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Smoky Lake County had 14 new casesof COVID-19 reported last week whileSturgeon County had 10 new reportedcases.

According to the Alberta governmentwebsite, as of Sept. 18 the number ofreported cases in Smoky Lake Countyspiked with 14 new cases bringing the totalnumber of active cases to 19. Of its 31reported cases, 12 are recovered.

Sturgeon County west and the smallerurban centers within it had 44 reportedcases of COVID-19 with eight of thembeing new cases. There were 11 reported

active cases and 33 recovered cases.Sturgeon County east had two new

reported cases. It has 13 reported cases ofwhich 11 were recovered. The total num-ber of cases in Sturgeon County was 57.

In Thorhild County the number ofreported cases remained at five, with all ofthem recovered.

The Town of Morinville continued tohave a total of 12 reported cases: oneactive case and 11 recovered.

Sturgeon west includes Legal and BonAccord. Sturgeon east includes Gibbonsand Redwater.

The Town of Redwater will launch aDerrick Dollars Program October first toencourage mask wearing and help supportlocal businesses. The intent of the programis to reward people following COVID-19guidelines and encourage mask wearing ina positive way.

“We really hope that it will encouragepoeple to wear masks,” said mayor MelSmith. “Wearing them right now is veryimportant. We don’t want to impose abylaw, so we’re hoping this will encouragepeople to wear masks.”

Throughout the program participatingretailers will award Derrick Dollars to ran-dom customers who wear masks and fol-low sanitization protocols. Some DerrickDollars will also be given out by the townbylaw officer, councillors and town staffwhen they see people wearing a custom

mask that catches their eye or displayinggreat behavior in an effort to help stop thespread of COVID-19.

Customers can redeem one Derrick Dol-lar coupon per transaction at any partici-pating store when making a minimum pur-chase of $5. Derrick Dollars cannot beredeemed on items such as gift cards, med-icine, Lotto tickets or cigarettes.

All participating stores will have aposter at the front of their store to indicatethat they will accept Derrick Dollars.Retailers will be compensated 90 percentof the Derrick Dollar value by the town atthe end of the program.

The program will run Oct. 1 to Dec. 1.During that time 5,555 Derrick Dollarswill be given out. They may be used untilDecember 7. Town employees and coun-cillors will not be eligible for the program.

COVID-19 cases spike inSmoky Lake, Sturgeon

Redwater’s Derrick Dollars will promotemasks and support local businesses

Thorhild County employee Mike Sekersky and Cera Contracting's Brian Lupashukwatch as the Super-Schmidt Meteor Camera is lifted into the NewbrookObservatory Sept. 14. Story page A5. --photo providedby ThorhildCounty

Grads gather for Cap TossThorhild Central School 2020 graduates participate in their school'straditional grad cap toss in the air following a COVID-19 style convocationceremony Sept. 12. The event was held outdoors at the school, with thegraduates dressed in the formal finery they would have worn to a banquetif they were able to hold one. “It was a beautiful outdoor ceremony and afitting way to officially finish up their journey through high school,” saidprincipal Justin Gross. “Congratulations grad class of 2019-2020.” Therewas no dinner at the event, but V&Z Catering prepared take home meals

for all the guests. CONSIGNMENT SALESunday Sept 27 at 10:00am

SALE SITE: 13 kms west of Thorhild to RR 231, 6 kms south orfrom Clyde 21 kms east to RR 231, 6 kms south

VEHICLES: 1994 Volvo single axel grain truck c/w new sws 18’steel box * nordic hoist silage end gate * 2008 Pontiac Montana *Bobcat quick attach 8’ blade hyd angle • YARD: JD STX 38 hydromower * garden cultivators • TOOLS & SHOP: PV Tecnic & UniverWM2L/E auto PVC welders * mig welder * 2 gas motors with hydpumps * table saws • HOUSEHOLD: Beds * dressers * sofas *recliners * new dishwasher * washer * fridge * microwave * bunkbeds * tables * much more • COINS & CURRENCY: Approx 40 lotsof coin & currency • STEEL: 1000’ 1” square tubing 500’ 11/4 320’13/4 • MISC: Paint gun & supplies * plastic & steel barrels * snowfence * pile pine logs for fire wood * new hardware * steel doors *windows * 11/2 plastic hose * 36 sq bales hay * shop cupboards *steel locker * ice fishing tents • COLLECTABLES: 2 cast bath tubs* cast hames * radios * cabbage cutter * oak table NOTE: This is a very partial listing. Terms of sale are cash saleday. Subject to additions and deletions. Some items may besubject to owners approval. Luch available by Porkey’s. For listing& pictures go to www.globalauctionguide.com

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SHOP & 6 BEDROOM HOME ON 155 ACRES OF BUSH

Large, mature forest with a cleared yard sitewith a 6 bedroom, 2 bath home built in 2000.This unique property has a 90x30' shop inbsmt which is built into the hillside & the

upper floor is a 2700 sq ft home. Staircase from bsmt leads to alovely sunroom with patio doors into the large kitchen with oakcabinets. There is a massive LR at the other end of the house withpatio doors opening to deck. The remainder of the upper level has6 bedrooms, 2 three piece baths (one with a jazucci tub) & storage& laundry area. Basement has in-floor heat & is divided intogarage, 30x50' shop area, 3pce bath & storage & utility room.Drilled well fills a cistern which gives plenty of water. Located alittle over an hour north of Edmonton, just a few min north ofNewbrook. It is 2 miles west of Hwy 63 at the end of a dead endroad, surrounded by crown land. Perfect for hunting retreat, homebusiness, or large family. $395,000. Call Heather to view.

CUTE AFFORDABLE THORHILD HOME This extremely cute 900 sq ft 1 bedroomhome has been substantially upgraded inthe past couple of years but has maintainedmuch of its original character. A secondbedroom could be made quite easily by

adding a wall. Features include original hardwood flooring, someoriginal antique doors, wood stove, updated kitchen with island andmain floor laundry. The hot water tank was replaced in about 2017and in the past two years there have been major upgrades includingshingles, furnace, paint, all new bathroom with deep soaker tub, vinylplank flooring in kitchen and bathroom, windows, kitchen sink andbacksplash. There is a partial basement with a 4 pce bathroom,furnace area, storage space and a crafts area. Huge 66'x125' fencedyard with garden spot, fire pit, and new deck and pergola. Located inthe Hamlet of Thorhild which has an outdoor swimming pool, grocerystore, dentist, medical clinic, restaurants...everything you need.About an hour north of Edmonton. $79,900. Call Heather to view.

150 ACRES OF GRAIN LAND IN THORHILDGreat opportunity here to increase yourgrain land holdings or build your dream

home and start your own farm. 150 acres of good productivesoil. Approximately 100 acres open grain land and the remainderis natural bush areas. Small dugout on property. Power runsalong the road in front of most of this quarter. Land could besubdivided again. Located about 12 miles NW of Thorhild.Adjoining 10 acre yardsite with shop and utilities is also for sale.$335,000. Call Heather for more info.

LAC LA NONNE ACREAGE Nicely upgraded 1440 sq ft 3 bdrm, 2bath home with 28'x24' heated garageon 3.11 ac, right on pavement.

Upgrades since 2016 include gas h/w tank, all new plumbing lines,flooring, kitchen cabinets, counter tops & backsplash, new rangehood & paint. A professional reverse osmosis water system wasinstalled for the whole water system just a few years ago as well.Not too long before that new vinyl siding & metal roof wereinstalled along with some new windows, bath renovations, interiordoors and pressure treated front and back decks. Gorgeouslandscaping with fire pit area, large mature trees and perennialsbeds. There is a fenced in dog run with a large shade tree in it andalso a partially fenced pasture area for a couple horses, cows orgoats. Fence just needs wire on one side to complete. Commutingdistance to the city yet close to the lake for swimming & boating.$209,900. Call Heather to view.

HALF MILE OF LAKEFRONT ON HALF MOON LAKE

A rare opportunity for a oneof a kind property! A half

mile of lakefront on south side of Half Moon Lake, only a halfhour north of Edmonton. Swimming, boating, fishing, hunting,snowmobiling, horseback riding right on your doorstep. 78.63acs is bordered on north side by lake & on south side by crownland. Property is mostly treed with lots of cleared trailsthroughout. 1422 sq ft home was built in 2009 & could be usedas weekend getaway or year round home. There is one bdrm onmain floor & second bdrm on upper floor. There is a fullunfinished bsmt that could easily be developed if more space isneeded. There is an insulated 50'x30' shop & 200'x80' indoorriding arena with 40'x20' attached barn & 60'x20' covered leanto. Property is all set up on solar with a back up generator.$1,290,000. Call Heather for more info.

HOUSE AND SHOP IN THORHILD Well maintained original owner, 3+1bedroom, 1024 sq ft bungalow andshop on 130'x100' lot in Thorhild.

Basement has just been reno’d and has a second kitchen, familyroom, bedroom, laundry area and 3 pce bath. The 43'x26' metalclad shop is heated with both a gas furnace and wood stove.Two 10'x10' doors and high ceilings offer room to park an RV ortruck. The yard features a built in brick bbq, back deck, hugegarden area, RV hookup for your guests, lots of parking andgrass. A great property with room for everything. Rent out bsmtfor extra income. $168,500. Call Heather to view.

10,000 SQ FT COMMERCIALLOT IN LEGAL

Prime 100'x100' commercial lotin great area right on main street

in Legal. Perfect opportunity here to build your own building foryour business or build an office building to rent out or apply torezone for multi family residential. Use your imagination! Legal is agreat community just 20 min north of St Albert with lots ofopportunity for your business venture. $49,900 plus gst CallHeather for details.

LAROSE CRESCENT CONDO Very nicely kept 3 bdrm condo with single att’dgarage. Features great room concept LR/kitchenwith lots of kitchen cabinets with island & gasfireplace. Patio doors from dining area to two tieredback deck. Upper floor has a good sized MB with 4

piece ens & w/i closet as well as two extra bdrms & 4 pce bath. Bsmt isfinished with FR with a b/i office desk & is wired for surround sound.There is roughed in plumbing for a bath in the bsmt & large storage areain laundry/furnace room. This is an end unit so the backyard is extralarge as you have grassed common space beside this unit. Greataffordable housing in Morinville. $229,900. Call Glenn to view.

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LAND OF ALL SIZES• 135’x42’ serviced mobile home lot in Thorhild - $13,900• 10,000 sq ft commercial lot in Legal - $49,900

Call Heather or Glenn for more info on any of these

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HORSE SET UP WITHWALKOUT BUNGALOW

This one will WOW you!Fantastic 61 acre horse set up

with gorgeous walkout bungalow on pavement, just off hwy 28, a fewminutes north of Edmonton. 2327 sq ft air conditioned home, south facingbackyard with million dollar view of the valley & Edmonton lights from the3 seasons sunroom. Large LR with massive stonefaced fireplace,adjoining kitchen has newer quartz countertops, built in appliances &plenty of cabinets & counterspace. Massive MB with gorgeous ensuitewith clawfoot tub, m/f laundry & den complete this level. Walkoutbasement has 3 more bdrms, FR & plenty of storage. 80'x100' indoorriding arena with att'd 3 stall barn, 8 corrals, & land that could be pastureor hay. 42'x27' triple att’d garage with in floor heating plus a 56'x30' shopcomplete this property. $1,785,000. Call Glenn to view.

8.8 ACRES LESS THAN ½ HOURTO ST ALBERT

It's rare to find larger acreages in SturgeonCounty but here is one for you! 8.8 aclocated less than ½ hour to Edmonton or St

Albert, just west of Riviere Qui Barre. Has a 2008 22' wide 3 bedroom,2 bath manufactured home & a 80'x40' quonset all set back from theroad & surrounded by natural bush land for privacy. The home featuresvaulted ceilings, large MB with w/i closet & 4 pce ensuite with soakertub & a large screened in front deck. Very pretty setting with lots ofpotential. Pond, trees, room for horses, picnic area or room to parkyour trucks or toys. Start your hobby farm & grow your own food for thenext pandemic! $319,900. Call Glenn to view.

BUSBY ACREAGE Very pretty 2.46 ac, right onpavement, with a 2007 20' wide 4bdrm, 2 bath home featuring a handy

10x10 porch with door to front deck & corner deck with hottub.Large master with 4 pce ensuite with jacuzzi tub & large walk incloset at one end of the home & 3 bdrms at the far end with 4 pcebath. Open great room with lots & lots of cabinets & counter space.There is also a large walk in pantry with room for a freezer. The26'x24' garage is insulated & finished inside & has a 220 plug.There is a drilled well for the house & also an older bored well thatsellers have used for the animals. Set up for a horse or cow with afenced corral & pasture area. Great home at an affordable priceand only about 35 minutes to St Albert or West Edmonton.$269,900. Call Glenn to view.

4 BEDROOM REDWATER BUNGALOW Upgrades since 2008 include ceramic tileand laminate flooring, new countertops inkitchen & bathroom, soaker tub inbathroom, shingles, furnace, HWT, & vinylsiding. Bsmt is finished with a huge FR,

large bdrm with w/i closet, laundry room & 3 pce bath. 60'x120' yard isbeautifully kept & fully fenced. There is a single det’d garage & a largeasphalt parking pad beside it for your extra vehicle or RV unit. Greatvalue here for only $196,800. Call Heather to view.

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The new school to be built in Smoky Lakeas a replacement for the existing H.A. Kostash(HAK) School will be located north of the cur-rent school building, down the hill where a run-ning track is presently located.

Trustee Tom Mykytiuk said, “The northlocation offers a less complicated utility struc-ture, as well as a safer bus lane entrance off54th Avenue, a residential street, rather than855, a secondary highway. As well, construc-tion in the north location will minimize theimpact on school operations in the currentHAK, which will remain in use during the con-struction period for the new school. Our select-ed site will align the school closer to the arena,spray park, museum and town walking trails.”

During the Sept. 10 Aspen View PublicSchool (AVPS) board of trustees meetingsuperintendent Neil O’Shea reported thedesign committee has been working with Stan-tec, the architect for the project, with the focusup to this time on options for the school build-ing placement on the property. The initialapproval was for the new building to be east ofthe current school.

Although it has a number of preferredaspects, the cost of installing sewer and waterat the north site is just over $1 million. At thesite east of the current school, sewer and waterinstallation would be $849,000. O’Shea said

the Town of Smoky Lake and Smoky LakeCounty are willing to discuss off-setting thecost of utilities for thenorth location.

The boardapproved the northsite during its Sept. 10meeting and allocated$100,000 from capitalreserves to offset theutility costs. It alsoagreed in principle toremediate the currentHAK site to grassplay fields with otherpossible activityenhancements.

The new school isplanned for a totalcapacity of 475 stu-dents in Kindergartento grade 12. The cur-rent timeline has con-struction starting inlate spring 2021 withcompletion of theschool in late 2022.

No decision hasbeen made at this timeregarding whether tokeep the small gym

area and newer portion of the existing schoolbuilding.

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Thorhild Central School 2020 graduatesAlynn Lega (Left) and Makayla Rosspose for a photo in their beautiful gradgowns at their COVID-19 styleconvocation ceremony Sept. 12.

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Thorhild County council set reserve bids onthe five properties going to public auction attheir lowest estimated values.

This year the county requested property val-ues from both the county assessor and two local

realtors. In past years only the assessor valueswere used.

“We want to be as absolutely competitive aswe possibly can,” said reeve Kevin Grumetza.“We would much, much rather have this go tothe private sector and have them develop it orlive there than have it come back to the county.It’s better to have somebody living in there andcontributing to the community.”

He said the real estate market has droppedeverywhere.

“It’s a buyer’s market right now,” Grumetzasaid. “That’s why we thought we’d check withrealtors. There was a big variance in those num-bers.”

CAO Paul Hanlan noted that the local real-tors were familiar with the properties and hadlocal knowledge of their conditions that theassessor would not have.

The values provided by the assessor arebased on the previous year’s market. The realtorvaluations were all lower than the assessor val-uations. The following reserve bids wereapproved by council.

In Thorhild values were set at $120,000 and$55,000 for two properties. In Radway a reservebid of $5,000 was set for one property. A 13 acrerural property was set at $45,000 while a threeacre property has a reserve bid of $40,000.

At any time during the tax recovery processup to and including the morning of the publicauction.

County sets reserve bids for public auction

A burning farm truck shoots flames into theair at 190 West Railway Drive in SmokyLake early in the morning Sept. 4. Thisphotos was taken by firefighter HankHolowaychuk enroute to the hall. A briefincident report was provided to incomingcrews and a rapid response had the firequickly contained and extinguised before itcould spread to surrounding structures.

--photo by Hank Holowaychuk

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A couple more for sale signs went up on commercial properties inRedwater last week. On the downtown main street (49 Street) nearlyhalf the commercial properties are vacant or up for sale.

Despite that, Redwater mayor Mel Smith said there are businesspeople interested in locating in Redwater. He also noted that in orderto keep existing businesses here shoppers need to support them.

“There’s very few weeks go by that I don’t get a call from someonewanting to put a business on the highway,” he said. As for the down-town properties, he said they have to be looked at individually.

“It’s unfortunate that most of them are old and not very attractive,”said Smith. “It’s the owner’s responsibility to make them attractive

and rentable.”He also sees an interest in the empty spaces. Smith said,

“I know of many people who have inquired abut it,”regarding the newest building downtown.

That doesn’t mean all is well and good in the town’scommercial sector.

“Industry is hurting,” said Smith. “In the energy sectorthere’s no budget, no growth. Some is caused by federalpolicies. Absolutely.”

Other problems he attributes to the COVID-19 pan-demic.

“There’s businesses in town that are hurting,” he said.“We know that. And it’s mostly out of their control. A lotof it now has to do with COVID because there are peo-ple unemployed and there’s uncertainty of when it’sgoing to end. It’s up to consumers and local residents tosupport them as much as they can.”

Redwater & District Chamber of Commerce presidentNicole Krill said businesses are coping with a triple hitthis year. “Local businesses never expected to be in thissituation, a trifecta of an oil price crash, a pandemic andworld economies turned upside down all within a veryshort amount of time,” she said. “When the COVID-19pandemic was announced, businesses were anxiouslywaiting to hear what government programs were avail-able to them and their employees.”

Many businesses that had to close in March took thetime to regroup and re-structure their businesses. Mostthat were able to reopen have done so. Krill said some ofthe essential businesses that remained open looked to theCanada Emergency Wage Subsidy or other governmentprograms to stay open and keep their employees work-ing.

As for businesses that closed temporarily or perma-nently or are for sale, she said the Chamber has been incontact with many.

“The biggest contributing factor would be the combi-nation of both the oil crash and the economic downturndue to COVID 19,” said Krill. “When oil prices decreasesubstantially like they did (at one point they were in thenegative), cash flow slows to a trickle or stops. Manyoilfield businesses just couldn’t remain cash positive tomeet their current financial obligations and had todeclare bankruptcy.”

She said businesses also encountered challenges cre-ating safety protocols to protect both customers andemployees while securing the proper personal protective

equipment to ensure that their employees were safe while remainingopen. On top of that are the the mental health problems that arosebecause of the pandemic and the uncertainty that surrounds it on per-sonal and professional levels.

As a Chamber, having so many building vacancies is of concern. “This was a concern long before the pandemic,” Krill said. “It

makes you question whether it is because of oil prices, economicdownturn, taxation, cost of development or cost of leased space.” Shefeels more research would be needed to determine why it is happen-ing.

“On the flip side,” said Krill, “we’ve had new businesses that haveopened, including a new dog groomer, a construction company, apharmacy and a second-hand store that has expanded into a new loca-tion, in addition to a local restaurant and hairdresser that took the timeduring the closure to renovate. This is great news for our local econo-my. Moving forward we hope to work more closely with the Econom-ic Development to develop a marketing strategy to continue to attractmore investors to our community.”

Elsie HHicksShe softly smiled and looked into thesad eyes of her husband anddaughters and she said “So long,country bumpkin, the frost is gonenow from on the pumpkin. I’ve seensome sights and life’s beensomething. See you later countrybumpkin”.

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Elsie Hicks(Letersky) who passed away September 10th, 2020 at theage of 87. Elsie was the glue that held together a largefamily of 6 girls, 14 grandkids, 15 great grandkids and aloving husband. The passion she had for her family wasundeniable and allowed for each of us to truly grasp thepowerful relationship between a husband and wife. Terryand Elsie went through good times and bad, never losingsight of what was important – their family.

Her perfect sassy attitude and love for her family will liveon in each family member and the many wonderfulmemories of Elsie Hicks will be forever cherished by all.

She is survived by husband Terry, children Debbie(George), Ryan (Lauren, Everett & Kemper), Brett (Mark,Dylan, Caleb, Blake). Linda (Bill), Justin (Brandy, Bently,Cailyn, Harper), Jaret (Amanda, Odin), Jordan. Lorin(John). Cindy (Shane), Meagan (Blaire, Marek, Oaklyn),Myles (Courteney), Melissa (Rance, Emmett, Memphis,Tucker). Leslee, Halley, Logan. Tania (Corey), Nolan,Nevan, Bailey (Haley, Sophia), Nathan (Jade).Predeceased by parents Mary and Joe, andsiblings Olga and Terry. In lieu of flowers please donate to theKidney Foundation Canada at kidney.ca

For sale signs abound on Redwaterbusiness and industrial property

Grade nine and 10 students play crossnetvolleyball at H.A. Kostash School in SmokyLake Sept. 18. “It’s a great sport,” saidprincipal Dick Richards.

--photo provided by H.A. Kostash School

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The Newbrook Historical Society’s Super-Schmidt Meteor Camera was placed inside therestored Newbrook observatory building Sept. 14.

“While the project is not complete as of yet, thecontractor was able to get the roof mechanism oper-ational on the observatory building, so the NewbrookHistorical Society could have the camera set inplace,” said Thorhild County Community Servicesmanager Carolyn Sedlowsky. “Once the whole proj-ect is complete an unveiling of the property will takeplace.”

While the restoration project is nearly complete,she anticipates the unveiling will not take place untilspring of 2021.

The camera move and placement was done byThorhild County Public Works staff Mike Sekersky,Michael Moffitt, Ivan Osberg and Quinton Warfordand CERA Contracting Ltd’s Rod Ollikka and BrianLupashuk.

“We have to thank Carolyn of the county for allher patience and skills in making all the arrange-ments,” said Newbrook Historical Society volunteerBrian Barnes. “Rod Ollikka and his crew memberBrian Lupashuk of Cera Contracting Ltd of Thorhildvolunteered to undertake the lifting and installationof the camera. This task was completed through thesliding observatory roof and placing the camera ontothe precast concrete pad inside the observatory build-ing. Mike Sekersky and crew were inside the build-ing and assisted with placement onto the four heavy-duty threaded bolts embedded in the concrete as wellas bolting the camera in place.”

Barnes said this could not have been accomplishedwithout the help from the county and Cera.

“We from the Newbrook Historical Society couldnot have undertaken this task; the items were just tooheavy,” Barnes explained. “Two brothers, Blake andDenver Dobey of Newbrook, also assisted with run-ning around and many tasks during the unloadingand placement of the equipment.”

The Newbrook Historical Society located a Super-Schmidt Meteor Camera and its accompanyingequipment identical to what the observatory hadwhen it captured the first North American photo ofSputnik in 1957 and brought it from Ontario in May2019. It was stored at the county Public Works yardin Thorhild since then.

Barnes said for the move on Sept. 14 the crew firstloaded the camera (weighs about 6,500 lbs) with theassistance of a heavy duty fork lift truck providedand operated by Country Steel of Thorhild. The otherobservatory equipment was loaded onto a truck usingcounty equipment and transported from the countyyard to the Newbrook Observatory. Once at the sitecounty staff unloaded the other equipment from thetruck.

“Most of the equipment is very heavy, and Mikeand staff maneuvered the items through the singledoor at the observatory, down a step and placed theitems in the storage area,” said Barnes. He com-mended “Thorhild County for storing the camera andequipment at the county yard since the arrival fromeast of Oshawa, Ontario, and the renovation workcompleted under Alberta Heritage guidelines toreturn the buildings to their original condition.” Heestimated the restoration will be complete by the endof September.

Restoration of the observatory site was done thissummer by Thorhild County, which owns the site.The project budget was $193,000. The Alberta His-torical Resources Foundation (AHRF) approved agrant to cover 50 percent of eligible expenses up to amaximum of $88,180. Any items replaced at the sitehad to match or be made as close as possible to theoriginal in order to meet Alberta HistoricalResources requirements.

The approximately one acre of land for the New-brook Observatory was purchased by the federalgovernment for $65 from Newbrook area farmerAdolph Meyn in 1947. The observatory was con-structed in 1951. In 1957 Arthur Griffin took the firstphoto in North America of the Russian Sputnik satel-lite. The observatory was declared a provincial his-toric resource in February 1995.

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Brian Lupashuk checks the load before Cera ContractingLtd lifts the Super-Schmidt Meteor Camera into theNewbrook Observatory Sept. 14.

--photos provided by Thorhild County

The roof of the restored Newbrook observatory buildingonce again is operational and slides open to exposethe sky to the Super-Schmidt Meteor Camera inside.

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Veteran councillor Randy Orichowski hasnot yet made a decision regarding the 2021election. “I have not thought about it in detail,”he said. “It’s still a ways off. We will see clos-er to January.” Orichowski was first elected inan October 2009 byelection and has servedcontinuously since then.

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