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Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me, Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be With God as our Father, Brothers all are we, Let me walk with my Brother in perfect harmony.

Lei peace begin with me, let this be the moment now, With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow - To take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.

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Thank you for sharing this Christmas evening with us.

Merry Christmas Sunday Dec 12,1999 ¥. 7 P.M. Organ Prelude: Avaeli Johnson 'Do You Hear What I Hear" Katie Bly "Whayyi t Child Is This' Hettie Johnson Trish Veltman Accompanist Elaine Leishman Accompanist Avaeli Johnson Welcome: Mary Did You Know" Community Women's Choir Bishop Bowden Director Katie Bly Opening Hymn: Accompanist Sharon Forsyth #204 Silent Night Invocation: "Who Would Send A Baby" Community Women's Choir Hank Taylor Director Katie Bly Scripture: Luke 2: 1-20 King James Version Accompanist Laurel Van Vaerenbergh Bryan Rudelich Ave Maria' Nicki Murray "Follow The Star' Diamond City Carolyn Kicey Accompanist Laurel Van Vaerenbergh Annette Walker Delin Watmough 'Far Far Away On Judea's Plains" Accompanist Fonda Hanna 'It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" Picture Butte LDS Choir [e Is Born' Picture Butte Young Women Choir Director Katie Bly Director Cheryl Wasylenko Accompanist Avaeli Johnson Accompanist Elaine Leishman 'Let There Be Peace On Earth" "Star Child" Men's Chorus "Sing, We Sing We Noel" St. Catherine's Church Choir Jim Asplund Bryan Davis Dir/Acc Laurel Van Vaerenbergh Shane Forsyth Bill Leishman Organ Marianne Hirose Ben Nyhof Ed Roberts Violin Jordan Trechka Ray Simmons Hank Taylor Flute Jan Vander Heyden Mike Taylor Laurie Twedt Ted Woodruff "Go Tell It On The Mountain" Men's Chorus Accompanist Cindy Thomsen Accompanist Sharon Forsyth Jim Asplund Bryan Davis Benediction and Blessing on Food Mae Takahashi Shane Forsyth Bill Leishman Ben Nyhof Ed Roberts Postlude Avaeli Johnson Ray Simmons Hank Taylor Mike Taylor Laurie Twedt Ted Woodruff P1CT0FE cmSttKAS WRITTEN & DIRECTED by BFYANFOOBUCH

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KA7HYBLY- This is Kathy's third show with Butte Players where she has formed an integral part of the production team. Kathy is also an accomplishment vocal solist and musical accompanist who can be seen this season at the annual Prelude to Christmas December 12 as both a performer and choir director.

NBIL BOYPBN • Neil has been involved in the theatre for more than 30 years, and lent his experience to our first season as director of 'A Christmas Cam/and Paper Wheat. This production Neil takes a break from directing and dons the hat of the producer. He has taught and directed at the UofL and is presently the PBHS drama teacher.

PBBt SLOMP • Debi's last role on stage was in a high school production of Shakespeare back in the Fraser Valley where she grew up. This show marks her long awaited return to the stage, and hei four real life children should pay off as great preparation to play the Mother of this play's family. This is Debi's first production for Butte Players. TO£F ANPBFSON - In his fourth year at the University of Lethbridge in the Dramatic Arts Program, Tyler has just completed a run of Peter Pan as the title, character himself. Working on two shows at once has been an exciting challenge, and we're all glad the UofL could share him with us. Tyler returns to the players' stage from our last production, Paper Wheat.

PBBFA FLB7CHBF - Debra refuses to divulge her previous stage career credits, which leads us all to believe that she is either in the witness protection program or has forgotten it all In either case we are sure she's done this before. This is her debut performance for Butte Players, but could be seen as our costumed House Manager for A Christmas Caral

AFfHOF SAUPBFS- This is Arthur's second show with Butte Players after starring in our inaugural production of A Christmas Coral in various roles including Scrooge's nephew, Fred. Arthur is also a skilled web designer and will be developing Butte Players' own web site over the next few months.

KAFBN CANNAPY - A local volunteer fire fighter and ambulance attendant and new recruit of Butte Players, Karen has found that performing on stage is almost as big of a rush as fighting afire. This week she hangs up her gear and turns off her pager to step into her debut role as Laurie. P1FBC70FSN07BS

This play is a comedy about a family that has built a "picture perfect" image of itself based on lies and half truths, and how that image is slowly washed away as the first act ends. All is not lost however, when in the second act, we are offered a glimmer of hope and salvation for this highly dysfunctional group of people.

This play has been a very special project for me, both as playwright and director. Working on it has reminded me of two things I sometimes forget. The first is the amount of courage it takes to set foot upon that space that is often unforgiving- the stage. Comedy is an especially difficult challenge, not fully appreciated by those that have never attempted it: I applaud my cast for having that courage to begin this process and for having the perseverance to complete the task. The second is the importance of family— 1 would like to thank mine for their love and support during this production and in all my pursuits. I thank both the onstage family of my cast and my offstage family for putting up with me.

1 hope you enjoy the show and your families this Christmas.

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TFISH VELTMAN- Trish has also been with Butte Player's since our inception and returns in this production in the role of Beth. Never intending to actually appear on stage, but just wanting to "help out" backstage, Trish has clearly been bitten by the acting bug. She was last seen in her debut in Paper Wheat

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HUTCHINGS & PATRICK INC. REFILLS OTTAWA CANADA K1S4P4 ® FEUILLES DE RECHANGE 41R Recruitment committee receives achievement award

With over 1,000 hours community. pels reports of mankind's He said people are With all this attention the level of fear and anxi invested in recruiting a "It's gratifying to influence on the world's getting a distorted view the government has no ety. new doctor for Picture know there are people climate as in global of the whole global choice but to jump on the He said people have Butte, the committee like them in the commu warming and the green warming issue because band wagon, create a to start looking at all the who brought Dr. Riyaz nity." house affect. the media only pick one new department and facts. Mohamed to town has He praised their will Ball said both are nat part of something and study the issue, thereby For example he agreed been recognized as ingness to work for the urally accruing climate focuses in on it. giving it even more there is a rise in skin can achievement award win betterment of the town. trends for the earth and Next, those who can attention. cer but it's not do with ners. Ballerman acknowl not the result of any make money off of peo Even when the issue is thinning ozone. People The Picture Butte and edged the persistence of action on the part of ple's fears work to proven to be wrong it are simply living longer District Chamber of the committee and the mankind. ensure the issue stays in never makes the same and therefore are con _ Commerce honored the single-mindedness of "It's enormously con the media and in the impact in the news and tracting more disease nine member committee chairman Barb Murray. ceited to think we can forefront of everyone's those who make money because they are not at its annual chamber She said they first met affect it." minds. off of it work to maintain dying in their 30's meeting. as a committee three Committee chairman years ago and their mem Barb Murray, along with bership in the communi Sandy Koenen, Jon ty was their common Stevens, Joe Watson, bond. Linda Ballerman, Dr. Jim Watson also praised Doyle/Aldo Bianchini, the team and said the Everett Tanis' and Dr. Bill group charged ahead hand, gathering the information needed. The Leishman were present with their goal always in Achievement Award committee worked closely with the Chinook ed with the John F. mind. Recipients Health Region in recruiting efforts. They tried Murray-Harry B. Kane He enjoyed working Achievement Award. with the group and said advertising in medical journals, on our town sign, Credited with sticking it was nice for them to be and a letter writing campaign. Media coverage was to a task, that at times recognized by the town. welcomed as a means to help "get the word out". seemed overwhelming, The chamber also the committee believed handed out its annual Members attended Physician Recruitment Fairs in in their cause and were Christmas light display Calgary and Edmonton. Those fairs proved to be a successful in the end. award at the annual great way to advertise our town, and as a result Praised for their team meeting. work and individual con It was noted this the group was able to'meef with two doctors and tributions to the commit year's winners, Pete and show them our town. The real payoff came from a tee, the group was also Mary Davy, created a firm out of Edmonton who was hired by the gov called caring, unselfish fantastic display using and hardworking 4,000 mini lights. The ernment to attract physicians to rural Alberta. The In presented the couple has promised an committee kept in close contact and was soon award on behalf of the even bigger display is in given arrangements to meet with several doctors. Murray and Kane fami the plans for next year. Doctor Recruitment Committee lies, Benton Rainbow The evening was The committee took this opportunity to sell our said the committee did a topped off by guest town ... and sell they did!! Not only did the tremendous job for the everal years ago, the town of Picture Butte speaker Dr. Tim Ball, committee find a suitable doctor, they found Dr. community. who entertained the Ssaw an interruption in doctoring services with Riyaz Mohamed who has proven to be a valuable Mayor Elton Anderson audience with both his one of our three doctors closing his office, and congratulated the group humor and insightful member of the medical team of professionals who on their work and credit another considering retirement. Our local look at climatology. provide service to our town and area. ed them for bringing His study of tempera Chamber of Commerce held a public meeting to another fine citizen to the tures over 200 years dis discuss doctoring needs for the community, and by The Doctor Recruitment Committee will con the number of people in attendance, it was clear tinue as a group for as long as needed. Currently that the public was indeed interested. Discussion they are in a support capacity assisting Dr. with regard to finding another doctor for our area Mohamed with immigration matters regarding his ensued, and as a result the "Doctor Recruitment family. Our town is fortunate to have a real sense Committee" was formed in April 1996. The nine for pride of community. These individuals are a member committee are volunteers who have given reflection of that. This dedicated, hard-working, generously of their time and effort for a cause that unselfish, caring group of people have helped was felt to be of the utmost importance to the well make Picture Butte an even better place to live. being of our community. Committee members It is with great honor that we present the include Barb Murray, Sandy Koenen, Jon Stevens, "Doctor Recruitment Committee" as the 1999 Joe Watson, Linda Ballermann, Dr. Jim Doyle, Achievement Award recipients. Aldo Bianchini, Everett Tanis, and Dr. Bill Leishman, all representing a good cross section of our community.

The committee had much to learn at the onset, and learn they did, quickly putting the task ** graphcom

5 GENERATION CELEBRATION George Chronik of Taber, Albina Chronik of Picture Butte hold ing great-granddaughter Michaela Louise Chronik of Winnipeg, born April 13, 1999, Aaron Chronick of Winnipeg, and Sabrina Lebioda of Picture Butte, who will be celebrating her 95th Birthday in December. 1 Doctor recruitment committee to be honored tors who were interested By Kathy Bly in locating a practice in a Sunny South News rural area. The committee met Learning on the job with success this sum became a necessity for mer as Dr. Riyaz the members of the Mohamed began his Picture Butte Doctor practice in the communi- Recruitment Committee ty- who are now being rec The group is now ognized with the 1999 serving in a support role Achievement Award. helping the new doctor The honor, presented bring his family to by the Picture Butte and Canada and become set District Chamber of tled in his new home. Commerce, recognizes Murray admits the the work of the commit recruiting of a new tee which begin three physician was a much years ago in April and greater task than the led to the successful committee first thought recruitment of a new it would be. doctor for the communi- She appreciated the ty opportunity to work The committee was with the committee formed in April of 1996 members and to get to after a public meeting know her fellow commu raised support for the nity members. formation of the commit She said she could not tee in an effort to attract imangine Picture Butte NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY another doctor to Picture without enough medical ACHIEVEMENT WINNERS: Picture Butte's Doctor Recruitment Committee, Joe Watson, back row left, Jon Stevens, Aldo Bianchini, Dr. Butte. help. Being part of the Jim Doyle and Everett Tanis. Front row, Linda Ballermann, Barb Murray and Sandy Koenen will all be recognized at this month's With two of the three committee was a means Chamber of Commerce banquet. Missing is Dr. Bill Leishman. doctors in the town at or of ensuring her family, approaching retirement her friends and her can pump in, the more done about it. own recruitment com its work. the need to find another neighbors would be able life you'll get out," he Aldo Bianchini, who mittee. .The committee will be physician was para to continue to have med said. also sits on the Chinook He said there is also a honored at the annual mount. ical service in their own He also learned from Health Region board, satisfaction in knowing chamber banquet on "It was a good idea, it community. his time on the commit said the committee did a the residents of Picture Friday, January 22 at 6 worked," said Dr. Jim Without essential serv tee, dealing with differ tremendous job and its Butte care enough about p.m. Tickets are $15 each Doyle who joined Dr. Bill ices such as medical care, ent styles and approach efforts have served as an their community to sup and available at the Bank Leishman and Linda Murray said a communi es to getting the job example for the region's port the committee and of Nova Scotia. Ballermann, Aldo ty would quickly start to done. He also enjoyed Bianchini, Sandy break down. working with a group of • Koenen, Barb Murray, She praised the mix community members he Jon Stevens, Everett ture of talent in the might never have had Tarns and Joe Watson to group and their commit the opportunity to get to form the recruitment ment to seeing the job know. ANNUAL DINNER committee. through to a successful Jon Stevens said Doyle, who was end. recruiting a new doctor PICTURE BUTTE & DISTRICT approaching retirement The committee has is a means of ensuring in 1998, was eager to get even been approached the community continues the community focused by Cardston which is to provide all of the serv on the issues and had now in the same spot of ices to keep the commu * 01 HAMBER OF COMMERCI addressed his concerns having to look at recruit nity a vibrant communi- to members of the busi ing new physicians to its ty ness community and at town. The committee was public meetings in the Linda Ballermann said made up of a cross sec town. her time with the com tion of people who all Friday, January 22, 1999 "This was community mittee has been wonder brought different ideas to work and everyone ful. As a nurse, she also the table and something working together," he had a vested interest in new to learn. g& Cocktails 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. **} added. the success of the recruit Everett Tanis said he Town councillor ment as it has ensured volunteered for the com Sandy Koenen said for the town's hospital will mittee because he saw i| W Elks Hall, Picture Butte W 0k sometime there had been remain open for emer how eventually the town talk in the community gency and long term would be left with one Tickets: Bank of Nova Scotia, Picture Butte about the need for an care. doctor and the operation additional doctor. "It certainly has of the hospital would be The chamber hosted a enhanced my work and threatened. public meeting to discuss the work of the other Over the years, the "1999" doctor needs and it was nurses." medical service in the apparent at the meeting Koenen noted the community has been there was enough inter committee's success is altered by government Achievement Award Recipient est to start a committee. overwhelming because policy, the elimination of Chairman Barb the whole community baby delivers, than sur 'octor Recruitment Committee. Murray noted the group has benefited. gery and finally a reduc had a lot to learn and Keeping medical serv tion in acute care. learn they did. They ices in the community In all of these cases attended physician was always a top priori- Tanis said the town and recruitment fairs in its residents were basical ty Calgary and Edmonton, ly powerless to alter the Guest Speaker: Dr. Tim Ball Businessman Joe worked with a recruit government and the Watson said the more ment firm hired by the health region's course of services a community government to help find action but when the can have, the better its rural physicians and town was in need of Seating is limited. . . chance of survival. eventually helped sell . another doctor there was "The more blood you |PiP Don't be disappointed/ set your tickets today! 4j the community to doc- • something that could be Try to make this new year a spiritual one The New Year is upon will to endure. life and spent a significant amount of who walks with us and gives us hope. us and many of us have How important is time in reflection and prayer. Our God is a God who shows us our made resolutions and it really to us? There is an old adage that if you were path, our direction out of the woods of promises to ourselves of TURNING This time of lost in the woods, what would you pre life, when we take the time to pause, all the wonderful things year begs for us fer to have: a compass or a watch? Of reflect and listen to God's voice. we are going to accom to look inward course, we would choose a compass. This is not an easy task for any of us. plish and change in and ask ourselves However, many of us live our lives by a To take the time to reflect when we are 1999. Fitness clubs POINTS if what we truly watch as minutes, days and years tick running children to hockey, attending explode with activity, value and find by but fail to take the time to check our meetings, working and just trying to groups begin walking at By Rev. Jeff Chant meaningful in compass and discover what direction keep our head above water. It requires the crack of dawn, and this life is where we are headed. There is little point in a conscious choice on our part, which couples promise to spend more time we are spending our time. Many of us trying to get somewhere without first for many of us is easy in the new year. together. Will we keep up with our res talk of the importance of family but figuring out where it is you want to go. However, the discipline to follow what olutions this year? keep ourselves busy at work and away God has given us a compass in Jesus we believe to be truly meaningful and A new year brings with it renewal, from those we love. Jesus was a man Christ. With Christ, by reading the right for us is a challenge as we can the feeling of a clean slate and the who knew what life was about and wonderful stories in the Bible of His become easily distracted. I hope all of promise of only the future. We have an showed us how we, too, can have an life, and by having a prayerful life we, us can find the strength, courage and opportunity before us to make some authentic, deep, conscious spiritual too, can discover the direction we need endurance to change what needs to be significant changes in our lives at this life. Jesus spent His time with people for our own lives. The promise of the changed in our own lives do that we turning point. The question is whether He cared for, helping, healing and lov Gospel is a fitting one for the new year may truly lead authentic and spiritual or not we have the self-discipline and ing. He also took time to reflect on His — we are not alone, our God is a God lives.

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By DAVE MABELL and the Canadian Armed Forces. The i Lethbridge Herald lithium ion-powered batteries are Darwin Sauer doesn't expect many smaller than a litre container. | battery customers on Mars. "We'll be manufacturing them in But if— or when— there are, the our new plant in Surrey," Sauer said Picture Butte entre from his office in preneur plans to the Vancouver sub make BlueStar the urb. "We're Martians' first increasingly con choice. They'll cer centrating on aero tainly be the first space." batteries to reach One of his com Mars, thanks to a pany's sub $2-million contract sidiaries, BlueStar Sauer's company Advanced Technol has signed with the MARS LANDER: Keeps going and going ogy Corp., will be American space building the battery agency. packs that will Sauer, chief executive officer of power the Mars probe, scheduled for BlueStar Battery Systems, says the launch in 2001. Another subsidiary, Mars exploration spacecraft contract Battery Direct, operates retail outlets came in the wake of the company's in Lethbridge and across the country. ongoing research for the U.S. Air Force 'Butte battery power off to Mars

Continued from Page A1 150 in the Vancouver area. This March BlueStar will launch a * NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY "In aerospace, we intend to keep new line of Design Life automobile JAIL BOUND: Picture Butte's Rita Bulycz, a known cereal For the Sauer family, buying the BlueStar in the forefront." batteries guaranteed to last a desig killer with a chip on her shoulder, was cornered in Berts AG Lethbridge outlet in 1987 became the Among their recent developments, nated number of years — or they'll be Foods Thursday by Cheryl Gerhardt and hauled off to the first step in building a company that's he says, is a series of pouch-shaped replaced free, not on a pro-rated basis. annual Canadian Cancer Society's Jail-N-Bail. She joined grown rapidly in recent years. Their batteries. They're about the size of a They'll be handled by franchised and three others from the town in helping to raise donations. first national company, Canadian DC Zip-lock bag, flexible enough to fit Systems opened 23 stores across company-operated Battery Direct Canada before venturing into the into almost any odd space, and they'll stores, as well as other firms buying American market. kick in when conventional power BlueStar products wholesale. sources fail. Battery Direct now boasts more "They can be moulded into a hel Sauer says the company now builds He reminds me of an episode of Abe Lin than 275 outlets — and it's just part of met, or into a thigh pad," Sauer batteries in Korea and Latin America, coln addressing a jury in defence of his client. the BlueStar story. The company also as well as in its Canadian plants in created its BlueStar line of batteries, explains. "A lot of the 21 st-century Lincoln recounted that a farmer was sitting on applications will need battery back Surrey and Toronto. But he predicts his porch when his young son came running then signed long-term sales contracts with General Motors and a string of up." unabated growth. from the barn saying "Dad, the hired man is Though BlueStar is focusing on pulling down his pants and the maid is lifting other nationally-known manufactur "We continue to sign new marketing ers. space-age applications, Sauer says relationships with companies around her skirt; I think they are going to pee on your many of the company's discoveries hay," "Now, now son," said the farmer calmly. Keeping the company ahead of the the world," he says. "We're rapidly and successes will reach the consumer "You have all the facts correct, but, you have competition, Sauer says, is its research becoming a globaftolution to every market as well. reached the wrong conclusion and development facility in Burnaby, one's battery needs." another Vancouver suburb. It now has "In the longer term, we'll migrate 17 PhDs on staff from all around the new technology into 'ordinary' battery Any questions? Contact the writer of world, part of a workforce of about products." this story at [email protected] GOTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 50th Birthday Happy Tolley - Tolley - Kovacs 50h

Danny (SI), Marvin (50), SWEDE and Marlene (SO) have all reached the half century (Wayne Row) mark. Friends and relatives Love from your sister Delia & family are invited to a party and ______S___S^:^t-Cv. It is with great pride that we dance in their honor on share in celebrating the 60th Wedding Anniversary of HRPPY January 16 from 7 to 1 Josephine and Emil Kubik. at Miner's Library Club, SAGITTARIUS 88TH 733-13 St. N., Lethbridge. (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) "Forever young and BIRTHDRVM Your presence is your gift, Celebrate what you have and still going strong" cash bar. ignore what you lack. What strike you as problems would seem like All our love, from your MflV NOBLE sheer luxury to some. Children, Grandchildren and JRNUHRV 2, 1999 Great Grandchildren. WITH LOVE _~ FROM THE FAMILY 80TH Birthday Open House

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Happy 25th Wedding is 65 & retiring! Fernande (Quinnell) your invited to an Speelman Anniversary "Original Proprietor" of the Harpo & Betty Open House Picture Butte "Frosty Dip" Sat, March 27th. 3oin with the family to wish "Nana" a Happy 80th Birthday, Moriyarna Elks Hall Picture Butte Sunday, April 11th 1999 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm Love your family. Starting at 2:00 RM. in the Picture Butte Trinity United Everyone Welcome Church. Program at 3:00pm. Loonie Bar. Your presence is your gift.

80th Birthday Look Who's Finally Coming Out At 50th Wedding 40! Anniversary March 19, 1999 TOM & SUMI MEDORUMA The family would like to extend an Join with the family of invitation to their friends to help ERNIE ERICKSON celebrate and honour this special to wish him a occasion. Happy 80th Birthday, Saturday, May 1st, 1999 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Gem of the Day (Sent in by an Ohio reader): An Wedding in the United Church Hall, officer of ancient Rome, called away to the wars, 220 20th St. locked his beautiful wife in armour and gave the Announcement Fort Macleod, Alberta. key to his best friend with the admonition, "If I Proud parents Henry and Linda Heinen Your presence is your gift. don't return in six months, use this key. To you, and William and Nellie Bezooyen are 3QTCIHA1I my dear friend, I entrust it." He then galloped off pleased to announce the engagement of to the-'wars. About 10 miles from home, he saw a Love, Your Family cloud of dust approaching and waited. His trust their children, Trevor Bezooyen to ed friend, on horseback, gallopei up and said, Melissa Heinen. It's A Boy! fb) "You gave me the wrong key." The wedding will take place in Iron TOLLEY Springs, Alberta at the Christian Michael and Michelle are pleased to announce the arrival of their first Reformed Church, Friday Feb. 26, 1999 child GRANT PARKER, born May 11, with a 3:00 p.m. ceremony. 1999. Proud grandparents are Dan & Rita Tolley, of Picture Butte, AB and Doug & Celia Hyslop, of Cranbrook, BC. HAPPY 1GTH! OPEN HOUSE ELLEN OSEEN From is celebrating her kinder-garden 85th BIRTHDAY! or\ Join the family to wish Ellen a Happy 85th Birthday AMANDA TWEDT Saturday March 20, You are invited to a Come and Go Tea honoring 1999 from 2:00 p.m. Merl Blowers (80) and Marjorie to 5:00 p.m. at the Stepenoff (60) on Sunday, x March 21, 1999 at Blowers 343 Land O' Lakes Crescent Avenue, Picture Butte To Grade 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Golf Course, No gifts & No cards. 10! Coaldale, AB. Love Mom & Dad & your 6 Brothers No Gifts By Married in Mexico Request. Bonnie and Howard Lewis and Irene and Jim Moch are pleased to announce the marriage of TINA & JASON. The wedding took place in Puerto Vallarta, Happy 30th Anniversary Mexico, in the presence of family and John & Pearl Blair friends, on January 21,1999 March 28/99 March 28/99

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With all our Love. Your Children Tammy & Tony Theriau, Cindy & Scott Wright, Kyle Blair and your beloved grandchildren; Zane Theriau & Mykelti Wright

•• ' • 1944-1999 : The 15 children, Wedding Announcement 99 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren of Andre and Cobie Oosterbroek and MR EVERT JOHN & It's A Boy! fb) Friends & Relatives Henry & Helene Molenaar are pleased MRS. HENDRIKA VANDENBERG to announce the marriage of their wish to CONGRATULATE HOWG are invited to an their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents Bryce and Jodi Howg are proud to children NANCIE JANE to on their announce the arrival of their little Open House TIMOTHY CURTIS. 55th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY hockey player BRANDYN BRYSON Wednesday. Tune 30. born March 24, 1999, weighina 9 Saturday July 3,1999 "Love Fills the Moment and the lbs, 4 oz. 2:00 - 4:00 pm Moment Begins Eternity." Equally proud grandparents Randy and Virginia Howg and Ron and On the Occasion of Kathy Friesen. Great grandparents, Frank and Elaine Sander, Ben and CLARENCE JENSEN'S Betty Friesen and Minni Postoloski. Special thanks to Dr, Godwin and 80th Birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dr. Harilel, the nursing staff at NICU and the maternity ward at the LRH. 613-7 Ave South. CHUCK MUPPAY! No Gifts Please.

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Chad Vatamaniuck is the grand prize winner of the Lethbridge Herald and Southern Stationers' 1998 drawing competition

Town foreman HERALD PHOTO BY DAVE MCCOLL SHARING A MOMENT: Lynda Becklund, left, looks at an example of calls it quits Reiko Takeyasu's calligraphy Saturday at the YWCA's Cross Cultural The Town of Picture Butte bids .Women's conference. farewell to longtime employee Joe Tokai. After 22 years with the town he has taken retire ment but has no plans to slow down any time soon. SILVER MEDALIST: Darcie Sosick of Picture Butte was a medal winner for elements at a recent fun meet in Crowsnest Pass. JANNA HEINEN lanna Heinen lives in Pic ture Butte. She teaches Grade 4 at Immanuel Christian Ele mentary School in Leth bridge. When she's not teach ing, supervising high school basketball or volunteering, she reads. There's no better way to share one's love of reading than to model it for others.

Doug Tokai won't care if pharmacies stop selling tobacco prod ucts. He'll simply shop somewhere else for ciga rettes. But the Lethbridge HERALD PHOTO BY DAVID ROSSITER HERALD PHOTO BY ROB OLSON resident LOUD AND CLEAR: St. Augustine's Anglican Church STRESS BE GONE: Lethbridge Community College massage ther believes parishioner Tom Parker listens to service through a new apy student Bobbie Jenning gives Picture Butte High School vice- there's a far HERALD PHOTO BY ROB OLSON radio device which delivers Sunday service. principal Terry O'donnell a free massage Friday during the South greater issue western Alberta Teacher's Convention. at stake than GOING SMOKE-FREE?: Doug Tokai purchases ciga "This makes the service enjoyable. It's a not being able rettes at Stubbs Pharmacy from store clerk Joan Curran. pleasure." says Parker, who has 30 per cent to buy smokes u-r.*-;n- l^ft in nnlu nnf* par — Barons couple rebuilding Packard's glory Roy and Barbara Gullickson own the name and they've built a car By JASON LOTHIAN — leaving the car to myth, memory and Lethbridge Herald the careful hands of antique car owners For some the ultimate status symbol is world-wide. a luxury car. Yuppies dream of BMWs, But Roy and Barbara's Packard Twelve closet aristocrats prefer Rolls Royce and is only one year old. It's a Packard the nouveau riche look to Mercedes- nonetheless, at least according to Roy, Benz. Barbara, the U.S. Department of Patents Roy and Barbara Gullickson of Barons and all the vintage car fans who've seen prefer Packards; and they weren't inter the Twelve and recognize its classic ested in merely impressing the neigh lines. bours — after all, there's only 200 or so So buckle up for the story of two resi people in their hometown. dents of southern Alberta who com The fact the Packard Motor Car Com bined a love for the glory days of North pany disappeared more than 30 years American automaking with the belief ago wasn't an issue either — they simply that opportunity doesn't knock — it reinvented it. honks. Exactly 100 years ago the first Packard "It's an old one but a new car," says Roy, from his Phoenix, Ariz, office. "It's a automobile rolled off the assembly line REVIVED GLORY: Roy Gullickson poses with the prototype of his new Packard and into the hearts of Americans looking new Packard." for a luxury automobile to call their own. southern Alberta society. In the 1960s the Packard name Then the world took note. Kings, tsars and But by 1956 the ride was over and the Packard entered the public domain. shahs drove Packards as did movie stars, presi Motor Car Company disappeared during the dents and even a few of the wealthier members of greatest car buying craze the world had ever seen The Gullicksons Packard could be back dared to dream Continued from Al company designs, manufactures and markets specialty agricultural equipment. The duo Henry Ford. Preston Tucker. Roy and Barbara Gullickson? It was re-registered 20 years later and the Gul retired in 1993 and sold the company to their Why not? licksons purchased it in 1994. two sons. Roy is driving a prototype in Phoenix. Limited "What was left at Keho was basically manag As Jason Lothian tells us in a story on today's front page, production of the $100,000-plus Twelve is antici ing," says Barbara. "Roy prefers engineering and the Gullicksons have pated within two-and-a-half years, if the appro innovating. embarked on a crusade priate financial backing is acquired. "After really researching the Packard name to revive the fabled "Rather than a lot of small shareholders we're and the luxury car business, this is what we Packard automobile for a Wouldn't it be great to looking for one or two or five big ones," says Bar decided to do." new generation of driv someday be able to bara, who with Roy is a partner in the new While production will likely be headquartered ers. The car will be an point to Barons on a Packard Motor Car Company. in the United States, some components may be updated version of the "Within five years it's entirely possible (we'll manufactured by Keho in Barons. original and — they hope map as the place have a) public company and shares offered on Roy confesses to a love for the Packard of days — will rival the world's some stock exchange." gone by. But he insists this venture is strictly a where the fabled most prestigious vehicles. Currently, Roy and Barbara divide their time business proposition. Packard began its between Phoenix and their hometown. "We felt strongly there was a place for a North It will also come with a The high-pressure world of business isn't new American-sourced luxury vehicle, he says. hefty price tag. The revival? to the Gullicksons. Roy and Barbara founded Status these days is often communicated $100,000-plus sticker on Keho Alta. Products Ltd. in Barons in 1978. The through overseas names like Mercedes and the windshield will undoubtedly place it out of the reach of the vast majority of car buyers. That's assuming, of course, the proj ect even gets off the ground. The Gullicksons need to find on assembly lines soon investors, production facilities and, most importantly, a market before they can begin mass-producing their new BMW, he notes. The Gullicksons are betting the the Phoenix shop and around to the front of the Packards. North American consumer wants a local name Packard Motor Car Company's office. They'll be racing for customers against some of the to be proud of— and if history can be trusted, "(Roy) said, 'You can back it out of the shop. biggest corporate names in the world: Mercedes, BMW, success on this continent should translate into But remember it's a $500,000 car. Lexus, Rolls Royce... the list goes on. plenty of sales overseas. "The people in all the buildings around were All the odds are against Roy and Barbara's venture. Anyone Low volume production is the key, combined coming out to look at it." with high price, quality workmanship, luxury As photos show, the Twelve is a head-turner. with a lick of sense would never try to compete in such a and the cachet of the Packard name. "Anyone who knows what the classic Packard capital-heavy business with such heavy hitters. Right? < The prototype Packard Twelve is a V12,440 looked like recognizes it." That's what a lot of people said about Preston Tucker, and horsepower, full-time all wheel drive, four door Refinement is the next stage of development, he almost revolutionized the automobile industry before his luxury sedan. The engine is governed to 150 followed by setting up a manufacturing facility untimely death. mph but Roy says it's capable of a lot more. for low-volume production. Like Tucker, the Gullicksons have a dream. In their minds, But speed isn't the purpose of the Twelve. The North America is ready for a locally produced the revival of the Packard is a foregone conclusion. They all-aluminum engine, and its 12 cylinders, are luxury car, says Roy. And if economic predictions designed to provide an unparalleled smooth hold true, wealth should build in the U.S. and intend to see their dream become a reality. driving experience. Chassis and frame are alu Canada over the next decade, allowing the per You just gotta admire that. minum, too, allowing the TYvelve to weigh in at a centage of the population who might dream of All too often, people give up on their dreams or scale them relatively light 3,740 pounds. cruising in a Twelve to climb higher and higher. down to "realistic" levels. After all, the easier it is to attain The car isn't licensed yet and must be trailered "People shouldn't have to go overseas to find goal, the better our chances of seeing it through. But Roy wherever it goes. But Barbara has driven it out of their car," he concludes. and Barbara are daring to dream big, to reach for the stars instead of just the top shelf. They've already built and sold one successful business; they see the Packard venture as the same thing, just on a bigger scale. So more power to them. Sure, their plan may fail. But that's the easy way to think. What if they succeed? What if the Gul 30 YEARS SERVICE licksons redefine the luxury car market? What if the Packard VAUGHN PALMER returns with a vengeance to the driveways of the world's cas tles? What if we could someday point to Barons on the map and say "That's where it all started"? Of course, if that happens, we'll all say, "I always knew thev'd do it." "Just a little line to say I'm living, that I'm not among the dead — Queen's year filled with memories And I'm getting more forgetful And more mixed up in my head. There are times I can't remember Kathryn Larter completes term as ambassador of stampede When I stand before the stairs, If I must go up for something By Kathy Bly draining but the energy of the people they associated with helped their own Of if I just came down from there. Sunny South News energy levels. And I go to the fridge so often It isn't until they reached the end of My poor mind is filled with doubt, Some say all good things must come the day that it really hit them just how Have I just put food away, to an end and for Picture Butte's busy they were. Kathryn Larter that means an end to Saturday she watched the riding Or have I come to take it out? her year-long reign as Calgary competitions for this year's queen com There are times when it is dark out, Stampede Queen. petitors and said it was kind of strange Larter, 22, was crowned a year ago watching the contestants go through With my night cap on my head, March 20 and since that time has par some of the same things she did a year I don't know if I'm retiring ticipated in more than 350 functions in ago. her capacity as an ambassador for the It was hard to believe it had been a Or just getting out of bed. annual Stampede and Exhibition. whole year since she was in the same So if it is my turn to write you, One of the major highlights of her position. there is no need getting sore, reign, aside from the Stampede itself, "It's been an exciting time but it's I may think that I have written was a trip to Winnipeg for the Grey gone by so quickly." And don't want to be a bore. Cup festivities. She said the event was In all, 25 judges are involved in So remember I do love you even more fun because Calgary won choosing the new queen and princesses the cup this year. over six weeks of competition. This is a And wish that you were here. One of the other big events during busy time for Larter as she takes in the Now it is nearly mail time, the year was going to Las Vegas for the competitions and winds down her So I'll just say "Goodbye dear" National Finals Rodeo. Larter said it's NEWS PHOTO SUBMITTED activities as queen. Here I stand before the mailbox great to attend functions as the STAMPEDE QUEEN: Picture Butte's Kathryn She has enjoyed getting to know her With a face so very red Stampede Queen but one of the biggest Larter has completed her year as queen of the two princesses and traveling the benefits of the position is the opportu Calgary Stampede. province with them. Gee! Instead of mailing you my letter nity to meet new people from all over "The three of us make a greater I opened it instead." the province and even the country. years ago. impact for the Stampede." As a kid she grew up thinking During the last 12 months Larter Larter said someone recently asked strangers were weird but as a adult and said she has als<5 gained confidence her if she had the chance would she in her capacity as Queen, she learned and feels the experiences she has had change anything about her year as ' Thurs., April 1 just how fun it was to meet new peo as queen will help her in whatever queen. She was quick to say no. Row I Seat 11 ple. direction she takes in her career. As "It's been such a great year, every She learned to listen more and queen she traveled throughout the year experience has been a new one." The develop the art of conversation. with the Band Wagon tour promoting She said she appreciates all the sup Raymond Playhouse the Stampede in communities through Remembering a face and making the port she has received from her family. 5ociety connection with people was one of the out the province. Her parents have attended a number of Presents skills she learned in her role with the Visiting with people, especially her activities this year and she has Stampede. school children, was one of the best enjoyed sharing her reign with them. It is a role Larter doesn't take lightly. parts of the tour. She estimated she probably saw more She has learned a lot over her year "You learn so much in that year. It's of her parents this year than she did in WEsT long reign and plans to be involved a chance of a lifetime." her two years attending college. with the Queen's Alumni, continuing She has enjoyed her work promoting Now that her reign is coming to a her association with the Stampede. the City of Calgary and the Calgary close, Larter said she's not sure she'll The alumni organize a number of Stampede and Exhibition noting, of know what to do with herself or all the PL events each year including activities course, one of the highlights of her extra time she'll have now that she's especially designed for those with spe reign was Stampede week. Along with not involved in so many events. Raymond (Broadway cial needs. the two princesses, Larter was involved She will take on a full-time position Larter said she decided to run for in as many as 16 events each day dur with Northstar Energy Corp. which has Theatre the queen title last year because it was ing Stampede. been very supportive this year with her 8:00 Sharp something she had always been inter "There are only so many hours in a part-time work schedule. No Babes in Arms ested in doing. day but we jam them full." In the end she will look back on a Her grandmother Shirley Christie Larter said being queen in a day year filled with once in a lifetime mem was actually a Stampede princess 50 filled with events can be emotionally ories.

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"ir*^ Supermoms to the rescue of Barons school Continued from A1

__ mm"' lohn Bolton, Palliser's superintendent, said the district anticipated a further $50,000 t_Hr___-i ir^^__r deficit for 1999-2000 if it remained open. M . B______! _KSQ_L. "We're just elated," said Asplund. "We've 8 ' ik f< yf been trying to stay positive and working like K _H• dogs. It's been a long struggle. Being on school i * 1' council, we've known about this for a long time." ^F There is still work ahead. Asplund and Kiemele said they hope a "year m ' __ 1 m of grace" will buy them the time necessary to explore options such as an alternate school HERALD PHOTO ' status. An alternate Christian school was one SCHOOL SAVED: Historic Barons Consolidated School will remain open tor at least another year. >:m mt suggestion.

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HERALD PHOTO BY RIC SWIHART SALVAGE OPERATION: Morris Zeinstra of Picture Butte handles one of the better quality sugar beets being applied to one of his fields from the rotting piling grounds at Picture Butte. Farmer finds use for rotting beets PICTURE BUTTE — Morris Zeinstra nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer, has several trucks busy hauling rot and extra tilth from the plant material NEWS PHOTOS BY KATHY BLY ting sugar beets from the Rogers in the whole beets, but Rogers will pay JUST A TRIM: St. Catherine's School principal Dave Adams, with only one attempt to escape, Sugar receiving station here to his him a trucking allowance. In addition, made good on a promise to his students Thursday as he had his hair cut short after 22,223 pen farm north of this community. he will get a refund on the trucking nies were collected. He agreed to cut one centimetre of hair for every $10 raised for the mission He will haul about 6,000 tonnes of costs borne to haul the beets to the fund. Students help start the cut which was finished by Darlene Doenz. beets from the stinking mass of rot piling ground during harvest. ting beets in the receiving station to a The beets are being spread thinly piece of land used to produce some of across about 40 acres of land which those beets in 1998. will also protect the soil from wind The work helps out Rogers Sugar erosion. which is in the process of discarding He will leave the beets alone for a rotting beets from piles here, north of time to allow them to dry out. Then he Coaldale, and at the factory piling plans to cultivate the field to further grounds at Taber. mix the beets with the soil, and then Zeinstra said he made an offer to disc the land and then to plough it. ' Rogers Sugar a week ago, and the A different crop will be planted on company called a few days ago. the field this spring. Farmers plant Zeinstra will benefit frorn the proj sugar beets on the same piece of land ect. only once every four years to control Not only will his soil gain valuable pests and plant diseases. ^^^^^^^™ wea«"T-J_B__P_WM«I. MM »»» mmm *L_W^_E__TC_ Couple serves up home-style cooking By RIC SWIHART But as Crystal's health improved, the Lethbridge Herald Websdales decided it was time to put Anybody who leaves the Top of the their lives back together. Grandstand Restaurant hungry during Since Linda had cooked commercially Ag-Expo can only blame himself. for 22 years, and Sid had gained lots of Linda and Sid Websdale make sure of experience running his own business, that. they decided to join strengths and The Websdales run Country Kitchen launch Country Kitchen Catering. Catering, and they have built their busi They looked around for a commercial ness on the back of home-style cooking. kitchen to rent, without success. Then They have a lease to run all catering and one day, theywere asked to cater the food services in the Whoop-Up Grand Christmas party for the exhibition asso stand at the Lethbridge Exhibition ciation, and liked what they found in the Grounds, and that includes plans to grandstand accommodations. The asso feed up to 3,000 visitors to Ag-Expo ciation liked the Websdales, and the rest which runs through Saturday. is history. A daily smorgasbord is the feature of . "We are proud to be part of Ag-Expo the day. The menu for the smorg will and to serve the agriculture industry," change daily, although roast beef will be she said. featured at least two of the final three "We both have an agricultural back days. ground, and we still live on a farm." In addition, they have a regular menu During Ag-Expo, the restaurant will be with burgers, prime rib and rib-eye open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. steaks. The smorg costs $8.50 plus GST The Websdales have five full-time for adults and $6.50 for children. employees, and in 1998, to help with the It has been a quick rise in the world of multitude of functions they catered, catering for the couple who lost their they employed 71 people. jobs and business a few years ago when Linda said the opportunity to develop their daughter Crystal was nearly killed a catering business in Lethbridge fit by a drunk driver while cycling with a their plans, but providing a business friend along a paved road in the Picture workplace job opportunity for Crystal Butte area. Crystal spent months in hos remains the mandate for the company. pital, mostly as an outpatient in Calgary, Crystal still is affected by the severe and Linda and Sid simply moved lock, brain damage, but is an important part HERALD PHOTO BY RIC SWIHART stock and barrel for weeks at a time to of the family team when it comes to FILL 'ER UP: Linda and Sid Websdale are first in line for a sample of their smorgasbord be with Crystal. catering meals. at Ag-Expo which features a changing menu each day and a multitude of salads.

By Kathy Bly Sunny South News

He may have reached retirement age and retired as town foreman for Picture Butte but Joe Tokai has no plans for slowing down. Retiring after Tokai was honoured recently by the town on the occasion of his 65th birth day and his retirement, after 22 years, over 15 years from working for the municipality. He The Sunny South News' said he already has plans to work at Georgina Stewart is retiring contract jobs and doesn't plan on stop early. After selling advertise ping to enjoy any time off except for the ments for the newspaper since occasional camping trip. 1984, she worked her last shift He became his career with the town on Friday. Jan. 17,1977 and worked for 17 years before taking over the duties as town foreman for the past five years. Over the years he has worked with several different town councils and even administrative staff and hasn't a bad word to say about any of them. "They gave me an opportunity to do what I enjoy every day." Assistant town administrator Diane Penner, who has worked with him for 11 years, said Tokai has always taken a lot of pride in his work and has gone over and above the call of duty many times. Extra hours to answer complaints or check the watering at the town's parks were never a problem for him. "He's a very dedicated person. He'd give you the shirt off his back if he had to." A keen interest in recreation, particu larly baseball and hockey, made it a nat ural move for Tokai to make the upkeep of the town's parks and recreation facili ties a top priority. He even found time in his schedule to maintain the Picture Butte High School ball diamond, making it the envy of the high school league. Getting to know the residents of the community and providing a service for NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY them as a town employee has been very MEMORY LANE: Joe Tokai and his wife Shirley look over a copy of his original town application. It was rewarding for him. He said cleaning presented to him on his retirement after 22 years on the job. sewers is obviously his least favorite part of the job but he didn't mind help ing the town look as nice as possible His interests also include hockey. He ing out people. and admits it will be hard not to be is currently president of the Oldtimers* This is a Special Thank You to so Meeting new people was always a involved in the maintenance of the Hockey, the program he started in the many—The party for my 80th plus of the job and Tokai said he also town's parks and ball diamonds. town 18 years ago. Birthday was wonderful, & the weather was great. Good friends & liked the fact no two days were ever the An avid ball player himself, Tokai He still plays hockey and has no Loving relatives were many. same. He liked that his job changed believed the condition of the diamonds plans of slowing down. Thanks to my two daughters; each day. affected the calibre of play. He also chairs the fund-raising com Paulette, and Jewel & their families If he had to pick a highlight of his 22 "If you don't have good diamonds, mittee for the North County Recreation and friends for planning this special Complex, a group which has raised occasion. Thank You for the floral years on the job without a doubt it was you don't get good ball players. We arrangements, triPutes, Poth written Picture Butte's hosting of the 25th have a lot of good ball players in more than $20,000 in the past six years & spoken plus for the many phone anniversary of the Southern Alberta Picture Butte." for upgrades to the facility. calls. My cards are all so Peautiful. Summer Games in 1994. As someone Tokai would know. He rightfully Tokai was born in Hill Spring but Thanks to those who took part in the who loves recreation he was delighted comes by the nickname Smokin' Joe. He made the move to Picture Butte with his program & to Perry; my Grandson the M.CYou were all fantastic! to be a part of the event and to help first began pitching fastball at the age of family when he was just a boy. He grew !YOU ARE ALL VERY SPECIAL TO ME! prepare the town's facilities for the 16 and went on to play for 41 years. up in the community and married IThanks to All for making my Day! games. When two of his sons wanted to play Shirley 42 years ago. They raised a fam Lovingly, Fernande Speelman i As a working foreman, Tokai enjoyed ball and there wasn't a program for ily of seven children, four of whom still the physical demands of the job and the them in the town he started up the call the town home. opportunity he had to spend a lot of his minor baseball program that is still in He worked for Rainbow Farms, time outdoors. operation. Harry Watson Farm Supply and Butte '** y'TlT>_IWfflHf_Wt1[_l[l Wlflllf PP^aw°M^6______l-___8__ This enjoyment did wane a little in He coached for 10 years and then Feeds before taking on the job with the town. the winter months if he had to fix a moved up to fastball and pitched for a Another World team in the local bush league. J__HL * water line but for the most part he wel His future plans include driving IP ___rS ' _k comes to an end comed the flexibility and diversity of Eventually Picture Butte entered a team truck and helping his wife with their _• l__K______i Friday after his job. in the Major Men's Fastball League and business, Kountry Style Clothing. "I can 35 years He said he took a lot of pride in mak- he pitched for 15 years. keep busy." ___• ____r_i

T.F.T.D. There is nothing wrong in *mM T.F.T.D. Education is learning what you ~" having nothing to say., unless you didn't even know you didn't know. insist on saying it. Tragedy Tragedy strikes family for second time Continued from A1 Randy got his experience with heav_• y machinery while working with the County of Lethbridge building roads. "It was always about Shane and Robin. He couldn't kick He Went on to work seven years in the golf course con it," said Laurie. struction industry, which took him to Taiwan, the Philip While he was obviously hurting himself at the memory, pines, Egypt and finally South Africa. 1 he was always there to offer others support over the Although he took a year off in between and returned hits family phone. home to work on local construction projects, his love of "He was worried about us all the time over here and we building golf courses drew him back. were worried about him," said Sheila. "He had a heart of Randy's family said one of his biggest thrills was meet gold, just like his son." ing legendary golfer Gary Player himself. The South Africa job was to be his last before returning "He loved golfing himself. He wasn't really good at it, but home this September for a lengthy break. he tried," said Laurie. Randy's boss with the Gary Player Group called his once again Family members, including brother Rick, recalled a fun- mother with the terrible news Sunday afternoon. Randy, Raymond and the boss' son were driving togeth loving sibling who loved fishing and camping and playful er about 4 a.m. Sunday when Raymond pulled out to pass ly chasing his young nieces with threats of giving them a Crash claims father who another vehicle and hit the police van head-on. kiss. His sister Laurie said all nine of those involved in the He was a collector of antiques and unique items — collision were sent to hospital, although Randy was the some called it junk — and took up carving from his time in lost son in auto accident only fatality. the Philippines. Plans have not yet been made for memorial services as Randy also loved to teach others what he learned to do By CRAIG ALBRECHT the family is awaiting the release of his body. His memory and got almost a dozen friends from Lethbridge work Lethbridge Herald will live on in the work he did landscaping the yards of overseas. Randy Koshney had two big loves in his life. One was his family members. "He was someone who could say T love you' easy. He only son, Shane, and the other his work building golf "Everywhere we look around is Randy," said Sheila. "He's told me that every time I talked with him," said sister Lau courses in exotic locales. everywhere and we'll never forget him." rie. Devastated by the death of his son and a niece in a tragic car crash last October, Randy forced himself to return to his work overseas. Early Sunday in South Africa the 39-year-old was killed in a head-on colli sion with a van-full of police officers on their way to work. Raymond Beaudin, a fel low Lethbridge man and Randy's co-worker, was driving the vehicle. He was taken to hospital with leg injuries and is listed in sta ble condition. Randy's family is under standably crushed by the series of losses they've suf fered in a span of just Randy Koshney in 1991 slightly more than six months. In addition to the death of 16-year-old Shane Koshney and his 17-year-old cousin, Robin Harrington, the family lost another young friend, 18-year-old Robert Ablonczy, in yet another car crash last September. Randy came home for his son's funeral and returned to South Africa after a brief stay. He phoned home often and spoke with Lori Abel, his ex-wife and Shane's mother, the previous weekend. "He was having a hard time dealing with our son's death. He knew he wanted to return (to Lethbridge) but he had to (continue work on the golf course) for Shane because he promised he would," said Lori on Monday, as family mem bers gathered at the home of Randy's sister Laurie Harring ton. Randy had earlier taken Shane with him to the Philip pines, where he was working on a golf course. Although his son dreamed of following in his father's footsteps, Shane declined to join Randy on this latest job. When Randy hesitated about going, his son convinced him to go, knowing how he loved his work. Randy's sister Sheila spoke with him a short while ago and he told her how the golf course in Secunda, South Africa was his best work yet and he was doing it in Shane's memory. EWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY SAFETY MESSAGE: Tony Pickard of the Picture Butte fire department talks about fire safety with Grade 4 students at St. Catherine's School as part of his tour of local schools. 5. Jamboree Days Civic Reception - Administration has confirmed the use of the St. Catherine's school gym and kitchen and the catering for the reception will again be done by Jean Ann Drake and Velda Passmore. Councillor Ruaben questioned whether these two ladies should have a business license to do this catering. Administration reported that this is the only thing they cater and they just receive an honorarium forjheir work.

"In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all, and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible, except with time. You cannot now believe that you will ever feel better. But this is not true. You are sure to be happy again. Knowing this, truly believing it, will make you less miser able now. I have had enough experience to make this statement." —Abraham Lincoln "1 Tribute marks Great One's last game Hockey greats, stars, friends and family bid Gretzky a fond farewell NEW YORK (CP) — Flashing a wan smile, a weary Messier and Paul Coffey at ice level. Former Pen Wayne Gretzky glided out of the game he revolu guins star Mario Lemieux was also there; Gretzky tionized Sunday. later said Lemieux had fibbed when they spoke ear Gretzky took his final bow on Broadway, sur lier, saying he couldn't make the game. rounded by stars, starlets and a slow-footed New And The Great One said the magnitude of the York Ranger supporting cast, far from Brantford, moment really sunk in when coach lohn Muckler Ont., where he spent endless hours learning the called a timeout in the final minute. game as a prodigiously talented tot. "That's when I got kind of emotional and that's •I wish I could play a lot longer, I wish it could when it really hit me that I was done," he said. "I keep going," a wistful Gretzky said after the game, looked up and I said 'My goodness, I've got 30 sec which the Pittsburgh Penguins won 2-1 in overtime. onds to go.' That's when it hit me." "The reality is I'm probably smarter than I was 20 But Gretzky said there were no regrets. years ago, but I know I'm not as good as I was 20 "This is not a passing on, it's a moving on." years ago or even 10 years ago." And he noted that Jaromir lagr, the most prolific Gretzky set up the Rangers' lone goal, collecting scorer in the game today, had scored the winning assist No. 1,963 and point No. 2,857 in his 20-year goal. It seemed fitting, he said, on a day when peo National Hockey League career. ple had talked about passing the torch. It was, in truth, a dull game, lifted above the "He caught it. That's what I told him after the mundane only by the pre- and post-game festivi THE FINAL FAREWELL: Wayne Gretzky waves to reporters game 'You caught it,"' a composed Gretzky said. ties. Then there were plenty of tears, especially in after finishing his last news conference as an NHL player The Great One will spend the first day of the rest the stands where Gretzky's wife fanet and three kids Sunday. of his life in a bowling alley, searching for strikes watched. Garden was rife with melancholia. with his Ranger teammates. The 38-year-old star centre had billed his final Even Gretzky got sad, admitting he was emotional curtain call as a celebration. But Madison Square when he saw such former teammates as Mark

HERALD PHOTO BY GARRY ALLISON SERVING HIS PEERS: Rev. Larry Hankinson is helping his fellow soldiers. NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY WARM WISHES: Monica Boyer, volunteer coordinator at the Picture Butte Health Centre, presents Flossie Erno with a collectable coin as a gift of thanks from the CHR. The coins' Mitchell Graham, Jayne Rutledge and Todd Mostowy look over Indonesian currency, trinkets and post cards)t received by the Grade 4 class through a unique traveling pet program. were presented to 1,550 volunteers across the region for Volunteer Week.

Crazy hat day The 20 "Angels of Mercy," as Oral Boychuk calls them recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of their gradu ation from the Gait Hospital School of Nursing

NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY ALL DECKED OUT: Students at Dorothy Dalgliesh School in Picture Butte get into the spirit of the Easter and decorate their hats up for a special hat day. Creative trio Gavin Nummi, left, Jason Sparks and Ashley Sparks all credited their moms for their creations. Speaker appointed to security committee By RON DEVITT Lois Swailes Lethbridge Herald __WK_ Lois Grigg (Swailes) (Picture Butte) — Former Lethbridge Reform Grigg's talents range from this to that; she MP Ray Speaker couldn't stay can do anything at the drop of a hat. Her out of the public eye for long. glossy hair and big brown eyes enable her to Prime Minister lean Chretien hypnotize (Ed). this week announced Speaker's appointment to the Security Intelligence Review Committee, Pearl Wilson Hurd (Picture Butte) the body that oversees Canada's — Pearl is tiny, quick and cute. She spy service. came to us from Picture Butte. Nurse for a living? That's absurd; already Speaker's appointment, and she's changed her name to Hurd. that of former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna, brings SIRC up to its full strength of RAY SPEAKER five members for the first time in 18 months. On Wednesday, Speaker visited Governor General Romeo LaBlanc's home where he was officially made a member of the Privy Council of Canada, an honour HERALD PHOTO BY ROB OLSON reserved for Members of Parliament and special appoint ALL ABOARD: Handi-Bus driver Calvin Koch ments requiring confidentiality. helps Clarence Jensen into the bus at St. "I'm very humbled in accepting this appointment," said Michael's Health Centre. Speaker from his Enchant home. "It's a great honour to be taken into the Privy Council; very few people are." 1 Picture Butte High School selects its students of the month for February The Grade 12 student of the month for February is very active in school and community activities. She has vol unteered as a canvasser for the Red Cross, Kidney Foundation and the Alberta Lung Association. She has been a member of both the high school volleyball and basketball teams since Grade 10. This year she is the secretary of the Senior High Students' Council, does the school announcements each morn ing and is a member of the grad com mittee. She has been on the honour roll every year since Grade 7 and has achieved her Grade 8 certificate in piano from the Royal Conservatory of LOA BARENDREGT Music in Toronto. HEATHER RUSSELL PETER TRAN ... Grade 12 Her future plans include attending ...Grade 10 ...Grade 11 the University of Lethbridge in pre- basketball and was a scorekeeper for pharmacy for two years before trans currently registered in a high school The Grade 10 student of the month ferring to the University of Alberta to leadership workshop. He has been a is very active in the community and volleyball. Future plans include going finish pharmacy. The Grade 12 student member of the PBHS badminton team church volunteer activities. She has to university and majoring in account of the month is LoaBarejidregt, and he has received the award for the been a youth leader in her church, has ing- daughter of ShanamTTlon highest average in grades 8, 9 and 10. received the LDS Young Women's The Grade 10 student of the month Barendregt. After graduation from high school he Recognition Award and has attended for February is Heather Russell, yearly youth conferences. Tn school she The Grade 11 student of the month plans to go to university to study the daughter of Shauna and Graeme has been actively involved in junior is active in school sports and his aca Sciences. The Grade 11 student of the Russell. Each student is awarded a free high volleyball and basketball. demics. He has been a member of the month is PeterJTjran, son of Betty and Subway sandwjch and their name is school council in junior high and is Mike TrafTT This year she played high school on a plaque in the local Subway store. Georgina Stewart retires from The Sunny South News Health concerns force longtime salesperson to call it quits early By Corey Charron Sunny South News Artistic talent Old salesmen do not retire, they just go out of blooms late commission. Picture Butte's Yolande Ethier After 15 years on the job, Sunny South News advertis is active in her retirement ing representative Georgina years in a wide variety of arts Stewart logged her final day and crafts. on the job last Friday. She had planned to put a few more years in, but health concerns altered her plans. For over a year, she Key events in the case worked while coping with REGINA (CP) — A chronology of nagging health problems, but events in Colin Thatcher's murder then she was given some case: unexpected news. Last lanuary 1983: loAnn Wilson, Wednesday, her doctor told Thatcher's ex-wife, killed in garage of her she would have to retire her Regina home. a little early. May 1984: Thatcher arrested and Still in a little shock over charged with murder. the news, Stewart plans to November 1984: Thatcher convicted keep busy during the sum of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. mer and then sort her future May 1987: Supreme Court of Canada out come the fall. turns down his bid for a new trial. "It all happened so November 1989: Thatcher asks jus quick," she says. "I really tice minister Doug Lewis to review his hav;en't had much time to case. give it much thought. I will April 1994: Justice minister Allan have lots to do in my yard Rock turns down Thatcher's request for this summer but after that review. I'm not quite sure yet." October 1996: Thatcher loses bid to NEWS PHOTO BY COREY CHARRON have Federal Court overturn Rock's Stewart began working at decision and reopen his case. the newspaper as the secre RETIRING: Georgina sorts her papers as she prepares for one last day of sales at The Sunny South News. After tary in the Coaldale office in more than 15 years of service, Friday was her last day on the job. 1984. ~— March West will bring historyto life Stars are born: cast gets peek at RCMP film The rest of us can see locally-filmed March West on TV this Sunday By CRAIG ALBRECHT Throughout the advance showing the audi Lethbridge Herald ence could be heard whispering, 'hey, there's Jay Wiebe could be seen scribbling frantically so-and-so. There he is!' * on the back of a business card as the lights came Among those straining for a glimpse of " up following his debut on the small screen. themselves were cousins Frank and Doug Kast He hotly denied it was a request from his first- of Grassy Lake. The two ranchers, who played ever autograph seeker. the role of bedraggled mounties, did see "I don't think so," said Staff Sgt. Wiebe, a themselves on the projection screen for a few mountie of 32 years. "I don't think I'll be giving seconds. up my regular job." "Even if that's the only one, it looks like a The Lethbridge RCMP officer was among more pretty good production," said Frank. than 200 actors, extras, film folks and dignitaries Taking part in a television shoot was an eye- who took in selected scenes from The Great opening experience for all three men. March, a two-hour documentary to be shown Frank was amazed at how many takes were Sunday on the History Channel. required to get one good shot. Sometimes rep The TV special follows the North-West Mount HERALD PHOTO BY ROB OLSON etition was necessary, as 50 riders in costume ed Police trek westward in 1874 to the whiskey WESTWARD HO: St. Paul RCMP superintendent and March West had to make themselves look like 275 NWMP trading post of Fort Whoop-Up. chairman Gus Slomba, left, and retired Spruce Grove RCMP assistant Doug was thankful he didn't have to sit for Large portions of it were filmed near Grassy commissioner and co-chairman Gordon Greig were in town for the pri hours on end in a makeup trailer like some Lake, Fort Whoop-Up in Lethbridge and Writing- vate preview of the Great March West. Hollywood stars. on-Stone Provincial park, with locals getting a "They just threw dirt at you and told you not eille, was able to pick himself out in three scenes in to shave or bathe," he said. chance at their 15 minutes of fame as actors and the 20-minute preview. extras. "My back was my best side," he joked. "From a Wiebe, who played chief Metis scout Pierre Lev- distance I didn't look too bad."

RCMP film cast gets sneak peek documentary after it airs on television. Continued from A1 The Great March, which producer While their only reward was free Hoda Elatawi described as a story of grub and good company, the cousins "struggle, adventure, victory and said they'd consider another acting pride," will be shown on The History role if it came their way. Channel (Cable 45) next Sunday at 9 Wiebe, who couldn't even boast of a p.m. starring role in a school play, appar The release of the television special ently wasn't bitten as hard by the act coincides with the RCMP's 125th ing bug. anniversary celebrations. "I think once is enough for me. I was The Lethbridge Herald, in conjunc just hoping I didn't break the camera," tion with the Remington-Alberta Car he said. riage Centre, will be part of the final Those helping out with the movie leg of the march from Medicine Hat to did get one other form of payment: Fort Macleod between lune 20 and they'll be sent a video of the entire July 3.

HERALD PHOTO BY DAVID ROSSITER HELP IS ON THE WAY: Bryan Jones checks the state of his sinking side walks and driveway in front of his home at 121 Uplands Blvd.

.«r»s. NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY FINAL TOUCHES: Butte Players Jolene Rudelich, left, and Ruth Pelletier work on a scene in the upcoming production of Paper Wheat. NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY The show, which runs Thursday through Saturday this week, will be the second for the community theatre company in Picture Butte. VALEDICTORIAN: Andrea Caruso delivers her address at the St. Paper Wheat opens Thursday Catherine's School Grade 9 farewell banquet. Often funny, always room nightly at 7 p.m.. farmer co-operatives Jolene Rudelich, Ruth entertaining and even Tickets for Friday's show which developed early Pelletier, Jeremy Light, thought provoking, are already sold out and iq this century. The pro Father Dan Stevenot, Paper Wheat will be the only a few seats remain duction features several Jeanne Bianchini, John newest presentation by for opening and closing strong musical numbers, Bly, Delin Watmough the newly formed Butte night. A matinee show laced with a generous and Trish Veltman. The Players when it opens may be added Saturday amount of humour in show is under the direc Thursday. if all three shows sell out addition to some serious tion of Neil Boyden and The Picture Butte before opening night. moments when the audi produced by Bryan community theatre com The play highlights ence will feel the frustra Rudelich with music by pany will present the the formation of the tions and hardships Leonard Haney on fiddle play Thursday through Saskatchewan Wheat faced by the early immi and Kathy Bly on piano. Saturday at Picture Butte Pool and the whole grants to the prairies. For tickets contact High School's drama movement toward Cast members include Boyden at 732-4404.

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NEWS PHOTOS BY KATHY BL1 SENIOR SALUTE: Leona Irwin, left, and Dorothy Gibb greet parade goers Saturday in Barons at the annual Sports Day.

NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY Priest to lead SWEET REVENGE: Elizabeth, as played by Ruth Pelletier, reacts to a song by William, as played by Jeremy Light and his porch buddies, Vasil, left, played by Delin Watmough and Sean, played by Father Dan Stevenot during a sold out performance of Paper Wheat in Picture Butte Saturday. a new flock Picture Butte's St. Catherine's Father Dan Stevenot is being transferred to Drumheller. He completes his duties in south ern Alberta this week. Picture Butte group reaches 50th Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary #204 celebrates milestone birthday

By Kathy Bly to help people remem Sunny South News ber Canada was once at war. At the heart of With a purpose both of these organiza , rooted in service and tions is a desire to keep remembrance, the alive the remembrance Royal Canadian of those who fought Legion Ladies for freedom. Ladies mark Auxiliary #204 has Branch said she been in existence for hopes the younger 50th birthday more than 50 years. generation will catch The Royal Canadian Legion An active service the vision of the two Ladies Auxiliary #204 in Picture organization since organizations and help Butte celebrates 50 years of 1949, the auxiliary cele to keep the remem service to the community with brated its golden brance alive by joining a birthday party. achievement with a the legion and the aux special dinner and iliary. dance Saturday In addition to com ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION #204 evening in Picture munity support the Butte. On hand to help LADIES AUXILIARY auxiliary also offers an 50TH ANNIVERSARY with the birthday cele annual bursary to local bration were local dig students. The $500 SAT. APRIL 17TH, 1999 nitaries and represen awards are presented PICTURE BUTTE ELKS HALL tatives of various to students in Alberta No host bar - Cocktails 6:00 P.M. legions in the area. and the N.W.T. who Local auxiliary pres are entering their first Dinner 6:30 P.M. Dance 9 -1 ident Ardis Branch term of university, said the group was school of technology, $15.00 each No.11( formed three years arts, nursing or any after the formation of recognized college. Picture Butte's Royal These awards are Canadian Legion intended to assist Branch #204. There are descendants of ex-serv currently 31 members ice personnel as well as on the books and an children of current active core of about 10. serving personnel and The purpose of the RCMP members. auxiliary is to support Application forms and assist the local are available at Picture legion branch with Butte High School or service to the commu from any other high nity. school in the region. NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY Over the years the The objectives of the ladies have helped auxiliary are to bring OFFICIAL MARCH: Piper, Alistair Gilchrist leads the head table into Saturday's 50th birthday with the annual poppy about the unity of all celebration for the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary #204. A special evening marked fund drive and the who have served, to the milestone achievement for the service organization. Officers share Remembrance Day extend the spirit of have helped deliver 1972 and Alvena and remembered those wreath sales. Years ago comradeship and meals since 1976. Housenga from 1983- who started the auxil in World games the group also can mutual help and to The first meeting of 1987. iary and held the char Picture Butte RCMP Const. vassed for the polio pass on to their fami the auxiliary was held At Saturday's cele ter. She said those who Kelly Ross is part of the fund. lies and descendants on Jan. 18,1949 in the bration a number of started the organiza Alberta Rattlers, a hockey Branch said all of the tradition for which Elks Hall. Through the members were present tion helped it become team competing in the World the funds raised they stand. years the group would ed with special awards an vital part of the Police and Fire Games set for through the poppy and The auxiliary also meet in the village hall, of merit or recognition community. wreath sales go back the U.S. in 2001. strives to perpetuate the old United Church for their service to the "Ladies I commend into the community. the memory and deeds building and the new auxiliary. you for all the work The auxiliary recently of the fallen and those community centre. Those honoured your small group donated $1,500 to the who die in the future. Finally this year the included Stephanie accomplishes." Picture Butte ambu It seeks to promote organization made a Charlesworth, Janet Mayor Elton lance fund. and care for memorials complete circle and Dickout, Jean Anne Anderson said there is to their valour and sac Over the years a returned to meeting in Drake, Irene Nordean, not doubt as to why rifice, to provide suit number of the mem the Elks Hall. Alvena Housenga, Kay the auxiliary has exist able burial, if required, bers joined the auxil The group originally Jensen, May Lewis, ed for 50 years. All of to keep an annual iary because their hus functioned as the Hazel Fletcher and the members are com memorial day and to bands were veterans. Lethbridge Northern Wilma Green. mitted to the commu preserve the records Branch said this was Ladies Auxiliary but A special award, of nity and service on and memories in per the reason she joined changed to the current a life membership, was several other organiza petuity. the group and has name in 1966. Over the presented to Terry tion to the benefit of served since 1997 as Auxiliaries across years a number of local Finley who has been Picture Butte. the group's president. the country continue to ladies have served as an auxiliary member Legion #204 presi She is concerned support a number of president of the organ for 25 years, serving 20 dent Peggy Dunn about the future of youth programs and ization. years as secretary- expressed appreciation both the legion and the locally the Picture The first was treasurer for the group. on behalf of the local auxiliary. Branch said Butte group has been a Thelma Brown and the District Commander legion and thanked the as the years go by longtime supporter of longest serving presi Erna Greenley offered membership for all of there are fewer and the Meals on Wheels dents were Christine her congratulations on the support through fewer veterans around program. Volunteers Aitken from 1968 to behalf of the district the last 50 years. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN CHARTER MEMBERS LEGION LADIES AUXILIARY #204

The first meeting was held January 18th, 1949 in the Elks' Hall. At that * *Thelma Brown * * Margaret Ness time we were called Lethbridge Northern Ladies Auxiliary to the **Alice Parker **Sarah Sarka Canadian Legion British Empire Service League. **Coral Thomas **Verona Stachofski The meeting was opened with Mrs. Smith, President of the Lethbridge **Darlene White Thelma French Branch calling the meeting to order for the election of officers. Mrs. Fernande' Quinnell t Maud Towers of Camrose, Provincial President and organizer of Alberta **deceased Command also attended to explain the by-laws and work of the Auxiliary. Meetings were held every other month to begin with. PAST PRESIDENTS The first Christmas we held a party for 43 children of the Legion and Auxiliary members. Interesting to note that 75 cents was spent for each **1949 Thelma Brown gift. 1950 Ruth Munro **deceased In 1951 we sent a parcel to Jimmy Ostrup in Korea. **1951-1952 Rita Wood Also in 1951 we purchased twelve berets - cost $1.60 each. How times 1953 Mary Briggs have changed. **1954 Clara Johnson In 1951 we held our Armistice Dance in Iron Springs with Renners **1955 Elsie Rae orchestra. Ladies supplied sandwiches, cake and coffee or pop. Cost 25 1956 Kay Jensen cents. **1957-1958 Sylvia McKay We canvassed many years for the Polio Fund. 1959-1960 Kay Jensen In 1952 several meetings were held in the Village Hall. In 1953 the 1961 Mary Briggs Legion moved in an old school building for a hall. „*We did not have the 1962-1963 Jollie Foster money or manpower to fix it up properly so it was sold in 1956. With no 1964 Wilma Green hall for meetings the ladies held many meetings in their homes. 1965 Vera Bosnak Leah Ully and Christine Aitken volunteered their homes for many of 1966-1967 Stephanie Charlesworth these meetings and always served a delicious lunch. Our attendance at * * 1968-1969-1970-1971 -1972 Christine Aitken this time was very low. 1973-1974-1975-1976 Beatrice Finley In 1966 our name was changed from Lethbridge Northern to Picture 1977-1978 Janet Dickout Butte Legion Ladies Auxiliary. 1979-1980-1981 -1982 Irene Nordean September 4th, 1975 we started holding our meetings in the basement of 1983-1984-1985-1986-1987 Alvena Housenga the Old United Church, which was then called the Picture Butte Rec 1988-1989-1990-1991 Hazel Fletcher Centre. 1992 Janet Dickout In 1993 we moved to the new Community\Seniors Centre and held our 1993-1994-1995-1996 Stephanie Charlesworth meetings there until Jan. of this year. We are now back at the Elks Hall 1997-1998-1999 Ardis Branch going a complete circle in 50 years. We started delivering Meals-on-Wheels in 1976 and are still doing this MEMORIAL about one week out of every five or six. Bursary awards have been given to our local High School since 1977. In memory of our comrades who have gone to their Eternal Reward. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. LIFE MEMBERS Age shall not weary them, or the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning Beatrice Finley We will remember them. Leah Ully** Rita Wood** Deceased** WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

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sWappy 40th Birthday Carlina HERALD PHOTO BY ROB OLSON SHARING THEIR GRIEF: Dale Lang, left, and son Jeff address the media Thursday in Taber about the death of 17- year-old Jason Lang, inset, their son and brother. Caruso

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Happy 80 th Birthday begins to set in Ruby Gordon! Community searches for answers in wake of shooting By CRAIG ALBRECHT enter a plea at that time and the matter was He declined tospeak to a likely motive or Lethbridge Herald adjourned until May 6. the possibility it was a copycat shooting TABER — His faith gave him the strength Police have released few details about the sparked by the media exposure given the to face a crush of media, but the father of a incident but did confirm Thursday a semi massacre in Littleton, Colo. teen shot dead in school Wednesday still automatic .22-calibre rifle was found at the Some students said earlier the suspect struggles to make sense of it all. scene. was wearing a blue trenchcoat, which "We grieve for our son, for this communi brought to mind the Trenchcoat Mafia ty and for the sad state of a 14-year-old boy mentioned in Littleton. Police said Thursday, however, the sus A tea in her honor who could come to such a place as ran "May God have will be held on domly taking another person's life for no pect was actually wearing a blue, three- Saturday, July 3 from 2-4 p.m at reason," said Dale Lang, an Anglican minis quarter length parka-style jacket. St. Augustine's Church Hall, Lethbridge. mercy on this broken Johnston once again pointed out police ter, and father of 17-year-old lason. "May No gifts please. God have mercy on this broken society and will not divulge anything which might be all the hurting people." society and all the considered evidence and could possibly lason and another Grade 11 student were prejudice any court proceedings ahead. gunned down in the hallway of W.R. Myers hurting people." Crown prosecutors also warned police to High School once classes had resumed Dale Lang be careful not to provide any information after lunch. which might tend to identify the two A 14-year-old boy was immediately taken unnamed teens. into custody by the school resource officer RCMP Cpl. lamie lohnston would not say Police said they do have footage from a and has been charged with first degree whether the gun had been sawed off as security camera positioned in the hallway murder and attempted murder. some students had earlier indicated. Nor near where the shooting took place. The other teen, also 17, can't be identi would he say to whom the gun belonged, Dale Lang, accompanied at the press fied under provisions of the Young Offend and pointed out existing laws don't require conference by son Jeff, spoke of Jason as a ers Act. He underwent surgery for a gun that particular firearm to be registered. young man who loved life, a variety of shot wound in Lethbridge Regional Hospi Police said four shots were fired by the sports and spending time with both friends tal and was listed in fair to serious condi gunman, but wouldn't specify how many and little children, especially his seven- tion late Thursday. wounds the two teens suffered. Although year-old sister. The accused appeared briefly in Leth there was rumours of a third victim, John bridge youth court Thursday. He did not ston said he had no knowledge of that. , New pastor for 'Butte The town's Evangelical Free Church welcomes a new spiri tual leader for the Picture Butte and area congregation. RODNEY DANGERFIELD A few great lines Comedian Rodney Dangerfield has won a lot of comedic respect by getting "no respect." Among his lines: • "I'm a bad lover. You know, I caught a peeping Tom PHOTO COURTESY THE OTTAWA CITIZEN booing me?" PAINFUL MEMORIES: Ron Henry, left, and Garrett Holstine say the boy accused of shooting one W.R. Myers student to death and critically • "I told my wife a man is like good wine; he gets bet injuring another was often the butt of jokes and insults from fellow students. ter with age. So she locked me in the cellar." • "When I was a kid, I had nothin'. I was poor, really poor. I was so poor my rich aunt died. In the will, I owed her $20!" • Dangerfield says he was an ugly kid. "I got lost on Shooting suspect was the beach. I asked a cop if he could find my parents. He said, T don't know. There's lots of places for them to hide.'" • "I looked up my family tree and found I was a sap." • "My fan club broke up — the guy died." a victim, say classmates • "It's not easy being me. I bought some rat poison. The girl said, 'Should I wrap it or are you gonna eat it here.'" . Accused was often harrassed and made fun of, say Myers students You know you're a loser when — Pitching his voice high and affecting another 17-year-old male was injured this boy it was constant and unrelent , • Dial-a-Prayer hangs up on you. the mannerism of a teenaged girl, 15- in the shooting at W.R. Myers School. ing. You get a paper cut from a get-well card. year-old Ron Henry sums up the The 14-year-old, who cannot be Teachers, adds Henry, did every You're turned down by Cheese-of-the-Month school experience of the 14-year-old named under the Young Offenders thing they could to help. But that only Club. young offender charged in Wednes Act, is charged with first-degree mur made the verbal and physical attacks You dial a phone sex service, and the woman says, "Not tonight, dear. I have a headache." day's double shooting at der and attempted mur more severe. W.R. Myers High School der. The name of the You retire and they don't give you a watch — they The boy was never hospitalized, but just tell you what time it is. ^^^^^^^^^ in Taber. surviving shooting vic sometimes he was bruised. And both " 'Ooh... you're so tim is also protected Holstine and Henry agree, emotional ugly,'" he says. "Or, under that legislation. blows are more terrible than swinging 'Don't touch me I don't "This wasn't an act of fists. want to get your dis senseless violence," Anger, says Holstine, is an under ease.' adds another classmate, standable first reaction to the crime. THE "And he's been going 14-year-old Garrett Hol "Then guilt. No, sorry for him. Who through this ever since stine. "There was sense. wouldn't snap?" Grade 6," adds Henry. He didn't do it just SCOTTISH Jason because... Garrett and Henry have known the The boy was certainly boy since Grade 6, but only started FIDDLE not diseased — unless "No one understood speaking to him this year. being intelligent, small, LOTHIAN him except for his only thin, unathletic and friends. People shouldn't Neither describe themselves as the ORCHESTRA unpopular is a medical Herald Staff be angry to him. Every boy's best friend. "I don't know if he had that con John Mason, MBE condition. one's been angry to him 'ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY!" Musical Director Many of his male classmates treated for nothing his whole life." cept," says Holstine. "I'd think for a him with disdain. Holstine and Henry, students of person like him every person (who Lethbridge, July 3rd, 1999 The boy accused of shooting a Taber W.R. Myers, are pretty blunt with their spoke to him) would be his best friend teen, apparently, was everybody's best criticism. The media, they say, also because he had so (few friends)." Sportsplex punching bag. A stroll through the contributed to the tragedy. And speaking as his friends the pair "A toe-tapping and emotional show" - Daily Record school hallways was an invitation for a "That's part of it," says Henry. "(The hope to clarify some misconceptions "This will have you dancing in the isles" - Sunday Post bodycheck into the lockers. The public shooting was) to give him the idea he making the rounds. "Scottish music enchants crowd" - Prince George Citizen streets of Taber weren't much better. could be somebody... all this media The shooting victims weren't delib "Great Scotts! - absolutely stunning" - Kamloops Daily News His social life was a seemingly endless attention. So he could be someone, erately targetted, says Holstine. Nor round of humiliation. you know? was the shooter wearing a trenchcoat. TICKETS ON SALE AT: "They'd try to pick fights with him "Not like everyone called him, a Rather he was wearing a 3/4 length The Ticket Centre and he'd just take it. They knew he nothing — a nobody." parka. wouldn't fight back." Everyone goes through a stage of But most importantly, he isn't a Jason Lang, 17, was killed and being picked on, say the pair. But for cold-hearted killer, say the pair. (403) 329-7328 PRESENTED BY: No plea from accused gunman; teen described as 'unpopular' By JOANNE HELMER The light-haired, slim suspect, stances, the age, maturity, character Lethbridge Herald with CP files dressed simply in black pants and a and background of the young person A pale, pimply-faced boy stood up long-sleeved, white shirt, unbuttoned and any previous offences, the avail in Lethbridge Provincial Court Thurs at the collar, sat silently as two ability of treatment or correctional day charged with first degree murder defence attorneys and two Crown resources, and any other relevant fac and attempted murder while using a prosecutors spoke to fudge Gerald tors in making the decision. firearm, after the death of one teenag DeBow about him. He wore gold, Dann also said he may ask for a er Wednesday and the injuring of a wire-rimmed glasses and, at times, medical or psychological assessment second. appeared to be surveying the court for the youth. The boy did not enter a plea. He will room with some curiosity. Three people who may be members remain in custody until his next Lethbridge lawyers Greg Maxwell of the boy's family appeared in court. appearance scheduled for May 6. and Tim lervis appeared on his behalf. An elderly couple and a younger man Seventeen-year-old lason Lang died Chief Crown prosecutor Robin were present. after being shot at W.R. Myers High Dann told the judge it's premature to Meanwhile Andrew Gervais, a for School in Taber. make application to transfer the youth mer classmate, said the accused A second teenager remains in fair to to adult court but issued formal appeared to have few friends. serious condition in Lethbridge notice he may do so in the future. Sec "I wasn't surprised to hear it was Regional Hospital as a result of the tion 16 of the Young Offenders Act him," said Gervais, 15. "I guess he was same incident. The Herald will not makes provision for youths 14 of age going to break down sooner or later, reveal the name of the injured victim and over to be tried in adult court on fight back, but people didn't know under a provision of the Young an indictable offence. how." Offender Act which bans publication The act says the judge should take of anything that might identify young into consideration the seriousness of offenders or their surviving victims. the alleged offence, the circum- Accused not violent, say acquaintances Colorado students responsible for Continued from AI killings at Columbine high school near "People had the wrong impression Denver. of him — he wanted more friends." "He was friendly, but he wasn't the Neighbour Thomas Gejdos said they most popular kid," said farvis, stand often saw the accused playing basket ing in the chilly air outside the high ball in his driveway. school Thursday morning. "Nobody "I was shocked and surprised to really had anything against him, he hear it was him," he said. "He's never was just sort of there. He just did his been a problem kid." own thing a lot of the time." Another neighbour, who requested Jarvis said the accused was an avid NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY anonymity, began crying as she television watcher — mostly hockey — described a "normal" kid from a good and computer buff, adding his friend TABLE TOP EXERCISE: Occupational therapist Maureen Jacobson assists Beryl Lowery with her family. left the junior high connected to W R. exercise while North County Health Foundation chairman Charmaine Sucher looks on. Shawn Mezei, 14, also said the Myers because he didn't like the teach accused — who came to Taber from ers or the school's curriculum.. Ontario after his mother's marriage to "He never seemed to me like the kid Community foundations his stepfather — was "one of those who would be influenced by TV or kids who was picked on. video games," said larvis. "He only "Nobody knew a lot about him, but ever made mention of the Colorado he was a really smart kid. He must incident once to me, other than that I assists health care centre have just flipped out. never heard anything about it from "He suffered a lot of verbal and him." physical abuse." He said there were guns in the Mezei said the accused had appar home, but the accused's father kept ently made threats against some kids them locked up. larvis said despite the last year about putting bombs at their shooting he plans to stand by his houses. friend. But lohn Loeppky, who was a Boy "He needs all the help he can get," Scout with the accused, said he never said larvis. heard him talk about seeking revenge Edith Jarvis said she had never had against his tormentors. any problems with the accused. "I've never heard him say that (he "He was always very nice and wanted to hurt people)," Loeppky polite," she said. "I know his mother said. Others described him as a polite and stepdad well and I know that they teenager from a loving family. were always very loving, concerned Carl Jarvis, who has known the sus and supportive parents. pect for four years, said his friend was "I think everybody is just really sur n't the most popular kid in town. prised. I don't think it was a copycat of But he also wasn't a brooding loner Colorado — sometimes people just obsessed with violence like the two break."

i(/while 72-year-old Bev Pc'rry won first place in the 66 and over category for the Viennese Waltz, quickstep, rumba and cha cha with Vladimir Chalkevitch. "She was the centre of attention," said Janna, of Perry. "She was almost the best lady in her age group in the com petition. She was really graceful on the floor. SOMEBODY, NOBODY, ANYBODY AND EVERY BODY Once there were four neighbors who lived side by side. Their names were Fred Somebody, Thomas Everybody, Pete Anybody and Joe Nobody. They were very odd people and it was difficult to understand them or the things they did. The way they lived was a shame and everyone knew it. For example, Somebody talked about his neighbor and Everybody was afraid to say anything because Somebody might find out. But Everybody knew that Anybody talked about Somebody too, so he was getting what he deserved. It wasn't a very pleasant neighborhood. There was the time Anybody's house caught on fire. Everybody thought Somebody had called the fire department. Somebody thought Everybody had done it, so it turned out that Nobody called the fire department and Any body suffered a terrible loss. All four belonged to the church. Everybody went fishing on Sunday. Anybody wanted to worship but was not very friendly and was sure that Somebody would not speak to him, so Nobody was the only one who : went. Nobody was the only decent one of the four. Nobody was very faithful. Nobody paid the Lord's tithe. Nobody sang in the choir. Nobody took up the offering. No matter what had to be done. Nobody did it. When they needed a schoolteacher, Everybody thought that NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY Anybody would teach but he wouldn't. Neither would Somebody, so guess who finally did it? That's right: FIRST IN LINE: First editions of "Dining with Dorothy in the Little Country Mouse Kitchen" were presented by the Dorothy Dalgliesh Nobody. Home and School to Aldo Bianchini, left, Neccia Oliver and Dorothy Dalgliesh, right, by president Diane Sparks. The cookbook will help raise funds for new playground equipment at the elementary school in Picture Butte.

ill >k sales helping to Scottish Fiddle Orchestra here July 3 Tickets are on sale for the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra's stop in Lethbridge July 3. raise funds for playground The orchestra, 80 members strong, will also perform concerts in Calgary and Red Deer on their North Amer ican tour. The band will be in Calgary luly 2 and Red Deer luly 4. The band performs just six times a season at home, but while in North America they will entertain audiences 10 times. In addition, the band is travelling what in Scotland are unheard of distances to perform. Besides a stage with dozens of musicians, the Scot tish Fiddle Orchestra comes complete with a conduc tor who is also an amazing storyteller. Celtic music is contagious and appeals to all ages. Public acceptance of the Celtic genre is evidenced by the popularity of the Scottish band and Riverdance. ** The band's organizers assure patrons they'll be laugh ing and dancing in the aisles. For ticket information call 329-SEAT(7328).

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tem and the employee called Kevin to But both children were plenty excit Lomond family hasn't find out if she was his wife. ed when they found out their mom decided what to do with Kevin called Shirley, who was teach had won a new home. In only minutes ing at Lomond School, and broke the Chris had run through the home and prize in Fairmont Park news to her. "I screamed and started discovered lots of cool hiding places. By DELON SHURTZ hugging people," she said. Shirley said she often buys lottery Lethbridge Herald The news was announced over the tickets but never wins. And she has If Shirley Petty was shocked to learn school's PA system and soon everyone purchased dream home tickets each she won the Kinsmen dream home, else, including students, was scream of the five years the club has offered her husband Kevin was dumbfound ing with her. the lotto. Although she quietly hopes ed. At first Shirley was in a state of she will win, she buys dream home "I didn't even know my wife bought denial. She rebuked Kevin for playing tickets because the money goes to The family of a ticket," he said Tuesday as the family a cruel joke. But after she rushed good causes. toured their new home in Fairmont home to check her answering Some 4,300 tickets were sold this GEORGIA FOOKS Park. machine, she knew he was on the year for the Kinsmen Dream Home Would like to congratulate her on The couple and their children, level. Lotto. Shirley's name was drawn from receiving the Emma, 9, and Chris, 7, moved from The couple, who own a duplex in a large barrel Monday but Kinsmen "Distinguished Service" room to room in the $240,000,2,400- Lomond and live in one side of it, Club officials were unable to immedi award from Brigham Young University aren't quite sure what they're going to square-foot home with mouths open ately locate the family. Alumni Association to be awarded at do with their new home. There aren't and eyes wide in awe and almost dis Richard Davidson, chairman of the BYU on October 7 & 8 belief. any strings attached to the prize; they Lethbridge Regional Hospital Founda at the Homecoming Extravaganza "It's too exciting," Shirley said. "It's can live in it, rent it or sell it. But even though Shirley and Kevin tion, has two reasons to celebrate the just too much." family's good fortune. Davidson said Even though Shirley bought the haven't made up their minds, yet, Chris and Emma know what they he's not only happy for the family, but ticket, Kevin was the first to find out he's especially pleased because the they won. Kevin, a systems analyst for want to do. Both children were im foundation receives $50,000 from the the Chinook Health Region, was work pressed with the home, but they didn't ing in the Crowsnest Pass when he let the fancy fixin's turn their heads. lotto for a new women's cancer proj Gsltc^ £tt^<^y received a call from an employee at "I don't think I want to move ect. The Kinsmen Club has already the Lethbridge Regional Hospital. because I'll miss my friends and my located a site for the millennium Shirley's name had been announced school," Emma said. "It won't be the dream home, also to be located in /M> over the hospital's public address sys same." Fairmont Park. .

behalf of all the people to whom you have given encouragement today. Failed in business — age 22 Ran for legislature and was defeated— age 23 LIL Again failed in business — age 24 BEBEK Elected to legislature — age 25 Sweetheart died — age 26 of Had a nervous breakdown — age 27 Defeated for Speaker — age 29 Shoes & Defeated for Congress — age 34 Luggage Elected to Congress — age 37 Defeated for Congress — age 39 Peer Associate Defeated for Senate — age 46 OfThe Defeated for Vice President — age 47 Month Defeated for Senate — age 49 Elected President of the United States — age 51. That man was Abraham Lincoln. 50th Wedding Anniversary CONGRATULATIONS Happy 50th Birthday Jeanette! to our parents FRANK & JOSIE MACHACEK on their 50th Wedding Anniversary

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l ne cmiureri uj Vernon and Doris Keller invite you to share in the I -""*«• - celebration of their • 60th Wedding Anniversary John and Wendy Vandenbroeke Here's to a first class mother and father who have gone 30 years without Come join us killing each other. _____! -K^v^*^ JF' Sunday September 5, 1999 So on Monday, we help them celebrate the years by washing it down with a •••-;•H• i• from 2 p.m. -4 p.m. couple of beers!. in the Party Room at Rio Vista Congratulations with love Kf vL- Estates #75 - 1st Avenue South, Chad and Kara Gary, Cherie, Kristy and Jessie I 1^%. Lethbridge, Alberta. No gifts please mm, I • ; •*—^ Happy 16th MY DADDY-0 l6 7-0 50th Wedding Anniversary Birthday

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With love alvvaus Prom ijour tamilij. HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY The family of ALBERTA 5TAUFFER CLARA CURRIE DORIS JENSEN Invite you to her * Family & friends are invited to call in 100th Birthday Celebration LOVE EVELYN & WAYNE to say "Hi" August 15 2-4:30 KEN & LINDA at Luigi's Steakhouse Elks Hall Warner & FAMILIES 1119 Mayor Magrath Dr. So. No gifts or cards please. on Sat., September 4,1999 2:00 - 4:30 p.m Your presence will be a great gift. Happy 85th Birthday Fa)/ Neher is Cecil Gordon 53 r 1 Happy 60th Anniversary 1 ELVIN (BUD) & CHAR todayilimt LOTTE PETERSON 1 'Ji WW September 24, 1999 ____ "¥•_ _P i * <*W : ____ ' • K__& * >flyl Love and Best Wishes from Selmer & Shirley, Darcy & Marlene ___k ____HP ^^W Grandchildren and great-grand Bf ^J__r____; & children: Jacquie, Brian and Kiera Hr" > • ^|___M_____ Stacy and Teresa, Martin, An open house in Cec's honor will H **' '*___F^^_Hi^mH Leah, Leeon, Brayden and Kaylee be held on Saturday, August 21 _M_____*B^_I PN___K> from 2-4 p.m. at Spencer, Jen and Mason. The Royal Canadian Legion i_l______L—. .—__ ^___^^B Mayor Magrath Drive, Lethbridge Love all your family No Gifts Please Engagement Announcement Sid and Linda Websdale are pleased to announce the engagement of their son NEIL JONATHON Happy 40th Anniversary to TRACEYLYNN VAN HIERDEN, daughter of Mike and Pat Degenstein and mother of Ryan, Rick and Brittany.

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Master of Ceremonies Mr. Terry O'Donnell O'Canada Eric Ballermann Grace Evangeline Leclair BANQUET Poem "Remember" by J. Courtney Jennifer Courtney Toast to Teachers Greg Dooper I James Praskach KOZELENKO Reply Mrs. Shannon Collier Stephen & Selena Kozelenko would Musical - Guitar "Arms of Love" Nick Beer like to announce th arrival of their daughter SIDNEY MARGARET Toast to Grads Mrs. Terry Moore BROOKE on October 12, 1999; Reply Michelle Nummi Proud Grand Parents are Myron & Judy Layton and Diane & Larry Musical Interlude Grade 12 Girls Chorus Kozelenko. Toast to Parents Loa Barendregt I Sara Foster Reply Shari Barendregt I Pat Foster Valedictorian A wards Palliser Regional School Division #26 Mr. Joe Watson Marion E. Court Mr. Reid Shuttleworth Closing Remarks Mr. Terry O'Donnell

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Trudeau was a special guest in honour of his 80th birthday, Monday evening. 1lut you never know what might be coming for you andmc .. yeah it's got to be! On a day Cike today, Happy birthday, Mr Trudeau: the whofe worCd couCd change. The sun's going to shine, shine through the rain. Former PM celebrates 80th On a day Cike toddy, no one compCains. OTTAWA (CP) — Pierre Trudeau cel The former prime minister and his ~H'e are free to be pure, ebrated his 80th birthday by reliving two sons were expected to be joined by free to be saved. old times Monday night, dropping by about 20 others on the hush-hush his former residence at 24 Sussex Drive invitation list. On a day Cike today, Chretien, who preceded Trudeau to you never want to sec the sun go down ... for a party with Prime Minister lean Ottawa in 1963, later served for more you ne^'er want to see the sun go down Chretien and wife Aline playing host. than 15 years in his cabinet — includ Only nobody was supposed to know. ing a stint as justice minister where he "We're not denying it but we're not played a key role in the federal-provin saying anything about it," said a feder cial deal to patriate the Constitution al official after word of the private and create the Charter of Rights in birthday bash leaked out. 1981. Mourning a son and brother Who's who of wrestling to attend Hart funeral CALGARY (CP) —Wrestler Owen Hart will be mourned today by an eclectic crowd — fans, wrestlers, politicians, musicians, hockey and football players — and, of course, the expansive Hart family, known as Canada's wrestling dynasty. Road Dogg, Gorilla Monsoon, Paul Bearer, Sgt. Slaughter, and Stone Cold Steve Austin are among the scores of wrestling stars expected at his funeral, along with Alberta Premier Ralph Klein and country music singer Colin Raye. Hart, 34, a.k.a. The Blue Blazer, plunged nine storeys onto a wrestling ring during a stunt last week in Kansas City, Mo. The hus band and father of two young chil dren was instantly killed. "He's going to be missed by so many people," Ross Hart said of his younger brother. "We didn't realize so many knew and loved Owen." The open-casket service will be invitation-only because the chapel PHOTO: JIM WELLS/CALGARY SUN seats 300 people. A SUDDEN LOSS: Former wrestling champ Bret (Th£ Hitman) Hart and father Stu look over family photos But interest in attending the Monday as they struggle to come to terms with the sudden death Sunday of their brother and son Owen in an funeral has spread throughout accident during a World Wrestling Federation show in Kansas City. Please see story on A3. North America and the Hart family has arranged for fans to gather outside to listen to the eulogy through a speaker system. At five foot 10 and 227 pounds, Hart started his professional wrestling career in 1989 with the World Wrestling Federation. He was a four-time tag-team champi Wrestler's family has on, two-time intercontinental champion and a European cham pion. Hart's father, Stu, was one of Canada's most influential wrestling questions about stunt icons. He started as a wrestler and later promoted the sport by pack ing small-town prairie arenas with Relatives have doubts whether "If they can establish Owen unhooked himself tough, spirited crowds. at least everybody is scot-free. Then nobody can Klein's father, Phil — a friend of truth is coming out about tragic point a finger at Vince or the officials for not Stu Hart — wrestled in small fall that killed Owen Hart doing a perfect job," Hart said. towns and bush camps on the local Owen Hart, 34, was the youngest son born B-circuit. The premier, who used to CALGARY (CP) — Owen Hart likely unhooked into Calgary's Hart wrestling dynasty. Stu trained watch his dad grapple in the ring, a harness by accident, causing the pro wrestler all of his eight sons to wrestle in the family base said he personally knows members to free fall to his death, police said Tuesday. ment, known as The Dungeon. Seven went pro. of the Hart clan. But family members remained skeptical about Three of Stu's four daughters married wrestlers. Several WWF stars poured out whether the truth around the failed stunt is In 1948, Stu started what eventually became their grief over the loss of their coming out. Stampede Wrestling, attracting rough crowds contender and friend by giving "It would be very convenient and Owen can't packed into ice rinks across Western Canada. brief personal tributes on the defend himself," Stu Hart said. He sometimes took his road show to Alberta's Internet at wwf.com. "I would say it would be 50-50 if they would be oil fields, where spectators paid $1 to watch wrestlers go at it in a ring plunked in a pit. "Owen was the leader of the little completely honest. They could be quite decep merry band of Canadians we called tive." "We had a pretty innocent show," said Ed Whalen, Stampede Wrestling's television 'The Canadian Mafia,'" says a dis The World Wrestling Federation star plunged traught Edge. nine storeys, head-first, to his death Sunday. He announcer for almost 30 years. was to be lowered from a catwalk into a ring in Some bouts drew 12,000 fans until 1988 when, "The thing I remember most front of 18,000 spectators in an arena in Kansas according to Whalen, the WWF lured the Stam about Owen Hart is the way he City, Mo. Police believe the wrestler's body har pede wrestling stars for big bucks. made me and anyone else laugh." ness was properly attached to a cable suspended Helen Hart didn't like to watch her sons in the "When I think about Owen's from the ceiling. The harness had a quick- ring. life," says a sobbing Jeff Jarrett, "I release device so that Hart could free himself "I never had much use for wrestling; it was a think about integrity because in from a cable, which was not severed. sham," she said. "Too much of it is hokum and this business it's cold, it's callous, "He was hooked up and ready to go," said Sgt. too little of it is actually wrestling." it's selfish, it's self-serving, it's Patrick Witcher of the Kansas City police. Rose Dyson, chairwoman of Canadians Con unrealistic, it's a fantasy world. "Somehow or another — whether his hand hit cerned About Violence in Entertainment, also "But Owen was real. He was a it, whether something on his cape, whether he thinks the so-called sport has become outra man's man." hit something else and it hit the release lever — geous. Police say they may never know but somehow or another, it popped that loose." "It's becoming more and more laced with vio what caused the wrestler's fatal The family isn't criticizing the police investiga lence and bullying," Dyson said. free-fall but believe it was an acci tion. Stu Hart suggested there's big pressure on "And it is symptomatic of the envelope being dent. the multimillion-dollar World Wrestling Federa pushed in popular culture as people — and tion to look squeaky clean. those who entertain themselves with these gen Federation officials refused to talk about the res for several decades now — become more and tragic fall but WWF owner Vince McMahon told more desensitized." Hart the wrestling star's harness was not hooked Stu Hart likened today's wrestling to "a bur up when he hit the mat. lesque show." Picture Butte auction raises over $45,000 for ambulance

By KATHY BLY "I figured we'd get a fair chunk of Sunny South News change but not that much," said Sheen. "The people of this community They had a reputation to uphold just amaze me in how they support and Saturday in Picture Butte, area residents came out in full force for a something like this." community auction to raise money for The Picture Butte Volunteer Fire a new ambulance. Department, with trained EMRs and In one day the community raised EMTs on the department, respond to more than $45,000 with the final tally emergency medical calls but without still to come as additional donations an ambulance are unable to transport are expected this week. Organizers patients and must wait for an ambu were not surprised at the generosity of lance to arrive from Lethbridge or the region's residents. In 1993 a similar Coaldale. auction to benefit the community Fire Chief Sam West said there is centre raised over $40,000 in one day. enough call volume to warrant having This time cash donations to the ambulance service in Picture Butte fund had already reached $13,000 and the auction's success will guaran before the first bid was even taken and tee residents will be able to call on the NEWS PHOTOS BY KATHY BLY that pot would grow to $18,000 by the service in the near future. end of the day. The auction itself FLIPPING TRIO: Ed Penner is joined by Jaylayne and Gary Cleghorn on pancake duty al the Lions The department has applied for a raised $27,000. Wild Rose Foundation grant and Club breakfast Saturday in support of the Picture Butte Ambulance Fund. Community groups also pitched in. There was a pancake breakfast, barbe should hear by early next week if it has cue lunch, concession and fishing been approved. derby with all the proceeds directed to The department has already raised Auction surpasses the fund. about $20,000 for the purchase of a Auction committee chairman used ambulance and will be working Richard Sheen said he was over to have the service up and running by high expectations whelmed by the show of support. fall.

Continued from Page I PICTURE BUTTE & DISTRICT Committee member Jon Stevens said he was pleas CHAMBER OF COMMERCE antly surprised by the day's total but not by the support from the town and district. COMMUNITY AUCTION A similar auction in 1993 raised more than $40,000 for the community centre SATURDAY, JUNE 26,1999 and Picture Butte and area beginning at residents have always been generous when the need has arisen. 11:00 A.M. "First, the community in the and district recognizes we need an ambulance, and NORTH COUNTY RECREATION second, it's just a caring community," Stevens said of the day's success. COMPLEX Half way through the 108-4 Street North day he was confident the Picture Butte, Alberta total would reach the $35,000 mark but an enthu All funds donated to purchase an Ambulance for the Picture siastic crowd warmed up SHARP EYE: Auctioneer Jim Juris of Picture Butte Auction Butte Fire Department. Please call Tony at 732-4100 if you to the occasion and topped Mart keeps a close watch on the bids coming in during the everyone's expectations. ambulance fund-raiser in Picture Butte. wish to make a donation in cash or an item for the auction. All donations welcome! ITEMS THAT ARE UP FOR AUCTION Power tools, livestock, airplane rides, video rentals, gravel, television set, barrel of oil, birdhouses, rounds of golf, fishing rods, chemicals, tool box, automotive services, accounting services, lawn care services, golf accessories.... and much more!!!! OTHER PLANNED EVENTS LIONS CLUB BREAKFAST - 8:00 A.M. -11:00 A.M. ELK'S CLUB BARBECUE -12:00 NOON BAKE SALE -10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

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MEDICAL WATCH: Two-year old Amelia Chant, curious about the emergency medical equipment the Picture Butte Fire Department has at the ready, gets a closer look with help from Kim Cannady. Another World comes to an end Curtain will come down Friday after 3 5 years on NBC NEW YORK (AP) — It was another world. crash, is startlingly back for the final few Another World hours. While meeting with reporters on the White House lawn, Lyndon Having finished a tender reunion scene with Carl's overjoyed wife lohnson playfully pulled the ears of one of his pet beagles. The puppy Rachel (played by reigning Another World diva Victoria Wyndham), yelped. So did outraged animal lovers when the photo — still among Keating tarries on his way out the door, to sound one final call-to- the most familiar images from Johnson's presidency— appeared on arms. every front page in the land. "Save the old, for God's sake!" he trumpets. "Save the old, and The same day, Another World premiered. That was May 4,1964. make it work!" This Friday, after seven presidents, 35 years and 8,891 visits to its Then, his job done on this next-to-last taping day, he makes a mythical version of Bay City, Mich., splendid exit into the Brooklyn after Another World will vanish from sight. noon. (Check local listings.) For its entire 35 years, Another It signs off as NBC's (and CTV's) old World originated at NBC's Brooklyn est daytime drama and TV's fifth-old Studios facility, which, even more so est — behind only The Guiding Light, than the show, is steeped in history. the long-defunct Search for Tomor Somewhat out-of-place today in row, As the World Turns and General this working-class neighbourhood, Hospital. the older of the two sound stages was Then, on July 5, NBC and CTV intro built in 1915, in what then was a duce another world, the not-so-har moviemaking mecca of the silent-film monious Maine town of Harmony, in era. a new soap called Passions. Acquired by NBC in the '50s, Studio But why did NBC decide to pull the 1 soon was paired with a second stu plug? dio. From those cavernous stages Was it simply because, among the aired some classic TV shows: The Bell 11 daytime dramas, Another World Telephone Hour, Hallmark Hall of languished near the bottom in viewer- Fame, Peter Pan starring Mary Martin, ship? Because it was a series in which Perry Como and The Cosby Show, as NBC had no financial interest — well as Another World, which in recent unlike its replacement, which NBC years has occupied both studios. will own? NBC will soon be putting them up Or do you really give a flip about the for sale. soap opera genre? Now Wyndham, sleek in Rachel's In any case, a moment's reflection is silk skirt and blouse, returns to her due at the passing of an enterprise, dressing room. any enterprise, that has served so Since 1972, she has played Rachel, many millions, and for so long. the lowborn lass who became the When Another World premiered on matriarch of Bay City's elite Cory fam TV, most of them were black-and- ily. Wyndham's entire adulthood has white (as was Another World). Instant been charted along dual paths: her replay for sports events was just six own and Rachel's. She has lived two months old. The Beatles had made lives. Until now. their first appearance on The Ed Sulli "You do not look forward to taking van Show only three months earlier. off the character and putting her in Another World was born with a the trunk," says Wyndham, most of legacy. It was created for Procter & THE END IS NEAR: Victoria Wyndham and Charles whose belongings are already boxed. Gamble Productions (which also owns Keating are cast members of NBC's daytime drama "I've been going through night after The Guiding Light and As the World Another World, which ends Friday. night of dreaming about this: People Turns) by Irna Phillips. Known as the divvying up the costumes and saying Mother of Soap Operas, she, in 1932, had conceived Painted Dreams, good-bye." a daily radio serial generally considered the first soap. Thus did But radiating soapdom's never-say-die attitude, where even can Another World have breeding as well as seniority. cellation need not mean defeat, Wyndham brims with hope for the "When you have an old building," erupts Charles Keating with world she is leaving behind — and for the woman. plummy English resonance, "do you tear it down and put up some Rachel, she predicts, "is going on, you know? She has her life. I new structure? Or do you refurbish that old building — especially if know she's going to be vigorous and busy. And now that Carlo's back, it's rather well made?" she'll be happy." The pony-tailed, London-born Another World star, who as roguish Wyndham's eyes are misting. "That's a pretty good place to leave Carl Hutchins was thought killed last year in a mysterious plane her." Picture Butte takes top blooming honours By KATHY BLY desires. "We've known all along Picture support for community projects For the Lethbridge Herald Judging for the competition is Butte is a great place to live," she such as fundraising for a new PICTURE BUTTE — These based on several areas including said. "This win helps us get that ambulance for not only town res days, things are coming up community involvement and message out." idents but those in the rural area. daisies — literally. heritage which the town scored Ruaben and others hope the Judges also praised the town Last Sunday, Picture Butte took highest on. Out of a possible 100 victory will balance some of the for its urban forestry, noting Pic first place in the provincial Com points, Picture Butte received 95 negative publicity Picture Butte ture Butte, in comparison to munities in Bloom competition, for both heritage and community has received in the last few years other communities its size, has a winning the coveted four-bloom involvement. over the impact of intensive live larger variety of trees. designation for communities Picture Butte's Communities in stock operations in the area. The town was praised for its with a population between 1,000 Bloom committee chairman Sue Ruaben said when the judges tidiness, for its turf areas, for its and 2,000. The four-bloom award Ruaben said town residents visited in July they were effort to recycle and for its plan means Picture Butte qualifies to should be very proud of winning impressed with the level of vol- ning efforts in areas such as the compete nationally next year if it the competition. unteerism in the town and the Walk on the Wild Side. Quilt mural a pride symbol The community of Barons has created a mural which depicts the families of the area who have called the village home for several generations.

NEWS PHOTOS BY KATHY BLY Fashion Facts FINISHED PRODUCT: A wall in Barons, visible even from the highway, has been transformed into a giant quilt mural highlighting the families of the region. from Barons displays community pride

By Kathy Bly Sunny South News

When discussion began for the creation of a mural in Barons it was decided the more the merrier. Judie Gibb-Allen, who helped co-ordinate the mural painting project, said everybody had a different idea for the mural so the committee decided to create a patchwork quilt and allow as many artists as possible to contribute a square to the final project. Families who live in Barons and district and those who have previously lived in the community were able to pur chase a $20 square to cover the cost of supplies to prep the wall, paint it and protect it with a glaze coating. Over the last two weeks the work on the 109 square quilt, Shirley says: which takes up the entire west wall of the Alberta Treasury Branches building, Has been completed. GOOD BYE! .... The weekend of June 12 found a number of residents on I should stop right there because site climbing up to their squares and adding the individual this is my last letter and our last touches found in each square. week at the Imperial, but I could "It is a wall to remember people and their history," said n't go without saying "THANK Gibb-Allen. "This is an evolution of many ideas." YOU" to all of you who have In addition to the individual family squares the mural is also framed by a sun on the top, a prarie landscape on the been so loyal for the past 65 bottom, elevators and children on the right and wheat on the years. It has been wonderful. left. Our sale continues this week The town's logo, depicting it as the "Wheat Heart of the and there is still a great selection West" is found in the middle of the quilt. ... if you have outstanding cred Gibb-Allen estimated more than 60 artists worked on the its... (and debits)... you should mural with some completing more than one square for other people who were unable to paint their own. Even the local be looking after them this week, Hutterite Colonies of Keho and White Lake are included in for sure ... the quilt. So T.T.F.N. from Imperial "It's a people quilt." Fashions ... in downtown There were even prizes for the youngest and oldest artists Lethbridge . . . right next door to contributing to the finished product. The winners were a I the Post Office. two-month old whose hand print was added to her family's WALL ARTISTS: Work on the quilt mural in Barons included more than 60 square and an artist in her eighties also completed her fami artists. At the top of the mural, Aimee DeValois works on her square while T.F.T.D. . . . Good health and ly's painting. below, Brian Kiemele begins to paint in the wording on another square. ! good news are two of lifes great One family's square even covers four generations while est blessings. athers played on their family name to create a representative Raymond was also responsible for the sun at the top of painting. the mural. Ryrie came up with the colours used to connect XXXOOO from Shirley & Don. "I just wanted to bring the kid out in all of them," said the squares. Kiemele painted the wheat and Wilson helped jibb-Allen. "It's really an interactive wall." with the border. Lillian Munz painted in the wildflowers and Gibb-Allen acknowledged there were a number of people gopher, and Jaye Hearthenwood and Brenda Gullickson ,vho contributed to the final product with extra hours of painted the mountains, foothills and prairie landscape. tainting. Gullickson is the daughter of the building's owner, Don Richard Raymond, Deloris Ryrie, Carol Noble, Brian Beddome.

NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY TOP AWARDS: Picture Butte High School honours its top academic students each year at the end of June. Winners this year surrounding guidance counsellor Tom Marsden were (back row, from left) Fraser Leishman, Scott Leishman and Eric Leishman, (front row, from left) Carlie Boras, Twylla Yule, NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY Stephanie Riley and Natalie Leishman. ONE AND TWO AND: Scott Shimek does a little time in the sun Wednesday as he collects traffic counts for a survey in Picture Butte. The information is being used by the town's planners to establish a transportation plan for the community. Leishman tops PBHS academic honours

Picture Butte's Fraser Phelps Memorial Award, . deKreek; H.B. Kane Farms Leishman left no doubt Lethbridge Northern Beet Citizenship, Robbie Baker; why he was selected Growers Award, Haney Dave Parker Memorial, valedictorian of the Class Ranching and Barrhill Mike Nieboer; Velva Haney Community Club Award; Junior High Award, . of 1999. Loa Barendregt, Citizenship Candace Hebert; Senior At the end of June the Award, Cor Van Raay High Award, Lara school handed out its top Farms Award, Barrhill Woodruff; Mary Nolan awards for academic Award, Dr. James S. Phelps Memorial Junior High, achievement. In addition Memorial Award, Haney Sadie Vincent and Senior to the Governor General Farms Award and J.F. High, Nathan Ericksen. Award and the Grade 12 Murray Farms Award; The top Grade 7 student Advanced Diploma James Praskach, Mechanics was Natalie Leishman, the Award, Leishman 30, Alberta Treasury Branch top Grade 8 was Carlie and the Picture Butte Ag claimed 12 other awards Boras and the top Grade 9 Society Award; Mathew student was Eric Leishman. before the night was Trechka, Social Studies 33 The top Grade 10 stu through. and the A.G, Sauer dents were Twylla Yule, He took home awards Memorial Award; Michelle deneral, and Scott for Biology 30, Nummi, Dr. D. Scott Leishman, advanced. Chemistry 30, the com Bowden Award and the Dr. Individual subject awards bined Biology and R. Mohamed Award; Wade went to Kristyn Ross, Penner, Butte Grain Driver Education 10 and NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY Chemistry 30 award, two English 30 awards, Math Merchants and the Rudelich Financial Management 10; Contracting Award; Nick PEDAL POWER: Volunteers in Picture Butte cruise with the 30-seat Big Bike last Saturday to 30., Math 30 and Chem Heather Russell, Financial raise funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Beer, North County Liquor Management 10; Yvonne 30 combined award, Store and The Tire Shop Vander Veen, Foods Studies Physics 30 and Social Award; Evangeline Leclair, 10; Scott Leishman, French Ride raises $5,800 for fund Studies 30. He also won Royal Canadian Legion 13, Info. Processing 10, the Ober's Agri-Services #204 Award and Papworth Materials 10 and Mechanics The 30-seat Big Bike arrived in She expressed gratitude to busi Award, the Noble Farms; Kim Froese, Royal 10; David Serfas, Materials Picture Butte last Saturday to enthu nesses and residents of the region Concrete Award and the Canadian Legion #204 10. siastic support and left with more who donated to the fund. She was Butte Home Hardware Award and Diamond Butte The top Grade 11 stu than $5,800 for the Heart and Stroke also impressed with the number of Award. Cattle Co. Award. dents were Corey Greene, Foundation. people who collected donations and Other multiple winners Individual award win General and Hettie Johnson, Team captain Nikki Oldenburger, took a seat on the Big Bike. were Janet Hayashizak, Art ners were Drama 30, Advanced. Individual sub an LPN at the Picture Butte Health "Their support was greatly appre 30 and Fashion Studies 30; Jennifer Buit; English 33, ject awards were presented Care Centre, was thrilled with the ciated," said Oldenburger. Kathleen Foord, Bank of Kelly Dyck; Fashion Studies to Tara Petrisor, Foods Studies 20; Nick deLeeuw, response to the fund-raiser. Even The top four fund-raisers were Nova Scotia Award, 30, Jennifer Courtney; Food Chamber of Commerce Studies 30, Amber Barber; Materials 20; Clayton though town residents recently sup Oldenburger with $1,600 collected, Koster, Mechanics 20; Peter ported a fund-raising drive for a new Award, George Vincent Math 33, Susanna Nielsen; Kay Borthwick with $900, Floris Materials 30, Michael Tran, Math 20 and Hettie ambulance they were still willing to Memorial Award and the VandenDool with $402 and Jan Phys. Ed. 30 Award; Greg Smesman; Teen Club Johnson, Phys. Ed. 20. The open their hearts and their wallets. Dudley with $350. Dooper, Phys. Ed. 30, Butte Award, Sara Foster, Barrhill Grade 12 General award Feeds Award, Dr. James S. Community Club, David went to Stephanie Riley.

WARNOCK Thank You to the TURIN Community qnd to friends and relatives who came from other communities to bid us farewell as we leave to live in Calgary. The party was wonderful and the gift was most generous. You will always invoke pleasant memories for us. - Layton & Ellen Warnock Snowplow finds home

HEREALD PHOTO BY RIC SWIHART MEMORIES: Dick Papworth, left, of Turin, Leonard Dunn of Picture Butte, president of the Prairie Engine and Tractor Society, and Evan Evans of Lethbridge remember the past while sitting on the siding in front of the New Dayton CP Rail station that sits on the tractor club grounds 1.5 kilometres south of Picture Butte. They were waiting for Gilmar Crane of Lethbridge to put an old CPR snowplow on the sading. BY RIC SWIHART ignite as a cold rain hit the region. Lethbridge Herald Meanwhile, it was all smiles at the tractor PICTURE BUTTE —With snow falling in the grounds as spectators young and old gathered to mountains, and even some reported at Red Deer watch the snowplough move from its temporary NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY and Cardston, Leonard Dunn looked a little like site along the Picture Butte elevators to its final HISTORY LESSON: Prairie Tractor and Engine Society president Leonard Dunn, centre, relates a prophet Wednesday. resting home. some of the history of artifacts in the group's collection to Communities in Bloom judges Hugh That was when Gilmar Crane of Lethbridge It all happened by chance, said Dunn. Knowles, left and Ed Toop. moved al926 CP Rail snowplough to a rail siding Roeloff Heinen, who lives just up the road alongside the old New Dayton train station that from the tractor grounds, entered the National has become a focal point at the tractor grounds Salvage office in Lethbridge one day. Glen 1.5 kilometres south here, home of the Prairie Varzari of National was in the process of trying Tractor and Engine Society. to locate an address for an Okotoks museum While the snow didn't hit the Lethbridge dis which might be interested in the plough which trict, temperatures caused home furnaces to had been purchased for salvage.

A little history

JUDGE BRIAN STEVENSON (LEFT) - PAST INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT LEROY HOWG • PAST DISTRICT GOVERNOR 50th ANNIVERSARY CHARTER NIGHT

NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY ..—,.v , • iwivy u i FVM MI DLf fire h3 in iCtU re Butte now boasts a 1920 hose reel 25SU<_!£_"* J' J'. u - Firefighters Jeff Hollar., leff, Mike Taylor Karen Cannadv P df r ,heUnVeilin9 ftheantiquereelwhichwiHhe| distin uishth rallSt^STy restored* th e ^reenl° for an ope°n, house and no°w the antique has a permanenP t hom9e on displaebuildngay s ZhaN HoHanS 9 BRIDGE WORK: A slight change of pace this week as Audrey Hakanson treats us to two photos from the 1920s-30s in Lethbridge. She writes: "I am a faithful reader of The Herald and have enjoyed the pictures of the CPR bridge, but there has been no mention of the men who had to maintain it in the early years." Her hus band Ernest worked 44 years for the railway and is at the left in the photo at right. He worked all across southern Alberta from the border to Calgary, changing rails with a pick and shovel for $100 a month. "Trains were used to haul away everything from grain, cattle, express and even your daily newspaper. I know about your Herald as I was a paper girl in Barons at a very young age." Thanks for sharing, Audrey.

HERALD PHOTO BY RIC SWIHAR" JUST A LITTLE MORE: Dale King of Gilmar Crane of Lethbridge motions to crane operator Bill Wiebe to lower a 37 ton CP Rail snowplow to a siding alongside the old New Dayton train station at the Prairie Tractor and Engine Societ; tractor grounds 1.5 kilometres south of Picture Butte. Heinen said the Picture Butte museum would Also Wednesday, Crane lifted the old Shaugh gladly take it off his hands, and Varzari donated nessy Coal Mine train engine and one car to a the unifc narrow gaugfc track on the siding. Dunn, who worked in the excavation industry The is the small electric train which made for 35 years, contacted CP Rail to confirm it tourist runs through Fort Whoop-Up for a few would be able to move the plough across the years. Lethbridge High Level Bridge and park it in Pic Dunn said it was donated by the Lethbridge ture Butte until a mover could be arranged. Elks Club which had operated the train at Fort Heinen donated old rails for the project of Whoop-Up before the club went into bankrupt building a piece of siding in front of the train cy. station. Gravel for the track bed was donated by It hats-been in the possession of the club for Sorgaard Gravel of Picture Butte and some was about nine years, but never had a permanent taken from the old Turin train turnaround. place on the grounds. Dunn said the plough is the first of the train Dunn said the club has also requested an old section. caboose which will fit on the siding also.

Butte student earns prestigious award Picture Butte student Fraser Leishman is on ly trips to the U of A have given him some famil his way to the University of Alberta in Edmon iarity with the campus, so he expects no difficul ton, thanks in part to a $25,000 President's Cita ty transferring from a small town to a city. "Com tion he received from the U of A. ing from a small school is a challenge but it's a Leishman, 18, is one of two southern Alber good preparation for the future," he says. tans to receive the prestigious scholarship under The hiker and basketball player, who went the U of A's Scholastic Distinction Program. The with his team to the provincial championships scholarship honours nominated students who this year, says he worked hard in Grade 12 to maintain a minimum 95-per-cent average in keep his marks high. "There were a lot of late their last year of high school. nights and early mornings. I put in a lot of "This helps a lot," Leishman says. hours." "When the announcement came April 1,1 He's also qualified as a chief Scout and has thought it was an April Fool's joke," he says. After received the Queen's Venture Award. his brother received a "similar award from the U Leishman is registered in the science program of A last year, Leishman says he didn't think he but intends to transfer into the honours phar had a chance when his turn came. macology program in his second year as prepa But his parents wanted him to apply for it, ration for either medicine or dentistry as a and he's happy to be attending the same univer career. With a father who is a doctor, he's found sity as both parents and his older brother. Fami he leans toward medicine.

Wedding Announcement _HMB_____. :Vi *I_HB Rudy and Linda Fleischhauer L_ __P_P^" ___t iSp are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter TRACY LYNN to TERENCE JAMES HERALD PHOTO BY RIC SWIHART son of Pat and Seamus TAKE THAT: Jeff Weatherhead sprays a weed along a CP Rail line on the Stirling sub while County of Lethbridge weed inspector Mike Davies chats with CPR workers who make sure Monaghan. the track can be safely cleared when a train is scheduled. They were married September 30, 1999 at the Sandals Resort, St. Lucia in the Caribbean. A PIRATE'S LIFE: Desmond Gerstenbuhler, with help from his grandma, FARM LABOR: The pitching trio of Earl Smith, left, George Entz and Earl Dunn make quick work of old-time threshing with help Micki, and his brother, Jayden, as Captain Hook, makes quite a showing from a 1914 Waterloo thresher. Their work was all part of a demonstration at the Prairie Tractor and Engine Society's annual in the Picture Butte Jamboree Days parade Saturday. Threshing Show Saturday just south of Picture Butte,. . . .-.,.. Winning time Britain's Queen Mother still twisting at age 99 LONDON (Reuters) —The Queen Mother celebrates her 99th birthday today still determined to live life to the full — even dancing the twist to prove her point. The Queen Mother was reported to have left no doubts at grandson Prince Edward's wedding to Sophie Rhys-Jones in June that she had fully recovered from a hip operation last year. "She was said to have thrown away her walking sticks and danced the twist at the reception," the Daily Telegraph said in a front-page report. Like most other British newspa pers, it splashed a specially released picture of the Queen Mother cradling her ninth great-grandchild, Arthur Chatto. She is expected to enter her 100th AP FILE PHOTO year by making her now traditional CLOSING IN ON 100: The Queen Mother birthday appearance outside her turns 99 years old today. Clarence Ilouse residence in Lon don to receive cards, flowers and nism. other gifts from thousands of well- The feisty matriarch, who has wishers. The Corps of Drums of the lived longer than any other member 1st Battalion of the Welsh Guards of the royal family, won Britain's will march past and play Happy undying affection when she refused Birthday. to leave London during Germany's The Queen Mother is likely to take Second World War bombing blitz. to her "Queen Mum Mobile" golf Adolf Hitler called her the most buggy for the occasion. dangerous woman in Europe As old as the century, Britain's because she was so effective at favourite grandmother has survived boosting public morale. NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY the brickbats thrown at the monar The Queen Mother is a fervent chy, which has been dogged in horse racing fan and great believer RETURNING CHAMPS: Picture Butte's hoselaying team is all wet as they prepare last Thursday for recent years by divorce, scandal and in the restorative powers of a stiff the provincial hoselaying championship. The team, including Dave Feist, left, and Sandy Cook, with accusations that it is an anachro- gin and tonic. Ed Malmberg keeping time, returned home Sunday with yet another championship title. Boyd Folden and Dan Tolley rounded out the competitive team. Not to be out done the Picture Butte mixed team also won the exhibition event with Teresa Feist, Sheila Cook, Rita Tolley and Boyd Folden. Kennedy Jr. to be buried at sea today Bodies of plane crash victims found off Martha's Vineyard OTIS AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (CP) — The agonizing vigil for the Kennedy family ended Wednesday after navy divers located the body of John F. Kennedy Jr. in a shattered sec tion of his single engine plane. Several hours later, the bodies of his wife, Carolyn Bes sette Kennedy, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, were also found nearby in about 30 metres of water. The wings, tail and engine compartment of the Piper Saratoga were torn away from the passenger compartment during the crash. John Kennedy will be buried at sea this morning with the assistance of the U.S. navy, a Clinton administration offi cial said Wednesday night. "He will be buried tomorrow morning," the official said. The official had no other details about the burial but confirmed it would be at sea. The USS Briscoe was in the area and could be used in the event of any burial or funeral ceremony, a Pentagon spokesman said. Kennedy, his wife and sister-in-law died Friday after the single engine plane piloted by Kennedy went into a nose dive and slammed into the Atlantic. Senator Edward Kennedy made a slow 10-kilometre trip to a U.S. navy recovery ship after searchers found the body of his nephew in the tranquil waters off Martha's Vineyard. The Kennedy family patriarch and his two sons were aboard the USS Grasp when the three bodies were brought to the surface.

Kennedy family tragedies • Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.: Son of Joseph and wife Rose. Killed in plane crash in 1944 during the Second World War at age 29. • Rosemary Kennedy: Daughter of Joseph and Rose. Institutionalized since 1941 because of mental handi cap and failed lobotomy. Now age 80. • Kathleen Kennedy: Daughter of Joseph and Rose. Died in plane crash in 1948. She was 28. • John F. Kennedy: Son of Joseph and Rose, 35th president. Assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22,1963. He was 46. • JFK's son Patrick Bouvier Kennedy: Born nearly six weeks premature to president and wife Jacqueline on Aug. 7,1963; died Aug. 9,1963, three months before father's assassination. • Robert F. Kennedy: Son of Joseph and Rose, presi dent's brother. Assassinated in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968. He was 42. • Son David: Died in 1984 of a drug overdose in a hotel near family vacation home in Palm Beach, Fla. • Son Joseph: Involved in 1973 car accident that left a female passenger paralysed for life. • Son Michael: Accused of having affair with his family's teenage babysitter. Killed Dec. 31,1997, in a skiing accident at Aspen, Colo. He was 39. • William Kennedy Smith: Nephew of the brothers. Accused of raping a woman in 1991 at the family's Palm Beach estate; acquitted later that year. NPC Lobster Dinner January 1999

Shortly after Rev. Jeff arrived here at Northminster Pastoral Charge, he came up with the idea to hose a Lobster Dinner; to bring a taste of his native Nova Scotia to the prairies. Sure, it sounded like a good idea, but it took about a year and a half to bring it to life.

But bring it to life we did, with the organizing committee made up of Rev. Jeff, Shelley West (also from Nova Scotia), Patty Sorensen (married to a Maritimer), Edd Zalesak (farmer of 4-legged land mammals and Ruth Pelletier (never eaten a lobster in her life). Retired Rev. Alex Lawson provided a boisterous prelude to the evening with his bagpipes. Add to that a whole list of helpers to cook the crustaceans and clean up the colorful left-over parts and we came up with a total church / community event. And besides all that, it was fun!

As a beef - eating prairie girl, it was quite entertaining watching everyone tie on their bibs (some needed help) and dig in with both hands, chins dripping with Shelley West outdid herself in the kitchen, with her strawberry shortcake - garlic butter! homemade biscuits, buried in strawberries and lathered in real whipped cream! It was a truly divine creation.

The evening was a huge success. We fed folks from both Trinity and Barons, as well as lots of people from our community, not affiliated with either church. Our profit was over $900, which was a bonus, but the fellowship shared was well worth the effort of planning the whole event. MP Casson given new ag post I Macleod's Grant Hill moves to intergovernmental affairs Two southern Alberta MPs have been moved to different jobs in the Reform Party's shadow cabinet. Lethbridge MP Rick Casson has been moved from his job as environ ment critic to one of four Reform Party critics for agricul ture, while Macleod MP Grant WE (Djuwrr Hill has been moved from RICK CASSON health critic to critic for intergovernmental affairs and official languages' Casson says he asked for the move after two years as environment critic. "It's very important the agriculture department be well represented. The plan is to take (it) up a notch," says Casson. "There are so many things coming up, the ongoing farm crisis, increasing U.S. protectionism, the upcoming trade talks in the World Trade Organi zation." WTO talks opening in Seattle this fall will be the first opportunity for Reform's agriculture critics to address European and U.S. farm subsidies. Reform wants to see those subsidies reduced to the level already set in Canada, Casson says. Casson says as a southern Albertan, former mayor of Picture Butte, and member of the lobby group called the Southern Alberta Water Management Committee, he's always been immersed in agricultural issues. It's difficult to grow up in rural southern Alberta without knowing about agri culture, he says.

Turin family buys elevator An elevator in Picture Butte was saved from demolition I when it was purchased by the Surfas family. Many town resi i '::.• : ' .^ '** 4" dents say they are happy to see the landmark was saved THE NOT-SO DAINTY from the wrecking ball. Mother's Day Breakfast Trinity United May 1999

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Leona Irwin and Theresa Beddome enjoy a cup of coffee together after the Poor Man's Supper. For this event, St. Mary's Catholic Church and Barons Memorial United Church work together to provide soup, buns, and rice pudding for the community.

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June Cowie places the Blessed stole around Rev. Jeff's shoulders, wfth Barons' Chairperson, George Andrekson, looking on. We thoroughly enjoyed this day. It was mainly a congregational service, and we appreciated Trinity's congregation taking part.

Ryan Drake and Loa Barendregt admire the handiwork of the robe and stole in Barons. The robe was made by Louise Reiter and the stole by Barb Gullickson. The cross on the stole was provided by June Cowie.

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Diamond A nniversary The family of MARY & JERRY KUBIK are pleased to announce their B*SB 60th Wedding Anniversary, Saturday, November 20,1999 (Married Nowmb*?~&LJ939) ,**#« «_L-:__* «.» 1.V . '

Albert and Audrey Kolks' lovely home at the top of the coulee overlooking the Nolan Bridge.

Nolan Lloyd Nolan Yard now officially YARD a part of Lethbridge landscape &k ~~$8*&.44 By TREVOR KENNEY Nolan family Lethbridge Herald There was no way the skies were honours son going to darken this day. The recently opened Lloyd As the Prairie Baseball Academy Nolan Park is named in grounds crew scurried about the honour of a former County of infield Saturday afternoon, readying for an opening ceremony that has Lethbridge cattleman. been long awaited by the baseball community, Mother Nature decided to smile on the proceedings as well, lifting an overcast day in favour of bright sunshine. "It's turned out beyond what any THANKS FOR body expected. The program, the ballpark, it's just great," Larry Nolan said as he prepared to take the field LUNCH & DESSERT and officially open Lloyd Nolan Yard. So just who is Lloyd Nolan you ask? "I guess it all started with the fact that Keith (Jorgensen) and I are cousins and our family had support "LOSER" HERALD PHOTO BY SHERRI GALLANT ed the PBA program from the begin VERY SPECIAL DAY: Bernard and Dora Nolan, parents of the late Lloyd Nolan, look wist ning," Larry Nolan said. "When they fully over the ballpark named for their son shortly before opening ceremonies Saturday. decided to build the ballpark, they wanted to know if we would be a us was how the program combined the main reason is because of the major contributor and we thought it education and sports," Nolan said. people who are behind it," Nolan would be a good way to remember "There is no better combination, you said. "These people are doers and if my brother, who passed away in do well in both of those and your you get the right people doing the 1991." success rate down the road is bound job, then it will be a success." Lloyd Nolan was an avid supporter to be very good. So that was a big So, with father Bernard, mother of baseball, participating as a player contributing factor because it's a real Dora and sister Linda, Larry and the first and then as coach for both girls' winning combination." Nolan family properly christened softball and baseball. What really The other thing that stood out was Lethbridge's newest gem. sold the Nolan family on contribut the family's trust in PBA boosters Jor "They've done a heck of a job here, ing some $125,000 to constructing gensen, Rick Paskal, Doug Jones and this is something we're proud to have the new facility, was the vision of the Blair Kubicek, among others. our name on and something the PBA program. "I'm not really surprised at how whole area should be proud of," "The thing that really stood out for well the program has turned out and Nolan said.

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SUPER SPUD: Josepthen Kubik of Picture Butte shows off a huge potato grown in her garden this year" HERALD PHOTO BY IAN MARTENS A REAL TREAT: Madeline Severtson, left, and Mary Sorgard serve up some sweets from Norway and Hungary at the Farmers' Market. Madeline and Mary bring sweetness to the market Sweets and treats from Norway and Hungary have shortbread cookies called sandbakkles. come together on one table at the Lethbridge and Dis She says these treats are typically popular around trict Exhibition's Farmers' Market. Christmas in Norway. "Now it's a going thing that people Each week, Madeline Severtson creates a cornucopia want all year-round." of Norwegian baked delights while Mary Sorgard brings She also bakes more traditional treats such as a veritable smorgasbord of Hungarian baked goods to banana, nut and lemon loaves, chocolate chip cookies, the market. ginger snaps and bran and raisin muffins. The two senior citizens have teamed up so they could While Severtson got her baking tips and secrets from do the what they love most — bake — and share their her husband, Sorgard got hers from her mother. talents and eatable creations with customers. "It's been However, she doesn't limit herself to Hungarian dish wonderful," Severtson says of the partnership. "She does es; she also prepares Czech and Slavic baked goods. HERALD PHOTO BY DAVID ROSSITER Hungarian baking and I do Norwegian. We both enjoy DIFFERENT SNIFFERS: Picture Butte Town councillor Sue it." One of the favourite treats at the market is her poppy seed rolls and poppy and walnut kiflies. She also bakes Ruaben addresses a news conference Monday at which med Both admit, however, the baking takes a lot of time ical officers of Health in southern Alberta released results of a and a lot of work in the kitchen. The women spend angel and bundt cakes and sweetbuns with cottage much of the week in the in their Picture Butte homes cheese, prune or poppy seed fillings. survey conducted this summer to gauge air quality in the town. preparing their tasty treats for the market. She says her pies, squares, butterhorns and tarts are "It's a lot of work but it's fun," says Sorgard. "I like to also popular items at the market. bake and I enjoy working with Madeline, so it makes it "People come back each week and you kind of get to fun." know the customers as friends. It's a nice place to work Severtson's late husband was Norwegian and he because it's just like getting together with friends every passed cooking and baking secrets along to his wife. Saturday." Her specialty is lessa, a boiled and riced potato, served Sorgard was used to baking for her husband, five sons as a coffee treat in Norway. and hired hands when they ran a dairy farm. After a bit "They're really time-consuming to make. They take of break she's come out of retirement to bake for cus about seven hours to make only a few of them and I sell tomers at the market. them in packages of three and they go like hot cakes," "I loved to bake so I did a lot of baking when the kids she says. were growing up. Now, I'm a senior citizen and I'm She also makes small cookies called rosettes and retired and so I thought I'd start to bake again," she says.

Forthcoming Wedding We jiist waited cwiyone to know. ?s CARMEN KOCH Gordon luchia It's A F3oy! fb) and is 3,640 weeks old today. STRONSKI DOUGLAS V RUDELICH Kristin and Troy Stronski are happy together with our parents, to announce the birth of their first child KENYON ROBERT JOHN. Born on Ken & Dorothy Koch, September 26, 1999. Weighing 5 lbs, 2 ozs. and 19 inches long. of Viking and Proud grandparents are John ana John & Marilyn Rudelich, Cynthia Papworth and Tom and ! Alice Schultz. of Picture Butte, Many thanks to Dr. Watke and the are happy to announce the I nurses at LRH. celebration of marriage,

Saturday, November 13, 1999 at Bouefrom Bucinda, Wanda, Jieuin, St. Catherine's Catholic nj •?wen, Church, Picture Butte, AB. jKarianne and families Golf charity

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NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY RCMP SUPPORT: The North County Health Foundation is on the receiving end of a $1,000 donation from the proceeds of the biennial RCMP charity golf tournament held recently at the Picture Butte Golf Course. Charmaine Sucher, chairman of the foundation, and Const. Mike Courtney traded golfing tips and discussed the handibus the foundation is seeking to purchase.

HERALD PHOTO BY LAURA DRAPER UNIFORM APPROACH: -Sandra Christensen, 11, left and Colten Murray, 6, model school uniforms.

Ruby Wedding Anniversary

Congratulations to RIET & ARIE TERSTEEG on their 40th Wedding Anniversary.

(November 28, 1999) ~yL~ Love, HERALD PHOTO BY ROB OLSON SINKING FEELING: U of L geography professor Rene Barendregt crouches over the coulees near Bridgeview Your Family. Campground where the walls have given way to slumping in the last 10 years. Fun fund-raising Oldtimers supporting ice arena projects Oldtimers hockey has once again taken to the ice in Picture Butte with a goal to continue to raise funds for upgrad ing projects at the North County Recreation Compiex. President Joe Tokai said in the past year the Oldtimers have provided $2,200 for upgrades to the locker washrooms and to the lobby wash rooms. Over the years the group has contributed more than $22,000 to the facility. Arena operator Mike Davies said this year the town has spent close to $60,000 on improve ments to the complex but it was for items such as a boiler and a chiller which users don't always see. He said it's important that groups NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY such as the Oldtimers help contribute to the HANDY HANDWASH: Danny Buytels uses a newly installed sink NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY smaller projects which in the change room at the Picture Butte ice rink as Oldtimers TURKEY BINGO: Picture Butte's Vic Banbur is busy calling out numbers during the annual St. do impact the operation Hockey president Joe Tokai looks on. Catherine's Home and School turkey and ham bingo. Parents of students at the school and local of the arena. Picture Butte is now in ing each other 10 times. residents help to raise $1,500 for a new jungle gym at the school and for other school activities. Tokai said the its 18th season. The The games go Oldtimers raise funds league is set up with five Wednesday and Sunday through the hosting of teams made up of play evenings at the complex. an annual Christmas ers 35 years old and up. This year the teams break hockey tourna Tokai is the oldest player are Butte Hotel, Berts, ment. on the ice this season at Noble Concrete, Van This year the event is 65 years old. Raay Farms and Picture scheduled for Dec. 27 to The league is set up as Butte Auction. The 30. This is the sixth year adult recreation hockey. Oldtimers will also host the tournament has been No stats are kept and the a weekend tournament held. Any teams wishing teams are sponsored by Jan. 21 and 22. The to enter can contact local businesses. Every league currently involves Davies at 732-4156. team plays 40 games more than 90 hockey Oldtimers Hockey in during the season, play players.

Golden Wedding Anniversary

Don Shearer of Watson Farm Supply is celebrating 25 years of service. A native of Picture Butte, Don started working for Joe Watson in 197f$£ He worked at Joe's Esso pumping gas and changing tires until the business was sold. Don then moved over to the Harry Watson Farm Supplies where he helped set up equipment. During his years of employment, he drove truck deliv Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary ering farm equipment until he started working in the parts dept. at MOM & DAD Watson ^gaining his journeymen ticket). For the past five years, Mr. Shearer has been Watson's Parts Manager. Don would like to December 16,1949 extend a warm thank you to all his friends, customers and co Love from all your children and grandchildren workers who have supported him during his 25 years of service and he looks forward to continuing to serve you for many more years. Thank you all! I^-* ** Picture Butte students paying more attention to kindness at school Dorothy Dalgliesh School Boras says there will ultimately be 2,000 fingers on the tree — a 2,000-fin- undertaking different ger cheer to welcome the new year. In January, each classroom will projects for 2000 complete 2,000 minutes of reading. By JANINE ECKLUND The following month, they'll collect Lethbridge Herald 2,000 nickels. PICTURE BUTTE — Curtis Watson "We wanted to do something global and Deanna Bartz are paying particu ly so we'll pick a school in need and lar attention to nice things this month. send them the money — probably a The Dorothy Dalgliesh School Grade money order, not the nickels." 2 students aren't alone. The entire March and April will feature a writ school is just a nice place to be since a ing project. Students will be asked to team of teachers launched a series of write about the future — what people millennium projects, the first of which will wear, what they will eat. is recognition of Acts of Kindness. The Dorothy Dalgliesh Home and A bulletin board in a school hallway School Association has volunteered to is littered with thank you notes from compile the student contributions teachers and students recognizing into an anthology which they will have specific things and actions they appre published. A copy will be given to each ciate. student. "Acts of Kindness is also the focus of In April, the school will host the our school especially with Taber and 2000 Olympics, an academic event. all the things that have happened. We A millennium garden will become are trying to help the kids to express their feelings in a positive manner," the focus in May and June. says Joan Boras, a member of the "The kids will design the garden, school's millennium team. The group decide how to do it and then plant it." also includes Lana Grandmont, Karen Already, community organizations Tennant, Marg Van Egmond, and lane have donated bulbs, perennials and Boras. trees. Next month, students in kinder "It will be a community project, a garten through Grade 3 will be design lasting one too." ing a stamp. Those in Grades 4, 5 and Boras says teachers wanted to find a 6 will be counting down the minutes way to celebrate the year so students — using the Internet and their calcu won't forget the significance of the lators — to the start of the next millen year 2000. nium. "We thought spacing it out would be In December, all the students will fun and we're looking forward to it," traCe their fin erS and make the draW _-mn„_ee ™„„,T_ n M U, . n^T^V^ . n^T 8 " she says. "We hope the kids will KINDNESS COUNTS: Curtis Watson, front, and Deanna Bartz, Grade 2 students at Dorothy „ ° hi h will become remember this interesting time." in s int0 a tre w c Any questions? Contact the writer at Dalgliesh School in Picture Butte pin notes on the Acts of Kindness board, one of the many b th a Christmas decoration and a 0 [email protected]. millennium projects planned at their school. • millennium project.

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HERALD PHOTO BY DAVID ROSSITER ONE MORE LIGHT: Marilyn Larter adds lights to the star on The Beef Up Your Health western theme Christmas tree, Monday, in the LRH atrium. Teams have started to decorate trees for the annual Christmas Tree Festival fundraiser. Who killed I War never forgotten I fl II Ro 11 Ot 9 H°ward Branch recalls his year as a POW By Kathy Bly Sunny South News "There never is a winner," says Charges won't be laid in the murder Howard Branch of the eventual of tiny Colorado beauty queen outcome of any armed conflict. As a veteran of World War II BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The JonBenet Ramsey grand Branch still carries with him the jury decided Wednesday there wasn't enough evidence to charge anyone in the six-year-old beauty queen's death, memories of a youth lost in battle. ending its investigation of a baffling case that cast a cloud He was just 18 when he joined his of suspicion over her parents. two brothers in the air force and "The Boulder County grand jury has completed its work he turned 21 the day after he got and will not return," said District Attorney Alex Hunter. "No off the train in Lethbridge and charges have been filed." headed home to Diamond City at "I must report to you that I and my prosecutorial team the war's end. believe we do not have suf It was October of 1942 when he ficient evidence to warrant began his training in Edmonton. the filing of charges against anyone who has been He was trained as a rear gunner, NEWS PHOTO SUBMITTED NEWS PHOTO BY KATHY BLY investigated at this time," or tailend Charlies as they were called. All air force rookies stared THEN AND NOW: Picture Butte's Howard Branch at 18 joined his two brothers in the ai Hunter added. force and today recalls his memories of World War II and his time as a POW. The Christmas time out in air crew training and those death of JonBenet — who washed out as pilots were "You had to think it wouldn't For the most part he was treat daughter of a prominent, given a choice of general duty or happen to you. We had to believe ed well. wealthy family — drew gunner. we were invincible." "When things were tough for worldwide attention for "Your training intensified as Their radar was not working nearly three years. The them it was tough for us," he says they tried to make a gunner out of and as a crew they made the deci of the German guards. investigation created fric you." tion between police and sion to carry on with their mis He has high praise for the Red prosecutors, led to accusa His training continued in sion. A plane coming up under Cross. Although the packages did tions that the district attor Trenton, Ont. with ground train them was able to take them down not reach them on a regular basis ney's office was too timid, ing as he became proficient with a but not before Branch took the they were a welcome sight. and invited scrutiny of the gun. Blindfolded, he had to take plane out. "I can't say enough about the child beauty pageant cir JONBENET RAMSEY the gun apart and put it back The entire crew jumped from Red Cross." cuit. together in under a minute. He the plane, becoming members of Eventually the war ended and Colorado Gov. Bill Owens said he will review the case and had to be able to handle the gun an elite Caterpillar Club. The Irvin Branch would join the flood of decide whether to appoint a special prosecutor. in any situation. Branch eventual parachute company provided The 1? jurors, who have met for more than 13 months, POWs making their away across ly ended up aboard the Queen cards to those who saved their Europe foraging for food and left the Boulder County Justice Center without comment. Mary Once the ship was put out Hunter declinedlaanswer questions^ lives by parachute. He would transportation to make it to the to sea balloons were sent up to spend a year in a POW camp, coast and eventually back to The prominence of the family — John Ramsey, million serve as targets for the gunners. aire president of Access Graphics, and his wife, Patsy, a for more concerned about whether Scotland and finally home to mer Miss West Virginia — and the beauty of the little He ended up flying on mis his family knew he was alive than Canada. blonde victim guaranteed coverage of every twist in the sions out of Scotland. He was about his own conditions. They On Remembrance Day he case. crewed up with six other men were allowed to write letters remembers that war was hell. He It was before dawn on the day after Christmas in 1996 including a pilot, navigator, flight home but had no way of knowing says it is not the way of righting when P&tsy Ramsey' said shefound a2T/2-page ransom engineer, wireless operator, bom if their mail was getting through. things. Nothing beats sitting note on the back staircase in the family's home that bardier and a second gunner. When he got home he learned one down and talking through con demanded $118,000 US for the safe return of JonBenet. He still recalls with emotion the of his postcards had arrived and "Listen Carefully!" the note begins. "We are a group of flicts. Now he finds it easier to closeness of the crew. All seven the postmaster called his mom to talk about his experiences at POW individuals that represent a small foreign fae ion. We let her know. By the time she respect your business but not the country that it serves. At made it home from the war but reunions. He says it's too bad the this time we have.your daughter in our possession." now only three remain. It was on arrived at the post office the younger generation can't see it as Eight hours later, Ramsey said he found his daughter's their 19th mission that his crew whole countryside knew he was it really is, the actual results of body in a basement room, wrapped in a white blanket. A was shot down over France. alive. war. rope was wrapped around her neck and a wrist and tied to a stick. A red-ink heart was drawn on her left palm, and Ramsey told police he removed duct tape from the child's mouth Engagement Announcement before carrying her body upstairs. An autopsy concluded Jim and Leslie Guenter JonBenet suffered a skull fracture, had been beaten and Store hours strangled, and may have been sexually assaulted. are proud to announce the Critics claimed the investigation was compromised early engagement of their when detectives, believing they were dealing with a kid don't honour daughter napping, allowed friends and family to roam through the CARA LEE Ramsey mansion. They also asked Ramsey to conduct a search, which led to the discovery of the body. our soldiers to The Ramseys, who now live in suburban Atlanta, have JOHN CHAD repeatedly denied any involvement in the crime. Editor: son of John and Wendy Lab tests concluded the ransom note was written with a The letter to the editor by Vanden Broeke. pen and pad that belonged to the Ramseys. Handwriting Dennis and Sylvia Chinner j experts ruled Ramsey out as the author, but said his wife's should have been front page, Their wedding will take place writing samples were inconclusive. along with the Remembrance in Lethbridge in Colorado Bureau of Investigation agents concluded four Day ad. April 2000. fibres on the duct tape allegedly taken from JonBenet's In a world that is obviously l w— «•« _, mouth were consistent with a jacket her mother wore out of control, this is one big Christmas night, according to published reports. one the children of today are missing, along with the Lords' Prayer in class. Really, would it hurt so much to miss one day of shopping or a half a day to honour the peo ple who saved this great coun try? Think about it. BRUCE SCHWEIGHERT Lethbridge Mazegoers having a 'hayday' Giant maze of bales draws hundreds out to Picture Butte* By SHERRI GALLANT Lethbridge Herald PICTURE BUTTE — Like the final scene from the movie Field of Dreams, a never-ending string Business man of cars from the city turned into John Kolk's farmyard all day wins award Thursday — folks on a mission to Picture Butte business man see for themselves a giant maze made from huge bales of straw. Bert Foord has been named By the time the sun went down, this year's achievement award more than $1,500 had been raised winner. toward a new handibus to service the area north of the city. Each person donated $3 to negotiate the maze and help out a good cause. "The ultimate total is $70,000, Alberta Motor Association and we're at about $40,000 at this AUTOMOTIVE APPRENTICE AWARDS point," said Tom Gillespie, rural fundraising co-ordinator with the Chinook Health Region. "There are quite a few people in the area who will benefit from a handibus — there are 16 residents *•_*• •#§* just at the Picture Butte Health Centre. We started the fundraising about a year ago at Christmas time, and we thought it might take twq years, but I think we'll be finished a little early, the way it's looking."

Smiling in the centre of the HERALD PHOTO BY ROB OLSON One of Alberta's best apprentice action while his teenaged kids automotive technicians is Herwin functioned as maze-guides and HEY,THAT'S CHEATING! Guides in fluorescent vests make their way across the top of a giant straw maze on John Kolk's farm north of Picture Butte Thursday afternoon. Inset shows the maze as seen from the air. Vonkeman or Picture Butte. He parking directors, Kolk said the has been recognized by the yellow behemoth was "something belt buckle. the weather gods smiling down on the Kolk Alberta Motor Association as one I always wanted to do." "The kids have so much fun with this," farm and temperatures reaching 20 C, it of the top students in the From the air, it's hard to appreciate the Kolk said. "They're always playing on the hay couldn't have been more perfect. province. Congratulations mammoth size of the thing, but it's made anyway, but this has been so much better." "We're going to take them all down on the from 1,200 half-ton bales and stands at least The maze has been in place for more than weekend," said Kolk. He and his family put Herwin, on 2.5 metres high. From ground level, one can't two weeks, and with the volunteer fire the maze together using his tractor, the same winning an AMA Automotive see that at the centre the bales form the department on hand Thursday for safety's way he will dismantle the structure. Apprentice Award of $ 1000. number 2000, surrounded by a perimeter of sake — straw is highly combustible — Kolk The bales are destined to be used as bed more bales, giving the whole thing the opened it to the public for one last day and ding, to keep some 1,200 head of cattle On behalf of it's 500,000 members, appearance of a huge crest, or even a giant decided to make a fundraiser out of it. With AMA presents annual awards to help the comfy over the winter. automotive repair industry ensure a continuing supply of fully trained technicians to service today's increasingly complex vehicles. Call 911

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December Wedding Garry and Anne Withage, of Picture Butte and John and Ann Vossebelt, of Chin, wish to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children AMANDA and DELBERT. . December 22, 1999 3:00 p.m. in the Iron Springs Christian Reformed Church. Winter solstice tied to astronomical event Perigee moon will shine brightest in 133 years, beginning at 5:30p.m.

Cast your eyes skyward late this about this event; it repeats about occurred in 1980. afternoon and, if conditions are clear, every 133 years and this happens to be The full moon and the near you might witness something seen the year." (perigee) moon coincide every few only once every 133 years. A lunar perigee is when the moon is years, so it is not all that rare to have a Today is the winter solstice, which closest to Earth. The moon will appear large full moon, but this may occur at officially marks the first day of winter about 14-per-cent larger than it does any full moon during the year. What and the shortest day of the year. But it at apogee (the point in its elliptical makes this one so special is all three also coincides with a very special full orbit farthest from Earth). Sunlight events occurring together — solstice, moon, to make things even more striking the moon is about seven-per perigee and full moon. interesting. cent stronger. Times for Lethbridge are as follows: "What will make this solstice partic The combined effect will make the official winter solstice, 12:44 a.m.; ularly special is that this solstice coin moon 25-per-cent brighter than aver perigee, 4 a.m.; full, 12:31 p.m.; moon cides with... a full perigee moon, the age. rises, 5 p.m. first to occur on a winter solstice since The Metonic cycle means the same Woss advises going out just before 5 1866," said Irena Woss, vice president lunar phase repeats on the same cal p.m., preferably out of town and away of the Lethbridge Astronomy Society. endar date every 19 years. Our last full from city lights, and enjoy what "There is nothing supernatural moon on a winter solstice day should be a huge, brilliant moonrise.

Elizabeth Taylor has humorous response to being named dame * LONDON (AP) — Proving there it's a great honour to be a dame!" Tay indeed ain't nothing like a dame, Eliz lor — or Dame Elizabeth — said in a abeth Taylor didn't mince words in statement issued through her publicist reacting to the honour bestowed upon in Los Angeles. her Friday by the Queen. Among the 2,000 other names on The British-born actress was desig nated a dame, the female equivalent the list, populated by sports heroes, of knight, on the Queen's coveted New milkmen, crossing guards and Year's list of titles and awards. tycoons, were the new Sir Sean Con- "Well, I've always been a broad, now nery and the new Dame Julie Andrews. The South's a great home Benny's getting help spending for people person Lue Kast lottery winnings By RIC SWIHART By CRAIG ALBRECHT Lethbridge Herald Lethbridge Herald Lue Kast really likes southern Alberta. PICTURE BUTTE — Benny Nielsen The native of Picture Butte married Alan Kast hasn't yet spent his recent lottery winnings of Grassy Lake and the couple lives in Leth but if he needs any help he knows where to bridge with two-year-old son Wade. look. But what Lue has done in the interim is "I've got two kids in college and they're enough for several lives around the world. helping me (decide)," he says with a chuck An accounting technician for Rick G. Melvin le. Professional Corp., a Lethbridge chartered Nielsen recently won $50,000 playing the accounting firm, Kast led a regular life growing Western 649 Quick Pick, a game he takes up in Picture Butte playing various sports part in twice a week. He'd never won more through high school there. than $10 or $50 in the lottery, which draws Work was her second name as Lue helped in numbers randomly, and says he never had a local grocery store at 13 and moved on to Ed's an inkling this would finally be his turn. Dairy Bar through high school. "I just go and buy them and then I usual Numbers became important to her and when ly check them the next day in the (Leth she graduated from Henderson Business bridge Herald) if I remember," says School in Lethbridge, she joined Melvin's firm, Nielsen, manager of a seed-cleaning plant. initially as a Girl Friday. But as her experience When he first glanced at the ticket, increased, aided by advanced courses she took Nielsen knew he'd won at least $1,000. at Lethbridge Community College at Melvin's When he went to the store where he advice, Kast started to take on more responsi bought it, M&M Confectionery in Picture bilities. Butte, he realized his booty was 50 times Kast admits readily she loves dealing with that. people, a personal strength which has stood Despite his first ever big strike, Nielsen her in good stead in the accounting business. wasn't worried that his ticker might not "Over the years I have developed a close and stand the excitement. personal working relationship with the clients I "Fifty thousand dollars today — don't get deal with," she said. "When needed, I give lots me wrong, it's still nice — k's not that of accounting advice." much," says the native of Denmark, who The personal ties with clients is where she moved here in 1976. really enjoys providing optional thinking. Although he hasn't yet spent the money, "If I am asked for my opinion on something, I Nielsen says he quickly deposited it in the will personalize an issue for my clients," she bank. "I wanted to make sure it didn't said. "I am most interested in giving them bounce," he says with a chuckle. something else to think about that might help HERALD PHOTO BY ROB OLSON Nielsen has always dreamed of travelling them make a decision that better suits them." PEOPLE PERSON: Lue Kast thrives on providing the personal touch for her to Central America to see the Panama For instance, she has many clients who have clients in her role as an accounting technician. Canal and his winnings may eventually large estates, and if a allow that, but for now, he says, he'll likely just pay off a few bills and invest the rest. client wonders what jmt , „._.. graphic African safari should be done with the with a girlfriend. He's won big once now but Nielsen resources, she is quick to "That trip was the hopes it won't be the last and will continue suggest they consider hardest, dustiest and to play the Western 649. helping their children. «J most exciting, and one "I tell them to consider 11 which I'll remember giving money to their always," she said. children if their kids are People She has also been to in need and they have Scandinavia a few times, October November more money than they A life so far partly because of her In Picture Butte, town Picture Butte RCMP Nordic heritage. Visiting will ever need," she said. council considers mov give credit to the town's "I suggest they might What's the big deal?: Lue Kast is always willing family was a big part of ing Halloween activities Citizens on Patrol pro want to give their chil to help people, whether in her capacity as an those trips, but getting dren money while they the feel of where her from Sunday to Saturday gram, in operations since are still in control of their accounting technician or as a volunteer for the Boys ancestors lived involved night. In the end, it is mid-year, for contribut money, do it when they and Girls Club of Lethbridge. extensive travel. Relatives decided the change ing to a drop in vandal there claim she has seen would create more con can still enjoy giving." You can quote her: "Now, I'll get calls from clients ism, property damage Some clients follow more of their country fusion than benefits. and break-ins. Members that suggestion, and for advice on things totally unrelated to accounting." than they have. Council also approves patrol the town in the many have decided to do She has also seen a lot the next step in the late night and early it more than once. of the Third World coun process for a water treat morning hours. tries, something which really makes her appreciate Kast said the personal touch is vital for a small firm, ment plant upgrade St. Catherine's School and something she would naturally be doing in any home. And she has visited the traditional fancy holiday which will cost about destinations like Hawaii and the Caribbean. considers French instruc walk. "Each client case is different, but many people are $3.6 million. seeking advice for new ways to view their money," she "I've been to Five Star and No Star," she said. tion for its students in said. Her love of people has also found another venue — A dispute with the grades 1 to 9. As her career progresses, Kast feels that type of advice she has been treasurer of the Boys and Girls Club of County of Lethbridge After nearly two years is being sought more often, perhaps because of the level Lethbridge for three years. It's one organization which council and town council of debate, the County of of trust which develops between accounting services has gained a lot of community support and is hoping to over who should pay for Lethbridge again backs and an individual. turn that support into new facilities about the middle of Southern Alberta away from its efforts to "Now, I'll get calls from clients for advice on things next year. Summer Games play implement a business tax totally unrelated to accounting," she said. But southern Alberta is home, fostered partly by par downs begins and the on its intensive livestock Work isn't her whole life. For years, Kast has been a ents and grandparents. "We still have a strong pull to debate continues for sev operators. The county family in southern Alberta." globe trotter. Her most memorable trip was a photo- eral months. says the issue needs to be decided by the In Picture Butte, the province. It was the town's new ambulance county's second attempt service is ready to roll. this decade to implement Student golfers from the tax. around the region gather at the Picture Butte golf course for zone competi tion. MENNO HOVSENGA CELEBRATES 90 YEARS YOVNG 4 DECEMBER 2#, 1999

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Twesfcavj, Vecember 2$, 1999 GIFT STOP: Santa won't have any trouble finding the Henry Gerstenbuhler home in 2:00 p.m* to 3:00 p,m* PictureButte Friday night. His likeness graces the lawn. Henry Gerstenbuhler says Pivfami Lot>5e he also puts his lights up for the children in town and his own grandchildren but he 300 Roscrs Avemie knows the adults get just as much enjoyment out of the Picture Bvitte, Alberta lights as the youngsters. "Just because your older *^srt'f(irtefan your not a kid anymore:'he.says:-•-.-.-. -.-.-.-.

.A block away Jack and "NO GIFTS PLEASE Louise Peacock continue to add to their display each \ Christmas. Jack says they also put up the lights for their children. The parents of Lighting up the spirit of Christmas five boys, they get a lot of offers for help when it comes By Kathy Bly ^3^put,^p^efT»cvfr;,;t:-y Sunny South News lights. For now, until the It would seem people of boys are older, Jack all ages love the sight of handles the roof Christmas lights. assignment while In Picture Butte those who Louise directs the share their creations with ground crew. They family and friends include ___*«* . *•_>'._« also help put up the young families and older lights next door couples who want to where Louise's par enhance the magic of the sea ents, Stan and Ann son with colourful light dis Vavra live. Between plays. the two homes there This year Peter and Marv are strings and Davy have installed over strings of lights and 5,000 mini lights on their Christmas decora home and property. They tions. create the visual holiday greeting together. Despite his The Peacocks use age (he will be 83 in 30 to 40 strings of February), Peter says they lights and keep will keep up with the lights adding to the total as long as they can. each year until Jack is afraid one of these The couple decorate days the electrical together beginning in early meter will begin October. They can only do a spinning like a fan. couple of hours of work before they take a break so it "Everybody seems takes a few days to complete to like it," he says. the lights. This year's unsea Not too long after NEWS PHOTOS BY KATHY BL sonably warm winter helped Halloween his boys start ask a lot of people get their lights ALL A GLOW: The Picture Butte home of Peter and Mary Davy fills the night sky with light and attracts young and ing about the Christmas up early. old to view the colourful Christmas display. lights. He says the weather this year was a big help in The Davys have been Scandinavian tradition and getting all the lights and dec making the most of their cor she loves to see the light dis orations up. ner lot on Watson Avenue for play around their yard each the past seven years. Prior to "It's something special for holiday season. that they spent winters in the kids at Christmas time." Arizona where everyone dec They added almost a The same holds true at the orated their trailers for thousand lights to their dis Banbur home outside of Christmas. play this year and the cheery Picture Butte. Vic and Agi tree in the back yard even have been creating a colour "We enjoy it," the two has cherry lights on it. ful Christmas display for agree. "I think it's pretty," says several years. It started when Mary. 1 -J -J Presentedthis z 22nd of January -J in 1999, -J another year of our Lord

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January 23 PICTURE BUTTE TRINITY & Maritime night The Trinity United Church in Picture Butte BARONS MEMORIAL UNITED CHURCHES will host a Lobster Dinner and entertain M LOBSTER DINNER ment. Tickets are $25 a person including a •- January 23. 1999 at 6:30 PM $12.50 charitable receipt. Tickets must have at been purchased by Jan. 17 by calling the Picture Butte Trinity United Church __ church office at 732-4787. 528 Maple Crescent, Picture Butte. AB. : $25.00 per person (Tax Receipt $12.50) -J -J Presented this z 22nd of January -J in 1999, -J another year of our Lord

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