Crowsnest Pass Herald - March 15 by crowsnestpassherald

Vol. 93 No. 10 March 15, 2023

Sixth Annual Pole and Spur Results NICK ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter The sixth annual Pole and Spur is over and the results are in! After a long day of racing around the Sartoris Staging Area, one team took the mantle of first place, with a total of 37 teams taking place in the competition. After the first round of competition the groups were separated into Groups A and B, with the best scores in Group A. Placement for Group A is as follows: First Place: Ryan Linderman (Skier) and Sam Edge (Rider) with a cumulative score of 46.6 had times of 23.04 and 23.56 to beat out the competition. The duo had no penalties in either run. Second Place: Kamilia Grabinski (Skier) and Gongshow Prescott (Rider) with a score of 47.29. This duo had no penalties and finished the first run with a time of 24 and the second with a time of 23.69. Third Place: Sam Edge (Skier) and Ryan Linderman (Rider) had a score of 51.69 after switching roles, with a time of 25.57 and 26.12. Emerson Padley (Skier) and Hayley Brooks (Rider) had the fastest time of the day with 22.65 but failed to place in the top three after a time of 34.04 in their first race. The Group B results are as follows: First Place: Logan Peasley (Skier) and Ian Scott (Rider) with a score of 76.38. Second Place: Cindy Sleeman (Skier) and Elyse Jensen (Rider) with a score of 89.6. Third Place: Brad Clifford (Skier) and Shayla Musak (Rider) with a score of 144.32 The novice group had seven of the total riders with Jessica Horne (Skier) and Tinnany Hiller (Rider) taking first with a score of 50.62. Kamilia Grabinski (Skier) and Rebecca McIntyre (Rider) took second in novice with a score of 60.31.

Nick Allen photos

The full results are available at poleandspur.com under contestants.

Top photo: A rider gets bucked off of a horse during the Pole and Spur event on March 11 at the Sartoris Staging Area north of Blairmore. Bottom Photo: A skier reaches for the final ring during their first run around the course, marking the end time of the run on March 11.

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Volunteer of the Thank You Year recognition Thank you to everyone who attended or donated to our bridal shower. for local ski club We are so grateful for the support of so many in helping us start our married life.

Sincerely, Karlie and Blake

NICK ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter

A longtime volunteer with Crowsnest Nordic Ski Club (CNSC) is set to receive the award for Volunteer of the Year at the Nordiq Alberta award ceremony on March 25. Keep you eyes open for our The winner this year is Larry Hennig, a member of the club who works on grooming and maintaining the Music Festival Supplement in trails around the community. Hennig retired in 2010 our March 22 issue and when he needed something to keep him busy, he joined the local Nordic ski club and began learning the trail grooming and maintenance required. In 2016 he and his wife Alix moved to Crowsnest Pass and he joined the Crowsnest Nordic Ski Club grooming team. “I really appreciate the nomination from the CNSC Contributor photo for Nordiq Alberta’s volunteer of the year. I have a Crowsnest Nordic Ski Club member Larry Hennig is passion for cross-country skiing and grooming ski for set to receive the award for Volunteer of the Year at trails. When I first moved to the Crowsnest Pass, it the Nordiq Alberta award ceremony on March 25. was clear to me that the Allison-Chinook ski trails, with a little work, had the potential to become one of Southern Alberta’s premier Nordic ski locations,” said comfortable in their ways. In his six years on the board of the club he has researched and recommended the Hennig. The trail volunteers are always willing to lending purchase of all equipment for grooming and maintea hand with trail maintenance to make winter ski trail nance of the trails whether it is tools for widening the trails, equipment that can improve the efficiency of the grooming easier and more efficient, he explained. “Our grooming team of outstanding volunteers pitch grooming process, or where we can get the best bang in whenever and wherever they are needed whether it for the buck for equipment and its maintenance and is grooming trails, clearing trails, maintaining trails repair,” said Schulz. Since then, he has helped update the club’s groomor modifying and maintaining grooming equipment. ing equipment and build a dedicated team of volunThey are full of innovative ideas that make life easier Crowsnest Pass teers to work on the trails. for the groomers,” said Hennig. Minor Hockey “He probably should have been nominated every He commended the “outstanding support” from the Association Municipality, Lands Division South, Forestry, Parks one of the years he’s been on the board,” added Schulz. He said the club mermbers are proud to call this and Tourism, Alberta Parks and the community. “Together, we have been able to transform the Alli- area home and there’s a lot of people that are proud son-Chinook trails into a winter playground everyone that Larry was nominated as he is the “cornerstone” should be proud of. In the end, being part of this won- of the club and its current operations, which are exderful team of people is [the] most rewarding. I love panding. “We’ve really tried to make it a great destination for seeing the kids in our Jack Rabbit ski programs out playing games, having fun and learning lifelong skills. a bunch of different activities out there. We’ve done Every day that I’m out on the trails skiing, grooming our best to make new snowshoe, hiking and fat-biking or maintaining trails, I see the smiles and enjoyment trails so it allows each of the disciplines of winter sport on the people’s faces and that reminds me why I do to have something that’s more purpose fit,” explained Schulz. this,” said Hennig. He asked anyone using the trails to make sure they Before Larry’s arrival, grooming knowledge had read signs and practice good etiquette so it can be an become stagnant, according to past president Caleb Please contact enjoyable experience for everyone involved. Schulz. crowsnestpassminorhockey More information on Crowsnest Nordic Ski Club “Larry was instrumental in bringing a new standard of grooming and trail @hotmail.com maintenance, and he did for more information and so in a collaborative manregistration ner, a task not easily accomplished for a team Southern Alberta RCMP are warning the public of groups who are travelling throughout Southern Alberta conducting gold jewellery and electronic scams. Suspects have approached people in parking lots, gas stations, or other public locations. The suspects typically offer fake gold jewellery for sale, as gifts, or offer to trade for gas. The jewellery is not genuine and is offered at very low prices. The suspects often provide a story such as having a broken or lost bank 1 - Lisa Fox of Blairmore a 4 night Kelowna BC wine card and are unable to access funds to continue their trip. Suspects are typically tasting tour for two valued at $2500.00 driving newer rental vehicles and sometimes have children with them. There have also been reported incidents were the suspects are selling electronics. 2 - Rose Quarin of Coleman a $200.00 Allied Ace These incidents have occurred between March 2 and 14, 2023. These types of Hardware Gift card incidents can be considered fraud or false pretences and are criminal offences. Alberta RCMP are advising the public to report similar incidents and to re3 - Colin Laird of Coleman a $120.00 Pure Country main aware of ever-changing fraudulent scams.

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POLICE BRIEFS There was a total of 32 calls for service received between March 6 to 13. The calls included three assaults, one fraud/forgery, one theft, two disturbing the peace, two other provincial statutes, seven driving complaints, four motor vehicle collisions, two assistances to the general public, three assists to other agencies, three violation tickets/warnings, three 911 calls, one animal call and one lost/found. Residential Disturbances On March 6, 2023, there was a complaint of a disturbance at a residence in Coleman, police attended and a 21-year-old female was arrested and released on documents with conditions for Pincher Creek Court. On March 7, 2023, there was a complaint of a disturbance at a residence in Hillcrest, a male was arrested and released on documents with conditions for Pincher Creek Court. On March 8, 2023, there was complaint of disturbance at residence in Bellevue. The police attended and spoke to both parties, no evidence of physical assault and no charges pending at this time. Online Fraud On March 9, 2023, there was a complaint of online fraud. The complainant purchased item online and sent an e-transfer to the seller. The transfer was auto depos-

ited but buyer was unable to contact seller or retrieve funds. Stolen Cards On March 10, 2023, there was a request for assistance from Elk Valley RCMP with reference to a vehicle being broken into and a wallet stolen with debit/ credit card that was used at gas stations in the Crowsnest Pass area. Matter is under investigation.

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The winter of 1932 was so cold Niagra Falls froze over completely.

Well-being Check On March 13, 2023, there was a request for well-being check on a female in Coleman. The police attended and she had an outstanding warrant from Didsbury. The 19-year-old female from Elk Valley was arrested and released on documents for Didsbury Court .

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Pincher Creek Court On March 9, 2023, a 33-year-old male received 60 days jail for failing to comply with release conditions from an incident which occurred on February 13, 2023. Reminders to the Public Reminder about driving complaints at traffic lights, vehicles are passing in turning lane and in front of vehicles in through lanes, this manoeuvre may cause an accident or result in road rage. Reminder to drivers that winter has arrived. Drive according to weather and road conditions. Brush your vehicles off, put your headlights/tail lights on and dress accordingly. Reminder to property owners to lock your doors and vehicles. Mark your belongings and record serial numbers of tools and other important items. Crime Stoppers Tips can be called in to the number 1-800-222-8477.

The Simple Raven’s Post BY AVNER PERL

Dust to Dust Easter and politics. When I went to grade one, I was very proud of what I learned. All my teachers in the school were people who survived wars and told us we were lucky to go to school and have an education. They didn’t. Most of them escaped from authoritarian regimes and knew the value of being able to vote for the government they wanted. Each day I accumulated more knowledge and knew that in many places, kids were not as privileged. This lasted until my parents moved to Canada and my formal education ended. Life went on and I accumulated knowledge until I managed to continue school and eventually earn a university degree. I never missed an opportunity to vote. I learned that here in the land of plenty, voters’ apathy is a problem. My adult kids tell me that there is no point in voting since elections are fixed. Doesn’t matter who you vote for, the average person loses. I go to a nomination election in Coleman. There are two very capable young women competing to be our provincial representatives if the party wins. The room is packed and parking is non-existent. Wow, the voting public is fired up. Three years ago, I attended a protest meeting where doctors and nurses were fighting the same government to keep their pay and benefits. Something has changed. I listened to our Premier’s speech in the capital, and it is so positive. She is ready to fight the Harper designed, Trudeau implemented Carbon Tax. There will be many energy high-paying jobs for people who will flock to our province. We can’t find workers now for existing jobs. Her party is going to fix health care by importing doctors and nurses to replace those who left. They are building new schools, but not rehiring the teacher’s aids they laid off. I am not impressed. If there is one thing I learned in school and life, is that politicians are full of unre-

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alistic promises before elections and only look at the viability of being able to fulfill them long after elections. Trudeau is a master in that art and his loyal opposition is even worse. They win elections by the amount of money donated to their campaigns by lobbyists, not by doing what matters to the voting public. If it was up to me, I would allow only a given amount of money for political campaigns and make it illegal to make campaign promises which will not be worked on during a mandate. Punish those who mislead the public intentionally or do not do their homework and price what they promise. We punish for false advertising. It is the job of the media to expose those who win leadership positions by telling lies. Why is our system, which was designed to work well, not functioning? Why can’t my children have faith that democracy works? In the meantime, I can’t just sit and wait for things to improve or for some savior to emerge and fix all the problems. He is not coming. The only solution is for enough people to wake up and do something. Showing up to vote is only one tiny step. The first step is for people to look at the world soberly and realistically decide what kind of world they wish to live in. Away with the band-aid solutions voiced by emotional politicians who have no intention of fulfilling promises. Education and experience are things we must use. We are not voting for the most popular kids in school who want power, prestige, and no risk. We are voting for capable leaders. I want a world that works for all those living in it, rewarding hard work while shunning cheating and lying. For example, I don’t want to hear about yet non-existent carbon capture technologies while increasing air pollution by the day. I am looking for peacemakers, not stronger weapons. I need health care, not more money in some disappearing heritage fund. This article is too short to describe all that I am looking for, but we can find it in the Christian New Testament under the Beatitudes. Each of the other world religions has it in their holy books if you care to do the research. The world that I am describing is not my original idea. My community reminds itself about it each Easter. They are also reminded that for some people; it was worth sacrificing their lives to achieve. Thank God we are not called yet to give our lives for a better world. Others before us figured out how it can be done simply by learning, paying attention, and voting in democratic elections. They sacrificed their lives and shed their own blood, so we will have the right. I see young kids going to school to learn about life and eventually lead the world, and I think. Are we changing the world by teaching one child at a time what is really important? Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED BYLAW NO 1141, 2023 - LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT 7:00PM, March 28, 2023 Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Chambers 8502 – 19 Avenue, Coleman

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to provide for DEVELOPMENT PERMITS the opportunity to use and develop the lands in accordance with the provisions of the “Residential – R-1” land use The Development Authority of the Municipality of district. Crowsnest Pass recently approved the following THEREFORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT a public hearing to consider development application(s):

the proposed Bylaw No. 1146, 2023 will be held in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Chambers at 7:00pm DP2023-008: 11914 22 Avenue, Blairmore (Lot 11-12 Block on March 28, 2023. Each person shall be allotted 5 minutes 17 Plan 2347BS). For a Contractor, General (Indoor storage of equipment related to snow removal) (permitted use) to present their position.

PURSUANT to sections 216.4, 606, and 692 of the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that anyone wishing to provide M-26, the Council of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in slide decks, maps, videos or a written submission regarding the Province of Alberta hereby gives notice of its intention the proposed bylaw should email: Bonnie Kawasaki, to consider proposed Bylaw No. 1141, 2023, being a bylaw Executive Assistant to the CAO at bonnie.kawasaki@ to amend Bylaw No. 868, 2013, being the municipal land use crowsnestpass.com with the bylaw number and public bylaw. hearing date clearly marked in the subject line no later than The purpose of Bylaw No. 1141, 2023 is to redesignate the lands legally described as a portion of the SW¼ 9-8-5-W5M, containing ±1.16 ha (2.86 acres), as shown on Schedule ‘A’, from “Non-Urban Area – NUA-1” to “Non-Urban Commercial Recreation – NUCR-1.” The subject land is located in the Crowsnest area (no civic address), south of Highway 3. The purpose of the proposed amendment is to provide for the opportunity to use and develop the lands in accordance with the provisions of the “Non-Urban Commercial Recreation – NUCR-1” land use district.

12:00pm on March 21, 2023. Verbal presentations (limited to 5 minutes) will be accepted at the public hearing.

For questions regarding the proposed Bylaw Amendment please contact the Development Officer by calling 403-5628833 or emailing development@crowsnestpass.com.

For questions regarding the proposed Bylaw Amendment please contact the Development Officer by calling 403-5628833 or emailing development@crowsnestpass.com. A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at the municipal office during normal business hours. DATED at the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in the Province of Alberta this 15th day of February 2023. PROPOSED BYLAW NO 1146, 2023 - LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT 7:00PM, March 28, 2023 Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Chambers 8502 – 19 Avenue, Coleman

DP2023-0013: 13437 18 Avenue, Blairmore (Lot 15-17 Block 4 Plan 3380T). For an Accessory Building (Detached garage) (permitted use) with a variance to the height by 4% and building footprint by 13% DP2023-015: 13338 15 Avenue, Blairmore (Lot 17 Block 18 Plan 2110534). For a Single-Family Dwelling (Addition) (permitted use)

A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at the municipal office during normal business hours.

DP2023-032: 20607 21 Avenue, Bellevue (Lot 36 Block 17 Plan 2211554). For an Accessory Building (Detached Garage) DATED at the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in the Province (permitted use) with a variance to the building height by 16% of Alberta this 1st day of March, 2023. PROPOSED BYLAW NO 1142, 2023 - LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT 7:00PM, April 4, 2023 Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Chambers 8502 – 19 Avenue, Coleman

THEREFORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT a public hearing to consider the proposed Bylaw No. 1141, 2023 will be held in the PURSUANT to sections 216.4, 606, and 692 of the Municipal Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Chambers at 7:00pm Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter on March 28, 2023. Each person shall be allotted 5 minutes M-26, the Council of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in to present their position. the Province of Alberta hereby gives notice of its intention AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that anyone wishing to provide slide decks, maps, videos or a written submission regarding the proposed bylaw should email: Bonnie Kawasaki, Executive Assistant to the CAO at bonnie.kawasaki@ crowsnestpass.com with the bylaw number and public hearing date clearly marked in the subject line no later than 12:00pm on March 21, 2023. Verbal presentations (limited to 5 minutes) will be accepted at the public hearing.

DP2023-009: 2925 225 Street, Bellevue (Lot 32-33 Block 17 Plan 7242AI). For an Accessory Building (Greenhouse) (permitted use) with a variance to the East Side Yard setback by 47.5%

Any persons claiming to be adversely affected by the above discretionary development permits or variances may file an appeal in writing by March 29, 2023, to the SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD or the Land and PROPERTY RIGHTS TRIBUNAL, as may be applicable. Subdivision and Development Appeal Board: MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS BOX 600, CROWSNEST PASS, ALBERTA T0K 0E0. Fee of $400.00 must be included with the appeal.

to consider proposed Bylaw No. 1142, 2023, being a bylaw Land and Property Rights Tribunal to amend Bylaw No. 868, 2013, being the municipal land use 1229-91 Street SW, Edmonton AB T6X 1E9 bylaw. Development Officer Municipality of Crowsnest Pass The purpose of Bylaw No. 1142, 2023 is to redesignate Phone: 403 562-8833 the lands legally described as Lot 10, Block 25, Plan 820L, within NE¼ 8-8-4-W5M, containing ±0.04 ha (0.114 acres), Email: development@crowsnestpass.com as shown on Schedule ‘A’, from “Residential – R-1” to “Retail Commercial – C-1.” The subject lands are locally known as 7918 20th Avenue and are located in Coleman. The purpose of the proposed amendment is to provide for the opportunity to use and develop the lands in accordance with the provisions of the “Retail Commercial – C-1” land use district. THEREFORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT a public hearing to consider the proposed Bylaw No. 1142, 2023 will be held in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Chambers at 7:00pm on April 4, 2023. Each person shall be allotted 5 minutes to present their position.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY MANAGER OF FINANCE - PERMANENT FULL-TIME The Manager of Finance is responsible for the professional leadership and managing the operational functions of the Finance department. The Manager will lead the budget process, ensure financial best practice, provide support to departments, and ensure policies and practices are followed. This role has supervisory responsibility for financial positions and supports and provides coverage for the Director of Finance. Deadline to apply for this opportunity is March 30. Find the full job descriptions and application at https:// www.crowsnestpass.com/living-here/employmentopportunities-page/careers

2023 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER Friday April 21, 2023 Doors open 5:30pm | Dinner 6:15pm MDM Community Centre | 2802 - 222 Street, Bellevue

12:00pm on March 28, 2023. Verbal presentations (limited The purpose of Bylaw No. to 5 minutes) will be accepted at the public hearing. The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass would like to invite 1146, 2023 is to redesignate Community Volunteers to a night of celebration! Please the lands legally described For questions regarding the proposed Bylaw Amendment join us for dinner, entertainment and presentation of as a portion of Lots 29-32, please contact the Development Officer by calling 403-562the “Order of Crowsnest Pass - Outstanding Volunteer” Block 18, Plan 3319I, within 8833 or emailing development@crowsnestpass.com. Award & the “Outstanding Youth Award”. NE¼ 35-7-4-W5M, containing ±0.107 ha (0.263 acres), as A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at the If you volunteer in our community & would like to attend, shown on Schedule ‘A’, from municipal office during normal business hours. tickets can be picked up at the Community Services “Multi-Family Residential Department Office in MDM Community Centre until April 12. – R-3” to “Residential – R-1”. The subject lands are locally DATED at the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in the Province For more information, please contact Kim at 403-563-2207 or known as 2225 and 2237 132nd Street and are located in of Alberta this 1st day of March, 2023. kim.lewis@crowsnestpass.com. Blairmore.

8502 - 19 Avenue, Coleman Box 600, Crowsnest Pass, AB, T0K 0E0 ph: 403-562-8833 e: reception@crowsnestpass.com www.crowsnestpass.com After Hours Public Works Emergencies: 403-562-2021

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AGM

Forty Fingers and two pianos at the Art Gallery

Well it’s that time of the year again, time for our AGM. This year we will be holding it at

The Kanata Inns Blairmore March 22nd at 7 pm 11217 21st Avenue Come down and see what’s happening with the Roxy project and see what volunteer opportunities are available. There may be a good ﬁt for you if you’re interested.

DEVIN BRADY Pass Herald Community Reporter

Crowsnest Pass Art Gallery hosts FOURtitude, a piano ensemble from the University of Lethbridge Music Conservatory

There will also be a number of board positions available.

Crowsnest Culture and Recreational Society www.crowsnestcando.ca

Devin Brady photos

THANK YOU

On behalf of the Crowsnest Culture and Recreational Society(Cando) Thank you to our sponsors, volunteers, and guests who contributed to the success of Wintervention ‘23. Wintervention is the Society’s annual fundraiser with events intended to create enjoyment for everyone.

FOURtitude, a piano ensemble from the University of Lethbridge Music Conservatory, formed in 2019 and made their debut on March 10, 2020. The group consisting of Dr. Deanna Oye, Cheryl Emery-Karapita, Brad Parker and Kevin Ngo took over the Art Gallery Sunday afternoon with a lively performance followed by a masterclass to connect with local students. The Crowsnest Pass Art Gallery was filled Sunday with families of young emerging pianists to enjoy a concert of familiar ensemble favourites and music you would normally hear from an orchestra performed as a piano piece. Unlike a piano concerto, the ensemble had two pianos between the four artists. “Piano is usually a solo activity”, “we are pianists who enjoy working with other people” Cheryl said before the show. Elegance is the single word that came to mind during the concert. Groups of 2, 3 and 4 played together, working in harmony with at least four hands to each piano. The final composition involved eight hands or forty fingers on a single piano. The group didn’t just stop there with the showmanship. They had choreographed a skit to accompany the piece involving a bicycle helmet, a selfie and breakout dance sessions. The audience was encouraged to join in on the fun and dance along with Brad when he jumped up from the bench. The quartet is set to perform in Calgary in May “Taking the act on the road” said Deanna. “We enjoy performing in a variety of venues” while discussing the tour. They hope to be able to connect with students all across Alberta and help them with their piano studies. “I think we all enjoy teaching as much as collaborating” Kevin said. The Lethbridge Department of Music and Conservatory will be hosting the Lethbridge Piano Intensive (LPI) from July 9-15. During this time students will work with artist teachers from the U of L as well as invited guests. The intensive is divided into three age groups, 7-12, 13-20 and Adult. For those coming from out of town, there is accommodation available at the university. “The goal of this program is to provide students of all ages and skill levels an inspiring experience to learn, grow and make lasting friendships with

other motivated pianists.”. The afternoon concluded with a masterclass, allowing local students to perform for the quartet and gain valuable insight on their techniques to prepare for the upcoming Crowsnest Pass Music festival March 20 -24.

Thanks to those who donated prizes, auction items and sign sponsorship dollars. Thanks to the Crowsnest Historical Society for managing the online auction, to those who assisted with the events, to Carrie at the MDM offices for her kindness and attention to detail, to Logan for assisting us with setup, to KRA members for tending bar, Country Encounters and staff for a great meal, and the Community for supporting our events and efforts to Revive the Roxy. A huge thank you to Heritage Crowsnest for supporting the Roxy, to Riversdale, Blairmore Lions and Coleman Lions for significant donations to continue our vision, mission and goal to Revive the Roxy. Crowsnest Culture and Recreational Society www.crowsnestcando.ca

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Herald Editorial LISA SYGUTEK

The UCP nomination is over and I want to comment on the process of the voting rather than the winner. I will preface this with the fact that I have been a Returning Officer in two municipal elections, long before I decided to run for Council, so I think I can safely comment on the procedure here in the Crowsnest Pass. I have been a card-carrying conservative my entire adult life. When I was in university, I was part of the young conservative organization. I believe in the party, well the party I used to know and understand, and I must tell you I don’t understand this party anymore. My first experience with the new Livingstone-Macleod Constituency Association (CA) was at the Annual General Meeting a few months ago. I was excited to see how this CA ran and where it was heading. What I experienced was basically a take-over by the ‘Take Back Alberta’ (TBA) faction. There was a list of candidates running for the CA Board. As the nominations opened up from the floor there was an abundance of people putting up their hands to run. More than I’ve ever seen in a CA nomination. It was bizarre. There was honestly a sense of extreme hostility in the room. It felt like a coup. After the Board elections, I found out that around 80 percent of the Board had been replaced and many of the new Board members were a faction of the TBA group. I must tell you that I love Alberta and I love Canada. There is no way I want our province to leave federation. I think that we must have a strong voice, we must fight for our place in Confederation, however I do not want to leave my country to do so. I left that meeting with an extremely bad taste in my mouth. From that meeting was the nomination process for the next UCP candidate for Livingstone-Macleod. I have to say that the campaigning for the position also left a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of vitriol going around and again a sense of anger with a touch of separation sentiment. On election day, I was dismayed to see that there was only a two-hour window in which to vote, and the venue was at the Coleman Seniors’ Centre. It’s a beautiful centre, but way too small to host an election. When I arrived, people were all over the place, to the point that it was chaotic. We were told to bring a piece of identification, mainly your drivers’ licence, and you could vote. What they didn’t say was the if your membership papers didn’t have your physical address on it, you needed a second set of papers with your physical address on it. How hard is it to send people a notice that says VERY clearly to bring two pieces of ID. It’s pretty easy to email UCP members; they email me weekly for donations. Apparently, I wasn’t the first to miss the memo because eventually most people needed to go into two line ups, line ups that were out the door, because their physical address was not noted in the paperwork the party has for membership. I persevered, and 20 minutes later, was able to vote. Many were turned away and told to go home and get the proper papers (not nicely I may add). The problem is that the window was only two hours. To add to the chaos the WIFI was sporadic and so you had to wait while they tried to hook up to check if they had your physical address. Also, the man running the show was incredibly rude. I witnessed him loudly telling people to leave. The funny part is that the same people denied the vote in the Crowsnest Pass for lack of ID, were able to vote in Pincher Creek without their ID. I’m embarrassed by how the process was handled. People who were denied, people outside the building were asking me for help. I’m assuming because I was a Returning Officer for them in the past and a Councillor

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here in the community. I can tell you there was no helping the cluster of a mess that took place that day. The UCP should be embarrassed by how they handled this nomination election. They put into place the process and the people running it, and they should do better. If you can’t run a nomination election properly, how in the heck are you going to run this province properly. Never in my 32 years of being able to vote have I been so let down by a system. It’s a lack of communication, it’s a lack of procedure, and it’s a lack of common sense. I have voiced my concerns about my party and this TBA faction, and I seem to hear a similar statement that many of us can no longer relate to where this party is headed, especially in this provincial constituency. I now feel I am in a space where I have nowhere to go. I will never vote NDP, so what then are my options? I will be looking at the platform of the Alberta Party. Perhaps it will resonate with me. I like to see myself as a fiscally conservative and socially liberal. I’m not a socialist, which is what I see in the NDP, but neither am I a militant separatist which is how I’m seeing a good faction of the UCP heading. I’m sad. Sad that my party is fractured by an extreme right conservative group and people like me who are moderate are left bereft. I’m sad that I feel I can’t support a party I so loved. I’m sad that if we vote for the Alberta Party it splits the conservative vote and opens the door for the NDP to perhaps win.

I’m just sad with the state of political affairs in this province and this country. I had so much hope four years ago when we united. I did not back Danielle Smith, I really wanted Travis Towes to win. That said, I am surprisingly content with Premier Smith on many fronts as the leader, but I am very worried the TBA has now become most of my party. Remember, when you make promises to get elected, eventually you will be expected to tow the line. Only 1,346 people in our provincial constituency who held memberships voted. That says a lot. Are people apathetic or are they as disenfranchised as I am. I guess we will see in the provincial election in May. All I know is unless the party changes dramatically within, this could spell trouble for the UCP as we get closer to the day. If you are wondering what the TBA means, I suggest you google Professor Duane Bratt, PhD and listen to his video. He explains the faction better than I ever could. I’ve been so upset I have talked friends who have been in the political game for many years. This was their response: “many people feel the way you do. Perhaps we can get some veteran politicians to speak up for the mainstream folks like you. That may involve writing columns and reassuring residents as an attempt to offset the TBA influence”. From my recent conversations with many of the party faithfuls, many of them identify as fiscally conservative and socially liberal. My worry is that the TBA is so ingrained in the UCP that there is no place for mainstream folk like me, and that breaks my heart.

A response to a Brick about the École des Grands-Vents École des Grands-Vents, located in Bellevue, is a Public Francophone School that was established accordingly to the rights provided by Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Section 23 ensures the right to instruction in French or English to the children of the francophone and anglophone minority communities in all of Canada’s provinces. Thanks to this key provision of the Charter, francophones outside of Quebec and anglophones in Quebec can pursue their education in their own language. There are over 1000 minority official language schools in Canada, their role is to preserve and promote the two official languages of Canada and the cultures represented by those languages. -Antoine Begin

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Well, it was my first time at skijoring and wow was that a lot of fun to watch! Although I didn’t manage to stay the entire day, I did enjoy the food and fast paced action that I saw. I arrived before the festivities started, but was able to enjoy a nice double cheeseburger available at the numerous stalls around the staging grounds. When the action started, it wasn’t long before someone was removed form their horse, rather forcefully. They fared alright from the fall, thankfully, but that wasn’t the end of the tumbles for the day. After the one bucking horse, it was mostly the skiers that took the fall. The last corner seemed particularly tricky for the riders and skiers to navigate with many losing hold of the ropes. After watching for a couple of hours, my legs began to go numb and my camera batteries died, so I made my way back down to town on the shuttles they were so courteous to provide. After escaping the wind and cold, I decided to research the history of the event and how it got started. The first cool thing I found out about the word skijoring is that it means ski driving, which after witnessing the competition, felt rather accurate. There are rumours that it started as a mode of winter travel although it is primarily a competitive sport in the world today. In 1976, Denver, Colorado tried to host the Winter Olympics and had the sport listed as one of the exhibition sports for the event but the city turned the bid down. The sport varies as you go around the word. For instance, in modern-day Latvia, skiers are towed in a motocross-style event called Twitch’n’Ride. At the competition in Alaska, skiers are towed behind snowmobiles. In the United Kingdom, athletes are skijoring on turf or in arenas. In some coastal regions in France and on Caribbean islands, skijoring even occurs on beaches. Aside from those variations there is also dog skijoring, which can feature one to three dogs wearing harnesses and pulling a skier behind them. Personally, I am going to make sure I am in attendance for this event every year. It was quite the sight to behold and the atmosphere was great. Awesome work by all of the volunteers!

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Two Marks make their mark JOHN KINNEAR Pass Herald Feature Reporter Gushul residencies can be scheduled year round for both the studio and the writer’s cottage through the University of Lethbridge. It is a wonderful part of the legacy of Thomas and Evan Gushul that such a facility is available for artists and writers here in the Pass. These last few weeks a pair of Northern BC artists have taken up residence there and applied their craft to canvas in the Gushul’s spectacularly northern lit studio. Both hail from Northern BC and each has a unique style and approach to their work whether it be contemporary landscape or abstract impressionism. Mark Thibeault is from Telkwa , about nine miles from Smithers, BC, where he operates an art studio. Mark describes his work as, “an intuitive unveiling or revealing of the inherent linear compositions woven through our perception of the world and our interactions within it. “ Marks talents are not limited to his artwork and include him being an accom-

plished musician and also a luthier. He has designed and hand crafted over 450 world class guitars. Several of Mark’s pieces were on display at the studio including a wonderfully abstract interpretation of a glimpse into the forest in rich green and blue acrylics. Thibeault studied for a BFA Honours in visual arts, primarily painting and drawing, at the University of Windsor, Ontario (1992). Mark Tworow, who is from nearby Smithers, says he likes to apply a strongly formal structured style of lush paintery colours to the landscape world around him. He immersed himself in Pass backdrops while here, which are very similar to the natural settings in and around where he is from. I observed him masterfully applying oils to a canvas, with his self confessed abstract expressionist leanings, to interpret the view that unfolds as one rounds the corner at the volcanics west of Coleman. The Mount Tecumseh dominated vista. Of his work Tworow said, “If I had to define what I am as a painter, I’d lean towards abstract expressionist, though I use their techniques and approach to try and capture the essence of the landscape around us.” Mark graduated from the Alberta College of Arts in the 1990s and has work held in private collections in Canada, England, the U.S. and New Zealand. Both artists have wrapped up their residencies here but are making discreet inquiries about the possibility of a show some time down the road in our area. To see a varied cross section of their works go to markthibeault.com or marktworow.com

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Crowsnest Council update NICK ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter Council discussion on encroachment to continue after lengthy discussion on March 7. The council met to discuss several issues with the delegation from Crowsnest Nordic Ski Club starting the evening. Along with the encroachment policy and delegation, they also discussed the 2022 preliminary financial report for the fourth quarter and two land use bylaw amendments.

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The discussion around the encroachment policy lasted for a significant portion of the meeting, with more talks needed before any changes were finalized. It has been a few months since the council directed the administration to propose some amendments to policy based on previous discussions. A lot of the disagreements stemmed from when, historically speaking, encroachments would continue to be allowed. This was later pushed to a future meeting. Present to speak with the council on behalf of the Crowsnest Nordic Ski Club was Caleb Schulz, who showed the council what changes and improvements the group has made after the change in operations. The Crowsnest Nordic Ski Club shared information on their current membership rates, which have been seeing a steady increase since 2010. They also shared how many users were using the trails, with a total of 173 users indicated on the “Rainbow Run” trail. The group’s hope is to expand the type of cross country skiing they can teach youth by introducing skate skiing. With over 50 kilometres of trail to maintain, the group has also purchased a Kei Truck which is “more effective and purpose built to groom than a snowmobile” according to Schulz. The truck works so well, the club is pursuing the purchase of another one this year. The first of the land use bylaw amendments to be discussed was the re-designation of the ‘Greenhill Apartments’ from Residential to Multi-Family for the purpose of converting the existing single-family dwelling into a fourplex dwelling. The ‘Greenhill Apartments’ were constructed in 1921 and used as accommodation for West Canadian Collieries senior

personnel. The building is identified in the Heritage Inventory Project and described as an example of a smaller apartment style dwelling with two upper suites and two lower suites. Council passed first reading. The other proposed bylaw involved the re-designation of land from Non-Urban Area to Residential for the purpose of bringing the existing single-family dwelling into compliance with the land use bylaw after a zoning irregularity was discovered during a compliance certificate review.

The Crowsnest Pass Hospital Auxiliary would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported us at the Christmas Market in December 2022, the Tree of Hope Campaign, the Bake Sale and our 50/50 Raffle which was won by Blair Painter. A special thank you to all our volunteers that made this all possible from baking, knitting, working at our venue and Tuck Shop. Without you we could not hold these events. It was greatly appreciated. Here is wishing you all a Happy New Year and best wishes in 2023!

NICK ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter Pincher Creek Co-op announced the opening of a new Co-op retail fuel site. This site, located in Coleman allows them to grow their services and expand into new areas. “These new sites demonstrate our commitment to investing in our communities and offering the best service and support to our members - it’s what makes Co-op a different kind of business,” said Kayne Evans, Division Manager, Pincher Creek Co-op. “We look forward to serving you at our new sites.” Starting with their grand opening on March 13, 2023, the fuel site will operate under the Co-op brand with all the benefits of a Co-op membership, including the use of their Co-op number at the new Coleman location. Kori Fast, the General Manager at Pincher Creek Co‑op said the opportunity arose after Husky-Cenovus announced they were getting out of retail gas bar stations. “We saw it as a great opportunity to get the Co-op brand into the Pass and that’s how we came to be at the Coleman Husky site,” said Fast. Conversion of the site started in November 2022, with the process going “much quicker than expected” as it only took a week for the deal to go through. Currently, they are using a dealer operator which means they are leasing the facility back to the operator that was hired by Cenovus. “We’re maintaining the relationship because [the dealer operator] has that local employment, so we’re not actively engaging in the day-to-day operations,” said Fast. The speed with which they were able to take over the location as a Co-op site was recognized as a major benefit compared to starting at a new location. “This project allowed us to get our brand into the Pass in a turnkey operation which was relatively inexpensive,” said Fast, “The support that the Pass has given us has been phenomenal and I look forward to that kind of relationship as we move forward.” With the Grand Opening of the Coleman location taking place on March 13, they will be serving free coffee to people that stop in before April 10. Pincher Creek Co-op’s newest location is now open at 8517 20 Avenue, Coleman. More information on the purchase and opening of new sites can be found at www. pinchercreekcoop.crs.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA PROPOSED BYLAW NO. 2023-01 MD of Ranchland No. 66 Land Use Bylaw To be held at 1:00 p.m. on April 18, 2023 MD of Ranchland No. 66 Council Chambers Municipal Building, Chain Lakes Provincial Park PURSUANT to section 640 of the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter M26, as amended, the Council of the Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 in the Province of Alberta hereby gives notice of its intention to consider adoption of Bylaw No. 2023-01, being the Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 Land Use Bylaw. THE PURPOSE of proposed Bylaw No. 2023-01 is to adopt a new Land Use Bylaw to: •

update and establish municipal standards and procedures regarding the use and development of land within the municipality;

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comply with the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter M-26, as amended, and all provincial legislative requirements;

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update and revise the municipal land use districts to coincide with provincial land use areas;

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revise, add to, and clarify various permitted, discretionary, and prohibited land uses prescribed in each district and provide for associated definitions and development standards;

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ensure that all development in the Municipal District is compatible with both the surrounding environment and ranching/agricultural activities which are the mainstay of MD land use. HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS

HOW TO ATTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING

If you would like to submit comments or require further information on this proposed bylaw please email steveharty@orrsc.com, call 403-349-1344, or visit the MD of Ranchland No. 66 office during normal business hours.

A public hearing to consider proposed Bylaw 202301 will be held in the MD of Ranchland No. 66 at 1:00 p.m on April 18, 2023. Both written and verbal presentations may be made to Council at the public hearing. Please notify the Chief Administrative Officer @ 403-646-3131 if you wish to speak at the meeting.

A copy of the Draft Land Use Bylaw and supporting materials is available at the municipal office and online at https://www.orrsc.com/municipal-districtof-ranchland-no-66-land-use-bylaw-draft-2023/ Please forward written submissions on or before April 14, 2023

The MD of Ranchland No. 66 Council Meeting is held in the Municipal Building at the Chainlakes Provincial Park.

DATED at the MD of Ranchland No. 66 in the Province of Alberta this 6rd day of March, 2023. Robert Strauss Chief Administrative Officer MD of Ranchland No. 66 Box 1060 Nanton, AB T0L 1R0

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Looking Back BY JOHN KINNEAR

George Liebergall True Grit The Great Depression led to many desperate money-making measures and people would do just about anything to try and survive. In the late 1920’s grueling dance marathons with big prize money were all the rage and the history of this tortuous and sometimes deadly competition is a story unto itself. There is however another depression-era story of going for the gold that involves a marathon of a different type and this one has an amazing Crowsnest Pass connection. It is the story of the unprecedented 1928 transcontinental race across the United States that was known as the First Annual Trans American Foot Race. It was organized by the very first sports agent to surface in the United States, a P.T. Barnum & Bailey type showman by the name of Charles C. Pyle. C.C. Pyle operated a movie theater and amongst his early promotional sports efforts was the running of the very first professional U.S. tennis tour. In 1928 Pyle hatched the idea to create a never before done foot race across the United States from California to New York City , one which offered 10 prizes, the top being $25,000. It was to be awarded to the runner who crossed the finish line in New York at Madison Square Garden with the best overall elapsed time through a mind-numbing 80 legs of the race. That first prize is the equivalent to $437,000 in today’s monies and this first of its type contest drew entrants from all over the world. Men renowned for their running abilities in their country or the Olympics signed up. The logistics of a race of this magnitude is rather onerous but on reviewing Pyle’s 20-page promotional brochure he appeared to have planned it all out thoroughly. Each contestant was required to pay a $125 entry fee and to deposit $100 in a Los Angeles bank to be held in trust until such time as they finished the race. The hundred dollars was there to guarantee they would have funds for a way home should they not finish the race. Those 80 stopover points were designed for resting each evening and the distance between them ranged from 40 to 75 miles. At each of the rest stops a commissary and diet kitchen was to be set up for evening and morning meals, run by expert dieticians. Medical and training headquarters were also established with doctors, nurses, trainers, rubbers and handlers, all of whom travelled in a huge caravan ahead of the runners. That caravan was a collection of busses, trucks and official cars loaded with people like shoe repairmen, doctors, newspaper reporters and photographers. This was to be quite the show, almost circus-like. All contestants were required to report to the official training grounds in Los Angeles by February 12th. A nationally known physical trainer named Hugo Quist was hired to make sure each contestant was up to the task of this test of endurance. The next three weeks were spent conditioning the 200-plus entrants by running between 25 to 50 miles either at the track, where their army-like camp was set up, or across country. At the camp each runner was assigned numbered blankets, an iron cot and a pillow and other necessary supplies. They were housed by nationality and runners came from countries like England, Finland, Germany, Estonia, Siberia, Ireland, South Africa and all across the United States and Canada. Contestant #12, as listed on the program, was none other than George Liebergall from Bellevue, Alberta. George had been born in Sumtum, West Salen, Germany in 1903 and immigrated to the Pass with his mother and father, Jacob and Anna when he was just over two years old. George was well known as a runner growing up in the Pass and had won many races in Southern Alberta. So it was that George Liebergall, at age 25, decided to pay the entry fee and show up at the training camp at the famous Ascot Speedway in Los Angeles, to enter into and prepare, for this epic run. He was there, in tip-top shape and side by side with

several other determined Canadians, when they started the first leg of the marathon on March 4th. The road used for the majority of the marathon was U.S. Highway 66, once known as the famous Route 66; the shortest distance highway-wise between L. A. and Chicago. It had check points in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri before passing through Illinois to Chicago. From there the race went directly east through Ohio, Pennsylvania and the north end of New Jersey before wrapping up in New York 3424 miles later. By my count there were at least 7 Canadians from all parts of the country entered including Harold McNutt, a long distance hiker from British Columbia who decided to hike from Vancouver to Los Angeles just to enter the race. What the hell aye! Why not? At the end of the twelfth lap George was in 15th place and was the fastest Canadian in the race at that point. At the 2,000 mile mark he was still in 17th place and running strong. George was in good stead placement-wise by Chicago and felt he had a good chance for prize money. The April 19th, 1928 issue of the Blairmore Enterprise paper carried a story on George’s progress stating, “George is still in the race and in grinding out from 40 to 75 miles every day is at the same time wearing out shoes and giving world-wide publicity to the Crow’s Nest Pass.” Below the article was a list of 16 contributors to his cause including $25 from the Blairmore Town Council. For an untrained distance runner George showed a level of determination and endurance that was outstanding. It takes great heart and spirit to push oneself that hard for so long. George was a warrior, of that there can be no doubt. In an interview years later he revealed that all was not as C.C. Pyle painted it in his brochure. The tents were paper thin, the food inadequate to maintain the racers stamina and Pyle lost control of the race around Springfield, Missouri. F.F. Gunn of the Union Pacific Railroad took over the race management but there was not much improvement meal and accommodation-wise. Arrangements, according to George, were made in advance for competitors to use old garages, barns, chicken coops and where ever for sleeping. He recalls that in one place they were aroused at 3 a.m. by a rooster and according to him, “That was his last crow on earth.” George noted that some of the racers were “splendid specimens of manhood” and that for most the early part of the race, which ranged around 41 or so miles, it was almost a matter of routine. He said that when it was boosted to 70 miles in one day and in one case 200 miles in three days that it “reduced some of the contestants to physical wrecks with some eventually dropping out. George himself stood up well despite losing 25 pounds through the desert section of the race, the deadly Mojave. Many years later his daughter Georgina travelled through the Arizona area and recalled her father mentioning some unusual trees along his race route. As she passed by the Joshua Trees on the highway she wondered to herself then if she was seeing the same trees that her beloved father had mentioned decades earlier. About 120 miles or so out of New York George dislocated his knee and it was then that a remarkable doctor, from Passiac New Jersey named Kronman, stepped into the picture. Kronman treated his injured limb for a week, literally shutting down his medical practice and staying with George, treating and supporting him all the way to Madison Square Garden. There a triumphant Liebergall finally crossed the finish line with an elapsed time that put him at 21st place. George Liebergall eventually left Bellevue and moved to Barriere, BC, where he worked and later retired at the age of 70. It was a painful irony to learn from his daughter Georgina, who was named after him, that three years later George was killed in September of 1976 by a suspended drunk driver. He had just taken his beloved dog Polly for an ice cream and was crossing the highway. This larger than life soul, who had run down 3,424 miles of American highways, was lost on the highway in his very own town. I felt compelled to share this man’s story; the remarkable legacy of a quiet gentle man, originally from the Pass, who showed us all what true grit is. Author’s Note. There have been two fascinating books written about this race, Bunion Derby by Charles Kastner and another by Geoff Williams- C.C. Pyle’s Amazing Foot Race, both out of print. I find it interesting that we as a community are now embracing the great race concept with such events as Sinister Seven. Methinks a commemorative leg of one of these events deserves to be branded Liebergall in memory of this remarkable runner.

Photos top to bottom: 5C.C.Pyle’s Official Program; 5Training at Ascot Speedway; 5George Liebergall listed amongst the 199; 5Route 66 from California to Chicago5 5George Liebergall true grit Contributor photos

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2023 Alberta Provincial indoor championship RITCH BRAUN Passtrak The Provincial Championships were held in Edmonton on March 4th and 5th. Passtrak had 16 athletes entered in 96 events over the two days of competition and they produced some stunning results. The best an athlete can do is to improve in events they have previously contested. All 16 athletes had at least one lifetime best performance with many recording multiple personal bests. Overall, the group improved in 67% of their events. Along the way the athletes also set 13 new Passtrak club records for their age groups and collected 12 top three placings. Finnley Hay was Passtrak’s youngest competitor. He had seven events in the U10 boys age group. He ran the fastest 60m of his life in 12.76 seconds for 7th place and the fastest 150m of his life in 33.46 seconds for 5th place. He placed 6th in the 300m in 1:19.88 and took 5th in the 600m in a new Passtrak club record of 2:48.46. He was 4th in the standing long jump in a new Passtrak club record of 1.41m and 6th in the shot put with another club record of 2.93m. He came in 6th in the running long jump with a 2.07m result. Passtrak had four athletes in the U12 age group. Norah Smith cranked out four lifetime best performances. She was 19th in the 300m in 1:06.91 & 16th in the 150m in 28.05 seconds. She was 11th in the shot put with a 1 metre improvement to 4.57 metres. She increased her standing long jump & set a new club record by 38 cm out to 1.67 metres. In her other 3 events she placed 20th in the 60 metres in 11.27 seconds, 12th in the 600m in 2:35.77 & 8th in running long jump with a leap of 3.02m. Ellie Vandersteen had the same seven events and she also produced four lifetime best performances. She ran 10.47 seconds in the 60m for 12th, 26.11 seconds in the 150m for 11th, 2.53m in the running long jump for 15th & 2:17.69 in the 600m for 9th and a new Passtrak club record. Her other three events were the 300m where she placed 16th in 1:04.38, the shot put where she threw 3.63m for 19th place & the standing long jump where she placed 9th by clearing 1.69m breaking the existing club record by 40 cm.

Thunder U 13 hockey season concludes LAUREN KIRKMAN Media Contact The Crowsnest Pass Thunder U13 hockey team wrapped up their third and final game in the Consolation Round Playoffs. In order to advance to the final round, Thunder had to win Saturdays game against the Taber Oil Kings. It was a tough game with the final score being 12-1 for Taber. Goal scored for Thun-

In the U12 boys’ division Declan Sutherland had the same seven events. He improved in two of his events. He ran 52.49 seconds in the 300m for 2nd place & placed 5th in the running long jump, improving by 14 cm out to 3.55m. He also placed 6th in the 60m at 9.74 seconds and 1st in the standing long jump with a new club record of 2.05m. He came in 11th in the 600m by finishing in 2:27.01. This was a result of him being pushed to the ground by another athlete less than 100m from the finish line. He also earned 6th place in the 150m with a time of 24.32 seconds. A 1st place finish in the shot put came from his 8.19m toss. Declan was crowned the Provincial Championship gold medalist for the top overall U12 male athlete. Aiden Aasen accompanied Declan in all seven events. He also had two lifetime best performances. They came in the 300m where he placed 6th in 54.42 seconds and the 600m where he ran 2:01.88 for 3rd place. In his other events he was 12th in the 60m in 10.12 seconds 5th in the standing long jump at 1.85m, 2nd in the shot put at 7.56m, 12th in the 150m in 25.23 seconds & 14th overall in the running long jump measuring 3.12m. Five athletes represented Passtrak in the U14 age group. Marley Winter produced three lifetime best performances. She was 41st in the 600m in 2:27.67, 28th in the long jump at 3.18m and 22nd in the 150m in 24.37 seconds. Her other three events were the 60m where she ran 9.74 seconds for 30th, shot put which she heaved 4.74m for 26th and the high jump where she cleared 1.07m for 19th. Cammy Hay also had three best results. She ran 10.11 seconds in the 60m for 39th, 2:29.80 for 43rd in the 600m & 24th in the long jump with a distance of 3.26m. In her other four events she tossed the shot put 4.41m for 31st, ran the 150m in 25.84 seconds for 24th, finished the 1000m in 4:53.87 for 25th and had a 10th place finish in the high jump with a 1.22m result. Jasper Smith improved in all four of the events he had previously competed in. He ran 10.82 seconds for 30th in the 60m, ran 2:15.78 in the 600m for 22nd, ran 26.51 seconds in the 150m for 15th & cleared 3.04m in the long jump for 27th. His other three events were the shot put where he threw 5.14m for 24th, the 1000m where he ran 4:07.14 for 14th and the high jump where his 1.19m earned him 7th place. William Vandersteen improved in three events in the U14 boys category. His 60m improved to 9.86 seconds for 22nd place. His 600m improved to 2:14.53 for 21st and his 150m race improved to 25.83 seconds for 13th. His remaining four events were the long jump where he spanned 3.10m for 26th, the shot put which measured 4.22m for 27th, the 1000m where he timed 4:11.84 for 15th and finally the high jump where his 1.10m placed him 10th. Passtrak’s final entry in the U14 age group was Eli

der by Ryder Jorgensen and assisted by Sophie Gibboney-Stafford and Gavin Samuel. Goalie Owen Kirkman stopped a total of 25 shots. Thunder U13 is looking forward to the 2023/24 season.

Bailey. He recorded two best results. The first one came in the 60m where he clocked 8.90 seconds for 8th. The other was a time of 21.86 in the 150m for 3rd place. He also ran the 600m where he timed 2:09.01 for 16th and he scored 5th in the long jump after clearing 4.18m. His 7.39m shot put attempt placed him 7th while his 1.28m clear in high jump grabbed a 3rd place finish. His final event was the 1000m where his time was 3:40.03 for 6th. Passtrak’s four athletes in the U16 age group produced personal best performances as well. The 3 boys, Cohen Folkard, Colton Sutherland and Carson Hay all broke the existing club record in the 2000m race. Carson ran 8:39.58 for 12th place, Cohen ran 7:03.48 for 8th place and Colton squeezed out a 7:03.45 time to place 7th. Cohen set a second club record in the 1200m by finishing 9th in 4:02.52 which was a lifetime best for him. He also improved his 300m time by finishing 10th in 47.44 seconds. Cohen’s other events were the shot put where he threw 6.74m for 8th, high jump where he cleared 1.30m for 7th and the 60m hurdles where in finished with a silver medal 11.03 seconds. Colton improved his time in both of his other races. He placed 11th in the 300m in 48.18 seconds and 12th in the 1200m in 4:18.70. He earned 5th in shot put with a 7.60m measurement and 11th in long jump at 4.17m. Carson ran the fastest 1200m of his life as well, finishing in 5:00.27 for 15th place. He grabbed 9th place in high jump at 1.15m and 5th in the 60m hurdles timing 14.22 seconds. Eve Winter had 6 events in the U16 girls division. She had the fastest 600m of her life in 2:08.74 for 23rd. Her long jump improved by a full metre to 4.37m for 8th overall and her high jump increased by 25cm to 1.40m placing her 5th. She came 18th in the 60m in 8.79 seconds & 31st in the 300m in 55.07 seconds. Her crowning achievement was the Provincial Championship gold medal for triple jumping 9.37m. Jack Bailey competed in four events in the U20 Mens division. He ran the fastest 1000m of his life in 3:07.32 finishing in 22nd. Next, he ran the 600m in 1:39.01 for 16th place. His shot put measured 8.88m for 8th place and his 60m hurdle race was clocked in 10.11 seconds for 6th. Craig Hay represented Passtrak in the Master’s Mens 40 - 45 year age group. He picked up two Provincial Championship silver medals for his efforts in the throwing events. His measurement for the 35-pound weight throw was 7.26m and his best 16 pound shot put landed at the 9.26m mark. This event brings Passtrak’s indoor competition season to a close. It will be nose to the grindstone for the next few weeks of training heading into the outdoor season which begins on April 18th. Anyone interested in joining the club for the outdoor season can contact Ritch Braun at braunr@shaw.ca.

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Local group ‘come together’ for musical NICK ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter DG Productions presents Let it Be! a Musical, A celebration of the 60s through the Beatle’s Music on March 17, 18, 24 and 25. The event will feature both a show and dinner at the Crowsnest Pass Golf Club. Debbie Goldstein, the director and producer said she had an epiphany one night about how “everybody loves The Beatles” and decided on a Beatles musical. After the call for auditions, she ended up with a total of eight cast members. They include a cattle rancher, choir members from Fernie and a new mother. The musical will feature music exclusively from The Beatles and cover the themes of war and “hippy” culture. “Towards the end, it’s more of a comment that

things haven’t really changed. We still have a war. We’ve got the Russian-Ukrainian war, and there will be a video of that in there and how it’s still killing people... There are still soldiers in the world fighting somewhere,” said Goldstein. On a lighter note, she added that everyone who attends is welcome to sing along with the music while it is being performed. One of the songs will even feature one of the actresses preforming one of the songs in sign language. “It’s just a beautiful, very simple setting, but it’s lovely how they’re doing it,” said Goldstein. The event is put on entirely by volunteers, with none of the performers being

The Man Van is rolling into town KEN RABB Contributor The MAN VAN™ will be at Elks Hall, Blairmore – 2025 129 St. between 2PM and 6PM on Monday, May 15th offering free baseline PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) blood tests to men over the age of 40 and Blood Pressure, Blood Glucose, Depression Screening Questionnaire and Waist Circumference measurements to all men over 18. Balancing work, family and a social life keeps men busy. Health is not always top-of-mind. It can be very

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paid, including Goldstein. She noted the doors open and food is available at 6:30 p.m. but the play does not start until 8 p.m. The food will be served in a buffet style with a wide variety of food to accommodate “almost all” dietary restrictions people may have. Tickets are on sale for the event at Copy Magic, Eventbrite, and Servus Credit Union. They cost $79 and include a free drink ticket. Tickets will be available at the door of the Crowsnest Golf Club if any of them are still available. For more information you can email missdebbiesmusic@ gmail.com or call 403563-6454.

prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the leading cancer in Albertan men. One man in seven will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime. Approximately 2800 men will be diagnosed annually with prostate cancer and 8 men will die from it every week. In Canada, the state of men’s health is often called the “silent crisis”. Men live five years less than women on average and out of the top 15 causes of death, men lead in 14. Men also are more likely to avoid preventative care, delay treatment, pay less attention to health information and are less likely to have a health care provider. Measurements for waist circumference, blood pressure and blood glucose can help men determine a Man’s overall health status and allow health practitioners to catch and possibly reverse potential problems early on. The Prostate Cancer Centre is a non-profit organization established in 1999 and focused on the early detection and treatment of prostate cancer and prostate related disease. We support excellence in prostate cancer awareness, education, diagnosis, treatment, advocacy and research with the ultimate goal of eliminating advanced prostate cancer.

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