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CHAMPION - Lacombian Tyrel Flewelling, pictured here, and his teammate Roland McFadden turned in a time of 4.8 during the final day of CFR at Rexall Place in Edmonton last Sunday. The team ropers clinched the Canadian championship with the win.

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City woman recognized for her commitment to community Sue Sage named Lacombe’s Citizen of the Year at annual gala

BY KALISHA MENDONSA LACOMBE EXPRESS

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he prestigious and honourable award of Citizen of the Year was presented to Sue Sage at the recent Business and Community Awards Gala event.

Sage gave a heartfelt acceptance speech after she was presented with the award. She was honoured for her boundless dedication to helping those in need in her community, reaching out to the less fortunate and offering her time, efforts and compassion to those who ask of her. Sage is a member of the Lacombe Community Watch and has been active in fundraising with Relay for Life.

As well, Sage is known for keeping an overflow of non-perishable items at her home and place of business if the food bank is running low or if she learns of a family in need. Her community mindedness and open heart earned her the title of the 2015 Citizen of the Year.

“You have to be willing to stand and help out when something’s needed,” Sage said.

“I truly believe that I see a lot of situations as if it were me and my family. I would hate to think that if anything happened to me nobody would help my kids if they needed it. I taught my kids as they grew up that you get back in spades what you give out, and that is important to treat other people how you want them to treat you.”

Sage has earned a reputation as a positive community member whose arms and heart are always open. In addition to her Citizen of the Year award, she was also nominated for the People’s Choice Award for Customer Service that was presented at the Gala.

Sage said working with Lacombe Storage has given her a unique opportunity to help the community. She has used the facility as a drop-off, a pick-up and storage area while collecting for goods to donate to families or victims of disaster.

“A few years ago we had one of the biggest house fires the City had seen in Henner’s Landing. It was just around the block from me. I phoned my boss and said, ‘Listen, I know we have a por-

PROUD FAMILY - Sue Sage, second from left, is supported by her son Brayden, left, husband Brent, middle right, and daughter Kaylee for her many community contributions that earned her the title of Citizen of the Year. The family spent the evening together at the Lacombe Business and Community Awards Gala, where Sue was recognized with her title.

Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express table storage unit, this is what happened. It’s your community.

We pay you to be a part of it’ and told me to help. The next year, when we had big fires in the English Estates area, people remembered what we had done the year before and so we did the same thing,” Sage said.

“I offered up storage but also tried to help fill it. My part with that was to get on Facebook, make phone calls and say things like, ‘Hey I know you have an extra bedroom, do you have extra bedding for this family?’ or, ‘Do you have kids’ toys you can part with, because this family has a youngster’.”

Sage said her boss has been an incredible asset to her ability to help the community, and gave her thanks in her acceptance speech.

“My boss is really just made that way - we even have a day where I am allowed to be out in the community doing whatever I need. If I’m on facebook and see somebody needs a hand for something, I sign up for it and get out there,” Sage said.

She also said praise was due to her family for their support both in community causes and her personal drive. She said she was proud of them and wanted to recognize their efforts.

“I have a lot of pride in my family. My kids are all in their early 20s, and if I ask them for anything I know that they’ll be there and are willing to help out.

If there’s a bottle drive, I know that not only are they going to bring their own bottles, but they’re going to bring the truck and drive me around and make

sure all the bottles get picked up,” she said.

Additionally, she thanked her husband for his continued support and help with community engagement.

“For me, not only is it what I want to do, but I think I’m also showing my kids what to do when I’m too old to be getting out in the community. I know that they will be out there doing something to help,” Sage said.

In regards to receiving the award, Sage said she was humbled and shocked by the recognition.

“I think I’m still in shock a little bit. I think if more people felt the way I do, we wouldn’t need a Citizen of the Year. If everybody felt or thought or was able to do the same thing, we wouldn’t have people that are homeless

or need bottle money or who go without,” she said.

“I’m very proud to know that somebody noticed, although that’s not why I do it. My friends know that if they need something, they can text me and I’ll do it. I don’t want to be everything to one group - I like everybody to know that if I have the time and resources or funds that I will help them. If someone needs input, my time, or a donation and I am able to give it, I will.

“We never have a ton of money but my kids are comfortable and we are still able to do things for others. It’s not about the money, though, it’s more about the thought and the time and just being there for people who need it.” kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Dominican Feed the Kids wields powerful community impact

BY KALISHA MENDONSA LACOMBE EXPRESS

PUBLIC NOTICE

Electors of the City of Lacombe, Province of Alberta Section 251 of the Municipal Government

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Lacombe, in the Province of Alberta, has given first reading to borrowing Bylaw 414, which will, upon final passage and approval, authorize the proper officers of the said City to borrow monies from the Alberta Municipal Finance Authority or another authorized financial institutions by way of debenture issue or bank loan, to pay for the cost of the following municipal purposes, namely, safety code upgrades construction project to the City of Lacombe’s Ice Arena and Aquaplex facilities.

The total cost of the aforesaid project amounts to $10,305,200. After deducting from this cost the amount of $5,466,060 to be received by way of funding from Lacombe County and Provincial Grants, the net amount of to be borrowed on the credit and security of the municipality at large by the issue of debentures or bank loan and on the terms and conditions outlined in Bylaw 414 is $4,839,140. This bylaw will also replace City of Lacombe Borrowing Bylaw 399.

The indebtedness, either debenture or bank loan, is repayable either in monthly, semi-annual or annual payments of combined principal and interest instalments not to exceed twenty (20) 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 borrowing, and not to exceed eight (8) per cent.

NOW THEREFORE NOTICE is hereby given by the Council of the City of Lacombe that, unless a petition of the electors for a vote on Bylaw 414 is demanded, as provided for by the terms of section 231 of the Municipal Government Act, the said Council may pass the said borrowing bylaw.

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

Dated at the City of Lacombe, in the Province of Alberta this 10th day of November, 2015.

City of Lacombe Per:

Norma MacQuarrie Chief Administrative Officer

Information for Electors Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Municipal Government Act an “elector” means: 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 held if the person: 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.

Recently a group of Central Albertans travelled to the Dominican Republic to assist with a program called Dominican Feed the Kids, which services approximately 300 people each day the program runs.

Dominican Feed the Kids is currently run

by Donna and Bill Reimer, a couple originally from Lacombe. The two have taken over the program from the original English founders and have grown the organization so that it now services babies, pregnant mothers, young children and seniors.

Donna and Bill took over the program six years ago and have since built their life around bettering the situation of others.

“When we started about six years ago, they were not the healthy children you see now in Ascension. There was a lot of sickness due to malnutrition. There was sickness from not having enough to eat and not having proper vitamins,” said Donna. “We increased the feeding program from about 20 kids to about 250-300 kids a day by the end of that first year. We started a vitamin program, which gives the kids a vitamin after they leave from their meal. Within a very short time, a regular vitamin three times a week made a huge difference in the health of the kids.”

This October, Marlene Pannenbecker of Lacombe brought a group of 22 Albertans to work with her sister Donna’s program. The group spent seven days in the Dominican Republic, three of which were spent providing hands-on assistance to the people of Ascension, where the program is based.

“We started looking after the moms as soon as they knew they were pregnant. We would get the moms on prenatal vitamins, teach them how to look after themselves and to eat properly if they could. If they couldn’t, we would feed them during the program. We started getting much healthier babies which gave us much healthier toddlers and in turn, much healthier children.”

Dominican Feed the Kids is operational in three villages, with the main portion of the organization in the village of Ascension. There are currently 62 babies involved in the baby program between the three villages. Most of the babies in the program are prematurely born, born with health deficits or issues, are twins or are undersized, unhealthy babies. These are the priority standards and other babies are accepted into the program depending on the availability of goods and supplies.

The baby program is the only part of Dominican Feed the Kids that is a sponsored program. Those wishing to get involved can pledge $75 to a baby each month, which takes care of medical needs, formula, pablum, dried fruit, clothes and other needs for the babies.

The program also now includes a hot meal for seniors, with deliveries made to those who are unable to journey to the facility.

Seniors range in age from early 50s to late 80s, with a variety of health statuses and needs. The program has grown to include these members of the community with a great success.

Pannenbecker has been a part of the program since her sister and brother-in-law took it over. She has since made numerous trips back to the Dominican Republic, either with family, friends or both, to assist with supplies and manpower in the program.

“The program gives me and others an avenue to help them help the people in the villages live a better life. Not only do we get to help them by providing food and care, we get to personally know them when we visit,” Pannenbecker said.

“We can be part of helping the Haitian people helping themselves by assisting them in their endeavours to do better for themselves. The people of these villages have so much talent and such great ideas of ways to provide for themselves, they just do not have the means to get the items needed to start. Through this program we can be in Canada and still help in small way.”

Pannenbecker said programs such as Dominican Feed the Kids make a huge difference in the community, both physically and morally. The mortality rate of the village for pregnant mothers and young children has dropped and the babies are being born much healthier. According to Donna and Pannenbecker, the mothers are much healthier and are able to take better care of their children as they grow.

“Dominican Feed the Kids has impacted the village so incredibly much. Because of the feeding program, most children in the village of Ascension are now healthy, happy and going to school. Five to seven years ago this was not the case. Dominican Feed the Kids has expanded now into two other villages that are some of the poorest sugar cane villages on the north coast. I hope in the next two to three years we will see the same difference as we now see in Ascension,” Pannenbecker said. kmendonsa@reddeerexpress.com

A poll may be demanded in the City of Lacombe 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 19th, day of November, 2015.

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to feed a child of the village during the Dominican Feed the Kids program. The program operates three times a week, feeding and servicing approximately 300 people each time. Recently, a group Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express of Albertans travelled to the Dominican to assist with the program.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015

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Business Awards Gala a great success

BY KALISHA MENDONSA LACOMBE EXPRESS The Lacombe Business Awards Gala was a great success, bringing in approximately 200 citizens to celebrate entrepreneurialism within Lacombe as well as valued members of the community.

In light of the recent attacks on Paris, several tributes were made during speeches and a moment of silence was observed for the nation.

Business owners and representatives mingled with City officials, council members and members of the community through the celebration. Seven awards were presented through the evening, preceded by a dinner prepared

by Central Alberta’s Cilantro and Chive restaurant.

“This is a really unique event because of the nominations and voting and deliberation it takes to determine who the winners are. We start planning way in advance. I think April was the first time our committee sat down and had a meeting,” said Executive Director of the Lacombe Chamber of Commerce Monica Bartman.

“We do calls for nominations, we start looking at who we want for entertainment, what we want the menu to look like - there are so many little details that go into something like this.”

The first award of the evening

was the Large Business recognition award, presented to Lacombe Dental. Dr. Mike Lowry and Dr. Paul West came forward to accept their prize, and thanked their customers, families and the City for the award.

The Small Business Award followed, with Elite Bridal Boutique taking home the title. Traci Pluister, Jill Jeglum and Sara Graves approached the stage to give thanks for their recognition.

Elite Bridal Boutique was recognized for their involvement with local non-profit organizations as well as community events.

The Central Alberta Buccaneers, also known as the Bucs, were awarded the Not-For-Profit of the Year Award for their off-field contributions to the community.

The group was also awarded the Alberta Football League’s Organization of the Year Award earlier this year.

With agricultural practices heavily rooted in Lacombe, a Farm Family of the Year Award was also given out. Peter and Emma Den Oudsten were given this honour, and were joined by their children and children’s spouses on stage to accept the honor.

The Den Oudsten farm was recognized for its dedication to locally grown and produced food as well as the family’s engagement in school and church community events.

During the awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Cliff Carson. He was humbled by the award and gratefully accepted it with a thoughtful speech.

“I want to thank my family and the people of Lacombe for their support over the years. You are wonderful people. I thank you very much for that. I look back now and feel we have better facilities and we have better playing fields for our families and community. We have put Lacombe on the map many times over the years, and I’m proud to say I was part of that and I was involved. I believe Lacombe is a better place because of it,” Carson said.

Carson was awarded for his outstanding contributions to the Lacombe community. He was an active member of many sports and service groups, including the Kinsmen Club - where he served as president in 1967 and was named Kin of the Year in 1970.

He also served on the Lacombe & District Chamber of Commerce and acted as chairman of the Lacombe Hospital Golf Tournament for 10 years.

Carson also was recognized in 1985 as the Independent Grocer of the Year by the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers. As well, he was awarded a Governor General’s Award

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HUMBLED - Lifetime Achievement Award winner Cliff Carson gave a heartfelt and humble speech upon his acceptance of the award. He was chosen for his dedication to community service groups, local sport enhancement, dedication to local business and for his commitment to Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express community development. in 1988 for community support in recreation and sports.

“I enjoyed my years of volunteer work - building playgrounds, ball diamonds, swimming pools, golf course, the curling club and others. It was all part of the day back then. For this prestigious award, I thank you,” he said.

Sue Sage was awarded the Citizen of the Year Award, which she humbly accepted. She said that it was thanks in large part to her family, coworkers and fellow members of the community as they supported her efforts to make the City the best place it could be. Sage was also nominated for the People’s Choice Award

Winner of 2015 Large Business of the Year Award

for Customer Service, which was ultimately awarded to Charlene Reimer of A&W. Reimer was unable to accept the award in person, but her daughter accepted the award on her behalf.

Reimer is currently in the Foothills Hospital in Calgary with an injury from a motor vehicle accident but is expected to make a strong recovery in time.

The People’s Choice Award for Customer Service was a new award this year and was voted on through a live feed on the Chamber of Commerce web site. The award will continue to be a part of future Business Awards galas. kmendonsa@lacombeexpress.com

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Central Alberta dancer sees success under the bright lights Georgina Moore lands ensemble role in 42nd Street production

BY ERIN FAWCETT LACOMBE EXPRESS One former Red Deerian is dancing under the big lights after she was cast in a Broadway musical earlier this year.

Georgina Moore has landed a role in the female ensemble for the show and is touring across the United States with the production.

“There are 18 of us girls and there are 10 boys. I’m part of all of the big dance numbers in the show. In my opinion, I have one of the most fun parts - I get to be in all of the big dance numbers and I get to wear

all the fancy costumes,” she said.

“There’s really, really elaborate dance numbers in this show and that’s why it’s every dancer’s dream to be part of this musical because as a dancer the numbers are second to none. The choreography, the staging, the costumes - as a dancer this is the show you want to do absolutely.”

According to their web site, tells the story of a starry-eyed young dancer named Peggy Sawyer who leaves her Allentown home and comes to New York to audition for the new Broadway musical Pretty Lady. When

the leading lady breaks her ankle, Peggy takes over and becomes a star.

The production is directed

by Mark Bramble and choreographed by Randy Skinner both of who staged the 2001 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival.

The original production won two Tony Awards in 1981 - one for Best Musical and the other for Best Choreography. The production also won two Drama Desk Awards that same year for Best Choreography and Best Costume Design.

The 2001 revival was also awarded some hardware in the form of two Tony Awards

for Best Musical Revival and Best Leading Actress. It also won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival that same year.

A recent graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy this past spring, Moore decided to audition for in February.

“I had heard there was this big audition for the show and it has always been a dream to be in this show - I love tap dancing - so as soon as I heard, I figured why not give it a shot? There were around 300 girls at the audition.

It was very overwhelming at first and it was also my

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BRIGHT FUTURE - Red Deer’s Georgina Moore has been cast in Broadway’s 42nd Street which is currently staging across the United States. photo submitted first professional audition in New York City.”

Moore said the morning of her first audition, she set her alarm for 4:30 a.m. Along with a few friends, they took the subway downtown and signed their names up on the audition list. The group went back home and back to sleep before returning at 11 a.m. for their audition.

“The first day we learned some choreography and at the end of the day they made some cuts and I heard my number called which is exciting, so I continued on.

We had a series of callbacks which basically means you continue to come in and sometimes they would ask us to prepare a song or to learn some lines from the show if we were being considered for a role. That callback process continued to happen for about 10 days,” she said. “The stakes get higher the further you get into it.”

Moore made it to the final callbacks. “I did my dancing, I did my singing and I did my acting and that was it.

I had done everything that I could. I put my best foot forward, literally, and I did the best that I could.”

A short time later, Moore did get the call that she had landed a job in the ensemble for the show.

“It was amazing, I couldn’t really believe it at first. It seemed to surreal to me that two weeks before I didn’t even know about the audition and now I was sitting there and I have a 13 month contract on my hands. It was a very special day. I will never forget that day.”

The tour officially opened in Salt Lake City in September.

“We did five or six shows in Salt Lake City. My parents were able to fly and my mom saw the show three times and my dad came twice and they were really happy to be there. They loved the show.”

Over the course of 13 months, the group will tour to 66 cities and perform more than 260 times and life on the road is something that Moore said she is adjusting to.

“You really make it up as you go. Some things you are prepared for - like I was mentally prepared to be on a bus sometimes for 10 hours a day. But there are always going to be things that you could never really prepare for,” she said.

“Living out of a suitcase is an experience - you can’t pick up too much along the way otherwise your suitcase will be too heavy. It’s hard but I feel like it is getting better. I am finally feeling like I am finding my groove and how to get along those long bus days.

“But it has been fun because the cast is amazing and it’s amazing to think we’ve only been working together since mid-August since we started rehearsals in New York and now just under two months later they already feel like a big family to me.

We’re all in it together - we’re all on the bus together, we’re all on stage together, we’re all in the hotels together. We are really living and breathing this together.” efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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This week is marked as Bullying Awareness Week throughout the province.

Bullying by definition is the use of force, threat or coercion to abuse, intimidate or dominate others. It affects thousands of Albertans each day in not only schools, but also in workplaces, community groups and online through social media.

Bullying is not unique to one age group, specific to youths, but spans from school age children to seniors.

Bullying Awareness Week was launched with the aim to increase awareness of bullying behaviours and their negative impacts.

“We all have a responsibility to stand up against bullying,

create safe environments and promote healthy relationships,” said Minister of Human Services Irfan Sabir. “Bullying affects us all and we need to work together to keep our communities safe. I encourage all Albertans to share the message: Be inclusive. Be kind.

Be respectful.”

Our province was one of the first areas in Canada to recognize bullying as a societal issue over 10 years ago. In 2004 the Alberta Government hosted a round-table on family violence and bullying which has spawned numerous bullying prevention campaigns and initiatives.

What most of these campaigns and initiatives attempt to shine a

light on is the distinct importance of developing and maintaining healthy relationships. Through the creation of these healthy relationships we can focus on interacting kindly and respectfully with one another.

Numerous events are being hosted throughout the week including the Post-It Forward campaign, where Albertans are encouraged to prevent bullying by using the small, sticky, colourful pieces of paper to share encouraging messages about people, students or organizations in their communities.

Students in junior high or high schools often participate in this campaign by plastering lockers and other common areas with Post-

Its that contain small messages like things like ‘You’re Awesome’ or ‘You’re Beautiful’. It’s all done anonymously, just to brighten someone’s day.

Here in our community we can also take a stand against bullying, whether it is participating in the Post-It Forward movement or just vowing to be more respectful of one another.

If you are a victim of bullying or abuse, there is a 24-hour bullying helpline to call (1-888-456-2323).

The helpline is a direct line to trained staff who are available to talk any time of the day. You can also visit the BullyFreeAlberta.ca web site.

How to manage conflicts over land use in Alberta In the late 19th century, William Pearce, an Albertabased federal civil servant, became increasingly concerned about the tendency to promote southern Alberta and Saskatchewan as suitable for farming.

Pearce was a longtime surveyor for the dominion government’s Department of the Interior. He and others familiar with the southern prairies knew that much of it, the Palliser Triangle, was a dry belt.

They knew that attempts by politicians, academics and others to settle evermore farmers there would lead to over-tasking the fragile landscape. They also knew that financial disaster would eventually befall immigrant farmers who, sooner or later, would find the soil unproductive.

In short, those closest to the land knew what it could - and could not - provide.

They knew from close observation, from empirical reality, how best to manage the natural environment.

Mark

MILKE Over the next few decades, their advice was ignored - until 1920s-era dry belt conditions broke many farming families and finally restored southern prairie land to more sustainable uses.

The story remains relevant. With a census population of more than 3.6 million in 2011 (or about 50 times the 73,022 people who inhabited Alberta’s pre-provincial geographic boundaries in 1901), modern conflict over Alberta’s land base has multiplied.

From energy extraction to transportation and personal travel, from off-road vehicles to the desire to farm and ranch, to reasonable calls to conserve

Yourself!

and enjoy Alberta’s natural surroundings, there is no shortage of potential landuse skirmishes.

So it’s useful to ask - how to manage conflicts?

One must sort through the various types of land ownership for possible strategies.

Private property is relatively easy to manage.

Property owners, whether of a small lot in the city or a farm in the country, have established rights - even if they are occasionally infringed. There are limits (albeit with exceptions) to how others can use such property - usually only with permission.

In contrast, disputes are sharpest where property ownership is common (i.e., on Crown land). This is why farmers, ranchers and conservationists might square off with off-road recreational vehicles (or even hikers). The boundaries of public use on public land, and what constitutes sensible and sensitive use

of land, are often disputed.

Some people object to private ownership of land for ideological or even conservation reasons, but most of Alberta’s agricultural land (not the entire land base, but ranching and farm land) is already private property. Only onefifth is government-owned.

Is private land ownership superior, in many cases, to political tussles over Crown land?

Where land is already occupied (I am not referencing mountain parks), it would appear so, including for conservation efforts.

Consider what British professor Ken Atkinson wrote in a 2009 journal article on preserving grassland in southern Saskatchewan - “The prairies provide an example of how tensions between conservationists and other land-users can be healed and need not be permanent.”

Atkinson pointed out that some conservationists accuse ranchers of over-

grazing - accurate in some cases - but how ranchers (and I would argue, farmers) are stewards of the land. Atkinson noted how an open range, “Gives native flora and fauna some chance of survival” and that the, “Understanding between ranchers and conservationists has improved enormously.”

Atkinson thus hinted at what can occasionally be forgotten in policy disputes: those closest to a problem have the best chance of managing and solving it. So any evidence-based discussions on land use should always start there.

It’s an approach that a 19th century civil servant would understand and applaud.

Mark Milke is a Calgary columnist and author of four books. He is a contributing editor to the new e-book, Ranching Realities in the 21st Century, released by the Fraser Institute. His column is distributed through Troy Media.

What do you enjoy about curling?

Asked at the Senior Open Bonspiel at the Lacombe Curling Club by Zachary Cormier

“I like the competitiveness and the camaraderie.

And I don’t mind the drinks after the game.”

Bob Pecharsky, Rimbey

“It’s a social, challenging sport. A lot of fun.”

Jim Bruns, Lacombe

“It gets me out of the house.”

Kelvin Swarbrick, Lacombe

“I like the fellowship, the people, the exercise, and the game.”

Phyllis Knight, Tees

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fyi EVENTS

The FYI, Community Events Calendar is a free-of-charge service for not-for-profit organizations and upcoming community events within the Lacombe and Blackfalds region. To submit your information, please email news@ lacombeexpress.com, call 403782-5306 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.

Calling all musicians! A jazzy new place to blow your horn or strum your strings - A jam session every second and fourth Thursday from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Lacombe Legion. $2 a person. For more information, call Rod at 403-782-1842.

Amnesty International “Write for Rights” event on Dec. 13th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 5226-51 Ave. Lacombe. Bring paper and pen.

Coffee provided. Contact Therese Thompson at 403 782 3671.

The Tees Christmas Concert and Carol Festival will be held on Thursday, Dec. 10th from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the Tees Hall.

Please join us for an evening of Christmas entertainment. Participants welcome, contact Carla Kenney at 784-3055 to be included in the program. Santa will be attending for the children.

Beverages and potluck lunch which will follow the program.

The Lacombe Christmas Farmers’ Markets will be held every Friday morning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting Nov. 13th to Dec. 11th at the Lacombe Memorial Centre.

Also there is a special Moonlight Madness sale on Thursday Nov. 26th from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. It’s a great chance to do your Christmas shopping with a hug variety of baking, homemade crafts, local honey, perogies, woodwork, jams, fall veggies, meats, clothing, Philippine spring rolls, jewellery and lots more. Call 403-7824772 for more information. Our vendors are proud to make it, bake it and grow it just for you.

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Your weekly Community Events Calendar

Friends of the Library are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a semi-annual book and craft sale on Nov. 26th from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lacombe Public Library. Donated books and crafts would be much appreciated. Come and bring friends.

On Nov. 21st at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Hall there will be the Christmas Bingo Family fun night out and kids also are most welcome. Bar will be open. Approximately ten games - prizes given out after each game is won. The last game will be the black out for a turkey.

Admission is by donation. If each family could bring an item for snack time afterwards. Please

403-885-4857 for more information or advance tickets.

Lacombe Lions Community Band invites you to our annual Christmas concert on Nov. 30th at 7:30 p.m. at Lacombe Memorial Centre. Flat Iron Jazz Band will also be performing. Admission by donation. Snacks and refreshments available after the concert.

For more information, contact Mark Kenney at 403-784-3055.

The Lacombe Legion is hosting a tour for adults of Canadian battlefields in Holland, Belgium and France from March 25th to April 3rd, 2016. Highlights will include tours of Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris as well as Vimy Ridge, The Juno

drumming experience, or if you would like to learn piping or drumming, are asked to please contact us at 403-782-7183.

Practices are held at the Red Deer Legion on Tuesdays at 7:00.

St. Andrew’s United Church youth choir for ages five to 18. Meets Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. contact Jessica at 403-352-5486 or jessmick16@gmail.com.

St. Andrew’s United Church Adult Choir for those 18 and older.

Practices on Wednesdays from 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Contact Roberta at 403-782-0443 for more information. Cost is free.

Invitation to join CNIB Peer Support Group: The Peer Support

If you are reading this, so are your potential customers.

This valuable space is now available – call the Lacombe Express today!

403-782-5303 forward on to anybody else you think might be interested - you can also follow “Lincoln Hall Society “ on Facebook or Twitter.

The Arrogant Worms in concert, Saturday, Dec. 5th, 7 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 5226 - 51 Ave. in Lacombe. The Arrogant Worms are a Canadian musical comedy trio that parodies many musical genres.

They are well known for their humorous on-stage banter in addition to their music. Tickets are $35 and are available at Sunny 94 in Lacombe, United Church office, or call Tom at 403-3419348 or Donna at 403-782-2032.

This is a fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of Guatemala.

Visions Country Gospel Christmas Concert will be held at Blackfalds United Church on Friday, Nov. 20th at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and 16 and under are free. There will also be a silent auction and snacks provided. Phone 403-885-4861 or

Beach Center, the Normandy beaches, the home of Anne Frank, Ypres, Passchendaele, Flanders Field and much more. A detailed itinerary including cost is available at the Lacombe Branch of the Legion or you can request one to be e-mailed to you at the e-mail that follows. For more information phone Corvin at 403 357-0377 or email cuhrbach@gmail.com.

The Parkland Classical Singers, a community choir based in Lacombe, is looking for more members. If you like to sing, please join us.

Rehearsals are held on Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wolf Creek Community Church, beginning Oct. 15th. Two performances: Christmas 2015 and Spring 2016. For more information, call Carolyn 403-782-7365.

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band is actively recruiting experienced and inexperienced people from the Central Alberta area, who are interested in joining the pipe band. Anyone with piping or

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 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.

Lacombe Walking Group Wednesdays from 12-12:30 at Medcombe Walk-In-Clinic.

No Registration required.

Kozy Korner — Tuesday Dinners every week at noon. The hot meal includes dessert and coffee at the Senior Centre.

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, family 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 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.

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Library Christmas book drive begins I’d like to thank the parents and children that came to my Halloween party with such great costumes. I was a little disappointed that the little girl who said she was going to be myself for Halloween didn’t make the party. I was wondering what her costume would look like and then I thought it might be better not to know.

I would also like to thank Alexa for the chocolate cupcake and the chocolate bars since she is keeping me well spoiled for treats.

Apparently she thinks I could use some more calories which is a lovely dream.

We are having our annual Christmas book drive beginning Nov. 12th until Dec. 11th. Please bring a new book to the library. We are collecting books for infants up to age 18. All these books will be donated to the local Santa’s Anonymous. Last year we collected 144 books and of course we would like to exceed that number.

That is my segue to another great gift. For $20 you can purchase a gift card for a library membership for a dear friend or a family in need. This will give everyone in the household a library card and access to all the

Mary

POOLE libraries in Alberta.

Our Local Colour series will be on Nov. 19th at 8 p.m. in the LCHS gymnasium. There will be a presentation by the LCHS Robotics Club with Warren Kreway and Steve Schultz speaking. Please note the change of venue and that the presentation will begin at 8 p.m. rather than 7 p.m.

I’m trying not to nag but please don’t forget the Friends of the Library Book and Craft Sale: Thursday, Nov. 26th, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the library. Handmade crafts and previously enjoyed books!

Are you a craft maker and/ or book lover? We are seeking donations of handmade crafts and gently used books for the sale.

The Local Colour Series and the Armchair Travel Lectures will be resuming in January. Please visit our website lacombelibrary.org for information on these programs.

The MCMPL book club will be meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1st at 7 p.m. in the Read and Relax area of the library. We will be discussing the book Under the Wide and Starry Sky

by Nancy Horan. We have enjoyed welcoming new members so please join us for the December meeting.

Our Lego Club is doing very well and we would like

to thank the companies and people who donated Lego and funds to get us up and running. We would like to thank: Farmacist Advisory Services, Ricki McLarty, Christina Rice, Lacombe Initiation White, Farmers Edge and Mitch Nesbitt of Dekalb. If you would like to donate Lego or Duplo or cash to the club we will

issue tax receipts for new kits or cash donations.

Our featured book is The Marvels by Brian Selznick.

This is a junior book by the Caldecott Medal winning author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. This book consists of two stand-alone stories: the first is nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures and the second is prose. This creates

a beguiling narrative puzzle.

This is an intriguing and beautifully bound book that should be read by all ages.

Winter is coming. A library membership makes the cold weather so much easier to abide with the gift of reading.

Mary Poole is the children’s library programmer at the Mary C. Moore Public Library in Lacombe.

Friends of Iron Ridge Society seeking volunteers for playground

BY SARAH MAETCHE LACOMBE EXPRESS Soon the landscape of Blackfalds will be changing once again with the opening of a new school.

A local group aims to ensure the new Wolf Creek Public School (WCPS) facility currently being built along Cottonwood Drive on the east side of Blackfalds will have a playground for students to enjoy.

The Friends of the Iron Ridge Campus Society (FIRCS) will be fundraising for playground equipment for the new facility.

WCPS announced the Grade 4 to Grade 6 school, named Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus, will house up to 400 students and will be open for the September 2016 school year.

The FIRCS was established, with a full board, to organize and host fundraisers that will benefit the

students at both the Iron Ridge Elementary Campus and Iron Ridge Junior Campus.

Currently, FIRCS has nine volunteers serving both campuses. With the addition of the new campus next year, the group is looking to expand their fundraising efforts and volunteer reach.

FIRCS President Christine Barr said instead of servicing all three campuses in the new year, the society will be forming two new boards, one for each school.

“That way each school can have their own board and can host their own casino,” she said.

The group held a meeting recently at the junior campus for parents who wanted to be involved on either of the boards. Barr said the society would guide the newcomers with the details of how to proceed ahead with forming a new society. Once

the societies are officially formed, the Town of Blackfalds can then look into community initiative grants in order to support the new playground.

Due to the tight time line, Barr said there is no guarantee they will have the funds and a playground in place for when the school opens in September, but they are going to attempt it.

FIRCS has funded several new playgrounds, trees and shrubs and a new sign at the other two campuses over the years.

In September 2016, with the opening of the new school, the grade configuration will also change at the other two campuses. The current Iron Ridge Elementary Campus will host Kindergarten to Grade 3.

For more information about the society or volunteer opportunities contact Barr at 403-885-0315 or by email at lillian5@telus.net. news@lacombeexpress.com

Open House December 5, 2015 Hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8am – 4pm & Tuesday, Thursday 12pm – 7pm Phone: 403.790.2229 Fax: 403.790.2228

Owner Kenda Butterfield MScPT, BKin Physical Therapist

You Are Invited!

Email: info@vantagephysio.com

Saturday, December 5 9am - 5pm

5022 50 Avenue Ponoka, AB T4J 1S1

Come enjoy some refreshments and take a tour of our newly renovated building.

www.vantagephysio.com

Silent Auction Donations from local businesses. Proceeds in support of Santa’s Anonymous

Also Offering Evening Courses for ALL levels of Heart & Stroke CPR. On site AED coming soon.

Call to inquire or to set up class dates and times.

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The City of Lacombe is currently seeking to appoint a number of community-minded citizenT to serve on the Affordable Housing Steering Committee.

By volunteering on this committee for a two year term you will obtain new skills and insights into the Affordable Housing Strategy as it relates to City housing needs. This Committee works toward ensuring all citizens of Lacombe have access to adequate and suitable housing. You will make a positive difference by advising Council on affordable housing issues. To find the best people for each role, the City of Lacombe is committed to encouraging a diverse workforce and supports employment equity through policy, welcoming all applicants.

If you can contribute to a committee with a broad cross-section of interests from both social and business backgrounds, request an application using the contact information below.

P: 403.782.1287 5432 56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9

7+856'$< 129(0%(5 To participate in the parade, please download and fill out the application at www.lacombetourism.com or contact: Guy Lapointe 403.782.1263 glapointe@lacombe.ca.

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Residential Grand Prize: $500 in Lacombe bucks, redeemable at Passport to Christmas participating businesses + an official Moose Mug Punch Bowl like the one from Christmas Vacation (value $175)!

Commercial Grand Prize: ½ page colour advertisement courtesy of the Lacombe Express Retail Value: $650 **There are also three random draws for $100 grocery cards**

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Addition of Commercial Vehicle Inspection Services

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Documents pertaining to the development permits may be inspected at City Hall, 5432-56 Avenue, during regular business hours. Anyone claiming to be affected by the approval of the Permitted Uses with Variances of Discretionary Uses may submit an objection within 14 days from the date of notice. The appeal must be in writing, accompanied with a $50.00 fee and be directed to: Lacombe Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Attn: Secretary to the SDAB, 5432-56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9.

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What’s Happening?

Year Round Electronics & Battery Recycling Did you know that you no longer have to wait for the annual Toxic/Electronics Waste Roundup to safely dispose of your unwanted consumer electronic waste or batteries?

You can drop off your broken televisions, computers, printers, monitors, laptops, and related accessories to the Operations Building (5444 - 56 Ave) year-round! You can also recycle your disposable and rechargeable batteries, as well as unwanted cell phones and chargers at City Hall (5432 - 56 Ave) during regular business hours.

Recycling your batteries and unwanted electronics is important for the environment. Electronic items contain lead, mercury and cadmium and other toxic materials that pose a threat to the environment if buried in the landfill.

E-waste collected by the City is recycled responsibly in Red Deer by Recycle Logic, a registered processor under the Alberta Recycling Electronics Recycling Program. They will safely dispose of the hazardous materials contained in the electronics, and salvage any valuable materials for reuse.

For more information on acceptable items and hours of operation, please call Operations at (403)782-1261.

City adopts service level Recreational Use removal of Storm Water Ponds changes for snow With winter weather fast approaching, the City would like to remind residents that only certain recreational activities will be permitted on the Cranna Lake, Royal Oak and Iron Wolf storm water ponds (SWP) once their surfaces have frozen to a safe ice thickness.

“Since we want to maximize accessibility and minimize the risk, safety is a major concern,” said Parks and Facilities Manager Calvin Bennefield. “These three storm water ponds will be inspected on an ongoing basis to evaluate the ice thickness levels, and signs will be posted at all locations indicating whether the ponds are open or closed for recreational activities.”

Subject to the conditions outlined in the municipality’s Storm Water Pond Policy, the selected ponds may be used for activities such as skating, broomball and shinny in the winter, as well as non-direct contact water activities in the summer, including non-motorized boating such as paddle boats or canoes.

The Storm Water Pond Policy is limited to Cranna Lake, Royal Oak and Iron Wolf SWP, and excludes Len Thompson, Bruns Pond, Wolf Creek Industrial SWP, Mackenzie Ranch SWP, Henners Storm Cell and the Airport SWP. Other bodies of water most commonly located on golf courses are not considered part of this program.

Those using the ponds are advised to be cautious, as the ice surfaces may become unstable at any time, and that ice thickness may change any time for a variety of reasons, some of which are unpredictable. Anyone using the ice surface on a storm water pond does so at their own risk.

For more information on storm water pond safety, go to www.lacombe.ca/icesafety.

City Council Dates Lacombe City Council Meetings are open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. Meeting agendas are posted online at www.lacombe.ca by 3 p.m. on the Friday before every Council Meeting.

The next scheduled Regular Council Meeting dates and times are: • Monday, November 23, 2015, at 5 p.m.

• Monday, December 14 , 2015, at 5 p.m.

Upcoming Events National Child Day- November 20, 2015 Toonie swim 1p.m. -3 p.m. at the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre.

Tim Hortons Santa Claus Parade-November 26, 2015 To participate in the parade, please call 403.782.1263 or go to www.lacombetourism.com and fill out an application form.

Light up the Night- November 25-29 For more information on all the events, go to www.lacombetourism.com.

Reminders

Echo Energy Promotion Sign up and we will donate $20 to your choice of participating charity or community group. Power your home; Empower your community. To sign up or for more info call 403.782.1263 or go to: www.echoenergy.ca.

Annual Christmas Lights Exchange Bring in two strands of old lights to City Hall and receive 1 set of LED lights. While supplies last. For more info call 403.782.6666.

Recreation Facility Rental Financial Assistance Grant Go to www.lacombe.ca/facilityrentalgrant to review the guidelines and to fill out an application form.

Volunteer Opportunities The City of Lacombe is currently seeking a number of community- minded citizens to serve on the Affordable Housing Steering Committee.

Request an application by calling 403.782.1287 or email rpettibone@lacombe.ca. www.lacombe.ca

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Horoscope ARIES

TAURUS

Mar 21/Apr 20

Apr 21/May 21

Aries, you may need to exercise a lot of patience this week. Practice some deep breaths, and find some relaxing music to keep you calm. Your patience will pay off.

Taurus, your effor ts will be fueled by passion this week. You are likely to put your whole hear t behind projects and your relationships. Others will respect you for it.

GEMINI

CANCER

May 22/Jun 21

Jun 22/Jul 22

Gemini, in order to make real progress this week, you must evaluate your goals and your priorities.

Health should be at the

Cancer, no matter which big decision you need to ANSWER

ideas by trusted friends and

top of this list, so make an

family first. They may offer

effor t to be healthier.

some words of wisdom.

LEO

VIRGO

Jul 23/Aug 23

Aug 24/Sept 22

Leo, others are getting the sense that you are

Avoid any deep being, Virgo. You need

down and think about

to keep things light until

it, you will probably see

you are able to devote

they’re correct. Find a new,

more time to your various

challenging project.

relationships.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

Sept 23/Oct 23

Oct 24/Nov 22

Libra, too many changes

Intense feelings could

could make you feel a bit off-kilter. Find something that makes you feel

this week, Scorpio. Try to maintain a level head and make the most of this

that task or place for now.

sudden surge of energy.

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

Nov 23/Dec 21

Dec 22/Jan 20

Sagittarius, a personality clash can be a tricky situation, especially at work. Take the higher ground and you will come

This is a super week for new friendships, Capricorn.

Join a new group or simply strike up a conversation

through unscathed and

with a coworker with whom

better for it.

you share an interest.

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Jan 21/Feb 18

Feb 19/Mar 20

Take some time now to make home life a priority, Aquarius. You have been going hard at work lately, but now is a great time to make family a bigger priority.

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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.)

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restless. When you slow

happening really fast

HOW TO PLAY:

make this week, run some

You must back up an argument with research and proof, Pisces.

Get your facts straight before you forge ahead.

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ARTS & LEISURE

Brett Kissel brings his ‘Airwaves Tour’ to Red Deer

BY MARK WEBER LACOMBE EXPRESS Country artist Brett Kissel has been crossing the nation with his Airwaves Tour that includes a Red Deer stop on Nov. 22nd at Cowboys Bar. After the success Kissel had with his major label debut CD Started With A Song, it would be tempting for anyone to kick off their boots, crack a cold one or two and imagine things couldn’t get any better. His latest disc, Pick Me Up, was released this past September. The first single, Airwaves, shot to number one earlier this year and the latest single - the title track from the record - is proving to be a hit as well.

“It’s been incredible - one of the best experiences I’ve ever had,” he said regarding the current tour. “Lots of sold out shows and we will have played every province by the time the tour is done. We are very, very lucky.”

As for Pick Me Up, Kissel said the vision from the start was simple - to harness the energy he sees in his live shows and inject it into the recording process. And for those tunes with a comparatively happy lyric, he wanted listeners to be able to ‘hear’ a smile.

“I wanted them to hear great energy and excitement,” he said, adding he wanted the emotions to shine through on the ballads as well. There’s no question he has succeeded, thanks also to producers Bart McKay and Mickey Jack Cones.

Kissel said both men contributed enormously to the project, and Cones in particular helped him explore some fresh territory as the well-known producer comes from a, “Completely different side of country.

“I think that allowed me to do something different with the record, and make it sound a little bit more modern,” he explained, adding that much of the CD was recorded in Canada. “That was a very special thing for me, and something that I’m really proud of,” he said. “I think we are able to officially over the next few years, be able to bridge the gap between what can be done in Nashville and can’t be done in Canada. Now, there is nothing that we can’t do with the technology because of the production (capabilities) and the talent up here in Canada.”

Meanwhile, his Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist marked the first time in 17 years a country act earned the honour. He had five Billboard Canada Top 10 singles, two number one vid-

MOVING AHEAD - Singer Brett Kissel, originally from Flat Lake, Alberta, is making his name known in the industry these days. He brings his Airwaves Tour to Red Deer on Nov. 22nd. eos on CMT’s Top 20 Countdown and a leading eight Canadian Country Music Association Award nominations, of which he won two.

It hasn’t been too long since Kissel was last in town - he performed at Westerner Days in July of last year and hit the stage with Brad Paisley in the fall of 2014 as well.

Originally from Flat Lake, Alberta, Kissel’s passion for music was sparked early on. And his folks have pointed out that he’s been an attention-seeker his whole life. He was given a guitar at seven and it wasn’t long before a gift for making music was very apparent. At 10, he was playing three-chord Johnny Cash songs at talent shows.

“It was a house of music, although my parents didn’t play anything,” he recalls of his growing up years. “They didn’t play

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or sing. My grandparents didn’t and my cousins didn’t. Not even a single person in the entire extended family was really involved in music.

“We loved it - we went to concerts and listened to the radio a lot. My dad and I listened to bands like the Eagles or Alabama and my mom and I listened to George Strait all the time. My grandparents listened to traditional country all the time also.

“So I was influenced by music, even though we then had nothing to do with the music business,” he said.

“My parents would say that from a very early age, I was an attention seeker, I loved the spotlight and I was always performing,” he said. “I was singing as a little, little kid - at seven years of age I got my first guitar and I’d be strumming Garth Brooks songs and singing along to

the radio.

“But I think I really started to dive into it when I was 11 or 12. I was entering competitions and performing a lot locally.” He also starting landing paid gigs.

“Before you know it, I’m 14 years old and my dad has to set up a bank account for me because I was working every Friday, Saturday and Sunday! I’d be doing homework in the van as we drove down to Red Deer or up to Cold Lake,” he recalled.

One thing was for certain – there was no looking back. Kissel said he’s always felt very much at home onstage. “Music is the only thing I’ve every really wanted to do,” he has said. “And being onstage is my favourite thing – there is nowhere else I’d rather be. Being able to entertain is the best thing in the world. There is no way to describe that feeling.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015

ARTS & LEISURE

A little known cause of falls in seniors I lost track of the number of times I was called by hospital emergency to tell me my elderly mother had fallen again.

Now, a study shows that atrial fibrillation, referred to as A Fib, an irregular heart rate, is often the cause of falling. I wish I had known then what I know now.

Dr. Sofie Jansen of the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam, Holland, analyzed the data of 4,800 adults. Twenty per cent reported that they had fallen at least once during the past year. She reports the number of patients suffering from A Fib increased with advancing age, only 1% between 50 and 64 years of age, but 8% for those 75 and older. Over 30% were unaware they had A Fib before the study.

Some A Fib patients notice palpitations, breathlessness or fatigue as the heart rate becomes erratic. Since an irregularly

Dr. Gifford

JONES beating heart does not pump enough oxygenated blood to the brain, this causes dizziness and researchers say it doubles the chance of falling. The worry is that A Fib causes blood to swirl around longer in the chambers of the heart. This increases the risk of a blood clot forming and travelling to the brain. A stroke or a fall may result with serious injury.

Doctors normally treat A Fib with either drugs to thin the blood, making it less likely to clot, or ones to restore the rhythm. But these can cause bleeding and other side-effects.

If either fails, more complicated procedures such as an electrical

shock to the heart, or destruction of a portion of the heart’s tissue can be done.

Today, I would decrease the risk of treatment complications by first trying natural remedies.

I would quickly give magnesium as each heart beat is controlled by an electrical impulse, requiring sufficient amounts of this mineral. Studies show that most North Americans are deficient in magnesium.

So a powder such as MagSense or a magnesium pill can help to save patients from drugs or more complicated procedures.

Next would be a daily 81 mg (milligram) Aspirin to thin the blood. It can, on rare occasions, cause gastrointestinal bleeding, but I believe it is less risky than prescription drugs. I’d also add natural Vitamin E 200 IU which oils the blood.

Dr. Donna P. Denier, a cardiologist and member of The

American College of Cardiology, says, “Even in the world of cardiologists it is not well known that diabetes is a risk factor for A Fib.” She could have added that diabetes is notorious for causing atherosclerosis, (hardening of arteries) which decreases the flow of blood to the heart’s muscle.

My mother did not have diabetes but since a good supply of blood to the heart is vital as we age, I’d give my mother high doses of Vitamin C 4,000 to 6,000 mg (milligrams) and lysine 2,000 to 4,000 mg daily in powder or capsules.

Recent studies show this can prevent and reverse atherosclerosis, a monumental finding.

(See www.docgiff.com for photos showing this effect.)

Since hypertension and A Fib pose a high risk for stroke, I’d also suggest Neo40. This miracle molecule decreases inflam-

mation in arteries and makes platelets in the blood more slippery, so less likely to form a blood clot. Neo40 also increases the production of nitric oxide causing dilatation of arteries and a decrease in blood pressure. Most people are unaware of this remedy even though this discovery received the Nobel Prize in 1998. All these natural remedies are available in Health Food Stores.

Lastly, for those who do not drink alcohol, don’t start. But for those who are moderate drinkers I’d suggest an alcoholic drink before dinner. Alcohol oils the blood and can help to prevent a blood clot. I no longer receive calls that my mother has fallen, but like all those who have lost a mother, how I wish I could get that call again.

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People can be too serious when it comes to food and drink One of the aspects of the food and wine industry that I have realized over the years of my career as a chef is that people can be so serious. Yes, I take pride in what I do and I think that the role I play in the industry has an impact on people’s lives, but why am I expected to have a heavy weighted approach in discussions regarding food and drink?

Many of you probably agree that there are numerous people in the food industry, that we may label as foodies, who come across as pompous or event pretentious. This is

perhaps why it is presumably expected for others to be the same way. Don’t get me wrong - I believe it is a wonderful thing when someone loves what they do, even to the point where their lives are utterly consumed with related passion, but why must we take such a ridged approach?

Yes, there are rules in cooking and many are steadfast, but I am talking more about the areas where approaches are not as strict and could very easily be bent based on personal preferences and taste.

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on Cooking For example, I am sure that you have heard the statement that ‘medium-rare’ is the optimal doneness for cooking a beef steak, but what happens when someone likes their steak more done? Or when a person does not like their pasta cooked al dente (Italian for ‘to the tooth’ meaning not to overcook; it should have some firmness)? Is it our role as chefs to tell that person that they are wrong?

Or when someone enjoys a Riesling wine paired with their meal when a sommelier believes that is

completely incorrect and only an oily viognier is the way to go. Or should condemnation be delivered to one that enjoys ice in their single malt scotch? Where is the line where the steadfast rules and training stop and where personal taste and preferences start?

Where that line is and the boldness of that line, varies in many circumstances but is does exist, and I believe as an industry expert that it cannot be ignored, or overruled, just for the sole reason that we are professionally trained.

I remember working with a chef in my training days that told me, “An individual of the general public has personal preference and taste buds that cannot be ignored. We must not only learn from them but also learn to accept their

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perspectives as a part of our ongoing training and fine-tuning of our careers as chefs. Everyone has an opinion and is a unique individual and should be respected as such.” Wise words well said that I have shaped my career around.

I am a fully certified Red Seal Chef, but to me my trades paper is just that paper. I see myself more as a chef for the home cook.

A chef for the majority of the households filled with all classes of people, with or without families, that are looking for great meals that are not constructed from obscure ingredients.

Meals that are not paired with unfamiliar varieties of wine. If you love food and love to cook, regardless of whether you are professionally trained or not, you are a chef in my eyes.

Does that mean I don’t

respect, appreciate or value my certification as a chef, or other professionals in the industry?

Of course not. It means that I can find importance with what we have and at the same time be open enough to appreciate and respect others and their opinions. Opinions are like taste buds - everybody has them.

So in closing, in what I hope does not seem like a rant, I welcome you with open arms to share your food experiences with me.

No guard must be erected.

Let us talk, taste, discuss, sip and share passion for the nurturement that keeps us alive and keeps our lives exciting and fulfilling. Let us eat, drink and be merry.

Chef Dez is a food columnist, culinary travel host and cookbook author. Visit him at www.chefdez.com

An Application has been made to the City of Lacombe for demolition of the existing church building located at 5140 – 53 Street.

Parties who are interested in either relocating the building, or salvage of a part, or the whole of the building, should respond in writing to the Planning and Development Department of the City of Lacombe, 5432 – 56 Avenue, prior to November 26, 2015.

Please identify what items of the building interest you and how you would propose to undertake the work and whether any compensation, and what value, would be offered.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015

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SPORTS Lacombe roper wins Canadian Championship

BY ZACHARY CORMIER LACOMBE EXPRESS The Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) is the most prestigious rodeo on the Canadian Rodeo Circuit.

To even make it to the week long aggregate format rodeo at Rexall Place, cowboys need to be among the top 12 highest earners in the country in their respective event.

With more than $200,000 per event on the line throughout the week and the championship buckle going to the cowboy (or cowgirl) with the highest season earnings, the competition is fierce.

Which is why it’s so impressive that Lacombe native Tyrel Flewelling claimed his third Canadian Championship as a heeler in Edmonton last week.

“I’m feeling pretty good. I’m pretty excited about it. It’s always nice to win, it just validates having a great season,” said the 29-year-old team roper, who also won the title in 2011 and 2013.

The CFR is an aggregate-style rodeo, meaning the cowboy with the highest total earnings at the end of the week gets the title.

Team roping, however, works a little bit differently than most of the other events because while the total prize money for winning or placing in a go-round is the same as the other events, the total gets split between the header and the heeler of the team. The two cowboys’ earnings are then tracked separately.

Flewelling and his roping partner Roland McFadden came into the finals in third place on the overall standings, just $2,000 shy of season leaders Brett Buss and Klay Whyte. And with each round paying out a combined $12,000 to the winners (not to mention the slough of money available for placing in a go-round) a $2,000 lead can disappear pretty fast.

“It’s been good. Rol and I, that’s the most money we have ever won in the regular season. We had $20,000 we’d won and we came in a really good position to have a good finals.

“This year I was way more consistent.

I didn’t really miss too many steers and then a week up in Edmonton I was able to catch ‘em all up there too so I just felt like my consistency is as good as it’s ever been,” Flewelling said.

And the two of them didn’t disappoint at Rexall. They posted qualified times on five out of six of the steers that they drew,

CHAMPION - From left, Tyrel Flewelling and Roland McFadden turned in a time of 4.8 during the final day of CFR at Rexall Place in Edmonton last Sunday. The team ropers clinched the Canadian Championship with the win. including a time of 5.0 to win the second go-round.

While they only won the one round, Flewelling and McFadden were quick enough to consistently place in the top five, earning money along the way. Their consistency, combined with the fact that they only took one 10 second penalty all week, put them right into the race for the best average time in the team roping.

At the CFR, the average race plays out like an extra round. So in team roping, the five teams with the lowest average time over the six performances get an extra cheque on top of their earnings from the week.

Going into Sunday’s performance the cowboys had earned a total of $13, 500 apiece to put them firmly in the lead and just needed to post a clean run to lock down second place in the average race and, with it, the Canadian title.

“We knew if we had a clean run we

would win second in the average, that would seal it, so we just said to each other ‘hey let’s just go do what we did all year,’” McFadden, a Vulcan, Alberta boy, said.

And they stepped up to the occasion, posting a time of 4.8, their best of the week, to clinch the buckles.

“You never really know how the week’s going to go up there,” Flewelling said.

“You just try and go up there and make your consistent run and try and place along the way and hopefully have a chance at the average at the end of the week.”

This is the second time the pair, with McFadden at the head of the steer and Flewelling roping the heels, have competed together at CFR, but it’s the first time they’ve won it together. In fact, this was McFadden’s first ever Canadian title, something that Flewelling said was a pretty cool thing to be a part of.

“It’s pretty awesome to be part of

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(Roland’s) first win. It’s great. I’m just proud of him because he’s roped good enough here to do it before and things just didn’t go his way,” Flewelling said.

The two cowboys started roping together last season and have had to work through a number of challenges on their way to the finals, not the least of which is the distance between their homes.

“It makes it kind of tricky. In the spring time the rodeos are all kind of down that way so I try to go down there and as the summer keeps progressing he comes up here and ropes,” Flewelling said about how they work around the roughly three hour drive from Vulcan to Lacombe.

But at the end of the day, he said, the travel time is worth it because he’s able to compete with someone he gets along well with.

“We get along really good, so it’s nice to win with your friend.”

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Lacombe Bantam Raiders end season

BY ZACHARY CORMIER LACOMBE EXPRESS The Lacombe Bantam Raiders season is over after a tough 49-22 loss to the Cardston Cougars during their first provincial game in Cardston last Saturday night.

According to Head Coach Fred Knip, the Raiders got off to a slow start in the game and just couldn’t recover.

“It was a combination of a perfect storm coming from the east and the west and the north and the south and it hit us,” Knip said.

The main factor in the loss, he said, was that the Raiders just couldn’t find their legs until late in the game, allowing Cardston to score seven touchdowns in three and a half quarters.

“We didn’t have any results. We couldn’t find our legs until late in the fourth quarter.

Then we scored three touchdowns in eight minutes but it was too little too late.”

Knip said he believed the four and a half hour bus ride to Cardston early in the morning may have contributed to the Raider’s slow play.

“I think that was bothersome because we left (Lacombe) at eight in the morning and we got there at one. We did stop a couple of times to let the boys run around but they were lethargic when we got off the bus,” he said.

“I think they were out of their rhythm.”

Lacombe didn’t find their legs until late in the fourth quarter when they scored three

touchdowns in eight minutes.

“Then boy, then we had their number,” Knip said.

But by that time Cardston had already scored seven touchdowns, a lead that Lacombe just couldn’t overcome.

The other big problem for the Raiders was that the Cougars had done their homework.

Cardston keyed on the Raiders’ two best players — quarterback Richard Jans and receiver Simon Gray — often double or triple-covering them and making it very hard for them to produce offensively. ”It didn’t matter whether we ran or threw the ball. We tried going up the middle, we tried end runs,” Knip said, adding that it became a game of attrition, one he thought they would have won if not for their slow start.

Lacombe woke up in the fourth though.

Jans and Gray both had an excellent fourth quarter and were named Lacombe’s players of the game in spite of the increased coverage that they faced.

“There were some spectacular TSN highlight-reel plays that both players made.

Simon Gray, in the fourth quarter, really turned things around for us with a one handed interception,” Knip said. He described the catch as an, “Odell Beckham Jr.-style jump” before Gray came down hard with the ball.

From that point on, it was all Raiders.

“If we had played the first three quarters the way we played the last five minutes,

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SEASON’S END - Richard Jans of the Lacombe Bantam Raiders ran the ball up field during a provincial game against the Cardston Cougars in Cardston last Saturday. Lacombe fell to the Cougars 43-22, ending their season. photo submitted we would have blown them away, but the legs weren’t there.”

“We had an awesome, awesome season.”

The team built on the success that the Bantam football program has had in the past couple of seasons, including five league championships at one level or another and five provincial appearances in the last five years.

This season, the league named four Lacombe players to their League All-Star team. Those four players are Jans and Gray along with teammates Ryker Lunn and Oliver Hansen.

“I think we have a great program and I think it will just continue,” Knip said of Lacombe’s Bantam Football Program, adding

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he saw a lot of growth from his players throughout the season.

He pointed to one particular moment this season when some of the players asked to address the team.

“In essence, our football team was a family for many of these guys, so a couple of the captains said, ‘Look, this football team’s the only family we have. Let’s try to stay together and win a couple more games.’ And they did.

“For them it was being part of something that was bigger than just themselves. It was part of being a family, part of being a team, part of being a group. Moving forward, when I look back, I see a lot of incredible growth in some of these young men.” zcormier@lacombeexpress.com

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