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“It decreases the risk of diabetes and obesity which leads to a bunch of other diseases. If you keep active and keep your mind active you are going to see positive effects.â€? ••• A couple of weeks after Walter Morel’s teammate was rushed to hospital after collapsing during his team’s over-45 soccer game, his teammate was out of hospital and back on the sidelines, watching his team play. It was a health scare that sent a ripple effect through many of the players on the team, some of whom were playing on two different soccer teams, both at the over-45 and over-55 level. “It makes you think,â€? said Morel. “Some of us were wondering whether we should still exert ourselves. As bad as
it was, it was an eye opener.� Still the draw of being among good friends and getting a good workout is what keeps masters sports going. “I’ve been playing soccer since I was 10 years-old,� said Morel. “It’s the camaraderie. It’s just part of your life, part of your routine. Then, you know, it’s an excuse to go for a beer after the game. If we didn’t play a lot of us wouldn’t be working out. It’s a good thing.� Goodman agreed adding that athletes who help themselves will have longer recreational careers. “Take 10 minutes to warm-up and 10 minutes to cool down,� he said. “You’re standing around talking with people anyhow so why not stretch. “I think masters sports is a huge positive to the community. It’s also a thing called enjoyment. It’s way more fun to go out and do something than to sit and watch it on TV.�
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The woman slated to become the new general manager of the Rotary Centre for the Arts is being sued over allegedly misappropriating funds from her last employer, The Art Gallery of Calgary. Late Thursday afternoon, stories from Fast Forward Magazine revealed Valerie Cooper, the former president and CEO of the Art Gallery of Calgary, a public art gallery run by a non-profit organization, is being sued by the gallery to retrieve $500,000 in falsified expenses. The article indicates affidavits with The Court of the Queen’s Bench in Alberta state the gallery is suing for $185,129 for art work and gallery services purchased that cannot be
adequately traced; nearly $67,000 in travel expenses the AGC board of directors claims it did not approve; and over $19,000 worth of massages, monthly parking, credit card fees, home maintenance and clothing allegedly purchased by the gallery for Cooper without the gallery’s knowledge. According to earlier articles from the magazine, Cooper took over the gallery in 2004 with only $50 in its accounts and a mounting pile of bills and appeared to be turning its fortunes around— although not without controversy. The 2008 article reveals a series of alleged problems with artists, curatorial and administrative staff, largely pegging Cooper as one to put profits before the gallery’s purpose and alleging some art
had been damaged under her tenure. As of Wednesday, the magazine only had an article stating Cooper left her position this past March without explanation, four years into a five-year contract. But Thursday afternoon it had obtained AGC board chair Gwen Randall’s affadavit alleging Cooper charged the gallery for $12,126 worth of artwork for her own condo and the $89,250 to rent for the condo space—plus $185,129 of “fictitious framing.� The affidavit reportedly details a nonexistent loan repayment to the tune of $124,000. The Rotary Centre for the Arts is a city-owned facility, but no one at the City of Kelowna was aware the new manager was facing the lawsuit. “We were not aware
of this situation until the Capital News forwarded the story from the Calgary Herald,� said Tom Wilson, City of Kelowna communications supervisor. “If the news story is correct, it could be a really unfortunate setback for the RCA, which has been through a traumatic time in the last five months and was poised to move forward in a positive direction. “We don’t want to comment further until we’ve had a chance to discuss this with the board of directors and its hiring committee,� Efforts to contact the board of directors for the Rotary Centre for the Arts went unanswered at press deadline. The previous person to hold the position, Tracie Ward, recently passed away from cancer.
Local connection to Revelstoke vehicle theft A trail of evidence from a theft in Revelstoke has led Mounties to the Central Okanagan. “An estimated $100,000 worth of equipment is still outstanding from a recovered a truck and trailer that was stolen out of Revelstoke last week and recovered in West Kelowna yesterday,� said Const. Kris
Clark, noting much of the gear missing would be emblazoned with a Flow World Freestyle Festival logo. The White Ford F350 with Idaho plates went missing April 25 at 3 a.m., pulling a 28-foot Charmac enclosed trailer was stolen from the back parking lot of the Revelstoke Sandman Hotel.
“Video surveillance showed two men and a possible suspect vehicle associated to the theft,� said Clark. A 2008 Camo coloured Polaris snowmobile, computer, photography and video equipment, along with a vast array of tools, clothing, climbing gear and snowboarding equipment remains outstanding.
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