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The Crowsnest Pass Skating Club was lucky to have their Star 3 and up attend a skating seminar put on by Olympic Medalist Kaetlyn Osmond on the evening of Thursday, January 24, 2019. The four girls that were able to attend enjoyed themselves and learned some new ways to help them improve their skills. From left to right, Karysa Gregory, Kennedy Blakey, Kaetlyn Osmond, Stephanie Armstrong and Jaylyn Wilson.
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Thank You Upgrades needed for waterplant On behalf of Eileen Gettman’s family we would like to thank the medical staff, especially the nurses at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre for the compassionate care Eileen received. We want to thank the Bellevue Legion and the Ladies’ Auxillary for their luncheon and services. A huge thank you to Darrell and staff at Fantin’s Funeral Chapel for helping us through this difficult time.
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Frank water Treatment Plant upgrades expected to cost the municipality 20 millions dollars
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Council is continuing to look into ways to fund the upgrades to the Water Treatment Plant in Frank. Currently, council is looking at two separate grants that will significantly lessen the financial burden.
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After having a more detailed design completed, a more accurate cost estimate shows the entire project could cost upwards of $20 million and that there is still $8 million that needs to be funded. During last week’s council meeting, Chief Administrative Officer Patrick Thomas said that resolving this issue isn’t getting any easier. “Now we are coming up on a tough position that we know the plant is desperately in need of repairs and upgrades and on the other hand we know we are short $8 million on funding the project.” That is where the additional grant applications come into play. One of the applications is for the Alberta Municipal Water/Wastewater Partnership (AMWWP) and the other is the Investing in Cana-
dian Infrastructure Program (ICIP) that is a federally funded grant administered by Alberta Transportation. Thomas says that they were told the ICIP could take between six to eight months before a decision would be heard and that if council decided to start work on the plant, their application for the ICIP grant would be cancelled. Council then had open discussion about the topic and decided that currently the best route would be to draft a letter to Minister of Transportation Brian Mason. Council decided that they would like to stress their concerns in this letter and that they talk about the permits with Alberta Environment and the contravention that is currently going on. It was also decided that Mayor Painter and Patrick Thomas would
make arrangements for a face-to-face meeting to further explain the seriousness of the Water Treatment Plant’s current conditions. During the discussion, mayor Painter said that it is important for them to realize how serious this is. “We don’t want to be bad stewards of our environment. We need to reiterate that people have to use that water downstream.” Councillor Ward added during the discussion that the municipality doesn’t really have a choice because if they borrowed the money, they’d be at 75 to 80 per cent of their debt load and he said they simply couldn’t do that. Thomas says that he hopes the municipality hears by this summer whether or not they are able to receive the ICIP grant.
Welcome to our School “Welcome to our School” is a bi-weekly column in the Crowsnest Pass Herald highlighting the teachers who are educating our children and the programs and activities taking place at the Crowsnest Consolidated High School. It’s a way to remain upto-date with your school.
I was raised in Coleman and a graduate of CCHS myself. I am the mother of two amazing children and reside in Blairmore. I enjoy cooking, being outdoors, travelling and spending time with my family and friends. I believe there is no greater job than being a positive role model for our youth and I enjoy going to work every day. Barb Pollice Financial Assistant
CCHS eventS SCHedule & ACHievementS Crowsnest Consolidated Highschool is now into its second week of Breakfast Club, thank you Blairmore Lions Club and CCHS Sports and Athletic Society. CCHS Parent Council meeting February 12th 6:00 pm at the Learning Commons. CCHS Valentines Day Celebrations are on. See the office to order some goodies for your Valentine! February 14th Livingstone Range School Division will be hosting round table discussions at the school with all our students, led by Central Office and Senior Students.
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In the LIne of fIre Between February 4 and February 10, 2019 Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 42 calls for service including the following reported incidents. Four (4) fraud/forgery, three (3) threat/harassment, two (2) mischief (vandalism), two (2) thefts, one (1) disturbing the peace, two (2) other criminal code, one (1) other provincial statutes, six (6) driving complaints, seven (7) motor vehicle collisions, five (5) assistance to general public, one (1) suspicious occurrence, three (3) assistance to other agencies, two (2) 911 calls (invalid), one (1) false alarm and two (2) municipal bylaws. Break and Enter On February 1st, there was a complaint of a break and enter into a residence located on Frank Slide Road. Numerous household items were taken. Manhole Cover On February 6th, there was a report of a manhole missing from parking lot in Coleman. There were also reports
large rocks had been rolled down the hill by the highway. Motor Vehicle Collision On February 6th, at approximately 1:30 am, a report of a motor vehicle collision with a power pole came from West Coleman. This collision caused power to go out. Alcohol was not a factor and the accident is under further investigation. Fraud On February 6th, RCMP received a report of possible fraud. The complainant received a phone call from someone portraying themselves as a member of Stars Lottery stating they had won a vehicle and substantial amount of cash but requested a money order be sent to BC for the sending of the vehicle. The money order was sent but cancelled shortly after when complainant realized the call appeared to be fraudulent. More Fraud On February 7th, there were to more complaints of possible fraud from Stars Lottery. No money was sent on either of these two occasions.
Suspicious Mail On February 7th, a report of a suspicious email came from a complainants own email address threatening release of information if the complainant didn’t pay in bitcoins. This is a reminder to residents to check online accounts for suspicious activity and to check passwords. If you are concerned that someone has hacked into your computer, obtain antivirus packages or take it to a computer expert. Also, an iPad was found on the corner of 224 Street and 30 Avenue in Bellevue. Anyone missing an iPad can contact the detachment. Court News A 22-year-old male was sentenced to 90 days in jail on three counts of theft of vehicles from Blairmore; the offence date was October of 2018. Crime Mapping Crime mapping is available online to residents who are interested can login online at Municipality of Crowsnest Pass website (RCMP crime map for Crowsnest Pass) . Crime mapping shows property crimes
that occurred within the past two weeks in our area. Found Property recovered tires , gas cans and bike were located on Mcgillivray Flats in early December found iphone/camera in Blairmore found bikes turned into Municipal Bylaw Anyone with information regarding any crime is urged to contact the Crowsnest Pass RCMP Detachment at 403-562-2867, or Crimestoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-422TIPS. 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 its origin. do NOT purchase gift cards for payment to Revenue Canada.
Lifelong Learning a priority for Pass DAvID SELLES Pass Herald Reporter
A new project is starting up in the Crowsnest Pass. Council was informed in their meeting on Tuesday, February 5 that the Lifelong Learning project received the necessary funding to move forward. John Taylor is spearheading the project that he says is meant to give learners of all ages and in all stages of life access to powerful learning experiences when they need them. Taylor says he is thrilled with the funding he has received and is grateful for council’s participation. “I’m overjoyed not only with the funding but also with the commitment, vision and willingness to
participate and support the project. I’m over the moon.”
Taylor says that the group will need to focus their attention instead of
“I’m overjoyed not only with the funding but also with the committment, vision and willingness to participate and support the project. I’m over the moon.” - John Taylor Lifelong Learning co-ordinator
Taylor says that there are two phases to this project and that a group of people will be meeting on February 12 to start the first phase. The money from council and the other groups will be used over the course of the entire process but most of it will be used in phase one of the project that is developing a systems map for the rest of the project.
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having a broad idea of what they want to accomplish. “We can’t be everything to everybody so we are going to narrow down our focus before we start developing the framework.” Taylor added that there will be four workshops for people until the end of June and then a series of workshops called social innovation that will
take place in the fall. It’s not known yet how far this project will go, but Taylor says it’s partially up to the community. “All we've mapped out so far is the two phases of this project and then depending on where the community wants to go and how much energy they want to put into it and then figuring out how we govern the whole process will determine how much further we go and how much work is necessary.” Taylor added that because this is still new, it’s difficult to guess how far this project can go. “Right now it’s all theory until we sit down everyone with a different perspective and representing different organizations it’ll become clearer.”
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Pass gets visit from Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks Canada DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter
Grand Exalted Ruler Ron Potter of the Elks of Canada visited the Crowsnest Pass last Wednesday, February 6. This is one of his many stops across the country this year and he was glad he was able to make it to the Crowsnest Pass after hearing the current state of the organization in this area. “I didn't realize that this lodge was in a bit of a kerfuffle. But now I'm really happy that I'm here.” The Elks of Canada is an organization that focuses mainly on speech and hearing for children. The group has been working in 250 lodges across Canada and has 1,100 members in those communities. In the last 35 years, Potter says that they have built two main speech and stuttering institutes in Edmonton and in Saskatchewan and that there are more smaller operations around the coun-
try. “If a place helps with speech and hearing we’ve pretty much invented it,” said Potter. Over the years, the Elks of Canada have received many awards and donate millions of dollars per year. They've forced the provincial governments into screening newborns for hearing defects in order to aid children as soon as possible and limit the chance of having speech problems by being able to hear clearly. But the Elks also help in other ways as well. “Another thing we do is that if a family experiences a fire and loses all their possessions, the next morning we'll be standing there with a cheque for $500 for each child because they need to get clothes and other things,” said Potter. Potter says the most important thing to do is to take care of the communities they are situated in first because that is where
the majority of the funds for projects will come from. Potter also says that his conversations with politicians are very important to him. “I like to sit and talk to politicians because they have to understand that without the Elks in their community, your taxes will have to go up every time you need a new building or a play park or anything that the Elks do.” Potter’s love for helping is something he hopes he will see more of in fellow and future Elks. “I don't know how to express other than by saying that I have a passion for this that I know I've seen in other Elks. I'd like to see it in a whole lot more and the reason I say that is at some point in time when you're with this organization you are going to have a life changing moment that's going to make you understand that what you are doing is the right thing.”
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Grand Exalted Ruler Ron Potter was welcomed to Elk Lodge No. 584 by members of the Crowsnest Pass lodge and surrounding lodges during his visit on Wednesday, February 6. Potter is currently making his way across the country visiting a number of different lodges during his tenure as Grand Exalted Ruler.
While the organization does lots of work, Potter says it doesn’t actually feel like work because everyone is having fun helping people who need it. Currently, Potter believes that the organiza-
tion has leveled out and they are holding their own, which in his eyes is better than some of the similar organizations that are losing members and not regaining any. Potter will be continuing his journey west into
the lower mainland of BC and will also travel to Vancouver Island before travelling home. After that he will be heading east for a time as well and says he is looking forward to continuing his visits.
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Hillcrest Fish and Game hold 94th Annual Trophy Day Herald Contributor
On Saturday, February 2 the Hillcrest Fish and Game Society held the annual Trophy Day Awards. The following are the 2018 winners. Adult Rifle Typical White-tailed Deer: 1st – Jim MacGarva – 143 5/8” 2nd – Chuck Clarke – 135 7/8” 3rd – Lanny Amos – 133 7/8” Typical Mule Deer 1st – John Clarke – 175 3/8” 2nd – James Toppin – 161 1/8” 3rd – Thomas Garbiar – 158 3/8” Non-Typical Mule Deer 1st – Trevor Garbiar – 164 4/8” Typical Elk 1st – Stan Vander Linden – 236 3/8” 2nd – Justin Astalos – 181” Moose 1st – Pat Pow – 144 7/8” 2nd – Landon Clarke – 126 2/8" 3rd – Jordan Wilson – 122” Pronghorn 1st – Alan Garbiar – 71 6/8” 2nd – Megan Clarke – 69” 2nd – John Clarke – 69” 3rd – Ginger Garbiar – 68 6/8” Youth Rifle Typical White-tailed Deer 1st – Dante Fincaryk – 127 5/8” 2nd – Kayden Olsen – 106 1/8” 3rd – Kyler Olsen – 96 3/8” Typical Mule Deer 1st – Brittany Jones – 136 6/8” 2nd – Logan Amos – 132 5/8” 3rd – Jessie Wilson – 130 1/8” Pronghorn 1st – Skyler Abma – 60 2/8” Adult Fishing Cutthroat Trout 1st – Jim MacGarva – 11” Rainbow Trout 1st – John Stolk – 21 3/4” 2nd – Conrad Verbaas – 21” Lake Trout 1st – Frank Anderson – 17 1/2" Bull Trout 1st – Junior Olsen – 23” 2nd – Conrad Verbaas – 22”
Brown Trout 1st – Junior Olsen – 19 1/2" Eastern Brook Trout 1st – Peter Vander Linden – 16 3/4" 2nd – Conrad Verbaas – 16” Northern Pike 1st – Frank Anderson – 41 3/4" 2nd – Junior Olsen – 28”
Wildlife 1st – Wade Aebli 2nd – Junior Olsen In-the-Field 1st – Kristina Jones 2nd – Junior Olsen Youth Photography Scenery 1st – Brittany Jones 2nd – Deighton Wilkinson
Burbot 1st – Rochelle Abma – 31 1/2"
Wildlife 1st – Logan Olsen 2nd – Deighton Wilkinson
Lake Whitefish 1st – Junior Olsen – 22 1/2"
In-the-Field 1st – Brittany Jones 2nd – Ayla Rose
Youth Fishing Cutthroat Trout Josh MacGarva – 14 7/8” Owen Olsen – 14” Indie MacGarva – 6”
Bob Williams Memorial Hunter of the Year Award Justin Astalos – Total of 441 7/8”
Rainbow Trout Eric Clarke – 20” Derrick Toppin – 18” Josh MacGarva – 17 1/2" Owen Olsen – 16 1/2” Ryder Wilson – 15 3/4" Logan Olsen – 15 1/2” Kacey Abma – 15” Hunter Olsen – 15” Skyler Abma – 14” Bull Trout Hunter Olsen – 18” Brown Trout Owen Olsen – 19 1/2" Eastern Brook Trout Owen Olsen – 15” Josh MacGarva – 14 3/4" Ayla Rose – 14 1/2" Skyler Abma – 14” Walleye Hunter Olsen – 26 1/2" Logan Olsen – 20 1/2" Owen Olsen – 20” Northern Pike Owen Olsen – 28 1/2" Burbot Skyler Abma – 39” Kacey Abma – 33” Owen Olsen – 33”
Adult Archery Typical Mule Deer 1st – Ginger Garbiar – 164 5/8” 2nd – Justin Astalos – 161 5/8”
Adult Game Bird Pheasant 1st – John MacGarva – 37 6/8” Adult Photography Scenery 1st – Brian Vander Linden 2nd – Lanny Amos
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Hillcrest Fish and Game President, Brian Vander Linden presents the Frank Sickoff Memorial Award for most dedicated member recipient, Mandee Brown.
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Editorial and Opinions ~ Community Update ~
My Buddy While you are all celebrating Valentine’s Day with the people you love, I’ll be remembering one man in my life I loved beyond words. It just seems like yesterday, not two years ago, I followed the ambulance from Buddy’s house to the hospital to have him die in my arms while I rubbed his head and told him how much I loved him and what type of impact he had on my life. I remember holding him and thinking, “How am I going to live without him in it?” After losing my mother and father in short succession, I wasn’t sure I could deal with another loss; I wasn’t sure I was strong enough. It’s surreal to sometimes think that I buried the most important three people in my life all within 30 months of each other. When it’s quiet and I’m alone, it still takes my breath away. Every day I walk into work, I look into his office and I can see him sitting behind his desk answering the phone and doing his editorials. He hated answering questions so he would yell, “Lisa, you need to deal with this!” I can still hear him in my head and I smile. Buddy was the most wonderful man I have ever met. He was opinionated, but kind. He was friendly to everyone he met. He was my best friend and a grandparent to all my boys. I have learned a lot through grief. I have learned how to live by watching others die. I have learned to never settle because you don’t want to die with regret. I have learned to not judge anyone, because we have not walked in his or her shoes. I have to say that in my 30s, I was a judger and a gossiper. I don’t do that anymore with anyone. After graduating from university, I was set to conquer the world. My future life did not include three boys, but rather a corporate job in the city. I was going to do things and make a name for myself. It was a hard pill to swallow when I got pregnant and went to work at the Pass Herald. For years, I thought I had wasted my life and education. Now as I look back and my boys are turning into men, I realize that I was able to attend all their concerts, all their milestones, because I worked at the Pass Herald. I was able to go to work at 10ish (Lisa time) and leave whenever I wanted, but most importantly I was able to walk through the front door of the Pass Herald and spend five days a week with Buddy Slapak. Looking back, I really think I won the lottery. He was the most amazing man I have ever met. He was like a father, a mentor and he made me a better person. He was my best friend and he was so proud of the woman I was becoming - he was my champion. How lucky am I to have had that wonderful man in my life? How blessed am I to be so loved unconditionally? A lot of times, he’d answer the phone and I would hear him say, “Let me get Lisa. She’s got six years of university and she chooses to work at the Pass Herald.” He was so proud of me. He made me feel invincible. So on Valentine’s Day, I will celebrate the love of my life, Buddy Slapak. The world was better having you in it and not a day goes by that I don’t think of you and miss you with everything I am, but with that hurt comes comfort that I was blessed to have you in my life. LS
2019 is crucial for Alberta and for Canada John Barlow Member of Parliament, Foothills
We are well into the new year and time and again Foothills residents are telling me how crucial 2019 is for Alberta and for Canada. Over the last three years Canadians have gotten to know Justin Trudeau and they don’t like what they’ve seen. They’re tired of his mistakes. Mistakes including damaged relationships with key allies and trading partners, backing down to Donald Trump on NAFTA and refusing to get serious about the threat posed by China. A Liberal government hell-bent on phasing out Canada’s oil and gas industry, deliberately wiping out pipeline projects costing hundreds of thousands of Albertans their jobs. A Liberal government has destroyed confidence in the immigration system and the border by making those who obey the law wait in line while others jump the queue and enter illegally. Finally, the Liberal’s runaway spending and permanent deficits threaten to hit Canadians hard at a time when they can least afford it. Each of these failures has come to define Justin Trudeau’s time as Prime Minister. Albertans are wor-
ried about making ends meet. There is anxiety out there. And it’s real. For the first time in my lifetime there is a sense future generations will be worse off than those who came before them. As a father of three, this concerns me a great deal because as parents our legacy is to leave our country in a better place than what we found. Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said it best, “I believe Canada should be a place where no dream is out of reach. Where no ambition is too big for anybody.” I agree, isn’t that what Canada should be? Unfortunately, under Justin Trudeau, two thirds of Canadians either feel they can’t pay their bills or feel they have nothing left over after they do. Under Justin Trudeau, almost half of all Canadians report being overwhelmed by their debts. Foothills families, farmers and business owners know we cannot afford another four years of Liberal deficits. If Trudeau is given another four years, everything from the gasoline you put in your car, to the food you put on your table, to the taxes you pay to Ottawa will cost you more. We know this because he has already raised taxes. More than 80% of
middle-income families are paying $800 more in taxes every year since he came to power. He’s hiked taxes on small business owners and he’s ended tax credits that made things like dance lessons, university text books and bus passes more affordable. He’s brought in a carbon tax costing roughly $1,100 a family through increases to household essentials, but that’s only at current rates. Internal government documents show the government is planning for a carbon tax of $300 a tonne – that’s 15 times more expensive than the current $20/tonne. Based on the government’s own numbers, the carbon tax would cost an average family $5,000 per year. That is his plan. To give you a small carbon tax “rebate” before the election and a massive carbon tax bill after the election. We’ve caught him trying to raise other taxes as well. For example, he tried to tax health and dental benefits and even tried to tax employee discounts. He tried to scrap the Disability Tax Credit for diabetics and he pushed to hike taxes by 73% on small business investment and family farms. Thankfully, Conservatives caught him trying
to do all of this and we were able to stop him. Make no mistake. He’ll bring them back if he’s re-elected – when he won’t need people’s votes, but he will still need our money. The biggest reason we know Justin Trudeau will raise taxes is because his never-ending deficits will force him to reach into our pockets. Do not forget, he was elected on a promise to balance the budget. Three small deficits followed by a balanced budget in 2019. That’s what Canadians thought they were going to get because that’s what he promised. That promise is in tatters. The Liberal deficit is $19 billion this year, it has exceeded $60 billion in total over three years and there is no plan to balance the budget - ever. Clearly, budgets don’t balance themselves despite Trudeau’s naïve assurances it does. Albertans know you can’t borrow your way out of debt and you can’t spend money you don’t have. Mr. Trudeau is trying to have Foothills families pay for his mistakes, which is why the 2019 federal election is so critical. Canadians cannot afford to pay for the Prime Minister’s failures.
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Newer, one floor, two bedrooms plus den half-duplex on its own lot in Lundbreck. Main floor laundry, hot water on demand and high efficiency furnace. Perfect for retirement or an affordable second home. Close to Castle Mountain Resort and the new Provincial Park with many different opportunities for active living. Full concrete foundation with lots of storage. Attached heated garage. Plenty of parking for everything. $223,500 CALL JOHN MLS
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67 irONstONE drivE Spacious four bedroom, four bathroom luxury townhome at Ironstone Lookout. This brand-new home will not disappoint. Very bright and open plan design with beautiful woodwork and cabinetry. Large windows take advantage of stunning mountain views. Very special in many details, including a spacious main floor laundry room. Large garage with double car drive. Ironstone is unique in its design, with wide streets and plenty of parking. Incredible price-point for luxury mountain living.. $359,000 + GST CALL JOHN MLS
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Simply Selles
by David Selles
When I started thinking about certain topics I would be able to write on for my columns, I had three ideas that came to mind. I started by thinking about my passions. Sports are at the forefront of what came to mind but I wanted something that would cover a larger audience and that wouldn’t have people skipping over my columns. The second idea that came to me was to talk about politics. Now politics isn’t really one of my strengths or something that I enjoy writing on too often, so I moved on again. Then a third idea hit me. That idea is to write about the kind of culture or society we currently live in and to use an example of something I read or saw to back up my thoughts. I thought about this idea for a while and decided that it is both interesting enough and can vary enough week to week that I chose to pick this as my column topic. This week, I want to discuss the cold snap we’ve been stuck in and how that affects how we help other people. Winter finally hit southern Alberta over the past couple weeks and that includes temperatures regularly around minus 25 to 35 degrees. Now I love Lethbridge. I spent the large majority of my youth in that city and it will always be home to me. But something happened recently in Lethbridge that shows the negative side of our society in a big way. I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and came across a post about a women who was taking her son to the University on the city’s west side. On her way there, she noticed a man that was lying on the sidewalk in the downtown area. She said that there was one man that was trying to help the man lying down and she could tell that the man helping was homeless. She said that she worried about the situation but kept going. Then, taking the same route back from the university, she saw the one man had left and the other man was still lying on the ground. This time she decided to stop. She grabbed a couple blankets from her car and went over to help the man, who was folded up in the fetal position and called 911. She then stayed with him until the ambulance arrived and then proceeded on her way. In her post, she fully acknowledged that she hadn’t stopped to help the first time but was still clearly upset about the fact that in the close to 30 minutes it took to drive to the university and back, no one else had stopped to help. Now something like this happening is probably upsetting to a lot of us and I hope that we could say that we would’ve stopped and helped the man who was struggling but the facts are that with our busy lives, we might just drive by like most of the people did. But there was also a story on the flip side of this equation. Residents of Chicago were also feeling the cold side of winter recently and a beautiful story came out of that city. Chicagoan Candice Payne knew that the below zero temperatures would be too cold for the over 100 homeless people living in a small camp in the city. Without hesitation, she decided to charge 20 hotel rooms on her American Express card to give some of these people a place to stay out of the bitter cold. Once word got out, more and more people started donating food, money and transportation to get many more homeless people into the hotel to stay warm. When all was said and done, enough money was received to cover 60 hotel rooms, which accommodated over 100 people. After seeing these two stories, I though about what kind of community we would all prefer to live in. I think it’s pretty clear that all of us believe what happened in Chicago is more closely aligned to how we want our community in the Crowsnest Pass to be like. Now it’s up to us to truly create that kind of community and society here and with the people I’ve met since living here, I believe we are well on our way.
Turn off the television. Turn on their minds. In school or at home, the newspaper is a textbook for life. Encourage your children to make reading the newspaper a part of their everyday routine for lifelong learning.
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12 – CROWSNEST PaSS hERald – Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Looking Back By John Kinnear
Blonde hair, spider webs and goats Sometimes when an unusual story comes my way I go down that road of “ let’s see if this is true” and try to verify it. The depth to which one can chase down the details of a story is nothing less than astounding these days. So have I got a doozie for you. Or at least I thought I had. It all started with an interesting email I received with several blue highlighted links in it for internet authenticity reference. The email’s story involved a woman from Pueblo, Colorado by the name of Mary Babnik whose chief claim to fame was that she had blonde hair that was thirty four inches long. Not that big a deal I guess until I read that having these beautiful tresses led her to respond in 1943 to an ad by the Washington Institute of Technology. It was a firm who were consultants in radio and aircraft radio engineering. These guys were looking for hair that was at least twenty two inches long or longer that had never been cut or treated with chemicals or a hot iron. Their response to Mary was to ask for a sample and the letter they sent her stated that if they found her unmodified keratin strands acceptable she would be paid for them in United States War Savings Stamps. They were and thirty six year old Mary, who had been working at a broom factory since she was thirteen, cut her long locks off and shipped them. She refused any payment as she considered her sacrifice was for an important national cause. Apparently she cried for two months after at the loss of her knee length hair. According to the email story what Mary didn’t realize was that the intended use of her locks was for the cross hairs for a secret and very important bombing device known as the Norden bombsight. Many years later on the occasion of her 80th birthday (1987) Mary received a letter from then president Ronald Reagan thanking her for her selfless act during wartime. Nice story aye? Well guess what! It apparently has been debunked by many war history researchers including a Norden bombsight expert who claims all Norden sites had etched cross hairs in their lenses. Her locks may have been used for some meteorological devices but it appears the Norden story is just that. A story. Or was it? The development of the Norden bombsight is a complicated tale unto itself. It is about a very sophisticated device that enabled World War ll bombardiers to accurately place their bombs by taking control of the plane on the run in. The bombsight had a system that allowed it to directly measure the aircraft's ground speed and direction. Released bombs actually travel in an arc and getting that arc right under varying weather and flying conditions was extremely tricky. The Norden was kept top secret, heavily guarded for each plane and equipped with a thermite grenade that was to be set off in case the Germans got a hold of one. Bombardiers took an oath of secrecy. This cloak and dagger was all for naught as a member of a German spy ring working in the United States before and during the war passed on its basic design. It was clandestinely shared with German aircraft engineers courtesy of a German agent working as a draftsman for the C.L. Norden Company. It seems the German engineers did not deem this “top secret” device all that interesting and never did try to replicate it. The agent, Herman Lang, along with 32 others of the infamous Nazi Duquesne Spy Ring, was convicted of espionage in 1942. Lang got eighteen years for his duplicity. Just for laughs I checked whether “duplicity” was an appropriate word and you’ll never guess what came up! Definition: “deceitfulness; double-dealing.-example given: "the president was accused of duplicity in his dealings with Congress". No kidding. So as I plunged deeper into these stories I remembered as a child my father meticulously replacing the cross hairs on his Gurley mining survey transit with spider web. It was a tricky thing and there was a lot of cursing and delicate maneuvering. So of course you have to know I then went deep into the world of telescopic sights and spider webs and such. Firstly it is interesting to note that fossilized evidence of spider silk has been discovered as far back as 380 million years ago in rocks in the New York area. These guys have been weaving magical silk forever. Ancient Greeks used it to staunch bleeding and as it turns out the spider coats his silk with an anticoagulant. Indigenous people in the Pacific area used it to make woven water-shedding gear, kites, nets and fishing lines. For centuries man has looked to ways to harvest this remarkable fibre. When it came to finding appropriate cross hairs, materials like textile thread, silk, human hair and silver and platinum wire were tested but were all deemed too thick as they obscured part of the image to be observed. Spider silk on the other hand is forty times finer than human hair and five times stronger than steel. It is said that spider silk three microns thick has triple the toughness of DuPont’s bulletproof Kevlar. So no surprise that there were many attempts at harvesting and utilizing it. I know, I know. A lot of you are going ewww, especially the women. It’s the mental picture, right? Looking back, which is what I do a lot, we find that in 1639 an amateur astronomer named Gascoigne discovered a spider had spun a web inside his telescope and noted its usefulness. For a couple of centuries there was all manner of experimentation and pursuit of inky dinky’s web and some pretty goofy devices crafted to harvest it. For example, late in the 17th century, a Frenchman named Chachot managed to harness a spider to a machine with tiny, constantly revolving bobbins . They wound up the silk as fast as these particular arthropods produced it. Once the silk was attached to the bobbin:” the machine was gently activated (no kidding), the spider pulled in the opposite direction to escape, but not with sufficient force to break the thread, and seemingly enjoying the process, the spider maintained just sufficient tension to keep the silk in constant motion…” During the American Civil War (1861-1865) a surgeon named Burt Wilder developed a way to extract silk in quantity. It is comical to picture this as it was described in the May 2005 issue of American Surveyor magazine. “He constructed a device resembling the stocks used in colonial New England to hold criminals. The stocks held the spiders still while Wilder gently drew the silk from them. He successfully extracted 150 yards from one especially cooperative arachnid, then calculated it would require 5,000 spiders to retrieve sufficient material to make one dress.” Well into the 20th century spider silk, preferably 1/10,000th of an inch in diameter, was utilized in periscopes, telescopes, microscopes, survey instruments and some bombing sights. After Pearl Harbor there were several spider ranches or farms in the United States started that helped supply the continuous need for Itsy Bitsy’s lifelines. Mrs. Sponder’s farmhouse was one such miniature factory where she meticulously “silked” certain spiders eventually splitting one type of silk into two or three threads using dissecting forceps. Are you kidding me? I can’t even see most spider webs which means I walk into them and do that crazy arm waving spider dance. Back then spider silk sold for twenty dollars per hundred feet. These days scientists are still studying spider silk, in particular what they call dragline silk. Spiders can spin different types of silk and dragline is basically the outer rim or spokes of their web silk. It can stretch by 40% of its length and absorbs a hundred times as much energy without breaking as steel. Of course you know we had to monkey with the whole process to try and isolate, understand and replicate this amazing material. So it was that three spider genes that code for silk proteins were isolated. And wouldn’t you know it, they eventually inserted some of the genes of an orb weaver spider’s dragline silk into a Nigerian dwarf goat. His female offspring began producing in 2002 a silk protein out of their udders that is the world’s toughest material. Geneticist Dr. Jeffrey Turner, of McGill From top: University, said: “The silk glands of spiders and the milk glands of goats are almost identical, and teats equal spin- - Personal letter to Mary from Ronald Reagan - courtesy wikinerets.” media commons Dwarf goats can breed and lactate in just thirteen weeks. Turner formed a company called Nexia which went - Norden bomb sight in B-17 - courtesy wikimedia commons bankrupt in 2009 before spider goats ever went to mass scale. But others have carried on stateside at Utah State - My father's Gurley transit on display at Bellevue Mine with University where they are trying to convince the world that this transgenic movement is normal. To this I have but interpreters and then executive director Diane Peterson John Kinnear photo one word to say…. Baah! Author’s Note: It really is hard to sort out the truth sometimes. That email had links to copies of the original letter sent to Mary and the signed letter from Ronald Reagan. So somewhere in the dozens of websites I visited the real story lays. Good luck finding it!
- Ketteringham spider silk equipment - courtesy of American Surveyor Magazine May 2005 - Black And Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia)-member of big orb weaving spiders - courtesy of University of Wisconsin Milwaukee field station
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essential duties and responsibilities: • Coordinate and facilitate the in-school Tutor Program. • Assist in the coordination of the Home Visit Program. • Complete grant applications and reports as required. • Plan and facilitate community-based literacy events and programs. • Work in partnership with local schools and other social service agencies. • Prepare bi-monthly board reports and attend meetings. experience and skills: • Post-secondary education in a related field is an asset. • 2 to 3 years related experience. • Strong organizational and communications skills. • Proficiency with standard office software. • Ability to maintain positive and professional relationships with the volunteers, students, school staff and partner agencies. • A strong understanding of literacy and reading support strategies is an asset. • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. • Must be able to provide a clean Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Check and Interventions Record Check • Must have a Class 5 drivers licence and will be required to use your personal vehicle Job Type: Part time, September to June Hours per week: 16 Wage: Starting wage is $22.00 per hour or more depending on experience. Please submit resumes to literacyfoundationhas@gmail.com or for more information please contact Dorothy Gierulski at 403-562-8569. Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted. Closing date is February, 15th.
CLARENCE ALBERT FISHER
CLARENCE ALBERT FISHER, of Crowsnest Pass, AB, passed away peacefully February 4, 2019 at the age of 77 years. Clarence was born in Sylvan Lake, Alberta on May 30, 1941. He spent his working years operating heavy equipment. In 1959, Clarence married Erma Wall and they had four daughters. It gave him joy giving his time to all who knew him. Left to remember him are Erma, Cheryl (Doug) Steinky, Alanna (Kim) Cosman, Beverly Heppner and Dallas (Darren) Smaniotto as well as numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. To send a condolence, please visit www.cornerstonefuneralhome.com
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Obituary Mr. John Garner of Blairmore, Alberta, beloved husband of Mrs. Elaine Garner, passed away at Chinook Regional Hospital on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the age of 67 years.
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GEORGE “JOHN” GARNER ~ 1951 ~ 2019 ~ Cremation entrusted to Martin Brothers Funeral Chapels. Visit www.mbfunerals.com to send a private condolence.
SANDRA LYNN SCHEFFELMAIER ~January 17, 1958 – February 9,2019 ~
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Sandra Scheffelmaier of Coleman, Alberta, who succumbed to cancer on February 9, 2019 at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre while surrounded by the love of her devoted family. Sandra was blessed with 61 years of life. Sandra was born on January 17,1958 in Hanna, AB to proud parents, Alf and Helen Siverson. She was a blessing to so many throughout her life. Sandra was humble and hard working. She was blessed with a heart of gold and with many talents and abilities: she loved creating crafts, pottery & ceramics, cooking, gardening, driving, puzzles and playing on her computer. She was a great housewife and awesome pie maker. Sandra had a charismatic nature that drew people to her where she would prove her genuine concern for those around her. She shall be forever fondly remembered and so dearly missed. Left to mourn her passing and celebrate her life include her spouse, Nick Greyland; her mother, Helen Siverson; her children, Tammy (Ed) Evanenko, Jim, Travis and Lucas Siverson and their families; her grandchildren, Montana, Warren and Devon; her siblings, Art (Amanda), Terry (Caroline), May (Doug), Annette (Robert) and Marie (Dave); numerous nieces and nephews and extended family; as well as the countless friends she inspired throughout her lifetime. A Celebration of Life was held at Fantin's Funeral Chapel in Blairmore, AB on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 1:00 pm with Pastor Al Robinson presiding. Donations in memory of Sandra may be directed to the Crowsnest Pass Health Foundation (Box 455 Blairmore, AB T0K 0E0). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.
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AARON LINDGREN ~ October 24, 1951 – February 6, 2019 ~
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Aaron Lindgren of Coleman, AB, on February 6, 2019 at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre, Blairmore, AB. He was 67 years of age. Carl Aaron Lindgren was born in Edson, AB to parents, Hart and Marg Lindgren. His parents raised him to be hardworking, to love the outdoors, and he kept busy fishing, playing road hockey and spending time with his friends and family. In his teenage years, Aaron discovered golf and became a passionate and competitive golfer for the remainder of his life. He loved the sport, and in his prime was on the board of the local club for many years and often played the game five days a week. He also enjoyed curling and darts, both as a spectator and occasional participant. He was a talented carpenter and enjoyed the satisfaction of working and creating with wood. Aaron was a kind and honest man. His approachable, genuine manner was appreciated by every customer he assisted; first when he worked for Shaw, and later when he opened his own equipment rental store. His consideration of others was evident by the help he gave to many people in the community, from helping individuals with Shaw issues after hours, to helping community groups with hanging Christmas lights, to immediately repairing broken rental equipment. He took great pride in his work. Not one to dwell on the negative, Aaron believed in facing each day with a positive attitude and he believed that every day could be a good day. His sharp wit and determined character will be forever remembered. Left to mourn his passing and celebrate his life is his wife, Kathy Gilmour of Coleman, AB; his sons, Stephen Lindgren of Calgary, AB and Christopher Lindgren of Burnaby, BC; his granddaughter, Kalysta Lindgren of Lethbridge, AB; his brother, Douglas (Charlene) Lindgren of Beaumont, AB and family; as well as his extended family and many friends. He was predeceased by his wife, Connie Lindgren (Née: Lant) in 1996, and his parents, Hart and Marg Lindgren. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Holy Trinity Catholic Parish Hall (13126, 21 Ave., Blairmore, AB) on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 1:00pm. With respect for Aaron’ s down-to-earth nature, please dress casually. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be gratefully accepted by the Jack Ady Cancer Centre (960 – 19 St. S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 1W5). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.
Fantin’s Funeral Chapel entrusted with the arrangements. (403)-562-8555
Obituary
LINO FILIPUZZI ~1922-2019 ~
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Lino Filipuzzi of Bellevue, Alberta, who was called to be with the Lord on February 7, 2019 at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre. He was blessed with 96 years of a full and rewarding life. Lino was born on October 30, 1922 in Bellevue, Alberta to proud parents Angelo and Maria Filipuzzi. He was born the twin brother of Primo Filipuzzi and only by a string tied around the toe could they tell them apart. Lino was raised with respect for family, faith, community, and with an appreciation for a hard day’s work. His gentle nature won the heart of Yolanda Piccinni and they pledged their love with marriage. Lino soon became a proud father and worked hard at any job to provide for his family. He toiled in the dangerous underground coalmines, worked in the frigid forests and mills in the lumber industry and any odd job that needed strong hands and determination. Lino enjoyed gardening, fishing, watching wrestling on TV, but most of all, he cherished his family especially during the festive holidays and never missed any chance for family to gather together. He was unique and inspirational; he was never judgmental, sincerely concerned for others and generous to a fault. Always a man of actions more than words, he now is at rest in the peace of Christ. He will be fondly remembered and forever loved. He is survived by his children, David (Rita) Filipuzzi, Gail (Terry Myles) Milledge and Joseph (Marielle Parker) Filipuzzi; his grandchildren, Cory (Lori) Filipuzzi, Trevor (Michelle Beaudry) Filipuzzi, Tennille (Jim Harry) Filipuzzi, Carissa Filipuzzi, Troy (Lindsay McKerness) Milledge, Nicole (Michael) Miller, Alexander (Teresa) Decoux-Filipuzzi, Katey Decoux-Filipuzzi; his great grandchildren, Olivia, Sydney, Sheldon, Taryk, Kayne, Ava, Owen, Samuel, Chase and Blake; his extended family and friends. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Yolanda Filipuzzi; his parents, Angelo & Maria Filipuzzi; his grandchild, Sheldon Filipuzzi; his siblings, Primo, Jerry, Guido and Amelia Rinaldi. The Funeral Service honouring Lino’s life will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Fantin's Funeral Chapel (13461, 20 Ave., Blairmore, AB) with Rev. Renso Castellarin officiating. Memorial donations will be gratefully accepted by the CNP Health Foundation (Box 455 Blairmore, AB T0K 0E0). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.
Fantin’s Funeral Chapel entrusted with the arrangements. (403)-562-8555
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~Students travel~ Students from grades seven to 12 will have the opportunity to travel to Ottawa during a one-week exchange. There will be 24 students making the journey to the nation’s Capital from June 9-16. Organizer and High School teacher John Bole says that this is the third year an exchange like this has happened. “The first year, students went to Yorkton and then in the second year they made a trip to Muskoka. This year the students have the chance to go to Ottawa.” Bole also says that this year’s number of students is right on par with the previous two years. This year’s exchange is being done with York Street Public School and will see them travel to the Crowsnest Pass for a one-week stay at the end of March. Bole says that the planning for that portion of the exchange is well underway. “There are 24 students coming from this school and they will be staying with families here. They will have the chance to see the highlights of our community and some of the sights we have to offer like the underground mine, Frank Slide and Castle Mountain.” Bole isn’t sure what’s all planned for the students going to Ottawa as the focus is currently on the ones coming here, but does know they will have an opportunity to visit a mosque and the Parliament buildings. Fellow teacher Stacey Wright and one other chaperone will join Bole on their trip. Bole says that the students always have a great time and that the experience for them is amazing.
by Avner Perl
They stole our name, but we are the true Conservatives I wasn’t going to write about politics, but someone chastised me for not being a Conservative while supposedly I owe a lot to the Conservative party. I have been a Progressive Conservative Albertan since 1968 when I was sold on the Peter Lougheed message. He started the party from nothing and became the Premier in 1971 if my memory serves me right. He set us up so well that his party remained in power for 44 years until it was changed beyond recognition. A true leader, he was, concerned with the people of Alberta and proud of being a Canadian. Lougheed was born and raised in Alberta, an athletic, Harvard graduate and above all a privileged guy who shared his good luck with others for the good of all. His educated vision was for Alberta to use the temporary prosperity from oil and build a prosperous clean, attractive province for future generations. Investments in education, health care, and other social ventures are paying off to this day. Oil boomed, but oil corporations knew he was the boss. Hospitals and universities sprung up, Alberta Energy company insured that we prosper and Alberta became a destination for people seeking a good future. After a brief change over, Peter was replaced by Ralph Klein who was the opposite. A not very athletic, high school dropout, Ralph sold the goose for a few golden eggs. My Conservative party now dismantled the legacy of Lougheed, sold the assets, spent the savings, and allowed us to become a one big company town owned by private corporations. Move forward to 2019, when the contest is wedged between champions of the two theories. On the right side is Jason Kenney an Ontario born Saskatchewan raised, man who dropped out of a US Jesuit University, was active in the Young Liberals and moved to Alberta to be elected as a Conservative. He and another Albertan Stephen Harper led the Federal government for ten years never completing even one of our pipelines that we have going east which would have guaranteed Canada energy independence. A pipeline east now would have provided a market for the oil which Peter Lougheed invested so much of our tax dollars to develop. On the left side of the rink, we have a small but smart Alberta woman who grew up seeing the Lougheed advantage and under another banner decided to revive the Alberta Advantage. Just like Lougheed, she believes that investing in the people, infrastructure and diversifying the economy is the answer. The only main difference is, she is doing it while the province is suffering greatly from low world oil prices and from mistakes made before her
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time. Most of Alberta’s advantage has been sold, and those who bought it are trying to squeeze the last few pennies out, often at the expanse of Albertans. Not surprisingly the fight between “left” and “right” is most noticeable in countries and provinces where there is oil. The people who own the oil, since it is on their lands, often are pushing “left” since they wish to benefit from their resources. We have all known for years that oil will come to an end since we recorded Lougheed saying it. The question has always been, who will get the money and what will they do with it. Peter wanted to make the future bright for all Albertans, and those who followed him chose to give it to outside companies and friends in exchange for staying in power. My Alberta which I invested a lifetime of work to make better for my children and their children is not going the way I thought it would. The lady Premier is investing in children, elders, public education, transportation, diversified economy, families and health facilities, just as, Lougheed did. Her efforts are challenged by a New party that stole the name Conservatives doing what I consider damage to those of us who built the place. A party, supported by some rural Canadians and a lot of new immigrants is threatening to reverse the good work that she is doing. A political force that wants us to work for less, reduce taxes for those who are taking our resources, privatize our health care, charge us to use our roads, reduce money for our schools giving it to private schools and fighting against our efforts to reduce pollution, is gaining in the polls. They do it by spending vast amounts of money on marketing as I see on expensive electronic billboards. I am truly afraid that The Conservatives of my generation, and probably the parents of most of you, are losing the fight to outside “investors” who don’t have our province’ best interest in mind. They will skim the cream off the top and leave us to fight the floods and fires on our own. They will not worry about how we will afford to clean up after them and find ways to feed ourselves after the need for oil is gone. All those who came here in the boom times will go, and all of Alberta will be like a coal mining town after coal was no longer needed. I have the fortune of remembering the last fifty years in Alberta and the ability to assess what I saw and pass it on to younger generations. I will not be affected much by what is taking place, but I care about my children and the future of this province and the world around it. I also care about the investment that a lot of people that are now gone made in this place. I am a Progressive Conservative, as were most people who worked with me to make this a great place for our future generations. No one with a fake interest in what we were doing is going to say that I am not. This is my opinion anyway. Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.
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