SPECIAL EDITION 2018

CGIT & Explorers Weekend RALLYMAY 11-13, 2018

Camp Wohelo, Pigeon Lake, Alberta

Alberta CGITGIRLS’ NEWSLETTER

For FUN!! For INTEREST!! For CGIT GIRLS!!

Editor: Valerie Jenner jjenner1@telusplanet.net

Hello Everyone,

Can you believe it? Rally is over and we’re all heading home. Thought you might like something to read on the way. Oh, if you get car sick when you read in a moving vehicle… please wait until you get home to read this! LOLYour driver will thank you!

We’re hoping you had a good weekend with fun activites, meeting new friends, chowing down great food and maybe learning a thing or two along the way. Hopefully you learned something about “Superheroes” and what YOUR super power is or how to find it or how to make it stronger.

The weather at camps in May can be anything from rain, hail, a million fishflies buzzing overhead or even snow! Hope there were some sunny times in your weekend and you were able to find the positive no matter what the sky produced and dropped on you!

The ladies, who planned the weekend for you, worked hard to get programming ready, make sure you had food to eat, beds to sleep in, games to play, songs to sing and everything it takes to have a fun-filled weekend with your CGIT and Explorer friends.

We’re all hoping you had an awesome weekend and have lots of stories to tell your family and friends when you get home!

Warm fuzzies to you all… and see ya next time!!Valerie Jenner , Editor Grande Prairie Leader Alberta CGIT Association President

DEFINITION OF CAMPWhat is YOUR definition of Camp?

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Any of these definitions make you

think of WOHELO?

… log cabins in a place with trees and a lake

… a place for children and youth to come and

have fun

… a place where “city kids” can experience plants and fresh air

… an AWESOME place to come, and I want to

come back SOON!!!WOHELO MEMORY

By the Campfire

We sat around the campfireOn a chilly night

Telling spooky storiesIn the pale moonlight

Then we added on some more logs,To make the fire bright,

Then chose our favorite camp songsAnd sang with all our might.And when the fire flickeredand embers began to form.

We snuggled in our sleeping bags

all cozy… tired… and warm.

Author Unknown

TRAVEL GAMEHow about

ANIMAL ALPHABETGo through the alphabet and everyone takes a turn

naming an animal of the next letter…Ardvaark, Baboon, Cardinal (bird), Dog… etc.

If someone misses their letter, they can be eliminated from the game, OR just pass that letter to

next person.

We all arrived at WoheloOur first word was

Hooray!We couldn’t wait to see the place

And have a blast each day!

Explorers and CGITIt’s gonna be just

greatAnd best of all to

happen hereWill be the memories

we’ll make!!WOHELO MEMORY

CGIT & EXPLORERSat WOHELO is…

Superheroes!GamesSinging

CampfireBirds

Cabin CouncilorsFood

Cabins/bunkbedsMorning Watch

TreesLake viewMug-up

SunshineSkippers

Program timeSalutation to the Dawn (flag raising)

Dinner BellCraft cabin

Singing graceSnack time

Sunday worshipBats

LeadersHiking

TONS of FUN!!

What’s the History of

YOUR town?

Grande Prairie is a city in northwest Alberta within the

southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country. It is located approximately 456 km (283 mi) northwest of Edmonton. Grande Prairie was the seventh-largest city in Alberta in 2016 and now has a population of over 68,000 people. The city adopted the trumpeter swan as an official symbol as the city is on the migration route and summer nesting grounds of this bird. For that reason, Grande Prairie is sometimes nicknamed the "Swan City". Grande Prairie was named for the large prairie which lies to the north, east, and west of it. The earliest recorded reference to the prairie was by trader Samuel Black in 1824. In the late 19th century (1800s), the area was surveyed for homesteading and a land rush followed. By 1912, Grande Prairie included a bank, hotel, post office, and land office, making it a district metropolis..Grande Prairie was incorporated as a village by the Province of Alberta in 1914 and incorporated as a town in 1919. Grande Prairie’s main industries are oil and natural gas, forestry with the construction of a large pulp

mill, and agriculture/farming, were factors in the population increasing enough to incorporate as a city in 1958.The recent discovery of dinosaur bones at nearby Pipestone Creek has put Grande Prairie on the

worldwide map.

* * * * * Friendships that start at camp can be separated by miles and months without losing any of their strength.

TODAY’S GOALSENJOY LIFE:Be involved in what you’re doing, be kind

STAY HEALTHY:Eat healthy food, exercise and get lots of sleep

BE HAPPY:

RESPECT OTHERS… and their belongings:No put-downs, no bullying, no gossiping, and if it’s not yours – leave it alone!

BE GIVING… and FORGIVING:Help others, be a good listener, volunteer

What’s the History of YOUR town?The city of Lethbridge, in southern Alberta, developed from drift mines opened by Nicholas Sheran (in 1874) and the North Western Coal and Navigation Company (in 1882). The area,

now known as Lethbridge, was then named Coal Banks.

Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt was interested in the success of the area’s coal mines and in 1882, Galt's company opened the first drift mine across from Mr. Sheran's operation. The first president and largest shareholder of the company, William Lethbridge, is who the city is names after.By the time production peaked during the 1910s, 10 coal mines employed 2,000 miners and produced 1 million tonnes of coal annually. At the time, Lethbridge area collieries were the largest coal producers in western Canada.The first rail line through Lethbridge was completed in August 1885.

On September 11, 1967 more than 650 students attended the first day of classes at the new University of Lethbridge, Alberta's third University.

In 1906 Lethbridge was incorporated as a City and today Lethbridge boasts over 92,000 people.

William Lethbridge (1825-1901)

KNOCK-KNOCKKnock knock! Who’s there? Annie Annie who? Annie more marshmallows around here?

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Knock knock! Who’s there? Arthur Arthur who? Arthur any spiders at this camp?

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Knock knock! Who’s there? Dawn Dawn who? Dawn wake me up so early!

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Knock knock! Who’s there? Amos Amos who? Amos-quito is on your nose!

What’s the History of YOUR town?

Taber is a town in southern Alberta within the Municipal District of Taber. It is located approximately 51 km (32 mi) east of the City of Lethbridge. In 2016 the population was 8,428.

Taber is famous for its corn due to the large amounts of sunshine the area receives. It is therefore known as the Corn Capital of Canada and holds an annual "Cornfest" in the last week of August.

Originally, Taber was known as "Tank No. 77," and was used by the railway to fill up on water. After the town's post office was built in 1907, the CPR decided to call the town "Tabor," probably after Mount Tabor in the Holy Land. However, various letters and station heads came out printed "Taber," so the CPR changed the name to make it match the records.After time, Taber became a successful coal mining town. Coal mining declined in the late 1920s, but picked up in the 1930s after extensive irrigation in the area.Irrigation helped not only the coal-miners, it also brought with it the production of sugar beets. In 1950, a sugar beet processing plant (Roger's Sugar) was built, which has become a vital part of the town's economy.A number of archaeological discoveries were made in the vicinity of Taber in 1961, including that of extinct buffalo, in the glacial deposits along the east bank of the Oldman River.

TRAVEL GAMES

Taking turns, name asmany as you can of:

~ DISNEY PRINCESSES

~ DISNEY MOVIES

~ CITIES in CANADA

~ PLACES in ALBERTA

~ MAKE-UP YOUR OWN CATEGORY

OR~ BOY NAMES of the

Alphabet… Abe.. Bob… Carl… Donny…

Eldon, etc.

~ GIRLS NAMES of the Alphabet… Abby… Barb…

Cindy… Dawn… Elsa, etc.

What’s the History of YOUR town?

Trochu is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Three Hills in Kneehill County.

The town is named for Armand Trochu, the settler who founded the St. Anne Ranch Trading Company, in 1903, on the present site of the town. Armand Trochu, a Frenchman, arrived at the spring-fed valley with the plan to raise horses. He and some partners established the St. Anne Ranch which expanded to include a post office.

The main industry of Trochu is agriculture/farming, though the oil and gas industry also has a large presence. Trochu is unique as it has an arboretum (a collection of trees), which is home to over 1,000 trees and shrubs of over 100 species, as well as various native (grow naturally in the area) and non-native flowering plant species, and showy floral displays.

Also located nearby is St. Ann's Ranch, a bed and breakfast on a historical site, TL Bar Ranch, and the Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park.

World’s Largest Golf TeeWinning a contest sponsored by ATB Financial in 2009, Trochu became home to the 40 foot (12 metre) tourist attraction!

The Town of Trochu celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 2011 and has come a long way from a little settlement in the valley.

LINGERMm,mm I want to lingerMm,mm a little longerMm,mm a little longer here with you.Mm,mm it’s such a

perfect nightMm,mm it doesn’t seem quite rightMm,mm that this should be my last with you.

Mm,mm but come SeptmemberMm,mm I will rememberMm,mm our camping days and friendships tooMmmm and as the years go byMm,mm I’ll think of you and sighMm,mm this is good night and not good bye.