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Local organization heading towards major milestone Whisker Rescue is close to adopting out 2,000 cats since inception BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express

local cat rescue organization is set to reach a major milestone in 2014. Since its inception, Whisker Rescue Society Red Deer and Area, has found forever homes for 1,850 cats. The organization averages about 30-40 adoptions a month. “Never in my life did I imagine we would get this big or be in the position that we are right now. We’ve had so much community support – it’s amazing. “It can be a little frightening at times but it is all so worth it,” said Stacy Worobetz, president of the organization, which became a registered charity in June of 2008. “It was definitely a calling that has turned into such a purpose for us in life.” Whisker Rescue continues to expand their programs and they recently applied for a PetSmart grant for a program called the ‘Rural Cat Roundup’. This means citizens residing in Red Deer County can apply to have their cat spayed or neutered for free. Applications for the program will be accepted until Jan. 31 and approved applicants will be chosen by a panel of volunteers and veterinary staff. Two hundred and twenty-five cats will receive free spay/neuter surgery by the conclusion of the program. Applications can be filled out online on the Whisker Rescue web site, or picked up at most veterinary clinics. “That is very exciting for us. We are hoping to go for cats who are owned by rural residents,” said Worobetz. Whisker Rescue has also launched a program called the ‘Guardian Angel Sponsorship’. This program allows people to make a meaningful difference if they are unable to foster a cat in their own home. For $25 a month, people are able to support a cat in Whisker Rescue’s care. “If people can’t take on a cat of their own or aren’t able to foster, then this is a great way for them to help make a difference.” As Whisker Rescue has continuously grown over the years and

the organization has continued to make a difference in the community, Worobetz’s efforts were also recently recognized. Worobetz has been given the Global Pet Foods’ second annual Heroic Heart Pet Service Award after being nominated. She was chosen not only for the work she does to help cats in need, but for the work she does in changing people’s perceptions of homeless cats. Global Pet Foods presented Worobetz with the award, 12 large bags of food for her rescue and a cheque for $1,000 which will help cover the cost of vet bills. “I feel that there are so many people that deserve this and to be the person that was chosen, I can’t even put it into words. I see people that inspire me everyday – the everyday heroes that foster or take in a stray or feed strays or give shelter to a stray. I read about the people who go into the trenches and pick up the animals that are freezing and I think how on earth did I get picked? These people inspire me.” Meanwhile, Whisker Rescue is also in need of donations this Christmas season and into the New Year as well. Items that can be donated include cat toys, blankets, pine litter bedding, bleach and paper towels as well as canned cat food, among others. Monetary donations are also gratefully accepted, Worobetz said, adding any cash received will be used to purchase items of need. Citizens also looking to help out are able to donate to the ‘Sponsor a Spay or Neuter’ program where funds donated will help cat owners who cannot afford the entire cost of these procedures. Any donations of $20 and over are eligible for a tax deductible receipt. Those wishing to adopt a cat can view them at a number of facilities around Red Deer including Deer Park Vet Hospital (420 Allan St.), Piper Creek Vet Clinic (1, 166 37428 RR 273) and PetSmart (5001 19 St.). For more information about Whisker Rescue visit www.whiskerrescue.com or email Stacy Worobetz at whiskerrescue@live. com. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

MEANINGFUL WORK - Stacy Worobetz, president of Whisker Rescue Society Red Deer and Area, has made it her Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express life’s purpose to help cats in need.

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Council updated on Red Deer Airport BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express City council heard an update on the latest developments at the Red Deer Airport during Monday’s regular meeting. Red Deer Airport continues to experience significant growth which included a 513% hike in scheduled passenger traffic as of the end of 2013 over 2012. And with the scheduled service six days per week to Kelowna, five days per week to Fort McMurray and three times daily to Calgary, the airport’s 2014 scheduled passenger numbers are projected to reach between 35,000 passengers or 280% increase, said RJ Steenstra, the Airport’s CEO. He told council that this year’s major stories also included securing Air Canada with connections to national and international destinations for Central Alberta, regaining security screening services by the Canadian Air Transport Security Association and a new non-stop scheduled service to Central Alberta through Northwestern Air direct to Kelowna and Fort McMurray. There has been steady increases in service by Northwestern Air across the

board, he said. “They are going to have three aircraft based at Red Deer by the end of 2013, and two more in 2014,” he said. “Three flight crews, two customers service agents and a mechanic now reside in Red Deer. Nine jobs have been created with Northwestern Airlines. And the airline really views Red Deer as a minihub to their future growth and success. So that is significant,” he said. With Air Canada’s bolstered presence at the Airport, 10 jobs have been created. Back in September, the Airline launched service from Red Deer with one stop connections to anywhere in the world. Four jobs were also created this year with passenger screening returned to the Red Deer Airport. There has also been interest shown from other airlines and various aviation businesses, he noted, so things have certainly turned around over the last few years. “It’s a growing asset in our region, and we are excited about 2014,” he said, pointing out the Airport’s significance as an economic driver in the region. “They are a big part of the growth of the community.”

Looking ahead, Steenstra emphasized the importance of the Area Structure Plan which helps guide land development for both aviation and non-aviation related purposes. He said noted that to take advantage of this increasing interest in airport lands, it’s recommended that the Airport seek to develop the south ﬁeld. He also told council that currently, the focus is on building community engagement and awareness and a Master Plan Project which sets the stage for the next 30 years. It also sets the stage for timely, required infrastructure enhancements such as parking, terminal and runway extensions. “It’s really important that we begin to sit down and look at the longer term infrastructure requirements for the airport. “When we attract business and people to our region…it supports regional economic development. With the growing city and region, the importance of the airport will only increase in the future for Red Deer. “We are poised to capture our rightful place as an economic centre that is connected to the world.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

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The heartwarming tale and the triumph of a stray dog who was found living on the streets in Red Deer for months before being rescued, has received a positive ending this week. Austin, the once homeless pooch has found his forever home thanks to his new owner Thomas Hart. After the publishing of Austin’s tale in last week’s Express, owner of Forever and A Day Animal Rescue, Cathy Bourassa, received over 15 emails and 15 phone calls with people wishing to adopt Austin. “I’d brought him to a few places to see how he would ﬁt in there because he’s a bit of a barker,” said Bourassa. “But then I brought him to see Tom and the two just hit it off immediately. They had this incredible connection and within ﬁve minutes Tom had him on his back giving him belly rubs.” Upon reading Austin’s story, Hart immediately phoned Bourassa and had her bring the dog to see him. After a workplace accident off the coast of Nova Scotia on Feb. 21st, Hart was in the hospital with neck, back, arm, and leg injuries. “It started back when I was 10 and I fell off a few pails and hit the back of my neck

off of an auger,” explained Hart. “Then I was in Maui for my son’s wedding and we were surﬁng and I got taken under the waves and it left me paralyzed from the neck down because of the previous injury to my neck. A shred from the C3 vertebrae went straight through my spinal cord.” Hart surprised neurosurgeons when he walked out of the hospital days later and returned to work after that. Upon returning to work, it was then that Hart fell off a ladder on an offshore oil and gas processing plant. “The ladder was unmarked and I fell but managed to grab onto it before falling the 14 feet.” Hart has been on a lengthy journey to recovery from the fall and will be undergoing surgery on next month on his neck and back and again in February for his knee. “I’m going to be laid up for quite a while and plan on retiring in the near future and normally I never would’ve done something like adopt a dog,” said Hart. “But I need a companion to help me get through this and this little guy is great and he doesn’t leave my side now. There is just a connection between us. “I walk and try to exercise and am trying to heal and now I have Austin to do that with, he’s my little walking buddy.” jswan@reddeerexpress.com

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OPINION Seasonal safety Tis the season for celebrating – and that means inevitably a spike in partiers who have one drink too many and then decide they are ﬁt to drive. Recently, MADD Canada launched the annual Project Red Ribbon with the aim of preventing impaired driving this holiday season. It’s just in time for the annual slate of ofﬁce parties, family get-togethers and other functions to serve as a reminder of the importance of not drinking and driving. Project Red Ribbon runs until after New Year’s, during which time MADD Canada volunteers are out in their communities distributing red ribbons to the public to attach to their vehicles, key chains, purses, briefcases and backpacks. And even though a local campaign was not launched this year, the ribbon reminds people to plan ahead for a safe ride home if they’re going to be drinking. It also serves as a tribute to those who have been killed or injured in impairment-related crashes. It’s frustrating that the numbers of reported impaired drivers are as high as they are, in spite of constant educational and awareness campaigns and the tireless efforts of MADD volunteers. For some reason, people still choose to get behind the wheel after they’ve been drinking assuming they are in complete control. The cost to such irresponsibility is staggering.

According to MADD Canada, in 2010, it was estimated that 2,541 individuals were killed in motor vehicle crashes in Canada. MADD Canada also estimates that at a minimum, 1,082 of these fatalities were impairment-related. In their opinion, the 1,082 figure is a conservative estimate, due to the underreporting that results from the inability to conduct alcohol tests on surviving impaired drivers and from the need to rely on police reports. Moreover, the figure underestimates the percentage of crash deaths that involve drugs. Thus, the recent sharp increases in driving after drug use have not been factored into the 1,082 figure. Given the limits on the 1,082 figure, MADD Canada estimates there are somewhere between 1,250 and 1,500 impairment-related crash deaths in Canada each year (3.4– 4.1 deaths per day). Meanwhile, to avoid potential tragedy, it’s as easy as simply planning ahead by arranging for a designated driver, calling a cab or ensuring you have someone you trust to pick you up when it’s time to head home. And if you see a driver you suspect is impaired, call 911 to report it. As Christmas and ultimately New Years approaches, we hope all Red Deerians take time to make plans and choose wisely this holiday season when it comes to alcohol consumption.

Reports of the demise of the planet grossly exaggerated At least there are no exploding children. The green movement’s latest unseemly manipulation of kids casts Downtown Abbey’s butler as Santa Claus in a dripping ice bunker, saying he has had to cancel Christmas because the North Pole is melting – please send money. The culprit, this time, is Greenpeace, an outﬁt in Canada which had its charitable status yanked in 1998, because its actions “Served no public purpose.” Whatever the season is, the preferred target of the collapse crowd is a young eager mind. Into which they inject terror. Never mind that it is snowing in Cairo and Israel, there has never been so much ice in Antarctica and that 2,000 cold records were set in North America this

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NICKSON past week. Instead, the debate at the forefront of environmental discussion is Peak Planet, or post-scarcity and the abundance economy. We are close. Human knowledge and inventiveness have so far outpaced the Suzukis of our world that they are not only irrelevant, but broadly destructive of the public good. Let’s remember that both Malthus, who in 1798 predicted a cycle of famine and disease, and Paul Erhlich who in 1968 claimed

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that by 1985 “Hundreds of millions are going to starve to death,” were not only wrong, they were hugely, unassailably wrong. All by itself, the planet is healing from the burst of industrialization that created the prosperity we enjoy today. Population explosion? In North America, Europe, China and Japan, the birthrate is now at or below replacement and even in sub-Saharan Africa fertility rates have dropped to near four children per woman. As countries develop, women have fewer children. Demographer Joel Cohen of Columbia University predicts that “Many of us may live to see population peak in the middle of this century”. The UN agrees. In the developed world, we are now ‘peak-stuff’. Even before the ‘08 crash,

people were consuming substantially less than the 90’s. In the UK, Europe, Canada and the U.S., people are driving less and using less water and theorists now believe that beyond a certain level of economic development people simply stop consuming so much. In the developing world, resource use has become more efﬁcient. New Scientist reports that in 2008 Jesse Ausubel and Paul Waggoner of Rockefeller University drew on data covering 1980 to 2006 to argue there had been “Declining intensities of impact, from energy use and carbon emissions to food consumption and fertilizer use, globally and in countries ranging from the U.S., France, China, to India, Brazil and Indonesia.” They referred to the trend as economic ‘dema-

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terialization’. Here is more good news: shale gas is doing more to halt CO2 emissions than all the billions spent on climate science. Even the New York Times admits there has been no warming for 17 years. It can be argued that this summer was the coldest summer on record at the North Pole. We recorded the highest August Arctic ice extent since 2006 and record high August Antarctic ice. There have been no major hurricane strikes for eight years (Sandy was a tropical storm when it hit New Jersey). It was the slowest tornado season on record, second lowest ﬁre season in two decades and four of the ﬁve snowiest winters in the northern hemisphere have occurred since 2008. In Canada, ambient concentrations of sulphur

dioxide decreased by 57% between 1996 and 2009. Ambient levels of nitrogen dioxide and volatile organic compounds (VOC) dropped too. According to the internationally respected Environmental Performance Index (EPI), Canada is a world leader in terms of water quality. Our forest cover is not in decline, our soil is not eroding, nor desertifying, an 80% improvement from decades ago. The environmental movement and its allies have become abusive, and not just to children. Tell your kids this Christmas that the haters are wrong and their future has never looked better. Because that is the truth. Elizabeth Nickson is a senior fellow with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. Her column is distributed through Troy Media.

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City crews to plow bus routes in residential areas After completing the residential plow last week, City crews are ramping up to remove snow on Priority 4 roads that were completed before the Dec. 2 snowfall. Work started on Monday and is expected to wrap up by Dec. 22, weather permitting. “Almost two thirds of the Priority 4 roads were done before the recent heavy snowfall so we need to head back to those roads for another clearing,” said Greg Sikora, public works manager. “We’ll be working on collectors - the main roadways that run through a residential neighbourhood such as Jordan Parkway and Lancaster Drive.”

No parking signs were placed in Priority 4 areas starting last Sunday to let residents know to remove their vehicles before streets are plowed. If vehicles are left parked on signed streets they will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense. Two crews will work six days a week, excluding Sundays, with one starting in Fairview and another starting in Woodlea. If Red Deer receives another heavy snowfall, Priority 4 removal will be postponed to focus on Priority 1 and 2 roadways. The two crews will be working in the following neighbourhoods including Fair-

view, Riverside Meadows, Riverside industrial, Oriole Park, Highland Green, the Pines, Sunnybrook south, Sunnybrook, Bower, South Hill, West Park, Woodlea, Waskasoo, Michener Hill, Clearview Meadows, Clearview Ridge, Timberlands/ Stone, Rosedale, Deer Park, Eastview, Mountview/Morrisroe and the district of Grandview. While crews are out working, residents are reminded to drive according to road and weather conditions. It’s important to steer clear of snow removal equipment by keeping two car lengths away from sanders and snowplows.

“We encourage drivers to keep safety in mind, especially if there is snow and ice equipment around them. Give them the room to work and please never pass snow removal equipment,” said Sikora. Residents are encouraged to help the City identify areas of concern by reporting them to the public works department at 403-342-8238. For more information on the City’s snow and ice control program or to view a map of the Priority 4 plowing schedule, visit www.reddeer.ca/publicworks. - Fawcett

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Salvation Army looking for help with kettle campaign BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Staff with the Red Deer Salvation Army are still putting out the call for volunteers to ﬁll spots with the annual kettle campaign. Funds raised are used to assist families and individuals at Christmas and throughout the year with a variety of programs and services. Kettles are set up at WalMart (north and south locations), Canadian Tire (north and south), Co-op

(Deer Park), Scott’s Parable Christian Store, Parkland Mall by the Safeway entrance, Bower Place Mall, Save-On Foods (East Hill), Superstore and Costco. The Red Deer Christmas Kettle Campaign was launched on Nov. 21st and runs through to Dec. 23rd. The campaign goal this year is $200,000, and a recent count found that while organizers have crossed the half-way point, there’s still a ways to go, said Major Larry Bridger of the Salvation Army Church &

Community Services. “We still need a lot more volunteers.” But there is still time to turn things around. With the help of volunteers and the donations raised through the Christmas Kettles, the Salvation Army can make a difference in the lives of Red Deer’s less fortunate, he said. Bridger also said that the money from the Kettle Campaign is used here in Red Deer for Community and Family Services work. That includes year-round

assistance where they help families through food assistance. They’ve got other programs like emergency medication, transportation and a number of other services that the money is used for as well. Last year, the Kettle Campaign in Red Deer was down slightly, pulling in about $160,000. The year prior, about $200,000 had been raised, said Bridger. Anyone interested in helping out can call Debbie Lang, Christmas Kettle coordinator, at 403-346-2251.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Local running group gives back to youth BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express The City Roasted Runners, a local running group, has banded together for the second year to ďŹ ll 36 pairs of socks stuffed with goodies to give to the youth living on the streets in Red Deer through a program called Socks 4 Streetkids. The socks were donated to Street Ties yesterday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels wonderful because those kids are out there not only by their own choice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a safer place to be than at home which is kind of sad, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a true story that happens and some kids have just taken the wrong path. But a lot of times these kids get overlooked,â&#x20AC;? said Gail Hill, organizer of Socks 4 Streetkids. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to let them know someone out there cares about them.â&#x20AC;? Socks 4 Streetkids is a way to help out Red Deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeless youth that Hill, a member of the City Roasted Runners, said will be an annual campaign. The goal of Socks 4

how many people want to do something and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an easy thing to do and it is fun to ďŹ ll a stocking for somebody.â&#x20AC;? After this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success Hill hopes to continue to spread holiday cheer to the youth living on Red Deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s streets for years to come. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel this is going to be an annual event. It ďŹ ts with our group quite well.â&#x20AC;?

of the program in B.C. Hill wanted to start it in Red Deer. She relocated to Alberta a few years ago but it was last year that everything came together and worked out for the plan to come to fruition. According to Hill the success of the program this year is due to the willingness of people to participate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is pretty amazing

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hair combs and brushes, oral care accessories, deodorant, mittens, hats, snack items, ďŹ&#x201A;ashlights and headlamps as well as thermo mugs with hot chocolate and gift cards. Hill is credited with bringing this program to Red Deer after participat-

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Thank You Red Deer! The Red Deer 2013 Centennial Committee would like to recognize our generous sponsors. .VSK 7SH[PU\T :PS]LY •Alberta Lottery Fund (Government of Alberta) •City of Red Deer •Government of Canada (Canadian Heritage) •NOVA Chemicals Corporation •Sunny 94 FM/Kraze 101.3 FM •Travel Alberta

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:\WWVY[LYZ •Dianne Wyntjes •Digitex •Fort Normandeau •Gaetz Avenue Bistro •Girl Guides of Canada (Parkland Region) •Global Pet Foods •Heritage Ranch •Heuer Design •Home Building Centres •Hot Pot Studio •HSE Integrated •Joe ButterÄeld •Junior Forest Wardens (Red Deer Woodchucks) •Kim Lawrence •Laura Allard •Little Jon’s •Markerville Creamery •Michael Dawe •Model T Smokies •Noah’s Quality Water •Olymel •One Tooth Action Wear •Optimist Club of Red Deer •Original Joe’s •Parkland Party Rentals •Patti Morris •Pro-Stitch Apparel •Raider Rentals

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•Ram Electric and Instrumentation •Real Canadian Superstore •Real Canadian Wholesale Club •Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools •Red Deer College departments, employees, and students •Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society •Red Deer Downtown Business Association •Red Deer Emergency Services •Red Deer Horseshoe Club •Red Deer Hot Yoga •Red Deer Ministerial Association •Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery (MAG) •Red Deer Public Library •Red Deer Public School District #104 •Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band •Redpoint Design •Remi’s Catering •Richelle’s Kitchen and Catering

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Tickets still available for Kinsmen Dream Home Lottery There are still tickets up for grabs for this year’s Kinsmen Dream Home Lottery. As of Tuesday, the Dream Home Lottery was sitting at 67% sold out, organizers said.

The popular three tickets for $250 packages are now only available at the home on Saturday and Sunday from 1 until 5 p.m. The 50/50 draw is now sitting with $141,525.00 in the bank that organizers

say will be split with half going to the Youth and Volunteer Center for their Camp Alexo renovation project and other half going to a lucky winner. That is $70,762.50 each but it could be $75,000 each

if the lottery sells out. Organizers point out that time is running out as the home, which is valued at $870,000, is only open for seven more days - this weekend Dec. 21-22 and then it will re-open on Dec.

27th and stay open everyday until the draw on Dec. 31st. “The Red Deer Kinsmen have been doing this lottery for 34 years now and all of the money we raise from it stays in our community,” said Len Sisco, 2013 Red Deer Kinsmen Dream Home chair. “We touch way more lives than a lot of people realize. It’s easy to see the bricks and mortar of the Kinsmen’s effect on our City.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Exploring the meaning of advent as Christmas approaches BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express The Christmas season is seen by many folks as an incredibly hectic, busy time. Crazy shopping, malls overﬂowing with shoppers, empty shelves and late night preparations and cooking for days that are packed with visiting, feasting and sharing. It all sounds wonderful, but it can be a draining, exhausting time that can sadly take a toll – nerves are frazzled. And what is supposed to be a lovely season of gettogethers and fun can end up with tensions bubbling just beneath the surface. Ultimately, those who get completely caught up in all of that can miss out on what’s at the heart of the season. As Noel Wygiera, priest of the St. Luke’s Anglican Church parish in Red Deer points out, traditions like advent help to bring a sense of reﬂection and heightened meaning to Christmas. Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before Dec. 25, which this year was Dec. 1 to Dec. 22 inclusive. And of course, there are a variety of ways that the pub-

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 “He tells the story of where some friends of his went to Greece, and they were in rural areas. They were from London, and it had been a long time since they had seen the stars because the light pollution in London is so great. He said that part of the reason advent has been somewhat lost is that we suffer from ‘liturgical light pollution’. We’re so focused on the glitz and glamour around Christmastime that we’re missing this season of preparation.” Unfortunately, by the time many folks get to Christmas, they are pretty much worn out by the hectic nature of the how society views the season. Trafﬁc jams and bleary-eyed revelers don’t really bring to mind the elements of advent – a peacefulness; a season of examining one’s heart and life; a spiritual journey. As Guite points out so eloquently, ‘It’s a promise that even in the waiting – advent is the season of waiting – that there will be renewal and hope. “I also think there is a serious interest in renewing advent as a season,” he said. “And I’ve certainly been focused on how to reclaim advent. I think it’s helpful for people.”

Sadly, many people, because of the soaring stress levels, point out that they look forward to Christmas being over with all its rush. That’s a really sad thing, because in many ways and for a number of reasons, it can be viewed sincerely as the ‘most wonderful time of the year.’ “People wring their hands, get caught up in the craziness of it and can’t wait until it’s over. “But it shouldn’t be about being stressed out or burned out.” A person who is exploring advent this year more deeply once told him how the tradition had enriched and enlivened her views of the holiday season. It emphasized to him the importance of maintaining the cherished tradition that much more. As he points out, that’s ultimately what it’s really all about – tapping into the peace and joy of the season, and the true meanings of what the holidays point to. “I had someone say to me that this was the ﬁrst time in 10 years that she’s really looking forward to Christmas.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

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History of Red Deer community clothing service Christmastime is a traditional time of goodwill and generosity towards others, particularly those who are less fortunate in the community. This is also the time of year when the United Way finishes up its annual appeal for donations to support a wide-variety of charitable organizations and causes. One of Red Deer’s oldest charitable volunteer organizations is also one that will be losing its United Way support at the end of 2013. That is the Red Deer Community Clothing Service, often commonly referred to as the Clothing Bank. The idea of creating a community clothing bank was first raised by Father Tom Kroetch, the priest at Sacred Heart Church. Red Deer had experienced phenomenal growth in the 1950s and early 1960s. Unfortunately, despite all of this growth and prosperity, there were increasing numbers of people who found it difficult to make ends meet. Hence, Father Kroetch’s proposal quickly caught on. A number of people vol-

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DAWE unteered for the organizing committee. Support came from a number of churches as well many other groups and individuals who wanted to help those in the community who lacked adequate clothing. By the end of March 1963, there were 15 members on the organizing committee and a potential pool of several dozen volunteers. Trinity Lutheran Church provided the ﬁrst cash donation. The ﬁrst investment was the purchase of a sewing machine. Thus, the Red Deer Community Clothing Bank was born. The City of Red Deer offered its support by providing space rent-free in the basement of the old City Hall. However, that building was soon going to be demolished. New rent-free space was soon located

LANDMARK - Red Deer’s old City Hall, 1963. The Red Deer Clothing Bank (later renamed the Red Deer Community Clothing Red Deer Archives P2997. Service) got its start in the basement of this building 50 years ago in 1963. across the street in the old Alberta Telephones building. Unfortunately, the AGT building space was also

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only available for a brief period of time. The Clothing Bank moved to the second ﬂoor of Bert’s Cold Storage building on the west end of Ross St. then to the Foster Block on Gaetz Ave. and 52 St. and ﬁnally to the old Woolworth building on Gaetz Ave. just north of Ross St. These were somewhat cramped, but generally adequate locations. However, unlike the space in the old City Hall and old AGT building, rent and utilities had to be paid. The City initially provided a grant of $900 towards the rent. However, the City felt that another regular funding source would be better. Consequently, in 1967, the Clothing Bank became a United Way agency, with the United Way providing

the annual funds towards the costs of rent and utilities. Money and resources remained incredibly tight. The Clothing Bank used donations, incredible frugality and innovation to keep going. A small thrift shop provided some revenue. All labour was donated. Volunteers did all the sorting and mending. Local drycleaners provided free cleaning when needed. Scraps were turned into quilts. Bundles of rags were sold to local garages and other such businesses that needed clean-up cloths. In 1971, the name of the organization was changed to the Community Clothing Service from the Clothing Bank. In 1975, the Service moved to its current location in the old Jack’s De-

partment Store building on Ross St. That same year, the Clothing Service was named the Citizens’ Group of the Year by the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce. Over the decades, there have been many ups and downs, and times when the service was unsure if it could survive. What had not gone down is the number of users. In the ﬁrst year of operation, the Clothing Service assisted more than 2,000. Now the numbers average 1,100 per month. Hopefully, as it has done in the past, the community will rally to make sure that this highly-used and valuable volunteer charitable service will continue on in 2014 and for many years to come.

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with the Brain Bra runs until Dec. 31. The Harri Harris-Warke Gallery 31 is situated on the second ﬂoor of Sunworks in downtown Red Deer at 4924 Ross St. For more information contact the Gallery at harriswarke@gmail.com. Red Deer Table Tennis Club playing every Friday nights between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. in the Michener Recreation Centre gymnasium. Drop in fee $10. Contact Tom at 403-872-7222. Real Men Sing Barbershop! The Wild Rose Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus is a chorus for males of all ages who love to sing four-part a cappella harmony. We are a proud member of the Barbershop Harmony society provid-

of this holiday season there will be a presentation by Emily Rowe, Manager of the Confluence Heritage Society in Rocky Mountain House. It is a nonprofit organization that has been partnering with Parks Canada at Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site for 30 years. Emily will speak about the Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site, which is a site along the North Saskatchewan River where 76 years of fur trade occurred. She will talk about what Christmas was like at that time and highlight the Confluence Heritage Society’s mission. Join us for this festive breakfast as we celebrate stewardship in the Red Deer River Watershed. Who knows, if you have been good little water-

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. Come celebrate the premiere of the fourth season of Downton Abbey at Red Deer Public Library! We will be hosting a Tea, complete with cucumber sandwiches and more. There will be door prizes and prizes for a trivia contest and the best Downton inspired costume (costumes optional). Jan. 5 from 2-4 p.m. Red Deer

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shed stewards, Santa Claus may even show up. RSVP to: info@ rdrwa.ca or call Kelly at 403340-7379 by noon on Dec. 18. Central Alberta Immigrant Women’s Association is excited to celebrate the holiday season with our immigrant families on Dec. 21 from 3 to 7 p.m. Organizers are asking the public for donations for the event. There will be entertainment, fun games and the wearing of traditional costumes of their cultures and a potluck supper. We are invited more than 70 families who are celebrating on their own this season. The public at large can help make a difference by donating gifts, food and drinks. For more information, call 403-341-3553. 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

Public Library Snell Auditorium *Please call 403-342-9110 to register for this free program.* Daytime Documentaries at Red Deer Public Library Jan. 8 from 2 - 4:30 p.m. Red Deer Public Library, Waskasoo Meeting Room. The documentary this month is called Into the Cold and features Sebastian Copeland and Keith Heger who set off an expedition to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Perry and Henson’s trek to the North Pole and in the process teach us about the importance of polar ice caps. The images of the North Pole are both stunning and eye-opening.

the Golden Circle at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $7. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call 403-346-3896, 403347-6165 or 403-986-7170. 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. 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 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.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Meeting January 19 /2014 at 7 p.m. at Sunnybrook United Church. 12 Stanton St. Refreshments following. Everyone welcome. For further information contact Linda 403-347-6073.

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Week of December 18 - 25 , 2013 Deer Legion every Wednesday evening. Smorg at 5 p.m. with dance at 7 p.m. Cover charge $7. Country music runs Friday and Saturday evenings 7 to 11 p.m. 403-342-0035. Meat draw every Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. at the Red Deer Elks Lodge. 403-346-3632. Golden Circle Thursday night dances continue from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $7 per person. Everyone is welcome. 403-346-3896, 403-3476165, or 403-986-7170.

SEMINARS Managing Anger Before It Manages You educational workshop – Jan. 23 to Feb. 13, 2014 – 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. $120/ individual or $200/couple from same household. Register by calling 403-342-0339. Shalom Counselling Centre wants to help parents maintain a close, supportive relationship through the inevitable changes when a baby enters the family. Bringing Baby Home (BBH), a relationship workshop that gives parents a chance to learn the realities of life when a baby enters the picture. In the BBH workshop, couples learn as much about taking care of one another as they do about caring for the baby. BBH also stresses the importance of fathers. Pam Nyrose, who will be facilitating workshops at the Red Deer Regional Hospital, is a Gottman Institute certified instructor for the Bringing Baby Home. The first workshop is in February but since enrolment is limited, interested couples are encouraged to register soon. Workshop details can be found on Shalom Counselling Centre’s web site at www.shalomcounselling.com or by calling 403-342-0339. Family Services of Central Alberta presents Managing My Money. Are you stressing about how to manage your money? Do you make impulsive purchases? Never seem to have enough money in the bank? Do you wish you could find a way to pay down debt? We also cover topics such as How to Improve Credit and Setting Financial Goals. For more information, call 403-343-6400 or register online at www.fsca.ca.

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Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Golden Circle, beginning Jan. 8, through April. Photographers of all levels are welcomed in a social atmosphere for the sharing of techniques, knowledge and experiences. TOPS - Take Off Pound Sensibly. Start the fall season off by joining us and being in shape for Christmas. Meets year round on Thursday at 6315 - Horn St. (Elks Lodge) just off Taylor Dr. Weighin 6:15 to 6:55 p.m. Program at 7 p.m. Drop in for a free evening or call Jo-Anne at 403-347-3939. Attention celiacs and gluten intolerant: The Red Deer Celiac Support Group holds monthly meetings the third Tuesday of the month

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Writers’ Ink, the Red Deer and District writers group for authors of all genres 18 years and older meets every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at Sunnybrook Farm Museum. Small membership and drop-in fees apply. First 3 visits free. For more info contact Judith at (403) 309-3590. 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.

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The Red Deer Pottery Club meets Tuesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Contour Studio at the Recreation Centre, downstairs. New members always welcome. For more information call Sharon at 403-347-8061 or Karen at 403-347-0600. ‘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 403-343-7678 or Shirley at 403-346-7160. 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 403-986-2600 for information. 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. For more, call 403-357-3671.

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Preliminary hearing continues for accused murderer BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express The preliminary hearing for a man accused of the murder of a Calgary woman whose body was found at a Red Deer recycling facility last year has been taking place in Red Deer this week. Nathan Desharnais, 25, is charged with second-degree murder and offering indignity to human remains in connection to the death of Talia Nellie Meguinis, 27. The hearing, which began on Monday, is expected to wrap up in Red Deer court on Thursday. In February, Desharnais was denied bail and has remained in custody since his arrest. The body of Meguinis was found at a recycling facility in the Riverside Industrial

area on Feb. 22, 2012 after police received a complaint of a deceased female. Red Deer City RCMP General Investigation Section and Red Deer Forensic Identiﬁcation Section were called in to assist with the investigation. After further investigation, RCMP said Meguinis was not murdered in the location her body was found. Desharnais was arrested in Calgary in September 2012. Police have said his arrest was a result of an extensive sevenmonth investigation that involved the Red Deer RCMP General Investigation Section, Major Crimes Unit, Forensic Identiﬁcation Unit, Victims Services and the Police Dog Service. The Calgary MCU, the ‘K’ Division Special Tactical Operations, Polygraph Sections in Calgary and Edmonton, the Calgary Police Service, and the Tsuu

T’ina police also assisted. There were 40 investigators who were dedicated to this case with more than 25,000 man-hours were spent on the investigation. At the time of Desharnais’ arrest, police said they believed that he had just met Meguinis the weekend that her body was found as she was traveling back home to Calgary from northern Alberta and stopped in Red Deer to visit family. At the same time police also added there were many challenges during the investigation. “Some of the hurdles we encountered from the onset was due to the fact that she

was found in a recycling facility and she was unknown to us at the time. Typically when we have a murder investigation we have a starting point and we know who the victim is. We didn’t have that. It took us a few days before we knew her identity so we were playing catch up from the get go,” said Const. Gary Kroeker, during a press conference to inform the media that Desharnais had been arrested in connection to the case. Police have not released the cause of death saying that the matter is now before the courts. efawcett@reddeerexpress.com

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SILVER ABC Country Restaurant Ace Truck Rentals Ltd. Cheryl Adams & Ron Demchuk Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum Albert’s Family Restaurant All Service Insurance Brokers Ltd. Allan & Debbie Anderson Andy Marie Photography Annie June Arnold Arrow Limousine & Sedan Services Ltd. ATCO Gas Darrin & Lisa Blackhurst BMO Bank of Montreal* Gord & Kathy Bontje* Booster Juice Gaetz Ave Crossing Bower Dental Centre* C.J.’s Plumbing and Heating Central Alberta Co-Op Ltd.* Chris Radtke Painting Herb & Shirley Der & Clockbuilder Consulting

Coates Chiropractic Clinic Collins Barrow Red Deer LLP Concept Dental- Dr. K. Appalraju ConocoPhillips Canada Copies Now* Corvet Construction Ltd. Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. Country Cupboard* D & M Align and Brake Ltd. Regina Donnelly Drive Rental Corp. Jane Durham Fanta Homes Ltd. Tera Lee Floral Expressions* Fountain Tire Freightliner of Red Deer Inc. Gasoline Alley Harley Davidson* Gerig Hamilton Neeland LLP Girls With Bling Glenn’s Family Restaurant* Glover International Trucks Ltd. Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd. Hawk Custom Sheet Metal Ltd. Healthy Homes Plus (Carole Edmonds) Henry’s Eavestroughing Brad Holt - “Holt Fine Art” Howell Data Systems* It’s All Greek To Me Jennifer Swenson Photography JMAA Architecutre Ltd. John Rathwell - RBC Asset Management Kevin Schropfer, The Man With The Hat / Re/Max La Casa Pergola Las Palmeras* Leigha Graf Photography Lettering Arts Guild* Longhurst Consulting Luxus Vacation Properties Montana’s Cookhouse Saloon David & Christine Moore Mr. Mikes Steakhouse Casual Northwest Motors (Red Deer) Ltd. Offsite Carpentry & Contracting One Eleven Grill One Tooth Active Wear Pamela Schwartz Photography Rocky Potuer Prairie Bus Lines Ltd. Pro-Water Conditioning (Lacombe) RDRHC Voluntary Association* Red Deer’s Child Magazine Resolve Bar & Grill Richelle’s Kitchen and Catering Rifco National Auto Finance Corp Rob Rae Clothiers Rock Dog Consulting Corp. Dale & Majella Russell Schnell Hardy Jones LLP Sideline Printing Graphics & Signs Sofie B Design

State & Main Kitchen & Bar Paul & Shirley Storwick Studio Pilates Doug Taylor Techniques Hair Therapy & Day Spa The Co-operators The Nursery Golf & Country Club Inc. The Toad n Turtle Pub Tony Roma Ribs Town of Penhold Regional Multiplex Twitchy Finger Photography

BRONZE 1090787 Alberta Ltd. (Vulcan Holdings Ltd.) Adanac Insurance Services Ltd. AHS - Diagnostic Imaging Alberta Milk* Audio Integrations Inc. Bikram Yoga Red Deer & Purearth Organics Breathing Room Yoga Studio & Café Canadian Tire Red Deer South* Central Alberta Quilters Guild Classic Cleaners & Tailors Cosmos Group of Companies ENMAX Future Ag Inc. INEOS Oligomers Quality Inn North Hill Red Deer Emergency Physicians Agency Red Deer Eye Care Centre Sara Lee Food Services Snell & Oslund Surveys (1979) Ltd. Sophear Restaurant & Bar The Leadership Centre Western Materials Handling

STAR Blue Knights AB 1 Motorcycle Club* Bower Place Shopping Centre Café Millennium CIBC - Commercial Banking CommonCents Consulting Consider it Done Team (Century 21 Advantage) & Scott Bourke - Dominion Lending Centres - Regional Mortgage Group Country Market Gourmet Foods enotri Nancy Estabrooks First Impressions Gary Moe Auto Group Tanya & Curtis Glencross Green Clean Red Deer Ltd. INSL Intelligent Network Solutions Ltd. Maureen Jackson Kal Tire Rod Kennedy & Jan Brososky* Wendy Hansen Kids in Harmony Kindopp’s Digital Printing KJ’s Kettlecorn Carlene La Rue Little Jon’s Portable Toilet Rentals Local 57 AUPE Area Council Lomsnes Veterinary Hospital

Marg Pragnell - ParkLane Canada Metro Studio of Building Design Inc. MPE Engineering Ltd. On Side Restoration Services Ltd. Parkland Mall Parkland Nursery & Landscape Services Ltd. Proflo Production Separators Red Deer Sewing Centre Red Deer Speed & Custom Inc. Red Deer Transit Val & Doug Sandall Fay Schatschneider / Danna Melnyk Standard West Steel Bernice Storlie Studon Electric & Controls Inc. Supreme Windows (Calgary) Inc. Sylvan Star Cheese Ltd. Barry and Sharon Tebb Tin Horn Creek Winery South Okanagan True Pilates Urban Home by Sims Furniture Vivian Sam- Century 21 Advantage Sandra Warren Wayne Clarke Flooring Installations Western Pizza Nadine White

FRIEND 18th Morrisore Venturers 53rd Street Music Academic Express Advanced Systems Inc. Against the Wall Theatre Traci & Brian Albert Alberta Downs Alberta Prairie Railway Amber Voice: Photographer Anonymous Artesian Spring Water Bradley McLeod / B & S Carpentry Babycakes Cupcakery Baker Wellness Diana Balkwill Ward Bambrick Perri-Lynne & Pat Bawtinheimer Black Knight Tuxedos Bonduelle North America Bridal Couture Dezigns Bright Side Window Cleaning Ltd. Browns Social House Bruce & Diane Milne Bulk Barn - Red Deer Calyx Floral Design Campbell’s The Canadian Badlands Passion Play Canadian Ski Patrol Candy Faces Face Painting Carnival Cinemas Casa Interiors Central Middle School Cobb’s Clothing Comforts the Sole* Copperlane Hair Studio

Mr. Derek Lorrie Cotter Sheila Crouch Wendy Cruickshank CWC Well Services Corp. Dance Magic Devin Toth - CIBC Wood Gundy Discovery Wildlife Park Dog & Cat Hospital Ltd. Don’s Tire & Automotive Repair Ltd.* Dutchess Manor Spa & Guest House* Eden Photography Eileen’s Beauty Nook* Eldon’s Fleet Maintenance Enterprise Rent-A-Car Exelta Gymnastics Fantasy Costumes Florists Supply Ltd. Galaxy Plumbing & Heating Margo Gasser Steve Gasser GenTex Oilfield Manufacturing Corp. Goliath Snubbing Good Earth Collicutt Great Strides Fine Shoes Greg Bain Photography Layna Griffiths Growing Like A Weed Lenore Hamers Bob & Naomi Hanna Dalayne Hause Ryan Hawley Heritage Ranch Hudson Bay Company* Ian D. Milne Professional Corporation Innisfail Golf Club Intent Engineering Inc. Jewel Energy Services Inc. Gordon Johansen Junior Forrest Wardens Kristy Klarich Debbie Klingbeil Klooster Carpentry Inc. Lindsay Thurber Raiders Football Team Layna Griffiths Liquor Boutique Mas-Pro Oilfield Supply Florence Massie (Avon) Pat Matheson McCain Foods (Canada) Lindi McDermid Sharon E. Miller Minuteman Press Miriam’s Interior Design Heather Moyes Nutrition House One-To-1 Fitness Paiges Cake Creations Pane in the Glass Studios Paradise Homes Corp. Alice Park Parkland Party & Equipment Rentals Ltd. Janet Pennington Peppertree & Company

Through the tremendous support of Red Deer and Central Alberta, the 20th Anniversary of the Festival of Trees has again surpassed expectations, and raised a record breaking $1,280,000 to enhance healthcare. The combined effort of over 2600 volunteers, 554 donors, and more than 1500 entertainers gave a record crowd of 24,300 guests a wonderful festive week! We are thrilled to direct the funds raised at the 2013 Festival of Trees to Diagnostic Imaging, Urology and the Operating Room at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. This great event could not happen without you, and we are ever so thankful!!

Perry Cruickshank CGA Popovich Patio Dinner Theatre Princess House-Dagmar Hargreaves Purdy’s Chocolates Pursuit Physiotherapy Clinic Rainy Daze Medi-Spa Bev/Vimal Pillay Ramada Inn & Suites Bill Ramage RCMP Red Deer City Detachment* Red Deer Golf & Country Club* Red Deer Legion-Red Deer Branch #35 Red Deer Lighting Red Deer Symphony Orchestra Red Ram Construction Red Room Salon River Bend Golf Course Dr. Derek Rogers RYSCO Corrosion Services Salon Bellissimi Savy Business Solutions Erin Schofer SideStreet Inc. Silverstone Custom Homes Sisson Furs and Leathers SolChild Studio Soroptimist International Of Central Alberta Spotted Gecko Andrea Swainson & Noreen Odell Tail Blazers Take Shape Contracting Talk of the Town Kelcie Terpstra Fercho The Great Canadian Brewhouse The Liquor Hutch The Redwoods Retirement Residence The Second Cup The Tasty Bakery The Whole Show Trail Appliances Trican Well Service Van de Vosse Financial Services Inc. Rose Ward (1043853 Alberta Ltd.) WBS Wholesale Bakery Specialties Ltd. Western Painting & Decorating (1999) Ltd. Debbie Wilson Wine and Beer Agent’s Wolf Creek Golf Resort Judy-Ann Wybenga Yellow Tail Ventures Your Wedding Place Wanda Zemlak (Mary Kay Cosmetics) Zubar Production Testing

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Monika Anders Robin Armitage Sylvia Barron Phil Beauchemin Joanne Brisbois Chris and Erin Buckland Shane Carritt Jeff Church Patrick Cochrane Tim Creedon Kerry Cunningham Daryl Danchek Cheryl Davis Gordon Davis Abe Derksen Gloria Derksen Franco Giannaccari Nar and Nove Gill Denise Glasgow Ryan and Erin Gobolos Bailey Gorman Kiki Gorman Kevin Guard Don Gustafson Wayne and Shannon Hanahran Ryan and Tanya Handley John Harms Allan Hough Shaun Howell Stephen and Theresa Huber Grant and Danielle Johnson Diane Lacey Mark and Jana Lacey Peter and Kathy Lacey Mark Lischewski Lindsey Loring Jeremy Makila Karen Mann Sandy Mercer Mike and Lorna Moller Terry and Tracey Willoughby Fred Mueller Jeffry and Brandy Mydland Darcy Mykytyshyn Orley and Betty Neuert Keith and Sharon Nielsen Gary and Karen Pardy Lars and Darlene Rogers Donald and Sonja Sim Allan and Jane Sinclair Craig and Colleen Thomas

SILVER John Bouw Jacqueline Brooks Peter and Cheryl Friestadt Charlotte Madden One Stop Licence Shop Ltd. Jim and Bev Wood

BRONZE Boulevard Restaurant and Lounge / Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Douglas and Erin Anderson Leigh and Holly Bilton Christine Bond Martin and Linda Broks Jim and Sandi Coffey Roch and Wendy Currier Rolly Cyr Barry and Sherry Daniluk Andy and Lynne de Boon Ron Demchuk and Cheryl Adams Craig and Jodi Dore Dick and Cindy Dornstauder Mike and Nadine George Brad and Shauna Glover Ken Heywood Jerry and Crystal Lam Douglas Lindskog Pino and Heidi Mancuso Barry and Jackie Mawer Morne and Sarietha Odendaal Wally and Yvonne Ormerod Glen and Valerie Pangle Wendy Peters John Rathwell Robert Rauckman and Debbie Coleman Al and Corine Sim John and Connie Swarbrick Lyle Thomas and Gail Bateman Hans and Katrina Vandenbosch Johan and Rene Viljoen

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FANS OF THE FESTIVAL Nicole Abcarius Dawna Allard Jaime Anastasi Anonymous Ginanati Au Greg Babino Megan Balatti Niki Burkinshaw Gary Craig Karlene Crawford Alicia Demchuk John and Regan Drennan Craig Ellefson Trent and Tracy Farebrother Denise Fern Angelica Francoeur Doris Gillis B. Gilray Gracie Gorman Michael Grant Leah Hagel-Rathwell Marcy Hammer Darlene L. Hauck Rodney Hergott Jack and Barb Hoar Candace Kelly Dan Lachance Frank Begg and Lori Lamothe Begg Deborah Leitch Brad Lundgren Reene Martin Jeff and Chelsey Moen Irish Monkman Dwayne Moore Carole Morcom Rayna Olson Len Parsons Jonathan and Helene Paulgaard Colleen Pengrocs Gord Pink Shaun and Chelsea Richer Erika Rowden Fay Schatschneider Tyler Schickerowsky Wendy Schmidt Ursula Serpico Bonnie Simenson Jennifer Spendiff Dave Sushynski Danielle Towne David Weinkauf Greg Young Kyle Zebbin

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WE WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

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New employment centre opens in City BY JENNA SWAN Red Deer Express An open house was held this past week at the recently opened Bredin Centre for Learning located at #101, 4711 51st Ave. The career-training centre opened their doors only a short month ago, but Program Manager Alison Ecklund said that they have received immense support from the community thus far. “Bredin is hear to help people not just ﬁnd jobs,

but to ﬁnd careers that they love and that they are good at and of interest to those individuals,” said Ecklund in an interview with the Express. “We want them to get the career that they want.” The centre aims to assist those in search of employment by helping to prepare resumes, provide one-onone career counseling, as well as provide access to computers and fax machines. The facility has six staff members available to help

clients, which include a number of well-trained career counselors. Ecklund stated that career counseling could be highly beneﬁcial to those looking for a career change. “Clients coming in can complete an employment assessment just to see where they are at and where they may have areas that need improvement and then we will focus on those areas,” said Ecklund. “If they aren’t having issues ﬁnding employment then maybe it is issues with

“CLIENTS COMING IN CAN COMPLETE AN EMPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT JUST TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE AT AND WHERE THEY MAY HAVE AREAS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT AND THEN WE WILL FOCUS ON THOSE AREAS.” ALISON ECKLUND

maintaining employment so we look to see where they are at and what they can do to improve on those areas.” Bredin Employment Centre hopes that they can do more than just help their clients ﬁnd employment, but rather ﬁnd careers that match the clients’ skill sets. By meeting with a career counselor they may help to identify skills as well as interests, develop a better resume, and prepare clients

for their next job interview. Although Bredin was founded in 1976 in Edmonton, their expansion to Red Deer came only after placing ofﬁces in both Calgary and Spruce Grove. “The move to Red Deer was just a natural progression for Bredin,” she said. “The location of Red Deer between Calgary and Edmonton means that we will be able to expand our services throughout Central Alberta.” Ecklund explained that aside from helping clients discover their potential for a new career, the centre is also there to provide clients with help to ﬁnd opportunities to job shadow and volunteer. “We feel that if you go out into the community and you are involved and you take the initiative to job shadow or volunteer then it shows that you are ready to go out and get the career you want. “Not only will it help you network but it will also help you to get the hands-on ex-

perience to know if that’s the kind of job you want.” Bredin also offers a unique job finding club, in which those seeking employment can get together as a group and help one another and talk about the challenges they are facing. “Whether it’s looking for child care or dealing with stress management, we will be talking about all of it in the club,” said Ecklund. “We hope to talk about rights and responsibilities in the job finding club as well and help to educate people.” The job finding club runs Tuesdays at 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. and Thursdays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in which Bredin welcomes everyone who is seeking employment to join. “Our doors are open to help meet the needs of Central Albertans,” said Ecklund. “We hope to further expand our programs and be as involved in our community as we can.” jswan@reddeerexpress.com

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Congregation launches fundraising efforts for building BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express A Red Deer congregation is hoping the community will help support fundraising efforts to see a permanent building by later next year. Morris Brese, parish president of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Parish here in Red Deer, said the goal is to have funding in place so construction on the building can begin in the spring. The site where the building will be situated, in Vanier Woods East, has already been purchased. For the past 14 years, the congregation has met in various locations around the City, and are currently meeting for services in the Clearview Community Hall. “We’ve met in funeral homes, community centres – the odd time at the College. But we’ve managed to stay around,” he said,

noting that it’s been a challenge at times. Having a permanent meeting place would certainly make a difference, he added. Meanwhile, a priest comes from Calgary twice a month. “It’s time to have a permanent home. So we just want to get the word out for now.” Services usually run the second and fourth Sunday of the month, he said, adding that the church has an inclusive approach. “Our church is actually multicultural.” Anyone is welcome to attend, and membership consists of Ukrainian immigrants, UkrainianCanadians, Romanians, Russians, Serbians and converts to orthodoxy. “We also have Vespers, which is a Friday night prayer service.” That runs usually twice a month as well. Brese said that the campaign includes fundrais-

SNOWFLAKE FUN – Tyson Gill and Raina Moffat examine their stained glass snowﬂakes during a recent Magniﬁcent Saturday event held at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery. ing presentations to parishes and lay organizations across the province. The parish was also able to purchase the land due to a donation by Jules and Theresa Klepak who are parishioners of St. Vladimir’s in Calgary. They donated most of the cost of the halfacre plot of land in Vanier Woods East. Holy Trinity has also received large donations from St. Anthony’s Ukrainian Orthodox Parish in Edmonton and St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox

Congregation in Calgary. Due to this, the parish will be undertaking a mortgage of about $450,000 for their church.These days, the Red Deer parish is served by Rev. Fr. Timothy Chrapko. A church brochure explains that without a proper church building, there’s been barriers to the mission as “We have low vis-

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ibility in the community and so have a difﬁcult time promoting ourselves to the Red Deer community.” For more information about the church, or about contributing to the fundraising initiative, email orthodoxrd@gmail.com or call 403-700-9947. Donations can also be sent to the parish post of-

ﬁce box at PO Box 24038 (RPO City Centre) in Red Deer. The postal code is T4N 6X6. For the congregation, it’s good to be moving forward with plans for a brand new building. “It’s an exciting time.” The parish will issues tax receipts as well. editor@reddeerexpress.com

Mayor’s Recognition Awards 2014 Nomination Deadline: January 31, 2014 Do you know someone who, through their efforts and accomplishments, enhances the image of Red Deer or makes a significant contribution to our community?

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MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION DECISIONS

On the 17th day of December, 2013, under provisions of the Land Use Bylaw 2006/6, Red Deer County Municipal Planning Commission issued decisions approving the following applications: Permitted Use East of RED DEER 1. B. Buchinski – a 9.6-metre front yard setback relaxation for a proposed single detached dwelling on Pt SW 34-37-25-4. RED DEER 2. Cam Clark Ford - relaxation of the minimum distance between the bottom of a freestanding sign and grade from 3.6 metres to 0 metres on Lot 19, Blk 6, Plan 062-7120, NE 29-37-27-4 (Gasoline Alley West). Discretionary Use East of PINE LAKE 1. Fullcrest Farming Ltd. – location of a second dwelling (manufactured home) on SW-9-36-24-4. SPRINGBROOK 2. Harvard Historical Aviation Society – location of a moved-in building (accessory building) on Lot 1MR, Blk 10, Plan 962-0205, SW 13-37-28-4. West of BOWDEN 3. B. Ebelher – location of a second dwelling (manufactured home) on SE 13-34-4-5. The Municipal Government Act provides that any person(s) may appeal a Discretionary Use approval within 14 days of the date of the decision being advertised by paying the required appeal fee and by ﬁling an appeal in writing against the decision with the Red Deer County Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, 38106 Rge Rd 275, Red Deer County, Alberta. A Permitted Use approval may not be appealed unless the decision involves a relaxation, variance or misinterpretation of the Land Use Bylaw. For further information, contact Planning & Development Services at 403-350-2170. Date Advertised: December 18, 2013.

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Farm Credit Canada Forum inspired big ideas Hundreds of agriculture producers and food processors gathered in Red Deer on last week to be inspired by three enlightening and entertaining Canadian speakers at the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Forum. The event featured Canadian icon and spinal cord injury research advocate, Rick Hansen; the Tornado Hunter, Greg Johnson; and a management expert who works with farmers and agriculture businesses across Canada, Michelle Painchaud. FCC Forums bring producers and agribusiness operators together to learn, network and share ideas with others in the industry. The Forums are just one of the ways FCC demonstrates its long-term commitment to support producers across Canada. According to participant feedback, FCC Forums give them a unique opportunity to attend a motivational event, and many leave inspired and ready to set new goals in their personal and professional lives. Some of the comments posted on Twitter or submitted by Fo-

rum participants included, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gave us new direction and encouragement for a better environment and the speakers were deďŹ nitely inspiring.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anything is possible with the help of family and people around you.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Exhilarating storm video and outstanding life lessons from Tornado Hunter, Greg Johnson.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rick Hansen is one cool cat. It was a privilege to listen to him today,â&#x20AC;? said Justin Dorland, a dairy producer on twitter. Hansen was an inspiration to the crowd saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Attitude is everything when it comes to achieving success and overcoming challenges. Being able to dream big and work hard through all kinds of obstacles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whether they are spinal-cord-injury-related or agriculture-related â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is incredibly important for all of us.â&#x20AC;?

for being on the land or producing,â&#x20AC;? said Johnson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that same passion and connection to the physical world that drives me into tornadoes and I love it!â&#x20AC;? As one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier consultants in human behaviour and employee

With his bucket list philosophy and constant eye on the sky, Johnson knows the importance of following your passion in a profession. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody makes a decision to become a farmer if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a passion

performance, Painchaud provided the audience with new ideas about motivating their workforce. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impossible to motivate someone â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that motivation only comes from within,â&#x20AC;? said Painchaud. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In fact, there

are easy ways for businesses to do it apart from ďŹ nancial motivation.â&#x20AC;? In addition to the FCC Forums, FCC delivers complimentary educational programs such as workshops and learning tours on managing farm ďŹ nances, com-

modity price risk management, human resources, succession planning, estate planning and vision and goal setting. Participants can register online at www. fcc.ca/learning or call 1-888-332-3301. - Fawcett

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CITY BRIEFS CITY STAFF PREPARE SKATING RINKS Parks staff returned to preparing City outdoor ice surfaces for the community, after dedicating their efforts to emergency snow removal due to the above-average snowfall in recent weeks. “We are doing our very best to get these rinks ready in time for the holidays,” said Trevor Poth, parks superintendent. “We were proud to support residential snow removal in order to increase the safety and mobility of citizens in our community. Now that the City has completed the emergency residential plow, we can return to the business of preparing the outdoor rinks for the public to enjoy in time for the Christmas season.”

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Starting late last week, parks crews were again cleaning and flooding skating rinks, as the residential plowing program wrapped up. Preparation of ice surfaces has been delayed because of the reallocation of resources to the residential plow, as well as the rinks receiving a significant amount of snow over the past two weeks. Many sites still require a large amount of water to establish an ice base. Parks staff must prioritize which rinks and ponds are cleared first, said Poth. The highest priority sites include Bower Ponds and the Ice Oval, to accommodate Christmas festivities and tournament events. Crews will next move to 18 supervised outdoor rinks located beside staffed community activity centers, such as Rosedale, Westpark and Oriole Park, and most of these sites should be open before Christmas. Crews need to assess each rink site by site to ensure the rinks are safe for Red Deerians to use. Pending weather conditions rinks at the various community activity centres will be ready by the middle of this week, with the excep-

tion of the rinks at Lancaster, Lonsdale, Grandview and South Hill. These four sites will be delayed for several days but may still open prior to the holiday season. Other unsupervised sites including Anders on the Lake and Westlake will follow shortly after the rinks located by community activity centres, with the goal to open at least half of the unsupervised sites in time for the holiday season, said Poth. City crews will be working on the outdoor rinks this week and next week, and an update on progress will be sent out next week. For more information about skating rinks in the community, go to www.reddeer.ca or contact the City’s Recreation, Parks and Culture ofﬁce at 403-342-8159.

NEW DBA BOARD MEMBERS The Downtown Business Association welcomes their newly elected board members. Newly elected are – Julie Oliver, partner of MNP LLP; Andrew Luft, lawyer at Johnston Ming Manning LLP; Krystal Kromm, owner of City First Aid and Kevin Traptow, owner

of Cool Beans Bus. Additionally, the board appointed Brandon Bouchard, a resident of downtown Red Deer and manager of Great Canadian Rooﬁng and Siding as a ﬁfth addition to the board of directors. These new members will join Rolland Forsland, Tom Lewis, Brett Salomons and council representative Lawrence Lee. “The Downtown Business Association would like to thank Bill Graham, Brian Olstad, Lorna Watkinson Zimmer and Brian Balderson who are retiring from the board. We are grateful for their hard work, leadership and dedication to our organization,” said Amanda Gould, executive director.

DREESHEN INVITES INPUT Earl Dreeshen, MP for Red Deer, has announced that he is seeking the views and ideas from Central Albertans on how they would like to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation. “The approaching 150th anniversary of Confederation in 2017 is an opportunity for all Canadians to celebrate our shared history and

values, which have helped us forge the greatest country in the world,” said Dreeshen. “We have a strong historical knowledge in our region and I look forward to hearing from individuals and organizations on what they view as the key aspects that have shaped our lives.” Dreeshen will be hosting a consultation with local museums, historical associations and municipalities in January. The meeting is part of a network of roundtable discussions that are taking place across Canada in the coming months. “We want a celebration that reﬂects who we are as Canadians, where we came from, and what we can give back,” added Dreeshen. “Canada 150 will be an occasion to build and strengthen the nation and to engage Canadians in shaping our future.” Constituents interested in shaping the 150th anniversary celebrations are encouraged to submit ideas to Dreeshen’s ofﬁce at ear. dreeshen.c1@parl.gc.ca or by completing an online questionnaire at Canada.ca/150.

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NEW LISTINGS: Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is looking for a digitization assistant volunteer to help with scanning, watermarking images, and data entry. Contact Debbie at 403-341-8614. Magdalene House Society is in need of a data entry clerk. Students may apply for the SCiP grant. Contact David Bouchard at 403-342-6191. Canadian Cancer Society is seeking a volunteer scheduling assistant at their Red Deer ofﬁce. Contact Melissa Chan at 1-888-939-3333. Epilepsy Association of Central Alberta is looking for volunteers to distribute posters and letters/ brochures to local businesses to promote awareness and provide resource information to our community. Contact Norma Klassen at 403-358-3358. Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Prairies/NTW Region is recruiting Committee Planning Members for the First Annual Batting Against Breast Cancer™ slo-pitch tournament. Contact Kara Wozniak, email kwozniak@cbcf.org or call 1-866-302-2223.

FEATURED LISTINGS: Red Deer Public Library is recruiting reading pals, these volunteers will work with students twice a week for three weeks after school. Contact Candice Putnam at 403-3413822.

Family Services of Central Alberta is seeking volunteers to help out with Gifts for Grandparents Program, areas where we need help is sorting, ﬁlling bags, and delivering the gift bags until Dec. 17. Contact Leanne at 403-309-5834. Meals on Wheels is recruiting volunteer drivers to deliver meals to clients. For more, contact Cheryl at 403-340-2511. Bethany is looking for individuals who are interested in helping out with Pastoral services. There are a variety of roles available. Contact Ann at 403357-3702. Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta-Red Deer Chapter is looking for volunteers for various shifts on Feb. 24-25 for their Casino. Contact Kimberly Darbyson, at 403340-3885.

ONGOING LISTINGS: 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 Prostebby at 403-346-2533. Alberta Generations Project needs senior volunteers with room to share. Students attending Red Deer College in the fall are looking for housing accommodations for the fall. They are in urgent need of seniors that have room in their homes and are interested in being a part of the HomeShare project. Contact Dawna Morey at 403-348-6547.

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, discernment and good physical abilities are assets. Both ﬂexible and regularly scheduled hours are available. Store hours are Monday – Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sat. 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information, contact Bob at 403-3402522. Bethany Collegeside in Red Deer is seeking volunteers for recreation, feeding and pastoral opportunities. Contact Ann at 403-357-3702. Blackfalds & District Victim Support Society needs Crisis Support Workers to provide services 24/7 free of charge. Training will be provided. This is a ﬂexible volunteer opportunity with on-call shifts available - days, evenings and weekends. For more information or to request a volunteer application form please contact Gloria Derksen or 403885-3355. Blackfalds & District Victim Support Society is looking for volunteer advocates. Contact Gloria Derksen at 403-885-3355.

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Canadian Blood Services needs hospitality volunteers for their blood donor clinics. Contact Heather 403755-4334. Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is looking for mentors to help a young entrepreneur (18-39) get their start-up business off the ground. Contact Rob Price at 403-2652923.

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POLICE BRIEFS BARN COLLAPSES IN RED DEER COUNTY A number of livestock were saved after a barn collapsed in Red Deer County this past weekend. On Dec. 15 at 3:45 p.m. Red Deer County Protective Services crews were dispatched to a barn collapse on RR 272 south of Red Deer. On arrival they found that the roof of a dairy barn normally holding 120 animals had collapsed, trapping six animals inside. Along with County emergency management ofﬁcials, two County ﬁre stations, and the technical rescue station responded, and after stabilizing the roof with shoring, and removing materials from the building, all six animals were successfully extricated. All animals were checked by a veterinarian and found to have only minor injuries. Cause of the collapse appears to be weight of snow

built up on the roof. Red Deer County reminds its residents to monitor the build up of snow and ice on rooftops.

SUSPECTS SOUGHT IN RIG VANDALISM The Sylvan Lake RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying the suspects responsible for a serious vandalism and substantial theft from a service rig site southwest of Eckville. Sometime during the night of Dec. 13th or early morning of Dec. 14th, the suspects entered the well site and broke into a service rig and adjacent shacks which were on site. The suspects stole fuel as well as numerous tools from the site. Most concerning however, is that the suspects also vandalized the rig in a manner which caused major components of the rig to become unsafe for the employees who arrived

by Erin Fawcett on site the next morning to start work. Police are asking anyone with information on this crime to contact the Sylvan Lake RCMP detachment at 403-858-7200 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222-8477.

CONDO CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK Residents of a condo complex at 3505 – 51 Ave. were forced to leave their homes overnight on Dec. 14 after carbon monoxide (CO) was detected. One of the residents of the 12-suite complex called 911 at 11:38 p.m. reporting an electrical-like smoke smell. Red Deer Emergency Services found no smoke or ﬁre, but measured high readings of CO between 100 and 400 parts per million. Carbon monoxide is a colourless and odourless gas that can cause serious injury or death if people are ex-

posed to high concentrations over a period of time. No one was hurt, but an infant was taken by ambulance to Red Deer Regional Hospital to get checked out as a precaution. A Red Deer transit bus was dispatched to keep residents warm while crews worked inside the building. The Red Cross coordinated temporary housing for some residents while the building was being ventilated. The cause of the CO leak has not yet been determined. ATCO was notiﬁed of the situation.

DRUG CHARGES LAID Five people have been charged with drug offences after City RCMP recently executed a search warrant in two Red Deer homes. As a result of an ongoing investigation the Red Deer RCMP General Investigation Section executed two judi-

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Blackfalds RCMP continue to investigate cases of mischief and theft of mail in the County. Between Dec. 8 and Dec. 9 unknown suspects knocked over, damaged and entered rural post ofﬁce boxes along C&E Trail west of Red Deer. The Blackfalds RCMP

FRAUDULENT BANK CARD USE Red Deer City RCMP have recently received several complaints about bank card fraud from people who were still in possession of their bank cards. An investigation has determined that debit machines were compromised at several Red Deer businesses, allowing thieves to steal bank card information when victims entered their bank card PIN (personal identiﬁcation number) to pay for purchases. That stolen information was then used to clone the bank cards for use in the U.S., where bank terminals do not require a chip the way that Canadian bank terminals do. Some of the compromised debit machines have been seized from local businesses. If anyone sees that their bank cards have been used fraudulently, RCMP advise to contact the bank immediately and to report the fraud to the Red Deer City RCMP complaint line at 403-3435575.

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cially authorized search warrants. The locations were a residence on Reichley St. as well an apartment unit on Ironstone Dr. in Red Deer. The searches resulted in the seizure of a substantial amount of Canadian currency which was directly related to the sale of illegal drugs as well as significant amounts of crack cocaine, powder cocaine and methamphetamine. Chanthavanh Chanminaraj, 46, Phouthavong Khamkhay, 46, Soutsada Khamkhay, 24, Alvin Law, 27 and Silasavanh Praseutsith, 42, all of Red Deer are facing charges in the matter. All five have been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking in cocaine, possession for the purpose of trafficking in methamphetamine and proceeds of crime over $5,000. Those who traffic in illicit drugs destroy lives, homes and communities. The RCMP remains fully committed to enforcing laws against illicit drugs to their fullest extent.

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Dancers present classic story of Narnia Joy’s School of Dance features production at City Centre Stage this weekend BY ERIN FAWCETT Red Deer Express The characters from The Chronicles of Narnia will be brought to life via dancers with a Central Alberta dance school. Joy’s School of Dance will stage Narnia Dec. 21 and 22 at City Centre Stage. Performances run at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Dec. 21 and at 3 p.m. on Dec. 22. “I like the idea of Narnia because it’s a story that many people are familiar with,” said Joy McIlwain, owner and dance instructor at Joy’s School of Dance. “We’ve tried to include something for everyone to relate to and going back to your childhood is always something that is fun, too,” she added of the story. There are about 60 dancers from ages six to 23, who will perform Narnia this year with different styles including ballet, jazz, acro and lyrical, among others. This is the second year the dance troupe has staged Narnia and McIlwain said she received positive feedback from last year’s show. “Anyone I talked to really enjoyed it a lot because it was something different. The dancers really loved it last year too and they are looking forward to doing it again this year,” said McIlwain. “It’s so neat to see the younger dancers looking up to the older ones and thinking that one day they will dance that part too.” According to Wikipedia, The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels by C.S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children’s literature and is the author’s best known work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages. Written by Lewis between 1949 and 1954, illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published in London between October 1950 and March 1956, The Chronicles of Narnia have been adapted several times, complete or in part, for radio, television, the stage and ﬁlm. Set in the ﬁctional realm of Narnia, a fantasy world of magic, mythical beasts and talking animals, the series narrates the adventures of various children who play central roles in the unfolding history of that world. Of all the books, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, is perhaps one of the most popular and re-created of them all. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, completed by the end of March 1949 and published in 1950, tells the story of four children - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie. They discover a wardrobe in Professor Digory Kirke’s house that leads to the magical land of Narnia. The Pevensie children help Aslan, a talking lion, save Narnia from the evil White Witch, who has reigned over the land of Narnia for a century of perpetual winter. The children become kings and queens of this new found land and establish the Golden Age of Narnia, leaving a legacy to be rediscovered in later books. Lewis (1898–1963) has been described as one of the intel-

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lectual giants of the 20th century and arguably one of the most inﬂuential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. Lewis wrote more than 30 books. Besides The Chronicles of Narnia, his most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Mere

Christianity, Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce and The Screwtape Letters. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and been transformed into three major motion pictures. Tickets for Narnia are $20 for adults and $17.50 for children and seniors. They are available through the Black Knight Ticket Centre by calling 403-755-6626 or online at www.bkticketcentre.ca.

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Central Alberta Theatre presents ‘panto production’ Cinderella Dances with the Stars is one non-stop, crazy ride BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express There’s something special and thoroughly unique that happens when an imagination is unleashed and a theatrical production is subsequently crafted. Take Central Alberta Theatre’s Cinderella Dances with the Stars, currently running at the Memorial Centre with performances through to Dec. 21. Curtain for evening shows is at 7 p.m. with matinees set for Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. The ‘panto’ is an Anglo-Italian Christmas tradition, proved popular not only in the UK but Australia, South Africa and the U.S. where one New York production once ran for 1,200 performances. Panto has also not been performed previously in Red Deer, but is well-loved elsewhere in Canada. Written and directed by Albert Azzara, this three-act has been described as a ‘larger-than-life farcical musical comedy’ that will engage children of all ages with its ‘traditional blend of slapstick, topical and corny jokes, pantomime horses and dastardly villains, men playing ugly women and lots of songs and dance.’ There’s a big dance-off in the works. Our sweet Cinderella ‘dances with the stars’ in this version, and the prince has to marry a suitable dancing princess. But

a pair of villains try to mess with the process. Needless to say, the show is packed with all kinds of colourful, vibrant characters, there are lots of different styles of music utilized throughout and there is plenty of audience involvement too. Ultimately, it’s also been described as a modern day version of the classic love story crammed with songs, dances and references to Red Deer’s landmarks, people, businesses and popular culture. That element usually adds a nice, familiar feel to the action. Another huge plus is that Red Deer’s own Olivia Smith – who has been blessed with an amazing voice - landed the title role. Smith makes the perfect Cinderella – sweet, lovely and a joy to listen to with her exquisite vocal talents. Her voice is dreamy, as in Where is Love from the production Oliver. She’s a strong actor as well – the ideal choice for the central role. Other standouts as the wild and unpredictable story unfolds are the always reliable and hilarious Geoff Tagg as the ‘evil stepmother’ Bertha Mozzarella, and her two frightening daughters Pansy (Hannah Humphreys) and Marigold (Jake Sheardown.) Humphreys and Sheardown have lots of fun with their roles as the nasty, conniving sisters and also pull off an

amusing rendition of Anything You Can Do from Annie Get Your Gun. Shannon Clark as Natasha of Bullwinkle and Nicole Orr as Lady Priscilla of the Desert both pour loads of energy and expression into their colourful characters. Ian Sheppard is also outstanding as Buttons – Cinderella’s reliable and faithful friend. And of course we can’t forget Gianna Lal and Hunter Ghesquiere as the two brave souls who play the horse Putter. Tom Brushett is terriﬁc as Prince Rudolph (Boris) of Nureyev, and Cynthia Edwards is really strong as Betty White as is Marianne Christenson as Queen Isadora of Duncan. And Alex Uricaru is also exceptional as the regal Prince Channing of Tatum – who all the ladies are of course trying to attract. Of course, you know pretty much how the story ends – but there are, not surprisingly, lots of twists in getting to those ﬁnal moments. Honestly, I have never seen anything like this in all my years of watching plays here in Red Deer. And while it’s crazy, unapologetically over the top and fairly silly and ridiculous at times, that is all the point. These types of plays also rely on audience reaction and participation to fuel the momentum – there’s lots of booing, hissing, cheering – even a little ‘hokey pokey’ danc-

Brent Butt hits City stage BY MARK WEBER Red Deer Express Canadian comic Brent Butt is bringing his latest comedy tour to Red Deer Feb. 26. Famous for his successful run with the TV series Corner Gas, Butt will be performing at the Memorial Centre. “It is extremely rare for me to do a long, extended tour like this, and I am super pumped to hit the road,” says Butt. “A different town and a different stage every night. This is what being a stand-up is all about. This, and poor late-night snacking choices.” Born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Butt discovered at a young age that being funny was a good way to get attention. He pursued a career in stand-up in his 20s and within months, was headlining the top clubs in Toronto. Within a couple years he was touring internationally and appearing at major festivals. His television specials quickly secured his reputation as one of the funniest people in the country, but he was also busy creating his own TV series – a sitcom called Corner Gas. It became an instant hit with unprecedented ratings and numerous accolades including an International Emmy Award nomination, and was named ‘Funniest Show on TV’ by TV Guide readers. Corner Gas went on to become Canada’s number one comedy, broadcast in over 26 countries including the U.S. and airing for six seasons. Butt then created another sitcom for CTV called Hiccups which starred himself and Nancy Robertson. They made 26 episodes of Hiccups over two seasons, winning multiple LEO awards along the way. Butt is currently developing a new show for television, but he also recently made the transition to movies, having completed shooting on his new feature ﬁlm which he wrote and stars in. His ﬁlm NO CLUE is scheduled for release on March 7. Written by and starring Butt, NO CLUE is a comedic yet dark thriller that combines the best elements of traditional murder mysteries with a gritty, contemporary

feel, as it follows an unwitting hero, who’s in way over his head. Aside from TV and ﬁlm production, he continues to tour the country performing standup as often as he can. Tickets for the Red Deer show are available online at www.bkticketcentre.ca, by phone at 403-755-6626 or 1-800661-8793, or in person at Black Knight Ticket Centre (at the Black Knight Inn, located at 2929 50th Ave). -Weber

ing thrown in. Kids seems to especially enjoy the non-stop antics on stage and the grown-ups were having a pretty good time too. The key problem? It’s too long. This production nears the three hour mark and there are indeed moments that could have been shaved off or eliminated. But having said that, I couldn’t help but marvel at Azzara’s ability to put together this kind of show – it’s packed with modern, pop culture and political references – there’s even Prime Minister Stephen Harmonica (Lionel Lustgarten). Sounds nutty, and it is. But it offered an afternoon of helping this rather tired writer to escape to a lighter, happier place. Azzara has said that CAT is fortunate to count among its members many experienced panto aﬁcionados who have been working for the last 12 months to prepare a Cinderella production based in ‘Royal Red Deer’. And he’s grateful for the reams of community support he’s had in pulling the production together. That includes the folks at CAT of course who’ve been working so hard to bring the project to fruition, he said. For tickets, visit www.blackknightinn.ca or call 403-755-6626.

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While there is a lot to admire in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, part two of Peter Jackson’s new Tolkien trilogy, it does seem to go on forever. This reviewer enjoyed the ﬁrst part, but not its length. Part two has more action and some excellent sequences but too many climaxes and then, no ending at all. The screen goes black and now we all have to wait till next December to see what happens next, no doubt in another almost three-hour ﬁlm. Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) and Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and their 13 dwarf travelling companions are still on a journey to regain their old king-

dom. But ﬁrst they must make it thru the dark forest where they are captured by giant spiders and survive rescue, capture and escape from the woodland elves (welcome back Orlando Bloom as Legolas). And all the time those nasty orcs are trying to stop them too. Canadian actress Evangeline Lilly scores as an elf helpful to their progress and is a welcome feminine sight after all those hairy dwarves. Then they must confront the dragon Smaug (well voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) now living in their former home. A lot of the action and battles with the orcs are very exciting and well done, although sometimes the special effects are not quite up to par. But it just goes on too long. This is one journey this reviewer is looking forward to ending. Rating: three deer out of ﬁve

NEW ON VIDEO Elysium has its moments but The Lone Ranger is mostly a disappointment. Alf Cryderman is a Red Deer freelance writer and old movie buff.

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It’s time to give yourself some credit No, I’m not talking about extending your credit card for Christmas, I am referring to how incredibly hard it is in this part of the world to be healthy and ﬁt this time of year.

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McDERMOTT Not just because of the constant barrage of holiday treats, parties and temptations everywhere, (that is important to consider) but for how hard it is to get anywhere and do anything in Canada, in winter. I just returned from the Ultraman world championships in Kona, Hawaii today. I was able to be in Hawaii for a month plus two days. This allowed me the critical

time to acclimate and get used to the temperature, the humidity and to learn the 515km course. All of which became critical to my ﬁnishing the race as top Canadian, and 21st over all. While I was there, I viewed facebook every night, and I saw the weather and the challenges that you were all going through back home here. It made me grateful for my location at the time, but as I listened to my friends and clients discuss their challenges with the weather, it made me think that you could all give yourselves a little more credit! In Hawaii, we got up every day to 21C weather in the morning (room temperature) if not warmer, even when it (rarely) rained. That is not the case here! To simply exercise at this time of year, during blizzard after blizzard takes a huge amount of willpower just to leave the house!

You are now 100% at war with your basic survival system; the big part of your brain that keeps you safe. It’s called the amygdala in scientiﬁc terms, but has also been referred to as the ‘Primitive Guidance System’ in one of my favourite motivation books called Following Through by S. Levinson and P. Greider. This part of your brain is in charge of keeping you safe, instinct, mood and immediate gratiﬁcation. (I call this part of your brain ‘Maxx’). The other part of your brain, the ‘Intelligence Based Guidance System’ (the neocortex) is in charge of long-term planning, risk vs. reward, consequences long term etc. I refer to this part of your brain as ‘Mini’ since it is smaller and less powerful than the big primitive system. So when you are thinking about heading to the gym when it is -40C, and the house is comfortable and the car is a frozen lump,

Maxx doesn’t want to go anywhere! It is Mini who needs to try and negotiate with Maxx about why you should leave your comfort zone, and literally risk your life by going outside to go and work out, (which will likely be hard and involve effort too!) Arrange to meet a friend at the gym, a certain class, or buy a time limited block of structured classes that you don’t want to miss, etc. Have a ‘workout jar’ where every workout, you drop $2 in it and when it adds up, you have full, guilt free permission to buy yourself whatever you want! Group ﬁtness classes, boot camps, whatever - keep trying until you ﬁnd something that you love. Sign up for a goal - like a triathlon, or Spartan race or marathon, something that has a very real deadline, and will draw you in day after day. Scott McDermott is a personal trainer and owner of Best Body Fitness in Sylvan Lake.

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Stein’s Law says that if something can’t go on forever, it has to stop. It’s just a matter of when. Stein’s Law always wins. But when will this law stop the increasing number of North Americans taking cholesterol-lowering drugs (CLDs)? Surely enough is enough.

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Recently the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology issued new broader guidelines that in one fell swoop have added millions of healthy people to the list of those who will be prescribed CLDs. Dr’s. John Abramson at The Harvard Medical School and Dr. Rita F. Redberg, cardiologist at the University of California, report that these guidelines will primarily beneﬁt the pharmaceutical industry, not patients. Abramson and Redberg state this decision would be good news for patients if CLDs offered meaningful protection from heart attack, and had few side effects. But history shows this is not the case. In fact, the evidence is limited that CLDs prevent coronary attack or stroke in the majority of people. In addition, 50% of those who have a heart attack have normal blood cholesterol! I’ve warned for years about the folly of trying to change the physiology of cholesterol. It has taken eons for evolution to determine our need for cholesterol, which is a necessary part of every cell wall. Without cholesterol we would all die. But now hundreds of millions of advertising dollars have turned it into the devil that’s causing coronary deaths. Last year, just in Canada, doctors wrote 38 million prescriptions for CLDs. Surely doctors should be concerned about the long term effects of placing millions of people on these powerful drugs when it’s been known for years that they have unintended consequences. There is no better example of what advertising can accomplish if pots of money are available to imprint ‘cholesterolphobia’ into the minds of both doctors and patients. It’s a sad commentary on what has happened to medical practice.

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Dr. James Wright of British Columbia’s Therapeutic Initiative always brings sanity to medical issues. He reports that 140 people would have to take CLDs for ﬁve years to prevent one heart attack. It’s important to save one life, but at what price? A recent study at the University of Texas showed that those using CLDs had a 27% greater risk of developing cataracts. Another study at the University of Waterloo found that these drugs increased the risk of cataracts by 50%. The risk is even greater for those who have Type 2 diabetes. Last year the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning that CLDs could increase blood sugar, increase the risk of diabetes and cause memory loss. They should have added that CLDs can also cause transient global amnesia. The prime example is Dr. Duane Graveline a medical doctor and astronaut who, after being on a low dose of CLDs for three months, failed to recognize his wife or children. Other studies reveal that CLDs are associated with increased risk of muscle degeneration, violent deaths, liver and kidney problems and in some cases death. None of these complications are minor problems. I’m sure that if any natural remedy was triggering these diverse complications government authorities would immediately remove it from the market. The question is, are CLDs needed? Following a severe coronary attack, cardiologists warned me I’d die without using CLDs. Rather, for the last 16 years I’ve relied on high doses of Vitamin C and lysine as recommended by Dr. Linus Pauling. It was a risky decision at that time as there was no evidence that this combination could reverse coronary blockage. Now, photos of arteries show that combined Vitamin C and lysine not only prevents but also reverses blocked arteries. This combination powder known as MediC Plus is available at Health Food Stores. It’s a monumental discovery. But this research is collecting dust due to the closed minds of cardiologists who refuse to look at it. Remember, I’m not your doctor and it’s not my intention for you to toss away your CLDs. Medication decisions can only be made by your own physician. But hopefully Stein’s Law will soon end this massive drugging of North Americans with CLDs. See the web site www.docgiff.com. For comments info@docgiff.com

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Games bid committee positive City will be chosen BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express The spark which ignited a bid from Red Deer to host a major winter event like the 2019 Canada Winter games began to glow a couple of years ago during a discussion about the City being ready for ‘something.’ “We thought it was something we should set our sights on and so we sent a letter to the mayor,” said Bid Committee Chair Lyn Radford. The next two years a group consisting of experienced volunteers and City staff gathered data dealing with what had happened with past winter games, what the costs are associated with hosting, what sort of standards are in place, she said. “So some work has been done on that and it was found out that there were some deﬁciencies and there would be some cost to ﬁx them.” The price tag on making those upgrades came back at $22 million which included help for Red Deer College’s multiplex, upgrades for the cross country ski courses at River Bend and maybe some work at Canyon Ski Resort, said Radford. “Those are the large ticket items. The work down at Great Chief Park for the long track speed skating was already in the (City’s) master plan,” added Radford. Fast forward to October and the Canada Games council paid a visit to Alberta to conduct an information session and hand out material community groups would need in order

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will have and she feels Red Deer’s size is an advantage. “Although we have the capability of an urban area and are able to handle all of the logistics that are expected we also have that small town feeling where the athletes will actually come here and feel like they’re competing in their hometown,” she said. Radford said the City’s volunteers are the number one asset on display each time Red Deer hosts

an event of major proportions and that will work in our favour. One aspect of hosting an event like this is the legacy left behind in the form of upgraded facilities or new venues which can help our local athletes in the long run. There is also the exposure Red Deer would garner on the national stage through all the media coverage which goes along with the event. “This is probably the

largest Games Red Deer could host in the foreseeable future and we’re the right sized community to do it,” she said. If the City measures up in all phases then the next deadline would come Jan. 20th when all the technical data on hosting the games would be submitted. “I think we have a good chance,” she said. “My motto is it’s our games to win.” sports@reddeerexpress.com

MILESTONE – Ringette lovers young and old gathered this past Saturday at the outdoor rink next to St. Francis of Assisi Middle School to celebrate the 50th year of ringette in Canada. Katelyn Bottomley, 11, skates down the ice during a pick up game. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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BY JIM CLAGGETT Red Deer Express Not much has gone wrong for the Red Deer College Kings volleyball squad in the ﬁrst half of the season. The team is perfect as far as their record states, having not lost a match or even a single game but Head Coach Aaron Schulha feels there is still plenty to work

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on over the Christmas break. “We have really high expectations for this group,” he said. “After ﬁnishing second in the country last year we know kind of where our top end is and we’re definitely not there yet.” Schulha said while the unblemished record is nice to look at the Kings know the level of competition in the ﬁrst half isn’t nearly as tough as the rest of the year will present. “I think we’re really heavy on the back end in terms of strength of competition with SAIT, Briercrest and MacEwan being our last three weekends and now having to go to Briercrest so those are going to be a challenge and so it’s kind of good to build

into that.” The players are well aware of the workload facing them in order to reach the heights expected as a top caliber team in the ACAC. “These coaches really hold us not just to winning, to winning sets,” said libero Parker Maris. “It’s all about how we’re playing. They really don’t look at the other side of the court or the scoreboard. So we feel we do have a lot to work on.” Schulha feels the coaching staff has done a good job of making sure the players don’t get over conﬁdent after walking through the ﬁrst half of the schedule and the Kings continue to focus on keeping their level high whether it’s against great competition or not.

Part of the strategy to stay on track with the plan is a holiday trip to California for a tournament with their ﬁrst game against the toughest opponent you could imagine. “Our ﬁrst match down there is against UC Irvine who is the two-time defending NCCA Division One champion so that should be a good test right out of the gate,” said Schulha. Maris added, “We can play out there, just guns a blazing, swinging as hard as we can. It will be awesome. If we get our butts kicked we get our butts kicked but we can just leave it all out on the court.” The Kings are back into ACAC action Jan. 10 on the road at NAIT. sports@reddeerexpress.com

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It’s a wide open question and I suppose there really isn’t a wrong answer because anything which can get you active is not a bad thing in my opinion. For some people it’s being a part of a team or maybe just hanging around with some friends you might not see otherwise. But we can easily ﬁnd an excuse for not taking part and so a little tap on the shoulder from reality is sometimes needed. Recently I had the pleasure of playing some golf down in Tucson with a man whom I had never met until the day we played as part of a foursome. It wasn’t until we were three holes in when I found out a little bit of information about him that made me look at what I do for activity these days and take stock in what makes me tick in that regard. I grew up playing sports through my school years and a chunk of the years following. The effect of those sports played

a part in the several knee operations I’ve gone through and while it slowed me down it didn’t stop me from playing a few sports to this day. However, those issues almost kept me from staying active as I had occasion to complain about my situation so it was easy to stop playing and make excuses for playing others poorly. Well, the man I was playing golf with put it in perspective when he told me six years ago a stroke left him unable to walk or talk. In addition, he had been battling cancer at the time making each day very tough. But he beat the cancer and is now off of any medication in order to control his heart issues, explaining away some of the success in the fact he wasn’t going to lie down for anything if he could help it at all. He was going to play golf no matter what, not caring about the result and just thankful he could play at all. He did play quite well for the most part that day but he never got down when he hit a poor shot. The fact he was still playing was a credit to his strong will and it put my own physical limitations into perspective when it came to playing golf or getting back out on the ice to referee hockey. Thanks John, I appreciate the dose of reality. sports@reddeerexpress.com

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CHEERING FOR CHIEFS – Ross Heidt of the Red Deer Optimist ‘AAA’ Chiefs hustles the puck down Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express the ice in a recent game against the Lethbridge Midget ‘AAA’ Hurricanes.

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HOMES & LIVING

FULLY FUNCTIONAL – This Falcon Homes show home in Sylvan Lake features a dazzling 12 ft. marble topped island that beautifully accents the maple ﬂoors and maple cabinets. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

Time to slow down and enjoy the season It’s the most wonderful time of the year! I know, I know, I can’t help myself I love fall, Easter, Halloween and New Years Eve also and they all seem very wonderful when they are happening. I trust that you have had a wonderful 2013 and are looking toward 2014 with joyful anticipation of what this New Year will bring. I can’t thank you enough for reading and following along with my column and I hope you have gained some knowledge and laughs along the way. It always warms my heart to hear that you are reading and I covet those emails and the people who stop me just to say “Hey are you the lady from the paper?” Thank you Central Alberta for reading, I wish you all the most wonderful Christmas imaginable and a very healthy and prosperous New Year. Favourite or not, Christmas is a hectic

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MECKLER time and we rush here and there to complete endless lists only to come home and have to wrap and wrap and WRAP mounds of gifts. I am just completing a two day marathon of shopping and wrapping, I will call it ‘showrapping’ just to save myself time. There are days when you feel that you can’t ﬁt one more thing into your day and then you get a phone call from a friend who is in from out of town - you haven’t seen each other in months and do you have time for coffee? Of course you do! You rush through your lengthy list to make it to your

favourite coffee spot just in time to hug your dear friend. This is Christmas, this is the joy of the season and the connectivity that we all need to live a complete life. It’s just one more thing in our day that we ﬁnd we don’t have time for but once we squeeze it in, we have a sense of satisfaction that we could not have anticipated. I hear more and more people who are not putting up Christmas decorations because they are away or just don’t feel like it. I say NO!! Take the time, hang some twinkly garland and put out the cookies, even if you didn’t bake them yourself. I was very reluctant to decorate this year. Finishing my basement and the constant mess did not have me in a festive mood but my lovely daughter came over and we hung decorations to our favourite tunes and cooked our version of brown sugar glazed nuts and bolts. Before long

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the tree was trimmed and I immediately fell into a festive mood, I know when I am in a celebratory state when I start going on the hunt for glittery items. The only time I buy really sparkly decorative accessories is at Christmas, I have a strong affection for glittery silver objects. The presents are wrapped with silver and gold with a few bright red bows for a pop of colour and I am working towards having everything put together within the next few weeks. I encourage you to get a little Christmas, right this very minute! For your own merriment, add a dash of sparkle to your home, turn on the cable Yule log and listen to some acoustic jazz Christmas. Even a dash of Christmas will cheer up your home this season. Kim Meckler is an interior designer in Red Deer with Carpet Colour Centre.

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Take time to enjoy the magic of the season It’s holiday time. Time for family, time for friendship, time to give thanks, time to reﬂect, and time to simply sit back and enjoy the moment. Unless you have a mortgage renewal coming up quickly or bought a house recently, I’m going to make a suggestion and forget about all the ﬁnancial stresses that come with life, you’ve got all next year to deal with that. All year long we hear about what we should be doing, what we could be doing and what’s going on. So why not, for once, take this time and shut off all of the noise. In my world, I watch the news- a lot! It’s so that I can provide my clients with an interpretation of what’s going on in our local, provincial, national and global markets to be able to provide them with the most up to date information I can to determine if buying a home is right for them at this moment. However, for the past few weeks there’s been a lot more noise than usual coming from our govern-

more than you usually do to help the families across the world in need. Maybe even in your own backyard. Sure this is a crazy time

of year, but why not do the opposite of years past and just slow down, reﬂect upon the past year, dream of the next, but mostly just

enjoy the moment with those that you love. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and all the best in the New Year!

Jean-Guy Turcotte is an Accredited Mortgage Professional with Dominion Lending Centres-Regional Mortgage Group.

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TURCOTTE ment’s senate scandal and Rob Ford which unfortunately takes up a lot of the networks’ time so then they don’t make time to report the actual news. To top that off there’s the terrible news of ﬂoods and typhoons destroying many families across the world. The inspiring message comes the world’s friend, Nelson Mandela. If only we could all be more like him, selﬂess, giving and inspiring. These somber moments make us all ponder what this is all about and it’s time for some of us just to shut up and realize what is truly important. We all know what that is, so why not just do it and get out there and enjoy the moment with your family and friends…and give a little

TURKEY TIME – On left, Fred Scaife executive director of the Red Deer and District Food Bank accepts the donation of 295 turkey dinners this week to be distributed to families in need this Christmas. Associate Broker for Century 21, Dale Devereaux, right, has donated a turkey for every house he sells for the past 16 years. So far he has helped 15,762 people Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express have a turkey dinner at Christmastime.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

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Below are five phone numbers that appear inside our clients’ ads in this week’s Express (includes Special Features & Supplements) Simply match the phone number to the business and you may win a gift certificate to one of our City’s many great restaurants. Fill out the contest form and drop it off at the Express office prior to draw deadline listed. Note: Express office is closed between noon and 1pm daily. 403-347-8898 403-340-2202 403-343-1125 403-346-2291 403-346-5577

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Leopold’s partner in crime 5. Black furs 11. Truman’s hometown 14. Dean residence 15. Chief Polish port 18. Grin 19. Complied with 21. Explosive 23. Perennial woody plant 24. Expression 28. Small Japanese deer 29. Denotes past 30. Bullfighting maneuver 32. Deaf signing language 33. Assistance 35. What part of (abbr.)

36. Parts per thousand (abbr.) 39. Two-toed sloth 41. Exclamation of surprise 42. Extinct European ox 44. Moving in a circle 46. College army 47. Radioactivity unit 49. Give a quick reply 52. Spanish appetizers 56. Environment 58. Gold, quartz or iron 60. Fellowes’ Masterpiece series 62. Old style recording 63. Questions

CLUES DOWN 1. Box top 2. Small integers 3. Mild yellow Dutch cheese 4. Bolivian savanna 5. Open air performing for love 6. No matter what or which 7. Religious degree 8. Lower limb 9. Prefix meaning inside 10. Crust covering a wound 12. Assail repeatedly 13. Samoyedic (alt. sp.) 16. Damascus is the capital 17. Peeps (Scot.) 20. Transaction

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48. Comedian Carvey 50. A wild disturbance 51. Pueblo American Indians 53. 9-banded armadillo 54. Arbitrageurs 55. Thai language of Khammouane 57. Atomic #105 58. 1st weekday (abbr.) 59. Fleur-de-___ 61. The 7th tone

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