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Iraq refugees ﬁnd ﬁnal home in City Family enjoying new community, new opportunities and helping at C.A.R.E. BY JENNA SWAN Red Deer Express

or most people, stepping off of a plane brings nothing more than another step on your way to your destination. For the Iraq born Al-Sammarraid family, stepping off a plane in Calgary meant a step closer to their new home in Canada. Having spent the last number of years fleeing from war in Iraq and then onto Syria, a country that was then on the brink of a civil war, they long awaited the moment they would hear that they had been accepted as refugees. After a demanding application process and months of waiting to hear from the United Nations, the news came they were to be placed in Canada. After arriving in Calgary, they made their way to Red Deer where they were to rebuild their lives once more. For the Al-Sammarraid family, the road to Red Deer was one filled with turmoil and uncertainty. Life in Baghdad meant living in constant fear. As the situation in Iraq gradually worsened there were no schools for the children for periods of time and poor living conditions. “There was no electricity, no water, no communication, no food,” recalls Raad, father of the family. “I remember only the cats and the dogs out on the streets looking around for food also just as we were. It was a city of ghosts. You could hear everything - even the ants.” Mother Ayam Al Dulaiami recalls the sound of tanks echoing throughout the empty streets as they rolled by the glassless windows of the homes shattered from explosions. The city was also ravaged by a civil war with an American presence thrown in between two groups of Iraq factions. Frightened by bombings from both the ground as well as the sky, families were forced to flee north as the violence spread up from the south. “The troops would come from southern Iraq and go up through the northern cities. Since we lived in southern Baghdad, we knew they would be coming,” said son Annas, 26. “We moved north and waited until we had heard that our city had been bombed. Then we would go back to the city that had already been bombed because you could call it ‘safe’ now.” With the country in chaos, civilians were left in an state of lawlessness and rebel groups were distributed throughout Baghdad. In hopes of obtaining visas for his wife and children, Raad went to Cairo where we worked but was unable to be approved as

Egypt stopped accepting Iraqi people. Mother and son remained in Baghdad where they feared for their lives. “I was scared for my sons,” said Ayam. “And after they tried to kidnap my son I had enough.” As Annas was returning from class at university, the taxi he was in came across one of the many checkpoints that plagued the country. “The militants at the fake check points would wear the ofﬁcial government uniforms and had the vehicles but I was not sure if it was for real,” he said. “So they looked at my papers and the guy who was in charge of the checkpoint held onto them and wouldn’t let them go.”

“I GET TO MEET NEW FRIENDS BY VOLUNTEERING. THAT WAS A HUGE THING FOR ME AND ITS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE.” AL-HASAN AL-SAMMARRAID As the man in charge of the check point refused to let the taxi driver take him, they insisted he get out of the vehicle. He knew he had no other choice but to comply so he went with the men. As the vehicle he was in with the fake government ofﬁcials inched a few feet further he saw an American convoy of three military vehicles approaching. “They were afraid of the American military police because they knew they would be in trouble because they did not have any paper work,” said Annas. “So they kicked me out of the car and left. I was lucky I guess.” Ayam then packed up her sons and began the 16-hour drive to Syria, where they drove all day and night to reach the border. Along the way they faced many more of the same check points as the one that had threatened Annas’ life. Upon reaching the Syrian border, they found it to be closed because it was night time. They waited in the car huddled beneath blankets for warmth until the morning came and they crossed the border to Syria. There they would live in a one bedroom apartment, until the day that they received the phone call that would tell them they were to come to Canada. As they have settled in Red Deer, they have made new friends and began the process to rebuild a life shattered by warfare. The youngest their sons, Al-Hasan, 17, now attends Lindsey Thurber Comprehensive High School where he plays football and another attends Red Deer College

SECURITY – Members of the Al-Sammarraid family, from left Al-Hasan and Raad, relax at home in Red Deer. They are enjoying building a new life in Central Alberta. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

where he plans to study biology. They all volunteer with C.A.R.E (Central Alberta Refugee Effort). They are very thankful for the help they received from the organization when arriving in Canada. “I get to meet new friends by volunteering. That was a huge thing for me and its made a big difference in my life,” said AlHassan on the importance of volunteering to him. Meanwhile, they will be celebrating

their second year anniversary being in Canada this summer. For Ayam, coming to Canada meant that she could go to sleep at night and not worry about her children. “I finally got to know myself here because you finally have time to think and find out who you are. “You no longer have to wake up in the morning and worry about how you are going to survive.” jswan@reddeerexpress.com

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City releases detailed census report BY ALF CRYDERMAN Red Deer Express While the City of Red Deer released total census ﬁgures back in June there are new details in the more recent report. The population is now up to 97,109 and it’s possible the next census will put the City over the 100,000 mark, said Mayor Morris Flewwelling. “It could be over, or close. What strikes me is our young age, an average of 32, with slightly more males than females. This was also the ﬁrst time we collected census information online and we had a huge response. Census takers only had to go to the homes that didn’t respond.” Mayor Flewwelling not-

ed how the City’s population is changing. “Red Deer is no longer the old guard. When I go to an event there are fewer people my age and more in their 30s, 40s and 50s. “Sometimes I don’t know most of them. The other big change is diversity. I remember when we were all Herefords, white-faced. Now we have a wonderful diversity of faces of many colours. You really see it on Canada Day and how recent immigrants from more dangerous parts of the world are so thankful to be here, away from the poverty and violence. Many are amazed that we take peace and prosperity for granted.” Flewwelling describes Red Deer as a “growth

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hotspot,” along with all of Central Alberta. Blackfalds is the fastest growing community in Canada. Retail outlets, like Costco in Gasoline Alley, are often the top sellers in their company because the outlet is the single distribution centre for 300,000 Central Albertans. The City’s population increased by 5.7 % from 2011 (there was no civic census in 2012) and that is an impressive increase over two years. But other increases in Red Deer’s history are far more impressive, even if the actual number of people is smaller. In 1906 the population was 1,710, up a dramatic 429 % from the 323 souls counted in 1901, albeit spread over ﬁve years. And 1958 registered an even more impressive increase of 21.5 % over 1957 when you consider the number of people

involved. The population went from 13,580 to 16,501. Grow in new neighbourhoods is also impressive. In Sunnybrook South there were only two (that’s right, two) people counted in 2008. In 2013 there are 856 people living there. Timberlands,

a new neighbourhood in Red Deer’s northeast only had 61 people as recently as 2010. Now 864 people call it home. Older neighbourhoods are relatively stable. For example, Parkvale, just east of downtown counted

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New Canadians try out local summer sports BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express The second annual Intro to Canadian Summer Sports event, hosted by the Central Alberta Refugee Effort (CARE), was held Tuesday. A collaboration between the City of Red Deer and CARE, the event allows newcomers to try their hand at such favourite sports as disc golf, ball hockey, ﬂag football and slo-pitch among others. It’s also a great way to introduce folks who utilize C.A.R.E. services to some summer programming, said Rachel Pinno, immigrant youth program coordinator at C.A.R.E. “Some of the youth may have had an opportunity to try these at school, but others maybe have never tried playing slo-pitch or ball hockey. So it’s really fun to show them some sports we play in Canada in the summertime.” Pinno said the program had also opened up to adults this year as well. “This year we also opened it up to any of the adult English learners at C.A.R.E.” She also pointed out that one of the goals is to encourage folks new to the City to explore the parks and various facilities that encourage recreation and physical activity and greater commu-

nity interaction. “It’s a fun way to get people interacting, and language isn’t much of a barrier when it comes to sports. Every culture has its own sports, and we just wanted to highlight a few that the participants maybe haven’t had much opportunity to play before.” Looking forward, C.A.R.E. will be running the Immigrant Youth Summer Program for four days a week through the month of July. “We’ll be doing everything from a bike rodeo with the RCMP to going to see Sunnybrook Farms, Heritage Ranch. We try to highlight the community of Red Deer and the various things that are available to the youth and their families.” It’s also a great way for the youth to practice their English speaking skills as well, she said. In August, the focus turns to helping youth prepare for entrance into high school via some orientation programs. “August is a month of preparation and executing that program.” And speaking of youth, a book featuring stories from City youth originally from other countries that was released this past winter continues to garner rave reviews. Pinno and other C.A.R.E. staff helped the students with editing their pieces that were ultimately

published in Steps Along Our Journey. And each are packed with the richness of learning of faraway cultures and the personal experiences of settling into a new life here in Red Deer. Each story is also ﬂanked by terriﬁc, professionally-shot por-

traits of the youth as well. Feedback has been wonderful. Local schools feature the book in their libraries and it’s also available at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery. There’s also a display at the MAG called ‘Steps Along our Journey’.

“It’s been unreal – the support of the community.” For more information about Steps Along Our Journey, and the various programs C.A.R.E. offers, check out http://immigrant-centre.ca. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Red Deer Express 7

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Excitement is building for Westerner Days BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express Westerner Days is right around the corner and ofďŹ cials are gearing up for the event. Westerner Days takes place July 17-21 at Westerner Park. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deďŹ nitely a buzz of excitement around here where we are busy planning everything,â&#x20AC;? said Meghan Gustum, marketing manager. The event kicks off with the annual pancake breakfast in the parking lot of Bower Place Shopping Centre on July 13 at 8 a.m. More then 8,000 people attend that event. A colourful parade will take place downtown at 9:30 a.m. on July 17 followed by entertainment, the midway featuring 38 rides, including 16 thrill rides, 13 family rides and nine kiddie rides and pony chuckwagons that run through until July 21. A number of attractions for young and old are slated for the week and include country-crooner Dean Brody who will hit the Centrium stage on July 20, the 19th St. Market where a number of vendors will be on hand to sell their wares and a family fun zone where kids will enjoy a petting zoo, arts and crafts as well as various games. Shows will also run throughout each day including Super Dogs Wild Wild Woof where spectators will see dogs do extreme agility, The West Coast Lumberjack show, Doo Doo the Clown, Bandaloni and the

Copper Cowboy, among others. A number of rides for kids, youth and adults will be found on the midway. And the popular pony chuckwagons also take place nightly at 6 p.m. with the ďŹ nals getting started at 2 p.m. on July 21. For those with an interest in agriculture, a variety of shows and competitions will also be held. Westerner Days will host a miniature horse show, a miniature donkey show, the Alberta Goat Classic as well as beef shows. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of things to discover at Westerner Days from entertainment to food and concerts,â&#x20AC;? said Gustum. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some new attractions and some old favourites.â&#x20AC;? A number of off-site events will also be happening over the course of Westerner Days including daily pancake breakfasts, a chili cook-off competition, show and shines and more. Ride All Day passes, formerly known as Ticket to Ride, will be sold at participating Central Alberta Macâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s locations beginning June 14 and ending July 16. This pass is $32 and includes the cost of the gate admission and gives purchasers unlimited rides for one day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are popular and we encourage people to get them early,â&#x20AC;? said Gustum. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People can save up to $16 as opposed to buying everything on the grounds.â&#x20AC;? Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day will take place July 18 where children 12 and under get free gated entry until 6 p.m. and Family Day on July 21 where a carload of up to six people will

FAMILY FUN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Organizers say there is plenty to check out and enjoy at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Westerner Days. Pictured are Xavier Hartman and his dad Darryl at last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event.

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get into Westerner Days for $25, including parking. Kids aged 12 and under can ride all day for $15. Meanwhile, last year, 102,665 people walked through the gates during Westerner Days. Of that number, 46% of the visitors were from outside of the Red Deer area, ofďŹ cials said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year we anticipated that Westerner Days will generate a gross economic impact of roughly $7.3 million for our re-

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8 Red Deer Express

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

OPINION Meaning of generosity In light of the recent ﬂooding that has ravaged so many Alberta communities, it’s amazing to see, as has been already pointed out, how people band together in times like these. We’ve heard many stories of how friends, neighbours and complete strangers have lent helping hands to others as the massive clean-up efforts move forward, and it’s encouraging to see that ‘community spirit’ shine through. Then there are people who take the concepts of sharing and generosity to new heights. It was recently reported in the Calgary Herald that children in the Place of Rescue Orphanage in Cambodia, who each received about $12 Canadian during a recent visit from their prime minister’s wife. The children then handed over half of their money to the Paul Brandt Build It Forward Foundation, “Specifying that they wanted the money to go to the victims of the Alberta ﬂoods.” Ultimately, the amount rose to $900 which included donations from orphanage staff. As was pointed out in the story, it’s such an amazing example of generosity. Such poor children giving to one of the wealthiest urban centres in the world. The story goes on to say that these children, in spite of their circumstances, consider themselves fortunate relative to many in their communities who are forced to live on the streets. It’s a wonderful story that shows it’s indeed

more blessed to give then to receive. The joy found in giving is something these young children have found already. And it’s something many closer to home are finding out in deeper ways these days as well. Volunteers have generously given of their time to help, and that urge to help out has spread to the corporate sector as well. The point isn’t in how much can be given, but rather that a person takes the initiative to give at all – whether it be financial or in the gift of time. It may sound like a bit of a cliché, but there is no question that when people join forces in time of adversity and loss like this, communities do emerge stronger and more tightly-knit. It’s also important to not forget about the affected towns and cities in the weeks and months following the flooding – clean-up efforts could stretch into weeks and months and there are plenty of front-line organizations that could use our support. Organizations like the Canadian Red Cross and the Salvation Army among many others have people right on the ground doing what they always do – helping out. Let’s continue to remember that although the flood stories may fade in the media in the coming weeks, the rebuilding continues. As does the need for support to keep it moving forward.

About that enduring prairie spirit of volunteering Wallace Stegner, somewhere in the middle section of his epic prairie novel Wolf Willow, describes the dreadful winter of 1906 – 1907 as “A winter so tough, not even a Finn could make a go of it.”

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ROBINSON Finns in the era of Stegner’s family homesteading efforts in the Cypress Hills, circa 1914 – 1920, were legendary workers. But the screaming chill winds and drifting snow created conditions where “All that remained, if anything, was the will to cooperate.” And so those prairie homesteaders banded together in the ﬁctional community of Whitemud to dig

out in the spring of 1907, and contribute to the creation of institutions that became emblematic of cooperative spirit. Today we have socialized medicine, cooperative food stores, feedlots and financial institutions in large measure because of the prairie spirit that rose after that horrific winter. Looking carefully at the prairie cooperative spirit, we see that it champions the collective instead of the individual; it is altruistic in large measure, and it is rooted in unstinting public service. One sees its purest form in the performance of Calgary’s mayor, Naheed Nenshi over the past week. Tireless, enthusiastic about Calgary’s ability to recover from the epic flood, intelligent, supremely wellinformed, and at times humorous in the face of human frailty (“I can’t believe that I have to tell people not to run a generator in-

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doors . . .”), he has played a Stegnerian role in the flood drama. What I find so refreshing in the mayor’s strong embrace of his role is its strong articulation of public service in times of great public distress. In a Harperian world where private initiative is so often held up as the sine qua non of society, it is brilliant to see public initiative enabling and creating the conditions for the return to work. For all its vaunted global financial acumen and power, the oil patch is playing a distinctly secondfiddle role to municipal road crews, the Canadian Armed Forces, and, let’s face it, public servants. It has been a long time since those who labour in public service have had their moment in the sun. Citizen volunteers too are front and centre in the recovery efforts. Facebook is crackling with spontaneous appeals

for and provision of free labour, invitations to backyard ‘thank-you’ barbecues, and offers of pick-up trucks to haul ﬂood detritus to landﬁlls. One post I read this morning said, “I would, however, appreciate help with loading and unloading.” I am sure it was forthcoming. I think that Mayor Nenshi has set the tone for much of this infectious compassion, and the citizens are following his lead with both empathy and altruism. Interestingly, facebook has also been the forum for venting anger directed at environmentalists who have begun connecting the dots. I think that they are usefully acting as intellectual volunteers – linking climate science, government consulting reports, traditional wisdom and informed intuition in the cause of public understanding of rogue weather events.

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The anger I think stems from perceived threats to the status quo by “Self-proclaimed know it alls,” icons like David Suzuki, and well, scientists. The flood and its aftermath are bad enough. Do we also have to put up with criticisms of our floodplain developing, consumer-driven, carbon heavy society? Well, yes. Critical thinking about natural disasters is a natural human response, and probably as old as mankind. Citizens who volunteer to do this thinking should be valued as much as the guy who volunteers his Ford F-150 to take sodden gyproc to the landfill. I think the biggest task we need to accomplish in the next few months is maximizing the social learning from the flood experience. Yes, we will recover, and yes we will rebuild, but will we rethink the building experience? This has been a much

more significant event than the flood of 2005, and those that came before. Will it nourish the creation of institutions similar to those that sprang from the winter of 1906 – 1907, or will it be simply the impetus to quickly pay for and build more of the same? The flood of 2013 could truly be a policy watershed moment for Alberta. It could set the stage for the creation of new urban infrastructure above the flood plain. It could result in citizen forums that provide grass-roots instruction to our politicians to think ahead, to plan for greater prairie rains, and to anticipate our common future. It might also nudge us closer to a lighter carbon world. Troy Media syndicated columnist Mike Robinson worked for eight years in the oil patch, 14 in academia, and eight years as a cultural CEO. His column is distributed through Troy Media.

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CitySpeak This week, Express reporter Erin Fawcett has asked Councillor Cindy Jefferies questions regarding what makes Red Deer a great place to live.

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What makes Red Deer a great place to live? “For me, it has to be the people, the attitude and the opportunities. In this City we have a long history of people believing ‘we can’. From starting a business to building public amenities like the Arts Centre or the Children’s Library, to hosting large events like the Alberta Summer Games, Agri-trade or the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Red Deerians believe in our ability to succeed,” said Jefferies. “Newcomers tell me they ﬁnd Red Deer to be a friendly City, a place where there are lots of opportunities for education, employment, and entrepreneurship; a place where anything is possible.”

Can you give an example of what you mean when you say Red Deer is a place of opportunity? “We are fortunate to be located within 2.5 hours of 86 per cent of the province’s population making us a natural hub for business activity. Our economy is strong with steady growth. We are a business friendly community with favourable tax rates. Entrepreneurial spirit thrives in Red Deer. We also have a rich and vibrant culture and arts scene. Sports and recreation ﬁgure prominently and of course our Waskasoo Park system is number one,” said Jefferies. “We have good schools and Red Deer College with a wide array of programs. While we are just about 100,000 people, we are still well connected. With a little gumption you can ﬁnd the people who can help you do whatever it is you would like to do. “Red Deer’s community organizations work well together -our relationships lead to opportunity. Most importantly, Red Deerians are always happy to help - we are a City of volunteers. At work or play the opportunities are endless; there is so much here.”

What is it about the people that makes you think we are different? “For many years Red Deer has been known as a city where people collaborate. People come together with a goal in mind, a problem to solve, or a dream to share and then they work side by side and take action. Different perspectives at the table working for what is best for the community - there is no ‘us’ and ‘them’; it has always been ‘we’,” said Jefferies. “With this approach, I think Red Deerians have been able to demonstrate time and time again that new ways are possible and the best ideas and solutions to problems come from our community working together. “Red Deer is also lucky to have so many people who have passion for this community. Through hours and hours of volunteer work and philanthropy, people are committed to making this a better place to live. Last week at the Mayor’s Recognition Awards, I was so impressed and amazed by the number of volunteers who were recognized for their contributions to our community. Volunteers at Sunnybrook Farm, for example, contributed upwards of 10,000 hours or the equivalent of ﬁve full time staff. That’s commitment! Our City is a great place to live - great people, great attitude and lots of opportunity.”

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Progress depends on the stories we tell “Story is for a human as water is for a fish,” writes Jonathan Gottschall in his book, The Storytelling Animal. Indeed, this would seem to be so. For hundreds of thousands of years — probably for as long as we have been a speaking species — stories were the way we conveyed important ideas to each other. Of course, hunter-gatherers must have exchanged information about the grazing habits of game and the location of berries, nuts and roots. But stories have always been the personalizing, humanizing and empathizing process that has defined relationships, bound us into communities and connected us to our surroundings. Stories have been the metaphorical and mythological language that has given context, justification and meaning to our very existence. Think of stories as the poetic interpretations of a reality that always escapes objective understanding. So we try to represent this deep and endless mystery in a narrative of language rich and resonant in symbolism. Each story is intended to describe and explain the meaning of events, to bond the listener to the speaker, and then to connect them both by shared experience to a common place. The implied depth of the story invariably exceeds the stated one. In Pauline Le Bel’s soon-to-be-published book, Becoming Intimate with the Earth, she cites a wonderful example. During the colonization of northern British Columbia, an official of the federal government told the Tsimshian people that he was claiming their land as a part of Canada. One of the Tsimshian elders asked the official, “If this is your land, where are your stories?” According to Le Bel’s account, “The official was silent while the elder went on to tell a story about the land in his own language.” Stories, therefore, contain a truth that is not represented in legal documents and scientific facts, just as a birth certificate does not remotely represent the love and care that parents have for a child. The emotional depth is simply not present in a record of facts. The important human information, according to Oliver Burkeman in his brilliant exploration of this subject in the Guardian Weekly, is “suffused with moral drama: strivings, betrayals, victories, lies, conflicts and reconciliations. Drama happens in human minds, not complex systems,” he writes. And herein lies the danger of stories, notes Burkeman, because they “Strip facts away, dragging attention to what’s most narratively satisfying, not what’s most important.” Burkeman’s essay emphasizes the point that, “The most important issues of our era aren’t particularly interesting. Worse than that, there’s good reason to believe in an inverse relationship between interestingness and importance.” For example, when levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide reached 400 parts per million for an entire day — the first time in about three million years, and a milestone in the unfolding catastrophe of climate change — the report received only passing

mention in North American newspapers. But the escape of three American women, held in enslavement in a Cleveland house for 10 years, commonly received front page coverage. The freedom of the women, of course, was important to them and their families. But rising carbon dioxide concentrations are an ominous portent, with huge implications for the ecologies of the entire planet and for all humanity. However, 400 ppm is just a number, so it elicits almost no response. Burkeman cites the marine biologist Randy Olson who refers to global warming as “The great unmentionable”, saying, “I dare you to find any major program studying it, and willing to call it what it is.” Olson adds, “You’ll find huge budgeted projects examining public attitudes towards climate. . . . But what about the simple fact that climate is quite possibly THE most boring subject the science world has ever had to present to the public.” Why so boring? Because it is not a story. Of course, climate change creates stories. The hurricanes that struck New Orleans and New York generated news items replete with tales of heroic struggle, harrowing escapes and tragic deaths. The same happened with unprecedented floods and bush fires in Calgary, Australia, California and Europe. But the focus of attention shifts from the essential issue of extreme weather events to the human sagas of loss, grief, relief, bravery and resilience. As Burkeman explains, climate change and other environmental catastrophes unfolding around us, are “not stories about the suffering or triumphs of individual, knowable humans. They’re failures of complex systems: millions of individuals are affected, but in incremental, widely dispersed ways; in the case of global warming, most of those millions aren’t even born yet.” Complex systems, however, are cerebral and rational constructs of little interest to most people. Described in numbers and equations, in statistics and graphs, they are too distant and impersonal to speak directly to the human heart. History may define this incongruity as fatal since the accumulation of evidence and the detailed analysis of information has replaced stories as our contemporary measure of truth. Our civilization would not be viable without the disciplined thinking of science. Stories have their valuable uses. They may even guide the direction of science if powerful enough narratives can imagine the trajectory of the present into an ominous future. But, as yet, our stories are unable to provide solutions for today’s unfolding environmental crises. Indeed, more and more of our stories now mark the tragic course of our failures, told after we have missed the opportunity to avert disasters by preventative measures. But this may be the way our future unfolds. Without understanding science and its profound relevance to our present lives, we may be committing ourselves to a proliferation of stories with very sad endings. Ray Grigg is the author of seven internationally published books on Oriental philosophy. His column is distributed through www.troymedia. com.

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COURT BRIEFS DANGEROUS OFFENDER’S CASE HELD OVER A man who was captured by police on a number of outstanding warrants had his case held over in Red Deer provincial court last week. Garnet Colby Mcinnes, 22, evaded police

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Mcinnes faces a total of 41 charges including using a firearm in the commission of an offence, careless use of a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, break and enter with the intent to commit an indictable offence, robbery with a firearm, robbery and two counts of assaulting a police officer with a weapon among others. In relation to an armed and barricaded incident in Red Deer which occurred on May 14th, Mcinnes is also charged with kidnapping

while using a firearm, breach of probation, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, two counts of robbery with a firearm, two counts of uttering threats and two counts of failing to comply with recognizance. He is also charged with three counts of extortion while using a firearm, three counts of forcible confinement and three counts of pointing a firearm. Mcinnes is scheduled to return to court on July 26th.

Possible strike action ahead Workers at eight Extendicare facilities in Alberta, including Extendicare Michener Hill in Red Deer, recently voted heavily in favour of a strike. It could set the stage for the largest seniors care strike in the province’s history. It would affect about 1,000 seniors in Alberta. Extendicare Red Deer workers voted 99% in favour of a strike. The lowest support was at Extendicare Eaux Claires in Edmonton at 93%. At Extendicare Athabasca the vote was 100% in favour. Guy Smith, president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), the union to which the 1,200 workers belong, says,

“The mandate set by Extendicare staff sends the clear message that they’re serious about standing up for residents’ quality of care. Job action is not something we want. But Extendicare’s proposals put care at serious risk and we are not okay with that. The employer has forced staff into this position.” A meeting between the union, the employer and a mediator is set for July 5 in Edmonton. If that meeting fails to produce a resolution Smith says the union will then have to make further plans. If it decides to strike, it will give 72 hours notice. According to an AUPE

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media release, Extendicare is implying funding discrepancies with Alberta Health Services (AHS) is dictating their bargaining position. But since contracts between the two parties are secret, that can’t be veriﬁed. Usually, AHS funds private operators like Extendicare at a level consistent with the provincial standard, which is 3% a year for three years. But, according to the AUPE, Extendicare is pushing for rollbacks, which means staff take-home pay would go down and there would be reductions in sick time, forcing staff to work when they are sick. - Cryderman

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City teacher lands special recognition BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Red Deer teacher Wade Groenewegen has capped off his school year on a special note. Last week, Groenewegen, a math and science teacher at St. Patrick’s Community School, received a 2013 Teacher Award sponsored by The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA.) He was one of 16 teachers province-wide to receive the honour, which included a cash prize of $2,000 to be used to promote science and math education in the school. It was something of a surprise, and Groenewegen, who has been described as helping to make math not such an abstract subject, was appreciative of the honour. This fall, he’ll be starting his 10th year of teaching. He’s also big on bringing the intricacies and mysteries of science down to earth and accessible, largely through an optional course he teaches called Weird Science. In Weird Science, students do everything from building bottle rockets to studying aerodynamics via paper airplanes and the architectural capabilities of bridges through models built from things like toothpicks, straws and popsicle sticks. “We’ve tested the force

of what they can hold so again, quite often it’s about figuring out what success is and building to it. “It’s also not so much about what they’re doing as it is about the scientific principles,” he said. Another plus to the course is that there is the time to carry out these experiments, whereas in a conventional science class it would be virtually impossible to do so. “There are so many facts and so many ideas to learn, that taking two weeks to do a project really well is sometimes a real time constraint.” Meanwhile, as to the $2,000, he’s considering a few ideas such as the purchase of calculators for students. It wouldn’t take up the total of the funds, but it’s something he’d like to do. “Other than that, I’m kind of at a loss because my big idea just got covered by something else.” That idea was the purchase of cup stacks which involves stacking specialized plastic cups in specific sequences in as little time as possible. Participants stack cups in pre-determined sequences, competing against the clock or another player. “It’s considered a physical education tool, but I’ve put in the classroom. It’s really amazing. You stack cups in patterns, and (there are) kids that are lightning fast. I attach that to learning – they have to do a math

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TERRIFIC TEACHER – Wade Groenewegen sets off a bottle rocket that was made as part of his Weird Science elective class. He recently received a 2013 Teacher Award sponsored by The AssociaJenna Swan/Red Deer Express tion of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA.)

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POLICE BRIEFS SUMMER SAFETY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED RCMP and Sheriff traffic officers are at the ready to kick off their Summer Safety Campaign for Alberta roads. In an effort to reduce fatalities and serious injuries as a result of motor vehicle collisions on Alberta roads this summer, Integrated Traffic Units are gearing themselves up to apprehend impaired drivers and deter traffic violations such as

speed, occupant restraints and distracted driving. RCMP officers and Alberta Traffic Sheriffs will be conducting check stops and patrolling Alberta roads. This ongoing summer campaign will remind Albertans that being safe behind the wheel is the key to enjoying Alberta roads during travel this summer. “Our message for the campaign is pretty straight forward,” said Superintendent Howard Eaton, officer of

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CHARGES LAID IN AUTO THEFT On June 23 the Innisfail RCMP were dispatched to investigate a complaint of a stolen vehicle. A green 1994 Mercury Marquis had been stolen from out front of an Innisfail residence. Shortly after receiving the complaint a patrolling Innisfail RCMP member observed the vehicle traveling through town. The stolen vehicle traveled into an alley and Innisfail RCMP members were able to surround the vehicle and stopped it without incident. There were three youths inside the vehicle, and all were arrested also without incident. The three youths were charged with possession of stolen property and have been released to attend Provincial Court in Red Deer.

CHARGES IN HIT AND RUN On June 22 at approximately 2 a.m., Innisfail RCMP members were dispatched to a complaint of a hit and run with a pedestrian. It had been reported that there had been a verbal altercation between a group of pedestrians and the occupants of a sport utility vehicle, in a parking lot near the local drinking establishments in Innisfail. During the altercation the driver of the parked SUV quickly accelerated, completed a circle around the pedestrians and in doing so, struck one of the males. The vehicle then sped from the scene. Innisfail RCMP members along with EMS arrived at the location. The injured male was transported to hospital. The suspect vehicle was found to be parked behind a residence in Innisfail. The vehicle was seized and the suspected driver was later located and arrested.

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CITY BRIEFS FUNDRAISER A SUCCESS Folks turned out in solid numbers to support the annual Red Deer Walk for ALS late last month. The walkers raised $101,000 for the ALS Society of Alberta through the 10th annual Red Deer WALK for ALS. These funds assist Albertans living with ALS, helping to provide essential equipment such as ramps and wheelchairs, as well as toward national research in ďŹ nding a cause and a cure for this horriďŹ c disease. The site was changed last minute from Great Chief Park to Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School due to concerns involving ďŹ&#x201A;ooding. Despite the change, walkers showed up by the hundreds to support those living with ALS. It was a sunny day and an important event for the ALS Society of Alberta, organizers say. In 2012, over $3.2 million was raised across the country through the Walk for ALS.

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fyi EVENTS The Red Deer Public Library presents First Thursdays in the Snell. The July program, features the Afiara Quartet performing Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 74 #2 and John Corigliano’s String Quartet (1995). The event runs July 4 from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Coffee and tea provided by Café Noir. No admission charge (free will donation at the door). The fourth annual Art at the Lake runs July 6 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Best Western Hotel in Sylvan Lake at 5027 – Lakeshore Dr. Featuring fine arts and crafts by leading Central Alberta artists. Hand-blown glass art, painting, drawings, handbound books and much more. Free admission. For more information, call 403-748-2557. The Centre for Spiritual Living has a monthly men’s group. It’s an open, drop-in conversation about self-care issues, challenges and opportunities from a man’s perspective. Newcomers are always welcome. The group meets the last week of each month on Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. On July 9, there is a mastermind clinic. Learn how to conduct a mastermind group – enjoy sharing, developing affirmations and enjoying the support of your group. The objective is to gain confidence in the process so you can form your own groups when this clinic is completed. It runs weekly through Aug. 20. For more information, check out www.cslreddeer. org or call 403-342-4905. Red Deer Arts Council and Red Deer Public Library are pleased to present Alberta Skies: Acrylic Paintings by Judith Hall which runs in the Kiwanis Gallery of the Red Deer Public Library to Aug. 25. First Friday Opening: July 5 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m; Share with Judith the special glories of our Alberta skies and enjoy refreshments at this First Friday of the summer event. Family FUN-D Raiser kicks off with a BBQ at 1:30 pm (fee by

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donations) o on July 7. Outdoor & indoor family fam entertainment including family fun photo booth, kids carnival (10 tickets for $5). Silent auction & live auction for homemade desserts. It runs July 7th, 1:30- 4:30 p.m. at the Caroline Nazarene Church, Caroline. Proceeds going towards cancer treatments in Mexico for Jo-Ann (Hummel) Grimwood. For further questions please reach Debbie Ennis at 403-844-7492. If you enjoy teamwork, and care about our environment, this is the position is for you! Kerry Wood Nature Centre is looking to recruit volunteers to help with our wild ﬂower garden, special events, and front desk. We offer a supportive working

occasional drivers to transport injured wildlife to the ﬁrst aid station in Red Deer. If you can help contact Carol at 403-7283467 or info@mrwc.ca for more information and training. Central Alberta Singles dance runs July 13 at Penhold Hall. Doors open at 8 p.m., music starts at 8:30 p.m. Members and invited guests only; new members are welcome. For information call Elaine at 403-341-7653 or Bob and 403-304-7440. Additional dances will be held July 27, Aug. 10, Aug. 24, Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 23, Dec. 14 and Dec. 28. The Ladies of Sunnybrook Farm Museum are presenting their annual lunch at the Farm events

to 6 p.m. We don’t take clothes, electronics or large appliances. Red Deer Children’s Choir Summer Music Camp runs July 9-12 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Students will learn to read music and if they are already reading, they will strengthen their music reading and ear training skills. For students who have completed K to Grade 2, hours are 9:30 a.m. to noon. For those having completed Grades 3-5, hours are 1 to 4 p.m. The camp is being sponsored by Themes & Variations. Call or fax 403-3429456 or email denisegagne1@ gmail.com to register. The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) will be holding

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An Evening of Yoga Fashion @ YARD Yoga Studio July 10 at 7 p.m. The YARD studio will come alive with yoga fashions inspired by designs from around the world. Real clothes for real women built on style and functionality. On July 10th, styles from six different lines of yoga clothing will be modeled by some of our instructors, with an exclusive purchase opportunity for only those in attendance. Refreshments, draw prizes and sale items will follow the show. A limited number of tickets are available for $10 each. Call 403-350-5830 to reserve. Full details @ www.reddeeryoga.ca. Are you retired and looking for something to do or have a lot of free time? Medicine River Wildlife Centre is looking for

Vacation Bible School runs July 8-12 at First Christian Reformed Church in Red Deer. For more information, call 403-346-5659. Pre-register online at http:/ firstcrcrcreddeer.org or you can register the first morning of VBS. This year’s theme is Faith Mountain and activities include Bible stories, games, crafts, singing and puppet plays. Whisker Rescue, a non-profit cat rescue organization, is having their annual garage sale fundraiser on July 26. People can drop off their donations i.e. toys, dishes, linen, anything they want to give to the Cannery Row Bingo Hall, 5239 53rd Ave. from July 2-23. The sale weekend is July 26 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.

Please join us for horseshoes at the Golden Circle is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. The horseshoe pits are located on the north end of the yard. For more information call Ron at 403-346-9861. Love to sing? Hearts of Harmony, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is an a cappella chorus for women of all ages who love to sing and harmonize. Rehearsals are Monday nights from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Davenport Church of Christ (68 Donlevy Ave.) Join us any Monday night, you will be welcomed. Experience the joyful sound of four-part harmony with a group of wonderful women. For more information, call Nancy at 403-357-8240, or our director, Sheryl @403-7424218 or check out our web site at www.heartsofharmony.ca. Zumba Gold is held on Monday mornings from 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. at the Golden Circle. This is a senior-friendly entry level dance ﬁtness class. A drop in fee of $4.50 applies.

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their monthly Ambassador 30/11/12 28/02/13 10:17 2:51 AM PM Program Breakfast July 19 from 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. at Quality Inn North Hill. Cost is $15 per person. There will be a presentation by Trevor Wannop, volunteer project director of the Gull Lake Water Quality Management Society. He is going to talk about their Aquifer Mapping Project. This project is aimed at mapping the aquifers to inform on better planning and management to help ensure that Gull Lake, the very resource that attracts the development, continues to remain for future generations to enjoy. RSVP to: info@rdrwa. ca or call Kelly at ( 403)3407379 by noon on July 17. Come join us for the fourth annual Sunday afternoon at the Dickson Store Museum. The event runs July 28 at 2 p.m. Music, one act play, refreshments, and goodies. Our local MP Earl Dreeshen will be presenting the museum with federal

Sit and Be Fit is held every Wednesday from 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. There is a drop in fee of $2. Whist is held on the second and fourth Friday of each month starting at 1 p.m. There is a fee of $2. Bridge singles meet on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. There is a fee of $2. Bridge partners meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. There is a fee of $3. The Senior Citizens Downtown House has cribbage every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Cost is $3. Whist runs every Friday at 1:30 p.m. and Fun Contact Bridge runs every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Cost is $3 as well for both of these activities. Tuesday night dances start at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $6 and everyone is welcome. For more information, call 403-346-4043. Cards at the Golden Circle. Join us for Canasta on Mondays at 1 p.m. Drop in fee $1. Wednesday afternoons at 1 p.m. join us for Singles Bridge. Drop in

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Week of July 3 - July 10, 2013 fee of $2. Partner Bridge is played the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Drop in fee of $3. Euchre is played the first and third Friday of the month at 1 p.m. Drop in fee of $2. Join us for scrabble Friday’s starting at 1 p.m. Drop in fee of $1. Do you have an interest in singing for seniors? The Tony Connelly Singers celebrate their goal by preparing 10 programs each year filled with oldies, newer music, sing-a-long and instrumental highlights with a friendly, easygoing atmosphere. We practice from 9:30 to 11 a.m. each Tuesday morning, September to June at the Downtown House Seniors Centre and average four to five sing outs monthly. We welcome anyone to take part. 403-346-7316. Old-time dances run at the Red Deer Legion every Wednesday evening. Smorg at 5 p.m. with dance at 7 p.m. Cover charge $6. Country music runs Friday and Saturday evenings 7 to 11 p.m. 403-342-0035. “Renew, Remember, Rediscover” - Summer Village of Gull Lake Centennial runs Aug. 2-5th. It includes fun and exciting community events and activities starting Friday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. with an art show – wine and cheese at the Gull Lake Community Hall. Highlights on Saturday, Aug. 3 include an art show, kids’ crafts, a horseshoe tournament, beach activities, a street dance, beer gardens and a slow pitch tournament. Plan to join us in our celebration of this huge milestone. Admission is free. For more information visit www. gulllakecentennial.com or contact Stephanie Davis at msdavis@nucleus.com. Spruce View and District Lions Club are holding their second annual fundraising golf tournament on Aug.16 at the beautiful Gleniffer Golf Club. Registration starts at 11a.m. with play beginning at 1p.m. (shot gun) followed by prize presentation and a BBQ dinner. $75 per person (max 88 players). All proceeds go to an improved Baseball Facility in the Spruce View Area.

Lots of fun and lots of prizes. Register forms must be in by July 15. Contact Henry van der Kolk for more information or registration forms at 403-7283530, 403-877-4252 or email henryandtonny@harewaves.net. ‘Country Gospel in the Park’ Music Weekend is planned for Sept. 6-8 at Blackfalds All Star Park. This event is hosted by Blackfalds United Church. Scheduled performances start on Friday night at 5 p.m. and a church service goes on Sunday at 9 a.m. Performances are in a heated tent (bring your lawn chairs) and food is available on site. Performers include Visions Country Gospel, Ben Kellert, Freedom Seekers, The

encounter while babysitting, St. John Ambulance is promoting its Sponsor a Sitter Initiative for the third year. Contact your local St. John Ambulance centre at 1-800-665-7114 for Sponsor a Sitter dates in your area. Visit us at www.sja.ab/ca for public What Every Babysitting Should Know course dates.

is required. For more information mation or to register call the Immigrant igrant Centre 403-346-8818. Taoist Tai chi: Experience a relaxing, holistic, low impact exercise. Contact 403-3466772 for more information and to register at our new location – Port O Call Centre located at #100, 4419 50 Ave. New Beginners classes have started Mon/Wed from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Continuing classes year-round sessions available for those who have completed beginners or who have learned Taoist Tai Chi in the past. Participate in the classes of your choice; Mon/Wed 7:30 to 9 p.m. and Tues/Thurs 10:30 a.m. to noon. Classes also available

YARD Yoga Studio: Come play @ the YARD - Red Deer’s ONLY not-for-proﬁt Yoga Studio! Registration is now open for the 17th annual yoga summer intensive! Attunement: Reﬁning & Deepening your Yoga Practice. July 8 - 14. Come join us for a class, a day, the week, or the weekend. workshops are geared to practitioners of all levels. Full

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Summer English Conversation Groups. Practice speaking English in a fun way. Conversation Groups are open to all permanent residents. From Level 1-4 Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. -12 p.m. Register at C.A.R.E.’s front desk or by calling 403-346-8818.

The Parkland Handweavers Guild meets the second Monday of the month (not July or August) at Sunnybrook Farm at 7 p.m. New and experienced weavers welcome. For more information contact reddeerweavers@gmail. com, Darlene 403-749-3054, Margaret 403-346-8289.

Would you like to improve your workplace communication skills? Would a better understanding of Canadian workplace culture help you? Are you interested in getting a promotion or a better paying job? Then this free training for permanent residents and refugees can help. Running at Red Deer College, Aug. 12-30, Monday-Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. with free child-minding provided for ages six and up. Proof of completion of LINC 4 or a CLB assessment

Legion Ladies Auxilary monthly meetings run the ﬁrst Monday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Alberta Room, Red Deer Legion. If you require a ride, please call Harry - 403-598-5331 before noon on meeting day. Are you having problems with someone else’s drinking? We are an anonymous group of men and women who can offer encouragement and support. Call Al-Anon Family groups at 403-346-0320 for a list

of meetings in Red Deer and the surrounding area. Gamblers Anonymous meetings are Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the Red Deer Regional Hospital (3942-50 Ave.) south complex, lower level rooms 503 and 504. Gamblers Anonymous phone number is 403-986-0017. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12-step support group offering a solution for all forms of food addiction. No dues, fees or weigh-in. Central Alberta groups meet in Red Deer, Lacombe and Rimbey. For locations and dates, call Joanne at 403-314-1972. Central Alberta Pioneers: Meet old and new friends at the Pioneer Lodge on June 12 at 12:30 p.m. Members only. 403-309-4243. ‘Friends Over 45’ is an organization for women who are new to the Red Deer area or who have experienced a lifestyle change, and would like to meet new friends. New members are welcome. For information phone Shirley at 403-346-7160 or Gloria at 403-754-1655. The Red Deer Art Club meets Thursdays at l p.m. at the Golden Circle. Individuals are welcome to drop in and participate in mini art classes. Drop in fee $1 applies. Phone Marianne at 403986-2600 for information. The Parkinson’s Society Education and Support Group runs the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the Davenport Church of Christ. 403-346-4463. An Amputee Support Group Meeting, sponsored by the Alberta Amputee Sport and Recreation Association at 7:30 in Room 2207 in the South Complex of the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Meetings the fourth Monday of each month. 403-357-3671. Addict in the Family Support Group is a conﬁdential, professionallyfacilitated support group. Meetings run every second Thursday at 4920 – 54 St. from 6 to 8 p.m. 403-342-0895.

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Centennial celebration a success photos and Story By Jenna Swan Red Deerians basked in the glory of good weather and good fun this weekend, as the City experienced a wave of heat and pride during the Centennial celebration. This year marks 100 years that Red Deer gained city status. The event kicked off on Saturday morning with a pancake breakfast at Parkland Mall, after which Nova Chemicals unveiled their new Centennial Grove that was donated to the City. Members of the community then had the opportunity to have guided tours of memorable locations downtown, then head over to Lindsay Thurber for the nightly events, which included a barbecue, an inter-faith celebration, performances by St. James’ Gate and an outdoor movie on a giant inflatable screen. Running Saturday and Sunday night was the River of Light installation at Fort Normandeau in which lit up rain barrels that emitted noise were set up in a lovely display throughout the grounds. The barrels were to be sent down the river but due to the recent flooding of the Red Deer River they were instead set up on land. Among other activities, crowds also had the pleasure of viewing artistic projections on one of the City’s landmarks, the water tower. jswan@reddeerexpress.com

BBQ BONANZA - Centennial volunteers Jerome Roth, Larry Pimm and Ashley Miller begin the process to barbecue hundreds of free hot dogs donated by Nossack Meats at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School during the community BBQ.

Thurber Comprehensive High School some folks were inspired to get up and get moving during the Celtic crossover of tunes including Patricia Watts and Arthur Frozir.

KIND TREES - Rick Van Hemmen of Nova Chemicals and Mayor Morris Flewwelling discuss the Centennial Grove donated by Nova to the City of Red Deer. It’s located in the park beside Parkland Mall.

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Looking back on past floods in Red Deer The historic floods which commenced on June 20 and struck hard across southern Alberta in general, and such communities as High River, Calgary, Bragg Creek, Exshaw and the Siksika First Nation in particular, are a stark reminder of the devastation that severe flooding can bring. Fortunately, although the floods along the Red Deer River were amongst the highest on record, there was not as much damage as had been feared, due to the buffering effect of the Dickson Dam and excellent dedicated work by City of Red Deer staff. Unfortunately, Red Deer was not as lucky in the past. The worst floods in the history of the Red Deer River may have been in 1902. More than 30 cm of rain fell in June and early July. There were news reports that the approaches to the bridges across the Red Deer River were washed out and that local sawmills had heavy losses of logs. However, there was not a good measurement of the peak river flows. Moreover, there wasn’t much property in low-lying areas near the river yet.

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DAWE The greatest recorded ﬂood occurred in late June 1915. The levels of the Red Deer River were already high due to the snowmelt from the mountains. With more than 122 mm of rain falling, the Red Deer River spiked upwards to alarming levels. Early on the morning of Sunday, June 27, it was reported that the river was running at more than 3m above normal. By 9 p.m. in the evening, the news reports stated that the river was up 5.8m (19.05 ft). There was concern about the safety of the Gaetz Avenue trafﬁc bridge and even the C.P.R. bridge across the river. The City’s power plant and water pumping station were knocked out of commission. It was estimated that some 30m (100) ft. of the south bank of the river washed away alongside

Waskasoo Cresc. The flats in North Red Deer were submerged. The highest recorded flood took place on April 4, 1943. The ice jammed a short distance below the City at 4 a.m. during the spring break-up. The raging floodwaters quickly backed up. It was estimated that the river rose 4.6m in less than an hour. Before the day was over, it was reported that the river had peaked at an incredible 6.74m (22.10 ft). The sleeping community was caught off guard. One resident near the river woke up when the water flooded her bed. Others were alerted by the sound of the ice grinding against the walls of their houses. Some people had to be rescued from their homes by boat. The City water treatment plant was knocked out of commission. Jack Teasdale’s riverside feedlot lost several thousands of dollars of cattle in the flood. The worst flooding of the downtown area of Red Deer occurred in April 1901 when Waskasoo Creek spilled over its banks. A large lake formed south of Eccles (47) St.

Several homes were flooded and some residents had to be rescued by boat. The floodwaters also spilled across Ross St. East into the old creek bed between what is now Gaetz United Church and the Central School grounds. The flood proceeded westwards along Stewart (53) St. into the downtown core.

It was reported that some school children used pieces of wooden sidewalk as rafts to make their way to and from the higher ground where the school stood. The severe ﬂoods of June 2005 came close to being a record breaker, but were shy of a historic peak by only a small amount. According to reports at the

time, the Red Deer River flows were more than 1,710m3 in 2005; while in 1915, the flows peaked at 1,900m3. In comparison, reports are that the river flows hit 1335m3 in June 2013. A scary enough experience, but fortunately, it was not as disastrous as the floods recently faced by southern Alberta.

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Reading College launches to help struggling readers BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express The regular school may have just wrapped up, but several local kids are just settling in with some fresh studies to strengthen their reading skills. Now into its second year, Reading College was launched this week at Red Deer College. Organizers say 60 Grade

2 students have signed up for the month-long series of fun and informative sessions. Over 22 days, Reading College will provide programming to not only build skills, but increase interest and motivation to read as well. The program was launched last year through the Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools in partnership with Red Deer

College, said Jock Mackenzie, program coordinator. He added that the program doubles in size this year with 40 students from Red Deer Public Schools as well as 20 students from Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools. Students identiﬁed by teachers in targeted schools as struggling readers were invited to be part of the program. They are

bused to RDC and receive snacks and meals. Each day includes reading, writing and technology centres. The program is led by three veteran teachers with expertise in literacy as well as six graduates from the Bachelor of Education Collaborative Program at RDC. Plus there are special events such as author’s visits, too. Last year, Mack-

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He also pointed out that community help is critical to the program - while the four partners are leading the program, it would not be possible without support from the region at large. The Optimist Clubs of Central Alberta through the Cures for Kids Radiothon are once again lead sponsors increasing their investment from $30,000 last year to $45,000 this year, he said. Other sponsors include the Kinsmen Club of Red Deer, Chartwells, Follett Higher Education Group, Red Deer Catholic Regional School Division Foundation, Copp’s Services, Inc. and Glenn Turple. Meanwhile, Mackenzie is thrilled to be coordinating the program and teaching, and looks forward to an exciting month of working with the youngsters. “There will be lots of cool experiences.” For more information, or to help out on a volunteer basis, call Larissa Adams at 403-342-3751 or Jock Mackenzie at 403-357-4895. editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Switch ................2007 and Newer Chev/GMC Vehicles ..........................................$80 13...........CLO24223 ....................Slotted S/Steel Grille Insert / Bug Screen .................2007-2008 GMC 1/2 Ton Trucks - bumper pce included..............$100 14...........CC-04-BK.....................Westerner Seat Cover in Black .................................2007-2013 Chev/GMC Trucks 60/40 Split Rear Seat ...................$80 15...........DAWIN2228R10HB.......Demoda 8 on 6.5 Silver Alloy 22” Wheels................2000-2010 Chev/GMC 3/4,1ton Trucks - 4 avail. .....................$1000/set 16...........GB1223DSZ71..............Black Mud Flap w/chrome Plate Z71 embossed .......Universal Flap - All Z71 models or otherwise - 2 per set...............$50/set 17...........GPP66SB-LLY ..............Van Aaken Power Programmer ................................2004-2006 Chev/GMC LLY Duramax Trucks - Adds 110 HP ........$400 18...........HAW-1010MF ..............Black Mud Flap w/chrome Plate Top ........................2000-2006 Chev/GMC 1/2 ton Trucks Front Set Only ..................$65 19...........MICROVISOR ...............Universal Bluetooth Visor Speakerphone ..................All Bluetooth Compatible Phones .................................................$40 20...........PCO917552..................Procomp ES9000 Shock Absorber ..........................2007-2013 Chev/GMC Frt Shocks for 2” Lifted Trucks ................$80/set 21...........RPG107 .......................Rampage Tubular Chrome Step Bar .........................2002-2013 Chev Suburban GMC Yukon XL 3/4Ton 2500 .............$250 22...........T2228-304 ...................Chrome Rocker Trim 5 1/2” Wide ............................2007-2013 GMC Ext Cab Long Box Trucks .................................$100 23...........TREXPRO .....................Avantalk Bluetooth Earpiece Headset .......................All Bluetooth Compatible Phones .................................................$20 24...........U7186 ..........................Diablo Predator Programmer Fuel/Power ..................2006-2010 Chev/GMC Duramax Diesel Trucks ............................$250 25...........UBTFM41 .....................Ultimate FM Aux Bluetooth Adapter w/SD & SB ........Any bluetooth compatible phone or music player .........................$35 26...........WLM-C0799ES.............Willmore Nerf Board Alum Top S/S Surround ...........2007-2013 Chev/GMC Ext Cab 6.5’ Box Full Length ....................$400 27...........22755306 ....................GM Chrome Tailgate Handle w/codable Lock ...........2007-2013 Chev/GMC Trucks - 2 available .................................$100 28...........25998989S ..................GM Complete Front Bumper incl Fog Lamps ............2007-2013 GMC 3/4, 1Ton Trucks incls bar, lwr deflector ...........$1000 29...........ARI20401311 ...............Aries Tubular Chrome Step Bar ................................2001-2013 Chev/GMC Crew Cab Trucks .....................................$250 30...........DEE19953 ....................DeeZee Chrome Nerf Board w/Blk Steps ..................2001-2006 Chev/GMC Crew Cab Trucks .....................................$600 31...........CRW03SBK ..................Westerner Seat Cover in Black w/White Stripe..........2007-2011 Chev/GMC 60/40 Split Rear Seat ..............................$80 32...........G424-GY ......................Westerner Seat Cover in Grey ..................................2001-2006 Chev/GMC 40/20/40 Split Front Seats .......................$80 33...........GB1223DSG-R .............Mud Flaps - Black w/Red GMC logo on chrome .......1988-2013 GMC Trucks - set of 2 with 2 avail. ...........................$65/set 34...........RB1222CUTS ...............Mud Flaps - Black w/Stettler Motors logo on chr. .....1988-2013 Chev/GMC Trucks - set of 2 ......................................$40 35...........RPLTAIGMHK03 ............Door Pin Kit - Incls Pins, Bushings, Retainer ............1988-2000 Chev/GMC Trucks 1set per door - 8 avail. .................$25ea 36...........SL702053341 ..............Dual DVD Player w/screen Headrest Kit ...................2010-2013 Equinox/Terrain Blk leather w/red trim .......................$1000 37...........SL8G1TJSPEC ..............Dual DVD Player w/built in games Headrest Kit ........2001-2013 Chev/GMC Trucks Black leather w/controllers ..........$1250 38...........SL8G2TJSPEC ..............Dual DVD Player w/built in games Headrest Kit ........2001-2013 Chev/GMC Trucks Black leather w/controllers ...........$1250 39...........OGM1...........................Multimedia Navigation Touch Screen Radio ..............2008-2013 Chev/GMC Trucks w/o centre channel speaker ..........$800 40...........STPOS053400..............Dual Bracket DVD Player Headrest Kit ......................2001-2013 Chev/GMC Trucks incls Headphones.........................$200 41...........TBKGM.........................Torsion Bar Keys for 2” Level Lift.............................1992-2006 Chev/GMC 1/2 Ton Trucks ........................................$100 42...........9595657 ......................GM Black Steel Winter Wheel ..................................2002-07 Rendezvous, 05-09 Montana & Uplander - set of 4 .......$200/set

Item No. Part No. ..................... Description ...........................................................What it Fits ............................................................................... Price 43...........9595987 ......................Chevrolet 18” Aluminum Wheel ...............................2007-2013 Chev Avalanche, Silverado 1/2 Tons 1 only ...............S200 44...........FCC899 ........................Black Vinyl Tri-Fold Tonneau Box Cover....................1988-2007 Chev/GMC Trucks w/ 8ft. Box ..................................$250 45...........FIA-SP89-16-TN ...........Tan Front Seat Protector Series Covers ....................2006-2008 Ram 1500 Reg & Quad Cab 40/20/40 Seat ...............$75 46...........K/N33-2225 .................K/N Factory Replacement Air Filter...........................1993-2002 Camaro/Firebird w/ 3.4, 3.8, 5.7 L Engine .................$25 47...........15835084SS ................Black Mesh Lower Grille w/Chrome Surround ..........2007-2014 Chev Avalanche 1/2 & 3/4 ton w/Fog Lamps .............$100 48...........15862128SS ................Black Mesh Upper Grille w/Chrome Surround ..........2007-2014 Chev Avalanche 1/2 & 3/4 ton w/Fog Lamps .............$100 49...........17801755S ..................GM Stainless Steel 3” Tubular Step Bar....................2007-2013 Chev/GMC Ext Cab Trucks - Cab Length ...................$250 50...........9595464T ....................GM Aluminum Factory Wheel ..................................2007-2010 Chev/GMC 3/4, 1 Ton 17” Wheel - 2 avail. ................$200ea 51...........9598055T ....................Chevrolet 18” Aluminum Wheel ...............................2000-2013 Chev 1/2 Ton - set of 4 .............................................$200ea 52...........Eagle/Yoko....................Eagle Alloy 16” Used Aluminum Wheel ....................2001-2013 Chev/GMC Trucks - 3 avail. ......................................$50ea 53...........H8037 ..........................Black Steel Winter Wheel 17” 6boltX115 ..................2002-07 Rendezvous, 05-09 Montana & Uplander - set of 4 .......$200/set 54...........X50610 ........................Black Steel Winter Wheel 16” 5boltx120 ..................F-Body Chev Cars and Corvette, Honda Odyssey, Ridgeline .........$200/set 55...........12487563U ..................GM 16” Polished Alloy Wheel ..................................2001-2013 GMC 1/2 Ton Trucks 60n5.5 bolt pattern - 2 avail......$75ea 56...........0353098C ....................Continental ContiWinter Contact Tire ........................Any vehicle with P225/50R17 tires or similar size - set of 4 .........$700/set 57...........1006838H ....................Hankook Optimo H727 All Season Tire ....................Any vehicle with P215/65R17 tires or similar size - set of 4 .........$400/set 58...........2001405H ....................Hankook Optimo H727 All Season Tire ....................Any vehicle with LT285/70R17 tires or similar size - set of 4 .......$800/set 59...........AD004801 ....................Dunlop Signature II All Season Tire ..........................Any vehicle with P195/60R15 tires or similar size - set of 4 .........$250/set 60...........FB081439 ....................Bridgestone Dueller AT Revo II Tire ..........................Any vehicle with P285/70R17 tires or similar size - set of 4 .........$600/set 61...........M08548 .......................Michelin Latitude X-Ice Winter Tire ...........................Any vehicle with P255/70R17 tires or similar size - set of 4 .........$700/set 62...........M21676 .......................Michelin LTX M/S2 All Season w/winter rating ..........Any vehicle with LT245/75R16 tires or similar size - set of 4 .......$800/set 63...........22940 ..........................Nankang N990 Summer Tire Lo-Pro ........................Any vehicle with P305/50R20 tires or similar size - set of 4 .........$400/set 64...........1854213 ......................Kumho Road Venture MT Mud Terrain Tire ...............Any vehicle with LT245/75R16 tires or similar size - set of 4 .......$700/set 65...........1009332H ....................Hankook Dynapro ATM RF10 All Terrain Tire ............Any vehicle with P275/55R20 tires or similar size - set of 4 .........$1000/set 66...........FB192234A ..................Firestone Transforce All Season Tire TO ...................Any vehicle with LT245/70R17 tires or similar size - set of 4 .......$600/set 67...........FB225425T ..................Firestone Transforce HT All Season Tire TO.............Any vehicle with LT245/75R17 tires or similar size - 2 avail. ........$150ea 68...........H59178 ........................Hercules All Trac All Season Tire .............................Any vehicle with P265/70R16 tires or similar size - 2 avail. .........$100ea 69...........HF014436T ..................Goodyear Wrangler SR-A All Season Tire TO ...........Any vehicle with LT265/70R18 tires or similar size - 7 avail. ........$100ea 70...........M18801T .....................Michelin LTX A/T2 All Season Tire TO ......................Any vehicle with LT265/70R18 tires or similar size - 2 avail. ........$100 71...........10358511 ....................GM Fog Lamp Assembly .........................................1997/2005 Buick Century/Regal LH Front....................................$50 72...........15179264 ....................GM Headlamp Assembly w/Park & Sig Lamps .........2003-2009 Trailblazer/Envoy/Bravada LH Front - 2 avail. .............$200ea 73...........25826764 ....................GM Headlamp Assembly w/Si Marker Blue Lens ......2007-08 Acadia, 2008-14 Enclave, 2009-14 Traverse RH Frt ......$300 74...........11-5185-90..................Replica Factory Taillamp Assembly ..........................2001-2006 GMC Trucks RH Rear................................................$90 75...........20-6386-00..................Replica Factory Headlamp Assembly .......................2003-2007 Chevrolet Truck LH Front...........................................$80 76...........22791624 ....................GM Outside Mirror Assembly - Paint to Match .........2007-14 Acadia, 2008-14 Enclave, 2009-14 Traverse LH ...........$150 77...........22791625 ....................GM Outside Mirror Assembly - Paint to Match .........2007-14 Acadia, 2008-14 Enclave, 2009-14 Traverse RH ...........$150 78...........19153376 ....................GM Outside Mirror Glass w/bkg Plate ......................2001-2005 Accordian Style Mirror RH Electric Heated.................$100 79...........25892978 ....................GM Outside Mirror Glass w/bkg Plate ......................2007-2013 Lo-Pro Heated Power Folding w/Turn Signal LH .........$150 80...........12496799 ....................GM Bed Extender Anodized Gate..............................1994-2003 S10 Trucks ...............................................................$100 81...........15020941 ....................GM Factory Black Tow Hook....................................2001-2006 Chev/GMC Trucks RH Front ......................................$40 82...........20870284 ....................GMC Front Factory Emblem .....................................2007-2013 GMC Yukon Trucks ...................................................$50 83...........24240016 ....................GM Factory Transfer Case - NVG246 NP8 ................2003-2007 Chev/GMC 1/2, 3/4 Ton 4 Button Elec Shift ...............$1500 84...........24228410 ....................GM Factory T-Case - New Process 246 NP8............1999-2005 Chev/GMC 1/2 Ton Trucks 4 Button Elec Shift ...........$1500 85...........19125650 ....................GM Factory T-Case - MP 3023/3024 NQH ...............2007-2013 Chev/GMC 1/2 Ton Trucks Elec Shift Case ...............$1500

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Volunteering in Central Alberta For more opportunities, visit Volunteer Red Deer at www.volunteerreddeer.ca or call 403-346-3710.

FEATURED LISTINGS: The Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre Voluntary Association which operates Bower and Parkland Kiosks as fundraisers are looking for volunteers who would be interested in helping sell pull tickets, once per week, four hour shift. Contact Brenda Farwell at 403-343-4715 ext 1.

cernment and good physical abilities are assets. Both ﬂexible and regularly scheduled hours are available. Store hours are Mon – Fri: 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sat 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Contact Joan at 403-342-2522.

at their Bargain Treasures Thrift Store. Flexible hours are also available. Should be willing to do cash and cash experience would be an asset. Contact Joyce at jneiman@reddeer.cmha. ab.ca or all 403-342-2266.

Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Red Deer and District are searching for interested men and women to become a Big Brother or Big Sister. Make a difference in the life of a child. Contact Janessa at (403) 342-6500 ext. 115.

Canadian Red Cross is looking for volunteers to help load equipment to be taken to the warehouse to be sanitized and unload equipment that is ready to be used. Should be physically able and available once in 10 days from 11 a.m. to noon for approximately 45 minutes. Contact Yvonne Bauer at 403-346-1241.

Cosmos Group of Companies is going to attempt to break the world record for the biggest game of water balloon toss on July 20 at Westerner Days Fair & Exposition. Volunteers are needed to ensure people know where to line up and that they are playing the game correctly. An ofﬁcial is also required to ensure that Cosmos Group of Companies follows the guidelines the people at Guinness have set. Contact Pierre Lefebvre 403-3430715.

Bethany Collegeside in Red Deer is seeking volunteers for recreation, feeding and pastoral opportunities. Contact Ann at 403-357-3702 or vanhemmena@bethanycare.com.

ONGOING LISTINGS:

Canadian Red Cross needs volunteers to promote ‘Preventing Violence in the Lives of Seniors’. All training and curriculum is provided. If interested contact Leigh Baker 403-3461241.

Adult Literacy Program at the Dawe Library is looking for volunteer tutors to assist students with reading, writing and speaking English or basic math skills. Students are from all walks of life and from many countries. Contact Lois at 403-346-2533 or lprostebby@rdpl.org. Bibles for Missions Thrift Store (BFM) is looking for volunteers in a wide variety of areas. We require volunteers to work with our recycling team and train as a cashier. A pleasant personality, dis-

Canadian Blood Services is looking for a Summer Youth Volunteer Program Assistant with an interest in marketing, business administration or event planning. Contact Heather at 403-755-4334 or email heather.rumbolt@ blood.ca.

Canadian Cancer Society is seeking leadership volunteers to organize and implement special annual special events. For more information call the Society at 403-347-3662 or email reddeer@cancer.ab.ca. Canadian Mental Health Association are looking for volunteers to ﬁll in the afternoon session

Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre is currently looking for volunteers to help with our Supportive Transportation Program as we provide transportation to clients who need to go to medical appointments and to clients who attend lunch on Wednesdays at the Golden Circle. Contact Diane at 403-343-6074 ext 108. Lending Cupboard of Central Alberta is seeking volunteers to commit to one, three-hour shift per week, morning (1012:45) and afternoon (12:15 – 3 p.m.) Duties vary from cleaning equipment, helping clients needing equipment, warehouse and phoning. Visit our web site www.lendingcupboard.ca or stop by Mon- Wed- Fri between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Michener Services has many volunteer positions available like Window Shopper, Outdoor Adventurer, Tech Savvy & News Worthy, Animal Lover and Crib Expert. Contact Carmen at 403-340-7803 or Carmen.kostiuk@gov.ab.ca

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The Red Deer Canadian Paraplegic Association (Alberta) is looking for 30 volunteers for our 15th Annual Golf Classic to be held on Aug. 16 at the River Bend Golf and Recreation Area. For more information about the event contact Heather Nelson at 403-341-5060.

Sunday Services 8:30am, 10:30am Wednesday Night Ministries 7:00pm Passion for God, Compassion for People.

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Gospel music celebration heading to City Internationally-renowned Southern Gospel groups featured at event BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Featuring many top Southern Gospelstyled musical acts, the annual Canada’s Gospel Music Celebration runs at Westerner Park July 11-13. Events will be held at the Centrium, kicking off Thursday morning. Acclaimed groups hitting the stage this year include the Booth Brothers, Triumphant Quartet, Double Portion, Potters Clay, the Young St. Vocal Band, Keepers of the Faith, the Tribute Quartet, The Singing Hills, Roset, The Collingsworth Family, The Watchman Four Quartet and The Browns among others. All evening performances begin at 6 p.m. There is also much to check out in the exhibitors’ hall where artists set up shop to sell CDs, books and DVDs. The exhibitors’ hall opens at 4 p.m. each day. Legacy Five, who have been long-time favourites on the festival and touring circuit, are slated to perform at this year’s event. When the Legendary Cathedral Quartet retired in December of 1999, Scott Fowler and Roger Bennett decided to continue the rich musical tradition of Southern Gospel quartet singing. Legacy Five was organized and had their ofﬁcial debut in January of 2000 in Atlanta. Matt Fouch sings the bass, Scott Howard sings baritone, Scott Fowler sings lead, Gus Gaches sings tenor and Trey Ivey is the group’s pianist. Since the start, they have made a major mark on the extensive Southern Gospel music world. Immediately audiences responded to their four-part harmony and their ability to effectively communicate the gospel message. Year after year they are recognized as one of gospel music’s favourite southern gospel groups. The Southern Gospel Music Association has also honoured Legacy Five with Recording of the Year and they have had two Dove Award nominations. To top it off, Legacy Five has been featured on video tapings of the Gaither and Friends Homecoming Video series, which has sold millions of copies worldwide. As for The Collingsworth Family, since their ﬁrst engagement together as musi-

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cians for a church camp in Petersburg, Michigan in 1986 until now, the ministry of Phil and Kim Collingsworth has expanded until it is a full-time livelihood that involves their entire family. Their boundaries of influence have expanded until they have sung and played all over the United States (as well as internationally) into their 27th year of ministry. Phil is a 1986 graduate of God’s Bible School & College, Cincinnatti. This is the famous college that is well-known within Christian education ranks for having been the American college where Oswald Chambers (My Utmost For His Highest) taught. Kim attended Union Bible College, Westfield, Indiana where she was instrumental in arranging most of the music that was performed by the college’s music groups. As a family, they performed in Red Deer last year and certainly stood out as one of the most powerful and popular groups to be featured during the event. Closer to home and known for their close family harmonies, original songs and sense of humor, The Singing Hills aim to inspire audiences through their personal presentation. The group, which consists of Roger and Patti Hill, three of their four daughters, Kari, Kelli and Kim and Kim’s husband Kevin Elias, has recorded over a dozen CDs. And since beginning full-time ministry in 1990, there have been many opportunities for the members of Double Portion to share the gospel message as well. They have appeared on the Grand Ol’ Opry stage, were guest artists of the Cash family and the largest county fair in the U.S.A. They have also performed at both the Artist Spotlight Showcase during the National Quartet Convention in Louisville, Kentucky and the Canadian Gospel Music Celebration previously. Another Canadian group featured this year is Potter’s Clay which was launched in the late sixties by two teenage boys. The group went through many phases over time, and in 1986 began singing regularly as a trio named ‘Potter’s Clay’. Meanwhile, this year marks the 15th year for the Gospel Music Celebration in Red Deer, although for the first seven years it ran under a different name and was put

VISION – Legacy Five are just one of many gospel groups set to hit the Centrium stage during photo submitted the Gospel Music Celebration July 11-13. together by a different organization. Another popular aspect of the event is the daily Showcase Spectacular, which features The Booth Family on July 12 at 1 p.m. On July 13, The Collingsworth Family performs at 1 p.m. as well. Fans will also want to check out the Canadian Showcase concerts which run July 12-13 at 4:30 p.m. Groups featured at these events include

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Free concerts downtown and at Bower Ponds Red Deer’s Best Summer Ever continues in the City’s two hottest spots, with a free concert downtown on the Ross Street Patio from 5 to 8 p.m. on July 5 featuring Oldbury and Half Chance Heroes, followed by a second free concert from 2 to 4 p.m. on July 7 at Bower Ponds featuring Fred Penner. “Rockers Oldbury and pop punk band Half Chance Heroes are a great way to kick off the weekend,” said Peter McGee, special events programmer for the City of Red

Deer. “Whether people bring lawn chairs or their dancing shoes, we’ll be rocking the downtown on Friday after work.” The City is pleased to bookend the weekend with popular children’s entertainer Fred Penner. “Whether people remember Fred Penner from their childhoods or are discovering him now through their own children, he continues to offer simple, powerful and positive messages to kids,” said Kristina Öberg, culture superintendent for the City.

“Fred Penner is a family favourite.” The Oldbury and Half Chance Heroes concert is the first in a series of three patio parties that will take place this summer on the Ross Street Patio. Penner is the second in a series of four Summer Sunday Concerts at Bower Ponds. More fun can be found downtown all summer, as the City also organizes weekly cultural performances at the Wednesday night downtown market and again at lunchtime every Thursday on the Ross Street Patio. Beyond this weekend, on July 10-11, the Ross Street Patio features Aleica Aichelle. The Wednesday performance runs from 4:15 to 6:30 p.m. and the Thursday one begins at 11:45 a.m. Master of all traditional Andean instruments, Nuna’y performs on the Ross Street Patio on July 17-18. On July 24-25 local blues rocker Charlie Jacobson will be featured as well. The Ross Street Patio concept was first introduced last summer with events running into the early fall. Crews temporarily eliminated 17 parking stalls and one partial lane of traffic of the City core’s main street to make way for residents to pull up a chair, enjoy a coffee under the sun, and chat with their fellow citizens. More than two dozen events, including concerts and comedy, took place on the patio.

Meanwhile, future highlights at Bower Ponds include ‘Bard on Bower’ – the return of the Shakespeare festival. It runs from July 18 to Aug. 4. Featured plays include As You Like It and Romeo and Juliet. For more information on exact times and performance dates visit www.primestocktheatre.com. And of course, wrapping up July is the annual downtown international street festival CentreFest. It’s slated to run July 2628. CentreFest 2013 is the eleventh year of Central Alberta’s largest outdoor festival of it’s kind, ofﬁcials say. Performers from around the world are featured at the event, and this year, organizers are anticipating the biggest and best one to date. CentreFest 2013 will see downtown Red Deer come alive with outrageous acts of wonder and amazement, as contortionists, jugglers, magicians and many other street performers showcase their diverse talents. Other highlights include local comedians, actors, face painters, visual artists, Kids World and Rotary Water World. There is also a need for volunteers to help out on a number of fronts. CentreFest runs 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. For more information about CentreFest or volunteer opportunities, check out www.centrefest.ca. -Weber

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Some big names in the cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal is good as the stalwart secret service agent, James Woods as the traitorous head of the secret service and Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) as the leader of the homegrown mercenaries that take over the White House and try to start a major war. But the real villain is the vaguely depicted military industrial complex, angry at losing all that cash if Middle East peace breaks out. Light, but entertaining, summer viewing. Rating: three deer out of ﬁve

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LIFESTYLE The power of friends in any ﬁtness journey This past weekend I took part in an amazing journey: 400kms on my bicycle, in one day. Kelowna, B.C. to Delta, B.C. (near Vancouver). We left Kelowna at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 22nd. We arrived in Delta at around 10:30 p.m. that same night. We rode up more than 12,000 vertical ft. during the 400km journey and faced everything from cold to wind to light rain to sunshine. The Ride 2 Survive is a fundraiser for cancer research and what I love about it is that 100% of the money raised goes directly to accredited cancer research. The event is run by a volunteer organization, and we pay an entry fee to participate, that covers all costs. Zero administrative waste. As a small group of under 100 people, we raised nearly $400,000 this year, pretty impressive I’d say. On the Friday night before the ride, we all met in a large room in a church and talked about why we were riding. Who we were riding for and how cancer had touched our lives. It was an emotional night to say the least, and very powerful. Some of the riders are survivors, and some currently have cancer and are battling right now. The group was diverse, everything from very strong elite riders to in-

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McDERMOTT experienced first timers, people who had just bought a bike and started training this year. Older people, younger people, fit people and not so fit people. A total mix. So how does a group like this all start in Kelowna and arrive at the same time in Delta? Easy, well, ok, maybe not easy, but simple: the power of friends. As a group, we all worked together to make sure that nobody got left behind for any reason. The stronger riders could pull against the wind by riding up front and letting the weaker riders draft in their slipstream. Stronger riders would put a hand out and onto the back of a weaker rider on a hill climb and push them up. Stronger riders would ride at the back and encourage other riders and give them a push when they needed it. We also had a ‘sag wagon’, a vehicle that you could jump into and catch a ride to the next check point if you needed to skip a particular hilly section, or just needed a rest. There was a crew, oh my, was there a crew! Around 40 people formed an entourage around the

cyclists (called the peloton) for the entire ride. The lead police vehicle (donated by Delta Police), then the pilot car, the riders and trailing behind: and ambulance, a bike mechanic truck and trailer, then a long train of support vehicles. After a rest stop, the crew would pack up the moving village, drive up, around the peloton, and off to the next stop to set up camp and wait for the riders. They would feed us, help us with anything we needed and send us safely on our way. There were 11 rest stops and every one was a welcome relief as a rider. To ride for 18 hours requires calories, a LOT of calories, whether your body feels like eating or not and the crew was there to make sure we had what we needed. Riding a bike 400kms in one day is ridiculous, it’s impossible but not with a team. The whole group is required to make the journey possible, and Together Everyone Achieves More: that is the deﬁnition of a TEAM. This is just like your ﬁtness journey: it may seem impossible, or even just really hard, but if you build a team, you will succeed. There are lots of ways to do this; Boot Camps, Group Fitness classes, Summer Camps, Sports Teams, etc. Hire a personal trainer, make sure your family is onboard, get your friends to help out and you have a team.

SKATE TIME – Marcuisse Thompson enjoys the summer sun at the downtown skatepark recently. Create a facebook group about your ﬁtness journey or goals and get all of your key friends on the group. Work together, make sure you support each other, share stories, struggles and above all: successes.

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When you have energy, help someone else, when you are tired, ask for help. Stay focused, set a BIG goal and with the help of your team: reach it. Arriving in Delta totally exhausted but happy,

knowing we did a great thing and made our goal was an incredible feeling, and I with you success in whatever big goal you have! Scott McDermott is a personal trainer and owner of Best Body Fitness in Sylvan Lake.

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Momentary lapses resulting in injury or death this summer There’s an old song, Summer Time and the Living is Easy. But its theme can be a prelude to disaster. Every summer what’s supposed to be fun turns into a lifetime of existence as a quadriplegic, or with other severe injuries. And it happens to all ages. Shriners Hospitals say that 300,000 people are treated every year in emergency rooms due to lawnmower and other garden tool accidents. Some 35,000 of these injuries involve children under 15 years of age who lose hands, legs or their lives. These accidents are waiting to happen when parents allow children to use power mowers. The kinetic energy imparted by the rotating blades of a mower is three times the muzzle energy of a 357 Magnum pistol. This power can ﬁre a rock on the grass at people standing nearby at speeds of 100 miles an hour resulting in the loss of an eye. One young ballet dancer lost her foot when a power mower fell over her while riding it on a slopping lawn.

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JONES Don’t forget this ironclad rule. Never use bare hands to unclog power blades. Remember that even if the motor is turned off, the blade remains engaged. The only safe approach is to remove the spark plug before examining the blade. Death may be better than some injuries. Every summer swimmers are paralyzed after diving into a shallow lake. They forget the ‘golden rule’ when plunging into unknown waters, ‘First time feet ﬁrst.’ One moment they are totally mobile, a split second later, unable to move limbs for the remainder of their lives. Women can fall victim to an unusual injury while water-skiing at high speeds. The impact of a fall is like hitting a brick wall.

And if legs are apart the sudden force of water can result in an unplanned vaginal douche. Some women have gone into shock due to rapid blood loss due to a severe vaginal tear. The only solution is to wear reinforced skiing pants. This summer half the skiers will be injured by striking another boat. Others will slam into ﬁxed objects such as docks, pilings or the shore. And many will sustain severe injuries from their own propeller. It is mind-boggling that every year 1,400 children drown in wading pools!!! It could not happen if parents and grandparents were watching children every minute by the water. Tennis is a great game and a supposedly safe sport. But players forget that tennis balls can strike at 120 miles (200 km) an hour. This can cause massive hemorrhage, a torn detached retina and sometimes the loss of an eye. But this injury is easy to prevent. Many tennis players believe that plastic lenses won’t break. Or that lenses with hardened

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300,000,000 volts of electricity. This kills more people than hurricanes and tornadoes combined, in the U.S. lightning is 50,000 times hotter than the sun and strikes our planet 3.6 million times a year. Lightning doesn’t just kill golfers. A few years ago two women in London, England were instantly killed when lightning struck their wired bras. If lightning doesn’t kill, it can leave victims with major injuries to a number of vital organs. Some people sustain extensive burns. Others develop cardiac irregularities and neurological problems such as seizures and amnesia. Still others are left with rup-

tured ear drums and cataracts. The ﬁrst rule to eliminate the chance of dying from lightning is to avoid messing around with 100,000,000 volts. If you hear thunder and you’re having the best round of golf in your life, quit. Walk back to the club alone. And women should remove metal objects from their hair. An African proverb says “There is only one kind of common sense, and 40 varieties of lunacy.” Unfortunately, this summer will again prove it right. See the web site at www. docgiff.com. For comments, email info@docgiff.com.

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Red Deer Minor football president outlines goals BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express The new president of Red Deer Minor Football has some lofty goals but first on his to-do list is very much a practical task in the big scheme of things. “The first order of business is probably take care of the aging helmets and then from that point forward just making sure we can get the athletes out on the field playing football,” said Greg Thompson. He took over the post in June but has been with the minor football program for about eight years now, including five as a coach where he received some provincial recognition as coach of the year at the peewee level. Over that time he’s seen the program grow from just the two peewee teams and the addition of the atom level teams, and Thompson says it’s become a very good

feeder system for the bantam and high school teams in the City. “I think what you’re ﬁnally seeing now at the high school level are the kids that have been playing some atom and peewee and then move into bantam and then high school, the Grade 10 kids, you are starting to see some of those kids start whereas before you wouldn’t have seen that ,” said Thompson. This means these kids who maybe would have been seeing more playing time in Grades 11 and 12 are instead getting three years of high school football as a front line player, he added. Getting back to the helmet replacement issue, Thompson says due to all the talk of concussions in sports he felt it was the right thing to do in replacing the helmets for the atom level players so parents would feel more comfortable in registering their children to play football.

“We didn’t need to replace them but we felt it was better to have the best helmet we could get for these players,” he said. “At the atom level they’re more of a bobble head system there. They kind of just bump into each other and the speed of the game isn’t quite like it is once they hit peewee but we want the best product we can put on the kids.” The program normally has a spring camp to introduce new players to the game and reﬁne the skills of those who have a year under their belt but that has been put on the back shelf the past couple of years due to the many commitments the volunteer coaches have these days, said Thompson. “It’s part of the mandate next year to bring that forth and to get back to actually running a full two-week spring camp with atom and peewee football.” He doesn’t feel the lack of a camp will dramatically impact the number of young

boys and girls coming out to play football when the season starts in late summer, he said. He says the numbers are remaining somewhat steady with more than 150 young players in the atom and peewee programs, with the strength being reﬂected in the two provincial championships at the peewee level. It all adds up to Red Deer becoming more of a player at the higher levels of the game when they take on perennial powerhouse teams from Edmonton and Calgary, he said. “The playing ﬁeld is becoming more level which is nice to see and it all starts at the bottom levels,” he said. “We’re trying to get these kids to love the game and it should be an opportunity for them to continue playing the game and continue to love it when they graduate, move onto post secondary and possibly pro.” sports@reddeerexpress.com

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‘PGA on Wheels’ program begins this summer BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express The PGA of Alberta may be headed to your community at some point this summer under a new program to introduce people to the game of golf and to your local professionals. “We are trying to grow the game that way by getting that connection with golfers and golf pros in communities that maybe don’t have the access to golf pros that some communities do,” explained Murray McCourt with the PGA of Alberta. The PGA on Wheels program is still only in ﬁrst gear with just a handful of stops on the tour but one of those will be in Red Deer at River Bend Golf and Recreation Area in late August during the PGA of Alberta championship, he said. “Certainly there are a lot of people in Red Deer who don’t play golf and this is an opportunity to expose them to the game and see what they can get out of the local golf courses in Red Deer and get them involved in the game,” he said. There will plenty of activities during the day, especially

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we can to grow the game as it’s very important to all of us and we want to expose it to as many people as we can.” In spite of the fact three golf courses in Central Alberta have shut down operations over the past ﬁve years McCourt says the game is still strong in Alberta and new courses are opening in other regions. But he admits across North America the number of rounds being played is down. “We really want to keep it as strong as possible and get the next generation playing and keep our golf courses busy,” he said. “It’s just such an awesome game for people to be able to do at all ages and from all walks of life.” sports@reddeerexpress.com

Armstrong sounds off on legacy Lance Armstrong needs to hop on his bike and pedal off into a sunset - any sunset. On the 100th anniversary of the Tour de France, Armstrong decides to do an interview with French newspaper Le Monde. The interesting thing about that move is the fact it was Le Monde which ﬁrst reported the presence of coricosteroids in his urine as he was racing in his ﬁrst of seven tour wins. Armstrong made the complaint of being per-

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CLAGGETT secuted by “Vulture journalism, desperate journalism.” It seems they’ve kissed and made up or maybe it was just convenient for Lance to use the paper as a means to whine a bit more about his situation. What he told the reporter was he is still the tour champion for the races between 1999 and 2005 even though his name is not in the record book. “It is ﬁne to erase my name from the record book,

but the Tour was held between 1999-2005, wasn’t it? It was held and there was a winner. “Who was he? No one has manifested to claim my jerseys.” Not quite satisﬁed with bringing forth that piece of self-centered garbage, Armstrong added this little gem to the interview by stating there was no way he could have won those races without doping. But the brakes on the insanity weren’t put on there. Oh no, Lance ﬁgured it was his duty to claim it’s still necessary to dope up to win the Tour de France, thus painting all cyclists as cheaters. I suppose it would take one to know one but you have to think after all that has been said and done about Armstrong and oth-

ers, the current crop of riders have cleaned up their act. Armstrong did backpedal on the claim saying he was talking only about the 1999-2005 period but the damage was done and Lance couldn’t care less it seems. He followed the comment, stating he hoped it was possible to win the race clean which seems to be a very ambiguous statement especially when you consider the source. “I did not invent doping,” Le Monde quoted Armstrong as saying. “And nor did it end with me.” Armstrong still ﬁgures he’s the champion and nothing will ever change that in his little world. Bon Voyage Lance! No need to hurry back. sports@reddeerexpress.com

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METAL ROOFING & SIDING. Best prices! Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib/ LOW-Rib 29ga. Galvalume $.67 sq. ft. Colours $.82 sq. ft. 40 Year Warranty. Available at Participating Distributors. Call 1-888-263-8254.

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15 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOTS, Vulcan, Alberta. Ritchie Bros Auctioneers. Selling by Unreserved Auction, July 18 from Lethbridge. 25 Bareland Condo Units as 8 lots + 7 single lots. Simon Wallan 780-831-8529; Greg Cripps - Re/Max 403-391-2648; rbauction.com/realestate

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Restoration following nature’s unexpected turns It has been a wild few weeks, the word on every person’s lips is ‘ﬂood’. Alberta has been ravaged and beaten down by Mother Nature and her fury of rain resulting in massive ﬂoods throughout our province. I have watched in horror as entire homes get washed down river and have shed a few tears watching a puppy get rescued out of a strong current – my heartfelt condolences reach out to every person affected by this tragedy. When this rampage of water started it was in Canmore; a thought of ‘Oh that is terrible, look at all the

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became a little more panicked and I began to watch road and weather reports in earnest. On Friday June 21, I was up at the crack of dawn to change locations, ministers and to let our wedding party know that we were heading north - away from all the water to tie the knot. The weekend continued and was lovely and wonderful but I could not drag myself away from reports of what was happening in our province and I found myself stopping many times to say a quick prayer of safety for people in need. As I had to make several

fast-paced decisions so did thousands of Albertans. Some of those split second decisions were life saving. As much as we are uncomfortable with change, when the ﬁght or ﬂight reaction takes hold of us we become masters at making decisions and give little consideration to the change that is happening right before us. What happens now? People will slowly make their way back to their homes and will begin to pick up the pieces of their lives. Some will have minor cleanup and others will have lost everything which

is unimaginable. The strength of the human spirit shines in times like these and we realize that possessions are replaceable but our family and friends are not – life will continue on despite the unthinkable tragedy people continue to face. Carpet Colour Centre wants to help, we are offering a free upgrade on carpet installations using our Healthy Living Installation system for those of you cleaning up wet and dirty basements. This system ensures that your basement is given a thorough hepa vacuuming plus is treated with an anti-

microbial spray to stop the growth of any bacteria or mold. God bless our wonderful province as it rises out of the ﬂood waters. We will emerge strong and proud. The show of faith and volunteerism in our communities has already been witnessed by thousands. One of my favorite proverbs is ‘The barn has burned down but now I can see the moon’. Perspective is indeed a valuable tool, take care everyone. Kim Meckler is an interior designer in Red Deer with Carpet Colour Centre.

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