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- The Scots flavour was flowing in Sylvan Lake last Wednesday as Michael McLetchie performed with dagger and sword during his Address to the Haggis at the 20th annual Robbie Burns Night. Over 60 people, many dressed in Scottish tartan proclaiming their roots from the old country, attended the event held at The Royal Canadian Legion’s Sylvan Lake branch. Another photo on page 8. STEVE DILLS
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- Nate Wilde of Sylvan Lake and an unidentified competitor mixed it up during sparring competition at Sylvan Lake Open Martial Arts Challenge held Saturday at the Fox Run-Mother Teresa Multi Campus. Hundreds of competitors, from very young to mature, took part in competitions which demonstrated their skill in various forms of martial arts. Another photo on page 22. STEVE DILLS
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Special Events Saturday, Feb. 1 - Family movie marathon at Sylvan Lake Library from 10 am to 3:30 pm. Adventures in Babysitting, Adventure of Huck Finn and Muppet Movie. Free, drop in. Sunday, Feb. 2 - Sylvan Lake Royal Canadian Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary breakfast at the Legion. 4916 50 Ave. 9 am to 1 pm. Everyone welcome. Sunday, Feb. 2 - Super Bowl party at Sylvan Lake Legion, doors open 3:30 pm. Everyone welcome. Wednesday, Feb. 5 - 55+ Club potluck and jam at Sylvan Lake Legion. Saturday, Feb. 8 - Pop Stars and Princesses at Sylvan Lake Library from 1-2 pm. Bring on all those things shiny and sparkly. Come in costume as your favourite pop star or princess. Enjoy a makeover and karaoke. Lots of activities, music, snacks and stories. Free, limited enrolment, registration required. Saturday, Feb. 8 - Central Alberta Singles dance 8:30 pm at Innisfail Legion Hall. Music by Hot Spur. For info call Elaine 403-341-7653 or Murray 403357-8022. Everyone welcome. Thursday, Feb. 13 - Benalto & Area Rural Crime Watch Society general meeting at 7 pm, Benalto Leisure Centre, Ag. Grounds. Guest Speaker: Sylvan Lake RCMP Cst. Erik Lieng, security task force, 2010 Vancouver Olympics. . Info Yvette 403-746-3429. Saturday, Feb. 15 - Winterfest movie marathon at Sylvan Lake Library. Enjoy wintery movies, a craft, hot chocolate and popcorn from 10 am to 3 pm. Free, drop-in. Saturday, Feb. 15 - Winterfest - polar dip, fireworks and much more for the entire family. Saturday, Feb. 15 - Chili and a bun at Sylvan Lake Legion from 1-4 pm (during Winterfest). Free hot chocolate for all, other refreshments available. Saturday, Feb. 15 - Dance to the music of Wise Choice at Sylvan Lake Legion beginning at 8 pm. Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16 - Ice racing by motorcycles, ATVs and side cars. Two way sprint
on Saturday, oval ice racing on Sunday. (secondgearclub.camp9.org/iceracing) Friday, Feb. 21-Sunday, Feb. 23 - CANCELLED Sylvan Lake Ice Marathon speed skating competition. See website for info about a Red Deer event Feb. 22. www.sylvanlakeicemarathon.com Sunday, Mar. 2 - The Doll Sisters, a young Celtic American duo from Rocky Mountain House in concert at Sylvan Lake Legion from 2-4:30 p.m. All proceeds go to Sylvan Lake Library. Tickets available at the library, from Friends of Sylvan Lake Library or Debbie at 403-598-3252.
Support Programs Wednesdays - Sylvan Lake Community Food Bank issues hampers from 9:30 am to 12 noon. Located in basement of Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4607 47th Ave., Sylvan Lake. Contact 403-887-4534 in you are in need of assistance. Sylvan Lake Al-Anon (for families and friends of alcoholics) 8 pm Sundays, Presbyterian Church (north door), Kathy 403-887-4470 or Robyn 403887-2961. Sylvan Lake AA meetings. Tuesdays 7:30 pm Lions Hall; Sundays 8 pm Presbyterian Church (north door). For more information call male 403-8874470, 403-588-5491 or female 403-887-4297. Narcotics Anonymous meetings Thursday nights at 7:30 pm at Bethany Sylvan Lake, 4700 47th Ave.
Weekly events At the Seniors’ Centre: Mondays - Wii bowling; Tuesdays Sit & Be Fit, Whist, Beginner Bridge, Scrabble; Wednesdays - Drama troupe, lunches, Bible study, Tai Chi; Thursdays - Alberta Senior Benefit Program; Fridays - Yoga, Friday forums, bridge, foot care and massage clinics. For more info call Maryan 403-887-5428. Wednesdays - Seniors’ Drama Troupe meets from 10-11:30 am at the Seniors Centre. New members always welcome. You don’t have to be a senior to join the fun. Call Pam 403-864-2975. Thursdays - Sylvan Lake Seniors Bus to Red Deer. Pick-up starts at 9:15 am. Returning to Sylvan 1 pm from Parkland Mall. Call Lenore 403-887-5272. Thursdays - Community Bingo at Sylvan Lake Seniors’ Centre. Precall at 6:30 bingo starts at 7 pm. Canteen opens at 5:30 pm.
Monthly events First Wednesday every month - Sept-June. Benalto Royal Purple meetings. 10 am at Benalto Leisure Centre. “The Sylvan Sassy Sisters” Red Hat group meets the second Thursday of each month, 10 a.m. at Humpty’s Restaurant. If you are interested in joining us, just drop in or phone 403-864-4606 for information.
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Cookies - Jetta Fulton, Tyson Tisdale and Asher Michael were given cookies by École Mother Teresa Catholic School Principal Dorice Swensrude last Friday. Swensrude and Vice Principal Glenn MacLeod treated all students and staff to a warm homemade chocolate chip cookie and a glass of milk. The healthy treats were delivered to all classrooms as thanks for making a difference in the community and world around them. Students and staff are proud of having completed a number of service projects this year that will positively affect the lives of others. “Special thanks to Kimberly Springinatic, Carolynn Tisdale and Carol Cann for baking over 500 cookies for the event. We appreciate their willingness to share their time and talents with our school community,” said Swensrude. SUBMITTED
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Everyone’s support needed to get behind Hockeyville campaign BY STEVE DILLS SYLVAN LAKE NEWS
Kevin Putnam and Jared Waldo were behind the idea of mobilizing our community to win the Kraft Hockeyville grand prize this year, after devastating news last week of the collapse of part of our arena’s roof. A Facebook page was set up quickly after that event, and it’s popularity has grown by leaps and bounds. Over 4,100 people ‘liked’ the page by Tuesday evening, about a week after the tragic event of Jan. 20. Its purpose is to encourage people to enter the actual contest through its website, post their stories, read other posts and vote their support for them and Sylvan Lake’s bid. They’ve received additional help in the past few days from Dianne Womacks, Karen Van Meer and others. Meetings have been held, ideas are percolating, contacts are being urged to help and our community is galvanizing its support to secure the $100,000 grand prize for arena improvements along with the opportunity to host a preseason NHL game in the multiplex. One of the questions asked by some is how people who don’t have internet connections or use Facebook can get involved.
The answer to that is simple. Call a friend or neighbour for help. Or visit our well-equipped public library on 50th Avenue where staff are available to answer questions, lend assistance and guidance. “Vote for Sylvan Lake building an even better leisure and convention centre, it’s up to us, our community,” encourages a set of instructions on the Facebook page and posters
being distributed around town. Initially Sylvan Lake must get ranked in the top 16. To do that people need to nominate “Medican Multi-plex, Sylvan Lake” and submit a “moving and compelling story” about why winning is important to you and our community. Think about what you’d like to say that might convince judges we’re worthy of their consideration (several of the stories are printed elsewhere in today’s Sylvan Lake News). While our multi-plex is an arena, it’s host to major events such as provincial curling championships, the Spirit of Sylvan Yuletide Festival, graduation exercises for H. J. Cody students, broomball, lacrosse and other sports. A new leisure centre, built in conjunction with the multiplex, is planned to include a seniors centre, conference centre, indoor walking track and more. We’re sure a concession will be necessary. Just think of all the benefits for ourselves and our families. Then go to www.krafthockeyville.cbc.ca and follow the instructions starting by clicking ‘nominate’. Be sure to use the Community Name “Medican Multiplex, Sylvan Lake” (and not Sylvan Lake Arena) since the prize is designated for ‘arena upgrades’. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 9.
Country awards a positive experience for Boom Chucka Boys, despite no wins BY STUART FULLARTON SYLVAN LAKE NEWS
Not winning any awards during Saturday’s Association of Country Music in Alberta awards in Red Deer isn’t causing Sylvan Lake’s The Boom Chucka Boys to call the night a failure. Guitarist Joel Rathjen admitted to being disappointed at not winning in any of the five categories the band was nominated, but felt that positives from the night far outweighed the negatives. “You can’t say you’re not disappointed to not win,” he said. “Everyone wants to win something, but I think our time will come, and we’re not going to beat ourselves up about it. “We’re honoured to be nominated for so many awards.” As one of the nominees for the Rising Star award, The Boom Chucka Boys, along with the award’s other nominees, were given the chance to perform one song during the ceremony. Doing so allowed the band to raise its profile even further within the country music world, according to Rathjen. It was an opportunity all of its members relished. “Every event, it’s getting to play for more people that haven’t seen you,” said Rathjen. “You’re kind of selling it when you’re performing and getting more fans and people behind you, and I think we accomplished that at the awards show.” He added that he was pleased to see awards won by friends of the band, including Bobby Wills, whom Rathjen met for the first time at last year’s awards. Wills won two awards that The Boom Chucka Boys were up for. “He’s been slugging out a long time, so to see him get acknowledged for his hard work, that’s cool,” said
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“We’re always coming up with ideas, and we’re hopefully cutting a few songs so we have a single to release by April,” he said, adding that fans can expect it to be “a little more edgy” than previous recordings. “We’re trying to record something that’s going to imitate our live show as much as we can. That’s kind of our goal for the next album.” An album release date in September is their aim, and there’s plenty happening to keep the band busy before then. This summer will see them play country music festival around the province, including Calgary Stampede and Big Valley Jamboree. A television special featuring a recent performance is set to air on Country Music Television (CMT) early this spring.
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Rathjen. “It kind of gives us hope. We’re still new to this, and I’m sure awards will come one day.” Next up for the band is the release of a new single, which will be featured on an album yet to be recorded. Rathjen said the band has been doing plenty of writing lately, both among themselves and with seasoned songwriters in Nashville and in Canada.
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Engaged populace focusing efforts on a worthy goal: Hockeyville title There’s a profound change happening in our STEVE DILLS community. It’s being SYLVAN LAKE built on many other NEWS changes which have taken place over the years. And it’s one that can do nothing but strengthen the place we call home. We’ll call it engagement. People from many facets of our community and beyond are getting involved. It’s the tremendous outpouring of support, the fantastic memories — the fun and jubilation, the pain and suffering, the welcoming and accommodating, and so much more. Passions are flaring, emotions are exploding, hidden stories are being written, and buried treasures are being uncovered. Following the heartbreaking collapse of a portion of the roof on our old arena, which was slated for only a year or two more of service, we’ve seen an overwhelming groundswell surge in activity on how we move on. Right now it’s being focused, thanks to quick thinking and dedicated individuals, on winning the Kraft Hockeyville competition and the grand prize of $100,000 towards arena upgrades and the opportunity
All about relationships; Sylvan truly has influenced hockey BY KEVIN PUTMAN SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Hockey in Sylvan Lake has been a way of life for generations. For myself personally it’s been a relationship of 26 years. I moved to Sylvan Lake from Fort Simpson, NWT in 1988 as a 10 year old kid for work … well my dad’s work technically. I didn’t want to move because, let’s face it, what kid ever wants to move away from their friends and town they’ve grown up in. Upon arriving in town I saw the beach, the waterslides, mini golf course, bumper cars, bumper boats, go karts, ice cream shops, etc., etc. Maybe this place wouldn’t be so bad after all. The one thing I did know about and was looking forward to was Sylvan Lake Summer Hockey Camp, simply known now as Sylvan Lake Hockey Camp. My parents had signed me up for camp that summer and I was really looking forward to it, being from a small town in the north who’s only ice rink was an indoor, yet natural, ice surface. The idea of playing hockey in the summer was so awesome to me. I remember walking into the rink and being blown away by how many kids were there. I was scared, nervous and excited. I figured I was going to meet a bunch
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people who have visited our facilities in past decades. You know, our hockey school, with a forty year history, has educated tens of thousands of youngsters who’ve made memories during the summers. Some of those have gone on to professional careers — some have returned to make Sylvan their home or summer retreat. Our teams have been competitive across the province. Our figure skaters have performed for many audiences over the years. How many other organizations have hosted events, used meeting rooms and gathered at the hub of our community? We wholeheartedly support the tremendous opportunities offered by our participation in rallying our community. Nothing but good can come from the positive vibrations emanating from Sylvan Lakers and our many friends who believe, as we do, that we have a great community worth supporting. And that we can certainly prove to the country we’re deserving of the prize. Do your part, craft your story with feeling and passion, enter the Kraft Hockeyville competition under the community name “Medican Multi-plex, Sylvan Lake, AB” and then enjoy reading and voting for the many stories being generated by our supporters. The deadline for stories is Feb. 9.
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to host a NHL pre-season game next season. Our tragedy was a fleeting national story — we have a chance now to show the country our strength, unity and resourcefulness in the face of adversity. A Facebook page started last week, already had over 4,100 likes at mid-afternoon Tuesday — plenty of readers and people posting pictures and stories. Part of making the first grade — getting ranked in the top 16 across Canada in the Kraft Hockeyville competition — is in submitting “moving and compelling stories about why winning is important to you and our community”. Organizers want to learn about our spirit, our sense of community and dedication to life experienced at our facilities through stories, videos and pictures. Originality, heart warming, fun, engaging, eye opening are some of the things your story should include. Reading some of the stories already posted brings tears, laughter, a sense of pride, and a real understanding of how the arena and now its successor, the multiplex, have and will impact our residents. In this issue, we’ve selected several of the stories (some have also been submitted to us), and we’re publishing them to expand interest in the movement which is captivating Sylvan Lake and the thousands of
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of new friends and I wondered if I’d be as good as them. For the most part I wasn’t, but I did make friends. To my surprise though none of the kids except me were from Sylvan Lake. That was my first glimpse into how popular this camp was. Kids from other provinces and even the United States including my coach, Bill Thomas, who played college hockey in the States were there. Some of the kids acted like they were from Sylvan Lake and in a way I guess they were. They were summer residents who actually lived in the arena upstairs in the dorm. Imagine that. A bunch of kids from other towns living in a rink. Literally a home away from home. I thought that was cool and was always kinda jealous of the kids who lived in the dorm. They’d come for multiple weeks some for even a month. The atmosphere at the camp was intoxicating for a little kid. Being at the rink all day with no parents, playing hockey, going to the beach, the waterslides and eating nacho cheese dogs and sloppy Joes for lunch, it was hockey heaven for kids. In the four years I lived in Fort Simpson my hockey playing experience was limited to one practice a week — about an hour every Tuesday. At least that’s how I remember it. We played two games in those four years both against Fort Nelson. So the idea of being on a real team and having the opportunity to play real games was exciting for me.
of their thoughtfulness toward us boys over here. Every article of its contents is very useful and just what we need most of all. It is very interesting to know that those back in our beloved Canada do think of us boys so far away. I can truthfully say we are proud to be fighting for them, but prouder still to be Canadians. The socks, which were donated by Mrs. McGregor are really swell. A perfect fit too. ♦ ♦ ♦ The Catholic Ladies’ Society held their annual meeting on Jan. 13 at “Trails End”, the home of Mrs. “Mickey” Arrowsmith. The following were elected officers for 1945: Mrs. A. B. Hagerman, president (re-elected),
When fall came I tried out for the Atom A team. I was the goalie in Fort Simpson so I was obviously going to be the goalie in Sylvan too. No big deal. Little did I know I’d end up being the goalie turned forward on the Atom D team. Who cares! I made it! I was on a real team! I even led the team in goals that year with 23. So naturally the following year I became a goalie again. As the years went by Sylvan Lake Arena became the old cliché; it was “my second home”. It’s the truth though. I refereed minor hockey on way too many cold mornings but a nap in the referee room was always only 20 minutes away. OK sometimes 40. I played minor hockey right through till the end of Midgets. In high school I started working at the back door rink. For four years, myself along with Chris Michaylow spent five hours a night almost every night maintaining the ice, enforcing the rules and making sure it was a fun, safe place for everyone to play. We were getting paid to basically play shiny and when nobody was there we’d still be shooting pucks (tennis balls after 7 p.m. though). The fact everyone in town referred to it as the “outdoor rink” was unique to Sylvan Lake because to get to it you simply walked out the back door of the arena and it was ten feet away. Continued on Page 5
Mrs. E. Rousseau, vice-president, Mrs. M. M. Conaty, secretary-treasurer (reelected). The financial statement showed the society had a very good year.
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Discussion of the need for more hospital facilities in this area occupied a considerable portion of Monday evening’s council meeting. Councillors endorsed the circulation of a petition in town and district, asking the provincial government for consideration in getting a hospital established here. The need for a senior citizens’ home was also pointed out. At the census taken by the town last spring, it was learned that there are over 200 persons living here who are retired.
Many of these people live alone. In the past the government has stated that they will not build such a home where there is not a hospital. Work towards completion of the new town office building was discussed and the building committee will meet again Saturday morning to go over costs and plans. ♦ ♦ ♦ Do you remember Oopik, an Arctic owl made by Eskimos out of seal fur. There’s a picture on the front page of this edition. To thousands of Americans, Oopik is a new emblem of Canada. He first appeared representing Canada at a Philadelphia trade fair and was such a big hit that thousands of Americans are now clamoring to buy an Oopik. ♦ ♦ ♦
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Support Sylvan’s bid... Continued from Page 4 Because of this Sylvan Lake Arena was actually a place where parents would drop their kids off even if they didn’t have a practice or game and just leave them there. They never had to worry if their kids were getting too cold, or wonder when they needed to be picked up. The kids would simply walk into the rink and call their parents if they needed something and there was always an adult nearby in case of an emergency. Kids could collect pucks and trade them in at the concession for quarters until they had enough to buy hot chocolate or play video games or blow it all on 5¢ candies. Having the back door rink also created an even better atmosphere at the arena because even when nothing was really happening inside, the back door rink was alive and kicking. Ask anyone who ever played on that back door rink in Sylvan Lake and they’d argue it was the best outdoor rink in Canada. Access to a concession, a warm place to put on skates and a Zamboni flood three times a day … It was awesome. Sylvan Lake’s love of hockey doesn’t begin and end with the arena. Growing up and even today when I drive by the lake in the winter and see the massive ice surface that the town floods every year, I can’t help but stare at the hundreds of people skating and playing hockey. It’s the quintessential picture of Canadiana. And with the lake it’s not only Sylvan Lakers using it.
People from out of town flock to it on weekends for all types of activities, hockey being one of them. The annual pond hockey tournament is a popular event which attracts roughly 50 teams every year. Not only is skating on a frozen lake one of the purest forms of the game, it’s also a luxury in Sylvan Lake given the closeness to restaurants and shops downtown, including Hockey Central. It’s as if they planned it this way. I started coaching full time at Sylvan Lake Summer Hockey Camp in 1997. All towns in Canada claim to be hockey towns and they’re right. In Sylvan Lake though it seems to ring more true. Sylvan Lake is on the map for two things. #1 the Lake. #2 the Hockey Camp. When I tell people I’m from Sylvan Lake, the first topic of conversation is inevitably the hockey camp. Either they’ve been or their kids have been or they know someone who’s been. You begin to realize how many people have come through Sylvan Lake because of the camp. The fact it’s run every summer since 1975 is absolutely remarkable. Sylvan Lake has been the go to place for summer hockey over the last 40 years. Roughly 100 families per week for eight weeks every July and August. They have come from all over Canada, the United States and Europe and have been doing so for decades. I’m not just talking about the students either. The number of quality coaches that have made Sylvan Lake and it’s arena literally their home year after
year in the summer time is too long to list. Some of my best friends today are people I’ve met at Sylvan Lake Hockey Camp. I feel proud and fortunate to have coached there full time every summer for 18 years. On January 20th the hearts of many, many Sylvan Lakers sank when we heard the news our beloved arena had collapsed. Our home away from home gone in the blink of an eye as decades worth of memories came crashing down. Luckily nobody was injured but sadly so many of us were hurt. Rinks all across Canada are special places. There’s no denying anyone’s claim that their rink is the best rink because to them it is. One thing I can say for sure though is that Sylvan Lake Arena had a personality all it’s own. As much as I dislike the Boston Bruins, Sylvan Lake Arena was Alberta’s version of the Boston Gardens. The incredibly small ice surface which gave home teams a legit home ice advantage. What seemed like a 10 foot drop from the benches to the ice and the fog that always seemed to linger in the air. Not to mention the best concession anywhere. When rinks all across Canada were shutting down Sylvan Lake Arena was gearing up for it’s busiest time of year (summer). I always wished my friends and I had a place to hang out the way kids did on that 1970s show in Eric Forman’s basement. I realize now I had that place for 26 years. It was Sylvan Lake Arena. Losing that hangout is a devastating
blow to the community. Being Canadian you tend to get sentimental explaining stuff like this. Hockey is in our blood so how do you explain what can’t be explained? It’s a feeling and we just have to go with it. Hockey means a lot to Sylvan Lake for all the obvious reasons. Friendships are made, lessons learned, communities within a community are built. More than that though, hockey has contributed so much to Sylvan Lake’s identity when it comes to how other communities view us. When people think of Sylvan Lake they think of hockey. They think of Sylvan Lake as a year-round hockey hot bed and though the game of hockey and our arena mean the world to us Sylvan Lakers, it’s not just for us. Hockey in Canada is all about relationships. The relationships forged through hockey in Sylvan Lake and with Sylvan Lake Arena expand well beyond the town limits. Our arena meant a lot to people from all over the world and that is not an exaggeration. For that reason not only does the game of hockey mean a lot to Sylvan Lake but Sylvan Lake has meant a lot to the game of hockey. If I was going to rename the Town of Sylvan Lake it just might be Hockeyville. Kevin Putman, now living in Whitehorse, Yukon, is one of the campaign organizers for Sylvan Lake’s bid for the Kraft Hockeyville grand prize. More stories on Pages 12, 16 & 18
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Upcoming Meetings COUNCIL MEETING February 10, 2014 Municipal Government Building 6:00 pm MPC MEETING February 3, 2014 CANCELLED Municipal Government Building 6:00 pm
Take Notice 2014 DRAFT BUDGET Our 2014 Draft Budget is now available for Public review and feedback. We’ve uploaded a comprehensive Budget document to our website at www.sylvanlake.ca/government/budget/2014 The Draft Budget will be brought forward to Council on February 10, 2014.
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT you may appeal Discretionary approvals to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, as provided for in Part 17, of the Municipal Government Act. Written statements relevant to the development and reasons for the appeal may be submitted to the Town of Sylvan Lake, Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, 5012 48 Avenue, Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1G6 within 14 days following this publication. You may not appeal a Permitted Use unless it involves a relaxation, variation or misinterpretations of the Land Use Bylaw. For further information please contact the Development Officer at 864-5557. Dated at Sylvan Lake, Alberta, this 30th day of January, 2014 Development Officer, Town of Sylvan Lake
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Development Permits Community Programs COMMUNITY GUIDE Do YOU have a community program or event that you would like to advertise in the Town of Sylvan Lake’s new & improved Community Guide? Contact our Communications Officer at 403 887 2141 or communications@sylvanlake.ca Deadline for the next Spring/Summer edition is February 28, 2014.
TAKE NOTICE THAT on January 20, 2014, the Municipal Planning Commission (MPC) for the Town of Sylvan Lake approved the following application(s):
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AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT on or before January 27, 2014 the Development Officer for the Town of Sylvan Lake approved the following application(s):
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THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2014
Developers requested annexation of property west of town; intriguing residential, office, commercial, recreational concept proposed BY STEVE DILLS SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Developers proposing a unique development which combines residential, commercial, office and recreational uses asked Sylvan Lake councillors to include
their quarter section in an annexation proposal slated for later this year. Doug McGill, representing Blackstone Developments Inc., appeared at Monday night’s council meeting with a variety of consultants who have been involved in detailed work on the Waterford Station proposal. The property is located at the northwest corner of Memorial Trail and 60th Street just west of the current town boundary. “One of the trends that’s emerging is mixed use development,” said Steve Shawcross from IBI Group of
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It is with great sadness that the family of Nathan Howard announces his passing on January 28, 2014, Nathan’s 24th birthday. Nathan’s life began and ended in Australia, but for 21 years Nathan lived in Alberta, including 12 years in Sylvan Lake. Nathan was a graduate of H.J. Cody High School in 2008, and an accomplished hockey player having played for several local teams in Sylvan Lake and Red Deer.
Calgary. He described their vision as a place where people could live, work, play and shop in the same area. “We’re seeing shifts away from monolithic single residential subdivisions to a mix of uses, mixed with high quality design.” The best example of this type of development is Quarry Park in Calgary. “The number one cost of doing business is recruiting and retaining employees. They have specific needs, preferences. We want to create an environment that matches the needs and desires of employees,” he said. “There’s a desire to live and work in the same vicinity.” Conceptual renderings shown to councillors provided classic small town elements with full historic forms of architecture … combinations of residential, office and commercial uses … a walkable community. “Lifestyle communities are starting to take precedence over power centres,” said Shawcross. Councillors were provided with detailed information on the planning rationale and financial benefits to the town among other topics. Phil Dack, with Matrix Planning,
explained the project is viable, there’s no risk to the town in supporting annexation, the property can be fully serviced and it would be an exciting and valuable contribution to the community. He added that if the property is not included in an annexation later this year, it would be at least eight years before anything could be built on the land, according to timelines in the Intermunicipal Development Plan between the town and Red Deer County. McGill concluded, “there seems to be a new age of commercial centres, it’s no longer same old, plain old. This creates an attraction for the community, creates a customer base, creates character, makes people want to go there. It becomes a destination centre.” Asked by council about their next move, Betty Osmond, the town’s chief administrative officer, said a decision could be made on the request after an Infrastructure Report is finished. A contract was awarded later in the evening for that report with completion by the end of April. The report will be one of the components of a plan to annex land for future growth from Red Deer County this fall.
Nathan is predeceased by his daughter, Emery Natalyn Howard, who passed away in August 2012 at the age of 12 weeks. Nathan is survived by his father and mother, Graeme and Janice Howard, of Sylvan Lake and by brothers, Jordan and Logan, and his sister Mikayla. Nathan was a soft soul who struggled with addictions in his adult years, but by the grace of God found his way back to his Saviour in his last weeks in Australia and it is with the hope of eternal life from a gracious God that his family bids farewell saying “Nathan, we love you and we will see you again”. A memorial service will be held at Gospel Chapel, Sylvan Lake, at 10:00 am on Saturday, February 1, 2014 with Pastor Jamie McDonald officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to YWAM Sydney Base at the Service.
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THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2014
RCMP having success in reducing drug trafficking in Sylvan BY STEVE DILLS SYLVAN LAKE NEWS
One of the areas Sylvan Lake RCMP has had success recently is charging drug traffickers in town, RCMP S/Sgt. Gary Rhodes told councillors during a review at Monday night’s meeting. The detachment’s annual performance plan targetted increasing the number of drug distribution charges. “We had a target of 10 and we’re at 15,” he said, adding there is still time left in their fiscal year. “We expect that to rise in the next three months. We’ve been very successful in that area.” Reviewing other sections in the five point plan, Rhodes said provincial traffic charges have seen a marked decrease in the last two years. Another of their target areas was liquor offences. During the summer the town has provided money for extra police officers who don’t answer calls but are in the downtown and beach area. “On any given day we have anywhere from two to six RCMP officers in town (on enhanced policing duties). Over the last few years it’s becoming more difficult to find infractions in that area,” he said. That’s an indication the ‘enhanced’ policing is a real success. Prisoner counts were down from 188 in 2012 to 72 in 2013. “That shows a lot. There were a lot less disturbances, a lot less activity on the lakefront where people were out of control.” Another series of statistics, for the calendar year, showed a 19 per cent increase in assaults from 145 in 2012 to 179 last year. Asked about domestic assaults, Rhodes said the
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number has gone up “fairly significantly in the past year” but he attributed some of that to more people reporting it. He added there’s a family violence unit attached to the detachment. Criminal harassment, which often leads to other crimes, was down 30 per cent according to the statistics — from 53 incidents to 37. Overall person crimes were down by 17 per cent. Break and enters decreased slightly and mischief to property was also down. “We were successful in stopping the graffiti, we did pick up some people and charge them,” Rhodes said. Last fall, councillors approved two new RCMP positions that will come online this spring. A school resource officer will begin in September while another officer will be assigned to a Crime Reduction Unit. That will be “someone who can go at a problem full time. It’s a great resource for one-off crime sprees we have on occasion,” Rhodes said. “One of the other mandates will be to go after drug trafficking.” He noted, “drug trafficking has been in Sylvan Lake and will continue to be here. When the numbers (statistics) go up, that means we’ve been successful in prosecutions.”
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- The Yungen family introduced themselves to the AV2 experience — media enhanced books, — during Family Literacy Day at C. P. Blakely School Monday night. Staff, students and family played a variety of board games, checked new library books and learned about AV2 (media enhanced) books. These books are interactive with technology and provide hours of learning enjoyment. JANET MCCLELLAND
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THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2014
Arena demolition timing still a question mark BY STEVE DILLS SYLVAN LAKE NEWS
No news is not necessarily good news for Sylvan Lake. That’s because, at press time, there still hadn’t been a decision announced on when the remains of the old arena would be demolished. Ron Lebsack, the town’s director of community services, reported to councillors Monday night that there were various people on site last Friday. And they were still waiting for word on when demolition would begin. The insurance company has been made aware of the urgency of getting the work done so the
multiplex can once again be reopened, he said. The multiplex continues to be closed because of the possibility the south wall of the arena will fall into that building and cause damage in the dressing room area. In the meantime, Graham Parsons, said Tuesday afternoon he’s rescheduled 20 homes games for Sylvan Lake teams at locations around Central Alberta. “Everybody is being very cooperative, very sympathetic,” he said. “We still have no idea (when we’ll be open in the multiplex).” Local teams will be travelling to Eckville, Caroline, Hobbema, Lacombe, Bashaw, Bowden, Red Deer, Spruce View, Rocky Mountain House, Ponoka and Innisfail to play their games.
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THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2014
Winners of the Remembrance Literary and Poster contests, sponsored by the Sylvan Lake branch of The Royal Canadian Legion, were honoured at a special presentation at the Legion Jan. 18, attended by about 70 people. The group, who were presented with certificates and monetary prizes, included, standing, Gabrielle Lacroix, Brooklyn Martin-Johnston, Samantha Hann, Gabrielle Belanger, Joshua Schultz, Goki Kataoka, Emma Laqua and Melissa Veale; seated in the middle row, Kale O’Connor, Andrew Kelly, Sophie Brooks, Caylen Deibert and Crysta Rukin; and in the front row, Raya Dupuis, Amie Gruntman, Daryn Jackson, Denaisha Kraft, Owen Green and Renn Bryck. Absent from the ceremony were Heather Watson, CJ Wilson, Bailey Kentz and Jayden Henderson. Winners from Sylvan Meadows Adventist School were presented with their awards at the school Monday morning. The top two winners in each category will have their entries judged at the next level.
Sharon Graham, Poppy Committee Chairperson for the Sylvan Lake branch of The Royal Canadian Legion, presented winners of the Remembrance Literary and Poster contests from Sylvan Meadows Adventist School with certificates and monetary prizes Jan. 20. They included, in the back row, Wylee Gareau and Nolan Oickle, and in the front row, Celeste Gareau, Keira von Gunten and Benjamin Middleton. STEVE DILLS PHOTOS
Winners presented with awards BY STEVE DILLS SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Winners of the Remembrance Literary and Poster contests, sponsored by the Sylvan Lake branch of The Royal Canadian Legion, were honoured at a special presentation at the Legion Jan. 18, attended by about 70 people. Winners from Sylvan Meadows Adventist School were presented with their awards Jan. 20. First, second and third place winners were chosen in a variety of categories. Those who placed first and second had their entries move on for judging at the district level. The top two winners from that judging then move on to area level where they’re again judged with the top two proceeding to provincial level for another round of judging. Winners in the senior categories then proceed to Dominion level for judging. Besides recognition of their talents, the youngsters were presented with monetary prizes — $50 for first place, $35 for second place and $25 for third place. Winners included (in first to third order): Senior literary - poem: Samantha Hann, Heather Watson, Gabrielle Belanger. Senior literary - essay: Joshua Schultz, Goki Kataoka. Senior poster - black and white: Emma Laqua. Intermediate literary essay: CJ Wilson. Intermediate literary poem: Crysta Rukin, Melissa Veale. Intermediate poster -
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colour: Bailey Kentz, Sophie Brooks, Caylen Deibert. Intermediate poster - black and white: Gabrielle Lacroix, Brooklyn Martin-Johnston, and tied for third, Kale O’Connor and Andrew Kelly. Junior literary - poem: Raya Dupuis, Amie Gruntman, Daryn Jackson. Junior poster - colour: Jayden Henderson, Wylee Gareau, Nolan Oickle. Junior poster - black and white: Denaisha Kraft, Owen Green and Renn Bryck. Primary poster - colour: Celeste Gareau, Keira von Gunten, Benjamin Middleton.
SUMMER VILLAGE OF JARVIS BAY MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW Public Information Session The Summer Village of Jarvis Bay is in the preliminary stages of reviewing its Municipal Development Plan (MDP), an overall plan that provides framework for the physical development of Jarvis Bay which is general in nature and long range in its outlook. The intent of the MDP review is to ensure it reÀects the community’s desired direction and integrates policies speci¿c to the use and management of Jarvis Bay’s open space system (land owned and/or controlled by Jarvis Bay).
PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION Date: Monday, February 3, 2014 Time: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Place: Summer Villages Administration Of¿ce located at Unit 8, 14 Thevenaz Industrial Trail, Town of Sylvan Lake (behind the Comfort Inn & Suites on Highway 20) This public information session will be an informal drop-in style open house with display boards that will summarize each section of the MDP, highlight amendments identi¿ed by the steering committee thus far, and provide an opportunity for the public to comment. Summer Village staff and members of the steering committee will be available to answer any questions you may have. The current MDP may be viewed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Summer Village’s Administration of¿ce located at Unit 8, 14 Thevenaz Industrial Trail. It may also be viewed on the Summer Village’s website at www. sylvansummervillages.ca, click on the Jarvis Bay tab. If you are not able to attend the public information session, copies of the display boards and comment sheets will be available on the Summer Village’s website (under the Jarvis Bay tab) after the February 3rd session. Please ensure all comments are forwarded by no later than February 17, 2014 to: Jolene Tejkl, RPP MCIP, Senior Planner Parkland Community Planning Services Unit B, 4730 Ross Street, Red Deer AB T4N 1X2 Email: jolene.tejkl@pcps.ab.ca Fax: 403-346-1570 For more information on the MDP review please call Jolene Tejkl at 403-343-3394.
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THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2014
Accident on Highway 20 claimed life of driver
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Stunting driver facing impaired driving charge Five alarm calls Sunday, January 19th for firefighters 2:23 a.m. – RCMP received a 911 call of a domestic disturbance on Heenan Court in Sylvan Lake. A 26-year-old male was involved in an argument with his spouse, however there was no physical violence involved. A child was in the residence at the time but was not adversely affected. Alcohol was a factor. The male was arrested for breach of peace and transported to cells until sober. Monday, January 20th 1:48 p.m. – A complaint was received of the attempted theft of a truck at a business on Industrial Drive in Sylvan Lake. A vehicle was broken into with the lock and ignition damaged. Nothing was believed to be taken. An investigation is underway. 8:32 p.m. – A 911 call was placed to RCMP after suspicious activity was reported in front of a residence on Lakeway Boulevard. Several people were witnessed causing a disturbance and possibly damaging property on the street. Police patrolled the area but the youths had left. A physical check on property along the street was also conducted but no damage was visible. Tuesday, January 21st 12:02 a.m. – Charges were laid as a result of a witness reporting two suspicious males walking along vehicles on Parkland Drive in Sylvan Lake. The males were observed attempting to access vehicles on the street. A patrol was made and two males matching the description were
stopped and questioned. Further investigation resulted in charges of theft under $5,000 being laid against the 16-year-old males. An additional charge of failing to comply with an undertaking was also laid against one of the males. Friday, January 24th 1:38 a.m. – A 20-year-old male from Jarvis Bay is facing impaired driving charges as a result of a stunting complaint. A RCMP member observed a driver stunting in the parking lot of Fas Gas on Herder Drive in Sylvan Lake. A traffic stop was conducted and the officer detected alcohol on the breath of the driver. The male was detained for impaired driving but refused to provide a breath sample. He is charged with refusing to provide a breath sample and impaired driving.
Following are calls responded to by Sylvan Lake’s volunteer firefighters, during the two weeks ending January 27. Wednesday, January 15 - 3:06 p.m. medical assistance, Ryders Ridge Boulevard. Wednesday, January 15 - 3:59 p.m. alarm, no fire, Hammond Close. Thursday, January 16 - 9:33 a.m. - gas leak, Lakeshore Drive. Friday, January 17 - 12:59 p.m. - motor vehicle collision, Highway 20 and Highway 11. Saturday, January 18 - 12:55 p.m. motor vehicle collision, Westview Drive and 48th Avenue. Monday, January 20 - 12:53 a.m. building collapse, arena, 48th Street. Monday, January 20 - 3:51 p.m. - alarm, no fire, Hammond Close. Thursday, January 23 - 6:56 p.m. alarm, no fire, Herder Drive. Thursday, January 23 - 10:36 p.m. alarm, no fire, Marina Bay Place. Saturday, January 25 - 7:29 p.m. - gas leak, Grand Avenue, Norglenwold. Sunday, January 26 - 11:57 a.m. - alarm, no fire, Ryders Ridge Boulevard.
St. Mary’s and St. Timothy’s Anglican Church Thoughts. They’re pesky little things, aren’t they. Especially in the dead of night when sleep eludes us and our thoughts play havoc with our daytime-composure. Maybe that’s why the now generation has opted for a couple of ubiquitous appendages: the cellphone that ensures they are never out of touch with endlesslytexting friends, and the earbuds that ensure they are never devoid of sound, and someone else’s thoughts engaging their consciousness. Now while this may sound like the beginning of a rant about youth or about technology, it’s neither. It’s a reflection that grows out of the awareness that, as an ancient philosopher said, “A man’s (sic) thoughts dye his soul”. What we choose to think about shapes who we are and who we continue to become. In talking about the importance of the thought life, the Apostle Paul told us that sometimes we have to get almost physical, take our thoughts prisoner and subdue them into obedience to Jesus Christ. Well, if you’ve tried that, you know that it can become a serious wrestling match in which you’re not always the winner! Maybe a more powerful way of subduing those unruly and rampaging thoughts is to substitute other thoughts instead – don’t even try to sit on the negative stuff and gag it. Instead look for the thoughts that are coloured the colour in which you want your soul to be dyed for the rest of your life. I went in pursuit of some of the Bible’s teaching about better ways to think, and here are five things I found that we are to “consider” – to let our minds dwell on, ponder, soak in. “God, when I consider the skies and meditate on Your creation…I can’t help but
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wonder why You care about mortals.” (Ps. 8:3,4) Why indeed? Considering God’s creative wonders fills us with wonder and awe, and puts both God and us in proper perspective. “Consider the crows…you are worth much more than birds…Consider how the flowers grow…how much more will God clothe you?” (Luke 12:24,27) If we’ll stop long enough to smell the roses and look at the birds, we’ll be reminded to consider God’s tender care – tender attention to even our need of appropriate housing and nutritious food and attractive clothing. God’s people are challenged to stay true to God, “for consider what great things He has done for you”. (I Sam.12:24) As we review the memory of the great things God has done for us, it banishes our fears for the future and our sense of our own inadequacy. “Consider Jesus who endured such hostility…so that you may not grow weary or lose heart” (Heb.12:3). Maybe no one else knows it, but you know when life has worn you down so much that you’re losing heart. That’s when it’s so important to consider Jesus. As we reflect on how Jesus endured, our spirit is restored and our courage renewed. We’re also supposed to “consider how to stir up one another to love and good deeds” (Heb.10:24). Maybe the best way to do that is to be the change that I want to see in others – model it for them and affirm every way in which they choose to live a life of love. “Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse” (Phil. 4:8). 4308 - 50 Avenue 403-887-1401
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A collision on Highway 20 last Thursday morning claimed the life of the driver of a Ford Ranger. Sylvan Lake RCMP responded to a two vehicle collision on the slippery highway between Aspelund and Rainy Creek Roads about 8 a.m. A Ford Ranger and GMC Yukon both received extensive damage in the collision, reported Cpl. Kevin Halwa. “The driver and passenger of the Yukon were extracted from their vehicle with assistance of Bentley Fire Department. Both were transported to Red Deer Regional Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.” The driver and lone occupant of the Ranger died at the scene as a result of the collision. A witness advised police the Ranger was noted “to appear to lose control moments prior to the collision”. Red Deer collision analysts are assisting with the investigation. The name of the deceased isn’t being released at this time, advised Halwa.
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Police are trying to locate the owners of several items found following the arrest of two youths who were reported going from vehicle to vehicle and entering those that were unlocked. Cst. Michael Lee said RCMP
located two youths matching the descriptions from a complainant during patrols in the area. When arrested they had several items in their possession. “The items of most significance are a Garmin Nuvi GPS unit and two car stereo face plates (Panasonic and JVC with a remote),” said Lee. “Attempts have been made by RCMP to locate the owners of these items,
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I owe it all to those first days on that sheet of ice; I was 11 years old and the skates were white BY JOSH BINDON SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS The show last night drew the biggest and the loudest crowd we’ve had so far during our two
week engagement in Seoul, South Korea. Families from all around came, watched, cheered and cried for more as their favourite characters from their favourite stories took to the ice for the two hour skating spectac-
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contact old skating families about the show coming close to home. That’s when I heard the news that the roof of the Sylvan Lake Arena, a landmark in the tiny town of Central Alberta, had collapsed. My heart broke. I was 11 years old and the skates were white. The smell of the shoe polish was so strong in the house and I don’t think Dad’s hands were ever the same again but he worked on them all night until the last bit of white leather was a mere tracing left by a single edge. They were all mine and I was about to begin a relationship that you can’t know or explain, you just feel it when steel and ice shake hands for the first time. The buzzer went off at 4:30 a.m. The deal was I was allowed to skate but my parents would never wake me up to do so. As quietly as a very excited budding athlete could be, I dressed, I ate and I put the kettle on for hot chocolate that could have very well saved my father’s and my life each and every Wednesday and Friday morning. With about thirty minutes until departure, I woke Dad and together we braved the 5:30 a.m. cold and walked to the Sylvan Lake Arena. We were always the first to arrive and we prayed that Graham Parsons (with chocolate milk and newspaper in tow) was on a similar schedule because it was Alberta cold outside and he had the keys. I would struggle tying my skates and Dad would never help me. He just sat on those window side seats and told me that my hands would never get strong if I didn’t do it myself. So I would race myself to see how fast I could pass the
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lace through the eyelets and how much extra ice time I could grab before anyone else got there. We started with figures and to an 11 year old it was the equivalent of watching paint dry. Two or three simple circles and for an hour a day, you traced their patterns using different edges, turns and sustained positions trying to unlock the secret that is skating. On average I grabbed 15 minutes of extra time each morning. With no one else, dim lights, me, my skates and the not so subtle buzz of the giant score board, I began. By 6:00 a.m. the session officially started. By 9:00 a.m. we had done an hour of patch, an hour of dance and an hour of my favourite, freeskate. These were my first days as a figure skater. The Sylvan Lake Arena was my second home where my family lived and where my career got its first breath of life. I tried and landed my first axle there along with the rest of my jumps. I got dizzy from my very first spins. I collected a wealth of bumps, bruises and the scar on the underside of my chin from a “toe pick” incident. The sheet of ice at the Sylvan Lake Arena was the only place where I was free. That arena was where I learned how to live and it was where I zambonied my path that would lead to my career on the world stage in professional figure skating. It’s been 13 years in over 25 countries performing thousands of shows in countless cities for millions of people and I owe it all to my first sheet of ice of that arena in Sylvan Lake. Stories of our winter sports are what it means to be Canadian and hockey is always the hero. I didn’t grow up
Josh Bindon performing the role of “Scar” from the “Lion King” in “World’s of Fantasy”. SUBMITTED
slapping a puck around or playing on a team. I did however, like most Canadians, lace up and step on the ice. I felt that effortless glide. I felt that speed. I breathed the cold air. I lived for the ice and gave it everything it gave me. A sheet of ice is only as special as the community it builds. The Sylvan Lake Arena was known for its world renowned hockey camp in the summer and its countless hockey teams but it was more than that. That arena was home to ringette teams, to the Sylvan Lake Cub Scout chapter, Sylvan Lake Precision Skating team and of course Sylvan Lake Figure Skating Club. That arena was a place where people met for coffee, where they watched their children grow and lived vicariously through them, where I honed my craft and where I found what it is to be a Canadian athlete. The building may be gone but Sylvan Lake Arena will never disappear. I know this because every time I lace up for a practice, a rehearsal or a show, I look down and I see those old white skates, 5:45 a.m. on the clock Mom and Dad sitting next to me on those rink side benches and I know that I’m going to be faster tying those skates than I was last time. Josh Bindon is now a Disney on Ice skater.
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THURSDAY, JAN. 30, 2014
Contract awarded for library expansion BY STEVE DILLS SYLVAN LAKE NEWS
Timcon Construction has been chosen to complete the expansion project at Sylvan Lake Municipal Library. Councillors unanimously awarded a contract in the amount of $273,720 to the company at their meeting Jan. 13. Work is to begin imminently and is expected to take about two months, based on staging.
Ron Lebsack, the town’s director of community services, told councillors they want to ensure the library “doesn’t close down for more than perhaps one day” during construction. The library is being expanded into space that was previously used by Sylvan Lake & District Archives Society. The archives group moved into the new town hall once that building was complete last fall. Six bids were received at the close of tenders with Timcon’s being the lowest. It was also under the bud-
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FOSLL will donate $10,000 towards youth areas in library’s expansion BY IAN OOSTINDIE SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS
Friends of the Sylvan Lake Library (FOSLL) will commit $10,000 to support young people’s program areas within the new expansion of Sylvan Lake Municipal Library. President Peter Mielke reported he has been looking for ways that FOSLL can support the use of the new space soon to be completed. According to a recently announced public tender by the town, the reconstruction will expand the
library into the former archives space. The Archives moved to the new town administration building by Lions Park last fall. “We just heard from our acting librarian, Jeri Wolf, that they need assistance in supporting the juvenile and youth spaces. FOSLL made a commitment to raise the last few dollars, to donate up to $10,000 in support of new furnishings, so that young people can use the new space,” said Mielke. “The library can support more books, computers and other digital media, if we can help by making it com-
fortable and functional so youth will come to the library and want to return. We want to promote literacy by creating a supportive environment that has more tables, chairs, and other furnishings for youth to work comfortably.” Debbie Oostindie and John Lincoln promoted the motion to allocate funds at the Jan. 18 meeting. Oostindie said, “We need to complete fundraising by having a successful show on March 2nd featuring the Doll Sisters’ Celtic music show at Sylvan Lake Legion. More than half the $25 ticket price is planned to go directly
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to this project.” Gail Hergenhein reported, “over $700 was raised in the Christmas raffle won by Marg Metcalf. This new money helped us commit up to $10,000 now.” Treasurer John Lincoln, said, “the last two years of fundraising has built on the legacy of other volunteers who did years of fundraising. We raised over $1,000 in each of the last two annual book sales, plus two Christmas raffles as well.” “In this day and age of Internet, we hear people wondering if libraries are still used, added committee member Ian Oostindie. “Even when we were heading to our meeting Saturday, two youth were waiting at the door to get in before opening.” Youth are big users of the library. Youth meet to research, find a quiet place outside their own home, to study for exams; or, access books their family doesn’t have. It is one of the free spaces for youth to meet in our town. “Even when we moved to town, we depended on the library’s internet services until we were established,” said Oostindie. “I often check out their music collection. Libraries are a place that anyone can access the information age.” Membership to FOSLL is free. For information or tickets to the Doll Sisters Show Mar. 2nd at 2 p.m., visit the library or call Debbie at 403-8870968.
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Why is Sylvan Lake the natural choice? BY TERRY LOEWEN SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS I grew up and played most of my minor hockey in Sylvan Lake! If you wanted to make it to the big time, there was no better place of opportunity. I’m not going to tell my story of playing in the Sylvan Lake minor hockey system and instructing at the famous “Sutter” Sylvan Lake Summer Hockey Camp! Why? Because it is much like all the other kids that had the same great privilege and experience growing up in Sylvan Lake. Here’s our story of Sylvan Lake! January 20th 2014, the beloved Arena collapsed in Sylvan Lake! Sylvan Lake shouldn’t win out of pity, that the “Old Girl” as everyone calls it collapsed, but for what the “Old Girl” represented and also what it did for not only the kids that grew up in Sylvan learning to play hockey, but the tens of thousands of kids that learned the game at the summer hockey camp! Yes many arenas across this great hockey country of Canada had and/or have great minor hockey systems and hockey schools, but they didn’t have hockey’s number one hockey family instructing there or one of the most
iconic minor hockey men running it! All six Sutter brothers instructed at the famous Sylvan Lake Summer Hockey Camp! The program was originally developed by Brian Sutter for the owner and operator Graham Parsons, the Montreal Canadiens eighth round pick in the 1972 draft! Brian along with his brothers Daryl, Duane, Brent, Rich and Ron all instructed at the hockey school for several years! There were always other NHL hockey players such as Kelly Kisio, Mike and Randy Moller, Bill Ranford, Mark Tinordi and Darcy Loewen to mention a few, as well as several WHL instructors each and every year! The school is known for not only the great hockey players that teach or taught there but how and what they teach and taught. Here is a quote from a future NHL Hall of famer! “I attended a few hockey camps every summer. The one that stands out for me the most was Sylvan Lake Hockey School. I’m from St. Albert, AB. Sylvan Lake was about an hour and a half away and my grandpa would take me to the school for the week and we would camp there. The school stands out to me because they
not only taught on ice and had plenty of instructors, but had off ice teaching about hockey skills as well. I also liked that at the end of the week of skill they broke us up and had one final “big” game where we played. Most of all it was the time I got to spend camping with my family that I enjoyed the most.” - Jarome Iginla Now a little about the main person behind the school and Sylvan minor hockey, Graham Parsons. Graham not only operated the hockey school, but he ran the one and only hockey arena in Sylvan Lake until the new multiplex came along a few years ago! I can safely say that with generosity, encouragement and opportunities that Graham gave individual hockey players, he was instrumental in their development to become either AJHL, WHL, NCAA, ECHL, IHL, AHL or NHL players! There are far to many to
name! He did this in many ways. Whether it be giving them a position at the hockey school, a little extra time on the rink, a little encouragement or coaching! He did what ever he could to help you succeed whether it was hockey or life and I think that is what minor hockey is or should be all about! Even after my WHL career ended with a bad knee injury, he told me one day in his office that if I ever had a problem, make sure to come and see him and he would help me out! With all of the help of the people mentioned already, there were and are several incredible coaches, managers, trainers etc. that have made Sylvan Lake a very successful minor hockey association. It has won several provincial championships and developed many highly skilled hockey players to go on to play all levels of semi pro and professional hockey. There are the likes of Derek Morris, Darcy Loewen and Shane Willis that played or are playing in the NHL. Even Hockey Night and Canada’s Ron McLean refereed in Sylvan Lake many times! Sylvan Lake has a famous 3 on 3 hockey tournament every year on the lake that attracts the likes of Marcel
Dionne, Charlie Simmer, Dave Semenko and even the Hanson Brothers, to name a few! We have to bring up the fact that Sylvan Lake is also known for the incredible concession that offers a large variety of homemade food and it’s famous baking! Whether it be a banana cream pie or the delicious cinnamon buns, everyone has to have one when they come. You can literally be in any arena in Alberta and if you mention Sylvan Lake, the concession comes up! It is a shame that the collapsed arena has ended the life of that concession. The bottom line is, after all said and done, with or without the “Old Girl”, Sylvan Lake is an incredibly proud hockey town that has a huge attachment to the NHL and hockey in general! It has been instrumental in the development for tens of thousands of hockey players throughout North America! It is a minor hockey town of integrity and pride! I’ll say sorry now to all the other worthy Hockeyville’s of this great nation, but Sylvan Lake with all the history and great ambassador’s of our beloved hockey, is not only Hockeyville, it is KRAFT HOCKEYVILLE!!!
Importance of multi-use facility evident; four provincial curling championships hosted BY LESLEY HILL SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Hockey is a huge part of life in the Town of Sylvan Lake for many families but there is more than just hockey happening in this town. In 2007, a group of Sylvan Lake Curling Club members got together to
see if there was a chance of bringing a major curling championship to town. The Medican Multiplex was in the final stages of construction and we knew that the provincial championships for men and for women would be held in an arena. Our little old curling rink could not hope to host any major event but with the new Multiplex, we now had a chance. The
response from inside and outside the curling club membership was astounding and we proceeded with our application. What happened over the next five years speaks to the volunteer spirit and community support of Sylvan Lake! In those five years, this community of 13,000 has hosted two Alberta
Scotties Tournament of Hearts competitions, the 2011 Investors Cup Provincial Mixed Curling Championship and the 2013 Optimists Provincial Juveniles Curling Championships. The town has provided support through use of the Multiplex for the Alberta Scotties as well as town staff to assist with organization of these events. The
business community has stepped up every time we have asked for financial support to bring these events to town. The importance of a multi-use recreational facility in Sylvan is evident in the activities hosted by our organizations and in the everyday lives of our families.
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Weekly Game Results! For the weekend of January 24 - 26, 2014
MELCOR 4YEAR OLD LAKERS Lakers 5 vs. Rimbey 6 Player of the week: #2 Blaise Grodecki
YOUNG GUNS DYNAMITE LAKERS No scores submitted
TERRYS LEASE MAINTENANCE NOVICE LAKERS Lakers 8 vs. Castaway Sports Lakers 5 Player of the week: Hayden Siemens
ALL ABOUT BOUNCING NOVICE LAKERS No scores submitted
WATTS PROJECTS DYNAMITE LAKERS Lakers 3 vs. Rimbey 20 Player of the week: Heath White Rimbey for providing ice
DAIRY QUEEN DYNAMITE LAKERS
DIVERSIFIED PRODUCTS NOVICE LAKERS Lakers 7 vs. All About Bouncing Lakers 3 Lakers 4 vs. Red Deer 10 Player of the week: #15 Cole Goyan
No scores submitted
SYLVAN LAKE AGENCIES ATOM LAKERS
FORMULA POWELL LP DYNAMITE LAKERS
Lakers 9 vs. Leduc 5 Lakers 7 vs. Red Deer 5 Player of the week: #12 Myles Hilman
No scores submitted
CASTAWAY SPORTS NOVICE LAKERS Lakers 4 vs. Lacombe 9 Lakers 5 vs. Terry’s Lease Maintenance Lakers 8 Player of week: #1 Matthew Nielsen
SERVUS CREDIT UNION ATOM LAKERS Attended Lethbridge Tier 3 tournament; placed 3rd overall. Player of the week: Our coaches who are simply the best!
STRATEGIS GROUP ATOM LAKERS
ETR PEEWEE LAKERS
Lakers 5 vs. Delburne 4
Lakers 3 vs. Byemoor 4 Player of the week: Hailey Selent
Lakers 6 vs. Rocky 4 Player of the week: Tyson Attwood
NORDIC SYSTEM MIDGET LAKERS
CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE ATOM LAKERS
SYLVAN CONCRETE BANTAM LAKERS
Lakers 5 vs. Innisfail 2 Player of the week: #1 Jaden Klumpenhower
Lakers 5 vs. SW Rockies 1 Player of the week: #15 Hayden Clayton
TRILLIANT PEEWEE LAKERS Lakers 10 vs. Medicine Hat 2 Lakers 4 vs. Airdrie 3 Player of the week: Payton Wright
REDCORE BANTAM LAKERS Lakers 6 vs. Castor 3 Lakers 2 vs. Camrose 2 Player of the week: Steve Arthur
Lakers 18 vs. Maskwacis 3 Lakers 7 vs. Midget 2 Lakers 1 Player of the week: Landen Audet
MIDGET 2 LAKERS Lakers 3 vs. Red Deer 3 Provincial game #1 Lakers1 vs. Nordic System Lakers 7 Lakers 7 vs. Stettler 7
BOSTON PIZZA FEMALE LAKERS
SYLVAN TRUCK RANCH BANTAM LAKERS
No scores submitted Player of the week:
Lakers 2 vs. Maskwacis 8 Lakers 6 vs. Red Deer 8 Player of the week: #9 Parker Armeneau
Lakers 4 vs. Rocky 11 Player of the week: Sam Stacey
BIG BEAR ENERGY FEMALE LAKERS Lakers 0 vs. Warburg 9 Player of the week: Gillian Holly
COMFORT INN PEEWEE LAKERS
BARNZEE MIDGET LAKERS No scores submitted
SCOTIA BANK PEEWEE LAKERS
Lakers 8 vs. Rocky 2 Lakers 9 vs. Innisfail 2 Player of the week: #14 Dawson Hilla-Hartt
HOCKEY CENTRAL MIDGET LAKERS Lakers 1 vs. Sundre 2
All teams would like to send a huge thank you to Graham Parsons and the “Old Barn” for all the amazing memories!
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Rec hockey provided venue for Garza’s first hockey goal ever BY RICHARD DYCK SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS
Lily Garza is a 14 year old international student from Mexico who is willing to try anything. She is one of triplets that came to Sylvan Lake for a year to go to school and have a Canadian experience. Lily expressed she would like to play hockey. Really? Have you played before? No, but I have skated twice. Hmm, twice eh? We are now too late for registration. Are you sure? Yes, I sure would like to try. OK ‌ I’ll try? I’ll call ‌ John Salsbury and Scott Tompkins and see what they think. They said ‌ absolutely. That’s what we are about in rec hockey. It’s not about winning here, it’s about fun! We were then directed to friends that have spare hockey equipment. A trip to the local sports store for a hockey stick, pink skate laces, and sharpening of the skates. We’re
ready! Watching coach Chuck Downie work with the kids is a whole new idea in team and personal development! Everyone gets to play. No pressure. It is now becoming tougher for me to find Lily on the ice because she is fitting right in just like the rest in such a short time. I believe a few role models who helped motivate her to the next level, came from having the privilege of watching the Ladies Olympic team play in Red Deer. Wow, can they skate! Saturday on a road trip to Rimbey it happened! Lily scored her first goal along with, not one, but two assists. Try wiping that smile off her face after she came off the ice! Tell me that’s not a Canadian experience worth writing home to Mexico about, eh? I will say ‌ this experience of being involved in rec hockey is one more reason I am proud to be living in Sylvan Lake.
Lily Garza, an international student from Mexico, spending a year in Sylvan Lake, scored her first hockey goal ever on the weekend during a game in Rimbey. RICHARD DYCK
The senior girls basketball team from École Fox Run School has been successful over the past two weekends, winning tournaments in Olds and Stettler. The team includes, in the back row, Bronwyn Jones, Aiden Martin, Megan Steenbergen, Lexie Attwood and Hanna Sigfusson, in the middle row, Lindsay Ojala, Allison Kondor, Blane Lyda, Ciara Frenette, Lauren Wood; and laying down, Cassidy Klein. TRACY KONDOR
Fox Run teams showing their strength BY TRACY KONDOR SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS
Senior basketball teams from École Fox Run School have dominated in recent tournaments. At Deer Meadows Middle School in Olds, both the girls and boys teams went undefeated in round robin play, Jan. 17-18. Then they played the hometown teams to win the tournament.
They travelled to Stettler on the weekend where the girls won the tournament and the boys finished in second place.
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What a great, caring, giving community and hockey organization BY KELLY CORNFORD SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS I feel very compelled to write about our hometown arena of Sylvan Lake, Alberta. My family’s story starts many, many years ago when our sons were very young. My husband first was a board member with Sylvan Lake Minor Hockey and then myself, in all totaling nine years representing our minor hockey program. Our sons grew and played in Sylvan Lake making lifetime friends for them and us. Our sons played hockey, reffed and worked at the summer hockey school. We have so many great and happy memories of that old arena. Then in 2010 our oldest son was diagnosed with cancer. This was when I really understood what a great, car-
ing, giving community and hockey organization we live in. During the two years that we went through treatments etc., the hockey community “our second family” (lots we knew and some we didn’t) helped us through. The fundraisers for Chase were incredible “all done at our old gal, the arena” … at one point all the boys and many, many coaches were walking around with their heads shaved. The support was overwhelming at times. When we spent days at a time at the hospital, the hockey community took care of our
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Pair of bronze medals for Rush BY STEVE DILLS SYLVAN LAKE NEWS Bobsleigh driver Lyndon Rush capped his final weekend of World Cup competition before the Olympics with a pair of bronze medals for Canada. Rush and teammate Lascelles Brown won their first two-man World Cup medal of the season at Konigssee, Germany on Saturday. They clocked a third place time of 1:40.03, about a quarter of a second behind the gold medal Canadian duo of Justin Kripps and Bryan Barnett. Kripps said after his first bomb down the track he thought of his Baba Agnes who passed away earlier this month and “relied on words from Olympic medal-winning teammate Lyndon Rush, to get him through the most nerve-wracking time of his athletic career,” according to a Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton news release. “I had that great first run and couldn’t stop thinking that I could win this thing,” said Kripps. “Lyndon pulled me aside and said ‘anytime trophies, medals, victories or anything gets in your head slap yourself and focus’. I’m so glad he did that because I’d be lying if that didn’t keep coming into my thoughts.” The following day Team Rush capped off their most
ATTENTION! Due to the uncertainty of the use of the Medican Multiplex, we, the board of the Sylvan Lake Skating Club, have decided that the remainder of the Winter Session of CanSkate be CANCELLED. This includes our Annual Carnival showcasing our talented skaters. Please don’t forget about our Annual General Meeting to be held next month in March. Date and location TBA at a later date.
Also please “stay tuned” for the start-up of next season’s sessions to begin the end of September. Thanks for bearing with us through this catastrophe.
successful weekend of the World Cup season. After winning their first two-man medal of the year, Rush and Brown climbed back onto the podium for their first four-man podium of the year with teammates David Bissett and Neville Wright. The Canadian crew posted a two-run time of 1:38.84. “It was a great end to the year for us,” said Tom De La Hunty, head coach, Canadian Bobsleigh Team. “We medalled in all three races so we are very optimistic now heading to Sochi.” Canada’s Kaillie Humphries captured her second straight overall World Cup title with a bronze medal in the final race of the season at Konigssee. She was one point ahead of Elana Meyers of the United States for the overall title. Along with Heather Moyse, Humphries racked up their fifth podium of the season after clocking a combined time of 1:44.29. The reigning Olympic champions captured three World Cup victories, one silver and one bronze medal this year for a total of 1,629 points. The Canadian team will now participate in a final preOlympic training camp in Germany before heading to Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games which begin Feb. 7.
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The Sylvan Lake Curling Club would like to thank the following people and companies for the generous donations that made our fund-raising Silent Auction such a huge success.
A huge thanks to all of the bidders who generously supported our efforts – you know who you are! Red Deer Rebels Hockey Club Linda Clark Devin Setoguchi Noreen McCallum Brandon Sutter Lacombe City Cinemas McCuaig Desrochers LLP Law Firm Bonnie Renwick Wayne & Carolyn Moss Lacombe Curling Club Traci Millan Team Bernard Sylvan Lake Golf & Country Club Best Western Plus Chateau Inn Dale & Shirley Mannix
Dick & Jean Marriott Sylvan Lake Curling Club Alberta Curling Federation Town of Sylvan Lake Fireside Restaurant & Lounge Meadowlands Golf Course at Sylvan Lake Mark’s Work Wearhouse (Sylvan Lake) Squeeky Kleen Car & RV Wash Doctors EyeCare (Sylvan Lake) Randy Ferbey Calgary Flames Hockey Club Wayne Barrowcliffe ATB Financial (Sylvan Lake)
younger son Kyle … feeding him, making sure he got to games cheering him on the list goes on … Then the day came when we lost Chase — he just couldn’t fight anymore. Again the hockey community celebrated his life by doing a memorial service in his honour on the ice. All the kids Chase had ever played hockey with were there on the ice. It was very overwhelming to say the least. Sylvan Lake Minor Hockey presented us with a beautiful memorial jersey box with Chase’s jersey in it and a picture of him included. The jersey box hangs (or should I say hung) in the arena. That being said on Monday January 20 the first thing I saw in the morning was that the arena had collapsed — I was horrified … First for his memorial jersey still hanging in there and then for all those happy and sad memories that the arena holds between those walls. At that point I frantically called on our hockey commu-
nity to find out about his memorial jersey. They said they would do whatever they could to get it out … (at that point having no idea they would be allowed in at all). Again they came through and it, along with all the other memorabilia was saved … just one more example of the great support from the community to make things that are important happen. The arena was and always will be home to the hockey kids of Sylvan Lake and their families. As the years pass and the kids grow and move on there will always be a new group starting to play hockey. I know my son will always be there watching over them and enjoying every moment of every smile on every boy or girl’s face that gets to play the great game of hockey that he loved so much and the community of Sylvan Lake that loved him. That is why our family believes we should win the Kraft Hockeyville this year!
Let’s raise a roof BY DEBBIE THOMAS SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS My children started skating at Sylvan Lake arena in 1981. From that day on the rink has been an extension of our family! Life long freindships have been made. The people we have met and the memories we have made! We have laughed, cried and done a whole lot of cheering! And a whole lot of eating! How many people have walked through those doors and made a memory? Be it the first time on skates, first goal, first save, first medal or trophy, first axel, first test day, first hockey tournament, first competition, first hockey camp, first job, first day at kindergarten or first day at Scouts! We have coached, figure skated, played hockey, organized events, had potlucks, family events, dog shows, attended Girl Guides or Boy Scouts, skate-a-thons, kindergarten, birthday parties! I even recall talk of a petting zoo! We have worn our arena jerseys, track suits, hoodies, snow suits, t-shirts and hats with pride! We have welcomed aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, friends and neigh-
bours to watch our children use our beloved ice! We have mourned people who have walked through those doors, never to return! I was fortunute enough recently to volunteer for two events held at the arena! One was the Yuletide Festival and the other was the Centennial skate where I was able to see some of my friends and my own beloved grandchildren skate on that ice! As usual I was one of the last to leave — I ended a year of celebrations in my rink not realizing it was the last one our girl would see! I am sure many people share my sentiments in saying THANK-YOU Graham Parsons for helping me to raise my children along with several thousand others in a comunity building like no other. I salute you my friend. I received a text at 1:42 last Monday morning telling me my beloved rink was tired! Our lives changed forever! Goodbye old friend, you served us well! Thanks for t he memor ies! We need Hockeyville 2014 because we have heart and all love that ice! We need to make more memories! Lakers we are! Lets raise a roof!
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DeJonge landed “A” time at Blue Bears meet BY VINCE CARSON SPECIAL TO SYLVAN LAKE NEWS
Sylvan Lake Nauticals Swim Club sent seven swimmers to the Blue Bears Invitational swim meet in Edmonton Jan 17-19. Our small group earned several best times and top 10 finishes. The 10 and under age group was represented by Eden Price (10) and Zoe DeJonge (10) who both had outstanding swims. Eden Price earned best times in 50, 100 (placing 9th), 400 Free, 50, 100 Breast (placing 10th) and 200 IM, highlighted by her 400 Free where she dropped an incredible 40 seconds. She also achieved an 11 year MQT (meet qualifying time). Wow! What a swim! Zoe DeJonge earned best times in 50, 100 Free, 50, 100 Back, and 100 Fly where she achieved her Provincial “A” time, which qualifies her to attend Alberta Age Group Championships in March. Zoe also had top five finishes in five of her swims which was highlighted by the 100 Fly, where she finished second. Congratulations Zoe! The 11-12 female age group was represented by Eliana Mulholland (12) and Elizabeth Moore (12).
Eliana Mulholland earned best times in 50, 100, 200 Free, 100 and 200 Breast, highlighted by a massive 57 second drop in her 200 Breast. Elizabeth Moore had best times in 100, 200 Fly (both placing second), 200 Breast, 200 and 400 IM (each placing first). She set club records for 200 Breast, 200 IM, and 400 IM. Elizabeth also achieved a 15 and under Western Canadian Time and her 13 year old SC Age Group National Time for 200 Breast. Congrats on those big achievements! The 11-12 male age group was represented by Michael Carson (12) who earned best times in 50, 100 Free, and 100 Back (where he dropped over 3 seconds). The 15 & over age group was represented by Ann Duffy (15) and Amber Carson (15). Ann Duffy earned best times in 100 Back, 100 Free and 200 Free where she dropped nearly 7 seconds. Amber Carson earned best times in 100 Breast, 100 Back, and 200 IM. Amber also set club records for 100 Fly (placing 2nd) and 200 IM. Coaches Sharon and Trevor Burns are very pleased that several of our swimmers are seeing the results of their hard work. Stay tuned for more results as Sylvan Lake Nauticals strive to achieve their goals.
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Ten Sylvan Lake athletes are listed among more than 2,200 athletes and coaches from across Alberta who have qualified to take part in the 2014 Alberta Winter Games. The province’s premier multi-sport event for youth will take place jointly in Banff and Canmore from Feb. 6-9. Athletes range in age from 11-17 and have qualified through zone playoffs, according to an information bulletin from organizers. Rylea Lunde is competing in the women’s sabre competition of fencing. Cory Wilson is listed in the men’s sabre competition. Three youngsters are slated to participate in alpine skiing events. Therese Johnson, Jasmine Photinopoulos and Teaghan Wilson are all listed in the U14 female giant slalom and U14 female slalom categories. In freestyle skiing, Taye Neish is in the youth male moguls and youth male slopestyle categories while Cameron McBain is in the juvenile male moguls and juvenile male slopestyle categories. Keara Slimmon has qualified in five provincial level 3 artistic gymnastics categories including all around, bars, beam, floor and vault. Listed as a competitor in the speed skating 13-14 male individual category is Jacob Gringhuis. Dallas Zimmerman is entered in two cross country skiing categories — 15-16 juvenile male classic and 15-16 juvenile male sprint. Banff Avenue will play host to the
opening ceremonies to kick off the games Feb. 6. The following three days will be filled with exciting competition in 19 sports including Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Figure Skating, Hockey and Speed Skating. “We are very excited to be working in co-operation with the beautiful Bow Valley region to stage the 2014 Alberta Winter Games, where over 2,000 volunteers have been preparing to provide a first class experience for our young athletes and their coaches,” said John Short, chairman of Alberta Sport Connection.
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- Watching his competitor closely was Scott Meloche (right) during sparring competition at Sylvan Lake Open Martial Arts Challenge held Saturday at the Fox Run-Mother Teresa Multi Campus. He claimed first place in the category. STEVE DILLS
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Over 20 years of Sylvan Lake experience!
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23 Wiley Cr, Red Deer Granite and Hardwood!
4524-45 St 75X150 LOT! FIXER UPPER!
403-358-9300
www.sylvanlakehouseguy.com
ON RANGE ROAD 15, Sylvan Lake
$159,900
$499,900
MLS#CA0009467
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Willard Morris
#301 – 3 BROADWAY RISE
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5131 47A Avenue, Sylvan Lake
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