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Dialing up the sun down in Carbon

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A view from above of Great Britian's Stonehenge.

   A piece of Lions Park on the island in Carbon will be transformed from a regular, grassy area into something quite unique.
   “We’re going to put up a ‘mini-Stonehenge’,” said Carbon Mayor Mike Still.
   “A huge sun dial, like they used to have a few hundred years ago. We’re going to set up the stones so if you stand in the right particular spot, the sun will set between the stones for the solstices and the equinoxes.”
   Solstice and equinox are terms originated from Latin used in astronomy: solstice to indicate the times the sun is at the highest and lowest points, June and December, and equinox occurs twice a year, when the length of day and night are approximately the same-March and December.
    Still said the sundial idea came about from his working in North Dakota.
   “There’s a town that’s probably half-way the size between Carbon and Drumheller, and just outside their town they’ve got something very similar set up.”
   Still thought it beautiful, and in speaking with one of the Council members there, learned it brings large number of visitors every month to come and see it.

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   “I thought this would be great for our town.”
   Still said he’s not aware of anything like it in the province, and thought it would be a unique attraction, for both visitors and potential residents to Carbon.
   The Carbon Lions Club has approved $10,000 to put toward the sundial project, and there may be further funds available if needed, that the Recreation Board earned from hosting the Carbon Mud Stomp for two years.
   With the approval of Town Council, the Lions Club, and then the Recreation Board approval September 29, Still is now pricing the stone located in a quarry out near Dead Man's Flats close to Canmore.
   His goal is to have full stone pillars, but if that proves too pricey, he’ll look at dry stack ledge stone, which is manufactured but looks like natural layers of stone.
   “I would like to see it hopefully done by the end of November,” said Still.
   Along with this project, the Village of Carbon will be creating a meditation path, or zen walking path, also planned for Lions Park.

Three found dead in Consort

Consort, Alberta - On October 3, 2014, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Consort RCMP officers were dispatched to a rural address of the Consort area where two adult males were found to have been shot. One of the men was found deceased and the other man transported to hospital where he died during the night. Officers were made aware that prior to this shooting, a woman had been shot by one of the two individuals at another rural residence in the Consort area.

Officers and emergency personnel were immediately dispatched to the second residence where they discovered the deceased woman. The 44-year-old deceased woman was a resident of the location she was found at.

Both deceased men were in their 40s and all deceased were known to one another.

Both locations have been secured by police. The Consort / Provost officers are assisted by the Red Deer Major Crimes Unit, the RCMP Special Tactical Operations and the Forensic Identification section.

These investigations continues.

Anyone with information about these matter is asked to contact Consort RCMP detachment at 780-577-3001, or to remain anonymous, please contact Crime Stoppers using any of the following methods:

TALK: 1-800-222-8477 TYPE: tttTIPS.com TEXT: tttTIPS to 274637

High flying plans for Drumheller's ski hill

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   Plans are in the works for developing a new attraction in the valley that combines the incredible terrain and a little bit of adventure.
   Zeke Wolf is championing his vision of a zipline course that cuts through the air high above the valley. He is looking at land owned by the Town of Drumheller, nestled in a valley that surrounds the former ski hill. His vision is to have the attraction support the wider community.
   “I want it to continue to support area groups and attractions,” said Wolf.
   He has been working with Steve Kostamo of Kostam Designs Inc., a company that specializes in zipline and suspension bridges. Kostamo has built like courses at Canada Olympic Park, Grouse Mountain and Whistler. Kostamo has been out to survey the site and was impressed.
   The proposed course will start at the top of the former ski hill and will run west, making it virtually invisible from the base of the hill. The first 350-yard zip flies across picturesque prairie scape and will allow the user to get the feel for using a zipline. The next fly gives the user a bird’s eye view of the Badlands, crossing a dramatic chasm.

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   The next stretch is a full 800 yard zip that carries the rider down through a valley to a final plateau, where the final 350 yard flight will bring riders back to the base of the hill.
   Wolf says he is in negotiations with the Canadian Badland's Passion Play for access to the Town of Drumheller-owned land. If successful, he hopes to make a deal with the town to use the site.
   While it is a private venture, Wolf has a vision where some of the profits will be distributed to a number of area groups and attractions to build the capacity of the industry. This could include anything from the Golf Course to the East Coulee School Museum and the Canadian Badland's Passion Play. He wishes to get the venture up and running and then turn it over to the Passion Play to operate.
   Wolf is excited by the venture and says if he is successful with the needed approvals, he feels the facility could open to start the next tourism season.

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