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RCMP
Investigate
Thefts and
Break-ins
The Provost RCMP
have been busy investigating recent thefts in
Provost and area.
Between March 5 and
March 9 a number of
trucks were broken into
in the Town of Provost.
Some of the items stolen
were tools, wallets and
other valuables. Damage
was done to the door
locks to gain entry into
these vehicles. Damages
and loss are less than
$5,000. RCMP say that
residents should remove
valuables and lock their
Hi Mom!
One girl waves to the crowd during a performance of the Provost Skating Club’s “A Night at
the Movies” which was staged at Crescent Point Place on Sunday afternoon, March 15. An estimated 30 performances were held at the annual event including “Pocahontas” portrayed by
victoria Putz at right. ©PrOvOST NeWS PhOTOS.
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Police Called to
Czar and Cadogan
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Expect Dry Weather This Year
in Eastern Alberta—But Still
Moisture in Soil, Farmers Hear
A visiting professional meteorologist
told farmers that they can expect a
mixed year as far as weather goes with
a good opportunity for moisture this
spring—but generally dry conditions
will prevail later. However, says Drew
Lerner of Kansas, even though it’s dry
now in eastern Alberta and western
Saskatchewan there is “moisture in the
soil so it’s not a big deal” as far as crop
plans are concerned.
He did state though that “We (this
area) are due” for a dryer year, though
could not say what year that might be.
Lerner, who is president of World
Weather Inc. was one of the speakers at
a “Crop Strategy Seminar” in Provost at
the Alberta Room in the Provost
Recreation and Culture Centre. He suggested that there is a relatively good
environment and that he expects farmers to get in the fields early this crop
season.
The forecaster of 35 years also told
the crowd that dryness can also be
expected south of the TransCanada
Highway in Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba and into the Dakotas and
maybe Nebraska this summer. He
attributes the expected dry weather to a
high pressure region over this part of
North America. Part of this situation he
added can depend on the dryness in the
United States including California
which can influence the weather here.
High and low pressure systems are created by unequal heating on the Earth’s
surface. High pressure systems are usually associated with clear skies so that
can mean more heating and the evaporization of water—though he does not
expect a lot of excessive heat, which
means that planting and rooting of
plants should be okay. He suggested
that farmers here won’t be in a serious
problem (with dryness and heat) but are
“walking a fine line.” He does not
expect a drought because of the amount
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Speaker Talks About
Weather and Crops
P. 9
Meteorologist and owner of World Weather Inc., Drew M. Lerner of
Kansas, U.S.A. was in Provost on Thursday March 12: ‘Our atmosphere is cooling right now, not heating up.” ©PrOvOST NeWS PhOTO.
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Speaker Talks About
Weather and Crops
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of moisture already here.
He also talked about El Nino and its weather
effects around the globe.
Alberta was warm in December and January due to
a ridge of high pressure he noted.
Lerner said that by mid-summer there could be
above average precipitation, especially in western
Alberta including the Whitecourt, Cold Lake and
Peace River regions, though he cautions that is still
debatable. The rain showers are expected in the west
during August and September.
The visitor, who was in Moose Jaw the day before
(and will visit Regina next) suggested that he would
“open a can of worms” by stating that “Our atmosphere is cooling right now, not heating up.”
He showed a variety of charts and offered historical data to back up his suggestions of how the weather may be this crop year.
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eil Whatley, crop specialist with Alberta Agriculture of Stettler
(far left) makes a point during his presentation to farmers
about disease and crop insects that can impact agricultural
operations. He was among others at the Alberta Room in Provost dur-
Pastor’s Pen
Spring Cleaning
s this is my
first
time
writing for the
Pastor’s Pen, I’d like to
begin by introducing
myself. My name is
Joanne Fraser. I live and
work in Chauvin, and
have recently become
co-pastor with Darleene
Skinner at the Ribstone
Community of Christ.
A
This is a new adventure
for me that comes after
some great changes (for
the better) in my life.
Since spring is right
around the corner (I
hope), I’ve decided to
share some of my
thoughts on spring
cleaning. In spring we
put away our winter
boots, scarves, mitts and
coats. Then wash the
winter grime off of the
windows, freshen up the
walls, clean the light fixtures, and dust some corners and we’re done.
Sometimes, the cleaning
also requires a purging
of material items that are
of no use at all or at least
of no use to us. During
one of these recent sort,
stack, re-sort and then
give or toss sessions we
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were clearing out so
much stuff I was afraid
our house would float
away. It didn’t. I guess
we still have a lot of
stuff, but it felt good to
be “unburdened”.
Sometimes possessions are hard to let go
of. We are attached to
them for various reasons,
most often sentimentality. And it is good to keep
things that are important
to us, but things we are
keeping for no good reason are really just burdens. Burdens that we
are better off without.
This same concept
holds true with our mental, emotional and spiritual beings. We all hold
things in our hearts and
on our consciences that
are important and valuable to us, and we also
carry things that are simply burdens. Unhealthy
emotional
burdens
include things such as:
regrets, guilt, feelings of
inadequacy, fears, anger,
bitterness, hatred . . .
everyone’s list will be
different. These things
keep us from reaching
our full potential or realizing the joy that is available to us. Maybe, this
spring we should consider spring cleaning in our
hearts and minds and
unloading some emo-
ing a session on Thursday, March 12 that also dealt with different subjects such as seeding, research and weather. The event was organized
by the Chinook Applied Research Association with approximately 25
people attending. ©PRovoST NeWS PHoTo.
tional burdens. Let go of some of those
things that are keeping you down. Get
rid of the guilt and regrets, heal some
relationships and leave anger and bitterness out of your life.
I have found out that if you get rid of
useless stuff you make room for new
things. When you spring clean your
closet and purge some old clothes you
make room for some new outfits.
When you clean the broken tools out of
the garage you make room for a new
gadget or two. When you clear your
heart of anger or regret or bitterness
you make room for joy and enlightenment.
Please join me this spring in lightening
up. As we spring clean our homes let’s also
spring clean our lives. Unload some of
those emotional burdens that are weighing
on you. Let go, lighten up; increase your
potential for joy. You’re worth it.
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