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BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express

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mer hail storm or heavy

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an inch thick at the

butt edge. We also have

the EuroLite line of prod-

ucts, using the same materi-

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These products are a prac-

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They are environmental-

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We’re fi ring two-inch

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three-inch simulated hail at

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With production operating

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As you drive down the quaint and

quiet streets of the Village of Alix,

there are many things to look at

including a rather unique and illustrious

building along Main Street that resembles

an adobe hut.

The building, with an enchanting mural

on the side, is the home of the Alix Wagon

Wheel Museum.

Over 40 years ago a group of individu-

als began collecting artifacts from the re-

gion and purchased the building that was

the former pool hall. And so the museum

was conceived as a testament to Alix’s rich

heritage.

For summer interns Adam Parlby and

Zach Brooks-Poloway, the museum is an

outlet to connect with the community and

learn about Alix’s history. Both have been

serving at the museum over the past few

summers and have found a lot of enjoy-

ment out of showcasing the hands-on his-

tory with visitors.

“I just really love history,” said Parlby

during a recent tour.

Brooks-Poloway said he enjoys helping

the people that walk through the doors

who are searching for family history.

“It’s really cool to be able to help them

do that,” he said.

The museum is not a tribute to wagon

wheels, like some visitors may assume,

but named for the shape formed when

one places Alix in the hub of a wheel and

spokes divide the historic region into nu-

merous school districts.

The heritage mural welcoming visitors

into the museum from the street acts as

a preview of what visitors will see inside.

Created by Ray Bindr, in a fresco-like tech-

nique, the mural showcases the history of

the off the beaten trail.

As you enter the museum lobby, visitors

are likely to notice two things - a giant sol-

id nickel turn of the century cash register

and numerous paintings placed on a sky-

high shelf that runs around the perimeter

of the room.

The paintings, many of scenery and na-

ture scenes done in oil or acrylic, have all

completed by local artists over the past

century.

“All of the art is done by local artists

who lived in Alix at some point,” noted

Brooks-Poloway.

Parlby agreed and pointed out a group of

paintings by Eddie Wong, who was once the

local grocer in Alix. Wong’s paintings are

now becoming collectable within art circles.

“He painted so many and he did it for

a hobby so when people came in and ad-

mired them, he just gave them away,” said

Parlby.

Another Alix artist whose paintings are

featured on the shelf was the wife of the

meat shop opener. Brooks-Poloway said

that the wife didn’t like the look of the

shop, so she painted large canvases and

put them up around the shop so it didn’t

look so dark and drab. By chance, these

paintings have made their way into the

building and are now on display.

Such is the case for the majority of the

items in the museum — all of which had

a previous home somewhere in the Vil-

lage and have now made their way into the

museum by the way of donations from the

community.

The number of visitors entering the

museum on any given day is sometimes

astounding, even to the ready guides.

Brooks-Poloway said just the day before,

the museum received two visitors from

China, one from Southern California and

another from Britain.

“When people from around here come

in, they like to see everything that they

remember,” said Brooks-Poloway. The mu-

seum boasts many items from the pioneer

days of Alix and surrounding area.

Exhibits feature Tools of the Trades,

Wildlife of Central Alberta, Early Church-

es, Sports of the Settlers, the Central Alber-

ta Dairy Pool, and the Women of Aspelund.

The museum also has several young vis-

itors throughout the season. From school

groups to summer campers, children visit

the cultural hub and experience hands-

on history through making rope with the

cast-iron rope twisting machine or churn-

ing butter.

Visitors from other countries are equal-

ly intrigued by general Alix history.

“Most of them want to see what it was

like to live in a small town back then,” said

Brooks-Poloway.

One of the museum’s most signifi cant

displays pays tribute to one of Alix’s key

fi gures, Dr. Irene Parlby.

As a noted Alix resident, Irene was elect-

ed into the Alberta Legislature in 1921 and

was the fi rst female cabinet minister in Al-

berta. She was also one of the Famous Five,

who through a court battle, established

that women were “qualifi ed persons,” and

entitled to sit in the Canadian Senate.

Adam is a direct descendent of Irene

and said she lived in Alix the entire time

she was involved in politics. “She actu-

ally didn’t really like politics,” he noted

of his great-grandmother. “She sort of got

pushed into it.”

“It’s not only locally important but it’s

culturally signifi cant,” said Brooks-Polo-

way of the Dr. Irene Parlby exhibit. “She

was also the fi rst woman in Canada to be

given an honorary law degree.”

Further on in the Early Churches exhib-

it sits a still-operable organ. Brooks-Polo-

way and Adam said the organ was found

in a grain bin just outside of Alix. A local

farmer was cleaning out his bin and lo and

behold, there was an antique organ. It was

later generously donated to the collection.

The stories are endlessly unique and

just as odd as some of the artifacts found in

the museum like the giant chunk of butter-

fl avoured aluminum — the result of a fi re

at the Central Alberta Dairy Pool of Alix.

The Alix Wagon Wheel Museum is open

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through until

the end of August. In September, the mu-

seum is open Tuesday and Saturday from

2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, contact 403-788-

2218.

[email protected]

HANDS ON HISTORY – From left, Alix Wagon Wheel Museum Summer Students Adam Parlby and Zach Brooks-Poloway are historical ambas-sadors to the museum and Alix heritage. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

A look at history off the beaten pathStaff at the Alix Wagon Wheel Museum work to open up the past


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unique experience will have the

opportunity to visit farms and

ranches throughout Lacombe

County during Alberta Open

Farm Days later this month.

Farms and ranches across the

province will open their doors

to those who want a behind the

scenes look at where their food

comes from and to see a variety

of farm activities.

In Lacombe County seven

farms, ranches or agriculture

tourism locations will be open to

visitors on Aug. 23rd.

“Farms and ranches are a criti-

cal part of our province and our

culture and they supply many

necessities of life,” said Minister

of Culture and Tourism David

Eggen.

“With Open Farm Days, these

farms and ranches are able to

showcase themselves as a new

type of tourist destination. This

is a fantastic way for Albertans to

experience a side of Alberta they

may not have seen up close.”

Executive Director of Lacombe

Regional Tourism Marie Peron

said the number of participating

farms in the area has grown from

last year. “We are really excited

for this year,” she said. “We have

a new variety in addition to the

staples from last year.”

The area covered during Open

Farm Days spans from Bentley

and Gull Lake to east of Lacombe.

“We have a larger foot print for

sure,” said Peron.

“You can visit a variety of

farms all free of charge. It’s a

different way for many to have a

farm experience and have a fi rst-

hand opportunity to go out in na-

ture and see what agriculture is

all about.”

This year the locations fea-

tured on the tour include gardens

and greenhouses, machinery and

tractor displays along with the

returning Lacombe Blacksmith

Shop Museum and Ellis Bird

Farm.

“They are also hosting a culi-

nary event to raise awareness of

local food in conjunction with the

teahouse,” said Peron.

Flying Cross Ranch, located

just fi ve minutes outside La-

combe, is also returning as a par-

ticipant this year.

“They are really stepping it

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market with local artisans,” said

Peron.

The Old Tyme Country Fair

also features roping demonstra-

tions and a petting zoo.

“This is a great time of year

for a rural adventure at our prov-

ince’s farms, ranches and winer-

ies,” said Minister of Agriculture

and Forestry Oneil Carlier.

“It is great to see those from

our province’s urban centres

venturing out to the countryside

and learning more about the

many different aspects of agri-

cultural life.”

Participating locations in the

Lacombe area include Bles Wold

Dairy, Ellis Bird Farm, Flying

Cross Ranch, Garry Peterson, the

Lacombe Blacksmith Shop Mu-

seum, Hidden Valley Garden and

Little Cherries on the Prairie.

Admission to the farms is free

but some locations may charge

for additional activities.

Last year, 61 host farms par-

ticipated in Alberta Open Farm

Days.

For more information about

Open Farm Days, visit www.al-

bertafarmdays.com.

[email protected]

SUMMER FUN - Paul Lacroix takes on Sandi Stewart at the City of Lacombe’s ping-pong table outside the Blacksmith Shop and Museum.

Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

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Newly elected Lacombe-Ponoka MLA

Ron Orr is settling into his new position

and is looking forward to meeting with

constituents.

“I’ve been able to hit the ground running

and get a lot done in terms of connecting

with people,” he said. “There are a lot of

issues that come through the door.”

Orr adds that he is easing into the role

and is feeling more comfortable each day.

“It’s been a learning curve and there are

a lot of things to pick up,” he said. “Admit-

tedly, in some ways it’s like drinking from

the fi re hose. It’s 24/7 and it’s tough to keep

up with the stream of demand sometimes.”

Orr said that he fi nds a closely-related

connection between serving the public as

an MLA and serving in the ministerial sec-

tor.

“A lot of what I’m doing now are the

same kinds of things I was doing then,”

he said. “It’s about connecting with people

and helping them with things that are im-

portant to them. It’s defi nitely about the

need to be a self-starter.”

One of the fi rst things Orr did after be-

ing elected was to set up his constituency

offi ce and hire his staff. “It feels like I had

my offi ce up and running ahead of a lot of

them (MLAs), and that really helped me

build connections and allowed me to build

a very full calendar right from the start.

I was able to pretty much hit the ground

running.”

Orr’s constituency offi ce is located in

Lacombe, strategically placed in the mid-

dle of all the communities. It was also an

already well established location, occupied

by the previous Lacombe-Ponoka MLA.

Orr is eager to continue meeting with

constituents and, by the fall, he hopes to

set up mobile offi ce sessions on Friday af-

ternoons in Blackfalds, Ponoka and Alix.

His ‘offi ce’ will be set up at a conference

room or restaurant in each community, al-

lowing community members to meet with

him on their own turf.

“Three Fridays of the month I’m going

to rotate to those places,” he said. “I will be

available to the three ends of my constitu-

ency and I would like people to know that

I’m going to be there once a month. If they

want to come talk to me, they can.”

Orr said since the election, he’s been

meeting with community groups, stake-

holder groups, business owners, munici-

pal governments, agencies and volunteer

groups to hear what their issues are in

order to learn how to be more effective in

government.

“It’s fascinatingly interesting and in a

way it’s really broadened my horizons,” he

said.

One of the issues brought forward by the

constituency and something that he for-

mally asked in the Legislature is the need

for a registry offi ce in Blackfalds. “Black-

falds Town council has been working on it

for quite a while and hasn’t succeeded in

getting permission to have one.”

Although there are rules and guidelines

in place in regards to registry offi ce loca-

tion, Orr said in this case there are ex-

tenuating circumstances, as Blackfalds is

a completely independent community and

has a true need for the service.

“There’s 8,000 people there (in Black-

falds),” he said. “Why should they have to

drive all the way to another city to get reg-

istry services which are legally required?”

Orr has not received a formal response

yet, as the issue is still in front of the gov-

ernment, but he hopes the minister will

review the situation and rules. Until the

government begins its fall sitting, he will

be out in the community, listening to con-

cerns and seeing the issues within the vast

Lacombe-Ponoka constituency.

“I am available. I do want to try and

help with whatever issues are out there.

I do want to keep an open door policy for

people.”

[email protected]

LEARNING CURVE – Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr is settling into his new post.Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

MLA Ron Orr settles into new position



Lacombe has been named one of two Ca-

nadian cities that are eligible to host the

legendary One Horse Town country music

event, presented by Coors Banquet.

The concert would bring country music

stars Tim Hicks and The Road Hammers to

the City in September. Votes are needed to

secure Lacombe as the fi nal selection and

are submitted online at coorsbanquet.ca/

oht.

Over 1,000 cities were submitted for re-

view and only two have been chosen as fi -

nalists – Lacombe and Shelburne, Ontario.

“We should be honoured that we are one

of two fi nalists across Canada. It’s very ex-

citing and I think the fact that people are

taking interest in the City as a venue is a

good refl ection of what Lacombe has to of-

fer,” said Guy Lapointe, community and

economic development manager with the

City of Lacombe.

Voting started Aug. 3rd and will run un-

til Aug. 17th, with a fi nalist announced on

Aug. 24th.

“I think it was ultimately the people that

they talked to that gave the selection com-

mittee the feeling that Lacombe is nice, ap-

proachable, friendly and warm.

“As well, there was a tour through the

historic downtown and I think we really

sold them on the venue side of things. I

believe it was the hospitality and the look

and feel of our community that sold them

on Lacombe.”

Votes are registered by email address

meaning that a person can vote once a day

with each individual email address they

have.

Shelburne is located in the Greater To-

ronto area, meaning there is the potential

for a lot of votes to be cast, so LaPointe said

he hopes people can recruit other commu-

nities to help Lacombe out.

“Shelburne is a bit smaller than us, but

they are north of Toronto and that area so

it’s important that we get people to vote.

If they can get Toronto and all those close

places voting it’s a pretty big population of

votes. We’d like to reach out to Calgary and

Edmonton to try and get some help sup-

porting us.”

Central Alberta is known for its appre-

ciation of country music and Lacombe is

the home of country music star Gord Bam-

ford. Lapointe said he hopes these factors,

as well as the hospitality and visual beauty

of the City, grants Lacombe the chance to

host the event.

“Vote, vote, vote! You can vote multiple

times if you have multiple email address-

es, but it is one vote per day, per email ad-

dress. Get the word out, share the informa-

tion with your friends. It’s not everyday we

get an opportunity to host something like

this.”

Votes must be cast before Aug. 17th.

[email protected]

Lacombe named a fi nalist to host ‘One Horse Town’ event

BENTLEY CENTENNIAL

The Town of Bentley is celebrating 100 years. The anniversary celebrations will be underway from Aug. 6th to Aug. 9th.

On Aug. 6th, a pancake breakfast will be held start-ing at 7 a.m. The 100th An-niversary reception centre will open for the weekend at 10 a.m. followed by the chil-dren’s carnival.

The parade will roll through town at 1 p.m.

Friday marks the opening of the rodeo for the weekend along with several town and country fair activities.

On Saturday, there is a pancake breakfast, kids fun zone, Bentley Fire Depart-ment barbecue, community supper, opening ceremonies and fi reworks.

Visit www.bentleyagsoci-ety.com.

ABBEY CENTRE NOMINATED

The Abbey Centre in Blackfalds is a nominee for ‘Great Public Space 2015’ in the Canadian Institute of Planners Great Places in Canada contest.

The Great Places in Cana-da contest was launched on May 26th. There are seven

nominees across the coun-try for a great public space, including the Abbey Centre, the sole nominee in Central Alberta.

The Abbey Centre cur-rently has close to 700 votes and is sitting in second place behind the baseball grounds in London, Ontario.

Central Albertans can show the rest of Canada how great they think the Abbey is by voting once per day until Sept. 24th at http://great-placesincanada.ca/contes-tants/abbey-centre/.

The winning location will be announced on Nov. 4th and the lucky community will

be eligible for up to $2,500 in prizes.

SEARCH BEGINS FOR STARS OF ALBERTA VOLUNTEERS

Now in its 16th year, the annual provincial awards program recognizes out-standing volunteers whose contributions have made a lasting impact and helped improve the lives of commu-nity members.

The Stars of Alberta Vol-unteer Awards Program is part of the Government of Alberta’s efforts to help set a standard for service, encour-

age a sustained commitment to civic participation and in-spire others to make volun-teering a central part of their lives. Most importantly, it is a chance to pay tribute Alber-ta’s outstanding volunteers.

“Volunteers represent the true meaning of community spirit and it is their dedica-tion and generosity that makes our communities and our province a better place to live and visit,” said Minis-ter of Culture and Tourism David Eggen. “Say thank you to that special volunteer who has made a difference in your life and your community by nominating them for a Stars

of Alberta Volunteer Award.”Six awards will be present-

ed in categories of youth, adult and senior at the Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards ceremony held on Dec. 4th as part of celebrations mark-ing International Volunteer Day on Dec. 5th.

Since the program began in 2000, over 97 Alberta volunteers from across the province have been recog-nized with the honour.

The deadline for nomina-tions is Sept. 15th.

For more information or to submit a nomination visit www.culturetourism.alberta.ca/stars.

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Fly Red Deer

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from Red Deer Airport.

Connecting You to the World with

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Long federal election campaign beginsOn Sunday Canadians received

a surprise from Prime Minister

Stephen Harper. He emerged from

Rideau Hall stating he had asked

the Governor General to dissolve

Parliament for a general election

to be held on Oct. 19th.

This campaign call may not be

a surprise, as many knew a fi xed

federal election was set for the

fall. What most didn’t foresee was

a marathon election campaign, an

11-week long period and one of the

longest noted in Canadian history.

After his meeting with Governor

General David Johnston, Harper

said Canadians will be making a

critical decision about the direc-

tion of the country, a decision

which will decide which party can

keep the economy strong and safe.

In response to the question as

to why he launched an early cam-

paign in advance of the fi xed elec-

tion date leaving the costs to tax-

payers to skyrocket, Harper stated

most knew the election date and the

platforms of the other parties. He

said the campaigns have already

begun and they must be conducted

lawfully. The money used in cam-

paigns must come directly from the

parties and not from other govern-

ment organizations or taxpayer re-

sources, so with an early campaign

call, through the process, it will en-

sure everyone is operating within

the rules and not misusing taxpay-

ers’ money, he added.

For this federal election, local

residents will be voting in a newly-

created riding called Red Deer-La-

combe, which was a result of the

2012 federal electoral boundaries

reconfi guration. The boundaries

were redrawn to accommodate

six new ridings in the province

prompting Lacombe, Lacombe

County and Blackfalds residents

to joining residents of Red Deer

North in the new riding for the up-

coming election.

As far as candidates, Red Deer

minister Jeff Rock has been select-

ed as the Liberal party candidate.

Current Wetaskiwin MP Blaine

Calkins has also put his name for-

ward as the Conservative Party

candidate. One thing’s for sure, Al-

berta will no longer be a ‘fl y-over’

province in this election. For long,

especially during the 2011 federal

election, many considered Alberta

a Conservative stronghold leading

to many leaders making token vis-

its or in Harper’s case, celebrating

on election night in Calgary in his

riding.

Alberta’s new political climate

has now opened up the province

federally into an even playing fi eld

for the NDP and Liberals. We have

already seen Justin Trudeau at-

tend the Calgary Stampede and

don a classic white Stetson in a pre-

campaign move.

We should expect all federal par-

ty leaders, including Harper, to be

making a stop somewhere in our

backyard over the next 11 weeks.

You can hardly fi nd a

current affairs magazine,

newspaper or television

program that has not dealt

with income inequality re-

cently. In December 2013,

U.S. President Barack

Obama called America’s

growing income gap, “The

defi ning challenge of our

time.” Whether the income

gap is a problem or a ‘chal-

lenge’ is something for an-

other column. However,

the question of whether

the income gap, at least in

Canada, is indeed growing

is something I wish to ad-

dress.

In a new study for the

Fraser Institute, I and my

colleagues examine the

measurement of income in-

equality and how changes

in the defi nition of income

or the defi nition of the in-

come recipient can have

a major impact on the re-

sults. Indeed, and this is

a principal fi nding of the

study, we found that after-

tax income inequality for

individuals has actually

declined over the past three

decades for which we have

publically available data.

It is important to explain

why differences in income

defi nition and in income

recipient matters. A great

many studies of income

inequality focus on ‘earn-

ings’ – the wages and sala-

ries that employed people

receive and any net income

from small business (non-

corporate) enterprises.

The problem with earn-

ings is that, today, we have

proportionately more peo-

ple with zero earnings than

was the case three decades

ago. Despite the fact that

there are more two-earner

families, we also have more

seniors with no earnings;

more students living on

their own (with no earn-

ings); and more govern-

ment transfer (i.e. welfare)

recipients with little or no

earnings.

The more people with

zero earnings, the greater

the measured level of in-

equality. As well, the more

million dollar earners,

the greater is measured

inequality. So we weren’t

surprised to see greater

earnings inequality.

From 1982 to 2010, earn-

ings inequality rose by 24%

using the widely known

Gini coeffi cient as our indi-

cator of inequality.

But families are smaller

than they were three de-

cades ago and this means

that, on average, there are

fewer people with whom to

share family income.

So, if we defi ne income

as after-tax income and

then adjust for family size,

we get a different picture.

Today the income inequal-

ity of economic families

has only increased by 10%

over the past three decades.

And, if we look at indi-

viduals (any adult with

any income at all) and their

after-tax income, we show

that inequality has actu-

ally declined by 4% the past

three decades, again using

the Gini indicator.

These fi ndings have sev-

eral implications: fi rst, they

show that inequality mea-

surements are quite sensi-

tive to the choice of income

recipient and the choice of

income defi nition.

Second, they show that if

we look at individuals rath-

er than families, income

inequality has, in fact, de-

clined since the early 1980s

– a result that is confi rmed

using American data.

Finally, these results sug-

gest that caution is advis-

able when we look at stud-

ies of income inequality.

Dramatic differences can

be obtained if we change

our initial defi nitions and

indicators.

Income inequality is a

very complex matter.

Substantial social and

economic changes have

happened over the past

decades and it would be

surprising if measured in-

equality was not impacted

as well. Of course, income

inequality is not the best

measure of how the living

standards of Canadians

change. For that, we use

the goods and services that

people actually consume,

which is the subject of a fu-

ture study on inequality to

be published by the Fraser

Institute.

Christopher A. Sarlo is a pro-fessor of economics at Nipiss-ing University and senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. His column is distributed through Troy Media.

A closer look at income inequality in Canada

“Heritage to me means family and going back into the past.”Connie JohnsonLacombe

“It’s the history of the area and the history of my forbearers. I go through my old photos to celebrate that.”Maurice Moore Lacombe

“It means a lot to me. It’s how my family was built through the ages - without our heritage what would anyone be?”Brogan Middleton Lacombe

“It’s where we all came from, and our roots before we came to Canada in our big mixing pot.” Cindy Marchuk Lacombe

“What does heritage mean to you?”Yourself!Yourself!Asked at the Lacombe Farmers’ Market by Kalisha Mendonsa

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fyifyi Your weekly Community Events Calendar

The FYI Community Events Calen-dar is a free-of-charge service for not-for-profi t organiza-tions and upcoming community events within the Lacombe and Blackfalds region. To submit your information, please email [email protected], call 403-782-5306 or fax 403-782-5344. If you would like your event or organiza-tion to be included, please submit your information to the editor by noon the Monday before the publication date.

Bentley School Reunion: In con-junction with Bentley Centen-nial, Aug. 7th. Forshee Hall for students who would have graduated in 1961 or earlier. For more details, contact S. Anderson at 403-986-2841.

Lacombe and Area Minor Foot-ball: 2015 Fall registration and equipment handout, Monday, Aug. 17th, 6 p.m. at ME Global Athletic Park. Registration for Lacombe Atom Char-gers (ages 8 to 10), Lacombe PeeWee Explosion (ages 11 and 12) and Lacombe Bantam Raiders (Grades 8 and 9). For more information visit www.lacombeminorfootball.com.

Lacombe Lions Club meets on the fi rst Monday of the month down-stairs at the Lacombe Legion. Next Meeting Monday Aug. 10th at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. - Guests welcome. For more infor-mation on Lions, please contact Sharon at 403-782-5179.

The Alberta Society of Fiddlers is hosting a Family Dance open to everyone! Whether you like to dance, would like to learn to dance, or if you play a fi ddle and would like to join the band onstage, this event is a great opportunity for you and/or your family. Come on out and join the fun. Learn to dance, bring your fi ddle and join the band onstage. It’s happening Aug. 18th at Deer Valley Meadows - 39017 Range Road 230 - 30 minutes west of Red Deer on Hwy. 11. Things begin at 7 p.m. Admis-sion is by a silver donation.

The Red Deer Runners invite you to participate in this year’s Weber

Physio Harvest Run Sunday Sept. 13th. Register online at www.harvestrun2015.eventbrite.ca. A longstanding community run, the event hosts an 3 km walk/run and an 8 km run along the Maskepetoon trails in the heart of the river valley. This family friendly event allows participants of all ages to enjoy the Harvest Run at the level they chose. The Weber Physio Harvest Run is affordable and fun. Entry fees are kept low and bursaries are created from any surplus funds.

Viking Days at the Danish Cana-dian National Museum Aug. 15th - Aug. 16th from 11-5 p.m. both days. Admission is $10 for adults

and $5 for children 10 years and under. Come experience through their reenactments, the daily loves of Vikings a thousand years ago. Fun for the whole family. Vendors and concession on site. Visit, www.danishcanadians.com for more information.

Feast with the Vikings at the Dan-ish Canadian National Museum Aug. 15th from 5:30-9 p.m. Limited tickets on sale for this fundraising event. Enjoy an authentic Danish meal – roast pork with crackling red cabbage, new potatoes fried in butter and sugar, new potatoes and brown sauce and there’s dessert too. Tickets are $50 each. Call Joanne or Kari at 403-728-0019 or email [email protected] for more information.

Blackfalds Library: Our new books include Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Son of No One, Lisa Genova’s Inside the O’Briens and Stuart Woods’ Hot Pursuit. We have added some Roald Dahl and Calvin & Hobbes books to our middle

school section. These are new items to Blackfalds Library and should provide some laughs and good reading. Remember we have the Lego Club for ages fi ve and up on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. and the Duplo Club for parents and children ages 0 to four on Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Our fundraising for the Summer Reading Program will soon be in full swing. Large and small prizes as well as cash for craft supplies and entertain-ment are needed to make our reading program successful and enjoyable for the kids. Visit our web site at blackfaldslibrary.ca or call us at 405-885-2343.

Invitation to join CNIB Peer Sup-port Group: The Peer Support Group is a program dedicated to helping CNIB clients adjust to vision loss. Feelings of fear, anxiety, intimidation and anger are extremely common in adults who are diagnosed with vision loss. The goal of the group is to help transform these feelings into those of confi dence and inde-pendence through education and group discussions. The program is facilitated by a volunteer who has gone through the process of adjusting to a life with vision loss. The group offers seniors a way to connect to others experi-encing similar challenges. Partic-ipants receive empowering, prac-tical and useful information about vision loss and how CNIB services can help, as well as suggestions from other participants on how to reduce the impact of vision loss on their daily lives. There is no cost to participate in the program which will meet once per month. The group meets at the Spruce Terrace located at 5002 – 51 Ave.

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

Kozy Korner — Tuesday Din-ners every week at noon.

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

Quilting and crafts held at Black-falds United Church on Mon-days at 9:30 a.m. Help make quilts or bring your own quilt/craft to work on. Check out our website at blackfaldsunited-

church.com or call 403-885-4780 for more information.

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

New to Lacombe? Contact La-combe Welcome Wagon for free maps, information about the City & area, as well as free gifts from local businesses. New baby in the family? Contact Donna Korpess with the 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 Activi-ties: Drop-in activities 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 pro-gram 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. For more information about the organi-zation, call 403-346-6772.

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 Empire is a non-profi t women’s volunteer program that raises money in support of numerous initiatives supporting education. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of every month and begin at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church. Contact 403-782-3923.

Lacombe Art Guild – The Lacombe Art Guild offers classes two Tuesday evenings a month and one full Saturday. Mem-berships are $15 a year and the club runs from October to May. Classes offered are in all mediums and beginner to experienced are encouraged to join. For information please contact Donna at 403-782-9190.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society Table Talk Coffee Group: Meets the second Friday of each month at Wolf Creek Commu-nity Church 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. Contact Bonnie Lavallee at 403-346-0290.

Addict in the Family Support Group is a confi dential, profession-ally-facilitated support group. Meetings run every second Thursday at 4920 – 54 St. from 6 to 8 p.m. 403-342-0895.

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

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Horoscope

It almost seems as if

something is working against

you this week, Aries. It

could just be your overactive

imagination. Channel your

energy into a creative project.

You may get swept away in

some lifelike dreams

this week, Taurus. It may be

diffi cult to discern when you’re

awake or asleep. Don’t get

carried away.

ARIESMar 21/Apr 20

TAURUSApr 21/May 21

Gemini, a professional

predicament may have you

feeling as if you have been

run ragged. Regroup, even if

it means taking a few days

off. This time away is just the

remedy you need.

It’s nearly impossible to stick

to your schedule this week,

Cancer. Too many things

will pop up, and you’ll be

spending your time juggling

multiple responsibilities.

GEMINIMay 22/Jun 21

CANCERJun 22/Jul 22

Leo, your imagination

may push you in the

wrong direction this week.

Daydreaming instead of getting

things done is risky. Focus on

the tasks at hand.

Virgo, your coworkers will

come through in a big way this

week. Make the most of this

opportunitity to work together

as a team, and it will pay

dividends going forward.

LEOJul 23/Aug 23

VIRGOAug 24/Sept 22

Libra, a little daydreaming can

be good for the soul. Give

daydreams their due time,

but remember to refocus on

real life as well. You’re up to a

challenge you face this week.

Scorpio, your schedule is

about to clear up so now is a

great time to take some time

off. You deserve a break after

buckling down for so long.

Relax and enjoy yourself.

LIBRASept 23/Oct 23

SCORPIOOct 24/Nov 22

You know what needs to be

done, Sagittarius. You may not

have enough manpower to get

everything accomplished, so

put out a few feelers to see

who is up to helping.

Capricorn, continue with

your consistent approach

to handling your many

responsibilities. You’re juggling

a lot these days, and you’re

benefi tting from your

work ethic.

SAGITTARIUSNov 23/Dec 21

CAPRICORNDec 22/Jan 20

AQUARIUSJan 21/Feb 18

PISCESFeb 19/Mar 20

Aquarius, adhere to your

original plan this week,

avoiding distraction until the

tasks at hand are a distant

memory. Your plan is reliable

and sure to work.

It’s nearly impossible

to hide your emotions

right now, Pisces.

So why not share them

and get some support from

friends and family?

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31. Sharp bodily pain 32. Status equality 34. Horse height measure 35. Political Asylum Research & Documentation Service 37. 20’s - 30’s art design 38. Payment (abbr.) 39. Food grain 40. Indefi nitely long period

of time 41. Rear 43. Without (French) 45. Wood sorrels 46. Express pleasure 47. Recurring artistic pattern

49. Deaf language 50. Runs PCs 53. Minimal punishment 57. Repeat 58. Give extreme unction to 59. Infl ammatory skin

disease 60. Large Aussie fl ightless bird 61. Polish Air Show city

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region

4. 4th Caliph of Islam 5. Soviet Socialist Republics 6. Moslem mystics 7. Game stake 8. Point midway between N

and NW 9. Female deer pelts 10. Glaze used to stiffen

fabrics 11. Unhittable serves 12. Pathogen 13. Promotional materials 16. Setting up a golf drive 18. Lyric poems 22. Atomic #46

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The boys of Boots & the Hoots were most

defi nitely born to hoot and holler.

From humble beginnings as a solo song-

writer, Mark ‘Boots’ Graham now leads

the trio completed by Tyler Allen (banjo,

lead guitar) and Sean Vandenbrink (up-

right bass, supporting vocals).

Recently, the group stopped in Red Deer

for the Pinecone Opry event at Fratters

Speakeasy, but is back on the road again

promoting their newest album, Too Hot to

Hoot.

“You never know what to expect when

you release an album of original songs and

are a relatively new band to the scene, but

I have been pleasantly surprised by the re-

sponse,” said Graham.

“My mom’s review was the most impor-

tant and she gave it her stamp of approv-

al,” he joked.

Two years passed between the release of

Pinecone Cowboy and Too Hot to Hoot that

allowed the group to put a great deal of ef-

fort into the production quality of the new

album. Graham said the fi rst album was

released almost by accident and that this

time the band had a lot more control over

creating an album that truly represents

their sound.

“The two years between Pinecone Cow-

boy and Too Hot To Hoot gave us a chance

to save some dough, rehearse our songs

and put us in a position to record at Ed-

monton’s Riverdale Recorders - one of the

fi nest recording studios in western Cana-

da. It gave us the chance to work with two

bona fi de professionals, Kurt Ciesla (Corb

Lund Band) on production and Scott Fran-

chuk with engineering (Corb Lund, Tim

Hus),” Graham said.

“We also had some hired guns to fi ll out

our sound, Matt Hotte on the fi ddle and

Gary Okrainec on pedal steel.

“It was always been my intention to

make an honest country album and I think

Too Hot To Hoot captured our live sound

better than we could have imagined.”

The live sound of Boots & the Hoots is

truly a well-rounded performance. The

whole group plays with near tangible ener-

gy, even through their down-tempo songs.

Graham leads the band with his trade-

mark hollers and both Allen and Vanden-

brink play their parts with similar enthu-

siasm.

Graham said he is most at home while

on stage and that each performance is a

chance to share in a variety of experiences.

“Home is a feeling, and it’s all relative.

One man’s home could be his wife and his

son and his backyard. My feeling of being

at home is being on stage – there is noth-

ing else like it in the world. You feel so wel-

come and people are there and happy to

see you. You tell a joke and folks laugh and

it’s great,” Graham said.

He said although he’s done a lot of trav-

eling, Alberta has a steady hold on his

heart.

“If I could be anywhere in the world, it’d

be Alberta. I’ve seen a lot of the world and

I’m just so attracted to this landscape and

the types of people in small towns around

Central Alberta, and heading out towards

Drumheller,” he said.

“That said, home is a frame of mind. It’s

who you surround yourself with. It’s all

relative and who you meet and who you

know and how you take the situation.”

The group is currently taking time to

showcase their music throughout the

province, but will begin a British Colum-

bia tour in October. This new tour will

cover from Vancouver all the way to Fort

St. John, with a couple special gigs in Sas-

katchewan.

Graham truly has the heart of a travel-

ing man. He said he loves the opportunity

of getting to take his music from place to

place and experience a variety of people

and lifestyles.

“The reason I do this is because I get a

free chance to meet strangers. When I start-

ed doing it, I’d show up in a brand new town

without knowing anybody and nobody

cared to meet me. I’d get on stage, sing a few

songs, get off the stage and all of a sudden

everyone wants to talk to you. There’s no

better way to meet people,” he said.

“Every single possible type of person

that I knew existed I have met – and then

I’ve seen everything else. I see dentists,

lawyers, very wealthy people and then hill-

billies who brew moonshine and feed their

families strictly off of the land. We end up

getting hired for weddings where all of the

food is homegrown and homemade and

then we go to private parties where food is

fl own in from around the world. We get to

see both sides of the spectrum.

“You can refl ect and look at everything

in perspective once you’ve been included

in those scenarios.”

These experiences have helped shaped

the men of Boots & the Hoots and the mu-

sic they share. Follow them on facebook

and Bandcamp to keep up with local tour

dates.

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ARTS & LEISURE Boots & the Hoots make the most out of their music

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Mitral valve surgery can

best be described by com-

parison to the swinging

saloon door in old western

movies.

It demonstrates what can

go wrong with the heart’s

valves.

And what surgical pro-

cedure is needed to cor-

rect mitral valve prolapse

(MVP). To get a fi rst-hand

view of this procedure, I

watched Dr. Tirone David,

one the world’s great car-

diac surgeons, perform the

operation at Toronto Gen-

eral Hospital.

The mitral valve sepa-

rates the two left chambers

of the heart. Each time

the heart beats the valves

swing open, like the doors

of a western saloon. But af-

ter opening they close fi rm-

ly again while the heart

pumps blood to the body.

The problem is that

swinging doors of saloons

often develop loose rusty

hinges that don’t close

well. The mitral valve has

the same trouble when the

tough parachute-like cords

that attach the valves to the

heart’s muscle become too

loose. When this happens

some ejected blood falls

back into the heart’s cham-

ber following every beat.

This places extra burden

on the heart’s muscle.

If you’re diagnosed with

this condition, don’t panic.

You’re far from the end

of the road. Prior to the use

of echocardiograms (ultra-

sound of the heart), doctors

believed MVP was present

in 17% of women and 5% of

men. Now we know it’s less

common, affecting about

2.4% of both sexes.

But, according to a re-

port from Johns Hopkins

University, about 25% of

Americans older than age

55 have some degree of

MVP. It’s now believed that,

in addition to aging, genet-

ics also plays a role in who

develops this condition.

How mitral valve pro-

lapse is treated depends on

several factors. The great

majority of patients with

MVP have no idea it is pres-

ent and normally do not

need surgery.

Some patients complain

of shortness of breath, pal-

pitations and fatigue. But

people without MVP can

experience similar symp-

toms. What often happens

is these symptoms occur

after the diagnosis, trigger-

ing anxiety.

Dr. David says that sev-

eral factors must be consid-

ered before deciding mitral

surgery is needed. One of

the most important is the

severity of the prolapse

and what affect it’s having

on the heart’s muscle.

There’s an old saying

that, ‘A stitch in time saves

nine’.

In mild cases of MVP,

there’s no point in expos-

ing patients prematurely to

the risk of surgery. But it

also makes no sense to wait

until either the patient’s

symptoms are severe or the

muscles of the heart are

failing from extra stress.

Mitral valve surgery is

not just for incompetent

valves. It’s also performed

when the mitral valve be-

comes thickened and rigid

from aging and the opening

becomes as small as a pen-

cil. The extra work of push-

ing blood through such a

tiny opening can also cause

heart failure.

Patients with these con-

ditions often have heart

murmurs that can be de-

tected by a stethoscope. But

an echocardiogram of the

heart will determine their

severity and help to gauge

whether the condition is

worsening.

In recent years there’s

been tremendous advance-

ments in surgical tech-

nique for the treatment of

MVP or stenosis.

The morning I watched

Dr. David operate, the pa-

tient’s chest was opened in

the same way as a bypass

operation. This patient suf-

fered from severe mitral

stenosis and required a to-

tally new valve.

The majority of cases

performed today try to save

the old valve. For instance,

it is often possible to short-

en the parachute-like cords

which restore the valves to

their normal position. The

advantage to using the pa-

tient’s own tissue is that

there is no chance of its re-

jection by the body.

In other cases, minimal

invasive surgery can be

done by working through

the femoral artery, the

blood vessel at the top of

the leg.

A new valve is guided

through the artery using a

special catheter tube until

it reaches the mitral valve

location and is inserted.

Dr. David says there’s no

age limit for mitral valve

surgery as long as the pa-

tient has no other problems

that would increase the

risk.

His oldest mitral valve

patient was 95 years of age.

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

Surgery for swinging-door heart valves

Dr. Gifford

J O N E S

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Stan Pennington has been competing in

the Tees Rodeo since its inception 40 years

ago and was honoured this past weekend

for his involvement.

After his run with son-in-law Sherman

Robb in the team calf-roping event, Pen-

nington was highlighted by the rodeo’s an-

nouncer and received a special shirt and

buckle for his dedication to the rodeo.

“It’s always been a blast at Tees. I get to

see a lot of people that I haven’t seen in the

past year or years. Some of them I haven’t

seen in a long time, but we usually get over

there and camp and visit with everybody.

I have friends who I’ve been doing rodeo

together with since I started,” Pennington

said.

“We’ve been friends for a long time and

now their grandkids are competing, and

it’s been a real family affair for them.

There’s been people helping out from the

start that still organize it and it kind of

stays in the blood to help out there.”

Pennington began riding horses in bare-

back competition at age 17. He said he did

that for a few years before switching to rid-

ing bulls, which he continued for about 12

years.

He said that over his time at Tees, a lot

has changed but he has always loved com-

ing to the area.

“I think for the fi rst few years at Tees

there we just had cattle riding. We had a

lot of cows just for practice, and a lot of the

amateur rodeos back then had cow-riding

events. I know in Tees we used to see horse

racing and cow milking,” he said.

“Back then there weren’t a lot of indoor

arenas going on so we could practice in

the winter. Things have changed so much.

Nowadays there’s much more opportuni-

ties, more indoor arenas and you can pret-

ty well go year-round full time.”

He said he’d always enjoyed the bull rid-

ing but eventually became more drawn

into roping activities. He said when he quit

riding bulls he dedicated more time to rop-

ing and now very much enjoys the team-

roping events.

“I don’t rodeo as much as I used to but

I still do a lot of practicing for the enjoy-

ment of it,” he said.

Pennington’s family has become heavily

involved in the rodeo. His daughter, Sharla

Robb, barrel races and his son is pro rodeo

bull rider Miles Pennington.

The Tees Rodeo is, for many, a family tra-

dition. Throughout the weekend children,

parents and grandparents sit together

cheering on friends and family members.

Pennington said he’s glad to see this

kind of atmosphere.

He said he has been around to see many

changes, but the family aspect of Tees has

always remained the same.

“It’s one of the most fun rodeos I go to

every year. I’ve seen a lot of changes. When

they fi rst started they didn’t have bleach-

ers on the one side where the beer gardens

are. They had an old tarp tent with a dirt

fl oor,” he laughed.

“I remember the very fi rst rodeo and I

don’t think they expected such a big crowd.

Big Valley Jamboree wasn’t going on, and

there wasn’t as much stuff going on. It’s

a great place for kids to get their start in

rodeo. I know my grandkids started the

sheep riding a couple of years ago and

it’s great that they have somewhere to do

it. The stock is a little more suited to their

abilities and they learn from there.”

Often times, junior Central Alberta Ro-

deo Association (C.A.R.A) riders will ride

at Tees throughout juniors and high school

level competitions. On such rider is Jalaine

Anderson, winner of the ladies’ barrel rac-

ing competition over the weekend, with a

time of 15.589 seconds.

“The rodeo today went pretty smooth,

the ground felt good. I ran here with

C.A.R.A junior in the 7-12 barrels and I

ran at the high school rodeos here. I hadn’t

been here for about fi ve years or so, and it

was nice to come back,” she said.

“(Bucky, her horse) felt really good and

he’s been running awesome. These last few

weeks over the summer here we’ve really

kicked it up a notch and he’s feeling good.

I’m hoping to hit some more rodeos here in

rest of the season to prepare us for a hard-

er season next year.”

Anderson competes in a variety of rode-

os and will head to the Alberta Barrel Rac-

ing Association (ABRA) Finals in August

at the Ponoka Ag Event Centre.

“I love what I do. I work full-time at a

pharmacy and come home and ride three

or four horses in the evenings but when

you get good results and the hard work

pays off, it’s a good feeling,” she said.

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KEEPING CONTROL – Jalaine Anderson keeps calm as she directs her horse Bucky around the barrels at the 40th Annual Tees Rodeo this past weekend. She won fi rst overall with a time of 15.589 seconds. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express

Annual Tees Rodeo honours long-time competitor


BY JENNA SWANLacombe Express

Two Red Deer athletes

had the opportunity of a

lifetime as they ventured to

the 2015 Special Olympics

World Summer Games held

in Los Angeles over the

span of seven days from

July 25th to Aug. 2nd.

Elliott Moskowy, 22, and

Carlos Villafuerte, 20, were

two of 13 members of Team

Canada from Alberta, with

164 athletes representing

the country in total.

The 2015 World Games

hosted 7,000 athletes from

177 countries and happens

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The two Red Deer ath-

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of competing prior to the

events in order to gain a

spot on Team Canada, but

the fortunate pair not only

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Chef de Mission, Johnny

Byrne. Villafuerte, who

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and bowling team as well

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he had the chance to tell

them about his home town

and speak some of his lan-

guage of origin with them.

Moskowy found his

stride in the pool and

brought home three gold

medals in 100m freestyle,

200m freestyle, and 4x100

medley relay as well as sil-

ver in the 100m IM.

“Elliott’s week in the

pool was beyond words,”

said Byrne on the local ath-

lete’s performance.

“His strength in the wa-

ter was exceptional and he

was only a hundredth of a

second away from having

that fourth gold medal.

“He was defi nitely Team

Canada’s top performer in

the pool - it was quite a per-

formance that’s for sure.”

Moskowy competed

against a wide range of

international athletes in

order to earn his gold with

swimming events seeing

the largest span of over 100

countries competing.

In order to qualify for

the Games, both Moskowy

and Villafuerte needed to

attend the Alberta Special

Olympics Summer Games

which were held in 2013 in

Red Deer.

This gained the pair

a spot on Team Alberta,

which then sent them to

Vancouver last summer

to compete in the Canada

Summer Games.

Following outstand-

ing performances in Van-

couver the two were then

granted spots on Team

Canada and the chance to

compete in L.A.

A highlight for Team

Canada during the open

ceremonies in L.A. was a

surprise visit from Canadi-

an pop icon Justin Bieber,

who joined the team for

their walk into the games

and began a chant of ‘Go

Canada! Go!’ to which

Byrne said went miles to-

wards making it an unfor-

gettable experience for the

164 athletes around him.

“Bieber gave us a sur-

prise visit and marched

alongside the athletes from

Team Canada,” said Byrne.

“He spent as much time

with athletes as he could

and for a lot of our athletes

it was one of the memories

they’re going to hang onto

for a long time.”

Moskowy and Villafuerte

will now be enjoying a well

earned month’s rest before

returning to the Red Deer

Special Olympics programs

and both plan to continue

with competing later this

year.

“The opportunity to rep-

resent Canada was huge for

all of our athletes and L.A.

defi nitely made a lasting

mark on us as a team,” said

Byrne.

“We’ve been building

this team over the last year

when those athletes were

selected and we couldn’t

have asked for a better

group of ambassadors.”

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The Lacombe PeeWee AA

Dodgers hosted the provincial

championship tournament this

past weekend and placed sixth in

the competition.

There were 35 teams in the divi-

sion and the top eight competed at

Michener Park with the Okotoks

Outlaws Orange taking home the

title of provincial champions af-

ter defeating the Edmonton An-

gels.

“Our record for the Dodgers

was one win, two losses so we of-

fi cially ended up in sixth place.

We were unable to come through

with the win in our next game,

which would have put us in the

semi-fi nal. We lost to the Edmon-

ton northeast team, who went on

to play Okotoks in the fi nal,” said

Coach Lyle Lorenz.

“Our highlight of the tourna-

ment was defeating the number

one seed, Camrose, by a score of

17-7, which is the mercy rule - 10

runs up after fi ve.

“We beat them and they were

the number one team in the prov-

ince throughout the 20 game

schedule.

“They came in with a record of

18 wins and two losses. Those two

losses were very close games, and

we were the only team that beat

them to that degree. Our team

had the best game of the season

in that game, I’d say.”

The Dodgers have had a suc-

cessful season, with many of the

players moving in this year from

community leagues. Unfortu-

nately, they were beat out over

the weekend from some of the top

provincial teams. However, Lo-

renz said in league play the team

did well and proved their skill.

“In league play we did defeat

the two teams that were in the

fi nal game. I think the fact that

we beat the top two teams showed

that they really belong in the top

tier,” Lorenz said.

“We fi nished sixth out of 35

teams (in the PeeWee AA divi-

sion) – we’re very happy about

that and I’m very proud of the

kids.

“We were given the option to

pick up players from lower tiers

and we decided right at the start

of the year that we would not pick

up other players to re-enforce

during provincials.

“Teams like Edmonton picked

up a couple of pitchers and they

were good players,” he added.

Awards were given out at the

provincial championships - Most

Valuable Player (MVP) and the

Heart & Hustle Award. From

the Dodgers, MVP awards were

awarded to players Lewis Rice,

Joe Partington and Zoë Lorenz-

Boser. Heart and Hustle Awards

were given to Lorenz-Boser,

Myles Pallister and Graylin Geis-

brecht.

“We were the eighth seed com-

ing into the provincials so we’re

very happy with how things went.

The kids played well and every

one of our 12 players did some-

thing really, really well through-

out the weekend. I’m very pleased

and very proud of our team,” Lo-

renz said.

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“WE WERE THE EIGHTH SEED COMING INTO THE PROVINCIALS SO WE’RE VERY HAPPY WITH HOW THINGS WENT. THE KIDS

PLAYED WELL AND EVERY ONE OF OUR 12 PLAYERS DID SOMETHING REALLY,

REALLY WELL THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. I’M VERY

PLEASED AND VERY PROUD OF OUR TEAM.”

LYLE LORENZ

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People always ask ‘What’s it like on a

cruise?’ As easy as it is to describe what

you do on a cruise, it is nearly impossible

to capture what it feels like cruising. You

can tell them you saw the sights and did the

activities but to explain how awe-inspiring

the Shanghai Bund is or how winded you

get going through the Third Tunnel of Ag-

gression at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

in Incheon is, that’s a whole other matter.

The ship is only a part of the total expe-

rience, the atmosphere is what makes or

break your vacation.

In April of this year I crossed another

destination area off of my bucket list.

From April 10th to the 24th I was a guest

on the Sapphire Princess for a 14 night

cruise through Asia, starting in Beijing

and fi nishing in Hong Kong. The itinerary

included stops in Incheon, South Korea;

Osaka, Japan; Shanghai, China; Taipei and

Kaohsiung, Taiwan. A stop in Okinawa, Ja-

pan was supposed to have happened on day

11, but fi ve days of fog earlier in the trip

interrupted the schedule a bit and we had

to skip the port.

The itinerary for the cruise was the

deal-breaker when it came for me to decide

where to go. Incheon and the DMZ was the

big draw and the chance to visit Taiwan

was a close second. Knowing that I was so

close to North Korea after seeing all of the

recent news about that country was pretty

cool. The Royal Tombs of Seosamneung

and Seureoung were interesting and very

tranquil. The drive to and from the sites

was interesting - the highway was a race

course in the morning with Porsches jock-

eying for position and a parking lot in the

afternoon.

The fog played havoc with us for fi ve

days. We sat in the channel leading into

Shanghai for close to nine hours and

slowly made our way into port. Hearing

all of the fog horns was a new experience,

but quickly turned into a new annoyance.

While in Shanghai for our abbreviated stop

I took the shuttle to the Bund. This water-

front area along the Huangpu River is a

hub of activity day or night. Local vendors

selling their wares and street performers

vie for your hard earned dollars and the

river bank has dozens of historical build-

ings. While we were there at night, the

buildings lit up in a rainbow of colours,

aweing the crowd, but at 10 p.m. all was

dark - instantly! If you are a shopper, the

Nanjing Lu Street Mall is within walking

distance and has everything you might (or

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I was not sure what to expect with Tai-

wan. After missing our scheduled stop in

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were all ready for to get off the ship. The

drive into Taipei from the port in Keelung

was beautiful! The countryside was lush

and green and there were houses built

into the hills that left you scratching

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sun went down and were surrounded by

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like I wasn’t alone. I met some amazing

people on the trip, from the newly retired

travel agent from Australia I hung out with

most of the time, to the people I shared my

meals with in the Santa Fe Dining Room.

There was the historian from Texas who

gave me a lesson about every war the

Americans were involved with, the novel-

ist from California who told me to never

stop writing and the couple from England

that made me laugh all the time and taught

me the intricacies of the game of cricket.

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