Mar 25 Lamont Leader

Lamont Hospital Auxiliary hopes to grow with new facility

BY JOHN MATHER

The Lamont Hospital Auxiliary is seeking a few good men (and women). And if they are a younger age that would be an asset.

The Hospital Auxiliary has been in existence for more than a 100 years and for the first 50 years of its existence it was known as the Lamont Hospital Ladies Auxiliary.

The function of the auxiliary was to raise funds and provide support for the patients at the hospital, Beaverhill Pioneer Lodge, and other facilities in the community.

Last fall, two new members were elected as the president and the treasurer of the organization and they have embarked on a path to rebuild and strengthen the organization.

Gail Hutchings is the new president and Susan Harrison is the new secretary.

“In the old times it was called the Ladies Auxiliary but that term no longer exists,” said Hutchings, March 13 during the annual St. Patrick’s Day tea at Beaverhill Pioneer Lodge.

“We’re very lucky we have a hospital here in Lamont.”

In the very official vernacular the proper name is the Auxiliary to the Lamont Health Care Centre, Harrison adds.

“We’ve always offered supplements to what goes on in the hospital. We  offer programs for the outpatients, in patients, buy toys for young patients in paediatrics,” adds Hutchings.

“Some auxiliaries have raised money for buses and other major projects. We want to get people more involved and we’d love to have more men involved,” said Hutchings.

“Every month the group has a monthly meeting and some change is collected," adds Harrison.

From that, funds for flowers or cards for special occasions can be purchased. Hutchings, whose background was in

nursing before her retirement, said she had been on other auxiliaries where there were men involved in the operations.

She had been working at both Edmonton and the Hinton hospital before her retirement.

“My husband's mom was born in the Lamont Hospital and when we were looking for a new community to settle in we decided Lamont was the place for us.”

“The current auxiliary has about 21 active members. At Christmas time they host a bake sale.

One of their members makes catheter bags which help preserve the dignity for some of the residents, and they are very popular.

The auxiliary is also involved in working with the Lamont Light Up committee when it comes to turning on the town wide display of Christmas lights every year.

“My grandkids are excited because they can come out and ride on a wagon and have a ride on the fire truck as it circles the town,” said Hutchings.

Harrison agrees stating that having the young kids involved helps promote volunteerism in the community.

“Volunteerism has gone way down in recent years because people have

other interests,” she states. “But if you bring the children in they learn that it's for the community and further exposure for the auxiliary lets people see what we're about because we will have to do much more fundraising in the future especially with the new lodge coming on stream.”

They haven’t started any new planning for the lodge yet, because the St. Patrick’s Day tea represented the first official function for the [air since being elected to their positions on the board. “We’re brand new but we’re looking.”

For Harrison this is a new experience because it is her first time volunteering with a volunteer organization. The pair say a blood donor clinic has been suggested as a possible event.

Hutchings adds living in a rural community there is more opportunity for men to get involved as they take breaks from their farming responsibilities.

The pair came in contact with the auxiliary in very unusual ways.

For Harrison it was walking her dog, where she met an auxiliary member who is a compulsive walker in Lamont.

“She likes dogs and I got to know her and she liked my dog,” said Harrison. “She eventually asked if I’d like to volunteer.”

Harrison and her family had moved to Lamont in 2013 from Edmonton. At first, she said, she was making regular trips into Edmonton but now she says it is rare she drives into the city.

She has become totally adjusted to the rural living offered by the community.

For Hutchings, she and her husband are motorcycle riders and when they retired they didn’t want to live in the city.

As a quilter, she met the people at the local quilt shop who told her about the auxiliary which was exactly the type of volunteer activity she was look-

ing for.

The two admit to loving the Lamont area.

“It’s everything we were looking for,” said Hutchings. “Everyone is so friendly.”

Hutchings said all the events put on by the auxiliary are geared for the full community.

“We put posters up around the community to invite everyone,” she said. They also open the canteen weekly so residents can purchase chips and snacks and the public can come in and visit during these hours.

“If there’s something special a resident wants,” adds Harrison. “We put it on a list and we endeavour to get it for them.”

The canteen operation helps raise funds for the auxiliary.

“We really want to see the auxiliary grow,” said Hutchings. “With healthcare budgets so tight this is more important than ever.”

She adds the Lamont community is very supportive and points out that the Lamont Hospital is the only hospital in Canada operated under the auspices of the United Church of Canada.

“We’ll work on some ideas,” she added. “We want to feel them out for some ideas. But the members of the auxiliary are such a wealth of knowledge for us.”

Harrison agrees saying the members are her mentors as she gets accustomed to her duties.

“The current members are very dedicated to what they are doing.”

The pair will be attending an auxiliary conference in Two Hills later this spring and it’s there they hope to get more ideas on how the auxiliaries operated.

After that they will meet with hospital staff and discuss ways to implement some of their ideas to benefit not only the hospital and lodge but the community as a whole.

The result of spring run-off and melt can cause some major inconveniences and sometimes damage in and around Lamont County. Here at Chipman, melting snow had created some flooding last week with some streets difficult to pass like this one at 51 St. and 50 Ave. But excess standing water was seen in farmers fields and had caused road closure in the county and problems in other towns and villages in Lamont County.

Goldeneyes split a pair without Maschmeyer

BY JOHN MATHER

The Vancouver Goldeneyes split a pair of games in the PWHL last week, despite the absence of Bruderheim goalie Emerance Maschmeyer, who is out with a lower body injury.

The Goldeneyes opened the week on a winning note, downing the New York Sirens 5-2

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Kristen Campbell picked up the win for Vancouver in goal stopping 22 of the 24 shots she faced.

On March 21, Minnesota visited Vancouver and handed the Goldeneyes a 3-1 loss. Natalie Buchbinder and Kelly Pannek gave Minnesota a 2-0 lead,

scoring a goal in each of the first two periods.

Vancouver got on the scoresheet when Mannon McMahon scored at 8:49 of the third period.

But Minnesota would put a seal on the game when Britt Curl-Salemme scored into an empty net at 18:14 of the third.

Campbell stopped 20 of the 22 shots she faced,

while Minnesota goalie Maddie Rooney got the win stopping 19 of the 20 shots that were directed at her.

Vancouver will travel to Toronto and take on the Sceptres on March 29. The Sceptres have won two of the three previous games played this season.

Opinion Letter to the editor

Trump’s lack of support a byproduct of his own ego

BY JOHN MATHER

So Dapper Don, president of the Excited States, is upset that none of the U.S.’s traditional allies want to join him in the U.S. Israel shooting match with Iran.

Well, really, what would you expect?

Who wants to work with a bully with an ego the size of Mt. Everest, a fool who refuses to listen to concrete wisdom from his educated advisors (not the dolts he has appointed to his cabinet from his faithful, fundraising minion ranks), and has basically threatened every one of his allies if they refuse to do his bidding?

Now I’m not as much of a hater as the ‘I hate Trump’ zealots who refuse to have anything to do with the country itself.

I realize Trump will be gone in another two and half years.

Now, if the world still exists, there will be another fool in the White House but I don’t think Americans have to do too much searching to raise the bar on the idiot they have in there right now.

But, I don’t blame the country and more than 300 million people for Trump.

He sold them a bill of goods and was duly elected.

He did help out the economy early in the term, but through ill conceived international issues, mostly of his own creation, the U.S. economy is joining that of the rest of the world in the toilet.

But Trump decided early on that tariffs which benefited America and probably his personal pocket book were the way to go.

That hurt the economies of Canada, Europe and Asia. Now when he wants those nations to help him in a war he is over his swelled head in, they say no.

Geez, I wonder why!

He stomped into Venezuela and quickly removed Maduro and brought him to the U.S. confining him to prison. Trump left Maduro’s deputy in charge, so really has anything changed? Except that the deputy will get to ship oil, anywhere but Cuba, and no doubt some of the sales proceeds will go to Trump.

Meanwhile, Trump is probably getting consulting advice on how to be even more contemptible and corrupt from Maduro.

Bruderheim rumours began for personal reasons

Dear Editor:

During last week's council meeting I addressed some of the rumours that have been circulating about our CAO hiring process.  I've attached a copy of the statement I made.

For those who don’t know me, my name is Luis Diaz and I was elected as town councillor in Oct. 2025. Me and my family moved to Bruderheim five years ago and quickly fell in

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Who knows… maybe the fix was in so Venezuela would win the recent World Baseball Classic, so Trump could appease the South American nation which may be growing restless at being totally under his thumb.

And what has been the result of the Venezuelan caper?

Well, Trump has driven Cuba to the brink of insolvency. Not that the communist nation in the Caribbean needed that much help. But Trump put a ban on oil shipments to the beleaguered island nation.

Why? Because he wants to take it over, put the ashes of the Castro communists into the dumpster and have himself hailed as the strongman of the Caribbean.

He probably will erect a statue of himself leading the free market economy into Havanna after the dust settles

Canada's Sherritt has pulled out of its Cuban mining operations as a result of Trump’s antics and Cuba’s inability to pay its share of the business operations.

Is that because the original creators of the Cuban mining operations back in the ’50s, the forerunner of Freeport McMoRan are poised to go back in and may be big Trump financial backers?

Who knows, but one can speculate.

And while Trump is busy on the Iran front, what’s happening in Ukraine, a country facing total destruction at the hands of Russia?

Trump has lost interest in that front

love with the town.

I spent 19 years in the army and transitioned to become a Correctional Peace Officer. I decided to run for council not for personal or financial gain but out of a sense of civic responsibility I have had my entire adult life. My desire is to be an asset to my community and help make decisions that everyone will benefit from. Continued Page 6

since he insulted and embarrassed Ukrainian president Vladimir Zalinsky at the White House earlier in the spring.

But he has eased restrictions on oil shipments coming out of Russia. Maybe he’s done a deal with his pal Vladimir Putin.

“I’ll fight Iran, you ship more oil to those countries that suddenly can’t get it from Iran, and you can keep fighting Ukraine.”

Is that Trump’s deranged thinking?

Trump stated it was time to take over Greenland. That country naturally reacted by saying, “We don’t think so.”

And Denmark, the country that oversees Greenland, agreed telling Trump to settle down.

Is it any wonder, they won’t come to Trump’s aid when he asks for help in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz?

Trump can’t supply weapons to help Ukraine anymore because he needs them to fight Iran.

China watches carefully, probably with a jaundiced eye cast toward Taiwan, which they feel is rightfully theirs.

Trump will not put up with anyone saying he’s wrong in his decisions.

Unfortunately the U.S Democrats have no strong leaders on the horizon to take on the Trump supporters.

The U.S. is in a mess.

The other world leaders, democratically elected, continue to dither.

Trump will be gone in two and half years. There will be one heck of mess for the successor to clean up.

If there is a world left to clean up.

BY HAZEL ANAKA

My knowledge of music and performers is pretty limited. It’s not helped by the fact I don’t listen to the radio. I know more about long ago artists than anyone current. But last fall when I saw a commercial on TV for upcoming concerts at the River Cree, I took notice.

Buying a Christmas or other gift for a husband is getting increasingly hard so when I saw George Thorogood and the Destroyers were coming to town, I had part of my gift shopping for Roy done. I couldn’t pick the guy from a police lineup but many years ago, we saw his concert at the Jubilee Auditorium and it was good.

Concert day rolled around last week and I was pleased to see the ‘quonset’ has been replaced by a building. The

From Where I SIT: Rock On

shortest way into the building is through the arena. Hilary dropped us off while she parked. Ash is thick into the rehab portion of his torn Achilles tendon adventure and should still use a cane for support. Hence the door-to-door service.

I’m very impressed with what I saw both in the arena and the concert venue area. In the arena hallways there are giant profiles of NHL hockey players who are indigenous. A couple names stood out as we hurried by---Grant Fuhr and Theo Fleury---but there were so many more. I wish we’d had time to study them all. Then, in the corridors leading to the concert venue was a magnificent display of guitars and photos of their owners. It was very tastefully done behind Plexiglas protection. Then as if that wasn’t enough, there were smaller Plexiglas display boxes featuring a signed microphone from singers who’ve performed there along with date of performance. It is very impressive. It also shows someone was thinking. That needs to be a Day One kind of inspiration; it wouldn’t do

to get the bright idea three years in.

The concert is about to begin. We can see the chairs have been replaced since the last time we were there. They used to be folding chairs, if I remember correctly, ziptied to each other to keep the rows somewhat straight and orderly. If a plus-sized person needed more space, an attendant would literally come by and cut the tie so the chairs could be moved further apart. There are no zip ties now but each chair has a bracket to allow interlocking.

A distinct disadvantage is that all the seating is at one level. However, two large screens make it possible to see what’s happening even when diehard fans felt the need to stand and rock to the music. There was a wildly impressive light performance including strobes which could trigger migraines or seizures in some, I’m convinced. To save whatever hearing one might still have, free earplugs were available at the door. I borrowed a la-de-da pair from Hilary. It seems counter-intuitive to pay good money for a live concert only to dampen the sound with

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hearing protection, but hey, we need these ears for the rest of our lives.

It turns out George Thorogood is 78 years old. His drummer is the original one from 1973. No one on stage has been asked for ID for many decades. Only the sax player sported actual white hair. There must be a streak of vanity in old George because his hair colour was not what you’d see on a man his age. Or perhaps even in nature. He also changed

his necklaces three times and thankfully took off the goofy headband he wore at the beginning. Some old groupie in the front row got his sweatstained towel. Eww. In fairness, the entire crowd was on the mature side. But, when it came to guitar picking, George could put all comers to shame. It was truly hypnotising to watch. His voice continues to be strong as he belted out blues-rock classics like Bad to the Bone; One

Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer; I Drink Alone; and Get a Haircut. It’s always a crowd pleaser when the star talks about your city, your country. George seemed sincere in thanking Canada for making Get a Haircut the number one most requested song on FM radio at the time of its release. He paid tribute to Canadian women, wore a Canadian t-shirt at the end, and shared images of our flag on his closing screen. May he continue to rock on in good health, from where I sit.

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That same sense of responsibility runs deep in our council team. Beginning with Councillor Acosta. He has a beautiful family and is employed in a senior leadership role in a large company. He also did not need to run for financial or personal gain.

Then there’s Councillor Arlie Young. He also has a great family and is one of the kindest, most empathetic men I have ever met. Whether he’s shoveling a senior’s driveway

BY GRANT JOHNSON

Parents, teachers and community members across the province will soon have a chance to weigh in on the future of Alberta’s classrooms, as the Government of Alberta hosts a provincewide telephone town hall focused on Budget 2026 and education funding.

Set for April 20, the Alberta-wide session invites residents to join a live discussion with Education and Childcare Minister Demetrios Nicolaides, offering a direct line for questions about how billions in new funding will shape schools in the years ahead.

The town hall comes on the heels of a headline-making provincial budget that commits a record $10.8 billion to education, marking a roughly seven per cent increase over last year.

The 2026 budget positions education as a central priority, with funding aimed at hiring more teachers, supporting complex learning needs and easing pressure on crowded classrooms.

Provincial officials say the investment will help school divisions keep pace with Alberta’s rapid population growth.

But while the funding increase has been welcomed as a “meaningful step” by some in the edu-

when it’s minus 20 outside or driving around the streets trying to ensure no one is getting flooded or trying to bring the community together, he’s always the first one there. He also did not need to run for personal or financial gain.

And our mayor, Ron Ewasiuk, who is fully retired and has a wonderful family with two sons that are positive and productive members of society. He also ran out of a sense of civic responsibility and also did not need to run for any personal or financial gain. I should mention he was hospitalized for over a week starting the day before our last regular meeting.

Which brings me to our last regular meeting. Every decision we make as a council is for the sole purpose of helping this town achieve its full potential. Unfortunately, some of the ghosts from the last council continue to haunt the current one.

The allegations that the hiring committee committed any fraudulent activity are untrue. This council went above and beyond what was required of us to hire our CAO. While the Municipal Government Act only requires a resolution from the council to appoint a CAO, we extended that by putting together a hiring committee and advertising for a month.

Our actions were in direct contrast to the last council’s hiring process where there was never a resolution of council to appoint her in the position. She simply began work one day. This infraction was picked up by a government audit, and the council was forced to formally appoint the CAO two years later. You can see this for yourself in section 6.1 of

the meeting minutes on our website for April 2, 2025.

The institution that is this council is greater than any one individual. When someone that was involved in that erroneous process uses their trusted appointed position to try and scandalize it for personal reasons, it diminishes public trust and what has been built by the men and women

who sat in these chairs before us.

I conclude with one request; that you as residents of the Town of Bruderheim judge us on the outcome of our decisions and not stories, rumors or someone’s negative perspective. Give us a chance; great things are coming to this town.

Thank you.

Luis Diaz

cation sector, it also arrives amid ongoing debate about whether it will be enough to address long standing concerns around class sizes, staffing shortages and student complexity That tension is exactly what the upcoming town hall aims to address.

Participants in the April 20 province-wide

call will be able to ask questions directly, offering feedback on how Budget 2026 is being felt in local schools

Organizers say the format is designed to make the conversation accessible, with residents able to join by phone or online, and registered participants receiving a call when the event begins.

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Acosta resigns from Bruderheim council

BY JOHN MATHER

After only four months since being elected, Bruderheim councillor Lester Quijano Acosta surprised council by sub-

mitting his resignation during a closed session on March 18.

Acosta was a participating member of the council when the council

voted to go into a closed session following their regular March 18 meeting.

When council came out, Mayor Ron Ewasiuk

asked for a motion to return to open session.

At that time, the Mayor read a letter  from Councillor Acosta. In the letter he said he was re-

Recall Petition for Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk fails

Not close to the over 14,000 names needed

BY JOHN MATHER

The petition to have Fort Saskatchewan Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk recalled has failed to gather enough signatures to go into effect.

The Leader has made attempts to reach out to the petition organizers but have received no reply.

However the group has been active on their Facebook page “Recall Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk.”

One member of the group posted last week they were searching for a commissioner of oaths to sign off on the canvasser’s affidavits to allow it to be submitted to Elections Alberta.

When asked if enough signatures had been collected to force the recall the poster replied, “No. Not even remotely close unfortunately.”

Another poster did state that the group had run into many people who didn’t even know who the MLA was or what her job should be.

She suggested people now talk this up and try to get more people aware so Armstrong Homeniuk could be defeated at the polls in the next provincial election.

The petition was approved by Elections Alberta in December and the group had until March 17 to collect 14, 688 signatures to enacts the recall.

The petition was started by Edwin Laarz, a Lamont County resident

who decided to be the applicant for the recall petition in response to widespread concerns from community members regarding representation, accountability, and responsiveness from the current MLA.

signing effective immediately because of his health and some personal problems.

He added, in his letter, his thanks to the residents who had supported him in the fall election last October.

Councillor Arlie Young put forward a motion to accept the resignation and it was carried by a unanimous vote.

A second motion coming out of the closed session was to replace Councillor Acosta on the hiring committee and

Young made a further motion to nominate Councillor Luis Diaz to fill the role and that was carried.

The third motion coming out of the closed session was made to send the CAO and Councillor Diaz to the upcoming Alberta Municipalities conference in the place of Mayor Ewasiuk who is undergoing some health issues.

That motion was carried unanimously.

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Towns talk of getting own police forces after RCMP costs climb

BY JOHN MATHER Bruderheim Councillor

Arlie Young expressed his concerns with rising police costs at the March 18 council meeting.

He said during the recent zone meeting with the minister he was concerned about policing costs.

“The RCMP costs are going to become pretty

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high,” he said. Mayor Ron Ewasiuk added that when they met with the minster the Town was the sixth or seventh group to meet with him and he felt the attitude was that the minister had heard it all before and Bruderheim’s concerns were not really getting the attention it deserved.

“We talked with some other people and one of the options is maybe forming our own police force,” he said. He said he felt maybe they could join with the Town of Lamont or the County of Lamont to see if they could work together.

Young felt if they could collaborate with other communities it could re-

sult in some savings.

Ewasiuk said said other jurisdictions had already inquired about getting their own police force.

“We need options because we really just can’t afford it,” he said.

Young said other municipalities were switching to the Alberta Sheriffs.

in the Thirties event honours founder

BY JOHN MATHER

St. Michael hosted its 19th annual Haying in the Thirties fundraiser on March 21 with a very full hall in attendance.

Put on by the St. Michael Agriculture Society, the evening was a fundraiser for cancer patients and those who are related to them and travel long distances to be with loved ones as they undergo treatment.

Master of Ceremonies

Mae Adamyk greeted the gathering and then said the night was going to be dedicated to Real Corbiere, whose father Edgar founded the event in Mallaig in 1999.

Real, himself, later was diagnosed with cancer and he passed away last year following the St. Michael fundraiser.

She called on the auctioneer to auction off the first two tables to go for dinner.

A group of first time attendees who had reserved three tables bid

$1,000 for the right to go to the front of the line while the second table was sold for a $500 price tag.

After the dinner was served, Corbiere’s widow, Lorette, was introduced to the crowd and asked to speak of her husband.

“Real was a person so loving and so passionate,” said Adamyk, in introducing Lorette. “He’d always put everybody ahead of him. He was so happy almost 20 years ago when he helped start up this event.”

She indicated a portrait of Corbiere and a group picture taken last year of the organizers of the event with Corbiere.

She said Real had insisted that they take the picture the night of the event and not wait until a later date.

“He wanted the group picture and a month and a half later he went home to meet Jesus,” she said.

“He probably knew it

would be his last opportunity.”

She said between him and his father they had “created something bigger than us” when they started Haying in the Thirties.

“There was a very special place in Real’s heart for you (Adamyk) and all of this group,” she said.

“For him it was something he started with all of you. It shouldn’t cost anything, people should be willing to give.

“All of you present here tonight and all these items donated for auction are proof of this,” she added.

“I want to thank everyone for honouring Real and recognizing the dedication he had for this

cause. Supporting those affected by cancer meant a great deal to him and it brings great joy to our family comfort to see his hard work recognized in such a meaningful way.

“Thank you for keeping this great event alive.”

She added last years event was her last big date with her husband before he passed.

“After that he kind of was a tied man. This is a great memory and I will cherish it forever.”

After posing for photos with both a photo of Real and the group photo taken last year, Adamyk said that display will be shown at every future Haying in the Thirties event held at St,. Michael.

CARD OF THANKS

A heartfelt thank you to our amazing community! Whether you helped by purchasing proxy tickets, playing proxy, calling Bingo, or came out with friends and family to play, we are so grateful for your support. A special thank you as well to the Wild Rose Co-op Community Support Fund, Iron Creek 4H, and the Killam Hall Board for the use of their Bingo machine, along with those who generously donated the candy bags and Kids Basket—your contributions helped make the event even more special.

Thank you to everyone who supported our Rafflebox 50/50, and congratulations to our lucky winner, B Erickson!

We truly appreciate each and every one of you.

Killam & District Health Care Foundation

COMING EVENTS

The Tofield Historical Society will hold an Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, April 8 at 7:00 pm at the Beaverhill Lake Nature Centre/ Tofield Museum. The Museum is on the service road off Highway 14. Everyone is welcome.

Soup, Sandwich, & Dessert Please join us on Thurs. Mar. 26. 11am - 1pm $13/person

Tuscan white bean or corn chowder Grilled cheese or egg salad sandwich For takeout or delivery call Susan 780-288-1099 before noon, Wed. Mar. 25. Tofield Golden Club 5004-54 Ave. Tofield, AB

EASTER TRIDUUM

HOLY THURSDAY, APR 2 @ 7 PM – OLP, DAYSLAND GOOD FRIDAY, APR 3 @ NOON - HEISLER @ 2 PM - DAYSLAND @ 4 PM – KILLAM

EASTER VIGIL, APR 4 @ 9 PM –OLP, DAYSLAND

EASTER SUNDAY

APR 5 @ 9 AM –ST. MARTIN, HESILER APR 5 @ 11 AM –ST. JOSEPH, KILLAM

CLASSIFIEDS

COMING EVENTS

Spring Clothing Sale

Friday, March 27 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 28 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daysland United Church

Easter Ham Bingo

Friday, March 27

Alliance Community Hall. Doors Open 6:30 p.m. Bingo starts at 7 p.m. 15 games - $20. Additional cards$2. Door Prize with $50 value Hosted by Alliance Ag. Society

Killam Senior Citizens Society AGM will be held Monday, March 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the Senior's Centre. Everyone Welcome. 10/12c

The Heisler Ag Society is currently accepting applications for the 2026 Recreation Grant. Application deadline is April 11, 2026

Applications can be sent to: The Heisler Ag Society Box 152 Heisler, AB T0B 2A0

Attention: Recreation Grant or emailed to heisleragsociety@gmail.com 11/12c

You are cordially invited to attend: The Annual Palm Sunday Choir Program

On Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 7 PM

Location: Sedgewick SDA Church ~ 42031 RR 131 ~

Come enjoy an evening of music and fellowship. Five choirs performing. Luncheon to follow service. All are welcome to attend. 11/12c

Upper Edge Performance

Viking, Alberta

Steel Sales & Body Shop Supplies

St. Patrick’s Day Sale on for the entire month of March!

Jerry Cans, Welding Wire, Zip Disks, and more. Call 780-336-2270

FOR SALE

Registered Red & Black Angus Bulls for sale. Call 780-986-9088 11/18LL

FOR SALE

Antiques for Sale. Oil & Gas

Memorabilia: White Rose, Red Indian and P&H.

Early 1900's glass pop bottles and tobacco tins. Also for sale, a 1961 Dodge Dart and a 1978 GMC 1T Dually, 2wd with a 454 engine. Many more antiques. Contact Rod at 780-385-8765. ————————————————

Brian has strawberry plants for sale. All 4-inch pots $1.75; or $25.75 for a 24-pack or 12-packs at $21. Bare roots at $1 each.

Different varieties available: Albin, Valley Sunset, Eversweet, Sable, Fort Larmine, Seascape, Ozark Beauty, Hecker.

All everbearing and chemical free, 12-packs of 5" ponts $1.85; 12-pack

$22.20. Bigger square pots @ $2 each, or $48 for 24-pack.

Taller ones are $1.95 each, 12-pack $23.40, 24-pack $46.80.

Raspberries, different varieties: Bayne, Saures, Killarny, Latham, Red Bounty, Double Delight. All $10 for one-gallon pot.

Everbearing raspberries: Red River, Pathfinder, Jewel, JoanJ, HeritageAll $15 for one-gallon pot.

Trees - Disease resistant and fuzz free. Poplars: AIC Sundancer $45 each. Five years old, 4 to 8 ft tall. Okanese Poplar - 6yrs old, 8-10 ft tall.

Willows: wolf willows to be potted$20 each/1 gallon pots.

Laurel Leaf Willows, 16 footer @ $50; 12 footers @ $45 ea.; 6 footers @ $45. ea.

Cherry Trees: Romeo, Juliet, Romeo/Juliet Combo, Gumson Paacon, Cupid, Carmine, Cupid/Carmine combo: all $40 except combos, at $45

Plum Trees: Patterson Pricles, Pemlia (two of each available) Dwarf varieties: $40 each. All raspberries and trees must be gone by June 1.

Brian's Market Garden, Call 780-678-0053 to make arrangements for pickup.

HELP WANTED

Home Support

Live-in for adult male in wheelchair in Round Hill area. Will train. Wages etc. to be discussed. Send resume to broblin.br@gmail.com or text 604-793-3756. TMP09-12c

HELP WANTED

Sedgewick Lake Park is seeking applications for Park Manager for the 2026 season, May 1-Sept 30, 2026.

Duties include guest registration, weekly deposits, maintenance and upkeep of the grounds, buildings and equipment; as well as supervision of summer students. Salary based on $5000/month. Submit resume to sedgewicklakepark@gmail.com, or mail to Box 536, Sedgewick, AB, T0B 4C0. Deadline is April 1, 2026. For further information, emailsedgewicklakepark@gmail.com.

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The Town of Killam is accepting applications for the following seasonal positions: Parks Students: Full Time Hours (June 27 to end of August). Outdoor general and parks work. Must have a valid driver’s licence. Must be returning to high school or entering post-secondary in Fall 2026.

Deadline for applications is April 13, 2026. Please send resume and qualifications indicating the position you are interested in to: Town of Killam, Box 189, Killam, AB T0B 2L0 Fax: 780-385-2120

Email Parks: publicworks@town.killam.ab.ca 12/13c

Seeking Concession Operator at Shorncliffe Park for upcoming season (May through SeptemberCamping stall supplied.) Contact Troy for more information, at 780-842-7235.

Shorncliffe Park Improvement Association. 12/13c

160 Acres Farmland for Sale –Near Andrew, AB

A rare opportunity to acquire cultivated farmland with additional resource value in a desirable agricultural area.This property consists of 160 acres total, made up of two separate 80-acre parcels. 145 acres cultivated, includes gravel reserve on the east portion of the property. Price: $650,000 (GST extra if applicable) Contact 780-907-0144 09/12c

County roads weight restrictions back for spring

BY JOHN MATHER

Recent warm weather has created some flooding conditions along Lamont County roads.

Communications Coordinator Jay Zaal reported last week there had been reports of localized flooding primarily south of Hwy. 29 and west of Hwy 834, but he added other areas were experiencing flooding as well.

Spring roads bans came into effect on County roads last Friday. The road weight restrictions are issued annually to inform residents of weight bans on roads as the ground frost comes out of the ground.

The restrictions are updated regularly and further information can be found on the County’s web site.

The initial road restrictions as issued March 20 are as follows: Range Road 195 from Twp. Rd 550 South to Twp. 535 at 50 per cent; Twp. Road 550 from Range Road 204 to Highway 831- Highway 15 at 50 per cent; Twp. Road 534 from Hwy 855 to Range Road 170 (Hospital Road) at 50 per cent; Twp. Road 520 from Hwy 855 to Range Road 163 at 50 per cent with no trucks over one ton allowed; Range Road 165 South Hwy 45 to Twp. 565 East to NW29-5619-W4M at 50 per cent; Twp. Road 580 from Hwy 831 to Hwy 855 at 75 per cent; Range Road 195 Hwy 16 South to Blackfoot Camp at 50 per cent; Range Road 185 from Hwy 29 to Twp Rd 560 at 50 per cent; Range Road 170 from Twp. Rd 580 to Twp. Rd 574 at 75 per cent; Range Road 170 from Twp. Rd 574 to Highway 45 at 75 per cent; Twp. Road 574 from Range Road 165 to Range Road 170 at 75 per cent; Twp. Road 553 from Hwy 831 to Hwy 15 at 50 per cent; Hamlet of Hilliard Streets at 50 per cent; Twp Rd 561, including Hamlet of Star, from Highway 831 to Range Road 193 at 50 per cent.All other County gravel roads are restricted to 75 per cent, with all other County oiled roads at 75 per cent.

All County paved roads will remain at 100 per cent.

Mundare Mens Curling Bonspiel winners

“Rock the Ice” theme of Annual Andrew Skating Carnival

BY GRANT JOHNSON

The Andrew Skating Club held its annual ice carnival, Rock the Ice, bringing together skaters, families, and community members for an evening of performances at the Andrew Arena.

This year’s theme focused on rock music, with programs set to well-known songs from the genre. Skaters of all ages and experience levels took part, using the event as an opportunity to demonstrate the skills they have developed

throughout the season.

Guest performers included Vienna Abelar of the Sherwood Park Skating Club. Additional guest skaters Ty and Clay Christopherson also performed, adding variety and experience to the program.

The club’s coach contributed a lighthearted routine inspired by Chazz Michael Michaels from the film Blades of Glory, which was well received by the audience.

The annual carnival serves as an important

event for the club, giving skaters a chance to perform in front of a live audience while recognizing their progress and commitment over the season.

It also provides an opportunity for the broader community to support local youth and recreational programming.

Rock the Ice continues to be a highlight for the Andrew Skating Club, showcasing both individual development and the strength of the program as a whole.

School sports return to Mundare

BY GRANT JOHNSON

The Mundare School gym was full of parents and fans last Tuesday as school sports returned to Mundare with the Mundare Dragons hosting the St. Martin’s Saints in an exhibition matchup featuring students from Grades 5 to 8

For the Dragons, the game was more than just a return to competition, it was a long-awaited re-

vival. School athletics in Mundare were sidelined during the COVID-19 pandemic and, until now, had yet to recover.

Head coach Nathin Bartsch described the game as “a lot of fun,” adding it was “great to see the boys implement the skills they have been working so hard on.”

He also expressed hope that the exhibition would be the first of many

games to come.

The return of school sports is being viewed as a key step in strengthening Mundare School’s junior high program, bringing students back together through teamwork, competition, and school spirit.

And judging by the energy in the gym, the Dragons are more than ready to rise again.

MINBURN COUNTY

• Part of W4-14-51-10-SW County of Minburn 140 acres with 950 sq ft bungalow and treed yard site. Power,gas well and septic tank. # 2 soil with 100 acres cultivated and 35 cultivatable acres in hay. Offer will besubject to subdivision with the country of Minburn. House and yard are currently rented for $1000 per month plus utilities.

Price $1,300,000.00

BEAVER COUNTY

• 2 Property Sale: Property 1: 50301 RR182 1 ½ storey 1,710 sq ft house on 80 acres with Detached double car garage, Heated and insulated 40’ x 50’ shop, 44’ x 52’ wooden barn , Insulated 30’x 40’ detached man cave. 2 - 100’x50’ and 1-120’x50’ cold storage shops , 36’x54’ Machine shed and 2 3-sided pole sheds. 65± acres cultivation. Property 2: W4-18-50-23-SWN ½ 80 acres, 78± acres cultivated 2 soil.

Total price for both parcels $1,225,000

• SOLDW4-18-50-23-SE 160 acres 95± acres of cultivated and 65± acres of pasture. Price: $550,000

• W4-18-50-14-SE N 26.21 acres 16± acres cultivated and 10± acres pasture Price: $68,000

• SOLD W4-18-50-23-NE 160 acres 44± acres cultivated, 36± acres pasture and 80± acres wetlands Price: $300,000

TOWN OF LAMONT

• 5119 48 Ave, 5121 48 Ave, and 5116 47 Ave 3 commercial lots 50' by 100', 65' by 100', and 30' by 100' Price: $200,000

VILLAGE OF ANDREW

• 5317-50 Ave Andrew An 18,000 sq. ft. manufacturing shop with office and storage space on 2.3 acres of land Price: $1,700,000 ***or inquire about leasing units as small as 4000 sq ft***

Always Looking For New Farm Listings!!