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Despite winning the game 3-1, the Storm unfortunately lost the second game 8-3 in Cochrane,

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Getting a ticket usually doesntmean good news, but in the case ofthe Strathmore-Wheatland AddictionTeams (SWAT) Positive Ticketing pro-gramming it does.

The Strathmore-Wheatland Addic-tion Team has embarked on a projectthats catching on in the Alberta area,over what they call building youth as-sets, said Cpl. Duane White with theStrathmore RCMP.

The goal is to have the enforcementpeople in town here catch young peo-ple doing good things, and reinforcethat through the positive ticketing cam-paign.The RCMP and municipal ofcers are

given the ticket books, with the goalof catching youth in the act of being agood citizen.

It could be anything from helpingsomebody across the street, or bikesafety or anything like that, its reallyjust positive actions in the community,said Sarah McKinnon with SWAT.

Most of the ones were for bike safetybut theres other ones for cooperatingin a police investigation and helpingthem out, anything positive.

McKinnon, a Grade 10 Holy CrossCollegiate student, joined the team inOctober. Her role with SWAT is to makethe follow up calls to the parents andfamilies and ask what they think of theprogram, if they have used the ticket, if

it affected their child in a positive wayand if they think it should remain in thecommunity.

She said she is most often hearingthat the parents are quite excited by it.The kids will come home excited andtalking about getting a ticket and theparents at rst dont know the positiveside of it. There are also rewards for being

caught in the act, such as a free passto Jumphouse Gymnastics, The Aquat-ic Centre, The Family Centre, a DairyQueen Blizzard and more. A majority ofthe so-called offenders are between theages of seven and 13.

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My goal is to get more knowledgeof the positive ticketing program forsure to start, just so people knowabout it and know that kids can getcaught for good things around town,said McKinnon.

I think that would be a good startingpoint just to start the program because

Recognizing the positive youth

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the whole initiative of the Strathmore/Wheatland Addictions Team is to mini-mize addictions and make Strathmorea better community, and so I think thepositive inuence on the youth mightkeep them away from stuff like that.

Its a change of mindset for us too, were focused on enforcement andoften take for granted when you seepositive things, said White. The expectation is that the tickets

will be consistently handed out overthe duration of the program, whichhas no end date in sight. At last countapproximately 120 positive ticketshave been handed out since the pro-grams inception.

ing the rights of the common man andthe poor. In his songs and poems he of-ten made fun of royalty and challengedthe power structure of his time. In lateryears, his words were used in ghts forequal rights. As a famous celebrity, his life is re-

membered worldwide by Scot descen-dants. On January 27, 2012, Burns wasremembered in Strathmore by over 150

people in the Civic Centre.His fame has grown like a snowball,

since his death. It gets bigger and big-ger, said Worshipful Brother (WB) RobClark, a member of the Masons, whogave a biographical tribute to Burnscalled Immortal Memory.

Other dignitaries included WB EricDousou (Gleichen #36 Masons), WBLarry McKinley and his wife (Strath-more #53 Masons) and The Grand FirstPrincipals of Alberta (MEC Jerry Kopp).

Piper Gary Thurston piped in thehaggis, as well as playing tunes later in

the program. There were various toastsincluding one to the haggis, with andwithout Scotch whiskey. Haggis, tastingsomewhat like dressing, was accompa-nied by roast beast, tatties and neeps(potatoes and turnips), peas, buns, andpickles, and cake for dessert.

Many wore a ash of plaid and some wore full Scottish dress. The BurnsClub Singers rounded off the evening

with a chorus of Scottish songs.Many caught up with old friends and

made a few new ones wishing themwell with a goodbye verse.

May there always be workor your hands to do;

May your purse always holda coin or two;

May the sun always shineon your window-pane;

May the hand o a riend

always be near you;May your heart always fllwith gladness to cheer you.

Th lntary studnts fro Standard Schoolhad a fun lld day visiting th nwly opnd

Spark Scinc Cntr in Calgary on Jan. 30.

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Huan Body, Th Aniation Dpartnt, andnnovations & enginring just to na a fw.

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nity for kids to try things hands on to s whatkinds of jobs thy could s thslvs in for

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Setting their sights high, the staff at the Strathmore A&Whave begun their newest campaign, A million pennies forMS. The Multiple Sclerosis Society is the charity of choice

by all A&W locations, and every year the Strathmore locationtries to outdo itself.After nding out their store was fourth in Canada for MS

fundraising, the staff and management knew they could dobetter this year.

We raised almost $8,000 last year, and we didnt reallyfeel comfortable being fourth when we knew we could do somuch better. We gured kicking it off with a $10,000 fund-

raiser was the perfect way to start this year, said managerWill Whatley.

Last year we did a coin drive, we went door to doorthrough some of the areas, just asking for spare pennies,something that one of my young lads thought of. Just overthe weekend we raised almost $900 in pennies.While brainstorming fundraising ideas, the staff realized

that people often have pennies sitting around which helpedform the idea of collecting a million of them for MS.

Im hoping to reach this goal in probably two months, Iwant to have my staff going door to door through the week-ends, said Whatley.A portion of the proceeds, 50 per cent, will be going di-

rectly to the MS Society, and the other 50 per cent is going tohelp Debra Grouwstra build a wheelchair ramp at her home.

Whatley said he had heard about Grouwstra from one of hisformer supervisors, and was told she had to spend most of

last summer conned to her house because she was unableto make it up and down the stairs.She was looking for funds to build a ramp so I gured

wed tie it together. Half the funds were going to raise willgo then to the MS Society and the other half will go to re-

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building the front of her house so that she has an accessramp to be able to get in and out of her house, said Whatley.

They (the staff) are all pretty excited about nally gettingit going and really trying to make a difference, especiallynow that were going to be able to make a difference insomeones actual life as opposed to just giving money to thefoundation.

Fundraising has already begun, though Feb.1 was the of-

cial kick off. There are two coin jars at either side of the tillsin A&W where people can donate their pennies, or any otherspare change. A number of other fundraising events will takeplace later in the year, including a ea market, street hockey,the Kiddie Carnival and of course MS day on Aug. 30.


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Strathmores HEAL committee made a presentation to Council a with a report of

the success of the Walkability Road Show that was held earlier in the Fall. Council gave second, third and nal reading to Bylaw #11-26 Land Use

Re-Designation from CHWY to P1.

Council set a Public Hearing for February 1, 2012 at 7:30pm referring to

Bylaw #11-25 Edgeeld Area Structure Plan.

Council supports the realignment of Highway #1, as presented at the

November 24, 2011 Open House, and Administration will draft a letter of support

for the realignment of Highway #1, with concerns related to the control andmaintenance of the portion of the Highway remaining within the

Town limits to be determined at a later date prior to the realignment

commencing, to Alberta Transportation under the signature of the Mayor.

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Council direct Administration to draft a letter to Alberta Transportation,

requesting that the realignment of Highway #1 be expedited to allowconstruction to commence as soon as possible, under the signature of

the Mayor.

A motion was made that Council join the Canadian Badlands Association on a

one year trial at a cost of .50 cents per capita. A motion was made for Council to instruct Administration to research and

provide a draft policy regarding Council Members applying for Municipal Jobs.

For access to the full agenda and minutes please visit our website at

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spRng RVs s comng!We invite you all to come out to the Civic Centre on February 8, 2012

from 3:30pm to 7:30pm and participate in REVS and see what is

available for you and your family for the 2012 year.

DgAon pRocssIf you are planning to attend Council Meetings as a delegation, here are the steps you

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1. Contact our Municipal Clerk at 403-934-3133 to schedule a time and in which you

will be heard at a Council meeting.2. Delegations MUST submit a summary in writing brieng Council about what it is

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3. This must be done by the Wednesday before a Council meeting with the exception

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Another check off the bucket listShannon LeCLair

Times Reporter

Finally completing andpublishing the childrens

book he had written a few years ago is just one morething Strathmore residentCory Johnson can cross offof his bucket list. The book,Sunny Days, the ower withthe difference, follows thestory of Sunny the sunow-er, who is different from theother owers in the garden,and the blue eyed girl who was created to look likeJohnsons daughter Emma.

One of the reasons why Ichoose owers is because itdoesnt really relate to any-body or any race or colour.Flowers are not discriminat-ing in anyway, and every-body likes sunowers, saidJohnson.

I dont know what exactlyis out there on differences, Ididnt do a lot of research,I just know its somethingthat we need to learn to cel-ebrate and work together torealize that a difference isokay, and how we offer each

other all this stuff.Sunny is distraught be-

cause he is not like the oth-er owers, and he feels heneeds to be more like them.

The story illustrates Sunnyrealizing his differences arewhat make him special, andthat he does have a lot to of-fer to the garden. Johnson is a motivational

speaker who has CerebralPalsy, and has never let itget him down. Johnson isalso a full time father, Ki- wanis Club Governor Electfor Western Canada and iscurrently training to com-pete for a spot in the Para-lympics.

The main thing with myspeaking is turning disabili-ties into possibilities, thats

what its about is seeingthe possibilities in people,even though Sunny is notdisabled hes just different. Ibelieve we are all born nor-mal and we are born exactlythe way we were meant tobe, said Johnson.

It gives you a moral thatno matter how differentpeople are they can still t

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in, you dont have to judge based off of looks, saidBrendon Berry, Johnsonsson. Berry feels the book islike a replay of the speechonly for kids, and said thespeech alone had alreadymade an impact on him andhow he views other people. Johnson is still working

to shave a little more time

off his running speed forthe Paralympics. He is alsoplanning to write a book for youth between the ages ofeight and 14, and said he isworking on revising his rstbook Im not drunk, Im dis-abled. Anyone interested ina purchasing a copy of the book can go to www.cory-johnson.ca.

Westmount students showwho they are outside of schoolTh Wondrul Works o Wstount was hld Jan. 26. t is a chanc or studnts toshow who thy ar and what thir intrsts and hobbis ar to th othr studnts.

Lt: mr. Gra, assistant principal, looking at ASL Kayla-Ann mrcrs its and pr-

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Need to know about nancing for Bow ValleyCollege (BVC) online and part time funding butcannot get into the city to get the details?

BVC and Marigold Library are collaborating tobring the information to rural residents throughinteractive video conference sessions, shared be-tween several participating libraries, and tapingthose sessions so residents can access the informa-

tion at any time through the RISE website.It is very time saving and is convenient for po-

tential students as they dont need to wait to makean appointment to have some of their questionsanswered, said Stacie Baker, lecturer on StudentFinancing and Budgets.There are four sessions in all: Intro to distance

learning ran Jan. 18th, Student Finance ran Jan.25th, Career Exploration Techniques ran on Feb. 1and Essential Online Skills will take place Feb. 8th.Response to these will determine the effectivenessof the initiative and break paths for future use of video conferencing through the Library system,perhaps in course content delivery and tutoring.

If people are interested in viewing these, theStrathmore Library has the ability to link into thesessions, but you must call ahead of time. All ses-sions and posters are also available for downloadat http://www.risenetwork.ca.

Michelle Toombs, Director of Marigold Library,noted the network is very accessible as it can ac-cess all types of hardware interfaces, whereassomething like Skype is reliant on the other partyhaving Skype as well. She noted one of the otheradvantages is that it can be designed for groupsof people.A large screen makes for easy viewing and can

simultaneously post the presentation, the speakerand audience on one screen. If there are technicaldifculties there is on-site staff, or staff at Marigoldhead ofce can link in and solve technical issues. Toombs said patrons have successfully used

videoconferencing for meetings, medical consul-tations, distance education, as well as personalgrowth and lifelong learning opportunities.

For example, RISE facilitated a conversation be-tween local farmers and the Agriculture CanadaResearch Station, thus exchanging valuable infor-mation while saving time and money. Also, womenbusiness entrepreneurs in and around the town ofStrathmore held a videoconferencing session witha business leader in Colorado. English LanguageLearning students in Nanton and Hanna connect-ed with offsite instructors. Worldwide locationssuch as Hawaii and Australia have been accessed.The Library system itself has saved more than

5,000 hours of travel time and reduced their car-bon footprint by not travelling more than 225,000kilometers.Jesse Traquair of the Strathmore Library encour-

ages everyone to book the facility.There hasnt been a high interest to date, but

that is largely due to awareness. Those that have

used the system have been blown away by its ca-pabilities, said Traquair.

Strathmore Library can accommodate 69 to 165people depending on room setup. He said peo-ple do not have to be members to utilize the sys-tem, but would need to call ahead to book theequipment and room. Staff would be on hand forsetup and technical help. There is some informa-tion such as dialing strings that users will need tomake connection, but Traquair will advise users ofthose when they book. For more information callJesse Traquair at 403-934-5540.

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their Candlemas traditions to the U.S. Candlemas

commemorates the ritual purication of Mary, 40

days after the birth of Jesus.

Candlemas is one of the four cross-quarters of

the year, occurring half way between the rst dayof winter and the rst day of spring. Traditionally,

it was believed that if Candlemas was sunny, the

remaining six weeks of winter would be stormy

and cold. But if it rained or snowed on Candlemas,

the rest of the winter would be mild. If an animalsees its shadow, it must be sunny, so more

wintry weather is predicted:

The groundhog and badger were not the only

animals that have been used to predict spring.

Other Europeans used the bear or hedgehog--but in any case the honor belonged to a creature

that hibernated. Its emergence symbolized theimminent arrival of spring.

Traditionally, the groundhog is supposed to

awaken on February 2, Groundhog Day, and comeup out of his burrow. If he sees his shadow, he will

return to the burrow for six more weeks of winter.

If he doesnt see his shadow, he remains outside

and starts his year, because he knows that spring

has arrived early.

Springs arrives on or near March 21, sowhether the groundhog decides to return to his

den or remain above ground, the sad fact is spring

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To the EditorI recently attended the Brooks meeting of the Provin-

cial Task Force on Property Rights. I was curious as tohow it would be organized, given that Cabinet Minis-ters and MLAs would be there? What questions wouldbe asked? How was the feedback to be recorded andsaved? Most importantly, what type of feedback mecha-nism would be employed to conrm that attendees hadreally been heard? More on this later ...

Upon arrival, I along with about 100 others were di-vided into four groups. Each group had a personal re-corder and a large paper board and easel to write on.Once assigned, we quickly realized this was not a de-bate nor was it a meeting where details around govern-ment decision-making would be shared and discussed.

On the Alberta Government website it is stated (Dec.19 News Release) under other information that thosewho comment will not receive a direct response fromthe Government of Alberta. However, concerns, sugges-tions and ideas for solutions to property rights will beprovided to the Property Rights Task Force, and theinformation gathered will be incorporated into a Publicreport to Government.

Do you think this will be published prior to the nextelection? Can you trust it will tell the truth?

Now I understand why the Government Ofcialswho were there, did not have to answer any public

questions, explain what the bills meant, demonstratejust cause why they felt the need to pass these Bills, orbe personally accountable for their actions. Not one ofthem defended any of the controversial Bills (19, 24,36 and 50). An odd version of one way communicationwas the order of the day (they said they were listeningbut they wouldnt talk to us).

I believe they were petried of what they would haveto answer to. The people I talked with said the pub-lic consultative process is something that should havebeen done when the bil ls were rst introduced. Most ofthe solutions offered by folks in my group were exactlywhat we have in our Wildrose Property Rights policy.We would repeal Bills 19, 24, 36 and 50 and pass theAlberta Property Rights Preservation Act.

I invite you to review our website: http://www.wil-drose.ca/policy/property-rights/

It has been said that Democracy is messy. When Partyideology is in conict with consensus, as I believe it isnow, who wins? In Alberta, the PCs win, you lose. Foryour information, quoting from the Dec. 19 News Re-lease: We arent looking for consensus.

What does that say about Democracy as practicedby the PC Party of Alberta? J Patrick Boyer in his bookThe Peoples Mandate, Referendums and a More Dem-ocratic Canada writes about the value of consensus ingovernment: Our system of government depends, ulti-mately, upon the consent of the people being governed.Canada is not a dictatorship where tyrannical force isused to obtain public acquiescence in the measuresand programs of the government. Nor is it a theocracywhere we follow the dictates of our leadership becauseof blindly obedient religious faith. Ours is a democracywhere, at the end of the day, there simply must be pub-

lic consensus about where we are going, and generalagreement on how to get there. Without consent thewhole elaborate superstructure - the legislatures, thecourts, the nancial system, the commercial market-place, the acceptance of laws and norms of behaviour- will corrode until it collapses.

This was written in 1992 and I would suggest to you,

Fighting for property rights a major issue

Pat Fule

Fule for Thought

Every job has its ups and downs, and sometimespeople need to nd humour in their day-to-day work.In my 29 years of teaching, there hasnt been a day

when I havent laughed, and since Im around teen-agers all day, laughter has also kept me sane! So

I thought Id share some of the strange and funnythings that stand out in my memory over the years.

I was teaching High School English in a portable,in what is now Crowther Memorial Jr. High. My classfollowed one of the morning breaks, and as of classtime, Johnny (false name to protect him AND me!)

was not in class. I asked the class if they knew wherehe was, and as Ive come to see with teenagers, theycasually threw him under the bus! A few replied,Oh, hes still in the parking lot hes in his car,

with his girlfriend!Huh, I thought hes late for class probably

will be absent and hes in that parking lot, just out-side my window! Okay kids, come with me, weregoing on a eld trip!

So, I took my whole English class out to the park-ing lot, and we surrounded his car! Luckily, Johnnyand his girlfriend werent doing anything shocking they were just chatting and smoking. He lookedaround with a stunned face to see all 30 of our faceslooking in through all his windows. I cant tell you

what word he mouthed, but he was surprised! I mo-tioned for him to roll down his window and said,when it comes to school, we deliver! The end result

was that he came back to class with the rest of us, weall laughed, and we even carried on with the lesson.Any time you have teenaged guys in a PE class,

sparks can sometimes y. In one smaller PE 30 class, we were involved in a competitive Floor Hockeygame. Im sure we were playing for the Stanley Cup,because two guys got very angry, and started shov-ing each other, about to ght. I ran over to head offthe ght, but one of my Gr.12 guys beat me there.

With no hesitation, he said, guys, guys I can sensetheres a lot of sexual tension between you two, but

Well, needless to say, the ght broke up, as we all

burst out laughing, even the two would-be ghters.This one high school student used humour to disarmwhat could have been a very bad situation, and Ivenever forgotten it.

In another English class, one of my guys fell asleep.Usually, I like to wait until theyre in a real deep, REM

sleep, then I smack the desk as hard as I can. Thistime though, I thought itd be great if we could allleave him in the class alone. So, we carried on talk-ing, as I set the clock ahead by an hour and a half. Imotioned for everyone to head to the door, and webegan to le out.

Unfortunately, I only got half the class out beforehe woke up, but he was pretty embarrassed at thelaughter he received. The good thing was, he neverfell asleep again! Sometimes Id look at him, motionto the clock and the door, and just smile. No wordshad to be said!

One time, some of my students turned back thehumour on me! One bright June morning, as I wasgetting ready to come to school, I opened the frontroom blinds. Debbie heard me yell something, Imnot even sure what I said, as I looked out to seeour front lawn. There, perfectly arranged, was someold mismatched living room set, done up nicely as aroom on my lawn!

It had couches, a chair, table and end tables, andeven an old beat up standing lamp! We were stunned,then we laughed, then we panicked, as we didntknow what to do!

I called the Town, but they informed me it wasntHeavy Item Garbage Day and there was nothing theycould do! I had to leave it like that for a few hours,

while I rounded up guys on spares with trucks, toremove it all.The neighbours enjoyed the show, and I learned

rst hand how funny, and creative high school kidscould be! By the way, a few years later, two newlyofcial adults came up to me at the Station, and ad-mitted to the crime. We all had a great laugh, and I

was totally surprised!

Days of my life in teaching!

this describes the democratic crisis we have in Alberta in 2012!The Property Rights Task Force appears to be a classic pre-elec-

tion smoke and mirrors vote buying performance, paid for by ourtax dollars. If you have heard of the shadow banking system, weare now experiencing the pre-election shadow political campaign.

As I write this, the PCs are continuing to make promises usingyour tax dollars. How? By hosting public consultative meetings andpretending to listen. By making pre-election promises without any

effort to explain how they are going to pay without going overbudget (again).The writ may not have yet been dropped, but the political gaunt-

let has been thrown. The next election is just around the corner.Are you ready for it? The Wildrose Party is.

Jason HaleFor the right solutions visit www.jasonhale.ca

Wildrose Candidate, Strathmore/Brooks Constituency


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ample: knitting socks for deployed sol-diers, sewing bandages and slings, andmaintaining a Prisoner of War Fund)they have chosen a military theme tocelebrate their centennial. The Club be-lieves the power of future communitysuccess lies within our next generationand, in this theme, has invited the Alber-

ta Army Cadet League to participate intheir celebration; showcasing their train-ing, discipline and commitment of youthto building our nation.

Feature Decade Member Rita Ford

1992-2002

Rita was born in Calgary, Alberta andraised in Langley B.C. Her greatest lovegrowing up was spending time with herhorses. In 1973 Rita came back to Cal-gary where she attended Mount RoyalCollege for two years and took Envi-ronmental Sciences. This is where she

was swept off her feet by Glen Ford and theymarried in 1977. Theylived in Spring Bank fora year before moving tothe Carseland area. WithRitas passion for ani-mals, it was during theserst two years of mar-riage that she travelled

to Olds to obtain her certicate in Ani-mal Health Tech. She started working

with the Strathmore Vet Clinic and hascontinued to work there to this presentday on and off. Glen and Rita raisedtheir three children Cody, Kyle and Ka-tie in the Carseland area. While the kids

were in Carseland School and in sports,Rita played an active role in both. In2010 they welcomed their rst Grand-child, Caleb who lives close by in Spear-

grass. Rita continues to spend time withher horses, and also enjoys scrapbook-ing, skiing, traveling, gardening and ofcourse loves spending time with herfamily.

Rita joined the Carseland Public Bene-

t Club in 1997 and has been a memberever since. She is our present Presidentand also chaired this position back in1999/2000. She has also held the posi-tions of Vice-President and Casino ChairPerson. Rita has been a huge part of ourChocolate Fantasy Night in many areas,

but especially the Chocolate. She has

found several of our delicious recipiesand can always be found in the kitchenprior to and during this event.

World events from this decade:

1992 - First Nicotine Patch Invented.First Canadian woman in space.1993- Bill Clinton becomes the 42ndU.S President.1995 - Oklahoma Bombing.1997- Lady Diana passes away in car ac-cident.1998 - Sandra Schmirler led her curlingteam to Gold.2001 - 911 Hijacked planes crashed intothe two World Trade Towers and thePentagon.2002 - Canadian dollar hits all time lowagainst the U.S dollar and U.S. invades

Afganistan.

PB Club events from this decade:

1992-Several pie plates were pur-chased by the club so that all pies made

by the members for catering would bethe same size. All pies were to be cut in5 equal pieces.

1994 - The PB Club was instrumen-tal in designing and purchasing itemsfor the kitchen of the New Hall thatopened in Carseland.

1998 - Meetings started to be held inthe Seniors rooms instead of membershomes.

2000 - First Chocolate Fantasy Night

was held.2000 - More Trials to the Bow His-

tory book was published.2001 - It was decided that the club

would no longer do catering and localshowers.


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Phone Sharon Tibeau at 403 934-5335 or email:[email protected] for more information or to requesta funding application.

During 2011 Wheatland FCSS was able to provide fnancialsupport to the ollowing community programs;

GHSD Family School Community Resource Program,GHSD Drug & Alcohol Prevention, GHSD Welcome toKindergarten program, Healthy Families, Project Hope,Roots o Empathy, Christ the Redeemer Family SchoolLiaison Program, Growing Opportunities/Growing FamiliesSociety, Junior Achievement, Rockyord Library,Foothills Fetal Alcohol Society, Step One Support Group,Bridging the Gap, Strathmore Wheatland Addictions Team(SWAT), the Gleichen Kids Club, andseveral educational workshops and courses.

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welfare.As a not-for-prot organization, the PB

Club exists solely to promote the health,well being, safety, and education of thegeneral population of the Carseland dis-trict. For ninety-nine years the PB Clubattempts to ll or enhance any void inneeded service areas that relate or affectCarseland and its surrounding popula-tion. The PB Club is not facility driven,nor sports or agriculturally focused, buthas supported a variety of populations

within the larger county area (i.e.: se-niors, children, maternity, voluntary as-sociations).

Historically the PB Club has been forfemale members only.However this was moredue to the fact that themen were either workingthe land or serving in thearmed forces. The divi-sion of labor was so muchmore distinct back then;females predominantlydid stitching and cooking.In 1998, open membership was dis-cussed and it was agreed that any com-munity member was welcome to join.

There has yet to be a male member. TheCarseland Public Benet Club does havea broad-based membership of ladies liv-ing in and around Carseland township.

In April 2012 the Club will celebratetheir 100th Anniversary. Because theiroriginal undertakings included exten-sive support to the Red Cross (for ex-

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Did You Know?

Groundhogs are one o the ew animals that really

hibernate? Hibernation is not just a deep sleep, but actu-

ally a deep coma, where the body temperature drops to

a ew degrees above reezing, the heart barely beats, the

blood scarcely fows and breathing nearly stops.

Insects dont bother groundhogs and germs pretty

much leave them alone? They are resistant to the

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excited for

upcoming eventsReece Kenney

Rockyford 4-H Beef Club Report

Our club held their rst club

meeting on Nov. 7. The club metat Rockyford Hall at 5 p.m. Thisyear we have 19 members. Wel-come to all the new membersjoining our club!

Our club weigh-in was heldat the Dahm Place on Nov. 18,at 10 a.m. Thanks to WheatlandCounty, for the use of their scale.We held our Christmas Party

on Dec. 30 at the DrumhellerBowling alley. A fun time washad by all members who attend-ed and their families.

Upcoming events include Pub-lic Speaking at the RockyfordHall (Feb. 6) and Awards Nightat the Rockyford Hall (Mar. 12).

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Our District has been re-ally busy over the last cou-ple of months. We have attended Multi

Species Judging in Olds atthe Cow Palace. Toni Com-stock took home a rstplace award for Seniors.

Our District Meetingwas held on Jan. 18. Therewere many junior councilmembers in attendance.Dale Palsson is the new Junior Council President.They are planning anotherRegional Funday on May4 at the Strathmore CivicCentre.

Regional Curling in Aird-rie was also well attendedby our District with Strath-more Multi, Standard Beef,Hussar Beef and Crowfoot

Multi Clubs being in atten-dance. Fun was had by all.District Curling is be-

ing held on Feb. 23 at theStrathmore Curling Club what a great way toget to meet more peoplethroughout the WheatlandDistrict.

Make sure you get in-formation from your clubleaders pertaining to a

Roughnecks game in Cal-gary in March anotherRegional event and bringyour family.

Here is wishing all 4-Hmembers the best for theircommunication projectwhether it is a speech or apresentation.

Please visit our new 4-HBlog at http://wheatland-district.blogspot.com/. Ifany club would like tostart a blog or would like asome help getting started,please contact Toni Com-stock.

4-H Motto: Learn to doby doing, but make sureyou have fun!!

Strathmore library looking to help

people become more techno savvyshannon LecLaiR

Times Reporter

In todays society, un-derstanding technology is very important, which iswhy the Strathmore Munic-ipal Library is offering freetechnology courses overthe next couple of months.Jessie Bach will be runningthe technology courses un-til the end of March.

I have had a few peoplecome in just looking forsome basic help, sort ofgetting stuff started usingthe Internet and effectiveGoogle searching and thatsort of thing, said Bach.

It seems like everybodygot e-readers for Christmasso I have been spendinglots of time with people, just sort of helping themget their e-readers set upand learn how to takebooks out of the library.

There are a number ofcourses being offered be-

ginning in February, andthough they are free, someof them do require the par-ticipants to have a librarycard. There is also the op-tion of setting up someone-on-one time for those who dont feel a course-style session will providethem the help they need.

The big thing with thatis if people dont nd acourse that appeals tothem, or if they are a re-ally basic beginner thatneeds help with a mouseand keyboard and maybecouldnt keep up that kindof thing, said Bach.

They could really comein for any sort of computerhelp they need, my only re-striction is I dont do com-

puter repair and I reallydont want to mess withany viruses.

Some of the courses be-ing offered include usinge-readers, e-books, Over-drive, and e-resources.There will also be a gettingstarted course with Micro-soft Word, and Facebookfor beginners.

Career cruising, thatsanother online resourcethat we have but its superhandy. It proles a wholebunch of jobs and it givesyou tests to gure out what youre best at, like a reallife job bank is on theretoo. Im hoping to get thestudents out for that one,well see, said Bach.

She doesnt teach aboutTwitter but says she thinksthe biggest mistake peoplemake is, they go onto Twit-ter thinking it is like Face-book and try to nd theirfriends and have conversa-tions.

At least for me it didntwork like that. I use Twitterto follow a whole bunchof new sites, like CTV Cal-gary, CBC, the Calgary Her-ald and things like that. Ialso follow a lot of libraryindustry stuff, like all theprofessional associationsand any librarian I can ndon there I make sure andfollow. Its kind of whereI do my professional net- working and also newssurng, said Bach.

Registering in advancefor courses is recommend-ed since there is limited

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Presented by Calgary Dance Express ofStrathmore. An event for the whole family.

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Royal Canadian LegionFor information regarding hall rentals, darts and crib,please call 403.934.5119

MOPS(Mothers Of Preschoolers)meet 1st and 3rd Thursdays 9:30am 11:30am at theStrathmore Alliance Church.

Babysitting available for ages 0 - 6.For more information call Jennifer at403-934-5799 or visit www.mops.org

Strathmore Parent and Tot Playgroup,meets every Tuesday at 9:30 - 11:30 am. in theStrathmore United ChurchBasement. For more information callTammy at 403-983-7284 or

Ali at 403-934-2089. $1 per child

Strathmore District Health Services AuxiliaryMeetings are held the fourth Monday of the month@ 1:30 pm, (excluding July & August). Lower levelConference Room at the Strathmore Hospital. Newmembers welcome. For more info please call 403-

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Strathmore & District Chamber of Commercemeets the second Thursday of the month@ 7:00 p.m. All members welcome.

Check web page for meeting location. For moreinformation call 403-901-3175 or

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Come Fly With Us903 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Sqn. Meet Wednes-days at 6:30pm at the blue building and Quonset onthe Ag grounds. Boys & Girls welcome between 12& 19 years. Call Joanna Howard at 403-983-5796for more information.

HIV Edmontonproviding support, education and advocacy for thoseinfected with, affected by or at risk of HIV and AIDSfor 25 years. Go to www.hivedmonton.com or calltoll free 1.877.388.5742.

TOPS Take Off Pounds SensiblyWant to Lose Those Unwanted Pounds?? Needsupport to reach your goal? We are here for you!We meet every Thursday at 6:30 pm @the Anglican

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The Hope Bridges SocietyBoard meetings held the third Tuesday of each monthat 7 p.m. Please call Marvin Hilton 403-901-8872for information.

Strathmore Musical Arts Society,If you love music and musicians and have a specialsoft spot for the Blues, you would enjoy being part ofthis group. Call 403-934-4196 or 403-680-7721 toget on our phone or email list and be noties aboutmeetings and upcoming events.

Strathmore Elks Lodge #491meets 3rd Tuesday at the StrathmoreCurling Club 6:30 pm. Steak Supper at7 pm. New Members welcome.Call Greg 403-888-6155.

Strathmore Homeschool Familes.Any Strathmore and Area familes that arehomeschooling are invited to joinour Yahoo Group. groups.yahoo.com/group/strathmorehsfams

Meals on Wheelsis available in Strathmore. For information or toobtain this service please contact Wheatland FCSS at403-934-5335.

Strathmore FASD Parent Support Groupat the Strathmore United Church.For more info call Pam @652-4776.

Strathmore Caregiver Support GroupThis is an opportunity for caregivers to nd supportand benet from interaction with others in a similarsituation. For more information or to register call

Amy Yaneza at 403-361-7176.

Sunday School for All Ages:Lord of All Lutheran Church offersChristian Education opportunities for ages 3 years toadult, on Sunday Mornings. All are Welcome! Formore information please call Margo Sevick 403-901-

2044 or call the Church Ofce at 403-934-2374.

Wheatland Conservation & Wildlife Association

(Your local sh & game club). Meetings 2ndThursday every month, 7:30pm at the Clubhouse.Call Larry at 403-934-4388 for more information.

Strathmore Lions Clubmeets the rst and third Thursday at the

Strathmore Civic Centre at 6:45 pm.

Strathmore Country Gardens ClubMeetings at least once per month. Tours, guestspeakers, workshops and much more included in amembership. $20 single, $30 family.For more information visitwww.strathmorecountrygardensclub.webs.comor phone Linda Pekrul 403-901-0017.

Strathmore Masonic Lodge #53meets the rst Monday of each Month at 7:30 p.m.Call Glen at 403-901-6038. Website:www.strathmore53.com

Adult Competitive Drop In VolleyballWednesdays 7-9 Crowther Memorial Junior High$2.00 per drop inBegins Wednesday September 21, 2011

Free Tree for all New Born BabiesAttention all infants remind your parents to registeryour birth so a tree can be planted commemoratingyour birth in the Chinook Credit Union Birth Forestin Strathmore. Registration Forms are available at theTown ofce, Chinook Credit Union and Health Unit.(A Communities in Bloom Project)

Healing Rooms,open for prayer Mondays from 7 to 9 pm. at theHarvest Healing Centre at 115A-3rd. Avenue inStrathmore. Everyone is Welcome.

Strathmore Full Gospel ChurchWere a Pentecostal Bible basedfamily church that has something for all ages. Call934-2225 or visit www.strathmorefullgospel.com

Blackfoot Crossings new winter hoursare Monday Friday 9am 5pm.Call 403-734-4383 for more information.

Wheatland Business WomenMeet the second Tuesday of the month @ 8:00 amat Days Inn & Suites. New members welcome http://businesswomen.ca and follow us on Facebook. Call403-324-6641.

Chestermere and area Children (& Families)

with Type 1 Diabetes.Our Goal is to create a group of mature, responsiblemembers where we open our own homes as SafePlaces for Diabetic Children to go to if ever inDiabetic Distress. Join the Facebook group for moreinformation.

Parent Link has reopened asHand-In-Hand Parent Link Centre!Call 403-983-0076 for Program information or dropby the ofce in Country Lane Mall for aProgram Calendar.

The Community Crisis Society,

operating Wheatland Shelteris currently seeking volunteer applicants to serve onthe board. Interest individuals may contact Gerryat (403) 934-6634, Monday -Thursday, or e-mail:[email protected].

Wheatland Rural Crime Watch.Meetings are the 3rd Thursday of each Month.Featuring guest speakers. Formore information call 403-934-4055.

Strathmore & District Agricultural SocietyDarcy Ledene - General ManagerStrathmore & District Agricultural [email protected] 403.934.5811 Ofce403.999.7646 Cell 403.901.0299 FaxFacebook: Strathmore StampedeTwitter: Strathmore Rodeo

Strathmore Regional Victim Services Society

(SRVSS)SRVSS is looking for men and women interestedin becoming front line victim advocates to providesupport, information and referrals to victims of crimeor tragedy. We need individuals interested in a chal-lenging and rewarding volunteer experience who arecaring and non-judgmental with a sincere interest inhelping victims move past their immediate trauma.We provide extensive training in many areas, includ-ing sexual assaults, domestic violence, suicide, courtpreparation, and sudden death.If you are interested in volunteering your time pleasecontact Lesley Hering at the Strathmore RCMPDetachment at (403) 934-6552.

Strathmore Baptist Church MeetingSundays @ 11am and Thursdays @ 7pm, Call PastorDavid Blankenship for info 403-390-4431.

Happy Gang 55 plus SeniorsMeetings; 2nd Tuesday every month @ 1:15pm.Potluck Supper; fourth Tuesday every month at5:30pm. Everyone welcome!Hall Rental; $80. Call Shirley @ 403-934-9927.All other inquiries call Eric @ 403-901-1596.

RCCG Peculiar People Assembly,

Strathmore MeetingSunday Services at 10am & Wednesdays Bible studyat 7pm. Venue: Chuck Mercer room of CentennialCivic Centre. PH: 403-667-7832 e-mail [email protected]

The Strathmore Youth Clubis looking for people interested in leading youth

programs and for a Volunteer Coordinator. If you areinterested in either of these positions, please contactthe Strathmore Youth Clubs Program Coordinator forapplication details, [email protected] or 403-324-4521


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Shannon LeClair

Photos

Th StrathorFun Runnrs hostsan annual showand shin vryyar, and us thfunds thy raisfro thir auctionit to hlp out lo-cal organizations.This yar thy pr-sntd a chqu

for $600 to both thWhatland FoodBank and th YouthClub of Strathor.Top: Trry montford(lft), Pastor Dawnwith th YouthClub, and ShawnPalndat. Botto:Trry montford(lft), ed Zahariukwith th food bank,and Shawn Paln-dat

Meet &Greet

with Danielle Smith& Jason Hale

WILDROSE LEADER DANIELLE SMITH

IS COMING TO BROOKS

11:30am - 1:30pm

Mon. Feb 6, 2012

Aces Lounge & Grill

341 9th Street East, Brooks

Join Wildrose Leader

Danielle Smith and

Strathmore-Brooks

Candidate Jason Hale

for a meet & greet

and buffet lunch.

For more info:

Jason at 403-793-1611

[email protected]

.CA

Calling all tness instructorsShannon LeCLair

Times Reporter

Strathmore and Wheatland Countysnewest one stop shop tness website(www.wheatlandtness.ca) is almostready to go, and will hopefully launchby Valentines Day.

Im looking for all instructors, soanybody who teaches Karate, TaeKwon Dowould be benecial to it,said Tracy Stokoe.

Im looking for all ranges, so kids,adult, older adults, everything. Itsmeant to be a multiuse website thatsuser friendly to everybody, that theycan nd out (about) clubs in the area,

drop-in classes and registered classes. The website is meant to be a onestop shop for all things tness and rec-

reation in Strathmore and WheatlandCounty.

Instructors interested in adding theirclasses to the site are being asked toprovide a copy of their certication.Stokoe said it is so they can ensurepeople are nding an instructor whois properly certied to provide thetraining they are offering. The website will be an interactive

site with blogs, contests and an up-to-date calendar of events. Communitytness events, such as the Childrens Wish Foundations Walk for Wishes,will also be advertised on the site.

We hope to get everybody movingand having fun, said Stokoe.

Anyone interested in nding outmore can contact [email protected].

Strathmore Theatre Players Guildpresents variety showManny everett

Times Contributor

The Strathmore Theatre playershosted a showcase of talent on Fridayand Saturday night at the Theatre inthe Strathmore High School to raiseawareness of the group and differ-ent avenues available in the town for

those interested in the Arts.The organization is completely vol-unteer driven and there are a varietyof opportunities for people to get involved. Each production requires anumber of people in a variety of rolesso whatever your interests, they canalways use and grow your talents. A few of the highlights from the

evening included a quirky play aboutcourtship, marriage and reconcilia-tion called Canker Sores and OtherDistractions; an anthology of playsby American Playwright ChristopherDurang, whose vibrant charactersincluded Prunella, played by LauraBakken, waitress Midge played wellby Doug Keeling and Martin played

by Mike Ell. One of the guild mem-bers, Michael Newton, who MCd theevent went on to say that the threeactors were similar to a combinationof Richard Dreyfuss, Meryl Streepand Dustin Hoffman.

Following this short play the Strath-more Childrens Choir (SCC) per-formed two pieces called The JonesBoys and Sound The Trumpet ledby their Choral Director Loralee Lay-cock. Laycock directs three separatechoirs in Strathmore, Bravo (Kinder-

garten Grade 1), Encore (Grade2 - 6) and Finale (Grade 7 and up).SCCs mandate is to give all childrenthe opportunity to experience the joythat music can bring in a fun, safe,friendly learning environment. Musictouches the hearts of those who hearit in a unique way, and their hopeis that the music our children learn

through singing in a choir will remainin their hearts forever. Laycock alsoperformed with her two daughters,RaeAnne (10) and Shelby (8) in anacappella rendition of Blue Moon.For more information on becominga part of Strathmore childrens Choircontact can be made through www.strathmorechildrenschoir.com

Guild Members Angela Reeves andDoug Keeling prepared a beauti-ful duet of the song Lets Call The Whole Thing Off. Their chemistryon the stage through acting was also very evident in their ability to per-form in this other genre.Tanya Wolff (Co-Chair of the Guild)

gave a dramatic choral performance

of Into The Woods, complete withcostuming. She was certainly com-fortable in her performances as sheappeared in a few numbers of bothsinging and acting.The Guild is always open to receiv-

ing new members to come out andhave fun in the Arts. For more infor-mation about Strathmores TheatreGuild and how you can get involvedin a variety of levels please contactthem through their website [email protected]

Local car club gives back to the community

Photo courtesy of Brentwood Elementary Wendy Hatton

Brntwood elntary Schools Grad 3 hostd a bak sal on Wdnsday, Jan. 25 during th blockbfor lunch. Th class is raising funds to buy two goats for a villag in ndia. With our social studisprogra, w hav bn larning about ndia and hav discovrd how disadvantagd any of thchildrn ar in this country. many do not vn hav th chanc to attnd school! W ar trying to bglobal citizns and hlp othrs who ar not as fortunat as w ar in Canada with our quality oflif. Th goal was to rais $518. Th studnts anagd to rais $479.16 and on fathr ca in andtoppd up th funds to rach th original goal.

Bake sale for India

Th Strathor Thatr Playrs put on a wintr varity show atStrathor High School January 27 and 28. Top: StrathorChildrns Choir singing Th Jons Boys dirctd by Loral

Laycock. Right: Rgular Thatr Guild Actrss Tanya Wolff sing-ing nto Th Woods.

Manny Everett Photos


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f e b r u a r y 3 , 2 0 1 2

HomeGame

sSaturday, February 4

8:00 pm vs Blackfalds Ford WranglersStrathmore Family Centre - Gold Arena

AWAY GAMES: Friday, February 3 7:30 pm Cochrane

Come Watch Our Run for the Playoffs!

Despite picking uponly one point on

the weekend, the

UFA Bisons clinched

a playoff berth in

the Alberta MidgetHockey League.

The Bisons lost 6-3

versus the Calgary

Northstars on Jan.

27 (shown here),before posting a 4-4

draw with the K of C

Pats two days later.

Mario Prusina Photo

Mario Prusina

Times Editor

It was a bad weekend on the scoreboard,but a great weekend in the standings forthe UFA Bisons.The local triple-A midget team failed to

win either of their home weekend games,but managed to clinch a berth in the play-offs by gaining one point in the standings.The Bisons opened the weekend with a

6-3 loss to Calgary Northstars on Jan. 27 atthe Strathmore Family Centre, before earn-ing a 4-4 draw versus the K of C Pats on Jan. 29, clinching fth place in the South

Division.Thats the positive I guess, said Bisons

head coach Jeremy Friesen of the week-end. No moving up and no moving down,I think were pretty entrenched in fth. Atthe end of the day, anywhere from sixthto third is where we wanted to be youdont have home ice advantage in that rstgame, but youre going to have to win onthe road eventually and weve been justas successful on the road as we have athome.

It is what it is and well have to makethe best of it weve king of dug ourselvesour own spot as far as where were at (by)giving away points. Weve let teams stickaround and this is the result and the stateweve created for ourselves.

No sense looking back at what was, we just have to make sure weve learnt ourlesson and get prepared for whats ahead.

In the rst game, the Bisons strugglingpower play cost them the win, as theywent a disastrous 0-9 with the man advan-tage. After giving up the tying goal latein the second period to make it 2-2, theBisons had a ve-on-three for a full twominutes early in the third frame that wentfruitless.

Shortly after, the Northstars scored fourgoals in the nal 7:55 of the game to clinchthe win.

Its almost like when we get a powerplay, we slow the entire game down, saidFriesen. We dont pay attention, we dont

execute plays, we miss guys on the tape(with passes) we think we have all thisextra time and space to get added creativ-ity and be the guy to make the play.

Well, it doesnt work were not get-ting the results. Honestly, I think its timeto give other players an opportunity andnot settle for guys who are not going to dowhat we want them to do.

We cant keep giving the same guys anopportunity for not performing.The Bisons then played their nal reg-

ular season home game against the Pats,settling for the one point that clinchedtheir playoff spot.

Despite going up 1-0, the Bisons gaveup three unanswered goals before scoringthree of their own. With the 4-3 lead, the Bisons gave up

the tying goal with just 2:12 remaining inthe game.

It ended up in a tie, and to be hon-est with you, I like the way we played,said the coach. Our power play was bet-ter we didnt get the results we wantedto, but our puck movement, attention todetail and our willingness to attack the netwas much better. We made four defensivemistakes where our d-men were trying tomake plays that werent there and thosefour mistakes ended up in the back of ournet.The Bisons, who have gone 1-5-2 since

returning from the Macs Tournament, willnally take a weekend off as the leaguehosts its annual all-star game.According to Friesen, the break will help

the Bisons get rejuvenated for the nalthree games of the regular season all onthe road before the playoffs start.

The break is absolutely huge wevebeen challenging these guys a lot and put-ting pressure on them, said the coach. Itwill give them a chance to get away fromthe rink, focus, recharge and realize howmuch fun they have when they come tothe rink and play this game.

I think it will help them out down thestretch here and hopefully we can benetfrom it.

Bisons clinch playoff berth

sportsThe Standard Rams held

a game against the Ju-nior high boys team from

Crowther Memorial the

Cougars. Both teams

played hard and the

score was close for theentirety of the four quar-

ters. The Cougars pulled

a lot of three pointers in

their favour but in the

end the Standard Ramspulled through with the

win of 20 to 17.

Manny Everett Photo

Manny EvErEtt

Times Contributor

The Gleichen Arena was lledwith many gure skaters of all agegroups from Strathmore, Bassanoand Gleichen, and their families asthey performed their various rou-tines for the packed arena.

Before these performances hap-pen there are many hours of hard

work, practicing, make-up, cos-tume buying and bundles of nervesfrom the skaters, parents and, ofcourse, their respective coaches.

There is a lot of hard work and aculmination of time and effort putinto the performances that happenin matter of a few short minutes.

Coach Carrie Lassiter encourag-es her girls a few seconds beforethey go out on the ice with smilesan

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