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Moush Sara JohnINDEPENDENT REPORTER

County of Stettler council has decided that the current Road Use Agreement should be rewritten and updated to ac-commodate the changes that have occurred since it was last reviewed 10 years ago.

Council took up the matter during their regular meeting on Wednesday July 8.

In its current form, the docu-

ment is considered cumber-some and long, and it was proposed that some of the sec-tions needed to be revised and rewritten.

One of the revisions pro-posed and supported unani-mously by the council is set to abolish perpetual site-specific decisions and move to annual permits. This move will lead to a more thorough monitoring and up-to-date records.

The annual permit would al-

low the use of county’s roads without companies having to amend or sign another agree-ment, and all they would need to do is request another inspec-tion of their chosen route.

The other significant revi-sion to the agreement has been the addition of how a haul is defined. The council decided to define it as ‘five or more trips, under the control of one company, in a 24 hour period.’ However, companies would

still need to secure permits for a haul through a central data-base used throughout the prov-ince.

Although the county does not charge fees for Road Use Agreements and therefore there is no financial impact, the council might decide to look into it in the near future.

Council has not voted on the renewed version on the docu-ment to wait for minor amend-ments to be made to the text.

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When Julie Weekes heard about a church in Red Deer being instrumental in pro-viding shoes for children at a women’s shelter, she decided to do the same in Stettler.

With the help of staff at Alliance Church, Weekes launched a campaign called ‘Agape’, which means ‘God’s love’ in Greek.

Through this campaign, community and people from neighbouring towns are being asked to donate new or unused pair of run-ning shoes for kids from kindergarten age up to Grade 6, or size 13 up to men’s 7.

September is an ex-pensive time of year with school supplies, fees for ex-tracurricular activities and other miscellaneous ex-penses bringing additional burden on family budgets.

“We just want to bless families during a very ex-

pensive time of the year,” said Weekes, who is a mem-ber of the Stettler Alliance parish. “We love to reach out to our community, not because it is a good thing to do or the right thing to do, but because we love Jesus, and God’s heart is to love others,” she said explaining her motivation to get in-volved with the campaign.

Bob Derval, another member of the parish and one of the donors, shared his rationale for contribut-ing to the cause.

His desire to help pur-chase shoes for children stems back to his one year spent in the Middle East.

“I was in Egypt for six months and spent an equal amount of time in then Palestine,” said Derval. “The sight of many chil-dren without shoes, or in-adequate footwear, even during the chilly winter months, has never left me.”

Weekes intends to put a small tag on each pair of shoes with the words ‘Jesus Loves Me’ and a little bit of information about the pro-grams that are held at Stet-tler Alliance.

“Sometimes families go through hard times, maybe a parent has lost their job or there’s some unexpected expenses, or maybe it’s a family that regularly has to choose between paying rent and buying essential clothes,” said Beth, another contributor who declined to give her last name. “This is a practical way to show families that there are peo-ple who care.”

The campaign runs till mid-August, and shoes will be given out on August 19, from noon to 4 p.m.

People are encouraged to donate shoes till then and can contact Stettler Alliance Church for more information.

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Stettler Alliance Church has shoes for

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Julie Weekes, organizer for the Agape ‘shoe for kids’ campaign speaks about all the shoes that have been donated and how generous the community of Stettler has been so far.

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Council gave the green light to the rezoning fol-lowing the third reading of the bylaw at their reg-ular meeting on Tuesday, July 7.

The initial application by the society was sup-ported by 53 signatories from the community, but concerns were also ex-pressed regarding the flow of traffic in the area and the potential dangers

it may pose for small children.

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A fire Thursday afternoon, west of Walmart led to a power outage in a small section of the town.

On July 9, a tree caught fire due to a contact with an ATCO Electric power line.

“Last winter our service department had measured the clearance at this

location and it had met the required clearance specifications,” said Bryon Schwartz, customer services supervi-sor, ATCO Electric.

With soaring temperatures last week, especially on Thursday when the mercury rose to 30 degrees Cel-sius, there was a new electrical load record set that day according to the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO).

A combination of these two factors caused the wire to sag onto the tree.

The tree had likely grown since the measurement taken by ATCO last winter causing the fire, said Schwartz.

The power line eventually broke and created a grass fire, which was promptly brought under control by the Stettler Regional Fire Department, and no one was injured.

The investigation is still ongoing.

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Firefighters extinguish fire on a tree that came in contact with an ATCO Electric power line. Soaring temperatures on July 9 led to a new electric load as recorded by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), causing the line to sag into the tree.

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Points West Living turns two


Although it was a hot Saturday, kids, youngsters, parents and wanna-be anglers came out on July 11 at the West Stettler pond to spend the morning catching fish.

Every year the Town of Stettler partners with Alberta Conservation Association and Alberta Parks and Environment to host ‘Kids Can Catch’ event in as many towns as possible. From Coaldale, Beaumont and Coronation to Grimshaw, Magrath, Stettler and Tacklebox, to name a few, the event has been hugely successful in the past years.

“The West Stettler pond has been stocked with Northern Pike to provide recreational fishing for its residents and visitors,” said Lee Penner, director of Parks and Leisure Services. “The pike are spawning naturally and the pond is a popular fishing location.”

An annual happening as part of the Na-tional Fishing Week, the event is a fantastic way to explore the outdoors. Supported by Catch Fishing, a national program, dedicat-ed to encouraging Canadians to head out-doors and revel in the angling heritage of the country throughout the year.

“I am just learning how to fish from my grandpa, but it is fun,” said Jaelynn Peter-son, a nine-year-old girl who had come out with her grandfather John Nielsen.

Nielsen said he had been fishing since he was 12 years old, and now he was 68.

“You could say it is my hobby,” said Nielsen. “I love fishing.”

There was a family from Devon, and oth-ers from around the town who had come to the pond since the event began at nine in the morning.

It is catch and release so others can enjoy this great fishing experience, said Lee.


Points West Living, one of the supportive living facilities in town, celebrated its second an-niversary on Wednesday, July 8, as residents were wheeled into the front courtyard to enjoy the treats that were part of the celebrations.

Family and friends of residents also joined the festivities, spending time with their loved ones.

Almost full to capac-ity, Points West treats its residents very differ-ently, following the Eden philosophy, according to Svetlana Radonjic, gener-al manager of the facility.

“We provide client-centred care, and rather than assuming what needs to be done and doing it

for the residents, we ask them how can we help you,” says Radonjic. “All our healthcare aids and providers don’t wear uni-forms, a step taken con-sciously to let residents know we are at their ser-vice.”

For the occasion there was a homemade cinna-mon cake, ice cream and fruit tray, along with tea and coffee.


Jenn Dixon (middle) from the Points West Living recreation team making sure residents, Brenchley Marie (left) and Tschritter Eileen are enjoying their treats at the second anniversary celebration of the old-age facility.

Kids and adults come out to celebrate fishing as they

participate in Kids Can Catch

Mike Stretch, president of the Ponoka Stampede Association (left) presents the keys for a brand new Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi to Ralph and Laurel Pole, of Erskine, AB. The Poles won the truck when their ticket was drawn at the Sawyer Brown concert on opening night.

“When they called out the numbers I didn’t have my glasses on so I couldn’t

read the ticket, but every-body else around me was all excited and telling me I had won, Ralph said. “But when I started walking across the stage, what was running through my mind was that they had just been bullshitting me, and I was going to look like a fool, ” said Ralph.

The luck turned up at the most needed moment for the Poles: As they

were driving to Ponoka to watch the Stampede, their truck, one of the two used in their 300 cow-calf farm-ing operation, broke down and they had to go back to pick their other one to be able to make the trip. Now instead of a Ford-Dodge duo, they have two Dodge trucks at their farm.

Ralph Pole said that they would be putting their new truck to good use.

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Stettler Writers’ Group meets forone last time before September


In a quiet corner of the Stettler Public Library, a group of eight people sat around a table engaged in discussion, debating what should they write on as they flipped through journals and went through pages of crossword puz-zles to come up with word suggestions.

This is the Stettler Writ-ers’ Group that comes together last Thursday of every month to bring to light what they have writ-ten since their last meet-

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terson, the longest mem-ber of the group, there have been at least three or four writing groups in the past 30 some years. But the current group has been together for around seven years.

Members of the group agree to work on a piece of writing limited by certain word choices or genre. This is read out in the fol-lowing session, with each person mentioning what they had selected as their genre or word combina-tions.

“We wax and wane with sometimes only two to six members, although tonight there have been 11 writers,” said Peter-son. “We meet to share, encourage, and hopefully inspire!”

There are no formal requirements to join the group, besides love for the written word. Written pieces by fellow members are gently critiqued, and one can abstain from read-ing the written assignment aloud.

The group is just a fo-rum for the community to engage in creating new

work and practicing their writing skills.

All levels are encour-aged, explained Peterson, and mentioned a unique experience where a mem-ber progressed from strug-gling to write a few words at a time to full-length paragraphs, strung well together.

“There was a member who had noticeably en-hanced her literacy skills over the course of a few years,” said Peterson. “She went from one to two short sentences to en-tire paragraphs filled with detail and colour.”

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They have just done it again, the international financial sys-tem and its operators have just kicked the can down the road once more: Instead of cutting off the gangrenous tissue (expelling Greece), which has been poison-ing the whole body (Eurozone and global financial system), they decided to attempt once more to (appear to) try to cure the disease. They know gangrene cannot be cured, but they still did it.

If by the time The Indepen-dent comes out on Wednesday morning the Greek parliament doesn’t reject the deal their double-tongued prime minister cooked with Eurozone leaders, the people of Greece will have been burdened with an additional 80 billion Euros of debt, increas-ing their debt total to 400 billion Euros, almost three times the size of their economy. And this is being done with the approval of the International Monetary Fund, which just about a week ago said Greece would not be able to ful-fill its current obligations with-

out some debt restructuring, in-cluding some debt forgiveness.

The terms of the surrender of the Greek government to the Eu-ropean leaders is probably com-parable to some of the conditions imposed by the Allies to Nazi Germany after the Second World War as what appears to have hap-pened is that Greece has actually given away some of its sover-eignty to Eurozone leadership.

This is just another sign that global financial system is refus-ing to admit that the current path is unsustainable.

As you may have heard, less than a month ago, Puerto Rico, a US territory, practically an-nounced bankruptcy. After the City of Detroit, Puerto Rico is the second US jurisdiction to an-nounce they are not able to pay their debts.

In the meantime, in China, last few weeks saw an almost freefall in two major stock exchanges which could only be stopped by the orders of the government preventing major stakeholders from selling their shares in an

effort to stop the decline. (This very much looks like trying to make a diesel-engine car run on gas by a government decree, but that is another discussion.)

Although these symptoms emerge in different parts of the body, that is various regions of the world, they all point to the same disease, which is stealthily eating away the healthy tissues of the body. The name of the dis-ease is indebtedness.

The stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen, which saw the declines, can only main-tain their current high levels due to the huge internal debt the Chi-nese economy is carrying. Puer-to Rico has got used to issuing bonds for so long that a proper supply-demand based economy cannot function on the island. Greece has been so graciously treated to generous loans by French and German banks that the people of the country have almost forgotten that they were also responsible for paying those cheap credits back.

And central banks around the

world keep creating more debt by creating more money out of the blue by buying government and private company bonds, that is, debt.

To quote legendary commod-ity investor Jim Rogers, “this is going to end badly.”

Creating more money (read debt) is a desperate effort by global central bankers to try to patch an ever growing hole at the bottom of the global financial system. The problem is that the material they are using to try to patch up the hole is degenerating the healthy material it is attached to. So while on the hand the hole is getting bigger, the healthy material that can keep the patch functional is weakening on the other.

So sometime in the not so distant future, we will see the hole devouring the system it-self. When it happens it will look nothing like the 2008 meltdown, it is probably going to dwarf even the 1929 Great Depression. We all need to be prepared….

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Whenever one hears about another ag indus-try study being released one tends to approach it with some cynicism. Uni-versity academic studies are treated with the most wariness as they can be filled with tedious ar-cane language and baf-fling charts, of interest only to other academics. Such documents usually need translation in order to see if there is any sense to the study. That is cer-tainly not the case with a study released by Alberta Beef Producers and done by the Miistakis Institute of Mount Royal Univer-sity. The study is entitled “Impact of Wildlife to Beef Producers.” I would boldly suggest that there has been no study that so thoroughly lays out the reality of the situation facing cattle producers as they grapple with this ex-asperating problem. The study goes where no one has gone before and lays the groundwork to much needed resolutions.

This study should be required reading by not just livestock producers – but by every government official that has anything to do with the topic. Al-though probably futile,

green lobby groups, the fishing and hunting lobby and other related wilder-ness groups would prob-ably broaden their narrow perspectives if they made an effort to understand the situation by reading this document.

The executive summa-ry states:

“This research was de-veloped to improve the understanding of the in-teractions between beef producers and wildlife and the financial losses due to the impact because of wildlife (ungulates, carnivores and birds) on beef producers in Alberta. Wildlife impacts include financial losses such as depredation events, for-age competition, stored feed loss, property dam-age, and prevention and management activities.”

The study meets its goals and does it with cold-blooded facts and common sense. It asks the obvious questions, but then goes a step further and delves into motives and the different perspec-tives of producers in cer-tain scenarios. One finds that most producers ac-cept the reality of wildlife on their property as part of the business, most wel-

come their presence, but there is a limit to that tol-erance. That seems to be around a 1 per cent to 5 per cent loss factor from predators, with forage losses somewhat higher.

It is dependent on the area, but the biggest wild-life impact in this study is the growing problem of feed and forage loss due to rampaging ungulates and birds. The main area of concern being pastures and feedyards.

The study suggests that the problem may be much worse as it would seem many producers can’t be bothered with reporting feed losses or find it hard to make good estimates. At times that also seems to affect predator loss re-porting as verification is a problem. One big hole in the study, which the authors admit, is that it does not include losses to coyotes. Yet producers

identify that predator as the main culprit in lethal losses. It isn’t explained clearly why coyotes were excluded but I expect it has to do with jurisdic-tional issues. Coyotes come under different leg-islation in Alberta and are defined as agricultural pests rather than wild-life. Notwithstanding the technical definition, com-mon sense should have prevailed and coyotes should have been part of the study.

An interesting tidbit was the note that preda-tor compensation in some American states was paid out at up to 10 times the market value of the ani-mal. That’s not done in Alberta, in fact it seems compensation, when it is paid, is below market value. The idea with us-ing a multiplier factor is to provide an incentive to landowners not to take

lethal action against the predator. The idea is that non-action will preserve large iconic predators like wolves, cougars and bears. It’s a concept that should be considered for this province, perhaps as a pilot project. That ap-proach causes one to con-nect it to the Ecological Goods and Services con-cept.

The study does allude to the responsibility of the public good and interest in the wildlife impact issue. The point being, which is so familiar to producers that over a maximum loss level, the public needs to pay the financial losses for the damage their wild-life are doing to produc-ers’ livestock. The study also comments on mitiga-tion steps that are being done to reduce losses and makes suggestions what further actions could be taken.

It’s a study that cov-ers too much ground to be reported on in short column. One sincere hope is that it will lead to addi-tional research and some real action steps to deal with this most frustrat-ing issue. It’s well worth reading for producers and the public.

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Independent COLUMNSWednesday, July 15, 2015 The Stettler Independent Page 7

By Jan SlompTrade did not begin when

the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement was signed in 1989, and neither will it stop if the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not signed. Trade agreements’ investor protection clauses that enable corporations to force governments to com-pensate them when social or environmental policy impedes profits are con-trary to democratic values.

Today, Canada’s supply management system is un-der attack. Some trading partners, such as New Zea-land and USA want to sell their dairy products to Ca-nadians, and lobbyists from other sectors within Canada would like to sacrifice the supply managed sectors as a way to obtain benefits for their own sectors. While CETA, the TPP and NAF-TA are called “trade” deals, they really sets of rules that limit governments and em-power corporations. The corporate sector may make profits the top priority, but for Canadians, it is com-mon sense to guarantee that our people can rely on both the quality and quantity of food produced by our farmers.

Canadians support sup-ply management for good reason. It is an innovative solution, first developed in

Ontario and Quebec in the 1960s. Supply management addressed the problems that led to both milk shortages and over-production and waste, along with uncer-tain, volatile incomes for dairy farmers. Prices were often below the cost of pro-duction and at times, pro-cessors would turn farmers away. Elsewhere in Canada fresh milk supply was in-consistent, sometimes with no milk available at all. Farm gate prices also fluc-tuated seasonally. In 1969, in exchange for a commit-ment by all dairy farmers to apply production discipline, the governments of Ontario and Quebec implemented supply management regula-tion for dairy. Other prov-inces soon followed. To-day’s dairy farmers supply a daily stream of fresh, high quality milk. Their farms are highly sophisticated, capital intensive operations that require specialized, experienced labour and management. In exchange, they receive a price based on the cost of production. Unlike their European and US counterparts, Canadian dairy farmers do not rely on government subsidies to make their living.

Canadian dairy proces-sors also benefit from the predictability of milk sup-ply, allowing them to run

plants efficiently, using near full capacity year-round, unlike those in Eu-rope and the USA. Because it is so perishable, a con-stant, predictable supply of fresh milk is needed every day for efficient dairy pro-cessing. To meet this need, dairy farmers must care-fully plan for calving inter-vals, herd size, herd health, nutrition and feed inven-tory. The drive to efficiency in production is important, but is only truly valuable if real costs are reduced. Ob-taining lower milk prices by compromising quality standards, off-loading envi-ronmental costs and under-paying labour is not prog-ress. Subsidies provided in some but not all jurisdic-tions give the appearance of efficiency when costs are just shifted from the mar-ketplace to the public purse.

We could be faced with severe food shortages in future. Over the last cen-tury, we have seen the total farm population im-plode from one-third of all income-earners to less than one percent being in-volved in agriculture today. Canada has a significant agricultural resource land base, but it takes vision

and common sense to uti-lize the land’s potential. Climate change adds to the challenges farmers are fac-ing. Those who would put trade agreements such as the TPP ahead of having a made-in-Canada solution to the challenges of providing milk to the population must be confronted with serious questions. How fresh would imported milk be? How re-liable would the supply be, and at what price? What kind of quality standards could consumers expect, and who would enforce them? What would the Ca-nadian countryside look like? How would the local economy change after los-ing its local family-owned and operated dairy farms and their related employ-ment? The picture is un-inviting at best, if not dan-gerous and bleak. Supply management has a proven record of providing the right amount of affordable, high quality dairy products at all times. Free trade deals like the TPP are not sacred cows, but do supply a lot of bull.

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With weather creat-ing a fairly volatile trad-ing in the grain markets, compounding the situ-ation is economic un-certainty in Europe and China. Wheat prices are being resilient as drier conditions in Western Canada, Europe, & even Argentina continue to provide fodder for bulls to be loud, but the U.S. winter wheat harvest is picking up pace with combines going full tilt in the Southern Plains. With a stronger U.S. dol-lar because of the afore-mentioned economic concerns, canola contin-ues to enjoy some solid prices, but I’m not quite so certain we’re at a top yet as we still have some more critical days in the growing season to get through yet.

Most recent crop prog-ress reports show that the quality of corn and soy-bean fields haven’t fallen as much as the market is thinking, which is why any rallies have been reigned in, with corn holding above the $4/bushel handling while soybeans straddles $10. More rain is expected in the eastern cornbelt this week, making most

of the American West Coast and a lot of West-ern Canada extremely jealous. The cost of hay and other feed rations continue to increase in the latter, as dry condi-tions continue to point towards the big “d” word (Drought). (P.S. you can list hay on the FarmLead Marketplace!) Con-versely, a wet May and damp June has created some of the best pasture conditions in years for livestock producers in the US Southern Plains, especially Texas. There’s some speculation that more Canadian animals could be sent to the US, since the pastures (and grass) are literally way greener than on the Ca-nadian side of the border. Ultimately, the U.S. herd size is expanding while the Canadian is likely shrinking, leveling out some of the supply and demand of feed grains. That being said, I have to play the reminder card that substitution effects will start to play out if feed grain costs stay high (i.e. switching out barley and wheat for other ra-tions), even as more live-stock head to the U.S. (you still gotta feed the animals you have!).

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continued from page 7Greece is on the ropes

as their status as a mem-ber of the European Union is in jeopardy, depending on whether or not they can get a deal done before miss-ing more payments on their debt to various creditors to a deal. What’s really grab-bing the attention of global markets is China, where stock market losses in the last few days have been substantial – literally $3.25 Trillion USD in value was lost on the various Chinese exchanges in a matter of 36 hours. That number is more

than 20 times greater than any value lost from Greece not paying off its debt in time. With equity markets tanking, Chinese regula-tors are looking to shore up their financial system but questions abound regarding whether or not the People’s Republic will be able to re-bound from such significant loss of wealth. How does this relate to the agricultural markets? China’s double digit growth over the past 15-20 years has correlated quite well with increased commodity demand, spe-cifically for soybeans,

meat, and dairy on the farm side of things. While the argument can definitely be made that food demand is relative inelastic (no re-sponse in price to big fun-damental changes), there’s no certainty that we won’t see any short-term effects on the import levels of the world’s largest consumer of foodstuffs.

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John said of his moth-er, “I learned more about Christianity from my mother than from all the theologians in England.”

These results did not come out of a vacuum.

Susanna spent six hours each day, instructing her children academically and biblically. Her quiet, con-sistent devotion to God was commendable. She wrote several manuals of Christian doctrine for her children. She compiled a

document consisting of biblical and practical prin-ciples entitled “Thoughts on Raising Children.” It is a remarkable article, eas-ily found online and well worth reading. Her godly example translated into positive influence in her

son’s lives.Can good things come

out of less than ideal cir-cumstances? They can and they do.

“Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me” (Psalm 50:15).

Can good things come out of less than ideal circumstances?

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More elevator historyHopefully everyone does not mind me looking more

into the history of the elevators in our Botha area. Noth-ing much is happening over the summer months as ev-eryone is busy, so looking back in history seems like it very interesting and next week we will go into some history of the men that worked in our elevators and their lives.

On Sept. 19, 1927 when the Alberta Wheat Pool was purchased from the Botha Farmers’ Elevator Company, Earl Cruickshank was the agent there and started run-ning it on Aug. 8 1966, according to the records. Then following Earl, George Laing became the agent on Sept. 17 1970 and ran it until Feb. 22,1971. Then on Sept. 7,1971, Bill Lewis became agent. From September 1984. R.J Duncan took over and he was the last agent until the government closed a lot of elevators down due to mov-ing and removing the rail road tracks from Botha area.

Some interesting records from the Alberta Wheat pool, were in 1932-33 to 1985-86, a total of 8,476,126 bush-els were hauled into these elevators. The lowest years were from 1934-35, when 8,116 bushels were hauled. The highest years were 1985-86, with 611,894 bushels were hauled .

From 1934-35, a lot of changes took place with the new bushel annex, which held 28,000 bushels. In 1953, another 43,000-bushel crib annex was built from the Federal site in 1983. In 1959, the older elevator was de-molished and a new 76,500-bushel elevator was built.

Alberta Wheat Pool purchased two elevators from the Federal Grain Company in 1972. They continued oper-ating out of these until March 31, 1975, when it was closed. In March 1983, the elevator was torn down and burned.

In 1928, the newest elevator was opened and Short-ie Skocdopole than delivered a load of wheat to Earl Cruickshank.

The elevator from the Federal Grain Company built the last elevator in Botha in 1928. In the late 1940s the former Alberta Pacific elevator was purchased. The first agent to run this was Verne Gruff, followed by Elmer Pate, Morley Groves, Glenn Walker and Harold Hart. In 1972, the Federal Grain Company was sold to the Al-berta Wheat Pool. Harold Hart remained the agent here until 1975. The elevator was used as storage for a while and was demolished on March 1983. The annex was held 50,000 bushels was built in 1965.The annex was moved to the Alberta Wheat Pool site in 1983.

Another way used for moving grain in the late 30s and early 40s was farmers loading directly into the cars, by-passing the elevators and subsequent handling charges. Elmer Hustad trucked the grain. Heck Tennant, John Latham, and George Ramsey unloaded the 200 bushel weight onto trucks within minutes. Boxcars at that time held from 1,600 to 2,000 bushels.

Later on until the closing down of grain boxcars from trains, farmers loaded producer cars of 3,000 bushel capacity with trucks that carried 500-600 bushels. This was a interesting comparison of the changes related to grain handling..

Now most elevators are only history, with farmers only holding memories of those days. Lucky for us around here the Stettler elevator was preserved, so if you would like, go there and they will gladly show you through and explain items. Then you can also go on a journey on the Old Steam train and remember them days. Do not let this memory go as elevators were a part of our history, and remember when these were in production and what our pioneers had to do by working there, hauling grain there, time spent unloading and making sure each type of grains went into the right bins. Please do not let this part of history die.

Les & Rosemary StulbergBYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS

Endiang and Byemoor experienced some wild weather on the weekend thanks to Mother Nature. On Saturday, a severe electrical storm produced lightning strikes that started two grass fires in the Endiang area — one along Sullivan Lake and the other near Boehlke Pond. Strong winds blew a tree over taking down a power line between Endi-ang and Byemoor, so the district was without pow-er for a few hours.

Sunday afternoon, a cloud burst accompa-nied with hail dumped up to three inches of rain in parts of the Byemoor district. While the mois-ture was needed, farmers could have done without the hail.

The Endiang Riding and Roping Club’s out-door arena was busy on Wednesday evening as the East Central Barrel Racing Club hosted a bar-rel racing jackpot there. The ECBRC will be host-ing another barrel racing jackpot in Endiang again this Wednesday.

Tom and Bonnie Mc-Crindle, along with Miles and Lynne Jones, re-turned on Sunday from a two-week vacation to Ire-land. They enjoyed a bus tour of Ireland, saying it’s a beautiful country with lots of history.

Ken and Eleanor Schultz extend an invita-tion to folks to attend all or part of their 33rd annu-al camp-out weekend on July 24-26 at their farm south of Endiang. Sat-urday features a potluck supper (BYO meat for the BBQ) at 6 p.m. and fireworks at 11 p.m.

A pancake breakfast goes on Sunday from 9-11 a.m. followed by the 12th annual Great

Endiang Balloon Race and then the Frisbee golf tournament.

Keep in mind the Craig-myle Centennial Celebra-tion is coming up on the weekend in Craigmyle. A parade kicks off the cele-bration at 10 a.m. on Sat-urday, July 18 followed by children’s activities at 11 a.m. and opening cer-emonies at noon. There is still time to contribute a parade entry by calling Brandy Burt at 403-665-2044. Lots of other activ-ities are planned through-out the weekend. Be sure to help our neighbouring community of Craigmyle celebrate its centennial.

Remember the open house in honour of Ken Schultz’s 80th birthday is on July 25 at the Endiang Hall from 1-3 p.m.

Don’t forget the bridal shower for Lorisa Schil-ling on July 25 at 2 p.m. at the Halkirk Hall.

Several folks from the Endmoor community took in some of the Cal-gary Stampede. Among the stampede goers were Endiang’s Ken and El-eanor Schultz, whose long-time attendance is something quite excep-tional. Ken has attended the Calgary Stampede for 73 years and Eleanor has been going for 63 years. In all those years, they only missed one stam-pede, in the year their first daughter Val was born.

Farmers have been busy with haying season, but the dry weather con-ditions this year have cre-ated the lowest hay pro-duction in many years, many fields not even worth cutting.

Thought for the day — “If we do not feel grateful for what we al-ready have, what makes us think we would be happy with more?”

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Join Rebecca and Charlene for an evening of fresh air and vigorous workout

Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:30-7:30 p.m. starting July 7 to Aug. 27.

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Big Valley’s annual Live Steam and Clas-sic Car Show takes place this Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19. This is a treat not only for visiting train passengers but for ev-eryone in the village and area. On Sunday, there will be the extra attraction of a dem-onstration of rope making using antique tools. So be sure to come on down to the field by the railway station to check out the remarkable exhibits and demonstrations.

The Big Valley Elks held their annual in-ter-lodge golf tournament on Saturday, July 11. Golfers from Hanna, Stettler, Halkirk and Castor participated and were joined by several local golfers whose support was greatly appreciated. Len Currie, again, did a great job in organizing the event. Thanks again to Randy for his prize donations. Bill couldn’t be with us but we thank him for the use of his barbeque. Katrina provided the fixings and procured the great steaks. We appreciate the service she continues to provide in her busy schedule.

Twenty-two golfers vied for the top hon-ors and the Kurt Watts team came out vic-torious. Ron Milton and Barb Annett joined him on the podium. Most honest were Ron Senft, Clark Watts and Archie Williams. A special prize was handed out to Biff Bal-com for being the elder statesman golfing. Well done, Biff. Thank you one and all for supporting the Elks by your participation.

The Big Valley Golf Course Society will be holding their 2015 Night Golf on Friday, July 17. Registration begins at 7:30 p.m. with tee off at 8 p.m. to play 18 holes: nine during the day and nine in the dark. For information call Dan at 403-740-5952.

The Big Valley Library’s “Teen Tuesday” program will be held on Wednesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. for the remainder of the sum-mer. Sorry for any inconvenience. Next Wednesday we will be testing our naviga-tional and sleuthing skills as we use a GPS to locate geocaches around Big Valley. The Spinecrackers teen book club will meet

again on Wednesday, July 22. Stop by the library to borrow our next book, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.

The 12th annual Hivernant Métis Days comes to Big Valley on the weekend of July 31, Aug. 1 and 2. Organized by the Hivernant Métis Cultural Society, this an-nual three-day family event is a great op-portunity to encounter Métis history and culture. Come experience traditional danc-ing, musicians and storytelling at Big Val-ley’s drop-in centre, then check out the Mé-tis village with a trapper’s tent and teepees across the street in Memorial Park. There will be sash weaving, capote making, bead-

ing, drum making, a bannock making con-test with prizes, children’s games and crafts and Voyager games. Saturday evening’s highlight will be the supper and dance be-ginning at 5:30 p.m. and on Sunday there is a talent contest from 12 noon till 4 p.m. featuring jigging, singing, fiddling and cash prizes. Come on out and enjoy a fun family weekend and discover Métis history, cul-ture, music, crafts and dance.

For more information contact at Marlene Lanz (403) 815-6720, 1-800-267-5844, visit the website at www.hivernantmetis-culturesociety.net or email [email protected].

As part of the weekend’s festivities, the Big Valley Library and the Friends of the Library Society will be hosting their annual carnival on both Saturday, Aug. 1 and Sun-day, Aug. 2. Come join us for fun carnival games, relays, minute-to-win-it and prizes or check out the photo booth at Memorial Park from 12 noon to 3 p.m. on both days.

A million dollar rain” is what Sunday and Mon-day’s rain was said to be, with up to two inches reported in places; this after several days of over 30 degrees in the shade.

Fred and Velvet Entwisle headed to Cra-ven, Saskatchewan on Thursday for the Craven Country Jubilee. Here they experienced temper-atures over 40 degrees, but thoroughly enjoyed the four days of concerts with such names as Wes Mack, Dallas Smith, Ricky Skaggs, Brett Kis-sel, Blake Shelton, The Bellamy Brothers, Colt Fort and Jason Aldean. It was a family get together with Velvet’s sister and family joining them. They returned home Monday.

Also at the jambo-ree was junior steer and bull riding, song writer’s circle, Leopold’s Honky Tonk Saloon and a hyp-notist.

The Stettler United Church was the setting for a beautiful wedding for Barrett Norman and Lyndon Swatzky on Sat-urday, July 11. Barrett is the youngest son of Karen (Clarke) and Rod Norman. Grandfather Lawrence Clarke, Larry and Sheila, Joanne and Stewart, Connie and son Mitch were all in atten-dance.

The reception and dance was held at the Stettler Hall.

Congratulations to Barrett and Lyndon.

The Heritage Society is having a crib tourna-ment at Heritage Place (Gadsby church build-ing) on Thursday, July 23 beginning at 1 p.m. In-dividuals or couples, all are welcome to attend. There is a five-dollar en-try fee. For more infor-mation please call Mar-garet at 403 742 2117.

It was an exciting Sunday afternoon at the Calgary Stampede. Even though the Cas-sidy brothers didn’t take home the big money, they did very well, each quali-fying for the finals.

Congratulations Cody and Curtis.

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The family of Tom and Sadie Rowland held a ‘Mardi Gras’ style re-union this weekend at the community hall. Eighty plus extended family members sat down to a catered meal on Saturday evening.

The original Rowland family consisted of 13 children, of which Bill and his wife Alice of Red Deer and Evelyn and her husband Fred Milner of Stettler were present. Sister Susie and husband David Ainsworth from Vancouver and Marlene and husband Irvin Lars-en of Stettler were un-

able to attend. The rest of the guests, representing their families, were most-ly from central Alberta with one coming from Powell River in B.C. and one from High Level in Northern Alberta. There were games, adult and children’s activities, a si-lent auction, raffles, a tour of Halkirk’s mini railway, food, reminiscing, mu-

sic and fireworks. The Rowland family holds a reunion every two years. This year Sarah Cordel’s family were the organiz-ers.

There will be a bridal shower at the community hall on Saturday, July 25 between 2 and 4 p.m. to honor bride elect, Lorisa Schilling. Everyone is welcome to attend.

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The Donalda Gallery for the Arts is currently hosting an exhibition fea-turing local talent Linda Kneeland and her pencil art focusing on local heri-tage sites, going until July 27. The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and noon-4 p.m. on weekends.

The Donalda Library will be hosting its first Adult Information Night on Thursday, July 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. It will be host-ing a member for the lo-cal community talking about a passion they have. Please contact library for more information.

Donalda Klondike Nites 30-year reunion was host-ed this past weekend, July 3 and 4. It was a great suc-cess and fun was had by all. Thank you to all who helped make the event such a wonderful occa-sion.

Birthday wishes this week go out to Betty Roadhouse, Kerri Shep-herd, Dillion Meston, Viv-ian Halseth, Henry Reyes, Joan Boyson, Riley Geb-hardt, Selina Hellekson, Ryan Wilkie, Dryon Dins-more, Erin Weinzierl, and Lorne Yarbrough. Happy birthday to all.

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The Stettler U12 boys’ soccer team won the pro-vincial gold medal over the weekend without conced-ing a single goal in the tournament.

The boys played a three-game round robin at the Lakeland, Vermilion tournament between July 10 and July 12 coming out victorious in their pool to play for gold against the winner of the other pool.

In their first game against Athabasca, U12 boys dominated the play, with Josh deGuzman scoring the lone goal, as Stettler goalkeeper Yannick Zondag kept sharp preventing any goals from the opponents.

U12 boys faced Vermilion in the their second game, with Josh deGuzman scoring the only goal once again.

Their final round robin fixture was against a previ-ously undefeated team from Carbon, who played a strong game, keeping Stettler U12 boys on toes. And once again Josh deGuzman came good, scoring the goal for Stettler, the only goal in the game.

It was a confident Stettler team playing for gold against Edson, a team that had not lost a game this year.

From the outset the U12 boys controlled the game, although they were unable to score. The Edson goal-keeper was in top form as he made a number of bril-liant saves.

This resulted in the game being goalless and led to a penalty shootout.

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Zeke Thurston of Big Valley was crowned the saddlebronc champion at the Calgary Stampede on Sunday, July 12, winning the big purse of $100,000 and proving that family tradition of rodeo competi-tion will grow with him.

Although reeling from hard work and exhaustion of the Stampede, Thur-ston was extremely happy about his win.

“It was good, it was cra-zy,” said Thurston. “The first day wasn’t that great though, as I had a tougher horse.”

But as he went along, he improved his scores and won enough money to ad-vance on through Pool B.

When Thurston posted a score of 90.5 in the saddle broncfinals, it led to a ride-off as his competitiors, Cody DeMoss and Wade Sundell both had posted the same score.

“And then I got Easy to Love and I was able to

score 88.5 aboard her,” said Thurston. “It has been exciting, I’ve really had a good year so far and its awesome. It is all happen-ing so pretty fast.”

Before heading to the Stampede, Thurston had been rodeoing hard. He has been to no less than 13 rodeos before heading to Calgary Stampede.

As a member of Profes-sional Rodeo Cowboys As-sociation (PRCA), Thur-ston goes to about 100 rodeos a year.

“Especially at this time of the year, we go to a ro-deo everyday,” said Thur-ston. “You don’t prepare yourself separately for any of the rodeos, because you do it day in and day out, but you have to make sure you keep yourself in shape, and be as healthy as you can.”

When Thurston won Ro-deoHouston, he had sur-prised a lot of people and had firmly ensconced him-self on the rodeo map.

With his prize money of $50,000 at RodeoHouston,

Thurston had just bought a pair of shin guards, but when asked what would he do with the Stampede prize money of $100,000, Thurston was not sure, “I haven’t really thought about it yet. I don’t know.”

What Thurston knows for sure is hard work pays.

When people ask him whether he is surprised that he is getting so much success at such a young age, he says, “But it’s what I worked for, you know. Every day of my life, I eat, sleep and breathe bronc riding.”

Thurston is not really surprised at his success, that it is really happen-ing, because he thinks he deserves to win as he has put in all the effort and pre-pared himself rigorously, “You get out of it what you put into it,” said Thurston.

His next goal would be to conquer the world champion buckle.

“I’d love the world champion buckle. I think I can do it. I don’t see why not. I will just keep rodeo-

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deo and five-time Cana-dian Finals Rodeo (CFR) qualifier.

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Stettler U12 boys win gold at the soccer provincials 2015 in Vermilion, beating Edson 1-0 in a penalty shootout.Front row (left to right): Gage Loyst, Frank Philipsen, Yannick Zondag, Eric Bridge, Brody Lang, Jacob Cottom, Gabe Miles, Lincoln Broemling. Back row (left to right): Coach Steven Wildeboer, Noah Greidanus, Thomas Glaiser, Josh deGuzman, Nathan Jefferies, Dylan Hilburn, Japheth Wildeboer, Hayden Smyth, Assistant Caoch Garrett Hilburn, Assistant Coach Nadine Lang.

U12 boys win gold and U18 girls bring silver home,

as Stettler hosts U14 soccer provincials

Big Valley’s Zeke Thurston conquers Calgary Stampede


Zeke Thurston poses with his trophy after winning the Saddle Bronc final with a score of 88.5 and prize money of $100,000 at the Calgary Stampede.

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continued from page 15

At this point the Stettler team was not at an advan-tage with the usual starters missing because of injuries and an unfortunate yellow card earlier in the game.

But Stettler goalkeeper Yannick Zondag stepped up to the plate and blocked the first kick from Edson, while Nathan Jefferies from Stet-tler successfully scored.

In the next shootout, as Edson scored, Stettler play-er Jacob Cottom was unable to net the ball.

Stettler and Edson were level once again.

As Frank Philipsen took the next shot for Stettler successfully, Zondag stood

solid and took the next shot hard off his chest for the win as he blocked the final Edson goal.

The sterling performance that the U12 boys kept up all through the weekend fi-nally paid off as they won gold, with the official score at 1-0 against Edson.

U18 girls bring homesilver

The U18 girls also did well at the soccer provin-cials in Carstairs, as they kept up a resolute game throughout the weekend.

With challenging weath-er throughout the tourna-ment and temperatures ris-ing well above the normal, there were many injuries

that plagued the team. But nothing deterred them.

“We are very proud of each and everyone of them,” said coach Alyssa McKinnon. “The girls did a good job and displayed a fantastic team spirit.”

Beating one of the top teams in the provincial qualifiers and winning four regular season games, the U18 girls really came to-gether as a team.

In their first game Stet-tler beat Breton 4-0, with Nikyta Lachowsky and

Nikki Smith scoring two goals each.

Stettler faced Hinton in their second game and won 2-0 as Kierstyn Greidanus and Lindsey McKinnon, each scored a goal.

In the third game, Niky-ta Lachowsky scored two goals as Stettler won con-vincingly 2-0 against Cre-mona.

Playing for the gold, the U18 girls lost to Carstairs 2-1, as Nikyta Lachowsky came good once again scoring the only goal for

Stettler.

U14 boys and girls play strong in spite of the heat

As Stettler hosted the U14 soccer provincials, teams from all over the county and province converged in town, transforming it into a vibrant soccer paradise.

Both Stettler U14 boys and girls played resolute games, although they were unable to place.

Stettler U14 boys started their provincials with a tie against Red Deer. In their

second match they won against Athabasca 3-1, but in their third match they lost to Hinton 2-0. And in their final match, they beat Didsbury 5-4 in a penalty shootout.

Stettler U14 girls started their provincials with a 1-0 win against Thorsby. In the second game they de-feated Athabasca 2-1, but lost the third against Olds, 5-1. The U14 girls did not have much luck in their last match against Bonnyville either, losing the game 2-0.

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The Stettler C-Jays U-16 team took the provincial bronze medal in their softball tournament organized in Leduc over the weekend of July 3-5.

The C-Jays played a strong High Park (Edmonton) team to start the tournament; the C-Jays bats were si-lent as they fell 8-0 to High Park.

Next up was Sherwood Park, the ladies played a strong game and pre-vailed 13-3.

Saturday, Okatoks was the next op-ponent, Stettler overpowered them 23-7 on the strength of superior hitting.

The last game of the round robin was against Calgary and the C-Jay bats kept on coming as they beat Calgary 19-4 in three innings.

A hard fought, well-played game in the semi-final against Clive followed, the Stettler ladies preserved in a 7-3 victory.

The finals were against the High Park Team out of Edmonton, the Stet-tler team kept it close throughout the

game, but gave up 7 runs in the last in-ning losing the final 13-3.

Stettler finished with a silver med-al, for 7 girls it was their second po-

dium finish in two years, as they won gold last year with the U-14 team, for 4 players it was their first medal in provincial play.

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Bronze winners - Back row (l-r): Emily Brown, Rylee Gish, Rachel Morbeck, Sophie Shepherd, Gracie Morbeck, Jaiden Stotz. Front row (l-r): Coutlyn Bardwell, Jesse Squires, Makayla Torgerson, Tamara Ball, Raina Thomson.

U16 girls grab provincial softball bronze medal

U12 boys win gold and U18 girls bring silver home …

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Stettler U18 girls bring home silver from the soccer provincials, hosted in Carstairs.Front row (l-r): Kathryn Dolliver (captain), Jenna Brausen, Megan Roper, Faith DeLeon, Cassidy Praski, Jessica Lane, and front centre Jill Broemeling (goaltender). Second row (l-r): Alyssa McKinnon (Manager), Kallie Stewart, Kierstyn Greidanus, Jordan Metzger, Katie Monoghan, Nikyta Lachowsky, Lindsey McKinnon (captain), Serena Ramstad, Ana Clarke, Nikki Smith, Tammy Dolliver (Coach). Missing Nicola Starling (Asst. Coach), Marissa Paley.

ANGERS Mrs. Mary Angers (Simoneau) passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on July 9, 2015 at Stettler, Alberta at the age of 82 years, born July 21, 1932. Mary is survived by her daughters Shirley Grassie of 150 Mile House, BC and Mary Jane (Jim) Hoover of Stettler; son in law Bob Meehan of Whitecourt, AB; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren as well as many friends. Mary was predeceased by her husband Leo and daughter

Barbara Meehan. Private family service will be held. Memorial donations may be made to the Animal Haven Rescue League-Stettler or a charity of your own choice. Sympathies may be forwarded to the family by signing the guestbook at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com.

STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, 403-742-3422, entrusted with the care and arrangements.

HANKINSBetty Jean Hankins1931 - 2015On Saturday, June 27, 2015, Betty passed away suddenly at the Dawson Creek and District Hospital, Dawson Creek, BC. Betty was born in Stettler, AB and was raised in the area. Soon after marriage, the family moved to West Arrow Park, BC. In 1967 they experimented with a three year stint on the Queen Charlotte Islands only to move back to the West Kootenays to resume farming in Edgewood and Burton before

retiring to Dawson Creek, BC in 1992 where Betty resided until her passing. Betty was predeceased by her husband Robert (Bob) Charles Hankins in 2010. She is survived by her loving family: children Jim (Monica), Judy, Allan (Cheri); grandchildren Tabitha (Phillip), Madeline (Marvin), Joel, TK (Katrina), Adrianna and Alicia, great grandchildren Sam, Alison, Elsa, Adeline and Scout. She will be missed beyond words by her loving family and many dear friends. Join us for a celebration of Betty’s life Monday, July 20, 2015 at 4:00pm at Bergeron Funeral Chapel, 10200-17 Street, Dawson Creek, BC. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Betty may be made by donation to the “Dawson Creek Hospital Foundation” 11100-13 Street, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 3W8 or the “Diabetes Association”, 103-490 Quebec Street, Prince George, BC V2L 5N5. Photos, tributes and more information can be found at www.bergeronfunerals.com Interment of Betty’s urn will take place at the graveside in the Woodland Cemetery, Botha, Alberta on Monday, August 3, 2015 at 2:00 pm.

Arrangements were entrusted toBERGERON FUNERAL SERVICES & CREMATORIUM

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BRENNENVirginia Brennen passed away with peace and grace on June 17. She was predeceased by her loving husband John, in 2003, and is survived by her sons John (Anne) and Rob (Mechtild); grandchildren Tristan (Cassie), Pauline, Kaleigh (Kody) and Cameron; great grandchild Ava. Virginia was born at Stettler and grew up on the family farm west of Big Valley. She started school at Vimy and completed her schooling at Stettler. After marrying, she threw her energies into her

family, family business and music. Her kitchen table was always open to all and many a good discussion was to be had there. Music was a big part of her life and she spent many years with her good friend Elaine pursuing this passion. She will always be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother with an open attitude to all.A Celebration of Life will be held at the Stettler Legion Hall, July 18, at 2:00 pm.The family wishes to thank all those who have helped her in her later years. If you wish memorial donations, they may be made in the charity of your choice.She leaves us rich in memories.

MUHLBACHClarence HenryOur beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away on July 7, 2015 in Stettler, Alberta at the age of 91.Clarence is survived by his wife of 58 years Irma of Stettler, AB; their children: Wendy (Carl) Tews of Edson, AB, Wendel Muhlbach of Calgary, AB and Margaret Zwozdesky of Prince Albert, SK; Margaret’s children: daughter Jessie Muhlbach of Saskatoon, SK and son Zen Zwozdesky of Prince Albert, SK.

Clarence was born on October 2, 1923 in Sibbald, AB to Henry and Margaret Muhlbach. He spent his early years in the Sibbald area on the family farm. During this time, Clarence went to University in Calgary and Edmonton. Upon graduation Clarence taught at a number of small rural schools. Later the family moved to the Red Willow area to continue farming.On December 28, 1956 Clarence married the love of his life, Irma McKee. They settled in the Stettler area to raise their family and Clarence continued teaching at Wm. E. Hay Composite High School.After retirement Clarence spent a memorable time in Zimbabwe instructing teacher education. He also taught Continuing Education for Red Deer College. Clarence continued his passion for gardening, fi shing and spending time with his family during his retirement.Clarence will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his family. A private family service will be held. In memory of Clarence donations are gratefully accepted to a charity of choice in care of

STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, Box 1780, Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0, who have been

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FISCHER

I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the staff of the Stettler Independent for hosting the luncheon and tea in honour of my 40th Anniversary. My heartfelt thanks for the cards, gifts and fl owers and to everyone who attended. A special thank you to Bonnie and Kami Ritz, Marlene Conibear and Debbie Doell for providing the baking for the tea. Also thank you to my family and everyone else who helped in any way, making this a memorable occasion for me. I will remember this always.

Karen Fischer

NIXON

The Family of Betty Nixon would like to thank everyone who has shown such

kindness to us over the past seven weeks. We are thankful for family and friends who have stood

beside us after the loss of Dad and now the loss of Mom. We are grateful for Rev. Carolyn Langford for the service she had for Mom with the special emphasis on

making it meaningful for the children. Thanks also to Kim Wasdal

for her music. Thanks to Dr. Bouwer and the Stettler Hospital Staff for the care given our parents and their

kindness to us. We will remember forever the care and love given to Mom and Dad by the staff at Points West. Our family is comforted knowing Mom and Dad are to-

gether again.

Wayne and Loree Nixon, Pat and Stan Hansen, Dale and Carol Nixon, Linda and Larry Norlie, Wanda and Don Wilkie, Terry and Anne Nixon and Dave and Lynne Nix-

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THOROGOODJuly 3 six years ago, Neil realized a dream of his to own a vacation property in Palm Springs and little did we know at the time that 6 years later, July 3, 2015, that the same day would be his passing. Neil David Thorogood passed away peacefully in Edmonton at the Cross Cancer Clinic surrounded by family and friends after a two year battle with cancer. Neil was predeceased by his grandparents, father in-law, and his sister Rose Susan. He is survived by his wife Leona (nee Park), son Jared, and daughter Chantelle (Dillin Schwenk) and the light of his last two years, twin grandsons, Damien and Gage. Neil is also survived by his parents David and Ethel, brother Ronald (Joanne Hughes), sister Judy (Len Darroch) along with nieces, nephews and their children, numerous cousins, aunts and uncles and all of Leona’s family. Neil loved everyone and treated all of us the same, we would be subject to absurd comments, teasing, and his general love of life.

There was never a dull moment when Neil was in the house. Neil was born in Lamont, Alberta, January 28, 1956 and spent the fi rst few years enjoying farm life with his family. At an early age the family left the farm to start a new life in Edmonton, where most of them still remain to this day. After fi nishing high school, he knew he wanted to be an accountant and started in commerce at the U of A, but fun and an adventuresome spirit got in the way; he and his sister Judy left for Europe experiencing a trip that made a lifetime of memories. After coming home broke, but happy, Neil started back to work and enrolled in the Registered Industrial Accountant (now known as CMA) program. By 1983 he had earned his designation and was in the fi eld of public accounting which he loved. Neil and Leona were married in Edmonton on November 01, 1980, then abruptly moved from Edmonton to Slave Lake to follow Neil’s dream of being in public practice and eventually being a business owner. Though he loved Slave Lake, the dream of having his own practice led him to Stettler in the fall of 1983, where he bought a practice and started Thorogood & Company Public Accountants Ltd. Stettler is where he and his family stayed, working, living and loving, making another lifetime of memories and friends. Neil was a social creature. Anything to do with sports, people or just plain fun he was game for. So in Stettler he became active in the community joining the Kinsmen Club of Stettler, from which he was given a life membership in 2014. He also loved playing men’s recreational hockey, curling and of course golfi ng. One of the best parts of Neil’s life in Stettler was the lake. In 1992 he bought a lakefront cottage and that led to many years of water skiing, swimming, fi res and 24 hour parties. To the day he passed, the lake was his happy place, so much so, that it was one of the best gifts when Chantelle and Dillin decided to get married there. It is still a work in progress, and those of you who have had the fortune to visit Neil there, know just how much work he has put into it in the last 2 years. We will fi nish your dream Neil. Neil’s Final Party was held July 13, 2015, 1 pm at the Stettler Community Hall, followed by interment at the Lakeview Cemetery. But as in life, so in death, Neil’s love of travel will see some of him in those places he loved the most, carried by those who love him. Memorial donations may be made in lieu of fl owers to the Kin Canada Foundation, Stettler Health Services Foundation or St. George’s Anglican Church.

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Notice of application to be fi led for approval to renew the Natural Gas franchise agreement between the Town of Stettler and AltaGas Utilities Inc.Application summary:

The Alberta Utilities Commission expects to receive an application from AltaGas Utilities Inc. to renew its franchise agreement with the Town of Stettler, following the submission deadline indicated below.The franchise agreement will subject to further renewal, continue to allow AltaGas Utilities Inc. the exclusive right to deliver natural gas to the residents of the Town of Stettler for approximately 10 years from the effective date of the franchise agreement. The franchise fee rate rider percentage will increase to 30 % from 18 % effective January 1, 2016. The average monthly franchise fee for an average residential customer is forecast to increase to $17.58. The franchise fee is calculated based on distribution charges. An average residential customer uses about 120 GJ’s per year.You may send your objections, concerns about, or support for the application in writing to AltaGas Utilities Inc. or the Town of Stettler on or before July 29, 2015 at:AltaGas Utilities Inc., Irv Richelhoff, 5509 -45th Street, Leduc, Alberta, T9E 6T6phone: 780-980-7305; email: [email protected] of Stettler, Greg Switenky, Box 280, Stettler, Alberta, T0C 2L0, phone: 403-742-8305; email: [email protected] submissions received, unless you request otherwise, will be part of the application submitted and will become part of the public record.For more information on franchises or to receive a copy of the franchise agreement please contact either AltaGas Utilities Inc. or the Town of Stettler at the addresses listed above.For more information:

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FOR RENTFOR RENTLarge 4 bedroom

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CREDITORSAND CLAIMANTS

Estate ofKENNETH S. JOHNSONwho died on

May 27, 2015

If you have a claim against this estate, you must fi le your reply by

August 22, 2015and provide details of your claim with

Warren Sinclair(Barry M. Wilson)

at#600, 4911-51 Street,

Red Deer, AB T4N 6V4

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SUMMER VILLAGE OF WHITE SANDSP U B L I C N O T I C E

2015 ASSESSMENT NOTICES AND TAX ROLLSummer Village of White Sands, Province of Alberta

Notice is hereby given that the Combined Assessment and Tax Notices have been mailed to all property owners.

The assessment roll is open to inspection at the Town Of ce locat-ed at 5031 - 50 Street, Stettler, AB and any person may inspect the assessment roll during regular business hours. An assessed person or taxpayer wishing to make a complaint about any assessment or tax must do so in accordance with relevant provisions under the Municipal Government Act and Regulations. There is no right to make a complaint about any tax rate.

A complaint must be in writing and in the form prescribed in the Regulations. The prescribed complaint form is available by contacting the Town of Stettler Of ce. Complaint forms must be accompanied by a fee of $50.00/property and MUST be received at the Town of Stettler Of ce before August 23, 2015 at 4:30 pm

Dated this 15th day of July, 2015.

Graham Scott, Chief Administrative Of cerBox 119, Stettler, ABT0C 2L0

PUBLIC LAND AUCTIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT, THE VILLAGE OF DONALDA WILL OFFER THE SALE, BY PUBLIC AUCTION, IN THE VILLAGE OFFICE, 5001 MAIN ST. DONALDA,

ALBERTA, ON SUNDAY JULY 26, 2015, AT 12:00PM, THE FOLLOWING LAND: LOT BLOCK PLAN LINC C OF T 8 8 78222154 0013 595 858 062 429 182THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 7006 ALBERTA AVENUE, DONALDA, AB. THE LAND WILL BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SUBJECT TO A RESERVE BID OF $20,000 AND THE RESERVATIONS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE EXISTING CERTIFICATE OF TITLE. NO BID WILL BE ACCEPTED WHERE THE BIDDER ATTEMPTS TO ATTACH CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE SALE OF ANY PARCEL. NO TERMS OR CONDITIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED BY THE VILLAGE OF DONALDA.THE VILLAGE OF DONALDA MAY, AFTER THE PUBLIC AUCTION, BECOME THE OWNER OF ANY PARCEL OF LAND NOT SOLD AT THE PUBLIC AUCTION. TERMS: CASH OR CERTIFIED CHEQUE AND GST WILL APPLY TO THE LAND SOLD AT THE PUBLIC AUCTION. A 25% DEPOSIT IS PAYABLE UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE BID AT PUBLIC AUCTION. THE FULL BALANCE OF THE ACCEPTED BID IS DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. REDEMPTION MAY BE AFFECTED BY PAYMENT OF ALL ARREARS OF TAXES AND COSTS AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO SALE. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT THE VILLAGE OFFICE AT (403)883-2345.

ADULTS/ CHILDREN ANONYMOUS

Wednesday 6:00 p.m.For more info call Bob

403-820-5583

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

403-742-4271; 403-742-1887

AL-ANONBrenda 403-742-0990

Betty 403-742-5673

ALZHEIMERS SOCIETY403-346-4636

Red Deer

www.alzheimer.ab.ca

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT Pat Lattery

403-742-3759

BIG BROTHERS &BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION

403-742-5437 during business hours

BRIGANTIA PLACE(formerly Camrose Women’s Shelter)

780-672-1035

CELIAC (Gluten Intolerance)Brenda 403-742-3067

COCAINE ANONYMOUSPager toll-free

(20 sec. response time)1-403-357-6266

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS403-742-4059

HOME SUPPORTSTETTLER & DISTRICT

403-742-6568

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUSHot Line 403-342-1444

STETTLER & AREA ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY SOCIETY (STABIS)

For more information phone

403-742-6456

STETTLER FOOD BANKBetty Birch 403-742-0732

STETTLER CITIZENS ON PATROL

RCMP offi ce

403-742-3382

www.stettlercop.org

STETTLER HANDIBUS403-742-5858

STETTLER HEALTHEMERGENCY LINE

403-742-6568

STETTLER PEOPLE FORSUICIDE AWARENESS

403-742-2337

STETTLER READ &WRITE OFFICE403-742-2999

T.O.P.S.(Take Off Pounds Sensibly)Grace - 403-742-0681

Vivian - 403-742-3935

VICTIM SERVICES403-741-7841

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Residents of Stettler and the surrounding area now have access

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Just Dial - 403-742-1155

Community Support Services

County of Stettler No. 66602 - 44 Ave., Box 1270,

Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 742-4441 Fax: 742-1277

PUBLIC NOTICE

County of Stettler No. 66602 - 44 Ave., Box 1270,

Stettler, AB T0C 2L0Phone: 403-742-4441 Fax: 403-742-1277

PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE

DEVELOPMENT PERMITDEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS APPROVED

Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the County of Stettler No, 6’s Land Use Bylaw NO. 1443-10:

1. No: DP 15030Legal Description: Lot 2 Block 14 Plan 7720488Rural Address: 6 MacRae Street, ErskineName: Henry Johnson IVProposed Development: Addition to Detached Dwelling

2. No: DP 15031 Legal Description: Lot 40, Block 2, Plan 0522242 Rural Address: 142, 40345 Rge Rd 211 Name: 877232 Alberta Ltd. Proposed Development: Recreational Vehicle

3. No: DP 15034 Legal Description: Lot 1 Block 1, Plan 9422654 Rural Address: 39537 Hwy 850 Name: 176290 Alberta Inc. Proposed Development: Detached Dwelling

4. No: DP 15035 Legal Description: NW 23-40-20-W4M Rural Address: 20173 Twp Rd 40-4 Name: Hans & Kelly Langejans Proposed Development: Detached Dwelling with Attached Ancillary Building (2620 ft2)

5. No: DP 15038 Legal Description: SW 8-42-17-W4M Rural Address: 46126 Rge Rd 17-5 Name: Dennis Trepanier Proposed Development: Detached Dwelling (650 ft² Log Cabin)

6. No: DP 15040 Legal Description: Lot 51, Block 2, Plan 0522242 Rural Address: 345, 40302 Rge Rd 21-1 (Buffalo Sands) Name: Deanne Melrose Proposed Development: Recreational Vehicle

7. No: DP 15045 Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 9525137 Rural Address: 41451 Rge Rd 19-5 Name: Dillon & Melissa Gist Proposed Development: Ancillary Building - Standard Size (1200 ft2 Garage)

8. No: DP 15046 Legal Description: Block 12, Plan 1921BO Rural Address: 28 Railway Ave, Erskine Name: Jonathan Dixon Proposed Development: Ancillary Building - Standard Size (1068 ft2 Garage)

9. No: DP 15051 Legal Description: Lot 64 Block 2, Plan 0522242 (Buffalo Sands) Rural Address: 405, 40302 Rge Rd 21-1 Name: Peter Chernik Proposed Development: Recreational Vehicle

10. No: DP 15052 Legal Description: Lot 65 Block 2, Plan 0522242 (Buffalo Sands) Rural Address: 405, 40302 Rge Rd 21-1 Name: Peter Chernik Proposed Development: Recreational Vehicle

Jacinta Donovan & Cara McKenzie, Development Offi cers


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