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École Mountview principal Cathy

Gukert was recently nominated for

and awarded the honour of being

one of the top 40 principals in Canada.

Gukert’s title was presented by the

Learning Partnership, a national non-for-

profi t organization that, according to their

web site, aims to build strong collabora-

tion, share information and develop new

solutions for publicly-funded Canadian

education.

“It was such an honour to receive this

award. To be honest, the award is wonder-

ful and I’m not downplaying that, but my

fi rst reaction came from the honour that a

number of my colleagues here in Red Deer

took the time to put together the nomina-

tion package. That’s quite a lot of work – it

needs a lot of research and time commit-

ment to even put that package together,”

said Gukert.

“I am honoured to win the award, but

before that, to have been nominated by my

colleagues and some of the parents here at

Mountview is an even bigger honour.”

Gukert has been an educator in the Red

Deer district for over 20 years. She said

that Red Deer has been a special district

for her to teach in because of the collabora-

tion and connectivity of the educators and

administration throughout the area.

“Specifi cally, working in Red Deer is

great. Red Deer Public Schools is a phe-

nomenal district where I have worked as

a teacher, a vice-principal and a principal.

Neither of my previous districts was as

collegial or as collaborative. The quality

of the people and the sense of teamwork –

both at the school level and district level –

make it great,” she said.

“Everyone here is really looking to make

the very best experience that we can for

the children. Other districts I worked in

did that as well, but not in the way that Red

Deer does. The district is big enough to

have what we need, but to collaborate and

really know each other.”

Gukert said something that makes her

job special is the staff at Mountview and

the strong support of parents in the school.

“I really appreciate the strong par-

ent support that we have at our school. It

makes a big difference for the kids – it’s

very clear in research – when parents are

involved in their education. They already

have an advantage. I of course have to com-

ment on the amazing kids at this school as

well,” she said.

Gukert said she moved into an admin-

istration position almost by accident. She

said that after a brief stint in teaching in a

classroom, she came back to be a principal

because she felt that she had the chance to

reach more students this way.

“I feel that when you’re a teacher, you have

infl uence over your own class, and a little bit

in the school. When you’re a principal or

vice-principal, you have infl uence over more

classes and a little bit in the district. I like

being part of the bigger picture, and having

more children that I connect with.”

As part of Gukert’s award, she was fl own

out to Toronto courtesy of the Learning

Partnership. In Toronto, Gukert and the

other 39 principals recognized as ‘innova-

tive educators’ were hosted at an annual

gala, and then experienced a fi ve-day lead-

ership-training program at the Rotman

School of Management.

Gukert said the leadership training and

skill development was a great experience.

She and the other principals spoke with

CEOs of companies like Samsung Canada

and Sleep Country Canada, to name a couple.

“A lot of the discussion was around how

the ideas of leadership are similar for mem-

bers of both private and public sectors. The

other main theme we discussed was how to

prepare students for the world of work, and

how the skills needed are changing. It’s not

so much knowledge-based skills but more

of a focus on 21st century competency skills

like collaboration, communication and

problem-solving analysis.”

Cam Pizzey, vice-principal, was one of

six people to nominate Gukert. He said

that there were a number of reasons for

doing so.

“She really promotes a collaborative en-

vironment and promotes leadership in her

school. She believes in allowing people to

become leaders. Communication is very

important to her – she communicates to

staff, students and parents to keep every-

one involved,” he said.

Pizzey added that fairness and equity

are very important to Gukert.

“She looks at all angles before she makes

a decision because she always wants it to

be the most fair and equitable decision it

can be. Her work ethic is really second to

none, and she is highly respected at the dis-

trict level.”

Gukert said she is interested in seeing

how she can share the information she

learned with her other colleagues. She said

she is also going to look into bringing more

Learning Partnership programs to the Red

Deer Public School District.

“I think that I am just so fortunate that

the group of peers I have took time to make

that nomination.

Frankly, I think any one of my principal

colleagues could and should get this award

and this honour. It just takes a group of

people to put the nomination together. I

don’t see myself as standing out from the

crowd, it was more that I had a crowd that

stood behind me.”

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GUIDANCE – Clockwise from bottom left, Mountview Elementary School students Madison Christensen, 7, Iona Sanderson, 8, Alexis Squire, 9, Niamh Sanderson, 8, and Justin Squire, 7, gather around their principal Cathy Gukert, who was awarded the honour of one of the top 40 principals in Canada. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

Local principal named one of top 40 in CanadaMountview school’s Cathy Gukert enjoys the challenges of her career


BY ERIN FAWCETTRed Deer Express

Some members of the 2019 Canada Win-

ter Games board and members of the tran-

sition team in Red Deer recently returned

from the 2015 Games in Prince George

where they learned many invaluable les-

sons, offi cials said.

The 2015 Canada Winter Games were

held in Prince George on Feb. 13th – March

1st.

“One of the fi rst things that we learned

is that we have a monumental task to com-

plete,” said Lyn Radford, chair of the 2019

Canada Winter Games board in Red Deer.

“There’s a lot of little details that could

happen and of course you could drive

yourself crazy thinking about all of them

– but that is why you are going to be engag-

ing hundreds and thousands of volunteers

to help plan them to make sure we fulfi ll all

of these details.

“It was such a good learning experience.

No matter what you think you know, mul-

tiply that by 10 of what you are going to

need to know.”

She added seeing the Games in Prince

George was a great opportunity.

“Prince George did a wonderful job.

They did everything they could for their

community and I loved how their chair

said they were going to make the Games

the best they could for their community

and they defi nitely did and I think that is

a pretty good mantra to carry forward into

Red Deer and say that this is the Alberta

way and we’re going to do the best we can

for what we have in Alberta. We are going

to put on a good show for our country.”

Last month, members for the Commu-

nity-At-Large Board were announced.

Members include Hugh McPherson, Russ

Wlad, Deb Beck, Guy Pelletier, Ron Wood-

ward, Gail Surkan, Allan Ferchuk, Nicole

Lorrain, Ron Lariviere and Marty Vellner.

Four members of the board attended the

Games in Prince George along with two

transition team members. A number of

City staff were also on hand.

“It was a good learning experience. I’ve

been at this game for a little bit and noth-

ing big jumped out at me in terms of sur-

prises but one thing that surprised me a

little bit was the number of receptions that

go with this,” she said.

She added another thing the committee

will have to consider and plan for, although

it is out of their control, is the weather.

“Two weeks before when I arrived in

Prince George it was pouring rain. They

had a plan where they had to move their

long track speed skating to Fort St. John.

Even though there was a Plan B, you have

to kick that plan into action. This meant

they had to fl y the athletes over there and

make arrangements for accommodations

for them.

“You are very dependent on the weather

particularly for the outdoor sports.”

Another area in which Radford said she

learned was that Red Deer will need about

6,000 volunteers to help everything run

smoothly leading up to and during the 2019

Canada Winter Games.

“Prince George had about 4,500 but

many of them were doing double or triple

shifts. One thing we recognize is that we

will need those 6,000 volunteers.”

Radford added more board members will

also be attending the 2017 Canada Winter

Games in Winnipeg.

Up next for the board will be gathering

together and undertaking some visioning

sessions.

“The next few months as a board we will

be looking at what we want our Games to

look like and what we want to leave our

community and the community of Alberta

and Canada feeling – what the feeling of

Red Deer is all about.”

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After six hours of deliberations last week, the jury in

the case of Brian Malley returned to court with a guilty

verdict. Crown Prosecutor Anders Quist said he expects

an appeal of the verdict.

Malley, 57, was convicted of fi rst-degree murder, caus-

ing an explosion of an explosive substance likely to cause

serious bodily harm, death or serious damage to property

and sending or delivering to a person an explosive device

in relation to the death of Victoria Shachtay in 2011.

Malley was sentenced to life in prison with no chance

of parole for 25 years – an automatic sentence for a fi rst-

degree murder conviction. He was also sentenced to serve

four years concurrently with the life sentence for the ex-

plosive charges he was convicted of – two years for each

charge.

The charges stem after an explosion occurred inside

Shachtay’s Innisfail residence in November 2011. The in-

cident occurred after a package disguised as a Christmas

gift was delivered to the home which RCMP confi rmed was

the source of the explosion.

Malley was arrested in Red Deer on May 25th, 2012.

Shachtay, 23, was disabled and in a wheelchair from a

car collision that happened in 2004. She was also a single

mother to a then seven-year-old girl.

Investigation showed Malley had known Shachtay for

a number of years and acted as her fi nancial adviser.

Shachtay received a settlement of $575,000 after her ac-

cident. A $200,000 loan was also taken out on behalf of

Shachtay. All of that money was gone within four years.

Malley also supported her from his own personal account

in the amount of $44,000.

During the course of the six-week long trial, 50 witness-

es testifi ed and 100 exhibits were entered.

Last week, Malley stood emotionless in the prisoner’s

box as the verdicts were handed down. His wife and

daughter sat in the front row of the courtroom. A number

of Shachtay’s family and friends were also present.

Victor Shachtay, Victoria’s father, said justice had been

done.

“I’m certain that Vicky would be satisfi ed with the out-

come of this trial,” he said. “Once the jury members came

in and read the verdict, I had no problem at all. After that

in the big show of life, Mr. Malley just went up in a puff

of smoke. I don’t care about him (Malley) - he’s gone. I

don’t have to worry about that man again – he’s not on the

streets killing other people.”

Victor remembered his daughter as one who appreci-

ated life.

“She was a young mother who doted on her daughter.

She faced all that life threw at her and tackled it. She was

happy. She was a happy person. She was happy to be alive

– happy to have a daughter. And she coped with every-

thing. She didn’t feel sorry for herself.”

After the verdict was handed down, Quist said he was

pleased with the jury’s decision.

“I’m very relieved and I am pleased that that the jury

saw it the way that they did – the way that we asked them

to see it. It was not an easy case – the evidence was circum-

stantial. There was no evidence directly from Mr. Malley

admitting anything or anybody catching him making the

bomb or delivering it, but we were able to put the pieces

together because the RCMP did such a great job with this

investigation,” said Quist. “This was a cold blooded mur-

der – a single mom in a wheelchair, using a bizarre mur-

der weapon. We are very pleased the jury got it right.”

He added the case was like a puzzle.

“There were a bunch of different pieces to this case.

There was DNA evidence which we thought was particu-

larly important, there was Mr. Malley’s purchase of vari-

ous bomb components – items that added up to the device.

The police had gone through and gathered the partially

destroyed components from the scene and they were able

to form an opinion as to what went into it. So fi nding Mr.

Malley buying and owning those things is pretty impor-

tant; owning gun powder under suspicious circumstances

was important, telling lies to the police about why he had

gun powder and why he had some of those other compo-

nents was pretty important and then there was the whole

fi nancial overlay – the fact that he was her investment ad-

visor and things had gone quite sour – there were many

moving parts.”

Quist said this case was one of the most cold blooded

that he has ever encountered.

“The evidence shows him having worked on this bomb

from July of 2011 to November 25th of 2011. To carefully

and methodically put those pieces together over that time

with the intent to kill – that is pretty cold.”

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Three Central Alberta women

will be receiving awards for their

services within volunteer orga-

nizations, their leadership skills

and their dedication to improving

their communities.

Zainab Mohamoud, Anna Duda

and Kelsey Olsen have been cho-

sen as the recipients of the Ruby

Award: Women Helping Women,

the Live Your Dream Award and

the Violet Richardson Award, re-

spectively.

They will receive their awards

at the ‘Live Your Dream’ Inter-

national Women’s Day luncheon

on March 8th at the Black Knight

Inn. The luncheon is being held

from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets

are $45 each.

“When we heard about Zainab’s

achievements and her work, we

just sat back and said, ‘Wow this

woman is amazing.’ We say that

the Ruby Award is for a woman in

the community who inspires oth-

er women – Zainab defi nitely does

that. She epitomizes someone that

people look up to as an inspiration

in our community to help women

and girls,” said Sherri Smith of

Soroptimist International, Red

Deer branch.

Mohamoud’s dedication is wide-

spread through the Red Deer com-

munity. She volunteers with a

number of organizations, includ-

ing the Breast Cancer Awareness

Foundation, the Central Alberta

Poverty Reduction Alliance, the

Global Enrichment Foundation

and the Central Alberta Immi-

grant Women Association, to

name a few.

She also manages a project that

is fundraising to build a school in

her former home of Somalia. Not

only is she managing the project

in Canada, but she will be trav-

eling to Somalia, covering all of

her own expenses, to help see the

project through construction until

completion.

The winner of this year’s Live

Your Dream award will go to local

single mother of two Duda, who is

eager to graduate this year with

a Bachelor of Education, Middle

Years degree from the University

of Alberta/Red Deer College part-

ner program.

“The Live Your Dream Award is

a fi nancial award for a woman who

is the head of her household, has

dependants and who has been ac-

cepted into or is currently enrolled

in a post-secondary educational

program or training program. It

can be used towards anything that

she needs it for – tuition, kids, food,

whatever,” said Smith.

“The majority of the winners of

this are usually single moms that

go through some trying times and

this money helps them complete

education or do something for

their families, things like that.”

The fi nal award recipient of the

event is Olsen, 17, who will receive

the Violet Richardson Award.

This honour is presented to a girl

between the ages of 14 and 17 who

volunteers within her community

and her school.

Olsen is a member of the La-

combe and District Recreation

and Parks Board, president of her

high school’s Rotary Interact Club

and is a volunteer and strong sup-

porter of Lacombe charity A Bet-

ter World.

“She is just amazing. She and

a couple of her friends started a

dance program in the summer

in 2013, where some girls who

wouldn’t have been able to try it

got to try to dance. In her school’s

Rotary Interact Club, they do inter-

national project support as well as

raising money for groups like the

Heart and Stroke Foundation and

A Better World,” Smith said.

The ladies will receive their

awards amid an afternoon of cel-

ebrating women’s achievements.

Keynote speaker Sean Liv, author

of Ticket to Change will be joining

guests to share her story of how

she came to be the woman she is.

Tickets are available through the

Soroptimist International of Cen-

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calling Sherri Smith at 403-391-7912.

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OPINION

Spend a few minutes on

the homepage of any me-

dia outlet and you’ll get

a taste of how scary the

world can be.

Greece is cratering. Rus-

sia is battling Ukraine

(again).

ISIS is encouraging at-

tacks on suburban shop-

ping malls. Disneyland is a

measles petri dish.

Conditions are ripe for

another economic crash.

And a little blue or gold

dress is the biggest viral

news this week.

On top of all the crazi-

ness, leaders in govern-

ment, business, and non-

profi t leaders consistently

let us down. They make big

promises, but usually fall

far short on delivery. We

have more information

than ever, but so much of it

confl icts. What can we be-

lieve? Whom can we possi-

bly trust? And why should

we even bother?

For businesses and non-

profi t groups, communi-

cating in this kind of envi-

ronment and reaching an

audience can be tricky.

Fearful people are al-

most hard-wired toward

scepticism, indifference,

and disengagement. That

means they’re more likely

to hold back from becom-

ing customers, or being

loyal employees. It means

they’re wondering whether

you’re really worth do-

nating to, or volunteering

with, or voting for. In short,

they’re immobilized.

How can you get people

to become engaged, active,

and loyal believers of you

and your organization?

Be real. People are more

likely to believe in people

they can relate to. The most

credible people are authen-

tic. They haven’t got it all

fi gured out and are con-

fi dent enough to admit it.

They have an innate ability

to humbly connect through

emotion, humour, and are

willing to ask for and listen

to another point of view.

Forget the jargon and talk

in language people under-

stand – and that makes

them feel motivated.

Understand your audi-

ence. Find out what moti-

vates them, scares them,

and makes them pay atten-

tion. The more you get to

know them, the more you

can communicate in ways

that matter to them.

Offer an inspiring brand.

Good brands don’t focus on

their product or service,

but on something bigger

than themselves. By con-

necting to common human

values (like love, creativity,

fun, or freedom), organiza-

tions build a loyal follow-

ing and achieve massive

growth. Apple has domi-

nated technology by help-

ing people realize their

creative genius, not by

selling nifty devices. Their

marketing focuses on cele-

brating and inspiring their

customers who “think dif-

ferent” and have more fun

in the process.

Follow through. People

follow those who do more

than talk, but who also

roll up their sleeves and

get things done. Credible

leaders build momentum.

They innovate in meaning-

ful ways. They don’t talk in

vague generalities. They

move the bar, and show

concrete, tangible impacts.

And, they connect those

outcomes back to their cus-

tomers’ higher values.

Tell a good story. Nothing

beats the power of a great

narrative, especially when

your customer is the star

of the show. Stories bring

your inspirational brand to

life and give your customers

the power to see what their

lives could be like through a

relationship with you.

People trust leaders who

are reliable, real, and in-

spiring.

Leaders who make them

believe in themselves.

Leaders who help them

see that they have what it

takes. Powerful leadership

is the antidote to a fright-

ening world. Suddenly, fear

is replaced by confi dence,

scepticism with inspira-

tion, and indifference with

belief and action. This is

how people achieve, cre-

ativity fl ourishes and jus-

tice overcomes. Scary thing

is, there is no other option.

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Being an effective leader in a world of fear

It’s hard to believe that Tuesday

marked 10 years since the tragic

deaths of four RCMP offi cers in May-

erthorpe. It was an event that shook

Albertans and the country to the core.

Const. Anthony Gordon, Leo John-

ston, Brock Myrol and Peter Schie-

mann were shot while helping with a

criminal investigation on the property

of James Roszko near Mayerthorpe

on March 3rd, 2005. The offi cers will

be forever known as ‘The Fallen Four’.

The tragedy marked the worst

single-day loss of life in more than a

century for the RCMP. Roszko later

turned the gun on himself.

The funerals of both Gordon and

Myrol were in Red Deer and thou-

sands paid their respects to the two

offi cers who were both raised in the

City.

In honour of the offi cers a park and

memorial was built by the Fallen Four

Memorial Society in Mayerthorpe.

The park opened in 2008. Since then

about 10,000 people visit it each year.

Yesterday, the Fallen Four Memo-

rial Park was host to a service in

memory of the slain offi cers. A candle

light service was held and a painting

of the park was unveiled as well. The

painting will hang inside the building

there, alongside other tributes from

across Canada and from around the

world.

Looking back, it was heartbreaking

to see how many people were affected

by such an unnecessary act. And it is

something that forever changed Al-

bertans’ feeling of security – many

asked, how could this happen – espe-

cially in such a small community?

Of course we hear of horrible

events like this happening around

the world or even in North America,

but Alberta had largely remained im-

mune to this sort of violence until this

tragedy. And to lose four offi cers in

such a way, as was already mentioned

was unprecedented.

Unfortunately however, this has

not been the only event of its kind to

happen. Last June, three offi cers were

killed and two injured by a single gun-

man in Moncton. Again, Canadians

were shaken to the core.

Last October, Warrant Offi cer Pa-

trice Vincent was run down and killed

in Quebec and two days later Cpl. Na-

than Cirillo was gunned down on Par-

liament Hill at the Canadian National

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en Four and the others who have lost

their lives as they serve their commu-

nities and their countries.

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preciation and respect for these men

and women who work to preserve a

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United Way of Central Alberta in

partnership with the City of Red Deer

launched the 211 phone service for

Red Deerians last week.

211 phone support is a complement

to the existing www.ab.211.ca web

service, which when combined offer

residents of the City opportunities to

access a database of community sup-

port programs to assist them in times

of trouble.

“This three-year funding commit-

ment for the 211 telephone service

will provide a citizen friendly single

point of entry for our public to access

what are most certainly essential so-

cial services,” stated Mayor Tara Veer

during the offi cial launch of 211 last

week where she proceeded to place

the fi rst 211 call from the City.

“This ensures an actual person is

available to help someone navigate

through complexities in what could

be a time of emergency or crisis – 211

brings simplicity to what can oth-

erwise be a complex world of social,

community, government and health

services to navigate through.”

During Veer’s inaugural call to the

211 program, within seconds she was

on the line with a highly trained crisis

intervention agent, in which the pair

demonstrated how the agent would

handle a call from a caller who was

experiencing a fi nancial crisis and

was unable to pay rent and bills.

The agent suggested the caller visit

the Alberta Works offi ce and provided

Veer with not only the phone number

but also the address and instructions

on how to get to the offi ce.

The agents are highly trained to as-

sist callers beyond basic needs.

He proceeded to suggest that had

it not have been a mock scenario, he

also would have given the caller the

information for the local Food Bank

as well as assist in any other possible

way he could have.

“We look forward to seeing 211 help

Red Deerians fi nd critical health and

social services information,” added

Veer.

United Way CEO Robert Mitchell

stated the live service offers many

benefi ts to residents.

He also said that it can help with a

variety of scenarios adding that he is

thrilled the City has embraced the vi-

sion and importance of the complete

211 phone service.

“Hopefully the City’s example will

inspire other Central Alberta munici-

palities to follow suit in order to en-

sure that all Central Albertans have

equal access to 211 services,” stated

Mitchell, with Veer adding the City

hopes to work with neighbouring

communities to allow all of Central

Alberta access to the phone service.

For more information on 211, visit

www.ab.211.ca or by simply dialing

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT - Mayor Tara Veer makes the inaugural 211 phone call to the community support system which has been made available to residents seeking information in regards to a variety of programs and resources. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express


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As the wife of former

Prime Minister Pierre

Trudeau and the mother

of Liberal leader Jus-

tin Trudeau, Margaret

Trudeau is no stranger to

the spotlight, but this past

Tuesday in Lacombe, she

shed light on the impor-

tance of mental health and

her long-time struggle with

bipolar disorder.

Trudeau shared her im-

pactive story during the

one-day workshop on Men-

tal Health in the Workplace,

hosted by the Lacombe Ac-

tion Group at the Lacombe

Memorial Centre.

From the beginning,

Trudeau knew there was

something different about

herself.

“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 child-

hood was ideal, but in her

late teens, the struggle with

bipolar disorder began.

“It reared its ugly head,”

she said. Trudeau, then 18,

left the care of her family

and went off to university.

“I didn’t sleep well. I

didn’t eat well. I had so

much stress and I started

to feel my emotions start-

ing to get really strong. I

was passionate about ev-

erything.”

As a true fl ower child,

she began to partake in

substance abuse, in an at-

tempt to slow down her

mind.

Eventually, after meet-

ing Pierre during a fam-

ily vacation in Tahiti and a

whirlwind romance, Mar-

garet found herself mar-

ried and moved into 24 Sus-

sex Dr. as the youngest fi rst

lady in Canadian 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 mean-

ing 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 depres-

sion, I was going to rise up

into a whole new area of

unchartered territory —

mania.”

A federal election was

called and Margaret joined

her husband on the cam-

paign trail, which meant

she had to leave her new

baby in care of her family.

“I found myself so en-

gaged in the election cam-

paign. Leaving the baby so

quickly, I stopped eating

again.”

During this manic stage,

with high levels of dopa-

mine 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 re-

treat with her family, Mar-

garet began to feel restless.

“I think I should go to

Montreal,” she told Pierre.

And after arriving in Mon-

treal, 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 think-

ing? For the fi rst time in

my life I was in an episode

of mania. It was highly in-

tense.”

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 hospi-

tal, 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 hap-

pening to me. This is

a medical condition.”

After multiple hospital

stays throughout 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 ev-

erything was wonderful,”

she said.

After the birth of her

fi fth child, she suffered

from a crippling depres-

sion, 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 ac-

cident, which instigated a

terrible episode.

“I kept myself in a fog,”

she explained. “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 pharmaceuticals

were involved and a lot

of cognitive therapy. I got

better. This was the break-

through.”

She links her journey to

acceptance by avoiding de-

nial of the truth.

“You distract yourself

away from looking 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 denial. I

accepted I had a mental ill-

ness.

“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 stig-

ma. We have to trust that

these people in the work-

place 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 irrita-

tion and anger. By saying,

‘What’s wrong?’ and ‘How

can I help?’

“Anything to open the

door to start the conversa-

tion.”

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presents First Thursdays in the Snell featuring soprano Joyce Emms and pianist Vernon Murgatroyd March 5th from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Join these two Red Deer artists for a program of well-loved songs, sonati-nas and show tunes from the 19th to 21st centuries! No admission charge. Donations accepted at the door. Coffee and tea provided by Cafe Noir.

World Day of Prayer Ecumenical Service on March 6th at 2 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, 4718 Ross St. Service written by the World Day of Prayer Committee of the Bahamas Coffee, cookies and fellowship after the service Everyone wel-come. For further information contact Arlene. 403-347-6190.

Enjoy the fun and food of Atlantic Canada with the Alzheimer So-ciety of Alberta and Northwest Territories’ second annual East Coast Kitchen Party fundraiser on March 6th. Pidherney Centre doors open at 7 p.m. and the lively Celtic band the Nova Scotiables begin playing at 8 p.m. This event is a must for ev-eryone who likes to have a good time and enjoys good food, irre-spective of where they are from! Tickets are limited and are on sale for $100 each with $50 tax receipt; a table of eight is $725. Tickets are available by contact-ing Janice at the Alzheimer Society at 403-342-0448.

Reel Movie Mondays – ‘Red Army’ shows on March 9th at Carnival Cinemas. Doors at 6:30 p.m. Film starts at 7 p.m. Mongrel Media Director Gabe Polsky’s documentary chronicles the rise and fall of Soviet hockey in the 1980s. During the Cold War, battles between east and west played out in sports as much as international politics. Red Army reveals one of the most colour-ful chapters of this history, focusing on the Soviet hockey team and its rivalries with Canada and the U.S.A. Tickets are $8 for Museum members, $10 for non-members, and can be purchased in advance at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gal-

lery. A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase that night. For more details, contact us at 403-309-8405 or email [email protected]; visit http://reelmoviemondays.ca/wordpress/ for more details.

Celebrate International Women’s Day hosted by GrammaLink - Africa on March 8th at 2 p.m. at Snell Gallery in the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Li-brary. A fi lm ‘Seeking Justice at the Frontlines of the AIDS Crisis’ by the Stephen Lewis Foundation will be shown. Free admission - donations welcomed. Ethnic re-freshments served - door prizes - silent auction of handmade quilt. For further information contact Shirley at 403-347-5958.

YARD Yoga Studio: Red Deer’s only not-for-profi t yoga stu-dio! Registration is now open for our spring session. Classes run March 15th - May 29th. We offer a variety of classes and styles for all levels including Hatha, Power, Yin, Kundalini, Yoga for BACKS, Nidra, Yoga Melt, Meditation, and Gentle/Modifi ed. Call 403-550-9240 or email [email protected]. Check out www.reddeeryoga.ca.

Live rock and roll music by the band Juke Box Rock. Dance on March 14th at Valley Center Hall – 38062 Range Road 260 in Red Deer County. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Dance from 8 – 11:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Tickets $15 at the door includes lunch. Purchase non-alcoholic beverages on-site. Call Doug at 403-728-3333 or 403-391-3016.

All Things Sweet, spring tea and bake sale March 14th from 9 till noon. Suggested

donation $4 St. Leonard’s Church Hall (4241- 44 St.)

The Red Deer Rootstech Fam-ily History Fair will be held on March 21st at LDS Church Bower building at 3002 - 47 Ave. Doors open at 9 a.m. with collecting information packages, presenta-tions begin at 9:30 a.m. and the day ends at 4 p.m. There are four time slots and three choices in each one - a live presentation or a choice of two videos from the RootsTech 2015 Conference held in mid-February in Salt Lake City. There will also be a session for beginners and a collabora-tive session to help knock down the brick walls that we all fi nd in research. The Family History Centre will be available through-

out the day. There is no charge for registration or the lunch provided - we had a great lunch last year. For more information go to rdroots.wordpress.com or https://rdroots.wordpress.com/ where there is a link for regis-tration. Phone Betty 403-347-6351 for further information.

Parkinson Alberta Education and Support Groups - Parkinson Alberta offers groups for persons with Parkinson Disease, fam-ily members & caregivers at the following Central Alberta locations: Red Deer, Lacombe, In-nisfail, Olds, Three Hills & Castor. Information at 403-346-4463. Visit www.parkinsonalberta.ca.

Anahad Yoga continues at the Cen-tre for Spiritual Living - Wednes-days at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m. with Yogi Anoop. $10/session. On March 15th – guest speaker, Rev. Doug Craig. On March 17th at 6:30 p.m. a new eight-week course begins with

Rev. Joanne. ‘Meditation is More Than You Think.’ Cost: $80 (plus $45 if you want credit regis-tered with CSL Home Offi ce.) For details, talk to Rev. Joanne. On March 25th there is bingo. To volunteer, contact Juliette, 403-358-0098, [email protected] or Susan, 403 887-1417, [email protected]

Tickets for the Sheraton Celebrity Dance Off 2015 on March 20th are available. Tickets are $200, $300 and $400 and are avail-able from Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre at 4826 - 47 Street or by phoning 403-340-2606. For more information, visit celebritydanceoff.ca.

Red Deer River Watershed Al-

liance’s Spring Forum and general meeting ‘724 Kilometers of Water Quality –And You.’ That is the theme of the event and it is open to both the Alliance’s membership as well as to the general public at a cost of $20/person which includes lunch. It runs March 26th from 9:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at the Trochu Community Centre. Space is limited so the Watershed Alli-ance requests those interested in attending the spring forum register in advance. To register or for more information on this upcoming event visit www.rdrwa.ca. or e-mail [email protected] or call Kelly at 403-340-7379.

Living Faith Lutheran Church - welcomes everyone to our Sunday Worship Service at 10 a.m. We offer Traditional and Contemporary Service with Holy Communion. Services held at Bethany CollegeSide Red Deer College. For more information, contact Ralph at 403-347-9852.

REconneXion: Red Deer part of seminar tour for church lead-ers. REconneXion, a one-day seminar, is a Billy Graham Evan-gelistic Association of Canada initiative to help church leaders connect with their communities and grow their churches. The speakers are David Macfarlane, director of national initiatives for the Billy Graham Evangelis-tic Association. Derrick Mueller is a motivational speaker, trainer, humorist, pastor, and author. On March 11th, the western Canada REconneXion tour comes to Living Stones Church, 2020 40 Ave. in Red Deer. Phone: 403-347-7311. Web site: www.livingstones.ab.ca/. The seminar begins at 9 a.m., goes until 1 p.m., and includes lunch and handout materials. There is no cost, but we encour-age a $40 donation by each participant or more informa-tion and to register, visit www.BillyGraham.ca/REconneXion.

Daytime Documentaries runs March 11th from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Red Deer Public Library, Downtown Branch, Snell Au-ditorium. This month we’ll be showing an inspiring documen-tary about eight competitors in the World Over-80 Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongo-lia. They are all in their 80s and 90s; one Australian woman is a centurion. Most of the players have been athletes all their lives, but one woman took the sport up as an octogenarian after suffering a stroke. Join us for this excellent documentary fi lm and enjoy coffee or tea with us. A discussion facilitated by a staff member will follow the fi lm. Everyone is welcome.

The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) will be hold-ing their monthly Ambassador Breakfast in Sylvan Lake March 13th from 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. at the Best Western Chateau Inn, 5027 Lakeshore Dr. Cost is $15 per person. The RDRWA will be ‘on Tour’ in March in Sylvan Lake. There will be a brief talk by Graeme Strathdee, president of the Sylvan Lake Watershed Stewardship Society. Ron Sauve, RBC – Royal Bank Regional Vice President Alberta Cen-tral, will be speaking about the RBC Blue Water Project, who they support, and the process to apply for funding. Ron will also highlight RBC Blue Water

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The Central Alberta Quilters Guild’s annual quilt show runs April 3rd from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and April 4th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Parkland Pavilion at Westerner Park. Admission is $8 or $2 for those six and under. For more information, call Briony God-dard at 403-782-6700 or visit www.centralalbertaquilters.org. There will also be an antique sewing machine display, and this year’s featured quilters include Toni Wilton and Diane Chadwick. Guest guild Chi-nook Country Quilter’s from Okotoks will also be there.

Scottish Country Dancing has classes held weekly at Knox Presbyterian Church and go from September to May. A certi-fi ed teacher comes regularly from Edmonton to conduct the class. SCD is not Highland dancing but is more like square dancing. No partner needed, no need to be Scottish. For more information, call 403-343-0975 or 403-347-0907 or visit www.reddeerscottish-countrydancers.weebly.com.

Do you love to sing? Join our adult choir, the Red Deer Chamber Singers, where you will enjoy an environment of positive learning and quality music. Practices are at Sunnybrook United Church, 12 Stanton St. at 7 p.m. We will be preparing for our annual Re-naissance Feast performances, to be held at the end of Novem-ber. Contact Sadie at 403-347-5166 for more information.

The Golden Circle is offering intermediate Tai Chi till March 23rd. Classes are on Monday evenings from 6:30pm – 8 p.m. Cost is $40 for members or $65 for non-members. Please register at the front desk at 4620-47 A Avenue or call 403-343-6074 for more information.

Around the World with CARE. Ex-perience international cuisine, live entertainment and exciting cultural displays while dressed as a tourist at Around the World with CARE. The Central Alberta Refugee Effort (CARE) is hold-ing this event to raise funds for much needed support services for immigrants and refugees

who settle in central Alberta. The event happens April 24th from 5 to 10:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Gasoline Alley. The evening starts with cocktails and visiting cultural activity booths, followed by food and entertainment starting at 6:15 p.m. In keeping with the international theme, participants are encouraged to dress up as tourists, to travel the world in one evening. They will sample a variety of cuisine from different parts of the world, prepared specifi cally for the event by the Holiday Inn, and experience fascinating cultures and entertainment. There will also be a silent and live auction. If you purchase before March 24, you also have a chance to win the early bird prize draw valued

at $100. For more information, contact Kerri Wilkie at 403-346-8818 Ext. 249 or Sue Arrison at 403-342-5816 or visit the CARE website at http://immigrant-centre.ca/. Tickets are $100 a person or $750 for a table of eight people. To purchase tickets, email: [email protected] or phone 403-346-8818.

Real Men Sing Barbershop! The Wild Rose Harmonizers Bar-bershop Chorus is a chorus for males of all ages who love to sing four-part a cappella harmony. We are a proud member of the Bar-bershop Harmony society provid-ing entertainment at seniors’ lodges, hospitals and numerous community and private functions throughout the year. No experi-ence is required, just a love to sing. Join us on Tuesday evening, rehearsals from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Davenport Church of Christ (#68 Donlevy Ave.) For informa-tion, call David at 403-342-1318 or email crozsmit@telusplanet.

net. Visit www.harmonizers.ca.

Love to sing? Hearts of Harmony, a chapter of Sweet Adelines Inter-national, is an a cappella chorus for women of all ages who love to sing and harmonize. Rehears-als are Monday nights from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Davenport Church of Christ (68 Donlevy Ave.) Join us any Monday night, you will be welcomed. For the month of September the group will host an open house every Monday. Experience the joyful sound of four-part harmony with a group of wonderful women. For more information, call Nancy at 403-357-8240, or our director, Sheryl @403-742-4218 or check out our web site at www.heartsofharmony.ca.

Dances sponsored by the Cen-tral Alberta Singles. Everyone is welcome – married couples are welcome as well. Lunch will be provided. Dances run at the Innisfail Legion Hall. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with music starting at 8 p.m. For informa-tion, call Jim at 403-638-6563 or Murray at 403-357-8022. Everyone is welcome. Dances run March 28th and April 25th.

Sit and Be Fit is held every Wednes-day from 10:45 – 11:30 a.m. There is a drop in fee of $2. Whist is held on the second and fourth Friday of each month starting at 1 p.m. There is a fee of $2. Bridge singles meet on Wednes-days at 1 p.m. There is a fee of $2. Bridge partners meet on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. There is a fee of $3. Golden Circle 4620-47 A Ave. 403-343-6074.

Annual St. George’s Day Tea runs April 19th at 2 p.m. at the Red

Deer Legion. Advance tickets only - $5 - tickets available at the Legion. Tickets avail-able at Legion reception. Entertainment, food and fun.

Old-time dances run at the Red Deer Legion every Wednesday evening. Smorg at 5 p.m. with dance at 7 p.m. Cover charge $7. Country music runs Fri-day and Saturday evenings 7 to 11 p.m. 403-342-0035.

Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of the Red Deer Arts Council will be held on March 27th from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the Snell Auditorium in the downtown branch of the

Red Deer Public Library at 4818 49 Street, Red Deer, Alberta. Immediately following the AGM, Red Deer Arts Council will host a ‘Where’s My Tribe?’ social from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with entertain-ment and a mix and mingle event to familiarize yourself with fellow members. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome to attend. Memberships may be purchased at the door. General public are also invited to attend to see what we have been up to!

Red Deer Garden Club - tickets for May 20th Lyndon Penner, horti-cultural consultant from Calgary, will be doing a talk at Golden Circle 7-8 p.m. on The Edible Yard, are available. For the pub-lic, Red Deer Museum. Come and join us. First meeting free. Mem-bership $15 a year. Great people, new friends. Check out our web site at www.reddeergardenclub.ca or on facebook, www.face-book.com/reddeergardenclub.

Week of March 4 - March 11, 2015

MEETINGS

Overeaters Anonymous meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church, 51 Alford Ave. This 12-step program of recovery is for individuals experiencing diffi culty with eating behaviours. No dues or fees. See www.oa.org, or phone Phyl at 403-347-4188.

The Red Deer Celiac Support Group – need help with a gluten-free diet? Do you have Celiac disease or gluten intolerance? We meet the third Tuesday of the month at South Sobeys Cof-fee Lounge (2011 22 St.) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Drop in or stay and visit. Free coffee. We share information and give support about issues pertaining to the gluten-free lifestyle, for example symptoms, diagnosis, shopping, gluten-free products, cross contamination, recipes. In 2015, the Celiac Support Group meets March 17th, April 21st, May 19th, June 16th, Sept. 15th, Oct. 20th and Nov. 17th. For more informa-tion, call Clarice at 403-341-4351 or Marlene at 403-346-6235. Email [email protected]. For more information about the group in general, check out www.celiac.ca.

An Amputee Support Group Meet-ing, sponsored by the Alberta Amputee Sport and Recreation Association at 7:30 in Room 2207 in the South Complex of the Red Deer Regional Hospital. Meetings the fourth Monday of each month. 403-357-3671.

Senior-friendly, low impact ‘dancercise’ runs at the Golden Circle Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. ‘Sit and Be Fit’ runs Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more informa-tion, please call 403-343-6074.

‘Friends Over 45’ is a group for ladies. Members may be new to the Red Deer area or have made a recent lifestyle change, or just wish to meet new friends. Our meetings are held at various restaurants in the Red Deer area. New members are welcome. 403-341-9606 or 403-346-1718.

Addict in the Family Support Group is a confi dential, profession-ally-facilitated support group. Meetings run every second Thursday at 4920 – 54 St. from 6 to 8 p.m. 403-342-0895.

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Sunday, March 8th,

marks International Wom-

en’s Day. It is a global cel-

ebration of respect and ad-

miration of women, whose

many accomplishments in

economics, science, histo-

ry, politics, social advance-

ment, family welfare and

community development,

are all too often overlooked.

One of the most promi-

nent early community

leaders and activists in Red

Deer was Edith Pennington

Ellis McCreight.

She took an avid interest

in municipal and education-

al affairs. She was the fi rst

woman to hold public offi ce

in Red Deer, when she was

elected as a Public School

Board trustee in 1926.

Edith Pennington was

born in Ulverston, Lan-

cashire, England, in 1869,

the daughter of Harry and

Emily Threlfall Penning-

ton. In 1889, Edith moved

with her parents to the Pen-

hold area, where her broth-

er William had taken out a

homestead the year before.

The Penningtons estab-

lished a stopping house, a

type of rudimentary fron-

tier hotel, along the old

Calgary-Edmonton Trail.

In November 1891, Harry

Pennington bought the tiny

Queen’s Hotel, which front-

ed the newly-constructed

Calgary-Edmonton Rail-

way in the fl edgling hamlet

of Red Deer. Meanwhile,

on March 15, 1892, Edith

married Thomas Ellis, a

member of the North West

Mounted Police, who had

served as a constable and

cook at Fort Normandeau.

Tragically, Harry Pen-

nington passed away on

Jan. 28th, 1893. The Ellis’s

continued to own the ho-

tel, but turned it over to a

manager. They then moved

to the Red Deer Indian In-

dustrial School, where Tom

had secured a position as

vice-principal. While the

Ellis’s were living at the

school, their only child,

Harry Pennington Ellis,

was born.

In the spring of 1899,

Tom decided to tear down

the old Queen’s Hotel and

replace it with the Arling-

ton Hotel. Once the Ellis’s

were able to acquire a li-

quor license in 1900, they

decided to assume the ac-

tive management of the ho-

tel themselves.

The Ellis’s were very

good businesspeople. In

1904, they were able to

build an addition. In April

1906, they hosted a grand

banquet for the Lieuten-

ant Governor, Premier and

all the MLAs, as part of a

grand bid to make Red Deer

the capital city of Alberta.

In 1907, the Ellis’s be-

gan the construction of an

enormous brick house on

the corner of 55 Street and

46 Avenue.

Tragically, Tom suffered

a severe stroke while the

house was being built. He

passed away in July 1909.

In 1910, Edith married Dr.

James McCreight, a vet-

erinarian. However, she

continued to run the hotel

herself.

In 1912, another large ad-

dition was built onto the

Arlington as the business

continued to fl ourish. How-

ever, the imposition of Pro-

hibition in 1915 was a huge

blow, as the bar was a ma-

jor source of the hotel’s in-

come. In 1915, Harry enlist-

ed with the 89 Battalion and

saw service in the trenches

of the Western Front. Edith

became very active in the

groups supporting the war

effort. She later became the

president of the Women’s

Auxiliary of the Great War

Veterans’ Association

Edith was also active in

many other groups such

as the St. Luke’s Anglican

Church W.A. and the local

Order of the Royal Purple.

She maintained a large fl o-

ral and vegetable garden

around her home, which

made the residence look

even more outstanding.

Meanwhile, Edith be-

came an active participant

in the annual ratepayers’

meetings. She was noted

for her tough questions to

ensure that the City was

spending tax money as effi -

ciently as possible. In 1926,

Edith successfully ran for

the Public School Board,

thereby becoming the fi rst

woman to hold elected of-

fi ce in Red Deer.

However, she only served

for one term.

In 1932, Edith began to

suffer from poor health.

She passed away from a

heart attack on Oct. 26th,

1933. A tribute written in

the local newspaper stated

that, “This community is

richer from her residence

here and poorer from her

passing.”

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Paying tribute to ‘International Women’s Day’

Michael

D A W E



Michael Dawe has an-

nounced that he will run

for MLA in North Red

Deer.

It is his hope to get en-

dorsement of several po-

litical parties – for example

the Alberta Party, the Al-

berta Liberal Party, the

Green Party, the New Dem-

ocrats, etc.

“The formal party orga-

nizations may be unable

and/or unwilling to sup-

port such a candidacy,”

he said. “That of course

is their democratic right.

However, if the formal

party organizations are

unable and/or unwilling

to support a candidacy,

then efforts will be made

to see if grassroots and/or

individuals’ support can

be secured. This includes

independently minded PCs

as well as the above men-

tioned parties.”

He added the overall

intention is to build true

cross-party cooperation

and a more positive ap-

proach to politics. People

have seen a lot of post-elec-

tion party switching and/

or secretive back-room

political deals in the past

several months, he added.

The hope is to break this

pattern of partisanship

and lack of accountability

in Alberta politics.

“A lot of people, I think

in every party, were ab-

solutely astonished,” he

said, referring to the party

switching. “My thinking is

that we have to begin to do

things differently. I had a

number of people come up

to me, quite frankly, and

say that they weren’t go-

ing to vote because of what

happened. If they aren’t

going to vote, that is not a

solution either. I thought

maybe I could offer a multi-

partisan, positive, coopera-

tive alternative and see if

that will work.

“It might not work and

if I don’t get the (endorse-

ments) of the other parties

than I can run as an inde-

pendent regardless.”

He added he will cam-

paign on his own personal

principles which include

fi scal responsibility, public

health care and supporting

education.

“I don’t believe that pub-

lic money is a bottomless

pit. One example is that we

keep hearing that we are

really tight with money, yet

we are going ahead with

the $18 million reconstruc-

tion of the Kananaskis Golf

Course. I know that it is im-

portant and I’m not saying

to never rebuild it, but why

rebuild it now?”

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Starting at 8 a.m. on March 9th, the Spring & Summer

2015 Community Services Activity and Program Guide

will be available on the City’s web site.

The guides are being delivered to homes in and around

Red Deer on March 12th and 13th.

Copies may also be picked up starting March 12th at

City Hall, Collicutt Centre, Culture Services Centre, G.H.

Dawe Community Centre and the Recreation Centre.

Registration for all City programs in the guide begins at

8 a.m. on March 17th.

There are three ways to register - online at the look ‘n

book page: www.reddeer.ca/looknbook, by phone at 403-

309-8411 or in person at Collicutt Centre, G.H. Dawe Com-

munity Centre or Recreation Centre.

Customers wishing to register for programs using look

‘n book or by telephone require the following information

- individual client number, family PIN, program codes

(found in the Activity Guide and on look ‘n book) and a

credit card number and expiry date.

First time telephone registration and look ‘n book us-

ers are encouraged to set up their client and family PINs

ahead of time to ensure they have all the information at

hand when registration begins.

Instructions, as well as a new features guide, are avail-

able at www.reddeer.ca/looknbook. For more assistance,

call 403-309-8411.

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This weekend Red Deerians can experi-

ence a little taste of Francophone culture

with Carnaval de Red Deer 2015, presented

by the Association Canadienne-Français

de l‘Alberta Régionale de Red Deer (ACFA).

The event will kick off with a traditional

‘sugar shack supper’ at La Prairie School

on March 7th.

Admission for the dinner is $30 per adult

and $15 per child younger than 11-years-

old, which includes traditional French-Ca-

nadian foods such as tourtière (a meat pie),

sausages, pea soup, ham and maple cake.

The sugar shack event will also give

guests a chance to enjoy traditional music

and to learn a little bit about Francophone

culture. On March 8th, Carnaval de Red

Deer will bring music, treats, sleigh rides

and more to citizens at Heritage Ranch.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $30 for a fam-

ily of four.

“We have a sugar shack dinner at La

Prairie School on the Saturday, and on

March 8th we have the Red Deer Carnaval.

There will be maple taffy on snow, sleigh

rides, games, face painting, gourmet hot-

dogs and music,” said Bruno Collet, re-

gional director for ACFA Red Deer.

“Randi Boulton will be playing music in-

side of an igloo, which will be next to the

Heritage Ranch building. It’s about 40 feet

tall –I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s

amazing.”

The most famous Carnaval celebration

is held annually in Quebec. It is a winter

celebration that embraces Francophone

culture and traditions. Last year, the Car-

naval celebration brought in over 1,600

visitors. This year, due to the size and lo-

gistics of Heritage Ranch, only 500 tickets

have been made available.

“It’s a very family-oriented event. There

is no alcohol on site, and there are many

games for kids. One of them is a small

winter Olympic game event, and there are

others. Of course, we will have light music

from Randi Boulton. This is a family event

that will be a lot of fun,” Collet said.

“Our winter Carnaval is made for Red

Deer.

“This year, we have a smaller venue

but we hope to make it larger next year.

We have the know-how, we have the vol-

unteers and I have great members of the

board working with me to organize that

Carnaval. It’s nice to know that so many

people want it to be a success.”

Admission to the event on March 8th

will include a sleigh ride, maple taffy on

snow treats, a gourmet hot dog and access

to multiple kids’ games. More information

is available on the ACFA facebook page.

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Family Channel’s hit

series The Next Step stars

are touring Canada in-

cluding two sold out shows

at the Memorial Centre

on March 7th and Red

Deer’s Strive Dance Acad-

emy was selected by the

Toronto producers to cho-

reograph and perform the

Hurricane song from the

show for the local perfor-

mances.

The Academy’s Hannah

Peacock (artistic direc-

tor) and Jaimie Bingham

have choreographed the

piece to be performed by

students Brooklyn Wig-

gins, Jillian Jobs and Izel

Pienaar.

The show is a popular

‘tween dramedy’ about

competitive dancers and

the stars from the show

are accomplished dancers

with many having per-

formed on So You Think

You Can Dance Canada.

According to The Next

Step web site, the show fol-

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group of young dancers

who train at The Next Step

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The dancers chosen

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“For the youngsters it’s

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TIMOTHY KNOWLES ARRESTED

Shortly after 5 a.m. Feb. 23rd, Red Deer RCMP were called to a downtown apartment building regarding an assault. On arrival, po-lice located and arrested Timothy Knowles, who was wanted on an Alberta-wide warrant. A 43-year-old Sylvan Lake woman was also arrested at this location for failing to comply with a probation order and the victim of the assault was treated at hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Knowles currently faces six counts of fail-ing to comply with a probation order, iden-tity fraud, assault with a weapon, uttering threats, possession of a prohibited weapon, two counts of possession of a prohibited fi re-arm, two counts of disobeying an order of the court and aggravated assault.

MEN ARRESTED FOR MULTIPLEPROPERTY CRIMES

After attempting to fl ee police on Feb. 21st during a failed residential break and enter, two Red Deer men face charges related to a number of property crimes in the region.

At 7:30 a.m., RCMP responded to a com-plaint of a break and enter in progress at a home on C&E Trail. The suspect vehicle left the area at a high rate of speed and refused to stop for police, who tracked the vehicle and laid several tire defl ation devices. The suspect vehicle drove over a tire defl ation device at a high rate of speed then struck a stand of trees in the area of RR 391 and C&E Trail. The passenger was arrested in the vehi-cle while the driver attempted to fl ee on foot and was arrested by police on foot.

The vehicle was found to have been sto-

len out of Bentley on Feb. 18th as part of a residential break and enter. Red Deer RCMP found items in the vehicle from break and enters that had occurred earlier the same morning at Onside Restoration and Shaw Cable, as well as items linked to other busi-ness and residential break and enters. As a result of the investigation, police also located a second stolen vehicle that had been taken from Norseman Oilfi eld Mechanical Services. Red Deer RCMP worked with Sylvan Lake and Blackfalds RCMP to lay charges on fi les in their policing areas.

Christopher Logan Verstraete, 20, of Red Deer has been charged with dangerous driv-ing, failing to stop/evading police, failing to stop at scene of accident, two counts of residential break and enter, two counts of commercial break and enter, two counts of mischief under $5,000, two counts of theft under $5,000, theft over $5,000 and two counts of breach of undertaking.

Grant Ryall, 26, of Red Deer has been charged with residential break and enter, commercial break and enter, mischief under $5,000, theft under $5,000 and theft over $5,000.

RCMP OFFICERS ASSAULTED On Feb. 19th at 1:05 p.m. RCMP offi cers

from Sylvan Lake responded to a call for ser-vice from the Eckville Post Offi ce of a male that was causing a disturbance and refusing to leave the post offi ce.

Two offi cers arrived and based on the evidence gathered the male was placed un-der arrest for causing a disturbance. During the arrest the male resisted and was able to get behind one of the offi cers and began to

choke the one offi cer and was able to punch the other one in the head area. This male then continued to assault the offi cers and at-tempted to disarm both of the fi rearms. With the assistance of further offi cers, the male was arrested without further incident and taken into custody.

Leon Williams, 50, of Eckville, has been charged with obstruction, resisting arrest, choking to overcome resistance, two counts of disarming a peace offi cer, two counts of assaulting a peace offi cer, mischief under $5,000 and causing a disturbance.

POLICE INVESTIGATE STABBINGRCMP are looking for witnesses to a stab-

bing that occurred in downtown Red Deer shortly after midnight on Feb. 19th. At 12:15 a.m. RCMP and Red Deer EMS responded to a 9-1-1 call after a man and woman discovered the victim at Gaetz Avenue and 51st St. and realized he had been stabbed in the stom-ach. RCMP believe the assault occurred near Gaetz Avenue and 50th St. and the victim walked through the downtown briefl y before collapsing.

The 41-year-old victim was conscious and verbal while being treated on scene, and was taken to hospital where he underwent surgery for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

Several roads in downtown Red Deer were closed between 12:15 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. while RCMP conducted their investigation.

A number of residents of the area have been interviewed and RCMP continue to look for witnesses to the altercation that led to the stabbing.

Anyone with information that may as-

sist the police in investigating this assault is asked to call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.

ARMED ROBBER SOUGHTInnisfail RCMP is asking for the public’s as-

sistance in solving a robbery that occurred in the early morning hours of Feb. 17th at the Supper 8 Motel along Hwy. 2A in Innisfail.

A lone suspect entered the establishment and demanded cash from the staff members. The suspect brandished what appeared to be a black handgun and fl ed with an undisclosed amount of money in a dark coloured caravan driven by a second unknown suspect. The suspect is described as about 30-years-old, 5’ 10” tall and about 160 lbs. He was wear-ing a red sweater, black balaclava and a gold coloured watch.

Anyone with information is asked to con-tact the Innisfail RCMP at 403-227-3342.

MEN ARRESTED AFTER DRUG BUSTOn Feb. 13th Innisfail RCMP stopped a vehi-

cle on 54th Ave. in the Town of Innisfail with two occupants.

The offi cer entered into a drug investiga-tion during his observations made on the traffi c stop.

A subsequent search of the vehicle and the home of one of the vehicles occupants revealed a quantity of cannabis and pepper spray.

A 20-year-old Innisfail man has been charged with possession of marijuana and a 60-year-old Innisfail man has been charged with possession for the purpose of traffi ck-ing, carrying a concealed weapon and pos-session of a prohibited/restricted weapon.

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ENTERTAINMENTBY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express

The original ‘urban cowboy’, Mickey

Gilley, will be hitting the road in Canada

this month.

He performs March 9th at the Memorial

Centre with showtime at 7 p.m.

“I’m looking forward to coming to Can-

ada – it’s been almost 30 years,” he said

with a laugh during a recent chat. Much of

his touring north of the border took place

back in the 1980s, so he’s raring to hit the

road and take audiences for a trip down a

musical memory lane.

“I’m taking them from the 1950s to the

1990s with my recording career, and I’ll be

telling them the stories behind the music,”

he said. “I’m trying to do all the music that

people remember.”

Gilley has had 17 number one hits in-

cluding Room Full of Roses, City Lights,

Fool for Love, Don’t the Girls Get Prettier

at Closing Time and his remake of the soul

standard Stand By Me.

Inspiration for the show came from his

son. “I went to see the Jersey Boys in Vegas,

and my son said I was doing the same thing

those guys were doing. The only difference

was they were actors but he said, ‘You are

the real guy doing your own storyline,” he

chuckles.

Other highlights in the tour include vid-

eo clips, refl ecting Gilley’s many creative

moments, including a few acting roles on

shows like Fantasy Island, Dukes of Haz-

zard and Murder, She Wrote.

“I tell the story about Room Full of Roses

– that was an accident, that song. I tell them

about the old music clubs down in Texas as

I was trying to follow my cousin Jerry Lee

Lewis. I talk about Reverend Jimmy Swag-

gart (another cousin) and I talk about things

that happened to me throughout my career.

I think audiences will get a kick out of it.”

He’s also received a star on the Holly-

wood Walk of Fame in recognition of his

storied career. Over the years he has also

landed six Academy of Country Music

Awards, from his fi rst in 1974 - Top New

Male Vocalist to Entertainer of the Year in

1976.

But back to the start – Gilley was born

on March 9th, 1936 in Natchez, Mississippi.

Raised in Ferriday, Louisiana along

with his two famous cousins, it was there

where his love of music grew.

“My family was musically inclined to

perform at church,” he recalls. “But the

Lewis family was the musically-inclined

family.”

Gilley learned to play piano early on as

well, but did not achieve the success of

Lewis until later. Moving to Houston in

the early 1950s to work construction, he

did not start playing until 1957 when he re-

corded his fi rst record Ooh we Baby.

He recalls watching Lewis’s success –

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On was caus-

ing quite the stir at the time - and think-

ing there could very well be room for him

in the industry as well. “When I saw how

much money he was making, I said if he

can do it, I can too.”

In 1959, he had his fi rst charted record,

Is it Wrong for Loving You? in which Kenny

Rogers played the bass.

He continued playing in cities through-

out the south but eventually settled into

Pasadena, Texas where he began perform-

ing at the Nesadel Club. While at the Nes-

adel Galley, he had his second charted re-

cord, Lonely Wine.

In 1971, he opened the world famous Gil-

ley’s nightclub in Pasadena.

The club would enter into the Guinness

Record Book as the World’s largest honky-

tonk. It was here that Gilley started expe-

riencing his fi rst success when he released

Room Full of Roses. With the club rising in

popularity so to did Gilley. To name a few

of his many hits, City Lights, I Overlooked

an Orchid and Don’t the Girls All Get Pretti-

er at Closing Time all reached number one

on the country charts during those years.

His success also led Paramount Pictures

to fi lm a movie in 1979 called Urban Cow-

boy, starring John Travolta and Debra

Winger and featuring Gilley.

Gilley’s shut its doors however in the

late 1980s and a fi re would later destroy the

building. So he took his show on the road

and later settled in Branson, Missouri.

In 1989, Gilley decided to build his own

theatre there, but just four years later an

electrical short in the neon sign sparked

and the facility was destroyed by fi re.

Gilley rebuilt and his career was bloom-

ing.

Then 2009 brought another tragedy. He

tripped while helping his friends move a

sofa and was paralyzed for three months.

He could no longer play the piano, walking

was diffi cult, but his voice was better than

ever and family and fans kept encouraging

him to perform.

Thankfully, today he walks out on stage

on his own and relishes the ongoing cre-

ative journey that has been going for de-

cades.

“I’ve had heart surgery, brain surgery,

back surgery, been through two airplane

crashes. And I’m still around,” he laughs.

“And I think, why me Lord?”

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SUCCESSFUL PATH – Country singer Mickey Gilley brings his decades’ worth of hits to Red Deer on March 9th. photo submitted

Enjoy a trip down memory lane with Mickey GilleyCountry legend plays the Memorial Centre on March 9th


BY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express

A local artist is enjoying

a measure of exposure that

few have the opportunity to

relish.

Larry Reese, an instruc-

tor at Red Deer College in

the fi lm studies program,

is also an extremely gifted

and prolifi c artist. Current-

ly, The Gallery on Main in

Lacombe is featuring an

exhibit of his works enti-

tled ‘As I See It’ through to

March 20th.

Reese lives near Sylvan

Lake, in the peaceful and

very scenic Half Moon Bay

area, and there are plenty

of picturesque sites around

to capture his imagination.

According to his art-

ist’s statement for the ex-

hibit, Reese explains that

he, “Usually paints in a

somewhat realistic manner

with much infl uence from

my subconscious creative

imaginings. Thus my pal-

ette and canvas are wide

open to many interpreta-

tions of colour, line and

form.

“I am defi nitely a ‘heart’

artist and leave the heady

stuff for academics. It is an

intention of mine to invite

the viewer to go inside my

paintings and join me in

the world ‘as I see it’.”

Reese, as mentioned ear-

lier, is truly a consummate

artist. He is musical, he is

an actor, a director, a fi lm-

maker and a teacher - just

to point out some of the

ways he so effectively ex-

presses himself.

Meanwhile, he is thrilled

to be able to showcase some

of his works at The Gallery

on Main. “When I fi rst went

there, I was delighted to see

a number of artists that

I’m familiar with around

Central Alberta. So the fact

that I was accepted into

this group was a big thrill

for me, and also that owner

Laverne (Jones) offered me

a show is an honour.

“It’s a good chance for me

to establish more of a repu-

tation as a painter. This is

also the fi rst time I’ve had

a commercial gallery solo

show with oils.”

He’s also recently shown

works at Red Deer’s Harris-

Warke Gallery, the gallery

in the Welikoklad Centre

and there are others fea-

tured at Redstone restau-

rant in Red Deer as well.

“One of the things I’m

most proud of is that I’ve

been included in the Group

of Four – we push each

other in very positive ways,

challenging each other to

excel,” he explains of the

group which includes lo-

cal artists Jeri Lynn Ing,

Susan Woolgar and Judy

Sutter. “That group has

opened up a lot of doors for

me personally.”

Reese originally hails

from Fort Atkinson, Wis-

consin, and immigrated to

Canada in 1961. Painting

proved an early interest, as

did music.

According to his RDC

biography, he has lived all

over the world including

stints from Dacca, Bangla-

desh, to London, England

to Guadalajara, Mexico.

These experiences, soaking

up the richness of various

cultures, also seep into his

work. Reese’s paintings are

consistently bold, intricate

and strikingly original in-

terpretations of the world

around him.

In 1974, he earned a Bach-

elor of Music in composi-

tion from the University of

Alberta and has composed

numerous songs, stage

musicals and fi lm scores.

Television movie credits

include Butch Cassidy and

the Sundance Kid, Okla-

homa City – A Survivor’s

Story and In Cold Blood.

He’s also played recurring

roles on several series such

as Jake and the Kid, North

of 60 and Lonesome Dove.

As an acting teacher

he has taught at the Uni-

versity of Alberta, Grant

MacEwan College and at

RDC for many years where

is the head of performance

for the Motion Picture Arts

Program.

In 2011, Reese and collab-

orator James Wilson joined

forces on a documentary

called Mapping Creativity

which explored the creative

process through interviews

with artists including Jazz

great PJ Perry, blues im-

presario and radio host

Holger Petersen and fi lm

legend Fil Fraser. Shaun

Johnston of CBC’s Heart-

land, local painter David

More and Jean Grand-Mai-

tre, the artistic director of

Alberta Ballet also shared

their insights on the cre-

ative process.

In terms of acting, he’s

appeared in such acclaimed

fi lms as Brokeback Moun-

tain and Unforgiven, both

of which were partly fi lmed

in Alberta.

These days, Reese has his

eye on retiring from teach-

ing in a few years, so to

that end, he’s establishing

himself more and more as

a painter. But teaching has,

in its own way, provided

him with a rich education

as well.

“That’s the best way to

learn – is to teach,” he ex-

plained. “I’m a consum-

mate student.”

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GIFTED – Larry Reese is featured in a new exhibit ‘As I See It’ at The Gallery on Main in Lacombe. The show runs through to March 20th. Reese is pictured here with some of his works at the Welikoklad Centre in Red Deer. Jenna Swan/Red Deer Express

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BY MARK WEBERRed Deer Express

The men of the ac-

claimed Blackwood Quar-

tet are gearing up for a City

stop this month.

In something of a tribute

to Elvis Presley’s own inter-

pretation of gospel music,

they perform March 12th at

the Memorial Centre, with

showtime set for 7 p.m.

In its 80-plus year his-

tory the group has landed

eight Grammy Awards, 27

Dove Awards, appeared on

numerous television pro-

grams, recorded more than

200 albums and sold in ex-

cess of one million records.

Meanwhile, this particu-

lar tour has a special pur-

pose.

“The tour is called The

Gospel Side of Elvis,” ex-

plains Mark Blackwood.

“Elvis loved gospel music

and he loved my family –

we go way back. My father,

Cecil Blackwood, went to

Sunday school and church

together with him in Ten-

nessee. All they wanted to

do was to be gospel singers.”

According to the group’s

web site, the Blackwood’s

legacy in gospel began in

1934 when brothers Roy,

Doyle and James Black-

wood along with Roy’s son

R.W. formed The Black-

wood Brothers Quartet.

Bill Shaw and Bill Lyles

eventually join the group

and together with James

and R.W. Blackwood, this

quartet went on to be fea-

tured on several TV shows

included Barbara Mandrell

and the Mandrell Sisters,

Hee Haw and the Arthur

Godfrey Talent Show in

1954.

A few weeks later, that

same year in Clanton, Ala-

bama, tragedy struck when

two members of the group,

R.W. and Lyles were killed

in a plane crash.

After the accident, many

fans and critics alike be-

lieved that the quartet

would not be able to go for-

ward.

However, R.W.’s young-

est brother, Cecil, (and

Mark’s dad) joined the

group along with the bass

singer J.D. Sumner.

Mark joined his family

in the Blackwood Brothers

Quartet in 1986, where he

sang lead for many years

alongside his dad and many

other talented singers.

He said the group has

made a point out of work-

ing alongside some top

names in the industry as a

whole, including Willy Nel-

son at his Farm Aid events

and they recently made

plans to work with Bob

Dylan.

“Singing gospel music

has been uplifting and

edifying,” he said. “When

we’re standing up there

singing to the people, noth-

ing is a bigger blessing to us

than that. We do pray that

people are being blessed

by the music,” he added of

the opportunity to share

the gospel message. “Every

night is a highlight for me

when I get to do this again.

“The spirit of the Lord

uses the simplicity and the

honesty of four guys sing-

ing close harmonies that

will never go out of style.

And given the opportunity,

it will always touch peo-

ple’s hearts.”

Mark also worked as a

producer on the Grammy

award-winning Blackwood

Brothers albums of the

early 1980s.

Eventually, in 2012, Mark

formed the Blackwood

Quartet. The group tours

regularly and brings the

word of Christ through

song to both believers and

non-believers alike.

Over the years, they’ve

seen their popularity grow

among Elvis tribute art-

ist fans, as well, he said.

“His fi rst love was gospel

music.” Mark also believes

that had Elvis lived longer,

he would have retired as a

gospel singer as well.

“It’s what he did in his

quiet time, his down time,

his recreation time. He sold

millions of records and

won three Grammy awards

– and all three were for his

gospel records.”

Mark was in his mid-20

when Elvis died in 1977,

and he’s got some strong

memories of him. “My dad

was recording at RCA Stu-

dios in Studio A in Nash-

ville once, and we got word

that Elvis was in Studio B.

My dad said, ‘Do you want

to see Elvis?’ I said abso-

lutely! So we walked to the

door of Studio B, and the

security guard said, ‘Hey

Cecil, how are you doing?’

Dad said, ‘We are recording

over here and we want to

see Elvis.

“Elvis was standing

there in the control room,

he looked up and saw my

dad and said, ‘Hey Cecil,

how are you doing?’ Then

he looked at me and said,

‘Hey Mark, how are you?’”

In 1958, Elvis sent a

plane to North Carolina

and brought the group to

Memphis to sing at the fu-

neral of his mother Gladys.

Mark’s uncle James would

also be called upon to sing

How Great Thou Art at El-

vis’ funeral.

“He loved the Black-

woods, he loved gospel mu-

sic, he loved the Lord and

he loved the church. It was

his fi rst love.”

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Centre by calling 403-755-

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push vertebrae out of alignment.

Treat and prevent back pain by

obtaining and maintaining a

healthy weight.

Jack Wheeler is a personal trainer and owner of 360 Fitness in Red Deer.

Take care of your back with exercise Jack

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24 Red Deer Express Wednesday, March 4, 2015LIFESTYLE

Every year 650,000 North

Americans suffer a lethal

stroke, or one that leads

to debilitating mental or

physical problems. The

American Stroke Associa-

tion (ASA) has issued an

important update on how

to prevent this disaster for

those who have not had a

major stroke or a mini one.

But why do prestigious

university medical centers

continue to make a griev-

ous error that costs lives?

Remember, you cannot

change your family history

of stroke, or your age. But

you can change the odds,

because 90% of the factors

that cause stroke are con-

trollable. So here are facts

you should be aware of.

Anticoagulants (blood

thinners) to treat A Fib, an

irregular heart rate, should

be used more often, but have

a high risk of causing bleed-

ing. Experts make no men-

tion that in some cases mag-

nesium can often restore a

heart’s rhythm. Or, Vitamin

E and an 81 milligram Aspi-

rin daily. Both can thin the

blood with fewer complica-

tions. A Fib is associated

with a four to fi ve times in-

creased risk of stroke.

Aspirin, the 81 milligram

dose, should be considered

by patients without A Fib

but who have a high risk of

stroke. This decision must

take into consideration

that Aspirin may on occa-

sion cause gastrointesti-

nal bleeding and possible

death.

Diet should be low in so-

dium, high in potassium

along with olive oil, fresh

fruits, vegetables, fi sh,

poultry, and a daily serv-

ing of nuts to keep blood

pressure in check. But we

should eat less red meats,

baked goods, butter and

margarine. And congratu-

lations to the experts who

have fi nally mentioned the

optional medical benefi t of

wine with meals.

Blood pressure - hyper-

tension should be moni-

tored with a digital upper

arm cuff, as decreased

pressure is vital in stroke

prevention. Anti-hyperten-

sion drugs may be needed.

LDL, the bad cholesterol,

should no longer determine

whether doctors advise

cholesterol-lowering-drugs

(CLDs). Rather, the decision

should be made by calculat-

ing a patient’s 10-year risk

of stroke or heart attack.

The higher the risk, the

greater the dose of a CLD

required. (Readers should

know I decided not to take

CLD drugs after a heart at-

tack 17 years ago because of

their side effects)

Migraine sufferers un-

der age 55 show increased

risk of a blood clot forming.

Smoking increases that

risk. But there is debate on

how to treat this condition.

Calculation of stroke risk

is the newer tool. It consid-

ers a person’s weight, age,

diet, daily exercise, wheth-

er they smoke, use alcohol,

have diabetes, hyperten-

sion or have had a mini-

stroke or auricular fi brilla-

tion (A Fib). These factors

along with family history

provide doctors with the

information of whether

patients are at low or high

risk of stroke. This allows

patients to mend bad habits

long before a stroke occurs.

The ASA report claims

that over 50% of strokes

can be avoided by losing

weight, exercising, cessa-

tion of smoking and heavy

drinking, and keeping dia-

betes under control. This

advice makes sense.

Unfortunately, the Amer-

ican Stroke Association

and reports from Johns

Hopkins and the Univer-

sity of California on stroke

prevention make no men-

tion of high doses of Vita-

min C and lysine to prevent

and reverse atherosclero-

sis (hardening of arteries)

that cause hypertension.

Powder and capsules of

this combination can be ob-

tained in Canada in Health

Food stores. In the U.S. at

www.mymedi-c.com or the

toll-free number 1-844-872-

0069. But it doesn’t matter

which products you take

as long as the dose is ad-

equate.

Strokes occur because

an artery in the brain de-

velops a blood clot or an

artery ruptures. Studies

show that high doses of Vi-

tamin C act like Drano to

keep arteries open. You can

see photos showing the dra-

matic result on my web site

www.docgiff.com.

High doses of lysine help

to decrease the risk of an

artery rupturing. When

added to Vitamin C, lysine

makes arterial walls stron-

ger and less likely to burst.

I have sent reports to uni-

versity centers to request

they make this information

available to doctors and the

public. I believe it is uncon-

scionable that prestigious

universities, the Canadian

Medical Association Jour-

nal and Cardiology and

Stroke Associations con-

tinue to ignore this monu-

mental research. It will

cost lives.

Next week - a shocking

fi nding about cholesterol.

For comments, visit www.docgiff.com.

Stroke update: what’s missing will cost lives

Dr. Gifford

J O N E S

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The Red Deer Rebels faced a

tough loss against the Lethbridge

Hurricanes this past Saturday

night at the Enmax Centrium

with a fi nal score of 3-2 for the

Hurricanes.

The game ended in the fi fth

round of a shoot out after Hurri-

cane Kord Pankewicz scored the

game-winning goal.

Rebels right wing Reese John-

son scored the team’s fi rst goal of

the night early in the fi rst period

to bag his fi rst career WHL goal

thanks to an assist from Rebel’s

left wing Grayson Pawlenchuk.

The goal saw Johnson fi ght off

a check to score off of Rebels’

centre Adam Musil’s fi rst shot at-

tempt on goal.

Johnson was only recently

added to the Rebel’s roster in late

February after his ‘AAA’ midget

team, the Saskatoon Blazers

failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Rebel’s GM/Head Coach Brent

Sutter was thrilled by the 16-year-

old’s performance stating in an

after game press conference that

Johnson has been one of the

team’s best forwards in the last

two games.

Although Sutter was happy

with the Johnson’s fi rst goal of

the night, it wasn’t long before

the Hurricanes tied the game

only four minutes later after Hur-

ricane’s centre Mike Winther

landed a point against Rebels’

goaltender Rylan Toth.

Sutter stated overall he didn’t

think the Rebels played to the

best of their ability in the fi rst

period.

“I have no problem with mis-

takes - but they need to be hon-

est mistakes,” said Sutter. “And

tonight in the fi rst period we had

an abundance of dishonest mis-

takes, and we can’t play that way.

“We ended up having to sit half

of our team in the fi rst period be-

cause they weren’t chasing the

game and being actively involved.”

The second period saw Musil

land a power play goal against

Hurricanes’ goalie Jayden Sittler

with an assist from Rebels’ left

wing Scott Feser, however Rebels’

defense was unable to shut down

Hurricanes’ centre Tyler Wong

after he nabbed the puck from

Musil to score his 23rd goal of the

year to tie the game at 2-2.

Despite ample scoring opportu-

nities in the third period neither

team was able to pull out a third

period goal, which sent the game

into overtime.

With neither team scoring in

overtime it the left the Rebels in

the hands of a shoot out where

the Rebels were edged in the fi fth

round.

“We usually don’t have a lot of

success in shoot outs,” explained

Sutter. “And if you go back and

look at many of the games that

ended in shoot outs we didn’t play

a full game before it – the hockey

gods won’t just give you that ex-

tra point and it’s like that the ma-

jority of the time.”

Sutter added he would’ve liked

to have seen the Rebels play the

game with more urgency and

drive, stating he didn’t think

many of the 20-year-olds on the

team played to the best of their

ability.

“I don’t think the players

should be happy about getting

three out of four points this week-

end,” said Sutter who was refer-

ring to the Rebels 5-3 win against

Prince Albert the night before.

“We start playoffs in a month

now and we need to get a lot more

from some of our guys but they

have to be willing to throw them-

selves into it.”

With only 10 regular season

games left for the Rebels, Sutter

explained he hopes the team’s

leaders will step forward to pull

the team together.

“At some point in time your

leadership group inside the

dressing room has to take that

and do it because it can’t always

come from the coaching staff,”

said Sutter. “It needs to come

from within the group and there

are a few guys trying at it but it’s

not consistent.”

The Rebels will return to home

ice on March 7th where they will

face off against the Regina Pats at

7 p.m.

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BY JENNA SWANRed Deer Express

The Red Deer College

Queens volleyball team

took their place on top

of the ACAC provincial

throne for the second year

in a row after this past

weekend’s victory over the

Grande Prairie Wolves.

The weekend’s big win

means head coach Tal-

bot Walton and his team

of 16 will be returning

to nationals. Along with

the RDC Kings volleyball

team, the Queens will be

heading back to the CCAA

tournaments as the 2014

national champions after

both teams brought home

national banners last year.

Despite the 3-0 win for

the Queens, Walton ex-

plained the game didn’t go

as they had planned.

The fi rst of the three

sets played saw the Queens

down 11-1 and again later

in the set down 20-15. After

a quick timeout called by

Walton to break the mo-

mentum and substitutions

picked up the pace in serv-

ing, they came back from

their former defi cit to take

the win.

“The same thing hap-

pened in the second set - we

were down 4-0 and again

later in the game 20-16,”

explained Talbot. “Both of

those sets were late in the

game and we were very far

behind but we hung on just

long enough.

“We had our opportunity

to keep playing steady and

turn it on - so we did and we

closed down those gaps so it

was tied around that 22/23

mark and again we won.”

Walton stated it was this

fi ght to come back in both

sets which set the playing

fi eld for the third set.

“We fi nally just got to a

point where we started to

play our style of volleyball,”

said Walton. “I think that

last game was very refl ective

of how we’ve been training

over the last month.

“Although it was a little

nerve-wracking and stress-

ful from a coach’s perspec-

tive I was just super proud

that they hung in there and

kept playing at a steady rate

and showed that we are a

consistently strong team.”

Player of the game went

to third year Queens’ middle

Megan Schimdt who used

her height of 5’11” to land her

eight kills and two blocks.

Walton explained

Schmidt’s provincial fi nal

game as the one both he

and she will remember as a

testament of her time spent

with the team stating the

‘player of the game’ high-

light spoke volumes of how

well she played.

“No one else on either

team was able to generate

anymore than fi ve kills but

nearly every time we gave

her the ball and the oppor-

tunity to score she defi nitely

put it away,” said Walton.

“She not only played well but

she showed great leadership

and veteran experience.”

The Queens will head

to the national champion-

ships from March 12th-14th

in Longeull, Quebec and

hope to again bring home a

national banner.

“It’s always a different

kind of tournament that’s

for sure because you are

playing teams from dif-

ferent conferences that

you’ve never seen play,”

said Walton. “So it’s more

or less just about being

as prepared as we can be

and going in and hopefully

playing our best level of

volleyball of the year.”

The Kings volleyball

team as well took part in

their respective ACAC

conference championships

over the weekend where

they took on the Augusta-

na Vikings on their rival’s

home court in Camrose.

Coach Aaron Schulha

called the game a, “Heart

breaking fi ve set loss” for

the Kings in which the

team lost 3-2.

“We new it would be

tough going into the

game,” said Schulha. “But

I thought our team was

playing at a very high

level throughout the tour-

nament especially in the

semi-fi nal game.”

Prior to their loss in the

fi nal game against the Vi-

kings, the Kings brought

home a big win against NAIT

Ooks in the semi- fi nals with

consecutive set scores of 25-

22, 25-16, and 25-12.

“We knew it would be hard

playing the host in their own

gym,” explained Schulha.

“Their fans were pretty in-

credible and it’s nice to have

that on your side.”

Schulha explained the

Kings were up 2-1 going

into the fourth set but un-

fortunately made too many

mistakes late in the game

“So going into the fi fth I

felt we had all the momen-

tum and we were up 4-0 at

the start of the fi fth but Au-

gustana just kept chipping

away,” explained the coach.

“Then we were up 8-6 going

into the switch and a quick

error left it at 8-7.

“They just kept chipping

away on us and the more

they chipped away the more

into it their fans got and they

ended up winning 15-13.”

Player of the game went

to Kings’ outside hitter Tim

Finnigan after scoring the

match high of 27 kills.

Schulha stated he would

expect nothing less from

the third year player.

“He’s still not 100 per

cent and is actually deal-

ing with an eye infection

right now to go along with

his quad strain,” said the

coach. “So for him to put up

big numbers like that when

he’s not at 100 per cent says

a lot about what type of

athlete he is and how much

he tends to thrive under

pressure.”

Although the Kings took

silver for their conference,

they will be returning to

nationals for a second year

in a row where they hope to

claim a consecutive CCAA

championship.

The Kings will be head-

ing to PEI in two weeks for

the national tournament.

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Actually this winter wasn’t as bad as

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I can tell that spring is around the cor-

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be consistently heated or will have greater

fl uctuations in humidity.

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these areas as it can be laid without adhe-

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The weight of the product itself is sig-

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result in less problems if the space gets

very cold as traditional vinyl glue does not

like the cold!

Flex fl oor is also a wonderful solution

for cold basements, laundry areas and

mudrooms. The product is available in tile

visuals and ‘wood look’ visuals and is a

perfect solution for getting the hardwood

look into an area that is not suited for ac-

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Often areas with inconsistent humid-

ity or moisture issues are not suitable for

hardwood products yet the homey look of

hardwood would fi t right in – the solution

is a vinyl alternative which will still give

you the warm look of hardwood without

the maintenance and headaches.

This fl ooring is moisture and mildew re-

sistant and doesn’t require special humid-

ity controls such as hardwood or laminate

and boasts a dent resistant surface which

makes it ideal for workout rooms and me-

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The fl oor is thick and cushioned and is a

treat to stand on even over long periods of

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It helps to warm up chilly fl oors and pro-

vides the perfect barrier against moisture

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of this fl ooring are sealed with a moisture

proof barrier which is non-absorbent and

resists mildew growth.

If you accidentally leave your window

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onto the fl oor you will have no worries if

you wake up to a pile of snow on your new

fl oor.

If you are looking ahead to warm sum-

mer evenings in your sunroom or enclosed

porch and you need a new fl oor underfoot

it might be time to look at fl ex fl oor vinyl.

Whether you desire the cool look of tile

or a homey hardwood plank look it can be

easily achieved with this innovative prod-

uct.

There has never been an easier product

to spruce up your enclosed outdoor space

whether you loose lay it yourself or have it

professionally installed.

Imagine, there is something better than

hideous scratchy green turf for your sea-

sonal retreat! The fl ooring industry has

built a better mousetrap and by the record

of this product’s popularity, the world is

defi nitely beating a path.

The beauty of sheet vinyl is that any

pattern or replication can be put on it and

this opens you up to hundreds of wood and

tile visuals with some whimsical patterns

thrown in for fun.

Kim Wyse is an interior designer with Carpet Colour Centre in Red Deer.

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Décor expert Sally Morse, the director of

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“A great place to start on any design

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tennis is your game, for example, give a

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way to display your charms and trinkets.

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When you put your head

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fi nd your mind racing be-

cause the credit card or

line of credit balances are

nagging at you and you are

having a tough time paying

them down?

If so, and you own a

home with equity you’ve

likely thought about using

it to pay them down, but

then also thought it may be

better just to handle them

without touching your

mortgage and living even

tighter than you are.

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alone, many of my clients

that have fi nally fought off

their pride and called for

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gage and fi nances have told

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fore they could muster up

the courage to call.

People feel they have

failed themselves and feel

alone like there is nothing

that can help them when

in reality their home’s eq-

uity can be a safety catch.

Usually the high balances

aren’t due to buying too

many shoes, it’s usually

circumstantial - maybe one

of the income earners in

the house has lost a job or

their hours have been cut;

perhaps a family illness

caused higher expenses

than normal, maybe you’ve

become self-employed and

your income isn’t as high

as it was.

Whatever the reason,

most mortgage profession-

als have seen almost every

situation and at minimum

can provide guidance to

solve the problem.

To most their situation

feels dire and they feel

helpless. What I’ve found

is if you’ve already earned

homeownership then the

mindset to get back to a

savings plan instead of just

paying the bills may not be

as diffi cult as you thought.

I’ve been able to help

people restructure their

debts and save hundreds

of dollars a month, and the

funny thing is, with this

extremely low interest rate

environment it is easier

than ever to do.

One particular client had

a little over $3,200/month

in payments - this included

mortgage, credit cards and

lines of credits. We were

able to reduce their pay-

ments to only $1,750/month

while paying off all of their

cards and LOC’s and save

them thousands of dollars

of interest at the same time

by lowering their rate from

3.79% to 2.69% today.

Yes their mortgage bal-

ance is higher, but with

this low interest rate mar-

ket they can actually take

some time to breathe, re-

group and put a plan of at-

tack to get their mortgage

balance down over the

years to come.

You may be able to get

everything under control

sooner rather than later

or at least have a better

understanding of where

you stand and walk away

with a plan of attack for the

months and years to come.

Jean-Guy Turcotte is a mort-gage broker with Dominion Lending Centres – Regional Mortgage Group in Red Deer.


The 36th annual Red Deer Home Show

is just around the corner, where over 300

exhibitors will head to Westerner Park for

three days of everything home-related.

This year’s special guest is Damon Ben-

net of HGTV’s Holmes Makes it Right and

Holmes Inspection and he will present his

renovation do’s and don’ts on Saturday,

March 7th. Also featured are two Centre-

Fest performers, ‘Flyin’ Bob’ and ‘Otis the

Owl’ with Carol Kelly of the Medicine Riv-

er Wildlife Centre.

A complete list of the dates and times for

the 2015 Red Deer Home Show are available

at www.reddeerhomeshow.ca. Admission is

$10 per adult, $8 for students and seniors

and free for 12 and under.

Door prizes to the event include a bath-

room renovation valued at $1,300, a $2,500

Tailored Living gift certifi cate, a $2,500

Budget Blinds gift certifi cate and a $750

pre-paid Visa card.

“We’re quite excited to bring in Damon

Bennet as a perspective on home renova-

tion do’s and don’ts. He’s going to talk

about that as well as provide tips for home

inspections and protecting one’s home,”

said Lori Erickson, chair of the Home

Show committee.

ReThink Red Deer project lead and mem-

ber of the Canadian Association of Rain-

water Management René Michalak will be

presenting on March 8th on the topic of

rainwater harvesting. Storage and organi-

zation expert Terry Hollman of Canadian

Closets and local interior design expert El-

len Walker will also present.

The exhibitors cover the areas of indoor

and outdoor renovation, with 17 builders

and experts in the areas of landscaping,

gardening and construction. Several non-

for-profi t groups will be taking part of the

show as well as the ‘Community Corner’.

“The Community Corner is an area

where we offer booths at a discounted

price to organizations from the commu-

nity so they have a location to discuss what

they do. Some of those organizations are

Habitat for Humanity, Red Deer Emergen-

cy Services, ReThink Red Deer, Canadian

Blood Services, Women’s Outreach, Air

Cadets, Law Enforcement, Torch Run for

Special Olympics and CentreFest.”

Returning for the second year is a part-

nership between the 2015 Home Show, the

Canadian Home Builders’ Association and

Women’s Outreach – the Red Deer Home

Show Playhouse Raffl e.

Last year’s raffl e raised over $60,000,

which was in turn donated to the Women’s

Outreach Centre for their Julietta’s Place

project, a second-stage housing facility for

women escaping domestic violence.

Additionally, this year the Canadian

Home Builders’ Association is already

working to organize a renovation home

show that will take place in October. Up-

dates will be published to the www.red-

deerhomeshow.ca web site over time.

“It’s going to be run in the same format

but will have a focus on renovations. Peo-

ple going into the New Year start thinking

about whether they want to renovate or

build new. They want to know what their

options are, and this would be an opportu-

nity to bring in a lot of experts to one area

that people can draw information from to

help make their decisions,” Erickson said.

[email protected]

Home Show this weekend

Bringing debt under control

Jean-Guy

T U R C O T T E


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