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BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express

The Town of Blackfalds has

a few residents seeking

to make the space a little

more artsy with a community

arts group, spearheaded by a resi-

dent named Becca Stone.

Stone had been an active mem-

ber of a community art group

in her hometown of Edinburgh,

Scotland – Craigmillar Arts. The

group was settled in a local arts

centre where the members had

access to music workshops, draw-

ing and arts workshops, writing

spaces and theatre performance.

“I started off with a writers

group, because I used to like

writing poetry, and then I pro-

gressed into attending the music

workshop because I love to sing. I

got involved with a couple of the

drama productions that we’d do

each year. I just loved being an ac-

tive member of a community arts

group, and meeting people. It was

a good way to express myself cre-

atively and it was a good outlet,”

Stone said.

Recently a meeting was held

at After the Grind coffee shop to

gauge the interest of community

members. Stone said that it was a

small but great start because she

got to know some of the people in-

terested in the project.

“It went well, we got to know

one another, and got to know

what kind of arts everybody was

interested in. We kind of bounced

ideas back and forth about differ-

ent meetings and what we could

do each meeting, possible venues

to look for in the future,” she said.

“Ideally, because of my back-

ground and what I experienced

at home, I would love to have an

actual proper registered organi-

zation and a proper arts centre.

Say for example, Monday night

would be the art workshop and

Wednesday night could be a mu-

sic workshop.”

Stone has lived in Canada for 12

and one-half years with her hus-

band, whom she met through the

Craigmillar Arts. She said that

her goal with the group is to re-

create as similar an experience

in Blackfalds as she can to the ex-

perience she had in her previous

arts group.

The arts group that Stone was

a part of was extremely diverse.

They would produce theatre pro-

ductions, explore different paint-

ing and drawing mediums, write

together and attempt a wide vari-

ety of artistic activities. She said

it was great for bringing people in

as a part of a community.

“Edinburgh fringe festival is

one of the biggest in the world.

When Edinburgh City would have

their festival, our local Craigmil-

lar community would put on a

mini-festival. It was a great way

for people to get experience in the

arts, and if they liked perform-

ing, that was great because peo-

ple would put on little shows, or

display their art, or do little poet-

ry readings. We’d do little gallery

events and things too. It really

brought our community together

doing that,” she said.

One thing that the group did

that was especially impactful in

the community was to, through

funding, purchase some ‘com-

munity instruments’ that people

who couldn’t usually afford an

instrument could play. These

allowed members of a poverty-

stricken area of Scotland to still

enjoy music and to learn where

their passions were.

“There were people of all dif-

ferent ages and all different abili-

ties. You’d see someone playing

something and say, ‘Oh, could

you show me how to do that? I’d

like to try that.’ And it was just

great because it allowed people

to fi nd where their interests lie,”

Stone said.

Stone and her husband have re-

sided in Blackfalds for over a de-

cade. She said that recently, she

had noticed the many new facili-

ties being added to the Town and

realized that there was nothing

being put forth dedicated to arts,

performance and musicians.

The Stone family members are

all artistic and enjoy doing crafts,

so Becca fi gured that there must

be other families in the area with

the same or similar interests. She

said this community arts group is

going to have a wide range of in-

terests, from decorating, to musi-

cal instruments, to poetry, draw-

ing and painting to acting, so that

each member may be able to fi nd

something that they enjoy.

So far the group has created a

facebook page where members

can share ideas, receive feedback

and engage each other to come up

with ideas of how the community

arts group would take shape. So

far, there are no set meet times or

scheduled events, as the group is

still in the planning stages.

So far, the page has a number

of polls and posts that are aimed

at helping narrow down dates

and times that are appropriate

for the users. In a very short time,

the facebook group has grown to

66 members who have come to-

gether to try and bring more art

to Blackfalds.

“My husband and I love music

and my kids all love music. We’re

big on arts and crafts. I grew up

with that, and I do that with my

kids now and I thought that there

had to be more people around

here that are interested in that.”

Details are available on the

‘Blackfalds Community Arts’

facebook page.

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CREATIVITY – From left, Blackfalds Community Arts group members Becca Stone, Denise Sumner and Janine McMillan all gathered at After the Grind Coffee Shop in Blackfalds during a meeting for the Blackfalds Community Arts group. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express

Blackfalds local aiming to build an arts groupBecca Stone is seeking further input for the initiative from the community


BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express

It was a tight race but

Peter DeWit will be rep-

resenting the Progressive

Conservatives (PC) in the

Lacombe-Ponoka constitu-

ency in the next provincial

election.

DeWit was declared as

the candidate this past

Saturday night, knocking

out three other candidates

including City of Lacombe

Councillor Wayne Rempel,

former Mayor of Ponoka

Larry Henkelman and cur-

rent sitting PC MLA Rod

Fox.

In the end 914 votes were

cast in the inter-party nom-

ination race.

DeWit said the expe-

rience was “Very nerve

wracking,” with each can-

didate awaiting the results

well after 10 p.m. on Satur-

day night at the Lacombe

Memorial Centre.

“We were very excited,”

said DeWit . “We worked

very hard and it all came

together that night,” he

said of his campaign and

team.

Moving forward, DeWit

said he faces a learning

curve, but he will be receiv-

ing a lot of support from

the PC Party. DeWit has

already attended PC candi-

date training this past Sun-

day in Red Deer.

As a relative newcomer

to provincial politics and

even though he announced

his intention to run in the

PC nomination race just

over two months ago, De-

Wit said it was something

he started working towards

over a-year-and-a-half-ago.

“I’ve always been inter-

ested in politics, but now

I have more time for it,”

he said. “Provincial poli-

tics offers a lot more infl u-

ence, you have towns and

municipalities that rely on

provincial funding.”

DeWit is a long-time resi-

dent of the Lacombe area

and has been involved in

many aspects of business

and the community. He

said he is eager to start

work within the constitu-

ency, connecting with lo-

cal community leaders and

those on the front lines

within the City, towns, vil-

lages and municipalities.

“It’s my immediate job to

connect with those within

the local riding.”

The Lacombe-Ponoka

constituency is in a great,

strategic location within

the province, but does face

some large challenges such

as a rapidly growing com-

munity said DeWit.

“We are falling behind

in building infrastructure,

like roads, wastewater

and healthcare. There are

many projects on the go but

it is a challenge for many

municipalities to fi nd fund-

ing.”

DeWit wouldn’t reveal if

a spring election is on the

horizon, but he noted he is

prepared for the call, when-

ever it comes.

Rod Fox was one of the

three former Wildrose

MLA’s that were defeat-

ed in the provincial PC

nominations on what was

dubbed as Super Saturday

(March 28th).

Former Wildrose leader

Danielle Smith lost the PC

nomination in Highwood to

Okotoks Town Councillor

Carrie Fischer along with

MLA Gary Bikman who

lost the PC nomination race

in the southern Alberta

constituency of Cardston-

Taber-Warner to Reeve of

the Municipal District of

Taber Brian Brewin.

The PC’s now have can-

didates in place for 83 of 87

constituencies, in anticipa-

tion of a provincial elec-

tion.

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DeWit takes the PC nomination for Lacombe-Ponoka

BY ERIN FAWCETTLacombe Express

Missing Central Alberta woman, Roze

Burk, 68, has been found dead near Ed-

monton.

The family of Burk has released a state-

ment saying Burk’s ve-

hicle and body were found

last Friday morning in the

Evansburg area by a plane.

Evansburg is about 80 kms

west of Edmonton.

Jewel, her dog, was found

alive and taken to a shelter

and was returned home.

Police believe Burk’s ve-

hicle became stuck and she

left the vehicle to seek help.

The area where she became

stuck is not frequented by

travellers, police said.

RCMP are awaiting au-

topsy results.

Burk was reported missing from a Red

Deer County address on March 13th and

was last seen by a family friend at the

Deer Park Co-op in Red Deer at 8 p.m. on

March 12th. Though not diagnosed medi-

cally, Burk was possibly suffering from

dementia-related symptoms. Since Burk’s

disappearance the family had spearheaded

searches and covered areas north to Mask-

wacis (formerly known as Hobbema), east

as far as Gadsby, south as far as Big Val-

ley and west out to Rocky

Mountain House. Air

searches were also con-

ducted by Search and Res-

cue.

In the statement re-

leased Sunday evening,

the family said they would

like to send out huge thank

you’s to all of the wonder-

ful volunteers that helped

at the searches, as well as

the Deer Park Alliance

Church for the use of their

facility.

“We did our best but

didn’t quite reach her in

time. Roze has now rejoined her husband

and oldest son as an angel and will be dear-

ly missed by many here on earth.”

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Missing woman found dead near Edmonton

ROZE BURK


BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express

The communities of

Blackfalds, Lacombe and

Lacombe County are still

seeking solutions to the

ever growing challenges

with the long-ago proposed

regional wastewater line.

Due to community

growth, the wastewater

systems in these com-

munities are near capac-

ity and are beginning to

cause problems regard-

ing further development.

Mayor Steve Christie was

not pleased when the new

2015 Alberta budget was

released with no mention

of funding available for the

program. “In the original

make-up of this larger proj-

ect in Central Alberta, we

were to already be online

years ago. We’ve done up-

grades for our existing sys-

tem based on that regional

system design. We’ve been

putting band-aids on until

this point. I’m not overly

optimistic after seeing that

budget, either,” Christie

said.

“We were cut last budget

with the Water for Life pro-

gram and wastewater pro-

grams. Once again, with

this budget, we see cuts,

and that concerns me. My

own thoughts are that if we

can’t turn on our taps, and

we can’t fl ush our toilets,

then we don’t need schools

or roads because people

won’t be coming here. That

is a very, very integral part

of our infrastructure. The

provincial government

talked about infrastruc-

ture as they announced the

budget. They are focused

on built infrastructure but

aren’t acknowledging un-

derground infrastructure

that supports the build-

ings.”

Without the provin-

cial government coming

through with their promise

of a 90/10 split for funding,

where the province sup-

plies 90% of the funding,

the program can’t get on-

line. This has caused stress

within Lacombe, Lacombe

County and Blackfalds be-

cause there have been high

amounts of development

for the last few years and

the current wastewater

line cannot support the

growth.

In 2014, the Town of

Blackfalds experienced

the single largest year of

growth since the town’s

inception. Lacombe is

working to bring in new

residential areas and this

development will be of con-

cern until the regional wa-

ter line has been installed.

Blackfalds Mayor Melo-

die Stol was also unim-

pressed with the lack of

follow-through on behalf

of the Alberta government.

“Lacombe, Lacombe

County and Blackfalds are

going to have to sit down

and form a strategy. The

need hasn’t changed, the

environmental benefi ts

of a regional line haven’t

changed, the fi nancial

benefi ts haven’t changed.

What has changed is the

province’s ability to come

in and be a full partner on

this like they should be,

and like we’ve been plan-

ning for the last 10 years,”

she said.

“We have to re-group and

come up with a strategy

because the problem is still

there and we have to solve

it. The people of Blackfalds,

Lacombe and Lacombe

County have expectations

that our wastewater is go-

ing to be handled properly.

I think everyone who re-

lies on the Red Deer River

expects the river to be pro-

tected. We really have to

fi gure out what we’re going

to do.”

The communities of La-

combe, Lacombe County

and Blackfalds have all

spent municipal funds to

keep the current wastewa-

ter lines functioning, but

have already spent more

money than was laid out in

the original plan.

“We’re talking about an

upgrade coming up that

could be anywhere be-

tween $3 million and $5

million. Those aren’t small

upgrades. If we have to go

to that extent in temporary

upgrades and then be on a

regional system in the next

decade, it probably won’t

happen.”

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Wastewater challenges see no solutions after budget

Public Library closed due to fl oodingLacombe library patrons are advised

that the Mary C. Moore Public Library is

closed until further notice due to a fl ood-

ing emergency, which caused extensive

damage to the north end of the facility.

“The City of Lacombe Library Board

anticipates that the library will be closed

for repairs and restoration for approxi-

mately two to three months,” said Head

Librarian Christina Petrisor in a press

release.

“All library programs and services,

including children’s programming, have

been suspended until further notice.

“We are working with the City of La-

combe to re-establish basic library ser-

vices in a temporary location within the

Lacombe Memorial Centre sometime

in the next few weeks,” added Petrisor.

“In the interim, patrons can return any

borrowed materials at the exterior book-

drop at the library.”

City assessors and restoration special-

ists are working to determine the extent

of the damage to the facility and remov-

ing the library collection off-site.

“Our entire library collection is cur-

rently inaccessible as it is being placed

in storage during the renovation period,”

said Petrisor.

“However, patrons can access the on-

line catalogue and order materials from

other libraries.”

Member libraries in the Parkland

Regional Library system are located in

Alix, Blackfalds, Bentley, Clive, Sylvan

Lake and Ponoka and are ready to assist

local residents with their library needs,

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Lacombe’s 34th Annual Spring

Trade Show is on the way this

month. The Lacombe arena com-

plex will play host to one of the

biggest trade shows yet on April

10th and 11th.

Hosted by the Lacombe and

District Chamber of Commerce,

the show has a lot to offer visitors

said Executive Director Monica

Bartman. “It’s getting bigger and

bigger each year,” she said.

This year for the main trade

show portion, the Chamber has

registered 152 booths which is al-

ready up from last year’s 126.

Only 11 spots for booths re-

main, so businesses and local

organizations are encouraged to

sign up soon. The trade show will

feature vendors from not only

Lacombe, but from Red Deer, the

surrounding area and around the

province.

Attendees will have the op-

portunity to browse booths from

a large variety of vendors, from

car and RV dealerships to home

renovation specialists and repair

services.

“There are quite a few booths

that are companies that do home

renovations or interior design, or

if you are looking for a new couch

for your living room, this will be

the place to go,” said Bartman.

Booths feature not only busi-

nesses, but also local service

groups like the local Rotary Club

or Big Brothers Big Sisters group,

who may want to showcase what

their organization has to offer to

the community.

“There is also quite a variety of

not-for-profi t booths,” said Bart-

man. “It’s not just about shop-

ping. You can also learn about the

resources that are in our commu-

nity.”

Last year, the trade show ran

throughout the two arenas, but

this year it’s expanded into a

new space, including the curling

rink, which will play home to the

marketplace. The marketplace

portion of the show will host

home-based businesses similar

to a farmer’s market with many

vendors that offer cash and carry

products.

“In total we will have 30 booths

but we might have room for 40

give or take,” she said.

Also in the marketplace, there

will be a stage for entertainment,

which will feature a fashion

show, gardening seminars, dance

performances and live music

throughout the two days. For the

kids, Kyle Key, a Lacombe-based

magician, will be returning for a

few magical shows and to make

balloon animals. There will also

be a bouncy house to keep the

kids occupied while parents shop

and browse the booths and mar-

ketplace. “We want to offer some

more options to keep people there

a little bit longer,” said Bartman.

The Lacombe Composite High

School grad class will be fund-

raising for dry grad and will be

serving up some type of delicious

treat in the marketplace as well.

The trade show runs April 10th

from 2 to 8 p.m. and April 11th

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission

is $1 per person. All proceeds

from the admission fee go to-

wards the Lacombe and District

Chamber of Commerce annual

scholarship.

For more information or to

book a booth, contact Carmen at

403-352-6695 or email carmen@la-

combechamber.ca.

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NEW ART ON DISPLAY - The halls of the Lacombe Memorial Centre welcomed a new art exhibit by Haley Wasdal, the Lacombe 2012 Arts Endowment winner. Laura Harlings and Mary-Ann Harlings took time out of their day to view the exhibit. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express


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Little satisfaction The numbers are in. The far-

reaching impact is not.

Last week the 2015 Provincial

Budget was released and it was a

tough pill to swallow for most Al-

bertans.

The government vowed to reduce

the revenue gap, mainly created by

plummeting oil prices, by making

a $1.9 billion reduction in govern-

ment spending as well as generat-

ing $1.5 billion in new revenue.

One of the ways the government

will create new revenue is through

a new health-care levy, only in-

cluded through payroll deductions,

which will be introduced in July.

It’s expected to generate an esti-

mated $396 million in this budget

year. It’s also thought to be more

progressive than previous health-

care premiums that were scrapped

seven years ago by the PC govern-

ment, as only those who make

more than $50,000 annually will be

asked to pay more.

Another way to increase rev-

enue will be through increased fuel

tax and sin taxes, as many had so

thoughtfully forecasted. Starting

last Friday at 12:01 a.m., the tax on

gasoline and diesel was raised by

four cents to $0.13 per a litre.

Immediately after it was an-

nounced on Thursday afternoon

that the gas tax would be increased,

piles of people headed to the pumps

to fi ll up one last time to hopefully

save a few dollars before the price

went up that night.

An increase in liquor taxes (an

additional 10 cents) and a hike in

tobacco taxes was also implement-

ed the next day. A bottle of wine

saw a $0.16 increase, a case of beer

$0.90 and a carton of cigarettes an

increase of $5. Perhaps these sin

taxes didn’t send people in fl ocks to

the store, but it did mean Albertans

would indeed be paying more.

Other highlights included job

cuts within the government, tax

breaks for the working poor and

a general increase in government

fees all across the board. Govern-

ment fees went up for marriage cer-

tifi cates, court fi lings, camping and

traffi c tickets. What was most dis-

heartening is that corporate taxes

remain untouched along with oil

royalties, but Albertans can breathe

a sigh of relief as a provincial sales

tax was not proposed.

Was this the budget we were ex-

pecting? At fi rst glance, yes. The

budget was everything the Premier

and government warned it would

be and more. We did not receive

any surprises.

It will take a few weeks for oppo-

sition parties, pundits, municipali-

ties and regular Albertans to fully

grasp what this presented budget

means and its lasting impacts. For

now, we will just have to accept it

as it is presented, at face value.

Alberta Premier Jim

Prentice primed the elec-

torate for spending reduc-

tions in his 2015 budget by

emphasizing that Alberta

spends $1,300 more per per-

son than the national aver-

age. What he didn’t tell us

is how this average breaks

down by age.

The bulk of Alberta’s

2015 spending will be de-

livered through healthcare

($18.9 billion), education

($7.5 billion), post-second-

ary ($5.8 billion) and hu-

man services ($4.2 billion).

Of this money, approxi-

mately $17,129 is budgeted

for each of the half million

Albertans age 65 and over.

By contrast, the budget

spends $7,489 for each of

the 2.6 million Albertans

under 45.

At these rates, Alberta

allocates $2,000 more per

senior than Saskatche-

wan, the next most gener-

ous province; and $6,000

more than B.C. However, it

spends less than Saskatch-

ewan per younger citizen,

and only moderately more

than B.C.

Alberta doesn’t spend

more on average. It spends

more on retirees.

Medical care is at the

heart of this pattern. Data

show that approximately

41% of the $18.9 billion

healthcare budget will

go to services and proce-

dures for the 11.5% of the

population age 65 and over.

This adds up to more than

the entire K-12 budget; a

third more than the entire

post-secondary budget and

nearly double the human

services budget.

Such health spending

might be fi ne if Albertans

were getting bang for the

buck, because we want the

best for our aging parents

and grandparents. Alas,

evidence shows Canadians

spend more on medical

care than many other rich

countries, but get only mid-

dling or below average ac-

cess to doctors, CT scans,

MRIs and patient satisfac-

tion. All the while, doctors

get above average remu-

neration.

In response, Alberta is

the fi rst province not to

increase annual medical

spending in some time. This

change will make many

of us anxious, because we

cherish healthcare. So we

must remain vigilant about

the effects on seniors’ ac-

cess to care for their chron-

ic conditions.

If there are problems,

we should give further at-

tention to Alberta’s new

healthcare levy, which will

raise 3% of the health bud-

get. It’s important to focus

on revenue sources for the

aging population’s medical

care because we have not

done so historically. As citi-

zens aged 65 and over grew

from 9% of Canada’s popu-

lation in 1976 to 15% today,

governments added $32.5

billion in annual medical

care spending for this age

group. But governments

did not increase revenue to

pay for it.

Instead, governments

held post-secondary spend-

ing relatively constant

since 1976, even though

twice as many young peo-

ple pursue this extra edu-

cation to compete for jobs.

Similarly, governments

didn’t build a child care

system, even though young

Alberta women increased

their labour force partici-

pation by 42%.

Although trade-offs like

these persist into the 2015

budget, we don’t have to cut

important services for se-

niors to escape them. Other

reallocations are possible,

or we can listen to the 92%

of Albertans who sup-

ported some kind of tax in-

crease in the government’s

pre-budget consultation.

The Premier listened

somewhat, raising various

taxes by $1.5 billion – one

third from fuel tax increas-

es. Since the government

brags that Alberta will

still maintain the lowest

taxes on gas and diesel in

the country, there remains

room to think seriously

about advice from the Eco-

fi scal Commission.

Supported by Suncor

Energy, and championed

by Preston Manning, the

Commission urges gov-

ernments to raise revenue

less from income taxes and

more from systems that put

a price on pollution. From

a generational perspective,

it’s time Albertans think

about this option.

Because we’ve spent de-

cades raising medical care

spending for the aging

population without collect-

ing additional revenue, we

now have less to invest in

younger generations.

By pricing pollution,

Alberta could ease the

squeeze that younger citi-

zens face from larger stu-

dent debts and child care

fees that cost more than

university. And it could do

so while reducing environ-

mental debts left primar-

ily to younger Canadians,

their kids, and the children

they still want to have, be-

cause the province relies so

heavily on resource extrac-

tion to pursue economic

prosperity.

Dr. Paul Kershaw is a policy professor in the UBC School of Population Health, and founder of Generation Squeeze (www.gensqueeze.ca). His column is distributed through Troy Me-dia.

Alberta’s youth squeezed more than any other province

Paul

K E R S H A W


BY ERIN FAWCETTLacombe Express

Hard work, dedication

and passion has landed one

Central Alberta dancer un-

der the big lights in New

York City.

Alison Jantzie, 27, of La-

combe recently made her

Broadway debut after land-

ing a role in Gigi.

According to the Gigi on

Broadway web site, the pro-

duction is, “Set in the magi-

cal world of La Belle Ep-

oque Paris, where fashion,

glamour and passion pre-

vail, Lerner and Loewe’s

celebrated musical is a ro-

mantic comedy about one

young woman’s journey to

fi nd her true self... and her

true love.”

Vanessa Hudgens stars

in the production which

also features Corey Cott,

Tony Award winner Victo-

ria Clark and Tony Award

nominees Dee Hoty and

Howard McGillin, among

others.

Jantzie moved to New

York in 2011 where she en-

tered her fi rst season with

Radio City Music Hall

where she was a Rockette.

Jantzie joined her twin sis-

ters Lisa and Kristin Jantz-

ie and together they made

history as the fi rst sister

trio to dance with the com-

pany for the fi rst time in its

85-year history.

Alison had been with the

troupe up to May of last year

when she found out she had

secured a role for Gigi.

“It is humbling and thrill-

ing and unbelievable,” she

said of her new gig. “Every

day I walk through Times

Square and from the time

I essentially started danc-

ing in Lacombe and taking

class and musical theatre,

people would always say,

‘You should go into musi-

cal theatre’. When I came

to New York and saw my

fi rst Broadway show when

I was 16 and I sat in the au-

dience with my jaw on the

fl oor and now after 20-some

years of working towards

this – to be going to work

on Broadway – that’s just

unbelievable.”

Rehearsals for the show

began in December and

the show is currently in

previews which means the

cast is doing rehearsals

during the day and then

performing the show in the

evening.

“They’re making chang-

es and always fi nessing the

show as we go along,” said

Alison.

Offi cial opening night of

Gigi is April 8th and it has

an open-ended run.

Alison was cast as a

‘swing’ which means that

she is responsible to know

all of the female ensemble

tracks of the production

in case a cast member gets

sick or injured or has vaca-

tion or personal days and

performs as needed. Alison

is also dance captain of the

show.

“This is a different role

than I have ever stepped

into,” she said. “I just made

my debut (last) Tuesday

because one of the girls

suffered an injury the pre-

vious night. She was at

rehearsal and we weren’t

sure if she was going to

be on or not that evening.

She had a doctor’s appoint-

ment later on in the after-

noon and then at 6:30 p.m. I

found out she was not going

to be in the show. That basi-

cally gave me an hour and a

half to prepare and fi ll her

shoes.

“That was a really excit-

ing night. My sister man-

aged to make it over from

her rehearsal at Radio City

to come and see me. It was

a really exciting thing to

have her in the audience.”

Alison said there is some

added pressure having to

know multiple cast mem-

bers’ ensembles.

“There is so much infor-

mation and the interesting

thing is that the show has

changed so much. Every-

day I learn all of the new

changes for six different

people basically and then

I notate it and then I have

to delete, delete, delete and

then retype everything

when things change. I have

quite a comprehensive set

of notes for every person

and what they do on stage,”

she said. “It’s nice though

– it’s a different challenge

than I have ever had be-

fore.”

Alison said she initially

auditioned for Gigi because

Joshua Bergasse was the

choreographer. “He is ex-

tremely well-known – he

choreographed Smash the

television show, he’s cho-

reographed On The Town

on Broadway. He’s such a

dynamic choreographer

and that is what initially in-

terested me in the project.

“As more information

came out about the show, it

made me even more excited

about it.”

Meanwhile, Alison said

any dancer can accomplish

their dreams if they set

their minds to them.

“I think it’s important

to seek out any opportu-

nity to perform or to learn,

whether it’s in your com-

munity or it’s a short drive

away. It’s important to take

advantage of those offer-

ings,” she said. “It’s also

important to never give up.

The path is not a direct ex-

press train to a destination.

There are so many excit-

ing opportunities along the

way that you just have to

have faith in.

“I thankfully had sup-

portive parents and sup-

portive dance teachers that

really did try to provide

me with all the opportu-

nities that I could have. It

certainly wasn’t a direct

route here – there were

many other paths along the

way that lead you to things

that you aren’t sure of and

then all of a sudden you’re

where you dreamed of be-

ing when you were fi ve.”

In addition, Alison and

her sisters Lisa and Kristin

will return to Red Deer this

August to teach a dance

camp at Red Deer College

from Aug. 16th-21st. Check

out idinspiredance.com for

more information.

[email protected]

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From Peasants to Kings: to Kings:

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Carolyn CaveAccompanist

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ACCOMPLISHED - Alison Jantzie is enjoying her successes in New York City. Originally from Lacombe, she will soon be performing in the Broadway production of Gigi. photo submitted

Central Alberta dancer lights up NYC stageLacombe’s Alison Jantzie cast in Broadway’s production of Gigi


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For many of us any stat-

utory holiday is a good day.

We might think it is good

because we get a long week-

end, as we have the opportu-

nity to spend time with fam-

ily and take a break from

school or work. But why do

we have ‘Good Friday’?

Good Friday is the Friday

immediately before Easter

Sunday when most Chris-

tians celebrate as the day to

remember that Jesus was

crucifi ed for their sins. This

does not mean this was the

exact day it took place, but

rather is an orderly way to

remember the work of our

Lord Jesus Christ.

Why is Good Friday re-

ferred to as ‘good’?

Obviously, if you take

time to read Matthew 26-

27, what the Jewish au-

thorities and Romans did

to Jesus was defi nitely not

good, in fact it was horrifi c.

He was unjustly arrested,

judged, whipped, mocked,

hung on a cross, forsaken

by his father, forsaken by

his disciples and friends

and died a terrible death.

Wouldn’t a better word be

‘black’ Friday?

However, the results of

Christ’s death for a Chris-

tian are very good. Just

before Christ died we read

he cried out, ‘It is fi nished.’

For a Christian this means

the work that Jesus came to

earth to do to reconcile sin-

ners to God was fi nished,

in other words, the work of

redeeming sinners from sin

and death was fi nished. 1

Peter 3:8 assures us of this,

“For Christ also suffered

once for sins, the just for

the unjust, that he might

bring us to God, being put

to death in the fl esh but

made alive by the spirit.”

Therefore, there are

many reasons to remem-

ber the death of Christ, but

fi rst of all, by remembering

the death of Christ we as

Christians remember the

cause of death which is sin.

We read in Romans 6:23,

“For the wages of sin is

death, but the gift of God

is eternal life in Christ Je-

sus our Lord.” However,

we also keep in view that

God was satisfi ed with the

death of his son to give us

life. What an amazing gift.

Just as we became sub-

jects of death because of

sin, those who believe in

Christ become subjects of

life through the death and

resurrection of Christ.

Secondly, we remember

the love of God toward us

as undeserving sinners,

which is clear from Ro-

mans 5:8, “But God demon-

strates his own love for us

in this: while we were still

sinners, Christ died for us.”

We can’t even begin to com-

prehend the depth of that

kind of love.

Thirdly, we remember

that we live in a world un-

der the bondage of sin and

death and this love compels

us to bring this good news

to everyone as Paul said in

2 Corinthians 5:20-21, “Now

then, we are ambassadors

for Christ, as though God

were pleading through us:

we implore you on Christ’s

behalf, be reconciled to God.

For he made him who knew

no sin to be sin for us, that

we might become the righ-

teousness of God in him.”

Many of us as Christians

will remember the death

of our Lord and Savior

on Good Friday with a re-

spectful worship service.

Whether or not you choose

to ‘celebrate’ the Chris-

tian meaning of Good Fri-

day, the events of that day

should always be in our

minds, since the death of

Christ on the cross is vital

to the Christian faith.

I hope you will take this

opportunity not only to

spend time with your fam-

ily, but to take your family

to a Good Friday worship

service to remember one of

the most important events

in all of history.

If you are not a part of

a church family who has

such a service, you are al-

ways welcome to come to

our Good Friday service

at the Lacombe Free Re-

formed Church at 10 a.m.

Scott Dibbet is pastor of La-combe Free Reformed Church.

Why is it that Good Friday is ‘good’?

Scott

D I B B E T

In Good Faith with

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fyifyi Your weekly Community Events Calendar

EVENTSLacombe Lions Club meets the

fi rst Monday of the month down-stairs at the Lacombe Legion. Next meeting is on Monday, April 6th at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is at 7 p.m. Guests are welcome.

Pine Lake Singers and Friends Spring concert is Sunday, April 26th at 2:30 p.m. at the Pine Lake Hub Community Centre. Lunch provided. Admission $5. Everyone welcome.

Lacombe summer swim club Dolphins registration night is April 7th, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lacombe Junior High School.

Invasive Species Workshop: Hosted by the Lacombe Lake Watershed Stewardship Soci-ety, Lacombe County and the Alberta Lake Management Society. Saturday, April 11th, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the LMC. All persons interested in the topic are invited to attend.

Visions Country Gospel concert, Sunday April 12th at 2 p.m. at the Lousana Hall. Admission $15, 12 years and under free. For tickets contact Gwen at 403-773-2270. Proceeds to support the Rick Hansen Foundation.

Bentley School Staff Reunion: set for Aug. 6th to coincide with the Town of Bentley’s 100th Anniversary this sum-mer. Any former Bentley School staff members are asked to contact Arnie MacAskill at 403-782-7183 or [email protected] so the committee can establish names and contact information for the reunion. More information to follow.

Lacombe Legion Community Breakfast, April 19th, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. upstairs at the Lacombe Legion. Cost: $6 per adult (12 years and older), $3 per child.

Alix Easter Egg Hunt at the Alix Youth Centre, April 5th at 1 p.m. Join the Village of Alix in a hunt for eggs, do some Easter crafts and egg decorating.

Lacombe Farmers’ Market will have a special Easter sale on

April 2nd from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lacombe Memorial Centre. There will be lots of homemade Easter baking, eggs, crafts, woodwork, honey, jams, pero-gies and lots more goodies.

Friends of the Library present Rob Welch who will be sharing his experience as a volunteer with A Better World and its projects, 7 p.m. at the LMC in the Servus Credit Room (upstairs) April 14th. Light refreshments will be served, free admission.

Friends of the Library will be pleased to hear a local natu-ralist and conservationist, Dr. Bird - presenting the his-

tory of the J.J. Collett Natural Area, 7 p.m. on April 23rd at the LMC in the County Room. Light refreshments will be served, free admission.

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #35 will be hosting the multi-award winning play, Jake’s Gift. The performance will take place on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Red Deer. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. Pipe Band will play at 6:45 p.m., with the play beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the front desk of the Red Deer Legion, by contacting any Pipe Band member or calling Arnie MacAskill at 403-782-7183.

Lacombe Walking Group Wednes-days from 12-12:30 at Med-combe Walk-In-Clinic. No Registration required.

Kozy Korner — Tuesday Dinners every week at noon. Sun-day Music April 5 at 1 p.m.

Lacombe Dance Lessons – social and choreographed ballroom dancing. Traditional Two-step or Cha Cha/Jive. For details phone Cliff at 403-782-4094.

St. Andrew’s United Church Jr. Choir for ages fi ve to 18. Meets Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. con-tact Jessica at 403-352-5486.

St. Andrew’s United Church Adult Choir for those 18 and older. Practices on Wednesdays from 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Contact St. Andrew’s United Church of-fi ce at 403-782-3148 for more details about the choir.

Quilting and crafts held at Black-

falds United Church on Mon-days at 9:30 a.m. Help make quilts or bring your own quilt/craft to work on. Check out our website at blackfaldsunited-church.com or call 403-885-4780 for more information.

The Lacombe Legion has bingo on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the upstairs hall. Coffee time runs Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. ($2 for coffee, tea and cook-ies). On Fridays, there are four meat draws and tickets are $2/set of three tickets. Draw starts at 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, there are four meat draws which start at 4:30 p.m. Chase the ace starts after meat draws.

Parkinson Alberta Education offers supports groups for persons with Parkinson disease, fam-ily members and caregivers at the following Central Alberta locations: Red Deer, Lacombe, Innisfail, Olds, Three Hills and Castor. Visit www.parkinsonal-berta.ca for more information.

New to Lacombe? Contact La-combe Welcome Wagon at 403-348-9567 for free maps, information about the City & area, as well as free gifts from local businesses. New baby in the family? Contact Lacombe Welcome Wagon at 403-348-9567 for free information, baby product samples as well as free gifts from local businesses.

Youth Unlimited Drop-in Activities New schedule! Drop-in activi-ties now run every Tuesday from 6 – 9 p.m. with ball hockey on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 – 9 p.m. Girls only drop-in is also Wednesdays from 6 – 9 p.m.

Thursdays Grade 3-6 drop-in program runs from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. and Grade 4 and up program from 6 – 9 p.m. Cost is 2$ for drop-in and ball hockey with drop-in 10 passes at $10 and ball hockey season pass at $50.

Taoist Tai Chi a relaxing, low impact exercise; continuing classes year round, for those who have completed beginners or have learned Taoist Tai Chi before. Participate in classes of your choice. Available in Red Deer, Lacombe, Rocky Mountain House, and Innisfail. Contact 403-346-6772 for more information.

Affi rm – providing safe and confi -dential support to people of all sexual orientation and identity, their families and friends. We meet in Lacombe. For more in-formation, call Marg at 403-782-1887 or Ross at 403-782-3671.

Imperial Daughters of the Em-pire is a non-profi t women’s volunteer program that raises money in support of numerous

initiatives supporting educa-tion. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of every month and begin at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church. For more information about the group, feel free to contact Mary Lou Wilson 403-782-3923.

Lacombe Art Guild – the guild meets regularly on the sec-ond and third Tuesday of each month. A variety of workshops are provided for developing art-ists. Membership is $15 per year. Contact Betty Peers at 403-782-9968 or blog lacombeart-clubwordpress.com. Meetings run in LMC Credit Union Room at 5214 50 Ave. in Lacombe.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society Table Talk Coffee Group: Meets the second Friday of each month at Demi’s Restaurant (Lacombe Motor Inn) at 10 a.m. If you or someone in your life has been affected by MS, join us for a fun, casual and supportive coffee chat. For more, contact Terri Blanchard at 403-346-0290.

Stay and Play – Gull Lake Hall, Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Bentley Town Offi ce Fridays 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Stay and Play is designed to encourage families to spend time together in play, while having the op-portunity to socialize and learn about the community and exter-nal resources. $2 drop in fee per family is suggested. For more information call 403-748-2160.

Bentley TOPS- Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Every Tuesday in the basement of the Bentley Town Offi ce at 7 p.m. Contact Carolyn 403-396-1002.

Carpet Bowling, Wednesdays 10 a.m. at the Bentley Com-munity Hall. New and return-ing players welcome. No experience necessary. Call Arnold at 403-748-2744.

Clive TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Every Thursday at the Clive Christian Fellowship Church 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Mirror Jolly Seniors — Pan-cake breakfast every second Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mirror Moms and Tots play group — Located at the small brick building along Hwy. 50 past the old school. Contact Wendy at 403-788-2612.

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Spring is now here and so is the annual

Big Band Spring Swing Fling gala on April

11th. Now in its eighth year, the evening

hosted by Flatiron Jazz, a local big band

group, will be the must attend event of

the year, organizers say. The evening will

feature a catered meal and the musical

stylings of Flatiron Jazz, encouraging at-

tendees to dance the night away. It’s also

an occasion to put on your best attire to go

out and hear high caliber music within the

City.

Flatiron Jazz consists of 15 musicians

from Lacombe and the area. The group fea-

tures one vocalist and an array of horns,

saxophones, guitars and percussion.

“Like any big band, we play a fair amount

of swing music,” said Flatiron Jazz Direc-

tor Gerald Ganson. “But we do mix it up

quite a bit with a wide variety of styles. We

play everything from 50s to 60s music, 70s

music and old-time waltzes. It’s stuff a lot

of people will like to dance to.”

Flatiron Jazz also dabbles in rock and

roll, country, polka, funk and Latin, which

will be sure to complete their repertoire

for the evening. “It’s semi-formal and one

of the nicest events in town,” said Grant

Harder, co-organizer and Flatiron Jazz

member of the gala evening.

Each year Flatiron Jazz selects a chari-

table organization within the community

to support. This year the proceeds will help

support the Cranna Community Cultural

Centre (C4) Initiative and the Lacombe

Performing Arts Centre Foundation.

The C4 Initiative plans to build a multi-

use facility for the community to celebrate

the arts, support families, children and en-

hance the general well being of Lacombe

and surrounding area residents.

“I would really like to see a dedicated

performance space in Lacombe,” said

Harder, noting that Lacombe does not have

any proper space for musical theatre pro-

ductions, music festivals or recitals.

The C4 facility is planned to house a

large childcare facility, the Parent Link

Centre and a performing arts venue. C4 is a

partnership made up of the Lacombe Per-

forming Arts Centre Foundation, Lacombe Day Care, Lacombe Family and Commu-

nity Support Services and the City of La-

combe. Past recipients of the funds raised

during the event include the local food

bank and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

Ganson also acknowledges that support-

ing the C4 Initiative seems like a perfect fi t,

and ties in with performing arts aspect and

the group’s mandate.

Since its inception over eight years ago,

the gala has evolved from being a Valen-

tine’s Day themed event to the current

spring gala it is today. The Big Band Spring

Swing Fling will be held on April 11th at

the Lacombe Memorial Centre (5214-50th

Ave.) Cocktails are at 6 p.m. with dinner

starting at 7 p.m. followed by the dance at

8:30 p.m.

Tickets are $60 each and are available at

Healing Hands Therapeutic Massage, Ev-

erything Nice and Sunny 94.

[email protected]

SWING THE NIGHT AWAY– Flatiron Jazz, a Lacombe-based swing/jazz/big band group, will be hosting their annual fundraising gala Big Band Spring Swing Fling on April 11th. photo submitted

The Big Band Spring Swing Fling set for April 11th

GOOD FOOD, GOOD MOVE - The Lacombe and District Family and Community Support Ser-vices (FCSS) recently received a generous donation from Lacombe Yoga last week. FCSS Execu-tive Director Susan MacDonald (left), and FCSS Family Service Coordinator Donnie Tafts (right) receive the donation of $848 from Lacombe Yoga Co-owner Tiffany Rose (middle). The funds were raised through Karma Yoga Wednesdays throughout February and March and will be used towards the FCSS Good Food Box Program. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

2015 Bowl for Kids Sake a successThis was Big Brothers

Big Sisters of Lacombe’s

26th Bowl for Kids Sake

event. Superheroes showed

up in droves at the Lacombe

Memorial Centre last

month to show their sup-

port for the youth mentor-

ing programs in Lacombe

and Lacombe County.

With a new twist on

the event, this was a new

adventure this year. In a

virtual Wii bowling tour-

nament format there was

more opportunity for

teams to stay longer and

expand the fun and the

fundraising. The tourna-

ment style was popular

with participants, offi cials

say. The 2015 goal for the

Saturday bowl was $30,000.

The past few years the or-

ganization has fallen short

of this goal. Offi cials were

pleased to announce this

year they had surpassed

it with a great community

team effort raising $35,503.

These funds will help

sustain and grow mentor-

ing programs in Lacombe

and the County. The Wii

bowling school fundrais-

ers also are hosted by a

few schools. This year the

goal matched the weekend

at $30,000. The students

raised an outstanding

$36,784 to support the In

School Mentoring pro-

grams.

With government cut

backs and past declining

Bowl for Kids campaigns,

the success of this year’s

campaign is appreciated

more than ever. The total

goal was $60,000.

With both campaigns,

Big Brothers Big Sisters

of Lacombe and District

(BBBS) reached an agency

record of $72,287.

The programs that are

directly and locally-fund-

ed by these proceeds are

the In School Mentoring,

Traditional Mentoring,

Kids and Kops, Go Girls,

camp subsidies and volun-

teer recruiting and train-

ing programs.

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ARTS & LEISUREBY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express

With vivid, bright, spring

colours, Didsbury-based

artist Dee Poisson has

brought an inspiring col-

lection of paintings titled

‘Flowers In My Life’, to the

City.

The collection features

bold, bright, almost sur-

real fl owers

that have in-

spired Pois-

son through-

out her life.

Flowers In

My Life offi -

cially opened

on March

27th and will

run until

April 17th at

the Gallery

on Main.

“I fi nd that

a lot of the fl owers that I

end up painting, they some-

times come about as a re-

sult of a relationship I have

with a friend,” she said.

“I love fl owers and after a

long winter, nothing makes

me happier than to be able

to get out to my garden to

see what is growing.”

For Poisson the big bril-

liant fl owers can often rep-

resent the many women

she knows. “Women in

general, we tend to bloom

where we are planted,” she

said. “Many of them are

friends who have bloomed

where they planted them-

selves in either a career or

their home.”

Poisson uses strong co-

lours and strong shapes

because that is exactly how

she sees her friends — as

strong women.

Art is a personal endeavor,

both to the artist and the

viewer. Poisson fi nds it fas-

cinating that for each fl ower,

and each painting, there is a

viewer that will feel directly

connected to it. Poisson

works in many mediums, but

Flowers In My Life mainly

showcases her painting abili-

ties as well as her detailed

coloured-pencil works.

“It’s a medium that I am

moving more into just be-

cause I am really fascinated

with the detail,” she said.

“It’s the inspiration, but

it’s also

about what

m e d i u m

does that

inspiration

have to be

in.”

Poisson’s

works fea-

ture a lot

of nature-

based sub-

jects, like

fl orals, but

she has yet

to fully take on landscapes.

“I like the idea of them,”

she said. “There is defi -

nitely some interest there

too. I don’t think a person

is really limited. I think it’s

good to explore things.”

One of the works show-

cased in Flowers In My

Life is a mixed-media piece,

where Poisson used straw-

berry leaves from her gar-

den, carefully stamping

them in to bring out tex-

tures and natural beauty.

“My artwork is multi-

faceted, multi-genre and

multi-media,” she acknowl-

edges. “I grow through the

various stages of my work

as I live my life. The chang-

es in my life are refl ected in

my work.”

Poisson began dabbling

with her artistic vision in

her mid-20s through the

use of pottery. From there

she began to draw, after

joining the Ponoka Art

Club to learn specifi c draw-

ing techniques.

“I decided that I really

liked it,” she said. “I even

liked it more than pottery

because it was more afford-

able. Then I just moved right

into painting from there be-

cause of my love of anything

creative. I also loved the idea

of not having clay all over

me all the time.”

As her life progressed,

Poisson began bringing

her coloured pencils to the

swimming pool, carefully

sketching as her kids swam.

“Those pieces were very

small when I was doing

that,” she said.

Eventually her works

channeled into acrylic

paintings as well as com-

pleting commissioned

drawings of police dogs for

police canine units in Al-

berta including the RCMP.

Poisson said she is very

excited to share her work

in Lacombe, as she has

many times throughout

the years. She said she is

most excited to showcase

her seasonally-infused

works this spring, showing

that fl owers can bloom all

throughout the year.

Poisson, along with an

artist collective called the

Highway Artists will soon

be presenting a collection

of paintings inspired by the

Alberta Hwy. 22 also known

as the Cowboy Trail.

“There will defi nitely be

some landscapes in that.”

The collection will be

coming to the Gallery on

Main this fall.

[email protected]

LIVING IN COLOUR - Didsbury-based artist Dee Poisson is featuring her bright fl oral-inspired collection of paintings titled ‘Flowers In My Life’ at the Gallery on Main. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

Artist brings vivid colours to Gallery on Main

“MY ARTWORK IS MULTI-FACETED, MULTI-GENRE

AND MULTI-MEDIA. I GROW THROUGH THE

VARIOUS STAGES OF MY WORK AS I LIVE MY LIFE. THE CHANGES IN MY LIFE

ARE REFLECTED IN MY WORK.”

DEE POISSON


A recent medical tip to

readers sparked a quick re-

action. It reported a study

that those with higher

blood cholesterol lived lon-

ger! This is contradictory

to everything we’ve been

told for years.

The Scandinavian Jour-

nal of Primary Health

Care reported research

that will shock millions of

North Americans who in-

gest, faithfully, cholester-

ol-lowering drugs (CLDs).

Scientists analyzed the

cholesterol level of 120,000

Danish adults residing in

Denmark. They discovered

men age 60 to70 with high

levels of blood cholesterol

showed a 32% decreased

risk of death. Women fared

better with a 41% reduced

risk of death.

To add more injury to the

cholesterol theory, these

researchers also discov-

ered that higher levels of

LDL cholesterol, the bad

cholesterol, was also as-

sociated with a decreased

risk of death. Even more devastating

was the fact that low cho-

lesterol in young people

was linked to an increased

risk of dying! But high tri-

glycerides increased the

risk of death.

This isn’t the only report

that has contradicted the

widely held belief that we

should all strive for lower

and lower cholesterol levels.

For instance, Dr. Harlan

Krumholz at the Depart-

ment of Cardiovascular

Medicine at Yale Univer-

sity, reported in 1994 that

old people with low cho-

lesterol died twice as often

from heart attack as did old

people with high cholester-

ol levels.

Eleven studies of elderly

people came up with a simi-

lar result. But research-

ers repeatedly tell me that

reports that disagree with

the current high cholester-

ol condemnation never get

published nor make head-

lines.

But there are more ways

to end your days on earth

than by coronary death.

For instance, Professor R.

Jacobs from the Division

of Epidemiology at the Uni-

versity of Minnesota ana-

lyzed 19 studies of 68,000

deaths. Jacobs and his

colleagues concluded that

high cholesterol protects

against dying of respira-

tory diseases and gastroin-

testinal problems.

In another study, Jacobs

and Dr. Carlos Iribarren

followed 100,000 healthy

individuals in the San

Francisco area for 15 years.

They found that those who

had low cholesterol at the

beginning of the study

were more often admitted

to hospital to be treated for

infectious disease.

In its July 1992 issue, Ar-

chives of Internal Medicine

reported a study of 351,000

men. This showed that low

cholesterol levels were as-

sociated with increased

risk of hemorrhagic stroke,

liver disease, pancreatic

cancer, digestive disease,

cirrhosis of the liver and

alcoholism.

Of course, it’s logical for

readers to question how a

high blood cholesterol level

could be an asset for longer

life. After all, family doc-

tors, cardiologists and tele-

vision ads tell us over and

over that lower blood cho-

lesterol is the be-all-and-

end-all solution to preven-

tion of the nation’s number

one killer, heart attack.

Economists have a say-

ing, “Follow the money if

you want to fi nd the answer

to a perplexing problem.”

The plain fact is that

billions of dollars have

been fl owing every year to

brainwash doctors and the

public about the virtues of

CLDs, and this is not going

to stop anytime soon.

What should hit the head-

lines is that high doses of Vi-

tamin C and lysine can pre-

vent or reverse hardening

of arteries (atherosclerosis)

preventing heart attack. The

addition of lysine makes

arteries stronger so there’s

less chance of an artery rup-

turing causing stroke.

Yet the medical estab-

lishment continues to pre-

scribe CLDs with all their

side effects. They totally

ignore this less expensive,

safe and effective treat-

ment available in both pill

and powder form in Health

Food Stores in Canada.

In the U.S it’s available at

www.mymedi-c.com or by

telephone 1-844-871-0069.

It’s incredible that the med-

ical establishment doesn’t

say, “Let’s take a critical

look at this research. After

all, these fi ndings might be

right.”

But it won’t happen. Too

much money is involved

in the marketing of CLDs

and no money can be made

from Vitamin C and lysine

since these natural prod-

ucts cannot be patented.

I believe history will

show that the use of CLDs

is the most unethical and

most dangerous experi-

ment that has ever been

conducted by doctors on

mega millions of unsus-

pecting people.

See the web site at www.

docgiff.com to see dramatic

before and after photos of

treatment with Vitamin C

and lysine.

For comments, [email protected].

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ARTS & LEISURE


Memories move us, can defi ne us and

more than often, inspire us to journey

forward. In the theatre production Jake’s

Gift, through Jake’s journey, we learn not

only about the legacy of remembrance,

but we also get to see a true refl ection of

life and the effects of war spanning across

many generations.

Juno Productions’ Jake’s Gift will be

presented at the Red Deer Royal Canadian

Legion on April 21st.

The timeless production features the tal-

ent of one woman, B.C.-based playwright

and actress Julia Mackey.

Jake’s Gift is a tribute to all veterans.

The story follows a Canadian Second

World War veteran Jake who travels back

to Normandy for the 60th anniversary of

D-Day.

“It’s his fi rst time back since he landed

on D-Day when he was there during the

war and his main reason for going back is

to fi nd the grave of his eldest brother who

was killed overseas during the war,” ex-

plained Mackey.

“This is a big trip for him, to try to fi nd

his brother’s grave. While he happens to

be on Juno Beach, kind of looking out and

remembering what it was like, this little

girl shows up named Isabelle and she’s

10-years-old.”

Isabelle and Jake form a lasting friend-

ship over a three-day period, while Jake

heals and deals with unresolved ghosts.

The character of Jake was fi rst developed

by Mackey in 2002 through a workshop ex-

ercise.

As she began to fi nesse the character,

slowly the story Mackey wanted to tell,

Jake’s story, became a war story about

three brothers from the prairies who had

a connection to D-Day.

Eventually, Mackey was inspired to at-

tend the 60th anniversary of D-Day in

France in 2004. “I just had this instinct that

that was where I was supposed to go to fi nd

the rest of the story,” she said.

Mackey spent a week attending ceremo-

nies and interviewing as many veterans

as possible. “Even though it was a little bit

intimidating to go up to perfect strangers

and ask them to talk to you about their ex-

perience during the war, the veterans that

I met were so kind and so willing to talk

to me about their experiences during the

war but also what it was like to be back,”

she said.

After her return, Jake’s Gift then be-

came a combination of the stories veterans

told Mackey, her own experience on Juno

Beach and a little bit of her own imagina-

tion.

Through Juno Productions, Mackey,

along with director and stage manager

Dirk Van Stralen, began touring Jake’s

Gift across Canada in 2007.

Mackey said Van Stralen and herself

fi nd it very meaningful to take the story

of Jake back to many of the small, rural

communities where many of the soldiers

originated, as the timeless story resonates

amongst many generations.

“The number of families in the prairies

who have a connection to soldiers that ei-

ther never came home or have veterans in

their family is so huge,” she said. “Every-

body we meet in our audience has someone

who has a story like Jake’s.”

Immediately following the conclusion

of the production, Juno Productions will

present members of the Lacombe Royal

Canadian Legion with a special print titled

‘Fallen Heroes’.

Button packages will also be available

for purchase. One hundred per cent of the

profi ts raised from the button sales will

be donated back to the Red Deer Legion’s

poppy trust fund.

Jake’s Gift will be presented at the Red

Deer Royal Canadian Legion (2810 Brem-

ner Ave.) on April 21st. The show is pre-

sented by the Red Deer Legion Pipe Band,

who will also open up the evening with a

few musical numbers.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and the perfor-

mance will start at 6:45 p.m.

The show runs for 65 minutes, without

an intermission and is recommended for

ages 10 and up.

Tickets are $20 and are available at the

Red Deer Legion front desk or from any

Red Deer Legion Pipe Band member. For

tickets or more information, contact Arnie

MacAskill at 403-782-7183.

Jake’s Gift will also be presented at the

Ponoka Legion on April 17th.

For more information, visit www.jakes-

gift.com.

[email protected]

Show refl ects on veteran’s return to Juno Beach

Do you want a shock? High cholesterol for a longer life?

Dr. Gifford

J O N E S


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SPORTSThis year the Father Lacombe Saints

boys’ basketball team accomplished a lot

throughout their season. The boys went

undefeated throughout regular season

play, while showing continued growth

throughout each game.

Practices were held on Tuesdays, Thurs-

days and Saturdays throughout the season

with just about everyone on the team pres-

ent at all of them. This shows the great

commitment all of the players had to im-

prove personally and dedication they had

to their team, team offi cials said.

Coach Jhoejo Soco did an outstanding

job in helping all of the players develop

throughout the season. The Saints per-

formed a repeat season claiming the Wolf

Creek League Title, CWAJHAA 1J Qualifi -

er Title, and CWAJHAA 1J Championship

title for the second year in a row.

The Sacred Heart Titan Classic was one

of the boy’s biggest challenges throughout

the year.

The tournament featured a lot of good

teams from Central Alberta. The boys

were injury plagued throughout the tour-

nament losing two of their top scoring

players for multiple games. However, they

showed they could rally together as a team

to be successful. They won the bronze med-

al game against Clear Vista School.

In the CWAJHAA 1J qualifi er tourna-

ment the boys were given a bye to the

semi-fi nal due to their standings in the

regular season. The boys beat Clive School

and would play Mecca Glen in the fi nal.

This would be the fi rst of three meetings

against Mecca Glen that would turn into

a good matchup between the two schools.

The boys beat Mecca Glenn handedly in

the qualifi er fi nal to advance to the CWA-

JHAA 1J tournament in Bentley.

The Wolf Creek Championship was by

far the biggest and most challenging test

throughout the season for the team, offi -

cials said.

The boy’s fi rst game was against Mecca

Glen School in the quarter fi nals. Mecca

Glen did their homework and adapted their

game plan to face our team. Mecca played

outstanding defense throughout the game.

The game was back and fourth all the way

throughout the game until the end when

they pulled away for a 61-53 victory.

The boys faced St. Augustine School in

the Semi-Final that would be their biggest

test of the season so far. The Kings had a

very fast, skilled, and well coached team.

This was a fast game with great defense

played by both teams. It was back and

fourth throughout the game and by far

the most exciting game as a spectator. The

boys were trailing and came back to tie it

and send it to over time. The 36-30 fi nal

would take them to the fi nal against La-

combe Junior high School. The boys won

the fi nal 49-33 over the junior high team.

The CWAJHAA 1J Championships were

held in Bentley with the boy’s fi rst op-

ponent being Erskine School. The team

played Erskine School Friday night and

won with all players on the team contrib-

uting to the win.

On Saturday morning they played Mec-

ca Glen in the semi-fi nal. The boys have

seen lots of Mecca in the last few weekends

have good games against them. In the fi rst

quarter the boys were up 22-4, but Mecca

Glen didn’t give up. The fi nal score of the

game was 66-53.

The boys faced Brownfi eld in the fi nal

on Saturday night and Brownfi eld played

a good game for only having seven players

on their team.

Again all players on the team contribut-

ed to their 61-45 win to defend their CWA-

JHAA title. Soco put out the players who

will be carrying on the torch next year

with Keanu shooting two back-to-back

three-pointer shots.

- By STAR Athletic Director Dustin Fountain

TIER TWO CHAMPIONS – The Father Lacombe School Saints were undefeated in their regular 2014-15 season. photo submitted

Father Lacombe Saints wrap up undefeated season


BY JENNA SWANLacombe Express

Before a full house of col-

legiate athletics support-

ers, local athletes and Red

Deer College board mem-

bers - former NHL all-star

goalie Clint Malarchuk was

as guest speaker for RDC’s

annual scholarship break-

fast. He told his story of

mental illness and how it

affected his life as a profes-

sional athlete.

Malarchuk talked about

the compassion he has been

shown from those who do

not understand his illness

but also the fear and judg-

ment he has received by

some because of his mental

state and the stigma, which

can so often be attached to

it.

“I always ask people

that if you don’t under-

stand mental illness don’t

worry, no one expects you

to, I don’t understand ev-

erything else that goes on

with other people in their

heads,” said Malarchuk.

“But just because you

don’t understand it, doesn’t

mean you have to judge it.”

He explained he always

knew he was different as

a child but it wasn’t until

much later in life that he

was diagnosed with Obses-

sive Compulsive Disorder.

However following his diag-

nosis, Malarchuk survived

one of the most deadly and

devastating sports injuries

known to mankind.

It was the night of March

22nd, 1989 – Malarchuk

was the starting goalie for

the Buffalo Sabres as they

faced the visiting St. Louis

Blues. Steve Tuttle of the

Blues and Uwe Krupp of

the Sabres were scram-

bling before Malarchuk’s

safe keep when the unbe-

lievable happened.

As the pair of players

crashed hard into his net,

the goalie was taken with

them. On the way down,

the blade of Tuttle’s skate

emerged from the entangled

web of players and landed

along Malarchuk’s carotid

artery in his neck causing

him to lose one third of the

blood in his body.

After a total of 300 stitches

and one very close encoun-

ter with death Malarchuk’s

OCD worsened. He fell into

a spiral of Post Traumatic

Stress Disorder (PTSD), de-

pression and alcoholism,

which eventually led him to

leave the NHL to seek help.

Following his departure

from the NHL as a player,

Malarchuk reached all time

lows, to the point where

he now has a bullet lodged

deeply in his brain after try-

ing to take his own life.

The crowd of over 500

people at the annual break-

fast, fi lled full of promising

athletes were silent as Ma-

larchuk told his harrowing

story of mental health and

he assured it is not uncom-

mon for athletes to suffer

from such issues.

Malarchuk recounts in

his recently released bi-

ography, The Crazy Game

how he was likely predis-

posed to mental illness as

his father was an abusive

alcoholic – however his ill-

ness was greatly amplifi ed

following his neck injury

and the post traumatic ex-

perience stress he encoun-

tered.

Over 150 free copies of

the all-star goalie’s book

were given away during

the breakfast, where he

stressed the importance

of supporting not only the

mental health of student

athletes but also the impor-

tance of being able to alle-

viate some of the fi nancial

strain that can accompany

collegiate athletics.

The annual breakfast

helps to raise over $200,000

yearly, which goes towards

the support of student ath-

letes and RDC Athletics

through the Athletics Lead-

ership Fund.

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SPORTS


It was a season that most wished

wouldn’t end, as the Central Alberta

U14AA Sting racked up wins and champi-

onships.

The Sting wrapped up their season last

week after attending the 2015 Western Ca-

nadian Ringette Championships in Cal-

gary. The competition was tough, but the

Sting left the championships with a bronze

medal to add to their other accomplish-

ments of the season.

“They were great from the start,” said

Head Coach Shawn Wagar of his ringette

team. “It really was one of those seasons

you just didn’t want to end.”

The Western Canadian Ringette Cham-

pionships are held annually and the top

teams from Alberta, B.C., Saskatchewan

and Manitoba compete against each other

in the U14AA, U16A, U19A and 18 plus A

levels.

The winners of the provincial champi-

onships in each province earn the right to

attend, with a fi fth team in each division

representing the host association.

This year’s championships were held

from March 25th to 28th, and due to the

Sting’s previous triumph, earning the

U14AA provincial championship, they ap-

peared at the tournament as Team Alberta.

“We had four weeks to re-brand all of

our gear,” explained Wagar. As Team Al-

berta, the Sting had to change all of their

team gear from uniforms, playing pants,

jackets and hats from the Sting black and

gold to the Team Alberta colours.

The girls prepared well and proudly

wearing their Team Alberta jerseys, faced-

off against 12 teams from all over Western

Canada. It all began on Wednesday with a

U14 skills competition. The Sting won play-

ing in a fi ve-player relay competition.

Their fi rst game on Thursday was bright

and early where Team Alberta hammered

the Saskatoon Saints 7-4. The girls contin-

ued to show their dominance in game two

taking down the Edmonton Elite 4-1.

On Friday, Team Alberta suffered their

fi rst loss of the tournament to the Calgary

Crossfi re, but they earned their way back

after a close overtime game against the

Calgary 212, winning 4-3.

On Saturday morning in the semi-fi nal,

through the guidance of the round robin,

Team Alberta was matched up against the

fi rst ranked Team Manitoba.

“We lost the game in the fi nal 30 seconds

of the game,” said Wagar. “It was a bit of a

heartbreaker.”

Team Alberta then faced Team Sas-

katchewan in a battle for the bronze posi-

tion in the fi nal game of the tournament.

The game again went into overtime with

Team Alberta sighting a true victory with

a 3-2 win. Team Manitoba eventually took

gold with Team British Columbia earn-

ing silver and Team Alberta accepting the

well-deserved bronze.

Some of the Sting’s own even made the

2015 Western Canadian Ringette Champi-

onship All-Stars for U14AA, including Ja-

mie Lolar in defense and McKenna Smally

as goaltender.

It truly was a magical season with The

Sting also winning gold at the Esso Golden

Ring Tournament, the world’s largest Rin-

gette tournament, on Jan. 18th, said the

coach. The girls also earned the provincial

title, winning gold at the U14AA provincial

championships at the end of February.

They totaled 40 wins, 14 losses and three

ties in the season.

The Sting’s roster is made up of girls

from Lacombe, Clive and Red Deer. All

home ice games were played in Penhold

with practices held in Clive.

[email protected]

PROVINCIAL BRONZE MEDALISTS – The Central Alberta U14AA Sting won bronze at the 2015 Western Canadian Ringette Championship in Calgary last week. photo submitted

Central Alberta U14AA Sting wins bronze

Former NHL goalie discusses struggles with mental illness


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I have always been a fan of the word ‘de-

luxe’.

Deluxe means you are achieving a high-

er standard and that you have discerning

taste.

Born of French and Latin descent luxe

or luxus it is the defi nition of luxury or ex-

cess. The cheeseburger deluxe is truly el-

evated in comparison to the lowly cheese-

burger by the addition of lettuce and

tomato – talk about excess!

The world is slowly turning and I be-

lieve some of the defi nitions of deluxe are

changing.

Take for example our C2 Paint, it is a

small unassuming brand of paint run by a

co-op board that is equivalent to the plain

brown wrapper on a sandwich at a great

deli. This paint is not the most expensive,

nor does it have the fl ashy advertising cam-

paigns yet this deluxe brand is one of the

most luxurious paints you will ever use.

Pure artisan pigments like those found

in small metallic tubes on a professional

easel ensures that you get a luxurious,

deep colour on your walls.

Bringing your attention back to that

plain brown wrapper, the terms of deluxe

are now more local and simpler.

I believe that sustainable, simply pro-

duced products are now considered more

deluxe than imported and impossible to

read labels. The deluxe experience for me

is going to my local market and getting a

hand-crafted sandwich made with home-

made bread and in-house smoked deli

meats which happen to originate from the

owner’s bison farm.

This care to detail and farm to table

mentality is truly the new luxury as we

strive to take better care of our bodies.

The acquisition of reclaimed hardwood

from Alberta farms is in my opinion very

luxurious.

Not only have you acquired a beautiful

product, you have saved new trees from be-

ing harvested AND you are giving a home

to a lovely piece of our province’s history.

Taking the time to peruse the farmer’s

markets and small shops for distinctive

merchandise is positively the defi nition of

excess.

In the new defi nition of deluxe the small,

local and sustainable are the desirable ele-

ments that we want to fi ll our spaces.

Even second-hand opulence belonging

to someone else becomes our opulence

when given a home. Give a second thought

to companies that re-sell show home furni-

ture and places like Habitat where you can

buy almost perfect products at a fraction

of the cost. I’m sure some of you are shak-

ing your head in disbelief but trust me if

you know your merchandise or labels you

would be amazed at the deluxe level of

some of these products!

Acquiring local, buying smaller volume

merchandise with higher quality ingredi-

ents and supporting your local retailer are

all the new deluxe.

We have been put alongside our prod-

ucts and have been made the guardians of

what we will ultimately buy and put into

our homes.

At no other time have I seen such re-

sponsibility and care bred into buying de-

cisions and I fi nd it utterly delightful that

people are putting such care and concern

into their consumables.

The new deluxe is here and you should

feel great about putting that organic let-

tuce and home harvested tomato on your

locally grown, hormone-free bison burger!

Kim Wyse is an interior designer with Carpet Colour Centre in Red Deer.

Exploring the meaning of ‘deluxe’ in home decor

Kim

W Y S E

FINE FINISH – This stunning bathroom of a Pegasus Builders show home in the Laredo division of Red Deer features exquisite tile work and beautiful cabinetry. Jenna Swan/Lacombe Express


Horoscope

Patience is a virtue you must

have this week, Aries. Others

may not be able to maintain

your pace, so exercise

patience with those who

need it.

Share your thoughts and

feelings about a particular

project wtth others, Taurus.

The people closest to you will

provide just the support you

need to move forward.

ARIESMar 21/Apr 20

TAURUSApr 21/May 21

Embrace the competitive

nature of a coworker this

week, Gemini. This person

might just motivate you to

reach heights you have yet to

reach, and this may lead to a

promotion at work.

Cancer, a heart-to-heart

talk with a loved one has

you feeling confi dent as you

move forward. Embrace this

chance to communicate for the

opportunity it truly is.

GEMINIMay 22/Jun 21

CANCERJun 22/Jul 22

Leo, allow someone close to

you to enjoy his or her space

this week. Find a way to keep

busy as this special someone

does some soul-searching.

Avoid rushing to judgment

on an issue this week, Virgo.

Rather than speculating on the

“whys” and “how comes,”

wait until you can get some

solid facts.

LEOJul 23/Aug 23

VIRGOAug 24/Sept 22

Luck is on your side this week,

Libra. Make the most of this

lucky streak and invite others

to join in your fortune in the

weeks to come.

Scorpio, lend a helping

hand to a loved one who

could use some words of

encouragement. Your efforts

will be both effective and very

much appreciated.

LIBRASept 23/Oct 23

SCORPIOOct 24/Nov 22

Sagittarius, anxiety about

starting a new chapter in life is

normal. Fear of the unknown

can worry anyone, but look

forward to all of the positive

changes that are in store.

Capricorn, thinking outside of

the box comes easily to you.

Although others may scoff at

your unconventional ways, you

always get the job done and

this week is no different.

SAGITTARIUSNov 23/Dec 21

CAPRICORNDec 22/Jan 20

Aquarius, peer pressure

abounds this week, but

you needn’t worry about

succumbing to it. You like to

march to the beat of your own

drum, and others look to you

as a leader.

Pisces, you may need to take

an unusual approach to get

things done this week.

Don’t be afraid to be

aggressive.

AQUARIUSJan 21/Feb 18

PISCESFeb 19/Mar 20

CLUES ACROSS 1. Piece attached on one

side 5. Flat-bottomed boat 10. Oblong cream puff 12. Czar nation 14. Jump rope fast 16. Ma’s partner 18. Ink writing implement 19. Wet spongy ground 20. “Gunga Din” screenwriter 22. Root mean square (abbr.) 23. Strode 25. Former ruler of Iran 26. Provide with a top

27. Chit 28. Actor DeLuise 30. Point midway between E

and SE 31. S.E. Asian nation 33. Protein basis of cheese 35. 1976 Music Pulitzer Ned 37. Belonging to Mrs. Parks 38. Tooth covering 40. Satisfy fully 41. Animal companion 42. Fix conclusively 44. 7th day (abbr.) 45. Pouch 48. Employee stock

ownership plan 50. Fastened with adhesive or masking 52. Don’t know when yet 53. Eagle’s nest 55. Early modern jazz 56. Auricle 57. Atomic #81 58. Social class of manual

laborers 63. Groups of regional

animals 65. Release draft animals 66. Musical notations 67. Bearing or manner

CLUES DOWN 1. Grippe 2. Scientifi c workplace 3. Affl ict 4. Construction of parts

off-site 5. Cut back shrubs 6. Road furrow 7. The Nazarene author 8. Fire residues 9. 3rd tone 10. Excessive fl uid accumulation 11. Fellow plotter 13. Inability to use or

understand language

ANSWER

15. 12th calendar month 17. Greek capital 18. Communist China 21. Philadelphia sandwich 23. Neverland’s Peter 24. Medical man 27. Domesticates 29. Murdered in his bathtub 32. Dreaming sleep state 34. Drunkard 35. Double 36. Of one 39. Allow 40. Sorrowful 43. Dining hall furniture 44. Partition between 2 cavities 46. Reduce in amount 47. Where passengers ride 49. Sacred fi g tree (alt. sp.) 51. Poet Edgar Allan 54. Sea eagle of Europe 59. An awkward stupid person 60. Black tropical American cuckoo 61. Whisky 62. Electrically charged atom 64. Atomic #89

HOW TO PLAY:

Fill-in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: You must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

ANSWER


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MESSINGERMeats in Mirror, AB

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GOOD LOVING HOME. 6 yr old Maremma Italian

Sheep Dog. Male.403-343-7100

SportingGoods 1860

PROSET Hockey Card, one box (NEW)

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WantedTo Buy 1930

LOOKING For a BATHROOM VANITY,

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Farm CustomWork 2080

CUSTOM TUBGRINDING

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Call Nolan 403-357-9674

Livestock 2100GELBVIEH BULLS

Quality 2 Year OldPolled Red & Black.

Semen tested.$3500 each.

Dayspring CattleSylvan Lake 403-887-4971

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403-391-2648

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broken, quiet, reasonably priced. Call Jennifer

403-704-6121

Grain, FeedHay 2190

20 ROUND Hay bales, rained on $40/ea.

403-350-9517 Lacombe

SMALL Square Hay Bales:1st & 2nd cut.

SMALL Square Straw Bales403-784-2276

For Rent#3000 - #3200

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

Wanted to Rent#3250 - #3390

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

Houses/Duplexes 30203 BDRM. house in Rimbey

$1200 +/mo. 403-704-6397

Suites 3060 ELNORA, 3 bdrm., main fl r., 4 appls. $775/mo. incl. all utils, no pets. immed.

403-348-6594

SYLVAN LAKE, Private bdrm. +. Cable, fridge, ect.

$550/mo. 403-880-0210

RoommatesWanted 3080

BLACKFALDS $600 allincluded, furnished,

403-358-1614

MobileLot 3190

PADS $450/mo.Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm.,2 bath. As Low as $75,000. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820











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