Vol. 7, No. 28 Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Your news this week: Chuckwagon/Chariot Races - Page 8 Lamont Ladies Auxiliary 100th Anniversary Tea - Page 9 Mundare Firefighters Fundraiser for STARS air ambulance - Page 15 Read us online at www.lamontleader.com twitter.com/lamontleader Lamont Health Care Centre Ladies Auxiliary celebrates its 100th anniversary in fine style by Michelle Pinon Editor "Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless." Those were the words Deb Hancheruk spoke to the volunteer members of the ladies auxiliary of the Lamont Health Care Centre Celebration Centennial Tea on May 10 at the United Church Education Centre. The venue was packed with well wishers who wanted to celebrate the important milestone in the auxiliary's and the community's history. Hancheruk, manager of the Beaver Hills Lodge, expressed her heartfelt thanks to the auxiliary and its mem- bers who come to visit the seniors. "Our resi- dents look forward to canteen, a game of horseracing or the monthly whist games: You give them some- thing to look forward to. Whether they purchase goodies or just visit, they are happy that you are here as you make them feel special. "Many seniors in my lodge are unable to leave the building, and also don't have a lot of visi- tors, so they cherish the time you spend with them." Ed Stelmach, who was born in the Lamont hos- pital 61 years ago, was on hand to personally thank the volunteers who have added so much to the quality of life to Albertans. He pointed out one thing the auxiliary has always done, that is just now receiving recognition and support in the med- ical community, is wholistic care. "You con- tribute a different aspect to care, and are always there to support patients." With that, he extended congratula- tions to all of the mem- bers of the auxiliary, and asked God's blessing for continued strength. Described as an "exem- plary auxiliary," by Bernadette Dalpe, who brought greetings on behalf of June Kometz, President of the Canadian Association of Healthcare Auxiliaries (CAHA). "Innumerable volunteer hours spent has meant lives have been touched and enor- mous amount of dollars have been raised to help improve the quality of patient care. "These ladies bring with them things we cannot hold in our hands or see with our eyes. They bring things that come from the "heart." "To the residents and patients they are the sun- shine on a cloudy day or the rainbow that follows a storm....Thank you to each and every one of you for being that some- one special." Dalpe also read a verse that aptly described those things that come from the heart of Auxilians. "You know when someone special touches your life...They always know just the right thing to say or do; They can make you feel better just by being near; They listen with an open heart and understand. "They laugh with you when you're happy; They share your tear when you're sad; They are beside you whenever you feel alone; They extend their hand when you need support; They are proud of all that you accomplish. They love you just because you're you. You know when someone special touches your life." Following Dalpe's speech she presented President Sheila Vilcsak with the CAHA's Heritage Award. Sharon Dembicki, secretary of the Alberta Healthcare Auxiliary Association, also presented Vilcsak with an award on behalf of the provincial associa- tion, and congratulated members on their years of service. Wayne Woldanski, Reeve of Lamont County also offered congratula- tions for the auxiliary's 100 years of volunteer service in the communi- ty. "What a milestone!" For some residents with little family or friends, auxiliary members are their only regular visi- tors, added Woldanski. "Your efforts have not gone unnoticed." He then offered official recognition to past and present members as well as a commemorative plaque on behalf of the municipality. Town of Lamont Mayor Bill Skinner brought greetings and offered congratulations to the members "who've been a valued part of our community since the beginning of our town." He also thanked mem- bers for creating a wel- coming environment and looking after the well being of patients since the auxiliary's inception 100 years ago. See AUXILIARY P9 MICHELLE PINON PHOTO Members of the Lamont Health Care Centre Ladies Auxiliary celebrated their 100th anniversary May 10th. Seated in the front row left: Ann Kendall, Anne Rohatynski, Vivian Tanasichuk, Rose Strobl, and Helen Cholak. Standing in the back row left: Deb Hancheruk, Evelyn Kowalski, Marilyn Pruss, Nora Gauthier, Marlene Szabados, Mary Richardson, Stella Stodola, Ellen Rinas, Sheila Vilcsak, Emily Kostiuk, and Loretta Smith.
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Vol. 7, No. 2, Tuesday, November 8, 2011Vol. 7, No. 28 Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Your news this week:Chuckwagon/Chariot Races - Page 8
Mundare Firefighters Fundraiser forSTARS air ambulance - Page 15
Read us online at www.lamontleader.comtwitter.com/lamontleader
Lamont Health Care Centre Ladies Auxiliarycelebrates its 100th anniversary in fine style
by Michelle PinonEditor
"Volunteers don't getpaid, not because they'reworthless, but becausethey're priceless."
Those were the wordsDeb Hancheruk spoke tothe volunteer membersof the ladies auxiliary ofthe Lamont Health CareCentre CelebrationCentennial Tea on May10 at the United ChurchEducation Centre.
The venue was packedwith well wishers whowanted to celebrate theimportant milestone inthe auxiliary's and thecommunity's history.
Hancheruk, managerof the Beaver HillsLodge, expressed herheartfelt thanks to theauxiliary and its mem-bers who come to visitthe seniors. "Our resi-dents look forward tocanteen, a game ofhorseracing or themonthly whist games:You give them some-thing to look forward to.Whether they purchasegoodies or just visit, theyare happy that you arehere as you make themfeel special.
"Many seniors in mylodge are unable to leavethe building, and alsodon't have a lot of visi-tors, so they cherish thetime you spend withthem."
Ed Stelmach, who wasborn in the Lamont hos-pital 61 years ago, wason hand to personally
thank the volunteerswho have added somuch to the quality oflife to Albertans. Hepointed out one thing theauxiliary has alwaysdone, that is just now
receiving recognitionand support in the med-ical community, iswholistic care. "You con-tribute a different aspectto care, and are alwaysthere to supportpatients." With that, heextended congratula-tions to all of the mem-bers of the auxiliary, andasked God's blessing for
continued strength. Described as an "exem-
plary auxiliary," byBernadette Dalpe, whobrought greetings onbehalf of June Kometz,President of the
Canadian Association ofHealthcare Auxiliaries(CAHA). "Innumerablevolunteer hours spenthas meant lives havebeen touched and enor-mous amount of dollarshave been raised to helpimprove the quality ofpatient care. "Theseladies bring with themthings we cannot hold in
our hands or see withour eyes. They bringthings that come fromthe "heart."
"To the residents andpatients they are the sun-shine on a cloudy day or
the rainbow that followsa storm....Thank you toeach and every one ofyou for being that some-one special."
Dalpe also read a versethat aptly describedthose things that comefrom the heart ofAuxilians. "You knowwhen someone specialtouches your life...They
always know just theright thing to say or do;They can make you feelbetter just by being near;They listen with an openheart and understand.
"They laugh with you
when you're happy;They share your tearwhen you're sad; Theyare beside you wheneveryou feel alone; Theyextend their hand whenyou need support; Theyare proud of all that youaccomplish. They loveyou just because you'reyou. You know whensomeone special touches
your life."Following Dalpe's
speech she presentedPresident Sheila Vilcsakwith the CAHA'sHeritage Award. SharonDembicki, secretary ofthe Alberta HealthcareAuxiliary Association,also presented Vilcsakwith an award on behalfof the provincial associa-tion, and congratulatedmembers on their yearsof service.
Wayne Woldanski,Reeve of Lamont Countyalso offered congratula-tions for the auxiliary's100 years of volunteerservice in the communi-ty. "What a milestone!"For some residents withlittle family or friends,auxiliary members aretheir only regular visi-tors, added Woldanski."Your efforts have notgone unnoticed." Hethen offered officialrecognition to past andpresent members as wellas a commemorativeplaque on behalf of themunicipality.
Town of LamontMayor Bill Skinnerbrought greetings andoffered congratulationsto the members "who'vebeen a valued part of ourcommunity since thebeginning of our town."He also thanked mem-bers for creating a wel-coming environment andlooking after the wellbeing of patients sincethe auxiliary's inception100 years ago. See AUXILIARY P9
MICHELLE PINON PHOTO
Members of the Lamont Health Care Centre Ladies Auxiliary celebrated their 100th anniversary May 10th.Seated in the front row left: Ann Kendall, Anne Rohatynski, Vivian Tanasichuk, Rose Strobl, and Helen Cholak.Standing in the back row left: Deb Hancheruk, Evelyn Kowalski, Marilyn Pruss, Nora Gauthier, MarleneSzabados, Mary Richardson, Stella Stodola, Ellen Rinas, Sheila Vilcsak, Emily Kostiuk, and Loretta Smith.
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Lamont County approves 2012 budget during special meetingCouncil also passes new mill rate bylaw in three readingsBy Michelle PinonEditor
Lamont County council recentlyapproved its 2012 budget.
During a special meeting of councilheld on April 30, members passed the2012 capital and operating budgetswith revenues of $26,988,759 andexpenditures of $26,652,171 to equateto a surplus of $336,588.
All three readings of a taxation ratebylaw were also passed by council.
Some of the projected revenue high-lights included:
* Property taxes, estimated to be$13,724,233; make up 51 per cent ofprojected revenues for 2012.
* Total projected revenue throughprovincial grants is $9,483,338.
* Just over $389,000 through the saleof goods and services.
* A total of $372,000 through the saleof fixed assets.
* Slightly more than $267,000 indeferred grant revenue.
Some of the projected expenditurehighlights included:
* Public works and water estimatedat $17, 798,554.
* Administration salaries of$1,891,938.
* Planning and community services,estimated expenditures of $1,606,422.Those programs fall under planningand development, community adultlearning council, family and communi-ty support services, economic develop-ment, and library.
* Fire and emergency services wereprojected to be $1,096,103.
* The agriculture services boardpegged at $1,267,786.
Council also passed bylaw 724.12 onApril 30th authorizing the rates of tax-ation to be levied against assessableproperty within Lamont County in2012.
The mill rates have edged up slightlyfrom 2011. According to GarretMatteotti, manager of economic devel-opment and strategic initiatives forLamont County, most communitiesstrive to have a 60/40 split non-resi-dential-residential tax split, meaningresidents don't have to bear an unfairproportion of taxes.
"In Lamont County in 2011, 73 percent of all property tax revenues werepaid through commercial, machineryand equipment and linear infrastrcturetax assessments. Lamont County resi-dents only paid 27 per cent of all prop-erty tax revenues through farmlandand residential property taxes," statedMatteotti.
According to the taxation bylaw, "theassessed value of all property in themunicipality of Lamont County asshown on the assessmet rolls is$879,387,550. The breakdown in eachcategory is as follows: residential,($341,243,550); non-residential,($359,678,430); farm land,($95,844,390); and machinery andequipment, ($82,621,180).
The bylaw also states that all proper-ties assessed a levy of less than $50 will
be assessed a minimum tax rate of $50.Penalties were set at 10 per cent on allcurrent taxes remaining unpaid afterJune 30, 2012 and 10 per cent penaltyon all taxes remaining unpaid afterDec. 31, 2012.
The municipality's independentauditor's report by Wilde andCompany, which comprises the state-ment of financial position as of Dec. 31,2011. The balance at year'send totalled $43,523,950.
The statement alsoincludes a disclosure ofsalaries and benefits formunicipal officials, thechief administrative offi-cer and designated offi-cers as required byAlberta Regulation313/2000. It was notedthat: "Salary includes reg-ular base pay, bonuses,
overtime, lump sum payments, grosshonouraria, and any other direct cashremuneration." Reeve Woldanskireceived $49,642; deputy reeve DanielWarawa received $46,376; councillorDennis McCartney received $39,822;and councillors Roy Anaka and ChrisKlita both received $43,109. Countymanager Al Harvey received $166,183.
The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), May 15, 2012 - 3
Maryy Immaculatee Hospitall Auxiliary
Strawberryy TeaMay 17, 2012
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Senior DropIn Centre
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MICHELLE PINON PHOTO
Jody Erickson, left, an emergency response trainer and senior operator atCanexus, goes over the basics with Edmonton based hazardous materialsresponders during a recent training exercise hosted by the Lamont area busi-ness which is located only a few kilometres northwest of the community.
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Twenty-one membersand of the EdmontonFire Department’sHazardous MaterialsResponse Team receivedtraining in chlorinetransportation and con-tainer emergencyresponse at the Canexus,North AmericanTerminal on May 3.
Although theCanexus terminal hasnot processed or storedchlorine on the site since2009, members of theCanexus TransportationEmergency Responseteam are trained in chlo-rine response concepts toassist for any response inWestern Canada.
TheEdmonton firefighters must have threeto ten year’s experienceand then either volunteeror are directed to attendthe six month course that
trains them in elementssuch as hazardous mate-rials, chemistry, personalprotection, spill mitiga-tion, rescue, evacuationand shelter-in-place.
The Edmonton FireDepartment has visitedthe Canexus site yearlyfor the last decade forsuch emergencyresponse training.
As a ResponsibleCare Company and amember of the localmutual aid organizationNR CAER (North EastRegion CommunityAwareness andEmergency Response)Canexus feels it has aduty to do all it can toprovide training to fel-low response organiza-tions such as the City ofEdmonton.
Dow Chemical of FortSaskatchewan andCanexus NorthVancouver provided the
key training aids such aschlorine training cylin-ders and a mock chlorinerail car dome for apply-ing the various chlorineleak kits by the trainees.
Another aspect of theteam effort involved inthis important trainingwas the participation ofElwood Schwanke andCurtis Myson.
Schwanke, a retiredDow employee, spentyears in the emergencyresponse field and alsoserved as theChairperson of the NorthAmerican CHLOREPorganization with a focusof the safe storage, trans-portation and handlingof this important watertreatment chemical.
Schwanke grew up inthe Lamont area andpresently resides in FortSaskatchewan. CurtisMyson of FortSaskatchewan is the
Railway Association ofCanada’s Transportationof Dangerous GoodsSpecialist.
Jody Erickson ofCanexus provided thehands-on training withMyson while Schwankeperformed the classroomelements. In the endeach fire fighter receivedfour hours of concentrat-ed training.
The visit to Canexuscoincided with theLamont cancer fundrais-er. Canexus terminalmanager JohnKirichenko purchasedburgers and soft drinksfor all employees andcontractors on site,including the Edmontonfire fighters for the cause.
The fire fighters madea quick collection of theirmembers and donatedan additional $105 forthe Lamont Friends ofCancer fundraiser.
MICHELLE PINON PHOTO
Edmonton based firefighters received the most qual-ified and up to date training on hazardous materialsduring a recent training exercise at Canexus.
Canexus hosts training seminar for chlorinetransportation and emergency response
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response to the letter tothe editor from LiberalDefence Critic JohnMcKay recently pub-lished in papers acrossthis constituency.
When it comes to thevery important andessential replacement ofthe CF-18 fighter jets Mr.McKay and theOpposition parties coulduse a dose of accuracyand honesty.
First, no deal hasbeen signed to buy the F-35 replacement fighteryet. What has happenedis participation in aprocess to develop areplacement because noother generation fivefighter jet exists. Thisprocess was started bythe former Liberal gov-
ernment in about 1999with larger commit-ments of about 200 mil-lion dollars in 2002. I wasDefence Critic for ourparty at that time andsupported this process. Itwas the right thing to do.
What is bazaar is thatpeople like Mr. McKay,who supported theprocess when his Liberal government started it,now criticize our govern-ment for continuing tomove forward with thisprocess.
Again, no actual pur-chase has taken place.
On the cost issue, ourgovernment has beenclear and accurate allalong. Our commitment is to spend nine billiondollars on the purchaseof the jets and nothinghas changed.
We have also includ-ed about another six bil-lion dollars for mainte-nance over the first 20years of service. This toois still accurate or at leastthe best estimate. Whatthe Auditor General(AG) has said is that ourgovernment should haveincluded another $10 bil-lion to cover the costs ofmaintenance, refittingand the cost of DND per-sonnel for the full expect-ed life of the jet which isclose to 40 years.
Our governmentquestioned the useful-ness of trying to projectcosts that far ahead buthas accepted all of theAG’s recommendationsand will change thereporting process.
This $25 billion or soin purchase and other
costs will of course bespread out over the next40 years or so (if thedecision is finally madeto purchase these jets)and the first jets won’t becompleted for severalyears. In the meantimeCanadian contractorshave already done tensof millions of dollars ofbusiness on developingand building these jets.
I don’t ever remem-ber so much fuss beingmade over a procure-ment process whichseems to have been wellmanaged for militaryequipment which isclearly needed.
Leon E. Benoit, MPVegreville-Wainwright
Benoit offers clarity on F-35’s
Often I'll hear people tell me that volun-teerism is dying. With waning numbers,many seniors are worried about the futureand the health of their communities.
When attending events, I see many of thesame faces. They are working as hard as theycan to make their event, project, or fundrias-er a success. But just how long can the agingpopulation continue to keep things going,and to provide valuable opportunities andservices to local residents.
Scanning the crowd at last week's 100thanniversary tea of the health care auxiliary, Icould not see anyone under the age of 40 inattendance. Is that because they are all toobusy working? Maybe they have too much"to do" in their day to day lives to be botheredwith joining a community group? Could it beself absorbtion? Or as Ed Stelmach suggest-ed, affluence?
It's probably a combination of several dif-ferent factors, but the key factor in my mindis going above and beyond to make a differ-ence in other people's lives and the communi-ties in which they live.
Getting involved means making a commit-ment, and any commitment means timeaway from family, friends, other interests orhobbies, and even precious down time. Butthe downside is that people and the commu-nities become weaker in the process. Beingunselfish, putting others ahead of yourself, isgetting to be the norm in today's society, andI fear it will have negative consequencesdown the road.
To have a caring community, you need tohave caring people, who are willing to stepoutside of their lives and themselves to dosomething unselfish. So, I urge you to take upthe challenge and join an organization in thecommunity. The sense of pride and accom-plishment of working together for a cause aswell as the betterment of people in the com-munity as a collective, will be well worth it.
Michelle PinonEditor
Volunteers, adying breed?
The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), May 15, 2012 - 5
Sports
Feature athletes of the weekThe Williams clan, a hockey familywith tons of spirit and dedication
Tracy HardingStaff Writer
The Williams family con-sists of four boys ranging inage from eight to 17. All fourof the boys are avid hockeyplayers, and live, breathe, eat,and dream hockey.
Connor started skating atthree - years - old in aCanskate program, thenjoined hockey when he wasfive. Brandt, Seth and Kale allstarted playing hockey at theage of three. They have all
played in Lamont. And theyhave done it all with the sup-port and dedication of theirparents Shannon and Dena.
Connor Williams, who willturn 17 on May 19, startedhockey in pre novice, and hasplayed straight through as agoalie, until he was 16 and asa second year midget.
As Connor is going intograde 12, and has been on theice for 12 years, he is choosingto take his graduating year offthe ice and concentrate on hisstudies. He, now in his sparetime, is wanting to take upsnowboarding, and has foundthat he had a real 'knack' for itin the last winter season.
Connor is now assistantcoach for the three on threeSuper League, as well as
working part time.Brandt Williams, who is 15,
started hockey in pre-novice,the same year as Connor. Hecurrently finished his secondyear of bantam in AAA withthe Fort SaskatchewanRangers as a forward. Nextseason he will be moving intomidget. When Brandt playedhouse league in Redwater, histeam won the 16/60 leaguebanner. Then he had regularcamps, and try outs through-out the spring and summerseason and made the AAAteam. Brandt currently is in acore hockey camp that runsone day a week for 11 weeks,and consists of on ice and office training for three hourseach week. He also has a per-sonal fitness trainer that heworks with two times a week,and is playing in the three onthree Canwest Super League,where his team is sitting sec-ond overall out of 12 teams.When Brandt was asked whathe wanted to do when hegrows up he states "I wannabe in the show (NHL)."
Seth, who is nine and will
be 10 in August, has just fin-ished his first year of atomhockey with the LamontHawks, and looks forward toplaying his second year ofatom next season. Seth, alongwith his younger brotherKale, took one year off to takeAikido and hip hop dance,but then joined back upbecause of their love for thegame. "Atom is a great year towatch, cause the kids nowknow the positions and therules of the game. Its great to
see all their hard work anddedication come together,"states mom Dena. When Sethwas asked his favourite partof the past season, he states "Igot to learn more about thegame, and like scoring." Hethen goes on to explain howhe scored by 'deking' (dodg-ing around) the other play-erss and tipped the puck inthe side of the net. Seth playsleft wing.
Kale is the youngest of theWilliams family, at just eight -years - old, and will be goinginto his second year of novicehockey next season. Kaleenjoys learning how to playall positions, but his favouritepositions are right wing andcentre. For playoffs this year,Kale got to play goalie. "Kalealso has a amazing mindsetfor defense," states dadShannon. Kale is looking for-ward to playing hockeystraight through, just as his
brothers have. The Williams family are all
major in the sport, with theparents giving their time anddedication getting their chil-dren to every practice, game,camp and training session.They have also made sure the
boys have tried other sports. All four boys have played
soccer, and ball until they gotto atom hockey. "My momalways has said 'Keep yourkids busy, it keeps them outof trouble.' which is some-thing I have done," statesDena. "All the boys like dress-ing up before the games, andall have a very competitivespirit." When Kale and Sethwere asked what they wantedto be when they grow up,both boys instantly said "Iwant to be in the NHL."
"The boys have made iteasy for us to keep going withthem, we never have to fightto get them to go to practice,they are always willing to go.Also the older boys help withthe younger boys so that weare able to be everywhere.And of course we would nothave made it throughout thisseason without the teamworkof the team parents, whowould take our kids to thegames and practices, since wecant be in four places at once.
"All we ask for in returnfrom our kids, is that they payit forward, and stay involvedin the community," statesDena.
On top of the busy schedulewith hockey, the entire familyare also Lamont Ag. Societymembers, and volunteerstheir time. The boys are busy24/7, and when the boysaren't on the ice, they areplaying road hockey, or withthe mini sticks. The boys arevery well rounded boys, andthe Williams family unitworks well together.
Connor Williams finished hissecond year of midget.
Brandt Williams finished hissecond year in bantam AAA.
Seth Willams finished playinghis first year atom.
Kale Williams who finished hisfirst year novice.
“”
"My momalways has
said 'Keep yourkids busy, itkeeps them
out of trouble.'which is some-
thing I havedone," states
Dena
Live, breathe, eat, sleep and dream hockey
“ ”“I wantto be in
the NHL.”
6 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Congratulations to CliffGrinde for winning theLottery Steer. Proceeds fromthe tickets sold will bedonated to the StolleryChildren’s Hospital
Your support for our clubs is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Tofield,
Holden and Viking 4-H Beef Club members, leaders and their families.
BEAVER DISTRICT 4-H AND THE TOFIELD, HOLDEN AND VIKING 4-H CLUBS
WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR SPONSORS AND BUYERS FOR THEIR
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THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGES
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Conformation Judge: Aaron Grant
Showmanship Judge: Garrett Biggelar
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Ribbon Presenter : Lee Sagert
Master of Ceremonies: Allan Zwierschke
Auctioneer: Terry Cartier & Pete Conway
Judging Card Marker: Lyle Heiberg
Statistics Recorders: Teresa Bilyk & Cheryl Lutz
Photographer: Kathy Sagert
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
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Gordon Ruzcika – Show Mats
Viking Auction Mart – Panels
Dale Erickson – Weigh Scale
Upham Family – Straw
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Holden Ag. Society – Concession
Holden School – Photocopying
St. Mary’s Church Ladies - Catering
Beaver District 4-H – Mats & Cleaver Kids
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Cliff Grinde – Floor Price for Sale &
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Holden Agricultural Society - Facility
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Grand Champion Steer : Tofield Packers
Reserve Champion Steer: Maxwell Simmentals
Grand Champion Heifer : Darryl & Deb Snider
Reserve Champion Heifer : Farm Credit Canada
Grand Champion Pair : Ken & Darbi Rawluk
Reserve Champion Pair : G & R Russnak Farms
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Michael Upham – Dennill’s Agricentre (Vegreville)
Bradley Russnak – Maxwell Simmentals
Justin Ewasiuk – Viking Auction Market
Dagan Maxwell – Andrukow Group Solutions Inc. (Viking)
Samuel Otto – Ron Slavik Trucking
Jamie Paterson – Central Agencies (Camrose)
Bailey Gill – Straight Vac Services
Seth Ferguson – BHD Tubular
Braeden Pruden – McLellan Wheaton GMC (Camrose)
Justin Koop – Thor Agencies (Tofield)
Joe Roulston – JLS Trucking Inc.
Carter Chomik – Webb’s Machinery (Vegreville)
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MICHELLE PINON PHOTO
Staff and students from Lamont High School combed the ditches east along Highway 15 for garbage duringthe annual highway clean up, May 5. Staff and students from Andrew School also pitched in during the oneday blitz along Highways 29 and 855.
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Next Church Supper May 25 - 5:00-7:00In partnership with Lamont Health Care Centre 100 years.
Community Church Service June 3 at 9:30 a.m.Pancake breakfast to follow in the curling rink at 11.
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By Michelle PinonEditor
Athletes in Lamontand Andrew will be therecipients of a recentclean up campaign.
Both Lamont HighSchool and AndrewSchool students and staffcombed the ditches col-lecting garbage duringthe annual spring high-way clean up day onMay 5th.
Three teachers and 14students from LamontHigh School collectedgarbage along Highway15 while three staff,seven parents and 30 stu-dents from AndrewSchool covered 80 kilo-metres along Highways29 and 855.
Lamont High Schoolprincipal Lonnie Hickswas physically tired, butvery satistied with theresults of the fundraiserthat will help offset thecost of transportationand tournament fees.
Cory Kokotailo, who
heads up the athleticprogram at AndrewSchool, says proceeds areused to supply teamclothing, jerseys andhelp aid in keeping teamcosts down, especiallyfor high school teamsthat travel long distancesand require overnightstays.
"The fundraiser is justanother way AndrewSchool and school sportsand programs are creat-ing responsible, caringcitizens for the future outof students that areinvolved in our pro-grams. Couple thisfundraiser with support
that we receive from thecommunity, and it allowsfor a very special pro-gram in our community,"stated Kokotailo.
Athletics offer a widerange of skills and train-ing along with characterbuilding values. Hicks,along with his colleaguesare starting to rebuildLamont High School'sathletics program, andsays this is one way ofassisting in their ongoingefforts.
So whether you're aWildcat or Laker player,coach, or fan; everyonebenefits from havinginvesting in the physical
and mental well being ofyoung athletes, as well asa cleaner environment.
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Volunteers were not only given a sense of pride and accomplishment by cleaningup the town, they were also given a free hot dog lunch courtesy of the Town ofBruderheim which sponsors the annual one day clean up blitz. CommunityServices Liaison Officer Judy Koschade said it was so heartwarming to see somany people out on the unseasonably chilly and windy day.
Local volunteers set the pace for upcoming chuckwagon and chariot races in Town of BruderheimAg. Society to host second annual Alzheimers Wagon Tracks For The Cure
MICHELLE PINON PHOTO
Local volunteers Mel Snyder, left, Wayne Schoepp, and Vic Schneider arechamping at the bit to get everything organized for the second annual fundraisingevent that is set to go the weekend of June 1,2, and 3 in Bruderheim.
By Michelle PinonEditor
Vic Schneider andWayne Schoepp admitthey didn't know whatthey were getting them-selves into; yet they,along with fellow mem-bers of the BruderheimAg. Society, decided totake up the challengeand host chuckwagonand chariot races in thecommunity last spring.
They were more thanwilling to give the eventa whirl, and will bedoing the same again ina few short weeks fromnow when they hostWagon Tracks For TheCure in support ofAlzheimers at theBruderheim Ag.Grounds from June 1-3.
The event, sponsoredby the AlbertaProfessional Chuck-wagon and ChariotAssociation and theBruderheim Ag. Society,saw more than 3,000 peo-ple come through thegates and raise just over$5,000 during last year'sweekend extravaganza.
Organizers arehoping to increase atten-dance numbers and theamount raised for theAlberta-NWT chapter ofthe Alzheimers Societyduring this year's threeday event.
Between 40 to 50chuckwagons and 40 to50 chariots will be racingdown the clay and sandhalf mile track. "It will beone of their tour stops,and we are trying to raiseas much money as wecan from donations atthe gate and at differentvenues and events dur-ing the course of theweekend," addsSchoepp.
Both Schneider andSchoepp point out thatthe fundraiser is a com-munity wide effort asthey need around 60 vol-unteers to put on such anevent. "We're hoping tocontinue to make it big-ger and better, and getmore groups on board,"adds Schneider.
Organizers will bemeeting every Tuesdayevening at Walker Schoolat 7 p.m. until the familyorientated event getsunderway, and are hop-ing more people willcome forward to assist inthe fundraiser.
They are also lookingto local businesses andorganizations to pur-chase sponsorships bypurchasing a chuckwag-on tarp with their nameand logo or a sign thatwill go on the chariotwagon.
Racing will get under-way on Friday eveningbeginning at 6:30 p.m.sharp. Saturday willkickoff with a pancakebreakfast at the commu-nity hall which is spon-sored by the BruderheimFire Department. Actionon the race track willbegin at 1 p.m. There willbe mutton bustin for theyoungsters starting at 2p.m.
Members of the GreatCanadian Trail RideAssociation will also beparticipating in the fes-tivities. There will be atrade show featuringevent sponsors as wellthroughout the after-noon.
The day will be cappedoff with a spaghetti sup-per at 6 p.m. at the com-munity hall that will behosted by theCommunity ServicesAdvisory Board.
On the stage at the ag.grounds there will beCowboy Church onSunday morning at 11a.m. Racing will go againfrom 1 to 5 p.m. thatafternoon.
Having top notchchuckwagon and chariotracers competing head tohead on one of the bestrace tracks in Albertawill no doubt prove to bea winning combinationfor everyone involved,so bring it on!
The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), May 15, 2012 - 9
Tributes pour in from well wishers duringmilestone celebration of ladies auxiliary
Singer songwriter DavidStahl sang his themesong he wrote for the100th anniversary.
Guests as well as auxiliary members rose to their feet to show their appreciationto Stahl who sang the 100th anniversary song during a special program.
Auxiliary President Sheila Vilcsak, left accepts anaward from Sharon Dembicki, secretary of the AlbertaHealth Auxiliary Association.
Auxiliary President Sheila Vilcsak, left, accepts aplaque on behalf of Lamont County Reeve WayneWoldanski.
Auxiliary President Sheila Vilcsak, left, accepts a naward on behalf of Bernadette Dalpe, treasurer of theCanadian Health Auxiliary Association.
Life members of the ladies auxiliary had the honours of cutting and serving the100th anniversary cake. From the left: Anne Rohatynski, Ann Kendall, RoseStrobl, Helen Cholak, and Vivian Tanasichuk.
Continued from page 1
You have done well,and continue to do well,and I wish you contin-ued success."
Karen Carter broughtgreetings of the LamontHealth Care Centre(LHCC) on behalf ofchief executive officerHarold James, adminis-tration, departmentsupervisors, and staff."We look forward toanother 100 years."LHCC board chair KentHarrold who remarkedon how "remarkable" ithas been to have hadsuch an active auxiliaryat the LHCC. He con-
gratulated the auxiliaryon its milestone achieve-ment, and wished mem-bers continued success inthe hospital for years tocome.
David Stahl, a localsinger and songwriterperformed his tribute,Hospital 100thAnniversary Song. Thesong celebrates the"dreams and tears," andthe work and missionthat's set out each day,and God's guiding andblessing along the way.
Auxiliary PresidentSheila Vilcsak gave spe-cial recognition to lifemembers Rose Strobl,Helen Cholak, Sheila
Sunley, Doris Andrais,Ann Kendall, AnneRohatynski, and VivianTanasichuk. Decreasedlife members DorisShortt and Diny Jonkerwere also recognized.
Tanasichuk gave anoverview of the auxil-iary's past 100 years,along with some specialmemories and definingmoments.
Vilcsak concluded byasking audience mem-bers if they would con-sider joining the group tocontinue the good workof the auxiliary, andmake a difference in peo-ple's lives.
Shirley Harrold poses with Archer the bear.
Ed Stelmach brought greetings and shared a few special memories during hisaddress to the ladies auxiliary. Mary Richardson, left, and Rose Strobl
share a laugh following the cake cutting. Stella Stodola, left, dishes up cakeforLoretta Smith.
10 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Lamont 4-H Multi Club visits Thiels GreenhousesSubmitted
On Wednesday, April18 the Lamont 4-H MultiClub Visited ThielsGreenhouse located inBruderheim.
Our Members andleaders enjoyed a tour ofthe greenhouse led bythe greenhouse staffmembers, and we got tosee the behind the scenes
of the greenhouse busi-ness.
As well, our club mem-bers and leaders had theopportunity to plantsome bedding plants intoa clean pot, which eachperson brought along.Clean pot is meaningthat the pots we bring inhave not been used, sothat no bugs or illnessescome in to the green-
house. This is to protectthe plants that are there.
We had a very enjoy-able time at the ThielsGreenhouse, and thestaff were very helpfuland informative. Wewere also happy to bringour plants home with usto enjoy for the entireseason.
PHOTO TAKEN BY JANICE VANDELANNOITE (4H LEADER).
Back Row: Jessalyn Vandelannoite, Dianne Gray (Thiels Employee), MatthewYaworski (Thiels Employee), Colette McBride (4H Leader), Nadine Stielow (ThielsOwner), Nancy Mulholland (Parent volunteer). Front Row: Krystal and SharonKinash (4H Leaders), Rebecca and Madison Heinz, Amanda Heinz (Parent vol-unteer), Amanda Mulholland, Matthew Mulholland. Missing from picture: ConnorJamieson, Madison, Brooklyn and Jaxon Burant, Miranda, Nigel and AdelynnKroeker.
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This is a temporary summer position working for Public worksThe position will be Public works Laborer.
Rate of pay for this temp position will be $12.00 per hour.Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
Please drop off resume at the Town Office. Email to [email protected], mail to Box 280, Bruderheim, AB.
Or Fax to 780-796-3037. If you have any questions please call 780- 796-3731.
MICHELLE PINON PHOTO
It was a relief to discover that the smoke coming from the Village of ChipmanTuesday evening was from a controlled burn instead of a grass fire. LamontCounty has since declared a fire ban in the municipality in light of strong windsand dry weather conditions.
Marie Stelmach receives specialtribute at Alberta Legislature
Michelle PinonEditor
Marie Stelmach wasone of three wives of for-mer Alberta premiers onhand during theunveilling of a specialexhibit at the AlbertaLegislature on May 9.
Premier AlisonRedford was on hand asHon. Ken Kowalski,Speaker of the Legis-lative Assembly, unve-illed the Parnters inService exhibit followinga ceremony in theCarillon room.
By Marie’s side, was
of course, her longtimepartner and husband EdStelmach. Also on handfor the ceremony wereMargaret and Don Gettyand Jeanne Lougheed.
Stelmach said thathaving the ceremony justdays before Mother’sDay was very fittingbecause premiers’ wivessometimes feel like“mothers to theprovince.”
During an interviewfollowing the ceremonywith the EdmontonJournal, Stelmach wasquoted as saying, “Weact as the counsellor, the
ear to listen to and theshoulder to lean on fromtime to time.”
Marie and Ed mar-ried 38 years ago, andraised four children:Leslie Edward, TerrenceMichael, Nathan Albert,and Lynette Marie ontheir family farm nearAndrew.
Stelmach has beeninvolved with theAndrew Library Board,Lamont Further Educ-ation Council, and thelocal 4-H program overthe years.
Marie has volun-teered with several char-
ities, particularly thosethat assist children andthe elderly. She has heldhonourary positionswith such organizationsas Kids Kottage and theGirl Guides of Canada,Alberta council.
She has served asvice-president of theKrakow UkrainianCatholic parish counciland as a member of theSt. Michael/KrakowChurch Choir.
Marie is a passionategardener and treasurestime with her family,especially her grandchil-dren.
Lamont council switches in camera session to accommodate residentsMichelle PinonEditor
Starting May 22,Lamont town councilwill be holding its meet-ing at 7:30 p.m.
Council voted unani-mously to move the starttime from 7 to 7:30 p.m.in order to hold its incamera session prior tothe beginning of the reg-ular meeting to better
accommodate residents.Mayor Bill Skinner
commented that thechange is a welcome one,and would make moresense as well.
Coun. Wayne Field
concurred withSkinner’s comments.
“I know of othermunicipalities who dothat... so there are somebenefits to that and maymake things move along
faster.Skinner also agreed,
and felt it wild speed upthe in camera process, aswell as allow council toadd any items stemmingfrom the in camera ses-
sion onto the agendaduring the regular meet-ing.
Coun. Mike Brown,and Gail Hrehorets alsoagreed, and the motionwas passed.
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PHOTO
Marie Stelmach was honoured along with other wivesof former Alberta premiers during a Partners inService exhibit unveiling held on May 9.
12 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), May 15, 2012 - 15
Mundare firefighters shoot for the stars andraise over $15,000 for STARS air ambulance
Sparky the Mascot got a bit of strummin’ and drum-min’ in during the live entertainment portion of thegala. A total of 180 people attended the 5 Star mealand evening of first class Entertainment on April 21.
Jailbirds Dale Morrison, left, Neil Lesoway, and Jason Warawa pose with thegreatest rock ‘n roll legend Elvis, aka Shamus Brisson, following their stellar per-formance.
There was a little bit of country and a little bit of rock’n roll as hillbillies and jail-birds converged with the King Elvis. From the left: Charlie Gargus, Dusty Luchak,Jason Warawa and Brian Sharun.
By Michelle PinonEditor
Exquisite cuisine andstellar entertainmentwere the two main ingre-dients in the MundareFire Department's recipeof success during itsannual fundraiser forSTARS.
A sell out crowd of 180people at the MundareRecreation Centreenjoyed hors d’oeuvresserved by members, afive star meal preparedby Red Seal Chef RoyRaflaaub, and outragousperformances by wannabe celebrity fire fighterson April 21.
Several raffles wereheld throughout theevening, with AllanAntoniuk donating histime to conduct a liveauction, and Mayor MikeSaric and coun. FrankRosypal playing the jail'n bail game. The activi-ties combined together to
add to the atmosphereand increase the amountof funds raised duringthe fun filled eveningthat generated more than$15,000 in donations.Half of the amount wentto STARS, and the otherhalf went back to the firedepartment which is try-ing to raise $20,000 inorder to purchase big rigrescue equipment.
Fire chief Glenda Dalessaid the fourth annualdepartment fundraiserwas a success on manyfronts, and spoke aboutthe tribute members per-formed for fallen fire-fighters within and out-side of the community.
"We do one or twoSTARS missions a year,and we've had severalcommunity members berecipients of the service,"added Dales.
The event has beensold out since it beganfour years ago. Dalesfeels it has been so suc-
cessful because commu-nity members love theunique brand of enter-tainment fire departmentmembers bring to galaevent. "People in thecommunity keep won-dering what we're goingto bring them for enter-tainment." The fire fight-ers have done imperson-ations of Kitty Wells toJohn Denver to Elvis toLMFAO. The acts areoutrageously funny, andkeep people coming backfor more year after year.Usually tickets are soldout in less than a week,adds Dales.
Just like in the line ofduty, Dales says firefighters go above andbeyond, building props,
making costumers, andpracticing routines. Sheestimates the volunteerfire fighters put in 20 to25 hours of practicebefore they go on stage."Everyone contributessomething." There areseveral other volunteersthat work behind thescene to make every-thing run smoothly.
So even though firefighters were not suc-cessful in making it toHollywood followingtheir performances, theydid earn a special placein the hearts of Mundareand area residents whowholeheartedly supportthe role they play in theirlives and the communityat large.
Members of the Mundare Fire Department put their hearts and souls into raising money for the province-wideair ambulance service. Kneeling on the left is Brian Sharun and Jason Warawa on the right. Behind the tableis fire chief Glenda Dales. Middle row from left: Dale McCarty, Colin Zyla, Evan Bilyk, Cheryl Zeleny, KyleWidynowski and Jordan McNeely. Back row from left: Tom Calinoiu, Neil Lesoway, Charlie Gargus, ShamusBrison, Al Leukewich, Dusty Luchak, Dale Morrison, Colin Candy and Allen Candy. Missing were Greg Reesand Brent Sharun.
Fire department membersperformed a tribute to fall-en comrades during the gala.
16 - The Lamont Leader (Lamont, Alberta), Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Lamont County Agricultural Service Board passed thefarming of Municipal Right-of-Way Policy #6095 in the June2009 ASB meeting. The purpose of the policy is to establishprocedures for maintaining the municipal right-of-ways tomake sure right-of-ways are not hampered by crop produc-tion, does not pose a public safety liability, and discouragesthe growing and harvesting of crops within the County right-of-ways.
If crops are found within the County right-of-way, theymay be removed as a part of the County’s regular mowingprograms. Manageable municipal right-of-way is defined asthe area from the edge of the shoulder into the ditch 15 feetwhich is the area normally managed by the municipality.Please contact the Lamont County Agricul turalService Depar tment at 780-895-2585 with anyquest ions or concerns you may have.
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The Fire Smart philosophy focuses on mitigating the likelihoodof large, high-intensity, high-severity fires and the risk associat-ed with the use of prescribed fire. Fire Smart landscapes are acore part of this and are designed to recognize the interactionbetween the ecological, economic and social impacts of fire.Wildfire can have positive or negative impacts, depending onresource management objectives. Although wildfires can destroyhomes or burn valuable timber, they can also diversify wildlifehabitat and sustain forest health (Partners in Protection, 1999).Since fire plays such a crucial role in the dynamics of fire-dependant ecosystems (i.e., boreal forest, montane), it is impor-tant to consider and manage the integration of fire and forestmanagement: for the most part, these two disciplines haveevolved separately. One approach to integrate fire and sustain-able forest management is to design Fire Smart landscapes.Doing so in a strategic way provides greater certainty for an arrayof landscape values. This process and its characteristics are fun-damental elements of sustainable forest management.Fire Smart Landscapes FrameworkThis diagram illustrates the concepts of FireSmart landscapes.
