SANGUDO HORTICULTURAL CLUB DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY
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Serving: Alberta Beach, Barrhead, Calahoo, Cherhill, Darwell, Glenevis, Gunn, Lac Ste. Anne County,
Mayerthorpe, Onoway, Rich Valley, Rochfort Bridge, Sangudo, Whitecourt, Spruce Grove and Stony Plain.
January 12, 2021
SANGUDO HORTICULTURAL CLUB
DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY
Submitted by Brenda presenting our 14th Annual the University of Saskatch-
Ogden, Sangudo & Dis- Gardeners Day as a VIRTUAL ewan. His topic is about the
trict Horticultural Club meeting via Zoom, on Satur- Top Tips for Growing Fruit.
day, January 23, 2021. This Bob has been in charge of
With the need for social allows us to recruit speak- the Fruit breeding program
distancing, the Sangudo ers from a farther distance at the university for 21 years.
Horticultural Club is doing than we normally could.
things differently in 2021 by Bob Bors is speaking from Continued on Page 4
ONOWAY WINNER BRINGS HOME
A COOL $1 MILLION PRIZE
Submitted by Western gensen. While checking the MAXMILLIONS numbers 1,
Canada Lottery Corporation pockets, he discovered an 4, 10, 12, 13, 26, and 41 and
old LOTTO MAX ticket for netted Jorgensen a $1 mil-
A trip to take some suits the October 9, 2020 draw lion windfall.
to the dry cleaners proved – a ticket that turned out
very fruitful for Glenn Jor- to exactly match winning Continued on Page 8
PARKLAND RCMP REQUEST
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO LOCATE
STOLEN TRACK HOE EXCAVATOR
Submitted by Parkland If you have seen the track the Parkland RCMP at 825-
RCMP hoe or have any information 220-7267 or your local police.
that can assist with this in-
A Case CX470B yellow track vestigation, please contact
hoe excavator with a Border
Paving logo on it was report-
ed as stolen from the Border
Paving yard located at 54106
Range Road 15 near Onoway,
AB. The complainant advised
the theft occurred on Satur-
day, Jan. 9, 2021 between the
hours of 5:30 a.m. and 11:00
a.m.
The suspect(s) would have
needed a semi truck with a
low bed to tow the track hoe.
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RCMP REQUEST PUBLIC’S
ASSISTANCE TO IDENTIFY SUSPECT
Submitted by Parkland victim and her friend ran.
RCMP The suspect is described
as:
On Jan. 4, 2021 Parkland • East Indian male
RCMP responded to a report • Accent
of an attempted abduction. • Deep voice
The 14-yr-old female victim • Appeared to be in his 20’s
reported that at approxi- • Slim build
mately 12:30 p.m. she was • Bald
out for a walk to meet with • Brown eyes
some friends in the Silver- • Bushy eyebrows
stone area of Stony Plain. • Sunglasses with thin sil-
A male in a black vehicle ver arms and clear frames
honked the horn at her and (on the end of his nose) like to speak to the potential
waved. The vehicle turned • A bit of a mustache witness that was driving the
around and pulled up beside • Possible a tattoo on his white vehicle that honked
her with the window rolled wrist his horn at the suspect.
down and said, “hey, get in • Wearing a dark colored A composite sketch of the
the car”. The victim did not jacket suspect has been shown.
respond. She observed her The suspect vehicle is de- If you are able to identi-
friend and waved her over. scribed as: fy the suspect or have any
A white vehicle pulled up • Black mid-size 4 door se- information that will as-
behind the suspect. The dan sist with this investigation,
driver of the white vehicle • Steering wheel was on please contact the Parkland
honked his horn. The sus- the right side of the vehicle RCMP at 825-220-7267 or
pect was startled and drove • Clean your local police. If you wish
away. The suspect vehicle • Lettering on license plate to remain anonymous, you
drove by again and when was red can contact Crime Stoppers
it appeared to be turning • Silver rims at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS),
around to come back, the The Parkland RCMP would online at www.P3Tips.com
January 12, 2021 CommunityVOICE Page 3
BACK TO WORK, COMMENTS AND
REFLECTIONS OF THE CHRISTMAS BREAK
Submitted by Shane tracted in an effort to mitigate made to me, or I had made to Drayton Valley, where at the
Getson, MLA for Lac Ste. safety incidents. We all want- them, to be able to make the kickoff meeting in Septem-
Anne-Parkland ed to make sure the people we construction schedule. ber the horizontal directional
worked with made it home safe Early in my marriage my wife drilling contractor provided a
Firstly, I want to wish you a to be with their families, and gave me a very dirty look when schedule that was very tight.
belated Merry Christmas and that they were able to enjoy I got up from our Christmas In fact, so tight that if they
a Happy New Year. 2020 was their well-deserved down time. supper with her family to take had any hiccups they may not
a rough ride for all of us, and In my prior life I also found a phone call, and then a follow be able to recover, and would
I have never been so happy myself hoping for cold weather up tongue lashing about why have to work through Christ-
to see a year come to a close. so that we could have a good I took the call. I explained to mas. I brought this to their
I am looking forward to a “Do chance of driving frost into the her that there was a crew of 15 attention, and they assured
Over” in 2021, getting through right-of -way, so that when the people up in the “Bush” that me they would make it, and if
the worst of COVID, getting crews returned refreshed from didn’t have the luxury of be- needed would skip Christmas
the economy rolling again, the Christmas Break, they had ing home with their families to complete.
making up for the downturn in the best conditions possible to because they were putting up As chance would have it, the
business / job losses we had in be able to maintain safety and the camp that was needed for rig they were mobilizing to
2020, and returning to normal. schedule. On the pipeline proj- the 200 people who would the site was delayed a week,
The time off at Christmas did ects we were always racing the need beds when they returned it was a challenging hole, and
however give me some time to elements, specifically breakup from their Christmas break. they indeed were going to
reflect on previous years, and in the spring, and if we missed So, as the Project Manager, if miss the schedule. Their su-
previous Christmas break, or that, the in-service date could those folks on site needed my perintendent came to me and
lack thereof. be delayed until the next con- help, the least I could do was said it was their intent to work
In my life prior to politics struction season in some cases. be there to take that call. I felt through Christmas to not let
I was leading major project There were only two instanc- they needed to know that they me down, and to keep his word
teams, predominantly pipe- es in the 19 years I’ve been mar- were not alone, and that they that he made back in Septem-
lines, for the last decade. In ried that I didn’t have a chance had my thanks and respect ber. I, in turn, went back to my
that industry, we always paid to have a Christmas Break at for the work they were doing team of inspectors, and asked
attention to the morale of the home. In both cases, it was be- for the team. She understood who would be willing to work
team, the hours the folks were cause of project requirements, completely. with me through the break.
working, and their attention to the commitments people who The second time was on a
detail so they wouldn’t be dis- were part of my team had small looping project down in Continued on Page 9
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Sangudo Horticultural Club Doing
Things Differently
Continued from Page 1 the ‘Under the Sea’ Coleus. Bob has won the prestigious fits of having permanent seed
The university has released 10 Stevenson Award. beds along with using mulch,
His specialty is with har- new varieties of haskaps and We will also have Kim Ross of is a greater protection for the
dy fruits such as the Haskap is considered one of the best Rossdale Farms with the topic structure of the soil, less wa-
and Sour Cherry as well as worldwide breeding programs. of No-Till Gardens. The bene- ter needed, the prevention of
weeds, and an improved soil
quality. Kim is a Master Gar-
dener and is currently work-
ing on a Prairie Horticulture
Certificate to obtain greater
knowledge of fruits, vegeta-
bles, and greenhouse growing.
Registration for the event is
$20.00 with a deadline for en-
try on January 20. The meeting
starts at 9:00am. Payment by
e-transfer. Info Heather 780-
785-2171 and you can register
at SangudoHortClub@gmail.
com with more details at www.
ABHortA.ca. The event is host-
ed by the Sangudo & District
Horticultural Club and spon-
sored by Lac Ste. Anne County.
The Horticultural Club was
able to put on a few events in
2020. We thank Marlene Pe-
tersen for her talk on a Walk
in my Greenhouse (January
20th), the speakers at our Flo-
ral Fantasy Gardeners Day
(January 25th) Maria Beers
and Clara Qualizza, Ashleigh
Munro of Kiwi Nurseries for
her talk on What’s New in 2020
(February 24th), Denise O’Reil-
ly for How to Make Your Own
Herbal Teas (September 28th),
Jessica Stambulic for her talk
on Vermiculture (October
26th), and Shelley Batdorf of
Pots ‘n’ Pansies Greenhouse
for hosting the Christmas craft
(November 14).
While our 2021 season will
look different, we are still
planning to share good gar-
dening information. Watch
for updates on our Facebook
page. New members are al-
ways welcome. We wish all of
you the best for 2021.
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SEIZURE IN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF DRUGS AND CASH
Submitted by Val- hospital to seek treatment significant amount of drugs garding this incident. Please
leyview RCMP for injuries. Upon further and cash were seized during contact Valleyview RCMP at
investigation, police arrest- the investigation. Suspected 780-524-3345 or your local
On December 13, 2020, ed and charged the offend- methamphetamine, total- police. If you wish to re-
Valleyview RCMP along ing driver, a northern Alber- ling 880 grams was seized, main anonymous, you can
with High Prairie RCMP re- ta resident, with possession as well as over $6200 CAD contact Crime Stoppers at
sponded to a single motor for the purpose of traffick- cash. The investigation is 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), on-
vehicle collision. The driv- ing under the Controlled ongoing. line at www.P3Tips.com or
er was taken to Valleyview Drugs and Substances Act. A If you have information re- by using the “P3 Tips” app.
Onoway Winner Brings Home a Cool $1 Million
Prize
Continued from Page 1
Jorgensen picked up his
winning ticket a few days
before the draw at the Petro
Canada at 16951 109th Ave-
nue in Edmonton. When he
discovered his ticket and
took it in to a local store
to use their ticket checker,
he wasn’t sure what he was
seeing at first – literally.
“The first time I thought
it was $1,000, because I
didn’t have my glasses,” he
laughed while claiming his
prize. “Then I thought it was
$10,000. Then $100,000 –
then finally I went to cashier
and asked her to check it.”
The cashier confirmed he
was about to be $1 million
richer.
“At that point, honestly, I
got a little emotional,” Jor-
gensen recalled. He says he
went home, took his dog
for a walk, and then imme-
diately put his ticket in a
safety deposit box until he
could claim his prize.
Now that he has his prize
in hand, Jorgensen says he’s
still determining what to do
with it.
“I have pretty simple
tastes – there’s no sports car
in my future,” he laughed.
January 12, 2021 CommunityVOICE Page 9
Back to Work, Comments and Reflections of the Christmas Break
Continued from Page 3 computer, and turned off the that I have not made decisions directly, but with the team as a
phones. I spent time with my in my life that I did not regret. whole.
I wouldn’t expect anyone else family at home, worked on get- Nor would I be naive enough to All I can do is my best to keep
ting an old pickup running for say that in the future I will not the commitments I made, and
to work through Christmas if I
my son, calling friends and rel- make a decision that I could through my actions regain
wouldn’t do that myself, lead-
atives on the phone, enjoying a come to regret. I do however, what has been lost by con-
ing by example, the way I was
few fire pits, went on a flight to through experience and lean- tinuing to keep my word, and
mentored.
the mountains, and even a little ing on others for counsel from showing results for the work
I advised the landowners who
axe throwing with my son and time to time, take the time to effort that is being made. I
would be impacted, including
youngest daughter. weigh the options to minimize need to make sure that the vot-
one straight shooting farm
For those that have been ask- the potential impact of less ers who put me here continue
lady where our exit pit was lo-
ing for me to respond to the than desirable decisions. to feel that they made the right
cated in her barn yard. She was
personal choices that some of I can only speak for myself, decision in the last election by
a take no guff kind of person,
my colleagues made in regards but am highly confident that as choosing me to represent their
and was none too happy about
to how and where they spent a team we will double our ef- interests. In short, as a team
us working through Christmas.
the time they had over Christ- forts to get us through COVID. we need be humble enough to
I assured her we would do our
mas I can only say that I made We will focus on creating an learn from the mistakes made
best not to disturb their day,
different choices than they did. environment where our econ- and to ensure they never hap-
and apologized again for the
They are responsible for their omy will grow, and foster an pen again, dust ourselves off,
inconvenience. She asked if I
actions to their constituents, environment where the many get back to work on fixing the
was going to be there too, how
to their team members as a jobs that have been lost will be problems at hand. Albertans
many people were working,
whole, and to the Premier. The regained. I fully recognize that deserve no less, 2021 is the
and if we were at least going to
short term consequences for the recent events have eroded turnaround year for our prov-
shut down at the lunch hour. I
their choices have now come some of the confidence and ince.
let her know that I’d be there,
to pass. trust of my constituents, not Yours Truly,
and wouldn’t ask my guys to
I would be a hypocrite if I said only with the people involved Shane Getson
miss Christmas if I wasn’t will-
ing to do so, that we would take
an hour-long break for lunch
and the number of folks we
had working. Christmas day,
that farm lady brought out a
turkey to the drilling rig, com-
plete with most of the fixings,
saying no one would go with-
out a Christmas dinner if she
had anything to do with it. It
takes a team to build a project,
it is not without effort, or giv-
ing up the things that we hold
important at times to make it
happen. Those efforts can be
recognized by folks that we
would least expect sometimes.
When I campaigned, I let
folks know that if they hired
me for the job as their MLA,
I would treat this job like a
project. I’d be willing to give
them 6 days a week, but I get
Sundays off to myself to spend
time with my family. A typical
6 & 1 shift, and for most of the
time it works out. What does
not stop is the phone calls, so-
cial media and e-mails.
The promise I made to my
family is that Christmas, I
spend with them. The vast ma-
jority of the people who hired
me for this job respect that,
and I was fortunate enough
this year to take off the 24th of
December until the 4th of Jan-
uary. This year I didn’t have to
worry about the safety of the
crews in the field, nor the warm
weather messing up the frost
packing of muskeg, or log-
ging that needed to take place.
As such, I went into “Dark
Mode” stepped away from the
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