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WELCOMING 2016 - The Town of Sylvan Lake held their annual fireworks show on New Years Day. The show was timed to music this year with hundreds of people watching from the skating rinks on the lake.

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Fireworks welcomes 2016 to Sylvan Lake

BY JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS The New Year’s Day fireworks attracted big crowds to the lake last Friday for a spectacular show that welcomed a brand new year in.

The parking area was packed as many people stayed in their vehicles, while others strapped on skates and skated around the Christmas tree as they waited for the fireworks to begin.

It was certainly great temperatures for those outside as people were dressed for the weather but temperatures being fairly mind.

People lined the out door rink on the lake to watch the show with many others being seen standing along Lakeshore Drive.

Thankfully there was no nasty wind chill to ruin the evening and residents and visitors could be seen in a state of pure bliss skating around with friends and family long after the fireworks went off.

When 7 p.m. hit, the fireworks began and everyone instantly stopped what they were doing and

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Thursday, January 14 at 10:15 AM Lacombe County OGGice Lacombe County OGGice (Council Chambers) located 2½ miles west of Highway 2 at the intersection of Spruceville Road and Highway 12

turned their eyes towards the sky. Big gold and silver fireworks captivated the viewer’s attention.

Those watching tuned their radios to 88.7 FM to hear the music that was carefully paired to the fireworks this year by event organizers.

Some rolled down their windows and opened their doors to share the music with the people on the ice.

The fireworks and music sent the spirit of the new year through the air with some people dancing to the hit pop songs that included ‘Up We Go’ and ‘Uptown Funk’.

The town’s mayor Sean McIntyre and his family were there watching the fireworks, one of many families who thoroughly enjoyed seeing the display bring in the new year. “My kids absolutely loved it,� he said. “We were pretty close to the action. For them it’s definitely a thrilling way to celebrate.�

He said the production of the fireworks shows has been getting more and more professional every year and this display was certainly along the same theme. “We really enjoyed it,�

McIntyre said. “Everybody had a great time.�

He said it was amazing to see how many people come out to see the fireworks, and noted how the streets were packed with people and vehicles. “It looks like everyone had an amazing time bringing in the new year,�

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Six robberies in 26 days for Sylvan Lake Sylvan Lake RCMP on the look out for serial robber

BY JENNA SWAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS The rash of recent robberies continued Tuesday night as Plaza Liquor Store in Sylvan Lake was held up for the third time in under 30 days by a black clad bandit and the sixth robbery in under 30 days for the town.

This wasn’t the only robbery of the evening as Lakeway Liquor was hit in their second robbery this week. Reports indicate the robber entered Lakeway Liquor Tuesday evening prior to Plaza Liquor Store. The robber was unable to obtain cash from Lakeway at which point they went to Plaza before fleeing on foot.

Earlier in the week at approximately 5:49 p.m. on Monday January 4, Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to the first robbery at the Lakeway Liquor Store.

Investigation by the RCMP determined a lone male walked into the store, approached the lone employee and demanded cash from the till. The employee complied, placing the money into a bag. At this time the male, who is described as around 6 feet tall and in his 20’s, left the store on foot.

This marks the second robbery for Sylvan Lake in the last week following an incident that occurred on December 29 at 3:40 p.m. in which a lone masked male, matching the same description as that of the Lakeway Liquor robber, entered CIBC in Sylvan Lake on 50th Street and robbed the bank of an undisclosed amount of money.

The RCMP stated the suspect approached the teller and had them put all of the money in the bag, after which the male then left the CIBC on foot and was last seen heading down the back alley behind the bank.

In all instances no weapon was displayed.

Aside from CIBC employees there was one witness at the time of the robbery who described the robbery as being very quick - with the suspect being in the establishment for no more than a few minutes.

“It was very emotional and I feel for the employees of the bank - nobody expects that when they go into work in the morn-

ing,” said the witness. “You prepare for these things as an employee but you never expect it to happen to you and when it does happen it’s very different than anything you could have prepared for.”

The witness describes sitting at the business desk in the bank - the teller had finished one of her transactions when she looked at the witness giving her a panicked look to be quiet. The witness then turned to see the suspect standing in front of another teller.

“I looked over and there was a male standing there and we knew that’s what was happening,” recalls the witness. “I couldn’t hear them at all - he was very quiet.”

These instances join the two prior robberies at the Plaza Liquor Store in Sylvan Lake with one having took place on Dec. 13 and the other on Dec. 27 - all of which RCMP have reason to believe were done by the same suspect.

In each robbery the suspect is described as wearing a black balaclava, black zip up hoodie, dark pants and work boots.

Sylvan Lake RCMP Sgt. Jeff McBeth stated in an interview on Tuesday morning there was no weapon made known in any of the first four incidents. McBeth was unavailable for comment before press time on the last two incidents, however staff of both Lakeway Liquor and Plaza liquor stores confirmed no weapon was seen during the time of the last two robberies also.

He added that while they all have similarities and at this time they have reason to believe they were all done by the same suspect, the RCMP are not ruling out the idea of multiple persons being involved as there are also circumstantial differences in each case.

Sgt. McBeth stated the victims of all four cases did the right thing by complying with the suspect, adding he would advise anyone else who finds themselves in these situations to do the same.

“Nothing is worth your life - certainly not defending a few dollars for the store.

I know that sounds bad, but it is meant in the fact that the people who are victims of outrageous crimes like these - nothing is worth their life,” stated McBeth. “Comply with whatever demand the criminal has

and call 911 as soon as you can or if there is an alarm button to call the police then hit it.”

“People have ideas of thinking they can defend themselves. The problem is if it doesn’t work then you’ve agitated the situation - the success rate of defending yourself is so small that the risk is not worth the reward. That’s where we come in and hopefully get there fast enough to engage the suspect or follow the path they took and then put ourselves in harms way to bring them before justice.”

McBeth and the Sylvan Lake RCMP are asking that anyone who may have information - no matter how insignificant or minor you may feel it is, to please contact the RCMP via phone or one of the anonymous options below.

“It’s our job to put the pieces of the puzzle together and this is an alarming puzzle to have it happen four times since the

13th,” said McBeth. “As the police in Sylvan Lake it is something we want to stop immediately as it can only get more dangerous and we want to make sure that we get this person or persons apprehended as soon as possible and stop this violence.

People are going to get scared and it’s our job to make them feel safe.”

Investigators are asking anyone who may have information regarding these occurrence’s to contact the Sylvan Lake RCMP at 403-858-7200. If you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by internet at www.tipsubmit. com. You do not have to reveal your identity to Crime Stoppers, and if you provide information to Crime Stoppers that leads to an arrest(s), you may be eligible for a cash reward. editor@sylvanlakenews.com

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Letter to the Editor: Dear Editor, 50 per cent of traffic missing is from downtown core and there are two basic reasons for this. The first being the intersection of highway 11 and 781. Even the RCMP hate that intersection - just make it right!

The second being Lakeshore Drive - the town even screwed up the sidewalk. Both of these are basic, easy but expensive fixes that will cost the taxpayer huge amounts, only to rectify what the town has ruined.

I see two more businesses closing their doors downtown. When will it end? Does the Town need to spend more money on a study that is really, only common sense? If I can fix what needs to be done, I’ll be expecting a payback, because it is obviously eluding Town Council.

Leah Bousfield

Rob Covers Sylvan Lake Resident

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INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE - This photo of the New Year’s Day fireworks was taken via and aerial drone. The height of the drone in the sky shows viewers an usual perpective of the annual fireworks.

Photo courtesy of Chad Miller/Oilfield Dads

How to green your new years resolution

BY LEANNE BERTRAM SYLVAN LAKE NEWS COLUMNIST Every year we make changes to our lives for the better but we often tend to neglect the one thing that we are completely dependant on for survival.

Has anyone made a resolution to put a little effort into preserving the environment at home, in schools or at the workplace? I’m thinking without clean water, clean air and clean soil we would not last long at all!

Think about resolving what really matters.

Many people get overwhelmed with the idea of reducing, reusing and recycling that they end up doing nothing at all.

Perhaps we should instead all work together and take a little step outside our comfort zone to make a genuine and dedicated effort to being a little greener at home or in our workplace.

Each and every one of us are in complete control of everything we do on a daily basis. So if you’re ready to make a change towards a greener future, may I suggest you start with small steps. The little things we do, really make a difference. Take all of us who are making a change towards sustainability even those who are making a small change - then multiply that number by thousands of people. Give yourself a pat on the back.

That’s progress!

As Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.”

Tips For Going Green At Work: Applying green practices to the workplace creates a healthy environment for employees, reduces unnecessary waste, showing we are committed to participating in activities that promote sustainability. Going green can help to improve brand image, increase sales and deliver an advantage over competitors who haven’t embraced the same sustainable approach.

At School: Educate students! This is a school’s number one role in going green. Change the mindset and behavior of the next generation. Schools should teach students about global warming, climate change, renewable resources and all of the exciting technologies availabke to help and about the recycling of solid wastes and water, as well as about green building.

At Home: Going green at home is often one of the first steps to a sustainable lifestyle. It’s where we eat and sleep, where we connect to our loved ones.

Simplifying our lives goes a long way in going green at home.

Tips to remember: Minimize: Use less, conserve more. What can you use less of? Makeup, toilet paper, printer paper, etc. just to name a few.

Maximize: Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. Basically, get the most out of your clothing, food, personal energy, resources, etc.

Prioritize: Make time for what matters. Eliminate things that don’t. Don’t waste time, money, energy, or resources on the wrong things. Do you know what

matters most to you?

At Construction Site: Build Green. Make all necessary building renovations or new buildings green. Building green means complying with green building standards such as LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design).

Have persistence and

patience. Don’t get discouraged. We are in this together - learning and growing while working towards a common goal.

You will face obstacles and there will always be a few people who will object to any change. But please take a deep breath, be patient and keep trying. Our future depends on it!

HIGH VANTAGE VIEWPOINT - This photo was taken via an aerial drone hovering near the new Sylvan Lake Lighthouse which was constructed by Falcon Homes following a fundraising initiative by the Sylvan Lake Rotary Club.

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Local business owner and extreme athlete shares story of crash at Ironman World Championships Scott McDermott tells of journey to Hawaii where he faced a life threatening crash while cycling

BY SCOTT MCDERMOTT SYLVAN LAKE NEWS COLUMNIST

This is late in coming, and it almost feels like a world away, so it is actually almost hard to remember all the details. It’s crazy how much things can change in a heartbeat.

Arriving in Kona on November 5, I was pretty excited to race. It was a pretty chaotic time for my wife and I. We had just moved out of our home of 15 years the week prior to leaving for Hawaii.

We had a nice little rental spot in Kona, pretty small, maybe 600 ft², but it was enough. I started right away into training alone, but a few days later managed to hook up with Jochen Dembech from Germany for a swim and then a nice hundred and 80+ kilometre ride.

Lyle arrived on the 22nd, Andrew arrived on the 23rd.

My other crew member, Doug, lives on the island so we had bumped into each other a few times already and made some plans. I had made time for several massage therapy appointments and a chiropractic appointment to make sure that I was in the best shape possible. I had also had my bike at Bike Works and ev-

erything was tuned up and ready to go. I also picked up two brand-new pairs of my favourite running shoe on sale. I did a few test runs in the them of course, nothing new on race day!

I practised swimming on the toughest parts of the course, in the worst conditions. I practice road the hills and ran in the heat of the day. I was ready.

I volunteered at the registration Expo met lots of the athletes that I had only known before on Facebook. I enjoyed a nice Thanksgiving dinner at the King K hotel with my wife, my son, and my crew. I got settled in my room, shaved my legs, re-installed my clothing, played a little soda crush and tried to settle down for the night.

Race day I woke up nice and early - excited to get things going. I was certainly very nervous about the swim, as it is always my nemesis.

I really tried to focus on all of the incredible volume my coach, Craig Percival, had put me through in the past few months. I tried not to think about the three hours I spent throwing up during the swim in 2013. It was a wonderful morning, and I was much more calm than I had been two years ago at my first world championships, where I thought I was going to puke or pass out at any moment.

My kayak crew and I met right away when I arrived and we arranged for how we would find each other in the water. Donna and Ann were both very nervous on my behalf, because they also kayaked for me in 2013 when I had such a tough swim. I wanted so badly to reassure them that this swim would be much different, but of course I didn’t know that either. I just hoped it would be better and I knew I had done all of the preparations

that I could do.

After lots of hugs and high-fives and wishes of good luck it was time to get into the wet suit and into the ocean. In a blink it was time to go - the Ultraman World Championships was underway! One 10 km swim and then a 145 km bike to go.

I felt like I was swimming very strongly. I found my kayakers right away. The water got very, very rough in the early part of the swim with swells around 5-6 ft. I was happy to not feel any nausea and kept powering through the big waves. The first 30 minutes of the swim seemed to take forever but we were ticking along the miles. My quick stops every 30 minutes for hydration and fuel were going perfectly then the waves calmed down. Then we entered the washing machine.

The current was against us, the tide was going out sideways, the swells were coming in from the ocean on the right and the wind is blowing from the left causing waves to heave in every direction. Looking at the coral below me at around kilometre 9, I could see the that we were being pushed left and right several feet with all the different waves actions. I kept powering through - swimming as hard as I could but starting to feel myself slowing down. I stayed focused making my big left turn as my energy was fading as the waves continued to crash. I realized what was happening and I started to throw up. At least I was in the bay of the finish area with maybe 600-700 meters to go. I took a few moments to finish throwing up, put my head down and pushed to the finish.

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McDermott flys through a scenic setting while cycling on a highway in Hawaii during the Ironman World Championships.

my arrival and I believe he said some stuff about how I must be super happy with 3:35 swim compared to the 4:44 swim that was my 2013 time. I was feeling pretty good, so we blew through transition fairly fast and I was on my bike in no time, powering up the first big hill and the thousand foot climb that occurred over just a few kilometres.

It’s a fairly tough course on

day one. The ocean is always rough and the cycling is all about hills. I was having trouble getting my nutrition to stay in my stomach was still upset from being sick, so after about an hour and a half I needed to pull over and sit down for a moment.

As I was sitting on the back of the van having a banana, a wild rooster was quite uncomfortably close to me. This fellow was a few inches from

my feet and looking at me quite intensely. I pulled off a small chunk of banana and threw it towards him and he gobbled it right up. I couldn’t believe it and was laughing, because I had never heard of a banana eating chicken.

After a few moments I realized I was about to throw up so I motioned for Doug to move over. I projectile puked out everything I had ate.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016 continued from page 6 The rooster gobbled up all of the chunks. I know that’s a bit gross but it was pretty hilarious. I puked a second time and the rooster got splashed on its face and without flinching he kept just attacking the chunks.

It was so funny I told Lyle to grab the camera. Lyle has more manners and social graces than I do, so he was trying to be professional about it. Finally my stomach was able to accept the food we were putting into it and I was getting my energy back.

Soon I was smashing off more miles on the bike and we were seriously accelerating along the course. The weather was a bit overcast but not too bad. I nearly got hit by a car once, but thankfully my screaming ‘no, no, no!’ woke the lady up. She saw me last second before pulling out in front of me.

After most of the climbing was done we were into the rolling hills. The wind started to pick up - it started to rain. The wind started to howl and keeping my bike on the road became a bit of an effort. I rode past some of the safety volunteers at the big right hand corner on South Point Road, I yelled out in my biggest Scottish voice, “it’s a fine Scottish morning then isn’t it?”. I got a lot of laughs from volunteers and I

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kept hammering the pedals.

I passed the second-place female athlete. She wavered all across the road in the heavy winds. I waited until she was pushed to the right and with the space I ripped past her. I felt bad for her but at 195 lbs, the wind wasn’t able to push me around like it was her. This is true of most of the athletes that I race who tend to weigh in at around 140 to 160 pounds. I can really hang onto the bike in these high winds. It’s one of my strengths.

I was having an absolute blast in the horrible unbelievable weather and began to pass other athletes. At one point Lyle told me later that Doug, who doesn’t actually know me all that well, was saying in the van that the weather was terrible and he hoped it would calm down and get nicer. Lyle tells me that he laughed and said Scott probably doesn’t.

“Scott loves this kind of weather, in fact I bet he hopes it gets worse,” Lyle recalls saying to Doug who gave him quite a look, and continued by saying that I not only loved this kind of weather but that I knew that it was my strength and that other athletes would slow down and struggle. Lyle said

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Happy New Year!

In Christ What will happen this year?! A lot goes on in one year…a whole lot. Some of it we can anticipate. Some will be good, some bad, some just unexpected. What will happen this year, in 2016? Lots of routine things: a thousand meals, 500 cups of coffee (at least), a couple hundred exercise times (hopefully). And more serious things. Some of us will lose a friend or family member.

Some will gain one. We’ll mow the lawn, read some books…watch the sunset. There’ll be 100 “chance” encounters with people you know. You might make a new friend. Get a promotion…lose a job. What will go on in this year, 2016?

Some of you have been Christians for 20-30 years or more. You’ve heard it all before, you’ve been up and down the spiritual roller coaster so many times you couldn’t count them all. You are looking at a New Year

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Life threatening crash continued from page 7 This is late in coming, and it almost feels like a world away, so it is actually almost hard to remember all the details. It’s crazy how much things can change in a heartbeat.

Arriving in Kona on November 5, I was pretty excited to race. It was a pretty chaotic time for my wife and I. We had just moved out of our home of 15 years the week prior to leaving for Hawaii.

We had a nice little rental spot in Kona, pretty small, maybe 600 ft², but it was enough. I started right away into training alone, but a few days later managed to hook up with Jochen Dembech from Germany for a swim and then a nice hundred and 80+ kilometre ride.

Lyle arrived on the 22nd, Andrew arrived on the 23rd.

My other crew member, Doug, lives on the island so we had bumped into each other a few times already and made some plans. I

had made time for several massage therapy appointments and a chiropractic appointment to make sure that I was in the best shape possible. I had also had my bike at Bike Works and everything was tuned up and ready to go. I also picked up two brand-new pairs of my favourite running shoe on sale. I did a few test runs in the them of course, nothing new on race day!

I practised swimming on the toughest parts of the course, in the worst conditions. I practice road the hills and ran in the heat of the day. I was ready.

I volunteered at the registration Expo met lots of the athletes that I had only known before on Facebook. I enjoyed a nice Thanksgiving dinner at the King K hotel with my wife, my son, and my crew. I got settled in my room, shaved my legs, re-installed my clothing, played a little soda crush and tried to settle down for the night.

Race day I woke up nice and early - excited to get

things going. I was certainly very nervous about the swim, as it is always my nemesis.

I really tried to focus on all of the incredible volume my coach, Craig Percival, had put me through in the past few months. I tried not to think about the three hours I spent throwing up during the swim in 2013. It was a wonderful morning, and I was much more calm than I had been two years ago at my first world championships, where I thought I was going to puke or pass out at any moment.

My kayak crew and I met right away when I arrived and we arranged for how we would find each other in the water. Donna and Ann were both very nervous on my behalf, because they also kayaked for me in 2013 when I had such a tough swim. I wanted so badly to reassure them that this swim would be much different, but of course I didn’t know that either. I just hoped it would be better and I knew I had done all of the preparations that I could do.

McDermott suffered a head injury during the crash which lead to a number of staples keeping his skull intact.

After lots of hugs and high-fives and wishes of good luck it was time to get into the wet suit and into the ocean. In a blink it was time to go - the Ultraman World Championships was underway! One 10 km swim and then a 145 km bike to go.

I felt like I was swimming very strongly. I found my kayakers right away. The

water got very, very rough in the early part of the swim with swells around 5-6 ft. I was happy to not feel any nausea and kept powering through the big waves. The first 30 minutes of the swim seemed to take forever but we were ticking along the miles. My quick stops every 30 minutes for hydration and fuel were going perfect-

ly then the waves calmed down. Then we entered the washing machine.

The current was against us, the tide was going out sideways, the swells were coming in from the ocean on the right and the wind is blowing from the left causing waves to heave in every direction. Looking at

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016 continued from page 8 do have a scattered memory of people holding me down while somebody put staples in the back of my head. Later Lyle told me that there were four people holding me down while they put the staples in my skull. I remember that hurt a lot.

When I woke up, my buddy Lyle jumped out of the chair in my room in intensive care and said hello or something.

I asked him where I was, concerned about how the race was going. The way he answered me, told me in a split second that I was bloody lucky to be alive and the race didn’t matter. So I never did ask that question… I knew the race was over.

I have no recollection of the crash. Peter Hudson was kind enough to tell me what happened.

“Hey mate, I’m sorry I couldn’t chat with you about the crash earlier. To be honest I’ve never actually seen anything like it and it affected me pretty badly. This is the only part of the three days that I remember clearly and I’ve had some crappy dreams.

The first thing I heard when I woke was the sound of you hitting the deck. I’m still doing that occasionally but not as often and not quite as vivid. It was sickening and I’ve almost been physically sick from the memory of it,” said Hudson to me. “This is just my side of it, I know Adam and Gary were awesome. Adam was there the whole time doing so much.

As you’d said, you remember the lead up, I had been riding with Adam nearby for around 80km, his back was hurting so I made sure he was getting through alright, figured it’d be good having him nearby when I needed him at the 200km mark and have my dark patch where I might want to give up.

“We’d been riding pretty well, keeping in sight, 20100 metres apart, seeing our crews was helping too as they’ve gotten to know each other over the 2 ultra mans we’ve done together.

“We caught you at almost exactly 180km. As we

were passing bridges we’d look left at the unbelievable scenery. I said it looked like Jurassic Park. You said they filmed some of the movies here, not the big island, but Hawaii. I said I thought I saw a Pterodactyl and we just laughed a bit. We hit a downhill and we were all flying. Then as I hammered up a bit of a hill you flew past me like I wasn’t there.

You absolutely smashed it, you got about 20 metres in front in no time - then it happened. I didn’t see you go down but I heard an almighty thud. It made me sick to my stomach. I saw you just sliding along the gutter and I hit my brakes.

I missed you by inches as I skidded past and ended up about 30 metres down past you before I could stop. I ran back to you and Adam was there. We looked at you, then at each other and I knew he was thinking what I was thinking - we’d lost you. A car pulled up as I was trying to call 911 and I yelled at him to call as my phone wouldn’t work through the plastic bike cover. He stayed on the line while we relayed the situation.

“There was a huge puddle of blood from the head wound and you were just cut up everywhere, stuck in the gutter with one arm out behind you almost on the footpath. You weren’t moving and were just lifeless. The blood just kept coming, and we bent down to get an idea.

I could hear such a shallow breathing - it was almost nonexistent. I told Adam.

He said, ‘Let’s get him into recovery position.’ We tried rolling you and we couldn’t do it. By now a couple of other people had come up and they helped us, I got down on the ground and held your hand. We were talking but couldn’t get a response from you - nothing.

“It felt like an eternity but you woke and started vomiting. It was probably the happiest I’ve ever been to see that as it meant you were still with us. You finished and you tried to get up but we had to try to keep you in the spot.

You were yelling at us to get

SYLVAN LAKE NEWS 9 off so you could get up - a common thing supposedly.

You settled really quickly and listened to us as we told you what had happened. Bec Fox had been making sure your head was supported while I kept telling you to squeeze my hand.

“You were able to squeeze my hand when I asked and we just made sure you tried to stay with us and not go back out. You answered Adam’s questions, knew your name, where you were and then we asked what race but you went quiet again.

“By now we had space blanket on you, and maybe bike shammies or something under your head for support. The ambulance felt like they took forever but it was probably 20 minutes .

We stayed with you while they got organized and we just let them know what had happened; unresponsive for a bit, came around, vomited, your approximate speed, and what we thought happened.

“I walked over to the bridge once you were getting out on the stretcher and Adam and I just hugged and cried, just so glad you were ‘okay’. We saw the marks on the path from your helmet and I found one lens and arm from your sunnies, as well as a leather bracelet I thought was just litter, so wasn’t going to pick up but then thought it may be yours. I read it. ‘Relentless’ - yep, that’s Scotty’s.

“I didn’t want to get on my bike but your crew was saying you’d want me to. I thought about it for a bit and decided you definitely would and I rode off to catch Adam who was waiting just down the road. We rode the rest of the ride close together and finished arm in arm over the line, I wouldn’t have done that any other way.

“I’ve never been involved in anything as scary as that incident. I think it’s shaken me to the core and I’m just so glad I was able to be there to help in some small way.

To see you in the videos from the hospital and to hear the reports has been awesome.

Seeing you recover the way you will.

“The docs said if you

Following the crash McDermott was brought to a Hawaiin hospital but it wouldn’t be until he returned that he would have this X-Ray taken showing he had left Kona with a very badly broken shoulder. weren’t as fit or strong as you are that you wouldn’t have lived through that.

Seeing you there as soon as it happened I can tell you they are 100% right. It took everything you had to stay with us through that and I think a lot of others would’ve just given up trying. There was something inside you that kept you going. Seeing your kid again, wife, family, no doubt in my mind.

“I was on hands and knees, in my own vomit on Sunday’s run, and just thought you’d always move forward until you couldn’t anymore, you kept me going out there on the Queen K during the double marathon.”

Fairly soon after coming around in the hospital, I was made to understand what had happened to me.

I had badly fractured my skull, had a concussion, had broken my left shoulder, had 2 or 3 broken ribs, (they said it was hard to tell with the swelling and everything).

I was covered in road rash

Peter Hudson and Adam Fox of Australian cross the finish line of the Ironman World Championship after having witnessed McDermott’s crash and calling 911 to save his life.

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TENDER OPPORTUNITY Three (3) New Model 4x4 ½ Ton Pick-up Trucks and One (1) New Model 4x4 1 Ton Pick-up Truck The Town of Sylvan Lake Parks Department is tendering for the supply of three (3) new model 4x4 ½ Ton Pick-up Trucks and one (1) new model 4x4 1 Ton Pick-up Truck. Tender packages, including specifications, are available at the Municipal Operations Building located at 1 Industrial Drive. This tender opportunity closes at 10:00 A.M. local time on Thursday, January 21, 2016. Inquiries may be made to Mr. Lee Furlotte, Parks Manager at 403.887.2800 or by e-mail at lfurlotte@sylvanlake.ca.

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Life threatening crash

Surgeons at the Red Deer Regional Hospital plated McDermott’s shoulder during an emergency operation. continued from page 9 on my knees, ankles, arms, face and back. I was in a lot of pain - but I was alive and I was grateful.

I was in the hospital for 3 1/2 days in the ICU brain trauma ward. My best friend Lyle, slept in a chair in my room and never left. He is an absolutely amazing friend.

He text people back home, made Facebook posts and let people know how I was doing. A few days later, my wife and 3-year-old were able to get a flight over to see me. On the day that I was released one of the race organizer / volunteers, a lady by the name of Jen, arranged for us to have a hotel and airline flights back to Kona the next day. The hospital told my wife to keep watch over my concussion like a child who hit their head and make sure that I didn’t bump into anything. My wife had asked if my shoulder would heal up and they said it probably would, but I should see somebody when we got home. The flight over to Kona was not very pleasant, but I managed.

Once back in our rental place, I did my best to try and be comfortable, which was no easy task. I tried to resume to normal, as if I just had a few bumps and bruises. I tried to socialize with some of my friends before they left the island, and I tried to get a few things done. I was so tired, and so sore all the time. After six uncomfortable days, it was time to fly home to Canada.

The flight home to Canada was absolutely awful. My concussion and the air pressure - it was just brutal but I was very pleased with West Jet. They had wheelchairs and people to help us through every single step.

The next day I met with my regular doctor here in town. I told him that my arm and my shoulder were really sore. I said I was concerned about them healing properly so that I could race again and asked if we could get checked out. He gave me requisition forms for x-rays and the next day my wife and I went to the Red Deer Regional Hospital to

get x-rays.

When the x-ray technician walked out of the room and sat down across from my wife and I in the hall the look on her face told me everything. She said, “I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is I know why your arm is so sore. The bad news is, the top bone, is broken in half.”

Then she said something very professional about not being able to step outside of her rights and boundaries for her profession but along the lines of, “I cannot believe they let you out of the hospital with your shoulder the way it is”.

She then informed us that we needed to go directly to emergency to have my arm and shoulder stabilized.

Once I saw the orthopedic surgeon several hours later, I realized how badly I was broken. They had a room for me right away, and I was escorted upstairs to wait the night for surgery the next day. I was on standby but didn’t have to wait too long. I got my surgery at 7:30 p.m. They wheeled me into my room just after 1 a.m. with a freshly rebuilt left shoulder and a plate in my left arm. I was very happy to finally be put back together.

I was also a little shocked that they let me out of the hospital in Hawaii with a broken arm that we didn’t even know about.

Once in the Red Deer Hospital I was in absolutely amazing hands. The level of care was phenomenal. I saw a neurologist shortly after and he did several tests on me pertaining to my concussion. I failed those tests. He put in a request for a CAT scan and MRI, which I got the next day. It was revealed that I had a diffuse axonal injury to my brain, as well as hemorrhaging and bruises to the front and back of my brain.

He said I was incredibly lucky to be alive or to have any memory of who I was at all. I also had knocked free the crystals in my inner ear that work with balance and that was why I was so incredibly dizzy all the time.

The next day the physiotherapists did something called an Epily manoeuvre and they

moved the crystals back inside my inner ear canal and improved the dizziness a lot. The procedure itself was absolutely horrible, but worth it in the end.

After five days I was released from the hospital and came home.

It is several weeks later now and although my shoulder and my arm are still quite sore, but they are healing up nicely. My doctors say that I am recovering remarkably well and one of the doctors said she had never ever seen anybody recover from such a severe head injury so well. At the end of it all I am just incredibly grateful for all the people that helped me out, prayed for me, sent messages and took care of me through this. I am an incredibly lucky man.

My staff at the gym that I own have been absolutely incredible and have not missed a beat. They have taken on larger roles, and done everything they can so that I can recover from this accident. That is my absolute goal right now - to recover, to get back to good.

It’s frustrating right now, because I’m not allowed to drive. I sleep most of the day and I cannot focus my attention for more than a few hours at a time before I have to have a nap. Because my dominant hand, my left arm, is badly broken, I have to write my news articles and communicate using voice recognition software.

While it’s not brilliant, it does work, and again, I am grateful for it. It is indeed a struggle, but I know there are a lot of people in the world in far worse shape than I am. So again I am absolutely grateful for my life and for the fact that I can possibly recover from this and be back the way I was.

My wife has been absolutely amazing, not only being an excellent parent to a three and a half year old, but all of a sudden carrying the entire burden of parenting and day-to-day life with me not being able to help. I am a very, very lucky man.

And yes, I am excited to race again someday when I am well. It’s part of who I am, it’s part of my lifestyle and without it I would be less.

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Thompson heading to the race track for championship title

BY JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Race car driver Parker Thompson visited École Fox Run School last December and gave students tips on safe driving through his ‘drive to stay alive’ campaign.

Thompson will be hitting the tracks again this year in the goal for the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship title.

Thompson will be part of the Cape Motorsports team

with Wayne Taylor Racing, driving the No. 2 car.

Thompson, 17, is already competing at a high level of racing. Even though he is still a minor he said he isn’t treated any differently because of his age. He appreciates how he can compete at a high level. “I am pretty mature when it comes to racing,� Thompson said. “This year we’re definitely going for the championship. There’s no doubt

about it. That’s what I have been training so hard for in the off season and what we’ve been working towards.�

Race car drivers can make racing on the track look easy, but in reality the sport is very physically demanding.

It is far more than just sitting in the car and steering said Thompson, adding racers deal with a lot of physical demands including incredibly ‘hot and tight spaces’. “A lot of people really don’t

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realize how physically demanding driving the car is,�

Thompson said. “With all the G-force around the track and the hot weather, we’re sitting in the car for about an hour.�

The track temperature is usually over 37 degrees.

When driving, Thompson wears a three-layer fire proof retardant suit, along with racing underwear. To top it all off the car’s motor is right behind him. “It’s extremely hot,�

Thompson said. “To put it simply it takes about 1,000 pounds just to push the brake pedal down in our hardest breaking corners which is a lot.�

Knowing how to drive is vital when racing especially when a tenth of a second or a couple tenths of a second can determine if you place first or fifth in a race. “When you’re competing in that small of a margin, any advantage you have over your competitors is huge,�

Thompson said. “When you can last longer then them in a 40 lap race and end up

better than them for those last 10 laps - it’s huge.�

Driving a race car is worlds different than driving a street car said Thompson, with the average speed of race car drivers drive at around 240 - 255 kilometers per hour. Imagine driving that speed while dealing with the physical pressure of racing he said.

Thompson added there is also a tremendous amout of force on the racer’s neck. “If you took any normal person who drove a street car everyday and put them in race car and tried to get them to drive 40 laps, their head would fall off with the amount of G-force on their neck,� he said.

This year Thompson will race in various places across the U.S.A. with one race in Canada.

The types of surfaces he will race on include ovals, street courses and permanent race courses.

Out of all three he said racing on street courses is the hardest.

His first race will be in St. Petersburg, Florida on a street course where the streets are reserved for the race car drivers. “It’s a very difficult circuit,�

Thompson said. “You have pot holes, concrete patches and all these variables.

There are concrete walls all around you with no runoffs.

It’s pretty much a right off if you make a mistake behind the wheel.�

He said all street courses are difficult even with holes being patched up as best they can be.

Thompson is currently finishing his graduating year online. Completing school online is the best way to balance finishing his academics, his race car driving career and his campaign of ‘Drive To Stay Alive’ - an initiative aiming to educate young people on the dangers of distracted driving. He said it’s not easy to juggle everything around but he’s making it work. “Every year is tough because I have important race dates scheduled on important school dates,� Thompson said. “It’s tough, you just have to have a lot of motivation to do it.�

Nevertheless he still has the passion and ability to do both and has maintained being an honour role student.

What keeps him going as a race car driver is the challenge it provides. He said it is more competitive than any other sport and said he has to have all his ‘ducks in a row’. “There’s this constant force of always trying to get better because you always can be better,� he said. “It’s extremely difficult. Sometimes you get home from a race and it’s tough.� reporter@sylvanlakenews.com

Thompson – Seventeenyear-old Parker Thompson will be competing for the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazdatitle this year.

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In The Races – Parker Thompson, 17, will be competing for the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda title this year.

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Congratulations to Local Pony Club girls (Medicine River Pony Club, Benalto) SUBMITTED SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Congartulations to Pony Club members: Danielle Henderson (Sylvan Lake) Shayna Dyrland (Eckville), Nicole Blair (Benalto), Emilee North (Benalto), Sarina North (Benalto) and Coach Shelby Masse (Edmonton) on another incredible year.

Prince Phillips Games (PPG) is a discipline within pony club in which the kids play on a team similar to a relay. Here you learn trust from your pony along with team spirit, agility, balance, speed, and flexibility while playing a game in a competitive level. There are 55 different games that they can play, from pole bending, balloon popping, to vaulting on and off and collecting different things depending on the game.

With each team 20 games are chosen by the National Pony Club board and are used at all the competitions for that year.

Alberta Provincial Competition: July 25-26 – Thorsby.

These talented young riders brought home first place in provincials against the team from the Alberta North Region taking them to the next level Nationals. They were on fire this weekend, only losing 3 games out of the 20

played.

Canadian National Competition: August 29-30 – Whitemud Equestrian Centre, Edmonton Alberta This team represented our region and province at the National level against teams from Ontario, Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Alberta North. They once again dominated the competition and were declared National Champions. At this completion, the girls are required to ride horses that are provided, so there is the extra challenge of riding unfamiliar horses while competing against

the best teams in the country.

International Team: Sept 4,5,6 – Halifax, Nova Scotia Two of our senior PPG players (Danielle Henderson, and Shayna Dyrland) had the chance to attend a selection camp in Nova Scotia. During this camp they had the chance to try out for Team Canada. Players only have one chance to try out for this team.

Over the weekend they had to demonstrate their skills of vaulting on and off a cantering horse from sides, sportsmanship and team spirit skills. They

also had to complete a personal interview that tested their knowledge of the history and rules of the game and Pony Club.

Finally they were divided into teams and were judged on all aspects of game play.

It was a nervous weekend for both girls – full of ups and downs. They had a great deal of fun bonding with girls from Ontario

and Nova Scotia. It was an incredible experience and a great achievement, as both girls have been chosen to represent Team Canada. This means that they will travel to Australia in April 2016 to compete against teams from England/Wales, United States and Australia in the International Mounted Games Competition.

Pony Club is for young

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Ice rescue instructor shares tips on how to stay safe while ice fishing

BY JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Ice fishing is in full swing with many tents and shacks being visible on the lake currently .

The ice is currently an appropriate thickness to host the ice fishing activities but safety should still be on the forefront of everyone’s minds while on the frozen water.

There are several safety aspects to consider while ice fishing.

Ice-rescue instructor for the Sylvan Lake Fire Department Jason Fifield recommends that people use some common sense while on the ice.

He said there is a guide to how thick the ice needs to be depending on how much weight it is supporting. This guide is for clear solid ice.

Five centimetres (two inches) of ice thickness is suitable to hold one person with fishing gear, five inches can hold a snowmobile Twelve centimetres (five inches) is thick enough for snowmobilers, a car is sufficienton 18 centimetres (eight inches) and a light truck should be good on 25 - 30 centimetres (10-12 inches).

People on the ice should also be aware of other ice safety factors including being aware that the lake’s water may not freeze evenly, what types of cracks can be dangerous and how slow to drive on the ice.

“If there is a spring you could have weak or compromised ice,” Fifield said.

“Each area will have certain

spots on a lake that people will know are bad. For our lake it is Marina Bay. The inlet and outlet at Marina Bay is always weak there.”

The ice in one area of the lake may be 10 or 12 inches thick, but in another area the ice may not be as thick and may not be safe to be on he explained.

“It could be thin somewhere else because of springs, rocks or if there’s a stick in the ice. The sun heats that up and then melts the ice,” Fifield said. “If there is a spring there and there are poles and rocks and other stuff or if the sun hits those and warms up the rocks this keeps the water thawed and when it does freeze it might not be as thick as it is on another part of the lake.”

People must also be aware that water closest to the shoreline will freeze first before the water in the centre of the lake. This means people cannot assume the thickness of the ice in the centre of the lake.

“Some people might think they can walk out onto the lake with it being frozen and holding their weight,” Fifield said. “They think they are good and they will keep walking out, not thinking or realizing that it is deeper in the middle and that can cause someone to go through the ice.”

He said a sign of danger is seeing water coming up from a crack in the ice.

If a crack is meeting at a 90 degree angle that could be a weak spot that people may want to stay away from.

“Ice cracks because of

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expansion and contraction,” Fifield said. “You can get a crack in the ice and it can be safe. If water is coming out of the crack that means the crack has gone right through the ice and down to the water and that’s not as safe.”

Cracks can be dry or wet.

Dry cracks are thought to be safer because the crack may only be a surface or partial crack, not going completely through the ice.

A wet crack is different.

The crack has gone all the way through the ice reaching the water. This can allow the water to come up and pool on top of the ice. These cracks can be dangerous because the ice may be compromised.

People driving their vehicles on the ice have to do so at a very slow speed.

Some fishers will drive no faster than 15 kilometres to prevent waves and further cracking.

The affects of a driver going too fast can definitely be felt by other fishers on the ice. The momentum is felt from the speed of the vehicle.

People with shacks set up on the lake and big square holes cut in the ice must be very careful if they choose to move their shack to another location.

These areas must be clearly marked out, to prevent the big open spots or freshly frozen but thin ice from being hazards to snowmobilers and other lake users.

“If you move your shack to another spot you should mark the area so that snowmobilers and other fisherman know that you were there. It could be a weak spot,” Fifield said.

He said drilling smaller holes into the ice is safer

Ice Fishing – Evan Proudlock holds up a burbot fish he caught last Tuesday while ice fishing.

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than cutting big squares out of the ice. If people are not careful they can fall into the open space, with the town’s first responders being able to rescue people above the water.

“If you do see someone go through the first thing would be to call 911,” Fifield said.

“If you were far away try to make a marker of where

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the person went in. Line the spot up with a tree or something that’s not going to move. If you say he went into this many feet in line with that tree we can get to him quicker.”

However if a person falls and is trapped somewhere under the ice, local first responders are not equipped with proper diving equipment to search for someone trapped underneath the ice.

“If they go under the ice we can’t go in under the ice because we don’t have dive equipment, we’re just ice rescue,” Fifield said. “If they

are hanging on to the edge of the ice and still above water that’s when we can go help them.”

When it comes to victims being trapped under the ice a dive rescue team from Calgary or Edmonton then has to come.

“We can’t try and hold our breath and go in there and keep our eyes open,” Fifield said. “If we went down into the water, water will get into our suits and we don’t have breathing to go into the water. We’re not equipped for diving.” reporter@sylvanlakenews.com

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Tigers team up for big win in first game back after break

He Scores! – West Central Trilliant Tigers Midget AA players Braden Bystrom and Aaron Pickering score in the third period against the Medicine Hat Hounds Saturday at the Jasmine O’Halloran–Han/Sylvan Lake News NexSource Centre.

BY JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS The West Central Midget AA Trilliant Tigers claimed victory on the icy battle field during a recent match up against the Medicine Hat Hounds on Saturday at the NexSource Centre.

It was the Tigers first game of 2016 and the game was nothing short of victorious with the third period being a close call.

To ensure their team would take home the win, Tigers Braydn Adams and Jacksyn Goodall scored the last two goals to make the final score 5-3.

The Tigers were the first to score in the first period with Logan Neal making the inaugural goal showing the Tigers were ready to work hard to make the win and without skipping a beat, they did just that.

While the game plays was not error free, the Tigers came out on top with head coach Pat Garritty stating a win is still a win adding the young athletes know they still have techniques to work on to perfect their game in the latter half of the season.

During the third period the fans crossed their fingers and held their breath as the Tigers worked

to round out their last two goals.

At moments the Hounds put the Tigers back on their heals said Garrity. Regardless the Tigers persevered all 60 minutes of the game and ended their first game back after the break on a high note.

Garritty said he noticed how his players were working very hard but not executing their best adding this is the reality of what goes on after having time off from the game.

“When you have almost two weeks off that’s to be expected,” Garritty said. “It’s not an excuse - it’s a reality.”

Regardless the Tigers refused to let the Hounds edge them out and their effort was still noted

by Garritty as he said when they work that hard and put that kind of effort into it, they will have success.

“These guys care,” he said. “They want to do well. We expect big things moving forward.”

Jacksyn Goodall, who scored the Tigers last goal of the game said it was a good feeling to seal the win for the team.

He added they have to be winning all of their battles and know that every time they scored, the Hounds would come crawling back and attempt

Going For The Puck – West Central Trilliant Tigers Midget AA player Aaron Pickering races towards the puck to snatch it away from Medicine Hat Hounds player Jack Suhai during their game at the NexSource Centre Saturday.

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“We just had to keep battling and going to the net hard and trying to stay in their end,” Goodall said. “It’s keeping the puck at their net and keeping the puck away from our net - that’s how we are winning our battles, back checking and doing all the little things it takes to win.”

He said the team has some big guys on their front end who worked to keep the puck at the Hounds’ side.

“We go hard on the puck - we don’t quit, we want to be the first to the puck and that’s what gets our offense going,” Goodall said.

With this game being the first win of the new year the players have much to look forward to in the coming months as they finish off their season and head into playoffs.

Being back from the Christmas break Goodall said they are all excited to be back on the rink and together as a team.

“We had a good practice yesterday and we’re coming back here ready to play again. It’s a new year, lets get this thing rolling again,” Goodall enthusiastically said.

The Tigers have proved they are not an easy team to beat, with Garrity stating they don’t give up on the middle of the ice very easily and they are backed up by good goal tending adding they also have a great deal of depth in their front end and forward players.

He made sure to give credit to the Medicine Hat Hounds by saying the players on the opposing team worked really hard, even after traveling for four and a half hours on a bus. Garritty knows from personal experience that playing after traveling for that long is not easy.

“We have done that as a team and I can tell you it’s really hard,” Garritty said. “As they get their bus legs off they were better in the second and the third period. They were definitely a worthy opponent.”

The following day the Tigers traveled to Okotoks to play against the Okotoks Oilers Black and won 4-1.

They have now played 21 games this season with 15 wins and three losses. Up next the Tigers are set to face off against… reporter@sylvanlakenews.com

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Curler heads to the Alberta Winter Games

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Alberta Winter Games Curling – Haley O’Connor, 14, is headed to the Alberta Winter Games next month in Medicine Hat to compete in the curling games.

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Fourteen-year-old Haley O’Connor is busy in the house preparing to throw rocks next February.

O’Connor, a Sylvan Lake resident, is set to compete in curling at the Alberta Winter Games in Medicine Hat and says she is thrilled at the opportunity.

After proving her skills in the playoffs, held in Okotoks last November against 20 other teams, her team was one of the top selected for the Games.

This is her first year of going for the Games after having found out about them while attending curling camp. Hearing what other curlers had said about the games, she knew right away she wanted to go.

“A lot of people had gone the first year and they said it was really fun,” explained O’Connor. “It looks like a cool experience.”

She added the aspect of the Games she looks forward to most is the experience of sportsmanship and everything else the games will offer her.

Many athletes her age may be nervous about competing in the games

but O’Connor is confident and says she knows she will play her best.

“I am looking forward to the experience,” she said.

Playing in the games she hopes to improve her curling techniques, meet people on the other teams, as well as have fun.

O’Connor, who has been curling since the age of six, made up her mind of being a curler after having watching the Olympics on TV. She first curled in town at the Sylvan Lake Curling Club, later joinging a club to curl in Red Deer at the Pidherney Centre.

She curls three or four nights a week and more often than not can be found at a bonspiel on the weekends. The closer the games are - the more O’Connor plans to be found practicing.

Her hope is to one day make it to the Olympics.

To help improve her throwing and playing techniques O’Connor attends the Alberta Rocks Curling Camp in Leduc every summer. This is where she receives critiques on her playing skills from Olympic coaches.

This camp is also where O’Connor found her winter games curling part-

ner, 15-year-old Brody Nestorvich.

O’Connor loves curling because playing well takes thought and strategy.

“I like the physics of it and how you have to use math and to figure out the angles,” O’Connor said.

She said curling involves math as players have to figure out the angles of where to hit the rocks in order to knock other rocks out, with the goal of hitting multiple rocks in one shot.

The young athlete adds curling can be challenging when it comes to being accurate, the strategies and the different ways a game can be played.

The only aspect of curling O’Connor said she doesn’t like is sweeping.

“Sometimes it’s fun but sometimes it’s a lot of hard work but that just comes with the game,” O’Connor said.

Along with the enjoyment of throwing the rock, O’Connor said curling can be a real stress relief.

“It’s fun to get out there,” she said. “Sometimes when I am stressed I like to curl because I can throw the rocks as hard as I can and hit the other rocks.” reporter@sylvanlakenews.com

Youth bowling league celebrates Christmas at Railside Bowl

BY JASMINE O’HALLORAN-HAN SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Children from Sylvan Lake’s Youth Bowling Canada (YBC) had fun hitting the white pins at the Railside Bowl during their Christmas year-end party Monday.

The children ate some great tasting pizza and cupcakes then exchanged Christmas gifts.

There are 11 children involved in the YBC in town with organizers stating more members are welcome to join in the new year.

New members do not need to be experienced in bowling as the league has coach Jim Hicks to help teach children the basics of how to bowl.

He said children learn how to properly throw the ball, proper stance, how to strike and learn positions with the overall goal being for the children to have fun.

Hicks said the current members bowl Mondays at 4 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. at Railside Bowl.

Members can be between the ages of five to 16-years-old.

With only 11 members Hicks said the

league will gladly accept new children who want to bowl.

“I invite anyone who wants to join in,” he said. “Join us and have fun with the rest of the youth - the more the merrier.”

Bowling goes all year around with Hicks saying it provides a great alternative from watching TV or playing video games. Children also learn life-long bowling skills.

“They learn how to do something that’s enjoyable and that they can do for the rest of their lives,” Hicks said.

He said this year has been good butadded he would have liked to have had more children in the league.

Having more children makes it a lot more fun and makes forming teams easier.

But Hicks highlights how the main focus is for children to have fun.

“I’m more interested in them having fun and learning how to bowl,” he said.

Children interested in joining the bowling league are welcome to visit the Railside Bowl where they can sign up. reporter@sylvanlakenews.com

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P/T BOOKKEEPER req’d to work in office near Bentley 1 - 2 days per wk. flexible hours, exp. with Simply Accounting (Sage 50) is required. Please send resume to kingdom farmsinc@gmail.com or fax; 403-748-4613 phone 403-505-2647

Medical

790

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career!

Employers have work-athome positions available.

Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-athome career today!

MEDICAL TRAINEES needed now! Hospitals & doctor’s offices need certified medical office & administrative staff! No experience needed! We can get you trained! Local job placement assistance available when training is completed. Call for program details!

1-888-627-0297.

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The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-2233311

18 SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Restaurant/ Hotel

820

SYLVAN LAKE McDONALDS

is currently looking for 5 Full-Time Food Counter Attendants available overnight (9pm-5am).

Starting at $12.50/hr. Learn more and apply in-person at 50 Hewlett Park Landing, Sylvan Lake or online at McDonalds.ca/careers

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Truckers/ Drivers

860

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Employment Training

900

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JOURNALISTS, Graphic Artists, Marketing and more. Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your resume online. Free.

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Automotive

1029

Legal Services

Hours: M-F 8-5

Domestic, Import & Diesel Repair

403-887-2340

It’s simple to run a Garage Sale Ad in the Classified section and make quick cash.

Phone Classifieds 1-877-223-3311.

1100

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Services Chain Link Fences Wood Fences Decks Interior Framing Finish Work

Full course descriptions online

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995 plus GST/HST

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1315

Personal Services

EASY ALBERTA DIVORCE: Free consultation call 1-800-320-2477 or www.canadianlegal.org CCA Award #1 Paralegal.

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HIP OR KNEE Replacement? Restrictions in walking/dressing? $2,500 yearly tax credit. $20,000 lump sum cheque.

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REACH OVER 1 Million Readers Weekly. Advertise Province Wide Classifieds.

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Services

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Roofing

1370

METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 32+ colours available at over 55 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors. Call 1-888-263-8254.

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Services

1290

Mr. Tree

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Firewood For Sale Pine and Birch in tote bags.

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Personal Services

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CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon.

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Internationally Acclaimed Speakers

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Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors

Contractors

A Star Makes Your Ad A Winner!

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Accounting

1100

The easy way to find a buyer for items you want to sell is with a Classified want ad. Phone 1-877-2233311

Contractors

1100

• Residential • Commercial

Dealers Welcome

Auctions

1530

24 HOUR SERVICE

• Farm (corral cleaning, etc.)

• Handyman service • Property Maintenance • All types of SNOW REMOVAL • Skid Steer Service • Senior’s Discount

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SYLVAN LAKE BUSINESS DIRECTORY Get your business out there! Call Shannon or Leah at 403.887.2331!

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We also offer PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS

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Suites

Buy & Sell #1500 - #1990

Agricultural #2000 - #2290

Aircraft ..............................1510 Antiques & Art ..................1520 Auctions ............................1530 Bicycles ............................1540 Building Supplies ..............1550 Business Machines ..........1560 Cameras & Accessories ..1570 Children’s Items ................1580 Clothing ............................1590 Computers ........................1600 Concert & Event Tickets ..1610 Equipment - Misc. ............1620 Equipment - Heavy ..........1630 Tools ................................1640 Farmers’ Market & Food Basket......................1650 Firewood ..........................1660 Lumber ............................1670 Garden Supplies ..............1680 Lawn Tractors ..................1690 Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700 Household Appliances......1710 Household Furnishings ....1720 TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730 Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740 Jewellery ..........................1750 Kid’s Deals........................1755 Misc. For Sale ..................1760 Musical Instruments..........1770 Music Lessons..................1780 Piano & Organs ................1790 Office Supplies ................1800 Pets & Supplies ................1810 Pet Services ....................1820 Cats ..................................1830 Dogs ................................1840 Sports Cards ....................1850 Sporting Goods ................1860 Collectors’ Items ..............1870 Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880 Travel Packages ..............1900 Wedding Supplies ............1910 Recycled Products............1920 Wanted to Buy ..................1930 Items to Give Away ..........1940

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

EquipmentMisc.

1620

A-CHEAP, lowest prices, steel shipping containers.

Used 20’ & 40’ Seacans insulated & 40’ freezers, Special $2200 Wanted: Professional wood carver needed. 1-866-528-7108; www.rtccontainer.com.

Wanted To Buy

Grain, Feed Hay

2190

APPROX. 800 bu. of feed wheat $5/bu.

780-986-2438 FOR SALE: Alfalfas, Clovers, Grasses plus Hay, Pasture, Reclamation and Lawn Mixtures. Early order discount - Book now!

No charge custom blending. Call 1-800-661-1529 or esther.stigter@ hannasseeds.com.

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

ROUND BALES - Hay, green feed, straw and bulk oats. Delivery available.

No Sunday calls please.

Phone 403-704-3509 or 403-704-4333.

1930

BLUE GRASS LTD. is looking for Lodgepole Pine and Scots Pine in any size.

Willing to dig or pick up ourselves. Contact Bill 403-226-0468.

BLUE GRASS LTD. is looking for logging truck loads of Birch Firewood.

Split or logs, delivered or picked up. Contact Bill 403-226-0468.

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

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ADVERTISE!

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Real Estate #4000 - #4190

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

Manufactured Homes

4090

HARVEST SALE! Save $50,000 from the replacement cost of this 20 X 76 drywalled Grandeur Showhome that has to go! A sacriÀce at $124,900. Call Terry 1-855-347-0417 or email: terry@ grandviewmodular.com.

Buildings For Sale

4150

POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation.

Call John @ 403-998-7907; jcameron@ advancebuildings.com.

For Rent #3000 - #3200 Acreages/Farms ..............3010 Houses/Duplexes ............3020 Condos/Townhouses........3030 Manufactured Homes ......3040 Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050 Suites ..............................3060 Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070 Roommates Wanted ........3080 Rooms for Rent................3090 Motels/Hotels ..................3100 Offices ..............................3110 Stores/Commercial ..........3120 Industrial ..........................3130 Warehouse Space............3140 Garage Space..................3150 Storage Space ................3160 Land ................................3170 Pasture ............................3180 Mobile Lot ........................3190 Misc. for Rent ..................3200

Wanted to Rent #3250 - #3390 Acreages/Farms ..............3255 Houses/Duplexes ............3260 Suites ..............................3270 Rooms..............................3280 Manufactured Homes ......3290 Housesitting Wanted ........3300 Garage Space..................3310 Storage Space ................3320 Stores/Commercial ..........3330 Office Space ....................3340 Industrial ..........................3350 Warehouse Space............3360 Resorts & Cottages..........3370 Pasture/Land....................3380 Mobile Lot ........................3390

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

SYLVAN Lake, 3 fully furn. rentals, garage, inclds. all utils., $1100-$1600.

403-880-0210

RCMP News Release: December 19th – December 25th, 2015

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December 20th 2:45 a.m. – An 18-yearold Sylvan Lake male was issued a 30 day suspension. RCMP on patrol along 48th Avenue at Old Boomer Road in Sylvan Lake conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle. The driver was found to be driving while disqualified and the vehicle was towed from the scene.

4:00 a.m. – An off duty RCMP member on 10th Street near the Sylvan

Lake Waste Transfer site observed a vehicle with a female and a child both sleeping inside. Members attended and located a male inside the site area.

A male was observed by police exiting the gate and after further questioning arrested a 32-year-old male. He is charged with breaking and entering with intent.

9:30 a.m. – A domestic dispute at an address on Hinshaw Drive in Sylvan Lake resulted in RCMP attendance. A 19-year-old male was charged with assault after a 19-year-old female advised that she had been in a physical altercation with the accused. No serious injuries were reported.

9:00 p.m. – A traffic stop on a vehicle on 49th Street in Sylvan Lake resulted in the arrest of four people.

Four males, aged 20, 23.

25 and 35, all from Rocky Mountain House are facing several charges including possession of property obtained by crime; possession for the purpose of trafficking; possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; failing to comply with court orders; and driving an uninsured motor vehicle.

December 21st 5:29 p.m. – RCMP recovered a stolen vehicle at the Dollarama in Sylvan Lake. The vehicle was boxed in by police and the lone occupant of the vehicle arrested at the scene without incident.

A 36-year-old female of no fixed address is facing charges.

December 22nd 7:04 a.m. – A Ford F350 was stolen from outside a residence on Hammond Close in Sylvan Lake. It had been locked with the

owner in possession of the keys. The vehicle was later found abandoned by RCMP on Range Road 272.

The vehicle had sustained some damage and was towed from the scene.

December 23rd 9:18 a.m. – Sylvan Lake RCMP recovered a stolen ATM machine at a property in Red Deer County.

The machine was found damaged in an outbuilding west of Range Road 23.

The ATM had been stolen from the Caroline Hotel during a break and enter earlier in the week.

10:22 a.m. – RCMP are investigating vandalism to mailboxes in Red Deer County. Multiple mailboxes were damaged along Range Road 10 with access believed to have been gained to some of the boxes. A community mailbox was also tipped over north of Burnt Lake Trail.

Suspect found in Eckville attempted murder case A suspect is awaiting trial for attempted murder and a number of other charges following a stabbing which took place on Monday, Dec. 21 outside of Eckville at 3503 Township road 40-2.

A warrant for the arrest of Edward Dwayne Heywood, 45 years-old, of no fixed address, was issued by Sylvan Lake RCMP in the days following the incident. RCMP stated in a media release that at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Dec. 21 they arrived to the rural location to find a severely injured man with numerous stab wounds.

RCMP members at the sceneprovided first aid to the man until a STARS air ambulance arrived to transport the injured man to a hospital in Edmonton.

Investigations determined the male victim had been attacked by Heywood.

Heywood was known by RCMP to have ties to central Alberta and is known to frequent Red Deer,Penhold, Rocky Mountain House and Olds - often staying in hotels and motels.

He also had a previous outstanding warrant issued by Olds RCMP for assault, assault with a weapon and uttering threats in an unrelated investigation.

Heywood was arrested late on the evening of December 27 by Innisfail RCMP after he was spotted in a stolen GMC Sierra truck on Cottonwood Road in Innisfail.

RCMP stated the police attempted to pull the vehicle over, however it failed to stop and a pursuit began out of Bowden where the truck struck a power pole, unoccupied parkedvehicle and an electrical box.

The vehicle continued onto Highway 2A where police were able to deploy a spike belt to ensure public safety which the fleeing vehicle drove over.

The truck then drove into anopen field where the deflating tires brought the vehicle to a stop. Heywood then fled on foot where he was arrested at approximately 11:30 p.m., a short distance later by RCMPmembers who had followed him on foot into

the field.

Haywood will be held for a bail hearing. In addition to the attempted murder charge, he will face a number of criminal code charges as a result of the police pursuit and arrest inaddition to the outstanding warrant issued by Olds.

“Some great work was done on this [the investigation] between both Sylvan Lake and Innisfail detachment members,” said Inspector Gibson Glavin of the Alberta RCMP ‘K’Division’s Strategic Communications Unit. “They were very hot on pursuing and locating the accused every since the event occurred.”

“It doesn’t surprise me that at all hours anywhere in the province, our members were actively seeking to find Mr. Heywood and arrest him for this attempted murder,” he added.

Glavin stated the victim has been released from the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. editor@sylvanlakenews.com

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Learning To Skate – Three-year-old Rome Lyda learns to skate with her father Kevin and mother Jeanette on the Sylvan Lake ice Thursday.

Jasmine O’Halloran–Han /Sylvan Lake News

Skating Break – Three-year-old Rome Lyda takes a break from learning how to skate and rides in the sled while her father Kevin pulls her along the Sylvan Lake ice Snowmobiling – Snowmobilers get ready to have some fun and go for a Thursday. ride on the Sylvan Lake ice Thursday.

Jasmine O’Halloran–Han Jasmine O’Halloran–Han/Sylvan Lake News

/Sylvan Lake News

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