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Comedy shows return to Lougheed Centre
Upcoming shows go digital
By Murray Green
You can avoid having to social distance and strangers by purchasing tickets for digital access at the Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre.
The Lougheed Centre has four events that will provide digital access. You can watch the show at your convenience, even up to three days after it has been performed.
Watch with your whole family, or bring your friends over because when you buy one ticket, you can share the event with your family or cohorts. Seats are limited, but digital access tickets give you another entertainment option.
Digital access is available for Yuk-Yuk’s Comedy on Sept. 17 and Oct. 15, Marv n’ Berry Sketch Comedy Night on Sept. 24 and Prairie Debut Alumna and Friends on Oct. 4. The comedy shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and the Prairie Debut classical music show starts at 2 p.m.
Comedy shows return to Lougheed
By Murray Green
The Jeanne and Peter Lougheed Perform ing Arts Centre will soon filled with laughter again.
Two Yuk-Yuk’s perfor mances will be coming to Camrose for live stand up comedy nights.
The comedy series, each featuring three come dians, will have one show on Sept. 17 and another on Oct. 15, both beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be limited to ensure the safety of patrons.
Headlining the event is Alberta comedian, Sean Lecomber, a favourite on CBC’s The Debaters. Sean
By Murray Green
On Sept. 1, 115 years ago, Alberta became a province.
“Alberta’s history of human habitation dates back more than 10,000 years when the first Indig enous people migrated to Alberta to find a land rich in bounty. To this day, as millions more people have made Alberta home, it remains a land rich in resources, culture and human endeavour,” said
has written for This Hour Has 22 Minutes and he has appeared at the Hali fax and Winnipeg Comedy festivals.
Comedian Sterling Scott is the emcee of the first night and he is often described as a high-ener gy performer and a crowd favourite. He’s considered one of comedy’s rising stars.
The night will also fea ture Edmonton comedian, Brent Ayton, who has won acclaim as Edmonton’s Funniest Person.
Along with handhygiene reminders, physi cal distancing markers Premier Jason Kenney.
“Albertans have cel ebrated years of growth and economic prosperity, but also the challenges of the Spanish Flu pandem ic, drought, global depression and the loss of young lives defending freedom in two world wars, Korea and Afghanistan. This past year, we have faced the challenges of the COVID pandemic, collapse in oil prices and a global reces sion,” he added. have been added to the lobby and ticketing for cohort groups has been created.
The cohort group option allows ticket-buy ers an opportunity to sit within pods of two to five people, while creating physical distance spacing for the next group.
“We wanted to ensure an easy way for patrons to purchase tickets, while also remaining within pro vincial safety guidelines,” said Nick Beach, general manager of the Lougheed
Alberta turned 115 this month
Centre.
“Yet, as Albertans have always done–from the protracted fight to wrestle ownership of our own natural resources from the federal gov ernment in 1930, to our responsible civic response to slowing the spread of COVID today–we will once again emerge stron ger,” said Premier Kenney.
He officially declared Sept. 1 as Alberta Day to celebrate the province.
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Arnett enjoys his 1971 GMC Custom Camper
By Murray Green
Barry Arnett of Hay Lakes owns a classic 1971 GMC Custom Camper truck.
“We bought this truck in High Level. A fellow had it restored in High Level and then he had some health issues with a stroke. He had to part with it,” said Barry.
General Motors Truck Company (GMC), formally the GMC Division of General Motors LLC, is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) that primarily focuses on trucks and utility vehicles.
“I was quite taken with the body work and the paint job they did. I’ve had a few mechanical issues with it. I re-did the back brakes. The transmission was leaking, so I got that resealed. I had to repair a few odd items here and there,” explained Barry.
GMC vehicles are almost always sold alongside Buick vehicles at joint dealerships, allowing the same dealer to market both upscale cars and trucks. “Basically, it is a nice CUSTOM CAMPER Murray Green, Camrose Booster Barry Arnett of Hay Lakes loves to cruise with his 1971 GMC Custom Camper truck and attend local car shows when they truck. It has 308 gears in take place. He is a big fan of the square body design that Chevrolet and GMC trucks had from 1967 to 1972. the rear end, so at 60 to 70 miles an hour, it travels the cam kicks down, it goes body, but they had lots of mium offering to the mainlot of car shows. Hopefully, pretty nice. It has a rebuilt pretty good,” shared Barry. issues with rust,” he added. stream Chevrolet brand. I’ve got a few more years 350 engine with a mild “I grew up with these GMC traces its history “They are nice trucks to go to more car shows. cam and a turbo hydromatkind of trucks. I like the to the 1902 founding of the and it rides like a car. I I really enjoy this atmoic 350 transmission in it. It 1967 to 1972 trucks and Rapid Motor Vehicle Comdon’t drive as often as sphere. It takes me back to has a positraction rear end quite like that style. I like pany in Pontiac, MichiI would like to. I’m still the ’60s and ’70s. It was a with the 308 gears. When the styling of the square gan. In 1909, William C. farming, so I don’t get to a great time.” Durant gained control of FUN FACTS Rapid Motor Vehicle Com
Numerous changes occurred in 1971. First came another new grille design (the egg crate) for Chevrolet trucks and black paint over portions of the GMC grille. Second, an additional trim package was introduced: the Cheyenne. On GMC models, this was equivalent to the Sierra. These packages consisted mostly of comfort features–nicer interiors, more padding and insulation, carpet, chrome trim, and upper and lower side molding and tailgate trim. In 1971, it was the first year for AM/FM radios factory installed. Finally, the front brakes on all light-duty trucks were switched from drum brakes to disc brakes, resulting in much less brake fade under heavy use. While prior C/K half-ton trucks had used a sixlug bolt pattern for the wheels, two-wheel-drive models switched to a five-lug pattern common to Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Cadillac passenger cars. The half ton 4 x 4 retained the six-lug bolt pattern. This bolt pattern would remain the standard through the end of the C/K series (along with the Chevrolet/GMC vans). Also, Chevrolet changed the 396 V8 emblem designation to 400 V8 for 400 and 402 engines. Between 1962 and 1972, most GMC vehicles were pany and made it a subsidiary of his General Motors Company. He has plans for some upgrades. “I would like to move the fuel tank back and dual exhausts because it just has single exhaust. Nothing really major to it,” he said. “What attracted me is that the previous owner spent money on the body and paint. The wood flooring in the back was well done, it costs about $2,000 just for the flooring. They had receipts for the build. It is hard to do them for less if you are doing them right,” Barry said. While many GMC Car or Truck Memorabilia? Perhaps you own vintage automotive repair or diagnostic tools. Tell us what you have. Or perhaps you have terrifi c memories or tales from being in the trade. Allow us to share your stories. Contact Murray Green, News Reporter Phone 780.672.3142 Email murrayg@camrosebooster.com equipped with quad headlights, while their Chevrolet and Chevrolet trucks are clones were equipped with dual headlights. mechanically identical, GMC is positioned as a pre
