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Visit our website: www.camrosebooster.com The paper created EXCLUSIVELY for farm families and rural residents of east central Alberta James Olson, conservation specialist with Ducks Unlimited Canada, surveys a located near Round Hill, Alberta. A total of nine drained wetland basins will be restored on the 160-acre project site and an additional five wetland basins will be protected. The project site is part of DUC’s Revolving Land Purchase program which puts restored lands back into the hands of the local landowner community at the conclusion of the restoration work. Win a colour enlargement of your farm! See page 8 News Features… REA changes name to Battle River Power Coop ........ 2 Dolter invited to Las Vegas Motor Speedway ........... 4 Gregorwich elected as County Reeve ................... 6 Inside... A variety of merchandise and services: Farm equipment and supplies, vehicles, homes, health, home decor, real estate, and more! Photo by Sue Nelson Always better – always better read 12 Pages – November 10, 2015 new wetland restoration project

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Page 1: November 10, 2015 Country Booster

Visit our website: www.camrosebooster.com

The paper created

EXCLUSIVELY for farm families and

rural residentsof east central

Alberta

James Olson, conservation specialist with Ducks Unlimited Canada, surveys a

located near Round Hill, Alberta.A total of nine drained wetland basins will be restored on the 160-acre project site and an additional five wetland basins will be protected. The project site is part of DUC’s Revolving

Land Purchase program which puts restored lands back into the hands of the local landowner community at the conclusion of the restoration work.

Win a colour enlargement of your farm!

See page 8

News Features…REA changes name to Battle River Power Coop . . . . . . . .2Dolter invited to Las Vegas Motor Speedway . . . . . . . . . . .4Gregorwich elected as County Reeve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

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12 Pages – November 10, 2015

new wetland restoration project

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By Dan JensenBattle River Rural

Electrification Associa-tion (BRREA) waited until National Co-operative Week to officially change its name to Battle River Power Coop.

“(The idea) has been on the table for some time,” said Battle River Coop chair Dan Astner after unveiling a new sign Oct. 16. “We thought that being National Co-operative Week this would be an ideal time.”

The change in name won’t change the way the organization operates.

“It makes it a little clearer that we are a co-operative,” said Astner. “Members run this organi-zation through an elected board and our focus is on service to the members.”

Battle River Rural Elec-trification Association start-ed serving rural Albertans that had been ignored by the big utility companies 66 years ago (in the late 1940s). Working together, farmers built their own rural distribution system, a co-operativie effort that was a vital contributor to the economic growth of the province’s rural economy. The co-operative’s current service area encompasses 13 Alberta Municipal Dis-tricts and Counties, stretch-ing from the Town of Bru-derheim in the north to the Village of Alix in the south, and the Town of Wainwright in the east to the Village of Thorsby in the west.

Over the last 15 years the co-operative has pro-vided electricity via the regulated rate option and a competitive energy contract. In 2014, members who were on the Battle River REA energy contract saved $1.1 million.

“Other co-operatives service the general public and build a profit into their retailing. By serving only our own members we are able to keep our rates low and give (members) the ben-

efit and the returns initially, without them having to take cash out of their pockets,” said Astner. “Last year, just in distribution tariffs, our members saved $6.4 million just by being members of the co-operative.”

The co-operative takes its responsibility to the community seriously and has a mandate to support and spend locally and pro-vincially. By sourcing goods and services within the region and provincially, it has been able to disburse $40.9 million locally and $151.6 million provincially since 2005. It has also devel-oped rural initiatives like the Member Benefit Pro-gram, which supports local businesses by promoting them to the membership in exchange for member dis-counts, and developed syn-ergies with the 13 districts and counties where it pro-vides services, coordinating $9.4 million on vegetation

management, capital proj-ects and line patrols. Annu-ally, the co-op’s employ-ees make presentation to EMS, fire departments and schools across the service area.

“When our members let us know that it was difficult for them to find an electri-cian in what was a fairly tight market we set up an electric department where we have electricians who go directly to the yard site to give service,” said Astner. “We have gone beyond own-ing just wires, and we are getting to be more respon-sive to our members’ needs and requests. Even at the board table, when we are establishing policy, our first response is ‘what is the impact on the members?’ I think that is probably what has kept us in focus. We want to stay concentrated and not lose sight as to why we are here.”

The co-operative sup-

ports members who wish to get involved in microgen-eration with bi-directional metres, but has so far shied away from any direct invest-ment in electrical genera-tion.

“It is a fairly high risk,” said Astner. “Technology is changing so fast that by the time you get something solid you can end up with a white elephant. And, of course, as directors around the table, we are working with our members’ money so we want to be pretty secure as to where we invest that. But as far as any member that wants to get into solar or wind or whatever, we are there to assist them with tying onto the grid.”

Under the current con-tract it has with FortisAl-berta, the co-operative is able to serve farms, rural residences and acreages (under 300 acres), but it not able to serve commer-cial or industrial, even if it

is within its own boundar-ies. The co-operative is cur-rently negotiating with For-tisAlberta on a new contract, with the hopes of being able to expand its services.

“We share lines with Fortis,” said Astner. “”We use some of their lines and they use some of ours.”

The co-operative’s direc-tors are members of the communities they serve, and truly understand the needs of the members they represent. The co-operative provides employment for 46 qualified Albertans who live and work in area com-munities, providing reli-able power delivery, power restoration, new construc-tion, vegetation manage-ment, electrician services and utility billing. The co-operative has obtained a 100 per cent compliancy rating from the voluntary submission for the Alberta Utility Commission’s reli-ability standards.

REA changes name to Battle River Power Coop

Bruce Hinkley, MLA,Wetaskiwin-Camrose

Let me quote Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, a professor of economics at Columbia University from Maclean’s Magazine.

“There is a long-stand-ing, strong argument for what is called a balanced budget multiplier – if the government increases taxes at the very top and increas-es spending on infrastruc-ture, education, technology, it stimulates the economy. Over the long term that reduces the deficit because higher growth means more revenue. Beyond that the theories of austerity have been totally discredited. The International Monetary

Fund which is not exactly left wing, has repeatedly said austerity is contraction-ary.”

As the Government of Alberta is committed to making life better for Albertans we are providing stable, predictable funding for our municipal partners. We will continue to ensure they have the resources needed to meet their local infrastructure priorities and strengthen the commu-nities we call home.

Some recent qualify-ing capital projects: Bittern Lake – geographic infor-mation system, $15,000; Camrose County – Town-ship Road 480 reconstruc-tion, $1,843,636; Range

Road 211 reconstruction, $1,788,647.

It is a pleasure working in partnership to strength-en Alberta’s rural commu-nities.

The budget’s three pillars are: 1) stimulat-ing economic growth and diversification to support job creation; 2) stabilizing public services in a prudent and sustainable way; 3) a path to a balanced budget through better government decisions.

With this budget we are providing the leadership and tools small businesses need to grow and create good jobs for Albertans. We have to reduce our reliance on a single commodity, in a

single market, at a single price over which we have no control – government has a strong plan to diversify our economy. Growing our economly is how we are sup-porting jobs that support families. We are strength-ening health care and edu-cation – even if it means running a deficit – because in these tough times tak-ing care of each other is the Alberta way of doing things. We have a realistic plan to balance the budget with-out reckless cutbacks that we will only have to repair later. We are building the roads, bridges, schools and hospitals that have been neglected for too long. Doing it in these tough times will

keep Albertans working, get them built cheaper, and prepare us for economic recovery.

It is with great pleasure I would like to introduce Tony Goode as the Wetask-iwin-Camrose newest con-stituency team member. Tony will be the office manager for the Wetaski-win office (780-352-0241 at #217-5201-51 Avenue). Tony brings a wealth of economic development experience to the position and will be a great help to constituents interested in grant applications and job creation as we move for-ward building a diversified economy.

Budget provides leadership and tools for small businesses

Unveiling the new Battle River Power Coop sign were, left to right, chair Dan Astner, MLA Annie McKitrick MLA Bruce Hinkley, directors Brian Carlson, Malcolm Barr and Jim Matthews and vice-chair Claire Nordin.

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As part of its three-year research project, Supporting the Advancement of Women in Agriculture, the Cana-dian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) is conducting a survey to examine possible barriers to women advancing to leader-ship roles in agriculture.

“We have to fully under-stand the situation before we can take steps towards improving women’s access to leadership and business opportunities in agricul-ture,” explains Portia Mac-Donald-Dewhirst, executive director of CAHRC.

Both women and men are invited to complete the 15-minute survey available at http://www.cahrc-ccrha.ca/Supportingwomeninagri-culture, which will be open until Nov. 30.

“We are equally inter-

ested in hearing from men in agriculture in this survey as they are the other side of the equation,” said MacDon-ald-Dewhirst. “The under-standing must be mutual before we can develop effec-tive solutions.”

The project involves a comprehensive assessment of the current situation fac-ing women aspiring to senior management and executive positions in agriculture by collaborating with project partner organizations and others within the CAHRC network. Using a gender lens, the assessment will explore the contribution of women to the industry, the barriers they experi-ence, prioritize options for

improvements, and assess the effectiveness of current services.

The information gar-nered will inform the devel-opment of programs and resources to assist women in agriculture as well as agri-cultural employers, organi-zations and training institu-tions to strengthen access to leadership opportunities and business success for

women working in agricul-ture.

The project is being conducted as a partner-ship-based initiative with extensive support and con-tributions from national and regional agricultural associations, training and education providers, and women’s groups, along with Status of Women in Canada. The work will also

involve gathering input and feedback directly from women working in agricul-ture, and the support of an Advisory Group of women in agriculture representing all aspects of the sector to oversee the project activi-ties and ensure meaningful results.

For more information contact CAHRC at www.cahrc-ccrha.ca.

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Racing Series. It’s about half of a NASCAR size and built for young drivers eight to 16 years old. He also drives a larger car in the Baby Grand National Racing Series, a two-thirds scale vehicle for drivers 14 and older.

In 15 races this season, he posted 11 top five finishes and four were top three finishes.

“It is more about learn-ing about the cars and rac-ing than winning for me right now. I want to do the best I can and improve as a driver,” he added.

In his last baby grand race, Travis experienced something he doesn’t want to do too often: he was caught in a crash.

“The lead car spun in front of me, so I went high and ran into another car and another car ran into me, so I t-boned that car. It was the worst crash that I have been in,” he recalled. “You can’t lose your cool and just have to react to what is going on around you.”

He entered the pit to cut away a few pieces and was soon back on track.

“I was able to get back while the yellow caution was still on, so I climbed up to fifth place. I was racing kind of angry and took a few chances in an attempt to get back to second. It seemed like I raced the best when I got angry,” joked Travis. “Angry maybe isn’t the right word, I was more intense.”

The cars have sealed engines to keep an even field and make the difference on the track with driving skills. The speed is also restricted on the cars for both divisions.

“Our mini cup car that we are asking $8,500 for, because I’m no longer in that age group, is worth about $15,000 new,” he explained.

The baby grand was pur-chased for $20,000, but the Dolters have put a lot of valu-able parts into it. A new one is worth about $35,000.

Sponsors are key for sur-viving a season on the track.

“Thankfully, I have some local sponsors like Strebs Automotive, Walter Farms, Smith Chiropractic and Kupka Farms that help me be able to race,” said Travis. “I also have some Edmonton sponsors.”

By Murray GreenTravis Dolter started

racing cars four years ago as a hobby in-between soccer seasons.

“I started racing to pass the time when I wasn’t play-ing soccer. Now I’m involved in all of the school sports. On the evenings I don’t have sports I work on the car and Saturday is race day,” explained Travis.

His dad, Trevor, is a big race car fan, but doesn’t race. He prefers to work on the vehicle.

“My dad is the crew chief and I enjoy our time together working on the vehicle.”

Now the 15-year-old Grade 11 Hay Lakes School student races in two stock car

series at the Edmonton Inter-national Raceway in Wetaski-win and went to the United States for an invitational race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 23 and 24. He has also raced in Medicine Hat, Kalis-pel, MT and Roseville, CA.

“Our series was asked to go to Las Vegas because we went to Roseville last year. We race against the American drivers who have the same cars as us. It is cool because it is a different experience at a different track. It is fun with

Canadians competing against Americans, especially since we beat them with eight in the top 10 last year,” said Travis. “It’s always fun racing against new people too.”

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Dolter invited to Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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County Protective Services provides village patrols

Town of Bashaw and inves-tigated two complaints. The first regarded a nui-sance property, which is still under investigation, and the second regarded a parking issue. This com-plaint was investigated and concluded.

Officers issued two traffic violations tickets in Bashaw, also with the fine revenue going to the town.

“The patrols have not been taxing, but the sched-

uling of hours for each vil-lage or town has taken some work,” said Kuzio. “Word is getting out that we do support these munici-palities with enforcement.”

Officer Manie Ger-mushuysen took part in the Free the Finest fundraiser at the Walmart parking lot in Camrose, Sept. 18 and 19. Together with members from the Camrose Police Service, Camrose RCMP, Camrose Fire Department

and Camrose EMS raised over $22,000 for Camrose Special Olympics, which is up from the $13,000 that was raised in 2014.

Officers also conducted vehicle inspections. These inspections prove to be a benefit to certain carriers, as sometimes these carriers want the inspections done on their trucks, to either make them aware of defi-ciencies with their units or to have their units receive

a decal for passing the inspection.

“Having a decal on the corner of their windshield, reminds the drivers they are operating a safe and road worthy farm or com-mercial vehicle,” said Kuzio.

City agreementCouncil approved a

memorandum of agreement between Camrose County and the City of Camrose, for cost sharing on recre-ation and culture facilities.

By Murray GreenCamrose County Pro-

tective Services patrolled Edberg, Ferintosh, Bawlf and Bashaw in September to increase police presence within those municipalities.

Protective Services manager Mike Kuzio reported at the Oct. 27 council meeting that Fer-intosh had no files to inves-tigate but that he has been reviewing certain village bylaws with the CAO to ensure they are current and enforceable.

Edberg had no files to investigate and routine patrols were conducted.

In Bawlf, officers con-ducted six hours of patrol during the month.

“During these hours, County officers investigat-ed one complaint regarding the Village of Bawlf’s fire bylaw, which was causing arguments between two neighbours. County officers spoke with both parties involved in hopes of resolv-ing this matter. Officers also issued two traffic vio-lation tickets with the fine revenue going to the vil-lage,” said Kuzio.

Officers conducted four one hour patrols within the

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By Murray GreenA motion to have Don Gregorwich continue for another

year as the reeve of Camrose County went unchallenged.Reeve Gregorwich was sworn in at the organizational

meeting of County council on Oct. 27. Greg Gillespie was named the Deputy Reeve for the

next nine months and councillor Brian Willoughby was elected as the chairman of the Agricultural Service Board.

Regular meetings of council will be held on the sec-ond and fourth Tuesdays of each month, commencing at 9:30 a.m., unless otherwise determined by council.

Councillor Ken Krause moved that council keep the mileage rate at $0.54 per kilometre for the next year.

Council decided to save money and time by eliminating some committees.

“I move that council disband the following committees from the portfolio: Augustana Community Service Learn-ing committee, Camrose Chamber of Commerce committee and Highway 21/Boomtown Trail committee,” said council-lor Greg Gillespie.

Councilors were given permission to attend the Albert Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (AMDC) meeting Nov. 17 to 19.

Camrose County administrator Paul King administersthe oath of office to Reeve Don Gregorwich.

Gregorwich electedas County Reeve

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By Murray GreenYour favourite ogre

Shrek will be in performing in Bashaw in November and December.

The Bashaw Commu-nity Theatre will be present-ing Shrek The Musical with the first show on Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Bashaw United Church.

The theatre group chose to re-create the fantasy Kingdom of Far Far Away in its tenth season with hilari-ous and irreverent twists to the plot.

The story tells the tale of Shrek who embarks on a life-changing adventure. Along with his wise-cracking don-key, the unlikely hero battles a dragon, rescues a princess and learns a few lessons along the way.

“This is truly one of the funniest, most entertaining and family friendly shows we’ve ever featured,” said director Lori Miller. “It fea-tures a terrific score and a brilliantly creative script that is sure to please every-one.”

Throw in a short tem-pered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and many other fairy tale misfits and you have a mess that needs a real hero. That’s where Shrek comes in.

Comical and heart felt songs include “Big Bright Beautiful Worlds,” “Story of My Life,” “What I’d Be” and “Freak Flag.”

Shows will be held on Nov. 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, Dec. 4 and 5. Curtains rise at 7 p.m. except for Sun-days when the show starts at 2 p.m. Dinner shows will be held on Saturday evenings.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.bashawcom-munitytheatre.com or by call-ing 780-372-3648.

Shrek musical held in Bashaw

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By Dan JensenNine combines and

around 30 volunteers made quick work of a 140 acre King-man Grains for the Hungry canola field Oct. 21.

“We’re thrilled with all the help,” said Kingman Grains for the Hungry project coordi-nator Guy Anderson. “To have this many people donating their time and labour is pretty amazing.”

The project was under-taken by the 20-member Kingman Marketing Group as a way of raising money for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Camrose and area agri-businesses donated the seed, fertilizer, insurance and other crop inputs, while volunteers supplied the labour, believed to be in excess of 300 hours.

“The support we have received from sponsors, and the donations that we have received from churches, com-munity members and groups has been exceptional,” said Anderson. “The donations that we receive are used to cover some of the other expenses that we have and any donations we receive over and above the expenses are turned over to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. We don’t keep any money over.”

The Grains for the Hun-gry project raised approxi-mately $96,000 for the Cana-dian Foodgrains Bank in its first year three years ago, and $88,000 last year, with most of that money coming from crop proceeds. With canola prices coming in at around $10 to $11 per bushel, this year’s donation should be very close to the first two.

“I had a look at the field and I think it is going to yield very well,” said Anderson before the combines started to roll. “We started out the year really dry and we weren’t sure what was going to happen, but the rains came in time and the harvest has been bounti-ful. We can always thank the Lord that he does provide.”

The use of the land was donated by Heie Farms, which will be reimbursed to the extent of what they would have received if they were farming it.

“We’ve been involved with the Kingman Marketing Group for probably 20 years now and it just made sense to use this year to use our field,” said Robert Heie. “We have known about the Canadian Foodgrains Bank for many years and our farm has con-tributed to it in many ways, not just through the harvest.”

Robert and his wife, Leigh, pulled their children, Ava and Ole, out of school so they could be part of the har-vest excitement.

“I think it is important for them to see that they are able to make a difference in the world and that they can help people by doing what we do,” said Leigh. “We have a tight

knit community and to be able to support people who are less fortunate than ourselves is really neat.”

The funds that Canadian Foodgrains Bank receives from projects like the Grains for the Hungry project are matched four to one by the federal government.

“If we donate $90,000

to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank the federal govern-ment will donate an addi-tional $360,000, so it becomes a $450,000 project at that point,” said Anderson.

Kingman Grains for the Hungry Project is just one of hundreds of projects undertaken across Canada in support of the Canadian

Foodgrains Bank every year. Although many growing proj-ects are found in rural areas, urban churches get involved by partnering with rural con-gregations to provide funds for inputs, or by donating to the project’s overall fundrais-ing goal. The projects are an excellent way to bring urban and rural Canadians together

over a common goal of helping people who are hungry.

“The projects are a oppor-tunity to be part of something bigger than ourselves,” said Canadian Foodgrains Bank regional coordinator Terrance Barg. “One of the things every-one agrees on is that people should not go hungry.”

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank has provided more than 1.1 million tonnes of foods and seeds worth over $682 mil-lion to millions of people in 78 countries since its inception in 1983, and is now one of Can-ada’s leading food assistance organizations.

“The story of the Foodgrains Bank is the story of how people across Canada grasped the Bible’s call for those of us who have more than we need to share with those who don’t have enough,” said Canadian Foodgrains Bank executive director Jim Cornelius. “It’s a call that has taken root and grown over the past 30 years, enabling the Foodgrains Bank and its member agencies to respond to the needs of people around the world who don’t have enough to eat.”

Grains forthe Hungryhas successfulharvest

Robert and Leigh Heie and their children Ava and Ole at theKingman Grains for the Hungry harvest.

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By Bonnie HartCountry Music has

always been a great part of our heritage and those of us who live in the small rural communities often feel the bond between our life experi-ence and the lyrics created by the country music artists who can put those experi-ences into the words of a song. Not only do we relate to what is familiar to us but we also empathize with the art-ist’s own personal thoughts because they are so heartfelt. Whether the songs are about a lost young love relation-ship like in Duane Steele’s hit song “Anita Got Married” or Jamie Warren’s nostalgic look at life in his song “One Step Back” or the realities of the life of a farmer in Craig Owen Jenkins’ song “Diesel and Dirt,” most people find something that they identify with. The great guitar music that accompanies the words just lifts the experience to another dimension.

On Oct. 21 in Kingman, and Oct. 22 in Mundare, Craig Owen Jenkins pro-duced two back-to-back country music concerts fea-turing Alberta’s own Duane Steele, Jamie Warren from small-town Ontario, and Craig himself who resides in the Tofield area. Duane has had many hit songs over the years and in 2001 received the Canadian Country Music Award for Independent Male Artist of the Year as well as the Vocal Collaboration of the Year Award in 1997 for the song “Two Names on an Overpass” with Lisa Brokop. Duane has a new album out entitled “Dirt and Dreams,” which was available at the concerts. Several of the new songs on this album have been released to radio.

Jamie Warren is another accomplished country artist with many awards and hit songs. In 1999 he received the CCMA Independent Male Vocalist of the Year Award and his song “Cried All the Way Home” was named Independent Single of the Year. Warren has, over the years, received many other awards and has been nominated in many catego-ries as well as for the Juno Awards. Jamie also had a number of his hit albums for sale at the show.

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cowboys. Craig has been nominated several times for the Alberta Country Music Association Awards in the categories of Male Artist of the Year and for the Fan’s Choice Award. Craig also wrote a song entitled “Lit-tle White Lies,” which was recorded by Chloe Albert on her latest album. This album was nominated for a Juno. Chloe’s version of Craig’s song received a lot of airplay when released in 2014.

Over the years Craig had met both Duane and Jamie at various music per-formances and in May of this year had the opportu-nity to attend a song writer’s workshop called Songrise where Duane was one of the mentors. Later this spring Craig decided to move for-ward with a plan that he had been thinking about for some time: to bring country music back to the country. The big cities do host many

country music concerts and every year there is Big Valley Jamboree, but many coun-try music lovers who live out in the small towns and rural areas often find that attending the large venues is too expensive and they’re often just too far away. Craig thought that putting on con-certs in the local areas would give those people the oppor-tunity to hear the music they love, meet the artists, and not have to spend a lot of time and money travelling. Craig contacted Duane who also thought this was some-thing people would enjoy and Duane offered to bring Jamie in on the performanc-es.

Those attending the con-certs had a great evening hearing original music from the performers who are all songwriters. Duane Steele did sing one song written by Gordon Lightfoot, who is one of Canada’s most famous musicians. Fans showed their appreciation with com-ments like “when is the next show?” and “that is what country music should sound like.” In the future concert productions Craig does plan to also feature other artists and possibly some local tal-ent as well.

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it, Craig invites local not-for-profit organizations to look after providing the conces-sions for the concerts. He believes that this is also a benefit to the small commu-nities who are trying to raise money for various causes. At the Kingman concert, the students from Cornerstone Christian Academy provid-ed coffee, juice, homemade baked goods and popcorn. The students are raising money for Christmas pack-ages of sweaters and toys for poor kids in a migrant camp in Ensenada, Mexico. At the Mundare concert, the Air Cadets provided the concession and several acted as greeters at the doors to direct any concert goers who weren’t familiar with the hall. All proceeds from the concession sales went to the respective groups.

Craig expressed appre-ciation to all those who came out and supported the musicians. He also thanked the people who helped sell tickets, the businesses that allowed him to put posters up on their premises, and the students and Air Cadets who spent an evening helping out the country music cause.

If there are any other communities which would be interested in having a concert in their area, Craig can be contacted by email at [email protected] or by phone at 780-984-2109.

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November 1A call was received from

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October 30Theft of a truck was

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INVITATION TO TENDER FARMLANDCar-Lyd Farms Ltd. (Carl and Lydia Thiessen)

TENDERS ARE INVITED for the purchase of the following farmland:

MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 19 TOWNSHIP 44SECTION 6QUARTER SOUTH EASTEXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALSAREA: 64.7 HECTARES (160 ACRES) MORE OR LESS

The land is located in Camrose County, 2 miles south and 1-1/2 miles east of Edberg, and contains approximately 105 cultivated acres. The property includes:

• 1800 sq. ft. residence built in 1989, with 6 bedrooms, 3-1/2 bathrooms, and attached 2 door garage;

• Well;• Pump-out septic;• 3200 sq. ft. shop, insulated and heated;• 4000 sq. ft. steel quonset machinery shed;• 1500 sq. ft. cattle shelter;• Old hip-roof barn.

Grain bins are not included.

The title to the property will be subject to any reservations and exceptions stated on the certificate of title, will be subject to all existing registrations stated on the certificate of title, and will be free and clear of all financial encumbrances. The property taxes are paid to the end of 2015, with no adjustment.

GST will be added to the tender price unless the purchaser is a GST registrant at the time of closing.

TENDERS must be in writing, accompanied by a certified cheque or bank draft made payable to Fielding & Company LLP for $10,000.00, sealed in an envelope marked “Car-Lyd Farms Tender” and must be received by Fielding & Company LLP, Barristers and Solicitors, #100, 4918-51 St., Camrose, Alberta T4V 1S3, on or before 12:00 noon, November 27, 2015. The closing and adjustment date of sale will be 12:00 noon, February 1, 2016, and the successful tenderer must pay the balance of the purchase price on the closing date, plus GST unless tenderer is a GST registrant, or the deposit will be forfeited. The deposits of all unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them immediately after the closing of tenders. The tenders will not be opened in public. No conditional tenders will be accepted, and the highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. No warranty whatsoever is given as to the condition of the property, the number of cultivated acres, the size of the buildings, or as to the fitness of the property for any purpose.

For further information about the property, phone Gerald Thiessen at 780-679-7774. For information about the tender process, phone Ian W. Smith, Q.C. at Fielding & Company LLP, at 780-672-8851.

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Saddle bronc rider Green earns trip to rodeo finalsBy Murray Green

Layton Green of Meeting Creek earned a trip to the Nov. 11 to 15 Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton.

The local cowboy quali-fied in sixth place in the sad-dle bronc event. The 21-year-old rider had a solid season and is within reach of the championship title in his first trip as a professional cowboy.

“Your main goal through-out the year is to made it to the finals, so it means a lot when you can achieve that,” said the bronc rider. “I have a shot at the Canadian title by finishing sixth overall. If I can have a strong finals, I have a chance.”

Green will be focusing on completing each round with a score and staying on for at least eight seconds.

“I want to go out and focus on one at a time and try to win each round,” he said. “I grew up riding steers and moved to broncs when I was 16. I grew up around rodeos. My dad (David) was a saddle bronc rider and my brother rides bulls. I’ve always wanted to make the finals and it is not often a 21-year-old ends up in the finals, so I’m pretty happy about that. You can still ride novice until you are 21. When I was 19, I pulled my card and went professional. I want to make a living going to rodeos. I rodeo all year and went to the States a lot this year. I

want to make the nationals in Las Vegas too.”

The local cowboy com-peted at the finals in nov-ice events for two years and his brother Garret made the finals twice in bull riding pre-viously.

“This year I probably went to 100 rodeos, so it was busy. In July, I was entered in a rodeo every day for 23 straight days. The travel is harder than being in the rode-os,” he added. “When you get to the level where you can make the Canadian finals you can make a living going to rodeos. Since harvest was late this year, I managed to get back and help out though.”

The brothers train on a bucking machine at home and go to other Alberta loca-tions for training during down times in the sport.

“It’s an honour to go to the finals. Everyone works all year for the chance to go. I watched my brother go and it made me want to qualify that much more,” said Green. “The top 15 go to Las Vegas and I finished 23rd, so that is a goal for next year. I have a short term goal of winning nation-als and a long term goal of qualifying for Las Vegas.”

He wants to do well in Edmonton and keep it going for next year.

“It’s nice to go to a rodeo close by and not travel,” he

said. “You see neighbours and it is always a good time.”

Local favouritesOther local cowboys to

watch for at the NFR are number two ranked Justin and Brett McCarroll of Cam-rose in team roping, Curtis

and Cody Cassidy of Donalda in steer wrestling, and Braidy Howes of Metiskow in ladies barrel racing.

Layton Green of Meeting Creek rode enough saddle broncs to qualify for the rodeo finals.

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