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Who are you? J.F. (Frank) Moodie

Age: 133.
Employer: Self employed - Rosedale Coal & Clay Products - known locally as Rosedale Mine or Moodie Mine.
Job title: President / Owner / Mine Manager / Camp Medic.
Hobbies and interests? Shooting, Hunting, Prospecting, Flying Aeroplanes, Driving Motorcars.
Favourite food? Steak & Kidney Pie, or whatever my cook Shorty prepares at the Rosedale Mine cookhouse.
Favourite colour? Black Gold, of course.
What would you do with $1 million? Purchase state-of-the-art electrified mining equipment for my mine, and a new school for the miner’s children that may also double as a night school for the immigrant miner.
What three things would you bring to a desert island? My wife Lucy, Phonographic Record Player and Records, Bathing Costume. I think that’s more than three.
Where in the world do you wish to travel to most? I’ve travelled throughout the Commonwealth and the Dominion, but the foothills, mountains and particularly the badlands of Alberta are my favourites.
What’s your dream car? 1912 Norwalk Underslung Six.
If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who’d it be? Sir John A. Macdonald. He had a vision of building a nation and opening the west.
Who’s your hero? Sir William McKenzie, Canadian entrepreneur and owner of Canadian Northern Railway.
What are your words of wisdom? There are two sides to every story - especially when it comes to mines and managers.
Favourite sports team? Rosedale F.C. (soccer), Rosedale Rangers (hockey), Rosedale Midways (Baseball).
Coke or Pepsi? Sarsaparilla.
How long have you lived in Drumheller? 1911-1921.
What do you like the most? Being in the great outdoors, reading poetry with my wife, tending to the boys at the mine camp.
What would you change? Remove squalor and discontent from the other Valley coal mines.

Who are you? Dan Patterson

Age: 24.
Employer: St. Anthony’s School.
Profession: Teach Grade 3 precision reading and Grade 7-12 classes.
Originally from? Hamilton, Ontario.
How long have you been here? About three months.
Favourite thing about Drumheller? Lack of traffic.
Favourite Movie? Forrest Gump.
Favourite Book? Knots and Crosses, by Ian Rankin. It’s a mystery novel.
If you weren’t teaching, what would you be doing? I would be a professional badminton player or coach.
What on your playlist? Eminem, Andre Bocelli.
At an Eminem concert, would you be in the audience, on the stage, or a roadie? Definitely on stage.
If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? Siddhārtha Gautama (Buddha). I specialized in East Asian religions in University.
What would you serve? Lentils and rice.
Words to live by? Life is not about the cards you’re dealt, but playing those cards well.

Who are you? Peter Gruber

Age: 51.
Employer: Encana.
Job Title: Construction Coordinator, also Captain of Drumheller Fire Department.
Hobbies and interests? Mountain biking and golf. Any sports my kids play.
Favourite TV show? Myth Busters, you can learn a lot from that show.
Favourite colour? Maroon.
Favourite food? Rib steak.
What’s your dream job? I am at it, it’s a great place to work, you have to be satisfied with what you have.
What would you do with $1,000,000? Buy all my kids a house, set them up so they don’t have to worry.
What three things would you bring to a desert island? My wife, food and water.
If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? My Dad, we would have steak and eggs.
What are your pet peeves? Bad drivers, people that don’t know the rules of the road.
Favourite sports team? New England Patriots.
What’s on your iPod? Nickelback, a little bit of everything.
Coke or Pepsi? Coke.
Favourite movie? The Expendables, Despicable Me.
Words of wisdom? Follow through. If you say you are going to do something, stick to your word.
What superpower would you want? Time travel.
Where do you want to travel to most? Across Canada.

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