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THE PROPERTY OP 1 PEiaim Pii'uc up -EOK 1533 urtUMHELLER LT TOJ OVO Highway 9 10 Dramheller Seiving aa The Delia Times The Carbon Chronicle The Dnunheller Valley News and Drumheller This Week Vol87-No42 Wednesday October 21 1998 -y -'V- 32 Pages 70CGST The votes have been counted and the results are in Close races in Drumheller and Wheatland County Volleying to victory Nancy Cochrane Mail SufT Writer Divisions TWelve nominees vied for seven vacancies on the County Council In Division One (Guny Gleichen) Ron Hansen incumbent was elected by acclamation In Division Two (Gleichen Standard area) Vernon Hoff Jr Dynamoes win gold and silver Page 8 Section 1 Continued on Page 3 Municipal election results See 1 years as Mayorand I wish Phil and the new council well I hope they carry on the programs that have been working for Drumheller" Also running in the mayoralty race were Chip Aiello who received 617 votes and political newcomer Mike Bell who received 364 votes In the East Ward incumbent Don Cunningham and Pat Rasmusseii were elected as Councillors John McKenzie and Barb Repas were defeated Rasmussen received 419 votes Cunningham 411 votes Repas 401 and McKenzie 384 In the Central Ward Karen Bertamini and Don Guidolin were reelected and Dorothy Bergos was defeated Bertamini received a fair percentage of the vote with 746 ballots cast in her favor Guidolin received 326 votes and Bergos received 331 votes Layton Thomas and Harry Stables were elected by acclamation in the West Ward Wheatland County' The October 19 election saw a very close race in two of Mark look at the World Series The ballots have been collected and the votes have been counted After a very close race between reigning mayor of Drumheller Brock Wood and Phil Bryant former Reeve of the Municipal District of Badlands Bryant has upseated Wood and will now sit as Mayor of Drumheller The number of votes between Bryant and Wood remained close all night However by 10:30 pm and by the time all 28 polling stations had reported in Bryant came away with 912 votes and Wood received 841 votes "This was a very tight race I hope I can help pull all sectors together to make a happy relationship for the whole Valley" said Bryant He went on to say drat during his term as mayor he plans to work on issues such as by-laws beautifying the valley and continuing with foe economic development programs that foe former council had implemented under the leadership of Mayor Brock Wood When reached at home for comment the next day Wood said I have enjoyed my term 1 had six good Av JJ Section I Victim Services to change name Dinosaur 2000 Project gets $250000 boost Millennium Bureau of Canada supports project notice The Drumheller Regional Chamber of Development Tburism has received word from foe Honorable Herb Gray Deputy Prime Minister that the Dinosaur 2000 Project has been officially endorsed by the Millennium Bureau of Canada and will be supported with a $230000 cash injection "The millennium provides a special opportunity to focus on the issues that are important to all Canadians" said Deputy Prime Minister Gray "We are proud to partner with the people of Drumheller in a project that will further our mutual objectives of stimulating interest in the history of our communities which in this case is certainly unique" he added The Millennium Bureau was established to assist and endorse initiatives that encourage Canadians to explore their heritage celebrate achievements and build on the future In their eyes the Dinosaur 200Q Project has good merit and is keeping with foe Canada Millennium Partnership theme of 1 tV ft DAyueiU JABII16S Motor a encouraging Canadians and other people of the world to explore our vast country and its natural and cultural diversity DRCDT president Frank Losoncy says this brings the project to another level "Not only is it much more feasible but it now also has a national significance" he explained "We hope that our project will help build on our reputation as the "Dinosaur Capital of Canada" and attract all Canadians to our unique community nestled in the Badlands of Alberta We are truly honored and excited to be part of bright future" he said With current visitor attendance levels at the Iburist Information Centre at about 40000 per year (with higher levels this year) foe project Golden Hills embarking on expansion projects Enrollment up since school opening Nancy CodnM Maff Staff Writer Continued on Page 3 Big dino gets ftindlng boost Sec Vandals trash newly-built tomb The Golden Hills School Division is experiencing growth and is embarking on a number of projects to keep up with that expansion The September 30 enrollment figures which are used to determine how much funding a school will receive have exceeded the school opening figures Enrollment figures for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students in Golden Hills now totals 6401 This represents a 377 percent increase over the 5995 students enrolled at the beginning of the school year To keep up with this expansion a number of projects are planned The Golden Hills Board of Trustees has passed a resolution to purchase two acres of land adjacent to Standard School from the Village of Standard for a planned school yard development Damage inflicted to building props and costumes at Passion Play site TlaaHawiyluk Mail Staff Writer the doors fortunately the individuals able to make their way inside but the door knob had to be replaced as it was bent and dented The door itself also suf Continued on Page 4 See Golden Hills expansion projects a Teddy Bear Christmas fered scratches and dents from the force of the object which was used to try to open the passageway seems that the more secure we try to make this area the more damage they Peterson says Peterson also told The Mail that this July staff found a group of children horsing around on top of one of the stage buildings "They were lowering kids down on a rope through one of the trap doors we have on the set and one kid got he said "The kids probably got the idea from seeing something similar enacted during one of the play he added Drumheller RCMP are aware of the recent damage and have looked into the incident Plans underway for Santa Claus Parade Nancy Cochrane Mail Staff Writer Senseless acts of vandalism continue to spread throughout our community The latest incident happened last week at the Passion Play performance site While doing his usual check of the Passion Play grounds Larry Peterson of the Passion Site Committee discovered vandals had kicked in a plywood door covering which was in place on their newly-built tomb This building is part of the set which is used during the summer performances of The Greatest Story Ever Told After smashing through the door these unknown individuals continued their destruction inside the tomb destroying many props which were stored inside -clay pots vases plastic trees blankets and costumes ail of which were later strewn on the ground around the tomb building "It is very isolated out here It is easy for people to do damage without being detected" Peterson explained The tomb building the only structure at the Passion Play site which has been disturbed Previously vandals also tried to pry their way inside the lower stage building by smashing the doorknob off of one of be a toy or food items for the Salvation Christmas campaign The day is sure to be a whole lot of fen fra1 everyone In order to make the parade a success the organizers of the Santa Claus Parade the Drumheller Regional Chamber of Development ft Tourism urge everyone to start planning their entries keeping the Tfeddy Bear Christmas theme in mind Those who plan to enter the parade should call the Chamber office at 823-8100 as soon as possible to register Once the approximate number of entries has been determined a route for the parade can then be planned going to be a Teddy Bear Christmas this year at least as far as the annual Santa Claus Parade is concerned The Drumheller Committee voted in favor of adopting the teddy bear theme for this year's parade and has also selected a date The parade will be held on Saturday December 5 at 1 pm In years put the parade has been held on a Friday evening After the parade families can together enjoy a classic Christmas movie "Miracle on 34th Street" at the Napier Theatre starting at 2 pm Admission to the matinee will "The people who did this crane leave a calling card of any kind and there were no footprints left that we could take anything said Const Amanda Daffner "We are keeping our eyes and ears open and hopefully somebody if they have any information will come forward and talk to us" she added If you have information relating to this crime please contact the Drumheller RCMP at 823-7590 I HHte'V ffMIM I -At HL it--.