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If you watched the Academy Awards there was one Lethbridge connection that I'm aware of. Cirque du Soleil was part of a tribute to special effects and former Westwinds Gymnastics instructor, Dan Niehaus, has been training the company’s performers in Las Vegas for more than a year. If you recall there were four girls who came down from the roof over the audience on bungee cords. Dan came up with that rouLine and trained with the girls for three weeks, two hours a day, for what amounted to a 19-second segment. And this week Dan will spend an afternoon with past Academy Award winner Hillary Swank to prepare her for an upcoming show she’s doing for Marie Claire, l ie did want everyone in Lethbridge to know that all the Canadians in Vegas watched the gold medal hockey game and wore die flag proudly. He also adds that a case of Labatis Blue is cheaper there than in Canada.On a personal Academy Awards note, 1 was happy to see Handy Newman finally win after 16 nominations. And 1 was also happy for Howard Shore winning for best music score. Howard used to play trombone in one of my all-time favourite Canadian hands, Lighthouse.[f you didn’t win the STARS Lottery dream home, don’t worry. There’s still the Kinsmen Dream Home Lotto. This $260,000-house, built by Shilo Homes, is at 247 Fairmont Blvd. Yes, furniture is included.The home will be open for viewing starting April 6 with the draw May 25. There are early-bird draws on April 30 with $10,000 one of the big prtees. This year's major beneficiary will be the Making Connections Piogiam, which is a school-based family support program offering a variety of services to families attending Galbraith, Senator Buchanan and Westminster Schools. Tickets are $100 each. Tickets are available at Draffin’s Phamiasave in Lethbridge Centre and at Shoppers Drug Mart in Centre Village Mall and Lake view. Or yon can call 1-880-320-4665.Tickets have sold out the last five years in the annual draw.LI don Wcstling with the Parkinson Society would like to remind everyone about ihesecond annual Chicken Wing Bating Contest April 6 at Brewsters. It was my pleasure to emcee the event last year and its quite entertaining. Just get a team of five people, get some pledges and get ready lo eat. (Extra napkins are a must. A big appetite duesnT hurt either.) Proceeds, of course, go lu the Parkinson's Society. Cali 317-7710.Former CFCN Lethbridge .spnrtsraster Eugene Principe, who now goes by Gene Principe, has been the hockey intermission guy un Sporlsnel. On April 5 they're giving him his first shot at doing play-by-play us he'll call the Anaheim-Oiler game.Darren Milne of tho Lethbridge and District Exhibition is very pleased with die Home and Garden Trade Show this year. Attendance was 24,937, which is 2,245 people higher than average. Chairman Jlick Ncudorf says this year was a real buyer’s year. In the past, businesses would get prospective clients and leads, bui this year for many, deals were made on the spot. Rick says it was great working with so many good people and had a lot of fun.Another Home and Garden side note: Two years ago Canine Pic-a-poo made 20,000 of their customized picker-uppers.This past weekend they sold their last 250 at the show. (Make up your own joke here.) One last note: fan Wierenga of Granum won the S 1,000-gift, certificate, good at the exhibitor of herchoice.With the teachers’ strike, ill ere was concern over some extra-curricular activities getting cancelled. Over at Catholic Central High •School DaveMikuiiuk tells me the spring show'OhWlial A Lovely War1 —described as an historical musical will run April 12-19 at The Egg Plant. Tickets are available at die schoolFit and Firm Challenge update: 1 gained a pound last week. Although frustrating, Beth Healey of the Be Fit For Life OnUe tells me it ’s all part of the big picture. Hopefully the picture next week will be different.The annual Moonlight Hun was held last weekend. Even though temperatures musthave been about the coldest in the events history and there were some rather icy conditions, the run, as always, was a huge success. Part of the reason for the success goes to one of its organi?.ers, Ron Bain of Runner's Sole. Ron runs us through this, week’s Desert Disc list. Here are his five choice CDs he would take with him if he were alone, jogging on a desert island:1. Nights In White Satin (Moody Blues)2. Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harem)3. Phantom of the Opera Soundtrack (Original London Recording)4. John Denver Greatest Hits Vol. II5. For Your Eyes Only (Sheena Easton).To GOtiiact Mark*n»M:32M5Z1 It fit 320-2 6211 •r tlKMtO iRrwai weo; www.tetbfcrlJtefcofailcsfn
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Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Tue, Mar 26, 2002
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