Drumheller has now welcomed the first baby born here in 2012. At 11:37 a.m. on January 2 Jordan and Paulina Wipf of Handhills brought into the world their third child, a baby boy.
    “Two girls and then a boy, it’s really nice,” said Paulina. “We didn’t expect to have the new year's baby that’s for sure.”
    “We thought there would already be one,” added Jason.
    Jordan, as the boy is known, was born without any complications and weighing 3.112 kg. The physician who was attending throughout the birth was Dr. Maseka.
    Jason and Paulina are ecstatic about the birth of Jordan. When asked if Jordan would the last child the couple is planning on having, they replied they were unsure at this time.
    The couple will soon be returning home and introducing the newest member of the family to his two sisters, Becky, 4, and Julianne, 1, five uncles, and a happy pair of grandparents.
    Not only have the Wipfs been blessed with a child, they have also won The Drumheller Mail’s annual New Year's Baby contest. The couple was showered with roughly $1250 in gift certificates and many other prizes.
    Prizes for the contest were provided by Allied Distributors, ATB Financial, Badlands Barber Shop, Bevan Scott, Bits & Pieces Keepsake Quilting, Boston Pizza, Canadian Tire, Century 21 Power Realty, Chiropractic Wellness Centre, Cut Loose Hair and Body, DeMott Floors, Drumheller Co-op, Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce, Drumheller Public Library, Evan’s Restaurant, Fine Photography and Gifts, Fountain Tire, Fred & Barney’s Family Restaurant, Freson Bros. IGA, Greentree Liquor Mart, Gus’s Corner Restaurant, H&H Optical & Hearing Centre, Heartwood Inn and Spa, Hi-Way 9 Express, Hi-Way Service, Image Crafter Signs, John L. Sparling Q.C. Barrister & Solicitor, Lube-X, McDonald’s Restaurant, Midfield Supply, Nancy Bigelow, Napier Theatre, Oasis Car and Truck Wash, O’Shea’s Eatery & Ale House, Over the Rainbow, Valley Truck and Car Wash, Reality Bytes, Reg Gallagher Trucking, Riverside Value Drug Mart, S&S News, Sam’s Truck and Car Wash, Sears Drumheller, Shoppers Drug Mart, SJ Fashions, Subway, Sunrise Auto Sales, TD Waterhouse, The Brick, The Co-operators, The Old Grouch’s, Tim Horton’s, TL Nails and Spa, Top Waste, UFA, Vietnamese Noodle House, Vintage Pub & Grill, Wade’s Jewellery, WHIFS Flapjack House, Yavis Family Restaurant.

    As the new year rolls around, many see it as a time to make a change for the better. It may be for a healthier lifestyle or to finally rid oneself of a nasty habit. However, new year's resolutions often fall by the wayside sooner than most hope.
    One Drumheller man has proved that you can make a change; it can be drastic, and for the better.
    Sanjay Kumar, field engineer for ATCO Electric, knew he didn’t like how his body had changed, and believed he could transform it. In September, he began a journey of healthy living, and in about three months he lost 50 pounds, and he is doing it the right way.
    “I didn’t have the health problems, but I wanted to reduce my weight,” said Kumar. “That was my goal for 2011 and 2012, and continuing on.”
    His goal was to lose 50 pounds and reduce his body fat to 15 per cent.  At 5-foot 3, he weighed 217 pounds.
    He said it wasn’t just dieting or exercise that made the difference, it was a shift in lifestyle. Diet and exercise of course played a role, but so did changing habits such as when and how he ate.
    “I used to take my dinner at night around 9 p.m., so I changed that to about 7 p.m. so all my carbs are not stored in fat,” he said. “I have completely cut the junk food from my diet.”
    Kumar is vegetarian already, but he has gone away from foods that are prepared by frying, although he still does cheat now and then.
    He was also cognizant that he lost the weight properly. This means shedding the fat and not the muscle. He was helped along by Judy McElroy of Everybody’s Gym. His progress was tracked, as he was one of a few in a competition at Everybody’s Gym.
    At 37, he thought now was the time to make a change, because after 40 he thought it would be tougher.
    He has come a long way. He is now about 170 pounds and has 17.5 per cent body fat. He said he hasn’t seen his weight at this level since 1993.
    Now that he has made the change, he has found he has more energy, strength and feels healthier physically and mentally. He does realize that it is an ongoing lifestyle change, but now that he is on the right track, it is easier not to stumble.
    “Nothing in life is that difficult,” he laughs.
    One thing he has found with the changes is that none of his old clothes fit him any longer. That’s not a bad problem to have.