RCMP seek public’s help

in keying caseThe Fort Saskatchewan RCMP are hoping that tips from the public will help them crack a vandalism case.

According to an RCMP media release issued earlier this week, a litany of complaints came into the Fort detachment on the morning of Monday, June 3rd, all from the Westlands area.Police subsequently discovered that at least nine vehicles had been keyed overnight.

Police are now seeking public as-sistance, and would like to hear from anyone with information that could assist in the investiga-tion. Witnesses are asked to con-tact Constable Curtis Huculak at 780.992.6100, or call Crime Stop-pers at 1.800.222.8477 (TIPS).

Truck burnsLocal police and emergency re-sponders from surrounding com-munities responded to a truck fi re Tuesday morning, on High-way 825 just north of Highway 37.

According to the Fort Saskatch-ewan RCMP, the driver of the involved semi noticed smoke coming from his vehicle’s engine compartment. Although another motorist, who happened to be an off-duty fi reighter, attempted to assist in extinguishing the fi re, they were unsuccessful in saving the vehicle. Traffi c was detoured for several hours.

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By REECE SELLIN

If be-ing the champi-on of the “ w o r k -i n g m a n ” w a s R a l p h

Klein’s key to success in municipal politics, Fort Saskatchewan may soon be starting a Klein-like political legacy with one of its own residents.

Billing himself as “the working man,” Brant Ho-tel Manager Jeff Mickle has announced his can-didacy for Fort Saskatch-ewan City Council in this fall’s municipal election. And, there are already echoes of Klein apparent,

from Mickle’s common-sense approach to politics to having a knack for in-teracting with people from all walks of life.

Asked about his motiva-tion for running, Mickle told OEP “I don’t think [Fort Saskatchewan] is broken, but I think there are things that could be done to make it better.”

He feels there needs to be more business and traffi c downtown, and that the City needs to look at ways to “bind the community to-gether.”

One proposal that Mickle hopes the City more seri-ously assesses is a local transit system, which he sees as playing a major role in enabling people to

access community services both in the downtown core and along the highway corridor.

The 46-year-old, who along with his wife, Ruth, and their two sons, has lived in Fort Saskatche-wan for seveal years, says he has been contemplating a Council run for the past few months. He says he can bring a much-needed, fresh approach to Council.

“If everybody’s doing the same thing, and things aren’t changing, maybe it’s time to do something different,” he says.

And that’s an area where Mickle can almost certain-ly deliver.

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HEART AND SOUL

BILL OLSEN ON BEING GRACIOUS P. 5

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DINING OUT IN THE FORT P. 2

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The IssueDining Out in the Fort

By OEP Editor JUDY SELLIN

My fi rst visit to the Fort was in 2006, when the population was prob-ably still well under

15,000 and when Tim Horton’s (at least the restaurant part) actually closed before 10 pm. Fast forward to 2013, and it’s a long list of restaurants, eat-eries and coffee places we now can choose from.

There is no prize being of-fered here, but they say don’t let anyone take your claim to fame or steal your thunder. I am referring to my patron-izing of restaurants and food establishments here in the Fort. It’s kind of like not vot-ing. If you don’t vote, then don’t whine about the political af-fairs. The same goes for being a self-acclaimed food critic; if you haven’t ate “there,” you are talking or writing from second-hand information and not from personal experience.

Most have had a head start on me in dining out here in the Fort, simply because many have lived here longer. But when it comes to dining out, I certainly have a few things to mention, too, because I feel pretty confi dent I am catching up or maybe even surpassing many in my dining and dining-out experiences here.

My fi rst interest, no matter where I eat out, is cleanliness. No menu, no matter how ap-pealing the cuisine or how quaint or how modern the es-tablishment, is one I patronize for long if I see what I feel are unsanitary practices. And yes, I do have a personal list of what I wholeheartedly consider un-safe and unsanitary practices when preparing food for others.

There are basically only two

main reasons, if I have not ate or tried food from any eatery in the Fort. One is because of a personal allergy, and the other is the place is fairly new. In the latter case, it means I will be getting there in the near fu-ture!

My dining out list is lengthy, but here goes and here’s hop-ing I have not forgot any place: Aunty Sue’s, Gus’, Christies, Perry’s Pizza, Panago Pizza, Pots Bar/Grill, Crazy Loon, Grammies, Sobey’s Coffee Shop, Atlantic Kitchen, Peking Garden, Pleasant Surprise, Subjoint, Dovgan’s Bakery, A-Bundance Bakery, House of Hong, Gloria’s Soup Spot, Busters, Roustabouts, Pizza Hut, KFC, Pizza Delight, Hos-pitality Inn, Tim Hortons, Mc-Donald’s, Dairy Queen, Miller’s Ice Cream, Humpty’s, A&W, Wok Box, Opa, Fat Burger, Domino’s, Mucho Burrito, Star-bucks, Second Cup, Amato Ge-lato, Subway, Extreme Pita, Boston Pizza, The Downtown Diner, Ricki’s, Mr. G’s Grill and Fries, Wok N Go, and Nana’s.

It is quite accurate to say I eat out almost every day. (Yes, I can cook, but it’s been there, done that for decades, too.) I have noted that like myself, those who do eat out a lot seem to fi nd those special couple of places that they will patronize more often. If time permitted, I could give a review of every place I have dined at here in the Fort, but how fair would that be when it really would be nothing more than my personal opinion of my dining experi-ence? The restaurant business is no different than any other, as it also has off days and bet-ter days.

Seemingly, each restaurant of-fers something that the other does not, and for that reason too, some of us eat at various place to satisfy our cravings and taste buds. Also, I believe how we are served and remem-bered makes a huge preference in our dining choices. I learned many years ago, coming from a city with an abundance of res-taurants, that when possible,

there should be a bit of strat-egy to dining-out, similar to how most of us get our vehicles maintained.

When our vehicle needs an oil change, most of us take it to where they specialize in chang-ing oil. Also, most of us pur-chase tires for our vehicles from a tire shop. If we don’t do the aforementioned, and in turn are not happy about the service or purchase, then perhaps we should have learned a good and obvious lesson.

Quite often, similar applies to your choice in dining. If you want a steak done to your lik-ing, then go to a steakhouse (although I do know of restau-rants that can cook a delicious steak without the designation of a steakhouse). If you want a good pizza or a hearty plate of pasta, then go to an establish-ment where that is their spe-ciality. If you like the taste of a home-cooked meal, then pa-tronize the restaurant whose menu offers such. Sometimes, having a pleasant dining expe-rience is just that simple. And if the food is not up to your liking or your standard, then move on, because quite honestly, you are probably doing yourself and the restaurant management a favor in doing so.

The same can be said about children and dining. If it is a restaurant that is more for the adult crowd, then children may be a bother to some. If it is family restaurant, then I would hope children would be welcomed. Children should also have the pleasure of din-ing out, and if they have been taught proper eating etiquette at home, then they will not be a disruption to other patrons.

Here is a question for you: Have you ever gone shopping for shoes and they were sold out of your size? Well, the same happens in restaurants, they too run out of certain items. During what I call the “honey-moon period,” restaurants will sometimes run out of food.

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taurant downtown, to work-ing on the carnival circuit for many years, to operat-ing a sign-making business, Mickle certainly brings sub-stantial business experience to the table, as well.

Perhaps predictably, the hard-working Mickle summed up his overall phi-losophy in a down-to-earth, common sense way:

“The way I see it, you can be a zero -- or you can step up, help out, and be a hero.”

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“DISAPPOINTING DINING”

Re: “Letters: Good eats in the Fort” by Isaac McNeill, May 31, 2013

In his letter Isaac mentions he was very happy with the various local restaurants in the Fort that he and his family have frequented. I always do my best to keep a positive tone on everything, but as is the case with most subjects there are always two sides to the coin, and that includes restaurants and more particularly our local sit-down restaurants.

Like the McNeill family, we’ve lived here for 27 years and have dined at many lo-cal restaurants, but unfor-tunately the vast majority of our experiences have not been positive ones. Isaac brought up the local Boston Pizza that he’s been to many times. We have as well, but each time was a disappoint-ment. I enjoy a good steak sandwich cooked ‘medium’ and my wife enjoys a tasty salad. Sadly, about three

times out of four I’m served a well done steak. Every time this happens they cook up another steak, so my wife fi nishes up her meal while I sit staring into her eyes nib-bling on her salad waiting patiently for another steak. Frustrating to say the least.

This happened 75% of the time when I ordered a steak. There was a time the second steak came well done again! I came to the conclusion that the cooks at Boston Pizza couldn’t cook a steak if their life depended on it. I eventually complained to Boston Pizza head offi ce. Their response was to send me an appetizer voucher. Hmmmm?!

Needless to say we have never returned to the Fort Boston Pizza because it’s a waste of my time and money. I came close to ask-ing world famous chef Gor-don Ramsay to stop by this place, but he’s too busy try-ing to get his fl edgling cooks at Hell’s Kitchen to learn how to cook meat and fi sh.

I remember when The At-lantic Kitchen restaurant opened downtown. I love seafood so we were there on opening night to try their food. I ordered fresh scal-lops, only to receive heav-ily battered and dry frozen scallops right out of the gro-cery store freezer box. Ter-rible tasting and of course not fresh at all. For dessert I ordered apple pie and was told that that item was not

available. They advised sev-eral items listed on their menu were not available. Unbelievable and inexcus-able, especially on their opening night.

We tried the now closed Maple Tree Grill numerous times and was disappointed each time. Every time we left that restaurant the whole family ended up with upset stomachs, which happened after eating at the Chinese food restaurant House of Hong. We scratched these and other establishments off our ‘To Try Restaurant’ list after several tries. We tried Ricky’s All Day Grill, but we got grilled alright. The place was very dirty inside with fi nger marks on the walls, greasy tables, bits of food attached to utensils and the food was subpar at best.

Well, it’s not all gloom and doom because we have found one good and clean restau-rant in this town and that is Gus’ Steak & Rib House.

This restaurant has never let us down with either the quality of the food, cleanli-ness, or service. As I’ve said, we have our reasons for not going to many local restau-rants, but Gus’ is the only sit-down restaurant we fre-quent now. If Gus is cooking you have nothing to fear and you won’t get sick. Bonus!

Paul ChristoffersenFort Saskatchewan

JEFF MICKLE, CONT.

“I’m not really a suit and tie kind of person; I prefer jeans and a t-shirt,” mused Mickle earlier this week, as he ex-plained how he’s not what would most would consider a traditional politician.

Although Mickle may ap-pear, to some, to be a bit “rough around the edges,” he truly has a huge heart of gold, and is always on the lookout for ways to help out the community, be it in a big way, such as co-hosting a community Christmas Day dinner, as he did in 2011, or in a variety of smaller ways, such as raising and donat-ing funds to local organiza-tions.

Whether Mickle will ulti-mately be the Fort’s very own Ralph Klein, offering an argubably very refresh-ing, “working man’s” per-spective to Council, is some-thing voters will decide in October.

But, Mickle is certainly com-mitted to running a strong campaign to earn that job in the meantime -- a Facebook page and website are in the works -- just as he is fi rmly committed to completing a full, four year term.

And, it seems voters and other candidates alike may be well advised to not under-estimate Mickle’s acumen, despite him not necessarily fi tting the standard mold of a municipal politician.

From running his own res-

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SCARS Pet of the Week - Ruben

It’s time for an update on my-self. I have been with SCARS for some time. I am about 4 years old. I am a large guy and am also very handsome. I have been here so long be-cause I am looking for a spe-cial home. I need a home with no small children. I am very nervous around them. I have been great with the teenag-ers that have volunteered to walk me.I am great with other dogs, sleep in my crate every night and am great off leash. I am truly a loyal guy if given the chance. My perfect home would be an acerage or farm with another doggy pal. I cur-rently live on 80 acres, though I do have a large fenced area. I love to walk right beside you and always come when called. I would be the perfect buddy for the right person.

To fi nd out more about how you can adopt this pet, visit the SCARS website at www.scarscare.org or call 780.466.SCAR (7227).

Dingers by Ken Schotsch

Sunny Smiles Beautiful Babes

Inspirational Thought

“Try to be organized... think of all the time you waste when you don’t know where some-thing is when you need it.” -- Sarah Ban Breathnach

Spiritual Thought“For every setback, God has prearranged comeback.” -- Joel Osteen

Song of the Week“If I Aint Got You” -- Anna Graceman

Two Thumbs DownTo impatient drivers who give others naughty fi nger ges-tures.

A Spoonful of Sugar...

Sprinkled lightly over cottage cheese or sour cream makes for a delightful twist as a con-diment.

Funny Yokes

Q: What State do chickens never want to live in?A: Kentucky.Q: What disease do chicken never want to get?A: Chicken Pox

Random Act of Giving Suggestion

House-sit for someone who cannot take their pet on vaca-tion. It could be an enjoyable experience for both you and the pet.

Did You know?

You can bring comfort to a child, yourself or a pet by heating a blanket in a dryer for a minute or so giving ex-tra caution that the blanket is not too hot.

To fancy up adult or chil-dren drinks use a small fruit scoop that creates little balls then freeze the fruit balls and use them as ice cubes in fruit drinks.

High FiveTo drivers that still know how to be courteous to other driv-ers.

Book of the WeekA Week in Winter -- Maeve Binchy

Community Info

Fort Saskatchewan Public Library: 10011-102 Street. Mon-Thu: 10a-9p, Fri: 10a-5p, Sat: 10a-5p, Sun: 1p-5p (closed Sun in Jul + Aug)

Commuter Bus Ser-vice: Mon-Fri, Clareview <-> to Fort Sask. Departs Sherridon Dr and 99 Ave 5:34a, 6:04a, 6:34a, 7:19a, 4:16p, 5:16p, 5:46p, 6:28p, 7:08p. See www.fortsask.ca or call 780.442.5311 for full route details or more info.

Walk In Medical Clinic: 9368 Southfort Drive, next to Shoppers Drug Mart. Call 780-997-0177 for info.

Three-month-old Ryder is this week’s Beautiful Babe

Last Week’s Celebrity Edition Babe: Shania Twain

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By Fort Sask Life Church Pastor BILL OLSEN

I’ve met m a n y p e o p l e w h o m I would call “gra-c i o u s , ” in de-m e a n o r

and in every situation they involve themselves in. They have this amazing ability to set you at ease if you hap-pen to be new to a situation, and will go out of their way to make sure that you are welcome and appreciated in their world.

Those who are truly gra-cious never put on an “air,” but are truly sincere in who they are and what they are doing. I love people that have that gift; it’s one that if you’re not born with, can take a lifetime to develop... and really, you can, if you desire to.

If you hang around me much, you’ll see quite quick-ly that it isn’t something that comes naturally to me, because I’ll usually do something, usually sponta-neous, that begs for a reac-tion (hopefully a laugh) and then the place is at ease, and we carry on with the business of the day.

This tactic often bombs in a big way when you’re in a crowd of “stuffed shirts,” but then I really don’t care if I mess with their ego just a little... especially if I know that they’re putting on a

Heart & Soul: Gracious People

show for their own benefi t. It’s kind of like going golf-ing with a serious golfer and doing whatever I can to destroy their game. (One guy made a lousy shot that landed near where I was walking... so I simply pulled out a club and sent it back to him and suggested he try again. “That was terrible...” totally blew his game... I loved it). Gracious people don’t do that.

The Record Company I was with for a while called all of us in for a large meeting to discuss the future of the company and a new direc-tion they wanted to go. I lived about four hours away from where we were to meet, and had to get up about 4:00 AM to get there on time.

I never thought much about what we were going to be doing or where the meet-ing was, and dressed for a long drive (as I was return-ing home the same day) -- in a favourite pair of jeans, a sweatshirt and running shoes. I knew I should have thought things through a little more as soon as I ar-rived at my destination...

I walked into one of the most beautiful ballrooms I had ever been in... All of the other musicians were seri-ously decked out in gold-and-platinum-plated-and-silk-adorned everything... and then there was me. My thought? “Oh crap.”

As I walked in, I could feel slight disdain as I wasn’t well known yet by the oth-ers who were there, and one of the ladies whom I did know, turned when she

saw me and said... rather out loud... “Oh, Bill!” Which meant “didn’t you get the memo? Didn’t you know what we’re doing? Or where we were meeting?” As I was considering all my options, my thought was “appar-ently not,” so my response was... “I’m dressed for work, isn’t that what we’re here for?”

This lady’s father was the owner of the company (who is also a multi-gazillionaire) who was incredibly gra-cious. He was extremely well-dressed, and walked over to me and gave me a “fatherly” hug and ex-pressed his gratitude that I would drive all that way just to meet with him, and with a commanding voice turned me around and introduced me to everyone in the room and said some very kind things to my regard. The disdain immediately turned to welcome, and I was OK to be in the same room with all who were there.

We’ve all been in those types of situations where there was a great chance of high humiliation, but were surprised by a person full of grace that knew how to cov-er the situation and avoid becoming very embarrassed or at least tried to salvage something good out of it.

As a pastor, I do try to get the message across that the God I serve and love is gra-cious to the core... As much as He is God, He is Gra-cious and extends grace to all who approach Him. His grace covers and is “always suffi cient.”

When we fi nd ourselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, doing the wrong thing, in our humili-ation, He can turn things around... not for the sake of saving our pride, but to give us strength to achieve in-tegrity and to walk in grace ourselves...

I’m a person who needs grace regularly, so to re-ceive it, I’m extending it to others... It works. Give it a try -- you’ll like it! By the way, how come you look like that? 8 )

Land use by-law in e� ectThe City of Fort Saskatche-wan is reminding residents that the new Land Use by-law is now in effect.

The City’s planning depart-ment will continually moni-tor feedback on the new Bylaw over the next year and present any necessary amendments to Council next spring.

Copies of the bylaw are available on the city’s web-site or at a fee in hardcopy.

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Tales of Wags & Whiskers: Loki

By CAROLE MCGOWAN

It is dif-fi cult be-ing a fos-ter home. Our new foster pup, “ L o k i , ” (god of mischief) has been

adopted and will be picked up by his new owners this weekend. He is such a hap-py-go-lucky little guy, and we have really enjoyed fos-tering him. We are consoled by the fact that he is going to a wonderful home, and will certainly have a better life than he had wandering around the highway, which is where SCARS found him. Plus, now, we have an opening for another rescued puppy!

Rescuing puppies seems to be unavoidable for us. These little souls must be put in our path for a reason.

Two years ago, we made a day trip up to our lake lot to close up for the win-ter ahead. Surrounded by poplar trees, this means hours of raking and bag-ging leaves. Exhausted, we took our debris to the land-fi ll site. We were astounded to see a tiny grey female cat hanging around with fi ve pups that were about 5 weeks old. Whoever had abandoned the pups had tossed down a piece of raw meat to keep them occupied while the cold hearted in-dividual drove away. Also waiting to get in on the meal was a beautiful hus-ky shepard cross, with the most amazing blue eyes I had ever seen. Obviously not from the same litter, he was about 5 months old.

Feeling a sense of déjà vu, we stopped in our little SUV and tried to gather them up and rescue them. We were sure that the cat would run when we approached. In-stead, she arched her back and hissed at us. What a

sad, but comical sight to see this little cat trying to pro-tect “her” puppies. She had recently had kittens, al-though the kittens were no-where to be seen. As soon as we got all 7 occupants into the vehicle, they all snuggled together and went to sleep. We certainly had a back seat full!

Frantic, I called Sylvia, our SCARS founder. What was I supposed to do with all these animals? Would SCARS take them on as new intakes? Absolutely, said Sylvia, much to my re-lief!

The puppies we named Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Zeppo and Gummo after the Marx brothers. Those of you over 50 may remember! Minnie was named after the Marx brother’s mother. The husky we named ‘Rogue’ af-ter the character in the X-Men movies.

We got them home, put a make-shift pen together to house the puppies, and we found a nice big room for the kitty to have, that kept her away from our cats, but gave her a place of her own with a litter box, water and food. We found her to be quite a show girl as she purred when you came into the room, and climbed your leg if she thought you were leaving. We let her visit with the pups occasionally and each time she cuddled with them.

The work had just begun, however. Five out of the

six pups came down with parvo, which is like the fl u in humans, but for dogs is far more serious. They can become dehydrated in a matter of hours and some do not survive. As it is such a highly contagious disease in young puppies or unvac-cinated dogs, we knew that the whole lot of them would probably come down with the disease. Of course, they didn’t all get sick at the same time, but literally one after the other. As we knew the symptoms we were able to get them to the vet for treatment.

Parvo treatment is very expensive, as the animals have to be quarantined, hooked up to IV, and moni-tored 24/7. Some vets can charge up to $1000.00 per day for this service. West-lock Vet is by far the least expensive, but it still adds up when some of the pups are in care for a couple of days, some for almost a week. In the end, all the puppies survived and they all found “furever” homes. I guess we were defi nitely in the right place at the right time!

Top: Rogue. Bottom: Minnie & Groucho

THE ISSUE, CONT.

It can be diffi cult to predict just how many customers a new restaurant will attract on opening day, thus it can re-sult in a shortage of food. Some restau-rants have what they call a soft open-ing, that hopefully reduces the chances of having an overload of customers the fi rst day or two. For this reason, and for a more relaxing meal, I often wait to pa-tronize a new eatery, knowing that no matter how diligently everything has been set up, openings can be crazy days and are for the brave of heart.

Having said that... my dining experi-ences here in the Fort have been mainly good, while only a few have not been so good.

I am especially in awe of the restau-rants that have a long-term reputation in business. I really believe people are more fi nicky over food service than they are about other purchases. So hooray for all the eating places we have here in the Fort, and a special hooray for those who have worked hard to stay in the restaurant business for many years!

Agrium hits a snag at Redwater facility

Agrium announced recently that its Redwater 2, nitrogen facility, which produces 680,000 metric tonnes of ammonia and associated up-graded nitrogen products, went down on May 24, 2013.

According to the company, the cause of the outage was due to an issue with the facility’s heat exchanger.

It is estimated that Redwater 2 will be back up and running some time near the end of June.

Agrium says that it will be moving up a planned one-month turnaround at the facil-ity which was originally set to take place in October, 2013.

The company’s smaller Redwater 1 ammonia facility and phosphate production at the site has not been impacted by the outage. Agrium has said it will supply current customer de-mand from inventories, which are expected to be drawn down by the end of the spring sea-son.

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SALONSCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

SOUPS, SUBS & SANDWICHSHOPS

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JANITORIAL & CLEANING

PET CARE

GELATO

Church ListingsFort Saskatchewan Life Church50-10420 98 Ave. (Back of Fort Mall). Sunday Service/Kids Church @ 10:15a. Wed. Service @ 7:00p. Culture Shock Youth, Fri @ 7:00p. 780-992-9673. www.fslifechurch.ca.

Fellowship Baptist ChurchPastor Jim Paulson. Worship Service: Sun @ 10:30a. Prayer: Tues @ 7:00p. Awana Children’s Program Thurs @ 6:30p. 9932 - 101 St., Fort Sask. (Ac. from Legacy Park) 780-992-0880.

Church of the NazarenePastor: Stephen Conklin. 9802 104 St., Fort Sask. 780-998-2451. www.fortnaz.ca. Join us Sunday @ 11a for Worship. Sunday School @ 9:50a.

Josephburg Community Church21380 Township Road 550 (intersection of Twp. Rd. 550 & Sec. Highway 830) Aas you enter the hamlet of Josephburg. Ph: 780-998-9331 Fax: 780-998-9305. Pastor: Rev. Audrey Daleywww.josephburgcommunitychurch.ca

Partridge Hill United ChurchCorner of TWP 542 and RR 220. 780-895-7378. Debbie Brill, Minister. Worship Service: 9:30am. www.partridgehillunitedchurch.com

First United Church10409-100 Ave., Fort Sask. 780-998-4060. Rev. Danielle A. James. All welcome. Sunday Wor-ship & Sunday School: 10:00a.

Holy Protection Orthodox Church. Saturdays: Great Vespers, 5p. Sundays: Divine Liturgy, 10a. 281 Fort Mall, 10421 99 Ave. 780-708-2877. All Services in English.

St. George’s Anglican Church.Reverend Maude Parsons-Horst. Regular wor-ship times: Sunday @ 8:30am Holy Communion (BCP) and 10:30am Holy Communion (BAS) with Sunday School. 10029 – 99th Ave, Ph: 780-998-3620.

From Burundi, Africa: “Freedom

Is a Choice of Being Better”

By OLIVIER N.

The word freedom has different defi -nitions and m e a n i n g s , depending on the context. It can be found

in the human relations, socio-economical and political con-texts, or even in computers…

However, the general meaning of freedom relates to the idea of being set free from oppression of any kind, as concerns human beings. This calls for respect of persons regardless of their race, social class and economic wel-fare. The political development and the dangers that go with it bring us to want to understand the meaning of freedom. So my analysis has directed me to the understanding of freedom from the way we behave, act and re-act, and how we treat each other in human relations and socio-political contexts – the ambigu-ity of freedom from the human and political understanding.

Where there is freedom, there is

no oppression. And where there is no freedom, there is always instability and nothing really goes normally. The oppressors may think they have control, but in reality they do not, and they never will… the courage of the oppressed people is more powerful than the oppressor’s, and in the end, no matter how long it may take or how they would get to, the freedom they yearn for is right there, and it’s an inevitable battle.

Talking of human rights, I think that human existence and freedom are, from the be-ginning, inseparable. However, one’s liberty to swing his fi st ends where the other man’s nose begins. As one of Nelson Mandela’s famous quotes says, to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Yes, I believe rights and liber-ties fall under freedom. And rights are those moral prin-ciples that defi ne and sanction a person’s freedom of action in a social context. It is some-thing you are born with and die with. But of course, there are obligations regarding the free-dom that ethical behaviors and statements are upheld.

In the 1960s, many African countries fought for Indepen-

dence because they wanted freedom from practices such as discrimination and oppres-sion… they wanted to have their own governments, rules and of course to promote de-mocracy and values of freedom for all, in the hope of creating a stable and a safe environment free from clashes and differ-ences. However, I do not know I would say they have got what they fought for now, because in some places, there is not even freedom of speech, and even the media is sometimes shut down or at least restricted from pub-lishing, etc. Many countries still have a long way to go.

I think every human being needs a sense of belonging in times of solace and spiritual yearning, and freedom thus of-fers stability, purpose and guid-ance for day to day activities. It creates a platform for friendly relations among people, while upholding ethical values and standards.

But remember, as Albert Ca-mus said, freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. And yes, freedom is a choice of tak-ing that chance of being a bet-ter person who pursues his own good in his own way without depriving others of theirs or im-peding their efforts to obtain it. Live and let live…Have a great week!

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Biscuits and Gravy: ‘Til Death

Do Us PartBy BRIAN MASONbrian@overeasyplease.com

E v e r y -one has no doubt h e a r d that age- old phrase from the w e d d i n g vows.

Granted, men may subjec-tively recall that phrase more so than women, as they ponder the different possible hidden meanings behind the term. Yet, even with this, the phrase is one near and dear to us all with the legacy of the wedding and all that it entails. For me, it is a pivotal and very deep-meaning phrase, and it recently bore a stron-ger ideal in my mind. Only a few days ago, I was patrol-ling the back roads as part of my job as a Community Peace Offi cer, when I spot-ted something in front of me.

Now, on the back roads it isn’t uncommon for me to run across a critter. No, I don’t mean run over and turn into supper, folks, but rather fi nd a critter on my

journeys. In this case, in fact it happened to be, at least as I found out as I slammed on the brakes, a rather scared little fox. This little thing ran down the road in front of me even as we came upon a bridge. That’s when my headlights caught the glimpse of some-thing else on the road. As I neared, the fox stopped and stood guard over this other object, and started to try and pull it away from me. Try and try this little thing did, but the other was sim-ply too big and that’s when it hit me. As I pulled up and stopped my cruiser, the fox was protecting her mate, taken down by a passing vehicle before I happened upon the scene. As I got out of the car, she remained de-fensive, only running a few feet away as I neared. She darted off down the bridge, maintaining a nominal distance from me as she watched me closely. Picking up the lifeless body of her mate, I walked him gently towards her to the end of the bridge and gently set him in the grass. She had by now darted just in-side the brush alongside the road out of sight, but I knew she was close by. Return-ing to my cruiser, I contin-ued about my journey, not-ing that the fallen male fox had disappeared. She had pulled him out of sight to

protect him. It got me to thinking. When we fi nd our soulmate, that one true love that we are destined beyond all fate and circumstance to be with in life, the phrase ‘til death do us part really is more of a moot point. You see folks, even in death this fox was there by her mate’s side, protecting him and loving him, regardless of his fate.

We are much the same, pro-tecting and cherishing our loved ones far beyond what life brings us. If we are lucky enough to fi nd that person who is that missing part of our soul, we become bound to them far beyond what this life holds for us to experience. Once that bond is established, we be-come set in the course of life to be fulfi lled in so many ways. Thankfully, I have found that missing piece of my soul and that as odd as it may seem, that love tran-scends anything in just this life but carries on through every part of eternity en-compassing this life and the next. It is far too special to restrict to only this life and what my mortal world holds.

Keep posted for next week, folks, and you will see some-thing spectacular, if the stars and fate combine to fulfi ll the wishes that my heart holds.

Flimsy Whimsy: Wisp

By JAI MURUGAN jai@overeasyplease.com

She, the w h i s p e r fairy, was a g a i n s t m e r r i -ment of the excit-ing un-e t h i c a l kind, not that I

generally minded.

Some days I refl ect how it was Mother that put gave her sustenance, the men-tal extension of a past fi lled with morals and virtue, the pretend goody-goody God-liness of preachy nostal-gic quotes beginning with, “Back when I was a child.”

Those parents, especial-ly the masculine brand, thought we couldn’t use deduction. We secretly thought, “Do you think we believe your entire child-hood was innocent, virtu-ous, and mischief-free? Do you think you look sober in that old picture of you smirking guiltily while leaning precariously on the old Chevy? Did you throw out the next one, where you’re lying fl at faced on the ground, that pretty girl, later to be known as

my Mother, hovering over you in loving, yet disgraced concern? Do you think we believe all those stories of saintliness when outside, over past the regular gar-bage dump, is that other one fi lled with old tonic bot-tles – the one we’re not sup-posed to know of. Sure you were in the navy, uphold-ing democracy, but we can read. We know of sailor’s delights, of ports of call, of those wondrous songs. Did you think we’d believe it when you said you stayed on board those three days in Singapore?”

Not wanting to have sons follow in those hidden foot-steps, Mother slowly added to the fairy, one wisp, (or whisper, if you prefer) at a time.

Every single time you de-cided to enjoy childhood be-yond the box of limitations - with fi re, with pitchforks, with neighbour girls in old sloughs made into dugouts, with borrowed hunting guns and jerry cans of sto-len gas, with cars on thin-iced lakes, with stolen ciga-rettes. Every single time!

Right beside the ear, Moth-er moulded that wispy Girl, a refl ection of what she wanted you to be – and Conscience was her name.

Downtown Carnival

Downtown will be fi lled with the sights and sounds of a full carnival for the next three days. Hosted out of the Fort Mall parking lot, the carnival runs 3-10pm today, 11am-10pm Saturday and 2-5pm on Sunday. De-picted above is Carson, who was taking a break from set up on Wednesday afternoon.