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bringing the “good” of your community to youwww.gatewaygazette.ca February 15th - 28TH, 2011 ~ issue #164
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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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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.
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-----------------------------------------------Feb 28th Senior's Dinner TurnerValley Legion. 403-933-4564.
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Feb 15th (Tues) 17th (Thurs) &18th (Fri): 7:00pm - Main Stage
2011 proudly presents LesMiserables in the theatre at Foot-
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403-540-6574.
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.
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Feb 23rd 7:30pm. High CountryRural Crime Watch AGM and Invi-tation. Millarville Racetrack Hall.
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.
----------------------------------------------Feb 26th 7:00pm Tribute to DianaRoss and the Supremes andMoTown Music. Turner Valley
Legion. 403-933-4600.----------------------------------------------March 19th at 7:30pm - LewisMemorial United Church - DorisDaley & Eli Barsi Concert. 403-933-4114 or 403-933-2167----------------------------------------------
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February 21st, 2011Family Day Scavenger Hunt -10:00am - registration. Hunt
starts at 11:00am and ends at12:30pm with prizes, skating andlunch! call Hazel at 403-.933-4944or email [email protected].
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Grassroots ~ February 15th - 28th, 2011
There are eight wheels on them
and four people;
Eight plus four equals twelve;
There are twelve inches in a
foot;
A foot is the length of a ruler;
Queen Elizabeth is a ruler;
Queen Elizabeth was also a ship;
Ships sail the sea;
In the sea are fish;
Fish have fins;
The Finns fought the Russians;
The Russians have a red flag;
....and that's
why fire trucks are red!
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3Grassroots ~ February 15th - 28th, 2011
By Todd CurranOilfields High School
held an all-school and com-munity assembly onThursday, February 3rd,in celebration of receivinga national award from theCanadian Education Asso-ciation (CEA) for innova-tion in teaching and learn-
ing for its first-year Questprogram.
Quest is an alternativeeducation program gearedto students who want toperform better academi-cally, but have become dis-engaged from regular pro-gramming. The studentsself-select to participate in
the program, which isdesigned to help them dis-cover their inner strengthsthrough customized, self-paced learning, servicework and volunteering,weekly adventure learn-ing, personal and groupcounseling as well ascareer exploration involv-ing placements and careercounseling.
Part of the award cere-mony included Quest stu-dents and instructorsspeaking about the power-ful and positive impact theprogram has on their lives.The students have learnedto succeed physically, men-tally, socially and academ-
ically through activitiesthat engage them in learn-ing. The program has beenso successful that italready has a waiting listfor year two.
The award was pre-sented by CEA councilmember Dr. MicheleJacobsen, Associate Pro-fessor specializing in edu-cational technology, Fac-ulty of Education, Univer-sity of Calgary. Her partingwords to the OHS Queststudents were, “You makeus all proud.”
For more information onthe Quest Program contactOilfields High School at403-938-4973.
Quest Yields Award
By Todd CurranIn celebration of Family
Day on February 21st, theTown of Turner Valley ishosting a Family Day Scav-enger Hunt and SkatingParty.
Registration begins at10:00am at the Flare ‘NDerrick Community Cen-tre, located on Main
Street, Turner Valley, andat 11:00am the hunt is on!Scavenger Teams will setout to turn Black Diamondand Turner Valley upsidedown to find and collect asmany items as possiblefrom their lists. Teams willfinish the Scavenger Huntat 12:30 back at the Flare‘N Derrick Community
Centre, meeting up for hotdogs, hot chocolate andprizes awarded to theteams with the most itemsand points.
But the fun doesn't endthere, as the Turner ValleyFire Department invitesyou to join them for theirannual skating party atthe outdoor rink. There is
no charge to register forthe event, which promisesto be fun for all ages.
To learn more about thisfun Family Day event or tovolunteer, please callHazel at 403.933.4944 oremail:[email protected]
Family Day Fun
By Todd Curran
Need some work donearound your home or acre-age? Oilfields High Schoolis hiring out students toraise funds for their QuestProgram.
Shoveling snow, haul-ing wood or bales, washingwindows, mending fences,painting, cutting grassand more, these studentswill do it for you! “The pro-gram costs a lot to run andwe don't want to limit stu-dents from an outing orjoining the program,” says
OHS guidance counsellorPaulette Morck. “Plus,they have significant out-ings like our big goal of akayaking excursion in theUcluelet area of Vancou-ver Island this year.”
The Quest Programrecently won the Cana-dian Education Associa-tion's Ken Spencer Awardfor Innovation in Teachingand Learning. As an alter-native high school pro-gram targeted to meet theneeds of students whohave experienced limitedacademic success and feel
disengaged from school,Quest blends classroomwork and experientiallearning such as field stud-ies, class trips and out-door education to engageyouth in multiple facets oflearning. The Job Boardmaintains this theme byencouraging students tocontribute to the commu-nity.
“They gain a sense ofownership and pride inearning the money fortheir program,” Paulettesays. “They're also helpingpeople in situations who
can't take care of things ontheir own. We have peoplewho've donated gener-ously and provided anongoing work commit-ment that the kids canhonour and complete.”
The price to hire stu-dents is negotiable and sig-nificant donations canearn you a tax deduction.
To hire a student or
find out more about the
OHS Job Board, call
Paulette Morck at 403-
938-4973 extension
18161.
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4 Grassroots ~ February 15th - 28th, 2011
The High Country Rock-ies Midget Tier 1 Teamwon the Provincial Zone 5Tournament on Friday,January 28th. This winsecured their place at theProvincial Tournament inHanna on March 25th,26th and 27th.
The game was fast-paced and hard withCoaldale never letting upthe pressure for a minute.The Rockies hit the icewith a mission and fol-lowed it to the end withhard work and true teamperformance.
“I want to say howproud we are as coaches.
It takes a lot of trust andcommitment for 16 to 18year old boys to buy-in to acore set of values. We arebeginning to see "team-first" players who valuehard work and focus,” saidCoach Jeff Ovens followingthe Zone 5 Championshipwin.
This Zone 5 Playdownsstarted out with HighCountry Rockies playingPicture Butte and after ahome game tie of 3-3 theboys went to Picture Buttewhere they won 9-5.
Series #2 saw Coaldaleplaying Lethbridge, whereafter losing their first game
5-4 they came back in thesecond game with a 4-2win, giving them the serieswin by a one goal lead.
Tension was high andthe Oilfields Arena waspacked as our boys cameout flying. All the boysplayed hard but specialmention must go to BlakeRoney for four goals andthree assists and the hon-our of being named playerof the game. The final goal,with two seconds left onthe clock, precluded theneed for the second gamein the series.
Thank you all for asuperb game of hockey.
Bring home
the Provincial
Banner from Hanna
By Hunter EgelandHappy New Year every-
one!!! Our club startedout January with DistrictCurling and PublicSpeaking Workshop inHigh River on the 8thand 9th. I curled on theSaturday, along withBen and Brent Arkesfrom our club. It was myvery first time curling. Afriend of mine from theLongview Club, NevadaNelson, was on my teamso she helped me. A bliz-
zard moved in during theafternoon so we left a lit-tle early to avoid the badroads.
We had our regularclub meeting on January12th. Everyone had tohand in their completedrecord books to bemarked. On January26th, at our workshopmeeting, we had a publicspeaking guest speaker.Her name was KathleenCranswick. She is a past4-H member and an
amazing public speaker.She gave us tips on howto write our speechesand how to project ourvoices for our clubspeak-off. Thank youvery much Kathleen forall your tips and advice!O u r c l u b ' s P u b l i cSpeaking competitionwill be held February12th at 10am at theMillarville Race TrackHall. My speech title is"Are You Itchy?"
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5Grassroots ~ February 15th - 28th, 2011
Contributing writer: Ken-neth Amiotte-Dixon
January 2011 is thebeginning of a new year,the beginning of manychanges for people every-where, but one thing forsure has remained con-stant: the successes of theEden Valley EmploymentTraining Program. Theclass has had its lows andhighs, but lately every-thing has been really good.We are learning newthings about ourselvesthat we never would haveknown.
We learn our strengths,and how to apply them tothe everyday situations aswell as making a profes-sional resume and specifi-cally tailoring it to the typeof employment we seek.
We were all just randompeople in the beginning,not knowing what toexpect. That has all sincechanged. We are now allbest friends encouragingeach other to push our-selves harder and excel, tosucceed, and we all knownow why we are here.
Now that we have com-pleted one third of the pro-gram, we are popping theclutch and kicking it intohigh gear as the work ismore intense, but we areall ready and willing.Learning used to be dull,lifeless, boring. Now it'sexciting, sharp and full oflife, like a child on Christ-mas morning. Everyone isanimated and eager tolearn. The certificates andrespect for ourselves andeach other is filling up
quickly, yet there is alwaysroom for more.
We are gaining recogni-tion about our positiveclassroom, even from out-side sources such as TheGateway Gazette, ratherthan negative things suchas crime and court dates.We all look forward to grad-uation in April andencourage everyone tosign up for the next pro-gram in September.
A few of the many certifi-cates we have worked hardfor and earned, are cur-rently earning and willearn in the near future are:
Personal DevelopmentPersonal Finance &BudgetingStoney HistoryGoal SettingMedicine Wheel
Career Force CoachingNutritionLife Works Counseling& TrainingNatural HealingTherapeutic CounselingValues & TraitsFunctional ResumesAnger ManagementCover LettersTime ManagementIt may seem irrelevant
now, but employers lookfor little things like thisthat show your dedicationand work ethics. These willgreatly benefit us in any-thing that we do, even inour everyday lives. The feel-ing of completion and earn-ing these certificates is notan overwhelming one, butrather a sense of pride thatcan't be taken away.
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The donation will sup-port development of thegarden area on the southside of the new library, tobe called the “ATB Finan-cial Reading Garden.”
The donation was pre-sented by Marlene Ryks,Black Diamond BranchManager and Rob Smith,Vice-President, SouthRegion. The entire BlackDiamond branch staff alsoparticipated in the presen-tation. “At ATB, we lovelibraries,” commented Mr.
Smith. “We see them as acommunity focal point andmeeting place. So when welearned of the opportunityto support this newlibrary, we jumped rightin.”
Diane Osberg, Chair ofthe Sheep River Library'sBoard of Directors, was onhand to receive the dona-tion, along with HollyQuan, President of theFriends of the Sheep RiverLibrary Foundation. “ATBis a well known andrespected business in ourcommunity and we arevery happy to have theirsupport for this excitingproject,” said Ms. Quan.
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Feb. 16th COUNCIL Meeting 7:30 pm Black Diamond Council ChambersFeb. 17th Special Events Committee 7:00 pm Black Diamond Council ChambersFeb. 22nd Citizens on Patrol 7:00 pm Black Diamond Council ChambersFeb. 23th Economic Development Committee 7:00 pm Black Diamond Council ChambersFeb. 24th Turner Valley Oilfields Society 7:00 pm Black Diamond Council ChambersFeb. 28th Sustainability 7:00 pm Black Diamond Council ChambersFeb. 21st TOWN OFFICE CLOSED for Family Day – Have a safe holiday with your family!
Council CalendarThe Town would like to welcome Rod
Ross as our new full-time Planning &Development Officer. He is available for
any questions or concerns regardingdevelopments, five days a week here atthe Town office, please contact him at
403-933-4348.
Did You Know?
Councillor's Corner: by Mayor Sharlene Brown2010 was amazing. Hope everyone enjoyed the year end report that was in the utility bills
looking back upon the successes that Council achieved in 2010. Looking back sometimes wedon't always realize the accomplishments- but there were a lot!
This year, as Council embarks with our new members, we are delving ahead in a directionwhere we want to focus on our communication to residents with new means to see if we can getmessages out stronger and louder for all interested parties to hear. Preliminary budgetdiscussions were started on January 18th, 2011. These meetings are advertised on the newsign outside the town office. Please keep checking for events displayed on that board.
We also want to celebrate the accomplishments of our Volunteer Boards. With this in mind I would like to saycongratulations and great work to the Friends of the Sheep River Library. This group of people has accomplishedwonderful fundraising, from Corporate Donations, Community Donations, Tiles for Smiles and Cowboy CelticConcerts. They deserve a big WOW for their dedication to the cause. As well, I would like to congratulate the membersand volunteers of Black Diamond Parks and Recreation who have made headway on the pathways (Maplewood andDiamond Meadows) as well as the dedication to our River Clean Ups and the Community Garden. Great Work!
I would also like to suggest that for any individuals interested in committing some time and skills to enhance ourcommunity, DARE Works is seeking interested community representatives to represent our community on theirboard. There are some openings on our Town advisory boards as well; please check our website at
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Just a reminder to our Canine Parents - please remember, . It makes our community a pleasantplace for everyone.
scoop the poop
http://www.town.blackdiamond.ab.ca/index.cfm
The Town of Black Dia-mond Public Workswishes to notify it's cus-tomers that, due to threestatutory holidays thatfall on a Friday, all of theTown’s solid waste will be
collected on the preceding Thursday tothese statutory holidays.
* Thursday April 21st, 2011
(for Good Friday April 22nd)
* Thursday June 30th, 2011
(for Canada Day July 1st)
* Thursday November 10th, 2011
(for Remembrance Day November 11th)
PUBLIC WORKS NOTICE
Principal Notes
Ted Thorne
We live in interestingtimes and the role of aneducator has increasinglybecome much more thanworking with “reading,writing and arithmetic.”While those elements arecertainly still present andworked with in a very dif-ferent way than most par-ents have experienced, theway in which our childrenthink has a greater bear-ing on the road they willtravel as adults.
In many respects, yourmind can be your bestfriend or your worstenemy. As in most growthsituations, the quality ofwhat goes in determinesthe outcomes. Our chil-dren are at their most vul-nerable time as they setout to develop who theyare, building the founda-tions upon which theirmany rooms will rest. TheB r i t i s h p o l i t i c i a nBenjamin Disraeli said:“Nurture your mind withgreat thoughts for you willnever go any higher thanyou think.”
There are so manyitems that impact ourthinking but the greatestof all is the ability of theindividual to “weed” theirown garden. It is this atti-tude of self-discipline andpositive thinking thatleads to higher ground. Inlight of this, exposure togood literature is essentialto stimulate and open themind to provocations andwhat could be.
The American historianBarbara Tuchman states:“Books are the carriers ofc iv i l i zat ion. Withoutbooks, history is silent,literature is dumb, sciencecrippled, thought andspeculation at a standstill.They are engines ofchange, windows on theworld, lighthouses erectedin the sea of time”.
Through reading, lis-tening and watching, wedevelop a fuller dialoguewithin ourselves. We openour minds and lives toexperiences that other-wise would not be. The for-mer UN Secretary-GeneralKofi Annan notes: Litera-ture is a bridge from mis-
ery to hope. It is a tool fordaily life in modern soci-ety. It is a bulwark againstpoverty, and a buildingblock of development....Literacy is, finally, theroad to human progressand the means throughwhich every man, womanand child can realize his orher full potential.
I had a letter from afriend who is doing somevolunteer teaching inCairo. Here is a portion ofthat note:
I was pleased to hear areference to honour thework that teachers do, as Iwatched part of the
Golden Globe Awardsrecently. Unless you havebeen in the role as ateacher with all its vari-ables, demands and com-plexities, there are few out-side of the profession whocan relate to the stresses,satisfactions and rewardsthat come from such acareer. The author HenryJames speaks of teacherswith this:
“To believe in a child isto believe in the future.Through their aspirationsthey will save the world.With their combinedknowledge the turbulentseas of hate and injusticewill be calmed. They willchampion the causes oflife's underdogs, forging asociety without class dis-crimination. They will sup-ply humanity with musicand beauty as it has neverknown. They will endure.Towards the ends I pledgemy life's work. I will supplythe children with tools andknowledge to overcomethe obstacles. I will passon the wisdom of my yearsand temper i t wi thpatience. I shall impact in
each child the desire to ful-fill his or her dream. I shallteach.”
We are very fortunate tolive where we do and in thetimes in which we find our-selves. For me, MillarvilleCommunity School andteaching have and con-tinue to provide chal-lenges and rewards thatare unparalleled in mostprofessions.This past week we cele-brated Family LiteracyWeek. At MCS, we enjoyedthe company of a numberof community memberscoming into the class-rooms to share readingsfrom their world of litera-ture. Take time to open abook and read. This is agift that many do not haveyet we are surrounded byopportunity, adventure,wisdom, knowledge, self-discovery, comfort for thesoul and intrigue. If thereis a parallel universe outthere.... it surely is to befound between the coversof a book.
I spent my first day atthe refugee school todayand what a culture shock.The students are all refu-gees from the southernSudan - so polite and cour-teous. They have about200 students housed inthis squalid basement ofan old apartment buildingwith about six 8' x 8" class-rooms. These childrenhave seen more atrocitiesin their short lives than Ihave even read about. Butdespite how poor they are,they are so thankful to bein Egypt. Some of the chil-dren have a mother, somehave both parents, some
are orphans because bothparents were ki l led.Because they have suchlimited space, Grades 1 to4 come in the morning -Grades 5 to 8 in the after-noon. They are using avery basic Sudanese cur-riculum sent up from Khar-toum. They write Suda-nese exams which are thensent back for grading. For aweek or two I will be teach-ing one of the afternoonclasses. Most of the chil-dren are Christian, butwhen their mothers cometo pick the little ones upfrom school, they disguisethemselves as Muslims soas not to be hassled. Manyof them live up to 20 in acheap one-room apart-ment. Much of their back-packs and their clothes aresupplied through theMaadi Community Churchwhich helps sponsor theschool. Nobody is allowedto refer to it as a "school" - itis called Found AfricaLearning Center.
Millarville’s Cool News
7Grassroots ~ February 15th - 28th, 2011
C. Ian McLaren NewsOn January 28th, a cold
and snowy night, C. IanMcLaren hosted our firstFamily Dance of the year.
Students, parents, sib-lings and friends all camefor a night of fun and danc-ing.
Our DJ, Alex Mulder,
who has deejayed for thepast two years for us, didan excellent job of playingold and new favourites forall to enjoy.
The dance floor waspacked for the duration ofthe dance.
Thanks to our school
council for providing thespot dance prizes.
A special thanks to Mr.Ellis for running the can-teen to quench the thirst ofthe dancers.
Our next Family Dancewill be on May 6th.
Family Dance By Kashley Meyer, Club Re-porter
Hello again everyone,this is Kashley Meyer witha n u p d a t e o n t h eMillarville 4H Multi Club.What a wonderful time wehave had since I last re-ported.
On December 18th theMillarville racetrack washome to the 2nd annualreindeer races. What ablast everyone had. Thetrack was divided downthe middle with a reindeerin each lane. The reindeerwere harnessed and a skirope attached to them.Once the gates were openthe reindeer took off downthe track with 4H partici-pants holding the ski rope
following behind them at ahigh rate of speed.
The participants wentout and practiced thenight before and werehelped by the reindeertrainers and helpers. Wewere instructed how torace and how to be safe. Itwas cold but very exciting.
Prior to the races we hadhay rides, Christmas car-ols, games, hot chocolate,hot dogs, prizes and alarge bonfire. Thank you toeveryone who helped makeit such a wonderful day.
We also had our meetingon the 16th of January, af-ter the meeting it cametime to cook our dishes.The food selection thismonth was seafood. It was
all very scrumptious.Jessica made Classic
Shrimp Scampi, Haleymade Crabby Bites, Jademade Crab Quiche ,Jenissa made BaconWrapped Scallops, Denaemade Crab Stuffed Mush-rooms, Kashley made FishCakes, Katelyn made Sea-food Salad and May madeTuna Casserole. We alsohad White Wine Shrimp,Tuna Melts and Honey Gin-ger Shrimp.
After we had cooked ourdishes and all of us hadeaten, we practised ourPublic Speaking speechesand impromptu speechesfor our next meeting.
Millarville 4-H Multi Club
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Turner Valley Family and
Community Support Services
Board Member Opportunity
The Family and Community Support
Services Advisory Board is seeking a
volunteer member to sit on the committee
for a two-year term.
Turner Valley Family and Community
Services (FCSS) assists local non-profit
organizations through funding and
program support. The FCSS encourages
the delivery of social programs that are
preventive in nature and help promote and
enhance well being for families and the
community. In Turner Valley, a Council-
appointed, volunteer board is responsible
for setting program policy and reviewing
applications for funding. Applicants must
be a resident of Turner Valley or live within
a five kilometer radius of the town.
For more information, visit
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Family Day Scavenger HuntMonday, February 21, 2011
· 10:00 a.m.
· 11:00 a.m.
· 12:30 p.m.
· 1:00 p.m.to 4:00 p.m.
No charge to register
- register your team of family and
friends at the Flare & Derrick Community Centre in
Turner Valley
- the fun begins with teams setting out
into the community to find as many items as possible
on the scavenger hunt list
- teams return to the Flare & Derrick
Community Centre for hot dogs, hot chocolate and
awards presentation to the teams accumulating the
most items and points
– Skating Party - lace up your
skates and come out and skate with members of the
Turner Valley Fire Department at the outdoor rink
Teams with the most points will win great prizes.
Scavenger hunt items will be found within the
communities of Turner Valley and Black Diamond.
To learn more about this fun event and to volunteer
please call Hazel at 403.933.4944 or email
Turner Valley Council Meetings
for February & MarchStart Time - 6:30 pm
February 22nd - Regular Council Meeting
March 7th - Committee of the Whole
March 22nd - Regular Council Meeting
Licenses Due for Renewal
February 22, 2011
Business license and animal license renewals are in
the mail for 2011. If you have not received a
renewal notice please stop by the Municipal Office
at 223 Main Street N.E. or give the office a call
If you no longer require a business license or
animal license notify us and we will update our
records.403-933-4944
Email:[email protected]
Turner Valley
Family and Community Support Services (FCSS)
Call for applications for fundingTurner Valley FCSS accepts funding proposals from
non-profit organizations throughout the year until
October 31 For eligibility criteria and application forms,
please visit www.turnervalley.ca
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DIAMOND VALLEY BUSINESS EXPOMarch 18 - 19
Flare and Derrick Community Centre,
Turner Valley
Featuring local businesses and organizations
promoting local goods and services.
Education session, prizes and a chance to
explore entrepreneurial opportunities.
Tables available to rent and for more
information, contact the Diamond Valley
Chamber of Commerce
[email protected] to register
your business.
March 19 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Black Diamond
June 11 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Turner Valley
Learn how to properly prune trees and shrubs, and how to select and plant the most suitabletrees for your yard. Register for this one-day workshop presented by a professional arborist.
Free to Black Diamond and Turner Valley residents. To register, contact Les at 403.933.5272 oremail [email protected]
Co-sponsored by the towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley
Tree Pruning Courses - Tree Care BasicsTHE TOWN OF TURNER VALLEY MUNICIPAL OFFICE CLOSUREThe Turner Valley Town Office, located at 223 Main Street NE, will be closed on February 25, 2011 for
a Council and Staff Strategic Planning Session.
The Town Office will reopen for regular business hours on Monday, February 28, 2011.
There is a drop box on the southeast corner of the building for your convenience.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
If there is an regarding sewer, water, or the Flare & Derrick Community Centre please call403.369.4966
emergency
Need a hand completing your income tax return?If you need help completing your personal tax return and you can’t afford to pay for assistance, residents of Black Diamond and Turner Valley may obtain
assistance. Volunteers from the community will assist low income clients with simple, straight-forward tax returns. For more information and to find out if
you are eligible, contact the Black Diamond Family and Community Support Services 403.933.4348 or [email protected]. Forms are available
at the municipal offices in Black Diamond and Turner Valley.
8 Grassroots ~ February 15th - 28th, 2011
A few years back whilehalf heartedly watching anot so great musical onthe idiot box with thesound turned down, anad came on that offered a12 step program of poten-tial benefit to anyonewhose life had becomeunmanageable.
Of course I've since hadthe volume contro lrepaired on the remotebecause what I thoughtI'd heard was "if your wifehas become unmanage-able - this program's foryou", and immediatelysigned up.
Ironically, after I stoodup and told MY tale, mostof the members in atten-dance having discoveredsomeone whose day today was a train wreckworse than anythingTHEY'D experienced,broke down and wept.
After 10 years of wish-ing and 18 months ofplanning, my charmingbride and I along with adozen or so tag alongs areheaded out on an AfricanSafari.
5 days before depar-ture, the situation inEgypt erupted somewhatwhich forced us to changethe game plan for 4 of ourgang who had booked aNile cruise immediatelyfollowing the safari.
No big deal - a few 20hour days later the itiner-ary was somewhat modi-fied and the additionalweek is now being spentelsewhere.
4 days before depar-ture, my lovely bride forreasons known only to ahigher power, decided totest the laws of gravitywhen traversing an icysurface which resulted inthe immediate separatingof certain bones in theankle area.
To be clear, this sort ofthing is nothing new forCalamity Jane.
Early during our court-ship, she settled into asoothing tub filled withsteaming water and bath-ing salts, and with thearea bathed in candlelight, managed to set fire
to the bathroom.
The loss of towels andmy favorite dressinggown were insignificantcompared to the waterdamage sustained duringher attempts to put thedamn thing out with thecontents of the tub.
I let it slide.
Two weeks later shecalled to tell me she'd be abit late as she was waitingfor the fire department toextinguish a minor flareup on her vehicle.
Interesting.
Despite this we contin-ued down the path and amonth or so later whileenjoying breakfast in amountainside chalet, thenewspaper I was readingwent up in flames thanksto a candle lit momentsearlier.
I was starting to get abit concerned.
While the fire phaseseemed to end, otherdisasters would occur ona regular basis.
Like the time she bor-rowed my car and loaded4 cases of fresh tomatoesin the trunk.
If you've never seenwhat happens to toma-toes after 7 hours lockedin a trunk in 40 degreeCelsius temperatures,consider yourself fortu-nate.
A few weeks later thischarming girl decided tomake amends by cleaningout my freezer.
And clean it out shedid.
I will never again keepclose to $1000 in foreigncurrency in a freezer bagtucked under 200lbs ofprime Alberta beef.
I won't even begin todescribe the feeling ofbeing told her dog ate theinterior of my brand newvehicle.
Life with this girl ismany things - boring it'snot.
And so when I got thecall from her asking in arather matter of factmonotone, "if you've got amoment let's take a quickdrive over to the emer-gency room", it just didn't
faze me.
"Broken" decreed thefellow whose folks hadspent hundreds of thou-sands getting him hisdegree.
“What about our trip?"I asked the good doctor.
"As long as she's able toprop her feet up on theflight there should be noproblem" exclaimed thisfellow who I'm sure was afine physician but proba-bly hadn't seen the insideof a commercial aircraftin years.
In the time it took me toglance through our can-cellation insurance policyto see if her name hadbecome exclusion num-ber 46 on the policy, CJhad managed to contactthe a i r l ine and inexchange for a sum ofpoints that if cashed incould probably feed asmal l nat ion for 7months, upgraded to lieflat business class.
"He told me I had tokeep my feet up" was therationale.
I suppose I should lookon the bright side.
The cast will be on for 6weeks.
That pretty muchnegates any shoe shop-ping at Harrods on theway over.
That saving alonemakes up for the cost ofthe upgrade.
But I do feel badly forher.
And as such I've a spe-cial device made up thatwill take a lot of theweight off the effectedankle.
That way she can stillmanage to haul my lug-gage around without risk-ing another fall.
Adios until next time
Dave Heron
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TURNER VALLEY SCHOOL NEWSTURNER VALLEY SCHOOL NEWSA Messagef r o m t h eAdministra-tor
Yours in Education,
Rob Bennington
Curling Rox
Random Acts of KindnessWeek - February 14th
to18th
GroundhogDay is a holi-
day that originated in NewYork and Pennsylvania andcelebrated on February2nd. In weather lore, if agroundhog, also known as awoodchuck, marmot orground squirrel emergesfrom its burrow on this dayand fails to see it's shadowbecause the weather iscloudy, winter will soonend. If the groundhog seesit's shadow, it will returninto its burrow, and the win-ter will continue for 6 moreweeks. Around these partswe depend on the famousgopher (a.k.a. Richardson'sground squirrel) BalzacBilly to let us know howmuch winter is left. Regard-less of the weather, TurnerValley School promises tobe a very busy place in thecoming month.
We are very excited toannounce that our schoolhas been selected to presentour school improvementproject at the Alberta Initia-tive for School Improvement(AISI) conference in Edmon-ton on February 7th and8th. This is indeed an hon-our that recognizes the out-standing work our entirestaff has been doing in thearea of school-wide readingimprovement.
Parent-Teacher-Studentinterviews are happeningthis month. It is our hope
that we keep parents up todate on the progress of theirchildren. Informed parentssupporting their childrenare an important part of thefoundation for learning. Welook forward to seeing youall at interviews.
During the Family Dayweek when students are notat school teachers will beparticipating in two veryimportant professionaldevelopment activities. OnFebruary 23rd our staff willcontinue its learning in theareas of assessment andteaching reading. This is acontinuation of the themewe have been pursuing forthe past several months. OnFebruary 24th and 25thteachers will attend theirannual teacher's conven-tion. This convention givesteachers an opportunity tohear world class presenta-tions on issues in educa-tion, explore teachingresources and network withcolleagues.
Finally, many parentsare aware that we are cele-brating our student's char-acter, competence and com-munity contributions byawarding bricks that formthe Principal's Wall ofFame. We continued thistradition at our assembly onFebruary 11th which wasled by our Grade 2 class.
In closing we wish tothank our parent councilfor their incredible supportand our parent volunteerswho give freely of their timeto help us be the best we can
be. Stay warm!
Curling is a sport. Theyhave had curling since1960. Curling has a broom,ice, rocks and the hack.
What's a hack?You put your foot in it.- Michael
Our school will be partic-ipating in Random Acts ofKindness Week. Led by theGrade 2 class, we learnedwhat these acts of kindnesscan be, at our kick-offassembly on Friday, Febru-ary 11th.
Daily announcementswill also provide examplesand encouragement to dosomething nice for yourclassmates, teacher andeven colleagues! Studentscan also test their mathskills as they enter their bal-lots to win one of the “Esti-mation Jars” of yummy Val-entine candy. The drawboxes for the candy will beon the main office counter.To be eligible, studentsneed to share their kinddeed by writing or drawingabout it. Draws will be heldat lunch time on Friday, Feb-ruary 18th.
For more info and ideas,for your classroom or whatto do at home, please visit:www.randomactsofkindness.org.
Faith ForumFaith Forum By Gloria Wessner
Be StillIn today's world of high
speed internet, fast laneliving, the pressures of job,family life and all the extracurricular activities weenjoy doing and in all thatsqueezing in a few hourssleep – there aren't manypeople who know how to'be still.' Some may prac-tice various forms of medi-tation; go for a walk or set-tle down to read a goodbook, but even these qui-eter times don't cause usto think much beyond our-selves at the present timeand our place in the world.
God invites us to reallybe still, for very good rea-sons:
(Psalm46:10a NLT)
There is no better way toget to know God than to bequiet and still with an openheart. He does not come tous with megaphones andneon flashing lights tomake himself known to us.
He most often comes whenour hearts are quiet andreceptive to his message.When we are still, we canknow that he is indeed,“God.”
(Isaiah 1:10 KJV)Another very good rea-
son to be still is so that weare able to communicateand 'reason' with himabout the condition of ourhear t . Even thoughwrongdoings (sin) comebetween us and God, whenwe reason with him or asanother translation putsit:
(Isaiah 1:10aNLT) we are able to see thatour heart condition is fatalunless we are rescued by
Him. In choosing His cureof our condition, ourwrongdoings are maderight by the death of hisson, Jesus, and we are freeto live for him and have theabundant life he prom-ised:
(John 10:10NLT) The thief here is thedevil whose only purposeis to steal, kill and destroyus and all that is good. Thestark contrast here is thatJesus' purpose is to giveeach and every humanbeing a 'rich and satisfyinglife' – in Him.
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“Be still, and knowthat I am God!...”
“Come now, and let usreason together, saiththe LORD: though yoursins be as scarlet, theyshall be as white as snow;though they be red likecrimson, they shall be aswool.”
“Come now, let's set-tle this,” says theLORD…
“The thief's purpose isto steal and kill anddestroy. My purpose is togive them a rich and sat-isfying life.”
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10 Grassroots ~ February 15th - 28th, 2011
Fun with Grandpappy
Written by PhoebeHarrop (8) and MomStephanie Harrop
My grandpappy is myhero. He is tall, wearsglasses and he has morehair on his arms than onhis head!
When he comes to visitwe play boats together.The sofa is our big fishingboat and the carpet is theocean. It is a beautiful blueboat with a shiny brownwheel for steering.
We hold our fishing rodsover our boat and waitpatiently for our catch. Wehave to watch for my littlesister who pretends to be ashark!
When we finally catch afish (which are really slip-pers!) we carefully haul itinto the boat and wrap itup to keep it fresh. Whenwe are hungry we clean it,cook it and eat it….mmmdelicious! Then we headfor home.
Before we get off ourboat we make sure thereare no dangerous animalslike crocodiles or sharksaround! We have lots offun on our sea voyageadventures!
I love my grandpappy.He is funny when we playgames together, taking me
to imaginary far awayplaces, like the time whenwe went on a very danger-ous adventure out on thestormy seas but I knew Iwould be ok because hekeeps me safe.
Our adventures taketheir toll on grandpappythough. It is not longbefore he is snoring, fastasleep on our blue fishingboat…most probablydreaming of our next bigadventure!
The Thumb Family Pic-nic
Written by Ryan andGranny
Mr. and Mrs. Thumband their sons Ryan andMichael are very tiny andare the size of our thumb.They live in a tiny villagecalled Small-town in ahouse which is no biggerthan a shoebox.
It was a lovely sunny Sat-urday and Mrs. Thumb sug-gested a picnic. They all gotinto their tiny car made outof a walnut shell and droveto the river.
The first thing they sawwas a large spiderweb.“Climb up it boys and have
some fun” said Mr. Thumb.The boys climbed up anddown and round andround, up and down andround and round until theywere quite dizzy.
On the path by the riverthey saw Sam Snake slith-ering and slipping by. Samtold the boys to climb ontohis head and he would coilhimself up really tall andmake a giant slide. Theboys slid from Sam Snake'shead all the way down tohis tail. It was great fun.
“Picnic time” said Mrs.Thumb. They ate tiny tunasandwiches and tiny blue-
berries.Suddenly they heard
“ribbit, ribbit, ribbit” andthere was Fred Frog. Ryanand Michael hopped ontohis back and went for a rideon the river. Flop, hop, flip,flop, hop they went. Ryanand Michael laughed sohard they fell off with a bigsplash.
“Time to go” said Mr.Thumb so they climbedinto their walnut shell carand drove home. What awonderful day!!
Lunch With Jaqueline Guest
Runners Up
By Todd Curran
The Canada Cowboys have invitedhockey players born between 1996 and2000 to an exciting once in a lifetimeopportunity to tour Europe and play
hockey in Prague's prestigious CzechHockey Challenge Cup.
Local player Josh Younker rocked hisHoliday Season tryout and will soon bemaking his way to the historic Czech capi-tal city. Players and their families will
also be taking in some culture on the trip,touring such attractions as the Bavariancapital city of Munich, Mozart's home-town of Salzburg, the World Heritagetown of Ceske Krumlov, medievalRothenberg, the German Alps,
Neuschwanstein Castle and theLegoland Amusement Park.
“There was a five session tryoutbetween Christmas and NewYear's,” says Josh, a 14 year-oldcentre for High Country RockiesBantam A Tier 3 team. “Kids fromall over Alberta tried out.” Josh'steammates Colby Walden (rightwing) and Kirk Jackson (defense)from Millarville have also madethe Top Guns team of 15 players.
As ambassadors for Canada,the Top Guns will be wearing redand white Canada Cowboys jer-seys. Although the tour is a busyevent, time is always left afterevery game to exchange jerseys,pins or even sign autographs withopposing players and fans.
The teams will be leaving inJuly and August of this year at aprice tag of over $5,500 per playerand $4,600 per non-player,scheduled to return two weekslater. The cost includes a pre-departure training camp, flightand hotel costs, two daily meals,travel insurance, tournamentfees and other expenses.
“I'm really excited,” Josh says.“I can't wait to go.” Although the TopGuns team has a different coach, theboys' regular season coach ChetMusgrove is wishing the inspirationalyoung leaders all the best on their Euro-pean tour.
Canada Cowboys Aim Top Guns At Europe
Grade 3 class of C. Ian McLaren school have been learningabout fables. On Thursday, February 3rd, they put on a smallseries of plays, acting out the fables and showing their parentswhat they have been learning about.
Both kids and parents thoroughly enjoyed the mini-playsand the kids did a great job! Well done Grade 3!
CIM Grade 3
Fable morning
CIM Grade 3
Fable morning
The Grade 2 class at TurnerValley School held a morningassembly last week to focus onthe fact that next week is Ran-dom Acts of Kindness Week.
A poem was recited to cele-brate the 100th day of schoolmarking the half way point ofthe year. The Grade 1 and 2 stu-dents danced and sang for theassembled parents and friends.
The Grade 2 kids then talkedabout some suggestions thatcan be done as Acts of Kind-ness.
Daily announcements willalso provide examples andencouragement to do some-thing nice for their classmates,teachers and even colleagues!
Students can also test theirmath skills as they enter their
ballots to win one of the “Esti-mation Jars” of yummy Valen-tine candy. The draw boxes forthe candy will be on the mainoffice counter. To be eligible, stu-dents need to share their kind
deed by writing or drawingabout it. Draws will be held atlunch time on Friday, February18th.
For more info and ideas, visitwww.randomactsofkindness.org
Josh Younker
11Grassroots ~ February 15th - 28th, 2011
The Cats Go Crazy
Written by MelissaEsparo (7).
It was a full blue moonwhen the cats went out toplay. One cat was a cooltabby cat named Chloe;the other was a wild catwith long black hair. Hisname was Prince Charm-ing and it was this verycrazy night that thesetwo cats decided to getmarried.
They hunted for thechurch and found it, butcould not find the Minis-ter to marry them. It wasa catastrophe. It was socatastrophic that theyjust began to dance.
Then when no one waslooking, Prince Charm-ing dipped his lady Chloefor a whole twenty-fiveseconds. After the dipthey decided to go out fora Sushi Dinner. For somereason, they could notfigure out why, the cookwas hissing at them andso they decided to gohome.
At home it was quite asurprise to see them inthe garbage can. As dawncame the cats found theirroom and they had a fiveminute cat-nap. Whenthey awoke they put the
Christmas tree up and itwas the middle of sum-mer.
A week later they wentto the church and raninto the Minister. Heasked what they weredoing dressed up sofancy. Chloe and PrinceCharming replied, “Weare going to marry”. TheMinister said, “Why did-n't you call me, I would behappy to marry you”. Andso it was settled and theywere married that veryday.
The Kernal Who WasAfraid to Pop
Written by May (12),Ezra (14), Elise (12) andparents Bill Bunn,Linda Bunn
There once was ayoung kernel named Pip,the smallest kernel in thep o p c o r n m a c h i n e .A r o u n d h i m w a sg r o w n u p p o p c o r n ,including his own dad,Pop. It was a poppingparty. Pop saw that Pipwas hanging on to theside, frowning. “Pip, whyare you frowning?” “I amafraid.” “Why do you saythat, Pip?” “I don't knowwhat it feels like.” Justthen, a crowd of new pop-corn jumped in front ofPop. “Pop! I need yourhelp!” Pip yelled. “Maybewe can help,” the new pop-
corn replied. Pip thoughtfor a moment. “What doesb u t t e r f e e l l i k e ? ”“Mmmmm,” replied a fat,fluffy piece. “Melty.” “Mar-velous,” said another, par-ticularly buttery piece.Pip spotted a maturepiece of popcorn in thecrowd, white with salt.“Could you tell me, sir,what salt feels like?” “Atfirst it's prickly,” said thegentleman. “But you getused to it.” “Why don'tyou jump in?” “I don'tknow,” Pip mumbled,watching the last few ker-nels frolicked in the heat.He yelled to them, “whatdoes it feel like to be hot?”“It feels funny,” said a
shiny kernel playing tagon the bottom. Suddenly,he exploded into a whitecloud. “Does it hurt topop?” The last two ker-nels burst into whitepuffs. “Wish we could dothat again,” they said tohim. “Found you,” Popsaid. “Still hanging on?W h y d o n ' t w e g otogether?” “OK.” The twodropped to the bottom.Pip bloomed into the big-gest piece of popcorn inthe bowl.
Thank you to all of thevolunteers who helped outduring the Christmas Cam-paign and all of the otherevents and fundraisersthat were held during2010. Without you, thesethings would not be possi-ble! We look forward towhat's to come in 2011.O u r m o s t r e c e n tfundraisers were: The Cow-boy Christmas Dance onDecember 11th whichraised $1588.87, HockeyDay in High River raised$5,600, The FoothillsTraining Centre Call toArms Seminar raised$5000, The Char i tyCheckstop in Okotoksraised a total of just under$10,000 which was splitwith the Salvation Army,with Rowan House receiv-ing $4700! Also a bigthank you to everyone whohelped out and donatedduring the Christmas Cam-paign! Almost $4000 in giftcards were donated for cli-ent use this year.
Thank you to those whohave come on board to fill anumber of needed posi-tions. We now have News-letter Publishers, a SocialNetworking volunteer,Child Care Attendants forthe Healthy RelationshipsGroup, a Donations Coor-dinator, a Storage FacilityOrganizer, and our 2011Gala Committee! We arestill in need of drivers for
pick-up and drop off of do-nations and/or to take do-nations to Outreach Cli-ents. If you know of anygentlemen that are willingto volunteer their time forRowan House, please havethem contact Gisele. Wewill try not to over use theirgenerosity, but sometimeswe need to move heavier do-nations to and from differ-ent locations.
Something else to thinkabout: The Soup Sisters or-ganization and the Dia-mond Willow Artisans Re-treat are partnering withRowan House! Here's whatthey're looking for: TheSoup Sisters supportwomen's shelters acrossthe country with the verysimple and heartfelt ges-ture of providing home-made soup. They werefounded in March 2009 byCalgarian, Sharon Haptonand their local launch isFebruary 28th. We willneed a maximum of 4 vol-unteers for these bi-monthly soup makingevents. We would reallylike to get at least 8 volun-teers so that they wouldonly have to work every sec-ond event, although if youwish to be at every eventthat is okay too. Theevents will be held on aSunday but the exact timeis still to be determined.We will be used for meetand greet, registration,
and of course clean up.The participants in thisevent will be paying a fee tomake the soup (this is howthe ingredients for thesoups are purchased). Theparticipants will make 4different kinds of soup atthis event and all of thesoup will be donated to Ro-wan House for its womenand outreach clients. Afterthe soup is made and pack-aged it will be dropped offat the shelter. If you are in-terested please let Giseleknow ASAP so she can setup a meeting with PatLothrop at the DiamondValley Artisan Retreatabout 4.5 km west ofTurner Valley and clarifythe rest of the details.Visit:www.soupsisters.org formore information.
If you would like to vol-unteer or you're looking formore information, pleasecontact Gisele at [email protected] or at the office at 403-938-6785. The next volun-teer meeting will be heldon February 7th at the Eliz-abeth Street Office at1:00pm. For those thatcannot do daytime meet-ings we are working on atime that is best for thosewho wish to meet in the eve-ning.
Submitted by theFriends of Rowan House.
VolunteersCount
Phoebe and Mom Stephanie;
Ryan and Granny; Melissa; and
May, Ezra, Elise and parents
Bill and Linda
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thing of beauty and grace by serving others. I am very grateful to have
such a team to celebrate Driller Successes with today.” - Cynthia Glaicar
Oilfields High SchoolBlack & Gold Awards
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A vacancy exists at the Town Office in Black Diamond for a full-time employee: 37.5 hours/week. Dutiesinclude, but are not limited to general secretarial/clerical duties, research, records maintenance, preparation ofagendas and minutes and excellent customer service.
Minimum of Grade 12 education or an equivalent experience and educationMinimum of 2 years secretarial experience, accounting experience is beneficial but notrequiredPleasant telephone mannerProven ability to deal with the public, elected officials and other agenciesExcellent organizational skills and an ability to prioritize tasks to maintain timelines asrequiredA demonstrated initiative and an ability to work efficiently under minimal supervisionStrong knowledge of Windows XP or Windows 7, Microsoft Office including Word and Excel,with Access and PowerPoint experience being beneficial. The Applicant should becomfortable learning new software applications.Previous cash handling and switchboard experience is beneficialKnowledge of general office equipment operationsMust be bondable, criminal/background checks may be requiredPrevious Municipal experience an asset
Written resumes must be received by Thursday February 24, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. and may be forwardedas follows:
Mailed: Town of Black DiamondBox 10, Black Diamond, Alberta T0L 0H0
Email: [email protected]: 403-933-5865
Delivered: 301 Centre Avenue West, Black Diamond, Alberta
While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those candidates selected for an interview will becontacted.
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In celebration of FamilyLiteracy Week January24th to 28th and in thespirit of our Soaring Liter-acy Program at LongviewSchool, a number of liter-acy activities were plannedand enjoyed by everyone in-cluding:
The Multi-Mediaclub of Longview Schoolpublished the first editionof The Eagles Pages,Longview School's studentnewspaper.
Students enjoyedextra library time with Ms.Dyck all week, to partici-pate in a variety of literacyactivities including play-ing scrabble on an over-sized game board.
All students hadthe opportunity to visit theVillage Library to exploreeverything (books and pro-grams) that our commu-nity library has to offer.The students very muchenjoyed this field trip, withmost students indicatingthat they would be inter-ested in getting librarymemberships.
The Grade 3/4 and5/6 classes had the oppor-tunity to read with the pre-school class on Wednes-
day and Friday.
A number of liter-acy guests including Mr.M u e l a n e r , M r .McCorquindale, Mrs.LaDouceur, Mr. Smith,Ms. Bews Anderson andMs. Graham, as well as,Longview Seniors, com-munity members andgrandparents who came toread to Longview students.
Students dressed-up as one of their favouritefictional book charactersand shared their favouritebook with other studentsduring Eagle Pride Time. Abig thank you goes out toChet Meston who volun-teered to read and sharehis book with the entireschool.
Students enjoyedeating alphabet cereal forbreakfast program, alpha-bet pasta for lunch and al-phabet letter cookies fordessert.
Literacy has alwaysbeen the keystone of learn-ing and we want our stu-dents to develop a broadand deep range of literacyskills. Learners withstrong literacy skills, ac-quire, create, connect andcommunicate meaning in
a wide variety of contexts.During our Soaring Liter-acy time at LongviewSchool, students learn dif-ferent strategies to im-prove their literacy skills.Teachers have imple-mented literacy strategiesfrom the book 40 ReadingIntervention Strategies forK-6 Students by Elaine K.McEwan-Adkins in bothour tier 1/core program,as well as, our tier 2 Liter-acy Soars program.
(Lit-eracy First: A Plan for Ac-tion 2010: Government ofAlberta)
A big thank should be ex-tended to Ms. Dyck, ouramazing librarian, for theabsolutely wonderful jobshe did in organizing liter-acy week at LongviewSchool. It was a very busyand active week of whichstudents really enjoyed!When I asked the studentstheir favourite part of theweek, most indicated go-ing to the Village Library.
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Longview Link By Chey NickersonLongview Library is host-
ing a Pancake Supper from5:00 to 7 :00pm onTuesday, February 15th.Cost of the supper is bydonation. This will be heldat the Longview Hall.
On February 19th theYouth Group will be takinga ski trip which will begreat fun for all involved.Have a great and safe tripeveryone!
Hopefully spring reallyis “just around the corner”as everyone keeps saying.With that in mind, the vol-unteer based committeeswill soon be looking for
help to get things back inshape for the next season.Planters will be put backout on the streets, flowerswill need to be planted andfresh ideas are always wel-come. There can never beenough good words said toencourage our volunteers.As in any small commu-nity, it's almost always thesame faces who you seeout there doing the work.What better way to get out-side, get some fresh airand get to know yourneighbours than to volun-teer on one of the commit-tees. The rewards? Good
friends, great times andjoy of seeing your workflourish throughout thesummer. Pop into theVillage Office if you wish toput your name on a list forwhen things are ready toget moving.
T h e 2 n d A n n u a lLongview Grand Prix was ahuge success with manyentries and lots of talentedpeople showing theirskills. Great job everyone!A true Race to the Finish!!!
Here's hoping for thatearly spring and more sun-shine.
Chey
Winners: Speed – 1st NathanTodd, 2nd Ethan Todd, 3rdPhilip ToddDesign for Non-Automobile -Carissa Teichroeb,Honorable mention: AustinCaumartinDesign for Automobile - TedStobbe,Honorable mentions:Brendan Sheridan, JimOuld, Lane Perwiznuik
Longview Grand Prix
hosted by Longview
Bible Fellowship
FOOTHILLS SCHOOL DIVISION2011 Kindergarten Registration
Open House Dates
Our programs are taught by certified & experienced
Early Childhood Education Teachers
For more information please call the school in your community
For Kindergarten registration information in other
Foothills communities please visit
www.fsd38.ab.ca
C. Ian McLaren School
Longview School
Millarville Community School
Turner Valley School
403 - 3rd St., Black Diamond
(403) 938-7295
Thursday, March 3rd
5:00 - 7:00pm
101 Morrison Rd.
(403) 601-1753
Thursday, March 24th
3:30 - 8:30pm
West of Millarville on Hwy 22
(403) 938-7832
Thursday, February 17th
6:30pm
114 Royal Ave.
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Tuesday, April 5th
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Can YOU Solve This?1) Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
2) Any integer from 1 to 112 inclusive can be expressed with four fours,
parentheses where necessary, and use one of the following seven
symbols as required. + - x / . !
All that is asked for here, however, is an expression for 71. The use of other
symbols or non-standard expressions, such as ( 4) for 0.2 or .... 4 for 1 is
not permitted.
3) In the expression below, each letter represents a different digit:
A + B + C + D + E = ABCDE What is ABCDE?
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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) 6 2) reflected and rotated
answers are also possible
3) “WE” are the numbers of letters in each word. Thus “twelve” is six, “name”
is four, etc
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Millarville PreschoolRegistration NightThursday March 10th, 2011
7:00pm - 8:00pm at Ranchers HallMeet the teacher and register for the 2011/2012
4 year old Millarville Preschool ProgramChildren must be 4 years old by February 28th, 2012
Program currently runs Tues & Thurs 8:30am - 11:00am,September through May at Ranchers Hall, Millarville.
Millarville Early Learning Society (MELS) is a parent-run organization who’spurpose is to strengthen our children’s self-esteem, foster the importance of a
family and community and develop a positive attitude towards learning and school.For further information please call
Shelagh Blatz - 403-931-3487 or Dixie Webb - 403-931-3634$100 non-refundable deposit due upon registration
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #78121 Sunset Blvd. East, Turner Valley
Office 403-933-4600 ~ Canteen 403-933-4564Email: [email protected] ~ www.rcl78.com
Good day to you faithfuland loving readers. I'vereceived more responsesto my 'Calmed Artist' arti-cles and wanted to touchon one specific reader. Iwas invited to join her in a'Labyrinth Walk' lastThursday. Since I wasunavailable, I found thenext best thing: I looked itup, and this is what Ifound:
( C l e a r l y ,Rebecca knows me well:)
Sounds entic-ing doesn't it?
Last Thursday, I waswalking the main streetsof Okotoks, spreading“love, solidarity andunderstanding” with anew venture that the ArtsCouncil is working on(more about that anothertime).
The artistic mind getsinspiration from such anendless array of outlets,casual events, social andpolitical issues etc., that itleads to spreading our-selves thin. It is so easy tofind ourselves in a laby-r i n t h o f b u s y n e s s .Ironically, it is the qui-eted, calmed mind thatcreates the most expres-sive and powerfully-charged artwork. So, wemust make the time tomeditate, labyrinth-walk,pray, rest and just be, inorder to really 'live' our cre-ative lives well. Very
recently, I was thanked bythree of my soon-to-behigh school graduate stu-dents. Separately, theytold me my instructionson drawing helped them tosee the process as beingmore important than theoutcome, as well as seeingthe 'bigger picture' first,rather than getting lost inthe details. I was soenthralled both by theirsuccesses in their art port-folios, and acceptancesinto their prospectiveschools, I celebrated. Andso should you. Wheneveryou have a great day, forwhatever reason, be sureto celebrate, to commemo-r a t e t h e e v e n t .Congratulate yourself.Because figuratively, youhave walked your own 'lab-yrinth of busyness'.
~Love and light fromThe Real Robin Thibodeau
“Come and experience acenturies old spiritual tra-dition. Walking the laby-rinth is a sure way to tran-quility, harmony andpeace of mind. It is not amaze”…“Walking a laby-rinth quiets the busy mindand inspires creativet h i n k i n g . ”
“The winding path canbecome a metaphor, a mir-ror for one's life. If youwalk with an open mindand an open heart, the lab-yrinth can reveal joy, sor-rows, insights, peace andhealing. Labyrinth walk-ing is for all people and all
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At a recent Lions Multi-ple District Convention,the Foothills Lions Clubpledged $2,500 to L.C.I.F.(Lions Club InternationalFounda t i on ) L IONSQUEST PROGRAM, cele-brating 25 years of Ser-vice Commitment toYouth. The program hasbrought Social and Emo-tional Learning, Charac-
ter Development, Nega-tive Behaviour Preventionand Service Learning tothe K to 12 classrooms.LIONS QUEST is cur-rently active in 50 coun-tries and program materi-als have been translatedinto 24 languages.
Welcome and congrat-ulations go out to 2 localgentlemen, namely BarrieCrane and David Camp-bell, who were inductedinto the Foothills Lions
Club at a candlelight cere-mony performed by Dis-trict Governor, JohnGoodrich.
Thank you to all theplayers that came out tosupport our last bingo.Your at tendance isgreatly appreciated. Thenext Bingo will be heldFebruary 18th. Hope tosee you there!
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Hey all you puzzle addicts, are you ready to try something new? Picture-forming logicpuzzles are the latest rage! And these two-tone colour ones are especially delicious forthe artistic puzzler. No guessing required, only do what you know. Simply solve themby colouring groups of squares, based on number clues, to reveal a hidden picture.The basic rules are:
1) The numbers represent how many squares to colour in to form a group or block.2) Leave at least one square between these blocks.3) The order of the numbers is the order of the blocks, i.e. Top number for a col-
umn is the top block, and left-most number for a row is the left-most block.
Work through the puzzle by starting with the largest numbers or combination of, andby working back and forth between column and row numbers.The "logic count method" shown below will be very useful:
The number clue shown on left of row is 6, so count 6 squares from the left to rightand then count 6 squares from right to left. Confidently shade in overlapping squares.Even one shaded square can lead to others. This same method can be applied whenthere is more than one number, remembering to allow one empty square in-betweengroups or blocks.When a group is done (i.e. all 6 squares are shaded in), colour one square on each endof it with 2nd colour, and when all groups for a row are done, be sure to colour all re-maining non-picture squares with 2nd colour. The 2nd colour will be the backgroundand is necessary to help solve the puzzle.This is an amazing exercise for your brain, so try not to get discouraged, as you willbecome a pro in no time at all!
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PIC-A-PIX: Pictures from PixelsCreated by Diane Baher of Okotoks
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Steps to solving…Smilie FaceUsed only for learning purposes, C1 refers to the first column and R1 refers to thefirst row, both originating from top left.
1) R5 – Colour the whole row of 10 squares to complete block of 10.2) C5 & C6 – Colour block of 7 and block of 2, separate by one square of 2nd col-
our.3) R6 & R7 – Colour block of 2, finish block of 4, colour block of 2, and finish
with 2nd colour in-between.4) R3 & R4 – Colour block of 3, block of 2 already done, colour second block of 3,
finish with 2nd colour.5) C3 & C8 – Colour two more squares to finish block of 5, colour in block of 3 at
bottom.6) R1 & R10 – Colour two squares to connect the others to form block of 6, finish
with 2nd colour.7) C4 & C7 – Complete blocks of 2 and finish with
2nd colour.8) R8 – Complete two blocks of 3.9) C1 & C10 – Block of 6 complete, finish with 2nd
colour.10) C2 & C9 – Shade last two squares to complete
block of 8.
Congratulations – you are done! These steps can bevaried, just remember to do what you know first andthe rest will follow.
Next edition we will give you the Pic-a-Pix puz-
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Clues Across
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Sometimes at thebeginning of a movie or TVshow you just know it'snot going to end well. Thesame can be said aboutthe two books I'm review-ing today. How easy it is tosee the flaws in the emo-tions and reasoning ofsomeone else.
'Marriage as a trap,prison, confinement, anendless compromise withno end in sight, BelovedStranger is enough todrive one screaming fromthe altar' - JenniferHoward of WashingtonPost Book World.
Although I agree withher - that prospectivebrides and grooms areadvised NOT to pick upthis novel, it was complex,well written but left meperplexed and with many
unanswered questions.
An Irish couple, mar-ried for fifty years not a bithappily and with many'accommodations' is nowseparated. How can Lilystill long for Dick (who isin a locked psychiatricward), when he has bul-lied her, terrorized her(once stroking her cheekwith the barrel of his rifleas he drank tea), kept herignorant of all financiala f f a i r s , r e f u s e d t oupgrade their old home inany way and rudelydriven off their fewfriends? He is franticallyjealous of Lily, even withtheir daughter Ruth.What brought these twom i s m a t c h e d s o u l stogether in the first place?
While Dick's madscenes are among thebook's best, it seems to bewhat Lily HASN'T done
that is the focus of thisnovel. When Dick dies,"I 'm free, she (Lily)thought. The notionswam into her, seductiveand profane. The mar-riage is ended." What willLily do now - we never findout!
It's no shock that Ruthhas an uneasy relation-ship with both her par-ents. As the story pro-gresses we find out why -they are each so jealous ofthe other's relationshipthey must keep Ruthaway at all costs. And costit does - especially forRuth. Dick may suffer epi-s o d e s o f m a n i c -delusional paranoia, butthe entire household isfraught with craziness!
"If Boylan can't find afresh marital story to tell,at least she has discov-ered new ways of describ-ing an old one: stucktogether until the bitterend." - Jennifer Howard
Holy Pictures
Last Resorts
….and many others
This is a kind of travelwriting that takes youinto other lives and othercultures.
The author is hit by athunderbolt when shefirst saw Lketinga, aMasai warrior, on a ferryin Mombasa. She ditchesher boyfriend, sells herboutique in Switzerlandand marries her warriorand goes off to live withhim in the bush.
An Information Agewoman and a Pastoralistman will mean their rela-tionship has limited suc-cess, for in his village,Samburu, women are
worth less than goats.Hofmann lives withLketinga's mother in acow dung hut so tiny shecannot stand upright. Get-ting water is difficult andthe diet consists mostly ofgoat meat, tea and sugar.This diet, a bout ofMalaria, Hepatitis andpregnancy all pose a gravethreat to Hofmann'shealth and survival.
As Hofmann struggles -although she never doeslearn his language, nordoes he learn hers, andtries to improve the livesof the villagers she isblocked at every turn. Shebuys a truck and eventu-ally opens a small store tosell dietary staples.Lketinga is jealous of eachsuccess and sabotagesthem in his way. This, ofcourse, leads to furthertensions and she eventu-ally returns to Switzer-land for a "vacation", tak-ing her small daughterwith her.
Although the writingwas so-so and the photo-graphs fascinating, I wasso fed up with the idiocy ofthe author I have neverread the two sequels. Thistrue story was beyondbelief for me.
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Reunion in Barsaloi
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Div. 4 News from
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Councillor - Division 4
This information mayhelp you to understandwhat happens with yourtax dollars at the municipallevel, within the M.D. ofFoothills:
The results of the 2006Census indicate that19,736 people live in theM.D. of Foothills, plus thegrowth of the years follow-ing. In 2010, records show14,491 taxable rolls; thatis, properties to which prop-erty taxes are applied.
Property tax is a keysource of revenue for fi-nancing municipal opera-tions. Each year during itsbudgetary process, thecouncil for a municipalityapproves an amount of rev-enue required to operatethe municipality. Theamount of income expectedfrom utility revenues,grants, licence fees, per-
mits, etc. is subtracted andthe remainder representsthe amount to be raised byproperty taxes. Thisamount is divided by the to-tal value of al l theassessable property in themunicipality to arrive atthe overall tax rate. Coun-cil may set different taxrates for the four classes –r e s i d e n t i a l , n o n -residential, farm land, ma-chinery and equipment.The M.D. of Foothills doesnot levy a business tax.
A portion of your prop-erty taxes collected by theMD is for Schools. Educa-tion property taxes supportan education system thatis producing the workforceof tomorrow. All Albertansbenefit from a quality edu-cation system - whether ornot they have children inschool. The M.D. of Foot-hills is required by legisla-tion to collect taxes on be-half of the Provincial Gov-ernment, which is for-
warded tothe AlbertaS c h o o lFoundation Fund. Landowners must pay educa-tion taxes on propertyowned in every municipal-ity in the Province. Yourshare is based on the as-sessment value of yourproperty and the local edu-cation property tax rate.The assessment value ofyour property multiplied byyour local education prop-erty tax rate determinesthe amount of educationproperty tax you must con-tribute. Education taxesaccounted for 45% of the to-tal taxes collected in 2010.
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Standing on a ladder topaint the ceiling is no lon-ger necessary, the majorhome renovation centershave extension sticks forrollers that will reach up totwelve feet, and I think insome cases further. Thiswas a big help and the ceil-ing paint that goes on blueor pink then turns white asit dries is another greatinnovation.
Have a large plastic binto put prints and paint-ings, clocks, wall hangingsor other decorations in.Have a smaller coveredplastic container to putpicture hangers, outlet cov-ers and the accompanyingscrews, nails and picturehangers in. When you're
ready to put the room backtogether all the pieces arewhere you can find them,easy to clean and ready tobe reinstalled. Keep thescrewdrivers you used toremove the items in thesame container and youwon't have to search themout again.
As I've gotten older, I'mnervous standing on a lad-der but a three levelstepstool is just perfect.I'm not a tall person, butthe top step is high enoughthat I can reach the top ofthe wall without a stretchand wide enough that I canstand comfortably, mak-ing paper hanging andmatching the patternmuch easier. Even so, get-ting up and down thestepstool for various toolsis a chore. To overcome thehassle, when removing theold paper, wear a bibapron with large pockets,having a bib with a tiearound your neck will helpto keep the apron in placeonce you've filled the pock-ets with the following: asmall tack hammer toremove picture hangers, asmall spray bottle pre-pared with water, a scor-ing tool to pierce the paperand allow water to pene-
trate, a plastic scraper(don't use a metal puttyknife as it will leave darkmarks on the wall). Oncethe old paper is removed,use a clean squeegeesponge mop and cleanwater to help remove anyresidue paste. Get a tubeof prepared drywall repairto fill cracks and holesmade by screws or nails.Be sure the wall is cleanand dry before hanging thenew pattern.
Putting the new paperup, in your pockets you'llneed the edge roller, a plas-tic smoother and a pair ofsmall sharp scissors; don'tuse the cutting knife onwet paper, it's more likelyto tear, the scissors willgive you a clean cut to cor-ners or window edges. Iwait until the paper is com-pletely dry before trim-ming away any excess anduse the scraper to guidethe utility knife. Instead ofalong the wall, at the bot-tom edge cut down towardthe baseboard and at theceiling cut towards the ceil-ing. Hope this helps thoseof you who are tackling are-do.
You can contact Rose-mary at [email protected].
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