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Residents lined up yesterday morning at the Badlands Community Facility to participate in the advanced polls, which run all weekend. For more about the election see inside on pages 2, 3 and 4. The Alberta Provincial Election is almost here. Election day is this Monday, April 23. For Election results go to www.drumhellermail.com.

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Albertans are being asked to not only vote for their next MLA on Monday, they will also be handed a separate bal-lot to choose Alberta’s three Canadian senate nominees. One of the thirteen candi-dates stopped by Drumheller on Wednesday, April 18, to share his passion for what the senate could be. Scott Tannas is the founder, president, and CEO of West-ern Financial, which has one of many locations in Drum-heller along South Railway Ave. Tannas decided that now was the right time for him to campaign to be in the senate. Tannas has travelled to over 40 communities around Al-berta to share his platform and get Albertans excited to vote. “I’m glad to be here, we’ve crisscrossed the province. Th is is the 39th community that we have visited over the course of the campaign. We’re having a ball and spreading the word about the senate election, it’s been a lot of fun so far,” said Tannas. Tannas' fi rst priority, if elected as a senate nominee, is to reform the senate. “I’m keen to reform the sen-ate,” said Tannas. “When you talk to Albertans the percep-tion out there is the senate is useless, or near useless, that’s certainly something I agree with. To me, the fi rst step is, over the next number of years, to make the senate useful.” From there, Tannas ex-plained there are many chal-lenges the senate is in a unique place to address. Th e fi rst is developing a citi-zenship and immigration tied to a workforce strategy. For example, Tannas stated that Alberta doesn’t have enough people for the workforce de-mand. “We’ve got to get proactive if we want to have an econo-my and a tax base to sustain us,” said Tannas. “It’s a prime example of a problem that is ignored, because it can’t be solved quickly, tidily, and has some controversy.” Another challenge is creat-

ing a national water strategy. Tannas explained that wa-ter could become a limited resource in the future and strategies are needed to use it wisely. First Nations challenges are high on the list as well. Tannas feels that despite spending bil-lions of dollars, the money is not being used eff ectively. Th e last is duplication be-tween levels of government. Tannas wants to eliminate the duplication that can leave in-dividuals, organizations, and even municipal governments caught in bureaucratic limbo. Tannas believes Alberta needs a senator who will stand up for Alberta. “We need good, eff ec-tive senators who can go and talk about Alberta’s interests wherever we need to,” said Tannas. Tannas has a family history of politics that inspired him to seek a senate nomination. His father was a school principal who later was an MLA under the Klein government. “I had a ringside seat at what public service is about and what the responsibilities are,” said Tannas. “In this stage in my life, I’ve got ten good years to dedicate to something and this is it.” Tannas feels uniquely quali-

fi ed to help move the sen-ate forward. Tannas founded Western Financial 20 years ago with a vision of what he wanted it to be. Slowly and steadily the company grew from one location to being spread across western Cana-da. One surprise he’s found during his campaign is most Albertans aren’t aware that there is a senate election on Monday, April 23. “Th is is our opportunity to

transform from something that is not fulfi lling it’s pur-pose, to an institution that could be incredibly useful in charting the direction of our country,” said Tannas. “When people go into vote and they think ‘who is best to take this and make something of it?’ I think my track record with Western Financial gives peo-ple some comfort.”

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Not only are voters being asked to par-ticipate in one of most intensely contested provincial elections in recent history, the 2012 election on April 23 will be looking for Albertans to vote for Alberta’s senate nomi-nees. Th is year, there are 13 candidates in the senate nominee election, representing sev-eral diff erent parties or running as indepen-dents. For the Progressive Conservatives there are three candidates; Doug Black, Scott Tan-nas, and Mike Shaikh. Th e Wildrose Party is represented by Ray-mond German, Rob Gregory and Vitor Mar-ciano. Th e Evergreen Party of Alberta is being

represented in the senate election by Eliza-beth Johannson. Th ere are six independent candidates in the election. Len Bracko, Perry Chahal, Wil-liam Exelby, David Fletcher, Paul Frank, and Ian Urquhart. Only three of the candidates will be elected as Alberta’s nominees for the Senate of Can-ada. Th e senate election had been postponed since the fall of 2010 by Ed Stelmach. Alison Redford, as premier, announced it would be held in conjunction with the provincial elec-tion. Alberta is the only province where senate nominees are elected. When in the voting booth on April 23, don’t forget to check the senate nomination ballot.

Senate nomination elections back after two year postponement

Senator hopeful Scott Tannas (left) stopped by Drumheller on Wednes-day, April 18, to meet with residents, the media, and took the time to meet Mayor Terry Yemen. Tannas feels the senate can play a vital role in Canadian politics and lawmaking, but has been ineff ective. He hopes to bring about reforms in the senate.


Senate candidate discusses change needed in Canada’s upper house

Andrew BerdahlIf there is a particular issue where the opinion of constitu-ents is in opposition to your party’s stance how would you vote? Elected offi cials must be, at all times, personally accountable for acting in what they believe to be the best interests of the people they represent. Th at does not mean they are sock puppets. Our representative owes us, not their industry only, but their judg-ment; and they betray, instead of serving us, if they sacrifi ce it to either populist notions or special interests. In the pursuit of an ideal de-mocracy, it is vitally important that we learn to communicate the pertinent information around important decisions (and laws), and better understand what role special interests play in demo-cratic government.

With dropping enrollment in rural schools, what is your solu-tion to keeping schools vibrant and reassuring parents the quality of rural education is as good as urban areas? School enrollments are a good indicator of the vitality of a com-munity, and the vibrancy of any particular school is a by-product of daily eff orts of the community to make it so. In many respects, the quality of education in rural communities is better than that in larger urban centers because of the integral involvement of community members. We tend to seek and accept responsibility for our schools, because we un-derstand that we must. Th e best weapons for increas-ing school enrollments in a com-munity are: nurturing the best possible quality of life within each community (or region), en-suring economic development and diversifi cation, and encour-aging people to have and raise children in our rural centers. What are your strategies for attracting and retaining doc-tors to rural areas and keeping health facilities viable? In Drumheller we have been fortunate to be served by a rela-tively large number of highly qualifi ed doctors. Health care professionals are people too. Th ey value a high quality of life for themselves and their families. Given that, it would seem rea-sonable to expand on the strat-egies that have already proven successful (i.e. international re-cruitment initiatives and, mutu-

ally benefi cial, local partnership opportunities). Further, a po-tential new initiative that seems to hold promise is the gradual reimbursement of student loans for doctors who serve rural com-munities, over a period of time.If you are elected, what will the constituency look like in four years? What would you change? Citizens will feel better in-formed and more engaged with their provincial government. Th e citizens of our constituency will have a greater faith in the integrity of their MLA and their provincial government. Th ere will be a reduced emphasis on party politics and dogmatic ap-proaches to our problems. Th ere will be an increased respect for the rights and responsibilities of individual citizens, and individ-ual elected offi cials, and a focus on fi nding legitimate, innovative ways to address the challenges we face.

Jack HaydenIf there is a particular issue where the opinion of constitu-ents is in opposition to your party’s stance how would you vote? We are allowed free votes in our party on many issues, so I would hope that I would be convincing enough to allow our party to have a free vote on any-thing my constituents oppose. Quite frankly, I don’t think in fi ve years I have ever run into a situation where I was the least bit uncomfortable voting on an is-sue. If it comes right down to it if your party and its positions are in opposition to your constitu-ents, then it is time to get out of the business. Nobody sent me to Edmonton for my opinion, they sent me to Edmonton to commu-nicate their opinions.

With dropping enrollment in rural schools, what is your solu-tion to keeping schools vibrant and reassuring parents the quality of rural education is as good as urban areas? Rural education is as good (as urban areas). Our students’ achievement tests in rural Al-berta are right at the top with the province. Th e important thing is making sure our grant programs are put together in such a way they do no disadvantage rural students and by that I mean we are funding our to rural schools so their operations and mainte-nance is not coming out of front

line teaching jobs. What are your strategies for attracting and retaining doc-tors to rural areas and keeping health facilities viable? Our latest announcement is something I think people will be pleased with. We will pay the education costs for a young per-son to get their medical degree in exchange for them signing a contract to practice medicine in rural Alberta for 10 years. Get-ting a medical degree is hugely expensive so I think that is going to help us a great deal. Another thing we are doing (right here in Drumheller) is an internship program where young doctors, towards the end of their train-ing are given an opportunity to practice in a rural setting. We are getting about 70 per cent of those doctors choosing to place them-selves in rural settings so I think we are winning. Between com-munities and the province I think we are getting it right.If you are elected, what will the constituency look like in four years? What would you change? It is probably more what I would add than what I would change. Th ere are a number of schools that still need modern-ization done to them, I want to see that so we have better learn-ing environments. We have gone through our fi rst round of senior housing construction and been built fi ve new senior housing fa-cilities have in our constituency over the last four years, but al-ready we have some waiting lists. So one thing I would change is to get back to work with local com-munities and plan for the next round we are going to need with the baby boomers coming along and the increased number of se-niors we are going to have to deal with.

Aditya RaoIf there is a particular issue where the opinion of constitu-ents is in opposition to your party’s stance how would you vote? As the elected representative of the people of Drumheller-Stet-tler, my primary responsibility will be to represent my commu-nity.

With dropping enrollment in rural schools, what is your solu-tion to keeping schools vibrant and reassuring parents the quality of rural education is as good as urban areas? Schools in Drumheller-Stettler

are suff ering from inadequate funding and special needs stu-dents are being held back from succeeding by our government’s inability to prioritize. Th e NDP will work to end their misman-agement to ensure all young Al-bertans can succeed. We would work with rural school boards to attract teachers, increase en-rollment and prevent school clo-sures. In addition to implement-ing the Learning Commission’s report and reducing class sizes, the Alberta NDP would prohibit instructional fees to make school accessible and ensure adequate and stable funding for the next four years. Not only is our plan completely costed, but this is also only a snippet of our full educa-tion policy.What are your strategies to attracting and retaining doc-tors to rural areas and keeping health facilities viable? Th e Alberta NDP has a plan to make Alberta’s prosperity work for everyone by increasing the number of family doctors and nurses by working with medical and nursing schools to increase enrollment. To do that, the Al-berta NDP will provide incentives for graduates to work in Alberta, and will improve the process so that internationally educated professionals can work here. Th e Alberta NDP will also ensure ac-cess to quality healthcare in rural areas by regulating the minimum staff to patient ratios for all care-givers and medical staff . We will build and staff at least 1,500 more new long-term care beds within two years so that seniors get the care they need and hospital beds are available for those who need them. If you are elected, what will the constituency look like in four years? What would you change? If I’m elected, we will see the kind of change that will make Alberta’s prosperity work for everyone, not just the rich and powerful friends of the tories. In a province as rich as Alberta, in natural resources and human po-tential, everyone should be able to get high quality health care, a good education and fi rst rate public services. It’s all a matter of priorities. I represent the change that the people in Drumheller-Stettler, and indeed, Alberta, are looking for. As a young per-son from Drumheller, I provide a fresh perspective to politics. I have worked in the valley, I grad-uated from DCHS and I was an active member of the community there before I entered univer-sity and continue being an active member of the community here. My track record is that of com-mitment to social justice and a more fair and equitable province – a province where nobody is left behind.

Rick StrankmanIf there is a particular issue where the opinion of constitu-ents is in opposition to your party’s stance how would you vote? One of the things that attracted

me to the Wildrose Party is that it empowers MLAs to be true rep-resentatives of the people in their ridings and not just mouth pieces for the government by allowing free votes in the Legislature to allow them to properly represent their constituents. I would vote on behalf of my constituents as I believe I should do.

With dropping enrolment in rural schools, what is your solu-tion to keeping schools vibrant and reassuring parents the quality of rural education is as good as urban areas? We can achieve a high level of quality education by allowing lo-cal rural school boards to man-age the money and give them the authority needed to hire more teachers by providing boards with stable and predictable long-term education funding and granting them the authority to negotiate teachers’ salaries at the local level. Th e provincial gov-ernment currently spends more per capita than any other prov-ince on education. Th e problem is that hundreds of millions of these dollars are wasted and often mis-allocated by what has become a massive centralized bureaucracy at the Legislature which has been a recipe for disaster.What are your strategies for attracting and retaining doc-tors to rural areas and keeping health facilities viable? Work with doctors and their related professional organiza-tions to signifi cantly increase the number of residencies available to medical graduates. Establish a student loan forgiveness program that gradually forgives student loans incurred by graduates who remain in Alberta to practice a profession of high need (i.e. doc-tor, nurse, etc) over an extended period of time. Incentives will be strengthened further to encour-age health practitioners to prac-tice in more remote rural areas as well.If you are elected, what will the constituency look like in four years? What would you change? In the next four years it is my goal to start the process of hav-ing Property Rights entrenched in the Canadian Constitution with Danielle Smith playing a leading role in bringing the issue forward. I would also like to help bring true and comprehensive accountability to the Alberta government as the Wildrose Party has laid out in our Alber-ta Accountability Act, our fi fth pledge to Albertans.

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Richard Strankman…Wildrose candidate

Andrew Berdahl…Alberta Party candidate

Jack Hayden… Progressive Conservative

candidate

Aditya Rao…NDP candidate

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Advance polls opened in Drumheller yesterday, and the offi cial day to cast your ballot is Monday, April 23. Leading up to what could become a historical elec-tion, inSide Drumheller called on a few local prog-nosticators to give us their seat predictions. Just like the polls leading up to the election most agree it is go-ing to be close. “I predict we are going to have a woman premier,” chuckles Chris Bobra. A former Social Studies teacher and astute student of politics, he is giving the edge to the Wildrose Party. “Th is is going to be a clos-er one because of the very conservative policies of the Wildrose Party. If I go out on a limb it might be Dani-elle Smith becoming pre-mier. I don’t want to say it is

going to be a minority, but it is going to be close,” said Bobra. His count puts the Wil-drose with 44 seats, just enough to form govern-ment on the 87 seat legisla-ture. He pegs the Conserva-tives gaining 36 seats, and the Liberals gaining a cou-ple more than the NDP of the remaining seven seats. He says one of his con-cerns is not just the fi nal tally, but also how many Albertans are going to have their voice heard by voting. “I’d like to see 75 per cent of the people vote, but I don’t think so,” said Bobra. “People make lots of ex-cuses but there are plenty of chances to vote between the advanced poll and the regular polling day, but they won’t.” “A low turnout hinders everybody, it hinders ev-eryone who votes and it

hinders all the parties.” He also says it is unfortu-nate the senate election is getting so little coverage. Doug Wade ran to be the candidate for the Wildrose in the Drumheller-Stettler riding, and he sees a revo-lution afoot with a new ma-jority government. “I see 55 to 60 (seats for Wildrose). I think we will see some Liberals and some NDP, they are not going to get shut out, and the bal-ance will go to the Progres-

sive Conservatives,” said Wade. He feels the party has caught the people’s imagi-nation. “One is the positive things the Wildrose off ers, and an-other is the negative com-ing from the PC Party,” said Wade. “Th ey (the PCs) have been in for so long, people are looking for change, they are hungry for change.” John Sparling is also closely following the elec-tion and gives the edge to the Conservatives. I am going to say Con-servatives 45 and 36 for the Wildrose Party. I expect the Liberals to be wiped out… the remainder will go to the NDP.” He said the shift has come from the people’s desire for

change and it has been fu-elled by the media. “People are concerned about property issues, and people think the phrase ‘time for a change’ should be used now and then, and the media is promoting change.” He says both leaders are very capable. “I guess the question is do you vote for the party or do you vote for the per-son?” said Sparling, adding he has made his decision to vote for Jack Hayden. “Peo-ple are going to make that decision. In this instance I am voting for the person who is articulate, knowl-edgeable and I am going to vote for him because of his strengths.”

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PC 36 Liberal 4

NDP 3

John SParling…PC 45

Wildrose 36NDP 6

LIberal 0

Doug Wade…Wildrose 55

PC 32 Liberal 6 NDP 6

Prognosticators pick election winners


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SOWING SEEDS OUT DOORS Rule is two weeks after the last frost. Eve-ning temperatures should be above freez-ing for a little while otherwise the soil temp is going to be quite cool. I believe the soil temp should be about 65 F to 70 F before you plant too much. Selecting Seeds: Pick your spot that you are going to have your garden, then pick the seeds accordingly. Be aware of how much room the plants will take and how much room you have. Growing fl owers with your vegetables will usually increase your yield so keep that in mind. The fl owers could also be placed in pots so they could be moved around from time to time. The fl ower choice is usually annual fl owers because this will make fall clean up easier. If not you will have to go around the perennial batch with the culti-vator. For small spaces use the bush varieties that take up less room and can also be grown in containers if you are a patio gardener. The length of grow time is something else to be careful with. If you live in the Valley you will likely have anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks longer to grow stuff than the person who is exposed on top of the hills. With this in mind you will likely be able to seed directly into the ground a little sooner and you shouldn't get the frost as soon in the fall. 30 to 60 days is usually what look for when picking garden vegetable varieties if it needs more than that then you could try and start those inside ahead of time. Keep-

ing in mind anything that has been started in the house or green house should ide-ally have a few days of you putting them outside in the day time and moving them in for the night. This is called hardening off and will help the plants have a better chance when you do plop them in the ground. Plant the seeds as directed on the back of the package. Correct depth and some seeds don’t want to be or don’t have to be covered with soil. These instructions should be on the back of each package. Peas are one that can go into the ground sooner than anything else and seem to do just fi ne. The cool damp soil is okay for them, but take potatoes, they will rot if they are in the ground too long before we start to get some heat. Also keep in mind how many people you are planning on feeding when you plant a garden. Beans for example are heavy pro-ducers and you will not need as many of those as you will peas to feed the same amount of people. Do you plan on freez-ing, canning, giving away or just eating fresh? At last, keep in mind the companion plants and that you shouldn't keep plant-ing the same veggie in the same spot every year. Mix it up and move things around so the soil can recover from the heavy feeders and there will be less chance of fungus or diseases starting up in the soil.Happy Gardening Jackie If you have a question for Jackie, please email it to [email protected].

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OFFICIAL AGENT TELEPHONE NO. CAMPAIGN ADDRESS

ANDREW BERDAHLALBERTA PARTY

JACK HAYDENPROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE PARTY

ADITYA (ADI) RAOALBERTA NEW DEMOCRATS

CAM ROSETALBERTA LIBERAL PARTY

RICK STRANKMANWILDROSE

THOMAS W. DOOLEY(403) 822-2144

ROSS RAWLUSYK(403) 823-9792

MARY MCLEAN(780) 474-2415

PETER HAIGHT(780) 414-1124

GARY ALBERT WILYMAN(403) 436-0312

5635 HWY 10 EAST BOX 840 ROSEDALE, AB T0J 2V0

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10247 124 STREET EDMONTON, AB T5N 1P8

1313 2 AVENUE W DRUMHELLER, AB T0J 0Y2

For further information on the election please contact DOREEN NIXON, Returning Officer, at 5010 51 STREET STETTLER, or by phone at (403) 740-7271.

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OFFICIAL AGENTTELEPHONE NO.

CAMPAIGN ADDRESS

DOUG BLACK

PROGRESSIVE

CONSERVATIVE PARTY

KRIS MATTHEWS

(403) 229-0066

804, 322 11 AVENUE SW

CALGARY, AB T2R 0C5

LEN BRACKO

INDEPENDENT

BARB BRACKO

(780) 218-4475

10, 4 HERITAGE WAY

ST. ALBERT, AB T8N 6W3

PERRY CHAHAL

INDEPENDENT

BILL CHAHAL

(780) 887-4973

PO BOX 65512

HOLLICK KENYON ROAD

EDMONTON, AB T5Y 0M5

WILLIAM EXELBY

INDEPENDENT

RUSSELL ANTHONY RIMER

(780) 401-7355

150, 10908

106 AVENUE NW

EDMONTON, AB T5H 3Z7

DAVID FLETCHER

INDEPENDENT

LAURIE R. FLETCHER

(780) 497-0680

9923 51 AVENUE NW

EDMONTON, AB T6E 0A8

PAUL FRANK

INDEPENDENT

STEPHEN KWONG

(403) 466-8888

120 PANATELLA

MANOR NW

CALGARY, AB T3K 0A7

RAYMOND GERMAIN

WILDROSE

RUSS LYSTER

(780) 809-2931

PO BOX 64193

5628 4 STREET NW

CALGARY, AB T2K 6J0


OFFICIAL AGENTTELEPHONE NO.

CAMPAIGN ADDRESS

ROB GREGORY

WILDROSE

RUSS LYSTER

(780) 809-2931

PO BOX 64193

5628 4 STREET NW

CALGARY, AB T2K 6J0

ELIZABETH JOHANNSON

EVERGREEN PARTY

OF ALBERTA

PAUL WALLACE

(780) 802-1992

7523 112 AVENUE NW

EDMONTON, AB T5B 0E4

VITOR MARCIANO

WILDROSE

RUSS LYSTER

(780) 809-2931

PO BOX 64193

5628 4 STREET NW

CALGARY, AB T2K 6J0

MIKE SHAIKH

PROGRESSIVE

CONSERVATIVE PARTY

CHRISTOPHER GHAZOULY

(403) 860-6453

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Th e Drumheller RCMP have announced their top priorities for the next year in their annual performance plan. Th e plan was devel-oped through consultation with residents, groups, and RCMP staff . Th e RCMP will focus on distracted driving, fraud, and property crime. Drugs and impaired driving are always priorities for the RCMP. “Th ere are a number of concerns that are always a high priority for us,” said Staff Sergeant Art Hopkins. “Th ey’re things that are al-ways aff ecting the commu-nity, they never come off our areas of concern. Th e annual performance plan is for areas when we have ex-tra time or resources we can focus those energies,” Th e number of fraud in-vestigations have remained the same compared to the previous year, but as Staff Sergeant Hopkins notes, the number of attempts have risen dramatically. “Th e area I feel is the fast-est growing crime is fraud, generally associated with computers,” said Staff Ser-geant Hopkins. “Most of those crimes, because of the internet, are coming from out of the province or coun-try.” Th e growth in fraud is coming primarily from the internet. For example, resi-dents may receive emails re-questing money or personal information. Most fraud, however,

is hard to resolve and so-cial media is making fraud easier. Th e RCMP will be making an eff ort to educate residents on what kinds of scams are out there and how best to avoid them. “Most of those crimes we can’t solve, the most eff ec-tive way to stop them is to make people aware of them,” said Staff Sergeant Hopkins. Th e last priority for the RCMP over the next year is property crime, with a focus more specifi cally on homes. Examples include mischief, damage, or disturbances. Distracted driving was highlighted, because after the initial reduction seen after the introduction of the new distracted driving law, there has been a steady increase over the past two months. “It was felt by us and the policing committee that we should try to make the area safer in regards to distracted driving,” said Staff Sergeant Hopkins. Th e distracted driving law, which came into eff ect last year and has it’s beginnings in Drumheller, resulted in a dramatic decrease initially. However, Staff Sergeant ex-plained that the number of incidents has been increas-ing. “It was obvious people weren’t using their cell phones as much. Th ey were pulling over and stopping on the side of the road to make calls,” said Hopkins. “It had a drastic decrease, but it’s come back. We’re going to make an eff ort to have increased enforcement

and education in that area.” Staff Sergeant Hopkins explained that 90 per cent of accidents have a component of distracted driving and 30 per cent are directly caused by distraction. Last year saw a large de-crease in the number of

traffi c accidents (from 284 to 205). Some of the fac-tors that may have resulted in the drop include the mild winter, increased RCMP visibility, and the initial de-crease in distracted driving. Hands free devices are available and Staff Sergeant

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in the minority as far as my interpretation goes. To be fair, I will say that everyone else enjoyed the books with the fast-paced writing style that intrigues the reader and holds their attention. One disturbing review I read stated, “I particularly loved the violence.” For me, I simply could not get past the idea of good people killing other good people, simply for sport and entertainment. I can’t imagine watching a reality show like “Amazing Race” or “Survivor” where the idea is kill or be killed. In the book, there are 12 boys and 12 girls chosen by lottery from the 12 districts of a fi ctitious country called Panem. The Capitol sends a message each year following a previously failed rebellion. This is now a reminder, a type of punishment, as well as great entertainment for the masses. The entire nation is required to view the production, which would mean families sit through the violent deaths of their own children. These people range in age from 12 to 18 and must hunt down one another until only one survivor remains to take the wealth and fame back to their district. Everyone is safe for another year until the games begin once again. Daily life throughout the year is not without fear while under the control of the Capitol at all times. Rebellion against the Capitol results in one’s tongue being cut out. To avoid starvation a person must make the sacrifi ce of putting another ballot with their child’s name into the annual lottery. The games are held in a fabricated arena in which the elements are controlled according to the blood-thirst of the audience. The tributes are also trying to survive by acquiring food and water and avoiding predators besides the human ones. I don’t like the idea of the reader feeling satisfaction every time there is a death in order that the protagonist comes out the winner. Being juvenile fi ction, I wonder how many kids put their conscience on hold while cheering on the human hunt. As part of the television sensation, there is a viewing of the faces of the latest victim in the games. I found this haunting because the writer is very descriptive and you feel very drawn in. Perhaps one positive note is that the main character, a 16-year old female, might be portrayed as a role model for girls to be empowered and resourceful and not feel the need to be protected or dominated by males. I dread the thought of the prospect of video games coming out now after all the hype over this movie and book set. And then I go on to worry about the type of kids who get drawn into these scenarios to have them become a reality. While researching the author and the story, possibly trying to fi nd a way to justify my bad reaction to the book, I found an interesting note. Apparently the story was loosely inspired by the ancient Greek myth about King Minos and Poseidon, the god of the sea. In this story, seven men and seven women, chosen by lottery, battle the Minotaur in the gigantic, dark labyrinth. I might add that I do enjoy murder mysteries and that sort of fascination. To me, it is different in that the murderer is always portrayed as a bad or ill person leaving you sad for the victim and revengeful towards the murderer, who normally pays for his crime in the end. In this book I was sad for everyone, but I don’t know how many young readers would be. This is only the second book I’ve read that had me unsettled for the entire time I was reading it. Fortunately, we live in a world where we are all entitled to our opinions. I suppose I should stick to the lighter books I know I will enjoy.

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Artistic Director Mor-ris Ertman refers to the nutty Bain sisters; Jane Bain (Heather Pattengale) and Annie Bain (Alysa Van Haas-tert), as two of Rosebud Th e-atre’s most alive and sponta-neous actors. After witnessing their on-stage chemistry evolve as best friends in Rosebud’s Queen Milli of Galt in 2011, Ertman cast them in $38,000 for a Friendly Face. Written by Northern On-tario playwright, Kristin Shepherd, $38,000 for a Friendly Face is a story about two estranged sisters whose mom (Bronwyn Bain) emo-tionally abandoned them while they were still very young. Years later, they meet at the funeral home that is taking care of their mom’s fi -nal wishes. Th e wishes themselves are as bizarre as the characters in the play. Bronwyn Bain wants to be buried in two cardboard boxes. And the only thing that she had left behind for her daughters was a purse containing the clues to her true feelings for them. As the play evolves, we learn that the two sisters are as ‘nutty' as their mom. Th ey live four and a half blocks from each other, yet they have not seen one an-other in two years.

Th at’s how we meet the two sisters in the play - as they resume their sister fi ght right where they left off the last time they saw each other. Pattengale plays Jane Bain, the older, more ‘responsible’ passive aggressive ‘volcano’ of a sister who, like many older siblings feels the need to correct her younger fam-ily member. However, Annie Bain is everything her older sister is not. She’s the viva-cious and reckless younger

Amazon-like sister who has no clue how to dress appro-priately for her mother’s fu-neral. Surprisingly, in the end, these two opposite ‘misfi ts’ rekindle their relationship and bond as sisters. “I paired Pattengale and Van Haastert again because they are so spontaneous, so willing to go to crazy places because of the trust they have for each other as actors and as friends. You can’t simply order up this type of chemis-try off a menu - it just exists,” said Ertman. “And when two attractive young women like Pattengale and Van Haastert become unglued on stage, it’s like watching the kind of hu-mour one would fi nd in the likes of the Th ree Stooges. And because they are such fi nely tuned, and emotion-ally charged actors, they are able to take audiences with them into fi ts of laughter or to be more refl ective and even bringing them to tears. Combine, these two actors are absolute magic.” While in Rosebud, Ertman encourages theatregoers to see both Rosebud Th eatre’s $38,000 for a Friendly Face and the Rosebud School of the Arts student production, Arthur Miller’s Th e Crucible, on the same day. Th e Cru-cible plays until April 28 at 4:30 PM Th ursday-Saturday at the Rosebud Studio Stage.


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Saturday, April 28, Drumheller: Farmers’ Market starts. 9:30 am - 1:00 p.m., Greentree Mall.Sat. & Sun., May 5 & 6, East Coulee: May Day Miners’ Festival. Miners’ March, Outhouse Games, Joe Vickers, Maria Dunn and more! www.atlascoalmin.ab.ca 403-822-2220.Saturday, May 12, East Coulee: SpringFest 2012. Celebrate with us. 4 stages, 33 bands. Don’t miss the fun in the Coulee! Tickets available at Riverside Value Drug Mart, Shoppers Drug Mart, East Coulee Hotel & Tavern or www.ecsmuseum.caSaturday, May 12, Verdant Valley: The Verdant Valley & Dorcas Women’s Institute is celebrat-ing 100 years and you are invited for a stroll down memory lane! 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Verdant Valley Hall.Wednesday Afternoon: KidsClub After School Program. 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Drumheller Church of the Nazarene. 627 6 Street East 403-823-7020 for information.

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Canada’s largest appraiser and buyer of silver coins and gold estate jewelry has uncovered a massive collection of gold and silver during their current stop in Kelowna.

The Canadian Treasures Road Show four day stop in Kelowna this week was nothing out of the ordinary with local folks coming into the show selling their silver and gold coins and unwanted or unused gold jewelry.

People usually have a few hundred dollars coming to them from the sale of their items reports Road Show manager Amy Luccianio however we were in shock when a gentleman walked into the show with a dolly loaded with three card board boxes full of silver and gold coins.

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For thirty some years Papa would come home each day and put the few coins in a glass jar and over the years the collection turned into hundreds of jars of silver coins.

I can clearly remember my grand father saying some day we will be rich, rich, rich when I sell my coins and then he would break into a big belly laugh that would rattle the dishes in grammas china cabinet.

Papa never did cash in his coins however he spent many a night picking out what he thought would some day become rare or collector coins and would tell me some day this coin or that coin would be worth a fortune.

My grand father passed on many years ago and left his collection to my sister and I.

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They also uncovered one half ounce gold coin and seven ¼ ounce gold coins.

The gold coins we decided to keep and give to our grand children however as none of our children or grandchildren have an interest in coin collecting we decided to sell the baulk of Papas collection as they were worth many times their face value as the price of silver is at world record highs

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(l-r) Joshua Church won the John and Lavina Edwards Memorial Scholarship for the National Anthem, Taylor Kluck won the Ruth Hil-born Trophy for recital, Susanne Sevcik won the Alison Jensen Me-morial Trophy and Vera Marchuk Memorial Scholarship, and Mesha Olsen won the Currie Plaque.

(l-r) Brooklyn Davidson won the Ross Ferby Scholarship for piano re-cital class Plan 1 and 2, Emily Fletcher won the Ross Ferby Schol-arship for piano solo Plan 2, Liam Lewandowski won the Florence Sheddy Memorial Plaque, Cassidy Reinhardt won Class Award 3 and Grace Currie won Class Award 2.

Piano Awards(l-r) Eric, Katie and Laura Jensen won the Krabsen scholarship for piano duets and trios, 16 and under and the Winona Sibbald Trophy and Scholarship.

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April 20 is a historic day in many respects. On this day in 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil well exploded, the beginning of the BP oil spill disaster. Apollo 16 landed on the moon in 1972, the second last manned mission to the moon. In counterculture circles, the day, also known as 4/20, is sig-nifi cant in another way. Today has become a coun-terculture holiday to celebrate cannabis and advocate it’s de-criminalization for recreational purposes. Th e Drumheller RCMP are using the day as a counter to the counterculture holiday and are educating residents about can-nabis possession, use, and it’s consequences. “It comes down to quite a few people are misinformed about marijuana,” said Staff Sergeant Art Hopkins. Hopkins cites the belief that marijuana isn't as harmful as op-posed to alcohol as part of the misinformation. However, Hopkins notes there are quite a few harmful aspects of the use of cannabis. “Th ere’s the organized crime component, the health issues, and a charge of possession of marijuana has far reaching con-sequences,” said Hopkins. Cannabis produced in Canada is often sold internationally, sold for cash, guns, other illicit drugs such as cocaine. For the health implications, smoking cannabis exposes the user to 2000 diff erent chemicals and signifi cant levels of carbon monoxide. Some of the negative side eff ects include airway dam-age, lung infl ammation, acute and chronic bronchitis, and an increased risk of developing psychological disorders.

Being a hallucinogen, canna-bis aff ects reaction time, depth perception, lane positioning, co-ordination, and causes delayed responses. Basically, usage can impair driving, an off ence under the criminal code. Possession of marijuana is an off ence under Section 4(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act. If found with 30 grams or less (capable of making 84-140 joints) the result under the act is a Summary Conviction Off ence.

“For our closest neighbour, the United States, if you are con-victed of possession they don’t care what the penalty was. You are deemed to be a persona non grata, they don’t want you in,” said Hopkins. Essentially, a conviction can limit options, such as travel or working abroad. “It’s a phenomenal risk...there’s so much that to make a decision to use it, people should be informed,” said Hopkins


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As warmer weather creeps in, many neighbourhoods are also seeing critters creeping in. Sightings of urban wildlife in the community abound. Valley residents in many neighbour-hoods are regularly seeing deer and coyotes wandering around. Fish and Wildlife offi cer Byron Jensen said they have been re-ceiving reports this spring. “I think we have been get-ting more calls, I think there is a coyote or two even denning in town,” said Jensen. “It can cause a situation where the parents are at their den and if you happen to go walking by with your dog, the coyotes are going to be fairly protective of their den. We had a call like that down by the high school. Once their pups are up and weaned, everything is good.” He said they received a sight-ing of about six coyotes on the north side of the Red Deer River near the Riverside area. He said this was just before the winter ice

broke up and estimates the coy-otes have since disbursed. Byron also told inSide Drum-heller last week Fish and Wildlife received its fi rst cougar sighting call this season in the area near Bankview and the south hill. “Th ere have certainly been some sightings in that area once or twice before,” said Jensen. He said while often seeing wildlife in town can cause con-cern, most of these animals are not particularly aggressive to-ward humans and prefer to stay away from most human activity. Th ey may be more aggressive to-ward pets. “If you don’t want coyotes in the area, you certainly don’t leave dog food around or garbage open. Th at is what attracts bears, coyotes or raccoons because they are opportunistic feeders,” he said. He said he has heard of some strange sightings, especially in the winter when food is more scarce. Everything from coyotes raiding compost piles to climbing

trees to eat frozen crab apples. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) off ers more tips on living with urban wildlife and reducing risks associated with coexisting with wild ani-mals. Th is includes keeping dogs on leashes and cats indoors, and to never approach or feed wild-life. Closing off sheltered areas such as under decks and patios can help discourage animals from taking up residence and teaching children about wildlife is impor-tant. According to SRD’s website removing coyotes from urban areas is often unsuccessful. Th e best way to control contact with coyotes is adverse conditioning, so the animals don’t get used to humans. Th is involves mak-ing encounters unpleasant for the animals. Th is includes mak-ing yourself look big, yelling and waving hands or even throwing rocks.

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Late in 2011, the Responsible Pet Owner-ship Bylaw was presented to the Drumhell-er Town Council and, after releasing the contents, some residents were concerned over the changes it proposed. Since mid December the draft has been on the back burner. Town Councillors, administration, and the Drumheller and District Humane Society have been re-searching what bylaw would fi t the needs of Drumheller. On April 2, the draft was again discussed at the Committee of the Whole meeting. “Right now, we’re taking stock of all the feedback we received from Council and the public,” said Paul Salvatore, Director of Community Services. “We’ll be making changes to refl ect the desire of community and direction of Council.” Two changes suggested by the Humane Society and residents, were removing the requirement that cats must have a collar. Instead, cats would have either a tattoo or microchip. Th e Town is investigating the equipment needed to implant and read mi-crochips. Also, the language regarding dogs in yards was clarifi ed. If a dog is in a fenced yard it does not have to be a metre away from the property line. Some residents had interpreted the original to mean that dogs must always be tethered, regardless of the presence of a fence. In the debate over the bylaw, cats are at the epicentre of the issues. Roughly 70 per cent of animal control costs are due to cats. At this time, cats are not required to be registered with the Town, however pro-posed bylaw would change that. One of the central issues is whether cats should be registered annually or have a lifetime registration. From there, should cat registration between indoor and out-

door. At one end, some, such as Councillor Jay Garbutt, argue that dogs and cats must be treated equally. Dog owners currently pay a yearly fee, therefore so should cat own-ers. At the other end, it is argued that the by-law is meant to generate revenue and that cats needn’t be registered, or at least have a one-time fee, a view held by Councillor Doug Stanford. “It’s really the crux of the whole decision. We need defi nition to move forward,” said Salvatore. “If you have an annual fee you can recover the costs more easily. Th e log-ic behind having dog and cat owners pay a yearly fee is so that taxpayers don’t have to subsidize that whole program [of animal control.” Th ere was also worry that, depending on the rules in the bylaw, that there could be widespread non compliance. For example, residents may be more willing to register should there be a lifetime fee. Th e benefi t of registering to the owner is that should their animal become lost, it could be returned quickly. For example, even an indoor cat could get out of the house and registration would help bring the cat home faster. Th e bylaw draft is far from fi nalized. Ad-ministration is taking the comments from Council and the public and revising the draft. Th e ultimate goal of the bylaw re-mains the same. “Overall, with any changes that we make is that it will result in a more responsible animal owner,” said Salvatore. “Th ere are a lot diff erent options in front of us to get there.” For the original draft of the bylaw, visit https://drumheller.civicweb.net/Docu-ments/DocumentList.aspx?ID=6251 and view the agenda from the November 28, 2011 meeting of the Committee of the

The draft of the Responsible Pet Owners bylaw was back on the agenda for the meeting of the Com-mittee of the Whole on April 2 after four months of research by councillors, administration, and the Drumheller and District Humane Society. A change

is that cats no longer would need a collar and would instead be tattooed or microchipped. The draft is far from fi nal. Council and administration continue to work towards a solution that would be best for Drumheller.


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Curtis Lapierre, Drum-heller Valley Secondary School principal, is shoot-ing to expand the school’s already powerhouse ath-letic program. It is hoped that come September junior high stu-dents will be able to sign up for a new hockey program, meant to develop the skills needed to play and coach the game. In the February 1 edition of Th e Drumheller Mail, it was reported that Lapi-erre was looking for inter-ested high school students. Roughly 20 responses were needed to get the program skating.

However, the proposed high school program is now on ice. Lapierre re-ceived only 9 responses. “Th at wasn’t adequate enough to build a program with, so I decided to change directions. I think we need to build the program from the ground up,” said Lapi-erre. Th e potential hockey skills program is now be-ing targeted for junior high

students. So far, Lapierre has had 18 students express interest in the program. Th e number means the possibility of implement-ing the program will be investigated as soon as the school budget is completed in mid-May. From there, Lapierre explained, a signifi cant change would be needed to accommodate hockey. “To make it work, I’ll have to create an entirely new timetable to accom-modate this,” said Lapierre. Basically the option peri-ods for Grades 7-9 would need to be aligned so they are all in the same block. Th e hockey program is being built as a skills de-velopment course. Stu-dents would learn the skills needed to play the game, leadership, and coaching. Lapierre had been in-spired by the successful programs in Strathmore and Th ree Hills and feels, considering the school’s strong athletic back-ground, a hockey program would be a success. With the interest thus far, Lapierre is moving for-ward. “I’m going to step for-ward in trying to make it work at this point so we can have a program come September,” said Lapierre. For more information visit www.dchs.ca or call Lapierre at 403-823-5171.


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The Badlands Community Facility operates from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and offers a variety of activities in a fitness and wellness centre, a fitness studio, an indoor running track, a community library, a child play area, a Cultural Centre including an art gallery and art studios to display our regional history, a Field house which includes a full size indoor soccer/ lacrosse facility, a community facility/ banquet hall with a fully equipped servery, as well as a main floor food service facility.

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was received. Eighteen junior high students have expressed interest. After the DVSS budget is fi nal-ized, work will begin on creating the program.


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Th e Badlands Raptors lacrosse teams hit the fi eld this past week-end for their fi rst games of the 2012 season. All of the teams were away, but many will be giv-ing residents their fi rst look of the season at the Drumheller Memorial Arena this weekend. On April 16 and 17, the ice was cleared at the arena to make way for the arrival of lacrosse. Th e Raptors are fresh of last weekend where they participated in the Central Alberta Lacrosse League Eye Opener tournament. Th is weekend, the Novice B1 Raptors have a full schedule. Today, starting at 6:30 p.m., the

team will be up against the Stet-tler Th under in Stettler. Th e fol-lowing day, at 11 a.m., Novice B1 team will be playing their home opener against the Red Deer Chiefs B2 team. Th e Novice B2 Raptors, who were formed when enough play-ers signed up to warrant two teams, will follow right after the Novice B1’s at noon against the Didsbury Chargers. Th e Pee Wee Raptors will have their home opener on Sunday, April 22, at 11:45 a.m. Th e team will be hosting the Red Deer Chiefs B1 team. Th e Bantam Raptors had a suc-cessful weekend in Red Deer. On Saturday, April 14, the team faced

the Lacoka Locos and battled to a 2-2 fi nish. Th e team then won against the Red Deer Chiefs 3-2. Th e team will be looking to continuing that success starting tonight. At 6:30 p.m. tonight, the Olds Stingers are coming to town. On Saturday, at 9 a.m., the Innisfail Phantom will fl oat into town. Th e Midget Raptors will be following the Bantam’s tonight, facing the Olds Stingers at 8 p.m. Th e team gets a break on Satur-day, but hits the road on Sun-day, playing the Stingers again at 12:30 p.m. For more information about Badlands Lacrosse, check out www.badlandslacrosse.com.


A Drumheller native is tak-ing a swing at the popular sport of mixed martial arts. Andrew Kloot has recently stepped into the ring and came out the victor. On Saturday, April 14, Kloot travelled to Trail, British Colum-bia, for his fi rst MMA fi ght. “I was extremely nervous. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions the day before a fi ght. You don’t know what’s going to happen. It’s some-thing you have to work through and prepare for,” said Kloot. “I wasn’t worried about getting hurt. I was worried about letting my coach and family down.” Th e match was decided in one minute and one second, with Kloot winning using a triangle choke hold. Kloot received four stitches over his eye after the fi ght. “Th e bell rang and I came out swinging. I didn’t mean to do that, I wanted to focus on clean striking. I kept swinging for the fences and then my opponent was forced to take me down. From there, I used my jujitsu to get him in a triangle choke and choked him out,” explained Kloot.

Matches are decided on a points system based on landed hits, control of the other fi ghter, and aggressiveness. Kloot’s parents made the trek to see their son’s fi rst offi cial fi ght. “My dad is excited for me, he loves it, but my mom is not the biggest fan,” said Kloot. Kloot fi rst got interested in MMA after watching the sport on TV and began to pursue it while attending Mount Royal University in Calgary. “Basically, I used to watch it on TV and was always interested in giving it a try,” said Kloot. “When I came to Mount Royal, I took kicking boxing classes and then a MMA club started.” Th ere, Kloot learned the basic skills in MMA and kick boxing. He was then told of Brian Daniel Bird, a MMA coach, and decid-ed to take things a step further. Now, Kloot trains at Champions Creed. Aside from interesting, the sport has a fi tness aspect. “Th e sport is a great way to stay in shape, people like it just for that reason,” said Kloot. Prior to going to Mount Royal, Kloot had done little martial arts, citing only taking a little karate

when he was a child. When he was a bit older Kloot played football at Drumheller Composite High School and mi-nor hockey for four years. Not only does Kloot do MMA, he has been active in both kick-boxing and jujitsu circles. Kloot participated in two kickboxing circles and won one gold and a silver. In fi ve jujitsu tournaments, Kloot won four golds and a silver. He hasn’t scheduled another fi ght yet, but hopes to do another by the end of the year. Kloot is hoping to one day go profession-al. “I would eventually like to go professional, not necessarily as a career, but to step up with the competition,” said Kloot. “I’d like to get one or two pro fi ghts in be-fore I hang the gloves up.”


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Drumheller man steps in the ring in fi rst MMA bout

The Drumheller Memorial Arena has been transformed in anticipa-tion of lacrosse teams playing their home openers this weekend. The teams have just come off the Eye Opener tournament in Red Deer and will begin regular season play. For more information on lacrosse in Drumheller, visit www.badlandslacrosse.com.


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Andrew Kloot celebrates after winning his fi rst offi cial mixed martial arts fi ght in Trail, British Columbia, on Saturday, April 14. Kloot developed a passion for MMA after avidly watching the sport on TV and participating in the MMA club at Mount Royal University.

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Moose Jaw Warriors play Edmonton Oil Kings for WHL Conference Final


While the ice has already been lifted from the Drum-heller Memorial Arena, a Drumheller hockey player is enjoying the playoff thrill, so far into the third round. Shayne Gwinner is in his fi rst year with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the WHL. Th e Warriors just swept the Medi-cine Hat Tigers and this Friday starts its series with Edmon-ton Oil Kings. Th is is the East-ern Conference Champion-ship. If they win they go on to play the winner of the Tri-City Americans or the Portland Winterhawks for the champi-onship. “Th e playoff s is what it is all about, it's so exciting, every-thing changes,” said Gwinner.

Th e seventeen year old, son of Randy and Elin, has been having a great rookie season. In December of last year he was named as one of the top 20 skaters in the WHL, in the NHL Preliminary Ranking, and played in 51 games. In the playoff s he has made some contributions, however he says now with the return of the team’s top line defen-seman, Morgan Reilly to the roster, he expects to see some of his ice time curtailed. How-ever, he says depending on in-juries and performance as the playoff s continue, he may get back into regular rotation. Tonight the Edmonton-Moose Jaw series begins in Edmonton. Shayne says his dad will be coming up to watch. So far this season the Warriors are 2-1-1 versus the Oil Kings. “Th e third round is pretty good, most rookies don’t get this far,” said Gwinner.


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Tournament declares queen of CatanTwenty-four residents took a trip to the fi ctional island of Catan this past weekend. On Sunday, April 15, Cafe Ole and The Brick hosted a tournament to fi nd the ruler of the board game Settlers of Catan. Six games of four players were played continually and after the grueling quest to conquer the land, Nancy Stevenson emerged as the Queen of Catan. Ray Berdahl came in second place and Steven Peterson was third. Players from Calgary, Airdrie, Red Deer, Hesketh, and Han-na joined local players. Stettlers of Catan is a strategy board game where the player's goal is to rule Catan by expanding their empire. submitted photo

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