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Valuable church pipe organ
Gary Gabert, 77, plays the organ during the Bethlehem Lutheran Church's 125th anniversary in Bruderheim on Nov. 6. The organ is made of solid oak and was custom-built in 1984. Photo: Jana Semeniuk
Custom built solid oak pipe organ still like new after nearly 40 years
BY JANA SEMENIUK
Gary Gabert, 77, has been playing the organ inside Bruderheim’s Bethlehem Lutheran Church since he became a member in 1981.
By 1984, however, he steered the church in a new direction with regards to their organ.
“(The organ) was just an old crap can thing. It was terrible,” he said. Gabert knew a man named Adrian Koppejan who might be able to help.
“He was a Dutch organ builder, came from Holland and came to BC and he built a bunch of organs,” said Gabert. “I got to know him from some work he had done at our church. And I asked him to come over here and he said he could build something for us. And this is what happened. “
What happened was a floor to ceiling custom built solid oak pipe organ housing 460 metal pipes with nine ranks. It sits nestled in the loft of the church who recently celebrated their 125th anniversary.
A description encased in plastic and fixed behind one of the organ’s panels states that the organ was constructed in the ‘classical’ style according to the finest structural and tonal principals developed in Europe over the past 400 years. The eight stops, keys and foot pedals are all constructed with Oak, Rosewood and Boxwood.
“The thing about this is there's no electricity in there, except (what) powers the blower, all the key action is all mechanical, just like it was in Europe,” said Gabert. “And there are valves in there. (When you push a key) that pulls down the lever there and it opens a valve inside there and lets the air through to the pipe.”
Gabert said the organ requires low maintenance. A list of dates ranging from every one to two years, is posted inside the motor area and shows a history of when the motor was last oiled.
“It's very stable because of the room and everything. The last time it was completely tuned was 2004 and it still sounds like the day when it was brought in here. That's how remarkable they are,” he said.
The cost of the organ was $53,700 in 1984, equalling $147,795 in today’s dollars according to saving.org inflation calculator.
After nearly 40 years, Gabert said he is still satisfied with the investment the church made into their organ.
“It was custom built for here so that it doesn't overwhelm you,” he said. “This is the one that Johann Sebastian Bach in 1750 would have been comfortable with.”
ST. MICHAEL COMMUNITYAND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ANNUAL AGM & VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENING
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Additional funding announced for clean, green hydrogen facility
BY JOHN MATHER
Alberta’s government has announced more than $161 million in funding from the Alberta Petrochemical Incentive Program (APIP) to further develop the Province’s burgeoning hydrogen sector.
At a news conference at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Nov. 8, it was announced the Province is supporting Air Products’ new natural gas to hydrogen production facility.
The proposed project was initially announced more than a year ago, but with this new announcement the project will move into its full construction phase in the Aurum Industrial area of northeast Edmonton.
The facility is designed to produce clean hydrogen using advanced natural gas conversion techniques and carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) technology to permanently store the resulting carbon dioxide. The funding is for a $1.6-billion blue hydrogen facility from Air Products, an Americanbased multinational corporation, that is being hailed as an opportunity to make Edmonton the centre of Western Canada’s hydrogen economy.
“It’s about energy. It’s about jobs,” provincial Energy Minister Peter Guthrie said at the announcement.
“The energy produced from this project meets the highest environmental standards. It’s affordable, and this project is good for our economy.”
Three hundred million dollars from the federal government’s strategic innovation fund will be provided, which was first announced in June 2021.
The project’s initial $1.3 billion cost increased, Seifi Ghasemi, chairman, president and CEO, Air Products said, due to the new technology to get the facility to net zero emissions.
“Alberta’s hydrogen sector is growing rapidly, with more and more hydrogen-powered projects coming online over the coming years. With more than $161 million in funding for Air Products’ clean hydrogen facility, we are creating jobs, growing the energy sector and bringing clean hydrogen to customers across Western Canada.
When completed in late 2024, the facility is expected to produce more than 165 million standard cubic feet of hydrogen per day. That hydrogen may be used in a variety of markets, including industrial, transportation, power generation and utility heating.
Air Products has three other hydrogen facilities in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland supplying hydrogen to both Suncor and Shell Canada for use in their processing operations.
Minor Hockey Elk Island Wild U15 beats Smoky Lake 7-4 at Bruderheim
KERRY ANDERSON
These are some of the results from Minor Hockey League games held recently. (Please note that scores and scoring is taken from the websites, and some game scores and scoring is dependent on proper league entries).
Elk Island U9 was scheduled to travel to Bon Accord for a game on Saturday but no score was posted at deadline.
Elk Island U11 Wild lost a 4-1 game on Saturday at Redwater. Jonas Wytrykush scored the only EI goal, and Zachary Vandelannoite made 39 stops as the Wild was outshot 43-6 in the contest. On Sunday, Wild hosted Whitecourt at Bruderheim, losing an 8-1 contest. Jonas Wytrykush scored the lone Wild goal from Barrett Danilkewich.
Elk Island U15 Wild played Smoky Lake at Bruderheim on Sunday, beating the visitors 7-4. Scoring for EI were; Kayden Winslow (2g 1a), William Furey (1g 1a), Reid Chudyk (1g 1a), Nicklas Mehlenbacher (2a), Rowan Young (1g), Matthew Iverson (1g), Kyran Belcourt (1g), Cameron Olechow (1a), and Ashton Strickland (1a). Liam Ellis got the win in goal.
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You’re invited to attend an Open House for the Atlas Carbon Storage Hub.
The Atlas Carbon Storage Hub is proposed to capture CO2 from Shell Scotford operations as well as from the operations of our partners, Suncor and ATCO, and from other third-party industry who are interested in reducing their carbon emissions. The CO2 would be permanently stored underground under areas of Lamont County, Minburn County, and Beaver County. Please join us for an informal, come-and-go open house to learn more about the project, meet the team, ask us questions, and provide us with feedback as we develop the project. OPEN HOUSE EVENTS
Vegreville Monday, November 21, 2022 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The Social Centre 4802 47A Street, Vegreville
Mundare Tuesday, November 22, 2022 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Mundare Recreation Centre 5116 50 Ave., Mundare A buffet dinner will be provided.
For any questions, please contact: Janine King Community Relations Advisor 780 992 2153 Janine.King@shell.com
