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BREEDERS’ SECTION12 M arch 26'20 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. Eca REVIEWClive Special Olympics athlete brings home four medalsTerri HuxleyECA ReviewThomasina Payne ofClive, Alta. attended theSpecial Olympics CanadaWinter Games held inThunder Bay, Ontario fromFeb. 25 to 29, 2020.Payne was delighted tobring home four medals – allin Speed skating.She won a gold medal inthe 777m race, a silver medalin 500m, a silver medal in333m, and a silver medal in222m.The 28-year-old is activein plenty of sports asidefrom speed skating but fellin love with the people, thetravelling and the winteraspect of the game.“I was always interestedin the winter kind of sports.I learned how to downhillski, I snowshoe, I skate, soyeah this sounded like thiswas kind of fun. I just happenedto be sitting with aguy from Rocky [MountainHouse] at the Grande Prairieprovincial games that was aspeed skater so I decided tochat him up about thesport,” said Payne.This person gave Payneall the contact informationneeded for the Red DeerCentral Lions Club whereshe was welcomed with openarms immediately back in2015.Some members of her cluboften go to meets inSaskatchewan or farthereast whereas Paynetypically goes to Calgaryand Edmonton regularly.She found out she wouldbe going to nationals in June2019 and has since been preparingfor the competition.Central Lions Club headcoach Nick Shultz as well asher speedskating coachSheanna Peterman havebeen instrumental in hersuccess as she has beentraining between two andthree times a week leadingup to nationals.In order to get to theSpecial Olympics, Paynefirst pre-qualified for provincialsin Edmonton at theFall Classic, won first and acouple of second place finishesat provincials inCalgary and then went tothe national event.“We had a lot of fun,”began Payne. “I found thevolunteers were reallyfriendly throughout theweek. [They] Loved to talkto us when they had thechance.”Although Payne has travelledto the eastern provincebefore for nationals in trackand field and family vacations,she had neverexperienced Thunder Bayitself.One of the highlights ofher trip was getting to seethe Terry Fox statue and theharbour front.“I had never been toThunder Bay before so Iguess that was kind of coolto see a new city and a newpart of Ontario I had neverseen before,” she said.“It was neat. It was thefirst time I went to nationalsfor that sport.”Now that nationals is finished,there is a high chancePayne will possibly be goingto the next level ofMaureen Black Ag SalesAnnualGrazingMixes(403) 578-8185Silage &GrazingCorncompetition: international.But for now some complicationswith the host countryhas put the competition fornext year in limbo and isnow yet to be determined.There is another competitorwho is also eligible to goQuality Seed For Your Livestock Feed(Left) ThomasinaPayne followed by LizAshton representingB.C. in a very close777 metre race inDivision 2. Paynecollected four medalsduring the nationalsporting event. Photos courtesy of Special OlympicsCanadaPerennialForagesto the games ahead of Payne as shewon more gold medals so there is achance Team Canada could take themboth or just one of them.“It all depends on who Team Canadawants to take,” said Payne.“It’s not a gimme that you get to goon. It’s like any sport, you have to meetthe requirements and the ratios and allthat kind of stuff,” added Payne’smother, Marie.As for hometown support, therehasn’t been a shortage from the villageof Clive.“I do the water metre bills for Cliveand almost the whole village came inand I was swarmed,” said Payne. “Iwould say there is some communitysupport there.”ClarificationCoronation Chief AdministrativeOfficer Quinton Flint incorrectlystated at the council meeting on March9 the light bulbs were only included inthe quote given by Thornton Electricfor the Lions Recreation Centre whenin-fact it included the replacement ofthe whole fixture including the lightbulbs themselves. The ECA Reviewclarifies this error.MorrowCommunications2-Way RadioSales & ServiceBotha, AB(403) 742-9715
BREEDERS’ SECTIONECA REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB March 26'20 13Combined police force?Cont’d from Pg 11Coun. Nibourg stated he felt thiswas more provincial downloading. Healso wanted to point out this subjecthas nothing to do with generatingrevenue.Reeve Larry Clarke stated he livesnear a provincial highway and itseems the typical speed nowadays is125 km/hr to 130 km/hr, which is veryconcerning when trying to merge.Coun. Stulburg noted the provincialgovernment is charging municipalitiesmore for policing next year, thenmunicipalities continue to face a lackof service.Councillors approved the improvedtraffic authority by a 4 to 3 vote.Councillors discussed criminal codeauthority for their peace officers.Coun. Cheri Neitz noted this authoritywould help address the rural crimeproblem.Hardman said allowing peace officersto handle these investigationswould free up RCMP for higher profilecriminal investigations.CAO Cassidy noted Red Deer countyrecently contacted Stettler county togauge support for a combined municipalpolice force for the two counties.Councillors decided to send the ideato committee and it would return fordecision at a future meeting.New peace officer vehiclesCouncillors approved an offer fromStettler Dodge for a new peace officervehicle after examining tender results.CAO Cassidy noted the previousvehicle suffered a failed transmissionand even though a hold has beenplaced on capital purchases due totight budgets, funds had been putaway for this replacement.Council accepted the low bid for a2020 Dodge Durango Enforcer 3.6L V6for $37,834.The subject of leases came up, butHardman said leases usually involvedkilometre limits, which handcuffs thepeace officers.Coun. Grover also noted the stringentcondition that lease returns mustbe in compared to what peace officervehicles are expected to do.In total there were 10 tendersreceived from a variety of dealers.Border patrolCouncil received an update onaddressing issues that certain Stettlercounty residents have along themunicipality’s border with Lacombecounty.CAO Cassidy explained that not allrural municipalities use the sameaddressing system and that is theissue here.Apparently, one side of a road usesthe Lacombe system and one side usesthe Stettler system.Not surprisingly, this can be confusingfor residents. Stettler countyhas requested Lacombe alter theiraddresses that are adjacent to Stettlercounty, but no response so far.Stettler county staff stated theywould let residents know this is beingdiscussed.It’s their roadCouncil discussed erecting signageon secondary highways noting thatsuch roads are provincial responsibility,not county.Councillors seemed very frustratedby the fact the public complains to thecounty about the condition of the secondaryhighways.Coun. Stulburg stated that if thesigns list the road’s owners and provincialgovernment phone number,perhaps someone in Edmonton willget the point. Councillors approvedthe signs.SONS of These POWERFUL SIRES Sell.PRIVATE TREATY.JM DECEPTICON 41DAJBG FINAL COUNTDOWN 15EKerinessCattle Co.KERT NESS403 860 4634kertness@shaw.caAirdrie, AB.JonusCattleJOE NESS403 852 7332jonuscattle@gmail.comAirdrie, AB.DVE EMERSON 108DSelling January - February YearlingPurebred Registered Gelbvieh Bulls
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