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The Olds Gazette 1978-01-04 - 1978-06-28
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ee t FORO ee Se testes Al Re © 28 Pt eee 5 age & eek Abnormal amounts of precipitation and warm we bined to produce some of the best hay crops seen in a a ¢ ame 5 " fo % 2 eel a My’ Oe et Mate. AeA ather have com- ye the areainmany me years. Rainfall in May-June was double the amount compared to last yields. + apetercals tournament Saturday While only seven teams have been signed for Sat- urday’s Westerdale fast- ball tournament, the spon- sors say there will be eight teams for the day long event. The tournament, an annual affair sponsored by the Westerdale Young People’s Club kicks off at 9:00 a.m. on July ist. The @ admission to the Domin- ion Day classic is a silver collection. A concession booth will operate on the grounds. Nancy Herbert, Gazette Westerdale correspondent told the Gazette Tyesday that everything was set for ‘ the tournament except the ’ signing of the one team. Teams confirmed to date are Westcott Golden Boys, Didsbury Jets, Sun- dre Outlaws, Garfield Red Soxs, Cochrane Cougars, Bowden Blues and Cal- gary Power. council moves to aid Olds Clinic An embarrassing- -Site. uation. was quickly resolv- ed Monday by town coun- cil by agreeing to adver- tise the rezoning of the Olds clinic. The council was being lobbied by Mayton Friendship Club to draw more doctors to town and the Olds clinic has brought this question of rezoning. to council's attention for the second time. The clinic wishes to build an additional facility alongside its present lo- cation which it can not do at its present zone status. “It’s embarrassing be- cause they are saying if you rezone us we'll build another clinic,’’ said Councillor Armstrong. The entire block is pro- posed to be rezoned to commercial one from R3. Eric Chan, Olds’ by-law officer, tendered his. re- signation to councli. He will be taking a job on the Hinton police force. Coun- cil discussed the possibil- ity of combining the by- law officer’s duties with the development officer’s but nothing definite was resolved. However, in the advertisement of a new by-law officer, it will be pointed out that his duties may include some of the development officer’s workload. Councillor Elmer ex- pressed concern over the amount of garbage missed each pickup day. He could not deny that regardless of who was contracted for the work, someone was bound to be overlooked. However, he strongly sug- gested that a follow-up program should be insti- gated on Monday and Tuesday. Council agreed to look into the possibil- ities. Council agreed with the town of Carstairs that a budget should be prepar- Pt ar in many localities a diately followed with warm wea Conservative delegates gather velegates register for the Olds-Didsb' Didsbury last Thursday. Some 200 attend winning the uncontested right to challenge Bob Clark, S provincial election. More story on page 2. ury Conservative nomination convention in led the meeting with Mayor Bill Edgar of Olds ocial Credit leader in the next The Gazette Published Weekly at Olds, Alberta Wednesday, June 4% i978 ‘ an ee nd, with ed for the Mount View Foundation. Jules Muller, Olds secretary-treasurer, was ‘‘astonished’’ that Mount View never had a budget. Councillor Gillrie pointed out that the Foun- dation is one of the most effictently run lodges in Alberta, although it oper- ated at a deficit of $40,000 last year. However, Gillrie motioned that a budget be prepared which was un- animously passed. local boy one of top riders Olds native Wayne Supernaut has become one of the top jockeys on the Canada West Turf Association’s racing cir- cuit, reports the Red Deer Advocate. Supernaut, 21, proved it at Michener Downs in Red Deer last week, riding four winners and a second in eight thoroughbred races in one day. He learned his trade in Toronto and has been riding the ‘B’ circuit for five years but hopes to break into the ‘A’ circuit soon. ‘*My goal is to join the ‘A’ circuit but first | have to lose a little weight, but you also have to get a few breaks to get up there,’’ he confessed. ’ “*1f | don’t go up then Ill continue to ride on this circuit.’’ Supernaut says he would like to lose about eight pounds off his 120 pound frame. He was raised on a farm near Olds, continual- ly working with horses, generating the desire to become a jockey. “This is something I’ve always dreamed of. In 1972 | was asked to go to Toronto to train and | jumped at the opportun- ity. Someday | wouldn’t mind riding in the Ken- tucky Derby,’’ he said. a few exceptions, has been im- ther to produce exceptional hay Reeve urges celebration 2 invite the citizens of. - Mountain View County to celebrate Canada Week by striving to know our country better, by flying our flag and. displaying our symbols,’’ says Will- jam Bagnall, County reeve. Bagnall said the aim of Canada Week, from June 24 to July 1, is to honour Canada, created by the fusion of two founding cultures, enriched by the contribution of many other cultures, fatherland of all Canadians. ‘*To honour this country, -home of over 22,000,000 people, proud of. their heritage and the freedom bg enjoy,’’ he. continu- e ‘To honour this land of peace and prosperity, this promised land of untold resources of which we are all proud.”’ 4,000! Olds’ population in- creased by 237 this past year to break the 4000 plateau, according to the town’s 1978 census. Last year’s census re- corded a population of 3806. The town population: now stands at 4043, an increase of appoximately six per cent. The heaviest concentra- tion lies in the 36-50 age bracket which totals 615 people. There are 1220 under 18 which is slightly more than there are people over 50, 1015. The census is rounded out by 585 people in the 18-25 age bracket and 608 in the 26-35 bracket. The most densely popu- were dubious. Two factors affected the regional treatment plant J avert shortage Shades of the 1977 water Tuesday. The town’s water res gallons and prospects of drawing supplies from the shortage in Olds were almost repeated erve at 1 p.m. was down to about 250,000 regional water line at Innisfail. A high tension wire burned off when struck by lightning and Calgary Power shut down the Innisfail rural area for line inspection. Both these faults were corrected by 6 p.m. Tuesday and Olds was drawing water from the regional line by 7 p.m. However the situation was near c' supply in storage and per minute. Olds, is. planning situation Tuesday is R. McDonald farm farm units such as a snowmobile. ritical with less than a half day water the town wells producing a limited 100 gallons construction’ of additional water storage and the likely to prod faster action Firemen answered two alarms Tuesday and fo were in the country. At the from poplars caught fire an on this project. rtunately for Olds, these east of Olds where fluff id destroyed a garage housing some small ! half million left in Of the $615,200 granted to Olds over ‘a ten year period under the major facility grant, $526,532.94 remains and Councillor Elmer reminded Council Monday that it is not a ‘bottomless vit which can be drawn on forever. ‘‘We must establish pri- orities if the money is going to last the remain- ing six years,’’ he empha- sized. Three clubs have taken advantage of the provin- cial government share cost program. The Olds trap and skeet club has received $9,158.12, the Olds curling club $25,534.48 and the Olds golf club $53,974.46. The Olds golf club will be applying again, in 1979 for ‘phase II’ which will include the purchase of equipment and construc- tion of a clubhouse. They have projected in their application that a total of $124,000 will come from the major facility grant. However, one of the regulations of the grant states a minimum of 25 per cent of the total funds initially. made available must be used In providing facilities for cultural acti- vities. It may be develop- ed- in conjunction with recreation facilities pro- vided during that time. The split of the grant was $461,400 for recre- ation and $153,800. for youth is top cowboy lated areas in town are | zone one and six which have 238 and 248 occu- pants respectively. All other zones have less than 200 people in residence. The increase is a higher jump in population than In previous years, according to Jules Muller, town secretary-treasurer. The population of Olds in 1968 was 3276, 19 per cent less than today. Bryon Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Roberts of Olds, placed second in the bareback event in the Alberta High School finals son of in Nanton during the weekend. This gives him the right to represent Alberta in the National finals In Huron, South Dakota on July 30 to August 6. Rec. fund culture. To date, all ex- penditures were made on the recreation portion of the grant,. leaving $372,732.94 for recreation expenditures. The town will -receive additional funding through this program be- cause of the increase in population. The govern- ment will provide $100 for each new resident, which translates — into another $23,700. oe weather report From the Weather Sta- tion at Olds College for the week ending Monday, June 26th, 1978. Precipitation for week - actual 3 mm. Normal 21 mm. Since April 1st - actuai 201 mm. Normal 158 mm. Temperature - maximum high 23 degrees C.. on June 20. Minimum low 5 degrees C. on June 20. Average temperature for week 14 degrees C. Nor- mal average temperature for week 13.degrees.C. Bob Bryant is the pro- prietor of the third auto- motives store in Olds. The UAP Associate store is one of over 300 in Canada but the only con- nection Bryant has with the chain is the name and a few major lines of equip- ment. : The store, located beside the shell station on the 2A highway, unofficially opened two weeks ago but Bryant is uncertain when the official grand opening will be. ‘lm waiting for a store sign to come from Mon- treal.’’ When it comes, we’ll be able to have our grand opening, the father of two said. Bryant, 28, says an ad- vantage over his compet- itors will be his connection with the UAP warehouse in Edmonton, which can ‘supply him with a broad line of equipment, inciud- ing such articles as paint, within a day of requesting it. ‘If it’s not there, they'll be able to find it some where else.’’ He feels advertising is the best way to establish himself and to provide UAP Associate stor 1 Svse yine Sti e opens’, ae Ay ae = ut it oY = quailty products but with” reasonable and ‘compet-° itive prices. Availability is also a key. factor, he added. Bryant’s financial base was established by selling half a duplex he owned in Olds and by salvaging and - repairing old vehicles. He | worked for six years for the Olds auto wreckers and previous to that was employed by the City of Calgary police department in the patrol division. ‘It’s not what people expect it to be,”’ he said of his job as constable. He bought the business because ‘‘l wanted some- thing of my own.” The 2,600 sq. ft. building, however, is leased. Bryant and his wife, Sandy, run the store alone at the moment but he hopes to soon have a parts man under his. employ- ment. Thelr two daugh- ters are only three years and ten months old. . ‘| know a lot of people from working at the auto wreckers.”’ He Is confident this will be a definite asset towards getting his business off the ground.
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