Top dollar was offered for top quality 4-H beef at the annual Hussar 4-H Show and Sale last Sunday afternoon.
    This year’s Grand Champion, a 1,293 pound Charolais raised by Kayla Sandum was sold to Western Chev in Drumheller for $4.00 per pound. The Reserve Champion, raised by Reese Taubert was sold to Riverside Value Drug Mart for $3.10 per pound.

    It was a seller’s market as the Junior Champion, raised by Jacquelyn Sandum, was bought by Westergard Ford Motors in Drumheller for $2.80 per pound, and Junior Reserve Champion raised by Tate Yule fetched an astounding $5.40 per pound and was bought by Hanna Motor Products. The Senior Reserve, raised by Cassie Muller was bought up by Strathmore Motor Products and fetched $2.60 per pound and the Intermediate Reserve Champion, raised by Morgan Hale was purchased by Slim Wilson for $3.30 per pound. The club’s fundraiser calf went for $3.10 per pound.
    The overall average of the sale was $3.30 per pound.
     The Show saw some big winners too, including Jacquelyn Sandum who was Champion for Junior Grooming and Junior Conformation. Kylie Bishop won Junior Showmanship and Reserve Grooming, and Grand Reserve Showmanship. Katelyn Sandum won Reserve Junior Showmanship and Tate Yule won Junior Reserve Conformation.
    Morgan Hale won Champion Intermediate Grooming and Reserve Intermediate Showmanship and Conformation. Hale also won Grand Champion Showmanship and Grand Reserve Grooming. Lane Adamcewicz won Champion Intermediate Showmanship, Reese Taubert won Champion Intermediate Conformation and Reserve Grand Conformation and Eric Sandum won Intermediate Reserve Grooming.
    Kayla Sandum won Senior and Grand Champion for Conformation and Reserve Senior Showmanship and Jourdyn Sammons won Senior and Grand Champion Grooming. Reserve Champion for Senior Grooming was Jason Wilson. Payden Kaiser won Champion Senior Showmanship and Cassie Miller won Reserve Senior Conformation.

    The residents of Drumheller can expect some new lots for sale in the coming months.
    The Hillsview 10th Ave development plan is just a little bit further to its completion.  
    On Tuesday, May 19's Council Meeting, council members passed a motion to award North Star Contracting Inc. the tender for the construction of underground utilities, base, concrete works and pavement for the Hillsview development.
    The project requires some borrowing however.
    Mayor Terry Yemen said Council has to pass a bylaw to authorize the borrowing of funds to complete the project. Once that bylaw has been passed, most likely at the next regular council meeting, Yemen said the project will move forward.
    “The development will be in partnership with Stevenson Homes. Stevenson’s has already invested a substantial amount of money in surveying. Once the borrowing is done and we

get the utilities in, we will open up half of the lots for public purchase,” he said. There are approximately 30 lots available for both detached and attached homes. The aim is to build inventory of new homes in the $275,000 - $300,000 range.
    In terms of deadlines, Yemen said, there are so many variables. “You can’t really narrow it down, but in a perfect world we would hope to see some construction there in the fall.”
    The property, Yemen said, will be recognized by many long-time Drumheller residents as being behind the residents that was built for the penitentiary staff on Hunts Drive approximately two blocks Northwest of Tim Hortons.