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An eight-year-old collie/

husky mixed breed that

was rescued from a Cen-

tral Alberta reserve as a stray

and who recently underwent sur-

gery to remove both of her eyes,

is looking for her forever home.

Gem was rescued from the

Maskwacis reserve and came to

the Red Deer and District SPCA

in severe pain.

“Despite this she was full of

light and love and even had the

support of concerned reserve

residents who gave her food and

water and fi nally made the call

to our rescue for help. At eight-

years-old she had obviously

adapted to blindness from what

appeared to be a severe eye condi-

tion that deteriorated over time,”

said Amy Corpe, animal care

manager at the Red Deer and Dis-

trict SPCA.

She added that Gem has been

at the facility for just over fi ve

weeks. “I named her Gem be-

cause from the minute I met her

on the reserve, I could tell that

she had an impeccable tempera-

ment and personality. Though

I was a stranger to her and she

was living in a dark world, she in-

stantly greeted me with tail wags,

kisses and pure trust. Upon meet-

ing her, I couldn’t help but think,

wow, what a gem, and I knew that

had to be her name. The name has

stuck and she has even started to

respond to it.”

She added that upon admit-

tance into the shelter and through

vet examination SPCA offi cials

immediately found that she was

fully blind and was in severe pain

due to the condition of her eyes.

“Our guess is that she had some

kind of trauma to both eyes but

we are not sure what the cause

was,” said Corpe.

“We discussed euthanasia but

as a no kill shelter we really try to

do all we can to avoid this option.

Instead we chose to surgically

remove both eyes to alleviate her

pain. In this case, the surgery was

a life-saving operation.

“The primary reason that we

opted to go ahead with surgery

was because she has an amaz-

ing personality and had already

adapted to life with no vision. We

weren’t taking anything away

from her, other than the pain”

said Corpe.

Tara Hellewell, executive direc-

tor at the Red Deer and District

SPCA, said because the organi-

zation has an in-house vet, they

are able to get a cost savings for

procedures.

“It does give us the luxury to

take some of these specialty cas-

es whereas we never would have

been able to do that otherwise.

Gem had two surgeries and this

is a good example of what we

can do when we have the funding

available,” she said. “This was

defi nitely a team discussion and

everyone had their say and there

was some concern if this was the

in the best interest of Gem and

now everyone agrees this was

absolutely the best decision for

her.”

Gem has since had a full recov-

ery and is doing extremely well.

She has adapted to living in a

shelter environment and offi cials

are now looking to fi nd her a for-

ever home. “We strongly believe

that within a few weeks of being

in a new home, she will learn to

adapt to that environment. She

is a very intelligent dog and due

to loss of vision, all of her other

senses have been heightened,”

said Corpe.

She added that Gem would be

okay in a home with other pets

but those pets need to be well

socialized. “Gem is a senior and

is low-energy. She isn’t the type

that wants to play with other ani-

mals but we believe that in time,

she may form a bond with anoth-

er dog or other pet. We’re look-

ing for a quiet, calm, retirement

home for her with no children

under the age of 10,” said Corpe.

She added that Gem’s favou-

rite activity is to lay in the sun,

sprawled out on the grass. “She

would also be content to just lay

in a dog bed by your feet while

you watch TV. She just wants to

be around people.”

Those interested in adopting

Gem will have to go through an

application process.

“This is not something we

typically do with adoptions but I

would like to do a trial adoption.

We want to be a support to the

adoptive family because of her

special needs. We want to put her

in the home and let her be there

for a couple of weeks so that she

can adjust to the environment,

and the family can adjust to hav-

ing a new special needs dog in

their home.

“And then they can continue to

keep in touch so we can help with

the transition,” said Corpe. “Once

the family, myself and Gem feel

that it’s still going great, then we

will facilitate the adoption but we

still want to stay in touch and act

as a support to the family.”

In addition, the SPCA has a ma-

jor fundraiser coming up – Bark

At The Bend takes place June

28th.

Red Deerians are encouraged

to take part in the event. Funds

raised will go towards supporting

veterinary care at the Red Deer

and District SPCA. The goal is to

raise $20,000.

[email protected]

FURRY FRIEND - Amy Corpe, animal care manager with the Red Deer and District SPCA cuddles with Gem, an eight-year-old collie/husky mixed breed, who was rescued from a Central Alberta reserve and who recently underwent surgery to remove both of her eyes. Gem is looking for her forever home.

Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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found guilty of impaired

driving and dangerous

driving after a crash killed

a 13-year-old boy on Cana-

da Day in 2010. Arens, 36, of

Red Deer, was found guilty

of impaired driving caus-

ing death, impaired driv-

ing causing bodily harm,

dangerous driving causing

death, dangerous driving

causing bodily harm and

breach of recognizance.

Sentencing submissions

will be presented tomor-

row.

In 2010, police said Anou-

luck ‘Jeffrey’ Chanmina-

raj, 13, was in a Honda Civ-

ic with his then 18-year-old

brother Jamie and 20-year-

old sister Stephanie, who

was driving, at about 11

p.m. on Canada Day when

a Dodge Ram pick-up truck

crashed into the passenger

side of the car. Their car

was turning left through

the intersection of Taylor

Dr. and Kerry Wood Dr.

when it was struck by the

pick-up truck. The siblings

were on their way to see the

Canada Day fi reworks.

Jeffrey was pronounced

dead at the scene.

Arens’ eight-week trial

wrapped up last week with

closing arguments.

Justice Kirk Sisson

handed down his decision

yesterday in court. He said

the fact that Arens drove

recklessly through an area

populated with people who

were heading to Bower

Ponds to watch the Canada

Day fi reworks was a, “Stun-

ning act of wrongdoing.”

He added there were in-

dications over the course

of events that Arens’ judg-

ment was poor. “A normal

person would have taken

heightened precaution giv-

en the activity in the area

and Mr. Arens did not,” he

said, adding that he is sat-

isfi ed Arens was traveling

at least 79 kms/hr at the

time of the collision and he

is satisfi ed with testimony

from witnesses who stated

they heard Arens acceler-

ate before the collision to

beat the yellow light.

“He operated the vehicle

in a way that was danger-

ous to the public,” said Sis-

son. “I believe Ms. Chanmi-

naraj stopped and took the

proper care to make the left

turn. It was not the actions

of Ms. Chanminaraj that

caused the collision. It was

the actions of Mr. Arens.”

Sisson added that alcohol

was a contributing factor

beyond a reasonable doubt

in the collision.

“We know Mr. Arens

spent the afternoon with

friends. We know Mr.

Arens had three beer and

one shot, although no one

kept a close eye on him,” he

said. “Consuming alcohol

was a signifi cant cause of

the collision.”

After Sisson’s decision,

Jamie and Stephanie spoke

to the media outside the

courtroom.

Stephanie said she is

glad the trial has ended.

“It’s been so long and I’m

so glad it’s come to a close,”

said Stephanie. “I don’t

even know how I’m feeling

right now. I’m glad for the

closure for everyone – it’s

been a long drawn-out pro-

cess for everyone.

“It’s time to move on to-

gether as a family and put

this behind us hopefully.”

Throughout the trial

dozens of witnesses were

called to testify including

civilian witnesses, para-

medics and police as well as

friends of Arens and wait-

resses that served him the

night of the collision.

Meanwhile, a number of

exhibits were entered dur-

ing proceedings including a

nearly 11-minute video that

showed Arens shortly after

the collision at the former

downtown police detach-

ment. In the video Arens

could be seen swaying

while he was waiting to be

processed. It also showed

him getting his photo taken

before being escorted off

camera.

Crown prosecutor Wayne

Silliker said the video is

signifi cant. “In the video

we see the accused stumble

as described by the civil-

ians and police members.

The accused has an inabil-

ity to maintain his balance.

He staggers backwards and

his head bobs,” said Sil-

liker. “The next day we see

the accused after several

hours and he walks a simi-

lar path to the night before.

He is straight as an arrow.

He is no longer impaired by

alcohol.”

Defense lawyer Donna

Derie-Gillespie said there

were witnesses who did not

smell alcohol on Arens the

night of the collision. “The

fi remedics attended the

cells where Arens was and

they did not smell alcohol.

These men were hands on

assessing Mr. Arens,” she

said, adding that other wit-

nesses testifi ed during the

trial that Arens had watery

eyes and was fl ush in the

face that night. “Having a

fl ushed face doesn’t make

someone impaired to drive.

There is too much doubt on

the impaired.”

Derie-Gillespie also said

that it is known that Arens

was drinking before the

collision, but that doesn’t

mean he was impaired.

“We know Mr. Arens was

drinking on July 1, 2010.

We have witnesses who say

he had three beers and one

shooter from around 6 – 10

p.m. There has to be proof

that he was impaired at the

time of driving – not before

or after.”

Silliker said that in terms

of the dangerous driving

charges, there is evidence

to back those charges up.

“What happened was

that the accused failed to

see the car until the car

had almost completed the

left hand turn causing the

collision, death and bodily

harm that brings us here

today. Stephanie almost

completed the turn. The

accused failed to look out.

He accelerated to beat the

light and failed to see the

vehicle. A reasonable per-

son would have slowed

their speed because of the

people, children and fami-

lies (who were there to cel-

ebrate Canada Day). They

certainly would not accel-

erate.”

[email protected]

Judge fi nds Rodney Arens guilty


BY JENNA SWANRed Deer Express

Members of the com-

munity gathered at Red

Deer College on Monday

morning for the announce-

ment of Bill and Irma We-

likoklad’s $1 million gift to

the institution.

The million-dollar gift

is the second largest in-

dividual gift ever made

to RDC. When combined

with a previous major gift

from the Welikoklad family

four years ago, their total

investment towards RDC

amounts to $1.25 million.

One hundred thousand

dollars of this latest invest-

ment will be put towards

growing the Welikoklad

Family/Home Building

Centre Endowment, which

was established in 2010

with their initial gift.

The remainder of this

latest gift will be entrusted

to the College for projects

deemed most benefi cial to

the future of the institution

including facility enhance-

ment and development of

new and existing programs.

President and CEO of

Red Deer College Joel Ward

spoke during the ceremo-

ny, in which he stated the

gift couldn’t have been a

more perfect way to cap

off RDC’s 50th anniver-

sary year. “Our 50th an-

niversary has been one to

remember. With this legacy

gift, we are not only ready

for the next 50 years, but

situated precisely where

we need to be to grow with

Central Alberta,” said

Ward. “This gift is indica-

tive of the kind of people

in our community and the

ongoing support we receive

from people who know and

value the College.”

He added he believes the

Welikoklad’s philanthropy,

“Is extremely appreciated.”

Welikoklad spoke to the

crowd of his own personal

story related to the Col-

lege, in which he shared

how he began working for a

small construction compa-

ny many years ago which

eventually led to him hav-

ing a hand in building the

original facility at RDC.

He explained how in 1966

when the College moved

from its Lindsay Thurber

location Welikoklad was

general foreman of the con-

struction team.

Welikoklad went on to

start his own company, Ex-

ecutive Homes, which led

to a later opening of a con-

tractor lumber yard known

today as Home Build-

ing Centre, which is now

owned and operated by Bill

and Irma’s son, Jason We-

likoklad.

“We feel our investment

was very worthy and the

monies put to good use,”

said Bill.

“Our endowment has

made it possible to pass

out scholarships to deserv-

ing students each year and

these students have always

been appreciative. We feel

grateful to be able to give

some support to our com-

munity, which has been

good to us, and in which I

have lived for 76 years.”

Ward also shared RDC

will be announcing a later

date for the renaming of an

unannounced area of the

school after the Welikokla-

ds.

[email protected]

Local family donates $1 million to RDC

INVESTMENT - Red Deer College President, Joel Ward (left) and Vice President MichaelDonlevy (right) stand for a photo with Bill and Irma Welikoklad (centre) who recently donated $1 million to the College. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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A young Red Deer woman has re-

ceived a top honour and has been

crowned Miss Alberta 2014.

Gina Omilon was scouted out by

one of the agents from Miss Teen

Canada for the title.

“They just opened the division. It

was just for the U.S. when it just start-

ed and now they have opened it up

to South America and Canada,” she

said, adding that she was offi cially

crowned Miss Alberta 2014 in April.

This month Omilon will head to

Florida where she will compete for

the title of Miss American Beauty.

That pageant takes place June 24-

28th.

“I’m excited for it. It will be my fi rst

international competition for pag-

eants. I think that it is going to be ex-

citing to see how different countries

come together.”

Before being crowned Miss Al-

berta 2014, Omilon has worked hard

to achieve other goals as well. She

was crowned Miss Teen Red Deer at

a provincial pageant hosted by the

Miss Teen Canada World in Calgary

in March 2012. She held that title for

one year before passing it on.

And last July she co-hosted the

Miss Teen Canada World Pageant in

Toronto alongside Luke Bilyk of De-

grassi: The Next Generation.

Meanwhile, Omilon is using her

title as Miss Alberta 2014 to spread a

message of confi dence as well.

This fall she will be traveling to

Edmonton to speak at a conference

called True Beauty for young girls

and boys.

“It’s about inner confi dence and

the fact that you don’t need a relation-

ship to be somebody or a spectacular

job to be somebody,” she said. “It’s

about fi nding your own inner happi-

ness and self-confi dence.”

She added she feels honoured to

have the opportunity to use her title

in a positive way and to help make a

difference.

“It’s exciting and it’s fun like go to

the NHL playoffs and meet celebrities.

But one of my favourite things is to go

to and speak at schools. I know when

I did Miss Teen Red Deer my platform

was education and that has defi nitely

not changed. I love being invited to

speak at conferences or just to go a Kin-

dergarten class and colour with them.

I am grateful for those experiences be-

cause not everyone gets to do that.”

Omilon has been attending The

American Musical and Dramatic

Academy in Los Angeles. She moved

there in the fall of 2012 to begin her

schooling and will spend the next

three years completing her Bachelor

of Fine Arts specializing in acting.

Last fall she had the opportunity to

go to New York for an exchange pro-

gram.

“It was a crazy learning experi-

ence but it was amazing. One of the

highlights from New York in general

was watching the ball drop in Times

Square which was amazing. I also

went to the Hunger Games premiere

so I got to meet with Philip Seymour

Hoffman roughly two or three weeks

before he passed away.

“I was really lucky to be able to

meet him.”

She also had the opportunity to be

on a fi lm set twice with Johnny Depp.

“He is so incredibly nice.”

Omilon will spend the summer

in Red Deer before heading back for

her third year out of four in LA at

The American Musical and Dramatic

Academy.

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Last week in Red Deer, many locals had the

privilege of honouring some pretty incred-

ible women.

The Women of Excellence Awards Gala,

hosted by the Red Deer & District Commu-

nity Foundation, was held on June 10th and

Central Albertans from all facets of the com-

munity gathered in celebration of the accom-

plishments of the nominees.

Each year, women from across Central Al-

berta are honoured in a variety of categories.

The selection committee then chooses a re-

cipient for the Lifetime Achievement Award

from all of the nominees.

This year, Eileen Cole received that award.

She has worked tirelessly in the community

whether it’s organizing the ladies’ luncheon

for the Lending Cupboard, teaching Sunday

School, working political campaigns or vol-

unteering at the Ronald McDonald Charity

Bonspiel. After her retirement, Cole accepted

a 16-month, full-time volunteer position as co-

ordinator of the Firehall Fun Factory which

was an integral part of the $2.5 million Lit-

eracy & Legacy Campaign for the children’s

library.

Another accomplishment includes organiz-

ing Red Deer’s very fi rst Festival of Trees on

a zero budget. She continued organizing that

event for the next eight years.

Cole was also the Health Region Founda-

tion liaison for the Healing and Hope Cam-

paign which raised $2.5 million to fund the in-

terfaith chapel and meditative garden at the

Red Deer Regional Hospital.

Hearing about all of the accomplishments

Cole has achieved to date was inspiring.

Other recipients included Melanie Tuck for

Athletics, Recreation and Fitness; Gwendo-

lyn Clarke for Business and the Professions;

Valdene Callin and Delta Rempel for Commu-

nity Building; Helen Sommer-Longshore for

Education and Training; Barbara Jean Tuma-

nut for Entrepreneurship; Joanne Temple for

Environment; Dr. Jennifer Anne Bestard for

Health and Wellness; Rubyann Rice for Hu-

man Services and Madeleine Schultz received

the Young Woman of Excellence Award.

A special congratulations goes to Judy

Dick, manager of our sister paper, the Pono-

ka News, who was nominated in the Commu-

nity Building category.

RDDCF’s mission is to be a community

catalyst and grow a legacy which strengthens

the quality of life in Red Deer and Central Al-

berta.

The Women of Excellence Awards Gala is

their celebration of innovation, leadership,

achievement and talent as demonstrated by

women in the community.

Celebrating women

Over the past two de-

cades, the general Cana-

dian attitude toward wait

times for medical treat-

ment seems to have evolved

into a resigned acceptance

of this ostensibly ‘mild nui-

sance’ in an otherwise ex-

cellent system.

It’s time for a reality

check.

Since 1993, the average

wait for treatment has al-

most doubled (to 18.2 weeks

in 2013), per capita public

healthcare expenditures

have increased by about

40% (after adjusting for in-

fl ation), and it is becoming

increasingly apparent that

patients are suffering the

consequences.

And yet, there is no real

indication that politicians

intend to introduce mean-

ingful reforms to solve this

problem.

It seems we have become

comfortably numb to this

fundamental fl aw that is

now a defi ning feature of

Canadian healthcare.

Unfortunately, wait

times are not benign in-

conveniences – especially

not when they are as long

and ubiquitous as those

in Canada. Many patients

face physical pain and suf-

fering, mental anguish, and

lost economic productivity

(about $1,200 per patient)

while waiting for treatment

in this country.

For example, Statistics

Canada found that about

one fi fth of patients who

visited a specialist, and

about 11% of those wait-

ing for non-emergency

surgery, were adversely af-

fected by their wait. Many

reported experiencing

worry, stress, anxiety, pain,

and diffi culties with daily

activities.

Protracted wait times

may also result in poten-

tially treatable illnesses

and injuries becoming

chronic, permanent, debili-

tating conditions. In such

circumstances, requiring

patients to accept inordi-

nately long waiting times

without the opportunity to

seek alternative treatment

denies them their basic hu-

man right to lead healthy

lives (as recognized by the

Supreme Court in 2005).

It is precisely for this rea-

son that Dr. Brian Day,

former head of the Cana-

dian Medical Association,

is fi ghting a court case in

British Columbia to allow

private treatment for those

patients who have fallen

through the cracks of the

public system. One of his

co-plaintiffs has already

died while waiting for the

trial, while another is per-

manently disabled because

of neglect on the public

wait list.

Sadly, their stories are

not isolated cases. In a

recent study, Nadeem Es-

mail, Taylor Jackson and

I investigated whether the

changes (mostly increases)

in wait times between 1993

and 2009 had any impact

on mortality rates. After

controlling for relevant fac-

tors (physicians, health ex-

penditures, age, Gross Do-

mestic Product, inequality,

and gender), we found that

there was, indeed, a statis-

tically signifi cant relation-

ship between wait times

and the incidents of female

deaths.

Specifi cally, after

crunching the numbers we

estimated between 25,456

and 63,090 Canadian wom-

en may have died as a re-

sult of increased wait times

during this period. Large

as this number is, it doesn’t

even begin to quantify the

possibility of increased dis-

ability and poorer quality

of life as a result of pro-

tracted wait times.

Clearly, wait times may

have serious consequenc-

es for some patients. It is

inhumane and immoral

to force these patients to

choose between long waits

in the public system (risk-

ing their health and well-

being) and leaving their

homeland (and families) to

seek treatment elsewhere.

Fortunately, the noble

goal of universal health-

care can be achieved with-

out paying for it with pa-

tients’ lives. In fact, the

experience of other coun-

tries suggests that wait

times and single-payer in-

surance are neither neces-

sary, nor common features

of successful universal

healthcare systems around

the world. Data from the

Commonwealth Fund, and

studies by Fraser Institute

have repeatedly shown that

countries like Switzerland,

the Netherlands, Germany,

Japan and Australia en-

sure universal healthcare

for their residents without

the long wait times found

in Canada.

How do they do it? By

encouraging competition

between regulated private

insurers, requiring patient

cost sharing (through co-

payments and deductibles

with annual limits), and re-

placing global budgets with

activity-based funding for

hospitals (so that money

follows the patient).

Defenders of Canada’s

status quo will likely balk

at these suggestions and

cling to their dream of

government-delivered uni-

versal healthcare – ignor-

ing the fact that it simply

doesn’t work for many pa-

tients. But those who are

pragmatic, and truly com-

mitted to fi xing our broken

system, should seriously

consider implementing

reforms that seem to have

worked in other countries

that are equally commit-

ted to universal access to

healthcare.

Bacchus Barua is senior health economist at the Fraser Institute.

His column is distributed through Troy Media.

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Patients are suffering while politicians dither

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The annual Special Olympics Red Deer

Celebrity Breakfast was held Tuesday at

Westerner Park featuring Olympic hockey

star Shannon Szabados.

Hundreds attended to hear Szabados talk

about her early experiences starting out in

hockey – at just fi ve years old – right up to

Canada’s Women’s Olympic Team.

Prior to her speech, Jerry Tennant,

chair of Special Olympics Red Deer, spoke

about the latest happenings with the orga-

nization. He noted that this year marked

the eighth annual breakfast, and the event

was also a sell-out.

“Our mandate is to improve the lives of

individuals with intellectual disabilities

through sport,” he said. “In Red Deer, we

do that by offering 11 different sport pro-

grams for over 250 athletes. We also have

50 coaches and other volunteers.

“We always try to have our athletes to

at least one out of town activity as well as

hosting a number of our own competitions

so they have the chance to excel in their

own particular sports.”

Looking ahead, nine Red Deer athletes

have been chosen to be on Team Alberta

and represent the province next month at

the national games in Vancouver.

As for Szabados, a passion for hockey

came, as mentioned, in early childhood.

“When you are that age you don’t realize

who you are playing with,” she chuckled,

noting there was just no women’s or girls’

hockey at the time. “I just wanted to play

hockey.”

She played pewee when she was still

atom age, bantam when she was peewee

age and Midget AAA when she was still a

bantam aged player.

She became the fi rst and only female to

play in the WHL and played her fi rst game

against the Vancouver Giants with Carey

Price of the Montreal Canadians as her

backup on the bench.

She stopped 20 of 22 shots that game.

She went on to play fi ve years of Junior A

in the AJHL where she played in one Top

Prospects game, two All-Star games, was

named her team’s Most Valuable Player

twice and was named the League’s Top

Goaltender in 2007.

After 18 years of playing men’s hockey

she joined Team Canada full time to train

for the 2010 Olympics.

She led Team Canada to a gold medal in

what was quoted as “One of the greatest

goaltending performances in the history

of the women’s game.”

She shut out the Americans 2-0 stopping

all 28 shots. For her efforts she was named

to the Olympic All-Star Team, and was also

named the Olympics’ Top Goaltender.

Szabados was later the starting goal-

tender for Team Canada at the Sochi 2014

Olympics and became the fi rst goalie in the

history of the Women’s National Team to

start in two Olympic gold medal games.

She recalled the grueling bootcamp she

and her teammates endured prior to both

the Vancouver and Sochi games, but point-

ed out that times like that helped bond the

women together and ultimately contrib-

uted to victory. “Every single thing we did

was timed, and was a race,” she recalls.

But a tenacity was built into the team via

the adversity – it was a challenging year

prior to Sochi in particular marked by sev-

eral losses, she said.

“We decided to forget it and said yes, it’s

been a tough year but we can do this. We’ve

been through it all, let’s just do this.”

The team landed a tremendous comeback

during that last game, and ultimately took

gold. The coach told her prior to the game

he was confi dent in her. “He said you were

built for this – you were built for big games.

“I was ready, and I think as a team we

were all ready. I think it was all the chal-

lenges we had been through that made

us ready for that game,” she said. “So my

message is that adversity not only makes

us better teammates, better players, but it

makes us better people as well.”

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TEAM PLAYER – Two time Olympic gold medalist, Shannon Szabados takes a moment to share her medals with a member of Red Deer’s Special Olympic swim team, Mike McIver, during the annual Special Olympics Celebrity Breakfast held Tuesday at the Harvest Centre.


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Funding announced for housing programMore money has been announced for a housing pro-

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MP Earl Dreeshen announced last week that the fed-

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funding to the City of Red Deer as it implements Housing

First, an evidence-based approach to end homelessness.

Dreeshen made the announcement last Friday on behalf

of the Honourable Candice Bergen, minister of State (So-

cial Development) during a press conference at City Hall.

“We are pleased to partner with the City of Red Deer to

implement Housing First,” said Dreeshen.

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sis mode in terms of managing homelessness and work

towards eliminating it altogether building stronger com-

munities and ensuring Canada’s long-term prosperity.”

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of the Aboriginal homeless population.

“Preventing and reducing homelessness in our commu-

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community in its endeavor to end homelessness through

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This spring marks an

important milestone in our

community’s history. The

Willow Valley Presbyterian

Church (St. Andrew’s Val-

ley Centre) is celebrating

its centennial. As such, it

is one of the oldest rural

churches in Central Al-

berta.

The origins of the Pres-

byterian Church in this

region actually go back

more than 130 years. On

June 24th, 1883, Rev. A.B.

Baird held the fi rst formal

church service in Central

Alberta at the home of Rod-

erick MacKenzie, one of

the earliest settlers in the

Red Deer area.

As a refl ection of the fre-

quent ecumenicalism of

the pioneer era, while Rev.

A.B. Baird was Presbyte-

rian; Roderick MacKenzie

was a devout Anglican.

Subsequent services

were held at such places

as the home of Sage Ban-

nerman, the ferryman at

the Red Deer Crossing and

at Fort Normandeau. Gen-

erally the services were

conducted by travelling

missionaries and student

ministers, often nicknamed

‘saddle bag preachers’ or

‘sky pilots’.

By 1887, settlement at

Red Deer had grown suffi -

ciently that the Knox Col-

lege Student Missionary

Society assigned William

Neilly to be the fi rst resi-

dent student missionary

at the Red Deer Crossing

settlement. In early 1890s,

Presbyterian, Methodist

and Anglican ministers es-

tablished residency in the

hamlet of Red Deer, which

had been created on the

new Calgary-Edmonton

Railway. Those ministers

also ventured out into the

countryside to conduct

missionary work and to

start new congregations.

In the summer of 1893,

Rev. G.D. Ireland, a Presby-

terian student minister sta-

tioned in Red Deer, began

holding services in homes

in the Willowdale, Valley

Centre, Edwell and Hill End

districts east of Red Deer.

In 1900, in another example

of ecumenical coopera-

tion, the Presbyterian and

Methodist churches agreed

to separate their mission

fi elds to reduce overlap and

competition.

The Methodists with-

drew from the Willowdale,

Valley Centre and Hill End

districts, while the Presby-

terians withdrew from the

Horn Hill, Springvale and

Clearview areas.

By 1905, the Presbyte-

rian Church had grown in

east Central Alberta to the

extent that a little church

building was constructed

in the Willowdale district.

The mission fi eld was

also soon extended east-

wards to Hillsdown, Cum-

berland and Bellgrove.

In 1910, Mr. Alex Purdie

donated two acres of land

along the Coal Trail as a

future site for a new Pres-

byterian Church. Rev. Wil-

liam Eakin, a student mis-

sionary, was assigned to the

Valley Centre-Hillsdown

area and also provided ser-

vices to other districts to

the east.

The Valley Centre Young

People’s Society was creat-

ed. Fundraising also com-

menced for a church build-

ing. On May 17th, 1914, St.

Andrew’s Valley Centre

was opened with Rev. W.

Shearer, superintendent of

missions, conducting a ser-

vice and Rev. W.G. Brown

of Red Deer conducting an-

other service.

In 1920, the Valley Cen-

tre congregation joined the

Willowdale fi eld.

Rev. C. McKay became

the minister. In 1922, Valley

Centre constituted its fi rst

session with three elders

being ordained.

In 1924, the manse from

Cumberland was moved

to Valley Centre. A church

hall was added to the back

of the church.

Improvements were

made to St. Andrew’s in the

1960s and 1970s with a base-

ment, gas furnace, electric-

ity and plumbing installed.

In 2005, with the many

changes happening with

rural churches, the con-

gregations of Valley Centre

and Willowdale were amal-

gamated. The congregation

then became known as Wil-

low Valley.

In 2010, the Zion (Willow-

dale) Presbyterian Church

was closed and the build-

ing put up for sale. Services

have subsequently been

conducted solely at St. An-

drew’s Valley Centre.

The Willow Valley Pres-

byterian congregation will

celebrate the centennial of

St. Andrew’s on Saturday,

June 21st at the Valley Cen-

tre Community Centre and

on Sunday, June 22nd at the

Centre as well at 10 a.m. All

are welcome to attend.

A history of Willow Valley Presbyterian Church

Michael

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EVENTSRed Deer Arts Council and Red

Deer Public Library are pleased to present GlassEarth: Mixed Media by Larissa Blokhuis, which runs in the Kiwanis Gallery from June 23rd to Aug. 24th. The ‘First Friday’ is set for July 4th from 6 to 8 p.m. and refreshments will be served. 403-348-2787.

Red Deer Pickleball Club is having an open house and a dem-onstration at the West Park Community Centre on June 26th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free introductory lessons and a barbecue. Contact [email protected].

The Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ) has opened its 2014 photo contest for fantastic cash prizes. The deadline for submissions is Nov. 30th to allow for a variety of seasonal photos. For details and entry forms and a map of the PAMZ region, go to www.pamz.org. Questions and submissions can be emailed to [email protected].

The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) Society will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Forum on June 20 in Red Deer at the Quality Inn North Hill (7150 50 Avenue) from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a cost of $20 per person attending the event; refreshments and lunch are provided. www.rdrwa.ca, e-mail [email protected] or call Kelly at 403-340-7379.

Help Make Alzheimer’s a Memory June 21st! Enjoy a 2.5/5km walk from Sunnybrook Farm Museum through the city’s beautiful trails and back. Be wowed by the magic of Ryan Hawley, hoop it up with the Odd Lot Prop Troupe, have your face painted by Main Artery Design and dance to live music –a family afternoon out. BBQ and water provided. Registration opens at 4 p.m., the Walk begins at 5 p.m. To register, go to www.alzheim-er.ab.ca or call 403 342 0448.

The fi rst annual Charity Golf Classic in support of Ron-ald McDonald House Central

Alberta will take place June 26th at the Innisfail Golf Club. To register call Patti at 403-340-2007 etx. 105 or by email at [email protected].

Vacation Bible School runs July 7-11th at the First Christian Reformed Church from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The theme is Son Treasure Island. There will be Bible stories, games, crafts, singing and puppet plays. For more information, call 403-346-5659. Pre-register online at http://fi rstcrcreddeer.org or you can register the fi rst morn-ing of Vacation Bible School.

Central Alberta Singles Dances runs June 21st, July 12th, July 26th, Aug. 23rd, Aug. 30th,

Sept. 27nd, Oct. 18th, Nov. 29th, Dec. 13th and Dec. 27th. Dances run at the Innisfail Legion Hall. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with music starting at 8 p.m. For information, call Jim at 403-638-6563 or Murray at 403-357-8022. Everyone is welcome.

The Red Deer Players Society meets weekly on Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. (for the time being) at the Red Deer Culture Services Centre (3827 – 39th St.) This new theatre group invites anyone to join us and read plays, perform scenes or skits, work on improv and share ideas and have a bit of fun. We will be auditioning for the murder mystery and for the Christmas Pantomime during the summer (so keep posted). For more information, email Carole at [email protected].

The United Way of Central Alberta

is having their annual general meeting on June 19th and staff will be refl ecting on the previous year’s successes and sharing the vision for the future. In addition to welcoming board members and saying farewell to others, we will be presenting awards to recognize our volunteers. Snacks and beverages will be available. The meeting runs at the Pidher-ney Centre (formerly Red Deer Curling Centre) 4725 43 St. from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Please RSVP by calling 403-343-3900 or email-ing [email protected].

YARD Yoga Studio: Red Deer’s ONLY Not-for-Profi t Yoga Studio! Registration is NOW open for our annual Summer Unlimited. Classes run through to Aug.

22nd. A variety of classes and styles for all levels. Yoga for Everybody! Special 3-month and 1-month rates. 403-350-5830. Email [email protected] or visit www.reddeeryoga.ca.

There seems to be support groups for just about anything these days, however when searching for a support group for widows and widowers fi ve years ago, there was nothing in place...so a few of us started one. We meet twice a month. The fi rst Friday of every month we meet at the Black Knight Inn at the restau-rant at 6 p.m. for a chance to eat and socially engage. The third Friday of each month we meet at the First Christian Reformed church located at 16 McVicar St. at 7 p.m. for our regular sched-uled meetings. If you are wid-owed or know of someone who is widowed and looking for place to connect, you can email us at [email protected] or call 403-755-0977 or drop in

on a Friday as mentioned above.

Legion Ladies Auxilary monthly meetings run the fi rst Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Alberta Room, Red Deer Legion.

Are you having problems with someone else’s drinking? We are an anonymous group of men and women who can offer encourage-ment and support. Call Al-Anon Family groups at 403-346-0320 for a list of meetings in Red Deer and the surrounding area.

Air Force Association of Canada. The aims and objectives of the Association are to preserve and perpetuate the traditions of the Royal Canadian Air Force and to advocate a profi cient and well-

equipped Air Force in Canada. 703 Wing in Red Deer provides a forum for serving and former participants in military and civil aviation to meet and enjoy the company of like-minded people. 703 Wing members meet at noon every second Saturday of the month at the ABC Country Restaurant, 2085 50th Ave. in Red Deer for a luncheon and business meeting. Contact President Al Low at 403-341-3253 or [email protected].

Writers’ Ink, the Red Deer and District writers group for au-thors of all genres 18 years and older meets every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at Sunnybrook Farm Museum. Small membership and drop-in fees apply. First 3 visits free. For more information, contact Judith at 403-309-3590.

Gamblers Anonymous meetings are Wednesdays’ at 7 p.m. in the Red Deer Regional Hospital (3942-50 Ave.) south complex,

lower level rooms 503 and 504. Gamblers Anonymous phone number is 403-986-0017.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12-step support group offering a solution for all forms of food addiction. No dues, fees or weigh-in. Central Alberta groups meet in Red Deer, Lacombe and Rimbey. For locations and dates, call Joanne at 403-314-1972.

The Red Deer Pottery Club meets Tuesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Contour Studio at the Recreation Centre, downstairs. New members always wel-come. For more information call Sharon at 403-347-8061 or Karen at 403-347-0600.

‘Friends Over 45’ is an organiza-tion for women who are new to the Red Deer area or who have experienced a lifestyle change, and would like to meet new friends. New members are welcome. For information phone Shirley at 403-343-7678 or Shirley at 403-346-7160.

The Red Deer Art Club meets Thursdays at l p.m. at the Gold-en Circle. Individuals are wel-come to drop in and participate in mini art classes. Drop in fee $1 applies. Phone Marianne at 403-986-2600 for information.

Independent Achievers, ‘Busi-ness Women Networking Together’ will be having their monthly luncheon meeting every second Thursday of the month from 11:30 am to 1 p.m. Email [email protected] to confi rm your attendance the Monday before each luncheon.

An Amputee Support Group Meet-ing, sponsored by the Alberta Amputee Sport and Recreation Association at 7:30 in Room 2207 in the South Complex of the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Meetings the fourth Mon-day of each month. For more details, call 403-357-3671.

Senior-friendly, low impact ‘dancercise’ runs at the Golden Circle every Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. ‘Sit and Be Fit’ runs every Wednesday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information about either program, call 403-343-6074.

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Conservative leader hopeful Jim Pren-

tice make a City stop recently with the aim

of drumming up support for the Septem-

ber vote to land leadership of the party.

Earlier this month he toured Collicutt

Energy Services and said he was struck by

the vitality and dynamism of the City and

Central Alberta in particular.

Prentice said his decision to run for the

Tory leadership was prompted by his con-

cern for the province and the “Direction

for Alberta. “I feel that we need strong

leadership going forward. Really, the deci-

sions to be made in Alberta over the next

four years will really determine what this

province is going to look like for the next

50 years.”

Issues run the gamut from infrastruc-

ture investment, public fi nances, the prov-

ince’s industrial base, value-added en-

hancements to products, questions about

the province’s relationships with the rest

of the country and issues surrounding the

environment, among others.

“These are all critical questions where

leadership matters.”

In talks with supporters, Prentice said

people tell him they don’t think the prov-

ince is being well-governed. “They think

there is a lack of focus and priority-setting.

They want a premier that will take the

time, sit and talk and listen to what their

concerns are. They want leadership and

they want a strong sense of direction.”

He also said people want to be part of

fi nding solutions to issues ranging from

education, health-care and jobs training to

taking care of seniors, he said.

“They want solutions that come from Al-

bertans; they don’t want solutions that are

top down. They want a government that

works with them in partnership. People

are tired of some of the changes that have

been coming at them from the top basi-

cally.”

As for ongoing plans over the Michener

Centre closure, Prentice said he has spo-

ken with family members. “I am sensitive

to what they are saying.”

He added that he wasn’t part of the de-

cision-making process to close the facility

but would like to talk more with families

and representatives of the families to learn

more about the diffi cult circumstances

they are facing. “Once I’ve done that, and

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Centre and was re-elected in 2006 and 2008.

During his stint in Ottawa, he held cabinet

positions in a range of portfolios including

Industry, Environment, and Indian Affairs

and Northern Development.

After leaving federal politics, he later

took on the posts of vice-chair and execu-

tive vice-president of CIBC. He announced

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month. This fall’s leadership election was

prompted by former Premier Alison Red-

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The annual Mayor’s Garden Party re-

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In the event of poor weather, the festivi-

ties will take place at Festival Hall.

“The garden party is our primary an-

nual opportunity to honour senior citizens

for all they have done to make Red Deer a

better place,” said Mayor Tara Veer.

The party was historically thrown to cel-

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all members of the public are welcome to

attend.

“Seniors are an essential part of a popu-

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time with the seniors who attend that day,”

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She adds, “The more, the merrier!”

Veer describes the garden party as a

launch to many of the festivals and events

that are upcoming through the summer

months as well.

“It’s a great opportunity to meet the

mayor and council and to come by and say

hello,” Veer said. “I deeply appreciate the

opportunity to be in regular contact and

communication with my citizens, to be

able to talk to them both formally and in-

formally about their issues, concerns and

ideas for the great community in which we

live.”

The garden party serves as a chance for

the people of Red Deer to come together

over an afternoon of live musical enter-

tainment, refreshments and Victorian era

decor. Hosts and hostesses are dressed in

period style attire.

There will also be an artist painting in

the midst of the event, as well as live musi-

cal entertainers.

“I think my greatest hope and expecta-

tion would be that not only would we have

a strong senior citizen presence, but that

members of the public feel very welcome

to attend and to come by.”

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MEN ARRESTED FOR FRAUD

RCMP have arrested two men for fraud and are seek-ing their female accomplice.

On June 10th staff at Red Deer’s north RBC Royal Bank called RCMP to report a fraud in progress when a woman attempted to with-draw money from a client account using fake identifi -cation. The woman left the area before police arrived on the scene shortly after 2 p.m., but RCMP arrested her two male accomplices, who were waiting outside and at-tempted to evade police.

RCMP is seeking public as-sistance to locate the female suspect. She is described as Caucasian, 5’7” tall with scraggly red/brown hair and a wrinkled face. She speaks with a strong French accent and is probably from Montre-al. She may be driving a rent-al car which is described as a Kia Forte with the license plate ‘K27108’.

Her accomplices, Junior Kabange, 27, and Darsel Nzik-ou, 27, both of Montreal, are charged with 12 counts each, including fraud over $5,000, numerous charges of iden-tity theft and traffi cking in

identity information and pos-session of stolen property.

Anyone with is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

MAN CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING

A Sylvan Lake man has been charged with impaired driving after a collision on a Central Alberta highway.

On June 12th at 11:40 p.m. Sylvan Lake RCMP were dis-patched to a motor vehicle collision on Hwy. 20 at the Aspelund Rd. intersection. The investigation has shown that a northbound Porsche travelling at a high rate of speed rear-ended a north-bound Volkswagen, causing the Volkswagen to spin out of control into oncoming

traffi c where it collided with a southbound tractor-trailer unit carrying oilfi eld service equipment. No one was seri-ously injured in the collision, however the Porsche and Volkswagen were heavily damaged.

Robert D.J. Ritchie, 39, of Sylvan Lake has been charged with impaired driv-ing, driving a motor vehicle while over .08 and danger-ous driving.

Police say he provided breath samples which were four times the legal limit.

MEN FACENUMEROUS CHARGES

Two men face a number of charges after a crime spree in Central Alberta.

On June 5th at 7:32 p.m., Innisfail RCMP responded to a report of an attempted rob-bery at a campground locat-ed 10 kms west of Innisfail. It was reported that two males drove into the campground in a Dodge pickup.

The vehicle stopped in front of one of the RV lots, and the driver got out and began demanding property from the lone occupant of the site.

The situation escalated and the assailant fi red a shot

from a handgun into the ground prior to fl eeing the scene.

The vehicle was located a short time later in Bowden and was found to have been stolen from a rural location near Pine Lake.

Michael Holt, 33, of Red Deer was arrested in Bowden on June 7th without incident and charged with posses-sion of property obtained by crime, possession of cocaine, failing to comply with condi-tions of an undertaking and failing to comply with a pro-bation order.

On June 12th, Innisfail RCMP received a driving complaint regarding an er-ratic vehicle driving south-bound on Hwy. 2.

Investigation revealed that the vehicle in question had been stolen and was in-volved in a hit and run inci-dent in Penhold prior to this complaint. RCMP located the vehicle abandoned at Hwy. 587 and RR 11 near Bowden, and identifi ed the driver of the stolen vehicle as Dillon Bristow, who was thought to be involved in the above in-cident.

RCMP Police Dog Services tracked Bristow from the abandoned vehicle to a fl ow-er nursery located on RR 11.

Bristow was arrested on June 13th at 12:30 a.m. on the property.

Bristow, 20, of Innisfail has been charged with robbery with a fi rearm, possession of property obtained by crime, possession of a fi rearm, traf-fi cking cocaine, disguised with intent to commit of-fence, using a fi rearm in the commission of an offence, failing to comply probation order.

YOUTH RECOVERING AFTER BEING STABBED

A 16-year-old Red Deer man made his way to East 40th Pub looking for assis-tance after being stabbed in the early morning hours of June 12th.

The RCMP investigation revealed the victim and the suspect were known to each other and the stabbing had occurred during a fi stfi ght involving a number of people at the corner of 39 St. and 40 Ave. just before 1:30 a.m.

The suspect fl ed the area on foot; the RCMP investi-gation led RCMP to a resi-dence downtown, resulting in a street closure in the area of Ross St. and Gaetz Ave. between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. The suspect was not located there, but was arrested at 9:30 a.m. the same day at a residence in the area of 50 Ave. and 50 St.

The victim was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Victor L’Hirondelle, 18, has been charged with aggra-vated assault, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public and two counts of fail-ing to comply with probation.

MAN DIES INSKYDIVING ACCIDENT

A Calgary man is dead af-ter a skydiving accident near Innisfail.

On June 7th at 9 p.m. Inn-isfail RCMP were dispatched along with EMS to the airport west of Innisfail in regards to a report of a skydiving acci-dent. Emergency personnel arrived on scene and found a 30-year-old male, who was pronounced deceased.

It was reported that the deceased was an experi-enced skydiver from Calgary, who had completed other successful jumps that day. On his fi nal jump other sky-divers in the group advised that something didn’t seem quite right. They lost sight of him shortly thereafter and when the remainder of the group arrived on the ground, he was unaccounted for. He was located a short time lat-er in a fi eld near the runway.

DRUG CHARGES LAID AFTER SEARCH

Red Deer RCMP have laid charges against a number of people as a result of a search conducted on a house and garage in Normandeau on May 30th. RCMP seized controlled substances, a prohibited fi rearm, a pro-hibited weapon and a sig-nifi cant quantity of Canadian currency. Cody Steven Myles MacKenzie, 30, of Red Deer has been charged with pos-session of property obtained by crime, two counts of pos-session for the purpose of traffi cking and four counts of failing to comply with condi-tions of a recognizance.

Paige Tamara Ziegler, 18, of Red Deer has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime and two counts of posses-sion for the purpose of traf-fi cking.

Kevin James Barker, 42, of Red Deer has been charged with possession of controlled substance, pos-session of a loaded fi rearm, three counts of possession of a prohibited weapon and three counts of careless use/storage of fi rearms and am-munition.

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This year, National Ab-

original Day will kick off

six days of celebration and

recognition in Central Al-

berta.

“These events are impor-

tant because they are an

acknowledgement of our

heritage as the fi rst peoples

of Canada,” said Raye St.

Denys, executive director

at Shining Mountain and

president of the Métis Lo-

cal.

National Aboriginal Day

is a day to recognize the

signifi cance of culture and

achievement for First Na-

tions, Métis and Inuit peo-

ples.

The event to commemo-

rate National Aboriginal

Day, June 21st, will take

place at the Iron Ridge Ju-

nior Campus in Blackfalds.

A tipi will be raised at dawn

to signify the beginning of

the celebration.

At 1 p.m. there will be

prayers, an honour song

and a proclamation read-

ing. The proclamation

serves as recognition of

heritage and emphasizes

the signifi cance of Nation-

al Aboriginal Day as a cel-

ebration of culture.

This is the fi rst time

the National Aboriginal

Day event will take place

in Blackfalds. Due to last

year’s severe fl ooding, cel-

ebrations were withheld

as any suitable venue still

had “Inches of water ev-

erywhere,” said St. Denys.

Without last year’s celebra-

tions, spirits are high for

the upcoming events.

“I’m looking forward to

having this in Blackfalds. I

have my family here to en-

joy the day with,” said St.

Denys.

She said this year is im-

portant because the Ab-

original community in the

surrounding area has a

chance to celebrate close to

home.

There will be displays,

games, performances, mu-

sic and cake until 6 p.m.

June 24th marks a signif-

icant Métis holiday - Jean

Baptiste Day.

The events for this day

will take place in Rotary

Picnic Park in Red Deer

from noon until 6 p.m. Ac-

tivities to celebrate include

First Nations, Inuit and

Métis stories, songs and

dances.

At 6:30 p.m., the Fourth

Annual Turtle Awards will

take place at the Golden

Circle.

The Turtle Awards are

designed to recognize infl u-

ential and signifi cant mem-

bers of Aboriginal commu-

nities. These awards are

meant to bring to light the

achievements of commu-

nity members, recognize

those who maintain tradi-

tional practices and even

feature a lifetime achieve-

ment award.

St. Denys describes the

Jean-Baptiste Day event as

a smaller celebration than

June 21st, and explained

that it is more of a celebra-

tion of Métis heritage than

of other Aboriginal groups.

She added that a delicious

Aboriginal treat called ban-

nock will be served on both

National Aboriginal Day

and Jean-Baptiste Day cel-

ebrations.

June 25th and 26th will

have open houses at vari-

ous Aboriginal organiza-

tions.

Canada’s Multicultural

Day falls on June 27th. This

day serves as a day for all

Canadians to embrace their

heritage and to express dif-

ferent values of culture in

the nation. This day will

be celebrated on the Ross

Street Patio in Red Deer

from 5 to 8 p.m. If weather

is poor, performances will

be moved indoors to The

Hub on Ross.

“We’ve always had fun.

The drums and fi ddles and

music speaks to us,” said

St. Denys of the Aboriginal

Day celebrations and the

subsequent week’s activi-

ties.

“It’s so good to be gath-

ered together. All of the

events are free, so we just

hope everyone comes out

to be a part of this commu-

nity.”

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DAWE POOLS CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE

The G.H. Dawe Community Centre Water Park will be closed until June 23rd for main-tenance. It will reopen to the public on June 24th at 6:30 a.m.

Although the pool area is closed, the rest of the G.H. Dawe Centre will remain open to the public. Scheduled drop in, dry land, and fi tness programming will not be affected.

MEASLES OUTBREAK DECLARED OVER Measles disease activity in both the Cen-

tral and Calgary Zones of Alberta Health Services (AHS) has decreased to such an ex-

tent as to meet criteria necessary to lift the measles outbreak.

As such, AHS has declared this measles outbreak over in the Central and Calgary Zones of AHS.

AHS will no longer offer an early addi-tional dose of measles vaccine to infants six months of age to less than 12 months of age who are living in or travelling to the Central or Calgary Zones of AHS.

Albertans uncertain about their immuni-zation history, or their child’s immunization history, are reminded to contact their local public health offi ce or Health Link Alberta (1-866-408-5465) to discuss immunization needs.

RDC OFFERS NEW BUSINESS PROGRAM

Red Deer College plans to offer classes in the International Business Graduate Cer-tifi cate program starting in September. This Graduate Certifi cate is the fi rst credential of its kind offered at any college in Alberta.

Recognizing Alberta’s position in the glob-al economy as an export province, within an export nation, the College is primed to use global industry experts to teach students and help businesses take advantage of opportu-nities around the world.

“RDC’s Donald School of Business is stra-tegically located in downtown Red Deer to connect business leaders of today with com-munity and world leaders of tomorrow. By adding this new program, the College contin-ues to demonstrate how we respond to busi-ness demand for relevant programs in our region and our world,” says Joel Ward, RDC president and CEO.

Courses combine online learning and col-laboration with classroom executive week-ends. As a fi nal project, students will develop and present an International Business Expan-sion Plan to a Canadian company with aspira-tions to grow globally.

MURPHY RETIRES FROM YOUTH CENTRE

David Murphy, executive director of the Youth and Volunteer Centre of Red Deer, has announced his retirement effective June 20th. Janet Whitesell, board chair, recog-nized the valued contributions Murphy has made to the organization over the past 10 years.

“David has been crucial in positioning the agency for all the successes we have been experiencing lately including the Celebrity Dance Off and Weekend Warrior projects.

“David’s leadership has allowed the agen-cy to increase the number of children and youth impacted by our programs, foster huge amounts of community support and develop a strong board focused on governance.”

“It has been amazing, working to provide great programs and supports for children and youth in our community. I am grateful for the opportunity and so proud of what we have accomplished by working together. Our dedicated volunteers, incredible staff and the amazing support from the community have made this a great experience,” said Murphy.

The board will undertake a comprehensive

search process to identify its next ED.The community is invited to an open house

at the Centre (4633 49 St.) on June 19th from 3 to 6 p.m. to share memories with Mur-phy and offer him best wishes.

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2014 BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

The Business of the Year Awards are or-ganized by the Red Deer Chamber of Com-merce and held annually in conjunction with Small Business Week.

The Business Awards are presented, in three categories, to exceptional businesses within the Red Deer area. All companies, Red Deer Chamber members and non-members, are eligible for nomination for an award in their respective category.

The Red Deer Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the Busi-ness of the Year Awards. Nominations can be made online at www.reddeerchamber.com/nominate or by picking up a nomination form from the Chamber offi ce located at 3017 Gaetz Ave. Tim Creedon, executive director, encourages everyone to nominate a business that they believe are deserving of the award.

The deadline for submission is Aug. 1st at 4:30 p.m.

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Gospel music fans will soon

be streaming to the Centrium to

hear some of the fi nest artists in

the genre today. The Gospel Mu-

sic Celebration runs July 10-12th.

Events will be held at the Cen-

trium, kicking off Thursday. The

box offi ce opens at 4 p.m. as does

the exhibit hall, with celebration

concerts running from 6 to 11 p.m.

Featured performers this year

include Young St. Vocal Band, Ro-

set, Double Portion, The Browns,

Potters Clay, Southern Quartet.

The Banksons, the Watchman

Four Quartet, the Singing Hills,

The Mark Trammell Quartet,

Booth Brothers and Legacy V.

Other groups set to hit the

stage include the Old Paths Quar-

tet, the Southmen Quartet and

Greater Vision.

Concerts on Friday and Satur-

day evenings begin at 6 p.m. as

well.

Other highlights include Show-

case Spectacular with Jubilee III

– Christmas in July on July 11th

at 1 p.m. in the Centrium. This

special event will feature Greater

Vision, Booth Brothers and Leg-

acy V. The guys have all joined

forces with a Christmas CD as

well, and audiences will get a

sampling of what that particular

project holds.

Another Showcase Spectacu-

lar runs July 12th at 1 p.m. with

The Triumphant Quartet in the

Centrium as well. Tickets are re-

quired for both Showcase Spec-

taculars in particular as well.

Morning chapel runs Friday

and Saturday mornings at 9:30

a.m. with Leon Throness in the

Parkland Pavilion.

With their warm, easy voices,

the Booth Brothers have been

sharing their faith and their mu-

sic fulltime since 1998. These men

get their infl uences from a range

of performers - from the Eagles

to the Gatlin Brothers to gospel

greats such as Bill Gaither and

Mosie Lister.

Ronnie and Michael Booth

grew up with the sound of music

in their home. Raised in Tampa,

Florida, their father, Ron Sr.,

sang in gospel groups, including

the Rebels Quartet. Ronnie and

Michael began traveling with

their father as the Booth Broth-

ers in 1990.

In 1998, Ron Sr. retired from

the stage so Ronnie and Michael

began looking for a new singing

partner. They had several sing-

ers come through the group, but

most recently teamed up with Jim

Brady, formerly of The Schulers.

The newest ‘Booth Brother’

actually had his fi rst gig with the

brothers at a Gaither event. “We

didn’t even have a chance to re-

ally practice,” Ronnie says with

a laugh. “We just met him at the

event. We ran through a couple

of things and then we went on

stage!”

But the combination worked

and Brady has become an inte-

gral part of the trio.

The Booth Brothers’ dedica-

tion to the music they love has

rewarded them with multiple

awards and recognitions. In-

cluded among these are Trio of

the Year, Male Group of the Year,

Best Live Performer of the Year,

Song of the Year and various oth-

er honors.

Known for their heartfelt sin-

cerity, family harmonies, original

songs and great sense of humor,

the Singing Hills inspire their au-

diences through their personal,

up-close presentation. They have

recorded over a dozen albums

and made numerous television

appearances.

Each year thousands of people

attend the Singing Hills’ concerts

and appreciate their ability to

communicate the gospel message

to all ages.

The group consists of Roger

and Patti Hill, three of their four

daughters, Kari, Kelli, and Kim

and Kim’s husband Kevin Elias.

Another audience favourite is

the well-known group Legacy V.

When the Legendary Cathedral

Quartet retired in December of

1999, Scott Fowler and Roger Ben-

nett decided to continue the musi-

cal tradition of Southern Gospel

Quartet singing.

Legacy Five was organized and

had their offi cial debut in 2000 in

Atlanta, Georgia.

Today, Matt Fouch sings the

bass, Scott Howard sings the bari-

tone, Fowler sings the lead, Gus

Gaches sings the tenor and Trey

Ivey is the group’s pianist.

Immediately audiences re-

sponded to their four-part har-

mony and their ability to commu-

nicate the message of Christ.

Since the quartet’s formation,

they have established and main-

tained a fi rm place at the top of

Christian music.

Legacy Five has also been fea-

tured on video tapings of the

Gaither and friends Homecoming

Video series, which has sold mil-

lions of copies worldwide.

They have also appeared on In

Touch, with Dr. Charles Stanley,

as well as In Touch Ministries’

sponsored cruises. Legacy Five

is also regulars at Dr. David Jer-

emiah’s Shadow Mountain Com-

munity Church in El Cajon, Cali-

fornia.

Tickets for all performances

are available at www.ticketmas-

ter.ca or by calling 1-855-985-5000.

For more information about

Canada’s Gospel Music Celebra-

tion, visit www.gospelmusic.ca,

email [email protected] or

call 1-800-410-0188.

-Weber

SWEET SOUNDS - The Singing Hills are just one of many acclaimed Gospel groups to be featured during Canada’s Gospel Music Celebration at Westerner Park July 10-12th. photo submitted

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One reviewer described

Edge of Tomorrow as

Groundhog Day meets

Starship Troopers and, in a

way, that sums it up. But it

is an often impressive, and

quite entertaining, science

fi ction movie.

Tom Cruise plays an

army public relations offi -

cer in the near future who,

against his will, is forced

to join the United Defence

Forces army as they attack

vicious aliens that have

taken over most of Europe.

In an attack on France

reminiscent of the D-Day

landings 70 years ago, he

is killed in a bloody battle

with the aliens. Then he

wakes up back in England

before the attack and goes

through it all again, like

the Bill Murray character

in Groundhog Day. His, at

fi rst, cowardly character

gets killed again and does

it again, and again, getting

a little wiser every time.

Emily Blunt, in an unlikely

role, plays the super war-

rior who helps Cruise learn

his battle moves.

Lots of good special ef-

fects here, and they don’t

overwhelm the characters.

Director Doug Liman, as

he showed with the fi rst

Bourne movie, knows how

to handle action scenes.

The fi lm is relatively in-

telligent, clever, and often

humourous. However, the

camerawork is sometimes

irritating and the repeti-

tion is sometimes unwel-

come too, but they don’t

drag it out. Cruise and

Blunt, despite cumbersome

battle armour, are very

watchable and the romance

is minimal. Fans will ap-

preciate their performanc-

es; this is a fun summer

popcorn movie.

Rating: three deer out of

fi ve.

NEW ON VIDEO

This year’s biggest box

offi ce success so far, The

Lego Movie and the enjoy-

able The Grand Budapest

Hotel.

Alf Cryderman is a Red Deer movie buff.

Tom Cruise meets Groundhog Day


A special commemoration

took place last week as First

Nations Elders, students,

various City council mem-

bers and Mayor Tara Veer

came together to announce

the opening of new exhibits

at Fort Normandeau west of

Red Deer.

The exhibit honours the

children who died while

living within residential/

industrial schools – a dark

and cruel system put in

place across Canada many

years ago aimed to assimi-

late First Nations commu-

nities into European Chris-

tian cultures.

“I myself am really

happy. I think it’s a very

appropriate place because

this has become a really

important place for people

to come and do their heal-

ing,” said First Nations El-

der Theresa Larson Jonas-

son, of the Red Deer Native

Friendship Centre.

“With the traditional

sweat lodge here, we’re

seeing and talking to a lot

of people that have expe-

rienced the effects of resi-

dential schools way more

than people imagine.

“That this exhibit is here,

I think is very appropri-

ate.”

Veer read out a procla-

mation of remembrance,

apology and recognition in

honour of the children who

died while a part of the Red

Deer Industrial School,

closed in 1919.

The reading proclaimed,

“To research missing chil-

dren and unmarked burials.

“To commemorate and

remember the children who

attended Indian Residential

Schools in Alberta, and who

died as part of this system,”

added Veer.

Along with these values,

June 13th will be known in

Red Deer as ‘Remember the

Children Day’ in honour of

those young lives lost and the

generations that were affected

by the unjust practices of the

schools.

“It’s such a beautiful

thing to happen. It’s just

going to keep on going

and going, now that we

have lots of community in-

volvement, not only from

First Nations, but from all

peoples coming together,”

said Lynn Jonasson of Safe

Harbour Society and Park-

land Youth Homes and also

a community Elder, who

spoke at the event as well.

Community members

present included a group of

seventh graders who spent

the afternoon with local

Elders learning about resi-

dential schools and their

devastating affects for gen-

erations to come.

Many members of First

Nations groups were also

present, and to each per-

son, the ceremony and

exhibit represented some-

thing different.

For Lyle Keewatin Rich-

ards, the ceremony was

fi lled with emotional war-

rant.

He was instrumental in

the discovery of a mass

grave of residential school

students, after Cree Elder

Albert Lightning asked him

to fi nd his younger brother

who had died in 1919 and

was eventually found bur-

ied in an unmarked grave

with three other children.

“He basically started this

for me. Not only did I fi nd

his brother but I found the

rest of them.

“That’s where this start-

ed, and now this is where it

comes together today,” said

Keewatin Richards.

“It’s hugely emotional

and I didn’t realize it would

be - especially with the kids

here,” he said.

“To me, these kids are

here and learning, but

they get to go home. And

those kids (of the indus-

trial school) didn’t get to go

home.”

The exhibit includes

both indoor and outdoor

portions.

The outdoor consists of a

telescope showing citizens

where the old industrial

school stood, with informa-

tion boards placed near the

site.

The indoors offers a

glance at aboriginal culture

and lifestyle and is laid out

in an interactive format.

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LIFESTYLE

On June 21st, I will ride my

bicycle 400km to raise directed

funds for cancer research. We

will ride from Kelowna at 2:30

a.m. and arrive in Delta near Van-

couver at around 10 p.m.

I will get to ride alongside

people that have, or have had

cancer. Beside doctors that have

saved lives, and who are involved

in cutting-edge research to make

a real difference.

I have heard stories of people

donating bone marrow and sav-

ing someone’s life - two people

that will never meet, but who

have totally changed one anoth-

er’s life. You just never know.

There are so many ways you

can make a difference to a person

you may never meet. In addition

to donating to a cause like this,

you could donate blood.

I do, and it’s pretty easy! It

doesn’t take long and it’s good for

you. Just call 1-888-2-DONATE.

On Sunday, our Rotary Club

hosted a Father’s Day Run - with

funds going to the world-wide

eradication of polio effort. Such

an easy win! Rotary clubs all over

the world are gathering funds to

work diligently to end polio. So

easy to save lives!

Then we come to your own life

- how about saving that one too?

By choosing a healthy lifestyle of

eating well, exercising and drink-

ing water more than anything

else, you can save a really impor-

tant life: your own! It can then ex-

tend beyond that, in what I like to

call the ripple effect, because you

never know who you will inspire!

I got fi t in 1998 after getting re-

ally unfi t sitting too much, eating

too much and doing way too little.

At the time, I just wanted to feel

better, get off my medications

and enjoy my life again. I got

fi t. My medications were no lon-

ger required and I did start really

enjoying life again.

I had no idea what all of that

would create next. I quit my ca-

reer in architecture, I opened a

gym, I started racing in triath-

lons, etc. and the ripple effect has

been so profound!

I had the pleasure this weekend

of watching friends and clients

who have dropped 30 to 160lbs

run in the Father’s Day Run. I got

emails all weekend from friends

and clients that had done triath-

lons, body building shows, Spar-

tan races and all sorts of other

cool stuff.

So many people go on and on

about how rotten things are. You

know what: walk away, pick some-

thing, anything and make it better.

Focus on what you WANT in this

life and let what you do not want

drift away and become irrelevant.

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LIFESTYLE

Dr. Gifford

J O N E S

John Dillinger, the bank

robber, was once asked

why he robbed banks. He

replied, “That’s where the

money is.” Today, if you

asked infectious disease

experts where Clostridium

diffi cile resides, they would

reply, “It’s in hospitals. It’s

dangerous and can be le-

thal.”

Other experts might

warn that many C diffi cile

infections could be avoided

if North Americans would

stop looking for pills to

treat every complaint.

Rather than seeking pills

they should be following a

healthy dietary lifestyle. In

fact, getting smart could

even save 40 bowel move-

ments a day, and, at times,

a life.

We have millions of bac-

teria living in our large

bowels, usually not mak-

ing war with one another.

Studies show about 3% of

adults and 70% of healthy

infants have C diffi cile in

their intestines.

But when antibiotics are

prescribed to treat pneu-

monia, ear infections, blad-

der or sinus infections,

they often upset the bal-

ance of power between bac-

teria. This allows C diffi cile

to increase and produce a

toxin that causes diarrhea.

The same result would hap-

pen if hunters killed all

the wolves and allowed the

deer to multiply.

Today, there’s increased

likelihood of developing

this infection in hospital if

you are elderly, have a sup-

pressed immune system or

are being treated for a ma-

lignancy.

Several studies show a

link in patients who are

taking proton pump inhibi-

tors (PPIs) such as Nexium,

Losec, Prevacid, Pantoloc,

Pariet and Tecta.

But Dr. Lauren B. Ger-

son, a gastroenterologist at

the California Pacifi c Medi-

cal Center in San Francisco,

says PPIs are often the fi rst

thing doctors give patients

for heartburn. Patients

suffering from infrequent

heartburn don’t need PPIs.

They should fi rst try over-

the-counter remedies such

as Rolaids, Tums, Mylanta

and Maalox.

A report in the Journal

of Pediatric Pharmacol-

ogy claims that 15-20% of

patients receiving antibiot-

ics develop antibiotic diar-

rhea.

Another report from the

Mayo Clinic says that every

year three million North

Americans develop C. dif-

fi cile infections.

Treatment in most cases

is to discontinue the offend-

ing antibiotic. This allows

normal bacteria in the bow-

el to recover and is success-

ful in about 25% of cases.

Or other antibiotics may be

needed in an attempt to kill

C. diffi cile. But in spite of

treatment about 10 to 20%

of patients have recurring

bouts of pain, diarrhea and

skin irritation.

So what do you do if all

treatment fails and C dif-

fi cile results in up to 40

bowel movements daily? As

a last resort some doctors

have resorted to the ‘fecal

transplant’ or more to the

point, the fecal enema.

This approach is not

without controversy.

Fecal donors are usually

parents, spouses, siblings

or relatives and the stools

are tested to rule out hep-

atitis infection, HIV and

screened for parasites and

C diffi cile.

The fi rst fecal enema

was given by a Dr. Thomas

Louie, head of infectious

disease at Foothills Hospi-

tal in Calgary in 1996. Since

that time the procedure has

been carried out in other

countries. Some authori-

ties claim a success rate of

89%.

It appears that critics

may have to stop poo-poo-

ing the idea.

See the web site www.doc-giff.com. For comments email [email protected].

How many would agree to a fecal enema?


For the fi rst time, Red Deer will see a

bachelor auction taking place on June

21st at 7 p.m. at International Beer Haus.

Gents from around town have offered

to take part in order to gather funding for

CentreFest 2014. Women will bid, likely

as part of a group, to win a date with the

lucky bachelor. The dates have been do-

nated by a variety of businesses around

town and are each worth approximately

$200.

“We thought that this would be some-

thing fun and would get a lot of people

out to help bring in the summer,” said

Bachelor Auction Chair Bianca Coates,

who is also the vice-chair of CentreFest.

“We have some younger, some older,

some professionals, some gentlemen in

the oilfi eld but really just kind of some-

thing for everybody.”

The winner can either take the bach-

elor or her own companion on the date.

The point is to have fun while fundrais-

ing. In order for CentreFest to remain a

free event, various fundraising initiatives

are in place.

All proceeds from the auction will be

directly used in CentreFest program-

ming. “We’re encouraging ladies to have

their husbands and boyfriends there after

the actual auction because we’re opening

up the dance fl oor and we want people to

still come out and enjoy the night,” said

CentreFest Chair Jan Penney.

“Get your girlfriends, as many as you

can, come and get a whole table and get

the word out. Don’t just think you and a

girlfriend can come, because it won’t be

near as vibrating as if you bring a group

of girls with you.”

Tickets are $10 and include a comple-

mentary drink. Raffl e tickets are avail-

able to claim prizes such as gift baskets,

a handmade quilt, a Texas Mickey of li-

quor and much more. “The more money

we fundraise, the more we can provide at

the actual festival,” said Coates.

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BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express

The Red Deer College Queens

basketball team will have a king

running things next year in the

ACAC.

Ken King to be exact.

He was named as the Queens’

new head coach earlier this

month, taking over from Mike

Woollard. King spent the last few

years as an assistant coach with

Laurentian University men’s bas-

ketball team in Sudbury.

Prior to joining the Laurentian

Voyageurs, King coached both

male and female players at the

high school and club level in On-

tario. He’s been actively involved

in Ontario’s Talent Identifi cation

and Development Program for

the past fi ve years and continues

to support the development of

young players in the province.

The attraction to the Queens

coaching job was twofold.

“It allows me to teach as well as

coach and the other part is the ath-

letic program at Red Deer College

has a ton of success behind it.”

He said it wasn’t hard to notice

that success garnered by RDC

teams this past year and he says

having that sort of atmosphere

around the campus can only help

motivate this team, encouraging

them to get a piece of the pie.

King says he’s not taking over

the former coach’s program but

instead it’s him becoming a part

of Red Deer College’s program.

“It’s more about the fact that

they supply all the tools to make

the program successful no mat-

ter who is coaching the team and

now it’s my job to come in and use

the tools they’re giving me.”

King says he knows the Queens

have some very talented players

on the current roster and is ready

for the opportunity to help the

Queens move forward.

“It really seemed like they were

close to kind of putting it together

and making the playoffs so essen-

tially the goal is to kind of glue

all those pieces together to fi nish

it off and sneak into the playoffs

in the next few years.”

King feels coming from the

men’s side of the game is going

to be an asset when it comes to

coaching a women’s team.

He got to observe closely some

very successful women’s pro-

grams in Ontario which mirrored

the men’s game in many ways.

“You really see parts of the

men’s game shine through in

those programs,” he says. “I think

a lot of it is about sort of a cul-

ture and the philosophy you come

into it with. You make sure all the

players coming in are willing to

sacrifi ce their bodies and play a

really fast style that brings out

the best qualities of each player.”

He likes the fact he’s stepping

into a league which has some very

good teams and always seems to

be well-represented at any nation-

al championship tournament.

“There’s a lot of quality teams,

a lot of quality coaches and a lot

of quality players so it’s exciting

to be a part of a conference that

has all that,” he says. He has a

modest goal for this year’s edition

of the Queens basketball team -

be competitive every time they

set foot on the court.

“Whether it’s a pre season

game or mid season tournament

or a league game or even a playoff

game. The goal is just to compete

in each one of those games no

matter what the situation.”

King will offi cially arrive at

the College to take things over in

August but he does plan on being

here in July to run an identifi -

cation camp and to get a look at

the Red Deer area. The fi rst few

days of the camp he will work

with College level players and

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Sandy Douglas is a huge fan of the Alberta Junior Hock-

ey League and he wants to share his enthusiasm for the

league.

The Lacombe native is testing the waters in his home-

town to see if there’s enough interest to seriously investi-

gate establishing an AJHL franchise in the City.

Douglas feels the community has lost its sports identity

and a junior hockey franchise would solve the issue.

“Ponoka has in my opinion the best rodeo on earth, Red

Deer has got major junior hockey and Olds has got the

AJHL Grizzlies, Bentley has the Generals (senior hockey)

and Lacombe has nothing,” said Douglas.

He agreed there are the high school sports, minor foot-

ball and the Central Alberta Buccaneers which are all

supported but nothing the entire community can stand

behind like an AJHL team.

“It would take a lot of work and a lot of PR,” he said.

“But the hockey team would promote Lacombe and if La-

combe, this beautiful little city of ours, would promote the

hockey team, one would help the other.”

Douglas grew up with the famous Lacombe Rockets

Senior hockey team as a source of pride which made the

community stand out.

So why the AJHL? He points to the bond current teams

in Olds, Okotoks and Camrose have with their fan base and

would love to see a similar connection formed in Lacombe.

“It would take a lot of work and people would really

enjoy it if they gave it a chance and came out to see the

product.”

One of the biggest issues he faces aside from garnering

support for the effort would be landing the right amount

of ice time a junior franchise would need.

Currently Lacombe minor hockey teams are grabbing

ice in nearby communities due to the shortage they face

with the two rinks in the City.

Douglas says he understands this is a huge mountain

to climb but he’s not about to pack it in anytime soon. “I

think a lot of people think I’m a little on the crazy side, I

don’t but I’m not going to give in just because there’s ob-

stacles because with anything good there’s obstacles.”

Douglas says he does have some insight about what

this effort might entail through connections he has in the

league so he’s tackling this with his eyes wide open. “I’m

not doing this just for me,” he said. “I’m serious. If a team

was to be landed for the town I’d be happy to be in the

dressing room just folding towels.”

[email protected]

Is an AJHL franchise right for Lacombe?

JIM

C L A G G E T T

In the world of sports,

professional or amateur,

there are moments within

each sport which partici-

pants strive to meet.

Not everyone looks to

achieve these moments

simply because not every-

one has the physical skills

to make it happen.

In football it might be a

long touchdown run from

scrimmage, a deep pass for

six, a punt return or kick-

off which ends in the end

zone or maybe an intercep-

tion or fumble recovery.

In hockey, maybe scoring

the overtime winner on a

breakaway or for a goalie,

posting a shutout.

Basketball players might

want to hit that free throw

or three-pointer to win the

game. For a baseball player

it might be the game win-

ning home run.

The list goes on but you

get the point. All the above

scenarios play out on a

somewhat regular basis

around the world of sport,

some more than others, so

when something rare hap-

pens it should be marveled

at, no matter who accom-

plished it. In the world of

golf, breaking 90, 80, 70 and

for those very few, 60 are

moments to be cherished

and fondly remembered.

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moments which occur on

a somewhat regular basis

and it’s all relative to the

ability of the player but

there is another aspect of

the game which any player

at anytime could be in the

spotlight. The hole in one is

very rare with one article

on the odds of an ace rang-

ing from 3,000 to one for a

tour player to 12,000 to one

for a regular player.

The longer the hole, the

longer the odds of knock-

ing one in from the tee but

you can toss those odds out

the window for Mike and

Noreen Unsworth of Van-

couver. The pair were play-

ing the Fairmont Chateau

Whistler Golf Club ear-

lier this month when Mike

knocked in a seven iron

from 118 yards on hole #10.

Noreen stepped up to the

tee and stroked a rescue

club with the ball stopping

in the hole as well.

The third in the group,

Bobby Shoptra didn’t can

one. The odds of this hap-

pening are 26,000,000 to one

but maybe a little less for

these two. It was ace num-

ber two for Mike. He takes

a back seat to his wife how-

ever. It was the 13th hole in

one for Noreen. It seems

she has that shot in her ar-

senal.

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When you are working with

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from exposure to light and air.

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For those of you wanting close to

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ing an extra few cartons so you

can cull out the offending pieces

and choose what is put into your

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We run into this often with nat-

ural stone and granite.

When a product is taken from

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predict the exact tone and colour

that will arrive. As with the hard-

wood, looking at the actual batch

is a very good idea which will

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advance.

Natural stone will give you a

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the look of stone giving you a

smoother fi nish and more consis-

tent colour as they are printed or

glazed in a factory.

Reputable granite companies

will offer you your choice of slab

and can give you a computerized

view of what that slab will look

like on your particular counter-

top confi guration. This is espe-

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ing a premium granite with a

larger pattern.

Smaller, repeated patterns of

granite can be installed in multi-

ple directions but the longer, lin-

ear patterns will require specifi c

directions from the consumer.

Seams and patterns do not line

up and if more than one slab is

required for your home they may

not be consistently coloured so it

is a good idea to look at the actual

slab before you order.

While perfection is a wonderful

goal to strive for, it is good to re-

member that when dealing with

natural products you will experi-

ence imperfection.

Our earth produces many

beautiful products that we can

choose for our home but nature is

unpredictable and often the true

beauty is in the uniqueness of the

products.

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So you saved, you house

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mortgage professional all

the paperwork they asked

for. You get the call to come

on in and sign the mort-

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excited and happy.

And then your mortgage

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something so horrendous

that you think surely the

theme song from Psycho

should be playing.

What is this terrible aw-

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tell you.

The terrible awful is the

cost of borrowing. Lend-

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you will pay in actual dol-

lar fi gures for the interest

on your mortgage loan for

each term and this number

can be truly nasty.

Let’s look at a $300,000

mortgage at today’s best

rates.

In the fi rst fi ve years

alone you will pay over

$40,000 in interest.

That’s a lot of moola.

Without boring you with

a series of math equations

you should keep the follow-

ing in mind. If the average

interest rate over the whole

25 years is 4% you will end

up paying $1.60 for each

dollar you have borrowed.

That feels like really great

motivation to take a serious

look at a few techniques to

pay down your mortgage

ASAP.

Pay 15% less in inter-

est – how you ask? Choose

a bi-weekly accelerated

payment frequency. Your

mortgage payment will be

taken from your account

every other week. But wait!

Please keep in mind that

there is a bi-weekly and a

bi-weekly accelerated.

With the regular bi-week-

ly the lender will take the

annual mortgage amount

and divide it by 26 pay-

ments. This is convenient

if you get paid bi-weekly

and want your payments

to come out on the same

schedule. The misconcep-

tion is that choosing the

regular bi-weekly payment

frequency will make you

mortgage-free faster.

The difference with the

accelerated bi-weekly is

that you choose to pay a

slightly higher payment on

every payment. Remember

the extra amount goes di-

rectly to the principle. This

choice reduces your overall

borrowing cost from $1.60

to $1.50 which adds up to

15% less in interest over

the 25-year mortgage. Plus

you get the benefi t of being

mortgage-free three years

earlier.

A buck a day saves you

$6,000. Say what? Your

mortgage debt can feel in-

surmountable to say the

least. If you put $1 extra

each day or $365 a year

you will be mortgage-free

11 months ahead of sched-

ule. Assuming the same

$300,000 mortgage you will

save $6,000 in interest pay-

ments. Small is the new big.

You may not have a

fortune to throw at your

mortgage annually but I

would bet you could round

up your payments? If you

were to round your pay-

ment up from $795 to $800

you would not even notice

that slight change. But if

we use the numbers above

then you are all of a sud-

den on track to pay that

mortgage out way ahead

of schedule which will save

you thousands of dollars in

interest costs and allow you

to celebrate the demise of

your mortgage that much

earlier.

Think outside of the

number fi ve. Most of us

think in fi ve-year incre-

ments when it comes to our

mortgages.

Let’s get crazy for a min-

ute shall we and think out-

side the fi ve-year box. What

if you choose a 24-year term

at the start? That’s already

one year off the mortgage.

And when your mort-

gage comes up for renewal?

What if instead of just sign-

ing, you contact your mort-

gage professional to get you

the best rate, and then take

another year or two off ?

Instead of 20 choose 17 or

18.

Years gone and interest

saved just by indicating a

lower amortization.

Work that variable rate

baby! Historically people

who choose the variable

rate do better over the life

of the mortgage. What

if you chose the variable

rate but set the payment

to match what the fi xed

rate would be on the same

mortgage? The extra goes

directly to principle and

(say it with me) saves you

thousands and gets you

mortgage-free that much

sooner.

Do it! Thinking about

working out or eating bet-

ter will not give you the

same results as exercise

and diet. According to the

Maritz Research Poll only

32% of Canadians use their

pre-payment privileges.

It’s all well and good to

have the intention of being

mortgage-free ASAP but

you need to act. Pick one or

all of the above and start-

ing planning your life after

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Rodeo at Daines ends on a high note

Story and photos by Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

The 54th Annual Innisfail Professional

Rodeo was held this past weekend at the

Daines Rodeo Grounds.

Professional and amateur cowboys and

cowgirls gathered from across North Amer-

ica and Australia for what was to be one of

the last professional rodeos to be held at the

grounds, as longtime rodeo promoter Jack

Daines announced this would be his last.

Festivities during the event which took

place June 13-15th included a nightly rodeo

dance, a parade through downtown Innisfail,

sheep riding in the early afternoon, followed by

the professional rodeo events. Events included

the bareback bronc, saddle bronc and bull rid-

ing, steer wrestling, barrel racing and calf roping.

Attendees came from far and wide to get a close

view of all the action offered at the Daines Rodeo

Grounds.

Sam Kelts of Millarville took home the champion

title in the saddle bronc riding event after a hearty

ride on the Calgary Stampede’s well-known mare Lynx

Mountain.

Kelts scored an 88 to beat out Kyle Thomson and Dustin

Flundra to take home the $2,170 prize.

The bull riding best score came early in the weekend on

Friday evening when De Winton cowboy Brock Radford

rode an 89.5 performance and won himself the $2,294.

The bareback bronc championship went to Ky Marshall

of Bowden who rode True Grit to win $2,098.

Nate Baldwin out of Idaho came in fi rst place in the tie

down roping evening with an eight second run to win

$2,411. And Laci Suitor of Duchess was the week-

end’s barrel racing winner with a time of 15.877

to take home $2,613.

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TAKE DOWN – Brenden Laye of Consort digs his heels in to bring a steer to the ground.

RUNNING JUMP – Wade Landmark of Provost takes a steer to the ground with his horse running closely beside.

ROUND UP Kyle Foden of

Nanton lassoes a calf during

the calf-roping event.

SMOOTH RIDE – Jacob Stemo of Calgary goes for a wild ride on a bronc.

BOLD BRONC Cort Scheer of

Elsmere, Nebraska takes his turn on a

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