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With mounting energy and fervour pres-ent in abundance, over 40 local women who

managed to get a hold of a ticket ocked tothe Strathmore Station Restaurant last Thurs-day to attend Strathmore’s rst-ever Women

Talk. The event, on Feb. 25, featured award-win-

ning author Susanne Heaton, who shared lifelessons of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, andlocal politician Denise Peterson, who spokeabout the inuential women in her life – atalk that landed her a standing ovation.

The line-up in Strathmore, which is theCalgary-based Women Talk initiative’s rstchapter extension, oversold on tickets quick-ly, leaving organizers in disbelief and alreadysearching for a larger space.

“It was absolutely sensational,” said Bri-gitte Lessard, founder of Women Talk.

“We felt that Strathmore really neededsomething like this. It’s a great evening out.It’s a great way to meet people and we getinspired and if you’re in business and you’relooking to network it’s a great place to dothat.”

Lessard launched Women Talk, an imita-tion of the 15-minute TED-style talks, in Cal-gary four years ago. By bringing the wom-en-only initiative to Strathmore, organizershope to support women in the community,inspire through sharing, and build strongerconnections. As a result, the two speakers,lots of chicken wings, and good companystretched the two-hour event to well after 10p.m. While Heaton provided an inspirationaland riveting talk about the challenges andrewards on taking the bull by the horns and

climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, those in atten-dance were equally moved by Denise Peter-son’s talk about women who inuenced her,

breaking glass ceilings, and facing fears.“I have spoken many times and I have

always spoken about things related speci-cally to my work, I have never spoken spe-cically about my life,” said Peterson. “It didforce me out of my comfort zone for lots ofreasons, because I thought it was important,

when I agreed to do it, that I stayed withthe spirit of what they were asking; which

was to specically speak about inspirational women in my life. The difcult part for me was to manage it, because there’ve been somany.”

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Bisons move on!Tyson Scott of the CFR Bisons drives behind the net during Game 3 of the best-of-ve AMHLdivision semi-nal versus the Red Deer Chiefs on Feb. 28. The Bisons snuck out a 4-3 win atthe Strathmore Family Centre before clinching the series with a 5-0 win in Game 4 on March1. The team will now tangle with the Calgary NW Flames in the South Division Final. For a fullrecap of Games 1-3 versus the Chiefs, see Page 13.

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Amid a cash-strapped economy, theStrathmore Municipal library remainssteadfast at attracting support, securingnancial backing from a well-knowntycoon and providing programs gearedat a target audience often left ignored.

Calgary entrepreneur and developer W. Brett Wilson, who owns the Prairie’sEdge development in Strathmore, en-dorsed the local library on a numberof occasions in the past, contributingto new furniture, the children’s section,and resources.

On Jan. 25, the library staff was leftawestruck when Wilson doubled theinitial request of $1,000.

“His donations have build the capac-ity of our library signicantly, [and] it’sreally lovely that he invests in Strath-more so strongly,” said Rachel DickHughes, director of library services atthe Strathmore Municipal Library.

“There’s a lot of genuine goodwill, Ithink, behind his donations. We de-nitely have teens that use the library

but we think it’s underused generally by teens, so we’re hoping by havinga program specically for them thatthey’ll see the library as open andfriendly and welcoming.”

Starting on March 21, the library willlaunch Winging It: Theatre Games for

Teens, available for those aged 12 andup. With numerous programs focusedon toddlers and the younger genera-tion, including Mother Goose in thePark and Baby Rhyme Time, the libraryis narrowing the gap in their program-ming. Through improvisational exer-cises and various theatre games theinstitution will be providing teenagers

with a free resource to help them buildfriendships and grow in the arts.“There are many great programs

throughout Strathmore for younger

children, and mostly when you’re ateen you have selected options,” saidCarmen Erison, assistant director to theStrathmore Municipal Library.

“We are fortunate in Strathmore be-cause we do have the Strathmore YouthClub and sports and recreation, so we

want to be able to provide somethinga little bit unique for the teens that

doesn’t t into those specic areas.” The idea rst sprouted when library

clerk Alex Keeling, a 17-year-old with11 years of dance and theatre experi-ence, noticed the lack in programmingfor teenagers and approached her su-periors with the initiative. With the$2,000 investment, the program will

be able run every other week for six weeks, and also sponsor a similar pro-gram for kids aged seven to 11 years inthe fall. Excited to bring her passion tothe program, Keeling has drawn fromher own experience, delved into re-search, and sought advice from varioustheatre connections and the Calgarytheatre community in establishing theprogram. Keeling is optimistic that theprogram will not only pique the inter-est of teenagers, but draw them intothe library as well.

“I think that musical theatre is an artand it’s important for a library to be di-

verse with it s programs,” said Keeling.“It’s really important for there to beteen programming because we don’tcurrently offer a lot of programs forthat age bracket. They will be able toparticipate, but also go into the libraryand check out books. So it’ll round outour programs because we are missingthose teens.”

Winging It: Theatre Games for Teens will start on March 21 from 7-8 p.m.and is free to attend. No registration is

required but encouraged. Those interested are asked to wearloose clothing, indoor shoes and bringa water bottle.

Teen program planned for library

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Sharing Lessard’s opinion, andthat of many others in atten-dance that day, she consideredthe event a triumph, with interestand demand already growing forthe next talk.

However, with the expectedgrowth Lessard said volunteersare needed to help and ensure acontinuous smooth operation.

“I guess what I know is that thisparticular event created a beauti-

ful energy and energy like thatis a tangible force that connectsto people at their core,” Petersonsaid. “So I think that women willcontinue to utilize it, and to cometo the spirit that created it, whichis joining voices, joining spirits,

joining ideas and it will benetthe community.”

Women Talk takes place onthe last Thursday of each month.More information and to pur-chase tickets visit www.women-talk.ca.

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Local politician Denise Peterson (l-r), award-winning author Su-sanne Heaton – both of whom spoke at the event - and WomenTalk founder Brigitte Lassard.

Due to a monetary donation by Calgary entrepre-neur and developer W. Brett Wilson, the Strath-more Municipal Library is able to provide a freetheatre and dance program for teenagers, withthe help of library clerk Alex Keeling.

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Strathmore Legion Branch #10 NEWS• Please note the following events on your calendars for your easy reference and reminders• Every Wednesday night: Bingo – opens at 5:30 pm and play begins at 6:15• Every Friday Night: Jamming, unless there is a booking. Meat and 50/50 draws begin at 6pm and the kitchen also has its special $10 dinners every Friday until 7 pm. Jan’s dinners are

different every week and we ask you to call the Legion to nd out what the special will be!• Every Saturday Afternoon: Meat draws beginning at 3:00 pm• Daylight Saving Time begin on Sunday, March 13th, and on the 20th it will be the FIRSTDAY OF SPRING!!!!! March 25th is Good Friday and on Sunday, the 27th, it’s Easter! YayMarch!!• Our Executive meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 8th at 7:00 pm• The next General meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd at 7:30 pm• The Ladies Auxiliary will be holding its next breakfast on Sunday, March 20th from 9 – 11am. Celebrate the First Day of Spring by starting with breakfast at the Legion!!!• Further information regarding April 2nd, 2016! The Legion will be presenting LuisaMarshall who is the Tina Turner impersonator!!! Rumour has it she also does a terric ShaniaTwain!! She was featured on Oprah and Ellen Degeneres and we are absolutely thrilled tohave her come to Strathmore!! Her show will begin at 8 p.m. and tickets are $25 per person.From the $25, Ms. Marshall will retain $20 and d onate the remaining $5 to PTSD to benetour Veterans. Jan, who runs the Legion’s kitchen, will be offering a dinner for those of youwho wish to have something to eat before the show, for $10 per person, starting at 6:30 pm.Show tickets are limited, and available at the bar during business hours. SEE YOU AT THESHOW!!!!• The Legion has facilities available for meetings, weddings, celebrations of life, funerals,birthdays, anniversaries, business meetings or any other get-togethers. We urge you tocontact our Legion and check out what we have to offer to help make your event a special one• Please check the Strathmore Legion on FaceBook where last-minute events will be postedin between weekly paper publications of this article and for anything Veteran / Soldier / warrelated

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To the Editor National Flower of Cuba is a white but-

tery jasmine. Cuban women have usedthe ower not only as an adornment fortheir hair, but also to transmit messagesduring liberation wars, and as a sign oftheir being Cuban. There can be no betteremblem for the 2016 World Day of Prayerservice written by the World Day of Prayercommittee of Cuba. The service transmitstheir witness and experience of being Cu -

ban and Christian, even when their faithmeant isolation within the country theylove.

With the triumph of Revolution, a tradeembargo by the United States broughtCuba economic isolation and materialscarcity. Within Cuba a similar isolationformed around people of faith in the of-cially atheist state. Now the embargo islifting, but much uncertainty remains forthe Cuban people. What can these womentell the rest of the world about how faithendures in a secular world, of material andsocial challenges, and of hope?

On March 4, Christians in more than 170countries and in 2,000 communities acrossCanada will gather to learn about, pray for,and celebrate Cuba in solidarity with the

women of Cuba through the World Dayof Prayer. Please join us and invite yourfriends and family to attend the World Dayof Prayer 2016.

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World Day of Prayer2016To the Editor

On Saturday, Feb. 27, members of Lordof All Lutheran Church opened the doorsat the Strathmore Civic Center to welcomeguests to our 25th annual Parade of Nations.

What began as a key fundraiser for build-ing the church, located at 112 LakesideBlvd. 25 years ago, has become an annual

special event, attended by upwards of 350people, to celebrate the diverse heritage ofthe members of the congregation.

The room was decorated with festive dis-plays from more than a dozen nations, andeach group also served up a variety of foodsnative to their countries. From Yorkshirepudding to lefse to bratwurst to Austrian

tortes everyone went home well fed. The evening began with the parade of

ags, complete with a piper and RCMP inred serge. The Lord of All Men’s Chorussang the national anthem and Grace wassaid. A variety of MC’s welcomed and enter-tained people, as well as the Chinook WindsShow Chorus came and shared their musi-

cal gifts with the audience. There were a large number of rafe priz-

es offered in the arm’s-length rafe, andpeople eagerly placed their tickets in thedifferent bins, hoping to take home a bas-ket of gift from one of the booths, or someother treasure that caught their fancy.

In honour of it being the 25th parade,

the church made a decision to thank thecommunity for its ongoing and generoussupport, by returning 50 per cent of theevening’s proceeds to two charities in ourcommunity - the SOS Shelter presently be-ing established, and the Wheatland FoodBank, as a way to support others who aremaking a difference. In celebration of the

ongoing ministry and growth in the congre-gation, the other 50 per cent this year will

be forwarded to the North American Luther-an Seminary, where it will be used to sup-port men and women training to becomepastors.

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Okay, so I’m slowly coming out of my funk. I mean, it’snot every day that a 40-year-old mystery ends and you ndout your dad killed your dog 40 years ago! Luckily my familyand friends have been patient with me through this! In fact,one of the sure signs that I’m coming out of this, is that afriend has been able to joke about it with me, and he’s actu-ally made me laugh!

You see, “black humour” is a thing I have used as a cop-ing mechanism. Sometimes, when a situation has gotten tooserious, or awkward, I’ll joke to ease the tension, or to cope

with darker things. After telling another person my dead dog story, one of my

friends Brad, chimed in with a joke. “You know,” he said …“you lost Rusty as a kid and never knew. You remember thatlittle kid living at your house when you were younger? Theone they said went off one summer to join the circus? Well,that wasn’t a kid … that was your little brother, and there

was no circus!”Sure, that line was dark, but it also made me nally laugh,

and right out loud! Then I told him that one of my relativeshad taken my original news pretty calmly, without much ofa reaction.

“Well that’s probably cuz he held the dog down just be-fore … you know, bang!”

What can you do, but laugh in a situation like that?! Fi-nally, I was able to think about it with a lot less pain. In fact,I even joined in!

“Yeah,” I said. “And now Rusty knows only two tricks:dead dog … and stay!”

I’m not proud of myself, but it made me deal with it easier!It also reminds me of my never ending “battle of the

bulge!”I try and do the right things ... start to make progress

on trimming down, and then wham-O, I’m back to squareone. Many people might let this really bring them down, butthat’s when my “black humour” kicks in.

When I am feeling down about my weight, I like to tunein to a “little” show called “My 600 lb. Life!”

I’m not watching to laugh at, or ridicule people, but itmakes me feel a lot better! I mean when I watch that show, Ifeel like an Olympic Champion ... like I’ve been training fora marathon! It’s a better rush of those endorphins, than well,

you know ... an actual workout!I’ve also read so many of those tness articles that say

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Maybe that’s true, but if you really, truly hate those hoursin the weight room, how much of those two to three years

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Another example of black humour came from my child-hood friend, Kirk. He and his parents were British, and gotme hooked on British comedies like “Please Sir,” “Are You

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tor” episode, one has stuck with me. Like Frank Burns inMASH, the doctors in the British comedy hated Bingham,another young colleague. Prior to the crowded funeral of ahighly respected hospital benefactor, the doctors got Bing-ham drunk. The dark, funny part was that Bingham wassupposed to be playing the church organ at the funeral! Atrst, he started off slowly, with a dirge-like hymn. Withinseconds though, he roared into a rocking version of “GoodGolly, Miss Molly!”

It was priceless to see him pounding the keys like a crazy,plastered Jerry Lee! At rst the congregation was stunnedinto silence, but strangely, they started to move, and jumpto the tune! The young doctors hadn’t counted on the factthat the deceased loved parties and loud music, so they hadbeen foiled!

Lastly, a reminder of my latest bout with this unexpectedbit of black humour. As you may recall, I started to giggle

in my uncle’s funeral as I stood in the family section. I hadnoticed the “Baby Jesus” was missing from the manger. Inmy head, I pictured people rushing to decorate the churchfor Christmas Eve, and forgetting the most important guest!I couldn’t help myself, and between mufed giggles, told mykids, and Deb. That’s when Breanne whispered to me that

Jesus wasn’t in his spot because “it’s not Christmas Day yet,Dad ... why would he be there?”

I had been disciplined by my own daughter! For a mo-ment, I had found just a hint of light humor in a very sadtime. I hope my uncle understood, and was shaking hishead at me like the “old days!”

(“Fule for Thought” is a slice of life humourous columnthat appears in the Strathmore Times, written by long-timeresident, town councillor, high school teacher, coach, hus-band and father of two – Pat Fule. If you would like to getin touch with Pat, you can send him an e-mail at Pat.fule@

shaw.ca)

The good humour … no, black humour man!

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Junior Times Contributor

For the duration of the week of Feb. 15-20, I was privileged to be accepted to the rst seminarof Forum for Young Canadians. This experiencegreatly impacted my life and has left me energizedin the areas of leadership and politics which I am

already very passionate about. Upon returning,I have also pondered the impressive diversity ofCanada which became evident during my expe-rience in this program. Though my statement issomewhat cliché, Canada is a country of a raredynamic: we embrace diversity rather than dis-courage it.

Our country has much to offer and one of thesefeatures is Canada’s youth. Spread across our vastcountry, there is a great number of students whohave battled and were triumphant against a pow-erful stereotype: young people are only irrespon-sible, immature, and self-focused. The opportu-nity for politically-minded youth to network andto progress as leaders through this program wassomething that I greatly appreciated. I stronglyencourage any students who are interested in thepolitical eld or simply want to learn more aboutthe affairs of our country to apply for this pro-gram. It is an unforgettable experience which willenrich your life no matter what path you chooseto travel on.

During the week, students were presented simu-lations of governmental processes such as an elec-

tion, federal cabinet, provincial partnership, anddebates of controversial issues Canada is involved

with such, as the Syrian Refugee Crisis. Each spe-cialized simulation was highly benecial in un-derstanding both the intricacies and barriers thatpoliticians confront during parliamentary sittingsand as individual leaders. Canada’s most criticalissues became very pertinent, and in numerous

ways were very poignant during this program. This allowed me, along with other participants,to address governmental affairs with a newfoundsense of passion and ability to relate. This was

because we know people of other provinces whohave rsthand experience with many of the issues

we only hear about in the news. Participants wereprivileged to be able to enter and sit in both theSenate and House of Commons, meet with digni-taries, and hear from passionate speakers of top-ics such as the legacy of residential schools andthe importance of supply management in the ar-eas of chicken and egg farming.

The week that I att ended Forum for Young Ca-nadians was a full week off in our school district.

When considering the “free time” that I wouldhave had otherwise, I am extremely pleased thatI made the decision to attend Forum for Young

Canadians and to experience the personal growththat this program impresses upon participants. Ifeel very fortunate to have been able to expand onlife skills such as collaboration, public speaking,professionalism, knowledge of current events andhistory, and to be challenged on an intellectual

Local student attends Forum for Young Canadianslevel. Many of the activities we participated in were foreign,

but unfamiliar challenges lead to growth, and for that I amappreciative. I would like to thank those who supported mein this endeavour and to Rob Pirie for assisting me with theapplication process.

As an aspiring politician, this was a signicant benet formy current career path, and I know that the skills I have at-tained and the reputation of this noteworthy program willhelp me condently integrate into the demanding careerforce both domestically and internationally. I would like tochallenge all students of our community to be proactive in

whatever they endeavour, because you will nd, like what Ihave found through Forum for Young Canadians, no matter

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The Strathmore Lord of LutheranChurch hosted their 25th annual Paradeof Nations at the Strathmore Civic Cen-tre, where 365 people got to taste foodfrom nine different nationalities on Feb.27.

The evening’s proceedings began with pipers and Strathmore RCMP of-cers coming in with the parade of ags,

while during the food tasting, peoplehad the chance to be entertained byCalgary’s Chinook Winds show chorus.

Attendees were able to taste food pop-ular in Scandinavia , Germany, Canada,Egypt, Holland, Finland, Austria and theUnited Kingdom.

“Every nationality in there, we havemembers from that nationality in ourcongregation,” said Pastor Dawn.

The celebration was kick-started 25 years ago when the church was meet-ing in a little double-wide trailer withthe hope of expanding the building sothe church could grow. As a result theParade of Nations was born.

“The very rst one had about 55guests and that one was in the Unit-ed Church,” recalled Pastor Dawn. “It

built year after year. It’s a showcase of who we are to the community. You getto know people much better through

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A growing demand and Al- berta’s economic downturnplayed active motivators inthe creation of a collective

cooking program that aimsto teach residents in Strath-more and Wheatland Countyabout healthy, nutritious,and budget-friendly meals.

The concept of a collectivekitchen – a popular initiativein Calgary that continuouslyexperiences long wait lists -turned into a reality recently,after three community mem-

bers were challenged duringan interagency meeting tothink outside the box andcome up with creative solu-tions to support strugglingfamilies in their communi-ties.

Aware of community con-cerns of mounting bills andthe staggering cost of grocer-ies, Michelle Elaschuk, Lynn

Walker, and Joanne Simpson brought to fruition CollectiveCooking, which already has21 out of the 36 spots lledfor when their programlaunches on March 5.

“We’re seeing more andmore families that have losttheir jobs, they’re barelyholding on to their place ofresidence and paying their

bills, and we were encour-aged to do a lot more,” saidElaschuk, a mother of threeand co-creator of CollectiveCooking.

“Sometimes in our ruralcommunities we don’t havethe resources that they do inthe big cities. We have to goand look at things from a dif-ferent perspective, to comeup with some unique andcreative solutions.”

Elaschuk had previouslyparticipated in similar eventsin Calgary and organizedgroup cooking sessions

where she noticed a signi-cant $600-$700 decrease inmonthly grocery bills. While

the program in Strathmoreremains a small-scale opera-tion, for a fee of $35 per per-son, community memberstake home 10 meals, equalto $3.50 per meal.

Depending on the successof the trial on the week-end and interest sparked inStrathmore and surround-ing areas, the trio plans toexpand these communitykitchens to other commu-

nities such as Carseland,Hussar and Standard. Whileanyone is welcome to par-ticipate, Elaschuk focusedprimarily on families in theStrathmore area, comparedto Lynn Walker, co-creator

and program coordinator forthe Wheatland Family andCommunity Support Ser-

vices, who’s received inter-est mostly from seniors andindividuals in Hussar andRockyford.

“We said it would be niceif we could just get a cook-ing group together where

we can cook and it would be very economical and we know they are getting wholesome meals or wherethey’d get to network at thesame time,” said Walker.

“You could get whatever you want out of it. We have

one person… she says ‘Idon’t cook’ and she’s comingto experience, to see whatit’s like to do formal cookingin a friendly environment,

where she knows peopleand can produce something[while] having fun.”

According to Walker, manyof the recipes are taken from

The Big Cook Cookbook, as well as including some ofElaschuk’s original recipes.

The trial in Strathmore willinclude items such as pizzadough, hamburger soup, soyginger salmon, chicken cor-don bleu bake, and chili.

“I know even with two sal-aries it’s difcult to do every-thing that our kids need, andfor those that have just lost

jobs and have no work, food bank rations only last solong,” said Elaschuk, who’s amother of three.

“There are a lot more kidscoming to school withoutlunches. If we can provideeducation on how to shopfor budget-friendly healthymeals, it benets everyone.

There was something a few years back… and then thecollective kitchen just died.

With the economy being the way it is and with costs ris-ing, it’s denitely the perfecttime to restart it.”

Collective Cooking willtake place once a month,and is launching in Strath-more on March 5 at HopeCommunity Church from9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For moreinformation or upcomingdates contact Lynn Walker at403-934-5335.

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The Strathmore Children Choir’s pas-sionate choristers embarked upon achallenge and notable learning experi-ence last weekend, when they receivedinstruction and direction from an es-teemed clinician during the annual

workshop.Stettler-based Rhonda Newton-Syl-

vester put three choirs through theirpaces at the Strathmore United Churchon Feb. 27 in an amusing yet educa-tional environment, by working onsome of the shortcomings existing inthe choirs’ performances.

Music director of the StrathmoreChildren’s Choir Loralee Laycock metNewton-Sylvester ve years ago at amusic festival in Drumheller, and sincethen caught up at music conferencesand provincial festivals. Newton- Syl-

vester, who is the director of the Gra-

cenotes Choir, holds a Bachelor ofMusic in Vocal Performance from theUniversity of Alberta and has adjudi-cated in Europe.

When she’s not busy working withher three choirs, Newton-Sylvester par-ticipates in many workshops – an ex-perience accompanied with numerousrewards.

“I like that the kids are ready toshare themselves with another teacher

because sometimes, these poor teach-ers, they work and work and we adju-dicators and clinicians come along andtell [the choristers] the same things andthey change it instantly,” said Newton-Sylvester. “Loralee is doing really goodstrong work already here, especially

with the older girls. They were justso responsive and ready and they un-derstand the music, they just need thenext step. There are always next stepsin music… but they’re on the righttrack with everything.”

Saturday’s workshop was split amongthe three choirs – Bravo, Encore, andFinale – which range from ages Kin-dergarten to Grade 6 and up. While thechoirs usually travel to Drumheller toparticipate in the music festival and re-ceive a similar experience, this was thesecond year the choristers remained inStrathmore to work with an adjudica-tor – extending one-on-one time witheach choir and the clinician, as well aseliminating travel and providing theconvenience of staying in Strathmore.

Having run the Strathmore Children’sChoir for eight years, Laycock is awareof the importance and value of invitingother experts in the eld to work withher choristers.

“They really respond positively tohaving someone else work with them,and usually we would take back what

we’ve learned in the workshops andimplement those skills not only to thesongs that they’ve learned but also toother songs that they do in the futureas well,” said Laycock. “I think thatthey all do love music or they wouldn’t

be here. But I hope that they use musicas a catalyst to do lots of other won-

derful things. Whether it’s being an en-gineer, a doctor, or a musician, I hopethat they always have music as a lovein their lives and something that makesthem feel connected.”

Ardent about music, Grade-11-stu-dent Veronica Slemp was picked upon Laycock’s radar ve years ago whenthe then-Grade 6 student took partin a talent show at the Wheatland El-ementary School. After Laycock ap-proached Slemp’s mother encouragingher daughter to join the choir, Slemp’s

Strathmore choirs receive adjudicationlife began to centre around music - pri-

vate voice lessons, concert and jazz band, and Glee club – that inuencedher day-to-day life and paved the wayto her future aspirations of building amusic career.

“When I sing I really like to com-municate my emotion in it, and I alsolike competing as well because I feelthat I’m pretty good at it so I just doing

what I love … I’m just very passionateabout music,” said Slemp. “Every time

we have an adjudication or a workshopit gives us an outside perspective on

what we have to work on, and maybe we can see some new angles that wenever thought of working on before.It’s just really helpful and it helps usget better and develop our choir as a

whole.” The Strathmore Children’s Choir pre-

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and then worked on with Newton-Sylvester. With some parents in atten-dance, the workshop proved benecial

for the young artists, being one of onlythree performances some of them areinvolved in during the year.

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The Strathmore Children Choir received direction from clinician Rhonda Newton-Sylvester on Feb.27, during the annual workshop. The adjudicator worked with all three of the choirs, Bravo, Encore,and Finale.


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FCSS began negotiations for the pro-gram back in July because they feltthere was a lack of transportation forStrathmore residents, who would nor-mally rely on taking taxi service.

“We’re very excited to get this upand running,” said FCSS ProgrammerDahrlyne Knaus. “It’s been a long timecoming and I know with our needs as-sessment that’s going to be revealedthis year, I think this will be one of the

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Kuljanin is in his third year with the swimclub and has made multiple provincial appear-ances, and was the rst Silver Shark to get anage group national time at the Medicine Hatmeet last month.

He said he was up against other 13-and-14- year-olds in the pool but a lot of the swimmers were competing at the same pace as him, whichallowed him to qualify for nals.

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Bisons Head Coach Sandy Henry saidafter a slow start to the contest, whereRed Deer had a strong start, they talkedabout winning the possession between

the two blue lines by making sure thepuck got out of their end quickly whilegetting the puck in deep into the oppo-sition’s end.

“The things that went wrong the otherday went right for us today,” said Henry.“I thought we had a chance to win thatgame also and it went their way that day.I was happy with the guys. We talkedabout our defensive zone after the rstperiod and it really improved and I think

we started to really cut down on theiropportunities they were getting fromus.”

He mentioned that the boys were ef-fective all game long, with sustainedback pressure into the rush on RedDeer’s players, while the defense keptthe offense in front.

“I think we got a little more aggressivein the defensive zone,” said Henry. “Wegot good attack pressures on the puckquickly. (We) forced them to move thepuck before they wanted to sometimesand they couldn’t nd that guy in theelite scoring spot as much. I thoughtHunter (Virostek) was good again today,he’s been dynamite for three games andthat helps us to, you got to have that inplayoffs.”

However, in the heated battle that thisgame was, penalties began to mountand Henry mentioned a lot of them werehardworking hockey plays, but nonethe-less was impressed with the overall spe-

cial teams performance where they werein the plus category by games end.

Veteran forward Gary Haden said they were lucky to be tied at one after therst period but getting their feet mov-ing and playing their game became a bigfactor in the win.

“We started to move our feet a lot fast-er and started drawing penalties,” saidHaden.

“Our special teams were huge for us. We had a shorthanded goal and two

power play goals, that’ll win you anygame. We got to stay consistent.” Tyler Petrie, Cole Clayton, Kyle Gor-

don and Tyson Scott scored in the win.Game 2 saw Bisons being defeated 4-2

by the Chiefs on Feb. 26 in Red Deer, ina game where the team was down a manas defenseman Tanner Foster sustainedan injury.

“It put a lot of pressure on our otherve defensemen,” said Henry. “I think asa team we got a little anxiety about it forsome reason and the game as a whole.I thought we tried to force pucks with-out moving our feet. We tried to makestationary plays and put it through spots

where they did.”Haden and Matthew Davies scored in

the loss.In Game 1, the Bisons were ring on

all cylinders and never looked back enroute to a 4-1 series opening victory inStrathmore on Feb. 24.

Henry stated that they had been com-fortable with their home ice all year andcarried it into the game where they wereable to use their speed to wear downRed Deer for a good portion of the game.

Petrie, Haden, Gordon and JacksonSalt rounded out the scoring.

The Bisons had the chance to closeout the series on the road at the RedDeer Arena at 7:30 p.m. on March 1.Game 5, if necessary, will take place inStrathmore at 6:30 p.m. on March 5.

Bisons off to hot start

Justin SewardPhoto

S t r a t h m o r eSilver Sharkswim clubteam mem-bers MarinaLaycraft (l-r)and Boris Kul-

janin.

Doug Taylor Photos

The CFR Chemical Bisons used a pair of home wins to take a 2-1 series lead over the Red Deer

Chiefs in the best-of-ve AMHL division semi-nals. The Bisons won 4-1 in Game 1 on Feb. 24 be-fore sneaking out a 4-3 win in Game 3 on Feb. 28 at the Strathmore Family Centre.

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The Wheatland Warriors had the home gameagainst Cranbrook marked on their calendar sincethe Christmas break, because they knew top spot

would be on the line at the Strathmore Family Cen-tre on Feb. 26.

The game lived up to its billing as the local ban-tam double-A team prevailed with a 3-2 win andsecured rst place heading into the inaugural play-off tournament in Medicine Hat from March 3-6.

“We’ve been working all year for it,” said Assis-tant Coach Tyler Brandon.

“That’s the main goal and we accomplished it. The boys are red up and it was a good closegame. Right from the puck drop in the third period

we knew what we were going to get. They weren’tgoing to give up. The boys matched it and there

was a couple of key blocks in the last 30 secondsthat were key in a one goal game.”

Max Kathol, Anson McMaster and Brandon Kas-dorf scored in the win.

The local bantam double-A team would nish offthe season with a 4-1 win over the Lethbridge Hur-

ricanes at the Strathmore Family Centre on Feb. 28.Carter Kam, Mo Hakim, Chase Clayton and Keith Yellowy supplied the offense.

Brandon expects to see more consistency fromthe team going into the playoff tournament be-cause they can’t afford to take a period off, and ifthat’s accomplished then he sees the team beingdominant throughout the weekend event.

“Everything’s rolling,” said Brandon.“We play the best when we can just roll all four

lines and it’s kind of where we’re at. Now everybody’s going, everybody’s condent in each otherand the chemistry is there too.”

Meanwhile, the Wheatland Braves split their lasttwo weekend games to nish second place in thedivision after a 6-4 loss to Medicine Hat on Feb. 26and a 7-1 win in Lethbridge on Feb. 28.

Head Coach Carl Knudsen said that despite theloss to Medicine Hat, his team matched up fairly

well against the opposition but weren’t quite ableto catch up to their strong teamwork and in theend it was difcult to beat.

“I think in the past two games we’ve playedMedicine Hat, we know we can play with themand if we’re playing our game, there’s no reason

we can’t compete with them,” said Knudsen.“It’s the mindset we can beat any team in this

league if we’re playing as well as we know we can. We’ve had a good couple games here down thestretch before the tournament.”

Matthew Quebec, Tegan Skehar, Joel Ramanoand Bryce Beneld scored against Medicine Hat.

However, the team played a solid game againstLethbridge.

Tristan Zandee and Philip Raycroft scored two

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win.Knudsen said the tournament format is a scary

because there is the thought of one bad gamecould end your season, but, he has been preach-ing that every game since Christmas has been animportant game.

“Everyone’s on board,” said Knudsen”

“That when we’re at our best. We’re a prettydeep team when everyone’s playing as well as Iknow they can and contributing and moving thepuck around and using each other.”

He added that there are some other good teamsin the south and it’ll be a challenge, but they’re notfocused on one particular team.

The local peewee AA team will be in Lethbridgefor the playoff tournament from March 3-6.

Meanwhile, the Wheatland Chiefs ended off theregular season with a 6-4 loss in Medicine Hat onFeb. 26.

Captain Brad Hendricks said it was a loss in ameaningless game, and if anything it will onlymake them hungry to come out with drive in theopening game of the tournament as hosts.

He added that they’ve utilized the Olympic ice totheir advantage, as they play games in Strathmoreall year long, and if they can use their speed andstrength they will be able to expose teams whoaren’t used to the big ice.

“We don’t have a really hard pool but as longas we’re consistent and play our game, we’ll begood,” said Hendricks.

“It’s just a different setting like in the ve game you know you can have an off game and you shakeit off and have another chance. But in this format

you really have to win them all to move on.” The local midget double-A team began the tour-

nament against Medicine Hat at 9 a.m. and Foot-hills at 3:30 p.m. on March 3, and Lethbridge at 9a.m, on March 4 with all tournament games beingplayed at the Strathmore Family Centre.

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The Wheatland Warriors clinched rst place after beating theCranbrook Hornets 3-2 at the Strathmore Family Centre onFeb. 26. Justin Seward Photo

The Strathmore Storm peewee tier 7 team advanced to thenext round after beating Okotoks 6-5 in the third and decisivegame at the Strathmore Family Centre on Feb. 27.

Justin Seward Photo

On to the next roundThe Strathmore Storm novice tier 4 team won the third anddeciding game 6-2 over the Cochrane Rockies to advance tothe next round at the Strathmore Family Centre on Feb. 27.

Justin Seward Photo

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“We’ve changed a few things know-ing how a few of the teams play,” saidPraeker. “Some of the teams really pres-sure fore check. We have a couple ofdifferent breakouts in our repertoireand just working on little things likethat.”

With every big game they’ve playedthis year, the coaching staff has takenthe opportunity to talk about turningtheir adrenaline into energy.

Cochrane, Bow View, Spruce Groveand Lacombe are the conrmed teamscompeting in the tournament, and theothers will be announced this weekend.

Provincials will take place fromMarch 11-13 at the Strathmore Family

Centre.


The Crowther Memorial Junior High SchoolCougars Grade 9 girls basketball team put their

best foot forward as hosts of the February Frenzytournament last weekend.

Despite a sixth place nish, the team’s defenseimproved immensely, but they know there is stilla lot of work to be done heading into being zonehosts this weekend.

Head Coach Scott Koller said that the girls knewhigh calibre teams were coming to this tourna-ment and are hopeful it’s one event that teams

want to come to year after year.However, he feels that there were things to take

from it that needed to be improved upon.“We need to attack the basket more and make

better passes (and) we need to play with more in-tensity and want the ball more,” said Koller.

The girls will host zones on March 4-5 atCrowther Memorial Junior High School.

Grade 9 boys’ coach Matt Laslo said his boys went into the tournament playing hard in all the

games and tried to outwork their opponents.He pinpointed the toughest game they had to

play was against Huntington Hills High School ofRed Deer, where they were able to hang aroundand only lost by four points.

“I felt like we were really working hard andplaying together as a team,” said Laslo.

“We ended up losing the game by four points, but it was tied until less than a minute remainingin the fourth quarter. If we wouldn’t have spottedthem 15 points in the rst quarter, we probably

win that game, as we won three of the four quar-ters.”Laslo said despite the third place nish, the oth-

er two games were closer than he would’ve likedto have seen.

If the team can limit their turnovers, there is astrong possibility that they can compete with anyteam at zone.

“There are going to be tough teams there, butdefense is a great equalizer,” said Laslo. “If we canoutwork our opponent and make every posses-sion of the game a battle, I think we stand a prettygood chance.”

Cougars look to rebound

The Crowther Memorial Junior High School Cougars Grade

9 basketball team won their opener 47-45 on a last secondbuzzer beater over the Oilelds Drillers during the FebruaryFrenzy tournament at Strathmore High School on Feb. 26. Justin Seward Photos

The Crowther Memorial Junior High School Cougars Grade 9girls basketball team opened with a tough 30 plus point loss toCalgary Girls School at Crowther Memorial Junior High Schoolduring the February Frenzy tournament on Feb. 26.

The Strathmore Storm peewee female team were edged 4-3 by Calgary’sGHC in Game 1 of the best of two at the Strathmore Family Centre on Feb.27. Justin Seward Photo

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The Holy Cross Collegiate Hawks junior A boys basketball continued to show what they’re madeof after nishing third overall in the Crowther Me-morial Junior High School-hosted February Fren-zy tournament on Feb. 26 and 27.

The team has won four tournaments this yearand continued their fast-paced style of play, win-ning their rst two games by 20 points.

“We’re a really unselsh team,” said second yearplayer Reid Jensen.

“We spread the ball around a lot. That’s whatour team is about is we’re all about pace and get-ting a jump on teams instead of letting them hangin there.”

However, they pegged their last game as a re-demption game against Brooks, who beat them

by a mere ve points last time they played oneanother.

“We held with them all the way to the thirdquarter then we just kind of got in foul troubleand we ended up losing in the fourth quarter,”said Jensen.

“We came focused, we came ready to play. It’s just Brooks outplayed us in the nal game. Wehad starters sitting on the bench for the full sec-ond quarter.”

Hawks Head Coach Troy Filipionik said it wasgreat to see them compete against teams that will

be at the zones tournament, and weren’t really

startled off by what was thrown at them.“We just played our game,” said Filipionik.

“The biggest part of our success is the group of boys that we have. They really work hard at prac-tice and in the off-season to improve their games.

They’re also very coachable and a mature groupof young men.”

The team has a 17-3 record and has the desireto win with the goal in mind to win the zonechampionship at the Strathcona Tweedsmuir this

weekend.Meanwhile, junior A head coach Deanna Sam-

ple has seen tremendous upside to come fromthe tournament and feels the girls held their ownagainst tough competition.

“I was happy with the level

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