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With their staff, Bertha Vsn Zeggelaar and "Residential" Lida Neels, they will assist you in selecting that 'Commercial" "special something" for yourself, your home, or Eleanor and Gerry Nichol of G 4 E INSURANCE have your friends. served Picture Butte and area for 12 years. With their staff, 'Businesses" "Your Realtors Eleanor Katakami & Shirley Andron they can fill all of your?,- f With Results" • ladies accessories: - wedding flowers & insurance needs, and whether you require personal, com­ handbags, jewelry, wedding arrangements mercial or agricultural coverage, they are professional, effi­ scarves, gloves custom silk & dried cient & up-to-date. • Wedding jewelry • fresh flowers for all arrangements occasions balloons & wicker "Providing Service & Dependability GORDON DAVY 732-4454 HOMELIFE In The Community" 380*0229 334 Highway Ave. N. 338 — Highway Avenue, Picture Butte PICTURE BUTTE Homelife House of Real Estate 732-4886 732-4550 119 - 4th Street, Picture Butte (403) 732-4567 (24 Hours) "If you can't get it or BUMPER find it, we supply it." 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"The emphasis the provincial government is plac­ "When the agricultural industry sorts itself out over ing on value-added industry for processing what we the next few years it will restore confidence in that produce is an excellent idea," says Casson. industry and Picture Butte will be right there to grow He says Picture Butte is excited about what the with it," says Casson. future holds and the town is prepared for whatever "We've adopted the theme of Picture Butte, the comes. Livestock Feeding Captial of Canada. There is an Short-term projects such as a proposed community already intensive livestock feeding industry right and seniors centre, a new RCMP barracks and con­ around us and we feel it will have double the numbers tinued work on the Walk on the Wildside development it has right now. around the town's reservoir bode well for the next few years. "The word 'ethanol' keeps popping up for the future The Walk on the Wildside project involves two kilo­ and to produce it economically you have to have cat­ metres of shoreline along the reservoir and the devel­ tle to feed barley too after it is processed. We cer- opment of trails and viewing areas for shore birds, I tainly have them here. If the government commits to waterfowl and wildlife. Development is set to begin five to 10 per cent ethanol content in the next few early this spring. years then that industry will take off with a bang." One of the fastest growing activities in North Casson says the town has dealt with annexation this America is wildlife and bird watching. past year to increase its commercial land base as Casson says he is looking forward to Butte Forage well as residential lots. Processing getting back into full operation after a Working with other levels of government is going to major November fire. Forage markets range as far be a major part of municipal politics in years to come, away as Japan. the mayor says. One of the goals for this year is to convince the Downloading of spending to the municipal tax base County of Lethbridge Board of Education there's a [ is something everyone must face but Casson believes desperate need for a new elementary school in town. Canal work foundation of Picture Butte LIVESTOCK FEEDING CAPITAL OF CANADA PICTURE BUTTE — Agriculture In 1925 the railroad came in, pro­ Butte, from supplying the town's flows for the extensive irrigation cialty crop. was the main reason for the forma­ viding an access to markets for the water to irrigation water for crops needs of the area. Sugar beets were also one of the tion of this community and it agricultural products produced in and water services for the livestock Sugar beets were once a major main reasons many Japanese Cana­ i remains the economic backbone this area. feeding industry, a highly intensi­ factor for the town, which even had dians, relocated from the West today. The butte, after which the town fied practice in this region. a large sugar processing plant, built Coast during the Second World War, The founding and development of was named, has long since disap­ Because of an identifiable need for in 1935. That plant has been closed came into this area. Work in the beet Picture Butte centred on the build­ peared but the agricultural indus­ water, the town was one of the stron­ for some time, as the Taber factory fields was plentiful. Many stayed ing of the Lethbridge Northern Irri try still thrives. gest backers of the recently-com­ took on the entire load. There are behind to operate their own farms gation District's extensive canal Lethbridge Northern remains a pleted Oldman River Dam, which however, many sugar beet growers and create businesses after the war system in 1923. key factor in the welfare of Picture will help guarantee stable water in this area st_l relvine on this st_- ended. Bernard Nieboer named Citizen of the Year "I had to learn how to type," he By KATHY BLY children, Willard, Joyce, Alvina and quipped. Raymond. Picture Butte and District Nieboer admits there were a Nieboer became infected with the Chamber of Commerce will honor number of times he or the Reverend travel bug during his years of settl­ Bernard Nieboer in January as would want to quit but there was ing new immigrants and has since Citizen of the Year. always another family who wanted traveled to Europe eight times and Nieboer is being recognized in part to come to Canada. many other places around the world. for his years of service in bringing Although Nieboer was busy with While working with the im­ new immigrants to southern Alber­ his own farming operation, he work­ migrants, he was presented with ta from Holland. In a project intend­ ed part-time on the immigration complimentary passes on the ed to bring a dozen or so new work receiving only $12 a day, which railways to make it easier to travel families to the area, more than 5,000 was later increased to $14, and seven East to meet new families in Win­ people arrived in the area over 13 cents a mile for mileage. nipeg or Halifax. years. The work was detailed and taxing Nieboer was presented with a Cer­ With support from the Christian on the family and farm. He admits tificate of Bravery from the Royal Reformed Church, Rev. Peter both were neglected during the years Canadian Humane Association in Hoekstra approached Nieboer in he worked with the immigrants but 1932 for helping to save four children 1947 to let his name stand as in the end all the work was worth it. and an adult who were drowning in fieldman for settling families in the "They've been the best years ot the Oldman River. area. my life. When you look back it's with He was also awarded the Olivier satisfaction. It was not all my own Van Noort Medal and Citation by Out of 12 applicants Nieboer's work, it was a higher power." Dutch Ambassador Jan Breman on name was selected and by March of Nieboer was born March 16, 1912 behalf of the Netherlands Emigra­ 1948 he had placed 155 families in Emden, Germany, the fifth child tion Foundation. He is one of only across the southern part of the pro­ of William and Elsina Nieboer. His eight Canadians to receive the medal vince, including the Iron Springs parents were Dutch but had moved which was presented April 7,1986 at area. to Germany where his father had the Elks Hall in Picture Butte. found employment. Nieboer and members of his fami­ "I wasn't the one that wanted the A shortage of food in First World ly will gather again at the Elks Hall position but I did it," Nieboer said.