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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Grovet nominated for Young Woman of Excellence Award Citizen aims to draw community groups together through volunteerism

BY KALISHA MENDONSA Lacombe Express

K

aitlin Grovet was recently nominated for a 2015 Young Woman of Excellence Award for her work in volunteerism and trying to draw Lacombe’s community groups closer together.

Grovet has volunteered with a number of different initiatives and also played a leading role in developing the City’s online volunteer handbook that was launched last year. She has also put forward extensive effort in trying to bridge communications and relationships between the City of Lacombe and Burman University.

“I know this might sound ridiculous, but I am incredibly humbled by the fact that I was nominated for this. I think it’s so humbling because you recognize that although I love Lacombe, and I love my community where I live, there are people who do so much more. They exert themselves to help their community, and I don’t feel like I’m on that level, and know that there are so many people that do so much more,” she said.

“I wouldn’t be in the position I’m in without the people who believed in me, and dumped big projects on me and said I could do it. That’s humbling as well – knowing that there are people who believed in me and helped me realize my dream and passion. I think that is so vitally important – people who push you when you need it.”

Grovet said she never considered herself to be an ‘active volunteer’, but her resume says otherwise. She spent 10 months teaching Grade 3 students in the Marshall Islands and has been involved in a wide variety of local events. As well, she was put in charge of organizing volunteers for a Burman University event known as ‘Service Day’.

“Service day basically takes as many students as we can get and gets them to go out and volunteer in the community through different projects. One was a beautification project for the City of Lacombe. It was a ton of fun,” Grovet said.

“At the end of the day, it was so neat to see all of these students come together and be so excited about volunteering their time. There were hundreds of people and they were so giving. I had a great time managing all of these volunteers, and that really peaked my interest.”

She said this experience ignited a spark that she didn’t know she had – a love for managing volunteers. As a business management major, Grovet took an internship with the City of Lacombe and it was there she fed this interest in the concept of volunteerism.

Grovet was instrumental in creating the

online volunteer handbook, and through the process of researching organizations for this composition she said she really fell in love with the concept of volunteerism. “(The volunteer handbook) kind of got dumped on me at once, and without even realizing it I started to fall in love with the concept of volunteerism. What I love about volunteerism the most is that the people, generally, who are volunteering and spending their time, want to be there.

They genuinely want to help, and you get a lot of repeat volunteers. It’s so interesting to think that they aren’t getting anything from it except satisfaction. I just love that.”

The other major component to Grovet’s nomination is her work to tie together the City of Lacombe administration and Burman University. She said that during her time as an intern, people would often ask her who to contact at the school and she found more often than not that she could not provide an easy answer. This led her to want to establish more connectivity between the two groups.

She said she wishes she were still enrolled at Burman simply for the fact that she would love to dedicate herself to helping manifest this connection.

“Someone came into my office with the City and asked me a question about the University. They came back into my office about an hour later and said, I have no idea who to contact at your university and how to reach them. I gave him a name and number for where I thought they should be, and it got me thinking that it had happened a few times,” Grovet said.

“I started speaking with Dr. Mark Haynal, the president of Burman and asked him how we can get more in contact with people. It’s come up a few places now that Burman needs to be more connected with the City and the community in general. It’s going to be a long process. It’s a 50/50 thing and both sides really need to put that in.”

She added she is very passionate about establishing this connection and she hopes the two groups will continue to work toward a little more unity.

This summer, Grovet will be adding another exciting adventure to her list of experiences as she travels to Kenya with local charitable organization A Better World Canada. She will travel as part of a group to survey and report on current projects and their sustainability in the community.

The final announcements for the recipients of the 2015 Women of Excellence Awards will be made at the gala held on June 9th at the Sheraton in Red Deer. kmendonsa@lacombeexpress.com

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Residents to see small increase for City taxes

BY SARAH MAETCHE Lacombe Express There were no surprises when City of Lacombe councillors approved the 2015 property tax bylaw on Monday night.

As previously decided at an April council meeting, the 2015 municipal property tax increase was set at 4.5%.

CAO Norma MacQuarrie stated council had essentially set the tax rate when they adopted the adjustments made to the 2015 Operating Budget.

“This is more a formality,” said MacQuarrie adding the tax rate was decided back in April.

“Revenue from new construction exceeded budget expectations but was offset

by an unanticipated loss in grant in lieu revenue from provincially owned subsidized housing,” said City of Lacombe Director of Corporate Services Michael Minchin in his report to council.

“Based on budget updates approved at the April meeting of council and higher than forecasted 2014 supplementary tax revenue, the required tax increase to meet the municipal revenue was reduced from the previously approved 4.89 per cent to 4.5 per cent.”

Residential property owners in general will pay 0.85% more in education taxes this year. Commercial property tax owners within the City will pay 4.6% more.

“Lacombe property owners will pay $105,058 in 2015, which is an increase of

2.37 per cent over 2014 and is used to fund the operations and capital requirements of the Lacombe Foundation seniors’ housing facilities,” said Minchin.

2015 assessment growth from the new construction of residential and commercial properties was 0.97% and 3.33%.

The market value of existing properties in assessment also increased by 3.09% for residential and 1.17% for commercial this year.

“The City will generate an additional $50,206 from 2014 supplementary assessment while new growth tax revenue remains at budget levels,” said Minchin.

“The higher supplementary assessment revenue has allowed council to reduce the average municipal tax increase for 2015

from 4.89 per cent to 4.5 per cent.”

“A typical single-family home assessed at $269,037 will see an overall property tax increase of $83,” said Minchin. “A typical business property assessed at $609,471 will see an overall property tax increase of $304.”

The average Lacombe resident will see also see a decrease of 1.63% in the education portion of their property tax.

After little discussion, council approved the tax rate bylaw.

Council gave first and second reading to the bylaw on May 11th.

Tax notices will be mailed out by the end of May with the tax payment deadline set for June 30th. news@lacombeexpress.com

Premier Rachel Notley and cabinet sworn in on Sunday Alberta’s 17th premier, Rachel Notley and her cabinet were sworn in on the steps of the Alberta Legislature this past Sunday.

“Today we open a new chapter in the story of Alberta,” said Notley.

“From our earliest days, Albertans have worked as hard as anyone to forge a brighter future. People from all walks of life and from every part of the world, have joined together on a common journey. And on that journey we’ve been guided by enduring values.

“Albertans are hardworking. We are entrepreneurial. And we are relentlessly optimistic. We believe that tomorrow can be a better day. And that we must work hard to make it happen. That’s who we are as Albertans.”

The new cabinet is said to be lean and efficient and is firmly focused on solving the challenges that face Alberta.

The newly sworn-in ministers will partner with Alberta’s job creators — in energy, forestry, agriculture, high-tech, tourism

and small business — to grow and diversify the economy, officials say.

The cabinet will focus on the priorities of Albertans: to give children the best chance to succeed and get the right start in school, to protect and strengthen public health care so it’s there when families need it, to restore trust and integrity in government — a government that belongs to Albertans and to help build a more prosperous, a more caring and a more hopeful province for every Albertan, she said.

“On this historic day, we are, once again, joining together in pursuit of our common dream — the same dream that has inspired generations of Albertans,” said Notley.

“It’s a dream founded on the idea that change is possible — and that a better future awaits.”

The new cabinet in order of precedence is listed as follows: Rachel Notley - Premier, Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations.

Brian Mason - Minister of Transportation, Minister of Infrastructure and Government House Leader.

David Eggen - Minister of Education and Minister of Culture and Tourism.

Deron Bilous - Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister of Service Alberta and also Deputy Government

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Joe Ceci - Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board.

Marg McCuaig-Boyd Minister of Energy.

Sarah Hoffman - Minister of Health and Minister of Seniors.

Kathleen Ganley - Minister of Justice and Solicitor

General and Minister of Aboriginal Relations.

Lori Sigurdson - Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education and Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour.

Oneil Carlier - Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development.

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Wolf’s Botanical celebrates 30 years in Lacombe

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In addition to their location, Wolf’s Botanical Greenhouses and Nurseries can also be found weekly at Farmers’ Markets A Central Alberta greenhouse is in both Red Deer and Lacombe. celebrating 30 years of success.

Each year, each flower is carefully plantAfter three decades, Wolf’s Botanical ed by hand. Wolf’s Botanical Greenhouses Greenhouses and Nurseries continue to and Nurseries offer the highest quality of grow and expand. The greenhouse is cele- plants by using organic fertilizer – they do brating its 30th anniversary June 6th – 7th not use any chemical sprays. with a number of activities.

Not only do Wolf’s BotaniSunny 94 will be on site both cal Greenhouses and Nurser“WE LOVE WHAT ies offer the best in quality of days and hourly gift draws, WE DO AND WE flowers, they offer landscaping starting Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm with the ribbon cutting and design as well, including TAKE GREAT scheduled for noon. Draws on retaining walls and PRIDE IN WHAT sidewalks, Sunday happen from noon – 3 fire pits. There is a tree nursWE DO” pm, culminating in the final ery and they offer RV storage draw for a $500 value gift certifion site.

INGRID cate for the lucky winner.

“When people come out Enjoy a barbeque sponsored HAINZMANN to the greenhouse, it is very

by BMO with all proceeds going welcoming and we have very to the East Lacombe 4H Beef Club. friendly and helpful staff. We have people “We love what we do and we take on hand who can help design a yard or great pride in what we do,” said Ingrid acreage,” said Hainzmann.

Hainzmann, owner of Wolf’s Botanical One of the business’s newest ventures Greenhouses and Nurseries. has been a ‘wedding island’ for couples to The greenhouse is located just 8 kms get married on near the greenhouse. Siteast of Lacombe on Hwy. 12 and 1.5 kms uated amongst natural landscape, brides south on the Prentiss Rd. and grooms can get married on site and

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“The weddings have been very successful and we have enjoyed being able to offer that opportunity to brides and grooms because we really do have a beautiful space,” said Hainzmann.

Wolf’s Botanical Greenhouses and Nurseries offers a variety of items including perennials, annuals, tomatoes, mini vegetable gardens, roses, geraniums, hanging baskets, planters, shrubs, trees, potting soil, peat moss and fertilizers.

The greenhouse also supplies flowers annually for the City of Lacombe, Red Deer College as well as numerous golf courses and businesses in the area.

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H i id h i ffor gardend Hainzmann said her passion ing stems from when she was young.

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Stephen Jepson to bring inspiring presentation to Lacombe

By KALISHA MENDONSA Lacombe Express Stephen Jepson will be bringing an exciting presentation to Burman University next month to help share unique ways to stay fit in mind and body.

His philosophy is called ‘Never Leave the Playground’ and it focuses on maintaining balance, coordination and stability as a person grows older by using fun methods like games. Jepson will present a free public discussion on his ideas at 7 p.m. in the Burman University PE Centre.

Although Jepson’s presentations are aimed at seniors, the concepts are applicable to all ages due to the fun nature and accessibility of the activities. Ron Schafer, athletic director at Burman, said he is looking forward to bringing in Jepson because his ideas pres-

ent a unique perspective into the concept of fitness.

“When you just go for a run or a walk, you exercise cardiovascular fitness. When you come to the weight room, you develop your strength. However, you’re doing nothing for agility, balance, reaction time or coordination.

There’s a long list that make up the big picture of physical fitness,” Schafer said.

“This program deals with some of the fitness components that are usually left out. When you see some of the balancing things he can do at 70 – I’m sure most of the 20-yearolds in town couldn’t do it – it’s quite impressive.

He emphasizes that there is more to physical fitness than people know.”

Jepson focuses on using activities such as unicycling, juggling and balancing on ropes but also ex-

plains simpler movements that are accessible for everyday use. His presentations aim to engage people to actively develop their motor and mental capacity.

Schafer said he has been aware of the need for a bigger look at physical fitness for a while, and that Jepson’s presentation and concept would compliment the Gwen Bader Fitness Centre very well. He hopes to engage the students and community in Lacombe enough to eventually incorporate new kinds of activities into the facility with public support.

“Physical fitness activities that are used in games and sports are called psychomotor skills. Psych being mind and motor being body, everything we do has a mental and physical component to it,” Schafer said.

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Although Jepson is more known for stunts, he also shares ideas such as moving one’s hands and feet in small motions each day to develop coordination and body awareness. These smaller, fun, more accessible exercises are what Schafer wants to instil in the Burman fitness facility.

“I’m hoping that he will motivate that part of the physical fitness picture.

I’m committed to putting things in our Gwen Bader Fitness Centre that will be unique and get people engaged.

“We’ve added 1,100 square feet, and I’d like to dedicate some of that space just to these kinds of activities. I’ve been aware of the need for this bigger physical fitness picture for years.

This guy will help to illustrate that. In wanting to do more than be a traditional fitness centre, bringing in Stephen was a great fit.” kmendonsa@lacombeexpress.com

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We’ve made it successfully past the May Long Weekend — the supposed cut-off for the possibility of waking up with snow-covered tents. It’s now officially camping season and with that comes the responsibility of protecting the environment as we enjoy it through camping, quading, boating and other recreation activities.

The general philosophy for camping is to leave your campsite cleaner than when you arrived.

Along with this heightened emphasis on outdoor enjoyment also comes the added responsibility of preventing fires in the areas we are enjoying, like provincial parks or the backcountry.

On Monday, the Alberta Government implemented a provincewide fire ban in Forest Protection Areas (FPA), also known as government protected forested areas.

This ban prohibits all open fires, like campfires, in campgrounds and random camping spots in the province.

The ban only applies to FPAs, as each municipality and provincial park can issue their own fire restrictions or ban and many have throughout the province.

Also on Monday, Lacombe County issued a fire advisory notice,

stating the municipality will not issue any new fire permits, but will still allow existing permits to be carried out with extreme caution.

These advisories, restrictions or full-on bans come as weather conditions continue to be hot and dry, raising the wildfire hazard level to very high or extreme in most areas. According to Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, as of Monday, 29 wildfires were burning throughout the province.

So far this year, Alberta has experienced 629 wildfires that have burned a total of 13,098 hectares.

Last week, we saw evidence of exactly how dry the conditions are when a passing train sparked multiple grass fires within the Town of Blackfalds and further on down the tracks towards Lacombe.

Fortunately, our emergency services crews were quickly dispatched on scene and along with many helping hands, were able to put out the grass fires as soon as possible.

Each day our area fire departments along with provincial wildfire fighters are putting their lives on the line to protect communities.

Last Friday, a wildfire pilot lost his life assisting firefighting operations while flying a water bomber

near Cold Lake.

“First responders like this pilot, and our many other dedicated wildland fire fighters, put their lives on the line every day to ensure that our homes and families are safe,” said Premier Rachel Notley. “We owe them our most sincere gratitude. Even as they mourn the loss of one of their own, I know they will continue fighting the many

fires burning within our borders.

“In light of this tragedy, I remind all Albertans to respect the fire restrictions that are now in place to reduce the risk to our first responders and our communities.”

Let’s give them the recognition they deserve.

If you see a grassfire in the area, do not hesitate to call 911. To report a wildfire call 310-FIRE (3473).

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It is probably difficult for people who have not lived in Alberta to understand the significance of our recent election of an NDP government: After 44 years of one-partystate politics, we have proved to ourselves that political change is possible by making that change.

Post-election polls show that Albertans are largely satisfied with the change. A substantial portion — many of us not card-carrying New Democrats — are ecstatic about it. As a writer in Macleans put it, Albertans “are celebrating a passing from sickness into health, a seizure of freedom for Alberta.”

Albertans resolved, as an article in the Calgary Sun said, to “throw the bums out,” and finally we did.

The result is nothing short of intoxicating. But now that the PCs are deposed, what next?

Two big picture items scream out for Albertans’ attention. On the substantive policy side, we need to develop an across-the-board sustainability agenda. Alberta’s oilsands, for example, constitute Canada’s fastest growing source of GHG emissions and an ecosystem and community-destroying phenomenon of gargantuan proportions.

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KEEPING But dealing with the oilsands is only the beginning. Other examples abound. For example, Alberta has the largest and fastest growing gap between rich and poor in Canada.

This undermines our social sustainability and our cities have expanded to accommodate rapid population growth in a profoundly unsustainable way. As Naheed Nenshi, mayor of Calgary, has often observed, we have built cities we can’t afford to operate and maintain.

On the democratic process side, we need to strengthen our democracy while we can by enacting election finance reform and by adopting a fairer, more representative voting system. There is no doubt, as National Post columnist Andrew Coyne and others such as Fair Vote Canada constantly remind us, our voting system is shockingly unrepresentative.

The results of the recent Alberta election illustrate the problem: the New Democrats got 40% of the

popular vote but won 62% of the seats. The political preferences of many Albertans are not reflected in the make-up of the new Legislature. And this is a typical result of our electoral system: the PCs fierce dominance of Alberta’s politics for so long was facilitated and exaggerated by our unfair electoral system. We need to adopt proportional representation, a system where the fraction of the vote received is fairly – proportionately – reflected in the allocation of seats among the contesting parties.

But to address our enormous sustainability challenges and electoral reform, we have to ensure our democracy is never again dominated by big money. In Alberta, that means money from the fossil fuel industry (oil, gas and coal). Contributions to parties and candidates must be limited to individuals; corporations and other organizations, unions included, must be banned from making political contributions. Appropriate limits, much lower than the current ones, must also be enacted.

This part of the Alberta reform agenda is actually pretty straightforward and there are good examples in Canada as to how these

changes can be made in law and policy. Further, election finance reform was an NDP election promise.

Albertans have to insist that this reform be enacted soon so that we don’t miss this opportunity while a party that is not in bed with industry holds power.

After 44 years of PC power, it is good that another party has a decisive majority for now. Albertans need time to establish some kind of balance after decades of PC dominance and the rot that set in after years of uninterrupted power. But we need to get to a better, more representative, political system as soon as possible and that can only come through adoption of proportional representation.

It’s a truly wonderful time to be a politically engaged Albertan.

There’s a hopefulness, one Albertans haven’t experienced for decades. But huge issues have been long ignored by a series of lazy, entitled and business-subservient PC governments.

The work to be done is immense, but it’s also exciting. Let’s get on with it.

Janet Keeping is leader of the Green Party of Alberta. Her column is distributed through Troy Media.

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Letters to the editor

Resident appreciates train honking through Lacombe For most of my long life I have lived in the country, away from any noise.

Especially the 40-odd years before moving into Lacombe - it was so quiet where we lived, we could have heard a needle drop.

When the time came to move into town I was lucky enough to ďŹ nd a place at the edge of Lacombe, with only one neighbour to the north, the other threesides open country. Perfect. Or so I thought until I happened to be there one day, before moving in between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. It was rush hour.

I was just wondering if I would ever get used to one car after the other zipping by both sides of my new home, when the train let loose with its powerful horn. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I would ever get used to that.

A lady walked by with her dog and I asked her, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do you live in this neighbourhood?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes,â&#x20AC;? she replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Does the train whistle bother you?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not at all. One gets used to it.

I actually like it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sound of home.â&#x20AC;?

And so I came to think as well,

after living with it now for eight years. It is a sound of home. I wake up to the trainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horn in the morning, when it is time to wake up, anyhow.

Late at night the trainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horn reminds me that it is high time for bed. It has never woken me when asleep and I ďŹ nd the sound familiar and reassuring, often remembering that at one time it saved my life.

I was driving on the graveled C & E Trail from Blackfalds to Lacombe. Just before the trail crosses the railway tracks and Hwy. 2A, south of Lacombe, towards the experimental farm, there is a cluster of trees concealing the tracks.

With that and my car radio on I neither saw nor heard the train coming. The trail curves around the trees and one ďŹ nds themselves at the tracks rather suddenly and so did I when the blast by the trainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horn stopped me â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dead in my tracksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, so to speak.

Only a split second later I would have been on the tracks. If it wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been for the earshattering train whistle I would have â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;died in my tracksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for sure.

Please keep the train whistles

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going as long as there are no barriers coming down automatically at every railway crossing in the country. There is no way to save lives more economically. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not forget that Lacombe came into existence because of the railway,

not the other way around.

As for me, I like to see and hear the train go by. To me it personiďŹ es lively trade and commerce and bustling activity. Just watch the wagons going by coming from everywhere in the world. Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

that exciting? The trainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whistle thrown in makes just the right mix. Come on, look at it this way; see the bright side of things. Enjoy.

Margrit de Graff Lacombe

The safety factor - my foot The deciding factor with respect to train whistles must be the health factor.

Whistles of the intensity of 110 decibels are an extreme health hazard to those who must and are forced to tolerate this pollution problem and its abilities to spoil the enjoyment one derives from property ownership.

Is cessation that difďŹ cult and expensive?

One must ask most of the small cities and towns between Edmonton and Calgary who have succeeded properly in quieting the whistleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horrid noise. Remembering that most folks in western Canada are appreciative of the railroad for all the good they have done in the past for our entire country, myself as well as others recognize their contribution.

However, we must now recognize that our railroads are foreign-owned identities, striving for the best return possible for their shareholder, much like the drilling rig that would be immediately

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shut down at 110 db.

Is pursuing cessation worth it? What price must us affected folk allow others to place on our and our familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health?

One would have a problem by approaching the theory of blowing our vehicle horns through each intersection in Lacombe, claiming safety as the reason for the public disruption.

The whistle must go the way of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cow catcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that although there are still cattle in rural areas, they no longer will be scooped aside by the local â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cow-catcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on modern locomotives.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll not be caught trying to beat down those trying to sell safety as a legitimate reason for a 110-decibel train horn. Leduc, Wetaskiwin, Ponoka and Olds have already proven that issue.

My, and many other folks, concern is our health exposure to noise pollution.

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Curtis Hargrove visits Father Lacombe School

BY SARAH MAETCHE Lacombe Express With legs of steal, a heart of gold and his eyes set on a purpose, Curtis Hargrove has completed two inspirational runs over the past decade.

And he’s getting ready to do it again — run thousands of kilometres in support of a cause, and this time he’s running down to the Ellen DeGeneres Show in Los Angeles.

He will be starting his run from Port Alberni, B.C. and 2,400 kms later, he will hopefully be delivering a very special blanket to Ellen and bolstering awareness to a cause, Hugginz by Angel.

Hargrove shared about his new mission, which he plans to start in August, and his past journeys with the students of Father Lacombe Catholic School last week.

Hargrove, known as the ‘Cold Lake Runner’, has participated in many fundraising marathons and events to bring awareness to several causes and charities over the past decade.

Starting in May 2012, Hargrove set out a run across Canada in support of the Stollery Children’s Hospital of Edmonton.

“I was raising money for these kids,” he explained to the students. “I wanted to make sure these kids could go home to their families each day.”

That is in essence what spurred him on all across Canada.

“There are days when you want to give up and you want to quit, but you must persevere,” he added.

“You’ve got to believe and you’ve got to have faith.”

Hargrove made it to his final destination, the

B.C. coast, but that did not quench his desire to keep fundraising and running for charities.

With his newly-planned journey, he will be running a blanket made by Angel, a 19-year-old girl with Down Syndrome who lives in Port Alberni, to LA. She has been making blankets for sick children to comfort them during their hospital stays for the past three years.

Angel hand-makes blankets and then delivers them by mail or in person, each infused with love to children in need in hospitals around the world.

How he met Angel is also quite an interesting story.

Both Hargrove and Angel were nominated as part of Scotia Bank’s Game Changers program, which saw the inspirational pair matched up for the fundraiser at the Grey Cup in 2012.

“That’s where Angel and I had huge connection,” he said.

“We were both helping kids that were really, really sick and we kept in touch over the past couple of years.”

Hargrove was also invited to be Angel’s prom date last year.

“That’s where I saw how many people she has affected in her life,” he said.

Angel, in her young age, has raised over $330,000 for various charities, including her blanket charity Hugginz by Angel.

“I said to Angel’s mom, if Angel makes Ellen a blanket, I will deliver it personally,” said Hargrove.

“I will run from Port Alberni B.C. all the way to Ellen’s studio located in California.”

Acting as Angel’s personal courier, he will run

INSPIRATION – Curtis Hargrove, also known as the ‘Cold Lake Runner’, visited Father Lacombe Catholic School to share his running stories and his next mission, running down to the Ellen Show in Los Angeles in the coming months.

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with the special cargo in hand over an estimated 43 hours of solid running.

“I’m going to be trying to do about 58 marathons in 49 days,” he told the students of the undertaking.

“We are hoping with all the support, that we all can make Angel’s dreams come true and she can get Ellen’s help in making these blankets.”

Hargrove originally planned to leave on May 31st, but he has postponed his run until Aug. 16th due to Angel’s surgery.

She wanted to be able to have a launch party and see Hargrove off on his journey.

“So the next day she can hand me her blanket for Ellen and her letter and I will go on my way, just so Ellen can help her,” he said. news@lacombeexpress.com

The 2015 Property Assessment & Tax Notices have been issued and are due by June 30, 2015.

All unpaid balances are subject to a 1.5% penalty effective July 1, 2015.

If you do not receive your tax notice, please contact the Town Office at 403.885.4677 to request that another copy be sent out to you.

Town of Blackfalds Property Assessment Open House DATE:

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

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PLACE: Civic Centre, 5018 Waghorn St The Town Property Assessor and the Tax Clerk will be available to answer any questions or concerns about your 2015 Tax and Assessment Notice.

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Connect with your neighbours via Block Party Month June is block party month, and the City of Lacombe has a wonderful packet (available at City Hall) to help you connect with your neighbours. The point is to have a healthier and safer community by having neighbours simply connect, and what better way than to eat together during a simple block party.

Some have a great deal of anxiety and fear or they acknowledge their life is too full and busy. But the benefits are huge when you consider a neighbourhood that is well connected over a neighbourhood where neighbours do not know each other.

Sometimes, neighbours are forced to deal with each other due to an issue that is threatening their lifestyle, but the connectivity of a neighbourhood does not need to wait for something bad to happen.

That is why Block Party Month has value and needs to be understood as a tool that strengthens neighbourhoods.

Last year, I had the privilege to help 15

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ABMA neighbourhoods in Lacombe County host block parties.

And each time there would be a few people who would ask, ‘Why don’t we do this more often?’ or ‘Why have we not done this before?’ The reason they are asking is because the excuses for dealing with neighbours subsides when simple opportunities like eating together allow us to see our neighbours in a different light.

Last year’s block parties revealed some pretty significant subjects: the lonely person who just needed a block party, the struggling neighbour who needed to connect, the couple who no one knew was celebrating

a significant milestone, the car guy whose restoration project was misunderstood and the prejudiced perspective of a neighbour that was suddenly corrected. The list goes on. And it only took a simple block party.

I suppose the stories are unreal to some and to others the block party seems to be a waste of time that people do not have.

Perhaps your expectations are too grand, and the purpose of the block party does not feed your lifestyle.

The point is to love your neighbours, much like Jesus strongly suggested in the Bible when asked what the two most important actions were. Sometimes block parties can be confused with getting what we want out of our neighbours, which has a whole different feel.

If our motivation is fuelled by anything other than love, we will be disappointed.

But if we celebrate Block Party Month with an attitude of loving our neighbours, then it will be a benefit to the greater whole

- known as the place in which you live.

This is what Jesus had in mind when he taught about community.

And do not limit yourself. The block party initiative should be seen as a primer for greater community amongst neighbours. An initiative that can be done anytime of the year and can be done on a big or small scale.

When you plan, keep in mind that most neighbours love to help, so ask what they would like to bring (food, games, entertainment, ideas, etc.) And be sure to set up in a neutral area that is most accessible to all neighbours (curbside, park, or other green spaces).

Make the date (weekdays work, too) and time (start and finish) clear either by posting it online or going ‘old school’ and passing out invitations. Enjoy the few or the many neighbours that come.

Read more stories or ideas at www.rickabma. com.

Residents encouraged to attend City Parks Party

BY SARAH MAETCHE Lacombe Express The City of Lacombe will be hosting a Parks Party next Saturday at Bruns Pond, located at the corner of Woodland Drive and Heritage Way. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lacombians can join the

celebration that features a free barbecue, games and a few other exciting reveals.

“One of the main things is we are going to be unveiling the new art project located at Bruns Pond,” said Sonya Beauclair, City of Lacombe Recreation and Culture administrative assistant.

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The art installation is a bonsai tree water feature that is a memorial for Lacombe’s twin city Rikubetsu, Japan.

“Larry Hunter from B.C. has designed this with one of his colleagues,” explained Sandi Stewart, City of Lacombe Recreation and Culture manager. “It was all done through art collection funds, which the one per cent for art contributes to. It’s kind of one of our new feature 3-D pieces and I would say it’s one of our biggest pieces in the City.”

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Previous large art pieces commissioned by the City include a mural at the spray park and the tile display at the Lacombe Memorial Display.

“So this is new and exciting,” said Stewart. “It’s a big deal.”

June 6th is also marked as International Trails Day and the City will also unveil a memorial display in honour of Bill Nielsen, one of Lacombe’s trail system purveyors.

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volunteer helped develop the trail systems now in place, the City’s Recreation and Culture department thought it was only fitting to unveil the memorial to Nielsen on International Trails Day. “He was just a huge community-minded person,” said Stewart. “He really inspired so many people to get involved in running and marathons. He was an amazing person. Someone that you would want in every community in Alberta.”

Across the road from Bruns Pond, before the Parks Party begins, a birthplace tree planting ceremony will be held at 10:45 a.m.

The City started the birthplace forest program in 2007, and through resident participation, is transforming the portion of Lincoln Park along Woodlands Drive into a ‘commemorative urban forest.’

Through planting a tree in the community, the Birthplace Forest honours both children and the environment.

“The Birthplace For-

est celebrations take place once a year and each child’s name is engraved on a permanently installed commemorative plaque that includes the names of all children who have had a tree planted in their honour in the previous 12 months,” said Mary Lou Fiveland, administrative assistant to the Lacombe Memorial Centre.

This year four trees were planted to honour the new children including Thatcher Brunner, Amelia Goudy, Hunter Larson and Charlee Pyra.

The Birthplace Forest program oversees a variety of trees planted each year by the Parks Department.

“Along with celebrating the birth of a child, these trees help meet Lacombe’s urban forest objectives,” said Fiveland. “They will help move pollutants from our air and beautify our City for years to come.”

Also at the parks party, the off-leash dog park assessment survey will be available for residents to fill out. news@lacombeexpress.com

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Lacombe Municipal Development Plan moves forward

BY SARAH MAETCHE Lacombe Express The City of Lacombe’s new Municipal Development Plan (MDP), Growing Lacombe, has moved one step closer to being approved.

City councillors approved second reading of the important document that sets out guidelines for growth and development for the City over the coming years, during their regular council meeting on May 25th.

A public hearing was also held, for the City to hear concerns from the public and affected organizations regarding the MDP. Issues brought forward during the public hearing included the treatment of environmental land and setbacks, the development of the land north of the Lakes area, the North Collector Road plan and some minor mapping discrepancies.

A representative from Burman University also attended to bring

forward three issues regarding the key transportation route map, the College Business Park area and a text change.

Council previously gave first reading to the bylaw on April 27th.

After the public hearing concluded, council addressed some of the issues that were brought forward and chose to stall a third reading until they could again review the document.

After the tweaks are made to the document, council will review it

again for a final time before reaching third reading at an upcoming council meeting. news@lacombeexpress.com

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To submit your information, please email news@lacombeexpress.com, call 403-782-5306 or fax 403-782-5344. If you would like your event or organization to be included, please submit your information to the editor by noon, the Monday before the publication date.

EVENTS MESSY CHURCH: Food, Fun, Faith and Family: Designed to bring children, youth and adults together in fun and interactive activities, Messy Church is a new way to explore the values and stories of Christian faith in an atmosphere of creativity, hospitality and celebration.

From 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. on June 5th in the CE Building at St. Andrew’s United Church (522651 Avenue). For more information, call 403-782-3148 or visit www.lacombeunitedchurch.ca.

Information session on dementia to be held at the Lacombe Continuing Care Facility on June 8th, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Martha Winchell, RN, will present an information session on dementia. Topics include: antipsychotic medication, information about dementia; behaviors related to dementia. Alternative approaches for behaviours and available family resources. All are welcome to join this specialist from the Senior’s Health Clinical Network of AHS for this session.` Gigantic yard sale at St. Cyprians Anglican Church, 5005 C and E Trail, June 6th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lincoln Hall Society Fundraiser: Annual Spring BBQ and Cabaret, May 30th. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Supper anytime between 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Dance 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Band is Wooden Nickel. All tickets $50 per person per ticket.

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bus tour of murals, a trail walk and a garden party. For more information, call Lacombe and District FCSS 403-782-6637.

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Blackfalds Library: Our new books include Sherrilyn Kenyon’s “Son of No One”, Lisa Genova’s “Inside the O’Briens” and Stuart Woods’ “Hot Pursuit”. We have added some Roald Dahl and Calvin & Hobbes books to our middle school section. These are new items to Blackfalds Library and should provide some laughs and good reading.

the process of adjusting to a life with vision loss. The group offers seniors a way to connect to others experiencing similar challenges. Participants receive empowering, practical and useful information about vision loss and how CNIB services can help, as well as suggestions from other participants on how to reduce the impact of vision loss on their daily lives. There is no cost to participate in the program which will meet once per month. The group meets at the Spruce Terrace located at 5002 – 51 Ave. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lacombe and District: Kids and Kops Camp, July 7th to 10th.

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Friends of the Library will have a book sale during Lacombe Days in July. Further information will be available towards the beginning of June.

Lacombe Walking Group Wednesdays from 12-12:30 at Medcombe Walk-In-Clinic. No Registration required.

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Invitation to join CNIB Peer Support Group: The Peer Support Group is a program dedicated to helping CNIB clients adjust to vision loss. Feelings of fear, anxiety, intimidation and anger are extremely common in adults who are diagnosed with vision loss. The goal of the group is to help transform these feelings into those of confidence and independence through education and group discussions.

The program is facilitated by a volunteer who has gone through

Register on May 6th from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. First come first serve.

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Lacombe Farmer’s Market will be at the Lacombe arena parking lot and indoors started May 15th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come every Friday morning for homemade baking, eggs, fruit, vegetables, crafts, jewellery, jams, honey, woodwork and lots more. We “make it, bake it or grow it,” just for you!

Call 403-782-4772 or 403-8771280 for more information.

Lacombe Lions Club meets the first Monday of the month downstairs at the Lacombe Legion. Next meeting, Monday, July 6 at 6:30 pm, Dinner at 7 pm - Guests welcome! For more information on Lions, please contact Sharon at 403-782-5179.

Bentley School Staff Reunion: Aug. 6th to coincide with the Town of Bentley’s 100th Anniversary this summer. Any former Bentley School staff members are asked to contact Arnie MacAskill at

Lacombe Dance Lessons – social and choreographed ballroom dancing. Traditional Two-step or Cha Cha/Jive. For details phone Cliff at 403-782-4094.

Quilting and crafts held at Blackfalds United Church on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Help make quilts or bring your own quilt/ craft to work on. Check out our website at blackfaldsunitedchurch.com or call 403-8854780 for more information.

The Lacombe Legion has bingo on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the upstairs hall. Coffee time runs Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. ($2 for coffee, tea and cookies). On Fridays, there are four meat draws and tickets are $2/ set of three tickets. Draw starts at 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, there are four meat draws which start at 4:30 p.m. Chase the ace starts after meat draws.

Parkinson Alberta Education offers supports groups for persons with Parkinson disease, fam-

ily members and caregivers at the following Central Alberta locations: Red Deer, Lacombe, Innisfail, Olds, Three Hills and Castor. Visit www.parkinsonalberta.ca for more information.

New to Lacombe? Contact Lacombe Welcome Wagon for free maps, information about the City & area, as well as free gifts from local businesses. New baby in the family? Contact Donna Korpess with the Lacombe Welcome Wagon at 403-7820475 for free information, baby product samples as well as free gifts from local businesses.

Youth Unlimited Drop-in Activities: Drop-in activities now run every Tuesday from 6 – 9 p.m. with ball hockey on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 – 9 p.m. Girls only drop-in is also Wednesdays from 6 – 9 p.m.

Thursdays Grade 3-6 drop-in program runs from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. and Grade 4 and up program from 6 – 9 p.m. Cost is 2$ for drop-in and ball hockey with drop-in 10 passes at $10 and ball hockey season pass at $50.

Taoist Tai Chi a relaxing, low impact exercise; continuing classes year round, for those who have completed beginners or have learned Taoist Tai Chi before. Participate in classes of your choice. Available in Red Deer, Lacombe, Rocky Mountain House, and Innisfail. Contact 403-3466772 for more information.

Affirm – providing safe and confidential support to people of all sexual orientation and identity, their families and friends. We meet in Lacombe. For more information, call Marg at 403-7821887 or Ross at 403-782-3671.

Imperial Daughters of the Empire is a non-profit women’s volunteer program that raises money in support of numerous initiatives supporting education. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of every month and begin at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church. For more information about the group, feel free to contact Mary Lou Wilson 403-782-3923.

Bentley TOPS- Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Every Tuesday in the basement of the Bentley Town Office at 7 p.m. Contact Carolyn at 403-396-1002.

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TRAVEL After nearly three decades Las Vegas still glitters To say that my recent visit to Las Vegas was an eye-opener after 27 years, is an understatement.

The arrival at the airport gave me the first indication on how much this city has grown over the years.

We grabbed our bags and headed out to get in line for a taxi.

The line-up was very long but it moved quickly and we were on our way to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

The Hard Rock was abuzz with having hosted a fight the previous night and further events thereafter. People gathering to see Ludicrous who was having a special pool party that day? It was jawdropping. The Hard Rock were quick to recognize that we were not there for the concert and escorted us to another section of the Casino to check into our hotel.

Even though we had asked for early check in, unfortunately, our room wasn’t ready. We were able to hand our luggage over to the bellman.

We then proceeded to walk down to the strip, which was a beehive of activity with people from all around the world, speaking different languages and enjoying what Las Vegas had to offer.

What to do, what to do? We toured some of the amazing casinos and tried to absorb the sites and sounds of the strip. Wow! So much had changed. Numerous hotels that existed almost three decades ago, were not there! As we traveled down the strip, there were amazing shows that the hotels would put on.

You could spend a few days simply taking in the shows offered along the strip.

With all to see we had to focus on our show we chose to see Criss Angel! The show began at 7 p.m.

His show was amazing and one that I would recommend that you go to see. It is something words will never describe.

HISTORIC – Take a trip down memory lane on Freemont Street in old Las Vegas.

Moving onwards, after having a lovely experience thus far, the next adventure, the Grand Canyon! Back at home the office spoke highly about their clients’ experiences with the Grand Canyon Tour with Pink Jeep Tours.

Rise and shine at 6 a.m. and the day began! The tour company took us to the south side of the canyon which is notably the best section to the see the Grand Canyon from. They went on the famous Route 66 and it was enjoyed by all.

A choice of lunch was provided by the tour company before departing Vegas in the morn-

ing. Bottled water was handed out freely and the tour guide was amazing.

Twelve hours of touring the Canyon was definitely a massive highlight and will be reminisced about for years. It is understood why so many people recommend it!

A trip to Las Vegas is never complete without the trip to Freemont Street. This is the old Vegas and is a must-do. The technology never existed 27 years ago. The largest television in the world? It is recommended that you go closer to the evening to see the light show from the

overhead canopy. The sights are something to see and you really have to see it to believe it. Seeing the World Famous Binions and the four Queens gives you just a little taste of what old Las Vegas was all about. You can purchase a beverage and walk around and of course the choices to eat are endless. There is great little Italian restaurant at the Golden Nugget called Grottos and they had the best tomato basil soup along with some amazing bruschetta which didn’t leave much room for the pizza that we ordered.

Overall, it was nice to leave the busy strip and see what the old

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Vegas had to offer. It is different and worth to considering to stay in the area for a few days before moving hotels and spending the remainder of your holiday on the strip.

When they say, ‘You’ll need a vacation after your Vegas vacation’, it’s true.

Once arriving in Las Vegas I quickly realized I should have come more often than averaging a few decades. The memories created out of this quick trip to Las Vegas were incredibly worth it!

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Folk-rockers Sea Perry to play Red Deer stage

BY MARK WEBER Lacombe Express Sudbury-based folk-rockers Sea Perry are serving up some of the catchiest tunes heard so far this year, and they’re bringing the goods to The Hideout in Red Deer on May 29th.

As bassist Shawn Fisher says, each performance, be it an opening spot for such likeminded acts as The Trews, Great Big Sea or The Strumbellas, or on a festival bill with dozens of other artists or their own headlining sets, Sea Perry sees it as an opportunity to change lives, change people’s perspectives or touch somebody in some way.

Chris Milligan (guitar/vocals), Fisher (bass/keys) and Chad Bouchard (drums) - are ready to take their relationship with music lovers to the next level with the release of their full-length debut Do What You Do. “We’ve all been writing music and working with bands for years – it’s always been our mission to take music to the next level.

That’s kind of the way we met, in our native Sudbury – we had played some shows with each other’s bands and started to become friends in that way,” explained Fisher.

With other projects wrapping up, the guys decided to join forces back in the spring of 2013 – and the concept for Sea Perry was sparked. “We started writing some music and we realized that we were doing something that we really liked, and there was a very similar kind of mantra among the three of us. All of our aspirations are the same, so that really helped us – it strengthened our resolve to do this project.”

Recorded in Toronto with producer Michael Jack, who’s worked with such Canadian and international talent as Bono, Rush and Nelly Furtado, the 10 tracks were laid down with an ear towards bringing to life that stage show while also accentuating the stellar musicianship and remarkable songwriting skills throughout the group.

“We wanted to work with somebody that had some real weight to their resume,” said Fisher. “We wanted to deliver these songs in the right form, and that they stayed true through the recording process,” he said.

“There’s a big difference between ‘live’ music and how something translates to an album.”

FULL THROTTLE – Ready to unleash their new CD Do What You Do, the men of Sudbury-based band Sea Perry perform at The Hideout in Red Deer on May 29th.

The guys had played a show with the Trews, and they had chatted with John Angus-MacDonald about working on the CD with him but he was a bit busy at the time. Jack subsequently sent them a message saying how much he liked their music and that he would love to collaborate at some point. They clicked, and the production process was soon underway.

Fisher also credits the tight-knit nature of the trio with bringing out the best Sea Perry has to offer, explaining that, like all great relationships, this one is built on honesty and vulnerability, each of the three willing to fight it out to get something that’s definitively something they can take pride in.

“There are times when we’re writing music that we get so passionate about an idea that we’re trying to push forward that we really force each other to get to a very uncomfortable zone emotionally,” he said. “But sometimes you need to get to the brink of your humanity to get something

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out that’s really significant.”

Overall, he said the recording of the project proved a pretty seamless affair.

“When it comes to structuring the songs, we spend a lot of time working on that and it’s very collaborative. So we know where all the changes are – we are very conscious of how it’s going to transmit to the studio and how it’s going to sound at the end.

“When we go in, we have a very specific process of what we do, and so far that’s really working for us.”

Whatever that process involves, something is clearly working - Do What You Do is filled with what has been described as ‘giant sing-a-long choruses, pristine radio-ready melodies, chiming guitars and steady, driving rhythms’.

“It’s happy, but it’s got a real grit to it.”

The record is also filled with lyrics and stories that run the gamut of coming to grips with your own mortality and moving forward in the face of whatever might come your way to, of course, relationships

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For Fisher, as with the other guys, a love for music surfaced early on. “I grew up all around musicians. My grandmother played everything – she was a very talented woman. Everyone on my mom’s side was just very musically inclined naturally, and my mother exposed me to a lot of different music.

“And my dad was a crooner – he’d be singing these songs non-stop. He loved Frank Sinatra. And that’s actually where my voice lies – in that register. I’d definitely say I was inspired by my father in that regard.”

Ultimately, the guys can’t wait to hit the road and introduce their music to a much broader audience. There is nothing like that connection of artist to audience.

“The band wasn’t born out of writing for an album, the album was born out of a love of playing ‘live’ and then having the challenge of putting it onto a recording.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Put them in prison to find out about blood cholesterol Benjamin Disraeli, the distinguished British Prime Minister, once ridiculed an opposition member of parliament by saying, “He is distinguished by his ignorance for he only had one idea and that was wrong.”

Today 99% of doctors have one idea that cholesterol-lowering drugs are the be-all-and-end-all to lower blood cholesterol. I believe history will prove them wrong. This week, an old prisoner experiment tells a story, along with a natural remedy to lower blood cholesterol.

Dr. John Judkin, formerly Emeritus Professor of Physiology at London University, London, England, made headlines years ago when he reported that a high dietary intake of animal fat and the eating of foods containing cholesterol were not the cause of

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JONES coronary heart disease. Of course he was ridiculed for such an idea.

But Judkin pointed to a greater correlation between the intake of sucrose (ordinary sugar) and coronary attack. For instance, a study conducted in 15 countries showed that as the population consumed more sugar, there was a dramatic increase in heart attack.

What is more impressive is a prison study carried out by Milton Winitz, a U.S. biochemist, in 1964.

Eighteen prisoners, kept behind bars for six months, were provided food that

was well regulated.

In this controlled environment it was proven that when the prisoner diet was high in sugar, blood cholesterol increased and when dietary sugar was decreased there was a huge drop in blood cholesterol. Can you imagine the screaming and hollering from rights groups if researchers tried this experiment today!

History is on Professor Judkin’s side. One hundred years ago coronary heart attack was a rare event. In fact, so rare that Dr. Dudley White, Harvard’s famous cardiologist, remarked that when a case arrived in emergency at the Massachusetts General Hospital, other doctors were alerted so they could witness this disease first-hand.

In the last 100 years there’s been an extraordinary change in North

American dietary habits.

Now we feed children cereals that are often half sugar. I’ve said facetiously that it would be safer for them to eat the box! We have soft drinks, desserts and prepared foods loaded with sugar. It’s hard to escape what I’ve labeled ‘the white devil.’

But why does excess sugar cause an increase in blood cholesterol? Once ingested, sugar breaks down into equal amounts of glucose and fructose.

Glucose is then used to power the biochemical process that provides energy for daily functions of the body. Fructose, on the other hand, follows a different route, producing acetate that is one of the building blocks needed by the liver to manufacture cholesterol. So the more sugar you eat the greater the production of cholesterol.

But you don’t have to be behind bars to lower blood cholesterol.

A natural product, Sytrinol, consists of polymethoxylated flavons derived from the peel of citrus fruits. It also includes tocotrienols, powerful antioxidants, extracted from the fruit of the palm tree.

Dr. Michael T. Murray, one of the world’s authorities on natural medicine, says, “The research on Sytrinol is extremely impressive.” This is because multiple studies show that in many cases Sytrinol lowers blood cholesterol by 30%, LDL the bad cholesterol, by 27% and triglycerides, by 34%.

These changes may occur within one month.

Sytrinol works by decreasing the oxidation of bad cholesterol, a factor in plaque formation that narrows coronary arteries.

Sytrinol also decreases inflammation of arteries, believed to be associated with heart attack. And by lubricating platelets, the small blood particles responsible for blood clot formation, it curbs the chance of one forming in coronary arteries.

The dose of Sytrinol is 300 milligrams once a day.

It is well-tolerated with no complications reported even when 50 times the regular dose is prescribed.

It’s available in Health Food Stores. I believe it’s always prudent to try natural remedies first, due to the potential complications of cholesterol-lowering drugs.

The moral? Having one idea that is wrong is dangerous. It’s also wrong to forget that the first rule of medicine is ‘to do no harm.’

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Lacombe and District Historical Society launches season With summer almost here, the Lacombe and District Historical Society is launching their 2015 season, with walking tours and museums now open to visitors.

Blacksmith Shop Museum - the Lacombe and District Historical Society is pleased to announce that the Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Museum will have regular visiting hours this summer on Sundays from 11

a.m. to 3 p.m. during the months of July and August.

The shop will also be hosting live blacksmithing demonstrations from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Canada Day, Lacombe Days on July 25th to 26th, Alberta Open Farm Days on Aug. 22nd to 23rd and the Lacombe Culture and Harvest Festival on Sept. 26th-27th.

Built in 1902, the Lacombe Blacksmith

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Shop is the oldest operating Blacksmith Shop in Alberta. The Blacksmith Shop is located at 5020-49th St. Flatiron Museum - The Flatiron Museum’s new summer exhibit is scheduled to open this summer in July and will explore the impact of the Great War in the Lacombe Region.

Currently, the Museum is exhibiting archival photos from Lacombe’s early history and chronicling the change in the City’s architecture from wood construction to brick.

The Flatiron Museum is located at 100, 5005– 50th Ave. on Lacombe’s Historic Main Street and is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. during the month of May and open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June to August.

For more information visit us online at mhma3.blogspot.ca or call 403-755-6935.

Guided walking tours - Guided walking tours depart daily from the Michener House Museum at 2 p.m. during the summer season (June to August). Hear stories from the past and learn about the

murals and heritage buildings located in Lacombe’s Historic Downtown during at 45-minute tour. The tour is free but donations are welcome.

Michener House Museum - the Historical Society is hosting its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser on July 25th from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Michener House Museum. The Michener House (built in 1894) is the birthplace of Rt. Hon. Roland Michener who was Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974.

This house museum is a great place to learn about life in Lacombe in the early 1900s as it is the oldest residence remaining in Lacombe today.

The Michener House Museum is located at 5036- 51st St. in Lacombe and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. during the month of May and open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June to August. For more information on our programs and services visit us online at mhma3.blogspot.ca or call (403) 782-3933.

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BY KALISHA MENDONSA Lacombe Express The Lacombe Panthers U-16 minor soccer team took to College Heights this week where they battled strong winds and took out the Stettler U-16 with a final score of 4-1.

Conditions lent the players no favours as they fought for the ball. However, strong winds and light rain didn’t seem to damper the Lacombe minor soccer spirit as Nico VanDoesburg pushed through and secured the first goal of the game.

“We did start a little slow, and that’s kind of typical of our team, I’m not sure why.

It seems to take us 15 minutes or so to get going but we have a strong bunch of players, and a good bunch of kids so they really get it going later on in the game,” said Lacombe Head Coach Dave Heslop.

The Panthers played the game with a strong defence in the first half, ensuring that the ball stayed mostly in their opponent’s end of the field. The boys demonstrated skill in maintaining control of the ball, and were working hard to keep it away from Stettler.

“We do focus on that defence because we believe a good defence will get you the win, and we do have some really strong defenders. We’re so far nine games into the season and undefeated. We’ve had six regular season games, and three games in the Sun Breaker tournament and have gone undefeated so far. The defensive strategy really pays off for us,” Heslop said.

“What we’ve got is kind of a core group of boys that have been together, probably since they were

FOCUS – Lacombe Panther Johnathan Bell races hard to steal the ball away from Stettler player James Switenky during a recent game in Lacombe. The Panthers won 4-1.

12-years-old. They’ve accepted their roles – they know they aren’t going to score the goals or whatever, but they know their responsibilities and they do a great job with it.”

The boys from Stettler didn’t go down without effort. There was a great push from the players to try and regain control over the

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ball, and many excellent passes along the field. The wind played a role in several stop-and-start instances in the game, but overall the players pushed through to continue the battle.

Stettler evened the score 1-1 early in the second half but were soon overtaken by the Panthers. VanDoesburg scored two more goals

in the game, and Keith Tembrinke contributed a goal as well.

So far, the Panthers have reigned undefeated in their season. Right now, Heslop said the boys will be working on tightening up their basic skills to carry them through to provincials. As well, the team puts a focus on connecting off the pitch

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as well to develop good relationships and comradery among the players.

“We feel that we maybe need to hone up on the skills that are already there. Our ultimate goal is to make it to provincials, so that’s our main goal for the year. Really, we just need to brush up and polish up on the fundamentals of the

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game. That’s always important,” Heslop said.

“We have really good team chemistry. For instance, we’re going out to Gull Lake for a team-building thing and we do events like that to make sure we have a good, solid team atmosphere. We win as a team, and we lose as a team.” kmendonsa@lacombeexpress.com

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Lacombian captures junior hockey title

BY SARAH MAETCHE Lacombe Express Sometimes things line up perfectly. Like a bolt of lighting striking a rod, narrowly avoiding incinerating a building, or a surfer catching a pristine wave.

Such is the case for Lacombe native Ryan Swier, 19, who has excelled in junior-level hockey and now with his team, The Portage la Prairie Terriers, has won the National Junior A Hockey Championship.

From the moment he was traded to the Terriers and started a new season as a forward, the Manitobabased team had one goal — to play in the RBC Cup championship game on home ice.

“It really was exciting,” said Swier of the championship game and winning the biggest trophy in junior hockey. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

The Terriers defeated Ontario’s Carleton Place Canadians in a 5-2 showdown in front of a sold out crowd in Portage la Prairie on May 17th.

Although the goal was reached, the big win was still slightly unexpected as the Terriers had been out-played by the Canadians earlier in the tournament.

Again, things lined up perfectly and the Terriers got a rematch in the final game and stomped out the Ca-

RYAN SWIER nadians’ long burning flame.

“Obviously we worked all year for it,” said Swier. “So we were prepared mentally and physically, and with the crowd behind us, we had a lot of adrenaline and played really well.”

The Terriers also prevailed in their regular season with the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, finishing with a 53-3-4 record.

The road to the RBC Cup began with a trip to Fort McMurray for the Western Canada Cup at the end of April.

The Terriers lost the first game 3-1 to the host team the Oil Barons. But the Terriers managed to recover in the following games conquering the Melfort Mustangs (6-3), the Penticton Vees (3-2) and the Spruce Grove Saints (4-2).

A final showdown was set against the Vees, but it wasn’t the Terriers’ time to hoist that particular cup, tak-

ing a second place finish and still advancing to nationals on home ice.

And with that the Terriers finished off a near-perfect season and are only the third team from Manitoba to win the National Junior A Hockey Championship.

For Swier, hockey is in his blood and it’s the sheer passion and enjoyment from the sport that spurs him forward.

He began playing minor hockey with the Lacombe Rockets at age five.

From there he moved on to playing Bantam AAA in Red Deer, midget hockey and in his first junior year, played in Lloydminster.

Now in the post season, Swier said he plans to work, train and spend time with friends and family in Lacombe.

Next season, it’s likely Swier will be lacing his skates up again with the Terriers.

“As far as I know,” he said. “There are a lot of changes that could happen though.”

Swier has two years left in junior hockey but he has a few goals that will hopefully propel his career into the pro level. He is aiming for garnering a scholarship to NCAA in the United States.

“The States are more well-known and scouted for higher levels and pro levels,” said Swier. “I definitely have a few options.” news@lacombeexpress.com

TACKLING HUNGER – Central Alberta Buccaneers’ player Ian Keetch, left, pursues Bucs player Kristoff-Vincent Morgan, centre, with Curtis Hargrove, right, looking in during the celebrity flag football game for the Bucs Day to Tackle Hunger Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express last weekend.

Lacombe Karate students bring home plethora of medals Lacombe Karate students participated in two big tournaments over the long weekend. At the Western Canadian Karate Championships held on May 16th, hosted in Red Deer at Hunting Hills High School, 40 students won 59 medals. Tournament winnings are as follows:

Five and under - Gabriel Esteves - Kata, bronze; sparring, silver.

Mini PeeWee six- to seven-year-old boys - Brendan McKinley - Kata, silver; sparring, gold.

Mini PeeWee six- to seven-year-old girls - Tekoa Solowoniuk - sparring, gold; Danai Grabo - spar-

ring, bronze.

PeeWee A eight- to nineyear-old boys - Landon MacRae - sparring, silver; Ethan Sonnenberg - sparring, bronze; Rylan Loisell - Kata, bronze; Koel Robinson - Kata, silver, sparring, bronze; Matthew Goodey - sparring, silver; Tymen Green - sparring, silver;

Caleb Carruthers - sparring, bronze and Devin Allarie - sparring, gold and Kata, bronze.

PeeWee A eight- to nineyear-old girls - Jill Cosman - Kata, bronze; sparring, gold.

PeeWee B 10 to 11-yearold boys - Liam Lougheed - Kata, gold; Korbin Adams,

COACHES

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Send contact info, rosters and schedules to news@lacombeexpress.com

sparring, bronze; Quin Dorn - sparring, silver; Tyson Bergman - sparring, gold; Griffyn Craig - Kata, bronze; Joshua Abel – sparring, silver and Ainge Roy - Kata, bronze; sparring, gold.

PeeWee B 10-11 girls Darby Fitzgerald - Kata, gold; sparring, silver. Cadence Zukowski - sparring, gold and Sarah Pollock sparring, bronze.

Junior A 12-13 boys Scott Macleod - Kata, silver; Gabriel Sonnenberg - Kata, gold and Daniel Kenney - Kata, bronze; sparring, gold.

Junior A 12- to 13-yearold girls - Jasmin Bergman- Kata, silver; sparring, silver.

Junior B 14-16 girls - Kali Robinson - sparring, gold; Kata, silver. Maddy Smallman - sparring, bronze and Jerrica Shandro - sparring, gold; Kata, gold.

Men’s 17 and over - Todd Green - sparring, gold.

Executive Women 35 and over - Sherri MacRae - sparring, bronze; Lise Beckett Kata, gold; sparring, silver.

Lisa Bergman - sparring, gold; Kata, silver.

Executive Black Belt Men 35 and over - Clint Robison - Kata, gold and spar-

ring, silver.

Kickboxing Lightweight - Drake Kachnic – bronze; Rob Dobson – gold.

Kickboxing Middleweight - Barry Macumber – silver.

Kickboxing Heavyweight - Mitchell Soloway – silver; Todd Green – bronze.

Modified Muay Thai Lightweight - Rob Dobson – gold.

Modified Muay Thai Middleweight - Barry Macumber – gold.

Two Lacombe karate students also attended the 2015 WKC Canadian Championship Tournament held in Ottawa on the same weekend. Corben Moen and Michael Roe were able to attend the tournament after qualifying for nationals after winning a previous tournament. Moen and Roe will be now be attending a world tournament in Florida in the coming months.

Tournament winnings are as follows: Boys 13-14 under 55 kg - Corben Moen - sparring, bronze.

Men’s Black Belt under 70 kg - Michael Roe - Kata, gold; continuous sparring, silver and point sparring, fourth.

- submitted by Lacombe Karate

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HOMES & LIVING

LOVELY LIGHT – This beautiful, brightly-lit sitting room of a Sorento Custom Homes show home in the Laredo area of Red Deer is wonderfully finished with custom stonework.

Jenna Swan/Lacombe Express

Being indecisive when it comes to home design There is a new TV commercial on air for Winners where the women are telling their sad tales about the one that ‘got away’ while they were shopping. ‘I hesitated and when I went back, it was gone!’ This is the cry of these forlorn fashionistas as they tell us how much they regretted not getting the thing their heart desired.

I see this often in clients who are working on home renovation projects and he who hesitates is sometimes lost. Indecision when decorating your home can cause delays, missed products and even higher pricing, all of which may be distressing to the indecisive! I have seen clients search and decide then quote only to back away from taking the final plunge because they just couldn’t decide. Fast forward two years and their space still needs to be renovated only now the original products aren’t available and if they are, they are likely to be a higher price. Sometimes people will start

Kim

WYSE completely from scratch causing time and dollars invested to increase significantly.

Decision making is very difficult for some people and instinctual for others.

There are many personality quizzes out there which will tell you if you sway from decisive to indecisive - I am 100% decisive, impulse-buying, no-regrets type of person - yet situations can force us to be more decisive than our personality dictates. If an indecisive person is deciding on buying a new couch it could take months of shopping, comparing fabrics and even consulting with a professional to make that important choice. Yet, show that same indecisive

person a leaking hot water tank and they will become decisive very quickly!

When it comes to redecorating or renovation projects many decisions are made emotionally as well as financially. Design is not necessarily a ‘must do’ project (like a leaky hot water tank) and can often get a low position on the priority list. It is decided with emotion and then measured against resources and goals – design makes us feel good and gives us pride in our home that we want to share or brag about with others. This decision is not one that people take lightly, it is expensive and it actually affects our emotional well-being.

While I don’t understand indecisiveness as much as I would like to – remember me, the impulsive one? I can certainly give you good reasons to be more decisive like cost effectiveness, emotional well-being and pride of ownership. If you are quoting on a home design project I ask you to

remember one thing; prices will increase year after year. The quote you received in 2012 will now be about 20% higher due to supplier increases, shipping and the state of our Canadian dollar. If you sit on a project for years you will be constantly thinking about it and endlessly ‘shopping’ for it which consumes time and emotion and you have better things to do! If you finally take the plunge and pull out your inner decisiveness then the completed project can be a source of pride and accomplishment.

If you are working on a home design project, be brave and jump in. Do your research first in regards to budgets and expected outcomes and then enter the fray armed with all the information you can gather to help you become effective and very decisive.

Kim Wyse is an interior designer with Carpet Colour Centre in Red Deer.

•Design Consultations •Blinds •Drapery •Home Décor •Wallpaper •Furniture •And Much More

#3-4842 46th Street (Just south of Tim Hortons)

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Horoscope ARIES

TAURUS

Mar 21/Apr 20

Apr 21/May 21

Career goals are front and

This week you discover a good

center, Aries. Try to process

mix of creativity and practicality

any fears that may have held

that you can put to use at work

you back before now, and you

and at home, Taurus. Make it

will discover that those fears

last as long as possible to reap

are unfounded.

the rewards.

GEMINI May 22/Jun 21

CANCER Jun 22/Jul 22

Gemini, you are capable of

Cancer, you have put in long

making big decisions, but

hours on a big project,

you’re not entirely sure if you

and now is the time to buckle

want to just yet. Bide your time

down and put in one last great

and think everything through

effort. After that you

for the next several days.

can finally relax.

LEO

VIRGO

Jul 23/Aug 23

Aug 24/Sept 22

Leo, things will fall into place

Virgo, others continue to send

sooner than you expect if you

you mixed messages. While

focus on the things that you

hoping won’t get you far.

right decisions.

SCORPIO Reevaluate what is most

with a lot of commitments.

important to you and set a new

While things might seem hectic from time to time,

plan in motion, Scorpio. Others will be very supportive and serve as sounding boards as

remember that your hard work

you determine where

now will pay off in the future.

to go next.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 23/Dec 21

CAPRICORN Dec 22/Jan 20

Sagittarius, take a deep breath

Capricorn, an authority figure

and relax when faced with a

wants to challenge you this

difficult decision this week.

week, so show him or her what

Trust your instincts and

you really are made of. Your

make a decision you are truly

ideas are valid, and you just

confident in.

need to assert yourself.

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Jan 21/Feb 18

Feb 19/Mar 20

Aquarius, you are more than

Pisces, a tight

willing to give it your all this

schedule has you

week. You are accustomed to giving your best effort so this

28. Package or bale (abbr.)

29. More mentally healthy 30. Siskel and __, critics 34. Pith helmet 35. __ Jima, WW II battlefield 36. Learned person or scholar 37. East Colorado Native Americans 38. No longer here 39. 1995 Brad Pitt movie 41. Gambling town 42. An earnest attempt 43. Odd-toed ungulates 44. Profoundly wise persons 46. Sunrise to sunset 49. Poor boys 52. Chinese cabbage, ___ choy 53. Point that is one point S of due E 54. Tibetan gazelle 55. __ Lilly, drug company 56. Hamilton appears on it 58. Egyptian sun god

Oct 24/Nov 22

Libra, your schedule is loaded

Fill-in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.

Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started.

Remember: You must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

CLUES DOWN (cont.)

you will learn to navigate others’ signals and make the

LIBRA

ANSWER

this may be confusing, soon

can accomplish. Wishing and

Sept 23/Oct 23

HOW TO PLAY:

focused on the tasks at hand. You are more than capable

challenge should be nothing

of handling what’s on

you can’t handle.

your plate.

CLUES ACROSS 1. On time 7. Swiss river 11. Maine river herring 12. In a way, waits 14. “Titanic” director 18. The Ocean State 19. Black tropical Am. cuckoo 20. Macaws 21. A transgression of God’s will 22. Belonging to a thing 23. Mures River city 24. Electroencephalography

49. Of sound mind 25. Puts together 29. Sound practical judgment 50. Ficus fruit 51. Sodium 31. Pops 52. BOGO 32. In a way, assists 57. Pulsating ache 33. One and only 59. Short open jackets 34. Prong 60. Genus Quercus trees 36. More wise 61. N.O. football team 39. One who propagates 40. Got up 41. Writers of news stories CLUES DOWN 45. Pianist Cliburn 1. Sows a crop 46. Hindu mother goddess 2. Derelict 47. Insures residential 3. Be indebted mortgages 4. Prefix meaning wrong 48. Non-human primate 5. Beginning military rank

6. Afternoon meal 7. American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 8. Own (Scottish) 9. Rural delivery 10. Most supernatural 11. Roseate spoonbill genus 13. Lightly burns 15. Adult female horses 16. Geological times 17. Radioactivity unit 21. 1/100 of a tala 23. Winglike parts 26. S S S 27. “Ghost” actress Demi

ANSWER

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Garage Sales .............. 0100-0650

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Farm Work

755

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1260

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1290

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1315

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1370

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1660

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1680

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2100

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1530

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2190

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