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Special Events Friday, Dec. 5 - Santa Claus Parade at 7 p.m., fireworks around 8:15 p.m. Rescheduled from Nov. 28.

Friday, Dec. 5 - Sylvan Lake Community Partners’ Association charity garage sale at old medical clinic (5026 50 Street) in Sylvan Lake. Runs from noon to 9 p.m., and again on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 6 - Spruce View Christmas Cabaret with fine food and a live band. Cocktails at 6 p.m., supper at 7 p.m., special guest singer Roberta Fetch at 8 p.m., live band at 9 p.m. Contact Sue at 403391-2573 or Sandy at 403-755-6366, or email shippelt.sandra@gmail.com to purchase tickets.

Tickets $45 each or $40 when you buy eight.

Saturday, Dec. 6 - Charity Checkstop between McDonald’s and Shoppers Drug Mart on 47 Ave., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Hosted by the Sylvan Lake RCMP and Sylvan Lake and District Victim Services.

Saturday, Dec. 6 - Family Movie Matinee at the Sylvan Lake Library, 2-4 p.m. We’ll be watching Disney’s Prep and Landing. Popcorn and juice provided. Drop-in.

Saturday, Dec. 13 - Choral Singers Unite Society presents Winter Voice Concert, featuring a number of Sylvan Lake residents, at First Christian Reform Church in Red Deer (16 McVicar St.). Concerts at 2 p.m. ($15 admission) and 7 p.m. ($20 admission).

Tickets available at the door, through choral members, or from Londa Hanson (403-392-2590). For more information, contact Hanson, or Melanie Crehan at 403-505-2925.

Saturday, Dec. 20 - Sylvan Lake Library Christmas raffle draw. Buy a $5 ticket to support your library to get into $1,200 in donated prizes. Sold by Friends of Sylvan Lake Library (FOSLL) and at the library each day.

Support Programs Sylvan Lake AA meetings take place Tuesdays 7:30 pm Lions Hall; Sundays 8 pm Presbyterian Church (north door). For more information call male 403887-4470, 403-588-5491 or female 403-8874297.

Sylvan Lake Al-Anon (for families and friends of alcoholics) 8 pm Sundays, Presbyterian Church

(north door), Kathy 403-887-4470 or Robyn 403887-2961.

Narcotics Anonymous meetings Thursday nights 7:30 pm Sylvan Lake Bethany Care, 4700 47th Ave.

Weekly Events At the Seniors’ Centre: Mondays - Wii bowling; Tuesdays Exercise Class, Drop-in Whist and other games; Wednesdays - lunches, Bible study, Beginner art classes; Thursdays - Alberta Seniors Benefit Program; Fridays - Yoga, forums, bridge. Bus trips and foot care clinics. For more info 403-887-5428.

Mondays - Toastmasters Sylvan’s Slick Speakers meeting at Sylvan Lake Alliance Church, 4404 47 Ave. from 7-8:15 pm. Club is open to everyone wishing to improve communication and leadership skills. For info call Ian Oostindie 403-887-0968.

Mondays - Sylvan Lake Sacred Massed Choir practices starting Sept. 22, 7-9 p.m. at HJ Cody High School, directed by Kerry Heisler. Love to sing? Call Dolce Moir for more info contact 403-887-4037.

Tuesdays - Taoist Tai Chi classes from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Anglican Church hall. For info 403-346-6772. www.taoist.org.

Wednesdays - Seniors Drama Troupe at the Sylvan Lake Seniors Centre, 9:30 a.m. Everyone welcome.

Contact Pam at 403-596-3012.

Thursdays - Sylvan Lake Seniors Bus to Red Deer.

Pick-up starts at 9:15 am. Returning to Sylvan 1 pm from Parkland Mall. Call Don/Lydia Lanterman at 403-864-2230.

Thursdays - Community Bingo at Sylvan Lake Seniors’ Centre. Precall at 6:30 bingo starts at 7 pm.

Canteen opens at 5:30 pm.

Fridays - Meat draw at the Sylvan Lake Legion beginning at 6:30 p.m.

STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Red Deer County 2015 capital and operating budgets, tabled during county council’s Nov. 25 regular meeting, will see a $6 million decrease in spending.

The 2015 operating budget sees a $1 million increase, and will rise from $45.4 million to $46.4 million. Outside funding requests account for about $3 million of that amount. Special levies remain unchanged: Community Services at 0.4000; Protective Services at 0.5000; and Environmental Services at 0.1590.

Fewer large-scale projects will mean a drastic decrease in capital spending in 2015, from more than $27 million down to about $20.5 million. The county says overall service levels won’t be affected by the decrease, as a number of one-off items were contained in the 2014 budget. A new Protective Services building and Gasoline Alley storm water improvements were among them.

Mayor Jim Wood said the budget is indicative of the county’s positive financial position.

“We continue to undertake major road and infrastructure projects without compromising our reserves or unfairly burdening our ratepayers,” he noted in a county release.

Director of corporate services Heather Gray said council’s strategic plan was strongly considered by administration while preparing the budget, with administration working to “ensure adequate resources are available to achieve success.”

A $1.1 million contribution to the Sylvan Lake Multiplex Redevelopment Project over two years is among the budget’s key initiatives. Others include a road paving program at $6 million, bridge repair projects at $4.1 million, an airport capital expansion request of $1.7 million, and a Canada Winter Games facility request for $500,000.

Public input is now being sought before the budget returns to council for approval Dec. 9. The draft budget can be viewed in its entirety on the Red Deer County website at rdcounty.ca.

“I would like to thank the staff and council for their hard work in creating this progressive budget,” said Wood.

Volunteers Wanted Sylvan Lake Seniors Lodge is looking for volunteer drivers for Meals on Wheels program. Also needed is a co-ordinator to organize the drivers. Call 403-8872555 and speak to Wanda, dietary co-ordinator.

Canadian Cancer Society is seeking leadership volunteers to assist in planning Relay For Life Red Deer 2015. As a volunteer, you will be providing the community the opportunity to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and empower people to fight back. To get involved, contact volunteer@cancer.ab.ca or 403-347-3662.

Volunteers are required for Friends of the Library committee. Do you enjoy the library? Would you like to make a difference? We are looking for enthusiastic friends to support the library in many different ways. Please join us and have fun, meet like-minded people, volunteer and feel good about supporting a service that benefits everyone in the community!

Call Debbie at 403-887-0968.

Groups & Activities C.H.I.P.S. - Children’s Indoor playspace is a nonstructured playtime for children 0-5 years old.

Riding, climbing and bouncing toys provided and parents and caregivers can socialize. Mondays 9-11:30 am; Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30-11:30 am; Thursdays 12:30-2:30 pm. at the community centre. Contact Kari for info, 403-392-0323.

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As I stood in my office munching on Ritz Crackers, I suddenly remembered that a year ago today I made the steadfast decision to commit to being a pesco-vegetarian.

To define the term pesco-vegetarian, it’s a vegetarian category that involves eating a mostly plant-based diet, but also eating fish and seafood. I do eat eggs and I do drink milk sometimes, I just don’t eat anything that crawls or walks on land.

The main source of inspiration to cut meat out of my diet came from my research into what goes on in some slaughter houses, as outlined in the documentary ‘Vegucated’. After watching the documentary, I not only stopped eating meat, I stopped wearing anything made from leather or fur.

That meant refusing to wear the leather gloves my mom had given me, as well as the Danier leather jacket I had hanging in my closet. In the winter time I simply stick to wearing many layers of fleece and wool. If I wear anything that resembles leather, please know it is not real!

My eyes were opened to the horrors that take place in some slaughter houses to innocent animals. I was horrified at the brutal treatment some pigs, chickens and cows are subject to. I saw pigs being shot with stun guns then falling over and twitching in shock as they died.

Eating plant-based meals came easy to me, as every time I was tempted to eat meat, I remembered the fear and torment some animals endure right before their death.

A challenge I have faced is eating dinner with my meat-eating husband and the rest of my meat-eating Chinese family.

Eating dinner at home, I have seen a lot of different cooked animal parts on the table.

During these times, I usually just stick with eating rice and whichever raw vegetables are available.

I remember at one point making bean, kale and egg stew, which turned out to be very tasty, especially with melted cheese and sour cream added. I was sure my family wouldn’t want to

try it as it did not contain meat, but much to my surprise, some of them did try it. Some of them even liked it.

One of the most fun things about being a vegetarian is grocery shopping, which entails buying fruits and vegetables that are healthy for you. I have found a love for avocados and making vegetarian caesar garlic wraps.

I have met people who are baffled at my decision to not eat meat and who have gone on to ask me strange questions such as if I would ever eat scientifically manufactured meat. I simply reply no.

I stand by my decision to become a vegetarian, and often question why an animal must die just so I can consume it when there’s a whole variety of delicious vegetables out there that can be consumed. I have never seen a carrot quiver in fear of being killed.

All in all, I am proud to say I am a vegetarian, and have been for a year now. I don’t miss eating meat as I never particularly liked chewing through a steak. I would much rather munch on carrots or broccoli and know that no animal has suffered just so I can eat it.

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69 years ago ...

From the issue of November 28, 1945

Production: Red Deer, Alberta Published every Thursday by PNG Prairie Newspaper Group in community with: Publisher Fred Gorman

Sylvan Lake Vets will sponsor the Sylvan Lake flight of No. 387 Condor Squadron, Air Cadets of Canada, and have appointed the following members as their civilian committee: Chas.

L. Dunford, Morgan Conaty, Charles Watkiss, Gaston Rosse, and Cliff

Duffield.

The Air Cadet squadron meet at Sylvan Lake on Tuesday night, and have a very successful parade in the Alexander pavilion. ♦ ♦ ♦ Service Club dances for the winter months start this week (Friday) and will continue on alternate Fridays. ♦ ♦ ♦ Cpl. George Armeneau, R.C.A., is home on leave after returning home from overseas, and expects to get his discharge next Tuesday. ♦ ♦ ♦ Fay Howell, who served with the American forces, has received his discharge from the U. S. Army and returned to Sylvan Lake this week. ♦ ♦ ♦ Gaston Rosse is in Edmonton this

week to officially receive his discharge from the Navy.

50 years ago ...

From the issue of December 10, 1964

Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce proposes to again sponsor sports car races on the ice of the lake this winter.

It was felt that this event proved to be popular in past years when it was here, and that it should be continued.

Last year the races were not held because the Central Alberta Sports Car Association, which were co-sponsoring the races, were not able to obtain insurance to cover races at a reasonable rate.

However, as the Central Alberta body is now affiliated with the national association, insurance coverage is available at much lower rates, and it is

planned to re-organize the event to be held early in the near year. ♦ ♦ ♦ Officers for the coming year were elected at the Fish and Game meeting, held in the W.I. Hall on Dec. 7. They are as follows: President - Ray Albert; First Vice President - Fred Walker; Second Vice President - Bill Lund; Treasurer - Mike Podgurski; Secretary - B. C. Learned. ♦ ♦ ♦ At the noon luncheon of Sylvan Lake Chamber of Commerce, President Bill Tennant presented an Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association award to Warren Dunford, editor of Sylvan Lake News, for second prize for best editorial page in its class in the 1964 competition of the association.

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Significant progress in pursuit of enhanced health care STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

A Sylvan Lake and Area Urgent Care update issued earlier this week acknowledges the significant progress that’s been made in the town’s pursuit of enhanced health services

over the past several months.

A business plan for a Provincefunded Family Care Centre (FCC) was recently submitted to Alberta Health, and includes the provision of a number of core medical services, including, but not limited to, medical assistance for non-life-threaten-

ing injuries, observation beds and extended hours.

Discussions from meetings resulted in a number of additions being made to the business plan, including programs relating to mental health, seniors care and children’s lifestyle management.

“We believe that this broader approach to patient care, with a stronger focus on prevention and health management by individuals with intervention and guidance from the right health professionals, will be a strong addition to the extended-hours clinic, and could exceed our original

Urgent Care Centre vision which will pave the way for enhanced health care,” notes Urgent Care Committee chair Susan Samson in the update.

With Alberta Health’s approval of the business plan, future steps will involve securing a physical space for the clinic and operational planning.

Samson said a timeline on the approval process is hard to predict.

The update can be read in its entirety online at sylvanlake.ca/urgentcare.

kcs AssociaƟon kcs AssociaƟon is a not-for-proĮt, charitable organizaƟon that builds upon a legacy of service for individuals and families of Sylvan Lake, AB and surrounding area. We provide enriched early learning programs to help young children gain a head start in life and readiness for school. We assist children, youth and adults with special needs to develop their skills and parƟcipate in meaningful acƟviƟes and work. We support families to idenƟfy their needs, build upon their strengths and connect to others in the community. *Visit www.kcs78.ca to see our various programs and services

ExecuƟve Director – The PosiƟon The posiƟon of ExecuƟve Director reports to the Board of Directors, and is responsible for overseeing and managing the day-to-day operaƟons of kcs AssociaƟon in accordance with the organizaƟon’s vision, mission and service philosophy.

SpeciĮc responsibiliƟes include: • Work with the Board of Directors to develop and implement the organizaƟons 3-5 year Strategic Plan • Keep the Board informed of key acƟviƟes, Įnancial status and potenƟal areas of risk • Recommend changes to policies and procedures for conƟnuous improvement • Work with the kcs Leadership Team to ensure that all operaƟons are conducted in accordance with kcs’ service philosophy; compliant Įnancial and human resource pracƟces; and all applicable regulaƟons and standards • Work with kcs Leadership Team to oversee the recruitment, hiring, training, supervision and evaluaƟon of staī • Work with kcs Leadership Team to implement high quality programs and services that align with current developments and service trends • Work with the AdministraƟve Team to oversee and maintain the Įnancial viability and accountability of the organizaƟon • Adhere to the review and reporƟng requirements of kcs’ regulators and funders • Advocate for kcs’ mission and philosophy both internally and externally by building posiƟve relaƟonships with other organizaƟons, government departments, stakeholders and the community

QualiĮcaƟons

• At least a diploma or degree in social service management or relevant Įeld • Experience working with a policy governing Board of Directors • Experience in non-proĮt organizaƟonal management (disability sector is an asset) • Ability to remain focused on the vision and values of the organizaƟon, even in the face of adverse situaƟons • Ability to mulƟ-task and manage compeƟng prioriƟes, Ňexible and team-focused • Ability to lead, delegate and empower others in a posiƟve manner • Ability to advocate for those served by kcs • Strong wriƩen and oral communicaƟon skills • Criminal Record/Vulnerable Sector Check & Child IntervenƟon Check • CondiƟons of Employment • Accountable to the Board of Directors • Begin at 0.8FTE with the opportunity to grow this into a 1.0FTE posiƟon • Salary commensurate with qualiĮcaƟons • ProbaƟonary period of three months • Performance review at end of probaƟonary period and annually thereaŌer

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Please forward your resume and a cover leƩer including your expectaƟons for salary range, best Ɵme to contact you, best contact number and a list of your references to:

- Sylvan Lake Christmas kcs AssociaƟon - ATTENTION: Brad Wilson, President Bureau volunteers Colleen and Jacob Camac and Sylvan Lake DQ E-mail: brad.wilson.president.kcs@gmail.com owner Pam Mitchell made sure the Angels Anonymous Christmas tree kcs AssociaƟon wishes to thank all applicants for their interest looked pristine as it was set up inside DQ on Saturday. Members of the in the posiƟon; only those selected for an interview will be contacted. community are now welcome to take a tag from the tree, and purchase the gift listed on it before returning it to DQ unwrapped by Dec. 8. Tags Closing Date: December 18th, 2014 list the gift wishes of children around 12 years old and under, while a (If a suitable candidate is not chosen, kcs AssociaƟon shall extend applicaƟon deadline) group of hard-working HJ Cody School students helped out with the program’s teenage years. Cash donations are also accepted, and may be made at Community Partners. Donated money is used to purchase gifts for tags remaining on the tree after the • overnight premium Dec. 8 deadline.

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Suspects wanted in early-morning apartment robbery STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Sylvan Lake RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating three suspects involved in a robbery at a Hinshaw Drive apartment on Sunday (Nov. 30).

The victim was walking up stairs to his apartment at around 1:45 a.m. when he was attacked by a man who struck him in the face several times.

The victim received a large gash on his chin as a result of the attack.

Three suspects fled with jewelry and the victim’s car and car keys.

The first suspect (pictured) is described as a Caucasian male with long, straight blonde hair and a full beard. Police say he has a normal voice, and was wearing a beige jacket, brown boots and blue jeans. His jacket has a green crest in the left chest area.

The second suspect is described as

a Caucasian male with short hair of an unknown colour, and is said by police to be very muscular. He was wearing a jacket at the time of the incident, and didn’t speak.

The third suspect is described as a short and skinny Caucasian female with a full-sleeve arm tattoo. She wore a red tank top, running shoes and dark blue sweat pants, and wasn’t wearing a jacket.

The victim’s car, a four-door black 2014 Mazda2, bears the Alberta licence plate K65217.

RCMP on Tuesday released a composite sketch of the first suspect, and are asking the public to contact them with information on any of the three suspects involved.

Information may be provided by contacting the Sylvan Lake RCMP detachment at 403-858-7200, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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The style of the hearing will be informal and persons wishing to speak will be requested to state their name and address for the record upon being recognized by the Chairperson.

Date of first publication of this notice: December 4th, 2014 edition of the Sylvan Lake News.

Date of second publication of this notice: December 11th, 2014 edition of the Sylvan Lake News.

Documents (electronic only) will be available on or after Friday, December 5, 2014 from the Alberta Purchasing Connection and COOLNet Alberta.

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• a safety beacon; • a business license; • WCB coverage; • a completed contractor safety agreement; • a legally licensed and competent operator; • installed snow boards on trucks; • short notice availability (48 hours); • legal road-worthy vehicle/equipment; • P.P.E. for all operators; • ability to work weekends and overtime, and; • company markings on the vehicle/equipment.

Dated at Sylvan Lake, Alberta this 28th Day of November, 2014.

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The Town of Sylvan Lake Transportation Department is accepting the registration of trucking companies and equipment suppliers who are interested in contracting their tandem, end-dump truck, graders, dozer, or loaders for snow removal services occasionally throughout the winter during Town snow and ice control operations. Please register by calling Public Works at 403.887.2800.

Preference will be given to Sylvan Lake companies. All vendors and/or their equipment must meet the following minimum requirements:

A penalty of 7% on outstanding current supplementary taxes will be applied on January 28, 2015.

All persons in favour or opposed to the Bylaw will have the opportunity to be heard. If you are unable to attend personally, written submissions must be submitted to the Municipal Government Building no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the hearing.

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Attention Truckers and Equipment Suppliers Contract snow removal equipment required

Any payment for property tax forwarded by mail shall be deemed to be paid on the same date as postmarked on the envelope in which the said payment was mailed.

A Public Hearing regarding the proposed Bylaw will be held on Friday, December 19th , 2014 at 4:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Government Building at 5012 48th Avenue, Sylvan Lake, Alberta.

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Property owners are further advised that taxes are due and payable without penalty if payment is received by the Town of Sylvan Lake on or before 4:30 p.m. January 27, 2015.

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The Town of Sylvan Lake would like to send out a big Thank You to C.P. Blakely Tiger Council, Fox Run Renaissance Group, Masaii Pummings and the Lion’s Club for volunteering for Breakfast with Santa. This event would not be possible without volunteers! We also wanted to thank Tim Horton’s for donating the Coffee and Hot Chocolate for the event. THANK YOU!!!!

Due to the extreme cold weather some of our staff and volunteers were unable to make it to the event, which left us shorthanded setting up and caused the event to start late. So we would like to thank everyone who attended the 8:30am seating time for your patience. Thank you so much and we hope you enjoyed the event!

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If you have concerns with your property assessment, contact the Assessment and Taxation Services Department at the Town Office by email at tax@sylvanlake.ca or by phone at 403-887-1185 ext: 230. Only the assessed value of your property may be appealed and not your tax dollar amount.

THAT Part 12, being the Land Use Bylaw District Map of the Land Use Bylaw, be amended as shown on the sketch that is attached to and forms part of this bylaw, by redesignating Lot 9A, Block 4, Plan 1320380, Lot 10, Block 4, Plan 002-4518, Lots 11, 12 and 13, Block 4, Plan 072-9269 as highlighted:

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A reminder that no Council meeting is scheduled on December 22

This is to advise that the 2014 Supplementary Property Assessment & Tax Notices were mailed November 28, 2014. This Supplementary Assessment is prepared by the assessor for improvements that are completed or occupied during the course of the current year.

NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Sylvan Lake, in the Province of Alberta, duly assembled and under the powers conferred upon it by the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, Chapter M-26, and amendments there to, enacts as follows:

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CANCELLED Committee of the Whole Meeting December 3, 2014 Municipal Government Building 6:00 pm

TOWN OF SYLVAN LAKE PUBLIC NOTICE 2014 SUPPLEMENTARY PROPERTY ASSESSMENT & TAX NOTICES

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Municipal Government Building 6:00 pm

WHEREAS it is deemed necessary and expedient to amend Bylaw No. 1555/2010 in the manner hereinafter appearing:

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Being a Bylaw to amend the Land Use Bylaw No. 1555/2010.

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MPC Meeting

Council has approved for circulation the draft 2015 Municipal Budget, and proposed Three-Year Budget Plan. The public is now encouraged to review the document and provide feedback prior to formal approval, scheduled for December 8, 2014. The budget information is available online at www.sylvanlake.ca/government/budget, with hard copies available for review at both the Municipal Library and the Municipal Government Building.

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In order to complete the project it will by necessary for the Municipality to borrow the sum of $13,000,000, for a period not to exceed 25 years, from the Alberta Capital Finance Authority or another authorized financial institution, by the issuance of debentures and on the terms and conditions referred to in this by-law.

The estimated lifetime of the project financed under this by-law is equal to, or in excess of 25 years.

Public Notice

The principal amount of the outstanding debt of the Municipality at December 31, 2013 is $8,148,854 and no part of the principal or interest is in arrears.

All required approvals for the project have been obtained and the project is in compliance with all Acts and Regulations of the Province of Alberta.

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PUBLIC NOTICE TO OWNERS OF THE TOWN OF SYLVAN LAKE, PROVINCE OF ALBERTA SECTION 251 - THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Sylvan Lake, in the Province of Alberta, has given first reading to borrowing By-law No. 1655 I 2014 which will, upon final passage and approval, authorize the proper officers of the said municipality to borrow monies from the Alberta Capital Finance Authority by way of debenture issue, to pay for the cost of the following municipal purpose, namely construction of a new recreation complex (NexSource Centre) within the limits of the said municipality; The total cost of the aforesaid project amounts to $30,600,000. The net amount to be borrowed on the credit and security of the municipality at large by the issue of debentures is $13,000,000.The debentures are to be repayable to the Albefta Capital Finance Authority in fifty (50) equal consecutive semi-annual instalments of combined principal and interest, the semi-annual interest not to exceed five per centum (5.0%), or the interest rate as fixed from time to time by the Alberta Capital Finance Authority; NOW THEREFORE NOTICE is hereby given by the Council of the Town of Sylvan Lake that, unless a petition of the owners for a vote on By-law No. 1655 I 2014 is demanded, as provided for by the terms of Section 231 of the Municipal Government Act, the said Council may pass the said borrowing by-law.

All persons interested are hereby notified and they are required to govern themselves accordingly.

DATED at the Town of Sylvan Lake, in the Province of Alberta, this 27th day of November, 2014 Per: __________________________________ Chief Administrative Officer –

INFORMATION FOR ELECTORS Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Municipal Government Act an “elector” means 1. A person who is eligible to vote in the election for a councillor under the Local Authorities Election Act Pursuant to section 47(1) of the Local Authorities Election Act a person is eligible to vote in an election if he: a) is at least 18 years old,

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY DULY ASSEMBLED, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. That for the purpose of constructing a new recreation centre the sum of THIRTEEN MÌLLION DOLLARS ($13,000,000) be borrowed from the Alberta Capital Finance Authority for the project or another authorized financial institution by way of debenture on the credit and security of the Municipality at large, of which amount the full sum of $13,000,000 is to be paid by the Municipality at large.

4. The Municipality shall levy and raise in each year municipal taxes sufficient to pay the indebtedness.

5. The indebtedness shall be contracted on the credit and security of the Municipality.

6. The net amount borrowed under the by-law shall be applied only to the project specified by this by-law.

c) has resided in Alberta for the 6 consecutive months immediately preceding election day and is resident in the area on election day.

A poll may be demanded in the Town of Sylvan Lake by electors equal in number to at least a) in the case of a municipality other than a summer village, by electors of the municipality equal in number to at least 10% of the population and b) in the case of a summer village, by 10% of the electors of the summer village in accordance with the provisions of section 223 of the Municipal Government Act and in accordance with the provisions of section 251 of the Municipal Government Act. The petition for a vote must be received by the Chief Administrative Officer within 15 days of the last publication of this notice and shall contain on each page “an accurate and identical statement of the purpose of the petition”.

(Further requirements of the petition are provided in section 224 of the Municipal Government Act.) DATE of the last publication of this notice is the 4th day of December, 2014 –

BY-LAW NO. 1655 / 2014 OF THE TOWN OF SYLVAN LAKE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA This by-law authorizes the Council of the Municipality to incur indebtedness by the issuance of debenture(s) in the amount of $13,000,000 for the purpose of constructing a Recreation Centre.

Plans and specifications have been prepared and the total cost of the project is estimated to be $30,600,000 and the Municipality estimates the following will be applied to the project: Reserves MSI Grant Other Fundraising / Sponsorship InterMunicipal contribution Tax Dollars Debenture(s)

$6,400,000 $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $I3,000,000

Total Cost

$30,600,000

b) in the case of a summer village, by 10% of the electors of the summer village in accordance with the provisions of section 223 of the Municipal Government Act and in accordance with the provisions of section 251 of the Municipal Government Act. The petition for a vote must be received by the Chief Administrative Officer within 15 days of the last publication of this notice and shall contain on each page “an accurate and identical statement of the purpose of the petition”.

(Further requirements of the petition are provided in section 224 of the Municipal Government Act.) DATE of the last publication of this notice is the 4th day of December, 2014 –

BY-LAW NO. 1656 / 2014 OF THE TOWN OF SYLVAN LAKE IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA This by-law authorizes the Council of the Municipality to incur indebtedness by the issuance of debenture(s) in the amount of $1,000,000 for the purpose of purchasing an Aerial Ladder Truck.

WHEREAS: The Council of the Municipality has decided to issue a by-law pursuant to Section 258 of the Municipal Government Act to authorize the financing, undertaking and purchase of an Aerial Ladder Truck.

Plans and specifications have been prepared and the total cost of the project is estimated to be $1,300,000 and the Municipality estimates the following will be applied to the project:

THAT, this Bylaw shall take effect on the date of the third and final reading and upon signing by the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer.

READ A FIRST TIME THIS 24th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 20I4 READ A SECOND TIME THIS__________DAY OF__________2015.

READ A THIRD TIME THIS_________ DAY OF__________2015. ____________________________________ Mayor, S. McIntyre ____________________________________ Chief Administrative Officer, E. Betty Osmond –

PUBLIC NOTICE TO OWNERS OF THE TOWN OF SYLVAN LAKE, PROVINCE OF ALBERTA

Reserves Debenture(s)

$300,000 $1,000,000

Total Cost

$1,300,000

In order to cornplete the project it will by necessary for the Municipality to borrow the sum of $1,000,000, for a period not to exceed 15 years, from the Alberta Capital Finance Authority or another authorized financial institution, by the issuance of debentures and on the terms and conditions referred to in this by-law.

The estimated lifetime of the project financed under this by-law is equal to, or in excess of 15 years.

The principal amount of the outstanding debt of the Municipality at December 31, 2013 is $8,148,854 and no part of the principal or interest is in arrears.

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Sylvan Lake, in the Province of Alberta, has given first reading to borrowing By-law No. 1656 / 2014 which will, upon final passage and approval, authorize the proper officers of the said municipality to borrow monies from the Alberta Capital Finance Authority by way of debenture issue, to pay for the cost of the following municipal purpose, namely purchase of a new Aerial Ladder Truck for the said municipality;

All required approvals for the project have been obtained and the project is in compliance with all Acts and Regulations of the Province of Alberta.

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The total cost of the aforesaid project amounts to $1,300,000. The net amount to be borrowed on the credit and security of the municipality at large by the issue of debentures is $1,000,000.The debentures are to be repayable to the Alberta Capital Finance Authority in thirty (30) equal consecutive semi-annual instalments of combined principal and interest, the semi-annual interest not to exceed five per centum (5.0%), or the interest rate as fixed from time to time by the Alberta Capital Finance Authority;

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That for the purpose of purchasing a new Aerial Ladder Truck the sum of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) be borrowed from the Alberta Capital Finance Authority or another authorized financial institution by way of debenture on the credit and security of the Municipality at large, of which the full sum of $1,000,000 is to be paid by the Municipality at large.

2.

The proper officers of the Municipality are hereby authorized to issue debenture(s) on behalf of the Municipality for the amount and purpose as authorized by this by-law, namely the purchase of a new Aerial Ladder Truck.

3.

The Municipality shall repay the indebtedness according to the repayment structure in effect, namely semi-annual or annual equal payments of combined principal and interest instalments not to exceed FIFTEEN (15) years calculated at a rate not exceeding the interest rate fixed by the Alberta Capital Finance Authority or another authorized financial institution on the date of the borrowing, and not to exceed FIVE (5) percent.

4.

The Municipality shall levy and raise in each year municipal taxes sufficient to pay the indebtedness.

5.

The indebtedness shall be contracted on the credit and security of the Municipality.

6.

The net amount borrowed under the by-law shall be applied only to the project specified by this by-law.

7.

This by-law comes into force on the date it is passed.

NOW THEREFORE NOTICE is hereby given by the Council of the Town of Sylvan Lake that, unless a petition of the owners for a vote on By-law No. 1656 I 2014 is demanded, as provided for by the terms of Section 231 of the Municipal Government Act, the said Council may pass the said borrowing by-law.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE MUNICIPALITY DULY ASSEMBLED, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

All persons interested are hereby notified and they are required to govern themselves accordingly.

DATED at the Town of Sylvan Lake, in the Province of Alberta, this 27th day of November, 2014.

Per: __________________________________ Chief Administrative Officer –

WHEREAS: The Council of the Municipality has decided to issue a by-law pursuant to Section 258 of the Municipal Government Act to authorize the financing, undertaking and completion of a Recreation Centre.

a) in the case of a municipality other than a summer village, by electors of the municipality equal in number to at least 10% of the population and

7. This by-law comes into force on the date it is passed.

SECTION 251 - THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT

b) is a Canadian citizen, and

A poll may be demanded in the Town of Sylvan Lake by electors equal in number to at least

2. The proper officers of the Municipality are hereby authorized to issue debenture(s) on behalf of the Municipality for the amount and purpose as authorized by this by-law, namely the construction of a new recreation centre.

3. The Municipality shall repay the indebtedness according to the repayment structure in effect, namely semi-annual or annual equal payments of combined principal and interest instalments not to exceed TWENTY-FIVE (25) years calculated at a rate not exceeding the interest rate fixed by the Alberta Capital Finance Authority or another authorized financial institution on the date of the borrowing, and not to exceed FIVE (5) percent.

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INFORMATION FOR ELECTORS Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Municipal Government Act an “elector” means: 1. A person who is eligible to vote in the election for a councillor under the Local Authorities Election Act. Pursuant to section 47(1) of the Local Authorities Election Act a person is eligible to vote in an election if he: a) is at least 18 years old, b) is a Canadian citizen, and c) has resided in Alberta for the 6 consecutive months immediately preceding election day and is resident in the area on election day.

THAT, this Bylaw shall take effect on the date of the third and final reading and upon signing by the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer.

READ A FIRST TIME THIS 24th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 20I4 READ A SECOND TIME THIS__________DAY OF__________2015.

READ A THIRD TIME THIS__________ DAY OF_________2015. ____________________________________ Mayor, S. McIntyre ____________________________________ Chief Administrative Officer, E. Betty Osmond

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RCMP NOTES

Charges laid in alcohol-fuelled domestic dispute November 22 2:03 a.m. – A 911 call was received in regards to a domestic dispute at a residence on Bowman Circle in Sylvan Lake. A young female in the home advised that her dad was assaulting her mother. Two other children were in the home but were unharmed. When police arrived, it was determined that both parties were at fault. A 35-year-old female and a 32-year-old male are each charged with assault. Alcohol was a factor.

5:52 a.m. – Police responded to another 911 call on Highway 11 near Range Road 10 by the bridge. A male dressed in black and not easily visible to passing motorists was walking on the roadway. The 46-year-old male was intoxicated and was picked up by RCMP. He was driven safely to a location in Red Deer.

November 23 12:38 a.m. – A fight at a pub on Lakeshore Drive in Sylvan Lake resulted in a charge being laid against a 29-year-old Sylvan Lake female. The female was involved in an altercation with her 31-year-old former common law spouse at the bar, striking him several times, including hitting him with a beer bottle causing non-life threatening injuries. The female is charged with assault causing bodily harm.

November 24 10:37 a.m. – RCMP received a report of a vehicle theft in Benalto. A Ford Explorer, which was locked and the

owner possessing all the keys, was stolen from outside a residence on Meadow Drive. The vehicle was later recovered near Key Towing in Red Deer. The vehicle had been filled with stolen tires.

An investigation is continuing.

9:30 p.m. – Two males are facing charges in relation to a report of an impaired driver on Highway 20 in Lacombe County. A witness reported a truck with a trailer attached unable to maintain travel in a proper lane. The vehicle was located and stopped roadside by police. The driver was questioned and alcohol was determined not to be a factor, however the smell of marijuana was prevalent in the vehicle.

Some marijuana was confiscated.

Neither driver nor passenger would admit ownership and both were subsequently charged with possession of marijuana under 30 grams.

November 25 10:10 a.m. – Police attended the McDonald’s in Sylvan Lake after staff reported an intoxicated female passed out inside the restaurant. A 22-year-old female, a Red Deer resident, was arrested for public intoxication and mischief.

She was transported to cells and checked by EMS. It was confirmed that the female was under the influence of a drug, not alcohol. She remained in cells until sober.

2:49 p.m. – A domestic dispute at a residence in Eckville resulted in RCMP attendance. A 38-year-old male advised police that his ex-common-law partner

was causing a disturbance inside the home.

The female refused to leave the premises when police arrived. She was arrested and transported to cells. Further investigation resulted in a charge of uttering threats against a person being laid against the 25-yearold female.

November 26 6:02 p.m. – RCMP attended a residence on 48th Avenue in Sylvan Lake after a call was received

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A 31-year-old Sylvan Lake male was arrested at the scene after it was determined that he was extremely intoxicated and possibly under the influence of substances. He was transported to cells.

November 28 8:07 p.m. – RCMP received a call from a Bentley resident advising that a female was in a vehicle in the middle of a field. When police arrived, the vehicle was determined to be stolen. The female was questioned and was arrested at the scene. A 32-year-old Red Deer female is charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5000.

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Eckville native Mellisa Hollingsworth enjoyed a successful career as a skeleton racer, and is now enjoying life away from the track.

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Hollingsworth embracing life away from the skeleton track JASMINE O’HALLORAN–HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

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Mellisa Hollingsworth’s illustrious skeleton career came to a close at the end of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia in February, and for the first time in almost two decades, the 34-year-old Eckville native is now embracing life away from the track.

Hollingsworth’s 19-year career took her all around the world, establishing herself as one of the sport’s best along the way.

A bronze-medal win at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was just one of many career highlights that fuelled the competitive mentality and desire to succeed that she still carries today.

“You can’t be afraid of failure — that’s the wrong kind of energy,” she said. “You have to take thing one day at a time, and if you have an ultimate goal, you surround yourself with people you want to be like who can help raise you up.

“Maybe you’re not successful on the first try, but who is? Not very many people.”

Now pursuing a career in real estate, Hollingsworth has spent more than a few years on the road traversing the globe and travelling from competition to competition.

It was during those travels she says she learned the true value of teamwork.

“You’re dealing with different personalities on your team, you’re travelling through Europe and you’re gone for five months and living out of a bag with people that you learn to get along with,” she said. “I was lucky that we had an amazing team with interesting characters through the 19 years.

“I learned how to interact with them, and yet I was competing against them.”

Hollingsworth first entered the sport at a time when it was relatively unknown, and before it was added to the Olympics fold.

Since then, she’s seen it grow significantly, and she’s proud of

the role she played in its evolution.

“I was able to evolve as the sport evolved, and it’s been an Olympic sport for four different Olympics now,” she said. “I’m most proud to (have been) a part of that.”

Hollingsworth now shares her life story with audiences across the country, where she describes overcoming adversity with both personal determination and the support of others.

She encourages people to support others in the same way she was supported throughout her career, in both victory and defeat.

“That’s one thing I love to share with kids when I go into schools,” she said. “If you see someone who’s having a bad day, go and ask them what’s up, or be a bit chummy with them, because people don’t understand the power that they have with positivity.”

After failing to reach the podium at her home Olympics in Vancouver in 2010, Hollingsworth felt like she’d let her country down.

Support from every corner of the country, however, quickly helped her get back on her feet and continue doing what she did best.

“It’s pretty easy to beat yourself up, and you want to crawl into a hole and never re-surface,” she said. “To my surprise, there were thousands of letters that came in from Canada saying how proud (people) were of their Olympic athletes, regardless of being on that Olympic podium.”

Hollingsworth says she’s proud of all she accomplished in the sport, and greatly values what it’s taught her about life both on and off the track. She’s also grateful for the life it gave her.

“The people you get to meet along the way and the lessons that you learn — it’s all about the memories that you’ve made,” she said. “I think it’s been a pretty cool life.”

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My Best Friend’s Closet an alternative way of shopping for clothes JASMINE O’HALLORAN–HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Women and children entered the big walkin closet known as My Best Friend’s Closet at Gospel Chapel Nov. 22, where they happily modelled outfits and picked through a variety of clothing to take home.

At this event, there were no price tags attached to any of the clothes. If the outfit fit, the ladies wore it home.

“The pressure isn’t there when you don’t have to pay money,” said Ashley Butcher, who attended to look for a new outfit. “You just get to graze. You feel very comfortable, and there’s no feeling of not wanting to look at something because you don’t want to buy an extra large.”

Kelly Mykyte, who founded My Best Friend’s Closet, said her husband helped her with the idea as she has a love for clothes and felt driven to share her passion for fashion with others by helping them find clothes they need at no charge.

“I really love fashion and clothes,” Mykyte said. “I wanted to do something good with my obsession with clothes.”

During the event, there was no limit on what women could try on and take home. It was clear they were having a great time co-

ordinating outfits with each other.

Some of the women peruse the selection of clothing while making use of the occasion to get to know, and socialize with, one another, Mykyte said.

Others, she added, may have spent their budgeted money on clothes for their children, and come to find clothes for themselves.

“It might be a tough month or they’ve used all their money for their kids’ clothes, and they are fine, they just can’t afford that new outfit,” Mykyte said. “When they come to My Best Friend’s Closet, all can benefit.”

Mykyte said she’s sometimes wondered whether anyone really needs anything from her vast collection of clothing. Then she’s received phone calls from people in need of help.

“I’ve been sort of discouraged sometimes because I feel like does anyone actually need this stuff, and then someone will call and ... it’s exactly what they need,” she said.

Mykyte is inviting anyone in need of new clothes or a new outfit to arrange an appointment with her by calling 403-391-1148.

“We want to show that we care and that we’re out to help people,” she said. “I think that as long as you’ve helped one person, you’ve succeeded.”

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Kelly Mykyte, Ayla Mykyte and Tammy Pratt model outfits they picked out at ‘My Best Friend’s Closet’ at Gospel Chapel Nov. 22.

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New outlook the inspiration for More’s latest exhibit STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Dave More’s Vanishing Point exhibit is currently on display at Sunworks in Red Deer.

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Benalto artist Dave More has always been intrigued by Canadian skies — so much so that he’s made them the focus of his most recent exhibit currently on display in Red Deer.

Vanishing Point features 13 of More’s climate change-related works, borne of his observation that the sky may not be as friendly as he once thought.

That particular revelation came to More on July 14, 2000 — the day a tornado killed 12 people at a campground beside Pine Lake.

“I was out painting that day, and the sky became this apocalyptic thing that I wound up painting,” said More. “It turned out I actually painted the cloud or one of the clouds that formed to become the tornado.”

That particular painting remains in More’s own private collection, and isn’t part of Vanishing Point, which is currently housed at Sunworks in downtown Red Deer.

It did, however, provide the inspiration for plenty of his other works.

“In the past, I’ve been painting skies as these benign, beautiful cathedrals in the sky, and everything was lovely,” he said. “They were just sort of a symbol of the prairie, and suddenly they were killing us.”

For years, More struggled to portray his new outlook through

his work, but in 2010, he finally came to terms with it, and began creating what would eventually become Vanishing Point.

“These paintings have a lot of symbols in them,” he said. “There will this massive storm passing, and it’s interesting because the viewer can either interpret it as the storm has just passed, or it’s coming. That’s the nature of the reality we’re facing.”

He hopes his paintings will help awaken people’s minds to the very real threat of climate change. “(There are) little hints of symbolism of what we’re used to, what we hold dear and what is tradition, but being threatened,” he said. “It’s kind of an artistic way of making a statement in that sense.”

While More considers the exhibit to be “all Canadian” — portraying scenes from Quebec, New Brunswick and all across the prairies — many of the paintings are locally influenced.

The Medicine River, Blindman Valley and a small abandoned church near Eckville are just some of the local features that find themselves part of More’s work.

Vanishing Point was presented to the public on Nov. 8 with about 200 people attending throughout the day. The exhibit is on display in the Coconut Room, located in the Sunworks upstairs area.

Downstairs is a separate exhibit featuring 17 of More’s forest- and garden-related works.

Both are open to the public.

Vanishing Point wraps up Jan. 3.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 4, 2014

Students learn foundational skills in anti-bullying presentation JASMINE O’HALLORAN–HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

École Our Lady of the Rosary School students participated in an interactive presentation and learned how to deal with bullying Nov. 19.

Through the presentation, Abbey Cruikshank, public awareness co-ordinator for Central Alberta Refugee Effort (CARE), discussed topics such as friendship, the definition of bullying, where bullying can take place and the difference between bullying and disagreements.

By watching a Dr. Seuss video that emphasized not excluding others just because they are different, and by answering questions on what bullying is, students learned of the importance of kindness.

“The hope is that they will learn how to be kind in general,” Cruikshank said. “We hope that they will carry (kindness with) them through everything and every interaction that they have, and to always think about being kind first, and then deal with any situation that comes up.”

Cruikshank said she wants students to learn to recognize their feelings in a safe place so they will be equipped to deal with them in a positive way, and not just keep quiet about how they feel.

She also said bullying extends beyond school walls and is a community responsibility.

“I think taking care of the issues of bullying is a community effort,” Cruikshank said. “It’s a community issue and it needs to be dealt with in a community way. The school is a great resource and a great centre, but it is a community effort.”

The presentation ended with the recognition of Gr. 1 student Shay-Lynn Harkins for her kind gesture to another student recently.

When she noticed another girl alone and crying, Harkins invited the girl to play with her and her friends.

“I asked if I could help the little girl and she said yes,” Harkins said. “She wanted to be alone for a couple minutes, but then she came and played.”

THE CHRISTMAS SEASON The Christmas Season is upon us bringing with it a vast potpourri of thought, emotion and experience.

For some it’s full of ritual, memories, family, food and joy. For others, it’s lonely, empty and depressing— for a variety of reasons.

We live on a planet that is broken and breaking more and more with each year. We have no answers that make a lasting effect. No one is able to find the right switch or the perfect formula to turn things around.

That’s why Christmas happened. We don’t know the date, but we celebrate the event on the December 25. But what are we celebrating? The birth of a baby…but not just any baby! We wouldn’t know the story at all except for the Bible. There we read about shepherds, wise men, a young couple trying to stay warm in a stable while giving birth to a son.

Angels show up to sing, and a star lingers overhead.

This is not just another birth!

The story tells us that the angel said to Joseph, “you shall call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.” “Sins” is a brief description for the brokenness, and loss, and pain, and suffering that we experience on planet earth.

Another text says that He was “made flesh and dwelt among us.” He came to bring joy, peace and good will to men. He is the reason we celebrate.

May this time of year bring you the joy that it is truly all about. Santa can’t bring that gift, but that’s what Jesus is all about. May you be blessed by his presence this season.

Bill Spangler 7th day Adventist Church

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FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH Worshipping at Seventh–day Adventist Church 4607-47 Avenue

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Larry Brotherton 403-505-4438 Church phone: 403-877-9634 lutheranchurchsylvan@hotmail.com

Alliance Community Church 4404 - 47th Avenue

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Sunday Services & Sunday School

Nursery provided

Senior Pastor: Rev. Kevin Haugan Associate Pastor: Rev. Jim Rilling Youth Pastor Owen Scott Children’s Ministry Coordinator: Ashley Thomas

Sylvan Lake Apostolic Lutheran Church 3 miles south, 2 1/2 miles west of Sylvan Lake

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH Anglican Church

www.sylvanlakeanglican.ca

Dec. 7th Service 10:00 AM Church open for Monday prayers 10 AM-11 AM

Sunday School 10:00 am Church Services 11:00 am www.sylvanlakealc.org Contact Chairman Lyle Hilman 587-797-1269

Memorial Presbyterian Church

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Rev. Jin Woo Kim 403-887-2416 Dec. 7 Service 2nd Sunday in Advent Rev Jin Woo Kim

403-887-5687 Pastor Barry Sigurdson at Steffie Woima School – 4720 45th Ave.

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Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church Mass Times

Christmas Eve-Vigil of Christmas Wednesday, December 24th 5:00pm & 9:30pm,

Parish Priest: Father

Christmas Day The Nativity of the Lord Thursday, December 25th-9am

New Years Day Mass The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God Thursday, January 1st-11:00am

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Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am

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Administration Office: Sylvan Lake 403-887-2398 Rimbey 403-843-2126

Watch Chris Holland on the It Is Written TV Show, Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. on CTV. Pastor Bill Spangler

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Children and Youth Director Julianna Fletcher Pastor Todd Pratt

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“Our passion is His presence, Our commitment is His will, Our pursuit is His way.”

Kamryn Girard participates in a positive friendship, skills and kindness presentation put on by Central Alberta Refugee Effort (CARE) at École Our Lady of the Rosary School Nov. 19.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 4, 2014

Awards

- École Mother Teresa School celebrated its elementary awards last Thursday. Recipients included: Owen Green, Kai Stephansson, Connor Cunningham, Madison Ruff, Jensen Nielsen, Ella Gulayets, Brooklyn Cann, Izabella Prete, Emily Querenguesser, Amber Martin, Ethan Salsbury, Connor Claughton, Jory Wilson, Matthew Fraser, Kolten Watson, Dave Traverse, Tanner Lavallee, Liam Schumacher, Alejandro Vizcarra, Caleb Fowler, Annalisa Trieber, Delainey Hobbs, Abrieanna Waddell, Avery Weik, Sebastian Reinhart, Madison Johannesson, Sophie Ewanchuk, Sophie Moffett, Kelly-Rae McLeod, Elijah Anderson, Kennedy Moffatt, Caide Hilker-Readman, Jhan Francheska Velasco, Aydan Slade, Marek Armeneau, Ame-Layne Argueta, Hallie Orich, Ayden Hoffos, Shelby-Lynn Battenfelder, Sophia Arnusch, Corissa Crowther, Carter Wilson, Dakota MacLeod, Landon Green, Drake Olineck, Leela Lizotte, Trina Campbell, Charlie-Mai Marsh, Kiana Bellerose, Ava Prete, Aiden Smith and Karlee MacMillan.

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Stuff a Bus organizers hoping for another successful year STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

A simple concept has resulted in literally bus loads of food and Christmas gifts being collected for Sylvan Lake charities over the past 14 years.

Stuff a Bus, put on by Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools Sylvan Lakebased bus drivers, will return to Sylvan Lake on Saturday (Dec. 6) to collect food, toys and money for the Sylvan Lake Food Bank and the Christmas Bureau.

Organizers are hoping this year will be the event’s most successful ever.

“The seats are usually filled on the buses,” said driver and event organizer Wayne Stade. “That’s the idea of stuffing a bus.”

Stade created the event about 14 years ago after being inspired by another driver’s similar event in Red Deer. It’s fairly simple to organize and put on, yet generates plenty of support for important community organizations, he feels.

And town residents have always proved immensely supportive.

“People are willing to give at Christmas time, and it’s an easy way for them to give,” said Stade.

People who see the buses typically pick up extra food or items while they’re inside the grocery store, and drop it off at the bus on their way out, said Stade. Participating stores have also been supportive and co-operative, he added.

“The businesses are really good to let us park there,” he said.

School buses will be parked and manned by drivers at Sobeys, No-Frills and Walmart from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Extremely cold weather caused last year’s event to be rescheduled to a week later than planned. Stade doesn’t anticipate that will be the case this year, and said weather “has to be really bad” for it to be moved to a later date.

About $3,000 in food and cash was raised last year, along with a large number of toys for the Christmas Bureau.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 4, 2014

Impressive season for Lakers junior girls volleyball SUBMITTED SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

The HJ Cody Lakers junior girls volleyball team recently wrapped up its impressive season, which saw them end league play in third place, qualifying them for playoffs.

The first set of playoff games had them facing Ponoka, in which they had a very commanding win of 2-0. That brought them to face the first-place Wetaskiwin team, who hadn’t lost a single game all season (8-0).

In the first set, the Lakers lost by two points, but then won the second set, bringing them to the always-tense third set, in which they held their own, only losing by two points. By beating Ponoka earlier in the evening, the Lakers qualified to go to finals the following week and try for one of the top two spots in order for a chance to play in provincials.

Nov. 13 was the final for the playoffs. Four teams played in two different schools — the top two teams played at one school and the third- and fourth-placed teams were at another, playing to see who went to the bronze medal game and who went to the gold medal game.

The Lakers were up against Lacombe going three sets with them, but in the end lost by three points in the third set. This had them staying in the school they just played in to sit anxiously and await the arrival of the losing team

from the other school to see who they would play in the bronze medal match.

Much to the surprise of the players, coach and parents, the Wetaskiwin team walked into the gym. Coach Sarah Steinbach could be overheard saying to her team, “This is our redemption match, ladies!”

The Wetaskiwin team did take the first set with another really close score. The Lakers then regrouped under the leadership of their coach and won the second match, again going to a nail-biting third set. The Lakers came out on top, fully controlling the third set and leading to a huge celebration on the court and from the parents in the stands.

“Our JV ladies had a very successful season built on the girls’ willingness to push themselves and continually improve each one of their skills,” said Steinbach. “We were a team of 13 ladies which made the competition to see the court that much more demanding.

Each one of these girls contributions lead to the success they experienced in playoffs. The final game of the season (the bronze medal game) felt more like the gold medal game, and the girls should be very proud of all the success they experienced this season.”

Players and parents would like to send a huge thank you to Sarah Steinbach for her time, efforts and commitment to them all season.

The HJ Cody Lakers junior girls volleyball team ended an impressive season with a bronze medal. Back row: Coach Sarah Steinbach, Regan Eisler, Ceanna Muller, Emma Dunsmore, Morgan Lockyer, Jessie Stormoen. Front row: Sara Vick, Erin Matthews, Bailey Kentz, Meg Meier. Missing: Maddy Dodman, Abby Tucker, Kaitlyn Simpson, SUBMITTED Danielle Smith.

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Corner of Highway 20 & 47 Avenue SYLVAN LAKE

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THURSDAY, DEC. 4, 2014

Corner of Highway 20 & 47 Avenue SYLVAN LAKE

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ovember

École Mother Teresa School staff and students united to raise $990 for Movember.

Don Rattray, Sean McWade and Cody Reynolds of École Fox Run School sported various styles of facial hair for Movember.

Deshon Lennard

École Mother Teresa School staff participated in the Movember campaign throughout the month of November.

Back row: Ron Sirois, Matt Fercho. Middle Row: Adam Locke, Trevor Reinhart, Ken Meraw. Front row: David Griffin, Leigh Corbiere, Jordan Koopmans.

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Month-long Movember fundraiser comes to a close STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

McWade, Deshon Lennard and Dwayne Stoesz, who joined myself, Joe Furman and ‘Mo Sista’ Shannon Smelt to form the Sylvan Lake News Movember team; and to Serenella Salon and Spa and Sylvan Lake Barber Shop, who provided free shaves to our Mo Bros at the end of the month.

Credit must also be given to the many other groups, organizations and individuals who held their own fundraisers and Movember-related activities. Mo Bros and Mo Sistas from all corners of the community worked hard to support the cause!

But it must be noted that even though Movember has come to an end, the problems it seeks to address persist. Prostate cancer, testicular cancer and men’s mental health issues don’t simply disappear at the end of November, and require attention very much year-round.

Visit ca.movember.com to find out how Movember aims to address those issues, and learn of the many ways in which you can get involved.

A four-week frenzy of of moustache growing has come to an end as we bid farewell to Movember for another year.

We’re happy to announce that our Sylvan Lake News Movember team raised more than $1,200 in the monthlong fundraiser for men’s health initiatives. And quite a journey it’s been.

More than 30 days ago, we set out with the goal of raising money — any amount — for the Movember cause.

With the participation of some hardworking teammates, and the generosity of those who supported us, we managed to exceed our own expectations, and along with other participating groups in the community, helped to keep the Movember conversation going.

At times it wasn’t easy. And at Joe Furman was one of the Sylvan Lake News Movember team members who enjoyed a free shave times, the annoyance of having a moustache seemed to make simple courtesy of Serenella Salon and Spa at the end of last month. The task was undertaken by Serenella’s tasks like eating and drinking unnecRebecca King, Jaclyn Zalasky and Natalie Gamble. essarily uncomfortable.

In fact, the fundraiser gave me a much greater appreciation for men who wear a moustache by choice!

But one donation we received in particular — which was quite sizeable, I must add — Multiplex Redevelopment M seemed to put the entire thing into perspective. It receives another donation! was given to us by a woman who lost her father to prostate cancer several years ago.

Donating to Movember, she told me, was her way of honouring his memory. What an admirable way of doing so.

There were also plenty of light-hearted moments throughout the campaign, and no shortage of ridiculing about our new facial appearances — mainly among ourselves!

Sean McWade, one Mayor Sean McIntyre, Denie Olmstead (Executive Officer, Canadian Home of our ‘Mo Bros’ who Builders’ Association – Central Alberta), Deb Garritty teaches Grade 6 at Fox (Co-Chair, NexSource Centre Fundraising Committee), John Christie Run School, had to (President, Canadian Home Builders’ Association – Central Alberta) work particularly hard for some of his donaHome Builders’ Association On November 14, the tions, and was made to NexSource Centre – Central Alberta. Their wear a dress for an Fundraising Committee donation shows that they entire morning at received yet another understand the demands of school. Perhaps unsurgenerous donation. our growing market, and prisingly, he forgot to Representatives from the send us a photo! appreciate the important role Canadian Home Builders’ Overall, the fundthat NexSource Centre will Association- Central Alberta, raiser was a true team play in the development of were on hand to present to effort, and we’re our community and Central extremely grateful to the Committee, a cheque Alberta.”- Deb Garritty, everyone who took part. for $4,000.

Thanks must go out Co-Chair, NexSource Centre “We are very grateful for to everyone who donatthe support from Canadian Fundraising Committee. ed to us in person and online; to Mo Bros Sean

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CRAZY HAIR DAY at Our Lady of the Rosary

Purple ponytails

- École Our Lady of the Rosary School students Shay-Lynn Harkins and Madison Argueta set new hair trends at the school’s Crazy Hair Day last Friday.

Unique new look

- École Our Lady of the Rosary School students Alyse Macsymic and Taiya Bjarnason went for a new look for the school’s Crazy Hair Day last Friday.

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Crazy Hair Day - École Our Lady of the Rosary School students Alexis Scheffelmaier and Malika Drevenak sported wild new hairstyles at their school’s Crazy Hair Day last Friday.

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Making a difference

- An enthusiastic group of Lighthouse Christian Academy high school students, led by their principal Mr. Krause, recently served the inner city of Los Angeles with the Dream Center ministry, where approximately 80,000 individual and family needs are met through food, medical, shelter, addiction and spiritual help, which is freely offered each month. Upon returning home, the students were encouraged to make a difference by serving in their local community.

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Donations sought for weekend Charity Checkstop on 47 Ave. STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

There will be a strong police presence along 47 Ave. on Saturday (Dec. 6), but passing motorists need not be alarmed. It’s all part of the annual Charity Checkstop, which will see donations collected for a number of Sylvan Lake and area charities.

The checkstop, put on by the Sylvan Lake RCMP and Victim Services Unit, will see motorists stopped on 47 Ave. between Shoppers Drug Mart and McDonald’s, giving them the opportunity to donate money, toys and food.

Money and items received will benefit the Sylvan Lake Food Bank, Eckville Santas Anonymous, Sylvan Lake Victim Services and the Bentley Christian Centre

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Victim services program co-ordinator and checkstop organizer Jennifer Plotnikoff said many motorists carry extra money, toys and food with them in anticipation of the checkstop.

Others — including some who may not have heard about it — are often happy to give what they have on them at the time.

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those who don’t participate, assured Plotnikoff.

“If they don’t want to come through it, there are other ways to go around,” she said.

Two lanes will be set up to receive donations, and Plotnikoff is hoping the checkstop will be as successful as it has been in previous years, having raised more than $20,000 in the last two years alone.

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“Every little penny, dime, nickel — it all helps,” said Plotnikoff. “ Everything helps for our local charities.”

The checkstop has been running in Sylvan Lake for about 14 years now. It will be set up on Saturday (Dec. 6) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “(The total amount raised) goes up every year,” said Plotnikoff. “ The support is really amazing.”

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ANNUAL CHARITY CHECKSTOP December 6, 2014 • 11am – 3pm Between McDonalds & Shoppers Drug Mart on 47th Avenue This event is a major support for local charities in Sylvan Lake & surrounding area.

All proceeds, food toys and cash donations, will be collected roadside and taken to our local charities as needed.

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Ugly sweaters

- Plenty of hideous Christmas sweaters were on display during the Ugly Sweater Contest at the Spirit of Sylvan Yuletide Festival last Friday night. Accolades for the ugliest sweaters went to Dianne Womacks and Graham Parsons (first and second left, respectively), and Cindy Smith (not pictured). Winners were presented with gift certificates to Cobb’s Clothing.

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Lions recognized for exemplary sportsmanship STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Three Sylvan Lake Bantam Lions football players were chosen to attend a Central Alberta Football League banquet for each team’s allstars in Red Deer last month.

Burkley Theriault, Carson Lethbridge and Sebastian Auger were joined by coaches David Berg and Vic Sloboda for the occasion, where, on behalf of their team, they received the Players’ Choice Sportsmanship award for displaying the highest level of sportsmanship

among the league’s 13 teams.

“We are very honoured and proud of our players, as (sportsmanship) is something our coaches are always striving to promote with our players,” said team manager Diana Zenert. “This clearly shows it’s working.”

The Lions received the award as a result of votes lodged by other teams in the league.

Each team was represented at the banquet by a number of players determined by their final league position. The Lions finished sixth out of 13 teams, and were allowed to send three all-star players.

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Coach David Berg, Burkley Theriault, Carson Lethbridge, Sebastian Auger and Coach Vic Sloboda with the Players Choice Sportsmanship award presented to the Sylvan Lake Bantam Lions in Red Deer.

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Spencer’s Game of Thrones surpasses fundraising goal STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

A unique fundraiser that saw toilets mysteriously appear on some Sylvan Lake lawns over the past six weeks has now come to a close, but not before raising a whopping $4,600 for the Alberta Cancer Foundation.

The Game of Thrones was the brainchild of Coreen Spencer, who created it as a means of raising the $2,500 needed to fund her participation in the 2015 Ride to Conquer Cancer bike ride.

The game required Sylvan Lake residents to pay a $25 fee to have one of three colourfully-painted toilets removed from their property, before being given the chance to assign it to another property at a cost of $50. That process repeated until weather made it difficult to do so.

At the end of it all, Spencer nearly doubled her fundraising goal.

“It was not uncommon to be moving one, two or three toilets a night, or at least one a couple of times a night,” she said. “A couple of people even hoped to get a throne back because they had more than one person they wanted to send it to.”

After the toilets were painted and decorated, strong community

participation quickly followed.

Some people were perplexed by the appearance of a colourful toilet on their front lawn, but the majority of toilet recipients were happy to play along, according to Spencer.

“For the most part, people were very receptive and had some good laughs over their new lawn furniture,” she said. “Sometimes people would be annoyed that a toilet showed up on their lawn, but once I explained that a friend sent it to them as they thought they would also enjoy the game, they were much more receptive.”

The toilets, fastened to pallets for maximum stability, were transported silently in the night by Spencer with the help of her husband David. Together, the pair managed to place them on the lawns of unsuspecting Sylvan Lake residents without getting caught.

“We had several close calls of people just coming home, just leaving or sitting in their living rooms while we crept around their yard,” said Spencer. “Several times I told people I felt like a naughty teenager up to no good.”

Because of the fun and money that was generated by the fundraiser, Spencer decided to extend it past its initially planned end date of the town’s first major snowfall.

Now finally over, it’s proved more successful than she could have ever imagined.

“It has been a great time, and I am very thankful for all the people who so willingly took part in the Game of Thrones,” she said.

Money raised goes directly to the Alberta Cancer Foundation, and ensures her participation in the 230-kilometre Ride to Conquer Cancer bike ride, which winds through the

foothills of Alberta in August of next year.

At press time, Spencer was leading the province in fundraising. She’ll participate in the ride for the fifth time.

Further donations are still being accepted, and may be made by searching Spencer’s name on the 2015 Alberta Ride to Conquer Cancer website.

Nova Bouchard reads the Sylvan Lake News from the comfort of a ‘throne’ delivered to her front lawn in Coreen Spencer’s Game of Thrones fundraiser for the Alberta Cancer Foundation.

Rob, Martinna and Ayla Jaap with one of the game’s colourful toilets.

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An overview of important tax savings for Canadian families BLAINE CALKINS, MP WETASKIWIN SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Workshop

- Nanci Valley and Patricia Poirier were accompanied by their little ones as they learned how to make homemade baby food during an infant nutrition workshop at Community Partners Nov. 25.

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Over the last month, there has been a lot of commentary surrounding the recent tax cuts announced by Prime Minister Harper. These cuts, as many of you know, are geared towards families — this is a positive step for hard-working Canadian families. Here are some facts about the initiatives: For one, the Family Tax Cut or Income Splitting will allow higher-earning spouses to transfer up to $50,000 of taxable income to their spouses who are in a lower tax bracket.

Additionally, this credit is capped at $2,000 for couples with kids under the age of 18, and will be claimable in the 2014 tax year.

Second, our government is increasing the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB). For kids under the age of six, starting Jan. 1, 2015, parents will receive a benefit of $160 per month for EACH child under six — an increase of $60 dollars per month. This amounts to a benefit of almost $2,000 per child.

Third, we have expanded the UCCB to children ages six through 17. Starting Jan. 1, 2015, parents will receive a benefit of $60 dollars per month for kids aged six to 17, totalling $720 dollars per child for the year.

Fourth, we are increasing the Child Care Expense Deduction Limit by $1,000 dollars — effective in the 2015 tax year. This means for children under the age of seven, parents can now claim $8,000. For Children seven through 16, parents can

claim $5,000, and $11,000 for children who are eligible for the Disability Tax Credit.

Additionally, last month the Prime Minister announced our intention to double the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit and make it refundable.

These measures are a positive step forward for Canadian families, but the opposition disagrees. If we examine some of the numbers you can see clearly the opposition parties are offside with Canadian families.

For example, a couple that is a two-income couple with a seven-year-old and a three-yearold, with one parent making $95,000 and the other earning $25,000, the tax measures our government has announced and introduced since 2006 would save this family about $7,285 in 2015. Furthermore, by calculating JUST the UCCB measures for this family starting in 2015 until the oldest child reaches 17 years of age, this family would benefit almost $14,000 dollars.

Justin Trudeau has said that our plan will not benefit single parents. He is misleading Canadians.

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Bears

- The Poplar Ridge School gym was ablaze with noise as students, parents and school staff cheered on the Poplar Ridge Bears volleyball team as they took on the Innisfail Middle School Mustangs last Wednesday. Scores weren’t kept in either of the two 25-minute games that were played. Both teams contributed to an entertaining sporting event. Here, Hayley Crowe jumps for the ball while teammates Austin Wright and Alexa Roberts look on.

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Over - Isaac Tisdale lifts the ball over the net.

Nauticals enjoy successful weekend of swimming in Edmonton SUBMITTED SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Sylvan Lake Nauticals sent 13 Swimmers to the 26th Annual Poppy Invitational swim meet in Edmonton last month. It was a great meet for all of the swimmers who attended, and they did a tremendous job representing the swim club.

This meet only had final events for the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly and the backstroke events.

Noah Andrews, 13, competed in seven events, taking second place in the 50m butterfly, and third in both the 50m and the 100m freestyle. Noah had a good weekend of swimming.

Abbigail Bahler, 8, swam in six events over the two-day meet, and did an awesome job taking five seconds off her previous best time in the 25m freestyle.

Isaac Bahler, 10, had a superb weekend of swimming. He competed in seven races and took 14.37 seconds off of his 100m freestyle, 10.21 seconds off of his 100m backstroke and 24.15 seconds off of his 400m freestyle. Isaac placed third in the 400m freestyle, needing to only take off another seven seconds in his 200m freestyle to get his MQT (meet qualifying time).

Amber Carson, 16, swam in six events, placing second in the 200m freestyle and sixth in the 50m butterfly. Amber broke three club records in the 16-year-old girls

age group. sonal best time in both the 50m and 100m points in her age group of 13-14. Over the Michael Carson, 13, competed in six butterfly and placing sixth in the 100m but- weekend, she was able to get her Canadian events over the weekend and earned him- terfly final. age group qualifying time in both the 50m self three personal best times.

Nicholas Hellrud, 14, swam in five and 100m backstroke, and her Western age Molly Cocks, 11, joined the team on events and took 6.2 seconds off of his prior group qualifying time in both the 50m Sunday and competed in four events. Molly personal best time in the 100m freestyle. backstroke and the 100m butterfly. had a really good day shaving off 4.93 secSydney Hovdestad, 12, competed in We look forward to our next few meets onds on her 50m butterfly. seven events over the weekend, taking 2.23 coming up before Christmas. Good luck to Zoe DeJonge, 11, swam in seven events, seconds off her 100m freestyle. She had a all the swimmers! making the final in the 100m backstroke very good weekend at the pool. where she placed third. Zoe also placed in Elizabeth Moore, 13, had a great the top 10 in the 50m and 100m freestyle weekend competing in seven events and the 50m backstroke. She earned six and qualifying in three finals. personal best times and got her 11-year-old Elizabeth earned seven personal best ‘A’ qualifying time in the 100m backstroke. times and seven club records for the Ann Duffy, 15, swam in seven events 13-year-old girls age group. She won over the two-day meet and came back for seven first-place ribbons, earning her three finals on Sunday. Ann earned herself the age group aggregate for most four personal best times, placing in the top eight swimmers in five events.

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Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 DRY SPLIT FIREWOOD 403-748-3611 Delivery avail. Please leave msg.

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Our Door to Yours!

Mobile Glass Service

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JIM’S SEPTIC TANK Service www.jimsseptic.ca

• Septic Tanks • Campgrounds

• Camps • RVs • Holding Tanks

• Barn Pits • Lagoons

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FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed dealer.

1-866-960-0045; www.dollars4guns.com.

Agricultural #2000 - #2290 Farm Equipment ..............2010 Haying Equipment ............2020 Tractors ............................2030 Combines & Headers ......2040 Fertilizer Equipment..........2050 Misc. Farm Machinery ......2060 Equipment Wanted ..........2070 Farm Custom Work ..........2080 Farm Auctions ..................2090 Livestock ..........................2100 Livestock - Exotic..............2110 Sheep ..............................2120 Poultry ..............................2130 Horses ..............................2140 Horse Boarding ................2150 Riding Supplies ................2160 Horse/Stock Trailers ........2170 Pasture Wanted ................2180 Grain, Feed, Hay ..............2190 Seed Grain ......................2200 Seeding & Tillage ............2210

Grain, Feed Hay

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HEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. “On Farm Pickup” Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

Suites

Condos/ Townhouses

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2 BDRM. 1 bath condo townhouse unit in Sylvan, avail. Dec. 1, $1050 + gas/elec. 403-341-9974

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LARGE 1 BDRM. bsmt. suite, Sylvan Lake, working adult M. $850/mo. incldd’s utils. $850 SD no pets 403-887-6155

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BACHELOR SUITES FOR RENT ranging $550-$650 $300 d.d. All rooms above Hazzard County Bar & Grill. Call 403-887-5235 ask for Sheri

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

Realtors & Services..........4010 Houses for Sale................4020 Houses Wanted ................4030 Condos/Townhouses ........4040 Acreages ..........................4050 Acreages Wanted ............4060 Farms/Land ......................4070 Farms/Land Wanted ........4080 Manufactured/ Mobile Homes ..................4090 Income Property ..............4100 Commercial Property ......4110 Industrial Property ............4120 Cottages/Resort Property ..4130 Businesses for Sale..........4140 Buildings for Sale ............4150 Lots for Sale ....................4160 Out of Town Property ......4170 Investment Opportunities ..4180 Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190

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Manufactured Homes

2013 SRI HOME 20 X 76: mint condition, 3 bedroom, 2 bath $125,000. 1995 Noble Acceptance 16 X 76: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, available immediately. $49,000. For more information call United Homes Canada 1-800-461-7632 or visit us at www. unitedhomescanada.com.

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RV LOT OWNERSHIP. Radium, BC (almost half price) $39,900. - $49,900.

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AVAILABLE NOW A downtown office to provide a dynamic and professional space that is move in ready for you.

The common areas include a large boardroom with conference conveniences, a reception area, with reception services negotiable. Copier nook with Printer/ Copier available, kitchen /coffee bar. Washrooms are located down a short hallway on the same floor.

The location is on the second floor of the newly renovated well-designed, Cobb’s Block Central in the quaint town of Sylvan Lake, AB - 5015 50th Street.

You have 24/hour access to your office through a secure key fob system.

There are two office’s available. Office space dimensions of 217 Square foot, for $900.00 and the other one is 139 Square foot, for $700.00 or both for $1500.00.

Please email Nicole at nbrown@gemcorp.co to book a viewing.

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1995 MAZDA B3000 Truck.

174,000 km. New battery, winter tires.

Call 403-343-2043

Snowmobiles

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Public Notice #6000 Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050

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Notice of Certificate of Intent to Dissolve - SSP Offshore Inc. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to s. 212 of the Business Corporations Act (Alberta), a Certificate of Intent to Dissolve was issued to SPP Offshore Inc. (“SSP”) on November 21, 2014.

SSP plans to file Articles of Dissolution on or about December 17, 2014.

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STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% off!

20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206; www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

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Board RYDER’S RIDGE $1425

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Bright 2 bdrm apt Cozy W/B fireplace Deck overlooking lake On-site coin-op laundry

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Large 3 bdrm twnhse $1625 + utilities 1 1/2 baths • 6 appls Fenced yard with pkng Close to everything Sorry N/P N/S

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The Christmas season arrives in

SYLVAN LAKE Breakfast

Both Breakfast with Santa sittings were well attended at École Fox Run School on Saturday.

Detail

- Attention to detail was everything for Tammie Sorensen and Darcy Bedyk as they prepared their gingerbread house for entry in the Great Gingerbread House Contest at the Spirit of Sylvan Yuletide Festival on Saturday.

Market

- Melanie Crehan and Lelan and Lisa Lamboo of Sylvan Lake Serentiy Pet Shelter Society sold a variety of tasty treats for both people and animals during the Christmas Market at the Spirit of Sylvan Yuletide Festival on Friday night.

Performance

- CP Blakely School Grade 1 students perform at the Spirit of Sylvan Yuletide Festival on Friday night.

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Beginning with the end in mind

The Christmas tree is up, lights twinkling, all bright and lovely in the bay window of my living room.

The lace curtains, which aren’t really curtains at all, but lengths of lace bought cheaply by me at IKEA about 100 years ago, are gone, replaced by really good, expensive window coverings that amaze people, me included.

The tired, dirty blue rug in the living room has been torn up and gone to a place where such tired, dirty blue rugs go, never to be seen again.

In its place is my new floor made of veneer or something, all shiny, new and clean and hardly walked on at all, and definitely not urinated on by a misbehaving puppy. And I am proud and happy and pretty sure I didn’t spend too much because of the deal I got.

Well, the guy said it was a deal, and who am I to judge?

I am sitting at the piano, on my brand new piano bench, which has been a work in progress work thing in the garage for several months. I am dressed simply, but nicely, playing Christmas carols effortlessly and my fingers glide over the keys like I know what I’m doing and all my latent musical talent is bursting forth sort of naturally, like it is supposed to.

I have the old coal oil lamp, the one that apparently belonged to my mom, lit, and it casts a really cool glow over me and the piano bench and the new floor and the tree and it is all good.

Okay, so none of the above has really happened and, who knows, some of it may never happen, but in his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey says, “begin with the end in mind.”

And, so there you go! I’m beginning, at least. After all, you

TREENA MIELKE BLACK PRESS

gotta start somewhere.

I thought about getting the tree out the other day when the three little boys came to visit, but other things got in the way, and before I knew it, their mom was back to scoop them up and take them to their skating thing. I was left with a basement full of toys, and three dozen slightly burned cookies — minus about a dozen that got eaten, some by me, some by other adults, but mostly by two little boys.

The baby is only seven months old and too young to eat slightly burned double chocolate chip cookies, eating instead some concoction of banana and apple sauce,

fed to him by me with this little tiny plastic coated spoon that was almost, but not quite, hidden in my knife and fork drawer. He certainly gobbled up the stuff anyway, sitting on my knee, covering me and him with the gooey concoction and rewarding me in the end with a big, wide open-mouth grin.

“You are so cute,” I tell him, sounding so grandma like, all mushy and gooey, kind of like the baby food. But seriously, I can’t believe how happy I feel when he nestles his dear little head in my shoulder. It’s like nothing else matters much!

Anyway, as far as playing Christmas carols, my music teacher gave me three new ones to learn. They are not new, of course, but old, but the point is, they are new to me and, at this moment, which still happens to be in November, I cannot play them

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very well at all.

But, I’m figuring by my next lesson, I will rock! And then I will learn three more, and before Christmas arrives, I will skim through the book, and will be labeled by friends and families as a Christmas carol player extraordinaire.

True, I have that objective every year, and somehow it never happens because I get all busy with other stuff and am exhausted and flop on the couch to watch another Christmas special on the Hallmark channel, managing to find the Christmas spirit through stuff that may or may not be make believe.

I like to think the stuff I watch is real and true and good, and Christmas magic does really exist.

Well, actually, I don’t think, I know. It is true! I am a believer!

- Sparks and Brownies visited Sylvan Lake Lodge last week, where they spent time making Christmas ornaments, singing Christmas songs and chatting with Lodge residents. Plenty of new friendships were made throughout the evening.

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Congratulations to Kris Lindberg for his photo ‘Bottling Up the Sunset’ WINNER OF $100.00 SHOPPING SPREE FROM SYLVAN VALUE DRUG MART

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CONTESTANTS September 4, 2014 Photographer: Isabelle Joly

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