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10TuesdayAugust52014SportsRecreationPaddlefestTheregularplayersofFortSmithsPaddlefestMeetsomeoftheeclecticcrewthatreturntotheSlaveRivereveryyearAFreePublicWorkshopAllWelcomeDoyouwonderWhydobadthingshappentogoodpeopleWhathappensafterdeathSaturdayAugust9200330P.M.SeniorsRoomRec.CenterFt.SmithPresentedbyECKANKARCanadaForinformationcall867-633-6594orvisitwww.eckankar-yt.caWhatdoyouseek...somethinginsideyouholdstoahopethatthereisananswertolifesendlesstwistsandturns.LearnthesecretsofHUanancientsacrednameforGodandopenyourhearttotheanswerswithinyou.TheCALLofSOULHaroldKlempSpiritualLeaderofECKANKARPeterStarr49startedbringinghisdaughterDaisy13northfromEdmontonafteryearsoflearningaboutthegeographyandhistoryoftheSlaveRiver.AlocksmithnowPeterremembersbeingfascinatedanddrawntotheriverafterlearningaboutitinanthropologyandgeographyclassesinuniversity.AsolidcanoeistheshappythatDaisyhasfoundapassioninkayaking.Thefather-daughterduospendtwoweekscampingattheQueenElizabethcampgroundduringtheirsummersmakingtimetofullyexplorethevariouschannelsoftheSlaveandvisitthefriendlycommunityofFortSmith.PeterandDaisyStarrEdmontonBenGhertnerTenesseeBenGhertner19hailsfromTennesseeandspendsmostofhistimetravelingsearchingforthebestkayakingspotsacrossNorthAmerica.ThisishissecondyearatPaddlefestwhichherstattendedaftermeetingfellowPaddlefestersatacompetitioninColorado.Ghertnerisanexpertpaddlerwholikestostickwithsteepcreekandslalomstylekayakingplayingonnarrowriverswithtightturns.HisexcursionstotheSlaveRivergivehimanopportunitytopracticefreestyleformsofpaddling.HetriestostayforamonthtosixweekseveryyearandkeepscomingbacktoPaddlefestfortheawesomeriverandthetightknitcommunity.LukeVollmerhausCalgaryAt21Vollmerhausisoneofthemostwell-knownregularsatPaddlefest.AnengineeringstudentabouttoenterhisfourthyearattheUniversityofCalgaryVollmerhausspendshissummersinstructingyoungkayakerswithAquabaticsacompanybasedoutofCalgary.Thisishissecondyearattendingthefestivalforwork.EveryyearhearrivesaweekaheadofthefestivaltorunyouthclinicsfortheyoungerpaddlersofFortSmith.Heenjoysvisitingthesmalltownandworkingwithitskeenbeginners.MorethanthatheappreciatesridingontheSlaveRiverwhichhecallsoneoftheworldsmostuniquebodiesofwaterwithitsenormousspan.LeifandNatalieAndersonColoradoLeif31andNatalieAnderson28aresponsoredworldtravelingkayakerswhohavebeenvisitingFortSmithtoridethewavesoftheSlaveRiversincebeforetheexistenceofPaddlefest.LeifwhorecentlycompletedhisdoctorateintheoreticalphysicsfromColoradoStateUniversitystartedkayakingintheNorthwestTerritoriesrightafterhighschool.Natalieisworkingonherdoctorateinuvialgeomorphologythestudyofrivers.SheisdoingherdissertationondriftwoodontheSlaveRiverandGreatSlaveLakewhichgiveshertheopportunitytoexploreandshareherworkacrosstheNWT.ShesaidherworkwasinuencedbyhertimespentkayakingtheNorth.TheAndersonsnowownpropertyinFortSmithwheretheyspendtheirsummersandhopetobecomealandingpadfortouristsheadingNorthwhoareinterestedintestingoutthebestwhitewaterintheworld.