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What a waste What a bigger waste (NC)-Approximately 20 per cent of the fuel we pump into By Dan Parker our vehicles actually goes towards keeping it on the move. As has been covered in past issues of The Advisor, the Here’s where the other 80 per cent goes: bigger waste is that our money system requires that much en- ergy be expended needlessly. A main reason is the exponen- • Engine and other losses - Most energy is lost in the com- tial driver of compound interest and the need by most to get bustion process as waste heat as well as from friction gener- money through activity. This activity is counted as ‘growth’ ated by the movement of mechanical parts or during braking. by our GDP measuring system, whether it adds to wealth, or Energy is also lost in overcoming engine and driveline inef- takes away from wealth. For example, in the case of the Exx- fi ciencies. on Valdez disaster, Alaska showed good ‘growth’ because of the clean-up costs. A majority of commuters, driving to mas- • Weight - A vehicle’s weight plays a big role in determin- sive heated towers, to shuffl e paper needlessly and unhappily ing its fuel effi ciency. Just as it’s diffi cult to lift or move a engage in meaningless work, is one wasterful outcome of the heavy object, the same goes for vehicles. It takes more energy current money structure that is counted as ‘growth’. (fuel) to move heavier vehicles than it does lighter ones, so light vehicles are the way to go. As Bernard Lietaer, former central banker and developer of the Euro states: “Money as compound interest bearing ‘debt’ • Rolling resistance - The width, diameter and tread pat- creates extreme polarization of poverty and wealth distribution tern of tires infl uence the amount of energy a vehicle requires and the destruction of the delicate ecological balance that sus- to turn on a road surface, thereby affecting the vehicle’s over- tain the rich web of life in the planet, including human lives.” all fuel effi ciency. Most tire manufacturers are developing high effi ciency tires that minimize rolling resistance while If a household acted like the macro-economy, it would maintaining safety and performance. run both air conditioning and heating at the same time (the better to churn and burn the expanding money supply made • Aerodynamics - Vehicles without streamlined contours, necessary by compound interest and outmoded economics). rounded edges and smooth surfaces are more likely to be a What is more, it would continue adding more air conditioners drain on your gas tank whereas an aerodynamic design re- and heating elements. duces drag or wind resistance. Then if it were like our federal government, rather than Visit Natural Resources Canada’s website at vehicles. examine if heating or airconditiong should not be run together; gc.ca or call 1-800-387-2000 to learn about the Ener- time and resources would only be committed to making the Guide Label for largely wasteful Vehicles, the activities more Fuel Consump- energy effi cient. tion Guide and Energy effi ency for other tips is a great thing, and tools to en- but it can only be courage fuel ef- viable in the con- ficiency. text of a rational - News Canada money system. NOVEMBER 2006 Whitecourt Advisor PAGE 5 Town Council Month in Review 1. Cool Program was awarded $6,000 to assist with op- October 11, 2006 News Release - The Town of Whitecourt erational costs of the program that educates grade 8 students will be ‘smoke free’ as of January 1, 2007. At its October 10 of Percy Baxter School about maturity and relationships. Regular Meeting, Town Council passed Smoking Bylaw 1400 2. Pat Hardy School Volunteer Care Bears received that prohibits smoking in all indoor public areas, including $690 to purchase equipment in support of volunteer initia- drinking establishments, restaurants and public transportation tives. vehicles. Outdoor patios are excluded from this Bylaw’s ju- 3. The Whitecourt Boys and Girls Club received $24,729 risdiction, as well as private workplace areas not accessible to to assist with operations and their after school program. the public. The Town of Whitecourt will develop and distrib- ute information throughout the community prior to the imple- The Whitecourt Enhancement Grant offers local com- mentation date to ensure the public is appropriately educated munity organizations and groups fi nancial assistance to de- on the changes. velop or enhance recreation/leisure/cultural opportunities and events. Town Council allocated funds to the following orga- Progress on the Whitecourt Woodlands Multi-Use Fa- nizations: cility continues. Tenders for the installation of the building 1. Trailblazers Snowmobile Club pilings as well as mechanical, electrical and earthwork ex- 2. Whitecourt and District Playschool cavation services were awarded at last night’s meeting, and 3. Whitecourt Club Volleyball construction will begin as early as next week. Whitecourt Av- 4. Whitecourt High School Football Association enue has been fenced off, and will be closed to traffi c between 5. Pumpjack Players Highway 43 and Sunset Boulevard. The facility has an 18- month construction timeline, with completion scheduled for The “Whitecourt River Slide” is the offi cial name of the the spring of 2008. The Town of Whitecourt will continue to water feature at Rotary Park. After receiving 39 submissions keep the community informed on the progress of the project. from community members, and following a recommendation from the Community Services Advisory Board, the offi cial Enhancements and improvements continue to be made name was designated to Whitecourt’s newest family attrac- at the Whitecourt Twin Arenas. Town Council previously ap- tion. The Town of Whitecourt would like to thank all resi- proved a number of projects to modernize the facility, and re- dents who participated in the initiative for their submis- cently awarded contracts for the purchase and installation of a sions. dehumidifi er and new fl ooring. Future enhancement projects are scheduled at the facility throughout the next few months. Council has directed Administration to amend the Do- mestic Animal Bylaw. Proposed changes include a restriction October 25, 2006 News Release - Representatives from on the number of cats residents can own, and changes to the Barr Ryder Architects and Planners, and Stuart Olson Con- fi nes for offences under the Bylaw. The Bylaw will return for struction presented an update on the Whitecourt Woodlands fi rst reading at the next Regular Meeting of Council. Multi-Use Facility to Council at the October 23 Regular Meeting. It was noted that tendering for the entire project is Due to the Remembrance Day holiday, Town Council’s expected to be complete before the end of the year, and that next Regular Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 14. the tenders awarded to date have been under budget. Please make note that the Town Offi ce will be closed on Mon- day, November 13. Council awarded the 2006 FCSS Grant Allocations to as- If you wish to live wisely, ignore sayings, including this one. sist with community social programs to three organizations:

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The combat in Afghanistan is more severe and sustained than anything seen in Iraq, for the Taliban fi ght in organised units with good light infantry weapons. In the past month, Britain and Canada have lost about half as many soldiers killed in Afghanistan as the US lost in Iraq in the same time, out of a combat force perhaps one-tenth as big.

Concern in Europe about Western casualties in Afghani- stan is already so great that none of the Nato countries was willing to commit more troops to the fi ghting when their defence chiefs met in Belgium on 13 September, despite an urgent appeal from General Richards for 2,500 more combat troops. Most of them just don’t believe that a few thousand Brad Morgan of Osprey Custom Metal Fabrication holds more troops will save the situation in Afghanistan. up a giant aluminum soccer ball created (as all soccer balls SHARE THE WARMTH are) of 12 5 sided pieces and 20 6 sided parts. For more in- To limit their casualties, the British have already aban- formation see www.ospreymachine.com. doned their original “section-house” strategy of spreading troops through the villages of the south-west in small groups that would provide security and help with reconstruction. A woman’s work that is never done is the stuff she They were just too vulnerable, so they have been pulled back asks her husband to do. to bigger base camps and replaced by Afghan police (who (Continued on page 11) NOVEMBER 2006 Whitecourt Advisor PAGE 7 Great Prize for WWee hhaveave iitt aall!ll! Ag Centre Draw • Breakfast (until 11 am) The Whitecourt Agricul- • Soup • Chili tural Society is selling raffl e • Hot Sandwiches tickets on a 2007 Chevy • Fresh Sandwiches 4x4. The proceeds are go- 2 Locations to serve made exactly to ing toward the construction you better! your taste. of their indoor riding arena • Salads • Wraps Dynamic Plaza - 779-0058 to be built at the Whitecourt • Platters and Giant Open 7:30 am to 8:30 pm Agricultural grounds, High- Subs for your social way 32 south. 3702 Kepler St - 778-8700 occasions Open 6:00 am to 10:00 pm • Cash Cards Available Tickets are 3 for $20.00 or 1 for $10.00, they are Not a Border Collie available at SMYL, RPM Saturday, A man went to visit a friend and was amazed to fi nd Power, Trim-Line, Dynamic him playing chess with his dog. He watched the game in Esso, Glenn’s Service and astonishment for a while. th Repair, Whitecourt Star, September“I can hardly believe my eyes!” he exclaimed. 9 “That’s Whitecourt Vet Clinic, and Jenny’s back, at the smartest dog I’ve ever seen.” Hilltop Vet Clinic. The draw the same location, “Nah, he’s not so smart,” the friend replied. “I’ve date is November 18, 2007. under a new name. beaten him three games out of fi ve.” 4919 - 51 Ave. 706-3598 Walk-ins Welcome

Don’t Forget Rotary’s Arnie Stephenson’s Koats for Kids There are still a few days left to drop off your gently used coats, blan- kets, mittens and other winter ap- parell for re-use. The dropoff spots Hundreds of meal ideas. One aisle. are Whitecourt Star, Royal Bank, JL Located in Dynamic Plaza Clothing, Tiddleewinx Toys, Angel’s Mon - Sat 10 - 8, Sun - Holidays 12 - 6 Drycleaning, Whitecourt Drycleaners, (780) 778-2599 Garden Market IGA, ATB Financial, www.mmmeatshops.com Extra Foods and CIBC. Coats will be given out on No- vember the 4th at the Repeat Boutique from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For pickup, you can call Gwen Dionne at 779-1400 or Dan Parker at 778-5577. SSHAREHARE TTHEHE WWARMTHARMTH

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TTOTALLYOTALLY Jean-Guy Carrier, second from left, accepts the Small Business of the Year Award for Theodore’s Den. CCOVEREDOVERED (Continued from page 1) ness of the Year Award. Credit Union for Staff of the From all reports, attend- CLOTHING Year Award; Adam’s Truck- ees had a good time at what ing for Corporate Citizen of promises to become an an- the Year Award and Theo- nual Chamber of Commerce dore’s Den for Small Busi- event. For all Fashion Needs for Holiday Occasions • Shoes • Evening Purses • Formal Wear •Bra Accessories Hazel and Leo Zelinski share a laugh with Premier MIDTOWN MALL ♥ 706-3547 Klein. NOVEMBER 2006 Whitecourt Advisor PAGE 9 F R Ho! Ho! Ho! E E Let it Snow! If it snows 7.5 cm (approx. 3”) or more on J January 1st, 2007 at the Whitecourt Airport, all purchases are FREE! E That’s right...all purchases paid in full between November 1st and December 24th W 100% refunded E (GST EXCLUDED) L L Easy as 1-2-3 E 1. Choose from Sean David Jewellers spectacular R jewellery selection. 2. Save your receipts

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Support our troops and vets On November 11, please try to attend the Remembrance Day cer- emony. The parade starts at about 10:30 a.m. at the Legion and par- ticipants are asked to be inside the Whitecourt Community Centre at Central School by 10:45 a.m., with two minutes of silence being at 11:00 a.m. More details are on page 12. Whitecourt Flooring & Installations Majestic Frame Shop 5012 - 50 Street, Whitecourt (across from ATB Financial) (Commercial - Residential) We use top quality materials and techniques Open Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (After Hours appointments available) See our selection of Maritime art work & gift items Exclusive lines of vinyls, carpets, • Drymounting • Art Posters • Needlework hardwood, laminates & ceramics • Diplomas • Certifi cates “The flooring store that has you covered” 4920 - 51st Ave Phone: 778-4645 (780) 706-5081 .com/whitecourtflooring Fax: (780) 706-5082 NOVEMBER 2006 Whitecourt Advisor PAGE 11 Whitecourt Back Country Framing Anita Krewusik has 14 years Collision of professional experience Centre picture framing. Her shop is Complete Repair Service located south on Highway 32. • Journeyman Technicians • Free ADP Estimates Specialties include cross stitch, • Digital Photo • Insurance Claims Welcome needlework and petite point. (780)-706-3530 3916 - 36 Street (Hilltop Industrial) Pick up & delivery 778-8274 (Continued from page 6) That’s the price you pay for disrupting the established or- will make deals with the local Taliban forces to save their der, and the US should just have paid it. There’s no real point lives.) in destroying poppies in Afghanistan, because they’ll just get planted elsewhere: so long as heroin is illegal, the price will The rapid collapse of the Taliban government be high enough that people somewhere will grow in the face of America’s air power and its locally it. Even if it is ideologically impossible for the purchased allies in late 2001 created a wholly “Pakistan has United States to end its foolish, unwinnable “war misleading impression that the question of who agreed with on drugs,” it should have turned a blind eye in controls the country had been settled. Afghani- the tribes of Afghanistan. stan has always been an easy country to invade but a hard country to occupy. Resistance to for- Waziristan to But it didn’t. For the past fi ve years a shad- eign intervention takes time to build up, but the withdraw its owy outfi t called DynCorps has been destroying Afghans defeated British occupations (twice) and troops from the poppy-fi elds of southern Afghanistan’s poor- a Soviet occupation when those empires were at est farmers with US and British military support. the height of their power, and they are well on the the lawless This was an opportunity the Taliban could not way to doing it again. province, giving resist, and the alliance between Taliban fi ghters the Taliban a and poppy-farmers (now often the same people) The various warlords who allied themselves secure base on is at the root of the resurgent guerilla war in the with the United States are the real power in most south. of Afghanistan, and in the traditional opium-pro- Afghanistan’s ducing areas in the south they have encouraged a border. It begins to smell like the last year or two in a return to poppy-farming (which had been almost classic anti-colonial war, when the guerillas start eradicated under the Taliban) in order to get some ” winning and local players begin to hedge their cash fl ow. Poor farmers struggling under staggering loads bets. After taking heavy casualties, Pakistan has agreed with of debt were happy to cooperate, and by now Afghanistan the tribes of Waziristan to withdraw its troops from the law- is producing about 90 percent of the world’s opium, the raw less province, giving the Taliban a secure base on Afghani- material for heroin. (Continued on page 25)

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Archival photo above was supplied by Doug Pederson. Remembrance Day Ceremonies Saturday, November 11 The parade will leave the Legion at approximately 10:30 a.m. to march to the Whitecourt Community Centre in Cen- tral School. Please be seated inside the Centre by 10:45 for the start of the service. At 11:00 a.m. there will be two min- MOBILE BONE DENSITOMETRY utes of silence, before the rest of the service. After the service, the parade will march past the ceno- taph, located in front of the Senior’s Circle. Lord Strathco- Insight Medical Imaging na’s Horse from Edmonton were invited to take part, along will be offering with the local groups of veterans, RCMP, youth groups, fi re Mobile Bone Densitometry departmen t and other organizations. services to: There will be a social at the Legion after the parade fi n- ishes, with plans to have live entertainment later in the eve- Whitecourt November 29 - Dec 12, 2006 ning. Mayerthorpe December 13 - 21, 2006 Community Services Advisory (Approximate dates) Board Meets 2nd Tuesday of every month except August If you require testing for Time: 7:00 PM Location: Forest Interpretive Centre - Council Cham- Osteoporosis bers Please contact your Physician’s offi ce Contact Name/Number: Community Services Depart- to make an appointment ment, 778-6300 Event Description: A public meeting where Council ap- and obtain a referral. pointed Board Members meet to discuss and review local recreation and FCSS issues. November 24 Santa Claus Parade and Christmas Tree Light-Up Mark your calendar and stay tuned for the details of this fun Chamber of Commerce annual event. See page 18 for photos of last year’s event. NOVEMBER 2006 Whitecourt Advisor PAGE 13 (Continued from page 2) ing serious problems. This of social institutions; while idea is that one has to engage issue is alleviated by the fi ve in others a signifi cant per- in ‘systems-thinking’; to disciplines advocated by Pe- centage of youth need to see past the illusion that the ter Senge in his ground break- have heavy sanctions applied world is created of separate, ing book. They are: building against them before they be- unrelated forces. shared vision to foster long come grudging members of term commitment; keeping an establishment. ‘Unmentionables’ is a an open mind to challenge our term used by some systems- mental models or paradigms; Some of the causes of thinkers to designate topics using team learning to both vandalism put forward are: that are ‘taboo’ in a discus- deal with complexity and solutions that put all the sion. This might include such to see the larger picture that blame on society, without things as how a superior at lies beyond our individual a concomitant emphasis on work is not considerate of perspective; per- personal account- employees or how money sonal mastery to ability; excessive Ideological kids who want to is created from ‘thin air’, continually learn “Bridging materialism and a call attention to a particular as debt, at compound inter- how our own ac- perceptual lack of spiritual- problem or cause; 4. Bored est, by private institutions. tions affect our diff erences is ism in our society; kids who combine destruc- ‘Unmentionables’, which do world; and sys- irresponsible me- tion with theft to fulfi ll a not enter a discussion or dia- tems-thinking, a key part of dia glorifi cation need for excitement; and 5. logue, function as blind spots which is the fi fth solving serious of destruction and Frustrated kids who are fi lled in an organization or com- discipline that in- problems. violence; a lack with rage and feel school munity. tegrates the other of a parent’s time (and society) are indifferent four. ” or guidance due and hostile. From a systems- Bridging perceptual dif- to overwork; law enforce- thinking viewpoint, one can ferences is a key part of solv- While there is some rec- ment handcuffed by exces- see that it is likely there are ognition of complexity in re- sive paperwork and poorly signifi cant interrelationships gards to vandalism, there is thought out youth laws; and between the feelings of being no concerted effort to clearly last but not least the degree bored, frustrated, ideological, defi ne the problem in terms of corruption and hypocrisy malicious and vindictive. of the interrelationships or within establishment institu- connections between the var- tions themselves. Surveillance in the ious observations. The key Short Term question to ask is why some Canadian principal Jim societies, without threat of Cooze had categorized van- There are several stan- punishment, have raised dals as: 1. Vindictive kids dard solutions given for con- young people who rarely who carry a grudge against trolling vandalism. Some are disrespect elders and almost a teacher or other staff mem- effective but seem misguided, without exception aspire to ber; 2. Malicious kids who if the solution is to be long become working members thrive on causing trouble; 3. (Continued on page 14) Come in and pre-order you The Party Store New Year’s with more party decorating Many themes available including Tropical, Black Tie, High Society, Vegas. Many more to choose pack. from. Available for parties of 8 to 100 people. 5112-50 St. (Main St) Whitecourt, AB 1-866-490-6628 - Local 778-6628 350 Brunswick Street, Prince George, BC, 1-866-401-6628 PAGE 14 Whitecourt Advisor NOVEMBER 2006 (Continued from page 13) run. In the Sacramento City Electronic surveillance lasting. Chief among these is Unifi ed School District, can also be very effective. A increased surveillance. This more than half of all vandal- dozen years ago, Alabama’s can be broken down into sur- ism occurs during summer Huntsville City Schools were veillance by the general pop- months. School offi cials and subjected to frequent vandal ulation and surveillance by local police asked neighbors attacks, and annual insurance offi cials, usually with the aid in 100 houses costs had risen to of electronic spying equip- near the school to more than $1 mil- ment. report suspicious “As could be lion. The school acts. In 1993, be- predicted by board authorized extensive surveillance are ob- In the case of the general fore the project systems-thinking, a closed-circuit vious enough. At what point population being urged to began, the dis- television sys- does it stop? In every case, the report on criminal incidents, trict lost about $1 the easy way tem, motion sen- long term results of a surveil- one has to ask, why is it nec- million to van- out did lead sors, heat and lance society are not good. essary that the population in dalism. With the back in, when smoke detectors, Think back to all of the col- general be told to do such neighbourhood and magnetic lapsed communist countries. things? People still naturally program in place, the communist door switches. Good behaviour cannot just be run to help an elderly person the vandalism leadership decided imposed from the outside, it who has fallen, so why do price tag dropped to quell dissent Within the must also spring from within. they not naturally report be- to about $60,000. by ramping up fi rst few months, This cannot happen in a soci- haviour that is destructive to the $1.6 mil- ety where the citizenry has lost society? Why does a signifi - It should be a surveillance lion surveillance belief in the leadership. cant segment of the general noted that even society. system reduced population not get involved this decreased vandalism costs As could be predicted by in such matters as a matter of amount is still ” to $200. How- systems-thinking, the easy course? much higher than would ever, in reading the list of way out did lead back in, have occurred 20 or 30 years electronic equipment above, when the communist leader- There is no doubt that ago. So there is both in- one is reminded of a prison, ship decided to quell dissent increased surveillance is ef- creased surveillance and in- rather than a school. What by ramping up a surveillance fective, at least in the short creased vandalism happen- happened over a few genera- society. Any increased sur- ing in regards tions that led from commu- veillance should be viewed to a few decades nities building schools with as a stop gap, triage method ago. This is oc- volunteer labour, to having of treatment. The real work curring despite the youth of that community is in changing the conditions technological attacking the schools on a that cause people, includ- advances which regular basis? ing youth, to lose faith in a should have al- society, whether that society leviated some Aside from encouraging be designated communist or underlying an ‘us versus them’ mentality capitalist. causes of crime. in a community, the dangers of (Continued on page 27) CCelebrationselebrations Your One Stop Night Fire Restaurant BBQ Ribs, Chicken, Steak Flower Shop 5:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m Fresh Flowers - Gifts Weekdays Balloons - Plants Sat & Sun 7 am to 9 pm Wire Service 3916 - 38 Street (Whitecourt Hilltop Industrial Area) Greeting Cards Renovated Rooms Offi ce (780) 778-6323 - Fax (780) 778-2554 Wedding Supplies (780) 778-2216 WE OFFER A FULL LINE RENTAL FLEET ((780)780) 778-6700778-6700 5003 - 50 St. TO FILL YOUR NEEDS. 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The following is from a press release on The Real Plan to be the new for Alberta platform of Mr. Norris. co-ordinator Three objectives for Party Reform: of Magic The • Ensure party leadership takes a visible, active role in Gathering in party events, the policy conference, the annual general meet- Whitecourt. ing and constituency events. Call for further • Encourage new members to join the party and refresh details. constituency and executive levels. The party will defend the Also, now constitution and strengthen the nomination process. We’ll fi eld also breathe new life into the election of party offi cers by en- carrying oil couraging real and active campaigns for key positions. stickers • Improve policy and communication vehicles. Prepare 11 - 7 Mon. to Sat., 11 - 4 Sunday white papers for discussion on important policy issues, and circulate them to constituencies for comment before impor- 779-5288 * 5027-51 Avenue tant policy positions are taken. 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Mark Norris supports term limits; they lead to renewal and a government that is closer to Albertans. 6. “I ask you to share my optimism for the future. I hope you see in this plan an honest, transparent direction that sup- ports you and your family’s aspirations and dreams. We’re entering a new era in Alberta - one where we’ll need to fo- cus on sustaining prosperity and develop a quality of life that links Alberta’s past with its future. I ask for your support on th November 25,” said Norris. On November 11 , (780) 778-6700 Ed - Any PC leadership candidate coming by The Advisor 5012 - 50 Avenue would have shared space with Mr. Norris. Remember those who serve. PAGE 16 Whitecourt Advisor NOVEMBER 2006

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Frank Wagoner Family, late 1920’s. Back Row, L. to R: Clarence, Grace (Kallbom), Ethel (Baxter), Bertha, Myrtle (Bax- ter), Raymond. Front Row, L. to R.: Mrs. Annie Wagoner with Arthur in front, Mr. Frank Wagoner, Ruby and Marie.

(Continued from page 1) district. Moving on, and on the progressive farmer, while roads, although neither task same north side of the road, no one ever attended to the involved much in the way Moving on, and on and passing through what household and other chores of spending or effort. At this the same north side of was a most beautiful lane of any more completely or will- stage of growth, no one spoke the road, we come to the birch trees before Calgary ingly than Mrs. Wagoner. The of roads to any extent, and homestead of one, Vrol Power sacrifi ced beauty for Wagoners raised a large fami- the road which we are now Vrolson, a hardy Scandi- utility, and as usual on the ly here including Grace (Mrs. travelling was simply known navian with a penchant north side, we come to the Kallbom), Myrtle (Mrs. Leo as “The Mink Creek Trail”. for neatness, the numer- abandoned farm which Frank Baxter), Raymond, Clarence, The installing or replacing a ous birch trees surround- Wagoner purchased from Ethel (Mrs. Harold Baxter), culvert here or there, (wood- ing his log house and well one, Sam Haines, at an early Marie (Mrs. Clarence Mcll- en culverts by the way), took kept grounds, still stand as date in Whitecourt’s history. waine), Bertha, Ruby (Mrs. care of all the money alloted evidence of his tidy hab- It was always open house at Jack Braithwaite) and Ar- to roads for maintenance and its, even after the lapse of Wagoner’s, a favorite gather- thur. repairs in Whitecourt and so many years. ing place. Frank was a most (Continued on page 20)

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(Continued from page 19) They had grown together, Next, and on the north boldened him on occasion to Immediately opposite had worked together all their side of the road, comes the express his opinion of some- is the homestead of Oscar lives, and after a friendship homestead of one, Dave one right in that person’s Kallbom and adjoining that that endured through pos- Wartman, a highly capable presence with disastrous re- of Fred Karlzen. In the days sibly fi fty years or more, all millwright or mechanic, who sults. of which we write, when any passed away here. operated a sawmill about this reference was made to Oscar, time. No one really under- Rounding the bend in the Fred and Erik, it was under- Fred Karlzen and Os- stood Dave, if actually there road here, and to the north stood the subjects were the car Kallbom married here was any such possibility, his side of the road still, was the aforementioned pair and also but Erik remained a bach- views on almost any subject homestead of Wm. Ury who one, Erik Hedin. The three of elor to the end. Mrs. Karl- being sure to be decidedly still went south of the border them had been boys together zen and some members of different, and accompanied on occasion to toil for some in Sweden and had arrived in the Karlzen family still live as a rule by adjectives not U.S. railroad. Next, and on Canada together. While no in Whitecourt and District, altogether acceptable in po- the same side, the home- one ever referred to them as while Mrs. Grace Kallbom as lite society. However for the stead of I.S. Hunt, another The Three Musketeers, that is well as Lawrence and Don- most part, no one paid much railroader, who continued just exactly what they were. ald, her sons, are residents. attention to him, which em- in the employ of Canadian Northern Railway at Win- nipeg. Commuting between here and Winnipeg as he did, would have been an expen- sive item had he not enjoyed the privilege of a pass from the railroad. Opposite and on the south side of the road was the homestead of Andrew Prestlien, a man possessed of all the true characteristics of a Scandinavian, other than that of being somewhat shy and retiring. Andy, a good solid citizen, was inclined to be noisy.

Nels Sonmor, another Scandinavian, joined Pres- tlien to the east, while Bill Hinkelman still farms where he did ‘way back Eric Hedin stands at left, by the Whitecourt Hotel circa 1920. Next is Gus Chaisson. Axel when. The Ward family, Olson is barbering John Torgerson. (Continued on page 21) NOVEMBER 2006 Whitecourt Advisor PAGE 21 Fleet Air Electric Whitecourt Auto Sales Corner of Hwy 43 & 32 South

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Chris previously. ment of construction workers in his home state, information Prestlien and family, (every on the railroad grade. Dave he never divulged during his member thereof, drowned In the area generally re- Anderson, or “Squeeze Or- many years in Whitecourt. in the disastrous flood that ferred to as “the bottom of gan Dave” as he was called was always good for a num- What brought him here ber or two at the or why he chose dances, and his to remain here facial contortions “Chris Prestlien and do a bit of while rendering and family, carpentry will “The Big Lake (every member never be known, Waltz” rivaled but from his ex- anything the wind thereof, drowned emplary con- might blow up said in the disastrous duct at all times ‘Big Lake’. fl ood that swept coupled with that area in his honesty and Getting back integrity, it is to Whitecourt we 1926). safe to assume now set out over ” he was not “hid- what was called ing out”. His the Greencourt Trail, and reason, if any died with him. after ascending the hill we come to the homestead of Joe Johnston came next. Jas. Hobbs, in the area now He was located in that area occupied by Amoco (Pan now occupied by The Glen- Am.) offi ces. Also close by is view Motel. About here the the homestead of William M. trail left what is now High- Glass, a southern gentleman way 43, and proceeded to from Georgia, with a real angle over “Switchback”, a pleasing southern accent and very sandy dogleg that took personality. The term “south- a bit of negotiating with a ern gentleman” is at times Model T Ford, a fact to which used very loosely, but Mr. the author will readily testify. Glass exemplifi ed it perfect- A man by the name of Van Ma Ward, Bob, Nina Ward and Baby Jean. ly. 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Much in the distance along the way, and Harold blended their voices life in and around Montana. fashion of sun dried bricks down by the Beaver Creek, nicely in some of the old bal- He always sported a pair of known as adobe in Mexico Leo Baxter was getting es- lads, and as a change of pace, torn overalls, and it was real- and elsewhere. Here again, tablished. Leo, a New Bruns- Harold would take hold of ly puzzling how even a brand talent was revealed, when wicker, had noticed fi sh in the a guitar while Leo fi ddled. new pair could develop this this party enacted a scene creek, and that did it. The fi sh The pace seldom slackened. torn condition, so much in from Oliver Twist at one were not herring to be sure, Leo and Mrs. Baxter raised a keeping with the man, in of the Christmas concerts. but what a substitute they family there, and still reside twenty-four hours or less! As His rendition of ‘Fagin’ made, and besides catching there, even if the fi shing is a story teller and a humorist was superb and no wonder; them was fun. nowhere nearly as good as it he was superb, and equal to we later learned that he had used to be. many of the stand-up come- been a professional actor at Leo often contributed his dians now appearing on T.V. one time. bit at the local concerts, etc. Next, and down by the Possibly not too diffi cult a task. Jim had a homely phi- losophy, an insatiable appe- tite for Piper Heidsick chew- ing tobacco and genuine love for his fellow man.

Ascending the hill which we call the McCaffrey Hill, (bypassed by Highway 43) we next come to the farm where Jim and Frank Mc- Caffrey, two brothers, lived. They had done a tremendous lot of work carving a farm out of heavily timbered land, and they were not young men by any means and had arrived in Whitecourt from Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. Both died here. Jesse French also had his holding in this area and just a bit farther on, P. Knust had cleared, and was First bridge over Beaver to Baxter homestead, 1921. Left to right are Leo Baxter, Jim farming, what in the days Hammond, Syd Smith. (Continued on page 30) NOVEMBER 2006 Whitecourt Advisor PAGE 23

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(GNA) Rome, – Over 100 of the world’s poorest countries will now be able to access leading food and ag- riculture journals for little or no cost with the launch of the second phase of the Global Online Research in Agri- culture (AGORA) initiative, the U.N.’s Food and Agri- culture Organization (FAO) announced today.

AGORA is a successful public-private partnership be- tween FAO, 37 of the world’s leading science publishers and other key partners including the World Health Orga- nization and Cornell University. Introduced in 2003 and providing access to 69 low-income countries, AGORA has recently expanded to include universities, colleges, research institutes and government ministries as well as non-governmental organizations in an additional 37 low- er-middle-income countries.

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It affects our ability, individually and collectively, to live free of fear. November is Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta and the theme is It’s Your Business! For more information, contact the Wellspring Family Resource and Crisis Centre. Toll-free: 1-800-467-4049; Crisis: (780) 778-6209. The above ad is sponsored by Zadderey Agencies Royal Lepage. TTasteaste ooff GGreecereece & OOfficeffice LLoungeounge — GGreatreat NNewew MMenuenu — GGreatreat FFoodood - PPoolool - MMusicusic - VVLTSLTS OOpeningpening Soon!!!Soon!!! OOpeningpening Soon!!!Soon!!! 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Light- dow covering. ing, open spaces, eliminat- • Elevating the height of Check out our ing blind corridors and the street signs to reduce damage wide selection of. overall “quality of the physi- and theft. cal environment” can deter- • Using ceramic tile on gift giving ideas mine whether public spaces walls in areas where people Midtown Mall 778-5665 www.whitecourtonline.com are perceived as alienating congregate. Also, wallpa- or welcoming. One school per should be washable and designer advocates school strippable. Three men wanted to cross a river. They had no idea spaces that keep social inter- • Utilization of night how to cross it, so one man knelt down on his knees and action on a small scale “so no lighting to reduce unob- prayed “Lord give me the power and strength the cross the individual feels served activity river.” suddenly the man became very strong and swam lost or insignifi - and enhance the across the river. The next man thought: if it worked for him, it’ll work for me. So he knelt down and prayed “Lord give cant.” However, appearance of the “ property. the skills and the strength to cross the river.” the man built Research- experience has a canoe and rowed himself across the river. The last man er Gary Hol- shown that Mr. Holland thought: if it worked for both of them, I know it’ll work for land writes that when such acts also comments me. So he also knelt down and prayed “Lord give me the wisdom and knowledge to cross the river.” He turned into “perhaps no are overlooked on the ‘broken approach will windows’ theory, a woman and walked across the bridge. totally prevent or ignored, writing: “for all acts of vandal- additional practical purpos- ism. Therefore, destruction will es, no explana- Whitecourt property should tion may ever be be designed and occur. available for why Working hard to help keep you constructed with ” an abandoned informed materials that promote ease building was damaged or the of maintenance and quick back door of a small busi- Advisor clean up. Facilities which are ness was spray painted or a An inexpensive way to hard to clean and equipment young tree trampled. How- that may require diffi cult to ever, experience has shown obtain replacement parts are that when such acts are over- consistently advertise. much more prone to neglect looked or ignored, additional and damage. Examples of destruction will occur. Over design features which inhibit time, a variety of people may Readers, if you vandalism include: be involved in minor acts which, individually, are not like the free • The use of materials necessarily malicious. with rough-textured, dark- colored surfaces to discour- The resulting blight neg- Advisor, please age graffi ti. An alternative is atively impacts the area and to use smooth, hard surfaces will probably be expensive to patronize our which are easily cleaned. repair. Stone or masonry surfaces sponsors. are poor choices since they Thus, a fundamental are both easy to mark and component to reduce vandal- diffi cult to clean. ism is to frequently inspect Call (780) 778-5577 • Elimination of recessed (Continued on page 28) PAGE 28 Whitecourt Advisor NOVEMBER 2006 Freelance Mechanic Experienced, Certified (780) 778-6367 Heavy Duty Truck 3619 - 38th Ave Repairs (Hilltop Industrial) & Commerical Vehicle Inspections We do brakes and wheel alignments too! 4004 36 St. (Next to Whitecourt Collision) Phone: 778-1978 Cell: 706-1854 7:30 to 5:30 Mon - Fri, 9 to 1 pm Saturday

(Continued from page 27) in senseless destruction as and Girls Club and the pro- age property in a community property for maintenance a matter of course. There is posed skateboarding park are with which one is strongly needs or damage and quickly a deeper problem here that two instances of such an ap- identifi ed will be very low. correct the situation. Main- must be addressed. Once proach in Whitecourt. Much Since teenagers and young taining private and public again, it’s not a question of more can be done regarding adults are primarily respon- property in sound working either/or regarding short term the latter project, in the opin- sible for vandalism, efforts order and appearance not fi xes or long term solutions. ion of this writer. should be made to provide only fosters pride and caring It a question of using both activities which promote a in the public but encourages approaches. Gary Holland weighs in sense of stewardship for the others to maintain their prop- on the issue of community community in addition to erty as well.” Community Youth programs by stating “Stud- enhancing personal develop- Programs ies have revealed that acts of ment. Again, the above should vandalism by people of all be viewed as a stop-gap, tri- A community can design ages increase when a sense Athletic programs might age treatment. There is no programs that help alleviate of alienation from the com- be provided during the sum- cure implied in treating ev- some of the causes of van- munity exists. Involvement mer vacation as well as during ery-day members of society, dalism by creating programs in community activities can, the school year. Many other whether they be young or and infrastructure that can therefore, encourage a sense possibilities exist as well, old, as though it is natural turn negative energy into of pride and belonging. The such as Scouting programs, they should wish to engage positive energy. The Boys inclination to deface or dam- (Continued on page 29)

(Continued on page 28) NOVEMBER 2006 Whitecourt Advisor PAGE 29 (Continued from page 28) have been generally shunned age. It involved “one long 4-H, and community service in a community. Scott con- blood-drenched drama of groups. Some communities cludes “something is seri- wars, revolts, famines, forced have encouraged teenagers ously wrong” when such migrations, coups d’état, and to organize specifi cally to an ad makes the rounds for calamities”. In assessing the combat vandalism and other stamps of approval, and ev- start of the information age, criminal acts by youth. The eryone thinks its a good idea. Toffl er concludes “today the teenagers are responsible for Personally, I can remember a stakes are much higher, the monitoring a certain area and conversation at a large work- time shorter, the acceleration reporting maintenance needs place where honesty that faster, and the dangers even or acts of vandalism to po- worked against the honest greater”. New developments the case when he said that lice or school administrators. person’s own material inter- since the last major age transi- there was no chance to learn The redirection of youth ac- ests was regarded as ‘stupid- tion include nuclear, biologi- from history with the advent tivities toward constructive, ity’ by the majority there. Not cal and chemical weapons, of signifi cant nuclear weap- worthwhile purposes pro- too long ago, such behaviour along with a possible loom- onry. However, he is correct motes a sense of pride and would have been regarded as ing ecological catastrophe. that those doing the learning responsibility.” It should be ‘honourable’ by most. will be living in a signifi cant- noted here, that if society is Toffl er concludes his ly different, and diminished perceived as corrupt or pho- Next month the fi nal in- 1980’s bestseller with “much world. It is imperative in this ny by youth, then attempts stallment of this three piece depends on the fl exibility and case that foresight rule over at redirection will ultimately series will look intelligence of the hindsight. fail. Once again, there must at the ‘missing elites, sub-elites be a two pronged approach to ingredient’ or “As futurist and super-elites. Toffl er’s work is main- solving the issue of a civility ‘unmentionable’ Alvin Toffl er If these groups stream enough that he has in decline. in the vandalism relates in Th e prove to be as dined at the U.S. White House problem, and in- Th ird Wave, the shortsighted, un- and the congressional house Off to See the Wizard deed in crime in imaginative, and speaker wrote a forward to general. Despite last signifi cant frightened as most one of his books. Because M. Scott Peck, author of terrifi c advances change in human ruling groups in of this approach, many of The Road Less Traveled was in our technol- aff airs occurred the past, they will the specifi c concepts behind one of those to comment on ogy, many of rigidly resist the his concerns could only be a general malaise in society our political and during the birth (knowledge age) hinted at. Next month, The today. In his book A World economic insti- of the industrial and thereby es- Advisor will attempt to look Waiting to be Born, he opens tutions remain age. calate the risks of at some of these unmention- with the statement: “An ill- mired in centu- violence and their ables and conclude this series ness is abroad in the land”. ries-old structures that can- ”own destruction.” with a look at possible ways Peck then goes on to describe not help but create needless forward to positive change. a full page in U.S.A. Today ineffi ciency, ineffectiveness What is left out here, is placed by a major investment and ultimately gross injus- that it is highly unlikely there A very melancholy fi rm. The ad showed how tice. And the more injustice will be any winners under the man who was always the fi rm’s services allowed there is built into a system, repeating history scenario this up on the latest accident a person to check a potential the more there will be vandal- time around. Events in the and death statistics once contact’s credit rating, before ism, crime and at the extreme Middle East so far show that cornered Samuel Clem- “buying a beer for my new edges, terrorism. In effect, innovative thinking lies in the ens, who wrote under the best friend”. it is quite possible that the future. Given the prolifera- name of Mark Twain. youth of today are somewhat tion of nuclear weapons, it is This ad would be largely like canaries in the coalmine important that a justice based “Mr Clemens, do you be perceived as clever and regarding societal health. approach to peace be given realize that every time I astute in today’s world. Not some serious consideration. breathe, an immortal soul so, in days past. Such obvi- As futurist Alvin Toffl er In the documentary “The Fog passes into eternity?” ous dishonesty would have relates in The Third Wave, of War”, Robert McNamera, been condemned by most the last signifi cant change in who was secretary of defence “Have you tried people, and the perpetrators human affairs occurred dur- at the time fo the Vietnam cloves?” asked Twain. of such behaviour would ing the birth of the industrial War, was perhaps overstating PAGE 30 Whitecourt Advisor NOVEMBER 2006 Wanted to Work Help Wanted Gamblers 4 experienced Words of Anonymous • Housekeepers Wisdom Taste of Greece & $10.30/hr to start $12.00/hr “Your past is not your Office Lounge 8:00 pm every Tuesday • Front Desk Person Experienced potential. 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Both were horse- the fall of 1919 and picked YOU es! of what was known as set- men from Nevada, and had about the toughest winter in But getting back to our pric tled area until he started get- brought quite a number of an- memory to get established. ‘tour’ and in the Beaver Creek ting fairly close to what was imals into the country, with a Their introduction to Alberta, area we fi nd the homestead of known as Lonira. We should view of ranching. Now while and Whitecourt in particular, one. Dexter Whitcomb who not overlook however, one this part of our fair province must have left them wonder- with his two sons had fi led Billy Meeres who was farm- offers much, it has never ac- ing. During that winter the on an area of three quarter ing in on Beaver Creek, three tually proved price of hay soared sections here. Whitcomb was miles or maybe more off the itself highly to seventy-fi ve dol- a good carpenter, and read- so-called highway. Also near suited to ranch- “Cochranes had lars a ton and one ily found work in the Ham- the Beaver, we had Currie, ing. Some years arrived in the took delivery at let, but his optimism regard- J.H.P. Cross, and Ausmans, prior to the peri- Sangudo (two days ing his farming operations while Cochran Brothers, Pete od of which we fall of 1919 and away). Oat bundles, at times struck the author as and Bud, were getting to go write, a party picked about the and hardly any were being far above and beyond ranching around there. on his way to toughest winter available, ranged in anything the situation war- Peace River had in memory to get price from fi fty to ranted. In the course of one Meeres lived on the been caught in seventy-fi ve cents conversation, he remarked south side of Beaver Creek an early winter established. each. that nothing gave him great- and his ford known as storm here, de- ” er pleasure than to just look Meere’s Crossing was a real cided he could And strangely over his holdings when the good fi shing spot. Meeres attempt to winter his animals, enough cattle prices re- sun was rising, and to think liked nothing better than numbering thirty or more and mained fairly constant, that as far as he could see the fi ddling at the dances (an all highly bred with some with if anything, an inclina- land was all his. His dream all night job, usually from even registered, on Eagle tion to drop; and drop they however faded fast, as he possibly nine in the evening Flats. During the winter the did next fall, (the bottom left in a matter of two years until possibly six or so next hardship proved far too much dropped out of the market or so without, in so far as the morning!) The music, by the for the animals which had completely), and farmers author knows, ever making a way, consisted of a small never been accustomed to who had paid seventy-fi ve dent in his undertaking. reed organ (played by Mrs. such conditions, and all died. dollars a ton for hay won- Ward) while Billy Meeres dered what it was all about. Next month, Jerry Gra- or Danny Fraser bore down In some years, with And who helped the farmer? ham continues his coverage Au to - 4 on the fi ddle. Not being al- something of a break from He helped himself in so far of the Whitecourt pioneers, cyl together conversant with ‘Old Man Winter’, ranching as possible, as governments taking a trip up the mountain modern trends, the author is might prove successful, but then in power had not yet roads. 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