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A mechanical issue had residents of Gleichen placed on a boil water order on Jan. 23. The mechanical malfunction was quickly resolved but residents were told to abide by the boil water order until the wa-ter could be tested.

Wheatland County staff flushed the water system and water test results were submitted to Alberta Health Services to make sure the safe drinking water standards were met.

On Jan. 31 the order was lifted and residents were informed that their water was indeed safe to drink without boiling first.

Utilities Foreman for Wheatland County Russell Drummond said there was a build up of manga-nese which when oxidized with chlorine caused turbidity. Turbid-ity is cloudiness, or a haze, in a fluid that is caused by individual particles.

“Because we didn’t know at the time what the cause of that turbid-ity was Alberta Health Services issued the boil water order,” said Drummond.

“It always is a concern but through testing we found that it was build up of manganese and we’re still trying to deal with that. There was the mechanical issue to start with and we’ve found that manganese was the actual cause of the turbidity.”

He said while the colouration of the water was not esthetically pleasing it was safe to drink. Cur-rently the County is still working with Alberta Environment to pre-vent this issue from happening again. A few different ideas and solutions are being tested.

Boil water order ends for Gleichen residents

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youth and building a positive relation-ship between them so it’s been very re-warding that way.” said SWAT member and Town Councillor Bob Sobol.

The RCMP, Wheatland County Offi-cers and Town of Strathmore Bylaw Of-ficers are the ones who give the tickets out to the kids.

Sarah McKinnon, a high school stu-dent, was hired by SWAT to review the positive ticketing program and speak to the families whose children have been ticketed to find out their thoughts on the initiative.

Hearing about the excitement that the kids felt when they realized what the ticket was for really stands out for McKinnon. She said the younger ones seem to be especially excited about be-ing ‘caught.’

“It was also nice to hear some par-ents whose kids were involved in a negative aspect with the police to hear it was on the flip side. They were really happy that their child was able to have the opportunity to see that and to be recognized for doing something posi-tive rather than something not so posi-tive,” said McKinnon.

A majority of the tickets were given for practicing bike safety, followed by those ‘caught’ volunteering. The visible trends noticed in the documented data was that a majority of the tickets were given to youth between the ages of 9 to 14-years-old, despite the program being meant to recognize all youth un-der the age of 18. One idea is to try to focus a little more on the different age groups and the positive actions their demographic is commonly ticketed for.

When the program was originally initiated Sobol said he hoped to see community minded youth recognized, but admits it can be a difficult thing to identify.

“We’re working on that, we’re try-ing to work out a way to identify these youths who do something in the com-

munity that (enhances) the community in general. I support them getting these tickets for wearing helmets and all that stuff but we’d like to sort of improve on the general feeling of youth towards their community,” said Sobol.

“As a new driver in town it would be nice if there was more recognized for the positive driving I guess you could say, but that’s one of the harder ones to monitor because then I guess you have to pull them over for doing something positive,” said McKinnon.

There were six tickets handed out for driving. Brandon Larson from Standard was one of the few recognized for his driving skills. Larson recalls the day he was ticketed in 2011.

“I was just going down to the Co-op for lunch and I was just coming down Main Street and he was following me and then I was about to get out and he came right up to my vehicle and said that I was being rewarded for good driving,” said Larson.

In his mind he had been trying to de-termine what he had done wrong. His friends and brother had all been won-dering the same thing.

“It felt good,” said Larson when he realized why the officer had followed him.

Cade, Erik and Dayton Maxwell-Me-zerecky were all ticketed for practicing bike safety. Dayton and a friend had been playing outside when the officer approached them. Erik came out to join them, and was followed by Cade.

Dayton was a little unsure at first when the police officer went up to him and was happy when he found out he was getting a good ticket.

“It does make me want to do more good things to get more good tickets,” said Dayton.

SWAT is hoping the word will spread about the Positive Ticketing program and that more youth will be ‘caught’ do-ing something good.

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Sacred Heart Academy held their Kids Con-vention Jan. 29-30. Parents, teachers and volunteers shared hobbies, experience and knowledge with the students. it is a great opportunity to open their young eyes to new ideas and activities. There was everything from basic first aid to cake decoration being taught to the students. Tina meyer teaches her group some easy yoga moves that will help keep them focused and strengthened.

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Dayton, erik and Cade m a x w e l l -mezerecky all received tick-ets in 2012 as part of the SWAT Positive Ticketing pro-gram.

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The SWAT (Strathmore-Wheatland Addictions Team) Positive Ticketing program began in the summer of 2011 as a way to recognize youth for doing something positive in their community. From its inception until May 31, 2012 there have been 201 tickets handed out.

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A vision of the future was presented at Langdon School on Jan. 31, where the North Bow Community Facility Board (NBCFB) showcased the Master plan for the Langdon Com-munity Campus and subsequent development of future de-velopment proposals.

The Community Campus is a combined effort of NBCRB working with the Rocky View School Division (RVSD) and Rocky View County (RVC). The RVSD and RVC are in a 50/50 cost share agreement for the Community Campus Plan.

“They are so many synergies that happen with a project like this. Both sides get to save a little bit of dollars. It is good for community and gets people out there together,” said Bev LaPeare, Rocky View School Trustee.

The recreation centre is run by and for the community, but will be utilized in part by school programs. In return, the school will allow summer programming when it is idle.

“Wherever the school can work with the community, and the community can work with the school division, it’s a win-win,” said LaPeare.

“It’s a two-way partnership. It’s a good thing. I am really excited.”

There is a tentative build date for 2015 on the high school, pending government approval. The school will have a ca-pacity for growth up to 1,050 students. They are hoping to obtain government grants for the complex as well.

“When it comes to approval, I think we will be looked upon more favourably than if we were doing a project by ourselves. They are talking about schools working with the communities. The minister has come right out and said that wherever we can have a school link up with a community project, that is what they are looking for,” said La Peare.

The total 48 Acre property site, where the complex will be built, was purchased by the county and school board, with a feasibility study done in 2004. The Community Campus is the first phase of the Development Vision. Fundraising is needed for the site preparation and the development of the four ball diamonds/three multi-use/soccer fields.

In 2012, the County directed $50,000 for the develop-ment of fundraising strategies for a fundraising campaign and NVCFB has an initial goal of raising $5 million. Mul-tiple phases follow that will develop indoor/outdoor ame-nities including things like a swimming, library, fitness/wellness centre, and ice arena - places that will serve the

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needs of children, families and seniors. Theatre Arts, parks and recreation are also part of the vision. The projected cost for the completion of all the subsequent phases will be close to $30 million. For a more detailed picture check out the feasibility study at www.rockyview.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=fxpQG-Wjg7M%3D&tabid=847

“It’s time for the boundaries of Langdon to expand,” said Peter Loats, NVCFB Board member.

John Imanse is a local home builder; he attended to see how the town was going to develop.

“I would like to see it grow. I would like to see a high school, and more stuff for the kids, it’s all good,” said Imanse.

He would also like to see some more commercial growth. There is need for a town grocery store.

NBCFB also opened the event to several developers inter-ested in helping Langdon expand.

Garret Wolhberg, Senior Manager, Design and Communi-cations, was discussing Qualico’s plan for houses in Lang-don with event goers.

“What we are seeing here is a start of what Langdon could be,” said Wolhberg. “All the developers are out here because we see the potential.”

He said people at the open house are asking when houses will go up. With Langdon’s near vicinity to Calgary and new business on Calgary’s east side developing, it is a perfect commuter distance. Wohlburg said buyers are looking for country lifestyles, close to urban amenities.

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Walking into Crowther Memorial Junior High School, one of the last things you would expect to see is a male teacher dressed in a pink tutu, wearing a tiara and holding a wand.

That was exactly what people would have seen on Jan. 30 when teacher Matt Laslo won, or would it be lost, by having the most money donated for the Me to We water initiative the school fundraised for.

Students from the school partici-pated in the first We Day in Calgary on Oct. 24. They left inspired to make a difference, and when they heard about the water initiative and how easy it would be to help out, staff and students were immediately on board.

“It was originally just supposed to be a penny drive. So they gave us these bags that have a fill line and you fill them up. One of those bags is $25 and that amount of money gives clean water for life for one person,” said stu-

dent Courtney Bangen.“We made it just a money drive and

so each teacher that our class nomi-nated got a jar … students could put money in the jars and whatever teach-er had the most money at the end had to wear the fairy costume.”

“Originally we thought of a gorilla suit but then you wouldn’t be able to see their face,” said teacher Anne Paskevich laughing.

There was friendly trash talking tak-ing place between the teachers and in the end Laslo managed to raise $681 out of the $1,186.30 total.

“It says a lot about this community when they want to see me in a tooth fairy outfit,” said Laslo.

He was followed by Earl Sorensen in second place with $177.90, and the third place finalist Jay Strath finished a mere .85 cents behind Sorensen at $177.05.

Thanks to all of the donations and the support from students and staff, 48 people will have clean water for life.

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After raising the most money for the me to We Water initiative fundraiser that Crowther memorial Ju-nior High School participated in, teacher matt Laslo was awarded with the opportunity to wear a Tooth Fairy costume all day Jan. 30. Back: Scott Koller (l-r) emma Kauenhofen, matt Laslo, Tyler Jamieson, Jay Strath, Terry motley, earl Sorensen. Front: Brad Huntley, Anne Paskevich, Courtney Bangen and Amy Lambert.

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Times TidbiTsWhy are Pancakes eaten on Shrove Tuesday?

Lent is a time of abstinence, of giving things up. So Shrove Tuesday is the last chance to indulge yourself and to use up the foods that aren’t allowed in Lent. Pancakes are eaten on this day because

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Family Day is upon us and once again the Healthy Eating Active Living Coali-tion or HEAL Our Future is hosting the Great Skate of Strathmore. HEAL Our Future is a community development co-alition which is trying to create a com-munity environment that supports and encourages healthy eating and active living.

The Town of Strathmore approached the HEAL to organize the 2011 Family Day event and it was a complete suc-cess.

With a minuscule budget they cre-ated an event that was talked about for weeks. But it couldn’t have been pulled off just anywhere; much of the event was volunteer-based and items were donated by the community members of Strathmore to help make it the success it was.

HEAL has been planning the Family Day events ever since.

“All in all, it was a fantastic event, and brought the community together as one big family on Family Day,” said Lisa Sad-er in an email interview.

“What could be better than family and friends being active outside on a crisp winter day?”

As the story goes, do something three times in a row, it becomes a tradition, so the HEAL Great Skate is now an annual tradition for many people in the area.

“We take the grandkids every year. It’s always a fun time,” said Ruby Mussel-man.

“Even if it’s cold out you just have to warm up by the fire and there’s always lots of hot chocolate.”

This year parents can expect some of the tried and true basics of the Great Skate: hot dogs and hot chocolate, fire pits, and free horse drawn sleigh rides. There will be music filling the air in the park, pick-up hockey games, snowman building, prizes and (of course) skating.

“The enthusiasm was built up two years ago, and we are continuing that

each year with the Great Skate,” said Robert Breitwieser, the Chair of HEAL Our Future.

“We had around 1,500 people last year and are anticipating about the same or more this year, so long as the weather is nice.”

The Great Skate takes place at Kins-men Park on Monday, Feb. 18. The fun and festivities start at 12 Noon and go until 4 p.m.

HEAL Our Future asks that if you have any gently used hockey equipment or skates of any kind that you either drop them off at the Home Hardware in Strathmore, or bring them to the Great Skate where they have a Skate Swap booth. If you need skates or hockey equipment, be sure to check the Home Hardware before Family Day or check out the Skate Swap booth at the Great Skate.

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Strathmore golfer Don Georgeson’s cart was destroyed in a freak electrical fire, apparently spontaneously combusting while parked at Strathmore Golf Course.

A young man from Strathmore (whose name was not printed due to military censorship) was serving on the Western Front in Europe when he attended a movie tent which was promoting films about prairie lifestyle. He was elated to see footage of the familiar Strathmore district playing on a screen in a tent within reach of the battlefield.

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Purchase your Book at the Town Office or at Rocky’s Bakery for $40.

The Alberta Liquor Control Board relaxed some of its strict regulations on what it allowed in beer parlours and bars. The rationale behind the old policies was that, when coupled with alcohol, such activities and entertainment “would lead to rambunctious and dangerous behaviour.” Live music would also now be allowed at bars, and a shuffleboard was installed in the King Edward Hotel.

Hearing tests don’t hurt. If you need the TV volume louder, feel confused at parties, ask people to repeat themselves often, shy away from meeting new people because you might not understand them, have trouble hearing on the phone....You may have a hearing prob-lem. Get it checked soon.

Brain injury is the greatest killer and the greatest cause of disability under the age of 45, surpassing all other causes. You don’t have to lose consciousness to sustain a concussion which causes a change in the chemistry within brain cells which can impair brain function. Don’t take a “knock in the head” for grant-ed. Even a mild brain injury can last a lifetime. Get medical help right away.

To discourage Australians to quit smoking, the government started mandatory new packaging law on Dec. 1 last year. The packages are blank on the back and have anti-smoking messages on the front like “Smoking causes blindness” or “Smoking causes cancer” with appropriate graphic pictures accompany-ing them.

The price of a pack of 25 in Australia is around $20....another motivation to quit.

Historically, people died from maladies we don’t hear much of today. Typhoid fever, lead poisoning, bubonic plague and anthrax are examples. Measles and smallpox killed 95% of native South Americans in the 1500s. Thanks to clean water supplies, immuniza-tion and antibiotics our lives are much safer.

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Owning a pony, or at least getting to be around them often, is almost every little girls dream. There is a new club coming to Strathmore that will see that dream come true for some. The Cana-dian Pony Club is a worldwide horse organization for people ages 6 to 21. There are over 100,000 members world-wide and 3,500 members in Canada.

The Wheatland Pony Club is a branch of the Canadian Pony Club and for now is located on the corner of Hwy 564 and RR 262, at Wheatland Equestrian Centre.

Cailin Kopetski moved to the area about four years ago. She is a Level 2 Equine Canada Certified Coach and has been involved with Pony Club at a regional and national level in the past. After talking to a few parents and re-alizing there was the need and inter-est, Kopetski decided to bring the Pony Club to the area.

“Pony Club is English so they’re (club members) doing dressage, stadium jumping, and cross country jumping and as well Pony Club incorporates Tet-rathlon which is riding, jumping, shoot-ing and swimming,” said Kopetski.

“The motto of Pony Club is loyalty,

character and sportsmanship so we’re teaching that in all aspects of riding and horse related activities. They will become well-rounded in horseman-ship, horse mastership, all aspects of stable management which some of the topics would be footing, shoeing, feed-ing, grooming, tack, saddlery.

“It’s not mandatory that kids have their own horses. There’s lots of activi-ties and everything they can do without a horse, I mean ultimately they all end up wanting to have one and ride.”

At the beginning of February Barn Lessons began which is theory and knowledge based and held once a week. Kopetski eventually plans to of-fer riding lessons. There are a few les-son horses available for kids to learn to ride, and off horse kids could groom at rallies and different competitions. They could also go to ‘Quiz,’ which is a regional competition for a knowledge-based game.

The cost is the same for everyone, whether you have your own horse or not. The full price of the membership, which is $220 per year, is also eligible for child tax credits for all kids under the age of 16.

Tthe stable management lessons be-gin on Feb. 6 and run until April 10. The regional Quiz competition is held

in March. “Then everything kind of goes from

there we’ll figure out riding lessons and whatnot after that,” said Kopetski.

To find out more about the Cana-dian Pony Club go to www.canadian-ponyclub.org. Kopetski is still looking for volunteers to lend a hand. Anyone interested can give her a call at 403-669-9303.

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Autumn Desjardins has worked with equine coach Cailin Kopetski in the past and is happy to be one of the first members of the Wheatland Pony Club.

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Thought for the week

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Do you have a special recipe you would like to share? Please submit to the Strathmore Times by Friday noon. Fax Alissa 403.934.5546 or email [email protected]

1. Line a 9x9 inch baking dish with lightly greased foil or plastic wrap. Grease another piece of foil or plastic wrap to cover the top, and set aside.

2. Place 1/2 cup of water in the bowl of an electric mixer, and sprinkle gelatin on top of water to soak.

3. While gelatin is soaking, com-bine 1/4 cup of water, corn syrup, and sugar in a saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil the mixture hard for 1 minute.

• 3/4 cup water, divided • 3 (.25 ounce) packages unflavored gelatin • 2/3 cup light corn syrup • 2 cups white sugar • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • 2 teaspoons peppermint extract • 1/4 cup cornstarch • 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

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4. Pour the hot sugar mixture into the gelatin mixture and beat on high for 12 minutes with electric mixer, until the mixture is fluffy and forms stiff peaks. Add vanilla and peppermint extracts, and beat just until blended.

5. Pour the marshmallow mixture into the prepared baking dish, using a greased spatula to smooth the top of the candy. Cover the candy with the re-served greased foil or wrap, and press down lightly to seal the covering to the top of the candy.

6. Allow the marshmallow candy to rest for 4 hours or over-night. Mix together cornstarch and confectioner’s sugar in a shallow dish. Using oiled scissors or an oiled kitchen knife, cut the marshmallow candy into strips, then into 1 inch squares. Dredge the marshmallows lightly in the cornstarch mixture and store in an airtight container.

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ThefT of meaT sawsBetween Jan. 23 and Jan. 26, unknown

person(s) broke into a locked building on a rural property on Highway 791, north of Glen-more Trail, in the MD of Rocky View. Two 404 Well saws, used for cutting meat, were stolen from the location.

If you have any information regarding this crime, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or Strathmore RCMP at 403-934-3968.

marijuana grow operaTionOn the morning of Feb. 4, Strathmore

RCMP members executed a Search Warrant at a rural location in Wheatland County, south-east of Rockyford on Highway 564. Police lo-cated a large marihuana grow operation, and seized 840 marihuana plants, which weighed over 82 Kilograms. The grow operation was located inside a farm shop which had multiple rooms and a sophisticated electrical system. Four people were arrested, and charges are

pending on three males located at the scene.Strathmore RCMP were assisted by the

Calgary RCMP Emergency Response Team, the Calgary RCMP Forensic Identification Sec-tion, the Calgary RCMP Auto Theft Section and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit “Green Team”. The investigation contin-ues.

residenTial Break and enTer On Feb. 1, Strathmore RCMP received a

complaint of a possible break and enter to the Sunset Haven seniors residence located in Strathmore. Upon viewing the video sur-veillance it was confirmed a male suspect entered through the rear doors and began trying the apartment doors. Some items were stolen from the building but the suspect did not encounter any residents and no one was approached or hurt by the suspect. The RCMP are asking for your assistance to help identify this male.

Please contact Strathmore RCMP at 403-

934-3968 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 in order to provide any information re-garding this incident.

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Teri McKinnon Special to the Times

I am just home and trying to process what an incredible journey I have had and the impact it has on the children and community of Jarabacoa.

When we got down there, the physical building was already constructed, so the group installed the solar panel, electricity generator, basketball hoop and handed out backpacks full of school supplies.

The students were also given five netbook computers – which was incredible because the children had never seen a computer before, let alone learned how to use one. To watch their fac-es when the power came on and the computers came alive was a very exciting experience.

At the end of the day even parents were won-dering if there would be an opportunity to learn on the computer … it was great. We made pre-sentations to the community of a photo of Dan that we hung alongside an engraved plaque (in Spanish and English) on Dan’s vision of educa-tion as a major factor in their community sustain-ability.

To assist with coffee production, 2,000 coffee plants were given to the five farmers involved in our coffee projects – which will increase their coffee production by 20-25 per cent in the next three years. Rameriz Coffee, a fourth generation family of coffee producers, and UAFAM, a private University in the Dominican, generously hosted us. We, as a group, planted about 400 of the cof-fee plants. Most people don’t know coffee comes from a cherry (the bean is inside) and the pro-cess to extract the bean and ensure highest qual-ity in moisture, roast and flavor is intensive. The roads up and down the mountain were narrow, slippery and steep. It is difficult to imagine how

many slow journeys of burrows or trucks have endured that travel for each batch of coffee.

We toured the coffee business from seed to cup, and I will never drink another cup of cof-fee without fully respecting the time, labour and process involved in production!

I travelled with a team from Olds College Cen-tre for Innovation (OCCI) on a coffee project with the Canadian Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship (CIRE). The project is a social entrepreneurship initiative, which encourages children to stay in school and supports technical farmer training to enhance both coffee quality and farm revenue. Ninety per cent of profit from the sales of this coffee project goes toward a Dominican Republic Scholarship Fund that is managed by UAFAM.

The coffee used in this project is exceptional, organic, shade-grown coffee and currently sold in seven stores in Alberta. I am also selling the coffee and hope to be present when the next shipment of beans arrive (sometime in May or June).

The entire experience has been amazing and I am honoured to have participated. I wanted to share with you a comment spoken to me by my fellow participant, and a friend of Dan’s:

“It is not about coffee, it is all about people; humans connecting with one another to better the chance of children (our future), somewhere in the world, to be the best they can be,” said Abimbola Abiola Ph.D., P.Ag. Director of Applied Research and Lead Scientist Olds College Cen-tre for Innovation Olds College. For online coffee information and purchases: www.canadianentre-preneurship.ca

(Strathmore resident and businesswoman Teri McKinnon took a trip to Jarabacoa recently to help fulfill her friend Dan Fullerton’s legacy in the Dominican Republic in the Jarabacoa region.)

Return from Jarabacoa

Teri mcKinnon was in the Jarabacoa region of the Dominican Re-public where she helped carry on her friends legacy and bring his dream, ‘educating the Children’ closer to fruition.

Photo courtesy of Teri McKinnon

February 8, 2013, 2012 • Strathmore TimeS •

Pat FuleFule for Thought

Growing up in Canmore in the 60s and 70s was amazing. Dogs needed no licenses, you could hike, or ride trail bikes on old mine roads, and life was pretty simple. The town had three basic areas. The Bow River flowed through town, and helped name these areas. If you lived on the far side of the river, you were in “Mineside”, on the near side, and you were in “Townside” (I know what you’re thinking … we were a simple people back then). Mineside also had houses on a hill that led to the only hospital in town. Can you guess what that area was called? It may sound a little like Sesame Street, but yeah, that area was “Hospital Hill!”

When you were a kid in Canmore, to prove you were brave, you had to coast your bike from the very top of the hill at breakneak speed to the bottom with-out using your brakes. Many Canmore kids “bought it” at the bottom of that hill and had major wipe-outs on their new Mustang-style bikes (Remember those?).

My pal Joey was a Mineside kid who just happened to live on Hospital Hill. He was a big kid, and he used to tell me he dreaded shopping for clothes with his mom. Like many other mine kids, they shopped at the Northill Sears, as it was the closest mall to the West side of Calgary. Joey’s mom always took him there, and he hated having to shop in the “husky” section. He said, “everyone knew I had to shop there, and we ALWAYS ran into kids I knew.”

Joey got teased a lot because of his size and be-cause he had a stutter when he was nervous. Kids picked on him, and the trap was, that would make him nervous, which would make him stutter, which would lead to more teasing, and so on.

I always tried to be the mediator with the other kids who would pick on him. I never really know why, but for the most part, I was left alone. One day Joey was trying to ride his bike down Hospi-tal Hill so he wouldn’t be late for school. Well you know what happens to the best laid plans!? He was rocketing down the hill and began to lose control of the bike. Sure enough, he hit a neighbour’s parked camper! He crumpled against the camper’s side, and

somehow a handlebar went right through the guy’s side window! The neighbour yelled at Joey, and Joey tried to explain he was sorry via stuttering … but that didn’t work. Eventually, he pushed his twisted bike to school, only to meet our grouchy Grade 6 teacher. Again, he tried to explain, but the stuttering was too much. You’d think that seeing a kid with a mangled bike, torn jeans, and scrapes, would be a hint to the teacher that something BAD happened to the kid. Anyway, for Joey’s efforts to make it to school on time, he got a DT for being late!

And THAT’s how school went for Joey. He’d strug-gle in school and with bullies, and try to survive the high school years. He eventually became a locksmith in Canmore, and now lives in the family house. He lives there because his dad has died and his mom was ill with Parkinson’s and Dementia. For the last seven years, Joey has visited his mom in Extended Care, and has helped dress, feed, and even change her! Every day he visited her without fail. On nice days he would push her in a wheelchair to get an ice cream cone, and he’d even spoon feed her, just to see her smile. The child had become the parent to the mother. He always talked to her, even when he knew deep down, that she didn’t know what he was saying anymore. He made sure she was comfortable, had enough covers to stay warm in her room, and that she might know that SOMEONE was there. Joey’s mom died last month, and he just missed being with her when she passed. This guy, who was tormented by others, could have become bitter and miserable. Instead, he kept on go-ing, trying to become someone who made something of himself, so his parents could have been proud. Well, you can have a rest now, Joey. You did what a good son should do, you cared for a mom who once cared for you. You put major parts of your life on hold so that she would always have someone nearby who loved her. You’ve taught me a lot about loyalty and sacrifice, and I know your parents are proud of you.

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

My pal Joey

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On Monday of last week, the House of Com-mons resumed sitting following the Christmas break. My thanks to everyone who took the time and effort to share their opinions and sugges-tions with me at many events I attended and at our Crowfoot Constituency Satellite Office Days in Oyen, Hanna, Stettler and Strathmore.

One year ago, I was dispatched by our govern-ment to spend eight days in Japan. I followed an agenda the Japanese government prepared that included many meetings with top government officials, including their Ministry of Agriculture. I visited Japan’s Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation; met with the Co-Chair of Japan’s “Canada Committee”; and, the President of the Japan Business Federation.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper had already toured Thailand, Japan and Korea in pursuit of increasing Canada’s business in the Asia-Pacific region. He secured the formal launch of free trade negotiations with Japan - the world’s third-largest economy. It could increase our nation’s GDP between $3 and $9 billion. Canada’s bilater-al trade last year with Japan amounted to almost $24 billion.

I was alone on this mission to Japan. The Hon. Gerry Ritz, Canada’s Agriculture Minister, and the Hon. Ed Fast, Canada’s International Trade Minis-

ter were already working closely with their Japa-nese counterparts and other officials and made sure I was ‘tooled up’ to try and pry the door open for Alberta beef exports. You can imag-ine the countless times I use the words “Alberta beef” in my conversations with everyone I met. I knew the stakes were high because Japan’s need for agriculture products meant that there will be a net benefit right here in our riding of Crowfoot

During the question period, I asked: “Mr. Speaker, Canadian farmers appreciate our Con-servative government’s hard work to create jobs and economic growth for our agricultural indus-try. They understand our government’s commit-ment to bolstering trade and opening markets for our top quality products. Since forming govern-ment, we have consistently made representations to Japan seeking expanded access for Canadian beef derived from animals under 30 months of age. Could the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food please update the House on the status of these negotiations?”

The Hon. Gerry Ritz answered: “Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Crowfoot for his dedication on this file. I am pleased to announce today that Japan has expanded access and is now accepting Canadian beef from ani-mals under 30 months of age. This is expected to double the value of Canadian exports by some $150 million annually. Unlike the anti-trade NDP, our government continues to open up markets to

Parliament reconvenes for 2013 provide opportunities for our producers.”This is great news as it takes us beyond Japan’s current

beef imports of animals under 21 months of age. Japan is Canada’s third largest export market for beef. The revised regulations will come into effect Feb. 1, 2013.

Minister Ritz was purposely ‘political’ in his answer – criticizing the Official Opposition because they oppose virtually every effort our Conservative government makes to boost trade opportunities for Canada. This increase in Canadian beef exports to Japan is more proof that these ef-forts are getting results. We look forward to taking our trad-ing relationship with Japan and other nations to the next level to continue providing additional export opportunities for Canadian businesses.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this or previous columns you may write me at 4945-50th Street, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 1P9, call 780-608-4600, toll-free 1-800-665-4358, fax 780-608-4603 or e-mail [email protected].

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The new building will allow the Centre to offer both large and small animal services, grooming, doggy daycare and a larger retail space.

“For example a horse that’s ill and needs to be hospitalized we’ll have stalls to keep them in the hospital. We’ll be able to have stocks to contain a horse to properly examine it and do procedures on it,” said owner and veterinarian Jodi Viste.

“It just allows us to be more efficient with our services, rather than being tied up far away from the clinic we’re more centralized. We will be offering a (pet) food delivery service because of the location out of town. That’s kind of a neat thing because my mom is my bookkeeper and my dad he’s retired and so he might be the one driving the delivery van driving food around so it’s kind of neat to work with my family and make them part of this business as well.”

Strathmore has grown quickly and so has the animal popu-lation. Since opening its doors the Centre has continued to grow. Viste is grateful the community has supported them and allowed them to grow.

“Part of the reason we went to the west side of town is be-cause of the large commuter population in this town so we wanted to facilitate them being able to drop their animals off on the way to work in Calgary. It will be nice to be located near the stockyards,” said Viste.

“We’re also gaining a lot of clientele from Calgary as well which we’re really happy about because we can expose the Town of Strathmore and encourage people to come out here.”

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Viste said it’s a great team, they enjoy working together and have a lot of fun, which is something she hopes is portrayed to the clients.

“The best thing about our career is no two days are ever the same, it’s a fun job. To be able to work on such a variety of animals is so fulfilling,” said Viste.

When she was younger she had dreamed about doing this but didn’t think she was going to be able to get in, so it was literally a dream come true for her.

“I just want to be able to continue servicing the community as it continues to grow. Strathmore is a great town to be in and we have a young staff right now but our staff is going to continue to grow and have children, and we just want to keep working and providing services. Wherever the commu-nity takes us is where we will to go,” said Viste.

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The days are starting to get longer, and you can feel that spring is right around the corner. With spring, of course, comes tax-filing season, so as “filing taxes” joins “spring cleaning” on your to-do list, here are 10 ways to save you money - and even land you that re-fund you’ve been hoping for.

• Tax-free savings account: Using a TFSA is a smart way to save on tax. Generally, the interest, dividends, and capital gains earned on investments in a TFSA are not taxed - not when they are held in the account or when they are withdrawn.

• Registered retirement savings plan: Pay less tax and save for your retirement at the same time. Any income that you earn in your RRSP is usually free from tax as long as the funds stay in the plan.

• Charitable donations: Donations of cash, goods, land, or listed securities made to a registered char-ity or other qualified donee may be eligible for a tax credit.

• Parents: All those mornings spent at the hockey rink and afternoons spent at the ballet studio can mean savings - with the children’s fitness and arts tax credits. Child care is also deductible, so gather up your receipts.

• Family caregivers: If you have a dependant with a physical or mental impairment, you could be eligible for an additional $2,000 this year with the new family caregiver amount.

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• Public transit amount: If you are a public transit rider, you may be able to save by claiming the cost of your transit passes. You can get up to 15 per cent of the amount claimed.

• Seniors: If you receive income from a pension, you can split up to 50 per cent of eligible pension income with your spouse or common-law partner to reduce the taxes that you pay. You may also be eligible to claim the age amount, medical expenses, and the disability amount.

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The average age Canadians expect to retire is 61 years old. It’s even lower for Generation X (ages 31-46) who plan to re-tire at age 60, and Generation Y (ages 25-30) at the age of 59. With so many of us expect-ing to retire before 65, how can we ensure that we are fi-nancially prepared?

“Early retirement may be an option, as long as you take the time to do the proper plan-ning. Our research suggests that many Canadians feel they are behind when it comes to getting their finances in order for retirement, but this doesn’t have to be the case,” says Kim Parlee, a vice president for TD Wealth Management.

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• If you or your spouse or common-law partner has a se-vere and prolonged impairment in physical or mental functions and meets certain conditions, you might be eligible for the dis-ability tax credit.

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The Rusty Spurs Horse 4-H Club had their first meeting of 2012 on Sept. 12. This is the 11th annual first meeting that the Rusty Spurs have had.

Our club is welcoming four new members to bring the total of members to eight. The membership fee is $100. We are happy to continue having Lorna Malmberg as our riding lesson instruc-tor, and using the Ag Grounds and Cloudwalker Stables for riding areas.

Our group has decided on executive positions for everyone, President: Shel-by Stout, Vice President/snack person: Sarah Wolfs, Secretary: Meagan David-son, Treasurer: Breanne Grey, Histori-an: Hannah Arsenault, Reporter: Sybil Bain, Roll Call: Roberta Vert, District Representative: Carlie Wells.

We have already done some fund-raising by hauling tires around Strath-more. We ended up hauling 3,575 tires. Thanks to Lauren Lausen and family farms because they donated the most tires for us. We helped out in the Lyalta

fundraiser as well. We also participated in Adopt-a-Family where everybody chipped in $10 and we bought gifts from Wal-Mart for a family in need.

We had an animal health technician come from the Strathmore Vet Clinic, Linda Geisbrecht, and she gave us a health talk on horses on Oct. 30. It was very interesting, we learned a lot, thanks Linda!

Bob Vert, Roberta Vert’s dad works for Fountain Tire and he donated jack-ets to us. We are very thankful for that they are awesome. Thanks Bob!

We had a Christmas get together at the EnCana office where we ex-changed gifts and ate good food. We also had another one (kind of late) on Jan. 22 where we went to a Greek themed room at the Phoenix Foun-dation, thanks to Meagan Davidson’s mom, Diana. We ate Greek food and played Greek games it was a lot of fun. Thanks Diana!

The clubs last meeting was held on Feb. 5.

Spring is just about here! But until then stay warm!


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Winston’s parents moved from Ireland to Canada in 1928, purchasing a farm and settling south of Chancellor. Winston, the sixth of seven sons, was born in 1939 at Mrs Lee’s home near Standard, attended by Dr Fletcher. School started for him in Hussar, before moving to the school in Chancellor. Following the severe winter of 1948, his father moved the family, in the fall, to Bowness where Winston completed public school. He then attended the Berean Bible College in Calgary, where he met his first wife Vera, graduat-ing on April 7, 1961. The following day he married Vera, and they moved to the Yukon as missionaries for the next four years. Their marriage produced three sons and a daughter (de-ceased), followed by two grandsons. Winston and Vera moved to Wetaskawin where he became the pastor for the next 10 years, then to Rosebud for the next 12 years, before moving to the Strath-more area in 1987. In 1985, Winston and Vera purchased the old Scheer farm yard. The entire farm site needed extensive restoration, before they could live there. It now houses Sproule Heritage Bed & Breakfast, located 13 kms east of the traf-

fic lights at George Freeman Trail. A lot of work had to be completed before it finally opened. Regretfully, Vera passed away from cancer in 2007 after 46 years of marriage.

Carrie, one of seven children, was born in Calgary in 1942. She attended Ram-say, Colonel Walker and Western Cana-da High Schools. She then attended the Prairie High School in Three Hills, before enrolling at Berean Bible College in Cal-gary. From her first marriage she has two

daughters, five grandchil-dren and one great-grand-daughter, all are her delight. Carrie and Vera were friends through their Berean Bible College connections. Fol-lowing Vera’s death, Win-ston and Carrie met again at the college while attend-ing a college reunion. After their marriage, they contin-ued to work with churches in this area, providing pul-pit supply at Strathmore, Rockyford, Rosebud, Dale-mead, etc.

Carrie has had the joy of serving in some 16 countries around the world, and leaves for her second trip to Rwanda in late February, where she will continue to work with genocide survi-vors, for five weeks. They’ve found the churches and residents of this commu-nity to be very supportive of this proj-ect. When she’s at home, she conducts

RemembeRing ouR RootS Winston & Carrie Sproule

a weekly community Ladies Bible Study. They find everyone in the community has interest in the well being of its neigh-bours. For example, following Carrie’s re-cent hip surgery, ladies of the community ensured Winston didn’t go hungry, realiz-ing that he was not a very capable cook!

Winston’s pride and joy is his well-equipped workshop, where he spends hours, mainly in the winter, creating unique products that can be made with

local wood, gleaned from hedgerows, and neighbours fallen trees, etc.

Many a home in the surrounding coun-tryside displays kitchen and bathroom cabinets, counters, tables, and other piec-es of his handcrafted furniture, as well as old pieces he has professionally restored. The main changes they have seen in this area include the growth of The Town of Strathmore, and the growth of the num-ber of acreages.

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Welcome Gord Jones as Used Sales Manager.

President Byron Smith and General Sales Manager Gord Griffiths would like to welcome Gord Jones as the Used Sales Manager. Gord brings with him a wealth of knowledge and over 40 years of experience in the automotive industry, including the past nine years right here in the Town of Strathmore. He would like to welcome all previous clients to come visit him at Byron Smith Ford.


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The classical tale of a bean and a giant was brought to life when students at Central Bow Valley School per-formed Jack and The Beanstalk.

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AndreA deYoung Global Hero of Hope

My name is Andrea DeYoung and I have the honour of being a 2013 Global Hero of Hope for the Cana-dian Cancer Society. I am a cancer warrior and survivor. I will share a little of my story with you and share my love for Relay for Life.

Dec. 30, 2008, three weeks be-fore my 40th birthday, I got the news: breast cancer. Surgery, che-mo and radiation would be neces-sary to kill this cancer. I knew the next year would be tough, it was, but I made it through.

I was introduced to Relay for Life while going through chemo. My home town was having their first Relay, and I was invited to the Survivor Reception. The Celebrate

portion of the night was amazing, I was overwhelmed at the Remem-ber Ceremony to see Luminaires on the track in my honour, mes-sages to keep fighting and let me know so many were thinking of me. What I experienced that night gave me hope, encouragement, and faith. It also gave me a glimpse at the POWER OF RELAY. In 2010, I joined my local committee and have been involved ever since.

I am now a member of a club I never imagined I’d join, but thank-ful for the Canadian Cancer Soci-ety, they support us and organize events like Relay for Life. This is not an event, it’s an experience, and I invite and encourage you to register for your local Relay for Life and celebrate, remember, fight back with us! www.cancer.ca/relay

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special eventsFebruary 8 @Strathmore Municipal Library (85 Lakeside Blvd.) 1-3pm Friday Fun Films. This month the library will be featuring the Disney/Pixar movie: BRAVE! Rated PG. This program is free to attend and no registration is required.

Strathmore Pet Expo 2013 on February 9, 2013 from 10 am - 3 pm at the Civic Center. Free Admission, Featuring entertainment by: The Canadian Rabbit Hopping Club, Demonstrations include agility, grooming & training. www.strathmoreexpos.com.

Community Lunch Club – social get together for 55+ to have a themed lunch served; together with a presenter on Tuesday, February 19 (Topic is Spanish/Mexican Culture) from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm located at the Lord of all Lutheran ChurchTopic is Diabetes and Food Combinations - Cost is a voluntary offering – to register call Marg at 403-901-7811.

A meet and greet for Parents and Mentors – come and meet some Parents, the Mentors, do an activity and have a light lunch on Monday, February 11 and Monday February 25, 2013 from 11:00 – 1:00 pm located at the Lord of all Lutheran Church. Theme on February 11 – Valentine Cookies. Theme on February 25 – (Treat for Heart Month)- free event, register by calling Pat at 403-901-7684

The Joint Annual General Meetings of the Rosebud Memorial Hall Association and the Rosebud Fire Association will be held on Thursday, February 28, at 7:00 P.M. in the Community Centre.

Hypnotist and Silent Auction on March 2, 2013 at the Strathmore Golf Course Club. Doors open at 5:00pm, show starts at 7:30, age 18+. To purchase tickets please call 403-901-0497. All proceeds go to Canadian Diabetes Association in support of Jamie Fairbairn’s efforts to raise funds and awareness.

Project H.O.P.E. annual Gala Fundraiser, “The Power of HOPE’. March 9th at the Travelodge. Cocktails @ 5, Dinner @ 6, Tix $50 @ 403-807-2965 or 403-804-3101

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

Wheatland Conservation & Wildlife Association(Your local fish & game club). Meetings – 2nd Thursday every month, 7:30pm at the Clubhouse. Call Larry at 403-934-4388 for more information.

Strathmore District Health Services Auxiliary Meetings are held the fourth Monday of the month @ 1:30 pm (excluding July & August). Lower level Conference Room at the Strathmore Hospital. New members welcome. For more info please call 403-934-4436

Strathmore & District Chamber of Commerce Meets the second Thursday of the month @ 7:00 p.m. All members welcome. Check web page for meeting location. For more information call 403-901-3175 or: www.strathmoredistrictchamber.com.

Come Fly With Us 903 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Sqn. meet Wednesdays at 6:30pm at the blue build-ing and Quonset on the Ag grounds. Boys & Girls between 12 & 19 years welcome. Call Joanna Howard at 403-983-5796 for more information.

Storytime at Strathmore Municipal Library85 Lakeside Blvd. Held every Tuesday 11am-12pm and Fridays 2-3pm. . Pre-school children of all ages are welcome but must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult. No registration required.

HIV Edmonton Providing support, education and advo-cacy for those infected with, affected by or at risk of HIV and AIDS for 25 years. Go to www.hivedmonton.com or call toll free 1.877.388.5742.

The Hope Bridges Society for Creative & Continued Learning Advocating for, and bringing together citizens of all abilities for meaningful relationships, friendships, & opportunities through the Arts holds Board Meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM, at Unit 9, 104 – 3rd Avenue (the Leary Centre). Please contact Wanda at 403-983-3690, or 403-901-5081 (Cell) for further information about our work and upcoming events, if you would like to be added to our “friends/contact” list, or visit us in our new office noted above.

Strathmore Musical Arts SocietyIf you love music and musicians and have a special soft spot for the Blues, you would enjoy being part of this group. Call 403-934-4196 or 403-680-7721 to get on our phone or email list and be notified about meetings and upcoming events.

Strathmore Elks Lodge #491 Meets 3rd Tuesday at the Strathmore Curling Club 6:30 pm. Steak Supper at 7 pm. New Members welcome. Call Greg 403-888-6155.

Strathmore Homeschool Families Any Strathmore and Area familes that are homeschooling are invited to join our Yahoo Group. www.groups.yahoo.com/group/strathmorehsfams

Strathmore Hand in Hand Parent Link Offers FREE programming to kids 0-6 and their caregivers! Check the Town of Strathmore website Community Events section for programs and times! Located at 421-2nd St, across from Paragon Pharmacy. 690-1237.

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

Strathmore Caregiver Support Group This is an opportunity for caregivers to find support and benefit from interaction with others in a similar situation. For more information or to register call Amy Yaneza at 403-361-7176.

Happy Gang 55 plus Seniors Meetings; 2nd Tuesday every month @ 1:30 pm. Potluck Supper; fourth Tuesday every month at 5:30pm. Everyone wel-come! Hall Rental; $80. Call Shirley @ 403-934-9927. All other inquiries call Eric @ 403-901-1596.

Meetings and Sewing Workshops The 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at 7pm. We meet at the Strathmore Ag Grounds, Red Quonset. Looking for 100% cotton or flannel fabric donations to do some charity quilts. New Members Welcome. Contact Laurie at 901-0088 or Wendy 901-3756.

Sunday School for All Ages Lord of All Lutheran Church offers Christian Education opportunities for ages 3 years to adult, on Sunday Mornings. All are Welcome! For more information please call Margo Sevick 403-901-2044 or call the Church Office at 403-934-2374.

Strathmore Country Gardens Club Meetings at least once per month. Tours, guest speakers, workshops and much more included in a membership. For more information visit www.strathmorecoun-trygardensclub.webs.com or phone Linda Pekrul 403-901-0017.

Youth Club of StrathmoreProvides youth (6-17yrs) with op-portunities/activities that build positive relationships, strengthens and develops self-esteem and promote personal skill development through affordable and barrier free programs. Our programs include After The Bell, a homework program offered Monday to Friday from 3pm-6pm. Call the Youth Club for further info 403-934-4918 or www.youthclubofstrathmore.ca.

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

Meals on Wheels Available in Strathmore. For information or to obtain this service please contact Wheatland FCSS at 403-934-5335.

Strathmore Fun Runners Car Club Meets the first Wednesday of the month. New members welcome! Please call Todd at 403-934-0558 or Shawn at 403-901-9303 for info.

Wheatland Business Women Meet the second Tuesday of the month @ 8:00 am at Days Inn & Suites. New mem-bers welcome http://businesswomen.ca and follow us on Facebook. Call 403-324-6641.

RCCG Peculiar People Assembly, 1 Peter 2:9 (KJV) meetings. Sunday Ser-vices at 10am & Thursdays Bible study at 7pm. Venue: Civic Centre, Strathmore. PH: 403-667-7832, E-mail: pastor@ rccgstrathmore.com

Strathmore Lions Club Meets the first and third Thursdays at the Strathmore Civic Centre at 6:45 pm.

Free Tree for all New Born Babies Attention all infants – remind your par-ents to register your birth so a tree can be planted commemorating your birth in the Chinook Credit Union Birth Forest in Strathmore. Registration Forms are avail-able at the Town office, Chinook Credit Union and Health Unit. (A Communities in Bloom Project)

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

Strathmore Parent and Tot PlaygroupMeets every Tuesday at 9:30 - 11:30 am. in the Strathmore United Church Basement. $1/child.

Strathmore Full Gospel Church We’re a Pentecostal bible-based family church that has something for all ages. Call 934-2225 or visit www.strathmore-fullgospel.com

St. Michaels & All Angels Anglican Currently at interim location: 245 Brent Blvd. (North Door) 403-934-3017. Christ Alive in our Community. Sunday MorningWorship 11:00am

Seventh-day Adventist Church Meeting in the Lord of All Lutheran Church at 112 Lakeside Blvd,Strathmore. Saturday morning @ 10:00 AM. Pastor Ghena Girleanu, phone 403-983-0081. Strathmore Baptist Church Meeting Sundays @ 11am and Thursdays @ 7pm, Call Pastor David Blankenship for info 403-390-4431.

Wheatland County Food Bank SocietyFood applications accepted at (403) 324-4335 Monday through Thursday 12pm to 4pm or through the website at:www.wheatlandfoodbank.com.

Strathmore & District Agricultural Society Strathmorestampede.com, [email protected] Office 403.934.5811 Fax 403.901.0299 Facebook: Strathmore Stampede Twitter: Strathmore Rodeo

Community Futures Wild Rose In partnership with ‘The Business Link’ Attend valuable, low-cost learning ses-sions for small business owners in our video-conference facility here in Strath-more. Phone 403-934-8888 for more info and to register.

Strathmore Writer’s Group Meets on the first Monday of the month at the Strathmore Municipal Library. Please find us on Facebook or email Sam at [email protected] for more information.

Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Strathmore – open meetings Monday 8:00pm, Hope Community Church, Call 403-934-9570 or 403-901-6009. Strathmore Full Gospel Church – Closed meetings – Ladies, Tuesdays @ 7pm, Call 403-901-1163. Men’s, Tuesdays 8:30pm, Call 403-324-0056. Open Step Meeting, Thursdays @ 8pm at Full Gospel Church, Call 403-361-9396. If drinking is a prob-lem, please come to a meeting or all any of the numbers just to talk.

Wheatland Whirlers Square & Round Dance Club Dances every Wednesday at Westmount School Gym, September to April. New Dancers: 7-8:30 pm; Experienced Danc-ers: 8-10 pm. Contact Dave or Claudia 403-934-5966.

Chestermere and area Children (& Families) with Type 1 Diabetes. Our Goal is to create a group of mature, responsible members where we open our own homes as Safe Places for Diabetic Children to go to if ever in Diabetic Distress. Join the Facebook group for more information.

Stitch Together: Library Needle Arts Group Tues evenings (6:30pm-8:30pm) at the Strathmore Municipal Library (85 Lakeside Blvd.). Whether you love knitting, crochet-ing, embroidery or cross-stitch, you are wel-come to drop in and work on your project with others who share the same passion.

Strathmore Regional Victim Services Society (SRVSS) SRVSS is looking for men and women interested in becoming front line victim advocates to provide support, information and referrals to victims of crime or tragedy. We need individuals interested in a chal-lenging and rewarding volunteer experience who are caring and non-judgmental with a sincere interest in helping victims move past their immediate trauma. We provide extensive training in many areas, including sexual assaults, domestic violence, suicide, court preparation, and sudden death. If you are interested in volunteering your time please contact Lesley Hering at the Strathmore RCMP Detachment at (403) 934-6552. Website: www.strathmoreregionalvictimservices.com

Wheatland County Food Bank Urgently requires VOLUNTEER SCREEN-ERS. Please call Sylvia at 403-934-5287 or WFCSS at 403-934-5335 for info.

Laureen F. Guenther Times Contributor

A brand new production of the clas-sic story The Count of Monte Cristo opened in Calgary this weekend, with two Rosebud School of the Arts gradu-ates as cast members.

Count of Monte Cristo is about a young sailor, Edmond, engaged to be married. His jealous friends falsely accuse him, steal his fiancée and sen-tence him to life in prison. Fourteen years later, a dy-ing fellow prisoner tells Edmond where he buried a treasure. Edmond escapes, finds the treasure and uses it to purchase the island of Monte Cristo and the title of Count. He then begins plotting revenge on those who framed him, drawing everyone around him into his plans.

Scott Schreiner, a 2008 graduate of Rosebud’s Acting Program, plays the Count’s feisty accomplice, Benedetto, who betrays the Count but, in the end, dies when the Count discovers his treach-ery and double-crosses him in return. Schreiner has been in numerous the-atrical productions since graduation, first working with other Rosebud gradu-ates to form Loudly Whis-pered Theatre, then work-ing with Morpheus Theatre and Evergreen Theatre and at Heritage Park.

“The role (of Benedetto) is pretty interesting,” Schreiner says, “because the character doesn’t show up very much in the book … so it gave me a lot of room to bring my own ideas to it and for me and (direc-tor) John Knight to decide where the character was going to go and how he was going to be portrayed.”

Schreiner says another highlight was to do more fight scenes.

“Anastasia St. Amand is the Assistant Director and Fight Choreographer,” he says. “I’ve known her for awhile and she always has really good ideas and she knows how to play to people’s strengths, especially when it comes to combat style on stage and it makes it look really believable.”

Lennette Randall, a 2012 Rosebud graduate, plays Haydee, a beautiful Greek slave whom the Count has res-cued and raised as a daughter, who then falls in love with him. When the Count has achieved his goals for re-venge, and is seeking new direction, Haydee is the one who gives it, with the final words of the play: “Hope --

and wait.”This is Randall’s first acting role

since graduating from Rosebud in September. She enjoyed exploring the character, who can be played either as a child or as a woman.

“When I was directed to play the sultriness and the sensuality of her attraction to the Count, I was like ‘what?’ But it was actually really good because I was able to play it both

ways,” she said. “I was pull-ing (together) everything I had (learned at Rosebud) … from my first year to my final year. It was actu-ally pretty brilliant to see all of those things become relevant.”

But Rosebud gave her even more.

“When … there’s some-thing you need to be able to play your role well, you know how to dig for it, and

you know how to search for it,” she says. “That’s all part of the training.”

Schreiner and Randall both feel this play has an important message.

“I think the most important thing in this play comes about at the end,” Schreiner says, “when the Count realizes that even with the best inten-tions and the most-plotted out revenge, you may end up feeling empty because you’ve sunk as low as the people you were trying to get revenge on.”

Randall says, “There’s a lot about justice and it’s not just for the Count.”

She asks, “Who does ven-geance belong to? How far do wicked people get away with their schemes? Who should put an end to it?”

The play also says a lot about ambi-tion, she says. “How far can you go for what you want?”

Both Rosebud grads are finding The Count of Monte to be a great experi-ence.

“I am so in love with the story, it’s ri-diculous,” Randall says. “I’m very, very grateful for the experience.”

Schreiner says, “It’s been a great experience and we don’t have a very long run … so I encourage people to come out and see it … I think (audi-ence members will) be really fascinat-ed with this adaptation of the story … It has new characters. It has twists on the plot. And, in my opinion, a really great cast of young actors.”

Count of Monte Cristo is produced by Mob Hit Productions, and runs until Feb. 9 at the Arreta Opera Cen-tre, 1315 – 7 St SW, Calgary. See thisi-samobhit.com or call 403-668-1634 for more information.


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Alice Booth and mLA Jason Hale spoke at the Groundhogs Day supper on Feb. 2 in Gleichen. Nearly 80 people attended the fundraising event, which also featured a silent auction and a guest appearance of the “Gleichen Ground-hog.”

Groundhog supperAfter realizing the Town had cleared a path to the ice at Grey Park, Paula Beekman packed up her kids from the Strathmore Before and After School Care Program and brought them to the park on Jan. 31. The kids spent the afternoon playing in the snow and skating on the cleared off section.

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Wendi TashlikoWich Times Contributor

Strathmore was the proud host of the fifth annual Laurie Morton Ruppe Memorial Ringette Tournament this past weekend. The tournament gave 36 teams from southern Alberta the chance to come out and participate in this long time event. Every year the tournament gets bigger and better

and many teams always schedule the first weekend off in Febru-ary so they can apply to Strath-more’s tournament.

Tournament organizer Kim Proust was overwhelmed by how smoothly the tournament went.

“It’s a lot of hours and work for all the volunteers,” said Proust.

The tournament is named after Laurie Morton Ruppe, who was a player as well as a big supporter of the Strath-more Ringette Association. There are many people still involved with ringette that remember Ruppe well and

were honoured that they once got to play with such a sparkling personal-ity.

Ruppe passed away nine years ago and her family still takes part in the tournament, whether it just be taking in a game or handing out medals. All had fun and all went home tired on Sunday.

It was an exciting weekend of rin-gette at the Laurie Morton Ruppe tournament for the U16B Strathmore Ice Ripperz. They competed hard as a team, facing some very tough com-petition. In the end, their teamwork took them to the to the gold medal game. The Ice Ripperz knew the gold medal game would be a tough battle as they faced one of the top Calgary teams.

However, as their coach Sonny War-rack told them before the game, if you play with courage and commitment as a team you will be rewarded. And rewarded they were as they came out with the gold.

The game was very tight with the

score still 0-0 after the first period. Within the first two minutes of the second period, the Calgary Prisa scored. But the Ice Ripperz would not let that get them down and came right back and scored a goal. The bat-tle continued and the score was 3-3. The Ice Ripperz continued to fight for the winning goal and scored in the last twenty three seconds. Although Prisa tried their best to tie the game, the Ripperz stood strong and came out with the win. Way to go Ripperz!

Black Ice made it through the round robin with 1-1-1 record, which was enough to get them into the 2-vs-3 game on Sunday. Excitement, energy, exhilaration was the buzz in the room Sunday...final day. Winning the 2-vs-3 game, Black Ice proceeded to the final game. They played their hearts out and were able to give Beaumont a great game that they had to work hard for. Unfortunately there were too many minutes on the clock and the Black Ice settled for a Silver Med-al! No small feat to get there.

Annual memorial tournament still going strongWendi Tashlikowich Photos

Thirty-six teams from Southeran Alberta participated in the fifth annual Laurie Morton Ruppe Memorial Ringette Tourna-ment held Feb. 1 and 2.

Gold medal winnersBack: Teddi Ann Skibsted (l-r,) Becky Driver and Danielle Clyne. Middle: Tim McCollister assistant coach, JR Dunbar. Assistant coach, Jenny McCollister, Hannah Wylie, Kyra Keer Captain, Tassia Rushford Assistant Cap-tain, Jemma Warrack, Maclynn Ruckaber Assistant Captain, Cassie Rieger, Meg Warrack, Sonny Warrack Coach, Goalie Raylee Dunbar, Anna Wylie Assistant Coach/Manager. Missing: Dallas Ruckaber Assistant Coach

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Shannon LecLair Times Reporter

Strathmore teen Breanna Polet has been a member of the Calgary Pre-Novice BlackGold Synchronized Skating team since moving to Alberta last year.

The team has been off to a great start this season. They placed gold at the 2013 Synchronized Skating Invitational hosted in Red Deer Jan. 12-13 and most recently competed in Abbotsford, B.C in the Mountain Regional Synchronized Skating Championships held Jan. 24-27.

“We’re ranked second for a synchro-nized team in Western Canada,” said Po-let about the Championships.

Skating has been a passion for the Manitoba native for the past nine years. She competes both as an individual skater and in synchronized events. She

had been sent home with information on different clubs and groups she could join when she had started kindergar-ten. Polet said she wanted to skate ever since.

“I just like it, it’s so much fun,” said Polet.

“For synchronized just being with the team because everyone is so positive and its just fun to be around them. For individual skating it’s something to do and its something I enjoy.”

The busy teen currently heads to Cal-gary four days a week for practice. She isn’t quite sure where she plans to go with skating. With synchronized she can participate in it for rest of her life if she would like, but as for her individual skat-ing she is not sure how much further she plans to pursue it. Coaching young skaters is a possibility in the future.

Sharon McLeay Times Contributor

Ron Thompson has spent a half of a lifetime devoted to rodeo. In October of 2012, he received the Canadian Senior Professional Rodeo Associa-tion Cowboy of the Year award.

Thompson said that the award is special, be-cause the men that compete voted unanimously to give him the award. Nominations are based on ability in the arena, sportsmanship in and out of the arena, professional appearance and contribu-tion to the sport.

“It was a real honour to be voted in by your peers. I compare it to the Most Valuable Player award in hockey. It means a lot,” said Thompson.

Thompson started riding horses at the age of two on his father’s farm. He said it was a favorite pastime for youth.

“Either you had a souped up hot rod or didn`t, and the guys that couldn`t afford one rode hors-es,” said Thompson.

His uncles were involved in rodeo and the family helped the stock suppliers at most of the Southern Eastern Alberta rodeo events. His first competitive event was at age 15, participating in the Wild Horse Race at Bassano rodeo, and from there on he was hooked.

“It gets in your blood and you just can`t get it out,” said Thompson. “We won third.”

He said his love for animals and the social as-pects that went along with it kept him involved.

Thompson went on to ride Rough Stock Ro-deo Bulls and Bareback Horses. He competed in High School Rodeo Associations and the Foothills Cowboy Association riding Saddle Bronc for three years. He also held a Professional Rodeo Permit.

The circuit took him east and west, north and south; from Prince Albert, Sask. to Princeton, B.C. and Cold Lake, Atla. to Dillon, Montana. He said he always enjoyed the circuit and he made some

of his best friends along the way. He said he loves the rodeo competition and camaraderie and said it developed into one big family for him. His ‘bet-ter half’ is Shirley Boucher, who accompanies him on circuit and competes in barrel racing. Thomp-son has two sons and two grandsons.

Thompson competed in the team roping event in the Claresholm 2012 finals. His team mate was Lem Turcato.

Thompson started entering team roping events in his twenties.

“I carried a rope everywhere with me since I was 12, worked on ranches all the time, so it just seemed right to compete,” said Thompson.

He feels the tradition of rodeo is important to carry on.

“We need to keep it up for heritage sake. It is part of what built Western Canada. It was made with cattle and ranches,” said Thompson.

He has helped youth in clinics and encourages anyone getting started, to attend the schools and clinics offered. They give participants an edge, because they are learning tips from seasoned pro-fessionals; and they are learning how to handle animals in the proper way. He said in 25 years of roping he has never seriously injured an animal in an event. His advice is: to follow your dream, get involved in as much as you can and listen to professional advice.

Thompson considers that competition gets tougher each year. He feels technology has made a big impact on the sport.

Competitors in the Senior Professional Ro-deo have to be over 40 years of age to compete. Thompson said because he has been active all along that the events are not too physically de-manding. He finds he still maintains his competi-tive spirit. An 87 year old man and 77 year old woman still compete in events. Thompson in-tends to continue competing in next year’s events that begin April 19-21, in High River.

Teen skater wins gold with synchro team

Rodeo in the blood

Photo courtesy of Kristy Polet


Doug Taylor Photos

Sharon McLeay Photo

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Breanna Polet, far right front row, just moved to Alberta this year and joined the Pre-Novice BlackGold Synchronized skating team.

Strathmore Fastpitch has been holding indoor training sessions right through the winter. The indoor sessions are based on age and are located in their new location at the Ag grounds in the LP Building. Girls can come in on a drop in basis to practice their skills and keep them conditioned over these cold months. Strathmore will have two age levels competing at a competitive level this year. The Bantam midget A girls began their first dedicated practice of the year in their new training facilities on Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. The girls work hard all year round and hope to go far this year. For more in-formation on the association visit www.strathmorefastpitch.com. Taylor Kinakin warms up the pitchers in practice.

The Holy Cross Collegiate senior girls basketball team hosted a home tourney Feb. 1-2. The girls placed third in the tournament with eastglen taking first place.

Ron Thompson is the 2012 Cowboy of the Year winner for the Canadian Senior Profes-sional Rodeo Association. He holds the presentation photo with Brian Gillis (l-r) Past CSRA President, Ron Thompson, and Bob Hood Chairman of the Cowboy of the Year Com-mittee.

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With less than two weeks to go until the post-season officially starts, the UFA Bisons are anticipating the grind of a long playoff run.

How far they go in the playoffs will be determined by their success away from the friendly confines of the Strathmore Family Centre.

After their final road trip of the regular season, a 4-1 loss to the Sherwood Park Ennis Kings on Feb. 2 and a 6-3 win over Fort Saskatchewan the following day, the Bisons concluded the regular season road schedule with a winning record.

The Bisons opened the weekend against a desperate Sherwood Park squad, looking to squeeze into a playoff spot in the North Division.

Despite scoring first, a tally by Conner McCallum midway through the second period, the Bisons allowed four unan-swered goals en route to the loss.

“It was one of those games where we were off with everything in terms of our

execution and attention to detail,” said Bisons head coach Jeremy Friesen. “It just goes to show that we weren’t prop-erly prepared to play and the other team was. In the third period, they elevated their game and we couldn’t find that spark to match them.”

However, the following day, the Bisons played a physical, hard-nosed game ver-sus the Rangers and were rewarded with a 6-3 win.

McCallum led the way for the Herd with two goals and an assist, while Con-nor Tudor chipped in with a pair. Mark Nerland added a goal and an assist, while Ryan Zeniuk also tallied for the Bisons.

“It was one of those games where we got down early and just stuck with the game plan,” said the coach. “We made a couple of adjustments in the second period and really took over the game. It was probably one of our most physical games of the year. We didn’t back down from anything and eventually had a lot of energy. It was kind of our first game with a playoff mentality. We weren’t go-


Even though his team did not earn a point this past weekend, Wheatland Kings head coach Doug Murphy was happy with his team’s performance.

The local junior-B team lost to the top two teams in the South Division, falling 6-5 on the road to Coal-dale Feb. 2, before losing 1-0 to the Okotoks Bisons the following day at the Strathmore Family Centre.

“Overall, it was a pretty good weekend,” said Mur-phy. “We would have liked to win both games … it was really there for the taking in both. We just came up one goal short again.

“We certainly see that we are able to bring our game up and play with the top teams – we just need to stop giving up as many shots in a game as we have been. We need to be a lot more disciplined and stay out of the box.”

Andrew Bergmann, who leads the league in points, picked up three goals and two assists in the loss to Coaldale. Ross Fox had a goal and three assists, while Sam Lonnberg chipped in with a goal and two

helpers. Goaltender Richie Hubbell was sensational, making 56 saves.

“We played well down in their rink – it’s a very small (arena) and they play very physical,” assessed the coach. “It’s always a struggle to come out of there with a point or two.”

Despite the loss, the Kings were optimistic head-ing back home to take on the top team in the league. Okotoks scored the lone goal of the game midway through the second period, improving their record to 31-2-2 on the season. Hubbell stole the show again, stopping 35 of 36 shots.

“It very much (was a playoff-like game),” said Mur-phy. “Really, for the first period, we took the game to them. We lost our discipline a bit in the second … Okotoks lives off of the power play and they got the power play goal against us.

“We had lots of opportunities, but we just couldn’t cash in.”

The Kings will now prepare to host Red Deer on Feb. 9 (8 p.m.) at the Strathmore Family Centre in their lone game of the week, before closing out the season with a pair of games the following weekend.


As the SCAHL regular season sched-ule winds down, the three Wheatland Athletic Association teams are also in the midst of their Provincial Playdowns.

The midget, bantam and peewee teams are eying to finish of the regular season playing some other their best hockey, while trying to earn a berth in the Provincial Championship for their respective age level.

Wheatland ChiefsSCAHL ScoresFeb. 1 (7:30) in Hussar Red Deer Elks 6 Wheatland Chiefs 3Feb. 2 (8 p.m.) in Blackie Wheatland Chiefs 5 Foothills Bisons 3Feb. 4 (7 p.m.) in Strathmore Bow Valley Timberwolves 3 Wheatland Chiefs 2Feb. 7 (7:15 p.m.) at Strathmore Family Centre Red Deer Pro Stitch at Wheatland ChiefsFeb. 8 (7:30 p.m.) at Strathmore Family Centre CBHA Blackhawks at Wheatland Chiefs

ProvinCial Midget aa PlaydoWnsRound 1Jan. 24 (6:30 p.m.) in Strathmore Brooks 4 Wheatland Chiefs 3Jan. 29 (7:15 p.m.) in Brooks Wheatland Chiefs 6 Brooks 4Chiefs win series combined score of 9-8Round 2Feb. 10 (7 p.m.) at Strathmore Family Centre Bow Valley Timberwolves at Wheatland ChiefsFeb. 14 (6:15 p.m.) in Cochrane Wheatland Chiefs at Bow Valley Timberwolves

Wheatland WarriorsSCAHL ScoresFeb. 2 (7:15 p.m.) in Red Deer Wheatland Warriors 4 Red Deer Ramada 1 Feb. 3 (6 p.m.) in Okotoks Wheatland Warriors 2 Okotoks Oilers 3 Feb 9 (5:30 p.m.) in Red Deer Wheatland Warriors at Red Deer Steel KingsFeb. 10 (4:15 p.m.) at Strathmore Family Centre Badlands Longhorns at Wheatland Warriors

ProvinCial BantaM aa PlaydoWnsRound 1Jan. 23 (7:15 p.m.) in Hussar Brooks 1 Wheatland Warriors 4Jan. 24 (7:30 p.m.) in Brooks Wheatland Warriors 4 Brooks 2Warriors win series combined score of 8-3Round 2Jan. 31 (6:15 p.m.) in Cochrane Wheatland Warriors 6 Bow Valley Timberwolves 3Feb. 7 (8 p.m.) at Strathmore Family Centre Bow Valley Timberwolves at Wheatland Warriors

Wheatland BravesSCAHL ScoresFeb. 1 (7:45 p.m.) in Medicine Hat Wheatland Braves 9 Medicine Hat Venom 0Feb. 3 (3:15) in Okotoks Wheatland Braves 4 Okotoks Oilers 6Feb. 9 (6 p.m.) in Hussar Medicine Hat Venom at Wheatland BravesFeb. 10 (3:30 p.m.) in Blackie Wheatland Braves at Foothills Bisons

ProvinCial PeeWee aa PlaydoWnsRound 1Feb. 4 (6:30) in Cochrane Wheatland Braves 2 Bow Valley Timberwolves 2Feb. 11 (7:30 p.m.) at Strathmore Family Centre Bow Valley Timberwolves at Wheatland Braves


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Despite a solid road effort, the UFA Bisons were defeated 4-1 by the Sherwood Park Kings on Feb. 2. The Herd bounced back the following day with a 6-3 win over Fort Saskatchewan, improv-ing to 16-14-2 on the season.

Despite losing both games this past weekend, including a 1-0 defeat on home ice to Okotoks on Feb. 3, the Wheatland Kings are optimistic heading into the final three games of the regular season.

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Learning weekend

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CHINOOK GIVES BACK OVER $1 MILLION IN 2012Dividends & Earned Interest Equal $1.02M; Community Giving $270,000

(BROOKS, AB) - Chinook Credit Union Ltd. is proud to again share their profits and successes of 2011-2012 with Chinook members.

A total of $1.02 million was shared on November 30, 2012 with Chinook members as a part of the annual dividend and earned interest payment for a successful year.

In the fiscal year ending October 31, Chinook had a 37% increase in profits to $2.4 million. Chinook’s wealth management book increased by 20% to over $200 million, and 18% increase in agricultural business during the last fiscal year.

The organization also committed over $270,000 to local community organizations and charities through the year as well, ensuring Chinook people and communities achieve success. These financial contributions are over and above the thousands of hours Chinook’s people put in volunteering and serving community organizations on their own personal time.

“What sets Chinook apart is the relationships we build with our members and our commitment to the regions we serve,” said Scot Hadden, COO & Executive Vice President of Chinook Credit Union.

Tom Mossing, CEO of Chinook Credit Union believes the core foundation of the business is the group of people who work for the organization.

“Without a doubt our greatest asset is our staff. We have a tremendous record of attracting and retaining good people who believe in our values, build excellent member relationships and work to assist us in reaching our goals,” Mossing said.

“Obviously Chinook needs to be a great place to work because our employees are our greatest asset,” confirmed Hadden.

“Chinook does not compromise on its core values. We are committed to provide service to our members, assuring we have well trained and competent staff, the well being and health of the communities we serve and maintaining our financial strength; all while upholding our co-operative traditions,” said Mossing.

During the UN’s International Year of Co-Operatives, Chinook’s 11 branches partnered with various other co-ops in their local communities to participate in local events and raise money for charities and local organizations.

True to the co-operative principles, Chinook Credit Union held elections January 14-26, 2013 to fill expired terms on the board of directors. The board’s role is to develop and implement sound policies and business strategies to support the aims and objectives of the credit union. Six candidates are vying for three available positions, and results will be announced at the annual general meeting at the Heritage Inn in Brooks on February 13, 2013.

Chinook Credit Union is now Alberta’s third largest credit union, with 11 branches across Southern Alberta, and assets in excess of $800 million. Learn more at www.chinookcu.com.

ing to let anybody take liberties with us, we answered the bell and we did the things we needed to do to come out of there with two points.”

After posting an 8-7-2 record on the road, the Bisons are optimistic heading into the post-season.

“You always like to start at home, but at the end of the day (the opening round) is a nice, close road-trip for us,” said Bisons head coach Jeremy Friesen. “Whether we play on the big ice or not, our game plan doesn’t change – we’ve had some success at home and we’ve had some success on the road. Even-tually, you’re going to have to win on the road, so if you have to start there (it doesn’t matter). That first game in the best of three is absolutely critical.”

The Bisons will close out their regular season with a pair of home games this weekend, when the host the Lloydmin-ster Bobcats on Feb. 9 (5:30 p.m.) before

taking on the Calgary Northstars the fol-lowing day at 2 p.m.

The preliminary plan is to have the first round of the playoffs begin on ei-ther Feb. 21 or 22.

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Margaret passed away at the Santouri Hospice at the Peter Lougheed Hospital on January 28, 2013 at the age of 86 years. She was predeceased by her husband Charles (Charlie) in 2003. Margaret is survived by her sons George and Donald and their spouses, and granddaughters Kimberlee and Kali. She also leaves behind many treasured nieces, nephews and good friends. As per her wishes, there will be no service. To send condolences, please visit www.wheatlandfuneralhome.ca.

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Ellen BrownWife, Mom and GrandmaFebruary 12, 2012 God saw that she was getting tired,A cure was not to be.So He put His arms around herand whispered, “Come with Me.”With tearful eyes, we watched her suffer,And saw her fade away.Although we loved her dearly,We could not make her stay.A golden heart stopped beating,Hard working hands to rest.God broke our hearts to prove to usHe only takes “the best”.

We love and miss you everyday. Love Gordon, Murray, Daun, Cody, Cole,Dale, Jill, Kyle, Cameron, Randy, Jamie,Niki, Ryleah and Josh.

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The family of Brenda Flowers would like to express our deep appreciation to those who have offered kind-ness and sympathy through phone calls, food, flowers, cards, donations and offers of support in our time of sorrow. Special thanks the Strathmore Legion Branch #10 for granting use of the Legion Hall and the Legion Ladies Auxiliary for preparing and serving the lunch at the reception. We would also like to thank Reverend Pamela Scott for officiating the service and the Wheatland Funeral Home for taking care of the arrangements. Thanks to the nurses, assistants and staff of Units 36 and 46 at the Foothills Hospital that cared for Brenda during her stay. Your special care was truly valued.We are appreciative of everyone’s care and thought-fulness. We are truly blessed to have such wonderful friends and family. Your kindness will always be in our hearts.

Sincerely, John Flowers and family

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Kettenbach are pleased to announce the engagement of their children,

Myranda & Brett.

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westmoUnt drIVea Fantastic Find in strathmore! 1 & 2 & 3 bedroom townhouse units available imme-diately, starting from $895.00. 2 appl, 1.5 baths, w/d hook-ups, yard area, parking in-cluded and coin laun-dry available in com-plex. a short walk to strathmore shopping, parks and golf courses. no pets please. Call luella at 403-934-5731 or emerald manage-ment & realty ltd. at 403-237-8811.

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875-1170

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403934-5533

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403901-9143

Lorna Phibbs

403874-7660

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27 acres SE of StrathmoreGas revenue

Easy Highway access$149,900

Call Ron Kaechele 403-934-1097

NEW ACREAGE LISTING

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MLS C3549894

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Backing onto Griffith Woods! This stunning home has so much to offer with all the

upgrades you would ever want! Call today for a viewing!

THIS LUXURY HOME IN PRESTIGIOUS DISCOVERY RIDGE MAY BE FOR YOU!

$1,095,000

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MLS C3543352

CALL SHEILAHave you ever REALLY

wanted to move?! We DO too!! We are motivated to sell! This fully developed home is in the well desired area of Cambria.

Over 2400sq ft in total this home has lots to offer.

Stainless steel appliances, Large kitchen, island, 5 bdr,

3 baths, fireplace etc.

$308,000!

MLS C3535651

HayleyPoirier

403934-5533

MLS C3547939

3 bdrm bi-level in the quiet community of Green Meadow, on large lot, all

new windows and shingles. $230,450.

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INCREDIBLE POTENTIAL ACREAGE

Custom built 6 bedroom home, Two revenue suites

4 car garagePerfect for two families

$729,000Call Ron Kaechele 403-934-1097MLS C3548152

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1 Bed, 1 Bath, WestViews, Fireplace,

Underground Parking,Storage and Great

Amenities!

Backing Onto Soccer Field, 3 Bed, 2 Bath, and Covered Deck!

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MLS C3539457

QUICK POSSESSION! ADULT LIVING CONDO

FOR $149,900!!!

ADULT LIVING IN BEAUTIFUL GATED COMMUNITY!!!

NEW & UPDATED $298,900

· Upscale 1373 sq.ft. home · Attached bi-level

with WOW appeal· 3 bdrms, 2 full baths· Granite, hardwood

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$274,900959 sq ft 2

bedroom bungalow cute and cozy, on 3 Acres just south of

Standard

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C3538611

INVESTMENT? FIRST TIME

BUYER?

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Land is located right in the heart of Cluny, perfect place

to build!Quiet small town living with

Easy commute just off Highway 1!

CALL HAYLEY 3 ACRESStart the NEW YEAR

in a NEW HOMEJust south of Smore A NEW 3 bedr mobile

and NEW shopAll ready for YOU

$344,900MLS C3547601

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MLS C3549656

NEW LISTING $344,900 WELCOME

TO HILLVIEW!! Backing ONTO PARK/ GREENSPACE!!!

With over 2000 sq. ft. of living space. 2 bedrooms up and 2 down. Nice size

Kitchen/dining area and adjoining Bright Living Room. Boot/Mud Room...Main Floor Laundry. Family room/Games

Room.. Dbl attached garage.

RENOVATED & SPOTLESS! $187,4001206 sq.ft.

3 bdrms, 1 bathNew maple kitchenToo many upgrades

to mention

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CALL LA SHAUN FULLY FINISHED, BRAND NEW CONDOS JUST MOVE IN $168,900!

Come take a look at this brand new condo central location with

2 bedrooms, 6 brand new appliances and modern decor!

Shows amazing!

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6 LOTS CLUNY $36,000

IMMACULATE HOME IN HUSSAR - $125,000· Spotless, renovated 1336 sq.ft. bungalow· 3 bdrms, 1 ½ baths· Large, 75’x130’ lot

· Single detached garage

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CALL ROBERT & TAMARA NEW LISTING$304,900

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MLS C3535601

BACKS ONTO GREENSPACE!

$324,000Beautiful family home3 bdrms, 2 ½ baths

2 years new!Quick possession

possible

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Live in Rockyford in this beautiful 5 bedroom home.

Wide open floor plan, 1850 sq ft plus a fully developed basement.

Huge kitchen, infloor heat and so much more.

CLOSE COMMUTE TO STRATHMORE & CALGARY

$314,900

THE COURTYARDBeautiful 2 bedroom

end unitUnderground

heated parkingBright enclosed atriumSelf contained laundry

Call Ron Kaechele 403-934-1097MLS C3551598

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SELLER'S MOTIVATED

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Lovely 2 storey home Fully restored

Newer heated double garage

Beautiful condition$169,900

Call Ron Kaechele 403-934-1097

MLS C3528218

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WE CAN HELP YOU FIND

YOUR DREAM HOME!

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This charming home is awaiting for you. Good sized

kitchen, eating area and living room. 2 Bedrooms, 2 baths, family room with bar area. Beautiful yard with

mature landscaping.

LOOKING FOR A INVESTMENT PROPERTY OR A HOME TO LIVE

IN IN AIRDRIE? $274,900

CALL ROBERT & TAMARAAFFORDABLE!!!

$193,100• Updated Home• Full Basement

• Close to Schools• Mature Trees

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ADULT LIVING$122,900

• Gated Community

• Garage• Ready for You!

CALL LA SHAUN PRIVATE YARD, PRIVATE ENTRANCE BRAND NEW

$168,900!All on one floor, this 2

bedroom condo comes with 6 appliances, one parking stall and your own fenced

yard! Walking distance toall amenities and parks!MLS C3547472

• Terrific 4 Bedroom Home

• Pie Lot with Double Garage

Well Maintained

SOLD

MLS C3537367

CALL HAYLEYSUPER BUY!!

$109900 -NOW $84,9002 bedr bung with garage

in good condition and large fenced yard too -Hussar. Drive a little

and save A LOT

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Magnificent 4 bedr home w/ loft, media rm,home gym,

den, hot tub, granite, hardwood vaulted ceilings

and many bells and whistles $422,900

CALL HAYLEY NEW LISTINGA 4 bedr 3 bath

AFFORDABLE home fully dev, fenced and

2tier deck. Immaculate home. $319900

PRICED REDUCED$339,900

This 1500+ sq ft fully developed bungalow has 3 completely new bathrooms,

granite, total of 4 bedrooms and a chefs dream for a kitchen, central a/c, double attached

garage and RV Parking in rear with alley access.C3543367

MLS C3550797

New paint, New carpeting, large corner lot,

total 5 bdrms. Fully developed 1300 sq ft

bungalow within walking distance to schools

$349,900

CALL DEBBIE LOOKING TO MOVE TO CALGARY?

CALL US FIRST!BUYERS:

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which real estate company has it listed? Did you know we can also help you with most new builds and for sale by owners?

Don't go in unrepresented! Call us today and put our teams experience to work for you!

SELLERS:

Are you aware of the current marketing trends that will give your property maximum exposure to potential Buyers? We are so set on helping you sell

your property we build a website for every property we are privileged to list! Call us today to book your complimentary home evaluation,

as well as a home staging consultation and allow us to assist you in achieving that maximum exposure which is

essential in today's real estate market!

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Perfect time to own a renovated home inside and out with

character through out! All 3 lots Totally fenced with numerous out

building, wood working utility shop and heated! Easy commute

call for a showing today!MLS C3550080

AWESOME RENOVATED HOME ON 3 LARGE LOTS

$134,900!

2011, 1740 Sq Ft Deve. Completely Detached, Fenced,

Deck, SS ApplJust Move In!

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MLS C3549053

IMMACULATE BI-LEVEL! WHY BUY NEW WHEN

YOU CAN BUY LIKE NEW?

Great Set Up ForSnow Birding

ParentsCall For Details!

CALL CHANTALE QUIET CUL-DE-SACBEAUTIFUL 2 STOREY

MLS C3549056

NEW LISTING $69,900This cozy updated mobile!! Everything is NEW!!! New

windows, New flooring, New hot water tank, New

furnace, New roof/shingles, New vinyl siding, Complete New kitchen, Complete new

Bathrooom.MLS C3549339

CALL LA SHAUN

MLS C3547312

HANDY MAN SPECIAL $99,900!

House and land included in price! Loads of work

needs to be done to get house in living condition

no services to house except Electrical!

C/S

Ashlee Samaska

403934-5533

VACATION LOCATION! PUERTO BACK

YARDA...• Huge Private Pie Lot

• Hot Tub and Patio and Workout Room

• Fully Developed with Upgrades!

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD OVER 1670 SQ FT. ON MAIN

MAIN FLOOR FAMILY ROOM, 3 BDRM,

RV PARKING IN REAROVERSIZE SINGLE GARAGE

REALLY, REALLY NICE!$264,900

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Many options on this parcel of land, 25

minutes east of Calgary. $599,000.

46.56 ACRES

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GREAT DOWNTOWN LOCATION ONE BAY LEFT AT 1200 SQ FT

$249,900

GREAT LOCATION DOWNTOWN

ON THIRD AVENUELEASE OR SELLLEASED

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STEAL THIS$110,000Great Location,

Close to Schools, Garage Too!

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