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Volume 6 • Issue 5 September - October 2016

CONNECTING

LETHBRIDGE

AMAZING RACE Local contestants #1 in the hearts of Canadians

WORD ON THE STREET Lethbridge book and magazine festival

GALT HISTORIC RAILWAY PARK Keeping locomotive histroy on track

AMAZING COUPLE

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Amazing Couple

Sherri Gallant interviews Julie and Lowell Taylor, the Lethbridge couple who won the

hearts of TV viewers across Canada during their appearance on Amazing Race

Canada. This couple sets the bar for what a healthy, loving and committed relationship

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should look like and shows us the real winners aren’t always those who finish the race in

first place.

Word on the Street Festival

The 6th annual Word on the Street Festival is jam packed with something for everyone.

From the market place that includes local food vendors, authors and more, to a variety of workshops, this event is well worth taking in

The Galt Historic Railway Park

Christina Scott takes us to the County of Warner for a visit to the Galt Historic Railway

Park. The park displays a rich history and artifacts of a man’s legacy that was part of the beginning of Canada.

Recipe

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From The Publisher Another summer has passed and another fall settles in with all its splendor and glorious color arrangements that only nature can combine with such delicate taste and diversity. We are fortunate in Southern Alberta to display fall Jean Van Kleek against a backdrop of mountains, rolling hills, Photography: Jen Alston coulees and rivers. Ours is truly a unique area, full of contrast from lush to arid, from mountainous to flatlands yet it all flows together creating a tapestry interwoven with all that surrounds us.

With fall we also come back to our regular routines of school and work and are generally out of holiday mode. On the upside, fall is when many activities begin for their season. This will be an exciting time for those making use of our new world class curling centre for the first time! This fall (Sept. 15-18) is also the time when Lethbridge will play host to the second annual Fringe Festival. This festival launched last year and promises to be even more exciting this year.

The sixth annual Word on the Street Festival will take place September 24th. This event has grown each year and is well worth taking in.

Amazing Race Canada aired on CTV this summer with Lethbridge couple Julie and Lowell Taylor taking part as contestants. Although they didn’t win the race, they won the hearts of viewers across Canada with their tenacity and ability to face adversity with a sense of humour and strength not only on the show, but in real life. Sherri Gallant talks to them about their adventures during the show and their goals working toward the 2020 paralympics.

Christina Scott takes us on a visit to the Galt Historic Railway Park just north of Sterling. Besides containing some fascinating artifacts, this park demonstrates the importance of the railway and its pivotal role in our history.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you, our readers for your emails of support. We’d also like to thank our advertisers for continuing to support Quirk.

Without them, we wouldn’t be able to bring the magazine free to our readers and share your stories.

Enjoy!

Volume 6 • Issue 5 • September - October 2016

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One Spirit

by Heather Gunn

What’s In It for Me?

If you think forgiveness is something you only do for others, you are sadly mistaken. Actually, forgiving another may be the key to improving your own health and well-being. Holding a grudge takes its toll. It may lead you down a path you might otherwise not choose to follow.

Your thoughts drive your feelings, your emotions and your behavior.

Experiencing negative thoughts causes tension. When stuck in a tense and angry state, you release adrenaline and cortisol – the “fight or flight” stress hormones - leading to high blood pressure, poor circulation, anxiety, autoimmune suppression, heart disease, fatigue, insomnia and so on.

Eventually, your adrenal glands are overworked to the point of exhaustion and your ability to cope with your usual daily challenges is compromised.

The emotional energy you consume holding a grudge is exhausting, eventually leading you toward depression. Your immune system weakens.

Susceptibility to disease occurs when your emotional energy is constantly directed negatively. Your overall appearance is affected as it clearly reflects your inner distress. The more focus you place on the grudge, the more it will consume you.

Research has established that it is much healthier to forgive and that forgiveness is positively related to global mental health, life satisfaction, existential well-being, and decreasing the effects of PTSD. People report needing fewer medications and enjoying better sleep and improved health when they forgive. As a hypnotherapist, I trace physical disorders to a specific point in time when bitterness began to develop – it sticks out like a neon sign! As we journey through your life we discover how intricately the body, the mind and the Spirit are woven together and how a problem with one of these aspects is invariably reflected in the others. Hands down, I have seen this in my practice as the cause of health problems more than any other one thing.

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Forgive?

It isn’t easy to forgive. You have the right to feel angry and resentful if you have been betrayed or abused. The problem occurs when you harbor that bitterness in your heart. It isn't worth it when you consider that the consequences can affect you mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually in very destructive ways.

Heather Gunn RN, BSN, MSN

QHHT Hypnosis Practitioner Reiki Master Teacher Motivational Speaker

Forgiving doesn’t mean condoning or forgetting or pretending nothing happened. Nor does it mean absolution or reconciliation with the transgressor. Rather, forgiveness is a process of choosing to move forward and, ultimately, doing something for yourself. Your relationship with the other person may never be the same as it was, previously, but that doesn’t matter. Instead, think of it as having a different relationship from this point forward. Think of it as acknowledging appreciation and consideration for yourself. Think of it as starting fresh, on a new footing, in a new direction and in a healthier frame of mind.

Forgiveness is not an option. It is imperative in leading the way to your health. Forgive for your own sake.

You are worth it.

Heather Gunn is an RN, Reiki Master Teacher, motivational speaker and regression hypnotherapist specializing in a holistic approach to health. Contact Heather for an appointment to discover how you can heal yourself.

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Why Should I Get My

CHIMNEY CLEANED?

Don’t risk the chance that an undiscovered defect could turn into an expensive repair or worse yet – a chimney fire.

Bernie Huizing The job of the chimney sweep is to remove soot, blockages and built up creosote critters may have been using your chimney making it unsafe to use without from your chimney liner, firebox, smoke chamber and damper. This cleaning will clearing out the accumulated debris from nesting activity. help create a safer operation of your system during CSIA (Chimney Safety Institute of America) says that the heating system. It takes only a Ideally, before the start of the The fireplaces should be cleaned when 1/8″ of sooty buildup small accumulation of creosote burning season during the is evident inside the chimney and flue system. If any glaze glazing to create the potential for is appearing in the flue, cleaning should be done even if a chimney fire. Creosote is a summer or early fall is a highly flammable substance that great time to get your chimney there is less than 1/8″ of build up. Any time an accumulation of soot and creosote occurs it builds up inside your chimney or inspection and / or chimney appreciable can be enough to fuel a chimney fire that may damage the liner as a result of burning wood. cleaning. chimney and even spread to the roof and home. Furnace The rate of accumulation can be higher if you practice poor burning practices or have flue systems also require cleaning, so don’t neglect regular cleaning of those a burning appliance or stove that is not working venting systems. well. Different types of wood create different Ideally, before the start of the burning season amounts of creosote when burned. Pine causes a during the summer or early fall is a great time rapid build up of creosote and should be avoided as to get your chimney inspection and / or a regular source of wood. Creosote can also reduce the draw of the fireplace and chimney cleaning. Before you think about reduce efficiency. building a fire or starting up your furnace because the weather has changed, is the time To be sure that all of your systems are in working order and operating as they to call your chimney sweep. Maybe you forgot should, it is recommended that homeowners get an annual the early cleaning before starting to use the chimney inspection. Most homeowners opt to have a fireplace, stove or furnace? Don’t wait until next Chimney Cleaning done every year as well, especially if they year, we can do your chimney cleaning or use their fireplace on a regular basis. Other venting systems inspection any time of year. connected to furnaces and stoves should also be cleaned on a regular basis to maintain a safer operation. Fireplace, stove, furnace and heating appliance systems are important to your home and family’s safety and not an area to neglect or cut corners on. Don’t risk the chance that an undiscovered defect could turn into an expensive repair or worse yet – a chimney fire.

This depends a lot on how much you use your fireplace or stove. The National Fire Protection Association says, “Chimneys, fireplaces, and vents shall be inspected at least once a year for soundness, freedom from deposits, and correct clearances. Cleaning, maintenance, and repairs shall be done if necessary.” So, even if you don’t use your chimney a whole lot – birds, squirrels, raccoons and other

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Watch for highlights. Note how the light is coming in from the side and highlighting the rocks.

Sedona Arizona Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF16-35mm f/2.8L Shutter: 32 seconds Aperture: f/22; ISO 100 Using a variable neutral density filter made 32 second exposure possible. The Sing Ray variable neutral density filter has a 2-8 f stop range. Open the filter to medium density so you can see to compose and focus. Then turn the ring to allow less light in so you can decrease your shutter speed. In this image the long shutter speed allowed the water and the clouds to move during the exposure. A sturdy tripod is a must. Without the Neutral density filter try photographing early or late set the aperture for the smallest (highest number) f22 or higher, then set the shutter speed to the slowest setting without over exposing.

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AMAZING RACE COUPLE Train Their Sights on 2020

By Sherri Gallant Photos courtesy of CTV

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"It was about seeing parts of this world and seeing parts of Canada that I wouldn't see and might never see again before I go blind. Julie's been my rock, she's been my eyes.”

They may not have captured the win in this season’s Amazing Race Canada, but Lowell and Julie Taylor of Lethbridge certainly captured the hearts of their countrymen. Their kind and loving approach to the high-intensity competition/reality show garnered them a passle of fans from across Canada.

They fell behind the pack in the Aug. 9 episode (Episode 7 of Season 4) after struggling to complete one of the Detour Challenges (playing soccer while in a bubble suit), then deciding to switch to the second Detour option (rigging a sailboat, then sailing it to retrieve a clue) while in Kingston, Ont.

“We have lived in a lot of ‘what-if’ and ‘if-only’ moments since the race,” said Lowell. “This is one of the biggest. If only we had gone to the sailing first, or if we had stuck with soccer and eventually gotten it, we could have still been in it! But we can’t live in what-if moments.

Accepting what happened and being grateful for the experience helped us from getting down.”

They became the fifth team eliminated from Amazing Race Canada, but from the beginning, Lowell and Julie had proven themselves to be worthy competitors. They played with tremendous heart and good humour, setting themselves apart with their kindness – not only to each other, but to their fellow teams - and winning affection with their corny puns.

“We ran the Race together how we run our lives together; teamwork, kindness, and love," said Julie. For Lowell, "it was about seeing parts of this world and seeing parts of Canada that I wouldn't see and might never see again before I go blind. Julie's been my rock, she's been my eyes”.

If you haven’t seen it yet (the show airs each Tuesday at 8 p.m. on CTV), you may not know that Lowell has Retinitis Pigmentosa (RT), a degenerative eye condition diagnosed in childhood. Legally blind, he has no peripheral vision, reduced central vision, and no vision in low light.

Lowell has had to adjust his whole life to giving things up one activity at a time because of his decreasing eyesight, but he found passion in sports and is training for the Paralympic Games in Japan, in 2020, in Para-Triathlon and ParaCycling (road and track) events.

“Julie and I signed up for this because we wanted a chance to see the world while

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“We have lived in a lot of ‘what-if’ and ‘if-only’ moments since the race.”

I still have some vision and we hoped we would be able to inspire other people with physical limitations,” he says. And inspire they have, not just because of their teamwork and Lowell’s visual challenges, but because they are healthy and fit, kind, loving and helpful to each other and to the other teams in the race.

Viewers have laughed and groaned at their bad puns and cheered from the edge of their seats as Lowell climbed under a gondola high above the ground on the Jasper Sky Tram, repelled down the Calgary Tower, steered a tiny water craft to corral logs in Haida Gwaii, and gulped down an assortment of insects along with Julie in Vietnam. Julie’s had to bust out of her comfort-zone too, including successfully performing a manoeuvre in a vintage airplane despite upchucking from severe motion sickness. They’ve taken on every challenge and roadblock with good humour, courage and skill – keeping their moments of despair

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tucked safely behind the scenes.

“We could have zero contact with the outside world,” Lowell said. “We were aware of that and our families were aware of it before we left.”

“But,” added Julie, “that added a whole other emotional piece for Lowell and I in particular, because we have two young boys that we were missing like crazy and that was always on my mind. I had weak moments, basically any time we were not racing. And while we were on airplanes. Any time we were just waiting, it was time to let my mind go crazy. I can’t even count the number of times that I just melted into Lowell’s arms on airplanes when we were going places, and just get a little cry out. I felt weak a lot, except when we were actually in challenges.

Then my mind was on that and we just knew we had to get it done.”

“After each pit stop it was really hard for Julie especially,” Lowell recalled, “thinking about the next leg and worrying about the kids, and wondering if it was worth it.”

Over the years, Lowell and Julie have developed subtle forms of communicating when Julie serves as Lowell’s eyes.

They always decided it was.

“By the end of the first three episodes,” Julie said, “we had achieved the only three goals we had set going into this, which were surviving the first leg, not being eliminated in our home province, and having the opportunity to go international. We were just so grateful!”

They dealt with the stress by doing what they do best – trust, rely and lean on one another.

“We talked through our days,” said Lowell, a psychologist who works as a behavioural consultant for Alberta Health Services. “We journaled. We had some cries. We did a lot of reminding ourselves why we were doing this; to inspire people, to inspire our kids. To see the world and have fun. We would re-frame the stressful times into a present-moment, mindful moment.”

Julie, a speech-language pathologist with a rural Southern Alberta school division, agreed.

“If there is a roadblock that’s visually challenging for Lowell, that could have put us into a tough spot, but as far as detours and other challenges go – we knew that things might take us longer, but we could do it,” she says. “So we just kind of carried on.”

They started the race in icy Yellowknife, frigid despite the spring, then found themselves enroute to Vietnam by the third episode, breathing +50degree air so humid it was almost chewy.

“We were fine though,” said Julie. “We were very much on top of it with electrolytes and water/

That heat exhaustion – as soon as you feel it, it’s too late - but we never got to that point.

Production and crew members were very interested also in making sure we were drinking and staying hydrated.”

“They have one cameraman and one sound person on us all the time,” Lowell says. “Each team does. When we leave from the pit stop at the beginning when we read the clue, to when we hit the pit stop at the finish mat, we are being recorded every single second. Forget they’re there? It’s impossible, because the camera is in your face; it’s right beside you, right up close, they’re asking you questions all the time – how are you feeling, what’s going on right now, what teams are ahead of you, who is behind you.”

They want the viewers to know, Julie says, what’s going on in their heads and what they’re experiencing.

Every team wants to win the race, but when others were eliminated, Lowell and Julie found it tough to see them go.

“We’re friends with the racers,” Lowell says, “and it was like a new level of grief, every time someone went home. We know it’s a race, we signed up, we didn’t know

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“They dealt with the stress by doing what they do best – trust, rely and lean on one another.” these people beforehand, but you develop real relationships when you’re spending non-stop time with them on these races sand you’re going through these hard times. We developed really good relationships and Stephan and Antoine were amazing individuals, resilient and fun. For them to go home – it’s a grief. It’s also – they’re strong competition, so at one level you’re happy, but at another level, it’s complicated emotions because it’s grieving. Anthony and Brandon going home first; they were great, really funny guys – we would have loved to race with them – but also happy they went home because they were so strong. Complicated emotions for us.”

Over the years, Lowell and Julie have developed subtle forms of communicating when Julie serves as Lowell’s eyes.

ulie as we go.

“It’s the trust. I trust J t because I give her a lot of trus can see.” she sees more than I

“There was one instance,” Lowell recalls. “It was the middle of the night, it was dark and we were racing toward that sign-up board. There was a big hole and I didn’t see it. We’re

running and Julie said ‘up’ and I jumped over it, and we just kept running for the board. We didn’t think anything of it.

People said later that was one of the single greatest moments of communication they’d ever seen. It’s the trust. I trust Julie as we go. I give her a lot of trust because she sees more than I can see. I can’t go that fast, ‘cause it just takes me too much time to process, so I would go slow and trust her, and I hold on to the backpack, and that gives me a lot of mobility and sometimes we hold hands.”

“We have this subtle form; she’ll lift up (her hand) when I need to lift my foot...

It’s not communicated… it’s just happened over so many years of being together. But in this race it was an awkward environment because it was a lot faster than we normally live our lives because everything is a race or a sprint, and though I do racing, we were in unfamiliar environments, and my vision is worse in unfamiliar environments, and so we used subtle communication. But it was just more crucial in those environments.”

When the Taylors set out on the race, they hoped they’d get chances to help

other racers and that in turn, they might receive help back. Both scenarios came to pass. In one instance, Julie stayed behind to help another racer who was suffering from heat exhaustion and becoming disoriented. That good deed, however, never made it to air.

“The time and the risk that we took to help the last team when we were in last place, took a lot, and for it not to be shown actually was a little bit hard for us in the moment,” Lowell says. “You know, ah man, it looks like we didn’t help, when we know we did.

But we know the editors are putting together a story, and they do a phenomenal job of producing the show.”

The Taylors weren’t able to discuss the outcome of the show or their own standing until their elimination, and had to watch each episode on Tuesday nights along with every other viewer in Canada. Somewhat abashed that they’re now being recognized in the community, they’re humbled by the fan support.

If they had won Amazing Race Canada, they’d planned to use the winnings to fund equipment and training for Lowell’s Paralympic bid, pay for eye treatments to help slow the progression of his condition, and travel with their kids before he becomes fully blind.

Since that didn’t happen, they’re actively fundraising for the “Blind Ambition” project, via www.lowelltaylorcan.com.

You can follow them too on Twitter and Instagram: @JulieLowellCan “At the end, we found our way to the pit stop quickly, but knew we were last (although it was so close!),” Lowell said. “This was a bittersweet moment for us because we were disappointed that our Amazing Race Canada journey had come to an end, but we were so excited to talk to our kids that night…. we missed them SO much.”

“We’d just really like to say thank-you to our hometown for the support that we’ve had here. CTV has been really great about connecting with us and doing updates after the episodes. We’re grateful.”

“We ran the Race togeth er how we run our lives together; te amwork, kin dness, and lo ve,"

HEALTH MATTERS

How is your “Centre of Good Health?”

It’s no fun when you experience heartburn/GERD, irritable bowel syndrome, bloating, gassy-feeling, diarrhea and stomach cramps. But what if you suffer from more serious issues such as a hiatus hernia or ulcers? A friend once asked me how a person develops these conditions.

The belief is that a hiatal hernia and ulcers are caused by elevated levels of acid. However, the reality and paradox is that the majority of people with these complaints have low stomach acid levels.

They say no single cause has been found for ulcers. However, it is now clear that an ulcer is the end result of an imbalance between digestive fluids in the stomach and the duodenum. Most ulcers are caused by an infection with a type of bacteria called Helicobacteria pylori (H. Pylori).

Exercise and the “good” bugs in our gut: In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in the role that gut microbes play in the whole-body health. I remember reading a few years ago in the New York Times that being physically active may also encourage beneficial germs to thrive in the gut, while inactivity could do the reverse, according to an innovated new study. Even though this study was done on professional athletes, I thought it was interesting enough to mention.

Even eczema, for example, is an outward sign on the skin that the body is out of balance. It is important to check for food allergies, and to eliminate the possibility of low stomach acid (inability to digest properly) during treatment, as both of these factors can also significantly affect eczema.

Intestinal detoxification and rebuilding: Your first line of treatment will be unprocessed foods and probiotics; adding fermented foods in your daily diet increase the colony of “good” bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. Foods like Kefir, coconut Kefir water, Kombucha, organic sauerkraut, and fermented vegetables are all excellent sources of good bacteria. Avoid pasteurized yogurts unless live cultures are guaranteed, as most of the useful bacteria are destroyed during the heating process. Cultured and fermented foods contain trillions of active bacteria, while probiotics contain a variety of strains.

Using them together creates a strong immune system and optimal health.

One special probiotic “saccharomyces boulardii” is not your everyday probiotic. It is a true superstar in that it reduces the risk of antibioticassociated bacteria and supports healthy immune function and digestion, all at the same time.

Chewing mastic (from the sap of a tree grown in the Mediterranean) helps fight H. Pylori. If your ulcers are not responding to other treatments, you might want to give mastic a try as it is not associated with any side effects. In addition, mastic prevents cavities, protects the liver, and appears to have cholesterol-lowering effects. It is available in capsule form.

DGL (deglycyrrhizinated licorice root) also helps heal ulcers by inhibiting the growth of H. Pylori and is available in supplement form.

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lessened. It has been shown to stimulate the repair of mucous membranes and prevents aspirin-induced ulcers & gastric bleeding.

DGL works best with saliva, so chewable tablets are best. NOTE that the candy store variety does not contain actual licorice root.

Supplemental recommendations: One such formula for example is called Gastro-Assist from Natural Factors which contains these unique ingredients, among other ingredients to further assist with gastrointestinal inflammation.

Improve digestion naturally: Consume bone broth, the staple of a gut healing diet, as this is very inexpensive to make and is packed with minerals to coat your stomach.

You definitely want to get the best bones you can get – bones from pasteurized animals.

Ever since magnesium helped me years ago, I’ve become a magnesium evangelist; every cell in the human body demands adequate magnesium to function – so consume magnesium.

Move more: it is virtually impossible to achieve “optimal” health without some type of regular exercise.

Foods to avoid during treatment are coffee (including decaf), carbonated beverages, processed foods, salty red meats and deep fried foods.

Our modern society has effectively managed to pasteurize, irradiate, and process out any natural occurring bacteria while at the same time feeding harmful bacteria with a feast of processed starches and sugars.

When illness strikes or chronic illness symptoms flare, fortifying the good bacteria in the immune system may make all the difference. Plus when you succeed at restoring your gut biome (good bacteria), you may be amazed at how seldom you get sick.

The gut is the centre of good health. When good and bad bacteria are out of balance, both mental and physical illnesses increase, and most illness will not resolve until the gut is healed. Be sure you are consuming probiotics in some form (especially after antibiotic treatment), and consume lots of healthy fruits and vegetables to keep your gut happy.

Priscilla Peltier is a natural health care practitioner at Nutter’s who writes on health & nutrition and has a passion for the latest research in natural health & diet.

Priscilla Peltier, C.H., C.N.C., C. Irid., R. BIE Herbalist, Nutrition Consultant, Iridologist, and Registered BIE Practitioner priscilla.eyes@shaw.ca www.eyecuhealthy.com 403.329.3100 (Office)

Getting our Children Ready For Back-to-School

AND PREPARING THEM FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE Journal of Applied Physiology • April 2008

“Enhancement of the adolescent musculoskeletal system using low-level mechanical vibrations” (Vibration Therapy) Abstract: “Here we examined the potential of extremely low-magnitude, high-frequency mechanical stimuli to enhance the quality of the adolescent musculoskeletal system.”

Summary: “This 6-week study demonstrates that short daily periods of extremely lowmagnitude, high-frequency mechanical signals have the ability to increase bone volume ... as well as enhance type I and type II muscle fiber areas... This study suggests that non-invasive and non-pharmacological low-level mechanical stimuli can be effective in producing beneficial structural changes in the adolescent musculoskeletal system, which, if maintained during adulthood, may serve to decrease the incidence of osteoporotic fractures and sarcopenia later in life.”

Physical wellness requires teaching, just like learning a language that will be used throughout our entire lives.

They also require unstructured time to develop their imaginations and spontaneity and to learn to entertain themselves.

Two years ago, ABC News reported on a special program being implemented at Naperville Central High School where students could take part in a dynamic gym class at the beginning of the day and had access to exercise bikes and balls throughout the day in their classrooms.

The results were astounding!

Those who participated nearly doubled their reading scores and math scores increased 20-fold.

(Research has shown that after 30 minutes on the treadmill, students solve problems up to 10 percent more effectively.)

A growing body of research suggests a connection between physical activity and positive factors such as: - greater attention in the classroom, - faster cognitive-processing speed, - increased on-task behaviors, - better performance on standardized academic tests at school (The focus on higher achievement in standardized academic tests has been the whole point of cutting back on time spent on school physical education.)

Vibration Trainers could easily be fitted into classrooms taking much less space than an exercise bike and with far more profound results from a minimal time spent. On a Vibration Trainer the brain is being tricked into believing that you are losing your balance. It then activates all the muscle in your body in a very rapid reflex response – 30 to 50 times faster than running. Ten minutes on the Vibration Trainer is the muscular equivalent to running for an hour with all the ensuing health benefits! : - more toned muscle - denser and stronger bones - increased blood circulation - decreased stress hormones Vibration Trainers involve the whole body not just the 40% of the muscle (the “voluntary muscle”) that you can access in a gym. And it is the only type of exercise, along with sprinting, that involves the Type I as well as Type II muscle fibre. When you consider that 50% of the heart muscle consists of what is called Fast Twitch Fibre which can’t be accessed by usual gym exercises or moderate running, then you

realize that following the usual exercise guidelines concerning running and gym training only trains 50% of the heart muscle – not ideal for a long life.

There is a great need for schools to collaborate with outside sources including parents, local governments, health advocacy groups and politicians to get the support they need. We need to bring the fun back for our kids. We need to be empathetic to that and make them know that they don’t have to be the perfect athlete, just be moving and healthy.

It doesn’t require more class time, rather, it optimizes time available. In elementary school these times could be recess, before and after-school programs as well classroom activity breaks.

These would include “brain break” exercises before the transition to another subject or lessons that include movement. This creates education that teaches lifetime fitness skills instead of a primary focus on sports, which the vast majority of students don’t carry into their adult lives.

This type of viewpoint does not assume the importance for children of a critical threshold of activity or fitness. Instead, it emphasizes the significance of establishing a physically active lifestyle during the pediatric years. This is best achieved by exposing children to the enjoyment of physical exercise early.

Look at existing workplace laws and then compare them to the lack of legislation requiring children to get physical activity breaks at school. What people seem to forget is that children are at school six or seven hours a day, and spend most of the time sitting at their desks. This doesn’t make sense at a time when adults in the workplace are now being advised to set a timer to remind themselves to stand up every 15 minutes. Treadmills have been designed for the workplace to house a computer so that the user can work while walking on a treadmill.

Even for the physically fit and active it can be fatally dangerous to spend the amount of time that we typically spend sitting at our jobs. How much worse, then, is it for the young, developing bodies of our youth?

By not teaching our children how to live a healthy, well-balanced life, we rob them of their well-being. Physical wellness requires teaching, just like learning a language that will be used throughout our entire lives. They also require unstructured time to develop their imaginations and spontaneity and to learn to entertain themselves.

Fitness doesn’t have to be acquired in large doses at one time. In fact many studies have confirmed that fitness can be “accumulated”. Fitness can be acquired in the moments throughout the day. Moments that could be much more efficiently spent on a VibraFit Trainer!!

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by Ginger Malacko

As much as we need that to-do list, unscheduled time is just as valuable because it’s where we create the happiness that’s intuitive rather than engineered: an impromptu picnic, a good book, a neglected hobby, a gigglefest with the kids, a long overdue heart-to-heart with the spouse

Unscheduled Time

There is no taskmaster so great as the almighty schedule. It reigns over our days and races through our minds at night.

Because we seem to be under the delusion that if it’s not on the schedule, it can’t be all that necessary to our happiness. And if we don’t have a full schedule, then we must not be all that happy. Now, I like to-do lists – or at least checking items off my to-do list – but I sometimes find myself adding superfluous tasks just so I can feel secure in the knowledge that I’m “getting things done”. As if to prove that I’m responsible and productive. As if to prove that my life is worthwhile.

I used to roll my eyes at my mother, otherwise known as superwoman, because she could not sit and watch a movie without at least having a basket of laundry to fold. Now that I’m older and wiser, I understand what it is to feel that your precious time shouldn’t be wasted in frivolity. It’s just too valuable a commodity. But while it’s necessary to mow the lawn and wash the dishes and clock in and out of the regular job, we should feel satisfaction in finishing these tasks rather than an impatience for what comes next. We are as a society obsessed with having things to do that are list-worthy.

A philosopher once said that he would know who you are by knowing what you’re thinking when you don’t have to think about anything. What does a person do, when they don’t have to be doing anything? To me it seems that we schedule so many tasks that when we happen upon a moment of unscheduled time, we do absolutely nothing at all. Rather than an expression of who we are and what we love, free time is too often spent recovering from being who we have to be. The schedule becomes the thing rather than the means to an end.

As much as we need that to-do list, unscheduled time is just as valuable because it’s where we create the happiness that’s intuitive rather than engineered: an impromptu picnic, a good book, a neglected hobby, a gigglefest with the kids, a long overdue heart-to-heart with the spouse. This isn’t “recreation”.

It’s “balance”. It’s about having time in which we choose what matters in the moment as well as in the long run. Those blank spaces on the calendar are as important as the full ones, because time isn’t a force to be managed, it’s where we actually live.

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The 6th annual The Word On The Street festival will take place this year on the streets surrounding the Lethbridge Public Library Main Branch on Saturday September 24th 2016 from 11:00am to 5:00pm.

With close to thirty authors across five stages, live music and performances, and an all-day Comix Jam, this free fall festival is jam packed with something for everyone.

The Word On The Street will also offer songwriting, book-making, and poetry workshops, and panel discussions on blogging and podcasting.

Drop by the Bookmobile to check out our sports and outdoor play equipment for loan, or get your picture taken with Clifford the Big Red Dog. Check out the marketplace for local food vendors, a library scavenger hunt, face painting, and community groups, authors and publishers, and local businesses.

NEW RELEASES FROM AUTHOR BARBARA SMITH

Barbara Smith has lived all across Canada.

She was born and raised in Toronto, lived in Edmonton for a time and has now settled in Victoria. Her interest in mysteries and social justice has lead her to authoring over 30 books. Over a dozen of these books focus on Canadian ghost stories. Smith is a full time writer whose books feature popular Canadian figures like Nellie Barbara Smith McClung (a influential suffragette) and the “Mad Trapper” (an infamous criminal). Smith’s interest in social justice and Canadian history is evident in her well researched novels and has resulted in her being featured on the Discovery Channel in their documentary about the “Mad Trapper”.

Smith’s spooky tales are perfect for warm summer nights spent around the campfire. Her latest book of ghost stories focuses solely on Western Canada and is a wonderful fit for families looking for fun and spooky tales to tell under the stars. The stories featured in Campfire Stories of Western Canada range from lighthearted accounts of helpful spirits, to stories about vengeful phantoms and of course some favourites from our childhoods reimagined in Smith’s skillful prose. The southern Alberta setting gives the ghost tales a more realistic feel, like the man with a hook for a hand could be waiting for you at any campsite. The short tales are preceded by Smith’s instructions for the best way to tell the story to your particular group of campers. Smith urges the reader to “think of [themselves] as actor[s]” while “performing” the tale. This makes the book perfect for younger readers who are new to the art of telling the perfect scary campfire story.

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Along with her accounts of Canadian specters and apparitions Smith has also penned multiple books about Canada’s most interesting criminal cases. In her 1996 book Fatal Intentions Smith delves into some of Canada’s most intriguing criminals and their stories. The accounts take place all over Canada and stretch from the 1920s to the 1980s. Articles and pictures included from the times of the investigations accompany Smith’s take on the events and offer an interesting look into the news reporting of the past and its differences from news outlets today. The variety in Fatal Intentions is also shown in the diversity of criminal cases that Smith looks at, from lesser-known crimes to tales of the notorious Boyd Gang in Toronto. Each account is fascinating and hard to put down making the entire book a quick read.

These accounts of insurance scams, unrequited love and hostage situations are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat in suspense.

Reviewed by Marissa Rocca

Fatal Intentions and Campfire Stories of Western Canada have been released as eBooks, which makes them a perfect pick for summer traveling. With these titles loaded on your eReader or tablet you will be sure to tell the most terrifying true (and not so true) tales at any Southern Alberta campground this summer.

Barbara will be visiting Lethbridge this fall for The Word on the Street festival, which will take place on the streets around the Main Branch of the Lethbridge Public Library from 11:00 am -5:00 pm on September 24, 2016.

Check out http://thewordonthestreet.ca/lethbridge for more information.

BOOK REVIEW: “OUT OF THE ORCHARD” BY JULIE VAN ROSENDAAL

There are many milestones that mark the summer season. For some people, especially foodies, it’s the arrival of the BC fruit trucks. After a long year’s wait, anticipation gives way to the excitement of stepping up to the long tables where baskets of colourful, fragrant smelling fruit are lined up end to end; the crimson cherries, the deep Julie Van Rosendaal purple plums, the pale orange apricots. Just knowing that the first bite of an apple or pear will be refreshingly crisp and that it will be a challenge to not let a single drop of sweet juice from a peach dribble down their chin. Of course, there’s always the temptation to eat the first purchase straight from the basket; no special prep required. But, what recipe options are there for those additional purchases that will inevitably follow?

Julie Van Rosendaal’s newest cookbook, “Out of the Orchard”, is an homage to all the summers she spent in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. The book also honours the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative which “was established in 1936 as a means for locals to help each other market and transport their fruit; today it’s owned by over 500 families dedicated to nurturing the land and their orchards.” This cookbook celebrates this delicious fruit and its origins “with more than 85 recipes for muffins, mains, pastries and preserves”.

Reviewed by Andrea Bourque-White

Out of the Orchard is a cookbook that will quickly become a family favorite for nurturing comfort food. On first glance, the pictures are so engaging that you can practically smell the cinnamon sugar in the Apple Pie Biscuits or the warm, buttery crust of the classic Cherry Pie. Many of the recipes such as the Cinnamon Pear Pancakes or the Maple Roast Pork Tenderloin with Apples only require basic ingredients which mean no extra trips to the store. The best feature is all the fuss free recipes that are quick and easy to prepare. It won’t take long to put together a supper of Turkey Apple Sage Meatloaf or Roast Chicken with Cider Glaze and Peaches on the table for family and friends. Anyone with a sweet tooth will certainly be tempted to try many of the flavourful desserts such as the Upside Down Pear Gingerbread or the Black Forest Cupcakes. Lastly, recipes such as the Cranberry Pear Ginger Preserves or Apricot Chutney will be a welcomed treat long after the last warm, golden rays of summer have slipped away to a new season.

Julie has written eight best-selling cookbooks. She is the food columnist for the Calgary Eyeopener on CBC Radio On and is a food editor for many Canadian publications. She lives in Calgary and blogs about all her family and adventures online at www.dinnerwithjulie.com.

This will be Julie’s second time visiting and speaking at The Word on the Street which will take place at the Lethbridge Public Library on September 24, 2016. View http://thewordonthestreet.ca/lethbridge for more information

BOOK REVIEW: TODD BABIAK’S SON OF FRANCE Award-winning novelist Todd Babiak will be joining the celebrated authors, both national and local, at The Word On The Street Festival at the Library’s Main Branch on September 24th.

Babiak is the author of six novels, with Come Barbarians being his most recent title prior to this year. He has won a number of awards for his works, including the Alberta Book Todd Babiak Award for Best Novel, the City of Edmonton Book Prize, and the Henry Kreisel Award. Babiak has additionally been longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel The Garneau Block and shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Medal for the novel Toby: A Man. This year will be busy for Babiak: in addition to attending The Word On The Street Festival, he is celebrating the release of his most recent novel Son of France.

The second novel in Babiak’s Christopher Kruse series, Son of France, is a direct sequel to Come Barbarians. The first novel saw the series’ title character Christopher Kruse move to France with his wife and daughter in a bid to save his marriage, his wife urging him to leave the personal security business. Unfortunately, Kruse becomes involved in a web of political deceit and murder, which leads to the deaths of both his wife and daughter. While Kruse is eventually able to avenge the murder of his family, it leaves a lasting impact on the security agent.

Reviewed by Jonathan Jarvie

Son of France finds Kruse trying to recover from the murder of his family, but especially the death of his daughter, Lily. He cannot bring himself to leave Paris where his daughter continues to live on in his mind. Instead he remains in the security business, tied by a contract to the unscrupulous mayor of Paris. When a terrorist bombing of a small Jewish cafe leaves a politician with aspirations of becoming President of France dead, Kruse is soon tasked with finding those responsible for the bombing and is led on a trail of action and intrigue. Is the ruthless mayor of Paris responsible? Perhaps organized crime has played a part in the assassination? Maybe a secret organization is responsible? Or perhaps even someone no one would suspect, someone with their own hidden motive.

Babiak does an exceptional job of combining both description and action to bring this political thriller to life. The lush, descriptive passages detailing life in Paris quickly transports Canadian readers across the globe to France. Simultaneously, the action sequences in which Kruse fights not only to discover the truth but to stay alive will keep readers eagerly flipping pages. Babiak’s Son of France has it all, but the best parts are the interactions between Kruse and his business partner Tzvi. The exchanges between the two are sure to keep readers laughing.

Todd Babiak will read from Son of France, live at The Word On The Street.

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ON THE RIGHT TRACK: STATION BRINGS ALBERTA’S RAILWAY HISTORY ALIVE

by Christina Scott

Transportation within Alberta has never been easier. Whether for business or pleasure, airplanes, buses and cars allow people and industry to span great distances faster than ever.

Though travel has come a long way, if you lived on the prairies at the turn of the 20th century, residents and business tycoons only had one option: the railway system.

While riding the rails is no longer possible, visiting an authentic 120year-old train station is.

The station, circa 1890, is at The Galt Historic Railway Park and Interpretive Centre, located 25 minutes south of Lethbridge and one kilometre north of Stirling on range road 19-4C in the County of Warner.

The centre’s mission is to collect, preserve, restore and exhibit artifacts which represent the history and impact of the steam and coal eras in southern Alberta, with emphasis on the Galt Railway System.

The park is run by the Great Canadian Plains Railway Society, a nonprofit charity founded in 1998; today, the society has 36 volunteer members.

“A railway park was the furthest thing from our mind,” says society treasurer Bill Hillen of when they first began.

“We wanted to put together educational displays that would go from school to school explaining the importance of the railway and some of the historical facts about southern Alberta during the early days of [Alexander] Galt’s time here,” he explains.

Alexander Galt co-founded the town of Lethbridge in 1883 with his son, Elliott when he established a coal mine in the area. Galt was a politician and a businessman who also played a key role in forming Canada as a father of confederation.

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“Once everything is in place for accessibility, you eliminate the barriers as you go and you don’t have to look back saying, ‘We didn’t do that right.’ We want people to feel comfortable when they’re here.”

Station at Coutts/Sweetgrass 1912

“[Galt] was a cornerstone for how this country was set up and to have something like this is just great. and let passengers off to go through customs before the train could cross the border. This could be a lengthy process, so passengers waited in a special waiting room until they were cleared. Once cleared, the train crossed the border and all passengers boarded again.

Coal was a primary resource at the time, used for heating, cooking and powering steam locomotives. In 1890, Galt established Lethbridge’s second rail line, the Alberta Railway and Coal Company. The rail line ran from Lethbridge to the Coutts at the border; it would soon connect to another of Galt’s rail lines, the Great Falls and Canada Railway, which operated at Sweetgrass, Mont. and proceeded south to Great Falls.

“Galt basically controlled transportation in and out of southern Alberta,” says Hillen. “Coal was his main product.” Galt became the largest privately owned coal distributor in Western Canada.

The station at the juncture of Coutts and Sweetgrass operated from 1890 to 1916, straddling the Canada-U.S. border. It is estimated that 1.5 million tonnes of coal and 90,00 passengers went through the station during that time.

The border cut straight through the waiting room of the station, creating an American side and a Canadian side. The train was required to stop

This station remained this way until 1916 after Galt’s death; due to a feud between two rival rail companies, the American section of the building building was severed and the Canadian part of the station was moved away from the border, close to Coutts; there, it was used by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) until its closing in 1989.

In 2000, CPR sold the station to the railway society for a dollar, after the group discovered it was the last Galt train station of its kind in existence. Realizing the structure’s immense historical value, the society decided to change its focus to preserving the station. To do this, finding the proper location would be vital.

“We discovered that there was another line that was built by Galt and that was the St. Mary River Railway,” says Hillen. “That line intersected at Stirling with his other rail line and we felt that since that was the only junction left of Galt’s railway empire, that would be a fitting place.”

The society turned to the task of restoring the structure to its original glory after being awarded a grant for Alberta’s centennial in 2005. They discovered that might be difficult to do with the American section of the station missing, and no records to draw from.

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been widened, where doorways had existed. It was a process of discovery.”

The Canadian side remained generally intact and still has original hardwood flooring circa 1890 throughout.

“No pictures exist that we know of, no recorded documents,” says Hillen. “There’s no record of it being severed, there’s no record of it being moved, there’s no record of who did it.”

The society hired a professional researcher to find out what they could about the building, its function, and its interior.

“It was a situation where you had to discover what exactly had taken place,” says Hillen. “There were times when things were quite interesting: small artifacts would appear from cracks in the floor. Signs would appear from being stuck behind joists in the floor. You got a lot of tidbits, and it took a lot of detective work and studying.”

The other challenge was removing the updated renovations made to the structure over the years: new doorways had been created, window openings were widened, and new technology had been added.

“All of the original character of the station had been altered due to the changes of use for the building,” says Hillen. “First, we had to demolish a tonne of material to take the building back to where we could find the scars of where the old windows had been boarded up, where they had Quirk - 28

The station has several artifacts which date back to a 30-year period between 1890 and 1930. These include cook stoves, typewriters, a singer sewing machine, vintage food packages and advertising, large travelling trunks, and authentic mammoth hall lamps. Grants from the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta helped the group complete the lighting over several years.

“We probably have the largest collection of mammoth hall lamps in Alberta, if not Western Canada,” says Hillen. “These are illuminating lamps at night which are all electrified and on dimmers. Only two of them are replicas.”

Artifacts have been gathered from swap meets, antique stores and donors.

“A lot of these came from a lot of effort from a lot of people,” says Hillen. “Although we’ve made it as authentic as we can, there will be a continual weeding out of things that did not exist when that station existed. I think we’re still nibbling away on it.”

The station sits on a 37-acre property, which also houses four train cars donated by CPR. One has been transformed into a 1930s style school car, with era-appropriate desks and readers. The car also houses various telephones throughout the eras, from a turn-of-the-century switchboard to rotary phones and hanging wall phones.

“There were times when things were quite interesting: small artifacts would appear from cracks in the floor. Signs would appear from being stuck behind joists in the floor.

You got a lot of tidbits, and it took a lot of detective work and studying.”

“We wanted to put together educational displays that would go from school to school explaining the importance of the railway and some of the historical facts about southern Alberta during the early days of [Alexander] Galt’s time here.”

The second car, a former kitchen crew car from the 1920s, is designated as a full-scale kitchen. The third car will be a dining car, and the fourth car will display more of the railway.

The entire park is wheelchair accessible.

“Our mandate when we started was to make it so that everybody could come and see this,” says Hillen. “Once everything is in place for accessibility, you eliminate the barriers as you go and you don’t have to look back saying, ‘We didn’t do that right.’ We want people to feel comfortable when they’re here.”

Hillen says all the rail cars will eventually have walkways between them; the dining car will house wheelchair accessible washrooms.

The park is open during the summer in June, July and August. The park gets between 600 and 700 visitors per season. From 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 1, the group is planning to celebrate the station’s 126th birthday with cake, tours of the station and stories. Donations will be accepted at the door.

“It’s very rare that you can work on an artifact that’s left from a man’s legacy that was part of the beginning of Canada,” says Hillen. “[Galt] was a cornerstone for how this country was set up and to have something like this is just great.

To find out more, call 403-756-2220 or email gcprs@telus.net. People can also visit www.galtrailway.com.

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t r a p a l l u p CHEESE & HERB

GARLIC BREAD

By Judi Frizzle Stowell

Warm your kitchen and your tummy with layers of soft yeasty homemade bread touting fragrant herbs, brazen amounts of melty cheese and oodles of sultry garlic.

Follow Judi’s blog at thelastwonton.typepad.com

Your only option will be to succumb to this warm-from-the-oven, yeasty soft, cheese and herb riddled garlic bread.

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"A loaf of bread, a jug of wine and thou."

And‌this loaf goes a step further. This is not your mama's garlic bread.

Not the kind where you have to pull open the drawer, find the bread knife and slice off a piece. Nope, not that kind. This is a ridiculously fragrant loaf that the moment it comes out of the oven, insists your fingers pull off a piece right here and now. Effortless.

Seems there was a good dent in our loaf before we even dished out the turkey soup. Might I add, this bread is great with soup. Whether munched on the side or dipped in the barley, veggie and turkey laden, golden rich, heady broth.

Not only that, but it was pretty darn easy, and fun, to make. I started the dough in the breadmaker, then rolled it out, slathered it with garlicjalapeno butter, sprinkled herbs here and there, sliced the dough, stacked the dough, sliced again, shimmied the stacks into a loaf pan, baked, and voila. The staff of life.

~ Omar Khayyam

I used cheddar cheese with chopped fresh cilantro and chives. But whether you fancy Monterey Jack, Parmesan, provolone, Havarti, Gouda...basil, thyme, rosemary, sage, oregano, or, or, or ...any combination will work. We love 'heat', so I added some really finely chopped fresh jalapenos which gave a perfect zing. And, of course, lots of fresh, minced garlic.

So, don't say I didn't warn you about this not being your New Year’s resolution type recipe. Besides that, I just know you've earned a warmthe-tummy-and-the-soul comfort food treat.

And tomorrow is a new day. Redemption is just one sleep away.

Tomorrow, salad.

With warmed up cheese & herb garlic bread!

CHEESE & HERB PULL-APART GARLIC BREAD - Makes 1 loaf Bread 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup milk 3 tablespoons butter dry yeast 2 1/2 teaspoons yeast, or 1 package active r suga 3 tablespoons 3 generous cups flour 1 teaspoon Kosher or sea salt 1 egg, lightl y beaten

Filling 4-5 plump garlic cloves, minced nal, for you non-heat seekers) 1-2 fresh jalapenos, very finely chopped (optio 6 tablespoons butter, softened 1/2 cup fresh chopped herbs sage, dill, tarragon, parsley) (cilantro, chives, basil, oregano, rosemary, but any cheese will work) 2 cups grated cheese (I used 'old' cheddar, Freshly ground black pepper

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Combine water and milk in a 2 cup measure. Microwave until just steaming. Add 3 tablespoons butter and stir. Let sit until butter melts and mixture cools to lukewarm.

If using a breadmaker: add yeast, sugar, flour, salt and beaten egg, then lukewarm liquids. Hit the dough cycle button.

For the dough, without breadmaker: Pour heated watermilk-butter mixture into bowl of standing mixer. Stir in sugar and yeast and let rest for 5-7 minutes until foamy. Stir in beaten egg. Add flour and salt and mix with a dough hook about 8 minutes. The dough should be silky-ish, not sticky, to the touch. Butter or oil a bowl, transfer dough to

bowl, cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place for 1 to 1 1/2 hours until doubled in bulk.

While dough is rising combine softened butter with minced garlic and chopped jalapeno. Set aside.

Punch down the dough and turn onto lightly floured surface. Allow to rest for 5 minutes. Roll the dough out into a 12 x 20 inch rectangle. Slather evenly with garlic, jalapeno butter. (oh my!) Sprinkle evenly with chopped herbs and grated cheese. Grind some black pepper over top to taste.

This is a ridiculously fragrant loaf that the moment it comes out of the oven, insists your fingers pull off a piece right here and now. Effortless.

Cut the dough, vertically, into 6 equal sized strips with a sharp knife or pizza cutter.

Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. (I lined my loaf pan, partially, with overhanging parchment, which worked like a charm. Once the loaf was baked, it lifted right out of the pan.) Turn the pan on it's end, or however it's easiest for you, and stack and shimmy the stacks into the pan.

Stack the strips on top of one another.

Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place about 45 minutes or until almost double in bulk.

Slice the stack into six equal slices once again. You'll have six stacks of six squares.

Preheat oven to 350F. Bake the bread for 40-50 minutes, or until the top is golden-brown and the inside is cooked through. If the top browns too quickly, cover the loaf loosely with foil. I baked my loaf just over 45 minutes and did cover with foil for about the last 15 minutes.

Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10-20 minutes. Run a knife around the edges, and invert onto serving platter. (or if you used parchment paper, just pull that beauty out using the overhang as handles).

Soul warming comfort, layer on layer.

Pull, pop. Repeat.

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When the leaves start to fall...

...make sure they get composted!

3 easy ways to keep them out of the landfill 1. Start your own Backyard Composter 2. Drop them off at one of the Yard Waste Sites 3. Let us pick them up during the Fall Leaf Collection Visit Lethbridge.ca/YardWaste for more info or call (403) 329-7367

The Lethbridge & District Humane Society has been a no-kill haven since its inception in early 1970. It is their goal to take care of strays and abandoned pets until a home can be found for them to thrive and have a new start in life. Some animals stay for years before finding a family to love them.

With the support of Park Pet Hospital & Northside Veterinary Clinic, Quirk would like to introduce a few of the residents who have been waiting for quite some time. Rescued pets are exceptionally loving,

and very grateful for a chance to be with you. If you have room in your home and your heart, please give the Humane Society a call to give one of these furry friends a chance to belong, and be loved.

They are a gift!

Call: (403) 320-8991 Website: lethbridgehumanesociety.com

Roxy Female

Roxy came to the Humane Society as a young mom this past summer. Her kittens are independent now, and Roxy is looking for a loving home of her own. She's a pretty grey tabby with big eyes and a short tail! Roxy isn't crazy about her roommates in the cat room, but she likes people and plenty of attention. She has been spayed and had her shots, so she's 'good to go'!

Kravitz Male Grey Tabby

Kravitz was born in September of 2015. He's a tiny bit shy, but settles in after a short time. Kravitz shares a kennel with another young male and enjoys wrestling and playing with his pal. He also likes toys and exploring, but he's content to stretch out and relax too! He's a handsome boy and will enjoy lots of attention in his Forever Home!

Hillary Black Female

Hillary is a lovely, quiet girl who has recently arrived at the Humane Society. She's an adult cat, and she doesn't mingle much with her roommates. She's content to explore and watch the others from a perch.

She also likes to potter about the Catio, soaking up the sun. Hillary enjoys patting and attention more than playing with toys. She's always up for a good snuggle!

Adele Long Hair Dilute Torti Female

Adele is a beautiful young soft calico, about 1 1/2 years old. She came to the Humane Society in March, with her 3 brand new babies. She has raised her babies in foster care, and is now ready for a home of her own! Adele is very playful and affectionate, she loves attention! She DOESN'T love other cats, and would prefer a home where she is the only cat. She doesn't seem to mind dogs, however.

Ramsey is a good looking orange and white kitten, about 6 months old. He loves to play wi his toys, and with his siblings. He's got a great purr, which he uses as soon as you pick hi up! He's energetic and fun, very entertaining to watch.

He'sCats presently residing at th • Medical & Surgical Care for & Dogs Lethbridge Humane Society, but is looking for his very own Forever Home!

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BAREBONES RUN 2016 October 16, 2016 RUN WITH YOUR DOG!!

9km 9:00am 5km 9:10am 1km kids race 10:00am New For 2016 Finisher Medals for all distances!!

All races start & finish at softball valley ball park

Enter online at http://racepro.ca/barebonesentry16.php or Enter in person at Runners Soul

Call 403-320-8991 for more information Barebones Run is a fundraiser in support of the Lethbridge & District Humane Society

Did you know: - They are a no kill animal rescue that works with both cats and dogs - They are home to 100 cats and 20+ dogs at any given time - They are primarily volunteer run and receive their only funding through donations and fundraising They need your support so that they can continue to help those who have no voice and no choice.

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LESSONS I’VE LEARNED FROM MY DOGS By Jean Van Kleek She lay comfortably in the grass with her prized ball in her mouth, holding it much like a soother, something tangible to hang onto that assured her “all is well”. What once was her obsession; something to be captured, coveted and returned with a victorious prance that displayed her stealth and prowess as a canine was now a source of feeling ” home”… and a way to hang onto something familiar in an increasingly unfamiliar world.

At first I was saddened by this change in behaviour, along with the vulnerability and fragility that aging brings. But as I watched her, I saw a smile on her face and a contented look as she held the ball close. She was happy. And although the role of the ball in her life has changed over the years, it was still the source of her joy.

In a world filled with uncertainty and change, the one constant we have is love. Cherish it, hang on to it and hold it close to your heart.

Shani

“In a world filled with uncertainty and change, the one constant we have is love.”

RECIPE

Chicken and

VEGETABLE Cookies

Kiwi

Zoe

A lean protein filled soft cookie. Super healthy ingredients, doglicious, easily digested and fun to create!

I’m using quinoa flakes as a vegan protein binder. Use a food processor to finely chop and mince the chicken and veggies.

3 beaten eggs (I use free range) 1/2 cup ground flaxseed 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil 2 generous tablespoons ground cinnamon 2 cups quinoa flakes* 1 small can pure pumpkin (not pie filling) 1 small can drained chickpeas (ground) 1 cup finely chopped carrots 2 cups finely chopped raw broccoli (not stems or leaves) 2 cups naked mashed potatoes (no milk/butter/salt) 3 cups minced cooked chicken (fat /skin removed)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F

In a large mixing bowl add ingredients in order. Mix well. I use disposable gloves. Mixture should be the texture of peanut butter cookie dough; not too wet. Place on cookie sheets using parchment paper. Spread out on pan.

Pat down with your hands or rolling pin or a smooth glass to about one inch high. Use a paring knife to score to the bottom of pan into desired size. I cut small. I use my favourite dull paring knife!

Bake for about an hour. (May need more time) at 325 degrees F

Should be lightly browned. Use your paring knife to check for doneness.

Cool the cookies.

These must be refridgerated and/or frozen.

The pooch taste testers all loved them a lot!!!

* Quinoa flakes are made from pressed quinoa. High in protein, fibre, gluten free and are one of a few plant foods that contain all 9 amino acids

*Michelle's recipes include well researched ingredients to help make your dog happy & healthy.

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