04 21 Issue - Hiway 16 News

Vol. I • №1 • Tuesday, April 21, 2015
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Local News Reporting, A Reality
For Highway 16 Communities
W
ell here it is! The first issue
of the Hiway 16 News is out.
It is hard to believe that
after the many early mornings, long
days and late evenings, that I have
now reached my dream of publishing
my own newspaper.
Many of my readers may ask themselves, why have I taken on such a
daunting task? I can sum it up in just
a few words. I love journalism and
love my community.
Ever since I was a young girl in
school I always enjoyed writing, investigating stories and finding answers.
The world of journalism gives me the
opportunity to do the things I love
and also gives me the means necessary to help keep my community and
surrounding area up to date on most
of the news and events happening
around us.
Being a reporter gives me the
chance to stay connected with my
community and a way in which I can
give back by bringing them a venue to
discover news events around us. It can
also bring information regarding businesses in and around our area such as
retailers in neighboring communities
which you may not be aware of, if not
for advertising in the newspaper.
A locally owned community newspaper like the Hiway 16 News can connect our community with other communities in our area and get the word
out there of events which are happening, thus bringing citizens from other
areas to our communities helping us
grow as well.
With all the social media resources
out there I realize that in some ways
newsprint is becoming a less popular
means of communication, but I still
believe in newspapers and realize that
many of us like myself, still very much
enjoy having the choice of picking up
a physical paper and reading it from
start to finish.
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Congratulations Hiway 16 News
We are excited to see a newspaper in Innisfree again. With the experience and interest in the community, we know that
Karen will provide the readers with the current news and activities in the area.
It will be refreshing to know our interests will be the priority of the newspaper.
Wishing you all the best in your business.
From the Mayor and Staff and Council of the Village of Innisfree
Crash On Highway 16
On the early afternoon of April 14 a motor vehicle accident was reported near the Town of Vegreville’s east entrance along Highway 16 near Range Road 143. A motorist, one of the first on the scene, reported it appeared the occupants of the vehicle may have been injured but seemed to exit the vehicle of their own capacity. Emergency
vehicles responded shortly and the wreckage was soon removed from the roadway. At the time of publication, the cause of the accident is unknown.
Winter Activities Come To An End, For Some
With what seems like winter behind us, some people are having a hard time letting go of the activities that go along with the more frigid weather. Many snowmobilers have long
since put their machines away for the season but one local resident of the Hiway 16 area could be spotted enjoying a ride over a shallow slough with his sled. There always has to
be that “one guy” that can’t let go of his winter toys.
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Local News Reporting A Reality
For Highway 16 Communities
Continued from p. 1
self and I was given the option to start
the Hiway 16 News as a branch off from
our local newsletter, I could not pass on
the chance to do what I really love to do
in the world of journalism. I know the
road of this new adventure will have its
ups and downs, with long hours parked
in front of a computer, phone call after
phone call, but I am eager to take on
the challenge to provide you my readers, with the most up to date, unbiased
news coverage possible.
I must say the journey of coming
this far and producing this first issue
entailed a lot more work than I anticipated! I discovered along the way,
things I thought would have been simple such as finding a location for the
office, internet connections, finding a
graphic designer that would fill my
expectations, and meeting clients was
more overwhelming then I thought.
However with a lot of determination,
perseverance and support from numerous family and friends, I have
achieved these goals and now present
to you your gateway to being kept informed.
I have worked in the newspaper industry for a number of years now and
I will take the knowledge I have obtained along the way and do my very
best to bring to you a newspaper containing quality, informative articles
and advertising.
It is my intent as the publisher of the
Hiway 16 News to serve my community in the best possible way. I invite my
community and other communities to
send in old or interesting photos, submitted articles and letters to the editor or anything else you feel would be
of interest to our readers. Please feel
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free to contact our paper if you have
an event happening as we would love
to attend it for inclusion in our paper.
I am thankful for the help and support from so many family members
and friends thus far as it has meant
so much to me and the viability of this
publication. I also invite you to drop
by the office located in the Cut Bank
movie’s “Barber Shop” at 5119 – 50 Avenue in Innisfree, for our grand opening on April 30 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. I
am looking forward to meeting you at
the home of the Hiway 16 News, your
local community newspaper.
Fortieth Year For Mannville Ag Society
T
he smell of grilled steaks filled
the hallways of the Mannville
Rec Centre on Saturday night as
the Mannville Ag Society held its steak
supper and dance.
The evening fundraiser celebrated the
fortieth year for the organization and
included a silent and live auction where
those in attendance could place bids
with local auctioneer Gord Misik, on a
wide variety of items. A dance followed
the auction as DJ Brett Maron looked
after of the rest of the evening’s entertainment.
PC Candidate Richard Starke and his wife Alison, were among those in
attendance of the Mannville Ag Society’s steak supper on April 18.
Local public speaker and brain injury survivor Curtis Anderson enjoyed
the steak supper with all the fixings. Anderson hosts the annual Courage
Canada trail ride each May and donates the funds raised to local charities.
Pictured here are Wanda Konieczny, on the left, and Lynn Roland,
as they greeted guests for the supper and dance.
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Local diners used the evening to catch up on socializing with friends and
neighbours. Pictured here are, from left, Walter Prill,
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Vol. I • №1 • Tuesday, April 21, 2015
f you were to pop into the
Innisfree Canada Post
office you would certainly take note of a number of
changes. Namely the new
mailboxes in the lobby, which
have replaced the older, well
used unit that once lined the
wall.
After years of use it was
time for new boxes which Post
Master, Julie Sydora says will
be a more secure unit. Sydora, who is the newly appointed lead at the post office, has
been serving as an alternate
employee for the past four
year until March 29 when officially being appointed as the
Post Master for Innisfree.
She said she is settling in
well to the position and it has
been a “good challenge” with
Innisfree Post Office Delivers
all the recent upgrades to the
facility. The newer mailboxes
are anticipated to help deter
vandals as the post office has
seen a few break-ins over that
past couple years. The office
will also see a new security
system installed to help with
protecting box holders from
mail theft, which is to be installed soon.
Upon installing the new
mailbox units and few interesting items were recovered
from between the older units
being removed. A letter postmarked 1985 was recovered
and the postage attached to
the envelop was a mere 34
cents, the cost at the time
for mailing a letter. The letter was later delivered to its
long-waiting recipient.
Julie Sydora has been recently named the new Innisfree Post Master.
She has been filling the position for nearly a month.
A letter post marked 1985, was discovered wedged
between the old postal box units.
It was finally delivered to the recipient this past month.
Workers removed the old postal box units and installed
the newer more secure boxes.
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Innisfree Curling Wraps Up Another Season
he Innisfree curling rink was
busy for the last time for the
season during its Open bonspiel
held on April 10 through to the 12. The
weekend was actually set aside for the
annual Oilmen’s bonspiel but due to
the lack of registration the club decided
to rename the event and it proved to be
a smart choice.
16 teams signed up for one more
chance to claim an Innisfree curling title. The teams came from as far away
as the Airdrie area to participate in the
weekend of curling.
The C event featured the Cam Kuzio
team against Jeff Nott’s rink but in the
end it was Nott who would take the title for the C side.
The B event saw a great game with
Jeff Nott’s brother, Chris squaring-off
against Airdrie’s Troy Kletzel. In a
great game it was Chris Nott beating-out the Kletzel team to take the B
event.
The A event saw Darryl Fowler’s
team face the Aaron Cannan rink, both
locals and regular Innisfree curlers, as
the rocks gathered in the house. End
after end the two battled away but the
Cannan rink could not gain enough
momentum to take the victory. The
Fowler rink claimed the final bonspiel
of the 2015 Innisfree Curling season.
A predominant change for next season will be the absence of cook Terry
Braodhead, as she will be retiring from
her position at the facility. Club President Derrek Saskiw said, “We will miss
Terry and are hoping to find a suitable
replacement.”
Next year will see the introduction of
a Farmer’s Speil in December for the
kick-off of the 2015-16 season. The club
hosted regular weekly curling as well
as Super League throughout the winter and early spring. The club is always
looking for new members and participants in its regular curling season.
The A event saw the Darryl Fowler rink face the Aaron Cannan rink.
Pictured here are, back row from left, A final winners Darryl Fowler,
Larry Rudolf, Andy Strowger and Stacy Fowler. In front are
Aaron Cannan, Daryl Cole, Dwayne Drury and Morris Anderson.
Taking the C event are, back row, Jeff Nott, Cody Hafso,
Bobbi Jo Jackson filling in for Cecil Paranych, and Alden Suddaby.
In front are Cam Kuzio, Allan Kuzio,
Charmen Kuzio and Stephanie Dargis.
For the B event, back row from left, are event winners Chris Nott,
Tom Dwyer, Kent Anderson and Brett Lindballe. In front are
Troy Kletzel, Stephan Chisholm, Melinda Kletzel and Kelly Hoffer.
Tough Call At Innisfree Curling Rink
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Vol. I • №1 • Tuesday, April 21, 2015
AGM Held For Mannville
Chamber Of Commerce
for the birth of the Hiway 16 News.
Koodos to Karen Nedzielski!
It’s exciting and an asset ot our Village and community.
Sincerely, Betty Saik
The Cutting Edge
The Cutting Edge family hair care center
is celebrating its first anniversary!
5119 - 50 Ave Innisfree
780-592-2443
Stop by on April 30 from 3-5 pm
for cake and coffee.
Thanks for your support
over the past year.
Linda Dobler
The Hiway 16 News
is looking for Part-Time
Reporters
for the areas of Lavoy through to Mannville.
If you enjoy attending
local events and own
a digital camera,
give us a call
@780-581-0871
or email your resume
to info@hiway16news.ca
Must have a valid
drivers licence and
own transportation.
Also looking for a
Student Reporter
to cover local
school events.
Members and executive of the Mannville and District
Chamber of Commerce are, back row from left,
members Cheryl Jory, Lisa Symington, Sharon Bury
and Secretary Erin Hinton. In front are Vice President Kelly Dalton,
President Mike Myhovich and Treasurer Shauna Charron.
T
he Mannville and District Chamber of Commerce recently held its
annual general meeting (AGM)
and with only a few members in attendance, the focus of the group is on how to
obtain more members to help promote
the business district of the Village.
Elections were held and it was current President Mike Myhovich who
stayed on for another term. Village
Councillor and business owner Kelly
Dalton would retain Vice President and
Shauna Charron would take the Treasurer’s chair.
Discussion was held as to moving the
regular meetings to lunch meetings as
opposed to evenings, in hopes of luring
more members of the business community. The organization will hold its next
meeting at a local restaurant to see if
the attendance increases.
Also discussed was the thought of
providing a discount on memberships
when issued it for more than one year.
One, two and three year memberships
were discussed and possibly setting
rates to $25, $45 and $65 respectively.
President Mike Myhovich led the
meeting and a number of other topics
were discussed including the success
of the past Extravaganza held in the
Village. It was decided that the event
would reoccur and possibly look at
holding the event more than once per
year. With the AGM adjurned, the regular meeting got underway.
The organization’s website has been
discontinued since the change-over in
the Village’s website provider. With the
old system, organizers said a link page
was provided on the Village’s site but
with the change, it was no longer a possibility. The Chamber members decided to use the assistance of social media
as a way of informing the public of its
activities.
The Village of Mannville and District
Chamber of Commerce meets every few
months and is always looking for more
members.
Minburn 4H Beef Club Gear Up
For Achievement Day
Submitted
by Tyson Rudolf,
Club Reporter
O
ur club’s
last meeting
was
held April 1 in
Innisfree. Here are our clubs public speaking results; Junior - first
Tyson Rudolf, second Shelby Sarafinchen, third Dylan Cannan, Intermediate - first Megan Rudolf, second
Morgan Nott, third Teagan Nott,
Senior - first
Olivia
Anderson, second Brayden
Drury, third
Laramie Anderson.
Everyone did a fantastic job on their
speeches, good job everyone. We
are planning our annual show and
sale on May 27, at the Minburn
Agricultural Grounds. Our next
meeting will be held on May 6th in
Minburn.
Vol. I • №1 • Tuesday, April 21, 2015
What’s Going on
at Innisfree School
Kristin Bergman is the new
Innisfree Delnorte School
Student Reporter for the
Hiway 16 News.
Welcome Kristin!
T
his week the student’s at Innisfree Delnorte School came
back from their Easter break
and quickly settled back in to their
regular classes and routines. Report
cards were handed out on Wednesday and Parent/Teacher Interviews
will be held on April 23. School fundraisers such as Milkshake Mondays
(milkshakes are for sale in the school
servery every Monday) and Friday
Hat Days (pay $1 to wear a hat) will
be continuing, hopefully with as much
success and participation as we’ve
seen in the past. If anybody is interested in helping to fundraise our
school further, Boston Pizza receipts
can be given to the school or village
office until May 31 and five per cent of
the money spent on your meal will be
given to the school.
On Thursday, April 16, two workers
from the SPCA and their friendly ca-
nine friend, Harley, came to give our
school a presentation on the things
the SPCA does in and around our community to help animals in need. They
did this in thanks for our donation of
$516, which was fundraised by everyone’s amazing contribution when they
bought cupcakes on Cupcake Day.
When the presentation was over, students eagerly asked questions and
then posed for a group photo. The next
day, the Grade 3/4 class had a presentation of their own about agriculture and farm safety.
Badminton season will be winding up soon, but not before the BTPS
Badminton Finals this week. Conrad
Fowler, Justin Fleming, Kolby Oesch,
and Madison Nott will be competing in
the finals for Sr. High. Unfortunately,
no Jr. High teams are moving on despite their great efforts in the playoffs.
Also this week, all students participating in the BTPS Superintendent
Public Speaking Contest will present
their speeches in front of the school in
hopes of being the contestant in their
category to move on and speak in front
of the superintendent. Gold and silver
medal recipients will receive a medal
and prize money. The categories are:
Elementary Division (topics: A person that I admire and why; Why my
brother/sister is like my pet), Junior
High Division (topics: Is laughter the
best medicine?; Things that I can do
to make the world a better place) and
Senior High Division (topics: The impact of international organizations on
national or international events; To
what extent should nations give up
their sovereignty to international organizations?). Good luck to everyone
taking part in these events!
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Innisfree Hotel is a proud supporter of the Innisfree Delnorte School Annual Bike-a-thon
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ANNUAL WESTERN BOOT SALE
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T
he Alberta Treasury Branch
(ATB) in Vegreville celebrated the retirement of two of its
staff members on Friday, April 17.
Personal Banking Specialists Polly Walker and Evelyn Boyko were
recognized for their 71 years of combined experience as staff and customers enjoyed cake and coffee at the
Vegreville branch. Walker, who offi-
cially left the branch the end of February, says she is looking forward to
spending more time relaxing at her
favourite lake as well as traveling
more. Boyko said she is expecting her
fifth grandchild shortly and will be
spending more time with family and
friends and will continue to work at
their family farm. Congratulations
from the Hiway 16 News.
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Lots of learning
at Mannville School
A
Submitted
fter playing at the BTJHAA Badminton Northern, three of our
junior high students will be going
on to the Finals at JR Robson on Tuesday, April 21. Baylee Konieczny and Cole
Demas came home with gold and Jordan
Borysiuk came home with silver.
Lakeland College will again be hosting the regional skills competition for
high school students on Friday, April
24. This opportunity shines the spotlight
on trades careers and capabilities.Our
school will have Braden Mytz attending
in the carpentry competition.
A VIBE noon hour group called ‘Creativ-i-tea’ has started. For anyone interested in taking part, this is an opportunity to simply create; whether it be art,
writing, lego. Time together is spent being imaginative and creative, while also
sipping on yummy fruity tea!
Kindergarten will be flourishing in
April as they opened up a flower shop and
are learning about growing plants! Kindergarten parents mark your calendar
for the evening of April 23 for the annual KINDERGARTEN CELEBRATION
OF LEARNING. The kinderkids will be
demonstrating all the skills that they
are mastering this year in preparation
for Grade 1!
The Grade 1’s have been very busy
BUILDING! They just completed their
marble runs that took time, patience
and creativity! In math, the students are
learning about 2D and 3D shapes. Mrs. Miller’s Grade 2 class’ next science unit is on Buoyancy and Boats.
Mrs. Kerri Lorenson, VIBE coach, has
been in coaching the Grade 4 class on a
new program called BMW. This program
assists children in elementary classrooms with stress. Students have discussed what stress is and what they can
do to relax and calm themselves. Miss Cusack’s Grade 5 students have
finished up their Mechanisms Using
Electricity unit. The students were very
creative with the lunchbox alarms they
built and many of the alarms would keep
the lunch thieves out.
The Grade 6 students experienced
a very motivating novel study titled
Indian in the Cupboard. They are just
learning about the Iroquois Confederacy
in Social Studies and this novel helped
them to empathize with differences and
appreciate cultures and customs, plus
learn how people function in a society.
All societies have rules, and the way
that they govern themselves can look
very different.
Upcoming events include the It Can’t
Happen To Me presentation on April 29.
Who knows
friends don’t
judge?
Village Of Innisfree
Sitting In Good Shape
T
he Village of Innisfree Council
members met with the residents and concerned citizens
on April 7 in an open house meeting to
present the Audited Financial Statement for the 2014 year.
Brian King of Brian King Professional Corp went through the details of the statement and answered
any questions and concerns from the
public in attendance. One expense
incurred was the waste management fee of $145,000 associated with
the closure of the Mannville landfill,
which the Village of Innisfree is a
partner in and liable for 9.8 per cent
of the closure and post closure cost.
This cost includes the covering of the
site, landscaping, as well as future ongoing environmental monitoring and
site maintenance.
Nonetheless, the incurred expense
still leaves the Village sitting in the
black, which in the history of the Village, has not always been the case.
King stated that the viability of the
Village has “drastically changed” including the added expense of the landfill closure.
The Village accepted the audited financials and will not review the information in the coming weeks.
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5116-50 Ave. Innisfree, AB, T0B 2G0
780-592-2083
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Vol. I • №1 • Tuesday, April 21, 2015
VIL Implements
New Card System
Marilyn Newton, VIL Manager
T
he Village of Innisfree Library
(VIL) now have new plastic library cards! These are made
of the same material as your debit or
credit card, with a built in barcode
and they no longer require expiry date
stickers. You will receive one when you
renew your library membership. Please
keep an eye out for your expiry date,
missing it may result in a temporary
suspension in services. Costs to renew
your memberships are $12 for adults,
$10 for seniors and $20 per family.
Innisfree Delnorte School Parents;
Have you returned your form so that
your child can receive a free membership to the library? Even if your child
already has a membership, we still
require a form to process their free
student card. If you need a new form
please call 780-592-2122 or email librarian@innisfreelibrary.ca
Don’t forget the Library garage sale
on Saturday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Lunch and refreshments will be
available provided by 4H Multi Club.
Gently used items can be dropped
off during regular library hours and
all proceeds go towards our Summer
Reading Program.
The Summer Reading program takes
place on July 8, 9, 10 and July 15, 16,
17 from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be
fun filled mornings of activities, stories, crafts and play! Snacks provided
and it is a FREE program.
The C.O.W. Bus is coming to Innisfree on Friday, July 17. And will offer
free interactive programming for children 6 and under
Children’s entertainer, puppeteer
Joel Kafka will be here to give a performance on Friday, July 24. The performance will be free for all ages.
Don’t forget the Mother’s Day Basket
Draw. Tickets are $2 each and available at Deb’s ATB or the Library. There
are 3 Baskets to be drawn for and that
will take place on May 10 at the Community Mother’s Day Tea.
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History Lesson
At Mannville Care Centre
The Mannville Care Centre has a display in its main foyer which displays
many hospital items from days past. Previously used for delivering babies from
the area, the Mannville Care Centre has not delivered a baby in years. On display are a number of items from it delivery room as well as miscellaneous item
from past use. Also lining the wall are photos of the old Mannville village which
many display the old spelling of “Manville” on buildings in the photos. Pictured
here visiting the display is Mannville school student, Kaitlyn Romain.
Homewise Realty
INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED
Ralph Soldan, Realtor
780-603-0944
2009, 2010
2012 & 2013
2011 & 2014
Upper Mann Lake
Innisfree Property:
Excellent half acre retreat property to get away from
the hustle and bustle of city life. Located 4 km from
Ashmount Alberta, at Upper Mann Lake. Pavement
right to property entrance. Consists of a 182 sq ft.
cottage, out house, 216 sq ft boat house with
sleeping quarters above, plus a tandem holiday
trailer.
Excellent starter home, in Innisfree on 2 lots, 1,100
sq ft, 2 car garage, recent upgrades to shingles,
entrance doors and electrical. Lots of character with
original interior glass doors.
$69,500
$109,900
Sante Estates
Million Dollar View! You are virtually right on the lake.
Exceptional 1800 sq. ft., 5 bedroom bungalow located in a
quiet cove on the north/west side of Lac Sante, less than
1.5 hours from Edmonton. The 2.66 acre of land features
cherry, apple, plum & large shade trees, extensive garden
area plus plenty of room for recreational activities. Well
maintained home, high efficiency furnaces, central air,
energy efficient vinyl windows, new flooring, central Vac,
custom kitchen cabinets, wood burning fireplace, new
shingles. 24' x 26' attached heated & insulated garage,
detached 32' x 32' garage. Original
Owners!
Vegreville Adult Living:
Well maintained home, vinyl windows, laminate
flooring, open concept kitchen/living room, 2
bedroom, single car garage, rear deck with fenced
green space.
$899,500
$269,500
Two Hills County – Pasture Land
Vegreville Business:
141 acres of Pasture land for sale in the County of
Two Hills, only 25 minutes from Two Hills or 5
minutes from Myrnam. 66 acres of hay land with
balance pasture, bush and adequate water supply.
Some new fence. Great location as only 1/2 mile
north of HWY 45. Possibility of land to be broke for
crop land. Neighbouring 210 acres with homestead
possibility could be for sale.
Excellent Main Street corner location in Vegreville.
6000 sq ft building, major renovations and
upgrades. Lease in place for 3000 sq ft till February
28, 2016 at estimated $5000/month. Perfect
location for restaurant or any type of retail. Plenty of
parking space on 100'x200' lot.
$250,000
$614,000
5013 - 48 Street, Vegreville, AB | ralphsoldan@royallepage.ca | www.royallepage.ca
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Vol. I • №1 • Tuesday, April 21, 2015