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Page 2 New District Governor for Lions Page 3 Look on Page 4 for Town of Strathmore Municipal Notices Pages 20 Contact Us Today! 403.934.5589 info@ strathmoretimes.com www. StrathmoreTimes .com $245,900 NONIE HALL AGENT 403-934-0420 [email protected] Selling Strathmore & Area “One Dream at a Time” 104 - 3rd Avenue, Strathmore Canyon Creek (Strathmore) $154,900 $354,900 RENTING ...... WHY ?? JUST LISTED 3 BEDROOM - OPEN DESIGN WELL TREED LOT CLOSE TO SCHOOLS & PARKS WALKOUT - BACKING ONTO GREENSPACE - 5 BEDROOM FULLY DEVELOPED OPEN DESIGN PICTURE PERFECT JUST LISTED NEW...BE THE FIRST OWNERS ORIGINAL MUST SEE DESIGN WALKOUT- 3 BATHROOMS 3 BEDROOMS $245,900 FULLY FINISHED - 4 BEDROOM HARDWOODS - UPGRADES ATT GARAGE BACKS ONTO GREEN SPACE $139,900 3 BEDROOMS - HARDWOODS - UPGRADED $159,000 RENOVATED - UPGARDES - MOVE IN READY $59,900 2 BEDROOMS - LARGE LOT - HARDWOODS Bisons back on track Pushing for a healthy future VOLUME 4 ISSUE 4 Locally Owned & Operated JANUARY 27, 2012 TIMES Strathmore Locally Owned & Operated by Randy & Shelley Orford #109 - 900 Pine Road, Strathmore 403-934-9733 Store Hours M-F 8 - 9 pm Sat 8 - 6 pm & Sun 9 - 6 pm Service Centre - 4 Bays M-Sat 8 - 6 pm & Sun 9 - 6 pm. No appointment necessary Ranch Market on the Trans Canada Hwy Sushi Made Fresh Everyday MLA Arno Doerkson, Dave Rodney, Parliamentary Assistant for Health and Wellness and Agri- culture Minister Evan Berger toured Sacred Heart Academy, and Holy Cross Collegiate Jan. 23. Back: Evan Berger, left, Arno Doerkson and Dave Rodney. Front: Ty Appleyard, left, Faith Fletcher and David Klassen Shannon LeClair Photo SHANNON LECLAIR Times Reporter Students at Sacred Heart Academy and Holy Cross Collegiate were in for a treat on Jan. 23 when MLA Arno Doerk- son, Dave Rodney, Parliamentary Assis- tant for Health and Wellness, and Ag- riculture Minister Evan Berger toured their schools. “This is a wonderful opportunity for both people in government and people in the public to come together. We can find out what the needs of different communities are across the province and that’s really what it’s all about,” said Rodney. “The last thing that my colleagues and I ever want to be guilty of is spending too much time under the dome of the ivory tower. The more people come to know our MLAs, the more they come to know they are ordinary Albertans just like the other folks in their community. “We definitely have a focus, a pas- sion, expertise and experience in mak- ing life better for Albertans but in order to do that completely, effectively, we need to have one-on-one time with in- dividuals.” Spending time at the schools and see- ing first hand some of the issues being faced, such as space challenges, helps bring a new perspective to caucus ac- cording to Berger. “It’s one thing for somebody to ex- press what they see in the overcrowd- ing, or the difference in their schools or any of these on the ground issues. When you talk about it, as opposed to coming out and actually visualizing it and seeing it, it’s a big difference. You get a good understanding, you get a good understanding from people that are advocating on behalf of the students here…and it just fills in whatever ques- tions you may have had,” said Berger. “Education is an extremely important priority for the province, it is for all of our communities, we’re all Albertans and we know that Strathmore, this area is growing rapidly. There’s pressures for space, for capacity so this particu- lar stop was based around that,” said Doerkson. Continued on Page 2 Members of cabinet tour Strathmore STRATHMORE Future politicians?

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Page 1: January 27, 2012 Strathmore Times

Page 2

New District Governor for Lions

Page 3

Look on Page 4 for Town of Strathmore Municipal Notices

Pages 20

Contact Us Today!

[email protected]

www.StrathmoreTimes.com

$245,900nonie hall agent

[email protected]

Selling Strathmore & Area “One Dream at a Time”

104 - 3rd Avenue, Strathmore

Canyon Creek (Strathmore)$154,900 $354,900

RENTING......WHY ??

JusT LIsTEd

3 BEDROOM - OPEN DESIGNWELL TREED LOT

CLOSE TO SCHOOLS & PARKS

WALKOUT - BACKING ONTO GREENSPACE - 5 BEDROOM

FULLY DEVELOPEDOPEN DESIGN

PICTURE PERFECT

JusT LIsTEd

NEW...BE THE FIRST OWNERSORIGINAL MUST SEE DESIGN

WALKOUT- 3 BATHROOMS3 BEDROOMS

$245,900FULLY FINISHED - 4 BEDROOM

HARDWOODS - UPGRADESATT GARAGE

BACKS ONTO GREEN SPACE

$139,900 3 BEDROOMS - HARDWOODS

- UPGRADED

$159,000RENOVATED - UPGARDES

- MOVE IN READY

$59,9002 BEDROOMS - LARGE LOT

- HARDWOODS

Bisons back on track

Pushing for a healthy future

Volume 4 issue 4

Locally Owned & Operated

j a n u a r y 2 7 , 2 0 1 2

TIMESStra

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re Locally Owned & Operated by Randy & Shelley Orford

#109 - 900 Pine Road, Strathmore 403-934-9733

Store HoursM-F 8 - 9 pm

Sat 8 - 6 pm & Sun 9 - 6 pmService Centre - 4 Bays

M-Sat 8 - 6 pm & Sun 9 - 6 pm. No appointment necessary

Ranch Market on the Trans Canada Hwy

SushiMade Fresh Everyday

MLA Arno Doerkson, Dave Rodney, Parliamentary Assistant for Health and Wellness and Agri-culture Minister Evan Berger toured Sacred Heart Academy, and Holy Cross Collegiate Jan. 23. Back: Evan Berger, left, Arno Doerkson and Dave Rodney. Front: Ty Appleyard, left, Faith Fletcher and David Klassen Shannon LeClair Photo

Shannon LeCLair Times Reporter

Students at Sacred Heart Academy and Holy Cross Collegiate were in for a treat on Jan. 23 when MLA Arno Doerk-son, Dave Rodney, Parliamentary Assis-tant for Health and Wellness, and Ag-riculture Minister Evan Berger toured their schools.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for both people in government and people in the public to come together. We can find out what the needs of different communities are across the province and that’s really what it’s all about,” said Rodney.

“The last thing that my colleagues and I ever want to be guilty of is spending too much time under the dome of the ivory tower. The more people come to know our MLAs, the more they come to know they are ordinary Albertans just like the other folks in their community.

“We definitely have a focus, a pas-sion, expertise and experience in mak-ing life better for Albertans but in order to do that completely, effectively, we need to have one-on-one time with in-dividuals.”

Spending time at the schools and see-ing first hand some of the issues being faced, such as space challenges, helps bring a new perspective to caucus ac-cording to Berger.

“It’s one thing for somebody to ex-press what they see in the overcrowd-ing, or the difference in their schools or any of these on the ground issues. When you talk about it, as opposed to coming out and actually visualizing it and seeing it, it’s a big difference. You get a good understanding, you get a good understanding from people that are advocating on behalf of the students here…and it just fills in whatever ques-tions you may have had,” said Berger.

“Education is an extremely important priority for the province, it is for all of our communities, we’re all Albertans and we know that Strathmore, this area is growing rapidly. There’s pressures for space, for capacity so this particu-lar stop was based around that,” said Doerkson.

Continued on Page 2

Members of cabinet tour Strathmore

sTraTHmore

Future politicians?

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Continued from Page 1

“I think there is great opportunity in the province. We know that it’s an ex-citing year, there’s going to be an elec-tion this year, so we know that’s com-ing within the next few months.

“I just see a lot of opportunity for our province and also for this area as

it grows and as we continue to work together communities to address the challenges that we face and turn those into opportunities. It continues to be a privilege to work together with our communities, to see things happen.”

After touring the schools the men then headed off to the Wheatland County offices to meet with the con-

stituents and hear their concerns. Communities throughout the province had a chance to speak to government officials during the province-wide cab-inet tour Jan. 23 to 26. The focus of the tour was to listen to members of the community about local issues, to hear their plans and hope for the future, both provincially and locally.

Politicians assure Alberta advantage

Times TidbiTsDid You Know?

Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish and considered the national dish of Scotland. Haggis is a kind of savory pudding containing sheep’s heart, liver and lungs, then minced with onion, oatmeal, suet and spices. Traditionally it is encased in the animal’s stomach and simmered for hours,

however most modern commercial haggis is prepared in a casing rather than the stomach.

Bruce Bishop with the Strathmore Lions has recently been elected to District Governor.

Photo courtesy of bruce bishop

www.strathmoreTimes.com

Shannon LeCLair Times Reporter

Bruce Bishop, a Strathmore Lion, can look forward to be-ing busy after being elected to the position of District Gov-ernor at the Lions Convention held in Strathmore on January 13 and 14. There were just over 200 Lions and Leos Present.

“In our Multiple District 37, the Strathmore Lions is in the District called 37-O. We have 51 clubs in our district, and I’ll be the District Governor of those 51 clubs,” said Bishop.

He said the Strathmore Lions Club is a part of a greater multiple district which includes all of Alberta, part of British Columbia, all of Montana. There are approximately 1515 members in the Strathmore District. The District Governor has to visit every club during the year, which runs from July 1 to June 30. They must also attend four Council and Cabinet meetings as well as many Charter Nights, Conventions and Leadership Rally’s.

Bishop has been a Lion for 37 years, coming to Strathmore in 1984. He had been a member of the RCMP and when he was transferred from Brooks to Elk Point, east of Edmonton, there wasn’t a Kinsmen Club there, which he had been a member of for five years in Brooks, so he joined the Lions and has been a member ever since.

Service and helping the community are two of the things he likes most about being a Lion. The Strathmore Lions host the senior’s breakfast during Heritage Days at the hospital, and have two food booths at the rodeo grounds. They also host the town Christmas party, and the seniors Christmas party at the Civic Centre. The Lions are good supporters of the Children’s Wish functions. They also take part in the Relay for Life by being a sponsor and cooking the pancake breakfast.

In April there is the Ladies and Gentlemen’s Auction to raise money as one our projects.

“The Lions is the largest single service organization in the world. We are co-ed, multicultural. We have over 40,000 clubs in 206 countries and 1.35 million members give or take a few, and we are the only service club in China,” said Bishop.

When a natural disaster strikes, such as a tsunami or earth-quake, there is the Lions International Fund. The District Governor of the affected area can request assistance from the fund, and the Lions are first on the ground providing as-sistance where needed, as there is usually a club in the area.

“One hundred per cent of any funds donated to Lions that

Strathmore Lion is new District Governor

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we make from our projects must be spent on the public, not on the members. There is absolutely no administration fee, 100 per cent is given to the public,” said Bishop.

The Strathmore Lions put in the Splash Park at Kinsmen Park, have always been a big supporter of the swimming pools, helped with the skateboard park, and also donate to a number of different groups around town.

Becoming a member is by invitation only, and people inter-ested must be of good moral character and 18 years of age, or older. The Strathmore Lions has sponsored a Leo’s Club, which is based out of Strathmore High School.

The Strathmore Lions currently have 54 members, and Bishop believes there are soon to be four or more new mem-bers, making it the fourth largest club in its district.

They have had four previous District Governors since be-coming chartered in 1939, and there is only one club in Cal-gary who has had more. In 2017 Lions International will be celebrating 100 years of service.

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Shannon LeCLair Times Reporter

The Chinook Entrepreneur challenge is back for its eighth consecutive year. Community Futures and ATB Financial are partnering to support the business planning challenge. Out of the six or seven Community Future partners, with Wil-drose included, there have been approximately 500 people who have participated in the training sessions.

“It’s an excellent business training program and it really gives people a good opportunity to not only get some high quality training, but also to communicate with other like minded people during the training sessions and ask ques-tions,” said Ron Cox, General Manager for Community Fu-tures Wildrose Region.

“Anyone can take the training even if their sales are $10 million, but they can’t compete in the business plan competi-tion if their sales are over $2 million.”

Cox said there is usually 70 to 90 participants in the train-ing, and of that, only 25 to 30 per cent actually submit busi-ness plans for the competition.

“The most important element of this is the training that

you receive for your business. That’s where the real benefit comes from,” said Cox.

“Most people when they’re starting out don’t know where to start, and you really have to start with planning. Planning saves you just so much effort and misdirected effort. It just really helps to stop and think, and there are a lot of people out there that would like and want to start their own busi-ness.”

Participants will learn the business basics, such as market-ing, creating a business plan, accounting, financial, adver-tising, and cash flow. Cox said it is pretty much the whole gamut of what is needed to execute an expansion, retention, a re-organization or putting a new business into place.

Anyone who participates in the challenge will have a chance to compete for the grand prize of $10,000. There are also numerous in-kind prizes. Training sessions will be held at the Community Futures Wildrose office, and will go from Feb. 1 to March 28. Registration is free, and the eight ses-sions will be held every Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Business plans are due April 30, 2012 and the final awards presentations will take place on June 14, 2012. More infor-mation can be found at www.cfwildrose.ca

Calling all entrepreneurs

Shannon LeCLair Times Reporter

Promoting healthy living now that will follow our children into the future is just one reason why Strathmore resident Kelly MacDonald offers children’s yoga classes.

“I teach adult yoga classes and it was just something that intrigued me. I just know how busy kids are right now, with all of their sports and everything,” said MacDonald.

“I thought this would be, as much as it is somewhat fit-ness related, it’s more about flexibility and slowing down, and just taking time for themselves, they don’t get that time anymore and it was more about that.”

It all began about two years ago when MacDonald took her certification through an international company called ‘Rainbow Kids Yoga.’

“I went to Seattle and took the training, the gentleman’s name is Gopala and he travels worldwide to teach, to in-struct instructors. The closest place at that time for me was Seattle,” said MacDonald.

Some of the children who participate in her classes may come with friends, and some may not know anyone. She said it is also like having a peer support group. Since she began offering the program, MacDonald says she has had a good turnout. Some of the kids return for new classes, and there are a few kids who started in the three to five age group who have moved up into the next age group.

MacDonald runs the program out of her home, and teach-es children ages three to 14. The younger kids have a 30 minute class, while the older groups take part in a one hour class.

“We get a little more advanced, but we also do lots of stuff through games. I’ll teach a little bit of a class and then the ones who have been coming for awhile I’ll say, ‘alright, your turn you guys. Get together as a group and this is what I want you to do’,” said MacDonald.

What she calls a pose for an adult class is not necessarily what she would call it in a kids class, and MacDonald said

Promoting healthy lifestyles

everything is the same but different.MacDonald said there are lots of boys taking her classes,

which she finds interesting, some of which are hockey play-ers. Yoga provides the kids with knowledge about how their body works, and how they can fix it if they have any dis-comfort.

Classes have already begun, but anyone looking for infor-mation can contact Kelly MacDonald at 403-629-7465 or via email at [email protected].

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We heard there’s room in...

upcoming council meetings will be held February 1 & 15 at 7:30 pm.

Agendas are available on the Town Website under Council.

680 Westchester Road, strathmore, AB t1p 1J1 • 403-934-3133 • office Hours: m - F 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

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tipp inFoRmAtionIf you wish to enrol in the Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP) for your 2012 Taxes and are not currently on the payment plan you may still apply. We would require the January payment be made with your signed application and void cheque by January 25th, 2012. Please call the Tax Department if you have any questions.

toWn oF stRAtHmoRenotice oF Development peRmits

The following application(s) for development has/have been conditionally approved by the Town of Strathmore, subject to the right of appeal to the Subdivision and Develop-ment Appeal Board:

Application: 12/D-011Civic Address: 315 Thistle WayLegal Description: Lot 8, Block 9, Plan 7611182Development: Rear Yard setback variance for existing garage (0.08 meters) and Side Yard setback variance for existing shed (0.6 meters)

Application: 12/D-012Civic Address: 121 Westdale StreetLegal Description: Lot 16 - 17, Block 2, Plan 37JKDevelopment: Rear Yard setback variance for existing garage (0.26 meters) and Side Yard setback variance for existing shed (0.67 meters)

The above noted file(s) can be viewed at the Town Office during regular business hours. The permit(s) is/are scheduled for issue fifteen days after the date of this publication provided no appeals are filed prior to the appeal deadline. Any person wishing to appeal this decision may do so by completing and submitting an appeal form, with the appeal fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to the Town of Strathmore, addressed to: Secretary, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Town of Strathmore, 680 West-chester Road, Strathmore, AB T1P 1J1.

Date of Publication: January 26, 2012 Deadline for Appeal: February 9, 2012

Tammy Henry, M. PL, RPP, MCIPDirector, Planning & Development

puBlic HeARingThe Edgefield Area Structure Plan Public Hearing

has been postponed to the February 1st Council Meeting @ 7:30pm in the Municipal Council Chambers.

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lethbridge, AB – Community Futures and ATB Financial proudly announce a partnership to support local business through the Chinook Entrepreneur Challenge Business planning competition. Now in it’s 8th year, this is a great opportunity for businesses to obtain free training on building a sustainable business plan and in the end possibly winning the grand prize of $10,000 cash plus numerous in-kind prizes. What an incentive to invest in your future and kick off 2012!

Chinook Entrepreneur Challenge is a southern Alberta program for anyone starting or expanding a business. Registration is free and open now. Eight training sessions will be held Wednesday evenings from 6:30-9:00pm starting February 1 through March 28.

Visit www.chinookchallenge.com or call 403-320-6044 for registration and Challenge information.

notice oF Development peRmitsThe following application(s) for development has/have been conditionally approved by the Town of Strathmore, subject to the right of appeal to the Subdivision and Develop-ment Appeal Board:

Application: 12/D-003Civic Address: 200 Ranch DownsLegal Description: Lot 1, Phase 6, The RanchDevelopment: Discretionary Use: Semi-Detached, 2 Storey, Show Home

Application: 12/D-006Civic Address: 108 and 112 Wildrose HeathLegal Description: Lots 9 and 10, Block 4, Plan 1110243Development: Variance – Privacy Wall (rear deck) height 0.11 meters

The above noted file(s) can be viewed at the Town Office during regular business hours. The permit(s) is/are scheduled for issue fifteen days after the date of this publication provided no appeals are filed prior to the appeal deadline. Any person wishing to appeal this decision may do so by completing and submitting an appeal form, with the appeal fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) to the Town of Strathmore, addressed to: Secretary, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Town of Strathmore, 680 West-chester Road, Strathmore, AB T1P 1J1.

Date of Publication: January 19, 2012 Deadline for Appeal: February 2, 2012

Tammy Henry, M. PL, RPP, MCIPDirector, Planning & Development

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An employment opportunity exists for a part-time Handi-bus Driver at the Town of Strath-more. If you enjoy working with seniors and physically disabled individuals and would like to make a difference in the lives of some very special people this could be the opportunity you are looking for!

Job Requirements: • Class 1, 2 or 4 Alberta Driver’s License. • Ability to assist passengers with loading and unloading.• Must be physically fit – requirement to lift heavy items – i.e. wheelchairs, walkers, oxygen bottles, etc.• Operation of vehicles and wheel chair equipment in a safe and courteous manner• Previous professional driving experience would be an asset.• First aid/CPR certificate• Clean drivers abstract and criminal record check

The position is part-time with a maximum of 29 hours per week; shifts will vary and appli-cants must be flexible enough to work weekdays, evenings and weekends.

Rate of Pay: $15.67 – $18.11 per hour.

Those interested in applying should submit a complete resume to:Linda Nelson, Deputy C.A.O.Town of Strathmore680 Westchester RoadStrathmore, AB T1P 1J1Email: [email protected](When emailing please quote the position in the subject line)

Closing date for applications is February 1, 2012.

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At 1:40 a.m. on March 22 a fire raged through a home at the corner of Briarwood Road and Briarwood Crescent in Strathmore. Four neighbouring homes were evacuated for the safety of the occupants due to the severity of the fire and wind direction. The occupants of the residence where the fire started were not home at the time. A sec-ond residence next to the first, was damaged by the fire.

January 27, 2012 • Strathmore TimeS • Page 5

Photo courtesy of Lisa Armstrong

The Hussar school stu-dents, staff and parents were entertained by HOJA on the morning of Jan. 24. HOJA is a three-man Ca-nadian acappella group based in Calgary and they travel all over Canada to perform. All the sounds are created live on stage ,there are no background

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Council votes in favour of latest highway proposalShannon LeCLair Times Reporter

Council has made their deci-sion to support the final re-align-ment proposal for Highway 1. Councillor Blokland made a mo-tion to support the proposal, and for administration to draft a letter of support. Concerns related to the control and maintenance of the portion of the highway which will remain within Strathmore are to be determined at a later date.

Council also directed adminis-tration to draft a letter to Alberta Transportation requesting the realignment to be expedited to allow construction to begin as soon as possible.

A council committee will also be formed with the mandate of researching areas of concern. A few of these concerns include installing signs at Gleichen 22X and the east side of town, prior to the bypass. They would also like to see signs before Highway 9 and west of town to advertise services in town. Another request will be for Alberta Transportation to pave Highway 1 and all ser-vice roads adjacent to it before the town takes over.

Walking around Jamaica Graham Matsalla, Health Pro-

motion Facilitator with Alberta Health Services (AHS), and Lisa Sader with Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) spoke to council about promoting walking in the community, and across the prov-ince.

“The reason why Alberta Health Services wants to promote walking within the communities within the province is the con-cern over obesity,” said Matsalla.

The newest challenge HEAL is promoting is walking around the island of Jamaica. It’s a vir-

tual trek but participants have to walk, bike, run or swim around Jamaica and log their steps every-day. Anyone who gets to the end of the trek by the end of the 14 weeks will be entered to win a prize.

“I encourage you all to get out there and get moving,” said Sader.

“We’re hoping to start a walk-ing school bus for Brentwood School because that’s a school most of the students should be able to walk to.”

To help give council a bit of a boost, Sader presented Mayor Steve Grajczyk with a pedom-eter so he can begin tracking his steps.

The chilly weather may have some not wanting to venture out-side for a stroll, but there are op-tions.

There is indoor walking on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. at Trin-ity Lutheran Christian Academy, and the town has indoor walk-ing available at the Civic Centre in the morning. The contest starts Feb. 1 and will run until May 8, and anyone interested in finding out more information, or partici-pating can go to www.healourfu-ture.com

Canadian Badlands Council has moved to become

a member of the Canadian Bad-lands for a trial year at .50 cents per capita. Councillor Earl Best was the only one who had objec-tions to motion.

“I’m not behind this, I have never been behind this. I be-lieve the cost doesn’t justify the means, they want to call us the gateway to the Badlands and yet we’re substantially a long way away from it, as well as most of the other towns who are with it,” said Best.

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Harvest Healing Center may soon be movingShannon LeCLair Times Reporter

The Harvest Healing Center may soon be relocating after council approved a land re-designation from Highway Com-mercial District to P1, Public Service Dis-trict.

The location of the site is at the corner of Highway 817 and the Canals Highway Commercial Area. Though the director of planning and development did not sup-port the application, in the end council approved the re-designation.

“With respect to the proposed use we did have some concerns with respect to the location. We are not against, obvi-ously, the ability to have church sites in town, it’s just unfortunately this location probably is not the best from our techni-cal analysis,” said Tammy Henry, Direc-tor of planning and development for the Town.

The area the Harvest Healing Center was asking to be re-designated is zoned and set out in the MDP to be an industri-al area. One of the first concerns for ad-ministration is the fact that the proposed land use amendment was not consistent with the Town Municipal Development Plan (MDP). Henry said though the MDP is a bit dated, it was created with the in-put of the citizens.

Henry said it is a statutory plan and administration is bound by the plan, be-cause it is a bylaw. She also mentioned that it would be cleaner to amend the

MDP prior to the proposed re-designa-tion.

Another concern was increased traf-fic, and the possibility of needing to add traffic signals. Henry said there were no concerns about building a facility, but preferred it be located on a different site which may meet their needs better.

“We are not looking to put millions of dollars into a building, a fancy building. A residential area would not allow us to put up a metal building that we are look-ing at, (it’s) not very likely because that’s not what they want sitting in a residential area,” said Pastor Elizabeth Karp, with the Harvest Healing Center.

She said public zoned land in a com-mercial area would allow them to put up a practical building, which fits the com-munity standards for the area.

“As far as the traffic light controlled in-tersection goes, at some point in time we have to do that, and maybe if we do it sooner than later it might help to develop that area a little quicker, if there’s proper access to and from that industrial area onto 817,” said Councillor John Rempel.

Both Mayor Steve Grajczyk and Coun-cillor Bob Sobol said they like the idea of having a church front and centre when people come into town.

“It’s always nice to see a church when you’re driving into town, I always thought that,” said Grajczyk.

The proposal was approved and given both second and third reading at the Jan. 18 council meeting.

tracks and all they play all types of music. A special thanks goes to the Hussar Kindergarten Association for sponsoring another wonderful event for the Hussar School. The school enjoyed the entertainment, while Grade 6 student Brody Beck helped HOJA sing “i’m in a Hurry by Alabama.”

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Saute onion, celery and garlic in oil on medium heat for a few minutes until tender. Add stock to large pot. When ready, add onion, celery, and garlic then lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add noodles and cook 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and add herbs and salt and pepper to taste.

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These tips can help you improve the care you are giving to your loved one:

1. Don’t be afraid to ask your family and friends to help. Often, family and friends wish to help out but do not know where to start. Be specific about how they can help and remember to stay positive.

2. Check your eligibility for the Federal Government’s Compassionate Care Leave Program, which provides financial assistance for people caring for gravely ill family members.

3. Don’t rely on your memory - create a list of your loved one’s important documents and note the location of each. Include identification documents, financial documents, and wills and Power of Attorney documents. This will save time and frustration should an emergency arise.

4. If you are experiencing financial distress, ask your health care provider to refer you to a social worker who may be able to help address financial and other issues you are facing as a caregiver.

5. Ask your Pharmacist to prepare medication blister packs to help you keep track of the prescription medications you have to administer.

6. Give your loved one a sense of independence by encouraging them to complete grooming tasks on their own if possible, even if it would be quicker for you to do it for them.

7. To prevent falls in the bathroom, make sure there are at least two grab bars in the tub area and that the bath mat outside the tub has a rubber backing.

8. If your loved one cannot move in a bed, ensure that you turn them at least every two hours throughout the day to prevent bedsores.

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Thought for the week

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the more you can

hear.

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To the EditorIt’s difficult for most Albertans to decipher the

complexities of Alberta’s deregulated electricity sys-tem, but it is not difficult to conclude that our so-called market based electricity system is not work-ing. One only needs to read the bottom line of last month’s electricity bill for confirmation.

Albertans were told sixteen years ago that it was in our best interest to dismantle one of the best-regulat-ed electricity systems in North America for a market based system that would lower the price of electric-ity. So how much longer do we wait?

Over the last couple of weeks industry repre-sentatives provided testimony to Premier Redford’s “Transmission Review Committee” hearings. The Al-berta Electric Systems Operator (AESO) and other industry representatives praised our market-based system as a shining example of the success of dereg-ulation. I have a question for these representatives ~ “What market based system?”

The AESO prices electricity approximately every two hours for Alberta’s wholesale electricity market. Every two hours generators offer to sell their electric-ity based on market demand. This is how the price is set, and it is called the stacking order. The stacking order is a simple creation of the AESO, and it favours the generators and transmission line companies at the expense of the average consumer. For example:

When the AESO requires 8,000 megawatts (MW) to supply the market for the next two hours, hydroelec-tric power might offer to provide 4000 MW of elec-tricity to Alberta’s market for FREE. Coal generators might offer to sell 3800MW for $45 dollars a mega-

watt. The remaining 200MW might be provided (bid) to the market by other suppliers for $450 a mega-watt. This completes the total 8000MW required by the AESO to meet the expected demand.

AESO accepts hydro’s offer first, and then accepts coal’s offer and so on. This is called stacking. How is this price passed along to the consumer? All the generation suppliers (hydro, coal, and the other sup-pliers) get paid the top rate of $450 a megawatt ~ regardless of what price they were willing to sell to the market! In this example, Alberta’s consumers don’t get the benefit of FREE hydroelectric power. Alberta’s consumers don’t get the benefit of $45 a megawatt from coal electricity. As long as demand remains close to the 8000MW level for the next two hours, consumers pay the full price as if the total 8,000MW cost $450 a megawatt, even though 50% of the electricity was offered for FREE and another 47.5% was offered for $45 a megawatt!

If this wasn’t bad enough, when hydro and co-gen-erated electricity in Alberta drive the wholesale price of electricity to $0MW (FREE), the AESO interferes and clears the market (cancels all bids). The bidding process then starts over again.

Alberta’s electricity system is not a market-based system. It is a scam that guarantees the maximum price for the lowest cost electricity! Consumers are victimized by this pricing mechanism. Alberta didn’t move to a deregulated system. Alberta went from a regulated system to a rigged system, and it’s time we unrigged Alberta’s electricity market!

Joe AnglinRimbey, Alberta

How’s that electric bill working for you now?

Pat FuleFule for Thought

Most young men these days plan elaborate ways to ask their loved ones to marry them. In fact, if you go on YouTube and search “World’s Best Wedding Proposal … Movie Theatre,” you’ll see a brilliant one done by a young American guy.

You really do have to see it; or see the marriage proposal that was on “Mobbed” last season. Both of these examples only serve to make my own proposal that much more sad and pathet-ic! Before I bare my soul to you, let me just say that the 80’s were a strange decade, and I was a pretty naïve mountain boy from Canmore.

It was early 1984 and Debbie and I had been ring shopping where we both picked one she loved. Stupidly, the idea was: that I would pick up the ring on a certain Friday night, ask her to marry me, and we’d go to a nice restaurant for dinner. Then after this incredibly romantic event, we’d drive to Canmore and surprise our parents and Deb’s grandparents. Even THIS sounds pretty lame as proposals go, but wait, it gets worse!

The Friday arrived and I

packed up after school. Excited-ly, I raced to Calgary to Peoples’ Jewelers to pick up the massive “rock.”

Okay, it was a cluster of really small diamonds, but still expen-sive, for me! Now here’s where me, being a naïve bumpkin from the Rockies, comes into play. I arrived at Peoples’, showed my receipt, and was ready to meet Deb. Much to my shock and horror, the saleslady said I could not take possession of the ring until it was paid in full. I thought (like a car purchase back then), that you could put money down, get the ring, and pay it off. But no, Shirley (if that was her real name!) said I could not have the ring, as I still owed a large amount (I won’t bother telling you how much … that would be too painful).

Cell phones were not being used in 1984, so I slowly shuf-fled to a mall pay phone (again like The Green Mile), to face the music with Deb. After explain-ing the bad news, Deb replied … “where are you right now?”

I told her where I was (prob-ably should have lied), and she drove over. What happened next is still very painful for me. Deb paid for her own engagement ring in cash, and I had to pay

monthly payments to her until it was paid off!! We then did go out for dinner where I asked her to marry me, while parked out-side the restaurant. She prompt-ly turned me down, and told me “that’s not the way you’re sup-posed to ask me!”

I tried again, and I must have done it right, because she said “yes!”

So, let this be a lesson to all the young men planning to get engaged this year. Do it right, put some heart and thought into it … don’t be like me! Otherwise you’ll pay for it in more ways than one, and for a longer time!!

As a sidebar, I secretly bought a silver and diamond ring for our 25th anniversary, and sur-prised Deb before we went to Hawaii. She thinks it was ro-mantic … I just wanted to get rid of that other ring. It had way too much history!

“Fule for Thought” is a slice of life humourous column that will appear 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].

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What’s

Happening?What’s happening is a free weekly community calendar. if you are a non-profit group and have a special event you would like to promote, please email your information to [email protected] or call 403-934-5589 or fax 403-934-5546 and we will include your information on this weekly Community page. Due to space restrictions, please keep information to a minimum.

Mark Your Calendars for these

Upcoming SpecialEvents....

Robbie buRns nite Presented by Gleichen &

Strathmore Masonic Lodges. January 27 @ the Strathmore Civic

Centre, Cocktails @ 6pm, Dinner @ 7pm. Tickets are $25. Contact Brad at 403-829-1670,

Jack at 403-542-7653 or [email protected]

stRathmoRe theatRe PlayeRs Guild

FundRaiseR Come support your local theatre group

as we present our “Winter Variety Show” Admission is free but donations

will be gratefully accepted. Perfor-mances start at 7:30, Friday January 27 & Saturday January 28, at the Strath-

more High School Theatre.

annual GeneRal meetinGs The joint Annual General

Meetings of the Rosebud Memorial Hall Association

and the Rosebud Fire Association will be held on

Thursday, February 23, 2012, at 7:00 P.M.

in the Community Centre.

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

MOPS (Mother’s Of Preschoolers) meet 1st and 3rd Thursdays 9:30am – 11:30am at the Strathmore Alliance Church. Babysitting available for ages 0 - 6. For more information call Jennifer at 403-934-5799 or visit www.mops.org

Strathmore Parent and Tot Playgroup, meets every Tuesday at 9:30 - 11:30 am. in the Strathmore United Church Basement. For more information call Tammy at 403-983-7284 or Ali at 403-934-2089. $1 per child

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 third Monday 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 Wednes-days at 6:30pm at the blue building and Quonset on the Ag grounds. Boys & Girls welcome between 12 & 19 years. Call Joanna Howard at 403-983-5796 for more information.

HIV Edmonton providing support, education and advocacy 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.

TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly Want to Lose Those Unwanted Pounds?? Need support to reach your goal? We are here for you! We meet every Thursday at 6:30 pm @the Anglican Church. Contact Melissa @ 403-901-1566 or Lynne @ 403-934-4359 to join our journey to a fitter you.

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

Strathmore Musical Arts Society, If 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 notifies 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 Familes. Any Strathmore and Area familes that are homeschooling are invited to join our Yahoo Group. groups.yahoo.com/group/strathmorehsfams

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

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.

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.

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 Lions Club meets the first and third Thursday at the Strathmore Civic Centre at 6:45 pm.

Strathmore Country Gardens Club Meetings at least once per month. Tours, guest speakers, workshops and much more included in a membership. $20 single, $30 family. For more information visit www.strathmorecountrygardensclub.webs.com or phone Linda Pekrul 403-901-0017.

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

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

Free Tree for all New Born Babies Attention all infants – remind your parents 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 available at the Town office, Chinook Credit Union and Health Unit. (A Communities in Bloom Project)

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

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

Blackfoot Crossing’s new winter hours are Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm. Call 403-734-4383 for more information.

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

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.

Parent Link has reopened as Hand-In-Hand Parent Link Centre! Call 403-983-0076 for Program information or drop by the office in Country Lane Mall for a Program Calendar.

The Community Crisis Society, operating Wheatland Shelteris currently seeking volunteer applicants to serve on the board. Interest individuals may contact Gerry at (403) 934-6634, Monday -Thursday, or e-mail: [email protected].

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

Strathmore & District Agricultural Society Darcy Ledene - General ManagerStrathmore & District Agricultural [email protected] 403.934.5811 Office 403.999.7646 Cell 403.901.0299 Fax Facebook: Strathmore StampedeTwitter: Strathmore Rodeo

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, includ-ing 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.

Strathmore Baptist Church Meeting Sundays @ 11am and Thursdays @ 7pm, Call Pastor David Blankenship for info 403-390-4431.

Happy Gang 55 plus Seniors Meetings; 2nd Tuesday every month @ 1:15pm.Potluck Supper; fourth Tuesday every month at 5:30pm. Everyone welcome!Hall Rental; $80. Call Shirley @ 403-934-9927.All other inquiries call Eric @ 403-901-1596.

RCCG Peculiar People Assembly, Strathmore Meeting Sunday Services at 10am & Wednesdays Bible study at 7pm. Venue: Chuck Mercer room of Centennial Civic Centre. PH: 403-667-7832 e-mail – [email protected]

The Strathmore Youth Club is looking for people interested in leading youth programs and for a Volunteer Coordinator. If you are interested in either of these positions, please contact the Strathmore Youth Club’s Program Coordinator for application details, [email protected] or 403-324-4521

vincial Hospital. She has one brother and one sister. Walt and Olive were married in August 1949, and have three daughters, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Walter and Olive lived on the original Hayes farm from 1949 to 1994 – becoming an integral part of the Glei-chen Community for 45 years. They were long term members of the Meadowbrook Com-munity Hall Board, The Gleichen Lions Club, The Curling Club, Home and School Association, and active members in the local square dance club.

As a member of the Eastern Star Lodge, Olive represented as Grand Esther, and travelled to different Star Chapters in Alberta.

In 2008, Olive, accompanied by three daughters and three grand-daughters, completed the Strathmore Triathlon. She still clogs with The Strathmore

Stompers in the winter, and plays golf in the summer.

Both enjoy their hobbies – for Walt it is his woodshop, while for Olive it is sewing and quilting.

Prior to retirement, they enjoyed travelling to Arizona in their motorhome, or cruising to differ-ent countries around the world. Since retire-ment, they have both enjoyed good health, good friends and their grandchildren and

great-grandchildren.(“Remembering our Past” is a bi-

weekly special column to The Strath-more Times

that features a local senior or couple, and their lives in and around Strath-more and Wheatland County. If you know someone who should be featured in this article, please call the Strath-more Times at (403) 934-5589 and leave your request.)

John GodsmanTimes Contributor

Walt Hayes’ parents were born in Idaho, and grew up and worked in the agriculture and livestock areas of that state. When they read the glow-ing adverts promoted by The Cana-dian Pacific Railway Co. stating “Come to sunny Alberta, Canada - and make your fortune, on 160 acres of irrigated land” - they came to investigate, and purchased property in 1907, in the Gleichen area. There were no roads, no trees, just wide open prairie.

Time marches on, and Walter arrives in 1924, to complete the Hayes family of four boys and two girls. He attended a rural, one room school at Shamrock, for Grades 1-9, followed by Grades 10-12 at Gleichen High School.

In July 1942, a farm accident result-ed in his father being hospitalized for three months. Because of WW2, there was a shortage of farm help, so Walt took over the general farm operation. As the years progressed, he became totally involved in the farm’s manage-ment, and started to gradually buy the farm. To further his education and farming ability, he attended the South-ern Institute of Technology (S.A.I.T.) in Calgary, from 1947 to 1949, and gradu-ated from courses on Agriculture, Me-chanics and Building Construction.

Around this time he was introduced to a Home Economics and Dietician student at S.A.I.T – Olive How. She was born in Saskatchewan in 1929,where her father was the livestock manager for the Provincial Government, and her mother was a nurse at Battleford Pro-

RemembeRing ouR past

Walt & Olive Hayes

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Masons secrets revealedSharon McLeayTimes Contributor

Some people think that the Masons are an organization of elite men with secrets, engaging in occult ceremo-nies.

Local Masons from the Strathmore/Gleichen membership, Brian Ireland and Jack McCulloch, want to set the record straight.

“We are not a secret society, we are a society of secrets and the only secret we have is how we recognize each other,” said Ireland.

The practise he says stems from earlier centuries, when Masons need-ed to remain anonymous for safety’s sake.

“In WWII, Masons were persecuted along with the Jews,” said Ireland.

They said it comes in handy today to recognize other members in new acquaintances that they may meet.

“We have everybody from the com-mon labourer up to leaders of coun-tries,” said McCulloch, talking about the Mason societies as a whole. The society believes in the equality of men; McCullough said the attainment of power and world domination is not on the agendas.

“We have members from all races and backgrounds,” said McCulloch about the local branch.

It is not a religious or political par-ty either, as the arguments that occur over these topics create animosity be-tween people and the group encour-ages harmony and peaceful discus-sion.

“In fact, we are forbidden to talk of those,” said McCullough.

“The only requirement is that appli-cants have a belief in a Supreme Be-ing. We don’t care what religion you

are,” said McCulloch.The organization’s purpose is to

help each other become better peo-ple, as each individual works on self-improvement projects, with encour-agements to study liberal arts and sciences without neglecting family duties.

The rituals only occur when mem-bers have graduated to a new degree, of which there are three. The award ceremony incorporates teaching and historical significance, rather than sinister objectives. Allegory and sym-bolism are often a part of ceremonies. Pictures of recent ceremonies held in the Badlands are at www.royalarch-masonsalberta.com.

There are companion organiza-tions, such as the Eastern Star, which is a similar organization with wom-en members, and the Masons link to children’s groups such as Job’s Daughters and deMoley’s Sons. Shri-ner groups are linked to the Masons, as well.

Gleichen and Strathmore Lodges sold their buildings, due to structural deterioration. If people are curious, they can look inside a lodge at Heri-tage Park in the summer. A Mason member is on hand to discuss any questions people may have.

The society is very involved in the community supporting projects like the hospital, swimming pool renova-tions, building projects and higher education funding. They are the sec-ond largest contributor to education bursaries in the province.

“Last year we donated over $100,000 to the Wheatland commu-nity,” said Ireland.

They have social events such fam-ily BBQ, picnics, and suppers such as the Robbie Burns dinner held at

Right: Get Your Kilt On - The masons invite ev-eryone out to listen to Scottish music, dancing, poetry and a sample of Haggis, on Jan. 27. Bot-tom: Black Thunder-The black light and neon drummers will appear at the Robbie Burns Night Supper being sponsored by the Strathmore and Gleichen mason Society.

Sharon McLeay Photos

Wheatland Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) is accepting funding applications from non-profit and/or community groups offering preventive social programs for County of Wheatland residents. Consideration will be given for short term, special events or single endeavors. Programs should be preventative in nature, promote voluntarism, and provide family enrichment and social development aspects. Phone Sharon Tibeau at 403 934-5335 or email:[email protected] for more information or to request a funding application.

During 2011 Wheatland FCSS was able to provide financial support to the following community programs; GHSD Family School Community Resource Program, GHSD Drug & Alcohol Prevention, GHSD Welcome to Kindergarten program, Healthy Families, Project Hope, Roots of Empathy, Christ the Redeemer Family School Liaison Program, Growing Opportunities/Growing Families Society, Junior Achievement, Rockyford Library, Foothills Fetal Alcohol Society, Step One Support Group, Bridging the Gap, Strathmore Wheatland Addictions Team (SWAT), the Gleichen Kids Club, and several educational workshops and courses.

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the Strathmore Centennial Complex on Jan. 27, 2012. No membership is required to attend and it is a good chance to talk to members if you are curious about applying for member-ship.

“It’s a good excuse for a party,” said McCullough, who encourages every-one to come out. Entertainment will be the Burns singers, Scottish danc-ers, readings from the poet himself and the Black Light Drummers. Tick-ets are $25 at the door, or Call Jack McCullough at 403 542-7653.

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ansfe

r may

be re

quire

d. Inv

entor

y may

vary

by de

aler. S

ee yo

ur Fo

rd De

aler fo

r comp

lete d

etails

or cal

l the F

ord Cu

stome

r Rela

tions

hip Ce

ntre a

t 1-80

0-56

5-3673

. ▲CE

RTAIN

DATE

REST

RICTIO

NS AP

PLY. O

FFER

S NOT

AVAIL

ABLE

AT TH

E SAM

E TIM

E. Se

e dea

ler fo

r full d

etails.

‡‡ On

Jan.

31, 20

12, re

ceive

$500

/ $1,0

00/ $

1,500

/ $1,75

0/ $2

,000/

$2,25

0/ $2

,500/

$2,75

0/ $3

,000/

$3,50

0/ $4

,000/

$4,50

0/ $5

,000/

$5,50

0/ $6

,000/

$6,50

0/ $7

,000/

$7,

500/

$8,00

0/ $8

,500/

$9,50

0/ $1

0,000

in M

anufa

cturer

Reba

tes w

ith th

e purc

hase

or lea

se of

a new

2012

Fiesta

S, 20

11 and

2012

Focu

s S, 20

11 Exp

lorer

Base,

2012

Escap

e I4 M

anua

l, 2011

and 2

012 E-

Serie

s/ 20

11 Edg

e SE,

2011 E

scape

I4 M

anua

l, 2012

Fusio

n S, 20

12 Ta

urus S

E, 20

11 Exp

lorer

(exclu

ding B

ase),

2012

Flex S

E, 20

12 Ex

plorer

(excl

uding

Base)

, 2012

Trans

it Con

nect

(exclu

ding e

lectric

), 2013

Explo

rer (e

xclud

ing Ba

se)/ 2

011 Fi

esta S

, 2011 F

lex SE

/ 2012

Mus

tang V

alue L

eade

r/ 20

12 Fie

sta (e

xclud

ing S)

, 2011

Mus

tang 2

-Doo

r Cou

pe V6

Value

Lead

er, 20

11 Ran

ger R

egula

r Cab

and S

uper

Cab X

L, 20

11 F-15

0 Reg

ular

Cab X

L 4x2

Value

Lead

er, 20

12 Su

perD

uty Ch

assis C

abs/

2011 T

ransit

Conn

ect (e

xclud

ing El

ectric

)/ 20

12 Fo

cus (

exclud

ing S)

, 2011 T

aurus

SE, 20

12 Ed

ge (e

xclud

ing SE

)/ 20

11 Fies

ta (ex

cludin

g S)/

2011 F

usion

S, 20

12 Fle

x (exc

luding

SE)/

2011 F

ocus

(excl

uding

S), 20

11 Edg

e AWD

, 2012

Fusio

n (exc

luding

S), 20

11 and

2012

Musta

ng V6

(excl

uding

Value

Lead

er)/ 2

012 Ta

urus (

exclud

ing SE

), 2012

Escap

e I4 A

utoma

tic an

d Hyb

rid, 20

12 Ex

pedit

ion, 20

11 Sup

erDuty

Chass

is Cab

s/ 20

11 Flex

(excl

uding

SE), 2

011 Es

cape I

4 Auto

matic

and H

ybrid

, 2011 a

nd 20

12 Mu

stang

GT, 20

12 Es

cape V

6/ 20

11 Fus

ion (e

xclud

ing S)

, 2011 E

dge F

WD

(exclu

ding S

E), 20

11 Esca

pe V6

/ 2011

Tauru

s (exc

luding

SE), 2

012 Su

perD

uty Ga

s Eng

ine (e

xclud

ing Ch

assis C

abs)/

2011 R

ange

r Sup

er Ca

b (exc

luding

XL), 2

012 F-

150 Re

gular

Cab (

exclud

ing XL

4x2)/

2011 E

xped

ition,

2011 F

-150 R

egula

r Cab

non 5

.0L &

3.7L (

exclud

ing XL

4x2)/

2012

F-150

Supe

r Cab

and S

uper

Crew/

2011 F

-150 S

uper

Cab a

nd Su

per C

rew No

n 5.0L

& 3.7

L, 20

12 Su

perD

uty Di

esel E

ngine

(excl

uding

Chass

is Cab

s)/ 20

11 Sup

erDuty

Gas E

ngine

(excl

uding

Chass

is Cab

s)/ 20

11 F-15

0 Reg

ular C

ab 5.

0L &

3.7L (

Exclu

ding X

L 4x2

)/ 20

11 F-15

0 Sup

er Ca

b and

Supe

r Crew

5.0L

& 3.7

L/ 20

11 Sup

erDuty

Diese

l Eng

ine

(exclu

ding C

hassi

s Cab

s) - a

ll Rap

tor, G

T500

, BOS

S302

, and

Med

ium Tr

uck m

odels

exclu

ded.

This o

ffer c

an be

used

in co

njunc

tion w

ith m

ost re

tail co

nsum

er off

ers m

ade a

vaila

ble by

Ford

of Ca

nada

at ei

ther t

he tim

e of fa

ctory

order

or de

livery

, but

not b

oth. M

anufa

cturer

Reba

tes ar

e not

comb

inable

with

any f

leet c

onsu

mer in

centiv

es. **

From

Jan.

16, 20

12 to

Jan. 30

, 2012,

recei

ve 0%

APR p

urcha

se fin

ancin

g on n

ew [2

011 Fo

cus (

exclud

ing S)

, 2011 F

usion

(excl

uding

S), 20

11 Mus

tang (

exclud

ing Va

lue Le

ader,

GT50

0 and

Boss

302),

2011 T

aurus

(excl

uding

SE), 2

011 Fl

ex (e

xclud

ing SE

), 2011

Escap

e (exc

luding

I4

manu

al), 20

11 Exp

editio

n, 20

12 Ed

ge (e

xclud

ing SE

)]/[ 2

012 Fi

esta (

exclud

ing S)

, 2012

Expe

dition

]/[ 20

11 Fies

ta (ex

cludin

g S), 2

012 Fo

cus (

exclud

ing S)

, 2012

Musta

ng (e

xclud

ing Va

lue Le

ader,

GT50

0 and

Boss

302),

2012

Tauru

s (exc

luding

SE), 2

011 Ed

ge (e

xclud

ing SE

), 2012

Flex

(excl

uding

SE), 2

011 Ra

nger

Supe

r Cab

(excl

uding

XL), 2

012 F-

150 (e

xclud

ing Ra

ptor a

nd Re

gular

Cab X

L 4x2

Value

Lead

er), 20

11 and

2012

F-250

to F-

450 (

exclud

ing Ch

assis C

abs)]

/ [20

11 F-15

0 (exc

luding

Rapto

r and

Regu

lar Ca

b XL 4

x2 Va

lue Le

ader)

, 2012

Fusio

n (exc

luding

S), 20

12 Es

cape (

exclud

ing I4

man

ual)]

mod

els fo

r a m

axim

um

of [36

]/[48

]/[60

]/[72]

mon

ths to

quali

fied r

etail c

ustom

ers, o

n app

roved

credit

(OAC

) from

Ford

Credit

. Not

all bu

yers

will q

ualify

for t

he lo

west

intere

st rat

e. Ex

ample

: $30

,000 p

urcha

se fin

anced

at 0%

APR f

or 36

/48/60

/72 m

onths

, mon

thly p

ayme

nt is $

833.3

3/$62

5/$50

0/$4

16.67,

cost

of bo

rrowi

ng is

$0 or

APR o

f 0%

and t

otal to

be re

paid

is $30

,000.

Down

paym

ent o

n purc

hase

finan

cing o

ffers

may b

e req

uired

based

on ap

prove

d cred

it from

Ford

Credit

. Taxes

are p

ayab

le on

full a

moun

t of p

urcha

se pri

ce. Bi

-Wee

kly pa

ymen

ts are

only

avail

able

using

a cu

stome

r initia

ted PC

(Inter

net B

ankin

g) or

Phon

e Pa

y syst

em th

rough

the c

ustom

er’s o

wn ba

nk (if

offer

ed by

that

finan

cial in

stitut

ion). T

he cu

stome

r is re

quire

d to s

ign a

month

ly pa

ymen

t con

tract

with

a firs

t pay

ment

date

one m

onth

from

the co

ntrac

t date

and t

o ens

ure th

at the

total

mon

thly p

ayme

nt oc

curs b

y the

paym

ent d

ue da

te. Bi

-wee

kly pa

ymen

ts can

be m

ade b

y mak

ing pa

ymen

ts eq

uivale

nt to

the su

m of

12 mo

nthly

paym

ents

divide

d by 2

6 bi-w

eekly

perio

ds ev

ery tw

o wee

ks co

mmen

cing o

n the

contr

act d

ate. D

ealer

may

sell f

or les

s. Offe

rs va

ry by

mod

el an

d not

all co

mbina

tions

will

apply

. †† Qu

alifie

d reta

il cus

tomers

, on a

pprov

ed cr

edit

from

Ford

Credit

(not

all bu

yers

will q

ualify

for th

e low

est AP

R pay

ment)

, may

purch

ase f

inanc

e a 20

11 F-15

0 Sup

er Ca

b XLT

5.0L 4

x4/ 2

011 Ra

nger

Supe

r Cab

Sport

4x2/

2011 F

-250 S

uper

Duty

Supe

r Cab

XLT 4

x4 W

estern

Editio

n (wi

th Po

wer S

eats)

for $

31,499

/ $16,

999/

$43,9

99 af

ter $6

,000/

$4,00

0/ $2

,000 M

anufa

cturer

Reba

te de

ducte

d, a m

onthl

y pay

ment

of $3

78/ $

258/

$647

(the

sum

of tw

elve (

12) m

onthl

y pay

ments

divid

ed by

26 pe

riods

gives

paye

e a bi

-wee

kly pa

ymen

t of $

175/ $

119/ $

299)

for 7

2/ 60

/ 60 m

onths

with

a do

wn pa

ymen

t of $

4,250

/ $1,5

00/ $

5,150

or eq

uivale

nt tra

de. D

own p

ayme

nt ma

y be

requ

ired b

ased

on ap

prove

d cred

it. Co

st of

borro

wing

is $0

/ $0/

$0 or

APR o

f 0%/

0%/ 0

% an

d tota

l to be

repa

id is $

31,499

/ $16,

999/

$43,9

99. A

ll purc

hase

finan

ce off

ers in

clude

freigh

t and

air ta

x (wh

ere ap

plicab

le) of

$1,55

0/ $1

,450/

$1,55

0, bu

t excl

ude o

ption

al fea

tures,

admi

nistra

tion a

nd re

gistra

tion f

ees (

admi

nistra

tion f

ees m

ay va

ry by

deale

r), fue

l fill c

harge

and a

ll app

licable

taxes

. Taxes

are p

ayab

le on

the f

ull am

ount

of the

purch

ase p

rice. B

i-Wee

kly pa

ymen

ts are

only

avail

able

using

a cu

stome

r initia

ted PC

(Inter

net B

ankin

g) or

Phon

e Pay

syste

m thr

ough

the c

ustom

er’s o

wn ba

nk (if

offer

ed by

tha

t fina

ncial

insti

tution

). The

custo

mer is

requ

ired t

o sign

a mo

nthly

paym

ent c

ontra

ct wi

th a f

irst p

ayme

nt da

te on

e mon

th fro

m the

contr

act d

ate an

d to e

nsure

that

the to

tal m

onthl

y pay

ment

occu

rs by

the p

ayme

nt du

e date

. Bi-w

eekly

paym

ents

can be

mad

e by m

aking

paym

ents

equiv

alent

to the

sum

of 12

month

ly pa

ymen

ts div

ided b

y 26 b

i-wee

kly pe

riods

every

two w

eeks

comme

ncing

on th

e con

tract

date.

Deale

r may

sell f

or les

s. Offe

rs va

ry by

mod

el an

d not

all co

mbina

tions

will

apply

. ^^E

stima

ted fu

el con

sump

tion r

ating

s for

the m

odels

show

n: 20

11 F-15

0 Sup

er Ca

b 5.0L

XLT 4

x4 [1

5.0L/

100km

(19

MPG

) city

and 1

0.5L/

100km

(27 M

PG) h

wy], 2

011 Ra

nger

Sport

Supe

r Cab

4x2 M

anua

l [13.5

L/100

km (2

1 MPG

) city

and 9

.8L/10

0km

(29 M

PG) h

wy]. F

uel co

nsum

ption

ratin

gs ba

sed on

Tran

sport

Cana

da ap

prove

d test

meth

ods. A

ctual

fuel co

nsum

ption

will

vary

based

on ro

ad co

nditio

ns, ve

hicle

loadin

g, ve

hicle

equip

ment,

and d

riving

habit

s. ◊ So

me m

obile

phon

es an

d som

e digi

tal m

edia

playe

rs ma

y not

be fu

lly co

mpati

ble –

check

www

.sync

myrid

e.com

for a

listin

g of m

obile

phon

es, m

edia

playe

rs, an

d fea

tures

supp

orted

. Driv

ing w

hile d

istrac

ted ca

n resu

lt in l

oss o

f veh

icle co

ntrol,

accid

ent a

nd in

jury.

Ford

recom

mend

s tha

t driv

ers us

e cau

tion w

hen u

sing m

obile

phon

es, ev

en w

ith vo

ice co

mman

ds. O

nly us

e mob

ile ph

ones

and o

ther d

evice

s, eve

n with

voice

comm

ands

, not

essen

tial to

drivin

g whe

n it is

safe

to do

so. ▼

Offer

only

valid

from

Decem

ber 1,

2011 t

o Jan

uary

31, 20

12 (th

e “Of

fer Pe

riod”)

to re

siden

t Can

adian

s with

a Co

stco m

embe

rship

on or

befor

e Nov

embe

r 30,

2011.

Use t

his $1

,000C

DN Co

stco m

embe

r offe

r towa

rds th

e purc

hase

or lea

se of

a new

2011/

2012

Ford/

Lincol

n veh

icle (e

xclud

ing Fi

esta,

Focu

s, Ran

ger R

aptor

, GT5

00, M

ustan

g Bos

s 302

, Tran

sit Co

nnect

EV &

Mediu

m Tru

ck) (e

ach a

n “El

igible

Vehic

le”). T

he El

igible

Vehic

le mu

st be

deliv

ered a

nd/or

facto

ry-ord

ered f

rom yo

ur pa

rticipa

ting F

ord/Li

ncoln

deale

r with

in the

Offer

Perio

d. Of

fer is

only

valid

at pa

rticipa

ting d

ealer

s, is s

ubjec

t to v

ehicle

avail

abilit

y, and

may

be ca

ncell

ed or

chan

ged a

t any

time w

ithou

t noti

ce. On

ly on

e (1)

offer

may b

e app

lied t

oward

s the

purch

ase o

r lease

of on

e (1)

Eligib

le Ve

hicle,

up to

a ma

ximum

of tw

o (2)

separa

te Eli

gible

Vehic

le sa

les pe

r Cos

tco M

embe

rship

Numb

er. Of

fer is

trans

ferab

le to

perso

ns do

micile

d with

an el

igible

Costc

o mem

ber. T

his of

fer ca

n be u

sed in

conju

nctio

n with

mos

t retai

l cons

umer

offers

ma

de av

ailab

le by

Ford

Motor

Comp

any o

f Can

ada a

t eith

er the

time o

f facto

ry ord

er (if

orde

red w

ithin

the Of

fer Pe

riod)

or de

livery

, but

not b

oth. O

ffer is

not c

ombin

able

with

any C

PA/G

PC or

Daily

Renta

l incen

tives,

the C

omme

rcial

Upfit

Prog

ram or

the C

omme

rcial F

leet In

centiv

e Prog

ram (C

FIP). A

pplica

ble ta

xes ca

lculat

ed be

fore $

1,000

CDN o

ffer is

dedu

cted.

Deale

r may

sell o

r leas

e for

less. L

imite

d tim

e offe

r, see

deale

r for d

etails

or cal

l the F

ord Cu

stome

r Rela

tions

hip Ce

ntre a

t 1-80

0-56

5-3673

. ■ ©

2012

Sirius

Cana

da In

c. “SIR

IUS”, t

he SI

RIUS d

og lo

go, ch

anne

l nam

es an

d log

os ar

e trad

emark

s of S

IRIUS

XM

Radio

Inc. a

nd ar

e used

unde

r licen

se. Th

e foll

owing

vehic

les do

not o

ffer a

Siriu

s 6-m

onth

pre-p

aid su

bscri

ption

: 2011

Fiest

a S, F

usion

S, M

ustan

g V6 C

oupe

, Mus

tang V

6 Con

vertib

le, Ta

urus S

E, Fle

x SE,

Edge

SE, E

xplor

er Ba

se, Ex

pedit

ion SS

V/SS

V Max

(spe

cial s

ervice

vehic

le – f

leet o

nly), R

ange

r XL (

excl S

uper

Cab)

, F-15

0 XL,

F-250

/F-350

/F-45

0 XL,

E-Seri

es Va

n, E-S

eries

Cutaw

ay/St

rippe

d Cha

ssis, 2

012 Fo

cus S

, Foc

us SE

, Foc

us SE

L and

Mus

tang V

6. ©2

012 Fo

rd Mo

tor Co

mpan

y of C

anad

a, Lim

ited.

All rig

hts re

serve

d.

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Pond Hockey has proven to be suc-cessful in Gleichen, and this February they will be hosting the third annual Hockey Day in GA. Cara Sheppard, coordinator of the program is hoping to see 150 kids come out and partici-pate. In preparation of the big day, the Cluny Fire Department has been helping the Gleichen Fire Department with flooding the three outdoor rinks.

“Two outdoor ice surfaces are the same as last year and the third one is an outdoor rink that was donated from Red Deer Pond Hockey and a gentleman by the name of Mac Smith volunteered his time to go pick it up for us,” said Sheppard.

There is also a fourth rink, an in-door one that will also be used for the event.

Last year a chinook blew through, making things quite wet and messy for all of the participants and putting a bit of a damper on the day. Sheppard said, “As long as the weather does what it’s supposed to and doesn’t get too cold and doesn’t get too warm, I would be quite happy.”

Last year the RCMP brought a ra-

dar gun to measure the speed of kids’ shots, and though it isn’t confirmed as of yet, Sheppard is hoping they will again.

Kids from all over the province have been taking part in Canada’s favourite game, hockey.

“So there’s 2,600 kids in Hockey Alberta’s Pond Hockey currently, and we got 22 new programs started this year for a total of 47 all together all the way across the province,” said Sheppard.

Since the 2010/2011 season, num-bers have increased by 30 per cent.

Hockey Day in GA will take place Feb. 11, and it’s a $5 cost for each par-ticipant. The registration fee will see each player receive three shinny style games, lunch, and leave with a tour-nament souvenir.

For any players who are not cur-rently insured through Hockey Al-berta, the Hockey Day is supported by Hockey Alberta with the ‘Bring a friend’ program. With the program players are covered for insurance for the event.

For registration information call Cara Sheppard 403-734-3515 or email [email protected]. Registration deadline is Jan 31/2012.

Children’s author visits Standard SchoolManny everett Times Contributor

Children’s author Michael Wade from Strathroy, Ontario visited Stan-dard School’s students from grades three through to nine last week.

Wade read excerpts from his se-ries of books called “And Then It Happened”. Since its publication in the fall of 2003, this best selling se-ries has been entertaining students across North America. “And Then It Happened” is a laugh-out-loud series that is guaranteed to get kids read-ing.

In the 2010-2011 school year, Mi-

chael had the pleasure of visiting 300 schools, making him one of Canada’s busiest guest authors. Students and staff alike enjoy his dynamic, humor-ous presentation which focuses on the power of words and the fun and importance of reading.

Wade travels throughout Canada visiting schools and talking to stu-dents. His dynamic, highly enter-taining presentation not only mo-tivates students to become better readers and writers, but encourages reading for the fun of it.

For more information about the au-thor and his books you can contact him at [email protected]

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Over 25 students competed against one another in various skills on the ice in their age groups. everyone got prizes for par-ticipating and the parents enjoyed the mini show. The children along with their Coach Sonja Kostrup are preparing for their ice-Carnival, which will be taking place on march 3 at the Standard/Rosebud Arena. Katie ings-Harder and madison Gates both who are three years old demonstrating their skate over skate walk on the ice.

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ThefT from vehicles On Oct. 29, 2011, the Strathmore RCMP responded to

multiple theft from vehicle complaints in and around the Strathmore area. The property reported stolen included mobile GPS units, a satellite radio, a radar detector, and a .22 caliber firearm. Since October 2011, Investigators completed a lengthy investigation which resulted in the search of a Strathmore residence.

As a result of the search, Investigators recovered a quantity of the stolen property related to the thefts from vehicles and obtained sufficient evidence to charge two males. Jesse Kemp (18), and Cody Smith (20) both from Strathmore have been charged with five counts of theft under $5000.

Jesse Kemp is scheduled to appear at Provincial Court in Strathmore in February 2012. Cody Smith has since fled the province and is believed to be in British Columbia. An arrest warrant has been issued for Smith.

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Encouraging a new generation of chefsShannon LeCLair Times Reporter

The Chef program, just one of many the Youth Club of Strathmore offers, received had a helping hand, making it more affordable. The Youth Club is formerly known as the Boys and Girls Club of Airdrie, Strathmore chapter.

Tina Shipley, owner of Tina’s No Frills in Strathmore, has been donat-ing gift cards to the program so they may purchase the food for the classes.

“They approached me to help with the cost of food, I’ve always thought the Boys and Girls Clubs were a great program for young people, and the idea of helping with the cost of food, that makes it a lot more affordable so all kids can participate,” said Shipley.

“It’s getting them started into things that keep them occupied, and when you start with young people and you teach them a skill that’s needed lat-er in life, they are more apt to be at home making muffins than out smok-ing crack. These are the skills that

carry them through life.”The program, which normally runs

for eight weeks, currently has five kids in each group.

There is a group for children ages 6 to 8, and the second group is for kids 9 to 12. The once-a-week classes have been running out of the Lord of All Lutheran Church.

“We’re hoping to have all the other programs running out of the youth centre next time around, after REVS,” said Colina Clark, Program Coordina-tor for the Youth Club.

Karin Ewashen is the program vol-unteer who leads the Chef program. She has been teaching the kids kitch-en safety, while teaching them how to make yummy treats.

“Once Karin finds a great recipe, the first task is to review it as a group ensuring that everyone understands the directions and measurements fol-lowed by washing their hands, before even going in the kitchen. Then they jump in and do it,” said Clark.

The Chef program provides stu-

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The Youth Club of Strath-more has had a helping boost from Tina’s No Frills with their Chef Program. Tina Shipley has been donating gift cards to her store to the program, so they can buy the supplies to make yummy, nutri-tious food. On Jan. 17 the kids were learning how to make apple cinnamon muffins. Front: Cian Clark, left, Quinten Bishop, Cody Holdaway. middle: Karin ewashen, left, pro-gram volunteer, Julie-Ann Gerbrandt. Back: Tina Shipley.

dents with an opportunity to learn nutritional best practices, cooking, health and safety in the kitchen, hygiene and how to make healthy eating choices in a fun, safe environment.

The program will be avail-able in two eight week ses-sions held within the pro-gram months of March to June.

The Youth Club will be at REVS on Feb. 8, and regis-tration will begin on Feb. 13 for members and Feb. 15 for non-members.

They are also currently recruiting for program fa-cilitators/leaders. Contact Colina Clark for application details at [email protected] or 403-324-4521.

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A home burglary doesn’t sound like it would be the recipe for love, but in John Kolvenbach’s Love Song that’s exactly what happens.

A woman named Molly, played by Lauren de Graaf, burglarizes Beane, played by Conrad Belau. Belau said Beane, who is kind of a recluse, goes to his apartment one night and there’s a woman sitting there with all of his possessions. She sees some-thing in him and is really taken by him and they just fall in love with each other at that moment.

“It’s really funny, it’s very dramatic and it’s really moody, it’s a deeply ro-mantic play and being a romantic at heart I was like, well this is the play for me,” said Conrad Belau, who is producing the play as his student fi-nal project.

Being on stage is nothing new for the Saskatchewan native.

“To be honest it’s all I have real-ly ever known, I grew up acting in church musicals that my mom di-rected and then I moved on to public school performances,” said Belau.

“It’s just the one thing that really people noticed me, and I was kind of the high school nerd and…I was just not very noticed. When I was on stage people would notice me, and

they would laugh, and I was like oh this is what I’m meant to do.

“When I was in Rosebud I realized it was more than just being noticed, it was about actually having a voice, and having something to share. This is the role that I need to play in my life, this is what I’m going to be do-ing with my life hopefully.”

Belau’s most memorable perfor-mances on the Rosebud Theatre Stage have been ‘Jake and the Kid,’ ‘A Bright Particular Star,’ and ‘The Se-cret Garden.’ Belau said his favou-rite role was when he was in “Jake and the Kid’, when he had a chance to work opposite Nathan Schmidt and Mike Thiessen. He said while the role was enriching, the two men were also really fun to work with.

“It was just a really awesome sum-mer experience. Ninety-eight shows can seem tiresome, it seems like a lot, but when you’re in the middle of it you just have to go for it,” said Belau.

Belau plans to go where the work takes him, saying he would like to work in Vancouver or return home to Saskatoon.

Love Song can be seen on the Rosebud Studio Stage Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. or at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on the 28. Tickets are available at the door, or in advance by calling 403-479-8639.

Photo courtesy of Kelsey Krogman

Beane (Conrad Belau) and molly (Lauren de Graaf) have leading roles in Love Song a funny, enchanting and wonderfully touching play by John Kolvenbach.

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After defeating the Calgary Northstars on the road 6-5 on Jan. 19, the UFA Bisons earned a 2-2 tie versus the Calgary Buffaloes on Jan. 22 at the Strathmore Family Cen-tre. The Buffaloes scored on two penalty shots, stealing the tie with just 21 second left in the game.

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With the added motivation of playing a pair of divisional rivals, the UFA Bisons snapped a four-game losing streak by playing some of their best hockey of the New Year.

The local triple-A midget team defeat-ed the Calgary Northstars 6-5 on Jan. 19 at the Max Bell Centre, before earning a hard-fought 2-2 draw against the Calgary Buffaloes on Jan. 22 at the Strathmore Family Centre.

“We’ve come a long way in the last two to three weeks,” said Bisons head coach Jeremy Friesen. “That’s probably our most complete game (against the Buffs) since the Mac’s. It’s finally looking like our team is back, so there is definitely a lot more positives to take out of that than nega-tives.”

The Bisons started the pair of games with a solid win over the Northstars. In a back-and-forth battle, the Bisons pulled through with three goals in the third pe-riod to secure the win.

Josh Betinol scored once and added two assists, while Mitch McAllister chipped in with a goal and an assist. Parker Ev-ans-Campbell, Kevin O’Rourke, Conner Bleackley and Owen Ferguson also tallied for the herd, while Tyler Wong recorded two assists.

“It was a strange game – we got up early and let them back into it,” said the coach. “We got a little undisciplined and started making soft plays. It was back and forth.

“What I liked about (that game) is ev-ery time we got scored on, we kind of bounced back and got one the next shift. We started doing some good things.”

The Bisons had revenge on their mind when they returned home to face the third-placed Calgary Buffaloes.

Tyler Wong opened the scoring with 3:51 left in the first period, when he con-verted a feed from Betinol and Bleackley on the power play.

Aaron Macklin extended the lead to 2-0 when he took a pass from Wong with 6:41 left in the second period.

The Bisons looked to ice the game in the third period when they had an extend-ed four-on-three power play. However, in-stead of scoring the third goal, the hockey gods had other ideas.

The Bisons gave up a shorthanded breakaway, which led to a Buffaloes pen-alty shot, which they converted with 12:29 left. The crazy turn of events got even cra-zier when the Bisons covered the puck in the crease with 21 seconds left, which re-sulted in another successful penalty shot goal.

Despite giving up the pair of penalty shot goals, the Bisons controlled most of the game and avenged a 11-3 loss earlier in the season to the Buffs.

“It’s not like we lost to a team or tied to a team – it’s two individual plays where skilled guys made a play to help their team,” said Friesen. “The biggest lesson is you spot yourself a two-goal lead – got a couple of chances to get a few more goals and you don’t and you leave the game to chance.

“Two plays make the difference in the game.”

The Bisons will look to extend their new-found success this weekend when they host the Calgary Northstars Jan. 27 (8 p.m.) and the K of C Pats on Jan. 29 (2 p.m.) at the Strathmore Family Centre.

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The Strathmore Storm Midget A team claimed the 23rd Annual Casey Cup Memorial Championship Jan. 20-22 in Great Falls, Montana. The Storm defeated Coaldale and Idaho Falls in the round robin portion of the tournament, before posting 7-3 victory over the Great Falls Americans in the finals.

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Direct Energy and the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA) invite Albertans to help recognize our province’s tremendous volunteer spirit with the eighth annual Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award. Nominations are now being accepted and will close Friday, March 16, 2012. According to Volunteer Canada, there are 12.5 million volunteers making a difference in others’ lives across the country. In Alberta alone, 1 in 3 people volunteer. The Alberta Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award program is designed to recognize some of the most outstanding work of those individuals whose contributions make their communities a better place to live. “It is no secret that Albertans take great pride in their remarkable volunteerism, and the volunteers we’ve met and recognized over the years through this program are a true inspiration,” says Tanis Kozak, Vice-President and General Manager, Canada, Direct Energy. “We all know someone whose work makes their community a better place to live, and we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to recognize some of those amazing contributions.” The Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award is an extension of Direct Energy’s Community Investment philosophy that encourages employees to volunteer their time and energy to causes or organizations in their local communities. The award itself consists of:· $1,000 cash prize to the winner;· $5,000 cash grant to the winner’s organization/cause of choice in their respective community;· recognition of the winner’s achievement through a commemorative award, article and photo to be published in AWNA newspapers across Alberta;· $1,000 cash grant to four semi-finalists’ organization/cause of choice in their respective communities; and· special recognition of the four semi-finalists. Last years’ winner, Irma “Granny” Gray chose Tennille’s Hope Kommunity Kitchen, as the beneficiary of a $5,000 donation in her name. Gray is the mother of seven children, eighteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. She was recognized for her work with Tenille’s Hope and a long list of other community organizations. “We’re looking forward to once again recognizing individuals who work hard to make our communities great places to live,” said AWNA President Ossie Sheddy. “The selfless actions of past winners like Irma “Granny” Gray often go unrewarded. This program is designed to showcase appreciation for their efforts. I invite AWNA member newspaper publishers and editors and community leaders to nominate their outstanding volunteers. The direct in the community – Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award is a great opportunity to recognize invaluable volunteers and to benefit your community.” The Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award is open to residents who reside within a community served by an AWNA member newspaper. Applicants can either self-nominate or be nominated by another individual or group. Nominations should be no longer than 750 words in length and detail the specific contribution the individual or group has made to the local community through improving the quality of life for fellow citizens. The nominations also need to profile the designated organization and how that organization would use the $5,000 donation. Nominations must be submitted to the AWNA by March 16, 2012. A selection committee, formed of two representatives from the AWNA and two appointed by Direct Energy, will review award applications and select the finalists and winning individual or group. Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award rules and details can be found online at www.awna.com or www.directenergy.com/vcoy, or can be picked up at AWNA member newspaper offices.

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The Wheatland Chiefs got back to their winning ways by sweeping a home-and-home series versus the Inn-isfail Flyers this past weekend.

The local double-A midget team de-feated the Flyers 5-1 on Jan. 20 at the Strathmore Family Centre, before post-ing a 7-1 win on the road Jan. 22.

According to Chiefs assistant coach Len Desmet, because of the team’s suc-cess, they have to be ready to play ev-ery game right from the start.

“We’re defending champs, plus we’re fighting for first place, so every team coming in here is going to be gunning for us,” said Desmet. “We can’t afford to take a night off.

“From here on in, we have to be prepared for every game because we have provincials and playoffs not that far around the corner. You can’t take a night off because all the teams are pretty even.

“If we keep things simple, we’re a pretty good hockey team.”

The Chiefs then ignited their offence in Innisfail by scoring three goals in a span of 2:43 midway through the first period.

After the Flyers pulled closer with a goal of their own, the Chiefs responded with another four goals in the victory.

Despite the offence firing on all cyl-inders, Desmet would like to see the Chiefs improve with the man advan-tage.

“I think we have to work on our pow-er play a little bit,” explained Desmet. “We’re trying to be too fancy – some-times you don’t need to be fancy … if you keep it simple good things happen.

“Too many cross-ice passes (when you need to) get it to the point and get some traffic in front.

“We’re capable of lighting it up when we need to.”

The Chiefs are now preparing for a pair of road games this weekend be-fore returning home to host the Brooks Storm on Jan. 29 (7 p.m.) at the Strath-more Family Centre.

Meanwhile, the Wheatland Braves extended their winning streak to three

Chiefs bounce backgames by defeating the Foothills Bisons 6-2 on Jan. 21 at the Strathmore Family Centre.

The local double-A peewee team has out-scored their opposition 18-5 during their streak, as they head to Red Deer to battle with the TBS on Jan. 28 (12:45 p.m.).

However, lucky was not on the side of the Wheatland Warriors this past weekend. The double-A bantam team was defeated 4-2 in Hussar to Bow Valley on Jan. 20, before losing 6-0 to Cranbrook the following day.

The Warriors will look to get back in the win column when they host the La-combe Rockets Jan. 28 (5 p.m.) and the Cranbrook Ice Jan. 29 (4:15 p.m.).

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Captain mitch mcAllister (top) and rookie Tyler Wong (left) will represent the UFA Bisons at the 23rd Annual AmHL All-Star Game in edmonton on Feb. 5.

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Two players averaging over a point-per-game will represent the UFA Bi-sons at the 23rd Annual AMHL All-Star Game in Edmonton early next month.

Captain Mitch McAllister and rookie Tyler Wong were named to the South Division roster and will take part in the all-star game festivities Feb. 5.

“It’s an honour just to be able to go to the all-star game, “ said McAllister, who was named a first team all-star. “It’s one of those things that is in the back of your mind, but you never re-ally pay too much attention to it until maybe the weekend it gets there. You really don’t focus on it.

“That’s not really a goal coming into the year, but for sure it’s nice, it is just an honour and I’ll be happy to be there.”

McAllister, who lead the Bisons in scoring with 10 goal and 20 assists for 30 points in 27 games, was also named captain of the South Division team.

“It’s more laid-back, it’s not do-or-die like the season is and two points aren’t on the line,” said McAllister. “You go out there and do your best … I’m looking forward to going out there and having fun with the guys.”

With 12 goal and 10 assists in 20 games, Wong was also thrilled to be named to the South Division squad.

“It’s a huge honour that the Red Deer coach chose me and thinks that highly of me,” said Wong. “I’m really honoured to play with the best play-ers in the league – that’s going to be a huge experience. I’m really excited.

“It was definitely a goal at the start of the year, but once the season start-ed it was all about the team – I didn’t care if I made it or not, I just wanted to help the team out.

“Since they noticed me, I’m glad that I did (get selected).”

According to Bisons head coach Jer-emy Friesen, both players deserved to be named to the all-star game.

“He has been Mr. Steady for us all season long,” said Friesen of his cap-tain. “I’m glad to see that hard work pay off for a guy like Mitch. Tyler is the only 15 year old in the entire south named to his team, so it’s a huge honour and accomplishment for them.

“We know they are going to repre-sent the program well.”

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The Rockyford Roughnecks Tier 3 and Tier 5 novice teams hosted a home tournament with teams from Duchess, Airdrie, Indus, Didsbury and Strathmore attending on the weekend.

The stands at the arena were full as parents and grandparents alike cheered on their kids. All the teams played very well, and while the two novice teams from Rockyford didn’t win the tournament, they did manage a win or two in their respective pools.

The finals for Tier 3 had Dids-

bury and Duchess playing off, with Duchess taking the win 4-3. The Tier 5 final involved the two Airdrie teams with the Airdrie Vi-pers taking the win. Tournament organizer Glenda Wheeler said “I am pleased with the support of everyone involved from the kids to the parents and especially the coaches who have dedicated their time and expertise to the kids and the game.”

All the kids who participated re-ceived a trophy and welcome bag and the winning teams took home the tournament banners. The tour-nament was deemed a success by players, coaches, and parents alike!

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The Rockyford Roughnecks nov-ice Tier 3 & Tier 5 teams hosted a home tourney this past weekend, Jan. 21 and 22

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The Wheatland Kings were seconds away from taking at least three of four points during a pair of home games this past weekend. However, a goal late in the third period versus the High River Flyers on Jan. 22, resulted in a 3-2 loss. The Kings opened the weekend with a 5-3 win over the medicine Hat Cubs the night before, earning them the split in the two home games. The team is now preparing for the three-game weekend, including a home date Jan. 28 (8 p.m.) versus the mountainview Colts.

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visit us online at strathmoregolfclub.com

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