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15TuesdayAugust262014YourSourceforNorthernNews2011NationalAwardWinner2011BestAll-RoundinCanada2012TopThreeOverallinCanada2013NationalAwardWinner2013CCNABLUERIBBONCANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2013CMCAAUDITEDFindtheJournalinthesecommunitiesthroughouttheNorthAKLAVIKNTANZACABATIKAMEGABBEHCHOKONTBROWNVALEABCADOTTELAKEABCHARDABCHATEHABCOLDLAKEABCOLVILLELAKENTCONKLINABDELINENTDRIFTPILEABDUFFIELDABEAGLEPLAINSYTEDMONTONABEKATIMINESNTENILDAABENOCHABENTERPRISENTFORTCHIPEWYANABFORTGOODHOPENTFORTLIARDNTFORTMACKAYABFORTMCMURRAYABFORTMCPHERSONNTFORTPROVIDENCENTFORTRESOLUTIONNTFORTSIMPSONNTFORTSMITHNTFORTVERMILIONABFROGLAKEABGAMETINTGLENEVISABGOODFISHLAKEABGRANDEPRAIRIEABGROUARDABHAYRIVERNTHIGHLEVELABHIGHPRAIRIEABHYTHEABINUVIKNTJEANMARIERIVERNTJOHNDORPRAIRIEABKAKISANTKEHEWINABKINUSOABLACLABICHEABLUTSELKENTMANNINGABMORINVILLEABNAHANNIBUTTENTNORMANWELLSNTOLDCROWYTPAULATUKNTPEACERIVERABRAINBOWLAKEABREDEARTHCREEKABSACHSHARBOURNTSADDLELAKEABSLAVELAKEABST.PAULABTROUTLAKENTTSIIGEHTCHICNTTUKTOYAKTUKNTTULITANTULUKHAKTOKNTVALLEYVIEWABWABASCAABWEKWEETINTWHATINTWRIGLEYNTYELLOWKNIFENTBlondiesbarsatiseschildhooddreaminFortSmithByMEAGANWOHLBERGWhenLisaSaunderswasjustalittlegirlinFortSmithshedoftenspendtimeinthemorningshelpingherfriendMurielgetreadytoopenthePinecrestHotelfortheday.Staringattherowsofshinyglassesabovethebarshedreamedofonedayopen-ingherownestablishment.Decadeslaterthatdreamiscomingtrue.SaunderscelebratedthegrandopeningofBlondiesonSaturdaynightnamedttinglyafterherchildhoodnicknamewhenshesportednaturallylightlocksofhair.TheloungelocatedinthePelicanRapidsInnisasigni-canttransformationfromtheformernightclubspace.Freshpaintinwarmcoloursnewlyupholsteredchairspurple-feltedpooltablesneonlightsandwoodenaccentscreateacomfortableloungevibecapa-bleofmakingtheimmediateswitchintoabumpingdancecluboncethesungoesdown.IwanteditbrighterandIwantedittohaveamorerelaxedatmospherewherepeoplecouldcomeandenjoythemselvesSaunderssaid.ImnotjusttryingtogetacertaingroupinhereIwanteverybodytocome.Iwantthepeoplewhonevergooutandsocializetocomeoutandfeelcomfortablehere.Saunderswhospent22yearsinthehealthcareeldasanursestartedthinkingaboutacareerchangetwoyearsagoafterhermotherdiedofcancer.WhenthespaceatthePelicanopenedupshede-cidedtotaketheleap.WiththehelpoffriendsandfamilysheandherpartnerJerryVoyageurspentmonthslabouringmorningnoonandnighttoxtheplaceupandmakeitshinewhilethepub-licimpatientlywaitedforaglimpseoftheinside.IttookalotofhardworktogetthisplacelookingthewayitisanddedicatedpeopletogetitwhereitsatnowSaunderssaid.Whenwewerestillinthephaseofget-tingthingstogethertherewasnoendittoitbecausetherewasalwayssomethingtodosomethingtoxsomethingtogetcleanedup.Theneverydayyoudcomehereandsaywellitslookingalittlebet-ter.Nownallywereopen.FortwomonthspeoplehavebeenaskingmewhenitsgoingtoopenSoIfeelhappyrelievedthatitsopenbecauseIwantthepublictobeabletocomeandenjoythemselvesshesaid.ThebarisnowopenMon-daytoSaturday200p.m.to200a.m.dailywiththemedweeknighteventsplanned.OnThursdaynightsFortSmithsnestwillbeabletotakecentrestagechoosingfrom17000songsonthebarsnewkaraokemachine.ThosewhowanttohitthedanceoorwillhavearegularFridaynightclubnighttobustouttheirmoveswhileSaturdaywillfeatureanafternoonjamfrom300to500p.m.withmusiccateredtowardsmoreofacountrycrowd.SpecialeventsarealsoplannedforUFCfightshockeyandfootballgamesandothersportingeventsandweeknightswillfeaturenamethattunetriviagames.Snackslikepizzapopcornnachosandhotdogswillbeservedeveryday.Saunderssaidthespaceisversatileservingasbothaplacetorelaxandhaveagoodtime.Sayafterworkpeoplewanttocomeforadrinktheyrenotgoingtobeyell-ingateachotherbecausethemusicwillbealittlesofterandtheTVscomeoniftheywanttowatchsomethingbutwhenitsintheeveningshutthoseTVsoffturnontheneonlightsturnsomedownputonthatmusicandletthepeopledanceshesaid.Iwanteverybodytocome.Iwantthepeoplewhonevergooutandsocializetocomeoutandfeelcomfortablehere.LisaSaundersBlondiesBarLisaSaundersrightandherpartnerJerryVoyageurcelebratetheunofcialopeningofBlondiesonAug.14withagameofpoolontherefurbishedtables.PhotoMeaganWohlbergIndustrySmallBusiness