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BY SARAH MAETCHELacombe Express

Lacombe Composite High

School’s (LCHS) robotics

club, the United Robotics of

Lacombe (URL) has been growing

by leaps and bounds.

The world-class, competitive

robot building team has attended

world championships, mentors

other junior robotics teams and

continues to reach well past be-

ing just a school club into real life

situations.

Now that they’ve graduated

and are attending post second-

ary institutions, Riley Derksen,

EJ Aquino, Xiangnan Xue and

Curtis Woods, former URL mem-

bers, see the real life application

of robotics. They see the club not

only as an outlet to meet other

students who have like interests,

but as a true bonding experience.

Aquino said that he and Woods

joined the club when they were in

Grade 10.

“We were just friends trying to

do something new,” he said. “We

didn’t really know much at fi rst,

but the Grade 12’s at the time

showed us.”

He added that over the years,

each competition they attended

seemed to have more competi-

tors.

“On our fi rst year, there were

only eight teams,” he said. “At

the second competition there

were 12 teams. Now there will be

40-plus teams.”

Aquino is enrolled in veteri-

nary medicine, but he still sees a

defi nitive connection between the

world of robotics and his choice

of study.

“Some people think it’s not re-

ally connected to animals, but

it’s prepared me how to solve

problems at that exact moment,”

he said. “It keeps me on my feet,

and helps me to think really fast

to solve a problem and also as-

sists with communicating with

people.”

Woods said the club was a

hands-on representation of the

theoretical engineering skills he

is currently learning at the Uni-

versity of Calgary.

“We learned a lot of things deal-

ing with forces and circuits and

how all of these things work,” he

said. “But it wasn’t until I actu-

ally went into the robotics club

that I had a hands-on opportunity

to use these skills. I actually saw

a connection from these to how it

would actually work in industry.

“They keep trying to give us

these messages and now that we

are at university and trying to ap-

ply them, I found because I was

in the robotics club a lot of it is

already there. I already see these

connections.”

Derksen added that at NAIT he

is studying more hands-on stuff,

but he still needs to use many of

the skills he learned in the club.

“We had to put together an en-

gineering book,” he said. “I still

need to do that now. We still have

to do all of these problem-solving

tasks for our projects and put to-

gether stuff like we did in robot-

ics. It has really helped me com-

plete my program.”

Xue agrees that participating

in the club has been a worthwhile

experience as it has helped him

understand theories he’s now

learning in an engineering pro-

gram.

“The practical application in

robotics has helped me to under-

stand the theory,” he said. “More

importantly robotics really opens

our eyes to the future. It prepares

us for the future.”

Staff mentor Warren Kreway

became involved with the club

four years ago. He said the club

has grown from 20 students to

around 40.

“The excitement is growing tre-

mendously,” he said. “It’s helping

the older generation to think out

of the box a little and challenge

themselves along the way.

“The thing that we can all at-

test to is the family atmosphere

that we have built. That’s what

makes the club work. That’s what

keeps it going - the bond is be-

yond the school.”

Kreway said the club has ex-

panded to mentoring younger

students in junior high and el-

ementary school with Lego. Now

the club has partnered with Red

Deer College with an advanced

program called Mechatronics.

“We are hoping that by incorpo-

rating the younger groups, that by

the time they get to high school,

they will be leaps and bounds

ahead in knowledge to excel at

this,” said Kreway. “So who knows

where they will go from there.”

During a recent lunchtime ro-

botic competition at LCHS on

Feb. 26th, the current 40-plus

members of URL showcased their

mechanical prowess to their fel-

low students.

Team Captain Cassandra

Payne’s robot may have had some

adjustments to make during the

showcase, but as the fi rst female

captain in the club, she said the

club is full of opportunities.

“It gives a us big opportunity

to meet people,” she said. “There

is a very big variety of teams at

the FTC competition and at the

past VEX competition, there were

teams from all over the Canada.”

Fellow club member Chase Bai-

ley agrees with Payne that the big

draw for joining the club is the

people.

“You don’t just make friends

here,” he said. “You make family.”

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BATTLE BOTS – Josh England watches closely as his teammates maneuver their robot to stack a block during a battle at the Lacombe Composite High School last week. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

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After two recent whirlwind ap-

pearances on Ellen DeGeneres’

show, a local teacher is paying it

forward.

Laurie McIntosh, a Lacombe

resident and Grade 2 teacher at

Father Lacombe Catholic School,

has chosen to give the prizes she

received at the show to the com-

munity, in true Ellen fashion.

McIntosh is inspired daily by

Ellen and her basic decree: be

kind to one another. McIntosh

uses Ellen in her classroom as

a teaching tool and was beyond

blown away when she received

tickets to attend a taping of the

show two weeks ago.

“I’ve written to her for years on

and off,” said McIntosh. “When

I’m having a bad day, I’ve always

found writing to her was thera-

peutic. I would write to her about

people in our community, people

that were affecting me and ask

more than anything, if she could

do something for these people.”

McIntosh attended the show

with her mom, sister and hus-

band two weeks ago. During

a commercial break, she was

caught passionately singing Ice

Ice Baby and received a nod and

encouragement from Ellen.

“I was like, there’s my Ellen

moment,” explained McIntosh.

But then, 30 seconds later, Mc-

Intosh found herself randomly

selected from the audience to play

a game live on stage with Ellen.

McIntosh and Ellen were the

Heads Up dream team and McIn-

tosh won a trip to Las Vegas. Af-

terwards, backstage she told pro-

ducers about how she has written

to Ellen hundreds of times and El-

len even noted that she would like

to see her return as a super fan.

After returning back to La-

combe, McIntosh received a call

a few days later from the produc-

ers, who after reading all of her

letters, were inviting her to re-

turn to see another taping.

McIntosh and her husband

again packed their bags and fl ew

down to Los Angeles.

During the second taping last

week, the entire audience re-

ceived tickets to Ellen’s renowned

12 Days of Giveaways, including

McIntosh and her husband. But

then, at the end of the show, there

was another surprise, Ellen in-

vited McIntosh on stage and gave

her a giveaway of a lifetime.

“I get called down and I’m a

mess,” said McIntosh. “I can’t

believe it’s happening. We talked

about how I incorporate her into

my classroom and how at home,

we do pay it forward Wednesdays.”

Ellen wanted to pay it forward

to McIntosh and gave her a 2015

Ford Flex and all the prizes from

the 12 Days of Giveaways shows.

McIntosh said that while she

was on maternity leave, she

watched Ellen each day and while

the 12 Days of Giveaways shows

were on, she along with her fam-

ily, made a list of all the people

they wanted to give each prize to.

Ellen had a copy of that list,

which contained names of fami-

lies and individuals in the La-

combe community.

“We are going to be using that

list as a guide,” explained McIn-

tosh on how she and her family

are going to distribute the many

prizes they’ve received.

McIntosh arrived home the

next day with many giftcards and

vouchers and gave away the fi rst

prize this past Friday morning.

McIntosh and her family will

also receive their new Flex from

the local dealership Lacombe

Ford, which is another unique

community tie-in to the pay it for-

ward initiative.

McIntosh said the whole ex-

perience seems surreal and will

take a long time to settle in.

“The best part isn’t even that

we have all of this stuff,” she

explained. “The best part is how

people are telling us how happy

they are for us. And then on top

of that we get to give them some-

thing we would never be able to

give them and say thank you for

being there for us.”

Even though the experience of

the show is over, McIntosh is sure

the story is going to continue on

and affect many lives in the com-

munity. She said the pay it for-

ward concept is not a program, or

something she subscribes to, but

just a way of life.

“It’s about doing what you can

in your own community, with

your own resources,” she said. “If

you choose to focus on the really

amazing things that are happen-

ing around you, it changes your

outlook. It gives you a different

perspective on people and on life.

“That gratitude you have, for

all the little awesome things that

are happening, makes a big dif-

ference.”

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FINDING INSPIRATION– Laurie McIntosh, a Grade 2 teacher at Father Lacombe Catholic School, stands by her inspirational Ellen quote outside her classroom. photo submitted

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The life and infl uence of Albert

Lacombe, also known as Father

Lacombe, was celebrated by the

school named after the French-

Canadian Catholic missionary

last Friday.

Students at Father Lacombe

Catholic School in Lacombe

celebrated the signifi cant man

through a day full of activities on

Feb. 27th.

Father Lacombe, who lived

from 1827 to 1916, lived among

the Cree people and visited the

Blackfoot First Nations in west-

ern Canada. He is remembered

for having brought peace to the

two First Nations and assisting

with negotiations between the

Blackfoot and the Canadian Pa-

cifi c Railway.

“Father Albert Lacombe was the

founder of the developed west and

started Catholic schools to bring

Christ to the First Nations people,”

said Father Lacombe Catholic

School Principal Denis Cote.

“He really brought peace to the

west and it’s important for us to

take time to celebrate. He’s our

namesake.”

Cote added it was very reward-

ing for the students to experience

the day and to bring the Catholic

presence to the school.

The City of St. Albert was

founded in 1861 by Father La-

combe as well as the City of La-

combe is also named in his hon-

our.

Throughout the day, the stu-

dents dressed up as either Father

Albert Lacombe or as someone

who may have lived during the

time period when Father La-

combe was ministering.

First Nations ancestry was a

main the focus of the day as well,

with Métis storyteller Denise

Miller engaging the students in

a traditional drum song, a Cree

story and the history of Father

Albert Lacombe.

Miller told the students about

the original people of Canada,

the First Nations. She also said

Father Albert Lacombe had two

nicknames given to him from the

First Nations people, ‘good heart’

and ‘the noble soul.’

Father Albert Lacombe was

born in Saint-Sulpice on Feb.

28, 1827. His grandmother was

Ojibwe, making him Métis, said

Miller.

“He was the fi rst priest to come

to the prairies,” she said. “He

opened the fi rst fl our mill. He did

a lot of fi rsts.”

According to Alberta Culture

and Tourism, Lacombe’s overall

accomplishments are staggering.

“He established First Nation mis-

sions, served numerous Roman

Catholic parishes, and founded

new settlements. He mastered

several First Nation languages

and published dictionaries and

prayer books in these dialects.

“During the upheavals of the

1880s, Father Lacombe was a

peacemaker, resolving disputes

between Aboriginals and the fed-

eral government and Canadian

Pacifi c Railway.

“He (also) established the La-

combe Home in Midnapore and

recruited the Sisters of Provi-

dence to administer care for the

sick, the poor, and the aged at the

site. Lacombe coordinated the

construction of bridges and grist

mills, of schools and churches.”

During the celebration last

week, students also had the

chance to make their own ban-

nock, a traditional fl at bread of-

ten consumed by First Nation’s

people.

Feb. 28th marked the 188th an-

niversary of Lacombe’s birth as

well.

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FOUNDING FATHER – Principal Denis Cote, dressed as Father Lacombe, welcomes students into an assembly on Feb. 27th to mark Father Lacombe Day. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

Local school celebrates Father Lacombe Day



Red Deer Catholic Re-

gional Schools (RDCRS) is

hosting several community

meetings to discuss school

boundaries.

The construction and

boundaries change of the

proposed Blackfalds Kin-

dergarten to Grade 9 school

will be discussed at an up-

coming meeting on March

10th.

“With the number of

new school buildings and

renovation projects we cur-

rently have occurring, we

wanted to host these com-

munity meetings to encour-

age the participation of our

school communities and to

enhance the consultation

process,” said RDCRS Su-

perintendent Paul Mason

in a press release.

“We have hosted similar

types of meetings in the

past and they have been

very positively received.”

The purpose of the meet-

ing is to discuss the pro-

posed boundary changes

and the transition process

that will take place when

the school opens in 2017.

Families attending Eng-

lish Kindergarten to Grade

9 schools in Blackfalds and

surrounding areas are in-

vited to attend.

Although the construc-

tion of the school may still

be pending, the regional

school board still plans to

move ahead with discussing

the boundaries change for

the Blackfalds area as well

as the naming the school.

“We have not yet selected

an exact location until we

have a better idea regard-

ing funding,” said Haleigh

Packer, RDCRS communi-

cations coordinator.

In regards to the school

naming campaign, Packer

said RDCRS wanted direct

input from the community.

For the month of Feb-

ruary, RDCRS held a full

online naming campaign,

asking for local input on

naming the new education

facility. Individuals could

have submitted names

through Twitter and by fi ll-

ing out a Google form.

Some guidelines for

name submissions includ-

ed that the name should be

seen as a role model to stu-

dents, as opposed to hon-

ouring individuals.

Canonized saints, the use

of Christ’s mysteries, an-

gels and historical faith-fo-

cused people, if a signifi cant

time period has elapsed

since they have passed

away, were also accepted.

“The faith element and

Catholic presence in the

name was to be signifi -

cant,” said Packer.

A short list of the collected

potential names will be sub-

mitted to Archbishop Smith

for consideration in rela-

tion to the guidelines. Once

the names are approved by

Archbishop Smith, the RD-

CRS board of trustees will

select the fi nal name for the

school in Blackfalds.

The name of the school

will be announced some-

time in the future.

The community meeting

regarding the Blackfalds

Kindergarten to Grade 9

school boundary will be

held on March 10th at St.

Teresa of Avila School (190

Glendale Blvd.) in Red Deer

from 7 to 9 p.m.

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BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express

Canyon Ski Hill and Lake Louise are

popular local ski destinations, but few

know about the natural runs of the Medi-

cine Lodge Ski Area, a not-for-profi t ven-

ture.

Located 11 kms west of Bentley, the

Medicine Lodge Ski Area is a hill compa-

rable to Canyon in height, but only oper-

ates with natural snow. Medicine Lodge

is a small, comfortable place where the

locals have worked to keep it family-ori-

ented, accessible and welcoming.

“I raised my kids here. Now, they’re all

grown and raising kids. One of my sons

is a ski patrol and he’s raising his chil-

dren out here as well. It’s just so much

about family here – we all know that we

can bring ours here and they will be ab-

solutely safe,” said Gina Williams, one of

the volunteers of the Medicine Lodge Ski

Area non-profi t group.

According to long-time volunteer Bud

Offett, local farmers originally donated

the land as a natural, walk-up ski area in

the 1950s. A group of skiers from Rimbey,

Ponoka, Lacombe and Bentley founded

the Medicine Lodge Ski Club. Offett said

that this group installed a tow-rope and

made a few more runs.

From there, the Ski Club maintained

the hill until it was given to the Village of

Bentley to be held for skiers.

“All of the money from concession and

admission goes right back into the opera-

tions of the place. We don’t make tons of

money here. We do major developments

by working bingos, casinos, etc. That’s

how most of the major stuff has been

done in the past,” said Offett.

“The big thing is that we’re run com-

pletely by volunteers so we can’t be open

all the time. This year, it’s been harder

with the weather being so up and down.”

The hill has a variety of runs but is

best suited to those looking for a simple

ride or learning how to get their bear-

ings. There are several black diamond

runs near the top of the hill where the

terrain is steep. There are intermediate

and beginner runs near the bottom of

the hill, most of which are visible from

the lodge, which means parents can su-

pervise.

The volunteers who operate the hill

have all grown close, but say that they

are always accepting people into their

‘ski family’. Many, like Williams and Of-

fett, grew up in the area and have used

the hill to teach their families to enjoy

winter sports and to develop their skills

in the snow.

“Right at the top of the T-bar, there is a

handle tow that takes you straight across

the top so you can access runs on the oth-

er side. We’re in the process of putting in

a new run that will come right from the

top and curl around toward the west side

of the hill. It’ll be a beginner/intermedi-

ate run right from the top,” said Williams.

“We’ve got a second handle tow that

doesn’t run when there are small groups.

We have a new tow as well that got put

in this summer. It’s been a godsend, ac-

tually. It takes a lot of the stress off of

the main T-bar, and it’s mostly for begin-

ners. Going up the T-bar, you can get off

both sides halfway and they are beginner

runs. Most of the runs from the top are

black and they are pretty steep. One is

double black diamond due to the steep-

ness of the slope.”

In the summer, the hill has been used

for car shows and weddings and other

events. Through the winter, it is only

open usually on weekends but hours of

operation depend on snowfall and volun-

teer availability.

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LIVELY STRINGS - Caleb Johnson performs Kol Nidre during an afternoon solo stringsession on March 3rd, during the second day of the 34th annual Lacombe and District Music Festival. The performing arts festival continues until March 11th. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

Community input sought for Blackfalds school boundary

Local ski area runs as a non-profi t


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Celebrating womenThis Sunday is International

Women’s Day (IWD), a time set

aside where we recognize and

celebrate ordinary women who

have played extraordinary roles

throughout history and in our

communities.

It’s a day to inspire women,

celebrate achievements and the

progress made worldwide towards

equality.

IWD is an offi cial holiday in Af-

ghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan,

Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia,

Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau,

Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan,

Laos, Moldova, Mongolia, Monte-

negro, Russia, Tajikistan, Turk-

menistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uz-

bekistan, Vietnam and Zambia.

It’s also a national holiday cel-

ebrated only by women in China,

Madagascar and Nepal. The day

sees many men honouring their

mothers, wives, girlfriends and col-

leagues with small gifts or fl owers,

similar to Valentine’s Day.

IWD was fi rst observed in the

early 1900s, during the turn of the

industrialized world. The fi rst Na-

tional Woman’s Day was observed in

the United States on Feb. 28th, 1909.

From there, IWD has expanded

into a global movement and is cel-

ebrated across developed and de-

veloping countries.

In Canada, the day has far less

public recognition, even with the

signifi cant change in society’s

outlook of women’s equality and

emancipation.

According to Stats Canada, 8.1

million Canadian women (58.3%)

were employed in 2009, more than

double the number in 1976.

Also over the past three decades,

employment rates of women with

children have increased. In 2009,

72.9% of women with children un-

der 16 living at home were part of

the workforce. In 1976 the number

was 39.1%.

Stats Canada also released the

information that women are still

less likely to be employed than

men, with the exception of young-

er women age 15 to 24. The major-

ity of the female workforce contin-

ues to work in traditional female

occupations.

In 2009, 67% of employed women

had jobs in education, healthcare

fi elds, sales and services and cleri-

cal and other administrative posi-

tions. Only 31% of employed men

work in these female driven fi elds.

Women have also expanded their

role in managerial and profession-

al fi elds. In Canada in 2009, women

made up 37% of those employed as

managers, an increase of 7% from

1987.

Despite these progressive chang-

es, some may say women have not

gained true equality. Women are

still not present in equal numbers

in business or politics. Globally, in

regards to women’s education and

health, their conditions are consid-

ered much worst than that of men.

Girls are now welcomed into

schools and universities. Women

can work and have a family. They

have real choices. IWD is a remind-

er of the still existing struggles and

a true celebration of the positives.

In trying to write this

column, I had to do a lot of

research. A lot. I carefully

dissected each of the fi ve

major sections of Bill C-51,

as well as looked into how

each section would affect

and change consequential

Acts already established.

My overall opinion of it

is that we do not need this

legislation, and that it is

giving more power to an

already partially unchal-

lenged and ignorant gov-

ernment.

I’m no expert, but I’m

not uninformed. I have

picked apart this proposal

and found overall there is

too much unaccounted and

unregulated power being

doled out.

I won’t get into too much

detail about the Bill itself

simply because I don’t have

the space to dissect it in

print the way that I have at

my desk. Looking at the of-

fi cial summary, some fl ags

are raised.

The Bill is separated into

fi ve parts: enacting the Se-

curity of Canada Informa-

tion Sharing Act, enacting

the Secure Air Travel Act,

amending the Criminal

Code, the Canadian Secu-

rity Intelligence Service

(CSIS) Act and the Immi-

gration and Refugee Pro-

tection Act.

Part of the Bill is also

revising a number of other

Acts, including the Canada

Evidence Act, the Customs

Act and the Youth Criminal

Justice Act to name a few.

Essentially, with the in-

troduction of the two new

Acts, Bill C-51 (also known

as the Anti-Terrorism Bill

2015) radically changes the

existing policies on the way

our government collects,

uses and distributes infor-

mation anonymously col-

lected through the CSIS.

With the Security of

Canada Information Shar-

ing Act, it provides a lot

of power for government

agencies to dig into peo-

ple’s emails, phone calls,

associations, etc. all under

the suspicion of terrorism.

I use that word cautious-

ly because nearly every

time I hear someone use

it, it’s in an ill-informed,

scared perception. Theo-

retically, you have a higher

chance of dying on your

drive to work than by an act

of terrorism.

CSIS already has enough

power and authority to

send people to prison based

on emails, text messages,

private tax information

and history, fi nancial his-

tory, phone conversations.

So why do they need more?

Each year the SIRC pub-

lishes an annual review,

complete with a list of rec-

ommendations for CSIS

to follow. On the list from

2013/2014, the most recent-

ly published, a common

theme through the recom-

mendations are to keep

more accurate archives

and that the unit improve

its information manage-

ment.

That is CSIS being told

that they need to better

manage and organize their

intake of sensitive informa-

tion. Also, CSIS was told by

SIRC to, “Strive to ensure

that reporting to the Minis-

ter of Public Safety be done

in a formal and systematic

manner.”

To me, those few instanc-

es alone show the possibil-

ity for abuse if CSIS gains

more power and the per-

mission to be even more

secretive.

If anyone is reading this

and thinking, “Well the

news said that terrorists

just said that they were go-

ing to attack West Edmon-

ton Mall. What about that?”

As a person who can’t

put faith in conspiracy

theories and who has to

double-check everything,

I still think the circula-

tion of that news and the

severity with which it was

presented was careless.

Maybe if the word terror-

ism wasn’t thrown around

so easily, people could take

it more seriously.

What it really comes

down to for me is that this

Bill has so many implica-

tions that might not be seen

until later. If the govern-

ment misses a tragic event

that might have been pre-

ventable, we know for sure

this will come up.

But in all reality and in

my opinion, these events

aren’t becoming more prev-

alent – they are becoming

more accessible to the pub-

lic through social media

and the instant exposure

that terrorist organizations

can receive.

The Bill just has too many

holes and does not show an

adequate framework for

responsibility and account-

ability. There is too much

secrecy and far too many

chances for the rights and

freedoms of people who are

not even remotely involved

in terrorist organizations to

be affected.

[email protected]

A closer look at the complexities of Bill C-51

Kalisha

M E N D O N S A


Letters to the editor

Lacombe resident says more ice space is critical

Assisted suicide not the only response to suffering

I wrote a Letter to the Editor

about the critical shortage of

ice time at the Lacombe arena

ice facilities for local minor user

groups.

I mentioned that the dressing

rooms are not adequate in La-

combe.

There is a critical shortage of

available ice time for minor hock-

ey, ringette and fi gure skating

groups in Lacombe. A CRITICAL

CRISIS.

I’m observing the ice usage

now with the current popula-

tion of Lacombe, compared to

that ice usage for minor hockey

in Lacombe when I was the ice

coordinator for the Lacombe Mi-

nor Hockey Association (LMHA)

executive in the late 80s and early

90s.

I was on that LMHA executive

in several different positions over

a number of years.

The available ice time was

short and or very tight back then.

Lacombe’s population has grown

a lot in the last 25 or 26 years so

it is obvious that the available ice

time would be critically short be-

cause ice was short back then.

So the letter which I presented

to the editor which was gracious-

ly published is a way for me, a

long time resident, to contribute

suggestions so that people who

are not aware of this would hope-

fully now understand more about

this situation of a crisis about ice

time availability.

So I’ve had some compliments

about my regards to the problem

but apparently there are some

people who are annoyed that I

have taken the opportunity to ex-

press my point of view.

My letter to the editor is a form

of our freedom of speech. Anyone

who disagrees about my ideas

could use some form of freedom

of speech to suggest how I might

be correct or incorrect.

Whatever the current City

councillors decide will be the pol-

icy going forward. I understand

how their decision-making is

achieved. At the same time I can

continue to say politely, whatever

it is that I believe.

I believe then, again, that La-

combe needs to construct more

indoor ice sport facilities with

correct dimensions of artifi cial

ice playing surfaces. And I also

believe that Lacombe needs ad-

equate dressing rooms.

The decisions of City council

for projects such as this could be

to include ideas that would ben-

efi t the City here for many years

in the future.

The facilities that exist are

nice. They have been ‘pieced’ on

as additions so the space, parking

and amenities get more and more

awkward.

Whether you agree with my

thoughts or not, I will say it yet

another time that Lacombe with

our current population needs

more ice surfaces.

I will continue to write because

freedom of speech is a good thing

to utilize. Build or don’t build.

I think Lacombe should build

something as soon as possible,

not two or three or fi ve or 10 years

away.

Now, I’m old so I don’t need any

of this.

The children in Lacombe de-

serve more ice surfaces so that

they don’t have to go to neigh-

bouring towns such as Clive and

Alix and Blackfalds and other

places. Lacombe needs to provide

for Lacombe’s people.

W. Sandy DouglasLacombe

It is eloquent, persuasive

and based in law; it almost

had me convinced that phy-

sician-assisted dying is the

correct response to suffer-

ing.

In the Carter decision,

the Supreme Court of

Canada ruled that a compe-

tent adult who consents to

death, and has a, “Grievous

and irremediable medical

condition (including ill-

ness, disease or disability)

that causes enduring suf-

fering that is intolerable

to the individual in the cir-

cumstances of his or her

condition,” has a right to

physician-assisted dying.

The ruling does not restrict

physician-assisted dying to

those who are terminally

ill.

The Court found that a

total ban against physician-

assisted dying is broader

than necessary to achieve

its objective of protecting,

“Vulnerable persons from

being induced to commit

suicide at a time of weak-

ness”. In the view of the

Court, the consequences

of the prohibition impinge

on the individual’s right to

life, liberty and security of

the person.

In the words of the

Court, “The prohibition

deprives some individuals

of life, as it has the effect

of forcing some individu-

als to take their own lives

prematurely, for fear they

would be incapable of do-

ing so when they reached

the point where suffering

was intolerable. The rights

to liberty and security of

the person, which deal with

concerns about autonomy

and quality of life, are also

engaged.

“An individual’s re-

sponse to a grievous and

irremediable medical con-

dition is a matter critical

to their dignity and autono-

my. The prohibition denies

people in this situation the

right to make decisions

concerning their bodily

integrity and medical care

and thus trenches on their

liberty. And by leaving

them to endure intolerable

suffering, it impinges on

their security of the per-

son.”

As I read through the

lengthy decision, it was dif-

fi cult not to let the logic of

the Court inform my belief

on the matter. It is hard to

argue against the individu-

al’s right to autonomy and

dignity when I like to make

my own decisions, and have

no wish to endure suffer-

ing, nor watch someone

else endure it.

Still, I have issues with

physician-assisted dying.

My attitude towards

suffering differs from the

negative approach towards

suffering implied in the

term ‘dying with dignity’

and endorsed in the Carter

decision. In my view, the

human person is created

in the image and likeness

of God. This divine stamp

on the individual sanctifi es

every human life, and gives

each of us an innate and in-

violable dignity.

We operate under a false

premise when we equate

the suffering arising from

disease, illness or disability

with a loss of dignity. I have

known people to endure

each of these with great

dignity, allowing their suf-

fering to transform them,

and in the process, their

relationships and those

who cared for them. Rather

than losing their dignity,

they grew in graciousness.

Archbishop Antonio

Mancini of Halifax-Yar-

mouth, in a homily I hap-

pened to hear while visiting

Halifax a few days after the

Supreme Court decision,

addressed our struggle to

make sense of suffering.

“When there is no meaning

to suffering, it is only pain,

and of course people are

afraid.

“But where there is

meaning, where there is

love and proper care, where

there is community sup-

port, suffering can become

sacrifi ce. Sacrifi ce is not

just another word for ‘put

up with’. It literally means

to make something ‘sa-

cred’. To take suffering and

to transform it with mean-

ing is to make the reality of

suffering a manifestation

of the holy and the sacred.”

While this view of the

relationship between suf-

fering and dignity differs

from that of the major-

ity of Canadians and of

the Supreme Court, there

is the same desire to act

compassionately towards

those who suffer. From this

standpoint, the compas-

sionate response begins

with a willingness to share,

not to avoid, the suffering

of another, and encompass-

es support and care.

For those who do not

applaud this decision as

one giant step forward for

Canadians, and who seek

an alternate response, the

Canadian Conference of

Catholic Bishops has is-

sued a statement that may

be helpful.

The bishops recommend

that legislators interpret

the decision as narrowly as

possible so as not to open

the door to euthanasia.

They urge governments

and professional associa-

tions to implement poli-

cies that will protect the

freedom of conscience of

health-care workers who

oppose physician assisted

dying. And, they renew

their call for universal ac-

cess to quality hospice-pal-

liative care.

Undergirding these acT-

tion points is an unshake-

able belief in the sanctity of

human life as a reality that

defi nes the human person,

and in the power of love to

ease the transition from life

to death in even the most

diffi cult of situations.

Troy Media columnist Louise McEwan is a

catechist and former teacher with degrees in

English and Theology.

Letters to the editor are welcomed by the Lacombe Express. We attempt to publish a cross section of opinion and letters criticizing or praising our writers or content. However we reserve the right to edit every letter if necessary for length, taste, clarity and to eliminate inaccurate or libelous statements.

We prefer short concise letters, but will run letters unedited (for length) to a maximum of 250 words.

Anything over this is subject to cutting. To beconsidered for publication letters must contain the name, address and phone number of the writer.

We publish the letter writer’s name and home town at the end of the letter.

Please send your letters by fax to 403-782-5344, email to [email protected] or mail to Editor, #5019A - 51 St., Lacombe, AB. The postal code is T4L 2A3.

WE WANTREADER INPUT


fyifyi Your weekly Community Events Calendar

EVENTSParkinson Alberta Education offers

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

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

MESSY CHURCH: Food, Fun, Faith and Family - designed to bring children, youth and adults to-gether in fun and interactive ac-tivities, Messy Church is a new way to explore the values and stories of Christian Faith in an atmosphere of creativity, hos-pitality and celebration. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 6th, in the CE Building at St. Andrew’s United Church (5226-51 Avenue). For more informa-tion, call 403-782-3148 or visit www.lacombeunitedchurch.ca.

Rural Crime Watch Information Meeting: for the Summer Village of Gull Lake and Lacombe Coun-ty residents. March 9th, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Gull Lake Com-munity Hall. Representatives of the RCMP, County Peace Offi -cers and members of rural crime watch will be in attendance. For more information, contact Ken Wigmore at 403-588-1222.

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

P.D. James book series with moderator Denise Herr, will discuss the book the Light-house with a group discussion, March 12th at 7 p.m. at the LMC

Rotary Board Room (upstairs). Light refreshments will follow. This will be the last of the P.D. James Series for 2014-15.

Friends of the Library will be pleased to present Ross Smil-lie to tell those in attendance of the indigenous people in Guatemala on March 17th, 7 p.m. at the LMC in the Country Room. Enjoy the light refresh-ments served by the Friends of the Library. Free admission.

Friends of the Library. On March 26th in the LMC Country Room, at 7 p.m. Keith Meyers will pres-ent the history of the Lacombe Chamber of Commerce of Trade:

from the beginning to the important building of roads and bridges to today. Light refresh-ments will follow. Free admission.

Lacombe Legion Community Breakfast, March 15th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. upstairs at the Lacombe Legion. Cost: 6$ per adult (12 years and older), $3 per child.

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

The Red Deer Legion Pipe Band and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #35 will be hosting the multi-award winning play, Jake’s Gift. The performance will take place on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Red Deer. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. Pipe Band will play at 6:45

p.m., with the play beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the front desk of the Red Deer Legion, by contacting any Pipe Band member or calling Arnie MacAskill at 403-782-7183.

Lacombe Walking Group Wednes-days from 12-12:30 at Med-combe Walk-In-Clinic. No Registration required.

Kozy Korner — Tuesday din-ners every week at noon.

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

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

St. Andrew’s United Church Adult Choir for those 18 and older. Practices are on Wednesdays from 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Contact St. Andrew’s United Church offi ce at 403-782-3148 for more details about the choir.

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

Did you know? Lacombe has a CNIB peer support group for seniors who are blind or partially sighted. The bi-monthly meetings are held at Spruce Terrace (5002-51 Ave.) The next meeting is Tuesday,

March 10th at 1:30 to 3 p.m. The meetings offer an opportunity to learn about resources through guest speakers and group discus-sions. You will receive support and encouragement through connections with other people living with vision loss. If you, or someone you know could benefi t from this group please join us. For more information about the support group please call Amanda Bradley, Senior Peer Support Specialist, CNIB Red Deer at 403-346-0037.

Quilting and crafts held at Black-falds United Church on Mon-days at 9:30 a.m. Help make

quilts or bring your own quilt/craft to work on. Check out our web site at blackfaldsunited-church.com or call 403-885-4780 for more information.

The Lacombe Legion has bingo on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the upstairs hall. Coffee time runs Wednesdays from 9:30-11 a.m. ($2 for coffee, tea and cook-ies). On Fridays, there are four meat draws and tickets are $2/set of three tickets. Draw starts at 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays, there are four meat draws which start at 4:30 p.m. Chase the ace starts after meat draws.

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

Youth Unlimited Drop-in activities schedule! Drop-in activities run every Tuesday from 6 – 9 p.m. with ball hockey on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 – 9 p.m. Girls only drop-in is also Wednesdays from 6 – 9 p.m. Thursdays Grade 3-6 drop-in program runs from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. and Grade 4 and up pro-gram from 6 – 9 p.m. Cost is 2$ for drop-in and ball hockey with drop-in 10 passes at $10 and ball hockey season pass at $50.

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

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

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

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

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

Mirror Jolly Seniors — pan-cake breakfast every second Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mirror Moms and Tots play group — located at the small brick building along Hwy. 50 past the old school. Contact Wendy at 403-788-2612.

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Horoscope

You impress everyone with

your creativity this week, Aries.

Allow this creativity to be the

inspiration behind projects you

have been putting off of late.

Keep your goals relatively

simple for the next few days,

Taurus. You can benefi t from

the positive reinforcement of

completing tasks and getting

things done.

ARIESMar 21/Apr 20

TAURUSApr 21/May 21

Gemini, you have been

immersed in work and are

starting to show the ill effects

of keeping long hours. Now is

a great time to take a few days

off or enjoy a mini-vacation.

Cancer, you have a lot to get

done, but resist the urge to

micromanage every detail, as

this could be a surefi re path

to burnout. You need to take a

few breaths.

GEMINIMay 22/Jun 21

CANCERJun 22/Jul 22

Leo, avoid the temptation to

get started on another new

project. You already have

plenty of other things on your

plate. Finish those tasks before

moving on to something new.

It is sometimes easy to miss

the forest for the trees, Virgo.

Try taking a step back so you

can look at a puzzling project

from a new perspective.

LEOJul 23/Aug 23

VIRGOAug 24/Sept 22

Libra, you may be searching

for a new adventure, but try to

appreciate the here and now

as well. It’s easy to get swept

up in fantasies, but don’t let

them carry you too far away.

Scorpio, you suspect that

someone is hiding something,

and that very well may be the

case. Perhaps a welcome

surprise is coming your way.

Resist the urge to dig too deep.

LIBRASept 23/Oct 23

SCORPIOOct 24/Nov 22

You can probably talk

your way out of trouble,

Sagittarius, but this time it’s

better to let things play out.

Keep conversations light and

free from controversy.

Capricorn, fi nd balance

between your personal

ambitions and things you have

to accomplish at work and at

home. Finding a middle ground

is the best approach.

SAGITTARIUSNov 23/Dec 21

CAPRICORNDec 22/Jan 20

Aquarius, you need a few

extra people to contribute to

a special task, but you do not

know who to ask. If you think

hard enough, you will know

who you can depend on.

Your demeanor makes it

easy for others to enjoy your

company, and that will come in

handy as your social schedule

fi lls up in the days ahead.

AQUARIUSJan 21/Feb 18

PISCESFeb 19/Mar 20

CLUES ACROSS 1. Printing speed

measurement 4. Fed 7. A domed or vaulted

recess 11. Macaws 12. Neck garment 14. A billionth of an ohm 15. Local area network 16. Cleve. basketball hero 18. Wounded & disfi gured 20. Civil Rights group 21. Master of ceremonies 22. Smallest artery branches

26. Ref 27. Exist 28. Diagram of earth’s

surface 29. SE Asian sarsaparilla

soft drink 31. Fire remains 35. 3rd tone 36. Before 37. It breaks down lactose 39. A waterproof raincoat 40. Atomic #18 41. NW Canadian territory 42. Hindquarters 44. Follows sigma

46. Rural delivery 47. Point that is one point N of due E 48. Excels 53. Berkus and Silver 56. Famous for fables 57. Philippine capital 58. Meg Ryan’s ex-husband 62. Doleful 63. Arugula genus 64. Nursery verse 65. The 7th Greek letter 66. Container for shipping 67. Charge for services 68. Immature onion plant

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devices 8. Something cheerleaders

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forward side 23. Reestablish 24. Khloe K’s former husband 25.Verse forms 29. Places to sit 30. Chilean pianist Claudio 32. Rounds of poker 33. Spanish be 34. Sing and play for somebody 38. Chemical symbol for gold 39. Praying insects 43. Israeli politician Abba 45. 7th planet from the sun 49. Br. plural of a penny 50. Largest continent 51. Distress signal 52. Senate and People of Rome 54. Fill with high spirits 55. Egyptian statesman Anwar 57. Non-verbal entertainer 58. 12th calendar month (abbr.) 59. A major division of geological

time 60. Ultrahigh frequency 61. Yes vote

HOW TO PLAY:

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

ANSWER


BY MARK WEBERLacombe Express

There are those special

people who just have a way

with today’s youth – they

can really connect with

them, and even help to

strongly infl uence them in

a range of positive ways.

Matt Gould, 58, is one of

those people. He’s been at

the helm of the Red Deer-

based Tree House Youth

Theatre as artistic direc-

tor for 10 years, and has

decided that at the end of

this spring’s production,

it’s time to move on.

Tree House Youth The-

atre was created in 1988.

The aim of the program is

to build theatrical inter-

est and foster skills in the

young people of Central

Alberta.

“I understand that they

have a great affection for

me, and it’s reciprocal,” he

explains of his band of ac-

tors and crew members. “I

totally love the kids, and I

know that I deal with them

really well.” There’s no

question of that – several

return season after season

to sign up. Much of that is

no doubt due to Gould’s ob-

vious ability to connect

Over the years, Tree

House has produced many

compelling shows, running

the gamut from renditions

of classics such as Sleep-

ing Beauty, The Wind and

the Willows and Fiddler on

the Roof to others equally

engaging that have been

penned by Gould himself.

Whatever he has selected

for a given performance,

there is always much that

is unique about it – Gould

has a way of injecting a

raw originality into pretty

much anything he puts his

hand to. “I get in there and

do my work with my quirky

sense, I carry whatever en-

ergy I can to the room – my

expertise, my ignorance

and my love for putting on

shows and telling stories,”

he adds with a smile.

Teresa Neuman fi rst met

Gould about 10 years ago

when her daughter became

involved with Tree House.

She also served on the

board for a time as well.

“What was really no-

ticeable right from the be-

ginning was that all of a

sudden, there was a real

elevation in the quality of

the work that Tree House

was doing,” she recalls of

Gould’s arrival. “It has al-

ways been an excellent pro-

gram, but the expectation

that Matt brought for those

kids to rise to was some-

thing I hadn’t seen in my

time there up to that point.

“What was also special

is that Matt has such a di-

verse set of skills – he’s a

visual artist, he’s a design-

er, he knows about textiles

and costuming, he’s an ac-

tor and he’s a musician. So

he brought everything to

the table in one package,

which I think is going to be

a challenge to even begin

to replace in that kind of a

mentor.”

Neuman said she also

has noticed Gould’s ap-

proach to productions has

been different in that it is

often quite minimalistic

in terms of costuming and

set. “What had to come

through in order to make

the production work were

the performances, and the

allowance of the audiences

to use their own imagina-

tions to get there,” she said.

“I think that’s what we be-

gan to see – not only were

the actors challenged to

rise to the expectation, but

the community was chal-

lenged to become more en-

gaged in the productions

because they had to bring

their own imagination to it.

I found that really exciting

right from the beginning.”

Looking ahead, Gould’s

last show will be a kind

of retrospective – Let the

Play Continue will be his

last spring production with

Tree House. “It’s a series of

scenes and musical num-

bers from all the shows;

there will be scenes from

Last Known Position, Red

Deer River Stories, Mulan,

Fiddler on the Roof, Beauty

and the Beast,” he said, ac-

knowledging how the prep-

aration has brought about

many memories. “I think

it’s really fun.”

[email protected]

Feel good about your money.

the more you get. Last year we paid $50 million to our members.

Building a legacy with Tree House Youth Theatre

MATT GOULD


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Chantele Broderson, 17, as

part of Team Alberta will be at-

tending the Optimist U18 Inter-

national Curling Championships

next month.

Fresh off her win this past

weekend at the Northern Alberta

Curling Association Juvenile Pro-

vincials in Edmonton, Broderson

told the Lacombe Express the com-

petition was not only a qualifying

round, but also a true success.

“We curled the best we have all

season,” she said on March 2nd.

Team Broderson, skipped by

Broderson, with Kate Good-

helpsen as third, Brenna Bilassy

at second, Madysan Theroux as

lead and coached by Skip Wil-

son competed against fi ve of the

toughest young female teams in

the province from Feb. 27th to

March 1st.

In the round robin format,

Team Broderson was pitted

against fi ve teams.

“We went fi ve and zero,” said

Broderson of the win.

In the fi rst draw, Team Brod-

erson took on Team Dixon of the

Calgary Winter Club, landing a

9-4 win. On the second draw on

Friday night, Team Broderson

was matched with Team Sturmay

of the Airdrie Curling Club, total-

ling a 6-3 win.

On Saturday, Broderson

squeezed a win away from Lau-

ren Marks of the Leduc Curling

Club, with a total of a 6-4 in draw

three. Team Broderson also came

out on top in draw four with a 5-4

win from Team Skrlik of Falher.

The fi fth draw, held on Sunday

saw Team Broderson hammer

Team Smith of Fort St. John 9-1.

With a distinct winner, playoffs

were not required to determine

who moves on to compete in the

international championships.

This was the fi rst time Broder-

son attended the juvenile provin-

cials, but it was not by far her fi rst

provincial competition. Team

Broderson previously attended

the juvenile playdown, one of the

other qualifying competitions for

the international championships.

“It was our second provincial

of the season,” she said.

Broderson said she’s excited to

be heading to the international

championships, especially as a

skip for Team Alberta. “It’s going

to be nice to have my fi rst Alberta

jacket, and have my fi rst provin-

cial win,” she said.

Team Broderson will be

matched against teams from all

over Canada, many of which they

haven’t met yet on ice.

The Optimist U18 International

Curling Championships will be

held on April 1st-5th in Edmon-

ton. Teams from all of the prov-

inces and territories of Canada,

the United States and Japan will

be competing.

The championships will be

held partly at the Jasper Place

Curling Club and Saville Commu-

nity Centre, which is Broderson’s

home club for the season.

This year Broderson joined the

U of A pre-varsity team specifi -

cally as a skip.

“I was pretty much slotted in,”

she said of the move that saw her

replace previous team skip Dani-

elle Schmiemann.

Last year, the team saw Brod-

erson compete with her La-

combe-based team at the junior

provincials and her fate was basi-

cally sealed. Now skipping with

the elite team in Edmonton, Brod-

erson is aiming to accelerate her

career in the junior circuit.

“First I plan to fi nish out the sea-

son and then attend the University

of Alberta next year,” she said.

She is also not ruling out com-

peting in the Winter Olympics

or the Scotties Tournament of

Hearts in the future.

Last November, Broderson and

her team attended trials for the

2015 Canada Winter Games.

“We ended up being second,

ranked out of four teams,” she

explained.

Team Broderson then compet-

ed against another team out of

the Saville Centre, losing in the

fi nal and on the chance to attend

the Canada Winter Games on be-

half of Team Alberta.

But if Broderson did end up

attending the Canada Winter

Games, she would have missed

out on the chance to attend the

Optimist U18 International Curl-

ing Championships, a world-class

competition and opportunity for

a young curler with a career on

the rise.

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TEAM WORK - Karen Gullekson and Al Winslow sweep during the second day of the Lacombe Curling Club’s last bonspiel of the year, the Mixed Open, on Feb. 28th. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

Local curler continues to excel in her sport of choice



There are only 26 letters

in the alphabet, but for Jan-

ice Johnson, that means

unlimited possibilities

when it comes to the chal-

lenging game of Scrabble.

The Clive woman recent-

ly competed at the 2015 Al-

berta 55 Plus Winter Games

held in Lethbridge.

“It really was a lot of fun,”

she said of the experience.

“I’ve never attended before.”

Johnson competed in

the Scrabble 70 Plus Open,

along with many other

local competitors in vari-

ous sports and categories

for Zone 4, which includes

Rocky Mountain House,

Stettler, Camrose, Red Deer

and Lacombe. Zone 4 com-

petitors played in Scrabble,

shuffl eboard, darts and

curling.

“There were quite a few

venues and over 1,000 par-

ticipants,” she said of the

Games.

To qualify to attend the

55 Plus Games, Johnson

had to ‘out-word’ more

than a few players during

scrabble playoffs held in

Mirror.

The playoffs were held

last fall and from there she

made the cut to attend to

represent Zone 4.

Johnson said the com-

petition at the Games was

fi erce, starting at 9 a.m.

each day, over a two-day pe-

riod, with each game last-

ing 50-minutes and just a

few breaks in between.

“We played seven games

a day,” she said. “It was

pretty intense.”

In the Scrabble 70 Plus

Open fi nal, Johnson took

on Laverne Brooks of Cal-

gary. Brooks out-matched

Johnson, but Johnson still

won a coveted silver medal.

Walter Hawksworth of

Mirror, also competed in

the Scrabble 70 Plus catego-

ry, as a player from Zone 2

couldn’t make it so he fi lled

in for the player for the

two-day competition.

Johnson and Hawksworth

competed against each other

at the Games, like they had

during the Mirror playoffs.

Hawksworth won a bronze

medal in the Scrabble 70

Plus Open fi nal.

“It’s all about who gets

the letters,” explained John-

son about her technique.

Johnson has been hon-

ing her Scrabble skills her

whole life.

Some of her opponents

practice online, but John-

son has a more challenging

opponent to practice with,

her 96-year-old mother.

“She keeps me on my

toes,” she said.

Johnson practices with

her mother three times a

week, but recently wanted

to test her skills out on

someone else, which is why

she attended the scrabble

playoffs last fall.

Lisa Hawksworth, of

Mirror, also competed in

the Scrabble 55 Plus Open

category and came home

with a silver medal.

Frank Snopek, of Cam-

rose, and Hazel Heistad, of

Lacombe, won gold medals

in the 55 Plus Table Shuffl e-

board competition.

Linda Stevenson, of

Camrose, and Fran Kelly,

of Lacombe, won a bronze

medal in 55 Plus Women’s

Doubles in darts.

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SPORTS

BY KALISHA MENDONSALacombe Express

The Bentley Generals had a great

2014/2015 season with a record of 23 wins,

one loss and no ties. Heading into playoffs,

things continue to look good.

“We were extremely happy with the sea-

son this year from start to fi nish. We came

ready to go in camp and carried that spirit

right through, even through exhibition

games.

“We did really well throughout the

year,” said coach Ryan Tobler.

“Record-wise, of course we are happy

with it. We were consistent all year and

that’s probably what I was most happy

with.”

The team has earned the title of divi-

sion leaders with consistent game play and

technique shown throughout the season.

Of the four playoff games that the Bentley

Generals have played so far, they have won

three.

As for playoffs, Tobler said that the guys

won’t play any differently than they have

all year and that they hope to keep up their

reputation of tough competition.

“We started in the series like we wanted,

with two wins on the fi rst weekend.

“We were down two nothing in Eckville,

a home game for us. Maybe we weren’t

as ready, or underestimated the Chiefs

or whatever the case may be, but I’ve got

to give them credit because they played a

great game last Friday,” said Tobler.

“This time of year it’s about responding

the right way, and we got the two points we

needed to fi nish it up and win on the 28th.”

Currently, Torrie Dyck, Cam Maclise

and AJ Gale of the Generals are all among

the top fi ve scorers of the league. Dyck and

Maclise are tied with Fort Saskatchewan

Chiefs player Brett Holmberg with seven

points, Gale only a point behind.

Travis Yonkman is second only to Todd

Ford for the amount of saves made in net,

with Yonkman at a save percentage of

0.949.

Tobler said that it is not one aspect, but

many that make the Generals a strong

team.

“These are 60-minute team games and

we’re trying to do all the little things we

can to make them good.

“We’re not trying to be something we’re

not just because it’s playoffs. We’re going

to play the same way we have all year and

we’re going to try and bring our consisten-

cy and work ethic,” he said.

The team’s next game falls on March 6th

at the Eckville Arena, where the Generals

will take on the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs

in game fi ve of a seven game series.

“The intensity of course raises at this

time of year so you have to make sure that

one, you’re ready and two, you’re doing all

the little things to prepare and get the last

two points.

“We’re taking it one game at a time,” To-

bler said.

If the Generals can pull together two

more wins, they win the best of seven se-

ries that would bring them to play the win-

ner of Okotoks/Innisfail series. In turn,

the winner of that will go on to represent

the Western division in the Allan Cup.

Regularly, the winners of the playoff se-

ries would compete in a best of fi ve MacK-

enzie Cup before qualifying for the Allan

Cup, but British Columbia has no identi-

fi ed team this year to challenge for the

Western division title.

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55 PLUS WINTER GAMES WINNERS – From left to right, Frank Snopek, of Camrose, and Hazel Heistad, of Lacombe, won gold in the 55 plus Table Shuffl eboard category at the 2015 Alberta 55 Plus Winter Games in Lethbridge. Linda Stevenson, of Camrose, and Fran Kelly, of Lacombe, won a bronze medal in the 55 plus Women’s Doubles in the Darts category. photo submitted

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ARTS & LEISURE


There’s more to golf than just putting and having an ex-

cellent back swing.

In Cow Patti Theatre’s latest production The Ladies

Foursome, we learn there is more to the show than just

golf terminology, but we get to see a true refl ection of life

and of course, enjoy some laughs as well.

The Ladies Foursome, premiering for the fi rst time in

western Canada, at the Lacombe Golf and Country Club,

will run until the end of March.

The production features the cast of four strong women,

one 18-hole golf course and the renowned wit of Norm

Foster.

Many may remember The Foursome, also penned by

Foster, which Cow Patti Theatre previously featured last

season.

Director Jesse Collins said The Ladies Foursome is not

the female version, but is more inspired thematically by

the The Foursome and has its own distinct story.

“In my opinion it’s one of the strongest plays,” he said.

“It’s funny. It has a lot of heart.”

Cow Patti Theatre’s Artistic Producer and one of the

four cast members AnnaMarie Lea said she heard a ru-

mour last year that Foster had written a sequel of The

Foursome. “I immediately emailed him,” she said. “I

grabbed it. A lot of people saw The Foursome last season.

We are really excited to give this to the audience.”

She added Foster has revolutionized theatre, making

productions accessible to the people.

“He’s allowed the people to take ownership of the the-

atre,” she said. “Our audience is always fi lled with a vari-

ety of people. It’s great to see them transformed. He (Fos-

ter) has done that for us.”

Collins added it is very signifi cant why Foster writes

plays about everyday people, for regular people in com-

munities like Lacombe and the surrounding area.

“They will fi nd if they come out, they will enjoy a story

of regular people sharing about their lives,” he said. “It’s a

very funny take on a bunch of girls. They really talk about

everything but golf.”

Lea added she’s thrilled to present The Ladies Four-

some, especially with an all-new cast. The production fea-

tures Debra Hale as Connie, Michelle LeBlanc as Tate, Lea

as Margot and Alison Lawrence as Dory. Collins is a guest

director, who has over 30 years experience in theatre and

directing.

From tee-off to the 18th hole, The Ladies Foursome is a

fun-fi lled celebration of friendship.

Essentially, The Ladies Foursome tells the tale of three

females who play a round of golf the day after a funeral

of a beloved friend. The trio is joined by a fourth woman,

another old friend of their deceased friend who they didn’t

know anything about. During the round of golf they dis-

cuss everything under the sun: life, love, men, sex, chil-

dren and careers.

No topic is off limits for the girls as they take on the

challenging course and each other. Some surprises and

confessions come to the surface during the test of the

bonds of friendship.

Lea said the main mandate of Cow Patti Theatre is to

make people laugh.

“We try to do a show that has a bit of meat as well,” she

explained. “But we need to laugh. Come on out and see a

really good show — What an escape,” she said.

The Ladies Foursome runs through to March 29th at the

Lacombe Golf and Country Club.

Performances are on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays

and Saturday evening. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner

served at 6:45 p.m. Saturday and Sunday afternoons are

brunch shows.

The theatre is also hosting eight benefi t shows for vari-

ous local community groups.

For more information about The Ladies Foursome or

Cow Patti Theatre visit www.cowpatti.com. For tickets

contact the box offi ce at 403-782-3956 or 403-304-6329.

[email protected]

Cow Patti Theatre drives home latest comedy

FOUR’S A CROWD - The Cow Patti Theatre Company presents the western Canadian premiere of The Ladies Foursome. Sarah Maetche/Lacombe Express

18 Lacombe Express Thursday, March 5, 2015ARTS & LEISURE

Hmmm…why wasn’t this study done 70

years ago when I was young with an abun-

dance of testosterone?

This was my fi rst reaction to a report in

the journal, Cancer Epidemiology. But for

the Don Juans of this world, this news is

better late than never. I’m sure they will

be ecstatic to learn that frequent sex can

decrease the risk of prostate cancer. But

what will their bride-to-be say?

Marie-Elise Parent is associate professor

of epidemiology at the University of Mon-

treal. I have not met her, but she’s been

affectionately called, for appropriate rea-

sons, ‘Madame Prostate’. She also has my

congratulations for her unique research.

So what’s the good news for Romeos?

The Montreal study questioned 3,208

men between 2005 and 2009 about lifestyle

factors, particularly their frequency of

sex. Of this group 1,590 had been diag-

nosed with prostate malignancy. There

were 1,618 males in the control group.

The study revealed that men who had

sex with more than 20 women had 28% less

risk of developing prostate cancer. And

there was more good news. They were also

less likely to have the rapid growing form

of this disease.

Parent, however, cautioned that this re-

search did not mean men should try to beat

the four-minute mile while getting to the

bedroom. Or, that it favoured a weekend of

unparalleled sex with 20 women. Rather,

the lovemaking should be with 20 or more

women spaced over a lifetime.

This clarifi cation must have some down-

to-earth side-effects, and I wonder if Ma-

dame Prostate has considered them? For

instance, I can imagine the reaction if you

said to your bride-to-be, ‘Darling, this ring

means ‘till death do us part’. But recent re-

search shows that I’m more likely to die of

prostate cancer if I don’t have sexual rela-

tions with 20 or more women.

“I hope you understand that I still love

you and it’s not something I want to do. But

I’m sure you will agree this condition is in

the interest of my health and life.”

Maybe readers could pass along to me

what the blushing bride-to-be would say!

But the study wasn’t all good news. For

instance, men who slept with men and who

had 20 male partners, had twice the risk of

developing prostate cancer than men who

never slept with a man. Even worse, their

risk of a quickly growing prostate malig-

nancy was fi ve times greater.

What about male virgins who never had

sex?

Results showed they were twice as likely

to develop prostate cancer.

The question, apart from the marital

disruption this affair would cause, is why

romping with 20 or more women would

decrease the risk of this often fatal malig-

nancy.

Marie-Elise Parent doesn’t know the

answer. But she speculates that the fre-

quency of sex with a variety of women

increases the sex drive. And increased sex

means that during orgasm the concentra-

tion of carcinogens is reduced in the pros-

tate gland.

The same theory has been proposed for

the prevention of colon cancer. In effect,

normal bowel movements decrease the

time carcinogens have contact with the

wall of the colon and therefore also de-

crease risk of this disease.

But many question this theory and I’m

sure many will also question Parent’s re-

search.

However, a Harvard study also showed

that men who had sex 21 times a month had

a 33% less risk of prostate cancer than men

who had sex four to seven times a month.

Parent declares more research on this

matter is obviously required. But 70 years

ago I would have applauded her decision,

and sacrifi ced moral standards in the in-

terest of science to participate in this proj-

ect. But alas, for those of my age, all we can

do is cry in our beer that it is too late to

volunteer.

This year 250,000 North American males

will be diagnosed with prostate cancer.

But since many have a slow growing form

of the disease, only 30,000 will die from it.

As a world authority aptly remarked, “Get-

ting older is invariably fatal, cancer of the

prostate only sometimes.”

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

Frequent sex cuts prostate cancer risk – report

BY MARK WEBERLacombe Express

A local artist is enjoying a mea-

sure of exposure that few have

the opportunity to relish.

Larry Reese, an instructor at

Red Deer College in the fi lm stud-

ies program, is also an extremely

gifted and prolifi c artist. Cur-

rently, The Gallery on Main in

Lacombe is featuring an exhibit

of his works entitled ‘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 imagina-

tion.

According to his artist’s state-

ment for the exhibit, Reese ex-

plains that he, “Usually paints

in a somewhat realistic manner

with much infl uence from my

subconscious creative imagin-

ings. Thus my palette and canvas

are wide open to many interpre-

tations of colour, line and form.

“I am defi nitely a ‘heart’ artist

and leave the heady stuff for aca-

demics. 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 earlier, is

truly a consummate artist. He is

musical, he is an actor, a director,

a fi lmmaker and a teacher - just

to point out some of the ways he

so effectively expresses 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 art-

ists 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 es-

tablish more of a reputation 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 Gal-

lery, the gallery in the Welikoklad

Centre and there are others fea-

tured at Redstone restaurant in

Red Deer as well.

“One of the things I’m most

proud of is that I’ve been includ-

ed 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 local artists Jeri Lynn

Ing, Susan Woolgar and Judy Sut-

ter. “That group has opened up a

lot of doors for me personally.”

Reese originally hails from

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and

immigrated to Canada in 1961.

Painting proved an early interest,

as did music.

According to his RDC biog-

raphy, he has lived all over the

world including stints from

Dacca, Bangladesh, 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 origi-

nal interpretations of the world

around him.

In 1974, he earned a Bachelor

of Music in composition from the

University of Alberta and has

composed numerous songs, stage

musicals and fi lm scores. Televi-

sion movie credits include Butch

Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,

Oklahoma 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 University of Alber-

ta, 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 collaborator

James Wilson joined forces on

a documentary called Mapping

Creativity which explored the

creative process through inter-

views with artists including Jazz

great PJ Perry, blues impresario

and radio host Holger Petersen

and fi lm legend Fil Fraser. Shaun

Johnston of CBC’s Heartland, lo-

cal painter David More and Jean

Grand-Maitre, the artistic direc-

tor of Alberta Ballet also shared

their insights on the creative pro-

cess. In terms of acting, he’s ap-

peared in such acclaimed fi lms as

Brokeback Mountain and Unfor-

given, both of which were partly

fi lmed in Alberta.

These days, Reese has his eye

on retiring from teaching in a few

years, so to that end, he’s estab-

lishing 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 explained. “I’m a

consummate student.”

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The Gallery on Main features prolifi c artist

GIFTED - Local artist Larry Reese is currently featured in a new exhibit called ‘As I See It’ at The Gallery on Main inLacombe. The show runs through to March 20th. Jenna Swan/Lacombe Express

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Fast forward to the late 90s and people

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Sometime in 2014 wood snuck back on

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Nobody even saw it coming, no one set

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No other element on earth is as useful

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It’s time to embrace wood once again

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

Warming up your home with wonderful wood

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