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Everybody’s Talking | Quotable Quotes | Trivia | What’s Happening | Your Weekly Horoscope | Did You Know? | On the Lighter Side

Stampede: Janice Woodland, a crossing guard at Alderman Jacobs Primary School in Whittlesey, England, saw six horses stampeding down the street straight towards her. Only moments before she had been guiding children across the street. She was frightened to see the horses coming toward her, but at the last minute she was able to guide them through an open gate and into a garden where they were confined until the police arrived. She admits that it was a shocking scene to witness, especially as some of the animals were rearing up. Woodland claims to have helped dogs and cats cross the street, but never horses.

Memory loss: A psychology professor from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana reports that walking through doors can cause memory lapses. According to Gabriel Radvansky, this happens because doorways serve as event boundaries and cause the brain to separate information. He explains that a decision made in one room is difficult to remember in the next room because it’s been compartmentalized. He tested his theory using experiments involving his students. Each time, subjects forgot more after walking through a doorway, or event boundary, which he claims impedes their ability to retrieve thoughts or decisions made in the first room.

Ambassador to Mars: No one knows if the planet Mars can sustain life, but if it’s ever discovered to be possible, then the state of Delaware is ready to promote political relations with the beings that live there. Delaware Governor Jack Markell has appointed Dr. Noureddine Melikechi as the “Ambassador to Mars.” Melikechi, vice president of research at Delaware State University, received this honour because of his work with NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory which is searching for life on Mars. Markell would like Melikechi to be ready to tell the Martians that Delaware has an excellent workforce and great research facilities, and that it would be a great state to settle in.

Wrong call: Pushpa Udenia is a teacher in a private school in Bhopal, India. She was a game show contestant who won big money, but in the process, lost her job. That’s because when she was stuck for an answer and opted to use her ‘call a friend lifeline,’ she allegedly chose the wrong person to call. Apparently, one of the people on her friend list was the father of the principal of the school where she worked. Udenia says because she didn’t call the principal’s father, he fired her from her job. “He didn’t say why I was removed, but the other teachers say he was angry that I didn’t call his father,” she alleges.

Quotable Quotes

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“Life is like an onion: you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.”

– Carl Sandburg

“Life has, indeed, many ills, but the mind that views every object in its most cheering aspect, and every doubtful dispensation as replete with latent good, bears within itself a powerful and perpetual antidote.”

– Lydia H. Sigourney

April 2024

Lakers can drop off tree branches for free at the Waste Transfer Site from April 29 to May 4. Residential drop off only. For Waste Transfer Site hours and location, visit Town website.

Pub Trivia Night is coming May 1 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.! Join us at The Viewpoint Lounge (4823-49 Avenue) for an evening of trivia fun with friends. Build your team (max 6 players), then get ready for trivia fun. Our winning team from last month chose “Quirky Canadian Laws” for their category. Study up!

Frozen Homemade Perogies for Sale Thursday, May 9 at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall (3932-46 St.) from 5 to 8 p.m. Cheddar & Potato, Cottage Cheese & Potato. 5 Dozen or 60 Perogies for $40; 2½ Dozen or 30 Perogies for $20. Open to the public – everybody welcome. For more info, call 403.782.5828.

Troubled by someone’s drinking? Al-Anon may be for you. Call 403.346.0320 or email [email protected].

Pitch-In Week is just around the corner, from April 29 to May 5. Let’s rally for a communal cleanup on April 30 from 2 to 2:20 p.m. – Connect with a neighbor and take part in the 20-minute Makeover. Dial 403.782.1284 to sign up your squad. Remember, a team of five or more could snag a prize! Call to register your group for a park cleanup and enter the prize draw. Visit www.lacombe.ca/pitchin for details, or reach out to Tracey at [email protected]. Sign up now – prizes await!

Lucky numbers this week: This week’s odds favour Leo winners with the luckiest number being 13.

Trivia answers:

1. Silver

2. Martin Luther King, Jr.

3. Judo

4. Edward Gibbon

5. After noon

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Please note this issue was published sometime over the past 10 years. Jokes, Trivia, Stories and Quotes may be time specific or reference maybe made to events which are no longer relevant.