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www.lacombetourism.com Printed by www.lacombeexpress.com THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015 RECOGNITION: Local resident honoured for her continued commitment to the community – PG 3 INSIDE TODAY: Your guide to all of the Light Up the Night events – PULL OUT MOVING AHEAD: Country singer Brett Kissel brings his Airwaves Tour to Red Deer this weekend – PG 15 November 25-29, 2015 CHAMPION - Lacombian Tyrel Flewelling, pictured here, and his teammate Roland McFadden turned in a time of 4.8 during the final day of CFR at Rexall Place in Edmonton last Sunday. The team ropers clinched the Canadian championship with the win. Zachary Cormier/Lacombe Express November 24-29, 2015

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RECOGNITION: Local resident honoured for her continued commitment to the community – PG 3

INSIDE TODAY: Your guide to all of the Light Up the Night events – PULL OUT

MOVING AHEAD: Country singer Brett Kissel brings his Airwaves Tour to Red Deer this weekend – PG 15

November 25-29, 2015

CHAMPION - Lacombian Tyrel Flewelling, pictured here, and his teammate Roland McFadden turned in a time of 4.8 during the fi nal day of CFR at Rexall Place in Edmonton last Sunday. The team ropers clinched the Canadian championship with the win. Zachary Cormier/Lacombe Express

November 24-29, 2015

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015 LACOMBE EXPRESS 3

The prestigious and honour-able award of Citizen of the Year was presented to Sue

Sage at the recent Business and Community Awards Gala event.

Sage gave a heartfelt accep-tance speech after she was pre-sented with the award. She was honoured for her boundless dedication to helping those in need in her community, reach-ing out to the less fortunate and offering her time, efforts and compassion to those who ask of her. Sage is a member of the Lacombe Community Watch and has been active in fundraising with Relay for Life.

As well, Sage is known for keeping an overfl ow of non-per-ishable items at her home and place of business if the food bank is running low or if she learns of a family in need. Her community mindedness and open heart earned her the title of the 2015 Citizen of the Year.

“You have to be willing to stand and help out when something’s needed,” Sage said.

“I truly believe that I see a lot of situations as if it were me and my family. I would hate to think that if anything happened to me nobody would help my kids if they needed it. I taught my kids as they grew up that you get back in spades what you give out, and that is important to treat other people how you want them to treat you.”

Sage has earned a reputa-tion as a positive community member whose arms and heart are always open. In addition to her Citizen of the Year award, she was also nominated for the People’s Choice Award for Customer Service that was pre-sented at the Gala.

Sage said working with Lacombe Storage has given her a unique opportunity to help the community. She has used the facility as a drop-off, a pick-up and storage area while collecting for goods to donate to families or victims of disaster.

“A few years ago we had one of the biggest house fi res the City had seen in Henner’s Landing. It was just around the block from me. I phoned my boss and said, ‘Listen, I know we have a por-

table storage unit, this is what happened. It’s your community. We pay you to be a part of it’ and told me to help. The next year, when we had big fi res in the English Estates area, people remembered what we had done the year before and so we did the same thing,” Sage said.

“I offered up storage but also tried to help fi ll it. My part with that was to get on Facebook, make phone calls and say things like, ‘Hey I know you have an extra bedroom, do you have extra bedding for this family?’ or, ‘Do you have kids’ toys you can part with, because this family has a youngster’.”

Sage said her boss has been an incredible asset to her ability to help the community, and gave her thanks in her acceptance speech.

“My boss is really just made that way - we even have a day where I am allowed to be out in the community doing whatever I need. If I’m on facebook and see somebody needs a hand for something, I sign up for it and get out there,” Sage said.

She also said praise was due to her family for their support both in community causes and her personal drive. She said she was proud of them and wanted to recognize their efforts.

“I have a lot of pride in my family. My kids are all in their early 20s, and if I ask them for anything I know that they’ll be there and are willing to help out. If there’s a bottle drive, I know that not only are they going to bring their own bottles, but they’re going to bring the truck and drive me around and make

sure all the bottles get picked up,” she said.

Additionally, she thanked her husband for his continued sup-port and help with community engagement.

“For me, not only is it what I want to do, but I think I’m also showing my kids what to do when I’m too old to be getting out in the community. I know that they will be out there doing something to help,” Sage said.

In regards to receiving the award, Sage said she was hum-bled and shocked by the recog-nition.

“I think I’m still in shock a little bit. I think if more people felt the way I do, we wouldn’t need a Citizen of the Year. If everybody felt or thought or was able to do the same thing, we wouldn’t have people that are homeless

or need bottle money or who go without,” she said.

“I’m very proud to know that somebody noticed, although that’s not why I do it. My friends know that if they need some-thing, they can text me and I’ll do it. I don’t want to be every-thing to one group - I like ev-erybody to know that if I have the time and resources or funds that I will help them. If some-one needs input, my time, or a donation and I am able to give it, I will.

“We never have a ton of money but my kids are comfortable and we are still able to do things for others. It’s not about the money, though, it’s more about the thought and the time and just being there for people who need it.”

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City woman recognized for her commitment to communitySue Sage named Lacombe’s Citizen of the Year at annual gala

PROUD FAMILY - Sue Sage, second from left, is supported by her son Brayden, left, husband Brent, middle right, and daughter Kaylee for her many community contributions that earned her the title of Citizen of the Year. The family spent the evening together at the Lacombe Business and Community Awards Gala, where Sue was recognized with her title. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express

BY KALISHA MENDONSALACOMBE EXPRESS

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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Lacombe, in the Province of Alberta, has given first reading to borrowing Bylaw 414, which will, upon final passage and approval, authorize the proper officers of the said City to borrow monies from the Alberta Municipal Finance Authority or another authorized financial institutions by way of debenture issue or bank loan, to pay for the cost of the following municipal purposes, namely, safety code upgrades construction project to the City of Lacombe’s Ice Arena and Aquaplex facilities.

The total cost of the aforesaid project amounts to $10,305,200. After deducting from this cost the amount of $5,466,060 to be received by way of funding from Lacombe County and Provincial Grants, the net amount of to be borrowed on the credit and security of the municipality at large by the issue of debentures or bank loan and on the terms and conditions outlined in Bylaw 414 is $4,839,140. This bylaw will also replace City of Lacombe Borrowing Bylaw 399.

The indebtedness, either debenture or bank loan, is repayable either in monthly, semi-annual or annual payments of combined principal and interest instalments not to exceed twenty (20) years calculated at a rate not exceeding the interest rate fixed by the Alberta Capital Finance Authority or another authorized financial institution on the date of borrowing, and not to exceed eight (8) per cent.

NOW THEREFORE NOTICE is hereby given by the Council of the City of Lacombe that, unless a petition of the electors for a vote on Bylaw 414 is demanded, as provided for by the terms of section 231 of the Municipal Government Act, the said Council may pass the said borrowing bylaw.

All persons interested are hereby notified and they are required to govern them-selves accordingly.

Dated at the City of Lacombe, in the Province of Alberta this 10th day of November, 2015.

City of Lacombe

Per: Norma MacQuarrie

Chief Administrative Officer

Information for ElectorsPursuant to Section 1(i) of the Municipal Government Act an “elector” means:

A person who is eligible to vote in the election for a councillor under the Local

Authorities Election Act.

Pursuant to section 47(1) of the Local Authorities Election Act a person is eligible to

vote in an election held if the person:

a. is at least 18 years old,

b. is a Canadian citizen, and

c. has resided in Alberta for the 6 consecutive months immediately preceding election day and is resident in the area on election day.

A poll may be demanded in the City of Lacombe by electors equal in number to at

least:

a. in the case of a municipality other than a summer village, by electors of the municipality equal in number to at least 10% of the population and

b. in the case of a summer village, by 10% of the electors of the summer village in accordance with the provisions of section 223 of the Municipal Government Act and in accordance with the provisions of section 251 of the Municipal Government Act.

The petition for a vote must be received by the Chief Administrative Officer

within 15 days of the last publication of this notice and shall contain on each

page “an accurate and identical statement of the purpose of the petition”.

(Further requirements of the petition are provided in section 224 of the Municipal

Government Act.)

DATE of the last publication of this notice is the 19th, day of November, 2015.

For Information Contact:Michael Minchin, CMA, CLGM

Corporate Services Director

PHONE: 403.782.1253

E-MAIL: [email protected] www.lacombe.ca

PUBLIC NOTICEElectors of the City of Lacombe,Province of Alberta Section 251 of the Municipal Government

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Dominican Feed the Kids wields powerful community impact

BY KALISHA MENDONSALACOMBE EXPRESS

Recently a group of Central Albertans travelled to the Dominican Republic to as-sist with a program called Dominican Feed the Kids, which services approximately 300 people each day the program runs.

Dominican Feed the Kids is currently run by Donna and Bill Reimer, a couple originally from Lacombe. The two have taken over the program from the original English founders and have grown the organization so that it now services babies, pregnant mothers, young children and seniors.

Donna and Bill took over the program six years ago and have since built their life around bettering the situation of others.

“When we started about six years ago, they were not the healthy children you see now in Ascension. There was a lot of sickness due to malnutrition. There was sickness from not having enough to eat and not having proper vitamins,” said Donna. “We increased the feeding program from about 20 kids to about 250-300 kids a day by the end of that fi rst year. We started a vitamin program, which gives the kids a vitamin after they leave from their meal. Within a very short time, a regular vitamin three times a week made a huge difference in the health of the kids.”

This October, Marlene Pannenbecker of Lacombe brought a group of 22 Albertans to work with her sister Donna’s program. The group spent seven days in the Dominican Republic, three of which were spent pro-viding hands-on assistance to the people of Ascension, where the program is based.

“We started looking after the moms as soon as they knew they were pregnant. We would get the moms on prenatal vitamins, teach them how to look after themselves and to eat properly if they could. If they couldn’t, we would feed them during the program. We started getting much healthier babies which gave us much healthier tod-dlers and in turn, much healthier children.”

Dominican Feed the Kids is operational in three villages, with the main portion of the organization in the village of Ascension. There are currently 62 babies involved in the baby program between the three villages. Most of the babies in the program are prematurely born, born with health defi cits or issues, are twins or are undersized, unhealthy babies. These are the priority standards and other babies are accepted into the program depending on the availability of goods and supplies.

The baby program is the only part of Dominican Feed the Kids that is a sponsored program. Those wishing to get involved can pledge $75 to a baby each month, which takes care of medical needs, formula, pab-lum, dried fruit, clothes and other needs for the babies.

The program also now includes a hot meal for seniors, with deliveries made to those who are unable to journey to the facility. Seniors range in age from early 50s to late 80s, with a variety of health statuses and needs. The program has grown to include these members of the community with a great success.

Pannenbecker has been a part of the pro-gram since her sister and brother-in-law took it over. She has since made numerous trips back to the Dominican Republic, either with family, friends or both, to assist with supplies and manpower in the program.

“The program gives me and others an avenue to help them help the people in the villages live a better life. Not only do we get to help them by providing food and care, we get to personally know them when we visit,” Pannenbecker said.

“We can be part of helping the Haitian people helping themselves by assisting them in their endeavours to do better for themselves. The people of these villages have so much talent and such great ideas of ways to provide for themselves, they just do not have the means to get the items needed to start. Through this program we can be in Canada and still help in small way.”

Pannenbecker said programs such as Dominican Feed the Kids make a huge difference in the community, both physi-cally and morally. The mortality rate of the village for pregnant mothers and young children has dropped and the babies are being born much healthier. According to Donna and Pannenbecker, the mothers are much healthier and are able to take better care of their children as they grow.

“Dominican Feed the Kids has impacted the village so incredibly much. Because of the feeding program, most children in the village of Ascension are now healthy, happy and going to school. Five to seven years ago this was not the case. Dominican Feed the Kids has expanded now into two other villages that are some of the poorest sugar cane villages on the north coast. I hope in the next two to three years we will see the same difference as we now see in Ascension,” Pannenbecker said.

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WORKING TOGETHER - In the village of Ascension, Dominican Republic, a grandmother helps to feed a child of the village during the Dominican Feed the Kids program. The program operates three times a week, feeding and servicing approximately 300 people each time. Recently, a group of Albertans travelled to the Dominican to assist with the program. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express

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Business Awards Gala a great successBY KALISHA MENDONSALACOMBE EXPRESS

The Lacombe Business Awards Gala was a great success, bring-ing in approximately 200 citizens to celebrate entrepreneurialism within Lacombe as well as valued members of the community.

In light of the recent attacks on Paris, several tributes were made during speeches and a moment of silence was observed for the nation.

Business owners and represen-tatives mingled with City offi cials, council members and members of the community through the celebration. Seven awards were presented through the evening, preceded by a dinner prepared by Central Alberta’s Cilantro and Chive restaurant.

“This is a really unique event because of the nominations and voting and deliberation it takes to determine who the winners are. We start planning way in advance. I think April was the fi rst time our committee sat down and had a meeting,” said Executive Director of the Lacombe Chamber of Commerce Monica Bartman.

“We do calls for nominations, we start looking at who we want for entertainment, what we want the menu to look like - there are so many little details that go into something like this.”

The fi rst award of the evening

was the Large Business recogni-tion award, presented to Lacombe Dental. Dr. Mike Lowry and Dr. Paul West came forward to accept their prize, and thanked their customers, families and the City for the award.

The Small Business Award fol-lowed, with Elite Bridal Boutique taking home the title. Traci Pluister, Jill Jeglum and Sara Graves approached the stage to give thanks for their recognition. Elite Bridal Boutique was recog-nized for their involvement with local non-profi t organizations as well as community events.

The Central Alberta Buccaneers, also known as the Bucs, were awarded the Not-For-Profi t of the Year Award for their off-fi eld contributions to the community. The group was also awarded the Alberta Football League’s Organization of the Year Award earlier this year.

With agricultural practices heav-ily rooted in Lacombe, a Farm Family of the Year Award was also given out. Peter and Emma Den Oudsten were given this honour, and were joined by their children and children’s spouses on stage to accept the honor.

The Den Oudsten farm was rec-ognized for its dedication to locally grown and produced food as well as the family’s engagement in school and church community events.

During the awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award was present-ed to Cliff Carson. He was hum-bled by the award and gratefully accepted it with a thoughtful speech.

“I want to thank my family and the people of Lacombe for their support over the years. You are wonderful people. I thank you very much for that. I look back now and feel we have better facilities and we have better playing fi elds for our families and community. We have put Lacombe on the map many times over the years, and I’m proud to say I was part of that and I was involved. I believe Lacombe is a better place because of it,” Carson said.

Carson was awarded for his outstanding contributions to the Lacombe community. He was an active member of many sports and service groups, including the Kinsmen Club - where he served as president in 1967 and was named Kin of the Year in 1970.

He also served on the Lacombe & District Chamber of Commerce and acted as chairman of the Lacombe Hospital Golf Tournament for 10 years.

Carson also was recognized in 1985 as the Independent Grocer of the Year by the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers. As well, he was award-ed a Governor General’s Award

in 1988 for community support in recreation and sports.

“I enjoyed my years of volunteer work - building playgrounds, ball diamonds, swimming pools, golf course, the curling club and oth-ers. It was all part of the day back then. For this prestigious award, I thank you,” he said.

Sue Sage was awarded the Citizen of the Year Award, which she humbly accepted. She said that it was thanks in large part to her family, coworkers and fel-low members of the community as they supported her efforts to make the City the best place it could be. Sage was also nominat-ed for the People’s Choice Award

for Customer Service, which was ultimately awarded to Charlene Reimer of A&W.

Reimer was unable to accept the award in person, but her daughter accepted the award on her behalf. Reimer is currently in the Foothills Hospital in Calgary with an injury from a motor vehicle accident but is expected to make a strong recovery in time.

The People’s Choice Award for Customer Service was a new award this year and was voted on through a live feed on the Chamber of Commerce web site. The award will continue to be a part of future Business Awards galas.

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HUMBLED - Lifetime Achievement Award winner Cliff Carson gave a heartfelt and humble speech upon his acceptance of the award. He was chosen for his dedication to community service groups, local sport enhancement, dedication to local business and for his commitment to community development. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express

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One former Red Deerian is dancing under the big lights after she was cast in a Broadway musical earlier this year.

Georgina Moore has land-ed a role in the female ensemble for the show and is touring across the United States with the production.

“There are 18 of us girls and there are 10 boys. I’m part of all of the big dance numbers in the show. In my opinion, I have one of the most fun parts - I get to be in all of the big dance numbers and I get to wear

all the fancy costumes,” she said.

“There’s really, really elab-orate dance numbers in this show and that’s why it’s every dancer’s dream to be part of this musical because as a dancer the numbers are second to none. The choreography, the staging, the costumes - as a dancer this is the show you want to do absolutely.”

According to their web site, tells the story of a star-ry-eyed young dancer named Peggy Sawyer who leaves her Allentown home and comes to New York to audi-tion for the new Broadway musical Pretty Lady. When

the leading lady breaks her ankle, Peggy takes over and becomes a star.

The production is directed by Mark Bramble and choreo-graphed by Randy Skinner - both of who staged the 2001 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival.

The original production won two Tony Awards in 1981 - one for Best Musical and the other for Best Choreography. The produc-tion also won two Drama Desk Awards that same year for Best Choreography and Best Costume Design.

The 2001 revival was also awarded some hardware in the form of two Tony Awards

for Best Musical Revival and Best Leading Actress. It also won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival that same year.

A recent graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy this past spring, Moore decided to audition for in February.

“I had heard there was this big audition for the show and it has always been a dream to be in this show - I love tap dancing - so as soon as I heard, I fi gured why not give it a shot? There were around 300 girls at the audition. It was very overwhelming at fi rst and it was also my

fi rst professional audition in New York City.”

Moore said the morning of her fi rst audition, she set her alarm for 4:30 a.m. Along with a few friends, they took the subway downtown and signed their names up on the audition list. The group went back home and back to sleep before returning at 11 a.m. for their audition.

“The fi rst day we learned some choreography and at the end of the day they made some cuts and I heard my number called which is exciting, so I continued on. We had a series of callbacks which basically means you continue to come in and sometimes they would ask us to prepare a song or to learn some lines from the show if we were being considered for a role. That callback process continued to happen for about 10 days,” she said. “The stakes get higher the further you get into it.”

Moore made it to the fi nal callbacks. “I did my dancing, I did my singing and I did my acting and that was it. I had done everything that I could. I put my best foot forward, literally, and I did the best that I could.”

A short time later, Moore did get the call that she had landed a job in the ensemble for the show.

“It was amazing, I couldn’t really believe it at fi rst. It seemed to surreal to me that two weeks before I didn’t even know about the audi-tion and now I was sitting there and I have a 13 month contract on my hands. It was a very special day. I will never forget that day.”

The tour officially opened in Salt Lake City in September.

“We did fi ve or six shows in Salt Lake City. My parents were able to fl y and my mom saw the show three times and my dad came twice and they were really happy to be there. They loved the show.”

Over the course of 13 months, the group will tour to 66 cities and perform more than 260 times and life on the road is some-thing that Moore said she is adjusting to.

“You really make it up as you go. Some things you are prepared for - like I was mentally prepared to be on a bus sometimes for 10 hours a day. But there are always going to be things that you could never re-ally prepare for,” she said. “Living out of a suitcase is an experience - you can’t pick up too much along the way otherwise your suitcase will be too heavy. It’s hard but I feel like it is getting better. I am fi nally feeling like I am fi nding my groove and how to get along those long bus days.

“But it has been fun be-cause the cast is amazing and it’s amazing to think we’ve only been working together since mid-August since we started rehearsals in New York and now just under two months later they already feel like a big family to me. We’re all in it together - we’re all on the bus together, we’re all on stage together, we’re all in the hotels together. We are really living and breathing this together.”

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Central Alberta dancer sees success under the bright lightsGeorgina Moore lands ensemble role in 42nd Street production

BY ERIN FAWCETTLACOMBE EXPRESS

BRIGHT FUTURE - Red Deer’s Georgina Moore has been cast in Broadway’s 42nd Street which is currently staging across the United States. photo submitted

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Cranna Lake

Chateau Wines

Flatiron Building

Kinsmen Aquatic Centre

Lacombe Memorial Centre

Lacombe City Cinemas

MEGlobal Football Field

Event Locations

November 25Big Band Christmas

November 26Tim Hortons Santa Claus ParadeBook & Craft SaleChristmas Farmer’s MarketHome Based Business FairIce Slide /SculptureOld Fashioned ChristmasSelfi e with Santa StationTree Lighting Ceremony Wine Tasting

November 27World’s Largest Human Snowman

November 28Lacombe Christmas FaireFree SwimJingle Bell RunFree Movie

November 29Christmas BrunchSelfi e with SantaHay Rides

December 21Fireworks

Tim Hortons Santa Claus

Parade RouteThursday,

November 26

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OPINION

“I like the competitiveness and the camaraderie. And I don’t mind the drinks after the game.”Bob Pecharsky, Rimbey

“It’s a social, challenging sport. A lot of fun.”Jim Bruns, Lacombe

“I like the fellowship, the people, the exercise, and the game.”Phyllis Knight, Tees

“It gets me out of the house.”Kelvin Swarbrick, Lacombe

What do you enjoy about curling?Yourself!Yourself!Asked at the Senior Open Bonspiel at the Lacombe Curling Club by Zachary Cormier

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Creating a safer and healthier communityThis week is marked as Bullying

Awareness Week throughout the province.

Bullying by defi nition is the use of force, threat or coercion to abuse, intimidate or dominate others. It affects thousands of Albertans each day in not only schools, but also in workplaces, community groups and online through social media. Bullying is not unique to one age group, specifi c to youths, but spans from school age children to seniors.

Bullying Awareness Week was launched with the aim to increase awareness of bullying behaviours and their negative impacts.

“We all have a responsibility to stand up against bullying,

create safe environments and promote healthy relationships,” said Minister of Human Services Irfan Sabir. “Bullying affects us all and we need to work together to keep our communities safe. I encourage all Albertans to share the message: Be inclusive. Be kind. Be respectful.”

Our province was one of the fi rst areas in Canada to recognize bully-ing as a societal issue over 10 years ago. In 2004 the Alberta Government hosted a round-table on family violence and bullying which has spawned numerous bullying pre-vention campaigns and initiatives.

What most of these campaigns and initiatives attempt to shine a

light on is the distinct importance of developing and maintaining healthy relationships. Through the creation of these healthy relationships we can focus on interacting kindly and respectfully with one another.

Numerous events are being hosted throughout the week including the Post-It Forward campaign, where Albertans are encouraged to prevent bullying by using the small, sticky, colourful pieces of paper to share encouraging messages about people, students or organizations in their communities.

Students in junior high or high schools often participate in this campaign by plastering lockers and other common areas with Post-

Its that contain small messages like things like ‘You’re Awesome’ or ‘You’re Beautiful’. It’s all done anonymously, just to brighten someone’s day.

Here in our community we can also take a stand against bullying, whether it is participating in the Post-It Forward movement or just vowing to be more respectful of one another.

If you are a victim of bullying or abuse, there is a 24-hour bullying helpline to call (1-888-456-2323). The helpline is a direct line to trained staff who are available to talk any time of the day. You can also visit the BullyFreeAlberta.ca web site.

In the late 19th century, William Pearce, an Alberta-based federal civil servant, became increasingly con-cerned about the tenden-cy to promote southern Alberta and Saskatchewan as suitable for farming.

Pearce was a longtime surveyor for the dominion government’s Department of the Interior. He and others familiar with the southern prairies knew that much of it, the Palliser Triangle, was a dry belt. They knew that attempts by politicians, academics and others to settle ever-more farmers there would lead to over-tasking the fragile landscape. They also knew that fi nancial disas-ter would eventually befall immigrant farmers who, sooner or later, would fi nd the soil unproductive.

In short, those closest to the land knew what it could - and could not - provide. They knew from close ob-servation, from empirical reality, how best to manage the natural environment.

Over the next few de-cades, their advice was ig-nored - until 1920s-era dry belt conditions broke many farming families and fi nal-ly restored southern prairie land to more sustainable uses.

The story remains rele-vant. With a census pop-ulation of more than 3.6 million in 2011 (or about 50 times the 73,022 peo-ple who inhabited Alberta’s pre-provincial geographic boundaries in 1901), mod-ern confl ict over Alberta’s land base has multiplied.

From energy extraction to transportation and per-sonal travel, from off-road vehicles to the desire to farm and ranch, to rea-sonable calls to conserve

and enjoy Alberta’s natural surroundings, there is no shortage of potential land-use skirmishes.

So it’s useful to ask - how to manage confl icts?

One must sort through the various types of land ownership for possible strategies.

Private property is rel-atively easy to manage. Property owners, whether of a small lot in the city or a farm in the country, have established rights - even if they are occasionally in-fringed. There are limits (albeit with exceptions) to how others can use such property - usually only with permission.

In contrast, disputes are sharpest where proper-ty ownership is common (i.e., on Crown land). This is why farmers, ranchers and conservationists might square off with off-road recreational vehicles (or even hikers). The boundar-ies of public use on public land, and what constitutes sensible and sensitive use

of land, are often disputed. Some people object to

private ownership of land for ideological or even conservation reasons, but most of Alberta’s agricul-tural land (not the entire land base, but ranching and farm land) is already private property. Only one-fi fth is government-owned.

Is private land ownership superior, in many cases, to political tussles over Crown land?

Where land is already occupied (I am not refer-encing mountain parks), it would appear so, including for conservation efforts.

Consider what British professor Ken Atkinson wrote in a 2009 journal arti-cle on preserving grassland in southern Saskatchewan - “The prairies provide an example of how tensions between conservationists and other land-users can be healed and need not be permanent.”

Atkinson pointed out that some conservationists accuse ranchers of over-

grazing - accurate in some cases - but how ranchers (and I would argue, farm-ers) are stewards of the land. Atkinson noted how an open range, “Gives na-tive fl ora and fauna some chance of survival” and that the, “Understanding between ranchers and con-servationists has improved enormously.”

Atkinson thus hinted at what can occasionally be forgotten in policy disputes: those closest to a problem have the best chance of managing and solving it. So any evidence-based discus-sions on land use should always start there.

It’s an approach that a 19th century civil servant would understand and ap-plaud.

Mark Milke is a Calgary columnist and author of four books. He is a con-tributing editor to the new e-book, Ranching Realities in the 21st Century, released by the Fraser Institute. His col-umn is distributed through Troy Media.

How to manage confl icts over land use in Alberta

Mark

MILKE

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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 organizations

and upcoming community

events within the Lacombe and

Blackfalds region. To submit your

information, please email news@

lacombeexpress.com, call 403-

782-5306 or fax 403-782-5344.

If you would like your event or

organization to be included,

please submit your information

to the editor by noon, the Mon-

day before the publication date.

Calling all musicians! A jazzy

new place to blow your horn

or strum your strings - A jam

session every second and fourth

Thursday from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

at the Lacombe Legion. $2 a

person. For more information,

call Rod at 403-782-1842.

Amnesty International “Write for

Rights” event on Dec. 13th from

1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s

United Church, 5226-51 Ave.

Lacombe. Bring paper and pen.

Coffee provided. Contact Therese

Thompson at 403 782 3671.

The Tees Christmas Concert and

Carol Festival will be held on

Thursday, Dec. 10th from 7 p.m.

until 8:30 p.m. at the Tees Hall.

Please join us for an evening of

Christmas entertainment. Par-

ticipants welcome, contact Carla

Kenney at 784-3055 to be includ-

ed in the program. Santa will

be attending for the children.

Beverages and potluck lunch

which will follow the program.

The Lacombe Christmas Farmers’

Markets will be held every Friday

morning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

starting Nov. 13th to Dec. 11th at

the Lacombe Memorial Centre.

Also there is a special Moonlight

Madness sale on Thursday Nov.

26th from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. It’s a

great chance to do your Christ-

mas shopping with a hug variety

of baking, homemade crafts,

local honey, perogies, woodwork,

jams, fall veggies, meats, cloth-

ing, Philippine spring rolls, jewel-

lery and lots more. Call 403-782-

4772 for more information. Our

vendors are proud to make it,

bake it and grow it just for you.

Friends of the Library are pleased

to announce that we will be

hosting a semi-annual book and

craft sale on Nov. 26th from 4

p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lacombe

Public Library. Donated books and

crafts would be much appreci-

ated. Come and bring friends.

On Nov. 21st at 7 p.m. at Lincoln

Hall there will be the Christmas

Bingo Family fun night out and

kids also are most welcome. Bar

will be open. Approximately ten

games - prizes given out after

each game is won. The last game

will be the black out for a turkey.

Admission is by donation. If each

family could bring an item for

snack time afterwards. Please

forward on to anybody else you

think might be interested - you

can also follow “Lincoln Hall

Society “ on Facebook or Twitter.

The Arrogant Worms in concert,

Saturday, Dec. 5th, 7 p.m. at

St. Andrew’s United Church,

5226 - 51 Ave. in Lacombe. The

Arrogant Worms are a Cana-

dian musical comedy trio that

parodies many musical genres.

They are well known for their

humorous on-stage banter in

addition to their music. Tickets are

$35 and are available at Sunny

94 in Lacombe, United Church

offi ce, or call Tom at 403-341-

9348 or Donna at 403-782-2032.

This is a fundraiser sponsored

by the Friends of Guatemala.

Visions Country Gospel Christmas

Concert will be held at Black-

falds United Church on Friday,

Nov. 20th at 7 p.m. Tickets

are $15 for adults and 16 and

under are free. There will also

be a silent auction and snacks

provided. Phone 403-885-4861 or

403-885-4857 for more infor-

mation or advance tickets.

Lacombe Lions Community Band

invites you to our annual Christ-

mas concert on Nov. 30th at

7:30 p.m. at Lacombe Memorial

Centre. Flat Iron Jazz Band will

also be performing. Admission

by donation. Snacks and refresh-

ments available after the concert.

For more information, contact

Mark Kenney at 403-784-3055.

The Lacombe Legion is hosting a tour

for adults of Canadian battlefi elds

in Holland, Belgium and France

from March 25th to April 3rd,

2016. Highlights will include tours

of Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris

as well as Vimy Ridge, The Juno

Beach Center, the Normandy

beaches, the home of Anne Frank,

Ypres, Passchendaele, Flanders

Field and much more. A detailed

itinerary including cost is available

at the Lacombe Branch of the

Legion or you can request one to

be e-mailed to you at the e-mail

that follows. For more informa-

tion phone Corvin at 403 357-0377

or email [email protected].

The Parkland Classical Singers, a com-

munity choir based in Lacombe,

is looking for more members. If

you like to sing, please join us.

Rehearsals are held on Thursdays

from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the

Wolf Creek Community Church,

beginning Oct. 15th. Two per-

formances: Christmas 2015 and

Spring 2016. For more informa-

tion, call Carolyn 403-782-7365.

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band is

actively recruiting experienced

and inexperienced people from

the Central Alberta area, who

are interested in joining the pipe

band. Anyone with piping or

drumming experience, or if you

would like to learn piping or

drumming, are asked to please

contact us at 403-782-7183.

Practices are held at the Red Deer

Legion on Tuesdays at 7:00.

St. Andrew’s United Church youth

choir for ages fi ve to 18. Meets

Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. con-

tact Jessica at 403-352-5486

or [email protected].

St. Andrew’s United Church Adult

Choir for those 18 and older.

Practices on Wednesdays from

7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Contact Rober-

ta at 403-782-0443 for more

information. Cost is free.

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 experiencing

similar challenges. Participants

receive empowering, practical

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

Wednesdays from 12-12:30

at Medcombe Walk-In-Clinic.

No Registration required.

Kozy Korner — Tuesday Dinners

every week at noon. The hot

meal includes dessert and

coffee at the Senior Centre.

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 blackfaldsunit-

edchurch.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 cookies). 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, fami-

ly members and caregivers at

the following Central Alberta

locations: Red Deer, Lacombe,

Innisfail, Olds, Three Hills and

Castor. Visit www.parkinsonal-

berta.ca for more information.

New to Lacombe? Contact Lacombe

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 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.

If you are reading this, so are your potential customers.

This valuable space is now available – call the Lacombe Express today!

403-782-5303

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Open House December 5, 2015

Owner Kenda Butterfi eld

MScPT, BKinPhysical Therapist

You Are Invited!

Saturday, December 59am - 5pm

Come enjoy some refreshments and take a tour of our newly renovated building.

Silent AuctionDonations from local businesses. Proceeds in support of Santa’s Anonymous

Also Offering Evening Courses for ALL levels of Heart & Stroke CPR. On site AED coming soon.

Call to inquire or to set up class dates and times.

HoursMonday, Wednesday,

Friday 8am – 4pm&

Tuesday, Thursday 12pm – 7pm

Phone: 403.790.2229Fax: 403.790.2228

Email:[email protected]

5022 50 AvenuePonoka, AB T4J 1S1

www.vantagephysio.com

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015 LACOMBE EXPRESS 9

Library Christmas book drive beginsI’d like to thank the par-

ents and children that came to my Halloween party with such great costumes. I was a little disappointed that the little girl who said she was going to be myself for Halloween didn’t make the party. I was wondering what her costume would look like and then I thought it might be better not to know. I would also like to thank Alexa for the chocolate cupcake and the chocolate bars since she is keeping me well spoiled for treats. Apparently she thinks I could use some more calo-ries which is a lovely dream.

We are having our annual Christmas book drive be-ginning Nov. 12th until Dec. 11th. Please bring a new book to the library. We are collecting books for infants up to age 18. All these books will be donated to the local Santa’s Anonymous. Last year we collected 144 books and of course we would like to exceed that number. That is my segue to another great gift. For $20 you can purchase a gift card for a library membership for a dear friend or a family in need. This will give everyone in the household a library card and access to all the

libraries in Alberta.Our Local Colour series will

be on Nov. 19th at 8 p.m. in the LCHS gymnasium. There will be a presentation by the LCHS Robotics Club with Warren Kreway and Steve Schultz speaking. Please note the change of venue and that the presentation will begin at 8 p.m. rather than 7 p.m.

I’m trying not to nag but please don’t forget the Friends of the Library Book and Craft Sale: Thursday, Nov. 26th, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the library. Handmade crafts and previously enjoyed books! Are you a craft maker and/or book lover? We are seek-ing donations of handmade crafts and gently used books for the sale.

The Local Colour Series and the Armchair Travel Lectures will be resuming in January. Please visit our website lacombelibrary.org for information on these programs.

The MCMPL book club will be meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1st at 7 p.m. in the Read and Relax area of the library. We will be discussing the book Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan. We have enjoyed welcoming new members so please join us for the December meeting.

Our Lego Club is doing very well and we would like

to thank the companies and people who donated Lego and funds to get us up and running. We would like to thank: Farmacist Advisory Services, Ricki McLarty, Christina Rice, Lacombe Initiation White, Farmers Edge and Mitch Nesbitt of Dekalb. If you would like to donate Lego or Duplo or cash to the club we will

issue tax receipts for new kits or cash donations.

Our featured book is The Marvels by Brian Selznick. This is a junior book by the Caldecott Medal winning au-thor of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. This book consists of two stand-alone stories: the fi rst is nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures and the second is prose. This creates

a beguiling narrative puzzle. This is an intriguing and beautifully bound book that should be read by all ages.

Winter is coming. A library membership makes the cold weather so much easier to abide with the gift of reading.

Mary Poole is the children’s library programmer at the Mary C. Moore Public Library in Lacombe.

Mary

P O O L E

Soon the landscape of Blackfalds will be changing once again with the opening of a new school.

A local group aims to ensure the new Wolf Creek Public School (WCPS) facility currently being built along Cottonwood Drive on the east side of Blackfalds will have a playground for students to enjoy.

The Friends of the Iron Ridge Campus Society (FIRCS) will be fund-raising for playground equipment for the new facility.

WCPS announced the Grade 4 to Grade 6 school, named Iron Ridge Intermediate Campus, will house up to 400 students and will be open for the September 2016 school year.

The FIRCS was established, with a full board, to organize and host fundraisers that will benefi t the

students at both the Iron Ridge Elementary Campus and Iron Ridge Junior Campus.

Currently, FIRCS has nine volun-teers serving both campuses. With the addition of the new campus next year, the group is looking to expand their fundraising efforts and volunteer reach.

FIRCS President Christine Barr said instead of servicing all three campus-es in the new year, the society will be forming two new boards, one for each school.

“That way each school can have their own board and can host their own casino,” she said.

The group held a meeting recently at the junior campus for parents who wanted to be involved on either of the boards. Barr said the society would guide the newcomers with the details of how to proceed ahead with forming a new society. Once

the societies are offi cially formed, the Town of Blackfalds can then look into community initiative grants in order to support the new playground.

Due to the tight time line, Barr said there is no guarantee they will have the funds and a playground in place for when the school opens in September, but they are going to attempt it.

FIRCS has funded several new playgrounds, trees and shrubs and a new sign at the other two campuses over the years.

In September 2016, with the open-ing of the new school, the grade confi guration will also change at the other two campuses. The current Iron Ridge Elementary Campus will host Kindergarten to Grade 3.

For more information about the society or volunteer opportunities contact Barr at 403-885-0315 or by email at [email protected].

[email protected]

Friends of Iron Ridge Society seeking volunteers for playgroundBY SARAH MAETCHELACOMBE EXPRESS

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City Pagelacombe.ca

November 20, 2015

Celebrate VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Boards and Commissions The City of Lacombe is currently seeking to appoint a

number of community-minded citizen to serve on the

Affordable Housing Steering Committee.

By volunteering on this committee for a two year term

you will obtain new skills and insights into the

Affordable Housing Strategy as it relates to City

housing needs. This Committee works toward ensuring

all citizens of Lacombe have access to adequate and

suitable housing. You will make a positive difference

by advising Council on affordable housing issues. To

find the best people for each role, the City of Lacombe

is committed to encouraging a diverse workforce and

supports employment equity through policy, welcoming

all applicants.

If you can contribute to a committee with a broad

cross-section of interests from both social and business

backgrounds, request an application using the contact

information below.

P: 403.782.1287

5432 56 Avenue

Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9

E: [email protected]

To participate in the parade, please download and fill out the application at www.lacombetourism.comor contact: Guy Lapointe403.782.1263 [email protected].

www.lacombetourism.com

DEVELOPMENT PERMITS

Documents pertaining to the development permits may be inspected at City Hall, 5432-56 Avenue, during regular business hours. Anyone claiming to be affected by the approval of the Permitted Uses with Variances of Discretionary Uses may submit an objection within 14 days from the date of notice. The appeal must be in writing, accompanied with a $50.00 fee and be directed to: Lacombe Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Attn: Secretary to the SDAB, 5432-56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9.

Current to November 19, 2015

Permitted UseTake notice that the following development permits have been approved as PERMITTED USES in that they conform in every respect to the Land Use Bylaw

PERMITS

permits have been approved asery respect to the Land Use Bylaw

Permitted Use With VariancesTake notice that the following development permit has been approved as a PERMITTED USE WITH VARIANCES

DATE PERMIT# LOCATION DEVELOPMENT November 19 61/253.23 4709 49C Laser, Medi-spa

DATE PERMIT# LOCATION DEVELOPMENT

November 19 61/253.37 4711 49B Ave. Accounting Office

Unit #201

November 19 61/253.40 3407 52 Avenue Addition of Commercial Vehicle

Inspection Services

Residential Grand Prize: $500 in Lacombe bucks, redeemable at Passport to Christmas participating businesses + an official Moose Mug Punch Bowl like the one from Christmas Vacation (value $175)!

Commercial Grand Prize: ½ page colour advertisement courtesy of the Lacombe Express

Retail Value: $650

**There are also three random draws for $100 grocery cards**

Vote for your favourite before Dec 15 at www.lacombetourism.com

LIGHTS CONTEST

It’s time to channel your inner Griswold and

decorate your house!

Visit here for more information!

www.lacombe.ca/volunteer

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Did you know that you no longer have to wait for the annual Toxic/Electronics Waste Roundup to safely dispose of your unwanted consumer electronic waste or batteries?

You can drop off your broken televisions, computers, printers, monitors, laptops, and related accessories to the Operations Building (5444 - 56 Ave) year-round! You can also recycle your disposable and rechargeable batteries, as well as unwanted cell phones and chargers at City Hall (5432 - 56 Ave) during regular business hours.

Recycling your batteries and unwanted electronics is important for the environment. Electronic items contain lead, mercury and cadmium and other toxic materials that pose a threat to the environment if buried in the landfill.

E-waste collected by the City is recycled responsibly in Red Deer by Recycle Logic, a registered processor under the Alberta Recycling Electronics Recycling Program. They will safely dispose of the hazardous materials contained in the electronics, and salvage any valuable materials for reuse.

For more information on acceptable items and hours of operation, please call Operations at (403)782-1261.

Year Round

Electronics& Battery Recycling

City adopts service level changes for snow removal

With winter weather fast approaching, the City would like to remind residents that only certain recreational activities will be permitted on the Cranna Lake, Royal Oak and Iron Wolf storm water ponds (SWP) once their surfaces have frozen to a safe ice thickness.

“Since we want to maximize accessibility and minimize the risk, safety is a major concern,” said Parks and Facilities Manager Calvin Bennefield. “These three storm water ponds will be inspected on an ongoing basis to evaluate the ice thickness levels, and signs will be posted at all locations indicating whether the ponds are open or closed for recreational activities.”

Subject to the conditions outlined in the municipality’s Storm Water Pond Policy, the selected ponds may be used for activities such as skating, broomball and shinny in the winter, as well as non-direct contact water activities in the summer, including non-motorized boating such as paddle boats or canoes.

Recreational Use of Storm Water Ponds

The Storm Water Pond Policy is limited to Cranna Lake, Royal Oak and Iron Wolf SWP, and excludes Len Thompson, Bruns Pond, Wolf Creek Industrial SWP, Mackenzie Ranch SWP, Henners Storm Cell and the Airport SWP. Other bodies of water most commonly located on golf courses are not considered part of this program.

Those using the ponds are advised to be cautious, as the ice surfaces may become unstable at any time, and that ice thickness may change any time for a variety of reasons, some of which are unpredictable. Anyone using the ice surface on a storm water pond does so at their own risk.

For more information on storm water pond safety, go to www.lacombe.ca/icesafety.

Lacombe City Council Meetings are open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. Meeting agendas are posted online at www.lacombe.ca by 3 p.m. on the Friday before every Council Meeting.

The next scheduled Regular Council Meeting dates and times are:

• Monday, November 23, 2015, at 5 p.m.• Monday, December 14 , 2015, at 5 p.m.

National Child Day- November 20, 2015Toonie swim 1p.m. -3 p.m. at the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre.

Tim Hortons Santa Claus Parade-November 26, 2015 To participate in the parade, please call 403.782.1263 or go to www.lacombetourism.com and fill out an application form.

Light up the Night- November 25-29For more information on all the events, go to www.lacombetourism.com.

Echo Energy PromotionSign up and we will donate $20 to your choice of participating charity or community group. Power your home; Empower your community. To sign up or for more info call 403.782.1263 or go to: www.echoenergy.ca.

Annual Christmas Lights ExchangeBring in two strands of old lights to City Hall and receive 1 set of LED lights. While supplies last. For more info call 403.782.6666.

Recreation Facility Rental Financial Assistance GrantGo to www.lacombe.ca/facilityrentalgrant to review the guidelines and to fill out an application form.

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City Council Dates

Upcoming Events

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The City of Lacombe is currently seeking a number of community- minded citizens to serve on the Affordable Housing Steering Committee.

Request an application by calling 403.782.1287 or email [email protected].

Volunteer Opportunities

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gelling agent 14. Cain and __ 15. Bullfi ghting maneuvers 16. Baseball’s Ruth 17. Venice beach 18. Infi rm due to old age 19. Attentiveness 20. Mortify 22. Whale (Norwegian) 23. Family Bufonidae 24. “ A Passage to India”

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author 42. Rattan 43. Aromatic hot beverage 44. Infl orescence 45. Former CIA 46. Make lace

47. Airborne (abbr.) 48. Thieving bird 49. H. Potter’s creator 52. Frequency 55. Nothing 56. More lucid 60. Riding mount 61. Deducted container

weight 63. Molten rock 64. In this place 65. Ancient upright stone

slab bearing markings 66. Rumanian Mures River city 67. Mentioned before 68. An heir (civil law)

69. Without (French) CLUES DOWN 1. W. Samoan monetary unit 2. Baby’s feeding apparel 3. Queen of Sparta 4. Shut 5. Certifi ed public

accountant 6. Payment for release 7. Red twig dogwood 8. Basked in 9. Midway between E

and SE 10. A way to detest 11. Mother of Cronus

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Horoscope

Aries, you may need to exercise a lot of patience this week. Practice some

deep breaths, and find some relaxing music

to keep you calm. Your patience will pay off.

Taurus, your effor ts will be fueled by passion this week. You are likely to put your whole hear t

behind projects and your relationships. Others will

respect you for it.

ARIESMar 21/Apr 20

TAURUSApr 21/May 21

Gemini, in order to make

real progress this week,

you must evaluate your

goals and your priorities.

Health should be at the

top of this list, so make an

effor t to be healthier.

Cancer, no matter which

big decision you need to

make this week, run some

ideas by trusted friends and

family first. They may offer

some words of wisdom.

GEMINIMay 22/Jun 21

CANCERJun 22/Jul 22

Leo, others are getting

the sense that you are

restless. When you slow

down and think about

it, you will probably see

they’re correct. Find a new,

challenging project.

Avoid any deep

entanglements for the time

being, Virgo. You need

to keep things light until

you are able to devote

more time to your various

relationships.

LEOJul 23/Aug 23

VIRGOAug 24/Sept 22

Libra, too many changes

happening really fast

could make you feel a bit

off-kilter. Find something

that makes you feel

comfor table and embrace

that task or place for now.

Intense feelings could

bubble to the sur face

this week, Scorpio. Try

to maintain a level head

and make the most of this

sudden surge of energy.

LIBRASept 23/Oct 23

SCORPIOOct 24/Nov 22

Sagittarius, a personality

clash can be a tricky

situation, especially at

work. Take the higher

ground and you will come

through unscathed and

better for it.

This is a super week for

new friendships, Capricorn.

Join a new group or simply

strike up a conversation

with a coworker with whom

you share an interest.

SAGITTARIUSNov 23/Dec 21

CAPRICORNDec 22/Jan 20

AQUARIUSJan 21/Feb 18

PISCESFeb 19/Mar 20

Take some time now to

make home life a priority,

Aquarius. You have been

going hard at work lately,

but now is a great time to

make family a

bigger priority.

You must back up

an argument

with research and

proof, Pisces.

Get your facts straight

before you forge ahead.

HOW TO PLAY:

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

ANSWER

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ARTS & LEISUREBrett Kissel brings his ‘Airwaves Tour’ to Red Deer

BY MARK WEBERLACOMBE EXPRESS

Country artist Brett Kissel has been crossing the nation with his Airwaves Tour that includes a Red Deer stop on Nov. 22nd at Cowboys Bar.

After the success Kissel had with his major label debut CD Started With A Song, it would be tempting for anyone to kick off their boots, crack a cold one or two and imagine things couldn’t get any bet-ter. His latest disc, Pick Me Up, was re-leased this past September. The fi rst sin-gle, Airwaves, shot to number one earlier this year and the latest single - the title track from the record - is proving to be a hit as well.

“It’s been incredible - one of the best ex-periences I’ve ever had,” he said regarding the current tour. “Lots of sold out shows and we will have played every province by the time the tour is done. We are very, very lucky.”

As for Pick Me Up, Kissel said the vision from the start was simple - to harness the energy he sees in his live shows and in-ject it into the recording process. And for those tunes with a comparatively happy lyric, he wanted listeners to be able to ‘hear’ a smile.

“I wanted them to hear great ener-gy and excitement,” he said, adding he wanted the emotions to shine through on the ballads as well. There’s no question he has succeeded, thanks also to produc-ers Bart McKay and Mickey Jack Cones.

Kissel said both men contributed enor-mously to the project, and Cones in par-ticular helped him explore some fresh territory as the well-known producer comes from a, “Completely different side of country.

“I think that allowed me to do some-thing different with the record, and make it sound a little bit more modern,” he explained, adding that much of the CD was recorded in Canada. “That was a very special thing for me, and something that I’m really proud of,” he said. “I think we are able to offi cially over the next few years, be able to bridge the gap between what can be done in Nashville and can’t be done in Canada. Now, there is nothing that we can’t do with the technology be-cause of the production (capabilities) and the talent up here in Canada.”

Meanwhile, his Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist marked the fi rst time in 17 years a country act earned the honour. He had fi ve Billboard Canada Top 10 singles, two number one vid-

eos on CMT’s Top 20 Countdown and a leading eight Canadian Country Music Association Award nominations, of which he won two.

It hasn’t been too long since Kissel was last in town - he performed at Westerner Days in July of last year and hit the stage with Brad Paisley in the fall of 2014 as well.

Originally from Flat Lake, Alberta, Kissel’s passion for music was sparked early on. And his folks have pointed out that he’s been an attention-seeker his whole life. He was given a guitar at seven and it wasn’t long before a gift for making music was very apparent. At 10, he was playing three-chord Johnny Cash songs at talent shows.

“It was a house of music, although my parents didn’t play anything,” he recalls of his growing up years. “They didn’t play

or sing. My grandparents didn’t and my cousins didn’t. Not even a single person in the entire extended family was really involved in music.

“We loved it - we went to concerts and listened to the radio a lot. My dad and I listened to bands like the Eagles or Alabama and my mom and I listened to George Strait all the time. My grandpar-ents listened to traditional country all the time also.

“So I was infl uenced by music, even though we then had nothing to do with the music business,” he said.

“My parents would say that from a very early age, I was an attention seeker, I loved the spotlight and I was always performing,” he said. “I was singing as a little, little kid - at seven years of age I got my fi rst guitar and I’d be strumming Garth Brooks songs and singing along to

the radio.“But I think I really started to dive into

it when I was 11 or 12. I was entering competitions and performing a lot lo-cally.” He also starting landing paid gigs. “Before you know it, I’m 14 years old and my dad has to set up a bank account for me because I was working every Friday, Saturday and Sunday! I’d be doing home-work in the van as we drove down to Red Deer or up to Cold Lake,” he recalled.

One thing was for certain – there was no looking back. Kissel said he’s always felt very much at home onstage. “Music is the only thing I’ve every really wanted to do,” he has said. “And being onstage is my favourite thing – there is nowhere else I’d rather be. Being able to entertain is the best thing in the world. There is no way to describe that feeling.”

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MOVING AHEAD - Singer Brett Kissel, originally from Flat Lake, Alberta, is making his name known in the industry these days. He brings his Airwaves Tour to Red Deer on Nov. 22nd. photo submitted

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16 LACOMBE EXPRESS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015ARTS & LEISURE

A little known cause of falls in seniorsI lost track of the number of

times I was called by hospital emergency to tell me my elderly mother had fallen again.

Now, a study shows that atrial fi brillation, referred to as A Fib, an irregular heart rate, is often the cause of falling. I wish I had known then what I know now.

Dr. Sofie Jansen of the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam, Holland, analyzed the data of 4,800 adults. Twenty per cent reported that they had fallen at least once during the past year. She reports the num-ber of patients suffering from A Fib increased with advancing age, only 1% between 50 and 64 years of age, but 8% for those 75 and older. Over 30% were unaware they had A Fib before the study.

Some A Fib patients notice pal-pitations, breathlessness or fa-tigue as the heart rate becomes erratic. Since an irregularly

beating heart does not pump enough oxygenated blood to the brain, this causes dizziness and researchers say it doubles the chance of falling. The worry is that A Fib causes blood to swirl around longer in the chambers of the heart. This increases the risk of a blood clot forming and travelling to the brain. A stroke or a fall may result with serious injury.

Doctors normally treat A Fib with either drugs to thin the blood, making it less likely to clot, or ones to restore the rhythm. But these can cause bleeding and other side-effects. If either fails, more complicated procedures such as an electrical

shock to the heart, or destruc-tion of a portion of the heart’s tissue can be done.

Today, I would decrease the risk of treatment complications by fi rst trying natural remedies. I would quickly give magnesium as each heart beat is controlled by an electrical impulse, requir-ing suffi cient amounts of this mineral. Studies show that most North Americans are defi cient in magnesium.

So a powder such as MagSense or a magnesium pill can help to save patients from drugs or more complicated procedures. Next would be a daily 81 mg (milligram) Aspirin to thin the blood. It can, on rare occasions, cause gastrointestinal bleeding, but I believe it is less risky than prescription drugs. I’d also add natural Vitamin E 200 IU which oils the blood.

Dr. Donna P. Denier, a cardi-ologist and member of The

American College of Cardiology, says, “Even in the world of car-diologists it is not well known that diabetes is a risk factor for A Fib.” She could have added that diabetes is notorious for caus-ing atherosclerosis, (hardening of arteries) which decreases the fl ow of blood to the heart’s mus-cle.

My mother did not have dia-betes but since a good supply of blood to the heart is vital as we age, I’d give my mother high doses of Vitamin C 4,000 to 6,000 mg (milligrams) and lysine 2,000 to 4,000 mg daily in powder or capsules.

Recent studies show this can prevent and reverse atheroscle-rosis, a monumental fi nding. (See www.docgiff.com for pho-tos showing this effect.)

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Lastly, for those who do not drink alcohol, don’t start. But for those who are moderate drink-ers I’d suggest an alcoholic drink before dinner. Alcohol oils the blood and can help to prevent a blood clot. I no longer receive calls that my mother has fallen, but like all those who have lost a mother, how I wish I could get that call again.

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One of the aspects of the food and wine industry that I have realized over the years of my career as a chef is that people can be so serious. Yes, I take pride in what I do and I think that the role I play in the industry has an impact on people’s lives, but why am I expected to have a heavy weighted approach in discussions regarding food and drink?

Many of you proba-bly agree that there are numerous people in the food industry, that we may label as foodies, who come across as pompous or event pretentious. This is

perhaps why it is presum-ably expected for others to be the same way. Don’t get me wrong - I believe it is a wonderful thing when someone loves what they do, even to the point where their lives are ut-terly consumed with relat-ed passion, but why must we take such a ridged ap-proach?

Yes, there are rules in cooking and many are steadfast, but I am talking more about the areas where approaches are not as strict and could very easily be bent based on personal preferences and taste.

For example, I am sure that you have heard the statement that ‘medi-um-rare’ is the optimal doneness for cooking a beef steak, but what hap-pens when someone likes their steak more done? Or when a person does not like their pasta cooked al dente (Italian for ‘to the tooth’ meaning not to overcook; it should have some firmness)? Is it our role as chefs to tell that person that they are wrong?

Or when someone en-joys a Riesling wine paired with their meal when a sommelier believes that is

completely incorrect and only an oily viognier is the way to go. Or should con-demnation be delivered to one that enjoys ice in their single malt scotch? Where is the line where the stead-fast rules and training stop and where personal taste and preferences start?

Where that line is and the boldness of that line, varies in many circum-stances but is does exist, and I believe as an indus-try expert that it cannot be ignored, or overruled, just for the sole reason that we are professionally trained. I remember working with a chef in my training days that told me, “An individ-ual of the general public has personal preference and taste buds that cannot be ignored. We must not only learn from them but also learn to accept their

perspectives as a part of our ongoing training and fi ne-tuning of our careers as chefs. Everyone has an opinion and is a unique individual and should be respected as such.” Wise words well said that I have shaped my career around.

I am a fully certifi ed Red Seal Chef, but to me my trades paper is just that - paper. I see myself more as a chef for the home cook. A chef for the majority of the households fi lled with all classes of people, with or without families, that are looking for great meals that are not constructed from obscure ingredients. Meals that are not paired with unfamiliar varieties of wine. If you love food and love to cook, regard-less of whether you are professionally trained or not, you are a chef in my eyes.

Does that mean I don’t

respect, appreciate or value my certifi cation as a chef, or other profes-sionals in the industry? Of course not. It means that I can fi nd importance with what we have and at the same time be open enough to appreciate and respect others and their opinions. Opinions are like taste buds - everybody has them.

So in closing, in what I hope does not seem like a rant, I welcome you with open arms to share your food experiences with me. No guard must be erected. Let us talk, taste, discuss, sip and share passion for the nurturement that keeps us alive and keeps our lives exciting and ful-fi lling. Let us eat, drink and be merry.

Chef Dez is a food colum-nist, culinary travel host and cookbook author. Visit him at www.chefdez.com

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SPORTSBY ZACHARY CORMIERLACOMBE EXPRESS

The Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) is the most prestigious rodeo on the Canadian Rodeo Circuit.

To even make it to the week long aggre-gate format rodeo at Rexall Place, cow-boys need to be among the top 12 highest earners in the country in their respective event.

With more than $200,000 per event on the line throughout the week and the championship buckle going to the cow-boy (or cowgirl) with the highest season earnings, the competition is fi erce.

Which is why it’s so impressive that Lacombe native Tyrel Flewelling claimed his third Canadian Championship as a heeler in Edmonton last week.

“I’m feeling pretty good. I’m pretty ex-cited about it. It’s always nice to win, it just validates having a great season,” said the 29-year-old team roper, who also won the title in 2011 and 2013.

The CFR is an aggregate-style rodeo, meaning the cowboy with the highest total earnings at the end of the week gets the title.

Team roping, however, works a little bit differently than most of the other events because while the total prize money for winning or placing in a go-round is the same as the other events, the total gets split between the header and the heeler of the team. The two cowboys’ earnings are then tracked separately.

Flewelling and his roping partner Roland McFadden came into the fi nals in third place on the overall standings, just $2,000 shy of season leaders Brett Buss and Klay Whyte. And with each round paying out a combined $12,000 to the winners (not to mention the slough of money available for placing in a go-round) a $2,000 lead can disappear pretty fast.

“It’s been good. Rol and I, that’s the most money we have ever won in the regular season. We had $20,000 we’d won and we came in a really good position to have a good fi nals.

“This year I was way more consistent. I didn’t really miss too many steers and then a week up in Edmonton I was able to catch ‘em all up there too so I just felt like my consistency is as good as it’s ever been,” Flewelling said.

And the two of them didn’t disappoint at Rexall. They posted qualifi ed times on fi ve out of six of the steers that they drew,

including a time of 5.0 to win the second go-round.

While they only won the one round, Flewelling and McFadden were quick enough to consistently place in the top fi ve, earning money along the way. Their consistency, combined with the fact that they only took one 10 second penalty all week, put them right into the race for the best average time in the team roping.

At the CFR, the average race plays out like an extra round. So in team roping, the fi ve teams with the lowest average time over the six performances get an extra cheque on top of their earnings from the week.

Going into Sunday’s performance the cowboys had earned a total of $13, 500 apiece to put them fi rmly in the lead and just needed to post a clean run to lock down second place in the average race and, with it, the Canadian title.

“We knew if we had a clean run we

would win second in the average, that would seal it, so we just said to each other ‘hey let’s just go do what we did all year,’” McFadden, a Vulcan, Alberta boy, said.

And they stepped up to the occasion, posting a time of 4.8, their best of the week, to clinch the buckles.

“You never really know how the week’s going to go up there,” Flewelling said.

“You just try and go up there and make your consistent run and try and place along the way and hopefully have a chance at the average at the end of the week.”

This is the second time the pair, with McFadden at the head of the steer and Flewelling roping the heels, have com-peted together at CFR, but it’s the fi rst time they’ve won it together. In fact, this was McFadden’s fi rst ever Canadian title, something that Flewelling said was a pretty cool thing to be a part of.

“It’s pretty awesome to be part of

(Roland’s) fi rst win. It’s great. I’m just proud of him because he’s roped good enough here to do it before and things just didn’t go his way,” Flewelling said.

The two cowboys started roping to-gether last season and have had to work through a number of challenges on their way to the fi nals, not the least of which is the distance between their homes.

“It makes it kind of tricky. In the spring time the rodeos are all kind of down that way so I try to go down there and as the summer keeps progressing he comes up here and ropes,” Flewelling said about how they work around the roughly three hour drive from Vulcan to Lacombe.

But at the end of the day, he said, the travel time is worth it because he’s able to compete with someone he gets along well with.

“We get along really good, so it’s nice to win with your friend.”

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CHAMPION - From left, Tyrel Flewelling and Roland McFadden turned in a time of 4.8 during the fi nal day of CFR at Rexall Place in Edmonton last Sunday. The team ropers clinched the Canadian Championship with the win. Zachary Cormier/Lacombe Express

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BY ZACHARY CORMIERLACOMBE EXPRESS

The Lacombe Bantam Raiders season is over after a tough 49-22 loss to the Cardston Cougars during their fi rst provincial game in Cardston last Saturday night.

According to Head Coach Fred Knip, the Raiders got off to a slow start in the game and just couldn’t recover.

“It was a combination of a perfect storm coming from the east and the west and the north and the south and it hit us,” Knip said.

The main factor in the loss, he said, was that the Raiders just couldn’t fi nd their legs until late in the game, allowing Cardston to score seven touchdowns in three and a half quarters.

“We didn’t have any results. We couldn’t fi nd our legs until late in the fourth quarter. Then we scored three touchdowns in eight minutes but it was too little too late.”

Knip said he believed the four and a half hour bus ride to Cardston early in the morning may have contributed to the Raider’s slow play.

“I think that was bothersome because we left (Lacombe) at eight in the morning and we got there at one. We did stop a couple of times to let the boys run around but they were lethargic when we got off the bus,” he said.

“I think they were out of their rhythm.”Lacombe didn’t fi nd their legs until late in

the fourth quarter when they scored three

touchdowns in eight minutes.“Then boy, then we had their number,”

Knip said.But by that time Cardston had already

scored seven touchdowns, a lead that Lacombe just couldn’t overcome.

The other big problem for the Raiders was that the Cougars had done their homework.

Cardston keyed on the Raiders’ two best players — quarterback Richard Jans and receiver Simon Gray — often double or triple-covering them and making it very hard for them to produce offensively.

”It didn’t matter whether we ran or threw the ball. We tried going up the middle, we tried end runs,” Knip said, adding that it became a game of attrition, one he thought they would have won if not for their slow start.

Lacombe woke up in the fourth though. Jans and Gray both had an excellent fourth quarter and were named Lacombe’s play-ers of the game in spite of the increased coverage that they faced.

“There were some spectacular TSN high-light-reel plays that both players made. Simon Gray, in the fourth quarter, really turned things around for us with a one handed interception,” Knip said. He de-scribed the catch as an, “Odell Beckham Jr.-style jump” before Gray came down hard with the ball.

From that point on, it was all Raiders.“If we had played the fi rst three quarters

the way we played the last fi ve minutes,

we would have blown them away, but the legs weren’t there.”

“We had an awesome, awesome season.”The team built on the success that the

Bantam football program has had in the past couple of seasons, including fi ve league championships at one level or another and fi ve provincial appearances in the last fi ve years.

This season, the league named four Lacombe players to their League All-Star team. Those four players are Jans and Gray along with teammates Ryker Lunn and Oliver Hansen.

“I think we have a great program and I think it will just continue,” Knip said of Lacombe’s Bantam Football Program, adding

he saw a lot of growth from his players throughout the season.

He pointed to one particular moment this season when some of the players asked to address the team.

“In essence, our football team was a family for many of these guys, so a couple of the captains said, ‘Look, this football team’s the only family we have. Let’s try to stay together and win a couple more games.’ And they did.

“For them it was being part of something that was bigger than just themselves. It was part of being a family, part of being a team, part of being a group. Moving forward, when I look back, I see a lot of incredible growth in some of these young men.”

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SEASON’S END - Richard Jans of the Lacombe Bantam Raiders ran the ball up fi eld during a provincial game against the Cardston Cougars in Cardston last Saturday. Lacombe fell to the Cougars 43-22, ending their season. photo submitted

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stantly the landscape has changed from autumnal shades to a sheet of white and grey tones.

The sky is not blue today but an illumi-nated cover of pale silver as the snow-fl akes gently waft to the ground. It is easy to be charmed by winter when it presents itself as gently and softly as this and it is tempting to not think about what is to come in the next months as we brace for the upcoming months.

There is an instinctual hibernation that occurs when our temperatures plummet and many people I know (including my-self) can get miserable and nasty.

We moan about the cold and make many excuses to refrain from activities which take us outside of our homes. When we spend a few months staring at four walls, it can lead to a form of cabin fever I like to call spring renovations.

The Norwegians have a word - hygge which means ‘well being’. From a region of the world that knows what it means to hunker down for winter, the word embraces the concept of cozying up and making the most of chilly, dark months.

The concept is not only a mindset but a state of being; welcoming and present even when the weather outside is frightful.

Many people feel that a tropical winter getaway is the best way to cope with the season but this is often an expensive, frantic and fl eeting way to combat the snow.

Daily rituals and close companionship with people who are near and dear is a

more sustainable place to be. Use your home and all the charms it holds to en-courage people to come out of hiberna-tion and join you in celebration of winter.

It is time to unearth your favorite soup recipes and open up your living room to enjoy some lovely conversation, a few board games and the closeness (and warmth) of your favorite people.

Gather round, come near and revel in the mental warmth and energy of those close to you.

Buy some cozy blankets and have extra slippers on hand for guests and invite them to relax in front of your fi replace or candlelight.

Scents like cinnamon, banana bread and home stewed anything will make your home warm and inviting.

Simmer some bbq pulled pork to serve your guests to give them the smoky taste of summer days. It doesn’t have to be per-fect, it just has to be available.

My favorite occasions are when my friends and I get together for a potluck dinner and spend hours just conversing and sharing a few laughs.

Your home is always warmer when it is full of people! Now is the time to take advantage of your cherished ones and practice a little bit of hygge in your place. Like a moth to a fl ame, you will draw people and energy to your home and into your everyday life.

Your home will feel cozier and the blanket of white outside won’t seem so daunting.

Think of your home as big hug or a warm cup of cocoa that your mom would give you after tobogganing and use it to embrace those around you.

Instead of shivering in your private co-coon, try sharing your pod with others – it is a fabulous experience!

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