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LRHF radiothon raises over $350K TAYLOR WEAVER

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The Lloydminster Region Health Foundation (LRHF) closed out 2020 with its second “Lloydminster’s Gift to Health” radiothon, and the results far exceeded expectations.

The radiothon was streamed live on Facebook and Youtube from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and when all was said and done, $350,405 had been raised.

As host Shaun New-

man, of the Shaun Newman Podcast, said, “it was about as close to a perfect day as I can ever get to in my life, and I’ve only experienced a couple of other days like that, where everything seemed to go right throughout the day.”

Only in its second year, this year’s fundraising goal was $200,000, however, at 4:40 p.m. on Dec. 15, the day of the funder, that goal had been reached and a new

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Would you look this put together after just completing a 12-hour run on a treadmill? Well, Mikey Dubz sure did. Dubz ran a whopping 124.3 km during the LRHF radiothon.

goal of $300,000 was announced.

“Through our amazing community, we raised $350,405, which is an incredible feat,” said LRHF CEO Malcolm Radke. “We are ecstatic and overwhelmed by the generous support of our community.”

Funds raised will allow the Foundation to upgrade important items in the Lloydminster Hospital and in long-term care facilities due to COVID-19. The Lloydminster Hospital can expect upgraded lab equipment, four new defibrillators, five ice machines, four towel warmers, and a Professional Development Fund for Respiratory Therapists.

In long-term care facilities, the community will see the purchase of eight new portable oxygen machines, the creation of four new visiting rooms and the purchase of eight Christmas floral arrangements.

Newman stayed on the air for 12 hours as he was virtually

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Despite 12 hours on air, Shaun Newman, of the Shaun Newman Podcast, was all smiles after a very successful Lloydminster’s Gift to Health radiothon.

joined by a number of local and international celebrities.

“Everybody knows Jody Carrington now, she’s become a very popular media figure, so she had a lot of fanfare and buzzed-up the atmosphere in the afternoon,” said Newman. “We had Ron McLean in the morning, a popular Saskatchewan icon right now is Quick Dick McDick and he was on,

but of course we had some celebrities from Lloydminster too such as Wade Redden, Cory Cross, Braden Holtby, Clarke MacArthur, Scott Hartnell, all those guys came on, and all those guys supported what we were doing, and the community supported it.”

This was all going on as Mikey Dubz Jr. ran on a treadmill in the next room, for the entire 12 hours.

Newman was also pleased to announce that technologically, everything went off without a hitch.

“The guests came, COVID didn’t shut it down, a guy ran for 12 hours on a treadmill and didn’t fall off and crack his head … so many things could have gone wrong, but none of it went wrong and it’s just as close to a perfect day as you’re going to get.”

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Community feels loss after weekend SAR efforts

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Search and rescue efforts were called off on Jan. 2 after the body of 79-year-old Elizabeth “Betty Ann” Davidson had been found.

Davidson, who was last seen New Year’s Day in the area of 55 avenue and 49 Street, had a positive impact on the community, which was very apparent as Border City residents dropped everything to join local emergency crews in the search effort.

Grace United Church Reverend, Cathy Kinsman, shared this heartwarming message on Facebook the day Davidson’s body was found.

“On behalf of Grace United Church and with permission from the Davidson family, it is with great sadness we announce that Betty Ann has been found, sadly having succumbed to the winter elements.

While our hearts are broken, Lawrence, their family, and the Grace congregation are thank-

ful for the overwhelming response from our community. You rallied together and showed what it means to be a part of Lloydminster. Thank you for your prayers, love, and efforts over the last hours. Please continue to pray for peace and comfort for Betty Ann’s family, especially her loving husband, Lawrence. Arrangements will be announced at a later time.

Again, thank you all for being God’s Hands and Heart. Blessings and peace to you all.”

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Local healthcare workers end year on high note tournament started.

This was also the first year World Junior 50/50 tickets were available online.

Mack said she and her family aren’t completely sure what they’re going to do with their winnings yet, but as a hockey family, they

would love to one day attend a World Junior game.

“All three of our kids play hockey and we’ve been missing it a ton,” she said.

“One of the first things we’re going to do, once we can, is we’re going to actually

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This past year has been a difficult one for many, but for a group of nurses at the Lloydminster Hospital, it’s ending on a high note.

The lives of eight Lloydminster maternity-ward nurses changed a little bit on Dec. 27 when Shari Mack’s winning ticket won that night’s IIHF World Junior’s online 50/50 jackpot of $483,700 for a $241,850 prize.

Alicia Roach, Emily Haines, Andrea Mackinnon, Melanie Schrempf, Shari Mack, Verna Saunders, as well as two nurses who wished to remain anonymous, were over the moon when news broke they had each just won over $30,000.

“Yesterday morning while I was at work, I was checking my email and found out we had won,” Mack said last Monday. “There was a little bit of excitement going on, and all of our patients knew we had won.

“One of the other girls who bought tickets was with me in the break room and it took us a few minutes to really figure out we had won, but once we got confirmation from everyone, we were all pretty excited.”

The group began purchasing 50/50 tickets together this past summer when the Edmonton Oilers made online ticket purchasing available and decided to once again test their luck when the World Junior’s

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go to a World Juniors game in person. That’s going to be one of the big things we’re going

to do with it, take all three kids; they would love it.”

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Lloydminster nurses win big on 50/50 Church Directory

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Mack’s coworker, Melanie Schrempf, was also in complete shock when she heard the good news.

“It’s still pretty surreal actually,” said Schrempf on New Year’s Eve. “Shari had called in the morning and she told me we had won so calmly that I just didn’t believe her at first. Maybe if she was screaming into the phone I would have believed her, but I had to go to work to check for myself.”

Schrempf said she and her husband plan on using their winnings to purchase some new windows and siding as they’re working on their house.

“I was making all these calls to family to tell them I had just won, and my six-year-

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Shari had called in the morning and she told me we had won so calmly that I just didn’t believe her at first. Maybe if she was screaming into the phone I would have believed her, but I had to go to work to check for myself.

old son Jacob said to me, ‘mom it’s not all about the money,’ and he is right, but it helped. That was a proud mom moment for me.”

Schrempf also noted it felt good knowing health care workers were lucky enough

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to win, but as a health care worker, she humbly didn’t feel any more entitled to win than anyone else.

“COVID doesn’t discriminate, so I didn’t feel like I deserved it any more than anyone in the community,” she said. “Yeah, working in the hospital during COVID has been stressful with highs and lows, but I feel like anyone, working or not working, felt the stresses of COVID.” “It’s definitely been a roller coaster of emotions this year. Dealing with COVID and COVID patients has us dealing with all kinds of different emotions.

We’re definitely a little work family; we’ve gone through it all, so to be able to end 2020 with this excitement has been great,” added Mack.

Mount Joy opens with sellout

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Mount Joy Snow Resort expects to have more runs open this weekend after celebrating an early-season start —beating bigger Table Mountain to the punch.

The local resort opened on Jan. 2 with a sellout of 100 available lift tickets in advance of Table Mountain’s opening weekend in the Battlefords this Friday.

“The conditions are amazing. We have about three runs open today, all man-made snow,” said Mount Joy’s president Chris Bogue on the opening Saturday.

“Snowmaking efforts this year are stellar, everyone laid down a really nice base and enough snow for people to come out and enjoy themselves on opening day.”

Bogue says there is no regulated limit on

the maximum number of paid visitors during COVID, but they “selfthrottled” to 100 tickets a day for the opening weekend.

“If we feel we can handle more, we will handle more in the future,” he said.

That could change this weekend when runs on the south side of the T-bar are expected to open with the resumption of snowmaking this week.

The electric motor that drives the main water pump broke down over the holidays, but it’s due to be back in operation this week following repairs by RL Electric.

“All the snow that Mother Nature gave us in November is all gone, so we are almost 100 per cent man-made snow on the hill right now,” said Bogue.

The extra risers crews

installed during the offseason have made all the difference to be able to get snow coverage on spots previously out of reach.

Mount Joy is also using the snow inducer, Snomax, for the first time this season with noticeable results.

“We made some beautiful snow,” said Ray

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Tatro, who oversees snowmaking operations.

Snomax is a naturally-occurring enzyme that helps snow stick around a little longer while improving the quality of snow.

“It really increased what the water was willing to give us for volume and quality of snow,” said Tatro, noting they can also make snow at higher temperatures with Snowmax.

He said the snowmaking plan focused on making sure the north side and the beginner runs opened first, with the south side to follow this week.

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Husky assesses ethanol fire damage GEOFF LEE

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The Husky Energy ethanol plant in Lloydminster is shut down indefinitely while the company determines how to fix the damage caused by a recent fire at a plant dryer.

“The ethanol plant

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we assess the situation

and develop a repair plan,” said Husky spokesperson Kim Guttormson in an update.

“Our priority is always the safety of our people and the community, and we are undertaking a thorough investigation.”

Some area residents took to social media to report hearing a loud boom around 10:30 p.m. the evening of Dec. 30 when Husky says the fire occurred.

The two people working at the time were removed from the building.

There were no injuries reported at the time and the fire was quickly extinguished.

Husky has since become a wholly owned subsidiary of Cenovus Energy Inc. and will remain as such until completion of a planned amalgamation.

Cenovus closed its strategic combination with Husky Energy Inc. on Jan. 4.

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He says it looks like the temperature is going to be good for making more snow this week.

“We’ve got lots of water now in storage—we’ll go hard on making more snow so we can open that south side where some of the new piping went in,” said Tatro.

Dean Peters, one of three certified Canadian Ski Patrol volunteers said the cond i ti o ns o n th e ru ns that were open were fantastic and safe for everyone.

“We made some really good snow; it’s been well-groomed,” he said.

“Some of the best conditions we left behind last year when COVID hit, so we weren’t allowed to use the lifts anymore— we got to watch the snow go away without being able to ski on it.”

Peters says it’s great to be back skiing, even with COVID protocols in place.

“We have to wear masks; we have to wear various levels of PPE for the level of treatment that we are giving and we have a long list of protocols from the Canadian Ski Patrol in Alberta,” he said.

“There’s been a lot of changes here; we’re kind of happy just to get it underway and so far, so good.”

Mount Joy kicked off the season with a new cashless, paperless point of sale system (POS) for lift ticket sales and booking rentals and lessons.

“It has been overwhelming. Since we went online on Dec. 30, it’s been unprecedented the number of people that have contacted and signed up. We’re calling this weekend a sellout,” said Peters who thinks it’s going to be a fantastic season.

“Everybody needs to get out of the house.

If you need winter activity, I think this is going to be it.”

Real estate market active GEOFF LEE

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There may have been a selective Santa Claus rally in the Lloydminster real estate market, according to MLS sales numbers between Dec. 5 and Jan. 2.

Zolo’s Housing Market Report for January, covering those 28

days, is based on Lloydminster MLS sales.

The sales data indicated an average house price of $344,198 and 39 new listings during the time frame.

The average house price rose 30.3 per cent during the past month, but Zolo explains that price can be skewed by a couple of factors,

including a change in the proportion of home types sold.

A total of 34 houses sold during the past month with the selling to listing price ratio at 96 per cent.

As of this week, Lloydminster housing data shows median days on market for a home is 50 days.

Lloyd RCMP arrest two for drug and weapons offences MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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On Jan. 1, members of the Lloydminster RCMP conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle in the area of 48 Street and 50 Avenue. The occupants were located in breach of several conditions of their release orders which lead to an arrest.

D u r in g a s e a r c h o f the accused and their vehicle, a large amount of methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl

was located along with several weapons and an undisclosed amount of cash.

Cory Redman, 32, of Montreal Lake, SK and Brendan Strongarm, 24, of Big Island Cree Territory, SK have been charged with: - Possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking (x 3) - Possession of property obtained by crime - Possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose (x2)

- Possession of a firearm while prohibited - Failure to comply with release order (x7) Both males were remanded into custody and appear in Lloydminster Provincial Court on Jan. 5.

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Clock ticking on heritage bids MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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The clock is ticking to submit Request for Proposals for the purchase and redevelopment of the City of Lloydminster Heritage Building.

The bid closing date is Jan. 27 at 2 p.m.

The City invites proposals from proponents with respect to the sale and redevelopment of the Clock Tower building at 5001 50 Ave. for conversion and/or potential expansion of the existing building as guided by the Down-

town Area Redevelopment Plan.

Bids are accepted at the city with the tendered project also listed on BuildWorks Canada.

The three-storey 8,000 sq. foot building was last assessed in 2018 for $445,000.

Hit the road, Joe: Premier Moe accepts Hargrave’s resignation MERIDIAN SOURCE STAFF

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Premier Scott Moe has accepted resignation from the cabinet of Joe Hargrave, following reports he travelled to Palm Springs over the holidays. Hargrave will remain a member of the government caucus and MLA for Prince Albert Carlton.

Premier Moe has appointed Carrot River Valley MLA Fred Bradshaw as the Minister of Highways and Minister responsible for the Water Security Agency.

Leave it to Weaver

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‘Error in judgment’ a serious blow to confidence in politicians EDITOR Taylor Weaver

Well, if Canadians had trust issues with our country’s politicians before the Christmas break … they’re really peeved now!

As Canadians were d i s a ppoi nt e d , t o s ay the least, when told to stay home this Christmas as the country tries to further prevent the spread of COVID-19, island vacations, ailing relatives and property maintenance were among the reasons a number of Canadian politicians took out-ofcountry trips over the break.

The names of Canadian politicians, who broke their own rules by travelling outside

the country over Christmas, started circulating on Jan. 1, 2021, and the list only got lengthier. At the top of that list was now-former Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips, who took a Caribbean vacation on Dec. 13 and soon after resigned from his role on Dec. 31, just hours after returning home.

Unfortunately, political figures from Alberta and Saskatchewan didn’t set much of an example, either, with Alberta’s municipal affairs minister, Tracy Allard, vacationing in Hawaii and Saskatchewan’s highways minister, Joe Hargrave, travelling in California.

Allard said her Hawaiian vacation was a longstanding family tradition. Tough break sweet-

heart … we all have family traditions, and most of us didn’t get to follow through with those traditions this year.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenny’s own chief of staff, James Huckabay , t r ave lle d t o t he U.K. and came back via the U.S. on Boxing Day. Kenny originally stated he would not discipline members of his government for travelling abroad – insinuating that guidelines were “unclear,” a stance he changed on Jan. 4.

“This idea that people were unaware of what the travel rules were – it’s not like there’s ambiguity in November or early December; it’s been the same set of rules since March,” Mount Royal University political science

professor Duane Bratt told CTV News. I’m with you, Bratt.

How are we as citizens supposed to trust the leaders of this country when they go out and set such a shameful example for others?

We were all urged to stay home and to limit holiday celebrations to members of our own households, but I guess it was OK for these politicians to put their feet up and relax on a beach.

Now normally in my columns I try to put a positive spin on a notso-positive story, but not this time.

In a time when confidence and faith in government are already lacklustre, these political figures breaking the rules could have devastating repercussions.

Leeway from Lloyd: Get rich quick hits home STAFF WRITER GEOFF LEE

Watching the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championship can be an enriching experience (pun intended) for local fans who live in Alberta.

Eight front-line healthcare workers at

the Lloydminster Hospital shared one of Hockey Canada’s game day 50-50 draw prizes of $241,850.

Incredibly, no one claimed a $3,824,360 ticket for the Dec. 31 game draw and another draw over the holidays also went unclaimed within the 48 hour window allowed.

Our office got swept up in the playoff frenzy

w it h of f ice p ools f or the final two big dollar draws. The fact I am writing this means we didn’t win the last $8.7 million jackpot in sync with Team Canada losing, so there are no

high fives to celebrate.

It was a lot of fun dreaming big and sharing jokes about our potential windfall and speculating how we would spend it.

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Get rich quick, cont.

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I am sure just about every office in Lloydminster had similar pools and dreams inspired by the hospital workers’ win.

They are certainly deserved winners after dealing with COVID for the past year.

There was also a grand prize draw for two tickets to attend the next 10 world junior championships, but there is no need to pack your bags for the next one.

The 2022 championship will also take place in Red Deer and Edmonton with the

2023 event requiring travel to Siberia.

Going to Siberia may seem more like punishment however, given the usual jokes about being sent to the salt mines there for various infractions.

Also, you can’t buy a 50/50 ticket in Siberia since next year’s draw is only open to Albertans, given the provincial lottery licence.

We all know everyone in Alberta could use a million or two given the economy and it’s great that only us residents can enter.

It makes us feel we are part of an exclusive

use club for a change.

It’s also great knowing half of the proceeds go to Hockey Alberta Foundation and grassroots hockey in the province.

That helps watching the games that much more enjoyable.

Now that the games are over, local lottery attention can refocus on the Chase the Ace fundraiser to help the Lloydminster Exhibition Association.

All this fits in with my own new year’s resolution to get rich quick in 2021 — although I might go broke trying!

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Prairie Pirates send out call for ball players JAMIE HARKINS

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The North West 13U AAA Prairie Pirates are on the lookout for talented players craving a summer of competitive baseball.

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We’re looking for any players who are hoping to play ball at the highest competitive level.

Dave Pero, coach of the 13U Prairie Pirates, said the team will be holding tryouts at the Synergy Vault on Jan. 17 and 24. He said kids planning to attend the ID camp can fill out a registration form on the Lloydminster

Minor Baseball Association website.

The camps will follow all COVID prevention g u id e lin e s in c l u d in g the wearing of masks, noted Pero, as well as the athletes being placed into groups of eight when put through the various evaluation stations. He added the same format was used and proved successful during the 15U and 18U Prairie Pirates camps in December.

“We’re looking for any players who are hoping to play ball at the highest competitive level,” said Pero.

“Kids with ball experience who played AA or AAA in the past would be ideal, but we’re willing to work with all athletes. So, basically

anybody who is looking to take on a challenge and would love to play baseball should come out, get evaluated and see what it’s about.”

The 13U Prairie Pirates will host the Western Canada Baseball Championships this August. The tournament pits two premier Manitoba and Saskatchewan teams as well as the Alberta and British Columbia champions against each other for the chance of capt u r ing a nat ional gold medal.

Pero said the schedule leading up to Westerns is still being determined. He said it will ultimately depend on which return-to-play guideline put forward by the Saskatchewan

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“This is the third year that we’ve had the Pir at e s e xt e nd d ow n into the 15U and 13U levels,” he said. “Historically, we’ve only had the 18U program.

New Year’s predictions for the sports world SPORTS EDITOR JAMIE HARKINS

Okay, time to get back to work.

The Christmas tree is packed for another year, phone calls to family and friends who you didn’t travel to see over the Holidays are in the rearview mirror and the hangover sustained from partying alone at home on New Year’s Eve has finally passed.

It may have been boring and a bit lonely, but you can feel good about keeping your neighbours safe.

That last sentence obviously doesn’t apply to everyone. Aloha.

Any who, it’s the start of 2021 and time to make a few sports predications. Hopefully, some come to pass and some don’t.

The NBA is into its third week of the regular season and the NHL is less than seven days away from starting play. Things aren’t going that well in Tampa for the Torontoless Raptors, so let’s begin there.

The Raps are going to miss the playoffs ending in the bottom 10 of league standings. The funny thing is I think this was the plan all along.

It’s a rebuild year and the club needs a new superstar to lead

it back to the finals.

Instead of finding that player in free agency, the Raps will get him in the draft.

The NHL’s Canadian Division will mark the game’s return to oldtime hockey.

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But, our 13U and 15U programs the last couple of years have had a lot of success. We’ve proved we’re competitive with the big cen-

tres because we’ve been able to attract kids from our closeby communities. We’re just hoping to continue that.”

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Sports predictions for 2021 FROM PAGE 11

The Ottawa Senators picked up roughnecks Austin Watson and Eric Gulbransen among others, the Montreal Canadians traded for Josh Anderson and signed Corey Perry, the Edmonton Oilers’ Zack Kassian and Calgary Flames’ Matthew Tkachuk will see each other 10 times while the Toronto Maple Leafs boast heavy hitters Wayne Simmonds and Joe Thornton.

All right, the Leafs are toast. That’s another bonus.

The CFL and MLB will return this summer

playing at stadiums and ballparks in front of a limited number of fans. Once again, the Toronto Blue Jays will call the United States home, except this time it’ll be in Dunedin.

And, yes, COVID will impact team lineups in all four leagues at various times as shown in the majors last year and on the basketball courts during these past few weeks.

Unfortunately, I think the local sports scene will remain pretty quiet until baseball starts in the spring.

One prediction I

hope I’m wrong about is the 2020-21 hockey season is lost.

Thanks to vaccinations going out to the general population this summer, the greatest game on ice (sorry curling) will make its longawaited regular-season return in the fall.

Finally, golf will again keep the masses entertained once the snow melts. I, for one, can’t wait to threeputt, shank a ball and hit another into a water hazard all on the same hole.

That’s a prediction I’m positive will prove true.

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30. Disguised 32. Hooter 33. Celestial being 36. Broadcasts 39. Yogi, e.g.

40. College housing 42. Halt 44. Untangle 46. Sharp knock 47. Week part 48. Function 49. Make a living 51. Mr. Ellington 52. Toe count 53. Catch sight of 54. Cake decorator 55. Road bend 56. Makes a dress

December 31 Answers

57. Confusion DOWN 1. Wool wrap 2. “The Blue ____” 3. Exact retribution 4. Join in marriage 5. Caper 6. Nonprofessional 7. Brat 8. Golfers’ pegs 9. Request 10. Crevice 11. Hauled 19. Out of bed 21. Ground beef dish 24. Casper’s call 27. “____ Did Our Love

Go” 29. Boggy area 31. Defective bomb 33. Stops 34. Shelters 35. Take for a time 37. Diminish 38. Pythons, e.g.

39. Cruel person 41. Speaks wildly 43. Color changers 45. Not quite as much 50. Gorilla or orangutan 51. Faded

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Dedra Jones and Jeremy Marshall would like to announce the arrival of their daughter,

Kenzlee Anne

born on Dec. 3, 2020.

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