Milo Canopener (July 1, 2011)

An archive of the Milo Canopener.The University of Lethbridge Library received permission from the Archives at Milo Library to digitize and display this content.MILO CANOPENER July 2011 Edition no. 254 cll0iCoarlnPeADr mi 11 n Canada Post Agrnt. # 40607516 Box 12, Milo, AB T0L1L0 MILO LIBRARY N/C J STARS/ Lions Golf Classic Winners Milo Lions’s team won this year’s 8th annual S.T.A.R.S. / Lions Golf Classic at Lynx Ridge Golf Course on June 2. Local Lions Christopher Northcott and Greg Deitz (pictured in the center) were shorthanded and recruited Greg’s nephew Jason Schneider (far left) and Burke Dales of the Calgary Stampeders (far right) to help out!Milo Canopener Published by Volunteer Staff Layout Editors: Barb Godkm 485-8389, 599-2213 Colleen Bartsch 599-2204 Darlene Phillips 599-3791 Production: Betty Armstrong Subscriptions: Darlene Phillips 599-3791 Cartoons / “Kids Say” Marina Vannatta 381 -6389 Notices Any Canopener volunteer Advertising: [Single Insertion] Business Directory' $ 5.00 Quarter Page $ 6.00 Half Page $ 8.00 Full Page $ 15.00 Classified Ads $ 2.00 Free Items: Event Notices Announcements: Wedding, Anniversary, Births. Showers, etc. Cards of Thanks News Items Articles of Interest Editorial Content: Letters to the Editor are welcome. All submissions must be signed. Letters will not be prmted unless signed, and requests to remain anonymous will not be honoured. Deadlines: The deadline for photo-ready ad copy or articles is about a week before the end of the month Please allow additional layout time for unformatted copy. The Canopener is usually printed on the last Thursday of the month. Subscription Rates: Single Copy ""Cover'' Price $ 2.00 Inside Milo Ipickup, delivery or mailedj $ 16.00 Outside Milo [mailed] $ 24.00 How to reach us: Email is our preferred method of contact if possible as photo-ready advertising copy or content can be printed clearly. Fax transmissions are low resolution, and tend to be unclear. Thanks! Email: helpi'S)milolibrary.ca igodkin@wi ldrosemtemet. ca Regular Mail: Milo Canopener P.0 Box 12 Milo Alberta T0L 1L0 Fax: 599-2457 599-3850 [Milo Library] Drop off: Items may be left... At Milo Green Foods in the Canopener box at the back of the store. At the Milo Library . In the Library Book Drop.GOODS & SERVICES MILO CAFE CHINESE fL WESTERN TAKE OUT ORDERS 599-3832 Closed Monday i viouday-Simdav ............8:30 am - 8.00 pm if ” fJU* C/f^^perfechon CATERING/ SERVICE Allan and Colleen Bartsch MILO, Alta, phone. (403) 599-2204 MA Ry KAy Donna Bennett Deitz Independent Beauty Consultant P.O.. Box 37. Milo, Alla. TOL 1LO (403) 599-2140 Robert Phillips Phillips Agricultural Products and Services Box 292 Lomond, Alberta TOL 1G0 Telephone: (403) 792-3757 Toll Free: 1-800-387-8486 Cellular: (403) 485-8233 Fax: (403) 792-3707 Box 7 Milo. AB TOL 1 LO Doug Marks PRESIDENT Office: (403) 599-0003 Fax: (403) 599-3990 Mobile: (403) 485-8518 Marks Oilfield Services Snc, Trucking, Gravel Oilfield Maintenance and Construction Pipelining Deitz Investment Services Corp. A Member of the Deitz Group of Companies Ron Deitz President Investing for your Future Email: Suite 700, One Executive Place 1816 Crowchild Trail NW Calgary, AB. T2M 3Y7 Phone: (403)241-3122 Fax: (403)241-6155 Toll-Free: 1-800-661-2817 deitzron@deitzinvestment.com Donna Bennett Deitz Account Manager Small Business Direct (403)599-4102 donna.bennettdeitz@scotiabank.com Marianne Armstrong Personal Banking Officer Direct (403)599-4100 marianne. armstrong@scotiabank. com Wendy Hingley Officer in Charge Direct (403) 599-0100 wendy.hingley@scotiabank.com § Scotiabank PO Box 150 Milo, AB T0L1L0 Call Redirect: (403) 599-3792 Fax: (403) 599-2409 5! 1-800-582-7054 “Make Your Winning Move With Us” MLS Magnuson Realty LYLE MAGNUSON LARRY DIETRICH Website: www.magnusonrealtv.comWe would like to thank our advertisers for their continued support. Without them, we would not be able to print this newsletter for the enjoyment of the readers. ZODIAC Bus. (403) 485-8045 Cel. (403) 485-0625 Fax. (403) 599-2356 RcS. (403) 599-2169 R.R. HI Milo, AB T0L1L0 ________ Welding Aluminum B-Pressure Service Truck Rig-ups Truckdecks TRAILERS-ETC. Shaun Umscheid Also offering Portable Welding Services MILO SEED CLEANING ASSOCIATION LTD. 599-2150 Cieaner Seed is Sown, Cleaner Crops are Grown, Sheldon Walker Manager Esse VULCAN VILLAGE GAS BAR P.O. BOX 425 VULCAN. ALTA. TOL 2 BO PHONE: 485-6000 GRANT, KRYSTALOWICH & BENNETT CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS FULL ACCOUNTING SERVICES AND CONSULTING P.O. Box 239 Vulcan, Alberta Ptione: 485-2996 TOL 2BO 485-2681 TRACY MOZILL 238 River St Hidden Valley Resort - Cluny, AB T0J 0S0 Phone 403-734-3834 EmaB: tlmozill@ginail.com FOOD TO CO Sunflower Studio Pedicures, manicures, polish & nail art Garry & Bernardine Nelson 485-2519 TOWING *4X4 Service * Wheel-Lift * Boosting * Winching * Fuel, Flats * Lock-outs * Recoveries * R.V. Towing * Small Repairs £ Services Bus: 485-2667 Mobile: 485-0500 1 24 Hour Emergency Service" Ready & Reliable [phone joe] VACUUM * Septic Tanks * Portables * Mud Pits * Sumps * Holding Tanks * Cisterns * Basement Floods Box 93 Vulcan Alta. TOL 2B0 Business Card Ads $60 /year includes your subscription See back of cover for detailsLori Vooys, cimfc&fma Vice President Wealth Advisor The Stevenson Vooys Group Dir.: (403) 355-6056 Fax: (403) 355-6109 Email: Lori.Vooys@RichardsonGMP.com www.RichardsonGMP.com Richardson GMP Limited 333 7th Avenue South West Suite 1000 Calgary, Alberta T2P 2Z1 Branch: 1 (866) 867-7735 Vulcan Opto metric Clinic Dr (B. L. Drumy Optometrist Open Wednesday and Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. BOX 972 VULCAN.ALBERTA TOL 2B0 TELEPHONE 485-2177 (EMERGENCIES ONLY 485-2886) 1 Frank Mclnenly Auctions Ltd Vulcan, AB Serving the Agriculture Industry Since (403) 485-2440 Frank Mclnenly Stacey SchootenMoney Tree Bridal Shower for Pete and Janet Musters (nee Sukut) in the Milo Library for the month of July The happy couple were married in March of this year and Pete is finally being transferred to Calgary where Janet is living and getting her nurses degree at Mount Royal UniversityArrowwood Cooperative Association Ltd. Box 120 Arrowwood, AB TOL 1L0 CO-OP Arrowwood Co-op Equity Barbecue Tuesday July 5, 2011 Milo Community Hall 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Member Patronage Cheques Available for pick up Office Phone (403) 534-3803 Fax Number (403) 534-3330 Tire Shop (403) 534-3804Curry Caulifower submitted by Colleen Bartsch If you like cauliflower and are looking for a new recipe, this is it! Enjoy © • 4 cups cauliflower • 1 tsp. milk • 2 10 oz cans cream of chicken soup or cream of celery • 1/4 cup mayonaise • 1/2 cup grated Cheddar cheese • 1 tsp curry powder • 2 tablespoons melted butter • 1 cup soda cracker crumbs Steam cauliflower and put in large casserole dish. Mix together the milk, soup, mayonaise, cheese and curry powder. Pour mixture evenly over the steamed cauliflower. Combine melted butter and cracker crumbs until crackers are coated with butter. Spoon evenly over cauliflower. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until heated through. TEXTING for Seniors The kids have all their little SMS codes...like BFF, WTF, LOL etc. So here are some codes for the seniors: GGPBL - Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low GHA - Got Heartburn Again HGBM - Had Good Bowel Movement ATD - At the Doctor's BFF - Best Friends Funeral BTW - Bring the Wheelchair CBM - Covered by Medicare CUATSC - See You at the Senior Center DWI - Driving While Incontinent FWIW - Forgot Where I Was FYI - Found Your Insulin IMHO - Is My Hearing-Aid On? LMDO - Laughing My Dentures Out OMMR - On My Massage Recliner OMSG - Oh My! Sorry, Gas ROFL...CGU - Rolling on the Floor Laughing...Can't get Up! TTYL - Talk to You Louder WAITT - Who Am I Talking To? WTP - Where's the Prunes WWNO - Walker Wheels Need Oil GGLKI - Gotta Go, Laxative Kickin in!T’s Saloon/ Milo Hotel Beach Volleyball Tournament July 15.16 & 17 ENTER YOUR TEAMS SOON BEER GARDENS all weekend CONCESSION - Prairie Perfection Catering at Milo Curling Rink Saturday Night Cabaret at Milo Hall LIVE BAND: To be announced Tickets $10 at door, includes midnite supper For more information or to enter your volleyball team, contact T's Saloon at 403-599-3853.Update from your Milo Community Sustainability Group Hello once again, A big thank you to everyone who was able to attend our June 23rd Community meeting. A bigger thank you to everyone who lat their name stand for Director and/or Advisory Committee in the newly named Milo Sustainability Committee that is now under the Milo District Ag Society. Their names are as follows: Michael Monner - chairman, Christopher Northcott - secretary, Barb Godkin - treasurer, Rafael Zea - vice-chair, Joanne Monner, Cam Klem, Tammy Lahd, Penny Heather, Barry Monner, Laurie Duffield, Neil Northcott, Jim Piot, Colleen Deitz. As well the following have agreed to be part of our Advisory committee: Katie Walker, Monnie Fetkenher, Ginger Deitz, Georgina Ully, Ann Prentice, Sharleen Bushell, Gord Nelson, Kevin Booth, Kale McMorris. Our group participated on Monday, the 27th, with some members of County Council in our first Reeves Task Force meeting. Thank you to Christopher Northcott for assembling all of our information and putting it into an excellent presentation. We are hopeful that our County will be on our side with our goals. We will have a better feel as to the degree of their involvement after the next regular meeting of County Council. At the Monday meeting, the Board Chair of Palliser Schools, Don Zach, participated and gave us a much needed support and made it clear that when a community loses a school there are lots of negative consequences for everyone. Please read Mr. Jim Piots’ letter explaining a first hand experience as to what he witnessed when a community where he once lived, lost its school. With Legislative change required for amendment to the Municipal Government Act, we will be delayed by over 18 months possibly, much longer for our ability to tax ourselves. The biggest issue is IF we will see, to begin with, amendment to the Municipal Government Act. The general feeling is that we cannot count on this revenue stream and our school population is not secure. We are looking at various grants and other ways to raise a significant amount of money. A good news story is that the Western Stock Growers Association had their annual meeting in Milo last week and raised over $1700 for our cause. A big thank you to them. The bottom line is that we have to do a lot of work and not a lot of time to pull it all together. If you are interested in reading our presentation to County Council a copy is in the Milo Library. If you have any ideas please call me or anyone on our team. Regards, Michael Monner 403-599-3790 .......................................................................... H «*—My Personal Experience with School Closure by: Jim Piot Before moving to Alberta, I witnessed firsthand the effects of school closure on a small community. First you need to understand that school closure is a process, driven by parents. What I mean by that is that parents make the difficult decision to have their children bussed to another school, usually a larger school up the road from the school facing closure. When enrollment drops to a critical level the School Board begins the process of school closure. Generally this takes a year before the lights are turned off and the doors are locked. Once this happens the immediate impact is pretty obvious, students face more time on the bus going to school and coming home. Teachers leave the community because their job is gone with the school closure and that is where it ends. Well I'm sorry to say it is much farther reaching, it is more like the effect of dropping a pebble in a pond, eventually every bit of water in that pond feels the effect, similarly in the community the impact is felt everywhere. Business in the hotel and bar dropped off to almost zero. The owners could not make their loan payment and chose to default on the loan and disappeared one night. The bank was now the new owner of a hotel and bar with no business and no prospects of selling. Next was the convenience store/bowling alley. This was a place where the locals could buy a jug of milk or a loaf of bread or some canned goods, not a major grocery store by any means but now the people living there had to follow the school bus up the highway to the bigger town to buy the basics and more. The insurance agent was the next to leave, and relocate in the town up the road. All in all it was like watching dominos topple one after the other. In less than a year the businesses were gone, the younger families were gone and the retired people and the seniors were the only ones left and a few of those folks relocated. You might think that this was the end of it but sadly my story is not quite over yet. Real estate values plummeted, houses that might have sold for $40-$60,000 were not selling for $5,000, in fact many properties didn't sell when they were reduced to $300-$500! Houses sat empty for months with no interest, others had people in them that were desperate to sell and move but not much happened until the criminal element say a golden opportunity. Buy houses cheap, set up a grow-op or a meth lab or just sell drugs out of the new location. The people left behind now had to contend with drugs being produced and sold and the bad things that go along with that like vandalism, people coming and going at all hours of the day and night, and intimidation and threats if complaints are made. You might think that this would be where it ends but again, this is not the case. Many small farmers, generally younger families decided to leave the area and move to the city because cities offer job security, schools for their kids, organized and recreational sports for their children, close at hand health care, available necessities, and the list goes on. So the big operators were buying up the land and the rural population and tax base gets smaller and smaller. I'm not an economist but I am sure there were more negative effects on this community and its surrounding area that started when one small community lost its school. This is something I will never forget seeing and something I never want to witness again. I truly hope this is something we can prevent happening to the community of Milo and surrounding area. It's said that it takes a community to raise a child and I truly believe this. I also believe that it takes an entire community to save and grow a small town like Milo and the surrounding area. We have a life style in rural Alberta that is the envy of anyone who lives in a big city and deals with the rat race every day and all of the other stress that goes along with. That is why I felt I had to share this information at this meeting and I thank you for the opportunity to do so.^ Invisible # IfenCe Brand me best in Electronic Pet containment and behavioral products. 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Congratulations!!! • Mowing of Lions Park and maintenance of the two cemeteries keeps us busy in the summer. New officers for the next term are: President - David Deitz 1st Vice President - Gary Middlestead 2nd Vice President - Lloyd Deitz 3rd Vice President - Ted Lee Secretary - Doug Bushell Treasurer - Christopher Northcott Directors - Rafael Zea Burt Campbell Allan Bartseh Bill Deitz Tail Twister - Ian Godkin Lion Tamer - Gary Middlestead Membership - Ian Thomson LIONS COMMUNITY CAMPOUT July 8 - 10 * Everyone is welcome to join us again at Enchant Part. Enjoy swimming, golf, and kids games. Breakfast is served by our club on Saturday and Sunday mornings!1 Installation of New Officers for 2011/12: Thanks to Allan and Colleen Bartseh and Alvin and Sheila Winch for the great steak supper on June 15. ANNUAL LIONS BARBECUE Sunday, August 14 1:30 p.m.Notice Please be advised that the Milo Seed Plant Will be closed from July 4-8 due to renovations. We are installing a color sorter into the plant, and partial installation will take place that week, plus we will need to shut down for another week later this summer for completion, possibly the 3rd week in July or the last week of August so please keep these dates in mind if you are looking to have grain cleaned. We will keep you posted. The Seed Plant would like to apologize for any inconvenience. Thank youCanopener Maze #1! End t Start This one is for everyone who. a) has kids b) had kids c) was a kid d) knows a kid e) is going to have kids. That means all of us!! Daddy’s Gonna Eat Your Fingers I was packing for my business trip and my three year old daughter was having a wonderful time playing on the bed. At one point she said, 'Daddy, look at this', and stuck out two of her fingers. Trying to keep her entertained, I reached out and stuck her tiny fingers in my mouth and said, 'Daddy's gonna eat your fingers,' Pretending to eat them. I went back to packing, looked up again and my daughter was standing on the bed staring at her fingers with a devastated look on her face. I said, 'What's wrong, honey?' She replied, 'What happened to my booger?' Local Business? Then you need a local newspaper! Canopener ads are affordable and reach your potential clients!Vulcan, Alberta " • •• - ^ ' ... t i mmKmmmmmmmtmsaBmmmmamm&mmmmmmsmmumBMmmmmsmmmmKmmmmmMmmmmmmmmmmMmBHamimmmmmmimmmmBBmmmmmmmmmttfmmfmBamni LAKE McGREGOR RACE MEET FINANCIAL STATEMENT — 1963 $5,258.50 31.59 315.90 84.20 202.41 Greenway Shows (10% of receipts) NET- PROFIT .............................. v- \ \ , a ; v r We would like to thank everyone Receipts Expenses Bal. Gate receipts (2,477 people) ...................... $3,333.50 Race enti’y fees ............................................. 980.00 Race prize money paid out ........................ $3,031.00 Parade prizes, etc............................................ 293.32 Race judge fees .............................................. 50.00 Feed for ehuekwagon horses .................. 138.00 Advertising and supplies .............................. 370.13 Insurance, license and dues ....................... 162.35 Miscellaneous ......................... 43.26 $4,313.50 $4,088.06 $225.44 Pari-Mutuel Receipts ................................. Amount paid out .......................................... RCMP Sup. Levy ....................................... Provincial Government Commission ....... Outstanding tickets (In trust account) ... Tickets and supplies, etc. ........................... $6,318.00 Receipts from two dances .......................... Orchestras .................................................... KCall rents .................................................. Miscellaneous .............................................. $6,318.00 $5,892.60 $425.40 ■ .. . - ' $ 240.19 ' $ 100.00 no apsUU ; 3.70 $ 240.19 $ 141.70 $ 98.49 —“ Queen ticket sales (half of gross) ........... $ 407.60 Queen ticket prizes .................................... Tickets and advertising .............................. Gifts and trophy for contestants .............. Miscellaneous expense .................................. $ 407.60 $ 246.06the Rev, Gordon Cranch Consider the lilies how they grow; they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Luke 12:2/ This is the perfect time to be considering the lilies.,and petunias and sweetpeas and all the plants that are in bloom around us. For those of us with poilen allergies, perhaps we will be excused from stopping and smelling all the roses, but it is the thought that counts. This is the best time to reflect on the beauty of God's creation. Each of the season's has it's own beauty, but for most of us, it is the summer season, when the world is a mass of colourful things in the midst of their growing cycle, that is the most beautiful season. Do we ever just sit down and revel in the beauty that God has provided for us? Or do we just figure we are too busy and move on to the next item on our to do list? There are seven days in a week and God made one day especially for rest and relaxation, time to enjoy a day with the family. Time to just enjoy the bounty that has been given to us. All of the modern conveniences were supposed to give us more time to relax, but I don't think that is the case. I doubt there are many farmers that would like to return to the days of the horse drawn plough, but because of mechanization do you have any more time to enjoy the world? Any R&R time is now consumed by the television, the computer, or the smart phone. Children, need constant stimulation, but are mostly incapable of entertaining themselves. And all of these devices keep a person from looking up from the screen to see God's hand in the world around us. We stare at a television, but don't take the time to admire a neighbour's garden. We stare at a computer screen, but don't go out and just have a sit in the b