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BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express
Five years — fi ve years is enough time
for governments to change, families
to bloom and long enough for a life to
completely change.
Five years is exactly how long Ralph
Prins, 95, spent serving in the army during
the Second World War.
He recently received a certifi cate of rec-
ognition from the Government of Canada
for his fi ve years of service with the Dutch
Army.
Prins returned from his service in the
Caribbean on Jan. 22nd, 1946, exactly fi ve
years to the day from when he left La-
combe.
“It was right up to the hour,” said Prins.
“The same train that came from the west,
that’s when I left and when I came back.”
Prins was born in Holland. At 19 years of
age, he fl ed the country in 1939, in antici-
pation of the German invasion as threats
of war in Europe became heightened. He
came to Canada and landed in Lacombe,
not to avoid conscription, but to avoid the
war itself. By the time Prins actually ar-
rived in Lacombe, the Second World War
had begun. The Dutch Army was actively
recruiting some of the young men who had
come to Canada as immigrants into the
army.
Prins was quick to enlist and was soon
on a train heading to Stratford, Ontario
for basic training. He left Lacombe on Jan.
22nd, 1941.
With around 300 recruits, Prins com-
pleted his basic training and was quickly
deployed as part of the Princess Irene Bri-
gade.
Some recruits ended up being stationed
in England or in South America. Prins
was deployed to Curaçao, an island in the
southern Caribbean Sea, just north of the
Venezuelan coast, to defend the oil refi ner-
ies in the area.
Curaçao and the neighbouring island of
Aruba were thought to be strategic targets
for the Germans, as oil refi ned in the area
was supplying the Allied efforts in Europe.
British troops were also stationed on the
small island. Eventually the Americans
joined the Dutch and British after the at-
tack on Pearl Harbor in the end of 1941.
Before that, the outlook was grim.
“Everybody thought, now we can see the
end,” he said after the Americans joined
the Allied forces. “There were lots of peo-
ple then. It changed everything.”
Prins served as a sergeant, a mechanic in
charge of vehicles, tanks, jeeps and trucks
that were in the garage. He also took his
turn doing guard duty for the island, keep-
ing watch for enemy submarines.
Such was the case for Prins, who was on
guard duty on Feb. 17th, 1943, when a Ger-
man submarine did creep up to the island
in an attempt to damage the oil refi neries.
“That night I spotted a submarine,” said
Prins. “You could see it in the search lights.
So we phoned them up. We said that we
spotted a submarine, just off the coast.
“He said ‘Oh, yeah and how many chim-
neys did it have?’ And I said, ‘There were
no chimneys on the boat,’ He asked a cou-
ple of stupid questions like that you know
and then hung up.”
Prins and his fellow guard were told to
stop playing around and get back to work,
as the area hadn’t seen any action, let
alone a German submarine, for years.
Prins called three times about the sub-
marine sitting just off shore, but his su-
periors still thought he was joking. After
a while, his guard shift concluded and he
headed to bed. “I was sleeping, and at three
o’clock, that’s when they got shot at,” he
said. “Then they believed. Before they
thought it was baloney, but it was true.
“They got shot at. Not only Curaçao but
at Aruba as well. Aruba was also attacked.
You could see on the horizon, several fl ash-
es from the guns.”
The raid to destroy the oil facilities on
the islands failed and the German subma-
rine was successfully taken down by the
Dutch shore guns before escaping.
During the war, mainly during furlough,
his time off, Prins managed to travel and
see many parts of the world. “It was very
interesting,” said Prins of his experience.
“I was a single boy so I took it with a smile.”
Prins managed to travel extensively
through the Caribbean and the United
States, mainly by hitching rides with the
U.S. Army and Air Force.
“It was kind of interesting,” said Prins.
“We made many miles on the ocean.”
As with many of the young men who
joined up with the Canadian Army or
British Army, each soldier had a different
experience, depending where they were
deployed. After the war ended, Prins re-
turned to Holland to be discharged. It was
there that he met his soon-to-be wife.
Prins returned to Lacombe in 1946 and
close to a year later, his bride followed,
traveling on the very fi rst ship of war
brides coming from Europe to Canada.
“It was a freighter all right,” said Prins
of the ship his bride traveled on. “It was a
pretty good sized boat but still quite small.”
Eight war brides were on the ship, em-
barking on a journey to Canada to meet up
with their new husbands.
Prins married his bride on April 30th,
1947 and they lived on a farm just outside
of Lacombe. They were married for 60
years and raised seven kids, four boys and
three girls.
Eventually Prins retired from farming
and now lives in a senior facility, still call-
ing Lacombe, the area he fi rst set eyes on
75-years-ago, home.
REMEMBRANCE – Veteran Ralph Prins received a commemorative lapel pin and certifi cate of recognition from the Government of Canada for his fi ve years of service in the Second World War.
Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express
Lacombe veteran honoured with national recognitionRalph Prins remembers spotting German submarine during World War II
4 Lacombe Express Thursday, June 4, 2015
BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express
Preparations for Blackfalds Days are
well underway. The Town-wide celebra-
tion is set for June 12th to 15th.
New events this year include a mud chal-
lenge for teens, a family street dance and a
party in the park among many returning
favourities.
“We are really excited,” said Blackfalds
FCSS Manager Sue Bornn. “We have many
different groups involved, a number of
new things and new partnerships.
“We have a new location as well,” she said,
noting numerous events will be held at the
Abbey Centre, which boasts lots of room.
The festivities will kick off on June 12th with
the Wildrose Amusement Carnival Midway
opening at 4 p.m. at All-Star Park.
“We are looking forward to having an ac-
tive midway,” said Bornn. The midway will
be open on Saturday and Sunday as well.
The Amazing Race also returns with a
new spin directed towards families.
“It features fi tness activities crossed
with trivia,” explained Bornn. “It’s really
good family fun.”
Friday night also marks the kick-off of
the Blackfalds Days Slo-pitch tournament
held at All-Star Park. The tournament
is ongoing throughout the weekend and
wraps up on Sunday afternoon.
Saturday morning starts out with the
annual Town councillors’ pancake break-
fast held at the Abbey Centre. “All dona-
tions support the Programs, Admissions
and Sport Subsidy (PASS) program,” said
Bornn. At 11 a.m., the parade will be roll-
ing through the downtown core. It will fea-
ture numerous community-spirited fl oats.
The Cheemo Club will serving ice cream
and strawberries at the Civic Centre after
the parade and ATCO will be hosting a free
community barbecue at the multi-plex.
The family hit, Kidz Zone, will also open
following the parade.
The Blackfalds Farmers’ Market will be
joining the celebration with an outdoor
market from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the
multi-plex parking lot.
A minor ball fundraiser, featuring a
dunk tank and cotton candy, will be held
outside the multi-plex from noon to 4 p.m.
Jam-A-Van, the food bank drive to feed
those in need, will also be returning and
setting up in the Family Foods Parking lot
on Saturday and Sunday.
The Mud Challenge, an obstacle course
built for teens, will start at 1:30 p.m. at the
new skate park location next to All-Star
Park.
Later in the evening, the Family Street
Dance will be held along Broadway Ave.
from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The 10th anniversary
Blackfalds fi rework show will be starting
around 11 p.m. The show will be transmit-
ted on 87.9 FM and is best viewed from
All-Star Park. “It’s just getting bigger and
better each year,” noted Bornn about the
Blackfalds Pyro Crew’s fantastic display.
On Sunday, a community church service
will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Abbey Cen-
tre Amphitheatre. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
the Abbey Centre will also have toonie ad-
mission.
At noon, the Party in the Park, held in
Centennial Park, will start and features a
barbecue lunch and family-based enter-
tainment.
“There is quite a few new things going
on,” said Bornn.
She added that due to the growth of the
Town, Blackfalds Days can be seen as an
opportunity for those in the community
to meet their neighbours. “It’s going to be
a great community engagement activity,”
she said. “Come out and say hello. Get to
know your neighbours.”
If you want to enter a fl oat in the parade,
there is still time to register. Businesses
and residents can enter into the parade as
there is the capacity for up to 40 fl oats.
To register a fl oat, contact Blackfalds
FCSS at 403-885-6247. For a full schedule
visit www.blackfalds.com/community/
events/blackfalds-days.
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Annual Blackfalds Days are on the way
PUCKER UP – James Taylor of ATB Financial prepares to plant a kiss on Goatie. Through-out the month of May, ATB Financial Lacombe held a fundraiser for the Stollery Children’s Hospital. Votes were sold for $5, allowing customers to decide which employee would have to plant a smooch on a goat. The group raised over $400 through Kiss-a-Critter and $5,300 also for the Stollery through a silent auction. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express
Thursday, June 4, 2015 Lacombe Express 5
BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express
Ensuring there will be
green space for future gen-
erations to enjoy, the Kuh-
nen family has donated a
portion of land along the
lake between Blackfalds
and Lacombe to Lacombe
County.
A land dedication cer-
emony was held last week
to mark the signifi cance
of the 140-acre donation of
land along Lacombe Lake.
Many area dignitaries and
the extended Kuhnen fam-
ily were all onhand for the
occasion.
The green space will be
now known as Kuhnen
Park and is open to the
public for year-round rec-
reational enjoyment.
“It was Mr. Kuhnen and
his family’s wish to have
these lands maintained in
their natural condition and
through their preserva-
tion will allow future gen-
erations to have the same
opportunity we share to-
day to have the luxury of
enjoying these surround-
ings,” said Lacombe County
Reeve Paula Law. “Lacombe
County has recognized the
importance to managing
green spaces and is commit-
ted to ensuring a healthy en-
vironment for all residents
and communities for both
today and tomorrow.
“This area surrounding
Lacombe Lake will be here
for the enjoyment of genera-
tions to come. Your wishes
of this land to remain in its
natural state for all of us to
enjoy is a responsibility the
County so looks forward to.”
The new park is perfectly
situated right between two
major communities and
along the Trans Canada
Trail, allowing everyone to
access the area.
Frank Kuhnen, the land
donator, provided a short
history of the property
that has been in his fam-
ily’s possession for many
decades.
“We have had many vi-
sions and ideas for utilizing
this land to promote our
activity and family enjoy-
ment,” he said.
The fi rst idea the family
had for the property was
to develop a paintball facil-
ity, followed by using the
area as an animal resting
ground, an RV campground
and a hunting harvesting
centre.
Eventually Kuhnen was
approached by the County
for the development of the
Trans Canada Trail along
the west side of his prop-
erty.
“After the completion,
we were very impressed the
Trans Canada Trail was be-
ing used by so many fami-
lies,” said Kuhnen. “And at
that moment, I knew that
contributing to something
positive for the future was
the best use for this prop-
erty.”
He added after the con-
fi rmation of the land do-
nation to the County in
January, he is very pleased
future generations will get
to enjoy the natural envi-
ronment as he and his fam-
ily has.
“The Kuhnen family has
worked with the Town of
Blackfalds over the last
number of years to help
fi nish the Trans Canada
Trail through their land,”
said Town of Blackfalds
Mayor Melodie Stol in her
address. “Their desire to
improve the area was evi-
dent and now here with
this donation of land, their
caring spirit and their love
of this area is so evident.”
Mayor of the City of La-
combe Steve Christie also
brought his congratula-
tions on behalf of the City.
“It gives me great joy
to know that the life that
abounds here, not only will
be protected but this beau-
tiful gift will be enjoyed by
the public for many, many
years to come for all our
communities,” he said.
“The Kuhnen family,
through this generous do-
nation, has demonstrated
their strong commitment
to community and has put
their faith in all of us here
today and all of us in this
region to be good stewards
of this land as well.”
MLA Ron Orr gave his
thanks to the family for
preserving not only a green
space, but also life.
“By creating a space
like this you have created
a space for enriching the
lives of Central Alber-
tans,” he said. “You have
networked communities to-
gether, so you are building
communities by your dona-
tion to the County in this.”
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The 2015 Property Assessment & Tax Notices have been issued and
are due by June 30, 2015.
All unpaid balances are subject to a 1.5% penalty effective July 1, 2015.
If you do not receive your tax notice, please contact the Town Office at 403.885.4677 to request that another copy be sent out to you.
GREEN SPACE – A land dedication ceremony was held last week to mark the donation of 140 acres of land adjacent to Lacombe Lake to Lacombe County. The area will now be known as Kuhnen Park. Frank and Rosalie Kuhnen, the land donators, middle, cut the ribbon to open the park, with MLA Ron Orr, left, and Town of Blackfalds Mayor Melodie Stol, right, and City of Lacombe Mayor Steve Christie on the far right. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express
Central Alberta family donates land to Lacombe County
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The City of Lacombe is affi rming its commit-
ment to an open, transparent and citizen-cen-
tred approach by seeking public submissions
for council consideration towards the 2016 oper-
ating and capital budgets.
“Council initiated the successful Citizen Sub-
mission Program last year in order to further
engage with our residents and to solicit their
comments and suggestions regarding citizen
priorities for next year’s budget,” said Mayor
Steve Christie.
“This year, public submissions will be re-
ceived between June 1st and June 30th, so that
we can start establishing 2016 budget priori-
ties,” he added.
Revenue forecasts will be provided in August
prior to the development of departmental bud-
get, giving managers a clearer picture of what is
available to their respective departments.
“The City of Lacombe may not be able to in-
corporate all of the input that is received into
next year’s budget, but each public submission
will be carefully reviewed and evaluated,” said
Chief Administrative Offi cer Norma MacQuar-
rie.
“Staff will develop the draft budgets over the
summer months that align with council’s pri-
orities and are within the limits imposed by our
rates and fees.”
Annual budgets are drafted by administra-
tion before being debated and adopted by coun-
cil.
The fi nal budget, inclusive of public com-
ments, will be announced in December and will
be shared publicly.
Lacombe City council, staff and residents
will all contribute to the 2016 budget with an
objective of fi nding the right balance between
investing in quality public service and keeping
Lacombe tax rates low without compromising
service levels.
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EditorSarah Maetche
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The right direction Following the steps of several
provinces, Alberta will soon be
banning all menthol tobacco prod-
ucts in the fall.
The move is part of an effort to
eliminate fl avoured tobacco prod-
ucts that offi cials claim contrib-
ute to youths becoming hooked on
smoking. The idea being fl avoured
tobaccos, like grape cigarillos, are
more enticing to teens to smoke,
and would lead them down a path
towards a lifetime of smoking.
“More than half of young tobac-
co users are using fl avoured tobac-
co, whether it’s menthol or a fruit
or candy fl avour,” said Minister of
Health Sarah Hoffman on Sunday.
“By banning the sale of these prod-
ucts, we can reduce tobacco use
among youth and help our children
stay healthy. Removing the exemp-
tion of menthol also ensures a fair,
consistent approach to fl avoured
tobacco.”
The Province of New Brunswick
also announced last Friday that it
would be the latest province to ban
the sale of all fl avoured tobacco
products. Nova Scotia has also
moved towards banning the sale of
fl avoured tobacco products, includ-
ing menthol, which took effect on
Sunday. Ontario has also proposed
a similar ban.
Retailers in Alberta will no lon-
ger be permitted to sell fl avoured
tobacco products, excluding pipe
tobacco and cigars above a cer-
tain weight and price. A minimum
package size for certain tobacco
products has also been set in order
to stop youths from buying singu-
lar cigarettes at a cheaper price.
When the previous Progressive
Conservative government fi rst
announced the ban in 2013, they
stated that eliminating menthol to-
bacco products would unfairly tar-
get seniors and older smokers who
are said to use the products more
frequently.
At that time, the NDP criticized
the exclusion. Now that the party is
in power, they had the opportunity
to go back and correct the decision
so to speak.
Retailers will still be permitted
to sell menthol tobacco products
for the next four months in order
to allow them to clear their stock
before the ban rolls into effect on
Sept. 30th.
“Menthol cigarettes are starter
products that make it easier for
youth to get hooked on tobacco,”
said Angeline Webb of the Cana-
dian Cancer Society. “The Cana-
dian Cancer Society applauds the
Government of Alberta for being
a leader on this issue and taking
this bold step that will help better
protect our youth from the harm-
ful health consequences of tobacco
use.”
The next area lobbiers want both
the provincial and federal govern-
ments to tackle is more regulation
towards e-cigarettes and packaging
for tobacco.
While for some a ban like this
seems a little after-the-fact or per-
haps unnecessary, any step made
towards preventing a young person
from picking up a pack of cigarettes
is a step in the right direction.
The NDP government
in Alberta has delayed in-
troducing its fi rst budget
until the fall, which should
give its new MLAs plenty
of time to think about how
they’ll collect and spend
Albertans’ money.
But to properly manage
the estimated $48.4 billion in
provincial budget expendi-
tures, it helps to become fa-
miliar with where the mon-
ey is currently being spent.
First, I would like to be
clear that some goals - uni-
versal access to education
and healthcare - are laud-
able, but that doesn’t mean
governments should own
and operate every school
and every hospital.
While provincial govern-
ments are not complete mo-
nopolists within those two
areas, much of the delivery
of such necessary services
are limited to government
unions which have no in-
terest in delivering servic-
es more effi ciently. Here’s
one fact to remember - in
Canada, 70.6% of health-
care money is spent by gov-
ernment, with much of the
government-related deliv-
ery being unionized.
That fact is unsettling
as government monopolies
(or near monopolies, in the
case of government-provid-
ed education and health-
care), just like those that
occur in the private sec-
tor, offer a lack of options
and allows one supplier to
charge high prices while
providing low-quality ser-
vices or goods with no real
necessity to innovate.
As for how the money
is spent, staffi ng costs in
Alberta, as in many orga-
nizations, are signifi cant
- almost 50% or $24 billion -
of provincial expenditures
went to government and
public-sector compensa-
tion costs in 2014/15.
This leads to this ques-
tion for Alberta’s new NDP
government - does it under-
stand that the government
sector enjoys a compensa-
tion premium relative to
the private sector?
In Alberta, government-
sector workers and others
in the broad public sector
reap a 6.9% wage premium
over private-sector workers
in similar jobs, accounted
for by education, length of
time in the workforce, age,
among other factors.
But that wage premium
doesn’t take into account
the fact that almost 78 % of
government-sector work-
ers in Alberta have a reg-
istered pension plan. More
than 97% of that 78% are in
the gold-plated defi ned ben-
efi ts plan.
In the private sector, just
under 22% have registered
pension plans, with only
about four in 10 of those
receiving the guaranteed
defi ned benefi ts variety.
The wage premium also
doesn’t take into account
that government- and pub-
lic-sector workers in Al-
berta retire more than one
year earlier than private-
sector workers (and thus
start their defi ned benefi t
pensions earlier).
Why does all of this mat-
ter? Because those higher-
than-private-sector wages,
generous and early retire-
ment pensions, and other
benefi ts come from the
public treasury, that is,
from taxpayers. And unless
one believes that tax dol-
lars grow on magical tax
trees, money taxed away
from people means one of
two things:
1) Money is diverted
from families and their
priorities, such as saving
for higher education or
retirement. Politicians, es-
pecially new ones, should
keep in mind that families
have other needs, ones of-
ten very different from the
priorities of politicians.
2) These days we’re all
getting less for the taxes
we’re paying.
Above-private-sector
salaries and generous pen-
sion plans come at the
cost of building new or re-
furbished old schools and
hospitals or from hiring
new teachers, nurses and
doctors. Simply put, when
additional tax dollars are
spent on those already em-
ployed in the government
system, governments are
pushing on a string in any
attempt to improve the
quality and quantity of
education, healthcare and
other programs the govern-
ment is heavily involved in
courtesy of our tax dollars.
The new Alberta govern-
ment may wish to review
these hard facts and real
numbers in advance of its
fall budget – at least if its
guiding assumption is not
to simply tax and spend
with abandon.
Mark Milke is a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and co-author with Milagros Palacios of Fumbling the Alberta Advan-tage: How Alberta Squandered a Decade of High Energy Pric-es. His column is distributed through Troy Media.
Facts the government needs to know for its fi rst budget
Mark
M I L K E
8 Lacombe Express Thursday, June 4, 2015
BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express
A young man recently
found support in his com-
munity during a diffi cult
time of coming out to his
family and friends, and
now wants to share that
support with other LGBTQ
people in the area through
a group he has called ‘Will
& Grace’.
Jaden Rajah came out
to members of his fam-
ily in November and was
met with relief when he
was given acceptance and
grace.
He received the same re-
sponse when he came out
to a group of friends. Over
the last six months, he has
refl ected on how he can
share this acceptance with
other young people in the
area.
His response is Will &
Grace – a new group that
will meet regularly to de-
velop a close community
of support for LGBTQ com-
munity members and their
supporters.
“I know what it’s like to
struggle as a pre-teen, or as
a teenager. I even under-
stand denying it and using
my anger to hide it. Com-
ing from a small town was
hard.
“When I was in high
school, I knew right away.
I knew there were teachers
that would support me, and
accept me and even protect
me and let me be myself,”
Rajah said.
“Then I started thinking
about my other classmates
and the people that come
from even smaller towns
or wherever that don’t have
that support. In college, I
knew I needed to do some-
thing. When I turned 21, I
went for it.”
Rajah said the support he
received was what fi nally
gave him the push to begin
the group that he’d been
contemplating starting.
“It’s one thing to be sup-
ported but it’s another
thing to give support.
“It’s a humbling experi-
ence.
“I felt that I have to give
support to other teens, and
that’s why I decided to start
Will & Grace – to give back
the support that I’ve gotten
in the last six months,” he
said.
“It is named after the
show, but also we have
the free will to be who we
are, and we have to love
ourselves with grace. The
people that love us, and
support and accept us also
show us grace – that’s why I
chose the name I did for the
group.”
The group had their fi rst
meeting on May 24th and
Rajah said the response
was very good. He said it
was a small group, of near-
ly 10 people but they had
good conversation and he
feels good about looking to
the future of the group.
“The fi rst meeting actu-
ally went very well in the
sense that it was positive
and it was a good group of
communication.
“The conversation
fl owed. I let people voice
their feedback, we played
some games to get to know
each other. The adult sup-
port had some very good
questions to me - just for
advice on how to be sup-
portive,” Rajah.
“What I really want this
group to be is a safe place
with good community
building. I want it to be a
place of salvation because
all of these teens want ac-
ceptance.
“Even though they might
have their parents or teach-
ers, sometimes it can be
hard to fi nd friends who are
accepting right off the bat,”
he said.
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BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express
Blackfalds Family and Community Sup-
port Services (FCSS) has come up with a
creative, space-conscious and economical
way to feed the community by converting
the space around the building to accom-
modate fresh food with their ‘One Seed at
a Time’ project.
One Seed at a Time is an FCSS program
that has grown out of a desire to bring fresh,
affordable food to clients of the food bank
and to educate members of the community
on the ease of growing one’s own food.
“The project started out of need for the
low income and those who are utilizing the
food bank. We were trying to be a little bit
more proactive in how we think about how
to feed the hungry in our community,” said
Karie Ackermann of the Blackfalds FCSS.
“The garden was a great idea because it’s
very easy to show people how to grow nu-
tritious food at a low cost. Seeds are not a
huge cost for those who are on low subsidy
programs, so they can afford potato seeds
and carrot seeds and things like that.”
Two raised beds have been constructed
and planted, along with fl owerbeds being
utilized for strawberries and raspberries.
As well, an herb garden has been planted
and fruit trees have been seeded to the
west of the FCSS building.
As well, a local farmer has set aside
three rows of potatoes on his farm to use
for the Blackfalds FCSS.
All people in the community are wel-
come to volunteer some time in the gar-
dens to learn a little bit more about how
to grow their own food. The harvest of
the beds will be used to feed clients of the
food bank fresh food. “As our community
grows, we also see the need grow with dif-
ferent things. The garden is an educational
piece.
“It’s going to teach kids, and parents and
community members how to grow their
own food. We have the opportunity to work
with the horticulturalist that we have on
staff at the Town of Blackfalds who has a
wealth of knowledge in plants and how to
grow them,” Ackermann said.
“People aren’t just getting the vegetable
section of it, but they’re going to learn how
perennials work and long-term things.
Like rhubarb – if you plant it once, you can
harvest it every year. The same with chives
– you can benefi t for however long that you
have them. “That’s the same with raspber-
ries and strawberries and the fruit trees.
By doing it this year, putting the work in
and spending the money, that’s something
we can benefi t from in other years.”
Ackermann said one of the reasons she
was excited about the way the garden is or-
ganized is that it demonstrates the ability
to grow foods in small spaces. This trans-
lates into becoming an easy step for home-
owners to take in growing their own foods.
GETTING READY – Blackfalds volunteers Karie Ackermann and Jeanette Edwards worked to plant various foods in the raised garden beds located outside of the Blackfalds Food Bank, which is operated by Family & Community Support Services. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express
FCSS helping Blackfalds residents ‘One Seed at a Time’
Lacombe is home to new LGBTQ group, ‘Will & Grace’
“WHAT I REALLY WANT THIS GROUP TO BE IS A SAFE PLACE WITH GOOD COMMUNITY BUILDING.”
JADEN RAJAH
Thursday, June 4, 2015 Lacombe Express 9
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BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express
Early last Thursday morn-
ing, the sound of sirens could be
heard near the Lacombe Compos-
ite High School (LCHS).
Emergency services crews re-
sponded to a two-vehicle colli-
sion, but it was just a set-up — a
mock demonstration of an im-
paired driving collision.
The staged scenario was part
of Operation Safe Grad, a pro-
gram that aims to show students,
in particular Grade 12 students
who will soon be graduating, the
very real consequences of driv-
ing when impaired.
For the fi rst time in Lacombe,
the Lacombe Police Service,
Lacombe Fire Department, Al-
berta Health Services, City of
Lacombe, Popows Auto Wrecking
and the Lacombe MADD Chapter
partnered together to stage the
scenario.
“The importance of presenta-
tions like Operation Safe Grad is
that right now, impaired driving is
one of the leading causes of death
and injury to teenagers, particu-
larly high school-aged students,”
said Const. Travis Marcott of the
Lacombe Police Service.
After hearing presentations
in the gym, graduating students
from LCHS, Central Alberta
Christian High School and the
Lacombe Outreach School fi l-
tered outside and came across the
collision scene.
Two vehicles had collided at
high speed. One of the drivers
was assumed, and later charged
for impaired driving. One of the
passengers was immediately de-
clared as deceased.
Soon the emergency services
crews arrived on scene, respond-
ing to the scene as if they were
actually responding to a very
serious collision. Some of the
passengers were freed from the
wreckage, but one was left pinned
in one of the vehicles.
For extraction, fi rst off came
the roof of the car and then out
came the Jaws of Life.
The amount of sheer man-
power and resources on scene re-
quired to deal with the aftermath
of the collision was evident.
Marcott noted to the students
after the mock scenario the re-
sponse time of emergency servic-
es resources was much quicker
than in a real scenario, due to
the fact the fi re department, EMS
and police were stationed nearby
and prepared to respond to the
mock collision.
“We really are trying to drive
home a message,” said Marcott.
“We know they are going to go out
and party. We know there is going
to drinking involved, especially
with grad.
“Either have a sober driver or
call somebody to pick you up,”
suggested Marcott to graduates
who are partaking in celebra-
tions over the next month.
“I know most kids don’t want to
call their parents at three in the
morning when they are drunk,
but I’m sure their parents would
much rather them call at 3 a.m.
then have me knock at their
door.”
Operation Safe Grad opens eyes to reality of impaired driving
HARSH REMINDER – Through Operation Safe Grad, a mock-impaired driving collision was demonstrated on the grounds of Lacombe Composite High School last week. Local emergency services crews responded to the mock scene as they would after an actual collision. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express
10 Lacombe Express Thursday, June 4, 2015
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The Rotary Club of Lacombe is hosting
its 31st Annual Lobster Dinner fundraiser
this month, featuring live entertainment
and auctioneering by Danny Hooper.
The event will take place on June 12th at
the Lacombe Memorial Centre. So far, over
200 tickets have been sold but the group is
hoping to sell 400. Tickets are $75 per per-
son, or a table of eight for $600. Tickets can
be purchased in person from any Rotary
member, in-store at Lacombe Signmasters
or by calling 403-782-7446.
“We fl y in live lobster from Nova Sco-
tia the morning of the event. Early in the
morning a plane will land in Calgary and
then we will go pick it up and bring it here
so it’s very fresh. They are just so much
better when they come in live and fresh.
We have our dinner, and Danny Hooper
is our professional entertainer and fund-
raiser for the night,” said Rotary member
Terry Vandenborn.
“He comes with a vast experience of
fundraising and entertaining – he used to
sing in a country band, and at Cook County
Saloon in Edmonton, so he comes from a
background of entertainment and now he’s
become kind of a professional fundraiser.
“He is actually a professional auctioneer
as well. He’s done a lot of events and knows
Alberta well. He’s got a vast repertoire of
experience and stories. It’s the fi rst time
we’ve hosted him at our event, so we’re ex-
cited to add a fresh face to our dinner.”
The event will feature a silent auction
with close to 100 items available, a ‘super’
silent auction with high-end items and a
live auction emceed by Hooper.
Just a few of the auction items include
a trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, a golfi ng
trip to the Banff Springs Hotel, an iPad,
barbeques and a wine tree completed with
hand-selected bottles from numerous local
donors.
All of the funds raised go towards support-
ing local and international Rotary Club ini-
tiatives and projects. Two specifi c programs
that will receive funding are the Youth-Un-
limited Drop-In Centre and a Rotary-funded
and built school in Ludwar, Kenya.
“The community has been very gener-
ous to us in the past, and continues to be
generous. We’re very blessed to be part of
Lacombe and to be supported so well. We’re
excited about the event. I think at this point
in time, about 200 tickets have been sold and
we’d really like to bring that number up to
400 this year,” Vandenborn said.
“We built the school, and we continue to
help them out. They are defi nitely in need,
and are in a fairly remote area of Kenya.
They are quite impoverished and it’s excit-
ing to see them develop and grow the com-
munity out there. We do international and
local projects, and with this fundraiser it’s
neat that we can kind of combine those.”
JOLLY MOMENT – The crowd learned how to channel their best laugh with the help of Chris Barnes during the Seniors’ Fair at the Lacombe Memorial Centre on Monday. Seniors’ Week events in Lacombe run until June 6th. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express
Lacombe Rotary Lobster fundraiser tickets still available
Thursday, June 4, 2015 Lacombe Express 11
BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express
Just one more step further.
That’s what wounded war veteran, army
Cpl. Kate MacEachern tells herself each
day during her march for awareness.
“We are over 700 kilometres into the
journey now,” MacEachern told the La-
combe Express during her stop in Lacombe
on Tuesday.
MacEachern and her team left Nipawin,
Saskatchewan on May 1st to partake on a
march to raise awareness for Post Trau-
matic Stress Disorder (PTSD), under the
banner The Long Way Home.
“The fi rst week we had snow and very,
very cold temperatures,” she said. “But
it was all what we expected walking into
this.”
MacEachern was wounded in 2007 and
suffered a traumatic brain injury as well
as spinal cord damage.
“I had a very long recovery process due
to the nature of the injury,” she explained.
“Eighteen months after the injury itself,
when I was still in the physical healing
process, I ended up having a stroke, which
was caused by a blood clot caused by the
initial injury, which left me paralyzed on
the right side.
“I started the healing process again.
It was basically two steps forward, three
steps back. With any signifi cant injury, it
is not always an easy road.”
In 2010, MacEachern was diagnosed
with PTSD, which was something she at
fi rst ignored.
“I didn’t believe there was any way I
could have PTSD due to the stigma, that we
are now fi ghting, that it’s only a battlefi eld
injury, it’s only soldiers that have PTSD,”
she said.
MacEachern faced unrelenting guilt and
almost lost her battle in 2011. Through the
assistance of her friends and family, she
turned things around with a new outlook
and mission.
“Once I came out of it, I realized there
are a lot more people like me out there,”
she said. “There’s civilians, soldiers, fi rst
responders, you know anybody out there
that went through something similar or
something that looks entirely different.”
From a suggestion from her grandmoth-
er, to put on her boots and walk across the
country from New Brunswick to bring
awareness to PTSD, and that’s exactly
what MacEachern did four years ago and
she hasn’t stopped since.
“There are so many people in this world
that talk the talk and have suggestions and
opinions,” she said. “But very few of them
are actually doing anything to try and
make a difference.
“When the injury fi rst happens, when
you get out of the hospital, when you get
home from overseas or you get home from
a fi re call, or police call, or a search and
rescue call, when your gear comes off or
you are back home safe in this country,
that’s where your journey is just starting.
“That’s when it gets hard. That’s where
people need to pay attention and realize
that people need support and more than
that, they need to be okay with accept-
ing that something has changed. It’s not
wrong, it’s just different.”
The most challenging part of the jour-
ney for MacEachern is dealing with emo-
tions.
“From when you wake up, like anything,
you prepare physically for what you are
going to face,” she said. “You tape, you use
band-aids, you do this and that — you don’t
have those for your emotions. An average
day is not average.
“Your heart gets broken, refi lled, bro-
ken, refi lled 15 times in one day. So you
take that, and multiply it by 85 days and
it’s a lot to carry, but it’s 100 per cent
worth it.”
Through the Long Way Home, MacEach-
ern is raising money for four organiza-
tions that involve equine therapy and post
traumatic service dogs. She is also joined
along the road by the N.A.S.H. project, an
organization that rescues neglected and
abused dogs and horses with the vision of
rehabilitating them as service and thera-
peutic animals.
By foot and by horse, MacEachern and
her team will be crossing three provinces
over three months, traveling over 2,700
kms.
MacEachern left Ponoka this past Mon-
day and was in Lacombe, then Blackfalds
on Tuesday. Early Wednesday morning she
departed for Red Deer, with her fi nal des-
tination of the western Canada leg being
Chilliwack, B.C. next month.
Follow MacEachern’s journey at www.
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WALKING FOR AWARENESS – With her boots and rucksack, Cpl. Kate MacEachern is march-ing over 2,700 kms in western Canada to raise awareness of PTSD. She left Blackfalds on Wednesday morning and was walking her way down Hwy. 2A towards Red Deer.
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Retired Canadian Forces member walks across Canada for PTSD
12 Lacombe Express Thursday, June 4, 2015
City Council DatesLacombe City Council Meetings are open
to the public and all are encouraged to attend.
Meeting agendas are posted online at www.lacombe.ca by
3:00 p.m. on the Friday before every Council Meeting.
The next scheduled Regular Council Meeting dates
and times are:
Monday, June 15, 2015, at 5 p.m.
Monday, June 29, 2015, at 5 p.m.
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City enhances transparency with new quarterly reports
Public Notice
Kinsmen Aquatic Centre News • Lacombe Spray Park is now open. Hours are: Mon-Fri 10am-9pm;
Sat, Sun & Stat Holidays 9am-8pm.
• Next Rookie & Ranger class starts June 22.
Runs Fridays 4:00-6:00pm for 5 weeks.
• Summer Registration is now open for July & August
• Drop-in for Mom and Baby fi tness Tuesdays and Thursdays
11:30-12:00.
• Looking for courses to become a lifeguard? We off er them all
at the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre. Call (403)782-1278 to fi nd out
how to become a lifeguard before summer starts.
The City of Lacombe has launched a new
publication to refl ect the municipality’s
progress on a quarterly basis, and to further
boost its accountability and transparency
mandate.
The 2015 Quarterly One Report: First Quarter,
January 1 – March 31, is an enhanced
communication tool, designed to update
ratepayers and other stakeholders on the
current status of programs and initiatives that
are key to achieving the goals and objectives
set out in the City’s 2014-2017 Strategic Plan.
The quarterly reports will be published
as downloadable and printable digital
magazines (Flipbooks), which will be
posted on the municipal website under
the City Publications tab for public access.
The content of the report will change from
quarter to quarter as new projects are started
and others completed.
Go to http://publications.lacombe.ca/2015Q1/index.html to view the 2015
fi rst quarter report.
Reminders
Share your ideas with us! Do you have a great project idea that could
positively impact our community? Please submit your ideas for Council consideration from June 1 - 30, for the 2016 budget. Your submission can include services, facilities or resources for programs.
Find the submission form and more information at www.lacombe.ca/budgetsubmission. Deadline for submissions is June 30, 2015.
For Information Contact:Justin de Bresser Financial Services Manager P: 403-782-6666 EXT 221 E: [email protected]
Event Planning Workshop for Volunteer Managers
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Learn how to create a successful event that aligns with the goals and objectives of your
organization and strengthen volunteer, donor and sponsorship engagement at
the same time!
Attend the Event Planning workshop:
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403-782-1267
This challenge encourages Lacombians to find littleways to be more active in their everyday lives. Try :
Dancing in your car at red lightsDoing jumping jacks during commercialsWalk to the furthest fountain for a drink
Share your activity online at www.lacombe.ca/arpa& be entered for a chance towin a City Swag Bag
Acts of RandomPhysical Activity Challenge
In accordance with section 276 of the Municipal
Government Act, RSA 2000 c. M-26, The City of
Lacombe’s 2014 Audited Financial Statements are
now available for pick-up at City Hall or on the City of
Lacombe’s website at www.lacombe.ca in the Finance
and Budget section under the City Hall Tab.
For more information contact: Justin de Bresser
Financial Services Manager
P: 403-782-6666 EXT 221
5432 56th Avenue, Lacombe
Audited Financial Statements - 2014 Now Available
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Fire Hydrant Flushing ProgramThe City of Lacombe has contracted Aquatech Services to begin
the fi re hydrant fl ushing program beginning June 15.
Aquatech will be fl ushing water from predetermined hydrants;
The process requires water main valves to be closed to isolate
sections of the water mains. Water running through the mains
loosens and removes accumulated mineral deposits from the
lines, and is discharged out of the system to the surface. This
process has a dual purposes, it scours the inner walls of the water
mains; verifi es proper operation of fi re hydrants and valves; and
aids the Utilities Department in fi nding trouble spots within the
water distribution system.
This process will often cause discoloration and a decrease in
water pressure for short periods of time for residences. Residents
experiencing discoloration need to fl ush their COLD water lines
from their taps until the water runs clear.
Do not use your hot water to fl ush your system. When hot water is
used discolored water is introduced to the hot water tank and can
cause issues due to the higher than normal mineral content.
Please do not use your washing machines during this period as
the discolored water can stain clothes.
If the water pressure or volume seems low, check your faucet
screens for mineral deposits.
The City of Lacombe will be updating its Facebook Page daily to
show what areas of the city are being fl ushed. For further details
contact Operations & Planning at 403-782-1261.
Please submit your ideas for Council consideration from June 1 - 30, for the 2016 budget. Your submission can include services, facilities or resources for programs.
Find the submission form and more information at g
Deadline for submissions is June 30, 2015.
For Information Contact:Justin de Bresser Financial Services Manager P: 403-782-6666 EXT 221 E: [email protected]
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City seeks public submissions for 2016 Budget
The City of Lacombe is affi rming its commitment to an open,
transparent and citizen-centred approach by seeking public
submissions for Council consideration towards the 2016
operating and capital budgets.
“Council initiated the successful Citizen Submission Program last
year in order to further engage with our residents, and to solicit
their comments and suggestions regarding citizen priorities for
next year’s budget,” said Mayor Steve Christie. “This year we are
asking residents to submit their ideas by June 30 so that we can
start establishing 2016 budget priorities.”
Please visit www.lacombe.ca/budgetsubmissions to make
your submissions. The City may not be able to incorporate all of
the input that is received into next year’s budget, but each public
submission will be carefully reviewed and evaluated.
Council, staff , and residents will all contribute to the 2016 budget,
with an objective of fi nding the right balance between investing
in quality public service and keeping tax rates low without
compromising service levels.
Council Meeting HighlightsBelow are some highlights from the May 25 Regular Council
Meeting. For detailed information about Council Meeting
proceedings, please go to www.lacombe.ca to access the full
Meeting Agenda.
Bylaw 406 (Tax Rate)Council approved Bylaw 406 (Property Tax Bylaw) after giving
it third reading as presented. Based on Council’s approval of
the 2015 Operating Budget amendments, the 2015 municipal
property tax increase is now at 4.5 per cent. The municipal tax
rates refl ect this rate increase. Tax notices will be mailed by the
end of May, with the deadline to pay without penalty being
June 30, 2015.
2015 Capital Quarterly ReportCouncil passed a resolution to accept the First Quarter Capital
Update for information.
First Quarter Financial SummaryCouncil passed a resolution to accept the First Quarter Financial
Summary for information.
Bylaw 401 (Borrowing – New Police Facility)Council passed a resolution to approve Bylaw 401 – the bylaw
authorizing the borrowing needed to move forward with the
development and construction of the Lacombe Police Station –
after giving it second and third readings.
Bylaw 405 (Municipal Development Plan)Council held a public hearing for Bylaw 405 (Municipal
Development Plan). No one spoke in favour of the bylaw;
however, attendees Darryl Huether, Marlene Pavely and Dayton
Thesenvitz opposed it on various grounds. Aff ected resident
Lawrence Henderson was also in attendance, and spoke as an
interested party to the proceedings. Council subsequently gave
second reading to Bylaw 405, and the proposed changes set
out in Schedule A of the document.
Parade Float ScheduleCouncil adopted the existing 2015 parade schedule as
presented, and identifi ed a minimum of two elected offi cials to
participate in the following parades:
• Stettler Street Wheel (June 13)
• Lacombe Days (July 25)
• Bentley Centennial (August 6)
• Light Up the Night Festival (November 26)
• Red Deer Parade (TBD)
Planning and Development Permits
Documents pertaining to the development permits may be inspected at City Hall, 5432-56 Avenue, during regular
business hours. Anyone claiming to be aff ected by the approval of the Permitted Uses with Variances or Discretionary
Uses may submit an objection within 14 days from the date of notice. The appeal must be in writing, accompanied
with a $50.00 fee and be directed to: Lacombe Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Attn: Secretary to the
SDAB, 5432 - 56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9
Permitted Use Take notice that the following development permits have been approved as PERMITTED USES in that they conform in every respect to the Land Use Bylaw:
DATE PERMIT# LOCATION DEVELOPMENT
May 28 61/251.11 36 Sandstone Avenue Detached Garage
May 28 61/251.36 4340 Highway 12 Occupancy – Automotive Sales and Service
May 28 61/251.39 #88-15 Mackenzie Ranch Way
May 28 61/251.41 #10 Parkland Acres Shed
Current to May 28, 2015
Please see page 6 for Week Activities
Employment Opportunities The City of Lacombe is currently recruiting for:
Arborist/Parks Operator- Community Services Application Deadline is June 4, 2015
Deputy Fire Chief- Lacombe Fire Department Application Deadline is June 12, 2015
Development Officer- Planning & Development Application Deadline is June 15, 2015
Police Administrative Associate- Court Liaison Application Deadline is June 15, 2015
For full job descriptions and other employment opportunities please visit the City of Lacombe website at www.lacombe.ca/employment
Please Apply To: Human Resources
City of Lacombe - 5432, 56th Ave, Lacombe AB, T4L 1E9
A neighbourhood block party is theopportunity for neighbours to get together,meet each other and have fun. Connected
communities are safer communities,getting to know your neighbours benefits
everyone!
To get started contact Sonya Beauclar withthe Community Services Department
at 403 782 1267 or [email protected]
Come out and kick-off summer with a “Parks Party!”
Celebrate the unveiling of the City’s newest public art piece, the Bonsai Tree Water Feature in Bruns Pond. Join us for a FREE BBQ and the
chance to win prizes like a FitBit and Picnic Packs!
Saturday, June 6, 2015Bruns Park
(Woodland Dr. & Heritage Way)11am - 1pm
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Birthplace Forest tree planting across the road at 10:45am.
2015 Property Tax Notices
Property Tax Notices for the City of Lacombe for
the 2015 taxation year were mailed out on May
26, 2015. If you have not received your 2015 Tax
Notice by Friday, June 5, 2015 please contact the
City of Lacombe Tax and Assessment department
at 403-782-1257.
Property owners are advised that taxes are due
and payable without penalty if such payment is
received at City Hall on or before June 30, 2015.
Any payments received after June 30, 2015 will be
subject to a 9% penalty.
For Information Contact:Marc Perreault
Property Tax Coordinator
Phone: 403.782.1257
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City of Lacombe PUBLIC NOTICE
Road Closure of Portion of Service Road Lying South of 4450 Highway 12,
being part of Road Plan 792 0072
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of LacombeCouncil has given first reading to Bylaw 409 for the closure of all that portion of service road as shown on Road Plan 792 0072 lying west of the southerly production of the west boundary of Lot 3 Block 1 Plan 042 3848 and lying east of the east boundary of the Government Road Allowance adjoining the SW 1/4 Section 29-40-26-4.
A copy of the Bylaw may be viewed at www.lacombe.ca or at the City of Lacombe Hall at 5432-46 Avenue during office hours.
If you would like to make comments on the proposed road closure, City of Lacombe Council will be holding a Public Hearing in the Council Chambers located at 5432-56 Avenue on Monday, June 15, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.
Any person or group wishing to express their views on the proposed Bylaw will be given the opportunity to make a presentation.
All written letters or petition regarding this amendment are to:
(a) be filed with the Chief Administrative Officer no later than 4:30 p.m on Wednesday, June 10,2015.
(b) contain the names and addresses of all persons making the representation, and
(c) state the name and address of all persons authorized to represent a group of persons or the public at large.
Date of First Publication: June 4, 2015Date of Second Publication: June 11, 2015
If you have any questions, contact Lyla Peter, Manager of Planning and Development at (403) 782-1238.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY -
The City of Lacombe would like to invite interested residents to participate in the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee. The purpose of the committee is to provide recommendations to enhance traffic safety and awareness within the community.
The City of Lacombe needs input from the public to make sure that all traffic concerns are being brought forward and identified. If you would like an opportunity to make a difference and have a say, please visit City Hall (5432 56th Avenue) and pick up a application today.
Deadlines for Applications will be
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The City of Lacombe is currently recruiting for:
Arborist/Parks Operator- Community Services Application Deadline is June 4, 2015
Deputy Fire Chief- Lacombe Fire Department Application Deadline is June 12, 2015
Development Officer- Planning & Development Application Deadline is June 15, 2015
Police Administrative Associate- Court Liaison Application Deadline is June 15, 2015
Property Tax Notices for the City of Lacombe for
the 2015 taxation year were mailed out on May
26, 2015. If you have not received your 2015 Tax
Notice by Friday, June 5, 2015 please contact the
City of Lacombe Tax and Assessment department
at 403-782-1257.
Property owners are advised that taxes are due
and payable without penalty if such payment is
received at City Hall on or before June 30, 2015.
Any payments received after June 30, 2015 will be
subject to a 9% penalty.
For Information Contact:Marc Perreault
Property Tax Coordinator
Phone: 403.782.1257
14 Lacombe Express Thursday, June 4, 2015
fyifyi Your weekly Community Events Calendar
The FYI, Community Events Calen-dar is a free-of-charge service for not-for-profi t organiza-tions and upcoming community events within the Lacombe and Blackfalds region. To submit your information, please email [email protected], call 403-782-5306 or fax 403-782-5344. If you would like your event or organization to be included, please sub-mit your information to the editor by noon, the Monday before the publication date.
Information session on demen-tia to be held at the Lacombe Continuing Care Facility on June 8th, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Martha Winchell, RN, will present an information session on demen-tia. Topics include: antipsychotic medication, information about dementia, behaviors related to dementia. Alternative approach-es for behaviours and avail-able family resources. All are welcome to join this specialist from the Senior’s Health Clinical Network of AHS for this session.
MESSY CHURCH: Food, Fun, Faith and Family: designed to bring children, youth and adults to-gether in fun and interactive ac-tivities, Messy Church is a new way to explore the values and stories of Christian faith in an atmosphere of creativity, hos-pitality and celebration. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, June 5th in the CE Building at St. Andrew’s United Church (5226-51 Avenue). For more informa-tion, call 403-782-3148 or visit www.lacombeunitedchurch.ca.
Gigantic yard sale at St. Cypri-ans Anglican Church, 5005 C and E Trail, Saturday, June 6th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Blackfalds Library: Our new books include Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Son of No One, Lisa Genova’s Inside the O’Briens and Stuart Woods’ Hot Pursuit. We have added some Roald Dahl and Calvin & Hobbes books to our middle school section. These are new items to Blackfalds Library and should provide some laughs and good reading. Remember we have the Lego Club for ages fi ve and up on Thursday at
3:30 p.m. and the Duplo Club for parents and children ages zero to four on Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Our fundraising for the Summer Reading Program will soon be in full swing. Large and small prizes as well as cash for craft supplies and entertain-ment are needed to make our reading program successful and enjoyable for the kids. Visit our website at blackfaldslibrary.ca or call us at 405-885-2343.
Invitation to join CNIB Peer Sup-port Group: The Peer Support Group is a program dedicated to helping CNIB clients adjust to vision loss. Feelings of fear, anxiety, intimidation and anger
are extremely common in adults who are diagnosed with vision loss. The goal of the group is to help transform these feelings into those of confi dence and independence through educa-tion and group discussions. The program is facilitated by a volunteer who has gone through the process of adjusting to a life with vision loss. The group offers seniors a way to connect to others experiencing similar challenges. Participants receive empowering, practical and useful information about vision loss and how CNIB services can help, as well as suggestions from other participants on how to reduce the impact of vision loss on their daily lives. There is no cost to participate in the program which will meet once per month. The group meets at the Spruce Ter-race located at 5002 – 51 Ave.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of La-combe and District: Kids and Kops Camp, July 7th to 10th. Register on May 6th from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. First come fi rst serve.
5102 50 Ave. 403-782-7870.
Lacombe Farmers Market will be at the Lacombe arena parking lot and indoors starting Fri-day May 15th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come every Friday morning for homemade baking, eggs, fruit, vegetables, crafts, jewellery, jams, honey, woodwork and lots more. We ‘make it, bake it or grow it,’ just for you! Call 403-782-4772 or 403-877-1280 for more information.
Lacombe Lions Club meets the fi rst Monday of the month down-stairs at the Lacombe Legion. Next meeting, Monday, July 6th at 6:30 pm, Dinner at 7
p.m. - guests welcome! For more information on Lions, contact Sharon at 403-782-5179.
Bentley School Staff Reunion: Thursday, Aug. 6th to coincide with the Town of Bentley’s 100th Anniversary this sum-mer. Any former Bentley School staff members are asked to contact Arnie MacAskill at 403-782-7183 or [email protected] so the committee can establish names and contact information for the reunion. More information to follow.
Friends of the Library encourages everyone to attend our annual book sale on July 25th at the LMC. Watch for posters and the library column for times of start-ing on July 25th and where you can deliver your donated books to. Thank you for faithful support.
Lacombe Walking Group Wednes-days from 12-12:30 p.m. at Medcombe Walk-In-Clinic. No registration required.
Kozy Korner — Tuesday Din-ners every week at noon.
Lacombe Dance Lessons – social and choreographed ballroom dancing. Traditional Two-step or Cha Cha/Jive. For details, phone Cliff at 403-782-4094.
Quilting and crafts held at Black-falds United Church on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Help make quilts or bring your own quilt/craft to work on. Check out our web site at blackfaldsunitedchurch.com or call 403-885-4780.
The Lacombe Legion has bingo on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the upstairs hall. Coffee time runs
Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. ($2 for coffee, tea and cook-ies). On Fridays, there are four meat draws and tickets are $2/set of three tickets. Draw starts at 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, there are four meat draws which start at 4:30 p.m. Chase the ace starts after meat draws.
Parkinson Alberta Education offers supports groups for persons with Parkinson disease, fam-ily members and caregivers at the following Central Alberta locations: Red Deer, Lacombe, Innisfail, Olds, Three Hills and Castor. Visit www.parkinsonal-berta.ca for more information.
New to Lacombe? Contact La-combe Welcome Wagon for free maps, information about the City & area, as well as free gifts from local businesses. New baby in the family? Contact Donna Korpess with the Lacombe Welcome Wagon at 403-782-0475 for free information, baby product samples as well as free gifts from local businesses.
Affi rm – providing safe and confi -dential support to people of all sexual orientation and identity, their families and friends. We meet in Lacombe. For more in-formation, call Marg at 403-782-1887 or Ross at 403-782-3671.
Lacombe Art Guild – The Lacombe Art Guild offers classes two Tuesday evenings a month and one full Saturday. Mem-berships are $15 a year and the club runs from October to May. Classes offered are in all mediums and beginner to experienced are encouraged to join. For information please contact Donna at 403-782-9190 or Penny 403-782-7739.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society Table Talk Coffee Group: Meets the second Friday of each month at Demi’s Restaurant (Lacombe Motor Inn) at 10 a.m. If you or someone in your life has been affected by MS, join us for a fun, casual and supportive coffee chat. For more info, please contact Terri Blanchard at 403-346-0290.
Stay and Play – Gull Lake Hall, Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Bentley Town Offi ce Fridays 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Stay and Play is designed to encourage families to spend time together in play, while having the op-portunity to socialize and learn about the community and exter-nal resources. $2 drop in fee per family is suggested. For more information call 403-748-2160.
Bentley TOPS- Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Every Tuesday in the basement of the Bentley Town Offi ce at 7 p.m. Con-tact Carolyn 403-396-1002 for more information.
Clive TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Every Thursday at the Clive Christian Fellowship Church 9 a.m. -10:30 a.m.
Clive Seniors’ Drop-In – 1:30 p.m. every Monday at the Clive Meeting Room. Contact Allan Street at 403-784-3884
Mirror Jolly Seniors — pan-cake breakfast every second Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mirror Moms and Tots play group — Located at the small brick building along Hwy. 50 past the old school. Contact Wendy at 403-788-2612.
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ARTS & LEISUREBY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express
The racetrack is being readied
and the horses are being groomed
as preparations continue for ‘Talk
Derby To Me’, an evening of action
packed horse racing and murder
mystery dinner theatre.
The second annual Kentucky
Derby style fundraiser is set for
June 12th to 15th at Flying Cross
Ranch.
Hosted by The Friends of Flying
Cross Ranch Society, all proceeds
raised from the event will go to-
wards the Society’s main cause,
making riding lessons more afford-
able for youth in the community.
Flying Cross Ranch put on the
truly unique event last year, rais-
ing funds for not only young riders,
but also a family in need.
“Last year’s event raised $10,000
for a Blackfalds family whose fa-
ther needed a double lung trans-
plant,” explained Flying Cross
Ranch Owner/Operator Roy Stur-
geon. “Funds raised by the Society
help kids experience equine activi-
ties regardless of their family in-
come, to offset costs. All the money
goes back into the community.”
Attendees of the event will be
treated to live racing action with
youth jockeys, from the young jock-
ey program, racing fi ve times each
of the three nights in Triple Crown
fashion.
“You will have a chance to own
a race horse for the night via a
Calcutta style auction,” explained
Sturgeon. “If you win the winning
horse, you will get your picture
taken in the winner’s circle with
your horse and rider and receive a
souvenir trophy commentating the
event.”
This year’s event also features a
high-end steak dinner, live and si-
lent auction, a dessert auction and
the riveting, interactive murder
mystery production by ZAP! The-
atre.
Daniel Allers, ZAP! Theatre’s
general manager, director and
playwright, said the Central Al-
berta-based theatre group was
contacted by Flying Cross Ranch a
few months ago and a partnership
formed in order to bring high-cali-
ber dinner theatre to the event.
“Out of that was born a short
original play by ZAP! Theatre
called The Derby Way to Die,” ex-
plained Allers.
The production runs for approxi-
mately 30 minutes and will be per-
formed in two acts.
“Everyone is enjoying their day
at the races when the news arrives
that one of the revelers has been
found dead,” said Allers. “Tensions
mount as Detective Loretta MacK-
ay arrives to begin her investiga-
tion.
“She starts interviewing the wit-
nesses and fi guring out who the
killer is. There is a zany cast of
characters; from a medical exam-
iner to a real keen newspaper re-
porter to an eccentric millionaire.
Only one thing is certain — it sure-
ly is ‘A Derby Way to Die.”
The show will be performed com-
pletely outdoors and the cast will
be fi rst mingling with attendees for
the fi rst portion of the play.
A Derby Way To Die features nine
cast members and is a completely
original work.
Other than detailing that the
production is murder mystery,
Allers would not divulge any more
details. “It will be a fun opportu-
nity for sure,” he said.
Attendees of Talk Derby To Me
are encouraged to dress in their
best ‘derby’ attire, including the
large Kentucky derby-style hats. A
display honouring famous jockeys
from Alberta will also be set up to
view.
Sturgeon said tickets are half-
way sold out so attendees are en-
couraged to buy theirs as soon as
possible. There is limited seating
for all three shows.
Talk Derby to Me runs Friday,
June 12th at 6 p.m., Saturday, June
13th at 6 p.m. and Sunday June 14th
at 3 p.m.
Flying Cross Ranch is located
north of Lacombe, 1 km east on
Milton Road, left on RR 26-3 and 1
km north to 41129.
For tickets or more information,
call 403-350-7368 or visit www.fl y-
ingcrossranch.com.
[email protected] A CAUSE – ZAP! Theatre will be presenting a new murder mystery production at Flying Cross Ranch from June 12th to 15th. photo submitted
Mystery and horse racing at Flying Cross Ranch
16 Lacombe Express Thursday, June 4, 2015
It’s been said that,
“There’s a sucker born ev-
ery minute.” I often think
of this remark while watch-
ing TV medical commer-
cials, the ones that promote
drugs to treat common ail-
ments, then show pictures
of someone riding a horse,
climbing a hill or hugging
their partner.
But then the commer-
cial adds, “See your doctor
if you notice a rash, skin
sores, sudden pain, dizzi-
ness, abdominal bloating,
fever, chills or coughing
up blood. Drug X can be
associated with changes in
blood pressure, nausea, vi-
sual problems, numbness
of legs, an increased risk
of blood clots and cancer.”
The list of hazards contin-
ues as long as your arm.
My question? Why would
any reasonable human
consider taking the risks
of this medication unless
they’re taking their fi nal
breath and have nothing to
lose? But it’s obvious what
has triggered this para-
noia. We are bombarded
daily with health data by
the media. There’s a stag-
gering list of over-the-
counter (OTC) pills and an
expanding list of prescrip-
tion drugs. Hence, we are
all warned we ignore this
medication at our peril.
Madison Avenue learned
long ago it’s easy to seduce
people when corporations
have millions of dollars to
spend and a perfect sales
pitch. It’s been said face-
tiously that people have
become so obsessed with
health that if the U.S. Dec-
laration of Independence
were written today, it
would declare the pursuit
of health, rather than hap-
piness, as the third inalien-
able right of Americans.
The end result is that
North Americans have
been programmed for ill-
ness. Today, a well person
is someone who hasn’t seen
enough TV ads, been exam-
ined by enough doctors and
had enough tests done.
Another problem is that
nothing seems to be normal
these days. For instance, a
recent medical report says
that even ‘normal’ blood
pressure may be too high.
And doctors are being told
to reduce their patients’
blood cholesterol levels
lower and lower.
Sir William Osler, Profes-
sor of Medicine at McGill,
Johns Hopkins and Oxford
Universities was an astute
commonsense doctor. He
remarked that, “One of the
fi rst duties of the physician
is to educate the masses not
to take medicines.”
Osler, if he were alive
today, would point out that
every year 100,000 North
Americans die from pre-
scription drugs and an-
other 700,000 are admitted
to emergency due to their
complications. I’m sure he
would also stress that natu-
ral remedies have not pro-
duced dead bodies.
Voltaire, the French phi-
losopher and writer, would
also add sound advice. He
had a risky habit of criticiz-
ing the government during
the French revolution, and
was tossed into the Bastille
for it, not a fi ve-star hotel.
During that time he wrote,
“The art of medicine is to
amuse the patient while
nature cures.” He also phi-
losophized, “It’s dangerous
to be right when the gov-
ernment is wrong!”
I’d like to end this col-
umn on an optimistic note.
But in spite of such sage
advice, history continues
to show that a sucker is
still born every minute.
Every year huge amounts
of minor painkillers are
sold. Some are effective
but many are consumed
because few people today
will tolerate the slightest
ache or pain. It means that
year after year 22,000 North
Americans die from gastro-
intestinal bleeding due to
minor painkillers.
Billions of dollars are
spent every year ‘taming’
the stomach’s acid or stop-
ping its production by pro-
ton-pump inhibitors such
as Nexium, Prevacid and
Prilosec. But these drugs
have been associated with
pneumonia, life-threaten-
ing diarrhea, osteoporosis
and bone fractures.
Unfortunately, the ma-
jority of patients, when giv-
en a prescription by their
family physician, have
no idea of the many side-
effects associated with the
drug. After all, why would
a physician suggest a drug
that was going to be harm-
ful? But one common drug
used for treating anxiety
and depression has a list of
85 possible side-effects.
Admittedly, some of
these complications are
rare. But when a rare one
strikes, it’s a 100% hit.
So how can you escape be-
ing one of the suckers born
every minute? It’s quite easy.
I’d suggest adopting a sound
lifestyle. Moreover, good
sense should tell us all that
Madison Avenue is more in-
terested in your pocketbook
than your health. Unfortu-
nately, common sense is an
uncommon commodity.
See the web site at www.docgiff.com. For comments, email [email protected].
ARTS & LEISURE
There’s a sucker born every minute
Rubs don’t have to be ‘rubbed’ onto meat.
A simply dredging or sprinkling will do
just fi ne, but that being said, any rubbing
will help the spices to penetrate the meat
better in most cases.
I never purchase pre-made spices from
the store. I always get greater satisfaction
from making my own and having them
stored in labeled Mason jars. Today I would
like to share some of my favorite recipes
with you because barbecue season is well
under way. Take the time to start stock-
ing miscellaneous individual dried spices
and herbs like the ingredients mentioned
in the recipes below and start trying differ-
ent combinations yourself. Smoked paprika
comes in both sweet and hot varieties and it
is far superior to just regular paprika. I pre-
fer the sweet (mild) variety because I would
rather control the amount of spiciness with
ground cayenne pepper instead.
Beef rub
4 tbsp. sweet smoked paprika
2 tbsp. granulated garlic (or garlic powder)
4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground black pepper
2 tsp. dried thyme leaves
1/2 tsp. ground cayenne pepper, optional
Greek rub
4 tsp. dried oregano
4 tsp. granulated onion (or onion powder)
4 tsp. granulated garlic (or garlic powder)
4 tsp. dried parsley
4 tsp. dried rosemary
4 tsp. white sugar
2 tsp. cornstarch
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground pepper
Chili rub
2 tbsp. sweet smoked paprika
1 tbsp. granulated garlic (or garlic powder)
1 tbsp. Mexican chili powder
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground black pepper
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
Cajun rub
1/4 cup sweet smoked paprika
2 tsp. ground dried oregano
2 tsp. ground black pepper
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground dried thyme
1/2 tsp. ground cayenne pepper
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SPORTSBY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express
The Lacoka Locos tried
hard to work their way up
but were ultimately de-
feated 16-6 by the Red Deer
Renegades during last Sun-
day’s game.
The teams both put for-
ward a great effort, but
Red Deer pulled ahead and
maintained a lead during
the game held at the Red
Deer Kinex Arena. The
game was a constant dis-
play of athleticism and
both teams worked hard to
score.
“We were a little disap-
pointed - we thought we’d
have a bit of a better show-
ing. The kids have been
working hard in practice
and trying to get better
but it was just one of those
nights where it didn’t pull
together for us. However,
when you can walk away
from a game and take
things from it to work on,
then there is a positive
side,” said Mike Wood,
head coach of the Lacoka
Locos.
“What we took away
from that game was our
team needs to attack a little
bit more and give a little bit
more pressure. We’re going
to work on driving them
down low instead of letting
them freewheel up top. On
offense, we need to work on
moving our feet, not stand-
ing around and changing
levels.”
The Locos played a good
game but were kept down
in points by heavy defence
and pressure put forward
by the Renegades. The Red
Deer boys were getting in
many hits and were able
to gain control of the ball
from their opponents sev-
eral times.
Owen Rush, head coach
of the Renegades said his
team had a focus on defen-
sive play and he was glad it
paid off.
“We had a high-pressure
defence. We’ve played
Lacoka a few times over the
last few years and we know
which guys to key in on.
“They’ve got one guy
there who we really know
we have to key in on.
“We bulldogged him one
time to the ground, got
up with the ball and still
scored,” Rush said.
By the start of the sec-
ond period, Red Deer had
taken the lead 5-2. Lacombe
players tried to pick up
their game play, but were
overtaken by a series of
risky shots that paid off in
volumes for the Renegades.
Soon the points began to
add up and in the same pe-
riod, Red Deer creeped up
to a score of 10 goals, with
Lacombe at three.
Rush was very pleased
with his team, but says they
do still have a few things to
work on as they develop the
team atmosphere.
“We are looking to build
that chemistry a bit. We’ve
got 12 graduating midget
this year, so it’s their fi rst
year in junior. It’s quite a
culture shock for a lot of
them. In the minor pro-
gram, they’re basically
guaranteed fl oor time once
they register. There is
stress that they get equal
playing time throughout
the games. When they
come up to junior, it’s per-
formance based. If they’re
not performing and miss
practice, they don’t play,”
he said.
With a fi nal score of 16-6,
the Lacokas left the game
with some things to work
on, and Wood says the team
will be doing just that.
“We’re just looking for-
ward to improving and get-
ting better.
“It’s so much fun being
around these boys. They’re
hard working – they want
to get better. They’re moti-
vated to show up and come
to practice. I’m motivated
to get better, and if I’m mo-
tivated they will be too,” he
said.
“We’re not quite half-
way through our season
yet, and I think we’ll see a
lot of improvement. We’ve
played the top three teams
multiple times already. I
see the second half of our
season being a lot better
than our fi rst half.”
MATCH-UP – From left, Red Deer Renegade Carson Stuve ran hard to catch up to Lacoka Locos player Andrew Kooiman who was busy putting the pressure on Renegade Kane Weik during a recent match. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express
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experience while raising funds to enhance
healthcare at our local hospital.”
The tournament has been well sup-
ported by local businesses and sponsors,
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“We’re delighted that BAMSS Contract-
ing Inc. has agreed to team up with the
tournament again this year,” said Dixon.
“A great company choosing a great cause to
do genuine good in our community is a win-
win in the best sense of the term. We thank
everyone at BAMSS for their support.”
Bob Hancik, president of BAMSS Con-
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care and history of purchasing equipment
for the Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre
through funds raised at the golf tourna-
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“BAMSS believes in giving back to the
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us. We know the money raised will make
a difference.”
The tournament will tee off June 10th at
the Lacombe Golf and Country Club with
support from other sponsors, including
DB Bobcat, Autotech Collision and Frame,
NOVA Chemicals, Denick Enterprises, La-
combe Dental Clinic, Stantec and Sunny 94.
A buffet breakfast at the course and reg-
istration will begin at 7 a.m. followed by a
shotgun start at 9 a.m. Participants will
be able to enter various competitions held
in conjunction with the tournament for
prizes, from the typical hole-in-one, lon-
gest drive and closest to the pin contest to
the unique Survivor and Dorf Drive holes.
Following the tournaments, there will be an
awards ceremony and recognition banquet.
Sponsorship opportunities are avail-
able and donations are welcomed and ap-
preciated. Last year funds raised from the
Golf Classic were used to purchase three
new patient bath lifts for the hospital.
This year’s proceeds will be used to initi-
ate enhancements to improve patient fl ow
through emergency.
Previous events have helped provide
other enhancements to the site, including a
fully automatic birthing bed, a new operat-
ing table and lights for the operating room,
telemetry equipment, which allows staff in
the emergency room and acute care unit to
monitor vital signs and heart rhythms, a
portable ultrasound machine for the emer-
gency department, which enables quicker
diagnosis of life-threatening traumas and
conditions. It is also used by the pain man-
agement clinic to perform some spinal in-
jections and fetal heart monitors.
For more information on the Lacombe
Health Trust, visit www.lacombehealth-
trust.com.
-Maetche
Lacombe Hospital charity golf classic set to swing
DARING PLAY – Dodger Innes Cumming slides into home plate after stealing both sec-ond and third base during a home game on Monday night. The Lacombe Midget A Dodgers 2 took on Rimbey. The fi nal score was 14-6 for Lacombe. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express
The Lacombe Pee Wee
AA Dodgers hosted teams
from Red Deer, Innisfail,
Olds and Camrose in the
fi nal segment of round one
provincial tiering baseball
this past weekend.
The Dodgers came away
with a pair of wins and a
one-run loss in their three
games.
In game one, the Dodg-
ers downed the Red Deer
Braves 2 squad by a score
of 22-6. Carter Amdam,
Carter Chatwood, Ashton
Finkbeiner and Zoë Lorenz-
Boser pitched well for the
Dodgers, while the hitting
attack was led by Lorenz-
Boser (triple, two singles,
four runs) and Kai Ryden
(two singles, three runs).
In their second game,
the Dodgers suffered a nar-
row 17-16 loss to the Red
Deer Braves 1 team despite
strong pitching from Myles
Pallister and Jacob Jensen.
Pallister led the Dodgers at
the plate with three singles.
In game three, the Dodg-
ers defeated the Camrose
Cougars 18-1 behind the
pitching of Lewis Rice,
Ryden, Lorenz-Boser, Zach
Scholing and Joe Parting-
ton. The fi rst six batters in
the Dodgers line-up all had
multi-hit games - Rice (two
triples, single), Lorenz-
Boser (over-the-fence home
run, single), Ryden (inside-
the-park home run, single),
Pallister (triple, double,
single), Partington (triple,
double, single) and Graylin
Giesbrecht (two singles).
Zach Scholing chipped in
with a double and two runs
scored.
The Dodgers fi nished
round one with a record
of four wins and two loss-
es, which will likely place
them in the top division of
round two tiering action,
which begins on June 13th.
The Dodgers are competing
in a six-team tournament
in Spruce Grove on June
6th and 7th and are sched-
uled to play Spruce Grove,
Fort Saskatchewan and
Red Deer in round robin
play.
- submitted by Lyle Lorenz, Pee Wee AA Dodgers head coach.
Lacombe Pee Wee AA Dodgers win two of three
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Design is not one size fi ts all – and truth-
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Every home and every client has their
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The most diffi cult part can be when a
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The client will be living in the new space
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choices they have made and the result of
their choices.
The most effective way to get to that
wonderful result is to listen, to pick up on
verbal and nonverbal cues that give me
insight into what the client is feeling and
thinking.
I used to work with a home builder who
sent their adorable girl CG to our offi ce to
pick products for their spec homes.
We had a marvellous time playing with
style and colour but the best part of the
appointments were watching her face for
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style I was creating.
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‘the face’ which told me that she wasn’t
thrilled with this tile or that paint colour.
Even if clients may be nervous to tell
me that I am wrong or that I am not hit-
ting the mark, I can often tell by their body
language and expressions when I have hit
a home run.
There can be samples strewn about my
showroom and then I pull one piece that
will make their faces light up – winner!
Even those clients who know ‘nothing’
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often looking for; the ‘wow’ factor.
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Your reaction to the perfect product, co-
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Horoscope
Aries, you have plans to rest,
but you might be surprised at
how fast you become bored
with nothing to keep you busy.
Relaxation may be diffi cult for
you to master.
Familiar memories resurface,
Taurus. You may discover that
nothing much has changed
and you really need to buckle
down to create new plans.
ARIESMar 21/Apr 20
TAURUSApr 21/May 21
A plan you laid out hits a snag
this week, Gemini. Do not get
discouraged, as your plans
will only be delayed
momentarily before things get
back on track.
A new perspective can
sometimes change everything,
Cancer. Even if there are some
bumps along the way, your
optimism will ultimately prevail.
GEMINIMay 22/Jun 21
CANCERJun 22/Jul 22
Leo, you will be on the
receiving end of more support
and encouragement this week
than you possibly know what
to do with. Express your
gratitude to loved ones.
It’s easy to see the possibilities
ahead this week, Virgo. Take
a practical approach when
making plans and you will soon
begin to achieve your goals.
LEOJul 23/Aug 23
VIRGOAug 24/Sept 22
Libra, you may have a
particular goal in mind for your
relationship that hasn’t come
to fruition just yet. It may take
a little more work for you to
get to that solid place.
Others may struggle to
decipher your thoughts,
Scorpio. Sometimes you have
to spell out what you need or
want to get others on board
with your ideas.
LIBRASept 23/Oct 23
SCORPIOOct 24/Nov 22
Sagittarius, work appeals to
you this week and you fi nd
yourself spending some extra
time at the offi ce. Just be sure
to make time for your family.
Capricorn, this week you are
captivated by the innocent
things in life. Enjoy this relaxing
time to stop and smell the
roses with your loved ones.
SAGITTARIUSNov 23/Dec 21
CAPRICORNDec 22/Jan 20
AQUARIUSJan 21/Feb 18
PISCESFeb 19/Mar 20
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ANSWER
It’s alright to be a homebody
for a few days this week,
Aquarius. Revel in some quiet
time at home and enjoy this
chance to breathe easy and
recharge your batteries.
Give your dreams
time to develop in
the weeks ahead, Pisces.
If you rush things
along, you may
end up getting
discouraged.
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Employment .............. 0700-0920
Service Directory ....... 1000-1430
Items to Buy/Sell ....... 1500-1940
Agricultural ................ 2000-2210
For Rent ..................... 3000-3200
Wanted to Rent..........3250-3390
Real Estate .................4000-4190
Open House Directory 4200-4310
Financial ....................4400-4430
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Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990
Aircraft ..............................1510Antiques & Art ..................1520Auctions ............................1530Bicycles ............................1540Building Supplies ..............1550Business Machines ..........1560Cameras & Accessories ..1570Children’s Items ................1580Clothing ............................1590Computers ........................1600Concert & Event Tickets ..1610Equipment - Misc. ............1620Equipment - Heavy ..........1630Tools ................................1640Farmers’ Market &Food Basket......................1650Firewood ..........................1660Lumber ............................1670Garden Supplies ..............1680Lawn Tractors ..................1690Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700Household Appliances......1710Household Furnishings ....1720TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740Jewellery ..........................1750Kid’s Deals........................1755Misc. For Sale ..................1760Musical Instruments..........1770Music Lessons..................1780Piano & Organs ................1790Office Supplies ................1800Pets & Supplies ................1810Pet Services ....................1820Cats ..................................1830Dogs ................................1840Sports Cards ....................1850Sporting Goods ................1860Collectors’ Items ..............1870Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880Travel Packages ..............1900Wedding Supplies ............1910Recycled Products............1920Wanted to Buy ..................1930Items to Give Away ..........1940
Auctions 15308TH CALGARY ANTIQUE Show & Sale. June 6 & 7. Sat. 10 - 5:30 and Sun. 10 - 4. Garrison Curling Rink, 2288 - 47 Ave. S.W. Over 50 vendors. Free parking! Carswell’s 403-343-1614.
BUD HAYNES, WARD’S Firearms Auction.
Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m., 11802 - 145 St.,
Edmonton, Alberta. Denny Harding Estate, Sask.
Store Dispersal. Over 200 new guns. Website,
catalogue w/pictures. Phone 403-347-5855 or
780-451-4549; www.budhaynesauctions.com. www.WardsAuctions.com.
COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION!
8th Annual Calgary Collector Car Auction, June 12 - 14, Indoors
Convention Center Grey Eagle Casino. All makes &
models welcome. Consign today
1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; EGauctions.com.
MEIER GUN AUCTION. Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m., 6016 - 72A Ave., Edmon-
ton. Over 150 guns - handguns, rifl es, shotguns,
hunting and sporting equipment. To consign
780-440-1860.
WHEATLAND AUCTIONS Farm and Acreage
Dispersal. June 6, 10 a.m. near Lyalta, Alberta. Farm equipment, vehicles, tools,
skid steer attachments, etc. Call 403-669-1109;
www.wheatlandauctions.com.
Equipment-Misc. 1620
A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containers. Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated 40 HC DMG
$2450. 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com
GardenSupplies 1680
BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES. 4 - 6 feet, $35 each. Machine planting: $10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer). 20
tree minimum order. Delivery fee $75 - $125/order. Quality
guaranteed. 403-820-0961.
Agricultural#2000 - #2290
Farm Equipment ..............2010Haying Equipment ............2020Tractors ............................2030Combines & Headers ......2040Fertilizer Equipment..........2050Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060Equipment Wanted ..........2070Farm Custom Work ..........2080Farm Auctions ..................2090Livestock ..........................2100Livestock - Exotic..............2110Sheep ..............................2120Poultry ..............................2130Horses ..............................2140Horse Boarding ................2150Riding Supplies ................2160Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170Pasture Wanted ................2180Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190Seed Grain ......................2200Seeding & Tillage ............2210
Livestock 2100FOR SALE. Simmeron
Simmentals, fullblood full Fleckvieh bulls, yearlings
and 2 year olds, polled and horned, A.I. bloodlines, very quiet,
muscled. 780-913-7963; www.simmeronranch.ca.
Grain, FeedHay 2190HEATED CANOLA buying
Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola.
Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed.
Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252
For Rent#3000 - #3200
Acreages/Farms ..............3010Houses/Duplexes ............3020Condos/Townhouses........3030Manufactured Homes ......3040Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050Suites ..............................3060Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070Roommates Wanted ........3080Rooms for Rent................3090Motels/Hotels ..................3100Offices ..............................3110Stores/Commercial ..........3120Industrial ..........................3130Warehouse Space............3140Garage Space..................3150Storage Space ................3160Land ................................3170Pasture ............................3180Mobile Lot ........................3190Misc. for Rent ..................3200
Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390
Acreages/Farms ..............3255Houses/Duplexes ............3260Suites ..............................3270Rooms..............................3280Manufactured Homes ......3290Housesitting Wanted ........3300Garage Space..................3310Storage Space ................3320Stores/Commercial ..........3330Office Space ....................3340Industrial ..........................3350Warehouse Space............3360Resorts & Cottages..........3370Pasture/Land....................3380Mobile Lot ........................3390
MobileLot 3190
PADS $450/mo.Brand new park in Lacombe.
Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm.,2 bath. As Low as $75,000. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820
Real Estate#4000 - #4190
Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190
Farms/Land 4070
FARMLAND. 154.19+/- title acres w/2210 sq. ft.
custom-built home & equestrian facilities in Falun, Alberta. Ritchie
Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, June
10 in Edmonton. Jerry Hodge 780-706-6652;
rbauction.com/realestate.
ManufacturedHomes 4090SILVERWOOD LUXURY
Modular Log Homes. Show Home 311 - 36 Ave. SE,
Calgary. Discover how we can design, build & fi nish your custom log home in weeks. 1-855-598-4120;
www.silverwoodloghomes.ca.
ManufacturedHomes 4090
THE HEART of Every Home is in its Kitchen.
Kitchen specials starting at $138,500. Upgrades include full backsplash,
stainless steel appliances & more. For more
information call United Homes Canada
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CommercialProperty 4110OIL PATCH BARGAIN. 40
unit motel, Jennifer’s Lodge and R.V. Park,
Wabasca, Alberta. High exposure 7.68 acres of
highway commercial land, appraised at 2.8M (2012). 60 unit motel/camp, Black
Gold Inn, Red Earth Creek, Alberta. High exposure 3 acres of highway commer-
cial land, appraised at 2.4M (2014). Special
package pricing of 2.6M for both, (100 rooms) (50% of
appraised value) moti-vated seller-as retiring. Call 587-938-2017 or
780-405-2659.
OPPORTUNITY. 10 acres prime highway commer-cial, approved for 48 pad R.V. Park plus gas/con-
venience store, boat storage, mini storage, etc. Fully serviced and adja-
cent to Calling Lake Provincial Park. Asking
$275,000 won’t last. Call 587-938-2017 or 780-405-2659.
BuildingsFor Sale 4150STEEL BUILDINGS. “Our
Big 35th Anniversary Sale!” 20x20 $4500. 25x24
$5198. 30x30 $7449. 32x36 $8427. 40x46
$12,140. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422; www.
pioneersteel.ca.
Financial#4400 - #4430
Investments ......................4410Money Wanted ................4420Money to Loan ................4430
MoneyTo Loan 4430
BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity
Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation,
foreclosures, renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed,
unemployed ok. Dave Fitzpatrick:
www.albertalending.ca. 587-437-8437,
Belmor Mortgage.
GET BACK on track! Bad credit? Bills?
Unemployed? Need money? We lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer
Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420; www.pioneerwest.com.
Public Notice#6000
Public Notices ..................6010Special Features ..............6050
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