The CAMROSE BOOSTER, May 27, 2014 – Page 26
Jayla Kucy wins golf tournament on junior tour By Murray Green
Jayla Kucy fired an 85 score to win the atom girls division of the Maple Leaf Junior Worlds Qualifier Golf Tour on May 17 and 18 in Lacombe. About 100 golfers competed in the 18 and under combined tournament. Those 12 and under used it as a qualifier at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club. Golfers are competing for titles in
Kiwanis hold bike safety inspection Approximately 60 young children will be riding their bikes more safely this summer on the streets and alleys of Camrose thanks to their participation in the annual spring bike check, which this year was spearheaded by the Camrose and District Kiwanis club. On the Mother’s Day weekend, and in partnership with several other organizations with child safety at heart, the club was able to provide a place for kids to get their bikes checked after a long winter, as well as correct helmet fitting and lessons on street safety provided by the City of Camrose police service and the local detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The bike check and tune-up was provided free of charge by Green Gear (which also provided a bike for the door prize). The helmet fitting and sizing was part of an ongoing project from Alberta Health Services and Alberta Traffic Safety. “Our mandate is to work with kids and the club is so happy that so many young kids will be riding safer on our streets this summer,” said club president Amber Vowles. “We are thankful for everyone who volunteered their time this year and particularly the City of Camrose, which provided the Max McLean Arena and Canadian Tire which provided the bike for the Bike Raffle. We are looking forward to next year’s event!” Information on the Camrose and District Kiwanis club can be obtained by contacting the club at 4522-71 Street Close, Camrose, Alberta, T4V 5B4. Phone 780-608-1417 or email camrosekiwanis@gmail. com.
eight divisions and the chance to qualify for the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships in San Diego, CA this July, subject to the outcome of the other MJT qualifiers across the country. Golfers 13 and over competed on the regular tour. Mini tour players competed over 18 holes only and are now all short-listed for spots in the Junior World Championships.
Devin Kucy, 11, finished tied for third in the peewee boys division with an 86 score. Jace Shannon of Forestburg came in fifth in the atom boys age group with his 87 total. Mason Kucy, 13, shot rounds of 96 and 94 for a total of 190 and placed 13th in bantam boys. Colton Leslie of Camrose, 15, shot rounds of 86 and 85 for a total of
171 and came in at 27th place in the juvenile boys category. Andrew Harrison of Camrose, 17, had an off day to start the tournament and fired scores of 80 and 74 for a total of 154 over the two days. His score put him in sixth spot. Brother Michael Harrison, 19, also had a rough first round and shot 83 and 77 in
the junior boys division. His 160 placed him in ninth. The next Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour stop in Alberta is the Mountain View Classic at the Olds Central Highlands on June 21 and 22. For more information please visit www.maplejt.com or call 1-877-859-4653. The championships for the 13 and over categories will be held in Phoenix Nov. 14 to 16.
Bauer knows God has purpose for his life By Dan Jensen
Camrose Police Service constable and triathlete Kelly Bauer knows God has a plan and a purpose for his life. “Because He is personal to me I have faith that He is in control, no matter what happens good or bad,” said Bauer, who was the guest speaker at the Camrose Ministerial Association’s fourth annual prayer breakfast at the Norsemen Inn, May 14. “I know that God has a purpose and a plan.” Bauer was able to catch a glimpse of that plan when, after an 18 year career in agriculture which included several years as an elevator manager, he was forced to look for a new career. “Even though I had a nice severance package I still had a lot of pressure to provide for my family and have a career,” said Bauer, who was told after he was baptized to expect to be tested. “I felt pretty lost going to that job and over the next few weeks I prayed hard for (God’s) direction.” It was during that difficult time that he remembered the advice he received from an RCMP sergeant nearly 20 years before, when he had expressed an interest in police work, to obtain some life experience. “I went to an information meeting with the RCMP but quickly decided that wasn’t who I wanted to work for,” he said. “Coming out of training and not knowing where I would relocate my family to and then having to relocate several times after that wasn’t for me at my stage in life. Nor did I want to police or live in a big city like Edmonton.” That was then that he saw an ad that said the Camrose Police Service was hiring and made arrangements to speak with now deputy chief Lee Foreman. After completing his cognitive skills and communication tests, Bauer took what was explained to him would be a tough fitness test and posted the highest score of all the applicants. “I kind of like to say
Kelly Bauer
that I broke the mold that used to be used for only employing the 25-ish guys,” said Bauer. “In just two and a half months I went from having a successful management role in a business that I new to shovelling dirt to having a new career in policing.” Bauer’s success in the fitness tests were the result of a promise he had made to a superior years earlier to continue the running that he had been required to do every morning as part of a management fitness course. “Not only did I keep running but I started competing in the sport of triathlon,” said Bauer. “I started competing in 2002 and it soon became part of my lifestyle. If I hadn’t gotten into the sport not only would I have not had the fitness to apply as a police officer but I wouldn’t have had the confidence either.” Like other triathletes,
Bauer started at the entry sprint level then worked his way up to full iron man. In 2012 he competed in his first Iron Man Canada competition, an event that consisted of swimming 3.8 km, cycling 180 km and then running a 42.2 km marathon. He completed the course in a time of nine hours and 41 minutes, which was just six minutes off the record for his age group, and as a result was able to qualify for the Iron Man World Championship in Hawaii. Bauer believes that as amazing as the world championship was, it was just a race. “I believe God has used triathlon to teach me so much more about life,” he said. “Training for the sport obviously has physical benefits but it has also taught me to balance the three disciplines of swimming biking and running and how to balance life. Not only in
my training but my career, my family and my faith.” Triathlon has also taught Bauer how to run his own race, regardless of what others around him in the race or in life are doing. “All those hours of training and racing gives me so much time to clear my mind of all the distractions in life and allows me to really focus. It is my time alone with God. “Not only does it allow me to enjoy and appreciate nature around me, which I admit is a lot easier in Hawaii or Cuba or Victoria or Vancouver or Mexico, it gives me a time to thank God for all the blessings in my life. It gives me a time to ask Him to take charge and to ask Him to deal with the concerns I may have. I have gained so much confidence that He is real and in control, and I can take that confidence into all aspects of my life.” Bauer said prayer does not guarantee that he will have the perfect race, that he will be the perfect police officer, husband, father or Christian, or that he will never be tested and experience bad things that come his way. “Prayer is just asking God to be in control and fully trusting in Him. It takes the pressure off competing and it takes the pressure off worries in life.” Bauer said the recent tragedy at St. Paul shows that police officers, as well as those who serve in fire and EMS, need to have the confidence and ability to react at dangerous situations. “It is just around the corner and can happen to anyone of us, but having faith and praying, and knowing that others are praying for us, like our chaplain, Brian Krushel, gives me the confidence to execute when called upon. So whether it is the sound of a cannon that starts a race at an iron man event or responding to an alarm or a 911 call or another emergency situation, my faith has given me the courage and confidence to succeed in all aspects of life.”