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9:30am Floor Curling Valley NeighboursClub 403-933-4445-------------------------------------------------------10:30 ~ 11:30am Creative Writing - CecilyFowlie Sheep CreekArts Council 403-933-3947-------------------------------------------------------1:00 ~ 3:00pm Decorative Art Sheep CreekArts Council 403-933-3947-------------------------------------------------------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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3rd/every month Coffee Chatter OkotoksSNAPS Orvella Small - 403-603-3232-------------------------------------------------------3rd/every month Valley Neighbours Gar-dening Club 403-933-7131-------------------------------------------------------Seniors Alpine Ski Club (55+) gather atCOP: mail@seniorsalpineskiclub.com.www.seniorsalpineskiclub.com.-------------------------------------------------------9:30 ~ 11am - Yoga in Black Diamond.Kendra 403-558-3696-------------------------------------------------------10:00am ~ 2:00pm Beginner SewingCourse Sheep CreekArts Council 403-933-3947-------------------------------------------------------Noon to 1pm - Free hot soup at St.George's Church Hall, south of the RBC,Turner Valley - 403-933-3970 or 403-933-3591.-------------------------------------------------------1:30pm Beginner Knitting Club SheepCreekArts Council 403-933-3947-------------------------------------------------------

Valley NeighboursClub 403-933-4445-------------------------------------------------------6:00 ~ 7:00pm Latin Diva Workout SheepCreekArts Council 403-933-3947-------------------------------------------------------

7:00 ~ 9:00pm 1st & 3rd week of month.Scrapbooking Sheep Creek Arts Council -403-933-3947-------------------------------------------------------7:30pm Last/every month ~ except July,Aug & Dec. Legion Ladies Auxiliary 403-933-4564-------------------------------------------------------7:30 ~ 9:30pm Last/month Camera ClubSheep CreekArts Council 403-933-3947

Seniors Alpine Ski Club (55+) carpool toNakiska or other local mountains.m a i l @ s e n i o r s a l p i n e s k i c l u b . c o m .www.seniorsalpineskiclub.com.-------------------------------------------------------10:30am ~ 3:30pm 1st & 3rd week ofmonth. Diamond Valley Quilt Club SheepCreekArts Council 403-933-3947-------------------------------------------------------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 Everyonewelcome. Legion Turner Valley 403-933-4564-------------------------------------------------------6:00 ~ 7:15pm Belly Dancing Sheep CreekArts Council 403-933-3947-------------------------------------------------------7:30 ~ 9:30pm Watercolour Club SheepCreekArts Council 403-933-3947-------------------------------------------------------7:30 ~ 9:30pm Calligraphy FoundationalHand Sheep Creek Arts Council 403-933-3947

-------------------------------------------------------10:00am Line Dancing Valley NeighboursClub 403-933-4445-------------------------------------------------------10:00 ~ 10:30am Around the World withDance & Play class for Moms & Tots. SheepCreekArts Council 403-933-3947-------------------------------------------------------1:00pm 1st/every month General MeetingValley Neighbours Club 403-933-4445-------------------------------------------------------1:00 ~ 3:00pm Open Painting Sheep CreekArts Council 403-933-3947-------------------------------------------------------5:00 ~ 7:30pm Fish & Chip Night / Crib at7:30pm Legion Turner Valley 403-933-4564-------------------------------------------------------6:00 ~ 7:00pm Latin Diva Workout SheepCreekArts Council 403-933-3947-------------------------------------------------------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-------------------------------------------------------7:30pm Flyball. Foothills Canine Club at DJRanch Dana: 403-933-370-6964 orbdflyball@hotmail.com.--------------------------------------------------------

7:30 ~ 9:30pm Decorative Art Sheep CreekArts Council 403-933-3947

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

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Meat Draw, 50/50 & Free PoolLegion Turner Valley 403-933-4564-------------------------------------------------------Every 2nd week/6:00pm Bingo 2 Progres-sive Jackpots Legion Turner Valley 403-933-4564

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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-------------------------------------------------------

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9:00 ~ 11:00am Breakfast

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June 1st - Longview Library StrawberryTea at the Community Hall in Longview.403-558-3927.------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------Mar 24th - noon - Video conference - ‘Be-ing An Executor’ Longview Library. 403-558-3927.--------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------Mar 25th - Movie night at Sheep RiverLibrary: The Edge, featuring Bart theBear. 403-933-3278.-------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------May 28th-30th - Annual RCMP CharityGolf Classic. Sign up now ~ 403-933-7746 or 403-933-4600.--------------------------------------------------------Apr 30th - 1:00 ~ 5:30pm - LongviewSchool 50th Birthday Party - RSVP byApril 15th: 403-601-1753.--------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------Mar 27th - Cougar’s Sports Bar & GrillAnnual Chili Cook -Off. 403-933-4412.--------------------------------------------------------Mar 27th & 28th - Cougar’s Sports Bar &Grill Annual Snowshoe Softball. 403-933-4412.--------------------------------------------------------Mar 27th - 3:00pm - Renegades and TheBoys and Girls Club present the “Chiliand Rib Cook-off Contest” at Rene-gades. Register at 403-933-4066 or 1-403-470-0524 before Friday, March 19th.--------------------------------------------------------Mar 27th - 2:00 ~ 4:00pm - Easter BonnetTea ~ St. George’s Anglican Guild, at theChurch Hall (South of the 4-way stop),Turner Valley. Wear Easter bonnet &gloves for reduced admission. Ruth -403- 933-3591.--------------------------------------------------------Mar 27th - 1:00pm - Royal CanadianLegion Turner Valley Branch 78 Chil-dren’s Easter Egg Hunt.--------------------------------------------------------Apr 24th - The spring dance , the “West-ern Stomp” - Seniors Alpine Ski Club -details at:www.seniorsalpineskiclub.com--------------------------------------------------------

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9:30 ~ 11am - Yoga in Longview. Kendra -558-3696.

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“The Cool Group” Foothills District AreaPublic Speaking ResultsThis is Cool Group club

reporters Katelyn Braunand Jade Boucher.

This meeting there wasonly five members presentand we made four types ofpasta. Three of them weremade from packagedpasta that we just had tocook. There was VelveetaNacho Bake, Creamy Orzoand Pasta Salad. Theother one was Germanpasta called Spaetzle andwe made it from scratch.We all learned fromWendy that pasta doesn'tjust come from Italy.

Being a small group westill managed to get all therecipes done and I thinkwe were even louder thatday with all the gigglingwe did.

The pasta was great andat the end of the day weworked on our recordbooks and then had a sur-prise visitor. Sasha'sGrandma's dog Coco hadwandered down the roadand ended up at the hall.He must have smelled ourcooking and wantedsome.

On February 27th theMillarville 4-H Multi Clubhosted one of the 2010Foothills District AreaPublic speaking competi-tions. We had three otherclubs come to our compe-tition. They were the Foot-hills 4-H Sheep, TheMillarville Saddle Soresand the Foothills RidgeRiders.

We would like to say abig thank you to ChristineL a n g f o r d , T e r r yAllwarden, Heather Mills,Barb Castell, Doug Jones,Helen Dolan, Muriel Dais,Wendy Dudley and BillCutress for taking thetime again to judge all ofour speeches. All of yourcomments are greatly ap-preciated and we can'twait to see you next year.

We would also like tosay thank you to Wendyand Staci for organizingthe competition. AndThank you to Chrissy,Candice, Diane and Me-lissa for helping to insure

the day ran smoothly.After a fun filled day

with prepared and im-promptu speeches it wastime to announce the win-ners.

For the Seniors the al-ternate was Bree Watts –Raising the Standards.The top two Seniors whowill be going on to the nextlevel are Sarah Campbell –Words are not Enoughand Miku Beer – Karate.

For the Intermediatesthe alternate was KaylaKnol – English vs. West-ern. The top two Interme-diates who will be goingon are Karlee MacDonald– Fore and Annie Rosia –The Darker Side.

For the Juniors the al-ternate was Maddy Peters– My Cats. The top two Ju-niors who will be going onare Julianne Uchytil –What a Miracle and SashaLewis – Mexican Mayhem.

We would like to wish ev-eryone who will be ad-vancing to the next levelgood luck. We can't wait tohear how you all did.

By: Wendy and StaciArkes

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All pictures were taken by Staci Arkes

Seniors from left to right are Miku Beer,Bree Watts and Sarah Campbell.

Intermediates left to right are KarleeMacDonald, Kayla Knol, and Annie Rosia.

Junior left to right are Julianne Uchytil,Sasha Lewis and Maddy Peters.

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The turnout was unbe-lievable at the High CountryRural Crime Watch meetingin Priddis Community Halllast Tuesday evening.

Vera Colville commentedon the fact that in the lastyear more than fifty resi-dences in the area had beenbroken into. “I guess there isan interest in crime in thisarea,” she commented to thestanding room only crowd.Vera has spearheaded theresurrection of the HighCountry Rural Crime WatchAssociation because sherefuses to be scared in herown home.

The mandate of the Asso-ciation is really quite simple:Observe, Record, Report.

Retired RCMP Officer,Lynn Marchand, has volun-teered to help the Associa-tion by re-starting the 'fanout' system on a computerin the Turner Valley RCMPDetachment. This systemworks by collecting andr e l a y i n g i n f o r m a t i o nreported by members on sus-picious behaviour and fansit out to all other members.It will also alert members tobe on the lookout for certainpeople, vehicles, etc that the

RCMP may have an interestin.

Cons tab l e BrandonHrdlicka, from the TurnerValley RCMP Detachmentaddressed the meeting giv-ing everyone some validpoints on crime prevention,deterrents and reporting pro-cedures. Calling 911 is thepreferred route for anycrime you see taking place.Calling 403-933-4262 withany suspicious activitiesyou witness is anotherroute. This number is alsomanned 24/7.

Posting the Rural CrimeWatch bright yellow signs isimperative for this programto work as a deterrent tocriminals. Being aware ofvehicles that normally travelin your area and making anote of others that exhibitunusual driving habits ~driving slowly as if lookingfor a place, would be a goodidea.

Cons tab l e Brandonexplained that people show-ing up on your doorstep withthe excuse that they are look-ing for directions or askingif you would like to haveyour furnace checked is acommon way for criminals

to find out if anyone is athome. One victim was slowto answer her doorbell andwound up having her doorkicked in.

Unfortunately, the areaa r o u n d P r i d d i s a n dMillarville has come to beknown as the 'WalMart ofCalgary Criminals' andmany criminals arrive with ashopping list of items theyknow they can sell.

With such a vast area,from the Bragg Creek cornerto Chain Lakes, the localRCMP Detachment inTurner Valley need all the

help we can give them.“Get to know your neigh-

bours and their vehicles”was advice from one mem-ber of the audience, whofeels that the general make-up of the rural communityhas been changing over thelast decade.

“I want to post a sign onmy property,” said anotherman. “As an SOS – Save OnShells!” he laughed.

In closing, the member-ship elected the new Boardof Directors.

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Things are a-changingover in my growing artisticworld. And a sense of elationis following. My triple horseportrait commission hasbeen with me since Octoberand it is one of the most chal-lenging pieces to date since2008. It is one of my mile-stone pieces and I've chosento share an image of it withyou in this lovely localpaper. So true, that thetoughest challenges we faceteach us so much about our-

selves and our self-imposedlimitations. Perhaps thisportrait was the catalyst formy elation, or the road-blocks I've had to overcomesince October or my need forrenewal. Maybe it's just theprospect of Spring.

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Finally, I would like toreaffirm our Government'ssupport for Canadianseniors and acknowledgetheir significant efforts tobuild our country andmake it strong. To date,our Government has intro-duced significant tax mea-sures to assist seniors intheir retirement, such aspension income splittingand increasing the agelimit for maturing pen-sions and RRSPs. Budget2010 recognizes the effortsof our Canadian forces andveterans, invests inseniors and supports theConservative Govern-ment's commitment to astrong and efficient retire-ment income system.

I trust that this letterwill help to clarify theterms of the RAP, expressour Government's unfail-ing support for Canadianseniors and dispel anyfalse rumours about theseimportant benefit pro-grams.

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ARE YOU A CARROT,AN EGG OR A COFFEEBEAN?

S n o w , c o l d a n dfog...when will it end? It iswinter and these are theadverse elements whichwe must abide with untilthings change. On theother side we could takecomfort in the fact that weare now into the secondhalf of the school year. Tomove fo rward o f t enrequires a refocusing ofhow we see things. At theend of January our gradenine to twelve studentswere engaged in writingsummative exams includ-ing P.A.T'S and Diplomas.Results from these shouldbe arriving in mailboxessoon; the grade nineresults later on in the year.Usually these tidings bringeither comfort and joy orthe gnashing of teeth andreprisals. In confrontingadversity, I am remindedof the lesson from thisanecdote: You will neverlook at a cup of coffee thesame way again.

A young woman went toher mother and told herabout her life and howthings were so hard forher. She did not know howshe was going to make itand wanted to give up. Shewas tired of fighting andstruggling. It seemed asthough when one problemwas solved a new onearose. Her mother took herto the kitchen. She filledthree pots with water. In

the first, she placed car-rots, in the second sheplaced eggs and the lastshe placed ground coffeebeans. She let them sit andboil without saying a word.In about twenty minutesshe turned off the burners.She fished the carrots outand placed them in a bowl.She pulled the eggs outand placed them in a bowl.Then she ladled the coffeeout and placed it in a bowl.

Turning to her daugh-ter, she asked, "Tell mewhat you see?"

"Carrots, eggs and cof-fee," she replied.

She brought her closerand asked her to feel thecarrots. She did and notedthat they were soft. Shethen asked her to take anegg and break it. After pull-ing off the shell, sheobserved the hard-boiledegg. Finally, she asked herto sip the coffee. Thedaughter smiled, as shetasted its rich aroma. Thedaughter then asked." W h a t ' s t h e p o i n t ,mother?"

Her mother explainedthat each of these objectshad faced the same adver-sity--boiling water--buteach reacted differently.The carrot went in strong,hard and unrelenting.However, after being sub-jected to the boiling water,it softened and becameweak. The egg had beenfragile. Its thin outer shellhad protected its liquidinterior. But, after sittingthrough the boiling water,its inside became hard-ened. The ground coffeebeans were unique; how-ever, after they were in theboiling water, they hadchanged the water.

"Which are you?" sheasked her daughter.“When adversity knockson your door, how do yourespond? Are you a carrot,an egg, or a coffee bean?"Think of this: Which am I?

Am I the carrot thatseems strong, but withpain and adversity do I wiltand become soft and losemy strength

Am I the egg that startswith a malleable heart, butchanges with the heat?Did I have a fluid spirit,but after death, a breakup,a financial hardship orsome other trial, have Ibecome hardened andstiff? Does my shell lookthe same, but on the insideam I bitter and tough witha stiff spirit and a hard-ened heart?

Or am I like the coffeebean? The bean actuallychanges the hot water, thevery circumstance thatbrings the pain. When thewater gets hot, it releasesthe fragrance and flavour.If you are like the bean,when things are at theirworst, you get better andchange the situationaround you.

When the hours are thedarkest and trials are theirgreatest do you elevate toanother level?

How do you handleAdversity? ARE YOU ACARROT, AN EGG OR ACOFFEE BEAN?

All parents should beproud of the way in whichour students have had tohandle adversity in thepast month. We havemoved past the unwar-ranted attention to ourschool and have continuedour focus on students'achievements and suc-

cess.At OHS, we are indeed

proud of the many ways inwhich students continueto excel. Thanks to the con-tinuing and unrelentingefforts by our staff for theendless hours coachingand providing extra tutori-a l s f o r s t u d e n t s .Celebration of student suc-cesses is part of the way wedo business at OHS. Thiswas very evident at ourBlack and Gold Awards onFriday February 12th.

In about two weekstime, we will begin the pro-cess of assisting studentswith planning for nextyear. Please look for infor-mation regarding an 'OpenHouse,' course selectionand grade placement fornext year.

At OHS, one should nothave to face adversityalone but as part of ourcommunity. If you shouldrequire any assistance,clarification or informa-tion, please do not hesitateto get in touch with theappropriate staff member.A special thanks to thoseparents on the SchoolCouncil, the Drillers'Athletic Society, for yourongoing and continuedsupport for Oilfields Highschool. These parentswould like you to join themat our next meeting inMarch.

Best wishes to all stu-dents, parents and staff aswe continue to worktogether through the sec-ond half of the school year.

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March is typically reportcard month or what we arenow referring to as theLearner Profile (we are pro-filing your child as alearner). Another changein education, you say. Whydo they keep changingthings? Why can't theyjust teach the way theyalways did? Well the shortanswer is that the world ischanging and nothingstays the same. The longeranswer takes a little moretime, effort and under-standing.

Where to begin? Theterm 21st century learneris one which is thrownaround. Our students are21st century learners.What does it mean? Itmeans, no longer do stu-dents have to memorizefacts and theories frombooks and direct teachinginstruction. In this dayand age, we have moreaccess to information andthe world than we everhad. So rather than justmaking kids read and

memorize facts, we alsoteach them how to inter-pret and critically thinkabout the variety of infor-mation that comes to themin so many ways now andmake sense of it.

The new report card hasalso become 21st century.The name has changedand we have some newwords to describe thelearning. It has alsobecome available on-line.It started last year whenthe school division cameout with a new report cardand they wanted someschools to try it. McLarenteachers offered to be oneof the schools to try thenew report card. Wewanted to be part of thenew process so that wecould give feedback to theschool division on whatthis new way of reportingwould be like and futuredirections for it. We alsowanted feedback from theparents.

We had our first meet-ing for parents last June to

talk about the new reportcard. We have had twoother parent nights sincethen. There was a presen-tation for parents at Oil-fields in November. Wealso had a parent night atthe school in December toteach parents how to usethe software “Student'sAchieve”, an on-line pro-gram to check on your chil-dren's progress, anytime,anywhere. We then sentout letters with passwordsto all parents to gainaccess. Most recently, wehave had parents, staffand students complete anon-line evaluation. Therewill be some revisionsbased on the feedback thatwas received. This will bein March and April.

This has been a learningyear for everyone. Theteachers are working veryhard to use the new soft-ware to communicate yourchild's learning to you.There should be assign-ments in almost everyclass now. As it gets closer

to March 26th, this nextreporting period, youshould start to see teach-ers update each subjectarea and you will be able tosee how your child isdoing, prior to the reportcard. By the time the lastreport card is out in June,not only will you start tosee attachments with adescription of the activitiesyour child was assessedon by the rubric (descrip-tive feedback) that theteacher used to “mark”your child. We know thatthe information that wecan provide to you throughthe new software will con-tinue to grow. Please bepatient with your child'steacher as they worktowards providing youwith the most currentinformation.

If you have any ques-tions about the new reportcard, the on-line softwareor would like some helpaccessing the on-line pro-gram, please let us knowand we will be happy toassist you.

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Black DiamondTown of

403-933-4348W A L K - A - B L O C KW A L K - A - B L O C K

Your Customers Will Thank You

Mar 23rd Sustainable Black Diamond Advisory Committee 7:00 pm Council Chambers

Mar 25th Economic Development Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Council Chambers

Mar 31st OPEN HOUSE re: New Library 7:00 to 9:00 pm Oilfields High School

Drama Room

Apr 5th Interagency Meeting Noon to 1:30 pm Council Chambers

Apr 5th Committee of the Whole Meeting 7:00 pm Council Chambers

Apr 2nd Good Friday – Town Office is Closed

Council Calendar The Town of Black Diamond's FCSS Board has determined that the taxi subsidy program,as it has been operating, is not functioning at an efficient level of service to thecommunities of Black Diamond and Turner Valley. As a result of this, the FCSS Board hasdecided that revisions to the program are required to ensure that an excellent level ofservice is provided to everyone. Effective immediately, and until the Board has had anopportunity to establish a new set of criteria, the only trips that will qualify for the subsidywill be medical appointments for senior residents (60+) and residents with disabilities.The FCSS Board would like to apologize for any inconvenience that this temporary changemay cause to the users of this service and to offer its assurance that the new set of criteriawill be established and released at the earliest available opportunity. At that time,applications for the subsidized service will be released to the public. The Board wishes tostress that the Diamond Valley Taxi has no control over this decision, as it is merely theservice provider to the FCSS Board.If you have any questions, please contact the Town of Black Diamond at 403-933-4348and leave a message for Councillor Mike Ross.

FCSS News ~ The Taxi Subsidy Program

Economic Development Committee NewsWe are searching for a Home-Based Business Owner to become a member of thecommittee. If you possess a positive and innovative outlook, a keen interest inbusiness and tourism development in Black Diamond and a genuine concern for thepresent and future of our community, please contact the Economic DevelopmentCommittee Coordinator Cathy Hutcheson at Town Office, (403) 933-4348.

The Town of Black Diamond is searching for a Special Events CommitteeChairperson to plan and organize our annual special events, such as the DiamondValley Parade in June and the Christmas Light-Up in November. For moreinformation, contact the Economic Development Committee Coordinator CathyHutcheson at Town Office, (403) 933-4348.The Special Events Committee is always appreciative of willing volunteers to assistwith these events. Please call Cathy for more information if you are interested.

Special Events Chairperson Required

As a partner in the inter-municipal Sheep River Library, a new and larger facility has

been proposed by the Town of Turner Valley. Council for the Town of Black Diamond

must determine its level of commitment to this project. There is, potentially, a very large

financial commitment, not only in terms of money up front, but also in potential

operational cost increases. Council is hosting an Open House on Wednesday, March

31st, 2010 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Oilfields High School Drama Room. The purpose

is to share any information regarding the building project and engage the community to

determine our residents' views on the plan. For more information, please visit the Town

of Black Diamond website at: www.town.blackdiamond.ab.ca.

Open House Regarding the Sheep River LibraryBuilding Project on March 31st

The Town of Black Diamond has been approached by the Diamond ValleyCommunity Centre 78 Society to support (with land and money) a multi-purposecommunity facility being proposed within Town limits. Council has decided to holdan Open House on Wednesday April 14th, 2010 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at theGriffith Memorial Centre. This Open House is being held to provide residents ofBlack Diamond with all available information on the proposed community facilityproject. It is also meant to offer residents an opportunity to provide input on thisissue to determine the community's level of support for this project, prior toCouncil making any commitment.

Open House Regarding theDiamond Valley Community Centre 78 Project


The Town of Turner Valley will be hiring for seasonal full time and part time positions at theDr. Lander Memorial Swimming Pool for the 2010 summer season as follows:

The Town of Turner Valley requires a seasonal full time Swimming Pool Operations Coordinator for the TurnerValley Dr. Lander Memorial Swimming Pool commencing May 3, 2010. This position will be responsible forpool operations, staff and summer programs including Red Cross lessons. Knowledge of pool operationswhich involve water chemistry and filter operations would be an asset. Excellent communication,organizational and public relation skills is a must. The job description for this position is available upon requestfrom the town office during regular office hours or the town website www.turnervalley.ca.

The successful applicant will have the following qualifications:National Lifeguard Service Award, LSI, WHMIS and Emergency First Aid, Swimming Pool Operators Level Iand II would be a definite asset.

The job descriptions are available upon request from the town office during regular office hours or by visitingthe town's website www.turnervalley.caApplicants must be able to provide copies of valid certifications.

Deadline for resumes are: Operations Coordinator - March 26, 2010Senior Guard Positions - April 16, 2010Junior Guard Positions - April 30, 2010

The Town of Turner Valley appreciates the interest of applicants and wishes to thank all for applying. Onlythose selected for an interview will be contacted.

OPERATIONS COORDINATOR

SENIOR GUARDS AND JUNIOR GUARDS

Mail to: Town of Turner Valley, Box 330, Turner Valley, Alberta T0L 2A0Attention: Randy Studd, Public Works ManagerFax to: (403) 933-5377, Email to: [email protected]

Pool Summer EmploymentOperations Coordinator

Senior and Junior Guards

TOWN OFTURNER VALLEYAt the January 27th

club meeting we had aP u b l i c S p e a k i n gWorkshop. Our guestspeaker was Kendra Kelly.Kendra is a senior with theMillarville-Saddlesores.Many thanks to Kendra fora job well done.

Our c lub ’s Publ icSpeaking day was heldSaturday February 20th,2010 at the MillarvilleRace Track Hall. We wouldlike to thank our PublicSpeaking Judges: Junior:Staci Arkes, HeatherGourley, Peter Driedger;Intermediate: BarbaraCastell, Paul Rishaug,Barb Gamble; Senior:M u r i e l D a i s , K e r i nSpaargaren, Janet teBamford. Also a bigt h a n k s t o G o r d i eC a m p b e l l a n d J i l lStephenson for being ourTimers/Tellers. Thankyou PJ and Lynn for han-dling the Impromptutable. And a very specialthank you to Jaden Hollefor stepping in at the lastminute to be our MC. Youdid an excellent job as MC.

The members going onwill be: Junior: CarsonCampbell and ShaelynnBrogden, the junior alter-

nate is Dane Wright;Intermediate: WilsonMacDonald and ConnorBrogden, the intermediatealternate is Brent Arkes;Senior: JacquelineStephenson and BenArkes, senior alter-nate is Mel issaMacDonald.

The next level ofspeaking is Areas,which was held atthe Millarville RaceT r a c k H a l l o nF e b r u a r y 2 7 t h ,2010. The next levela f t e r A r e a s , i sD i s t r i c t P u b l i cSpeaking held March13th, 2010 from9:00am to 4:00pm atthe Davisburg Hall. Abig thanks to the par-ents for lunch; greatas always.

Our next regularmeet ing wi l l beMarch 10th. Anddon't forget it's just 3months until our bigshow and sale at 4-Hon Parade, we are alllooking forward toit!!!

If anyone is inter-ested in purchasinghomegrown, hor-mone - f r e e bee f ,

please give our leaders acall (halves are also avail-able). Suzon Watkins at403-931-3752 or SusanJeffery at 403-931-3132.

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GOOD NEWS! Turner Valley Swimming Pool is getting its first major upgrade since it was

built. Thanks to a generous grant from the federal government and prudent planning by our

Council, Turner Valley is ready to invest in excess of $500,000 this year to upgrade the

building with a solar panel installation, a pool deck, change rooms, washrooms, fencing

and, of course, a new pool liner, which will extend the life of the pool at least another 15

years. Since the pool is the main summer recreational facility in Turner Valley, it is a huge

step in providing residents and supplying a recreational service to our community as well

as to our neighbours. In addition, Town Council, in partnership with a local developer, is

planning to construct a water park and basketball court, which can be converted to a family

skating pond in the winter. This water park will be a great place for families with small

children, to safely enjoy - especially on those hot summer days. This is planned to be in use

by next year. Stay tuned - Great things are happening in Turner Valley.

Public FacilitiesTown Office

Town Shop

403-369-4966 (after hour public works emergencies)

Recycling Depot

Peace Officers 403-333-1203 or 403-333-1263

Sheep River Library

Oilfields Arena

Oilfields Curling Club

403-933-4944

Monday to Thursday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

403-933-5732

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Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30 am to 6:00 pm

Thursdays 11:30 am to 8:00 pm

Saturdays 9:00 am to 5:30 pm

403-933-3278 (located in Black Diamond)

Mondays and Saturdays:12:00 to 4:00pm

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Fridays 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

403-933-5272 (Black Diamond)

403-933-7324 (Black Diamond)

Dear Residents,

With spring around the corner and weather above seasonable levels, the Friendship Trail is in full use, withresidents walking, running and cycling. It is good to say hello to some old friends we have not seen all winterand meet new acquaintances. I have run into some couples from Calgary, who drive out here to enjoy ourtrails.

For the enjoyment of all, we have signs at both ends of the trail, advising dogs are to be leashed on the trail anddog deposits to be picked up. We have deposit bags available at the start of the trail for this purpose. There is asmall number of dog owners that feel their companions do not require leashing as they are friendly andobedient. This may very well be the case, but for others using the trail who have their dogs leashed, or thosewalkers, runners and cyclists of all ages, they do not know or appreciate being approached by a loose dog. Weas a town are responsible for the well being of all our residents and visitors, and this is why we have signageand a by-law advising that dogs must be leashed. This does not only apply to the Friendship Trail butthroughout our municipality when dogs are off their property.

The Friendship Trail is our hand of friendship, not only with our neighbours to the east, but our neighbours intown. Let's treat all our neighbours and friends with respect, keep our dogs leashed, and pick up after them.

I look forward to your comments, and can be reached by phone

(403-933-7232) or by e-mail ([email protected])

Gary Rowntree

Councillor Town of Turner Valley

Budget For Your Taxes And Utilities

The Town of Turner Valley offers a Tax Installment Prepayment Plan (TIPS) which enables a property owner to make 12

equal monthly payments on their property taxes without incurring a penalty. For more information call the town office at

403-933-4944.

As offered with the Tax Installment Prepayment Plan, the Town of Turner Valley also has an auto debit plan for paying

utility bills. This plan allows for the automatic withdrawal from your bank account every two months on the due date of the

billing. There is no charge for this service. If you wish to register for this program, please contact the town office for

further information.

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It's 4:00 pm on a Sundaya f t e r n o o n a n d y o u rCrackberry indicates anincoming text message.

The company you'vespent the last 20 years withhas been purchased by afirm in Latvia and the newowners have convened ameeting the following day atthe regional office in Reno todiscuss the new Sinergies.

Neither English nor spell-check are high on the newcompany's list of priorities.

Someone named Natashain the home office hasarranged a 7:00 am flight foryou and will e-mail your doc-uments shortly.

An hour later your e-mailarrives and you discover the7:00 am flight is a departureto Denver with a three-hourlayover before connectingthrough Las Vegas with ascheduled 10:00 pm arrivalinto Reno.

Questioning this routing,you're told the meeting willstart at 11:00 pm to accom-modate the flight schedulesof everyone involved.

You're given a phone num-ber to call on arrival in Renoand someone namedVladislov will pick you up.

3:00 am comes early asyou quickly shower andhead out the door in order toarrive at the airport by 4:00am as instructed.

The check-in is, ofcourse, closed and youspend the next hour watch-ing the cleaning staff polishhandrails.

A single gate agent turnsup at 5:00 am and advisesyou're in the wrong line -you need to go over to theautomated kiosk to printyour boarding pass.

After 15 minutes of doingeverything other than re-wire the bloody thing, youand 20 other passengerscome to the inevitable con-clusion that the kiosk's outof order.

Bringing this to the atten-tion of the gate agent, sherolls her eyes and tells youto get back in line - she'llcheck you in manually.

Of course there's now 140people ahead of you and theclock shows 5:30 am.

By 6:00 am a 2nd agenthas turned up and 4000 key-strokes later you're issued aboarding pass with a middleseat allocation in the secondto last row.

"You should have arrivedearlier for better seat selec-tion" you're told.

At 6:15 am you join thelineup for US Customswhich puts you in front ofthe inspector by 6:40 am.

Your flight's at 7:00 andyou still have Security to gothrough.

"Have you ever beenarrested," you're asked?

"No but my wife oncethreatened to have me com-mitted after I suggested webuy a sports car."

"If I wanted to hear from acomedian I 'd cal l EdStelmach," the inspectoradvises and you decide tocut the early morning jovial-ity down to the bare necessi-ties.

Security looms deadahead.

Out with the liquids, gelsand pastes, out with the lap-top, off with the shoes, beltsand other paraphernaliauntil everybody ahead ofyou looks like extras fromthe movie whilehitching their pants up pasttheir knees.

It's now 6:50 am.The tray with loose coins

and your cell phone makes

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it through the scanner atwhich point an astuteinspector asks, "do you havea laptop?"

You're tempted to ask ifthree loonies and a Nokiaeven slightly resemble a lap-top but think better of it,and with one shoe affixedand a belt trailing three feetbehind you begin to sprintto the departure gate.

Two hundred peopleappear to be aimlessly mill-ing around without anysense of impending board-ing and noticing the signthat says your flight'sdelayed by 2 hours, youcome to the foregone con-clusion that this holdingpen's home for the next littlewhile.

Grabbing a coffee's a goodplan except that another200 or so from anotherdelayed flight are lined up atthe only outlet open and the

sole staff member can'tquite cope.

The only seat to be foundis one in-between a couple ofthree-year olds who aremore than a bit vocal inexpressing their displeasureand you decide to stand overin the corner for a bit besidethe fellow who, as it turnsout, showers only on oddnumbered days and today'sthe 18th.

At 8:45 am boarding com-mences and you nestle intoseat 43B only to find that43A & 43C are occupied by apair of Sumo wrestlers.

Just when it couldn't getmuch worse, 44B directlybehind you gets ready toreceive a ten-year old with afaulty knee that winds upkicking the back of your seatevery six seconds.

The door closes and theflight attendant announcesthat due to the delay, the

aircraft has not beenprovisioned for items suchas coffee and they apologizebut would all passengersplease turn off their cellphones.

Checking one last time,you see a message is wait-ing.

The meeting has beencancelled and will berescheduled for anothertime.

Have a great flight folks.

Adios until next timeDave Heron

Dave 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 TracksThe Making Of Air Rage

HOW WAS THE NAME“BLACKIE” DERIVED?

One of the first dwellers,Thomas Hatcher, (Englishand Scottish descent ) con-tributed to selecting thename of the hamlet.

Blackie was named afterJohn Stuart Blackie (1809– 1895) who was a Scottish

professor and man of let-ters. He was educated atMarischal College, Edin-burgh University andBerlin; studied for the Scot-tish bar; advocate in 1834.In 1839 he was appointedfirst regius professor ofHumanity at the MarischalCollege, Aberdeen, wherehe stayed until 1850.

From 1852 to 1882 he wasa professor of Greek atEdinburgh University,S c o t l a n d w h e r e h efounded and endowedCeltic Chair in 1882.Beyond these great accom-plishments John StuartBlackie published manypublications from 1834 –1857.

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Brushing your teethdaily is an important partof oral health mainte-nance.

The history and evolu-tion of the toothbrush hasits origin in the 'chewingsticks' used by the Babylo-nians as early as 3500 BC.Ancient Greek and Romanliterature even discussesprimitive toothpicks thatwere chewed on to helpclean teeth and the mouth.

As the years passed,toothpicks matured intothe chew stick which wasabout the size of a modernpencil. One end waschewed into and becamesoftened and brush-likewhile the opposite end waspointed and used as a pickto clean food and debrisfrom between the teeth.The twigs used were care-fully chosen from aromatictrees that had the ability to

clean and freshen themouth. The earliest litera-ture showing the use ofthese twigs is found in Chi-nese literature at around1600 BC.

The toothbrush was firstinvented by the Chinese inthe XVth century andbrought back to Europe bytravellers. The toothbrushwas made of hairs from theneck of a Siberian wildboar which were fixed to abamboo or bone handle.Some people found thewild boar hair too stiff andsometimes was replacedwith horse hair. But upuntil the 20th century,wild boar hair was mainlyused for the bristles untilnylon was invented.

Companies began tomass produce tooth-brushes in America in1885.

In 1937, nylon was

invented. In 1938, this newmaterial became a symbolof modernism and pros-perity through commer-cialization of nylon stock-ings and of Dr. West's mira-cle toothbrush with nylonbristles.

Today the brands, typesand colours of tooth-brushes on the market arealmost endless. In spite ofthis, certain African andSouth American popula-tions still use the treebranches to care for theirteeth!

In celebration of theupcoming 'Oral HealthMonth', and 'National Den-tal Hygienists Week', Iwould like to congratulateMelchor Hufana of TurnerValley. Melchor is therecipient of a one hour freeteeth cleaning.

Melchor is originallyfrom the Phillipines andworks as a special needscaregiver in the Turner Val-ley area. We appreciateyour hard work and dedi-cation. CongratulationsMelchor!

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By Todd CurranVictoria jazz vocalist

Miranda Sage and herband are making a raretrip to Alberta this spring,performing material fromher most recent album,Daydream, which hasbeen highly praised for itsfirst-rate musicianshipand outstanding vocals.

Part of the praise comesfrom the connectionbetween Sage and her out-standing band of long-timemusical friends. Renow-ned bassist Rick Kilburnholds down the rhythm sec-tion along with drummerDan Brubeck of the musi-cally iconic Brubeck fam-ily. Multiple Juno Award-winner Don Thompsonsets the mood with histasty piano licks whileSage swaps melody lines

with some downright sexysax courtesy of anotherJuno Award-winner, PhilDwyer, who has playedwith The Queen of SoulAretha Franklin. Thegroup is scheduled to playat Carlson's on MacLeod inHigh River on March 26th,the Flare and Derrick Com-munity Hall on March27th and at The Stop inBlack Diamond on March28th.

With a repertoire thatincludes several SouthAmer i can e l emen t s ,including a bossa novatreatment of Serenade inBlue, a cover of Braziliancomposer Ivan Lins' Islandand an original tangocalled Alone at Last, Day-dream makes a seductiveand intimate recording.

Sage first began playing

music as a child and wasskilled on piano, guitar,sax and clarinet butdevoted the majority of hertraining to her remarkablevoice. Classically trainedat both the Royal Conser-vatory and the Universityof Victoria School ofMusic, Sage went on tostudy jazz with a variety ofprofessionals includingher most inf luentialteacher, British jazz vocal-ist and Order of the BritishEmpire member, NormaWinstone.

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There are now a growingnumber of studies showinglower incidence of certaincancers where vitamin D lev-els are higher such as in thesouthern hemisphere. Itseems that although skincancer rates are higher inthese southern regions, theincidence in cancer of thebreast, bowel and prostateare lower. This finding hasresulted in some healthauthorities suggesting apractice of vitamin Dsupplementation....

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An apology to all whonoticed I missed the link lasttime. Sorry, sometimes youjust get caught up in way toomuch at once and we allknow how time flies! Firstthing you know you'vemissed a deadline. I guess Ican be happy that that wasactually the first one Imissed right?

We've survived whatseems to be the worst of thewinter and are moving for-ward to the spring sea-son…we hope! The weatherhas been wonderful lately,yes we've had a few cool daysand a little reminder thatthis is still March, but afterall,’ tis the season.

ACE has been movingsteadily forward with thehelp and guidance ofMichele and Tony as well asthe community memberswho have chosen to be a partof ACE. As always, when youare starting a project, thingsseem to move a little slowerthan everyone wants, butstick together and this willsoon be moving forward

faster than we can watch.For the others in the com-munity, please, if you havean interest or a skill thatmay help in any way forsome of the upcoming pro-jects, contact MicheleGeistlinger or the VillageOffice. We'd be glad to hearfrom you.

The Music Tour planningis in the beginning stageswith the dates, June 2nd to5th chosen for the Village.This is such a great oppor-tunity for anyone who hasinterest or talents that theymay want to expand on. Themusicians and dancers thatare working with the Tourare fantastic and are goingto be here for anyone inter-ested so keep listening forfurther information ondates and what will be avail-able for all of us.

Speaking of music, forthose of you who attended, awonderful concert was puton by the Travelling Mabelsat Carlson's on MacLeod inHigh River. What a greatnight with our own very tal-

ented Eva Levesque, herdaughter Suzie and familyfriend, Lana as well asLana's husband who playedkeyboard. It was great ladies(and yes, Floyd too).Congratulations on beinginvited to perform at the BigValley Jamboree in July,also! Don't forget that therewill be a Music and ArtsFestival in our own Park onthe 3rd weekend in Augusthere in Longview as well!

Speaking of Longview per-formers, Crystal Plamondonwill also be performing atCarlson's in High River onthe 20th of March for a CDrelease party! Will let youknow more about how thatgoes in the next column!

The Jam sessions con-tinue at the LongviewSaloon each weekend onSaturday afternoon and eve-ning as well as an acoustic

jam on Sunday's from 1:00to 5:00pm, again at thehotel.

Just a word of congratu-lations to the Longview BeefJerky Shop! They've done itagain with another awardfor their famous prod-ucts…Longview is lucky tohave a business known nearand far for their products!

Spring Clean Up is tenta-tively booked for May 10th,11th and 12th. Anyone wish-ing to have items picked upshould contact Ivor at 403558-3600. No large itemsplease and do not leave outpaint, batteries, etc.

Have a great few weeks,enjoy the weather while it'snice, and remember if it'sbad that it isn't going to lasttoo much longer anyway.Chey

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What does it mean to be arisk-taker? As such, do webecome more of a person?Someone who risks loss orinjury in the hope of gain orexcitement - gambler,chancer - while that may beone definition, it somehowdoesn't seem to be an aptone for us as learners. InBobsledding one could saythat yes, the participantsrisk injury both physicallyand emotionally. As stu-dents and all of us as life-long learners, what do werisk? I would suggest thatperhaps in the process ofstretching our minds, werisk putting ourselves in aspace where we find our-selves vulnerable and weak– our ego may then be at riskof short-term injury. But, asa muscle is torn in the pro-cess of building for fitnessand good health and as the

pain of the healing processsets in, the end result is(with proper coaching andguidance) better than whatwe initially started with –there is growth.

As we go through ourdaily learning experiences,aren't we asked to put our-selves in this same state ofvulnerability? Aren't theretimes when the pain of theprocess may deter the desireto forge ahead? What is thegoal – a healthy mind capa-ble of meeting problemswith confidence and cour-age? What motivates you towant to do this? In the finalanalysis it is you and howmuch you want to discoverwhat you are capable of - foras long as you work at it, thepotential to grow throughopening the mind to risk isforever a potential that haslimits imposed only by you.We are continually engaged

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Exposing ourselves tonew learning can often bedisconcerting as the newexperiences may not fit withwhat we have established asthe norm. One of the mostdisturbing statements that Ihave heard in the past is,“that isn't the way we dothings here.” While we mea-sure the good in somethingthrough our various filtersof experience, at the sametime it can lock us into “thisis the way we have alwaysdone it” and as a result prog-ress is stymied and we maywell find ourselves out ofstep with “being the best wecan be.”

With about four monthsleft of the school year, we arealready busy with preparingfor next year. Our currentgrade one class is our larg-est in the school with thirty-

three students. While thatmay seem a great number,this group is in the largestroom in the school (nearlydouble the standard class-room size). There is anassignment of one and a halfteachers and the presence ofan Educational Assistantfor a good part of the day.This will continue into thenext school year as thesestudents become the gradetwo class. Anticipating thatour enrollment will remainsomewhat stable, a prelimi-nary staffing assignment isin order. This will be madeknown at a future date.

As I write this, it is shortlyafter six in the morning andthe grade six class has spentthe night camping outsidethe school. The students arebeginning to wander in, coldbut enthusiastic about theirMonday night adventurecamped in the snow andready to make breakfast.

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Derek Fell is an Ameri-can author who studiedMonet's garden in Giverny.This is the most famous gar-den in France, visited byhalf a million people a year.Monet, well known for hisbeautiful paintings, boughthis 5 acre property in 1883when he was 43, with thepurpose to create an abun-dance of colour, so he couldpaint it.

The garden consistedini t ia l ly of the ClosNormand, an English gar-den, with its majesticGrande Allee, and its sixmetallic arches, which hecovered mostly with climb-ing roses. Later he added awater garden and on a sepa-rate acreage he developed avegetable garden in his ownunique way.

The interesting part ofFell's book is his study ofMonet's colour combina-tions. When we walkthrough any garden, weexperience the overallimpression, how it speaksto us at that moment, butwe seldom ask ourselveswhy.

With the help of Fell'sexplanations, we realizethat we can easily use someof his observations in ourown environment. For

instance Monet loved thecombination of red, silverand green. Red Geraniums,Sage and some ornamentalgrasses would look beauti-ful in a pot, or an abun-dance of red Poppies, com-bined with Artemisia in ameadow is a feast for theeye. Another favourite isblue, pale pink and purple,these are cool colours. A bigblue pot with pink Gerani-ums and some purple orIvy, is very attractive. Yel-low and purple is anotherwinner, like Lavender andMarigolds or Wallflowersand violet blue bi-colouredbearded Iris. Blue Flaxgrows easily in our climate,this with Chamomile andsomething pink, is anotherpossibility. For shadedareas, blue and dark purplelooks interesting, com-bined with a variety offoliage. We could use For-get-Me-Nots and dark pur-ple Pansies for this, or thesmaller yellow and purplePansies, Helen Mount thatself seed. Bright yellow,orange and red are hotcolours and do well on awestern exposure. A sprin-kling of white will enhanceany colour combination.Baby’s Breath with its deli-cate flowers is very useful

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Monet died in 1926. Hisgarden deteriorated untilabout 1980, when an inter-ested donor made it possi-ble to restore it. Monet con-sidered his garden hisgreatest work of art. His leg-acy lives on.

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“Christmas donationsusually carry us into June,”says Food Bank buyerSharon Herriman. “Dona-tions from the ChristmasConcerts and Fire Depart-ment pickup were the sameas last year and we had alarge donation from theLions Club above the regu-lar donations, but usage ofthe Food Bank has doubled.We had twice as much foodleft over at this time lastyear.”

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The service is designed asan emergency food supply tosupplement people in needof temporary assistance.Hampers include a two tothree week food supply andclients are welcome to usethe service up to six timesper year. “We would neverturn people away,” Ida says.“But things are gettingtighter. We've looked atother Food Banks and oursis very generous, but wemay have to cut back.”

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“Tax receipts for largefood donations or financialcontributions over $10 areissued at year end,” saysIda, adding that people areencouraged to donateunopened food only andobserve best before dates onbaby food.

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Sgt. Jim Ross, RCMP Turner ValleyDetachment NCO, accepts a $5,000cheque from Foothills Lions Club 1st VicePresident, Dave Parsons to put the 30thAnnual RCMP Charity Golf Classic intofull swing. The Classic takes place on May28th at the Turner Valley Golf Club.

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Vanishing VaporSitting on a rock by an

azure blue mountain lakein the early morning, I canenjoy the performance ofdancing vapor mists asthey constantly changeshape and rise above thewater. As the sun contin-ues to warm the early morn-ing air, the vapor cloudsthin and gradually disap-pear, giving way to clearmountain air.

Our lives are a lot likethat vapor; we're here onearth for a brief time andthen "poof!" - We're gone.God's word puts it like this:

(James4:13, 14 NKJV)

Life really is short, espe-cially when we're youngand it seems that life willstretch out forever in frontof us. In realizing that, dothe choices you maketoday affect your futureand your eternal destiny?What about your destiny?Have you made plansabout yours? Do your des-tiny plans include hope forliving forever?

Even if we don't con-sciously make a choice, weare still making one. If Ichoose not to go out for din-ner, I end up staying homeand of course have thenmade a choice. Godencourages us to make avery critical, consciousdecision about him, whichin turn affects our destiny.

(Joshua 24:15NIV)

If you make a choice forGod, then your plans foryour destiny are alreadytaken care of, becausethose plans for eternal lifecome with the choice youmade for God.

(John 6:68, 69 NLT)

(John 3:16 NLT)Notice from the words in

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speaker says,

When we chooseGod, we have the greatestrelationship in the uni-verse and because of whathe has done for us, we willwant to serve him. Thatmeans we will want to learnto live his way, (the bestway!) and he will show ushow to help others both tofind him and help themrealize he will help them intheir situations, whateverthey may be.

Even though our livesare short, like vanishingvapor, we can have themost fulfilling lives ever,both now AND for eternity.

Readers are invited tocontact Gloria at:[email protected].

"Come now, you whosay, “Today or tomorrowwe will go to such andsuch a city, spend a yearthere, buy and sell, andmake a profit”; whereasyou do not know whatwill happen tomorrow.For what is your life? It iseven a vapor that appearsfor a little time and thenvanishes away."

"But if serving theLORD seems undesirableto you, then choose foryourselves this daywhom you will serve,whether the gods yourf o r e f a t h e r s s e r v e d

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"Simon Peter replied,“Lord, to whom would wego? You have the wordsthat give eternal life. Webelieve, and we know youare the Holy One of God.”

“For God loved theworld so much that hegave his one and onlySon, so that everyonewho believes in him willnot perish but have eter-nal life.”

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Ah, the mysteries that spring from women. But Iwould ask: is it the girl, or the grown adult? Is it a mixof both? And what is their relationship? I suggest thatyou discern the difference between them. They mayshow up in the same place, with different needs andagendas. The girl needs protection. She has a fragilequality to her psyche and is touching her nascentsense of identity for what may feel like the first time.The woman has held down an enormous amount ofenergy and feels like she's going to explode, melt downor go mad from lack of attention. Here is what's goingon a few layers down: the source of inner chaos is thesense that her gifts are not being received by theworld, or that she lacks the courage to offer them.

You may be figuring out that there is a differencebetween who you think you are, and who you reallyare. To some extent this is true for everyone, but yoursense of yourself seems to be rather fired up thesedays. You seem to be concerned about how you'reperceived, and you are doing your best to hold yourattention on a concept of yourself that you want toemphasize and then broadcast that into the world.Here is what I am inclined to ask: are you angry aboutsomething? Does that something involve whether youfeel safe? I suggest you address the safety issue first,which may involve some actual question about howyou feel in your environment. Stick to practical issuesrather than trying to compensate with the force ofyour personality. If you have something to say tosomeone, say it directly - not in fantasy.

"Friend" is the most trampled word in English, andFacebook is not helping matters. For you this wordneeds to be connected to an actual idea of whatconstitutes an authentic friend. Checking the historyof this word, it is connected to the idea to love. Sosomeone you love is one version of who you mightconsider a friend. If you can say the words to them,that is a good indication; if you can say what you love,that's even better. Researching deeper, the wordfriend is indirectly related to fiend or enemy. It's vitalthat you know the difference. Perhaps someone whocauses a disruption in your life is a friend, but it's notlikely. It may be that someone centered on themselvesis a friend, but that is even less likely. Someone whospeaks the truth to you, sincerely and clearly: that is a

friend.

You have all the luck you need to succeed; you havethe talent; now you need focus and efficiency. If you'regoing to begin anything this week, limit that to twoitems, preferably related to one another. You are inthe mood to get things going, yet you need to becareful and discerning about your motives, and thespeed with which you attempt to accomplishanything. Be mindful of people around you who stirup conflict or strive to get attention. One way you cancut back on this phenomenon is by being clear withyourself about who you are, and why you do what youdo. This will set a boundary; your clarity will, at least,help you see when others are not clear, or when theiragenda does not match yours. What you do with thatinformation is another issue, but the fact that you willindeed need to have it is clear.

Your ideas about life are moving faster than your life,but that's about the speed of things: fortunately ideastake time to manifest, because not all of them willserve you. Mars is moving slowly - and I would add,with extra potency - through your birth sign now.That is a clue to strive for progress one day at a time,but even that might be a bit too fast some days,because it would seem that your intention is to dodeep work and lay a solid foundation. I suggest youset an agenda for the week, and contrast that withyour agenda for some longer stretch of time, such as ayear. Make sure the items on your weekly agendamatch some items on your longer one. Then, yes, takeexistence one day at a time - and remember whathappened yesterday.

You've been on quite a ride in the relationshipdepartment the past few weeks, but I would ask: whatin life does not involve relationships? Even whenyou're walking around your apartment alone at 3:30am, you are in relationship to everything you see. Thething about your connection to a vase, a television or abook is that you know you bring the energy. You makeup the story. This is more challenging to see indynamic, live-action situations. That's partly becausethey involve two or more people bringing their energy.Yet the same value holds: you continue to evaluateeveryone around you. The question is, on what basisare you making that assessment? Or maybe this isthe question: in what ways do you feel your mentalstate is compromised by a relationship in which youhave a vast investment of 'self'?

It may surprise you who turns out to have whatopinion this week, or what experience you learn thatsomeone close to you has been through. Whether youidentify with it is another question, but I suggest youdo your best to empathize in any event. That seems tobe the whole point. The problem with allowingyourself true empathy with something you may notrelate to is that you will reveal things about yourself(to yourself, and to others) that you were notexpecting and that you may feel uncomfortable with.However, if you stick with the process, you will learnsomething about yourself - quite potentially,something that's been eluding you for years. One ofthe core issues involves how you see yourself in yourrelationships: is your self-image the one with gifts, orone who brings problems?

Mark Twain joked about not letting one's schoolin' getin the way of one's learnin'. I would say: don't let yourwork get in the way of your professional aspirations;don't let your professional aspirations get in the wayof your ability to get things done. After considerablefrustration and confusion, you can now get the twogoing in the same basic direction; at least tuned to thesame key. You may have to do this in manual mode. Isuggest you see where your smaller efforts add up todrive forward your larger objectives. See where yourlarger objectives can call on you to scale back whatamounts to busy work - but not your dharma. That is,some things that feel like busy work are actuallyactual, authentic committed duties. Just becauseyou don't like doing something doesn't mean that it'snot truly vital.

There seems to be some family or tribal dramathreatening your peace of mind. Since I know howdelicate that peace of mind has been for you, I'mfeeling a little protective: and that's who you need tosurround yourself with. Meanwhile, you're facing acomplex psychological situation that you would bewise to handle mentally rather than emotionally. I amnot saying you need to run from the emotionaldimension, but rather that at this phase, youremotions are an indicator of what you can work outthrough awareness, analysis and most of all, throughan understanding of your family history. What youare going through may feel like it's 'in the present' butI would say it's more of the 'the past is the present'variety of personal material. Where to begin? If youcan, talk to your mother.

Make sure you're kind to the people who feed you;make sure that you choose to feed the people who arekind to you. Make sure you feed yourself. This is themoment of the equinox, when night and day arebalanced around the world, symbolic of a state ofequilibrium. Ceres in your sign is suggesting stronglythat you consciously balance out all the exchanges inyour life. Evaluate carefully and be mindful of yourprejudice. What you think is a loss might not be aloss. What you think is a gain might not be a gain. Thebasis on which you need to evaluate is on whatnourishes or depletes you. Be clear about this. We areall accustomed to situations where we give more thanwe receive; where generosity works against us. Makeyour decisions with no hard feelings; just gratitudethat you can indeed get your life in order.

You're starting to understand what changes you needto make. The feeling has been intuitive till recently,and you've had some radiant moments of clarity.That's different than observations that you can referback to, which reveal what you're actuallyexperiencing. Even in considering your healingprocess, you've been idealizing matters in a way thathas not, until now, stood up to the evidence. I'mdescribing a few of the properties of Chiron, which isgradually separating from its conjunction to Neptune.You're encountering a new kind of clarity, and a newdepth of intuition. Honoring this, I suggest that youhave no opinion that you cannot support with data;that you have no hunch you cannot support withoutactual observation, preferably something that you'vewritten on paper or typed in an email.

I know, you still can't see around that corner - the onethat seems to be behind you but is really in front ofyou; the one that seems to have defined a decade ofyour life, but which is really right in front of you. Theway to work with this uneasy tension is to choosewhere you want to be. Get out of automatic mode andmake your decisions with full awareness of what youare choosing, and what your options are. You have, atthe moment, an overwhelming amount of potential,and this may not be making your life any easier. Soyou need to focus, and you need a basis for what youchoose to focus on. You have three choices,approximately. One is what you perceive as necessity.One is what you perceive as crisis. The last is whatyou want, and that may be the most difficult to see --but it's clearly the most important to look at.

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- Sheep River HealthTrust has been invited to the Longview MothersDay Craft Sale on May 8th. We are looking for avolunteer(s) to represent the health trust(training provided) at a display table. We alsowelcome crafters interested in raising funds tosupport health and wellness in our community -t o c a l l M e l i s s a a t 4 0 3 - 9 9 5 - 5 4 0 0 ,[email protected].

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By: Caitlin DalesThe Okotoks Outriders

have had a chock fullschedule over the past fewmonths.

On February 7th, 2010the Okotoks Outriders heldtheir annual public speakingcontest. There was animmense range in topicsvarying from frogs to blindmountain climbers. Theplacings were as follows: (thesubjects follow the names.)Senior: 1st ~ LindsaySkelton, Treble on TheHorizon. Intermediate: 1st ~Janelle Mackenzie, The AllMighty. 2nd CheyenneSmith, It's a Right Not aPrivilege. 3rd ~ CourtneySmith, L.O.L. Junior: 1st ~M a t t h e w S c h a r i e n ,Perplexed About Text. 2nd ~Kendra Mackenzie, Victory.3rd ~ Tristan Dales, P.K.U.

The club would like tothank the judges: BrentJohnson, Tammy Ali, PerriSinal, Martin Kennedy, Todd

Shields and Jeff Orton. Alsothank you to the timers,tel lers and organizingcommittee as well as theDeWinton Hall for donatingtheir facility to the Outridersfor the day.

The 1st and 2nd placepeople moved onto area levelc o m p e t i t i o n a n d o u rmembers placed in the exactsame positions; way to riseto the occasion Outriders!

On March 13th, 2010 the4-H District Public SpeakingContes t was he ld inDavisburg Hall. This contestwas the 3rd level ofc o m p e t i t i o n . L i n d s a ySkelton came in 2nd place inthe Senior level. In theIn t e rmed ia t e d i v i s i onJanelle Mackenzie came in3rd. The junior level was wonby first year MatthewScharien with a 1st place yetagain. CongratulationsOutriders!

January 9th, 2010 wasthe Outriders 4-H Fun Day.A day all the 4-H membershad been looking forward tosince the beginning of the

year. This year, there weresix events: the Delsy Derby -where the competitors rodearound with a partner whileholding a strip of toilet papertrying not to tear it! Thencame the classic egg andspoon race. Then, theg y m k h a n a e v e n t s ,consisting of poles andbarrels. The events finishedoff with the baggy pantsrace. You may be wondering,“What is that?” Well, thecontestants ran their horsesdown the arena to a set of“baggy pants”. They putthose on then ran on footleading their horses to thefinish line. The first one backwins! Overall, the day was afun-filled success.

On February 6th, 2010S h e l l e y G l a t t , a v e ttechnician from the HighView Animal Clinic and theStockman's 4-H Club, gavethe Outriders a bandagingclinic. She taught them howto wrap their horse's legswith polo wraps and medicalbandages. It is a great skill tohave and the club would like

to thank Shelley for sharingher knowledge with them.

On February 23rd, 2010Cassandra Beebe-Day cameto the Okotoks AgriculturalSociety and gave everyone alesson. This time, instead ofthe usual western style, itwas English! It was a greatbonding experience for theclub, as everyone did nothave English saddles. Kidsshared their equipment andk n o w l e d g e . T h a n k sCassandra!

On February 23rd, 2010Tim Minue paid a visit to theOkotoks Outriders. Tim is afarrier and when he came tothe club he taught everyoneabout their horse`s preciousfeet and how to take care ofthem. The Outriders gaveTim cookies in thanksbecause he loves them andloves sharing them at thefireman's department inCalgary where he is afireman. Thanks!

As you can tell, the pastfew months have beenpacked with excitement andfun! Happy Easter!

Fun-filled For OutridersMonths Okotoks

By Todd CurranThe Turner Val ley

Legion Ladies Auxiliary istaking up a collection ofused cellphones andchargers for Rowan HouseEmergency Shelter clientsdealing with an abusivehome life.

After phones and charg-ers are dropped off at theTurner Valley Legion, theyare sanitized of personalinformation and given outto women who have con-tacted Rowan House,which provides a safe envi-

ronment for women andtheir children who areaffected by violence. Thephones make an essentiallifeline for women in vio-lent situations, allowingthem to contact emer-gency services via 911 aslong as the batteries havepower. If the phone can beturned on it can reach911, even without a callingplan.

“Donated phones haveto be in working order,”says Ida Wegelin of theTurner Valley Legion

Ladies Auxiliary. “We'realso collecting travel sizesoap, shampoo, tooth-paste and other toiletriesfor the Mustard SeedStreet Ministry and streetteens in Calgary.”

Cellphones and charg-ers can be donated insidethe Turner Valley Legion.“Just come on in and askwhere you can drop thephone,” Ida says.

For more information onRowan House EmergencyShelter contact SherrieBotten at 403-938-6785.

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This week the men have it -some of my favourite Cana-dian male authors. Like thewomen, it was a hard choicefor the list includes RichardB. Wright, David Adams Rich-ards, W.P. Kinsella, RichardWagamese, Farly Mowat,Guy Vanderhaeghe, MichaelOndaatje, Rudy Weibe, M.G.Vassenji, Bill Richarson, Stu-art McLean and on and on.Another review is in theworks.

Pi Patel is an unusual boy.The son of a zookeeper, hehas an encyclopedic knowl-edge of animal behaviour, afervent love of stories andpractices not only his nativeHinduism, but also Chris-tianity and Islam.

His family is immigratingto North America, along withtheir zoo animals, which arebound for new homes. Theship sinks and Pi finds him-self alone in a life boat. Hisonly companions are ahyena, an orangutan, awounded zebra and a 450pound Bengal Tiger. Theopening scene occurs afterPi's ordeal has ended, buthow has he survived?

This is a rousing adven-ture and storytelling at itsvery best. Discussion groupsand book clubs are still talk-ing about this amazing,young Canadian writer.

"To choose doubt as a phi-losophy of life is akin to

choosing immobility as ameans of transportation" -Yann Martel. If you have readthe novel you will thoroughlyunderstand the author'squote. If you haven't yet readit, it will forever just beMartel's advice. My advice -read the book!

SelfThe Facts Behind the

Helsinki RoccamtiosBeatrice and VirgilWhat is Stephen Harper

Reading?

This Governor General'sAward winning author withthe international reputationis one of my personal favour-ites. His novels have beenperformed on stage, at theStratford Festival and as TVscripts.

Famous Last Words is acaptivating piece of fiction. Itis an account of events inEurope leading up to and atthe end of WWII. Findley him-self described it as 'a bookthat is written on the walls ofa hotel by a novelist underthreat of death'.

The main character,Mauberley, is imprisoned ina hotel in Italy. He is accusedof collaborating with theNazis. This novel is his storyof Fascism and the Holo-caust. It makes us, the read-ers, challenge our own guiltyacts and evasions of "truth".Mauberley openly admits he

has indeed "worked with Mus-solini ----, sat down with vonRibbentrop", and that he"wrote Fascist garbage". Butwhat is his background,what events set his path?

The framing story helpsposition the reader as a col-laborator and puts us in anactive, critical position. Itinvites us to grapple with theissues raised by the differingviews of the characters. Thiswas not an easy read but thecontent and questions raisedhave stayed with me formany years, surfacing fromtime to time as I questionmyself.

The Butterfly PlagueNot Wanted on the Voy-

agePilgrimThe Piano Man's Daugh-

terand many others

This beautifully writtennovel is an examination ofthe Chinese immigrant expe-rience in Vancouver's China-town before and during theSecond World War.

Three siblings combinetheir accounts and perspec-tives of their family and thelarger Chinese community.Their very different livesshow us a new generationdesperate to adjust andassimilate their new culture.

At the heart of eachaccount is Poh-Poh, Grand-mother, the mainstay of thefamily who passes down remi-niscences of her life - theircultural heritage. Andalthough discriminationsand poverty are part of the

early immigrant experience,there is also a gritty humour.This is a time when the Chi-nese who came to BC to workon the railway through theRocky Mountains, were pay-ing the infamous 'Head Tax'.These elders often have heartwrenching stories. It is can-didly written and Little Sis-ter, Second Brother andThird Brother will win yourheart as you cry through thelast pages.

The Jade Peony is one ofthe five finalists chosen forCanada Reads 2010. As thedefense and voting off ofthese five books is occurringas I write this, we will have tolisten to Canada Reads onCBC Radio to find out if itwins.

All That MattersNot Yet

The Chinese Head Tax wasa fixed fee charged for eachperson entering Canada. Itwas $50 and the Governmentof Canada collected about$23 million. The system waseffective in discouraging Chi-nese women and childrenfrom joining their men, so theChinese community in Can-ada became a 'bachelor soci-ety'.

The immigrant men weremainly used for heavy workon the construction of the CPRailway. Their work includeddangerous tasks, such ascarrying explosives, and theywere paid half less than theirwhite coworkers. The headtax was ended in 1923 by theChina Immigration Act.

Life of PI ~ Yann MartelFamous Last Words ~ Timo-thy Findley

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MLS C3409628 $6,000,00015.6 acres Spectacular Mountain views,River Front. An Executive Home andProperty – Nestled on a hill, looking out anddown the Sheep River, rolling hills and milesof Rocky Mountains. Over 8,000 sq ft finishedwa lk -ou t bunga low w i th h igh techthroughout. In-floor heat in all floors,

Geothermal, salt water pool, 2 laundry rooms, inter system of communicationand television viewing of gate, front area and more. Outside buildings of 40 x60 barn/wash bay/work shop & storage area, Shop/RV storage 48 x 60 bothheated floors 16' elec doors & bathrooms. Up-graded throughout,impeccable property and extensive landscaping. Shows100%x100%.

MLS C3404392 $850,0004.1 acres - a large beautiful home with five bedrooms on the mainfloor. Fully finished lower level with jet tub/shower/bathroom,bedrooms/office and family room. Within 1000 feet of Calgary citylimits. West on 566 Hwy, from the new Mall - Cross Iron Mills alongthe QE Highway. The home is well maintained with lovely tile,hardwood floors and outer buildings, mature trees and great loca-tion toCalgary.

MLS C3414658 $995,0004 Acres west of DeWinton Village an Executive Two storywalk-out. Terrific hardwood floors, attached garage, mediaroom, speakers in and outside, wet bar, in-floor heat andmore.MountainViews too.

MLS C3415881 $1,000,0003 Acres. Pole fencing for your horses and wonderful Bun-galow Home. Very open plan, beautiful cherry flooring,lovely wooden cabinetry , in-floor heat, party counter infamily room with sink and counters. Five bedrooms, denand four bathrooms.

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