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While information regarding the details ofStrathmore Mayor Ell’s censure remain scarce,

some councillors frustrations for lack of a reso-lution are fuelling a request for assistance fromMunicipal Affairs to conduct an independentinvestigation into the chief-elected official’s ac-tions - a request the mayor felt shouldn’t belimited to only his behaviour.

Seven months after council determined May-or Ell had committed a series of breaches inregards to the Town of Strathmore Mayor andCouncillor Code of Ethics and Conduct Policy,and the Municipal Government Act (MGA), theissue once again catapulted into the public eye.

In a statement made by Councillor Bob Sobolduring a regular council meeting on June 3, themayor’s lack of effort to resolve the issues andhis actions to seek legal counsel, caused con-tinuous concern and resulted in the demand for

the independent study. While Mayor Ell was notopposed to the proposal of an investigation, heasked the request be altered for Municipal Af-fairs to consider the circumstances leading upto the censure motion, which would include,

but not be limited to, his actions. He added it would be the best way for the matter to be fullyinvestigated without limitation.

“I have considered the motion and believethat the mandate to be given to Municipal Af-fairs should not be limited to my actions alone,”Mayor Ell said. “The motion that was put on

by Councillor Sobol is to be investigating themayor, and I’m asking that all circumstances beinvestigated.” At the end of October 2014, council held an

emergency council meeting to officially censureEll, referring to communications with town ad-

ministration and staff, and councillor involve-ment in the town’s administrative functions. Asa result of the censure, council passed a mo-tion last year that he adhere to his obligationsas councillor and mayor under the MGA andCouncillor Code of Ethics and Conduct Policy;not interact or communicate with town staff

without approval of the CAO or Deputy CAO;not interfere in the administrative functions ofthe town; and not communicate with the CAO

without council’s direction unless the commu-nication occurs within the context of a councilor council committee meeting. When council was asked to consider the

mayor’s change to the motion last week, somecouncillors took issue with the request.

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Investigation into

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Two-year-old Olive Ruppe took a break from the hot day and chilled with Yogi Bear in the

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• Council gave first reading to Bylaw No. 15-14 Land UseBylaw Amendment Bylaw - Textual Amendments.• Council will hold a public hearing on July 8, 2015 for BylawNo. 15-14.• Council approved Development Permit Application 15D-055with the conditions as stated in the draft Development Permit.• Moved by Councillor SobolWhereas, on October 28th, 2014, Strathmore Town Councilcensured Mayor Michael Ell for committing a series ofbreaches of the Town of Strathmore Mayor and Councillor

Code of Ethics and Conduct Policy, and the statutoryobligations of Councillors and Council as set out in theMunicipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000 Chapter M-26 withrespect to a) communications with Town administrationand staff and b) Councillor involvement in the Town’sadministrative functionsAnd whereas, efforts to resolve these issues have beenunsuccessful and there appears to be no reasonablelikelihood that this matter will be resolved It is therefore moved that The Minister of Municipal Affairsbe requested to conduct an inquiry into the conduct of MayorMichael Ell, pursuant to Section 572(1)(2)(b) of the MunicipalGovernment Act.• Moved by Mayor EllTHAT resolution 213.06.15 be amended to read:THAT the Minister of Municipal Affairs be requested toconduct an inquiry into the circumstances leading up to thecensure motion, including but not limited to the actions ofMayor Ell, pursuant to Section 572(1)(2)(b) of the MunicipalGovernment Act.

The motion was ruled Out of Order.• Council approved the donation of the Civic Centre andAquatic Centre for the 2015 Tri-S’more Event not to exceed$939.18.• Council postponed the Strathmore & District AgriculturalSociety Item to the first Council meeting in September anddefer the fees until that time.• Council approved the project budget for Thomas drive at$410,000 including the additional scope change for the BrentBlvd turn lane completion with additional funds to be drawn

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June, named after Juno, the goddess of marriage, is the

sixth month of the year, and is one of the four monthswith a length of 30 days. Just like the month of May, no

other month begins on the same day as June. This is also

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Students at Crowther Memorial Junior High School, put on gloves and did their part in cleaning upBrent Boulevard on June 4 as part of Superhero Cleanup day.


Taking out the trash

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“I have nothing to hide, but I do re-sent the fact that suddenly we movefrom some inappropriate actions that were allegedly done and voted on bycouncil regarding censure, to nothing being done to correct or address thesituation, to now an addition to the mo-tion where we’re all going to be investi-gated,” said Councillor Pat Fule.

“I find that interesting and very tell-ing. It’s very bothersome to me and itdefinitely changes the intent of what we’ve been doing since October.”

Councillor Bob Sobol also mentionedsending correspondence to the mayoron March 25 and his willingness to

work with the mayor to resolve the on-going issues. However, he added no ef-fort was made, a feeling other council-lors reiterated.

“All of council has struggled withthis for seven months now, and obvi-ously we’re not getting anywhere,” saidDeputy Mayor Rocky Blokland. “Somecouncillors have tried to reach out tothe mayor in efforts to resolve this, andunfortunately were unsuccessful. Theseare extremely tough decisions we aretrying to make.” According to Councillor Denise Pe-

terson, the ongoing issue caused thetown additional cost and chronic com-munication deficits.

“My four fellow councillors … urged

Mayor Ell to seek resolution, and onseveral occasions I confronted MayorEll about the need to resolve the issues

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to raise awareness that “a concussion is a braininjury”. Brain injury is a silent epidemic. In fact,

it is the number-one killer and disabler of peopleunder the age of 44. The Brain Injury Association of

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about the censure as well as other is-

sues,” said Councillor Peterson.“Initially all council believed that he

would do as he said and move to re-mediate the problems… seven monthslater the original issues have not beenresolved. His failure to act has not beendamage neutral. Without further action,the citizens of Strathmore will continueto pay the price of Mayor Ell’s breach-es.”

Mayor Ell had sought legal counselprior to the meeting, and while his re-quested changes to the motion werenot accepted, he said he has trust inMunicipal Affairs to conduct a fair andimpartial investigaton.

“I disagree with them, I have madesome effort,” said Mayor Ell. “I had been in discussion with a couple ofthe councillors to see what we coulddo in coming up with a solution, andit wasn’t acceptable. I had made an ef-fort.”

Mayor Ell voted in opposition of themotion, but council passed the motionto request the minister of Municipal Af-fairs to conduct an inquiry of the con-duct of Mayor Ell.

Superheroes were let loose in Strathmore on

June 6 as part of the clean-up program around

town. The Avenger Liam (l-r), super dog Ben,mother Danielle and Bat Woman Julia Harris are

doing their deed by cleaning up trash by Cana-

dian Tire.Justin Seward Photo

Superheroes save the day

Strathmore’s Shell Station Tim Hortons was

in the festive Camp Day mood on June 3.

Sierra Roberts (middle) got a lot of attention

from employees during her visit.

Justin Seward Photo

Help kids go to camp Team Green, consisting of Dakota Pallesen (l-r),Sylvia Smith, Declan Wurz, and Taejah Nugent,

get very creative in decorating the recycling bin

as a part of the clean up initiative on June 5 at the

Strathmore Youth Club. The bins were judged fortheir creativity later in the day.

Justin Seward Photo

Thinking green


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PATHWAY!

A walking path loops

around the beautiful

lake, with a full view of

the playground if you

feel like burning off

some energy while the

kids play at the park.

PLAYGROUND FUN!

One of Strathmore’s

newest playgrounds!

Complete with a built in

treasure hunt map forthe little ones, and a

bench to relax while the

kids play!

LOCATION!

Located on Westmount

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Students from Strathmore HighSchool sold some baked goodson May 27 in an effort to send Viv-ian, a student from Kenya to highschool for four years. As a result ofreaching their $10,000 goal, Prin-cipal Reagan and teacher SusanRuzek had their heads shaved onMay 28.

Baked goodies

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The provincial government distri- bution of a generous monetary injec-tion of $11.6 million dollars in grantfunding ensured an increased amountof wetland conservation and restora-tion while presenting Ducks UnlimitedCanada with an opportunity to set upshop in Strathmore once again.

Ducks Unlimited recently took pos-session of their office in downtownStrathmore, owing to the monetary boost through the Government of Al- berta’s Watershed Resiliency and Res-toration Program (WRRP) that allowsthe organization to build stronger rela-tionships, and increase their presence within the rural areas.

“I think all in all we’re hoping to getinto the community again and makeour presence more known than maybe it is right now,” said Warren Robb,conservation programs specialist withDucks Unlimited. “What we’re tryingto do out here, our main program isrestoring wetlands and we go out and we try to target areas that have drain-age on them and restore historicallydrained wetlands back to their naturalfunction, the natural ecosystems, that

they used to be.That’s the program we’re trying to deliver and that’s kindof where our WRRD money comes intoplay.” The organization’s decision to re-

turn to Strathmore, where they had been located previously, rested in partin the community’s central location. While the town is in close proximityto favourable habitats and ecosystems,strengthening these areas may add re-silience when faced with floods. In re-sponse to Alberta’s devastating floodsof 2013, Ducks Unlimited realized thatfocus is shed on engineering solutions, but also experienced a noticeable in-

crease in recognition towards creatingstrong and resilient natural ecosystems,such as wetlands, to provide protectionfrom floods.

“Strathmore is part of the prairie pot-hole region, so you would see lots oflittle small wetlands throughout andthat type of habitat is really importantfor water fowl,” said Ashley Rawluck,conservation specialist with Ducks Un-limited Canada. “So it’s really importantto restore and maintain these smallprairie potholes. Strathmore is one ofthe target areas of what we want to work within so it just makes sense to

have an office here.” A devastating 63 per cent of wetlands

have been lost in the province’s settledareas, and figures range from 80 to 90per cent in areas adjacent to urban cen-tres. From the remaining wetlands, oneper cent continues to be lost every two years.

Ducks Unlimited is expecting theStrathmore office to contain six staffmembers and are planning on workingtogether with the community to im-prove the surrounding areas.

“We realized too, you can talk tosomebody about a program or mayberestore some drained wetlands andthey may not be ready to agree to that

today, but maybe [they will] six monthsdown the road,” said Rawluck.Having moved into their office on

June 1, the group has already startedon building those connections, whether by educating kids at school or throughtheir recent 33rd Annual Ducks Unlim-ited Dinner and Auction that was heldin Strathmore on May 30. The messagefrom Ducks Unlimited was clear: theyare here to stay.

Ducks Unlimited will be hosting anopen house and barbeque at their newStrathmore location at 101, 331 Third Avenue on June 25 from 11 a.m. to 2p.m. Everyone welcome to attend.

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Crowfoot MP Kevin Sorenson and his family visited Strathmore for his Farewell Roast on June 6.

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MIRIAM OSTERMANN


When the Bow River rid-ing was re-established bythe 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution,it proved a double-edgedsword for the residents ofStrathmore and WheatlandCounty. While the electoral

boundary changes resulted

in six additional Albertaseats to the House of Com-mons, it also - much to thedismay of local politiciansand community members- separated the southernportion of the constituen-cy from its long-time andhighly regarded Member ofParliament. While Minister of State

Kevin Sorenson was often

Member of Parliament roasted in Strathmore

praised by community members and life-long friends for his honesty and dedica-tion to the area, the mood turned comicalover the weekend, when residents recog-nized the Crowfoot MP during a farewellroast – a bittersweet moment for the poli-tician.

“The evening was a lot of good laughs, but I’m losing a great part of my constitu-ency and I’ve made some amazing life-long friends over the years,” Sorenson

said.“That part is bitter. The sweet part is weget to go out on our own terms and it’s boundary changes that made the differ-ence. It’s not that I was defeated or thatI’m walking away. It’s also sweet becauseI know Martin Shields will do a good jobin representing that constituency.” Third-generation Albertan Martin

Shields, who is in his third term as mayorof Brooks, has served on Alberta Munici-pal board, and comes equipped with 40 years of knowledge about the Bow Riverriding area, won the Conservative nomi-nation for the new rural riding back inSeptember.

“Kevin is a great guy and filling hisshoes is something that I probably can’t

do but it’s a great riding with lots of goodpeople,” said Shields. “As he explainedhis concern about all these people in thesouth that he didn’t know and as he foundthey were tremendous people. We’veknown each other for a while becausehe’s the guy that’s the leader out there that we’re all trying to catch up to.”

While Shields opted for a speech ratherthan participate in the roast, he joinedmany local politicians including Strath-more Councillor Bob Sobol, WheatlandCounty Councillor Berniece Bland andStrathmore-Brooks MLA Derek Fildeb-randt who attended the event.

Strathmore councillor and former mayorSteve Grajczyk, who has known Sorensonfor 14 years, didn’t hesitate when asked totake part in the roast, but quickly realizedthe challenge.

“It was going to be hard, because howdo you roast a guy that really doesn’t havethat many faults?” said Grajczyk. “Andhere’s a guy that’s roasting a guy, who waspretty wild all his life and you could roastme fairly easily. But he’s probably oneof the most honest politicians I’ve evermet. His work ethic comes right from theheart… and we’re sorry to see him leave.”

Grajczyk added that while he is disap-pointed in the turn of events, he is look-ing forward to the possibility of Shieldsrepresenting the riding if he were to winin the upcoming election.

Sorenson was first elected as the Mem-

ber of Parliament in 2000, and since thencontinued to be re-elected with more than80 per cent each time. Aware of the en-dorsements and over 10 years of working with the area, Sorenson knows that hisfarewell celebration did not mean good- bye.

“It’s been very rewarding and I’m go-ing to miss it,” said Sorenson. “The goodthing is that I will be there beside MartinShields as he represents Strathmore. I’llcome back. If he hosts meetings, on oc-casion, I’ll certainly want to come back.”

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MIRIAM OSTERMANN


Janice Eaton wasn’t supposed tolive. Though she was at the brink of

beating her colon cancer, a sudden blood clot that travelled to her lungs,followed by seven cardiac arrests, kid-ney failure, a coma, and a stroke, sunk

expectations to rock-bottom. To makematters worse, Eaton then suffered acatastrophic brain bleed, and was nolonger expected to live. Doctors issued

warnings that by the off-chance she would wake, she would be severely af-fected mentally, and cautioned aboutfurther resuscitations. And yet herfamily refused to admit defeat. Then,two-weeks later, in December, Eatonopened her eyes, and much to thedoctors’ disbelief, with memory in tact.Falling flat on offering up a medicalexplanation, some have chalked hersurvival up to fate, even going as faras calling her a miracle. And while theroad to recovery is ongoing – Eaton

who woke up completely paralyzed is

now walking on her own just a fewmonths later - friends are hoping the

Town of Strathmore will become an-other miracle in raising funds to getthe family out of debt and back ontheir feet.

“Two of the doctors said, ‘you re-ceived a miracle you know that right?’and I said no I didn’t,” a teary-eyed Ea-ton said. “But I did. I got a miracle. Icame out of the coma completely para-lysed. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t evenmove my head to the side. So I’ve hadto relearn everything. I’m doing much

better than I was but I’m still dealing with stamina.”

Already on her feet in February, af-ter tackling some gruelling hardshipsalong the way, Eaton is determined toget her life back. Most importantly, fit-ting in some much-desired riding time

with her horse Prince who couldn’t bear to be separated from his ownerand thus became the first horse to par-ticipate in hospital visits. Three weeks

ago, Eaton’s hard work paid off as shesat back in the saddle for the first timesince the incident.

Despite positive advances, her coloncancer diagnosis in 2013 and recenthospital stints has left the family strug-gling financially. Eaton, who ownedthe Quality Canine Centre in Strath-more - known as Stay and Play Groom-ing – was forced to sell her dream busi-ness on account of the disease. Whileshe said she wouldn’t reopen anotherenterprise like it, the loss of incomehas resulted in yet another issue to be

battled.“This girl has been through hell,”

said Debbie Murray, who is organiz-ing a fundraiser to help her friend get

out of debt and back onto her feet.“She’s still very weak but her mindsetis clear and she’s talking about whatshe needs to do to get herself betterand employed. She’s certainly lookingahead to the future to see what shecan contribute to her lifestyle.”

But the claim is easier said thandone for the animal-lover and motherof one, who can currently only han-dle 15 minutes of standing or sitting,struggles with a lack of energy, and isexperiencing pain.

But for Murray, helping to organizethe fundraiser is not only for the ben-efit of helping out a friend, she’s mak-

Community rally’s behind local woman

From The Hussar 4-H

Show & Sale Association And

The Hussar 4-H Beef Club

THANK YOU!!!

The parents and members of the Hussar 4-H Show and Sale would like to thank the follow-ing businesses, organizations and individuals for their very generous support of our annual

achievement day show and sale which was held on Sunday May 24th, 2015. It’s alwaysgreat to see the local businesses support the efforts of the 4H youth!

Thanks to WESTERN CHEV OLDS

who purchased Kayla Sandum’s Grand Champion calf for $4.00 per pound.And to RIVERSIDE VALUE DRUG MART

who purchased Reese Taubert’s Reserve Grand Champion for $3.10 per pound.

THANK YOU to Western Chev Olds, Drumheller; Riverside Value Drug Mart, Drumheller; and

Hanna Motor Products, Hanna for their support with the purchase of two calves.

Thank you to our individual buyers:Westergard Ford : Strathmore Motor Products : Slim & Heather Wilson : Sammons Land &Cattle : Drumheller Chrysler : Drumheller Co-op : Chinook Financial : Gregory Harriman &Assoc : Allied Distributors : Bassano Building Centre : MNP Drumheller : Koole Livestock

Hauling : Bishop Land & Cattle : Spliedt Ranches : Sage Farms : UFA Crop Inputs-Russell Nail :Cervus Equipment : 550 Feeders : Just a Ranch : Riverside Packers : Bow Slope Shipping

Association : Cattleland Feeders : Hale Ranching : Country Farmhouse

We would also like to thank the Hussar Ag Society for the use of the arena and sound system;Chelsea Heryford for an excellent job once again as MC for our show, Conformation Judge

Ken Adair, Showmanship Judge Paul Rishaug, Grooming Judge Travis Hunter,

Ringmen – Ryan Fraser and Mackayla Kaiser. Thanks to Darren Rebalkin as our auctioneerand for donating his time again this year. To our photographer Janet Yule, to Yvonne Comstockand Donna Collett for running the concession at the arena, Karen Clark for getting the winnersribbons, Kay Slemko for getting the banners, Chinook Financial for printing the show programs

and sale sheets, Desert Trailer Sales of Bassano for the use of the panelsand to A&L Stewart Farms for their donation.

Special thanks to the leaders of our club, participants and parents for a well organized andenjoyable day. Thanks to Russell Sevcik and Randy Kaiser for always being there to help the

members out in the chutes and the ring.Thank you to everyone who helped to make this sale such a success!

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO DESERT SALES, BASSANO,

FOR PURCHASING OUR FUND RAISING STEER!

Barb and Matt offer weekly specials in

the concession booth. Specials and

desserts each week are homemade.

Good home cooking for your enjoyment.

They will be giving away a gift certicate

in the weekly draw.

The market will be giving away a $25.00

gift certicate in the weekly draw.

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TREASURE SALETREASURE SALESaturday, June 13 • 9 - 3 pm

Strathmore United Church

Selling collectibles, antique items, linens, books,china, jewelry, these treasured & valued items

are all individually priced.

Donations welcomed & appreciated.

Items may be dropped off at the church on June 11 & 12 from 1 - 4 pm.

Contact: Peggy 403-934-3197 • Marguerite 403-934-4515

Sharon 403-934-3069Funds raised to support Women in Solidarity Mission Project in Guatemala.

Janice Eaton suffereda number of seriouslife-threatening illness-es that landed her in acoma with low expec-tations of survival. Herhorse Prince came tovisit her at the PeterLougheed Hospital.The community is nowasked to help with herrecovery by participat-ing in a fundraiser onJune 18.

Photos Courtesy of

Debbie Murray

ing sure the town regains a valuablecontributing member of its community.Eaton received the Entrepreneur of the

Year award in 2013, and is a memberof Fun Country Riding Club in Strath-more. And with a clean bill of health,she is now working hard to feel 100per cent again by next year.

“I don’t know if the pain will ever

go away, but being alive is worth it,”Eaton said. “I never thought of myselfas a strong person, but I beat the oddsand survived. I’m going to try and livethe best life I can now.” The community is encouraged to

come out for a fun evening in supportof Eaton’s recovery. The Back in the Saddle – Cancer

survival fundraiser for Janice Eatonis held on July 18 at the StrathmoreLegion from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., and

will feature a stick horse barrel racingcompetition, prizes, and a silent auc-tion. All money raised will go directlyto Eaton to help with her recovery. Formore information regarding the event,call Debbie Murray at 403.325.0372. www.StrathmoreTimes.com


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Relay the messageTish Landry sings a song to encourage others in the crowd

to take part in the Karaoke night at Legends bar on May

30. The event was held to raise money to make sure theRelay for Life event will come back to Strathmore this year.

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KEVIN SORENSON, M.P., CROWFOOT

Parliamentary Report

As Minister of State (Finance) I have been work-ing with Finance Minister Joe Oliver on the an-nouncement that our Conservative Governmentintends to consult Canadians on options for al-lowing voluntary contributions to the Canada Pen-sion Plan (CPP). Allowing Canadians the choiceto contribute more to their CPP on a voluntary basis would increase their retirement savings andprovide another ‘tool in the toolbox’ for Canadians who are trying to plan for the future.

Currently, Canadians can use Registered Retire-ment Savings Plan (RRSPs) and their Tax-Free Sav-ings Account (TFSA) to set aside funds for theirretirement years. We are all encouraged to try toensure we receive in our retirement years at least50 per cent of the income we earned while we were working.

As the Government, we have already providedthe option of Pooled Retirement Savings Plans(PRSPs) making it possible for workers without anemployer-provided pension plan to join (or cre-ate) a pension plan with other workers who donot have access to a pension plan. This measureserves the needs of many small businesses thatare prepared to ‘pool’ their savings and therebyincrease their retirement-savings income. While our Government is putting forward vol-

untary measures, the Liberals and the NDP would

impose a job-killing payroll tax, reach into thepockets of hardworking Canadians to reduce theirtake-home pay, and take away Tax Free Savings Accounts from Canadians. They want to force a

mandatory increase of CPP premiums paid by workers and employers. The Liberal leader an-nounced his plan to increase contributions that would amount to $1,000 for every worker earn-ing $60,000 a year. Ontario has already created itsown provincial pension plan that Ontario workersand employers are now forced to support, reduc-ing paycheques and limiting employers’ ability tocreate more jobs.

Our Government believes in providing choices, voluntary options, such as the Pooled RegisteredPension Plan and the Tax-Free Savings Account. We will continue to build on these successes with

new choices to save for the future, not mandatorypayroll tax hikes, which would take money out ofthe pockets of hard-working Canadians. We are also constantly looking at new ways to

create a stronger retirement for Canadians. Thatis why in Budget 2015 we are reducing the mini-mum withdrawal factors for Registered RetirementIncome Funds to allow seniors to preserve moreof their retirement savings so they can better sup-port their retirement income needs. As well, weare increasing the Tax-Free Savings Account an-nual contribution limit from $5,500 to $10,000, inorder to provide Canadians at all income levels with greater opportunity to save on a tax-free ba-sis. We will continue to explore new options that will allow Canadians to save for their retirementon a voluntary basis.

If you have any questions or concerns regard-

ing this or previous columns you may write me at4945-50th Street, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 1P9, call780-608-4600, toll-free 1-800-665-4358, fax 780-608-4603 or e-mail [email protected].

Helping Canadians with retirement savings

KATHIE ZAKRESKY

Festival of Music

This local Festival of Music has been a non-competitive annual event for 19 years, de-signed especially to lend opportunity to musicstudents of any age and level of proficiency to

perform for their families and friends, and thecommunity in a comfortable and informal at-mosphere.

It also provides a test run for those studentspreparing for music examinations. Teachers, as well as anyone who enjoys sharing their ownmusical styles, are also encouraged to join inthe fun of performing. This year the program involved a variety of

artists, including vocal soloists, violin, piano,piano duet, guitarists, ensembles, local singer/songwriters performing their own composi-tions. It was a very enjoyable program, whichencompassed genres including sacred, classi-cal, country, pop, jazz, blues, and movie clas-sics. The 20th Annual Festival of Music is dated

for May 19, 2016.

Annual Festival ofMusic a success

Treasure Sale - June 13, 2015 from 9am-3pm at Strathmore United Church. Sellingcollectibles, antiques, linens, books,china, jewellery. Donations welcome andappreciated. Items may be dropped off atchurch on June 11 & 12 from 1-4pm. Fundsraised to support Women in Solidarity MissionProject in Guatemala.

“RAISING THE ROOF(S)” DINNER AND SILENTAUCTION, SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH, 2015 atthe ROCKYFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE.100% OF MONIES will go to the VIKASINDIA VILLAGE PROJECT. A WESTERN BBQaccompanied by INDIAN CUISINE; INDIANCULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT and DOOR PRIZES;Cocktails at 6:00 pm and DINNER begins at6:30 pm. TICKETS are $50 EACH PERSON andmay be obtained by: E-MAILING: Carol [email protected] /PH: 403-533-2266or Diane at [email protected] /PH:403-533-2337; or from the GROUP MEMBERSand at SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.

Strathmore Muscial Arts Society in partnershipwith Strathmore Ag Society presents Tim Husat Strathmore Ag Society Livestock PavilionBarn Dance on July 30, 2015 at 7:00pm. Moreinfo go to: www.strathmorearts.com or call403-680-7721 or 403-630-3180.

Growing Families Society for East RuralCounties invites the community to theirAnnual General Meeting. To be heldThursday, June 18, 2015 at 11:00 am atthe Strathmore Health Unit located at 650Westchester Road in Strathmore. For moreinformation call May at 403-361-7216.

BRIDGING THE GAP· Community Lunch Club – social gettogether for 55+ to have a themed lunchserved; together with a presenter on Tuesday,June 16 – Barbeque tips; Monday, June 22 – Picnic in the Park (located at the KinsmenPark Amphitheatre) (If raining will relocate toLord of All Lutheran Church). From 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm located at the Lord of all LutheranChurch. To register call Marg at 403-901-7811.

· A Meet & Greet for Parents & Mentors –come and meet some Parents, the Mentors,do an activity and have a light lunch onMonday, June 22 - Picnic in the Park (locatedat the Kinsmen Park Amphitheatre) (If rainingwill relocate to Lord of All Lutheran Church)from 11:00 – 1:00 pm located at the Lord of allLutheran Church. Register by calling Rhondaat 403-901-7684.

Beatlemania is coming to Alberta! SupportingAlberta Plus 55 Summer Games; Britian’s Finest(www.beatlestributeband.net) with openingperformance by Strathmore’s own KirstynJohnson. Saturday June 20, concert at 7pm.Call 403-934-1580 or Visit the Alberta SummerGames ofce 233 3rd ave, Strathmore.

Creating Connections - Come to get abreak & meet new community members.Parents, children, grandparents and seniors.EVERYONE IS WELCOME! Coffee – Play – Visit.Monday, June 15, 10:00 am – 11:30 am atGleichen Anglican Church Hall.

Strathmore Stampede Horticulture andCreative Arts Show Exhibition. ExhibitorHandbooks available. Takes place from July30 – August 2, 2015. Invitation is extended toeveryone to participate in whatever capacityyou can! For inquires contact Shelly Ingramat 403-361-0261 or the Strathmore Ag Societyat 403-934-5811.

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Fule for Thought

Some of the SHS staff were talking in the staff

room about fitness, health, and weight control. Asmany of you know, I am on a bit of a rollercoaster with my weight, mainly because of one importantfact: I’m quite lazy.

So, one colleague said “if your doctor tells you it’stime to change your lifestyle … it’s too late!” Wow, I thought, my doctor told me that when I

was in my 30s! How am I still alive?! So, I’m back onthe fitness train … with less time on the gravy train!I actually heard a DJ tell a funny thing about herdad. It turns out he’s been given the same advice asme … get using that treadmill! She said her dad hasa unique addition to his workout. He actually walks with a Rum and Coke held safely in the water bottleholder. He calls it his “Bacardio Workout!”

I guess that’s one way to approach exercise …find a way to put some fun into it. Of course, it wouldn’t help if you got so plastered that you fell

on the moving tread! That would be a tough thing toexplain at the emergency room! There are two things I dread now that I’m, how

shall we put this, rotund. The first one is obvious. Wearing a shirt and tie is horrible, as it forces yourchins way up and gives that bullfrog appearancethat is not very fashionable! The second thing that is tougher now, is tying

shoes. There are times that when I bend over to tieup my runners, I change my mind until I find a setof stairs where I can put up my foot! You know it’stime for a lifestyle change when you’d rather walk with your laces undone, than risk a stroke bendingover to tie them! Heck, I’ve even started to look at Velcro runners, so now’s the time to do something!

We were up in Camrose for a wedding on the weekend, and I decided to go for a brisk, healthy

walk. Okay, the truth is, I was walking to find aliquor store! But hey, baby steps, right? … At leastI walked! On the way back, a couple with a young boy and girl were right at the side of turn lane on

a busy street. It turns out that a mama duck’s six babies fell down a storm water grate, and she kept waddling to it, to try and get them. The couple wastrying to slow down cars turning, and steer themaround the mama duck, and she was getting prettyfrantic about her babies! So, while I was there, thedad called the police and the City of Camrose. With-in minutes, two police cars arrived, and with theirflashers, blocked off part of the lane so that a city worker would be able to help rescue the ducklings!I thought what an amazing thing that couple did,to save these ducklings, and what a great lesson fortheir kids.

It reminded me of my own duck incident a coupleof weeks ago. On the road by the Petro Canada, Istopped my car to let a mama duck cross the road.I gave plenty of warning, and there was only oneguy behind. I guess this guy wasn’t a nature lover

because I got “the finger” and a blast on his horn forstopping. Oh well, the duck got across safely … andit’s not the first time I’ve been given “the bird!” (Ha!“Bird” … Duck … same thing!)

So, you may see me and a host of others walkingthe pathways now, and you can bet I’ll be keepingan eye out for the new ducklings and goslings! Isure hope I don’t see that same car again, I couldget a complex!

(“Fule for Thought” is a slice of life humourouscolumn that appears in the Strathmore Times, writ-ten by long-time resident, town councillor, high school teacher, coach, husband and father of two – Pat Fule. If you would l ike to get in touch with Pat, you can send him an e-mail at [email protected])

Duck, duck, “the Bird”

Celebratingnew life

Volunteers came out

on the morning of May

30 in order to plant a

group of new trees inthe Birth Forest. A tree

is planted for each

child registered in the

program that was born

this year.

Andrea Roberts Photo

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KRISTA STOUT

Games Coordinator

The Strathmore 2015 Alberta55 Plus Summer Games wouldlike to invite eager members ofthe community to become in-

volved in the Summer Games,taking place July 16-19. We still

have numerous opportunitiesfor volunteer support and anyhelp is appreciated! We are expecting 1,400 partic-

ipants and guests in Strathmorefor the games for whom wemust provide accommodationand food service. We ask any in-dividuals/families who could actas a host billet for participants

to contact our office, as we arein need of 200 billets, and cur-rently only have 49! All mealsare provided for our guests atthe Food Centre so hosts wouldonly have to provide a bed. The Food Centre is located

at the Strathmore Civic Centreand the High School Gym. Any

individuals or groups interestedin helping with one or moreshifts in food preparation, foodservice, or cleanup during themeals are encouraged to volun-teer. We are happy to involve allage groups in this area provided

youths have an adult supervisor working with them.

One more area that is in need

of volunteers is transportation. We are looking for responsibleadults to assist with directingRV’s, buses, and motor vehiclesinto the proper parking areas. Inaddition we are looking for indi-

viduals to drive golf carts to aidin moving participants between

venues.

Anybody looking to volunteeris asked to either go to our websiteat www.2015strathmoregames.ca or call the games office at(403) 934-1580. And, don’t forget you only

have a week left to get Beatle-mania tickets! Don’t miss outon Britain’s Finest tribute to theBeatles!

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FROM THE OFFICE OF

KEVIN SORENSON

The Honourable KevinSorenson, Minister of State(Finance) and Member ofParliament (Crowfoot) is en-couraging local WWII Veter-

ans who took part in the June6 to August 31, 1944 landingin Normandy and Provenceto apply for France’s ‘Legionof Honour’ Decoration –the highest decoration thatFrance bestows.

“Our Veterans selflesslyfought and sacrificed so that

we may enjoy the peace andfreedoms that we do today,”said Sorenson. “It is our dutyto remember and honourtheir sacrifices, made on our

behalf and on behalf of futuregenerations. At the request ofthe Government of Canada,the Government of France

has extended the deadlinefor Canadian Veterans, whohelped liberate France dur-ing the Second World War, toreceive the French Legion ofHonour until July 10th, 2015.”

If you know a living Ca-nadian Veteran of the Sec-ond World War who was inFrance during the landings inProvence and on D-Day dur-ing the Battle of Normandy,please call Veterans AffairsCanada at 1-866-522-2122; orEmail: [email protected].

“It is our goal to ensure that

we recognize every Veteran who may be eligible for thisaward,” said Sorenson. “Lest

we forget.”Nominations for living Ca-

nadian Veterans of the Second World War who helped liber-ate France can be submitted

by colleagues, groups/asso-ciations, family members and

Veterans themselves. They

should include details on previously awarded decorations,history of military service,a small biography, and vitalstatistics. In order to processand meet the French Govern-ment’s deadline at the endof July, nominations must be

received by Veterans AffairsCanada no later than July 10.

Keeping seniors active andinformed The Honourable Kevin

Sorenson, Minister of State(Finance) and Member ofParliament (Crowfoot) is en-couraging senior citizen orga-nizations to consider apply-ing under two New Horizonsfor Seniors Program (NHSP)calls for proposals for proj-ects that will keep Canadianseniors active, engaged andinformed. The application pe-riod for both calls for propos-

als began on May 29 and willclose on July 10.

“Our Government recog-nizes the valuable contribu-tion seniors have made to oursociety and the economy,”said Sorenson. “By support-ing New Horizons for SeniorsProgram projects, we are act-ing to ensure that seniorsmaintain a good quality oflife and continue to be activemembers of their communi-ties.” The annual NHSP Call for

Proposals for Community-Based Projects is invitingorganizations to apply forfunding of up to $25,000 forprojects that help empowerseniors to share their knowl-edge, skills and experiences

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ANDREA ROBERTS

Times Contributor

Almost every year for the past 26 years the StrathmoreLions Club has participated in the Lions Club Exchange pro-gram. This year three Grade 10-12 Strathmore students will

be part of the exchange. The International Lions Club runs the Youth exchange. The

aim is to allow youths to be introduced to the culture of theirhost families. The aim is not for tourism but rather to learnhow others live. The host families will show them around,introduce them to new things and take care of them. The teens will spend about a week in a youth camp with

others their age, as well as about two weeks with their hostfamily.

“It was totally eye opening and humbling. You get to seehow great Canada is,” said Shyla Kopp, who went to Belgiumlast year and will be going to the Netherlands this year.

“I love meeting new people and I now have friends fromall over the world.” There are 150 countries to which youth can go. The Strath-

more Lions Club usually provides about $1,500 per studentas well as the $375 registration cost. The rest of the money

will have to raised by the students. Two of the three youthsgoing will have the financial backing from the club but Shyla

will have to finance herself as she went last year.In the 26 years that the Strathmore Lions have been par-

taking in the program there have only been two years thatthey didn’t send anyone. One of those years was because ofthe 9/11 attacks, when the International club felt that theexchange would be better off cancelled that year. As it is an exchange there will be 19 youths coming to

this Lion club district, which consists of 55 Lions clubs. The youth will be coming from countries such as Austria, Brazil,Mongolia and Israel. Eight host families are still needed forthis district.

Strathmore Youth will soon

be off on exchange program

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Justin Seward Photos

Grade 6 students at Lang-

don School got their projectunderway by starting to paint

the outdoor rink on May 26.

The outside of the boards

will eventually contain the

student-designed murals bythe end of the school year.

Improving theircommunity

Justin Seward Photo

Strathmore High School’s drama students showed their passion for theatre

during one last rehearsal of ‘Into the Woods’ on May 31. The play ran from

June 1-4 at the high school theatre.

Adventures into the woods


Trainer Jim Cammaert, owner of Fireworks

Factory, taught a fireworks training course

on June 6 at the Global Training Centre nearStrathmore. Cammaert is authorized by the

Explosives Regulatory Division of the Govern-

ment of Canada.

Seeing Fireworks


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MIRIAM OSTERMANN


Two women were transported to the Strathmore hospitalfollowing a collision with a motorcyclist over the weekendin Wheatland County.

Emergency crews, from Beiseker and Strathmore, attendedthe scene on June 6 after responding to a call around 1:30p.m. The driver of the motorcycle, believed to be in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The two women, whoare both in their late 80s, were taken to the hospital by am- bulance but were said to be in stable condition. The crash between the car and motorcycle occurred on Highway 21and Township Road 272. The names of the deceased or the injured have not yet

been released.

Crash claims life andsends two to hospital


The Charity Garage Sale took place in Strathmore on May 30, with all

proceeds going towards Strathmore Minor Soccer. Matthew Stephens

(l-r), Krisanne Shorhen, Alyssa Shorhen, and Ben Stephens had a funtime picking out toys.

Garage sale for sports

Justin Seward Photo

Louis Bleier is hoping for a good shot down

the shuffleboard court during the Alberta 55

Plus Summer Games zone qualifier on May27 at the Strathmore Curling Club.

Everyday I’m shufflin’


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