Vegreville Marks International Day Of Persons With Disabilities

Vol. I • №34 • Tuesday, December 8, 2015
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Crossroads Funeral Teams Up For
‘Skate With The Tigers’
C
rossroads
Funeral
Chapel joined forces
with the Town of Vermilion and the Jr B Tiger’s
to bring a fun holiday afternoon to the children. There
were crafts, hot chocolate and
of course, portraits with the
big guy himself. The Grinch
even made an appearance and
spent time out on the ice with
the children. All funds raised
goes to support the Ron Moses
Community Christmas Dinner and Santa’s Anonymous.
Pictured here are the Junior B
Tigers with Santa, the Grinch who got a lecture from Santa about not ruining Christmas, and Santa’s helpers Kim
Shimko and Karen Selte.
~ Photo courtesy
of Dragon Hare Studios
Vegreville Marks International Day
Of Persons With Disabilities
I
nternational Day of Persons with
Disabilities was celebrated Thursday, December 3. Derek Christensen, Contract Service Provider with
EmployAbilities, said the day was to
help celebrate the accomplishments
and successes of those with disabili-
ties. He added that the day was also a
chance to acknowledge the challenges
that many individuals face and overcome to become contributing members
of society.
The day also saw a presentation from
Renaye Wade, a brain injury survivor,
who gave insight into what her recovery
has entailed, as well as her day-to-day
routine of multi-disciplinary therapies.
In attendance to celebrate the day
were, back row from left, Melissa Legge, Sally McPike, Sheila Jubenville all
of which are from ALBERTA Works,
and Kathryn Cymbaliuk from BGS
Enterprises. In front are Leticia Rivera-Rivera with ALBERTA Works, brain
injury survivor and public speaker Renaye Wade, and Derek Christensen
with EmployAbilities.
~ Photo Submitted
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Vol. I • №34 • Tuesday, December 8, 2015
VVA Hosts Christmas Art Sale
Fused glass artist Marg Varga and pottery designer Pam Cole,
were two of the artists featured
in the Vegreville Visual Arts Christmas sale.
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n December 4 to 6 the Vegreville Visual Artists (VVA) hosted a pop up Christmas Art Sale.
Treasures of photography, quilting,
painting, glasswork, pottery, sketching, sculpture, weaving, woodwork and
much more were displayed for the shoppers’ pleasure. Fifty pieces under $50
ensured anyone could afford local art.
The venue, generously provided by
Dwayne Ross of CDR Development Inc.,
was the location of the former SAAN
store and it provided a bright spacious
area for display. Food was provided by
Lois Bienvenue has been designing ink prints for a number of years now
and was in attendance of the VVA Christmas art sale to display some of her pieces
all of which are framed in old barn wood.
the Vegreville 4H Multiclub
and gourmet delights by the Dowhaniuks of Destination Gardens.
The turnout was encouraging, and
the art club hopes to host another sale
in the spring. VVA is a group of artists promoting and encouraging visual
arts in the Vegreville and surrounding
area.
Names of the artists who participated in the event are Marg Varga, Pam
Cole, Sariana Kirk, Brenda Wyllie, Desiree Ruptash, Lorraine Ziegler, Bev
McCarty, Lois Bievenue, Kari Fell, Diana Sapara, Gloria Sen, Vivian Annell
and Diane Fausak.
Sariana Kirk designs sculptures out of polymer clay into beautiful
dragon creatures in conjunction with painting with acrylic and mixed
mediums used in her art work.
Minburn 4H District Hosts Fall Fling And Something to Say
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Submitted by the
Minburn 4-H District Council
he Minburn 4H District Council hosted Fall Fling and Something to Say
for the Northeast 4H Region November 27 and 28. It was held at the Senior Citizens’ Sunshine Club in Vegreville. The hosting committee consisted of adult volunteers
from the five clubs in the Minburn District.
These are Vegreville Beef, Vegreville Multi, Innisfree Multi, Innisfree-Minburn Beef,
and Mannville Multi.
Fall Fling is a program geared to junior
members aged 9 to 11 years. It is usually the
first overnight camp for this age group and
is an introduction for summer camps. The
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Vol. I • №34 • Tuesday, December 8, 2015
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Lakeland REA Members,
DID YOU KNOW
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his past June ATCO Electric
made an offer to purchase the
Lakeland REA, which the Board
declined on behalf of membership. If
you go to the ATCO website you will
see that ATCO Electric is one of 18 companies held by the ATCO group, which
is an Alberta based company founded
in 1947. Since its modest beginnings
ATCO has become a multi-billion dollar
publicly-traded corporation with diverse
operations worldwide and has remained
all Canadian with its headquarters in
Calgary.
Like many of us, I too like to own assets and make or save money. But let’s
take a closer look at Lakeland REA and
how we’ve been doing. REAs are essentially member-owned cooperatives. Let
me ask you then, have you ever received
a dividend payment from Lakeland? I
know I haven’t. At the recent Annual
Meeting the Board clearly stated the
REA is run on a not-for-profit basis,
which I understand. But unfortunately in the case of Lakeland they have
recently lost large sums of member’s
money. The July 2014 audited Financial Statement shows a loss of $452,641
on energy hedges and Professional fees
for “legal and hedge” at $52,623… most
of which I suspect were hedge management fees. And it gets worse… the July
2015 Financial Statement showed a
loss of $870,701 on energy hedges plus
$130,215 in Professional fees for legal
and hedge. These amounts total to approximately 1.5 Million dollars of member’s money lost in the last 2 years of operation; I feel this is unacceptable. And,
if such losses continue the REA will be
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Dear Editor:
ometimes I don’t think people
remember to stop and say thank
you. I recently attended Holidays
in the Hallway, believe that is the second one I’ve been too. I been to a couple wine tasting, and tonight I was at
a book signing. And I just want to say
thank you to the Library Board, you put
on a very tasteful and elegant buffet.
It is a nice comfortable place to meet
neighbours and visit. So THANK YOU
for your time, you do an awesome job.
Soon there will be another Craft Market at the big hall, again put on by a
community member and I wander how
often she is thanked for the work she
does to bring new people to our community if only for a day. So THANK YOU
for your time, it is a big job and you are
appreciated.
We do not live in the Village of Innisfree, but we bank there, we get our mail
there, our kids went to school there, they
were involved in some of the clubs. Our
grandchildren still go to school there,
they are involved in dancing and 4-H.
broke and the Board will simply levy additional fees to rebuild the reserve fund
and we as members will be forced to pay
even more for our electrical service.
I would be the first to defend the REA
if our monthly power bills were less than
my neighbours who are with ATCO, but
this is not the case. Even Lakeland admits most monthly bills would be lower
if we were with ATCO. Additionally, if
we as REA members ever want to recoup
our member share equity the only way of
doing so is by selling the REA, whether
to ATCO or any other willing buyer.
There also appears to be some misinformation about ATCO’s purchase
offer. Some people think it’s a foregone conclusion the REA is going to
be sold. Others believe we as members
will get to vote on the offer in the near
future. Both of these assumptions are
Not True. The Lakeland REA Board
declined ATCO’s offer and refuses to
take it to a vote of the membership. The
only way we can get to vote on the offer is by petition, i.e. we need 25% of
all REA members to sign the petition,
which would then require Lakeland to
conduct a vote on the purchase offer.
For those members who want to vote on
this offer it is very important to get
your names and signatures on the petition as soon as possible, because ATCO’s current purchase offer expires at
the end of December, 2015. If you want
to sign the petition I urge you to contact
one of the following:
Dennis – 780-656-0101;
Ed – 780-656-6361;
Joe – 780-632-9414;
Rod – 780-656-1106;
Dennis Holowaychuk
Lakeland REA Member
The school and community is getting
together for the annual Christmas Supper and Concert, the Ukrainian Dancers and parents will be bringing Santa
to town another year. This also takes a
lot time and organizing. THANK YOU
for taking the time.
The local kids attend 4-H, skating,
there’s a quilting group, yoga, morning
walking – I’d hate to lose all of these
groups. They are what make us a community. Without a Village and maybe
a school would all of this be happening,
would all our community events fall at
the wayside?
The county will not assist our seniors
by clearing alleys and driveways, house
garbage pick-up. Some of our seniors
can’t walk to the end of the block to deposit their garbage.
So here’s hoping we keep our Village
intact and THANK YOU counselors for
their hard work in trying to keep Innisfree growing and moving forward. The
more business and people they can entice to join our village the larger the tax
base the lower the tax.
The Usenik’s
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Vol. I • №34 • Tuesday, December 8, 2015
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Submitted by the Vermilion RCMP
BY HAIRY HILL, AB.
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n December 2, 2015 the Vermilion RCMP were called to attend the hamlet of Minburn by
Canada Post employees who saw that
several of their mailboxes had been
pried open. Seven different mailboxes
had been compromised and access was
gained to their contents.
Due to increased monies and valuable goods being mailed during the holiday season, the RCMP would like to
remind residents to check their mail
often in the event that mailboxes are
Search Warrant Executed
at Vermilion Residence
Submitted by Vermilion RCMP
Scheduled for
Saturday December 12
at the Vegreville Train Station.
Address is 4922 52 Ave, Vegreville
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Come early and enjoy breakfast at the Train Station Restaurant!
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To register call Guy 780-461-7686
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n November 27, 2015 the Vermilion RCMP executed a search
warrant at a residence in Vermilion, AB. Quantities of various drugs,
cash and guns were seized as a result.
Numerous charges have been laid
against an individual of Vermilion, including trafficking in controlled substances, possession for the purpose of
trafficking in controlled substances,
possession of offence related property and firearms related offences. That
person has since been remanded into
custody.
In addition, a second individual was
charged with possession of a controlled
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Various other misc tools for sale
Call 780-603-3635 evening calls please
substance and a third has been charged
with failing to comply with his conditions and a warrant has been issued for
the arrest of Andrew “AJ” Prill.
Another individual was determined
to be violating the terms of his parole
and has been returned to Drumheller
Penitentiary.
This matter is still under investigation and before the courts.
Anyone with information in regards
to the whereabouts of Andrew “AJ”
Prill or information on any potential
drug related offences is asked to contact Vermilion RCMP at 780-853-4441
or Crime Stoppers at 780-421-1122 or
on their website of http://www.crimestoppers.ab.ca.
Innisfree
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targeted again.
The RCMP would also ask that any
suspicious activity regarding mailboxes or any other property be reported
immediately. Multiple vehicles nearby had gasoline siphoned from them
around the same time and it is believed
that these events are related based on
proximity and time-line. Physical evidence was recovered from the scene and
police are still investigating.
Anyone with any information about
these crimes or others are asked to report the information to the Vermilion
RCMP at 780-853-4441.
Submitted by Lemonee Kostynuk
he Innisfree Minburn 4-H Beef Club held their second meeting on November 4 at the Minburn Curling Rink.
The club discussed calf insurance, tire and electronic recycling, thr Fall
Fling, Christmas party ideas, North East 4H volleyball and the club has added
a new project, Creative Option Heifer Replacement.
Our leader Lyndon Mansell was honored at the District 4H Meeting and supper on November 10. The club participated in the Holiday in the Hallways in
the Innisfree Millennium Building November 27.
Regular Curling in Innisfree will start on Jan. 4 and
every Monday following. Season fees are $50 for Adults
and $25 for Youth.
Super League will also start on Jan. 14 and every
Thursday following. Fees are $400 per team and cash
prizes will be awarded for each team win.
The upstairs lounge will be open during Super League
nights. Teams need to register before Jan. 4.
To enter a team for either of these leagues call Derek at
780-632-9786
Innisfree Minburn 4H beef club members participating
in their tire recycling project
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Comp Students Hear Crash Victim’s Story Of Recovery
fter more than two years recovering from a devastating brain
injury as a result of a distracted
driver, Renaye Wade spoke to the Grade
10 students of the Vegreville Composite
High School, the school she graduate
from, on December 1.
Wade travels throughout central Alberta speaking to students and the public about the dangers of driving while
distracted after a car crash left her with
a diffuse axonal brain injury, a condition similar to shaken baby syndrom.
The driver who struck the car Wade was
a passenger in was found guilty of driving with undo care and attention and
sentenced a $2,000 fine, the maximum
penalty at the time.
Since then, Wade and her family and
friends have formed an organization
called RADD, Renaye Against Distracted Driving, which aims to bring more
awareness to distracted driving as well
as stiffer fines and has organized a petition to have demerits added for violations. Wade said that by telling her
story she hopes to prevent others from
having to go through what she has en-
dured over the past two years of her recovery.
Although Wade has spoken to hundreds of students at numerous schools
this was her first time presenting at
the school she graduated from in 2012.
Introduced by EmployAbilities Coordinator Derek Christensen, she gave a
presentation showing photos and videos
from before and after her crash as well
as the extensive recovery process. She
gave a detailed account of what she remembers and what she has been told.
Wade lost approximately two years of
her memory and currently suffers from
short and long-term memory loss, a condition of her brain injury.
After the presentation Wade answered
questions from students and her former
teachers before wrapping up her presentation. Following the presentation,
coordinator Derek Christensen pointed
out the importance of being aware while
driving and posed questions to the students; how important is that one phone
call that could cause a lifetime of recovery, as in Renaye Wade’s case.
Attending the presentation was Da-
From left are RADD members Tammy Wade, Jackson Bird, Renaye Wade
and David Carlson with James H. Brown Injury Lawyers.
Both RADD and the Edmonton law firm are advocates for distracted
driving awareness and prevention.
vid Carlson, a representative of James
H. Brown and Associates of Edmonton,
who attended to show the support of
the law firm that actively campaigns
against distracted driving. Because the
students are not old enough to sign her
petition, Wade along with the law firm,
asked students to sign a pledge sheet
saying they promise not to drive while
distracted. The students were rewarded
with mugs and mouse pads supplied by
James H. Brown and Associates.
Wade continues her recovery and will
soon face another surgery to repair her
broken jaw. She is also currently working on upgrading classes to further her
education, which includes plans to pursue a law degree.
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Vol. I • №34 • Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Mannville Royal Purple
Help Fill
Food Bank Shelves
I
n the spirit of Christmas, the Mannville Royal Purple #205
members donated a food hamper to the Mannville Food Bank.
Making the presentation on December 2 were, from left, Royal
Purple members Lillian Konieczny, Barb Schmidt, Doris Paulsztol, Arvilla Hess and June Wyard-Scott presenting the hamper to
food bank volunteers Shantell Bielesch holding little Jaxon Larson, and June Raun. Missing from the photo is Royal Purple member Ellen Sturt.
Mannville’s
Christmas Extravaganza
Ranfurly Ag Society Helps
With Turkey Dinner Plans
~ Photo by Allan Sharp
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annville Christmas Extravaganza was held on Saturday,
December 5. There were over
50 tables offering a wide variety of
products from children’s products, baking, home décor, and much more. This
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event has become a tradition of the
community as it has been part of their
Holly Daze festivities since the early
1970s. Other activities throughout the
day included a visit and pictures with
Santa, sleigh rides courtesy of the Jackson family, children’s only room and
crafts, and a Christmas skate.
he Ranfurly Ag Society held its annual Christmas Turkey Bingo on
Thursday, December 3. With a number of turkeys for prizes, lucky winners made off with some delicious Christmas meals. The Ranfurly Ag
Society also held its Annual General Meeting last week and plans to host a
number of steak suppers which will be held on the last Tuesday of the months
in February, April, June, August at its annual fair day, as well as in October.
Mannville Co-op’s Holiday
Haul Away
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Submitted
he Mannville Co-op held its annual Holiday Haul Away Food Bank Drive.
The Co-op would like to thank everyone who took part in this event. Special thanks go to Curtis Anderson and Courage Canada Trail Ride for the
donation of the roasting chicken and the turkey gift card purchases.
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Crossroads Funeral Teams Up For
‘Skate With The Tigers’
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Minburn 4H
District Hosts
Fall Fling And
Something to Say
Continued from p. 2
Caleb Vidal made a visit to Santa’s lap
to make sure and personally deliver his
Christmas wish list.
~Photos courtesy of Dragon Hare Studios
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The staff of Crossroads Funeral Home came together to create a
fun fundraiser for the supper.
Staff members are, clockwise from bottom right,
Karen Selte, Kim Shimko, Sonia Oldenburg,
Diane Roth and Barry Roth.
members are given the chance to meet
other members throughout the region
and are exposed to a variety of projects and activities. Something to Say
is a program for ages 12 to 16 years
designed around communication.
Members gain knowledge of types of
communication, getting point across,
and the rules for a judged competition. This is all learned through
demonstration and fun activities.
The weekend was enjoyed by 42
junior members attending Fall Fling,
21 members attending Something to
Say and 9 junior councillors. There
were also ten adult volunteers helping with activities and meals. Guest
presenters showed opportunities
within 4H for exchanges to Japan or
within our own country. There are
also opportunities for members to
host exchange students from Japan
or other provinces in Canada. The
members had fun, learned something
new and made new friends to visit at
the next 4H program or camp.
Youth Hunter Brings In Giant
For Innisfree Antler Scoring
he Innisfree and District
Fish and Game Association held its annual Antler Scoring evening on December 4 upstairs at the Innisfree
AgriPlex. A number of hunters
brought in antlers from their
harvested wild game, to be
measured by club officials including youth hunter Sheldon
Tarapaski.
This fall Tarapaski brought
down a large bull elk which
measured a gross score of 358
inches. The 14 year old was
hunting with a bow and says he
had been watching a herd of elk
just north of their home quarter
near Innisfree.
After Russell Melnyk missed
a shot at the bull a week earlier by shooting just under the
giant’s bellie, Tarapaski said he
drew back his bow and arrow
and brought down the bull elk
in what some would call, a once
in a lifetime shot.
He also brought in a set of
white tail antlers to be scored
which measured 165 3/8 inches.
The awards for the largest
antlers in each division will be
awarded at the Innisfree and
District Fish and Game Association’s annual awards night held
in February.
Sheldon Tarapaski,
of Innisfree, brought in a
set of elk antlers from an
animal he shot this fall
with a bow and arrow.
Two Hills Trends is having a Christmas sale
throughout the month of December.
• 20% off everything in store as well as 50% off men’s and women's
winter jackets.
• New arrivals include Maxi Dresses and Skirts, sizes including 2 and 3X.
• Underclothing for Men and Women, PJ's for both, nice and cozy Fleece
Wears and so much more.
Come In
We are having extended hours until Christmas.
And See
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday 10 – 6pm
The Delights.
Thursday and Friday 10 – 8 pm
Young hunter Steven Ferleyko waiting to score his white tail.
The week before Christmas we will open every day 10-8 for your shopping convenience.
The staff wish everyone Merry Christmas and thank you all so much for your patronize.
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Innisfree Delnorte School Celebrates Holiday Cheer
By Kristin Bergman,
Hiway 16 News Student Reporter
A
s we roll into December, students are getting ready for the
holidays as well as for exams, as
junior high midterms and high school
exams are approaching in January.
An exam schedule has been passed out
with this month’s newsletter.
Students and parents had a blast on
parent volleyball night on November
30 which ended the volleyball season.
A tremendous thank you goes out to
parent volunteers, PAC, and Cannan
Farms for their support for our volleyball players. The next sports season
will be curling once we have ice in the
Innisfree Curling Rink.
This week we have Jersey Thursday
coming up on December 10, so be sure
to remember to wear your favourite
sports jersey! There will be no school on
Friday, December 11.
Next week is our last week of classes
before a two-week Christmas break,
and the week is going to be packed
full of holiday cheer. The elementary
will see a play at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton on December 16 as
a field trip to celebrate the holidays.
The Christmas Supper and Concert is
on December 17 and many students
are preparing to either act in the play
or sing Christmas songs in the elementary choir. Students are now selling tickets for the Christmas Supper
so please buy them in advance. The
next day, Dec 18, will be filled with
Christmas pyjama parties, a potluck
for the junior and senior high, and
carolling in periods three and four for
the last day of school before holidays
begin. School will resume on January
4, 2016.
Mannville School News
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he AR class challenges
were set, and students
worked hard to attain
their reading goals! Students
who were successful in meeting their reading goal were
able to style their teacher’s
hair! They came up with some
very interesting and glamorous styles, which the teachers
sported for the majority of the
day. All students who reached
the class goal, had their names
put in a draw, and the winners
were part of team that style
our guest. Mr. Myhovich from
Credit Union, joined in on the
fun, and was “glittering” with
excitement! December’s class
reading goals have been set,
and students are eagerly reading in order to have some special elves deliver cookies and
hot chocolate to them on the
18th!
During the month of December, the secondary student’s
union has plans to sell can-
dy grams. They will also be
planning another Spirit Week
in December to include Candy
Guess, Ho Ho Ho Trivia, Wrapa-Friend, Christmas Dress Up,
and lastly, an activity day in
our PJ’s. Thank you for helping
us bring the spirit back into
our school!
Please remind your children
to dress appropriately for the
winter conditions. Most bus
drivers will accept children
bringing their winter mitts,
toques, and boots with them in
their back pack, but they must
carry them with them if they
are not going to wear them. It
is important that students dress
for the cold as it is a very real
safety concern if they are not.
For gym our Kindergarten
students will be learning how
to skate! The first two visits to
the arena were on their own,
learning how to fall down, get
up and balance on their blades.
They would appreciate as
much help as they can get with
26 kinders slipping and sliding
and trying to put on skates!
Several of them are independent skaters, but our first time
skaters will pick it up fast!
Please let Mrs. Tod know if you
can help.
In Science Mrs. DeFord’s
Grade 1’s are mixing up their
colors like CRAZY! The students used their knowledge of
mixing primary colors to make
stained glass ornaments for
Christmas time!
This month the Grade 2’s
reached their AR goal. Mrs.
Ambrock, along with the other
Elementary teachers, each had
their hair done by their students. Keep reading grade 2’s!
If they reach the December
reading goal, Mrs. Ambrock
will have to dress up like an elf
and give the grade 2’s cookies
and hot chocolate!
Mrs. Campbell’s Grade 3
class have started their Poetry
Unit which they will be working on for the month of December. Not only will the students
be reading and responding to a
variety of poems, they will be
writing a number of Christmas
themed poems such as acrostics, sense poems, cinquains,
and syllable poems.
Unfortunately, Christmas
can be a very stressful and financially draining time of year
for families within our communities. We are fortunate
to be able to work with very
supportive community organizations who work tirelessly
to ensure everyone is supported. Once again, we are taking
part to help ease the pressure
placed on families by collecting gifts for Santa’s Anonymous through the Vermilion
Lions Club and food items for
the Mannville Food Bank. If
your family is in the position
to afford a donation for these
two causes, please send in
your items to the school, with
your child. We feel fortunate
to be able to support everyone
and ensure all families have a
wonderful holiday season.
In Mannville School tradition, all elementary students
will be getting together on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays to sing their favorite Christmas songs. Fa-lala-la-la, la-la-la-la!
A glance Ahead:
Movie
Night – December 10th; Grad
Xmas Banquet and Christmas
Concert – December 15th.
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T
Ryley Community Thanks Families’ Biomedical Battle
he Community Fundraiser Group
of Ryley, Alberta recently held an
open house meeting on December 3 to publicly thank the Albertans
Against Irresponsible Development
group who recently put up a fight to
block G.M. Pearson’s proposed development of a biomedical incinerator in the
village’s business district.
G.M. Pearson began holding open
houses in late 2013 when a group of
families within the community asked
for County of Beaver and Ryley council
members to provide more information.
Eventually the local group put up their
own funds to bring in experts and hired
lawyers to fight what they say became a
“David and Goliath” battle.
“There was absolutely no financial
benefit to bringing the incinerator to
our village,” said Nik Lee, one of the
organizers of the fight to stop the proposed facility.
The company, which already has a
facility in Wainwright, was going to
be disposing of all grades of biomedical
materials including bodily fluids, amputations and other items which the local
organizations say would pose too great
Members of the four families involved in the G.M. Pearson battle along with other community members are,
back row from left, Lonnie Lauber, Annette Short, Doug Herrick, Catherine Jensen, Joe Laarhuis,
Jolene Wiggington, Joe Wiggington, Nik Lee, Cliff Giebelhaus, John Jensen, Wes Magneson and Terry
Madneson. In front are Nola Herrick, Brian Strilchuk, Marilyn Strilchuk, Darlene Deacon, Ellen Sutton,
Donna Pitre, Shirley Stensrud, Adele Rokos and Bernice Kozdrowski.
of a health concern for their community.
After beating the large corporation,
the community held a fundraiser supper
and auction to help repay the four families that spearheaded the fight to stop
the development. All the funds raised
were donated back to the Lee, Jensen,
Giebelhaus and Wiggington families to
Farm Wife Diaries Together Time
I
9
By Deb Barber
just came in from shoveling snow
and filling bird feeders! Even
though the thermometer shows a
chilly minus 14 C it wasn’t that bad as
the sun was shining. While I was filling
up the feeders I came to the realization
that I suffer from a bird feeder ‘hording’ affliction, although I doubt you
will see a reality show following this
condition any time soon! When I realize one needs to be replaced I tend to
simply hang the old one up somewhere
else in the yard. I started tallying up
feeders and realized the number had
grown from four to nine. The good news
is that I only have to fill them up half
as often; the bad news is filling them
takes a good half of the forty pound bag
of sunflower seed, something that upper management tends to frown over!
This past Saturday was deemed to be
the day to put up the temporary winter
horse fence. I was smiling to myself as
I figured at the very least this would
give me material for this article! However, much to my pleasant surprise it
went off without a hitch, not one single cuss word was uttered. (Not even
by Sam!) The horses are now in horse
heaven, I think how it would feel to
spend months confined to a specific area
and now they are free to roam around
the quarter section exploring, browsing
and foraging among the many sloughs
and pot holes to their hearts content.
Putting up the fence had me reflecting on how fortunate I am to live the
‘farm’ life. Yes, there are moments like
when it’s minus 40, coal black outside
and a tractor needs to be pulled out of
a snow bank that it’s less than perfect,
however, not many occupations offer
what life on the farm does.
Not all wives have the opportunity to
work shoulder to shoulder with their
husbands and by doing so we have an
in depth knowledge of the passion and
driving forces that have them getting
up some days at a ridiculous hour to
go seeding or spraying or working late
into the night to ensure the harvest
makes it from the field to the bin. Not
to mention the hours that cattle, sheep,
hog and poultry producers (to name a
few) put in to making sure their livestock live a healthy and wholesome
life to the best of our abilities. Frozen
waters, tractors with dead batteries,
equipment that was running perfectly one day and requiring to be rebuilt
from the wheels up the next are situations that are simply part of a ‘normal’
days’ work.
Farm children grow up thinking
nothing of taking a nap at their parent’s feet on the floor in many assorted
types of machinery. They have an appreciation that there is no such thing
as a nine to five; five day work week
and that the works not done until it’s
finished!
Although far from perfect it is a
blessing that we still can lead a life
style where family ‘knows’ what mom
and dad’s jobs entail and even in certain situations can step into help. I recall a few years back when our grandson helped his mom ‘surprise’ dad by
having the cattle chores done. Luckily
a fascination with tractors and equipment enabled him to guide his mom
on the finer details of how to operate
Continued on p. 10
help with some of the costs related to
the development road block.
When speaking on behalf of the four
families, Catherine Jensen thanked all
the people and professionals involved
and said, “It was wonderful to see our
community pull together for the health,
wellness and benefit of us all. It was
truly heartwarming. With true collaboration, the public can help create the
environment that we can all live successfully in.”
A total of just over $15,000 was presented to the four families as a form
of repayment for some of the costs involved.
Annual Christmas Pot Luck
For Innisfree Seniors
T
he Innisfree Seniors held their annual Christmas Pot Luck Supper on
Wednesday December 2 at the Drop-In Centre with invited guests and
members. A wide variety of food was shared and a special presentation
was made by Ron Osinchuk of Ron’s Auto and Ag. At a hot dog fundraiser held
during the Innisfree fair this past summer hosted by three Innisfree businesses, funds raised were split three ways with all the money to be donated locally.
Ron’s Auto and Ag was the first of the three businesses to make the donation
and chose the Innisfree Seniors as its recipient of the funds. Pictured here are,
from left, Innisfree Seniors President Ken Whitten, business owner Ron Osinchuk, Innisfree Seniors Treasurer Genevieve Weder and Seniors Secretary
Alive Sydora.
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Farm Wife Diaries - Together Time
Continued from p. 9
the front end loader, which end of the
bale stack the bales were to be taken
from and what area in the pasture
was the ‘feeding’ location. Times that I get to spend with
Sam on the farm, even doing some
menial task such as setting up the
horses winter pasture, gives us
the opportunity to just be ‘together’. Some of the moments that I find
the most precious are when we can
work in tandem together, not really
talking but anticipating what needs
to be completed and silently striving
together towards getting it done. In
those moments there is a certain
beauty to be occupied with a task
and sharing the ‘doing’ of it with
your partner knowing that the chore
becomes less of a duty and more of
a pleasure simply because of the together time it affords us.
Until next week I hope you find a
job shared is a job halved. Stay tune
next week for, It’s a Twinkle Time of
Year!
Sharon Mallon Brings
‘The Gift’ To Innisfree Library
F
ormer radio morning show
host Sharon Mallon was recently at the Village of Innisfree Library to meet with fans
as well as sign copies of her book
‘The Gift of Adultry’. She gave a
reading from one of the chapters
and had attendees giggling at the
stories of her life with former radio co-host Danny Hooper. The
December 2 book signing was
followed by a tasty lunch hosted
by the members of the Innisfree
Library board.
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Innisfree Holds Extravagant Christmas
T
he fifth annual Innisfree Extravagant Spirit of Christmas, a trade and craft
show and sale, offered shoppers a chance to pick up gifts for everyone on
their holiday shopping list. Maryann Berg hosts the event at the Innisfree
Rec Centre, and this year more than 30 vendors participated. From handmade
scarves to wood working and baked goods and preserves, there was no shortage
of items available for eager shoppers. Vendor Holly Cependa, pictured here, had
a selection of homemade preserves at the annual sale. Cependa and her husband
Ron, operate the Beachside Bed and Breakfast on Wapasu Lake just south east of
Innisfree and offers year-round accommodations.
Linda Emmott of Vermilion, had a table at the Innisfree Extravagant
Spirit of Christmas sale on December 6 at the Innisfree Rec Centre where
she offered Buttery Bites Caramels, a product her sister Heather Porrill
makes out of her home in Baytree, Alberta.
Emmott also had a selection of custom-made hoola hoops which she
makes out of her home in Vermilion.
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Frank Lindballe had a selection of hand-turned wood items at the sale
on December 6. Lindballe said he makes the pieces mostly out of poplar
trees that have been growing in his Sandy Lake yard for the past 25
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Helping save the Peregrine Falcon and Little Brown Bats was the cause
Norah Melnyk was helping with on December 6 at the Innisfree craft
sale. Melnyk had handmade bracelets to offer buyers and all proceeds
were being donated to the Earth Rangers, an organization whose mission
is to educate and empower children to help save threatened
and endangered animals. Melnyk has raised $38 to date
for the organization through her bracelet sales.
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