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Elevator rescue at Badlands Community Facility

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A woman was rescued from a trapped elevator at Drumheller’s Badlands Community Facility Saturday night.
   The Drumheller Fire Department responded to the call shortly after 7 p.m. December 27.
   A BCF staff member had gone inside the elevator to clean it when the door opened only a few inches and then jammed and remained stuck.
   The Drumheller Fire Department cut the power to the elevator and were able to open the elevator doors manually and safely free the trapped woman within half an-hour. Drumheller Fire Chief Bruce Wade said the elevator is out of service until at least Monday. An over ride key the Drumheller Fire Department has for the elevator wasn't allowing them to open the ground floor door, and Chief Wade wonders if the weight of a firefighter that climbed onto the top of the elevator from the second floor helped the elevator to properly sit at the ground floor and allowed the doors to fully open.

Holiday accident near Strathmore claims one

A car accident near Strathmore Christmas day has claimed the life of a Calgary man. Strathmore RCMP report that December 25th they attended the scene of a fatal collision on Highway # 1 at the intersection of Range Road 281. A vehicle had tried to cross Highway # 1 at RR 281 northbound, when it collided with a vehicle headed east that was unable. The driver of the northbound vehicle, a 68 year-old man from Calgary, was pronounced deceased on scene by Emergency personnel. The man was travelling alone in his vehcile. The two people in the other vehicle wereattended to by EMS personnel at the scene, and they did not require further treatment.

The Strathmore RCMP were assisted by the Calgary RCMP Collision Analyst, EMS and Fire Departments who all attended and assisted at the scene. The investigation continues, but police say alcohol and speed were not a factor in the collision and charges are not expected.

The name of the deceased is not being released.

Three Hills principal Lorne Wood Award recipient

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   Principal Lloyd Boody of Three Hills School has received recognition for supporting student athletics at his school.
   Boody has received the Lorne Wood Award from the Alberta Schools Athletic Association (ASAA).
   The Lorne Wood Award is presented annually in recognition of a school administrator who actively models, supports and promotes sportsmanship through their involvement in school athletic programs.
   Boody has been teaching for 28 years, and has spent ten of those as the principal of Three Hills School.
   “It means that our school community is doing a really, really good job. I get the opportunity to be the head cheerleader,” said Boody.
   He said he believes a part of measuring the success of a school is how well the teach-

ers engage the students both inside and outside the classroom, and an award such as this shows how well the school staff have invested their time, with the result being quality relationships with the school’s students.
   Eight separate zones were able to recognize individuals for outstanding contributions to their zone. Zone secretaries, in consultation with members of their zone, nominate deserving individuals for the Zone Award of Merit.
   The ASAA recognizes one person from an Alberta school for the Lorne Wood Award.
   The awards were presented at an ASAA banquet in Red Deer December 4, 2014.

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