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It came down to a coin toss. The vote for a new chairperson at Thursday’s inaugural meeting of the Peace River Regional District board resulted in two six-six ties and was ultimately decided by a 2010 Loonie.

for our residents.” In a secret ballot, the board deadlocked twice, sending the decision to a coin toss, as per the board’s internal policy. Chief Administrative Officer Chris Cvic, who chaired the inaugural meeting, moved to the centre of the room for the toss. Ackerman called heads. Luck was on her side. “I’m a huge supporter of democracy, but I’ve never seen it involve a coin,” she told the board. She said the tight race showed the need for rural and urban directors to work together. The board has four rural directors, who sometimes find themselves at odds with the eight directors from urban areas. A tie, however, meant two urban directors sided with Goodings. Goodings said the coin toss was "undemocratic," but believed Ackerman would be able to bring together rural and urban interests as chair. "It was a bit of a dead heat. The coin is the most undemocratic way I can think of to make this kind of a decision," she said. "But Chair Ackerman will do fine." She said it was too soon to say what a move from a rural to an urban chair meant for the board. "It remains to be seen, but I think Mayor Ackerman will be fair [as chair] and it will be fine."

Permits for development increase in the Peace Fort St. John building permits rose 11 per cent year-on-year to $134.8 million

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Fort St. John and Dawson Creek’s building permits are doing better this year compared to 2013, according to new figures released by B.C. Stats. In Fort St. John, there were about $134.8 million worth of building permits issued up until the end of October, which was 11 per cent greater than what was issued through October of 2013. In Dawson Creek, that figure compares to about $51.1 million, which means a yearover-year increase of about two per cent. Dawson Creek was greatly helped by an increase in commercial development permits. As of Oct. 2014, it had about 5.7 million in commercial building permits. For that kind of de-

velopment, that's the highest since 2008. Both Fort St. John and Dawson Creek had higher residential building permits issued this year during the same period last year, up about 35 and 47 per cent, respectively. Industrial building permits dropped from 41 and 34 per cent from January to October 2014. For the Peace River Regional District, there were about $225.7 million worth of development permits issued from January-October, an increase of about four per cent from the same time last year. Fort St. John's on-year change matched that of the province as a whole. The year-to-date change for Canada was 5.3 per cent, and for B.C. it stood at 11 per cent.

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Are New Year's resolutions a waste of time?

Change can be difficult. Often it’s hard to even identify what areas of our lives need change. The most natural thing for us is to carry on, ignoring the problem. A cavity left unfilled might not cause any physical pain. It might not be noticeable at all, but left unchecked it will rot the entire tooth. That’s why on some level I applaud people who choose to make New Years’ Resolutions. Sadly, I think that their efforts are fundamentally misguided. Setting a goal for the beginning of the year doesn’t address the problem, it puts it off and sets you up for failure. People want immediate results. They want to be thinner, stronger, smarter or better all overnight, from December 31, 2014 to January 1, 2015. The problem is that any change that is worth making will not occur overnight, or in a week or probably even a month. Self-improvement takes time. It also takes failure. There will be times when you will not meet the goals that you’ve set for yourself, but the failures will teach you about how to move forward. All that a New Years’ resolution does is throw that failure back in your face while giving you an excuse give up, four words that explain why by March gym memberships are gathering dust, novels remain unwritten, relationships fall into disrepair: “There’s always next year.”

Science Matters David Suzuki

Wind offers a healthy way to generate power There’s no free ride when it comes to generating energy. Even the cleanest sources have environmental consequences. Materials for all power-generating facilities have to be obtained and transported, and infrastructure must be built, maintained and eventually decommissioned. Wind turbines take up space and can harm wildlife. Hydro floods agricultural land and alters water cycles. That’s why conservation is the best way to reduce energy-consumption impacts. Reductions in energy use and investment in energy-efficiency technologies are so significant that the International Energy Agency refers to conservation as the “first fuel”. No matter how good we get at conserving, though, we’ll always need energy, so we must find ways to employ the least damaging technologies and

reduce negative effects. We know the world’s preferred, and currently cheapest, method to generate power — burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas — is the most destructive, causing pollution, global warming and massive environmental damage during extraction, transport, refining and use. And supplies are becoming more difficult to obtain and will eventually run out. In contrast, wind power doesn’t create pollution or global warming emissions, is affordable and will never run out. Improvements to power-generation capacity, efficiency and affordability will continue to boost its importance in the energy mix. But we must ensure turbines are installed in locations and using methods that reduce negative impacts on humans and wildlife. Thanks to ongoing research and testing, wind power has come a long way in a relatively short time. Wildlife behaviour studies, along with technological improvements, have significantly reduced harm to birds and bats, and better siting has reduced impacts on other wildlife and habitat. Wind power generation is far safer for birds, bats and other animals than burning fossil fuels. But what about wind power’s effects on humans, a key argument used by opponents? Turbines, especially older ones, can be noisy, and some people find them unsightly — although I prefer the sight of wind farms to smokestacks

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When I was asked to do this, I decided to do some research. Like many of the modern age, I Googled what I wanted to learn more about. So when I googled “New Year’s Resolutions,” one of the images that came up – which is pretty illuminative, if you know the context. It features Calvin, of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. “Resolutions? Me??” the young boy Calvin asks his imaginary friend Hobbes. “Just what are you implying? That I need to change? Well, buddy, as far as I’m concerned, I’m perfect the way I am!” The joke for those who have read the strip is that Calvin is far from perfect. He’s lazy, a terror to his parents and teachers, and more. So obviously a resolution would help him, if at least to acknowledge his faults. Even if he were not to follow them up – simply creating that resolution would help him become a better person by realizing what he needs to improve. And even better, if he were to make a resolution and stick to it, he would perhaps do better in school, or improve his relationships with authority figures. Maybe one of his ones resolutions could be to exercise more. (Calvin wasn’t really great at baseball, if I recall.) Even if he didn’t exercise more, at least taking the time for introspection on what he could improve in coming up with a resolution would give him better self-awareness. Also, please read Calvin and Hobbes. It’s great. and smog. Many problems can be addressed by locating quieter turbines far enough from human habitation to reduce impacts. As for health effects, a recent comprehensive Health Canada study confirms previous research: Although people report being annoyed by wind turbines, there’s no measurable association between wind turbine noise and sleep disturbance and disorders, illnesses and chronic health conditions, or stress and quality-of-life issues. A 2013 Australian report concluded people living near wind installations where anti-wind campaigns were active were more likely to report health problems, suggesting some issues may be psychological. Health Canada says more research may be needed and we shouldn’t downplay the annoyance factor. Again, improvements in technology and proper siting will help overcome many problems. And there’s no doubt that fossil fuel development and use — from bitumen mining, deep-sea drilling, mountaintop removal and fracking to wasteful burning in single-user vehicles — are far more annoying and damaging to human health than wind power and other renewable-energy technologies. Wind energy is also becoming more affordable and reliable. Denmark gets 34 per cent of its electricity from wind and Spain 21 per cent, making wind their largest electricity source. Portugal

gets more than 20 per cent, Ireland 16 and Germany nine per cent. All have much higher population densities than Canada. Overall, wind power contributes about four per cent to worldwide electricity generation. Improvements in grid and storage technologies also mean wind and other renewable technologies are increasingly feasible and desirable, especially as costs continue to drop. Investing in wind and other renewable energy is also good for jobs and the economy and can create greater stability in energy pricing than relying on volatile fossil fuel markets. Total global investment in wind energy in 2012 was more than $80 billion, creating 670,000 jobs. According to a Blue Green Canada report, investing the $1.3 billion the oil industry gets in annual federal taxpayer subsidies in renewable energy and conservation could create 18,000 to 20,000 jobs, compared to fewer than 3,000 in oil and gas. And we can’t ignore the many related cost impacts of fossil fuel development, from health-care to infrastructure. To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions at a pace and scale that experts agree is necessary to avoid increasing catastrophic effects of global warming, we need a mix of renewable energy. Wind power will play a large role.

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WELL… A Deep Subject

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Fort St. John RCMP's Jodi Shelkie was at Duncan Cran Elementary School to issue graduation certificates to students who had passed the D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. Some students put on skits and gave testimonies about how the program has helped them identify and avoid situations where they might be pressured to use drugs or alcohol.

To live in such an area where we have an abundance of fresh, sparkling water is truly one of this region’s precious gifts. The City of Fort St. John presently has four wells that draw the cool, fresh, clean water from the mighty Peace River with Charlie Lake positioned as a backup source. The four wells, adjacent to the Peace River, supply fresh water to city homes, to rural homes with cisterns as well as to homes with wells no longer in use. If you stop to think about it, that’s a lot of people drinking and drawing water from the same water source. In the same way veins and arteries connect in our body, all households to the east, west, north and south of Fort St. John share or are also connected to one main source and the onus for managing or regulating activities in the watershed falls onto the BC Ministry of Environment (MOE). Legally as of November 2005, all water wells must be properly constructed by qualified well drillers. They must be maintained annually and if no longer in service, they must be properly deactivated and closed. Newly drilled wells must have a secure well cap and surface seal to prevent contaminants from entering the well. The wellhead should be at least 12” above the ground and the wellhead surface should be graded to drain surface water away. Well drillers must attach a metal well identification plate. The location of your well is extremely important and should be at least 30m or 100ft from a septic field, dog run, refuse pile, chicken coop or chemical storage. The well should be on high ground so to be protected from flooding or contamination.

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Fort St. John Arts Council Treasurer Connie Surerus examines Christmas decorations at the ArtSpot in Fort St. John last Friday. Her non-profit group is offering new and used Christmas decorations for sale at ArtSpot weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Dec. 20.

As responsible homeowners, well water should be tested for bacteria every spring or fall and septic tanks should be pumped out every 1-2 years. If living on less than 2.5 acres or in a medium density area, you need to talk or check with your neighbours to make sure that they have pumped out their septic tank within the last two years or three years. Environmental representatives (MOE) regulate and manage activities in our watershed that may potentially affect water quality. With an increase in population, the clearing of natural habitat, climate change and pollution caused by negligence, the quality and quantity of our water is constantly at risk. Well…that’s deep but we can make a difference starting today!

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Flyers soar over Falher

The Fort St. John Senior Flyers won 7-6 in a shootout over the Falher Pirates on Saturday. Byron Hackett Staff Writer

The Fort St. John senior Flyers are starting to make a habit of winning with a short bench. On Saturday night, the boys in blue hosted the Falher Pirates and grabbed their sixth win of the season with a 7-6 shootout victory at the North Peace Arena with only 14 skaters. Head coach Gerard Dicaire explained post game that the win was not necessarily the way they drew it up in the locker room, but it was a valuable two points in the standings. “It wasn’t pretty but we’ll take it. That was our game in hand on Grande Prairie so we’ll take the two points,” he said. “We had a few guys missing… I was excited because we usually play better with three lines. That wasn’t quite the case.” The Flyers managed to take the lead early, with goals just seventyseven seconds apart by Brennen Giroux and Kyle Leahy in the first period. Seven minutes later, the Pirates responded with two goals of their own to even the score before the Fly-

ers closed out the period with a goal from Robbie Sidhu. The home side once again jumped ahead of Falher on the stick of their captain Jeff Shipton, who scored two goals thirty-three seconds apart to give the Flyers a 5-2 lead. The Pirates once again rallied a response, this time just 34 seconds after the Flyers scored to cut the deficit to two goals. A Josh Bruha goal for the Flyers temporarily restored the three-goal lead before the Pirates added two late second period markers to reduce the lead to one. Early on in the third period the Pirates evened the score and with overtime failing to garner a solution, the two teams were forced to solve the game in a shootout. The Flyers pulled out the win on goals from the first two shooters. Dicaire noted that the back and forth nature of the game was a result of matching the high paced style that Falher brought to the table. “There wasn’t a whole pile of flow to the game. They are a skilled team.

They play a run and gun game,” he said. “That’s the kind of game they like where there wasn’t any real big hits or anything so it’s a tough game to play but the boys stuck with it. We’ll learn from it and go ahead.” Flyers goalie Dillon Maier stood tall for the Flyers despite the furious action, turning aside 30 shots in the win. “I thought Dillon played good tonight. We didn’t help him out very much,” Dicaire said. It was also the team’s annual Teddy Bear Toss night on Saturday and the team was able to receive about 100 bears to donate to the Salvation Army. The Flyers will look to draw even with the second place Grande Prairie Athletics on Friday night in the first of two home games next weekend. The Flyers will then square off against the 1-7 Manning Comets on Saturday night at the North Peace Arena to finish off the 2014 portion of the North Peace Hockey League Schedule.

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Dave Holland photo Fort St. John native Denny Morrison grabbed a sixth place finish in the 1000 metre at a World Cup Event in the Netherlands over the weekend.

Morrison earns best finish of the season Byron Hackett Staff Writer

Fort St. John speed skater Denny Morrison put forth his best effort of the 2014-2015 World Cup season on Saturday. The four-time Olympic medalist finished sixth in the 1000 metre race on second day of the ISU long track speed skating World Cup in Heerenven, Netherlands. Morrison finished the day with the top Canadian performance. The 29-year-old finished with a time of one minutes and 9.50 seconds, just 0.45 seconds out of the bronze medal spot. He has now finished with six top 10 results early on in this World Cup season in his specialty disciplines, the 1000m and the 1500m. It was in those distances that Morrison found his way to the podium at the 2014 Sochi

Olympics in Russia earlier this year. "The 1000m has been a challenging race for me this season", said Morrison in a Speed Skating Canada release. "In this post-Olympic year, I didn't do any dryland or weight training whatsoever this summer, which is reflecting negatively on my maximum power output. Basically, I can't get up to speed as early in the race and am having to rely on my finishing speed to essentially catch up at the end of the race. There is time for me to improve this before the World Championships in February." Morrison also raced in the 1500m on Sunday but results were not available at the time of press.

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Seniors housing society wants fees waved

$1.9 million renovation would create 25 additional supported-living spaces William Stodalka Staff Writer

niors per capita of anywhere in B.C.,” said Weber. “As our population ages, sometimes staying at home isn’t the ideal answer. Staying on your own in the wintertime is very lonely, because you can’t get out. What we’re trying to do is provide a seniors community where you can live and socialize.” Having meals provided to these seniors would be a bonus, Weber added. “A lot of (seniors) are of the age where it’s a lot of work preparing meals, and if it’s just you by yourself then it’s just easier not to bother,” she said, noting that eating together will also give them William Stodalka Photo a chance to socialize. Jennifer Moore of the North Peace Seniors Housing Society made a presentation to Fort St. John city A contractor hired by the council about renovations. Society to do the floor work will begin in January, Weber said, and that work could be completed in six months. Housing Society is still asking for help. “We’re not asking for Eligible programs start September 2015! monetary contribution but we are asking city council Eligible programs include: to consider waiving fees for Aircraft Maintenance Engineering permits or applications in Applied Business Technology, Fort Nelson renovating Apartment 4,” Business Management Certificate Carpentry Foundation (Enhanced) – Levels 1 and 2 Moore said. Student Cook, Professional – Level 1 No decision was made residences Hairstyling / Cosmetology at Monday’s meeting about available on Plumber Foundation the request. City council (Enhanced) – Levels 1 and 2 the Dawson asked staff to come back Practical Nursing (1st year only) Creek and with numbers on the potenSocial Services Worker Diploma Fort St. John (1st year only) tial cost of waiving the fees University Arts and Sciences: Campuses to the city before a final deCriminology Certificate cision could be made. Humanities Certificate Weber said that most of Pre-Education Certificate nlc.bc.ca the funding for the buildPre-Medicine Certificate ing was lined up, but that 1-866-463-6652 Social Sciences Certificate they may have to take out a mortgage. They are still Go to nlc.bc.ca and click on the NLC Foundation logo to apply for this award today, or call a Student Recruiter for more information at 1-866-463-6652, or email studentrecruiter@nlc.bc.ca looking for sponsorship of r001932362 the building.

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A non-profit organization appeared in front of Fort St. John City Council to request that it consider waiving fees for permits and applications related to its $1.9 million renovation. The North Peace Seniors Housing Society made its pitch to city council last week about a project to create 25 additional living spaces in a vacant building they own on 99th St. and 108th Ave. The Seniors Housing Society said there is a need for the additional units. According to a letter from Seniors Housing chair Gail Weber, there is a wait list of 34 applications from seniors who want supportive housing. (Supportive housing is housing plus meals provided to the seniors.) All 25 of the additional living spaces would be for supportive living. The waitlist for non-supportive housing reaches about 127 people for the Society’s existing 118 units. Because the unoccupied building shares a roof with another seniors building on 99th St. and 110th Ave., seniors from either of these buildings will be able to travel from one building to the next while remaining inside. “Surveys have been completed that accommodation providing meals is what’s missing in our community,” said Jennifer Moore of the Housing Society. “If you check with Statistics Canada, we have the biggest rise in numbers of se-

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Tis the season for gift exchanges, parties and… impromptu speeches? Good Day, honourable judges, ladies and gentlemen, and fellow 4-h members. Today I will be talking aboutHold it! Hold it! Isn’t Christmas a little bit early to start practicing for Communications? Not really. Club communications start in February, so you only have two months to prepare. Besides, you also have Christmas parties, poster committee meetings and 4-H projects to work on. And on top of that you have everyday things like sports, homework and chores. It’s a busy life! Ok, you made your point. You can go back to your speech now. Actually, that all I was going to say in the first place. We practised impromptus at our last meeting, with older members pairing up with the younger ones. But do you want to do an impromptu? Sure! But uh…What’s an impromptu? Oh, it’s where you are given the topic and one minute to think about it. Then you deliver a speech that’s one to two minutes long on the topic. Ready? Can you give me two months of practice? Sorry, only one minute. Now, your topic is: What is your favourite food, and why? Make up an introduction sentence, 3 supporting ideas, and a conclusion. GO! For example, (sing) “Pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza galore – pizza on the ceiling, pizza on the floor……” great start! Can you add a funny story? Puns? Love the oozy stretchy cheese? Cheese in the crust? Excellent! Now the ending: “so it is pizza for me, as long as I say ‘please’. (clap, clap, clap) Thank you to Butler Farm Equipment for sponsoring this page. If you want more information about 4-H go to www.4-h.bc.ca

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No injuries reported in gas leak Measures being taken to officially abandon the Terra Energy-owned well William Stodalka

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A suspended gas well leaked poisonous gas about 10 kilometres west of Fort St. John, but no injuries were reported. “There was never a risk to anybody at any point in time,” said Rick Campbell, vice-president of production operations for Terra Energy, the owner of the well. The cause of the leak is under investigation. B.C. Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) spokesman Alan Clay said the organization was notified last Thursday afternoon of a possible sour gas leak at the well site. Campbell said a resident called Terra Energy with complaints of a “foul odour.” According to Campbell, a lot of the gas was kept down in the valley, where the incident occurred. The residents live at a higher elevation. Also on Thursday, the company notified residents of the leak. “On Friday we began the process overnight of containing the release,” he added. On Saturday at 1 p.m., a flare stack was moved in and connected to the well. Flare stacks burn up natural gas, according to documents on the OGC website, and this procedure is used in emergencies to determine safety. By that time the well was under control, with gas flow having been burned through the flare, and there was no longer any risk of sour gas emissions. The company offered accommodation at the Pomeroy Inn for about five residents in the affected area. A few chose to stay in town on Saturday, Campbell said, but since then everyone else has moved back to their respective homes. By Sunday, a service rig had been moved onto the site to commence well abandonment. Campbell said that the well will be officially abandoned.

Long history for well B.C. OGC records show that the well was first drilled in June 1966 and was subsequently closed two days later. However, this did not stop future companies from revisiting the well, located south of Charlie Lake. In 2005, the well was re-visited for a test in the hopes that it would be able to produce. “Every company has wells that are standing that they believe at some point would be able to produce,” said Campbell. He added that it was kept as a standing well for when the infrastructure was in place and higher natural gas prices could make reactivation economic sense. Earlier comments from the B.C. OGC stated that there are about 5,800 wells either waiting re-activation or for someone to finally plug them. An OGC spokesperson said earlier: “There is no set length of time that a company must plug a well that has stopped production.” Campbell said that the company did not have any 24/7 monitoring on the well at the time of the leak. “There was no need for it; it had been inspected,” he said. “There was no incident, no complaints beforehand. We had been in the area doing some work late summer and there was no indication of any problems.” A 2012 report by the B.C. OGC said that 17 “incidents” were reported at well sites in the province. Eleven were Level 1, which had a “moderate to major impact” only on the permit holder and not the public at large. Another five were Level 2, which may pose a risk to the public or the environment. Only one of the 17 incidents was Level 3, which had “serious impacts” to the public and/or environment. No report was available for 2013 or 2014.

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This Week: The Franklin Templeton Shootout

The Franklin Templeton Shootout is a team format that pairs PGA Tour players in a tournament started and still hosted by the legendary Greg Norman. The event takes place at Defending: English/Kuchar Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. Winning Score: 34-under par Tiburon is a WCI community featuring 36 holes of Greg Norman-designed golf. The first round, on Friday, uses the modified alternate shot rule; round two, Saturday, utilizes the better ball rule; and the final round, on Sunday, uses the scramble rule. Last year, Matt Kuchar and Harris English shot a 14-under 58 in the final round to win the tournament and break the course record. Tiburon Golf Club Naples, Fla. 7,288 yards, Par 72

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Jordan Spieth shot a final Tournament Results round of 6-under 66 at 1. Jordan Spieth Score: -26 Isleworth Golf & Country Earnings: $1,000,000 Club to close out a 10-shot 2. Henrik Stenson Score: -16 win at the Hero World Challenge on Earnings: $400,000 Sunday. Spieth dominated an elite Player Score Earnings -14 $212,500 field of 18 players with rounds of 66- T-3. Keegan Bradley T-3. Patrick Reed -14 $212,500 67-63-66 to finish at a tournament record 26-under-par 262. His margin of victory also set a tournament record. Spieth, 21, who had 29 birdies, also became the youngest winner in the history of the event. Tiger Woods, the host of the tournament, finished in a tie for last place, 26 shots behind.

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PGA Event: Franklin Templeton Shootout Day Time Network Thu, 12/11 1pm-4pm GOLF Fri, 12/12 1pm-4pm GOLF Sat, 12/13 1pm-5pm FOX

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Last Week: Jordan Spieth won the World Challenge

Answer: The nickname came from a Vietnamese friend of Tiger’s father from the army. The friend had saved his father’s life a few times when they served together in the Vietnam War.

John Daly, the 1991 PGA champion and 1995 British Open winner, announced he was engaged last week and then carded a 15-under-par total to win the Beko Classic in Turkey on Saturday. The tournament is a three-round pro-am event. Daly carded a final-round 72 for a threeround total of 201 and a one-shot victory over Robert Coles. Also in the field were 2011 Open Championship winner Darren Clarke and former European Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst. It was Daly’s first professional victory since 2004. Daly, 48, and married four times already, got engaged to longtime girlfriend Anna Cladakis last week.

Lessons from the Golf Pro One of the most embarrassing things the amateur golfer does is to mis-hit a bunker shot and watch it not get over the lip and roll back into the bunker. Most of the time, our mindset is to just get up to the ball and hack away quickly to get out of the bunker once and for all. However, did you know that you can use a rake to smooth the bunker out before you take that second bunker shot? Rule 13-4 in the Rules of Golf speaks on the matter and states that as long as you do not improve your lie, raking the bunker is acceptable. Now, let’s say the ball rolled right back into the general vicinity of where your first shot was hit from. In this case, you can not rake the sand because the lie would be improved or you would be assisted in making your next stroke.

Player Profile

Jordan Spieth

Turned Professional: 2012 FedEx Cup Ranking: 158th World Ranking: 9th PGA Tour Wins: 1

FedEx Cup Standings Through Dec. 7, 2014

1) Robert Streb 681 pts. / 3 top tens

2) Sang-Moon Bae 605 pts. / 2 top tens

3) Ben Martin 574 pts. / 1 top tens

4) Bubba Watson 550 pts. / 1 top tens

5) Ryan Moore 541 pts. / 1 top tens

FedEx Cup Standings continued... Player Points 6) Charley Hoffman 519 7) Shawn Stefani 368 8) Tim Clark 366 9) Brendon de Jonge 363 10) Kevin Streelman 356

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The Northerner • Friday, December 19, 2014 • 11 In January our 2015 year will officially start, we will be making sure all our club members are registered and our have an Annual General Meeting to fill all the positions that need to be filled! The club positions that us members need to fill are; President, Vice President, Secretary, Barn decorator, Treasurer, Club reporter (me) and the Safety officer. In 4-H, our club is run by us kids and we make all the final decisions about what we spend our club money on. If we want to participate in horse clinics and what we want to do for achievement days barn decorating. We have our parents to guide us. We have 6 months to complete our unit for our project. (Jan-June) We have had 3 club meetings so far, one on Halloween, we did a costume ride. We had a ride in November that was so much fun! We played a bunch of games on our horses! We had a theory meeting on December 6th. At our December meeting went over what should be in a horse first aid kit. Here is a list of all the things you should have in your horse first aid kit: • Gauze • Antibiotic Polysporin • Polysporin ear/eye antibiotic drop • 2 rolls of soft or regular gauze wrap • 1 Bottle Betadine • 3 Rolls of vet wrap • Fly mask • Emergency phone numbers and normal heart rate temp. • Diaper rash cream Josie Lawlor • Clean soft rubber bucket • Twitch 4-H Reporter • Stethoscope • Thermometer • KY or Vaseline for rectal thermometer • Head lamp • Safety scissors • Gloves • Cold pack • Epsom salts • Hoof pick • Duct tape • Clean rags • Standing wraps You should store all this stuff in a rubber bucket (you can use to soak horses feet with) or a Rubbermaid container. Something that is easy to carry and you should keep it in a dry warm area. If you keep it in a cold area all the liquids will freeze and you won't be able to use them! Thank you to Farm Credit Canada for the grant they awarded our club of $500!! We are going to spend it on something useful. Thank you to our page sponsor Smith Fuel for letting our club keep the public informed on all the fun stuff we are up to! ~Josie

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WEEKLY PRO RACING UPDATE Postseason Racing News, Stats & Trivia

All-Time Top Driver’s Bio

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Jimmie Johnson

NASCAR’s 2015 rulebook was released to industry personnel last week. Included in the rulebook are changes to the lug nut rule and that NASCAR has set 13 open tests for teams. Beginning in 2015, NASCAR won’t require all the lug nuts to be tight before the car leaves the pit box. Any wheel that comes off a car because it is loose subjects the team to a “P3” penalty, which carries a maximum $50,000 fine, a 15-point penalty and a crew-chief suspension. Also beginning in 2015, NASCAR will give organizations 12 one-day open tests the day after Goodyear tire tests. Teams will also have an open day of testing the Thursday of the Atlanta weekend, the second race of the year, in February. As expected, there will be no changes to the rules for the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Dec. 21, 1971 - Clyde Minter, who finished in the top five in each of his first four Cup starts, died on this day at age 50. Minter was 27 in 1949 when he started the sixth and eighth races in NASCAR’s first Strictly Stock season and finished fourth at both Martinsville and North Wilkesboro. He made eight starts in 1950, finishing third at Charlotte and fifth at Martinsville. Minter started his 42nd and final Cup race in 1955.

Jimmie Johnson was born in El Cajon, California, and began racing motorcycles at the age of four. After graduating from Granite Hills High School he competed in off-road series. In 2000, he began racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He moved to Hendrick Motorsports in the Sprint Cup Series in 2002. After finishing fifth in the points in his first full season, he was second in 2003 and 2004 and fifth in 2005. Johnson won his first Cup series championship Racing Trivia in 2006. He went on to win the Cup series championship the next four years and became Which driver has the record the only driver in NASCAR history to win five for most starts between consecutive championships. During the 2011 victories in NASCAR history? season, Johnson finished sixth in points, while a) Dale Earnhard Jr. c) Bill Elliott he finished third in 2012. In 2013, Johnson won b) Jeff Burton d) Sterling Marlin his sixth championship, one fewer than Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt who have the record for the most championships. Johnson is also a two-time Daytona 500 winner.

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