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1st & 4th Monday - Quilting 12:30 – 4:00p.m. Griffiths Memorial Centre, Black Dia-mond. 403-933-4036.-------------------------------------------------------9:30am Floor Curling Valley NeighboursClub 403-933-4445.--------------------------------------------------------9:30 ~ 10:45 YOGAfor beginners and all lev-els, Millarville. Margit 403-931-3649.--------------------------------------------------------10:30 ~ 11:30am Creative Writing - CecilyFowlie Sheep Creek Arts Council 403-938-2032.-------------------------------------------------------11:00am - 11:45am Chair Exercises.Griffiths Memorial Centre, Black Diamond.403-933-4036.-------------------------------------------------------12:30 ~ 1:30 YOGAfor beginners and all lev-els, Priddis Community Hall, drop ins wel-come. Margit 403-931-3649.--------------------------------------------------------1:00 ~ 3:00pm Decorative Painting SheepCreekArts Council 403-938-2032.--------------------------------------------------------1:00pm Euchre Valley Neighbours Club -403-933-4445.--------------------------------------------------------1:00pm Story time for 3 to 5 year olds.Sheep River Library. 403-933-3278.-------------------------------------------------------
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2nd/every month 7:00pm Legion ExecutiveMeetings 403-933-4600.--------------------------------------------------------
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Business Meet-ing
--------------------------------------------------------3rd/every month Coffee Chatter OkotoksSNAPS Orvella Small - 403-603-3232.--------------------------------------------------------3rd/every month (9x year) Valley Neigh-bours Gardening Club 403-933-7131.--------------------------------------------------------9:30 ~ 11:00 am - Yoga in Longview. Kendra403-558-3696.--------------------------------------------------------1:30pm Knitting Club Sheep Creek ArtsCouncil 403-938-2032.--------------------------------------------------------
Valley NeighboursClub 403-933-4445.--------------------------------------------------------6:00 ~ 7:00pm Belly Dancing Sheep CreekArts Council 403-938-2032--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 8:00pm - Red Deer Lake CommunityCentre - Boot Camp for all levels - Patti: 403-931-2373.--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 9:00pm 1st & 3rd week of month.Scrapbooking Sheep Creek Arts Council -
403-933-3947.--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 8:30pm YOGA Beginners and all lev-els, Priddis Community Hall, drops in wel-come. Margit 403-931-3649.--------------------------------------------------------7:30pm Last/every month. Legion LadiesAuxiliary 403-933-4564.--------------------------------------------------------7:30 ~ 9:30pm Last/month. Camera ClubSheep CreekArts Council 403-933-2407.
2nd Wednesday Pot Luck Luncheon - 12:00– 1:00 p.m. Griffiths Memorial Centre, BlackDiamond. 403-933-4036.-------------------------------------------------------8:45am The Seniors Alpine Ski Club skiNakiska, meet at "Calgary Recycles" (offthe Trans Canada) to carpool.www.seniorsalpineskiclub.com-------------------------------------------------------8:45 ~ 10:00am - YOGA, Beginners and alllevels, Millarville Community Hall, drop inwelcome. Margit 403 931 3649.--------------------------------------------------------9:30 ~ 12:00 a.m. Floor Curling GriffithsMemorial Centre, Black Diamond. 403-933-4036.-------------------------------------------------------10:30am ~ 3:30pm 1st & 3rd week of month.Diamond Valley Quilt Club Sheep CreekArts Council 403-931-3989.--------------------------------------------------------1:00pm Book Buddies Sheep River Library.403-933-3278.--------------------------------------------------------1:00pm - Bridge at the Valley NeighboursClub. 403-933-4289.--------------------------------------------------------1:30 ~ 3:30pm Last of each month. Volun-teer Sewing/Quilting Bee. Baby Bags for Litfor Life Prgm 403-995-2660.--------------------------------------------------------5:30pm Buffet & Darts Drop In Everyone wel-
come. Legion Turner Valley 403-933-4564.--------------------------------------------------------6:00 ~ 7:00pm Belly Dancing Sheep CreekArts Council 403-938-2032.
8:30am The Seniors Alpine Ski Club ski Mt.Norquay meet at "Calgary Recycles" (off theTrans Canada) to carpool.www.seniorsalpineskiclub.com-------------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------10:00 ~ 10:30am Around the World withDance & Play class for Moms & Tots. SheepCreekArts Council 403-938-2032.--------------------------------------------------------1:00pm 1st/every month General MeetingValley Neighbours Club 403-933-4445.--------------------------------------------------------1:00 ~ 3:00pm Open Painting Sheep CreekArts Council 403-933-3947.--------------------------------------------------------1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Cards - Griffiths MemorialCentre, Black Diamond. 403-933-4036.--------------------------------------------------------5:00 ~ 7:30pm Fish & Chip Night / Crib at7:30pm Legion Turner Valley 403-933-4564.--------------------------------------------------------6:00 ~ 7:00pm World Diva Workout SheepCreekArts Council 403-938-2032.--------------------------------------------------------
6:30 ~ 7:30pm TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly) Valley Neighbours Club.--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 8:30pm 1st/month. Youth AuxiliaryLegion Turner Valley 403-933-3739.--------------------------------------------------------7:30 ~ 9:30pm Decorative Painting SheepCreekArts Council 403-938-2032.
1st, 2nd, 3rd/month 6:30 ~ 8:30pm GymNight Longview School - George 403-808-9948.--------------------------------------------------------1:00pm Nickel Bingo Valley NeighboursClub 403-933-4445.-------------------------------------------------------6:30pm every/other. Bingo at the ValleyNeighbours Club, Lions Club 403-933-3232.--------------------------------------------------------5:00 ~ 6:00pm Meat Draw & Buffet - WearRed - Legion Turner Valley 403-933-4564.
Legion Turner Val-ley 403-933-4564.--------------------------------------------------------
Meat Draw, 50/50 & Free PoolLegion Turner Valley 403-933-4564.--------------------------------------------------------Jam with Eva & Company at CougarsTurner Valley 403-933-4412.
Jam with Eva & Company at CougarsTurner Valley 403-933-4412.--------------------------------------------------------11:00am Regular services Longview BibleFellowship - 403-808-9948.
Apr 25th, Seniors’ Dinner at theLegion Turner Valley. Book aheadplease.
Apr 13th Noon - DV Chamber -General Meeting & Presentationfrom Alberta Buzz Turner ValleyGolf Course.
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-----------------------------------------------April 17th - Kite Day at RiversideCommunity Park, Okotoks. 403-938-8950.-----------------------------------------------
April 1st to May 7th - A Day inOkotoks - Student Exhibit - Large
Gallery, Okotoks Art Gallery inThe Station. 403-938-3204.
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River Photography by Anne andMark Durocher-Weston - SmallGallery, Okotoks Art Gallery in
The Station. 403-938-3204.-----------------------------------------------
1st & 3rd/every month 7:00 & 7:30pm LionsClub Meeting at Legion. Contact Don at
931-3587.--------------------------------------------------------2nd/every month 1:15pm Sheep RiverLibrary Book Club
2nd/every month 7:30pm Millarville Horti-cultural Club (9x per year) Gail 933-3798.--------------------------------------------------------2nd/every month Foothills Search & Res-cue Meeting Oilfields General Hospital.--------------------------------------------------------
2nd/every month 8:00pm Legion GeneralMembership Meetings 933-4600.--------------------------------------------------------2nd/every month Coffee Chatter NantonSNAPS Orvella Small 603-3232.--------------------------------------------------------2nd Tuesday 1:30 to 3:00pm
Griffiths Memorial Centre, Black Dia-mond. 403-933-4036.
1:00pm Whist & Bridge
9:00 ~ 11:00am Breakfast
4:30pm
9:00 ~ 10:00am - Red Deer Lake Commu-nity Centre - Boot Camp for all levels - Patti:403-931-2373.
9:30 ~ 11am - Yoga in Longview. Kendra -403-558-3696.
----------------------------------------------April 16th 2:00pm Kids EasterParty Legion Turner Valley. 403-933-4600.----------------------------------------------April 23rd 10:00am Annual EasterEgg Hunt Kinsman Park ,Okotoks. 403-938-8950.
April 23rd Noon - 3:30pm - SheepRiver Library Grand Opening innew facility in Turner Valley. 403-933-3090.----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------April 17th - 1pm - LongviewEGGstravaganza in CentennialPark. Jenn - 558-0168 or Tracy -558-0177.
April 24th Easter Sunday
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Hau!! Umba wathtano! Good Day! Hi, myname is Travis JimmyJohn. I am 31 years old,born in High River,Alberta and grew up onthe Eden Valley Reserve.April 4th, 2011 was Mov-ing Forward Day, a dayof pride for me and ourcommunity for two rea-sons:
Number One: EdenValley is finally on themap, with it's own postalcode!
Number Two: EdenValley is being presentedand talked about in apositive light.
It feels good, and givesus positive hope to knowt h a t C h i e f D a v i dBearspaw Jr. is takingan active and optimisticinterest in our Eden Val-ley community.
I am the kind of personthat likes to see resultsbecause I am a strongbeliever in the old nativeproverb that states “It isbetter to have less thun-der in the mouth andmore lighting in thehands” and that “a truechief leads by example”.Judging by the eventsthat took place here inEden Valley on MovingForward Day, I cansafely say that ChiefBearspaw is doing justthat. He has taken onthe task of bringing posi-tive change to Eden Val-ley, giving us the oppor-tunity to be the commu-nity that we can be. Thisis not an easy task -some will resist change,some will be fearful totake a chance - but Ibelieve we can all suc-ceed together by learn-ing from each other howto keep our culture and“Move Forward” to see
what Eden Valley is actu-ally capable of achievingas a community. Wemust work together forour future generationsthat have yet to occupythis beautiful “Eden Val-ley” we call home. Ouryouth is our future! Wewant them to feel thestrength in our languageand power of our cultureand move forward inevery way.
T h e w o r d s t h a tBearspaw spoke duringhis speech, which wasgiven in the Nakoda lan-guage, gave hope andinspiration to his people.More action is needed tocreate dynamic resultsfor the people. Eden Val-ley has been off the radarfor so long, many of ourpeople have becomenumb. This, combinedwith the lack of skillstraining, addictions andtransportation chal-lenges has created manybarriers. The speechmade it easier for thoseof us who still speak inour language to betterunderstand what ourcapabilities are as a
nation, giving muchneeded strength andinspiration to a commu-nity that needs hope.
M o v i n g F o r w a r devents included thegrand opening of the newEden Valley post office,Eden Valley Band officeinterior renovations, asod turning for the newEden Valley gas bar, rib-bon cutting of the EdenVal ley EmploymentTraining Program - ShedProject (Graduation ofthe first graduates onApril 28th!!! Next pro-gram fall of 2011), a tourof the Eden Valley com-pound to see the newlyacquired water truck, atour of the newly reno-vated Eden Valley Recre-ation Arena and theresigning of the contractbetween the Bow ValleyC o l l e g e a n d t h eBearspaw Band of EdenValley!
I personally believethat this is a step in theright direction and I alsobelieve that it took some-one with a Nakodaworldview to start thisgreat change happeningfor the people of EdenValley.
Aho!! pina mha bhi no! Thank you for yourtime!
Moving Forward in Eden Valley
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Royal Canadian Legion Branch #78 Turner ValleyThe Valley
E i g h t B a l lLeague windup
banquet and pool nightwas held on March 25that the Turner Valley
Legion, with one teamof sharpshooters pock-eting big cash for a littlehigh-sticking. Winningthe regular season highscore for $750.00 and
sinking competitors inthe Final Playoff for anadditional $450.00should keep these poolsharks in chum for awhile!
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Winning team L to R: Wayne Iverson, Len Peters, Rick Sekulich,centre front Jane Morrison.
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The Turner Valley Legion held their annual Men's Fashion show on March26th, crowning a new Mist – er, that's “Miss” Canada.
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The winner of the competition was Miss Longview,now crowned Miss Canada.
By Todd Curran
The Salvage Centre atthe Regional Waste Man-agement Facility nearOkotoks used to be, well,a bit of a dump. But,since the board of direc-tors positioned JamieMyles as Manager of theCentre in March, theplace is an organized,clean, green machine.
T h e p h i l o s o p h ybehind the Salvage Cen-tre is: if you can't use it,
perhaps someoneelse can and bar-gain hunters arefinding great usedgear at fair prices.“We want to savegood, useful, reus-able items from thedump,” Jamie says.“We're taking inhigher quality itemsthan before and themoney is given tolocal charities.”
There is no fee toleave good reusable
items at the Sal-vage Centre andJamie's orderly over-haul has made itmore user-friendlyfor shoppers. A mez-zanine is currentlyunder constructionfor staff use, incor-porating a lunchroom, meeting roomand office space toaccommodate theCentre's volunteers.
“We have seven vol-
unteers – and I owe thema big Thank You - but wereally need more to getthe Centre where itneeds to be,” saysJamie, adding that shewould also like to thankAmy Brewster Design fortheir support.
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The Cougar's Sports Bar 24th Annual SnowshoeBaseball Tournament in Turner Valley was a success-ful spectacle once again.
Held over the March 25th to 27th weekend, the char-itable event proved a riot for players and a great help forBaby Jillian, the tournament's beneficiary. At just 18weeks old, Jillian Boudreau's mother passed away, butthe baby is in the loving care of her father and Cougar'sowner Lori Collins hopes the funds raised through the
tournament will make things a little easier for them.When the dust and snow settled, the L.O.F.T team
beat out four others for championship status and theGunt Hunters were crowned Toilet Bowl champions.
With live music, a chili cook-off and a comedicawards ceremony, you may want to put your own snow-shoe softball team together for next year. If you're not aplayer, just come out for good food, good fun and a goodcause.
In the realm of entertaining fundraisers, Cougar’s hita grand slam with this tournament!
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Entrpreneurial spirit isthriving at Millarville Com-munity School. The Grade5 class have been inquiringabout entrepreneurship inthe IB TransdisciplinaryTheme “How we OrganizeOurselves”. Through cre-ating a real Mini Mall, stu-dents learn about mathand develop businessplans. These real life expe-riences foster questionsabout supply and demand,marketing, pricing anddiversifying products andhow economic issuesimpact sales. Every classexcitedly looks forward fortheir time to come andshop. Comments from busi-ness owners:
Our Spring Gala took
place April 7th. The entireschool came together tocreate events, bucket raf-fles and silent auctionitems to raise money forFine Arts and this year forthe Japan Relief Fund. Stu-dents created a variety ofbusinesses, selling suchproducts as cookies, jew-elry, school supplies andservices such as GoalieShoot, Bunny Shoot, FishPond, Ring Toss, CakeWalk, Tape the Teacherand an Amazing Maze. Wewould like to thank all thebusinesses and parentswho donated special itemsand to our FundraisingGroup for their organiza-tional wizardry.
Reading continues to bea huge focus at our school.Grades 4-6 participated inthe Reading Give It a ShotProgram. In this program,students recorded min-utes read and received Cal-gary Flames bookmarks.Shannon White was cho-sen from our school to go toa Flames game April 6th.She is very excited as shehas never been to a NHLhockey game before. Shethinks this reading pro-gram helps students setgoals and allows studentsto let their imagination runfree.
To conclude our Power-ful Forces Inquiry, stu-
dents had to build a vehiclethat would move. Everyonebecame experts in design-ing circuits to power theirmachines. We had to tryand try again with ourdesigns and received lotsof tips from others in theclass. Race day was crazy,wet and awesome.
This time of year is veryhectic for Grade six stu-dents as they present theirIB Inquiry Exhibition pro-jects.
Comments from thesecritical thinkers:
Grade six studentswould like to thank theirMentors for their guidanceand expertise. The culmi-nation of this learning willtake place when these
experts present their con-clusions to other classes inthe school and finally totheir parents April 13th.
The Grade 2's have acci-dently fallen into a won-derful learning situation.Earlier in the year, while ina pattern inquiry, Izaakbrought in a book of pat-terns for the class to lookat. It was decided that ourfavourite patterns were cre-ated by a British artistnamed Ian Dutton. Wef o u n d h i s w e b s i t e ,www.ianduttondesigns.com and looked at more ofhis work. The class hadsome questions about hispatterns so they emailedhim. Surprise! He emailedus from his studio in Eng-land. Over the last fewmonths, the class has beenemailing Mr. Dutton orSkyping him to learn moreabout patterns. We havealso had the great fortuneto have Mr. Dutton give usart lessons via Skype.
The biggest surprise ofall is that Mr. Dutton isnow coming to visit us atour school. For the firstweek of May, Mr. Duttonwill be an Artist in Resi-dence, working with every-one at Millarville Commu-nity School! Exciting!
Mini Mallteaches you how to startyour own business andhow to keep it running. It'slike owning your own pieceof land as our businesseshave to pay rent, which isan expense. You learn a lotabout math whether youare behind the counter sell-ing services and productsor whether you are a cus-tomer deciding which spe-cial items to buy. Welearned that money histori-cally looked very differentthan the money we havenow – cocoa beans, cowryshells, roman dimarius,Yap stones, kissi pennies.Can you imagine? Weird!
We had todo research on the ques-tions we wanted to findinformation about and findexperts to answer our ques-tions. We learned that evenif it is hard at first, now thatwe are almost ready to pres-ent what we have learnedto our peers, it is quite easy.I spent lots of time reallydeciding on my topic andquestions. It is quite differ-en t than jus t do ingresearch. You have to con-nect your learning to thewhole world and how it ischanging and developing.We had to think of other'sperspectives. It's muchmore depth than you wouldthink.
Ian Dutton
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5. It's not fertilizer! In fact, poop impedeslandscaping efforts. Leaving dog poop encour-ages other dogs to mark that spot (by urinatingover the previous dog's scent): poop left on thegrass contributes to the problem of "
."6. Dog Poop pollutes the water. Dog feces
contain high levels of nutrients, like nitrogenand phosphorus, which actually pollute thewater. These nutrients feed and stimulate thegrowth of algae in water bodies in much thesame way as fertilizers help lawns to grow. Thiscan cause the water body to become depleted inoxygen, making it less healthy for fish and largelevels of growth can impede recreational and aes-thetic value of water as well. Cleaning up afteryour dog is environmentally responsible. Andplease don't dispose of dog poop in storm drains:storm drains are a direct conduit to our rivers.
7. Dog Poop is unsightly. Everybody knowsthat. It's disgusting.
Pick it up.
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The Scoop on Poop
Councillor's Corner: by Mayor Sharlene BrownHappy Spring! As we move into the season of renewal, trees budding and birds chirping, we
should protect our homes from water damage. Some helpful hints would be to ensure that yourdownspouts are extended 1.8 metres (6 feet) from your basement walls. Please be sure the waterdoes not drain toward your neighbour's basement walls. It should drain away from your house
toward the street, rear yard or back lane. If your downspouts are connected to your home's sewer system, or weepingtile, disconnect them. Clean debris from eavestroughs regularly. If they overflow even when clean, replace them withlarger sized eavestroughs and downspouts.
While we are talking about water, please ensure your personal safety when walking near the mighty Sheep River.The ice is thawing making waterways slippery, mucky and unstable. Please stay safe and stay off the ice.
We want to remind drivers along 3rd Street SW to obey the 30km speed limits. With the nice weather arriving,people, including children, start walking more, and with increased construction activity in that area, we ask thatdrivers obey the reduced speed limits. Please slow down and help keep our community safe.
April 10th to16th is National Volunteer Week. I would like to recognize and thank all the volunteers in ourcommunity. Our volunteers make our community, whether you volunteer with seniors, youth, service organizationslike the Legion, the Lions, the Oilfields Hospital, the Lodge, the Schools or the Town, your contributions areinvaluable. Thank you all.
April 12th Parks & Recreation Board mtg 7:30pm Black Diamond Council ChambersApril 14th Sheep River Intermunicipal Library 7:00pm Sheep River Intermunicipal LibraryApril 14th Municipal Planning Commission ** 7:00pm Black Diamond Council Chambers
(** as required)April 18th FCSS meeting 7:00pm Black Diamond Council ChambersApril 20th Regular Council meeting 7:30pm Black Diamond Council ChambersApril 21st Special Events committee meeting 7:00pm Black Diamond Council Chambers
April 26th Citizens on Patrol 7:00pm Black Diamond Council ChambersApril 22nd ~ Black Diamond Town Office Closed for Good Friday
Council Calendar
Please remember that residents with Friday Garbage Pickup will need to prepare for a Thursday pickup onApril 21st to allow Town Staff to celebrate the Easter weekend with their families.
Part 2 of Top Ten Reasons to Pick Up After Your Dog
Mother's DayBreakfast
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To reserve please call Wendy 403-933-4564
bacon, sausage, eggs benedictpancakes, biscuits
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Children 5 and under ~ $3.00
Adults ~ $12.00
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Dear Editor,I'd like to inform the
Priddis community, par-ticularly residents livingnear the Rothney Astro-physical Observatory,that the University of Cal-gary has decided not toproceed with a proposedcarbon capture and stor-age (CCS) monitoringresearch project on uni-versity-owned land at theobservatory site.
We engaged in consul-tation and discussionwith many stakeholdersin the area, includingmembers of the Cross fam-ily, which donated theland to the universityback in 1972. Much of thefeedback we received wast h a t t h e p r o p o s e dresearch involves a foot-print that is considered tobe inconsistent with thegoals of the original dona-tion of the land to the uni-versity. The proximity ofthe site to the Cross Con-servancy land and resi-dents' concerns about pos-sible impact on the wildlifecorridor and ecologicalhabitat were also impor-
tant factors in the deci-sion.
We respect these senti-ments. So in the bestinterests of the commu-nity and the university, wehave decided to look else-where for a site to pursuethis important researchand education initiative. Iwould like to stress thatwe believe there are notechnical or environmen-tal risks associated withthis project. The Univer-sity of Calgary is still com-mitted to undertaking thiswork because it will pro-vide crucial informationand will identify best prac-tices that will assist in thesafe implementation oflarge-scale CCS projectsin this province. CCS is akey technology needed toreduce CO2 emissionsinto the atmosphere inorder to not only preserveour natural environmentbut also to sustain the eco-nomic health and well-being of the province.
I would like to thank allmembers of the commu-nity for taking the time toshare their views and ask
important quest ionsabout the project. I knowthe University of Calgaryand the Rothney Astro-physical Observatory cancontinue to count on theirsupport as a valued neigh-bour and community part-ner.
Sincerely,Don C . Lawton ,
Ph.D., P.GeophProfessor of Geophysicsand Chair in ExplorationGeophysicsTheme Lead, Secure Car-bon Storage, Carbon Man-agement CanadaDepartment of GeoscienceUniversity of Calgary
All “Letters To The Editor” are more thanwelcome at the Gateway Gazette and when-ever possible we will endeavour to printthem. We reserve the right to edit or not pub-lish submissions if they are in extreme badtaste, vulgar or could do damage to otherspecific persons. Please note that pub-lished submissions do not necessarilyreflect the opinions of the Gateway Gazette,staff, associates or family. The GatewayGazette (along with anyone connected tothe Gateway Gazette) does not assume anyliability or responsibility in light of the opin-ions of others. With all of that out of the way,please feel free to send us your thoughts oropinions, preferably by email at:[email protected], you can fax them to:938-2473, or you can drop them off in ourdrop-box at Coyote Moon in Turner Valley orat Pharmasave in Black Diamond.
GIFTS AND GRIPESThis is your opportunity to share your views on the BEST and the WORST of YOUR Community.
You’ve expressed that you love to hear from us. . . . .We’d love to hear from you!
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7Grassroots ~ April 12th - April 25th, 2011
Spring cleaning is just around the corner and our next E-Waste round-up begins on April 01, 2011 and runs until April 30, 2011. Only the following equipment listed will be accepted
We will also be hosting a day of shredding, for your personal documents. Lethbridge Mobile Shredders will be on site Saturday April 23, 2011 for you to purchase shredding time. This is an all day event running from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30
p.m. Should this event prove successful, we will look at hosting a second event during our October E-waste round-up. Some of you have asked if there is much E-waste in the surrounding area? On the average we receive about 3.5
tonnes of equipment during each event in April and again in October. This represents about 25% of what is available in the area. We need to keep the rest of it out of the landfill as well. Remember that there are some very hazardous
materials in this equipment. We send the product to Red Deer where it is disassembled, tubes evacuated and products sorted locally rather than shipping to places far away.
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CPU's (towers or desktop systems) · Monitors (CRT or LCD screens) · Printers · Laptops · All computer components and assorted cabling · Televisions
Oilfields Recycle Centre News - E-Waste Recycling Round-up
Celebrating National Volunteer Week, April 10 - 16
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL VOLUNTEERS
Volunteering is the most fundamental act of citizenship
and philanthropy in our society. It is offering time, energy
and skills of one's own free will. It is an extension of being a
good neighbour, transforming a collection of houses into a
community, as people become involved in the
improvement of their surroundings and choose to help
others. By caring and contributing to change, volunteers
decrease suffering and disparity, while they gain skills,
self-esteem and change their lives. People work to
improve the lives of their neighbours and, in return,
enhance their own.
Every day, thousands of people voluntarily give their time
and talent to thousands of organizations across Canada.
They give their time freely and with no expectation of
monetary reward. Their hours of service ensure that many
activities are accomplished and many people are helped.
The Town of Turner Valley recognizes these efforts and
wishes to extend our heartfelt thanks to those who give so
much to our community. Your work is truly appreciated
and we are grateful for your many contributions.
Town of Turner Valley
Mayor Kelly Tuck, Council and staff
FUNDING FOR VOLUNTEER TRAINING
AND RECOGNITIONTurner Valley Family and Community Support Services
Turner Valley Family and Community Support Services Advisory Committee
(FCSS) recognizes the significant value volunteers bring to our community and our
lives. To help support efforts to recruit, train and acknowledge volunteers, the FCSS
is accepting grant funding applications aimed at creating more volunteer
development and appreciation programs.
Please visit: www.turnervalley.ca/town-hall/muncipal-services/fcss/ for
information regarding applying for funding and application forms.
Notice of Municipal Utilities Rate
Increase Effective March 1, 2011
The Town of Turner Valley will implement the last phase of the full-cost recovery
utility rate program, effective March 1, 2011. The program is designed to
encourage water conservation, while supporting a sustainable waterworks
system. It places water costs responsibilities on all users and will eliminate tax
subsidies.
Conserving WaterIt’s everyone’s responsibility
Indoor water conservation tips *
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Check for toilet leaks (a leaky toilet can waste up to 200,000 litres of water a
year, )
Upgrade plumbing fixtures to low-water use type
Turn off water while brushing teeth
Reduce time in the shower to under 5 minutes
Flush toilet only when necessary
Run dishwasher and washing machine only when full
*Source: Town of Okotoks, Water Conservation Tips
Environment Canada
New rates will affect both residential and commercial customers. Low
water users can expect to see a reduction in their bills. Visit www.turnervalley.ca
for details and to calculate your projected rate or contact 403.933.4944 for
assistance.
DIAMOND VALLEYPROJECT GREEN DAY
SATURDAY MAY 14, 20119:00 AM
SCOTT SEAMAN SPORTS RINK
Following the clean up volunteers are invited to stay for a BBQ lunch!
Volunteer registration will be available soon. Watch for more information atand or call 403.933.4944www.town.blackdiamond.ca www.turnervalley.ca
Clean up our river and pathway system and the highwayalong the Friendship Trail between the towns. Help planttrees in a park and clean up the downtown pocket gardens.
Black Diamond and Turner Valley
Town of Turner Valleywww.turnervalley.ca
403-933-4944 ~ 223 Main Street NE
Join Operation: Clean Sweep
PITCH-IN CANADA WEEK April 18 - 24, 2011Spring Spruce Up
Diamond Valley is getting spruced up for our long-awaited spring. First up is Pitch In Week, April 18 to 24. Turner Valley School will be cleaning
up the downtown area and residents and businesses are encouraged to help out. And plan to participate in Project Green Day, May 14, where
volunteers from Turner Valley, Black Diamond and the MD of Foothills come out to help clean up the river and beautify parks, trails and other
green areas. And the E-Waste Recycling Round Up is running during the entire month of April. For more information, contact Monique LeBlanc
at 403.933.6206 or Les Quinton at [email protected] [email protected] 18 - 24, 2011
C. Ian McLaren NewsThis year, one of the goals of C. Ian
McLaren, has been to develop our senseof school pride and getting along in ourCharacter Education program. Wedecided to focus some of our energies onour school mascot the cougar. Part ofour Character Education plan focuseson the cougar characteristics suchbeing strong, independent and caringfor your young.
The cougar mascot came to McLarena few years ago. Mr. Ted Thorne, who iscurrently the principal of MillarvilleSchool, was the vice-principal of C. IanMcLaren School. He helped the stu-
dents to come up with an animal thatcould be the mascot of the school and sothe Cougar mascot was created. Cou-gars, as many know, frequent the areaof the High Country. We also share thismascot with Mount Royal University inCalgary.
To make the cougar visible as a mas-cot, we have a cougar displayed in theSchool entrance, in the gym and on ourschool letterheads. We also give outsmall beanie baby cougars at our Char-acter Education assemblies. The newestplace that we have for the cougar is theschool office. Last fall, we contacted the
art teacher,Christi Tims,at Oil f ie ldsHigh School tosee if there
was a student who was willing to take ona mural painting of a cougar on a barewall at the office.
Anna McDowell, a Grade 10 student,from Oilfields's High School, was thewilling volunteer. She has been comingover to our school since before Christ-mas to work on the mural of the Cougar.She began by creating her own sketch.From there she drew it on the wall. Afterthat she began the process of paintingand spent many hours at the school onlunch breaks and after school. Theresults are incredible. The attention to
detail is amazing. We feel so fortunate tohave had the use of her talents. It is justabout complete and she has done an out-standing job! We are so fortunate tohave the talents of young people likeAnna in our community.
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Grassroots ~ April 12th - April 25th, 2011
Like most - I love a bar-gain.
Offer me a vintage '57Fender Stratocaster Sun-burst for $5,000 and I'm allover it.
En route to divorce courtperhaps, but the proudowner of a true bargain.
A '91 Chevy Cavalier foronly $500?
Cheap - but not my ideaof any kind of good dealother than for possibly thevendor.
Bargains on holiday pack-ages need the same kind ofscrutiny as any other majorpurchase.
When a fellow called upthe other day to tell me thathe'd located a much betterdeal "on the web" than any-thing I'd sent over to him, Isuggested we both log on tothe site at the same time tosee what was coming upavailable.
At the precise AH-HAmoment the deal popped uphe exclaimed, "see - $800and you quoted me $1,400".
He was right - there it wasin black and white - $800.
Of course it wasn't for thepackage into a 4 star allinclusive he'd asked for butrather into a 2 star.
It was close to the beach -less than 5 minutes by cab.
And rather than a non-stop flight from Calgary, itmade flight changes in Chi-cago and Dallas beforeattempting to land in Para-dise.
But it was cheap.And easy to find once you
arrived - it was the motelwith the Cavalier parked outfront.
Not more than an hourlater another treasurehunter floated in sayinghe'd prefer to shop locally soif we could get him into Tim-
buktu for the same price orless than what he'd found"on the web" he'd favour uswith the business.
Proudly producing theitinerary he'd pulled up, wetook a look at this epic find.
A 14,000 mile journey on4 different airlines, 1 ofwhich had been bannedfrom 1st world airspace forthe past 10 years and 2 oth-ers not even the mostenthusiast ic a i rp lanehound could recognize.
We took a pass on issuingthat ticket explaining thatour policy was to sell roundtrip tickets only and this did-n't exactly inspire my confi-dence that it would actuallycomplete the itinerary.
But it was cheap.Over the years I've come
to expect that in exchangefor an output of currency onmy part, that the productI'm acquiring have a certainshall we say - valueattached to it.
When choosing a restau-rant, I have a certain expec-tation that in exchange forpaying the bill, that themeal served will stay downand deliver some degree ofenjoyment.
If on the other hand, Italk myself into believingthat $2.99 for an all you caneat buffet seems like a goodidea, I probably shouldn'tbe too surprised at the endresult.
I got what I paid for.And more.After enduring a Winter
such as we've enjoyed thusfar, wanting to get away forsome Vitamin D is under-standable.
But when we see the$800 bargain advertised -taxes included - there's acouple of alarm bells thatshould be clanging inside
the hollow cavity.Taxes into Sombr-eroville
account for $300.That leaves $500 for
flights, transfers, accommo-dations, food, liquor andother miscellaneous items.
Something's gotta givehere folks.
Seven days worth ofgrub, even at $2.99 per buf-fet takes about $70 out ofthe pot.
Another $100 or so forkickapoo joy juice at the barand you're left with $330 forthe hotel and the airline tosplit.
If they split it 50-50, thehotel's getting $23 a day forthe room and the airlinereaps $83 per direction forthe flight.
With the right inocula-tions I can probably survivea $23 a night hotel room.
But at $83 for a 5 hourflight, am I certain the air-line has checked to makesure the seal on the air-craft's sun roof will hold?
Bra in surgery andskydiving school are 2 fieldsI don't look for clearancesales on.
Anything involving hur-tling my ass through the airat 600 mph is another.
But if you're bound anddetermined to score "thedeal" - call me.
I probably won't sell youthe trip but at the very leastyou can get the damned Cav-alier out of my driveway.
Adios until next timeDave HeronDave Heron is the owner andoperator of: Pace Setter Travel& Tours (1995) Inc; P.O. Box612, 49 Elizabeth Street,Okotoks.Tel: 403.938.5454Toll Free: 1.800.206.7223.Fax: 403.938.5568Email:[email protected]
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Travel TracksMeeting Expectations
Submitted by Gail BriggsEach year the Anglican
Guild in Turner Valleylikes to try something dif-ferent. So this year we willhave a one-day commu-nity garage sale on Satur-day May 14th from 9:00amto 4:00pm. This garagesale is for those people whohave small items, but notenough for a garage sale oftheir own and would like torent a table or two for thisday only. This garage saleis in conjunction with therummage sale. Pleasephone Anne (403-933-4565) for more informa-
tion.Clean out your closets!
St. George's AnglicanGuild is having anotherrummage sale. Donationssuch as clothing (espe-cially children's clothing)shoes, paper backs, puz-zles, curtains, towels, bed-ding and household goodscan be dropped off at theChurch Hall on Thursday,May 12th and Friday, May13th from 10:00am to2:00pm each day. Please,no computers, TV's,Reader's Digest, Encyclo-pedias or large furniture.All donations must be
clean and in good workingcondition so that the nextperson can enjoy them too.Please do not leave dona-tions on the outside step ofthe hall. Thank you.
This rummage sale runsfrom Saturday, May 14thto Saturday May 21st.Times are as follows: Sat-urdays 10:00 am to 4:00pm and weekdays 1:00 to4:00 pm. In case you haveforgotten, the Church Hallis located South of the 4-way stop in Turner Valley,we are on the West side ofMain Street. We would liketo see everyone there.
St. George’s Anglican ChurchRummage Sale and Community Garage Sale
9Grassroots ~ April 12th - April 25th, 2011
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By Todd CurranDiamond Willow Artisan Retreat near
Turner Valley hosted a hearty charityevent on behalf of Rowan House on March27th.
The efforts of 20 soup-making gals and anumber of volunteers resulted in 260bowls of soup for the local Rowan HouseEmergency Shelter and Eagle HouseGroup Home. “You cannot underestimatethe value a bowl of soup offers to womenand children seeking new lives,” says EricaRowntree, manager of Rowan House.“Soup Sisters is contributing to their suc-
cess as they journey toward lives free of vio-lence.”
Guest Chef Darren Nixon, ExecutiveChef and Owner of Divine, Okotoks, was onsite to offer participants professional guid-ance in the kitchen. While their soupswould provide dinner for the cooks, thetrue recipients would be taking delivery atRowan House the next morning.
The Soup Sisters program is helpingRowan House to meet the needs of thewomen and children who live there toescape domestic violence. Since its launchin Calgary last year, more than 5000 serv-ings of nurturing and nourishing home-made soup have been made by 1000 volun-teers across the country.
Soup Sisters is an innovative social mar-keting and community building programthat is 100% volunteer driven and createsopportunity to dialogue with thousands ofnew people to raise awareness about fam-ily violence. Groups across the countryhave been able to transform their contribu-tions into a meaningful experience and atangible way to give at our soup makingevents.
The events are hands-on, soup-makingsessions and anyone can become a SoupSister. Whether you are a book club, anoffice group, friends celebrating a mile-stone occasion or just want to make deli-cious soup, contact Pat Lothrop ofDiamond Willow Artisan Retreat forupcoming events at 403-933-5755 or:
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10 Grassroots ~ April 12th - April 25th, 2011
sudokuIt’s hot, fun, mind-boggling,
and once you start. . . .. . . .you won’t want to stop!
HOW TO PLAYFill in the grid so that every
row, every column andevery 3 x 3 box containsthe numbers 1 through 9
ONLY ONCE.
Each 3 x 3 box is outlinedwith a darker line and a few
numbers are provided toget you started!
Answer will be printed inthe next issue
Have Fun!Have Fun!Last Issue’s Solution
Need a bit of help? Find the answers to
3 clues for each of these puzzles on our website on the
Fun Stuff page in the Readers section - www.gatewaygazette.ca
CLUES ACROSS
CLUES DOWN
1. Wolf groups6. Liquid propane gas (abbr.)9. Liz's 3rd husband Mike
13. Quickly, rapidly14. Ventured into the unknown16. 2 floor rental18. Point midway between S andSE19. Jells20. Syringe21. Greek god of the woods22. Of I23. A way of cutting26. Italian cheese city29. Detailed design criteriafor a piece of work31. Expressed pleasure33. Swiss river35. Harmless cyst36. Angry37. Airtight metal food container38. Cowboy star Autry40. Jupiter's closest satellite42. Greek goddess of youth43. Grass spikelet bracts45. Gazes47. Used to chop
48. Escape to avoid arrest49. Imitators51. Air pollution53. Engine additive56. One who comments onevents of the day60. In a way, pardoned61. Lizard of the familyAgamidae62. ____ 'n boots63. A lumberman's tool64. Full of conversation
1. Blouse shouldershapers2. European swift genus3. Cod or Good Hope4. Kilocalorie (abbr.)5. Teetertotter6. Kissing tools7. Bluegrass genus8. Gonadotropin releas-
ing hormone (abbr.)9. Poster paint
10. Chocolate cookie withwhite cream filling11. The shelter of wild
animals12. Insecticide14. Mrs. Nixon15. Plural of etymon17. 45385 Ohio21. Political action commit-tee23. Plants of the genusCassia24. Personal identifier25. Indian stairways towater26. Palladium27. Staffs28. United ____ Emirates29. Sine wave generator(abbr.)30. Look furtively32. Copyread34. Midway between NEand E39. Passes, as of time40. One thousandth of anampere41. Hairdresser's shop42. A skirt's finished edge44. Company officers46. Shaggy or unkempt49. Slender grass append-ages50. Drunkards
51. Smallest merganser52. ___ student, learns healing53. Pierce with a knife54. Burial vault55. Address a diety56. Take a siesta57. Australian flightless bird58. Actress Farrow59. Honorable title (Turkish)
Last Issue’s Answers
Can YOU Solve This?1) Where should the minute hand be put on the bottom clock?
All “Can You Solve” puzzles have been generously provided by Mr. Larry Berg of High River.
Answers will be printed in the next issue
Answers to last issue’s puzzles:
1) K. The numerical values of the letters in opposite segments of the circle
always add up to 17. 2) Just between you and me. 3) 10
2) Word, Expression, Name?
BA E
DU M R 3) L A G E R
X 4
R E G A L
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Solution to March 29thFORTRESS
Solution to March 15thLUCKY FIND
Puzzles and ‘pologiesWe all know keeping physically fit is an important part of our daily routine. Research
has proven that keeping mentally fit is just as important. Exercising our brain increasesthe blood flow and improves mental alertness, memory and decision making.
Now for the apology....it seems we at the Gazette have not been doing our puzzles asdiligently as we should be, otherwise, our brains would have picked up the errors over thelast few weeks with both the crossword having the wrong grid and the Pic-a-Pix solutionbeing the wrong one. Our apologies ~ we promise to do better in the future (and exerciseour brains more too!)
We have also made the decision that in future editions we will be placing the Pic-a-Pixpuzzles along with a Word Search and Recipe in the Grande Section and keeping theCrossword, Sudoku and Math Puzzles in the Grassroots Section of the Gazette.
Please remember at the moment the Grande Section is appearing monthly within theGrassroots Section.
11Grassroots ~ April 12th - April 25th, 2011
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Easter basket hunt (outside)
All children12 and underare welcome
Call soon to
register, there
is room for 75
Phone:
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Easter Party at the Turner Valley
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When we were childrenEaster was the time of yearwhen we were given ournew Sunday coat andshoes, for the girls, hatsand gloves as well. I remem-ber the year I received amauve coat, matching hatand lace gloves, I was sure Iwas the pride of the Sundayschool parade. I believethese old traditions havemostly died out, but EasterSunday supper and decora-tions are still a part of ourfamily celebrations, so hereare a couple of standbysyou may like. A colourfultablecloth sets the mood. Ihave a bright orangeembroidered center cloththat I set over a plain whiteone. If you're really brave,don't mind the clean up andyou can control the candyeach child eats, you cansprinkle jelly beans and/orfoil wrapped eggs around.Foolishly one year we addedplastic confetti Easterchicks and were still vacu-uming them up in June,but you may enjoy it.
Cut a tree branch, eitherspray it with a pastel spray
paint or leave it natural,place it in a plant pot that'sbeen wrapped in seasonalpaper and fill the pot withstones. Hang decorated Sty-rofoam eggs (dollar store)on the branches and use itas either a centerpiece or afloor decoration dependingon the size and your prefer-ence. It can be made cutewith Easter chicks and bun-nies around the pot orclassier with spring flowerstucked in the stonesaround the base.
Super baked ham forEaster supper: pierce theham with whole cloves andput it in the oven. Half waythrough the baking, removethe ham, cover it with halfcircle pineapple rounds,and pour ginger ale over it,baste regularly, add moreas needed and watch care-fully; it makes a beautifulglaze.
For an Easter egg hunt,to help the younger oneswho can't yet read, colourcode the hints, as an exam-ple Little Bobby's hints andtreats will all be yellow.Older children normally
love to be helpful and readthe hints to the little ones.
Messy egg dyeing can besimplified and made a loteasier if you give the chil-dren non-toxic markerpens to do their designs;easier clean up as well.Either blow out the eggs, orhard boil them first andmake sure they are refriger-ated as soon as possible.
Instead of using placemarkers, melt some choco-late in a double boiler, fill acake decorator and writeeach person's name aroundthe border of the dessertplate in chocolate. We makeeach person a dessert ofjelly served in a half of alarge fillable plastic Easteregg and surround it withchocolate dipped fruits.
I treasure the pictureswe have of the family stand-ing in the living roomdressed in our EasterSunday best, each little girlholding her new purse withlace gloved hands to show itoff. Mom in her new hat, theboys with slicked down hairand new blazers. HappyEaster to all.
Household HintsHousehold HintsBy RosemaryEaster IdeasEaster Ideas
We would like to thankMrs L’Hirondelle for hergracious acceptance ofbeing inconvenienced byan error in our last issue.
The Alberta’s Promisead for the Children’sEaster Party being held onApril 16th at the Legion in
Turner Valley had an errorin one of the telephonenumbers.
As th is was Mrs .L ’Hirondel le ’s phonenumber she was facedwith having to redirectcallers to the Legion’scorrect number of 403-
933-4564.Again, we would like to
apologize to her and alsothank her for playing‘secretary’ for the kids’party.
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Even though rabbitsdon't lay eggs, each year weare visited by a generoushare that delivers eggs. Wepaint them, eat ones madeout of chocolate and sendcards with them on it. And,while we have come toaccept the curious sight ofa large Easter Bunny carrya basket of eggs, most of usdon't know exactly wherethe tradition came from.
Since ancient days, theegg has been the symbol ofnew life. Even before itbecame entwined with theChristian Easter, eggs wereused by Romans, Chineseand Egyptians in spring fes-tivals as a way to celebratethe dawn of a new season.In Pagan times, the egg rep-resented the rebirth ofEarth and was seen to havemagical powers that would
bless the start of the grow-ing season – they were evenburied amongst crops.
In the western context,eggs were originally forbid-den during Lent as well asother traditional spring fast-ing days in western Chris-tianity. But since chickenswould not stop producingeggs, the end of the fastmeant there was an unusu-ally large surplus of eggsthat needed to be eaten justin time for Easter.
The Easter Bunny fol-lowed German settlers whoarrived in the PennsylvaniaDutch country during the18th century. The arrival ofthe Easter Bunny, orOsterhase, was consideredone of childhood's greatestpleasures, similar to thearrival of Kris Kringle onChristmas Eve.
According to the tradi-tion, children would buildbrightly coloured nests,often out of caps and bon-nets, in secluded areas oftheir homes. The Osterhasewould, if the children hadbeen good, lay brightly col-oured eggs in the nest. Asthe tradition spread, thenest has become a manu-factured modern Easterbasket and the placing ofthe nest in a secluded areahas become the tradition ofhiding baskets.
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Longview's ACE (Active, Creativeand Engaged) Team is excited toannounce their plans to form a regis-tered Society with the proposed nameof Longview ARC Society. The ARC let-ters in the name stand for Arts,Recreation and Community which willbe the focus of the society. The mainreason for forming the society is tohave the ability to access a widerassortment of grants that are unavail-able to municipalities throughCouncil driven groups such as theCommunity Services Advisory Board.The team is ready to move forwardwith its application for the ACE seedfunds for the community identifiedprojects which include upgrades tothe Centennial Park with playgroundadditions, park benches, picnic tablesand attractive waste receptacles and aserenity garden at the Village officegrounds. These projects will involvepartnerships with the ACE/ARCteam, Village Council, the LongviewRecreation Board and independentphilanthropic groups as well as someprovincial funding which we will nowbe able to apply for.
Longview's ACE team has beensteadily moving forward since IanHill's Ignite Tour 14 months ago. Theyhave successfully completed the com-munity scanning tool and held foursuccessive meetings to narrow downthe list for the community initiative.During this time they also applied for,won and hosted a successful AlbertaRural Touring Showcase in June 2010
which many ACE members raisedmonies for, planned for, lent equip-ment and participated in. During thesummer a newsletter was successfullylaunched under the ACE umbrellaand has grown into its own entity theLongview Voice. One of the main goalsof ACE is to bring community togetherand find those leaders who are amidstus. The Voice has attracted a numberof enthusiastic community peoplewho wish to nurture this project andtake over its management as ACEmoves forward with the Village pro-jects. The ARC Society wishes theVoice good luck and hopes it will be agreat conduit for upcoming projects.In the fall of 2010 ACE began afundraiser towards the MainStreet beautification portion ofthe ACE proposed projects.Close to $6,000 was raisedtowards Christmas lights onMain Street in a partnershipwith the Village Council sup-plying an additional $4,500.The lights were beautiful andtruly added to Longview'sexisting charm! The ACE/ARCteam is presently puttingtogether the seed money appli-cation and looking at somevery interesting upcomingopportunities. Stay tuned formore info on CommunitiesChoosewell. This wonderfulprogram is back in Longviewand is in planning stages as wespeak!
In recognition of Volunteer Week,Longview ARC Society would like tothank all of the wonderful volunteerswho have assisted with Boards, work-shops, Sustainability Planning,Longview Stampede Committee,Longstock Music and Arts Festival,Canada Day Committee, all ACE/ARCteam members, Library Board,Longview Fellowship volunteers,Volunteer Firefighters, LongviewChristmas party, Longview Youthgroup, Longview Voice editors, BlueBronna Volunteers and the countlessunpaid hours that council puts in onour behalf. You people truly ROCK!!Together We Can Do Anything!!
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Representatives from TVOGG and member organizations will be available to answeryour questions and provide information on oil and gas activities in the Turner Valleyarea.
The Turner Valley Oil and Gas Group is a committee of representatives from the oiland gas industries, municipal and provincial governments, regulatory agencies andemergency/disaster services that have interests within the towns of Turner Valley,Black Diamond, Longview and the MD of Foothills.
Refreshments (beef on a bun and soft drinks) will be served and a draw will be heldfor door prizes.
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In regards to our school improvementplan, we continue to work towards strength-ening and improving upon the quality of ourcore program and our PAT results byimproving student learning through liter-acy. Literacy has always been the keystoneof learning and we want our students todevelop a broad and deep range of literacyskills. Learners with strong literacy skills,acquire, create, connect and communicatemeaning in a wide variety of contexts. Dur-ing our Soaring Literacy time students learndifferent strategies to improve their literacyskills. Staff training in Pearsons First StepsLiteracy Program is nearly complete and inour professional learning community wecontinue to read the book, “40 ReadingIntervention Strategies for K-6 Students” byElaine K. McEwan-Adkins. We have imple-mented literacy strategies from this book inboth our tier 1/core program, as well as, ourtier 2 Literacy Soars program. “Researchshows that students need opportunities touse literacy knowledge and skills in a vari-ety of contexts to master and efficientlytransfer them from one area to another. Stu-dents may not automatically transfer liter-acy knowledge and skills without explicitinstruction…..literacy instruction must beembedded across the curriculum to bothsupport meaning and developed by the grow-ing complexity of text....teachers must havea deeper understanding of what literacymeans in their subject areas. Each aca-demic discipline has its own particular textf e a t u r e s , f o r m a t s a n d v o c a b u-lary….Students need to develop literacyskills that transcend subject areas as wellas the subject-specific applications of thoseskills.”
The Grade 5/6 class was specially recog-nized by the Village of Longview for theiraccomplishments in the DARE (Drug AbuseResistance Education) program. Studentsreceived individual letters of recognition, aswell as, Village of Longview decorative pins.In the letter, Ivor McCorquindale, Mayor ofLongview; Cliff Ayrey, Deputy Mayor andTracy Howk, Councillor stated, “On behalfof the Village of Longview it is truly our hon-
our to know you are a part of this commu-nity. Your commitment to DARE shows youhave taken time to fully understand thechoices you make in regards to drugs andalcohol at present and into the future. Westand as a community in recognizing youreffort.” The highlight of the DARE grad waswhen students shared and presented theirDARE projects to the audience and madetheir personal pledges. Student accom-plishments were acknowledged by presen-tations made by Mrs. Roberts, ConstableDeGroot and Ms. McCreary-Burke. In aneffort to include all of our Longview Stu-dents in recognizing this important accom-plishment and in the spirit of our EaglePride, we had the Grade 5/6 students speakabout choices and influences of both goodand bad peer pressure to the rest of the stu-dents at Longview School during Eagle PrideTime.
We would like to invite everyone to ourSpring Theatre presentation of 'Pinocchio'being held on Wednesday, April 20th at6:30pm. The overall goal of our drama pre-sentations at Longview School is to fosterpositive self-concepts in students byencouraging them to explore life by assum-ing theatric roles and acquiring dramaticskills. Throughout the year we have pre-sented a number of dramatic performancesin meeting the learner outcomes outlined inthe drama program of studies. Our studentsand staff have been very busy in rehearsals,memorizing lines, organizing and designingsets. Students very much look forward tosharing their dramatic skills with an audi-ence.
(Literacy First: A Plan for Action 2010:Government of Alberta)
By Hunter EgelandWhat a month!!! March felt more like
Winter than Spring. Our club had a quietmonth, starting with our regular meetingheld on the 9th. All members had to handin their completed record books. On the23rd we had our workshop meeting. Wegot into 3 groups and were handed 4beef/animal question sheets. We had 20minutes to answer as many questions aswe could. It was a lot of fun and we alllearned lots.
We had a member from our club make itall the way to the Regional Level in PublicSpeaking this year. Shaelynn Brogdenadvanced at the club level (with her speechon "Rodeo"), next went on to the Area leveland then on again to the District level andfinally, did very well at the Regional Level(which is as far as an Intermediate can go).Shaelynn has been in our club for 3 years.The first year she was in 4-H she made itall the way to Districts in Public Speaking.She said she really enjoys speaking infront of a crowd and has been told she is a"natural". Congratulations Shaelynn!!!
Our next meeting will be April 13th. Our
Achievement Day is fast approaching, sosome of our members are scrambling tohalter break their animals. I'm so glad I hal-ter broke Gillian (my heifer) when she wasa little calf. Her birthday was on March16th. She is a year old now. HappyBirthday Gillian!!
Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef ClubMarch Activities
Shaelynn and Sasha atRegional Public Speaking
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Millarville School on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 7:00pm
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April is to be an excitingmonth at our library. OnWednesday, April 13th from 7to 8pm Dusty Jorawsky willpresent a slide show of hisphotos of Antartica. Dusty,the grandson of Millie andLorne Fuller and son of Patand Jim Jorawsky, has beena pilot in the north for severalyears and has some sensa-tional pictures to share withus. Coffee will be served. Thenon Wednesday, April 27th,Julie Walker, Dame on theRange, will give a talk on hik-ing experiences in the Foot-hills. You will learn abouteasy and challenging trails,wildflowers, safety tips andwildlife awareness.
We have a Book Arts Exhi-bition in the library for themonth of April. The Book Artsis a travelling exhibition thatfocuses on the artist of books,demonstrating typography,illustration, binding, papermaking and marbling. Socome in and see what it's allabout.
On Friday, April 29thfrom 2 to 6pm, Blanca BoteroFuentes will be conducting aspecial artistic workshop inhonour of Mother's Day. Itwill be held at the Town Halland is for 15 years and older.Come into the library to seesamples of the Transfer Artthat we will be doing. Pleaseregister with our librarian
Joan and she will give you thelist of supplies not provided inthe workshop.
Just a reminder that ourhours are: Tuesday andThursday: 10am-5pm and onWednesday: 12-7pm. Ourphone number is 558-3927and our librarian's name isJoan.
In May we will be offeringa workshop on Tai Chi givenby a Cancer survivor and atalk on Medicinal plants ofAlberta and their uses. Moreabout this next month.
by JodiPicoult is a profoundly mov-ing story about a gay couplewho marry and would like tohave children. Three frozenembryos are banked from oneof the women's previous mar-riage. Picoult explores theanxiety suffered by these twowomen when the former hus-band becomes a religiouszealot who takes life coachingfrom a militant anti-gaypreacher and then refuses torelease the embryos. Thestruggle for these embryosbecomes a widely publicizedcourt drama. Vanessa, one ofthe couple, says "Homosexu-ality isn't a choice, any morethan heterosexuality is. And Iknow this because, why onearth would I want to putmyself through all the bully-ing, name calling and physi-cal abuse I've faced? Why
would I willingly 'pick' a life-style, as you call it, that issuch an uphill battle?" Andone that incites such crueltyand dislike. One of the char-acters is a musical therapistand one learns from herabout the healing and nur-turing aspects of the therapyand how it is used to help suf-ferers of dementia and teen-age depression. Picoult's nine-teen year old son revealed hissexuality to her and her hus-band just as she was begin-ning the book. She hopes fer-vently that the world will be akinder, gentler place as hecarries on in life. Hopefully weare now living in a more lovingsociety that does not judge,and that is compassionate,supportive and accepting ofone another, no matter whowe are.
Picoult is a master atexploring the social issues ofour time. In , shedeals with Aspergers Syn-drome. In ,she writes of capital punish-ment and organ donation andtransfer, and in
, she writes of high schoolshootings and cruel bullying.I like her because she bringsup current topics that aretroubling and encourages usto think about them and tobecome more informed, sothat we can be more responsi-ble, caring citizens.
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Longview Library Literally Speaking
Ecole Percy Pegler SchoolThe Proud
Panthers atEcole PercyPegler Schoollearned that
one in eight people on theplanet drinks water that'slikely to make them sick. Thewater crisis and poverty gohand-in-hand. Almost a bil-lion people on the planet don'thave access to clean drinkingwater. Unsafe water and alack of basic sanitation cause80% of all disease and kill
more people than all forms ofviolence, including war. Just$20 can give one personaccess to clean water. Withthat in mind, the students atÉcole Percy Pegler Schooldecided they wanted to dosomething about that.
We ran theevent in conjunction
with the 100th day of school.Students were asked to bring100 pennies and these wererolled and donated to thecharity.
Students raised $137.50for World Water Day.
Way to go Panthers!
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The Foothills LionsClub
Lions are an interna-tional organization, whoare ready to serve any-where in the world. LionsClub International hasgiven $6,000,000 in mobi-lizing funds to supportimmediate and long termrelief to help the countryand it's people, in Japan.We are ready to serve any-where in the worldbecause we are an inter-national organization.
Lions meet the needs oflocal communities andthe world. The 1.35 mil-lion members of our vol-unteer organization,(45,000 clubs in 206 coun-tries) are different in manyways but share the samebelief "community is what
we make it". When itcomes to meeting chal-lenges our response is sim-ple and unconditional -"WE SERVE".
The Foothills LionsClub had a "Fun Day" forit's members, at the ValleyNeighbours Club, wherewe showed ourskills at floor curl-ing, shuffle boardand crib. After allthe mental andphysical exertionwe went to the Dia-mond Valley Res-taurant for a lovelybuffet. This was aday of fun and fel-lowship.
The next LionsBINGO will be heldat the Valley Neigh-bours Club on Fri-
day, April 15th, 6:30pm.There are only 6 moreBingos until the summerholidays - let's try to get allthe players out.
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From The Lions DenFrom The Lions Den
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“Passion, Action and Impact!”Volunteer Canada describesvolunteers as “Real-l i fesuperheroes who accomplishremarkable feats with realimpact. They may not be fasterthan a speeding bullet. Andthey may not be able to leaptall buildings in a singlebound. But their contribu-tions are most definitely creat-ing community change that ismore powerful than a locomo-tive!” Sound familiar? Theycould be talking about our fab-ulous team of dedicated volun-teers at the Sheep RiverLibrary who recently spenthundreds and hundreds ofhours helping the staff andBoard of the library to ensurethat the recent move into thenew building went smoothly.
Volunteers attended pre-
move meetings where theysigned up for specific tasksand despite a week of wintryweather conditions the movewas accomplished in recordtime. More than fifty volun-teers spent up to 6 hours a daymoving books, audio/visualequipment, furniture and sup-plies into the new location andthen cleaning, re-shelving andorganizing items. A talentedgroup of people finalized thelay-out and design of the TileWall and yet others volun-teered their time baking andproviding tea breaks for all theworkers.
This was an example of theDiamond Valley Communitycoming together and embody-ing the Volunteer CanadaTheme. Passion has alwaysbeen evident in our volunteergroup, but never more so thansince the initial plans for thenew building were first dis-cussed. Action has been evi-dent in the thousands of vol-
unteer hours that have beendonated over the past threeyears and in the tireless effortsof the “Friends” who havesecured much needed fund-ing. Most significantly, thepassion and actions of the vol-unteers will in turn have ahuge impact on the commu-nity as a whole as the library isnow able to offer more choices,more programs and moreopportunities for all residents.In addition to the 'shelf read-ers' and individuals whoreplace borrowed books totheir rightful location, thereare several teams of volunteersundertaking new positions.Terrific Tuesday Talks will pro-vide the tea and support forthis new program which willrun from 2 till 3:30 the lastTuesday of every month. TheLibrary Garden Group willlook after the indoor and out-door flower pots. And a wholeteam of people are organizingthe Grand Opening events!
The move was just thebeginning! There are many vol-unteer tasks in the new libraryand if you would like to helpout please drop by and lookover the list of choices. Ourbiggest challenge at this timeis to enlist volunteers for theevening hours and we are cur-rently looking for people whocan commit two to three hourson a Tuesday, Wednesday orThursday evening. Anotherproject for a team of volunteersis the Art Group to arrange forthe bookings and set up foremerging artists that need alocation to exhibit their work.Please talk to Muhammad ifyou are interested in any ofthese new volunteer opportu-nities.
So, a huge “Thank You” toeveryone who has beeninvolved in our volunteer pro-gram since it began to expandthree years ago -you are truly“Real-Life Super-Heroes”.
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BearSmartA reminder from Fish
and Wildlife, High River toall Foothills residents thataround April 1st the bearswill start emerging fromhibernation. The end ofhibernation is more theresult of increased daylightthan weather conditions.The two species of bearsthat inhabit our area,including east of Highway22, are the Black and Griz-zly Bears.
Fish and Wildlife offerthe following suggestionsto help keep bears awayfrom your yard:
Keep garbage andrecyclables in bear resis-tant, airtight containers.Look into using an indoorcomposter . Cons iderremoving bird feeders from
April to October and cleanup any spilled seed orgrain. Clean barbequesafter use and store in ashed or garage if possible.Consider landscapingchoices, avoiding fruit andberry producing trees andbushes; alternativelyremove ripening fruit asearly as possible. Neverleave food out for wildlife. Ifyou feed your pets outsideremove left over food. Talkto neighbours and alertthem if you see a bear.Bears are more active inthe early morning andaround dusk.
You can vis i t thewebsite:www.srd.alberta.ca/BearSmart for more detailedinformation.
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Those of you who followthis column know that Idon't read a lot of non-fiction, but today's bookscame high ly recom-mended and both were adelight to read. There is somuch insight contained inthese two very different vol-umes.
Ariely is a Professor ofPsychology and Behav-ioral Economics - so on theface of it this would appearto be dry reading aboutmarket forces. Wrong! Infact it is not only appeal-ing, but often very funny.
Ariely tells us that "life
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I w a s e s p e c i a l l yastounded by the chapteron the concept of zero, orfree. It turns out I am just
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At the heart of the "mar-ket approach to under-standing people is a set ofassumptions. First, youare a coherent and unitaryself. Second, you can besure of what this self ofy o u r s w a n t s a n dneeds...Third, you getsome information aboutyourself from your body."And that, my friends, iswhat marketers aredepending on. How manyof you have taken home ared pen from the officebecause your child neededit for a project? How manyof you couldn't find a redpen at work, saw the openpetty cash drawer andcould have taken themoney to buy a pen on theway home? Exactly!! Toquote Bill Cosby "having achild is surely the mostbeautiful irrational actthat two people can com-mit." Yet here we are.
You can be rational orirrational - there are manydifferent versions of you."We aren't cool calculatorsof self interest who some-times go crazy; we're cra-zies who are, under specialcircumstances, some-times rational." Look at Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde!
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Kirkpatrick's quirkyhumour made me laughout loud. His personal andengaging anecdotes keptme reading. His praise ofthese strong womenshowed me his wisdom
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Kirkpatrick is a psy-chologist who balances hisworking life between com-munity mental health inVancouver's DowntownEast Side ("Canada's poor-est postal code") and a pri-vate psychotherapy prac-tice.
He says about his lifewith his wife Betsy "theywould fight and laugh,argue and make up, cussand discuss the returns ofthe day, they would func-tion more effectively andcompetently..." I person-ally believe this too, Noneof us just always agree oneverything. Why wouldwe?
Also regarding Betsy,Kirkpatrick writes "I askedwhy I was the one whoseemed to be making allthe apologies. Her answerwas simple. 'Oh, I don'tknow, honey. Probably it'sbecause you're the onemaking most of the mis-takes." Don't you loveBetsy?
This book is appealingto women and men onmany levels. It helps bothsexes to understandwomen better. ..."typical ofstrong women, they didwhat they had to do to getthe job done, and didn'task for any special recog-nition for their efforts orskill. Like strong womenthroughout history, theywere unsung heroes."
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"Rosie the Riveter"inspired a social move-ment that increased thenumber of working womenin the US. It has been saidthat it was this process ofwhites working alongsideblacks that encouraged abreakdown of social barri-ers and a healthy recogni-tion of diversity, where Afri-can-Americans were ableto lay the groundwork forthe postwar civil rights rev-olution, by equating segre-gation with Nazi whitesupremacist ideology.
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Check God OutCheck God Out
When someone asks you tojoin a club, or try out a new res-taurant or to try a new activitywith them – usually one goes atime or two to check it out.We're just not quite sure untilwe see for ourselves that thismight be a good thing that wewant to get involved with or goto. It's hard to take someoneelse's word for it and just knowit will work for us.
God knew that it would bethat way with us. He says:
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Even though he is totallyreliable to take him at his wordthat he is good for us, heknows our human nature andhow we tend to be. That's whyhe works with us the way weare. In other words, he givesus, as human beings, the toolswith which to 'check him out.'One of the tools he talks aboutis faith –
(Hebrews11:1 NLT) We have to havefaith when we check God out:
(Hebrews 11:1 NLT, parenthe-sis mine) This is God's way ofsaying “Trust me, and we'llwalk on this journey of lifetogether.” God will help us tohave that faith as we honestlysearch for him.
Another tool he gives us is to'seek': to search for, pursueand run after God and in theend, find him.
(Isaiah 55:6, 7NLT) There will come a timewhen we may not be able toseek him as world events con-tinue to bring us closer to theend of time or if something hap-pens that our lives are cutshorter than a normal life
expectancy. When we seekGod and find him, we will wanthim to change our ways suchas living for ourselves in self-ish ways and instead learningto love and serve others. It is
(Romans 2:29b NLT)We need to seek God for the
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(John 6:27NLT)
So, we need to:
(Matthew7:6-8 NLT)
The door will be opened to alife with a personal God in areal and living relationship ifyou choose to 'check God out.'He invites you to do that, and ifyou're real in your search -when you knock, the door toheaven and abundant life inHim will be opened to you.
Readers are invited to writeGloria at:
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“Open your mouth andtaste, open your eyes andsee— how good GOD is.Blessed are you who run tohim.”
“Faith is the confi-dence that what we hope forwill actually happen; it givesus assurance about thingswe cannot see.”
“And it is impossible toplease God without faith.Anyone who wants to cometo him must believe thatGod exists and that herewards those who sincerelyseek him (check him out).”
“Seek theLORD while you can findhim. Call on him now whilehe is near. Let the wickedchange their ways and ban-ish the very thought of doingwrong. Let them turn to theLORD that he may havemercy on them. Yes, turn toour God, for he will forgivegenerously.”
“…a change of heart pro-duced by God's Spirit…”
“But don't beso concerned about perish-able things like food. Spendyour energy seeking the eter-nal life that the Son of Mancan give you. For God theFather has given me the sealof his approval.”
“Keep onasking, and you will receivewhat you ask for. Keep onseeking, and you will find.Keep on knocking, and thedoor will be opened to you.For everyone who asks,receives. Everyone whoseeks, finds. And to every-one who knocks, the doorwill be opened.”
Spring Lists Bring SummerBliss, Part 2
When choosing flowers forsummer containers, knowingwhat colour, size and type ofplant is the way to start. Forexample, light colours andwhites look best against adark siding or house colourwhile darks look good againsta light background. Blueygreens, blues, purples andpurply reds work wel ltogether. Add a splash of com-plimentary colour (opposite onthe colour wheel) for contrast.Many of these cooler coloursbecome luminous in a shady,north-side location.
Yel lows, oranges andorangey reds go well togetherand look great in a sunny spot.Plan your colour schemesahead and then choose fromplants that will do well whereyou want them to spend thesummer. Location is moreimportant than colour. An
orangey tuberous begonia willwilt in a sunny spot but will dowell in a spot protected fromdirect sun and wind. Reputa-ble garden centre staff willhelp you to make good deci-sions about what flowers willgrow well where.
Tall, spiky plants likegrasses and sunflowers lookgood in a large container. Sur-round spiky plants withshorter rounded masses likepetunias, marigolds, gerani-ums, margarites or coleus.The contrast in form will drawthe eye. Big leaved plants likedatura can command a con-tainer all by themselves andcan be a feature surroundedby smaller containers. Trailingivies, wave petunias, lobeliasand other viney plants aregreat for hanging baskets.
Don't forget the neutrals!Whites, grays, greeny graysand beiges will bring out thebrightness of your colourchoices.
So, let's plan a container.You have a large half barrel ina hot sunny location on anexposed deck or in a perennialbed. Your list might read:
1 tall, spiky plant, greenor beige
3 rounded medium bushyflowers, bronze or yellow
6 smaller rounded flow-ers, yellow and blue
Garden centre staff may rec-ommend a tall ornamentalgrass, 3 Crackerjack mari-golds, and 6 pansies. But wait!You might need a neutral aswell. Add 2 margarites to yourpurchase. Plant the grass inthe centre surrounded by themarigolds and margarites,Tuck the pansies in aroundthe outside. The pansies willbe great through spring andearly summer while the mari-golds and margarites are grow-ing. As the larger plants get big-ger, the pansies will be doneand can be pulled out. The
grass, the marigolds and themargarites will last 'til fall.Pull off (deadhead) the bloomsas they are finished. This willencourage further blooming.
Let your imagination runfree. There's no reason not tomix vegetables in with yourflowers if they fit your generalcolour scheme. Bright new let-tuce makes a great contrastwith purples and purply reds.A zucchini can fill up a largecontainer all by itself, provid-ing interest with their largeleaves and zucchini bread atthe end of the summer.
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