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Two historic area buildings were consumed by fire in the early hours of Saturday, February 13. The first was the well known landmark of St. Joseph’s Convent in Clandonald, and the second was the old Woodvale School, southeast of Vermilion. Clandonald Fire Chief, Shamus Martin said they got the call about the old Convent fire at approximately 2 a.m. on Feb. 13 and the fire crew arrived on the scene about 12 minutes later at which point the historic building’s three floors were already engulfed in flames. “There was no hope of saving the building,” said Martin. Martin added that the age of the building, the wood construction, possible sawdust insulation, and its two stairwells, which fed air to the fire, sealed the building’s fate once the fire got going. It burned to the ground in about 45 minutes. By the time the fire department got the call Martin guesstimated it had already been burning for about 20 to 30 minutes. But Martin said things could have been worse. “The heat was so extreme parts of cars melted up to one hundred feet away. It was within minutes of having the trailer go up.” The trailer is where the owners of the old Convent live, which is situated in front and off to the side of where the historic building once towered in the skyline. It was unoccupied at the time of the fire and there were no human injuries or casualties. Martin said the cause of the fire is unknown at this time, but it is not being deemed as suspicious. “It may have been wiring, or a heat lamp.” The fire will be investigated said Martin. Martin, who lives not far from Clandonald, said you could see the convent on the horizon for miles. “It’s a shame.” He added that, as sad as it is, it at least occurred at the right time of year in terms of being able to stop the fire from spreading to surrounding buildings. “If that had happened in the summer, with the dry weather conditions, it might have taken out the whole town.” Outpourings of dismay, sadness, and shock about the Convent fire were expressed on the Friends of Clandonald Sustainability Foundation Facebook page. One year ago Sherry Jost commented on a picture of the Convent on Flickr. She stated she was born and raised in Clandonald and remembered
Historic landmark St. Joseph’s convent engulfed in flames on Feb. 13. Photo courtesy of Brent Farrell.
how beautiful the building was. “What is a real shame is that grants were never obtained to keep this a heritage building,” she wrote. Both the Dewberry and Vermilion Fire Departments were at the scene. The Vermilion Fire Department got called
The historic landmark St. Joseph’s Covent in 2013.Photo courtesy of Clay Dye. www.flicr.com/photos/67630209@ N05/8529473400 non altered photo
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away to the fire at the old Woodvale School, which closed in 1976, and had also been converted to a residence over the years. The Vermilion Fire Department was unavailable for comment as of press time. See more on page 4
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The colour purple
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(WHO) removed Nigeria from the list of “polio-endemic” countries in Oct. 2015 after no new cases had been reported for a period of 15 months. At one time Nigeria was recording the highest number of polio cases in the world 1,000 per year. “It was still prevalent in Canada in the 50s,” said Vidal. “One of my best friend’s fathers had polio when he was a young man and he still has a limp.” Vidal said the Bill Gates Foundation and the Canadian government both have programs where they will match funds raised. Students dropped their loonies in a jar after the symbolic purple ink was applied to their pinkies. “Usually what they try and do in the schools is just educate a little bit and it helps to develop their (students) awareness and helps them realize they can
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Local Rotarians and students from four schools in Vermilion contributed to a global effort to eradicate polio on Purple Pinkie Day which took place on Feb. 11. “One dollar immunizes four children,” said Rotarian Jean Vidal who was on hand to help ink the students’ pinkies. Purple ink is applied to children’s fingers in the countries where the disease is still being fought, so they are not vaccinated twice. “That’s why we do the purple pinkie,” said Vidal. According to the endpolio.org website, polio is close to being the second human disease to be eradicated; smallpox was the first. Vidal said there are only two countries left in the world where the disease is still endemic; Pakistan and Afghanistan. T h e Wo r l d H e a l t h O r g a n iz at i o n
Lending a pinkie Rotarian Eugene Wasylik applies purple ink to student Jay’s pinkie symbolizing the global efforts to eradicate polio. Photos Shannon O’Connor
On Thursday, February 4, 2016 Bo Hayworth of Mannville passed away at the age of 9 days. He leaves to cherish his memory, his parents David Hayworth and Rachel Friesen; siblings Zoey, Jordan, Ryder, and Porter; grandparents Dave Hayworth, Al Friesen and Nina (Colin) Whyte; great grandparents Bud and Lil Hayworth as well as numerous relatives. Bo was predeceased by his grandmother Brenda-Lee Hayworth. A private family service has taken place. Memorial donations may be made to the Stollery Children’s Hospital or a charity of the donor’s choice. Lakeland Funeral Home of Vermilion in care of arrangements. Phone 780-853-5100. Condolences may be emailed to: info@lakelandfuneralhome.ca
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make a difference.” Vidal added that the schools in the area have been wonderful to get on board with this initiative. VES was the first stop on Purple Pinkie Day, followed by St. Jerome’s, Outreach and J.R. Robson schools. On Jan. 16 the Rotary announced $35 million in grants to support the global
effort to end polio. “In 2015, the world saw historic progress against the paralyzing disease, with just two countries – Afghanistan and Pakistan – reporting a single strain of the wild virus. If the current momentum is strengthened, this year may mark the last case of wild poliovirus,” states the endpolio.org website.
A volunteer effort Rotarians volunteer to ink students’ pinkies on Purple Pinkie Day at local schools in Vermilion on Feb. 11. From left, Jessica Myroniuk, Tannis Henderson, Jean Vidal, Mary Lee Prior, Shawn Jacula, Charlene Carey, and Eugene Wasylik.
VES students contribute Students Brook and Mikaela contribute loonies to help eradicate polio during Purple Pinkie Day on Feb. 11 in Vermilion.
Myrnam 4-H club report
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Our last meeting was on February 4. Call to order was at 7:08 p.m. Roll call was what your favourite colour is. Bailey Dmytriw read the secretary’s report and committee reports were given for sponsorships and beef committee. Thank you to St. Paul & District Co-op for donating $600 and thank you to all of our sponsors and supporters. The Myrnam, Two Hills and Willingdon clubs went skiing February 12 to Kinosoo Ridge. From our club, the Pashulkas, Campbells and Dmytriws were going to attend. The next beef committee meeting is on February 17. Our club is holding our public speaking on February 18 at 7 p.m. at the Myrnam
Senior’s Centre. Everyone is welcome and we hope to see you there. Refreshments will be served after the speeches and presentations are over. District public speaking is being hosted by our club this year and will be February 26 at 6:00 p.m. at the Derwent Hall. Good luck to all of our district members! Everyone is invited to attend to support our 4-H district members. Refreshments will be served. The winners from the district public speaking will go on to compete at Regional’s in the Bonnyville district on March 5. We have two teams going to the Little Royal Judging on March 11. Good luck! The meeting ended at 8:25. After the meeting, we practiced our impromptu speeches. Our next meeting will be March 1.
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Behind the scenes on The Revenant movie
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Veteran chuckwagon driver Buddy B ens miller s hare d hi s ex p er ien c e working behind the scenes on The Revenant film with Leonardo DiCaprio last year. The Revenant follows the experiences of frontiersman and fur trapper Hugh Glass who explored the uncharted wilderness of Montana and South Dakota in 1823. He is left for dead by his hunting team after a brutal b e ar at t a c k a n d s u r v i ve s to s e e k revenge for the death of his son. Bensmiller said that it wasn’t quite what he thought it was going to be. “ The scener y was beautiful and everything looked really real. It was two and half hours long and it didn’t seem like it,” said Buddy. “I got involved through John Scott who supplied the horses and we worked on the film for just under three months. The horses we worked with in the film were all John’s.” Buddy says he is in the background some in scenes but all you can see is his back walking away with a horse. “The best week would have been working with Leonardo DiCaprio. Leo was good to work with. I was surprised at first at how much say Leo had about how he wanted to act it out, I guess because he is the one that has to act it out.” Buddy worked with DiCaprio behind
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the scenes with the horses. “He would ask me how she is (about the horse). We built a fence for him to get on the horse so that it looked like he jumped off the ground.” Outrider David Bensmiller appears in the film briefly in a shootout chase scene after they ran out of riders, he was told to change costumes. The film was shot in three different countries Canada, the United States, and Argentina, with most of the film shot in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies west of Calgary. Buddy said it is true that DiCaprio didn’t know what a Chinook was. “Some of the mornings were -28 below. We had tents to warm up. One morning he came out and the snow was gone, it was warm and it was all global warming,” laughs Buddy. “They ran out of snow because they couldn’t get snow.” The film was very weather dependant and while the initial plan was to film entirely in Canada, the weather was ultimately too warm and due to the lack of snow, the production had
to move to the southern tip of South America in Argentina. Landscape shots in film captured the splendor of the Canadian Rockies and depicted the tough conditions of survival and filming in such a bitter environment. The Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu is said to have been very clear from the beginning that it would not be a green-screen production and 93 per cent of the movie takes place in exterior locations. DiCaprio repor tedly declared that he did 30 or 40 of the hardest sequences of his career. The film, which had a budget of $135 million, has made a global box office turnover of $327 Leonardo DiCaprio playing the part of legendary frontiersman million and is still climbing. Hugh Glass in The Revenant. Photo courtesy winxdvd.com
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The road trip
LEASED LAND FOR SALE BY TENDER The following leased property located in the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 is offered for sale by tender, subject to the restrictions on the existing lease with Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Land Division and subject to the approval of Alberta Environmental and Sustainable Resource Development:
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Sec 23-06-04-W4 Sec 24-06-04-W4 Sec 25-06-04-W4 Sec 26-06-04-W4 SW 36-06-04-W4 NO ADJUSTMENTS. The successful tenderer to be responsible for the 2016 property taxes and the current lease fee. This property is located in one block, 8 miles East, and 4 miles South of Bonnyville on Range Road 442. There is surface lease revenue on this land. Further Information can be provided by contacting Walter A Moskal at 3801A-51 Avenue (P.O. Box 1680), Llyodminster, Alberta, S9V 1K6 (780) 875-7671. Further information can be provided by contacting Harry Semen at 780-875-3212, Lloydminster, Alberta
Vermilion Fire Department got called away from the Clandonald Convent fire, to the fire at the old Woodvale School on early Saturday morning. Photo submitted
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The Vermilion Curling Club held an Open Bonspiel on the weekend of Feb. 12-14. Club member, Doug McCrae said there were a reasonable amount of entries for this year’s event. “We had 16 men’s teams and seven women’s teams from all over.” A banquet and karaoke took place on Saturday, Feb. 13. See results in next week’s issue. Photo Shannon O’Connor
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The road trip is the basis for many great comedic movies dating back to the Bing Crosby and Bob Hope Road to....series from the 1940’s all the way to present day road trip movies such as the Griswalds’ family vacation films with Chevy Chase and Dumb and Dumber with Jim Carey and Jeff Daniels. One thing you can plan on in a road trip movie is anything and everything can go wrong whether it is planned to the last detail or a spur of the moment road trip such as one myself and Shannon took last week. On Thursday, Shannon was starting an article about the St. Helen’s Church in Stellaville and wanted to take some photos of the old church to go along with her article. Earlier that morning we had discussed going after lunch to see if we could find the church, since neither of us are originally from this area, it was a case of the blind leading the blind, but after lunch we grabbed the cameras, jumped in my car and headed for the road. The only thing we did know was that it was suppose to be on a range road by Claysmore somewhere.
Dear Editor March 17 is rapidly approaching- the first day of Daylight Saving Time (DST). It is my contention that our government should revisit this act. DST came to Alberta by plebiscite in two elections. In 1967 it was narrowly defeated in a provincial plebiscite. During the next provincial election in 1971 the plebiscite was presented to voters again and accepted. Since that date we have switched our clocks twice a year. Some of the positive arguments for DST are as follows: 1. One more hour of sunlight at the end of the workday. 2. A minimal saving in energy costs. 3. No disruption in time links with one of our largest trading partners to the south.
LOL. As we headed off we decided that if we couldn’t find it we would keep going to Mannville and ask someone there as they would have to know how to find this little church in the middle of nowhere. When we got to Mannville we stopped at the UFA station and asked some very nice gentlemen if they could give us directions. Well, that in itself was the beginning of our road trip adventure. We had about five very nice men all discussing how to get there along with an elderly man who said, “grew up in these parts, I know the land well” and each time he went to give us directions he was corrected by another gentleman and the discussion began again. We watched the hand gestures for the directions and listened tentatively to what they were all saying. After a few minutes I said “Ok I think we got it, we go straight out, across the highway, keep going until we see 492 turn left and then keep going until we find RR 80.” “Yup do that and it will be right there.” another man said. “Alrighty,” off we went. About half way there a little voice in my head came up and said, “I think I should have gone to the washroom before we left.” Bumping down the snow covered back roads had made me realize that would have been a smart plan, but nope I didn’t think about that before leaving.
4. Sports enthusiast have an extra hour to pursue their recreational activities The negative arguments have little to do with the fact of DST but with the CHANGE; 1. Disrupt circadian rhythms. 2. More traffic accidents immediately following the switch. 3. Irritability, drowsiness, and difficulty concentrating immediately following the change. 4. An increase in numbers of heart attacks and related ailments after the switch. 5. School children are especially vulnerable to the negative effects of losing an hour sleep when the clock changes. In 2016 we will be on Mountain Standard Time for 118 days and Mountain Daylight Time for 248 days. Why bother going to
alone and that the sky is the limit. I am also a multisport athlete, and donations to the Key Tag Service have allowed me to be fitted with recreational limbs and devices to participate in spor ts and stay active. If it wasn’t for The War Amps, I would not be able to do any of the things I do. 2016 marks the 70th anniversary of The War Amps Key Tag Service and to date, more than 1.5 million sets of lost keys have been returned to their owners. Although it is a free service, donations made provide young amputees
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and became lost on a bunch of roads we knew nothing about, thinking we were going north but realized we were headed south, so we stopped in the dead centre of this range road and I searched for directions to get us back to Vermilion in the maps app on my phone. Wonderful right? Nope again; I had ten per cent battery that lasted about 2 minutes and there we were left with nothing but our “sense” of direction. Thankfully, it lasted long enough for us to realize where we went wrong and found our way out and headed back to Vermilion with me still wishing I had used the washroom before we started our journey. Needless to say that was one of the happiest times I have seen Vermilion. One thing is for sure during our travels on the back roads of rural Alberta we were not as bad off as the nice man who was sitting in the middle of highway 619 who had been called out to work plowing the roads at 3:30 a.m. when his equipment broke down and at 2 p.m. was still stranded waiting for rescue! Lesson learned; make sure you have all the equipment you need for taking pictures, make sure you wear proper footwear to work because road trips are a good possibility, and never forget your phone chargers. We would have been hooped if we went off the road.
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Shannon and I are usually very organized but this day we seemed to have left our organizational skills back at the office. When we arrived at the church, which we did find relatively easily, we discovered that we had two cameras without SD Cards. Mistake number one. To rectify that problem we used our phone camera, but guess what, we didn’t have them charged up either. Then me being me, and hating to wear socks, here I was with a pair of Toms shoes on and of course sockless, with a fairly deep blanket of snow that needed to be crossed to get into the church. Thinking I came up with the brilliant idea of sending Shannon in first and following her footsteps I soon discovered that wasn’t going to work out so well either. I’m heavier than Shannon and quickly began to sink. Thought number two: go really fast and hope and pray my shoes didn’t fill up with snow and get too wet! That didn’t work either. So, there we were in the middle of nowhere for us town/cit y girls, our cameras useless, I didn’t have proper footwear on, and we didn’t have chargers for our phones. Hmmmm. We manage to get a few pictures on our phones with the little bit of battery life we had left and began to head back to the office. All good right? Nope, we zigged instead of zagged
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Recently my body and mind sprang into spring mode. I knew better and told both that I may be in for a rude awaking one morning…literally. I feel a certain way each spring, more energetic, happy and with a mindset I can’t explain. I don’t know if everyone goes through that, but with all the melting snow I cannot stop it. In the last couple of weeks, I have heard things that I found hard to believe, one was robins in January and February, and not just one or two, but dozens together in flocks. With the first reports I just contributed it to mistaken identity with other species of birds, but my daughter Shawna last week confirmed that she had not one, but a dozen robins feeding on the bare grass of her lawn. Now either these robins got into a good stash of fermented berries with the melting snow, and the party wandered way north of their normal South neighbourhood, or it’s a great sign. Birds and other critters are good indicators of weather and seasonal conditions. Late this fall, I saw the least of any indications of a harsh winter, in fact, I saw no indications of winter other than normal preparation. Even my Chicka-
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If you are readi n g t h e s e wor d s, i t means that I found a par k somewhere in Havana, paid someone two bucks to gain access to the Internet, and sent my column content to our friends at The Voice in time for publication. Imagine a park that‘s fully occupied by curious cyber surfers, with seating at a premium. There is beauty in decay. That‘s one of the many thoughts occurring to me while exploring this city rich in culture, architecture, and history. Appearances might deem aspects of it lost in a time warp circa 1959. We‘ve ridden so far in three ‚Collectiva‘ taxis, a bright red 1953 Chevy t wo d o or C o nver t i b l e, a ‚ 59 Vo lkswagon beetle, and a hand painted ‚53 Plymouth four door sedan, each one unique in condition and emissions, none equipped with seat belts.
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I hope you all had a wonder ful valentines and family day weekend. What a great opportunity to get together with the people you love. After recently attending my son’s wedding, I have been contemplating the verse: Love is kind, love is patient. Kindness and patience are equated with love, they are not only attributes of love, but are in fact part of the purest essence of love. The type of love that lasts into eternity is wrapped in kindness and crowned with patience. Sometimes in this fast paced world we do not always take the time to be as kind and patience as we could be to the many people that we come in contact with. In simple acts of kindness towards one another, we may never know how significantly we
The Vermilion Voice | February 15, 2016
Around the campfire
dees that normally this time of the year are chubby fluffed out feather dusters look like they are in their spring mode, however like them we shouldn’t let our guard down. Mother Nature and Old Man Winter can still get into a bad mood and combined make it nasty for even the wise birds. This past weekend the winds although unusually warm were nasty. I lost some shingles off the shop, and anything that wasn’t tied down went for a ride. Miss Oohohh and I were in the north forty cutting more firewood when the hurricane hit. We had some good plans for the day, like going out to cut some more firewood and then head out for the mid-afternoon ice fishing prime time. Although, with the mild temperatures the wood pile is stocked up, cutting firewood is more an adventure to spend time with Miss Oohohh; we go for a run and quad ride, find some “sticks” as she knows firewood to be and explore and play for hours. She is a big help, such as when she is dragging a 30 lb piece of a tree out to the quad, her extra 50 lbs as she grabs the tree in her mouth and digs in her paws helps me from rushing the job. Speaking of animals being good weather indicators, I could tell something was up as Miss Oohohh looked nervous and her ears were spinning like radar
dishes. The heavy winds hit. A Chinook a native term for “snow eater” is often accompanied by warm winds that can melt snow very fast and as a rule are welcome for most, but these Chinook winds are generally mild compared to what we are now experiencing. Chinook winds usually can be seen coming, as was in this case, by the “Chinook arch” in the sky, a Chinook arch is a big arch of clouds from the west usually followed by clear sky and warm temperatures. Alberta is in the “Chinook belt” which is the result of warm Pacific Ocean air being drawn over our majestic Rocky Mountains and across the great prairies which we call home. Being on the prairies we are no strangers to winds, so a brisk warm Chinook wind is generally a welcome break in the heart of the winter, we have seen Alberta go from minus 30C into the plus mid-teens in a matter of hours due to Chinooks. However, these Chinook winds have also been known to raise havoc with speeds up to 100 KMH, enough to blow big haul trucks over on highways, and loose snow can be drifted higher than our vehicles. To be honest, I didn’t see the large Chinook arch coming because I was in the bush cutting firewood, but when we had a good load down it hit, and other standing dead trees and limbs started
falling all around us. When collecting firewood, the trees and limbs falling would be a bonus until several huge trees crashed down putting Miss Oohohh into a panic and heading home with her tail tucked and I wasn’t very far behind her. Reports from some that were ice fishing already for the day stated that many ice fishing tents, lawn chairs, etc. were being sent to Saskatchewan via air mail much to the dismay of previous owners. Some said it was almost impossible to walk on the ice, let alone hold down any equipment, and the wind was blowing people across bare ice patches, so that wrapped up our plans for the day. There were times that I thought I was going have to crawl across our icy parking lot, wind gusts were reported up to 100 KMH, so it was time to play indoors, which was just fine with Miss Oohohh as she did not care for that wind.
When The Smoke Clears It was so windy we went indoors for a hot soup and sandwich, how windy was it… it was so windy that there were white caps on the waves in my soup!!
Beauty and the Decrepit
If you‘re old enough to remember cars of similar vintage on the road, maybe even parked in your own driveway, then you will appreciate the nostalgia a ride across town in one might evoke, carbon monoxide emissions notwithstanding. Cubans must be among the friendliest people anywhere. Most appear to an outsider to live a very humble existence, yet it‘s rare to meet a local who isn‘t naturally courteous, curious, and quick to smile. Where are you from? Canada. Oh! Toronto... Those who speak English engage in conversation easily and seem eager for knowledge of ‚where you live‘. Many haven‘t had the privilege of traveling outside their own country. Visas are neither easily nor quickly acquired, even for Cubans with relatives anxious for them to visit in the U.S. or Canada. One man told us he applied for a visa, waited six months for an interview, and was ultimately denied. To visit Canada, according to him, he had to provide proof to Cuban authorities that he held $5,000.00 on deposit in a Canadian bank account.
When I asked how he could possibly arrange that, he shrugged. It makes no sense but it‘s the way it is, he said. In Old Havana, a UNESCO heritage site, restoration projects have been ongoing for the past twenty-five years. Having been left virtually untouched by urban development between 1960 and 1990, the oldest part of the city retains the authenticity of its origins, however, the absence of any development has also meant an absence of mainte nance. As a result, many formerly grand buildings are now in a crumbling state, necessitating demolition rather than restoration. Average earnings for Cubans are so low that to us they border on unfathomable. As Cubans will tell you, there is good and there is not so good. Gratitude is knowing that the state will provide basics by which to sur vive. Reality is few earn enough to acquire anything beyond meagre basics and a good many live in abject pover ty. If you visit here, bring toys to distribute to small children. You will reap the
Valentine shortcake
have blessed and touched someone’s life. It is in these acts of kindness, patience and love that we live in the eternal moment. Here is a lovely deser t recipe for your Valentines and family day weekend. You will not believe how easy this is to make. It’s one of those recipes that once you tr y it you will be hooked. What’s not to love about this super easy cake topped with sweetened whipped cream and fresh strawberries? You can even add a drizzle of chocolate and cut the strawberries into little heart shapes. The term “short ” in baking refers to the tenderness of the baked goods. A “shor t ” cake or pastry is considered to be very tender. Strawberries are high in beneficial antioxidants and Vitamin C. Researchers have found that strawberries help regulate blood sugar. Three serving a week of strawberries have been shown to exhibit anti-inflammation proper-
ties. If you don’t like strawberries you can substitute raspberries, blueberries or sliced bananas. You can even make banana split shortcake by using strawberries, bananas and chocolate sauce with the whipped cream. Strawberry Shortcake 2 cups flour, all purpose is fine 2 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 & 1/2 cup heavy cream ( I use whipping cream) 1 1/2 lbs Strawberries Whipped Cream Topping 1 & 1/2 cup whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons sugar Pre heat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar and mix well. Add the cream to the flour mixture. Do not over mix or the short-
reward of instant and sincere gratitude for the smallest of gifts offered. So it is when kids receive unexpected bounty from a passing stranger. Of course, look to the parents for permission first to ensure your actions are welcomed. Cuba remains very much a Communist nation. Monuments to heroes of The Revolution are prominent and many, though not maintained in the way we from Canada or the United States might expect. Just as grand old buildings featuring magnificent architectural design have been left to crumble, so it is with historical sites and monuments. Seeing the state of disrepair existent in parts of this historical city evokes a kind of sadness, like witnessing a decrepit monarch carrying herself with grace, still commanding respect befitting a powerful and much revered leader, yet barely able to raise her frail hand in greeting. Visiting Cuba, having opportunity to meet some of her grac ious peo ple, has made me hopeful for her rejuvenation in the coming years.
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Franklin Wolters Columnist
In my travels, I visit many senior homes and ex tend e d c are fac ili t i e s a n d m e et folks that have lived their lives in almost any occupation you could imagine. What an absolute wonderful experience it is to have the chance to entertain these wonderful people and bring a little sunshine into their lives. At least, that’s my sincere wish!! Yes, these folks have lived through the good and bad times and have stored a wealth of experience on how to survive in this country. It is such a wonderful experience to listen to the stories of their life experiences. Yes, and knowledge that will be gone with their passing. There aren’t too many farmers who can remember farming with horses, or having to sit on open air tractors, combines and swathers. Yes, there aren’t too many left. Not too many kids left have walked miles to school or even rode horseback.
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Our hidden treasures
Well I can, and there are a few who can still remember one room schools, and one teacher having to teach grades one through nine, imagine!! These kinds of stories are in those places. Ever hear an old trucker relating how he hauled grain, or whatever, on marginal roads that were likely more mud then gravel or more or less drifted in come winter? The old guys put up with that and trucks so very underpowered and hard to shift. Listen to their stories; they’re not making up those hardships, probably made light of them. Listen to them tell stories of how the neighbors were so eager to see to each other’s needs so they could all get through a tough winter, by sharing their hay stacks, etc. Yes, it did happen. And yes, so many times folks, with fingers swollen with arthritis, can sit down at a piano and belt out those told tunes and never miss a note. It is really something to hear and see. Yes, there is such a wealth of knowledge of how this country was brought from wilderness by folks who came from
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With a vocal style that has been compared to an early Maria Muldaur, combined with the musical influences of Tom Waits, Bonnie Raitt, Memphis Slim, Muddy Waters, Ella Fitzgerald, and Ryan Adams, the upcoming Vermilion Folk Club performance of Jenie Thai at the Legion on Feb. 27, promises to be an interesting blend of jazz, blues and folk, with a classical twist. Thai, who was born in Thailand and raised just outside of Edmonton, began her piano training at the age of five and during the course of her 15 years of private training she received national accolade while performing at various workshops and festivals. After graduating at the age of 17, she continued to study classical piano at Augustana University and in 2008 as a performance major at Grant MacEwan, where she was offered a part-time teaching position upon graduation. More acclaim followed and in 2011 she received an honourable mention for her EP “Lady Flower” as a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition in the performance category which featured 13 finalists from 16,000 submissions from around the world that was judged by renowned artists:
The Vermilion Community Food Bank would like to thank the many people who have donated food and money to help us serve our clients. During the 2015 year over forty-five individuals and groups collected food, money or made donations. All of the money donated to the Food Bank is used to purchase food. All the work is done by volunteers and our location is provided for no cost. Here are some quick stats from the food bank: In 2015 we served, on average, 13 hampers per week, feeding 29 adults and 16 children. In 2015 we served, on average, 41 per cent more people per week than in 2014. The month of December, 2015, was our busiest with a 100 per cent increase compared to December 2014. People access the Food Bank for a variet y of reasons. A significant percentage of people report that they are working but that wages no longer cover all the essentials. Often families
will pay rent and utilities and then rely on the Food Bank to feed the family. Another large group receives disability income support which does not cover the rising costs of rent and food. The age range of people accessing the food bank has also increased as more young families require assistance. Some families are moving in together to manage expenses. Since September 2015, the volunteers have been consistently busier than at any other time in the last 5 years. We used to schedule 4 workers per week. They would have time to sort the food and restock the shelves. In the last two months the workers have been busy managing the various requests bringing in extra staff to manage the food inventories. The demand is expected to continue to be significant in the coming year. Please consider donating to the Food Bank throughout the year. While our shelves are filled over the holiday season we experience shortages in the spring and fall. Again, thank you if you have already donated.
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that tax the resources of the country. I’m really concerned that the big corporations have such control that the folks that live still in those senior homes won’t be able to comprehend the values that are exhibited now days. It seems hard to believe that there are people who, through perhaps misguided policies, have killed off the industries that brought livelihood to so many folks, and have brought the one place in the country to a have not area. Makes you wonder how this country would have ever built the agriculture, oil and forestry resources that built the economy for most of the country, and have allowed it to falter, leaving thousands without the means to provide the necessities of life. I wonder how our old seniors will cope now, and what can they do? I think our learned rulers better bend an ear towards those folks who did build a country out of wilderness. Now we need some common sense to prevail, and try to rebuild a country that has been allowed, by the powers that be, to fall into ruin.
Tom Waits, Black Francis, The Cure’s Robert Smith, Tori Amos, and Jeff Beck, to name a few. This was followed by the release of “Only the Moon” two years later; an album of original songs which received airplay not only in Canada on CBC radio, but also in the U.S. In 2013 and 2014, she received nominations from the Edmonton Music Awards in the “Artist to Watch” and “Female Artist of the Year” categories. Thinking outside of the box, Thai launched a unique project in 2012 called the “Couch Concert Series” which is a continuing project where Thai arrives on strangers’ Jenie Thai. Photo courtesy of jeniethai.ca doorsteps and plays a living room show in exchange for donations and a couch to sleep on. She writes about this, and some of her other adventures of being a musician in her blog called Dear Thai-ary on her website - www.jeniethai.ca Most recently, Thai was nominated for the 2016 Maple Blues Award in the “Best New Artist of the Year Award” and was presented with the “Best Keyboardist of the Blinds and Drapery Year Award.” Tickets for the Saturday, Feb. 27 perforBedding, Sheets, Top Covers mance are available at the Vermilion Credit Cushions, Art and More Union and are $20 and $10 for students. The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Legion.
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far distant lands and worked together and became neighbors and friends, quite a testament of our country. I think it’s a shame that our leaders don’t round up a delegation of those winners and have them share their experiences on how it was done. We could really use some of that “Common Sense”, you think? It’s such a shame, that it seems that it’s been totally disregarded in today’s politics. In older times those wonderful people had to share straw piles and feed so they could all make a living. Folks shared seed and work and I can’t remember ever hearing of any money changing hands. Everyone knew they would share, if the next time they were the ones who were short of seed, potatoes, oats or whatever. Just get a chance to talk to an old timer, I know they’ll relate to that very sentiment. It was wonderful to be there and live like that. I wonder if in the tough times that seem to be coming over the horizon, if there are enough of those values still remaining to keep the country surviving through times like the depression days, the weary days of war or bad crop years
Jenie Thai to perform in Vermilion
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THANK YOU! The Vermilion Community Food Bank would like to thank the many people who have donated food and money to help us serve our clients. Over 45 individuals and groups collected food, money or made donations. All of the money donated to the Food Bank is used to purchase food. We also want to thank all the work done by our volunteers and Holy Name Church for providing us a location free of charge.
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A rich history
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The new Pastor at St. Saviour’s, Reverend Mark Murray, has acquired a long-term perspective on the history of the building in the short time he has been in Vermilion. Referring to the great fire of 1918, Reverend Murray said St. Saviour’s was far enough away from town to be saved from the flames. “As far as we know, this is the oldest building that survived the fire, that isn’t a residence; that is still being used for its original purpose,” said Murray. Services in the church have been ongoing since 1905. “ The hope was that this was going to be built as the cathedral church,” said Murray. “The incumbent of the church, the Archdeacon (Exton Lloyd), was designing and building it based on the expectation that
Vermilion would just explode,” he added. “This was due to Vermilion’s location, its river and the railroad. But Edmonton flourished, and there was a change in boundary lines in the diocese and Vermilion became part of the diocese of Edmonton.” Father Murray described how the church would have looked if the cathedral plans were finished. The sanctuary was built first with plans to add the nave, and chancel at a later date. This “sanctuary” remains the body of the church, or the nave today, said Murray. “They also lowered the roofline on the original church. It used to be taller than the tower.” Reverend Murray said the roof and ceiling were lowered because it was no longer going to be the cathedral and there wouldn’t be the revenue to maintain it.” Many renovations to the building have
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continued over the course of the years. secrated and the building was moved to The stained glass window that once graced Minburn and later renovated into a home. the tiny church of St. Helen’s in Stellaville, which has been described as “One of the most beautiful stained glass windows in the whole diocese,” was removed, retrofitted, and rededicated at St. Saviour’s Church in the fall of 1980. According to information posted inside St. Helen’s, which is now deemed a registered historical resource in Alberta, the stained glass window was originally imported from Italy. It travelled a long way to get to the little church in Stellaville that was destined to become a landmark, to its present day location at the church that was intended to be a cathedral in Vermilion. “St. Saviour’s has become sort of a repository for some of the artifacts and historical pieces from other churches that have been brought here for safekeeping,” Stained glass window from St. Helen’s said Reverend Murray. Other historical artifacts at Saint in Stellaville, now at St. Saviour’s. It was Saviour’s include a piece of marble from the dedicated by the aunt and sister of Coventry high altar of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, Bowen who, according to historical sources, England and the altar from Christ Church died in the area of Stellaville in 1910 from in Mannville. Christ Church was decon- gunshot wounds. Photo Shannon O’Connor
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The window frame remains, but the stained glass window was removed for safekeeping from the eastern wall of St. Helen’s Church in Stellaville. Photo Lorna Hamilton
Local Authorities Election Act (Sections 12, 35, 46, 53)
LOCAL JURISDICTION: County of Vermilion River, PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Notice is hereby given that an election will be held for the filling of the following office: COUNCILLOR – DIVISION FOUR Voting will take place on the 29th day of February, 2016, between the hours of 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM MST Voting stations will be located at: Islay Community Hall (5035 – 50 Street) For electors residing in Division 4 in Townships 51 and 52 (south of Township Road 524); Ranges 3 and 4 Vermilion Regional Centre (5702 College Drive)– For electors residing in Division 4 in Townships 51 and 52 (south of Township Road 524): Ranges, 5, 6 and 7 ADVANCE VOTE will be held on the 24th of February, 2016 between the hours of 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM MST. The voting station will be held at the County of Vermilion River Office, 4912 50 Avenue, Kitscoty, AB In order to vote, you must produce one piece of identification for inspection. Acceptable forms of I.D. are: a) Government-issued I.D. which contains a photograph of the elector and their address (preferred). Passports are not accepted. OR: b) Other document clearly stating the name and address of the elector
More details on voting requirements can be found online at www.vermilion-river.com/council Dated at the Village of Kitscoty in the Province of Alberta, this 1st day of February, 2016. Marjorie Lee, Returning Officer
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Help from a lot of people in many communities have brought the Hands of Hope, Days for Girls project one step closer to getting feminine hygiene kits to women who need them in the Dominican. Larisa de Freitas of the Bonnyville chapter of Days for Girls dropped off the fully assembled handmade kits to the School of Hope in Vermilion on Feb. 9. School of Hope teacher, Denise Kissel, who lives in Bonnyville, became interested in the projec t af ter she read an article in her local paper, and became involved through the School of Hope’s student leadership program, Hands of Hope. She assembled work b e e s w i t h d o n ate d m ate r i a l s a n d volunteers to assist in making the kits that School of Hope teacher, Melody Friesen will be delivering in March.
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Friesen will be taking an online training course to act as an ambassador for Days for Girls and will be responsible for teaching the girls in the Dominican how to properly use and care for the kits. ”I’ll be taking the kits to the Rio San Juan community,” she added. “The Days for Girls kit design is the result of feedback from women all over the world,” explained Friesen. “I am very grateful to everyone who has taken part in this project. Everyone is a part of it and has played a role in helping out,” she added. Friesen, who has previously taught English in Rio San Juan through the Tears of Joy Ministry, said the community is very impoverished and that they don’t have the same support that larger centers in the Dominican have. T h e l a c k of a c c e s s to fe m i n i n e hygiene products in the Dominican, and other countries, can result in 180
days of education and/or work lost per woman per year, said Friesen. “The kits are washable and can last up to three years,” she added. “The kits will also serve to empower the community. In the future it may help generate income if they are able to make the kits themselves and make a business of it.” Friesen said she is looking forward to making the 10-day trip in March. “Just seeing what a dif ference it will make to the people will be such a blessing,” added Friesen. Donations for Days for Girls kits can be dropped off at the School of Hope. New underwear (dark colours), new face cloths, small bars of soap (hotel size), fabric (cotton or flannel), or cash donations to purchase these items will be accepted. Donations can also be made directly online at www.daysforgirls.org
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Larisa de Freitas from the Bonnyville chapter of Days for Girls dropped off feminine handmade hygiene kits to the School of Hope in Vermilion on Feb. 9. The kits will be taken to the Dominican on March 26. From left, School of Hope Principal Cardell Musyj and Larisa de Freitas. Photo Marie Conboy
Putting a face on The Fallen Heroes
The Canadian Fallen Heroes Foundation has partnered with private and public organizations to put a face to the fallen and share a glimpse into the lives of our soldiers in the County of Vermilion River. Memorial oak framed prints, in honour of the veterans, are being created to provide a glimpse into the lives and aspirations of the young men and women prior to enlistment. ”They have been created to preserve their memory through memorial and are on display in over 500 communities. We are committed to individually recognizing every veteran that made the ultimate sacrifice for Canada,” said researcher and fund development manager for western Canada, Bob
Cowie. “We are creating framed prints for each of the fallen soldiers from Vermilion. We are grateful for the opportunity to forever preserve their memory and as a registered charitable organization, would like to thank our many supporters and volunteers for their help with this project.” In the memoriam section of the www. canadianfallenheroes.com website, online memorials honour the men and women from the County of Vermilion River. “Alberta has a strong history of military service and among those who enlisted many soldiers never returned, often buried overseas, at or near the place of their final battle. “The County of Vermilion River was called home by many, they went to school
here, they enlisted here and for those who would leave their homes and families, never to return, lost was the opportunity to have children, grandchildren, to live a full life,” said Cowie. The Canadian Fallen Heroes Foundation together with the Vermilion branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will be reaching out to find pictures of and information about these fallen soldiers so that Memorials can be created in their honour. Oak framed Memorials will then be commissioned and unveiled at the Legion during an open house in May 2016. “New Memorials will also be added to our permanent online display,” said Cowie. “Without the help of the community, projects like this cannot be completed. A tax receipt will be issued to all donors.”
Memorial oak framed prints, in the honour of the veterans who paid the ultimate price for Canada, are being created to preserve their memory. Photo submitted
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We k n o w t h a t d i s e a s e c a u s i n g ag e nt s ar e p r e s e nt i n b e ef c at t l e herds, even if the most careful biosecurity procedures are observed. In general, basic management of calves and calving groups will play a greater role in whether or not calves get sick than the presence or absence of most disease causing pathogens. In a webinar hosted by the BCRC last winter, Dr. Claire Windeyer, veterinarian, professor and researcher at the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, discussed management during the calving season for healthier and more productive calves. D ur in g t h e we b inar, s h e prov i d e d numerous tips on how to manage both cows and calves to reduce disease incidences and increase calf survival rate. Here are three highlights from that webinar: Use The Calf Recovery Position A recent study showed that over half of beef producers sur veyed hung calves upside down to resusc i t ate t h e m, a m et h o d t h at i s n ot recommended. Hanging upside down
causes a calf’s stomach and intestines to press down on the diaphragm and compress the lungs, making it harder for the calf to breathe. Although fluid will come out, it is fluid from the stomach, not the lungs. I n t h e “ c a l f r e c ove r y p o s i t i o n ”, c a l ve s a r e p l a c e d w i t h b o t h l e g s tucked underneath which allows the lungs to expand with the least amount of pressure. Other techniques like poking straw in the nose, rubbing the calf vigorously, or dripping water into the ear are also effective. Separate Calves From Pregnant Cows Pasture management during calving can be instrumental in reducing disease in calves. Cows often shed pathogens that are not harmful to them but can cause disease in calves with young, naive immune systems. A solution to this is to avoid calving on the same pastures that cows are overwintered on, and to move pairs into a nursing pasture shortly after birth (within the first 24 hours). It is also beneficial to fill the nurser y pasture with calves as close in age possible, and then start a new pen with other similar aged calves, rather than rotate calves
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through pastures. This will help to reduce the pathogen exposure from older calves to younger ones. Another technique, called the “sandhills system”, moves pregnant cows ever y couple of weeks, leaving the pairs behind. A s k Yo u r Ve t e r i narian About Using Long-acting NSAID On Calves After A Difficult Birth A study in dairy cows has shown that c alves that were given a nonsteroidal anti-inflamm a t o r y ( N S A I D) a f t e r a difficult bir th were more vigorous, had an improved suckle reflex, and were healthier than calves that didn’t receive a NSAID. More research is needed to study the ef fects on beef calves, but some beef produc ers have reported similar results.
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Bull riding school numbers down
Reporter Despite this year’s bull riding school recording low numbers it was still all about the 8 second thrill at the annual Johansen Brothers and Scott Schiffner Bull Riding School together with the Scott Byrne and Monty Phillips Bullfighting School. “We are down quite a few guys this year. It’s the lowest we’ve ever had since the school started in 1993. Last year we had 30 and this year we have 15,” said bull riding school instructor Scott Schiffner. For professional bull rider Schiffner it’s all about safety. “We aim to prepare the riders the best way we can. In bull riding it’s not if you’re going to get hurt - it’s when because it’s part of the game. We teach the kids the proper procedures in the chute and focus on safety when you are getting off the bull.” The school has a tradition of teaching cowboys good habits from the start. Schiffner is a two- time Calgary Stampede bull riding champion and says he believes that the kids that take it seriously and go on to compete in the Calgary Stampede need to have the will to try.
“I’ve seen kids come with all the talent in the world but with no desire to try, and I’ve seen kids come that honestly couldn’t tie their own shoe laces they were that uncoordinated, but they wanted it so bad they went on to be very successful, I put my money on the guy that tries the hardest every time. “I think that the people who protest against bull riding are uneducated; they are the people who like to talk and have no experience working with these animals. Maybe we (PBR) should be a little bit more vocal and defend ourselves. We want to see rodeo grow and we want to see rodeo become a household professional sport.” “I think that bull riding is super important to western culture and heritage and now we’ve broadened it out so much anyone can do it. I have a good friend who grew up in downtown Chicago that is bull riding at nation finals,” said Schiffner. “Rodeo will survive an economic downturn; we’ve been through worse in the past. It’s always been around and it will always be around.” Taylor Garden, who travelled from Saskatchewan, says he still bull fights despite being hit by a bull three times. “I’m going to try and get that buckle this week-
end. “I love the adrenaline rush. I’m a Peace Officer in my day job. I guess I thrive on unpredictability. I like it.” Brain Injury Survivor Curtis Anderson also gave a talk to the riders and fighters after training
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Vermilion Jim Smith Memorial Junior Bonspiel 2016
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Feb 5 and 6, 2016 the Vermilion Curling Rink was a hub of activity with the Jim Smith Memorial Junior Bonspiel. Twenty-eight teams came together to compete in three different divisions: Grades 4-6 (4 teams); junior high (10 teams); senior high (14 teams). Vermilion teams came head to head with teams from Islay, Mannville, Plamondon, Lloydminster, Innisfree, St. Paul, Two Hills, Marwayne, Provost, Chauvin, Paradise Valley, and Macklin. Fun and good sportsmanship were the order of the day. Snacks were supplied and Dundonald Homes provided free curling rink fries for the curlers. Parents from the Monday Night Junior Super-league and the Tuesday Afterschool curling helped make the Junior Bonspiel a success by supplying food, staffing the draw table, and supplying banquet set-up and clean-up expertise. Draws for various items kept the fans
and curlers wondering who was going to be the lucky winner. The curling thermometers (donated by Mainstreet Hardware) were won by Korey Hemauer and Rick Moon. The curling bag (donated by Vermilion Junior Curling) was won by Daniel Sawkew. The loonie broom (donated by Olson Curling Supplies) was won by Ewan Franklin. UFA representative Stan Watt was on hand for photos with the donated UFA bags. Val Smith and granddaughter Mercedes presented trophies (donated by Vermilion KFC) to the top two teams in each event. The top point Jim Smith Memorial Junior Bonspiel trophy was presented to the Elaina Anderson team. Winners of the events include: Grades 4-6: 1st Vermilion team Peyton DeRoo, Kolten Sheppard, Logan Foulds, Noah Newberry; 2 nd Mannville team: Junior High: 1st Cody Doucet team from St. Paul; 2nd Jacob Swyripa, Deryk Venance, Devin Orbeck, Jenaya Swyripa (Monday night team from Kitscoty): Senior High: 1st
Vermilion team Elaina Anderson, Justin Chase, Erin Tyner, Brandon Loran; 2nd tie between Vermilion team Charlotte Wasylik, Nicholas Wasylik, , Logan Lehne, Alexander Wasylik and Carter Babij’s Mannville team with the draw to the button tiebreaker going to the Babij team for the 2nd place win. The Vermilion Junior Curling appreciates the generous support of many Vermil-
ion businesses who make it possible for each curler to receive a prize (please see the thank you ad!). The Vermilion Rotary Club once again demonstrated their unwavering sponsorship for the Jim Smith Memorial Junior Bonspiel with a donation. The support for Junior Curling helps to maintain the viability of the youth curling program and the sport of curling for generations to come. Thank you!
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IDFGA Annual Supper and Awards Volunteers were busy for days leading up to the Innisfree and District Fish and Game Association as the organization held its 29th annual supper and awards night on February 13 at the Innisfree Rec Centre. The supper featured a number of wild game dishes which was followed by the awards presentations for fish and animals harvested throughout the past year. The live auction, hosted by local auctioneers Dale Dmytriw and Larry Dmytriw, had local businesses and supporters bidding to show their support for the organization. The evening’s family dance featured the sounds of DJ Brett Maron who kept the dancers swinging throughout the night. The Innisfree and District Fish and Game Association holds an annual fishing derby each June and also sponsors a number of local youth to attend outdoor programs at the Narrow Lake Youth Conservation camp each year. Pictured is auctioneer Dale Dmytriw as he auctioned off donated items, and fish and game member Russell Melnyk. Photo submitted Hiway 16 News
UFA duffle bag presentation to Vermilion team Alexander Wasylik, Logan Lehne, Nicholas Wasylik, Charlotte Wasylik. Presenter Stan Watt
Grades 4-6 division 1st place Vermilion team: Noah Newberry, Logan Foulds, Kolten Sheppherd, Peyton DeRoo. Presenters Val Smith and granddaughter Mercedes. Photos submitted
UFA duffle bag presentation to Vermilion team Cameron DeRoo, Carter White, Allison Schmahl, Lawson Clyke. Presenter Stan Watt
JIM SMITH MEMORIAL JUNIOR BONSPIEL FEB 5 & 6, 2016 1ST PLACE CURLERS Brandon Loran Erin Tyner Justin Chase Elaina Anderson Presenters: Val Smith & granddaughter Mercedes.
Thank you from Vermilion Junior Curling Members to the following for making our bonspiel a success! Thank you to: BLCO Ent.(Vermilion KFC) for donation of trophies Vermilion Rotary and UFA Farm Supply for donations.
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Widrick came from Edmonton to speak with students about the various programs available at MacEwan University. She first visited the videoconference morning art class, the second senior art class, and then the Grade 10 Career and Life Management class in the afternoon. Thanks for taking the time to talk with us, Quinn! This semester’s cafeteria chefs are Max Tkachuk, Kat Fox, and Jasmine Jones, in Foods 30.Preparing hot meals each day with the exception of Fryday each Friday, these chefs ensure that students are offered a hot lunch option during noon hour on every school day. Dates to remember: Feb. 22: PAC Meeting (7 pm) Feb. 24: Pink Shirt Day Feb. 25: ski trip Feb. 26: PD Day (no sc hool for students) Mar. 4: progress reports Mar. 4: White & Bright Dance (7 pm) Mar. 4: Improv Show “Shipwrecked” (4 pm) Mar. 10 & 11: Teacher Convention (no school for students)
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Congratulations to J. R. Robson’s Junior High Curling Team: Indira Speck, Ryan MacMillan (third), Danielle Fedirko (skip), Kera DeRoo and Julie Newberry for winning the Silver medal in Marwayne on Thursday, February 4! Their placement in Junior North Curling Playoffs will advance them to the BTPS Finals in Innisfree on February 11, 2016. This year’s senior boys curling team consists of Brandon Loran (lead), Travis Dow (skip), Nathan Colford (second) and Tyson Pashulka (third). On Wednesday, February 10, they competed in Lloydminster and qualified for Zones. They’ll curl in
Next game is this Wednesday, February 17 versus Bonnyville Composite at 5:30. J. R. will host the 2A Boys Zone Competition on March 11 and 12, 2016. The 2016 yearbook is well underway with several eager junior high students leading the project this year. With the help of Shauna Wasylik handling the graduation pages, Elizabeth and Rebecca Irvine, Meghan Ryan, Julie and Victoria Newberry, Tristen Ahlgren, Indira Speck, Ali L’Heureux, Alyx Ward, Jane Rutt, and Caylen Tiffinger are hard at work assembling pages of names, photos, captions, and graphics. The 2016 book is now for sale; order forms are at the office. Speaking of the yearbook, the crew gave in thanks a grocery gift card to Mrs. Hart’s mom for all of her love-filled homebaked goods that feed the eager yearbook kids, and her mom donated the gift card to J. R. Robson’s breakfast program! Thank you not only for treating us to your home-baked treats, Mrs. Garnier, but for donating the $50.00 gift card to the breakfast program. As if two nights of “Death at the Pie Auction”, performed Miss Ishaq’s young drama club wasn’t ambitious enough, the performers have decided to host an improv show as well! “Shipwrecked” will take place on Friday, March 4 at 4 pm with tickets being only $2.00 for sale at the door. Last week, Student Recruiter Quinn
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St. Paul on February 19 and 20. The junior boys team defeated St. Jerome’s 63-18 in a midweek basketball game. They’ll be playing St. Jerome’s again this weekend and then hosting BTPS Finals the week after. Marauder senior boys basketball players hosted their tournament on February 5 and 6 and won first place beating Kitscoty 96-37, Vegreville Composite 71-57, and St. Jerome’s 74-43. “It was a rewarding tournament because they boys finished second in the previous two years and it was nice to win one at home,” said Coach Woodward, “ever ybody played and contributed to the victories.” Guard play was especially good with Ryley Schmahl, Cameron Webb, and Ossman Abuzukar receiving Player of the Game awards.
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At the January meeting the following members were installed as the executive for 2016: Names to accompany picture of new Executive: Left to right: Seated: Sargent of Arms: Don Irvine, 2nd Vice President: Katie Cooper, President Gary Zayac, 1st Vice President: Wayne Freestone, Past President: Don Henry. Standing: Treasurer: Bruce Marriot, Director: Nick Kulbisky, Director: Marlene Campbell, Service Officer: Gordon Hills, and Secretary: Shirley Charchun. Photo and article submitted by Blanche Henry
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This is an excellent day for business and commerce. You can easily negotiate deals that will be advantageous. Good business is always mutually beneficial and this is the kind of deal you can do today. If shopping, you might make a major purchase that will please you.
Whatever you undertake today will promote your own personal growth by expanding all kinds of activities in your life. You feel upbeat, enthusiastic and ready to try something new. In fact, life is exciting! Expect a miracle.
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Today your physical energy is high because your spirits are positive and happy. The underground current to everything you do is hopeful and optimistic, which is exactly how you like life to be. Physical activity and optimism are survival issues for Sagittarians.
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VES celebrates accelerated reading program
Karen King Submitted
The students of VES have been reading up a storm this year. On February 4, we had our midpoint celebration with some reading and dancing in the gym. As part of our program this year, we decided to have students earn the opportunity to be showcased in the library on our Wall of Fame. If students earned their midpoint goal, they got their picture taken with their favourite book for the Wall of Fame. If a student earned their year goal by the end of January, that student was able to pick a book that would be purchased for our library. VES students read enough to purchase 115 new books for our library. We are so proud of our students for this great accomplishment. VES would like to thank Vermilion Credit Union for supporting our AR program. On February 5, our 17th annual VES Science Fair was a huge success. There was a record number of participants and projects; 47 projects with 75 students
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case their learning at the Culture Fair and potluck which will be held on February 19. Students are eager to perform Inuit games demonstrations as well as several cultural dances for their families. Dates to Remember: Feb. 10-22 – Baba Jenny Perogy Fundraiser; Feb. 18 – 100th Day of School; Feb. 19 – Grade 2 Culture
Fair; Feb. 22 – PAC Meeting at 7:00 at JR Robson; Feb. 24 – Pink Shirt Day; Feb. 26 – School Based Professional Learning – No School; March 1 – AR Assembly; March 4 – Report Cards go home; March 10-11 – Teachers` Convention; March 16 – Parent Teacher Interviews; March 17 – Celebration of Learning
VES celebrated its midpoint for Accelerated Reading by having classes partner up and read together in the gym. Photo submitted
Jr. B Tigers press release
Ray Bourner Submitted
As the season came to an end so did the Tigers season. Even though the Tigers weren’t mathematically eliminated from the post season there was optimism in the locker room. The Tigers faced an uphill battle as they needed to pick up a minimum of 5 points in three games. The first test was a meeting with the Onion Lake Border Chiefs on Wednesday, Feb 3. playing a neutral site game in Frog Lake. The Cats came out and exchanged scoring chances all period with the Chiefs. Rookie dman Ryan Donald scored his first of the season 8 minutes in, opening the scoring. The lead was short lived as Onion responded less than 2 minutes later and eventually took a 2-1 lead heading into the 1st intermission. The game was evenly matched with neither team opening up too much. 5 minutes into the 3rd the Border Chiefs snuck one in and put the Tigers up against a wall. The yellow and black did manage to pull within one but eventually fell, ending their playoff hopes in the process. Veteran
forward Lucas Dennill notched the other goal. Saturday, Feb 6. saw the Tigers face a pride situation as Frog Lake rolled into Vermilion. The Tigers came out on the winning side of a 5-3 finish. It was goalie Brendan Plant’s first win as a member of the Tigers. 20 year old forward Ian Gadsby scored twice, overager Trent Dutchak notched one, Lucas Dennill continued his hot play adding one and Bryce Stepanick scored the eventual game winner (although Spencer Ross will argue who scored) Sunday, Feb 7. saw the Jungle Cats wrap up the season facing the Vegreville Rangers in an afternoon matinee. The Tigers skated and battled hard but it wasn’t meant to be. The Rangers came away with a 4-3 win as the Tigers said goodbye to 3 overage players. Spencer Ross, Trent Dutchak and Nolan Blair all played their final games in a Tigers jersey. The team is grateful for their contributions to the hockey club and wishes them all the best in their future endeavours. Watch for a season wrap up next week and thank you for following the Tigers all season.
Mannville School is rocking it!
Congratulations to our senior high curling team who placed first for the mixed in District 2.They won their first game against Lloyd Comp, and then their second game 9 to 3 against JR Robson. They are now
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participating. Students were interviewed by our judges and asked to explain their project. Excellent projects (of which there were 25) were awarded merit based on demonstrating their understanding of science. Thank you to Mr. Haslehurst, Mrs. Minchin, Mrs. Tupper, and to our local judges Sgt. Jane Boehr, Dave Eremko, Geoff Faull, Bernie Huedepohl, Ann Lockwood, John Minchin, Riley Sharp, Terry Welker, and Grant Wimmer. Early Bloomers was a performance on February 9 that talked about how kids grow at different stages. The peer pressure to fit in was highlighted by friends feeling bullied when they were different. The cast acted like flowers and showed different stages of growth for the daisies. This play fit well into the Grade 3 curriculum because in health they examine stages of development at different rates and times, and in science they learn about the life cycle of animals and plants. This theatre group was brought in by the Early Childhood Coalition. The Grade 2 classes have been busily learning about their heritages this month. Students are preparing to show-
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off to the Zones in St. Paul on February 19th. Curlers include: Carter Babij, Nelson Shubert, Amanda Baker, Breanne Hryhirchuk and Kastyn Konieczny, with Coach Mrs. Wagner. Our Elementary Students’ Union have planned a fundraiser for the month of February. They will be pre-selling hot dogs with chips and a juice for February 19th. Mrs. Campbell’s Grade 3 class held their Annual Cupcake Sale on February 9th. This grade always does this fundraiser as part of their global citizenship in social studies. This year the proceeds will go to Ryan’s Well Foundation since the class is learning about the importance of accessible, clean drinking water to quality of life and Ryan was an eight-year old Canadian who started this organization in the early 2000’s. Grade 5 had Mrs. Polishuk in as a guest presenter and she showed them multiple experiments that fit in with their Chemistry unit. The students were very excited about all of the demonstrations shown, especially the “Elephant’s Toothpaste” experiment, which involved lots of bubbles and steam overflowing from a graduated cylinder. Mannville School Grade 6’s are having a Sockathon. Their Sockathon is to collect new pairs of socks to donate to a charity in early March. You can drop new pairs of socks off at the school or give them to one
of the Grade 6 students who you know. The charity will be local and chosen through a class debate later this month. Socks will be collected from February 5-29, 2016. In Grade 7 Social Studies, students will continue working through Canadian History before confederation. Students will begin the first semester with the British Conquest of North America. To review before their midterm, students created brochures on the phases of the fur trade, posters and multimedia presentations demonstrating their learning over the past few months. The Social 8 class just completed their
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Blind Date with a Book
Readers had the unique option to take out a mysterious book last week at the Vermilion Public Library, and be entered in a draw to win a Valentine’s prize. The books were wrapped and had clues on the outside but readers did not know what they were getting until they got home. Photo Marie Conboy
Thank You
The Dewberry Hall Society would like to express our sincerest gratitude towards ATB for their generous donation of $2,000 towards our new Dewberry hall
First Unit “European Renaissance”. The class is now working on the next unit “The Aztecs”. Social Studies has started for all high school students! Mr. Maron’s classes are learning about Globalization in Grade 10, Nationalism in Grade 11, and Ideologies in Grade 12. Another big part of the high school Social classes is current events. Students are expected to stay current on issues affecting society today. We’re looking forward to some interesting debates! Upcoming Dates: Wear School Colors – February 18th; Pink Shirt Day is February 24th.
Gary Kulak (L) and Brad Asselstine(R) presents a cheque to the president of the Dewberry Hall Society
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“We’re passionate about how community hockey enables us to be better together, community by community. We know that being part of a team gives children more than just a chance to play, but also a chance to become involved in their community,” said Scotiabank Branch Manager Colin Inalsingh. “Scotiabank are proud supporters of community hockey teams across Canada, positively impacting thousands of kids’ hockey teams across the country by sponsoring over 5,000 kids teams across Canada each year. “In Vermilion, we are proud to provide $1,000 to the Vermilion Minor Hockey Association Atom Teams…..GO TIGERS GO!! From left Colin Inaslsingh (Branch Manager), Zack Rehmann, Reagen Squires, Jada Gamracy and Riley Krips. Photo submitted
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