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As of March 31, 2020, Alberta’s Ministry of Children’s
Services will be ending contracts with 300 organizations
across the province that offer prevention and early-inter-
vention services such as Parent Link Centres, home visi-
tation services and Community/Family Resource Centres.
But according to Aspen Family and Community Network
Society, which operates the Strathmore Hand-in-Hand Par-
ent Link Centre, the ministry has offered “an exciting op-
portunity” that will support streamlining services for fam-
ilies in Alberta communities.
“The Family Resource Networks will be introduced April
1, 2020, replacing Parent Link Centres, home visitation
programs and family resource centres, and will continue
providing programs and services to children, youth and
families,” stated Aspen on their website.
According to Lauren Armstrong, press secretary to the
Minister of Children’s Services, the Parent Link Centres
have not been eliminated, nor have Family Resource
Centres or home visitation services. “Instead, we have
launched a new expression of interest process to consol-
idate and re-align the way prevention and early interven-
tion services are delivered across the province.”
Operating in Calgary and Strathmore, Aspen’s three
Hand-in-Hand Parent Link Centres provide a safe and sup-
portive environment for families with children aged 0-6 to
access and explore child development programs, parent
education opportunities and valuable community resourc-
es. All programming is provided at no cost.
Betty Lepps, director of community portfolios with As-
pen Family Community Services in Calgary, which funds
Strathmore Parent Link, says service providers were of-
fered an opportunity to submit an expression of inter-
est by Jan. 20, 2020. She added that community service
centres are expecting a funding cut simply because the
government has reduced the available funding from $77
million to $55 million, but said the new model is being set
up to enhance services, not decrease them.
“With Parent Link, before, it was just one level of ser-
vice that they could provide; but this should allow greater
access to all levels of service,” Lepps said. “No community
will be without a resource centre – we just don’t know yet
who will be providing the services in each community.”
Lepps said she was optimistic the new delivery model
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would allow services such as Parent Link to provide ad-
participants got to work their way around all the stations, building all sorts of
ditional services under the new model that they weren’t items from buttons to Lego to spaghetti and marshmallow bridges and towers.
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CHRISTINE FOSHAUG
Times Contributor
Earlier this month, a Langdon dog competed at the 144th
annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (WKCDS) in New
York City.
It was the first time at the prestigious show for Steel, whose
registered name is CGCH, AMGCH Now and Then Watermark
Cruisin at Kelkary, and his owner, Jan Osterbauer.
Steel, who just turned three, has been competing since he
was a puppy. He was imported at nine weeks of age from
Germany, and at six months he won Best Puppy in Show at
the Spruce Meadows Alberta Kennel Club Dog Show, which
is Canada’s largest summer show. In 2017, Steel was Canada’s
Number 1 bearded collie puppy.
Puppies can start showing between three and six months of
age. While they don’t get points, it’s a wonderful experience
for them because they get used to the show atmosphere, said
Osterbauer.
As a breed, the bearded collie originated in Scotland, where
it was used to herd sheep and cattle for shepherds. So, when
Steel is being judged in the herding group at a dog show, he’s
being compared to the official standard for his breed.
“Bearded collies are known as ‘bouncing beardies,’” ex-
plained Osterbauer, “because they can bounce just like sheep.
So basically, they’re judged on how well they can do their
job.”
A dog can’t work toward a Canadian championship until
six months of age; after that, they need to acquire 10 points
under three different judges, including a two-point major. To
be an American champion (which is a requirement to partici-
pate at the WKCDS), a dog must acquire 15 points under three
judges, including two majors. A dog can win a maximum of
five points at a show, with a major being a win of three, four
or five points. Once a dog becomes a champion, CH is added
to its registered name.
Steel was sponsored in the U.S. from March to November
of 2019, where he worked with handler Lauren Hay-Lavitt.
Together they attended limited shows in California, Texas and
‘Steel’ is owned by Jan Osterbauer who lives just outside of Strathmore in
Langdon.
Photo Courtesy of Jan Osterbauer
New Mexico, and Steel became the Number 9 bearded collie
in the U.S. He’s also in the top five in Canada.
“Steel has a temperament to die for,” said Osterbauer. “He’s
an easy-going boy, he loves to show, and he’s a natural herder.
He’s long in the body and moves like a dream, so he’s every-
thing I would want in a beardie.”
Osterbauer added that Steel also produces really pretty
puppies and has sired three litters. A number of his pups have
already embarked on successful showing careers of their own.
Going to New York City was something Osterbauer will nev-
er forget. “The experience was wonderful,” she said. “It was
an honour to have Steel in the ring with the top beardies. I
came away from this show feeling exhilarated and very proud
of my Steel.”
Steel is staying in the U.S. to continue his show career, and
Osterbauer hopes they will get to see the lights of New York
City again.
Capsule Comments
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There was a survey done in England in 2018 that
found that 165 patients contracted antibiotic-resis-
tant infections each day that year. Also that same
year, the number of antibiotic prescriptions dis-
pensed in the community reduced by 16.7% in the
four years between 2014 and 2018. And that’s a
good thing because overuse of antibiotics can con-
tribute to antibiotic resistance.
There are some drugs that just shouldn’t be taken
with alcohol. These include some antibiotics which
may not work like they are supposed to or create side
effects that can be uncomfortable. Combing alcohol
with antidepressants can increase the symptoms of
depression. Heavy drinking can also increase blood
pressure and can interact with non-prescription
drugs (OTCs). Pharmacists will alert you if alcohol
is not advisable with certain prescriptions. Also read
that fine print on all OTC drug packages.
There have been many shortages and some recalls
of medications during the past year. Your prescrip-
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time. Pharmacists will alert you about these changes
telling you why it was changed. However, if you
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Keeping Alberta rat free don’t have rats, and we’re only going to battle
them in the east. We can do this.”
GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA The rats had arrived in Saskatchewan in the
late 1920s and moved to the Alberta border in the
Phil Merrill, provincial rat and pest specialist with Alberta 1950s.
Agriculture and Forestry, has been the face and the voice of Before a rat breeding population could take
the Alberta Rat Control Program for more than 30 years. hold, the provincial government launched the Al-
“Someone must have had incredible foresight and said we berta Rat Control Program.
“We were half ready for them,” explained Mer-
rill. “Our government was organized enough that
Strathmore Legion Branch #10 NEWS we put the health department in charge of them
because we didn’t want the disease factor to come
For further information, please call the Legion at 403.934.5119 into Alberta. The health department looked after it
for one year. They then thought it was an agricul-
The Valentines Day event was a huge success. tural problem and turned it over to the agriculture
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At that time, the rats were moving from one
Day Party. This one will be great. More information farm to another, and the program started with
about 800 infestations. Every rat found along the
coming soon. Alberta-Saskatchewan border was eliminated.
“There were a lot of farms that were infested,
Bingo on Wednesday evenings starting at 5:30pm. and the rats had gone 18 miles into Alberta,” he
says. “It took us a lot of years to whittle that down.
Pat’s kitchen will be open for a pre-game snack- We didn’t eradicate them in one year.”
meal. The kitchen is open Tuesday - Saturday from “Ten years later we still had hundreds of infesta-
10:00am - 8:00pm with the usual great buffet on tions a year. Thirty years later, we had it whacked
down to 20 or 15 infestations a year. Finally, in
Friday evenings. 2000 we had zero infestations in that rat control
zone.
Chase the Ace - 50/50’s - Meat draws and “Now we just maintain that rat control zone and
we get one or two or three rat infestations a year,
Nevadas on Friday evenings starting at 6:00pm. coming overland from Saskatchewan.”
Merrill said the number one reason for the pro-
Congratulations to the RCMP for 100 Years of gram’s success over the years is due to govern-
ment dedication.
Service! “They (the government at the time) said we
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM Fire chiefs take aim at
Thought for
carbon monoxide poisoning
NEWS RELEASE
the Week Alberta Fire Chiefs Association
~ bertans to make monthly alarm-testing
If you can’t do A province-wide campaign launched by the Alberta Fire
Chiefs Association (AFCA) is designed to encourage Alber-
certain things tans to test their carbon monoxide alarms every month.
with love, do More than 70 per cent of Albertans have at least one car-
them anyway. bon monoxide alarm in their home, according to the AFCA’s
research. However, although Albertans should be testing
Love grows their alarms monthly, less than half of Albertans said they
when people were “very likely” to on even an annual basis. Furthermore,
only 29 per cent of respondents said they were concerned
serve. about carbon monoxide poisoning.
Mother Teressa “Although carbon monoxide alarms are becoming more
common, our research shows that not enough Albertans are
testing the alarms they have or concerned about the risk,”
said Fred Tyrrell, executive director of the AFCA. “This still
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don’t want rats and we’re going to put money into
it. They backed it up with legislation that said that
rats are illegal.”
The other advantage is Alberta’s geography – a
cold north, mountains to the west and southwest,
and open and unfriendly prairie to the southeast.
“So, it’s just the east that we need to have our rat
control zone,” he added.
Merrill noted farming innovation and changes in
practices have helped contribute to the success of
the program. Pig and chicken barns are now en-
closed and built with cement floors. Farmers don’t
store as much grain on the farm. When they do,
it’s in steel instead of wooden granaries, built with
steel or cement floors.
“You turn a rat in one of those facilities and
they can’t live because they have no place to bur-
row and can’t get away. The risk has dropped a
whole lot on our farms. That has helped us tre-
mendously.”
As for changes to the program in the last 70
years, Merrill said it is basically the same, but it
changes direction.
“We have a higher risk right now from rats com-
ing into the province via transportation means –
recreation vehicles and commercial trucks are the
big ones,” he noted. “We are finding we have to
step up our urban pest control because we are
getting more coming in on recreation vehicles.
Our direction changes a little bit, but it is the same
basic program. We don’t want rats, and when a rat
comes, we get rid of it.”
Pet rats are illegal in Alberta. For more informa-
tion on Alberta’s Rat Patrol program, visit alberta.
ca/albertas-rat-control-program.aspx. If you spot
what you think is a rat, call 310-RATS (7287).
with this year’s campaign is to urge Al-
part of their routine.”
The campaign urges Albertans to do
“whatever it takes” to notice one of the
most important safety devices in their
homes – in this case, by sticking eyes,
moustaches, ears or other human-like
features on carbon monoxide alarms.
The goal is to encourage Albertans to
make their carbon monoxide alarms
“unignorable,” and ensure they are test-
ed monthly.
“We know a little bit of humour and
creativity can go a long way to generat-
ing interest and awareness for the pub-
lic,” said Tyrrell. “Carbon monoxide is
an invisible and odourless poisonous
gas. Only a working carbon monoxide
alarm can detect this hazardous gas and
provide an early warning. Testing your
alarm can take less than 30 seconds. By
investing just a little bit of time, and re-
minding other family and friends to do
the same thing, lives can be saved.
“The AFCA’s research also showed
that most Albertans associated carbon
monoxide risks with their furnaces,
but there are other potential areas they
need to consider. Appliances such as
gas-stove ranges, fireplaces, space heat-
ers and dryers can lead to carbon mon-
oxide risks when used improperly or
not maintained.”
If Albertans don’t have a carbon mon-
oxide alarm, it’s important to purchase
one as soon as possible, Tyrrell added.
The AFCA’s campaign will be promot-
ed through social media, advertising on
television and in select Cineplex the-
atres, as well as direct mail, posters and
online at CarbonMonoxideAlberta.ca.
Website visitors can download a
monthly alarm testing reminder for
their calendars, find out where they can
purchase an alarm closest to their loca-
tion, and learn more facts about carbon
monoxide.
Research was conducted through
Leger, via an online survey with 1,002
Alberta residents between Sept. 20-24,
2019.
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Strathmore choristers perform Leela Sharon Aheer, MLA

The Southern Alberta Children’s Choir Gala Con- Chestermere-Strathmore
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Climate change Chestermere.Strathmore@

To the Editor
There is a lot a talk about climate change lately
(it used to be called by a different name). I am just
writing about Alberta. By April 17, I’ll have lived 70
years in this province; the part I live in is from Calgary
southward. I’ve seen and lived a lot of change (in 70
years).
When I arrived in Lethbridge (1950) the population
of this province was just over a million; now (2020) it
is more than three million.
Climate change is a fact in this province (how much
faster it is going because of the population I don’t
know). But this part of the world has seen climate assembly.ab.ca
changes before; at one time in our history, this part of
the world had an icepack bigger than Greenland has
now. Then we had palm trees growing here.
What the temperatures were in this part of the world
600 years ago we don’t know because the people who
lived here then had no written language.
So, let us learn to live with climate change. We can-
not go back to horse and buggy days, coal and wood
fires in every house, our houses etc.
Martin Van Bostelen
Strathmore

Lighting is not a deterrent for nighttime crime

To the Editor limited or no insight into the value of nighttime lighting, but they
I attended the Carseland Combating Ru- underscored something crime researchers already knew: that an
ral Crime town hall meeting on Feb. 4 and engaged group of people (researchers in the experiments, but
one of the requests that several citizens citizens in normal circumstances) on the streets has a large po-
made was for more street lighting to re- tential impact on nighttime crime rates.
duce nighttime crime. Additionally, light- So, based on the science, what does a successful crime reduc-
ing was mentioned in one of the presen- tion strategy look like? Citizens on Patrol looks like a winner.
tations and there were RCMP brochures Adding lighting is just throwing away money; it just leads to a
made available in which it was suggested false sense of security. It would be better to put resources to-
to turn on lights at night for home security. wards security cameras and at least have a chance of catching
The comments in the RCMP brochure thieves after the fact, rather than getting no benefit or negative
are no doubt tied to principles of crime outcomes from illumination. Lighting that may actually make it
prevention through environmental design easier for criminals to target your property. After all, most thefts
(CPTED) that suggest that “adequate” light are crimes of opportunity and supplying lighting is like giving
is part of a set of practices (like natural away free flashlights to random people at night.
surveillance, natural access control and Streetlights are important safety devices for pedestrians and
territorial enforcement) that can be used cyclists, but when it comes to nighttime crime, they are likely
to reduce the likelihood of being targeted part of the problem.
by criminals. Roland Dechesne
For nearly 30 years I have studied and Carseland
published on the role that light can play in
nighttime crime prevention. What I found
was that early CPTED studies changed a
whole host of design parameters in a com-
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munity, including lighting, all at the same
time and these studies indicated a success- MEAGAN & AMY
ful reduction in crimes. These successes
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were deemed to be due to the synergistic
changes made; but because many factors
were altered, there was no way of know-
ing which of the changes had the largest
impact and which changes had limited or
no value.
Since then later studies, where only the
lighting was changed, provided a more nu-
anced picture of the true value of night-
time lighting. It was found that citizens
universally felt safer with more light, de-
spite the fact that the crime rates at night
were typically higher once the lighting was
increased. This result is clearest in studies
where nobody in the study area was aware
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Applicator Certificate
Training
ALBERTA FARMER PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
Wheatland County Office
CERTIFICATE TRAINING
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wheatland County Administration Office - February 27, 2020
Register Online:
REGISTRATION FEES: 2020fpct.eventbrite.com
1. FARMER PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATE

COURSE (one day with a hot lunch) - with multiple
choice exam at end of the day and includes manual:
$100 + GST
2. RECERTIFICATION ONLY - Certificates expire after
five years: $60 + GST (No manual)
The Farmer Pesticide Certification course is a tool intended
to help farmers to reduce risks associated with pesticide
use. This course is recommended under the Alberta
Environmental Farm Plan, and mandatory for farmers who
wish to use restricted pesticides that require certification
such as Aluminum phosphide.
Instruction will consist of classroom sessions, PowerPoint course
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INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Bill Hamman, President Hamman AG Research
and Senior Agri-Coach® with AgriTrend Agrology
MARCH
Dr. Bill Hamman has instructed the pest application for Pro-
vincial certifications for over 25 years and is considered a top
lecturer on the subject material. He is President of Hamman AG
Working Well Workshop
Research, a company that is well respected in the Agriculture Re- Wheatland Admin Office
search Business. He instructs the Agriculture, Landscape, Seed 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Treating and Industrial Alberta Custom Applicator certificates with a very successful
pass rate for students taking the exam. The instruction is energetic and fact filled FREE - Register by contacting:
and you will enjoy this course. Gay.Mowat@wheatlandcounty.ca
or 403-361-2166
Please register through Eventbrite by February 24, 2020.
Registration is limited to 25 participants!

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presentation & exercises. The 70 question written exam is included with the https://2020fpct.eventbrite.com.
course registration fee. Lunch is provided along with coffee and sweets.
More information is available on our website.
MARCH
PSDS Certified Installers
Round Table
Wheatland Admin Office
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
FREE - RSVP by contacting:
cindy.ramsay@wheatlandcounty.ca
or 403-361-2010

30 MARCH
Farm Transition Workshop
Carseland Community Hall
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Register Online:
2020farmtransition.eventbrite.com

More information and

registration details
are available on our
website

Address: 242006 Range Rd 243 Phone: 403-934-3321 Mail: Hwy 1 RR 1, Strathmore, AB, T1P 1J6
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
www.wheatlandcounty.ca
@wheatlandcounty
 February 21, 2020 • Strathmore TIMES • Page 7

Sale of Land by Public Tender

Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the land described below and will be received until
3:00 p.m. local time on Thursday March 12, 2020, at the Wheatland County Administration Office, located at
242006 Range Road 243, Highway 1, R.R.1, Strathmore Alberta T1P 1J6.

Bids are to be placed in a sealed envelope with the following clearly identified on the outside of the envelope:
SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER - N½ LSD 5&6 WITHIN 36-23-22-W4. Faxed or emailed tenders will not
be accepted.

The tenders will be opened in public on the same day at 3:15 p.m. at Wheatland County Administration
Office, at #242006 Range Road 243, mailing address: Highway 1, R.R.1, Strathmore Alberta T1P 1J6..

Description of Lands:
MERIDIAN 4 RANGE 22 TOWNSHIP 23 SECTION 36
THE NORTH HALVES OF LEGAL SUBDIVISIONS 5 AND 6
CONTAINING 16.2 HECTARES (40 ACRES) MORE OR LESS
EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS
AND THE RIGHT TO WORK THE SAME
651955
YEARS
- 2020
The parcel is currently encumbered with a 10m wide unimproved access road lease containing 2.10 acres.

All tender bids must include the following information:

• Legal name, full address and telephone number(s) of bidder.

CAREERS
• Legal description of property.
• Total tender bid amount exclusive of gst.
• Date and authorized signature.

Except as follows, the municipality makes no representation regarding the title to or any other matters relating to the
General Manager of Corporate land(s) to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers.
and Financial Services This parcel is offered for sale, subject to the Municipal Government Act RSA 2000, and to the reservations, conditions,
Closes: February 21, 2020 encumbrances liens and interests of the existing certificate of title. This property is being offered for sale on an “as is” basis.
Quote Job #P20-01 Wheatland County makes no representation and no warranty whatsoever as to the adequacy of services, soil conditions,
land use districting, building and development conditions, absence or presence of environmental contamination, or the
developability of the subject land for any intended use by the Purchaser.
Manager of Emergency and Fire
The successful purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered as follows:
Services Terms are CASH OR CERTIFIED CHEQUE. Payment of 10% down will be required after a tender has been selected, with the
Closes: March 23, 2020 balance due within 10 working days. All bids shall be irrevocably open for acceptance by the County for a period of thirty
Quote Job #P20-02 (30) days from the tender closing date. Note: G.S.T. may be payable by successful purchaser.

Wheatland County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities and informalities at
Waste Transfer Site Operator its discretion. The County reserves the right to accept a bid other than the highest bid without stating reasons. By the act
of submitting its bid, the Bidder waives any right to contest in any proceedings or action the right of the County to award
Closes: March 2, 2020
the sale to any party in its sole and unfettered discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the County may
Quote Job #P20-03 consider any other factor besides price that it deems in its sole discretion to be relevant to its decision.

For more information and to apply, visit For further information regarding this sale, contact:
Land Agent, Robin Glasier, RWP, BA
our website.
HWY 1, R.R. 1, Strathmore, AB T1P 1J6 (403) 361-2015

Public Hearing
Bylaw #: 2020-07 Bylaw #: 2020-08
Statutory Document: Village of Standard and Statutory Document: Town of Drumheller and
Wheatland County Intermunicipal Development Wheatland County Intermunicipal Development

Notices
Plan Plan
Proposal: In order to comply with the recent Proposal: In order to comply with the recent
amendments to the Municipal Government Act, amendments to the Municipal Government Act,
municipalities that share a border must enter into municipalities that share a border must enter into
an Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) that an Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) that
Wheatland County will consider the following address specific topics. The intent of the IDP is to address specific topics. The intent of the IDP is to
applications for Public Hearing at the regular foster good relations by putting into policy how both foster good relations by putting into policy how both
Council meeting on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at municipalities will communicate with each other municipalities will communicate with each other
9 a.m. on different types of planning applications as well on different types of planning applications as well
as establishing a dispute resolution process. Each as establishing a dispute resolution process. Each
Comments may be forwarded in writing to municipality’s jurisdiction remains the same, and municipality’s jurisdiction remains the same, and
Wheatland County or in person at the above the IDP does not change land use districts. the IDP does not change land use districts.
meeting. The application files may be reviewed
The Village of Standard will be holding their own
in the County Office during regular office hours Public Hearing on Wednesday, March 11 in their
Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Council Chambers at 120 Elsinore Avenue, Standard,
AB at 6:00pm.
More information regarding public
hearings and development permit
decisions can be found on:
wheatlandcounty.ca/publicnotices
__________________________________________
Bylaw #: 2019-35
Legal Description: Plan 6742BQ, North 100 feet of
the East 100 feet of Block 3
Proposal: To redesignate 0.17 acres of land from
Public Utility (PU) District to Parks & Recreation (PR)
District

Bylaw #: 2020-10
Legal Description: Plan 081 3350, Block 1, Lot 1
Proposal: To redesignate 128.74 acres of land from
Industrial General (IG) District to Public Utility (PU)
District

Address: 242006 Range Rd 243 Phone: 403-934-3321 Mail: Hwy 1 RR 1, Strathmore, AB, T1P 1J6
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
www.wheatlandcounty.ca
@wheatlandcounty
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George Freeman
Spring REVS
The Town of Strathmore held
their annual Spring REVS
School holding
event on Feb. 12. Seven-
teen exhibitors showcased
cash raffle
their groups and clubs that
are available in the commu-
nity. Girl Guides were selling
fundraiser
cookies and giving out infor- CHRISTINE FOSHAUG
mation about their club to Times Contributor
prospective members. Patri-
cia Manuell (l-r), Jenica Gor- If you’ve never had any luck playing
Liam Schwing, Penelope Wilson and Monty Wilson have fun on the slides
don and P.J. Hrycuk. the big lotteries, you may want to buy
at the Keith Schneider Community Playground at George Freeman School.
Manny Everett Photo Christine Foshaug Photo a ticket for the cash raffle fundraiser at
George Freeman School (GFS). Money
raised will go toward the loan the school
took out to build the Keith Schneider
Community Playground.
You’ll have a chance to win $10,000
(first prize), $2,000 (second prize) or
$1,000 (third prize). A single ticket costs
$20, but the school is selling only 3,000
tickets.
According to Jill McDonald, GFS asso-
ciate principal, feedback has been very
positive.
“People are pretty excited to win
money,” she said. “A lot of people use
the playground, so it really is a commu-
nity fundraiser.”
Last year, McDonald heard about a
community in northern Alberta that
did a cash raffle fundraiser. She did the
math and figured it could be successful.
“If we sell out the raffle, we’ll be with-
in $5,000 of having our playground loan
paid off, so it’s very exciting,” she added.
Parents formed a society when GFS
opened in September 2018, and it took
all of last year to get it approved. Soci-
ety status allows them to apply to do
casinos, bingos or raffles to raise money.
They applied to AGLC and, after a lot
of paperwork and purchasing a license,
they were able to go ahead with the
cash raffle.
If all the raffle tickets are sold, and af-
ter the prizes are awarded and expenses
are taken into account, there should be
$45,000 left to pay down the loan, said
raffle chairperson Michele Schwing.
“The Friends of GFS executive has
been working hard,” she said. “With a
casino still a couple of years away, this
raffle will make a huge difference.”
Tickets can be purchased from a GFS
family, but they are also available at var-
ious locations in town.
“People can buy tickets at Katy’s Bou-
tique, PJ’s Diner, Renaissance Bakery, Lil
Hoots and the Town of Strathmore FCSS
office, as well as at the school office,”
said Schwing.
The winning tickets will be drawn
on Tuesday, Mar. 31 at GFS. With pretty
good odds, buying just one ticket could
put money in your pocket and support
a worthy cause.

Window on
WATKINS

Look for lots of new products

coming and old favourites
returning in thenear future.

This month’s specials include:

Baking Vanilla
Black Pepper
Traditional Toilet Bowl
Cleaner
Degreaser
To place an order or get a catalogue call
403-934-4196 or e-mail lstillwell@efirehose.net
 February 21, 2020 • Strathmore TIMES • Page 9

RYANCO
AUTOCARE
Ryanco Autocare has been a family owned WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT
company since 1994. We employ a staff of Call for Quote!
FULLmechanics
licensed automotive DOMESTIC including a AND IMPORT
New display cases featuring local historical memorabilia are located at the Strathmore library and the AUTOMOTIVE,
former TRUCK REPAIRS AND
ten year SAIT automotive instructor
Come Check

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Wheatland County office. A refurbished display case also displays artifacts at the Strathmore Legion. specializing SERVICE UP TO 5500 SERIES
in diagnostics and troubleshooting.
Members of the WDHS include Tom Sadler (l-r), Rhonda Stockwell and Lynn Fair. Out Our
Photo Courtesy of Tom Sadler We offer all make repairs, from cars to heavy

N
• Full diservice
eseland ser vice and r e pairs
Historical society develops
duty diesel trucks. We also repair
• Full diagnostic on all vehicles
trailers and motorhomes.
• Insp ections - Out of province ,
memorabilia displays We stand by our work and offer a complete
CVI.P., insurance,
warranty on all workmanship, and can also trailer,&auto/truck
Our 100,000K
JANET KANTERS of directors. take over and extend your dealer warranty. Complete Service
Times Editor WDHS activities have included all ages Napa Autopro has over 650 warranty-approved
from school students to seniors. The locations across Canada to better serve you. on All
The Western District Historical Society society established walking tours com-
Some of the services we offer at Ryanco Vehicles!
(WDHS) recently developed some ar- plete with a free app for smart phones;
Autocare include:
eas for public display of local historical educational and historical presentations
Out of Province Inspections We offer Shuttle Service in
memorabilia. highlighting the history of Strathmore
Locations of new display cases that and the CPR Demonstration Farm where Commercial Vehicle Inspections the Town of Strathmore!
house the memorabilia include the the remnants of which are located on Insurance Inspections (For repairing vehicle only)

Strathmore Municipal Library and the Bruce Klaiber property; and the sun- Bus and Motorhome repairs
Diesel repairs We sell all Types of TIRES!
Wheatland County office. As well, the flower field by the Klaiber granary has
WDHS refurbished the display case at become an annual attraction. Trailer rewiring and service
the Strathmore Legion. Ongoing projects include working Brakes, suspension, alignments
“In 2017, WDHS applied and was for- with Communities in Bloom on the Drivetrain and engine repairs
Transmission repair and service Diesel Truck
Repairs
tunate to receive a government of Cana- Strathmore Heritage Trees project and
da grant from the New Horizons for Se- historical signs. A fourth Strathmore Diagnostics
niors program,” said Rhonda Stockwell, walking tour will be released on the On Competitive pricing on all makes of tires
with the WDHS. “Little evidence remains This Spot app which features more of And everything in between All kinds & diagnostic
of Strathmore’s early CP railway days the historic downtown.
and it is important to utilize what mem- Special acknowledgement for the ar-
orabilia that exists to educate the public
of our local history.”
tifacts that are used in the displays at
the library and Wheatland County build- 403-934-9969
WDHS was registered as a society in ing are from the Archie Blais collection, 110 CANAL GARDENS• STRATHMORE
January 2015 and presently has 20 mem- now owned by Archie’s niece Yvonne
bers, of which seven serve on the board and Bob Hartell.

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Controls, 3400 hrs
*Ripper Tooth, Hyd.
Compactor, Breaker Att.
FORKLIFTS & CRAWLERS
*973 Caterpillar Crawler
Loader, Cab, Tooth Bucket,
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*Caterpillar V40D Forklift,
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*1981 Massey Ferguson 860
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*2005 Arnes FD-300 Dump
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*1987 Arnes Step Deck
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Learning about
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The Standard 4-H Sheep Club
held their annual club public
speaking competition on Feb.
3 at the Standard Seniors Cen-
tre. Junior and intermediate
club members gave speeches,
impromptus and presentations
about various topics such as
how to make a homemade lava
lamp, why you should believe in
aliens, sharks, leather work and
horse genetics.
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Strathmore Yellow vs GHC Jr Inferno Red
Strathmore Green vs Kneehill Chiefs Black
Strathmore Black vs Airdrie Guardians
Kings ousted in first round
MARIO PRUSINA
Times Editor
A poor first period in Game 1 and a “close to embar-
rassing” loss in Game 2 was too much of a hill for the
Wheatland Kings to climb.
Despite winning Game 3 and going toe to toe with
the Medicine Hat Cubs at home in Game 4, the Kings
ultimately fell 3-1 in the best of five series.
“I saw a (Kings) team that wanted to win, I saw a
team that battled, competed and listened to everything
we needed to do system wise,” said head coach Ron
West after the Game 4 loss. “They did the job taking
a team like this and just losing 2-1 today. We pushed
them to the limit and that was our job after the effort
we had the other night at home in Strathmore.”
The local Junior B club opened the Heritage Junior
Hockey League playoffs with a 3-0 road loss in Medi-
cine Hat for Game 1 on Feb. 13.
Unfortunately, things got worse in Game 2 on home
ice the following day as the Kings fell 6-0 at the Strath-
more Family Centre.
“That was 60 minutes of zero effort,” said a fum-
ing West immediately after the game. “Zero effort …
bottom line tonight we had nothing, no engagement,
no battle, no compete, no dump and chase, no sys-
tem. Nothing. They didn’t play nowhere the way (they
needed to).”
However, the Kings responded with their best battle
of the series, winning 6-4 in Game 3 on Feb. 15 in
Medicine Hat.
to all the Fans, Sponsors,
Staff and Players for all the great
support this season!
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FEBRUARY 21, 2020
SPORTS
Strathmore Green vs Kneehill Chiefs Black
Strathmore Blue vs Airdrie A team
Strathmore Black vs Airdrie Guardians
Strathmore Yellow vs GHC Jr Inferno Red
Strathmore Blue vs Airdrie A team
Terrific tournament
Fourteen squads – including the four host Strath-
more teams – took part in the annual Timbits
Tournament on Feb. 18 at the Strathmore Family
Centre. Doug Taylor Photos
“The bottom line is hard work,” said West of Game
3. “Forecheck, we took away the walls on the break-
out and we made it tough on them. That was our job
– forecheck, forecheck, forecheck and that’s what we
did.”
Game 4, back at the Strathmore Family Centre on
Feb. 17, the Kings fell 1-0 midway through the first
period, before tying the game on the power play in
the second period. The Kings and Cubs went toe to
toe the rest of the way, before the Cubs clinched the
series with a marker with half a dozen minutes left in
the third.
Despite the loss, West was pleased with how the
Kings responded in the series after trailing 2-0.
As the Cubs move on to face the Cochrane Generals
in the second round, the Kings will review the 2019-20
season and start preparing for next season.
According to West, the goal is to keep the high-end
local players from joining other Junior B teams, par-
ticularly in B.C., and try to keep them in town.
Despite those obstacles, he is confident in this team
moving forward.
“We have a lot of guys coming back,” said West.
“We’ll have three or four guys that will be 21, so we’ll
be all right. It’s a great shopping program (with the
Wheatland Athletic Association players) if we can get
them. We just have to push them away from the KI After a disappointing loss in Game 2 (top), the Wheatland Kings
(Kootenay International Junior (B) Hockey League). rebounded with a pair of solid efforts in Game 3 and Game 4 (bot-
If we can get them to stay here, you’ll see some good tom). Despite the solid effort, the Kings were eliminated in four
hockey and we can compete if we get the right crew games to the Medicine Hat Cubs.
here.” Doug Taylor Photos
StratThimore PLAYER OF
Thank You mes THE GAME
Feb 13
Brett
Feb 16
Brett
Feb 17
Cody
Willan Willan Hammond
See You Next Season!
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Local swimmers compete

Three athletes – Ali Kardas, Charlie Yorston and Cale Yorston – from the Strath-
more Silver Sharks Swim Club qualified for the Southern Alberta Winter Festival
held Jan. 25-26 in Cochrane. Kardas set two new club records and took off a
total of 41 seconds in all his events combined, with his highest placing in 100
m breast-stroke at 10th overall. Cale Yorston set one club record at the meet
and took off a total of 23 seconds with his highest placing in 100 m breast-
stroke at third place. Charlie Yorston took off a total of 43 seconds with her
highest placing in 100 m IM and 50 m free at fourth place. (Charlie Yorston (left
photo, l-r), Cale Yorston, Ali Kardas. Right photo: Members of the Strathmore
Silver Sharks Swim Club competed at the Pugsley’s
Plunge from Jan 17-19 in Calgary. Josh Kennedy and

Pass the Salt
PEOPLE MAY LEAVE YOU
It is said that “In this world, we
meet to part and we part to meet”.
Offences and separation are parts
of life experiences. Everyone was
created with specific purpose. As
each person tries to discover their
purpose for living, individuals may
have to make some significant
realignments and transitions that
may edit you out of their life. At a
certain point, keeping you in their
equation or circle of relationships
may constitute a clog in the wheel
of their life’s pursuits. So, you must
come to terms with this reality.
Take note of this, having a family
of yours means that you left your
parents at some points in your life.
Therefore, it does not matter how
you started with a friend; you may
separate at a point when you could
not agree on principles any more.
An employee may have reasons
to leave his employer, friends
may leave; children may decide
to leave; business partners may
leave; an associate in ministry
may leave; the most important is
that God must not leave you. Think
about that.
However, your life will only attract
people who appreciate your vision
and share your values. The best
you can do with any relationship
that God brings into your life is
BOW RIVER ALLIANCE CHURCH
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Pastor: Kevin Enns
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Sunday Worship: 10 am
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RCCG PECULIAR PEOPLE ASSEMBLY
(1 PET. 2:9)
322 A 2nd Avenue, Strathmore
403-714-2283
Pastor: Sunday Adeola
Sunday Worship: 10:30 am
Wednesday Bible Study: 7 pm
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Youth Pastor: Rev. Kyle Lomenda
New Office Hours:
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Pastor: Dawn Nelson
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Thursday Evening 7:00 pm
Sunday Family 10:30 am
Christian Education
For All - Ages 3-103
Sunday at 9:30 am
Join us in Praising our Lord, Jesus Christ!
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ADVENTIST CHURCH
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Pastor: Donald Pierre
Services held every Saturday
to maximize the benefits of such
relationships while it lasts and be
grateful for whatever it contributes
to your life. A person will either
be a blessing or a lesson in your
in your life at a time. A blessing
will leave you with good or great
memories while a person who
is a lesson with leave you with
negative memories and some
regrets.
Most importantly, build yourself
up with God to a level whereby
you are comfortable with people
leaving you, as you have people
entering your life. Find your solace
in God, because it is the exit of
some wrong people that will bring
in the right set of people. Some
disciples of Jesus Christ let Him
at some point in life as revealed
in John 6:66 “From this time many
of his disciples turned back and
no longer followed him”. You must
get to a level in life that even
if everybody you have in your
life leaves you, your life should
continue indefinitely without any
jeopardy. Remember that, PEOPLE
MAY LEAVE YOU.
Shalom!
Pastor Sunday Adeola
The Redeemed Christian Church
of God
(Peculiar People Assembly),
Strathmore
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Holy Cross Collegiate School Gym
709B - 2nd Street, Strathmore
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Pastor: Fr. Wojciech Jarzecki
Masses: Saturday 5 pm • Sunday 10 am
ST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS ANGLICAN
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Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am
“Becoming fully alive in Jesus Christ”
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Pastor: Heidi Wiebe
Worship Service Sundays 10 am
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Corner of 1 Ave & Wheatland Trail
Lead Pastor: Mike Wiebe
Associate Pastor: John Duerksen
Youth/Worthip Inter: Connor Hyde
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Sunday School 10:30 am
Nursery Care Provided
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Loop system for the hearing impaired
HARVEST HEALING CENTRE CHURCH
102 Canal Gardens
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Pastor: Elizabeth Karp
Ella Peterson both set club records, while Camryn
Elder, Ella Greenhill and Katie Simonson had 100 per
cent best times. Paige Flaws, Ella Greenhill, Effram
Hook, Josh Kennedy, Lara Kiteley and Ella Peterson
tried new events during the event. Finishing in the
top eight were Paige Flaws, Sydney Getzinger, Mia
Grant, Effram Hook, Will Karkut, Lara Kiteley, Erik
Meyer and Jack Yorston; and finishing in the top
three were Martina Sidorenko, Miya Hansen, Josh
Kennedy, Boston Marshman and Ella Peterson.
Photos Courtesy of Alexi Sidorenko & Jennifer Mertz
Bronze win
The Holy Cross Collegiate senior
boys basketball team attended
the Our Lady of the Snows winter
invitational basketball tournament
on Feb. 7-8. The team came away
from the weekend with the Bronze
trophy.
Photo Courtesy of Stacey Sorensen
Learn to Curl clinic in Standard features
professional curler
JANET KANTERS nament of Hearts Champion Nedohin to the Standard Curl-
Times Editor ing Club to help give students a great first start in the sport
of curling.
Rural Alberta school students are get- Rosebud Gas Co-op Ltd. and the Federation of Alberta Gas
ting the chance to learn elite curling Co-ops Ltd. have teamed up with Heather Nedohin to bring
tips from two-time Canadian Women’s a series of Learn to Curl clinics to select rural Alberta curling
Champion Heather Nedohin in a spe- clubs. Two classes of students will be brought in from local
cial Learn to Curl clinic in Standard. schools and given a primer on curling from the former Scot-
On Feb. 27, Rosebud Gas Co-op is ties Tournament of Hearts Champion.
helping to bring two-time Scotties Tour- “As a small town, farming kid raised in northern B.C., the
sport of curling was what we did as a family in the win-
ter months,” said Nedohin. “The excitement for the life-long
sport of curling starts with a great first experience and I look
forward to sharing my expertise with our future stars.”
This is the fifth year the Federation of Alberta Gas Co-
ops Ltd. and its 80-member natural gas utilities have put on
Learn to Curl clinics in rural Alberta communities in part-
nership with Nedohin. Nedohin rose to fame as the World
Junior Curling Champion in 1996, and is a two-time bronze
medalist in Women’s World Curling in 1998 and 2012. She
also won the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 1998 and
2012.
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Four locals to compete at Special Olympics national winter games

JANET KANTERS
Times Editor
Team Alberta is ready to represent the
province at the 2020 Special Olympics
Canada Winter Games in Thunder Bay,
Ont., and four local athletes are part of
the team.
Figure skaters Emma Bittorf, Kennedy
Zaytsoff, Eleanor Saubak and McKen-
na Husband join 93 other Alberta ath-
letes who will compete in eight winter
sports, including 5-pin bowling, alpine
skiing, cross-country skiing, curling, fig-
ure skating, floor hockey, snowshoeing
and speed skating from Feb. 25 to 29.
At just 16-years-old Emma Bittorf can
already say that she is an Olympic silver
medalist – she is fresh off an appearance
at the Special Olympics World Summer
Games 2019 in Abu Dhabi where she
walked away with a silver medal in golf.
In Thunder Bay, she will be looking to
continue her competition hot streak.
Even though this is her first Winter
Nationals, Bittorf has already proven
she can compete at the highest level
and has goals of making back-to-back
Team Canada squads.
“I hope to win gold at Nationals and
be picked for Team Canada,” she said.
Despite her young age, Nationals ex-
perience is not something Bittorf is lack-
ing, having won a bronze medal when
she golfed for Team Alberta in 2018.
And for someone with only six years of
experience with Special Olympics, her
medal count is already through the roof.
But Bittorf has been loving the ex-
periences, memories, fun and the new
friends she has made throughout her
journey in sport thus far. She’s happy
her family got her involved in Special
Olympics and her experiences have
made it more than worthwhile.
“My family got me involved in sports
and I enjoyed competing, making new
friends and winning medals,” she said.
Bittorf trains at the Strathmore Skat-
ing Club with Special Olympics and she
need to improve on my cardio and the
artistic side of my program. They also
said I need to be more consistent on
my axel and on my combo spin,” she
noted.
Zaytsoff has also been working on
improving her mental training, saying
she can get inside her head too much
when she skates. To combat this, she’s
been visualizing her program before
she takes the ice.
Zaytsoff got her start in Special
Olympics through the encouragement
of her dad and cousin who pushed her
to try it out. But even with this being
her third Nationals appearance, Zay-
tsoff doesn’t take the opportunity for
granted.
“It means that I get to compete on a
national level in front of my family and
friends cheering me on,” she noted.
“That’s a dream come true.”
The youngest Team Alberta figure
skater this year has been skating since
she was five years old and, now at 14,
Eleanor Saubak will be looking to make
the most of her first National games.
After skating with Special Olympics
for the past six years, her experience
proved to be extremely beneficial, as
she was able to overcome the chal-
lenges of going to the Special Olympics
Alberta Winter Games 2019 in Calgary,
securing a gold and silver medal to
vault her into qualifying for Nationals.
Saubak feels honoured to be selected
to represent Team Alberta and says her
goals for the competition are to skate a
clean program and get a personal best
score. She draws inspiration from other
figure skaters that she looks up to.
“I am inspired by skaters like Joan-
nie Rochette, Kaetlyn Osmond, Kurt
Browning and Tessa Virtue. They all
bring a special energy to their skating
that I love,” she said.
Getting to the world stage is some-
thing Saubak also aspires to, and she
would one day like to represent Can-
ada and get onto the podium. To help
her reach that goal, she has multiple
coaches helping her perfect her game,
including Special Olympics coach Barb
Prystai, and Nanton coaches Lindsey
Lord, Leanne Woodcock and Rob Mul-
laney.
Saubak trains in a few cities and has
her spring and summer training ses-
sions in Chestermere with Heather
MacFarlane where she’s working on
having clean elements in her program
and to make sure her timing with her
dance is correct. Her training doesn’t
stop there, as she has been working
on improving the mental aspect of her
game with visualization.
Twenty-one-year-old McKenna Hus-
band is a gold medalist after placing
first in a figure skating competition
during the Special Olympics Alberta
Winter Games Calgary 2019. Husband,
from Strathmore, received gold in the
Level 1 Free Skate competition.
“I’ve been figure skating since I was
six or seven,” says Husband. “And this
is my first gold at provincials.”
Husband started skating with the
Gleichen Skating Club, but at the age
of 10, her family moved to Strathmore
and she joined Calgary Special Olym-
pics where she has since honed her tal-
ents on the ice.
Husband trains once a week at the
Calgary Olympic Oval between Octo-
ber and March. She also swims at SAIT
and participates in track and field com-
petitions in Edmonton and Ponoka.
With files from Special Olympics
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Obituary
BLOOD,
Melva Lenore
It is with heartfelt sadness that the
family of Melva Lenore Blood (Porter),
announce her peaceful passing on
February 10, 2020. Melva is survived by her three
children Heather (Glenn), Brenda (grandchildren -
Chelsea and Gavin), and Ross. She was predeceased
by her sister Brenda-Jean, husband Wayne, parents
Henry and Myrtle Porter, as well as her mother and
father-in law, Sam and Mae Blood.
Melva was born in Medicine Hat in 1937 and moved
to Turner Valley in her teen years where she met her
future husband Wayne. Shortly after their marriage
they entered into a partnership with Wayne’s parents
and opened a Service Station / Coffee shop at the top
of Scott Lake Hill.
The family moved to Cochrane in 1967 where Melva
quickly began several long term commitments to or-
ganizations within the community. These included
the Girl Guides of Canada, All Saints Anglican Church
and volunteering for numerous Non-Profit organiza-
tions.
Melva spent many years working in various branches
of the Royal Bank and, until retirement, working as
a Matron at the Cochrane RCMP detachment. Over
the years Melva was honoured with numerous pres-
tigious awards as well as recognition for her dedi-
cation to volunteerism, including Cochrane Citizen of
the Year and the Integrity Award from the Cochrane
Rotary Club.
Melva will be fondly remembered and dearly missed
by her loving family and many special lifelong friends.
Services will be postponed until March 5, 2020 at
2:00 pm at the All Saints Anglican Church (404 – 4th
Ave. N., Cochrane) to be followed by a celebration of
her life at the Frank Wills Memorial Hall (405 – 1 St.
E., Cochrane).
The family is eternally thankful for the compassionate
and loving care she received by the staff at St. Mar-
guerite Manor and Transparent Concierge.
Flowers respectfully declined however donations
in her memory may be made to the Girl Guides of
Canada – Calgary Area for the Camp Jubilee Play-
ground project. Please mail donations to Girl Guides
of Canada (11055 – 107 St. NW, Edmonton, AB T5H
2Z6) and send with a note that it is ‘In Memory of
Melva Blood for the Camp Jubilee Playground’.
Condolences and messages may be left for the family
at www.cochranecountryfuneralhome.com. Ph: 403-
932-1039.

works out at Target Fitness. Her father
Darren has been helping her with fit-
ness training and the pair have been
working on some more specific skating
techniques to improve her program for
Nationals. In addition, Bittorf’s coaches
have been helping improve her speed
on the ice through implementing lon-
ger strides, holding her landings longer,
and working on perfecting bigger or
more complex moves.
With her new training and fitness re-
gime, Emma is ready to compete for
Team Alberta in Thunder Bay. “It means
a lot as it makes me feel happy and
proud to represent my province.”
Kennedy Zaytsoff has been compet-
ing on the ice with Special Olympics
for 13 years. Her hard work has paid
off as she competed at the 2012 Spe-
cial Olympics Canada Winter Games
in St. Albert, where she earned both a
gold medal and silver medal. Zaytsoff
would carry that momentum into the
2013 Special Olympics World Games in
PyeongChang where she added to her
medal count picking up two more gold
medals. She returned to the National
team in 2017, again winning a gold and
silver medal in Corner Brook, N.L.
Now 24, Zaytsoff’s goals this year are
quite similar to the last time she went
to Nationals: she would like to win
gold and qualify for Worlds and repre-
sent Team Canada again. She has been
tweaking her program to help achieve
those goals at the Nanton Skating Club.
Barb Prystai, Team Alberta’s Head
Coach for figure skating, along with
some of Zaytsoff’s other trainers have
outlined some goals and some improve-
ment areas for her to work on in her
preparations for Nationals. “They said I
Thank You
The Strathmore Ladies Curling Club would like to thank our very
generous sponsors for their support at our annual bonspiel this year.
Please show them your support as they make our bonspiel a success every year.
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Obituary
BUZZARD,
Ralph Henry
May 10, 1928
- February 11, 2020
It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that our
family announces the sudden passing of Ralph Buz-
zard, beloved husband of Faye, in Strathmore at the
age of 91yrs. Ralph was a loving father to Shauna
Brandt of Calgary, Michael (Karen) Bunney of Dray-
ton Valley, Clayton (Karen) Bunney of Airdrie, Rick
(Wendy) Bunney of Edmonton, Gary (Tammy) Lauder
of Okotoks, Laurell (Peter) Bayntun of Penticton B.C.
Ralph was survived by 13 grandchildren and 2 great
grandchildren. He grew up in Rosebud and had spent
most of his life in the Rosebud/Redland area before
moving to Strathmore 3 yrs ago.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Feb 20th
at Lord of All Lutheran Church (112 Lakeside Blvd in
Strathmore) at 11:00 a.m.
A Graveside Service will take place at the Rosebud
Cemetery on Fri, Feb 21st, at 1:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity
of your choice.
To send condolences, please visit Ralph’s obituary at
www.wheatlandfuneralhome.ca
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OR LESS with us promises a fast paced, learning rich, @ 403-934-5687
EXCEPTING THEREOUT:
fun environment. We are currently seeking;
PLAN NUMBER HECTARES ACRES MORE committed, talented, hard working individuals
OR LESS EMERALD
looking to advance their careers in the form of
CANAL R.W “B” IRR603 1.34 3.3 MANAGEMENT
DESCRIPTIVE 9210612 1.214 3.00 an Irrigation District Spray Technician who is
& REALTY LTD.
ROAD 9310389 0.397 0.98 responsible for properly mixing and applying
SUBDIVISION 0815383 1.214 3.00 pesticides to a variety of sites as per regulations. WESTMOUNT DR.
SUBDIVISION 0914373 1.619 4.00 The technician is also responsible for operating
SUBDIVISION 1911474 1.536 3.80 motors, trucks, OHV sprayers, trailers and various 1 & 2 bedroom
EXCEPTING THEREOUT ALL MINES AND MINERALS AND spray equipment while navigating to and around
THE RIGHT TO WORK THE SAME
bungalow, bi-lvl
various areas in the Strathmore region. & 2 stry units with
The property is 10 minutes west of Strathmore, 20-25
minutes east of Calgary. Located in Wheatland County, 2 Qualifications and skills required include:
parking, some
miles north of Highway #1 on Lyalta Road (Range Rd. 264).
• At least 18 years of age fully renovated
Easement is in place to access property from Lyalta Road.
• Current class 5 driver’s license & include W/D.
WID canal runs through entire length of property (East of
cultivated land, West of pasture land). Dugout in Northeast
• Significant previous spray experience and Family Friendly.
familiarity with pesticides
corner of pasture land. No Pets.
• Trailering and load securement experience
Approximately 49 acres cultivated land and 100 acres fully From $925.
• Physically capable of lifting 50lbs
fenced pasture land. Newly fenced along WID canal in + Utilities.
• Valid pesticide applicator’s certificate
2017.
For further details, interested parties may contact Glenda
• Current Emergency First Aid Certificate or
comparable
Ask about our
rental incentives:
Huntley at (403) 901-8877.
Possession date April 9, 2019.
• Weed identification skills as per the Weed 403-801-2021
Control Act of Alberta
Tender Agreements may be acquired from and returned to: • Work independently
Lynn Woods Law Office
Box 2335, #101 318 3rd Avenue, Strathmore, AB T1P 1K3
• Perform a variety of tasks COMING EVENTS
Phone: (403) 934-6333 Fax: (403) 934-6355
• Work in inclement weather FIREARMS WANTED FOR
Email: Lynn@strathmorelaw.ca • Ability to read and understand maps
• Excellent organizational and problem
APRIL 18th, 2020 LIVE &

NOMINATIONS Sealed Tender Agreements must be accompanied by a ONLINE AUCTION: Rifles,

Irrigation 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
tionwide: Expert help. 1-844-
453-5372.
CRIMINAL RECORD? Why
suffer employment/licensing
loss? Travel/business oppor-
tunities? Be embarrassed?
Think: Criminal Pardon. US
entry waiver. Record purge.
10% deposit in the form of a bank draft payable to Lynn solving skills Shotguns, Handguns, Mili-
Woods Law Office In Trust, and must be received no later • Self motivated taria. Auction or Purchase:
• Willing to work overtime or weekends Collections, Estates, Indi-
than noon on March 3, 2020. Tenders subject to financing
approval will not be considered. as required vidual Items. Contact Paul,
The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. The Switzer’s Auction: Toll-Free
deposits of the unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to This is a Seasonal Full Time position. Resume’s 1-800-694-2609, sales@
them. emailed to tannas@prairieenvironmental.com switzersauction.com or
www.switzersauction.com.

WANTED
on Wednesday, March 11th, 2020 for the election
of candidates for the following offices and will
File destruction. Free con-
sultation. 1-800-347-2540. WANTED LEASE
be received
DEAD at the location of
ORthe officeALIVE
of the www.accesslegalmjf.com.
Western Irrigation District set out below:
DEAD OR ALIVE
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad Village of Rockyford,

Canadian Prairie2 Pickers Canadian Prairie Pickers

Office(s) Number Division credit? Bills? Unemployed? Box 294, Rockyford, AB, T0J 2R0
of Vacancies Number Need Money? We Lend! If (403) 533-3950 village@rockyford.ca
you own your own home -
Director 1 are once again touring the area! you qualify. Pioneer Accep-
are once again touring the area! AVAILABLE FOR LEASE
tance Corp. Member BBB.
COMMERCIAL SPACE
Director
Paying Cash1For Coin 5Collections,
1-877-987-1420. www.pio-
neerwest.com. Paying Cash For Coin Collections, The Village has commercial space for lease
in Prairie Ridge Park and the zoning for this
Electoral Division 2, which
Silvercomprises Townships
& Gold Coins, Silver & Gold Coins, property is Central Business. We have more
22, 23 and 24 in Ranges 23 and 24 and Township
24 in Range 25. Royal Can. Mint Sets.
Electoral Division 5, which comprises Townships
GET YOUR Royal Can. Mint Sets. than one room available and the sizes vary.
Space is customizable to suit your needs with
Also Buying Gold Jewelry Also Buying Gold Jewelry
25, 26 and 27 in Ranges 21, 22, 23 and 24. CLASSIFIED approval from the Village.

$
$ $
$ADS IN THE
$ $
$
$ $
$
$ $ Lease rate is $1/ft2 and includes utilities.
Nominations must
Webepurchase
in the form prescribed by the
rolls, bags We purchase rolls, bags
Irrigation Districts Act and can
or boxes ofbesilver
obtainedcoins
from Some of the permitted uses in this zone are
Western Irrigation District; location being
or boxes of silver coins office space, retail (excludes cannabis sales),
105 - 900 Pine Road Strathmore. TIMES! PAYING HIGHEST PRICES
clinic, personal service. For a more detailed list,
PAYING HIGHEST PRICES
DATED at the Town of Strathmore in the Province
please contact our office or check the Land Use
Bylaw at www.rockyford.ca.
of Alberta, this 12th day of February 2020.
Call
To arrange a free, discrete in-home visit To arrange a free, discrete in-home visit To arrange a viewing, please contact
call Kellie at 778-257-8647 403-934-5589
David McAllister, P. Eng, MSc, MBA
Returning Officer
call Kellie at 778-257-8647 the office and we would be happy to set
something up for you.
Bonded since 1967 Bonded since 1967
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