The Bantam Titans made it all the way to the postseason but saw it end Saturday versus a tough team from Lacombe.
 The Titans had another strong season, and on Saturday October 28, went to Lacombe to play in the B Tier semi-final versus Lacombe. The two teams met once this season, with Lacombe getting the best of them. This time Lacombe continued their dominant ways winning 52-38.
    Coach Ryan Hatch was happy with how his team played.
    “I have a good experienced group of Grade 9s but I had a lot of first-year players and guys playing in spots they don’t usually because of injuries. We were patchworking a bit of our team together, but they did really well,” said Hatch.  
    The Titans were in striking distance for the bulk of the game
    “We were in the game, but a few small mistakes in the second half of the game started to put it out of reach for us,” said Hatch. “We had a fumble on the 10-yard line and a few things like that, but they bounced back really well, which was good to see.”
    In the Central Football League, how a team played during the regular season, determines how the teams are tiered for the postseason. This was the first time in a few seasons the Titans were playing up in the Tier B playoffs.
    “It was good to be playing up at this level. All four teams playing at this level had the same record, so it was really good,” said Hatch.
    There is a positive outlook for the young team as while they had a strong core of veterans, they also had a number of first-year players who will be back and even stronger next year.
    “There is also a good crop of peewee players coming up as well. So that is what I am looking forward to,” said Hatch. “That is going to be a good boost for our team.”

    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.