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Red Deer Buccaneer Hunter Girard (99) is tackled on a kick return by Grande Prairie Drillers’ Edgehill Gerrick (40) In Alberta Football League action at MEGlobal Athletic Park in Lacombe on Saturday. Grande Prairie won 31-18. See a report of the game and additional photo on Page B1 of today’s Advocate.
Mountview resident Martin Scholz knows a thing or two about turning a lawn into lunch and a yard into yummies. Scholz, a local permaculture educator and sustainability co-ordinator for Action International Ministries, recently gave his yard an edible makeover to represent what he has been teaching for many years locally and around the world. “The goal is to bring agriculture back into the urban setting,” said Scholz. “In Red Deer the average yard could produce about
1,000 lbs of food a year if we just got a little more creative.” Scholz answered questions about edible landscaping and delivered a presentation to young students as part of Garden Days at Parkland Garden Centre last weekend. Edible landscaping is a food production approach where typical lawn ornaments and grass are replaced with edible plants. In Scholz’s front yard, there’s corn, squash, pumpkins, onions, zucchini, pears, apricot plum trees, cherry trees, raspberry, blueberries, strawberries and other goodies growing.
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After 47 years, man gets his Grade 12 diploma WILL BE AMONG STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM LACOMBE COMPOSITE HIGH SCHOOL BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF It took 47 years, but Warren Kreway is finally getting his high school diploma. Kreway, 65, left school in Rosemary about 10 credits short of completing Grade 12 in 1967. On June 27, he will be one of about 230 students graduating from Lacombe Composite High School at a ceremony at Westerner Park. Kreway could have applied to get his diploma based on his training while employed through the years, including courses he took at Mount Royal College. Instead, he enrolled in three classes and was shoulder-to-shoulder with high
school students for three months. “Is it worth doing what I’ve done? Absolutely. When I see the reaction of the students. When I see the friendships that we’ve built. When I see the reaction of the student body, and when I see the reaction of the faculty — it’s like coming home,” said Warren Kreway Kreway, of Lacombe, who drives a school bus for Wolf Creek Public Schools. He would bus students from Blackfalds, attend class, then get back in the driver’s seat to take students home.
He admitted his first few days of class last fall were awkward and students were unsure why he was there, so he got up and spoke in front of his class. “I explained to them why and what I was doing and the purpose behind it. And the class actually got up and gave me a standing ovation.” Kreway has been a volunteer with high school’s robotic club for a few years. When he bashfully revealed to them that he didn’t have his diploma and felt uncomfortable leaving his education unfinished, students encouraged him to do something about it.
He said school definitely has changed, with the emphasis on using computers and the large classes.
more about the challenges youth face today. While students helped him when it came to computers, he was kind of like the “resident grandfather” providing e n c o u r agement. But mostly, Kreway said he was seen as just anoth— WARREN KREWAY er student to talk to about homework “Nowadays, you’re up to and class. 40-some kids in the classroom. He was surprised to discovWhat I was hoping to get was er a passion for writing after more one-on-one. critiquing novels and movies “I did (get one-on-one as- for class. sistance), but not as much as I expected.” Kreway said he learned Please see GRAD on Page A2
‘I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHY AND WHAT I WAS DOING AND THE PURPOSE BEHIND IT. AND THE CLASS ACTUALLY GOT UP AND GAVE ME A STANDING OVATION.’
Angels help Virgil find home SAFE HARBOUR RESIDENT GETS OFF THE STREETS AFTER DECADE BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF
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Virgil Frencheater shares a laugh with his two case workers Candace Thomson (left) and Tammy Nooskey at his home in Red Deer. Frencheater likes to call his case workers “his two angels.”
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Sitting at his dining room table, Virgil Frencheater looks out the window and stares at the pouring rain beating down on the sidewalk. It wasn’t too long ago that Frencheater would be tucked under a plastic bag trying to stay warm and dry in the downpour. These days Frencheater, who carved out an existence
on the streets for more than a decade, doesn’t have to worry about the inclement weather. Since October 2013, the 46-year-old has called Safe Harbour Society’s Harbour House home where he is working on improving his health and staying sober. Harbour House has space for eight people who have the most difficulty accessing and sustaining housing.
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HOME: Bumps on road for people dealing with addictions, other issues There are not a lot of rules but there are expectations. Open since 2007, it is operated with a Housing First approach of “house them first, help them as you go along.” The house is considered a “using house” but no illegal substances or physical violence are permitted on the non-smoking property. Staff are on site 24 hours. “I felt even if I went to a sober house I would still end up drinking even if I wanted to,” Frencheater said last week. “There’s no use going to a sober house. If I am going to quit it doesn’t matter where I am ... if a person wants to use, they will use.” Things were going good for Frencheater for about seven months. He didn’t succumb to peer pressure or fall back into an old routine. But his frustration and sadness for his homeless family still on the streets weighed heavy on his mind. Frencheater began having four or five drinks a day and accepting a shot of vodka from friends in May. Two weeks ago, he ended up at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre where he stayed for a week because of health issues. “For awhile I felt, if you can’t beat them, join them,” said Frencheater. “What sense is that? If you can’t beat them ... Maybe this will be a lesson to someone what happened. This is what happens. If it can happen to me. It can happen you. ” Case worker Candace Thomson said it is unrealistic to think there will not be bumps on the road for people who are dealing with addictions or other issues. Thomson said they have seen a lot of growth and change in Frencheater since he moved into the home. “He is a soft and caring person,” said Thomson. “One of the most powerful things I heard him say over the last year is that his humanity has been restored. Virgil really cares about people. You can really see that in the way Virgil lives his life.” Harbour House manager Tammy Nooskey said Frencheater can be considered a “success story” because he is working through his problems and is a positive example for others. At Harbour House, residents make their own case plans and set their own goals. They are not forced to “do this or do that” or to change. Thomson said there is a misconception that these types of houses enable people. She said they do everything not to enable people but to help them. Help cold mean hammering out a resume, getting personal identification or connecting with other services in the community. “That’s why people are successful here,” said Thomson. “People are not telling them how life should work ... I think everyone could learn from Virgil.” “ In the last seven years, three people have moved out of Harbour House into the community to live independently. Nooskey said the stay at Harbour House can be temporary or permanent housing depending on the individual. There are a few residents that have lived in Harbour House since its doors opened. Nooskey said there is a need for more affordable housing units in Red Deer. One day the society would like to open a 12-unit home in Red Deer. Housing First projects in Red Deer received a $2-million boost over five-years from the federal government on Friday. According to Red Deer’s first point-in-time Homeless Count, there were 279 people found to be homeless on Oct. 16, 2010. The next count will be conducted on Oct. 16.
12-year-old boy who was born a girl given new birth certificate
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Martin Scholz of Red Deer checks the buds on a cherry tree in his edible front yard garden in Mountview. “It’s tough,” said Frencheater. “I am in an environment where everyone is using. I am not using. I wasn’t drinking. I wasn’t even taking pain killers. I just went through it straight. I thought that maybe somebody would see that. But I think I might have changed some minds but I can’t be sure.” The stint at the hospital was a wake up call for him. Frencheater is back at Harbour House and ready to tackle live’s next challenges. The talented artist painted one of the murals on the buildings near Turning Point at the south end of Little Gaetz Avenue last summer. He hopes to get a part-time job, work on his art and continue to be there for his family. “You learn from the bumps on the road,” said Frencheater. “It’s not always an early way to learn but you do learn something each time. You just have to have an open heart and open mind.” Frencheater said he hopes his story will at least make one person walk a different path. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
GRAD: Opened a new door “Once the valve opened, I couldn’t shut it off. I was writing 30- and 40-page essays. It’s opened a new door that hasn’t closed and I don’t want it to close.” Kreway said he did take the opportunity to try to steer students towards post-secondary education. “Grade 12 isn’t enough anymore. You have to have college or university. No matter what you do in the working world, you need that. In my day, you didn’t need that.” In the 1960s, Kreway left school for a job in Calgary in freight delivery. He also spent many years in appliance service. Kreway said it was common for people of his generation to not complete their schooling. “I wasn’t alone. But I felt alone.” He hopes his success will encourage others his age to consider finishing high school. When the 2013-14 yearbook was being prepared, Kreway was asked what he was going to do after graduation. While he’s not sure if he’ll further his education, he has applied for a teaching assistant job at the high school.
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A 12-year-old transgender Alberta boy has been granted a new birth certificate that recognizes him as male. Wren Kauffman was presented with the new document on Sunday in Edmonton during a Pride festival brunch hosted by the city’s mayor. The province’s culture minister, Heather Klimchuk, made the presentation. A spokesperson for the minister says the new certificate simply has a “M” in-
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EDIBLE: Plant things that can take care of us Two greenhouses on his property boasts hundreds of different plants and herbs as well as tomatoes and cucumbers. “Why are we growing so much of that we take care of,” said Scholz, referring to typical lawns. “Why don’t we plant things that can take care of us as well?” Last year Scholz re-designed his front yard to do something for the land. He said if you get the land to where it is happy then anything can grow. Scholz, a ReThink Red Deer board member, said having grass does have some benefits like keeping dust away but there are all kinds of other benefits when you turn your yard into a garden. He said his edible has helped his family grow closer and connect with his neighbours. Some have even been inspired to try something on their own. “The bug is slowly catching,” he said. “People are realizing that instead of working so hard for nothing which is you take care of your lawn and you throw it away. You can replace the lawn with stuff that gives back.” Scholz said the idea is to become more sustainable which means needing to go outside your property less and less. He said residents have become more interested in food production from the home. Scholz does not have an accurate yield count for his produce but he hoping to work out a figure to let residents know what they can expect fromt heir yards. His small apple tree has produced enough apples to make about 100 lbs of apple sauce annually. Contact Scholz at 403-396-7647 if you have any questions on sustainability and setting up an edible landscape. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
stead of an “F.” Kauffman had filed a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission over the inability to change the sex on his birth certificate. Alberta law states that transgender persons must have reassignment surgery before they can change the sex on their birth certificates, but Premier Dave Hancock said in April that the surgery requirement will be dropped. Wren, who was born a girl, had said it was stressful being listed as female. A week after Hancock made the an-
nouncement, a judge ruled that the Alberta law dealing with birth certificates violates the rights of transgender people. In the 1970s, most provinces changed their laws so people could change their birth certificates after sex reassignment surgery. The revision left out transgender children, because people must be at least 18 to be eligible for the surgery. Other human rights complaints have also been filed in at least three other provinces: British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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For now, he’s just looking forward to graduation day. He said his fellow students are also waiting to see him walk across the stage to accept his diploma. “I wanted to know what it was like to go back to school. It became instant family.” szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com
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Man faces 22 charges in armed robbery attempt An Innsifail man faces 22 charges related to an attempted armed robbery at a Central Alberta campground last week. The charges stem from a June 5 incident in which two suspects attempted to steal a vehicle from a camper at Kelly’s Campground, about 10 kms west of Innisfail. After a truck stolen from Pine Lake was found in Bowden, one of the suspects in the attempted armed robbery was arrested and taken into custody. The other suspect fled and a warrant was issued for his arrest. The suspect was arrested at a Bowdenarea property and taken into police custody on June 13. Dillon Bristow of Innisfail, 20, was charged with previously charged with robbery with a firearm, possession of property obtained by crime, possession of a firearm, trafficking cocaine, disguised with intent to commit offence, using a firearm in the commission of an offence, failing to comply probation order, and failure to comply with a probation order. He now faces 22 additional charges as a result of the investigation following his arrest. Bristow is charged with three counts of possession of stolen property over $5,000, hit and run, flight from police, two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, possession of a firearm without a firearms licence, possession of a firearm while prohibited, careless storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm in a vehicle, break and enter to a business, six counts of breach of a recognizance and four counts of breach of probation. He is currently in custody, and is scheduled to appear in Red Deer provincial court on Friday. Michael Holt, 33, of Red Deer was charged with possession of property obtained by crime, possession of cocaine, fail to comply with conditions of an undertaking and fail to comply with a probation order on June 7. Holt is in custody and will be in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday.
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Cancer survivor Maurice Paul stands by the machine that helped rid him of cancer during the Central Alberta Cancer Centre’s open house on Saturday afternoon.
Tremendous cancer resource welcomed by patients OPEN HOUSE HELD AT NEW CENTRAL ALBERTA CANCER CLINIC BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Just over five weeks ago Maurice Paul graduated from his radiation treatment at the Central Alberta Cancer Clinic in Red Deer. Paul thanked donors and staff for their support at the clinic’s open house at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Saturday. Paul learned he had prostate cancer about a year ago. After hearing his diagnosis, the 64-year-old joined the local prostate cancer support group in Red Deer. Paul said the support from the group was amazing but he was overwhelmed to hear that the men in the group received their treatments in either Edmonton or Calgary. “It is scary when you hear something like that,” said Paul, of Gull Lake. “Probably one of the best things I did was latching on to that support group and getting their information.” Paul received 37 daily treatments at the clinic from March 18 to May 9 at the clinic.
“It was a real gift to be able to hear you can have your treatment here,” said Paul. These days Paul says things are looking good and he feels great. The Central Alberta Cancer Centre’s new building at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre opened to patients in November 2013. The new facility, four times the size of its former location, has brought radiation treatment for some cancers to Central Alberta so most cancer patients no longer have to travel to Edmonton or Calgary. Already an estimated 125 patients have completed radiation therapy since the facility opened and 20 to 25 patients per day have been treated on the medical day unit that has treatment areas for chemotherapy. Dr. Julie Cuartero, a radiation oncologist, said patients have to go through so much physically and emotionally and having a clinic close by makes a tremendous difference. “It’s difficult enough for them,” she said. “The treatments we offer are not benign either. Chemotherapy and radiation are tough treat-
Two were sent to hospital and several others were injured following a two-vehicle collision at Hwy 2A and 49 Ave in Lacombe early Saturday morning. Lacombe Police Service said they responded to reports of the collision around 1:06 a.m. Police say the early investigation has determined that a northbound pickup truck with seven occupants went through a red light at a high rate of speed when it collided with a westbound pickup truck. The impact forced the northbound pickup to roll over, and come to rest the railway tracks running parallel to Hwy 2A. A 19-year-old male driver of the northbound pickup truck was flown by STARS Air Ambulance to Foothills Hospital in Calgary where he remains in serious condition. One other passenger also sustained serious injuries. He was flown to the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton. Two others were sent to local hospitals by ground ambulance. The three remaining passengers were treated by emergency services for minor injuries at the scene and released. The male driver of the westbound pick up trick did not sustain any significant injuries. He was alone in the truck. • No money down, no obligation, every Railway traffic on the reason to Hear Well today main rail lines was delayed for several hours as a result of the colli• 21 days to try hearing aids for free, sion. followed by an additional 90 day trial Speed and alcohol are believed to be conperiod to return or exchange. tributing factors to the collision. However no charges have yet been laid as the investigation is ongoing.
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An attended cigarette sparked a fire forcing an evacuation in Riverside Meadows on Saturday night. Deputy fire chief Greg Adair said Red Deer Emergency Services crews were called to a fire in a four-storey apartment complex at 5100 60 Street. Adair said the fire contained to one suite on the second floor of the building because the sprinklers in the building activated the emergency sprinkler system. There was no damage estimate available on Sunday. Adair said careless cigarette smoking caused the fire. “Be a responsible smoker,” said Adair. “Don’t leave cigarettes or candles unattended at any time.”
ments to go through. If you can eliminate extraneous things such as having to worry about the driving, the roads, the weather conditions, that makes a huge impact on how they go through their treatments or cancer journeys.” Cuartero said the clinic is a tremendous resource for cancer patients. Myka Osinchuk, CEO of the Alberta Cancer Foundation, was on hand to thank the foundation donors. She shared how the foundation’s investments have enhanced patient care with initiatives such as the foundation’s patient navigation program that operates in cancer centres across Alberta. Thirteen patient navigators including one in Red Deer help patients find their way around the health-care system. In 2013, the navigator cared for 596 patients and 553 patients already in 2014. By the end of the year, she expects the number to be 2,000 receiving help from the foundation’s navigator. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
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Bad can pay dividends Energy giant Kinder Morgan was recently called insensitive for pointing out that “Pipeline spills can have both positive and negative effects on local and regional economies, both in the short- and long-term.” The company wants to triple its shipping capacity from the Alberta oilsands to Burnaby, B.C., in part by twinning its current pipeline. Its National Energy Board submission states, “Spill response and cleanup creates business and employment opportunities for affected communities, regions, and DAVID cleanup service SUZUKI providers.” It may seem insensitive but it’s true. And that’s the problem. Destroying the environment is bad for the planet and all the life it supports, including us. But it’s often good for business. The 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico added billions to the U.S. gross domestic product! Even if a spill never occurred (a big “if,” considering the records of Kinder Morgan and other pipeline companies), increasing capacity from 300,000 to 890,000 barrels a day would go handin-hand with rapid oilsands expansion and more wasteful, destructive burning of fossil fuels — as would approval of Enbridge Northern Gateway and other pipeline projects, as well as increased oil shipments by rail. The company will make money, the government will reap some tax and royalty benefits and a relatively small number of jobs will be created. But the massive costs of dealing with a pipeline or tanker spill and the resulting climate change consequences will far outweigh the benefits. Of course, under our current economic paradigm, even the costs of responding to global warming impacts show as positive growth in the GDP — the tool we use to measure what passes for progress in this strange worldview. And so it’s full speed ahead and damn the consequences. Everything is measured in money. B.C.’s economy seems sluggish?
Well, obviously, the solution is to get fracking and sell the gas to Asian markets. Never mind that a recent study, commissioned by the Canadian government, concludes we don’t know enough about the practice to say it’s safe, the federal government has virtually no regulations surrounding it and provincial rules “are not based on strong science and remain untested.” Never mind that the more infrastructure we build for polluting, climate-disrupting fossil fuels, the longer it will take us to move away from them. There’s easy money to be had — for someone. We need to do more than just get off fossil fuels, although that’s a priority. We need to conserve, cut back and switch to cleaner energy sources. In Canada, we need a national energy strategy. And guess what? That will create lasting jobs! But we must also find better ways to run our societies than relying on rampant consumption,
planned obsolescence, excessive and often-pointless work and an economic system that depends on damaging ways and an absurd measurement to convince us it somehow all amounts to progress. It’s not about going back to the Dark Ages. It’s about realizing that a good life doesn’t depend on owning more stuff, scoring the latest gadgets or driving bigger, faster cars. Our connections with family, friends, community and nature are vastly more important. Yes, we need oil and gas, and will for some time. Having built our cities and infrastructure to accommodate cars rather than people, we can’t turn around overnight. But we can stop wasting our precious resources. By conserving and switching to cleaner energy, we can ensure we still have oil and gas long into the future, perhaps long enough to learn to appreciate the potential of what’s essentially energy
from the sun, stored and compressed over millions of years. If we dig it up and sell it so it can be burned around the world, we consign ourselves to a polluted planet ravaged by global warming, with nothing to fall back on when fossil fuels are gone. Scientists around the world have been warning us for decades about the consequences of our wasteful lifestyles, and evidence for the ever-increasing damage caused by pollution and climate change continues to grow. But we have to do more than just wean ourselves off fossil fuels. We must also look to economic systems, progress measurements and ways of living that don’t depend on destroying everything the planet provides to keep us healthy and alive. Scientist, author and broadcaster David Suzuki wrote this column with Ian Hanington. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.
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Worst to come in Ukraine?
Those in east Ukraine, who are rebelling against the government in Kiev, have good reason to be afraid that they may share the fate of the opposition in the west where workers have been beaten, tortured and burned alive trapped in trade union offices. It is clear that Ukrainians cannot trust the Kiev government. It is equally clear that they cannot trust Vladimir Putin and the financial oligarchs in Moscow. The Ukraine is between a rock and a hard place. The interests of the Russian finance are on one side and the interests of western finance on the other. The crises are not of the making of ordinary Ukrainians but it is they who are paying the price as the Ukraine faces the threat of civil war. There is a distinct possibility of a break-up of the Ukraine with the danger of ethnic cleansing. This is exactly what occurred in the Balkans after western economic intervention and the disintegration of the former Yugoslavian state. There is also the possibility of another outcome, although it may be remote at this stage; workers in the highly industrial east of the Ukraine may declare their own socialist republic based on democracy and the interests of the majority of the population. It would be an outcome that would dismay all the protagonists of this particular conflagration. For now Russia has drawn a line in the sand and despite the fact that it no longer controls the Ukraine, control has not yet passed to anyone else. After a period of military skirmishes the most likely outcome will be a fudged peace deal that will satisfy no one. The Ukrainian pot will continue to simmer with the discontent of deep economic problems and the possibility of a social revolution that could spill over into Russia. Keith Norman Wyatt Innisfail
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Solution to city survey gaps An open letter to Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer, city council and city manager Craig Curtis: We all know how important it is to stay connected to Red Deer citizens. Since the last election, I have seen an effort to include citizens in dialogue. Simply the street signs being put up informing citizens of the front garbage pickup and the budget meeting has been an improvement from years past. I do have concerns with some of the ways we are communicating. The surveys that we hold online are extremely important, however they are easily manipulated and skewed. A person can take these surveys multiple times. Even if there are IP address protectors, IP addresses can easily be changed (or hidden), allowing a person to take the survey potentially hundreds of times. Simply put: I have near zero confidence in any city survey whether the results are aligned with my personal ideological position or not. Here is the solution: Every year (generally) the city conducts a census and each address receives a pin. Folks can enter their census information online using that pin. Keep this pin active for the entirety of the year, and link it to every city survey for access purposes. Once access is granted, the survey can be completed anonymously. Of course, this system would not be perfect. We would have to create contingencies for folks who move to Red Deer, or from house to house, but it would be a big step up from the system we have now. Please consider bringing forth a notice of motion that would see Red Deer secure its online survey process. Calvin Goulet-Jones Red Deer
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The media is extensively covering events in the Ukraine and columnists have varying interpretations of the serious situation that exists there. This is, however, important for our understanding of the reality. Greg Neiman (Red Deer Advocate, May 21, 2014) writes: “But once again the world is dealing with an aggressive, expansionist Russia. Armed Russian insurgents stage-managed the annexation of Crimea and others created unrest in eastern sections of the country to destabilize Ukraine’s elections coming this weekend.” Gwynne Dyer (Red Deer Advocate, April 30, 2014) writes: “The collapse of the status quo is partly the European Union’s fault, for demanding that Ukraine choose between closer trade and travel ties with the EU and full membership in Russia’s ‘Eurasian Union.’ It is even more the fault of Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has been both emotional and opportunistic. He’s scaring people, which is never a good idea.” Seumas Milne (The Guardian, April 30, 2014) writes: “The reality is that after two decades of NATO expansion, this crises was triggered by the west’s attempt to pull Ukraine decisively into its orbit. The threat of war in the Ukraine is growing. As the unelected government in Kiev declares itself unable to control the rebellion in the country’s east, John Kerry brands Russia a rogue state. The U.S. and the European Union step up sanctions against the Kremlin, accusing it of de-stabilizing Ukraine.” Whether you take the position that the blame rests with Russia or with the United States and the European Union it is the Kiev government, including the fascist groups that are integrated into it, who are responsible for acts of repression and murder. Scott Williamson Pre-press supervisor
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Filipe Masetti Leite speaks to a reporter before riding out of the Stampede grounds in Calgary on Sunday, July 8, 2012. A Canadian cowboy can truly call himself a long rider as he has reached his destination country in an epic horseback journey to Brazil from Calgary.
Cowboy completes horseback ride to Brazil from Calgary LONG RIDER REACHES DESTINATION COUNTRY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A Canadian cowboy can truly call himself a long rider as he has reached his destination country in an epic horseback journey to Brazil from Calgary. Filipe Masetti Leite, 27, who immigrated to Canada from the South American country when he was a teenager, rode out of the Calgary Stampede grounds in July 2012 along with his two horses, Bruiser and Frenchie. He added a third horse to his team, Dude, from a ranch in New Mexico. Leite says his ride took him through 10 countries and covered 14,000 kilometres in North, Central and South America. “Setting out from Canada’s largest rodeo and one of the best in the world was a huge honour,” he said in an email. “I feel like I’m dreaming,” he wrote as he crossed the border from Puerto Kijaro, Bolivia, into Corumba, Brazil. Leite said he and his horses crossed Yellowstone National Park, encountered a grizzly in Montana and rode through the Chihuahua Desert in Mexico.
“This has been the hardest but most gratifying years of my life,” Leite said. “I hope my journey inspires others to follow their dreams, no matter how hard or crazy it may seem.” Leite’s family returned to Sao Paolo, Brazil, nine years ago and is to meet him at the end of his journey. The inspiration for the trip was a similar quest in 1925 by Aime Tschiffely, a Swiss school teacher who rode 16,000 kilometres alone from Buenos Aires to New York City. The young cowboy, who has a journalism degree from Ryerson University in Toronto, has been documenting his travels. His goal was to draw attention to the illegal — FILIPE MASETTI LEITE drug war in Latin America. He said a lot of innocent people are dying and 80 per cent of the drugs are ending up on U.S. streets. He may have reached Brazil, but Leite’s trek isn’t quite over. He still has 2,000 kilometres remaining to his home in Sao Paulo. The timing of the trip sits well with him. “I love soccer and left in 2012 from Canada just so I could arrive in Brazil for the World Cup.”
‘THIS HAS BEEN THE HARDEST BUT MOST GRATIFYING YEARS OF MY LIFE. I HOPE MY JOURNEY INSPIRES OTHERS TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS, NO MATTER HOW HARD OR CRAZY IT MAY SEEM.’
Stripping criminal pardon from alleged terrorist was constitutional: feds role board decided to revoke Jaser’s pardon. A pardon, or record suspension, does not erase a conviction but can make it easier for someone to get a job and travel abroad. Under the Criminal Records Act, the parole board may revoke a pardon when the offender is convicted of a new crime of if the board is satisfied the person is “no longer of good conduct.” In his submission, Jaser argues the process places him in a Catch-22 — either give up his right to remain silent and address the pending charges, even though an actual criminal trial may be months or years away — or tell the parole board nothing and be stripped of his pardon. The government counters that criminal law rights that allow an accused to remain silent and avoid self-incrimination do not apply to the administrative proceedings of the parole board. In addition, the board is entitled to consider pending criminal charges in carrying out its
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duties, even though the facts have not been tested in court, the federal brief says. Federal lawyers also reject assertions that the law in question is “unconstitutionally vague.” “It establishes an intelligible standard for both those who will be governed by it and those who must enforce or apply it.”
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OTTAWA — Parole officials did not trample on the rights of an accused terrorist by revoking his criminal pardon based on the unproven charges he faces, the federal government argues in newly filed court documents. There was “no abuse of process” when the Parole Board of Canada moved last year to pull Raed Jaser’s pardon for various convictions after he was charged with plotting to derail a Via passenger train, federal lawyers say in the court submission. Jaser, 36, is asking the Federal Court of Canada to reverse the parole board’s decision, saying officials made a “perverse and capricious” finding that he was no longer of good character due to the new terrorism charges. “A charge is nothing but an unproven allegation,” Jaser’s counsel say in their filing with the court. “On its own, it does not constitute evidence of the truth of the allegations and, thus, cannot constitute evidence that this Applicant is no longer of good conduct.” He is also challenging the constitutionality of a section of the Criminal Records Act that officials used to revoke his pardon. Jaser, a Toronto resident, and Chiheb Esseghaier of Montreal face terrorism-related charges for allegedly plotting to derail a Via
passenger train. Arrested in April last year, the accused plotters were said to be targeting a train that travels from New York City to Ontario, operated by U.S. rail service Amtrak south of the border and Via Rail in Canada. After coming to Canada with his family, Jaser ran into trouble with the law but later applied for a criminal pardon, now known as a record suspension. In 2009, he was pardoned for uttering threats and various fraud-related convictions between 1997 and 2001. Following media reports of Jaser’s arrest in the purported train sabotage plot, the parole board contacted the RCMP and soon after received confirmation of the charges. In June 2013, the board then informed Jaser of its intention to withdraw his pardon, inviting him to make representations. Jaser’s lawyer responded the following month, objecting to the proceedings. A week later the pa-
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MONTREAL — Justin Curran still remembers sleeping under a blanket decorated like a rocket ship when he was a child. “It looked like the inside of a space shuttle with a joystick and all the switches and knobs,” the 28-yearold recalls as he recounts his fascination with space. Planets could be seen through windows printed on the quilt-like fabric. While he may have dreamed of the cosmos while under that blanket, which he still owns, Curran is a little closer to one day travelling into space and living on Mars and the moon thanks to a national competition. The University of Victoria student is the chief engineer on a team from the B.C. university which recently won the second Canadian Satellite Design Challenge. The University of Victoria group built a small shoebox-sized satellite from scratch with contributions from sponsors and about $24,000 in university funding. Curran said a team of about 20 students worked on the final build and testing of the satellite, but they weren’t alone. “It’s been a multi-year project so we’ve had dozens and dozens of people put their hands on the project and work on it over time,” he noted. The latest satellite challenge involved teams of students from 10 universities across Canada. One team from Montreal’s Ecole polytechnique partnered with students from the University of Bologna in Italy. Satellites from six teams made it to the final stage of vibration tests which were carried out on the Canadian Space Agency’s David Florida Laboratory in Ottawa. The tests simulate the vibrations satellites experience during a launch. Curran says he always felt confident the University of Victoria team would win. “We had a pretty good feeling right off the bat,” he said. “We knew the other teams had difficulties . . . but it’s one of those things where you don’t want to count your chickens before they’re hatched.” The founder of the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge is Larry Reeves, who works at Urthecast, which developed special cameras for the International Space Station. He says the University of Victoria’s winning satellite, which measures 34 centimetres by 10 centimetres by 10 centimetres, also contains several experiments. “They have a number of little experiments, including an Earth observation camera, on board,” Reeves said in an interview. The satellite has an experiment which uses a new type of material that’s a good heat conductor. “It’s much lighter and much more efficient at conducting heat than copper pipes which are often used for radiators right now in satellites,” Reeves explained. Another experiment involves a material that can be used to manipulate the satellite using magnetic fields. “We found that you can actually alter the magnetic field using lasers,” Curran noted. He said the material, a type of graphite, could eventually be used to “sail” on magnetic currents between planets and other galaxies. Reeves says the satellite will eventually be launched into orbit to conduct scientific research and monitored from a ground station at the university. “There are some options that I can’t mention until it actually happens,” Reeves said. In the meantime, the team hopes to make a few improvements to the satellite. It also has to provide documentation to the launch providers. “There’s still a lot of red tape to get through,” Curran added. The satellite, with a projected lifespan of three to five years, could be launched by a number of countries including Russia, India or China. Montreal’s Concordia University won the first design challenge in 2013 and its satellite was accepted into a European Space Agency program. But the Montreal team is still waiting for date to get it launched into space.
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Militants slaughter Iraqi soldiers CAPTIVES FORCED INTO DITCH AND SHOT DEAD BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD — The Islamic militants who overran cities and towns in Iraq last week posted graphic photos that appeared to show their gunmen massacring scores of captured Iraqi soldiers, while the prime minister vowed Sunday to “liberate every inch” of captured territory. The pictures on a militant website appear to show masked fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, loading the captives onto flatbed trucks before forcing them to lie face-down in a shallow ditch with their arms tied behind their backs. The final images show the bodies of the captives soaked in blood after being shot at several locations. Chief military spokesman Lt. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi confirmed the photos’ authenticity and said he was aware of cases of mass murder of captured Iraqi soldiers in areas held by ISIL. He told The Associated Press that an examination of the images by military experts showed that about 170 soldiers were shot to death by the militants after their capture. Captions on the photos showing the soldiers after they were shot say “hundreds have been liquidated,” but the total could not immediately be verified. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the ISIL militants’ claim of killing the Iraqi troops “is horrifying and a true depiction of the bloodlust that those terrorists represent.” She added that a claim that 1,700 were killed could not be confirmed by the U.S. On Friday, U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay warned against “murder of all kinds” and other war crimes in Iraq, saying the number killed in recent days may run into the hundreds. She said in a statement that her office had received reports that militants rounded up and killed Iraqi soldiers as well as 17 civilians in a single street in Mosul. Her office also heard of “summary executions and extrajudicial killings” after ISIL militants overran Iraqi cities and towns, she said. The grisly images could sap the morale of Iraq’s security forces, but they could also heighten sectarian tensions. Thousands of Shiites are already heeding a call from their most revered spiritual leader to take up arms against the Sunni militants who have swept across the north in the worst instability in Iraq since the U.S. withdrawal in 2011. ISIL has vowed to take the battle to Baghdad and cities farther south housing revered Shiite shrines. Although the government bolstered defences around Baghdad, a series of explosions inside the capital killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 40, police and hospital officials said. Security at the U.S. Embassy was strengthened and some staff members sent elsewhere in Iraq and to neighbouring Jordan, the State Department said. A military official said about 150 Marines have been sent to Baghdad to help with embassy security. While the city of 7 million is not in any immediate danger of falling to the militants, food prices have risen — twofold in some cases — because of
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Shiite tribal fighters raise their weapons and chant slogans against the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the east Baghdad neighborhood of Kamaliya, Iraq, Sunday. Emboldened by a call to arms by the top Shiite cleric, Iranian-backed militias have moved quickly to the centre of Iraq’s political landscape, spearheading what its Shiite majority sees as a fight for survival against Sunni militants who control of large swaths of territory north of Baghdad. transportation disruptions on the main road heading north from the capital. The city is under a nighttime curfew that begins at 10 p.m. In a fiery speech to volunteers south of Baghdad, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed to regain territory captured last week by the ISIL. “We will march and liberate every inch they defaced, from the country’s northernmost point to the southernmost point,” he said. The volunteers responded with Shiite chants. On Saturday, hundreds of armed Shiite men paraded through the streets of Baghdad in response to a call by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani for Iraqis to defend their country. ISIL has vowed to attack Baghdad but its advance to the south seems to have stalled in recent days. Thousands of Shiites have also volunteered to join the fight against the ISIL, also in response to al-Sistani’s call.
Armed police, including SWAT teams, were seen at checkpoints in Baghdad, searching vehicles and checking drivers’ documents. Security was particularly tightened on the northern and western approaches, the likely targets of ISIL fighters on the capital. The city looked gloomy Sunday, with thin traffic and few shoppers in commercial areas. At a popular park along the Tigris River, only a fraction of the thousands who usually head there were present in the evening. In the commercial Karada district in central Baghdad, many of the sidewalk hawkers who sell anything from shoes to toys and clothes were absent. According to police and hospital officials, a car bomb in the city centre killed 10 and wounded 21. After nightfall, another explosion hit the area, killing two and wounding five.
Spain is preparing legal indemnity for abdicating king KING JUAN CARLOS TO LOSE LEGAL COVER HE HAS ENJOYED SINCE 1975 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID, Spain — Spain is preparing a form of legal indemnity to cover King Juan Carlos once he abdicates the throne in favour of his son. When 46-year-old Prince Felipe takes over as head of state on Thursday — he will become Felipe VI — the 76-year-old Juan Carlos will lose the legal cover he has enjoyed since becoming king in 1975. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria says the new indemnity should shield Juan Carlos, who in retirement retains his title of king, from legal probes. Any possible legal case involving him would be examined by the Supreme Court, which has a much higher threshold for evidence. His immunity stopped two lawsuits in 2012 seeking to have the king undergo two paternity tests. Juan Carlos became king two days after the death of longtime dictator Gen. Francisco Franco who had named him as his successor.
He earned massive popular support by rejecting a 1981 coup attempt, thus ensuring a smooth transition to democracy, but his popularity of late has been dented by scandals involving him and his family. He sparked public anger by taking a secret elephant hunting trip to Botswana in 2012 at the height of Spain’s financial crisis. The monarchy’s standing was also hurt by a criminal investigation into the king’s son-in-law, Inaki Urdangarin, on suspicion of embezzling large amounts of money. Juan Carlos’ youngest daughter, Princess Cristina, was required to testify as a named suspect in the fraud and money-laundering case targeting her husband. In his 2012 Christmas address, Juan Carlos tried to distance himself from the scandal, saying “justice is equal for all.” Now, some politicians like Pedro Sanchez of the opposition Socialist Party say Juan Carlos should stand by those words and allow his immunity to be eliminated.
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister on Sunday accused the Hamas militant group of kidnapping three Israeli teenagers who disappeared over the weekend, as the military arrested dozens of Palestinians and closed off West Bank roads in a frantic search for the youths. The crisis escalated already heightened tensions between Israel and the new Palestinian government, which is headed by Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas but backed by Hamas. Israel, which considers Hamas a terrorist group, has condemned the alliance and said it holds Abbas responsible for the teens’ safety. “Hamas terrorists carried out Thursday’s kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers. We know that for a fact,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. “Hamas denials do not change this fact.” Speaking in English, Netanyahu also tried to rally international opinion against the new Palestinian government. His calls for the international community to shun the government have been ignored so far. “Instead of abiding by his international obligation to disarm Hamas, President Abbas has chosen to make Hamas his partner,” he added. “I believe that the dangers of that pact now should be abundantly clear to all.” Netanyahu provided no evidence to back his claims. Palestinian officials rejected Netanyahu’s
contention that they are responsible. Hamas, meanwhile, praised the apparent kidnapping but stopped short of accepting responsibility. The three youths, Eyal Yifrah, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Frenkel, disappeared Thursday night as they were heading home from a West Bank religious school. Officials confirmed that one of the teens called a police emergency line around 10:25 p.m. and said, “We’ve been kidnapped.” They have not been heard from since then. Frenkel also holds American citizenship. Addressing reporters outside the family home in the central Israeli town of Nof Ayalon, his mother, Rachelle, thanked the public, the Israeli security services and the U.S. Embassy for offering support. “The professional people will do their job, and we do trust them. And everybody else, if you could please pray with us,” she said in English. “We trust that Eyal, and Gilad and Naftali, boys coming home on their way from school, they were just on their way home, will be here with us and we’ll hug them soon.” The case has riveted the nation’s attention, receiving around-the-clock coverage in local media. Late Sunday, more than 10,000 people converged at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, for a special mass prayer, police said. Palestinian militants have repeatedly threatened to kidnap Israelis, hoping to use them as bargaining chips to win the release of prisoners held by Israel. This would be the first time three civilians have been taken at the same time.
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SKILLS EVENT Three Central Alberta students placed in the top three at the Skills Canada National Competition in Toronto recently. Dustin Sejdl from Ponoka Secondary Campus earned a gold medal in cabinet making. Tyler Hamlet a Red Deer College student from Stettler got a silver medal in steam fitting/ pipe fitting. Josiah Pilon of Ponoka Secondary Campus earned a silver medal in carpentry. They were among 61 students from the Skills Alberta team who competed nationally. Each received $500 WorldSkills Legacy scholarships. Gold medal winners at the national level were also eligible for a further $500 scholarship. Students who received the best marks in their field may be eligible to travel to the WorldSkills Team Canada, which will be in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2015.
TORRINGTON STORIES SOUGHT Denizens of a little town on the prairie are searching for stories from their past — recent and distant. Anyone who has connections with the hamlet of Torrington and the surrounding area is invited to submit stories and pictures for a new history book, a project of the Torrington Historical Society. Organizers have set a deadline of Dec. 1 for all submissions. Along with the submissions, they are seeking volunteers for the project. Copies of the book can be preordered with a deposit of $35. Stories and pictures should go by email to torringtonhistory@ hotmail.com or by mail to the historical society at General Delivery, Torrington, T0M 2G0. Further details are available from Dorothy Weimer, 403-556-2497; Dwayne Weisenburger, 403-631-3824; or Garnet Bauer, 403-672-0027.
GARDEN PARTY Fancy a spot of tea? Take in the annual Mayor’s Garden Party in City Hall Park from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on June 25. Senior citizens are invited to join Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer for an afternoon of entertainment and refreshments. Refreshments reminiscent of Victorian garden parties will be served by hosts dressed to match the occasion. There will be live musical entertainment featuring Bruce Jacobson. Parking along Ross Street between 48th Avenue and 49th Avenue will be limited for the duration of the party. The party will relocate to Festival Hall (4214 58th St.) in the event of inclement weather. For more information, call 403-3094091.
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Local ham operators Brian Davies (front) and Bob King say there is new interest in amateur radio. The two “hams” were at the 44th annual Radio Picnic and Hamfest at Shady Nook Hall last weekend.
Radio operators really hamming it up INTEREST IN OLDER TECHNOLOGY REVIVED BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Forget Facebook and Twitter. The world’s oldest social media network is making a comeback. Amateur radio or “ham radio” has survived the threats of the cellphone, the Internet and the elimination of the Morse code requirement for operators. Now it has adapted to new technologies making it easier, cheaper and more accessible for everyone to find their voices on the airwaves, said Brian Davies, a member of the Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club. While long-time hams or operators feared the cellphone would mark the end of ham radio, Bob King, club president, said digital modes and computers used with ham radios are helping the resurgence. “We’re getting a lot of the new hams into the hobby because we’re using computers to generate the digital signals for sending and receiving (as opposed to analog),” said King. “It’s growing faster now then it ever has.” At the Shady Nook Hall in Red Deer County on Saturday, spirits were high as the 100 or so hams gathered for some “eyeball to eyeball” time or visits during the 44th annual Red Deer Amateur Radio Picnic and Hamfest on Saturday. The Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club has about 60 male and female members from all over the region. For many in the club, the lure of connecting with people around the world is part of the reason for taking up the hobby. For others it’s helping out in emer-
gencies and disasters. In some situations ham radio may be the only way to communicate. Local ham operators were instrumental in providing support during the Pine Lake Tornado. The club works very closely with the Red Deer County. King said “when all else fails ham radio will be there.” “And it’s a fun hobby,” said King. “You get to talk to people all around the world.” In fact some members have talked to astronauts in space and bounced their radio signals off the moon. Bill Jackson, club secretary, said it was the camaraderie and making new contacts around the world that sparked his interest in radio. Jackson, who has multiple sclerosis, said he has a limited number of things that he can do and this gives him reason for getting out of bed in the morning. Jackson said they talk mostly about ham radio and equipment. There’s a gentleman’s agreement of “no politics” and “no business.” Geoff Bawden, president of the Radio Amateurs of Canada, said the amateur radio equipment has evolved along with technology. He said the handheld radios are smaller, lighter and cheaper than they were 30 years ago. Bawden said those with visual or hearing impairments are able to become a ham because of the advances in technology. The club hosts weekend courses on amateur radio. Operators must have a licence in order to be on the air. For more information visit www.caarc.ca. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
A Red Deer mother’s story has made her one of 20 finalists in a Walmart Mom of the Year promotion that carries a top prize of $20,000. Marlene Pannenbecker was chosen from 12,000 nominations for her impact on her family and community. She needs to get the most online votes to win the top prize, which allows $10,000 for her to spend and a further $10,000 for her favourite charity. Earlier this year, her 19-year-old son was killed in a car crash that also killed one other boy and injured three others. Despite her grief, she visited the other three boys regularly and provided meals to them. Pannenbecker is a mother of three children and has four adopted children from the Dominican Republic. She travels often to the Dominican Republic to help a village. At home, she raises donations, clothing and medicines to send to the Dominican. Pannenbecker also raises money to fight cancer and she drives to Edmonton on weekends to help with a street program called Smiles. People who want to help Pannenbecker become one of six finalists are asked to vote for her at www. walmart.ca/mom. As of Friday afternoon, Pannenbecker was in second place with 1,208 votes. Voters can see the other 19 candidates but must vote only for one. The final five finalists each qualify for $500 personally and $500 for a charity. The winner takes home $10,000 for herself, and $10,000 for a charity of her choice. Voting takes runs from now through July 4, with the finalist announced on July 5.
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Barron heads Clearview division After 31 years working for the Elk Island Public School Division, Peter Barron is setting up shop as the new Clearivew Public School Division superintendent. The Clearview school board named Barron superintendent this week and he is expected to assume the role on July 26, 2014. “As the board of trustees interviewed Barron we were really excited to find a candidate who will continue to take Clearview’s students on the path of success, including our Inspiring Education initiatives,” said board chair Ken Checkel. “Parents, students, educators and staff will appreciate Barron’s focus on 21st century learning and his ability to positively impact success for all students.” He comes to the
Clearview district with a background as a teacher for 16 years, an assistant principal, principal and director all while with the Elk Island Public School district. He has a bachelor of arts in English and French as well as masters of education in educational administration and leadership. “I am thrilled and proud to join the team at Clearview Public Schools,” said Barron in a release. “Clearview has an excellent reputation as a progressive, positive learning organization that believes all students can be successful. “I look forward to working with staff and communities too, as we continue to embrace and support all that we can and will be.”
Journey of 800 km began with training SUCCESS STORY IS ONE OF EIGHT THE PRIMARY CARE NETWORK IS TELLING BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF At 65, Bob Patterson wanted to do something memorable — but first he had to get in shape. Approaching retirement, he wanted to traverse the Saint James Way, an 800-km pilgrimage from the south of France to the north of Spain. But he had to get in shape. At a recent Red Deer Primary Care Network town hall meeting at the Black Knight Inn, he told the story of how he signed up for the primary care network’s health basics program hoping to lose weight and get in shape for the pilgrimage. He started the eight-week program on Jan. 7, 2013. By the end, he had lost seven pounds. On May 24, 2013, he flew to Europe and by May 29 he started his walk in the Pyrenees mountains in southern France. Thirty-four days later, he reached the Cathedral of Saint James in Santiago, Spain. His success story is one of eight the primary care network is telling to promote the programs they offer in the community.
Dr. Peter Bouch, former Red Deer PCN board chair, said they have had good success stories over the years through their programs, but they haven’t done much in the way of advertising those programs. Programs offered by the PCN include: health basics; strong and steady, a group exercise class; recreation therapy; sleep help; mental health counselling; happiness counselling; anxiety to calm assistance; relationships that work; family nursing, including navigation, high blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol, pregnancy and babies, and quitting smoking and other tobacco products; dietitian assistance; a pharmacist; memory testing; and spirometry breathing testing. The PCN is also involved in the community through the street clinic, at 5017
49th St., which does not require an appointment; and the Police and Crisis Team, a two-person outreach team of a registered psychiatric nurse and an RCMP officer assisting situations involving mental health, addiction or psychosocial crisis. For more information on these programs, visit www.reddeerpcn.com. Also introduced at the town hall were the two new community board members: former city councillor Cindy Jeffer— Dr. Peter Bouch ies and Central Middle School principal Mark Jones. “We are spending taxpayer dollars and I think it’s important for the taxpayer to have some sort of say,” said Bouch. “For us to find out what the general public and our patients think is important and where they would like to see us go in the future.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
‘WE ARE SPENDING TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT FOR THE TAXPAYER TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SAY.’
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Louise Robinson imitates an airplane as she warms up prior to a public run for 1400 joggers at the Calgary International Airport in Calgary, on Saturday. The airport introduced the public to its new 14,000-foot runway with a public run. The new runway, Canada’s longest, will begin operations on June 28.
Pipeline opponents gird for battle NORTHERN GATEWAY OPPONENTS PREPARE FOR PROVINCIAL REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN BY DENE MOORE THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Resigned, perhaps, that federal government approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline is inevitable, opponents of the project are formulating a plan to make sure British Columbia’s politicians remain opposed to the project. For months now, members of the Dogwood Initiative have been preparing for a provincial referendum akin to the vote that forced the Liberal government to repeal the harmonized sales tax in British Columbia. Should Ottawa give the pipeline the go-ahead by this Tuesday’s deadline and the province issues the necessary permits and authorizations, spokesman Kai Nagata said his group will be ready. “In a perfect world, politicians would do what they say they’re going to do and the province of British Columbia’s clear rejection of Northern Gateway would stand,” Nagata said. “But life doesn’t always work that way. So the initiative build is a strategy to basically hold our provincial politicians to their word on this project.” The B.C. government officially declared its opposition to Northern Gateway and told the federal panel reviewing the project that it shouldn’t go ahead as planned. When Premier Christy Clark pressed for a greater share of government revenues for the project she said repeat-
edly that while the final decision is in the federal purview there are about 60 permits the province will have to issue for construction to begin. “So the province could hold construction in limbo indefinitely,” Nagata said. Under provincial legislation, for $50 any registered voter can apply to Elections BC for a petition on their own proposed legislation. If approved, they have 90 days to collect the signatures of 10 per cent of the registered voters in each of the province’s 85 ridings. The petitions are non-binding. If the chief electoral officer verifies that threshold has been met, a copy of the petition and draft bill are sent to a legislative committee. The Select Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives can either table a report recommending introduction of the draft bill or put it to a public vote. If more than half of registered voters cast ballots in support, the government must introduce the bill in the legislature. But even that is no guarantee of success. The bill proceeds as any other legislation, with MLAs free to vote as they wish. Since 1995, nine initiative applications have been approved but only one petition gathered the required number of signatures to pass. That campaign resulted in a provincewide vote in fa-
vour of repealing the harmonized sales tax. Bill Tieleman, one of the founders of the Fight HST campaign, wishes the Dogwood organizers luck but said he’s not optimistic about their odds of success. “It’s extraordinarily difficult,” he said.
ported the HST.” Nagata said he realizes there is work yet to be done. But a legal team is working on the draft legislation and there are 450 trained volunteers on the ground across the province. There are 5,500 people who say they will help collect signatures and already 27,000 people who have pledged to sign. They are aiming for 15 per cent of voters in each riding to ensure success once signatures are verified. They’ll need 320,000 verified signatures spread throughout the 85 KAI NAGATA ridings and Nagata said an announcement is imminent about labour, environment and community groups that will join the campaign. Despite the odds, he’s confident that if the initiative must go ahead, it will succeed. “We know from our own polling and our work on the doorsteps that this is an issue that’s moved into the mainstream,” he said. “We live in this province. We pay taxes in this province. The idea that a pipeline could be built through our province ... without any democratic input from British Columbia is something that people — regardless of their political affiliations or their education level or their place of residence — agree on.”
‘...THE INITIATIVE BUILD IS A STRATEGY TO BASICALLY HOLD OUR PROVINCIAL POLITICIANS TO THEIR WORD ON THIS PROJECT.’ —
Support for the initiative must come from every riding. Although they set out with 85 per cent of voters opposing the tax, the HST campaign only barely met the threshold in one Abbotsford riding, Tieleman said. And that was with taxpayers faced daily with the reality of paying the hated tax, he noted. “They’ll make their targets in a lot of Vancouver and Victoria (ridings) but that’s not the way it works. It’s not a five per cent or ten per cent of all voters. “It’s every riding,” Tieleman said. “There’s a lot more people who support the Enbridge pipeline for job creation and economic reasons than sup-
4 in 10 oil, higher risk gas wells not checked UTAH, COLO. TOP LIST BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW CASTLE, Colo. — Four in 10 new oil and gas wells near national forests and fragile watersheds or otherwise identified as higher pollution risks escape federal inspection, unchecked by an agency struggling to keep pace with America’s drilling boom, according to an Associated Press review that shows
wide state-by-state disparities in safety checks. Roughly half or more of wells on federal and Indian lands weren’t checked in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, despite potential harm that has led to efforts in some communities to ban new drilling. In New Castle, a tiny Colorado River valley community, homeowners expressed chagrin at the large number of uninspected wells, many on federal land, that dot the steep hillsides and rocky landscape. Like elsewhere in the West, water is a precious commodity in this Colorado town, and some residents worry about
the potential health hazards of any leaks from wells and drilling. “Nobody wants to live by an oil rig. We surely didn’t want to,” said Joann Jaramillo, 54. About 250 yards up the hill from Jaramillo’s home, on land that was a dormant gravel pit when she bought the house eight years ago, is an active drilling operation that operates every day from 7 a.m. until sometimes 10:30 p.m. Jaramillo said the drilling began about three years ago. Even if the wells were inspected, she questioned whether that would ensure their safety. She said many view the oil and gas industry as self-policing
and nontransparent. “Who are they going to report to?” she asked. Government data obtained by the AP point to the Bureau of Land Management as so overwhelmed by a boom in a new drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that it has been unable to keep up with inspections of some of the highest priority wells. That’s an agency designation based on a greater need to protect against possible water contamination and other environmental and safety issues.
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It’s easy to get carried away when your investments do well. The tendency is to expect the good times to continue, which may cause you to abandon your long-term financial strategy and forget to rebalance your portfolio. Last year was an exceptional one for stock investors. A report from Edward Jones shows that U.S. large cap stocks in 2013 achieved returns of 32.4 per cent, followed by overseas-developed large cap stocks at 26.9 per cent, Canadian large cap stocks at 13 per cent and stocks in emerging markets
at 3.4 per cent. This compared to returns of only one per cent from cash, -1.2 per cent from Canada investment grade bonds, and – 5.5 per cent from real estate investment trusts — publicly-traded stocks which own real estate assets in Canada and some in the U.S. “While last year was an exceptional one, recent experience can significantly distort investor expectations based on emotions, a narrow time period or unsustainable performance.” said Craig Fehr, investment strategist with Edward Jones in St. Louis.
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Edward Jones predicts stock returns will remain positive this year but be more moderate than in 2013. The global economy is expected to improve and reach a three-year high, helped by expansion in the United States, Europe and Japan. This growth can help support sustained corporate earnings growth — the foundation for long-term market improvement — and rising consumer and investor confidence.
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GDP: Highest since 2011 Domestically, Canada’s gross domestic product has risen to its highest level since 2011 and the economy is expected to grow at a reasonable, but below average, rate this year. Edward Jones sees prospects for renewed business investment, with corporations in Canada and the U.S. sitting on cash reserves of nearly $2 trillion. It expects Canadian and U.S. corporate earnings to reach new all-time highs this year and predicts a return to normal and higher volatility, including periodic short-term market dips. Interest rates also should begin to rise, leading to lower bond return potential compared to the last several years. The improving economy is expected to result in less aggressive monetary policy and slightly higher inflation expectations, which should lead to higher interest rates and lower fixed-income returns. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta recently predicted the U.S. central bank will end a bond-buying program at the end of this year and start raising interest rates in the second half of 2015. Bonds delivered an average annual return of 6.4 per cent from 2008 to 2012 and an average of 11 per cent over the past 30 years. Investors should expect more modest returns in the future but they also should maintain an appropriate bond allocation in their portfolios to help reduce volatility. Since 1960, the average volatility of bonds has been roughly half that of stocks. Fehr sees good “pockets of opportunities” for investors this year, but said they need to be selective. Equities in general look more attractive than fixed income securities, with more upside potential for equities in developed overseas markets such as Europe and Japan and less in emerging markets such as China and India. “We doubt the above-average gains will be repeated in the coming year . . . but we believe domestic and international stocks are poised to deliver solid mid-to-upper single-digit returns, but with more bumps along the way,” the report says. “It’s very important when equity performance has been so good to set your expectations, build the portfolio that is right for your situation and then align it with your long-term goals,” said Fehr. “This can help you not only avoid emotional reactions but also put you in a better position to capitalize on opportunities that may arise, both of which will help keep you on track toward your long-term goals.” Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.
WELLS: Incredible boom of drilling on federal lands Factors also include whether the well is near a high-pressure formation or whether the drill operator lacks a clear track record of service. “No one would have predicted the incredible boom of drilling on federal lands, and the number of wells we’ve been asked to process,” said the BLM’s deputy director, Linda Lance. Since fracking reached a height in 2009, about 90 per cent of new wells on federal land are drilled by the process, which involves pumping huge volumes of water, sand and chemicals underground. “The current rate of inspections is simply not acceptable to us,” she said. The agency oversees 100,000 oil and gas wells on public lands, 3,486 of which received the high priority designation. According to BLM records for fiscal years 2009 to 2012, 1,400 of those high priority wells, spread across 13 states, were not federally inspected. Wyoming had the most, 632, or 45 per cent. South Dakota had 1 out of 2 wells uninspected, and Pennsylvania had 1 out of 6. All the higher risk wells were inspected in six states — Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio and Texas. Many more wells are located on private lands, where state officials take the lead in ensuring they comply with environmental laws, with mixed results. Nationwide, there were nearly 500,000 producing gas wells in 2012, according to Energy Information Administration data. More than 1,800 new wells were being drilled in March alone. Dennis Willis, a former BLM field officer in Price, Utah, says he routinely provided input on oil leasing and drilling decisions on federal land before his retirement in 2009.
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Equipment is seen in the oil fields of the Uintah Basin, southeast of Vernal, Utah. Four in 10 new oil and gas wells identified as higher pollution risks escape federal inspection, according to an Associated Press review that shows wide state-by-state disparities in safety checks. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management didn’t check more half of the wells on federal and Indian lands in Utah from 2009 to 2012, according to government data. He described a situation of chronic underfunding dating to at least the early 2000s, when BLM management made clear that issuing new permits would be a priority over other tasks, according to a 2002 memorandum from supervisors in Utah to field officers. At the time, fracking was becoming more widely used. “There certainly wasn’t a shortage of spills, leaks, pipeline failures and other problems,” said Willis, who now does consulting work for conservation and other groups. “It’s a disaster waiting to happen,” he said. In interviews, BLM officials acknowledged persistent problems in keeping up with inspections, but said they were not aware of any major safety issues to date arising from the uninspected wells. Lance said BLM field managers are making judgment calls to minimize the risk of potential harm to surrounding communities. he agency also is reviewing whether it needs to slow down the pace of permits to ensure public safety. Officials noted that money provided by Congress for oil and gas operations has declined since 2007. During that period, the number of wells drilled on federal and Indian lands has increased by roughly one-third. “We’re trying to do the best we can with limited resources,” Lance said. If approved by Congress, the BLM’s 2015 budget request of $150 million for oil and gas operations would allow the agency to conduct the bulk of its required inspections over three years, in part by collecting fees from oil and gas companies. Unlike past years, $48 million will be earmarked for inspections. The BLM made similar budget requests the last several years with little success. The BLM has sought to add inspectors, but that has proved challenging in places such as Utah, where most wells are drilled on federal land. While a petroleum engineer could get a starting salary of $90,000 in the private sector, the BLM typically pays $35,000. This year’s appropriations bill would allow the BLM to increase inspector salaries to around $44,000. The public concern is evident in Colorado, where increased drilling into suburban and rural areas has led community groups to push nearly a dozen oil and gas local control initiatives for the November ballot. Of the wells drilled from 2009-2012, the BLM designated more than 400 on federal and Indian lands in Colorado as high priority, the third highest behind
Wyoming and North Dakota. More than 160 of Colorado’s uninspected highpriority wells are near New Castle, on the edge of the White River National Forest. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has been seeking a legislative compromise that could satisfy concerns over health and safety impacts of fracking. Regulators contend that overall, water and air pollution problems from fracking are rare, but environmental groups and some scientists say there hasn’t been enough research on those issues. Jaramillo said residents in the canyon have mixed feelings about fracking. “The people that really like it are the people who are getting money out of it,” she said. “The people who don’t are really worried about — Is it going to ruin the water? Is it going to ruin the land? Is it going to ruin the air?” A neighbour, Kory Kipferl, who owns a 10-acre property adjacent to federal land dotted with active wells on gravel pads. He said he’s accepted what he called a need for domestic drilling — but he’s concerned about the water table. “Once we start puncturing the water table, that could cause problems, whether you’re drilling for gas, oil, water, whatever,” Kipferl said. The BLM dataset is more extensive than what was reviewed recently by the Government Accountability Office, and filtered to remove duplicate well entries that yielded an overcount. In a recent report, auditors said the BLM needed to do a better job of co-ordinating with state regulators. In Pennsylvania, for instance, the one well that went uninspected by the BLM had been checked multiple times by the state. Still, it’s not clear how willing states are to take up the federal task. “To say that we’re going to start inspecting federal wells is just above and beyond what we could do,” said John Rogers, associate director of Utah’s Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, pointing to his small staff. He said companies will inspect their own equipment in order to protect their investment, so it’s likely that at least some of Utah’s 200-plus wells that weren’t inspected by BLM are checked by someone. “We’re certainly not going to second-guess people’s inspections,” Rogers said of the BLM. Online: BLM: http://tinyurl.com/ob9yx6v
Lots of statistics, less reality as both sides debate Obama power plant rules BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s new pollution limits for power plants have set off an avalanche of information about what the rules will cost, how they will affect your health and how far they will go toward curbing climate change. There’s just one problem: Almost none of it is based in reality. That’s because Obama’s proposed rules, which aim to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants 30 per cent by 2030, rely on states developing their own customized plans to meet their targets. Among the options are switching to cleaner fuel sources, boosting efficiency to reduce demand for electricity and trading pollution permits through cap-and-trade. At the earliest, states won’t submit plans until mid-2016; some states could have until 2018. So the true impact won’t be known for years. But that’s not stopping the White House, environmental groups and the energy industry from serving up speculation in heaping doses. What we know and don’t know about the effects of the pollution rules: ELECTRICITY PRICES The Obama administration says: The proposal will shrink electricity bills about 8 per cent. Supporters of energy deregulation say: “Americans can expect to pay $200 more each year for their electricity.” — Institute for Energy Research, a group backed by the Koch brothers. The reality: It depends how you
crunch the numbers. The administration acknowledges that the price per kilowatt hour will go up a few percentage points. But the administration says your total power bill will be lower because the plan incentivizes efficiency and will drive down demand. In other words, you’ll pay more for the electricity you buy, but you’ll buy less of it. THE ENVIRONMENT Environmentalists say: “This is the biggest step we’ve ever taken for the biggest challenge we’ve ever faced.” — League of Conservation Voters The coal industry says: “The proposal will have practically no effect on global climate change.” — American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity The reality: The plan would prevent about 430 million tons of carbon from reaching the atmosphere. It’s a 30 per cent cut over the next 15 years, but that’s compared with 2005 levels. Since 2005, power plans have cut those emissions nearly 13 per cent, so they’re already about halfway toward the goal. THE ECONOMY The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says: The plan will cost the economy more than $50 billion per year. The administration says: By 2030, the rules will have an annual cost of up to $8.8 billion, but that cost will be far offset by annual climate and health benefits of up to $93 billion. The reality: We won’t know until states decide how to meet their targets. Some states rely more heavily on coal, so different regions will be affected in different ways. Still, it’s a safe bet that companies that produce natural gas, solar panels or renewable technologies will get a boost, while
coal will take a hit. To calculate health care savings, the administration uses a somewhat morbid formula that puts a dollar amount on ailments averted — everything from heart attacks to bronchitis and asthma. It’s an inexact science, and there are plenty of caveats. JOBS The conservative Heritage Foundation says: “Nearly 600,000 jobs would be lost.” The United Mine Workers of America says: “We estimate that the total impact will be about 485,000 permanent jobs lost.” The Environmental Protection Agency says: The rules could cost close to 80,000 jobs by 2030 at power plants and fossil fuel companies, but could create about 111,000 jobs in energy efficiency. The reality: It’s tough to tell. Not every coal miner who loses a job will find work installing solar panels and windmills. On the other hand, the low cost of natural gas has already prompted a shift away from coal, meaning some of those jobs will disappear with or without new pollution limits.
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PUBLIC HEALTH The EPA says: Up to 6,600 premature deaths, 150,000 asthma attacks in children and close to half a million sick days will be averted. The American Lung Association says: “Cleaning up carbon pollution from power plants will save lives and have an immediate, positive impact on public health.” The coal industry says: “The White House continues to perpetuate the nonexistent linkage between EPA’s new carbon regulations and public health.” — American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity The reality: Even the EPA says that the quantitative health benefits of the new rule are “illustrative examples.” It’s true that carbon dioxide emissions aren’t directly linked to health problems like asthma. But because the rule will decrease the amount of electricity made from burning coal, it will help reduce other pollutants that coal-fired power plants release. Those pollutants create smog and soot, which do cause health problems. Critics contend the administration is “double counting” those benefits.
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1833 — John Wilson kills 19-year-old Robert Lyon in last duel in Upper Canada, in Perth, Ont. Wilson was acquitted, and later became a judge of the Ontario Supreme Court. 1993 — Canada closes its UN peacekeeping mission on Cyprus after 29 years of service by 35,000 soldiers. Control of the
Canadian sector was handed to British and Australian troops the previous day. 1981 — U.S. President Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada’s former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979-80. He is the first foreign citizen given the honour. 1894 — The Edmonton Bulletin reports the presence of oil in what is now Alberta. 1832 — Prescott, Ont., is hit by the first case of Asian cholera in Upper Canada. It is brought on an Irish immigrant ship.
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Funky and funny brought together BY CHRIS TALBOTT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Actor Kevin Costner fields a ball during the celebrity softball game at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Field of Dreams at the movie site near Dyersville, Iowa, Saturday.
Little movie Field of Dreams remains high mark for Costner CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY AT IOWA MOVIE SITE BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Actor Colin Egglesfield wasn’t in the classic baseball film Field of Dreams. But if they built a screen in centre field, he would come. When Egglesfield heard about plans to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the movie’s release during Father’s Day weekend in Iowa, he flew to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, picked up his dad and drove six hours to the farm where it was filmed. The Los Angeles-based Egglesfield, most recently seen on TV shows such as Rizzoli and Isles and The Client List, and his father reached rural Dyersville in time for a viewing of the movie on the outfield grass with scores of others, including star Kevin Costner. That’s when “Hey dad, you want to have a catch?” got them all, all over again. “My brother had one arm around my dad. I had my arm around him as well. It was just water works,” Egglesfield said of the film’s memorable final scene. This weekend’s emotional reunion in Iowa showed why Field of Dreams still resonates with so many after so many years. The site of the Oscar-nominated film about an Iowa farmer who hears a voice whisper “If you build it, he will come” and follows through on his vision by building a baseball diamond over a corn field has itself become a tourist destination since the movie’s release in 1989. So it was only natural for the farm in northeast Iowa to host a three-day celebration of the film that made it so famous. Stars such as Costner and Timothy Busfield joined celebrities like Egglesfield, past American League Cy Young award winner Bret Saberhagen and thousands of fans from all over the Midwest at the remote locale. Costner played the role of Ray Kinsella, the farmer whose diamond lured both the 1919 Chicago Black Sox and his own long-gone father out of the corn-
stalks beyond left field. Twenty-five years later, Costner brought his wife and kids back to Iowa to reminisce about his role in one of the most beloved sports movies of all time. “I’m glad to be here with friends and old acquaintances and making some new ones, and for my children to be a part of this,” Costner said. “It’s certainly a high mark for me, this little movie, and it remains so.” The weekend was jam-packed with activities like celebrity softball games and concerts from the Gin Blossoms, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and even Costner’s own country band, Modern West. But perhaps the biggest item on the agenda was a game of “remember when” — for fans and actors alike. Busfield, who played Ray Kinsella’s brother-inlaw Mark, said the moment when “’Shoeless” Joe Jackson, played by Ray Liotta, drilled a liner at Costner’s feet after he dared the White Sox star to hit his curveball is still his favourite. Actor Dwier Brown, who played Kinsella’s father, talked about how much Costner’s famous plea to Liotta — “What’s in it for me?” — still makes him chuckle. Broadcaster Bob Costas, who hosted a Q&A with the cast on Friday, talked about how much he enjoyed Burt Lancaster in the role of “Moonlight Graham,” a ballplayer-turned-doctor who gave up his second shot at a baseball career to save Kinsella’s daughter from choking on a hot dog. What all the actors have in common are warm memories of a movie that’s nearly as popular now as when it was released in 1989. “I don’t know if anybody thought that, 25 years later, it would still be an iconic movie. You don’t aim for the fences. You try to do your best job 12 hours a day,” Busfield said. “What it’s become, you don’t ever expect.” Many believe the film’s enduring popularity is tied to how it tackled the timeless issues of fathers, sons and their often complicated relationships.
MANCHESTER, Tenn. — If the comedy thing doesn’t work out, Craig Robinson has an easy second career lined up: musician. Robinson, a comedian and actor probably best known as Darryl on The Office, brought a smokin’ hot seven-piece band — The Nasty Delicious — to the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on Saturday evening, and turned the comedy tent into a dance hall. “It’s my first love,” Robinson said. “I used to play the piano as soon as I could reach it. My mother was first-chair cello in college. She was a singer, an organist. “Our house, when we came up, you were going to piano lessons no matter what else you were doing, so it’s a part of me.” The 42-year-old Chicago resident isn’t stopping at his stand-up comedy set. He’s also incorporating music into his first starring role on television. He’ll play a music teacher on his new sit-com Mr. Robinson, in development for NBC — the network that first introduced Robinson to a larger audience as the loveably surly warehouse foreman on The Office. He also stars as Maceo in the James Brown biopic Get On Up, out in August. After decades of work, Robinson finds he’s reached several of the goals he’s set for himself. “It gets to the point where you’re living it and you want to climb the mountain, and all the sudden you get to a spot where, ‘Oh, this is nice. This is beautiful here,’ and get comfortable,” Robinson said. “And so I’m trying to make myself uncomfortable. What I mean is instead of doing my set, I’ve got this incredible band and we can go and do whatever, and they’ve got my back. “Yes, I’m doing more music and less comedy, and some people be like, ’What the hell is this,’ and whatever.” Robinson and the Nasty Delicious use music in much the same way Brown did, building crowd excitement through high-energy musical interludes with Robinson and band members vamping to fans. At one point, he had the crowd remove the temporary seating in front of the stage to turn the area into a dance floor. He waded into the crowd and celebrated with fans for several minutes as the band cycled through hits like Smells Like Teen Spirit and Thriller. The set was therapeutic in a lot of ways for Robinson. He was forced to cancel his first appearance Friday and postpone Saturday’s show due to the death of a close cousin. He also was in a car wreck recently when a driver went the wrong way down the freeway in Chicago. He could easily have cancelled the trip to Manchester, but decided to seek solace in the celebration. “So it was like we’re lucky to be here, you know what I’m saying,” Robinson said. “In that respect, you don’t know when you’re going to go so you might as well enjoy yourself.” Online: http://bonnaroo.com
Casey Kasem, DJ who became king of Top 40 countdown, dead BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Casey Kasem, the internationally famous radio broadcaster with the cheerful manner and gentle voice who became the king of the top 40 countdown with a syndicated show that ran for decades, died Sunday. He was 82. Danny Deraney, publicist for Kasem’s daughter, Kerri, says Kasem died Sunday morning. Kasem’s American Top 40 began on July 4, 1970, in Los Angeles. The No. 1 song on his list then was Mama Told Me Not to Come, by Three Dog Night. The show continued in varying forms — and for varying syndicators — until his retirement in 2009. In his signoff, he would tell viewers: “And don’t forget: keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.” In recent years, Kasem was trapped in a feud between his three adult children and his second wife, former actress Jean Kasem. In 2013, his children filed a legal petition to gain control of his health care, alleging that Kasem was suffering from advanced Parkinson’s disease and that his wife was isolating him from friends and family members. Kasem also suffered from Lewy Body Disease, a form of dementia. A judge in May temporarily stripped his wife of her caretaker role after she moved him from a medical facility in Los Angeles to a friend’s home in Washington state. Jean Kasem said she moved her husband to protect his privacy and to consult with doctors. Casey Kasem developed a severe bedsore while in Washington and was in critical condition by the time he was hospitalized in early June. It was a sad, startling end for a man whose voice had entertained and informed music lovers worldwide. Kasem’s American Top 40 began on July 4, 1970, in Los Angeles, when the No. 1 song was Three Dog Night’s cover of Randy Newman’s Mama Told Me Not to Come. The show expanded to hundreds of stations, in-
cluding Armed Forces Radio, and continued in varying forms — and for varying syndicators — into the 21st century. He stepped down from American Top 40 in 2004 and retired altogether in 2009, completing his musical journey with Shinedown’s Second Chance. In his signoff, he would tell viewers: “And don’t forget: keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.” It was emblematic of his sentimental appeal in an otherwise raucous business. While many DJs convulsed their listeners with stunts and “morning zoo” snarkiness, Kasem would read “long distance dedications” of songs sent in by readers and introduce countdown records with sympathetic background anecdotes about the singers. “The idea from the beginning was to do the type of thing on radio that Ed Sullivan did on television, good, honest stories with human interest,” he told the Los Angeles Times in 1975. Succeeding him at the main American Top 40 show in 2004 was multiplatform star Ryan Seacrest, who has said he had been a fan of Kasem since boyhood and would imitate him in pretend countdown broadcasts at age 9. Kasem’s legacy reached well beyond music. His voice was heard in TV cartoons such as Scooby-Doo (he was Shaggy) and in numerous commercials. “They are going to be playing Shaggy and ScoobyDoo for eons and eons,” Kasem told The New York Times in 2004. “And they’re going to forget Casey Kasem — unless they happen to step on his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I’ll be one of those guys people say ‘Who’s that?’ about. And someone else will say, ‘He’s just some guy who used to be on the radio.”’ The son of Lebanese immigrants, Kasem was active in speaking out for greater understanding of Arab-Americans — both on political issues involving the Mideast and on arts and media issues. “Arab-Americans are coming out of the closet,” Kasem told The Associated Press in 1990. “They are more outspoken now than ever before. People are beginning to realize who they really are, that they are not the people who yell and scream on their nightly newscast.”
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Casey Kasem accepts a radio icon award during the 2003 Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas. Kasem, the smooth-voiced radio broadcaster who became the king of the top 40 countdown, died Sunday. He was 82.
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Husband depressed after putting child up for adoption Dear Annie: I have been with “Robert” for three years, and we have been through a lot. We’ve always had financial issues, but six months ago, we had to give up our baby girl for adoption because we couldn’t care for her properly. Emotionally, this has destroyed both of us, but thankfully, I began going to counseling early on, and it has helped. Robert, however, focused on work and is ignoring his feelings on this matter. He has few friends and confided in only one (who was also his boss), who then began bullying Robert. Robert feels very isolated and was hospitalized for seMITCHELL vere depression and put on & SUGAR suicide watch. He is currently on medication and waitlisted for counseling. Robert has never been much of a talker, and I fear he will lie or stop going and miss out on the help he needs. Since leaving the hospital, he has been getting progressively worse: screaming, breaking items in our home, crying randomly and cutting out what few friends he has left. He refuses to speak to his family.
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HOROSCOPES Monday, June 16 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Phil Mickelson, 43; Bill Cobbs, 79; Diana Degarmo, 26 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today will promise to be exciting, that is, if you can assert yourself in the appropriate direction and go it alone or at least without a significant relationship. Take the initiative — it will pay off in the long run! Relationships could end today but this should not be a surprise and will be welcomed. Be mindful that it simply could be that you are finding it hard to relate to women right now. LARISA MAIRA HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is OZOLINS your birthday, this year will promise to be one of great accomplishment. Assert yourself with creative projects. By the end of this year, you will reap great rewards. It will be slower to get projects and romantic relationships moving, but once they do, it will feel like an exciting roller coaster ride! Socialize, relax when you can. It is going to be a fast year! ARIES (March 21-April 19): Interactions with men will go well today. Assert yourself and take the initiative as Aries do, but be mindful that today is not the day for close emotional bonding. It is a day to act out your personal autonomy and concen-
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I’ve tried talking to him, tried finding ways to release his feelings, cried with him and tried giving him his space. Recently, I wrote a letter to his health care provider so he will know what’s going on. I want to be supportive of Robert, but I don’t know what to do. I feel like I am running out of ways to help him. I’m also frightened that focusing on Robert’s mental health and living in this environment is hindering my health, as well. I don’t want to give up on him. What can I do? — The Other Half Dear Other: Having to give up a child is heartbreaking, even when done in the child’s best interests. Your husband desperately needs bereavement counseling. He also may blame himself for not doing enough to keep his family together, and the guilt could be overwhelming his willingness to seek help. In addition, he may resent your “recovery,” which makes it difficult for him to heed your suggestions. You both could benefit from checking the information and online discussion forums offered through Concerned United Birthparents (cubirthparents.org), Adoption.org and Adoption.com. Dear Annie: This has been bothering me for weeks. For Mother’s Day, I received text messages saying, “Happy Mother’s Day” from both of my older children. I was expecting at least a phone call. They do the same thing on my birthday. I don’t keep them on the phone long. I realize they are busy with my grandchildren.
I never say anything to them, but it hurts to think they can’t at least have a real-time conversation with me. Is this the new generation’s way of communicating? Shouldn’t they know better, or am I just being old-fashioned? — Hurting Mama Dear Mama: Kids communicate by text these days. If you want a phone call, you will have to say so instead of stewing in silence. You are not expecting too much for them to phone you on special occasions, but they can’t read your mind, and we suspect they aren’t aware that you find it hurtful. Please speak up. (And since they have children, there’s no reason you cannot phone and wish them a happy Mother’s Day, too.) Dear Annie: “Thought I Was Part of a Large Family” should be aware that as we grow older, attitudes among siblings can change. My brother and I had a rivalry through college, but as we grew to understand each other (and convinced Dad to stop comparing us), we began to get along much better. “Thought” should go to the family reunion and see whether she can get to know her distant siblings and nieces and nephews better. There is a real possibility that she could build a good relationship with at least one of them.— K. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
trate on networking and humanitarian causes. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Today is not the day to rock the boat at work. Assert yourself and take each step deliberately towards your ultimate professional goals. Close relationships with women will prove to be less than satisfactory for you now. Have courage, stand your ground, but don’t overdo it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stand your ground with new projects or ideas, but don’t overdo it with you having to be right all the time. Allow for females to share their perspective, even if you don’t fully see eye to eye. Solid advancements can be made if you are a bit more open and show real confidence. CANCER (June 21-July 22): There is still this spotlight on within your subconscious mind. Today’s energy will help you finally assert yourself within your home environment, but tread lightly with female family members. There is a possibility for you to turn the excitement at work into profit! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take the initiative today and network, go out and fight for that humanitarian cause that speaks to your emotions, but do so in a reserved way. Make today a wonderful day whereby you learn more. This will create greater stability for you at home. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The more energy you put into your finances today, the more return you will make. Find that positive outlet and truly show others your personal worth! There is a great opportunity for you to create more profit by working with males. Stay original, even if others disagree! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): All lot of energy will be channelled either through travelling or learning. Take the time to budget appropriately so there are no surprises. Others will go along with your plans, if they are not shocked
into action. It can be hard to relate to females now, perhaps wait till tomorrow. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Close relationships, either business or personal, will create some surprising twists for you today. Take action when needed, you will be restless. Stand up for yourself when necessary, exude confidence if energy levels get too high to handle, especially from women. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Go out and have fun with friends, and bring your significant relationship along. It could just be the positive outlet you are looking for. Join in with group activities when asked, socialize and network. Females could be hard to relate with today, but it will be great fun! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take that initiative at work. There is great potential to show them exactly what you are made of today and this in turn will help you move towards your aspirations. There is a possibility that you could have a bit of an argument with a female friend today, so try to be kind. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You know what is best for you, so stick to that today, stand your ground when someone tries to show you a better perspective on how life can be. Sudden conversations with female co-workers or your boss might not go as well as you had planned. Be cordial, and respectful. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take the initiative when dealing with business or romantic relationships. There have been many new perspectives on life that have transpired for you in a short period of time and this has increased your appetite for life. Let go of another view to gain a new perspective. Larisa Maira Ozolins is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.
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Kaymer captures U.S. Open BECOMES ONLY SEVENTH PLAYER TO GO WIRE-TO-WIRE IN 114 YEARS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PINEHURST, N.C. — Martin Kaymer returned to the elite in golf with a U.S. Open victory that ranks among the best. A forgotten star for two years while building a complete game, Kaymer turned the toughest test of golf into a runaway at Pinehurst No. 2 on Sunday to become only the seventh wire-to-wire winner in 114 years of the U.S. Open. Kaymer closed with a 1-under 69 — the only player from the last eight groups to break par — for an eight-shot victory over Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton, the two-time heart transplant recipient and the only player who even remotely challenged the 29-year-old German. So dominant was Kaymer that no one got closer than four shots over the final 48 holes. Only a late bogey kept Kaymer from joining Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy as the only players to finish a U.S. Open in double digits under par. He made a 15-foot par putt on the 18th hole, dropping his putter as the ball fell into the centre of the cup, just like so many other putts this week. “No one was catching Kaymer this week,” Compton said, who closed with a 72 to earn earned a trip to the Masters next April. “I was playing for second. I think we all were playing for second.” This U.S. Open really ended
on Friday. Kaymer set the U.S. Open record with back-to-back rounds of 65 to set the pace at 10-under 130. He began Sunday with a five-shot lead, and after a 10-foot par save on the second hole, Kaymer belted a driver on the 313-yard third hole. The ball landed on the front of the green and rolled to the back, setting up a twoputt birdie. “He kind of killed the event in the first two days,” Henrik Stenson said. “He went out and shot two 65s and left everyone in the dust.” Fowler, in the final group of a major for the first time, fell back quickly on the fourth hole. He sent his third shot from a sandy path over the green and into some pine trees and had to make a 25-foot putt just to escape with double bogey. Fowler played even par the rest of the way for a 72. Compton birdied the eighth hole and got within four shots until he took bogey on the par-3 ninth, and Kaymer followed with an 8-iron to 4 feet for birdie. Kaymer finished at 9-under 271, the second-lowest score in U.S. Open history next to McIlroy’s 268 at Congressional in 2011. He won his second major — the other was the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in a three-man playoff — and this one wasn’t close. “Martin was playing his own tournament,” Fowler said.
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Martin Kaymer, of Germany, poses with trophy after wining the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pinehurst, N.C., Sunday.
Drillers drive over Buccaneers BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF Drillers 31 Buccaneers 18 The Central Alberta Buccaneers (1-1) looked nothing like the team that steam rolled the Calgary Wolfpack in Week 1 on Saturday. They were brought back to Earth with a thud in a disappointing 31-18 loss to the Grande Prairie Drillers (2-0) at MEGlobal Athletic Park in Lacombe in their Alberta Football League Week 2 showdown. Basically everything they had going for them after the first week disappeared this weekend. Their offence struggled to convert drives. Their defence faded badly in the fourth quarter. And penalties continued to plague the Central Albertans. To head coach Duane Brown, the problem was obvious. “We played the way we practiced,” he said. “We practiced like crap this week, we had easily the worst week of practice we’ve had all year and we played like it.” Slotback Jamie Blinkhorn had two touchdown catches for the Buccaneers while Tylor Johnson kicked a 30-yard field goal, one convert and picked up a rouge on a missed field goal. Wide receiver Matt Merkley also kicked a single on a 43-yard punt. Grande Prairie quarterback John Warr scored two touchdowns on the ground and hooked up with Jesse Deering for a 74-yard score. Running back Tyler Boyd added one more on the ground while
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Red Deer Buccaneers Mark Fay (27) and Keegan Poelzer (43) hit Grande Prairie Drillers Tyler Boyd (27) in Alberta Football League action at MEGlobal Athletic Park in Lacombe on Saturday. Grande Prairie won 31-18. place kicker Tyler Fulmek had an 18-yard field goal and four converts. The game actually started out well for the home team, as defensive back Jordan Willie picked off Warr on Grande
Prairie’s second drive and returned it to the Drillers 16-yard line. Two plays later and Buccaneers quarterback Josh Achtemichuk hit Blinkhorn from 10 yards out to open the scoring with a touchdown.
But they were unable to capitalize on the early momentum. Penalties killed the Bucs all game, and it wasn’t even major penalties, but ticky tack stuff like offensive holding
and procedure penalties that stalled drives. The offence also had a lot of issues. Achtemichuk finished with two touchdown passes but he was also picked off twice and very nearly on several other throws. “He was late on the balls and he tried to force a couple when we got down,” said Brown. “I thought he made better decisions for the most part this week than he made last week, I also thought his receivers hung him out to dry a little bit last week.” The play that really killed them, however, was mid way through the second quarter on third and goal from the Grande Prairie two-yard line. With Achtemichuk lined up in the shot gun, but a bad snap went sailing past him. The Drillers took over on downs and marched the length of the field before Warr scored on a 10 yard quarterback draw. One of the few positives was the play of star wide receiver Merkley. Though he did not score a touchdown, he had several acrobatic catches and several big gains to extend drives. As well, he was dangerous in the return game all night long. But after being named a league all-star last year, this should not be a surprise to Bucs fans. He attended the Calgary Stampeders open tryout in Richmond, Va., this spring, and even though he did not advance to the main camp, he showed well in a field of about 40 receivers.
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Usmanee outlasts veteran Ruiz in Edmonton card BY DOUG ROWE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE EDMONTON — Red Deer Boxer Arash Usmanee experienced the frustration — and discovered why so many former world champions and top contenders have failed to stop California’s Juan Ruiz — in the main event of the KO Promotions boxing card Friday at Shaw Conference Centre. “He is a vet, and he knew every little trick in there,” said Usmanee, 21-2-1. “He was low blowing me all day and do-
ing little dirty tricks in there, but he is a veteran. I had to roll with him. I knew he was awkward, but it is a different thing once you’re in the ring though.” Usmanee came out in the first round looking for the knockout, but Ruiz, 23-14, was slick in making him miss. The former five-time Canadian amateur champion was able to land a couple of solid uppercuts and a straight rights, enough to win the round, but not enough to get the California native in trouble. In the second round, Ruiz,
35, switched tactics, becoming the aggressor. Fighting like a miniature version of his namesake — former WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz — he buried his head in Usmanee’s chest, clutched, grabbed, head-butted, leaned down and away to his right and than pot-shotted with overhand rights and left hooks, to win his only round of the fight. The Red Deer boxer made adjustments in the third round, landing one-two’s, uppercuts and straight rights, enough to win the round and the next three rounds, but was
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never able to find his rhythm. Usmanee, 32, became so frustrated in the seventh that he picked up Ruiz and bodyslammed him. Referee Len Koivisto of Red Deer took a point away from Usmanee and later in the round deducted a point from Ruiz for low blows. In the eighth and final round, both boxers upped the tempo with Usmanee looking for the knockout and Ruiz looking to win the round, but the Canadian was able to take the round, landing more combinations compared to Ruiz’
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single potshots. The judges scored the bout 78-72 twice for Usmanee, and inexplicably 75-75, for a majority decision win for the Canadian fighter. The Advocate scored the bout 78-72 for Usmanee. After the bout Usmanee was not pleased with his showing. “I am not happy with that (my performance). Mentally I was not in the right mindset. I was really prepared for the KO.”
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Revenge is a dish best served cold SPURS WIN FIFTH NBA CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER DOMINANT GAME 5 WIN OVER THE HEAT BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Spurs 104 Heat 87 SAN ANTONIO — From their low moment in the NBA Finals, back to the top of the league. The San Antonio Spurs turned the rematch with the Miami Heat into no match at all. The Spurs finished off a dominant run to their fifth NBA championship Sunday night, ending the Heat’s twoyear title reign with a 104-87 victory that wrapped up the series in five games. A year after their heartbreaking seven-game defeat, their only loss in six finals appearances, the Spurs won four routs to deny Miami’s quest for a third straight championship. “Hard to believe, isn’t it? Manu Ginobili said. ”We played at a really high level.“ Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, who added this title to the ones they won in 1999, 2003, ’05 and ’07. They nearly had another last year, but couldn’t hold off the Heat and lost the final two games. San Antonio rebounded from an early 16-point deficit by outscoring the Heat 37-13 from the start of the second quarter to midway in the third, kicking off the celebration the Heat cancelled last season. “We remember what happened last year and how it felt in that locker room and we used it and built on it and got back here and it’s amazing,” Tim Duncan said. “It makes last year OK.” LeBron James had 17 firstquarter points to help the Heat get off to a fast start. He finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who lost their spot atop the
NBA to the team that had it so long. “They played exquisite basketball this series and in particular these last three games and they are the better team. There’s no other way to say it,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. The Spurs won four titles in nine years, but hadn’t been back on top since 2007, making Foreigner’s “Feels Like the First Time” an appropriate song choice after the final buzzer. Duncan and coach Gregg Popovich have been here for all of them, and it was the fourth for Tony Parker and Ginobili, who with Duncan are once again the reigning the Big Three in the NBA. “Just a great team and we do it together,” Parker said. Chris Bosh finished with 13 points and Dwyane Wade just 11 on 4-of-12 shooting for the Heat, providing James nowhere near the help he needed. The painful conclusion to last year served as the fuel for this one, powering the Spurs to a 62-win season that topped the NBA and led to a rematch with Miami, the NBA’s first in the finals since Chicago beat Utah in 1997-98. Round 2 went to the Spurs, but both teams have challenges to navigate for a rubber match. San Antonio will face questions — as it has for years — about the age of its core, and whether Duncan, Ginobili and Popovich want to stick around. The Heat will brace for the potential free agency of James, Wade and Bosh, and will need younger, fresher pieces around the three All-Stars if they all stay. But this moment belongs to the Spurs. Playing a methodical style for many years that
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San Antonio Spurs hold up the the Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy after Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals against the Miami Heat on Sunday, in San Antonio. The Spurs won the NBA championship with a 104-87 win over the Heat. was predicated on throwing the ball into Duncan made San Antonio respected, but never beloved. The Spurs were TV ratings killers, casual viewers finding them not much fun to watch. But Popovich opened up the offence a few years ago, making the Spurs an easy-tolike, tough-to-beat group that thrives on ball movement and 3-point shooting. “You showed the world how beautiful this game is,” Commissioner Adam Silver told the Spurs during the postgame award ceremony. A decade and a half after winning their first title in 1999,
when Duncan was in his second season, the Spurs remain the NBA’s model organization, a small-market team that simply wins big and hardly ever does it with a high draft pick. Instead, they found players overseas or in other organizations who would fit the Spurs’ way of doing things and mesh with the Duncan, Parker and Ginobili, the winningest trio in post-season history. That included Leonard, acquired in a draft-night trade with Indiana after playing at San Diego State, and Patty Mills, an Australian national who scored 17 points off the bench.
No team has overcome a 3-1 deficit in the finals, but the Heat were confident they could keep this season going, Bosh saying earlier Sunday that the Heat were going to win. It appeared they would do it easily the way the game started, with James coming out with force on offence and shutting down Parker on defence as Miami went ahead 22-6. But it didn’t last. The Spurs eventually made it look stunningly easy again — much to the delight of the home crowd, with fans standing, chanting and dancing much of the second half.
Kings celebrate another Stanley Cup title, look forward to more BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Drew Doughty never hesitates to say what the rest of the Los Angeles Kings are only thinking, and the star defenceman’s mind was already on a third Stanley Cup title while his teammates celebrated their second on the ice behind him. “Next year, we’re going to want to win it again,” Doughty said Friday night after the Kings’ double-overtime, Cup-winning victory over the New York Rangers. With two NHL championships in three years, the Kings are building a hockey dynasty in an unlikely place. Hollywood’s team is hardly the most glamorous in the league, but the Kings’ commitment to hard work, team defence and playoff excellence puts them in position to contend for years to come. Los Angeles’ core is mostly in its prime, a balanced collection of gritty veterans and promising young talent. The Kings have only three unrestricted free agents, including late-season acquisition Marian Gaborik. What’s more, they’ve built a culture of winning that got them through a grueling 26-game post-season run that included a 3-0 deficit in the first round, three consecutive seven-game series in the Western Conference playoffs, and three overtime games in the Cup finals. The Kings have no worlds left to
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OPEN: Rebirth Kaymer joined Seve Ballesteros, Ernie Els, Woods and McIlroy as the only players to win two majors and be No. 1 in the world before turning 30 since the world ranking began in 1986. He is the fourth European in the last five years to win the U.S. Open, after Europeans had gone 40 years without this title. It’s a rebirth for Kaymer, who reached No. 1 in the world in February 2011, only to believe that he needed a more rounded game. His preferred shot was a fade. Kaymer spent two hard years, a lot of lonely hours on the range in Germany and his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He fell as low as No. 63 in the world until going wire-to-wire (with ties) at The Players Championship, considered the strongest and deepest field in golf. But the big payoff came at Pinehurst No. 2. “I didn’t make many mistakes the last two wins that I had in America — especially this week,” said Kaymer, who moves to No. 11 in the world. Kaymer has as many majors as Bernhard Langer, the two-time Masters champion and a mentor to Kaymer. Langer sent him text messages earlier in the week. “We’ve almost a German Grand Slam — almost,” Kaymer said. “I hope it will make Bernhard proud. I’m sure it will make all of Germany proud.”
conquer, but they’re eager to do it all again when training camp opens in three months — after an appropriate celebration, of course. They’ll have a parade through downtown Los Angeles today. “We’ve got a special group here,” goalie Jonathan Quick said. “We just finished four incredible difficult and exhausting rounds. These were probably the most tiring two months of hockey I’ve ever played. So we have a spe-
ship tandem in general manager Dean Lombardi and Sutter, two hockey lifers who finally claimed the ultimate prize in the back half of their careers — and then did it again. When Lombardi gets back to work, he’ll likely only make small tweaks to his championship roster. Of the 24 players on the Kings’ 2012 championship roster, 17 are still with the organization, and they’ve all bought into the Kings’ wildly successful style.
‘WE JUST FINISHED FOUR INCREDIBLE DIFFICULT AND EXHAUSTING ROUNDS. THESE WERE PROBABLY THE MOST TIRING TWO MONTHS OF HOCKEY I’VE EVER PLAYED. SO WE HAVE A SPECIAL GROUP TO BE ABLE TO OVERCOME EVERYTHING WE’VE BEEN CHALLENGED WITH, AND WE JUST WANT TO PARTY NOW.’ — JONATHAN QUICK
cial group to be able to overcome everything we’ve been challenged with, and we just want to party now.” Indeed, the frequently humourless Quick broke out some sweet dance moves in the Kings’ dressing room while they partied with the Cup on Friday night. After captain Dustin Brown carried the Stanley Cup into the room, coach Darryl Sutter took a long drink from the bowl while bubbly and beer sprayed all around him. The Kings have an enviable leader-
Veteran defencemen Matt Greene and Willie Mitchell are unrestricted free agents, and Dwight King is a restricted free agent. The biggest question mark is Gaborik, who led the NHL post-season with 14 goals after arriving from Columbus in March. The 32-year-old Slovak wing showed he’s still an elite goal-scorer who likely could command a hefty new contract. But after 13 seasons under the microscope of enormous expectations in Minnesota, New York and Columbus,
The biggest challenge for Kaymer was tuning out the crowd, with enormous support for Fowler, who enjoys pop star qualities in America. The fans clapped when Kaymer’s ball bounded off the back of the green, and even when a superb shot from the native weeds on No. 4 rolled off the front of the green. He marched along, dropping a shot on No. 7 with a shot left of the green that made him play away from a bunker to avoid a score worse than bogey, and another on the par-5 10th when a shot from the sandy area sailed over the green, and he used putter to send the next shot back toward the fairway. But after back-to-back birdies, including a 30-footer on the 14th, the only question left was the margin. Woods still holds the most dominant U.S. Open win — 15 shots at Pebble Beach in 2000. McIlroy won by eight shots on rain-softened Congressional in 2011, winning with a record score of 16-under 268. “I’m wondering how he did it,” McIlroy said. “Obviously, if you limit the mistakes, you might end up a couple under for the week. But to do what he’s doing ... I think it’s nearly more impressive than what I did at Congressional.” Kaymer’s father was home in Germany, where he said Father’s Day was celebrated a few weeks ago. “I didn’t get anything for my father that day,” Kaymer said. “So maybe this works.” Among those who congratulated Kaymer on the 18th green was Sandra Gal, a German player on the LPGA Tour. The Women’s U.S. Open takes over Pinehurst No. 2 on Monday.
BUCS: An awesome experience “It was an awesome experience down at the Stamps’ camp — I wasn’t the worst, so that’s the biggest thing,” said Merkley, 26, who teaches Grade 5 at Steffie Woima School in Sylvan Lake. “I would consider myself to be top 15 with all the tests they did.” His biggest hurdle coming back for his seventh season in the AFL was getting used to a new pivot. Buccaneers all-star quarterback Byron Stearns retired in the off-season. His replacement is Achtemichuk, and he has formed a strong connection with the wily vet. “Josh is phenomenal, I’m pretty happy Josh has come in and filled in for Byron,” said Merkley. “He knows what’s going on and he can read things and make plays — It’s great to have a veteran quarterback in there.” Still, the offence is a work in progress. In the meantime, they need the defence to play better than they did on Saturday night to keep them in games until they really get going. Though they played well early, the Drillers took over in the second half, especially on the ground, as they could not stop Warr when he was running or throwing, and Boyd was a monster up the middle. “Our D-line was owned by their offensive line, they really controlled the game and they could do whatever they wanted,” said Brown. The Buccaneers are next in Calgary at McMahon Stadium to play the Ga-
Gaborik seemed grateful to take a complementary role with the Kings — and he loves living in sunny Los Angeles. The Kings also must evaluate centre Mike Richards, whose offensive production has declined alarmingly from his earlier totals. While Sutter praises him as a key role player, Richards is making an awful lot of money for a glue guy — an average of $5.75 million over the next six seasons. But Los Angeles deserves a summer to bask in its remarkable achievements. The Kings have won a jaw-dropping 10 playoff series in the last three years, losing only to Chicago in last season’s Western Conference finals. The Kings won’t lack rivals for their crown next season. California hockey has never been better, with Pacific Division champion Anaheim and perennial contender San Jose poised to be good again next year. Dallas and Minnesota made significant strides this season, and St. Louis still looks like a force. But the Kings realize their biggest rival for the next few years is likely to be the Blackhawks. The Kings ousted the defending champions in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Alec Martinez’s overtime goal, but Chicago will be back with hunger. “During the Olympics, I always thought about this, ’How are we going to beat Chicago? How are we going to beat Chicago?”’ Sutter asked. “Dean got Gaborik. We were able to put some kids in, go from there.” tors at 7 p.m. NOTES — Buccaneers cornerback/ receiver/place kicker Tylor Johnson was taken to hospital by ambulance after taking a controversial hit by a Drillers defensive back on the final play of the game. He was battling for a pass in the end zone with the Drillers corner back, when the safety came across and hit him hard, making no effort to make a play on the ball. Brown was incensed after the game. “That reffing is the single worst bit of officiating I’ve ever seen in football,” he said. “They were atrocious referees.” jaldrich@reddeeradvocate.com
BOXING: No-show Red Deer boxer Cam O’Connell had his bout against Jamie Ocequeda cancelled at the last moment, as his opponent was a no-show. On the undercard, former Red Deer resident Lynell House came in as an underdog and last-minute replacement, but gave hometown favourite Sheena Kaine everything she could handle. House used movement and her southpaw stance to perfection, confusing Kaine and winning the first two rounds of the bout. The third round between the two was extremely competitive, with Kaine taking the fourth and final round. Judges scored the bout, 39-37, 40-36, and 38-38 for a majority decision win for Kaine. Doug Rowe is a Red Deer freelance writer
SCOREBOARD Local Sports ● Senior men’s baseball: Nighthawks vs. Gary Moe Volkswagen, Printing Place vs. The Hideout, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2.
Park 2; Lacombe Physio at Stettler, 7 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: North Star Sports vs. Gary Moe Volkswagen, Printing Place vs. Lacombe Stone and Granite, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2.
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● Senior men’s baseball: Nighthawks vs. North Star Sports, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 2. ● Women’s fastball: Lacombe Physio vs. Alberta Kaizen, Red Deer U16 vs. Alberta Kaizen, 7 and 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; TNT vs. Topco Oilsite, 7 p.m, Great Chief Park 2; Badgers vs.N. Jensen’s, 7 p.m., Lacombe.
Friday ● Rodeo: Sundre Pro Rodeo, 7 p.m. ● Parkland baseball: Rocky Mountain House at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1; Lacombe at Eckville, 7 p.m. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Red Deer at Lacoka, 7:30 p.m., Barnett Arenas. ● Senior C men’s lacrosse: Edmonton/ Spruce Grove at Blackfalds, 8:30 p.m., Multiplex.
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● Women’s fastball: TNT vs. Badgers, Badgers vs. Topco Oilsite, 7 and 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; Red Deer U16 vs. N. Jensen’s, 7 p.m., Great Chief
Great Chief Park 2. ● Third division rugby: Calgary Canadian Irish at Red Deer, 3:30 p.m. ● Second division rugby: Calgary Candian Irish at Red Deer, 5 p.m., Titans Park. ● Jr. B tier 1 lacrosse: Sherwood Park at Red Deer, 7:30 p.m., Blackfalds Multiplex.
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● Parkland baseball: Rocky Mountain House at Lacombe, 7 p.m.
● Junior golf: Maple Leaf Tour Mountain View Credit Union Classic at Olds Central Highlands. ● Junior golf: Canadian Junior Golf Association event at Coyote Creek, Sundre. ● Peewee AAA baseball: Fort McMurray at Red Deer, doubleheader at 3 and p.m.,
● Junior golf: Maple Leaf Tour Mountain View Credit Union Classic at Olds Central Highlands. ● Junior golf: Canadian Junior Golf Association event at Coyote Creek, Sundre. ● Peewee AAA baseball: Fort McMurray at Red Deer, 10 a.m., Great Chief Park 2. ● Jr. B tier 3 lacrosse: Medicine Hat at Olds, 1:30 p.m., Sports Complex Main. ● Senior C men’s lacrosse: Lethbridge at Blackfalds, 3:30, Multiplex. ● Junior B tier 2 lacrosse: Calgary Wranglers at Innisfail, 4:30 p.m., Arena Blue. ● Junior B tier lacrosse: St. Albert at Red Deer, 6 p.m., Blackfalds Multiplex.
Baseball New York Philadelphia
Toronto New York Baltimore Boston Tampa Bay
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West Division W L Pct 42 27 .609 37 31 .544 35 34 .507 34 35 .493 32 39 .451
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Saturday’s Games Kansas City 9, Chicago White Sox 1 Cleveland 3, Boston 2 Baltimore 3, Toronto 2 Detroit 12, Minnesota 9 Houston 7, Tampa Bay 3 L.A. Angels 11, Atlanta 6, 13 innings Oakland 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 Texas 4, Seattle 3 Sunday’s Games Detroit 4, Minnesota 3 Cleveland 3, Boston 2, 11 innings Toronto 5, Baltimore 2 Kansas City 6, Chicago White Sox 3 Tampa Bay 4, Houston 3 N.Y. Yankees 5, Oakland 10 Seattle 5, Texas 1 L.A. Angels 3, Atlanta 7 Monday’s Games L.A. Angels (Weaver 7-5) at Cleveland (Bauer 1-3), 5:05 p.m. Kansas City (Vargas 6-2) at Detroit (Verlander 6-6), 5:08 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 7-2) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 2-7), 5:10 p.m. Minnesota (Correia 3-7) at Boston (R.De La Rosa 1-2), 5:10 p.m. Texas (Lewis 4-4) at Oakland (Pomeranz 5-3), 8:05 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 6-5) at Seattle (C.Young 5-4), 8:10 p.m. Pct. .333 .327 .324 .322 .322 .318 .314 .311 .310 .306
Home Runs NCruz, Baltimore, 21; Encarnacion, Toronto, 20; JAbreu, Chicago, 19; Donaldson, Oakland, 17; VMartinez, Detroit, 17; Moss, Oakland, 16; Pujols, Los Angeles, 16. Runs Batted In NCruz, Baltimore, 56; MiCabrera, Detroit, 55; Encarnacion, Toronto, 54; Moss, Oakland, 53; JAbreu, Chicago, 51; Donaldson, Oakland, 51; Trout, Los Angeles, 50. Pitching Tanaka, New York, 10-1; Buehrle, Toronto, 10-3; Scherzer, Detroit, 8-2; Kazmir, Oakland, 8-2; FHernandez, Seattle, 8-2; Shields, Kansas City, 8-3; Keuchel, Houston, 8-3. National League East Division W L Pct 36 32 .529 35 33 .515 35 33 .515
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Saturday’s Games Philadelphia 7, Chicago Cubs 4 Colorado 5, San Francisco 4 Pittsburgh 8, Miami 6 San Diego 5, N.Y. Mets 0 Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 2 L.A. Angels 11, Atlanta 6, 13 innings St. Louis 4, Washington 1 L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 4
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Kluber, Rzepczynski (6), Shaw (8), Axford (9), Atchison (9), Allen (10) and Y.Gomes; Workman, Badenhop (7), A.Miller (8), Uehara (9), Breslow (10), Tazawa (11) and Pierzynski, D.Ross. W—Allen 3-1. L—Tazawa 1-1. HRs—Cleveland, Brantley (11), Swisher (4). Toronto 100 110 020 — 5 12 0 Baltimore 000 001 010 — 2 9 0 Happ, McGowan (7), Janssen (8) and Kratz; Tillman, Tom.Hunter (8), McFarland (8) and Hundley. W— Happ 6-3. L—Tillman 5-4. Sv—Janssen (12). HRs— Baltimore, A.Jones (11). Kan. City 203 100 000 — 6 8 0 Chicago 100 200 000 — 3 12 0 Shields, Bueno (7), K.Herrera (7), W.Davis (8), G.Holland (9) and S.Perez; Rienzo, Petricka (7), S.Downs (7), Putnam (8), Belisario (9) and Nieto. W—Shields 8-3. L—Rienzo 4-4. Sv—G.Holland (20). HRs—Kansas City, Hosmer (4), S.Perez (7). Tam. Bay 010 101 010 — 4 10 0 Houston 201 000 000 — 3 6 0 Price, McGee (9) and J.Molina, Hanigan; Peacock, D.Downs (5), Williams (6), Sipp (8), Zeid (9), Sipp (9), Farnsworth (10) and Corporan. W—Price 5-6. L—Williams 1-3. Sv—McGee (1). HRs—Houston, Fowler (5), M.Dominguez (10).
Sunday’s Games Miami 3, Pittsburgh 2, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 3, San Diego 1 Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia 0 Cincinnati 13, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 5, Washington 2 Colorado 8, San Francisco 7 Arizona 6, L.A. Dodgers 3 L.A. Angels 3, Atlanta 7
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NYY 000 001 202 — 5 9 1 Oakland 330 400 00x — 10 12 1 Nuno, J.Ramirez (4), Kelley (5), Warren (6), Thornton (8) and McCann, J.Murphy; J.Chavez, Cook (7), Abad (8), Ji.Johnson (9), Gregerson (9) and D.Norris. W—J.Chavez 6-4. L—Nuno 1-3. HRs— New York, Beltran (6), Gardner (5). Oakland, D.Norris (7), Crisp (5).
Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Hammel 6-4) at Miami (Koehler 5-5), 5:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 2-3) at Atlanta (Teheran 6-4), 5:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 0-3) at St. Louis (C.Martinez 0-3), 6:10 p.m. Milwaukee (W.Peralta 6-5) at Arizona (McCarthy 1-9), 7:40 p.m. Colorado (Matzek 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 7-3), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 6-5) at Seattle (C.Young 5-4), 8:10 p.m.
Texas 010 000 000 — 1 6 0 Seattle 000 020 03x — 5 13 0 N.Martinez, Ross Jr. (7), Rowen (8) and Gimenez; Iwakuma, Furbush (9) and Zunino. W—Iwakuma 5-3. L—N.Martinez 1-4. HRs—Texas, Snyder (1).
NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R Tulowitzki Col 66 224 55 Lucroy Mil 65 250 31 AMcCutchen Pit 68 255 37 Puig LAD 64 244 36 CGomez Mil 64 256 45 Goldschmidt Ari 71 278 52 McGehee Mia 67 262 25 Pagan SF 63 241 37 Blackmon Col 68 251 43 Utley Phi 63 251 35
San Diego 010 000 000 — 1 4 0 NYM 210 000 00x — 3 8 0 Kennedy, A.Torres (6), Quackenbush (6), Stauffer (8) and Rivera, Grandal; Matsuzaka, C.Torres (2), Black (6), Mejia (8) and Recker. W—C.Torres 3-4. L—Kennedy 5-8. Sv—Mejia (7). HRs—New York, Granderson (9).
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Home Runs Stanton, Miami, 18; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 18; Frazier, Cincinnati, 15; Gattis, Atlanta, 15; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 15; Rizzo, Chicago, 14; JUpton, Atlanta, 14. Runs Batted In Stanton, Miami, 54; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 51; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 45; Blackmon, Colorado, 44; Morneau, Colorado, 44; Morse, San Francisco, 44; McGehee, Miami, 43. Pitching Wainwright, St. Louis, 9-3; Simon, Cincinnati, 9-3; Greinke, Los Angeles, 8-3; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 8-4; Hudson, San Francisco, 7-2; Lohse, Milwaukee, 7-2; Bailey, Cincinnati, 7-3. Sunday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 000 003 000 — 3 7 1 Detroit 110 001 001 — 4 10 0 Nolasco, Burton (6), Guerrier (7), Fien (9) and K.Suzuki; Porcello, Chamberlain (8), Nathan (9) and Avila, Holaday. W—Nathan 3-2. L—Fien 3-3. Cleveland 100 000 Boston 100 010 (11 innings)
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NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 001 100 000 0 — 2 9 1 Miami 000 000 020 1 — 3 10 0 (10 innings) Worley, Watson (8), J.Hughes (9) and R.Martin; H.Alvarez, Hatcher (8), Cishek (9), A.Ramos (10) and Mathis. W—A.Ramos 4-0. L—J.Hughes 3-2.
Chicago 101 001 000 — 3 8 0 Phila. 000 000 000 — 0 3 0 T.Wood, N.Ramirez (9) and Whiteside; A.Burnett, Giles (9) and Ruiz. W—T.Wood 7-5. L—A.Burnett 4-6. Sv—N.Ramirez (3). HRs—Chicago, Rizzo (14). Cincinnati 300 020 053 — 13 19 0 Milwaukee 000 310 000 — 4 10 1 Leake, M.Parra (6), LeCure (6), Cingrani (8) and Mesoraco; Estrada, Gorzelanny (6), Kintzler (7), Wooten (8), Fiers (8), Wang (9) and Lucroy, Maldonado. W—Leake 4-6. L—Estrada 5-4. HRs— Cincinnati, B.Hamilton (4), Phillips (5), Frazier (15). Milwaukee, Lucroy (6). Wash. 000 010 001 — 2 8 0 St. Louis 021 010 10x — 5 9 0 Fister, Detwiler (7), R.Soriano (8) and S.Leon; J.Garcia, Motte (8), S.Freeman (9), Rosenthal (9) and T.Cruz. W—J.Garcia 3-0. L—Fister 5-2. Sv— Rosenthal (20). HRs—St. Louis, Ma.Adams (6), Holliday (5). Colorado 002 010 140 — 8 10 2 San Fran. 030 211 000 — 7 11 0 Nicasio, F.Morales (3), C.Martin (6), Belisle (7), Masset (8), Brothers (8), Hawkins (9) and McKenry, Rosario; Bumgarner, J.Gutierrez (8), J.Lopez (8), Machi (9) and Posey, H.Sanchez. W—Belisle 2-2. L—J.Gutierrez 1-2. Sv—Hawkins (14). HRs—Colorado, Tulowitzki (18). San Francisco, H.Sanchez (3), Sandoval (9), Bumgarner (2).
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Los Angeles (3) vs. N.Y. Rangers (2) (Los Angeles wins series 4-1) Wednesday, June 4 Los Angeles 3 NY Rangers 2, OT Saturday, June 7 Los Angeles 5 NY Rangers 4, 2OT Monday, June 9 Los Angeles 3 NY Rangers 0 Wednesday, June 11 NY Rangers 2 Los Angeles 1 Friday, June 13 Los Angeles 3 NY Rangers 2, 2OT NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Scoring Leaders G A Pts Anze Kopitar, LA 5 21 26 Jeff Carter, LA 10 15 25 Justin Williams, LA 9 16 25 Marian Gaborik, LA 14 8 22 Patrick Kane, Chi 8 12 20 Drew Doughty, LA 5 13 18 Jonathan Toews, Chi 9 8 17 Ryan McDonagh, NYR 4 13 17 Brandon Saad, Chi 6 10 16 Martin St. Louis, NYR 8 7 15 Derek Stepan, NYR 5 10 15 Ryan Getzlaf, Ana 4 11 15 Brent Seabrook, Chi 3 12 15 Tyler Toffoli, LA 7 7 14 Dustin Brown, LA 6 8 14 Evgeni Malkin, Pgh 6 8 14 P.K. Subban, Mtl 5 9 14 Zach Parise, Minn 4 10 14 Marian Hossa, Chi 2 12 14 Mats Zuccarello, NYR 5 8 13 Chris Kreider, NYR 5 8 13 Lars Eller, Mtl 5 8 13 Carl Hagelin, NYR 7 5 12 Derick Brassard, NYR 6 6 12 Jake Muzzin, LA 6 6 12 Brad Richards, NYR 5 7 12 Tanner Pearson, LA 4 8 12 Rene Bourque, Mtl 8 3 11 Max Pacioretty, Mtl 5 6 11 Duncan Keith, Chi 4 7 11 Brendan Gallagher, Mtl 4 7 11 Corey Perry, Ana 4 7 11 Dwight King, LA 3 8 11 Conn Smythe Trophy Winners List Winners of the Conn Smythe Trophy, an annual award presented to the most valuable player for his team in the Stanley Cup playoffs since 1965, as chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association: (x—member of losing team in final) 2014 — Justin Williams, F, Los Angeles 2013 — Patrick Kane, F, Chicago 2012 — Jonathan Quick, G, Los Angeles 2011 — Tim Thomas, G, Boston 2010 — Jonathan Toews, F, Chicago 2009 — Evgeni Malkin, F, Pittsburgh 2008 — Henrik Zetterberg, D, Detroit 2007 — Scott Niedermayer, D, Anaheim 2006 — Cam Ward, G, Carolina 2005 — No winner (lockout). 2004 — Brad Richards, F, Tampa Bay 2003 — x-Jean-Sebastien Giguere, G, Anaheim 2002 — Nicklas Lidstrom, D, Detroit 2001 — Patrick Roy, G, Colorado 2000 — Scott Stevens, D, New Jersey 1999 — Joe Nieuwendyk, F, Dallas 1998 — Steve Yzerman, F, Detroit 1997 — Mike Vernon, G, Detroit 1996 — Joe Sakic, F, Colorado 1995 — Claude Lemieux, F, New Jersey 1994 — Brian Leetch, D, N.Y. Rangers 1993 — Patrick Roy, G, Montreal 1992 — Mario Lemieux, F, Pittsburgh
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Calgary 23 Winnipeg 20 Thursday, June 19 Hamilton at Toronto, 5 p.m. Friday, June 20 Ottawa at Montreal, 5 p.m. Edmonton at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m. Calgary at B.C., 8 p.m.
NBA Playoffs FINALS (Best-of-7) San Antonio 4, Miami 1 Thursday, June 5: San Antonio 110, Miami 95 Sunday, June 8: Miami 98, San Antonio 96 Tuesday, June 10: San Antonio 111, Miami 92 Thursday, June 12: San Antonio 107, Miami 86 Sunday, June 15: San Antonio 104, Miami 87 Sunday’s summary MIAMI (87) L.James 10-21 8-9 31, Lewis 1-2 0-0 3, Bosh 6-14 1-2 13, Wade 4-12 2-4 11, Allen 1-8 2-2 5, Battier 0-0 0-0 0, Andersen 0-1 0-0 0, Cole 0-2 2-2 2, Haslem 1-2 0-0 2, Beasley 4-7 1-3 9, Chalmers 2-3 4-5 8, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Douglas 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 30-75 20-27 87. SAN ANTONIO (104) Leonard 7-10 5-6 22, Duncan 5-10 4-6 14, Diaw 2-7 0-0 5, Parker 7-18 2-2 16, Green 0-5 0-0 0, Ginobili 6-11 4-5 19, Splitter 1-1 1-2 3, Mills 6-10 0-0 17, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0, Belinelli 2-3 0-0 4, Ayres 1-1 0-0 2, Joseph 0-2 0-0 0, Baynes 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 37-78 18-23 104. Miami 29 11 18 29 — 87 San Antonio 22 25 30 27 — 104 3-Point Goals—Miami 7-25 (L.James 3-9, Lewis 1-2, Wade 1-2, Douglas 1-2, Allen 1-3, Cole 0-1, Jones 0-1, Bosh 0-5), San Antonio 12-26 (Mills 5-8, Leonard 3-4, Ginobili 3-6, Diaw 1-3, Parker 0-1, Joseph 0-1, Green 0-3). Fouled Out—Leonard. Rebounds—Miami 53 (L.James 10), San Antonio 45 (Leonard 10). Assists—Miami 14 (L.James 5), San Antonio 25 (Diaw 6). Total Fouls—Miami 23, San Antonio 21. A—18,581 (18,797).
Saturday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Sent OF Shane Victorino, RHP Clay Buchholz and 3B Will Middlebrooks to Pawtucket (IL) for rehab assignments. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHP Henry Rodriguez on a minor league contract. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jared Robinson on a minor league contract. HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned LHP Rudy Owens to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled RHP Josh Zeid from Oklahoma City. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned RHP Angel Sanchez to Montgomery (SL). Sent OF Brandon Guyer to Durham (IL) for a rehab assignment. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned OF Darin Mastroianni to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated RHP Sergio Santos from the 15-day DL. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned LHP Zac Rosscup to Iowa (PCL). CINCINNATI REDS — Placed LHP Sean Marshall on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday. Reinstated RHP Mat Latos from the 60-day DL. COLORADO ROCKIES — Assigned RHP Wilton Lopez outright to Colorado Springs (PCL). LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed INF-OF Chone Figgins on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Carlos Triunfel from Albuquerque (PCL). Agreed to terms with OF Colin Hering on a minor league contract. MIAMI MARLINS — Agreed to terms with SS Brian Anderson on a minor league contract. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned INF Irving Falu and OF Logan Schafer to Nashville (PCL). Recalled UT Elian Herrera to Nashville. Reinstated LHP Tom Gorzelanny from the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with LHPs Kodi Medeiros and Carlos Leal, SS Jacob Gatewood, OF Monte Harrison and C Matt Martin on minor league contracts. NEW YORK METS — Sent OF Eric Young Jr. to Binghamton (EL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Prevost and LHP Kelly Secrest on minor league contracts. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent 3B Cody Asche to Lakewood (SAL) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms with LHP Matt Hoffman on a minor league contract. PITTSURGH PIRATES — Agreed to terms with SS Nelson Jorge, OF Eric Thomas, 3B Chase
FIFA WORLD CUP At Brazil GROUP A
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Costa Rica Italy England Uruguay Simpson and RHPs Eric Karch, Frank Duncan, Palmer Betts, Trey Supak, Mitch Keller and Michael Clemens. Called up RHP Vance Worley from Indianapolis (IL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Sent LHP Tyler Lyons to Memphis (PCL) for a rehab assignment. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed LHP Troy Patton on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Jesse Hahn from San Antonio (TL). American Association AMARILLO SOX — Released RHP Michael Nannini. GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Released LHP James Giulietti. SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed LHP Joe Testa. Can-Am League ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Released RHP Bo Budkevics. Traded C Justin Dalles to Windy City (Frontier) for a player to be named. TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed OF Michael Hernandez. FOOTBALL National Football League INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Agreed to terms with S Mike Adams. HOCKEY National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Signed LW Tomas Nosek to a two-year, entry-level contract. MONTREAL CANADIENS — Signed coach Michel Therrien to a four-year contract extension. Traded F Louis Leblanc to Anaheim for a conditional 2015 fifth-round draft pick. SOCCER National Women’s Soccer League WASHINGTON SPIRIT — Acquired M Kerstin Garefrekes on loan from FFC Frankfurt (Germany) for the remainder of the season. Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHP Corey Knebel to Toledo (IL). Recalled LHP Blaine Hardy from Toledo. HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed RHP Josh Fields on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Paul Clemens from Oklahoma City (PCL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed RHP Fernando Salas on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Dane
De La Rosa from Salt Lake (PCL). MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed 3B Trevor Plouffe on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Pedro Florimon from Rochester (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Assigned LHP Wade LeBlanc outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Traded OF Michael Taylor to the Chicago White Sox for RHP Jake Sanchez. TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Shane McCain on a minor league contract. National League MIAMI MARLINS — Sent LHP Brad Hand to New Orleans (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Placed RHP Nathan Eovaldi on paternity leave. Recalled RHP Sam Dyson from New Orleans. NEW YORK METS — Acquired LHP Blake Taylor from Pittsburgh to complete an earlier trade, and assigned him to the GCL Mets. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned INF Michael Martinez to Indianapolis (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Vance Worley from Indianapolis. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned OF Randal Grichuk to Memphis (PCL). Selected the contract of LHP Nick Greenwood from Memphis. Agreed to terms with LHP Austin Gomber and RHP Tyler Bray on minor league contracts. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed RHP Nick Vincent on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Thursday. Selected the contract of RHP Blaine Boyer from El Paso (PCL). American Association AMARILLO SOX — Traded LHP Josh Spence to Windy City (Frontier) to complete an earlier trade. GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS — Signed RHP Jason Jarvis. SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed INF Sam Lind and RHP Kye Winter. Released OF Drew Muren and RHP Kyle Kingsley. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Traded RHP Chandler Barnard to San Angelo (United) to complete an earlier trade. Can-Am League TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Released OF Alexandre LaGarde. Frontier League RIVER CITY RASCALS—Signed LHP Tommy Organ and INF Matt Reida. WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS—Acquired C Justin Dalles from Rockland (Can-Am) for a player to be named. Released C Matt Scioscia.
Stanley Cup final series results x — Strike/lockout-shortened regular season. y — Series between Montreal and Seattle cancelled due to influenza epidemic. 2013-14 — Los Angeles def. N.Y. Rangers, 4-1 2012-13 — x-Chicago def. Boston, 4-2 2011-12 — Los Angeles def. New Jersey, 4-2 2010-11 — Boston def. Vancouver, 4-3 2009-10 — Chicago def. Philadelphia, 4-2 2008-09 — Pittsburgh def. Detroit, 4-3 2007-08 — Detroit def. Pittsburgh, 4-2 2006-07 — Anaheim def. Ottawa, 4-1 2005-06 — Carolina def. Edmonton, 4-3 2004-05 — No winner (lockout). 2003-04 — Tampa Bay def. Calgary, 4-3 2002-03 — New Jersey def. Anaheim, 4-3 2001-02 — Detroit def. Carolina, 4-1 2000-01 — Colorado def. New Jersey, 4-3 1999-00 — New Jersey def. Dallas, 4-2 1998-99 — Dallas def. Buffalo, 4-2 1997-98 — Detroit def. Washington, 4-0 1996-97 — Detroit def. Philadelphia, 4-0 1995-96 — Colorado def. Florida, 4-0 1994-95 — x-New Jersey def. Detroit, 4-0 1993-94 — N.Y. Rangers def. Vancouver, 4-3 1992-93 — Montreal def. Los Angeles, 4-1 1991-92 — Pittsburgh def. Chicago, 4-0 1990-91 — Pittsburgh def. Minnesota North Stars, 4-2 1989-90 — Edmonton def. Boston, 4-1 1988-89 — Calgary def. Montreal, 4-2 1987-88 — Edmonton def. Boston, 4-1 1986-87 — Edmonton def. Philadelphia, 4-3 1985-86 — Montreal def. Calgary, 4-1 1984-85 — Edmonton def. Philadelphia, 4-1 1983-84 — Edmonton def. N.Y. Islanders, 4-1 1982-83 — N.Y. Islanders def. Edmonton, 4-0 1981-82 — N.Y. Islanders def. Vancouver, 4-0 1980-81 — N.Y. Islanders def. Minnesota North Stars, 4-1 1979-80 — N.Y. Islanders def. Philadelphia, 4-2 1978-79 — Montreal def. N.Y. Rangers, 4-1 1977-78 — Montreal def. Boston, 4-2 1976-77 — Montreal def. Boston, 4-0 1975-76 — Montreal def. Philadelphia, 4-0 1974-75 — Philadelphia def. Buffalo, 4-2 1973-74 — Philadelphia def. Boston, 4-2 1972-73 — Montreal def. Chicago, 4-2 1971-72 — Boston def. N.Y. Rangers, 4-2 1970-71 — Montreal def. Chicago, 4-3 1969-70 — Boston def. St. Louis, 4-0 1968-69 — Montreal def. St. Louis, 4-0 1967-68 — Montreal def. St. Louis, 4-0 1966-67 — Toronto def. Montreal, 4-2
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1991 — Mario Lemieux, F, Pittsburgh 1990 — Bill Ranford, G, Edmonton 1989 — Al MacInnis, D, Calgary 1988 — Wayne Gretzky, F, Edmonton 1987 — x-Ron Hextall, G, Philadelphia 1986 — Patrick Roy, G, Montreal 1985 — Wayne Gretzky, F, Edmonton 1984 — Mark Messier, F, Edmonton 1983 — Billy Smith, G, N.Y. Islanders 1982 — Mike Bossy, F, N.Y. Islanders 1981 — Butch Goring, F, N.Y. Islanders 1980 — Bryan Trottier, F, N.Y. Islanders 1979 — Bob Gainey, F, Montreal 1978 — Larry Robinson, D, Montreal 1977 — Guy Lafleur, F, Montreal 1976 — x-Reggie Leach, F, Philadelphia 1975 — Bernie Parent, G, Philadelphia 1974 — Bernie Parent, G, Philadelphia 1973 — Yvan Cournoyer, F, Montreal 1972 — Bobby Orr, D, Boston 1971 — Ken Dryden, G, Montreal 1970 — Bobby Orr, D, Boston 1969 — Serge Savard, D, Montreal 1968 — x-Glenn Hall, G, St. Louis 1967 — Dave Keon, F, Toronto 1966 — x-Roger Crozier, G, Detroit 1965 — Jean Beliveau, F, Montreal
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Saturday, June 14 Colombia 3 Greece 0 Uruguay 1 Costa Rica 3 England 1 Italy 2 Ivory Coast 2 Japan 1 Sunday, June 15 Switzerland 2 Ecuador 1 France 3 Honduras 0 Argentina 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 Monday, June 16 Portugal at Germany, 10 a.m. Nigeria at Iran, 1 p.m. United States at Ghana, 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 Algeria at Belgium, 10 a.m. Mexico at Brazil, 1 p.m. South Korea at Russia, 4 p.m.
Golf U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, No. 2 Course Martin Kaymer, $1,620,000 65-65-72-69 Erik Compton, $789,330 72-68-67-72 Rickie Fowler, $789,330 70-70-67-72 Keegan Bradley, $326,310 69-69-76-67 Jason Day, $326,310 73-68-72-68 Dustin Johnson, $326,310 69-69-70-73 Brooks Koepka, $326,310 70-68-72-71 Henrik Stenson, $326,310 69-69-70-73 Adam Scott, $211,715 73-67-73-69 Brandt Snedeker, $211,715 69-68-72-73 Jimmy Walker, $211,715 70-72-71-69 Jim Furyk, $156,679 73-70-73-67 Matt Kuchar, $156,679 69-70-71-73 Kevin Na, $156,679 68-69-73-73 Justin Rose, $156,679 72-69-70-72 Marcel Siem, $156,679 70-71-72-70 J.B. Holmes, $118,234 70-71-72-71 Ian Poulter, $118,234 70-70-74-70 Jordan Spieth, $118,234 69-70-72-73 Brendon Todd, $118,234 69-67-79-69 Cody Gribble, $98,598 72-72-72-69 Steve Stricker, $98,598 70-71-73-71 Aaron Baddeley, $79,968 70-71-73-72 Billy Horschel, $79,968 75-68-73-70 Shiv Kapur, $79,968 73-70-71-72 Rory McIlroy, $79,968 71-68-74-73 Francesco Molinari, $79,968 69-71-72-74 Daniel Berger, $59,588 72-71-78-66 Brendon de Jonge, $59,588 68-70-73-76 Victor Dubuisson, $59,588 70-72-70-75 Chris Kirk, $59,588 71-68-72-76 Graeme McDowell, $59,588 68-74-75-70
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Marshall makes good in backyard BOWDEN COWBOY WINS PAIR OF BUCKLES AT DAINES RANCH PRO RODEO There’s no doubt there’s plenty of “It all felt really good, and when home grown rodeo talent in central Al- you’re walking back and hear 89, that’s berta, but a Bowden cowboy proved he probably the best feeling when you can ride and rope with the world’s best know you’re on top. It just feels aweat this year’s Daines Ranch Pro Rodeo. some. That’s my highest score.” Ky Marshall earned both the bareThe ride earned him $2098. back and the All Around Champion When it came to the roping, Marbuckles. shall knew he’d plucked a good calf out Marshall wowed the crowd during of that pen too. Although he claimed an impressive round of bareback rid- to have bobbled on a few things on ing Saturday night at the the run, it was a confidence ranch, spurring to the moon builder for the 22-year-old, on the Vold horse True Grit who hadn’t done much in for an 89.5 mark. Then he that event yet this spring. dashed down to the other While his time was end of the arena and roped bumped back on the leada calf in 8.6 seconds, just erboard considerably dura tick off the lead for that ing a fast roping round Sunevent. Organizer Jack day, Marshall still picked up Daines quipped that it was $871. ‘Ky Marshall night at the InThe rancher, who also nisfail Rodeo’. helps coach the Olds Col“This is just the funnest lege Rodeo team, qualified rodeo ever on the circuit, I for his first Canadian Finals DIANNE believe,” said Marshall. Rodeo last fall, in both the FINSTAD “It’s kind of my homebareback and All Around town rodeo, and we’re good races. His only competitor friends with the Daines’. It’s in the All Around race was just an awesome rodeo, and Travis Reay, who wound up there’s tons of people here watching, with the 2013 Canadian title. But at Inand we’re good friends with them all, nisfail, it was Marshall’s turn, and he so it’s awesome to have a good night.” bettered Reay’s result by a mere $30. For some contestants, the pressure Reay placed in the bronc riding ($316), of performing in front of the home- and won the steer wrestling in 4.1 sectown crowd is a heavy burden. But that onds ($2623). didn’t bother Marshall. “I needed the hit,” claimed Reay, “There’s pressure at every rodeo who lives in Mayerthorpe. “I haven’t you go to, so I guess you learn to get had a really good spring. It’s been kind over it. Maybe you actually try harder of slow. I’ve always wanted to win the when all these people are here watch- Innisfail Rodeo.” ing you, because you don’t want to emThe special Ross Contway bronze barrass yourself,” he grinned. up for grabs in the saddle bronc rid“I got on that horse last year at the ing went to Sam Kelts, by half a point. CFR, and we didn’t quite have the Kelts was 88 points on Calgary Stammatchup. When I entered this rodeo pede’s famous Lynx Mountain, with and I knew Vold was up tonight, I was past Innisfail winners Dustin Flundra hoping for that horse. When I saw the (87.5) and Kyle Thomson (87) close on draw, and my name was beside that his heels. horse, I was just stunned that I got him. “That’s a horse you can win first on All day, I’ve been a little nervous, just anywhere,” said Kelts, of Millarville. thinking about it, and it all came to- “This was only the second time I’ve gether and worked out. That’s just an gotten to get on her.” awesome little horse of Wayne’s, and “The Daines Ranch Rodeo has been he feels good. All the cowboys wish here for so long and it’s a prestigious they could draw him.” rodeo. They give away such a great
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Derric Laye of Provost takes down his steer for a time of 5.0 seconds in the steer wrestling event at the Innisfail Professional Rodeo Saturday afternoon. bronze. The money is a big deal at these rodeos, but the money spends, and the trinkets are there forever. Everybody wants to have this bronze.” Idaho’s Nate Baldwin won the tiedown roping in 8.0 seconds, for $2411, while 19-year-old rookie Brock Radford of Dewinton scored his first pro win with an 89.5 point bull ride on Gingas Kong ($2294). The 15.877 second time turned in by Laci Suitor of Duchess in the barrel racing during slack held up for first overall ($2613), while Ponoka’s Levi Simpson made it two
Blue Jays split series with Orioles with win in finale Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baltimore Orioles catcher Nick Hundley, left, tags out Toronto Blue Jays’ Jose Bautista who was trying to score on a ground ball hit by Brett Lawrie in the eighth inning of a baseball game on Sunday, in Baltimore.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Blue Jays 4 Orioles 2 BALTIMORE — The Toronto Blue Jays were delighted to get out of Camden Yards with the same lead over the Baltimore Orioles as when they arrived. J.A. Happ pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Dioner Navarro had three hits and two RBIs as Toronto won 5-2 Sunday to earn a split of the four-game series. The victory enabled the AL East leaders to maintain their 4 ½-game advantage over the Orioles, who were seeking to deal the Blue Jays their third straight series loss. “It means a lot,” Navarro said. “It’s a good series in general. We made some good plays, we got some clutch hitting,” Toronto slugger Jose Bautista said. “A series split on the road against the second-place team is something to not be too upset about.” Edwin Encarnacion also had three hits for the Blue Jays, who had totalled 15 runs in losing six of their previous eight games. Led by Navarro, Toronto banged out 12 hits against Chris Tillman and two relievers. Navarro had two doubles and a single. “I know people to expect the runs to come from the big boys,” he said. “You cannot always depend on the big dogs. You can count on the little guys sometimes.” Happ (6-3) gave up one run, seven hits and no walks in six-plus innings. He had lost two of his previous three starts, yielding 12 earned runs over 17 2-3 innings. “Happ was outstanding, he re-
ally was,” manager John Gibbons said. “He gave us a chance to win out there.” Casey Janssen got four outs for his 12th save. Adam Jones homered and Nelson Cruz had three hits and his major league-leading 56th RBI for the Orioles, who went 5-5 on a homestand against Oakland, Boston and the Jays. “We’ve played some really good teams,” Jones said. “The competitive level is rising and it’s fun to see.” Tillman (5-4) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings. The right-hander didn’t issue a walk or record a strikeout, only the sixth time in Orioles history that’s happened for a pitcher who went at least seven innings. “It was a good series,” Tillman said. “We would have liked to have liked to come out on top, but we split against the team that’s leading the league. Just come back better next time.” Tillman is 0-4 with a 2.78 ERA at home and 5-0 with a 6.33 ERA on the road. “That’s how it goes in baseball,” Jones said. “He threw the ball well today. Unfortunately, we were unable to score him some runs. We had a couple opportunities, but he can only do what he can control.” The Blue Jays went up 5-1 with a two-run eighth against Tommy Hunter. Navarro hit an RBI double and Steve Tolleson added a run-scoring groundout. “A couple of runs late can be wonderful,” Gibbons said. Jones hit his 11th homer of the season in the bottom half off Dustin McGowan, but Janssen made sure the Orioles wouldn’t score again. “The goal is always to win se-
ries,” Happ said, “but to split is pretty good, too.” Toronto got a first-inning run on an RBI double by Bautista, who one pitch earlier thought he had drawn a walk on a 3-1 offering that umpire Jerry Layne called a strike. The Blue Jays wasted a leadoff double in the second inning but converted the same situation in the fourth. After Encarnacion doubled, Navarro blooped an RBI single to left field for a 2-0 lead. In the Toronto fifth, Anthony Gose snapped a 5-for-38 skid with a leadoff single, advanced on a double by Jose Reyes and scored on a flyball by Melky Cabrera. Baltimore closed to 3-1 in the sixth when Jones hit a twoout double and Cruz singled him home. NOTES: It was the first time since May 27, 2010, against Oakland that Baltimore pitchers did not record a single strikeout. ... Orioles 1B Chris Davis was given a rare day off by manager Buck Showalter, even though the slugger had four homers in his last 11 games. ... Two Toronto pitchers who left with groin tightness this weekend remained hopeful of avoiding the disabled list. After receiving treatment, Brett Cecil said, “I’m sure I’ll feel it when I throw,” and R.A. Dickey said of his injury: “Maybe a little sore, but not bad.” ... The Blue Jays have Monday off, while the Orioles continue a 13-game run against AL East foes in Tampa Bay against the last-place Rays. ... Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt was scratched, one day after he fell backward and hit his head upon being unintentionally brushed by Jones. ... The crowd of 46,469 was Baltimore’s fifth sellout of the season and second in the series.
years in a row for an Innisfail team roping buckle, by roping in 4.8 seconds with his new partner Ryon Tittel of Oregon ($1865 each). Owen Berreth of Airdrie won steer riding with a 76; Dantan Bertsch of Eastend, SK took novice bareback with a 79; Keenan Reinhardt of Calgary was first in novice saddle bronc with a 77. The Bruce Burrell team won the Wild Cow Milking. Rodeo contestants try their hand next at Wainwright and Sundre on the weekend.
TRAMPOLINE AND GYMNASTICS CALGARY — Red Deer Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics athletes snared six gold medals in the Western Canada Cup championships during the weekend. Brenyn Chapman won gold in the provincial 1 women’s 11-12 double mini trampoline (DMT), while Sophie Nossack was victorious in the provincial 1 under-10 women’s DMT. Also striking gold were Eoin Wolfe in provincial 1 men’s DMT, Ashton Henfrey in provincial 3 men’s trampoline, the provincial 3 women’s synchronized women’s team of Maria Crichton and Isabelle MacPherson, and the provincial 1 men’s syncronized trampoline duo of Spencer Kooman and Jesse Starchuk. The provincial 1 women’s trampoline team of Chapman and Nossack earned a silver medal, as did Ashton Henfrey in the DMT, Chapman in the individual trampoline and Taelum Henfrey in provincial 1 men’s trampoline. Winning bronze medals were Nossack in trampoline, Starchuk in DMT, Taelum Henfrey in trampoline, Wolfe in trampoline and Samantha Dancey in provincial women’s 13 and over trampoline. Other Thunder Country top-five placings: Fourth — Kayden Levis, provincial 1 men’s DMT; Kaeliegh Boston, provincial 1 women’s under-10 trampoline; Taelum Henfrey/Levis, provincial 1 men’s synchronized trampoline; Sarah Lindbergh/ Boston, provincial 1 women’s synchronized trampoline; Fifth — Kooman, provincial 2 men’s trampoline; Taelum Henfrey, DMT.
Riggers keep racking up wins with shutout over White Sox Dustin Northcott and Joel Peterman combined on a three hit shutout to blank the Parkland White Sox 5-0 in Spruce Grove on Friday in Sunburst Baseball League action. Northcott started and gave up two hits in six innings while striking out four batters. Peterman pitched the final three innings for the save, giving up one hit and striking out one. The Riggers pounded out 16 hits, led by Kevin Curran who was 3-for-6 with an RBI, Mike Ronnie was 2-for-5 with two doubles, Peterman was 3-for-4, Josh Edwards was 3-for-5 and Shane Court was 1-for5 with two RBI. The Riggers are in Fort Saskatchewan today to play the Athletics in a make up game at 7 p.m., their only game this week.
GIRLS’ SOFTBALL The Red Deer U14B Rage settled for silver in a weekend girls fastball tournament at Okotoks. The Rage fell 11-7 to Lacombe in the gold-medal match after posting a 3-1 record leading into the championship contest. The Red Deer team opened with a 10-2 rout of the host club, dumped Lacombe 9-2 and defeated Calgary Nose Creek 16-7 before falling 12-10 to the Calgary SBR Intensity while getting a home run from Kaitlyn Glover.
WOMEN’S GOLF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DECATUR, Ill. — Madison Pressel won the windy Decatur-Forsyth Classic on Sunday for her first Symetra Tour title, beating Ashley Tait with a 20-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff. The 22-year-old Pressel, LPGA Tour player Morgan Pressel’s younger sister, finished with an evenpar 72 in wind gusting over 35 mph to match playing partner Tait at 6-under 210 at Hickory Point. Tait blew a late four-stroke lead. She bogeyed the par-4 15th and had a double bogey on the par-3 17th. Pressel birdied the 17th for a three-shot swing.
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Cougars sweep soccer finals BOYS AND GIRLS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT CASAA LEAGUE TITLES BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Cougars 7 Rams 4 Cougars 4 Raiders 3 Winning is great, but rebuilding the overall competitive state of soccer in Red Deer and Central Alberta is more important to Humberto Aspillaga. With his Notre Dame Cougars up 4-0 over the Lacombe Rams in the Central Alberta High School Soccer League championship final Saturday at Edgar Park, Aspillaga pulled many of his starters and went with younger players. The Rams rallied with three unanswered goals, but the Cougars rebounded for a 7-4 victory and a second successive league title. “One of the issues I can see is we need to build again the football, the soccer, in Red Deer,” said Aspillaga. “If I put all the time my stronger players (on the pitch) and we won, then it’s no fun, right? “It used to be real good times when Red Deer have two clubs, there were lots of people going to the Collicutt (Centre) and we build some rivalry by being against each other, but also I think by being competitive. When someone blew away another team, it’s not fun, so we allowed our Grade 10s and Grade 11s to play today.” Aspillaga credited the Rams for cutting the deficit to a goal and then getting the score to 5-4 before giving up a pair of late markers. “The other team played real hard to come back. They did a great job,” said the Cougars sideline boss. Aspillaga clearly had a dedicated group during a season in which the Cougars lost just once. In fact, the players showed their passion for the game by kick-starting their training in February. “We started running in the morning at 7. We run for an hour, do some exercises and then go to classes,” said Aspillaga. “We have built quality soccer at Notre Dame so every year we are doing well. For the last three to four years we are doing well.” Ben Anderson paced the Cougars with three goals,
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Rayden Crowley of the Notre Dame Cougars fends off his Lacombe Rams opponent during the high school soccer year-end final game Saturday afternoon at Edgar Athletic Park. Notre Dame won the game 7-4. while game MVP Theoren Gill netted a pair and Jose Posada and Rayden Crawley also scored. Christu Moo had two goals for the Rams, who got singles from Eduardo Morales and David Luymes. Notre Dame reached the final with a 5-1 win over the Hunting Hills Lightning, getting goals from Gill, Posada, Anderson, Keegan Reid and Vezo Gama. Luke Beasley scored in a losing cause. Lacombe beat Central Alberta Christian 3-1 in the other semifinal. Luymes, Moo and Sam Haeflinger scored for
the Rams, with Brendan Van Doesburg replying for CACHS. Hunting Hills defeated CACHS 2-1 in overtime to take third-place honours. Eric Gopal and Jaeden Smith scored for the Lightning and Van Doesburg answered for the Knights. In boys B-side play, Olds downed Sylvan Lake 3-1 in the final. Jaden Mulholland, game MVP Talon Grenier and Ty Smith were the Olds marksmen, while Aiden Smail scored for the Lakers. In semifinal play, Olds beat Innisfail 2-1 in overtime and
Sylvan Lake got by the Lindsay Thurber Raiders 2-1 on penalties. Jaemin Kim netted both goals for Olds, with Simon Bigger replying for Innisfail. Cody Rumboldt scored in regulation time for Sylvan Lake and Eduardo Colunga Fierro answered for Thurber. The Raiders, with Colunga Fierro netting two goals and Gustavo Portugal and Navada White also connecting, downed Innisfail 4-1 in the consolation game. Bigger scored in a losing cause. ● Earlier, the Notre Dame
Local players hope Team Alberta experience lands them future looks BY JOSH ALDRICH ADVOCATE STAFF While this year the goal is winning the Football Canada Cup, three local players on Team Alberta have their eye squarely on their future post high school. The best high school football players in the province in Grades 10 and 11 were in Red Deer and Lacombe on the weekend for Football Alberta’s main training camp for their U-18 team. As the University of Alberta Golden Bears head coach Chris Morris pointed out to them on Saturday at MEGlobal Athletic Park, playing on this team will put the likes of Lindsay Thurber Raiders Ben Pasiuk and Owen Smith, and H.J. Cody’s Landon Rosene at the top of the recruiting list for many Canadian Interuniversity Sport programs. “It’s a big deal for us, especially being from Central Alberta,” said Smith. “We’re getting looks now because the level of play in Central Alberta is getting a lot better, thanks to all of the coaches in Central Alberta. It’s a very good opportunity for us.” The team will travel to Saskatoon for the Canada Cup July 6-12, where they will play against the best players in country of the same age. The last three years Alberta has earned its place among the top provinces in the country in high school football, making it to the finals in each of the last three years. The goal this year is to get over the hump and win it all. “We’re here to win a championship,” said head coach Bryan Bradford. “We’ve got to get to the game, one game at a time, but our expectation is we’re going to win it all this year.” But it will be tricky. They do have some big hurdles in the way like time constraints, their ability to install systems and plays and then to get everyone on the same page working together when most have never played together at all. Central Alberta, however, is making one of its strongest con-
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H.J. Cody Lakers running back Landon Rosene is one of three Central Alberta high school football players on Team Alberta for the Canada Cup. tributions that the region has ever made, especially on offence. With Rosene, they have one of the region’s most dynamic running backs. He may not have prototypical size, at five-foot-five and 145 pounds, but he’s tough to catch and is versatile enough to be able to carry the rock and is a reliable option to catch the ball out of the backfield. He was named the most valuable offensive player Central Alberta High School Football League this past season. “He’s outstanding,” said Bradford. “He’s got great speed, and the thing with him is he’s got great vision. We really see him contributing to our return game and as a back out of the back field, he’s going to sneak in behind our big offensive line and I think he’s going to have a great tournament.” He’s just looking forward to the opportunity to leave his mark on the team.
“It’s awesome, I love playing with elite players like these and competing for nationals,” said Rosene. Pasiuk appears to have an line as one of the starting receivers on the team, with his five-foot-11, 180-pound frame, he emerged as a breakout star for the Raiders this season as a Grade 10 player. “Ben’s just a great athlete,” said team general manager Gino Castellan, who is also the head coach of the Notre Dame Cougars. “He’s a pure athlete and he’s a smart kid, academically he smart as well. He brings skill and he’s very balanced in the knowledge of the game.” Pasiuk, 16, says they should have a dynamic offence at the Canada Cup despite the short preparation time. “It’s going to be high tempo and physical, we’re going to exploit our speed and just go play football,” he said. Smith is the lone local representative on the defensive side of the ball, but the five-foot-11, 155-pound safety should see plenty of time on the field as a CAHSFL all-star this year, “He’s a very talented player,” said Bradford. “He’s getting some great coaching here and he’s going to get a lot stronger, but he fits in right with what we want our defensive backs to do.” Smith, 17, says the defense will rely on their athleticism to shut down opponents in Saskatoon. “We’re going to be fast and play every down hard and we’re going to show some teams how to play physical,” he said. Central Alberta will also have an impact on the offensive line with Hunting Hills Lightning head coach Kyle Sedgewick running the unit. Castellan likes what he has seen so far. “They’re coming together, which is another reason we run this main camp, to get these kids to know each other and come together as a group,” he said. “We’re a well rounded team this year ... we’ve got good athletes all over the place.”
Cougars girls successfully defended their league championship with a 4-3 win over the Lindsay Thurber Raiders in a game that was decided by penalty kicks. “It was really tiring. You’re almost crying, then cheering, then almost crying,” said Cougars co-coach Kelsey Paetz, whose team scored a tying goal late in regulation time, then won on penalty kicks following 10 minutes of scoreless extra time. “It was crazy,” added Paetz, whose mother Laurna also coaches the team. “Our girls really came together as a team. We haven’t had a lot of turnout during the season, so when they actually act like best friends on the field it makes me happy.” Renee Harder, Nicole Freidl and Kelsie Caine had regulation-time goals for the champs, who completed an undefeated season. Answering for the Raiders were Lizzy Morneault, Tanis Sudlow and Kiera Fujimoto. Notre Dame keeper Chelsea Antonio, who prolonged the game by stopping a Raiders attempt immediately after one of her teammates fired high during the shootout, was named MVP of the contest. “It’s going to be sad when the Grade 12 girls leave for college, but we’ll still have a good team next year and we’ll bring it back even harder,” said Paetz, looking forward to the 2015 season. Freidl and Carley Dwyer were the Cougars’ snipers in a 2-0 semifinal win over Sylvan Lake, while the Raiders got goals from Fujimoto, Sudlow, Morneault, Rachelle Doyon and Abbey Martin in a 5-1 victory over Hunting Hills. Rowen Cheney scored for the Lightning. Lacombe, with Bronwyn Pfeilfle finding the back of the net twice and Heidi Giles adding a goal, blanked Hunting Hills 3-0 in the third-place game. Nikki Ubels, selected as game MVP, fired all three goals for Central Alberta Christian as the Knights defeated Sylvan Lake 3-1 in the B-side final. Aubri Webster scored for the Lakers. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate. com
LACROSSE The Lacoka Locos harboured heavy hearst while falling 24-9 to the Medicine Hat Sun Devils in a Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League junior B tier 1 game Saturday at Lacombe. The Locos, already short-handed, were dealing with the news that two of their teammates were injured in a motor vehicle accident that caused Trevor Anderson to be airlifted to a Calgary hospital. Dustin Bell scored four times and picked up two assists in a losing cause, while Riley Workman had three goals and three helpers and Lliam Ventry and Tanner Green each chipped in with a goal. Sunday’s schedule game at Lethbridge was postponed due to the Locos’ concern for their injured teammates. ● The Red Deer Renegades split a pair of weekend junior B tier 2 games at Calgary— beating the Wranglers 10-6 and falling 15-11 to the Axemen. Justin Moltzahn netted three goals and set up another in Sunday’s win over the Wranglers. Adding single goals were Kane Weik, Carter Copeland-Blair, Brady Thudium, Tyler Schumacher, Nate Bellanger, Austin Johanson and Logan Sinclair. Bellanger netted three goals in the loss to the Axemen, with Moltzahn and Chase Boswell each scoring once and adding three helpers and Thudium, Copeland-Blair, Rhett Ritter, Cole Young, Brandon Magill and Ryan Svederus.
BANTAM AAA BASEBALL The Red Deer Servus Credit Union Braves dropped all three games of a weekend bantam AAA baseball series versus the host St. Albert Cardinals. Zach Olson cracked two singles and an inside-thepark home run for the Braves in a series-opening 10-8 loss. Olson also drove in two runs and scored four times, while Brady Steeves contributed a single, double and drove in three runs and Austin Hammond stroked an RBI single. Andrew MacCuaig was Red Deer’s starting pitcher — giving up nine runs on eight hits, walking one batter, hitting another and fanning four in two and twothirds innings — and Kelsey Lalor allowed one run on one hit and recorded one strikeout over three and two-thirds frames. The Braves fell 6-2 in Game 2 as MacCuaig tripled and came home on a sacrifice fly by Olson, who also singled home Jack Hendley, who stroked a double. Austin Hammond worked six innings on the Red Deer mound, allowing six runs on nine hits while walking three batters and fanning nine, and Ty Moline pitched a scoreless final frame. Hammond had two hits and Darin Fodor cracked an RBI single as the Braves fell 4-2 in Game 3. Starting pitcher Henley went five innings, giving up four runs on eight hits while walking one batter and fanning four, and Ben Leblanc mopped up with a scoreless last inning.
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A surprising pick for Stanley Cup MVP WHY WILLIAMS WAS DESERVING OF CONN SMYTHE TROPHY Picking the Conn Smythe winner doesn’t exactly require a crystal ball. Twenty-five of the last 30 winners have been the Cup winner’s goalie or top scorer. Almost by definition, then, fancy stats don’t play much (any) role in the selection. But if they did, who should win this year? With the Kings’ win, there’s an interesting group of candidates. Most commentators seem to think that Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty had the inside line, with Marian Gaborik, as the leading goal scorer in the playoffs, having an outside shot. But as you might have noticed, I tend not to put too much credence in what “most commentators” say. So let’s count down my top five. 5. Marian Gaborik: Gaborik is an important piece of the puzzle, but he’s not the main guy. He’s tops in goals scored, but otherwise not in the same class as the others on this list. His five-on-five Fenwick for percentage (the percentage of all unblocked shots attempted when he’s on the ice that were taken by his team rather than the opponent) was just 50.2 per cent — 15th on the Kings and 60th overall. And that’s playing the majority of his minutes with top-notch teammates Kopitar (52.9 per cent of his minutes) and Doughty (33.5 per cent of his minutes). Great playoffs, but not Conn Smythe material. 4. Drew Doughty: Doughty’s one of the best defencemen in the game and he’s critical to L.A.’s success, but playoff MVP? Not this year. True, he played huge minutes, 28.2 per game. And true, he had 18 points. But that number is less impressive when you consider how much ice time he gets. His points per 60 minutes in five-on-five play is an unexceptional 0.97 — 10th best among defencemen in these playoffs, and just over half of Brent Seabrook’s 1.92. Combine that with the fact that a very high 37.3 per cent of his shifts have started in the offensive zone, and the fact that he tried to hand the Blackhawks a couple games in the conference final with
giveaways that make Oprah Winfrey — of the “everybody gets a new car” specials — look like Ebenezer Scrooge, and I’m going to say giving the award to Doughty would be a major misfire. Maybe next year. Which brings us to the three guys who have been a cut above. An argument could be made for any one of the three. 3. Jeff Carter: Carter is tied for second in the playoffs in scoring with 10 goals and 15 assists for 25 points, and is just a fraction behind Kopitar with 2.77 points per 60 minutes of five-onfive play. He’s also second among Kings forwards in five-on-five Fenwick for percentage, at 55.9. His numbers might be slightly inflated because 38.4 per cent of his shifts started in the offensive zone, but for the L.A. Kings, that number isn’t that much higher than most of the others on this list. There’s nothing negative to say about his play, he just wasn’t quite as good as my top two. 2. Anze Kopitar: This guy’s the real deal. He leads the playoffs in scoring with 26 points, and is sixth overall with 2.83 points per 60 minutes of five-onfive play. An elite defender who gets more than his share of defensive zone starts and who’s won 53.1 per cent of his draws to boot. The one knock against him is that he’s only scored five goals in 25 games, which isn’t a mortal sin, but also isn’t enough to put him over the top. And why the Conn Smythe winner deserved to be . . . 1. Justin Williams: You’re probably
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Los Angeles Kings right wing Justin Williams, right, is handed the Conn Smythe Trophy by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, left, after the Kings beat the Rangers in Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final series Friday, June 13, 2014, in Los Angeles. surprised. Frankly, so am I. And if I were a GM and could have my pick of players on the Kings, Williams likely wouldn’t crack the top 10. But for the past 25 games, Williams hasn’t just been Mr. Game 7, he’s been the Kings’ most productive player. He’s tied with Carter for second in playoff scoring with 25 points, but because he plays considerably fewer minutes — especially on the power play — his five-on-five points per 60 minutes is much higher. In fact, Williams’ 3.33 points per 60 is by far the highest in the league. Only two other players in these playoffs were even above 3.00: Evgeni Malkin and Jussi Jokinen. Williams’ 53.1 per cent five-on-five Fenwick for percentage is better than Gaborik (50.2 per cent), Kopitar (51.6 per cent), and even Doughty (52.5 per
cent), and that’s despite (a) playing mostly with some of the Kings’ lesser lights such as Jarret Stoll, Dwight King, and Slava Voynov; and (b) starting far fewer of his shifts in the offensive zone (31.6 per cent) than others on this list. Williams’ numbers are better than the other candidates and he’s delivered in critical situations and while playing with weaker teammates. The Department of Hockey Analytics employs advanced statistical methods and innovative approaches to better understand the game of hockey. Its three founderfs ate Ian Cooper, a lawyer, former playeragent and WhartonBusiness School graduate; Dr. Phil Curry, a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo; and Ijay Palansky, a litigator in Washington, D.C., former high-stakes professional poker player and harvard law School graduate.
Stampeders get late field goal to open Renegades still pre-season with win over Blue Bombers searching for first
win after pair of weekend losses
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Stampeders 23 Blue Bombers 20 CALGARY — After missing a 40-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, Tyler Crapigna regained his composure to lead the Calgary Stampeders to a 23-20 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The rookie kicker booted a pair of 42-yard field goals, the second with no time remaining on the clock, to lead the Stampeders to a thrilling CFL pre-season victory. “I’ve been in some of these situations before, playing in the Vanier Cup a couple years ago, but I was happy just to get another chance to show what I can do out here,” said Crapigna, who kicked a 20-yard field goal in double overtime to lift the McMaster Marauders to a 41-38 win over the Laval Rouge et Or to win the 2011 Vanier Cup. “You definitely don’t want to end on that missed field goal for sure. I was a little nervous, but I just kind of decided to take it slow and a lot of the guys were helping me.” Winnipeg rallied from a pair of early 14-point deficits to take a 20-17 lead over Calgary before the Stampeders rallied for the victory in front of an announced crowd of 27,103 fans at McMahon Stadium. Playing their second game in six days, the Bombers also lost their pre-season opener at home to the Toronto Argonauts on Monday. “This is worse, absolutely,” said Winnipeg coach Mike O’Shea. “We had a chance to win it. We made enough mistakes that it didn’t allow us to win.” Drew Tate and Bo Levi Mitchell split time at quarterback for Calgary in the first half. Tate completed 2-of-5 passes and ran for a one-yard touchdown, while Mitchell went 8-for-11 for 76 yards and also engineered a lengthy scoring drive. Bryant Moriz and Rusty Smith also saw time under centre in the second half for the Stampeders. Smith tossed a key 26-yard completion to Damon McDaniel on the final drive of the game to help set up Crapigna’s game-winning field goal. “That’s the bottom line to get this W,” said Damon McDaniel, who’s trying to earn a spot on the Stampeders at wide receiver to play alongside his older broth-
RED DEER MARLINS The Red Deer Marlins finished first in the team event of the Lacombe Dolphins swim meet during the weekend. Marlins’ swimmer Cale Kooyman, 13, set a provincial record of 33.79 seconds in the 50 metre short breastsroke. The Innisfail Dolpins finished
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ Kenny Tate, right, tackles Calgary Stampeders’ Jock Sanders during CFL pre-season football action in Calgary, Saturday. er Marquay. “It’s all about this win. Whatever I can do to help this team win, I’ll do it. The game speed is a lot different from practice, so it’s something that I had to get used to. I just wanted to go out there and play fast and have fun.” Starting Winnipeg quarterback Drew Willy completed 14-of-23 passes for 172 yards, but couldn’t find the end zone. Instead, the Bombers had to settle for three field goals and one single with Willy leading the offence. Rookie quarterback Brian Brohm took over from Willy in the third quarter and engineered an 11-play, 77-yard drive that culminated with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Kelly. Brett Maher and Lirim Hajrullahu both kicked a pair of field goals for the Bombers, while punter Mike Renaud kicked a 59-yard single. Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Jock Sanders gave Calgary great field position with a 49-yard return of the opening kickoff. Just four plays later, Tate plunged into the end zone for a one-yard touchdown to cap off a four-play, 52-yard scoring drive.
With Mitchell in at quarterback, the Stampeders struck again at 14:35 of the opening quarter when Sanders scampered for an 18-yard touchdown. Mitchell completed four-of-five passes for 41 yards before Sanders completed the 59-yard drive with his TD run. The Bombers finally got on the board at 3:22 of the second quarter when Maher connected on a field goal from 33 yards out. After Rene Paredes answered back with a 41-yard field goal for Calgary, Winnipeg rounded out the scoring in the first half with Renaud’s punt single followed by a 42-yard field goal by Hajrullahu. Winnipeg started off the second half with consecutive 77-yard scoring drives as Hajrullahu booted a 14-yard field before Kelly hauled in a 29-yard touchdown pass from Brohm. “I love the way that we came out at the start of the second half,” O’Shea said. “They need to look at it and be pleased with that effort and correct the mistakes that were made. You can’t pat yourselves on the back for too long. You’ve got to appreciate that we did some good things in the second half, but we still didn’t do enough to win.”
second as a team, with Lacombe placing third. Finishing fourth to eighth, in order, were the Ponoka Gators, Forestburg Aquanauts, Killam Cyclones, Hanna Seals and Wetaskiwin Olympians. Marlins swimmers finishing with 20 or more points: Lauren Bettenson, 11-12 girls, 28 points; Aiden Kooyman, 15-17 boys, 28; Sean Raivio, eight and under boys, 28; Liam Stalwick, 1314 boys, 28; Claire Halford, 13-14
girls, 26; Ryan Mah, 15-17 boys, 26; Rhett Becher, six and under boys, 25; Amy Cookson, 15-17 girls, 23; Grant Claerhout, 11-12 boys, 23; Jane Gosling, 13-14 girls, 23; Jaidan Johns, 15-17 boys, 22; Cale Kooyman, 13-14 boys, 22; Delaney Lehman, 10 and under girls, 22; Erika Driesen, 11-12 girls, 21; Adam Hucal, 10 and under boys, 21; Jack Walton, 11-12 boys, 21; Owen Halford, 10 and under boys, 20; Erik Sveinson, 13-14 boys, 20.
Alliance 4 Renegades 2 Lethbridge FC 1 Renegades 0 The Red Deer Renegades are still looking for their first Alberta Major Women’s Soccer League victory, but at least that initial positive result is in sight. After opening the season with four straight losses — some by resounding scores — the Red Deer squad dropped two more games during the weekend. The setbacks, however, were by the slightest of margins, a sign that the club may be starting to come around. “More people are starting to show up. We’re working harder and kind of getting to know each other a little better now,” said Renegades third-year veteran Kayla Blacquiere, who scored both Red Deer goals — and the team’s first two markers of the season — in a 4-2 loss to Calgary Alliance Sunday at Edgar Park. The Renegades fell 1-0 to host Lethbridge FC Saturday. “Compared to our first game of the season, which was like 10-0, a 1-0 loss is a lot better,” said Blacquiere. “We were close, it wasn’t like it was a hard game. We could have tied or won.” The Red Deer crew kept it reasonably close against the Alliance roughly 24 hours later. “We just need to get a couple more shots (per game) . . . work on our offence a little more,” said Blacquiere. While the heavy influx of younger players has been a factor in the Renegades’ slow start to the season, Blacquiere sees better times ahead. “We have a lot of young players this year. A lot of our older players are working, or whatever, now, so we have a lot of young players to work with,” she said. “A lot of them are graduating now, so once (high) school is done we should be practising more together.” Taylor Lamb led the visiting Alliance with two goals. The Renegades return to action Saturday against host Calgary Foothills. Red Deer’s next home game is July 5 versus Edmonton Victoria. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com
BASEBALL
Hill leads midget AAA Braves blow out Edmonton Cardinals Tristan Hill was three-for-three at the plate and drove in three runs to help the Red Deer Carstar Braves post a convincing 15-4 win over the host Edmonton Cardinals in midget AAA baseball action Saturday. Dylan Boreman was two-for-two with three RBI, Ty Elliott managed three hits in four trips to the plate and Jesse Kowalchuk scored three runs. Ty Wagar started on the Red Deer mound and Mike Ozga pitched four solid innings in relief. Elliott completed a successful day at the plate — going two-for-three and knocking in a run — as the Braves dropped the second half of the doubleheader 7-3. Griffin Moline got the start on the Braves hill and Brad Pope closed out the game. Red Deer’s next game is Wednesday versus the host Calgary Dinos.
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Messi scores and lifts Argentina to a win over Bosnia at the Maracana BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Argentina 2 Bosnia 1 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — It took Lionel Messi just over an hour in Argentina’s World Cup opener against Bosnia-Herzegovina to show why so many fans consider him the best in the world. After a frustrating first half, the Argentina captain scored in trademark style in the 65th minute on Sunday night, completing a quick 1-2 connection with Gonzalo Higuain and running through defenders before striking a brilliant left-footed shot off the post. The goal — only the second for Messi on football’s biggest stage — set off wild celebrations among the throngs of Argentine fans that had turned the famed Maracana stadium into a sea of blue and white. It also energized an unimpressive Argentina team that was ahead at that point only because of an early own goal by Bosnia. Vedad Ibisevic scored a close-in goal in the 85th, but Argentina held on to win 2-1 in the Group F match. “It’s the first game, I was anxious, nervous,” Messi said. “It was important to start with a win. We’ve got to improve certain things, but it was important to start with the three points.” Bosnia got the worst possible start to its first World Cup when Sead Kolasinovic scored an own goal after just three minutes. Messi sent a free kick from the left flank into the penalty area that Marcos Rojo barely touched before the ball bounced off Kolasinovic’s foot into Bosnia’s goal. Bosnia bounced back after the early setback, with Izet Hajrovic slipping through Argentina’s five-man defence but failing to beat goalkeeper Sergio Romero. Five minutes before the break, Senad Lulic tested Romero’s reflexes with a well-timed header on a corner kick. Meanwhile, there was no sign of Argentina’s vaunted attack, as Bosnia gave Messi no space to work his magic and Sergio Aguero hardly touched the ball. Coach Alejandro Sabella put in
Higuain at halftime, which allowed Messi to take a step back. That shift proved crucial, getting the Barcelona star more involved in the action. “The changes gave Messi more support,” Sabella said. “He doesn’t need much, because he’s the best in the world. But there is always a context that can enhance him a little bit more.” After a string of dangerous runs, Messi combined with Higuain, pulled left along the penalty area, and scored after leaping over defender Ermin Bicakic without losing speed and balance. Messi, who has been accused by critics of not playing with as much heart for the national team as he does for Barcelona, pulled on his blue-andwhite striped jersey and ran to the sideline before pumping his fist toward the fans. “I wanted to release all the energy from other times when things didn’t go right (with the national team),” he said. “It’s always a pleasure to score with the national team”. Second-half substitute Ibisevic put some nerve back in the match when he picked up a pass from Senad Lulic and slotted the ball between Romero’s legs. Bosnia started with Edin Dzeko as a lone striker and coach Safet Susic only added Ibisevic after Argentina’s second goal. “I told him that playing against Argentina I cannot play two attackers,” Susic said. “And besides in the midfield we have very offensive-minded players. Playing two strikers (from the start) would have been very risky.” Argentina plays Iran on Saturday, while Bosnia will play Nigeria. The match was the first World Cup game at the Maracana since Brazil lost to Uruguay in the final round of the 1950 tournament, which remains a deep wound in Brazilian football history. The July 13 World Cup final will also be held at the Maracana. France 3 Honduras 0 PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — Karim Benzema scored twice and created a third that was confirmed by goal-line technology as France beat Hondu-
Costa Rica pulls off huge upset over Uruguay, Italy downs England at World Cup Saturday BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS England knew surviving a group with two other former World Cup champions would be tough, but the team never expected to be trailing Costa Rica after the opening games. The small Central American nation with a minor World Cup pedigree came from behind to shock 2010 semifinalist Uruguay 3-1. Then Mario Balotelli — who else? — scored the decider for Italy in a 2-1 win over England. If anything, it showed the value of special players at the World Cup. While Italy thrived with Balotelli on the pitch, Uruguay suffered with Luis Suarez sitting on the bench with a bad knee. Uruguay was powerless for the last hour of the match against an underdog without marquee players, but with no fear of playing against traditional powers. “What we take into the next games is confidence,” said Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto. For a third straight day, the World Cup in Brazil lived up to its samba billing as goals kept pouring in, with Colombia punishing Greece 3-0. The other Group C game between Ivory Coast and Japan was played late so it could be broadcast live Sunday morning in Asia. The leaden Amazon humidity in Manaus was supposed to stifle play, but Italy and England produced a display of attacking and tactical football. Wily Andrea Pirlo, at 35, set up the
Ronaldo declares himself ready to play in Portugal’s World Cup opener BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SALVADOR, Brazil — Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo declared himself fit on Sunday and ready to play in Portugal’s World Cup opener against Germany. Ronaldo said he had recovered from a left-knee injury that has bothered him recently. “I would be the first to tell the coach if I were unable to play, I would never put my career at risk even for a World Cup,” Ronaldo said as he prepared for Tuesday’s match in Group G. “I’d love to be 110 per cent and but I am 100 per cent and that is enough to help my team,” the Real Madrid striker said. The Portugal forward and FIFA
first goal with a deft stepover to give Claudio Marchisio room for a longrange shot. In injury time, when players much younger than him had already come down with cramps, Pirlo sent a swerving free kick that hit bar. Balotelli undid the equalizer from Daniel Sturridge with a 50th minute header. Earlier, he almost scored from an extreme angle only, getting the ball past goalie Joe Hart only to see Phil Jagielka head it off the line. After the Netherlands spectacular 5-1 rout of defending champion Spain on Friday, it was another day of football at its best. Teams from the Americas are 5-1, with victories by Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Costa Rica and Mexico. Uruguay’s loss to Costa Rica is the only defeat for a team from this side of the globe. Even though Costa Rica had looked strong in qualifying, few expected a victory over Uruguay, especially after Edinson Cavani scored the opening penalty. Costa Rica then conjured up the spirit of 1990, when it upset Sweden and Scotland to reach the second round in its first World Cup. Striker Joel Campbell tied the game in the 54th and Oscar Duarte scored on a diving header just three minutes later. Substitute Marcos Urena added the third with six minutes left. “We spotted that they had weaknesses and we looked at those. We worked hard on headers and ways to dominate in the air and we did that tonight,” Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto said. player of the year was seen earlier this week walking away from training with ice bags on his knee. He wore a bandage on the knee during Sunday’s practice at the match venue, the Arena Fonte Nova. “Obviously I wish I did not have any pain, but that is impossible,” Ronaldo said. “I don’t think there’s ever been a day without pain.” Ronaldo played in his team’s Champions League final on May 24 despite earlier doubts about his fitness and scored a penalty to complete Real Madrid’s 4-1 victory over city rival Atletico. Both German and Portuguese teams have stressed that Portugal is not just about Ronaldo. But Portugal’s hopes of upsetting Germany will hinge on Ronaldo’s ability to score. “The importance of having in the team a player like Cristiano is enormous, but this does not mean we have to be world champions,” Portugal coach Paulo Bento said Sunday. “All 23 players have to be like a compact team in order to achieve a good result.”
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Bosnia’s Sead Kolasinac, right, tries to stop Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) during their group F World Cup soccer match at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday. ras 3-0 Sunday in its first World Cup match. Benzema first converted a penalty just before halftime after Wilson Palacios was sent off with his second yellow card for charging into the back of Paul Pogba. With Honduras down to 10 men, France continued to dominate and Benzema created the second goal in the 48th minute — the first to be confirmed by goal-line technology at the World Cup. Benzema’s shot hit the post and came back across goal before goalkeeper Noel Valladeres fumbled it over his own line. With the new technology system confirming the ball crossed the line, referee Sandro Ricci gave the goal despite Honduran protests.
Benzema scored his second in the 72nd, firing in powerfully from inside the area.
Hulk leaves Brazil training with injury but expects to play Mexico
Hulk said he had the injury before the opening win over Croatia, when he was replaced late in the match, and felt it again after a few shots on goal on Sunday. He walked off the field without a limp, but then sat down on a bench and lowered his head in apparent dismay. Hulk, who plays for Zenit in the Russian league, put his hand on his left leg when team medical staff arrived to treat him. A few moments later he went to the locker room accompanied by one of the team’s doctors. “I was feeling down when it happened because you always think about the worst,” Hulk said. “But then I talked to the doctors and they told me that it wasn’t anything too serious. I’m going to undergo treatment and hopefully I’ll be able to play.” The Brazilian federation said Hulk wouldn’t need additional tests and would travel as planned with the rest of the squad to the northeastern city of Fortaleza later Sunday.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TERESOPOLIS, Brazil — Brazil striker Hulk left a training session due to a muscle injury in his left leg Sunday but said he expects to be fit to play Mexico on Tuesday in his team’s second World Cup match. Hulk practiced for less than 15 minutes before leaving the field. He said the injury wasn’t serious and “hopefully” it wouldn’t keep him from playing in the next match. “I felt a small discomfort and decided to leave as a precaution,” Hulk said. “I was already thinking about the next match, it’s only two days away and in the World Cup you don’t want to miss any match. I hope to be ready so I can help the national team again.”
Switzerland 2 Ecuador 1 BRASILIA, Brazil — A goal deep in stoppage-time by Haris Seferovic gave Switzerland a dramatic 2-1 victory over Ecuador in their Group E opener at the World Cup on Sunday. In a match that looked destined to end in a draw, substitute Seferovic fired home the winner in the closing seconds. Enner Valencia had given Ecuador the lead in the 22nd minute at Estadio Nacional in the Brazilian capital. Switzerland’s equalizer followed in the 48th, with Admir Mehmedi heading home from close range.
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The Red Deer Golf & Country Club will host the 15th Annual Skins Game. Our professionals will battle it out over the front nine at the Country Club, for bragging rights and a little spending money.
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CAMPBELL William 1943 - 2014 Mr. William ‘Bill’ George Campbell of Red Deer County, Alberta, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Friday, June 13, 2014 at the age of 70 years. Bill was born on September 5, 1943 at Red Deer, Alberta; the son of George and Grace Campbell. He was raised on the family farm and attended Westholm School as a child; River Glen School and then Lindsay Thurber Composite High School. Bill was united in marriage to Doreen MacLeod and the couple shared fortyseven loving years together. Bill worked on the farm next to his father and also worked at Stewart’s Lumber and the Town of Penhold, until he retired to life on the farm. Bill will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Doreen, son, Carl and daughter, Brenda (Mike) Gerrard and his two grandchildren, Sarah and Tyson Gerrard, all of Red Deer County. He will also be sadly missed by his sister, Marion (Gary) Mann and their children, Donna and Mark (Maypu) Mann, all of Bashaw, Alberta; sisters-inlaw, Valerie (Art) Lange and Carol MacLeod; brothers-inlaw, Alan, Colin (Wendy), and Kevin (Susan); as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A Memorial Tea in Bill’s honor will be held at the Penhold Memorial Hall, 1123 Fleming Avenue, Penhold, Alberta on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. A Private Family Interment will be held at the Alto Reste Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta. If desired, Memorial Donations in Bill’s honor may be made directly to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta at www.heartandstroke.ab.ca. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of Gary W. Anderson, Funeral Director at
PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.
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THORN Stanley Winton July 21, 1927 - June 12, 2014 Stan passed away at the Intercare Southwood Care Centre in Calgary on Thursday, June 12th, 2014 at the age of 86 years. Stan was an honest, hardworking man with a great sense of humour. He was generous with a caring, gentle side, quietly helping people in need. He was a hotel man through and through, ending his career in 1994 when he retired after successfully running the Arlington Hotel in Red Deer for 18 years. He was predeceased by his father, mother, and three brothers and by his wife Doris in 2002, an event he never got over. He will now be fulfilling his dream of being with her again. He is survived by his five children; Karen (Glenn), Patti (Gary), Grant (Wendy), Dave (Kathy), and Murray (Cheri), eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren, all of whom he touched in his own way. Stan had a love for duck hunting with his brothers, winters in Arizona, card games, golfing after retirement, and his numerous cars, trucks, and motor homes. He and Doris had great memories of a few special trips they took together as well. He loved his food (“if that’s dinner, I’ve had it”, followed by switching to his not so tight pants and a snooze), wanting to go out for dinner, even in his final days. Stan is now moving on to a place he wanted to be, with Doris and other special people in his life. A Memorial Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Monday, June 16th, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. Memorial donations in Stanley’s name may be made directly to the Canadian Diabetes Association, #06, 5015 48 Street, Red Deer, AB T4N 1S9. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222
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Jeffrey Foerderer July 10, 1976 - June 16, 2009 Five years have now gone by And we often question why You had only 32 years We’ve cried so many tears But life is short, as they say And there will come a day When we will meet again In a place free from pain Hold on tight to Jamie At least she’s with her brother Please watch over Kelly To her there was no other Loving and missing you always, Mom, Dad, sister Kelly, nephews Cruz and Diego
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Busy family oriented dental office requires a part time RDA II with flexible schedule for holiday coverage and 1-2 days per week. Great working environment. Reply with resume to mccuedental@shaw.ca
GRATIAE is seeking Absolute Fusion 5 Retails Sales reps Contracting is a welding, selling skin & body care fabrication, maintenance products in Parkland Mall - and repair facility requiring 4747 67th St. Red Deer, a supervisor/instructor. SERVICE RIG $12.10/hr + bonus & comm. Knowledge and experience Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd F/T - P/T No Exp. Req’d. in fabrication with is seeking exp’d Email resumes: engineered drawings or FLOORHANDS & gratiaereddeersr@ designing from instruction. DERRICK HANDS gmail.com Strong mechanical ability Locally based, home every for repair and maintenance. Oilfield night! Qualified applicants SOAP Stories is seeking 5 Must be able to organize must have all necessary F/T - P/T Beauty Treatand instruct up to 10 employees. valid tickets for the position ment O/P, selling soap & Comprehensive Benefit plan. being applied for. bath products $14.55/hr. + Wages are negotiable with Bearspaw offers a bonus & comm. Beauty experience and attitude. very competitive salary cert. req’d. Location Please forward resumes and benefits package Parkland Mall - 4747 67th and references by fax to along with a steady St. Red Deer. email 403-309-7134 or by email work schedule. premierjobrdbto@ to info@absolutefusion.ca Please submit resumes: gmail.com No Phone Calls Please! $2500 Bonus Attn: Human Resources SOAP Stories is seeking 5 Email: Every 100 days retail sales reps. Selling soap BRICAR CONTRACTING hr@bearspawpet.com now hiring Dozer & & bath products. $12.10 hr Fax: (403) 258-3197 or IMMEDIATE OPENINGS + bonus & commission. Excavator Operators and Mail to: Suite 5309, Laborers. Send resumes F/T & P/T. No exp. req’d. 333-96 Ave. NE Oil & Gas Well Testing by Fax: 403-347-6296 Parkland Mall 4747 67 St. Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Night Foremen, Red Deer. email resume to Experienced/ COMMERCIAL Foundation premierjobrd@gmail.com Inexperienced company in Red Deer Restaurant/ Junior Day/Night are currently seeking StoreSmart Operators Hotel experienced foundation Self-Storage Must have H2S, First Aid, form workers. Please fax is now hiring for valid driver’s license. resume to 403-346-5867 GRILLER’S Steak House the following positions! Pre-employment Drug or in Rocky Mtn. House is screening email cavemancontracting looking for Cook’s. Wage Competitive Wages. Assistant Manager @hotmail.com $15-$20./hr. dependant Benefit Package (Full Time) on exp. Submit resume to: Please submit resume F/T SATELLITE INSTALLERS grillersbanquets@ with references to: Customer Service - Good hours, home every gmail.com or fax to apply@wespro.ca night, $4000-$6000/mo. 403-845-7469 Rep or by fax to (403) 783-8004 Contractor must have truck (Part Time) Only individuals selected or van. Tools, supplies & HERITAGE LANES for interviews will be ladders required. Training For job descriptions and BOWLING contacted provided, no experience how to apply, go to Red Deer’s most modern 5 needed. Apply to: www.StoreSmart.ca/jobs. pin bowling center req’s satjobs@shaw.ca No phone calls please. permanent F/T front counter staff for all shifts (days, eves. and wknds). Please send resume to: Trades htglanes@ telus.net or apply in person A RED DEER BASED Pressure Testing Company req’s. Operators for testing RAMADA INN & BOP’s throughout AB. SUITES Only those with Drilling rig req`s Permanent exp. need apply. Fax ROOM ATTENDANTS resume & driver’s abstract Attendants. Exp. not nec. to: 403-341-6213 or email will train. Approx. 35 - 40 mikeoapt@gmail.com hrs/wk. Rate: $12.75 Only those selected for $14/hr. Duties incl’d but interview will be contacted. not limited to: vacuuming, CGSB Level 2 dusting, washing floors, Radiographer and CNSC making beds, empty trash, Rahr Malting Canada Ltd., a leading manufacturer of CEDO Required for work disinfecting & cleaning Brewer’s Malt, is now accepting applications for a full out of local Red Deer bathrooms. Performance time Operator 2 position. Branch. Union rates and based bonus program. benefits. Fax information to Must be fluent with verbal The position includes Plant Operations and 403-342-1205 l& written English, be Sanitation duties. physically fit. Applicants Applicants must have a minimum Grade 12 diploma Start your career! may apply in person at and must be available for shift work. See Help Wanted 6853 - 66 St. Red Deer Experience in manufacturing or factory environment T4P 3T5 or fax 403-342-4433 LOCAL SERVICE CO. is preferred. or email: in Red Deer REQ’S EXP. info@ramadareddeer.com Application Closing Date: June 30, 2014. VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR Applicants should include a resume and apply in Must have Class 3 licence THE RUSTY PELICAN writing to: w/air & all oilfield tickets. is now accepting resumes Rahr Malting Canada Ltd. Fax resume w/drivers for experienced Attn: Human Resources abstract to 403-886-4475 F/T SERVERS & Box 113, DISWASHERS Must have Ref’s & Pro-Serve. Alix, Alberta Apply within: 2079-50 TOC OBO Ave. 2-4 pm. Mon.-Fri. Fax: (403) 747-2660 Fax 403-347-1161 Phone NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE calls WILL NOT be accepted.
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Well Testing Personnel Experienced Supervisors & Operators Key Responsibilities: Must have valid applicable • Provide remote IT sup- tickets. Email: lstouffer@ port to staff in our testalta.com chain of over 100 retail stores across Canada. • Onsite support to our corporate office including network equipment (workstations, servers, OIL & GAS OPERATOR routers, switches, printers, Bearspaw currently has a warehouse manage- position in our Stettler field ment systems etc.), operations for an intermediate corporate backups (on oil and gas operator. Applicants and offsite) and various must have experience as a software products such heavy duty mechanic or MS Office, Simply journeyman instrument Accounting etc.. mechanic and possess • Some travel, within strong mechanical skills, Canada, to complete IT be quick learners, motivated setup at store locations and hard working and live may be required or be willing to relocate within a 20 minute commute Qualifications: to workplace location. This • Candidate must have a position offers a challenging Computer Systems work environment, attractive Technology diploma or benefits with competitive equivalent in experience pay and significant room • Excellent customer for promotion. service, communica- Please submit resumes tion & organizational skills required Attn: Human Resources • Team player; willing- email:kwolokoff@ ness to adhere to bearspawpet.com company policies & Fax 403-252-9719 procedures Mail: Suite 5309 333 96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 Remuneration: Based on experience and ZUBAR Production education. Services Excellent benefits is currently taking resumes package, competitive for experienced wage, perks. Production Testing Personnel Apply in confidence to Email resume to: careersit@chatters.ca or rdzubaroffice@telus.net fax resume to or fax to (403)346-9420. 1-888-409-0483, clearly Must have all valid tickets. identifying the position you are applying for. Only those suited for the posiClerical tion will be contacted, no phone calls please.
720 Accounts Full Time Receivable position available immediately
Please bring resume to: Accounting Dept. at Northwest Motors 3115 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer
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INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351
Cleaning
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CLEAN FREAK FOR HIRE Available to start cleaning houses on July 7. Call: Sharla at 403-357-7801 VINYL SIDING / WINDOW / EAVSTROUGH CLEANING Package pricing. Free quotes. 403-506-4822
Contractors
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BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIDGER Const. Ltd. Decks, reno’s, roofing, flooring. Free est. Call Geoff 403-302-8550
Eavestroughing
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VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs. Reasonable rates. 340-9368
Escorts
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TAHNEE 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car
Handyman Services
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ATT’N: Are you looking for help on small jobs around the house or renovate your bathroom, painting or flooring, or cutting small trees? Call James 403-341-0617
Massage Therapy
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CENTRAL PEST CONTROL LTD. Comm/res. Locally owned. BBB member. 403-373-6182 cpest@shaw.ca H & H Technical Writers Inc. Specializing in: Policies, reports, presentations, proposals, forms and educational materials: Student and Instructor manuals, assessments, etc. 403-340-1858 or donnalhennig@gmail.com
Painters/ Decorators
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JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp. Free Est. 403-872-8888
Roofing
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RE-ROOFING Specialist Quality work at an affordable price. 10 yrs. exp. 403-350-7602
Seniors’ Services
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HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors. Est 1999. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. Call 403-346-7777 for information.
VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Window Pampering at its BEST! Cleaning DALE’S Home Reno’s 403-986-6686 Free estimates for all your Come in and see reno needs. 403-506-4301 WINDOW CLEANING why we are the talk outside/inside. Free quotes. SIDING, Soffit, Fascia 403-506-4822 of the town. and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210. www.viimassage.biz
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We’ll do it all...Free est. Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 or
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5* JUNK REMOVAL Property clean up 340-8666
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ROTOTILLING, power raking, aerating & grass cutting. Reasonable rates. 403-341-4745
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JOURNEYMAN WELDER Required ASAP. Please call 403-318-6262 or email resume to: dave@kodiakent.com NOW HIRING
Req’d immed. Certified asbestos workers.
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MEGA CRANES is now hiring exp’d Class 1 drivers. Boom/crane truck tickets an asset. Please email résumé with drivers abstract to cathy@megacranes.com or fax 403-885-4292
Wage negotiable. 780-818-8524 SHOP & PORTABLE Welding Business in Lacombe looking for Welders for local work. Only reliable need apply. Call Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 4:30 403-318-9445
SHUNDA CONSTRUCTION Requires Full Time
Carpenters & Helpers Competitive Wages & Benefits. Fax resumes & ref’s to: 403-343-1248 or email to: admin@shunda.ca
SIDING INSTALLER with or without trailer & tools. F.T. year round work, must have truck and 2 yrs. exp. 90 cents - $1 per sq.ft. 403-358-8580
Truckers/ Drivers
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CLASS 1 or 3 drivers req’d for moving equipment. Resumes to be dropped off at Key Towing. 4083-78 St. Cres. Red Deer. DRIVERS for furniture moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person. 6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!
PIDHERNEY’S requires experienced DRIVERS CLASS 1 ,3 & LOWBOY, FOREMAN, OPERATORS AND LABOURERS
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1693338 Alberta LTD o/a Custom T’s Hiring Salespersons Store at Parkland Mall, 4747-67th St, Red Deer, AB T4N 6H3 F/Time, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary - $14.00 hourly Skills: good English, customer service oriented. No experience requirement. Education: High school Main duties: Greet customers in our store. Explain how to use and care of our products. Operation of the cash register Opening up the store and closing it at night. Keep sales reports. Respect the laws and regulations of Parkland Mall. Company’s business address: 45 Boyce Street, Red Deer AB T4R 1P2 E-mail: Reachiesales@gmail.com
GAETZ SOUTH F/T MEAT CUTTER F/T Bakery Production Full benefits, staff incentives. Apply within. PEST CONTROL TECHS REQ’D. cpest@shaw.ca Call 403-373-6182
PLANT LABORER
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Highway applicators are fully trained. We apply weed control products to roadside ditches around the province. You will be back to Red Deer each night. All products are approved by Health Canada and Alberta Environment.
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QUALIFICATIONS: Strong work ethic (Successful candidates must supply a driver’s abstract) A self-motivated, responsible worker that demonstrates a positive attitude Mechanical experience is beneficial but not required to succeed Willing to work long hours during peak production times
We are looking for 2 P/T MAILERS to work Tuesday - Saturday starting at 1 a.m.
Bring your resumé For more info, call 403-340-5353
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ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For morning delivery of the ADVOCATE Delivery by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/week in:
Police Bike Auction June 16 @ 6 PM Approx 200 of all kinds Weather Permitting For info view www.cherryhillauction.com 403-342-2514 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS
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JOHNSTONE CROSSING Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery 3 days per week. NO WEEKENDS!! KENTWOOD Kirby St. & Kennings Cres. MUSTANG ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK 69 Street & 63 Ave Call Joanne 403-314-4308 for more info Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY
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Police Bike Auction **************** See Auction Section RIALTO, Shimano, Ultima 18 spd., front & back brakes, like new. $125. 403-346-2070
Children's Items
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CHILDS WOODEN ROCKING CHAIR, $25. 403-346-7825
EquipmentHeavy
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TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.
Firewood
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Homestead Firewood Spruce & Pine - Split 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472
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APARTMENT size fridge 1 1 YR. old 1200 watt genyr. old $90 403-314-0804 erator 1 hr. use $200 obo 403-314-0804 BEER fridge, McClary 60 4 oz. balls of wools, $175 obo 403-314-0804 same color $50; set of new STOVE, Inglis, flares $25; 2 faux queen Good working order. blankets, like new $25/ea., Clean. $75. 2 queen floral quilts 403-346-6999 $20/ea. 403-348-6449
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GLASS COFFEE POTS, $3/ea. PANTS HANGER, $15. 403-346-7825
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DARK wood bureau w/mirPICTURES, golf balls & ror and 2 matching night clubs, wood frame, dble. tables $120 obo; retro matte, 16x30, 2 in set. magazine table from $25. 403-346-2070 1950’s $30 obo 403-506-9453 TENTS with flys, lightweight 3 person $35 & SECTIONAL, 3 pce. $20; air mattresses $300. obo, 2 pc. china $15/ea., oil lantern $15, cabinet $200 obo Craftsman seat for riding 403-848-1499 mower $20 403-342-7460 Buying or Selling your home? Piano & Check out Homes for Sale Organs in Classifieds
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SOLID oak oval kitchen table 38 x 42 w/4 chairs plus leaf $150 obo 403-506-9453
APT. size electronic organ, full percussion $150 403-346-8121
WANTED Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514
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Employment Training
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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Friday Forward ONLY 3 DAYS A WEEK in
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Professional Drivers
3900 - 4200 Blocks of 43A Ave.
Class 1 or Class 3
Our Equipment: • Pressure Trucks • Water/Chemical Trucks • Acid/Synthetic Tank Truck/Pups • Tractor Trailer Unit • Shower Units Some of your duties could be: • Loading & delivering acid or environmentally friendly acid to leases • Loading & delivering methanol or fresh water for pipeline pressure testing We offer: • On-site Mechanic to maintain equipment • Competitive wages based on hourly pay • Subsistence pay & hotel rooms for drivers • Extensive health & dental plan
EASTVIEW Ellis St. Area $97./mo ALSO South Half of Embury Cres. South half of 46 St. and 35 Ave. Close $70./mo For More Information Call Jamie at 403-314-4306
Please send your resume and drivers abstract to pat@haulinacid.com or fax 403-314-9724 or Dean 403-391-8004 Trades
Household Appliances
LOGS Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346
15’ LAUREL LEAF WILLOW 6-8’ NORTHWEST POPLAR & BROOK POPLAR Beautiful trees. You dig. Please phone 403-302-1919
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Scotland 19 Canada 17 TORONTO — Canada may have been within a couple of points of knocking off a Tier 1 rugby team Saturday, but there was no celebrating in the Canadian locker-room after the game. A controversial penalty in the dying minutes made sure of that. The Canadians dropped a 19-17 decision to Scotland in an international Test match at BMO Field — a country that sits a full eight positions higher than them on the world rankings. But Canada was in position to win with five minutes to go when the referee reversed his decision on a call, after originally awarding Canada a penalty kick. “I’m gutted actually for the guys, they really put it all in,” said Canadian coach Kieran Crowley. “Positives are . . . we ran a Tier 1 country to two points, that’s a pretty good effort.” On the controversial play in the 75th minute, Canadian flanker Jebb Sinclair had the ball, his forearm made contact with Ruaridh Jackson, and the Scottish player was knocked out cold. The referee initially awarded a penalty kick to Canada, but reversed the call after reviewing video. “I don’t know what you mean to do with your elbow in that situation when a guy gets his head on the wrong side,” Crowley said “He refereed it how he saw it, and I thought it was the wrong decision. But that’s the way he sees it.” Jeff Hassler scored Canada’s lone try while James Pritchard booted for 12 Canadian points. Grant Gilchrist scored the single try for Scotland, while Greig Laidlaw kicked four penalties and a conversion. Hassler scored in the 23rd minute, after Ciaran Hearn broke through the Scottish midfield and sprinted 30 metres down the sideline in front of a red-and-clad crowd of 18,788 fans — plus the odd Scottish fan dressed in a kilt — at BMO Field. “It’s always good to get one on the board early in front of the home fans, it was a bit of a spark for us, just good team play and a good finish,” Hassler said. The Canadians were looking to bounce back from a 34-25 loss to Japan in a Pacific Nations Cup game a week earlier in Burnaby, B.C. — an ugly affair that saw the Canadians give up 25 unanswered points in the second half. While it was expected the No. 16-ranked Canadians would be in for a much tougher afternoon against the eighth-ranked Scots, they made Scotland work for the win — the first Scottish victory on Canadian soil. “It’s pretty gutting,” Hassler said of the close loss. “It’s not the first time we’ve been in that position and it’s something that we as a Canadian team need to improve on and start knocking off some of these teams in the last couple of minutes of the game. Locker-room is pretty disappointed, but we know we’re right there.” Gilchrist scored in the 27th minute, muscling his way across the try line after some strong work from the Scottish forwards. Scotland took a 13-8 lead into the dressing
room at halftime. Pritchard booted four penalty kicks, plus a conversion. He had a chance to give Canada the lead with 15 minutes to play, but his kick banged off the post. He made good on his next attempt to put the Canadians up 17-16. But Laidlaw booted his fourth of the day to put the Scots back on top with eight minutes to play. Stuart Hogg also had a penalty kick for the Scots, who were coming off a 24-6 victory over the United States a week earlier in Houston. “Not happy at all with the outcome,” said Canadian captain Tyler Ardron. “I’m sure that call (on Sinclair) is what’s going to be talked a lot about this week, but in all honesty I don’t think it should have come down to that. I think we should have closed it out before that and it’s shouldn’t have made a difference.” Despite the close loss, Ardron said this game didn’t sit with him any better than last week’s defeat at the hands of Japan. “It’s the same feeling, I think we should have won both those games, but it’s not good enough to sit back and say we should have won those games,” he said. “We have to win them. If we want to get to where we feel we should be, that’s got to be our attitude.” Scotland’s coach Vern Cotter admitted the call on Sinclair that reduced Canada to 14 men “changed momentum” of the game. “(The Canadians) were attacking at that stage,” said Cotter, after his second game with Scotland. “Always in these games, little things make the difference. A little thing turned out to be a big thing and had a reasonably big consequence on the result.” Cotter praised the Canadian side that is “developing rapidly.” He added the Canadians clearly came out at the opening whistle bent on making up for last weekend’s disappointing result against Japan. “They were very angry, you could see in the first couple of rucks, there was a couple of exchanges, they obviously wanted to impose physically,” Cotter said. “I think that’s part of their team psyche, they enjoy that type of thing. “I think they played particularly well. . . they’re doing some good things.” The BMO Field crowd was positive on the afternoon — another strong rugby turnout at the lakeside venue that Canadian players have dubbed their unofficial home. Some 22,566 fans squeezed into BMO Field to watch the Maori All Blacks beat the Canadians 40-15 there last November — a North American record crowd for the sport. Canada’s loss to Ireland a few months earlier drew 20,396 fans to the stadium that is normally home to Major League Soccer’s Toronto FC. “It felt awesome,” said Ardron, who grew up in Lakefield, Ont., just north of Peterborough. “It’s so hard to comment on how good it felt now after such a devastating loss, a close game like that. But having the support behind us the whole game felt great.” The game was Scotland’s first victory over Canada on Canadian soil. Canada had beaten Scotland twice at home — 24-19 in 1991 in Saint John, N.B., and 26-23 in Vancouver in 2002.
Emotions run deep for TFC’s Michael Bradley at World Cup BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The emotions will run deep for Toronto FC star midfielder Michael Bradley as he lines up for the U.S. against Ghana at the World Cup today. “Representing your country is such an incredible honour. For any athlete to be able to walk out on a field, on a court, representing your country, wearing the colours, hearing the national anthem before the game,” Bradley said. “It’s the biggest thing that any of us do, because you’re representing an entire nation — and everything that goes along with that. It’s a responsibility, it’s an honour and it’s something that gives us all such great pride. “To do that at a World Cup is hard to describe, standing on the field at a World Cup, listening to The Star-Spangled Banner. Looking around, seeing all the American fans there supporting us. Looking in the stands and seeing your wife and your mom and your sisters and everybody that means so much to you, it’s a powerful thing.” It doesn’t take long to find out that there is depth to Bradley on and off the field. Signed from Roma in the off-season, Bradley has quickly proved to be Toronto FC’s fulcrum. He is equally important to the U.S. national team, a box-to-box midfield general who sets the tone. Just 26, Bradley enters the tournament with 86 caps to rank 20th on the U.S. all-time list. His next appearance will bump him up one place on that ledger, tying him with Steve Cherundolo. He earned the 10th assist of his national team career in a 2-1 friendly win over Nigeria on June 7 to tie for 12th all-time with Cherundolo, Chris Henderson, Brian McBride and Earnie Stewart. Bradley played every minute for the U.S. at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, where the Americans were knocked out 2-1 by Ghana after extra time in the round of 16. He scored a crucial 82nd-minute goal to give the U.S. a 2-2 tie with Slovenia and covered more than 35 kilometres during group play. It was the third most at the tournament, according to FIFA’s player tracking. Ghana also beat the U.S. at the 2006 tournament, knocking them out of contention for the knockout round with a 2-1 win in the final game of the group stage. For Bradley, whose father Bob coached the 2010 national team, the World Cup in South Africa was special. “We played in a way that when people back home watched, they were proud to watch us. They identified with us. That saw a team that fought for each other, that never gave up — even if things didn’t come easy or didn’t come quickly,
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United States’ Michael Bradley attends a press conference before an official training session the day before the group G World Cup soccer match between Ghana and the United States at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Sunday. gave everything it had for each other until the bitter end. Hopefully we are ready to do that again and take it a step or two farther, even in a difficult group.” In Brazil, the 13th-ranked Americans must deal with No. 2 Germany, No. 4 Portugal and No. 37 Ghana in the group stage. Rather than complain about the degree of difficulty such a challenge entails, Bradley talks of “an incredible opportunity.” “There’s a quiet confidence amongst us,” he said. “If we can be as mentally and physically sharp as we can be, we have a real chance.” Bradley, one of five members of the U.S team with World Cup experience (alongside Jozy Altidore, DaMarcus Beasley, Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard), expects the tournament to be welcomed back home by more fans than ever before. With expanded television coverage of the sport on a weekly basis, the appetite for soccer’s biggest showcase has grown in North America. “Everything stops,” for the World Cup, he said. It’s an interesting phenomenon for players at the tournament, who are largely kept away from the hubbub.
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WINS FIRST SPRINT CUP RACE AFTER 25 TRIES AT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BROOKLYN, Mich. — In the final seconds of his first victory at Michigan International Speedway, Jimmie Johnson could finally relax a bit. “About 200 yards before the finish line, I knew if the car exploded, I’d still slide across the finish line,” Johnson said. Johnson and his No. 48 Chevrolet made it through the last few laps with a comfortable lead, and the six-time series champion won Sunday for the first time in 25 NASCAR Sprint Cup starts at MIS. Johnson outlasted pole winner Kevin Harvick by 1.214 seconds for his third victory in four races. He also won at Charlotte and Dover. It was the fifth victory in a row for Chevy and Hendrick Motorsports. Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. also have won during the streak that doesn’t count Jamie McMurray’s win for Chevy and Chip Ganassi in the Sprint All-Star race last month. Brad Keselowski finished third Sunday after two straight runner-up showings at Dover and Pocono. Paul Menard was fourth, followed by Kasey Kahne, Gordon and Earnhardt in the 400-mile, 200-lap race. Johnson had finished in the top five four times previously at Michigan, including a second-place showing in August 2011. He lost in August 2012 when his engine faltered with six laps remaining. “It was a long time coming,” crew chief Chad Knaus said. “We’ve raced very well up here, and we haven’t been able to close the deal on quite a few occasions.” There are now only four tracks on the current schedule where Johnson has never won — Kentucky, Watkins Glen, Chicagoland and Homestead-Miami. Johnson had led in 15 previous Cup races at MIS. “It’s good to see Jimmie, after leading so many laps here, close the deal,” owner Rick Hendrick said. “We’ve run out of gas, broke motors, blown tires.”
Johnson led after 164 laps Sunday before stopping to pit and giving up the lead. He was back in front with about 10 laps to go following a cycle of pit stops by other drivers. “We really were in a win-win situation,” Johnson said. “Those guys still had to come to pit road to make it to the end. Once I got an idea of how the race was unfolding, I knew we were in the catbird seat, and were able to take advantage of it.” Hendrick had four drivers in the top seven. Johnson is trying for his seventh Cup title, which would tie the mark shared by Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt. This was his 69th career victory, and he’s the first driver with three wins in 2014. “Even at 69 wins, I still cherish them all,” Johnson said. “It is not easy to win in this sport.” Hendrick’s team, however, is making it look easy, having won five straight races for the third time. Hendrick accomplished the feat twice in 2007, including a six-race streak. Gordon’s sixth-place finish was enough to keep him atop the points race, with Hendrick teammates Johnson and Earnhardt in second and third. Ford had won the last three Cup races at Michigan, with Joey Logano prevailing last August and Greg Biffle winning twice before that. Keselowski couldn’t extend that streak, and Logano finished ninth. “We kind of trudged through it and came away with another top-three effort, which is good but not great,” said Keselowski, who was unable to come away with a victory in his home state. “We want the wins, especially here at Michigan. That would mean a lot.” Keselowski, who has a couple Nationwide victories at Michigan, is 0 for 10 in Cup races at the track. It was a rough day for Roush Fenway Racing, which has a record 13 Cup victories at Michigan. Biffle finished 20th and Carl Edwards was 23rd. Kyle Busch was forced out of the
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Jimmie Johnson takes the checkered flag at the NASCAR Quicken Loans 400 auto race at Michigan International Speedway, Sunday, in Brooklyn, Mich. race because of a problem with his left rear hub. He finished 41st and dropped from sixth to 10th in the standings. Harvick qualified at over 204 mph Friday, the fastest pole-winning speed since 1987. He led for a race-high 63 laps but had to settle for his third second-place finish this year, to go along with two wins and three poles. “The car was fast, just wound up on the wrong side of all the strategy,” he said.
Menard won the Nationwide race Saturday and managed a fourth-place finish Sunday. “I actually got to go to Victory Lane yesterday with my daughter and my dad was here today, so it was a good Father’s Day weekend for sure,” he said. “We needed some clean air at the end and the guys got me out front with some pit strategy and good pit stops and we came home with a top five.”
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Johnson retains flyweight belt with decisive victory CANADA’S MACDONALD BEATS WOODLEY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Rory MacDonald, of Canada, pins Tyron Woodley, of the United States, to the mat during the welterweight bout at UFC 174 in Vancouver, B.C. Saturday.
Knicks hope to keep their star, but realize Anthony will have options season, and Anthony, who just turned 30, has said his priority is competing for championships. The Knicks, who went 37-45, have to Carmelo Anthony wanted New York, make him think he can do that and the Knicks wanted him. in New York, even without Now, a little more than much flexibility to improve three years after the trade that the roster this summer. brought them together, Antho“We obviously firmly beny could decide to leave. lieve that here is that place for The Knicks would like him Carmelo,” Fisher said, “and to stay — at the right price — we’ll do our best not to conand have told their All-Star vince him or change his mind forward that. But they also refrom maybe a decision that alize he will have some appealhe’s already made, but really ing options elsewhere. just help give him some con“As the head coach, I have fidence that with the personto be prepared to coach the Carmelo alities involved and our complayers that we ultimately Anthony mitment to working hard to have,” new coach Derek Fisher achieve a certain level of sucsaid last week. “I would love to have the opportunity to work closely cess, that this is the place that he can with Carmelo. I’m looking forward to it have what it is he wants.” Anthony believed that a few years and we’ll see if it can happen.” Fisher, team president Phil Jackson ago, pushing the Denver Nuggets to and general manager Steve Mills met trade him to New York. The deal got with Anthony in Los Angeles on Fri- done in February 2011 but at a heavy day, three days after the Knicks hired price for the Knicks, who not only dealt Fisher as coach. Jackson had already away promising young players such as met with Anthony after the season Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler and ended, asking him to consider delaying Timofey Mozgov, but also their firstround pick in this year’s draft. free agency for a year. Jackson hopes Anthony would take However, Anthony is still expected to go through with his plan to opt out less than a maximum salary to stay, of the final year of his contract before making it easier to rebuild the roster. the June 23 deadline. That would make Or put off the decision by opting in for him a free agent on July 1, and depend- the last year of his deal, which would ing on what LeBron James decides, pay him $23.3 million. The Knicks would be in a much better position in possibly the best one on the market. Teams such as Chicago, Dallas the summer of 2015 to construct the and Houston have been linked to the type of roster Anthony wants — if he’s two-time Olympic gold medallist , as willing to wait. “He’s great and he deserves that, have the Miami Heat, under a scenario where Anthony would go play with and so that’s what we want to work to create with him and hopefully we can James. Those were all playoff teams this do it,” Fisher said. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VANCOUVER — The man nicknamed after a cartoon character put in another superhero-like performance. Demetrious (Mighty Mouse) Johnson dominated Ali (Puncher) Bagautinov from start to finish Saturday to win a unanimous decision and retain his flyweight title at UFC 174. Johnson showed his pedigree against a challenger who took a beating and was never really a threat at Rogers Arena. “It was a great performance,” said Johnson. “Ali Bagauntinov, he’s a tough guy. I hit him with a lot of shots with my knees to his face ... my knees are hurting pretty bad. “Usually when I hit people with those shots in the gym they go down.” The bout marked the first time the flyweight division has headlined a UFC pay-per view card and was scored 50-45 by all three judges. “(Bagauntinov) likes to back up a lot and draw his opponents in and then go underneath them for a shot,” said Johnson. “We knew that he was going to try to wrestle me to slow me down.” In the co-main event, Canadian welterweight Rory (Ares) MacDonald defeated Tyron (The Chosen One) Woodley in an impressive unanimous decision in the most exciting bout of the night. Johnson almost connected with a spinning kick with under a minute to go in the fifth and final round, but Bagautinov was able to avoid the blow to send the bout to the scorecards. The five-foot-three Johnson (20-21, 8-1-1) won the UFC’s inaugural flyweight title back in 2012 and has now successfully defended the 125-pound belt four times. The 27-year-old who fights out of Parkland, Wash., said this week that the five-foot-four Bagautinov (13-3, 3-1) would pose a unique challenge because the 29-year-old Russian specializes in Sambo fighting, a form of mixed martial arts that he has never faced. But in the end, Baugatinov was overmatched and at times just seemed happy to be in the ring with Johnson, even hugging his opponent before the start of the fifth round. MacDonald, who came into his fight as the No. 2 contender in the 170-division, controlled Woodley from the middle of the first round on, using his superior reach to keep the two-time All-American wrestler at bay, while also connecting with both kicks and punches. All three judges scored the fight 30-27 for MacDonald. The 24-year-old MacDonald (17-2, 8-2) took Woodley down two minutes into the third and final round and relentlessly pounded the No. 3-ranked welterweight until the bell sounded. MacDonald’s team rushed into the octagon to congratulate their fighter as
the crowd of 13,506 roared in approval. “I trained very hard,” he said. “I wanted this fight to be the best performance of my career.” Born in Quesnel, B.C., but now fighting out of Montreal’s Tristar Gym, MacDonald was mentored by Georges StPierre before the former champion stepped away from the sport late last year. The soft-spoken MacDonald lost to Robbie Lawler in a split decision at November’s UFC 167, but rebounded to take a unanimous decision against Demian Maia at UFC 170 in February. “I feel like I’m falling into a groove,” said MacDonald. “Something’s clicking.” The 32-year-old Woodley (13-3, 3-2), who scored a technical knockout of Carlos Condit at UFC 171 in March, said before the fight he expected the crowd to be split, but he was sorely mistaken as the Canadian support found its way firmly behind MacDonald from the start, including chants of “Let’s go Rory” throughout the tilt. MacDonald lost to Condit at UFC 115 in Vancouver back in June 2010 and he admitted this week that the moment got to him four years ago — something that didn’t happen Saturday. “I’ve grown a lot since then,” he said. “It was nice being in Vancouver. The response was great.” Saturday marked the UFC’s first foray into Vancouver since UFC 131 back in June 2011. There were large pockets of empty seats in the arena’s upper level on this night and the crowd didn’t really get into the action until MacDonald and Woodley entered the octagon. Earlier Saturday night, light heavyweight Ryan (Darth) Bader defeated Rafael (Feijao) Cavalcante by unanimous decision in a fight that had fans getting a little restless due to a lack of action. Bader (18-4, 10-4) was the more ambitious fighter in the first two rounds, and perhaps sensing a need to score a knockout to win the bout, Cavalcante (12-5, 2-2) came out swinging in the third, but the Brazilian was unable to land any decisive blows. In the heavyweight division, former champion Andrei (The Pit Bull) Arlovski defeated Brendan (The Hybrid) Schaub by a split decision in his return to UFC after more than six years away from the company. Arlovski (22-10 with one no contest) looked tentative early and spent the majority of the last round on his back, but did enough to earn the victory on two of the judges’ three scorecards to improve his UFC record to 11-4. A bloodied Schaub (11-4, 6-4) raised his arms at the end of the fight thinking that he had done enough to win, and seemed surprised by the decision. Meanwhile, light heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux won by submission after breaking the left arm of Ryan (The Big Deal) Jimmo at 2:10 of the second round.
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Study suggests red meat tied to breast cancer BUT NOT ALL EXPERTS CONVINCED LONDON — Women who often indulge their cravings for hamburgers, steaks and other red meat may have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer, a new study suggests. Doctors have long warned that a diet loaded with red meat is linked to cancers including those of the colon and pancreas, but there has been less evidence for its role in breast cancer. In the new study, researchers at Harvard University analyzed data from more than 88,000 women aged 26 to 45 who had filled in surveys in 1991. Their red meat intake varied from never or less than once a month, to six or more servings a day. Initial results of the study were first published in 2006 and showed a preliminary link between eating red meat and breast cancer after 12 years; the new research confirmed the earlier findings with longer follow-up information, and analyzed other types of breast cancer. Using a statistical model, scientists estimated that in women who ate the most amount of red meat, there were
an extra 6.8 cases of breast cancer for every 1,000 women over 20 years of follow-up. The researchers couldn’t rule out the possibility that other factors might explain the apparent link between red meat and breast cancer. In developed countries, women have about a 12.5 per cent chance of developing breast cancer. Scientists suspect proteins in red meat speed up cell division and tumour growth; chemicals such as nitrates in processed meats are already classified as probable carcinogens. The study was carried out mainly among educated, white American women, and researchers said the results were not necessarily applicable to women of other races. It was paid for by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and published online Tuesday in the British journal, BMJ. “This underlines the importance of having a healthy diet,” said Sally Greenbrook, a senior policy officer at the U.K. charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer, who was not part of the research. She said women should focus on reducing their chances of breast cancer by staying slim, and exercising and drinking in moderation.
National dialogue needed on end-of-life issues: CMA DOCTORS SAY PALLIATIVE-CARE PLAN NEEDED BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
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TORONTO — Canada needs to create a national palliative-care strategy that will give all Canadians facing the end of life the opportunity to have “the will die this year will have non-sudden best death possible,” says the country’s deaths, often resulting from a chronic largest doctors organization. illness, and could be referred for palIn a report released Tuesday in Ot- liative care. tawa, the Canadian Medical AssociaDownar was also pleased to see attion (CMA) also said the public, politi- tention given to advance care plancians and policy makers need to en- ning, and the report’s detailing of the gage in a national dialogue about end- challenges that can be involved. of-life issues, including discussions “Everyone does support the idea of about such controversial topics as eu- talking about death and dying and valthanasia and physician-assisted death. ues, but it’s not always as straightforThe authors also strongly encourage ward as many people believe,” he said. individuals to talk to loved ones about “So highlighting some of those chaltheir wishes regarding death, includ- lenges makes it a bit more real for peoing a written advance care directive ple reading the report. They may get that clearly spells a better idea about out how they want the kinds of ques‘PATIENTS ARE TELLING tions they should to spend their final days. The report, US THEY DON’T WANT TO be asking and the entitled End-of-Life of conversaDIE IN PAIN. THEY DON’T kinds Care: A National tions they should Dialogue, follows be having.” WANT TO DIE ALONE.’ a series of public For instance, meetings hosted by — DR. LOUIS HUGO FRANCESCUTTI a person may say PRESIDENT OF CMA they want to be the CMA over the last year in five cit“kept comfortable ies across the counat home” as their try, as well as online discussions. life comes to a close. But some pain “What the report says is Canadians relief cannot be provided in the home, want good access to palliative care,” so planning must include whether the said Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti, pres- patient is willing to go to hospital for ident of the 78,000-member organiza- advanced care, Downar explained. Or tion. “Patients are telling us they don’t if home care becomes too much of a want to die in pain. They don’t want to burden for the family, would the dying die alone. And they don’t want to be a patient be amenable to going to hospiburden to their families, their friends, tal or a palliative-care placement? their caregivers.” “Even what may seem like a very “Palliative care is adding quality of clear instruction to most of us doesn’t life to the remaining days of an indi- necessarily translate into a plan that vidual,” he told an Ottawa news confer- can be easily implemented,” he said. ence. “And unfortunately, maybe 15 to The CMA report also discusses eu30 per cent of Canadians — depending thanasia and physician-assisted death, on your postal code — will be afforded and Francescutti said there is still the opportunity to have good palliative much divisiveness over the issue of care.” helping someone to end their life, both What a person wants their end of among the public and doctors. life to look like needs be discussed But even those who support the lewith family — and family members galization of medically enabled death need to be open to those conversations, said they would want to see many resaid the report, which suggests that ev- strictions, including protection for the eryone should have advance care plan- elderly or those with severe physical ning and/or directives in place. But on- or mental disabilities from being euly about 10 to 15 per cent of Canadians thanized against their will. have undertaken that kind of planning Doctors also want to avoid such a with their families, Francescutti said. slippery slope, he said. “Once Canadians understand that “We would absolutely as a profesit’s important that they share their sion make sure that vulnerable indiwishes as to end-of-life issues with viduals and vulnerable populations their family members, then we need to are protected.” make sure these are respected, no matWanda Morris, CEO of Dying with ter where the jurisdiction is,” he said, Dignity, said she is pleased to see noting that in some cases the health- movement by the CMA over end-of-life care institutions didn’t live up to the issues, including their use of neutral wishes expressed by the dying patient language like doctor-assisted dying, inand their loved ones. stead of doctor-assisted suicide. “Canadians should periodically re“Canadians want end-of-life choice,” visit these issues as things change, and she said. make it crystal clear that it’s not just But in the past, the doctors group old people that die; we can all at a was “very oppositional to the idea of moment’s notice with a diagnosis be choice at the end of life ... and now in put in a situation where end of life this report, the CMA has moved bebecomes an issue for our children or yond that to say if we have medically ourselves.” assisted dying, physician-assisted dyDr. James Downar, a palliative-care ing, then we need to ensure that we specialist at Toronto General Hospital, have strict safeguards and protocols. lauded the CMA’s call for a national “We’re really pleased about that strategy to provide specialized com- and we would echo what the CMA is passionate care for the dying. saying: nobody is looking for end-of“And we need to get behind that life choice without strict safeguards,” and give it some teeth and give it some said Morris, whose organization advofunding,” he said, noting that about 95 cates for expanded choice for people per cent of the 240,000 Canadians who facing death.
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This photo shows a rib of English beef with the bone still on. Women who often indulge their cravings for hamburgers, steaks and other red meat may have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer, a new study suggests. Greenbrook added that there wasn’t yet enough proof about the dangers of red meat to change current prevention guidelines. Others said diet is notoriously difficult to measure, and that the link between eating red meat and breast cancer appeared weak. Valerie Beral, a cancer expert at the University of Oxford, pointed out that vegetarians don’t have a lower risk of breast cancer than meat-eaters. Still, Mia Gaudet, director of genetic epidemiology at the American Cancer Society, said it was plausible that red meat could somehow be connected to breast
cancer and that women’s eating habits in their 20s might be particularly significant. “Breasts are still developing and are more susceptible to carcinogens before women have their first full-term pregnancy,” she said. Gaudet, who doesn’t eat red meat herself, said the American Cancer Society recommends people eat a “plantbased” diet. “It’s important to have a healthy lifestyle throughout your life and not just as you get older and more worried about cancer,” she said.
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BRIEF N.B. children treated after possible exposure to rabies TORONTO — Two children in southern New Brunswick are receiving postexposure treatment for rabies after their family’s dogs had contact with a rabid raccoon. The children are reported to have shared popsicles with the dogs after
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