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Artist recreates City’s history via murals Lacombian Tim Giles continues work on project’s second phase

BY BRIAN VOSSEN Lacombe Express

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ost Lacombians are familiar with the historic murals that can be found on the walls of many of the City’s buildings, but how many of them have stopped to wonder who created them or how they came about in the first place?

Tim Giles, a Lacombe resident of about eight years, is the artistic mind behind Lacombe’s iconic murals and said he enjoys re-creating Lacombe’s history through his work.

As Giles is fairly new to Lacombe himself and his art depicts the City’s history, he relies a lot on photographs and stories from the community to create his works.

He said that creating a painting from an old photograph is a process he enjoys.

“Black and white photographs are kind of romantic, there is a little bit of mystery to them,” said Giles. “So it’s easy to get lost and have them grab your imagination and for that reason they are very stimulating to re-create.”

Giles also said that by “re-creating” he does not necessarily paint a copy of photographs onto buildings in his murals. Instead, he adds colour to them, chooses a different perspective within the photo or adds other details.

He said that very few of the murals he has done in Lacombe are exact copies of photographs.

Lacombe’s murals first began as a beautification project in connection with Communities in Bloom.

Giles said that beautification is one of the judging components in Communities in Bloom competitions and after living in Lacombe for a few months, he was approached by members of the Communities in Bloom Committee about doing some murals around town.

As a result, in 2004, Giles painted his first murals in Lacombe.

“I wasn’t even sure if they were going to stay after the competition,” he said.

“It was up to the community basically and their response would decide if they would stay.”

As Lacombians may have noticed, the murals were not removed after the 2004 Communities in Bloom judging. After the immense positive response received by the general public, the murals became a part of Lacombe’s deep cultural and historical heritage and today are icons for the City.

Because of the success of his first murals in 2004, Giles was then commissioned to paint a series of murals in an alley of downtown Lacombe that he said was quite deteriorated and in need of beautification.

ARTFUL EYE – Tim Giles inspects one of his works in progress in Phase 2 of Lacombe’s Mural project.

This alley, located behind the Lacombe Express office, was the first Giles painted in Lacombe and was completed in 2008.

Shortly after completing this first theme of murals, Giles was commissioned to do a second set in the alley behind Leto’s Steak and Seafood. He said that it is actually one of the first areas he wanted to paint when he first started scouting for locations in Lacombe, but before he could approach anyone with the idea, things were set in motion for a different alley, Phase 1, to be painted first.

Phase 2 is well underway and the backgrounds and settings for its murals can already be seen. This summer, Giles plans to add people and other details to the paintings and hopefully finish them by the end of the year.

Originally from southern California, Giles immigrated to Canada at the age of five and grew up in Chetwind, B.C. While Giles did not grow up in Lacombe, he was somewhat familiar with it. Raised

in the Seventh Day-Adventist faith, Giles became familiar with Lacombe as a hub for the religion.

While he never really became passionate about painting as a child, it was still part of his childhood. He said that his grandmother painted and his uncle was a sculptor, though both only pursued art as hobbies, Giles said their art was something that interested him.

“It was always there in the family I suppose and it was something that intrigued me.”

Unlike many artists, Giles’ talent for painting did not flourish until he was an adult. He said that, despite having artists in the family, he had difficulty focusing or concentrating on art as a child. He added that, growing up in small communities, his schools did not offer any arts programs for him to take advantage of.

While studying business in college, Giles started teaching himself to paint and also took a few art classes. However, it was still

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only a pastime to him. Even when professors commented on Giles’ talent, he said he had never considered a career as an artist.

His first practical experience with art was when he was working for a wrought iron company in southern California. He did some drafting and plans for the company and said he learned to draw dimensionally as most of the company’s work force were Mexican and did not speak or read any English, so the plans needed to be very detailed.

Sometime later, Giles, wanting to get out of the corporate world and also out of southern California, moved back to B.C. It was there that Giles painted his first mural, on an interior wall of his condo in Tumbler Ridge.

Today, Giles is looking forward to the completing of the second phase of his murals in Lacombe and hopes their continuing popularity will lead to a Phase 3 sometime in the future. news@lacombeexpress.com

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City offers guidelines for downtown development

BY BRIAN VOSSEN Lacombe Express The City of Lacombe is ďŹ nding ways to improve the heart of the community – downtown Lacombe.

At the beginning of this year, the City of Lacombe adopted its new ‘Downtown Area Redevelopment and Urban Design Plan’, also known as DARP. DARP is a set of guide-

lines for the redevelopment of downtown Lacombe, said City Planner Jen Kirchner.

It represents what the City would like to see the community become based on its assets and help minimize the City’s weaknesses.

Adopted in January, DARP sets out a whole range of guidelines to improve downtown and as Manager of Planning and

Development Lyla Peter said, “Take the great things and make them better.�

The plan deals with both functionality and aesthetics. In addition to making downtown look good by taking into account things like architectural design, Kirchner said things like pedestrian safety and ways to encourage activity downtown are also looked at through the plan.

She added it is important to emphasize that the City has no intention of demolishing what already exists in downtown Lacombe and that the plan focuses more on any new developments being made.

While DARP does not have much effect on downtown currently, it provides a framework for what direction can be taken for future development in the downtown area, said Kirchner.

Peter added that the plan seeks to “Make sure downtown continues to be the heart of Lacombe.�

It is also important to note that the purpose f DARP is not to create ‘cookie cutter’ neighbourhoods or make everything in an area look the same, said Kirchner. Instead, the goals is to create options for developers that adheres to a certain criteria while not limiting the developers. “It’s kind of like a shopping list of things they can work from,� said Peter.

DARP was brought in this year to replace an older plan that provided similar guidelines to developers. However, due to the age

of the plan and Lacombe’s growth, it became necessary to revise the plan.

Kirchner and Peter said that DARP will also help to deďŹ ne more clearly some of the more vague guidelines that existed previously.

The plan was created by Edmonton based ďŹ rm Pario Plan in partnership with the City of Lacombe. Pario Plan and the City recently hosted a design charette at the Lacombe Memorial Centre earlier this week and will continue to work together to further develop the plan. news@lacombeexpress.com

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Air Canada announced recently it will commence scheduled service to Red Deer, on Sept. 3 with three daily ights from Red Deer Airport to Calgary.

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by Air Georgian under the Air Canada Express brand, using 18-seat Beechcraft 1 900D aircraft. “Air Canada is strategically expanding its domestic services, offering customers more destinations and choices when ying. Reecting the general strength of the Alberta economy, we are pleased

to start scheduled service from Red Deer, linking Central Alberta conveniently and directly to our Calgary hub,� said Marcel Forget, Air Canada’s vice president, network planning. “Flights have been scheduled to enable easy connections to Air Canada’s extensive domestic, U.S. and international network via Calgary.� ln addition, customers collect Aeroplan Miles through Canada’s leading loyalty program when travelling with Air Canada. “We are so excited to welcome Air Canada Express

to Red Deer Airport. This new air service is a tremendous step in our continuing push to enhance business and leisure air travel opportunities for the residents of Central Alberta,â€? said RJ Steenstra, CEO, Red Deer Airport Authority. “Central Albertans will now be connected to Canada and the rest of the world through Air Canada and its alliance partners. This new service will be of tremendous beneďŹ t to business and commerce in the area and that is a very exciting prospect.â€?

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Lacombe County council receives C4 update

BY BRIAN VOSSEN Lacombe Express At its meeting on July 12, Lacombe County council received an update on the progress of the C4 Initiative.

The report, which was received only as information, had a few of the individuals involved with C4 present on where the project is currently at and why it is a necessity for Lacombe and Lacombe County.

C4 is an initiative planning to build a cultural community centre in Lacombe with spaces for the performing arts as well as children and family programming. The initiative has proposed to use plots of land owned by the City of Lacombe and Wolf Creek Public Schools for the location of the building.

Since the last appearing at a County council meeting, C4 has completed a preliminary feasibility study, said Grant Harder, president of the Lacombe Performing Arts Centre Foundation.

He added the results of the study were in line with what the group expected.

“The study didn’t hold any surprises for us,” said Harder. “It confirmed our belief that there is very strong support and demand from a number of user groups.”

Harder also gave a few examples of those supporters and said local dance groups were one of the biggest supporters of the project as they are constantly competing for space to hold recitals.

Another group Harder said were large supporters of the project was Cow Pattie Theatre.

While Cow Pattie currently hosts their performances at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club with great success, it is not a great performance area and Cow Pattie is simply making the best of bad situation, said Harder.

lem that most performing arts and child programming facilities face – theatres are often unused during the day while child programming facilities are empty in the evenings.

By combining these facilities together, C4 could provide a multi-use building that would see more balanced use throughout any given day, making the project more feasible.

Many of the questions

County council had about the initiative were regarding funding for the project. Some councillors also wanted to know what other groups were onboard to provide funds for the building of the proposed centre.

Harder said that C4 has not approached anyone for funding yet, as at this point it is not known how big the building or extensive the project will be.

“At this point, we want

everyone to think of the C4 Initiative as a blank canvas,” said Harder. “We haven’t asked anyone for money because we don’t know how much money to ask for.”

Councillor Brenda Knight also cautioned the C4 Initiative against too strong of a youth facility focus.

She said that it is great to support youth, but it is important to remember

that older individuals want facilities they can use as well.

In May, Lacombe City council voted to hold the requested plot for a period of two years while structural developments are being drawn and Wolf Creek Public Schools has provided C4 with a letter of intent to enter into negotiations to secure the land for the purposes of the C4 Initiative. news@lacombeexpress.com

“AT THIS POINT, WE WANT EVERYONE TO THINK OF THE C4 INITIATIVE AS A BLANK CANVAS. WE HAVEN’T ASKED ANYONE FOR MONEY BECAUSE WE DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY TO ASK FOR.” GRANT HARDER Donnie Tafts, Family Services coordinator for Lacombe FCSS, said that Lacombe is seeing a growing need for the kind of programs and facilities a centre like the one proposed in the C4 Initiative could accommodate.

Some examples she gave were Lacombe’s need for a new daycare facility and more programming from FCSS aimed at children in their early years. She also reiterated Harder’s comments about local dance groups needing space to hold annual competitions and rehearsals.

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Council disappointed with government directive

BY BRIAN VOSSEN Lacombe Express Some Blackfalds councillors are disappointed with the route the provincial government has taken in constructing new schools.

As part of the new school construction process being utilized in Alberta, the Ministry of Education has requested that all school divisions contemplate how they could invite partners into the design and utilization of new educational sites. Called a ‘P3’ (Public-Private Partnership) the underlying premise is that all buildings in Alberta should be capable of serving multiple community functions and designed to allow this functionality to occur for the citizens of the province.

At a Blackfalds town council meeting held earlier this month, Councillor Richard Poole expressed his disappointment

that P3 partnerships are the route the government has taken in constructing new schools, such as the one scheduled to be built in Blackfalds for completion in the fall of 2016.

Poole said he has two main concerns about this method. Firstly, he said that studies done on schools built through P3 partnerships in the Maritimes suggest that it is a more costly way to construct new schools. Secondly, depending on the type of the P3 partnership that is used, Poole said there is potential to have a private company running the school building, which limits what can be done with certain aspects of the facility, like after-school activities.

Poole added that he does not take issue with Wolf Creek Public Schools initiating a P3 partnership but rather has issue with province imposing that mandate on the school board. “I want to be clear that I am putting this

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The proposed partnerships will then be considered in the planning process and the ďŹ nal design of the building will be formulated during the 2013-2014 school year.

Once that design is ďŹ nalized the two year construction phase will begin. The plan, in its current form, would see the completion of the Kindergarten to Grade 6 facility in the fall of 2016.

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If the decision were up to him, Poole said he would be more in favour of using the traditional contract method of building as it is cheaper than P3 he said.

Councillor William Taylor echoed Poole’s disappointment and raised another issue, saying that he wasn’t sure if anyone should be giving land to a private company where there is always the interest of making money from the investment.

Currently, two parallel directions are being discussed as to how the P3 for the new Blackfalds school might be set up.

One is that private corporations or municipal bodies would meet with the superintendent and members of his or her team to discuss the proposed needs of their organization. Another is to have an analysis follow relative to the funds that could be put toward the project from the private organization. This could be in the form of

and soon located the vehicle headed west. “When safe to do so, a tactical, high-risk take down was conducted,� said Sgt. Dave Dubnyk.

After stopping the vehicle, the ďŹ ve occupants were arrested at the roadside.

Dubnyk said investigating ofďŹ cers soon learned two of the occupants were found to be hitchhikers picked up in Revelstoke with no knowledge the vehicle was stolen.

They were interviewed and released at the scene.

The other three, residents of Lacombe, were taken into custody and returned to the Sicamous detach-

ment, and held for a hearing with a Justice of the Peace.

Dubnyk said a 17-yearold was later released to the custody of his mother, who travelled from Alberta to pick him up.

The other two, one aged 18 and the other 21, were remanded in custody and appeared in Salmon Arm provincial court on Monday. All three are facing charges of theft over $5,000.

One of the adults is also facing multiple charges for being in breach of a courtordered probation.

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A line no one should cross

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You know you are tough when.

On Monday of last week, Blackfalds RCMP responded to a complaint of vandalism to the Blackfalds cemetery. Several flowers and vases had been damaged, as well as lights and grave ornaments left by loved ones. Broken slabs of granite were also located, as the cemetery cenotaph had also been damaged.

The next day, three youths, whose identities are protected under the Young Offenders Act, turned themselves in to Blackfalds RCMP in the presence of their parents and guardians. No charges have been laid as yet and the investigation is ongoing.

First of all, thank you to the families of these three individuals for helping them make the right decision to turn themselves in. Secondly, what in the world was going on in the heads of these individuals that made them think it would be a good idea to go and desecrate the final resting place for hundreds of people?

There is nothing cool or macho about vandalism. It’s a crime, simple as that.

Vandalism mars landscapes and the beauty of any area where it happens. It is hard to imagine a lower form of petty crime.

Of course, any kind of vandalism is awful, but there is something particularly despicable about vandalizing a graveyard. It might have something to do with what a cemetery actually is.

This is a place for the dead. A place for them to be remembered, honoured and respected. It is not some kind of playground for punks to show off how cool or tough they think they are by beating up gravestones, smashing flower vases or otherwise maiming what are usually beauti-

ful areas designed to be the final resting places of the dead.

Thankfully, it appears that no headstones were damaged in this incident.

Headstones are perhaps the most important objects in a cemetery as they serve as markers for the dead. In a way, when people die, their headstones become their identities in the cemetery.

However, these vandals felt it appropriate to attack a different marker in the cemetery. One

for those whose bodies could not be buried in the cemetery -- the cenotaph. Again, it is hard to think of a lower form of disrespect.

When someone is disrespectful in a graveyard, it is akin to being disrespectful to the people buried there. It is not acceptable to disrespect people while they are living, so why should it be acceptable to be rude, or downright insolent to people after they have stopped breathing?

There are some lines you just don’t cross.

This is one of them.

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First off I would like to thank the Lacombe Express for offering me in my capacity as mayor of Blackfalds a chance to author a monthly article. The Town of Blackfalds appreciates the efforts of the Express in striving to become a local paper for both Blackfalds and Lacombe.

My thoughts this past month have been with communities from all around Canada who have been faced with emergencies. From the flooding in southern Alberta and the train derailment of Quebec we all have watched the news and sent our prayers, made donations to Red Cross and even strapped on our rubber boots and made trips to our neighbours to lend a hand.

Over the next few months we will watch as recovery moves forward and hopefully take time to learn from these emergencies so we are better prepared for the next time.

Central Alberta is not immune to disasters. We all have a responsibility to ask ourselves “Is my family prepared?” Public Safety

Melodie

STOL Canada offers excellent resources for families and individuals to make a plan for self-sufficiency for 72 hours. The web site is www.

GetPrepared.ca and has all the information needed for the preparation of a household plan tailored to your family’s unique needs as well as checklists for the creation of an emergency kit.

Our communities always need volunteers to step forward long before a disaster occurs. Our local fire departments and the Red Cross are always seeking new members.

I encourage you that if you want to make a long-term difference in your community to contact your municipal office about opportunities within your local fire department. If the work of the Red Cross

is of interest to you, go to their web site at www.redcross.ca to find out about the training offered and needed to make a positive impact during an emergency.

Good planning at the community level is also vital to the successful management of an emergency. I am very proud of the 11 member communities of the Lacombe Regional Emergency Management Partnership. These diverse communities – the County of Lacombe, the City of Lacombe, the towns of Blackfalds, Bentley and Eckville, the villages of Alix and Clive and the summer villages of Gull Lake, Birchcliff, Half Moon Bay and Sunbreaker Cove - all have unique resources to bring to the table and have worked hard together to make a solid response plan to the potential threats that could come to pass. All member communities are actively training staff and volunteers as well as participating in test scenarios in order to improve the effectiveness of the plan. These local governments are

also working with many area partners - industrial businesses, Alberta Health Services, local school boards and utility companies just to name a few. No one entity will be able to manage a disaster alone, it takes many willing partners to have comprehensive plan.

The communities of southern Alberta and Lac-Megantic are only at the beginning of what will be a long road to full recovery. We stand together with those affected and I know people all across Canada continue to stand ready to assist in any capacity needed for them. I am also certain that should disaster strike close to home that people will be there for us as well. Moving forward, it is extremely important that all citizens to become a proactive partner in emergency planning – make a plan for your household, assemble an emergency kit and learn how you can be a part of a solution should disaster strike.

Melodie Stol is the mayor of the Town of Blackfalds.

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Daily historic walking tours run at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The tours, which explore downtown Lacombe, last about 45 minutes each. They start at the Michener House Museum and ending at the Flatiron building. Adults $10, children 16 and under are free. Daily tours are available seven days a week, all summer. To book a private tour, group/school/camp tour, or for more information call us at either 403-755-6935 or 403-782-3933. During Lacombe Days tours will be free.

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Pause Musicale - student concerts will be held the fourth Friday of each month from noon to 12:30 p.m. at St. Andrews United Church (5226 51 Ave.) Band of Brothers - Band of Brothers challenges men to an adventure: Reclaiming their hearts to God. It is a chance for men to be real about life and faith in a confidential and informal setting.

They meet Monday evenings at the Youth Unlimited building located in downtown Lacombe.

Love to sing? Hearts of Harmony,

Golden Circle dances continue Thursday nights from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $7. Everyone welcome. 403347-6165 or 403-986-7170.

Lacombe Days kicks off July 18.

Celebration of the City of Lacombe. A wide variety of scheduled events for all ages to enjoy!

For a complete schedule please visit us at www.lacombedays.ca.

“Renew, Remember, Rediscover” - Summer Village of Gull Lake Centennial runs Aug. 2-5th. It includes fun and exciting community events and activities

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and Company, Potters Clay, New Song Band, CJ Berube, Generations, Ron Fengstad, Gospel 792, Casual Country, Davina & Friends, Stewart Family Band, Gospel Trubadors, Victoria Street . $30 for a weekend pass. Day passes are also available. For more information contact John 885-4857, Moe 357-6678 or Jim 391-1397 or on-line at www.

Blackfaldsunitedchurch.com or www.gospelinthepark.net.

SEMINARS The Central Alberta Refugee Effort (C.A.R.E.) offers opportunity for immigrants to practice speaking English in a fun way.

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Computer Repairs All Ask A k about b t our “Money “M Back” B k” SStationery Supplies We Price-Match TELUS Mobility Agents ed 5 Year Extended Service Advertis We are Licenced Dealers & Installers for rs ile ta Re Plan on TV & Audio Canadian XPLORNET, SHAW DIRECT & Bell TV a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, is an a cappella chorus for Central Alberta 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.

Coffee Time at the Lacombe Legion runs every Wednesday morning. Come join us for coffee. $2.

Gatherings run from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Lacombe Legion.

Old-time dances run at the Red Deer Legion every Wednesday evening. Smorg at 5 p.m. with dance at 7:30 p.m. Cover charge $6. Country music runs Friday and Saturday evenings

starting Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. with an art show – wine and cheese at the Gull Lake Community Hall.

Highlights on 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.

‘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 Lamontagnes, The Tapleys, Re Newed, R&J, Three

Weekly conversation groups are organized at different times in the coming months and are free for immigrants. Conversation topics will help to promote orientation to Canadian culture and life in our community. For ESL Level 1 and 2 the sessions are held on Tuesdays from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; for ESL Level 3 and 4 on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location is the Immigrant Centre #202, 5000 Gaetz Ave. Contact Elzbieta at 403-346-8818 to register or for more information.

MEETINGS W.H.O.L.E. - Widows Helping Others Live Earnestly. W.H.O.L.E. can help you adjust to your loss, to channel your grief into helping others who are struggling with loss, and to help you gain perspective as a person who has a new role to be fulfilled. It’s about widow to widow interaction and socialization. It’s about being able to express with like-minded

women the pain and confusion that comes with loss, as well as the encouragement and friendship to help you once again live a life filled with meaning and purpose...an earnest life. There are no councillors present, only a facilitator to help keep conversations moving. W.H.O.L.E meets monthly and is open to widows of all ages. Space is limited, so please phone to book a spot.

Refreshments will be served.

Lacombe Art Guild - the guild meets regularly on the second and third Tuesday of each month. A variety of workshops are provided for developing artists. Membership is $15 per year.

Contact Betty Peers at 403782-9968 or blog lacombeartclubwordpress.com. Meetings runs in LMC Credit Union Room at 5214 50 Ave. in Lacombe.

Red Deer Celiac Support Group our meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month at Sobeys South, 5111-22 St. in the Coffee Lounge at 7 p.m. Information on Celiac disease, symptoms, diagnosing, gluten free diet, gluten free products, recipes, coffee and samples. Meetings for 2013 – Sept. 17, Oct. 15 and Nov. 19. They would like to announce the formation of Stettler Celiac Support Group, meeting in the Board room of the Stettler Hospital, the first Tuesday of the month. For information call Diane @ 403-742-0903 or Val @ 742-5217. For more information, in Red Deer, call Fay at 430-3473248, Clarice 403-341-4351.

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.

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.

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.

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

History columnist to chronicle City’s ‘bygone years’ Lacombe’s heritage. Our legacy from bygone years.

A legacy sketched in Lacombe the First Century published in 1982.

Howard

FREDEEN A mixed legacy that included times when horses died like flies from the mosquito borne diseases, swamp fever and equine encephalomyelitis. Times of human health epidemics, influenza the desperate sequel to the war of 1914-1918, polio the scourge of the mid 1930s. A time of home remedies, resourceful mothers and over-worked doctors. A time when the doctors were paid in butter, a chicken, home-cured bacon or a few buckets of oats for the horse they rode to answer the call for help.

Then came the drought and dust storms of the Dirty 30s coupled with an economic meltdown that saw wheat at nine cents a bushel, livestock prices that might not fetch enough to pay the freight charge to get them to the only available market, Winnipeg, if delivered on a favourable day.

But the pioneers were resilient. They countered hardship with home-made entertainment – spelling and debating contests and talent shows held in the livestock pavilion; sports competitions, baseball the favourite; horse racing on the banked race track on the grounds of the Agricultural Society. Then there were the local ‘Mom and Dad’ orchestras with fiddles, piano, guitar, the squeeze box, and by the 50s the piano accordion.

And of course, the church choirs.

Some old timers of this area will remember the excitement of the summer fair when the circus came

to town, when elephants led the parade down Barnett Ave. and all residents flocked to the fair grounds to see the displays of livestock, crops and garden produce. And some will remember collecting gopher tails to earn the penny per tail offered by the municipality to encourage pest control. The local Agricultural Society fair even had a special show class for school kids to display their most artful array of tails.

This column will be a compilation of my memories of events and the personalities involved since I came to Lacombe in 1947.

The predominant flavour will be animal agriculture, beef cattle and pigs with small side helpings of horses and poultry. There will be a personal bias in some of the stories. You can’t spend a lifetime working in one profession at one location without developing feelings of personal concern for the future of both.

I took root in the community and started absorbing the pioneer history of the community and its livestock industry. I gathered stories and folklore as easily as dogs gather fleas, details that have clung like burs in my memory. These are the tales that will dominate in this column.

These are the tales of the past. Some of these have merited refreshing in the pages of the updated Lacombe history now in preparation where the main focus will be on events and on the men and women central to those events. Everyone has at least one personal story to tell. Everyone will have a story or two that has touched their funny bone, a story of human kindness, or other human interest stories. And everyone will have their own personal version of the events of today in our City and County, a version they would like to preserve for future generations. Please share your stories that they might be incorporated in the pages of Lacombe’s history.

A LOOK BACK – Pictured here is the Flatiron Building circa 1930 which has been a fixture in the City’s downtown for years. photo courtesy of the Lacombe Historical Society

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Garage Sale DATE: Thursday, July 18 TIME: 3pm - 7pm LOCATION: AFSC Parking Lot (south)

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All proceeds will be used to send a child to camp and to the Big Bike Ride. (Heart & Stroke Foundation)

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Horoscope ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Mar 21/Apr 20

Apr 21/May 21

May 22/Jun 21

Jun 22/Jul 22

Jul 23/Aug 23

Aug 24/Sept 22

Aries, work to strengthen a relationship with a coworker or acquaintance.

Developing this relationship now will bear fruit down the road.

Taurus, take some time

Gemini, you may find

Cancer, with so many big decisions looming on the horizon, you may be thinking of running away from it all. But all of your problems will still be waiting for you when you get back.

Leo, people have been

A change of scenery

coming at you from

breathes new life into

for quiet contemplation yourself on a spending this week. You have a

spree and it may be

lot of things on your

difficult to know when

mind and need to work to put your credit cards through them before

away. Bring a friend

you can focus on other along to help you reign things.

in your spending.

all angles and you’re ready for a break.

Retreat to a quiet place

your daily routine, Virgo. Although it may be temporary, you will embrace

sometime this week

the opportunities to

and pamper yourself.

recharge for a while.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Sept 23/Oct 23

Oct 24/Nov 22

Nov 23/Dec 21

Dec 22/Jan 20

Jan 21/Feb 18

Feb 19/Mar 20

Sagittarius, you will Scorpio, sometimes host a house full of people just do not get your sense of humor, guests this week. This role suits you well, so don’t be upset if a joke doesn’t garner the so don’t worry as the laughs you anticipated. party draws closer and the pressure begins to Your closest mount. companions will still share a laugh.

Capricorn, the final countdown until big changes are in store has begun. Are you ready for all of the things you still have to get done? If not, get busy and enlist a few helpers.

Libra, a new job may give you a new perspective on life.

Make the most of this new perspective and apply it to both the personal and professional parts of your life.

Aquarius, you are often supportive of

Pisces, you may have HOW TO PLAY:

to ask for some help

they appreciate that

this week. Accept this

support. Continue to

support and recognize

confidante, and you’ll

it’s necessary to get the job done.

be happy you did.

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Vehicles not exactly as illustrated see dealer for details. Vehicle payments include factory to dealer freight, dealer preparation and block heater, carpet and all-season mats. A full tank of gas on delivery is standard. Finance payments include GST, lease payments are plus GST. 0% for 84 months available on in stock 2013 Corolla only. Combined incentive offers relate to in-stock product only. All offers subject to prior sale. No charge remote starter as supplied by Red Deer Toyota – no cash equivalent.

2013 Tundra Crewmax TRD DY5F1T BA Selling Price $47,075 48 month 20,000 kms/year lease - $5000 down. Buyout at lease end $19,804 Amount financed $42,338 at 1.9% Cost of borrowing $2351 72 month finance - $5000 down. Amount financed $44,533 @ .9% Cost of borrowing $1222. 2013 Tacoma TRD model MU4FNA CA Selling Price $38,003. 48 month 20,000 kms/year lease $5000 down; Buyout at lease end $18,717 Amount financed $33,341 at 3.9% Cost of borrowing $4053 . 72 month finance - $5000 down. Amount financed $35,008 @ 2.9% Cost of borrowing $3154. 2013 VENZA model BK3BBT AA Selling Price $34,248 60 month 20,000 kms/year lease $5000 down; Buyout at lease end $11,930 Capitalized Cost $29,586 at 2.9% Cost of borrowing $3012. 84 month finance - $5000 down. Amount financed $31,065 @ 1.9% Cost of borrowing $2122. 2013 Corolla model BU42EP BA Selling Price $20,083 60 month 20,000 kms/year lease $3500 down; Buyout at lease end $7,300 Capitalized Cost $16,849 at 0% Cost of borrowing $ZERO . 84 month finance - $3500 down. Amount financed $17,692 @ 0.8% Cost of borrowing $502. 2013 Camry model BF1FLT AA Selling Price $26,050 60 month 20,000 kms/year lease $3500 down; Buyout at lease end $10,101 Capitalized Cost $22,817 at 2.9% Cost of borrowing $2388. 84 month finance - $3500 down. Amount financed $23,958 @ 1.9% Cost of borrowing $1636. 2013 SIENNA model ZK3DCT AA Selling Price $31,353 60 month 20,000 kms/year lease $5000 down; Buyout at lease end $11,466 Capitalized Cost $26,691 at 2.9% Cost of borrowing $2768. 84 month finance - $5000 down. Amount financed $28,025 @ 1.9% Cost of borrowing $1915.

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CLASSIFIEDS To place an ad, call Toll Free: 1.877.223.3311 or email: classifieds@lacombeexpress.com

Announcements .................0005-0030 What’s Happening .............. 0049-0070 Garage Sales ........................0100-0650 Employment ........................ 0700-0920 Service Directory ................. 1000-1430

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Items to Buy/Sell ................. 1500-1940 Agricultural .......................... 2000-2210 For Rent ............................... 3000-3200 Wanted to Rent....................3250-3390 Real Estate ...........................4000-4190

Oilfield

CLASSIFIEDS EARLY BOOKING DEADLINE

is Friday, AUGUST 2 @ noon for the August 8 publication

In Memoriam

What’s Happening

Employment #700 - #920

Arts & Crafts Shows ..................50 Class Registrations....................51 Coming Events ..........................52 Lost ............................................54 Found ........................................56 Companions ..............................58 Personals...................................60 Bingos........................................64 Fitness & Sports ........................66 Happy Ads .................................70

Caregivers/Aides................710 Clerical ..............................720 Computer Personnel ..........730 Dental ................................740 Estheticians........................750 Hair Stylists ........................760 Janitorial ............................770 Legal ..................................780 Medical ..............................790 Oilfield ................................800 Professionals......................810 Restaurant/Hotel ................820 Sales & Distributors ..........830 Teachers/Tutors..................840 Trades ................................850 Truckers/Drivers ................860 Business Opportunities......870 Miscellaneous ....................880 Volunteers Wanted ............890 Positions Wanted ..............895 Employment Training ........900 Career Planning ................920

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Lost

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403-782-5303 to place your

In Memoriam Births

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WINDSURFER lost on Sylvan Lake. Blue, Starboard. Please Call 403-887-5218 if found.

Start your career!

See Help Wanted Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Personals

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Find something to sit on in Classifieds CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

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800

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D Day Supervisors (5- 10yrs experience)

Night Supervisors (2-4yrs experience)

JOIN OUR FAST GROWING TEAM!!

Competitive Wages, Benefits, Retirement and Saving Plan!

QUALIFICATIONS: •

Oilfield

800

PROFLO Production Seperators is currently taking applications for PRODUCTION TESTERS Candidates must have oilfield experience, enthusiasm, willingness to work hard and be on call 24/7.

H2S, First Aid, PST and/or CSTS. and a valid drivers license are the basic training req’d for the position. We are a small busy testing company with big standards. Please send a resume via email to info@proflo.net or fax to: 403-341-4588 Successful candidates will be called and put to work as soon as possible.

Open House Directory ....... 4200-4310 Financial ..............................4400-4430 Transportation .................... 5000-5240 Legal/Public Notices .........6000-9000 * No cancellations, refunds or exchanges. Please read your ad the first day it appears. We will accept responsibility for 1 insertion only.

Trades

850

Afternoon Shift CNC Operators/Machinists Nexus Engineering is currently looking for Afternoon shift C.N.C operators/ Machinists. Duties include, set up of Mazak C.N.C lathe and mills, running production runs, min 3 years experience.

We offer competitive wages, company paid benefits and a RRSP matching plan.

Please forward resumes to resume@nexusengineering.ca

Must be able to Provide own work truck Sales & • Leadership and Super- Distributors visory skills- mentor and train crew CUSTOM Energized Air is • Strong Computer Skills a leader in compressed air • Operate 5000psi - technology and requires an 10,000 psi (sweet and Outside Sales Rep Clerical Sour wells) for our solutions driven • Collect Data - pressure, sales team. Experience in rates, temperatures air compressors and PureChem Services Red JEETS PLUMBING & pneumatics a definite Deer is seeking a detail- • Assist in Rig in and Rig HEATING out of equipment asset.

Base + commission oriented, high energy, Service Plumbers. enthusiastic individual for • Travel to and from + mileage + benefits. For Journeyman, w/service locations across Western Red Deer & area. Apply: full time Admin/AP/ exp. Competitive wages.

Canada del.trynchuk@cea-air.com Fax resume: 403-356-0244 Inventory Clerk position.

Qualifications: 2 yrs related REQUIREMENTS: DONORWORX, INC. experience, computer is North America’s premier skills, adaptable, able to • Valid 1st Aid, H2S, face-to-face fundraising work on own without direct Driver’s License required! organization. We are supervision. We offer • Must be willing to looking for enthusiastic competitive salary & submit pre access fit FUNDRAISERS benefits package for duty test, as well as and a TEAM CAPTAIN commensurate with drug and alcohol to join our team! experience. Please send From August 1st- August your resume & cover letter • Travel & be away from home for periods of time 21/7 14th, you will represent to hr@ceslp.ca or drop off LACOMBE • Ability to work in World Vision at Bower in person at 13B, 7459 BASED BUSINESS changing climate Place Mall. For more inforEdgar Industrial Bend Seeking Shop Hand conditions mation, please visit Red Deer AB. For fabrication & mechanical www.donorworx.com. shop. Individual with direct website: $17.00 - $20.00/hr, experience in welding, www.cathedralenergyservices.com 15 - 30 hrs/week fabrication, and power Methods to Apply: RED Deer based Acid tools needed. Must be HRCanada@ Oilfield hauling company looking reliable, punctual and have cathedralenergyservices.com for a Salesperson. Fax a valid drivers licence. pnieman@ resume to 403-346-3766 Applicants with a Class 1 cathedralenergyservices.com Drivers Licence preferred.

Your application will be Applicants will be req’d STETTLER SALE kept strictly confidential. from time to time to work & RENTALS LTD. outside of Lacombe for is seeking a periods of up to a week in F/T PERMANENT refineries. Please fax COUNTER SALES resume including two refJOURNEYMAN HD erences to: 403-342-7447 PERSON CVIP MECHANIC Successful applicant will VERSATILE We are currently seeking have good computer motivated hardworking ENERGY personnel to join our busy Growing Central AB. Prod. and customer relationship skills. Previous oilfield trucking division.

Testing Co. is accepting WATER WELL DRILLING Top wages. Email or fax resumes for Exp. Supervis- counter experience and COMPANY IN BENTLEY equipment or construcresumes to 403-782-0913 ors, Night Operators & REQ’S EXPERIENCED tion related experience kelly@downtons.com Operators. Positions are Drillers & Helpers will be an asset. We safety sensitive. A valid to Drill for Pilings Driver’s Licence, H2S and offer competitive wage with class 3, air. All safety TEAM Snubbing Services First Aid Tickets are req’d. and benefit packages.

To join our team please tickets required. now hiring experienced Successful Applicants will fax resume to Meal and Accommodation operators Email: be notified. Please fax 403-742-8777 or email provided when out of town. janderson@ resume with current tickets darryl@ Fax resume with drivers teamsnubbing.com to (403)887-0343 or email: stettlerrentals.com abstract: 403-748-3015 fax 403-844-2148 hr@versatileenergy.ca

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Trades

850

Petrofield Industries is accepting resumes for: Assembly Department: Industrial Painters, Electrical Technicians; and Labourers. Our Company has an enthusiastic, fast paced working environment with advancement for motivated individuals, and an excellent benefit package. Please forward resume to hr@ petrofield.com or Fax 403 742-5544

Truckers/ Drivers

860

720

800

Central AB based trucking company requires

Owner Operators

& Company Drivers in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558 F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

Red Deer.

Spanky’s Transit Mix is looking for concrete truck drivers. Call Gary 403-396-5993 THREE Class 3 w/airbrake endorsement needed immed. for new contract.

Email resume to canpak@xplornet.ca or call 403-341-9300 TRUCKING company based out of Red Deer looking for experienced Class 1 drivers for winch tractor used for heavy hauling and tank truck operators. Top wages and exc. benefit pkg. Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 403-346-3766

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Misc.

Help

880

Academic Express ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FALL START • • • •

Community Support Worker Women in Trades Math and Science in the Trades GED classes days/ evening Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca CROSSMARK wants MERCHANDISERS! E-mail your resume to Kimberly.smith2@ crossmark.com.

DAIRY farm in Lacombe, AB is looking for a f/t Herdsman with minimum of 2 yrs. exp. and an assistant herdsman with at least 1 yr. exp. Must be able to A.I. & I.V. cows.

Phone 403-782-3325 or fax resume 403-782-4471 DISPATCHER req’d.

Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295 GRAYSON EXCAVATING LTD. requires experienced foremen, pipelayers, equipment operators, Class 1 drivers, topmen and general labourers for installation of deep utilities (water and sewer). Fax resume to (403)782-6846 or e-mail to: info@ graysonexcavating.com

Business Services #1000 - #1430

Accounting .......................... 1010 Acupuncture........................1020 Advocate/Mediation ............1025 Antique Dealers & Stores ...1027 Automotive ..........................1029 Bands & DJ s ......................1030 Beauty/Cosmetic ................1040 Bookkeeping .......................1050 Cabinet Makers...................1054 Child Care/Caregivers.........1060 Carpentry............................1062 Car Rentals .........................1064 Cat Work .............................1065 Cleaning .............................1070 Clerical................................1080 Construction .......................1085 Consulting...........................1090 Contractors ......................... 1100 Computer Services ..............1110 Drafting & Design................ 1120 Eavestroughing ................... 1130 Educational ......................... 1140 Electrical ............................. 1150 Entertainment ..................... 1160 Escorts................................ 1165 Farm Equipment ................. 1168 Financial ............................. 1170 Fireplaces ........................... 1175 Flooring............................... 1180 Food/Catering ..................... 1190 Furnace Cleaning ............... 1193 Glass Shops ....................... 1196 Mobile Glass Shops............ 1197 Handyman Services ...........1200 Health Care......................... 1210 Income Tax .........................1220 Insurance ............................ 1130 Landscaping .......................1240 Land Mapping .....................1250 Legal Services ....................1260 Limousine Services ............1270 Massage Therapy ...............1280 Mechanical .........................1285 Misc. Services ....................1290 Moving & Storage ...............1300 Oilfield .................................1305 Painters/Decorators ............ 1310 Personal Services ............... 1315 Pet Services ....................... 1318 Photography .......................1320 Plumbing & Heating ............1330 Printing................................1335 Rental - Equipment .............1340 Rental - Misc .......................1350 Repair Service ....................1360 Roofing ...............................1370 Snow Removal....................1380 Travel ..................................1385 Upholstery ..........................1390 Well Drilling ........................1400 Welding ............................... 1410 Window Cleaning ................1420 Yard Care ............................1430

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542

CONCRETE???

We’ll do it all...

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 or Ron 403-318-3804 MAMMA MIA !!

Soffit, Fascia & Eaves.

403-391-2169

INNISFAIL Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver the SYLVAN LAKE NEWS & CENTRAL AB LIFE 1 day a week.

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307 PERSON req’d for shipping and receiving for busy HVAC contractor.

Requires inventory exp., good organizational skills, clean Drivers License, n/s, $15/hr. Apply in person to Comfortec Heating & AC or email: brad@ ComfortecHeating.com.

1290

Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles & industrial. Serving central AB. 403-318-4346

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888

Clothing

1590

Eavestroughing

1130

GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED. 403-391-2169 VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Flooring

1180

LAMINATE and hardwood installers, com/res, professional, reliable, 30 yrs. experience 403-358-0091

Handyman Services

1200

GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

Massage Therapy

1280

Executive Touch Massage (FOR MEN)STUDIO 5003A-50 st. Downtown 9 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 403-348-5650

1720

Household Furnishings

METAL bed frame, $30; brass desk lamp. $5; ladies plus size close $20; winter coats (3) need zippers, $20. ea.; blanket sheet set, dble. $10; knife & cutting board set, $5; kitchen utensils, $5. set.

403-986-0986

1730

Stereos TV's, VCRs

GAME CUBE w/16 games, $140 obo.

403-782-3847 INTELLIVISON w/40 Games, $160 obo.

403-782-3847

1760

Misc. for Sale

Homestead Firewood Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

NEW LOG HOME

BOYS Hiking shoes, size 13, Columbia, like new. $20. 403-314-9603

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Professionally built, 825 FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, sq. ft. Pretty 2 bdrm. home, Poplar. Can deliver or 1300 sq. ft. with loft.

1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 12x20 & 16x24 guest cabins also avail.

FREE FIRE WOOD 403-843-6366 Bring your own saw.

403-346-4307 Musical Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar.

Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275 SHRINK Wrapped DRY SPLIT PINE. 16” lengths. 1 cu. ft. bundles average 25 lbs. Perfect for campers or for resale. Also have some poplar bundles, all under roof and off ground. Discounts for large volumes, also have bulk wood.

403-729-2594

Lawn Tractors

1690

USED: DEINES zero turn front mount mowers w/60” flip up decks, Kohler engines, 1 - 2007, 1 - 2002, both in good cond. See video @ lairdmowers.ca to see what DEINES can do for you.

For more info & prices, call Dean at 403-347-2797

Household Appliances

1710

FRIDGE, nice and big, in exc. working cond.

Almond, $100.

780-884-5441 (Red Deer) WASHER & DRYER Working cond. $150.

403-346-4307

Household Furnishings

1720

Instruments

1770

DO YOU HAVE A CHILD THAT LIKES TO MAKE MUSIC? Kimball Organ - The Entertainer - Superstar 3 $100.00 or offer.

Please call/leave message 403-347-1505

Cats

1830

CUTE FLUFFY KITTENS 5 weeks old. Free to loving home. Good for farm or house pet. 403-343-0730 SIAMESE (2) kittens and Also 1 BURMAN kitten. $50/ea.

403-887-3649

Sporting Goods

1860

2100

ANGUS BULLS, large selection of quality 2 yr. olds & yearlings, performance info avail, fully guaranteed.

LLB Angus 1-403-742-4226

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

Farm Equipment

2010

FUEL TANK: 500 gallon with Stand. $50. or offers 403-813-8956 J.D. 510 Baler exc. cond.

1209 J.D. Haybine, 6 whl.

Vicon Rake, 403-350-1007, 782-3617 MACDON 5000 Hay Bine 12’ hrydo-swing.

403-347-5431

Farm Custom Work

2080

CUSTOM HEAVY DISCING COUCH & chair, antique, Hay & Pasture Land French Provincial, teal blue Subsoiling & Scraper Work with gold design. In usable Equipment Rentals cond. or can be re-upholCall Field 403-506-0592 stered. $150. set.

780-884-5441 (Red Deer)

2100

Houses For Sale

4020

For Rent #3000 - #3200

Acreages/Farms ..............3010 Houses/Duplexes ............3020 Condos/Townhouses........3030 Manufactured Homes ......3040 Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050 Suites ..............................3060 Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070 Roommates Wanted ........3080 Rooms for Rent................3090 Motels/Hotels ..................3100 Offices ..............................3110 Stores/Commercial ..........3120 Industrial ..........................3130 Warehouse Space............3140 Garage Space..................3150 Storage Space ................3160 Land ................................3170 Pasture ............................3180 Mobile Lot ........................3190 Misc. for Rent ..................3200

Wanted to Rent #3250 - #3390

Acreages/Farms ..............3255 Houses/Duplexes ............3260 Suites ..............................3270 Rooms..............................3280 Manufactured Homes ......3290 Housesitting Wanted ........3300 Garage Space..................3310 Storage Space ................3320 Stores/Commercial ..........3330 Office Space ....................3340 Industrial ..........................3350 Warehouse Space............3360 Resorts & Cottages..........3370 Pasture/Land....................3380 Mobile Lot ........................3390

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

2 BDRM. well cared for condo, North of river. Upgraded w/ hardwood floors, 4 appl. Avail. immed. $975 mo. & s.d.Call Linda 403-356-1170

SUV's

Move right into this 1,145 sq.ft. Bi-level with attached double garage.

4 stainless steel appliances, 2 bdrms, 2baths & much more.

Contact Chris 403.392.7118

LIVE THE BEACON HILL LIFESTYLE SYLVAN LAKE 3 bdrm, 2 baths, open concept floorplan, stainless steel appliances $304,200 Call Jennifer 403.392.6841

Great family home, 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths, desirable Red Deer location close to trails & shopping $359,000.

Call Chris 403.392.7118

Acreages

4050

2 Acres +/Zoned AG SE of Red Deer 26 kms. $194,500 403-505-6240

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Transportation #5000-5300

Automotive Services ........5010 Antique & Classic Autos ....5020 Cars ..................................5030 SUV’s................................5040 Trucks ..............................5050 Heavy Trucks....................5060 Vans/Buses ......................5070 Motorcycles ......................5080 Campers ..........................5090 Motorhomes......................5100 5th Wheels........................5110 Holiday Trailers ................5120 Tent Trailers ......................5130 Utility Trailers ....................5140 ATV’s ................................5150 Boats & Marine ................5160 Snowmobiles ....................5170 Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180 Auto Wreckers ..................5190 Vehicles Wanted ..............5200 Car/Truck Rental ..............5210 Recreational Vehicle Rental ..............................5220 Trailer Rental ....................5230 Misc. Automotive ..............5240 RV’s ..................................5300

4020

BIG VALLEY, AB, only $30,000. Ideal starter home or rental unit. Nice location, good terms.

Call owner 780-475-2897

Trucks

5050

1999 CHEV Silverado L/B, green, auto, w/tow haul, pulls trailer well, newer tires, toolbox, box liner, $3500; 1990 Chev Suburban, auto, newer tires/brakes, runs well, trailer hitch $1500 403-391-9700

Motorhomes

5100

ONE OF A KIND

Cars

5030

2010 MERCEDES BENZ GLK 350 lthr., sunroofs, 98295 kms., $29,888 348-8788 Sport & Import 2009 Acadia SLE FWD V6 6 spd. auto, leather, DVD BOSE stereo, 91,000 kms $18,500 obo. call starting Saturday (403) 348-2106

1985 Vanguard 24’, completely re-built inside & out. Better than new! All work done by Gord Schmitt RV Services in Lacombe. Can be seen at 25 Fulmar Cl, Sylvan.

Fred, 403-887-4631 Make me an offer I can’t refuse.

2005 Gulf Stream 40’ 4 slides, 8.1 GMC workhorse, loaded, 1 owner, beautiful cond. $66,000.

780-372-2079

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2008 MERCEDES BENZ CLK 350 sunroof, nav., 20,415 kms, $32,888.

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4160

2006 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta GLS diesel, $9,888.

348-8788 Sport & Import 1990 VANGUARD 28’ 460 Ford, air, cruise, sleeps 6, rear bed, full shower & bath, 73,500 kms. $12,000.

403-302-8061

Real Estate #4000 - #4190

Houses For Sale

2007 HONDA CRV EXL, awd, lthr., sun roof, command start, 134,000 kms. $16,500. obo. 343-6156

CALL ANYTIME

CLIVE 1 acre, ready to build, only $69,500.

Call Lyle Nielsen, C21 Advantage. 403-358-8002

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

5040

BRAND NEW IN TIMBERSTONE

NEW 3 BDRM HOME

ANTIQUE golf clubs, 2 woods, 9 irons, 1 putter, faux wood shafts, $150 403-346-0093

COUCH, chocolate brown Livestock velour, with wood trim.

Good clean condition. $25. 2 BLACK Angus 2 yr. old Misc.

2 SMALL WHITE bulls. Yearling red & black CABINETS, can be used Angus & polled Hereford Services for end tables, night tables, bulls, reg’d. Semen tested, or printer stand. $15. ea. or delivery avail.

5* JUNK REMOVAL 2 for $25. 780-884-5441 Glenrose Polled Hereford Property clean up 340-8666 (Red Deer) and Angus 780-608-6080

1290

Livestock

PSP w/13 games & 7 movies. $160 obo.

403-782-3847

GLOBE 12”, great cond. $15.

BOX full of misc. household items. $20.

403-314-9603 LAGOSTINA stainless steel pasta pot, exc. cond, $60; humidifier, filter free $40; carbon monoxide alarm, exc. working order $35; smoke detector $20 403-227-2653

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Auto Wreckers Financial #4400 - #4430

Investments ......................4410 Money Wanted ................4420 Money to Loan ................4430

Money To Loan

4430

LOW INTEREST FINANCING

5190

2005 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap GLS diesel, $9,888 Vehicle & Metal Removal.

348-8788 Sport & Import Enviro. Canada Approved.

We travel. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

2002 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta GLS diesel, $9,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

5200

RED’S AUTO. Free scrap vehicle & metal removal.

We travel. Enviro. Canada Approved. May pay cash for vehicle. 403-396-7519

Borrow up to 20K and pay $387./mo. at 8%. Personal & small business loans.

Bad credit OK. Call Toll Free 855-331-5322 PRIVATE LENDER: Mortgage money available on all types of real estate.

We lend on equity.

Fast approvals Ron Lewis 403-819-2436

2001 BMW Z3 loaded, 5 spd. manual, 2 tone leather int. new windshield & tires. $11,500 obo 403-755-2760

Public Notice #6000

Public Notices ..................6010 Special Features ..............6050

14 Lacombe Express

Careers WELLHEAD ISOLATION SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND TRAINEES Isolation Equipment Services Inc. an expanding Oil Service & Supply Company is seeking quality Service Technicians and Trainees.

Previous exp. with service rigs, fracturing, or similar industry exp. with oilfield tickets is an asset Class 1 or 3 driver’s License applicants will get primacy (Drivers with Class 5 & 5Q will be considered if Applicant has relevant oilfield experience) A current driver’s abstract req’d Off-road driving exp. is an asset.

MUST HAVE: • valid H2S and AB/BC First Aid Tickets

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Fax or email your resume and driver’s abstract to:

Fax: (403) 347-3406 Email: l.enzie@isolationequipment.com or drop off at 239 Clearview Drive, Red Deer County ATTN: Lori Enzie

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Jaydee Bixby featured on Westerner Days stage Canadian Idol runner-up exploring new creative ventures

BY MARK WEBER Lacombe Express Singer Jaydee Bixby enjoys nothing more than sharing his tunes with audiences nation-wide.

For generations, his relatives have been known as the Hillbilly Bixbys in Drumheller and Bixby grew up singing at bars and rodeos with his parent’s family band.

Following in this lineage of honest country music is the 23-year-old’s third CD Work in Progress.

The first single, On and On, is already causing a buzz and fans are excited to hear the latest from Bixby.

“It’s coming out in August, and I’ve been really looking forward to it,” he explains during a recent chat. “A lot of these songs are ones that are very near and dear to my heart.”

Local fans will be able to hear the new material Thursday evening during Westerner Days at the Molson Canadian Ranch stage.

Bixby, who lived in Red Deer during his high school years, said it’s largely audience reaction to particular songs that determines whether they make it on an album or not. How a new tune gels with the guys in the band also is an indicator of whether it’s ultimately recorded.

Also, family reaction is important.

“They’re the ones that introduced me to the country music I grew up loving and listening to, so I really trust their opinions.”

Bixby was only 17 when he participated in Canadian Idol in 2007, finishing in second place.

From there, his life was a whirlwind of high-profile shows and media attention.

“It was absolutely a great time – it happened so fast. In the blink of an eye it was over, but I met a lot of people I wouldn’t have met otherwise and learned a bunch of stuff.”

He’s never really stopped since.

“We’ve been on the road for like six years now, and time just flies. I can’t believe I’ve been in this business that long already,” he laughs.

He opened for icons like Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney and cracked the top 10 on the Canadian Albums Chart with his debut disc Cowboys and Cadillacs in 2008.

He continued to mature as a performer and a composer, collaborating with songwriters in Nashville and releasing Easy to Love in 2010.

This was followed by extensive touring, which helped cement Bixby as one of Canada’s premiere country talents. He’s even launched his own record company as well.

But at the end of the day, it’s connecting with fans that make it complete.

“My career highlight has been going on the road,” he said. “Just a big old tour bus and my band. Whether we were playing a sold-out show in Halifax, Nova Scotia, or we were in the middle of the bald-headed Prairies in Manitoba, that was the happiest I could ever imagine myself.”

SOLID GROUND – Singer Jaydee Bixby, formerly of Red Deer and a one-time runner-up on Canadian Idol, performs Thursday photo submitted evening on the Molson Canadian Ranch stage during Westerner Days.

Currently based in Vernon, B.C., Bixby drew on his life experiences when penning tunes for Work in Progress, which finds him coming into his own as a songwriter.

“I feel like I’ve grown up a bit,” he explained. “I’m able to relate to more people. I’m at that point now where age doesn’t really matter. I can sit down and talk with anybody, whether they’re 90 or 42.”

Music also provides that universal appeal that makes it such a superb means of self-expression.

“It doesn’t matter — we all go through the same problems. These are all genuine experiences, whether it’s a breakup or just going out and having some fun.”

Certainly, there’s plenty of fun to be had on Work in Progress.

Drop the Tailgate is a stomping party number that highlights Bixby’s baritone and rustic yodels, while the acoustic guitar-driven Walk You Home captures the youthful excitement of new love and was inspired by the innocence of the Beatles’ hit I Wanna Hold Your Hand.

The CD even includes an old-time country duet Hate to Love You which is sure to please traditionalists.

Work in Progress was recorded in Vancouver with Bixby and longtime guitarist D Klinger co-producing alongside returning studio collaborators John Webster and Bill Buckingham.

In addition to classic country sensibilities, the musicians tapped into the spirit of ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll.

“I don’t really listen to the radio unless it’s one that has the oldies – all the time. For me, the simplicity of that era was just fantastic,” he said. “I don’t think there’s anything like it. It’s a story and a song, and I like that you get to hear every word I say when I sing.”

Meanwhile, he’s clearly enjoying the journey.

“I’ve gotten to do some pretty phenomenal shows,” he adds. “I’ve gotten to do the shows that I’ve always dreamed of doing. Now, it isn’t a competition and I’ve got nothing to prove - I just want to play music.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Lacombe group provides venue for writers to grow

BY BRIAN VOSSEN Lacombe Express Lacombe Writers Group is a great place for local writers to share, socialize and improve as writers, officials with the group say.

Maureen Pocock, one of the group’s members, said that sharing her work at the regular meetings has helped her write more and become a better writer.

“People really like to share. If you write and you haven’t got someone to read it to it’s kind of pointless to have it.”

A few years ago, a local author held a workshop for people in the area wishing to write memoirs. Several of those at the well-attended event wanted to keep meeting in order to share their writing and have a reason to continue writing as well. It was then that the Lacombe Writers Group first began.

Meetings of the group focus on providing a venue for local writers to share their work more so than act as workshops for writers, said Pocock. She said that no actual writing is done at the meetings but sharing each others work is a good incentive for writers to continue writing.

While the group began as gathering of people who wanted to write memoirs, it has expanded to include other genres as well. Pocock said that poetry, history, humour and most other genres are represented in the club already and anyone who wishes to write and share their writing is welcome at meetings.

There are about 16 members in the writers group and Pocock said there are usu-

ally about a half dozen at each meeting.

Writers from a large area surround Lacombe come into the City for meetings, including one member who lives near Rocky Mountain House.

“PEOPLE REALLY LIKE TO SHARE. IF YOU WRITE AND YOU HAVEN’T GOT SOMEONE TO READ IT TO IT’S KIND OF POINTLESS TO HAVE IT.” MAUREEN POCOCK A number of the Lacombe Writers Group are also published authors. Pocock herself just had a second printing done of her first book, Close to My Heart, which was first published just before Christmas. Close to My Heart is a collection of reflections, memoirs and family histories, which Pocock said comprise the bulk of her writing.

While she has only been writing such stories since the beginning of the writers group, Pocock said she has always been interested in writing.

She added that she has kept quite a correspondence with many friends and family over the years and, had she not been a writer, would have lost touch with many of them.

Lacombe Writers Group is beginning to branch out from just reading to each other.

Pocock said the group has done a number of public readings as well, the most recent being at the library during seniors week.

She said the event was successful, even more so that anticipated. She added that

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originally the group did not think it would have enough readers or material to fill the whole hour slot they had been allotted and planned to read in short chunks over the course of that time. As it turned out, the group was reading steadily throughout the entire hour.

A very informal club, the Lacombe Writers Group meets at the Evangelical Free

Church every other Monday to share their writing. Pocock said the group is a social club as much as a venue to share so meetings are very informal and often last a few hours. She also said that the group is very focused on simply sharing, although there are at times critiquing and discussion on writing. news@lacombeexpress.com

Country stars support local golf tourney Golf Classic supports the Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation A multitude of Juno and Canadian Country Music Association-winning musicians are gathering in Central Alberta on Aug. 7- 8 in support of the sixth annual Gord Bamford Charity Golf Classic.

Since 2008, Bamford has generated over $1 million dollars through The Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation (GBCF) to support organizations such as the Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta, MakeA-Wish Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters as well as a numerous children’s hospitals across Canada.

It started six years ago with a simple vision. As Bamford’s celebrity began to grow, he wanted to use it in a way that would make a profound difference in the lives of underprivileged youth and single parent families across Canada. As a result, the Gord Bamford Charitable Foundation was born.

“The Foundation and the annual celebrity golf event have evolved into so much more than I ever expected.

I wanted to give back to my community, and to see my fellow musicians support the event year after year is

humbling,” said Bamford.

“The goal of my Foundation has always come down to making a difference in someone’s life, whether it means taking their mind off their pain for a day or simply putting a smile on their face.”

The annual charity golf classic is the vehicle Bamford uses to generate the funds possible for that Foundation.

Each year, top Canadian musicians perform at the pre-golf gala event, and then are auctioned off to the highest bidder for a place on their golf team.

This year Bamford has gathered some of the brightest stars in Canadian music: JD Fortune (formerly with INXS), Dallas Smith, Deric Ruttan, Emerson Drive’s Brad Mates, Aaron Pritchett, Michelle Wright, Beverly Mahood, and Patricia Conroy, as well as American singer/ songwriters Buddy Owens and Justin McBride.

PennWest Exploration has long supported the event as well, with the 2013 edition being its fifth year.

Keith Luft, general counsel and senior vice president, stakeholder relations,

said they’re proud to support the event. “It provides a truly unique and “grassroots” opportunity for Penn West to engage in the community and create a positive impact where we live, work and play. The personal commitment from community leaders like Gord and his group is something really special which we wanted to support.”

Other event sponsors include Dow Chemical Canada and KG Country FM Red Deer.

“I’m always scared to put a goal out there,” said Bamford. But hopefully we can surpass the amount from the year before and hit the $300,000 mark. That would be really nice.”

The 2013 event kicks off with the Celebrity gala, starting at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 7 at the Red Deer Sheraton Hotel Exhibition Hall.

The gala features performances by Bamford and the celebrity guests, a live celebrity auction. The Charity Golf Classic begins at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club at 8 a.m. on Aug. 8.

For more information, check out www.gordbamfordfoundation.com.

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GAUNTLET - Brodie Gladue of the Lacoka Locos weaves in and out of opponents of the High River Heat during the bronze medal game of the Bantam division at the Alberta Lacrosse Association last weekend. The final score was 13-6 in favour of Lacoka.

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Lacoka captures bronze medal in tourney

BY BRIAN VOSSEN Lacombe Express Lacoka’s Strand Media Bantams have wrapped up a very successful season.

At the Alberta Lacrosse Association Provincial Championships hosted by Lacoka this past weekend, Lacoka’s Bantam team secured the bronze medals after defeating the High River Heat 13 – 6 on July 14.

Ben Arifin, who wears number 7 for the Locos and plays transition, said that the bronze medal win and games it took to get there brought his team together.

“It feels good,” said Arifin. “I love the feeling of our team meld-

ing together. We have played fantastic games over provincials and I think that our team is very happy with this win.”

Coach Bruce Clarke said the Locos were actually hoping to claim gold in this year’s provincials, but narrowly missed their shot at the championship game.

“If we would have scored one more goal we would have made it to the gold medal (game),” said Clarke.

As it was, Lacoka ranked third after the team’s first match against High River Saturday night, where the Locos won 13 – 5 and faced the Heat a second time on Sunday for the bronze medal.

Despite falling short of a

chance at the provincial title, Clarke said the players’ spirits were high going into the bronze medal game.

“They were upbeat,” said Clarke. “Whatever happened the rest of the tournament didn’t matter. All we had to do was win the bronze.”

Lacoka wasted no time in setting the pace during the bronze medal match. Coming out flying from the beginning of the first period, the Locos outscored the Heat and established a comfortable lead ending the period 6 – 1 in favour of Lacoka.

In the second period, High River came back stronger, but still couldn’t manage to keep up with

the Locos’ momentum.

Lacoka continued to outmaneuver and outscore High River to extend their lead and end the period 11 – 3. Finally in the third period, the Heat began to gain a foothold over the Locos, scoring more goals than they had in any other period and looking to turn the tide in what had been a very one-sided game.

However, the lead Lacoka had established early in the game left a score gap that could not be closed in one period.

While they were outscored 3-2 in the final period, the Locos’ last few goals bought them some extra insurance and they defeated the Heat to secure a third place

finish in the provincial championship. Arifin said the Locos won because their confidence allowed them to keep their momentum throughout the entire game.

“We had our heads high, we were confident,” said Arifin. “We just needed that win. Our team wanted that medal.”

Clarke said the bronze medal win was a great way to wrap up what he called a “terrific season.”

Arifin agreed and is already looking forward to next season.

Many players will be moving up into Lacoka’s Midget Lacrosse program next year and Arifin said he is looking forward to the new experience. news@lacombeexpress.com

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