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Eastalta Co-op Opening
Ribbon Cutting At Eastalta Co-op Opening
The management team of Eastalta Co-op officially opened the new store with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, June 26. From left, Bakery Manager – Peter Bolt, Food Store Manager – Mike Gaudet, Food and Liquor Operations Manager – Bob Nienaber, Grocery Manager – Shana Donnelly, and Produce Manager – Justin Carriere. See more on page 2. Photo Shannon O’Connor
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Eastalta Co-op Grocery Store Ready For Business
Shannon O’Connor Reporter
“Today we are ready for business!” said General Manger of Eastalta Co-op Gerald Hiebert moments before opening the doors to the crowd of people who gathered for the store opening on Friday, June 26. “Two minutes ago we were still washing floors…sometimes you’ve got to roll with
the punches,” grinned Hiebert. He also doled out praise to the Vermilion Co-op employees and management team. “It’s their store,” he said before passing the microphone to Food and Liquor Operations Manager, Bob Nienaber who in turn thanked all the neighbouring Co-op stores for their “fantastic help” getting the store
Down To The Wire General Manager of Eastalta Co-op Gerald Hiebert addresses the crowd minutes before the ribbon cutting ceremony took place that officially marked the opening of the new grocery store on Friday, June 26. (Back) President of the Board of Directors, Dwight Miller.
ready for opening day. The Vermilion management team had the honour of holding and cutting the ribbon that marked the official opening of the store. The Grand Opening of the store “will take place after the old store has been decommissioned demolished and the parking lot is finished,” said Hiebert. He also thanked those in attendance for
their patience regarding parking throughout the construction of the new 30,000 square foot premises. Upon entering the store customers were greeted by a store employee and handed a floor map and a list of new selections and expanded sections in the store. “We hope you enjoy what you see,” said Hiebert.
Co-op Curious A curious customer peeks in the window of the new Eastalta Co-op amid a large crowd that gathered shortly before the doors officially opened for business on Friday, June 26. Photos Shannon O’ Connor
It’s Time Members of the Vermilion Eastalta Co-op management team listen to General Manager Gerald Hiebert’s introduction and invitation to cut the red ribbon that officially marked the opening of the new 30,000 square foot grocery store on June 26.
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Mannville Celebrates Canada Day
After four years as the coordinator for the Mannville Canada Day festivities, Kelly Dalton will be stepping down from the position this year. “We’ve gone from collecting about
two “Western Renegade” car crushing shows (at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.) and a preschool hotdog lunch and concession. The day winds up at the Rec Centre with a free family movie at 8:30 p.m. followed by fireworks at 11 p.m.
this year,” said Dalton. “And it has just been confirmed that the Royal Air Force (F-18 Fly By) planes will be flying over at 12:15 p.m. “Ever ything is free except for the Monster Truck Rides that are $5 and t h e fo o d ,” s a i d D a l to n. “A ny fo o d purchased goes back to the Chamber from break fast, the presc ho ol from lunch, and Rural Crime Watch from the supper. Other donations over the years have been given back to the Seniors Centre for the mini-golf, Parent Advisory Council and MMIFCSS.” Dalton said she has seen the
number of attendees rise from 200 to approximately 400 people over the years. “It’s a really great community event. We’ve had awesome feedback. “My kids are always so excited and ultimately that is why we started it. I’m really proud of it.” Dalton said she will be willing to assist anyone who is interested in taking on the position to ensure a smooth transition for next year. She can be contacted at 780-787-0434. “ Whoever takes it over can bring their own new and exciting ideas for Canada Day.”
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“ There’s also an Amazing Race $2,000 in donations to $10,000,” said Dalto n. T he bu d g et has grown so game that is hosted by MMIFCSS large it’s getting too hard to schedule the time required she added. In just four years, the Village of Mannville Canada Day Celebrations in conjunction with the Mannville and District Chamber of Commerce has grown from a breakfast, supper and fireworks to an all day extravaganza under the leadership of coordinator Dalton and her husband Dolly. “We took it over four years ago. We wanted to make it more fun for kids, so we added games, the Monster Truck and bouncy castles.” This year’s festivities include a lineup of events that extends from Main LOTS IN STOCK, PRICES IN EFFECT WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Street to the Ball Diamonds to the Recreation Centre. The traditional pancake breakfast in the gazebo on Main Street will run from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. along with the Opening Ceremonies and the National Anthem at 10 a.m. followed by cake, free mini-golf hosted by the Seniors, Bingo from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Seniors’ Centre and a Rural Crime Watch BBQ supper and cake from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Ball Diamonds activities will b e g in at 11:3 0 a .m. to 4 p.m. an d includes bouncy castles, Reavers Paintball Targets, Monster Truck Rides, Meet and Greet with the Prairie EMS and Mannville Fire Departments,
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Shannon O’Connor Reporter
As of June 18, the old Brunswick Motor Inn became part of the Days Inn franchise and General Manager Sukhwan Han said it is a change for the better. “Because we are off the highway, people can’t always find us,” said Han. “A brand name makes us more recognizable and keeps us more with the times, people can book online now.” Han added that once people do locate the Inn, the downtown location becomes
New Name New Attitude
an asset. “We don’t have the highway advantage, but we have the downtown location that people want to see.” Although the old Brunswick Inn has been in Han’s family since 2005, he said they were hands-off owners. “About a year ago we became handson, and we would like everyone to know with the new name change comes a new attitude,” said Han. Apart from the name change, the Brunswick Inn has undergone extensive
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renovations inside and they are now 100 per cent complete said Han. The outdoor renovations will be done within a month he added. There are several brand standards that need to be met and Han said they have already had their first inspection, with another due in the fall. “This helps us keep up with other businesses in town.” The name of the restaurant Aria will stay the same as it is a unique restaurant in Vermilion said Han.
“Most of what we make is handmade. We also have a great buffet and we are working on coming up with seniors and kids menus.” Since becoming more hands-on the owners have also hired new staff, including Head Chef Grayson Baker who has been with the Inn since last August. “We are still locally owned. We love this building,” said Han. “Come by and look around - anyone who worked here before or anyone who’s curious about the changes we’ve made is invited to drop by.”
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June 29, 2015 | The Vermilion Voice
King Named Dean Of School Of Trades And Technology
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L akeland Colleg e is pleased to announce a new dean has been named for the School of Trades and Technology. Effective July 1, Dave King will officially take on the role and responsibilities of this position. “This is an exciting appointment for Dave and we are thrilled to welcome him to this new position,” says Michael Crowe, interim vice president, academic at Lakeland. “Dave is a true asset for our School of Trades and Technology. His wealth of knowledge and experience in the trades industry and as an instructor are a great benefit to our students and the college.” King joined Lakeland College in 2006 with more than 20 years of experience in the heavy equipment and automotive industry as an automotive service technician journeyman, heavy equipment technician journeyman and Ford Master Technician. For the past nine years he has been a faculty member teaching automotive and heavy equipment courses and most recently has been serving as a chair in the School of Trades and Technology. “It’s been quite a year; I started as an instructor and I am ending the year as the dean. I am excited to have the opportunity to take our school forward. We have great staff, top-notch instructors and excellent programming,” says King, Class of ‘93. “I am going to carry on with what our current dean has brought to the school. It’s been a well-run school up to this point and I am going to continue on with that.” A member of Lakeland’s safety committee, King has also been involved with the college in the annual Try-A-Trade Expo in Lloydminster plus the regional skills competition that Lakeland hosts. He has served with the Vegreville Fire Department, local agricultural societies and has held several coaching positions. Prior to joining Lakeland, King was a committee member of both the local and provincial apprenticeship committees. Over the summer months, King says he will be actively planning for the future
Broadway BBQ Fundraiser
Breanna Maughan pictured with her father Joe Maughan at the Broadway BBQ Fundraiser outside the new Co-op premises on Saturday, June 27. There’s just two weeks to go until the dancer will fly to New York to begin her Broadway scholarship, for which she was selected from 300 students and awarded for her great on stage presence. “It’s starting to sink in that I’m really going now. The support from family and friends has been awesome. We are delighted that we’re really close to our fundraising target now,” said Breanna Maughan. “I’m so excited I can’t wait!” Photo Marie Conboy
with his team and will familiarize himself thoroughly with each trade and program in the School of Trades and Technology. “One of my biggest goals is bringing unification to our school and to balance everything,” he says. “We have nine trades and two other programs (street rod technologies and interior design technology), plus all of our continuing education programs. They are all important to the college and our students.” King will replace current dean, Bert Samuelson, who after many years of devoted service to Lakeland College, will retire at the end of June. Lakeland College serves almost 1,600 trades and technology students annually. The School of Trades and Technology provides technical training for nine Alberta apprenticeship programs: automotive service technician, carpenter, electrician, gasfitter, heavy equipment technician, instrument technician, parts technician, steamfitter/pipefitter, and welder. Trades and technology preemployment programs, street rod technologies, interior design technology and continuing education programming are also offered by the School.
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By Neil B. Stratton Columnist
Summer is officially here Folks. This past spring had to be the l o n g e st an d ni c e st spring I can recall, or so it seemed. I hope this summer feels as long and is near as nice. It has thunder stormed every day of official summer so far with the heavens opening up and huge downpours. They were soakers but short lived, but the area desperately needs the moisture. I’m just scared that all that thunder and water is going to wake up my lawn. The long range forecast is for hot and sunny,
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Around The Campfire
so that lawn is going to explode. I hope the garden does as well. All my potatoes are up and flourishing. The dry spell didn’t seem to bother them so much; already had to hill them. But we did water the corn which is struggling a bit. This is going to be the first year we won’t have to thin out the corn plant spacing. The new corn thinner we got works very well; we got the big foot model and called it Miss Pickles. I had a great Father’s Day - 1st day of summer weekend. Both daughters called me and wished me a happy Father’s Day and asked me what I would like to do. Since I see them often, I just said something simple and easy for everyone. I mentioned “just by coincidence I was doing exactly that at the time” which they were more than happy to let me do. I did mention if they had to get me something, I wouldn’t turn down my favourite gift. Which is also simple and easy - a big can of Tim Hortons coffee, which by the laugh I knew they already got me, so I was set…now there’s just that fresh caught trout BBQ that I daydreamed about. Oh wait…the wise ole father also took care of that. On Saturday evening between a break in thunder clouds, I grabbed Miss Pickles and headed to the garden for some fat worms. After digging a container of fish dinner and spacing at least another row of corn, I threw a rod and what I needed in the truck and we headed out. Miss Pickles was sitting in the passenger seat like she owned it. Mom saw the lightning on the west horizon from a skyline of black cloud and didn’t like the idea of sitting along the
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shore of a pond with a carbon lightning rod in her hands, so we were on our own. The closest fishing was the Irma fish pond. As we neared the sky became blue. The pond is managed and maintained by the Irma Fish and Game club. Their outstanding work became evident as soon my carbon rod began quickly thrashing around…Fish On!! Oh dang that felt good, I had a 1 foot fatty on shore. Miss Pickles didn’t get as excited about the whole fishing adventure as I thought she would. That would be because my monster watch dog is actually a social butterfly. And there were a couple young lads fishing with their father on the other side of the pond…plus a baseball tournament not too far away with more youngsters a dog could slobber on in a whole day. After retrieving the social butterfly and my hook on shore, I decided there was something wrong with this picture. So I put her on her long leash, mistake number two, never try to hold onto a dog leash and reel in a fish at the same time. Of course she knew I was busy and headed for the youngsters, so of course being the responsible dog owner…I let go of the leash…wouldn’t want her to get tied up in that fishing line as that big fatty trout flopped around on shore. Well now, with two nice slightly bigger than pan fry size trout I had a BBQ materializing, but first off to catch my corn spacer…this time the wise ole father hooked the handle of the leash to the bumper tow ball. She was not too happy about being tied up for the first time, but she calmed down and just an hour before dusk it was so peaceful. I sat back in my lawn chair, line in the water and my buddy sitting by my side. Peaceful that was until my rod bent over
so hard it almost knocked me off my chair. I jumped up reeled my heart out shouting “Moby Dick” I could tell it was huge. As it neared shore I could tell it was a “five pounder” a one fish BBQ…Hooooya the fight was on…now at shore…now just to flop it up over the waist high bank… In my horror…”SNAP”, the line broke right at the rod, the fish half up the bank flopping its way to the water…with wide eyes I looked at Miss Pickles, I swear she looked at me like ”What do I look like a retriever?...besides I’m tied to this stupid truck bumper.” I look back at the fish just as it reaches the water’s edge…I dive with arms outreached, one arm hits the water and sinks in the mud with the other I grab at the fish, touching it but not getting a grip on it… In a flick of its tail it vanished into the deep…leaving me laying half in and half out of the mud and water with a stunned look on my face. I stood and swiped the mud off my sunglasses. I looked over at Miss Pickles sitting there ever so calm and I swear she was grinning ear to ear. As I climbed back up the bank I mumbled something under my breath like ”man’s best friend my-annnyway! a couple more trout made a wonderful Father’s Day BBQ.
When The Smoke Clears In all fairness man’s best friend… no matter what stupid thing you do will give you a look as to say… ”Wow why didn’t I think of that, that looks like fun”… but knows better!
editorial
June 29, 2015 | The Vermilion Voice
Lorna Hamilton Editor
School is out, and the children are going to be running f u l l t h r o t t l e o ve r the next couple of months, while they enjoy the much needed downtime from the vigorous schedules they hold during the school year. And what is one of the ways in they can enjoy themselves? Canada Day festivities! Tomorrow (June 30), Vermilion will be holding their Canada Day celebrations instead of on the traditional day of July 1
Franklin Wolters Columnist
When I was a youngster, I’ll bet I heard that phrase at least a jillion times!! Hard times made folks careful about wasting anything- ever!! I don’t think we ever were short of food at my childhood home, but every morsel of food of any kind was never taken for granted or wasted. Every bit of garden produce was put down one way or another, canned, dried, or pickled!! There were no freezers then but old fashioned ways worked to help getting by. Did you ever hear of water glass? It made a solution you could keep eggs in and store in a crock to have eggs to cook with in the winter when the chickens weren’t laying and you had extra eggs in the summer. You had to store the extra for when there weren’t any in the winter!! In those older days I can remember that clothing was patched and fixed so that it was useful and presentable. A new garment was only permitted to be worn to school or town, the old had to be worn doing chores or other work. Yes everything you did had to be for economy and thrift, anything that caused something to be misused was considered, “Wasteful.”
Happy Canada Day
while the Village of Mannville will be holding their Canada Day celebrations on July 1, so there is sure to be lots of activities you can take your children to over the next couple of days. A few things to remember as you head out to enjoy the festivities with your families and possibly your pets is the heat!! Right now it looks like possible rain on June 30 for the Vermilion Canada Day celebrations and sun for the Village of Mannville celebrations on July 1, but we all know how quickly that can change here in Alberta , so make sure you carry your sunscreen to avoid some serious
burns. Wear light coloured clothes to help reflect the sun’s heat, a hat to help avoid sunstroke and bring plenty of water to help keep yourself, family and pets hydrated as you run from event to event. If you should happen to bring along your family dog, please remember to bring along your poop bags. No one wants to be maneuvering dog droppings while attending events, plus it’s highly unsanitary for our towns. Also, remember not to keep your pet, children or elderly in the car even for a short amount of time while out and about unless you can keep your
Waste Not Want Not
On the old kerosene lamp times, when we were alone, at home, there was only ever one lamp lit so we all stayed together in one room. Coal oil cost money!! I guess it was a way of life back then that was fashioned by the hard time of the, ‘Great Depression,’ that was so brutal it took every bit of ingenuity to even survive!! It just kept on and on for years. There was so little money everything you bought had to be stretched and made to last. I never saw a whole chocolate bar until I was almost twenty!! Everyone in our family went barefoot all summer to save our shoes. Except Mom and Dad I guess!! Seemed like we went barefoot from snow gone in the spring till it returned in the fall!! We had a herd of milk cows, upwards of a hundred range cows and horses to ride and work. It meant that every possible bit of hay, green feed and straw had to be put up and saved for the winter. It seemed a long winter, always followed a dry summer, so feed of any kind was of a premium. When the stock was fed they got a portion that was adequate, but just barely, there certainly wasn’t any to waste- seemed like you had to count the fork- fulls. I guess more affluent times have changed things now, as a trip to the dump will show so many things that in the old days would have been salvaged are just garage
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The Vermilion Curling Club would like to thank all of those you have been a part of the curling season this year. Thank you to the members, sponsors and volunteers. We look forward to seeing everyone for another curling season starting up the first week in November. Wishing you a fun and safe summer. See you in November! - Vermilion Curling Club
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now. I once found a big box of woolen mitts, scarves and toques all washed and nice, sitting at the dump. I was looking for cardboard to cover the front of my car one winter day, hard to think of someone just throwing all that away. A trip to any eatery now will see such a waste left behind when some folks leave the table. You’d wonder why so much was left behind after they paid such a price for food. Evidently they never had my parent’s ideas about waste. Seems on every hand there is evidence of unsustainable lifestyles that are taken for granted. You’d wonder how long it can go on before our whole society comes to a screeching halt somehow!! On every hand we see such government waste and corruption that whole countries are bankrupt or nearly so. I guess they haven’t heard that old saw that hard times had cautioned our forefathers and kept them surviving through times they may someday be real now!! Reading about our new government in the news, it seems a salary of one hundred
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car running with the air conditioning on. Heat does kill!! Canada Day is a celebration of our great country’s birthday. We have a lot to celebrate as we live in a country with many rights and freedoms. So let’s get out there and have fun!! If we do not take the time to attend the many events that our towns plan for us and all the hard work they put into making it possible for us, we may eventually not have them to enjoy. The Vermilion Voice would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Canada Day! Remember if you drink don’t drive, let’s keep everyone safe !!
and twenty five thousand is not enough for someone to make ends meet. Wow!! I guess it’s not the high cost of living maybe so much as the cost of living high that gets us down. You hear about children being sent to school in the city with no lunch and maybe no breakfast either, so it seems they have a program to feed the kids so they can have a chance to learn!! How will the country get by if really hard times by some tragedy really occur, if we can’t make do in these affluent times? In the Thirties the discovery of oil hadn’t happened and all we had was our land to farm and raise food crops. We have had bad years of drought in the depression times that for generations taught us the value of, “Waste not, Want not.” Could it be that low oil revenue and terrible drought this year will usher in a brand new era of what the old times have experienced in the days gone by. Seems the lessons learned the hard way are the ones that do stand the test of time. “Waste not, Want not.”
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There are endless reasons to feel grateful to have been born Canadian or to have immigrated here from somewhere else. We are a proud people, but perceived as more humble than prideful. Some claim we are too polite for our own good. Better to have manners than not, say the defenders of our tendency to defer to others’ needs. We are a vastly diverse, multi-cultural, mostly tolerant, peaceful, progressive population collectively embracing new ideas, fiercely defending the civil rights guaranteed by our democracy, and welcoming newcomers to our country. Mostly. History, the uncut version, reveals that Canada has endured its shadowy periods. It would be delusional to expect that the past 148 years of nation building would not include mistakes. Nations----at least the ones that progress and endure
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Anyone who knows my husband knows he’s loves auctions. He scans the papers and makes out his auction schedule, sometimes hitting as many as three in one week during the heavy “auction season” – spring through summer. Early in November I was, where else, but working at my computer. I heard Mitchel coming down the stairs and turned around to see him coming across the floor with something in his hand.
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The Reflective Canadian
over time----learn from making errors enroute to the destination chosen by leaders and the methods deemed most likely to navigate the journey successfully. There are miscalculations, personal and political agendas. There are casualties. Our ancestors trounced through First Nations’ villages, for example, deeming the taming of perceived ‘savages’ as one of the measures necessarily undertaken to make way for new European settlements. Our ancestors appropriated properties owned by JapaneseCanadians and placed even Canadian born citizens in work camps during the second World War. They took advantage of poor Chinese labourers, placing their safety and their lives in jeopardy, in order to complete the cross country railway. First Nations, Japanese, and Chinese are perhaps the most widely known of peoples having suffered from ill treatment for the cause of an emerging democracy, but there are others. Canada, for
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“You’ve got to see this!” he exclaimed. “It’s unbelievable.” He handed me some worn sheets of paper with faded but still very legible writing on them. I couldn’t believe it when I saw the return address and the date at the top of the letter, 155 Euclid Avenue, Winnipeg (abbreviated Wpg), July18, 1942. I gasped, “This is seventy-one years old! Where did you find it?” Well, it seems he was going through some auction things and found a wood, mandarin orange crate full of stuff he hadn’t cleaned out from one of the auctions he’d attended. He couldn’t remember where he had purchased the wood box. He said he had bid on the box for the box, really
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all our claims of being among the best of nations and the greatest democracy in the free world is, like countless other places, imperfect. The tapestry of our history includes stains that can never be removed. We cannot alter anything of the past, of course. We can, however, acknowledge that dark periods in Canadian history exist. We can reflect upon the mindset of decision makers responsible for embarking on a course of discrimination and blatant disregard for basic human rights. It’s important to attempt to identify and understand the conditions allowing the kinds of actions that now appear to us unconscionable and disgraceful to be not only acceptable, but the norm. Perhaps it was people not dissimilar to you and I who disagreed with such policies but nonetheless stood mute while they were carried out by others whose presumption of superiority, whose might and malice, outweighed their respect for human dignity.
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didn’t care what was in it. This box with the precious letter was in our shed for two or three years. There was some bamboo sticks on top of the letter. Perhaps they absorbed moisture preserving the paper—who knows? “My Dear Friend Mike” the letter starts. What a history lesson for young people. Let’s see, how would a letter, aka text, twitter, start today? “#Mk” or “Mik”—why spell it out, he knows who he is. The letter is from “your friend, Fred.” Today’s electronic mail doesn’t include any mention of relationships except “sexting”; and, if one man said, “my dear friend” for an opening, wel-l-l-l, o-o-o, la, la! In the letter Fred tells Mike how he wishes he could afford to own a place where he could have a garden. He admires Mike for his farming occupation. Fred was saving for a home place when he got drafted. Fred tells the story of how he was in the Army for only 42 days and discharged. He stated that he is still not working because he has to get his health in better shape.
Those who refuse to learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to relive it again and again. The Spanish philosopher and essayist, George Santayana, is credited with the original of this statement in his book, ‘The Life of Reason’. We know better. We are better. Surely we can do better for ourselves and others as we step ever closer to 2017, the year that marks the 150 th anniversary of the birth of our vast nation. This Canada belongs to all of us. It is our collective will that determines the shape and nature our great nation will take in the future. Each of us has a responsibility to ensure that ‘Strong and Free’ represent more than mere words we mouth when we sing the national anthem before a sporting event. A true Canadian is an informed, engaged, inclusive Canadian. No one is born lucky; we build the communities and shape the lives we most desire. Respect for the privilege we enjoy includes not only respecting our differences, but reveling in them. Happy Canada Day.
So, obviously Fred got very ill while in training in the Army during the war years. Fred is married. He mentions that his wife invited her best friend to stay with her in Winnipeg while Fred was away in the Army. In the letter Fred is worrying about Mike’s brother-in-law who is on leave; and, Fred asks if he can get an extension for his leave. Obviously, he is referring to a previous letter from Mike. This letter is a piece of history. We were on the “Trouble Shooter” segment of Global News Edmonton on Friday, November 29th with the letter. We hope to find family who can give this letter a home. If we can’t find such family, I’m going to have the letter framed behind glare-resistant glass. The fourth page is written behind the third, but it can be reproduced with a high-resolution copier. I hope I don’t have to do that. If these two men were alive today, they would be well into their nineties. Someone, somewhere must know who these people are.
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M e m b e r s o f t h e Env i r o n m e n t a l Committee for the Town of Vermilion held an Open House at the Vermilion Recycle Centre on Saturday, June 27 to raise awareness for the Centre and recycling in general said committee member, Ian Taylor. “We would like to see everyone recycle,” said Town Councillor Rob Pulyk. Sergio Raposo, the Manager of the Town’s Recycle Centre said it just makes sense for the community as a whole to recycle as costs are lower because there is a return on recyclables. “In the big picture, this could save taxpayers money,” said Taylor. It costs the Town to send trash to the landfill. But, when you recycle, costs are lower because there is a return on items such as plastic, tin, paper, cardboard, boxboard, and even ink cartridges said Raposo. Once sorted, compressed, shredded and baled these items are shipped to buyers who reuse them for their own products. “ We send high grade plastic to a company that makes plastic wood that they use in building projects.” The high grade plastic is comprised of heavier plastic such as laundry detergent containers.
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Nineteen musical groups performed at this year’s Annual Lea Park Jamboree and they came from all over Alberta and Saskatchewan to play said co-organizer Ron Boothman. “We have no trouble getting performers here,” he added. “We’re usually booked by the end of March. We have people from Boscombe, Edmonton, St. Paul and Vermilion.” One of the entertainers was musician/ singer Franklin Wolters who performed a set of country classics along with his “pick-up” band. “We have people who are just ready
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It is very difficult to count wolf population and some would say it’s impossible. “The most recent Alberta wolf population estimate taken three years ago is at 7000,” said Paul Frame, carnivore specialist with Alberta Environment. In a province where the agricultural industry is of major importance, the wolf has continued to survive despite being hunted, poisoned, culled and shot. Throughout the histor y of wolf management, the wolf has been targeted as vermin and a problem animal. They have been targeted for killing livestock ever since Europeans settled the prairies in the 1800s. They can be taken year round on private land and there is no limit to how many can be taken, also with extended hunting and trapping seasons. Since Alberta initiated its Wildlife Predator Compensation Program in 1974, several million dollars were paid out to farmers and ranchers for livestock losses, many of which the wolf has been held accountable. Since 2005, when the Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Develo pment (ESRD) release d its Woo dland Caribou Re c over y Plan Alberta’s wolves have been culled in order to improve survival prospects for
“That sells for $300 a ton. Downgraded plastics can be sold for $100 a ton. We give a good product.” Raposo manages the incoming recycling in all its stages. Part of “giving a good product” entails recyclables are clean and dry before they are shipped. All containers have to be thoroughly rinsed and the lids removed before dropping them off at the Recycle Centre. “We don’t have the time or personnel to rinse and clean them ourselves,” said Raposo. Once there is enough material to make a bale it is shrink-wrapped to keep it dry. “We are building a new storage facility to keep the materials away from the elements.” It takes 37-40 bales of recycled material to fill a truck. “It used to take six weeks to fill it. Now it only takes two weeks.” So the word is definitely getting out about recycling, but there is still a lot of room for improvement said Raposo. “I speak at schools and started a program with some of the schools. Green bins are left (on school premises) and switched out when they are full.” The Town of Vermilion is a member of the Alberta Recycling Council. Councillor Pulyk said they are working hard to find a market for glass which is presently not recyclable.
Town residents and businesses can drop off recycling for no extra charge at 4018 - 52 Avenue. County residents can drop off materials for an $8 monthly fee that can be purchased at the Town office before dropping off recyclables.
“It’s (recycling) the way of the future,” said Raposo. “It has to be.” For more information contact the Transportation and Utilities Department at 780-581-2415 or the Recycle Centre at 780-853-1894.
Manager of the Vermilion Recycle Centre, Sergio Raposo scoops a colourful handful of recycled high grade plastic during the Centre’s Open House on Saturday, June 27. Photo Shannon O’Connor
Lea Park Jamboree
to jump in and play,” said co-organizer Darlene Brind. “They just learn the songs as they go.” Boothman said the music is not limited to a particular genre. “Anything anybody wants to play is okay by us. This year we have two fiddle players, some years we have more.” Boothman said the emphasis is usually on Country music and some Gospel. The two day Jamboree is now in its fifth year said Brind. “It’s a great time,” she added. “Just a bunch of musicians getting together for some jamming.” “Everybody just pitches in to make this happen,” said Boothman.
Franklin And Friends From left, Fred Brind, Greg Lingley, Mary Burrock and Franklin Wolters performing at the Lea Park Jamboree on Saturday, June 27. Photo Shannon O’Connor
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the caribou. The ESRD has also used poison to “control” the resilient wolf. “Wolves are not a threatened species like Grizzly bears,” said Frame. “We take out between 80-100 wolves per year from the Little Smoky Range by aerial culling. The population of Caribou has not increased yet but it has stopped the decline. And as quickly as we take wolves out of that area they are filling back in.” The last Management Plan for Wolves in Alberta was conducted by the Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development in December 1991. “The wolf management plan is next on the agenda to be updated, there will be a new one within the next few years and there will be a public process involved in the development of it,” said Frame. Conservationists and animal rights activists complain that wolf control via poisoning or aerial gunning is ineffective and irresponsible. Wolves have always been a part of Alberta’s landscape. Explorer Anthony Henday wrote in his diary upon setting foot on Albertan soil in 1754, “I cannot s ay whet her t hem (wo lves) or t he buffalo are more numerous.” “Most packs will reproduce a litter; it is estimated that they have up to six pups. Pup survival influences population.” “We value wolves for their role in the ecosystem,” said Frame.
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“They help keep ungulate populations healthy and they put nutrients back into the soil. Other organisms benefit from the kills they make. They provide hunting and viewing opportunities. They add an aesthetic to the landscape just knowing that they are there. It adds something to an experience in
the mountains just hearing them howl or seeing their tracks. “If we could balance all of our natural systems in Alberta that would be wonderful, that’s why we have the Caribou issues that we have because of oil and gas development and changes to landscape.”
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It has been a wonderful and busy year for Vermilion Outreach School. Staff and students have been busy, not only with completing courses, but also packing our materials to move to a new location. The school year has been a strong
the assistance of Loranne our Family School Liaison worker, involved many students and gave them opportunities to learn topics beyond their regular courses. We brought in speakers on healthy relationships, financial help with Rob from Lakeland College, Empathy Rocks with VIBE, and Non-violent Crisis Interven-
completed about 1300 credits. We also had several registrations in our new Adult Education program that allows people over the age of 19 access courses complete high school or post-secondary requirements at an affordable rate. Our students took many options such as psychology, forensic science, learning strategies,
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High Art On June 23, Calgary artist Barry Overn began work on the second of four murals to be painted in Vermilion sponsored by the Vermilion Allied Arts Council through an Alberta Culture grant. The mural is a composite of artistic interpretation and a 1910 black and white photograph of a blacksmith shop in Vermilion said Overn. It is being painted on the side of the Stewart Realty building which required Overn to paint from a platform suspended in the air. Photo Shannon O’Connor
If the usual family vacation is not in the cards this year, don’t worry as there will be loads to do at Colonial Days July 8 – 11. Those with young families will find plenty to amuse the kids and give the parents a break. “We want to make sure there is something for everyone at Colonial Days this year,” says Tess Sidoryk, marketing manager. “With the current economy it’s great to have a local event where you can bring the whole family, pay one gate admission and have a ton of great entertainment and activities.” On the Coca-Cola Kids Stage the Circus Meets Theatre is a spectacular show for kids and families featuring Ted Campbell, a favorite at Orlando’s Disney Parks. The Ernestine Hatpin show is also on the Kids Stage bringing together music, farmers, fun, dancing cows, dogs, ducks and conservation. Their set is packed with interactive songs that will have the audience dancing, singing, clapping, skipping and possibly jumping over small buildings. Their enthusiasm is contagious and everyone is sure to leave with a smile on their face. The Kids Tent full of Fun brought to you by the Orion Dental Group is open from 2 – 6 p.m. and is a great spot for face painting, activities, games and more. Next door in the Wild Rose Pavilion is the Nest, where nursing moms can have a quiet spot to care for their babes sponsored by Remax. All can clean up at Sudsy’s Barn interactive hand washing station. It is a water park with soap in the Kids Zone sponsored by the Lloydminster Region Health Foundation Each day the kids can test their strength
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in the Pedal Tractor Pulls sponsored by Violet Eyes Optometry. Competitions take place at 3, 4:30 and 7 p.m. Right next door is the kiddie’s area of the West Coast Amusements Midway with the ever popular Merry-Go-Round and usual rides for the little ones. Both the Petting Zoo and Country Lane are back this year in the Dick Jones Sales Pavilion. All types of farm critters are in the Petting Zoo. The Big Red Barn in Country Lane has a number of hands-on activities to learn more about agriculture. Try your hand at milking a cow, do farm chores and check out the live chicken hatching. Or spend some time with the toys in the ever popular grain box –just like it sounds a sand box but with grain instead. The Lloydminster Co-op is celebrating Kids Day in Country Lane on Thursday, July 9 with free prizes and activities from noon to 4 p.m.New this year is a seed planting activity on Wednesday from 2 – 8 p.m. and birdhouse building on Friday from2 – 8 p.m. brought to you by Home Hardware. From kangaroos to snakes, Little Ray’s Reptile Adventure by SaskTel with the Australian animals is back. New this year, the Bowmanville Zoo will bring a wide array of animal species to see. The Bowmanville Zoo comes from Ontario and is brought to Colonial Days by Rightway Sanitation Services and B & R Eckels. If that is not enough to amuse the kids, there is always the multitude of livestock events to check out and the RCMP Musical Ride. “Colonial Days 2015 is shaping up to be a fantastic gathering of thrills, treats, amusements, animals and more – it’s simply fun,” adds Sidoryk. “Check out the Passport to Colonial Days in your local paper.”
RCMP Musical Ride
One of Canada’s most recognized icons, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Musical Ride, will be performing at the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association (LAEA) during Colonial Days on July 8 – 11, 2015. The RCMP Musical Ride represents a colourful Canadian tradition. The troop of 32 horses and riders will perform a variety of cavalry drills choreographed to music. Working through a unique medium, they support the RCMP community policing efforts throughout Canada. The Musical Ride was developed in 1876 by early members of the North-West Mounted Police to display their riding ability and entertain the local community. It has evolved over the decades into a uniquely Canadian performance enjoyed by tens of thousands of spectators every year.
Members of the Musical Ride are first and foremost police officers. They all have at least two years experience in active police work before volunteering for duty with the Musical Ride. Surprisingly, most have no prior riding experience. There are no additional tickets required for the Musical Ride. These wonderful performances are included in your gate admission which also includes many other attractions and features at Colonial Days. Performances are: Wednesday: 5:45 p.m. Thursday: noon and 5:45p.m. Friday: 5:45 p.m. The members of the RCMP Musical Ride will also be participating in our Parade on July 8. For further information contact: LAEA Tess Sidoryk, Marketing Specialist at 306-825-5571
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St. Jerome’s 2015 Graduates Fourteen students comprised t h i s ye ar ’s S t . J e r o m e’s graduating class of 2015. The group gathered in front of the Vermilion Heritage Museum, on Saturday, June 6 to have their picture taken. Front Row: R. J. Schroeder - 2nd Row: Rory Wheat, Sydney Poliakiwski, Morgan Wilson, Kathleen Dieken - 3rd Row: Tyler Gerski, Kalista M cInt yre, Emily Mac Millan, Brayden Wilson 4th Row: Keelan Bardoel, Julien Quickstad, Kayla Bodurka, Billy Nichols, Matthew Pulyk Photo Shannon O’Connor
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New Businesses Donate To Vermilion Hot Lunch Programs
Marie Conboy Reporter
The Grand Opening for new local businesses Shelly’s Window Coverings and Toma Fine Floors was held at their premises on Vermilion’s main street on June 22. Vermilion Mayor Bruce McDuff and
years my family could not afford to give us money for a hot lunch, which was $2.50 at the time. I was floored when I heard that there are still kids that cannot afford a hot lunch today,” said Nick Toma. Toma also said that he found the people of Vermilion to be very supportive since the new business was established
Hot Lunch Donation To St. Jeromes From left, Nick Toma of Toma Fine Floors, Shelly Corbiere of Shelly’s Window Coverings, Allan Chase (Principal) Photo submitted
Donation To VES From left, Shelly Corbiere of Shelly’s Window Coverings, Sheila Doherty (Assistant Principal), Pam Young (Hot Lunch Co-ordinator), Nick Toma of Toma Fine Floors. Photo Submitted
Community Economic Development Coordinator Mary Lee Prior were present for the official ribbon cutting which was followed by a celebration and cake cutting with supporters. After the Grand Opening both businesses presented a cheque for $750 to St. Jerome’s School and a cheque fo r $75 0 to Ve r m i l i o n El e m e nt ar y School to be used for their Hot Lunch Programs. “The Hot Lunch Program is close to my heart. I grew up in a family of 10, for
one year ago. “Moving to Vermilion and starting up the business here is the best move I’ve made in my life. I have been jaw dropped many times by how supportive the people here have been. We are hoping to hold an annual customer appreciation day from now on.” “Thank you to everyone who helped us make this donation to the Hot Lunch Program,” said Shelly Corbiere. “Every Cutting The Ribbon At The Grand Opening child deserves a hot meal and we have From left, Vermilion Mayor McDuff, Toma Floors Owner, Nick Toma, Owner Shelly Corbiere, and Community Economic Development Coordinator for the Town of Vermilion, Mary Lee helped to make this happen.”
OBITUARY FOR MARIA JOHANNA WULF It is with great sadness and love that the Wulf family announces the peaceful passing of Maria Johanna Wulf (nee Flerlage), on June 14, 2015, at the age of 90 at the Vermilion Valley Lodge. She is lovingly remembered by her daughters Elizabeth (Bert) Lux, Sheila (Joe) Annett, Ruth (Mark) Topolnyski and Evelyn (Tom) Johnson; grandchildren Kurt (Jenna), Peter, Christopher, Nicholas and Maria; and great granddaughter Brynlie. She is survived by sisters; Alwina, Erna, Anneliese, Sefi, and Lisa as well as numerous relatives in Germany. Maria was predeceased by her beloved husband Hans, her parents Heinrich and Elisabeth Flerlage and siblings Aloyis, Agnes, Frans and Clemens.
Prior and Courtney Corbiere. Photo Dave Thielen
T.D. Farewell Patricia Shimko (left) celebrated 20 years with T.D. Bank and Wendy Pietrus has been with T.D. for 18 years. Cake was ordered to share with customers and well wishers who came to say goodbye to Pietrus on June 25 as she is moving to Manitoba for family reasons. “I will miss Vermilion,” she said. “I’ve been here for 12 years now, and it really sets the standard for small towns everywhere. It’s hard to leave.” Photo Shannon O’Connor
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She will forever be remembered for her kind and generous nature, her loving and forgiving soul. Maria enjoyed parties, music, gardening, sports and baking. She loved to host family and friends in her home; loved traveling, long walks in the park and was an active volunteer in the community and her church.
Invite you to attend the interment of his Ashes Saturday July 4, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. At the Ottawa Cemetery
A prayer service followed by a funeral mass on June 19, 2015, was held at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, with a reception at the seniors centre. A heartfelt thank-you to Father Roger Rouleau, Deacon Ken Noster, music ministers, all her friends and neighbors as well as the staff of the Lodge, for their prayers, comforting words, cards, flowers and donations offered in sympathy. Memorial donations can be made to the Vermilion Valley Lodge or charity of one’s choice.
The Family Of The Late Jim Green
9 miles north on Highway 41 to Twp Road 522 West 4 miles to RR 73 Turn South and cemetery on your left
JAMES ( JIM) GREEN 1927 - 2014
Coffee and Visting with the family to follow at Tovell’s Farm
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Brave Faces Captured On Film
postal worker. Like your local heroes. “I asked 75 people. Twenty-five people Armed with a Nikon FE2 SLR and a were brave enough to say ‘yes’,” he said. Twin Lens camera both from the 1980’s, This is the reason the collection is black and white film, and a flash gun from called ‘Put On A Brave Face.’ Reporter
he collected and purchased through eBay and other online sites. Eventually he realized he had to pick one or two and stick with them he said. “The only way to get over GAS is to get out and do a project.” The “Put on a Brave Face” collection is Pauls’ first project since purging his syndrome. He went through nine rolls of film, or approximately 250 pictures, and completely lost one roll of film. This kind of photography is “a money pit I like to call a hobby,” Pauls joked. Despite this Pauls said it was a fun
challenge of reading a person’s face and capturing it on camera. “I like working with film because it is also less time I have to spend on a computer. I’m on a computer all day.” Apart from being an amateur photographer, Pauls is the Manager of the Vermilion Public Library. “I learned a lot during this project,” I failed to appreciate the time involved.” Originally he intended to develop the 8” x 10” portraits himself. “It would have taken 45 minutes to develop one picture. I didn’t have the time
Brave Faces A collection of 25 black and white portraits of Vermilionites photographed by amateur photographer Stuart Pauls, will be on display at the Vermilion Public Library until July 18.
the 1970’s, that requires “recycle time, eats batteries like crazy, and has enough power to fry a digital camera,” amateur photographer Stuart Pauls set out to capture 25 familiar faces of Vermilion. “I’ve lived in Vermilion for five years now,” said Pauls. “I didn’t really feel like I knew very many people. This project got me out of my shell.” Paul who hails from Niagara Falls, Ontario. said the intention of the project was to get others to connect with the community as well. “Find out how many people you recognize. These are the first faces that you see every day when you walk into a business...the bank teller, the secretary or the
Pauls basic ally took a c old c all approach to the people he asked to be in the collection. It puts people in a vulnerable spot. It takes a lot to say ‘Ya, take my picture and show it to the whole town; especially since I am an amateur (photographer).” The “Put on a Brave Face” collection is his first project, that was inspired by his GAS, or what is known to some collectors as gear acquisition syndrome. “It’s a real thing,” said Pauls. The syndrome stimulates the desire to pursue and acquire equipment or gear and creativity suffers as a result since the focus shifts from creating to collecting. Pauls had a closet full of cameras that
Life Imitating Art Jimmy Cryderman stands on a foot stool in front of his portrait on display at the Vermilion Public Library on June 24. “I’m scared of heights, but it’s still a good picture,” he said. Photo Shannon O’Connor
project to do. “There’s a magical vibe to film,” he said. “There’s an interplay of light and shadow that digital just doesn’t have.” Due to time constraints Pauls said he shot the last portrait with a digital camera the day before the exhibit started on June 24. It is the only digital portrait in the collection. “You notice it right away. It has a clinical modern feel that I just wasn’t going for.” But, overall, Pauls said he is thrilled with the results. He added he likes the
and ended up developing the prints at Long’s (Drug Store).” Pauls is already thinking about another project and said he will take what he learned from shooting this series and apply it to the next one. It will also be portraiture but “Possibly in colour. “No more gear.” Pauls added he would like to see people drop by to see how many faces they recognize in the community. The exhibit runs until July 18 at the Vermilion Public Library.
Alberta Program Checks Ticks For Lyme Bacteria
Alberta Health Services Submitted
As summer gets underway, Albertans are reminded to submit any ticks they find to the Alberta Tick Surveillance Program. The program tests first for the type of tick and then, if necessary, for the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease in humans. Lyme disease is an illness caused by bacteria that is spread through the bite of a blacklegged deer tick. Lyme disease in humans can have serious symptoms but can be effectively treated with standard antibiotics, especially if diagnosed early.
The risk of being bitten by a tick infected with the Lyme bacteria in Alberta is very low. 63 cases of Lyme disease were reported to Alberta Health between 1991 and 2014, and all were acquired while travelling outside the province to areas where Lyme disease is circulating. How to safely remove a tick With tweezers, gently grasp its head and mouth parts as close to your skin as possible. Slowly pull the tick straight out – do not jerk or twist it. Try not to squash it. Save the tick in a clean, empty pill
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS Estate of Delsie Angeline Strome on May 30, 2015 If you have a claim against this estate, you must file your claim by July 30, 2015 and provide details of your claim.
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If you do not file by the date above, the estate property can lawfully be distributed without regard to any claim you may have.
bottle or zip-lock bag. Do not add ventilation. Add a small piece of tissue, lightly moistened with water, to prevent the tick from drying out. Do not apply matches, cigarettes, or petroleum jellies to the tick as these may cause an infected tick to release the bacteria into the wound. Remember, to protect yourself from tick bites, cover up as much skin as you can when going into wooded or grassy areas, use bug spray that contains the chemical DEET, and check your pets for ticks after they’ve been outside.
More information on how to submit a tick to the Tick Surveillance Program is available on the Alberta Health website www.health.alberta.ca/health-info/lymedisease.html
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Karen King Submitted
VES Kindergarten Grad took place in the gym on June 17 for the KA class and June 18 for the KB/KC classes from 12-1 p.m. on both days. The Kindergarten classes recited a poem and sang several songs led by Miss Leggette, and then the kindergarten students and their families enjoyed a potluck lunch together. Congratulations to the Kindergarten students for a year of hard work and fun together. VES is still accepting Kindergarten registrations for the 2015-16 school year. Please let the office know if you are interested in having
your child be a part of our VES family in the fall. On June 19, the Grade 1 classes visited the Vermilion Provincial Park. In the morning they rotated through three stations: nature talk with Conservation Officer Mr. Gary Walsh, looking for water bugs in the river, and a nature walk on the trails. In the afternoon students rotated through another three stations which included: mini golf, playground fun, and the spray park. It was an exhausting but fun filled day. Thanks to Mr. Walsh for teaching the students about seasonal changes of plants and animals on our three field trips to the park this year. A big thanks to the parents who have volunteered to help with these field trips.
The grade 3›s went on their field trip to the Telus World of Science on June 19. They saw an IMAX show about Lemurs in Madagascar, attended a hands-on activity about classifying rocks and minerals and visited a dinosaur exhibit. The Grade 3 students had a wonderful day. T h e G r a d e 2 c l a s s e s ex p l o r e d Vermilion›s history through a walking field trip to the local museum. The children enjoyed learning about what life was like long ago. Students did a tour through the downtown core, stopping to read about the history of the buildings. They also passed by many historic houses, the old hospital and RCMP barracks. Thanks to the parent volunteers who took the time to join us. Grade 2 also enjoyed a beautiful day visiting the Ukrainian Village on June 22. There were plenty of hands-on opportunities and cultural learning stations through-
out the area. Students were thrilled to simulate milking a cow, mudding a sod home, shopping in a grocery and hardware store, telegraphing, learning how to print their name in Ukrainian, dancing and even attending school for a few minutes. They appreciate the many parents who attended the trip with the students, as they made the day enjoyable for all. Our Track and Field Day was held on June 23. Students in Grades 3-6 participated in running, jumping, and throwing events. The warm sun was helpful in making this day such an enjoyable one for students. Dates to Remember: Sept. 1 – First Day of School for the 2015-16 Year; Sept. 7 – No School; Sept. 10 – VES Open House 5:30-7:00; Sept. 29 & 30 – School Photos
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Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and conditions contained in the existing certificate of title. The property is being offered for sale on an “as is, where is” basis, and the Village of Mannville makes no representation and gives no warranty whatsoever of the adequacy of services, soil conditions, land use districting, building and development conditions, absence or presence of environmental contamination, vacant possession or the development possibilities of the subject land for any intended use by the successful bidder. No terms or conditions will be considered other than those specified by the Village of Mannville. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Sale Agreement in a form and substance acceptable to the Village of Mannville. No further information is available at auction regarding the lands to be sold. The Village of Mannville may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel of land not sold at the public auction.
Grade 2 at the Heritage Museum. Photos Submitted
Terms: Cash, Bank Draft or Certified Cheque. A 25% deposit is payable upon acceptance of the bid at public auction. The balance of the accepted bid is due within 15 days, or the deposit will be forfeited and the Village will consider the next bid. Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time prior to the sale. Grade 1 in Provincial Park
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VES Track and Field Day The students of Vermilion Elementary School in Grades 3-6 took part in the annual Track and Field Day on June 24. Photos Marie Conboy
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VES Grade Six Celebration
VES Grade 6 Graduation June 26 was a bittersweet day at the Vermilion Elementary School Grade 6 Celebration Ceremony, as the school remembered the year, and said goodbye to the Grade 6 students that will be moving on to Grade 7. Leaving the school are Chase Bowman, Shea Dougan, Clay Bryden, Tylin Vold, Zayne Johnson, Branden Chahley, Jon Madsen, Corbin Morton, Hailey Roach, Adyson Bates, Lisa Redwood Delainey Selte, Avery Armfelt, Victoria Newberryl Victoria Adrian, Serenity Hotson, Regann Muncro, Rebecca Irvine, Emily Janz, Megahan Ryan, Auroa Taylor, Dallas Bodie, Michael Areand, Josh Baldwin, Brody Young, Carson Westling, Cody Kochan-Erdman, Davynn Convey, Dawson Campbell, Cameryn Campbell, Pige Zweifel, Allecia McDonald, Sidney-Kay Uden, Kora Smith, Kylie Hartwell, Avary Hickman, Yulia Wendland, Avery Atkinson, Kegan Perrault, Tyvale Cooper Chris Nelson, Jred Gourley, Alex McCullough, Owen Aitken, William Kozak. Photo Dave Theilen
APCCA Paradise Valley Top Ten Wagon And Cart Results Submitted
Alberta Professional Chuckwagon and Chariot Association’s (APCCA) Pa r adis e Vall ey To p Te n Wag on R e s u l t S h ow S t a n d i n g s O ve r a ll Times from June 20 - 21. First Place - Brad McMann (125.83), 2nd Place - Kyle Motowylo (126.79), 3rd Place - Shane Thompson (127.80), 4th - Mark Harris (129.29), 5th - Wayne Hardstaff (129.35), 6th - Allan Bengtson (129.52), 7th - Brandon Dubuc (129.95), 8th - Mike Motowylo (130.29), 9th - Bob Leach (130.37), 10th - Jim O’Connor 130.92.
Alberta Professional Chuckwagon and Chariot Association’s (APCCA) Paradise Valley Top Ten Cart Result Show Standings Overall Times from June 20 - 21. First Place - Mark Harris (120.31), 2nd Place - Dwayne Dubuc (123.40), 3rd Place - Morris Burkard (124.84), 4th Place - Wanda Sannachan (125.06), 5th Place - Cassie O’Connor (125.12), 6th Place - Oscar Buck (125.19), 7th Place Morris Burkard (125.31), 8th Place - Rob Nordick (125.32), 9th Place - Amy Pikor (125.60), 10th Place - Kyle Motowylo (125.81).
VES Grade 1 student Indiana Bardoel competing in the obstacle race.
VES Grade 3 student Cole Brady.
APCCA Chariot Races at Paradise Valley Saturday, June 20. Photo Shannon O’Connor
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AWNA BLANKET AND LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS a proven producer, good attitude, quality workmanship, excellent wage & benefit package. Email resume - Brandon@brabymotors.com. Fax 1-250-832-4545. Braby Motors, Salmon Arm, BC. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted Business Opportunities program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 HIP OR KNEE Replacement? Arthritic conditions? to start training for your work-at-home career today! Restrictions in walking/dressing? Disability Tax Credit. $2,000 tax credit. $20,000 refund. For Assistance: Equipment For Sale 1-844-453-5372. A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containGET FREE VENDING machines. Can earn $100,000. ers. Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated 40 HC DMG + per year. All cash-locations provided. Protected ter- $2450. 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com. ritories. Interest free financing. Full details. Call now Feed and Seed 1-866-668-6629. Website: www.tcvend.com. HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or SpringCareer Training thrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS are in huge de- for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm mand! Train with Canada’s top medical transcription Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252. school. Learn from home and work from home. Call For Sale today! 1-800-466-1535; www.canscribe.com. info@ canscribe.com. METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 30+ colours available at over 40 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour ExEmployment Opportunities press Service available at select supporting DistribuLPH Plumbing & Heating, Leduc requires Expe- tors. Call 1-888-263-8254. rienced Service Plumber as well as Sheet Metal STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% off! Technician. Knowledgeable in residential. Competi- 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, tive wages, benefits, local work. Fax: 780-986-4983. 80x100, sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206; Email: ds_lph@telus.net. Phone 780-986-3388. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca. JOURNALISTS, Graphic Artists, Marketing and more. SAWMILLS from only $4,397. Make money & save Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dilike you. Post your resume online. Free. Visit: awna. mension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & dvd: com/for-job-seekers. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT. 1-800-566-6899 FULL-TIME AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN. Must be ext. 400OT. Auctions ADVERTISE PROVINCE WIDE CLASSIFIEDS. Reach over 1 million readers weekly. Only $269 + GST (based on 25 words or less). Call now for details 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228; www.awna.com.
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Double Double Enterprises Ltd. o/a Tim Hortons 4306 52 st Vermilion, AB T9x 0A8 Food Service Supervisor Full time/Shift Work $12.96/hr + benefits Trailer. 2 Miles North of Vermilion. $1000 + apply3damage inBd.person deposit, includes all appliances + all utilities. Available immediately! References required. Phone fax: 780-854-9093 780-853-4650. in the Vermilion Voice Classified Section email:Advertising kwtimhortons@gmail.com works. Call 780-853-6305 to place your ad. Services WOOD BASEMENT REPAIR needed? We can do it for you, repair engineer approved methods. Call 780603-7542 Concrete window cutting available, basement egress window enlargement done by professionally trained personnel with many local references. Please contact 780-603-7542 CUSTOM CUTTING AND BALEING OF HAY. Share Bais Preferred. call 780-208-2841.
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Cyclists Crossing Canada Stop In Vermilion
Marie Conboy Reporter
Jack y Tr ybowski (27) and Mar t y Bonenfant (35) made a stop in Vermilion last week on their road trip cycling across Canada. Marty is an architectural technician and Jacky is a physiotherapist. The couple both left their jobs to live their dreams. The pair, from Montreal, are cycling an adventure route that covers over 13,500 km, stretching from Montreal to Whitehorse in Yukon and from the Yukon back across the Rockies to Vancouver then on to Calgary where they then plan to fly to St. John’s Newfoundland and from there cycle home to Montreal. Marty Bonenfant advises people to live their dreams. “I had the dream to do this for years,” said Bonenfant. “If you have realistic dreams then you should live them. Too many people are afraid to live their dreams today. If it is realistic and you can do it, then do it. Too many people get caught up with career, work, a mortgage and sometimes people lose track of what they really want.” The journey has been a test of endurance against the elements so far. “Sometimes you are hungry and you wonder if you will have a roof to sleep
under that night or are we going to have to camp in the bush,” said Jacky Trybowski. “The wind has been the biggest obstacle we have run into so far, we’ve had to change our schedule a bit and ride at night,” said Trybowski. “I am terrified of running into a bear,” said Bonenfant. “But we are prepared for that and it will be all part of the experience. “Cycling gives you a unique experience; it’s a great way to see the country up close. You can smell everything. People say there is nothing in the prairies but we have seen many different types of birds and the most beautiful skies.” The couple have taken 6/7 months out of their lives to undertake this adventure of a lifetime. “Time is something that you don’t have any more in this world. And I find that when we are cycling there is a different concept of time. “Although we have both got jobs to go back to, we are still making up our minds if that is what we really want. “Someone said to us you are in survival mode and I said no! We are in living mode,” said Bonenfant. “In the world today even if you feel that you are out in the middle of nowhere, you’ll find that you are always near to
somewhere. You can follow the cyclists on their “Vermilion is a very cute town. One of adventure across Canada on the Facethe greatest things about this trip is meet- book page ing people and that has been inspira‘Jacky et Marty Ô Canada’ tional.”
Cyclists Jacky Trybowski and Marty Bonenfant pass through Vermilion on their adventure across Canada. Photo Marie Conboy
Allied Arts Performances, Murals And Scholarships!!
Vermilion Allied Arts Submitted
Things are happening! The Allied Arts Performing Arts line-up is ready for you to consider, Barry Overn, our muralist, started Monday, June 1, on the first of four murals, and scholarship dollars are available for musicians and artists. Allied Arts Performing Arts 2015-16 Schedule Saturday, October 3, The Carolines Saturday, November 7, Going to Graceland Saturday, December 5, The Pelletier with Friends “Mistletoe Celebration” (dinner theatre or show only) Saturday, January 9, Sean Sonego, Saturday, Februar y 6, John Wor t Hannam Trio with Karla Adolphe Saturday, March 12, Celtic Fusion Illusion Saturday, March 19, Missoula Children’s Theatre, “Jungle Book” This is a great line-up that you won’t want to miss. Please order/confirm your tickets with Keri at 853- 4820. Mark the dates on your calendar so that you don’t miss out. And moms and dads, mark off the week of March 14 – 19 so that your
kids are available for the Missoula “Jungle Book” week long experience! Our March wine and cheese event that helped us celebrate 40 years of Vermilion Allied Arts was a thoroughly enjoyable evening, thanks to sponsors Jack and Isabelle Sewalt, Paul and Olga Mistal, Bruce MacDuff. Patrick Benoit on his violin, the Ratte string quartet, and Roberta Eidsvik on piano all very ably contributed to the lovely ambiance of the evening. Looking over the display of all the performances from the past 40 years reminded us all of how fortunate we have been to have had amazing concerts right here in Vermilion! Bravo to all Allied Arts volunteers who have worked so hard to bring us to where we are today. Four New Murals Thanks to our MLA Dr. Richard Starke and Alberta Culture, we have obtained grant money to help with the Vermilion Mural Project. The first mural will be done on the east wall of the Dicke’s Wicker building, the second on the Stewart Realty building, the third on the west wall of the Bargain Store, and the fourth on the west wall of the McMinis building. Thank you to
the owners of these buildings for partnering with the Vermilion Mural Project and to those who have donated to this project. Gerry Wilson has installed the fourth plaque on the Seniors’ Centre, listing the names of donors. Scholarship Dollars T hank you to Cr ai g ’s, L akelan d Country Florist, and CIBC who have made scholarship dollars available for musicians and ar tists. A music camp is being offered at various times this summer in Red Deer for musical theatre, choir/voice and band/ensemble. These look like excellent opportunities. As a musician or artist, submit your application for the opportunity of your choice for us to consider. Appli-
cation forms are available at the town office. Thank You To Our New Sponsors Allied Arts members have been fundraising to enable Council to consider a wider selection of shows and to meet rising costs. So far, Lil Sweet, Rona, ATB Financial, Richardson Denture Clinic, Wheat Law Office, Ferbey Sand and Gravel, Vermilion Credit Union, Elevation, and Dr. Moneo have stepped up to support us. Thank you so much to these sponsors for their generous partnering with Council to help us achieve our goals. Vermilion’s various clubs are keeping the arts alive and well in our community. We hope you can get out to the many events in the upcoming year!
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HOROSCOPE/SUDOKU AND SOLUTIONS Taurus
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This is an exciting, fun day! Love at first sight might take place for some of you. Oh yeah. Spontaneous invitations to parties and fun events are likely. Say yes. Nevertheless, be vigilant with kids and sports events to avoid accidents.
Spontaneous get-togethers might take place at home today. Because you might end up entertaining when you least expect to - stock the fridge. People always expect good food and drink from your table. You might also buy something modern or high-tech for your home.
This is a fun, stimulating, Gemini-like day! Quite likely, you will meet new faces and see new places. Someone might have exciting new news for you. You will certainly learn something new - that is for certain. You will also be full of clever, genius-like ideas. Yes!
Keep an eye on your cash flow and money today because you might find money or you might lose money. You might also dream up new ways of earning money. You might also see ways to be self-employed or handle money in a more independent way. Ka-ching!
Leo
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Do something different today because you will be bored with daily routine. A new electric, exciting love might begin for some of you. Or you might agree to an unconventional arrangement with a lover? (Interesting.) Do whatever you can to bring a little excitement into your life.
Secret love affairs might be taking place today. Definitely exciting and unexpected events will take place behind the scenes or in a hidden way for some reason. You might even get a surprise opportunity to enjoy solitude in beautiful surroundings. "Alone at last!"
You will meet someone who is unusual today; or alternatively, someone you already know might say or do something that amazes you. Basically, your exchanges with others, especially friends and groups, will be full of surprises and exciting ideas.
A boss, parent or someone in a position of authority might surprise you today. If you are offended - do not overreact. Do not quit your day job. More likely, the news is pleasant. Something will stir up feelings of independence in you. You want to be captain of your soul and master of your fate!
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Pisces
Thrilling news! There's a strong likelihood of a sudden chance to travel today so keep your bag packed at the door. All kinds of unexpected opportunities for adventure exist today. Others will find they can suddenly move forward on legal or medical matters. Whatever happens is exciting and fun.
Keep your pockets open because gifts, goodies and favours from others can come your way today. Good news about an inheritance or a settlement regarding the government or insurance might also please you. Even sexual favours might be a surprise. Hmmmm.
This is the perfect day to grab your main squeeze or hook up with a close friend and have some fun. People are into spontaneous, entertaining diversions today - so why not jump on board? Say yes to invitations from others. And why not extend an invitation yourself?
Work-related surprises are likely today. This could be good news or it might mean that equipment breakdowns and such will change your work routine. More likely, you will get a raise or praise from others because something unexpected pleases you today.
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Wainwright Stampede Results
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Results from Wainwright Stampede and Rodeo June 17-21, 2015. Bareback riding: 1. Orin Larsen, 86.5 points on Wayne Vold’s V73 True Grit, $1,160; 2. (tie) Caleb Bennett, Ky Marshall and Luke Creasy, 85.5, $760; 5. (tie) Jake Vold
and Colin Adams, 85, $280. Steer wrestling: 1. (tie) Scott Guenthner and Hunter Cure, 4.2 seconds each, $1,060; 3. (tie) Trevor Knowles and Tanner Milan, 4.4, $660; 5. Matt Reeves, 4.8, $360; 6. Derric Laye, 6.1, $200. Team roping:
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1. Levi Simpson/Jeremy Buhler, 4.2 Bull riding: seconds, $870 each; 2. Jacob Minor/ 1. Zane Lamber t, 87.5 points on Garrett Rogers, 4.3, $720 each; 3. Wayne Vold’s VB008 Heaven’s BaseRoland McFadden/Tyrel Flewelling, 5.3, ment, $1160; 2. Devon Mezei, 83, $960; $570 each; 4. (tie) Brett Buss/Klay White 3. Jake Wilson, 83, $760. and Dale Skocdopole/Stacy Cornet, 5.4, Steer riding: $295 each; 6. Jeff Quam/Grady Quam, 1. Owen Berreth, 82 points, $766; 2. 5.5, $150 each. Ashton Sahil, 78.5, $575; 3. Jake Tebb, Saddle bronc riding: 76.5, $383 1. (tie) Cody DeMoss, 85.5 points on Wainwright CPCA Winners Results Wayne Vold’s V03 Awesome and Wade 1. Jamie L abouc ane 2. Wayne Sundell, 85.5 points on Outlaw Buckers’ Knight 3. Curtis Morin O530 Quittin Time, $1,060 each; 3. (tie) Chet Johnson and Rylan Geiger, 83.5, $660; 5. Chuck Schmidt, 82.5, $360; 6. Will Smith, 81.5, $200 T i e - d o w n roping: 1. Sc ot M eeks, 8.7 seconds, $1,160; 2. (tie) Justin Brinkerhof f and S h a n e H a n c h e y, 8.8, $860; 4. Wayne Warkentin, 9. 2, $560; 5. Kirk Robinson, 9.4, $360; 6. Blair Smith, 10.3, $200. WE OFFER A COMPETITIVE WAGE AND BENEFIT PACKAGE Barrel racing: 1. D e b G u e l l y, 17. 3 5 3 s e c o n d s , $1,16 0; 2. Jac k ie G a n t e r , 17. 4 6 7, DROP OFF RESUME IN PERSON TO: $960; 3. Alicia Stock ton, 17.479, $760; 4. Mary W a l k e r , 17. 5 0 1 , $ 5 6 0 ; 5 . Ke n d r a Edey, 17.504, $360; 6. Britany Diaz, 17.760, $200.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Photo Marie Conboy
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Is seeking self-motivated, reliable and responsible persons who are eager to participate in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for the Seniors of Vermilion Valley Lodge. Some weekends are required. We are currently taking application for: Casual / Part-time Housekeeper • Casual / Part-time Cooks • Casual / Part-time Dietary
We offer competitive wages, shift differential and benefits. Please apply in person or send resume to: Sheri Heller or Marina Rosta C/O Vermilion Valley Lodge 4610-53 Ave., Vermilion, AB, T9X 1G6 Email: Marina.Rosta@telus.net FAX: (780)853-1951
• SERVICE WRITER • 4TH YEAR JOURNEYMAN MECHANIC
3916 - 52 STREET CLOSE LLOYDMINSTER, SK S9V2G9 FAX: 306-825-5568 OR EMAIL TO: OAKMEC@SASKTEL.NET
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Nilsson Bros. Livestock Exchange-Vermilion is looking for a full time OFFICE CLERK. This position is responsible for: - General office duties - Compiling producer settlements - Preparing invoices - Computer skills a requirement
Box 3300, Vermilion, AB (780) 853-5372
Nilsson Bros. Livestock Exchange-Vermilion is currently looking for Yard Helpers
The successful candidates must have good organizational and communication skills and be able to perform a wide range of office duties with minimal supervision. Some knowledge of cattle will be considered an asset.
Experience with cattle is necessary. The position will entail working with the cattle on a daily basis from unloading,processing, sorting, and loading, working the majority of your shift outside.
Please forward your resume to: Human Resources Box 3300 Vermilion, AB T9X 2B2 Fax: 780-853-2521 Email:vermilion@nbinc.com
Please forward your resume to: Nilsson Brothers Livestock Exchange Box 3300 Vermilion, AB T9X 2B2 Fax: 780-853-2521 Email: vermilion@nbinc.com Or contact: Rusty @ 780-853-7669 Market @ 780-853-5372 Open until suitable candidates found.
Open until a suitable applicant is found.
Box 3300, Vermilion, AB (780) 853-5372
Ranchland Outfitters Inc. Box 926 Elk Point AB T0A 1A0 Hunting guide ( NOC: 6442 ) Terms of Employment: Seasonal Sept 1-November 30, 2015 Full Time Salary: $20.00 Hourly, 40.00 Hours per week Start Date: September 1, 2015 Location: Elk Point,Alberta ( 4 vacancies ) CAN YOU WATERFOWL HUNT? CAN YOU SPOT GOOD HUNTS? Looking for experienced hunting guides and experienced waterfowl scouts from Sept 1 - Nov 15 2015 HUNTING SEASON!! Duties: Experience with waterfowl hunting, locating hunts, obtaining permission, ability to game call and identify in flight various wild game bird species, clean birds, exceptional customer service, prompt, efficient, scout for birds, practice low-impact non invasive hunting on others property. Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years, waterfowl calling techniques, gun safety, waterfowl identification, spotting waterfowl, guiding & hunting. Staff accommodation available, Room and board provided, Rural area
Apply to: ranchlandoutfitters@gmail.com Fax: 780-724-2665
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PARTS COUNTERPERSON - Preferred candidate will have at least 2 years experience with an automotive/heavy duty parts background - Inventory control and merchandising experience - Computer literate - Valid driver’s license - Must have excellent communication and customer relations skills - Competitive Salary commensurate with experience - Benefits PLEASE E-MAIL RESUME TO: gtomiak@napacanada.com or MAIL TO: NAPA AUTO PARTS 4612 Railway Ave. VERMILION, ALBERTA T9X 1E7
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Vermilion Minor Ball
Bantam U16 Boys Baseball See more next week!
Learn To Play (LTP) Is U8
Mosquito- U12 Boys Baseball
Heading To Provincials
Bantam Girls Softball team, are going to provincials in Leduc July 3-5.
JULY 3, 4 & 5, 2015
COME AND EXPERIENCE UKRAINIAN HERITAGE! VEGREVILLE’S 42ND ANNUAL SHOWCASE 5 GRANDSTAND SHOWS Cheremosh, Ukraine's Rozhanytsia Spivohrai Children's Choir Vohon & Troyanda MORE! Ukraine's Sofiya Fedyna
FREE FREE CULTURAL & BAND SHOWCASE MAIN GATE ADMISSION (In Beer Gardens) (all venues except grandstand shows & Abbotsford's Yevshan Ukrainian Dancers evening dances) Winnipeg's Sopilka Ukrainian Dance School, CAMPING Vegreville's Promin Dancers AVAILABLE ON SITE Kamloops' Pokotillo Ukrainian Dancers Vegreville Sopilka Dancers & The Diamonds Band YARMAROK MARKET PLACE MORE! Steppe Bouncy Boyz Inflatables "Ми...Pазом WE ARE TOGETHER VENUE": & Ronald McDonald Face Painting Art Show & Sale Kids Activities EVENING DANCES Pysanka Writing Zirka & Trace Your Roots MORE! The Playboys Motanka Doll Workshop & Millenia Folk Dance and Traditional White Voice Singing MORE!
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Rookie- Boys U10 Boys Baseball
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Lakeland Cup Winners
The Vermilion U18 Strikers fought to win 2-1 against the very strong Bonnyville team at Lakeland Cup to go to Provincials in Carstairs, AB July 10-12th. Back row from left, Coach Aaron Hayman, Morgan MacMillan, Tom Brodbin, Jake McCormack, Brayden Wilson, Joel Brown, Ryan Sherwood, Noah Sanson, Matt Pulyk, Dustin Babij, Hayden Usenik, Manager Patti Babij. Front row from left, Cain Collins, Chad Andreychuk, Donovan Yaceyko, Kael Lawrence, Colsen Hayman, Greg Perillat, Carter Babij. Missing: Carter Usenik, and Asst Coach Dustin Stenne.
Tigers Re-sign Head Coach Durwin Selte Submitted
T h e Ve r m i l i o n J u n i o r B T i g e r s Hockey Club is pleased to announce the re-signing of head coach Durwin Selte to a 2 year deal. The former Tiger s player took over the helm back in the 2013-2014 season, pacing the club to a 6th place finish and a playoff berth. Durwin brings a vast level of coaching and mentoring experience as well as b eing a m em b er of t he c oac h ing staf f when the Tiger s won the NEAJBHL crown in 2008. J oining Dur win on his c oac hing staff are returning Associate Coach and former Tiger, Eddie Vidal. Eddie and Durwin have coached together at multiple levels of Junior hockey. Eddie also doubles as the team’s trainer. In addition to Durwin and Eddie we welcome first year Associate Coach Dusty Irvine. Dusty is also an Alumni of t h e T i g er s an d br in g s a stro n g defensive focus to the fold as a former
goaltender. The Tigers begin the 2015 -2016 season on the road in Vegreville on Friday, October 2nd to face the Rangers. Our home opener is slated for Saturday, October 17th at 8:00pm at the Vermilion Stadium as we welcome the defending league champion Cold Lake Ice. And save the date for the annual Chris Cusac k Memorial game and fundraiser for STARS Air Ambulance. The game is scheduled for Saturday, December 5th at 8pm. We thank Durwin and his wife Karen and children Rhyan, Ashton and Tenley as well to Eddie and his wife Alex and children Caleb and Sidney for their support. The time away from home at practices, games and events are greatly appreciated by the Tigers Hockey Club and executive. For further inquiries please contact Ray B ourner at (78 0) 581- 5192 or Dean Golinowski at (780) 205-9994.
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The Vermilion Voice | June 29, 2015
Midget Roar Lacrosse Team Through To Provincials
Marie Conboy Reporter
The Vermilion Midget Roar Lacrosse team won the League Championship beating Cold Lake with a score 12 – 1 in Lloydminster on Sunday, June 21. The team is now throug h to the provincials in Grand Prairie on July 10. The Vermilion Midget Roar Lacrosse team going to this year’s provincials
has wo n throug hout their d ivisio n starting from Pee Wee up to Bantam. They have won four provincials and a silver to date. “We lost last year by one goal,” said Midget Team coach Joe DeGirolamo. “We have requested to get five players from Coldlake as we are down players due to other committments and now we are waiting to hear back
from the league. If we get those players then we should have a good solid team.” Last year the team was short players and Coach DeGirolamo said he had to bring kids up from Bantam even though there was almost too big of an age gap. “This year we don’t have any Bantam players to take.” DeGirolamo said he believes the team
can win, “It would mean a lot to win the provincials and for most of these kids in minor Lacrosse it would be a huge thing for them if they win in Grand Prairie next month.” Midget player Jarret Eyben, who plays top man position, said at the weekend, “ To win again in our last year with this team would be pretty special.“
Back from left, Larry Eyben, Coach Dr.Joe DeGiralomo, Mark Protch. Middle row from left Pierce Joa, Tobias Ollinger, Brandon Feschuck, Ty Martin, Hayden Protch, Cameron Broast, Bryson MacColl. Front row from left, Colton Wynnychuck, Jarret Eyben, Matt DeGirolamo, Cody Wyatt, Kerwin Stewart. Photo submitted.
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