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However, I do have an apprecia-tion for the way others celebrate.Enjoying and sharing in the celebrations of others do not takeaway one bit from my own. I always look forward to seeingthe houses lit up along CandyCane Lane and seeing the brightlights glow in the darkness. Froma purely aesthetic viewpoint,Christmas decorations are beautiful and can sometimes be artistic.

In recent years I have come toappreciate the display of crèchesat the West End ChristianReformed Church. Seeing thehundreds of Nativity scenes fromaround the world, created in different styles with different

materials, is absolutely fascinating.

I can certainly live without theretail pressure to buy things or theblaring aural assault of Christmasmusic every time I enter a store.I’m no Grinch – I like someChristmas songs, but after thefirst dozen or so times I start togrow tired even of my favourites.Instead, I commiserate with like-minded folks – and there aremany. The holidays aren’t aboutspending too much, overeating,and various other indulgences. Itis about family, fun, and contem-plating the spiritual side of life.

Regardless of what holiday youcelebrate, we here at The SPURRwish you and yours the very best!

Ph: (780) 757-0993 | www.thespurr.ca

Editor: Paula E. Kirmaneditor@thespurr.ca

Culture: Adele Knowler culture@thespurr.ca

Gardening: Michele Hebert gardening@thespurr.ca

It Makes Cents: Sheri Fuller itmakessense@thespurr.ca

Community Info: Marian Bruin community@thespurr.ca

Business Info: Diane Kereluk business@thespurr.ca

Advertising:Jim Wooley ads@thespurr.ca

Publisher: Pie Communications Inc. 544, 12222 137 Avenue Edmonton, AB, T5L 4X5 Ph: (780) 757-0993 Fax: (780) 401-3438 www.piecommunications.com

What is SPURR The Stony Plain (road and area) UrbanRevitalization Report is a community basednewspaper whose mission it is to serve the west-end communities of Britannia-Youngstown, Canora, Glenwood, High Park,Mayfield, & West Jasper / Sherwood alongwith the Members of the Stony Plain Road and Area Business Association.

SPURR is a joint initiative for Community &Business Interests of Edmonton’s west-end lead by: City of Edmonton CommunityServices, Neighbourhood RevitalizationProject and the Stony Plain Road and AreaBusiness Revitalization Zone.

The opinions expressed in the articles appear-ing in The SPURR are those of the peoplenamed as the authors and do not necessarilyreflect those of The SPURR, its editor, its pub-lisher, the City of Edmonton or the Stony PlainRoad and Area Business Revitalization Zone.

For More Information Please Contact: Marian Bruin, City of Edmonton Community Services Department P.O. Box 2359, Edmonton, AB, T5J 2R7 Ph: (780) 944-5417marian.bruin@edmonton.ca

Diane Kereluk, Stony Plain Road and Area Business Association 10043 151 Street. Edmonton, AB, T5P 4Z7Ph: (780) 477-5169 info@stonyplainroadbrz.ca

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SPURR • DEC/JAN 09/10 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 10

Holidays and Meaning

First of all, before I write a columnabout the holidays I have to makean admission: I don’t celebrateChristmas. Never have. Notbecause of any aversion to thecommercialization of the seasonor the rampant materialism it promotes. My reasons are far lessexciting and more personal: I’mJewish. I celebrate Chanukahinstead.

E D I T O R I A L

PAULA E. KIRMAN

MARIAN BRUIN(780) 944-5417

UPDATE FROM JASPER PLACE REVITALIZATION STRATEGY

Walking Maps are Out!Look for a map at the Jasper PlaceOffice (10030-167 street), UnitedWay building (15132 Stony PlainRoad), Bent Arrow (10117-150street), Stony Plain Road BusinessAssociation (10030-151 street),Revolution Cycle (15103 StonyPlain Road), Tai Chi Society (15740-Stony Plain Road), or the JasperPlace Library (9010-156 street).

Dog Walking GroupAre you interested in starting adog walking group? You couldmeet your neighbours and havecompany during your evening

walks. Call Marian at (780) 944-5417.

Working Groups UpdateThere are many volunteers givingmany hours to move the revitaliza-tion initiative forward. Here’s abrief update:

Connecting Our CommunityWalking maps are out. Maps weredropped off at various locationsthroughout the area. Jasper PlaceRevitalization is on Twitter! Followus: @JPRSedmonton

Next meeting: the secondMonday of each month at 7 p.m.at the United Way (15132 StonyPlain Road).

Building Our CommunityPresentation by Adam Laughlinabout the West LRT route. Groupdiscussed ideas to promote theBRZ and the businesses in thearea.

Some residents have concernswith the road and sidewalk condi-tions in WJP and Canora. WestJasper Place will be done in 20122013, Canora will be 5-10 yearslater.

Next meeting: the thirdWednesday 6 p.m. at the BentArrow office (10117 - 150 street).

Feeling Safe in Our CommunityAMA did a presentation. We willbe getting car clubs and licenseplate bolts to hand out for free to

area residents

New bylaw officer, Andrew Jabs,is assigned to the revitalizationarea. There are now three BeatOfficers on Stony Plain Road.Police have shut down three drughouses in the area.

Next Meeting: the secondThursday of each month, 6:30p.m. at 10030-167 street.

Volunteers Are Always Neededto Join a Working Group.You can get involved with issuesthat concern you in your commu-nity. Call Marian at (780) 944-5417or email: marian.bruin@edmon-ton.ca

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Report GraffitiCall (780) 423-4567 if it is on yourproperty.

Call 311 to report graffiti on pub-lic property.

Report a Dial-a-DoperCall (780) 426-8040

Report a Drug HouseCall 1-866-960-SCAN

Problem PropertiesCall 311 to report excessgarbage, weeds derelict build-ings or wrecked cars on privateproperty.

Abandoned Shopping CartsCall 311 to report abandonedshopping carts.

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2009 RecapThe AGM was held October 28,2009 and the 2010 Board ofDirectors nominated for StonyPlain Road and Area BusinessAssociation are:

Jason BelairATB Financial

Don CalderThe Calderco Foundation Ltd.

Ryan HoAltus Derbyshire

Gary LynnHoward & McBride Westlawn

ChapelKen McCoy

Royal LePage

Laura-Belle RobertsonHWYL Collaborative Inc.

Louise StewartDelcon Development Group

2009 was another very productiveyear for the Board of Directors.

Some of the major activitiesincluded:

Participation with the JPNeighbourhood Revitalization andthe City of Edmonton PlanningDepartment with the StrategicPlan to redesign Stony Plain Roadto revitalize and develop a newzoning plan for the business andsurrounding area and the transitterminal.

Façade Program: We workedwith City Administration and CityCouncil to approve new fundingand to allow set back properties toqualify for funding.

Graffiti Removal Program: Thisprogram has been successful inhelping the businesses and com-munities’ combat graffiti. Thiswas the second year of the pro-gram and will continue to improvewith each consecutive year.

Grant funding: We receivedmatching funding from JPNeighbourhood Revitalization tohelp with the flower planters andStorefront Cinema Nights andBylaw Community Standards forthe big item pick in the surround-ing neighbours and business backalleys and litter pick along thebusiness strip.

Storefront Cinemas Nights: Thesecond year and a major event forthis area. We hope to keep this agrowing annual event withincreased funding from theCanadian Heritage Program andfurther participation from the artscommunity.

Street Cleaning: We had majorsupport this year from variousservices to help keep our areaclean.

Edmonton in Bloom: We contin-ued to work on beautification tothe area. This year we piloted newrecyclable flower barrels. Therewas some challenges with thetypes of flowers uses and thewatering however next year wehope to improve the selection andlocation of the planters for easierwatering access.

Park Watch: Together with TheHaven Social Club a new eventwas held at Butler Memorial Parkwhich was called “United in thePark.” Free to the public, five

extremely talented bands playedand sales from the BBQ raised$500 for United Way. The bandswere sponsored by the JPNeighbourhood RevitalizationFund. We hope to turn this into anannual event.

Walkable Edmonton: A walkingschedule that connects the StonyPlain Road and Area BusinessesArea with the surrounding com-munities is now available.

Proposed events and projectsfor 2010:Storefront Cinema NightsEdmonton in BloomUnited in the ParkBig Bin Clean UpDogapalooza

New Events Being ConsideredIndoor/outdoor Farmers Market Soap Box DerbyGiant Street Garage SaleBusiness MixerAdditional new street and parkevents to bring surrounding resi-dents and Edmontonians to thebusiness area. (TBA)

Happy Holidays, MerryChristmas, Season Greetings!

No matter which way it is said,the message to be shared is:enjoy life to the fullest, love thyneighbour, and cherish each dayas a gift.

Congratulations to the follow-ing winners who attended theStorefront Cinema Nights:

Friday Night Draw$500 RESPChris Winter

Saturday Night Draw$500 Mountain Bike

Ed Braun

We hope to see everyoneagain in 2010.

Mark your calendars for Friday,October 15 and Saturday,October 16, 2010.

LRT West Route DecisionPostponedAfter much debate, there was noclear consensus on the best routefor the West LRT Route. TheCouncillors felt strongly that there was not enough informationto make this important criticaldecision. Many thanks to all whosent in e-mails, registered tospeak, and met with theirCouncillors. The voices of thecommunity and businessesopposing the West LRT wereheard. The next date set forCouncil discussion is December15, 2009.

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This issue has the possibility ofbeing The Jasper PlaceRevitalization Strategy’sPandora’s Box. City Councillorshave already approved an ActionPlan that community membershave worked diligently on. Thisdocument did look not at theissue of including the LRT in rede-velopment.

Recently, I attended a volunteersupper where the speaker talkedabout the value of communitiesand the gifts within them.

Gifts are about giving, and the vol-unteers of the Jasper PlaceRevitalization have given many.They have given their time, theircommitment, and their diversetalents to creating a vision for bet-ter community life in the JasperPlace/Stony Plain Road and sur-rounding areas of Canora,Glenwood, BritanniaYoungstown, and West JasperPlace.

Ideas have flowed in the variouscommittees, public meetings,

the future have been developed.

So how will the City use thesegifts? We often hear that City res-idents are indifferent to urbanissues. This Revitalization areaand its volunteers have provenotherwise. When the meetingsbegan about three years ago, allCity departments had notreceived permission to attend andwork with the communities.Volunteers at that time decided tomove forward and be pro-active.It is time for the City and itsdepartments to “catch up” andwork co-operatively in a co-ordi-nated way that will make theJasper Place Revitalization area aleader of innovative urban plan-ning in Edmonton and acrossCanada.

Whether the LRT is a “gift” thecommunities want or not, it maybe a reality. If you have anythoughts, concerns, or other com-ments about the LRT issue, con-tact the editor of The SPURR. TheLRT would be a major change forthe Revitalization area and yourinput is important.

GIFTS. . . IS THE LRT THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING?

W. SEBELIUS

and workshops. People haveshared their insights with regardto how they want to their neigh-bourhoods to change and grow. Itis pro-active and positive for arearesidents and the City.

Foresight and careful planninghave provided a strategic plan thatwill serve this Revitalization area in

the immediate future as well asthe future generations of our com-munities.

Teamwork within committees hasgiven us the knowledge of whatliving in this area was like in thepast. It has shared with us theknowledge of the issues we facetoday. Important action plans for

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In these times of eco-friendlyeverything, one way to help theearth just a little bit more atChristmas time is to make yourdoor wreath from fresh boughs,rather than buying a plastic onethat will take eons to decom-pose in a landfill. Most floristshops carry boughs and freshholly sprigs to make yourwreath with. A quick sprits withwater every day or two will keepthem fresh and green through-out the holiday season. Somenatural elements that can beadded to your wreath may beraffia ribbon, cinnamon sticks,real oranges (navel work bestand last the longest), kumquats,pomegranates, nuts in the shell,

pinecones, and other suchthings. A natural wreath shouldlast three to four weeks with alittle TLC, and smells heavenlywhen entering your home. Bythe time the holidays are over,you can feel a little bit betterabout disposing of your wreath,and you won’t have to find aspace to store it until next year.

The same idea can be used forgarlands and table center piecesin your home. Buy fresh boughsand wire them together to makereal garlands rather than buying

fake. Just take care around can-dles. The new flameless can-dles that run on batteries wouldbe a good choice in thisinstance. I use them in my bath-room when having a nice, relax-ing bubble bath and they look

great. They come in manysizes, and would

work well withreal greenery.

They are petand kid friendly, also. As a side note, I just received

my T&T Seeds catalogue thisweek. You can order online, orrequest a catalogue, atwww.ttseeds.com or phone 1-204-895-9964. Now that my cat-alogue is here, I know spring ison its way (albeit a few monthsyet). Gardeners are forever opti-mistic.

Until next year, happy garden-ing.

MICHELE HEBERT

THE DIRTY GARDENER IN THE DRAGONFLY DEN

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BRITANNIA-YOUNGSTOWN

GLENWOOD

CANORA

G E N E R A L C O M M U N I T Y N E W S

Contact: 15927 - 105 AvenueEdmonton, AB T5P 0T8Phone: 780-483-8983

Boys and Girls Club West EndCommunity Holiday Festival on December 18,2009 presented by The Boys and Girls WestClub and Fusion at 16030-104 Ave, in theBritannia-Youngstown Community. Festival isfrom 4-9 p.m. with supper at 6:30 p.m. We willbe providing a complimentary supper, indoorand outdoor activities and a possible visit fromSanta. Presents for children will be offered forthose who RSVP before Dec. 4, 2009 to CarynByers @ (780) 233-3804

Contact: 10425 - 152 StreetEdmonton, AB T5P 4P1Phone: 780-489-6007

2009 – 2010Executive & Board Members –

President - Tony Lovell – (780) 478 09791st V P – Ray St. Germain – (780) 481 68602nd V P – Bob Poliues – (780) 962 0292Secretary – Shandi Hyggen – (780) 486 6179Treasurer – Eva Squire - Building – Paul Birch – 780 999-4229Events – Christine Lovell – 780 954-5620Membership – Erin Robinson – (780) 920-2092Programs – Roberta Spence – (780) 444-2548Flowers – Stella Benko – (780) 489-6483

Emma Black – (780) 489-2057Iris Horbenshenko – (780) 484 4771

Neighbourhood Watch – Eleanor Burke – (780) 489 9826Publicity – Adina Green - Castledown Bingo –Virginia Lovell – (780) 478 0979W.E.M.B.A. Bingo - Virginia Lovell – (780) 4780979Casino – Greg Roberts – (780) 963-4529

Please remember if you know of a CommunityLeague member who is ill or has lost a love oneplease call Stella @ (780) 489-6483, Emma @ (780)489-2057, Iris Horbenshenko @ (780) 484-4771.

CHRISTMAS TURKEY FAMILY BINGOSaturday, December 12, 2009Doors open at 11:00 amBonanza and 2 early birds @ 12:00 noon8 Go Go @ 1:00 pmSpecial Games for the children

Contact: 16430 - 97 AvenueEdmonton, AB T5P 0E8Phone: 780-489-7571

BIG NEWS!!Glenwood has some exciting news! We areabout to become the first community leaguein the city of Edmonton to offer FREE WiFi inour neighbourhood! That means that if youare in the hall, at the rink, and even possiblythe park or parking lot, you will be able to useyour Blackberry, Ipod, cellphone or laptop tolog on to the internet! Functions at the hallwill also have access to the FREE internetconnection. We are joining the Free WiFiProject. Visit www.free-wifi.ca for more infor-mation on the project or our website fordetails as we know them.

Glenwood Community League is EVERY-WHERE!Visit us:www.glenwoodcommunityleague.com, Twitter at twitter.com/glenwoodcl orFacebook Group – Glenwood CommunityLeague (become a “fan”)All these will keep you up to date onGlenwood activities, news and comingevents.

Did You Find a Little Something Extra onHallowe’en? On Hallowe’en night, one of our Glenwood res-idents, James Fearn, was passing out candywhen his wedding ring accidentally slipped intosomeone’s candy bag. Married for 35 years,the ring has much sentimental value and isdearly missed. If you happened to find it, orsomeone you were with did, please feel free toemail glenwoodcommunity@hotmail.com orcontact Michele at 780 439-3169 to receivecontact information for Mr. Fearn.

WHAT’S NEW IN GLENWOOD?Please Note: The Jasper Place Pool is nowclosed until January 31, 2010 (There will be no

JASPER PLACE LIBRARY

The Jasper Place Library has many pro-grams for you and your family this month!

Join us for the following FREE programs:Preschool Storytime: Wednesday after-noons at 2 p.m. Ages 3-5. Registrationrequired. Ends December 9.

Sing, Sign, Laugh, and Learn: Thursday,December 3 at 10:30 a.m. Ages 0-3.Registration required.

Teen Advisory Group: Friday, December 11at 4 p.m. Ages 12-17. Drop in.

Holiday Crafts for Kids: Saturday, December12 at 2 p.m. Ages 4-10. Registration required.Please call the library at (780) 496.1810 forprogram details and to register. We are locat-ed at 9010 -156 Street (just north of theMeadowlark Mall).

During the holidays, the library’s hours areas follows:December 24: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

December 25-28: ClosedDecember 31: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.January 1: Closed

Visit us online at www.epl.ca.

Don’t have a library card yet? Drop in andsign up! If you are under 18 we need tohave the signature of your parent orguarantor.

Bingo Dates For Castledowns BingoFriday December 4thSaturday January 2nd, 2010Sunday February 7th, 2010Bingo Dates For WEMBA BingoMonday evening December 28thSaturday evening and late January 29th Sunday evening February 28th

Canora Community Membership RegistrationHaven’t received your membership yet? PhoneErin @ 780 920-2092.

community swim during this time).

TWO pay-per-view Oilers games inDecember. See below for details.Christmas Fun for adults and families onDecember 5th (You must have pre-regis-tered).

**NEW** Starting in January Glenwood willbe hosting some Family Potluck and Gamesnights for FREE family fun. See below fordetails and watch the website for more infor-mation (Pre-registration required, but it is aFREE event)

Skating Rink Opens December 1st!Weather permitting, the Glenwood skatingrink will be open Mondays through Fridays 5-9pm, Saturdays 12-9pm, and Sundays from12-6pm. Make sure you have your skate tags(available FREE with membership), or you canpurchase a “Skating Only” membership for$10 (available at the rink shack). Admission is$2 without a membership. Snack bar is avail-able during skate times.

Family and Kids’ Stuff…

Family Potluck and Games Night - 3rdSaturday of each month.Our FIRST annual adult, family and seniorpotluck dinner and games night will be onSaturday, January 16th. Everyone will bring adish to share and we will enjoy a potluck din-ner starting at 5pm and will have a variety ofgames for all ages (all children are welcome tocome and play kids’ games.) Pre-register withShannon at 780 436-1834 and join us at thecommunity hall 16430 97 Ave. Join us January16th, February 20th, and March 20th!

Skating Rink Opens December 1st!Weather permitting, the Glenwood skatingrink will be open Monday through Friday 5-9pm, Saturdays 12-9pm, and Sundays from12-6pm. Make sure you have your skate tags(available FREE with membership), or you canpurchase a “Skating Only” membership for$10 (available at the rink shack). Admission is$2 without a membership. Snack bar is avail-able during skate times.

FREE PAY PER VIEW HOCKEY NIGHTS INGLENWOOD!The Oilers are back on the big screen atGlenwood Hall with FREE Pay Per Viewgames playing at the hall. Doors open 30 min-utes before each game. Cash bar is available,along with FREE popcorn. Children are wel-come. Watch the SPURR or check our web-site at www.glenwoodcommunityleague.comfor any changes to the schedule or join us forthe following dates:

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COMMUNITY NEWS

HIGH PARK

MAYFIELD

Contact: 11032 - 154 StreetEdmonton, AB T5P 2K1Phone: 780-484-4646www.highparkcommunity.com

High Park Annual Craft and Bake SaleSaturday, December 12, 20099:00 am – 4:00 pmHigh Park Community Hall11032 – 154 streetFor Tables Contact Paula – 479-6929High Park Preschool Second SemesterRegistration for January – JuneAges 30 months – 4 yearsHigh Park Community HallContact Paula for more information @ 780-479-6929

Adult Drop-In Please join us when we reconvene inSeptember. Drop in, have a cup of coffee anda visit! Wednesdays – 12:30pm – 3:30pmHigh Park Community Hall, For information,call Joan at 780-489-5419.

High Park Community Hall seats 200 peo-ple. Please call Kim to book your special event@ 780-444-6716 before 8 PM.

Contact: Tara Middleton, President10941 - 161 StreetEdmonton, AB T5P 1G2Phone: 780-486-6152mayfieldcommunity@yahoo.ca

Next Executive Meeting is in January 2010

Bingo Mayfield is always looking for volunteers towork. The credit you receive can be usedtowards Mayfield Community classes andeven children's programs outside our commu-nity. Please call Tara if you are interested.Next Bingos: December 14th and January 12th.

Children’s Christmas Party at MayfieldCommunity HallFree admission for Mayfield CommunityLeague members and their families. You canmake arrangements to purchase your mem-bership if you haven’t done so already.Sunday December 6th from 2:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. Christmas activities include: crafts andcookie decorating, puppet show by KaybridgeProductions, pictures with Santa. If you wouldlike to volunteer for this event, please contactTara.

Hall Rentals For resident members only. Leave a messageat the hall and a Board member will call youback. 780-483-4675

Community MembershipsGet your membership now!Singles - $15.00 Families - $25.00 Seniors -$10.00 Call Elaine at 780-481-8108

Pilates Started Monday September 21, 2009 at theMayfield Community League Hall from 8:00p.m. to 9:00 p.m. $100 for 10 sessions. CallBonnie 489-3254 for more information.

Tuesday evening YogaMayfield Community League. Fall programstarted Tuesday Oct 6/09 and runs for 10weeks- last class Dec 8/09. Time : 6:30 - 7:45PM. Place: Mayfield Community LeagueCost: $100 for 10 weeks or $12 per class fordrop ins. All ages and levels are welcome.Yoga mat, blanket and loose or stretchy cloth-ing required to register, please call FranWildman 780 484-1476 or email: franwild-man@hotmail.com

Thurs. December 17 vs. Nashville 7:15pmWed. December 30 vs. Toronto 7:15pmTues. January 5th vs. Phoenix 6:45pmMon. January 18th vs. Colorado 6:45pmMon. February 1st vs. Carolina 6:45pm

Scrapbooking Day Out Join Katherine at Glenwood hall for a day ofcard making or scrapbooking without interrup-tion. Come by yourself or bring a friend andenjoy a great meal, snacks and drinks. Formore information contact Katherine at kewchuk@telus.net or visit her website formore information at www.createwithkather-ine.myctmh.com.

Tuesday Night EuchreEuchre is a ‘trick-taking’ card game played ingroups of 4 with partners. Beginners are wel-come because the more players, the better!Join us for Euchre EVERY Tuesday night atthe Glenwood Community Hall (and I meanEVERY – these guys show up to play duringrain, snow, renovations – you name it!).Registration is at 6:30pm, games begin at7pm. Anyone (even if you didn’t know what itwas until today!) can come to play.

Other Glenwood Information: MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE ALL YEARLONG! Contact Michele at 780 439-3169

There are many good reasons to get a mem-bership, starting with…ours is one of thecheapest ones around! Still (after 20 years)$25.00 per household (Free for seniors 60 andover).

Communities with high membership numbersare considered to be more relevant when thecity looks at making changes and approving/rejecting requests for changes to land use etc.(Recent issues being the West LRT route,changing some areas from single family homesto apartment buildings, derelict housing)

FREE family swim at Jasper Place PoolSundays from 4-6pm – February

FREE skating at any community skating rink(with skate tags included with membership)

A DISCOUNT of 15-20% off multi-passes andannual passes at City Swimming Pools andLeisure Centres

Ability to register for any adult or children’sactivity (programs, sports, classes) atGlenwood or at any other community league

CHEAPER hall rental prices for Glenwoodmembers in good standing

City PERKS Information emailed to you about issuesaffecting our community

Contact Michele at 780 439-3169 or email toglenwoodcommunity@hotmail.com to getyour membership card.

Hall RentalSeats 100 people in theater style seating, 80seated at tables. Our beautiful new kitchenboasts a rinse sink, huge cooler/fridge, double

oven, stove and griddle top and a super quickdishwasher. There is tons of prep space andit’s all stainless steel – so it’s quicker to cleanup!

Friday/Saturday rentals: Members $150*, Non-Members $400Sunday-Thursday rentals: Members $75*, Non-Members $150 Call the Facility Director, Charlotte at 444-0411 * Must be a member in good standing.

Have your say and find out about…Community development, League spend-ing and changes, Programs offered, What’snew in Glenwood?

Community League meetings are open toeveryone and are generally held at the hall at7pm on the first Thursday of every month.

Glenwood Classifieds

MISSING RING: Lost on Halloween into atrick or treater’s bag, one wedding band about3/16 of an inch wide and made of yellow gold,with a thin band of white gold on top. Contactglenwoodcommunity@hotmail.com or callMichele at 780 439-3169 with information.

DRUM LESSONS: Experienced drummer (40years experience) offering drum lessons within Glenwood community. Glenwoodmembers receive a discount off their first lesson – just show your membership card!Visit www.kickbackmusic.ca for a sample ofhis skills. Contact Ray at 780 405-1374 formore information, or email at rayzz@shaw.ca.

Are you interested in your community?Meeting new people and making a differ-ence?Join our Board of Directors. If you are interest-ed, contact Janice Gargas at 780-489-4753.

Did you know that you can use your commu-nity Credits for use OUTSIDE of the commu-nity! Registering your child for tae kwon do,skating, gymnastics, etc? Contact Nora StJean prior to registering 780-486-1867!

Look for Winter Programs for your Childrencoming soon!!!!!!

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M a r y M a c D o n a l dFederaL Liberal Candidatefor Edmonton Centre

e-mail: ElectMaryMacDonald@gmail.com

Warmes wishes for

and happy hannukah!A Merry Christmas

FromDr. Raj Sherman, MLA

and his staff inEdmonton - Meadowlark

edmonton.meadowlark@assembly.ab.ca780.414.0711

www.edmontonmeadowlarkmla.ca

BUSINESS CONNECTOR

CLASSIFIEDSMeadowlark Park Child Care currently hasopenings for children between three and fouryears of age. We are accredited; we offerSeeds of Empathy and Preschool OutreachProgram. Please contact Leah at 780 4893131. We have relocated to the newly reno-vated space in Annunciation School at 9325165 Street._______________________________________

West End Seniors Activity Centre:Seeking Program Assistant To assist in pro-gram and volunteer coordination 3 days aweek at a busy seniors centre. Applicantmust possess excellent organizational andcommunication skills, be friendly and ener-getic and flexible in nature. Experience inworking with seniors an asset. Semi-retiredand homemakers welcome. If you are inter-ested in applying for this position, please doso by faxing resume to: (780)-484-7738 or e-mail to: weseniors@westendseniors.com._______________________________________

You would definately be surprised whoreads the classifieds as we have caught youreading our ready made ad, give us a call andsee how economical these classified adsreally are 780-757-0993 or email ads@thes-purr.ca._______________________________________

Got Something to Sell?

Place your text onlyclassified ads here inyour local communitynewspaper and reach

15,000 people inEdmonton’s WestEnd. At $0.10 per

character this Ad youare reading costsless than $20.00.

Wishing you the very best this holiday season!

Wishing you the very best this holiday season!

Karen LeiboviciCouncillor, Ward 1

2nd Floor, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Sq.,Edmonton, AB T5J 2R7Phone: 496-8120 Fax: 496-8113Email: karen.leibovici@edmonton.ca

Place your business cardin the SPURR and reachout to the community. Email ads@thespurr.ca

Carpet Bowling Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more informa-tion call Doreen @ 780-486-1833 or Marlene@ 780-484-5728.

Moms and Tots Dads, newborns, grandparents, and care-givers all welcome. No cost. Wednesdays9:30 - 11:00. Cancelled if it is colder than -20with windchill. At Mayfield Hall. For informa-tion contact Tara @ 780-486-6152

WEST JASPER / SHERWOOD

Contact: 9620 - 152 StreetEdmonton, AB T5P 4N9Phone: 780-483-2815

MEMBERSHIP - Membership for the commu-nity league is $20.00 for a family. $15.00 forsingles & $5.00 for single seniors (55 andover). Memberships will be sold at rink or callJim at 489-7596. A community membershipallows children to register for organizedsports, eg: hockey & soccer, free swimmingSaturday nights & free skating at the rink.

RINK - When the skating rink is ready for usethe hours will be as follows: Monday - closed

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday:5:00PM to 9:00PM, Saturday 1:00PM to9:00PM, Sunday 12:00 noon to 6:00PM. Therink needs to be closed one day a week as pergovernment regulations for employees.

FAMILY SWIM - Your 2009-2010 membershipallows your family to swim for FREE at the J.P.Pool on Saturdays from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm tillthe end of May 2010. Please remember tobring your membership card for admittance.

TURKEY BINGO - The Christmas turkeybingo will be held at the community hallDecember 13, 2009 Children eight and olderare welcome to participate when accompa-nied by an adult. Special children’s only game.Door prizes, 40 games, and chances to win aprize. There will be 8 chances to win a turkey.Cash prizes include 2 early birds, 2 bonanzas,and odd even games. Children will not beallowed to play for cash prizes as per AlbertaGaming and Liquor regulations. Bonanza percall begins at noon, early birds to follow.Regular games start at 1:00 pm. Come one,come all, and bring your friends and neigh-bors.

Senior’s ProgramsOur Community League offers a number orprograms for our senior members. However

everyone is welcome. All programs areoffered at the community hall.

CARDS - Whist on Wednesday afternoonsfrom 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm. Whist on Sundayevenings from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The costis $1.00 and coffee and snacks are provided.

CRIBBAGE TOURNAMENTS - Tournamentsare held the first and third Wednesday ofevery month from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Thecost is $5.00 per person.

CARPET BOWLING - Come and get someexercise on Monday’s from 1:00 pm to 3:00pm. The cost is $1.00 Prizes are awardedbased on the number of participants. If youhave any questions about senior programs,please call Shirley at 489-8945

HALL RENTALIf you would like to rent the community hallfor your family or business events please callJerry at 483-0347. The hall is available onSaturday evenings at a cost of $375.00 rentand $375.00 damage deposit. Renter isresponsible for their own tenant insuranceand must be a community league member.

Beaux Esprits (French Immersion)Playschool Registration for 2010-2011school year Wednesday, February 10,7 pm. Ph. 780-484-4926,b e p l a y s c h o o l @ t e l u s . n e t ,www.beplayschool.ca____________________________________

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JPRS GOES ONLINE CANORA PARK WATCH

One of the main challenges ofany community developmentproject is effective communica-tion. It is important that peopleknow what is happening and havean opportunity to have their voic-es heard. To date, The SPURRhas been the primary source ofinformation regarding the JasperPlace Revitalization Strategy.

The reality, of course, is that notall people access information inthe same way. Facebook, Twitter,blogs and other sources of socialmedia are becoming increasinglypopular. In fact, there are current-ly more than 300 million activeusers on Facebook! And it’s notjust young people using socialmedia – the fastest growingdemographic on Facebook is peo-ple over the age of 35.

With that in mind, there are nowtwo more places that you can findinformation regarding the JasperPlace Revitalization Strategy –Facebook and Twitter. To find uson Facebook, just search for“Jasper Place RevitalizationStrategy” and the group shouldbe the first search result. You can

TIM OSBORNEUnited Way of the Alberta Capital Region

also follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/JPRSedmonton

The Facebook Group will be aplace to hear about upcomingevents, interact with fellow com-munity members, and learn aboutthe progress of the initiative. It willalso be a place for healthy discus-sion. Feel free to join the groupand start a discussion on a topicthat interests you.

If you prefer your information in 140-character pieces, check outour Twitter feed (@JPRSedmonton).There you will find links to interestingarticles, information about upcomingcommunity events, and the latestnews on what is happening in thecommunities served by the JasperPlace Revitalization strategy.

Look forward to seeing youonline!

The Connecting our CommunitySubcommittee meets on the sec-ond Monday of each month at 7p.m. at the United Way office(15132 Stony Plain Road). Pleasecontact Marian BruinMarian.Bruin@edmonton.ca if youare interested in joining theCommittee.

Canora Park Watch is a volunteercitizen based initiative in conjunc-tion with the city of EdmontonPolice Department andCommunity Services to developpositive activities in our parks. Wehave been working for two and ahalf years planning events in StAnne Park at 153 Street and 102Avenue, and the CanoraGreenspace on the west side of149 Street from 102 Avenue to107 Avenue. Please come outand join us in using these parksfor family fun.

We have some wonderful eventsplanned for 2010.

On February 16 we will be holdingan information meeting at theCanora Community Hall, 10425152 Street, with the City ofEdmonton Police at 7:00 p.m.Everyone is invited to attend.Refreshments will be served.

We will be having an Easter Egghunt again this year in April.Watch this space for furtherdetails.

May 30 will be the date of ourThird Annual Mini Carnival. Come

out and help us make this theBiggest and Best Carnival yet.

In June we will be having a bikesafety clinic. We will advise dateand place later.

In July we are planning a Picnic Inthe Park event. Stay tuned formore details.

August will be the time for thethird Jumping Thing event for thechildren.

A special THANK YOU to all of thevolunteers who have given sofreely of their time for the lastyear. You are all truly wonderful.

Merry Christmas and BestWishes for a Happy and Safe2010.

We are located within Edmonton's distinguishedHoly Cross Académie Internationale (IB) French immersion school.

15120 – 104th AvenueNo Drop Ins; Visitations Available Upon Request.

We are one of the few well-rounded programs that provide children with academic, emotional

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After taking off a few months fora little repair to my heart, and todo some canning with all mytomatoes, I am back. I read in amagazine that if you put a Tumstablet in with each tomato plantthat it is good for the plant. Well,I put two Tums in each hole as Iplanted them, and you shouldhave seen what happened. Mydaughter, Michele, will remindyou all about this in the spring inthe gardening column. I ended upwith over 40 quarts of salsa, 10quarts of tomato onion relish, 7quarts of tomato sauce, 12 smalljars of pizza sauce, and 15 quartsof plain canned tomatoes. Plus, Igave away bushels and bushels.It sure works.

I don’t know about you, but I amstarting to get ready forChristmas. At least in this dayand age we are lucky enough tohave freezers to keep things in sowe can start early and just pop itall into the freezer. My Mom did-n’t have such a luxury, so she hadto do most of the baking just thelast few days before Christmas,and what a flurry that caused inour kitchen. Of course herChristmas cakes were made inearly October, wrapped incheesecloth and moistened regu-larly with brandy, sherry, or rum.Then she had to do the mincetarts, butter tarts, gingerbread,and shortbread just beforeChristmas. Our old coal andwood stove was just puffingaway.

We would be busy making ourcranberry and popcorn tree gar-lands then too because we didn’twant the cranberries to dry up

too soon. They were always putout for the birds to gorge on afterNew Years. We also had the busi-ness of getting the tree and put-ting that up – a real tree, not animitation one – and it sure didsmell good. As soon as my dadwould bring the tree in the house,you knew Christmas was coming.

Now we can all start our bakingearly and have it ready, and just godown to the basement to get theimitation tree and the decorationsfrom the years before. Kind oftakes all the fun out of it, I think.

I do a lot of baking beforeChristmas because I make cookieand treat boxes for friendsand family, and I am surethey all appreciate gettingtheir box of goodies. I haveone neighbour (not mention-ing names) who even tellsme what to put in it. Mygranddaughter, Mimi, is com-ing over to help me soon withsome of the cookies. I thinkthat she thinks I am getting tooold to be trusted with makingall the cookies. That’s OKbecause we have a good time.This year we are going to makechocolate Santa Claus andChristmas tree suckers to put inthe boxes, too.

I am going to give you a recipefor the most delicious savourycheese cookies to be servedwith a glass of wine, or evencoffee. These are really goodand I hope you enjoy them.They are a good snack to putout when friends comeover, rather than chips orsalty snacks.

The second recipe is a favourite ofeveryone in our family. It is quite

simple to make, but can bemessy.

I hope you all try these recipes,and enjoy them as much as ourfamily does.

Before I leave, I want to thank thewonderful lady named Sue whobrought our little dog, Oliver, backhome when he got out of the yarda couple of weeks ago. (Someoneleft the gate open – not me.)Oliver has an ID tag on his har-ness with our phone and address,and while we were out looking forhim after leaving the house quick-ly and leaving the doors

unlocked, she put him in ourkitchen. He was found over amile away on Ravine Drive, thatlittle stinker, which means he hadto have crossed Stony PlainRoad. These are the kind of peo-ple we have living in this area,and thank heavens for that. So,thank you very much, Sue, andmy husband thanks you alsobecause now he out of the dog-house.

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone,from the Heberts.

Getting Ready for Christmas - Getting Ready for Christmas - then and now

Cheese Netties

1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese (I use old)

1/2 cup softened butter

1/8 tsp Worchestershire sauce

3/4 cup flour

2 cups Rice Krispies

Mix the cheese, butter, Worchestershire sauce well. Stir in the flour

and cereal. Mix well. Roll dough into logs 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

Wrap in wax paper and chill in fridge for 30 minutes. Cut into 1/2 inch

slices and place on lightly oiled baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F

until lightly browned. I would suggest doubling this recipe.

Cheese Netties

Toffee Crunch Grahams12 whole graham crackers, about 5 x 2 1/2 inches

1 1/2 cups butter (no substitutes)1 cup brown sugar2 cups sliced almonds

Line a 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pain with foil. Place graham crackers in

pan. In a saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Bring to a boil

stirring constantly. Carefully pour over the graham crackers. Sprinkle

with almonds. Bake at 400 F for 6-8 minutes. Let sit for a minute or

so, then place on racks. Let cool completely.

Toffee Crunch Grahams

MAXINE HEBERT

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The most expensive holiday ofthe year — Christmas — isquickly approaching.

The food, gifts, decorations,cards and all of those extras thatpop up can sure take a toll onyour wallet. I have some tips tohelp you enjoy the seasonSanta-style on a Humbug budg-et.

Host a cookie swap. Holiday baking can be time consuming and costly if you aremaking different desserts forthe season. It calls for a lot ofgrocery shopping and you usual-ly end up only using half or aquarter of what you had to pur-chase for your recipe. With a cookie swap, you get a

group of friends together andeach pick one dessert recipe,either a cookie or squares. Thenyou make a dozen of your recipefor each person in the swap andmake a dozen for you to keep.

For example, say you get togeth-er with six friends and decide tomake mint chocolate chip cook-ies. You would make seven-dozen cookies. You then set atime to meet and drop off the sixdozen and pick up six dozenother desserts that everyoneelse made. In the end, you areleft with seven dozen differentdesserts.

You end up saving moneybecause you are not buying a lotof different ingredients and youcan purchase what you need foryour recipe in bulk.

Recycle last year's cards. Keep your Christmas cards fromthe previous year and store themaway with your holiday decora-tions. The next year, take themout and recycle them.

First, this will give you a list ofwho sent you cards the previousyear to return the favour.Second, you can use the imageson the front of previous yearscards and make them into gifttags. This saves both the envi-ronment and your chequebook.

Buy on sale.Keep an eye out during the yearfor possible Christmas gifts to goon sale. In order to save moneywhile buying on sale you have toconsider the item at full value.For example, if you have a limitof $50 to spend per person, andyou find an item regularly pricedat $50 on sale for $30, then con-sider yourself done for that per-son.

Entertain on a budget.Spending time with family andfriends over the holidays doesn'thave to be costly either. Host apotluck party and ask each guestto bring a favorite appetizer. Findout ahead of time what they arebringing to avoid duplicates. Thisway, you make one appetizer

and your guests bring the rest.This is also a great icebreakertoo if all of your guests don'tknow each other.

Stock up after the holidays. Wait until after Christmas to buyyour decorations. Your choiceswill be limited, but you will beable to find some great deals onwhat's left.

You can also buy next year'scards and gift wrap at this time ifyou are running low at the end ofthe season. This way you will beall stocked up and ready to gonext year at a fraction of thecost.

I hope you have found someuseful tips in here to help yousave money during the holidays.

Sheri Fuller is a Glenwood resi-dent as well as owner/author ofwww.thisbirdsday.com.

SHERI FULLER

IT MAKES CENTS

HONOURABLE HEATHER KLIMCHUK

MLA, EDMONTON-GLENORA

MINISTER OF SERVICE ALBERTA

Constituency Office:10649-124 Street

Edmonton, AB T5N 1S5Phone: (780)455-7979 Fax:(780)455-2197

edmonton.glenora@assembly.ab.ca

Wishing Everyone A Safe and Wonderful Holiday Season!!

Wishing Everyone A Safe and Wonderful Holiday Season!!

Heather’s Spicy SnapsHeather’s Spicy Snaps

Ingredients:

3/4 cup margarine or shortening 1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda

1/4 molasses 2 teaspoons allspice

1 egg, beaten 2 teaspoons ground cloves

2 cups flour 2 teaspoons ginger

White sugar

Directions: Cream together margarine and sugar. Add molasses and

egg; beat together. Combine flour, salt, baking soda and spices. Add

to creamed mixture. Mix well. Roll into balls and then roll in sugar.

Press flat with fork. Bake at 375 F for 12 minutes. Makes 4 dozen. Enjoy!

Heather’s Spicy SnapsHeather’s Spicy SnapsIngredients:

3/4 cup margarine or shortening 1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda1/4 molasses 2 teaspoons allspice1 egg, beaten 2 teaspoons ground cloves2 cups flour 2 teaspoons gingerWhite sugar

Directions: Cream together margarine and sugar. Add molasses and egg; beat together. Combine flour, salt, baking soda and spices. Add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Roll into balls and then roll in sugar.Press flat with fork. Bake at 375 F for 12 minutes. Makes 4 dozen. Enjoy!

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