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As the wife of former Prime Minis-

ter Pierre Trudeau and the mother

of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau,

Margaret Trudeau is no stranger to the

spotlight, but this past Tuesday in La-

combe, she shed light on the importance of

mental health and her long-time struggle

with bipolar disorder.

Trudeau shared her impactive story

during the one-day workshop on Mental

Health in the Workplace, hosted by the La-

combe Action Group at the Lacombe Me-

morial Centre.

From the beginning, Trudeau knew

there was something different about her-

self.

“I have a spark in me,” she said. “I have

a lot of energy. My mind races and goes

very fast. I had the propensity to take on

too much.”

She explained her childhood was ideal,

but in her late teens, the struggle with bi-

polar disorder began. “It reared its ugly

head,” she said. Trudeau, then 18, left the

care of her family and went off to univer-

sity.

“I didn’t sleep well. I didn’t eat well.

I had so much stress and I started to feel

my emotions starting to get really strong. I

was passionate about everything.”

As a true fl ower child, she began to par-

take in substance abuse, in an attempt to

slow down her mind.

Eventually, after meeting Pierre during

a family vacation in Tahiti and a whirl-

wind romance, Margaret found herself

married and moved into 24 Sussex Dr. as

the youngest prime minister’s wife in Ca-

nadian history.

“It was perfect except it wasn’t perfect at

all,” she explained. “The stress of politics

was huge. It was lonely and it was diffi cult

being cast in such a big role.”

Shortly after she gave birth to Justin

and then to another son Alexandre, which

was followed with a swift fall into the abyss

of depression.

“The second baby came. And it was like

the light switch had been turned off in my

brain. I didn’t care about his beautiful blue

eyes or his curls. I cancelled all my frivolous

things that had no meaning and I wept all the

time, with tears streaming down my face.”

Pierre took note of her condition and

sought out medical advice and care for

his young wife. “I got better,” she said. “I

didn’t know that as deeply as I had fallen

into depression, I was going to rise up into

a whole new area of unchartered territory

— mania.”

A federal election was called and Mar-

garet joined her husband on the campaign

trail, which meant she had to leave her

new baby in care of her family.

“I found myself so engaged in the elec-

tion campaign. Leaving the baby so quick-

ly, I stopped eating again.”

During this manic stage, with high levels

of dopamine fl ooding her brain, Margaret

felt, “The world was full of possibilities.

“You have all these great ideas. Your

brain has so much power. You feel like you

are charged with a 1,000-watt bulb. You are

on fi re.”

After taking refuge after the election at

a country retreat with her family, Marga-

ret began to feel restless. “I think I should

go to Montreal,” she told Pierre. And after

arriving in Montreal, she impulsively went

to Paris. Once in Paris, she felt she needed

to travel even further and go to Greece.

“I had to walk around Crete,” she said.

“What was I doing? What was I thinking?

For the fi rst time in my life I was in an epi-

sode of mania. It was highly intense.”

She returned home to her family but

failed to get better this time.

“And I did what every single person in

this world will do if we get the chance —

we’ll try to fi x ourselves fi rst.”

Margaret noted in her terrible state, she

needed help. She went into the hospital,

but felt terribly alone.

“It would have been nice to know that

I wasn’t alone,” she said. “This wasn’t a

unique thing that is just happening to me.

This is a medical condition.”

After multiple hospital stays through-

out the years and several medications, she

went home and began writing her fi rst

book.

“I had a purpose. I met my next husband

and everything was wonderful,” she said.

After the birth of her fi fth child, she

suffered from a crippling depression, and

then an upswing of mania. “I was just rac-

ing, that’s all I was doing,” she said.

Later on, she lost one of her sons to a

tragic accident, which instigated a terrible

episode. “I kept myself in a fog,” she ex-

plained. “I was so self-involved in the pain,

dealing with the grief. I just couldn’t think.

I couldn’t function or move forward.”

After the death of her fi rst husband,

Margaret hit a crossroads in her life, to

choose to die or to live and receive help.

“It took three years. A lot of pharmaceu-

ticals were involved and a lot of cognitive

therapy. I got better. This was the break-

through.”

She links her journey to acceptance by

avoiding denial of the truth.

“You distract yourself away from look-

ing at who you are and what you need in

your life, where your edges are,” she said.

“I went through all of this to get out of de-

nial. I accepted I had a mental illness.

“The process that I had to go through to

get where I wanted to be was a long and

horrible road. I only did it because I had to.

I was given the choice. I was given the help.

I was given the support.”

Margaret encouraged the crowd to avoid

denying or pretending mental illness is not

present throughout life and the workplace.

“But in order to do that, we have to break

the stigma. We have to trust that these peo-

ple in the workplace are not laughing at

you or are not just putting you down but

want to help you. First be kind. You have

to rise above your irritation and anger. By

saying, ‘What’s wrong?’ and ‘How can I

help?’ Anything to open the door to start

the conversation.”

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Margaret Trudeau shares struggle with mental illnessActivist and author encourages those suffering to reach out for help



Linking local families to-

gether for 10 years, the La-

combe Parent Link Centre

is celebrating their mile-

stone of serving the com-

munity.

“We are celebrating

across the province that

Parent Link has been sup-

porting families since

2005,” said Donnie Tafts,

Lacombe and District Fam-

ily and Community Sup-

port Services (FCSS) fam-

ily service coordinator.

The Lacombe Parent

Link Centre is part of a

network called the Cen-

tral Parkland Parent Link,

comprised of four centres,

including Lacombe, Pono-

ka, Rimbey and Wetaski-

win. “We are funded fully

by the Ministry of Human

Services through a part-

nership with the regional

child and family services

organization (FCSS),” said

Tafts. “We are here to sup-

port families with young

children — newborn to six

years — and we provide

lots of fun and learning at

our centres.”

Parent Link offers play-

groups, learning through

play, parent education and

support, family support

and developmental screen-

ing to identify children who

may not be meeting devel-

opmental milestones.

“It’s a huge resource to

families with young chil-

dren,” said Tafts. “We

know that raising young

children can be very chal-

lenging and people need

connection, they need so-

cial support, they need a

place to come and play with

their children.”

Taft explained there are

over 180 separate Parent

Link Centres across the Al-

berta, which help families

connect when they move to

a new town or city.

“People who are mov-

ing for work can go and

fi nd a Parent Link Centre

and know what kinds of

programs they can ex-

pect for their family,” she

said. “That’s the beauty

of having them all across

the province. Families can

come to the Parent Link

Centre and they can fi nd

friends and support.”

The Lacombe Parent

Link Centre started out

in September of 2005 in a

school setting, solely rely-

ing on word of mouth to get

the message out about the

programs and opportuni-

ties for young families.

“We offered things that

would potentially attract

families like infant mas-

sage, parent education

classes plus playgroups,”

said Cora Hoekstra, La-

combe Parent Link Centre

coordinator.

Since the beginning, Par-

ent Link has been running

the Wednesday morning

playgroup, a program for

families to attend.

Eventually, Parent Link

moved to their current

location at the Lacombe

Memorial Centre (LMC),

which has increased the

awareness of programs, by

being directly partnered

with Lacombe FCSS.

“It really is the ideal

place because it’s a com-

munity building,” Hoeks-

tra explained of the signifi -

cance of the LMC.

Lacombe Parent Link

Centre serves around 300

families each year.

The success of the cen-

tre is mainly gauged by the

popularity of the programs

and smiles on the families’

faces. “It’s very well attend-

ed,” said Hoekstra. “We are

always full and we are oper-

ating at capacity. We know

we are meeting their needs

and they (the families) en-

joy being here.”

Hoekstra noted the ulti-

mate goal of the centre is

not just offering programs

and scheduled playtimes to

young families.

“Yes, we offer playgroups

and education, but we are

linking families together

and they can meet their

friends,” she said. “We

have groups of moms who

met when they were in a

baby group and now their

children may be in Grade 1

or 2 and they always stayed

together as friends because

of Parent Link. It’s a pretty

cool phenomenon.”

Hoekstra added she is

also grateful to the Alberta

Government to have the vi-

sion to start Parent Link

Centres throughout the

province. “We are 100 per

cent government funded so

it’s really a good testament

to how investing in the ear-

ly years will pay off for our

society down the road,” she

said.

The Ponoka Parent Link

Centre was started in May

2005, with the Rimbey cen-

tre starting up the follow-

ing fall. The Wetaskiwin

centre was established in

2008.

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A newly proposed bylaw will

attempt to restrict the use of fi re-

arms and other weapons within

the town limits of Blackfalds.

Town councillors gave fi rst

reading to the fi rearms bylaw

during a meeting on Feb. 24th.

CAO Myron Thompson told

council the Town had an existing

bylaw that did regulate the use

of fi rearms, but with the newly

introduced fi re protection bylaw,

which includes the use of fi re-

works, it will be rescinded.

The newly proposed fi rearms

bylaw will then allow increased

protection and enforcement capa-

bilities within the community.

“We’ve had a considerable dis-

cussion at the policing meeting,

and both the senior peace offi cers

and RCMP have reviewed it,” said

Thompson. “We trust the content

of the bylaw meets the require-

ments for them to enforce.”

According to the bylaw, fi re-

arms or weapons, including sling-

shots, air pistols and air guns, gas

powered pistols and guns and all

types of archery equipment, are

not permitted to be discharged in

the town boundaries.

Individuals cannot transport

any loaded fi rearm or weapon

within the town.

A request for authorization

must be received by a senior mu-

nicipal enforcement offi cer to use

a fi rearm or weapon for other

purposes in the town, such as

pest control, scientifi c uses, his-

toric events or archery and fi re-

arms practice.

Anyone who violates the bylaw

can be subject to a fi ne of $250 up

to $2,500.

Councillor William Taylor stat-

ed he liked the bylaw until weap-

ons and fi rearms were grouped in

the same category. “I just think

it goes too far,” he said. “I don’t

think the bylaw will stop crimi-

nals doing what they do.”

He noted fi rearms and weapons

should not be grouped together,

as there is a difference between

a gun and a slingshot. Councillor

Richard Poole questioned if the

bylaw, under the weapons sec-

tion, did include compound bows,

cross bows and other types of ar-

chery equipment.

“It’s meant to be all inclusive,”

said Thompson.

“We have respect for our bylaw

offi cers and RCMP members in

town and I know they will use it

in a positive manner and will al-

low teaching if necessary,” stated

Poole.

Councillor Dean Wigmore

stated the bylaw does give law en-

forcement discretion.

A draft was fi rst brought to

council on Feb. 10th, but addi-

tions were made regarding the

defi nition of weapons and the

separation between the terms

fi rearms and weapons.

Public input will be sought re-

garding the proposed bylaw be-

fore second and third readings

are reached.

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Firearms bylaw offers enforcement options


One of the City’s main wastewater lift

stations, a pump station for sewage col-

lection, will be upgraded to meet current

capacity.

Lacombe City councillors approved the

tender for the upgrade project during their

regular meeting on Feb. 23rd.

The northeast lift station, located in the

Wolf Creek Industrial Park, services a

large section of the City, including all busi-

nesses and residences north of Hwy. 12. A

total of 3,808 residential customers and 344

commercial and industrial customers are

affected by the upgrades.

“It is an upgrade needed for the City,”

said Director of Operations and Planning

Services Matthew Goudy.

The lift station was constructed in 1978

and was last upgraded in 1993. Since then

operation of the station has been a chal-

lenge for the City.

“In 2010 and 2011, the northeast lift sta-

tion experienced over capacity events,”

stated Utilities Manager Chris Huston in

his report to council. “When the station

reaches the four plus metre mark, it is over

capacity and the sewer mainlines feed-

ing the station begin to back up through

the community. When this happens, base-

ments in English Estates (Dickens Lane

and Petticoat Lane) are at increased risk

of sewer backup.”

During the past two years, the City expe-

rienced numerous severe weather events

where localized fl ooding occurred, over-

fl owing sewer and storm mains.

“The northeast lift station required hy-

drovac trucks, vacuum trucks and trash

pumps to intercept and divert incoming

sewer fl ows feeding the station,” stated

Huston. Ever since 2012, the City has set

up provisions in the spring and fall months

to prevent the station from going over ca-

pacity again. In 2013, the City began pre-

liminary studies and provided funds for a

design the following year.

Upgrades identifi ed by the study and

included in the tender for the lift station

include a roof replacement, increasing

the station’s pumping capacity, replacing

dated equipment and bringing defi ciencies

of the building up to code.

The complex upgrade project was put

out to tender in January and fi ve bids, all

above projected costs, were received this

month.

The lowest valid bid was submitted by

Tritech Group Ltd. sitting at $1,921,700.

The fi nal cost to the City totals $550,871,

approximately 37% over the budgeted

amount in the 2015 capital budget, said

Goudy. Council awarded the tender to

the lowest valid bidder, but did have some

questions regarding pricing and off site

levies, which will assist in payment of the

project.

Councillor Wayne Armishaw questioned

if it was better to build on the 35-year-old

building or to construct a new facility.

Goudy noted that the study indicated it

was a better move to add on to the build-

ing, as there was still a lot of value at the

current site. To cover the budget shortfall

councillors also approved a borrowing by-

law, which would allow the City to re-coup

the cost through the Alberta Capital Fi-

nance Authority or through a bank loan.

The approval of the borrowing bylaw al-

lows the construction and expansion of the

lift station to proceed.

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GAS LEAK CAUSES CONCERN - Lacombe Emergency Services re-sponded to a call of a gas leak at a commercial building on 49 Street on Feb. 18th. Crews also responded to a gas line leak in the Elizabeth Park neigbourhood on Feb. 19th. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

If you live, work, or play in

the Town of Blackfalds and/

or area and would like to learn

about transportation studies

that have been undertaken and

provide your input into the fu-

ture planning for roads and

highways in the community and

surrounding region, you are in-

vited to attend an open house

today from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the

Servus Program Room in the

Abbey Centre in Blackfalds.

Members from Town council,

administration, Stantec Engi-

neering, and Alberta Transpor-

tation will be on hand at this

informal opportunity to review

related visual displays and to

discuss current planning initia-

tives.

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Open house for transportation


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Sugary solution for revenueAs the provincial government

searches for ways to diversify rev-

enue and continues to prepare Al-

bertans to do without before the

2015 budget is released, more than

a few ideas are being thrown out

there to raise revenue.

From bringing back those pesky

healthcare premiums, making cuts

in the public sector, increasing the

fuel tax or creating more tax brack-

ets, no idea is too far out-of-the-box

to make up that large provincial

defi cit.

One of the ideas a provincial

health group has suggested is for

the government to introduce a tax

on sugary drinks like pop, energy

drinks and some fruit juices.

The Alberta Policy Coalition

for Chronic Disease Prevention,

consisting of 17 provincial health-

related organizations, is lobbying

for a 50 cent per litre levy on sug-

ary drinks.

The group suggests the tax

would encourage consumers to

purchase smaller beverages and it

would also generate additional rev-

enue for the province.

Registered dietitian and part of

the coalition Rachel Prowse told

CTV News the levy could generate,

“Approximately $158 million for

the province.”

She also added that the group

hopes the revenue generated from

this tax would go towards a well-

ness foundation, which would then

funnel funds into provincial health

programs.

Albertans have also been sug-

gesting additional levies on al-

coholic beverages and tobacco

products, also known as a sin tax.

According to the CBC, the provin-

cial government earned $930 mil-

lion from the current tobacco tax

and $747 million from liquor taxes

in 2014.

They alluded an increase to the

sin taxes could raise an additional

revenue of approximately $200 mil-

lion for the province.

While all these ideas are valid

options for the government to con-

sider, it’s the health-based levies

that seem to carry the most weight.

As a community, Lacombe has

been at the forefront of promoting

healthy lifestyles by becoming a

Choosewell Community. This is em-

phasized by the promotion of out-

door events like Winter Walk Day

and the Winter Active Challenge.

The local schools have also

been conduits towards a healthy

change, with Lacombe Composite

High School growing and cultivat-

ing their own fresh food to serve in

their own cafeteria and eliminat-

ing the junk food typically found in

most school cafeterias.

Ecole Lacombe Upper Elementa-

ry School also recently earned the

Healthy Schools Community Award

for 2014, a true testament to their

commitment to creating a healthy

school environment for students.

Last week Blackfalds also hosted

Winterfest, an outdoor festival for

families to enjoy time with one an-

other. Winterfest was not only a

blast, but it encouraged families to

get out and be active, even during

the cold winter months.

It seems like any little thing we

can do to encourage people to eat

healthier and get active, including

an added tax that most wouldn’t

notice or fl inch at, is a step in the

right direction.

A few days after the Su-

preme Court of Canada

overturned the prohibition

against doctor-assisted sui-

cide, I received a note from

a wonderful colleague of

mine saying that her closest

friend’s 53 year old son had

just died of spinal cancer.

Two weeks before his

death he had visited his

general practitioner, expe-

riencing “terrible pain.”

Despite his anguish, his

physician refused to give

him morphine, claim-

ing that because he was

a smoker, he was, “More

likely to become addicted.”

While this seems unfath-

omable, even grotesque,

ignorance and lack of skill

in attending to the needs of

dying patients are still trag-

ically common in Canada.

Despite the impressive

strides that palliative care

has taken – in areas such as

pain and symptom manage-

ment, and sensitivities to

the psychosocial, existen-

tial and spiritual challeng-

es facing dying patients

and their families – at their

time of licensure physi-

cians have been taught less

about pain management

than those graduating from

veterinary medicine.

Doctors are also not

generally well trained to

engage in end-of-life con-

versations, meaning that

goals of care often remain

unclear; and patients may

not receive the care they

want, nor the opportunity

to live out their fi nal days

in the place they would

want to die.

In light of the Supreme

Court’s decision, these is-

sues have never been more

important, nor the need

to resolve them ever more

pressing.

The Court has given Par-

liament a year to sort out

how it will move forward

and rewrite the criminal

code. Within these delib-

erations, it should be noted

that the authority to pro-

vide a hastened death will

be conferred on physicians,

many of whom lack core

competencies to care for

patients nearing death.

To be clear, dying badly

in Canada will rarely be

the fallout of not having

access to a lethal overdose

or injection, and almost in-

variably, the result of inad-

equate or substandard end-

of-life care.

With the clock ticking,

the time for physicians

to learn how to look after

their patients until the very

end, is now.

The Supreme Court felt

that patients needed to be

provided more choices. By

adding doctor-assisted sui-

cide into the mix, what op-

tions will dying patients in

Canada actually have?

For 70 to 80% of Canadi-

ans, palliative care is not

available and hence, not a

real choice. A dear friend of

mine recently died of brain

cancer.

She spent her fi nal

months in hospice, where

she received exquisite end-

of-life care. She died com-

fortably, and in as much

peace as can be found by

someone having to leave

this world far too soon.

In the future, how might

this kind of scenario play

itself out in the many Ca-

nadian settings that do not

have adequate palliative

care? There, the choices

will come down to settling

for sub-optimal care; dis-

locating from friends and

family to seek out better

care elsewhere; or, if one

is so inclined, considering

medically hastened death.

We are about to become

a country that extends pa-

tients the right to a hastened

death, but offers no legisla-

tive guarantees or assur-

ances that they will be well

looked after until they die.

As Canada deliberates

its response to the Court’s

decision, federal and pro-

vincial governments will

need to make substantive

investments in hospice and

palliative care in order to

offer patients and families

choices that are equitable,

compassionate and real.

While autonomy has

driven the ‘right to die’

agenda, fear has been its

engine. Now policy mak-

ers will need to grapple

with how to draw a circle

around autonomy, which

means determining for

whom and under what con-

ditions medically hastened

death will be permitted.

Establishing those bound-

aries has implications for

who will feel more or less

afraid, who will feel more or

less valued and who will an-

ticipate death with more or

less sense of calm.

Of this we can be sure: the

width of that circle and the

stability of its diameter will

profoundly infl uence the cul-

ture of caring for dying Ca-

nadians, and those amongst

us who are most vulnerable,

for generations to come.

Harvey Max Chochinov is an expert advisor with Evi-denceNetwork.ca and a dis-tinguished professor of psy-chiatry at the University of Manitoba. His column is distrib-uted through Troy Media.

Dying badly is a fact of life here in Canada

Harvey

C H O C H I N O V


Horoscope

Aries, better wait until a sticky

situation calms down before

you get involved. Otherwise

you could get pulled into the

turmoil and that’s not what you

need right now.

Taurus, get involved in a

project to take your mind off of

something that is troublesome.

Fixating on it will only make

things worse. A hobby will be

recreational, too.

ARIESMar 21/Apr 20

TAURUSApr 21/May 21

Gemini, it’s not very easy for

someone to fall out of your

good graces but that’s just

what will happen this week.

Don’t fret over what cannot be

change.

Cancer, dinner out with friends

should prove a fi tting end for a

pleasant week. Things will be

easy at work and at home, and

you can enjoy yourself for a

few days.

GEMINIMay 22/Jun 21

CANCERJun 22/Jul 22

Leo, tough times are ahead

this week if you are not

prepared for the situation. Do

your homework and that will

be your best advantage over

other people.

It’s funny how stress can

turn a relatively easy-going

individual into someone he

or she doesn’t recognize

anymore. Take a break, Virgo.

That’s an order!

LEOJul 23/Aug 23

VIRGOAug 24/Sept 22

Libra, don’t count your

chickens before they hatch.

Just when you think you know

what someone has in store,

the entire plan can be changed

on a dime. Isn’t it exciting?

Scorpio, you will fi nd it easy

to make friends this week,

even when you’re not feeling

like taking the initiative. Simply

share a smile with some

people.

LIBRASept 23/Oct 23

SCORPIOOct 24/Nov 22

Don’t be so quick to

judge someone this week,

Sagittarius. While you may

assume this person is capable

of one thing, he or she actually

may be able to handle much

more.

Capricorn, you are in a

post-Valentine’s Day slump. If

romance didn’t go so well for

you on the day of love, why not

make it Valentine’s Day for the

rest of the month?

SAGITTARIUSNov 23/Dec 21

CAPRICORNDec 22/Jan 20

Letting others take care of

all your responsibilities may

seem like the easy way to do

things. But it actually could

cause more trouble in the end

when you don’t know what

was done.

Pisces, stop worrying about

all the things that are beyond

your control. It’s much easier

to tackle those things you can

handle.

AQUARIUSJan 21/Feb 18

PISCESFeb 19/Mar 20

CLUES ACROSS 1. Russian ruler (alt. sp.) 5. Cola brand10. Scottish tax14. Long-eared rabbit15. Sir _____ Newton16. Thin piece of wood17. Shock treatment18. Hokey19. Frost a cake20. Not Jr.21. Companion animal22. Expresses surprise23. Locked boxes26. Devil worship

30. Soak fi bers in liquid32. Tax advantage savings acct.33. Young women’s association35. Green regions of desert38. Picasso’s mistress42. Netherlands river43. 3rd note44. Cathode (abbr.)45. Intercontinental ballistic missile46. Literary language of Pakistan47. Former Senator Spector

49. British thermal unit50. Tell on52. Indicates near54. Wrestling point maneuver57. Cavalry sword60. Atomic number 1361. Ad ___, unplanned63. 2001 Spielberg movie64. Fiddler crabs66. Tossed or Cobb68. Million gallons per day (abbr.)69. Precisely executed71. A way to excuse72. Small amount of residue

73. Counterweight74. Not relaxed75. Bog down

CLUES DOWN 1. Popular old board game 2. Wedge shaped vertebrae (pl.) 3. Fine or visual 4. Atomic #75 5. PC graphics fi le format 6. Employee stock ownership plan 7. Muscular weaknesses 8. Mr. Claus

ANSWER

9. Covered with ice10. Atomic #5611. ___ Lilly, drug company12. Securities fi rm Goldman _____13. Diffused boiled water24. Expunction25. Point midway between S and E27. Herbal tea28. Accounts receivable29. Windhoek is the capital31. Fruit eaten as a vegetable33. Freshwater fi sh of N. America34. Not happy36. The space above the ground37. Supplement with diffi culty39. Play a role40. ___ Dhabi, Arabian capital41. Reichsmark42. 12th Greek letter 48. Salve51. In the year of Our Lord53. Note appended to a letter 54. Verbally tease55. Dillenioid dicot genus56. Largest mammal58. Showing keen interest59. 1st Homeland Security Sec. Tom62. Taxis65. Swiss river66. Posed for a portrait67. Small game cubes68. Scan done with magnets70. Atomic #5272. Decimeter

HOW TO PLAY:

Fill-in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: You must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3x3 box.

ANSWER


fyifyi Your weekly Community Events Calendar

EVENTSParkinson Alberta Education offers

supports groups for persons with Parkinson disease, family members and caregivers at the following Central Alberta locations: Red Deer, Lacombe, Innisfail, Olds, Three Hills and Castor. Visit www.parkinsonal-berta.ca for more information.

P.D. James book series, with moderator Denise Herr, will discuss the book The Light-house with a group discussion, March 12th, 7 p.m. at the LMC Rotary Board Room (upstairs). Light refreshments will follow. This will be the last of the PD James Series for 2014-15.

The Ponoka Thespians present: Radio Active, a musical radio comedy. Held at the Asker Lutheran Church (20 minutes east of Ponoka on Hwy. 53, north on Asker Road). March 4, 7 p.m. evening show, March 5, 7 p.m. dessert night $25 tickets, March 6, 1:30 p.m. Seniors’ Matinee, March 6, 7 p.m. eve-ning show. Admission by free will offering. For more informa-tion and dessert night tickets, email [email protected].

Lacombe Victim Services 13th Annual Comedy Cabaret March 13th. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Comedians start at 8 p.m. Silent Auction as well as door prizes and a 50/50 draw. Tickets are $25 each or a table of eight is $180. Tickets can be purchased at Lacombe Police Station or call Debbie at 403-782-3279 ex. 152.

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #35 will be hosting the multi-award winning play, Jake’s Gift. The performance will take place on April 21st, 2015 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Red Deer, AB. Doors will open at 6:00 PM, Pipe Band will play at 6:45, with the play beginning at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available at the Front Desk of the Red Deer Legion, by contacting any Pipe Band member or calling Arnie MacAskill at 403-782-7183.

Lacombe Walking Group Wednesdays from 12-12:30 at

Medcombe Walk-In-Clinic. No Registration required.

Kozy Korner — Tuesday Dinners every week at noon. Sunday music on March 1 at 1 p.m.

Lacombe Dance Lessons – social and choreographed ballroom dancing. Traditional Two-step or Cha Cha/Jive. For details phone Cliff at 403-782-4094.

St. Andrew’s United Church Jr. Choir for ages fi ve to 18. Meets Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m. con-tact Jessica at 403-352-5486.

St. Andrew’s United Church Adult Choir for those 18 and older.

Practices on Wednesdays from 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Contact St. Andrew’s United Church offi ce at 403-782-3148 for more details about the choir.

Parkland Anglican Churches St. Patrick’s Day Beef Supper, March 17, Elnora Community Hall. Entertainment, door prizes and basket draws. Adults $12.50, 6 to 10 years old $6, preschool-ers free. Doors open at 5 p.m. Supper at 5:30 p.m. Contact Paddy 403-227-1635, Jean 403-749-2411, Gwen 403-773-2270. Everyone welcome.

Did you know? Lacombe has a CNIB peer support group for seniors who are blind or partially sighted. The bi-monthly meetings are held at Spruce Terrace (5002-51 Ave.) The next meeting is March 10, at 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. The meetings offer an opportunity to learn about resources through guest speakers and group discus-sions. You will receive support and encouragement through connections with other people

living with vision loss. If you, or someone you know could benefi t from this group please join us. For more information about the support group please call Amanda Bradley, Senior Peer Support Specialist, CNIB Red Deer at 403-346-0037.

Quilting and crafts held at Black-falds United Church on Mon-days at 9:30 a.m. Help make quilts or bring your own quilt/craft to work on. Check out our website at blackfaldsunited-church.com or call 403-885-4780 for more information.

The Lacombe Legion has bingo on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the

upstairs hall. Coffee time runs Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. ($2 for coffee, tea and cook-ies). On Fridays, there are four meat draws and tickets are $2/set of three tickets. Draw starts at 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, there are four meat draws which start at 4:30 p.m. Chase the ace starts after meat draws.

New to Lacombe? Contact La-combe Welcome Wagon at 403-348-9567 for free maps, information about the City & area, as well as free gifts from local businesses. New baby in the family? Contact Lacombe Welcome Wagon at 403-348-9567 for free information, baby product samples as well as free gifts from local businesses.

Youth Unlimited Drop-in Activities New schedule! Drop-in activi-ties now run every Tuesday from 6 – 9 p.m. with ball hockey on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 – 9 p.m. Girls only drop-in is also Wednesdays from 6 – 9 p.m. Thursdays Grade 3-6 drop-in

program runs from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. and Grade 4 and up program from 6 – 9 p.m. Cost is 2$ for drop-in and ball hockey with drop-in 10 passes at $10 and ball hockey season pass at $50.

Taoist Tai Chi a relaxing, low impact exercise; continuing classes year round, for those who have completed beginners or have learned Taoist Tai Chi before. Participate in classes of your choice. Available in Red Deer, Lacombe, Rocky Mountain House, and Innisfail. Contact 403-346-6772 for more information.

Affi rm – providing safe and confi -

dential support to people of all sexual orientation and identity, their families and friends. We meet in Lacombe. For more in-formation, call Marg at 403-782-1887 or Ross at 403-782-3671.

Imperial Daughters of the Em-pire is a non-profi t women’s volunteer program that raises money in support of numerous initiatives supporting educa-tion. Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of every month and begin at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church. For more information about the group, feel free to contact Mary Lou Wilson 403-782-3923.

Lacombe Art Guild – the guild meets regularly on the second and third Tuesday of each month. A variety of workshops are provided for developing artists. Membership is $15 per year. Contact Betty Peers at 403-782-9968 or blog lacombeart-clubwordpress. com. Meetings run in LMC Credit Union Room at 5214 50 Ave. in Lacombe.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society Table Talk Coffee Group: Meets the second Friday of each month at Demi’s Restaurant (Lacombe Motor Inn) at 10 a.m. If you or someone in your life has been affected by MS, join us for a fun, casual and supportive coffee chat. For more info, please contact Terri Blanchard at 403-346-0290.

Writers’ Ink, The Red Deer & District Writers Club has weekly meetings (every Tuesday) in the old farmhouse at Sunnybrook Farm (4701 30 St.) from 7 to 9 p.m. We meet, share our writing, and offer constructive criticism to one another. We also do our utmost to improve our craft by Skyping professionals in the fi eld of writing, by inviting guest speakers to our Spring Workshop and to the occa-sional meeting. Our professional library is increasing as is our knowledge gained from mem-bers who are constantly seeking new challenges and sharing successes and failures with the group. Guests are welcome!

Stay and Play – Gull Lake Hall, Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Bentley Town Offi ce Fridays 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Stay and Play is designed to encourage families to spend time together in play, while having the op-portunity to socialize and learn about the community and exter-nal resources. $2 drop in fee per family is suggested. For more information call 403-748-2160.

Bentley TOPS- Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Every Tuesday in the basement of the Bentley Town Offi ce at 7 p.m. Con-tact Carolyn 403-396-1002 for more information.

Carpet Bowling, Wednesdays 10 a.m. at the Bentley Community Hall. New and returning players welcome. No experience neces-sary. Call Arnold at 403-748-2744 for more information.

Karma Yoga: Wednesday, March 11, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the LMC in the Servus Credit Union room. All proceeds are donated the Lacombe and District FCSS. Please bring your own yoga mat.

Clive TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Every Thursday at the Clive Christian Fellowship Church 9 a.m. -10:30 a.m.

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BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express

The Lacombe Athletic

Park Association (LAPA)

will host its annual gala in

March and they are look-

ing to the community to fi ll

the seats. The gala will take

place on March 7th at the

Lacombe Memorial Centre.

Tickets are available for

individual sale at $100, or

as a table of eight for $750.

Cocktails and appetizers

begin at 5:30 p.m. with din-

ner at 7.

Tickets are purchased

by contacting the Lacombe

Athletic Park Association

at 403-597-3290 or lapabook-

[email protected].

“I might be a little biased,

but I think it is the most

fun fundraising dinner that

I’ve ever been to. It’s an in-

credible meal, with great

service and always top-

notch entertainment with a

host of celebrities and dig-

nitaries,” said LAPA board

member Darren Gagnon.

“Everybody shows up in

jeans and a jersey and it’s

a very relaxed atmosphere.

There are so many groups

involved in seeing this proj-

ect succeed that it is a very

diverse crowd. Most tables

are sold to businesses so

you get to see business peo-

ple and community lead-

ers showing their support

in the night, yet they are

walking around in jerseys.

It’s just such a fun night

but still classy. It really

shows the generosity of

our community.”

Gery Schubert will re-

turn for the second year as

emcee for the evening. This

year he will bring his char-

acter Coach Bobby to host

the event. Gagnon said that

Schubert will be a lot of fun

for the guests.

Prizes will be made avail-

able through silent and live

auctions, as well as a door

prize of $1,000 cash.

“We have the coolest auc-

tion prizes. This year we

have a signed helmet from

Rob Gronkowski of the

New England Patriots, who

just won the Superbowl. We

also have a 100th anniver-

sary Hockey Canada jersey

that Connor McDavid wore

in the juniors, which will

probably be signed by him.

We have all kinds of jer-

seys signed and other cool

prizes like a barbeque for

20 people that comes with a

barbeque and all the food.”

Throughout the evening

celebrities are ‘raffl ed off’

to join visitors’ tables. The

celebrities bring with them

a prize. This year, 1993

Stanley Cup champion and

former Montreal Canadien

player Gilbert Dion will

return to the gala, and the

prize that comes with his

presence is a trip to a Mon-

treal Canadiens game in

Montreal that also comes

with a tour of the city and

the Bell Centre.

Gagnon said there will

be members of the Uni-

versity of Alberta Golden

Bears football team and

the University of Calgary

Dinos football team at the

event. Calgary Dino An-

drew Buckley attends as

a special guest to be auc-

tioned off at the event.

Buckley was honoured in

2014 with a Frank Gnup

Memorial Trophy as Most

Valuable Player as well as

the Canada West Student-

Athlete Community Ser-

vice Award.

[email protected]

Feel good about your money.

Last year we paid $50 million to our members.


A Go Fund Me account

has been set up in support

of the Troy Ritchie family.

Ritchie, a Lacombe citi-

zen, was fatally injured in a

collision during the Numb

Bum 24-hour Ice Race in

Sandy Beach two weeks

ago. The Pembina Dirt

Riders Association, the or-

ganizers of the ice-racing

event, created the fund-

raising account to support

Ritchie’s family.

The association, includ-

ing riders and pit crew

members, also raised over

$2,000 on the evening of the

race after STARS airlifted

Ritchie to the hospital.

“The girls and I feel over-

whelmed by the warmth

and generosity from all of

you that share in our grief,”

said Carolyn Ritchie in a

facebook post on behalf of

the family.

In addition to the Go

Fund Me account, a trust

fund account has been

set up at ATB Financial

branches under ‘In Trust

for Troy Ritchie.’ A memo-

rial will be held for Ritchie

in the coming weeks.

[email protected]

Annual LAPA Gala a fun night for sports fundraising

Account set up for ice rider


City Council DatesLacombe City Council Meetings are open

to the public and all are encouraged to attend.

Meeting agendas are posted online at www.lacombe.ca by

3:00 p.m. the Friday before every Council Meeting.

The next scheduled Regular Council Meeting dates

and times are:

Monday, February 23, 2015, at 5 p.m.Monday, March 2, 2015, at 5 p.m. (Committee Meeting) Monday, March 9, 2015, at 5 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2015, at 5 p.m.

City Pagelacombe.ca

Kinsmen Aquatic Centre News March is Toonie Month at the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre -

admissions for all public swims will be $2 for the month.

Spring registrations for swimming lessons begin on March 3 at 9

am. Morning lessons are now available for the March break (March

27- April 2). We will also have Toonie Swims from 1 pm - 3 pm over

the March Break (March 30-April 2) during the week.

Reminders

Planning and Development Permits

Documents pertaining to the development permits may be inspected at City Hall, 5432-56 Avenue, during regular business hours.Anyone claiming to be aff ected by the approval of the Permitted Uses with Variances or Discretionary Uses may submit an objection within 14 days from the date of notice. The appeal must be in writing, accompanied with a $50.00 fee and be directed to: Lacombe Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, Attn: Secretary to the SDAB, 5432 - 56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1E9

Permitted Use Take notice that the following development permits have been approved as PERMITTED USES in that they conform in every respect to the Land Use Bylaw

Current to February 19, 2015

Discretionary UseTake notice that the following Discretionary Use Permits have been approved:

Today’s photo features Lacombe’s former City Hall, which was constructed in 1904. This building no longer stands in Lacombe but we are lucky to have archive photos that highlight the charm of the old City Hall. The Lacombe Ladder Team looked like they were having a blast practicing their climbing technique in front of the building.

You don’t have to separate or sort your recyclables. Simply put them in your blue box.

Recyclinghas never

been easier.

Just clean off bits of food and other residue. It’s okay to leave labels on

metal food cans and plastic containers. Please remove lids and caps.

Place metal food can lids inside the can or leave attached. Remove

plastic wrapping from magazines and catalogues.

Using your blue box will allow you to cut your garbage in half.

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If in doubt, leave it out and check it out at www.lacombe.ca/garbage, or call (403) 782-1261.

Blue Box Recycling Tips

Letters and Certifi cates from the MayorMayor Christie wishes to acknowledge achievement or

outstanding community work by citizens or organizations with a

custom certifi cate of congratulations or recognition to recognize

special events and achievement in the community. Certifi cates

are often presented to people and organizations on reaching

a signifi cant milestone in their life or history - an anniversary,

birthdays for persons celebrating 65th birthdays and older,

certifi cates to athletes, and to businesses on offi cial openings, etc.

Requests for these items must be made in writing at least a

month in advance. Requests can be made to:

Offi ce of the Mayor

City Hall,

5432-56 Avenue,

Lacombe AB T4L 1E9

Fax: (403)782-5655

[email protected]

Public Notice

Honouring Our Heritage

Recyclable materials from the Blue Box program are collected from

single-family homes on the same day garbage is collected. Visit

www.lacombe.ca/garbage to fi nd-out your recycling collection

day. Below are some tips on how to properly use the blue box

program to recycle at home:

• Blue boxes must be placed out by 7 a.m. on your collection day.

• Blue boxes have two designated areas for collection, either in the

alley or the front of the property.

• An easy way to remember this is ‘Where do I take my garbage?’ If

your garbage is collected in the alley, place the blue bin in the

alley; if you use a black rollout bin for garbage, place the blue box

by your black rollout for collection.

• The blue box program accepts a wide variety of material

including: plastics, plastic bags, paper, cardboard, metal cans, foil,

glass jars and beverage containers.

• Items not accepted in the Blue Box program include hazardous

waste; material with food or liquids on or in it; Styrofoam;

general garbage; food or yard waste; housewares (drinking

glasses, mirrors, light bulbs, dishes); drinking cups (coff ee cups,

rolo-cups); scrap metal; electronics; building materials;

or plastic cutlery.

• You can also place additional recycling in another blue box, or

a clear or clear blue bag, and set it out beside you blue box on

collection day.

DATE PERMIT# LOCATION DEVELOPMENT

Feb .19 61/250.30 8 Elma Street Single Family Dwelling

Feb .19 61/250.35 22 Mackenzie Ranch Way Single Detached Dwelling



Feb .19 61/252.67 2 Trinity Street 67 Unit Apartment Building

DATE PERMIT# LOCATION DEVELOPMENT

Feb .19 61/250.11 5913 Len Thompson Drive Renovations/Addition to Industrial Building


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Planning and Development Services staff hosted

two open houses for the Municipal Development

Plan review. Fifty engaged citizens stopped by the

Lacombe Memorial Centre on February 19 to help

shape Lacombe’s growth. The open house featured

display boards and commenting opportunities on

each of the proposed chapters of this plan. Members

of the public had the chance to provide remarks on

the proposed goals, objectives and policies on a wide

range of land use topics, ranging from residential

development to the use of municipal reserve lands.

A draft version of the document will be available

online for Lacombe residents to review, and an online

survey for residents to fi ll out. Alternatively, you may

review the document at City Hall or at the Mary C.

Moore Library, fi lling out a comment form or emailing:

[email protected].

The consultation period ends March 19, 2015. Staff

will use the feedback to update the plan prior to

presenting the document to Council. It is hoped that

the document will be adopted by Council this summer.

The survey can be found at: https://

www.surveymonkey.com/r/LacombeMDP_Draft.

2015 WinterActive Challenge a success! Municipal Development Plan Review

Employment OpportunitiesThe City of Lacombe is currently recruiting for:

Facility Operator 1 - Lacombe Memorial Center - Application Deadline is March 13, 2015

Gardeners/Parks Mower Operators/Labourers/Trail Maintenance - Application Deadline is March 6, 2015

For full job descriptions and other employment opportunities please visit the City of Lacombe website at www.lacombe.ca/employment

Please Apply To:Human ResourcesCity of Lacombe - 5432, 56th Ave, Lacombe AB, T4L [email protected]

Employment Opps.indd 1 23/02/2015 2:35:49 PM

2015 Property Assessment Notices Have Been Mailed

The deadline to appeal your 2015 property assessment is April 21, 2015.

The City of Lacombe would like to remind

residents that the 2015 Property Assessment

Notices were mailed out on February 20, 2015.

If you have not received your notice please

contact the City.

It is important to review your property

assessment notice well before the April 21, 2015 property assessment complaint deadline as tax

bills are not disputable.

Information about taxes is available on-line at

www.lacombe.ca/living/taxes-assessment.

For Information Contact:Marc Perreault

Property Tax Coordinator

Phone: 403.782.1257

Residents of Lacombe were excited to

participate in the 2015 WinterActive

Challenge. We had a whopping 57 teams

sign up this year (that is 285 participants).

Each of the registered participants was

active for at least 30 minutes every day for

21 days to achieve a total of 5,320 hours of

activity!

The challenge ran from January 26 to

February 15 and residents got active in any

way they could, from power vacuuming the

house to power walking in the malls; from

doing jumping jacks during commercials

to hitting the gym. As long as they were

moving and getting their heart rates up,

they were raking in the hours.

WinterActive is a great way to kick off a new

year, and to stick to your resolutions with a

fun challenge to get folks moving. Everyone

who signs up for the challenge is successful,

even if they don’t complete the challenge. They decided to make the right

choice by trying to be more active.

It is important to be active every day. The Canadian Physical Activity

Guidelines recommend being active for 150 minutes a week, but that

doesn’t mean it has to be all at once, or in long time intervals. It can be as

short as doing 10 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity at a time.

Being active can help reduce many health risks.

Prizes were donated by Get Fit Camps, Burman University (CUC), Lacombe

Golf and Country Club, The Nursery Golf Course, Be Fit For Life centre,

Dancers Edge Studio, Fit Body Boot Camps, Lacombe Curves, Valhalla Pure

Outfi tters, Kinsmen Aquatic Center and the City of Lacombe.

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days for 4 children. Spruceview area.

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management experience is required; Work Location: In an acreage home, 15-20 minute-drive outside of

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGSOil & Gas Well Testing

Supervisors, Night Foremen,Experienced/Inexperienced

Junior Day/Night Operators

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LOCAL SERVICE CO.in Red Deer REQ’S EXP.

VACUUM TRUCK OPERATOR

Must have Class 3 licence w/air & all oilfi eld tickets.

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3811 40th Ave.

THE RUSTY PELICAN is now accepting resumes for

4 F/T Exp’d LINE COOKS at

all stations. MUST HAVE:

• 2 yrs. relevant exp., completion of High School, be reliable, self motivated, work well under limited supervision in fast paced environment.

Salary is $14 - $18./hr. 40 hr. wk. dependant on exp.

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for an interview will be contacted.

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Arts & Crafts Shows ..................50Class Registrations....................51Coming Events ..........................52Lost ............................................54Found ........................................56Companions ..............................58Personals...................................60Bingos........................................64Fitness & Sports ........................66Happy Ads .................................70

What’s Happening#50 - # 70

Lost 54

Companions 58

Employment#700 - #920

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Caregivers/Aides 710

Oilfield 800

Oilfield 800

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Trades 850

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family-friendly community of Stettler, Alberta.

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CENTRAL AB based trucking company requires

CONTRACT DRIVERS

in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref. 403-586-4558

BASHAWSPORTS CENTRE

Bashaw, AlbertaHas an opening for a F/T

employee in a high volume Sporting Goods Store.

Bashaw Sports is looking for a person with:

• Excellent customer service skills

• Retail sales experience• Valid Firearms License• Good working knowledge

of fi rearms, ammunition and general sporting good items.

We offer competitive hourlycompensation, fl exible

hours, and good working conditions.

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Bashaw Sports @ 780-372-4447

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application, but only those being considered for an interview will be notifi ed.

RANCH farm requires two people to work part-time processing and working with cattle plus other farm related work. Full days, wages neg. Apply (403) 350-4089. No texts.

BRIDGER CONST. LTD.We do it all! 403-302-8550

5* JUNK REMOVALProperty clean up 340-8666

NEW Thrift Shop Now Open! 186 Northey Ave. Red Deer Open 10-8. Wed-Sun.

AUCTIONSales Wed. @ 6 pm.

Antique sales 1st. Sun. of the month @ 1 pm. Feb. 8 Moose Hall 2 miles south

of Ponoka on 2A WE BUY FOR CASH.

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COIN AUCTIONSunday March 1- 11 a.m.

Bowden Lions Hall Bowden, AB

225 lots-Silver coins (from 1800’s to present), Paper

money,(1898, 1937, 1954), ICCS & ANAGS certifi ed

coins, Unopened rolls from mint, 1948 Silver dollar,

Coin sets, Nfl d., USA coins.

Sale is subject to additions and deletions.

Pilgrim Auction Service403-556-5531

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360 XBOX w/10 games, $140. 403-782-3847

ATARI w/games $150. 403-782-3847

DREAMCAST w/4 games. $120.

GAME CUBE w/3 games, $80. 403-782-3847

KATOLIGHT generator 1000 rpm, 50 kw, pto with switch. 403-729-2548

AFFORDABLE Homestead FirewoodSpruce, Pine, Birch -Split.

avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Can deliver

1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

LOGSSemi loads of pine, spruce,

tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location.

Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

LG WHITE over the range microwave oven, 1000

watts, Model MV-1510M, exc. cond.,

$175 403-352-8811

HIDE-A-BED, dble. good condition. $50. 403-340-1347

LOVE SEAT, good cond., $50, delivery avail. 403-346-0674 or

403-392-5657

NIGHT Tables, (2) Oak, 1 drawer & 2 doors with

glass top to protect from scratches. $70 ea.

403-352-8811

150 MOVIE POSTERS, $1 each. 403-885-5020

RHINSTONE necklace and earrings, exc. cond, from the 1950’s, $85; approx. 50 peacock feathers $1/ea. 403-346-2231

HEADBOARD, for queen bed, 60” wide, $35;3 Clean wool accent

matching 3x5 oval carpets from SEARS, $35 for all 3;

and David Winter Collector’s houses in

original boxes, $15/ea.403-352-8811

MATCHING rocking chair and rocker recliner, dusty rose fabric, exc. con., $50/ea. 403-348-6449

TWO queen quilts, one green fl oral and one burgundy fl oral, $20 each. 403-348-6449

1 SIAMESE, 3 Balinese kittens, $50/ea. 403-887-3649

EXOTIC shiny black F. kit-ten with large gold eyes, very tame and cuddly, litter box trained free to good home 403-782-3130

NOMA black Super GT snow racer sled, new

cond., $40. 403-348-6449

CUSTOM TUBGRINDING

Truck mount grinderw/550 HP.

Call Nolan 403-357-9674

28 BRED Red Angus Heifers, bred to Red

Angus, due Mar. 24-Apr. 14. Gate run 5 or more.

403-994-0581

ROUND hay bales for sale. 403-318-4732

ROUND hay bales. Cheap Free delivery. Self unload-ing. No Sunday calls 403-843-6380 403-704-3509

SMALL Square Hay Bales:1st & 2nd cut.

SMALL Square Straw Bales403-784-2276

SYLVAN LAKE: fully furnished, inclds dishes,

bedding, 50” tv, utils. Avail. Mar. 1. from $1100. to $1300. 403-880-0210.

2 BDRM in Alix. 4 appls, $900/mo. inclds.

water, Feb. 1 no pets 403-348-6594

PADS $450/mo.Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm.,2 bath. As Low as $75,000. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

MOBILE offi ce trailer 240 rent by day/month, c/w toilet, satellite dish, TV, Stereo,

fridge. Call B & L Enterprise 403-346-6106

SQUARE section. Top quality grain land. Good

older house and buildings. $3,100,000 Olds area. Call

Lyle Nielsen Century 21 403-358-8002

1999 BUICK Regal, loaded 154,000 km.403-352-6995

2006 GMS Sierra, SLE, 4x4, 4.9 L., exc. shape. $9500. 403-505-0084

2003 DODGE Dakota crew cab. 403-318-3040

2002 GMC Envoy XL, great running shape.

$6000. obo 403-340-2042

WANTED: 16 - 17 ft. wood, canvas canoe in

reasonable condition, suitable for restoring.

403-343-1881

RED’S AUTO. Free Scrap Vehicle & Metal Removal.

AMVIC APPROVED. We travel. May pay cash

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Truckers/Drivers 860

Misc.Help 880

Misc.Services 1290

Painters/Decorators1310

Buy & Sell#1500 - #1990

Aircraft ..............................1510Antiques & Art ..................1520Auctions ............................1530Bicycles ............................1540Building Supplies ..............1550Business Machines ..........1560Cameras & Accessories ..1570Children’s Items ................1580Clothing ............................1590Computers ........................1600Concert & Event Tickets ..1610Equipment - Misc. ............1620Equipment - Heavy ..........1630Tools ................................1640Farmers’ Market &Food Basket......................1650Firewood ..........................1660Lumber ............................1670Garden Supplies ..............1680Lawn Tractors ..................1690Health, Dietary, Beauty ....1700Household Appliances......1710Household Furnishings ....1720TV’s, Stereos, VCR’s ........1730Hot Tubs & Accessories ..1740Jewellery ..........................1750Kid’s Deals........................1755Misc. For Sale ..................1760Musical Instruments..........1770Music Lessons..................1780Piano & Organs ................1790Office Supplies ................1800Pets & Supplies ................1810Pet Services ....................1820Cats ..................................1830Dogs ................................1840Sports Cards ....................1850Sporting Goods ................1860Collectors’ Items ..............1870Swap, Barter & Trade ......1880Travel Packages ..............1900Wedding Supplies ............1910Recycled Products............1920Wanted to Buy ..................1930Items to Give Away ..........1940

Auctions 1530

Auctions 1530

Electronics1605

Equipment-Misc. 1620

Firewood 1660

HouseholdAppliances 1710

HouseholdFurnishings1720

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Cats 1830

SportingGoods 1860

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Farm CustomWork 2080

Livestock 2100

Grain, FeedHay 2190

Grain, FeedHay 2190

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Acreages/Farms ..............3010Houses/Duplexes ............3020Condos/Townhouses........3030Manufactured Homes ......3040Four Plexes/Six Plexes ....3050Suites ..............................3060Cottages/Seasonal ..........3070Roommates Wanted ........3080Rooms for Rent................3090Motels/Hotels ..................3100Offices ..............................3110Stores/Commercial ..........3120Industrial ..........................3130Warehouse Space............3140Garage Space..................3150Storage Space ................3160Land ................................3170Pasture ............................3180Mobile Lot ........................3190Misc. for Rent ..................3200

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Houses/Duplexes 3020

ManufacturedHomes 3040

MobileLot 3190

Misc.For Rent 3200

Real Estate#4000 - #4190

Realtors & Services..........4010Houses for Sale................4020Houses Wanted................4030Condos/Townhouses ........4040Acreages ..........................4050Acreages Wanted ............4060Farms/Land ......................4070Farms/Land Wanted ........4080Manufactured/Mobile Homes ..................4090Income Property ..............4100Commercial Property ......4110Industrial Property ............4120Cottages/Resort Property ..4130Businesses for Sale..........4140Buildings for Sale ............4150Lots for Sale ....................4160Out of Town Property ......4170Investment Opportunities ..4180Mortgages Bought/Sold....4190

Farms/Land 4070

Transportation#5000-5300

Automotive Services ........5010Antique & Classic Autos ....5020Cars ..................................5030SUV’s................................5040Trucks ..............................5050Heavy Trucks....................5060Vans/Buses ......................5070Motorcycles ......................5080Campers ..........................5090Motorhomes......................51005th Wheels........................5110Holiday Trailers ................5120Tent Trailers ......................5130Utility Trailers ....................5140ATV’s ................................5150Boats & Marine ................5160Snowmobiles ....................5170Tires, Parts & Accessories ......................5180Auto Wreckers ..................5190Vehicles Wanted ..............5200Car/Truck Rental ..............5210Recreational VehicleRental ..............................5220Trailer Rental ....................5230Misc. Automotive ..............5240RV’s ..................................5300

Cars 5030

Trucks 5050

Boats &Marine 5160

AutoWreckers 5190

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Public Notices ..................6010Special Features ..............6050

Trades 850

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SPORTSBY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express

The Blackfalds Wran-

glers continue to dominate

the Heritage Junior Hock-

ey League as they took

down the Red Deer Vipers

6-2 at the Red Deer Arena.

The Wranglers have a

stunning seasonal record

of 34 wins, two losses and

two overtime losses. They

are scores ahead in points,

leading the northern divi-

sion with 70 points. Second

in the league is Airdrie

with 48.

In a best of seven series,

the Wranglers came out

on top with four wins to

knock Red Deer out of the

running. Blackfalds now

will enter into the North

Division Finals against the

Mountainview Colts.

Coach Sean Neumeler

was beaming after the per-

formance at the Red Deer

arena, proud of his team

and excited to move on.

“The team is really ex-

cited - it’s been a big rivalry

for them against Red Deer.

Two years ago, they beat

us when we were up two

- nothing and they came

back for the win, so it was

pretty important that we

took care of business to-

night,” Neumeler said. “We

wore them down the best

we could. We tried to get

pucks deep and just wear

them down. We have more

depth than they do and

we knew that, so the way

things were going I liked

the chances. In second and

third period, we really got

going.”

The Red Deer Vipers

managed to take the lead

in the fi rst period with

two goals against one from

Blackfalds. In the second

and third periods however,

the Vipers were less suc-

cessful as Blackfalds play-

ers worked hard to keep the

puck in their opponents’

zone.

The Wranglers paved

their way to victory with

careful passing, quick skat-

ing and attentive manoeu-

vring. With just over 40

shots on the Vipers goal,

the Wranglers were putting

in work for the win.

The Vipers were losing

patience as tensions grew

in the game, leading to a

number of penalties for

roughing and fi ghting.

“Our season has been

pretty successful. We went

34 and two, and it was

nice that we made quick

work here. If we win four

more games, we can get to

provincials again and try

to defend our provincial

championship title, and

that’s important as well,”

said Neumeler.

“We went to Grande

Prairie last year and won

provincials there and went

to Abbottsford for the West-

ern Championships. That’s

kind of our goal – we want

to get back and try to re-

peat what we got last year.

That would be nice.”

If the Wranglers can

defend their provincial

title, they will go on to

the Western Canadian Ju-

nior B Championships to

play for the Keystone Cup.

Last year, the Wranglers

won the title of provincial

champions, but came in

third in the running for the

Keystone Cup.

The Wranglers have been

consistent in staying at the

top of the league for the

past six years. This year

will be the seventh that

they have earned this same

success.

“The nice part of this

year is that lots of these

guys are back. We had a

young team last year and it

was almost surprising we

got as far as we did. Lots

of those guys are back this

year so they’ll rely a lot

on their experience to get

through. That’s probably

our best tool right now –

they’ve all been there and

they know what it takes to

win. I think that showed

throughout these playoffs

– they got ahead and stuck

with it,” said Neumeler.

The Wranglers will have

a few days of rest before

heading back into the

North Division Final game

where they hope to earn

the chance to defend their

title as provincial champi-

ons.

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BIG WIN – Blackfalds Wranglers Captain Robin Carlson used speed and agility to keep the puck away from Red Deer Vipers player Dustin Spearing during game fi ve of a best of seven series Tuesday night in Red Deer. Blackfalds won 6-2. Kalisha Mendonsa/Lacombe Express

Wranglers take down Vipers and head into fi nals


BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express

Quidditch has been gain-

ing popularity outside of

the ‘wizarding world’ of

Harry Potter and is spread-

ing into western Canada.

Eastern Canada has

been in on the fun for over

fi ve years, but the game is

still fairly new to Alberta,

where three major teams

are now established. These

teams include the Edmon-

ton Aurors, the Calgary

Mudbloods and the Central

Alberta Centaurs.

Members from these

teams, as well as several

other smaller teams, came

together at the Abbey Mas-

ter Builder Centre in Black-

falds for a round-robin style

tournament last weekend.

“We have three teams in

Alberta right now that are

fairly well-established. We

have the Central Alberta

Centaurs, which is our lo-

cal club. We primarily do

drop-in on Tuesdays at the

Collicutt Centre. We have

a kids’ club in the spring

and fall, and our adult club

runs all year round,” said

Central Alberta quidditch

captain Jillian Staniec.

Staniec started a team

with her spouse and a

friend of theirs and she

said they have been picking

up members ever since.

Along with municipal

quidditch teams through-

out the province there

is also a provincial team

called the Alberta Clippers.

“The Alberta Clippers is

our provincial travel team.

We went to Western Re-

gional Championships in

Moosejaw, where we won

the number one spot for

Western Canada. We’ll be

heading to Burnaby at the

end of March to play in na-

tionals,” Staniec said.

This national competi-

tion will be the fi rst time

in Canada where teams

across the country are

playing against each other,

as opposed to mostly only

teams from the eastern

provinces getting together.

It’s the fi rst year of a na-

tional organization, Quid-

ditch Canada. As Quid-

ditch Canada, we are here

to organize the sport and

help it grow and spread,

especially across western

Canada where there aren’t

that many teams yet.”

Each team consists of at

least seven players, both

male and female. There is

a seeker, who chases and

catches the snitch to score

points and end a game. The

seeker grabs a ‘snitch’ that

is attached in a near fl ag-

football style to a person’s

running shorts.

There are three chas-

ers who are the goal scor-

ers of the game. They use

a ball called a quaffl e and

try to get it through hoops

by throwing or kicking the

ball. A keeper defends the

hoops.

The team’s beaters, two

per team, use something

called bludgers to disrupt

the game play. When a per-

son is hit with a bludger,

they must run to their

home side of the pitch and

touch the goal hoops.

The snitch of the game is

a person who runs around

with a tennis ball tucked

into a sock-like piece of

fabric, which is tucked into

the rear waste band of a

player’s shorts. Seekers

attempt to grab the tennis

ball to end the game.

“What I love about quid-

ditch is that there is so

much going on. There are

three different types of

balls, fi ve balls on the pitch

at any given time, at least

14 people in a full game –

there is just so much going

on,” Staniec said.

When the game is played

outdoors, contact is al-

lowed. When the game is

played indoors, touch rules

are practiced.

Staniec stressed the fact

that not every person who

plays quidditch is intensely

athletic or a fan of the Har-

ry Potter franchise. She

said there are always peo-

ple who don’t care about

the origin, only that it’s a

fun game to play.

“I think the main mis-

conception about quidditch

is that you have to know

about and love anything

and everything to do with

Harry Potter to like the

sport. With the people who

are here today, probably

most of us do enjoy Harry

Potter and things like that,

but there are defi nitely peo-

ple here who aren’t into it.

“My main hope is to get

more people interested in

quidditch in Central Al-

berta. We have options for

different ages and levels. It

is a lot of fun, even if it can

be confusing to an audience

member.”

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The top ringette players

of the nation met at the

Prince George Coliseum in

B.C. last week for the Cana-

da Winter Games.

Lacombian Kensey

Lunn, 19, competed with

Team Alberta in a quest

towards a gold medal in

the ringette quarterfi nal on

Feb. 19th.

Alberta took on Quebec,

but with the game going

into overtime, the previ-

ously undefeated Team Al-

berta was left with a devas-

tating 4-3 loss.

“The loss in overtime

took us out of the running

for a medal,” Lunn told the

Lacombe Express on Feb.

23rd.

Team Alberta started

off fi ery winning all of

the fi rst four games in the

round robin tournament,

fi rst leaving Saskatchewan

in their wake (6-3) on Feb.

14th.

“The fi rst game was a

learning point for us,” she

said. “But eventually we

got our legs going, kept get-

ting better and really click-

ing as a team.”

Team Alberta extended

their winning streak by

smashing Prince Edward

Island on Feb. 15th (11-4),

defeating Nova Scotia on

Feb. 16th (5-1) and fi nally

taking down B.C. on Feb.

17th, (11-3).

It all led down to a boil-

ing point last Thursday,

where many thought Team

Alberta would have rose

easily above Team Que-

bec, following a clear path

through to the semi-fi nals

and fi nals. But that last

loan game cost Team Al-

berta a chance of a medal.

“It was an unfortunate

ending but an awesome ex-

perience,” said Lunn.

Although Team Alberta

didn’t move forward into the

semi-fi nals, Lunn said the

experience of attending the

games was second to none.

“It was unbelievable,”

she said. “It was so cool

to compete alongside oth-

er athletes of different

sports.”

Lunn and her Alberta

teammates had a pretty full

slate for ice time but man-

aged to squeeze in some

time to watch some high-

caliber wheelchair basket-

ball and speedskating.

“It really felt like the

Olympics,” she said of the

overall experience.

For Lunn, competing in the

Canada Winter Games was

four years in the making.

From the selection of

coaches to being picked

to tryout last April and

then from there, once the

team was formed this past

June, attending training

camps in the summer and

throughout the season, the

formation of Team Alberta

was a process and Lunn

came out on top.

Now in her second year

attending Red Deer Col-

lege, Lunn has been playing

with the Edmonton WAM!,

the national ringette team

for the past season.

Before that, she played

with the Central Alberta

Sting once she reached U12

and had her start with the La-

combe Ringette Association.

Next Lunn will be com-

peting in ringette nationals

at the end of March.

“It’s one big competi-

tion, and then onto the next

one,” she said.

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Cornerstone Youth Theatre is gearing

up for a delightful trek into the characters

in the famous Dr. Seuss stores in their lat-

est production, Seussical.

Shows run Feb. 27th-28th and March 6th-

7th at New Life Fellowship Church in Red

Deer.

Curtain is at 7 p.m. with 3 p.m. perfor-

mances also slated for Feb. 28th and March

7th.

Director Laura DeGraff said there will

be lots of familiar faces popping up along

the way as the story unfolds, and it will be

sure to please long-time fans of the books

plus those who are new to the material as

well.

“The whole story is a bit of a mishmash

of characters and intersecting story lines,”

she said. “We meet the Cat in the Hat fi rst,

who acts as the narrator throughout the

show. One of the main story lines comes

from Horton Hears a Who, so we meet Hor-

ton the elephant as well as the Whos.

“Horton is the only jungle animal who

can hear the tiny Whos living on a dust

speck so he must protect them as best he

can,” she said. “Meanwhile, the Whos have

their own set of problems to deal with.

Other characters you may recognize are

jungle birds Gertrude and Mayzie, Jojo the

Who, and even the Grinch! “Audiences will notice references to all

sorts of Seuss stories throughout the play

and a lot of his writing is spoken exactly

the way he wrote it.

“I’ve really enjoyed being able to work

on this show,” she said. “The music and the

script are so much fun and the entire musi-

cal is just so big and cartoony and colourful.

It’s a great chance to dream big on the stage.

The performers and everyone involved

get to stretch themselves in a new way.”

Seuss stories certainly haven’t lost their

appeal over the years, and there are a num-

ber of reasons for that. DeGraff said the

stories have several qualities that “hook”

people in.

“Firstly, his stories have so much fun

with words,” she said. “The rhyming,

bouncing rhythm keep readers moving

smoothly along, and they’re a pleasure to

read many times over.

“Also, they’re so creative. The char-

acters are completely outlandish and bi-

zarre. We’re shown worlds that we’ve nev-

er dreamt of before. Lastly, I don’t think

Seuss was afraid to deal with more mean-

ingful subjects.

“Along with the absurd fantasy comes a

depth of meaning that makes people stop

to think about their own lives. It’s never

preachy or pedantic; it’s simply an invita-

tion to refl ect on our own experiences.”

There is a cast of 58 and a crew of 14 for

this particular production – all of them be-

tween the ages of eight and 18.

“The numbers may seem intimidating to

some, but it’s honestly such a huge privi-

lege and pleasure to work with them all,”

she said. “Our students are so dedicated

and passionate. I personally love seeing

the growth in every one of them from our

very fi rst rehearsal all the way until clos-

ing night.”

Meanwhile, DeGraff said theatre is a

superb experience for young people, and

really helps to build up a number of skills.

“Theatre is great for our students be-

cause it gives them confi dence and skills

that they can bring into any future endeav-

our,” she said. “Our students learn how

to stick with a task until the end, how to

present themselves confi dently to others,

and how to work collaboratively with each

other towards a common goal. That’s a

skill set that goes way beyond the stage.”

It’s certainly provides DeGraff with lots

of fulfi llment. Watching her students grow

in their talents is also inspiring.

“I love the positive family environment

that is at Cornerstone,” she explained.

“The parents of our cast work hard to put

this production on as well, and they always

bring every element of the show to life.”

Directing presents a number of chal-

lenges, but in a positive way. For DeGraff,

the joy springs from seeing her vision

come to life onstage. “I get to add in the shapes and colours

and sounds of the production. I also love

being able to work as a teacher for the cast

and crew. I know I mentioned earlier about

life skills gained, but our students also

learn excellent theatre skills throughout

the run of the show and grow as perform-

ers and crewmembers.

“I’m inspired by many things. The stu-

dents are always fi rst and foremost. Being

a part of that positive experience for our

students really is its own reward. On a

more personal level theatre is a never-end-

ing challenge. Like any art form, you can

always be pushing yourself to think more

creatively and grow in your ability. Each

show I direct comes with its own set of

challenges and I always come out a stron-

ger director at the end of it.”

Tickets can be purchased online at

www.CornerstoneYouthTheatre.org or by

calling the box offi ce at 403-986-2981.

[email protected]

CLASSIC STORY - Cat in the Hat (Lexi Peters) sings with Bird Girl (Simran Mullakady) during a rehearsal for Cornerstone Youth Theatre’s production of Seussical, opening Feb. 27th at New Life Fellowship Church in Red Deer. photo submitted

Cornerstone Youth Theatre presents Seussical

18 Lacombe Express Thursday, February 26, 2015ARTS & LEISURE

Aspirin has been called

the ‘One Cent Miracle

Drug’ for good reason. It’s

the most widely used medi-

cal remedy in the world

and available for over a 100

years to treat headaches

and other pains. Millions

take it to decrease the risk

of heart attack and more

recently, cancer.

But how effective is it?

And what is the recent sur-

prise fi nding?

In January of 2011, the

journal, The Lancet, re-

ported data from eight

studies involving 25,570

people. It concluded that a

daily Aspirin decreased to-

tal cancer deaths by 24% af-

ter fi ve years of use. More-

over, after people stopped

Aspirin, death rates were

still 20% lower for 15 years,

largely for cancers of the

colon, esophagus and pros-

tate.

Researchers also discov-

ered an 81 milligram (mg)

baby Aspirin had the same

effect as a 325 mg regular

Aspirin. This in itself is

good news as the lower the

dose the less risk of compli-

cations.

Later, the Annals of On-

cology analyzed data from

hundreds of studies. It re-

ported that daily Aspirin

use for 10 years after age 50

decreased the risk of colon,

stomach and esophageal

malignancies by 33%. This

analysis also proved the an-

ti-cancer effect continued

for several years after As-

pirin was discontinued. At

the same time there was an

18% drop in heart attacks,

and a small drop in deaths

from them.

So, why would anyone

say ‘no’ to Aspirin in view

of its effect on cancer and

heart attack? I’ve stressed

many times in this column

that we never take a drug

without facing unintended

consequences. Every year

in North America about

20,000 people taking Aspi-

rin and other non-steroidal

anti-infl ammatory drugs

die of gastrointestinal

bleeding.

But doctors, considering

the pros and cons, believe

it’s still prudent to pre-

scribe a low-dose Aspirin

in some situations. For in-

stance, if there’s a family

history of cardiovascular

disease, heart attack, or

one of colon, esophageal

or prostate malignancy. A

report from the University

of California helps to make

the decision for or against

Aspirin easier.

It states, if 1,000 people

decided to take Aspirin for

10 years, starting at age 60,

it would prevent 16 deaths

from cancer and one heart

attack. But it would result

in two deaths from hemor-

rhagic stroke (the type that

causes death from rupture

of an artery in the brain).

This summary shows

that Aspirin’s main benefi t

is cancer prevention. But

it’s also shocking because

most North Americans be-

lieve that Aspirin prevents

heart attack. They do not

expect to die from hemor-

rhagic stroke (rupture of

an artery in the brain).

So why doesn’t Aspirin

save more lives from heart

attack? It’s because Aspirin

only oils the blood, decreas-

ing the risk of a blood clot

that causes coronary at-

tack. However it does noth-

ing to prevent and reverse

atherosclerosis (hardening

and narrowing of arteries),

the main cause of heart at-

tack and other cardiovas-

cular complications.

So what more can people

do, after taking Aspirin, to

decrease their risk of heart

attack and hemorrhagic

stroke? Only one way has

been proven. Photographs

that don’t lie can be seen on

the web site www.docgiff.

com. They show that that

high doses of Vitamin C

and lysine can prevent and

reverse atherosclerosis.

In Canada this combi-

nation in either powder

or capsules is available

at Health Food Stores. In

the U.S. they’re available

online at www.mymedi-c.

com or the toll free number

1-844-781-0069.

The addition of lysine

to Vitamin C reduces the

risk of Aspirin’s possible

complication, hemorrhagic

stroke. Science has proven

that the addition of lysine

makes arterial walls stron-

ger just as steel rods make

concrete stronger. So they

are less likely to burst caus-

ing a stroke.

Unfortunately, this infor-

mation is not reaching mil-

lions of North Americans

because of the immense

power of pharmaceuti-

cal companies. They have

spent hundreds of millions

of dollars convincing doc-

tors that cholesterol-low-

ering drugs are the be-all-

and-end-all to treat heart

attack and other cardio-

vascular problems, in spite

of their many unintended

consequences.

It’s particularly tragic

that the medical establish-

ment continues to ignore

this natural, safe, less

expensive, and effective

remedy backed by a Nobel

Prize winner’s research.

But medical history shows

this is not the fi rst time that

great health saving discov-

eries have collected dust.

See the web site at www.docgiff.com. For comments, email [email protected].

A shocking fi nding about aspirin and heart attack

Walking through a warehouse store the

other day, a package of frozen meatballs

caught my attention.

I said to my wife, “I wonder how many

people actually buy these,” and a small

discussion between her and I, surround-

ing this topic, ensued. I love meatballs in

pasta dishes, sandwiches, soups, stews

and other applications, but I would never

dream of buying them pre-made.

There is obviously a place in the mar-

ket for convenience foods, I get that.

And although my comment above was

made partially in jest, I do realize that

people have busy lives and making food

from scratch probably does not sit high

on their priority lists. However, there is

probably a percentage of the population

that perhaps, just doesn’t know how to

make good meatballs from scratch. So for

the culinary adventurous, and the culi-

nary curious, I give you my ‘base’ recipe

for meatballs that can be fl avoured to suit

any cuisine application.

Review the recipe ingredients below

and you will see that I list one tablespoon

of dried herbs and/or spices.

This can be any dry herb, or any dry

ground spice (or a combination of both)

that will suit your application.

For example, if you wanted to create

an Asian cuisine type meatball I would

suggest using 1 tbsp. of Chinese fi ve-spice

powder; if you wanted an Italian cuisine

type meatball I would suggest using 1

tbsp. of dried basil; or if an Indian cuisine

type meat ball was preferred I would sug-

gest using 1 tbsp. of ground garam ma-

sala or curry powder (or a combination

of both).

Can you see where I am going with this?

It’s quite simple really. Use your spice

rack as myriad of fl avour profi le combi-

nations - experiment and have fun.

Ground chuck, by the way, is beef but

much better in fl avour than the standard

ground beef you buy at a grocery store.

Ground chuck can be purchased from

your local butcher shop and has a stron-

ger, better beef fl avour to make the best

meatball possible in combination with the

ground pork.

Now grab life by the meatballs and

don’t ever assume that you have to be tak-

en prisoner by frozen convenience foods.

Chef Dez meatballs

Combining two different types of meat

gives the meatballs more complex fl avour.

Customize them for any application with

one tablespoon of your desired dried

herbs/spices.

1 lb (454g) ground chuck

1 lb (454g) lean ground pork

2 large eggs

1/2 cup fi ne bread crumbs

1/4 cup minced onion

2 tbsp. fi nely crushed or minced garlic

1 tbsp. dried herbs and/or spices (see

column above for examples)

2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahren-

heit. Spray a baking sheet with baking

spray and set aside (or alternatively line a

baking sheet with parchment paper).

In a large bowl, combine the chuck,

pork, eggs, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic,

herbs/spices, salt and the pepper. Mix

until thoroughly combined into a homog-

enous mixture. Roll bits of the mixture

into small meatballs approximately 3/4

(three quarters) of an inch in size and

place them on the prepared baking sheet.

You should have approximately 45 to 50

meatballs. Bake in the preheated oven for

approximately 20 minutes, or until their

internal temperature reaches 160 degrees

Fahrenheit (71 degrees Celsius).

Place the cooked meatballs on paper

towel temporarily to remove some of the

fat. Add to your desired recipe applica-

tion. Makes 45 to 50, 3/4 inch meatballs.

Chef Dez is a food columnist, culinary in-structor and cookbook author. Visit him at www.chefdez.com.

Dr. Gifford

J O N E S

Chef

D E Z

Chef Dez on Cooking

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