On October 25, 2017, Hilda Hutter turned 105 years old.
    Her life began in 1912 in Germany where she witnessed both world wars and was even under emperor rule. She was a nurse who was heavily involved in the wars.
    She chose to immigrate to Canada after the wars as much destruction had occurred including her hometown.
    Hutter’s father was a sought     after carpenter but the family of 14 had little income to support itself.  
    Of the 12 siblings, only two remain; Hilda and her youngest brother Bruno. She is the second oldest in the bunch.     Their ages varied as some passed away early on while others held their longevity.
    Her father had also passed away shortly following the end of the second war, causing her to uproot and seek the wild west of Canada.
    When she arrived in Halifax, she was surprised by the authorities decision that her nursing was inadmissible.         She had been told different before her emigration to the country. Her training was later recognized.
    She eventually made it to Drumheller during the booming years of the coal mines. Here, her working life was dedicated to nursing at the Drumheller Health Centre.
    Hutter now spends her days at the continuing care unit.
    Juergen Schaefer is a Biologist from Munich, Germany, the rest of Hutter’s relatives reside in the north of Germany. As her nephew and godson, he visits every year especially since after her 100 birthday.

    What is being described as a new day in Alberta politics, in some camps, Jason Kenney, former federal cabinet minister under Stephen Harper is now the leader of the provincial United Conservative Party (UCP).
     Kenney won a decisive victory over former Wildrose leader Brian Jean and contender Doug Schweitzer with more than 61 per cent of the vote.
    Drumheller MLA Rick Strankman is encouraged by Kenney’s win.
    “Personally I feel vindicated in my decision,” said Strankman, who was backing Kenney’s bid.     
    “I like some of the management stuff that Jason is wanting to bring forward, and his perspective. I have never had much of chance to work with him, but I am confidently fulfilled that what I have seen is going to be a different managerial style.”
     “I am hoping that it will be positive and that Albertans will respond to it positively so that in the next election, the UCP is the Alberta Government.”
    While it was a divisive leadership battle, Strankman is confident that Kenney will be successful in uniting the party, and also Albertans.
     “It certainly seems to be the case. Jason started right out in an upstream battle to step down from his federal position to run for the provincial Conservative Party, which some would say was on its knees, and to run specifically for the goal of unifying it with another party,” said Strankman. “He was successful in winning the leadership, he was successful in going forward… it would seem to most United Conservative Party members that voted that he has been successful in his quest.”
    MLA of Calgary Lougheed Dave Rodney has stepped aside to allow Kenney to seek a seat in a by-election. Jason Nixon has been appointed Leader of the opposition in the Legislature and Opposition House leader. He will lead the Caucus in the legislature until Kenney has a seat.  Leela Aheer was appointed deputy leader.