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The new county office and shop project came up at each of the county’s town hall meetings last week as residents expressed concern that the money spent on building a new county office and shop would be money not-best spent.

The county purchased land outside of the Town of Stettler with the intention to relocate at the least its shop facilities, but optimally all administrative func-tions, taking the county hall out of the town and back into the county.

When the county facilities were built, the land around it was relatively empty. Since then, the

Town of Stettler has grown up and around it, with family homes lining the street across from the county.

Noise from the county shops then become a concern for the families that live there. The simple fact that the facilities are now not in the county but in an expanding town is also a consid-eration.

The time is right to build, county staff told concerned resi-dents at the meetings, since inter-est rates are low. There’s been significant interest after the coun-ty put out a request for proposal, with more than 20 letters of inter-est. Residents heard that the list has been narrowed down to five.

The current facilities are more

than two decades old, and tech-nology has changed significantly from when the buildings were first built and today. A new build-ing would mean that the facilities are optimal for today’s electronic systems.

The shop itself is in immediate need of upgrades, as the county has not only outgrown it, but has safety concerns as well. In order to make the building completely viable, extensive – and expensive – alterations would need to be made for long-term use. Less ex-pensive band-aid solutions would suffice in the short-term, but not if the county was not going to relocate. Financially, building new makes more sense than pre-serving the old, according to the

county administration.While each community had

community-specific concerns, another frequently broached top-ic was roads.

Concerns about gravel qual-ity and stockpiling as well as road and intersection conditions were brought up at the meetings. County staff explained that the quality of the gravel stockpiled for use within the county has met the quality standards of an inde-pendent tester.

They also noted that quantity isn’t an issue at present, as af-ter shortages some years ago, the county took precautions to ensure the same shortcomings didn’t happen again.

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In this year’s sole performance of the Stettler Figure Skating Club, themed “Get with the Times”, young skaters showed their talents accompanied by popular music going as far back as 1930s. This young group was skating on the ice with guitars reminiscent of Elvis Presley’s time as the rock’n roll king.

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One of the first quilts May Pollock can re-member making with the Heartland Quilters’ Guild is one for the Alberta Summer Games, though

since then she’s helped put together many of the bed-spreads, which are just as often used to keep sleepers warm as they are for art.

With her soft Scottish burr and her battered sew-ing machine, Pollock is

one of the fixtures in the organization, which has sewn together for more than two decades.

The guild works togeth-er to make a quilt for the Festival of Lights, as well as comfort quilts for peo-ple going through unex-pectedly traumatic, stress-ful or tragic times and are in need of a comforting gift.

Though the making of the quilts themselves is enjoyable, it’s the people that has kept Pollock – and most of the others in the group – involved for all these years, she said.

Pollock said she had never made a quilt before joining the group.

“I’d taken a few class-es, and then we had our first quilting retreat at Ol’ MacDonald’s,” she recalled. “We were out in the machine shop those first few years.”

The group eventually

relocated to Rochon Sands for its retreat, though there are many fond memories of that first location.

“There were always cats having kittens,” Pol-lock recalled with a laugh. “And they wanted to nest in our cloth!”

The quilters managed to keep the material safe from the feline mothers, though.

Like Pollock, Norma Byers hadn’t made a quilt before joining the group, though she’d watched her mother-in-law make them.

“I’ve been quilting now for about 10 years, all with Heartland Quilters,” she said. “I knew how to sew, but didn’t know how to quilt.”

Her mother-in-law, Em-ily Byers, had been part of the group and had brought her daughter-in-law into the fold.

“Now it’s like therapy,” Byers said, nimbly guid-

ing her project through the sewing machine, stitch-ing rectangles of fabric together to create a “log cabin” quilt square.

The group met that night at the Hub’s craft room, where they were work-ing on creating the quilt squares for the annual Fes-tival of Lights quilt. The quilt is raffled off with the money going to the hos-pital foundation, which uses the money to help with upgrades, expensive purchases and every-day items that help with the comfort of patients.

One of those quilts once raised $10,000.

A flannel blanket is pinned to the wall, where the quilters try to plan out their quilt, designing the pattern and layout of the various squares. Before the quilt is finished, this wall will hold many dif-ferent arrangements be-fore the final pattern is

chosen.The guild is one of two

quilting groups operating in the Stettler area, but the Heartland guild maxes its membership at 25 mem-bers. Until a person retires from the group, there’s no space for new people.

It’s not done to be elit-ist, one quilter noted, but simply because they meet in each others’ homes and are trying to keep the group to a number that doesn’t overwhelm the members’ space.

It also allows the group to form strong, lasting friendships.

“We made a cookbook,” Carrie Kuefler, one of the members, said. “We would meet in each oth-er’s homes and we’d have all this good food so it was inevitable.”

Like everyone else, the quilting brought Kuefler to the group, but it’s the people that made her stay.

Stacey Lavallie/Independent reporter

Corola Dovbniak and Jean North prepare to cut some of the cotton cloth used to make the squares for this year’s Festival of Lights quilt, being made by the Heartland Quilters Guild.

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Police urge weary drivers to get off the road and take a break rather than risk falling asleep behind the wheel, but this advice didn’t work out as expected for a 39-year-old Red Deer man, who was caught sleeping on the side of Highway 11 in a stolen car.

Police received a 911 call from Aspen Ford around 9 a.m. on Satur-day, March 27, reporting that a 2013 Ford Taurus had been stolen from the No Frills parking lot where a car sale has been ongoing.

The car had last been seen at 7

p.m. on Friday. During the report, the sales representative noted that a man had been looking at an F-150 pick-up truck and had seemed suspi-cious. Further, while completing an application for credit, the man had stood near a table in the office on which rested the keys to several of the lot’s vehicles.

At the end of the sales shift, it was noted that one of the Taurus’ keys were missing, so staff used a sec-ondary key to lock the vehicle while closing up for the night. The next morning, the car was gone.

It didn’t take long for Stettler RCMP to begin to track the vehicle,

as the alleged thief had made some questionable driving decisions and had come to the attention of the Blackfalds RCMP.

Police there found the Taurus parked near the Joffre turn-off on Highway 11, where it was causing a traffic hazard on the side of the road.

The driver was found sleeping within, and was unable to provide ownership or insurance. The driver also matched the description of the suspiciously behaving man from the day before.

The 39-year-old Red Deer man has been charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000.

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With beef prices at an all time high, calving season is nothing but an exciting event this year. Excitement is an under-statement for the Füel family who spent last Saturday receiving re-porters and other inter-ested county members at their farm, south of Stet-tler.

The reason for all the

interest in a small, 30 cow operation: A calf with three functioning heads.

Although photos were not allowed during the short demonstration event, reporters and county officials were led through the barn where the surprisingly agile calf was stationed with his mother. Named Fluffy, the male calf may just be the first of his

kind.Owners of the farm,

Blague and Avril of-fered up a few words on Fluffy,

“We typically don’t use any antibiotics or steroids on our cattle and they are free grazing so that can’t be what caused this.” Blauge said.

Avril added, “Although Fluffy is very cute, we do wish he was more useful. Three heads is nice but

with beef prices I would have preferred one head and three hinds.”

An official-who asked not to be identified be-cause she had always wanted to be an anony-mous source said that there would most likely be genetic testing on the mother and calf. The County of Stettler’s Agricultural Services could not be reached for comment.

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continued from front pageWeeds were a concern for some of the communities,

with the county explaining that rentals are available for landowners trying to tackle noxious weed problems. Roadside spraying is also ongoing to help prevent the spread of these damaging weeds.

Stray cats were a concern for the people of Red Wil-low, who said that the feral population has continued to increase. A spay-and-neuter program would keep the problem from snowballing, and looking into the costs of such a program may be worthy, as well as looking at forming partnerships with animal rescue societies.

At some of the later meetings, questions about the provincial budget and the ramifications of the new taxes were asked. Overall, there’s not much change for the county, residents were told, though there may be some increased costs due to the fuel taxes.

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The future of Stettler’s public schools was the topic of discussion at an open house held last week in the Performing Arts Centre.

Close to 100 people attended the event, intended as an opportunity for adminis-trators and staff to explain some of the changes planned for next year, and for parents and other members of the pub-lic to voice their concerns and have their questions answered.

The open house, held on the evening of Wednesday, March 18, included presenta-tions by Clearview Public Schools super-intendent Peter Barron, elementary school principal Sharon Fischer and high school principal Norbert Baharally.

In addition to parents, staff, students and community members, among the au-dience members were the entire Clear-view Public Schools board, including chairperson Cheri Neitz, who welcomed everyone at the start.

Neitz explained that the proposed changes to Stettler’s public schools are the result of several years’ worth of re-search, discussions, surveys and consulta-tions.

“This process has taken years, and now we know it is the best time to move for-ward,” she told the audience, adding that public input is still welcome as many of the plans for the 2015-2016 school year are not finalized.

Barron also said he hoped to allevi-ate some uncertainty amongst parents through Wednesday’s open house and al-low a forum to receive their input. An on-line survey, open until Wednesday, March 25, was also announced for those unable to attend the event.

Last fall, Clearview trustees tasked the superintendent with determining the best course for resolving the issues with the schools. He returned to the board in Janu-ary with a recommendation to reconfigure the Stettler school complex, effectively turning three schools into two.

Stettler Elementary School (SES) will expand to include Kindergarten through Grade 6, while the middle and high schools will be replaced with a “second-ary learning centre” that will cover grades 7 through 12.

Further motions in February called for the expansion of Botha School to include Grade 6, bringing it into alignment with the Stettler schools, and for the Outreach School to be brought under the leadership of the secondary learning centre.

Barron said the new reconfiguration would provide a wealth of opportunities for Stettler and area students, from im-

proving the transition between schools to allowing cost savings and a better use of staff and resources.

“We don’t have an abundance of mon-ey,” Barron said. “We have to be smart about what we have.”

In her presentation, Fischer said the el-ementary school anticipates the need for three Grade 5 classrooms and three Grade 6 classrooms next year.

She explained how changes to several rooms — including renovations to the sci-ence room and the removal of the Stettler Middle School (SMS) library — would make room to accommodate those stu-dents.

The expansion of Career and Tech-nology Foundations training to Grade 5 classes will allow some new options for those students, including an expanded band program.

Fischer noted her own prior apprehen-sion about the changes to the schools and how they would impact “our identity,” but added that she is now “excited about the opportunities those students will have.”

Staffing levels will depend on funding provided in the provincial budget, expect-ed on March 26, but Fischer is expected to remain as elementary school principal. Current SMS vice-principal Jeff Lee will stay on, while SES vice-principal Kate Syson, currently on maternity leave, will return to her position in January.

Baharally will continue as secondary school principal next year. Two vice-prin-cipals, Dianne Enyedy and Warren As-penes, are expected to stay on, along with a third, yet to be officially determined.

In his presentation, Baharally explained how the Character in Action and Teacher

Advisor programs would allow the school to maintain a homeroom model across all grades.

He also explained how students in grades 7 through 9 would see gradual changes in programming as they move up through the years, with students in grades 10 through 12 having all courses split by semester.

While the outreach school will no lon-ger have its own principal, Baharally said the school’s programming will be main-tained with no educational program cuts. He also said the reconfiguration will im-prove transitions and expand opportuni-ties for outreach students.

Baharally also spoke to concerns about possible bullying of younger students, ex-plaining that most of the classes and ac-tivities for grades 7 through 9 would be housed in the complex’s central wing.

“You need to be assured that it’s going to be a supervised place,” he told parents, also noting that lunch times for different grades would be staggered, while noon-hour activities will be offered for younger students.

As of next year, Baharally said, athlet-ics will be divided into two age groups, and Grade 9 students will no longer be able to participate in high school athletics.

He detailed other changes in the works for the coming year, such as expansion of the learning commons, the use of one school entrance and the possibility of late starting times on Fridays.

Associate superintendent Peter Neale spoke briefly about proposed changes to the facilities themselves, after which Bar-ron returned to the podium to speak about the concerns expressed so far — some of

which were taken verbatim from the sur-vey conducted in January.

Following a brief question-and-answer session, the attendees were invited to break up into discussion groups to ex-press their concerns and offer their input and suggestions.

While the evening mostly proceeded without incident, Barron was loudly inter-rupted at one point — apparently by a for-mer student, who quickly quieted down at the superintendent’s behest and did not interject again.

During the Q&A, one parent, Michael Coenen of Stettler, raised the question of the January survey, asking why the results had not been made public and pressing Barron to reveal how many respondents had voted for the school configuration to remain the same.

Barron acknowledged that the majority had selected that option on the survey, but Neitz explained that the survey was just one piece of information considered by the board in making its decision.

Trustee Yvette Cassidy spoke further on the subject, explaining that the board felt that this was the time to act, and that de-laying a decision by another two or three years would be detrimental to students.

“A lot of the groundwork is already there to make this transition as smooth as possible, and seamless,” she said, adding that if the board dragged its feet any lon-ger, “we’re going to be broke, and we’re not going to be able to deal with the things that pop up, and it’s going to be the kids that suffer.”

“Nothing we’re saying today is etched in stone, or ‘forever and ever’,” added Neale, explaining that the division and its schools must constantly adapt, and be willing to change when current methods aren’t working.

During the Clearview board meeting on Thursday, March 19, trustees voiced their pleasure with both Wednesday’s event and a similar forum held the previous Monday for staff.

Trustee Staci Gerlitz said she under-stood many in attendance were impressed and inspired by what they learned, while Neitz said many of the discussions that followed were helpful and productive.

Similarly, trustee Ken Checkel said it was a good opportunity to speak direct-ly to concerned parents, adding, “I think they’re starting to recognize that there are solutions to the obstacles.”

“We’ll continue to act in the best in-terests of students, and be responsive to community input as we move forward,” said Barron.

For more information, including the complete presentation from Wednesday’s open house, visit clearview.ab.ca.

Joel van der Veen/Independent reporter

Clearview Public Schools superintendent Peter Barron speaks on the future of Stettler’s public schools at an open house held at the Stettler Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday, March 18.



For Wanda Webster, who in September lost her dog Hershey to a vicious attack by two pit bulls, justice was done in the Stettler court-house on Thursday, March 26.

There, Judge B.D. Ros-borough fined the owner of the two pit bulls, Cody Zimmer, $3,160. Zimmer was in court to answer to the County of Stettler’s animal control bylaw viola-tions.

Zimmer was charged un-der the County of Stettler’s animal control bylaw, per dog, for having an animal loose and an animal loose that attacked or injured a person or animal, for a total of four charges.

Lawyer Nancy Berg-strom represented the county in the matter. She advised the court that on Sept. 15, 2014, Webster ob-served the two pit bulls, a male and a female, loose on the road near her residence. Upon arriving home, she found her eight-year-old chocolate lab, mauled in her yard. Though Hershey was alive when found by Webster, who immediately phoned for a veterinarian, the beloved family pet died before the veterinarian ar-rived.

According to Bergstrom, Hershey had suffered a vi-cious mauling, with deep bites and cuts to many parts of his body. However, it was a deep and gaping chest wound that killed the dog.

According to Webster, one of the loose pit bulls was so aggressive when she arrived home that it harried her, leaving her stuck in her vehicle.

The accused was in the courtroom and pleaded guilty, reading through Webster’s long impact statement.

“We’re both deeply sor-ry for what happened to (Webster’s) dog,” Zimmer told the court. “We’re very sorry.”

For each of the two ani-mals at large charges, Ros-borough fined Zimmer $80, and agreed that the recommendation of $1,500 per injury charged asked for by Bergstrom and the coun-ty was reasonable. Thus, the total fines levied against Zimmer were $3,160. The court allowed Zimmer a

year to pay the fines.The court also heard that

the female dog was vol-untarily euthanized by the owners.

Last October, Webster appeared before county councillors and pleaded with them to improve the county’s animal control by-law. She expressed her con-cern that it could have been children, not her dog, that was killed by the dogs.

Now that the case is over, the county can begin to examine the bylaw, Niki Thorsteinsson, director of communications of the county, said.

“We couldn’t do anything

while the issue was before the courts, but now we can start,” she said.

The lawyer who repre-sented the county at court, Bergstrom, is experienced in animal control bylaws and will be reviewing the bylaw and offering her rec-ommendations to council.

Also in court:Judge Rosborough de-

nied a request from defence lawyer Kevin Sproule that Mackenzie Wyatt be grant-ed a conditional discharge in an assault case.

Wyatt pleaded guilty to the charge, stemming from an incident on Dec. 6, 2014, in Alberta Provincial Court on Thursday, March 26.

Crown Attorney J.D. Petty told the court that on that night, police responded to a complaint from Stet-tler Hospital regarding the injuries on an individual who had been admitted. Police learned that the vic-tim and friends had been in the parking lot area near the Canalta Hotel when Wy-

att came up behind them, pushing the victim on the slippery surface.

The individual fell and broke her ankle. Police noted that during this time, Wyatt remained and contin-ued to verbally harangue the group of people, and that he was very intoxicated.

Noting that Wyatt had no criminal record, and his pre-sentencing report char-acterized him in a relatively positive fashion, the Crown asked for a suspended sen-tence and an 18-month pro-bation.

Sproule, representing Wyatt, agreed that the re-port was mostly compli-mentary of his client, ex-plaining that the evening was “a good kid who did a bad thing while under the influence of alcohol.”

The pre-sentencing re-port stated that Wyatt took full responsibility for his actions, was apologetic and remorseful, and that the in-cident was out of character for the young man.

Sproule noted that, as it

was the first offence and not a pattern of behaviour on Wyatt’s part, that al-lowing a conditional dis-charge would be good not only for his client, who after three years wouldn’t have a criminal record, but also for the community. He said that a criminal record would greatly impact Wyatt and may cause difficulties in him obtaining employ-ment, which would then place him as a burden on the community.

Judge Rosborough dis-agreed, however, noting that while the pre-sentenc-ing report said many good things about Wyatt, it also noted that alcohol and drug use are a problem.

When weighing the good of the community against the good of the individual, Rosborough said that al-cohol-driven violence is a large problem and one that couldn’t be ignored.

For his part, Wyatt apolo-gized to the court, and said, “I never want to be here again.”

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The owner of two pit bull dogs who in September 2014 fatally mauled Hershey, pictured above, was fined $3,160 by the Alberta Provincial Court on Thursday, March 26. The court learned that one of the pit bulls, the female, has since been put down.

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The long-awaited provincial budget has been announced and, as expected, cries of foul came from everywhere, from public workers’ unions to schools to medical associations to seniors’ organizations.

That this budget is a severely belt-tightening program should come as no surprise, as Pre-mier Jim Prentice has been us-ing all loudspeakers he can put his hands on to let people know that he faces a $7 billion defi-cit.

After the disclosure of the details of the new budget, po-litical pundits lost no time in drawing comparisons between the current financial dire straits and those during the times of former premiers, Messrs Ralph Klein and Don Getty and stressed with bold fonts that Jim Prentice had chosen to fol-low the tax-and-spend example of Mr. Getty over Mr. Klein’s much praised practices aimed at balancing the books by reduc-ing government spending.

Of course, there are a lot of circumstances that render those

comparisons less than fully meaningful, but by and large, the new budget does bring a lot of tax burden, a little more to the wealthier sections of the population.

But what is being omitted from most of the eco-political comments is the fluidity of the circumstances conditioning our bottleneck: In the Middle East, the latest flare-up of nascent Yemeni internal conflict and the Saudi-led intervention to end it in favor of the Sunni side threatens to further increase the instability of the flow of oil into international markets, thus pushing the prices higher, while a possible deal between Iran and the western powers over the former’s nuclear mate-rial enrichment program could pave the way for the lifting of sanctions against Tehran, thereby leading to the markets being flooded by Iranian oil exports in addition to those by the Saudis. In short, the state of influx in the political and mar-ket conditions may just push the price of oil much higher

within months just as they can also drive it even further to new lows, making all the calcula-tions in the current budget just an academic exercise.

That is to say, market fluc-tuations and their impact may very well turn out to be short-term headaches.

But what Mr. Prentice has been doing to secure a mandate to implement this budget has already dealt a strategic blow to the fundamentals of democratic governance in Alberta.

Probably within a few weeks, if not days, we will hear the announcement of the date of the early provincial election with the justification being that the new budget requires a new mandate from the people of the province and it is very accept-able reasoning.

What is less acceptable is the fact that the search for new mandate comes after the kill-ing of the most vibrant opposi-tion this province has seen for a long time.

As you may have heard by now, Danielle Smith, former

leader of the Wildrose Party who crossed the floor with eight of her colleagues, has lost the nomination race in her rid-ing to another hopeful, and so has Rod Fox of the Lacombe-Ponoka riding.

But in another nomination race, Mr. Prentice’s leader-ship blocked the candidacy of a party faithful to open the op-portunity to a different floor-crossing former member of the Wildrose Party.

Do these practices sound as open, transparent, egalitarian and honest to you?

We have even been told that PC party leadership, as a matter of principle, is keeping the re-sults of the ballot counts in the nomination races secret. One wonders why.

With so much skullduggery going on at the nomination phase, it will be interesting to see how the electorate of the province will vote and how much support Mr. Prentice will receive when the time for real election arrives.

– Mustafa Eric

It doesn’t seem like much in the overall budget picture but for a small department even a little cutback can hurt significantly. Alber-ta Agriculture is facing a budget cutback of $16 million. The department will also lose 23 positions, but it probably won’t be any se-nior civil service positions in the department. Those folks tend to look after themselves when cuts need to be made. One hopes that the highly paid advisor job that was specifically created for defeated Ag Minister Evan Berg will be first on the hit list. The Agricultural Financial Services Corporation will see nine offices closed and 17 positions eliminated. That shouldn’t be too hard for the corporation to carry out, it’s a well- managed organiza-tion. The AFSC is the agency that also man-ages crop insurance and other weather-related financial disasters; administrative contingen-cies are in place in case billions are suddenly needed.

The Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency will see a $4 million cut to their budget. Cuts to such agencies tend to hurt more being the funding is used for research and marketing purposes. It’s been proven time and again that investment in those two areas returns many times over in increased productivity and prof-itability. New jobs and tax income is the main benefit.

Two promotion giants that got clipped a bit were Edmonton Northlands and the Calgary Stampede. Both are deemed to be agricultural societies and saw their annual grants reduced by $2 million each. Both agencies promote ag-riculture to city folks, but their main functions are as massive entertainment and show venues with operating budgets in excess of a hundred million dollars each. They should be able to

absorb the cuts easily. The other much small-er ag societies across the province will not see any cutbacks – that’s a good move being those groups can least afford cutbacks.

One expects that Alberta Agriculture like other departments saw the cuts coming and made plans to deal with the cuts. The depart-ment is no stranger to cutbacks and endless reorganizations. In size it’s a ghost of its for-mer self from the glory days back in the eight-ies and nineties. Back then there were district agriculturists in every town and village across the province. Commodity production and marketing specialists filled entire floors of of-fice buildings. There were even district home economists, ag engineers and livestock techni-cians of every stripe from horses to goats. All of those folks are long gone and the depart-ment was shrunk down to what it is now. Its present size makes cutbacks particularly hard to absorb. One ponders would more job losses in other huge departments be more efficient. The problem is political, of course, the optics of cutbacks is what drives some of these deci-sions. City voters and urban media get upset with cutbacks to Health, Education and Wel-fare but could care less about the fate of agri-

culture services and research. That means cut-backs to the more obscure departments may be proportionally more severe. However the reality is that even if you totally eliminated Alberta Agriculture, it would not have much impact on the overall provincial deficit.

Rural and small town Alberta are not as af-fected by department cutbacks being the farm-ing population continues to decrease mostly through consolidation. One could argue that non-farming citizens actually benefit more from ag research being much of it directed to-wards food processing. That sector employees thousands of people across the province many of them in small locales where any employ-ment is critical to the local economy.

However rural residents will be affected by increased taxes and fees. More fuel taxes in particular can hurt being citizens outside of the big cities have longer distances to travel. Cutbacks in health services can also hurt more in the countryside where services are already pretty slim. Premier Prentice recently touted a new study on the delivery of rural health services and implied that things needed to improve. With the recent budget deficit that study will be getting a one-way trip to the dusty files room. Before it goes on that trip it will be waved in front of long-suffering voters just prior to the upcoming election.

In the scheme of things the real disaster in rural Alberta is not more taxes and cutbacks; it’s the loss of jobs from the downfall of oil prices. Many small towns are highly depen-dent on service jobs generated by the energy industry. Those losses are felt almost imme-diately and take a long-time to return. It’s go-ing to be a tough few years ahead for rural Alberta.

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The Easter hymn, “Were You There”, composed by African-American slaves, asks the question, “Were you there when they cruci-fied my Lord?” Good question! Have you ever wondered who was there?

There were the four Ro-man soldiers, Jesus’ ex-ecutioners. Crucifixion was one of the cruelest forms of execution ever known to man. These four men likely expedited the matter with as little feeling, as you or I might, as we go about town to pay our bills...it’s just business. (Emperor Con-stantine, out of respect for Jesus Christ, abolished cru-cifixion in 337 A.D).

There was a multitude of spectators. I call them the “I had nothing else to do today” crowd. The arrest of Jesus and His ensuing trials had gathered quite a crowd. The guards were there be-cause they had to be, but the crowd...I’m not so sure about them. But then, I think of some of what we watch on television and call entertainment...?

Jesus’ family, friends and followers were there...

at least some of them. Mary Magdalene was there. She’d lived a terrible life...a demon possessed woman who found hope and forgiveness through Christ. Her story is found in Luke chapter 8, and it is an intriguing one. Salome, Jesus’ aunt (Mary’s sis-ter) was also there. And of course Mary, the physical mother of Jesus, no doubt remembering Simeon’s prophecy found in Luke 2:35. He’d told her that one day, “a sword shall pierce your own soul.” And no doubt that sword was cut-ting deeply into her moth-er’s heart.

The apostle John was there. Being at the cross, must’ve been a humbling place for John, for he had earlier abandoned his Lord. But, he is there now and Jesus places great respon-sibility upon him for He leaves Mary, His mother, in

John’s care. Both church and secular history relate that John fulfilled the role admirably.

There is someone else at the crucifixion that shouldn’t be overlooked.

The Roman centurion who, taking in the sights and sounds, along with the words and demeanor of Christ, “glorified God” and emphatically and accu-rately proclaimed, “Surely, this was the Son of God!” The name of this centu-rion, was Longinus, and it is historically documented that he became a devoted follower of Jesus, faithfully preached the gospel, and ultimately died as a martyr for the cause of Christ.

Were you there when they crucified the Lord? Conservative theology says that we were all there...in fact, it is mankind that put Him there!

With Good Friday just two days away, could I in-vite you to the cross where they crucified the Lord? It is found in all four Gos-pels; Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23 and John 19.

Have a blessed Easter weekend!

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Lots of spring activity at the library this monthCrystal Friars

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There are some incredible things happening at the Stettler Public Li-brary in April. There’s something to suit each member of your family, so visit us and have some fun.

Copies of “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls” by David Sedaris are avail-able for the next Readers’ Circle gath-ering on Wednesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. Read this hilarious book and join us on April Fools’ Day.

Speaking of April Fools’ Day, even though it’s supposed to end at noon, the Stettler Public Library is going to celebrate it at 1 p.m. with April Fools’ Fun. Join us on Wednesday, April 1 for awesome tricks and games at the library.

Adventure Time is taking over the library on Thursday, April 2 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Game Over Jr. Come as your favourite adventure time char-acter, play video games, board games and watch movies at the library.

On Friday, April 3, the library will be closed to observe Good Friday.

Bricks 4 Kidz is back on Saturday, April 4 at 1 p.m. Come out for an after-noon of motorized LEGO® fun. We’ll build some amazing animals and watch as they creep, crawl and waddle across the table. All builders will be entered in to win one of three Bricks 4 Kidz t-shirts. This event is limited to 25 par-

ticipants and pre-registration required at 403-742-2292.

We’ll be having an evening of fun and pampering at Bubbles and Bling on Saturday, April 18 at 7 p.m. Advance tickets are available at the library and Wells Furniture for $30 ($35 at the door) and we have a gorgeous pair of diamond and amethyst earrings cour-tesy of Wares Jewelers as the night’s grand prize. There will be cocktails, makeup applications, a DIY bath prod-uct bar, flash tattoos, a 50-50 draw, raffle prizes and more! Don’t be left out of the fun-- get your tickets today.

The semi-annual Friends of the Li-brary Giant Book Sale is scheduled for Friday, April 10 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are now accepting donations for the sale, meaning that spring cleaning can commence. But if you just want to add to your collection, come early and stock up.

The Stettler Trade Fair is the same weekend as the Giant Book Sale. Come and find our booth from Friday through to Sunday and see the new ser-vices and items that the Stettler Public Library has to offer.

As you can see the Stettler Public Library is more than you imagined. If you can’t stop by and see us, check out our webpage: spl.prl.ab.ca or like us on Facebook (facebook.com/Stettler-PublicLibrary).

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Patty SteenRUMSEY RECORD

Welcome to spring and welcome to all the new baby calves that are ap-pearing in most everyone’s yard. I hope the calving is going well for everyone involved. I will start this column with an apology to a family in this community for my mistake in failing to report on someone impor-tant who has passed away recently and I didn’t men-tion it in my column. Hel-en Todor, who was a mem-ber of our community for more than 50 years, passed away recently at the Drum-heller hospital. She came to Rumsey as a teenager at the age of 17 and took on a lot more responsibil-ity than the modern teen-ager would understand. She married, farmed, had two children who gave her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was widowed when her children were still young but she continued to farm; her brother joined her and helped with her farming dream. When you work the

dirt this spring, whether it be your garden, field, flowerbed or just a pot for your deck, remember this great lady and many other like her who pioneered this area, what they saw, perse-vered through and accom-plished. We are honored to have their memories with us.

Another bit of old news that I should have reported sooner is that Stephen and Wheng Hatt would like to thank the community for the gift of money that was given to them upon their wedding. They now reside happily at the Hatt farm just south-west of Rumsey. Congratulations on your start to many happy years.

The Rumsey birthday club has a few birthdays to announce from February and March. In the Lodge at St Mary’s for February, there were Vern Grieg and Bernie Boyden; in March there was Vern Cunning-ham. In Extended Care in February, there were Bessie Fraser, Elmer Wik, Belle Tindal. For March, Della Davis and Leon-

ard Dryer celebrated their birthdays. Jean Richmond hosted in March so thank you to her and on April 20, Donna Sengaus will be hosting.

Don’t forget about the Spring Fling supper and dessert auction coming on April 18. It is always a fun event that get you out of the house and visiting with friends in the community.

I will close with a joke for you to enjoy, I hope:

A young man agreed to babysit one night so a single mom could have an evening out. At bedtime, he sent the kids upstairs and settled down to watch foot-ball. One child kept creep-ing down the stairs, but the young man kept sending him back up to bed. At 9 p.m., the doorbell rang. It was the next door neigh-bour, Mrs. Brown, asking whether her son was there. “No,” replied the young man. Just then a little head appeared over the banister and shouted, “I’m here, Mom, but he won’t let me go home.”

And a good quote to con-

template, maybe for our graduates this year:

“Don’t ask what the

world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the

world needs are people who have come alive.”-Howard Thurman

Some belated news

Mustafa Eric / Independent Editor

Stettler’s MASH Pool League wound up its 2014-2015 season with a final tournament at the Stettler Community Hall on Saturday, March 28, with an overwhelming majority of the 100 members of the league taking part in the last event of season. The league is currently composed of members coming predominantly from Stettler area, with a few additional members from Donalda. League president Jim Lynham says the league events mostly return the participation fees to members in the form of prize money, while door prizes donated by area businesses also go to participants in the course of various competitive events. During the season, the league continues in various venues with competitive shoots on Wednesday nights. For more information, contact Lynham at 403-742-7689.


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When Mya Prehn ap-peared on CBC’s Dragon’s Den to pitch her healthy eat-ing program, she knew hun-dreds of thousands of people would see her on television.

She never thought that Barbie would be one of the ones watching.

Mattel’s flagship doll and her handlers saw Prehn on Dragon’s Den and knew she would be perfect as a team leader for the new project they were launching.

Super Hero Barbie set up her website, www.besuper.com, and picked four girls from across Canada who are inspiring others to be super, and Prehn is one of those four.

She and the other three, Noemie, Veronika and Faith, shared their stories in the hopes of inspiring oth-ers across the country to be heroes in their own lives – something that doesn’t re-quire super powers.

Barbie’s encouraging them to be kind, be bold and be creative, all traits Prehn has shown by developing the program to help others eat healthy, facing the Drag-ons, and by turning healthy eating into a fun rewards-based activity.

Since appearing on Drag-on’s Den, the Prehn family has been overwhelmed by orders, though they’ve ta-pered off.

“Within the first 48 hours we had hundreds of orders,” Erin Prehn, Mya’s mother,

said. It put a bit of stress on the home-based business, but now that the orders are down to single-digits per week, and with summer coming, it’s a lot more man-ageable.

The initial glut of orders, though, allowed the Prehn family to meet the obliga-tions set for them by the Dragons.

Prehn was given $1,000 each by the five dragons, with the caveat that once she made a certain per cent of profit, they must make a do-nation of the same amount to Breakfast Clubs of Canada.

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Meghan Spencer grinds her saw back and forth, slowly sawing through the neck of a plastic Hello Kitty doll. Near-by Jennifer Hoekstra and Larissa Shu-man cut off heads and limbs.

The three were just some of the chil-dren at the Stettler Library’s Discovery Annex on Saturday, March 21 taking part in the Make Your Own Mutant event.

Members of the community and Su-perfluity donated old toys to the library for the program, and kids registered ahead of time to take part. They picked

through the toys scattered on two tables, picking the ones they were going to use in their Frankenstein-esque creations.

Spencer took two Hello Kitty figu-rines, a care bear figurine, and a small plush moose doll to create mutants. Shuman used an old doll, a Mr. Potato body, and other various bits and pieces, while Hoekstra made a set of zebra-tiger hybrids (zebra body with tiger tail and head, and tiger body with zebra tail and head).

The creative event allowed kids to work with tools like box cutters, saws, scissors and glue, all under the supervi-sion of adults and while wearing safety equipment like goggles.

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Meghan Spencer, 12, shows off her two mutants, a “Hello Moosie” combination of a Hello Kitty head and a moose body, and a “Care Moose,” a moose head on a care bear’s torso. She was one of several kids making mutants from donated toys at the library.

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Mya Prehn, second from right, is all glammed up at the premiere of the Barbie Super Hero movie earlier this month. She took her cousins Aubryn (left) and Belle Stanger (right), and her sister Hadley (second from left). Mya is one of four girls Mattel chose as team leaders for its new Super Hero Barbie campaign.

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One special lady in our Botha community is celebrating her birthday this week (April 2), so make sure if you see Lorraine Hankins to wish her a great day.

Tonight, April 1, come on out to the Botha Seniors’ Center at 7:15 p.m. for a fun filled eve-ning of Bingo.

A big “congratulations” goes out to everyone who won their Easter Hams at the last Bingo evening March 18. Way to go!

On Monday, April 6, (Easter Monday) the seniors’ committee has decided to hold their monthly meeting anyways. So please come out at 12 noon sharp and attend this important meet-ing. These start out with a potluck luncheon, so please make up one of your favorite dishes and bring it with you to share. The meeting follows right after. All seniors are welcome to attend.

The next Old-Time Dance is scheduled for Sunday April 26 with the Westlake Echoes Band attending. So make sure you mark this on your calendars. The theme for this one will be Western.

This coming weekend is Easter, so it means that some people will be getting a long week-end, so hopefully the weather cooperates and everyone can go and have a great time with family and friends.

Please call Shaun Derr at 403-742-4811 to reserve your space at the Botha Hall for your special occasion. They have very reasonable rates, and come out and see the new renova-tions being done, if not completed already. One of the new renovations that is or have been added to the hall is a new unisex wheelchair

accessible bathroom, which is great for anyone who needs it. Now the hall will be easier for everyone to use.

Need a catering service for your special event? In 1962, the ladies aid and Missionary Society founded a new group called the Botha United Church Women or UCW. The founding members were Phyllis Epp and Isabel Kerl and they are still active today.

This catering service has gone on for 50 years with the proceeds supporting the church, local organizations and the needy.

This work often includes going out to their area to organize, prepare, haul and serve their homemade suppers, luncheons, soups, pies and squares at an uncountable number of functions. You could always rely on the UCW to help with spring and fall suppers, pancake breakfasts, craft sales, ladies night outings, weddings, an-niversaries, birthdays and funeral functions.

After the closing of the church a year ago, these ladies still meet monthly in members’ homes and still cater to occasional birthdays and programs in the lodges. Some members also volunteer at the Superfluity Shop in Stet-tler and other programs in the area. So if you would like some catering taken care of at your special occasion, make sure you talk to one of these ladies and I'm sure they would love to help you out.

Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend, and remember what this season means to all of us. There are several Good Friday Services being held this weekend and also Easter Day Services, so if possible please remember to at-tend the reason for the season. Happy Easter everyone!

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The Big Valley Elks held their annual Past Exalted Rul-er Night accompanied by their oyster feed after their meet-ing on March 24 with over 50 Elks attending from area lodg-es. Nine new brothers were initiated into Elkdom with Brother Al Berresford acting as Exalted Ruler and carrying out the ceremony. Well done, Al. Bill again put his culinary talents to work and prepared an excellent feed of oysters, ham, eggs and toast for every-one’s enjoyment. Thanks Bill.

The meeting saw the local Elks supporting the Big Valley School swim program. Club 200 draws have come to an end for this year and new tick-ets are now available from Elk members. Besides the chance to be a lucky winner, the Club 200 program is great way to support the Elks and the local community.

Various lodges gave a bit of a rundown on their upcoming activities. The Delburne Elks have a steak-fry organized for April 13. A number count is needed so please let Jake know if you plan to attend. The Trenville Elks informed

us that the camp ground will open on May 1 and restroom facilities are available. This is without a doubt one of our areas more scenic spots so check it out. The Delia Elks will be running a “Learn to Curl School” in July. Anyone interested should contact the Delia Village Office.

The club draw was scooped by Ken McFarlan. Club 200 winners were Zane Bartley, Audrey Nelson, and Ellie Briggs. Maren Hulyk was the $500 winner.

The Big Valley Legion’s next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 8 at 2 p.m. at the Legion Hall.

Easter Sunday services will be held at the Big Valley Unit-ed Church on Sunday, April 5 at 11 a.m.

Fifteen players came out for crib at the Big Valley Inn on Sunday, March 29. Marga-ret Levesque took home first, Len Shaw second, and Dale Kobi third. Gail Johnson went home with the booby, Marga-ret Levesque won the regular draw and Patsy Lombard won the 50/50. Congratulations to all the winners. The Big Val-ley crib players wish everyone a great Easter weekend. The

next crib tournament will be on Sunday, April 12 beginning at 1 p.m.

The Big Valley Oil Kings 2014/2016 Awards Banquet will be on Saturday, April 11 at the Big Valley Jubilee Hall. Cocktails begin at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Award pre-sentations are at 7 p.m. and the cabaret starts at 9 p.m. Come out and spend an evening with the Kings. Everyone is wel-come. For more information or tickets, call Dustin at 403-740-5483.

Don’t forget, Big Valley School kindergarten registra-tion has started for the 2015-16 school year. You are en-couraged to register your child early so an accurate count for next year’s classes can be compiled. Stop by the Big Valley School or call 403-866-2271 for more information.

April birthday greetings go out to Rowan Laisnez – 1, Brayden Daychief – 1, Debra Johnston – 2, Barb Laisnez – 3, Amanda Baird – 5, Alearra Daychief – 10, Russell Watts – 11, Mackenzie Schell – 12, Edna Sugden – 13, Rodney Fraser – 14, Marjorie Olive Sr. – 16, Chad Sorensen – 17, Cindy Mailer – 19, Ron Kil-patrick – 20, and Larry Erick-son – 27.

Happy anniversary to Andy and Karen Dayman – 1, Ben-nett and Carolyn Anderson, Don and Joy Walker -19, Scott and Sandra Schell – 24, Otto and Gladys Nicklom – 27 and Les and Ann Mulbach -29.

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The Fowler team were curling this week in the Elks National curling playdowns in Hanna. The team skipped by Lee with Dean at third, Tony Nibourg in second and Dan throwing the lead rocks defeated the Manitoba four-some to guarantee them a spot in the final on Saturday against the Trenville (from Alberta) Elks. A great game saw our team coming up short by one point. Curl-ing appears to be making a comeback in popularity with the Elks clubs and plans were made for the next four years. The Hanna Lodge did a great job of hosting the visiting teams.

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Whether it was a rocket, stained socks or crumpled spaghetti-marshmallow bridges, the Grade 5 Sci-ence Fair at Stettler Middle School displayed the young and inquisitive minds of its students with flair.

The annual science fair at Stettler Middle School filled the gymnasium with project after project as Grade 5 stu-dents showed off their work to their fellow students and the members of their fami-lies on Friday, March 27.

Natasha Smith and Evie Blake’s project, Textbooks versus Bridge, saw the two students build several types of bridges. The two students built two of arch, cantilever, truss, suspension and beam bridges, the first set out of wood products like wooden slats and dowels and the second set out of uncooked spaghetti and marshmal-lows.

The girls photographed their bridges throughout, as the next part of the test was to destroy the bridges by layering textbook after text-book on them, to see how much weight they could bear.

The arch bridges, both the wooden and the spaghetti one, bore the least amount of weight, something that surprised science teacher Rob Howell.

“I thought they’d stand up better,” he said. However, the lack of an anchor to the ground may have contribut-ed to the collapse, he ceded.

The truss bridges held up the best, with the spaghetti bridge collapsing first. The girls actually ran out of text books on the wooden bridge without it collapsing, so one of the girls sat on it. After a moment, the bridge col-lapsed under her weight, not designed to stand up to a person.

Of all the bridges, the arch did the worst and the truss the best, but wood won in all cases except one, the cantilever bridge. Here, the spaghetti bridge actually withstood more weight than the more solidly wooden bridge.

Robert Leslie and Cody Bailey decided to test vari-ous types of vacuums on tile and carpeted floor to see which would perform the best. Scouring family, the boys managed to bring together a Dyson, Dynamic, Eureka and Swiffer-Vac for

the tests.The boys said they

thought the Swiffer would do best on the tile floor, but it actually fared the worst, they noted. On carpet, they expected the Dyson to per-form the best, but the Dy-namic – which did best on tile and carpet – beat out the popular vacuum.

The best bang for the buck, though, was the Eu-reka, which did well in both the tile and carpet tests, though not as well as its more expensive counter-parts. However, the results were comparable and at several hundred dollars less expensive, the vacuum was a winner.

Reid Coulthard and James McArthur’s tests involved some weapons, so their dis-play was sealed up tight. The two boys used bows, arrows and and arrow tips

to determine which would have the best penetration.

They used long and short field tips as well as adders, little metal attachments that go between the arrow shaft and tip.

The boys put a box with several sheets of corrugated cardboard in it in front of their target, and tried shoot-ing from 20 feet and 29 feet. Some arrows stopped in the box, while others punched through to pierce the target behind.

Rotten food powered the exhibit of Garnet Kromm and Isaac Deaver, though because of odour problems, only photos graced the Gar-bage Gas display.

Using glass pepsi jars, balloons and lots of tape, the two boys tested out different types of food to see which made the most gas. In the end, apples won out as the

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Blueberries produced the least, with the balloon actu-ally shrinking inward, the boys reported, while onion and lettuce both provided a lot of gas.

The vegetables and fruits decomposed at different rates, with lettuce gassing up on the second day, ba-nanas on the third, and ap-ples on the third.

Sometimes, the vegeta-tion also produced water, which weighted down the balloons.

Though the boys did their best to make sure that none of the gas escaped the bal-loons, some did since, by the time the fair came around, the experiment was “really stinky,” they said.

More than 50 students participated in this year’s fair.

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James McArthur and Reid Coulthard, both 10-year-old Grade 5 students at Stettler Middle School, stand before their science fair project on March 27. The two boys used arrows, as seen in the photo, with various types of arrowheads to see which had the best puncturing power.

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Hot dog lunch raised lots of money

Hannah McKayWILDCAT CORNER

This week, in sports, Dacia Gramlick, Will Hall, and Morgan Van Du-sen had

a great time playing in the Senior Bowl for basketball, bonding with other

Grade 12’s in their leagues.

Also, badminton is in full swing and the Grade 9s can still sign up. In oth-er news, Spirit Week was last week and students had a great time dressing up as a variety of things, such as hillbillies, the opposite gender, superheroes.

Thank you to Students’ Union and to everyone who participated.

For project week, the Fabrication classes went to Allied Vessel Fab-rication in Stettler to tour the impressive facility, get some hands on experience, and see what our local manufacturing companies have to offer. Thank you to Jeff Hagel from Allied

Vessel Fabrication for the great tour.

Also, the English class-es turned the poems they created into short videos. Students did a fantastic job of choosing the perfect music and images to create their videos.

The Grade 9 Math class-es have started their Com-munity Planning 101 proj-ects that will be carried out throughout the semester.

Keep your eyes out for Grade 9 students coming to talk to people in the community about some of their great ideas and plans.

Finally, the Cosmetol-ogy 11 and 12 students went to work in the salon industry. Thanks to Cut-tin’ Corners, Hideaway, Scissors Palace, Pinned up, One Better, and Time-less for allowing our stu-dents to job shadow in your businesses - they learned a lot. Project week was a success.

That’s all for this week. Have a great spring

break!

Pat JohnsonSTETTLER ELEMENTARY NEWS

Our last week prior to spring break commenced with the issuing of report cards at Stettler Elementary School. The students are always excited to receive their report cards.

As a result of all their hard work, Kindergarten stu-dents had a Letterland Party on Friday to celebrate learning all the letters and sounds. Students were encouraged to dress up like their favorite Letterland character. The computer program, Letterland, is one of the students’ favorite educational programs. Each letter of the alphabet has its own character and the students are always anxious to explain why they like a particular character.

Mrs. Jackson’s Grade 1 students were proud of the Easter baskets they were making from reshaped paper plates. They were eager to describe how they made the baskets and how they were going to fill them with eggs. A young volunteer explained that Mrs. Jackson was going to bring some eggs to class and they would colour them before putting them in their baskets.

Similarly, the Grade 2 classes made bunny baskets last week for Easter. A blizzard of cotton balls came to rest on glue covered boxes as the bunny baskets took shape.

Mrs. Geddes’ Grade 2 students finished their arctic animal research reports for Social, as well as their Language Arts Fairytale stories. They shared their stories with their younger buddies in Mrs. Lang’s Grade 1 class on Thursday. To end the week, the class had a “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” read-ing party on Friday in celebration of reaching their reading goal.

The students in Mrs. Ecklund’s class were intrigued with their results as they made homemade geodes and pipe-cleaner crystals for their crystal growing proj-ect. This was the final project in the Rocks and Min-erals unit.

As students visited the library, they did their best

to identify our “Illustrious Library Leaders” to earn themselves a chance to win prizes.

Grade 4 students are studying the history of Alberta in Social Studies. They are learning about the myr-iad contributions made by the various First Nations groups to the development of our province.

Grade 5 Science Fair took place Friday, March 26, from 1:10 p.m. until 2 p.m. in the elementary gym. There were approximately 25 invigorating and in-novative projects this year. Students had been work-ing on their projects for weeks. Following judging earlier in the day, students anxiously awaited the an-nouncement of the winning projects. As in years past, the science fair welcomed all spectators to come and enjoy an afternoon of fun and exciting science. Stu-dents from kindergarten through Grade 5, parents and the public perused the projects and were heard to ask some pretty tough questions of the budding research-ers. It was an inspiring event.

Stettler elementary staff prepared a hot dog lunch for the students on Friday, with all proceeds going to Kira Richardson and her family. Amazingly, the project raised over $2300. Thank you very much to Sobeys and Sean’s No Frills for generously donating the hotdogs, buns, and juice boxes.

As the students left school on Friday, they were especially excited as it was the beginning of spring break. Although their teachers would be returning on Tuesday, April 7, the students will not be returning to school until Wednesday, April 8. The Stettler Princess Ball Committee

would like to thank the following businesses and clubs for their support for our

rst annual Princess Ball!Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Stettler

Rotary Club of Stettler, DNR Pressure WeldingHeartland Marine and Motor SportsAlberta Prairie Railway Excursions

Stettler ATCO, Savage Value Drug Mart, ID Apparel, T.A.K Oil eld,

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all of the actors and actresses and all the volunteers that helped us make our event such a success!

A huge thank you to all of our guest princesses and princes big and small. Without your support we could not

have raised over $25,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada! We are one step closer to

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companied by Terry and Peggy Vockeroth, placed second in the A event during the mixed spiel in Byemoor. JD and Sandra John-son with daughters, Devon and Toryn were in the mixed curling in Stettler, they placed fourth in the first event.

Judy deMos was coordinator of the daffodil spring campaign to raise money for cancer. Several of her Halkirk friends assisted by sell-ing flowers at Sobeys and No Frills in Stettler this Friday and Saturday.

Basketball officially ended its season on Wednesday when the players challenged their parents to a game and then all shared pizza, compliments of the parent council.

A scavenger hunt was held by the school last week then the kids participated in an Easter egg hunt.

Congratulations to Logan and Kyla Downey on the birth of a 7 lb. 9 oz. baby boy, Rhett Dwight, born on March 26 in Stettler. The Downeys have two other children, Evan who will be five next week, and 16-month-old Emma. This is the eighth grandchild for Doan and Sherry Jamieson and the 30th great-grandchild for Bill and May Jamieson. Dwight and Kathy Downey are the other grandparents with Cliff and Francis Downey as great- grands.

Congratulations to Steven and Cindy Brilz on the birth of their first child, an 8 lb. 1 oz. baby girl, Emma Jean, born on March 25 in Red Deer. Proud grandparents are Dick and Ann Creasey and Doug and Judy Brilz. Steven and Cindy have just moved back to Stettler from Camrose.

Ida Hallett and her son Jim were

visiting with family Irene Schilling and Dale Nichols.

The Village of Halkirk received recognition for 40 years belonging to the gas co-op.

The parent council at Mother

Teresa is sponsoring a family dance on Saturday, April 18 at the hall. This is a fundraiser for improve-ments to the school playground.

Don’t forget there’s one more chance to win a ham or turkey at

the hall board Easter Bingo on April 2.

Wishing all of our family, friends and readers of this column the blessings of the Easter season.

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There's not much to write about this week. The kids are enjoying a week off school and it continues Monday and Tues-day due to Easter Monday and PD Day on Tuesday. It's nice to see the kids outside riding their bikes and playing.

Happy Birthday to Earl Wil-liams, a long time resident of Erskine and area. Earl is cel-ebrating his 96th birthday on April 1 and just recently (the last six months) moved into Points West, which he is en-joying a lot. Friends and fam-ily will gather to celebrate his birthday.

The Erskine UCW will have their annual Ham Supper on Sunday, April 19 at 5:30 p.m.

This supper is for tickets only and these can be purchased at the Erskine Post Office or you can phone Janet Rowledge at 742-3809.

Swimming lessons begin for the school kids on April 9 and Friday, the next day, is Nerd Dress up Day. April 15 is the parent council meeting at 5:30 p.m. and it is hoped that more parents will turn out for this. On April 14, Erskine Grade 9 students will meet at the Wm. E. Hay cafeteria from 10 to 11 a.m. for a presentation about high school courses and diplo-ma requirements. Parents are welcome but there will be an informative meeting for them at 7 p.m. that same evening.

I hope everyone has a very enjoyable Easter with family and friends.

Don’t miss the meeting on creamery buildingKasheen Clouson

DONALDA DIARY

Spring break begins March 30, and it looks like we will be getting some nice weather.

The Donalda Library will also be hosting a Lego Chal-lenge day on Tuesday March 31, for ages 4 and up. It will be held from 2 p.m. to 4p.m. Come and see what you can build. Also, April 1, there will be game day at the library from 2 to 4 p.m. ; will be plenty of fun.

Donalda Community Arts Society will be hosting a weekly art class throughout the month of April featuring acryl-ic painting lessons, an expres-sive beginners approach. There will be a meet and greet with the instructor April 2 between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to pick up a supplies list and to register. Classes will start April 13. The cost of the four-week class is $50. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at [email protected]

The Donalda & District Mu-seum Society will be hosting an open community meeting April 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the drop-in centre regarding the future of the History Creamery building as it is in dire need of renovations and conserva-tion. The society would like everyone’s input on how best proceed. Please come to attend this very important meeting. If you have any questions please feel free to email the museum at: [email protected]

Birthday wishes this week go out to Emily Saboe, Veron-ica Saboe, Audrey Lane, Brad Steinhoff, Rodney Norman, Tony Jaksitz, Troy Auton, Ja-nine Mendemilla, Sheena Bl-ouin, Dayton Rider, Makyla Tantrum, Broc Awe, Levi Awe, and Teresa Quist. Happy birthday to all and we hope you have a wonderful day.

“Spring is the time of plans and projects.”

– Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

Canada Post needs to act on mail concernsPaulette Heer

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The Village of Gadsby council has a dilemma: Concerns have been coming in regarding the safety of getting the mail at the super boxes. First it was the snow and ice, now the water run off. Next will be summer rains. Unfortunately this is not up to the town, but rather Canada Post. The council has spoken to Canada Post about these concerns and they were advised that they have not received any calls from the citizens themselves. It is up to Canada Post to make sure these mailboxes are free and clear of snow, ice and water as this is government property. Canada Post urges citizens to please call Canada Post in Edmonton at 1 800 267 1177.

Congratulations to Markus and Donna Boyd-Stadelmann on the arrival of their very first grandchild, a boy. Born to son Da-vid and Trish Stadelmann, Jakob Markus was born in Calgary on March 25, nine pounds 10 ounces. Grandma, mom and baby are all doing well.

Bill and Joyce Hansel enjoyed their seven-year-old great granddaughter over the weekend. MacKenna Hansel found time to spend on the farm in between singing lessons and practice. On Saturday night, they were joined by Grant and Judy Musgrove and family.

Tasha and Aaron Cordell and Jules were home to Gloria and Stan Diegel's on Thursday.

DeLores Duris received word that Ailene Hobbs has passed away in Red Deer. Ailene leaves to mourn her sons Mark and Kelvin Medinsky and had been married to Bill Medinsky. She passed away March 16, funeral services were held March 25. She was 89 years of age.

Happy Easter to all. He has risen, indeed.

Basketball ends with pizza party

Independent SPORTS


A stronger closing mixed bonspiel for the Stettler Curling Club has lifted spirits as more young people seem to be taking interest in the sport.

With 20 teams registered this year, the final event of the curling season, taking place Friday, March 26 to Sun-day, March 29, had a healthier turn-out than last year.

According to Jamie Devnich of the curling club, there were junior curlers

scattered throughout the many rinks, and there were two full junior rinks.

“It’s really good to see the younger curlers out,” Devnich said.

The Lyle Bignel rink from Erskine took the A championship, while La-combe’s Shane Sorka rink took the B. The Larry Mulgrove rink from Stettler tied up the C championship.

With the conclusion of the bonspiel, the ice is now gone from the curling sheets and the lights go dim in the building until next November, when curling will begin again.

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Clark Glover follows the rock after his release as Liz Sroka and Holly Bartlet sweep during the round robin of the season-ending mixed bonspiel, which took place over the weekend at the Stettler Curling Rink.

Barrel racing event pays out $22,000Mustafa Eric

INDEPENDENT EDITOR

Stettler Agriplex hosted the Frozen Futurity and Derby on Wednesday, March 25 with riders com-ing from all over western Canada, from communi-ties spread over Manitoba in the east and B.C. in the west.

But the event was more than mere barrel racing for a fixed group of riders. Alongside Frozen Futu-rity and Derby, an event for horses aged between five and seven, there was also

an adult pony race, an open race and a youth and pee-wee division race.

Overall, 43 futurity horses (horses that are five years old and have not been in competition before Dec. 1, 2014) and 40 derby hors-es (6-7 year old horses) were ridden by over 160 riders during the one-day event.

The open race had 148 entries and the youth and peewee races attracted more than 30 young riders.

All the adult pony race entry fees were donated to the Make A Wish founda-

tion, according to the orga-nizer of the event Melissa Thiessen.

More than $22,000 was paid in prize money to the winners in addition to vari-ous door prizes.

More than 150 spectators and participants helped the concession sell out all their food in the course the after-noon.

Partial results from the competition are as follows:

Futurity winner Andrea Udal on Streaking Ta Co-rona won $816 as the top prize. Carman Pozzobun on Pipn Lady was sec-

ond place with a winning of $676 and Kayley Blair on Hes Major Perfect was third $535.17.

In the open race Andrea Udal was first again on the same horse with a prize of $302.91, Sydney Daines on Flame second with a prize money of $263.40 and

Lacey Stanton on Lotsa Coctails third winning $223.89.

In the Frozen Derby. Marci Laye on Hopes Un-leashed won the first place earning $739.50 and Colby Gilbert on Major Fit Bar was second winning $612.


Andrea Udal, the top prize winner of two categories in Wednesday’s barrel racing event competes in her first go on her horse Streakin Ta Corona at the Stettler Agriplex.

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Moments like these will be visible to rodeo fans who might not have found a seat in the bleachers thanks to the new video setup at the Agriplex.


Even though it took some last-minute scram-bling, Stettler’s Rough-stock Rodeo will go ahead on Friday, April 3 with large-screen video in the cabaret lounge this year.

According to the Agri-cultural Society, the video replay to the outer areas of the agriplex used to hap-pen at the Roughstock, but in the last few years had been discontinued. With so many people coming to the rodeo, now, there’s a need for overflow in the outside areas – which also allows

those who want to watch while having a drink, some food or while chatting with pals to watch while they socialize.

The project was origi-nally to be handled by a group from William E. Hay Composite High School, but according to the Agricultural Society, the group withdrew at the last moment with no ex-planation.

However, after some searching, the society found someone to handle the videography, and the school rented out the video screens to the society so the project could continue.

Video returns to Roughstock Rodeo

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minor hockey teams Mustafa Eric

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Stettler Minor Hockey Association wrapped up their 2014-2015 season with a lot of successes and looking forward, the president of the association is hope-ful that still more kids could and will sign up next season.

In the last two weeks of the provin-cials and league play, Atom girls could make it to the provincial semi-finals in Camrose after losing to Calgary Jets 5-4 in their first game but comfortably beat-ing Olds Grizzlies 11-1 and Okotoks Oilers 3-0. They couldn’t, however se-cure a place in the finals when they lost to Lloydminster Blazers 4-2.

Atom Elks boys, for their part compet-ed in Edson for their provincial title and tied in their first game 5-5 with Riviere Qui Barre, defeated Peace River Mus-tangs 6-2 in the second, but lost to Foot-hill Flyers 8-1 in the third,

Female Midget OK Tire Storm trav-elled to Vermillion to claim their spot in the final and they did. After overcoming St. Albert Rush 5-4, Vermillion Agland Tigers 9-2, Lethbridge Hurricane 8-2 and Edmonton Heat 3-1 without any problems, they took on Lakeland Jaguars in the semi-final, which turned out to be another 3-1 victory for Stettler girls. However, the team they beat first in their round robin came out with a vengeance in the final and left only the silver medal to Stettler girls.

Bantam girls narrowly missed the op-portunity to achieve a double header when they lost the league championship title to Lacoka girls in the last 30 sec-

onds of the third overtime in the final game, losing to the team they had de-feated in the provincial finals.

Stettler Minor Hockey Association President Jason Hegberg was quite satis-fied as he assessed the overall success of Stettler teams over the season.

“We had nine teams attempt to go to provincials and we had six teams go to provincials, with two gold medals, one silver and a couple of semi-finalists,” he said.

But it is not only the banners that are raised which matter in minor hockey, it is more how much the players individu-ally and as teams improve their skills and Hegberg said all of the coaches of the Stettler teams were happy with the progress achieved.

Hegberg says the novice and mite pro-grams are where the whole development starts and he believes focusing on play-ers at those levels can provide the plat-form for future build-up of good hockey teams.

“We are working hard at those young levels but it goes to recruitment as well, we are trying to attract more kids and we are trying to make our female program consistently grow,” he said.

Hegberg appealed to interested com-munity members to become more en-gaged with the association and ask how they can become coaches and mentors even if they don’t know the game very well.

As for the next season, the goal ac-cording to the SMHA president is just to be able to recruit more young players, not only for them to be hockey players, but to gain lifelong skills.

Lacrosse starts

next weekStacey Lavallie

INDEPENDENT REPORTER

The lacrosse season starts for the Stettler Minor La-crosse Association next weekend, April 10-12, with the Eye Opener weekend in Red Deer.

The association is in the final stages of finalizing its schedule for the season, but will be keeping the ice-free Stettler arena rinks busy un-til the end of June.

The association is field-ing six teams this year, one in each age division, mean-ing the sport is healthy and continuing to grow in the area, Kim Smyth, past-president of the association, noted.

With a team in every di-vision, it means children

who get started in lacrosse are keeping with the sport as they grow up.

Hopes that Stettler could soon field a junior-level lacrosse team fell through after tentative investigation at the end of last season, Smyth said.

“We just don't have the numbers yet,” she said. With so many nearby junior teams for Stettler players to play with, it may be a while before the community has enough players, enough qualified coaches and ref-erees, and the money neces-sary to bring a junior team to the community – though it still remains a hope of the association.

The league, which plays box lacrosse (indoor rink

lacrosse versus outdoors on a field), will also hold its mini-tyke and tyke festival during the June 20 week-end.

“It's a hilarious and fun weekend,” Smyth said. “They're just so small, they're adorable.”

Community support for the team has always been solid, but Smyth noted that she'd love to see more peo-ple come out to cheer the teams on during their home games, and hopes posting the schedule when it's avail-able will see more curious people come out to watch the sport.

For those who are inter-ested in playing but didn't register, though, it's too late – the local teams are full up.

Les & Rosemary StulbergBYEMOOR/ENDIANG NEWS

The Byemoor Curling Club’s mixed bonspiel wrapped up on Saturday

evening to conclude an-other successful curling season in Byemoor. The team of Justin and Kris-tina Jones, Tyler Stulberg and Samantha Huskinson

took top spot in the A event to win the bonspiel. Second in the A event was the Tony Nibourg rink of Halkirk.

B event winner was the Eugene Nixon team with the John Schofer team second.

The Warren Jones team won the C event with the Eldon McCrindle team in second place.

The awards and draw prizes were presented by MC Eugene Nixon fol-lowing the supper on Sat-urday evening. Winner of the 50/50 draw was Kris-sy Jack.

One of the players on Krissy Jack’s team, an employee of Jack Fenc-ing, who hails from New Zealand, gained his first curling experience in Canada.

Rhonda Maginn was re-cently in Jamaica for the wedding of her niece. As luck should have it, the wedding fell on the same weekend as the Provincial

D Peewee playoffs in Big Valley that her son Hunter was playing in.

Rob, Rhonda and Hunt-er Maginn have guests from Ontario — Rob’s father and Rob’s friend

Paul. They were here to watch Hunter play in the Provincial playoffs and will be staying until April 8.

Jim Wasdal returned home Tuesday from a few

days of snowmobiling in the mountains at Revel-stoke, B.C. He was ac-companied by his brother-in-law Len Armstrong and a couple other friends.

We wish Mickey Tuck-er a speedy recovery as she recovers from surgery on her hand performed at the Drumheller hospital last Tuesday.

Rod and Krissy Jack and girls Jesse, Sydney and Emma spent a cou-ple days in Banff skiing at Sunshine Village and a day in Edmonton for a skiing competition for Emma.

Congratulations to lo-cal 4-H’ers Ryley Mappin and Emily Brown on their public speaking achieve-ments at the East-Central Alberta 4-H regional public speaking competi-tion in Hughenden. Ryley placed third in the junior category while Emily placed first in the inter-mediate category. Way to go Ryley and Emily, your public speaking experi-ence will do you well in future endeavors.

Farmers and ranch-ers are enjoying the mild weather lately which is ideal for the calving sea-son.

We send happy birthday wishes to Carol Stulberg who celebrates her 83rd birthday on April 2.

Chuckle for the day — “Marriage is a relation-ship in which one person is always right and the other is the husband.”


Curling season over in Byemoor

Contributed photo

Byemoor Mixed Curling Bonspiel winners, (from left) - Justin Jones, Kristina Jones, Tyler Stulberg and Samantha Huskinson claimed top spot in the event that concluded on Saturday, March 28.

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REGULAR CATTLE SALE– 500 to 1000 head

LOOKING AHEADBULL SALES:

Friday, April 24 - Last Chance Bull Sale - Open

consignment, all breeds plus cow/calf pairs, bred cows

– 7 Black Angus yearling bulls - C. Forsythe.

– Several listings of cow/calf pairs.

– Details to follow.

FARM AUCTIONS:

Saturday, May 2 - David Broderson - Halkirk.

Wednesday, May 6 - Trevor Vallet - Vallet Herefords -

Bashaw.

Saturday, May 9 - Niel Bliss - Stettler - Acreage property,

equipment and household auction - in East Stettler

Friday, June 5 - Multi-owner Consignment Auction -

Tools, household, estates, small equipment at Stettler

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Saturday, June 20 - Consignment Equipment Auction at

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IN CONCERT Singer/songwriter

Paul Sapergia 7:30 pm. Sat. Apr. 11 Stettler

Performing Art Center $15 at the door.

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THE family of Hilda Norman would like to thank Pastor Faltin for his wonderful service, the Simons and Rushtons for their beautiful music, and all of our friends and family

for the cards, fl owers, phone calls and visits. A very special thank you to the staff at Heritage House for their wonderful care for the almost 15 years of Hilda’s stay there.

DUNCAN Dewey DonaldDewey passed away on March 19, 2015 at the age of 52, in Coboconk, Ontario.Dewey was born in and grew up in the Endiang area and attended school in Endiang and Castor. He moved to Stettler in 1979 and continued his education to become a carpenter by trade, which he spent doing his entire life, always taking pride in a job well done. In 1997, he moved to Ontario, where he has lived and worked since.Dewey is survived by his son Ty (Stephanie) of Grande Prairie and Ty’s mother Angela; mother Irene Duncan of Stettler; sisters Wendy (Calvin) Blauel of Stettler and Lynne (Miles) Jones of Byemoor; brothers: Gordon (Susan) Duncan of Lakeland, Florida, Harry (Diane) Duncan of Bragg Creek, Alberta; father-in-law and mother-in-law Tom and Judy O’Shea of Stettler; sisters-in-law: Susan O’Shea, Trina (Lonnie) York, Brenda (Kevin) Haustein and their families; numerous nieces, nephew and friends. Dewey was predeceased by his father Donald in 1991.A celebration of Dewey’s life will be held a later date.Donations may be made to the Halkirk Cemetery, the Heart and Stroke Foundation or a charity of your choice. Send condolences to the family by signing the guest book at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com who were entrusted with the arrangements.

WILLARD (BIZZ) GILBERTJan., 1933 - April 2013

Nothing can ever take away,The love our hearts hold dear.

Fond memories linger every dayRemembrance holds him near.

Jean, John, Jim & family,Tim & family

In Memory ofColin Francis Cassidy

July 6, 1983 - April 5, 2001

Time may pass and fade awayBut memories of you will always stay.

Forever loved and never forgotten.Mom, Dad, Michelle, Mike, Thomas, Grandma Gwen,

Grandma Bernice and all your family & friends.

Heather Blouin &Chris Rowland

Dale & Lorraine Blouin and Allan & Jean Rowland are proud to announce the engagement of their children!Heather Blouin & Chris Rowland are getting married!

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PROGRESSIVE EMS SERVICE in Southwest

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Paramedic) currently registered with Alberta College of Paramedics with no restrictions. The opening is located in a

rural setting, and based in a vibrant, thriving town with full service and amenities.

Requirements: Current non restricted ACP registration,

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for an EMT Paramedic who values work and life balance and who wishes

to be a leader within a terrifi c team of dedicated

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FULL-TIME safety co-ordinator/quality control

manager for pipeline construction company. Experience an asset.

Email resumes to [email protected].

CAMERON Bay Holdings Inc. o/a McDonalds’s in Ponoka and Red Deer

(Gasoline Alley East and West) is now hiring full

time and part time Food Service Supervisors. Wages are between

$13.75 to $16.00 per hour,depending upon experi-ence and qualifi cations.

Benefi ts (dental, disability, life and group insurance benefi ts) and opportunity

for job advancement. Candidates must be able to work a variety of shifts

and have 3 to 5 years pre-vious experience. Must be able to supervisor up to 20

crew. Part-time applica-tions will be accepted fromCanadians and PermanentResidents. Apply in person

4419 Hwy 2A, Ponoka,37479 Hwy 2, Red Deer,and 37428 Hwy 2, Red Deer or email resume to

[email protected] or fax to403-783-4251.

AUDI EDMONTON North Opening this June. We are

looking for Licensed Technicians interested in relocating to join a winning

group. Please submit resume to: shebdon@

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MESSINGERMeats in Mirror, AB

Req’s a BUTCHER immed.MUST BE

EXPERIENCED meat cutting, deboning, sausage making and kill fl oor work. F/T (44 HRS)

permanent position, $18/hr. Please call

403-391-6061

PEMBINA RIVER Natural Gas Co-op Ltd.

Employment Opportunity - Natural Gas Utility

Operator. We are seeking the right individual to join our team as a full-time

employee. Experience in the operation of a Natural

Gas Distribution System is preferred. Computer skills, strong public relations and a willingness to learn are

also important for this posi-tion. For those without

experience we are willing to train the right individual.

We offer a competitive salary, benefi t package and pension plan. Only

applicants selected for an interview will be

contacted. Please send resumes to Pembina River

Natural Gas Co-op. Attention: General

Manager. P.O. Box 122, Jarvie, AB, T0G 1H0 or

email: [email protected]. Fax 780-954-3844.

Deadline for resumes is April 6, 2015.

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Misc.Help 880Allied Fabrication is a young aggressive company looking for like-minded

individuals to join our team. If you enjoy a fast paced, positive work environment, pride yourself on having an eye for details, a strong work ethic, and consider yurself reliable please send your resume. Allied manufactures oil & gas production equipment from our facility in Stettler, AB. We are quickly gaining a reputation as a high quality, dependable, competitive supplier.

We are now accepting resumes for:

- Apprentice Welders- Labourers

Allied Fabrication offers competitive wages, a health & wellness program, access to overtime hours, and the opportunity to advance your career; division manage-ment positions will become available as we continue to grow.

Please send resumes to:Fax: 1-888-526-0274 or Email: [email protected]

Allied is pleased to announce the opening of our new manufacturing facility in northeastStettler. With our team’s safety, effi ciency and success in mind it is well tooled with overhead bridge and station cranes, a separate paint bay, and comfortable lunch and coffee area just to name a few. All of course in addition to an advanced HVAC system and bright, open workspaces.

We are now accepting resumes for:

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- “B” Pressure, Journeyman and Apprentice WeldersAllied Fabrication offers competitive wages, a health & wellness program, access to overtime hours, and the opportunity to advance your career; division management positions will become available as we continue to grow.Please send resumes to: Fax: 1-888-526-0274 or Email: [email protected]

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Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd. is seeking qualifi ed candidates to fi ll Floorhand, Derrickhand and Driller positions. These positions are locally based.Applicants must have all necessary valid tickets for the positionapplied for.Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary & benefi ts package along with a steady work schedule.Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources

Email: [email protected]: 403-258-3197

Or mail to: Ste. 5309, 333 - 96 Ave. NE, Calgary, AB T3K 0S3

Service RigAdrienne Copeland 403-741-4153 www.adrienne.scentsy.ca

Come check out Scentsy’s New Spring/ Summer Line

While you enjoy a glass of wine & appetizersMUST BE 18 or older to attend.

Thursday April 9 - 6:30 p.m.4703 58th St., Stettler, AB

Stettler Legion Easter Ham SupperAll the trimmings!

Easter Sunday April 54pm-7pm

Everyone Welcome!Adults $12.50 Children $8.50

Tickets available at Wells Furniture or The Legion

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AUCTIONSales Wed. @ 6 pm.

Antique sales 1st. Sun. of the month @ 1 pm. Apr.5

Moose Hall 2 miles south of Ponoka on 2A

WE BUY FOR CASH.403-304-4791

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COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION. 5th Annual Edmonton Motor Show Collector Car Auction.

April 10 - 12. Edmonton Expo Centre. Over 80,000 spectators. Over 80% sold last year. Consign today. 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102;

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MEIER SPRING Classic Car & Truck Auction. Saturday & Sunday, May 2 & 3, 11 a.m. 6016 - 72A Ave.,

Edmonton. Consign today, call 780-440-1860.

UNDEVELOPED LAND in Okotoks, Alberta. Ritchie

Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, April

29 in Edmonton. 80+/- acres just North of

Okotoks town limit. Currently Zoned A -

Agricultural District. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652;

rbauction.com/realestate.

UNRESERVED AUCTION. Terarosa Antiques,

furniture, oil & gas, slot machine, chuckwagon, advertising, collectibles

and more. 10 a.m., Saturday, April 4;

www.scribnernet.com or 780-842-5666. Location: Marsden, Saskatchewan.

WHEATLAND AUCTIONS Spring Consignment

Auction. April 18, 10 a.m. in Cheadle, Alberta. Farm equipment, vehicles, heavy

equipment, RVs, etc. Consign now! Call

403-669-1109; www.wheatlandauctions.com

A-STEEL SHIPPING Dry Storage Containers. Used

20’ & 40’ Seacans high cube & insulated

containers 40’ HC. Winter Specials in stock now. Self unloading delivery. Phone toll free 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com.

LOGSSemi loads of pine, spruce,

tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

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WHITE 20LB WHITE 20LB BOND PAPER: BOND PAPER:

8.5 X 118.5 X 1110 pkgs. of 500 sheets10 pkgs. of 500 sheets

$48$48/case/caseShop Stettler Shop Stettler

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FOR SALE: Select group of Purebred Registered Black Angus

Yearling Heifers. 200 Day EPD’s available. Current

365 day weights available. Yearling Angus Bulls for

Sale For more information phone evenings -

403-742-4337. Lindsay Penosky - Lindon Angus Farms - Botha Alberta

LIMOUSIN BULLS Polled Red and black two year olds and yearlings. Red

Angus Yearlings. Semen tested. Combest Limousin

Farm. (403)742-5211

RED ANGUSBULLSHeifer BullsCow Bulls

Performance & EPD data availableA.I. Sires

PIRORED ANGUS

P & R ZOLLER(403) 742-0336

BAR-DALE LIMOUSIN, ERSKINE, AB.

40, two year old virgin bulls for sale at the farm. Fully guaranteed.

Call Carole Barclay at 403-742-4825,

Terry 403-740-5037Ricky 403-740-5711. email

[email protected]

REPUTATION Shorthorn yearling bulls, halter

broken, quiet, reasonably priced. Call Jennifer

403-704-6121

HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or

Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley,

wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or

offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

SELLING ORGANIC/conventional Sweet

Clover, Red Clover, Alfalfa, Smooth and Meadow Brome, Crestedwheat, Timothy, Sainfoin. Milk Vetch. Free delivery on

larger orders! Pasture and hay blends. Birch Rose

Acres Ltd., Star City, SK. Phone 306-863-2900;

[email protected].

SQUARE hay bales, horse hay quality, 90% meadow brome, 10% alfalfa, no rain, plus second-cut alfalfa. 403-741-4353

IN STETTLER2 bdrm. older house

AND 3 bdrm. mobile home.

No pets, ref. req.Avail. imm.

403-742-6631

LARGE 4 bdrm. house, huge kitchen, sunroom, 2 fi replaces, dbl. att. garage, fenced backyard, new high eff. furnace, close to Rec. Ctr., $1500/mo. plus util., call or text 403-740-3725

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1 & 2 Bedroom, furnished kitchenette suites.

All utilities, cable, internet.1 Bedroom, $800/mo.2 Bedroom, $1100/mo.

plus D.D. Avail. immediately

Kimberly 403-690-5828

STETTLER MINI STORAGE

Household, furniture,business records, etc.

Various sizes. Protectedby security alarm and

fenced and lightedperimeter. Owner:

Reg and Darlene Hunter403-740-9283 or

403-742-3153

EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW - 3842+/- sq. ft. on 33.98

title acres & 5.50 Acre Lot w/32, 440+/- sq. ft.

Commercial Industrial Buildings. Ritchie Bros.

Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, May 7, Getkate

Property near Lethbridge, Alberta. Jerry Hodge:

780-706-6652; rbauction.com/realestate.

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Executive Director

Th e recruitment committee is currently accepting applications for the Executive Director Position.

Applicants with suitable academic qualifi cations and relevant experience in leadership and management are encouraged to apply. Experience in the following areas would be an asset:· working with a volunteer Board of Directors· project facilitation and organizational management· fi nancial management and budget control· event planning & volunteer coordination· communication & marketing Th e Stettler Regional Board of Trade and Community Development represents member businesses in every sector of the local economy. It manages several events and projects and off ers assistance and direction in areas of: Chamber of Commerce, tourism, economic development, regional partnerships. A job description is posted on : www.stettlerboardoft rade.com Interested applicants are asked to apply by Monday, April 6 to: Town of StettlerGreg Switenky, CAOTag: Stettler Regional Board of Trade & Community DevelopmentExecutive Director Position Recruitment CommitteeBox 2805031 – 50 StreetStettler, AB T0C 2L0By email: [email protected]

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• 7500 ft2 quonset shop on 1 acre• 208V and 480V service

• Overhead radiant heat and 4 exhaust fans• 2 bathrooms

• Two 16’ wide x 14’ high automaticoverhead doors

• Option to buy 12’ x 40’ offi ce skid and30’ x 40’ heated/insulated tent• Great setup for a welding or

machine shop

Call Jeff at 403-742-6400 oremail jeff @alliedfab.com

Industrial Shop/Landfor Sale or lease in

Stettler, AB $335,000

SHOPS FOR SALE OR LEASEPRICE REDUCED~Sitting on 2 acre lot AT THE

EAST END INDUSTRAIL AREA STETTLER

2 BAYS 25X90 2250 SQ FT, INCLUDING 1000 SQ FT OFFICE SPACE, ENTIRE BUILDING

REPAINTED, HARD WOOD FLOORING, 14 FT DOORS

1 BAY 60’ x 40’ 2400 sq ft . INSIDE REPAINTED & CONCRETE FLOOR, TWO- 14 FT DOORS

Lease. Triple net.

Separate living accommodations on site can be provided

Email or Call: [email protected] 403-740-6630


Agricultural#2000 - #2290

For Rent#3000 - #3200

Real Estate#4000 - #4190

JOB HUNTING? Read theClassifieds. 1-877-223-3311.

Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

Advertisers in the showcaseAdvertisers in the showcasesection maintain Real Estatesection maintain Real Estateoffices in Stettler, are membersoffices in Stettler, are membersof the Red Deer & District Real Estateof the Red Deer & District Real EstateBoard Co-op Ltd., and all offer full Board Co-op Ltd., and all offer full multiple listing services.multiple listing services.

To view more info on our listing check out www.royallepage.ca/stettler or www.REALTOR.ca

Nestled in the trees with a secluded private yard. 3.36 acres only 10 minutes from Stettler

on Hwy 56 North. $360,000. Call Sherri.

CA0055863CA0055863

Perfect family home within walking distance to the schools. Many recent updates. Detached garage with heated fl ooring. RV parking pad. $255,000. Call Ross.

CA0050076CA0050076

85 acres! 1280 sq. ft mobile with large built-on covered deck. 15 min drive from Stettler. $369,000. Call Doug or Mike.

CA0055835CA0055835

Room for everyone in this 6 bedroom 4 bath home. Situated on an oversized lot in Parkdale with an outdoor

patio and RV parking. Priced to sell! $275,000. Call Sherri.

CA0056111CA0056111

A great family home with updated features! This 5 bdrm bungalow situated on 2 lots will provide tons of space for the growing family. $315,000. Call Edna.

CA0055075CA0055075

Beautifully treed LAKE FRONT property! Conveniently located in Rochon Sands. Features an elevated deck with

a great view of Buffalo Lake. $325,000. Call Sherri.

CA0055919CA0055919

A wealth of possibilities for a reasonable price! This lot is 50x170 and the home is clean and neat. The perfect property to start your

own business with living quarters! $185,000. Call Edna.

Great price! Great location in Big Valley! 3 bdrm 2 bath mobile home on DOUBLE LOT with the convenience of a

playground right across the street. $74,900. Call Jill.

CA0056361CA0056361

NEWNEW NEWNEW

4701 - 50 STREET, STETTLER

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CENTRALCENTRALROYAL LEPAGEROYAL LEPAGE

Doug RobertsBroker/Owner

Jill FisherAssociate Broker/OwnerCENTRAL

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Apryl CassidyManager/Owner

Edna StuartAssociate Broker

Sherri Kuefl erAssociate

Jason OlsonAssociate

Mike RobertsAssociate

Ross ScheerschmidtAssociateCENTRAL

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A highly reputable thriving independent spa in a prime location on Main Street. 2600 sq. ft. of luxurious space. $88,000. Call Sherri.

CA0055685CA0055685 CA0056090CA0056090

Located in an established neighborhood, this 4 bdrm home is open and bright. Large, spacious backyard, sun porch and

double front entry garage with drive pad. $328,000. Call Doug.

2 bdrm cabin on large LAKE FRONT lot. Beautiful view of Buffalo Lake from the large deck. 24x24 garage. $525,000. Call Brian.

CA0055693CA0055693

Call a Central “Team” Sales Associate today for FREE advice or enquiries.

403-742-3344 (24 hours)LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATEDLOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

This property boasts a corner mature lot with large trees, a picket fence and is priced to SELL

at LOT PRICE. $78,000. Call Sherri.

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HIDDEN GEMEnjoy the seclusion of this quality, 5 bdrm., 3 bath, Exe. home, furn., 4 + att. Garage, PRIVATE Boat DOCK! Offered under

Appraised Value at 749K ! Be HERE for MAY LONG!

Dori Westin, Coldwell Banker Ontrack Realty

403-357-9010

Bare acreage for sale, 400 meters north of John Deere, 5 acres, $169,000. Phone 403-742-5830.

HIGH and DRY4 Acres, 1 Mile E of

Caroline, Trees on N Property Line, Power to

Property, $129,000. Dori Westin, Coldwell

Banker ONTRACK Realty 403-357-9010

CHOOSE FROM 8 Brand New Triple M 20x76 kitchen special spec manufactured homes

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FINAL CLEARANCE SALE. Check out the dis-counts on all of our 2014 homes left on our lot. We have two 20 wide homes and one 16’ wide left. For information call Marg at Craigs Home Sales in

Lethbridge. 1-855-380-2266. We

deliver up to 300 km free.

SILVERWOOD LUXURY Modular Log Homes. Show

Home 311 - 36 Ave. SE, Calgary. Discover how we can design, build & nish your custom log home in weeks. 1-855-598-4120;

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2012 Mustang 6 spd. manual shift, 3.7 litre,

upgraded tires and rims, sporty, black. 56,012KM, $14,000.00 obo. 843-6516

Acreages 4050 HousesFor Sale 4020

Acreages 4050

ManufacturedHomes 4090

ManufacturedHomes 4090

BusinessesFor Sale 4140

Financial#4400 - #4430

Investments ......................4410Money Wanted ................4420Money to Loan ................4430

MoneyTo Loan 4430

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Cars 5030

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY!Civic address - 4410 - 47 Ave., Stettler

Legal - BALY/2442AELand - 1.15 acres industrial/residential property

Improvements:

Home - 2008 modular home, S/N 13035

1408 sq. ft., 64’ x 22’, screw pilings, porch,

2 bedroom, office, as new, very lightly used,

home model Aspen RTM64SC

Property - chain link fenced (business portion)- gravel - full town services - used as container mini storage rental– Land Use Description - T2R0 residential - improved

Terms & Conditions

- Property will sell as one unit including improvements - free and clear- 10% deposit required sale day on accepted bid- Balance due 30 days or on possession- Property will be sold by auction to establish the high bid.

That bid will be presented to the seller who will have one hour to accept or reject the fi nal offer.

- Taxes adjusted to possession date.

Real Estate Sale brokered by:

Royal LePage Network Realty - Andy Birch - agentViewing by appointment - phone: Stettler Auction Mart - 403-742-2368;

Andy Birch - 403-742-3069; Owner phone - 403-505-5042

Province of AlbertaSummer Village of Rochon Sands Notice of Municipal Reserve Land Disposal By-Law

Public Notice for By-Law 218-15

Notice is hereby given that the Summer Village of Rochon Sands, in the Province of Alberta, in accordance with the Municipal Government Act Chapter M-26 Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 and amendments thereto, is proposing Bylaw 218-15 to provide for the closure and disposal at less than market value of por-tions of Municipal Reserve Lot P (Park Reserve), Block 5, Plan 4035 KS pursuant to Section 70(1) and Sections 674 and Sections 675 of the Municipal Govern-ment Act, and for the amendment of Land Use Bylaw No. 208-10 as amended by rezoning the said portions from the Public Open Space District (POS) to the Residential District (R1) for the purpose of correcting private encroachments.

A public hearing for this bylaw will be considered by Village Council at its meet-ing on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 @ 7:00 PM at Summer Village of Rochon Sands Offi ce, #1 Hall Street, Rochon Sands, Alberta. Council will consider submissions made in person or by an agent from any person who claims to be aff ected by the proposed closure. Any person wishing to submit written comments may do so by sending to the Village Offi ce prior to April 10, 2015 (#1 Hall Street, Rochon Sands, Alberta T0C 3B0 or email @ [email protected] ). Persons may make oral presentations at the Public Hearing with prior permission from Chief Ad-ministrative Offi cer prior to April 10, 2015. Copy of bylaw is available for publicinspection during offi ce hours of Tuesdays and Fridays 9:00 AM-3:00 PM at Summer Village of Rochon Sands offi ce prior to hearing date at #1 Hall Street, Rochon Sands, Alberta. Bylaw may be viewed at www.rochonsands.net.

Jason OlsonChief Administrative Offi cerSummer Village of Rochon Sands

PUBLIC NOTICE


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* Year round lake front home at Rochon. Go from

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GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY – Major tenant with a 12 year triple net lease to 2020. This investment with the remaining 5 ½ years provides approx. 10.5% return. 2 buildings – a 3700 sq ft warehouse & a 3500 sq ft warehouse/office. Security fenced yard in high traffic location. Office/ware-

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AFFORDABLE PRICE FOR GREAT STARTER HOME

– Comfortable 3 bedroom bungalow. Heated garage, 6 appliances, bathroom renovation and newer windows and shingles. Very large lot close to mall, Tim Hortons, Walmart and Canadian Tire. CA0056473. $189,900.

GREAT BUY FOR LAKE PROPERTY – 5 bedroom/3 bathroom, year round, open concept, hillside, modern home in Scenic Sands. Fully de-veloped basement, gas fi replace, wrap around covered deck, outdoor heated swimming pool, double detached heated garage, bunkhouse and asphalt driveway. Also some inclusions. CA0056162. $600,000.

UNIQUE, SCENIC AND PRIVATE. Quiet property with spectacular hilltop views. 4 bedrooms/3 bathrooms, hardwood fl ooring, cedar

shakes, fi replace, infl oor water heating & forced air heating. Attached heated 2 car garage, detached garage/ shop with carport, metal clad building used as barn/ storage, RV parking. CA0053371. $759,000.

LOOKING FOR LAND? 160 acres near Donalda. Has been continuously cropped. Approximately 141

acres cultivated. Tower lease revenue - $800 annually. Immediate possession. #CA0050973. $320,000.

EXCELLENT RETIREMENT OR STARTER HOME – Comfy, im-maculate 4 bedroom/3 bathroom home near schools. Built in 2008

it has a fully developed basement, attached garage, open fl oor plan, all appliances and hardwood fl ooring. Like new condition

with quick possession possible. CA0056161. $269,900.

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2006 HONDA GOLDWING TRIKE

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RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

DRAFTING AND DESIGN

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PH: 403-742-4101FAX: 866-305-5686

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health and vision exams

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Phone 403-742-2683New patients welcome

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4910 - 51 StreetStettler, AB T0C 2L0

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2015 DUST CONTROLApplications for Farmstead Dust Control will be received at the County Offi ce dur-ing regular offi ce hours ending Friday, April 25, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.

Applications must be made in person and must be accompanied by the fee: $1,336.55 plus GST per 200 meters for calcium.

For further information please contact Dennis Nelson,Directory of Public Works at 403-742-4441

DEVELOPMENT PERMITDEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS APPROVED

Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Application for a discretionary use in accordance with the County of Stettler No. 6 Land Use Bylaw No. 1443-10 was approved by the Development Authority:

1. No: DP 15005 Legal Description: Lot 3 Block 1 Plan 1124110 Rural Address: 20, 19453 Hwy 12 Applicant: K.D.K. Enterprises Ltd. Owner: Ken Kistner Proposed Development: Automotive & Minor RV Sales/Rentals Contractor’s Business (Trucking Company)

2. No: DP 15012 Legal Description: NE 29-38-17W4M Rural Address: 38458 Rge Rd 17-4 Applicant: Janine Glasier Owner: Wayne & Margery Anne Glasier Proposed Development: Home Business- Graphic Design (Gifts of Color by Janine)

3. No: DP 15014 Legal Description: Lot 1 Block 2 Plan 0828280 P.T. NE 10 – 38 – 20 W4M Rural Address: 20231 Twp Rd 38-2 Applicant/Owner: Dane Graham Proposed Development: Manufactured Home (1974 Knight Schmidt)

4. No: DP 14041 Legal Description: Lot 2 Block 1 Plan 1422125 P.T. SE 14-36-21W4M Rural Address: 21104 Twp RD 36-2 Applicant/Owner: Chris & Gayle Baker Proposed Development: Ancillary Building-oversized (1400 ft²) Encompassing a Dwelling Unit

5. No: DP 15015 Legal Description: P.T. SW 28 – 39 – 19W4M Rural Address: 19374 Twp Rd 39-4 Applicant/Owner: Steven & Lorna Fischer Proposed Development: Warehousing & Storage – 20 Sea Can units, indoor storage only

Any person claiming to be affected by such decision may appeal by giving notice in writing to the Secretary, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, County of Stettler No. 6 PO Box 1270, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 not later than April 15, 2015. The notice must contain the reason for the appeal.

Jacinta Donovan & Cara McKenzie, Development Offi cers

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

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

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

PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE

ADULTS/CHILDREN

ANONYMOUSWednesday, 7:30 p.m.

For more info Kira & Ian

FCSS, 403-742-2339

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS403-742-3214; 403-742-2966 or 403-742-4271

AL-ANON403-742-0990

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BEREAVEMENT

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BIG BROTHERS &

BIG SISTERS ORGANIZATION403-742-5437 during business hours

BRIGANTIA PLACE(formerly Camrose Women’s Shelter)

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Just Dial - 403-742-1155

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403-742-2745

403-742-5233

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DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NOTICENotice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved with a variance or as a discretonary use:

1. No: 2848-2015 Legal Description: Block G, Plan 2398MC Municipal Address: 6011 - 50 Avenue Applicant: Heart Haven Proposed Development: Accessory Building (Scooter Shed)

You may appeal this decision by serving written notice of appeal to the Secretary of the Stettler Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, P.O. Box 280, Stettler, Alberta prior to 4:30 p.m. April 15, 2015. For further information, please phone 403-742-8305.

Notice is hereby given that the following Development Permit Applications have been approved as permitted uses in accordance with the Town of Stettler Land UseBylaw No, 2060-15:

1. No: 2849-2015 Legal Description: Lot 8, Block C, Plan 04244667 Municipal Address: 4721 - 70 Street Applicant: Ali Daneshmandi Proposed Development: Department Store Expansion

2. No: 2850-2015 Legal Description: Lot 3, Block 17, Plan 0626396 Municipal Address: 6711 - 40A Avenue Applicant: John & Deb Holterman Proposed Development: Single Family Dwelling with Attached Garage

Dave DittrickPlanning & Development Services

LEASE LAND TENDERSThe County of Stettler is accepting tenders on all of the following lease lands: Parcel # 1 Roll Number 218900 NE-8-42-17- W4M 157 acres (more or less)Parcel # 2 Roll Number 340700 SE-33-41-18-W4M 146 acres (more or less)

All tenders are for a two year period, ending December 31, 2016All tenders are subject to County Policy that are available at the County Offi ce and on the County Website. Tenders must contain: name, address, and telephone number of lessee, the legal description, Parcel Number. Tenders are to be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Lease Land” addressed to: Attention: Quinton Beaumont, County of Stettler No. 6, Box 1270 Stettler, Alberta T0C 2L0.

Tenders must be received by 4:00 p.m., May 4, 2015Successful bids will be notifi ed before May 15, 2015.Lessee is required to pay annual taxes.Grazing period each year is July 15 to October 15.

Any further information can be obtained at the County offi ce or by calling Director of Agricultural Services Quinton Beaumont.


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

PUBLIC NOTICE


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

PUBLIC NOTICEINVITATION TO TENDERSummer Village of Rochon SandsBYLAW No. 217-15

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ROAD CLOSURE

A Bylaw of the Summer Village of Rochon Sands in the Province of Alberta for the purpose of closing public travel and disposing of portions of a public high-way in accordance with Section 22 of the Municipal Government Act, Chapter M 26.1, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, as amended.WHEREAS the lands hereaft er described are no longer required for public travel, andWHEREAS application has been made to Council to have a portion of the highway closed and,WHEREAS the Council of the Summer Village of Rochon Sands deems it ex-pedient to provide for a Bylaw for the purpose of closing to public travel certain roads or portions thereof, situated in the said municipality, and therefore dis-posing of the same.

A public hearing for this bylaw will be considered by Village Council at its meet-ing on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 @ 7:00 PM at Summer Village of Rochon Sands Offi ce, #1 Hall Street, Rochon Sands, Alberta. Council will consider submissions made in person or by an agent from any person who claims to be aff ected by the proposed closure. Any person wishing to submit written comments may do so by sending to the Village Offi ce prior to April 10, 2015 (#1 Hall Street, Rochon Sands, Alberta T0C 3B0 or email @ [email protected] ). Persons may makeoral presentations at the Public Hearing with prior permission from Chief Ad-ministrative Offi cer prior to April 10, 2015. Copy of bylaw is available for pub-lic inspection during offi ce hours of Tuesdays and Fridays 9:00 AM-3:00 PM at Summer Village of Rochon Sands offi ce prior to hearing date at #1 Hall Street, Rochon Sands, Alberta.Bylaw is available to view at www.rochonsands.net

Jason OlsonChief Administrative Offi cerSummer Village of Rochon Sands

PROPOSED ROAD CLOSURE


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AIR &AUTO

AUTOMATIC TR ANSMISSIONAIR CONDITIONINGPOWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, MIRRORSSTANDARD 4G LTE WIFI~

REMOTE KE YLESS ENTRY10 STANDARD AIR BAGS >

BLUETOOTHLED ACCENT LIGHTS

REMOTE STARTER7” MYLINK COLOURTOUCH R ADIOBACK-UP CAMER A

BI-WEEKLY FOR 48 MONTHS WITH $1,750 DOWN. BASED ON A LEASE PRICE OF $21,441¥ INCLUDES $500 OWNER CASH FOR ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS††, $1,500 LEASE CASH, FREIGHT & PDI.

INCLUDES $750 OWNER CASH FOR ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS††, $4,200 CASH CREDITS, FREIGHT & PDI.

AlbertaChevrolet.comALL 2015’s COME WITH CHEVROLET COMPLETE CARE: 2 5 5 YEARS/40,000 KM

COMPLIMENTARYOIL CHANGES^

YEARS/160,000 KM POWERTRAINWARRANTY ^^

YEARS/160,000 KM ROADSIDEASSISTANCE ^^

OFFERS END MARCH 31ST

LTZ AWD MODEL SHOWN

Best-In-ClassRear Seat Leg Room

More Standard Features and Leading Technology in Every VehicleEVENT

SPRINGSPRINGLOADEDLOADED$1,500ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS

RECEIVE UP TOIN OWNER CASH††

10Airbags

Safety >

Safety

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4G LTE Wi-Fi ~

7.0L/100km hwy

Fuel Efficiency†

10Airbags

Safety >

4G LTE Wi-Fi ~Safety

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7.3L/100km hwy

Fuel Efficiency†

4G LTE Wi-Fi ~

With the myChevroletmobile app: • Start your vehicle• Lock and unlock doors from anywhere in Canada

With OnStar 4G LTE Wi-Fi ~:

• Stream movies • Check your emails• And More

Complimentary Oil Change:• Every Chevrolet receives 2 years/40 000 km oil changes^

FULLY LOADED WITH THE FEATURES YOU WANT:


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$119@

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2015 TRAX LS

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2015 CRUZE LT$99

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6.3L/100km hwy

Fuel Efficiency†

AUTOMATIC TR ANSMISSION

AIR CONDITIONING

POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, MIRRORS

REMOTE KE YLESS ENTRY

10 STANDARD AIR BAGS >

1,370L CARGO SPACE

1.4L TURBO ENGINE

BLUETOOTH

STANDARD 4G LTE WIFI~

2015 EQUINOX LS FWD

$22,995¥¥


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REMOTE KE YLESS ENTRY

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17” ALUMINUM WHEELS

SIRIUS XM SATELLITE R ADIO

BEST-IN-CL ASSREAR LEGROOM‡‡

FUEL EFFICIENCY7.3L/100KM HW Y

BI-WEEKLY FOR 24 MONTHS WITH $2,920 DOWNBASED ON A LEASE PRICE OF $20,404¥.INCLUDES $500 OWNER CASH FOR ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS††, FREIGHT & PDI.

BI-WEEKLY FOR 24 MONTHS WITH $2,920 DOWNBASED ON A LEASE PRICE OF $23,074¥. INCLUDES $500OWNER CASH FOR ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS††, FREIGHT & PDI.

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$ 500 BONUS*

ON SELECT MODELS ENDS M

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+ $500 BONUS CASH*

+ $500 BONUS CASH*

stettler independent, april 01, 2015

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