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Rookie of the Year - K’s Thomson

Local cowboy K’s Thomson received Rookie of the Year honours following an impressive season in the Saddle Broncs. Thomson made the Canadian Finals and narrowly missed out on the National Finals Rodeo. Thomson now has his eyes set on next year and continuing the progress he made this season. See full story on page 2.

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Pro Rodeo Rookie of the Year, K’s K’s Thomson of Lundbreck wins coveted award

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Thomson says the season went according to plan and he’s happy to come away with the Rookie of the Year honours.

“That was my goal at the start of the year. It means quite a bit. It felt like I did what I set out to do initially. I developed some bigger goals along the way because I had it pretty close to wrapped up early in the year. It feels good, it's a cool award because you only get one chance to win it.

It went really well. When I started, my two goals were just to get my top 30 in the world qualifications first and then win rookie of the year at the end of the year. It was what I expected of myself. There are no guarantees but I wanted to try and knew I could do it.

That's why it was my goal.”

Thomson performed well at multiple rodeos over the season, winning his first rodeo in Redding California with a score of 87.5.

Thomson says that rodeo is where things really took off for him.

“Redding was my first win at a tour rodeo this year and that's kind of what started me off on my success. That kick started me there at the

end of May. Everywhere I went this year was my first time going so I went to a lot of big rodeos that I've never been to before.

It was cool to see them.”

Making the Calgary Stampede was one of Thomson’s proudest mo-

as a teenager that the bronc riding and bull riding was what I wanted to do. I quit riding bulls and this is how I want to make my living. Around age 15 or 16 when I started riding broncs I knew I wanted to make a

“The Calgary Stampede was really cool. Being so close to home. There were a lot of friends that I grew up with playing hockey that got to see it.”

- K’s Thomson ments of the season.

“The Calgary Stampede was really cool.

Being so close to home.

There were a lot of friends that I grew up with playing hockey that got to see it. I won quite a bit of money there, which was cool. It was my first time there as a professional bronc rider. To have success there in front of a sort of home crowd was fun.”

Thomson’s start in Saddle Broncs came when he was a teenager.

“I've been around rodeo as a whole my entire life. My family all did it. It's just what I grew up around and I always knew that's what I wanted to do. I rode bulls for a long time too and I rope as well but I knew

living at it. I never toyed around with it. It was all building towards this.”

Thomson says a slow start to the year may have hindered his chances at making the National Finals but says overall, this year was a success and sets him up well for the future.

“Big rodeos only take the top seeded guys in the world as far as money won. My start was really slow, I had to go to little rodeos and travel stupid miles. By the end of it I was right there to make the national finals and missed the National Finals Rodeo by $89, which was kind of heartbreaking but overall it went really well. I made a lot of progress and set myself up good for next year.”

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In the lIne of fIre Between October 11 and October 18, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 55 calls for service including the following reported incidents.

One (1) assault, one (1) fraud/forgery, two (2) threat/harassment, three (3) mischief/vandalism, one (1) theft of motor vehicle, five (5) thefts, two (2) impaired driving, two (2) disturbing the peace, three (3) other criminal code, three (3) other provincial statutes, six (6) driving complaints, four (4) motor vehicle collisions, five (5) assistance to general public, four (4) suspicious occurrences, two (2) assistance to other agencies, five (5) 911 calls, one (1) false alarm, one (1) animal call, one (1) municipal bylaw, two (2) lost and found, and one (1) abandoned vehicle.

Erratic Driver On October 11, 2021, there was a complaint of an erratic driver on high-

way 22 north of Lundbreck. The vehicle was located and stopped. A 27-year-old male driver from Calgary provided a breath sample, which resulted in a Fail. Am Immediate Roadside Sanction was issued and his vehicle was towed and seized for 30 days.

His driver’s licence will be suspended for 3 months and he will be fined $1000.

Vehicle Damage On October 13th, 2021, there was a complaint of damage to windshields and windows of two vehicles parked on 18 Avenue in Coleman. The damage appears to have been done by a pellet gun.

Warrant On October 14th, 2021, a 24-year-old male, Samuel Shawn Fralick, was arrested for possession of stolen property over and under $5000, 2 charges of assault peace officer and resisting ar-

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rest. While being escorted for transport to gaol, he escaped lawful custody and is presently on outstanding warrants.

He was also charged with 8 counts of breach of release order.

Vehicle Theft On October 15th, 2021, there was a complaint of theft of a 1994 black Ford Ranger truck parked from a parking lot of a commercial business on 19 Avenue in Coleman.

Traffic Stop On October 15th, 2021, a vehicle was stopped on highway 3 in Coleman. Weapons and drugs were found in the vehicle. A 38-year-old male from Bow Island and 29-year-old female of no fixed address were arrested and charged. A Justice Interim Hearing was held, and they were released on conditions to appear in Pincher Creek Court.

The Simple Raven’s Post

by Avner Perl

Together we stand, divided we fall In situations of war or danger, the best friendships are formed. At least that is what I used to think. People who face danger often band together and most often help each other. After wars are over, it is common for folks to retain friendships and there are examples of the comrades going into business together. There are advantages to that. Although we gain from competition, we also can benefit a lot from togetherness, as long as we don’t try to cheat. We have an in-built mechanism that guides us towards belonging to a group. Groups, towns, cities, and countries are to our benefit. We pay for the benefit with some lost individuality.

I was raised by people who fought together, survived by helping each other, and thrived by working together. I was born right after the biggest war that humans ever fought. It took many years, but the spirit of togetherness gave way to the well-popularized idea of rugged individualism. Most of my adult life took place in the longest period of relative peace in the world. The generation that raised me disappeared and the new people didn’t have first-hand experience in the strength of friendship or any other form of working together. Thirty years or more after the great war people grew up on a diet of a new culture where individual winning is the coveted prize that everyone seeks. It is visible with families, churches, communities, and all aspects of life, all breaking apart.

The movies after the war were portraying famous battles of freedom-loving American soldiers, pilots, and sailors. There were movies about the great suffering of the Jewish people who sprung back up and built themselves a homeland. There was a period of glorifying the tough pioneers who fought the native population (Not here) and won a new life in the west. Seeking more heroes to talk about, movies and plays told the stories of historical figures who excelled and made self-sacrifices for the freedom of all.

Women heroines started showing up as main characters. Romantic love replaced arranged marriages. Kids were now dreaming of being princes and princesses. The world went on turning.

The new humans, who mostly didn’t know war and suffering, turned their attention to the American dream. Millions were mesmerized by movies depicting glorified American suburban life that treated those nonwhite Americans as servants or savages.

In that climate, stars were born. Movie stars, sports stars, rock stars, business stars, all

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On October 17th, 2021, there was a complaint of theft of a crossbow from a truck parked on 21 Avenue in Blairmore.

Suspicious Persons On October 17th, 2021, there was a complaint of suspicious persons rummaging through vehicles parked at a commercial business parking lot in Blairmore. It occurred at approximately 3:00am.

Break and Enter On October 17th, 2021, there was a complaint of break and enter of a vehicle parked in a locked compound on 19 Avenue in Blairmore. It is unknown what items were taken at the time.

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made kids want to be stars. Working together for common good gave in to building personal fortunes in any way possible.

Soon we had an inflated cast of stars and Hollywood invented “superstars and superheroes.” Those often were fictional characters existing only in the imagination.

The one sport all people took part in by default was business. People had to work to eat and competed for a good placement in our economic system. Most lost the race before it started. New industries sprung up to help individuals get closer to stardom.

Sports shoes, faster bikes, machines that can mimic professional jobs, and gallons or tons of makeup to make women prettier. All that star-making material made some people millionaires and a new star arrived, the billionaires.

With billionaires came hoards of professionals to help them avoid paying taxes and for the common people, computer programs to do the same on a mass scale. I have the accounting program, but not the money to hide from the taxman. The superstars, superheroes of industry, and all other popular few found ways to siphon resources from the greater population, and the forgotten surplus people, at times entire countries full of them, worked harder to pay for luxuries they could hardly even imagine. Those benefiting from their involuntary sacrifices and poverty demanded not to see them or hear about them. I heard a friend comment: “I am sick of Social Justice.” And he was.

I am sick of social injustice and glad that nature, or God, is finally taking steps to correct it. We had our chance and now it’s happening without us. Our kids and grandkids are taking matters into their own hands. They are sick of us risking their future for a few people to get good returns on their investments in dirty energy sources. Women are taking over our political systems, intending to make a better world for their children.

Essential workers are quitting and looking to unionize and get fair compensation for their risks and efforts. Their food prices went up like anyone else’s. People are refusing to work with others who may spread a deadly virus.

Tragically, the controversy about health and safety was politicized by an unbalanced but popular politician. The Right chose to ignore the problem and the Left to use all means to promote and enforce safety. I am not OK with it. Here the political Left is using the Right wing’s methods. Starve them into submission is and shouldn’t be our method.

If we kill people to save people, we are not being Christian.

To me, it’s enough if we gave people a limited edition pin saying I am vaccinated.

We can designate some seats in public places as Unvaccinated Sections. We can’t fix a “wrong” by doing what’s wrong ourselves. That is where I may differ from some others who come from Israel.

Humans know the benefits of togetherness but forget the power of jealousy and the need for revenge. It ruins friendships, does harm, and even kills. At this point, when we are being tested, it will serve us well to be considerate with each other, as we wish others to be with us.

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Local resident raises funds and awareness for rare illness

A local mom is doing what she can to raise funds and awareness for a rare disorder.

January Emshey’s two-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Koolen-De Vries Syndrome in April. The disorder is caused by the deletion or mutation of genes on a chromosome. Emshey was able to raise $1,150 for the Koolen-De Vries Syndrome Foundation. To help raise the funds, Emshey said she would shave her head if the goal were reached. Emshey followed through and was also able to donate her hair to an organization in Toronto who make wigs for cancer patients.

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A local mother is hoping her fundraiser can raise more awareness for a fairly new illness.

January Emshey's daughter was diagnosed with Koolen-De Vries Syndrome, something that doctors have only notably diagnosed since 2006.

Emshey says she's hoping she can help more people learn about the disorder.

"This past April, my two-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Koolen-De Vries Syndrome. Since we've gotten her diagnosis, it seems to be novel regardless of where we end up.

Anytime we're in the hospital or meeting a new specialist or continuing with her physio or speech therapies nobody has really heard of it. It's so rare. With it being relatively newly discovered as well, it was only 2006 it really became a notable diagnosis, I feel like there are so many unknowns surrounding it so I was keen on being a part of the research behind it to hopefully do something that will affect my support for her or down the line her support for her children or anyone affected throughout the world because it is such a rare thing."

Koolen-De Vries Syndrome is a genetic

disorder that is caused by the deletion of some genes on a chromosome.

Emshey says the ways it can affect people vary.

"It's a pretty wide range in how it affects individuals. It falls along a spectrum. Some people have very limited outcomes because of it.

Some may only have a little bit of learning difficulty throughout their lives and they never really notice anything else.

On the other end of the spectrum, there are children who need full time permanent care throughout their lives. They have eating difficulties, learning difficulties; some are completely non-verbal or non-mobile. It can definitely vary."

Emshey set out looking to raise $1,000 that would go towards the Koolen-De Vries Syndrome Foundation.

Her goal was reached in just six days, far sooner than she expected.

"Originally I set the goal at just $1,000. I had never really done any kind of fundraiser for anything before. I assumed we would hit the goal within a month if we were lucky. I was blown away because we hit the goal and then some as we raised $1,150 in six days."

As part of getting the word out for her first

fundraiser, Emshey said she would shave her head if the goal was reached.

She was then able to find somewhere to donate her hair.

"I started looking deeply into different organizations that accept hair donations. I had a bit of a challenge because my hair was previously coloured so I felt right off the bat it wouldn't be eligible for anything but through my digging I did find a Canadian based non-profit out of Toronto that does accept processed hair and makes wigs for kids affected by cancer. After I did the chop I sent it off there and we were actually able to get more out of the fundraiser."

Following a successful first fundraiser, Emshey says she is now looking to hold larger fundraisers and possibly get larger companies involved for matching donations.

"I feel this is just getting my feet wet. Now that I know what to do and what we can achieve I'd love to hold something else in the future. I feel it would be more of a collaborative effort. I'd try and get it out in the community more and try and find other families in southern Alberta who are affected by this and would be willing to join in."

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Editorial By the time you read this editorial in the Herald, the municipal election will be over and just another segment of our ongoing political history.

May I suggest again how fortunate we are as Canadians to live in a country that allows each and every adult the right to select the people we want to represent us in our local, provincial and federal governments.

The citizens in the Crowsnest Pass have elected by a majority vote, the next municipal council that will represent this community for the next four years.

Undoubtedly, some of us have voted, (by way of a ballot) candidates who were not necessarily elected.

However, that's the nature of politics in most democratic countries.

After covering numerous council meetings for over 20 years, I must say I’m thrilled with voter turnout compared to 2017. We are up just above 6 per cent from the last election, 31.98 to 38 per cent. There are 4540 eligible voters in the valley, with 1723 showing up at the polls.

In my opinion, the election is over for the next four years and people in this fabulous valley should join together as one community, ensuring that the Crowsnest Pass is one of the best places in the world to raise our children and call home.

It can be done if we all learn to work together as a team, as this last council proved you could, in a joint effort to successfully guide this community into the next decade.

Our municipal election is now history and we should congratulate and respect those who were elected by the majority of our citizens. We should also thank those who had the courage to run and unfortunately did not gain a seat.

Nothing is impossible in this world if we work together and respect each other.

Now that I have been elected, this will be the last local political editorial the Herald will see from me.

David will report on the happenings of council without my input in any way, shape or form. I can honestly say that I have never editorialized David’s writing when it come to covering council meetings. He is educated as a journalist - in fact, he is the best we have ever had - and I will continue to run this paper as I always have, without interference on that end. I will tell you with certainty I read the council briefs when they come out on the Wednesday paper just like you the reader does.

I can honestly say that my mom is happy and Buddy is cursing me from heaven worried that we are going to lose business but here I am again.

It was a nerve-wracking night for me. I have always said that if you fail you did so because you did not resonate with the wishes of the people you represent.

When you have already done one term, you are under the proverbial microscope. People have seen how you have acted, how you have represented them and it’s their time to tell you if you did what they wanted or not.

If I had lost that tells me that the last four years I did not resonate with my constituents and to be honest that would have made me sadder then the actual loss. I had three key political views, coal mining, attainable housing and making sure Crowsnest Crossing is developed. You the voter agreed with me and I promise to forge forward with the same passion I do in everything.

I have to say I am thrilled to be on a council with four of my previous councillors and our mayor. We had a great team, we respected each other, we have honour and we were truthful decent people. We didn’t always agree but we always walked out of a meeting united and we truly worked for the betterment of our community and not for self-gain. I look forward to sitting with them again. I thank Taralynn for putting her name forward. It takes guts to put your self out there. I will desperately miss Marlene Anctil, she was a rock star representative.

Thank you to every person that supported me, picked me up and told me to forge forward. My family is special and they support me in the craziest things; and remember family isn’t always blood. My circle is small but fierce. To my campaign manager and chief cheerleader, I love you beyond words.

So here we go with another four years moving this community forward. Change is hard but not always bad. We are at a precipice with the coal issue, with attainable housing and with the downloading of expenses by the provincial and federal governments. We need to be innovative and smart and together we can move this community forward.

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Sufferning in silence Dear Editor; Do you suffer in silence? Many people do, I am always saddened when I hear that someone has been dealing with a problem and felt that there was no one they could talk to. This happens more often than you might expect.

There are several reasons for this, it might be that there is no one who we feel comfortably close to when it comes to sharing our fears and difficulties. Sometimes there is the feeling that we don't want to burden others with our problems. If we could get past these two barriers, there is still the tendency, in our society, to project that all is well, even if it's not. We do such a good job of this, that when someone is struggling in some aspect

of their lives, they feel as though they are the only one with this problem.

We become alienated from ourselves if we are feeling angry, hurt, or depressed inside, while projecting the opposite feelings to those around us.

Feelings remain blocked or suppressed inside, and this energy must come out in some way. It may manifest as anger or hostility towards others (taking it out on the children, partner, or co-workers) or as health problems (headaches, ulcers, stress, and tension).

Talking it out can be very healing, but it is important to do this with the right person. It must be someone whom you can trust to keep what you share confidential It's best if the person is a good listener who withholds

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judgement and advice giving. Often as we talk through our difficulties, we find that our own solutions emerge spontaneously.

If you have friends or family members to whom you feel close, but have never really shared deeply, you may find that if you do, the relationship becomes even closer.

Chances are that this person will open up in response to your sharing.

You may find that you are both relieved to have someone you can really talk to. The floodgates may open, with things coming out that you have held inside for years.

If you share with the intention to understand more deeply, and to create positive outcomes in your life, this kind of sharing can be tremendously

healing. If the sharing becomes simply dumping on others who are not present, then you are in a negative process which will ultimately only make things worse.

We all have the ability to support others in positive ways. Right now just about everyone has some struggle in their lives. Perhaps if we stop hiding our pain, we could really be there for each other. Ultimately, that’s what life is all about anyway, so we might as well get on with it.

Gwen Randall-Young is an author and awardwinning psychologist. For permission to reprint this article, or to obtain books, CDs or MP3s, visit www.gwen.ca.

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Simply Selles Musings from your local reporter As we approach the final week of October, the weather begins to cool and the trees are all barren.

The sky in general seems a little greyer and that faint reminder of what’s to come enters back into our minds.

Of course, our beautiful fall weather couldn’t last forever.

Even this last Sunday where we hit 20 degrees was followed up by a day that only reached a high of 7.

Winter is coming.

The snow will once again blanket the mountains and trees, snow tires will be put on and ice scrapers will once again be in use.

Some may see what I mentioned as the negative side of the changing seasons and I’d agree with those people.

Colder temperatures and blustery snowstorms aren’t exactly my cup of tea.

While there are those negative aspects of winter, there are also plenty of positives to look forward to.

Warm cups of hot chocolate, a bright blue sky shining on an untouched town after an overnight snowfall, skating and sledding with family and friends and even staying home, bundled up by the fire with a glad of egg nog.

Those are some of the positives I look forward to each winter.

Of course we can’t forget Christmas and New Year’s later on as well.

I’ve never been one to say winter is my favourite season but I have found myself liking more and more of it as the years have gone on.

Maybe that has something to do with me not having an area that I need to shovel every snowfall.

When I was younger, my family lived in a cul-desac.

I guess you could say I sort of ran a business in the neighbourhood shoveling six of the 10 driveways every time it snowed.

The pay was okay, especially around Christmas when baking was usually some of the payment.

The times it snowed overnight were the worst.

It meant being up as early as 5:30 some mornings in order to get all the driveways shoveled before heading off to school.

The large snowfalls also meant more work as some of the driveways weren’t positioned well, which meant I needed to shovel past the house or down the driveway in order to find a place to dump some of the snow.

But however big the job was, I always knew my mom had a big ol’ cup of Hot Chocolate waiting for me inside.

I definitely don’t miss those days too much.

As another winter season approaches, I hope everyone else is able to find areas of it they enjoy and maybe reminisce about the joys of winter as kids.

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Fantastic opportunity for commercial location along busy Highway 3. East and West bound traffic access. Currently occupied as a successful fly-fishing shop, known to fly fishermen throughout Canada and the U.S. Can be sold as a business to someone wishing for a change of pace or for a property that can be re-purposed. C1 zoning allows for different opportunities. High traffic volume in front of the property. $435,000 CALL JOHN MLS

33 ironstone

blairmore

Under construction 2 beds up and 2 beds down. 3 bathrooms. Fantastic views.

Main floor laundry. Open floor plan. Now under construction. Large double car garage. Spacious laundry room and storage area. Crowsnest Pass has beautiful mountain golf course, blue ribbon mountain fly fishing, cross-country skiing, hiking, mountain biking and short distance from down-hill ski resorts. $499,000 CALL JOHN MLS

59 kananaskis place

blairmore commercial

Spectacular mountain views on large, fully serviced lot, high on north rim of the valley at Kananaskis Wilds. Fantastic building site. Easy topography to work with, which is a very important when choosing a building lot in the mountains. Exciting community just off Mountain Trunk Road 940. Serviced with town water, sewer, power, telephone, high speed internet, as well as fire hydrants. Development is just a few steps from rugged mountain terrain. Close to Alberta Forest Reserve. $110,000 CALL JOHN MLS

coleman lot

son mountain living. $94,900

Grand old house in Blairmore, close to swimming pool and ski hill.

Bedroom, or office, on main floor and 3 bedrooms up. Large living room, and family room on main floor. Sitting room upstairs. Large level lot, mostly fenced. Close to shopping, restaurants, hospital, and walking trails. Vibrant mountain community. 3 ski hills nearby. $330,000 CALL JOHN MLS

Fantastic mountain views. Southfacing lot gently slopes to the south. Great building spot to take advantage of the sun. Lots of building options. Located on northside of the valley in Coleman.

Close to all amenities and 4-seaCALL JOHN MLS

100 ft of Mainstreet frontage, 1,040 sqft fast food restaurant with sit down area. Full basement. Ample parking at the front, the side, and the back. Comes with everything ‘as is’ in the restaurant and kitchen. If you are looking for an affordable commercial kitchen - bring your ideas to life and live in the Canadian Rockies. $170,000 CALL JOHN MLS

coleman Beautiful and still affordable mountain lot in the Canadian Rockies. Great location and fantastic mountain views. This lot is flat and suitable for many different building styles.

Crowsnest Pass is a great mountain destination. The community is located on the Alberta/BC border almost equidistant between Fernie Alpine Ski Resort and Castle Mountain resort. Great access for year-round recreational activities and some of the best trail networks in the Rockies. $59,000 CALL JOHN MLS

blairmore

bellevue cafe Historic building with a mix of commercial on ground floor and residential up top. Formally known as the Bellevue Café. Private backyard. Solid foundation under the building. Perfect for a mountain get-a-way or a cool investment. $224,900 JOHN MLS

Affordable mountain get away in desirable Blairmore location. 3 bedroom, 1 bath located on a nice lot within walking distance to shopping, 4 season trails and local ski hill. Golf course nearby. Lots of room to park an RV. $231,500 CALL JOHN MLS CALL

coleman lot new ironstone 35 New condo under construction. 2beds up, 2beds down, with 3 bathrooms. Spacious main floor laundry. Open floor plan. Large double car garage. Spectacular views and close to all amenities. Still time to choose your finishes. $499,000 CALL JOHN MLS

Nice lot in Coleman with great views.

Build a mountain getaway or cabin. Adjacent lot also for sale. Close to historic downtown Coleman and the Art district.

Amazing area of the Crowsnest Pass, minutes from York Creek staging area, Chinook Lake, and Nordic Cross country ski trails at Allison Recreation area. 4 Season adventure is everywhere you turn. $46,000 CALL JOHN MLS

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8 – Crowsnest PAss HerALD – Wednesday, October 20, 2021

~ Your 2021 Municipal Council ~ DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Blair Painter Mayor

The unofficial election results have come in with all five incumbents who ran retaining their seats.

Councillors Dave Filipuzzi, Doreen Glavin, Glen Girhiny, Dean Ward and Lisa Sygutek all retained their seats.

Newcomer Vicki Kubik will be joining Council for her first term.

A total of 1,749 people voted for their 20212025 Councillors, with 345 residents voting in advance polls and 1,404

on Election Day for a 38.5 per cent voter turnout.

Those numbers are up from the 2017 election

Glavin received the highest number of votes, with 1,293.

The swearing in will

“I am hopeful we can continue to be a strong team and do great things for the Crowsnest Pass.”

- Blair Painter Mayor

where 1,452 residents voted for a voter turnout of just 31.98 per cent.

Councillor Doreen

take place at 6:30pm on October 26, before the new Council’s organizational meeting.

The previous Council is still in power until the beginning of the organizational meeting when the oath is taken and the new Council takes over.

Mayor Blair Painter says he is excited to see so many Councillors returning for another term.

"I'm very pleased that all of our Councillors running again were reelected for this next term.

We've had a very strong team and moving forward I am hopeful we can continue to be a strong team and do great things for the Crowsnest Pass."

place right now. I'm also looking forward to opportunity to revisit these goals and see if changes need to be made or if we can add more plans to continue moving our community forward.”

New Council will be attending an orientation session with Municipal Consultant George Cuff in December, as well as a legal orientation on various legislation that impacts their role as Councillors.

Photo not available at Press time

Dave Filipuzzi

Glen Girhiny

Thank You The family of the late Fred Krish would like to say “Thank You” for the cards, phone calls, flowers, visits and kind words. We needed the support of good people like you during this trying time.

Lorraine, David, Shannon/John, Joann

Doreen Glavin

Vicki Kubik

Thank You Braydon and Taylor Strandquist would like to sincerely thank the community for the donations and those who attended their bridal shower. Every donation and gift was greatly appreciated and they feel very lucky to live in such a wonderful community with such great people.

Check out the

Crowsnest Pass herald kananaskis Rodeo association

2021 aGm

november 10th 2021 @ 7:30 PM Location to be determined For more information please contact Laura at l.mckinnon@live.com

online at passherald.ca

Lisa Sygutek

Mayor Painter also says that he looks forward to seeing Council find ways to move the Pass forward, “I'm hoping that Council will continue to move forward with the goals that we have in

Dean Ward

Orientation process will be completed within 90 days.

One of the first priorities for this upcoming fall for the new Council is to pass the 2022 Municipal Budget in December.

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Celebrating Small BuSineSS

Mark and Dawn Rigby, owners of Country Encounters Hospitality, a catering company and bed and breakfast in Coleman, have been in business in Crowsnest Pass for the past 18 years, offering great food and a place to get away. The pair, who have more than 25 years of experience as professional chefs, offer in-house or on-location catering, as well as party rentals and room rentals at their bed and breakfast, located at 7701 17th Avenue

in Coleman. The one-stop shop for all your party needs offers everything from the venue to the china and table linens, as well as top quality meals from a variety of menus.

Mark and Dawn chose to set up shop in the Pass due to the developing tourism industry and beautiful mountain setting. The Rigbys erected an addition of another building across the street adding another five guest rooms and Encounters Wine Bar and Small Plate Kitchen.

Changes and new additions to the menu further reflect their “go local” philosophy. “Our customers are the most important component in our operation,” said Dawn. “We try to treat them as we wish to be treated.

This is reflected in everything we do, from customer service to the selection of our products, to the care taken in providing every meal.”

For more information, call 403-563-5299, or visit countryencounters.com.

Open Wednesday - Sunday • Reservations Only Watch for Special coming eventS

COuntRy EnCOuntERS HOSpitality dirigby@shaw.ca • 403-563-5299

Celebrating Small Business Week!

LocAL

Shopping Local is supporting Local

Well over 100

LocAL AuthoRs ARtists • ARtisAns

tRuly tHank yOu tO all OuR CuStOmERS!

Hours: monday- Saturday 11-5pm • Sunday 12-3:30pm • ClOSED Wednesday

2701-226 St., Bellevue • 403-564-4389

Creating Crockets was a “leap of faith” lots of work and long hours’. The adventure has been fun working with individuals groups and other businesses.

Crockets has grown and changed over the years, We are so proud to carry over 100 amazing local, Alberta and Canadian authors, artists and artisans. At Crockets, we truly love showing off the wonderful talent of creative and inspiring individuals.

People from all over the world come, shop and take home treasures to remind them of the beautiful Crowsnest Pass.

Come on over to Crockets. Stop by to see all our unique prize products, where you can find something for everyone from babies to adults.

A very, very big thank you to all our customers that have made Crockets a success over all these years!

We salute small business Roger Reid, MLA Livingstone - Macleod Constituency Office 618 Centre Street SE High River, AB Canada T1V 1E9 Office: 825.212.2000

Satellite Office 1300 Hewetson Avenue Pincher Creek, AB Canada T0K 1W0 Office: 403.904.8110

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Celebrating Small BuSineSS ALLIED 12823 - 20th Ave., Blairmore • 562-8844

We have it all or will get it for you!

Blairmore’s Allied Ace Hardware has been offering high quality and affordable products, as well as knowledgable local service to residents of the Crowsnest Pass for over 40 years.

Owners Grant and Kevin Tkachuk took over the store after their father Al retired. They stock a wide variety of products and services, including paint, electrical and plumbing supplies, housewares, horticulture supplies, and even pets and pet food.

“We will go out of our way to find our customers what they want,” said Kevin,

adding that staff are knowledgeable of all products the store carries.

“If it’s in our store, we know what it’s for and how it works, from tropical fish to snowblowers.”

In addition to the countless local customers the store serves every day, it also serves as a benefit to shoppers from British Columbia, as it is close to the border and offers the added benefit of no provincial sales tax.

For more information, call the store at 403-562-8844, or drop by at 12823 20th Avenue in Blairmore.

• Paint • Electrical & Plumbing Supplies • Housewares • Horticultural Supplies • Pets • Pet Food • Camping Equipment • Snow Blowers • Generators • and more!

Live your dream!

403-562-8444 info@cnp-pm.ca

www.cnp-pm.ca Crowsnest Pass Property Management is celebrating 13 years of creating partnerships between happy homeowners and satisfied tenants, servicing areas throughout Southern Alberta. We offer a wide selection of renovated or newer homes from bachelor suites to executive homes on acreages and everything inbetween. We proudly offer for example, our distinctive commercial spaces are located on main street Bellevue with fresh and unique designs inside and out.

In this tight rental market, we are still seeing a steady turnover and have worked successfully from our waiting list for the past year placing new tenants in homes to call their own, as we maintained our 0% vacancy rate.

Together with our property owners have been committed to maintaining fair rental prices with very few rent increases for our outstanding, long-term tenants Going the extra mile for our clients has enabled us to continue to grow our company. When we noticed our investors struggling to find property in Crowsnest Pass that meets the cap rate necessary to make their investment profitable, so we offered an additional service to our investors, and are seeing a new trend.

We welcome the trend and are excited to search out homes for our investors throughout Southern Alberta, determine what renovations are needed in order to add them to our portfolio. Then we put the buyers in direct contact with realtors, contractors, financial advisors and lawyers. Once the home is purchased and renovated, we add it to our portfolio.

We have expanded over the last year with several new properties in Crowsnest Pass as well as other areas in Southern Alberta. MD of Willow Creek is the hotspot right now for us, with new homes already purchased by our investors and several more being considered/under contract.

We are actively looking for more contractors, cleaning people and handy men in that area as we add more properties in the MD of Willow Creek to our portfolio.

By far majority of our property investors are from out of town, province or country. All savvy and successful in their areas of expertise, they recognized the value of joining our team and putting their investment properties in our hands.

While we have yet to meet many of our investors personally, we have established a fun working relationship via phone and internet.

We are equally selective of the homes we take on, who we work with and the

tenants we rent to. As the middle person it is important to us that both sides are being treated with respect. We only work with tenants and property owners who take pride in their homes and have a healthy level of respect for each other’s and our positions.

We support other local businesses by using their services: plumbers, electricians, carpenters, appliance repair, handy men, yard care, cleaners,

roofers, appliance stores, bookkeepers, accountants and assistants. Their outstanding service to our company is big part of our success If you are a great tenant and would like to be added to our waiting list, please contact us and we will be happy to send you an application.

If you are looking for new property investments with peace of mind that they will be well managed, give us a call and we will be happy to provide all the details involved in finding and adding your rental property to our Crowsnest Pass Property Manage-

ment portfolio.

If you are a dedicated business that would like to offer your services and join our team, contact us and we will be happy to discuss the possibilities of creating mutual beneficial arrangements.

Contact us through our website. www.cnp-pm.ca Call 403 562 8444 Email infor@cnp-pm.ca

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Celebrating Small BuSineSS Complete Exteriors has been servicing the Crowsnest Pass and surrounding areas for close to five years and owner Lorne Carter has been in the stucco and exterior business for over 30. Whether it's sidings, stucco, soffit, fascia, or stonework, Complete Exteriors has what you're looking for. Lorne and his crew also do window replacements and decks to make the outside of your house looking perfect. Complete Exteriors is pleased to service the Crowsnest Pass and its residents and are looking forward to helping more people in the community in the future.

lorne@completeext.ca

12 – CROWSNEST PaSS hERald – Wednesday, October 20, 2021

27 Years In BusIness Our Great Staff: Cindy sant, Lonnie Christiansen, Linda nault and Dorothy Gierulski will always provide personal, friendly service.

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You are invited!

Citizens Supportive of Crowsnest Coal (CSCC) is hosting a zoom meeting for the purpose of raising awareness and support for the Alberta's responsible mining initiative. Participants will receive facts and information on Responsible coal mining and resource development in Alberta and why mining matters.

The participants will not be visible to other participants. It's better to attend the meeting on a computer versus a phone to better view the presentation.

Sign up now for Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 26th at 6:30 pm • We are announcing a new great place to get up-to-date factual information on responsible mining, including coal mining.

• There has been a lot of distortion of facts and emotional responses.

• To help bring truth and balance back, we will be walking meeting participants through an amazing guided tour a new interactive site .

• CEO’s from mining companies exploring in the Crowsnest Pass will be available to answer your questions.

• Update on the Alberta Coal Policy Committee will be included.

We encourage you to attend this meeting! You will be glad you did.

To attend - just send a quick note requesting the meeting link to

cscc2021@outlook.com

and, if you wish, include any questions you may have and we will work to have them addressed.

~ Thank you, Citizens Supportive of Crowsnest Coal (CSCC)

14 – CrowSneSt paSS HeraLD – Wednesday, October 20, 2021

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Pass Herald Reporter

ALL NUMBERS ARE UP TO DATE AS OF Monday, October 18th.

Province wide, there have been 316,433 cases to date. Of these cases, 12,302 are active. 2,976 people have died from the virus in Alberta.

The number of cases in the South Zone by area is as follows: South Zone total: To date, there have been 21,484 total cases in the south zone. 19,937 people have recovered from Covid-19 in the south zone. There are currently 1,300 active cases in the south zone.

There are currently 27 outbreak locations in the South Zone.

Here is the community breakdown of cases in the south zone.

Crowsnest Pass: 142 cases reported, 12 cases are active, 129 case recovered and 1 death.

Pincher Creek: 586 cases reported, 41 cases active, 536 cases recovered and 9 deaths.

Waterton: 7 cases reported, 0 cases active, 7 cases recovers and no deaths.

Fort Macleod: 485 cases reported, 47 cases active, 432 cases recovered and 6 deaths.

C a r d s t o n County/Kainai: 1,697 cases reported, 107 cases

active, 1,559 cases recovered and 31 deaths.

County of Warner: 705 cases reported, 56 cases active, 646 cases recovered and 3 deaths.

County of Forty Mile: 314 cases reported, 27 cases active, 282 cases recovered and 5 deaths.

Cypress County: 815 cases reported, 46 cases active, 763 cases recovered and 6 deaths.

Medicine Hat: 4,304 cases reported, 270 cases active, 3,961 cases recovered and 73 deaths.

Lethbridge County: 1,820 cases reported, 104 cases active, 1,699 cases recovered and 17 deaths.

Lethbridge: 6,649 cases reported, 366 cases are active, 6,233 cases re-

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Fun Page

16 – Crowsnest PAss HerALD – Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Livingstone School Visual Arts Gage Hogg, Grade 10: For this picture, I decided to take a picture of one of the ceiling tiles. It is a pattern that I think many people look and walk past every day without looking at. For my camera, I just pointed it at the roof and took the picture.

For Photoshop settings, I made the picture black and white and adjusted the gamma/brightness. It made the white a lot brighter and the dark a lot darker as well.

Hannah Robbins, Grade 10

Kuria Baillie and Ehlyne Florentino, Grade 11

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Students at Livingstone School get hands on learning DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Students at Livingstone School in Lundbreck had the opportunity for some hands on learning.

The students were able to take part in a bike maintenance clinic on Friday, October 15th, that taught them all they need to know about maintaining their bikes and completing year-end cleanings.

Ian Poole, a teacher at Livingstone School, says the idea behind this clinic was getting local experts to come and teach students.

“This was an idea that I had for our kids to get some local experts in to work on something that they are passionate

on top of what we don't have here and then we're going through the cleaning and servicing of everything from suspension, brakes drive trains and going through everything.”

Poole says he hopes to have other businesses and trades run clinics at the school in the future.

“My goal right now is to get kids doing something hands on and doing something meaningful. We have lots of venues here we can learn that through from local trades and businesses to shops like Alpenland both for skis, snowboards and bikes. The possibilities are really endless.”

Poole says he is grateful for all the support he received from

Alpenland for the bike maintenance clinic.

“We had Justin from Alpenland Lethbridge and Jason from Alpenland Blairmore. The person behind it all was Steve Mundell the owner.

We reached out to Steve very early in the process and he was 100 per cent on board with this. He made sure that we set up a clinic where the priority is not just our students getting their bikes fixed but our students gaining the skills they need to maintain their bikes on their own for the rest of their lives. We have to give a massive shout out to all of them for their time and commitment for making this an awesome experience for the kids.”

Students at Livingstone School in Lundbreck were given the opportunity for some hands on learning experience. Students took part in a bike maintenance clinic that was put on in partnership with Alpenland. The students learned how to properly care for their bikes to ensure they can maintain them in the future.

David Selles photos

about. We have a push in our division to take advantage of the people around us and get local experts in to teach our kids valuable skills.”

Poole says nine students from grade 7 to grade 11 took part in the more advanced clinic, while other students were also able to take part in a beginner clinic as well.

The advanced clinic covered everything the students need to know about maintaining their bikes.

“The majority of the day is based around the students self-performing an entire end of season maintenance clinic. They are starting with a check of their bike. They're starting with a cleaning of their bikes and an inspection for wear components we can make note of what needs to be replaced, what needs parts

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Some units are inside chain link fenced area. All units have interior lighting.

Area is secured by exterior lighting.

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Looking Back

By John Kinnear

A Window Into the Past

In 1929 Bertha Avoledo, who was 8 years old at the time, walked, along with about a hundred other students, from the Maple Leaf School in Bellevue to the old abandoned town site of Lille. It was a rare end of the year field trip that let them step back in time, to a mining town literally abandoned in 1913 and for the most part still looking the same.

When her teacher, Miss Margaret Hallworth, led them into the Lille school Bertha was astounded. Books were still sitting on the desks and it was like time had stood still.

The eight-year-old wrote her name on the blackboard

and decided right there and then that she was going to be a teacher. Eleven years later, in 1940 she became exactly that. What Bertha and her classmates got to see that day has long since disappeared. Some of the town lives on throughout the Crowsnest Pass where houses were moved but for the most party there is almost nothing left of this once thriving little town. Skeletal remains of a few mine buildings, the degrading stone walls of the old hotel and of course the unique Belgian coke ovens, continually embattled by the elements and thoughtless people.

The time window for Lille is very narrow and presents an amazing opportunity to investigate, archaeologically, what it was like in a small mining camp at the turn of the century. And that is exactly what was done on two occasions by Michael Forsman in 1978 with the Archaeological Society of Alberta and again by Margaret Kennedy in 1981 working for Lifeways of Canada under contract with Historical Site Services of Alberta.

The first survey was to test the usefulness of remote sensing technology in historical archaeology.

Could black and white air photos and colour infrared film be used to interpret cultural features? Coincident with this they did what they call “ground truthing surveys”, excavations on the ground to verify what was being seen from the air. It apparently had some success but left no doubt that remote sensing alone won’t do the job. Yah gotta get in there and dig.

Today’s modern remote sensing, called lidar, has transformed these types of investigations. It is stunning what can be revealed and I have to wonder what a lidar mapping of Lille would show today. Millions of points surveyed using GPS with accuracy that is mind boggling.

The second survey was done by Margaret Anne Kennedy who incidentally did her master’s thesis, Coke Ovens of the Crowsnest Pass, in 1979. It is one of my most cherished research documents. That thesis included a detailed examination of the one-of-a-kind Belgian coke ovens at Lille.

Kennedy’s 1981 study was designed with a couple of interesting premises. One was to, “determine if the ethnic background of the miners at Lille could be seen in the material culture” and the other was “to identify status differentiation between the various residents of the town”. Differences in standards of living. A total of 6,504 artifacts were found and documented. That documentation astounded me as to its variety and significance. What really blew me away though was the source of most of these artifacts.

They refer to them as “privy features” in their studies. I have knocked a few of those “privy features” over on Gate Night when I was a kid. Yes, outhouses provided a whole plethora of artifacts, the extent of which is documented in-depth, in a subsequent thesis I found on-line done by a researcher named Meaghan Porter for the University of Saskatchewan. Meaghan took both archaeological studies and utilized them to explore her own thesis premise which focuses on the material remains found. She hypothesizes on what she called “stratified residential areas based on occupational status.” Meaghan uses the term “corporate paternalism” in her thesis which insinuates the coal company set up the layout of the town to control the workers. The study is a fascinating way to examine daily life in a remote turn-of-the-century mining town but for me all this neo-Marxism stuff it just too academic. I am a meat and potatoes kind of guy. So what was in them thare holes is what has caught my eye.

Of course their approach to documentation was incredibly systematic and the materials that the privies gave up were categorized into specific topics for analysis. Topics like, personal (health and hygiene), indulgences (alcohol, tobacco), recreation (toys, music, hunting), foodways, tableware, furnishings, commerce, industry and maintenance. There was a lot of stuff apparently that went down them holes. I never ever thought I would be talking about what came out of an outhouse hole in such detail. But here we are and here goes.

When one looks at that famous east aerial photographic view of Lille (ca 1906-1909) one sees several rows of buildings. Closest to the old hotel at the bottom are what is referred to as front row cottages and immediately behind that are a row of duplexes. Behind that again are back row cabins, the mine superintendents’ residence and finally a boarding house. The suggestion by Meaghan is that the layout of Lille may have been stratified according to social status.

There were 12 identical, 700 square foot, front row cottages that she hypothesized were of higher social status. One privy was shared by up to four households. Yikes! Another part of her premise was that more expensive remains would be found in these privies. Her conclusions somewhat verified this as they contained the highest status items based on their expense.

Without trying to by analytical I thought it would be more interesting to contemplate some of the 6,000 or so 1981 study remains that Margaret and her team uncovered. Scrolling through the list of one listed as “Cabin Privy” (661 items) I found this item- “Aqua marine Frostilla bottle body fragments, plate mould, side embossed” Aquamarine Frostilla was a commonly used fragrant pink body lotion back then, (15% alcohol by the way!). There was a great deal of tableware remnants in the privy like vitrified earthenware, ironstone and porcelain. An interesting item that alluded to the cross section of Italians in the community in that privy was a complete imported Italian olive oil can with the label, “Olio D’Olivino Purity, Superfino”.

In the Duplex Privy (1135 items) indulgences list was a complete green Branca Bitters bottle stamped FRATELLI MILANO BRANCA. It is an Italian liqueur of bitter herbs and spices with a real kick. (40-45% alcohol). There was also a gin bottle embossed with E KIDERLEN ROTTERDAM, a Dutch embossed gin bottle referred to as a case gin meaning the bottle is square and tapered. As you can imagine there were a lot of medicinal and foodways bottles and parts of bottles found. Like the F. COUTTS & SONS very dark green bottle. Coutts advertised back in the late 1800’s a guaranteed acetic acid cure for fevers and acute and chronic diseases. The bottle is described as Ricketts-type mould which is a three step bottle moulding process invented in 1821. Wow, talk about documentation detail. I have never used Google so much in my life. An item listed under Recreation was- “Hawk (Buteo sp.),bone”, which suggests that wildlife was harvested up there including members of the broad-winged hawk family. This type of item showed up in a category referred to as faunal remains.

Front Row Cabin Privy Test (1438 items) included all manner of beads, mother-of-pearl buttons, garter clasps, pieces of textile and a “Miner’s Boot” which they found a match to in an 1897 Sears catalogue. Eno’s Fruit Salts were around then also. Jack rabbit bones, a toy teacup, tinware, crockery, a horseshoe and an 1882 British penny. A virtual cornucopia as W.C. Fields used to say.

There is so much one can learn from this in-depth fascinating probe into the brief existence of Lille. A simple comment can take you down a rabbit hole. For example: Under Toiletries we find- “Pewter shaving mug, engraved with a D, moulded handle”. Then there is a note that says. “this is possibly lead pewter due to pock marks present; this is called pewter disease and is common in lead based pewter”. Turns out that cold and moisture can cause lead based pewter to react and become pitted. It is also called “tin pest”. Just a rather obscure bit of archaeological trivia. Keep your lead pewter dry and warm.

I found that the scientific thoroughness applied in this in-depth study is a wonder. It is a research window into this Photos from top: Strafication - A cottages, B duplexes, long-gone mining town that brings it to life. People lived; loved and worked there on that spectacular sloping field nes- C cabins, D boarding house - courtesy Meaghan tled on the western side of the monstrous limestone wall they call the Livingstone Range.

Porter thesis, Overall aerial view showing coke plant courtesy Glenbow archives, Typical gin, lotion and bitAuthor’s Note: Lille is a designated Provincial Historic Site and any digging or removal of artifacts is illegal and ters bottles - wikipedia, Town layout- showing Grassy damaging. Please treat it with respect if you visit. I have merely cherry picked through this fascinating study. I highly Mtn and Alberta Avenues - courtesy Meaghan Porter recommend checking out Meaghan Porter’s 2006 thesis which is entitled: “Historical Archaeology at an Industrial Town thesis, A much more intact set of ovens circa 1972 Site: Lille Alberta” and can be found on the net by Googling the same. courtesy Margaret Kennedy.

20 – CrowsnEsT PAss HErALD – Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Thunder Hockey

The Crowsnest Pass U11 Thunder hockey team is back in action! Starting the year off with two great wins over the weekend. An exciting start to the season saw the Thunder win on Saturday morning against Magrath. The Thunder offence was provided by Aidan Bishop, Jack Bishop and Parker Bunnage. The Thunder also hosted Pincher Creek in an afternoon game on Sunday, which was another win for the hometown team. Goals in that game were scored by Nicolas Gillespie, Sophie Gibboney-Stafford, Jack Bishop, Branson Gillard, Ryder Jorgensen, Parker Bunnage, Isaiah Montgomery, and Malcolm Banting. The goaltender for both games was Owen Kirkman who made some great saves. The Thunder will be back in action next Sunday when they’ll host Coaldale Sunday afternoon at 2 PM at the Crowsnest Sports Complex.

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The Crowsnest Curling Club 2021/2022 Season

REGISTRATION NIGHT Everyone Welcome

No experience needed.

We will find you a team if you don’t have one.

Tuesday, October 28, 7:00 pm Curling Lounge in the Coleman Sportsplex Masks and proof of double vaccination necessary to enter facility. *New members are entered for prizes at year end.

For more information: crownestcurlingclub@gmail.com

Election Day

Residents in the Crowsnest Pass were able to get out and vote in the Municipal Election on Monday, October 18th. Voters were able to vote for six Municipal Councillors in addition to a Referendum and a Senate Vote.

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