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OUTREACH: The Valley Thrift Shoppe opened recently in Clive to serve the community – PG 3

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www.lacombeexpress.com THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015

CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Wildrose Leader Brian Jean made a stop in Lacombe Tuesday – PG 5

CALLED TO ACTION – The Lacombe Fire Department, Blackfalds Fire Department and Bentley Fire Department were called to a fi re along Elisa Close on April 12th. Two homes were lost in the blaze and two neighbouring homes were damaged. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

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BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express

Along the charming and quiet main

street of Clive, east of Lacombe,

lies the bustling community hub,

The Valley Thrift Shoppe.

Even though it just opened a mere two

weeks ago, each day it opens its doors, resi-

dents fl ock in to either drop off donations

or browse the little shop with a lot of heart.

Clearly fi lling a need in the community,

the shop offers not just a place to purchase

items where the proceeds raised go direct-

ly back into the local community, but it’s a

place where residents can meet up and feel

like they are giving back to their own com-

munity as well.

This rings true for manager and shop

coordinator Louise Bell. She has dedicat-

ed her time and resources to ensure the

shop is a success all the while meeting the

community’s needs. “To me it’s a valuable

service,” said Bell. “It’s something that, I

think when the community ask for some-

thing and they’re so responsive to it, it is

just a pleasure to be a part of it.

“I don’t feel like I am giving up my life. I

feel like I am giving life to my community.”

The shop is completely community-

driven and ran solely by volunteers, which

Bell thinks adds to the quality of life in the

area. “One hundred per cent from what

comes in the door, to what goes out the

door and whatever we have, we give back

to the community,” said Bell.

The Valley Thrift Shoppe is not the fi rst

community-based shop in the area. Bell

was also involved with the previous shop

that was located along the highway, eight

or so years ago. “It ran on the honour sys-

tem, which a lot of people could never be-

lieve,” she explained. “We never had any

trouble.”

The previous shop shared a space with

a restaurant, and it was unmanned for the

most part. “We had a sign that asked you to

enjoy our store and to browse, select what-

ever you would like and please place your

money in the cash box below.”

The new shop, in design is similar in

its community mindset, but the Valley

Thrift Shoppe is fully manned and has

many charming aspects that make it truly

unique.

“I just can’t tell you how great it is for

me to see it here again,” said Bell. “If it’s

successful, there is no way I’m going to let

the door close.

“This opportunity came up and it’s

something the community asked for after

we closed down. It was something that was

very important for the people in the com-

munity for a place to be able to give and

to feel like they are helping their commu-

nity.”

All of the items in the shop, from cloth-

ing to antiques, small furniture items to

children’s toys, have been donated by the

community.

“We receive a lot of stuff and we defi nite-

ly put out the cream of the crop.”

All of the clothing donations are sorted,

mended, ironed and prepared to be placed

in the store.

All of the proceeds, after meeting the

expenses of the shop, will go directly back

into the community towards youth groups,

children’s programs, hockey teams or oth-

er sport teams, wherever the need may be.

Currently the shop is underwritten by

the local revitalization association. In its

current set up, volunteers might put forth

a suggestion as to where they want the

funds to be donated to.

The revitalization association would

then decide which organization or individ-

uals would receive the funds.

“That way the most people get the most

out of it,” said Bell. “And of course, within

the store, it’s more based on individuals

needs. We do not see a person walk out of

here without a pair of shoes, if they need a

pair of shoes.”

The shop is also prepared to help those

in need during a time of crisis.

“In an emergency, we would respond im-

mediately,” said Bell. “We help families if we

know there is a need,” she explained. “We

were only open seven days and we had al-

ready helped two families out at this store.”

To run the Valley Thrift Shoppe, it takes

around eight volunteers, who help run the

shop during store hours, help sort dona-

tions and mend clothes.

“It takes a lot of us and there’s many

that have asked, ‘If you need help, let me

know’.”

On the last Thursday of each month, the

shop also hosts a mini bake sale, as an op-

portunity for the community to come in,

enjoy treats and meet the volunteers in the

shop. “The volunteers that I have are quite

new to doing this,” explained Bell. “They

haven’t done a lot of volunteerism in the

community before so they are quite new to

the experience.”

Bell tells her volunteers that serving in

the shop is their chance to be friendly and

meet people in the community.

For volunteer Nancy Marshall, manag-

ing the shop once a week is not only “some-

thing to do,” but it’s also a way to give back

to the community.

“It’s an awesome little store,” she said.

“It’s set up so nice in here and there is al-

ways something different to look at and

someone different coming in the door.”

On May 28th, the last Thursday of the

month, the shop along with the Village of

Clive, will be hosting a red ribbon day, as

an opportunity to invite people to explore

the Village and Main Street. Red ribbons

will line Main Street, and any place dis-

playing a colourful ribbon will offer visi-

tors a treat or a deal.

“We are hoping to involve all businesses

and people that are on Main Street,” said

Bell. “There will be something special in

each place for those who come and visit

Clive.”

The community-run Valley Thrift Shop-

pe is located on the Main Street of Clive,

next to the Village offi ce. The shop is open

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each

week from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Donations can be dropped off at the shop

during the hours it’s open or dropped off

at the alternate location listed on the door.

[email protected]

403-782-5303

SERVING– Valley Thrift Shoppe manager Louise Bell arranges a display inside the store. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

A little shoppe that has a lot of heartA volunteer-driven community thrift store opens in Clive



Lacombe and area citi-

zens continue to rally

around two families who

lost their homes after a dev-

astating fi re on Sunday.

Donations and support

continue to roll in for the

family of four and a re-

tired couple who live on

Elisa Close in the Elizabeth

Park neighbourhood of La-

combe.

On Sunday afternoon,

the winds were high and

it didn’t take much for the

fi re, which started in the

garage of one of the hous-

es, to grow and fully engulf

two homes in the residen-

tial close.

The Lacombe Fire De-

partment (LFD) was called

out to the Elisa Close fi re

around 5:06 p.m.

“We were called for ini-

tial alarms ringing,” said

LFD Chief Ed van Delden.

“But we were shortly in-

formed by multiple callers

it was a structure fi re.”

The LFD was already dis-

patched to and tending to a

grass and structure fi re in

the southeast corner of the

fi re district by Joffre along

RR 25-4 and Hwy. 597 just

before 4 p.m.

Nova Chemicals, Clive

and Blackfalds Fire De-

partments were also re-

quested to attend the grass

fi re scene and the LFD were

quickly dispatched back to

Lacombe to the Elisa Close

fi re.

“Upon arrival, two

homes were already en-

gulfed in fl ames and there

was a serious threat to two

adjacent homes,” said van

Delden.

Helping hands from the

Bentley Fire Department

and the Blackfalds Fire De-

partment also arrived on

scene in an attempt to con-

trol the fi re and protect the

nearby homes.

“It was fairly windy that

day, so that was a contrib-

uting factor.”

High winds continued

to gust while the fi refi ght-

ers battled the blaze. The

location of the natural gas

utility shutoffs, located be-

tween the two homes, also

contributed to the complex-

ities of controlling the fi re.

Eventually ATCO Gas was

able to access the scene and

close off the line.

The fi re was declared

under control around

6:21 p.m. Blackfalds and

Bentley fi refi ghters were

released from the scene

shortly after.

The LFD worked tireless

until 2:30 a.m. to ensure the

fi re was completely extin-

guished at the scene.

No one was present in

the home where the initial

fi re started and all neigh-

bours in the surrounding

area were able to get safely

out. No injuries were re-

ported but one family dog

did perish in the fi re.

The fi re is still under in-

vestigation as a cause has

yet to be determined. van

Delden noted the fi re is not

suspicious and damage to

the four affected homes is

expected to exceed $2 mil-

lion.

Residents in the area

were quick to react, with

many immediately jump-

ing in to action after seeing

the homes engulfed with

fl ames, asking, “What can I

do to help?”

Such was the case for

Levi Gudwer, a high school

student, who after hearing

about the fi re went over to

the scene to see what he

could do to help.

Gudwer and his family

were one of the three fami-

lies who lost their homes in

the Henner’s Landing fi re

this past July.

“During that, we had a

tremendous response of

the community,” said Ron

Gudwer, Levi’s dad. “We

had quite a few people just

come up and ask how they

can help.”

After seeing that not

much remained of the two

houses in Elizabeth Park,

the Gudwers determined

the best way to help the

victims was to return home

and immediately start a

GoFundMe account.

“All we want to do is pay

it forward and show the

kindness that was shown to

us going through the same

thing,” said Ron. He said

they decided to leave the

GoFundMe account open-

ended for the next week or

so, to allow those who want

to donate to do so.

Once the account fi lls

up, the funds raised will

be turned over to Lacombe

Victim Services who will

ensure the victims receive

the money.

Among the many resi-

dents also called to action

was Sue Sage, an employee

at the Lacombe Storage

Center.

After last year’s fi re,

Sage saw an opportunity

to help out where she can

in the community, by vol-

unteering the use of a 10 x

10 portable storage unit to

collect clothing and other

physical donations for the

fi re victims.

The response was over-

whelming last July and

she’s doing it again with the

help of her son Brayden.

They hope to fi ll as many

portable storage units

as possible with donated

items including clothing,

blankets and toiletries.

Even on the evening of

the fi re, Brayden was out

collecting donations from

Lacombians. Citizens be-

gan dropping off donations

at the storage center on

Monday morning and can

continue to do so through-

out the week.

Even though she’s col-

lecting for the fi re victims,

Sue said all of the items do-

nated would be put to good

use. “If they can’t use it, it

still will go to someone that

can.”

Other donations will be

distributed throughout the

community to local thrift

stores and Line of Hope in

Red Deer.

A trust fund account for

the fi re victims will also be

set up in the coming days.

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Now into the second week of the cam-

paign trail, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean

made a stop in Lacombe on April 14th.

Jean stopped late in the afternoon to

great Lacombe-Ponoka Wildrose candidate

Ron Orr and to speak to supporters about

what his party plans to do to support Al-

bertans.

“Remember, Wildrose MLAs are the

only ones that want lower taxes, the only

ones that will stop higher taxes and we

will make sure that we continue to fi ght for

lower taxes in all things to make more ef-

fi cient government.” he said. “That’s what

the Wildrose government stands for.”

He stated the 2015 provincial budget

raised taxes on everyone and it will affect

Albertans through trickle-down lay-offs.

“We believe the best thing we can do in

times like this is to support Albertans to

make sure we have a stable economy, to

make sure we build and create jobs and a

better economy for Albertans because the

future is quite bright if we work together.”

Jean stated to deal with the current pro-

vincial fi scal situation, Wildrose has pre-

sented a plan to remove 16,000 employees

from Alberta Health Services and 16,000

provincial employees from middle or high-

er management positions.

“We have said that we will do that over

a three-year period through attrition and

other means, we will let these people go,”

he said. “These are people who are push-

ing paper from one end of the desk to the

other. They are not front line workers. We

don’t believe that’s necessary.

“What we need to do is to stick together

as Albertans and make sure people don’t

have higher taxes and make sure we create

a competitive environment that is the best

in the world for corporations to come and

hire the citizens of Alberta and get Alberta

to work so we have a better quality of life.

That’s what it’s all about.”

Last week, Premier Jim Prentice also

made a stop during the second day of his

campaign on April 8th to meet with PC

supporters and Lacombe-Ponoka PC can-

didate Peter DeWit.

Prentice said this election period can be

seen as a time of renewal for the province.

“That’s really what this is all about,” he

said.

“It’s about getting this province back on

track for all of us, for all Albertans. What

we have to do in this province is to get off

this boom-bust cycle that we are on. You

can’t plan for the future.”

Prentice said the PC government pre-

sented a plan to deal with the fi nancial

state of the province, which deals with

short-term and long-term challenges.

“That’s what this campaign is going to

be about,” he said. “It’s about who has a

plan for the future of the province. The

plan that we put forward is a 10-year plan.

It keeps an eye on our children and grand-

children. It’s going to balance our books

over the next three years.

“We also are going to cut waste, reduce

the size of government and eliminate red

tape and duplication and you can’t do

that overnight. That takes time to work

through.”

He said his party also plans to hold on to

all jobs in the province.

“This is the wrong time to be increasing

taxes on every single business in this prov-

ince,” said Prentice. “It’s the businesses

that create jobs, they create employment,

they create jobs, and they create invest-

ment. This isn’t the time to be killing in-

vestment and killing jobs in this province

because we are going to need every single

job that we can hang onto.”

A candidate’s forum for the Lacombe-

Ponoka constituency will be held in La-

combe on April 27th at the LMC in Centen-

nial Hall.

Hosted by the Lacombe and District

Chamber of Commerce, all candidates will

be present at the forum. The forum starts

at 7 p.m. and will conclude at 9 p.m.

The provincial election is set for May

5th.

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CAMPAIGN STOP– Wildrose Leader Brian Jean stopped in Lacombe on April 14th to visit with candidate Ron Orr and to speak with voters. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

Party leaders visit Lacombe during campaign

Property Assessment Appeal Period

Ends April 21, 2015

The deadline to appeal your 2015 property assessment is April 21, 2015.

It is important to review your property

assessment notice before the April 21, 2015 property assessment complaint

deadline as tax bills are not disputable.

Information about taxes is

available on-line at

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For Information Contact:Marc Perreault

Property Tax Coordinator

Phone: 403.782.1257


BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express

Citizens of Lacombe have

been taking great strides to

bring safety to the commu-

nity and are now getting

closer in fi nalizing the de-

tails for the Lacombe Com-

munity Watch Association.

The Lacombe Commu-

nity Watch Association

(LCWA) is comprised of

three groups – Neighbour-

hood Watch, Citizens on

Patrol and Block Parent.

The main purpose of this

Association is to engage

citizen responsiveness to

crime prevention and to

bring neighbours together

in the effort of keeping the

communities safe.

“I feel really good. Every

time we have a meeting,

we’ve progressed. We’re

just steadily moving for-

ward,” said Ed L’Ecluse.

“We have dedicated vol-

unteers that range from

professionals, to trades-

men, to stay-at-home

moms. We’ve got people

from every corner of La-

combe, basically, and I feel

really good about the fact

that we are going to do ev-

erything we set out to do.”

The programs included

have been pledged the sup-

port of the Lacombe Police

Service. Each person want-

ing to join must sign the

application at the police

station.

For all applications to

the Lacombe Commu-

nity Watch Association,

criminal record checks are

made mandatory for each

person in the household

over 12-years-old. Simply

specify at the Lacombe Po-

lice Station which group

or groups you’d like to ap-

ply for. With the Block Par-

ent program, the LCWA

has taken extra measures

to ensure the safety and

qualifi cations of the ap-

plicants. As such, not all

applicants will be granted

Block Parent status. “With

Block Parent, we are allow-

ing people to bring children

into their homes. We have

to be so careful, and those

are going to be very thor-

ough inspections – more

so than most communities

because we are setting our

own standards,” L’Ecluse

said. “Each person over 12

in the household has to get

a criminal record check,

and there will be in-home

interviews. There will be

an interview in their house

with Constable Bleasedale,

and our-vice president Deb-

bie Galant, who has a crim-

inology degree. They will

go get a feel for the person

in their home.”

In a previous meeting be-

tween the LCWA and Police

Chief Steve Murray, the at-

tendees and chief agreed

the Lacombe Community

Watch Association is not

an action group. They are

merely a group that has

pledged their efforts to be

more mindful and commu-

nity-minded in terms of de-

terring illegal activity and

promoting child safety.

Right now, the group is

working to achieve non-

profi t status so they may

fundraise for information

brochures and signage for

the Association programs.

“We have to form as a non-

profi t society so we can do

fundraising, which we need

for street signs, informa-

tion brochures – all of that.

We need $1,200 for eight

street signs that say ‘Citi-

zens on Patrol are watching

this area’, and we can put

up these clapboard signs,

and that’ll help with our ex-

posure. That’s $1,200 right

there. We want to make up

brochures for designs and

printing, and that costs

money,” he said.

“It only took Blackfalds a

month roughly before they

started, and had signs in

the windows, so that was

really encouraging to hear.

I’ve got an amazing board

that I have so much faith

in. This is a very dedicated

group of people who genu-

inely want to be a part of

it.”

Follow the Lacombe

Community Watch Asso-

ciation, Taking Back La-

combe facebook page and

go to the Lacombe Police

Station to fi ll out an appli-

cation.

[email protected]


A benefi t has been

planned for the family of

Troy Ritchie.

Ritchie, a Lacombe citi-

zen, sustained a severe in-

jury in a motorcycle colli-

sion during the Numb Bum

24-hour Ice Race in Sandy

Beach on Feb. 14th.

“After being treated on

the ice by EMTs, he was

transported by STARS Air

Ambulance to the Uni-

versity of Alberta hospi-

tal where he later passed

away,” said event organizer

and Alberta Endurance Ice

Racing Association (AEI-

RA) secretary Jim Bur-

rows.

“Known as a talented

veteran motorcycle rider

and racer Troy left us doing

what he loved; he was lead-

ing the race and will always

remain fi rst in our hearts.”

The fundraiser hosted

by the AEIRA will be an

evening of remembrance

of Ritchie’s life, including a

dinner, speeches, dance and

auction. The evening will

also feature a silent auction

to raise additional funds.

“In addition to assisting

the Ritchie family through

this time of loss we will

be supporting STARS Air

Ambulance, as Troy was

airlifted to the University

of Alberta hospital,” said

Burrows.

STARS is a dedicated

rapid, highly specialized

emergency medical trans-

port system for the criti-

cally ill and injured.

The benefi t organized by

the AEIRA, will be held on

Saturday, April 25th at the

Radisson Hotel Edmonton

South (4440 Gateway Blvd

N.W.)

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets are $80 and avail-

able at eventbrite.ca.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

For Information Contact:

PHONE: 403-782-12

E-mail: @Lacombe.ca

www.lacombe.ca

Where do I get more information?

A copy of the may be viewed at

www.lacombe.ca or at the City of Lacombe City Hall at

5432 56th Avenue during office hours.

When is the Public Hearing?

If

How do I get involved?

Any person or group wishing to express their views on the

proposed road closure will be given the opportunity to make a

presentation.

All written letters or petitions regarding this amendment are to:

(a) be filed with the Chief Administrative Officer no later

than 4:30 PM on

(b) contain the names and addresses of all persons making the

presentation, and

(c) state the name and address of all persons authorized to

represent a group of persons or the public at large.

DATE of First Publication:

DATE of Second Publication:

Request for ProposalConcession Operation:Lacombe Sports and Leisure Complex

The City of Lacombe currently has an open Request for Proposal for proponents interested in providing concession operation on a 3 year term with an option for an additional 2 year term.

Interested parties can arrange to view the concession by contacting Calvin Bennefi eld, Parks and Facilities Manager at 403-782-1252.

Proposals shall be submitted in writing by April 23, 2015 to:

Calvin Bennefi eldParks and Facilities Manager5429-53 Street403-782-1252cbennefi [email protected]

Benefi t planned for Troy Ritchie family

Lacombe Community Watch Association is moving forward

ORGANIZING – From left, Amy Traynor, Audrey Brown and Ed L’Ecluse gather to discuss some of the paperwork involved in fi nalizing the Lacombe Community Watch Association, which includes Neighbourhood Watch, Block Parent and Citizens on Patrol programs. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express


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MGA affects all Albertans

Last month the provin-

cial government kicked

off an overhaul of the Mu-

nicipal Government Act

(MGA), the document that

helps defi ne how munici-

palities, like the City of

Lacombe, Lacombe County

and Town of Blackfalds op-

erate, the types of services

they will provide and how

they pay for services.

The last time this docu-

ment, also known as Bill 20,

was updated was in 1995.

The MGA acts as a true

guide to how municipali-

ties operate and as Alber-

tans, we should pay atten-

tion to the changes to Bill

20 that will affect us.

One of the most notable

changes is the allowance of

municipalities to post noti-

fi cations to their own web

sites as a general advertis-

ing requirement.

Currently, the MGA re-

quires municipalities to

use traditional communi-

cation methods, like news-

paper advertisements and

mail outs, to notify the

public for issues such as to

pass bylaws, public hear-

ings, etc.

The proposed amend-

ment is intended to em-

power each municipality

to pass a specifi c bylaw on

exactly how they would no-

tify the public. Certain mu-

nicipal matters, like bylaws

and taxation issues, would

still be required to be publi-

cally notifi ed in traditional

methods, like a two-week

notice in a local newspaper.

This change could be

seen as an attempt to usher

municipalities into the dig-

ital age, as many have sited

that traditional notifi cation

methods may not be effec-

tive in communicating with

the public due to assumed

costs and have limited ac-

cessibility in some smaller

rural communities.

This proposed change is

taking in to account future

technologies, like web sites

and social media, but is not

viable in the long run and

could lead to much confu-

sion.

If a municipality so

chooses to only post notices

on their web site, there are

many who may miss view-

ing the notice for a number

of reasons.

Does this mean that those

who are looking for informa-

tion regarding a municipal-

ity’s goings-on will have to

actively seek it out and only

have one way to fi nd such in-

formation? How would this

policy change affect a senior

citizen who may not feel

100% comfortable going to a

web site to fi nd this type of

information or does not have

readily available access to a

computer?

Some of Alberta’s own

residents are still consid-

ered underserved when it

comes to Internet access.

A newspaper remains

one of the most effective

ways to get your mes-

sage out. If a municipality

chooses to solely rely on

digital media to get their

messages out to the public,

it may be similar to opening

a Pandora’s box of issues.

The PC government

tabled the fi rst phase of

the Bill 20 amendments in

March.

Minister of Municipal

Affairs Diana McQueen

has said she hopes to have

the three-phase overhaul

fi nished by 2016.

Last week, the fraud and bribery

trail of suspended Canadian Sena-

tor Mike Duffy began and has now

reached almost a week of coverage.

Duffy, the man who was once

a political commentator for CTV

News and was appointed as a Sena-

tor at the request of Prime Minis-

ter Stephen Harper in 2009, is now

facing 31 charges of fraud, breach

of trust, bribery and frauds on the

government, all related to alleged-

ly inappropriately claimed Senate

expenses.

Suspended Senators Patrick

Brazeau and Pamela Wallin were

also appointed along with Duffy to

the Senate at the request of Prime

Minister Stephen Harper.

On the fi fth day of the trial we

learned Duffy used public dollars

to frame pictures of his family

members and ordered for photos

to be sent to former American fi rst

lady Barbara Bush.

The saga began in late 2012,

when four Senators: Duffy, Mac

Harb, Wallin and Brazeau alleg-

edly claimed travel and housing

expenses, which were not eligible.

Duffy was accused of claiming a

primary residence outside of Otta-

wa in order to backhandedly claim

living expenses for working in Ot-

tawa, along with other expenses,

totaling $90,172.

In February of 2013, a Senate

committee determined Duffy, Wal-

lin, Harb and Brazeau would be

subject to an audit to gauge the

appropriateness of their expense

claims made with public dollars.

After weeks of public and media

scrutiny, Duffy paid back the ex-

penses he claimed for his Ottawa

residence, citing that the Senate

rules on expenses were unclear. It

was then revealed he allegedly re-

ceived a personal cheque from the

Prime Minister’s Offi ce from Nigel

Wright to repay the public dollars

from his expense claims.

In May 2013 the RCMP were

brought in to investigate Duffy’s

pattern of spending, not only for

his living expense claims, but also

expenses claimed from a vaca-

tion and election campaign costs.

RCMP laid the 31 charges on Duffy

in July 2014.

As the current trial evolves, it

continues to highlight a larger is-

sue with the current set up of the

Senate — mismanagement of pub-

lic tax dollars.

The Upper Chamber was de-

signed by Sir John A. Macdonald

and the fathers of confederation

to act as a “sober second-thought;”

to act in effect as a controlling and

regulating aspect of the govern-

ment.

The current Senate consists of

105 members, give or take, all who

are appointed by the Governor

General upon the advice of the

prime minister. Seats are assigned

regionally and Senators can serve

in the Upper Chamber until they

are 75.

The approval of both houses,

both the lower House of Commons

and the Upper House of Parlia-

ment, is necessary for legislation,

meaning before any federal bill is

passed, the Senate has the ability,

along with the Governor General

to reject bills already passed by the

House of Commons which is fi lled

with elected offi cials.

So, when’s the last time we’ve

even heard of a bill passed by the

House of Commons not receiving

Royal assent?

According to the Parliament

of Canada web site, from 1867 to

1927, approximately 180 bills did

not receive Royal Assent by being

either rejected by the Senate or re-

ceiving amendments. As the years

progress, the number of bills re-

jected by the Senate continues to

decrease. Now in the 21st century,

it’s virtually unheard of but does

on rarity occur.

According to the David Suzuki

Foundation, in 2010, the Senate

rejected the Climate Change Ac-

countability Act. The bill involv-

ing greenhouse gas regulation was

a mandate to commit the nation

to a 25% reduction of emissions

by 2020. The bill was successfully

passed by all parties in the House

of Commons, but was dead in the

water when it came to the Senate.

So it begs the question, do Cana-

dians continue to support such an

ineffective branch of government?

It’s clearly time to roll up that

red carpet for good and abolish the

Canadian Senate. It’s time to chan-

nel the funds spent on Senators’

various expenses and the opera-

tions of the red chamber towards

much-needed aspects within our

nation’s social structure.

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Ron Orr, a long-time Clive and

area resident, has been named

the Wildrose Party candidate for

the Lacombe-Ponoka constitu-

ency.

In anticipation of the provin-

cial election, set for May 5th,

members of the Lacombe-Ponoka

Wildrose Constituency Associa-

tion recently met and selected

Orr as the Wildrose candidate.

Orr, who has a background in

carpentry, construction and as a

local pastor, said he has always

been interested in politics and

has sat on the board for the local

Wildrose Constituency Associa-

tion ever since it was conceived.

“I worked hard in the last elec-

tion to get our candidate elected

and this time around, there was

a whole bunch of people asking

if I’d run,” he said. “I fi nally de-

cided, you know what, it’s time.”

Orr said the key thing is that

a vote for the Wildrose Party is a

vote for lower taxes.

“A vote for anyone else is a vote

for higher taxes,” he said. “We

are defi nitely concerned about

education.

Here in our riding in Black-

falds, there has been a promise

for years to build a new school

and it’s still an empty fi eld.”

Wildrose has a plan to create

a series of template schools, in

three sizes, where engineering

costs will be prepared in advance,

saving millions of tax dollars and

years of delivery, said Orr.

“Healthcare is an extremely

important issue for us,” he said.

“We are going to honour the fi ve

pillars of the Canadian Health

Act. We are going to change some

of the delivery method and the

funding so it’s based on results.”

Orr also added the Wildrose

do not plan to make any cuts in

frontline workers in the health-

care sector. “We need the front-

line workers,” he said. “What

we will do is deal with the many

managers that do nothing but

push paper. There is literally mil-

lions of dollars to be saved there

that should be given to frontline

workers and used to hire more

nurses and other staff.”

Orr said there is also a need

for more long-term beds and

care facilities, something the PCs

haven’t followed through with.

“Another key issue for us is

democratic reform,” he said.

“The legislature is broken. There

needs to be greater honesty and

transparency in what comes out

of Edmonton. We are committed

to putting into legislation greater

levels of transparency.”

In addition, another one of

Orr’s main focuses is on rural Al-

berta.

“The PCs tend to focus all their

value on the bigger metropolitan

centres,” he added. “We are for,

and have been since day one, the

protection of landowners rights,

the development of small business

in rural Alberta and the enhance-

ment of the rural community.”

This will be the fi rst time Orr

has been selected by the Wildrose

Party as a candidate. Orr also

sat on the board for the federal

PC Party and currently sits on

the board for The Mustard Seed,

one of the largest Alberta-based

charities.

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In refl ection, Easter is

the greatest celebration

of the Christian church.

Christians celebrate be-

cause Jesus’ death and

resurrection is like the ran-

som payment for us who

are held hostage by Satan.

It is like the cure for us

who are sick with the can-

cer of sin and doomed to

die. It is like the victory won

by the Canadian Army at

Vimy Ridge when it looked

initially as if they would

suffer a terrible defeat.

Jesus’ death and resur-

rection changes the life of

every Christian from suf-

fering and death to joy and

life both now and eternally.

So what happened at Eas-

ter?

The Bible tells us that

Jesus died on the cross on

Good Friday and that he

rose to life again on Easter

Sunday. Of course many

people fi nd this hard to be-

lieve.

In our experience people

do not rise from the dead.

So there have been efforts

made to fi nd some other ex-

planation.

Maybe the disciples stole

his body? (Matt 28:13). Or

maybe he was not really

dead? Or maybe the women

were mixed up and went to

the wrong tomb on Easter

morning.

Christians believe the

simple gospel truth that Je-

sus was truly alive. People

witnessed the resurrection

of Jesus.

The tomb was open and

people looked inside and

saw Jesus’ grave clothes.

And then people actually

saw Jesus. Jesus gracious-

ly appeared as visual proof.

He spoke to them in his

familiar strong voice. And

they even touched him.

They clasped their arms

around him and found

him solid, real, alive (Matt

28:9). From these Gospel

accounts we can be sure Je-

sus is alive.

This in turn proves that

what Jesus said is true. He

said that he is the Son of

God who would lay down

his life and take it up again.

Only the Son of God could

do that.

Easter also proves the

truth of the Bible as a

whole.

The Bible expresses the

hope for a saviour and Je-

sus coming is the fulfi ll-

ment of that hope. Easter

also empowers Christians

in their daily lives because

the living Lord Jesus by his

word and spirit works in

and through them for his

glory. All this we celebrate

at Easter.

Finally, Easter is the

greatest love story ever.

Why did Jesus come to die

on the cross?

It was because he loves

you and me. The heart

of God was on display.

God sent his son because

he loved you and me and

wanted to save us from sin

and death (John 3:16). The

events of Good Friday and

Easter are the climax of

this greatest love story ever

told.

We know of great love

stories. William Shake-

speare’s Romeo and Juliet

is the most read and per-

formed because it is a story

about love that never fails

though it leads to a tragic

end.

We admire such love, we

long for such love.

Easter is the happy end-

ing of a much more moving

love story.

The Bible tells how God

loved the people he created

but his love was rejected,

they denied him and wan-

dered away. Heartbroken,

God reached out to them

with tender love and care

but they kept refusing to

trust and love him in re-

turn.

God in love kept help-

ing, guiding and protect-

ing them even though they

turned their backs on him

and constantly pushed him

aside.

Then God in self-sacri-

fi cial love came in his Son

Jesus and gave his very life

for them. What an amazing

love that never fails.

God reminds us of his

great love every Easter

again.

In Jesus he has shown us

“The full extent of his love”

(John 13:1). There has nev-

er been, a greater love than

the love of God for you.

May this love of God in Je-

sus touch your heart today.

Mike Vandyk is the pastor at the Bethel Christian Reformed Church.

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USE YOUR IMAGINATION - Chelsea Mackenzie creates a Lego fortress during the very fi rst Lego Club meeting at the Blackfalds Public Library. The club, for ages fi ve and up, is held every Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Library.

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EVENTSAround the World with CARE.

Experience international cuisine, live entertainment and exciting cultural displays while dressed as a tourist at Around the World with CARE. The Central Alberta Refugee Effort (CARE) is holding this event to raise funds for much-needed support services for immigrants and refugees who settle in Central Alberta. The event happens April 24th from 5 to 10:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Gasoline Alley in Red Deer. The evening starts with cocktails and visiting cultural booths, followed by food and entertainment starting at 6:15 p.m. In keeping with the international theme, partici-pants are encouraged to dress up as tourists. They will sample a variety of cuisine from differ-ent parts of the world, prepared for the event by the Holiday Inn, and experience cultures and en-tertainment. There will also be a silent and live auction. Contact Kerri Wilkie at 403-346-8818 Ext. 249 or Sue Arrison at 403-342-5816 or visit the CARE web site at http://immigrant-centre.ca/. To purchase tickets, email: [email protected] or phone 403-346-8818.

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

Mother’s Day Tea: May 9th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Elnora Museum. Shortcake, coffee and ice cream. All proceeds to the museum.

Bentley School Staff Reunion: Thursday, 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 La-

combe Legion. Cost: $6 per adult (12 years and older), $3 per child.

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.

Friends of the Library Garage Sale: May 22nd, 23rd. It’s time for spring cleaning. Please bring items before May 21st to the Public Library where they will be stored.

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 21st 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 p.m. at Medcombe Walk-In-Clinic. No Registration required.

Kozy Korner — Tuesday dinners every week at noon. Sunday music April 26th 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-

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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.

Spring Cleaning? Got some things you don’t need? Your garbage could be our treasure so here’s Medicine River Wildlife Centre’s 2015 spring needs list: blender, Brita or similar water jugs,

rubber, welder or mechanic’s gloves, white 2006 Dodge Dakota Sport truck topper and a GPS tracker. Tax receipts are available for a fair market value and all donations are grate-fully accepted. For a complete list of items the Wildlife Centre can use over the year please visit www.mrwc.ca, call 403-728-3467 or email [email protected].

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 403-782-0475 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) Soci-ety Table Talk Coffee Group: Meets the second Friday of each month at Demi’s Restau-rant (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, please 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. Con-tact Carolyn 403-396-1002 for more information.

Carpet Bowling, Wednesdays 10 a.m. at the Bentley Community Hall. New and returning players welcome. No experience neces-sary. Call Arnold at 403-748-2744 for more information.

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A local man has been named the

Alberta Party candidate for the

Lacombe-Ponoka constituency.

Members of the local Alberta

Party constituency met recently

and named Tony Jeglum as the

candidate for the next general

election, which is set for May 5th.

Jeglum, who has a background

in agriculture, oil and gas and

politics, said he believes health-

care and education are issues on

the forefront of the election.

“It doesn’t matter if we are in

Lacombe, or Calgary or out in

Mirror, healthcare and educa-

tion are the top issues on every-

one’s mind and that’s one of the

reasons that I’m running for the

Alberta Party,” said Jeglum.

“Healthcare and education are

paramount. The environment

and seniors’ care and what we are

doing with our land mass is also

vitally important.”

Jeglum has been involved with

the Alberta Party for many years.

He was the sole employee of the

party in 2014 and was also in-

volved with policy creating com-

mittees in 2011.

“I just don’t think they (the

PCs) can renew the party like

they have claimed they can,” he

said. “It’s the same thing we’ve

heard from Premiers Redford,

Stelmach and Klein. It’s very dif-

fi cult to renew a party when they

are still in power.

“Premier (Jim) Prentice argued

that he needed to have this elec-

tion in order to secure mandate

because the budget was going to

be such a dramatic change in di-

rection that he would require a

new mandate and that just hasn’t

come to pass. The budget was too

little too late.”

Jeglum said the government is

still too dependent on the price

of oil and lacks the foresight to

plan for students and education,

in particular those younger stu-

dents entering into Kindergarten.

Jeglum also noted that when

it came to Bill 10, a bill that man-

dates gay-straight alliances in

any school in the province where

students want them, the PC gov-

ernment was forced to get on

board.

“I would like a government

that doesn’t have to be hauled

kicking and screaming to the Su-

preme Court of Canada in order

to extend basic human rights to

citizens,” he said.

Jeglum said he is optimistic the

Alberta Party will gain some sup-

port during this election. “We are

a few years on, we’ve got a little

bit more media exposure and we

have more organization behind

us,” he said. “I’m cautiously opti-

mistic we can make some ground

in this election.”

This will be the second time

Jeglum has been selected by the

Alberta Party as a candidate.

Jeglum was the Alberta Party

candidate in the last provincial

election in 2012. He also ran for

Lacombe County council in the

last municipal election.

[email protected]

TONY JEGLUM

Tony Jeglum named Alberta Party candidate

CAMPAIGN STOP – Premier Jim Prentice and wife Karen take time during a campaign stop in Lacombe on April 8th to visit with young PC supporters. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express


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The Red Deer Catholic Region-

al Schools (RDCRS) Kindergar-

ten to Grade 9 school planned for

Blackfalds has now been named

after a community naming cam-

paign.

Out of a list of submitted

names, RDCRS board trustees

selected the name St. Gregory the

Great Catholic School for the pro-

posed education facility during a

recent board meeting.

RDCRS sought direct input

from the community in naming

the school, with individuals en-

couraged to submit suggestions

online on Twitter and by fi lling

out a Google form.

There were some guidelines to

the naming process though, as

submissions including the name

of role models, canonized saints

and historical-faith focused peo-

ple were encouraged.

A short list of potential names

was then gathered and submitted

to Archbishop Smith and then

the RDCRS trustees approved the

fi nal name.

The proposed Blackfalds school

was one of the 230 school projects

announced by the province over

the past few years.

While the provincial govern-

ment has vowed to honour the

promise to follow through with

funding the school projects, RD-

CRS is still waiting for approval

of the construction funds to move

ahead with the project.

“We don’t have approval of the

funds for the school yet and un-

fortunately we don’t know when

that will arrive,” said Ken Jaeger,

RDCRS supervisor of support

services.

Even without the funding in

place, RDCRS has moved forward

with the school project and has

already started with a design, a

contract order and continues to

work with the Town of Blackfalds

to ensure all permits are in place.

RDCRS has also adjusted the

elementary school boundaries for

the St. Francis of Assisi addition,

the St. Joseph High School and the

new Blackfalds school to accom-

modate students in the future.

As the fi rst RDCRS facility in

Blackfalds, administration want-

ed to ensure the boundaries ac-

commodate the current busing

into Red Deer and the broader

catchment area.

RDCRS also held a community

meeting this past March to con-

sult with the public regarding

the upcoming school building

project and boundaries. The new

boundary stretches from east of

Penhold, east of Hwy. 2, past Red

Deer to just north of Blackfalds.

Those students located in the

newly adjusted catchment area

may still be bused into Red Deer

to attend French immersion

programs, outreach and online

learning and year-round school-

ing including attending Camille

J. Lerouge School, Ecole Secon-

daire Notre Dame High School,

St. Gabriel Learning Centre and

St. Patrick’s Community School.

Jaeger stated the boundary

was appropriately aligned with

the Wolf Creek Public Schools

boundaries in anticipation of

joint busing possibilities in the

future.

He said the newly set boundar-

ies would come into effect in 2017.

RDCRS anticipates opening the

St. Gregory the Great Catholic

School in September 2017.

[email protected]

Blackfalds school to be named ‘St. Gregory the Great’

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BOLT Transit, the regional service

launched by Blackfalds, Lacombe, and Red

Deer, has been awarded a Community Eco-

nomic Development award by Economic

Developers Alberta (EDA).

EDA presented its an-

nual Awards of Excellence

during its 2015 annual con-

ference on April 9th. The

awards honour Alberta

communities and indi-

viduals for excellence in

business and investment

attraction, business reten-

tion and expansion and

community economic de-

velopment.

“Given that we were

competing against much

larger centres like Edmon-

ton and Calgary, it is safe to

say that this is a fi rst-class

achievement and a glowing

testament to all the hard

work and commitment that

has gone into this very suc-

cessful partnership,” said

City of Lacombe Mayor Steve Christie.

“It has been very exciting for Blackfalds

to be a part of the BOLT public transit ini-

tiative,” said Town of Blackfalds Mayor

Melodie Stol. “I am extremely proud of

the collaborative work that was been done

with the cities of Red Deer and Lacombe to

bring about this much needed service that

has provided benefi t to all of the residents

in our communities, including commuters,

students and seniors.”

“This service is the culmination of years

of excellent regional col-

laboration,” said City of

Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer.

BOLT Transit launched

in August 2014 as a way

of connecting Red Deer,

Blackfalds, and Lacombe

residents.

Riders save money on

fuel, parking and vehicle

maintenance costs while

helping the environment,

offi cials say. The regional

service makes six round

trips per day on weekdays

and three round trips on

Saturdays.

Energy effi cient, acces-

sible buses include bikes

racks and free Wi-Fi.

The EDA is Alberta’s

economic development

network dedicated to ad-

vancing the economic development profes-

sion in the province of Alberta by provid-

ing an active network of communications,

information and education. It is a not-for-

profi t organization governed by a volun-

teer board of directors, who represent the

interests of its membership as a whole.

- Maetche

CongratulationsCanadian University College, On Obtaining University Status And On Your Impending Name Change To Burman University!

Public Notice As of May 1, 2015, Maple Drive and Maple Close will be changing to UNIVERSITY DRIVE in recognition of CUC’s change to Burman University!

All addresses for properties within the University Campus have been changed accordingly.

For Information Contact:City of LacombePlanning and Development Department403-782-1264 EXT 220

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LIONS GIVE BACK - The Lacombe Ringette Association received a donation from the La-combe Lions Club. From left, Lori Winslow, president of the Lacombe Ringette Association receives the donation of $421.30 from Lacombe Lion Pat Dahl. The donation represents 50% of the proceeds from the Lions’ Grey Cup pool ticket fundraiser this past fall. The other 50% of the funds raised were donated to the Lacombe Minor Soccer Association.

photo submitted

The Mary C. Moore Pub-

lic Library is establishing

base library service at a

temporary kiosk at the La-

combe Memorial Centre

(LMC) beginning on Mon-

day. It will stay open until

the library reopens in its

permanent location.

The temporary library

kiosk will be located under

the staircase in the LMC

foyer and its hours of oper-

ation are as follows: Mon-

day, Wednesday, Friday - 11

a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday and

Thursday - 4 to 8 p.m.

“The kiosk will allow

library members to speak

with staff, have us place

holds and pick up their

library materials,” said

Head Librarian Christina

Petrisor in a press release.

The kiosk has no phone at

the present time and there

is no computer access. For

inquiries, contact Petrisor

at 403-598-2495.

- Maetche

“GIVEN THAT WE WERE COMPETING AGAINST

MUCH LARGER CENTRES LIKE EDMONTON AND CALGARY, IT IS SAFE

TO SAY THAT THIS IS A FIRST-CLASS

ACHIEVEMENT AND A GLOWING TESTAMENT

TO ALL THE HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT

THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS VERY SUCCESSFUL

PARTNERSHIP.”

MAYOR STEVE CHRISTIE

BOLT Transit recognized by Economic Developers Alberta

Temporary library kiosk opens


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7:00pm at the LMC DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM

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Central Alberta family launches recovery centre in the DominicanBY ERIN FAWCETTLacombe Express

A family of former Central Alberta

dairy farmers has left everything behind

to travel across the globe and help those

struggling with addiction.

The Palsma family, who owned a dairy

farm 10 kms west of Bashaw for 13 years,

opened an addiction treatment centre, Al-

ways Hope, last year in Puerto Plata, Do-

minican Republic.

“I started thinking about opening the

centre about two years ago. I came down

here fi ve times in the last year and a half

to check it out. I decided that we’ll take

the chance. It is a good opportunity to

give back and help people and it’s a good

opportunity for my kids to live in a third

world country but still have the schooling

and the top-notch education that is avail-

able here,” said Roger. “We sold everything

back in Canada to do this.”

Always Hope helps those struggling with

a number of addictions including addic-

tions with alcohol, drugs, gambling, gam-

ing and sex. At this time, because metha-

done is not available in the Dominican

Republic, they cannot take guests in who

have a methadone addiction.

Guests who come to the treatment cen-

tre are asked to commit to it for at least a

month, but are welcome to stay longer if

needed.

“If they can only manage 25 days then

we’ll work with them or if they need to

stay longer, we’ll make it work for them.

We are fl exible that way. We want the best

for them,” said Roger.

Roger’s passion to help others with ad-

diction comes from his own battle with ad-

diction years ago. He was prescribed oxy-

contin for pain and became addicted.

“After a while that got so out of control

that life was sucking,” he said. “Just over

three years ago I went to a treatment cen-

tre to get help and to get off the drugs. I

could have lost my life, my wife, my kids,

everything. Now I don’t do anything – I

don’t drink, no pills, nothing.

“Once I got my life back, I wanted to do

this so that others could have the opportu-

nity to get their lives back.”

The Palsmas built the facility in the Do-

minican and it has three bedrooms. There

is one counselor on staff as well. “We are

starting out small but have hopes to ex-

pand,” said Roger. “We bought enough land

to expand to 20 bedrooms, but we wanted to

build small enough to start.”

He added the design and layout of the fa-

cility was carefully planned as the family

wanted to ensure it had a ‘homey’ feeling.

“We wanted something different from

what I knew from treatment centres that I

have gone to. I didn’t want to make it feel

like a jail,” said Roger. “We want to take

people to the beach, we want to take people

to the gym, to surf, to play volleyball – to

do the fun stuff that people wanted to do

before but only did when they were high

or drunk. I want to allow them to do those

things with us in a safe environment.

There have already been a number of

guests who have been gone through the

program at Always Hope and Roger said

they keep in contact with them once they

leave. “They have all done really well.”

For Roger in particular, having over-

come his addiction struggles, it is an ex-

tremely rewarding feeling watching and

refl ecting on how far his guests have come

from the time they enter treatment, to the

time they fi nish.

“When we pick our guests up from the

airport and they’re scared and shaking,

probably going through some withdraw-

als. Just to see the life come back into their

eyes, the joy and genuine laughter – it feels

good – it’s fulfi lling to see,” he said, adding

his family is enjoying being able to help

others. “It doesn’t feel like a sacrifi ce – it’s

so rewarding to help.”

For more visit, www.always-hope.ca.

[email protected]

MAKING A DIFFERENCE – The Palsma family from Central Alberta packed everything up and moved to the Dominican Republic last year where they opened an addiction treatment centre. Clockwise from top left is mother Shauna, son Jude, 11, father Roger and son Pierce, 8. photo submitted


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ARTS & LEISUREBY MARK WEBERLacombe Express

It’s hard to believe local Celtic

rockers St. James’ Gate have

been recording, performing and

entertaining since the spring of

2000.

That means that virtually ev-

ery show this year is a kind of cel-

ebration of that milestone. Next

up are a couple of shows at Bo’s

Bar and Grill in Red Deer April

17th-18th.

The guys made their debut

back on St. Patrick’s Day of 2000,

recalls Justin Stewart (guitars/

bouzouki/mandolin/vocals).

Rounding out the band are Glenn

MacLeod (guitar/mandolin/

vocals), Dave Best (bassist/gui-

tarist/bouzouki/vocals), Billy

O’Neil (bagpipes/accordion/

whistles/vocals), Dwayne Mars-

den (guitar/vocals) and Brian

Buckle (drums).

Their music has absolutely

clicked with local audiences from

the get-go.

“For a lot of the Maritimers,

it’s about bringing ‘home’ to Al-

berta,” said Marsden. “There’s

something about the music that

people love. We’re also still kind

of unique out here. There are not

a whole lot of bands doing what

we are doing.”

Marsden, who has been with

the band for 14 years and is

originally from Ramea Island,

Newfoundland, explains that al-

though the band has evolved over

the years, they’ve stayed true to

their roots. He also recalls upon

arriving in Alberta how much he

wanted to be a part of a band like

St. James’ Gate.

“I remember when I moved out

here from Newfoundland and I

was thinking, wouldn’t it be cool

to do something like this?” The

band has brought all kinds of ful-

fi lling opportunities since.

“Looking back, we’ve been

from here to there to everywhere

in 15 years. And everybody’s lives

have changed so much but we’ve

all still managed to keep the mu-

sic going,” he said, adding he’s

excited to see where the coming

years take the guys as well.

As for marking their 15th an-

niversary, the band is certainly

not restricting the celebrations to

one or two shows. It’s a year-long

event.

“I think we’ll keep running it

all year. Every show we have, we

will make mention of it.”

Stewart signed on with St.

James’ Gate in 2007. Hailing orig-

inally from Cape Breton, he had

played with many popular Mari-

time acts including Kilt, Bruce

Guthro, Jimmy Rankin and Ash-

ley MacIssac to name a few.

Part of the appeal of being

with the guys – apart from the

fun they have together – is also

watching how the musicianship

of the members has grown over

the years, too.

“A lot of these tunes we have

been playing for awhile, but we’ve

made changes to them over the

years and it keeps things exciting

and fresh.”

There is indeed a certain time-

lessness to Celtic music. Some

of that springs from the sheer

vibrancy and energy of it, no

question. “One guy at work,

who listens to heavy metal stuff,

said that when he listens to us,

it makes him want to stamp his

foot,” said Stewart.

And from the start, the boys

have consistently hit the stage

with unrestrained enthusiasm –

their passion for the music they

perform is infectious, and they’ve

remained a popular band across

Central Alberta and beyond.

They’ve also been featured at

all kinds of events and festivals

including the hugely popular

East Coast Garden Party and

even journeying a couple of times

to the Top of the World Highland

Games in Dawson City, Yukon.

They have also landed a long

sought-after spot at the Canmore

Highland Games this September,

which is marking its 25th an-

niversary this year. “It’s the big

one that closes up the entire pipe

band season,” said Marsden.

Meanwhile, the guys’ latest

disc of fi nely-crated Celtic/folk/

rock-fl avoured tunes, License to

Kilt, was released in 2009. The

14 tracks include nine originals,

a few charming traditionals and

two superb bonus live tracks

(Peter’s Street and Fisherman’s

Blues) recorded at The Vat in Red

Deer.

License to Kilt was dedicated

to the late Jimmy McMullen who

was such an enthusiastic force

behind the band’s success before

his sudden death in July of 2007.

The tune Good Good Man is

dedicated to McMullen, and does

a superb job of honouring the

man who was such an inspired,

creative and joyful artist within

the band and in his own right.

McMullen was all about the mu-

sic, but he was all about family,

friends and community as well.

Prior to License to Kilt, Juice

of the Barley marked their third

disc in 2006. Ride was released in

early 2004 and Serve Extra Cold

in 2002.

Meanwhile, the mandate of the

band hasn’t changed.

One of the defi ning character-

istics of St. James’ Gate is their

ability to have loads of fun with

a tune – it’s not just about cap-

turing the essence of a song, it’s

about injecting every ounce of

energy and soul possible into

each piece.

These days, they’re working

on another project which can be

described as a kind of ‘fan favou-

rites’ collection with a few new

tunes included as well.

MILESTONE - The members of St. James’ Gate are marking 15 years of performing some of the fi nest Celtic/pop/rock tunes around. Pictured from left are Justin Stewart, Brian Buckle, Dwayne Marsden, Dave Best, Billy O’Neil and Glenn MacLeod. Joanne O’Neil photo

St. James’ Gate celebrates 15 years of making musicPopular Central Alberta band performing at Bo’s in Red Deer this weekend


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ARTS & LEISURE

“Where do most hernias

occur?” Ask this ques-

tion and nearly everyone

will reply that a hernia is

a mass that occurs in the

lower abdomen.

But most are unaware

there’s another location

for the common hernia. It

develops in the large intes-

tine and can, at times, be a

major problem requiring

surgery. And one New Zea-

land doctor has a novel way

to prevent this problem,

known as diverticulosis.

That is, if you have no de-

sire to be invited to the next

dinner party!

Diverticulosis is the oc-

currence of small pouches

that penetrate muscle lay-

ers of the large bowel. The

majority of patients never

know they’re present and

problems rarely occur be-

fore 50 years of age.

The most common

symptoms are abdominal

cramps, bloating, gas and

constipation. But these

same symptoms may also

be due to the irritable bow-

el syndrome, making diag-

nosis diffi cult.

Fortunately, these small

hernias rarely cause com-

plications. But when they

do, and the hernia becomes

infected, it’s called diver-

ticulitis. This can result in

bleeding, severe abdomi-

nal pain, formation of an

abscess and possible bowel

rupture, all serious compli-

cations.

So why do hernias occur?

Aging is a factor. There’s

also evidence that genetics

plays a role, making some

people more prone to this

malfunction. But chronic

constipation is at the top of

the list of suspects. For in-

stance, Dr. Denis Burkitt, a

British researcher, report-

ed that African natives who

consume large amounts

of fi ber do not suffer from

constipation, appendicitis

or large bowel problems.

Later, during the Second

World War, Dr. Thomas L

Cleaves was a surgeon on

board the battleship King

George V. Constipation

was rampant among the

sailors. And Cleaves was

also suffering from consti-

pation. But he hated tak-

ing laxatives. He decided

to experiment on himself,

and for days he consumed

raw unprocessed bran. It

cured him, and eventually

his sailors as well.

Today, most North

Americans do not consume

enough fi ber. We all need

30 grams of fi ber daily and

most people get about 15.

This results in hard stools

and painful bowel move-

ments. With the addition of

fi ber along with increased

water intake, stools be-

come soft as toothpaste.

A backward glance at the

toilet is a good test to see

if you’re taking suffi cient

fi ber, though such inspec-

tion may cause a stiff neck!

A report conducted by

the National Institute of

Health (NIH) questions the

role played by fi ber in pre-

venting diverticulosis. The

NIH may be right. How-

ever, in this case, I doubt it.

Many believe that a high

fi ber diet is one road to a

sound lifestyle and main-

tenance of a healthy bowel.

It makes sense that a soft

stool causes less harm to

bowel tissue than stool as

hard as rocks.

To boost fi ber content,

start the day with bran ce-

real and fruit. During the

day add whole wheat bread,

whole-wheat spaghetti, and

vegetables that contain

mainly insoluble fi ber. In-

soluble fi ber also holds

onto large amounts of wa-

ter in the intestinal tract to

produce bulky soft stools.

Dr. Wynne-Jones, a New

Zealand physician, has his

own theory about diver-

ticulosis. He claims that

if you feel a desire to fart

(pass gas) at a dinner party,

but withhold the urge to do

so, this increased pressure

triggers hernias. I have no

idea if he practices what

he preaches, but if he does,

it may be that he dislikes

dinner parties and never

wants a repeat invitation.

Mothers are often right

about medical matters, but

not always. For instance,

years ago they believed that

giving children castor oil on

Saturday night to clean out

the bowel was benefi cial. It

wasn’t a good idea then or

now. The only safe laxative

that does not injure bowel

is Vitamin C. Take enough

and it will always clean out

the bowel. As many know, C

also cleans atherosclerosis

out of arteries.

High bran foods include

black beans, green peas,

bananas, prunes, tomatoes,

celery, whole wheat spa-

ghetti, raspberries, apples,

potatoes with skin, to name

a few.

Always inform your doc-

tor of a change in bowel

habits or rectal bleeding.

And let me know what hap-

pens if you’re brave enough

to follow Dr.Wynne-Jones’

advice!

See the web site at www.docgiff.com. For comments, email docgiff.com.

How to escape those dinner invitations

Dr. Gifford

J O N E S

EXCITING – Dominic Beauclair joined magician Kyle Key during one of his recent performances at the Lacombe Chamber of Commerce Trade Show. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express


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With speed, agility, grit and determina-

tion, a Morningside-based athlete is earn-

ing her way into the hard-hitting sport of

rugby.

Raven Craig, 20, who plays for the Red

Deer Titans women’s team, has been im-

mersing herself into a sport she’s loved for

well over four years.

Craig just returned from competing

in the 2015 Las Vegas Seven Rugby event

and is now hitting the pitch for pre-season

training with the Titans.

“It’s a high contact sport for women,”

she said. “It really has high energy and it

is one of the only sports where women can

actually hit.”

Craig’s interest in rugby all started

when she was attending Lacombe Compos-

ite High School (LCHS) in Grade 10. Before,

she dabbled in numerous sports including

soccer, where she was often told she was

hitting the other players a little too hard.

So with a strong will, it was the hard-hit-

ting sport of rugby that really drew her in.

“I tried out for the girls’ rugby team and

thought they would be making cuts,” she

explained. “But they said they only had

enough girls to make the team.”

Craig played three years with LCHS and

then after graduation, she was faced with

a decision — either move to New Zealand,

a rugby hot spot, to participate in a six-

month gym teacher program or to join the

Red Deer Titans.

“The Titans offered so many different

options,” said Craig, noting that she felt

very special to be selected for such an op-

portunity, making it much easier to solidi-

fy a decision.

And so began her time with the Titans

Club, where over the past two years, she

has excelled and continues to hone her

skills within the competitive league. She

has enrolled in numerous training pro-

grams and has now committed to a three-

year plan revolving around training, play-

ing and coaching.

As an out-of-town athlete, Craig often

has to do a lot of solo training through the

assistance of videos. Some days, when the

weather and time permits, she heads to

Red Deer for training.

“It’s a treat,” she said. “I love to commit

an entire day to training.”

“It’s also a really a cool sport to travel

with,” said Craig of the opportunities rug-

by has offered her, like the 2015 USA Sev-

ens Rugby event this past February.

The international tournament hosted

rugby athletes from all over the world.

Craig played in the juniors tournament

representing Canada.

So, what’s next for Craig? She will be at-

tending Team Alberta tryouts in the end

of May and then from there, “It’s an open

book.”

She gained a mentor last season who has

been advising her which teams and events

to try out for, assisting in progressing her

career.

“I just do it for fun really,” said Craig of

the sport. Looking ahead years into the fu-

ture, Craig hopes to still to be playing.

To make a tough rugby player, all it re-

ally takes is willingness, explains Craig.

“Every single person who has tried out

or started to play, on that very fi rst day,

you may not have any idea what you are

doing, but you just have to get into it,” she

said. “You have to learn to let go of control

and get into the game. Once you try it, you

will love it.”

The Titans Rugby Club will be hosting a

‘Try Rugby Day’ on April 18th starting at 4

p.m at the Red Deer Titans Field (74 Range

Road 275A, Red Deer County). Prospective

players can learn basic techniques and get

a feel for the high-powered game.

For more information, contact or visit

www.titansrugby.com.

[email protected]

Local athlete excels on the rugby pitch

LACOKA POWER - Sylvan Lake Buccaneers Sam Stacey (middle) and Hunter Thudium (right) battle for the ball from Lacoka Locos player Skyler Budd during the fi rst midget lacrosse game of the season at the Kinex Arena in Red Deer last week. The Locos won the game 6-5.

photo courtesy of Stuart Fullarton/Sylvan Lake News


BY JENNA SWANLacombe Express

What will Edmonton, Saskatoon, Sud-

bury, Moncton and Central Plains have in

common on April 19th?

The answer to this riddle is Red Deer.

Each of the respective cities will be con-

verging on Central Alberta in hopes of be-

ing named the 2015 major midget female

hockey champions at the 2015 Esso Cup.

It’s been a long road of preparation to

get ready for the Esso Cup, said Red Deer

Minor Hockey Association’s President

Todd Thiessen, but it was one fi lled full of

excitement and incredible acts of commit-

ment and community.

When Thiessen heard from Hockey Can-

ada that the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs

would be hosting the Cup last June his ini-

tial reaction was excitement – but holding

true to Red Deer Minor Hockey’s standard

of doing big events over the top, he knew

there would be a lot of work to do.

“It took some time to seriously wrap my

head around how many people we were go-

ing to need to make this happen as it’s a big

undertaking - so I knew I had to do some

hunting and get the perfect committee to

head this,” said Thiessen. “On one hand I

want to say it was tough – but in reality it

wasn’t because Red Deer has such amazing

spirit for volunteerism.

“So when I started asking the people

I wanted on the committee they without

hesitation jumped at the chance and said

‘Yes! Let’s make this happen’.”

He added he couldn’t think of a better

way to promote female hockey in Central

Alberta than hosting a national champion-

ship.

“Female hockey has grown exponen-

tially in the last seven to eight years in

Central Alberta. I think the Olympics have

had a lot to do with it - seeing the Canadian

women’s teams do so well was incredibly

inspirational for a lot of young women.

“As a whole, female hockey has just be-

come more mainstream than it has been in

the past.”

Host team, the Red Deer Sutter Funds

Chiefs, fi nished second in the Alberta

Major Midget Hockey League, leaving the

Edmonton Thunder, who fi nished fi rst in

the same league, as the only other Alberta

team to compete in the tournament.

Thiessen said it was comical in a way to

see how the league fi nished off, after hav-

ing beat out the Calgary Fire, who was fi rst

in the league heading into playoffs.

“We have two girls on our team from

Calgary this year who were cut from the

Calgary Fire – goalie Sarah Murray and

forward Jenna McCully,” said Thiessen.

“After they were cut we gladly picked them

up, then when we ended up playing the

Fire in the semi-fi nals for the provincial

title and beat them 5-0 it was awesome for

the girls and a huge win for them.”

Thiessen added Murray and McCully

have been driving back and forth for practic-

es and games to which they have shown ad-

mirable commitment. He explained the team

is made up of a rather motley mix of Central

Albertan communities, including Red Deer,

Sylvan Lake, Lacombe and Innisfail.

“A lot of the girls have played together

for a long time,” said Thiessen. “They are

a young team but they are extremely tal-

ented – we only have two girls leaving the

team this year due to age.”

Although it has been a long season for

all athletes competing in the 2015 Esso

Cup, Thiessen believes seeing the Red Deer

Arena decked out in Hockey Canada’s sig-

nature red, white and black will spark a

passion in the players.

“I can only imagine the girls are starting

to tire out – with practicing, dry land, and

games it’s been steady four to fi ve nights a

week for them, not to mention school for

them as well. There’s going to be a lot of

people in the stands, the rink will look to-

tally different and it will surely ignite all of

the player’s passion for the game.”

All games will be available for viewing

online at www.fasthockey.com with the fi nal

games being broadcast through Telus and

TSN.

The tournament will see each region of

Canada’s respective champions as well the

Red Deer host team go head to head from

April 19th until they have all played each

other once. The semi-fi nals take place on

April 24th with the bronze medal game

at noon on Saturday, and the gold medal

game to follow at 3:30 p.m. with an added

tailgate party from 1-3 p.m. in the parking

lot of the Red Deer Arena.

One of the unique aspects of the Esso

Cup from other Hockey Canada tourna-

ments is the round robin points system.

The Esso Cup uses the IIHF (International

Ice Hockey Foundation) format, which

awards three points for a win in regulation

time. If the game goes to overtime and/or

a shootout, the winning team receives two

points and the loser receives one. After the

round robin is complete, the top four teams

(by points) qualify for the semi-fi nals. The

winners of the semi-fi nal games move on

to play for the gold medal.

The Sutter Fund Chiefs will play every

night at 7 p.m. and invite all of Central Al-

berta to support them in their push to be

the 2015 national champions. For more in-

formation visit www.hockeycanada.ca.

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The hours we have all spent wistfully

wandering through show homes and home

decor stores dreaming of how our home

will look ‘when’.

The beautiful furniture we will buy

when our children grow up or when our

old pet is fi nally put to rest – those will be

the days won’t they? The days when we

will fi nally have the house of our dreams

with all the beautiful white furniture and

impossibly fl uffy carpet draped in wispy

silk and decadent satin will fi nally be a re-

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The trouble with wishing and waiting is

that life usually doesn’t work out exactly

as we had planned. We wish and hope for

that elusive someday and just when you

believe that someday is FINALLY here –

life comes calling and changes all of your

plans.

Your precious pet is put to sleep and

your daughter leaves her pet in your care

while she travels or because the baby is al-

lergic to cats.

Your grandson wants to take a break

from university and after a fi ght with his

mom about not going to school, he decides

to move in with you – just temporarily.

Someday just keeps getting farther and

farther away.

There are situations in life that cannot

be predicted and often can’t be navigated

such as a close relative dying and leaving

you their precious collection of antique

furniture which does not fi t into your

planned contemporary decor.

What on earth do you do with a 90-year-

old piano that you played on as a child and

is completely marinated in nostalgia?

How do you deal with the judgement of

extended family because you don’t have

room for Grannies monstrosity of a dining

room set and how do you assuage the guilt

of ever considering parting with these

items?

I believe that as time marches on our ide-

als can wane as we follow along our path

called life.

The days of having a museum piece

home where you can only gaze into the

roped off area in the living room are be-

hind us and we are making the most of our

livable space.

If you DO have one of those areas in

your home – shame on you! Open it up

and let life in! There will never be a better

time than now to enjoy the squeal of your

grandchildren as they hunt for treats or

play hide and seek in your living room – es-

pecially if they are playing with you.

It is still important to have beautiful

things in your home and to take pride in

where you live but remember; they are just

THINGS!

Items, fi nite expressions of the cur-

rent trend you are following in the design

world. These things will come and go and it

is up to you to decide if you will be a slave

to trends and a prisoner to your ideal of a

perfect household or if you will embrace

the curves and valleys that life will con-

tinuously throw at you.

If you truly go with the fl ow, you are less

likely to get hung up on the jagged rocks

along the shoreline.

If you dream, dream big and in vivid co-

lour. Trim that room to your heart’s con-

tent but be ready for variation in the fl ow

of life and realize that everything changes.

The more accepting we are of change the

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Horoscope

Aries, your imagination is

running wild, and that can be

a good thing. You are full of

inspiration and fun ideas this

week, which only makes you

more charming.

Taurus, you may need to open

new lines of communication to

complete an important project

this week. Don’t be afraid to

engage others as your

deadline nears.

ARIESMar 21/Apr 20

TAURUSApr 21/May 21

Gemini, this week is a great

time to put plans you have

been keeping private in motion.

Enjoy this exciting time and

don’t hesitate to share your

excitement with others.

Cancer, your love of

competition comes to the

forefront this week. This

competitive spirit may open

new doors for you. Make the

most of these opportunities.

GEMINIMay 22/Jun 21

CANCERJun 22/Jul 22

Leo, use this week as a time

to conduct some personal

inventory. Opportunity awaits

around the corner, and your

work this week will help you

make the most of this new

development.

Virgo, make this week all

about spending time with your

signifi cant other. Plan a date

night or sit and snuggle. Enjoy

every moment you get to

spend together.

LEOJul 23/Aug 23

VIRGOAug 24/Sept 22

Libra, your responsibilities

beckon this week. You enjoy

being responsible, so don’t

sweat it when you must make

some decisions. Be confi dent

that you will make the

right calls.

Scorpio, you are ready to

embrace the great outdoors

and all it has to offer. You never

know what adventure awaits

you, but you know one is on

the horizon.

LIBRASept 23/Oct 23

SCORPIOOct 24/Nov 22

Sagittarius, you have a lot of

energy this week. Put that

bounce in your step to good

use by fi xing up something

around the house or beginning

a new fi tness regimen.

Your words will carry

signifi cant weight this week,

Capricorn. With that realization

comes much responsibility.

Make sure you wield your

infl uence accordingly.

SAGITTARIUSNov 23/Dec 21

CAPRICORNDec 22/Jan 20

Aquarius, a fi nancial windfall

might be headed your way

in the weeks to come. Allow

yourself some time to splurge,

but do your best to save some

money as well.

Bold action is awarded this

week, Pisces. You are one of

the few people in your circle

willing to take a few chances,

and that will pay off soon.

AQUARIUSJan 21/Feb 18

PISCESFeb 19/Mar 20

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instrument

26. Order of the British Empire women

28. Watering places 30. Atomic #58 31. ‘__ death do us part 32. Radioactivity unit 34. Consumed food 35. Six (Spanish) 37. Hosts fi lm festival 39. S.W. plateau 40. Made of fermented honey

and water 41. Et-__ 43. College army 44. Flower petals

45. Assist 47. An open metal dish 48. And, Latin 50. Supreme singer Diana 52. Gaelic name (morning) 54. Expresses pleasure 56. Overdose 57. Spanish be 59. A border for a picture 60. Doctor 61. Ancient Egyptian sun god 62. Lansing is the capital 63. Clothed 66. In contact with the

surface

67. 70 year olds 70. Wall bracket for candles 71. Metrical romance

(archaic)

CLUES DOWN 1. A member of the clergy 2. Gangster Capone 3. The brightest star in Virgo 4. Starkist’s Charlie 5. Amount of time 6. Loaner 7. Prefi x denoting “in a” 8. 2nd largest Tunisian city 9. Schenectady Hospital

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Organization 53. A nostril 54. ___ Adaba 55. Without (French) 58. Wound fi bers to make yarn 60. Nothing more than 64. Political action committee 65. Fail to keep pace 68. Personal computer 69. Indicates position

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Moose Hall 2 miles south of Ponoka on 2A

WE BUY FOR CASH.403-304-4791

Check website for full listingswww.bigstrapperauctions.net

COLLECTIBLE & ESTATE AUCTION

Sunday April 19- 10 a.m.Bowden Lions Hall,

Bowden ABStamps, Coins,

Collectibles, Furniture,Household, Shop tools,

Kitchenware,Lots of items.. Just too

much to mentionCheck the web for full

listing & picturesPilgrim Auction Service

403-556-5531 www.pilgrimauction.com

Children'sItems 1580GAMES, toys, books, lots

more, 2 boxes. $20. 403-314-9603

HIKING shoes, child’s sz. 13, Columbia brand,

very good cond. $10. 403-314-9603

HOODY, Ed Hardy, childs sz. M. $15. 403-314-9603

Clothing 1590ITALIAN ladies chocolate leather boots, soft glove fi t over knee length, zippered

back, 2 3/4” heel, $200. 403-227-2976

Firewood 1660AFFORDABLE

Homestead FirewoodSpruce, Pine, Birch -Split.

avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472APPOX. 1 cord of birch

fi rewood $40 403-343-8662

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Can deliver

1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

LOGSSemi loads of pine, spruce,

tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

HouseholdAppliances 1710DRYER, Inglis HD, white

ext. large capacity, Electric. $100. 403-341-9990

HouseholdFurnishings1720COFFEE Table, glass, sil-ver 28.5’x57”, with 2 end

table 24” round, bought at Sims. $195. 403-352-8811COUCH $60, 4 drawer dresser $40, 3 drawer dresser $30, night stand $20, can deliver, all good cond. 403-392-5657

StereosTV's, VCRs 1730PS2 with 10 games $60, stereo w/cassettes $70, Game Cube with 2 games $60 403-782-3847Wii with drums, games, and dance mat $140 403-782-3847

Misc. forSale 176018 QT. electric roasting oven $20, 14” color fl at screen tv like new $30, 1/2” 19V cordless variable spd. reversible drill $45, Craftsman spiral cut out saw $50, Dremel 16” scroll saw $75 403-347-2603

Misc. forSale 17601998, 1999 (5) & 2000 (4)

CALGARY Stampede Posters, 36’x23’. $5. ea.

403-347-7405

4,000 ft. of 7” used pipe. 403-347-4064 or 350-8431

75 - 9” DINNER PLATES, $1.00 each or $50.00 for

all 403-728-3485

8 PC. setting of dishes, cream w/gold trim, Wood

& Son England $30 403-347-3849

ALUMINUM storm door 32” x 80”, $40. elec. pres-

sure washer $100 403-887-2079

Beswick, horses, porcelain, with Welsh Colts rearing, made in England. $175. DCSHOES Cap, sz. 7 3/8, like new. $18.

403-352-8811

QUILT, king size with 4 matching decorative cush-ions plus 2 pillow shams. $60. 403-348-6449

RHINSTONE necklace and earrings, exc. cond, from the 1950’s, $85; approx. 30 peacock feathers for

home decorations or for fl y fi sh hooks $1/ea. large fruit

bowl, grape design, $5. 403-346-2231

ROYAL Dux Bohemian Cat, porcelain, mint cond.

$35. Merrill Ortholight shoe, sz. 6.5, air cushion, women’s,

like new. $40. Maui Jim Sunglasses,

Makaha, with brown sport case, brand new. $100.

403-352-8811

TWO window mount air conditioners, 19”w, 17”d,

12” h, one forced air, 8,000 btu, Kenmore 5,200 btu.

$125 each. 403-886-2542

SportingGoods 1860

TX390 TREADMILL, all power, like new, $200.

SOLD

Agricultural#2000 - #2290

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

FarmEquipment 2010MUST SELL Future steel quonset ready to be erected, 26’ x 25’ x 19’ lo-cated in Central AB, great for farm or small acreage, cost $19,000 will sacrifi ce for $12,000 403-485-2532

Farm CustomWork 2080

CUSTOM TUBGRINDING

Truck mount grinderw/550 HP.

Call Nolan 403-357-9674

Farm CustomWork 2080SECURITY GATESinstalled to your budget.

10 ft. to 32 ft., auto openers, key pad, solar or electric. Steel or wood posts, your gates or custom. Call for quote. TL Harris Bobcat

Service Ltd. Trent @ 403-358-1415

Livestock 2100PUREBRED red and black Angus bulls. 1 and 2 year

olds. Semen tested and delivered.Vicwin Farms 403-784-3517, 403-318-7363.

CHAROLAIS Bulls for Sale Yearlings & two year olds. Polled, exc. dispositions, semen tested. Delivered.Call Greg 403-783-9723

RED and black Angus bulls, semen tested and

delivery can be arranged. E & L Ranching in Bowden, Eric @

403 391-2259. Evenings @ 403 224-2396

RED ANGUS BULLSYearlings & 2 year olds.

Seman tested. Quiet disposition. Calving ease

heifer bulls. Delivered. Cripps Cattle Company

403-391-2648

RED Simmental yearling bulls from PB herd, rea-

sonably priced. Call Shane 403-588-1146

Grain, FeedHay 2190

1ST. cut hay for sale, Phone 403-782-3149

or 403-350-8800

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. 3 bath, house in Inglewood. 1250 sq.ft., dbl. garage. 403-886-4735

SYLVAN LAKE: fully furnished, inclds dishes,

bedding, 50” tv, utils. Avail. now from $1100. to

$1300. 403-880-0210.

Houses/Duplexes 3020

SYLVAN LAKE: fully furnished, inclds dishes,

bedding, 50” tv, utils. Avail. now from $1100. to

$1300. 403-880-0210.

Suites 3060DELUXE Innisfail 2 bdrm. n/p, balcony, inclds. water

$860 + utils, 403-348-6594

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, etc.

$550/mo. 403-880-0210

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

Real Estate#4000 - #4190

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

HousesFor Sale 4020

“COMING SOON” BYSERGE’S HOMES

Duplex in Red Deer Close to Schools and Recreation

Center. For More InfoCall Bob 403-505-8050

GRAND THEFT AT THE LAKE

Executive 5 bdrm.,3 bath, Att. 4 + Garage. Secluded, Quiet. Boat

Dock, Beyond affordable, BELOW Replacement @

$749k. Dori Westin, Coldwell Banker Ontrack

Realty 403-357-9010

Acreages 4050

HIGH and DRY4 Acres, 1 Mile E of Caroline, Trees on N

Property Line, Power to Property, $129,000.

Dori Westin, Coldwell Banker ONTRACK Realty

403-357-9010

Meticulous & Unique 2184 Sq. Ft. 2 Bdrm., 3 Bath, 2.69 Acres.

Heated Shop. Tranquil Crick trickles thru. Mins.

to Sundre. $437,000Dori Westin, Coldwell

Banker ONTRACK Realty 403-357-9010

CommercialProperty 4110

4800 SQ. FT. BUILDING at Red Deer Airport.

403-886-2201

Lots For Sale 4160Residential Building Lots in

a Gated, Maintenance Free Golf & Lake Bedroom

community, 25 minutes from Red Deer. Lots

starting from 99K Contact Mike at 1-403-588-0218

Transportation#5000-5300

Automotive Services ........5010Antique & Classic Autos ....5020Cars ..................................5030SUV’s................................5040Trucks ..............................5050Heavy Trucks....................5060Vans/Buses ......................5070Motorcycles ......................5080Campers ..........................5090Motorhomes......................51005th Wheels........................5110Holiday Trailers ................5120Tent Trailers ......................5130Utility Trailers ....................5140ATV’s ................................5150Boats & Marine ................5160Snowmobiles ....................5170Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180Auto Wreckers ..................5190Vehicles Wanted ..............5200Car/Truck Rental ..............5210Recreational VehicleRental ..............................5220Trailer Rental ....................5230Misc. Automotive ..............5240RV’s ..................................5300

Cars 5030

2005 BLUE Chrysler, PT Cruiser convertible $3800

SOLD!!!

SUV's 50402007 NISSAN Extera

115,800 kms, $10,900 403-877-6020

Trucks 50502012 FORD 150 e/c,

77,900 kms, $16,900 403-877-6020

Trucks 5050 2004 Chev Silverado

2500, loaded, 200,000 kms. excellent

cond.$25,000 obo

403-342-0813403-307-8286

VansBuses 50702009 PONTIAC MONTANA, 151,389 km, $5,500 obo.

403-886-2815

1995 DODGE Caravan $600;

1980 Dodge work van $300 780-877-2255

Motorcycles 50802011 HARLEY Sportster $9,000. 403-598-4131

2006 HONDA GOLDWING TRIKE

w/Lehman Monarch 2 trike kit. This unit is loaded with all options plus lots of extra

chrome. 49,500 kms. Bike was triked in 2011.

Asking $33,000.Call (403)318-4653

FifthWheels 5110

2005 SPRINTER, model 293, 32’ with 2 slides, exc. cond. $14,000.

403-886-4751

2004 CORSAIR 26.5’, 1 large slide, well maint., ready for trip. $16,900.

403-227-6794

UtilityTrailers 5140

2013 4x6, Black Utility Trailer $500.00

SOLD!!

Tires, PartsAcces. 5180

WANTED700R4 GM Trans. Also, have 350 GM trans. w/ Lokar fl oor shift, $425. for sale. 403-350-1777

TWO SIZE 17 Firehawk GT 225/50R17, m/s, $120;

403-309-7387 403-392-6138

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