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Volume 6 Number 34 Our mission: To serve our readers with news and advertising of high integrity. Encompass Credit Union in the area. Tearing it up at Fire ‘n’ Wheels Page 3 Greg Curtis, left, gets the crowd fi red up while Neil Shave, right, performs a burnout on his motorcycle on Saturday night at Fire ‘n’ Wheels. Shave’s Photo: Zak McLachlan burnout was one of many during the memorial burnout in memory of long-time Fire ‘n’ Wheels supporter and Chauvin fi refi ghter Lyle Biensch. “We love to make you smile” $FFHSWLQJ1HZ3DWLHQWV! Dr. Nordstrom (780) 842-6838 Dr. Jacob Dr. Radasic 2 EDGE | Wainwright, AB | June 14, 2019 Town, M.D. team up to 7th Avenue sewer line improve Handivan garage construction completed Zak McLachlan [email protected] he Town of Wainwright and TM.D. of Wainwright have come to an agreement to work together to supply a gas line to the Wainwright and District Handivan Society ga- rage just north of the Tory Heights The Town and M.D. of Wainwright are Photo: Zak ball diamonds. teaming up to bring gas utilities to the McLachlan The two sides have agreed to split Handivan Society garage. the costs, with the Town picking up the cost of running a gas line to the Both the Town and the M.D. have con- garage and the M.D. covering the cost of tinued to support the Handivan Society further gas utilities in order to keep the and the vital service it provides to the garage heated in the winter. community through funding and sup- The addition of a heater to the garage port such as this project. The Handivan will allow the Handivan Society to save Society’s garage sits on M.D. of Wain- Photo: Zak money on fuel, as the deep colds this Construction crews have completed the sewer line replacement project on wright property which had previously the block of 7th Avenue just east of Main Street. The project which replaced McLachlan past winter forced them to run the bus been offered to the Handivan Society to the troublesome sewer system along that block took just over a week to for quite some time to warm it up each complete. be used to store its van and bus. morning. The street has been reopened and has been packed with gravel for the time EDGE being. The block on 7th Avenue will not be repaved until next spring as part of the 2020 paving schedule, but the Town of Wainwright applied the necessary dust control products to the gravel road on Thursday, June 13. 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Their kindness, consideration & QG$YH:DLQZULJKWŘ780-842-2730 thoughtfulness regarding our www.armstrongs1908.com mothers residency is so much appreciated. HOURS: MONDAY – FRIDAY 9-6PM, SATURDAY 9-5PM, SUNDAY CLOSED EDGE | Wainwright, AB | June 14, 2019 3 Fire ’n’ Wheels raises $45,000 for Edgerton Emergency Services Zak McLachlan [email protected] dgerton was home to this year’s in- Estalment of the Fire ’n’ Wheels char- ity motorcycle rally, which raised just over $45,000 for Edgerton Emergency Services. The 11th annual Fire ‘n’ Wheels rally raised $45,000 for Edgerton Emergency Services. Pictured left, members of Edgerton Emer- Photo: Zak gency Services tore apart a Toyota Tercel with their Jaws of Life after it was used as the blow up car during Saturday night’s festivities. McLachlan placement. a firefighter on the Chauvin Fire De- Wheels burnout pit. During the rally, the riders departed partment for years and a great support- With another year of Fire ’n’ Wheels from the Edgerton Fire Hall to ride er of that. Unfortunately he was taken in the books, Curtis said the commit- through Provost, up through Amisk, away from us last year, so we wanted tee is already looking ahead to the 12th over to Wainwright for lunch at Corner- to show our support to his family, and annual event which will be held in stone Co-op, up to Vermilion, through I took it upon myself to do the burnout Chauvin next year. Thanks to contin- Kitscotty and back to Edgerton for a to- for Lyle. ued community support from riders tal of about 390 kilometres. “After that we had about 15 or 16 guys and sponsors, Curtis said Fire ’n’ Wheels Following the ride, participants gath- who followed up with burnouts and isn’t going anywhere any time soon. ered at the Edgerton Sports Grounds for showed their support for his family and “We couldn’t do this without the dinner and a night of entertainment. their appreciation for how much he did community support. The sponsors, One of the highlights of the evening for us throughout the years… We en- the volunteers, the riders themselves, was the memorial burnouts held in joyed doing this for his daughters and all the Fire ’n’ Wheels committee, all memory of Lyle Biensch who passed his family, and they came out to watch the fire departments - we couldn’t do away this past year. and really appreciated what we did for it without them… We’re the organiz- Curtis dubbed Biensch the “Burnout them.” ers of the event, but it takes everybody King” and said it was important for Fire Curtis and the Fire ’n’ Wheels crew coming together to pull it off. I’m very ’n’ Wheels to do something to com- also presented Biench’s daughters proud of what we did this weekend. To memorate his many years of support with a commemorative plaque in his raise that kind of money in a weekend for the rally. honour as well as mounting a memo- is great,” he said. Greg Curtis was the first to step Photo: Zak “Lyle was a huge supporter of Fire rial plaque permanently on the Fire ’n’ EDGE up to the burnout pit on Saturday McLachlan night in memory of the “Burnout ’n’ Wheels as well as a King” Lyle Biensch. great participate in the burnout pit himself. He was very good at get- The rally saw just shy of 125 riders ting other people to do take part this year, and Fire ’n’ Wheels burnouts over the years president Greg Curtis said he thought as well. We always the weekend was a great success. looked forward to Lyle “I think it was really good. Friday being there and getting night was a little shaky with the rain things going with the and stuff, but Saturday turned out well. burnouts,” Curtis said. We had a great turnout for the ride “He because a good with close to 125 riders out. It was quite friend of ours, mine a success considering we didn’t have and the whole Fire ’n’ a raffle license this year. So overall I Wheels groups and all Members of Edgerton Emergency Services tore the roof off an old car during a Photos: Zak McLachlan would consider it a success,” Curtis said. vehicle extrication display on Saturday night. Pictured left, plenty of live music rocked the the firefighters. He was The Fire ’n’ Wheels committee was Edgerton Sports Grounds throughout the evening as the party ran late into the night. unable to acquire a license to do their usual motorcycle raffle this year, leav- ing the fundraising amount a little lighter than usual but still a good haul. This year’s $45,000 puts Fire ’n’ Wheels just about $20,000 short of the $1 mil- lion mark through 11 years of fundrais- ers. Edgerton Emergency Services will be Shade using the funds to purchase a new set of hydraulic Jaws of Life tool, as their current one is aging and in need of re- up! 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