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Claresholm Local Press 1987-03-18 - 1988-04-27
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1988-03-16
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Page 6-Claresholm Local Press, Is system After ten years of cove Wednesday, March 16, 1988 working? ring Town Council meetings, I question whether the renumeration system is work- ing. Firstly, let me say being a Town Councillor is a very time-demanding com mitment and a sideline I will never want to persue. Our council isa very dedicated lot and working for our needs to the best of their abilities. I'm convinced of this and take my hat off to their unself- ish use of their spare time. My concern comes when see that last year the sal- ary variance from the highest paid to the lowest paid was almost double In my opinion, with six councillors and a mayor the work load should be split and no councillor should do double the effort of another. They are all elected equal The councillors get paid a fee for attending meetings and also an hourly rate for council selected duties. Many communities pay their councillors a flat monthly fee plus expenses. I believe this is a system which should be looked at here. We now have two, three four council members attending the same meeting And all being paid, while other community volunteers d at no cost to the town. Examples of this are: Golf se Management Committee, Recreation Board and Economic Development Commission. This has left a bad taste from time to time and if Council worked ona flat fee it would elimimate any negative feelings. I ap- preciate the councillors are there because they are in- terested and concerned a nd I don t feel this interest would deminish if they were paid a flat monthly fee. When Council has their organizational mee ting and chooses councillors fo r the different committees it seems the work load is evenly split but when Council re- numeration ranges from 3992 to 7316 I believe it's time to review the system. The mayor received 8100 during the 1987 year. I bring this out only for thought ai again must congratulate our present town council for their efforts: See you at the Annual Meeting on Monday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Elementary School gymnasium. : Claresholm Beef Produces - Important Part of Claresholm Agriculture Community A healthy and progressive ag- riculture industry is dependent on many facto not the which is cc product from the producer to the consun agribusinessmen: from os rs of the industry link to- all see gether to ensure the smooth and efficient running of Alberta s most vital industry Claresholm. like all other ag- riculture communities, relies on the combined efforts of hundreds of people to make the system work One operation that has become an in al part of the agriculture business in this area ts Claresholm Beef Producers A family operation from the be- ginning, Claresholm Beef Produc er s feedlot operation has been in business at its location just south of town for 1 years. Today Claresholm Beef Producers feed cattle on a custom basis strictly for on a feedlot capacity of 6,000 slaughter purposes that runs at head According to Ken Karsten yearly consumption of feed amounts to over 600,000 bushels of barley, most of which ix purch- ased in the Claresholm area Vv successful We've been v dealing with local farmers and like to buy as much barley locally Claresholm Beef Producers also farm 1.100 acres of land which means employing as many seven people through harvesting n. During the rest of the raconstant staffof four or five employees makes the valued employer in the area ition a i) Local Press Editorials Wednesday driver Claresholm ECS student Logan Anderson took his eyes off the road for a minute to express his enthusiasum over his first day of driving. All the. ECS student constructed cardboard cars and. because of poor weather. raced around inside for a few minutes last Wednesday after- noon Get the cat I don t know about anyone else, but now that we've made it to March, I can't help giving a little sigh of relief. Some mornings you can almost smell spring coming, I don t want to jump the gun, but it looks like we've made it through another winter. Of course, you never know about March. There are certainly some cold di to go before spring. If I make it, though, part of the reason will be the birds, Ev ry year, I put sunflower seeds out for them and they pay me back by bringing life and color and cheerfulness to the otherwise frozen landscape outside my front window. I. put out a total of hundred pounds of seeds e and you'd be number and variety of. species it brings to the yard. Even in the middle of winter, there different birds around, lots more than I would have ever guess about a pry year Carol Rockley Prowtriader Reception Cassie Bishop Pyp setner Ciredanen Box 520, Paul W. Rockley Publisher Ea ANNA An Independent Newspaper Serving the Claresholm Area Continuously Since 1926 J She Clareholm LOCAL PRESS Roy A. Pachal diter Production Manager Shelley Foxcroft Lavon Rob Stee Photographer: Reporter An independent woekly newspaper whose principal interests are those which best serve the Claresno Printed and Published by The Claresholm Local Press (1979) Ltd. each Wednesday at. Clareshoim, Alberta TOL OTO 4913 - 2 Street West Subscription Prices Per Year Within 40 Miles of Claresnoim Elsewhere in Canada U.S and Other Countries Single Copy - 35 Advertising Rates on Request Second Class Mailing Registration No. 0274 No portion of this newspaper may be. eon inted. pho CN4 juced in any way without giving c Member of ae (403) 625-4474 To feo Pre Roxanne Thompson Sve retars Aco cunting Donna Alm I ypevette marea surprised at the are a lot of * by Ted Stone When I was a kid, I was only aware of two kinds: of birds, ducks and tweety-birds. tn Pressed, I probably could have remembered crows and hawks gt;but for me a crow was anything black that appeared to fly and a hawk meant any large bird that wasn t a duck or crow. What I called tweety-birds then were the same birds that frequent my feeders today. Since my youth, though, I've bought an entire shelf of bird identification books and have spent the last ten years learning to distinguish one tweety-bird from another. My favorites are the chickadees. You hardly notice them in the summer when so many more colorful birds are around, but in yinter the cheerful, black-capped, little fellows gliding back and forth from the trees to the feeder on my window ledge seem the most delightful creatures possible. We get a lot of redpolls here, too, and of course, house sparrows. A male, woodpecker also comes Evening grosbeaks are another favorite of mine, and despite their mischief-making, I like the blue jays. too. For most of this winter, a nuthatch spent his days flying back and forth between: the window feeder and an oak tree on the other side of the yard. We haven't seen him for several weeks now, but there s still a small pile of husks under the tree It s not just with their beauty and charming ways that birds help me make it thrdugh winter, though. They also spark my participation in the only winter sport I care much about anymore. Everybody should be active, no matter what the season, so this winter I've started playing a great little game called Get The Cat. Now let me say right away that I like cats. If I lived in the city, I might even consider owning one. Out here, though, I have the birds, and Tits like to eat birds so I don t want any cats. The problem is that Town a barn, and barns evidently electronic impulses available shelter cats f miles around. this doesn t -bother ct, I'm-grateful tothe cats who come here for keeping the rodent population down. I just want th stay away from my bird I know a cat has to live, but ing lunch at a feeder strikes er advertising t Paul s Corner Town of Claresholm has re cently received a letter from C.P. Rail which confirms. that the town is now the sole owner of the station building which now houses tne Museum. The Claresholm Senior Citizens Drop-In Centre recently held a general meeting of which ap- proximately 120 members at- tended. A vote was cast on where the members wish to see a new Drop-In Centre located. The members voted by a very com- fortable majority to build a new Drop-In Centre on the east side of the railway tracks along 50th Ave East and just west of Herit- age Manor. Businesses in the Claresholm Industrial Park have been ask- ing Council to take a second look at trying to locate an access from Highway 2 at the south end of their industrial park. This would alleviate some of the bottlenecks at the corner of Highway 520 and Highway 2. Claresholm resident recently approached Council to argue about their water bill which was recorded on a water metre. The metre in question has been re- moved and has been sent to factory for testing. If it is proved that the water metre is working me as unfair. This winter a cat somewhat less .wild than most of the previous tenants in our barn has been staying here. This cat is so tame she comes into the yard and sits under the bird feeder, occasionally harvesting a chickadee or redpol . I also blame her for our, missing nuthatch. Consequently, everytime I glance up from my desk and see the cat in the yard, I immediately run. out the door waving my hands and shouting. If something heavy is available, I throw it at her. The cat, who usually starts running even before I get the door open, aay escapes unscathed. When I go back inside, she returns. If I don't come out right away she'll meow in a mocking manner, which drives me crazy enough to chase her away again. I've ruined a good pitching arm this winter by hurling fire logs, chunks of ice, and various household debris at what amounts toa streak of fur racing towards my barn . Lately, I've been bringing my airedales along with me on these chases, yelling get the cat as we go. Neither dog ever catches her. They run as far as the barn, and then trot back wagging their tails despite their defeat. Apparently, they just don t share my interest in winter sports. 6:15 to properly the bill will stand as is if not a correction will be made: Don t forget the annual meeting of both the M.D. and the Town will be held Monday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. The M.D. will meet at the Community Centre while the Town will meet at the Elementary School. Town Council faa decided to leave the downtown tennis courts as is the site will be cleaned up but ho improvements will be made. The public will be able to use it at their own risk. As you are aware Pastor Dick from Wilderness Ranch is on a two month weight loss program. Pledge sheets are still available at the local press and we now have over 200 pledged. Thanks to Bertine and Staff at the Studio, the Hair-Cut-A- Thon was well attended and 230 will be given towards the Indoor Aquatic Society. Public Skating times: Sunday, March 20 - 12:00 to 1:45 p.m. and 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Monday, March 21 - 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. March 22 - 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 7:15 p.m, Shinney Hoc- key - Sunday. March 20 - 8:00 to 9:15 a.m Did you know the average Cana- dian only spends 17 percent of their take home pay on food. Previously we used to spend over 30 percent. St. Patricks Day Tea, Staurday, MArch 19, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Claresholm United Church. Sponsored by Brownies, Pathfinders, Girl Guides. As we wake today is it true the Flames are all alone in first place. The team that finishes first in the NHL receives 200,000 this should be enough to finish in first place. Flashbacks 60 Years Ago - March 16, 1928 - Cpl. C. Lomheim, acting Cpl. N. Tupper and acting Cpl. G. Best, all of Claresholm., returned home after six weeks of training at the Royal Cana- dian School of Cavalry in Calgary: - T.R. Evans of Claresholm won the 20 set of silverware given away ina draw at Clark Bros. store. 50 Years Ago - March 18, 1938 - Between six and seven hundred people attended Claresholm Hospital Aid annual St. Patrick s Day card party and dance. s - Mr. and Mrs. Harold Atkinson of Claresholm left tomake their home at Viking. Atberta where Mr. Atkinson took over the wholesale station ofthe Canadian Oil Company 40 Years Ago - March 18, 1948 - Over one thousand people from near and far attended the opening dance of the new community hall in Stavely. The hall was officially opened by Robert N. Beattie as Mayor Magwood was unable to attend. - Messers Jan Dekker and Wm. Weber. farmers in the Woodhouse district. purchased a Campbell Hereford Bull in the neighbourhood of 2000 at the Calgary Bull Sale. 30 aera Ago - March 20, 1958 he Local Press were seven local boys aboard the - Pictur d on the cover HMCS Margaree on duty in Saigon, Indo China, They were: Chuck Gor- don, Leroy Cuthbert. Ron Heal Slug Die Bold, Harvey Symington, Ron Yeats and Dale Brunner. - A breed of cattle new to this district, Charolais, has been imported by local ranchertIvan Ohler. Ohler. purchased four cows, two heifers, four yearling bulls and two bull calves from the Ash Fork Livestock Company, Lucky Seven Ranch in Nevada. Ohler planned to cross the bulls with his herd of 150 Aberdeen Angus cows and also raise purebred Charolais. 20 Years Ago - March 21, 1968 - Aneffort to gain accurate information on the nunibers and distribution of wildlife in the hills west of Claresholm was being conducted by the Cana- dian Wild Life Service - William Hoffman of Claresholm was the winner of the roll bar at the Farming Frontiers '68 show at the IOOF hall. The show was Sponecred by Kaz's Service in cooperation with John Deere Co. Ltd 10 Years Ago - March 16, 1978 - A Kenworth transport hauling a 58-foot-long concrete bridge span was travelling south down Highway No. 2 when a pin connecting the trailer portion broke and caused the trailer fo spin into the vehicles parked on the west side in front of the Jolly Roger Hotel. No one was injured, however, the trailer managed to Cause serious damage to five vehicles before it came toa stop KEEP YER MONEY IN THESE PARTS, GOOD DEEDS STILL COME WITHOUT PRICE TAGS,,, Ow All the on March Lot Play: day in th With and play rooms in have bee playschot The f Norbert and Jane Borthwic Boychuk, Fraser, Gary anc Sheila Le and Cin Donna Rakai, F Kevin an
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