inside drumheller dec 14, 2012

Friday, December 14, 2012Vol. 6, No. 50 | 12 pages

inSide Opinions Page 2

Town Page Page 3

Happenings Pages 6, 7

inSide Break Page 8

Employment Page 9

Who are you? Page 9

Classifieds 0

Sports Pages 11, 12

INDEX

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Dragons’ momentum continues

See page 12

Who are you?See page 9

RCMP requests more offi cers

See page 3

Marge Olbrich is greeted by Hesham Manna at the 19th annual Seniors’ Dinner at DVSS.

inSide photo by Patrick Kolafa

Principal Curtis LaPierre and his Foods 20 and 30 classes pre-pared the annual Seniors’ Dinner. LaPierre said he worked with teenagers to prepare the food for all 19 years.


Adam Gillis was one of the servers at the annual dinner, fi lling MIke Kostynuk’s glass.


Jordan Armstrong receives some grandfatherly teasing from his own grandfather, Bob Benner, at the annual Se-niors’ Dinner.


Felicity Charlton greets Muriel Peterson on Thursday after-noon as she come to the annual dinner.


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OPINIONMichael James| inSide Drumheller

Drumheller Town Council is aiming to have the Town’s water and sewer utility rates fi -nalized early in the new year. Before settling on what the new rates will be, Council was present-ed with diff erent options they could pursue. Th e goal of the rates, as mandated by the Mu-nicipal Governance Act, is for the Town to recov-er its costs for the utili-ties. “Tonight, we were pre-sented with a couple op-tions; a three per cent cost of living increase, a fi ve per cent increase, to a possible seven per cent increase,” said May-or Terry Yemen. “His-torically, our budget has been three per cent...but it’s a decision Council will make after meeting with the consultant. He’s going to take us through the whole process and answer any questions that Council has.” For example, with a three per cent increase, the fi xed rate for water would go from $10.50 to $10.80 and the metered rate would go from $1.36 per cubic metre to $1.39. A fi ve per cent in-crease would result in a fi xed rate of $11.00 and

a metered rate of $1.41 per cubic metre. In the Town’s budget, calculations were made assuming a three per cent increase. Th e Town is on track, with a three per cent in-crease, to raise roughly $2.8 million from its utilities. Th at amount covers the operating costs of the Town’s utili-ties, but leaves little left-over. Increasing the utilities rates further would give the Town extra to put to-wards reserves and fund repairs or capital proj-

ects. “Th e way the province has it set up, they say we should be collecting a whole lot more money to put into reserves,” said Mayor Yemen. Other options present-ed to Council included diff erent ratios between fi xed and metered rates for utilities. However, decreasing one would necessitate an increase in the other to generate the same amount of rev-enue. “We can eliminate the fi xed rate, but the me-ter rate goes up. For ex-

ample, if we lowered the fi xed rate to $5.00 per month, the meter rate goes up to $1.59 per cu-bic meter,” said Yemen. “Th ere’s still a cost to have that line and that meter, so you want to do it as fairly as possible.” Council will be meet-ing with their consultant tomorrow to discuss the utility rates further. From there, Council will make a decision early in the new year. Until Council makes their de-cision, the 2012 rates will still apply.

The Drumheller Town Council is looking at the utility rates for 2013. Different options on the new rates were presented, which included rate increases of three, fi ve, and

seven per cent and changing the ratio of fi xed rates to metered rates. Council will vote on which rates they will implement for 2013 early in the new year.

inSide photo by Michael James

Council considers new utility rates

Editor inSide Drumheller

Dear Editor,

Once again I would like to pass on my thanks and appreciation to Keith Russell and his work mates. Th e attention paid to not only the snow removal on the streets of Drumheller, but also particularly to that of the walking trails as is the case between Nacmine and the Black Bridge, is most welcomed. Now, if the Province could only fi gure out what’s going on with the road material involving two of the major intersections in Town we will really be doing something. Th anks again guys and have a very Happy Holiday Season.

D. Anderson

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Our readers

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Correction In a photo caption on page 3 of the November 30 edition of inSide Drumheller with the headline “Kinsmen support Titans,” it states the Kinsmen do-nated $2,400 to the Drumheller Titians, when in fact the fi gure was $4,500. We apologise for any misun-derstanding.

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Winter and the consumption of tiny oranges seem to go hand in hand. Fruit stands are bursting with them, so inSide Drumheller

conducted a blind taste test of Japanese and Chinese Mandarin oranges. inSide Drumheller asked:

“After tasting both, which one tastes better?”

inSide STREETERS CHOICE

Angelina Vance“Japanese.”

Fred Orosz“Japanese.”

Janet Gargaro“Japanese.”

Donna Sevcik“Chinese.”

Rita Cumming“Japanese.”

Lesley Denning“Japanese.”

Annette Greene“Japanese.”

John Moxin“Japanese.”

Fred Luining“Chinese, they’re juicier.”

Bonnie Walbourne“Chinese.”

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Happy Holidays from your Drumheller Public LibraryThe library staff and board would like to wish you and yours a happy and safe holiday season!

Library is Closed Dec. 23rd – Jan 1st

We re-open Jan. 2nd 2013 with regular hours. Be sure to get all the books and movies you need for the

holidays before Dec. 23!

My apologies! I made an error in the Reader’s Corner Dec. 12th. I stated that the Kobo e-reader was not library compatible. The Kobo IS library compatible. It is the Kindle that will not work to download library books. Sorry for any confusion! Your humble librarian!

Drumheller Public Library403-823-1371

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The Town of Drumheller will be celebrating our 100th Anniversary in 2013. The actual date of our anniversary is May 15th.The committee has developed a logo for the anniversary and we would like everyone to have the opportunity to use this logo for themselves, ie. Team badges, letterhead, swag, etc. The business world may want to mark a sale as a”

Centennial Sale” or incorporate the idea of 100 or multiples thereof in the marketing of their products. We would like to have everyone to try to celebrate this special 100th anniversary of the Town in some way; privately or very publicly, whatever suits you and your family/company best.For additional information call Paul Salvatore at 403-823-1324

Join us on Facebook!For all the up-to-date information about the Town of Drumheller and what’s going on in and around the valley simply join us at;Facebook – Town of Drumheller. See you there!

Drumheller’sNew Years Eve CelebrationBest Party EVER!

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10 Packs: individual day passes perfect for visiting friends and relatives or to use throughout the year.

Bricks: Support the Badlands Community Facility Capital Campaign by purchasing a brick with your message engraved for $1000, $500 or $250.

For information or to purchase any of these gifts, please visit the Badlands Community Facility Information Desk or call 403-823-1370.

Snow Angels

Helping your neighbours shovel snow!

For some, the snow falling is a welcome event. For others, the snow brings worries of slipping

and falling. Drumheller’s older adults in particular need extra help in the winter, keeping their sidewalks shovelled, ice-free and safe.

Snow Angels is a campaign that encourages Drumheller citizens to be good neighbours and help older adults, and other neighbours in need, with snow removal this winter. Do you know of anyone that might require your help?

Drumheller Centennial Calendars Now available for purchase.Available at: BCF, Town Hall, Reality Bytes, Co-op, Riverside Value Drug Mart and the World’s Largest Dinosaur Gift-shop.GET YOURS NOW!

Drumheller Volunteer Opportunities:

The Salvation Army is in need of “Kettle Volunteers” at various locations within Drumheller. To volunteer for a “Kettle Shift”, please contact the Salvation Army at 403-823-2215.

For information on ALL Volunteer Opportunities in Drumheller and area please visit www.volunteerdrumheller.com or contact Cathy Smoliak, FCSS Coordinator, at 403-823-1315.

Various Municipal Board Vacancies

The Town of Drumheller is now accepting applications for numerous Municipal Boards.

2– Airport Commission

If you are interested and wish to serve in any of these capacities please contact Linda at 403-823-1339 or email - [email protected]

Option to go paperless!To receive your utility billing via e-mail please contact Samantha at 403-823-1302 or by e-mail to [email protected] with your account number, address and e-mail address to enroll. You will still receive the information inserts included in the mailed billings.

Benefi ts of signing up for E-BillYou can access your bill quickly online anytime from anywhere.It makes it easy to analyze, store and print online bills in PDF format.It reduces paper clutter, stacked mail, and un-fi led records.It saves trees with paperless billing.

We also off er Pre-Authorized Payment Plan for your Property Taxes andUtility Bill. Benefi ts of signing up for Pre-Authorized PaymentsNo Postage RequiredNo Missed Payments – Always Paid on the Due DateEliminate Late Payment PenaltiesAssists with BudgetingNo Cheques to WriteWorks Very Well with E-Bills

For more information regarding the Pre-Authorized Payment Plan,please contact the Town of Drumheller at 403-823-6300. For additional details contact Town Hall Reception – 403.823.6300

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Town of Drumheller Key Phone NumbersTown Hall – 403-823-6300

Badlands Community Facility – 403-823-1370

Public Library – 403-823-1371

Aquaplex – 403-823-1322

Memorial Arena – 403-823-1328

Seniors Services – 403-823-1317

Recreational Bookings – 403-823-1324

Regional Recycling – 403-823-1343

Regional Landfi ll – 403-823-1345

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Staff Sargeant Art Hopkins has asked the Drumheller Town Council to consider hiring more offi cers to help make up for a staff shortage and to fi ll the position of a community liaison offi cer. The latter would be involved in preventive policing and appearing in the red serge at vari-ous events.

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Staff Sergeant requests more offi cers for DrumhellerMichael James | inSide Drumheller

A request has been made that would see more RCMP offi cers on the streets of Drumheller. At the November 19 meeting of Town Coun-cil, Drumheller RCMP Staff Sergeant Art Hop-kins requested council-lors consider hiring addi-tional RCMP offi cers and suggested joint funding with surrounding com-munities. He also made the same plea to Starland County Council at their meeting on Tuesday, December 11. “I’m always looking for more police offi cers. To provide a service to the public, the more offi cers, the better,” said Staff Ser-geant Hopkins. Th ere are two areas more offi cers would be needed. Th e fi rst is to make up for a staffi ng shortfall. Th e Drumheller RCMP detachment currently has 11 members, but due to maternity leaves and oth-er causes the detachment

has been running with nine members. Th e hope is to run consistently with at least 11 members. Th e second need is for a community liaison of-fi cer, who could do more preventive policing. “It would be more in-volved in giving presen-tations to the schools or community for various types of crime or inter-ests,” said Staff Sergeant Hopkins. It is hoped such an of-fi cer could visit schools and other community or-ganizations in the area to give presentations. “Th ere are a lot of things that can be done in the schools, but it’s not just restricted to them. Th ere are presentations we’ve done with seniors about frauds or senior abuse. Th ere are pre-sentations we can make to various groups in the community,” said Staff Sergeant Hopkins. “We’ve got schools out in Delia, Morrin, and more where a police offi -cer could show up there. Th ere’s D.A.R.E., Duke of Edinburgh, and cyber-

ing to catch-up and we’re not doing any preventa-

tive policing,” said Staff Sergeant Hopkins.

bullying out there too. Th ere are so many things being levied on us, which takes time away from other things.” Curtis LaPierre, princi-pal of Drumheller Valley Secondary School, would welcome a greater RCMP presence at the school. “We have a really close working relationship

with the RCMP in town. We’ve had them in quite often...and we’re more than happy to have them in the building,” said LaPierre. Th e decision to hire any additional offi cers rests upon Town Coun-cil. It is hoped a decision can be reached soon. “Right now, we’re try-


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Call out for hams, turkeys, gifts to fi ll hampersPatrick Kolafa

| inSide Drumheller

Th e Christmas season is in full swing for Th e Salvation Army as they continue to work for those in the com-munity in need during the holiday season and beyond. Th e Salvation Army is coming off a very success-

ful Food Drive and they fi lled 18 skids of food, two more than last year. Th e speed of processing and sorting was also a record thanks to the great volun-teer support. Last week the Salvation Army held a registration day for those in need to come and sign up for the

hamper program. Lieuten-ant Rachel Sheils says those who may have missed the sign up day can still regis-ter. “Th e blitz happened last Th ursday, but if people missed making an appoint-ment they can call the of-fi ce at 403-823-2215 and we will arrange an appoint-ment time. One more designated ap-pointment day is Decem-ber 18 from 1 -4 p.m. Th ey now focus on build-ing the Christmas Ham-pers.

Now that they have a rough estimate of their needs, they have begun to collect hams and turkeys. Th ey estimate they will need about 70 turkeys and 30 hams. Drop off loca-tions include the Drum-heller Co-op, Freson Bros IGA and Drumheller Sears, which have all dedicated freezer space for dona-tions. Turkeys and hams can also be dropped at Th e Salvation Army Church or Th rift Store. Th e Salvation Army is also working toward fi ll-

ing the hampers with gifts. Sheils says in gen-eral, the hardest to fi ll are gifts for teenagers, male and female. Th e Salvation Army website has a list of the estimated number of toys needed this year. Th e greatest need is for teenag-ers followed by youngsters ages 7-11 and children 0-2. To get in to the holiday spirit, Th e Salvation Army is hosting Breakfast with Santa at Oshea’s this Sat-urday morning. Santa of course will be there from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and they will be serving a full break-fast. Th ere is no charge for the fun family event, but a donation may be made in support.

Th ere are still opportuni-ties for residents to give to the community by volun-teering to man the Christ-mas Kettles. “We are still looking for a few more kettle volunteers. We have most of our shifts fi lled except for the last week before Christmas, we have a few openings still,” said Sheils. “We have about 30 shifts between our loca-tions that we need to fi ll.” To volunteer, contact the Salvation Army Com-munity Services offi ces at 403-823-2215. For more information go to www.drumhellermail.com and follow a link to the Drum-heller Salvation Army.


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The Drumheller Kinsmen Club, Riverside Value Drug Mart and the Salvation Army have a great partnership in benefi t of families in need in Drumheller. The Kins-men and Riverside Value Drug Mart pool $500 each and use it to buy gifts to fi ll

Christmas Hampers. (l-r) Ryan MacNaugh-ton, president of the Drumheller Kinsmen, Martina Morrison, front store manager of Riverside Value Drug Mart deliver the gifts to Lt. Rachel Sheils of the Drumheller Sal-vation Army.



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Running through malls, online checkouts, price shopping, overin-dulgence, growing lists and shrinking timelines. Christmas can be a mystical magical time of family and celebration. Th at can sometimes get clouded by the demands of the season. Th e irony is that our quest to make it a perfect Christmas is what adds to the stress of the season. Rosebud Th eatre seems to have an un-canny way of creating a

venue that strips through the stress, the worry, and the distractions and lets you immerse yourself in the good feelings that Christmas should bring. Rosebud’s Christmas musical May and Joe is a Rosebud original, and could be destined to be a Christmas classic. It is co-authored by Heather Pattengale and Morris Ertman. Th e music and lyrics were written and performed by Paul Zach-arias each night of the show. Th ey fi nd the Christ-mas spirit this year on a cold road, somewhere in Northern Ontario. On this cold road are a pregnant teen, a skepti-cal young man and a bit-ter angel. All are a little damaged, but help is just

a miracle away. In fact, it’s the miracle that plays a role in most Christian thought that is also the centerpiece of this play. ‘You’re pregnant? How? Oh, a miracle?” As the young innocent couple struggle to rec-oncile, they are helped along by an angel whose wings have long since withered. Rosebud always does Christmas right, and in fact, it’s home grown pro-duction, outshines some of the classics. Th e story is comical, poignant and moves long well. Th e craftsmanship of the music is what builds the character of the show and sets it apart. Many of these songs can stand alone and act less as de-vices to carry the action or highlight, but the sim-ple arrangements with a guitar, piano and bass carry the emotion. Sometimes we need a reset button to refocus during the holidays and Rosebud continues to provide that outlet for another holiday season. May and Joe runs until December 22.

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BREAKARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, you may need to take a leap of faith when someone close to you asks for your as-sistance. Act fi rst and ask questions later. It will be worth it.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, there is bound to be a learning curve when you be-gin a new job or a new task. Do not be hard on yourself if it takes you a little longer.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, thoughtful refl ection certainly may provide some of the answers you seek. But an-other way is to simply get out there and ask other people what they think.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, sad situations may come up, but you have a way of defl ecting the situation and showcasing the bright side of things. You may fi nd you are a person providing support this week.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, many opportunities to en-tertain family and friends are on the horizon. Honor all of your commitments and enjoy all of the festivities.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, while you aspire to have many friends, you just may fi nd that there are only a few special people who hold the strings to your heart. It is okay to keep them close.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, sit down and enjoy some peace and quiet. You may enjoy the break from the frenetic pace you have been keeping the last few months.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Ever an ideas person, Scor-pio, now you have to put some follow-through into those plans. You can likely fi nd a few friends to join you on your next adventure.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21Sagittarius, things certainly go on when you’re not around, but others may notice they just may not be as fun. You often lend joviality to anything you attend so spread your cheer.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Capricorn, bide your time and you just may end the year on a bang. Don’t be afraid to add other things to your last-minute wish list because your goals just may be met.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, you enjoy social situ-ations but that doesn’t mean you have to be the life of the party. Keep this in mind as you attend holiday gatherings.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, while others are think-ing about what presents they want under the tree, you may be thinking of how to give back to others.

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Th e Town of Hanna is making national headlines with its new anti-bullying bylaw. I’m sure that it’s well intentioned, unfortunately it is unenforceable. You must defi ne bullying. It may be one thing to one person, and something totally diff erent to the next person. And that next person may be the innocent bystander, who according to the bylaw, is no longer innocent, but complicit in a crime he or she may have taken to be no more than horseplay, or good natured ribbing.Th e Mayor of Hanna says this will be no “one-off ” thing, that if you are walking down the street and someone calls you a name, the police will not get involved. Unfortunately, this bylaw has opened the door. To what degree must the name calling reach before the police get involved, and who decides when enough is enough? If you feel bullied, or in-timidated by someone calling you a name, then the police are obligated to get involved.Bystanders may be charged for doing nothing. Th e same fi nes, and jail. What happens if he or she just happens to be in the vicinity when the incident takes place? Maybe he or she is looking the other direction, and takes no note? Still a bystander, still did nothing, still broke the law. We have become very silly. It won’t be long before someone is off ended or intimidated by the way someone looks at them. Time for a new bylaw, so that the RCMP has a mechanism with which to handle such anti-social behavior. I did say that it was getting scary out there.

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Light shone down on the Titans. After about a year, the DVSS football fi eld has a glow that will only benefi t the Drumheller Titans as four stan-dards tower above the gridiron, each holding nine 1,500-watt lights. Th e lights illuminated the fi eld during their late afternoon practice. Th e project was a long time com-ing and according to Mike Ostergard of the Drumheller Titans, it began with closing of Race City Speedway in Calgary. Th e Titans learned the track had lights that were to be disposed of. While originally they planned to pur-chase the lights, the ownership of Race City Speedway decided they would rather donate the standards and lights. Th e generous donation of about $22,000 in lights was just the begin-ning. Th ey need to get the lights to Drumheller, set up and ultimately functional. Ostergard said Scott McK-ay Contracting generously took over the project, from transport to fl icking the switch. Th e project was helped with fi nan-cial support from the community. Along with many other donors, last spring Suncor and Tech, owners of the Wintering Hills Wind installation do-

nated a total of $15,000 to the project. While they are simply light poles, they bring opportunity and versatility for Drumheller Football. Again this year the Senior Titans were playing deep into the post sea-son, and the lights allowed the team to extend their practice time, It also made it safer. Th e lights will add versatility to their schedule, making it possible for the long-standing football tradition of Friday Night Lights, adding evening games to their schedule in the future.

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It was a big weekend for the NGC Tier 3 Raptors. Th e team headed to Cam-rose for their fi rst tourna-ment of the year. Th e Raptors returned home with a gold medal after a hard fought week-end. “We played against teams from central Al-berta and some were from Saskatchewan. All of them were pretty close games and pretty good battles. We eventually got into the fi nals,” said Jason James, head coach of the team. Th e Raptors won over teams from Chester-mere, Fort Saskatchewan, Kindersly, and Sherwood Park before heading to the fi nal game against the hometown Camrose Drillers. It was a tense game for those watching. “It was a tough game. We were down 4-3 go-ing into the third, but we came back and won 6-4,” said James. “It was up and down emotionally. For awhile there it didn’t look like we’d get ahead, but

we kept slugging away.” Th e Raptors were at a little disadvantage com-pared to some teams. Th e team only has 11 play-ers, which is just enough for two lines. Th e busy schedule for the tourna-ment was punishing. “We don’t have a big team. We only have about two lines, so it was a lot

of hockey over the week-end and they were tired by the end,” said James. “Th ey didn’t have any rest until they got home Sun-day night. It was a great weekend,with good hock-ey, and the kids worked hard.” Christmas is coming up soon, but the team will be doing league games

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Th e Hi-Way 9 Tier 5 Raptors will be having their fi rst tournament of the year this weekend in Drumheller. Five teams, from Airdrie, High River, Okotoks, and two from Sherwood Park will descend upon Drumheller starting Saturday. Th e fi rst game starts at 8:30 Saturday morn-ing and the fi nal game will be 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Proceeds raised from 50/50 sales and a raffl e table will go towards the Raptors. “Th e money goes to the team so the kids can attend diff erent things, like other tournaments,” said Jackie Watts, manager of the team. Th e Hi-Way 9 Raptors have had a good season so far and have a busy schedule between now and Christmas. “Th ey’re doing really well, especially after we moved up to Tier 5,” said Watts. “We’ve got a jam packed schedule. We go right up to Christmas, then we get a little break.”

The NGC Tier 2 Pee Wee Raptors struck gold this past weekend in Camrose. The team had a tough schedule, winning four games before heading to the fi nal game

against the host team, the Camrose Drill-ers. The Raptors were behind 4-3 at the start of the third period, but came back to win the game, and tournament, 6-4.

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Th e momentum con-tinues to build for the Drumheller Dragons. On Tuesday, the boys in orange headed to the den of the Olds Grizzlys and came away with a decisive 6-2 victory. Th e Dragons power play, which was on fi re, was the deciding factor of the game. “We took advantage of our opportunities, we got some lucky bounces, and had some guys pay the price in front of the net. It wasn’t anything that was really fancy. We got traffi c in front of the net. It’s tough for goalies to stop pucks they can’t see,” said Brian Curran, head coach and general manager of the Dragons. No sooner had the game started when Griz-zly Dylan Hubbs start-ed a fi ght with Dragon Colton Vannucci. Hubb was called for fi ghting as well as instigating, giv-ing the Dragons a power play a mere 16 seconds into the game. Bryton Mills took ad-vantage for the Dragons, scoring only seconds lat-er. Th e Grizzlys tied the game up just over two minutes later, but when the second period started, the Dragons dominated thanks to the Grizzlys fondness for the penalty box. From 7:56 into the sec-ond period to 11:21, the Grizzlys were slapped with a string of pen-alties. Th e Dragons capitalized on all three chances, with two more goals from Mills and one

from Mitchell Gartner. Th e Dragons’ only goal not scored while on the power play came at 13:38 into the second by Cavin Leth. Before the game was through, the Grizzlys scored once more and Joey Raats gave the Dragons their sixth goal of the night. Many of the Dragons boosted their point to-tals for the season. Mills, got his fi rst hat trick of the season and was named the star of the game for the Dragons. Mitchell Gartner put up a goal and two assists. Brennan Baxandall and Ryan Bloom both earned three assists during the game. Th e Dragons power play had been consis-tently strong over the past two months, but

seemed to run out of steam last week when they lost three in a row. “I want us to work on our consistency. Th ere were three games there where we didn’t score any power play goals. Th e opportunities were there,” said Curran. “But, I would say for the last seven weeks, our power play has been really con-sistent and that’s what you need.” Th e Dragons also have settled on who will be their two goalies. Two weeks ago, the decision was made to let Christo-pher Wray go and have Braden Stone and Adam Beukeboom in net. “He’s [Wray] a phe-nomenal kid. It was a very tough decision,” said Curran. “Th ey [Stone and Beukeboom] have done great so far

and we hope they con-tinue to play consistent and strong.” Th e win gives the team a 17-14-2 record for 36 points, which leaves the Dragons in fourth place of the AJHL southern di-vision. Th e Dragons remain of the road this week-end and will be taking on the AJHL’s top team, the Brooks Bandits, to-night. Th e Bandits have only been dealt one loss this season and are cur-rently in the midst of an 11 game winning streak. On Saturday, the Drag-ons will then head to Okotoks to face the Oil-ers, who are four points ahead of the Dragons. “I really want to see us play our best game for all 60 minutes and show them what we’re capable of,” said Curran.

Power play gives Dragons edge in win over Grizzlys

Bryton Mills (right) lead the charge against the Olds Grizzlys on Tuesday in the Drag-ons 6-2 win. Mills got his fi rst hat trick of the season, which brings his point total this season to eight. The Dragons are cur-

rently in fourth place in the AJHL southern division and will be looking to add more wins this weekend on the road against the Brooks Bandits and Okotoks Oilers.

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