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Former politician $1 million richer

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   Carol and Thomas (Bruce) Rowe had an idea what they would do if they ever won a lottery, but they had no clue how they would react to the news of actually winning. The Beiseker couple won $1 million on the May 22 LOTTO MAX draw, and they couldn’t believe their luck.
   “I think I went straight into shock,” said Carol. “I just kept saying ‘Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!’ That’s all I could think of to say. Then I called my husband – he couldn’t believe it either.”
   Rowe is a former Wildrose MLA who crossed the floor to the PC Party, He did not seek reelection. Previous to that, he was the Mayor of Beiseker.
   Now that the couple is $1 million richer, they already know one of the first things they want to do.
   “We used to have a 1965 Corvette, but we sold it a while ago,” said Thomas. “We’re going to buy another one.”
   The Rowes also plan on putting some money aside to help with their grandchildren’s education.
   The couple picked up their $5 quick pick ticket at the Market Mall Lottery Booth, located at 3625 Shaganappi Tr. NW in Calgary. They exactly matched one of the 38 sets of MAXMILLIONS numbers drawn on May 22.
   Their winning numbers were 16, 19, 20, 21, 25, 33 and 47.

Strangers apprehend alleged thief at late night break-in

The owner of a family business in downtown Drumheller is grateful for the kindness of strangers who helped thwart a break-in and theft.

Dhirender Negi and his wife are the new owners of the corner convenience store NN News formerly known as S&S News. Shortly after midnight on early Sunday morning, June 14, they received a call from their alarm company that there was activity in their store. Negi told dispatch it was not them, and asked them to summon the police.

The family lives above the store and when he looked out the window, he could see a group of people.

"I could see some people holding someone, Negi tells the Mail.

When he came down he found that the window on the south side of his store had been smashed.

He also found that there was a small group of people gathered. They had apprehended a person who had allegedly broken into NN News.

"I was shocked that this happened," said Negi.

The police arrived shortly thereafter and took the person into custody.

Negi is very grateful for what happened. He said he recognized one of the people who helped apprehend the person as a regular customer, but does not know his name.

"The people here that were supporting me last night were awesome," said the new business owner. "I feel like I'm in the right place."

FireFit Champs

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A strong contingent of Drumheller Firefighters was in Sherwood Park over the weekend and performed well at FireFit.

Darby Page, Merv Smith, Mitchell Smith, Stephen Hatt, Duane Bolin and Laura Hegberg competed in the toughest two minutes in sports. The performed well and had some great results including a gold medal for Merv Smith and Duane Bolin in the X3 competition.

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