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Chief Administrative Officer Dwight Stanford told council that for at least the past four weeks administration had been keeping an eye on traffic on Hwy 1.

“For safety purposes we need to do something about it,” said Stanford.

“There’s quite a few people that run the light, particularly truckers, particularly at night and then there’s a lot of speeders that go through there.”

Stanford said the RCMP and the Peace Officers could go out and write tickets all day long on all of the traffic infractions happening on the highway. The manpower and the time are not available to make that a feasible option, and so other solutions are being considered.

Stanford said he and administration have been looking at different types of traffic cameras. The first one he came across are the traffic cameras used by the City of Le-thbridge, which come from a company out of Montreal who also deal with Grande Prairie, Coaldale, Medicine Hat and other Alberta municipalities.

Originally the thought was to put the cameras on top of the lights, but after meeting with the Montreal company, Stan-ford was told the better option would be putting a box up at each of the traf-fic lights that would have the camera in it. The boxes would be similar to what is used in Calgary currently, and the cameras can then be rotated between the boxes.

“We’re going to try and arrange maybe someone from the City of Medicine Hat to come up and talk to us more about it,” said Stanford.

Because of the cost, the project will re-quire Requests For Proposals (RFP) to be sent out to various companies to see if they can meet the town’s needs.

Stanford doesn’t want a company to come in and do everything, run the cam-era, operate it and send out the tickets, though he predicts that is how things will happen the first few months.

He envisions the information eventually being sent directly to the town office from the machine, to be processed and sent out for collection.

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Pulse fans rejoice any of you who have been missing them since last Canada Day, now is your chance to see them again. On March 7 beginning at 8 p.m. the band will be performing their first, and hopefully annual, Pulse Gives Back benefit concert.

The band had been talking about starting a benefit concert for a few years but hadn’t really gotten the idea off the ground. This year the perfect opportunity arose when the guys found out their friend and fan Kevin Mertz has been invited to represent Canada at the 2013 ITU World Sprint Triathlon Cham-pionships in London, England.

“It was an easy excuse to do this, we’ve been talking about doing a ben-efit show like this and just should have gotten rolling on it sooner and then fi-nally this comes up. Kevin and Jen have to raise quite a bit of money to go to London,” said guitarist Paul Sonsteby.

“We play a lot of songs he likes, he’s probably one of the guys we know likes a lot of our music and their fam-ily is such a big part of our community, coaching the swimming at the pool.”

Originally the band had considered the idea of renting the Civic Centre but

would have had to pay out for different expenses and costs such as liquor, serv-ers, food and the rental which would take away from the intention of raising what they can for Mertz.

The Station was suggested to the men as an option. They had thought it would be difficult to get into the Sta-tion to play but were happily surprised to find out that Peter Klironomos, who co-owns the business, was more than happy to pair up with them.

“Not every band plays the Station there’s only a few bands a year that go there and so for them to say yeah (was) great,” said lead singer Mike Smith.

Klironomos said the plan is to donate a portion of the sales to the guys, as well as pay them their rate for coming in, which the band will also be donat-ing to Mertz.

“A lot of times when a band or who-ever is doing a charity thing they go okay we’ll donate 25 per cent of our (profits) but we just said all of it. We’re not in this to make money,” said Son-steby.

The guys would like to see at least $1,000 raised for Mertz, an estimate Sontesby is hoping is conservative.

“Kevin’s favourite band is the Tragi-cally Hip and we have about (four or five songs) that we can do, one of the

things (we want) is if we pull out a Hip song we want people for that three minutes or whatever to pony up and buy that drink, buy that wing, throw some money in. So he’s (Smith) pep-pered them out throughout the show so it’s kind of one of the highlights,” said Sonsteby.

Another idea is having a collection jar for people to drop a donation into.

“Paul had a great idea, we’ll have a drum, one of the kit drums and use that…instead of a bucket, anybody can get a bucket,” said Smith.

“We really hope it does well because A: we want to help Kevin out, we really do and B because hopefully then we can do this every year and it’s as easy as calling Peter up and saying you ready for another one. We would like them to look at it is a positive thing as well,” said Sonsteby.

Whatever they fundraise for will al-ways be local but it depends on who needs help that year, or what causes are prevalent in the community

“We’ve always taken a lot of hokey pride in how we’re a band from the town that loves our town and wants to be cheerleaders for events. We’re a Strathmore band and we want to be able to give back to Strathmore thus the title.”

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Because a record of all the pictures must be kept for seven years, Stanford thinks the company chosen will store those records for the town.

“We may end up only buying three cameras instead of a half dozen. We’re thinking about putting two cameras in each of the lights at the highway here, but after thinking of it and looking at cost…we’re thinking maybe three cameras and we could rotate them,” said Stanford.

Currently administration is looking at different compa-nies and collecting information on what each has to offer and at what price.

The matter will be brought back at the next council meet-ing to discuss the matter further and possibly direct admin-istration to send out RFP’s.

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Councillor Bob Sobol gave his choice for the December 2012 Citizen of the month at the Feb. 30 council meeting. Glen and Christine Shaw were his pick for helping to improve Strathmore in a significant manner, which is the basis of the Citizen of the month nominations. The Shaw family recognized the need for an ice sur-face in the Cambridge Glen area, and in 2011 they were able to create separate ice surfaces in their backyard. One is for recreational skating and the other is for hockey. Back: Glen Shaw (l-r), Christine Shaw, Bob Sobol. Front: Cyrus Shaw, Hudson Shaw

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Lord of All Lutheran Church held its 21 annual Parade of Nations Supper at Strathmore’s Civic Centre to a sold out crowd.

The Parade of Nations supper had a humble start with around 50 in attendance at the first meal, which was held in the basement of the Church. Today, tickets are coveted by returning participants and if you aren’t on the ball you might miss out. Pastor Dawn Nelson said that “just over 460 hours of work (not including the night of the supper) went into preparation for the event.” Four families from the Church are still participating in the event and have been since its inception.

The evening started with the Parade of Flags represent-ing 17 Nations, led by Piper Brandon Summers and RCMP Constables Anne Daley and Erin Peters.

After grace was said and the National Anthem sung, Pas-tor Dawn encouraged participants to travel the world with-out leaving the room and experience the cuisine and fla-vour of each nation as they visited the various booths.

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The entertainment for the evening was the Airdrie Com-munity Choir, who sang pieces from Andrew Lloyd Web-ber’s Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and his Amazing Tech-nicolor Dreamcoat and some pretty pieces from Canadian Composers.

Participants were encouraged to go back as many times as they wanted to taste from every booth. While in line they could peruse the many donated items that were part of the ticket raffle and put their tickets in.

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After a successful debut year, the Strathmore Children’s Festival will be returning on March 9 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Civic Centre, with another fun-filled day of activities.

Melissa David, organizer of the event, says the idea sparked when Strath-more’s youth started getting a bad rep-utation last year, following graffiti and drug overdose cases.

Last year’s response to the festival was so positive that David says she is “ecstatic” to be able to continue this

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sically just hoped we could do it again.”This year’s event will be expanded

from last year’s to include a photo booth, an airbrush tattoo artist, more games, and for the first 100 children, goodie bags filled with items from vari-ous sponsors.

Some of last year’s favourites, includ-ing the balloon twister, will be return-ing to the Civic Centre for the event as well.

All local businesses have made this event possible, including dental offices, financial institutions and Global Train-

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this year, David says they are “very ex-cited about this” since ATB have been a “pleasure to work with.”

“We have had such great support from the community and local busi-nesses this year to ensure we could keep this a free event for everyone to attend,” said David.

“It is great to see such wonderful community involvement.”

For more information, please visit the Strathmore Children’s Festival Face-book page, Strathmore Children’s Festi-val March 9, 2013.

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Strathmore Regional Victim Services presented a thank-you acknowledgement to Bas Owel (Vice President of operations) with Global Training in ap-preciation of their tournament sponsorship for last years eMS Charity Golf Tournament. Global Train-ing donated $2,500 to this worthy event and has signed up to be the official sponsor for next years tournament as well, which will be taking place on June 21, 2013. Rob Witty (l-r) with Wheatland and Districts emergency Medical Services Association (WADeMSA), Bas Owel, Vice President of Opera-tions with Global Training, Lesley Hering Program Coordinator Strathmore Regional Victim Services and Sgt. Kevin Reilly with the Strathmore RCMP.

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Do you want to be a part of the celebrations? The Town of Strathmore is looking for community groups, residents and businesses to contribute to this years’ Canada Day event.Are you a community group or non-profit organization looking for your next fundraiser? A booth at Canada Day is a great way to promote your organization and raise some funds!

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Strathmore Bidding Wars celebrated their one year an-niversary by donating a day where all the money raised through their online auction site could be donated to dif-ferent charities around Strathmore. Each person posting an item for sale decided which charity the proceeds would be donated too.

At the end of the day the ladies managed to raise $557.50 for local charities. Stacy Bodnar, creator of the site, saw a need and filled it. As a working mom of two, she is heavily involved in the community and wanted a place where she could get rid of her quality used items without having to have a garage sale.

It started more as a small group of friends who thought this would be a fun way to get rid of unwanted items, and has now grown to include 2,800 local residents. The site has grown so much over the past year that there are now three administrators to help keep the site running smoothly.

These ladies spend hours and are very dedicated to their work, which involves cleaning up the site, making sure ev-eryone is following rules and adding new members. Mem-bers must follow some rules, which are in place to keep the

site fair and fun. The biggest issue that members have found is having

their items picked up in a timely matter, but administration is aware of repeat offenders and for the most part everyone is very good about picking up purchased items. Items that are often put up for auction range between used clothing, books, video and furniture. Bodnar and her administration remember the most strange/interesting item that came up for sale being a blob of fat.

“It’s a very fun part of the site, seeing what people can find in the back of their closet to sell,” she said.

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Councillor Bob Sobol would like to see administration continue updating the Facebook page as they have been which, has been valuable in keeping people up-to-date on important issues, such as the water main break, happen-ing within the town. Sobol would like to see the number of people follow-ing the page grow, which can only help spread the word in the face of an issue. Councillor John Rempel re-quested the town website be looked at and changes considered for updating the website in case of an emergency. He would like to see a page on the website dedicated to providing infor-mation to residents in the case of an emergency. Administration will look into different solutions to make find-ing information about an emergency easier on the town website.

Policy changes Council approved amendments to

the MasterCard Policy. The changes made include: the title of executive assistant has been changed to munici-pal clerk; there is an increase on the card limit for the municipal clerk from $2,000 to $10,000. A credit card limit has been added for the FCSS Coor-dinator for $2,500, and a credit card limit of $5,000 was added for the rec-reation and communications coordina-tor.

Council approved the amendments and revisions to the policy.

looking for members The terms of reference were created

so that council may begin accepting requests for members of the Tour of Alberta Local Organizing Committee. The committee will consist of one council member, two municipal staff members and six residents from both the Town and the County. Members of the committee will be expected to at-tend a minimum of one meeting per month, and additional meetings will be added as necessary.

Keeping residents informed through online sources

Manny Everett Photo

The Standard Lionettes donated money for a digital piano for the Standard School. The nice thing about this piano is that it never has to be tuned, saving the school about $400 per year in tuning fees. Carol McKay who volunteers her time to the music pro-gram at Standard School said, “i will never have to sit at the kitchen table and trans-pose music i use to another key – the piano does it digitally with the press of a button”. Cathy Christensen representing the Stan-dard Lions Club (l-r), Amy Van Vliet, Asso-ciate Principal and Barb Gregory who also volunteers her time to the music program at Standard School.

New piano courtesy of Standard Lionettes

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Wheatland Further Education Courses AvailableBUSINESS & FINANCESUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING $25In this session you will discover how to choose an idea that fits your organization, as well as, finding volunteers, tracking activities, promoting the fund-raiser and celebrating your success.1 class: Thu, Mar 21st from 7 – 9:30 p.m.Fee: COMMUNICATION IS KEY $25The ability to understand and work with different communication styles enhances relationships, productivity and organizational culture. This class introduces the Social Styles model, the four basic behaviors and explains how we relate to and influence others. 1 class: Tue, Mar 26 OR Tue, Apr 16 from 7 pm– 9pm

FACEBOOK FOR BUSINESS $25Consumers are increasingly being influenced through on-line interaction with brands and organi-zations. This class looks at ways of engaging with potential fans and customers using Facebook. 1 class: Thu, Mar 28th from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Fee: $25.00

HOW TO WOW! $60How you present yourself and your information is key to getting the result you want. Whether you are using speaking alone or have visual aids, learn how to WOW your audience every time.1 class: Sat, Apr 13th from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (1/2 hr. lunch)

INTRODUCTION TO BOARD GOVERNANCE $50 Improve effectiveness by gaining an understanding of individual roles, legal/ethical responsibilities and managing the work of your organization. 2 classes: Wed, Apr 17th & Apr 24th from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

MARKETING MATTERS $60Using a ‘connecting’ approach in your market-ing, you will easily expose the greatness of your business or organization, encourage relationship building and develop strong connections with your ideal client.3 classes: Thu, Apr 18, 25 & May 2 from 7pm– 9:30pm

BEAT THE CLOCK: FIND TIME IN YOUR DAY $60Work smarter, not harder! We’ve all heard the saying but HOW do we achieve it? 3 classes: Wed, Apr 24, May 1 & 8 from 7 pm– 9:30 pm

PINTEREST FOR BUSINESS $25 With all the talk about the importance of using Social Media to market your business, which option is right for you? This course looks at how to use Pinterest as a medium to attract traffic & leads to your website and business.1 class: Mon, Apr 29th from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

WEBINAR* (Business IQ / The Business Link)* These are just a SAMPLE of classes available.

SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNTING BASICS (webinar) $30WFES/Chamber Office, Mar 5th 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

HOW TO REGISTER YOUR NEW BUSINESS IN ALBERTA $451 class: Mar 6th from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

MARKETING FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM – MORE THAN SOCIAL MEDIA $151 class: Mar 7th from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

NEGOTIATING COMMERCIAL LEASES & RENEWALS FOR DUMMIES $151 class: Mar 14th from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

SUPERCHARGE YOUR FACEBOOK MARKETING $151 class: Mar 21st from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

INTRODUCTION TO MS EXCEL $701 class: Mar 27 from 1:30 pm–4:30 pm OR 6 pm–9 pm

CREATING ENGAGING ONLINE CONTENT $15Content is the fuel for online marketing. It can also be a real headache for small business owners.1 class: Mar 28th from 1p.m. - 3 p.m.

SMALL BUSINESS SOCIAL MEDIA FAQ $151 class: Apr 3 from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

BASIC BOOKKEEPING (webinar) $70This is an informational workshop, participants will complete paper exercises; computerized account-ing software topics will not be covered.1 class: Wed, Apr 3 from 1:30 – 4:30 pm OR 6–9pm

THE POWER OF EFFECTIVE NETWORKINGKnowing how to create and maintain lasting busi-ness relationships is key to finding and capitalizing on those opportunities.1 class: Tue, Apr 16th from 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.

COMPUTERCOMPUTERS FOR SENIORS $75Join us to learn how your new computer hardware works, more about the Windows operating system, set-up your computer, how to use the keyboard, mouse, internet and e-mail.4 classes: Mon & Tue, Mar 4th, 5th, 11th, & 12th from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

COMPUTERS FOR BEGINNERS $45This course is for the very beginner computer user. Topics include: using the keyboard and mouse, computer terminology, understanding files and folders, opening and closing programs, etc.2 classes: Mon & Tue, Mar 18 & 19 from 7 pm – 9 pm

INTRODUCTION TO MS EXCEL (webinar) $701class: Mar 27 from 1:30 – 4:30 pm OR 6 –9 pm

MICROSOFT WORD 2010 – BEGINNER $85Students will create a document, add, delete, move and edit text using basic formatting, creating bulleted or numbered lists, tables and much more. Pre-requisite: experience working with Windows.4 classes: Mon & Tues, April 8th, 9th, 15th & 16th 7 pm - 9 pm

IPADS FOR BEGINNERS $30.00IPads are the everywhere! Learn more about this easy to use Apple device, the App Store, and Tips and Tricks. Please bring your own iPad to class.1 class: Sat, Apr 20th from 1p.m. – 4 p.m.

MICROSOFT WORD 2010 - INTERMEDIATE $85Learn how to use document themes, create charts and tables, add headers and footers, page setup and layout, and work with graphics and text. Pre-requisite: Microsoft Word 2010 - Beginner4 classes: Mon & Tues, April 22, 23, 29, & 30 from 7 pm – 9 pm

EMPLOYMENT ENHANCEMENTTIPS TO PUBLIC SPEAKING $60Would you like to know how to use body gestures and tone of voice to get people to sit up and pay attention? At the end of this highly interactive workshop, you will know how to calm your jitters and speak like a pro.1 class: Sat, Mar 23rd from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm (1/2 hr. lunch break)

EMBRACING CHANGE $40Discover how and why people resist change, and practice strategies to make change work for you2 classes: Wed, Mar 13 & 20 from 7 – 9:30 pm

PROCRASTINATION: FROM TO DO TO DONE $40Do you tend to put off doing things, hoping they will go away? Do you start a task right before a deadline?2 classes: Mon, Mar 18th & 25th from 7 – 9:30 p.m.

POWER OF POSITIVITY $25Discover how you truly see the world and learn simple ways to use the power of a positive attitude to create a pleasurable home or work environment and to encourage positive relation-ships with others.1 class: Mon, Apr 15th from 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP $25In the home, workplace and community the need for leadership is constant and universal. This class looks at the elements of character based leadership and how to grow in it.1 class: Tue, Apr 30 OR Mon, May 6 from 9:30 am -11:30 am

STRENGTHEN YOUR IMPACT $25This class is on finding and using your voice to create change in yourself and your community. This workshop focuses on empowerment and following your passion(s).1 class: Thu, May 9th from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

HEALTH & SAFETYSTANDARD FIRST AID WITH LEVEL C-CPR/AED $135.00 ($80.00 CPR only)3 year certification in Standard First Aid with level C-CPR/AED.2 classes: Mar 9 & 10 OR Apr 13 & 14 OR May 4 & 5 from 9 am – 5 pm

RECERTIFICATION – STANDARD FIRST AID WITH LEVEL C-CPR/AED $95.00 ($65.00 – CPR only)For individuals who are within the 3 year certification period in Standard First Aid. 1 class: Mar 9 OR Apr 13 OR May 4 from 9 am – 5 pm

SELF DEFENSE BASICS $35This program will provide you with the confidence and skills to reduce your risk of becoming a target for crime or violence.1 class: Thu, Mar 14th from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. SELF DEFENSE ADVANCED $40You will learn Self Defense concepts to keep you and your family safe.1 class: Mon, Apr 15th from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

CANADIAN NON-RESTRICTED FIREARMS SAFETY COURSE $100 (text book included)This course is required in order to obtain a Firearms Possession and Acquisition License. Minimum age for this course is 12 years. 1 class: Sat, Mar 23 OR June 1st from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

CANADIAN RESTRICTED FIREARMS SAFETY COURSE $100 (textbook included)This course is required in order to obtain a Restrict-ed Firearms Possession and Acquisition License. Minimum age for this course is 12 years. . 1 class: Sat, Apr 13th from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

GENERAL INTEREST

USUI REIKI – Level II $160The students will learn the long distance healing symbol, receive an attunement, practice long dis-tance healing and do a Reiki treatment in the class. This is a certificate course. 1 class: Sat, Mar 23rd from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

ZUMBA $60Students please wear active wear (work out cloth-ing) and fitness shoes and bring a water bottle.6 classes: Mon, Apr 8th – May 13 from 6 pm – 7 pm5 classes: Mon, May 27– Jun 24 from 6 pm – 7 pm $50

BEGINNERS SPANISH $82.50Learn the essentials to communicate with confi-dence. This class is open to all ages.7 classes: Mon, Apr 8th – May 27th (no class May 20th) 7 pm – 9 pm

INTRODUCTION TO JIVE $55 per coupleSit no more! Whether it’s Rock ‘n’ Roll, Country or Big Band, you’re sure to have fun with this dance. 4 classes: Mon, Apr 8 – 29 from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

MEDITATION $85.00In this course you will learn and practice many types of Meditation by learning about Angels, Chakras and etc.6 classes: Tue, Apr 9 – May 14 from 7pm – 9 pm

GOAL SETTING & VISION BOARDS $25In this interactive workshop you learn the process of setting goals and creating images that will stick in your subconscious mind and steer your choices toward making those visions real.1 class: Tue, Apr 9 OR Wed, May 15 from 7 pm–9 pm

SPRING FOREST QIGONG $50.00Come and experience Spring Forest Qigong (Chee Gong). No experience necessary. The practice consists of 35 minutes of gentle active movements, 20 minutes of guided meditation and 5 minutes of harvesting our chi. 6 classes: Wed, Apr 10 – May 15 from 7:30 – 8:30 pm6 classes: Wed, May 22 – Jun 26 from 7:30– 8:30 pm

A BEGINNER’S INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHO-TOGRAPHY $90Getting to Know Your Digital Camera: File Formats and Quality Settings; Your Camera’s Program Modes; Creative Control of Apertures (f/stops) and Shutter Speeds; Controlling White Balance and Oth-er Aspects, In-Camera; Introduction to Composition. Cameras for this class MUST have the capability for the user to select manual modes for f-stop and apertures settings.4 classes: Thu, Apr 11th – May 2nd from 7 pm – 9 pm

COUPLES REFLEXOLOGY WORKSHOP $80Each person receives a full one hour treatment of foot reflexology from their partner during this workshop. 1 class: Thu, Apr 11th from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.\

SCULPTING WITH PAVERPOL $125Create a one-of-a-kind sculpture. In this class you will create a sitting or standing figure using an old white cotton t-shirt that has been dipped in Paverpol, then dry brushed with acrylic paint to bring it to life. At the end of the day go home with a beautiful piece of art you made yourself. No experience required. Supply list upon registration.Location: Carseland Rec Center1 class: Sat, Apr 20 from 9 am – 4 pm (1 hr lunch brk)

EYE INSIGHT - IRIDOLOGY $45In this class you will learn the basics of Iridology and Chinese Physiognomy (related to the eye only), and gain a better understanding of what your physical body is saying through your eyes. Students are asked to bring a magnifying glass and small flash light.1 session: Tue, Apr 23rd from 7 – 9:30 p.m.

CRYSTAL HEALING CLASS $115During this class the students will learn about several crystals and their healing properties. This is a certification course. 1 class: Sat, Apr 27th from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

YOGA $85.00Students can be any age and flexibility, but must be able to get up and down from the floor. Yoga assists in gaining body and breath awareness, calming the mind, the spirit and the systems of the body. Students please bring yoga mat, blanket and bottled water. 8 classes: Wed, May 1 – Jun 19 from 9 a.m. – 10 a.m..

EMOTIONAL DECLUTTERING FOR A CLEAR HEART AND MIND $45Jennifer makes this is a fun, inspirational and expe-riential workshop in which you will move through some key steps to help clear your heart and mind. Please bring pen and paper.1 session: Tue, May 7th from 7 – 9:30 p.m.

AN INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY $90.00Students for the landscape class should be comfort-able with their camera enough that they can set their own f-stops and aperture settings in manual mode.4 classes: Thu, May 9 – May 30 from 7 pm – 9 pm

THE FIVE AGREEMENTS $45Do you often find you do things you don’t really want to do but you feel obligated? Looking within in total honesty, you can change your mind in one night, and change your life forever.1 session: Tue, May 14th from 7 – 9:30 p.m.

CHILDREN & YOUTHA GIRL’S WAY (11-14 YRS) $37.50It’s important that they have the confidence and ability to recognize risky situations and make safe choices when it comes to their health and safety.1 class: Tue, Apr 9th from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

BABYSITTER’S TRAINING PROGRAM (11 – 15 YRS) $60Students will develop skills such as: caring for kids of all ages, dealing with difficult situations, preparing safe and fun activities, making safe choices, basic First Aid. Please bring a ‘peanut-free’ bag lunch.1 class: Sat, Apr 20 OR May 25 from 9:30 am-4:30 pm

BULLY PROOFING (8-11 YRS) $27.50This program is designed to be preventative and proactive so that children can avoid being bullied, and if they are bullied, know how to stop it in an interactive, non-threatening manner, children learn how to be “Bully-Proofed”. 1 class: Tue, Apr 23rd from 6 pm - 8 pm

NEVER BEE LOST (5 – 7 YRS) $20This program teaches kids the steps to stay safe if they become lost or separated from their parents or caregiver; includes “Bob the Bee’ coloring book and crayons.1 class: Thu, May 2nd from 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

AT HOME ALONE PLUS EMERGENCY FIRST AID(10 - 13 YRS) $50This fun and active course helps prepare kids to be at home alone and how to respond to medical emer-gencies. Please bring a ‘peanut-free’ bag lunch.1 class: Sat, May 4th from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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Registration: Mail: Bay A1, 510 Hwy #1,Strathmore. T1P 1M6 (registration form on website)

Ph: Joyce 403-934-5785 or Lynn 403-901-0833 E-mail: [email protected] website: www.wfes.caAll classes held in Strathmore except where otherwise listed.

March 1, 2013, 2012 • Strathmore TiMeS •

Pat FuleFule for Thought

I think doctors should have to take courses that deal with passing on powerful, or serious news. Maybe they already do, but perhaps they need to brush up on this! I mean, prepare us, gradually, kindly, tell us the bad stuff! I guess I can confide in you all.

I mean, I feel I can trust the 47 of you who ac-tually read my columns. So, because I was raised Catholic, here’s my “confessions.”

My doctor hit me RIGHT between the eyes with these words. Well, actually it was three words and a number! He said, “you’re Level 1 obese!”

Level 1 obese? I don’t FEEL Level 1 Obese! I didn’t even know there WERE levels to it! He also said I had a chronological age of 52, but a Heart Health age of 64!!

That means … the Beatles could NOW be singing about ME! You remember: “will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64!”

I can’t be 64, I’m not ready, I tell ya … I don’t even like Bingo and Shuffleboard! I realize now that I’ve been in denial … one day, you’re a cer-tain weight, then years later you think you’re still okay, but you find yourself 20 pounds overweight. I never, ever had a problem when I was younger. I’d eat what I wanted, and I never had to worry. Now, however, every little thing I shove in my mouth, shows up on the old weigh scale!

I know I have definitely let my activity level die, so I have no one else to blame. I’m not a big fan of the type of exercise that would actually be good for me. Recently, I went on YouTube and came across an old “Participaction” commercial. You remember the one (about 1975) … where it had a 35-year-old Canadian jogging with a 60-year-old Swedish guy. That made me sad and angry. I knew if I were to do the Math, with my age/condition, I’d probably match up with a 90 year old Swede! I let that sink in … hmmmm … I could find one to run with, that would be a way to start exercising! Heck, not to be morbid here, but that 60-year-old guy would be close to 100 by now, or … he’s dead. Either way, I know I could beat him in a race! There’s still time for me!

You do things to disguise yourself when you get heavy. I’ve worn my shirts un-tucked, I avoid turtle necks like the plague, wear black a lot, and I dread having to wear a necktie.

Neckties sinch your fat chins, and shove them

up around your nose! In fact, I’m even thinking of growing a beard, to cover the various chins I’ve developed! However, there’s no denial anymore … not when you’re Level 1 Obese! I’ve also noticed that I don’t see my feet as easily as before … some-times my shadow scares me when I see the actual silhouette!

What would it mean if I see my shadow … would it be six more weeks of blubber? I’ve also tried to eat properly at restaurants. In fact, I tried to order a salad recently, but none of the salads sounded edible at all. I mean, I don’t get why fruits are add-ed to salads! To me, fruits and vegetables should NOT be mixed together at all. Don’t even GET me started on jellied salads! I’ve even resorted to snack on those rice cake-things. You know the ones, they taste a little like Styrofoam with just a HINT of salty dust?

Sometimes, your closest friends and relatives can turn on you, when you’re fighting your weight. Re-cently, I was at a pub and ordered a “cold, refresh-ing beverage.”

One of my teacher “pals” hurt one of my feelings (I don’t have many of those, but he found one). We had ordered beers from different world brewers. Looking at the two empty bottles, he pointed at my tall, thin bottle and his stockier one.

“Look,” he said pointing to the two bottles. “Pat in high school and Pat now!”

That stung … like the beers, that was a COLD thing to say. I thought of various ways he could be hit by a C-Train.

Finally, on the weekend, my daughter and I stopped at M & M in town for some items. I absent mindedly pointed at one of the photos of chocolate cake. Breanne quickly commented, “Dad, you don’t like chocolate cake.”

Then she looked me over and said, “wait, what am I saying … you MUST like chocolate cake!”

I reminded her that she is in the will now, but it’s looking doubtful for the future! So, here we go again. It’s another round of “the Hunger Games” … a chance for me to finally get my act together, and to paraphrase Effie Trinket, may the odds be ever in my favour!

(“Fule for Thought” is a slice of life humourous column that appears in the Strathmore Times, writ-ten 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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On March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. For over a century women have worked towards economic, business and societal equality. This day marks achievements made and draws attention to areas where efforts are still re-quired. Different themes are chosen by various groups each year relevant to global and local gen-der issues. This year the United Nations theme is “a promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women.”

The International Women’s Day organization has chosen “The Gender Agenda: Gaining Mo-mentum ‘ as their theme.

Wheatland Business will celebrate International Women’s Day, on Tuesday, March 12 with guest speaker Leslie Pringle, Eagle Lake RV Resort & Coins for Classrooms, who will talk about us-ing our businesses to create change in the world through inclusion and philanthropy. Leslie’s unique business, life and travel experiences pro-

vide interesting perspectives and insights into an individual’s ability to transform the world they touch.

Reaching beyond their immediate community, Wheatland Business Women (WBW) last year collected donations to provide loans to business women in the developing world. Through KIVA, a non-profit organization with a mission to con-nect people through lending to alleviate poverty, WBW assisted a group of women in Pakistan pur-chase livestock to expand their operations and a hospitality entrepreneur in the Philippines. Both loans are almost completely repaid and WBW is reinvesting the funds to assist others.

At the Feb. 12 meeting on “Self Care for Suc-cessful Entrepreneurship” Lin Walker, Lin Walker Consulting challenged attendees to exercise their minds through continuous learning, network-ing, word games or crossword puzzles and quiet times to reflect. Alicia Flint, Thrive! Health and Wellness provided insights into why our bodies are stressed. Members and guests learned that the most restorative sleep occurs before midnight. Ev-

Wheatland Business Women celebrates International Women’s Dayeryone was encouraged to start somewhere with self care as small changes over the long term create a huge impact. All this contributes to new opportunities and growth personally and professionally.

Established in September 2004, some forward thinking business women together with Community Futures Wild Rose formed Wheatland Business Women. The group, which is now completely self-sufficient and independent, meets to provide support for women in business through network-ing, education and connection. Monthly meetings (the sec-ond Tuesday morning of each month) are held at the Days Inn and Suites Strathmore. Guests are welcome. For more information, visit businesswomen.ca or contact us at [email protected].

Lynn WaLker WFCSS

A new chapter in the life of Wheatland Family and Community Support Services (WFCSS) started on February 4, 2013 when we officially opened our doors to the public officially at our new loca-tion, 8 kilometers east of Strathmore on Highway 1, in the Wheatland County Administration build-ing.

The faces have changed slightly, however, the warm welcome is still offered. Lynn Walker has assumed the position of Program Coordinator for WFCSS, Shelley Rasmussen is the new Program Assistant and Sharon Tibeau is the Management Consultant to the team.

We have restructured our administration to serve the reduced numbers. Our Home Support Program continues, although it has dropped from 140 clients to 19. We intend to grow and hope to see this number double by the end of the year.

Moving forward we plan to build on our solid foundation of programs. We are taking this op-portunity to determine the needs of residents of villages and the County of Wheatland as a more rural based program is developed.

Meetings have been booked with Villages and County Councils as well as town hall discussions with various community groups. We are seeking input on some important questions. What are the gaps? Are there basic unmet needs? How can WF-CSS better support its rural residents? We want to hear from the grass roots. Our goal is to create a program that meets or exceeds what we offered before and is tailored specifically for our various rural localities.

The split that occurred on December 31, 2012, created a challenge of funding resources. This does not equate to reduced services. The same

funding dollars apply for the rural areas. However, creativity in our planning will produce a more ro-bust offering of services unique to our population needs. We want the biggest bang for our buck!

As we transition WFCSS to the more rural en-vironment, we welcome the opportunity to bet-ter know our residents and spend time hearing of their needs.

Community programming continues to be of-fered and we encourage everyone to watch the local papers for program opportunities offered throughout the year.

Another value-added service we provide, espe-cially at this time of year, is free tax assistance to all low income village and county residents who file basic forms. Please call the office to see if you qualify.

Our Resource Center remains available to any-one seeking information or referral on subjects pertinent to them.

Funding grants to other community not-for-prof-it programs has been an important component of WFCSS in the past and will continue into the fu-ture. This year however will see delays in the ap-plication process until we have better knowledge of what monies are available to offer.

If you would like more information on any of the above programs or other services available through WFCSS please give us a call. Our number is the same: 403-934-5335.

Bouquets and thank you go out to the staff of the County Administration Offices for their hospi-tality and support to our program. Everyone has gone the extra mile to make us feel welcome and part of the team as we settle into our new space.

Our door is always open and everyone is wel-come to stop in, check on what we are doing and learn more of what we are about. There is plenty of parking and the coffee is always on.

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Thought for the week

~ If you stop

learning you will forget what you

already know

- Solomon

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

1. Soak the quinoa in a bowl with enough water to cover all the grains, give it a stir and cover. Let it sit for 8 hours.2. After the quinoa has soaked for 8 hours, preheat oven to 450 degrees F. 3. Drain the quinoa with a sive.4. Blend all the crust ingredients (soaked quinoa, water, salt, garlic, black pepper, italian seasoning, cheese), except for the olive oil in a blender or Magic Bullet until smooth and thick like pancake batter.5. Pour the batter into your pan and spread it evenly with a rubber spatula. I like it about 0.5 cm thick. 6. Grease a cake or pizza pan with olive oil, heat the pan in the oven for 5 mins prior to use.7. Bake for 15 - 20 mins, until it’s a nice golden brown.8. Remove from oven and flip the crust, return the crust to the oven and bake for another 10 mins until it’s a nice golden brown.

• 3/4 cup Quinoa• 1/4 cup Water• 1/2 tsp Salt• 1 Clove of chopped Garlic

• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper• 2 tsp Italian Seasoning• 1 tablespoon Olive Oil• 1/4 Mozza Cheese

Recipe of the Week Gluten-Free Quinoa Crust

ingredients:

directions: [ Makes 2 servings ]

Letters to the editor

To the EditorIn an effort to update Royal Canadian Legion mem-

bers with current news of our Legion, I am endeav-ouring to write newsletters bi-monthly, on a regular basis. The first issue of 2013, January / February, is now available to members of The Strathmore Legion. January / February issues have been emailed to those who have provided the Legion with their email ad-dresses and copies can also be picked up at The Le-gion. The March / April issue will be emailed and available at The Legion on March 1. If you have not already done so, please provide the Legion with your email address so you can be included in our email-outs. Several dozen people, who gave the Legion

their email address, have had their emails declared non-deliverable. If you are one of those members, and have changed your addresses recently, please let us know as soon as possible. I will be posting, under the Legion in the “What’s Happening” Com-munity Calendar section of the Times, whenever new issues are available. I am also looking for war stories anyone may wish to contribute. Your support of both the Legion and its Newsletter, is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.Comrade Irene Knappe

Secretary / PR ChairStrathmore Royal Canadian Legion

Strathmore Branch #10

Legion looks to inform members

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Hussar Alumni really got into the spirit of their Volleyball Tournament this past weekend. The eleven teams were divided by graduating year and then assigned a theme. Teams dressed up in some of the following categories: Ghostbusters, Recycling Team, Revenge of the Nerds, Grease, Top Gun, Dodgeball - Semi Pro, Super Troopers and Twilight.

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Tyke funBoth Rockyford and Standard’s Tykes teams played well in an early morning game at the Standard Arena on Feb. 23. While playing on full ice with regulation times of 20 minutes, the boys and girls on both teams played their hardest, with opportunities to have many little breaks to catch their wind.

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No means noSharon McLeay Times Contributor

Wheatland County Councillors are against entering into negotiations over the Calgary Municipal Plan (CMP).

A letter sent from the Alberta Mu-nicipal Minister Doug Griffiths in-forming Wheatland Council that a mediator would be appointed was not well received.

“The Government of Alberta con-tinues to believe that any meaning-ful plan for the region must include rural and urban municipalities alike and must achieve a reasonable bal-ance between the needs and aspira-tions of all parties,” Minister Griffiths said in the letter. “I am convinced of the ability of the region’s municipal leaders to come together and achieve a reasonable solution that reflects the shared interests of all of your ratepay-ers and the region as a whole.”

Minister Griffiths went on to say the Government will pay for the me-diation services, and with one million people moving to Alberta in the next decade, straining infrastructure and water resources, failure was not an option.

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Uninsured fire collection confusionSharon McLeayTimes Contributor

A $1,019.70 bill for equipment rent-al needed to put out a rural fire near Standard has been bouncing back and forth between the Standard Fire Department and Wheatland Council. Both parties are unsure whose re-sponsibility it was to initiate collection action.

“We don’t bill for other fire services so why are we billing for this?” in-quired Councillor Brenda Knight.

The fire required the Standard de-partment to call out high hoe equip-ment from Grays, in order to reach areas of the fire. The Standard fire department is required by law not to leave the site until the fire is extin-guished. The county has contracts for fire services with the various depart-ments.

Councillor Alice Booth said that technically the Standard Fire Depart-ment requisitioned the equipment and she wondered whether the bill could be passed to council. She wondered

what the limits were concerning the type and expense of equipment that could be requisitioned. Wheatland County is currently reviewing its fire organizational structure. Wheatland currently budgets for fire response. Rocky View County recently passed a bylaw that would recoup some costs from fire victims. Councillor Ken Sauve said that it was a good reminder for rural landowners to review their insurance policies to see what is actu-ally covered.

The owner in question had no insur-ance and so incurred the costs for the equipment. The Standard Fire Depart-ment tried to collect the bill but were so far unsuccessful and asked Council whether the cost could be collected under property taxes.

Under the Municipal Government Act 553, an uncollected bill for servic-es provided by the municipality can be applied to the property tax bill.

County directed staff to defer the matter to another Council meeting for further discussion, and to develop policy details.

out of me,” said Councillor Ben Arm-strong. “No is NO. We have said so more than once. Calgary has nothing that we need or want.”

Councillor Armstrong detailed that the plan does not address rural partic-ipants. He clarified it not only affects Wheatland County, but the scope in-cludes Rocky View and parts of Foot-hills , Bighorn, Kneehill and Mountain View Counties, as well. Councillors said that they preferred operating un-der the Municipal Act. In discussions of the issue with elected officials from other counties, rural sentiments were consistent. Councillors felt the minis-ter needed to deal with Calgary first and make changes to include rural concepts in the plan.

Councillor Ken Sauve said that the letter from Minister Griffiths sends a mixed message, considering that Pre-mier Redford had stated membership should not be forced.

“For the small guy, I see this as a recipe for failure,” said Sauve about the CMP.

Reeve Glenn Koester said that the only thing the plan had to offer rate-payers concerned water rights and it was cheaper for the county to build

something themselves. There did not seem to be any other incentives to be-long. When Wheatland County with-drew from the plan, they set in mo-tion the Wheatland Water Partnership contract negotiations. The contract deals with water issues for the area and currently includes Wheatland County (excluding Strathmore which belongs to the CMP), and the Villag-es of Standard, Rockyford, and Hus-sar, with a possibility of other share-holder participation in the future. The Wheatland Water Partnership is mov-ing toward incorporation and docu-ments were recently sent to the Min-ister for approval. The initiative has taken three years to develop. Koester said that entering into CMP negotia-tions would be an insult to staff, who worked hard to establish the Wheat-land Partnership and such negotia-tions would be very confusing.

Council agreed to send a letter to Minister Griffith, stating they had no desire to be a part of negotiations, with copies sent to other rural munic-ipalities. There was some discussion about meeting with other counties to establish some sort of solidarity on the issue.

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Ash WednesdayThe entire student body from both Sacred Heart Academy and Holy Cross Collegiate were invit-ed to attend Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral with Bishop Henry on Ash Wednesday. Christ the Re-deemer Catholic School division paid for all transportation costs. The students were impressed by the size of the church and ex-cited to be Bishop Henry’s only focus during the mass.

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Nothing brings us together like mu-sic. Especially the music we know and appreciate. This is something that An-drea Curry loves about her work in Strathmore. Not only does she get the opportunity to facilitate meaningful musical experiences, she also witness-es transformational change in the lives of those she meets.

Andrea has been a musician and art-ist her entire life. In fact, she pursued a career in classical voice, recording and teaching. Her focus shifted to therapy when she realized that “she didn’t en-joy the idea of correcting every detail of the music someone makes.”

In other words, she yearned to use her gifts in a therapeutic relational way. She returned to school, attending Acadia University to become a fully li-censed Music Therapist. In 2010, she graduated and joined the JB Music Therapy Company. She worked ini-tially as part of the Project HOPE team in the Golden Hills School Division in Strathmore. Recently, she has begun meeting with the adults that attend the Tuesday afternoon HOPE Bridges “Sing Your High Notes”.

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Trying to learn tips and tricks to in-vesting can be tough. Knowing when to buy or sell stock can be challeng-ing, and many people don’t want to take the risk with their hard earned money, or they will hire someone who can navigate the system for them.

Students at Crowther Memorial Ju-nior High (CMJHS) will have a chance to learn about stocks and trade their own stock with the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ and the To-ronto Stock Exchange through the In-vestment Strategies Program.

The program will be coming to CMJHS in April through Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta. The students are all given $100,000 of fake money but real-time stock to trade. They will be on trial from April 22 to 28. On the 29 the simulation program will be reset and they will all start again with $100,000 until June 7.

“They do one trial week, so they’re going to trade on a trial basis so if they made a mistake in their trade it’s not going to cost them,” said Wendy Gerbrandt, program coordinator.

The students, all Grade 8 and 9, will have a chance to buy, sell and trade stock throughout the six to seven week period.

During that time there will be a volunteer that goes into the class-room to talk to the kids about how to pick your portfolio to establishing your portfolio and establishing what trends could affect the outcomes of stock prices.

The students will also learn about other investment options and about how to research different stocks and how to use the simulation program.

“They learn about what is a stock market and they learn throughout the hands on experience that it’s not always great but it can be. Because

you’re only on a short term period they don’t get to see the long term positives effects of the stock market, or negative, but at least they get the idea that there’s fluctuation,” said Ger-brandt.

Gerbrandt said most of the time the students come out ahead, making above their initial investment; some will lose some money in the last few days if they don’t trade right away.

“I have been getting so much great feedback from the Chestermere schools that because it’s so much more hands on and it’s a longer du-ration, it’s not just going in for one day like we do Dollars (and Sense) so the students, because they are getting more exposure to it, they actually get it. They retain it, they get to apply it, so we’re getting really great feedback from it,” said Gerbrandt.

The students are initiating conver-sations at home parents about what they learned or how their stock did.

Gerbrandt said the simulation is simple to use. Tthe students are see-ing what the stock is when they log on, they need to know their ticker sig-nal, the amount of shares they want to purchase and what stock exchange they are on.

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Gerbrandt is looking for people from the financial advisor sector to volunteer to speak with the kids. The commitment is four hours, and all the training and the materials are provid-ed.

Anyone interested in volunteering his or her time can contact Wendy Gerbrandt by email at [email protected] or at 403-875-4254. For more information on what Junior Achievement is all about go to www.investja.org.

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Bruce Westgard was elected as the new District Nine, Legion 10 presi-dent in November 2012, after Jenny Schumann had announced she would be leaving the role.

Westgard has a few things in mind as he assumes the new posting.

“We always try to keep things pretty much the same, but there are probably a couple things will change,” Westgard said with a twinkle in his eyes.

He is hoping that younger people will be attracted to join. He thinks the majority of members are getting older and new energy and ideas are needed and welcomed. The Legion has always worked with and supported youth in the community. Some of the projects are supporting fire departments, Air Cadet Sponsorship, the Poster pro-gram for school children and bursaries for children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. The bursary is $500 per year towards post-secondary schooling. Proof of service in the family and good marks are required. They also put on a seniors supper and coordinate with high school students, who serve the se-niors.

“We would like a few more people in-volved so we can continue to put more money back into the community,” said Westgard.

He said the rising building main-tenance and utility costs can cut into those funds. With more members, more money can be raised. He hopes that residents remember that the hall can be rented for special functions, complete with catering, as well.

Westgard said there are benefits to being a member, such as liquor being about half the cost of regular pubs, so-cializing opportunities in the hub of Strathmore and supporting the good work of the military.

“There are a lot of people who just want to come in and talk. Some will come in and just have a pop or coffee and just sit and socialize,” said West-gard.

He said the Legion hosts special din-ners, and they are thinking of bringing back more dances and musical groups. There was a new idea to hold wrestling, or possibly martial arts demonstrations. He said the organization has crib, darts, and pool tournaments on a regular ba-sis. In fact, this weekend, March 1 and 2, there is a Command event. The Dis-trict Senior Mixed Dart tourney will be taking place, with 19 teams from all

over Alberta and NWT playoff. He envi-sions tough competitors eyeing up the targets, toes to the line. Each player will have their own special technique. The community is invited to drop in and see some top notch talent. Anyone without a membership can be signed in by two members and there is always someone on hand to lend a signature.

For those interested in membership, there are several rankings. The first is ordinary members, who personally have military, reserves or police back-ground. There are 110 ordinary mem-bers; plus nine who have been voted life memberships in Strathmore. There are approximately 200 Associate mem-bers. Associates are members who have family ties to military, reserve, or police. The final category is Affiliate member. There are 73 in Strathmore. Affiliate members do not have to have a military connection, but present a desire to help in the community and believe strongly in supporting the troops.

There are organizational meetings that give everyone an opportunity to participate in the decision making, in-volving the programs and events, where money is spent, and where service is needed. Everyone is awarded an equal vote with attendance at meetings.

A particularly important event is the yearly memorial service. The Remem-brance Days service was once held in the Legion, one of the oldest existing Legions in Alberta, which was once called the Great War Service Memorial Hall (1921). But the patriotism of resi-dents honouring military sacrifice and service has been substantial and has caused the ceremonies to grow and first necessitated a move to Westmount school, and now again to the Strath-more Civic Centre. Special speakers are part of the ceremonies.

Several years ago, MP Kevin Sorenson appeared giving information of his visit to the troops in Afghanistan, and other years, soldiers in active or past service have been asked to speak. The Legion still supports the Last Post. On family request, soldiers can be buried in the military portion of the Strathmore cem-etery.

“We need to support our veterans,” said Westgard.

He said the members currently have a letter-writing initiative that is petition-ing for more support for veteran rights that seems to be eroding yearly. He said part of the Legion’s job is to re-mind people to support the remaining veterans and the troops that continue to serve.

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The Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) contacted the County of Wheatland about dropping the require-ment to test water wells for Confined Feeding Operations. The regulation was part of County policy, prior to 2002, where all Confined Feeding Operations would be administered by the NRCB.

Staff forwarded the issue to legal counsel for an opinion, who respond-ed that many things were Wheatland Council’s problem, but this issue was not one of them.

The NRCB said that in one instance, they were having trouble getting access to neighbouring properties to do the testing.

Under discussion, most councillors indicated that few landowners would turn down a free well test.

“They took over the contract, so they

also took over the conditions,” said Reeve Glenn Koester, who was puzzled why they could not adjust the regula-tions under their jurisdiction.

Council directed staff to draft a let-ter to indicate the matter was no longer under their jurisdiction and the NRCB could reply to Council for further dia-logue if necessary.

At the Agricultural Service Board Convention in 2011, Vulcan County put forth a motion that was passed, asking the NRCB to require annual testing of groundwater wells surrounding con-fined feeding operations by an inde-pendent qualified firm, to confirm there was no contamination. They indicated the risks of contamination well water over time, not caught by self-monitored methods, outweighed the minimal cost of required testing. It was in response to the NRCB making well testing a self-monitored process, as the NRCB felt the contamination risk was low.

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Gerald Skibinsky, Manager of Protec-tive Services, Fire, Disaster and Safety Coordinator was in full uniform for his acceptance of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in Wheatland Council Chambers on Feb. 18. The med-al was presented to him by Reeve Glenn Koester.

Skibinsky was nominated by the Al-berta Fire Chiefs Association. The nomi-nation worked its way through the Al-berta Fire Commissioners Office, on to the Canadian Fire Chiefs Association and he was one of five awardees from Alberta, chosen for his exemplary ser-vice to Canadians.

“It is an honour to receive the award from the organization you are receiv-ing it from. Every person that receives this award is being recognized for the work they do, in their specific areas and for things they have accomplished. It is for the organizations that you represent that you are receiving it,” said Skibinsky.

Skibinsky will proudly display the medal on his dress uniform alongside his military service medals and next to the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee

medal. Skibinsky has been a firefighter since

1987. He worked in Cold Lake with the Department of National Defence, prior to taking a post in Strathmore. He has served two tours as a peacekeeper in the former Yugoslavia. He also served in Alert, Nunavut, which is situated on the tip of Saint Elsmere Island. Its current population is five (with seasonal varia-tion). While he was there, he trained the volunteer fire department.

Skibinsky was not alone in medal presentation.

Councillor Ben Armstrong also re-ceived a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in Wheatland Council Chambers on Feb. 18, presented by Reeve Koester. He was nominated by his peers from the Federation of Ca-nadian Municipalities, for 20 years of service with local government. He was recognized for his important role as an elected leader in the municipal process that insures the prosperous and high quality of life enjoyed by residents. He was commended for his excellent effort on making the community a good place to live. Councillor Armstrong thanked everyone for consideration, kind words and awarding him the medal.

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In today’s society with bullying a predominant issue, steps are being taken to teach our youth how to em-pathize with others and promote so-cial awareness.

Roots of Empathy (ROE) has been in Strathmore for years now, and each year proves to be just as suc-cessful as the one preceding it. Since 1996 ROE has brought babies into the classrooms to help teach students empathy. The babies are always four months old or younger because one focus behind the program is allow-ing the children to see how the baby grows, and recording the differences in height, weight and appearance.

Erin Brown has been bringing her son Miles to Ms. Cooke’s Grade 5 class since September. Miles was born on July 24 and makes the visit once a month to see his friends at Westmount.

“I love it. It’s really rewarding and I feel like Miles gets quite a bit out of it to come and see the kids. I love seeing their reaction to him,” said Brown.

“I would love to be asked to do it again.”

Roots Instructor Michelle Warrack teaches the class different things about babies, such as transitional ob-jects, sleeping patterns, SIDS, every week for the three weeks between Miles’ visits.

Cooke has had ROE instructors and moms bringing their babies into her classroom for five years.

“I like that it teaches the kids em-pathy and so they start to understand how other people feel and it helps them on the playground if someone gets upset you can even say to them what did you think when baby Miles got upset, how could we help some-body not be upset,” said Cooke.

“It’s a national program and the studies have shown that it helps re-duce bullying in schools.”

Cooke said usually the parents bringing their babies into the school already have children enrolled in the school. Miles and Erin will have their last visit in June where the kids will get a chance to say goodbye, and a chance to go over everything Miles has taught them throughout the school year.

Teaching empathy through babies

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erin Brown has been bringing her son Miles to Ms. Cooke’s Grade 5 class at Westmount since September as part of the Roots of empathy program.


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On Feb. 23, a three band concert was hosted by local band Colour in The Clouds at the Strathmore Youth Club on Brent Boulevard. About 60 people took in performances from Black Tie Thrash, also local talent, The Ampheads from Cal-gary and the feature band Colour in the Clouds.

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Council moved to increase permit fees for gravel pits based on proposed acres to be mined.

“We compared the fees charged by other counties and came up with the proposed fees,” said Kim Sandbeck, De-velopment Officer.

The current fee is a $500 flat fee, be-cause there were no structures involved, however due to the time involved in stripping processes and disturbance in-volved to neighbouring properties, staff felt the increased fees reasonable. Some companies applied for a small pit on the permit, just to get started and used it as a back door for enlarging the pit later. Sandbeck said that the new fee structure should discourage the prac-tise.

“Neighbours think it is a one year project and then it expands into ten years,” said Sandbeck.

A permit for less than two acres re-mains at $500, 2-4 acres is $1,500, 4-12 at $3,500 and over 12 is $6,500.Secondary Suite fee drop

The County approved dropping the development fee for a secondary suite in a dwelling, from $500 to $200.

“The County has expressed a desire to increase population densities and we felt it would be line with achieving that goal,” said Sandbeck.Building height reStraintS

Approval was given to restricting the height of buildings in hamlets to 18 feet. Whether the building is one or two sto-reys, the height restriction remains 18 feet.

“We were trying to make the codes more consistent,” said Sandbeck.

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because speculators were stockpil-ing movable homes on properties, un-til prospective buyers were found, or houses were moved in and not finished.

“We were trying to stop junk coming in,” said Councillor Ben Armstrong.

Councillor Alice Booth suggested that the $10,000 fee may be a burden on some people and should be limited to $5,000.

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Staff brought a proposal for a $16,519 purchase before council which would update the gas pump system. There was a potential to save $3,000 if the decision was agreed to quickly.

“This is a critical component of our system as it tracks all the gas usage,” said James Laslo, Manager of Adminis-trative Services.

Laslo told council, however, that it was not confirmed that the program would work until the installation was complete due to system complexities and wiring compatibilities.

“Shouldn’t we know before installa-tion begins that it is going to work, be-fore we consent to commit funds to its purchase?” questioned Councillor Alice Booth.

Staff was directed to get more infor-mation about the compatibility prob-lems and bring the issue to council in March.new cheMical Sprayer

Staff asked Council to approve a re-quest by the Ag Service Board to pur-chase a Legacy 6000 chemical spray unit that had the capability of handling two sprays simultaneously. The unit is produced by Stone Blue Enterprises Inc. The company is located in Wheatland County and is the only provincial retail-er for the Legacy 6000 Industrial Road-side Management Software and the only full-time builder of industrial spray sys-tems in the province. They are a Wheat-land County company and cost will be $19,450. The money for purchase fell under allotments in the Capital Budget.

“The purchase of the sprayer would be in line with the County goal to be re-sponsive to current trends in agriculture

and develop ongoing programs and ac-tivities that increase program effective-ness. The Agriculture Service Board was keeping this goal in mind when they made this request,” said James Laslo, Manager of Administrative Services.

Council approved the purchase.Million dollar tenderS

It was a full house, and company rep-resentatives checked who was in the running and how much was bid.

The two contracts advertised were the Carseland Lagoon Earthwork and Pip-ing modification and the Carseland and Gleichen Underground Upgrades.

There were 13 companies in the run-ning and the first contract had bids rang-ing between $1,605,379.55 and $3,321, 589.42. The bidders were: Brooks As-phalt for $1,618,863.01, BYZ Enter-prises for $2,440,003.50, Cat Brothers for $2,013,073.53, Contour Earth Mov-ing for $2,192,680.88, DDC Contractors for $1,605,379.55, DFH Enterprises for $2,176,441.01, Gabriel Construction for an adjusted amount of $1,918,225.20, JS Ferguson adjusted at $1,921,284.25, Kidco for $1,772,232.00, NIB Devel-opments for $1,699,293.75, Shamrock Enterprises at $3,321,589.42, Shawney Excavating and Trucking $2,580,818.63 and Whistle Contracting at $1,703, 791.32.

On the second contract only seven companies were in the running with Bluebird Contracting advancing a bid for $1,605,020 with a 45 day comple-tion, Brooks Asphalt bid $900,488.24 at 50 days, Foran bid $1,352,238.84, Gabriel Construction adjusted its bid to $1,652,865.64 finishing in 90 days, Kidco Construction came in at $1,433,685.62 with 120 days, NIB De-velopments $1,256,611.13(note not signed and sealed) at 120 days and last-

ly Shawney Excavations at $965,133.38 at 60 days.

“There will be a full review of the ten-ders and we will report back to council the second week of March at the deben-ture public hearing,” said Mike Ziehr, Municipal Engineering Technologist and Development Officer. wfcSS credit guarantee

Councillors approved a continued line of credit guarantee for WFCSS.

“A new guarantee is needed with the new structure and changes. Council needs to (resign) the agreement,” said James Laslo, Manager of Administrative Services.regional water partnerShip

Council signed documents approv-ing the Wheatland Regional Water Part-nership. The partnership is between Wheatland County, Standard, Hussar and Rockyford.

“We are asking council to sign the business plan agreement and resolve in-corporation so that it can be forwarded to the Minister,” said Mike Ziehr, Mu-nicipal Engineering Technologist and Development Officer.

Councillor Alice Booth questioned whether common versus preferred shares were included in the document. Discussion concluded that preferred shares would be defined as those assets brought into the corporation and would be evaluated and defined in subsequent documentation, It was also clarified that other parties could apply for common shares at a later time. Two representa-tives were appointed for the Board of directors.

“Council appreciates all the work staff has done over the three years to develop this,” said Reeve Glenn Koester. “With all the discussions about water, it is nice to see it is in place.”

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The Strathmore Handi-bus is striving thanks to all of our donations from individuals as well as business organizations for all your kind support and contribution. We’ve been busy this past season by our members talking to corporate businesses, meeting with the MLA Jason Hale, representing at community club meetings and also we’ve been privileged to be a part of Brett Wilson and Family United Way. This donation was made for 2012. Thank you to the United Church Women, Barbara Faradi, Wheatland County, Wal Mart, The Royal Canadian Legion #10 Progressive Raffle, and individuals who donated at the beginning of the year 2013.

We welcome Ruth Wall into our Board representing the town of Rockyford as well as Jenny Schumann as the new member from the Strathmore Legion. We thank Sheila Crispin for her time, dedication and service to the Handi-Bus Association. We wish you the best. We are still looking for representatives from Standard and the Strathmore Hospital.

At the peak of winter, many senior facilities are locked in due to a Gastrointestinal Flu outbreak which limits their use of the handi-bus. But our clients are very communicative and informa-tive about the symptoms with our dispatch that we were able to service them accordingly. We value each of our clients so that no issues or other concerns arise and continue to operate while the service is still needed. To help alleviate the symptom from spreading, our Staff takes extra precautions and appropri-ate response by ensuring people’s health and safety first. We appreciate everyone’s patience and cooperation. And for those who aren’t able to use the service during the outbreak, we will resume transportation for you as soon as the bugs go away!

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On Feb. 23 we were invited to solve a ‘murder’ after the remains of an animal had been found. The murder mystery was just one part of what will be offered with the Spring Adventure Quest being offered this April. Top left: All three investigative teams gather to check out the kill site to begin making observations about the victim, who they were and what may have happened. Top right: The team went to practice their shooting to earn extra tokens. Bottom Left: As with a real investigation the forensic side of things is necessary. Checking blood samples, hair samples, stool and even skull samples helps add to realism of trying to solve a crime. Bottom middle: A rescue mission for the police dog was needed and required the team to work together. Dwight Stanford put on a pair of darkened googles and under the direction of his teammates he managed to hook and pull the dog in to safety. Bottom right:The team must figure out how a bow might have been involved and which one is the most likely answer.


There has been speculation about what sort of things the newly formed Strathmore FCSS will be of-fering to the community. One thing Deputy Chief Administrative Offi-cer Linda Nelson promised was ex-citing, new kids programming. Nel-son invited me, Mayor and council, and town staff to test out one of the programs being offered during the Spring Adventure Quest being held April 2 to 5.

Anyone who knows me would know it was a no brainer for me when I found out I would be par-taking in a murder mystery. I mean, come on! A crime, an investigation and an opportunity to think like a kid? It couldn’t have been present-ed to me any better.

On Feb. 23 at 1 p.m. we met in the council chambers for a brief-ing, and to find out who would be a part of our investigative team. We were split into three teams.

Brenda Holder, of Mahikan Trails out of Canmore, gave us the news: the remains of an animal had been discovered and it was up to us to solve the crime. We would first visit the crime scene, and then it was up to us to use our best investigative and teamwork skills at each station to gather as many clues and facts as we could before presenting our case to the crown prosecutor.

Despite the chill to the wind it was easy to see how a child would take to the program, the right amount of imagination mixed with the six different areas of the inves-tigation made the plot come to life. I was looking for clues everywhere, tracking people to check the pat-tern on their boots and looking at everything as if it was a part of the investigation.

“I love telling adults how kids always do better, because they do. They seem to have a much better grasp on the concepts that we’re

trying to introduce and they’re also astute, they are literal at ev-erything. They will go into extreme detail and they ask questions adults don’t even think about asking and they’re very smart,” said Holder.

“What’s really interesting is they really begin to have a different un-derstanding of the animal world and they get quite excited about it, kids love animals. So they have a very good understanding about the animal world and then they…sud-denly realize that they may have a different talent that they didn’t dis-cover before, but the other thing is, is that they also have a different level of confidence because they really have truly contributed to it.”

Holder and her husband Dave began Mahikan Trails in 1995 and it was initially offered to the Brit-ish Military. Since 2000 the Hold-ers have been adding in both cor-porate and school groups. She said many adults already have an idea in their head about how the ‘crime’ happened, whereas kids will ask questions about everything.

Joseph Macdonald, who helped as one of the guides on Saturday, said each group’s first analysis of the ‘kill’ site was always wrong, but then questions were asked to help determine what the truth was. Being willing to ask questions, of course, led to the right results.

“It’s actually amazing the kids will go through that process too and they’ll learn to encourage one another. It’s positive on both levels because with adults it’s often really good for people to look around and say ‘wow those other people I work with have a lot to contribute if I take the opportunity to listen’,” said Macdonald.

“Then if they take the opportuni-ty to speak up, it’s a two way street. Kids will realize that too…and they really go home proud because they did work it out and contributed to solving the problem.”

At the end of the investigation

each team once again gathered in the council chambers to present their case. It was clear everyone had thoroughly enjoyed the after-noon, and there was easy competi-tive banter being tossed between the teams. The compliments for the program were high.

“I’m really happy that it’s the town that’s going to be putting on this program, this is something that we’re doing for our constituents and I think it’s going to make a big difference especially for the young-sters, I think this is a great learning experience for them,” said Council-lor Bob Sobol.

“It had each of (us) working to-gether to solve the situation. When the children come to the event at the spring break it will be chal-lenging for them to solve the situ-ation. The event was well run and the organizers had good props,” said Chief Administrative Officer Dwight Stanford.

“Confidence building for the kids,” said Councillor Dave Hamil-ton.

“(It’s) a great program, I believe it’s going to help FCSS a great deal, it’s something new to the commu-nity,” said Mayor Steve Grajczyk.

“I think it would be a blast for a kids, just a blast. That’s why we picked these guys is for their pro-gram because I know they get rave reviews from teachers and parents and the kids talk about it I guess for weeks afterwards,” said Nelson.

The CSI nature and farm por-tions of the Spring Adventure Quest are only one part of what will be offered over the four day Easter break. There will also be a Geo Cache, Hunger Games, Track-ing Games and much more. Regis-tration will also include two after-noon swims. There are a total of 60 spots available, 30 for children ages 6-9 and 30 for the 10-12-years-old range. For more information or to register contact Strathmore FCSS at 403-934-9090.

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The Crowther Memorial Junior High School Cougars boys and girls bas-ketball teams hosted a home tour-nament Feb. 22 - 23. There were a total of 10 teams who came out to compete. The CMJHS boys team beat out Brooks in the finals to win the cham-pionship and the girl Cougars placed in fourth. Holy Cross Collegiate had two teams who also competed in the tournament.Meanwhile, in other hoops action, the Strathmore Spartans senior girls team will host the league semi-final March 1 (7:15 p.m.) at the Strath-more High School.

Top: Skaters who took part in the South Region Open were Jaicey Birch (back, l-r), Ashlynn Huebschwerlen, Kennady Moore, Jayden Wilson, Chelsey Nelson and Aislyn Shaw (front). Middle: Junior Skaters at the Gleichen Glitter on Ice were Hailey Preston (l-r), Chondra Fox, Trinity Haynes and Tamzyn Musselman. Bottom: Senior Skaters at the Gleichen Glitter on Ice were Chelsey Nelson (l-r), Kennady Moore, Emily Wegner, Jaicey Birch and Ashlynn Huebschwerlen. Missing: Jayden Wilson.

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Being a part of just about any club or orga-nization can bring a sense of belonging, it can build confidence and can help foster our chil-dren to grow into well-rounded individuals.

With the Strathmore Skate Club it’s no differ-ent. President Yvonne Sadek said the members get a sense of family when in the club, too, be-cause they all support each other and can be there for advice. Being involved in skating also builds confidence, especially once the skater be-comes competitive. They have to memorize their routine and then perform it in front of a large crowd by themselves.

Each year the Skate Club showcases the work of its skaters, most often through a carnival. This year there won’t be a carnival, but the junior and senior skaters will still be showing their talents.

“It’s kind of like a mock competition but it’s kind of like a carnival but its not themed thing. Trying to get the volunteers and get coordinated just didn’t work out this year,” said Sadek.

The event, which will be held March 16, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., will be similar to most figure skating events, minus the judging.

“It showcases what you can do in the older parts of skating, what they’ve built on (from this and previous seasons). It gives them an oppor-tunity to show everyone their abilities, how far they’ve come,” said Sadek.

She said it is also like a trial run for the skat-ers who will be going to a competition in Leth-bridge three weeks later. The main season will end on March 18 right in time for Spring Skate to begin. Junior and senior skaters carry on into the Spring Skate but CanSkate kids can still reg-ister. There is power skating involved in the Can-Skate program for ages 5 to 8.

“There is a small chance of new junior/seniors say from other clubs if they want to pick up Spring Skate with us they’re more than welcome to,” said Sadek.

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Despite facing the defending national champions and a team that lost only four regular season games, the UFA Bi-sons are confident going into the sec-ond round of the AMHL Playoffs.

The local triple-A midget team knows that they will have their hands full with the Red Deer Chiefs, who finished the regular season with a whopping 23-4-7 record.

Despite the odds stacked against them on paper, there is a reason all the games are played on the ice and not decided by impressive regular season stats.

“Red Deer is the defending national championship team, they’re in that position for a reason and we know that we’re going to have to be perfect

(against them),” said Bisons bench boss Jeremy Friesen. “There is no such a thing as almost perfect. We’re going to have to be damn perfect in every area. We’ve also talked a lot about how our teams has been through and battled and faced a ton of adversity and we’re going against a team that hasn’t gone through that.

“If we can go in there, we’ve been a successful road team since Richie (Rich-ard Palmer) joined us, if we can go in there and steal one early and then come home and keep up with that momen-tum, that’s the kind of adversity that is pretty hard for a team like that to go through all of a sudden.

“That’s going to be our intention, to go in there and play really well and be proud of the way we play and hopefully come away with the win and go from

there, take it game by game.”The Chiefs, who won 23 of 34 league

games, have a balanced scoring attack that registered 133 goals for (fifth best in the league), while allowing a league best 55 goals against. By comparison, the Bisons scored 122 goals for and al-lowed 115 against.

Although the Bisons have the video from the two games played against the Chiefs, the coaching staff isn’t planning on breaking down the evidence leading up to the playoff series. The Bisons lost 7-1 in Red Deer on Oct. 26, before being stomped 7-2 at home on Nov. 23.

“We’re not going to talk at all about those two games,” said Friesen. “They were early on in the season … when you look at our team, it is entirely dif-ferent now. We’ve got a couple of new members and we’ve got some guys in

different roles.“We learned a lot of lessons about

those games, especially the second one at home when we went up 2-0.

“All year we talked about structure and sometimes we’ve bent but didn’t necessarily break. We know against them, we probably can’t even afford to bend.

“We’re going in as an underdog. All the pressure is on those guys. We can go in there, relax and play our game.”

After falling 6-1 in Game 1 on Feb. 26, the Bisons will look to even the series March 1 (8 p.m.) at the Strathmore Fam-ily Centre. Game 3 is slated for March 3 (3 p.m.) in Red Deer and Game 4, if necessary, will take place in Strathmore on March 6 (7 p.m.). Game 5, if neces-sary, will take place March 8 (8 p.m.) in Red Deer.

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All three teams in the Wheatland Athletics Association advanced to the second round of the post-season after the Wheatland Chiefs dispatched the Lacombe Rockets 2-0 in the opening round best-of-three series.

The local double-A midget team ral-lied from a three-goal deficit in Game 1, winning 4-3 in overtime on Feb. 23, before the eliminating the Rockets with a 4-1 win in Game 2 the following day.

The Chiefs dominated both games, outshooting the Rockets 87-65 in series, en route to the sweep.

“We never really quit – we came out right from the puck drop,” said Chiefs

head coach Devin Olson. “Usually first periods have been our weak points – we usually come out slow and pick it up in the second and third. We started (both games) really well.”

Despite outshooting the Rockets 20-5 in the first period of Game 1, the Chiefs trailed 1-0. The Rockets added a pair of second period power play markers be-fore the Chiefs stormed back to force overtime.

However, in Game 2, the Chiefs built a 4-0 lead with two goals in the first and two goals in the second period en route to the win.

“Being down 3-0 (in Game 1) and coming back, I think it played a big role in the second game too,” said Ol-son. “We came into the second game

with a lot of confidence – if we would have lost 3-0 (in Game 1) or whatever, it would have been a different game. It was really (deflating) for them.”

The Chiefs will now square off against the first place Sylvan Lake Lak-ers in the best-of-three second round series. Game 1 is slated for Sylvan Lake on March 1, while Game 2 is scheduled for March 3 at the Strathmore Family Centre.

“They have one pretty strong line that you really have to focus on,” assessed Olson. “If you don’t stop them, they’ll score some goals. We have to be on our game.”

Meanwhile, the Wheatland Braves and Wheatland Warriors are also pre-paring for the second round of the

Chiefs advance to second roundSCAHL playoffs. Both teams earned a bye in the first round and will each be-gin their best-of-three series this com-ing weekend.

As of press time, the schedules have not been finalized, but the Wheatland Braves will tentatively host Game 1 on March 1 (7:30 p.m.) in Hussar.

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The UFA Bisons only needed two games to eliminate their first round playoff opponent, the Calgary NW Flames.

Led by solid goaltending and strong special teams, the local triple-A midget team clearly elevated their game once the post-season started.

Here is a breakdown of the first two games.

Game 1 - CalGary Flames vs UFa Bisons

Feb. 21 @ Strathmore Family CentreGoing into the post-season, UFA Bi-

sons head coach Jeremy Friesen pre-dicted the winner of the series would have solid goaltending and a top-notch special teams.

In Game 1, the UFA Bisons used both of those things to top the Calgary Flames 4-2.

“I was really im-pressed with the power play … the guys un-derstood the magni-tude of the situation and we got rewarded,” said Friesen. “It’s one of those things, if we can ride that momentum and keep break-ing them apart, take it to the net like we were, then I think we’re going to be successful.

“That’s what it was, just quick puck movement, the willingness to go to the net and really create chances for our-selves.”

Mackenzie Bauer and Connor Boyd each scored once and added an assist, while Mason McCarty and Mark McLeod also tallied for the Bisons. Connor Tu-dor chipped in with a pair of helpers, while goaltender Richard Palmer stood tall, making 29 saves to preserve the win.

“It’s always good to get the series lead and build some confidence,” said forward Matt Forchuk, who collected a key assist on the opening goal. “We

were moving the puck quick (on the power play) and there was always a guy in front of the net. We were working hard when we lost the puck, just trying to get it back. We were puck hungry.”

Game 2 – UFa Bisons vs CalGary Flames

Feb. 23 @ Father David BauerThe UFA Bisons collected a goal each

period, including a power play marker in the second frame, en route to a 3-1 win in Game 2, clinching the best-of-three series 2-0.

With the win, the Bisons avoid the winner-take-all Game 3 and earned a couple extra days rest before the sec-ond round best-of-five series versus the defending National Champions, the Red Deer Chiefs.

“Today’s game is exactly what playoff hockey is about,” said Friesen. “It was very physical, the ref let us play. I was proud of the way that we responded and that first goal in the first period is huge for our team – I think we’re 14-0-0 when we come out of the first period with the lead. We know that is a key driver for our success

and it’s good that the guys found a way to do that in both games this series.”

Bauer and Boyd each scored for the second consecutive game, while Tudor scored the game winner while on the power play. Palmer made 26 saves to preserve the win.

“It was huge, series are all about momentum and if they won today, they would have had a whole bunch of momentum and confidence going into Game 3,” said captain Markson Bechtold, who was dominant in Game 2. “So it was good to finish it off today and have that killer instinct. The focus (going into the game) was to stay with-in our structure, play our game and we knew the outcome could only be Bi-sons. When we play our system we’re unbeatable.”


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Kailee Dundas, who grew up in Hus-sar, is small town girl that loves ringette. She began playing at the age of five and continued playing for her home town of Hussar until she left for university. She has been trying out for Team Canada since she was 16. The first time she made the team was in 2004 in Mon-treal.

In 2010 Dundas was one of the 22 women selected to play on the Canadian Senior National Team in the World Ringette Championship that was held in Finland at the time her daughter was six-weeks old.

Her schedule was intense: between on ice training with world-class ath-letes and nursing a newborn, this busy mom remembers it being the hardest yet most rewarding thing she has every had to do. Her fondest memory of her 2010 time on the squad was being able to wear a maple leaf on her jersey in front of her daughter. It is something that Dundas and her family will never forget.

Recently Dundas was one of the 57 women invited to try out for Team

Canada 2013. The tryouts were held in Ottawa and the competition was fierce. Team Canada coaches had spent a lot of time scouting before tryouts and had the best of the best assembled for the National Tryouts on Feb. 14-18. Dun-das is currently a defensive player for Edmonton WAM in the national league.

She unfortunately did not make final cuts but was very happy for the opportunity to catch up with old friends and meeting new ones.

“This level of ringette is re-ally fun, because everyone is very skilled. You can do things as a team that are at a higher level than on a club team,” explains Dundas. For now Dundas plans on turn-

ing her attention towards the next generation of ringette players. Having young children herself, she would like to pass on her motivation and knowl-edge to help the younger players reach their full potential. Her advice to new players, as well as experienced ones, is to make sure it is fun. “It’s fun to be good. It’s even better to know you gave it your all and came up short than to not have tried at all. Be a better skater, and think about the game,” said Dun-das.

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regional CommuniCation CompetitionMarch 23Strathmore Civic CentreFor more information contact: Andrea Church, Phone: 310-0000 then 403-948-8501, Fax: 403-948-2069, Email: [email protected]

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Despite boasting a line-up with the most skilled team in franchise history to start the season, things definitely did not end that way for the Wheatland Kings.

The local Junior-B team, decimated by injuries and internal team issues throughout the season, ended the campaign with essentially two forward lines and four defencemen.

“We saw early on (in the season) that we had the talent to take it right to the end,” said Kings head coach Doug Murphy. “When you start losing very talented hockey players along the way … (it’s tough). If you put all those (injured) guys back in the line-up, it’s a whole different team out there.

“With three games in four nights, some of the smaller injuries started to flare up.”

Unfortunately the Kings couldn’t turn back the clock when the Heritage Junior Hockey League Survivor Series playoffs started.

Despite lighting up the Generals in Game 1 on home ice with an 8-2 win, the Kings suffered more injuries in Game 2 and couldn’t recover the rest of the series. The team lost 4-2 in Cochrane, be-fore losing 5-3 on home ice in the winner-take-all Game 3 at home.

The Kings couldn’t have asked for a better start to the series when they hosted Game 1 on Feb. 20 at the Strathmore Family Centre.

Wheatland exploded for three goals in the first period and four goals in the third en route to an 8-2 win.

Andrew Bergmann record two goals and an as-sist, while Austin Fisher and Aaron Elaschuk each added a goal and two assists. Ross Fox and Chris Williams each chipped in with a goal and an as-sist, while affiliate player Tyson Kapty and Justin Kostiuk also scored for the Kings.

“We played really, really well,” said Murphy. “Everything very much went our way. It was very physical that game. We had some guys with minor injuries (but) they played through it.”

In Game 2 in Cochrane on Feb. 22, the Kings fell

early, as the Generals scored 54 seconds into the first period. Sam Lonnberg scored a power play goal late in the period, when he converted a feed from Fox and Bergmann. The Generals would score midway through the second and third peri-ods, taking a 3-1 lead before icing it with an empty net goal. With the game already out of reach and Game 3 looming, Brandon Neufeld scored with 12 seconds left.

“They just came at us full body (in Game 2) and they pounded the heck out of us,” assessed Mur-phy. “The game stayed close … we started with a short bench anyway, but within the game, we end-ed up losing three guys. Some of the little hurts started to come through (as big hurts).”

The next day, with the winner-take-all on home ice at the Strathmore Family Centre, the Kings got off to a hot start. Lonnberg and Fox assisted on Bergmann’s opening goal before Cochrane tied the affair with 49 seconds left in the first.

Evan Elaschuk scored a power play goal, con-verting a pass from Fox and Bergmann midway through the second, only to be negated by a Gen-erals goal late in the frame.

Bergman restored the one-goal lead in the third period with another power play goal, converting a feed from Kostiuk and Lonnberg. The Generals scored about four minutes later to tie the game, before scoring the series-clinching goal with 3:29 left and an empty netter late in the game.

Despite so much optimism earlier in the season, obstacles throughout the campaign made life dif-ficult for the Kings.

“It was probably a troubling season the whole way through,” said Murphy. “It was a season of ad-versity. We got off to a good start and everything looked real positive.

“Then it has been one thing after another, after another, after another all season long.”

However, there were plenty of fond memories for Murphy – the early season success, Bergmann winning the scoring title and the two international games during the Christmas Holiday.

“There were definitely some bright spots this season,” said Murphy.


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Rockyford Ringers U14 ringette team won their third gold medal of the sea-son in medicine Hat Feb. 8-10. Team members include Taniel Kalbhen (back row, l-r), Kennedy elder, Natalie Wilson, A/Coach Brent Bertsch (middle, l-r), Tamara Newell, Jessica Clyne, Neav Sharply, Paeton melcher, em-ily Bertsch, Coach Colin melcher, Julia Newell (front, l-r) and Taylor Pigott. missing is A/Coach Carly melcher.

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MASER RANCHING:50 Black Heifers Bred Black Angus July 10 (Home Raised)40 Black 2nd CalversBred Black Angus July 22 (Home Raised)

RON WALTON:27 Red & Black Simm X HeifersBred Red Angus June 6- Aug 6Home Raised

MARK KOZUBA:40 Tan & Red Heifers63 5-10 Yr. old Tan & Red CowsBred Red June 15 Home Raised

JOE SIMO:25 RWF, BWF CowsBred Black Angus June 15

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VINCE SEHR:55 Black, BBf, Red, RBf HeifersBred Black Angus June 20Total Health Program

CHRIS CUTTER:60 White, Charolais Cows (5-7 yr. old)Bred Red June 25

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Wilderness Awareness CourseCourses on March 8th, April 12th or May 10th.Are you camping this summer? Do you work outdoors? This is a course for you!!!• Respond to stings and bites• The correct use of antihistamine and EPI pen• What to do when you encounter wild life

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After hammering the Cochrane Generals 8-2 in Game 1 on Feb. 20, the Wheatland Kings fell 4-2 in Game 2 and 5-3 in the third and deciding game on home ice Feb. 23.


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Western IrrIgatIon DIstrIctBox 2372, 105 - 900 Pine road, strathmore, aB t1P 1K3

FORM 5Irrigation Districts Act

(Section 85/86)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGETHE AREA OF AN IRRIGATION DISTRICT

TAKE NOTE that applications have been received by the Western Irrigation District to change the area of the District.

Applications to remove parcels consist of:

Any person wishing to complain is required to submit a written complaint to the Western Irrigation District at Box 2372 105-900 Pine Road, Strathmore, Alberta,

T1P 1K3 within 30 days after the date of the publication of this notice.

Jim Webber, P. Eng. General Manager

Western Irrigation District

Notice of NomiNatioNsirrigation Districts act

(sections 54, 58, 59)Local authorities election act

(section 26)WesterN irrigatioN District in the

ProviNce of aLberta

Notice is hereby given that nominations are open from the date of this publication until 4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 for the election of candidates for the following offices and will be received at the location of the office of the Western Irrigation District set out below:

Office(s) Number of Vacancies

Division Number

Director 1 1

Director 1 4

Electoral Division 1 which comprises Townships 21, 22, 23 and 24 in Ranges 20, 21, and 22.Electoral Division 4, which comprises Township 24 in Ranges 26, 27, and 28 and Townships 25, 26 and 27 in Ranges 25, 26, 27 and 28.

Nominations must be in the form prescribed by the Irrigation Districts Act and can be obtained from Western Irrigation District; location being 105-900 Pine Road Strathmore.

Dated at the Town of Strathmore in the Province of Alberta, this 11th day of February 2013.

Erwin BraunReturning Officer

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In loving memory of your passing, one year ago.

You are not forgotten in the hearts of your family.

Although we are apart your spirit lives within us,

forever.

Loved Always, Your Family Robert Koester, president of

the Rockyford Rural Fire Association would like to thank Russ Seminuk

and Lori Haberl of Richardson Pioneer from Carseland for a $20,000 cheque.

The funds will be used to install a standby power generator.

The Strathmore Ladies Curling League wishes to thank the following businesses and individuals for their generous support of our annual bonspiel. Thanks also to the 18 teams who participated and the Ladies League teams who helped with organizing the event.

Presenting Sponsor:· Strathmore Home Hardware

Community Sponsors:· Curler’s Corner· Pranava Yoga· Strathmore’s Florist· Wellness Within Centre

· ATB Financial· Bangles· Booster Juice· Canadian Tire· Curves· Gold Canyon Co. (Michelle Baragar)· Grove Contracting· Karli Millar Hairstylist· Labatts· M&M Meats

· Noosa Beach Boutique & Tanning Studio· Opa· Original Joe’s· Paragon Pharmacy· Plains Diesel· Runway Hair Design· Sheena Conrad· Shoppers Drug Mart· Value Drug Mart

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FORM 5Irrigation Districts Act

(Section 85/86)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGETHE AREA OF AN IRRIGATION DISTRICT

TAKE NOTE that applications have been received by the Western Irrigation District to change the area of the District.

Applications to remove parcels consist of:

Any person wishing to complain is required to submit a written complaint to the Western Irrigation District at Box 2372 105-900 Pine Road, Strathmore, Alberta,

T1P 1K3 within 30 days after the date of the publication of this notice.

Jim Webber, P. Eng. General Manager

Western Irrigation District

ALTERNATE PARCEL IRRIGATION

APPLICATION DEADLINEIn accordance with the Irrigation Districts Act (Section 25), the WID has a policy for Alternate Parcel Irrigation. This will allow water users to use existing Irrigation Acres on an alternate par-cel, which they may or may not own. The alter-nate parcel must be land classed and support the number of acres applied for. Each application will be reviewed for practicality by staff and is subject to Board approval. This agreement must be applied for on a year to year basis and has a fee which must be paid at the time of application submission.

All applications for Alternate Parcel Irrigation for the 2013 water season

must be received before the close of business

FRIDAY MARCH 15, 2013.

Any application received after this date will be considered for the 2014 water season only. For more information and applications please con-tact Kim Premack at 403-934-3542 extension 223.

RegistRation for the 2013-14 school year.We are now accepting registration for the

2013-14 school year. You can register by mail or at the Playschool

3 YeaRs old 1 day a week PM class • 2 days a week aM or PM

4 YeaRs old 1 or 3 days a week aM • 2 days a week PM

Children must be 3 or 4 by december 31st and potty trained by

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This position is responsible for deliveries of NH3 fertilizer, chemical and seed to local customers. Other responsibilities include truck inspection and maintenance; unloading and loading of crop input products; and yard maintenance. The ideal candidate will possess a valid 3 or 1 air endorsed driver’s license, have strong organization and interpersonal skills and be able to work flexible hours including evenings/weekends. Driver’s abstract is required. Previous experience is an asset.

Richardson International provides an excellent compensation package consisting of competitive salary, pension, a flexible benefits plan and training and career development opportunities.

Interested candidates should forward their résumé and cover letter before March 15, 2013 either online to www.richardson.ca or to: Richardson Pioneer, Box 2086, Strathmore, AB T1P 1K1, Fax: (403) 934-4475

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Now HiriNg - F.T. at the Strathmore Station - Kitch-en Helpers 11.30/hr expe-rience preferred, but will train. F.T. Cook $13.61/hr 3-5 years experience re-quired. Mail resume to 380 ridge road, Strathmore, AB T1P 1B5 or Fax 403-934-9390 or Email: [email protected].

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HiriNg - F.T. Server $9.75/hr no experience required, will train. F.T. Kitchen Helper at the roadhouse restau-rant - $11.30/hr experience preferred, but will train. F.T. Cook $13.61/hr 3-5 years experience required. Mail resume to: 510 Hwy #1 Strathmore AB T1P1M6.

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The Town of Chestermere is accepting resumes for SEASONAL PARKS positions. For details on positions available and how to apply please see our website at: www.chestermere.ca/jobs

Temporary Care Giver RequiredLooking for a caring, compassionate, responsible care giver for a temporary 3 to 6 month position. Responsible for caring for two, five year old children. International travel is required with this position.The experienced care giver will have the following attributes, skills and qualifications:· Caring· Loving· Responsible· Organized· Clean drivers license· No criminal record· Capable of obtaining passport

If you feel that you are a qualified candidate with the potential to fill this position please send your resume to [email protected]

Located 15 min south of StrathmoreSPEARGRASS GOLF COURSE

SPEARGRASS GOLF COURSE IS HIRING FOR THE 2013 GOLF SEASON

(approximately March 15 - Nov 15)

RESTAURANT SERVERSBEVERAGE CART STAFF

COOKSGROUNDS MAINTENANCE

Seeking full-time & part-time seasonal staff for all areas of the operation:

Speargrass Golf Course is pleased to offer competitive wages, year-end bonuses, meal

discounts, $5 golf and a great work atmosphere.

Read job descriptions & apply online at:

www.speargrass.ca

Resumes and cover letters, indicating position(s) applying for, can also be faxed to

403-901-1139 or e-mailed to [email protected].

Town of STraThmore Where Quality of Life is A Way of Life

PARKS DEPARTMENTSEASONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Competition #TOS 2013-002

Parks Crew LeaderMay 1 – Aug 31/13 (approx)

2 vacancies – 40 hr work week, may work weekendsGrade 12 or equivalency

Valid Class 5 Driver’s LicenseMust possess supervisory and turf or parks equipment experience

Parks OperatorsMay 1 – Aug 31/13 (approx)

Multiple vacancies – 40 hr work week, may work weekendsGrade 12 or equivalency

Valid Class 5 Driver’s LicenseTurf or parks equipment experience an asset

Parks Horticulturist May 1 – Aug 31/13 (approx)

1 vacancy – 40 hr work week, may work weekendsValid Class 5 Driver’s License

Must possess supervisory and Horticulture experience

Those interested in applying should submit a complete resume to:Shannon Cuff

Human ResourcesTown of Strathmore

680 Westchester Road, Strathmore, AB T1P 1J1Email: [email protected]

(When emailing please quote the competition number and position in subject line)

Visit our website at www.strathmore.ca

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those contacted will be granted an interview.

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CENTrAL PEACE NATUrAL gas Co-op Ltd. requires full-time gas Utility operator. Experience, safety tickets an asset. Clean valid driver’s licence required. Forward resume: [email protected]. Fax 780-864-2044. Mail: Box 119, Spirit river, T0H 3g0.

BAKoS NDT is hiring quali-fied CgSB Technicians in whitecourt, Edmonton and grande Prairie. Benefit pack-age, signing bonus and profit sharing available. Email: [email protected] or call 1-888-763-5575.

EXPANDiNg PiPELiNE CoM-PANY in central Alberta re-quires Class 1 winch Truck operators and Heavy Equip-ment Technicians experi-enced in truck, trailer and off road equipment repair. Fax resume to 403-507-2766. Attention: Phil Dunn.

Candidates must be self motivated with a driven desire to learn the skills required to make $100,000 per year.We provide you:• One of Calgary and area’s largest New and Used Vehicle Inventory to sell from• Professional automotive sales training program provided and on-going• Professional Management who are devote to helping you become the best that you can be• A proven CRM with an appointment driven BDC• Dynamic & Progressive work environment• Extremely Competitive Compensation & Benefits

Fast growing dealership in Strathmore is looking for: New and Used Sales Consultants who want to earn over $100,000 per year! No experieNCe NeCeSSary!We are one of the Highest Volume Rural Automotive Dealerships in Alberta, and have been for over 21 years and are located in Strathmore.

Please call 1-877-814-1558 or email [email protected]

additional information:• Extremely busy Sales, Service, & Parts Departments• Major Fleet Accounts• 15 Minutes to Chestemere Lake• Thriving community• Nine schools in the area• Major Sports Complex• Safe Community to raise children• Two Professional Golf Courses• Second Fastest Growing Centre in Canada• Strong Professional Management Team

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Cando, an employee-owned company supplying specialized rail services across Canada, is looking for a Field Foreman for its Track Construction & Maintenance Department. Successful applicants will be responsible for the daily supervision of the employees on site, assisting the supervisor in keeping the projection on plan and budget, managing the site purchasing and payroll, and liaising with the customer and/or other contractors.Position requires incumbent to work 10 days on/4 days off on the road throughout Western Canada. Living allowance and accommodations provided when on the road.

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JoUrNEYMAN HD me-chanic required for oilfield construction company. Du-ties will include servicing, maintenance and overhaul of our equipment. The job will be predominately shop work, but with a portion of your time spent in the field. A mechanic’s truck will be supplied for you. The job is based in Edson, Alberta. Call Lloyd at 780-723-5051.

PYrAMiD CorPorATioN is now hiring! instrument Tech-nicians and Electricians for various sites across Alberta. Send resume to: [email protected] or fax 780-955-HirE. $100 - $400 CASH DAiLY for landscaping work! Com-petitive, energetic, honesty a must; PropertyStarsJobs.com.

wANTED - water & Vacuum Truck operators. Class 3 w/Q-endorsement, H2S, First Aid, PST, CSTS. Mechanically inclined. Day-rate benefits. Fax 403-934-3487. Email: [email protected].

DriVErS wANTED. Terrific career opportunity with out-standing growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No rail experience needed! Extensive paid trav-el, meal allowance, 4 weeks vacation & benefits pack-age. Skills needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, valid licence with air brake endorsement. Compensa-tion based on prior driving experience. Apply at www.sperryrail.com under ca-reers, keyword Driver. Do not fill in city or state.

JoUrNALiSTS, graphic Art-ists, Marketing and more. Al-berta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your resume on-line. Free. Visit: www.awna.com/resumes_add.php.

Now LoCATED in Drayton Valley. BrEKKAAS Vacuum & Tank Ltd. wanted Class 1 & 3 Drivers, Super Heater opera-tors with all valid tickets. Top wages, excellent benefits. Please forward resume to: Email: [email protected]. Phone 780-621-3953. Fax 780-621-3959.

CLASS 1 PiCKEr oPErATor required immediately! Living accommodations and po-tential business opportunity available for the right can-didate. Please fax resume, drivers abstract and boom ticket to 780-778-2918. Must be willing to relocate to whitecourt, Alberta. For further information contact David at 780-778-0422.

P/T – F/T mechanically minded, valid license with own vehicle. Must be able to work unassisted. Non-smoker. 8kms on #817. 403-934-4407.

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DRive-in Bay FoR leaSe. 600ft2 plus mezzanine, 12 foot entrance door, Separate bathroom area, former tire shop/detailing bay, good ac-cess to Highway #1. perfect for a mechanic or general workbay/storage. available immediately! $700/month plus common costs. contact Shane @ (403) 669-4874.

FOR SALE BY OWNER

242RANCHWOOD

LANE$144,900

FOR SALE BY OWNER

242RANCHWOOD

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1440 sq. ft. n/p, n/s home, with 3 bedrooms and 1 3/4 baths in gated land-lease community;

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106 - 304 - 3rd Ave., Strathmore

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1185 SQ. FT. BUNGHARDWOOD AND GRANITE

FULLY DEV. LOWERDOUBLE FRONT ATT

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THE “WOW” FACTOR$319,400

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JUST LISTED!12.9 Acres, ShopFabulous one and

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$379,000call lorna

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Custom Designed 5 Bdrm Home. Over 1500 sq. ft.

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STRATHMORE$329,900

OVER 1300 SQ FTFULLY DEV LOWER

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Corner condo unit. Full basement

developed. Price $143,545.

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BRIGHT AND CHEERY BUNGALOW

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Nine years new Townhouses

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2 Canal Side LotsHillcrest Manor

9’ Walk-outs60’x 142’

Canyon Creek 403.934.2001

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Tina ScottAssociate Broker

403-901-5388 cell

“We Have You... on the Move”

104 3rd Avenue, Strathmore“The Old Home Hardware Building”

CarselandProfessionally renovated bi-level across from park. Backs onto school grounds. 3 bedrooms up, 1 down. Three bath. Triple det garage. Single att garage. Call for the extensive list of renos.

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60’x48’ WaReHouSe WitH 19’x16’ oFFice located in Rockyford. $1600/mo + util-ities. contact 403-533-3801 or 403-560-6265.

CHInooK II Condo Living! a won-derful two bdrm adult lifestyle unit. $950.00, 2 appl, , parking inc., coin laundry in bldg, cable/electricity extra. no pets. Call Luella at 403-934-5731 or em-erald Management & realty Ltd. at 403-237-8811.

#8 westMoUnt DrIVenewly renovated! 2 bdrm, 1½ bath town-house w/balcony, w/D & parking. rent $1,100 plus utilities. Located across from park, near westmount school. no pets. Call Luella at 403-934-5731 or emerald Management & realty Ltd. at 403-237-8811.

2 BDRm tRaileR FoR Rent, 5 miles from Strathmore. 5 appliances, $900/mo in-cludes water & power. Refer-ences and Security Deposit required. 403-934-3196.

FoR Rent: large executive top Floor one Bedroom, one Bathroom condo W/2 under-ground heated parking stalls and storage overlooking the Strathmore lake. Granite counters throughout and in-floor heat. $1200/per month. call 403-390-1414 to make this condo your home!

2 BDRm conDo, 5 appli-ances, 1 vehicle covered parking, storage shed, quiet location, close to park, school & downtown. $1100/mo. includes all utilities & cable and DD required n/S, n/p. 403-650-2498.

rentaLsBunGaloW in DoWntoWn StRatHmoRe. 3 BDRm up, 2 finished rooms down, 2 bath. $1200/month. utili-ties not included. 403-934-6676.

#19 westMoUnt DrIVenewly renovated! 2 bdrm, 1½ bath town-house w/private fenced south facing yard & patio, w/D & park-ing. rent $1,150 plus utilities. Located near westmount school. no pets. Call Luella at 403-934-5731 or emerald Management & realty Ltd. at 403-237-8811.

#25 westMoUnt DrIVe2 bdrm, 1½ bath townhouse w/park-ing & w/D hookups. Coin laundry in com-plex . rent $995 plus utilities.. Located near westmount school. no pets. Call Luella at 403-934-5731 or emerald Management & realty Ltd. at 403-237-8811.

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2 BDRm conDo FoR Rent. Downtown Strathmore. $975/mo + electricity. newly renovated. call 403-540-0340.

ManUFaCtUreD$2 million inventoRy Blowout! 15 homes target-ed! prices starting from $92, 500. 3 bedroom, 2 bath-room. Boss says they have to go! 148/142 east lake Blvd., airdrie. 1-800-461-7632/1-877-945-1272; www.unit-edhomescanada.com. volume puRcHaSe - Save up to $6000 on in-stock homes! take delivery by april 30 and we’ll give you an ad-ditional $2500 cash back; www.jandelhomes.com.

2 BDRm BSmt Suite. Beautifully finished w/ lg maintenance rm, separate enterance & deck onto fantastic bkyrd. Shared kitchen/laundry w/ quiet landlord. you won’t be sorry. $1000/mo incl. uti-lites. DD, lease & move-in date negotiable. contact 403-901-9295.

3 BeDRoom conDo in StRatHaven, 2 1/2 baths, 5 appliances, sgl garage, includes water/sewer. avail-able march 1/13 $1,200 mthly, DD $1,200. (403) 861-4000 after 5pm.

laRGe 2 BeDRoom apaRt-ment for rent, $1000 + gas & power, n/S, n/p. call 403-934-2959.

Gold Key Insurance has positions available for a

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Please email resume to:

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M&M Meat Shops is currently seeking anambitious, enthusiastic, hard working individual

to join our M&M Meat Shops locationin Strathmore. The following opportunity

is available immediately.

PERMANENT PART-TIME

RETAIL SALES STAFFAs an employee you will be required to have the

ability to sell M&M Meat Shops products andprovide product consultation with customers.You will be responsible for merchandising and

completing periodic inventories.As a candidate you will have strong

communication skills, as well as knowledge of aWindows based environment. Preferably youhave retail experience and knowledge of foodpreparation. You will be working in a freezerenvironment where some lifting is required.This job entails working days, evenings or

weekend shifts.

FULL TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO THESUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE.

Please submit your Resume to:[email protected]

We thank all those who apply, however, only candidates selected for an interview

will be contacted.

BoW RiveR Gas co-op seek-ing a Journeyman GasFitter. permanent full-time. $27. - $32./hour, full benefits, natural Gas Distribution ex-perience an asset. apply to Richard thorne: [email protected].

lacRete GolF couRSe re-quires a Greenskeeper for 2013. position term: april 10 to october 15. Send resume to: [email protected] or call 780-285-2349.

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LAND FOR SALE by Ten-der. Closes Feb. 28/13. 2 quarters 8 miles north of Thorhild. Can be purchased separately. North quarter buildings can be purchased separately. Gas well revenue. Call 780-206-0145.

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Canyon Creek 403.934.2001

104 3rd Avenue, Strathmore“We Have You... on the Move”

SOLD

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Tina Scott(403)901-5388

Glenna Mitzner

(403) 605-6830

Ross Collins (403) 934-2001

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MUST SEE – PICTURE PERFECT

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FULLY FINISHED – WALKOUT

BACKING ONTO GREENSPACE

Adult livingWalk to Down town, 2 bedrooms, Owner run condo association,

main floor, deck, ensuite laundry. All appliances included.

14 Acre Parcel, 1/2 hr east of Strathmore along irrigation ditch. Perfect place to build.

1014 sqft. 2+1 bedrooms, cov-ered deck, double attached

garage, large maturefenced yard. New roof. Large double attached garage, large

fenced yard. Quick possession for this home in Cluny

54 Acres in Highway #1 West Area Structure Plan 1/2 mile of highway front-age. Can be subdivided for general indus-

trial. Great investment property. Immediate possession.

Commercial property on two lots in Rockyford. 14x 54 Atco building and

24x48 shop. Fenced yard.

$177,000

Upgraded Bi-level in Carseland, Granite, Hardwood, Travertine, Jetted

tub, Fireplace the list goes on!!!$249,900

$127,000

$359,900

Hillview Walkout Bi-level, 3 bedrooms,

2 full baths, hard-wood, ceramic tile,

gas fireplace, granite, overlooks the tot

park!!

Beautiful four level split back-ing onto golf course in

Hillview. Large ensuite and walkin closet,gas

fireplace,finished garage and underground sprinklers.

Bungalow with detached garage on large,beautiful treed

lot in Standard. Close to all ammenities.

$349,900

$239,000

$489,900

$140,000

new listing - cAlgAryThis bright bungalow is 1 block to school and has single front attached and double detatched

garage. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, family room, hardwood floors, wood burning fireplace.$324,900

$115,000

cArselAnd • 1113sq ft. raised bungalow. New basement development. 3 bed up, one down. 2 baths. Main floor laundry just off huge kitchen. Triple heated garage. Shows great! Warranty on recent upgrades. Must see at $279,900

cArselAnd • Fully developed split level. Double att. heated garage.Three bedroom. Two new baths. Huge great room w.stone fireplace. Family room w. brick fireplace.$269,900

cArselAnd BArgAin • Older two bedroom home with renos. Refinished hardwood. New bath. Detached garage. Full basement. $179,900

cheAdle • 33.3 acres with 1582 Sq. ft. home. Rolling grass land . Huge dug-out pond. Excellent subdivision potential. $649,500

Mossleigh • 1100sq.ft. Bungalow on super insulated basement. Huge lot. Double garage.Central air. High eff. heat and water. Immediate possession. Excellent price. $179,900

Mossleigh AcreAge 6.4 acres heavily treed,

lots of soft water, Quonset, Barn,

1224sq. ft. bungalow, new kitchen, double garage, shows great.

sold

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114 Acres 2 miles north of Strathmore, gas well revenue, only 1/2 mile of gravel, build your dream home here!

$277,000

$283,900

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$229,000

$397,700

huge lot 70x120 backs onto the canal on west end of Strathmore. Come build

your dream home. Has a few trees.$119,900

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Light Construction & Garden Equipment • TrenchingNew & Used Equipment • Sales & Service

Lar-Don RentaLs Ltd.

15 Spruce Lane, Strathmore

Bus: 403-934-3727 Fax: 403-934-3849

Echo Power Equipment

rental equipment

Marv Poettcker

“Your Painting Pro”

Painting since 1975

co-alta HoldingsO 403.901.1137C 403.880.3299

Specializing in Repainting (Inside / Outside)

Residential • Light Industrial • Commercial

painting

huxtedWaste Disposal & Port-A-Potties

Serving Strathmore, Drumheller & Areas

403.934.560510B Bayside Place, Strathmore, AB

waste disposal

M&M Drilling Co. Ltd

• Water Well Drilling

• Pump Systems: Supply, Install & Repair

• Water Conditioning Equipment

403-934-4271StrathmoreServing the rural Community for 58 yearS

water well drilling

Handy Kinda Guy• Painting • Plumbing • Small Renovations • Decks & Fences• Bathrooms • Flooring • General Maintenance• Basement Renovations

Call BoB 403-861-7822

general contractors

Professional Directory

Gates MechanicalHeavy Duty Diesel MecHanic

Farm Machinery Repairall Makes & Models

From General Maintenance to Major Overhauls including A/C

Complete Shop Facilities

Murray 403-934-2675 cell 403-540-8264

Serving the Farming Community Since 1988

heavy duty mechanic

Oasis irrigatiOn sales & service Ltd

Agricultural Irrigation Sales & Maintenance

403-862-7790 • 403-361-9895 [email protected]

irrigation

Canyon Creek (Strathmore)

Time To LisTIf you want a full time,

full service realtor, give me a call today!

Tina scott 403-901-5388

www.strathmorerealty.ca

real estate

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Quality Custom Renovations.

Call Jason for a FRee Consultation

done Right403-629-9010

renovations

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