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The warm light of candles shining through stained glass windows is a beautiful thing. Although there was no heat turned on at the Heritage Acres chapel, those who gathered to share fellowship and song last Friday night were warmed by the atmosphere of the room itself. The non-denominational service was highlighted with carols sung by Friends in Sync, and musical accompaniment by Jackie Therriault. Helen Blackburn showcased her whistling tal-ents at the luncheon afterward.

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I had never imagined that a Christmas carol could elicit sadness, but I can’t sing “Silent Night” any-more, which is one of my favourites. It was also a favourite of my father-in-law, who passed away unexpect-edly on Christmas Day. Last Friday we attended a lovely candlelight service at Heritage Acres, and I choked up and held back tears when it was time for “Silent Night.” It was a treat to listen to Friends in Sync, and I’m looking forward to more carol festivals and concerts in the coming weeks. Please remember to share per-formance dates with us so we can include them in our calendars. If you get frustrated in busy holiday traffic, turn up the radio and sing a Christmas song. You might be surprised at how quickly your smile returns. Shannon Robin

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$50,000 angels Sherry Mackenzie, committee member of Angels Within Us, was receiving requests for tickets to the group’s 2nd annual fundraising din-ner right up to the final hours before it began Dec. 3. With a committee of only 10, it’s amazing what the group has built after operating for only two years! Sherry believes that the “kindness of people’s hearts is amazing” and that everyone who attended has con-tributed to making a huge difference to someone in need. Support of the event was great not only from within the community, but well beyond. Family and friends of committee members and other at-tendees came from all over. The evening featured a silent auc-tion with a great variety of donated items, as well as a live auction with everything from two dozen of Faye

Jenkins’s famous cookies to return air tickets to anywhere WestJet flies. The highlight of the evening was the dutch auction for a brand new 2011 Chevy Cruz donated by Keith Foster of Westcastle Motors and the Angels. Once the winning ticket was drawn it took a moment for Lorne and Robin Mackenzie to realize the ticket belonged to them. The couple chose to let the car go back on the auction block rather than driving it home. This netted them half of the auc-tion sale amount, with the other half going to the Angels. Final numbers aren’t available, but the proceeds from the auction exceed $50,000 which will go a long way toward helping the Angels keep up their work in the community.

I have another secret to share ... I’m “one of those people” who loves Christmas music. Much like bag-pipes, people seem to love it or dis-like it without much middle ground. I won’t tell you exactly how many seasonal tunes are on my computer hard drive, and in my various ages and stages of music storage. However, I can tell you that I could let it play nonstop for at least a week. It likely won’t surprise anyone that this mortifies my teenaged daughter. Music is more important to people than most of us realize. We don’t con-sciously make associations, but they happen, and it only takes a bar or two of a particular song to pull out an emotional response or memory. Songs from the ’80s are lots of fun because the high school memories that come flooding out of the closet with particular tunes.

I love to listen to young children sing with purity and innocence so strong in their voices. It reminds me of years of singing with my dad with a small beat up hymnal, a good old Co-op sing-along book, and a beat up guitar. Singing is the best thing you can do for yourself when you’re having a bad day. Whether it’s “Zip-a-dee-doo-dah” in the bathtub, punching out a bit of heavy metal (yes, I sing out loud to AC/DC) or a lullaby to a child, I dare you to sing with a frown on your face – it just isn’t possible! Songs with sadness attached to them are the tough ones. I can’t sing “Amazing Grace.” I sang it for the fu-neral of a two-month-old who passed away, and I can feel the intensity and depth of her parents’ pain even as I’m typing this – it has stayed with me for almost 20 years.

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The big winners!Robin Mackenzie’s eyes were twinkling as she showed off her grand prize ticket at the Angels Within Us fundraiser last Saturday. She and husband Lorne were the winners of the brand new 2011 Chevy Cruz donated by Westcastle Motors of Pincher Creek. Rather than keep the car, the couple chose to let it go back up for cash auction. They received half of the proceeds while the Angels group received the other half. Their contribution helped to make the evening a huge success.

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Christmas 1916A Regal idea for CNP boys and girls If you’re interested in helping the Crowsnest Pass Boys and Girls Club get back on their feet, you can do it with your Christmas shopping as well as your year-round shop-ping through a special Regal program. Children and parents who’ve had the opportunity to be involved with the Crowsnest Pass Boys and Girls Club were disappointed to receive notice in the fall that it wouldn’t be operating this year. The club wasn’t eligible to apply for several grants which had funded most of its operations in the past, resulting in a significant shortfall in funding. While the club continues to seek alternate sources of financial support, activities have been put on hold. When Jamie Thomson of Coleman received notice of the situation she decided that the club wasn’t going to shut down if she could do anything about it. Jamie contacted the executive members and let them know that in her opinion this “simply will not do and I intend to do something about it.” As a former member and volunteer of the Calgary Boys and Girls Club, Jamie is a strong believer in what it has to offer. She feels strongly that “kids in the community need this program,” and that given the opportunity, people will rise to the challenge of getting it up and running again. It’s a well-known fact that kids with too much time on their hands and too little supervision tend to get into mis-chief of all degrees. Rather than complaining about it, Jamie hopes people will join her in an effort to do something about the situation. Now that the problem has been identified, here’s what you can do about it! Jamie has set up a Regal fundraiser to assist the club. Regal catalogues have something for everyone, and now something for the boys and girls in the Pass as well. It’s this easy – log on to www.bgccnp.shopregal.ca, choose a catalogue and place your order. CNP Boys and Girls Club will automatically receive 30 per cent of the sale amount, and the order will be shipped directly to you. This means that you don’t even need to live in the area to take part in helping in the club’s revival! Orders can also be placed directly through Jamie, and she’ll donate the portion which would normally be her income on the sale. The fundraiser has been set up as an ongoing project, so you can help out year round each time you place an order. For more information about the program call Jamie at 403-562-8716 or speak with any of the executive members of the Crowsnest Boys and Girls Club. Happy shopping!

The day was quiet, a cease fire declared.In the Allied trenches we waited prepared.

In the evening light came a warning,From their trenches German soldiers were swarming.

From their lines shadows in the light,Carrying gifts not guns under a flag of white.

From the village a church bell rang.As they approached the Germans sang,Silent Night in a different language sure,But we had never heard a Carol so pure.

A murmur grew along our trench,Guns lowered, voices raised, in English and French.

Our voices joined the Germans in chorus,As they halted right before us.

It was a sight I still don’t believe,Then our sergeant said “It’s Christmas Eve.”

Lowered weapons were stowed away,Somewhere in our trench a mouth organ

began to play.We rose to meet them, hands were shaken,

Gifts of sausage given, gifts of cigarettes taken.We gathered in our trench together,

Allies and Germans out of the weather.Men of different faiths and nations,

Sharing a mix of army rations.Beer and wine opened with quiet pops,

Nothing warms a soldier like German Schnaaps.Pictures of wives and families exchanged,

They were all alike, isn’t that strange.A violin, a mouth organ, carols through the night,

Peace to all men, our hearts were light.We talked of farming or digging coal,And talked of women and children,

We’d like to hold.All too soon the night was gone,

Drunkenly we stood and shook hands at dawn.

Back to their lines they weavedthat way and this,

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I waved and choked outa whispered

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Thunder on iceBy Vanessa Farraj Crowsnest Pass Thunder Pre-nov-ice Team 2 attended their first tourna-ment of the season Dec. 3, hosted by the Elk Valley Wild in Elkford. The team played three games, fac-ing off against their sister team CNP Pre-novice Team 1, Fernie Ghostrid-ers, and Elk Valley Wild. Although the scoreboard showed losses in all three games, the ice proved them all winners. Each player received a commemorative trophy and other goodies. As always, the players showed great sportsmanship and effort and played by the number one rule of having fun. Thanks to all organizers and vol-unteers for the excellent tournament, and as always, to the parents and rela-tives who came out to support their team. The Thunder Team 2 are practis-ing hard for their last game before the break against Thunder Team 1 on Dec. 18.

By Corinne Petrone The Crowsnest Pass Thunder Novice had a busy weekend with two away games in Coaldale. On Saturday the Thunder Nov-ice played Coaldale 1, one of the top teams in the division. The team played hard but lost 11-4. On Sunday the Thunder Novice played Coaldale 2, and won by a score of 8-7 with their solid effort. Crowsnest Pass Thunder Novice

now have a break for the Christmas season and will start the new year off with a tournament in Sparwood Jan. 7 and 8. Have a great holiday season!

By Jaime Reeve Crowsnest Pass Thunder Pre-nov-ice Team 1 played three games at the Elk Valley tournament last weekend. The team lost their first game against Fernie Junior Ghostriders by a score of 17-6. Game two was against Crowsnest Thunder Team 2 and we won 12-4. The last game was also a win of 9-6 over the Elk Valley Wild.

By Robert and Alaina Evans Crowsnest Pass Peewees won two of three games played last weekend at the Vauxhall tournament. The peewees recorded a win of 10-5 over the Vauxhall Sabres and a win of 7-1 over the Redcliff Grizzlies. The team’s one loss during the tournament was a 7-3 game to Medi-cine Hat Venom.

By Richard Milford Crowsnest Pass Thunder Atoms played two games last weekend. On Saturday they won against Magrath by a score of 4-3. On Sunday they lost to Coaldale 12-3. This weekend the atoms will play teams from Coaldale, Vauxhall and Raymond at a tournament in Coal-dale.

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Sports shortsBy Chris Davis, Pincher Creek VoiceMinor Hockey Pincher Creek’s MCC Arena will be the site of an atoms tournament on the weekend. It kicks off Friday evening, Dec. 9, at 8 p.m., runs Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and finishes up on Sunday, starting at 8 a.m. Come out and support our young athletes. The concession folks will keep you fed and watered, and it’s going to be a great event. In recent local action, the Pincher Creek Atom Chinooks triumphed over the Raymond Ice, the Peigan Cowboys trounced their Siksika rivals the Blackfoot Miners, the Novice 1 team was defeated by the Taber Warriors, and the Midget Huskies blanked Kainai. On Saturday, Dec. 10 the Crowsnest Pass Peewee Thunder will host Picture Butte at 4:30 p.m. The Pre-novice 1 Thunder host the Elk Valley Wild on Sun-day, Dec. 11 at 11 a.m. After that game, the Peewee Thunder host the Coaldale Cobras at 12:15 p.m. All games will be held at the Crowsnest Sports Complex in Coleman.

Basketball Basketball season is underway. In the Chinook league, St. Michael’s School will be up against Lundreck at Livingstone School on Wednesday, Dec. 7, with the girls starting at 6 p.m. and the boys at 7:45 p.m. Also on Wednesday, the J.T. Foster girls team in Nanton will host Coaldale, another 6 p.m. start.

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• Pincher Creek - Carol Festival; CP Holiday Train; 11:05 a.m. at Pincher Station railway cross-ing just north of Highway 6 on Highway 3

• Sparwood - CP Holiday Train at 367 Pine Street at 3:35 p.m.

Monday, December 12• Crowsnest Pass - Brighter Fu-

tures Move & Groove and Kids on the Move; older adult fitness program

• Fort Macleod - adult walking & fitness; Stay and Play

• Granum - fitness walk• Pincher Creek - free swimming; • Sparwood - council meeting

Tuesday, December 13• Claresholm - indoor walking• Crowsnest Pass - Lundbreck

storytime; Gymwalk; council meeting

• Fort Macleod - Rhymes that Bind

• Pincher Creek - MD council meeting; Off the Cuff Toast-masters

• Sparwood - adult badminton

Wednesday, December 14• Claresholm - indoor walking• Crowsnest Pass - Crowsnest

Pass Community Choir and Symphony Orchestra Program at Horace Allen School; Brighter Futures - Stay for Play and Rhyme Time; adult rec hockey; adult shinny; parent/tot/seniors skating; public skating; TOPS; Gymwalk; older adult fitness

• Fort Macleod - adult walking & fitness

• Granum - fitness walk; rec board meeting; fire department meeting

Find full event details at www.shootinthebreeze.ca



Taking shelter from the stormPhoto courtesy of Caroline Johnson

Caroline Johnson’s granddaughter Tianna has always dreamed of hav-ing a horse, and her dream came true about a year ago. The photo shows Fancy trying to make use of the shelter after it was

blown over in high winds last week between Monarch and Nobleford. With winds continuing to rage in the area, Fancy will have to be creative in finding places to seek refuge!

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