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Th e purpose of the March 3 public meeting is to allow all members of the Benalto community and neighbouring communities, an opportunity to discuss aspects of the school’s current operations and how these would be impacted if Benalto School were to close. Th is information will then be submitted for consideration at the regular meeting of the Chinook’s Edge Board of Education on April 6, at which time the Board will make a fi nal decision regarding the future of Benalto School.

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Motorists reminded to‘Stop on red - kids ahead’

Flashing red lights on a school bus are not merely a suggestion for motorists to stop – it is the law in Sylvan Lake.

Unlike larger cities such as Red Deer, Edmonton or Calgary who have ceased utilization of fl ashing red lights on school buses – the vast majority of towns and rural locations rely heavily on the system for safety of their students.

Jim Wyatt, Safety and Loss Prevention Supervisor for Prairie Bus Lines – the company who provides transportation to students of Chinook’s Edge School

Division students in Sylvan Lake, explained on any given morning or afternoon there are approximately 30 busses transporting stu-dents to and from schools in the area.

He explained their bus drivers report incidents of motorists not stopping for the fl ashing red lights almost daily.

Recently Wyatt and Prairie Bus Lines launched the ‘Stop on red, kids ahead’ campaign – an educational initiative to address the rising concern for safety.

“I don’t know whether people just don’t realize they have to stop or if they are just in that much of a hurry – it could even be an

SAFETY FIRST - A group of students crosses Highway 20 after school. The area where the students cross is often problematic for bus drivers. Motorists are reminded to stop when they see fl ashing red lights on a school bus. Jenna Swan/Sylvan Lake News

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attentiveness issue,” said Wyatt. “A place like Sylvan Lake, especially in the sum-mer months, attracts people from these communities [that don’t utilize fl ashing red lights on school busses] – so it could be an issue of motorists visiting from those places who don’t know what the fl ashing red lights mean.”

Wyatt noted there are a number of known prob-

lematic areas within Sylvan Lake where school bus drivers repeatedly report people not stopping for the fl ashing red lights.

Highway 20 continues to be an issue for Prairie Bus Line drivers, as well as 50 St. between 34 Ave. and 39 Ave.

“In reality it only takes a few seconds out of your day to stop for a school bus - the consequences of not stop-ping for the red lights can last a life time,” said Wyatt.

Not stopping for a school bus with fl ashing red lights on can land motorists a hefty fi ne of $543 and will cost the driver six demerits on their driver’s license.

Traffi c travelling both di-rections on the road must stop when a school bus has activated their fl ashing red lights. The only time a motorist wouldn’t have to stop is if the highway was divided by a median.

If you witness some one not stopping for a school bus, Prairie Bus Lines asks that you contact the Sylvan Lake RCMP with as much in-formation as possible, such as the vehicle’s license plate number, make and model of the vehicle, the date and time of the incident, as well as a description of the driver.

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Fentanyl overdose prevention kits available in Sylvan Lake

If a drug user overdoses on an opioid such as fentanyl or heroine in a town where there is no urgent care facil-ity – do they stand a chance of surviving?

A number of years ago, the answer to that question may have been no. However, following a recent provin-cial initiative to make the opioid overdose prevention drug, known as Naloxone, available at pharmacies in rural locations opioid users facing an overdose may now have a larger time window to gain access to emergency services.

The take home Naloxone kits, which can be obtained at both Shopper’s Drug Marts in Sylvan Lake, are available with a prescription from a pharmacist or doctor and act on the body’s central nervous system by stopping

the receptors in your brain from being able to absorb any more opioids. Opioids can include drugs such Fentanyl, heroine or Oxycotin.

The provincial government in partnership with Alberta Health Services (AHS) saw the need to address rising rates in Fentanyl deaths fol-lowing staggering statistics released by AHS. 2016 saw fentanyl related overdoses in Alberta jump to 104 in 2014 to 272 in 2015. 35 of the reported incidents were in the AHS Central Zone, which Sylvan Lake is located in.

The take home Naloxone kits were fi rst made available in urban centres and have proved to be successful in areas such as Red Deer.

Executive Director of the Central Alberta AIDS Network Society (CAANS), Jennifer Vanderschaege stat-ed they have handed out over 250 Naloxone kits since the programs start date in

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE - Take home Naloxone kits, used to counteract an opioid overdose, can now be obtained with a prescription at Shoppers Drug Mart in Sylvan Lake. The kits contain two doses of Naloxone and were funded by the provincial government following a high number of Fentanyl overdoses in 2015. Jenna Swan/Sylvan Lake News


July of 2015 with multiple people have reported suc-cessful overdose prevention back to the organization.

The free kits have since been made available in rural locations through pharma-cies and include two doses of the overdose prevention drug, syringes and various other items that are needed when administering.

Todd Prochnau, pharmacist and owner of both Shopper’s Drug Marts in Sylvan Lake where the kits are avail-able, said they have not yet handed any out in Sylvan Lake, but believe they are a valuable tool considering the urgent care situation.

“If someone comes upon some one who overdoses and they are fi ve minutes from the hospital then they have a much better chance of surviving than if they are 30 minutes or an hour,” explained Prochnau. “That’s where the Naloxone kit can bridge that gap – if someone is an hour from the hospital, that Naloxone kit can buy them the time and that’s why they are so important in rural Alberta.”

Pharmacies have to opt into the take home Naloxone project, with Prochnau hav-ing to take a course as the owner of a pharmacy, in order to be an autho-rized carrier with all of the pharmacists employed at

Shopper’s in Sylvan Lake also having been required to take a course in order to prescribe Naloxone.

“For me it was an easy decision,” said Prochnau on the decision to carry the kits. “The take home Naloxone kits are really all about harm reduction – ultimately, we know people are using fentanyl and other opioids and putting themselves at risk for overdose so having these tools available in phar-macies could potentially be life saving if they use it and they have it when they fi nd themselves in that type of situation.”

Both Vanderschaege and Prochnau emphasized the most important factor with Naloxone is to never use drugs alone. If some one is overdosing on an opioid they will likely be uncon-

scious, therefore in order for Naloxone to be administered the person they are with must inject them.

If some one is not over-dosing and they receive a dose of Naloxone there are no negative side affects and the over dose prevention tool can’t be used to get high.

Currently Naloxone can be prescribed to a person who admits to being a opioid

user, versus a concerned loved one, friend or family member having it on hand in case they see their loved one overdosing. Prochnau added he would like to see this factor change as it is often the user’s loved ones who would like to have the overdose prevention tool on hand and be trained to use it.

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Sylvan Lake LegionDear editor,I would like to share with the town what

a lovely night I had at the Sylvan Lake Legion. It was a regular General Meeting of the Branch’s General Membership. What was really special to me was how much regard was paid to tradition and how well organized they were. I have always appre-ciated tradition. It was touching to take a few minutes to remember the fallen and living heroes outside of Remembrance Day. I think now more than ever it is important to bridge the gap and help the community learn more about the Legion and the men and women who help keep this wonderful establishment running.

I think with everything currently going on in the world it has made me appreciate more than ever the fact I was born into a free country that supports freedom and equal rights for all races, religions and women. I can’t imagine what it would be like to see my husband or brother leaving to fi ght in a World War. We have Canadian soldiers who we honor on special occa-sions but does our younger generation really understand the commitment in-volved by our soldiers and their families. The Legion is not just a place to honor the past but a place for those who served to get together and enjoy living. There

was so much energy in the room it was a place I wanted to bring my family to. I am 44…shhh with three young children. I must say I had no idea until this week the Legion was such a family friendly organization. While at the Legion watch-ing my mother being invested as Legion Secretary, I had a chance to learn more about all the Legion has to offer. I was very surprised to learn that there was an open door policy and all

are welcome. I always thought it was for members only. I think many people my age and younger really don’t have a clear understanding of what the Legion offers. They have events all year round like din-ers and St.Patricks Green beer evening. They encourage family’s with children to visit. They have a lovey hall available for community rentals and the list goes on. I am looking forward to learning more about my Local Legion 212 and what all they offer the community. I didn’t imag-ine I would be joining; but I am excited to do so after visiting and seeing what a great opportunity there is to meet some local heroes in my community. Check out the Sylvan Lake Royal Canadian Legion 212 on Facebook for events.

Sincerely, Katherina Cummins

Katherina Cummins’ children enjoyed a wonderful day at the Sylvan Lake Legion recently.

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Where is Alberta’s electricity system heading?The NDP government is

launching a massive ex-periment with our elec-tricity grid that will result in higher bills as a result of the $3-billion carbon tax.

We have seen the dam-age these types of bad pol-icies have brought to other Canadian jurisdictions.

Almost 10 years ago, the Ontario government de-cided that cost wasn’t a priority when it comes to generating electricity. In 2009, the Ontario Liberal government passed that province’s Green Energy Act.

Today, Ontario’s coal-fi red electrical plants have all been shut down, de-spite the fact that not long before their closure, sever-al of them had been outfi t-ted with advanced air pol-lution control equipment.

Ontario’s thorough-ly green objective for its electrical system sounded terrifi c, and certainly had good intentions, but no one analyzed the cost and the price tag for business-es and families who rely on the power grid.

No one seriously con-sidered how moving from coal to wind and other sources in such a short period of time would im-pact families, small and medium sized businesses, manufacturing competi-tiveness, investment and

jobs.No one considered the

fact that this energy policy, just like all energy policies, would end up redefi ning Ontario’s entire business and investment climate.

Today, according to the Association of Major Power Consumers, Ontario has the highest industrial electrical rates in North America.

In a recent report, Ontario’s Auditor General highlighted that during a single eight-year period Ontario electrical users paid $37 billion more than market price for their elec-tricity. A direct result of these same policies will mean that between now and 2032, an additional cost of $130 billion above the market price of elec-tricity will be added to that $37-billion overpayment.

In total, it adds up to an Ontario overpayment for electricity that is roughly equal to 25% of Canada’s National Debt.

The Alberta NDP is tak-ing us down a similar road, with Premier Rachel Notley praising the Ontario government for its man-agement of the electricity grid (a genuine cause for concern).

When coupled with $3 billion in new taxes, this approach to electrical poli-cy will make every Alberta family poorer at a time when they can least af-ford it. It also runs the risk

BY DON MACINTYRE, MLAINNISFAIL - SYLVAN LAKE

The sun sets over a power line west of Sylvan Lake recently. The mountains could easily be seen as the sun set behind them. Jenna Swan/Sylvan Lake News

of turning into an uncon-trollable quagmire like in Ontario where consumers pay the highest electrical rates on the continent.

In Premier Notley’s plan, we don’t see economic discretion, deliberate cal-culations or extensive dis-cussion on socio-econom-ic impact. In this policy, we are faced with a hurried political initiative that is long on philosophy and short on technical merit.

The fact is, cost matters. Whether this NDP gov-ernment likes it or not, everything in the world runs on a profi t and a loss.

If money can’t be made, money won’t be invested. It’s as fundamental to the laws of economics as grav-ity is to laws of physics.

There is no virtue in im-posing a policy that mim-ics the disaster that has occurred in Ontario.

There is no virtue in set-ting up a system that pun-ishes people for heating their homes during the Alberta winter.

There is no virtue in cre-ating an electrical system that will drive business and investment out of Alberta.

The NDP government

should go back to the drawing board and come up with a made-in-Alberta approach to renewable en-ergy that doesn’t compro-mise our economy or jobs, and doesn’t copy failed experiments from other jurisdictions.

— Don MacIntyre is the Wildrose Shadow Minister for Electricity & Renewables. He was previously an in-structor in Renewable Energy at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. This article was previously fea-tured as a guest column in the Calgary Sun.


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Free women’s self defense seminar being held in Sylvan LakeSelf defense – it’s not a thought that

crosses most women’s mind unless they have personally encountered vi-olence. Yet it is a skill that has the potential to save a life, if and when a woman is confronted with a violent or threatening situation.

This Saturday women of Sylvan Lake will have a unique opportunity to learn self defense in a free seminar hosted by Doug Smith of Sylvan Lake Traditional Karate.

Smith, who has been studying, in-structing and training in karate for around 30 years, explained he has conducted a high number of self de-fense seminars across the province – including seminars in locations with staggering domestic assault statistics.

“We’ve done this course for women’s shelters and other locations through-

out Alberta where all of the people in attendance have faced extreme vio-lence in their lives,” said Smith. “It can be very emotional for those in atten-dance who have faced violence like this fi rst hand.”

He added it is a woman’s right to know how to defend herself and that it is important for women to know how to defend themselves. The decision to make the seminar free was to ensure those who needed access the educa-tion received it.

The seminar will primarily be teach-ing Karate and Jiu Jitsu based self-de-fense tactics. Smith added many of


the techniques taught will be standing moves that would allow a woman an opportunity to get out of threatening situation. In addition, they will also learn what objects can make for good weapons, as well as the importance of environmental awareness and how to gain advantage over attackers from the environment you are in.

On a local level, Smith explained he has heard from a number of concerned mothers in the area who have heard reports of attempted abductions, with some having directly reported to Smith that their own children have expe-rienced threatening situations while walking home from school.

Statistics released by the Sylvan Lake RCMP in early January of 2016 show there were 18 sexual assault cases reported in the area in 2015, as well as fi ve reported kidnapping/hostage/abduction incidents.

Due to the somewhat graphic nature of the seminar Smith has opened the course to girls 16 years of age and older. However, if a parent of a young-er daughter wishes to attend, he asks parents to phone him and they can de-cide together on a case-to-case basis.

Currently he has 15 participants registered including two 13-year-old participants whose parents agreed they’d like their daughters to have the self-defense training Smith is provid-ing. As the seminar is free, Smith will not be putting a cap on the number of registrants and adds if enough women sign up there is potential to run a sec-ond seminar on the following Sunday also.

The seminar will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 12 at the Sylvan Lake Traditional Karate Dojo located at #4, 4 Cuendet Industrial Way. To register for the event call Doug Smith at 403 598 0459.

Smith advises women in attendance to wear comfortable and sturdy cloth-ing as well as to bring water as well as to pack a lunch, as the seminar will break for lunch.

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ATTENDANCE HAVE FACED EXTREME VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIVES.” DOUG SMITH


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Community Services Committee (2 Vacancies)Provides recommendations related to community opportunities and challenges. The committee meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Municipal Government Building. (2 year term)

Additional information regarding the mandates of the Boards & Committees and application forms can be found on our website at www.sylvanlake.ca or by contacting Mary Rose at the Town Offi ce 403.887.2141.

Please forward a letter of interest with relevant information and completed application form by Wednesday, February 29, 2016 to:

Town of Sylvan Lake5012 48 AvenueSylvan Lake, AB T4S 1G6Attention: Mary RoseOr via e-mail to: [email protected]

VOLUNTEER CENTRE Numerous special events in Sylvan Lake are coming up in the next few months. If you are interested in learning more about how you can volunteer, and get involved, log on to the Volunteer Centre page for more information.

Every third Friday of the month, the Volunteer Centre hosts an informal coffee get-together at the Sylvan Lake Municipal Library at 10:30 am - 12:00. All volunteers and community members interested in connecting with other volunteers and learning more about volunteering, are invited to join.

For more information go to www.sylvanlake.ca/fcss/volunteer/volunteer-centre

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The Town of Sylvan Lake is seeking proposals for the development of a multi-faceted “Place” Brand. Proposals marked “Sylvan Lake ‘Place’ Branding Project” shall be received at the following address to the attention of:

Vicki KurzEconomic Development Offi cer (EDO) Town of Sylvan Lake5012 – 48 AvenueSylvan Lake AB T4S 1G6

Completed proposals must be received no later than Friday, March 11 2016 at 4:00 pm MST. Late proposals will not be accepted.

Proposals (3 copies) must be presented in a sealed, clearly marked package. Faxed or other electronically transmitted proposals will not be accepted.

BRANDING, DEVELOPMENT, & MARKETINGACTION PLAN SURVEY

Help the Town of Sylvan Lake fi nd its “Place”, and attractnew businesses, citizens, and visitors, while developing and maintaining a clear sense of community for current residents andbusinesses. What do YOU think Sylvan Lake should be known for? Take our two minute survey at www.sylvanlake.ca/public-notices

WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK

THE SYLVAN LAKE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

Your municipal government is conducting a short public surveyto better understand what Sylvan Lakers feel are important environmental assets within the Town boundaries. Your feedbackwill help identify environmentally signifi cant areas, and develop an inventory of those areas- This will eventually lead to the creation of a Management Plan that will address the environmental concerns of the community.

Please visit www.sylvanlake.ca/public-notices and take our two minute survey.

Local 4-H club seeing asuccessful year

In our horse 4H club, the Shadow Riders, it has been a busy year thus far.

In September we had our registration and a total of 29 members joined our club. We had our fi rst horse riding lesson on September 27 and the fall continued to be nice so we rode until the end of November.

For Halloween, we had a riding lesson camp on October 23-25, which included rodeo events, western, jumping and judging. During the evening we dressed up, watched a movie, and had a dance in the Benalto Arena.

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Members of the Shadow Riders 4-H club participate in a number of fun fi lled activities.

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The Shadow Riders continue to volunteer at the Bethany Extended Care Facility. Members over 10 years old helped with bingo and baking on November 7. Also, in December we delivered Christmas cards and candy canes while wishing the elderly a Merry Christmas. Our club will continue to volunteer in the new year.

For fundraising, the Shadow Riders went to Poplar Ridge for a bottle drive on November 16. It was chilly, but the members were able to keep warm going from door to door, and raised some well deserved funds.

Thank you to all who supported our club with their donations.

Our club had a Christmas party on December 13 at the Benalto leisure center. We went skating, tobagan-ning and had a gift exchange after eating a potluck dinner. We also collected from our members food bank donations and sponsored three families for the season.

Our new year has started up again with monthly meetings and we have many fun events planned until the end of June.


Volunteer Recognition & Awards Nominations National Volunteer Week is April 10-16, 2016

We need YOU to nominate that VOLUNTEER and /or ORGANIZATION you feel has made a positive contribution.

All nominees must be 18 years and older and you must make them aware of their nomination.

All nominees are invited to join us for our VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AFTERNOON TEA ON SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2016

From all the nominations we receive, a Selection Committee will choose the recipients for the following awards:

Distinguished Volunteer Service - Mayor’s Award Volunteer of the Year - Town Council’s Award Healthy Communities Initiative Cup

These awards will be presented at the VOLUNTEER GALA & AWARDS EVENING ON SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2016

Nomination forms are available at: Volunteer Centre - Sylvan Lake Family and Community Centre

4725 - 43 Street Call 403-887-1137

On line www/sylvanlake.ca - under the FCSS tab

For more information call the Volunteer Centre - 403-887-1137 ext.233

Nomination Deadline - Friday, March 18, 2016

Call Out for Nominations TIPP: Pay your Property Taxes with the Tax Installment Payment PlanEach year, property taxes are billed in May, and are due the last working day of July, and cover the period from January 1 to December 31.

The Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP) is a popular program, which allows you to pay your property taxes on a monthly basis instead of one payment in July. By participating in TIPPs, you don’t need to worry about the July 31 due date, or late payment penalties.

Your taxes will be spread over 12 months, beginning the last working day of January, and your account will be paid in full after your December 31 installment.

In the event you sell your property, you must notify the Town of Sylvan Lake in writing 15 days prior to the next due date to arrange for cancellation. Also, should you need to change your bank account, you must notify the Town of Sylvan Lake in writing 15 days prior to the next due date. At year-end the TIPP automatically continues to the following year. All installment amounts are reviewed in November,. and if an adjustment is made to your installment

The deadline for 2016 TIPP is June 15, 2016For more information on paying your property taxes, or TIPPS, visitwww.sylvanlake.ca/assessment-a-taxes/paying-your-taxes

Want to Know More?

For more information on Property Taxes, please contact our Tax Administrator at

403-887-2141.

Information & Referral ServicesThe Town of Sylvan Lake provides Information & Referral Services through the Family & Community Support Services Department (FCSS). Information & Referral Services assist community individuals and agencies on anything from counselling service referrals, to answering those “where can I...” or “how do I...” questions.

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The Flags of Remembranceset to hit Red Deer screens

Nationally renowned patriot, videographer and Sylvan Lake resident, Allan Cameron, will be the focus of an upcoming short fi lm set to be screened at the Red Deer Legion #35 on Wednesday March 9 at 6:00 p.m.

The film, produced by Reuben Tschetter of CACHE Productions, fol-lows Cameron over the course of fi ve days prior to and following the Flags Of Remembrance ceremony held alongside Highway 11 near Sylvan Lake .

The Flags of Remembrance is 1 of 15 fi lms Tschetter is producing as part of The CACHE Project. Tschetter describes the fi lms as hu-man-interest pieces.

“These stories encapsulate the innovation, diligence,

energy and emotion within a strong Albertan identi-ty,” said Tschetter on The CACHE Project. “The project aims to tell stories with high quality original visual narratives and to develop an original style of storytelling that compliments Central Albertan culture.”

Tschetter said he was thrilled to be able to tell Cameron’s story and share his experience.

“Allan [Cameron] has gone well above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to patriotism in Canada,” said Tschetter. “He kept going on what he has wanted to do his entire life and he has found the support to do it. He has brought people together and formed a com-munity around Veteran’s Voices of Canada and the work they do.”

Cameron, being a visual storyteller himself following

a well-established career in television before beginning his veteran documentation initiative – Veteran’s Voices of Canada, stated he enjoyed the opportunity to be on the other end of the camera.

“It’s not something I ex-pected - it was pretty cool,” said Cameron on the expe-rience. “Reuben followed us around for a couple of days and unless it was the days we did sit down interviews we almost didn’t know he was there.”

Cameron added this is an excellent skill for a videog-rapher to have and it can be seen in his work.

“The fi lm gives everyone a great overall idea of what it is I have going on here and why I started it,” said Cameron. “He’s good at what he does and that came across very clearly from what I’ve seen so far.”

As for the future of the

Veteran’s Voices of Canada Flags of Remembrance cer-emony, Cameron explained 2016 will continue to see growth for the event as more and more communi-ties across the country join the initiative.

Those in attendance for the fi lm will have the op-portunity to stay for food, beverage and a live band following the fi lm with the fi lm set to start at 6 p.m. sharp.

The production of this fi lm was made possible with a grant from TELUS Optik Local and will soon be avail-able for free on demand on Optik TV and Optik Local’s YouTube channel online.

For more details on The CACHE Project and to view previously released fi lms, visit www.thecacheproj-ect.ca.

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Allan Cameron and Veteran’s Voices of Canada featured in upcoming short fi lm screening


FITTING TRIBUTE - Executive director and founder of Veteran’s Voices of Canada, Allan Cameron, and Reuben Tschetter, founder of the CACHE Project, stand in front of the memorial cenotaph in downtown Red Deer. Cameron was recently featured in a short fi lm created by Tschetter titled, The Flags of Remembrance.

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STARS lottery in danger of not selling outOne of Alberta’s most needed emergency

service societies is in desperate need of Alberta’s help.

For the fi rst time in 22 years the STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society) lottery is in danger of not selling out of their annual lottery tickets.

In previous years lottery tickets have sold out by this time. With the economic downturn, this is the fi rst time in the lot-tery’s history tickets have not sold out yet.

Sylvan Lake is the location of one of the current STARS’ lottery homes. Without selling the entire lottery tickets fi nancial cutbacks will have to be made.

STARS chief fi nancial offi cer Jeff Quick spoke at a recent media scrum held at the Red Deer Regional Airport. He said one third of the STARS operating budget was funded by the lottery last year.

“In other words the lottery funds one base in the province,” Quick said.

He said it is the only charity home lottery in Canada that has set records by selling out ever since it began 22 years ago.

STARS is a very important not for profi t organization that transports people in desperate need of emergency care via he-licopter. Quick emphasized how they were making sure every dollar counted. He also highlighted how emergencies don’t slow down even in the economic downturns.

“The reality is emergencies never take a break,” Quick said. “We’re fl ying on average fi ve missions a day.”

STARS fl ies from bases in Calgary, Edmonton and Grande Prairie. Last year STARS fl ew 1,839 missions in Alberta and approximately 270 communities were served. In Red Deer 68 missions were fl own in and out.

STARS is there to serve Albertans 24 hours a day and seven days a week Quick said.

“We’ve been here for the last 30 years and we will continue to be here for as long as

people need us,” he said.Currently the lottery tickets are just over

70 percent sold out.Even if the rest of the tickets aren’t sold,

STARS will continue to operate.“We’re here for the patients. We’re an

essential service. We as a not-for profi t organization always run our business prudently. We are always watching our revenues and our expenses,” Quick said.

The lack of lottery sales may mean that the organization will have to cut back in areas they can, such as capital expendi-tures and non-essential expenses, such as renovations to the base in Calgary.

“It needs it once in awhile but as a not for profi t we don’t invest in those things if we don’t need too,” Quick said.

“We don’t cut back on our essential services – pilots and air medical crew and meeting the needs of the patients,” he added

The province is already funding the or-ganization and Quick said the province is the largest supporter in Alberta.

“We already get funding from them but we also get funding from Albertans too,” Quick said.

Rebecca Fillinger and her son Rowan were both there to share their stories on how STARS helped save their lives.

Fillinger was 29 weeks pregnant with her son the fi rst time she received help from STARS.

The fi rst time she received help she felt a bit odd and then quickly become sick.

“I was very weak, disorientated and going into labour 3 months pre-mature,” Fillinger said.

This was due to an infection putting her into septic shock. It was no longer just her life in danger but her baby’s life as well.

STARS was then called to transport them to another hospital that specializes in premature babies.

“I don’t remember much of that day since I was pretty much out of it, but I do remember a nurse coming in and saying STARS is coming and knowing that this is

STARS – Rebecca and Rowan Fellinger stand with STARS chief fi nancial offi cer Jeff Quick during the media scrum held at the Red Deer Airport Monday.

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very serious,” she said. “Once we landed and I was taken to labour and delivery it was determined that the infection that was putting me into shock was actually surrounding the baby.”

Doctors spent two days stabilizing Fillinger so she could deliver her son. She delivered her son three months early via C-section.

The second time using STARS services was when her son accidentally tripped and fell backwards into a bonfi re. He was two-years-old at the time and his body was 70 per cent burned.

“I cannot describe to you what it was like to watch my husband roll him on the ground and put out the fl ames or hear his screams and cries,” Fillinger said.

After calling 911 they arrived at the Rocky Mountain House Hospital, but Rowan need-ed to be transported to another facility and STARS was called.

Fillinger said she remembers medical personnel working to try and stabilize

Rowan for his trip.“Just as they were getting ready to leave

one of the local doctors came out and very quietly looked down at me and said ‘chil-dren this age and this size don’t survive this’,” she said. “As I watched STARS take off and fl y away I had the fear that I had just given my baby his last kiss goodbye.”

After the accident, Rowan nearly died due to complications in the ICU.

“If it wasn’t for STARS who saved my life, and they saved his twice, for that they will always hold a special place in my heart,” she said.

To help make the lottery tickets affordable the prices have been adjusted. Tickets are $25 each, three for $60, six for $100 and 18 for $250.

March 23 is the fi nal deadline with the main draw on April 14. Tickets can be pur-chased online at starslotteryalberta.ca or by calling 1-888-880-0992.

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– SERVICES THIS WEEK –sponsored by churches of Sylvan Lake Ministerial Association

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

Alliance Community Church4404 - 47th Avenue 403-887-8811

Senior Pastor: Rev. Kevin Haugan Associate Pastor: Rev. Jim RillingYouth Pastor Rev. Owen ScottChildren’s Ministry Coordinator: Kristine Looy

www.sylvanlakealliance.com [email protected]

Worship Services • 9:00 am & 10:45 am

Sylvan Lake Apostolic Lutheran Church3 miles south, 2 1/2 miles west of Sylvan Lake

Sunday School 10:00 amChurch Services 11:00 am

www.sylvanlakealc.org403.887.2450

403-887-5687 Pastor Barry SigurdsonEcole Steffie Woima School 4720 45th Ave.Sunday School 9:45am • Service 11:00am

Our Lady of the AssumptionRoman Catholic Church

Parish Priest: Father Les Drewicki5033-47a Avenue

Sylvan Lake 403-887-2398 • Rimbey [email protected] • www.ourloa.weebly.com

Mass ScheduleWednesday & Friday 9am • Saturday 5pm

Sunday 11am (last Sunday of the month 9am)

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“Experience the unconditional love of God in Jesus Christ.” (John 3:16)

#2-21 Beju Industrial DrivePastor Larry Brotherton 403-505-4438

Church phone: 403-877-9634info@lutheranchurchsylvan.comwww.lutheranchurchsylvan.com

Sunday Worship10:30 am

4308 - 50 Avenue403-887-1401

Sunday Services & Sunday School

10 AM

www.sylvanlakeanglican.ca

Anglican Church

www.slmpc.ca • memorial_offi [email protected]

Memorial Presbyterian Church5020 48 STREET, SYLVAN LAKE, AB T4S 1C6 403-887-5702

Repentance

Minister: Rev. Jin Woo KimWorship Service ~ 10:30 AM

Rev. Chris Roth“In Full Communion

with the ELCIC.”

‘Repentance’ brings to mind the man standing on the street corner with the sign saying, “THE END IS NEAR”. In church land we are in the season of Lent. A major theme of Lent is ‘repentance’, which has all kinds of negative connotations in our culture. Repentance actually should be a positive word. It means to change your mind. If I’m driving in the wrong direction and I realize it, then I turn my car around and head in the right direction. That’s repentance. We often think of repentance in a negative light because we think about what we are turning away from. What is more important, however, is what you are turning towards. If you go to the Calgary airport it won’t do you much good to say to the attendant, “I want to leave Calgary”. It is more important to

know where you are heading. In repentance we should focus more on what we are turning towards, rather than what we are turning away from. In repentance we ultimately turn towards the Source of all beauty, joy, and love. We are only asked to turn away from what will enslave and destroy us. Like a parent calling their child to get off the dangerous road, God calls us away from what will ultimately do us harm. God calls us towards Himself to live the beautiful, joyful, and loving life we were created to live. Consider spending some time this week thinking about what repentance looks like for you. “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” Matt 4:17

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Battling the winter blues

Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a subtype of clinical depression that occurs during the same season each year. You may have SAD if you had symptoms of depression during the last two winters but felt much better in spring and summer.

SAD is sometimes called winter depression or seasonal depression. Experts aren’t sure what causes SAD. But they think it may be caused by a lack of sunlight. Lack of light may upset your “biological clock,” which controls your sleep-wake pattern and/or cause problems with serotonin, a brain chemical, which affects mood.

If you have SAD or any other type of Clinical Depression, you may:• Feel sad, grumpy, moody, or anxious.• Lose interest in your usual activities.• Eat more and crave carbohydrates, such as bread and

pasta.• Gain weight.• Sleep more but still feel tired• Have trouble concentrating• Have thoughts that life is not worth livingSymptoms come and go at about the same time each

year. Most people with SAD start to have symptoms in September or October and feel better by April or May.

Some ways to help combat the effects of Clinical Depression are:• Regular exercise is one of the best things you can do

for yourself.• Getting more sunlight may help too, so try to get out-

side to exercise when the sun is shinin.• Being active during the daytime, especially early in

the day, may help you have more energy and feel less depressed

• Light therapy may help by resetting your biological clock.Ask your physician for more information on how light

therapy may help you. Speak to your physician if these symptoms go on for 2 weeks or more. If you suspect you may suffer from SAD talk to a health care professional, or call Health Link at 811 for more information.


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Grade 2 students sell hot dogsto help kids in Africa

The Grade 2 students at École Our Lady of the Rosary School were busy delivering hot dogs, carrots and con-diments to each classroom Tuesday at lunch.

They were excited and even carried big trays fi lled with hot dogs.

The hot dogs were sold for $2 each and students happily ate them.

Grade 2 teacher Amanda Bulger estimated there

would be $400 made from around 200 hot dogs sold.

All of this money will go to the Kamenge Youth Centre in Africa. This was part of their project-based learning.

None of the money will be used to pay for the hog dogs, the buns, the carrots, or the ketchup and mustard because everything was donated by various local businesses.

Every penny will go to-wards their project of giving to the youth centre in Africa.

She taught the students

about poverty, needs and how people in Africa don’t have what we have in Canada.

Some of what the students have learned is how they may take things like playing sports for granted or think-ing of playing a musical instrument as no big deal. In Africa activities like this are bigger deals.

“I think the students have really embraced the fact to be grateful for the things that they have,” Bulger said.

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Hot Dogs – The Grade 2 students at École Our Lady of the Rosary School eat hot dogs for lunch, with proceeds going to the Kamenge Youth Centre in Africa.




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H.J. Cody drama department presents“An Evening of One-Acts”

A One-Act is a short play (usually 10-40 minutes) that is presented without intermission. Don’t let the short presentation time fool you though, some of the best comedies and dramatic pieces can be produced in this limited amount of time. I like to think that the intensity of whatever situation is presented is heightened because the actors and technicians have a much shorter time to commu-nicate characters and the message of the play.

The H.J. Cody Drama Department has been hard at work since the middle of October preparing its an-nual offering of One-Acts for the Zone 4W Festival. The Festival isn’t until Early May but the Fine Arts Lakers are prepared to present their pieces to a local audience next week. This year, there are fi ve plays being presented, each directed by H.J. Cody Grade 12 drama students.

Sure Thing directed by Brady Elsbett is a light hearted comedy rooted in the world of the blind date. Can you fi nd love in 15 minutes? Playwright David Ives certainly tries in this compact but charming script.

A Life Sentence directed by Amber Carson is a look into the life of a dedicated and loving wife and her struggles with her hus-band deteriorating mental health. It is a challenging piece for the director and actors emotionally but has really been wonderful to

watch develop. The piece presents as both realistic and heartbreaking.

Scuba Lessons directed by Joel Snelgrove is another love story about missing the one that is right in front of you. It takes place in the local coffee shop and has a cast of several characters searching for connections. This comedy puts us inside the head of the main character as she lets us know what she is thinking moment to moment.

Checking Out directed by Annika Vetter is a story about a mother and a daughter and the secrets they keep. Well-acted and well-directed, this piece strikes a chord for all young people leaving home and trying to make it on their own and the parents that worry about them all the way along.

Almost, Maine directed by Lauren Rowe is a story about all of the different types of relationships in a small town. It explores young love, new love, old love, lost love, and found love. Set in the quaint winter setting of Maine, this charming piece is adapted from the award winning full-length piece of the same title.

Due to the 35 minute running time of a few of the shows we decided to split the evenings presen-tations over 4 nights. We will have two performanc-es of each group of plays.

Tickets are $5.00 per night and are available at the door only. All perfor-mances take place at the Stephenson Performing

A Life Sentence – Wyatt Bossé and Lauren Rowe rehearse ‘A Life Sentence’ at H.J. Cody School.Jasmine O’Halloran–Han/Sylvan Lake News

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Checking Out – Jessica Beckwith and Emma Villeneuve rehearse ‘Checking Out’ at H.J. Cody School.



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SPORTSSPORTSLakers minor hockey alumni recognized this past weekend

Graduates of the Sylvan Lake Minor Hockey Association were recog-nized this past weekend at the NexSource Centre.

In addition, both the Midget A Hockey Central Lakers and the Midget B Nordic Systems Lakers won their games against the Maskwascis Hawks.

Prior to either game starting the players were recognized. The gradu-ating players from both teams included: Austin McGregor, Kieran Bulloch, Cole Edwards, Trysten Sylvester, Ethan Stokowski, Jonah Salsbury and Dakota Masson.

After the ceremonious puck drop both teams played to win their games. It was a great game for both teams.

Austin McGregor said

playing for the Lakers has been an incredible expe-rience as it is one of the best organizations to play with, one he had fun being a part of.

He said he would miss being on the team.

“It’s a great group of guys,” he said. “Minor hockey is always fun to play in.”

Overall he said his minor hockey career has been fun and kept him busy.

“It’s good to meet new people. It’s a good sport to be with,” he said.

Trysten Sylvester said he has had fun playing for the Lakers and has enjoyed the many great years of playing alongside so many talented athletes – many of which have become close friends.

“It’s a good opportunity to have as a kid,” he said. “Just being able to get away from the house and going

Hockey Graduates – Tim Sylvester, Trysten Sylvester, Austin McGregor, Sylvan Lake Minor Hockey Association president Blair Mack, vice president Shea Karcha, midget director John Gulayets, Cole Edwards, head coach Mike Nesbitt and Kieran Bulloch.


Graduates – Nordic System Lakers Dakota Masson, Ethan Stokowski, Jonah Salsbury, Sylvan Lake Minor Hockey Association president Blair Mack, vice president Shea Karcha and midget director John Gulayets.



somewhere, playing hock-ey with your friends, it’s really awesome.”

The tournaments, ho-tels and wins are some of Sylvester’s favourite mem-ories, as well as socializing with his teammates and laughing in the dressing room.

Putting on his jersey gives him a sense of pur-pose as well.

“It’s a purpose. Playing for that jersey and for all your teammates, it’s a bond between all the guys,” he said.

Kieran Bulloch said it feels good to be a part of the team. He compli-mented Sylvan Lake Minor Hockey adding it is an or-ganization that brings ath-letes together and forms strong teams.

“It’s good experience,” he said. “You really learn a lot with good coaches and it feels good.”

Like the other graduates, Bulloch said his favourite memories are of meeting new people and going to Regina.

“Going to Regina was a good time, it brought ev-eryone together,” he said. “We did really good in the tournament. It was prob-ably the best experience.”

He said he will miss play-ing on the Lakers team and it will be hard to leave and go play somewhere else.

What Bulloch is most proud of is being a leader on the team. He was assis-tant captain this year and last year.

“It feels good to be the main person that other

people go to help them out,” he said.

Dakota Masson said being a Lakers means working hard, being a teammate and helping ev-eryone else out.

Masson has grown up with his teammates and said he will miss them.

His best memory of being on the team is being around his friends.

“We may bicker but ev-eryone is generally good friends. We hang out, work hard and have fun,” Masson said.

For Jonah Salsbury, being a Lakers means being a good teammate, showing up ready to play and being there to have fun and win.

He said his favourite memory was made that night as he and his team-mates graduated alongside one another.

“It’s one of the better days I have had in awhile,” he said.

He added he would miss being on the team.

“The atmosphere and the kids you play with and getting out there,” he said.

Ethan Stokowski has been playing minor hock-ey in town since he can remember and said it has been the most memorable times of his life.

“It has taught me a lot of life lessons to work togeth-er as a team, work with other people and make

good friendships,” he said. “It has brought me a long way for growing up. It’s an honour to wear the Lakers jersey every time I go out there and represent them.”

He said this year has been by far his greatest year. He added being cap-tain of the team was a true honour.

“I’ve been fortunate to get a lot more goals than I have in the past,” he said. “This is defi nitely my most memorable hockey year.”

Stokowski said he will miss being on the team but plans on coming back to help out the coaches next year.

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High School were packed full with friends, family and supporters on … The cheer-ing never stopped as the players on the Laker’s bench jumped for joy every time the ball made it through the hoop.

Every time the Laker’s senior boys sent the ball through the hoop victorious energy fi lled the air.

Following a long back and forth game with only a few minutes left on the clock it came down to the Lakers needing to make the last few hoops to win the game.

With a few lucky shots the Lakers beat the Lindsay Thurber Raiders 69-63.

The win caused a mass eruption and the home team crowd screamed and jumped for joy.

It was an intense game for both teams. The Lakers and the Raiders fought very hard

all throughout the game. The Lakers fans held their breath and were relieved every time the ball entered the hoop. The Raiders fans cheered when their defense blocked the ball.

The game was intense with the score close throughout the game.

Lakers head coach Kelly Steadman said it was a great game and commented on how both teams fought hard.

“The Raiders had the edge for a while but my guys just stuck with it and stuck to the game plan. We defended very well,” said Steadman.

The Lakers won the last game they had played against the Raiders. Another win was not guaranteed for them and the Lakers had to work for every inch of their success.

“We got up early when we needed too and pulled off some big buckets down the stretch,” Steadman said.

The Laker’s strengths are

Three Against One – Lakers senior high boys player Tyrone Noble is up against three opposing Raiders players from Lindsay Thurber. This wasn’t a huge problem, he passed to another play during their game last Thursday.



in their teamwork, ball movement and working to-gether as a unit. Steadman said they will now work on taking care of the ball and eliminating turnovers as they enter zone playoffs.

Steadman said he is proud of the boys. The Lakers played many games this season and Steadman said it has been a long road.

“We’ve won a few tour-naments and taken some tough losses in the last couple weeks,” Steadman said. “It was nice to see them re-group, gain some composure down the stretch and do what they needed to do to win the game.”

The Lakers senior girl’s basketball team also played against the Raiders girl’s team the same night losing 27-95.

The girls worked hard during the game and showed they could pass the ball well alongside excellent team support.

They are in tenth place in the league with the Raiders being placed fi rst. The girls knew the game would be a tough one.

Head coach for the girl’s team, Dave Elwood said he is super proud of the girls and how they worked hard.

“That’s probably the best defense we’ve played and against a really tough team,” he said. “They did really

well.”“We knew it would be

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gave it their 100 percent and that’s all you can ask,” he added.

The girls will now enter playoffs.

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– Lakers senior high boys player Chase Allan decides who to pass to even amidst a Lindsay Thurber Raiders player last Thursday.

Jasmine O’Halloran–Han

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CROOKSBillWith great sorrow, the family announces the passing of our loving husband, father, brother, uncle, and best friend. Bill passed away in Red Deer Alberta on Monday, February 22, 2016 at the age of 72. Bill was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on March 29, 1943, and moved to Alberta in 1974, where he continued to reside. He worked at Varsteel in Calgary and Nisku for the last 25 years. Bill’s love of the outdoors, his music and karaoke, and his great sense of

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2:18 a.m. – RCMP received an alarm at HJ Cody School on 50th Street in Sylvan Lake. Police arrived and located footprints leading up to the rear of the school but no entry was gained. Further patrols were conducted around the area but the suspects had fl ed.

2:49 a.m. – Two suspicious males were reported out-side Fox Run School on Old Boomer Road in Sylvan Lake. Police patrolled the area but were unable to locate anyone. The complainant believed she scared the suspects away when she verbally confronted them.

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5:49 p.m. – RCMP attend-ed a domestic disturbance on Hansen Close in Sylvan Lake. A 29-year-old male notifi ed police that a female inside the residence was intoxicated and damaging property inside the home. A 27-year-old fe-male was arrested for breach of peace and transported to cells where she remained until sober.

February 14th

12:17 a.m. – A male was arrested for breaching con-ditions by offi cers patrolling along Firdale Road at Old Boomer Road in Sylvan Lake. The male and a 36-year-old female were walking togeth-er along the street but were not to have any contact. A 27-year-old male is charged with breaching conditions of a court order.

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7:02 p.m. – An older model Chevrolet Impala was stolen from a residence on Fulmar Close in Sylvan Lake. The owner told police that he had parked his vehicle in the front driveway while he was shovel-ing snow at the rear of the res-idence. The vehicle was stolen with the keys taken from in-side the garage. The vehicle was later recovered by Red Deer RCMP.

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Belly Dance – Belly dance instructor Gabriellah Bache shows her students different dance moves in the classes she teachers in the Sylvan Lake Legion basement Tuesday evenings. Jasmine O’Halloran–Han/Sylvan Lake News

Belly dance – beauty, exercise and art all in oneWhen performed, belly

dance can be very beautiful and exotic. However, it goes beyond women just look-ing good and dancing in the commonly seen coin-adorned hip scarves.

When done properly the dance has many health benefi ts.

The dance can benefi t the whole body physically, emotionally and mentally. It tends to give women more confi dence as well.

Local belly dance instruc-tor Gabriellah Bache teach-es students in beginner and advanced levels in the Sylvan Lake Legion base-ment Tuesday evenings.

The room is decorated and women wear com-fortable cloths with coin-adorned hip scarves and learn how to belly dance in the proper positions.

It is a fun atmosphere where Bache spreads the energy by playing a variety of music and showing her students how to move. She keeps smiling at the same time.

Stress is not welcome in the room. If you make a wrong turn or move you simply get back to dancing.

Bache teachers her stu-dents how to move prop-erly and at a reasonable pace. She explains how the moves are meant to look and their benefi ts.

The moves not only look good, they stretch and strengthen different mus-cles. Belly dancers walk straighter Bache said.

“Lots of health issues come from your spine,” Bache said. “So if you have a straight spine it’s real-ly healthy for you. Lots of girls tell me they have less issues with their lower back, with their shoulders and they have less head aches or migraines.”

The pain may be from neck muscles. Some of the dance moves help with loosening up these mus-cles, as well as shoulder muscles.

Belly dance is not just for a select body type or age.

JASMINE O’HALLORAN–HANSYLVAN LAKE NEWS

Anyone can do it.Bache’s youngest student

is six-years-old with her oldest students being al-most 70. There is no age limit to the dance as she has taught women who were older than 80.

“I think belly dancing is for everybody,” Bache said. “It doesn’t matter what shape women have. It’s not about the fi gure it’s about exercising and about ourselves. You get a better body feeling too.”

This dance can also help women in labour.

With belly dance being one of the oldest dances, Bache said it has been used as a birth dance. The mus-cles dancers used are used in labour.

“Women take classes when they are pregnant,”

Bache said. “It makes it much easier for them. It’s a really healthy dance.”

For optimal health bene-fi ts, belly dancers have to practice dancing at home and on their own time. They can’t just do it for an hour once a week.

Practicing this dance at home is certainly no chore and more enjoyable than cleaning the house.

“It’s lots of fun. Everyone who comes to class really loves it,” Bache said. “They practice a lot at home be-cause they get a totally different feeling from the music and a body feeling as well.”

“They tell me they get more confi dence which is really good too for the feeling of your being,” she added.

When dancers fi rst start learning the moves, after a short time they will start doing the belly dance moves no matter what music they are listening too, even if it is country music.

“The feeling of the music is changing,” Bache said. “If you listen to other music the movements always come back to you. It’s ac-tually pretty funny.”

Bache ensures her stu-dents are moving properly by watching their move-ments in the mirror. This is not only for the glamour of the dance, but to makes sure her students are exer-cising and moving properly.

“I think it’s important that you know how to do it right because you don’t want to hurt yourself,”

Bache said. “If you have an instructor that shows you how to do it it’s safer than if you just watch a DVD or the TV.”

This is why she critiques her students on how to be correctly positioned and move in a specifi c way.

Debbie Mieske, one of Bache’s students belly dances and really enjoys it. She says it is a beautiful dance, it makes beautiful moves and it makes her feel good.

“You learn different moves, you learn the beau-ty of your body, it’s good ex-

ercise. It’s just a wonderful experience,” Mieske said.

She said she has always exercised but belly dance has taught her to move different parts of her body in various ways. She said this is a work out but it’s a fun work out.

“Being able to move dif-ferently, it makes it eas-ier to learn new dances,” Mieske said. “Your whole body moves differently when you belly dance. It’s just a wonderful whole body work out.”

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sylvan lake news, march 03, 2016

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