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Strathcona County councillors kickin' political butt
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2/1/2012 5:11:00 PM
It’s been a pretty good run for current and former Strathcona County councillors of late.
First former councillor and Strathcona County Mayor Cathy Olesen was nominated to run as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Sherwood Park in the upcoming (presumably) provincial election, taking the place of retiring longtime MLA Iris Evans.
Now current Ward 5 Coun. Jacquie Fenske has been announced as the Progressive Conservative nominated candidate for the Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville riding on Wednesday.
She will be taking the place of Special Ed in the riding, which includes a portion of Strathcona County, after former premier Ed Stelmach also opted to step down.
It is a bit of a vindication for Fenske, who looked to be a shoe-in for the PC nomination to take over from Ken Epp in this region as a Member of Parliament.
In 2008 Fenske was basically presumed to be the nominee and had tons of ...
It was almost even to replace Evans.
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1/23/2012 8:37:00 PM
With long-time MLA Iris Evans opting to attach her golden parachute and likely live out the rest of her life someplace much warmer as she throws around her mountains of pension money, the Progressive Conservatives held a vote on Saturday to pick her replacement and run for the party come the next election.
It was a hotly-contested position as six candidates vied for the PC spot, including former Strathcona County mayor Cathy Olesen, Sue Timanson, Ward 3 Coun. Brian Botterill, Murray Hutchinson, Matthew Bissett and Helen Calahasen.
And it reportedly was a very close call as well according to the twitterverse, although no confirmation of the rumours of just how tight it was, or results of any kind other than the winner, have been released to this point, and may never be, which is a little alarming.
What we know for sure is that Olesen has been proclaimed the nominee....
The streak has been struck
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1/15/2012 7:33:00 AM
One of the most-entertaining runs in recent Sherwood Park hockey history finally came to an end on Friday night as the Junior B Knights' epic 25-game winning streak came crashing to a halt in Beaumont.
The Knights who came into the game leading the Capital Junior Hockey League with a 26-1-1 record, met up with the second-place Chiefs, sporting a 22-7-0 record.
It looked like the winning streak was set in stone at 26 for most of the game as the Knights charged to a 5-1 lead after the first and were up 5-2 after 40 minutes, but the Chiefs came roaring back in the third to tie it up and then won 6-5 on a goal with about 30 seconds left.
Crappy way for such an impressive run to come to an end, but at least they can now send their lucky underwear through the wash for the first ...
Who's next?
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1/5/2012 2:45:00 PM
And then there were five.
And counting.
There continues to be a ton of interest in replacing political mainstay Iris Evans as the Progressive Conservative representative for Sherwood Park, after Evans’s surprise recent announcement that she was walking into the sunset. More accurately, taking a limo into the sunset when you see just how huge the politico departure pay is.
Nominations for the PC Park nod opened on Tuesday and will remain open until Jan. 13th, so more could join what is already a pretty competitive looking field. Those seeking the job are:
• Matthew Bissett, a long-time member of the Sherwood Park PC Association as vice-president of youth and vice-president of special events. He has also acted as the vice-president of youth for the Strathcona Provincial PC Association, and he has held two terms as the regional director for the PC Youth of Alberta.
• Strathcona County Ward 3 ...
Strathcona County's Rockin' New Year's Eve
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12/29/2011 1:33:00 PM
Strathcona County has become known for its lavish New Year’s Eve Festival, but they are promising that this year’s gala will prove to be even more magical.
Actually that’s the theme for this year’s event — running from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Broadmoor Lake Park, Strathcona County Community Centre and Festival Place this Saturday — magic.
The events and activities are almost too numerous to mention, but I’ll give 'er a go.
The magic theme will be prevalent throughout, from ice and snow sculptures, performances and even levitating wands at the mayor’s meet and greet in the Strathcona County Community Centre main hallway. Another magical element will be the air swimmers, which are flying fish that visitors can control themselves. Visitors can also test out magic potions, enjoy a variety of magic tricks and aerial performance artists at Festival Place as the Park goes Harry Potter-esque.
Festival ...
Christmas with the Joneses
Posted
12/25/2011 5:57:00 AM
We’ll keep it short this week as I am sure everyone is in fine Festivus form at the moment.
By the way, I love that a Seinfeld episode for quite some time ago has turned into its own pseudo holiday.
I need to go get an aluminum pole, prepare my list of grievances to air and stretch for the feats of strength.
For those celebrating that other holiday this week, a Merry Christmas to all.
My family goes back to the old family farm in Ferintosh for Christmas, a town about a half an hour from Camrose on Hiway 21. My aunt has converted the old farm house into a bed and breakfast with a massive dining hall that was originally meant to be an area for a swimming pool, a good thing too as we can have up to 60 people there to celebrate the occasion.
Every time I ...
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