Lacombe Express, November 12, 2015

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015

INPUT NEEDED: Council tables 10-year capital plan to allow for public input at open house – PG 2

RICH HISTORY: Howard T. Fredeen pens City’s latest history book which looks back 30 years – PG 3

CLASSY: Vancouver singer Andrea Superstein brings unique style to a Red Deer stage tonight – PG 11

CELEBRATION - Lacombe County Reeve Paula Law and Deputy Reeve Brenda Knight happily cut the ribbon at the grand opening last week of a new bridge spanning the Blindman River built by the County along RR 1-2, just south of Bentley.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015

City council tables 10-Year Capital Plan

BY KALISHA MENDONSA LACOMBE EXPRESS During the most recent meeting members of City council discussed the changes made to the third draft of the 10-Year Capital Plan.

Updates and changes to the plan were presented by Corporate Services Director Michael Minchin.

“Probably the biggest revision is the SAGR Treatment System that’s been extended in 2017.

That has the most immediate affect for reducing the capital in 2016, with the average over the 10 years being unchanged. A number of items in Transportation Engineering Structures were either deleted or revised, based on capital budget discussions for 2016,” Minchin said.

He added there were also updates to the Police Vehicle Replacement Program. He said

the replacements are expensive and will require additional discussion closer to 2017. The disposal of street lights was also revised and included in the document in that proceeds from disposal will be integrated into the 10-Year Capital Plan.

“The last item revised is the Highway 12 plan. We’ve now incorporated formal borrowing into the utilities side of that project only - there is no longterm borrowing on the street or tax supported side. There is going to be temporary borrowing to cover the MSI (Municipal Sustainability Initiative), which will hopefully take two years to cover. We’ve avoided some longterm or short-term pain there,” Minchin said.

Council acknowledged the updated funding for the MSI, which is based on the provincial FiveYear Capital Plan.

“Our overall MSI funding will increase by $1.8 or $1.9 million that we do not yet have allocated - this leaves potential to bring back a major project towards the end of the 10-year plan,” Minchin explained.

During deliberation, Councillor Reuben Konnik brought up issues with deferring two public submission projects - pedestrian lights at 58th St. and 56th Ave., and drainage at 58th St. These projects were deferred outside of the 10 year horizon, but will remain available for review when funding is available and the issues fit better with City planning and infrastructure changes.

Councillor Wayne Armishaw explained the pedestrian lights would better fit with a set of traffic lights, which could potentially be incorporated at another time.

Chief Administrative Officer Norma McQuarrie said the proj-

ects would be reviewed as priorities change.

“As we progress through the next 10 years, those capital priorities may very well change.

However, it is prudent to show the programs in the plan that are being funded. It is the trend that more and more grant programs are moving in the direction of requiring capital planning of this nature in order for us to remain eligible for those funds,” McQuarrie said.

“This evening, we are seeking approval for this document.

There is a total of $64,762,186 in capital assets identified. We will bring the annual operating and annual capital budgets back to council on November 23rd with revisions for review, and moving forward after on December 14th for approval of those documents.”

Prior to making a motion to accept the 10-Year Capital

COUNCIL BRIEFS COUNCIL HEARS FROM BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS Crystal Zens, Darcy Stingel and Joey Ingram of Big Brothers, Big Sisters (BBBS) Lacombe met with council on Nov. 9th to discuss changes to the location of the organization.

The City of Lacombe recently acquired ownership of the Provincial Building (5104 50th Ave.), and the building will undergo, “Significant surface and underground construction” in the summer of 2017, according to the City of Lacombe web site. BBBS has been given notice of the changes and is currently seeking out options for a new location.

Plan, several more issues were brought up by members of council. These issues included re-evaluating trail maintenance funding that had been removed from 2016 and pushed back to 2017. As well, there was discussion surrounding the amount of money being put aside for green space initiatives.

Additionally, some deletions had been made to the document that would result in savings for the City. The total number of funds saved from these deletions was noted as a discrepancy, and Mayor Steve Christie suggested these numbers be reviewed prior to accepting the document.

After much deliberation, the document was tabled for further review following the 2015 Lacombe City Council Open House event that will take place later this year. kmendonsa@lacombeexpress.com

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Stingel acknowledged the organization had utilized the building rent free for many years and they were lucky to have been able to operate under this model. He said this model allowed BBBS to grow their programs and reach more children in the area.

Zens, Stingel and Ingram approached council on behalf of the BBBS Building Committee and are currently seeking suggestions and input for their new location. Members of council pledged to assist the organization in this endeavour as they can. Members of the public are also encouraged to lend information if they are aware of a new space that may be used to house the organization.

DEVELOPMENT PERMITS Current to November 12, 2015

WATER STABILIZATION REPORT EXAMINED In March 2014 council adopted the Rosemont Estate and Bowett Ridge Development Outline plan, which involved development area located directly adjacent to and divided by Elizabeth Lake and Lake Anne (known as the Lakes for the purpose of the document).

The Lakes levels are known to be rising and Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) has advised administration that these water levels be monitored in order to bring forward the Rosemont Estate and Bowett Ridge Development Outline Plan. On June 18th, 2014, council directed administration to engage Stantec to investigate methods of lowering and stabilizing the water levels of the Lakes. Stantec was granted a temporary diversion license from the AEP Department to pump the Lakes in short term. This pumping occured from April 29th to Sept. 19th, 2015. Stantec collected data from the project and presented options to council.

During the most recent council meeting, Matthew Goudy, operations and planning ser-

vices director, explained why he was recommending council continue observation before adopting a stabilization project.

“Once we had Stantec look at doing conceptual design for what could be done to stabilize the lakes at more historic levels, we saw there is significant and uncertain costs associated with those processes,” Goudy said.

“Estimated costs for the project would be between $500,000 and $700,000, plus engineering approvals which are around the $100,000 range. Before going ahead with something like that, we’d like to determine that the activity isn’t simply due to groundwater cycles.”

After deliberating and explaining the reasoning behind this suggestion, council agreed to continue to pump the Lakes from 2016-2018 while collecting further data in collaboration with Stantec. Councillor Reuben Konnik made a motion that directed administration to continue to pump and monitor Elizabeth Lake and Lake Anne for the next three years, share Stantec’s technical memorandum with the developer and landowners, and accept Stantec’s memorandum as information.

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Documents pertaining to the development permits may be inspected at City Hall, 5432-56 Avenue, during regular business hours.

Anyone claiming to be affected by the approval of the Permitted Uses with Variances or Discretionary Uses may submit an objection within 14 days from the date of notice. The appeal must be in writing, accompanied with a $50.00 fee and be directed to: Lacombe Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Attn: Secretary to the SDAB, 5432 - 56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9

CITY BUSINESS - Members of Lacombe City council gathered this week for their regular meeting to discuss items such as the 10-Year Capital Plan, bylaws, land proposals and to hear presentations by members of the public.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015

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New Lacombe history book is officially launched Lacombe: County, City, Community looks back over the last 30 years

BY SARAH MAETCHE LACOMBE EXPRESS

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uch like a reflection from the past, we learn to look forward. Nothing echoes this sentiment more than a newly launched history book on Lacombe.

Titled Lacombe: County, City, Community and authored by Howard T. Fredeen, the book is a reflection on the Lacombe region over the past 30 years.

Dignitaries, Lacombe and District Historical Society members, special guests, contributors and community members gathered at the Flatiron Museum and Interpretative Centre last week for the release of the book. The author was also in attendance to sign copies of the book on another evening of historical significance.

Fredeen shared a brief glimpse of the process behind the 408 page book with the attendees.

He said he began meeting about the book with Sylvia Gillespie in late 2010.

“It actually took two years from that point, 2013 rather, when we got to the point where there was 800 pages of manuscript to be reviewed,” he said.

A publisher took a look at the manuscript they had prepared and said they had to put the text and photos in a entirely different format.

“It meant we started over from that point, so it has taken basically two years from that point to this book,” said Fredeen.

Several other individuals also acted as contributors to the book, with some writing specific chapters or sections.

“The final product as you see it is not the product of one individual,” said Fredeen. “It’s not a product of the committee.

It’s a product of the community because it is the community that has provided the material, whether verbal or by example or whatever, reputation, as much as anything has gone into the completion of this book and I want to thank everyone for that contribution to the overall picture that has resulted.”

Fredeen said a special thanks to the editor of the book, Richard Pallister, who was also in attendance that evening, for assisting

ONGOING HISTORY - Howard Fredeen, author of Lacombe: County, City, Community addresses the crowd at the book launch at the Flatiron Museum last week. The new book is the companion to Lacombe’s first history book Lacombe: The First Century. with the technical aspects of the project.

“A special thanks to everyone who has contributed in a way of editing, reviewing and the final proof reading, which is no simple matter,” he said.

“That’s about the story of the book. Thank you to everyone for their contributions to it.”

City of Lacombe Mayor Steve Christie thanked everyone for coming out to commemorate the launch of such a special book.

“I know that this doesn’t happen overnight,” he said of the efforts Fredeen and others put into the book. “This is a long time of gathering information and there are a lot of people here in this room that helped you (Fredeen) out.

“Historic significance is very important to Lacombe. We have a young group of people preserving our artifacts, preserving

our buildings, working on designation of some of our buildings and it is great to see. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did perusing through this book and seeing what made Lacombe what it is today in 2015.”

The book is a companion, or a follow up if you will, to Fredeen’s first history book about the Lacombe community titled Lacombe: The First Century, published in 1983.

Alberta Historic Resources Foundation (AHRF) board member and Lacombe and District Historical Society President Jennifer Kirchner told the group that AHRF was pleased that the book had come to fruition.

“The AHRF is the branch of the provincial government that supports heritage in this province,” she said. “Traditionally the grant funding that you will see from them is for buildings - buildings

such as the Blacksmith shop and Michener House get money to help with the upkeep. But they do have grants that are for the intangible history - the story, the narratives, the research that people do.”

Lacombe: County, City, Community was supplied a grant by the AHRF so that local history of the area could be preserved.

Kirchner added the Historical Society was also very pleased another history book on Lacombe has been released. The first edition history book is a hot commodity within the City and is often used as a resource for research, fact checking, etc.

“I think this (Lacombe: County, City, Community) will be an incredibly valuable resource.

Hopefully, in 30 years, someone will be inspired to write the next section to Lacombe’s history for everyone and continue on with

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Howard’s legacy, making sure that everyone is reminded of our current history, our past and can maintain that legacy into the future.”

Executive Director of the Lacombe and District Historical Society Marie Peron said the first history book has had a huge influence on the community and that the new book will be an additional resource. “All of those stories, those initiatives from the area residents are captured in these books and I think that’s a wonderful way to remember those who contributed to the legacy of our community.”

Lacombe: County, City, Community is available through the Lacombe and District Historical Society at the Michener House or the Flatiron Museum and Interpretative Centre. news@lacombeexpress.com

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Christmas market begins

BY SARAH MAETCHE LACOMBE EXPRESS

PUBLIC NOTICE

Electors of the City of Lacombe, Province of Alberta Section 251 of the Municipal Government

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Lacombe, in the Province of Alberta, has given first reading to borrowing Bylaw 414, which will, upon final passage and approval, authorize the proper officers of the said City to borrow monies from the Alberta Municipal Finance Authority or another authorized financial institutions by way of debenture issue or bank loan, to pay for the cost of the following municipal purposes, namely, safety code upgrades construction project to the City of Lacombe’s Ice Arena and Aquaplex facilities.

The total cost of the aforesaid project amounts to $10,305,200. After deducting from this cost the amount of $5,466,060 to be received by way of funding from Lacombe County and Provincial Grants, the net amount of to be borrowed on the credit and security of the municipality at large by the issue of debentures or bank loan and on the terms and conditions outlined in Bylaw 414 is $4,839,140. This bylaw will also replace City of Lacombe Borrowing Bylaw 399.

The indebtedness, either debenture or bank loan, is repayable either in monthly, semi-annual or annual payments of combined principal and interest instalments not to exceed twenty (20) years calculated at a rate not exceeding the interest rate fixed by the Alberta Capital Finance Authority or another authorized financial institution on the date of borrowing, and not to exceed eight (8) per cent.

NOW THEREFORE NOTICE is hereby given by the Council of the City of Lacombe that, unless a petition of the electors for a vote on Bylaw 414 is demanded, as provided for by the terms of section 231 of the Municipal Government Act, the said Council may pass the said borrowing bylaw.

All persons interested are hereby notified and they are required to govern themselves accordingly.

Dated at the City of Lacombe, in the Province of Alberta this 10th day of November, 2015.

City of Lacombe Per:

Norma MacQuarrie Chief Administrative Officer

Information for Electors Pursuant to Section 1(i) of the Municipal Government Act an “elector” means: A person who is eligible to vote in the election for a councillor under the Local Authorities Election Act.

The Lacombe Christmas Farmer’s Market, an annual holiday tradition, begins on Friday.

Market Manager Kit Glimm said the market boasts a variety of booths, especially those that feature holiday baking.

“We have a real nice variety,” she said.

“There’s homemade items, woodworkers, bakers, honey producers, market gardens, artists and lots of baking of course.”

So far, 54 vendors have registered for the very first Christmas market and up to 70 are expected for the last few markets in December.

“Most of our vendors are local,” said Glimm. “It’s really good to see them out.”

The Lacombe Farmer’s Market was started in 1979 and has now been operating for over 35 years. “Some of the original vendors that helped start the market back then are still participating.”

Over the years, the location of the market has changed a few times. When Glimm began managing the market, it was located in the Lacombe Centre Mall.

Then it moved up to Michener Park, followed by another move two years ago to the Lacombe Arena parking lot and curling rink. The Christmas market has traditionally been held at the Lacombe Memorial Centre (LMC).

On the heels of the launch of the

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Christmas market, the Lacombe Farmer’s Market also had a successful summer season. “It was great that we could use the inside of the curling arena,” noted Glimm. “This year we were able to be indoors until September 18th. Traditionally we go right to Thanksgiving.”

What sets the farmer’s market apart from other types of markets is that approved farmer’s markets within the province only allow for 20% commercial booths, which means a majority of the vendors in the market will have produce or handmade items.

“We try to keep it all hand-crafted,” said Glimm. “We really believe in the make it, bake it, grow it aspect. I think it’s important to keep that as much as possible.”

Glimm said there are a few spaces open for those who want to participate in the Christmas market. “The first few Fridays I have lots of space open for those yet,” she said. “The last ones are filling up quite quickly.”

The Lacombe Christmas Farmer’s Market is also participating in Light Up the Night, the City of Lacombe’s holiday festival, with a special Moonlight Madness Market held on Nov. 26th from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the LMC. The regular Christmas market runs every Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the LMC. The final Christmas Farmer’s Market will be held on Dec. 11th.

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Central Alberta Turkey Basket Brigade brings holiday cheer

BY SARAH MAETCHE LACOMBE EXPRESS The Central Alberta Turkey Basket Brigade is back for the second year.

The volunteer-driven organization has the simple goal - pay it forward this season to a family through a basket of food for a holiday dinner and beyond.

Central Alberta Turkey Basket Brigade Coorganizer Ashley Shaurette said the organization formed last year in order to provide a meal to families in need.

“We put everything from a turkey to a bag of buns, a box of oranges, fresh vegetables and potatoes,” she said of the baskets. “This year we are also doing ham for those who can’t cook a turkey. We provide the basics - the roasting pan, a movie, cookies and treats for the kids, a big thing of iced tea. It basically lasts them over a week.”

The baskets also include bouillon powder for those who want to make a soup as well as gravy.

“It’s usually too much for one meal because they are getting a whole bag of carrots,” said Shaurette. “They are getting a big bag of pepper plus all the canned stuff, which might last then to after Christmas.”

The volunteer group uses large Tupperware bins to contain all the food. Last

year, due to all of the food crammed into the bins, the 15 pound turkeys had to be transported separately. The group delivered 15 baskets last year and are looking to expand their reach for this season.

The organization is based in Sylvan Lake, but delivers baskets to those in need all throughout the Central Alberta region - from Red Deer to Blackfalds, Innisfail to Condor and Lacombe.

Shaurette said nominations are accepted in two ways - families can nominate themselves or others can nominate a family in need anonymously.

The baskets are then delivered also anonymously by volunteers.

“I know they are probably shocked and wondering who did this? But that’s the whole point of it, if you are going to nominate someone who wouldn’t normally come forward, who doesn’t want to use the food bank,” said Shaurette.

Because the baskets include so much fresh food and products, the baskets are delivered on Dec. 23rd, closer to Christmas.

Other hamper programs and the Christmas bureaus often have cut off dates, but the Central Alberta Turkey Basket Brigade does not.

“You never know what’s

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going to happen over a month,” said Shaurette.

“Maybe right before Christmas something happened and now they are now fine, so we don’t put a cutoff date on it. We can just run to the store, get what they need and deliver it that day, for those last minute ones.”

Nominations for the program will be accepted right up until Dec. 23rd.

The group is also seeking volunteers to help deliver baskets in each region on delivery day. Sponsors for baskets ($50 per basket) are also encouraged as the group paid out of pocket for each basket last year.

“It’s really all about just giving during the holiday season,” said Shaurette.

To donate to the cause, volunteer or to nominate a deserving family, contact Shaurette at 587-3771136 or send the group a message on their facebook page under Central Alberta Turkey Basket Brigade.

OUTDOOR ART - The fence surrounding Popows Kinsmen Park along 54th Ave. is the new home to some outdoor art. Painted by Lacombe artist Charlie Donald, the large scenic pieces were donated to the City art collection.

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An Application has been made to the City of Lacombe for demolition of the existing church building located at 5140 – 53 Street.

Parties who are interested in either relocating the building, or salvage of a part, or the whole of the building, should respond in writing to the Planning and Development Department of the City of Lacombe, 5432 – 56 Avenue, prior to November 26, 2015.

Please identify what items of the building interest you and how you would propose to undertake the work and whether any compensation, and what value, would be offered.

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November is Family Violence Prevention Month

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This month is marked as Family Violence Prevention Month in the province.

The awareness initiative began in 1986 in the northwestern town of Hinton where a group of concerned residents launched their own campaign on family violence education and prevention. From this first effort, the provincial government was inspired to support family violence prevention as an ongoing initiative and thus creating Family Violence Prevention Month.

Now, almost 30 years later, hun-

dreds of communities in Alberta and many individuals are involved in working towards preventing family violence through public education and providing services to those in need.

Here in our community we can also play a key role in preventing family violence.

Those impacted by family violence usually turn first to those that they trust, like neighbours, friends, co-workers or family members.

After that reach, others may look to a service agency or government

services like the police or victim services.

“In the majority of cases (of family violence deaths), there were several risk factors that family, friends or co-workers could have identified,” said Dr. Peter Jaffe, a professor at the University of Western Ontario. “Had they understood the significance of what they were seeing, they might have been able to inform the person who became the victim of the risk or they may have been able to intervene with the abusive (person). We want to change public attitudes so that

everybody, whether a friend, neighbour or a family doctor, will look at this issue differently and respond.”

As a community, we can come together and take action to address family violence.

“No single organization or sector is going to solve family violence,” said Minister of Human Services Irfan Sabir. “Everyone has a role in ending this complex social issue.

Recognizing the warning signs, and knowing how to support family, friends, neighbours and co-workers is a solid start.”

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I am encouraged to live in a community with an involved citizenry. As mayor, I’d like to speak to initiatives the City is engaged in, so citizens can have accurate information on the status of ongoing municipal projects.

Let’s address the issue of public safety. Construction on the much-needed Lacombe Police Station is advancing ahead of schedule, now that the identified site issues have been resolved. The borrowing bylaw for the facility is going before council for consideration in November and Lacombe Police Service members are looking forward to relocating to the new station in order to serve the community more effectively.

We all value the safety and security of our community; however, it’s not feasible to hire enough officers to carry out traffic enforcement in all locations throughout Lacombe known as high risk zones for speeding, The Automated Traffic Enforcement Program plays a positive role in en-

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CHRISTIE abling community safety by augmenting the efforts of both police officers and peace officers, and being responsive to public complaints regarding lack of traffic enforcement.

According to the 2014 Automated Traffic Enforcement Review report, the program resulted in a 26% drop in collisions from January to November from the same period in 2013. Council will review it again later this month, and the data collected will help us make an informed policy decision regarding the future of this initiative.

In keeping with the transport theme, BOLT Transit, a very successful partnership between Lacombe, Blackfalds and Red Deer, continues to provide an important quality of life benefit to a large

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number people, including seniors and students, by connecting our communities at an affordable price.

Council is pleased to see that the bus service is attracting a strong base of 1,200 to 1,600 riders a month and that a pilot program is currently underway that allows BOLT passholders to transfer onto Red Deer Transit’s Route 10 at no additional cost, which provides passholders with access to the Red Deer Regional Hospital, Red Deer College and Bower Place Mall.

The 2015 Capital Works Program included a number of road rehabilitation, underground utility and asphalt path improvements. The bulk of this work consisted of a roundabout in the intersection of College Ave. and C&E Trail to alleviate congestion anticipated due to future growth. Funding for the roundabout was provided by the Alberta government through a special compensation agreement resulting from the closure of the 58th St. access to Hwy. 2.

There were some concerns raised at the fall Coffee with Council session that the signs at the new roundabout are too large and the lighting is poor. The signage and lighting at the roundabout was designed and installed in accordance with Transportation Association of Canada signage and lighting guidelines. No additional lighting is planned at this time.

Recently, the City purchased the Provincial Building from Alberta Infrastructure for a sum of $1,020,174.50. Acquiring this strategically located property will allow council to manage future development on this site.

Plans for the building and site will be reviewed next year, as there is significant surface and underground construction planned for the summer of 2017 within the downtown core.

This new municipal asset can help us achieve some of the key principles in our Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan (DARP), which include the establishment of 50th

Ave. as Lacombe’s signature Main Street and locating and maintaining civic agencies within downtown. On Oct. 26th, representatives from the Cranna Community Cultural Centre Initiative (C4) presented council with the preliminary building design concept and projected costs for the Cranna Community Cultural Centre. Council approved their request for an extension to the abeyance agreement for the land east of City Hall.

Council initiated the Citizen Submission Program in 2014 to reaffirm its commitment to an open, transparent and citizen-centred approach by including public participation in the budget process.

Finally, I would like to encourage everyone to join us from Nov. 25th to Nov. 29th at the Light Up the Night Festival. This event has grown into a four-day extravaganza that captures the tradition, heritage and charm of a prairie Christmas festival.

Steve Christie is the mayor of Lacombe.

What is your favourite part about the Abbey Centre?

Asked at the Abbey Centre by Zachary Cormier

“The third level. I love the spin bikes and I love the track.”

Carol Simpson, Blackfalds

“Basketball.

I’m here three times a week. It’s my cardio workout.”

“The indoor play place.

My son loves to come in here and run around.”

“The indoor play place because I can spend time with my daughter.”

Gary Doucette, Blackfalds

Courtney McKinnon, Blackfalds

Shane Walker, Blackfalds

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2015

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Lacombe County re-opens bridge south of Bentley

BY SARAH MAETCHE LACOMBE EXPRESS A major bridge, spanning the Blindman River, has now been replaced by Lacombe County.

County staff, councillors and community members gathered at the bridge, located south of Bentley along RR 1-2, two miles north of the Aspelund Road, for a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 5th.

Bridge 00627, formerly known as the ‘Pink Bridge’ due to its colour, was completed in October, allowing traffic to pass the crossing after being closed for over a year. Construction of the structure began in early July and was completed in three months.

Division 6 County Councillor Keith Stephenson said it was gratifying the bridge was replaced in such a short time.

“We as a County are very fortunate,” he said. “We have dedicated staff, an exceptional engineering company and a qualified contractor who accomplished this project.

“I would also like to thank my fellow councillors for making this a local priority.”

The structure sits on the east side of Stephenson’s division and was a landmark in the region since the ’60s.

“This used to be a major cross-

ing point in this vicinity somewhere from Fort Edmonton to Rocky Mountain House in the early 1900s,” he said.

At this crossing of the Blindman River, a bridge was first constructed in 1903. It was replaced by a four-span bridge in 1918 and then 1938. The ‘Pink Bridge’ structure, installed at the crossing in 1963, was brought from another location in the province.

The ‘Pink Bridge’ was structurally damaged in May 2014 by a piece of farm equipment and has not had traffic going over it for the last year.

“As most of you know, the bridge infrastructure across North America is quickly aging,” said Stephenson. “It’s a very costly and time consuming venture to replace bridges. The true cost of replacement of this bridge is $1,386,000. It was under estimated and on time.”

The RR 1-2 Bridge was one of five bridge replacements slated by the County for 2015.

For the 2016 five year Bridge Replacement plan, council recently approved the replacement of six bridges.

“This is going to stand here I hope for the next 80 to 100 years,” said County Operations Manager Phil Lodermeier during the opening ceremony.

Lacombe County has a total of 151 bridges and bridge sized culverts under its jurisdiction, which are maintained and regularly inspected through the Bridge Management Plan. In 2013 council adopted the Bridge Management Plan to deal with the old and aging structures.

The objective of the plan is to improve and maintain the aging bridge infrastructure, as well as to ensure that funding is available to maintain, repair or replace the structures.

Through the program, bridge maintenance is prioritized and based on a list of criteria like public safety, the general condition of the structure, traffic volumes and types of traffic, traffic patterns and alternate routes available, maintenance concerns and costs of construction.

Consideration for maintenance for each structure is based first and foremost on safety of the public and motorists. Structures can be placed on a five year replacement schedule and may be considered for maintenance if a hazardous situation occurs that requires immediate remediation.

Also included in the 2015 Bridge Maintenance Program was the repair of two bridges along the Alix North Road. news@lacombeexpress.com

RE-OPENED - Bridge 00627, located along RR 1-2, 3.5 miles south of Bentley, was re-opened by Lacombe County last week. Families in the area attended the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the new structure that spans the Blindman River.

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Calling all musicians! A jazzy new place to blow your horn or strum your strings - A jam session every second and fourth Thursday from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the Lacombe Legion. $2 a person. For more information, call Rod at 403-782-1842.

Please join us at the Red Deer and District Pro-Life Annual General Meeting, Thursday, Nov. 19th, to hear guest speaker Denise Mountenay, founder and president of ‘Canada Silent No More’ and author of Forgiven of Murder…a True Story. about her abortions. 7 p.m. at Liberty Christian Assembly, 6315 Horn Street, east of Taylor Drive in Red Deer. Free refreshments.

Questions? call 403-789-7787.

Education for Somalia Children Committee Bake Sale: Tuesday, Nov. 17th, at the Hub on Ross (4936-50 St.) in Red Deer. Soroptimist International Ruby award winner Zainab Mohamoud will be providing an update on education projects in Somalia.

Attendees are invited to stock up on baked goods, cupcakes and more. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. followed by a presentation at 7 p.m. All proceeds raised go towards building a boarding house, the second phase in providing education to children in Somalia.

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St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Parish Hall, 3932-46th St. in Red Deer. Tickets available at the door. No advance ticket sales.

Adults $13, children 10 years and under $6. For more information call Larry, 403-782-5828.

The Lacombe Christmas Farmers’ Markets will be held every Friday morning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting Nov. 13th to Dec. 11th at the Lacombe Memorial Centre. Also there is a special Moonlight Madness sale on Thursday Nov. 26th from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. It’s a great chance to do your Christmas shopping with a hug variety of baking, homemade crafts, local honey,

can also follow “Lincoln Hall Society “ on facebook & Twitter The Arrogant Worms in concert, Saturday, Dec. 5th, 7 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church, 5226 - 51 Ave. in Lacombe. The Arrogant Worms are a Canadian musical comedy trio that parodies many musical genres.

They are well known for their humorous on-stage banter in addition to their music. Tickets are $35 and are available at Sunny 94 in Lacombe, United Church office, or call Tom at 403-3419348 or Donna at 403-782-2032.

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beaches, the home of Anne Frank, Ypres, Passchendaele, Flanders Field and much more.

A detailed itinerary including cost is available at the Lacombe Branch of the Legion or you can request one to be e-mailed to you at the e-mail that follows.

For more information phone Corvin at 403 357-0377 or email cuhrbach@gmail.com.

The Parkland Classical Singers, a community choir based in Lacombe, is looking for more members. If you like to sing, please join us. Rehearsals are held on Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wolf Creek Community Church, beginning

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Friends of the Library are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a semi-annual book and craft sale on Nov. 26th from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lacombe Public Library. Donated books and crafts would be much appreciated. Come and bring friends.

On Nov. 21st at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Hall there will be the Christmas Bingo Family fun night out and kids also are most welcome. Bar will be open. Approximately ten games - prizes given out after each game is won. The last game will be the black out for a turkey. Admission is by Donation. If each family could bring an item for snack time afterwards. Please forward on to anybody else you think might be interested - you

Concert will be held at Blackfalds United Church on Friday, Nov. 20th at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and 16 and under are free. There will also be a silent auction and snacks provided. Phone 403-885-4861 or 403-885-4857 for more information or advance tickets.

Lacombe Lions Community Band invites you to our annual Christmas concert on Nov. 30th at 7:30 p.m. at Lacombe Memorial Centre.

Flat Iron Jazz Band will also be performing. Admission by donation. Snacks and refreshments available after the concert.

For more information, contact Mark Kenney at 403-784-3055.

The Lacombe Legion is hosting a tour for adults of Canadian battlefields in Holland, Belgium and France from March 25th to April 3rd, 2016. Highlights will include tours of Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris as well as Vimy Ridge, The Juno Beach Center, the Normandy

Oct. 15th. Two performances: Christmas 2015 and Spring 2016. For more information, call Carolyn 403-782-7365.

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band is actively recruiting experienced and inexperienced people from the Central Alberta area, who are interested in joining the pipe band. Anyone with piping or drumming experience, or if you would like to learn piping or drumming, are asked to please contact us at 403-782-7183.

Practices are held at the Red Deer Legion on Tuesdays at 7:00.

St. Andrew’s United Church youth choir for ages five to 18.

Meets Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. contact Jessica at 403-352-5486 or jessmick16@gmail.com.

St. Andrew’s United Church Adult Choir for those 18 and older. Practices on Wednesdays from 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Contact Roberta at 403-782-0443 for more information. Cost is free.

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There is no cost to participate in the program which will meet once per month. The group meets at the Spruce Terrace located at 5002 – 51 Ave. Lacombe Walking Group Wednesdays from 12-12:30 at Medcombe Walk-In-Clinic.

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Lacombe Dance Lessons – social and choreographed ballroom dancing. Traditional Two-step or Cha Cha/Jive. For details phone Cliff at 403-782-4094.

Quilting and crafts held at Blackfalds United Church on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Help make quilts or bring your own quilt/ craft to work on. Check out our website at blackfaldsunitedchurch.com or call 403-8854780 for more information.

The Lacombe Legion has bingo on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the upstairs hall. Coffee time runs Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. ($2 for coffee, tea and cookies).

On Fridays, there are four meat draws and tickets are $2/set of three tickets. Draw starts at 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, there are four meat draws which start at 4:30 p.m. Chase the ace starts after meat draws.

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Edna took her schooling in Lacombe Public Schools, and finished high school at Lindsay Thurber Composite High School in Red Deer.

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BY MARK WEBER LACOMBE EXPRESS The sophomore album from Vancouverbased indie artist Andrea Superstein has been described as a ‘quirky, arty, pop-jazz tour-de-force’. She performs on Nov. 12th at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer.

Her gorgeous voice and engaging style shine through that much more on her latest effort What Goes On which draws on her colourful background in musical theatre, her training as a jazz vocalist (check out the sleek, sultry tones of disc opener I Want to Be Evil, and her love of 90s trip hops acts like Portishead and Morcheeba.

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Superstein – known to her contemporaries as ‘Super’ – is influenced by the music scenes of both the east and west coasts.

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She always enjoyed singing in school productions over the years, and choirs.

Later on, she became increasingly involved in musical theatre. “I spent a lot of time doing that, and eventually did a theatre degree at McGill University.

“So I’ve always been interested in the arts, and I worked also as a singer/songwriter when I was in university. So it was just me and my guitar - I’d perform original tunes in bars and coffee houses, that kind of thing.”

She would leave music and the arts for a time, however, venturing to overseas humanitarian and international development projects such as teaching music at a school in Ghana, for example. “I was always drawn to this notion of wanting to contribute,” she explained. “I had done a lot of travelling, and that kind of opened my eyes to things.”

But after a while, she knew in her heart it was time to explore her creative side once again.

“After a couple of years away from cre-

CLASSIC - Singer Andrea Superstein brings her unique musical stylings - melding old-time elegance with a modern edge - to Fratters in Red Deer on Nov. 12th. ativity, I was really missing it.”

So she moved to Vancouver to work on a graduate degree in drama education.

“From there, I started getting involved in the musical scene in Vancouver as well,” she said, adding that she also attended jazz camp for grown-ups and something was sparked inside.

“There was maybe 100 or so students there, and all of the great Vancouver jazz musicians were there teaching. So my first introduction to the jazz scene was with all of these amazing talented people all in one confined space! I got to know a lot of them closely much faster than I would have by just being in the city. I also fell in love with the music and with the community,” she said.

She debuted at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival in 2010 and released a debut CD of jazz standards that same year.

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“I had applied to the jazz festival thinking there was no chance they would give me a gig, and they did,” she recalled.

“It really gave me the encouragement to keep working and moving forward. I feel like over the past five years, that I’ve really explored music, jazz standards, and that I’ve really tried to find a way to carve out my own voice in the sense of what my music sounds like, or what distinguishes it from other jazz vocalists. That’s been a really, really cool process.”

Now, with the release of What Goes On, Superstein’s arty, indie eclectic style is captured on record in all of its colour, joy and diversity.

“I really wanted something that sort of sat on the fence between a jazz record and an indie record,” she said. “I think that really speaks to who I am. I listen to so many different kinds of music and I’m influenced by so many different kinds of

music, so I felt that that direction was the most honest.

“I still wanted to keep it based it in a jazz philosophy, too.”

She also credits producer Les Cooper with taking things in a fresh direction as well.

“He brought the record so much further forward than I could ever have done on my own, and that’s why I really enjoyed working with him.

“So we got together with some other musicians in Toronto and we hashed out all of the arrangements,” she said.

“It was a really cool process, because I had always sort of done it on my own.

But it was really nice to collaborate,” she added.

“And lucky for me, I was collaborating with some very amazing musicians who also happened to be wonderful people.” editor@reddeerexpress.com

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No more prime rib and mashed potatoes?

Why is it that so many things are bad for you these days?

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JONES We know that too much sugar, salt and calories are a bad combination for longevity. Now, the health publication, Nutrition Action, says red meat increases the risk of several major diseases. Horrendous news for me as roast beef and mashed potatoes are my favourite meal.

So how risky is it to eat meat? Dr. Walter Willett at Harvard’s School of Public Health is a top nutritional guru. He says that 9% of deaths in the Harvard study could have been saved if people ate less red meat daily. In effect, the consumption of red meat was related to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and cancer. Willet says that the strongest evidence that red meat causes cancer is colon malignancy. And that the main culprits are processed red meats like bacon, sausage, hot dogs and lunch meats.

Moreover, eating meats during adolescence increases the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women. So far Willett doesn’t know why this happens. But he points to an interesting fact. When the atomic bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima young breasts were more likely to develop cancer from the radiation while women over 40 years of age

had virtually no risk of this disease. But why is red meat so dangerous?

Willett’s answer is that processed meats contain preservatives such as nitrites and nitrosamines and we know these are carcinogenic in animals. In addition, red meat contains high levels of saturated fat.

So what is a meat lover to do? Willet says you should try to get protein from other sources such as poultry, fish, nuts, beans and low fat dairy products. And the healthiest dairy food is yogurt because of its effect on microbes in the intestine. I found Willett’s remarks on the environment of particular interest. He points out that cattle emit large amounts of methane gas, and according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, methane’s impact on climate is 20 times greater than carbon dioxide’s!

In addition, cattle produce five times more greenhouse gas than chickens, pigs and hens. We also know that cattle require nutrition and it takes huge amounts of energy to produce fertilizer to grow corn, soy beans and other crops to feed them. There’s also another problem.

Excess fertilizer can end up in lakes and rivers leading to low oxygen dead zones.

Tons of manure can also pollute our waterways.

Finally, antibiotics used in animals are not good for any of us as they lead to resistant bacteria. But Willett also reminds us that risk comes in a number of different packages.

He also stresses that people who consume more white bread, rice, potatoes, sweets and cola drinks have the same risk of heart attack as those who eat red meat.

And that obesity is another huge risk factor. It appears this dietary message is getting through to North Americans.

Since 1975 Canadians are consuming half the amount of meat and double the amount of poultry.

In the U.S. the Federal Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has urged people to

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It all gets back to moderation, realizing that it’s highly unlikely that only an occasional meal of steak is going to shorten one’s life.

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SPORTS Lacombe Bantam Raiders win championship

BY ZACHARY CORMIER LACOMBE EXPRESS The Lacombe Bantam Raiders are the 2015 Central Alberta Tier III football champions.

The Raiders pulled off a 48-44 victory by the seat of their pants over the Stettler Cougars at ME Global Athletic Park last Friday night.

“One of the things the boys kept saying was thank you for the conditioning. (Stettler’s players) kept dropping like flies. They didn’t have the fire down in the engine and we did. And we prevailed. We just kept coming,” said Raiders’ Head Coach Fred Knip after the game.

Lacombe’s offense had a slow start to the evening.

After winning the coin toss and choosing to receive the kickoff, the Raiders turned the ball over on a fumble on their opening drive. Their next drive didn’t end up much better. Lacombe was forced to punt the ball away after just two plays.

“We changed a few plays and went to a new set of formations to counter what we thought Stettler was going to bring to us, and the boys were, I think, nervous. The snap count was different to what they’re usually used to and it took us several rounds to get used to that,” Knip said.

The slow start ultimately gave Stettler the opportunity to draw first blood in the game with a 23yard rushing touchdown by star running back Noah McKay. Apparently that was the wake up call that the Raiders’ offense needed. Five minutes after McKay’s touchdown, Lacombe’s offence found themselves inside the Red Zone for the first time that game, and they didn’t disappoint. The Raiders snapped the ball to starting wide receiver Simon Gray, who took it the final six yards to the house for Lacombe’s first touchdown of the game to tie it at eight going into the second quarter.

Lacombe came out hard in the second.

Seven minutes into the quar-

ter, the offense ground their way down the field, making use of their always reliable running game to pick up the smaller yardage, and relying on the passing game only when they needed to get a first down.

“Stettler has very fast corners and half-backs and their safety, they were all over our receivers,” Knip said about why the team kept the ball on the ground despite the team’s strong passing game.

In fact, the Cougars double teamed Gray, who has been a go-to target for Jans throughout the year and who the team tends to rely upon to make the big catch when they need it most.

Stettler’s defense held Lacombe to just a single passing touchdown on the day, and a short one at that.

“It was a cat and mouse game.

It was like playing chess,” said Knip, adding the team tried to open up the back field by using the run to draw the defense in.

And it worked throughout most of the game. Lacombe tallied a pair of touchdowns in the second quarter. Star quarterback Richard Jans put up the first of his game-high four rushing touchdowns and connected with receiver Nathan Hughes for the second.

The first two quarters were back and forth affairs, with neither team being able to string more than one touchdown together. The difference-maker came after Stettler’s second touchdown.

Cougars kicker Steele Nichols, who had been perfect on conversion kicks throughout the season, misjudged his angle of the two-point conversion and rang the ball off the upright post.

Because kicked conversions are worth two points in Bantam football, Lacombe was able to hold on to an extra two-point lead.

The first half ended with the score 24-14 in favour of the Raiders.

Stettler would open the scoring again in the second half thanks

SWEET VICTORY - Richard Jans, right, of the Lacombe Raiders ran the ball down field for a touchdown while Gavin McQuay, left, and Tanner Mimnagh of the Stettler Cougars tried to stop him during the Tier III Bantam Football final at ME Global Athletic Park last week. The Raiders won the game by a score of 48-44.

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to a quick-six by Carson Neitz, but again Nichols couldn’t quite pick up the extra two on the conversion, meaning the Raiders stayed in the lead by four heading into the final quarter.

But it was Jans who would take centre stage in the third, scoring two big rushing TD’s for his club, including a 75-yarder and a 39-yarder.

“Richard is a phenomenal player and he’s going to go places.

He’s the real meal deal and he brings the meal all the time,” said Knip.

The fourth was easily the most eventful quarter of the game.

Nichols kicked things off for the Cougars when he scored his first TD of the game to bring his team a little bit closer to the Raiders, who at that point held a seemingly insurmountable 40-20 lead.

This time, Nichols made no mis-

take on the conversion kick and suddenly it was 40-28.

But Jans went to work again on the ensuing drive, picking up his fourth rushing TD of the game to put the cap on what everyone thought at this point was a sure victory.

And indeed it looked that way right up until the final four minutes of the game.

But anything can happen in Bantam football, and it did. It all started at 3:26. The Cougars had possession on their own 50-yard line. McKay, who had been solid all game, took a hand off and found a seam in the defense, running the ball 55-yards all the way to the end-zone. The kick after was good and suddenly the Raider’s lead was cut down to only a pair of touchdowns.

The Raiders took possession of the ensuing kick off inside their

own 20-yard line. With time winding down on the clock, they fumbled the ball and the Cougars recovered, eventually scoring another TD to cut Lacombe’s lead to just four points with eight seconds remaining on the clock.

That set up one of the most tense onside kicks ever to be seen on the field at ME Global.

“It was close but we weren’t trying to be perfect, we just wanted to win the game,” said Knip, adding the only thing going through his head at the time was how much time was left on the clock and how the Raiders were going to hold the Cougars off.

Luckily the Raiders managed to recover the onside kick, clinching the championship and a trip to provincials. Final score: 48-44 in favour of the hosts. zcormier@lacombeexpress.com

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SPORTS

Sportsmanship becoming absent at all levels of sport Competitive sports are a lot different than they used to be.

It used to be that competitive athletes held a certain amount of respect for one another at all times, even when facing off on the field, rink or court.

The competition was fierce on the playing surface, and trash talking was still a common thing, but there used to be a line that players would not cross in their trash talking. And at the end of the game, they’d leave it all on the field.

These days, though, I have begun to notice a sharp decline in the level of sportsmanship that is shown during these competitions.

As a hockey referee, I tend to notice when a player goes out of his or her way to give the opposing goaltender a tap on the pads to acknowledge a good save, or when the captains from one team skate across the ice to shake to an opposing coach’s hand during warm up. These gestures, while small, can set the tone for an entire game.

They can mean the difference between a friendly

Zachary

CORMIER competition or an all-out grudge match.

But these gestures are becoming much less common at every level of sport.

Instead, I hear more and more players insulting each other on the ice.

Worse, comments that used to sound like meaningless banter designed to get into an opponent’s head have seemingly morphed into serious insults intended to hurt rather than hinder.

Just this past weekend, the NHL received a report of bullying on the ice.

According to Sportsnet. ca, during a regular season matchup between the New Jersey Devils and the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night, Alexandre Burrows of the Canucks allegedly made some insulting personal comments towards Jordan Tootoo of the Devils while the two

players were in the penalty bench.

Tootoo, the first Inuit player to ever crack an NHL roster, has a history of substance abuse.

He entered the NHL/ NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioural Health Program in December of 2010. His brother Terence, who played in the minor leagues, committed suicide in 2002 after he was arrested for drunk driving.

While the details of the conversation between the two players are not yet known, Tootoo told Sportsnet that the remarks were, “Classless and unacceptable in this day and age.�

Burrows was not available to comment on the allegation, but conversations like this one simply should not be happening at any level of sport.

And the problems don’t end on the ice. With the dawn of social media, some professional players have started calling each other out publicly on platforms like Twitter and facebook with comments and trash talk about what happened during a game, and these comments gen-

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Now, I’m not saying that this kind of bullying is the norm at any level of sport, but it does exist and, unfortunately, it is gaining momentum.

Even the post-game handshake in minor

hockey, a tradition that is meant to reinforce the idea of good sportsmanship, has been affected.

I’ve seen players in minor hockey speed through the handshake without actually shaking a single hand after a game because of a perceived slight committed by the opposing team.

I’ve seen coaches in novice hockey deliberately avoid shaking the had of a 13-year-old referee because they missed a call or

made a call that the coach didn’t agree with.

Rivalry in sport is a good thing. A good, healthy rivalry can bring out the very best in both teams.

But a careful balance must be struck to ensure that those good, healthy rivalries don’t escalate into full-blown animosity, and it’s up to the players, coaches, parents and officials to ensure that balance is kept. zcormier@lacombeexpress.com

TOUGH LOSS - From left, Evan Standish and Peter Cookson of the Lacombe Rams made a tackle on Caleb Weber of the Lindsay Thurber Raiders during the Central Alberta High School Football league third-place game last week at Great Chief Park in Red Deer.

The Rams lost a heart breaker 25-23 after the Raiders scored a field goal with just 7.8 seconds left on the clock. photo submitted

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HOMES & LIVING

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Finding fulfillment in a new surrounding There comes a time when we are just ‘done’ with the place where we are living. Regardless of the style or amenities of the home, we have all been in that head space where we are on to the next thing and excited about the next place we will be inhabiting.

When I was 18 I moved out on my own for the first time; I went from a large brick heritage home with regal white pillars and a romantic front porch to a one bedroom apartment in a questionable neighbourhood with a view of a back alley.

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It is the same if you are building or buying a new home or even re-decorating your existing home. When you sign on the dotted line for those new kitchen cabinets, suddenly your existing kitchen can barely be tolerated! The new home you have just purchased is always

forward with needed confidence to different (even if not better) experiences and challenges.

Even if you are not moving, buying or building you can still create that newness and excitement in your home by taking on a small project to enhance your home. A small improvement may be just the perk you need to give you a fresh perspective on your home – even a home where you may not love living. Pick one item and give it a fresh look, a coat of paint or an updated style and watch what your heart and emotions tell you about your new space.

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