wide visiting countless fairs and events across Canada and in the US, and also went to Buckingham Palace, where they were greeted by people seemingly more excited about get-ting their picture taken with them than with the Coldstream Guards.
The gregarious duo thought up the idea for their alter egos 10 years ago while dressed far more casually in Ca-nadian T-shirts, fl ip fl ops and tall red and white top hats on Canada Day.
“The idea began on our sailboat at the marina on Bowen Island in 2004,” Jack said. “We set up speakers and played three songs every 20 minutes all day: Oh Canada, God Save the Queen and Happy Birthday. People kept coming
by to talk and sign our guest book. The day was a phenom-enal success.”
After that they decided to take things to a whole new level and create distinguished characters to be formal am-bassadors of Canada.
“Our goal is to foster Canadian unity and patriotism wherever we go,” Jack added. “To tell the tale of our proud history and to salute all Canadians who wear and have worn our nation’s uniform, particularly the fallen in all past wars and confl ict, by proudly representing our country at public gatherings, civic holidays, parades and any celebra-tion where people gather.”
The focus of their volunteer work includes charitable involvement, appearing at events for children with chal-lenges and other worthwhile causes. They spend Christmas Day on Vancouver’s lower east side walking the streets talking with people and offering sandwiches and Canadian touques.
Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing Captain and Mrs. Canada this weekend. Not just because I love the joy they’re spreading and believe them to be national treasures, but because he is my mother’s only sibling and my precious Uncle Jack. He, along with Christine, helped my brother and I out tremendously when our beautiful mom passed away in December.
They’re both loving, compassionate and generous with their energy and have many years of experience being that way.
“We love to make people happy,” Christine said, refer-ring to their public personas. “Our ultimate reward is a smile. You can’t put a price on that.”
“We are Canadian arch-patriots,” Jack added. “We love our country and the people who make it great.”
So do I. And Captain and Mrs. Canada are two people who defi nitely do that.
For more information please visit CaptainAndMrsCan-ada.ca
Lori Welbourne is a syndicated columnist. She can be contacted at LoriWelbourne.com
BRENNAN TURNER
I looked at my ordination certifi cate recently. It would probably have yellowed by now but for the fact that it’s printed on good quality pa-per and has been framed and protected by glass. As I ex-amined the document I took note of the signatures at the bottom and realized that all six of them have been gone for some time. However, each of them had a lasting impact upon me.
Ernest Davis is one of the names on the certifi cate. In his 80s at the time, he prayed a prayer of dedica-tion for me while I knelt on the stage with the hands of the other men laid upon me. His name sounds com-mon enough doesn’t it? But he was actually, in a quiet, humble sort of way any-thing but common.
Ernest and his wife, along with their children, were missionaries to China for several years with the China Inland Mission. In the 1950s when all of the “foreign devils” (which in-cluded foreign missionar-ies) were being extricated from communist China, the Davis family got out of China just in time. Days after their departure several of their colleagues were imprisoned, tortured and killed. They never quit lov-ing and praying for China. All of their children and some grandchildren went on to serve as missionar-
ies in Asia and around the world.
One day I was driving home and I saw the elderly, white bearded Ernest stand-ing at a bus stop with a bag of potato chips in one hand and a Pepsi in the other. I pulled over and offered him a ride home which he happi-ly accepted. When I stopped in front of his house he tried to give me $20. I said that I didn’t want the money. He explained that he had received a small inheri-tance and was distributing it to people whom he knew would use the resources well. He added, “Pastor Ross, we all know that you know how to give, but it is also important to receive.” I received!
The last time I saw Er-nest was in 1988. I found the 90-year-old sitting in a lawn chair painting his house one small section at a time. Stacy Allison, the fi rst American woman to climb Everest, had been in the news and he ex-plained to me that painting his house was his Everest. Ernest reached a summit much loftier than Everest a few years later when he went to be with his Lord.
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Alberta Prairie’s yard is home to yet another train, this one a surplus locomotive from Nova Chemicals in Joffre.
Nova wanted to get rid of the surplus train, and since they could either scrap it or donate it, and they decided
to donate it to the East Central Alberta Heritage Soci-ety (ECAHS), which works closely with Alberta Prairie. The train will be kept there until ECAHS decides what to do with it.
“Nova wanted to make a donation to rail operations in Stettler, to support the community because the loco-motive is surplus to them,” said Bob Willis of Alberta Prairie.
The train was sitting at Nova Chemicals for three
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Willis said the train is from the early 70s, and part of why it is now surplus to Nova is that it’s smaller and has less horsepower.
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Floating Ms, self-infl at-ing balloons, and the neces-sary erupting volcanos took
over the Stettler Library on Saturday, June 21 as about 25 kids took part in the li-brary’s Mad Science day.
The program had seven different easy scientifi c ex-periments for the kids to
take part in, developed by the library’s program man-ager, Darlene Philpot.
Experiments included the “Mystery of the Float-ing M,” fl oating eggs, self-infl ating balloons, creating “goop,” and the quintessen-tial science experiment, the erupting volcano, Philpot explained.
In the Mystery of the Floating M, the kids had to make guesses as to what would happen when differ-ent coloured M&Ms were put into warm water. What was really shocking for the kids was that the little white m on the candies would let go of the candy and fl oat to the surface of the water.
“The kids were not only gobsmacked about the ‘m,’ but about how the colours didn’t get murky,” Philpot noted.
The colours from the different M&M candies re-mained close to the candies, rather than spreading a mix-ing. It’s because of the dyes used on the candies, Philpot said.
The white m would fl oat to the surface because it’s actually made of edible pa-per, she added.
Kids also had to guess whether an uncooked egg would fl oat or sink when placed into a bowl of water and a bowl of salted water. The egg sunk in the normal
water, but since the salt cre-ated a more buoyant sur-face, the egg fl oated in the second bowl.
Using vinegar and baking soda, the kids also infl ated a balloon. This experiment was a sneaky surprise for the kids, since the chemical reaction was not as instanta-neous as the younger minds would fi nd exciting.
“It was a bit of a let down at fi rst,” Philpot not-ed. “Then the kids turned around later and the balloon was infl ated.”
The kids also made rain-bows using a glass of water and a sheet of white paper, aided by the wonderfully bright sunshine coming in
the windows of the activity nook at the library.
And, of course, volca-noes. The science day would not be complete without the volcanoes, which used simple household items like baking soda and vinegar to simulate an erupting moun-tain.
“The library is a pretty cool place to be,” Philpot noted with a laugh.
The Summer Sizzler events kick off this week at the library and will run all summer, providing af-ternoon-long activities for kids of all ages. The bro-chures listing the different events are available at the main counter.
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The Summer Reading Program has finally start-ed and we are so excited to see what this summer holds. We are starting off the program with a visit to the Rochon Sands hall at 10 a.m. today. We will be tak-ing a little trip to the beach where we will be analyzing rocks, bugs, and other earth specimens. At 2 p.m., we will be back at the library for our movie matinee where we will be watch-ing “The Secret of NIMH” and snacking on some tasty popcorn. Later that day teens are invited to come out and watch a movie and enjoy some pizza. It is sure to be a blast.
All Tiny Tinkers (ages 5-7) and Energetic Engi-neers (ages 8-11) are wel-come to come and partici-pate in our activities tomor-row. Tiny Tinkers will run from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and Energetic Engineers is from 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Make sure to come every Tuesday and Thursday for action packed adventures and fun.
The first Reading Bud-dies will take place on Fri-day July 4 from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. We need volunteers as well as participants to come and practice with reading skills. To kick off Read-ing Buddies, we will also have some special guests coming…. some wonderful
therapy dogs. Don’t miss out on the excitement.
July 4 from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. is the Stettler TD Sum-mer Reading Program’s first family friendly event and there will be games, crafts, and miniature ani-mals. It will be a fun and exciting event for all.
In other news, as a part of the Parkland Regional Library system, the Stettler Public Library now has ac-cess to hoopla. It’s a digi-tal streaming service for movies, music, TV, and au-diobooks. Just borrow an item through your library membership and you can watch it on your phone, tablet, computer, or smart TV. “hoopla” is provided in partnership with the Gov-ernment of Alberta and will be available in roughly 300 libraries across the prov-ince.
Read and Rhyme will be continuing through the summer on Wednesday
mornings at 11 a.m. Friday July 4, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Read & Rhyme will be going to the Stettler Town and Country Museum for a tour, snacks, rhymes, and games. Come check it out.
Children between the ages of 3 and 5 are invit-ed to come to the library on Tuesday July 8 for our Ugly Bug Ball. From 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. there will be crafts, stories, and finger play. It is sure to be a fun time for all.
The Spine Crackers Book Club will be meeting on Tuesday July 8 at 7 p.m. to discuss “The Looking Glass Wars” by Frank Bed-dor. Come and chat about this awesome book among friends.
And don’t forget that LEGO club will be happen-ing each Saturday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. Come build, create, and enjoy.
At the Elks’ final meeting before their summer break, they were treated to a scrumptious steak BBQ prepared by Bill and crew with help from the Royal Purple ladies. Even without their regular meet-ings, this summer is proving to be very busy for the Big Valley Elks, beginning with Canada Day as they are off to Tro-chu to cook at their annual breakfast. On July 14 and 15 they have a casino date in Red Deer and then they will be at Petrus-sa Farms for their 100th anniversary. At Big Valley’s upcoming centennial/home-coming celebrations on the August long weekend, the Elks will be hosting beer gardens on both Friday and Saturday with musical entertainment both evenings. Any admissions will be by donation only at these functions.
D.D. Bill Smilie gave a run down on the recent convention he attended and reported on the resolutions that passed or were defeated. Kurtis Kaiser was initiat-ed as a new brother to the lodge. He was lucky enough to win the club draw, which he then donated to the Fund for Children. Also a disbursement was made to the 4-H club in Rumsey.
Club 200 winners for June are Sue Boswell, Trevor Kirtley, Dustin Houston and Neil Sandburg.
It has been a very competitive season for Big Valley’s slo-pitch league this year. As the regular season begins to wind down, there are a few make-up games to be played. With six teams participating, league playoff games are slated for July 4 and 7 with finals to be played on July 11.
The Big Valley Ag. Society held their annual ball tournament on the weekend of June 20, 21 and 22 with 24 teams par-ticipating. With teams coming from as far away as Cold Lake, Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and the surrounding area, it
was an all Big Valley A final that saw the Stealers squeak out a one run win over the Vintage All Stars.
The community was invited to a steak supper which was served Saturday eve-ning, and approximately 80 people at-tended. The Ag. Society would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in the community who supported their ef-forts. Many thanks to Mel Dods for mov-ing shale and to John Balcom who has been doing a terrific job in keeping the diamonds cut this year.
July birthday wishes go out to Karen Daymen – 2, Abby Tizzard – 14, Ernie Petrussa – 14, Jim Paul Jr. – 16, Craig Gordon – 18, Allan Rowland – 19, Blair Stewart – 20, Sonny Stewart – 20, Wilf Dressler – 21, Jack Skocdopole – 22, Scott Schell – 22, Lacey Dyck – 23, Rick Tizzard – 26, Jenny Houle – 26, Lorne Fraser – 27, Les Mulbach – 29, Kelsey Mailer – 29, Margaret Lane – 31 and Bob Spence – 31.
Happy Anniversary to Wayne & Phyl-lis Garrison – 1, Albert & Lori Reule – 7, Jim & Marie Brenchley – 10, Edgar & Gabby Siegrist – 19, Doug & Crystal Bardwell – 20, Paul & Ariane Jensen – 28 and Ron & Vi Milton – 29.
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The Stettler Public Li-brary hosted a Harry Pot-ter-themed day to kick off the summer reading pro-gram. Kids who attended got to make wands, drink butterbeer, and there were plans to play quidditch outside.
“It gives the kids a chance to come out and
they aren’t sitting at home playing video games all day,” said organizer Lind-sey Gelech.
“Plus it gets them to the library,” agreed Chelsey Ternes.
The organizers did a good job making the li-brary into a mini-Hog-warts: the butterbeer was root beer, butter extract, and rum extract. They also had chocolate frogs for the kids. Wand-making
involved painting wooden sticks, and Quidditch in-volved three hula hoops for the rings, a big ball and two smaller ones for the quaffl e and bludgers, and something yellow in the grass as the snitch.
Though the organiz-ers planned for more par-ticipants, they agreed that events like the Harry Pot-ter day encourages read-ing, which is always the goal.
ROBIN TARNOWETZKI
Independent reporter
The Clearview School Board discussed possible updates to a proposed shared recreation facility in the school area, conceived back in 2012, and agreed on the next steps to see the potential new amenity suc-ceed.
These steps would in-clude:
-Confi rm the board’s de-sire to move forward;
-Seek support from mu-nicipal organizations, and federal and provincial gov-ernments for the project;
-Create a budget;-Create a concept plan
and determine funding sources;
-Once support is in place, communicate the commitment to the Al-berta government, and it can then be included in the capital plan for Clearview schools.
The process is estimated to start in September of 2014, and be fi nalized in
June of 2015. The shared facilities re-
port was unanimously ac-cepted as information and a second motion to sup-port the outline of the next steps – specifi cally to seek support from the town and county of Stettler, and the board of trustees for East Central Alberta Catholic Schools and to seek sup-port from government rep-resentatives – was carried with Trustee John Schofer opposed.
Schofer told the board he was uneasy about some of the costs involved in the shared facility. “There’s a reality to this dream, and it’s not really functional,” he said.
Board chair Ken Check-el says that though the project could cost into the millions dollars, it would benefi t both the Stettler complex and people in the community.
The board also looked at whether to accept the use of two locally devel-oped courses, both centred around forensic science, in
the school division starting this September. The memo about the courses said, “These learning opportu-nities complement, extend and/or expand upon pro-vincial programs of study.”
The motion to use the locally developed courses was carried.
Ray Hassenstein of the Gus Wetter Travel Club gave a presentation to the Clearview school board about the club’s trip to Ireland, Wales, and Eng-land. He gave an overview of what they did and what benefi ts the trip had for the students.
“Travel is one of the greatest things we can do in the school systems to make sure kids get out of the central Alberta redneck mentality,” said vice-chair Dave Goodwin.
Board Chair Ken Check-el commended Hassenstein on the club.
The travel club is go-ing to Belize next year, and Hassenstein said it would be the fi rst time the club has gone somewhere warm.
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Breanna Davis-Hall gets up close with the Rimbey team while U16 player Kierstyn Greindanus looks on during the U18 girls’ gold medal soccer game on Wednesday, June 25.
ROBIN TARNOWETZKI
Independent editor
The U18 girls’ soccer team became fi rst in the Central Alberta Soccer Association (CASA) league in a landslide game against Rimbey on Wednesday, June 25, with a fi nal score of 7-0.
Though dark clouds threatened rain, the weather
remained cool but clear for the game. Coach Shelley Davis-Hall had to grab players from Ponoka and the U16 Stettler teams to fi ll some holes in her roster, but she said it didn’t form a signifi cant obstacle.
“They kind of go with the fl ow,” she said. “They’re quite a pleasure to work with because they’re very open that way.”
Davis-Hall said that while there weren’t many exciting moments in the game, the girls were “outstanding” and
passed the ball really well.“They were phenomenal,” she said.A lot of people came out to cheer on the girls, including
the U12 and U14 girls’ soccer teams, who watched the game as part of their soccer wind-up.
“It was actually kind of cute,” Davis-Hall said.Tess Pearman scored three goals, Niky Lachowsky
scored two, and Carly Armstrong and Sara Salsbury each scored one.
Contributed photo
CASA league silver medal winners Stettler U14 boys: Tyrrell Gauthier, Robert Mbongolanzi, Tyson Richards, Caleb Miles, Joel Hall, Riley Cornelssen, Daylan Kuefl er, James Switenky, Steele Nichols, Daniel Moon, Bryce Schweer, Connor Wyness, Coach Greg Switenky, Zak Lachowsky, Cameron Tripp, Erik Rost, Nicholas Ruddell. They lost 2-0 to Camrose in the fi nal.
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The Stettler boys’ U12 FC took home gold on the fi nal game of the local season with a 6-2 win over Camrose United. The 2014 team is made up of, back row from left, coach John Philipsen, Japheth Wildeboer, Chase Cheater, Joel Gustavson, Justin Devloo, Andrew Chapman, Dylan Hilburn, coach Steve Wildeboer, and front row Thomas Glasier, Reese Bourdon, Rhys Shepherd, Gabe Miles, Josh DeGuzman, Cole Nichols, Frank Philipsen, and lying in front, Jacob Cottam.
STACEY LAVALLIE
Independent editor
Stettler boys’ U12 FC celebrated the end of their local soccer season with
a 6-2 win over Camrose United in a heated match-up between the two rivals.
Stettler had been unable to beat Camrose during the season, ending their first meet-up with a tie,
and losing their second 1-0. The team “totally dominated” Camrose during the final game of the U12 soccer season, though, aided in part by the absence of one of
Camrose’s key players, who was out with an injury.
Cole Nichols started the game out with the first goal, followed in quick succession by goals by Andrew Chapman, Josh deGuzman and Dylan Hilburn.
“The boys played phenomenal,” coach Steve
Wildeboer said. “It’s the best they’ve played all season. They passed the ball like they’ve never passed before.”
Camrose recovered a bit after the 4-0 start, scoring two goals of their own, but Stettler’s Nichols and Chapman answered each with their own, and the game closed down 6-2.
The U12 boys will play in Three Hills at the provincials between July 11-13, where they’ll face Camrose again, as the team, with its silver, made it to provincials as well.
“Now we have to settle it,” Wildeboer said. “We each have a loss and a tie. It’s a big season-tie. We can’t have that.”
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ROBIN TARNOWETZKI
Independent reporter
To celebrate Alberta Prairie Railway Excur-sions’ 25th anniversary, the company has become a founding partner with PGA Canada’s ATB Fi-nancial Classic in Calgary this summer.
As part of that spon-sorship, Alberta Prairie asked to host a junior clinic at Pheasantback Golf Course on Tuesday, June 24.
Three golf pros – Da-vid Byrne, Trent Redfern, and Sean Shahi – came out to the golf course to teach two sessions to Stettler and area kids. Participants learned to shoot and putt.
“These guys are re-ally good. They’re not ordinary Sunday golfers. They’re big time money players,” said Bob Willis of Alberta Prairie. “We said to the people that run PGA Canada, ‘We want a junior clinic here for the
kids of Stettler to expe-rience this level of golf, and to rub shoulders with touring pros.’”
There were about five kids to a pro, and Willis said the three teachers were very excited to teach the kids.
“They were very, very good,” he said. “That’s part of their mandate, is to grow the game. And the way you grow the game is you involve the little ones, get them excited about golf.”
“A lot of them (the kids) seem to love it be-cause these guys are play-ing on the tour in the next few years, and hopefully they’ll be on the PGA tour,” said Nicole Daly, tournament co-ordinator. “They’re going to give them instruction, talk to them a little bit.”
One of the golfers was from Canada, while the other two were from the U.S.
Alberta Prairie worked with Pheasantback and the Stettler Golf Club to
make the event happen – Pheasantback provided the venue, and the golf club reached out to local golfers who were interest-ed in the training event.
The Calgary tourna-ment will take place at the Sirocco Golf Club from July 31 to August 3.
Stettler kids learn to golf from the pros
Photo byJeffrey Heyden-Kaye /Black Press
Murray Pole of Erskine competing during the fi rst day of Ponoka Stampede rodeo action June 25. He had a no-time in the slack morning performance and 10.40seconds in the evening performance.
Photo byJeffrey Heyden-Kaye /Black Press
Dale Skocdopole of Big Valley and Steven Thiessen of Stettler in their team roping effort at the Ponoka Stampede; the duo had a total timing of 22 seconds in two performances and it was not clear at the time of writing whether they could make it to the fi nals.
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OIL & GAS OPERATOR
Bearspaw currently has a position in our Stettler fi eld operations for an intermediate oil and gas operator.Applicants must have experience as a Heavy Duty Mechanic or Instrument Mechanic and possess strong mechanical skills, be quick learners, motivated and hard working and live or be will-ing to relocate within a 20 minute commute to workplace location. This position offers a challenging work environment, attractive benefi ts with competitive pay and signifi cant room for promotion.
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Locomotive Mechanic (Edmonton)Cando Rail Services is seeking a Locomotive Mechanic to repair and service various types of locomotives. The work will be primarily in field environments and may require some travel.
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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
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Aircraft ..............................1510Antiques & Art ..................1520Auctions ............................1530Bicycles ............................1540Building Supplies ..............1550Business Machines ..........1560Cameras & Accessories ..1570Children’s Items ................1580Clothing ............................1590Computers ........................1600Concert & Event Tickets ..1610Equipment - Misc. ............1620Equipment - Heavy ..........1630Tools ................................1640Farmers’ Market &Food Basket......................1650Firewood ..........................1660Lumber ............................1670Garden Supplies ..............1680Lawn Tractors ..................1690Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700Household Appliances......1710Household Furnishings ....1720TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740Jewellery ..........................1750Kid’s Deals........................1755Misc. For Sale ..................1760Musical Instruments..........1770Music Lessons..................1780Piano & Organs ................1790Office Supplies ................1800Pets & Supplies ................1810Pet Services ....................1820Cats ..................................1830Dogs ................................1840Sports Cards ....................1850Sporting Goods ................1860Collectors’ Items ..............1870Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880Travel Packages ..............1900Wedding Supplies ............1910Recycled Products............1920Wanted to Buy ..................1930Items to Give Away ..........1940
Auctions 1530Moving Auction
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Bowden A.B.Full listing & pictures..
www.pilgrimauction.comPilgrim Auction403-556-5531
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STEEL BUILDINGS.Summer meltdown sale!
20x20 $5,419.25x26 $6,485.30x30 $8,297.32x34 $9,860.
40x48 $15,359.47x68 $20,558.
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Firewood 1660LOGS
Semi 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
FarmEquipment 2010
Condos/Townhouses4040
Misc. forSale 1760
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OfficeSupplies 1800
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Agricultural#2000 - #2290
Farm Equipment ..............2010Haying Equipment ............2020Tractors ............................2030Combines & Headers ......2040Fertilizer Equipment..........2050Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060Equipment Wanted ..........2070Farm Custom Work ..........2080Farm Auctions ..................2090Livestock ..........................2100Livestock - Exotic..............2110Sheep ..............................2120Poultry ..............................2130Horses ..............................2140Horse Boarding ................2150Riding Supplies ................2160Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170Pasture Wanted ................2180Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190Seed Grain ......................2200Seeding & Tillage ............2210
Tractors 2030JOHN DEERE 4320 Tractor. Approx. 6000 hrs. Front end loader, complete w/8’ snow blade attachment. Exc. cond.
Sold farm. $13,500.ALSO John Deere 14’ Disc & Cultivator. 403-350-1007
or 403-782-3617
EquipmentWanted 2070
WANTED THIS FALL by local experienced
seasoned hunters. Goose & duck hunting permission
on fi elds where guides don’t have it fully booked &
sewed up for the whole season. Call Doug at
403-347-7968
Livestock 2100FOR SALE.
Simmeron Simmentals, fullblood full Fleckvieh
yearling bulls, polled and horned, A.I. bloodlines,
very quiet, muscled.Website:
simmeronranch.ca.Martin 780-913-7963.
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.
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Come see us at:4836 45A St. Lacombe, Ab
ALL THE FEED YOUR ANIMALS NEED!
403-782-3333Dealer of Masterfeeds
For Rent#3000 - #3200
Acreages/Farms ..............3010Houses/Duplexes ............3020Condos/Townhouses........3030Manufactured Homes ......3040Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050Suites ..............................3060Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070Roommates Wanted ........3080Rooms for Rent................3090Motels/Hotels ..................3100Offices ..............................3110Stores/Commercial ..........3120Industrial ..........................3130Warehouse Space............3140Garage Space..................3150Storage Space ................3160Land ................................3170Pasture ............................3180Mobile Lot ........................3190Misc. for Rent ..................3200
Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390
Acreages/Farms ..............3255Houses/Duplexes ............3260Suites ..............................3270Rooms..............................3280Manufactured Homes ......3290Housesitting Wanted ........3300Garage Space..................3310Storage Space ................3320Stores/Commercial ..........3330Office Space ....................3340Industrial ..........................3350Warehouse Space............3360Resorts & Cottages..........3370Pasture/Land....................3380Mobile Lot ........................3390
Houses/Duplexes 3020
1, 2 & 3 BEDROOM UNITS AVAILABLE
IN STETTLER.References required.
Norma Leslie, RLP Central Property Management.
403-742-7815
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
BEST RENTAL VALUEIN STETTLER
1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished kitchenette suites.
All utilities, cable, internet.1 Bedroom, $800/mo.2 Bedroom, $1100/mo.
D.D. $200.Avail. immediately
Kimberly 403-690-5828
StorageSpace 3160STETTLER MINI
STORAGEHousehold, furniture,business records, etc.
Various sizes. Protectedby security alarm and
fenced and lightedperimeter. Owner:
Reg and Darlene Hunter403-740-9283 or
403-742-3153
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
HousesFor Sale 4020
GULL LAKECOUNTRY HOMES
AND LOTS FOR SALE.Lake view and treed
acreages. Open House Saturday and Sunday
10-8. www.deerepark.ca 1-877-518-7275.
Call: Jim Ference 1-403-552-3754 Cell: 1-780-753-0355
Kathy Beier 1-403-342-4312 Cell: 403-741-4907
Attractive home, almost 1600 sq. ft. in Stettler residential area. A perfect retirement home for someone who needs a place for extra cars and a RV and has a bit of a green thumb. Concrete driveway is 31’ x 50’ long so will park a very long RV. Rooms are large and bright featuring bay windows in both the living room and master bedroom. Bathroom off master bedroom has a recently installed sidestep walk in tub. This home has air conditioning and a small sunroom. This property is a bare land condo and the $60.00 monthly fee cover the snow shoveling and lawn mowing. Sprinkler system is on 4 timers and there are 5 water outlets with hoses and racks. 3rd garage converted to a den, but back wall can easily be removed so overhead door can be used. New Shingles will be replaced in September. This house has no basement, no stairs and very suitable for a retired couple. A very nice property that must be seen.
Building Type: HouseBedrooms: 3Bathrooms: 2Interior Floor spcae: 1590 sqft. Built in: 1994Land Size: 30 x 177Title: Condominium/StrataLocation: 6500 40 Ave.Stettler, AB T0C 2L1
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DR. D.G. BECKLUNDChiropractor
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4912 - 51 StreetStettler, AB
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4719 - 49 St.Stettler, AlbertaOne block East of Scotia Bank
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Stettler Eye Care
Dr. R. TROY NELSONComprehensive eye
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Treatment of eye
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surgical co-management
Phone 403-742-2683New patients welcome
LANDMAN REULE LAW OFFICE
4819 - 51 Street
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5002 - 51 Ave., Stettler, AB
Phone 403-742-2529
Fax 403-742-2522
Gary G. GrantLaw Office
4910 - 51 StreetStettler, AB T0C 2L0
Phone: 403-742-4437
Barristers and Solicitors
Advocates
2401 Toronto Dominion Sq.Edmonton Centre
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Z1Telephone: 780-426-4660
Fax: 780-426-0982
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Automotive 1029
Misc.Services 1290
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CabinetMakers 1054
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Drafting& Design 1120
Eavestroughing1130
Electrical 1150
FurnaceCleaning 1193
Glass Shops 1196
HealthCare 1210
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CommercialProperty 4110
BuildingsFor Sale 4150
Acreages 4050
ACREAGE FOR SALEEast of Didsbury, 10.25 acres,exceptionally reno’d main
house, second house, shop,machine shed, barn, other out buildings, fenced, 2 waterers. Quiet, well-treed & landscaped.
Asking $709,000. See ComFree.com #518693 for photos & details. 403-335-3359
ManufacturedHomes 4090
BLOWOUT SPECIAL! 2013 Moduline “Eclipse”
reduced to $148,900.Delivery included for the
1st 200 km. Come see this great home, only 1
available. Call Marg at Craigs Home Sales,
1-855-380-2266.
SHOWHOME SALE.Substantial savings to be had! Need room for whole new display! Visit Grandview Modular Red Deer to see
the quality and craftsmanship that set us apart. 1-855-347-0417;
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Cottages/ResortProperty 4130
LAKE FRONT LOTSPINE LAKE - ALBERTA
Each lot has easy access to a private beach, &
beautiful boat launch area. Lots have been developed
to house recreational vehicles or park model.
Call 306-402-7776www.sandycovepinelake.com
MortgagesBought/Sold4190
BANK SAID NO?Bank on us!
Equity Mortgages forpurchases,
debt consolidation,foreclosures, renovations.
Bruised credit,self-employed,
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Financial#4400 - #4430
Investments ......................4410Money Wanted ................4420Money to Loan ................4430
MoneyTo Loan 4430
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Transportation#5000-5300
Automotive Services ........5010Antique & Classic Autos ....5020Cars ..................................5030SUV’s................................5040Trucks ..............................5050Heavy Trucks....................5060Vans/Buses ......................5070Motorcycles ......................5080Campers ..........................5090Motorhomes......................51005th Wheels........................5110Holiday Trailers ................5120Tent Trailers ......................5130Utility Trailers ....................5140ATV’s ................................5150Boats & Marine ................5160Snowmobiles ....................5170Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180Auto Wreckers ..................5190Vehicles Wanted ..............5200Car/Truck Rental ..............5210Recreational VehicleRental ..............................5220Trailer Rental ....................5230Misc. Automotive ..............5240RV’s ..................................5300
Cars 5030THIS WEEK’S
EYE SPY WINNER ISBob Trautman
Please come into theStettler Independent to
claim your prize!
FifthWheels 5110
2011 ALPINE 39’, 4 slides, satellite dish, 7500 w generator, king
bed, $49,900. 403 358-403, 357-9541
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Land includes 2 large lots (just under 1 acre),1 , s t uilding it a s, o ces
Call (780) 621-8515 for more info.
Land & Building For Sale5125 - 54 St., Drayton Valley, AB
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]
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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.
To view more info on our listing check out www.royallepage.ca/stettler or www.REALTOR.ca
Lake front at White Sands, Buffalo Lake. 4 bdrm hillside bungalow. Excellent beach, private lot and fi re pit area. 2 car garage. $699,000. Call Brian or Sherri.
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CALL 403-742-3344 (24 hrs.)Call a Central "Team" Sales Associate today for FREE advice or enquiries. LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED CALL 403-742-3344 (24 hrs.)
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4701 - 50 STREET, STETTLER
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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Executive home 5 bdrms 3 baths, 3200 sq. ft. fi nished. Stone patio with
fenced yard. $399,000. Call Jill.
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Cute 1 bdrm bungalow with full basement located in Bashaw.
Secluded backyard. $72,900. Call Jill
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Beautifully designed home with many extras! Double attached garage with under fl oor heat. Maintenance free deck. $374,500. Call Doug.
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Beach front property in Rochon Sands. Full lake view and a walk out basement. Nicely landscaped! $525,000. Call Ross.
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This one bdrm home has been freshly upgraded including a jetted tub & gas fi replace. Beautiful fenced yard has fi repit area, mature trees & lots
of privacy, all in the small community of Botha. $187,900. Call Garry.
Year round home at White Sands. 3 bdrm 2 bath walkout. With plenty of space for all the toys in the private yard. Close to water. $349,000. Call Ross.
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4 bdrm home on large lot. with dble garage. Close to all
amenities. $214,000. Call Atie.
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Clean 4 bdrm home with dble car garage in back. Central location.
$209,000. Call Edna.
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2 bdrm 2 bath home on the bay at Rochon Sands.
$679,000. Call Brian.
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Sherri Kuefl erAssociate
Clean 3 bdrm home located in Bashaw. Close to all downtown amenities. $99,900. Call Atie.
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Year round lake front living! 1100 sq. ft. cabin is fully furnished and ready for your relaxation.
Very private! $399,900. Call Brian.
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Cozy 4 bdrm, 2 bath home with double detached garage. Large, completely fenced yard in a quiet
neighborhood. $248,000. Call Sherri.
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Beautifully kept townhouse has a spacious kitchen and large shed in
back. $187,000. Call Sherri.
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1130 sq. ft. home built in 2006 with modern features and open fl oor plan. $254,900. Call Jill.
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Immaculate 2 storey home! Amazing master suite. Professionally landscaped
yard! $409,000. Call Sherri.
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Treed lake front property. Elevated deck with an amazing view of Buffalo Lake.
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Page B7Wednesday, July 2, 2014 THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT CLASSIFIEDS/DISTRICT
The County of Stettler No. 6 has an exciting career opportunity for an experienced professional who will bring innovativeand effective administrative skills to the position of Accounts Receivable Clerk. Under the general supervision of the Director of Finance, the successful applicant will be responsible for entering accounts receivable for four different sets of books which include the County of Stettler, Stettler District Ambulance Association, Stettler Waste Management Authority, and Shirley McClellan Regional Water Services Commission. They will be responsible for entering, distributing and collection of invoices to the various departments and ensuring that the collection of receivables are done on a timely basis and perform any other related duties as required. Reporting to the Director of Finance, your duties will include:• All monthly invoicing for the County of Stettler No. 6, Ag. Services Board,
County of Stettler Fire Department, Stettler Waste Management Authority and Stettler & District Ambulance Association and others as required.
• All monthly utility billings.• Reconciliation of all A/R accounts, monthly penalties and preparation
of monthly statements.• This position will also be responsible for extensive A/R collections.• Cash receipting.• Provide backup to Accounts Payable• Occasional support to the Tax Department.• Other duties as required. An ideal candidate would possess the following skills: • Proficiency in Microsoft Office; most notably Microsoft Word & Excel • Strong Organization Skills • Ability to prioritize deadlines • Works well under pressure Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (35 hours/week) The County of Stettler offers a competitive salary and a generous employer paid benefits package. The successful applicant will be required to provide a criminal records check. Please respond in confidence with your resume to: County of Stettler #6Attention: Christa Cornelssen, CGABox 1270 Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Fax: 403.742.1277Email: [email protected] The competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. The County appreciates all applications however only those selected for interview will be contacted.
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The Byemoor School students, staff and some parents enjoyed their year-end trip to Deer Valley Meadows near Alix last Tuesday. The students had a great time on the zipline, giant slip and slide, rock wall climbing and had a short soccer camp. The staff at Deer Valley Meadows commented how well behaved the students were. They wrapped up the day with ice cream treats. Anita Mappin was the bus driver for the trip. The money raised through the hot lunch program on Fridays paid for the year-end trip. Many thanks go to all the parents who helped with the lunch program.
The school doors closed on Wednesday for the summer. We hope everyone has a wonderful summer vacation.
Bob and Eileen Green celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a family dinner in Red Deer. Congratulations to the Greens on reaching this special milestone. We wish this fi ne couple many more happy anniversaries together. Bob and Eileen were longtime residents of the Byemoor commu-nity before retiring to Stettler.
Les and Rosemary Stulberg attended the Cher concert in Calgary on Wednesday to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary. The concert “Dressed to Kill” was Cher’s farewell tour and as the name of the concert implies she had a different costume for ev-ery song. It was a fantastic production. Cher is 68 and can still sing as good as ever.
The Byemoor 4-H Beef Club held its awards dinner on Thursday evening at the Byemoor Hall. Congratulations to all the members on another successful year. The club celebrated its 60th anniversary this year. 4-H is a very worthy program, hopefully the club can operate for many more years so more members can benefi t from the life-long learning skills achieved through 4-H.
Bill and Linda Smith spent a few days in Great Falls, Montana last week.
Dale and Dee Green spent some time in B.C., arriving home early last week. Dee and her sister Cheryl visited with relatives at Osoyoos while Dale and some friends went salmon fi shing at Ucluelet, on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
We send congratulations to Ben and Phyllis Starling on their 60th wedding
anniversary. They celebrated the special milestone with a social at the Botha hall on Saturday afternoon. The Starlings have lived their entire married life in the Hack-ett district and are well known by many in a wide radius. We wish Ben and Phyllis many more happy years together.
Friends of Darlene (nee McCrindle) Webb will be happy to know Darlene is home following more than six months in the Red Deer hospital. It is nice for Dar-lene’s family to fi nally have her home. We send best wishes to her for a complete re-turn to good health.
Ruthie’s Roost café in Endiang re-opens for business on July 2 under the manage-ment of Verla Buchwitz. Hours of opera-tion are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 5-8 p.m. on Sunday. The business will also feature the Country Attic antiques. We wish the Buchwitz’s well in their new venture.
Some local ladies joined in on the Cas-tor Rebels women’s fastball reunion on Saturday when they met at the Byemoor Hotel. They enjoyed much laughter and reminiscing.
Ken and Eleanor Schultz are once again hosting their annual camp-out weekend on July 18-20 with everyone welcome to at-tend. The pancake breakfast and balloon race goes on Sunday.
Keep in mind the bridal shower coming up for Heather Keith, bride-to-be of Dustin Derrick, on July 12. The shower will be at 7 p.m. at the Byemoor hall.
Canadian trivia — Arthur Sicard of Quebec invented the snow blower in 1925.
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Bob and Eileen Green of Stettler and former longtime residents of the Byemoor community celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on June 23 with a family gathering.
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AND CLAIMANTSEstate of
PAUL TREMBLE ALSO KNOW AS PAUL ROBERT
TREMBLEwho died on
February 7, 2014
If you have a claim against this estate, you must le your claim by
August 18, 2014with
Brenda Andersonat
ANDERSONLAW OFFICE
Bay 5, 5002 51 Ave.Box 190,
Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0
and provide details of your claim.
If you do not le by the date above, the estate
property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.
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ANONYMOUSWednesday, 7:30 p.m.
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NOTICE OF TENDERSTETTLER AREA FARMLAND
The following properties, located in the County of Stettler No. 6 (Stettler Area) are being offered for sale by tender:
First Property:
North East Quarter, Section 34 , Township 39, Range 20, W4EXECPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALSAREA: 63.99 HECTARES (157.99 ACRES) MORE OR LESS2014 Taxes $453.79
Second Property:
North West Quarter, Section 34 , Township 39, Range 20, W4EXECPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALSAREA: 63.59 HECTARES (157 ACRES) MORE OR LESS2014 Taxes $521.077000 Bushels of Grain Storage.
Third Property:
South East Quarter, Section 34 , Township 39, Range 20, W4EXECPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALSAREA: 64.80 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS2014 Taxes $502.95
Fourth Property:
South West Quarter, Section 34 , Township 39, Range 20, W4EXECPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALSAREA: 64.40 HECTARES (159 ACRES) MORE OR LESS2014 Taxes $545.21
Third and Fourth Properties receive $3100 surface lease revenueannually between the two properties.Possession date upon completion of 2014 harvest.
Will favor Tenders for all four Quarters over and above single parcels. The Properties are offered for sale free and clear of all fi nancial encumbrances.
Tenders in sealed envelopes marked “Nichols – Section 34-39-20 W4”
accompanied by a certifi ed cheque made payable to Schnell Hardy Jones for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the tender to be in the hands of the Schnell Hardy Jones, Box 1240, 4902 51 Street, Stettler, in the province of Alberta, by twelve o’clock noon, on Friday, the 29th day of August,
2014.
The balance of the purchase price shall be paid to Schnell Hardy Jones within Thirty (30) days after the acceptance of tender. If the successful Ten-derer does not complete the purchase after acceptance of his tender, the deposit shall be forfeited. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. All tenders to be approved by Roger and Barb Nichols. Cheques of unsuccessful Tenderers will be returned.
DATED at the Town of Stettler, in the Province of Alberta, this 2nd day of July, 2014.
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS APPROVEDNotice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications for a discretionary use in accordance with the County of Stettler No. 6 Land Use Bylaw No. 1443-10 was approved by the Development Authority:
1. No: DP 14049 Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 0740666 Part of NW 28-36-19W4M Rural Address: 36445 Rge Rd 19-4 Applicant/Owner: Doug & Crystal Bardwell Proposed Development: Ancillary Building (Residential) – Oversized with a 20% variance (from 125 ft. to 100 ft.) to the front yard setback
2. No: DP 14050 Legal Description: Lot B1, Block 8, Plan 7923088 Rural Address: 18 Lake Road, Erskine Applicant: Walter Lewis Owner: 921890 Alberta Ltd. Proposed Development: Detached Dwelling (20’ x 76’), Carport 20’ x 36’, Ancillary Building 30’ x 24’ w/ two 12’ lean-tos, Sea-Cans (2) for temporary use (2 years)
Any person claiming to be affected by such decision may appeal by giving notice in writing to the Secretary, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, County of Stettler No. 6, P.O. Box 1270, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 not later than July 16, 2014. The notice must contain the reason for the appeal.
Jacinta Donovan & Cara McKenzie, Development Officers
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THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT DISTRICTPage B8 Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Children ages 3-11 years of age, are you ready for a great month of exci tement? Botha S u m m e r P l a y g r o u n d P r o g r a m s t a r t s t h i s c o m i n g F r i d a y , J u l y 4, starting at 9:30 a.m. sharp until 12 noon at the Botha Hall . Hopefully you’re registered already for this exciting month that we just entered, if not please phone Jaimie Wahl at 403-742-5926 or contact her at gdwjdw@xplo rne t . com o r f ee l free to message her at t h e “ B o t h a S u m m e r P layground Program” a.s.a.p.on facebook. Your child doesn’t want to miss any of the fun activities that are about to happen. The schedule i s a l so posted on this program on facebook too, so everyone can see the upcoming activities. Friday, July 4 and Monday, July 7, are “In- House” activi t ies which besides the indoor activities that are planned, they will be going to the playground, then Tuesday, July 8, they will be having a “Field Trip” day, which includes going to Stettler for a great time. So make
sure you get in touch with Jaimie right away to get registered or for more information. This program is a great way to spend some time while the children are away from school for the first month.
Bingo evening happens again Tuesday, July 8, starting at 7:15 p.m., so grab your bingo dobbers and come out for one great evening.
Coffee is on and ready to enjoy at 10 a.m. every W e d n e s d a y m o r n i n g at the Botha Seniors’ Centre. So make sure you plan this on your agenda for the summer months, as they would love to see everyone attend. This is an older tradition for Botha, as in the General Store here in this little village
years ago, had a spot on their counter where friends and neighbours sat and enjoyed coffee and also visiting each other as they purchased items at the store, which we will discuss later in this column.
Botha is in the process of doing some construction on the roads that run east and west of the General Store, Village Office and post office at this moment, which was in desperate need of repair, so make sure you slow down and watch for them working there. There are “Road out” signs posted, so please take note of these signs.
So let’s look back at the history of the General S to re (wh ich i s s t i l l
standing today) and also the elevator history. In the spring of 1945, J. Morley Groves and his brother, Melvin C. Groves bought the Botha Store from Joe Johnson. The two brothers also were grain buyers at that time.
After they purchased the s to re , they made some big changes to this building. The original store had the west part of the building sectioned off for living space, with about an eight-foot wide long staircase, running from about the middle of the store to the back of the building to the second s t o r e y . T h e b r o t h e r s removed and replaced the staircase to a different position, and then they only used the second floor for storage, with the main floor being the store itself.
At that time, this little active store carried a lot of items besides groceries. They also carried salt b locks , ch icken feed , kerosene, cleaning fluid, etc., besides blue jeans for everyone, coveralls, boots, dress shoes, rubber boots, face towels, sewing items, silk stockings and a lot more items too many to mention. There was something for everyone.
The store also had a meat counter and a cooler, so they were able to hold and sell several types of meat. Apparently, they also sold the best cheese around the country at that time, which a lot of people even from Stettler came out to purchase. The cheese was displayed on the counter for everyone to see easily.
T h e y w e r e a l w a y s pleased and very happy fo r a l l t he i r f a i th fu l
c u s t o m e r s a n d t h e coffee was always on, so people could come and sit and have a great visit with their fr iends and neighbours.
Jou rney ing Mor l ey spare time, he built several granaries and hayracks for various farmers around the country. He also ran a lumber market, which was closed down about eight years later, so he was a very busy man.
Mel and Morley were in the store business for about 30 years. In 1974 they sold the business to Bill and Ida Cross. After that the store had several owners.
Now le t ’s look a t another and one of the most important businesses in Botha, which are the elevators. The first grain was sh ipped d i r ec t ly through the grain cars l o c a t e d o n t h e t r a i n which brought the tracks through. Riggs and White were the first to do this. C. H. Baird, manager of Canadian Grain and Produce , had shipped 20 carloads of grain by January 1910.
The Botha fa rmers
formed a company in 1909 which was operational by November 22, 1911, where the Alberta Wheat Pool stood. Mr. MacKay ( Jack) ran the Botha Farmers Elevator from its opening in 1912, until it was purchased in 1927 by the Alberta Wheat Pool. At this time of purchase, the elevator was moved east of the original spot and operated there until the early ‘30s. The Botha farmers then closed up shop and was taken over by the Peacock Grain Company, which turned over and sold it to the Midland Pacific.
The second elevator was built by the Alberta Grain Company in 1911, but today things have real ly changed as the tracks are mainly gone a n d t h e r a i l w a y h a s been pulled out, which means we also lost all the elevators they used at that time, unfortunately. So let us all remember the railway and all the e l eva to r s a round t he country and be able to hand these stories down to our younger generations as time goes on.
Congratulations go out to Adrian and Cassandra Cordel on the birth of their son, Caleb David. He was born on June 24 in Stettler hospital, weighing in at nine pounds. Grandparents are Doris and Dennis Cordel and David and Audrey Spady.
Congratulations also go to Steven and Kelsey Strandquist on the arrival of their daughter, Dominic William, born in Stettler on June 21 weighing in at six pounds 15 ounces. Dominic has a sister Yelena who is three. Grandparents are Bonnie and Michael Bueno and great-grandma is Louise Strandquist.
Anniversary greetings go out to Lowell and Janette Berry who celebrated their 64th anniversary on Saturday, June 21 at their granddaughter Stacy’s. All the family was able to attend.
Peggy and Terry Vockeroth recently visited with son Scott, his wife Emily and children Annika and Lyra. Annika was celebrating her fourth birthday.
The Mother Teresa Halkirk Catholic school is now done classes for the summer. On the last day, the children enjoyed all sorts of water fun. Enjoying a pizza lunch, they finished with cake that the Grade 9s provided for dessert.
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A look at the history of Botha’s elevator
