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SHARON MCLEAY

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Joan Robertson works and lives in Calgary.Her father is 95-years-old and she cares for himvery much, but his life stage has reached the

limits of what she can personally provide. Shehas arranged for his care by getting him intothe good community of Strathmore, arrang-ing for her fathers accommodation in a repu-table seniors care establishment, MeadowlarkSenior Care. Joan visits her father frequentlyand discusses his physical, emotional and so-cial needs with his caregiver. In order to keepher father happy and healthy she signed herfather up to attend a day program run by Al-berta Health Services. After working out all thekinks of caring for someone who cannot carefor themselves, Robertson thought she had itunder control.

He really enjoys the outing. He goes abouttwo or three times a week. He enjoys being inthe company of other men, said Robertson.

It was all under control, until she received aletter from the day program provider, AlbertaHealth Services, informing her that they can nolonger provide transportation for her father toand from the sessions. There had been a vandesignated for the day program; however, afterSept. 2 the van could no longer be used be-cause it needed repair.

Robertson questioned the logic in this deci-sion for the program. If seniors cannot get tothe program, eventually day programs mightclose, because no one is coming out to the dayprograms. It is a catch 22 situation, which onlyleads to seniors with cabin fever, depressionand declining health because they cant get outof their home.

Robertson inquired and found the informa-tion was correct; however, program organizers

said they were thinking the van could be usedfor occasional day program outings but not ona regular basis.

Well, you would think if the van is notsafe enough for daily use, it wouldnt be safeenough for group outings, said Robertson. Iwould be concerned for the safety of the peo-ple in the van.

There is very little available for seniorstransportation to and from social events. Thereare no functional alternatives either, said Rob-ertson.

She said she tried the Strathmore Handi-Bus.She was informed her father could be put onthe list but that calls for social purposes wereconsidered, after medically-needed rides.

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The possibilities are almost endless when it comes tocreating things out of LEGO, which is one reason why theStrathmore Municipal Library is offering LEGO at the Librarystarting Sept. 20.The program will run the third Saturday of every month

from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.Theres going to be themes like princesses and a castle,

and the kids can come, and create. We might colour a back-drop and they can put it (their creation) in front of the back-drop, said Courtney Gordon, a program facilitator with thelibrary.

I am very interested to see what the kids can create and

see them so excited about the library and just having a lotof fun.

LEGO in the library is open to kids of all ages, with Du-plo blocks for the younger kids. There will be mini contestsheld throughout the program, and some, if not all, of the

creations made will be on display at the library for the threeweeks between sessions.

The library is changing into more of a community hubnow, where were more than just about books now, wereabout programs and connecting with the public and con-necting with each other. We really want to strive to providea space where kids can have a safe environment where theycan enjoy programming and have fun and know that thelibrary is not these quiet little places that they used to be inthe past, said Assistant Director of Library Services CarmenErison.

LEGO is a really great way for children to connect. One ofthe librarys missions this year was to create family-friendlyprogramming, and so we were very fortunate to receive agrant from the United Way of Calgary and area to purchase

LEGO and games to be able to provide this type of program-ming.Thanks to the grant, and the imaginations of the staff, the

Strathmore Municipal Library has plenty in store to get peo-ple through fall and winter this year.

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SHARON MCLEAY

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On August 18, Wheatland Countycouncil considered the actions of aWheatland County ratepayer whostepped up to a mail box on June 30,2014 and mailed his Wheatland Countytaxes.Wheatland Countys tax deadline was

June 30, 2014, and the ratepayer felt

they filed in the nick of time. However,the procrastination of waiting to thelast day and mailing it on a day next toa holiday cost him $6,709.07.

Canada Post is a government facil-ity and it posts on its website that mailwill not be processed on national, pro-vincial or territorial holidays, whichwould mean in this instance that theratepayers mail to Wheatland Countywould have an envelope stamped July2, 2014.The ratepayer soon learned that due

to the July 2, 2014 date stamped on theenvelope, they would owe a tax pen-alty of $6,709.07.After the hey-what set in the rate-

payer mailed a request to WheatlandCounty to reverse this tax penalty.

We do not know what caused thedelay, said Chief Administrative Offi-cer Alan Parkin.The staff looked at Wheatland Coun-

ty General policy-Section 3.18 andAccounts Receivable and CollectionsSection 7and they felt the tax shouldstand. However, a decision on tax re-versals over $1,000 must be directed to

Wheatland County council.Wheatland County council were ad-

vised of the Wheatland County Bylaw2010-16, which shows they can desig-nate tax penalties, and Part IV, Section4(a) which states that tax paymentsthat are mailed to Wheatland Countyare deemed to have been received bythe municipality on the date of thepostmark stamped on the envelope.

Council agreed with staff and ruledthey would not reverse the tax.

We do give our residents time to paytaxes, said Councillor Ben Armstrong.If we give this to one person, then weneed to give it to another and thenwhere do you draw the line?

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Brad Walls (l) and Kevin Link from Wheatland andDistrict Emergency Medical Services receivedthe cold shower treatment in the ALS Ice BucketChallenge on Aug 21, in Strathmore.

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On Aug. 20, Cheadle Lions Club members and their families added theirtwist to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenges that have been sweeping the area.Given the size of their group, instead of buckets, they enlisted the help ofBill and Jeannette Murray of M&M Drilling who provided a water truck and

plenty of cold water. During the event, the Cheadle Lions challenged allother Lions Clubs to get wet for ALS.

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In Strathmore, if you hadnt heard the name Kyle Ruppe,before the ALS Ice bucket Challenge, you probably have now.People taking the challenge in Strathmore and/or WheatlandCounty often mention him as who they are raising aware-ness for.

In 2012, Ruppe, a former Strathmore High School student,was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), of-ten referred to as Lou Gehrigs disease, at the age of 29.

On Aug. 15, thanks to the help of his friend Ryan vanAsten, the new Calgary Flames strength and conditioningcoach, Ruppe took part in the Ice Bucket Challenge in anepic way- the Stanley Cup was his bucket.

I think the challenge is amazing. In my opinion, not a lotof people know about ALS or very much about it. The chal-lenge has created awareness in a way that even if peopledont look up anything about ALS, they challenge other peo-ple who might learn something about it, said Ruppe.

So even having one more person learning about this dis-ease is important in my eyes. So many people know about itnow and so much money has been raised that this challengeis the best thing to happen for ALS in the world today.

My other hope for the campaign is that the money raised

allows research for the cure to be accelerated so much fasterthan it would have without this substantial increase in fund-ing for ALS. I hope it allows more researchers to work onfinding a cure and the money allows them to try many moreideas sooner than later.ALS is a progressive and fatal disease. Eventually the body

succumbs to paralysis and the respiratory system becomescompromised, which leads to most affected patients dying ofrespiratory failure and pneumonia after a few years.

Ruppe has always tried to live life to the fullest, and evensince his diagnosis he stills tries to fit in every adventure hecan. The disease has been progressing faster than he wouldlike, but he remains optimistic that he can hang on and over-come his challenges until a cure is found.

I had pneumonia (three) weeks ago and I thought I wasntgoing to pull through. It was the scariest thing Ive ever dealtwith, but I overcame that and Im feeling a lot better now. So

Ruppes journey with ALSI am still optimistic and plan on fighting until acure is found, said Ruppe.Thanks to the support of family and friends and

all of the fundraising they have done, Ruppe hashad the opportunity to try every type of treatmenthe could research. The treatments were extremelycontroversial and expensive, but Ruppe had to trythem, something he wouldnt have been able todo without the support he has received.

Even though none of the treatments helpedstop the effects of ALS, they gave me hope when Iwas struggling and wishing that something wouldwork. Im still waiting and ready to try the nextbig thing they may come up with, said Ruppe.

For the last year and half I have been a partof two drug trials in hopes that they might helpwith ALS. The first one is complete and Im almostdone the second trial now. They havent helpedyet but I will find out soon if doctors found anybenefit from the first drug trial.

Also thanks to the generosity of people whoknow Ruppe, or have heard his story, he has beenable to take some amazing trips around the world.His ALS had been progressing quickly, and de-pression began to set in.

It was so hard to accept all of the things thatwere happening to my body. All of a sudden Iwas in a wheelchair and my body was shuttingdown and even my mouth wasnt working prop-erly anymore because I couldnt speak clearly andcouldnt eat anymore, said Ruppe.

I had to get a feeding tube to eat now and it allweighed so heavily on me that the depression washurting me emotionally and physically. The tripsI have been on helped take me away from it andrevitalized me mentally each time as well as mes-sages and visits from friends.

Other than that, watching TV and movies ishow I spend most of my time since I cant moveon my own. Im extremely lucky and grateful that

I have so many amazing friends and family to al-

low me to do any of that when I really need it.Their support is what I am thankful for more thananything because I couldnt survive without themall.

Ruppes story is touching and heartbreaking allat the same time, and it is also a strong reminderof why the ALS Ice Bucket challenge is happen-ing, and why it is so important to raise awarenessand funds.

I love to donate or help www.als.ca, but if Icould i would love to help kids get into hockey orother sports who dont have the money, becauseof what hockey was able to give me in my life.Maybe I will be able to start an organization tohelp kids in Strathmore someday. Fingers crossed!

Photo Courtesy of Kyle Ruppe

On Aug. 15 Kyle Ruppe, who has ALS, got an epic dousing

when the Stanley Cup was used for his Ice Bucket Challenge.

Sing it!The Hope Bridges Society hosted a Summer Sing-A-Long session for all adults on Tuesday afternoons throughout the sum-mer months at Lambert Park between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. The event is meant to engage adults with all abilities in a comfortable

environment. Justin Seward Photo

The Easy Going Open is 128 golfers, of allages and abilities, to raise funds for theStrathmore 2015 Alberta 55 Plus SummerGames. September 20, 2014, SpeargrassGolf: 18 holes of Texas scramble, samplewine, and compete in mini-contest forprizes. A full steak dinner and silent auctiontable. Early bird registration is available.

Teams or individuals can enter. Formore information and to register pleasecontact: Tracy Simpson, 403.934.9090or Email: [email protected]. We arealso looking for auction item donations.All proceeds to Strathmore 2015Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games event:www.2015strathmoregames.ca

There will be a fundraiser for SonniaKyriazopoulos on Sunday, September 14at 2:00pm at the Strathmore Legion hall.Silent and live auction. Alberta beef on abun, 50/50 draws. Come out and be partof Sonnias team. For tickets, please callVal at (403) 934-3931 or Sandy at (403)934-6622. Tickets may also be picked up

at Coles Travel 403-934-9477, Monday toFriday 9am-5pm. Thanks for your support!

Starting in September the StrathmoreWriters Group - Meets once a month at thelibrary. A place for adult writers to sharetheir writing, get and give feedback, andparticipate in writing exercises. ContactSamantha at [email protected].

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PAT FULE

Fule for Thought

Ive been thinking that lately theres been too muchof me around here. Im sure some of you have already

been thinking that, yes, we do need to see less of PatFule. Maybe, there are a few of you who are saying,no Pat, no we need to see more of you!

However, it is true, theres still about 30 pounds toomuch of me, and I really do have to deal with this.

Walking has been good, but I pretty much took themonth of August off, and low and behold, theres moreof me than before!

I thought slo-Pitch might be a fun way to help meget more active, but I discovered that when you playfirst base, theres not a lot of running in the game!

You stand there, field the odd grounder, run to first tocatch an out, catch the odd fly ball but not much realexercise. Its all kind of relaxed. Last week, we playedthe toughest team of the Summer Calgary League.

They pounded home runs off us at the start of thegame, and I really had nothing to do, but watch those

balls go over the fence!

When we got a chance to hit, I managed somehowto beat out a throw to first. I felt exhausted, my achil-les tendon was on fire, and I blurted out, I think Ipulled one of my chins! For a few seconds I felt likeElvis at his last concert: bloated, sweaty, gasping forair, and waiting for that final bright light!This team beat us, but not until we gave them a real

comeback near the end. They were a fun team to play,but man, they swore a lot! I must be an old fogeynow, because I was shocked by the girls on the team,

who swore like lumberjacks, dropping the f-bombregularly.

I finally loudly asked our pitcher Richard if thesekids were aware that he was a Bishop in the MormonChurch. Okay, it was a little white lie actually if youknow Richard, its kind of a gigantic white lie! Too

bad that it never even got a reaction out of them! Kidsnowadays, no respect for the church!

This same game was also the scene of a very embar-rassing incident for our scorekeeper and me. Brittanyis an old family friend, she graduated with Breanne,and is married to John, one of our players. John hasactually not played much ball before, and has reallyimproved! Hes also a very fast runner. Brennen says

its because hes a Runaway Amish!Its true, he actually did run away from an Amish

community in Ontario, and maybe that is where he gothis speed. He does seem easily able to jump fences,and slip through small fence openings for foul balls!

Anyway, Brittany brought her newborn baby to thegame, and all I heard was how cute Ellas Lady Bugsleeper was, so I thought as we came off the field,Id take a look. Ella was on her mom under a shawl,and as I went to take a peek, I realized Brittany was

breastfeeding! I have never whipped my head back asfast as this time Im sure I got whiplash! I swear Inever saw anything, but of course Richard had to beright there!

Hes a big guy, and he had pulled down the front ofhis ball shirt! Here, big boy, I figured since you weretrying to catch a peak, Id give you another show!

Great he saw. I didnt know what to say, I stam-mered that I didnt see anything, but the damage wasdone I had seen Richards bare chest! Luckily, hesa pretty hairy guy, it was like seeing a wool sweaterattached to his chest. It was actually fur-like! We allhad a laugh, but mine was definitely the most awk-

ward one.So here we are, a collection of young and old play-

ers, and we made it to the championship game. Rich-ard and I are the oldest, and we always joke that thegames have to be done by 3 p.m., because we haveto get back to the lodge for oatmeal, and we dont

want to miss it! We have to play that big, home runhitting squad again, and I think Richard and I need tomentally and physically be ready. Weve got a day passfrom the lodge, were learning some cool handshakes,

but the problem is, that we may be missing five of ourplayers! Im thinking if we could just make a diamondin a cornfield, it could help our chances more! I mean,maybe that movie quote will happen, you know, if

you build it, he will come.Of course, instead of having Shoeless Joe, I have

Shirtless Richard!

(Fule for Thought is a slice of life humourouscolumn that appears in the Strathmore Times, writ-ten by long-time resident, town councillor, highschool 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])

Slo-pitch and field of dreams

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The town will welcome 1,500 Alberta wide at-tendees for the Strathmore 2015 Alberta 55 PlusSummer Games. The Games cultural committee ison the hunt for local and area talent to help enter-tain everyone attending. The focus is on local acts,and all types of performers are welcome to apply.

Our motto is: Our Time to Shine. We want toshow off the local and the surrounding area talent

we have to offer, says the Games cultural director,Charlotte Cummings.

We are looking for local people who wouldlike to perform for the Strathmore 2015 Alberta 55Plus Summer Games. From signers, bands, busk-

ers, musicians, dance montages and even magi-cians anybody can apply, the skys the limit really.Acts have the opportunity to be featured at a

variety of Strathmore venues appropriate to theentertainment itself. Selected entertainers will per-form in front of a diverse audience which couldinclude volunteers, participants and VIPS.

Its an opportunity to gain exposure from anaudience that includes people from across theprovince, says Cummings.Those interested in applying can fill out an on-

line application at www.2015strathmoregames.ca. For further inquiries: phone 934-1580and leave a detailed message, or [email protected]. The deadline tosubmit an application is October 15, 2014.

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SHARON MCLEAY

Times Contributor

On Aug. 19, Wheatland County

council voted to establish WheatlandCounty Fire Services, which consistsof Strathmore Rural Fire and CarselandFire departments. The two depart-ments will be operated by WheatlandCounty under the recently establishedFire Services Bylaw 2014-31, Wheat-land County Fire Services Policy 11,and established operating guidelines.

Wheatland County wishes to recog-nize the tremendous support and con-tributions of the volunteer firefightersof Strathmore Rural, Carseland andStandard, as well as county residentsin the area who worked patiently withthe county throughout this process,stated Wheatland Countys GeneralManager of Agriculture, Communityand Protective Services Jim Laslo.

He said Wheatland County was alsograteful for Standard Rural Fire Asso-ciations support and partnership thatallowed them to maintain firefighterservices within the Strathmore Ruraland Carseland area, after the termina-tion of service by the Strathmore Rural

Fire Fighting Association.Standard Rural Fire Association will

be stepping out of the operating leaseagreement signed on March 31,with

Wheatland County Fire Services step-ping in until its review date of Oct. 31.The Aug.19 council meeting also

gave Wheatland County council anidea about the cost of the fire services,as they were presented with a budgetand operating expenses until Dec. 31,for Carseland and Strathmore RuralFire.

I am not going to lie to you, saidChief Administrative Officer Alan Par-kin. It is not going to be cheaper thanit was before.

Councillor Ben Armstrong stated thatthere would be costs to get the serviceup and running, but he said this bud-get was comparable to the other fireservices in Wheatland County. Councilpassed the motion to accept the bud-get and operating guidelines for thenew service.The next big challenge for this ser-

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Saturday September 27 11 am 5 pm

Full fesval with ongoing variety of performances: dance, musical, singing,

theater and more

We are very posive we will be able to feature Nave Dancing

Brava Duo (piano and violin) performing in the gazebo

Numerous arsts and arsans of displaying and selling self-made art items.

Many interacve demonstraons by the arsts.

Wheatland Society of Arts will host an art show for those who do not have

enough work to rent an enre booth. WSA will also facilitate Community

Canvases for the public to paint. We will help anyone who wants to grab a

brush and paint.

Childrens cra center

Magician/balloon twister will be roaming the grounds

Strathmore Regional Arts Collecve display will include:

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Great selecon of Fesval fun food vendors!

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School starts on Sept. 2 at most schools, includ-ing many post-secondary institutions, and if youreanything like most new students youre probablyalready panicking.

College or university can be an exhilarating, yet

terrifying experience. You start at the bottom of thetotem pole, not knowing anyone, and despite whatsome more studious people might tell you, it can

be really hard to adjust.This is something that, fortunately, all post-sec-

ondary institutions know, and is why each has pro-grams and workshops in place to get you throughit.

Regardless of if youre just out high school, oryoure returning to school after one or more yearsof work, post-secondary is very different and eachinstitution is different too, said Michael Sonder-mann, SAITs Associate Registrar.

We really encourage students to make availableto themselves the programs that are available atSAIT to get you academically ready for the studiesthat youve got.The first six weeks are considered the most criti-

cal for a new student, and is the time when stu-dents are most encouraged to take advantage ofthe different services offered.

One thing I am always telling students is thatthey reach out for help before its kind of reacheda crisis, said Erin Kaipainen with the University ofCalgary.

Those support services are not just there for stu-dents who are in trouble, I often mentor studentsthrough a first year leadership program, and thatsanother tip for first year students, if theres oppor-tunities for mentorships available to take advan-tage of them.

Kaipainen also encourages students to speak toan academic advisor at least once per academic

year. Its suggested that new students access someform of academic advising within that critical firstsix weeks.

Kaipainen said its not the same as high schoolwhere someone is taking you by the hand and rec-ognizing you need help; it can happen sometimes,

but you have to advocate for yourself. Some stu-dents find it is a difficult transition and for others itis a seamless one.

Its not difficult for everyone, but we just makesure theres a lot of support systems in place forthose students that need it, said Kaipainen.

Orientation is an essential part to starting schoolsuccessfully, said both Kaipainen and Sondermann.If the opportunity hasnt passed yet, they both en-courage making the time to attend.At UofC, Orientation week is not all about aca-

demic transition. We have a number of workshops,they (students) speak with their orientation leadersabout differences between high school and univer-sity, or we have a special session for mature andtransfer students because they have their own dif-ferent needs and want to connect with people whoare in similar experience as them, said Kaipainen.

Sondermann agrees, stating that he thinks a stu-dent will have a higher success rate if they par-ticipate in the orientation because it does open upthat social aspect and introduces you to the people

you will be spending the next few years with. Onceon campus there are also a number of differentsupport avenues available to students, includingfree counselling.

If a student finds that theyre having difficultycoping there were things available to them thatthey could have taken to help, but if youve notavailed yourself to any of those things and yourefinding two or three weeks into class that yourestarting to have problems, the best thing is as soon

youre having problems to come forward to some-body and ask for help, thats a really important,said Sondermann.

We have a ton of things to help you out whileyoure a student and a ton of people that are thereto help you get through, because once you start, its

very important for us that you finish and we wantto do everything we can to help you finish.

If a student doesnt know where to go, call theregistrars office, said Sondermann, because they

will know where you can go and who can helpyou.

One of the biggest things both agreed on is donttry and pretend there are no problems, be proac-tive and dont be afraid to ask for help.

Surviving post secondaryHOW DO W E HELP,HOW DO WE CARE?Every so often it happens. Someoneshows up at the front door of thechurch, asking for help. And it isalways a question as to what the bestway to help people out, who are in

transient situations, is.We all encounter them ... the personon the street corner who asks forspare change. The person walking in

the middle of the road approachingcars at the stop light for change. Theperson who is standing outside of TimHortons or Husky, or on the side of thehighway, that moves our heart, butmakes us wonder what to do?It isnt just the church that faces thisdilemma, it is something everyonewith a heart, experiences. I amgrateful to say we live in a very com-passionate community here, and the

times I, or others have reached out toget help for someone, the members ofStrathmore area have responded. Andresponded very generously.The risk is always there, that what wedo, or what we are encountering isa scam or the grace we try to extendwill be abused. So the question rises,how do we help, how do we care forothers, knowing that reality?It would be easy for us to becomenon-feeling, and just look theother way, but that isnt going to helpanyone, and in doing so, we mightmiss the opportunity to make a hugedifference. So I think the best examplewe have, is to do exactly what Jesusdid, when he walked on this earth, solong ago.Listen to the story, when we can,respond simply and without judgmentas we are able, and to recognize thatsometimes we are going to be taken

advantage of, but if what we aredoing is out of the right motivationor frame of mind, we have done whatwe are called to, or are able to do. Wehave fed the hungry, or clothed thenaked, or shown compassion to thedown trodden.Recently we had a situation in town

that many people stepped up to helpout with, and in the end, we realized

that the person had taken advantageof the kindness of our community.I quickly heard the frustration andanger of people, and must admit, atfirst, I kind of felt duped too ... but thenI thought about it. It is much m oreproductive to feel thankful for the truegenerosity and compassion of ourcommunity. I, for one, am thankful andproud to belong to a community thatstill reaches out and cares for oneanother, be they stranger, neighbor,family member or friend. And I pray

that will always continue.In Hebrews 13:2 it is recorded, Donot neglect to show hospitality tostrangers, for thereby some haveentertained angels unawares.We never know who it is that weextend our hand of support and wel-come to, or what the outcome may be.But thats okay, we dont need to. Be-cause what we are doing, is sharinghospitality, sharing compassion, plant-ing seeds that will hopefully grow andsomehow be a blessing to others. Myprayer is that we will continue to be

the caring and compassionate com-munity that we are, and that throughour actions, Gods love will touch livesand hearts in the ways that H e cansee, and knows are best ... amen.

Pastor Dawn Nelson

Lord of All LutheranChurch

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BOW RIVER ALLIANCE CHURCH

105 Main St. Carseland

[email protected]

Pastor: Andy Wiebe

Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

www.bowriveralliance.com

RCCG PECULIAR PEOPLE ASSEMBLY

(1 PET. 2:9)

115A 3rd Avenue, Strathmore403-667-7832

Pastor: Dunmoye Lawal

Sunday Service: 10:30 amFriday (Divine Encounter): 7 pm

Thursday Bible Study: 7 pmwww.rccgstrathmore.com

STRATHMORE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH

50 Maplewood Drive 403-934-2225Senior Pastor: Rev. Les Fischer

Childrens Pastor: Lori DollingerYouth Pastor: Kyle Lomenda

New Office Hours:9 am - 4 pm Tues - Wed - Thur

Worship Service: 10:30 amChildrens Church & Nursery in Service

Extending Grace - igniting hope

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ADVENTIST CHURCH

Meeting in the Lutheran Church

112 Lakeside Blvd. 403-983-0081Pastor: Ghena Girleanu

Services held every SaturdaySabbath School: 10 AM

Worship Service: 11 AMwww.strathmoreadventist.ca

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC

Holy Cross Collegiate School Gym709B - 2nd Street, Strathmore

403-934-2641Pastor: Fr. Wojciech Jarzecki

Masses: Saturday 5 pm Sunday 10 am

LORD OF ALL (NALC) LUTHERAN

112 Lakeside Blvd. 403-934-2374Pastor: Dawn Nelson

Thursday Evening Worship: 7:00 pm

Christian EducationYouth & Adults Study : Sunday 9:30 am

Ages 3 to Grad 5: Sunday 10:15 amFamily Worship: Sunday 10:30 am

Join us in Praising our Lord, Jesus Christ!

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INTERIM WORSHIP LOCATION:

245 Brent Blvd., Strathmore

(NORTH door) 403-934-3017 Pastor & Priest: Bryan Beveridge

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am

HOPE COMMUNITY

COVENANT CHURCH

245 Brent Blvd, Strathmore 403-934-2424Worship Service Sundays 10 amLead Pastor: Glenn Peterson

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HARVEST HEALING CENTRE

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403-901-0893 / 403-880-3171Pastor: Elizabeth Karp

Sundays 10:30 amCome join us for a spirit-filled time

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STRATHMORE ALLIANCE

325 1 Ave 403-934-3543Corner of 1 Ave & Wheatland Trail

Pastor: Darrell YoungAssociate Pastor: Byron Allan

10:30 am Worship Servicewww.strathmorealliance.com

STRATHMORE UNITED

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The annual MS Day activities wereback to A&W on Aug. 21, and itsestimated that over $12,000 wasraised in Strathmore alone. Guestsfor the day included the Presidentof the Alberta and Northwest Ter-ritories Division of the MS Societyof Canada Neil Pierce, Mayor Mi-chael Ell, Strathmore-Brooks MLAJason Hale and many other com-munity members.

Shannon LeClair and

Wendi Tashlikowich Photos

SHANNON LECLAIR

Times Reporter

Another Cruisin to End MS (MultipleSclerosis) day at A&W has come andgone. On Aug. 21 A&W locations acrossthe country invited people to come out,get a Teen Burger for lunch and helpraise funds for MS at the same time.

One dollar from every Teen Burgersold went towards MS research, and inaddition to that the Strathmore locationhosted a 50/50, silent auction, a BabyBurger eating contest and much more.

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President for Alberta and Northwest Territories Divisionof the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Neil Pierce alsohappened to be cruisin that day. He made the trek from Ed-monton to check out some of the Southern Alberta locations,starting in Strathmore.

Whats really neat is in Alberta we raise almost one thirdof the national total, and a lot of it is raised in rural Alberta,said Pierce.

I think its huge, the amount of progress thats being madenow throughout Alberta and Canada. Without the supportof A&W, and the communities and all the people out buy-ing Teen Burgers today we wouldnt be able to provide theservices on the ground and the research. Alberta is leadingthe country in MS research, weve got some real good thingshappening in our own backyard.

Pierce said approximately 17,000 Albertans are affected byMS and about 100,000 across the country. There are newtreatments coming out that he thinks will really help people.

There are now 10 approved treatments and 20 years agothere werent any, which goes to show what the support has

been doing over the years.Theres lots of hope, said Pierce.Mayor Michael Ell was one of the community guests in-

vited to make an appearance at the store and help out foran hour.

I would be disappointed if I wasnt asked, this is great,said Ell.

Its great to be able to help the community and to helppeople in need, and to meet the people that are enthusedand also willing to help, to meet the citizens of this town, isa just great opportunity.The final tally is not in yet, but A&W Strathmore Manager

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Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools...

REGISTER BY CALLING OR EMAILING YOUR RESPECTIVE SCHOOL

YOUR LOCAL TRUSTEE IS: Harry Salm, Strathmore & Area 403-934-4817

To arrange busing for your child;if you have concerns about a bus route

or time (after Sept. 15); or Outreachstudents who would like to discuss

transportation options please contact:

Christ the RedeemerTransportation Ofcer

Vanessa Douville

[email protected]

1-800-737-9383

Sacred Heart

Academy709A - 2nd Street

403-901-1544

Grades K-6Serving students in grades

kindergarten to six inStrathmore and surrounding areas

Principal:

Paulee Chotowetz

[email protected]

Kindergarten:Fourdayprogramand

twodayTuesdayandThursdayprogram

rstdayisTuesday,Sept.2.Thetwoday

MondayandWednesdayprogrambegin

Wednesday,Sept.3.Allclassestake

placebetween8:30amand3:12pm.

Grades 1-6:School begins at 8:30 am

on Tuesday, Sept. 2.Thiswillbeafull

dayofschool.Normalhoursofoperaon

areMon.-Thurs.8:30amto3:12pm.Fri-

dayearlydismissalat12:10pm.Students

maystayatschoolduringlunch.

Holy Cross

Collegiate709B - 2nd Street

403-901-2050

Grades 7-12Serving students in

Grades 7-12 in Strathmore and

surrounding areas

Principal: Lavern Evans

[email protected]

Grades 7-12:Classes begin at 8:28

am on Tuesday, Sept. 2.

Thiswillbeafulldayofschool.

NormalhoursofoperaonareMon.-

Thurs.8:28amto3:15pm.Friday

earlydismissalat12:14pm.

Allstudentsmaystayatschoolfor

lunch.Thereisaclosedcampusfor

studentsingrades7to9duringthe

lunchhour.

All students riding the bus will be contacted by their bus driver onor before August 28, 2014. The driver will provide information onpick-up location and time. If you do not receive a call contact theTransportation Ofcer (see below).

Students living over 2.39 km from the school are entitled to freebusing. Students living less than 2.4 kms may arrange busing for afee.

Welcome Back!ClassesbeginTuesday,Sept.2

The Centre for

Learning@HOME46 Elma Street

403-938-4119

Grades 1-12Serving students across

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(St. Pauls Academy), and

blended programs.

Principal: Paul Byrne

[email protected]

Grades 1-12:Classesbeginat8:30

amonTuesday,Sept.2.Thiswillbe

afulldayofschool.

NOTE: New students will be con-

tacted for an orientaon day prior

to the rst day of regular classes.

**PLEASE NOTE: Bus times published in the newspaper are subject to

change. Your bus driver will contact parents with the correct times and route.

Route # Stop Locaon A.M. Depar-

ture Time

43 North Arm Cambrille Cres at Cambridge Glen Dr. 8:13

43 Cambridge Glen Dr at Camden Pl 8:10

4 3 S ou th bou nd Ca mb ridge Glen Dr jus t befo re Cam br ia Rd (m ai lbox) 8: 14

42 Wildower Rd at Wildower Cres. 8:15

42 Wildower Rd at Wildrose Dr 8:13

41 Eastbound Willow Dr at Strathmore Lakes Way 8:15

41 Mailboxes across from 131 Strathmore Lakes Bend 8:10

41 Across from mailboxes on Strathmore Lakes Link 8:11

49 Walkway between #99 & 95 Hillview Rd 8:14

41 Archie Klaiber Trail at Ranch Ridge Cres 8:21

47 Aspen Creek Way at Aspen Landing 8:18

47 Parklane Drive at the rock labeled Aspen Creek 8:20

45 Southbound Thomas Drive at Thistle Way 8:20

45 Southbound Thomas Drive at Thomas Place 8:21

46 Eastbound Briarwood Rd at west arm of Briar Cres 8:12

46 Southbound Maplewood Drive at Briarwood Rd 8:14

46 Eastlake Rd at Madison Court 8:16

50 East Arm Maple Grove Cres at Brentwood Drive 8:13

50 Maplewood Dr at Maple Place (church) 8:15

50 Green Meadows Drive between Greenview Cres 8:18

48 Strathford Blvd at Strathford Cres 8:11

40 Eastbound Hillview Dr at green electrical boxes 8:16

44 Northbound Strathaven Drive near Strathaven Heights 8:09

44 Strathford Blvd @ Strathcona Rd 8:11

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE

Mr. David Price - Chair (Ward #2) Superintendent of Schools Bevan Daverne

Mr. Larry Tucker - Vice-Chair (Ward #4) Associate Superintendent - Wes Miskiman

Mrs. Joyce Bazant (Ward #4) Associate Superintendent - Dr. Kandace Jordan

Ms. Sherri Neilsen (Ward #3) Secretary Treasurer Tahra Sabir

Mr. Barry Kletke (Ward #1) Manager of Transportation Direct inquiries

Mr. Alan Larsen (Ward #5) to Kelly-Anne McCarry at 1-800- 320-3739

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VISION Inspiring confident, connected, caring citizens of the world

MISSION Engaging all learners in achieving their highest levels of academic and

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SCHOOL PRINCIPAL PHONE NO.

Acme School Kurt Ratzlaff 403-546-3845

Brentwood Elementary School Laurie Huntley 403-934-5013

Carbon School Kurt Ratzlaff 403-572-3401

Carseland Elementary School Danielle Seabrook 403-934-4161

Central Bow Valley School Laurie Huntley 403-734-3969

Crowther Memorial Junior High Ivan Wright 403-934-4646

Dr. Elliott School Kurt Ratzlaff 403-546-3863

Drumheller Valley Secondary School Curtis LaPierre 403-823-5171

Greentree Elementary School Erin Campbell 403-823-5244

Hussar School Karen Smith 403-787-3781

Prairie Christian Academy Randy Wood 403-443-4210 (Elementary)

403-443-4220 (Jr./Sr.)

Rockyford School Karen Smith 403-533-3802

Standard School Karen Smith 403-644-3791

Strathmore High School Gary Reagan 403-934-3135

Three Hills School Lloyd Boody 403-443-5335

Trinity Lutheran Christian Academy Wayne Funk 403-361-9631

Trochu Valley School Deb Barkman 403-442-3872

Westmount Elementary School Wayne Funk 403-934-3041

Wheatland Elementary School Linda Tucker 403-934-3318

Strathmore Storefront School Jennifer Bertsch 403-934-9474

Drumheller Outreach School Curtis LaPierre 403-823-6237

Trochu Outreach School Deb Barkman 403-442-2023

Golden Hills Learning Academy Jennifer Bertsch 403-934-5179

NorthStar Christian Academy Randy Wood 403-334-9587

Hutterite Education Jennifer Bertsch 403-934-5179

Hutterite Schools: Britestone, Crawling Valley, Glenrose, Green Acres,

Hines, Huxley, Mountainview, New Springvale, Poplar Row,

Rising Sun, Rosebud Creek, Rosebud River, Sayre,

Three Hills, Towers, Twin Creeks,

Valleyview, Wintering Hills

We hope you are all enjoying a wonderful summer and arelooking forward to welcoming all students and staff backfor the 2014/15 school year! If you are new to one of our

communities or our schools, please give us a call. We wouldlike to hear from you and are eager to help you with anyquestions you might have about school for your children.

See you on September 2nd!Bevan Daverne - Superintendent of Schools

2014August 26, 27 Organizational Professional Days

August 28 Collaborative PD Day

August 29 School Closure

September 1 Labour Day Weekend

September 2 First Day of School for Students

September 19 Professional Development Day

September 26 School Closure

October 10 School Closure

October 13 Thanksgiving Day

October 24 Collaborative PD Day

November 10 School Closure

November 11 Remembrance Day

November 28 Day in Lieu of Parent/Teacher

Interviews

December 12 School ClosureDecember 22 - Christmas Break

January 4, 2015 (inclusive)

2015January 16 School Closure

January 30 Professional Development Day

February 16 Family Day Holiday

February 17, 18 Collaborative PD Days

February 19, 20 Teachers Convention

March 13 Day in Lieu of Parent/

Teacher Interviews

March 27 School Closure

April 3 - April 12 Spring Break

(inclusive)

May 8 Professional Development Day

May 15 School Closure

May 18 Victoria Day

June 5 School Closure

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Aspen Crossing owner and founder

Mother Nature threatened, but failedto dampen the enthusiasm of attend-ees to the 2nd Annual Southern AlbertaMusic Festival at Aspen Crossing. Theevent was a success, benefitting STARS,

ALS, Vulcan Food Bank, 4H, MossleighLions, and Arrowwood Ag. Society, tothe tune of over $9,000.The music festival saw a pasture

transformed into a hub of activity andgreat entertainment. In the center wasthe self-contained stage generously pro-

vided by Calgary Stampede and mostappreciated by the 19 groups who pro-

vided a variety of crowd pleasing music

including country, blues, folk and rock.Statistics were surprising: STARS vol-

unteers Mike & Gisele Dickson sold$3,700 of merchandise while the Moss-leigh Lions were kept busy operatingthe beer garden. Fantastic crowd ef-forts helped raise almost $1,000 for

ALS when Jason Thornhill and TylerFoley willingly subjected themselvesto the ALS Icewater Challenge. Mike& Monica Monner of Milo, AB popped$479 worth of popcorn sales to assistthe Vulcan Food Bank Building Fund.Numerous other groups and individu-als helped to make this event a success.

It is sure amazing what can be ac-complished when communities work

together.

Music Festival raisesover $9,000

B.B Jaru performed at the second Southern Alberta Music Festival on Aug. 22. The festival was held

Aug. 22-23, and they were among 19 other performers who entertained the crowds throughout the

weekend.Photo Courtesy of Aspen Crossing


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DANNI BORUD

District Commissioner

It is almost time for a new season ofGuiding in Strathmore. We have addedsome new leaders this year as well assome new units. This means there isalways room more girls. ctivities are al-ready being planned but all the groups

leave room for plenty of input from thegirls.One of the most frequently asked

questions we are asked is What doGirl Guides do? That depends on theage group. Sparks, our youngest mem-bers, are in Kindergarten and GradeOne. They like to play games, sing, docrafts and learn about the world. Theygo on outings like Storybook Theatre,local businesses, the zoo or have visi-tors like Clay for Kids. They love tohave sleepovers at local halls.

Brownies are in Grades 2 & 3.They do all the things Sparks do andmore. Last year a group of Sparks andBrownies travelled 2 hours by bus tothe Birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale.

They also had a zoo sleepover. Brown-ies like to camp.They went to Camp Kiwanis with

the Guides. Brownies love to work onbadges. They learn about the world,themselves, their community, the arts

including music, song and dance the-atre and crafts, science, Guiding andthe outdoors.

Guides are in Grades 4, 5 & 6. Theyare able to plan and carry out projectswith a little help from their leaders.They camp as much as possible learn-ing the skills needed to set up a tent,build a fire and cook for themselves

using a wide variety of cooking meth-ods. They can bake a cake in a card-board box!! They also earn badges andgo on outings.

Pathfinders are in Grades 7, 8 & 9.They are almost totally responsible forplanning their program. They are usu-ally small groups and they like to gettogether to do things with other unitsfrom around our area.

Rangers are our oldest girls. Theyare high school aged and jobs, schooland activities sometimes limit the timesthey can meet.You dont have to start at the begin-

ning with Girl Guides; you can join inanytime! Registration is ongoing onlineat www.girlguides.ca. You can also see

us at REVS on Thursday, Sept. 4 at theCivic Centre. Subsidies and paymentplans are available. District Commis-sioner Danni Borud (403-901-1076)would be happy to answer any ques-tions!

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Sometime after 8 PM on Aug. 23, a male entered the car

wash holding a knife and demanded the money from

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The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, 30-

40 years old wearing black coveralls and a full facedpaintball style mask.

RCMP in Strathmore are looking to speak to anyone

who was in the area of the Strathmore Auto Spa on

Saturday, Aug. 23 between 8 PM and 10 PM who may

have observed anyone in the area. Specifically RCMP

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Gleichen held their

annual Foothills Cow-

boy Association (FCA)rodeo at the Gleichen

rodeo grounds on Aug.

22-24. The weather

held out and the

stands were packedwith spectators. This

is one of the last FCA

rodeos scheduled be-

fore the 2014 finals

that take place in Oc-tober.

New senior Spartans coach Chuck Holloway hopes to

help the team rack up the wins this year. Potential players

showed their stuff at the registration camp on Aug. 19.

Justin Seward Photo

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JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

The Gleichen rodeo was a success-ful one despite the cooler tempera-tures that sent some fans home earlyon the first night of competition.

On day two, the weather waswarmer and more people attendedbut attendance was a bit lower fromlast year.The fans like the fact that it is a

rodeo that happens at night and oneof very few that features an eveningevent.

I have not seen the exact num-bers but I would say they were notas good as last year for attendance.

The Friday night was so cold thatmany people left pretty early. Satur-day was pretty good, there was lotsof people there, said Jeff Yule, ro-deo committee organizer.

Saturday was not far off of whatit was last year.

The grounds were in pretty goodshape. I did not hear any complaintsabout it, said Yule.Yule and his cousin Wilson are the

ones that provide the stock for therodeo events, meaning they knowthe animals best, but he did not

want to put the hype on what theyown.

The stock, especially on Saturdaywas borderline outstanding with thehorses and bulls. It was our ownstock and I do not think the riders

would argue with that, said Yule.As for the entertainment, the

live bands were exceptional and

everything ran according to plan.It was awesome. We had Logan

Hopp and his band, who is a grand-son to a farmer from around here,said Yule.

Friday night we had a neighborof mine Jim Burne who just likes tosing with the guitar.Yule cannot say enough about

how much time and effort that thevolunteers put into making thisevent run efficiently.

You need a crew that does thelittle jobs like sponsorship, get-ting stuff organized, getting things

booked and being there to work onthe day of the rodeo, said Yule.

I cant say it enough, the wholereason it works is because all themdo what they do and that makes itgo.The Gleichen rodeo by any stretch

is not the biggest for Foothill Cow-boy Association by rodeo standardsbut with the earnings getting an ad-ditional fee put on to the winnings,it is right in the mix.

It was $1,200 per event added.Most amateur are $800-$900 and

there are some that are quite a bitbigger at $2,500 added, but we areslowly getting in the mix with them,said Yule.Yule and his committee would like

to keep the rodeo where it is, stay-ing as a relaxed, small town rodeo.The unofficial results are in from

the rodeo and the only local oneannounced was: Strathmores TateHartell, who won the Bareback witha score of 72 points. Results for Mar-ci Wilson in the ladies barrel rac-ing, Riley Wilson in junior barrels,

bullfighter Jason Wilson and PaytonYule in the peewee barrels were notavailable as of press time.

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New Strathmore Community Football Asso-ciation (SCFA) senior bench boss, Chuck Hol-loway, wants to get the program back on trackand that starts with the teams first win in near-ly four years.

Holloway hails from the United States andplayed college ball at the University of West

Alabama. He has also coached football for 15years.

My overall expectation is that I want to getthem their first win and try to make more co-hesion and team unity, said Holloway.

I am trying to get more kids out and morededication, if I can do that then I can changethe culture, program and team success.

In the registration camp Holloway is expect-ing the more experienced and successful play-ers will help to improve the teams success thisseason.

Overall the group of players that are actual-ly coming up were in the bantam program andthey won a lot of provincials, said Holloway.

The younger guys that are coming up arebeing heavily recruited. My son, the quarter-back, is getting recruited by Princeton andother guys such as Chevy Winnipeg are beingrecruited as well.

If Holloway can get players to show commit-ment and come out from the school then there

will be an exciting brand of football.The senior Spartans will begin their season

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JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

The UFA Midget triple A Bisons are

seeking billet families for their playersthis year.

We are going to be short if we dontget a few more volunteers, said DaunBrown, billet coordinator for Bisons.A billet is a family that takes in a

player as a part of their household forthe whole season. Brown says there aremany families willing to host a playeragain, but the club is still looking for afew more to come on board.

Everyone we talked to last year hasthoroughly enjoyed it and had a greatexperience. The younger kids latchedonto them like they were big brothers,said Brown.

All of our players fit right in. So how

it works is they will get $350 a monthwhich is not really enough to cover(various costs) but that is what the ju-nior A and WHL teams are all paying so

we go with the same price they have.The benefit of billeting a Bison in-

cludes a season pass to all the homeand away games. The deadline is fast

approaching and Brown hopes to haveeverything in place after the first prac-tice.

Sept. 21 is the day we are hopingto move the boys into the billets. Theyhave three exhibitions games that week,the Saturday they are in Calgary and theSunday theyre having a practice at therink and (hopefully) moving them afterthe practice, said Brown.

If families are interested, Brown willhave a booth set up at REVS in Strath-more on Sept. 4 and is hoping to fill thethree vacant spots for billeting players.

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The Strathmore Minor Ringette Asso-ciation (SMRA) are in need of volunteerson and off the ice for the 2014/2015 sea-son.

We basically have a board of direc-tors which are all volunteers. There is at

least 15 of us that volunteer on the boardof directors of the association, said KimStanlake-Cammer, director of coachingfor Strathmore ringette.

We have 13 teams and all of the headcoaches, assistant coaches and everyonethat helps out for each team are volun-teers.The association is currently looking

for on-ice helpers for the evaluations

which will run from Sept. 13 to 20. Theon-ice helpers will assist with all the sta-tions set up on the ice, making sure theyare coordinated with the instructors sothey are ran efficiently.

We usually call on our coaches andparents. Last year we had people that arenot even a part of our association that

were helping with that. We will be look-

ing again for lots of volunteers to helprun the different stations for our on-iceevaluations, said Stanlake-Cammer.The numbers of volunteers are com-

parable to past years, but the changes tothe evaluations determined more wereneeded this year.

The change to the process that is sentdown from Ringette Alberta, the way itsset up is to have more people on ice for

Ringette seeking volunteerscertain evaluations, said Stanlake-Cam-mer.

There has been some changes madeto the evaluation processes which meansthat we need more people on the ice and

because we run evaluations for everysingle age group, you cant always getthe same people for every ice time.

Stanlake-Cammer added that volun-teers are usually called upon at other

bigger events such as home tournamentsand to run the score clocks and the pen-

alty box.If you are interested in volunteering

for Strathmore ringette in any capacity,you can contact President Guy Bailie at

403-934-2843 or Kim Standlake-Cammerat [email protected]. If you have anyother inquiries you can log onto the as-sociations website at www.strathmore-ringette.ca and stay tuned as evaluationcamp times will be finalized in Septem-

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had to, if you had 40-45players thats lots but his-torically were usually inthe mid-30s, said Sea-foot.

Seafoot has coachedfor 14 years but has notworked with the bantamssince the early 2000s.With the recent successwith some of the playershe hopes to keep thattrend going.With their opener

looming on Aug.30 inStrathmore against RockyMountain House, Seafootexpects a hard-contested

battle.Im expecting a pretty

hard-nosed game and itsa matter of getting play-ers out and into gamemode. We got to seewhats here and do whatyou can, said Seafoot.

The team will not runanything fancy for thefirst couple of weekswhile they work on basicplays and reps.The bantam Spartans

take on Rocky MountainHouse at 1 p.m. on Aug.30 at the Strathmore HighSchool football field.


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Carl Seafoots StrathmoreCommunity Football Asso-ciation (SCFA) bantam teamhas a new coaching stafffor the 2014 season and ad-mits that there will be a fairshare of growing pains.

Its a whole new coach-ing staff and so that will begrowing pains there. Thebantams did graduate abunch of players up to thesenior team this year, saidSeafoot.

Im expecting there willbe lots of opportunities forthe junior guys to fill in lotsof vacancies.The number of players

who can make the team iswide open; there will be nocuts made because the num-bers are too low for them tooccur.

We have never really runcuts. Our numbers havebeen up to where youve

JUSTIN SEWARD

Times Reporter

The peewee Spartans football team isrecruiting larger players with the hope ofbeing stronger in time for the 2014 sea-son.This is the first year at the helm for

Clinton Bean, who came from the Cal-

gary Goldenhawks program where hewas a co-offensive coordinator. The fiveyears previous he coached the atom pro-gram in Chestermere.

In his opinion the team is young andwill need to learn the fundamentals to besuccessful.

We got a pretty young team, we havesome older kids who have never playedfootball before. So I am looking for themto have solid fundamentals and after thateverything should take care of itself,said Bean.The registration camp was good

starting point to evaluate the playersstrengths and weaknesses.

So basically for the next week werelooking at getting everyone registeredwho wants to play football in Strathmore,

as well as getting them all their equip-ment fitting and making sure it is goodfor the rest of the season, said Bean.The team overall was lacking size at

the spring camp, so Bean decided to re-cruit from other associations in the com-munity to see if he could bring in biggerplayers.

We had a spring camp in May and I

noticed that we were lacking a bit of sizewith the kids. It is always nice to havethose bigger peewee kids, said Bean

So what I did is I went through a lotof the other programs in Strathmore like

lacrosse and poached a few kids fromthere and bring them out and there are afew of them here today.

Bean is looking forward to the oppor-tunity to coach here in Strathmore. Helives in town and has two kids on theteam, and thought coaching the teamwould be a great fit.

The peewee season will get underwayon the road Sept. 13 in Cochrane.

Bantams focus game by game

Justin Seward Photo

The peewee Spartans registration camp was held

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