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The horse logo on the front of a Ford Mustang’s grill — like this on on Barry Micklich’s 2002 Mustang, which he had on display at the Classic Car Tuesday event at Apex Casino this week — has become an iconic symbol of the American auto industry over the past 50 years. The Leader talks to a few local Mustang owners to find out why that is in the 2014 edition of our Rock’n August section, which begins on page 13.

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That’s how many Mustangs the Ford Motor Company had sold within one calendar year of the model’s introduction at the World’s Fair in New York City on April 17, 1964. The base price for the hardtop model was $2,372.

Miles of SMILES for camp organizer

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

A local woman is hoping to take the inspiration provided by her late grandmother and use it to put smiles on the faces of girls through a new summer camp. JeVon Joseph, 21, is gearing up for the inaugural edition of SMILES Camp, which starts Monday at Red Willow Community Church in St. Albert. There, she hopes to instill girls aged nine to 14 with the same kind of self-confidence and compassion that her grandmother instilled in her. “Someone might say, ‘You can’t do that.’ But what if you go to a camp and you’re so empowered and mentored and inspired that, all of a sudden, you start to realize, ‘I actually am worth it’?” said Joseph, a graduate of Paul Kane High School who is planning to enter a homeopathic medicine school in the fall. “Having a camp like this is something that can affect somebody throughout the entire year.” Joseph’s grandmother, Pauline Powell, was an ordained minister who passed away this past April. But as much as she passed on teachings from the Bible, Joseph said she learned so much more from her grandmother just from her being there and lending support, especially as Joseph auditioned to get into notoriously tough ballet schools in the United States. “My grandma was always there; she’d come to every performance,” Joseph said. “... When I auditioned the first time, I was 15 years old and I was like, ‘I don’t know.’ But she said, ‘You can do it!’ ... If she hadn’t planted that seed in me, I

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JeVon Joseph is the organizer of SMILES Camp, which runs next week at Red Willow Community Church and aims to empower girls aged nine to 14. wouldn’t have gone.” Joseph also remembers her grandmother for her generous nature, which she extended to everyone she met. “Whenever we’d go somewhere and see someone who was homeless, she’d give me something and say, ‘Go give it to them.’ And when you’re little, you’re not sure if this person is scary. But she always said, ‘You always have to remember where you come from.

Always remember that, no matter what you are or how big you get, there’s always somebody else you can help.’ That really touched me as well.” The SMILES Camp is based around Christian teachings, but it is open to girls of any religion, race and nationality. It is also free of charge, but there are limited spots, so campers must register in advance through www. smilescamp.com before Sunday.

“You shouldn’t have to pay to be able to able to get help or learn how to empower yourself,” she said, noting that Red Willow Community Church has helped a lot by greatly reducing their rental fees for the week. “I think every girl deserves to have a chance to know that she’s worth it and that nothing can stop you.” And the time from age nine to 14 is a crucial time for girls to hear that message, Joseph added. “That’s when girls are most vulnerable. ... It’s a time for them to be able to see positive mentors and what (they) can do with (their) life,” she said. “ Over the course of the week, campers will have the chance to take part in workshops dealing with a multitude of topics, ranging from interior design and art to body image and bullying. Joseph wanted to do this as a week-long camp, rather than something more condensed like a one-day seminar, so the messages have a better chance of sinking in. “Hot tea is best when it’s sipped slowly,” she said, noting that she has taught at summer dance camps at NAIT for three summers. “If you take things too quickly, sometimes you can’t learn or gain as much knowledge as when you do it slowly.” But when it comes to the camp itself, Joseph is hoping it will expand quickly, hopefully going beyond its one-week timeframe in the near future. “I see it happening for eight weeks, and I see it potentially becoming a mentorship for the fall, a place where girls can come during school,” she said. “I see it expanding and growing, and the more girls that can get involved, the better.”

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Cake shop carries on after crash GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Over the Top Cakes doesn’t have a drive-thru window, but that didn’t stop one unlucky driver over the weekend. It was early Saturday morning when Jen Gray, co-owner of the bake shop on Sir Winston Churchill Avenue, got a call from St. Albert Fire Services telling her that a car had crashed through the front window of the shop, causing extensive damage. “First of all, I thought there was a fire. Then they said, ‘Actually, you had a lady drive her car into your shop.’ And I was like, ‘Gosh, what people will do for our cupcakes!’� Gray joked on Monday morning. Luckily, though, the incident occurred early enough in the morning that no one was in the shop yet, and the driver — who was behind the wheel of a Hyundai Santa Fe SUV — managed not to hit the shop’s retail case full of cupcakes or go too far back into the production kitchen. “It was pretty crazy; we still had wedding cakes to finish,� Gray said.

“So we taped everything off, and our landlord is fantastic, so he had his guys come in right away to clean out the glass. We closed the front of the shop, but our kitchen — our baking area and decorating area — was still intact, so we finished all the cakes and got them out the back door.�

“I was like, ‘Gosh, what people will do for our cupcakes!’� Jen Gray Over the Top Cakes Now, Gray’s biggest concern is if they will be allowed to continue working on cakes in the back while the front of the shop is rebuilt. “If the health inspector says, ‘No way, there’s going to be drywall

coming through your ventilation system, forget it,’ we’ll have to close down for a few weeks, and that’s a little scary,� she said. “We have (orders for) wedding cakes and things, and the last thing we want to do is cancel orders.� In the meantime, though, Gray and the rest of the team at Over the Top are continuing to crank out cakes, even if they have to deliver them out the back door. “We’re still in production this week. We’re just waiting for quotes and estimates and the go-ahead from our adjuster,� she said. “... It’s really just cosmetic damage, but it’s a lot of work.� Over the Top Cakes has gained quite the reputation for their custom cakes since opening in July 2012. A photo of a KISS-themed birthday cake they created was retweeted by none other than Gene Simmons himself, while they were recently enlisted to make a cake for country star Tim McGraw’s keyboard player on short notice. One of their cakes was also recently featured in Wedding Bells magazine as part of a feature on Canada’s Prettiest Wedding Cakes.

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The damage after a car drove through the front window of Over the Top Cakes’ retail shop on Sir Winston Churchill Avenue early Saturday morning.

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Cardinals ‘cap’ off tourney with fundraiser

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

A local minor baseball team’s efforts to raise money for kids with cancer over the weekend were a real home run. As the St. Albert Mosquito AA Cardinals hosted the Tier 3 provincial tournament from Friday to Monday at Legion Memorial Park on Sturgeon Road, they also donned gold caps to raise awareness for the Kids with Cancer Society and ran 50-50 draws and gift basket raffles all weekend to raise

money for the charity. All told, they had raised more than $1,100 by Monday morning, said team manager Jerry Boutin, with more to come that evening when the championship game was played. “As great of a game as baseball is, having something like this makes it even bigger for the kids,� Boutin said. “Hosting provincials is a huge thing as it is, so to have something like this on top of it was great for the kids.� Another team from northeast Edmonton also chipped in, donating the rest of

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A member of the St. Albert Mosquito AA Cardinals sports a gold cap during the opening ceremonies for the provincial championships last week at Servus Credit Union Place.

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Mosquitos buzzing Legion Memorial Park was buzzing with action over the weekend as St. Albert hosted mosquito AA provincials, with teams from Red Deer, Leduc, Northeast Edmonton, South Jasper Place and Leduc joining the hosts. Above: A Red Deer player tries to tag out an Edmonton Northstars player during one semifinal matchup. Right: A batter from South Jasper Place makes contact in the other semifinal against Leduc. Provincial baseball action continues this weekend at Legion Memorial Park as St. Albert hosts the peewee AAA, bantam AAA and midget AAA tournaments. Look for more photos from both weekends at StAlbertSports.com.

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ifty thousand attendees; 800 classic cars; 400 volunteers; 78 sponsors; 35 vendors; 12 events; 11 venues; seven days; six organizations; five bands; three parks. All for just one goal: To cure diabetes! That’s Rock’n August 2014. And as chair of this year’s production, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the incredible people that are behind the scenes, putting together this great event. Each contributing organization is represented by two individuals on our board of directors. These people meet year round as a board and additionally sit on several subcommittees that also convene several times a year. Collectively, they put in thousands of man hours per year and bring a wealth of

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MP’s book to hit shelves this Sept.

GLENN COOK

said. “And it allows me to reach a broader audience. I haven’t spoken at every university ... but this will allow students Come this September, Brent Rathgeber and professors who might be interested in will be able to say he wrote the book on what I have to say to read my (thoughts). parliamentary dysfunction in Canada. There are 35 million Canadians, and as Roughly a year after much as I try to get resigning from the out and speak or blog, Conservative caucus, there are many who, the independent MP for for whatever reason, Edmonton-St. Albert won’t or can’t or haven’t is putting the finishing heard of me. So this is touches on his new an opportunity to reach book, Irresponsible a broader audience with Government: The my ideas.” Decline of Parliamentary That said, though, he Democracy in Canada, doesn’t see himself as an set to be published by author. Brent Rathgeber Toronto-based Dundurn “I consider myself Independent MP Press this fall. to be a Member of Rathgeber said Parliament who has a that, after writing about the flaws in the great interest in broken democracy and is Canadian system on his own blog and interested in convincing Canadians it speaking to audiences on university needs to be fixed,” he said. “This book campuses across the country, the book is is just a byproduct of that work.” the next natural step. While it’s possible that his book “This allows me to consolidate the could soon become outdated as whole package into about 212 pages,” he reforms are implemented — he St. Albert Leader

“Our democracy is broken, but there are steps to remedy it.”

even had to rewrite portions in the last two weeks as criminal charges were laid against Sen. Mike Duffy — Rathgeber felt there was enough in there to keep readers interested and keep it on shelves well into the future. “Probably some future tenses or future predictions will be past tenses by the time the book hits the shelf. That’s unavoidable. But I think those examples will be few and far between,” he said. “The overriding principle that, in almost 50 years, power has shifted from the House of Commons to cabinet to the cabinet committees to the prime minister’s office, that general theme is constant and consistent, regardless if one of the anecdotes happens to change.”

Rathgeber started writing the book last fall, and took advantage of breaks in the Parliamentary schedule to get it Brent done by the March 1 Rathgeber deadline. Independent MP If readers take away one thing from the book, Rathgeber hopes it’s not only an understanding of how broken the Canadian system is, but also how it might be fixed. “Our democracy is broken, but there are steps to remedy it,” he said. “We’ve got to hold our elected representatives, during elections, to take their roles and responsibilities as members of a legislative assembly or Members of Parliament, as opposed to just shills for the party whose banner they represent.”

Meet the new meerkats at Valley Zoo CATHERINE GRIWKOWSKY Sun Media News Services

Meerkats are the latest animal to greet guests at the Edmonton Valley Zoo. Wade Krasnow, team leader for animal care at the Edmonton Valley Zoo, said getting the South African creatures from the Czech Republic was a bit of a challenge. “They’re not allowed into Canada because they’re considered an invasive species,” Krasnow said. “I had to get a special exception for an import permit.”

But the wait was worth it. The plexiglass was taken out and the dynamic creatures are as interested in the visitors as guests are in them. “We had them before too, so we knew they were very popular amongst our visitors,” Krasnow said. An alpha female and her two daughters and unrelated five male brothers were from Prague, but had to be quarantined for 45 days before being displayed at the zoo in June. “They’re quite mischievous little things,” Krasnow said. The zoo does not yet know who

the alpha male is, but only the alpha male and female mate. “They’re very good to each other when they’re living in a family group, but if they see a rival gang, they’re quite aggressive towards each other,” he said. “They do live in a desert so they’re competing for resources in the areas that they live.” The black around their eyes helps to deflect the sun, so they can see aerial predators. So far, the only meerkat with a name is “Snaggletooth”. As the temperatures cool, they will be brought inside.

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Prism ready to blast off at Rock’n August

GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Cars and music have always gone together, but Al Harlow has had his music go with a vehicle that has a little more oomph. Harlow is the lead singer and founding member of the Canadian classic rock band Prism, which takes the stage in St. Albert on Saturday, Aug. 15, as part of the wrap-up concert for this year’s Rock’n August classic car festival. But it was back in March 2011 that Prism’s song “Spaceship Superstar” was chosen as the wakeup song for astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery, the last day the shuttle was docked with the International Space Station on its final mission. “What a surprise, and what an honour,” Harlow said. “We’re a Canadian band, and NASA and Discovery and the space program, that’s about as American as you can get. ... But Prism spent a lot of time in the States; we toured the States a lot. And it’s just such an honour that the Americans didn’t care. They liked the song and knew the band, and that was the official work song on the last day in space. What a thrill; who wouldn’t be thrilled with that?” Back on Earth, Harlow describes himself as a classic car “addict,” although he hasn’t had a pet car in a few years.

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Even after almost four decades in the music business, Prism lead singer Al Harlow (second from left) says he still gets a thrill from going out on stage: “I can’t believe I’m still allowed to do this.” “But our bass player, Tad Goddard, has just fully restored a 1956 DeSoto with push-button driving,” he said with a laugh. “My next move is going to be some American steel, a ’40 or ’49 Ford or something like that. But I’ve had Porsches and MGs.” Those are a long way from the first car Harlow ever had, though,

which was a 1954 Austin Somerset, complete with sunroof. “It cost me 30 bucks,” he said. “I was 15 years old. My mother was so naïve; she didn’t even know I was supposed to have a driver’s licence. I was driving this thing to school when I was 15. My old man was kind enough to get me a ’66 Chevy Nova not long after that; he

felt I’d be safer in that.” While other band members have come and gone, Harlow has remained constant in Prism’s lineup since their first album was released in 1977. And while some of his motivations have changed over the years, he still finds plenty to keep himself going after nearly 40 years

in the music business. “When you’re young, there are ulterior motives. Sure, you want to be a great artist and be recognized for what you do, write songs, play and perform — and get girls,” Harlow said. “At this stage of the game, it’s the gratitude attitude. I can’t believe I’m still allowed to do this. It’s all stripped away. I don’t want to sound like I’m blowing smoke, but the love of it is all that remains.” The current iteration of Prism includes Harlow, Goddard, Gary Grace on drums and Marc Gladstone on keyboards. They released their latest CD Big Black Sky in 2008. Looking out on crowds these days, Harlow still finds young faces who are getting turned on to his music for the first time. “Living in the Youtube era, with streaming and this kind of stuff, there is a generation or two who don’t care how old (music) is. There’s no calendar date attached. They hear this stuff on the radio or on the web, and they just decide they like this type of music. It doesn’t matter if it was recorded a week ago or a decade ago; they just say, ‘Hey, I dig this,’” he said. Tickets for Prism, Kim Mitchell and Kenny Shields and Streetheart at Go Auto Arena are $39 and $59 each, and are available through Ticketmaster or through www. rocknaugust.com.

AHF looks to recapture grain elevator history with food trucks GLENN COOK St. Albert Leader

Decades ago, farmers brought their grain to the elevators in St. Albert. Now, the Arts and Heritage Foundation is hoping to recapture a bit of that history. The AHF is getting ready to host a new event on Friday, Aug. 29, with food trucks from all over the Capital Region descending on the St. Albert Grain Elevator Park to dish out their wares in a family-friendly setting. “The grain elevators have a long history of trucks arriving and dropping off grain, so we decided to take a little twist on that and bring trucks back,” said Ann Ramsden, executive director of the AHF. “But this time, they’re going to be food trucks.”

Food trucks participating in the event include: • Afterbite Mobile Kitchen • Atilla the HUNgry • Canicus Catering • Cookie Love Machine • The Crooked Fork • Dedo’s Food Truck • Drift Eatery • Incredible Edibles Catering • Knosh • Native Delights • S’Wich Food Truck • Trent’s Smokin’ BBQ The evening will also feature live music, tours of the grain elevators and a beer gardens. Ramsden hopes the event will entice people who wouldn’t normally come out

to the grain elevators to check them out, and give people a chance to try out some of the food trucks they may have heard so much about without having to venture into downtown Edmonton. “We believe we have an incredible location to do an event with food trucks,” she said. “We’ve got a fantastic backdrop of the grain elevators. We’ve also got plenty of space up there, so people can bring lawn chairs and blankets, and we’ll have some picnic tables.” While the selection of food trucks at the event is quite diverse, Ramsden said that wasn’t totally by design. “We just emailed the food trucks, and it was really a question of who wanted to come out,” she said. “It’s new to us, so we’re really excited. As the food trucks

responded, everyone was getting excited about the types of food trucks coming out. We believe we’ve got something for everybody.” “One of the food trucks, for example, they bake their own bread with grains from Gold Forest, which is just north of (St. Albert), and they make artisan sandwiches,” Ramsden added. “So, for them, a grain elevator site was an incredible fit.” This is an event that the AHF would like to see grow and sustain itself well into the future. “This is basically the trial to see how much interest we get,” Ramsden said. “We’d like to make it an annual event.” For more information, email the Musée Heritage Museum at museum@ artsandheritage.ca or phone 780-459-1528.

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ADF, Rock’n August match made in heaven

BARRY BAILEY Special to the Leader

Rock’n August is five days of fun, food and amazing cars disguised as a major fundraiser for the fight to discover a cure for diabetes. When the Cosmopolitan Clubs of St. Albert, Edmonton and Sturgeon County, the St. Albert Cruisers and the St. Albert and District Chamber of Commerce joined forces 18 years ago to create a summer festival based on the nostalgia of cruising cars, Elvis and Fats and Friday night drive-ins, supporting the Alberta Diabetes Foundation was an easy choice. It’s the proverbial match made in heaven. Diabetes is sometimes perceived as more of an inconvenience than a life-threatening disease causing blindness, amputations, strokes and a host of other health related challenges. It’s shocking to discover that diabetes kills more people on a yearly basis than breast cancer and AIDS combined. And it’s unlikely that anyone reading

this does not have a friend, coworker or family member who is not affected by diabetes in some way. The need for ongoing research can’t be understated. To date, Rock’n August has raised over $600,000 in support of the Alberta Diabetes Foundation purchasing equipment, funding scholarships and raising awareness. In 2011, the St. Albertbased event began directly funding two post-doctoral fellowships at the Alberta Diabetes Institute on the University of Alberta campus, dedicated to finding a cure for this devastating disease. “Seeing a plaque stating equipment donated by Rock’n August really puts the event dollars into reality for me,â€? said Michelle Gamble, event co-ordinator for the ADF. “I truly believe that, with partners like Rock’n August, together we will find a cure for diabetes right here in Edmonton, and I’m ecstatic to be a part of that.â€? Rock’n August has grown into one of the top three car shows in Western Canada — and

Photo: BARRY BAILEY, Special to the Leader

Alberta Diabetes Foundation event co-ordinator Michelle Gamble sits in a meeting with members of the Rock’n August organizing committee. St. Albert’s third-largest event — with car enthusiasts from across the western provinces and the northern United States attending. All the funds raised by Rock’n August remain within Alberta. 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of

the first islet transplant. The U of A is home to the Edmonton Protocol and continues to be a leader in islet core research to find the trigger for diabetes. “We have great support from our sponsors, partners and the people

of St. Albert that allows us to raise thousands of dollars every year for our charity partner, the ADF,â€? said Rock’n August chair Mike Howes, “but we want to ramp it up to the next level in terms of fundraising.â€? Howes and the Rock’n August committee are challenging the 750-plus car owners who participate every year to bring in $100 each in pledges and registration fees for the 2014 show. “Through button and merchandise sales, sponsorships, concerts, drive-ins, breakfasts and barbecues, all those things, we can raise around $75,000,â€? Howse said. “If our car guys — the heart and soul of Rock’n August — can rise to the challenge, we could almost double the money we donate for diabetes research.â€? Rock’n August will take place Tuesday, Aug. 5, through Saturday, Aug. 9. Visit rocknaugust.com for a complete listing of event locations and times throughout St. Albert. For information about diabetes or donation opportunities, go to albertadiabetesfoundation.com.

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Age is just a number for Gavinchuk CHRISTOPHER SCHIEMAN Special to the Leader

Photo: GLENN COOK, St. Albert Leader

Alex Gavinchuk stands next to his 1975 Plymouth Scamp while his dog Pooka, a shepherd mix, stands on top.

Alex Gavinchuk always had an interest in classic cars. His father had an interest and Gavinchuk remembers attending previous Rock’n August events while growing up in St. Albert. In 2004, at age 21, he bought his first classic car: a 1976 Dodge Dart, a car he still has to this day. “It’s not as old as most other cars,â€? Gavinchuk said. “But it’s a lot older than me.â€? Shortly after he bought his Dart, many of Gavinchuk’s friends recommended that he look into joining the St. Albert Cruisers, a local classic car club. They’re also the group behind the Rock’n August events, this year happening from Aug. 5 to 9 all over St. Albert and concluding with a concert Aug. 15 at the Go Auto Arena in Servus Place and featuring performances from Canadian greats such as Kim Mitchell and Prism. Just two years after he bought his first retro ride, Gavinchuk was invited to become an executive member of the Cruisers and, to this day, is one of the youngest and most involved members of the club. “The big push for me to get more

like Rock’n August, Gavinchuk’s first involved was being part of the events,â€? love is still the classic cars. In 2005, he Gavinchuk explained. “I love that the added a 1975 Plymouth Scamp to his car events have a local focus and help local collection, wanting to have a two-door to charities, and Rock’n August especially is a big show in town, and I love being a part complement his four-door Dart. “Old cars just look of it.â€? nice,â€? Gavinchuk Gavinchuk added said. “A lot of guys that he always looks are interested in most forward to the muscle and the the Rock’n August horsepower, but I just Friday night street love the art that goes dance in downtown into these cars.â€? St. Albert. In addition With the Cruisers to Edmonton surfalways looking for rockers The Tsunami new members to Brothers playing join and share the classic covers well into passion in classic cars, the night, Gavinchuk Alex Gavinchuk Gavinchuk points hopes to achieve St. Albert Cruisers out that you don’t what he describes as even need to be a car his personal “white owner to be a member — you just need an whale.â€? interest and be willing to make some new “This year, I’m hoping to have enough friends. classic cars at the street dance that when “A lot of the older guys poke fun at they cruise by, it will cover the entire me for being one of the youngest in the downtown block,â€? Gavinchuk said. “For the past few years, I’ve been trying to have club, but I get to poke fun back at them,â€? that entire loop be nothing but classic cars Gavinchuk said. “They’ll be talking and and I’m hoping to achieve that this year.â€? say, ‘Remember back to this and that?’ And I get to quip back, ‘No, but I read Despite the fun and excitement that about that in a history book once.’â€? comes with helping assemble events

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RnA chair grateful for generous sponsors

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a fundraiser,â€? Howes said. “Our goal is to help wipe out diabetes, to find a cure for the disease and get For the 18th straight year, the research done that needs to be Rock’n August is returning to done. The money we raise directly St. Albert from Aug. 5 to 9. As one funds two researchers through the of the largest and most successful Alberta Diabetes Foundation, so car shows in Western Canada, we’re pretty proud of that.â€? you’ll see some of the coolest cars So it’s not surprising when (and people!) communitycongregating at minded events all over businesses St. Albert — approached from breakfasts Howes to see and barbecues how they could to drive-in get involved. movies. This year, there What makes are two new a car show sponsors that successful? have joined the Well, lots of Rock’n August Mike Howes beautiful cars, family: Re/Max Rock’n August chair music, food, big St. Albert, who crowds — and a are hosting ton of partners. a barbecue on Tuesday, Aug. 5, In addition to his duties as beginning at 11 a.m. at their offices Rock’n August chair, local at 12 Hebert Rd.; and Ricky’s business owner Mike Howes is also All Day Grill, which is putting tasked with finding sponsors for on a pancake breakfast at their the entire event. restaurant at #100, 140 St. Albert “At its heart, Rock’n August is Tr. on Thursday Aug. 7 from 7 to Special to the Leader

“At its heart, Rock’n August is a fundraiser.�

9 a.m. Re/Max St. Albert and Ricky’s All Day Grill each contribute $2,500 and foot the cost for the food for the privilege of being a part of Rock’n August. In return, they — and all the sponsors — are included in a $60,000 television, print and radio marketing campaign. (With other Rock’n August partnerships and in-kind donations the organization pays only $10,000 of the total cost.) It’s clearly a sound business decision, but it also provides an opportunity for local businesses to contribute back to their community while supporting the ADF. “We’re very fortunate and thankful to have this amazing mix of partners, business support and volunteers,� Howes said, “but we couldn’t do it without the people of St. Albert who have proudly embraced Rock’n August and made it a truly St. Albert event.� For further information on Rock’n August sponsorships, contact Mike Howes at mike@ sparkleanrestoration.ca or visit www.rocknaugust.com.

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Nelson Bender’s 1967 Ford Mustang is a ďŹ ne example of the classic American muscle car, which turns 50 this year.

he quintessential American muscle car, the Ford Mustang, made its public debut at the World’s Fair in New York City on April 17, 1964. Fifty years later, the Leader asked a few local Mustang owners why they own them and why they’ve become an automotive icon:

“It appeals to the middle-class guy. It wasn’t overpriced, but it’s still a sporty little car.� — Trevor Lutz, 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 owner

Mustangs rev Bender’s engine

CHRISTOPHER SCHIEMAN Special to the Leader

“It has amazing power. I’m actually a Chev guy, but I took a ride in this thing and bought it — it was that simple.� — Darrell Brown, 2005 Saleen Ford Mustang owner

“It’s a special car. I had intended to get an old car maybe, but this one came along and I couldn’t turn it down.� — Doug Kanuka, 1995 Ford Mustang Shinoda Boss GT owner

“I worked at a Ford dealership when I was 15 years old, and that’s when the ďŹ rst Mustangs came out. So I’ve always had a soft spot for Mustangs.â€? — Barry Micklich, 2002 Ford Mustang owner

In 1981, at 31 years old, St. Albert resident Nelson Bender bought his first Mustang: a bright red, 1967 twodoor that, after repainting, Bender spent a total $4,500 on. Since then, Bender’s interest in classic cars has only increased. “I’ve been interested in old cars since I was in high school,â€? explained Bender, who was able to turn his passion for old cars into his career as an independent collectable cars appraiser for insurance companies in 1983. At age 64, Bender’s interest in Mustangs remains as strong today as it was when he was in his 30s. He’s getting ready to show the two that are in his collection as part of Rock’n August, happening Aug. 5 to 9 all over St. Albert: a candy apple red 1968 Mustang GT convertible (which he has owned since 1986) and his 1968 highland green, semi-restored Shelby Mustang, of which only 520 currently exist in the world. And with 2014 being the 50th

anniversary of the Mustang being introduced to the automobile market, there hasn’t been a better time for Bender — a member of both the St. Albert Cruisers and the Edmonton Mustang Club — to show off these prizes in his collection. Both cars have seen some touch-ups over the years, but also have a great deal of original parts. Bender’s Mustang GT has the original headlamps, spark plug wires, and even the windshield, complete with the actual 1969 safety inspection sticker. He describes his Mustangs as “survivors.â€? Bender explains that cars can be restored and they can be tributes, but when it comes to everything that came out of the factory that made the car what it was, “A car is only original once.â€? Bender also explains that, often times, when collectors focus on classic cars for the original parts, what you often get isn’t a pretty sight. “They’re often cars that have been sitting on lots for so many years and they’re rusted out and are a little hard on the eyes,â€? Bender said with a laugh.

“And sure, they have all the original parts, but they haven’t been treated the best.â€? Bender’s care for his Mustangs has given them a fair bit of attention. His Shelby was featured as the main artwork for previous car shows since he bought the car in 2012. His GT convertible was featured on the cover of a K-Tel classic rock CD collection in 1988 and was even driven twice by the Beach Boys. Though Bender always loves showing off his survivors any chance he gets during the summer car show season, he recognizes that many of the shows, including St. Albert’s Rock’n August, mean a lot more than just looking at nostalgic vehicles. “A lot of these car shows have a lot of really great charities attached to them,â€? Bender points out. He also mentions that there will be plenty of Mustangs around the five days making up Rock’n August, newer and older, and with proceeds going to the Alberta Diabetes Foundation, there isn’t a better way to celebrate 50 years of Mustangs on the roads.

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always felt music and cars go together naturally. “Music’s always been around cars. Kim Mitchell’s music qualifies as I think it started back in the surf days classic rock these days, but he’s not sure if with the classic cars — in the ’50s and his car is a classic just yet. ’60s, music was huge with cars. Even “I’m not a classic around car shows, car buff, but I do have there’s always music,” an old 1989 Mercedeshe said. “They go Benz, so I guess together like pretzels that’s somewhat of a and beer, I think.” classic,” confessed the Although Mitchell Canadian rock icon, hasn’t released a who is best known full-length CD since for songs like “I Am 2007’s Ain’t Life A Wild Party,” “Go Amazing, he has For Soda” and “Patio released a few singles Lanterns.” “I’ve had it here and there, mostly Kim Mitchell since 1990, and it kind live versions of tracks Musician of went back-andfrom his catalogue. forth from a divorced He said he’d rather wife back to me. It keeps running, but I’m continue down that path, playing the hits not sure it’s the typical classic car.” for live audiences rather than worry too Mitchell might get a chance to compare much about creating new music. his car to some real classics, though, as “Playing live is always where it’s been he takes the stage at the Rock’n August at for me,” Mitchell said. “Fortunately, I wrap-up concert alongside Prism and had a couple of tunes do well. I’ve been a Kenny Shields and Streetheart on lucky guy; I got to do what I want to do. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Go Auto Arena in And it keeps going — I thought I would Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert. have had my third career by now.” The concert is the finale for the annual But he is also keeping busy with his gig classic car festival, and Mitchell said he’s as the drive-time host on Toronto radio St. Albert Leader

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The boss calls you into his office and shares with you good news: you’ve earned a promotion and a raise. But whether those extra dollars you’ll earn remain in your bank account or if they’re already burning a hole in your pocket could mean the difference between becoming a self-made millionaire or not. That observation comes from Mike Finley, author of Financial Happine$$ (www. thecrazymaninthepinkwig. com). The book outlines his journey to financial literacy and the principles and practices that allowed him to retire from the U.S. Army a wealthy man. The following are among the common money traps he learned to avoid: 1. LIVING PAYCHEQUE TO PAYCHEQUE “It’s very easy to raise our living expenses to equal our paycheques, especially when we see others doing the same,” Finley says. “But those people end up creating no wealth over time because they spend their money on depreciating assets that basically delete their wealth gradually.” Living below your means, on the other hand, can help

you achieve wealth, even if it means you don’t look the part — something that can be difficult to pull off if you don’t have a healthy dose of self esteem, Finley says. He recommends saving at least 20 per cent of your gross paycheque. “It comes down to paying yourself first and immediately and then teaching yourself to live on what remains instead of spending what comes in and saving whatever’s left, which is often little to nothing … By learning about compound interest and how that builds money over time, passive income can one day overcome your earned income.”

2. MAKING THE APPEARANCE OF WEALTH A TOP PRIORITY The material trappings of a faux lifestyle matter to far too many people and ironically will lead them in the opposite direction of financial freedom, Finley maintains. “When you grow up poor, (those material trappings of wealth) tend to serve as a security blanket that you never really had in your life. You have to stand back and think about what you really want in your life. Chasing after that illusion of wealth is not going to get you there.” On his quest to becoming a self-made millionaire, Finley realized the journey is about

much more than money for most. “It’s a transformative process: you’re reaching for more money but really what people are reaching for is deeper meaning to their life and an understanding how they fit, what they want to be and who they want to be in life.” 3. WORKING A JOB YOU HATE AND SPENDING YOUR FREE TIME BUYING HAPPINESS If your job doesn’t bring you self-fulfilment, if you’re unhappy or downright miserable at work, you may find yourself trying to buy happiness when you clock out. But doing so creates a vicious circle: the more you buy, the more debt you rack up and the greater the need to work at the job you dread. “Stop spending money and start saving money. Doing so will provide you an exit from the world you don’t want and into a world you do want,” Finley says.

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Partners to create a campaign using the same rugged iconic imagery of the original Marlboro series, but replaced the taglines with such sayings In 1924, Philip Morris introduced Marlboro as, “I miss my lung, Bob,” and “Bob, I’ve got cigarettes and targeted them to the emphysema.” Over the next 20 years, women’s market. But by the 1950s, this and other efforts caused per it was re-introduced as a filtered capita cigarette use in California to cigarette to counter the many new plunge by over 40 per cent. adverse health claims that were being Brands are about meaning. In promoted about the harmful effects this case, Leo Burnett was able to of smoking. With this introduction, transform a mild woman’s cigarette Philip Morris also wanted to re-target into a rugged masculine product the brand to men. The problem was virtually overnight by using iconic that for the previous 25 years, the imagery. The brand was literally brand was marketed as a woman’s re-imagined and thrust into the Kurian cigarette with the feminine tag line number one position as a result. The Tharakan “Mild as May.” state of California realized that they In 1954, to reposition the brand needed to disempower this same NABI Philip Morris turned to advertising iconic imagery and bluntly point out firm Leo Burnett, whose creative that even rugged cowboys can suffer team conceived the Marlboro Cowboy for use serious diseases like lung cancer, emphysema, in the new advertising campaign. It was an and heart disease caused by smoking. immediate hit. When the campaign In an ironic twist, three of the most famous was started in 1955, sales were at $5 Marlboro cowboys — Wayne McLaren, David billion. Within two years, sales had McLean and Dick Hammer — died from rocketed to $20 billion, and by 1972, smoking-related cancer. McLean’s the various iterations of the masculine family went so far as to file a wrongful rugged cowboy in mythical death lawsuit against Philip Morris, “Marlboro Country” propelled claiming that his cigarette addiction Marlboro cigarettes to become the was the cause. top selling brand in the United How can you apply this concept States. Advertising Age magazine was to your business? First, whatever so impressed that, in 1999, it voted you do, don’t start smoking (and if the Marlboro Man the number one you are a smoker, quit now). Instead, advertising icon of the century. ask yourself what is the vivid mental As the decades progressed, the imagery that you want your brand to enormous adverse health effects evoke when people encounter it? What of smoking caught up with is the deep meaning you want the the tobacco industry, which imagery to impart? was forced in 1998 to settle From here, it is a simple a lawsuit brought against it by series of steps to show your customer how your the individual states for $246 billion to help brand will transform their current situation into compensate them for the deaths and ongoing that future image. treatment due to smoking related diseases. The state of California used a portion of its Kurian Tharakan is the money to attack the very symbol of Marlboro’s executive-in-residence for the success. It enlisted advertising agency Asher & Northern Alberta Business Incubator. Special to the Leader

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Canada’s Big City Broker is set to make his mark in the City of Champions. Brad Lamb — known as Toronto’s “Condo King” and star of the HGTV reality show Big City Broker — is entering Edmonton’s condo market with the building of a 38-storey luxury condominium on Jasper Avenue. Jasper House will be built at 10160-10168 106 St., where a surface parking lot currently sits. Lamb intends to put an emphasis on luxury in each of the building’s units, which will each feature nine-foot ceilings, have natural gas lines for barbecues on the balcony, and natural gas appliances in every kitchen. “What’s the point of being mediocre?” said Lamb, in a press release sent on Tuesday. “Life’s just too short. The truth is, buying a condo is a major life decision for people, and when someone puts their trust in a developer, they deserve to get something amazing. We simply won’t build anything that we don’t love. And I think when Edmontonians figure out what we’re here to do, they’ll love it too.” It also includes an outdoor pool. “I know you can use an outdoor pool for three months of the year in Edmonton,” said Lamb. Lamb will be in Edmonton in October for a launch party. Preconstruction sales of Jasper House are slated to begin this fall. For more information on the development, visit jasperhousecondos.com.

BRAD LAMB • NEW HEADQUARTERS Meanwhile, global design firm Stantec has signed a major lease agreement with Katz Group and WAM Development, through an affiliate of the EAD Joint Venture, to have their global headquarters built within the Edmonton Arena District. The new tower will consolidate Stantec’s five locations in Edmonton into one. “This agreement represents our commitment to the community of Edmonton and the downtown redevelopment,” said Stantec president and CEO Bob Gomes in a press release. “Our decision is the result of an intensive selection process over the last year, and we are looking forward to moving ahead with design and construction.” Preliminary designs for the building are underway. Further details will be revealed at a press conference scheduled in August.

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