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Schalk on trial for alleged sex assault VICTIM TESTIFIES
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ADVOCATE REPORTER CRYSTAL RHYNO TESTS HER LIMITS. SEE STORY ON PAGE A2.
BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF A local pastor and operator of several affordable housing developments was on trial in Red Deer provincial court on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a female employee. Stanley Richard Schalk, 57, of Red Deer County, is charged with one count of sexual assault. On Thursday, the 43-year-old complainant, whose identity is protected by a publication ban for victims, told the court that Schalk gave her a job last June after they talked and he found out about her financial difficulties. She said one day in June, Schalk grabbed her buttocks while hugging her. She grabbed his hand and pulled it away. “It was really insulting. It was really wrong. It goes beyond a hug,” she told the court. She said later that month he drove her to a farmer’s field for a picnic where he pushed her down and got on top of her. He later put his hand in her bra. She pushed him away both times and yelled and swore at him. “It was the worst thing ever,” she said. “There was no one to help me there. It was just a field. I was just trapped there.” He eventually drove her back to work. She said she continued to work for Schalk because she needed the job and eventually contacted the RCMP at the end of September.
Photo by MARK BRETHERTON/Advocate staff
RIGHT: Advocate reporter Crystal Rhyno knows not what she does as the door to the Zipper cage is closed on her at Westerner Days Thursday. ABOVE: The dreaded Zipper begins to wind up with Rhyno going for a spin in the second car from the bottom.
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Red Deerians put their taste buds to the test at chili cook off BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF
Photo by CRYSTAL RHYNO/Advocate staff
Caroline Guilbault and Steve Schult of Sure-Shot Inspections pour their ‘It’s a Sausage Party’ chili into a slow cooker during the annual chili cook off as part of Westerner Days.
Turn up the heat. With bowl and spoon in hand, chili lovers flocked to the annual cook off hosted by Big 105 and 106.7 The Drive at Southpointe Common on Thursday. The tasty fundraiser for the Kidney Foundation Red Deer Chapter drew dozens of tasters who were willing to put their taste buds to the test. Most tasters had one thing in mind — finding the heat. Self-described chili experts and cook off regulars Adam Sandau, Tyler Jansen and Cale Chambers said a good chili must have meat, spice and Pepsi. Chambers said the annual chili cook off is the one Westerner Days event that they look forward to the most.
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“This is basically the only event that I get to,” said Chambers. Sandau said they think about putting in their own entry every year but they never seem to follow through. Larissa Anderson agreed that the spicier the better. Steve Schultz of Sure-Shot Inspections and Caroline Guilbault said spice is what makes a good chili even better. The duo were competing for the top prize with “It’s a Sausage Party” entry. Guilbault said lots of time and effort and roasted peppers are the must have ingredients. “Chili is soul food,” said Guilbault. “It feels good.” Sixteen businesses competed for the top prizes.
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