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A rather fashionable tea party

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Pristine white decorations, immaculate elegance and glitter and sparkle all contributed to the angelic atmosphere of this year’s “Angels, a heavenly touch” theme for the 6th annual Tea and Fashion Show on Sunday, November 18 at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Hall. The fashion show featured items from Nygård International and were presented by independent stylist Robin Reiter from Iron Springs, Alberta, who has a home-based business with Nygård fashions. Local ladies did a fabulous job modeling the clothing line. Pictured above is Tracey Linderman showing off a cardigan. The event, now in its sixth year, was catered by Country Encounters with additional delicacies provided

by Crowsnest Coffee and IGA. All proceeds from the event will help fund future hall improvements, enhancing the venue for functions for both the parish and the community. “It is always a good day to showcase our beautiful hall and although it is a great deal of work to pull off, it is always worth it. I think ladies enjoy an afternoon out with friends and family. It is also a great way to get people in the mood for Christmas when you have beautiful decorations and good food to enjoy. We are very grateful to all who attended,” says event organizer Pat Rypien.

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2 – CRowsNesT PAss HeRALD – Wednesday, November 21, 2018

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2018 Annual General Meeting & Social Evening Wednesday, November 28th Light Supper 6 PM • Meeting 7 - 9 PM Country Encounters 7701 – 17th Ave. Coleman • Presentations under the theme Localizing Environmental Solutions • Program updates • Election of Board of Directors EvEryonE WELCoME For more information: call 403.564.4642, email office@crowsnestconservation.ca; or visit www.crowsnestconservation.ca

Some of the young skaters with the Crowsnest Skating Club enjoy a hot chocolate after helping with the club’s bottle drive on Saturday, November 17, with the massive heap generous donations from the community poking out from behind. The bottle drive goes towards the Crowsnest Skating Club’s ice time, annual Carnival (March 17, 2019) and coaching expenses. Last weekend, club members collected empty cans and bottles in Hillcrest, Bellevue and Frank. The bottle drive resumes next Saturday, November 24 in Blairmore and Coleman. Drop offs are welcome at 12105 20 Avenue Blairmore in the back alley until November 25.

We invite you to join the Board of Directors of Crowsnest Conservation Society • Work with other individuals committed to our natural environment • Attend 5 – 7 meetings a year • Provide leadership for the future direction of CCS • Bring new ideas for our programs

Contact Judy Cooke at judycooke@shaw.ca or 403-564-4642 For more information visit www.crowsnestconservation.ca

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Council considers TNR program ANNA KroupiNA Pass Herald Reporter

For the first time, Council is considering to take meaningful action to alleviate the feral cat problem in Crowsnest Pass.

Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) members Deanna Thompson, Executive Director, Kelsey Scoular, Cat Program Manager and Tracey Mahdi, TNR Coordinator appeared as a delegation before Council to present on community cat management and the possibility of partnering with AARCS to execute a TNR (trap-neuter-return) program in the Pass. AARCS is a non-profit animal rescue organization.

The first step of a

morial Christmas Mem Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 3:00 pm Fantin’s Funeral Chapel (13461-20th Ave)

Fantin’s Funeral Chapel will be hosting a Christmas Memorial Service on December 2nd, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. to celebrate and light a candle in remembrance of your loved one.

The Christmas season is a very difficult time of the year for those who have lost someone special and gathering with others in similar circumstances can provide comfort.

We sincerely hope that you can join us for this interdenominational occasion of prayers, hymns and words of comfort from members of the Crowsnest Pass clergy, counselors and special guests.

Refreshments will be provided. There is no fee and all are welcome.

Respectfully, Darrell M. Sydora Manager, Fantin’s Funeral Chapel (A Division of 1323095 Alberta Ltd.)

TNR program is performing a case study to determine the colony size in Crowsnest Pass. This involves speaking with residents, figuring out where the cats are going to and coming from, then coordinating volunteers to trap the cats. Traps are put out for a temporary period of time and are always monitored. Trapped cats are then transported to AARCS’ on-site veterinary hospital in Calgary, where they undergo spaying/neutering, vaccinations, relevant medical intervention, deworming and ear tattoos or clips.

Once all necessary procedures have been completed and the cat has had post-operative care to recover, it is released back to where it was trapped.

Once all located cats have undergone treatment, AARCS works with the community to set up a feeding area manned by volunteers. Cats become accustomed to only frequenting the designated food area, thereby no longer disturbing residents, says Thompson.

Volunteers would also be responsible for monitoring the population and remaining in contact with AARCS to arrange for new cats to be brought in when needed.

Cats in medical distress or with medical issues are euthanized or rehabilitated and put into cat programs. AARCS also keeps and rehomes kittens.

The cost for the TNR program is $90 for male

cats and $150 for females, with a $50 surcharge for pregnant cats. Every step of the program - from the case study to the point of release and setting up a feeding are - is included in this price. AARCS was unable to provide an estimate as to how much this would cost in Crowsnest Pass as the quantity of feral cats is unknown.

AARCS recommended investing in the program for a minimum of three years to make a visible dent in the cat population. The program bears the highest cost in the first year and subsequently drops in each following year as the cat population decreases by natural attrition.

Councillor Dean Ward asked why eradication is ineffective. According to Thompson, colonies are tight-knit cat communities that keep other cats out.

With eradication, “you’re going to find more cats just move in.

You might see solution just for a while, but you're just making room for more cats to come in,” she said, adding that it’s also easier to get buy-in from the community as opposed to euthanizing them.

Community education is key to having a program like this succeed.

Cat owners need to get their domestic pets spayed and neutered, or it runs the risk of quickly falling into the same predicament.

"These cats didn't

come down from the wild or the mountains and invade your town. They came from people who let their cats outside that had kittens and started the population. So it's really important to our team that the community is educated regarding spaying and neutering their own pets and the bylaws that you have regarding freeroaming cats," said Thompson. “While we're here, we do our best to educate the community while we're out in the neighbourhoods with traps, but education is something that needs to be long term.”

AARCS pointed to the community of Bassano, which implemented an AARCS TNR program several years ago, as an Alberta success story.

Fifty-six cats were trapped in the first year of AARCS running their TNR program. The second year, they captured 12 and the third year, only 6. The Town of Bassano continues to implement a strong focus on public education, which aids in their low feral cat numbers.

Councillor Dean Ward had requested more detailed information on AARCS success stories.

Council will be further discussing and voting on whether to include the AARCS TNR program in the 2019 budget. If approved, the program would not begin until springtime, as TNR is not conducted in the cold months.

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - Crowsnest PAss herAlD - 3

In the lIne of fIre Between November 12 and 18, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 50 calls for service including the following reported incidents.

Four (4) assaults, two (2) fraud/forgery, two (2) threats/harassment, five (5) mischief (vandalism), one (1) disturbing the peace, two (2) other criminal code, two (2) other provincial statutes, seven (7) driving complaints, ten (1) motor vehicle collisions, six (6) assistance to general Public, two (2) suspicious occurrences, two (2) lost/found, three (3) assistance to other agencies, one (1) invalid 911 call and one (1) animal call.

Slashed tires On November

13,

slashed tired on two vehicles were reported. The incident occurred some time overnight on 22 Avenue in Coleman.

On November 14, slashed tires on vehicles parked on 223 streets in Blairmore were reported.

On November 15, slashed tires on a vehicle parked on 17 Avenue in west Coleman were reported.

Smashed windshield On November 13, the windshield on a Volkswagen Jetta parked on 17 Avenue in Blairmore was reported smashed. The incident occurred some time overnight.

Outstanding warrants On November 17, a suspicious male was reported in Coleman. Police

The Simple Raven’s Post

by Avner Perl

Do we live in a world, or in our thoughts?

If you live in a Christian environment, you are familiar with the saying, “lead us not into temptation.”

It is in The Lord’s Prayer. Temptation often refers to thinking the wrong thoughts. Thoughts lead to action, and action leads to real physical consequences. Before any accident happens, there is a period in which thoughts rule and later become actions that will cause the accident. Let me demonstrate.

I was being driven by an older relative on a dark highway. He was very sensitive to opposing traffic drivers forgetting to dim their headlights and blurring his vision. His solution to the problem was to do the same to them and switch his high beams on to blind them back, a solution that I considered dangerous, but I didn’t have a driver’s license yet. The temptation was to “get” the other guys and teach them a lesson, but he didn’t consider that two blinded drivers heading towards each other at high speed may not survive the consequences regardless of who is right and who is wrong. His thought process was faulty and the action he took cost him dearly. That night we came so close to an oncoming vehicle that both side mirrors touched, and both vehicles were damaged. It could have been much worst.

My driver should have considered everyone’s safety to be a higher priority than revenge. However, the temptation of revenge was greater than the rational reasoning that should have been used. He didn’t realize that most of our life is spent in our minds and action is the result of what is happening in the mind. He didn’t realize that thoughts can be replaced with other thoughts and dictate a more beneficial course of action. If we want something to change, we must change it by changing ourselves, by changing our thoughts.

We have records of philosophical writings from the pre-Christian era, both from western teachings and the far orient, indicating that humans discovered this concept many thousands of years ago. They were different creatures than we.

We are the first humans in history who simply don’t have time to think. A hundred years ago most people didn’t have electricity and all the conveniences and distraction it provides. No TV, efficient indoor lighting, recorded music, electric motors, pumped water, and very few radios to name but a few.

Compare us to the people who fought the first World War. They lived life without any electronic devices or engines that did their work. Their world was darker and slower than ours, but they had most of

~ rCMP news ~

attended and located the 51-year-old male, who had outstanding warrants from Calgary Police. A Justice Interim Hearing was held and he was remanded in custody for court in Calgary.

Road rage On November 18, assault resulting from a road rage incident on Highway 22 was reported. Both vehicles stopped when the assault occurred. No charges were laid.

Lost/found items An iPhone/camera was found in Blairmore.

A Dodge key was found in Blairmore.

On November 13, a bike was reported found by the 7-11 in Coleman.

The bike had been left there for about two weeks.

Anyone missing a bike can contact the municipal bylaw officer. A kid’s bike was also found by the river in Blairmore.

Scams Reminder to residents of computer scams, credit cards scams, Grandparent scams, Revenue Canada scams asking for money or cash cards and saying warrants out for arrest. Do not give out personal information to persons you don't know. Do not open emails if you are suspicious of their origin.

Anyone with information regarding any crime is urged to contact the Crowsnest Pass RCMP Detachment at 403-5622867, or Crimestoppers to remain anonymous at 1800-422-TIPS.

their time available for thinking. Most of their communications were from person to person. It took them a long time to get places, time that they spent thinking. They were humans like us, but different altogether. If you or I enter a conversation with a person who just arrived from a primitive country we clearly notice the difference.

Now we are plugged in as you well know. My grandkids come home from school with earbuds on.

They take it off to go on the computer. One of them installs a Virtual Reality goggles on his head and starts moving obliviously to the world around him. Their parents who used to watch TV that shaped their thoughts ruin their own lives by borrowing and chasing consumer goods and vacations, never having time to think.

People from our not so distant past lived in their thoughts, often imagining that the earth was flat, that God is a wise old bearded man who does magic and that people with large heads are smarter than those with smaller skulls, and we are the same. Millions of us believe theories that are published on social media or TV, often without a shred of evidence. We live and die in our thoughts, not realizing that there is a lot more that we don’t know than what we do.

We must learn to trust the force that brought us here and realize the importance of “balance.” Teach a child how to ride a bike. You tell them to go fast and look ahead to where they want to be. At some point you let go and scream, go, go, go, and they do. Once they learn to keep their balance, they can do it again and again. Something has changed in their mind allowing them to go without fear and they have a lifetime of enjoyment riding very fast or often very complicated trails. It is all in the mind and the physical part obeys the mind. The mind obeys what the person believes, not just say they believe, but really do.

When you ride a bike you eventually arrive at some point where there are things on both sides of the trail and you must go in between them. Happens to all of us. If you keep your gaze on the obstacles, you probably noticed you will run into one or the other. If you notice where you must go and keep your eyes ahead, you will sail right between them. You know that, but you refuse to do it with the important decisions in life. Why? If a human knows that they are in the right, without a doubt, they should trust the force which tells the mind what to do and confidently go. If they feel that they are wrong, they should re-evaluate, make the change in the thoughts and go. Go without fear and keep pedaling. The one who directs thoughts will take over and get you to where you should be.

If you are going without selfish temptations, without manufactured fears, and forget the commercials that lead you astray, you will get to the destination.

It’s in the Book.

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Local competitor inducted into Horseshoe Hall of Fame ANNA KroupiNA Pass Herald Reporter

For many Albertans, horseshoe pitching is a familiar backyard activity played at family gatherings or enjoyed after roasted marshmallows when camping in the backcountry, but for Crystal (Curtis) Poty, the game holds much more significance.

Like her entire family, Crystal loves playing horseshoes, but not only does she have a sincere fondness for the game, but she’s darn good at it too, competing (and suc-

ceeding) in tournaments all over Canada and the United States. Most recently, her hard work, skill and passion for the game were recognized with an induction into the Alberta Horseshoe Pitchers Association (AHPA).

Crystal has dozens of medals and awards to her name, including one near and dear to her heart when, in 1993 at 14 years old, she won the provincial title, the Canadian title and the World Junior Girls Horseshoe Pitching Championships. Winning all three titles is called the

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Triple Crown in horseshoes, a feat that got her on the cover of the 1994 Canadian Horseshoe Pitchers YearBook.

Remarkably, Crystal is only the second Junior girl in Canada to win the Triple Crown.

That year, the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass hung a banner up in Blairmore for eight days saying, “Congratulations Crystal Curtis! Triple Crown Champ.” Her efforts also earned her a special plaque from the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, presented to her by mayor at the time, Frank Capron.

These were just a few of the recognitions that Crystal received during her years playing and competing in horseshoes.

“She was a very good pitcher at a very early age,” says Casey Vander Linden who, along with his wife Eve, mentored and coached Crystal’s beginning in horseshoes.

As a child, Crystal and her family used to travel every summer for horseshoe tournaments in the provincial, national, world and Western Classic leagues.

“My mom and dad played horseshoes and I was too young at the time to join, so when they

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would go to tournaments or practice, I would just find an empty pit and practice on my own.

When I got old enough, it just kind of went from there,” says Crystal, who had competed since she was nine years old.

Horseshoes became more than just a sport for her. Along with the competitive nature of the game, which she enjoyed, it was all about getting together with her family.

And not just her immediate family, but the horseshoe family by extension.

“We travelled across Canada and through most of the United States. It became our summer vacation-slash-tournament. It was a family thing, whether it was your family or other families that you met doing horseshoes. Everybody was always really friendly and helpful,” says Crystal.

“As kids, there were a few times we went to tournaments when my parents did not go with us and the group of horseshoe players from Calgary took me, my brother and my sister under their wing when we went to Ontario. It was just amazing how it’s a unique group of people and they really look out for each other.”

Crystal continues to play for fun, but hasn’t competed since her high school days. So it came as quite a surprise when she learned that she was being inducted into the AHPA Hall of Fame.

“I guess I just didn’t expect it because I've been out of horseshoes for so long. But going back to the Horseshoe Club in Calgary brought back a lot of memories. It was neat,” she says. “When you’re playing, you don’t realize what’s happening, but when they were reading out the statistics that night [during the awards ceremony] and said how many consecutive Canadian champions I had won, I thought that was pretty cool.”

Horseshoe pitching in Alberta peaked in popularity in the 1980s and 1990s, and has since sadly dwindled as a sport, decreasing in membership.

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Top photo: A beaming Crystal Poty holds up her plaque and award after being inducted into the Alberta Horseshoe Pitchers Association Hall of Fame. Bottom photo: The 10 pitches of the now-defunct Crownest Horseshoe Club in Pete’s Park.

Crowsnest Pass even had a 10-court horseshoe club operating out of Pete’s Park in Blairmore, started by the Vander Lindens and David and Marilyn Liska in 1981. Eve was president of the club for 10 years and Casey was on the executive board, also serving as vice-president for a time.

The Vander Lindens have played horseshoes for about 50 years. They vividly remember their first time pitching during the 1967 Canada Day celebrations. Casey is still very involved in the sport today and Eve plays when her arthritis permits. It’s the exercise, the competitiveness and the challenge of the sport that has kept them at it for so long. And, as for Crystal, the chance to travel, meet people and socialize make horseshoes a special activity for them.

Families across generations were involved in the Crowsnest Horseshoe Club, including many youth and young players.

At its peak, there were

roughly 70 members and in 1982, the club had 102 entries for their annual tournament, the biggest number of entries ever.

Membership declined over the years until, with only a dozen members remaining, the club was forced to cease operating in 1995 after 15 glorious years of operation.

And they were undoubtedly glorious years because Crowsnest Pass had many talented horseshoe players who qualified for tournaments across Canada and the US and achieved many awards. Casey himself is a three-time Provincial Men’s Champion.

Although Crystal still plays horseshoes for fun at family gatherings, the game isn’t as prominent in her life as it once was, but it’s apparent that her fond memories of her horseshoe days have left a lasting imprint on her past, and being inducted into the AHPA Hall of Fame brought back those nostalgic recollections from her childhood.

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Wednesday, November 21, 2018 - Crowsnest PAss HerALD - 5

UCP announce election dates for Livingstone-Macleod ANNA KroupiNA Pass Herald Reporter

The United Conservative Party (UCP) has selected dates for the nomination election in the riding of LivingstoneMacleod.

See below for polling station information.

Only residents living in the LivingstoneMacleod riding who are

current members of the United Conservative Party on or before November 17th, 2018 are eligible to vote.

In order to vote, constituents must provide official photo identification stating their name and current address, for example a driver’s licence. Photo ID is

mandatory. The UCP also recommends having their membership card onhand, in case there are any issues at the polling location.

A Contestant Forum will be held in Crowsnest Pass on Wednesday, November 28 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Elk’s Hall in Blairmore. This is an opportunity to learn more about the contestants running to be the riding’s UCP candidate for the upcoming provincial election.

For a list of acceptable identification or more information, visit unitedconservative.ca.

Friday, December 7 Fort Macleod 3:30pm to 5:30pm Location to be determined

Claresholm 6:30pm to 8:30pm 126 50 Avenue West, Claresholm Saturday, December 8 Crowsnest Pass 9:00am to 11:00am MDM Community Center (2202 222 Street, Bellevue) Pincher Creek 12:00pm to 2:00pm Lions Hall (664 Main Street) Nanton 3:30pm to 5:00pm Nanton Community Memorial Centre (2204 18 Street) High River 6:00pm to 9:00pm Heritage Inn Hotel & Convention Centre (1104 11 Ave SE)

Pictured above is the riding of Livingstone-Macleod in Southwest Alberta, to which the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass belongs.

Hockey Update Submitted

CNP Atoms played their first two games of regular season on the weekend. They met up with Nanton on Saturday and came away with an 8-6 loss, with Tristan Kriger scoring 5 goals and Branden Anctil scoring 1.

On Sunday they played at home against Pincher Creek and won 9-6, with Branden Anctil scoring 6, Tristan Kriger scoring 1, and JJ MacGregor scoring 2. Our next home game is Sunday, November 25 at 1:15 vs Raymond. See you in the stands!

6 – crowsnEst PAss HErALD – wednesday, november 21, 2018

Editorial and Opinions Lazy, I ThInK nOT! I always find it funny how bad news travels fast.

When kids make poor choices, it always invariably comes back to us as parents to deal with the behaviour as we see fit. What I rarely hear is when we have kids that are doing amazing and exceptional things, things that makes you stop and realize that the future of this world just might be in good hands.

I’m always reading or hearing negative things about my children’s generation, how they just sit at home with their noses buried in their phones or the latest video games. I hear it so often that it has almost become a normal reality to hear about this ‘lazy’ generation of kids. Well, I’m here to tell you that I witnessed some pretty amazing kids over the Remembrance Day weekend.

A group of Grade 11 and 12 students represented their school and wowed this community at the Coleman Legion’s 100th Anniversary Gala. Debby Greenwood and her crew of executive and volunteer members of the Coleman Legion put on an event that I believe will be remembered for years to come in this community. The event started with a dinner, and then the students became the program for the night.

Jasmine Sydora played piano, Aiden Douglas handmade a collection of European delicacies, Riana Maerz and Kiera Wheelock made a film remembering those who fought in the trenches of WWI, Ashley Enefer did a reading from letters made by soldiers in the trenches, Alice Murray, Elena Tkachuk and Tori Wakaluk self-directed and choreographed an interpretive dance and Ethan Wall, Lewis Rogers and Aden Jansen discussed personal stories and experiences from the war.

These kids, with the direction of their Social Studies teacher and Vice Principal Jill Klapp and Principal Christine McKie, showed every person in that room the type of kids this community is raising.

This powerhouse duo of leadership at the high school took a group of students, asked them to put their talent and hard work to use and what a show they produced!

Other than the obvious information these kids imparted to everyone, they showed that their generation is far from lazy or apathetic. They are knowledgeable, they are well read, they take chances, they can and will produce change. They just need someone to believe in them, challenge them to do better and encourage them to use their voices and talents.

If these kids show what their generation is really about, then I have no worries about how they will affect change in this world.

I want to recognize the leadership at the high school. These two women, Ms. Klapp and Ms. McKie, are taking education to a new level. Ms. Klapp sums it up perfectly in a comment she made regarding her students and their performances that night: “Just a snippet of the depth and breath of talents at our school. The application and understanding of this curriculum evolves into the ultimate of blooms mastery – synthesis across learning platforms. Yup, this happens once we commit to curriculum and not textbooks.” These kids learned without really knowing they were doing it, and my guess is that this newfound knowledge will last a lot longer than anything they would read in a textbook.

So I’ll end this with kudos to the Coleman Legion and Debby Greenwood for taking a chance on the youth of our community. Kudos to the kids for putting themselves out there and a huge thank you to Jill Klapp and Christine McKie and staff for taking the high school to a whole new level. It is truly my belief that we have one of the best schools in Alberta and will become a benchmark for how we should treat and teach our students. These kids will move mountains if we put our faith in them, I know it!

At least that’s the way I see it.

LS

~ Letters to the Editor~ Is a Marijuana store really just another retail store?

Dear Editor, According to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 7: “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.”

By legalizing marijuana, a drug with psychoactive properties, the Government of Canada is encouraging the sale and consumption of marijuana, thereby putting all Canadians at greater risk of encountering harm and death through impaired driving accidents, workplace accidents, smoking related sicknesses, and other marijuana induced injuries.

Police chiefs across the country have expressed their concern that

they will not be able to keep the public safe from drugged drivers. Thus the proposal to legalize marijuana runs contrary to the charter provision: “the right to … security of the person”.

If the law legalizing marijuana was passed so as to tightly regulate the market, but children and adults currently buy from illegal vendors that are publicly selling their wares online, then our fellow citizen’s right to security is imperiled by government inaction.

These online sellers are not subjected to any controls so where is the quality control?

The Government thinks that by having retail outlets selling quality controlled substances, harm will be reduced.

They have put our Municipalities in a difficult posi-

tion. However think about this.

80% of the product is consumed by 20% of the consumers.

Therefore there is a small market base. Any retail outlet beginning now is already facing market saturation and will be competing with online distributors.

With lots of outlets selling the same thing, local retailers will have to compete for the same 20% slice of pie. In order for that slice to get big enough for the retailer to be profitable, they will need to get more users.

This is accomplished in two main ways: 1. Capture new users by introducing marijuana to younger users 2. Convert current users to more frequent users by increasing the potency Retail outlets will be

forced to use marketing to normalize marijuana use for our youth. And retailers will continually be forced to introduce product that is stronger and more addictive. Drug dependence leads to increased profit.

In conclusion, this evidence demonstrates that a marijuana store is not “just another harmless retail outlet”, a comment I have often heard around town. Let us be proactive and maintain our citizen’s ‘right to security of person’.

Please advise me as to how I can begin the appeal process for the retail outlet planned for Blairmore. Unfortunately I entered the game too late to stop their application from being approved in the first place.

Sincerely, Cindy Crane

Re: A red poppy for the price of freedom Dear Editor, It seems Mr. Perl cannot write a column without an anti-United States rant.

In this column, he writes the freedom of the

Unites States is to use its strength against those who can’t or won’t defend themselves.

What history have you studied, Mr. Perl?

The United States

Bricks & Bouquets

have paid an awful price keeping the world free, including its so-called feminist neighbour to the north.

If good journalists get facts and various views,

then Mr. Perl has failed miserably as a journalist.

A good reporter is not easy to find, so it seems are good columnists.

Stephen Taylor Bellevue

BRICKS - To the people who keep crossing the double solid line on Main Street Blairmore to park on the other side. Where’s the enforcement?

BOUQUETS - To the person who found my purse in the IGA parking lot and turned it in. Thank you very much.

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A call for submissions to brand Crowsnest Pass’ new seniors lodge AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter

The Crowsnest Pass Senior Housing Board is holding a contest to name the new seniors lodge currently under construction in Coleman that will replace the current York Creek Lodge.

“We really want the

interesting, fun stuff,” says Klyne. “One of the submissions was ‘Ember’ because from the coal, the coke ovens were always a glowing ember. I thought that one was interesting and different.”

The new name will be selected by Crowsnest Pass Senior Housing

"We really want the community to have a good feeling about it and to be excited like we are excited about the new build."

-Christine Klyne - York Creek Lodge Project Assistant community to have a good feeling about it and to be excited like we are excited about the new build,” says Christine Klyne, project assistant at York Creek Lodge. “There was a little bit of negativity around the new lodge and the location of it, so we want to get the community involved and make them feel good about it.”

The Board has already received approximately 40 submissions.

“We’re getting some

management and announced on November 30, 2018.

Following the name contest, the Board invites the community to submit drawings and graphics for logo ideas branding the new lodge. This portion of the contest will run from the beginning of December through to the end of January.

Entries can be submitted via mail to Box 1050, Blairmore, AB, T0K 0E0 or e-mail to project@cpsh.ca.

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Thank You The family of William (Bill) Bohmer would like to thank the management and caregivers at the York Creek Lodge for the many years of care he received while a resident at the lodge Also, a special thank you to Dr. Fisher for his patience and care given to Bill.

Thank You The family of the late Roger Tremblay would like to thank those for all the words of kindness, phone calls, symphony cards, donations to Palliative Care & YCRA – Bus Fund, flowers and your friendship to Roger. Please know that your kindness during this time has been very heartfelt and appreciated.

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When purchasing natural trees, holiday celebrants, especially those who like to buy their trees in early December, may be concerned about keeping their trees fresh throughout the holiday season. The following tips can help trees last until the final present is unwrapped and the last of the egg nog has been consumed.

• Buy a freshly cut tree. Whenever possible, celebrants should cut their own trees. This ensures that the tree they bring home is fresh, increasing the chances it will remain so throughout the season. If it’s not possible to cut your own tree, the National Fire Protection Association notes that fresh trees

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• Protect trees on the way home. The Tree Care Industry Association advises consumers to protect their Christmas trees as they transport them home. Wrap the tree in a plastic wrap so it makes it home damage-free. A damaged tree might not make it through the holiday season.

• Cut pre-cut trees before leaving the lot.

Pre-cut trees can make it through the holiday season looking their best, but buyers should request that employees cut as much as two inches off the bottom of the tree before leaving the lot. Once trees are cut, sap begins to seal their base, making it hard for them to absorb water. By requesting that between one and two inches be removed from the bottom of the tree at the time of purchase,

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Curling hits the ice ANNA KroupiNA Pass Herald Reporter

The Crowsnest Curling Club will be starting league play tomorrow, November 22, kicking off a season of tactics and precision, bonspiels and

socializing.

While teams of curlers have been waiting in anticipation for the season to begin, there are still slots left to fill and the Crowsnest Curling Club is inviting new, sea-

soned and everyone in between to join the curling community.

The Open League, teams of four composed of both men and women, plays on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. The Mixed League,

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for teams of two men and two women, plays Thursdays at 7 p.m. The annual fee for these leagues is $150.

For men and women aged 50 and over, the Seniors League curls Mondays and Thursdays at 1 p.m. and the annual fee is $125 or a $5 drop-in. Seniors interested in playing aren’t required to register with a team as they are placed on a team by random draw.

For newcomers - or old-timers looking to refresh their skills – a freeof-charge curling clinic on November 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. is just the thing to teach them the ropes of the game.

The Crowsnest Curling Club hosts three major bonspiels in the Pass, with the Open Doubles coming up in February followed by The Shamrock in March and The Bunny around Easter.

There’s also a rather special, smaller Miner's Spiel played under the glow of flashlights and headlamps.

If you aren’t sure whether curling is a sport for you, you just need to talk to a curler to be convinced of the sport’s universal and timeless appeal.

Gerald Helgason has been curling since he was seven years old – over 70 years! He started playing in a small town in Saskatchewan where all there was to do was play hockey and curl; he did

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“I like the competition and you get to mingle with people, socialize.

I liked it right off the bat and I've liked it for all these years. It’s great exercise and it’s a way to pass the time and socialize,” he says. “It's just a lot of fun.”

For seniors, curling is an opportunity to remain active well into their elderly age, especially during winter months when outdoor activities are limited.

“It’s never too late to start curling, no matter what your age. Hockey or something like that, you get old and crippled and you can’t do it. But in curling, you can. I'm very close to 80 and I still curl all the time,” says Helgason.

However, it’s the young people that the Crowsnest Curling Club wants to engage, but how to do that really is the million-dollar question.

“They seem to be losing interest, the young people. Some of them are interested but others just want to get out of school,” says Helgason, who has assisted in coaching Crowsnest Consolidated High School students.

For new Crowsnest Pass resident Natalie Dzioba, curling was a way to meet new people in the community when she moved here one year ago. She says she loves the sport because it’s

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“I love the sport because it’s great for people of any age and it’s a sport that you can learn in your youth, and then forget about for a little while, and then come back to,” says Dzioba, who did just that. She curled in high school, dropped it for several years, and recently got back into it five years ago.

And again, Dzioba reiterates that curling is a timeless sport for all ages.

“Last year, we had some younger people on our team, we had some older people on our team, so it was multi-generational. You don’t have to have a team of just your age group,” she says.

"One thing I love about curling is the camaraderie. It's a very social sport. You play on the ice, you talk to each other, you meet other people, so I think it’s great from an interactive standpoint."

All you really need to join the Crowsnest Curling Club is a willingness to play the game. Although many members have their own equipment, the club supplies the stones and has many brooms to use. Curling shoes are recommended, but you can comfortably get by with a pair of shoes that aren't worn outdoors.

And we’re lucky here in Crowsnest Pass because many of our local curlers are quite talented and happy to show newcomers the ropes of being a good curler.

“As a brand-new resident last year, they took me with open arms and I didn’t feel as an outsider at all,” says Dzioba. “I think they were happy to see a new face, but also happy to share curling with somebody else. I have a huge respect for this club."

At a time when life has us hurrying and working hard every single day, curling remains one of the reprieves where all ages can “hurry hard”, without the actual hurry of daily life.

To learn more about the Crowsnest Curling Club, visit crowsnestcurlingclub.we ebly.com.

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12 – CROWSNEST PaSS hERald – Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Looking Back

By John Kinnear

Disaster at Porcupine Lookout Mrs. Mundie has drawn me back into her scrapbooks again. This time it’s a tragic story that unfolded back in 1977 that I thought I might revisit and expand for the readers. It happened at a time when the Cold War menace was still lingering and when there was an organization in place to respond to those perceived threats.

That organization was known as NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) and combined the resources of both Canada and the United States into a unified force that could detect any missile or aircraft attack on our countries. It was established in 1957 and included the installation of three separate radar warning networks. They were the Pine Tree Line at the 50th parallel, the Mid-Canada Line at the 55th parallel and no less than 63 stations up in the Arctic known as the DEW line.

It was the practice of NORAD to conduct periodic rehearsals, training exercises that helped groom pilots in response protocols to any attack.

These were apparently monthly events that taught pilots pursuit techniques of theoretical invading aircraft. According to the clippings from her scrapbook, on the night of June 9, 1977, one of those mock attacks went terribly wrong.

I should preface this by saying that there were apparently strict guidelines for these maneuvers and rightly so. They were conducted late at night to avoid conflict with civil air traffic and there were distance restrictions from metropolitan centers.

This had to do with the fact that the aircraft in question, an F-106A Delta Dart jet was capable of Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound) and would create sonic booms.

On that June night the pilot Lieutenant David Dennings, flying out of the Malstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, had intercepted and destroyed a mock enemy plane at 20,000 feet and was given a second target just after midnight. The newspaper coverage varies greatly at this point about exactly what went wrong. Given this was probably highly classified business we will proba-

bly never know exactly what then transpired.

Suffice to say that there was apparently a cockpit monitor instruction given to Denning to head for a second target at 6,000 feet. Denning, by the way, had been with the National Guard for six years and qualified as a pilot in 1973. He was twenty eight years old at the time. Being in the National Guard is a part time occupation in the U.S. that requires, after basic training and advanced individual training, that you work one weekend a month and at least two full weeks each year for the Guard.

So it was that this Great Falls salesman proceeded on his attack. It is hard to imagine that above us in those days, on occasion, American and Canadian pilots were streaking across our skies in training sessions at such speeds. What happened next was catastrophic. Lt. Denning’s F-106, probably moving at supersonic speeds encountered something at the same elevation as he was flying. That something was the ridge in the Porcupine Hills where the Porcupine Forest Fire Look-out is located.

His delta wing jet plowed into the ridge at full speed just narrowly missing the 120 foot lookout tower and nearby station trailer where George Hames and his wife Marilyn were awakened by what he described as: “a God awful roar and explosion.” This recounting

by George comes from Forest Officer Peter Nortcliffe who was the leg man on duty in Blairmore at the time and who immediately responded to the incident. As an aside I recently received a copy of the 35 page comprehensive overview that Nortcliffe prepared in 2004 of the unfolding events that night which gives a rather unique look at the incident.

Peter had received a call from the gal at the Ironstone Look-out south of Blairmore who had just heard from Hames by radio call about the crash.

She told him that there was fire all over the hilltop and that Hames and his wife were evacuating the area. Nortcliffe called Blairmore duty officer Kelly O’Shea and then tore down the highway to

the turnoff to Hwy 22 where he was met by RCMP around 1:15 AM. Back then Hwy 22 was still gravel and relatively untraveled. The Porcupine Look-out is about 6 miles north and 6 miles east of the Waldron Bridge, up in the Porcupine Hills. It has a fairly encompassing view from the tower to the west and south towards the Livingstone Range and the Castle. As he drove towards the site it crossed Nortcliffe’s mind that: “there had been several crashes of commercial aircraft during the previous months in various locations around the world and it was with some uneasiness that we approached this site not knowing what we might find.”

In fact that particular scrap book of Mrs. Mundie’s was a collection of tragic crashes of train, planes and automobiles between 1970 and 1976, a subject she seemed preoccupied with. One article she had saved was of a DC-3 that had caught fire and force landed near Brocket about 10 months earlier. All 24 aboard, most of which were a B.C. lacrosse team, survived.

Nortcliffe’s extensive notes are done chronologically and indicate they arrived at 0210 hrs (24 hour time), surveyed the site and identified and labeled two separate fires.

By 0242 hrs. Forest Officer Al Gehman had also arrived and had a pumper truck operational on one fire caused by what he called a “rocket motor”. This was in fact one of four Sidewinder air to air missiles that the F-106 carried. A helicopter and fire fighting crew was called in later that morning from the Livingstone Gap Ranger Station for support.

By daylight Nortcliffe was able to get a better look at the site and wrote the following: “Surveying the scene of devastation in the first light of morning it was evident that the aircraft had clipped a tree at the North end of the trail of wreckage. This had caused the aircraft to nose down into the standing timber tearing the craft to pieces. The fuel tanks had ruptured on impact throwing fuel out and away into the standing timber resulting in the conflagration…..

There was very little in the way of large pieces of the craft left.”

By 0730 hrs. a twin engine Chinook and a Bell 206 helicopter had arrived from Malstrom and Lt. Colonel Shane Henry of the U.S.A.F. had set up camp and begun his team’s investigation. By then it was apparent, despite scanning all night for a rescue beacon from the pilot’s ejection seat that Henning had died in the crash. The crash site was restricted and secured while the fires were mopped up.

It was Ranger Al Gehman who figured out that one of the sidewinder missiles had started one of the fires and that the jet had been carrying armament.

There were in fact four of them, three of which had been accounted for by the next day. Nortcliffe described Gehman as being the one to find the fourth which: “was ultimately discovered hidden under a low growing Juniper…

His first observation told him it was just a piece of pipe but his surprise was quite evident when he rolled it over with his toe and saw the words Sidewinder printed on the cylinder and from the area he beat a hasty retreat.”

The area was off limits for weeks as the investigation and cleanup continued at the crashes 300 yard long swath and on June 24th the Lethbridge Herald ran a picture of a Chinook helicopter hoisting the massive 5,000 pound Pratt and Whitney J75 jet engine for transport back to Malstrom. The Hames returned to their duties at Porcupine and Nortcliffe observed that from the air it appears that the pilot at the last second spotted the light in their cabin and swung away to the south east.

Author’s Note: In 2010, Reid Moynihan, who was seven at the time of the crash succeeded in connecting with Denning’s family members. The crash has occurred on the south end of Moynihan ranch and Reid had always felt bad for this pilot who was working to protect our country. He had visited the site many times through the years and felt some kind of memorial

was needed. His determined search resulted in three of David Denning’s brothers and his nephew Chris visiting the site where they placed a small stone memorial.

They had never known exactly where David had died other than in some remote area in Canada. The next year, in Nanton, two American brigadier generals present Reid with

From top: Lt. David L. Denning - Montana Air National Guard - courtesy Nathan Wilburn - Find A Grave.com, 498th F-106 fighter-interceptor squadron- Geiger Field Spokane, Wash - courtesy commons.wikipedia.org, Porcupine Lookout Tower - courtesy David McMurraypeaksandstreams.com, Map of crash site showing newer trees in swath area near tower" - courtesy Google Maps, View looking west and south from tower towards Livingstone Range - courtesy David McMurray- peaksandstreams.com streams.com carries a a Montana National wonderful in-depth Guard Patriot Medal for tour of the look-out site helping to tell Den(Porcupine Fire Lookning’s story.

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2 disabled seniors looking to rent a 2 bedroom house with a garage in Crowsnest Pass or outside of town. Wishing to move prior to March 2019 (pet friendly). Call Ray or Denna at 403-753-3336 or Box 765, Blairmore, AB, TOK OEO.

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DEALERS WANTED. Hannas Seeds, A long time leader in Forage, Pasture, Native & Reclamation grasses is seeking knowledgeable candidates to be-

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The Crowsnest Pass Adult Education Association Invites applications for the position of Permanent-Part time Administrative Assistant

44-TFN Come Alberta Seed Dealers.

Contact Lance Walker 1-800661-1529.

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Reporting to the Coordinator of Crowsnest Pass Adult Education Association, this position requires a reliable and committed individual.

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INTERESTED APPLICANTS CAN SUBMIT THEIR RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO: THE CROWSNEST PASS ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ATTN: NINA FORD P.O. BOX 103, BLAIRMORE, AB T0K 0E0 <or> EMAIL TO: cnpadulted@gmail.com

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16 – CROwsnEsT PAss HERALD – Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Teck Reports Fatality at Elkview Operations Press Release

Sparwood, B.C. – Teck reports that a vehicle collision occurred at Elkview Operations at approximately 10:45 a.m. local time today,

Sunday, November 18, resulting in the death of an employee.

“This is a tragic incident and our most sincere condolences go out to the employee’s

loved ones and coworkers,” said Robin Sheremeta, Senior Vice President, Coal. “We are conducting a full investigation of this incident to identify the

cause and prevent a reoccurrence.”

Appropriate authorities, including the RCMP and B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Re-

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sources, have been notified and an investigation into the incident is now underway.

No other employees were injured, and there is no ongoing

safety or environmental risk.

Elkview Operations is located three kilometers east of Sparwood in southeastern British Columbia.