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bringing the “good” of your community to youwww.gatewaygazette.ca November 2nd, 2010 ~ issue #158

www.gatewaygazette.ca ~ November 2nd, 2010 ~ Issue #158

Bringing the “GOOD”of your Community to you!GRASSROOTS

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The Gateway Gazette is dedicated to Bringing the Good of your Community to you!

Sheep River Library is GOOD for

your community! See Page 21

The Gateway Gazette is proud

to support local,

non-profit organizationsRoyal Canadian Legion

Remembrance Day Service

Oilfields High School

Nov. 11th ~ 10:30am

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AREA ADVISOR ~ Our Community CalendarMONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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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.--------------------------------------------------------12:30 ~ 1:30 YOGAfor beginners and all lev-els, Priddis Community Hall, drops in 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.--------------------------------------------------------

Valley Neighbours Club 403-933-4445.

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2nd/every month 7:00pm Legion ExecutiveMeetings 403-933-4600.--------------------------------------------------------

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3rd/every month Coffee Chatter OkotoksSNAPS Orvella Small - 403-603-3232.--------------------------------------------------------3rd/every month (9x year) Valley Neigh-bours Gardening Club 403-933-7131.--------------------------------------------------------9:30 ~ 11am - Yoga in Longview. Kendra403-558-3696.--------------------------------------------------------Noon to 1pm - Free hot soup at St. George'sChurch Hall, south of the RBC, Turner Val-ley - 403-933-3970 or 403-933-3591.--------------------------------------------------------1:30pm Knitting Club Sheep Creek ArtsCouncil 403-938-2032.--------------------------------------------------------

Valley NeighboursClub 403-933-4445.--------------------------------------------------------6:00 ~ 7:00pm Belly Dancing Sheep CreekArts Council 403-938-2032--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 8:00pm - Red Deer Lake CommunityCentre - Boot Camp for all levels - Patti: 403-931-2373.--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 9:00pm 1st & 3rd week of month.

Scrapbooking Sheep Creek Arts Council -403-933-3947.--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 8:30pm YOGABeginners 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.

8:45 ~ 10:00am - YOGA, Beginners and alllevels, Millarville Community Hall, drop inwelcome. Margit 403 931 3649.--------------------------------------------------------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.Starts Sept 15th. 403-933-3278.--------------------------------------------------------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.

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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.--------------------------------------------------------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.

7:00pm 2nd & 4th week of month GamesNight

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.--------------------------------------------------------

1:00pm Whist & Bridge

9:00 ~ 11:00am Breakfast

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Nov 8th - Ham Dinner at theUnited Church in Turner Valley - 2sittings: 4:30 and 5:45pm. 403-933-4114.

Nov 15th - 12:00pm to 7:00pm -Flu Clinic in the Health Unit at Oil-fields Hospital. 1-866-408-5465 orwww.albertahealthservices.ca.

Nov 2nd 7:00pm. HCWC meetingat Oilfields Hospital CommunityAction Centre.

Nov 9th - 2pm - Video Conferenceat Longview Library - We WillRemember Them: a Tour of Cana-dian War Memorial Sites.

Nov 23rd - 12:00pm – 7:00pm - FluClinic in the Health Unit at Oil-fields Hospital. 1-866-408-5465 orwww.albertahealthservices.ca.

Nov 17th - 7 to 8pm - Video Con-ference at the Longview Library- Cruising the Waters of Bur-gundy and Provence in Francewith Dave Heron (Travel Trackscolumnist).

Nov 11th 10:30am Royal Cana-dian Legion Remembrance DayService. Oilfields High SchoolGymnasium. 403-933-4600.

Nov 5th - Priddis Turkey Supperat the Priddis Community Hall -4:30 to 8pm. 403-931-3675.

Nov 6th - 9am to 3pm - ShoppingSpree at the Legion in Turner Val-ley. Place your orders for Christ-mas! 403-938-7713.

Nov 13th Christmas Cards.Sheep Creek Arts Council. 403-938-2032.

Nov 20th - Christmas Cards.Sheep Creek Arts Council. 403-938-2032.

Nov 27th 1:30 – 3:30pm at theHigh Country Lodge in Black Dia-mond - Christmas Bazaar & Tea.Michelle Diamond. 403-933-4028.

Nov 27th 10am to 3pm - DeWintonChristmas Craft Fair at DeWintonCommunity Hall.

Fri, Nov 5th to Sun, 7th -Millarville Christmas Market.

403- 931-2404

Fri, Nov 19th to Sat, 20th -Okotoks Royal Purple Bazaar at

the Elks Club - 933-3330

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to 5pm - Bragg Creek ArtisansChristmas Sale at the BraggCreek Centre in the heart of

Bragg Creek.-----------------------------------------------

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.

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Food Drive is ready to rollthrough Turner Valleyand Longview on Novem-ber 15th and Black Dia-mond on November 16th,ringing your doorbell after6:00pm to collect dona-tions for the OilfieldsFood Bank.

“It's been just wonder-ful,” says Sharon Herr-

iman of the Oilfields FoodBank. The successful pro-gram is propelled by thecommunity's volunteerfirefighters, who acceptfood and monetary dona-tions and deliver them tothe Food Bank for distri-bution. While opened orexpired food cannot beaccepted, the most desir-

able donations are Cereal,Canned Fruit, CannedVegetables, Canned Meatand Peanut Butter.

If you plan to be out dur-ing the food drive, pleaseleave a food donation onyour steps and it will becollected.

Every bit helps.

Firefighters Food Drive

By Pam Jones, EditorThis year's High Coun-

try Rockies Midget AHockey team has an amaz-ing new coach. Hailingfrom King City, Ontario,Jeff Ovens has a hockeybackground and a love forhockey that is tangible. Hisclassroom at Oilfields HighSchool is a testament tohis love of the sport.

Jeff was a five-year Cap-tain of the Golden GaelsHockey Team at QueensUniversity where his HeadCoach Brett Gibson said,“Jeff Ovens was the ulti-mate captain. … He waslike a second assistantcoach to me.”

Coach Jef f Oven'sbelieves that coaches areteachers and that relation-ships are everything. “No-one is going to care howmuch you know until theyknow how much you care,”said Jeff at the team's firstmeeting.

He runs a tight ship withfairness and understand-ing. He has rules and someare non-negotiable but heis flexible and believes thatrespect is earned notdemanded; and thatapplies to everyone ~ play-ers, coaches, staff.

Team building is essen-tial and there will be man-datory team building activ-ities. Commitment is #1 inhis book and a close sec-

ond is how hard the teampractices and plays theirgames. He is aiming for aprofessional culture, set-ting the guys up for theirfuture lives, the team'sgoals will come first andcommitment is all encom-passing from the games, topractices, workshops,their dress code, punctual-ity and conduct.

He welcomed his teamas the elite players of thisdivision, congratulated

them all and stressed thathe had purposely stayedaway from the try-outs let-ting the evaluators do theirjob of choosing his team.He went on to say that hewas pleased with theirchoices and had twoGolden Rules for them ~ 1)Be a fan and 2) Be a stu-dent of the game.

Jeff is also a teacher atOilfields High School thisyear running their HockeyCanada Skills AcademyProgram and the Quest Pro-gram. He has threedegrees, BSc, MSc, BEdand is a Certified Strengthand Conditioning Special-ist.

Joining Jeff in coachingthe Midget A team areAssistant Coaches JoelTurcotte and Bill Goss.Debbie Piquette Roney isTeam Manager and Kevin

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amazing hockey and theirfirst two games saw thembeat Okotoks 7 to 0 andAirdrie 7 to 3. However,Coach Jeff responded tothis with, “It is importantto really emphasis that wedon’t play to the scoreclock. The Team’s successis going to depend on themgetting out of their comfortzone and applying newskills. Our goal is to getbetter each and every dayboth as individuals and asa team.”

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The Millarville Christ-mas Market once again wel-comes thousands for threedays of lights, food, hayrides, pony rides, carolersand many favourite, sea-sonal and new vendors.

Many of our regularfarmers are here with allkinds of meat and somewinter vegetables. Pre-pared foods includingmany specialty ethnicfoods from Hungary, Ger-many, the Ukraine, LatinAmerica, India, Poland,Thailand and Canadaabound. Christmas treatsinclude Christmas baking,pies, cookies, fruitcake,fudge, caramel corn andcandy.

Decorate your homewith handmade, uniquedecorations, wreaths,stockings and ornaments

or find one of a kind giftsfrom our many artists andcrafts people of jewellery,glass, paintings, stainedglass, pottery, quilting,knitting, sewing, hats,mitts, scarves.

Photographs, calendarsand books are availabledirectly from writers andphotographers. You willa l s o f i n d b e a u t i f u lw o o d w o r k i n g a n dwoodturning.

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bring your children besure to leave them for anhour at Santa's workshopto decorate a cookie andmake a craft with our local4-H Saddle Sores Group.Children 5-12 are wel-come. Cost is $2.00/childwhile you get to shop onyour own!

Admission is $5/personor $10/car. Hours are 10am to 8 pm. November 5tha n d S a t u r d a y a n dSunday, November 6th to7th, 10 am to 5 pm at thefacilities of the MillarvilleRacing & Agriculture Soci-ety, 35 minutes southwestof Calgary.

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Christmas Comes to Millarville

By Todd CurranA 13 year-old Okotoks

local will be heading toToronto next month to rep-resent Alberta at the RoyalAgricultural Winter Fair,and she's bringing herhorse with her.

Perhaps the youngest per-son to win the Rocky Moun-t a i n S h o w J u m p i n gRegionals, Claire Doty beatout competitors up to 21years old with her finalscores of 90, 89 and 85. “It'sbasically a three phasetest,” says Claire's mom,Carol. “There's a flat ridingphase, a gymnastics phaseof technical horsemanshipand a third phase of jump-ing equitation.”

The riders accumulatepoints which are addedtogether, entering the topsix girls into a Ride Off.“They ride three differenthorses according to a ran-dom draw,” Carol says. “Ev-

eryone enters with a cleanslate of points and they'regiven two minutes to suc-cessfully complete thecourse.” Judged on poise,time and effectiveness incompleting the tasks, Clairefinished early in all of herruns and still placed first.

The top four contendersadvance to the finals at theRoyal Agri-cultural Win-ter Fair. “Al-berta hasn'tw o n i nyears,” Carolsays. “Latelyit's been dom-inated by theB.C. girls, sowe're reallyhoping thatthis is ouryear.”

Since itscommence-m e n t i n1922 , th e

Fair has become the world'slargest indoor agriculturaland international eques-trian competition. Clairewill be performing for quitethe audience, as the eventdraws more than 340,000visitors to Toronto annu-ally.

Happy trails Claire, wewish you all the best!

The Royal Winter Fair-est Of Them All

By Todd CurranThe new C&C Fitness

and Yoga Stud io inOkotoks has hit the groundrunning with classes to suiteveryone.

Owners Candice Wymaand Carlie Nicol have beenoffering the FITMOM pro-gram in the area for 3 years.“The program grew to apoint where we needed ourown space,” Candice says.“We ' r e s t i l l o f f e r ingFITMOM through C&C butwe've expanded our classesto add more variety andchallenges to our mem-bers.”

Anticipating their cli-

ents' needs, C&C Fitnessoffers morning childcare sothat parents can get a greatworkout while the kids getdown to the business offun. And, since the classesare provided on a drop-inbasis, the TRX, yoga, stepor Zumba sessions can fitinto even the busiestschedule.

“We're open to men andwomen and some of ourclasses even incorporatechildren,” says Carlie. “Any-one can come and try a freeclass to see what we're allabout.”

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By Todd CurranAs part of their 2nd annual

Pumpkin & Scarecrow Festi-val, Kayben Farms and theTown of Okotoks once againchallenged local businesses,families and groups to createa scarecrow for charity. In theScarecrows for Charity con-test held at Kayben Farms,participants vie to raisemoney for the charity of theirchoice by creating and enter-ing their unique scarecrowsin the contest for a $10 fee,with proceeds being donatedto the winner's charity ofchoice.

Ballot boxes for voting were

placed at Okotoks Sobeys,Okotoks Safeway, OkotoksRecreational Centre and atKayben Farms or online at:

. Competi-tion was fierce this year, withAlberta Dance Academy win-ning by only 10 votes.

Of the 21 entries, ClaudeKolk and Scott Smid submit-ted what they are guessing isthe biggest entry of them all,40 ft tall “Helga”. During thecontest, which ran from Sep-tember 25th to October 9th,Helga towered over the field atKayben Farms along 32nd St,just north of the town ofOkotoks. Each Saturdaythroughout the contest,Kayben Farms offered music,crafts, wagon rides and a con-test with a scarecrow orpumpkin theme.

For more details on thisevent, visit:

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The BIG Scare

Erica Harding from Alberta

Dance Academy accepting

the award from Kenna Lockwood,

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They are donating their winnings

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Black DiamondTown of

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Nov. 1st Committee of the Whole 7:00 pm Black Diamond Council ChambersNov. 1st FCSS Interagency Meeting 12 pm – 1:30 pm Black Diamond Council ChambersNov. 3rd COUNCIL Meeting 7:30 pm Black Diamond Council ChambersNov. 8th Municipal Planning Commission 7:00 pm Black Diamond Council ChambersNov. 9th Parks & Recreation Board Meeting 7:00 pm Black Diamond Council ChambersNov. 10th Foothills Cemetery Board Meeting 7:00 pm Black Diamond Council ChambersNov. 11th Sheep River Library Board Meeting 7:00 pm Sheep River LibraryNov. 15th Family & Community Support Services 7:00 pm Black Diamond Council Chambers

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The Town of Black Diamond, in partnership with the Oilfields Food Bank (TurnerValley) and the Foothills Region Salvation Army, is pleased to present an exciting newChristmas Assistance program to help struggling local families during this financiallydemanding season. Families in need of assistance this Christmas may register throughFCSS Black Diamond before December 1st for Toys and/or Food hampers. The registrywill ensure that qualified families can receive toys/gifts for children aged 16 and underas well as a family food hamper if required. Those requiring food hampers only, may alsoregister through FCSS Black Diamond or the Oilfields Food Bank. This new partnershiphas been formed to help ensure that the growing needs of our expanding community aremet with a distribution system that will be able to grow and adapt as necessary for manyyears to come. Individuals or businesses may continue to support the families in theircommunity with financial contributions to the program. We hope to continue to makeChristmas a meaningful and happy time for everyone! Please call Suzan at 403-933-4348 to register or donate.

The Town of Black Diamond currently has vacancies for Volunteer Members onthe following Committees:

If you are interested in becoming involved with any of these committees, please contact the TownOffice at 403-933-4348 or . We need committed people to continue the

tradition of caring for our community and its [email protected]

Members at Large Needed

Family and Community Support Services (FCSS)Economic Development Committee (EDC) – 2 vacancies exist

Parks & Recreation Board– Home-Based Business Owner & Member at Large

Hello Everyone! On behalf of the New Black Diamond Council Ijust wish to extend our congratulations to all the successful can-didates who will now be representing our communities in theFoothills for the next three years. The new councils will be bring-ing experience and refreshing vibrant ideas to their respectiveChambers and this should make for exciting times to look forwardto in the future. We wish everyone great success in the upcoming

term. I am sure that I speak for everyone when I say a HUGE thank you to all theVoters who came out on October 18th to support us. It was a wonderful turnout in allMunicipalities. Until next time, thanks so much.

Councillor’s Corner by Judy ThomsonCouncillor’s Corner by Judy Thomson

The alley to the south of the Black Diamond business district extending from the Black Diamond Hotel through toSandul's Pharmacy is a difficult alley to maintain for the Town's Public Works crews. This alley has a single lane widthof 3 meters that stretches for 50 meters in length, then widens to 7 meters for the remaining 60 meters in length. Thenarrowness of this alley along with a substantial number of hydro poles makes it very difficult for our public worksequipment to maneuver about in order to adequately maintain the graveled surface and storm water management.To improve the storm water management this alley needs to be redesigned to control water runoff by changing thegrades of the alley as well as adding a paved surface to protect the sub base structure from the large commercialtrucks making sharp turns while servicing their commercial customers.

From the Public Works Department

Hannah Lloyd is a 16year old, Grade 11 studentwho volunteers at theOkotoks Hea l th andWellness Centre. Hannahhas a scheduled shift andworks Fridays from 1:00 to4:30 pm. She dedicates 3.5hours weekly to assistingour Public Health NursingTeam by creating displayboards, organizing and dis-playing brochures, washingclinic room toys and otherspecial projects.

When asked about hervolunteer experience at theOkotoks Hea l th andWellness Centre Hannahsaid, “I am interested in acareer in Medicine and vol-unteering at the OkotoksHealth and Wellness Centreis providing me an opportu-nity to learn differentaspects of health care asidefrom acute and emergency

care. By volunteering withthe Public Health NursingTeam, I have a broadunderstanding of howmuch work goes into immu-nizing the youth in our com-munity.”

Volunteers such asHannah share their ideaswith Volunteer Resourcesand the Departments theyassist to improve our cli-ent 's experience andthrough this engagementand team work, our clientsare reaping the benefits ofexceptional client service.

The Okotoks Health andWellness Centre have 170registered volunteers andHannah is 1 of 7 youth vol-unteers. Volunteers havethe opportunity to help in37 different positions thatassist 10 different depart-ments. We also partnerwith community organiza-

tions to facilitate the bestopportunities for our volun-teers. In less than twoyears, the Okotoks Healthand Wellness Centre's Vol-unteer Resources Depart-ment has tripled in size andwe are enhancing healthcare in our community.

Volunteering provides

opportunity for our youth

Volunteer, Hannah Lloyd.Lends a Helping Hand

Photo credit Andrew Bako

See Heartland Soul Article Page 14


The Turner Valley Oil and Gas Group is a committee of representatives from the oil and gasindustries, municipal and provincial governments, regulatory agencies and emergency/disasterservices that have interests within the towns of Turner Valley, Black Diamond and Longview and theMD of Foothills.

Representatives from TVOGG and member organizations will be available to answer your questionsand provide information on oil and gas activities in the Turner Valley area.

Refreshments (beef on a bun and soft drinks) will be served and a draw will be held for door prizes.

Turner Valley Oil and Gas Group(TVOGG)

is inviting the public to an

Thursday, November 18th, 20104:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Flare & Derrick Hall, Turner Valley

OPEN HOUSE

Town of Turner Valley www.turnervalley.ca403-933-4944

223 Main Street NE

Change in Council Meeting Time

6:30 p.m.

Committee of the Whole meetings are held on

the first Monday of every month

Regular Council meetings are held the third

Monday of every month

November 1 Committee of the Whole meeting

November 15 Regular Council meeting

Meeting agendas and adopted Council minutes

are posted on at www.turnervalley.ca

Upcoming Town of Turner Valley Council

Meetings

We Remember

The Town of Turner Valley honours all those who have

dedicated their lives to defend and protect our country

and preserve our freedom. We remember them and

pledge to remember for all time.

Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held on

November 11, starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Oilfields

High School gymnasium in Black Diamond.

Lest we forget.

The Turner Valley Traffic Bylaw does not permit theparking of any vehicles in the alleys/lanes. Theseparked vehicles can impede the passage of oversizedemergency and public works vehicles.

As an alley is a publically- accessible roadway, it isdefined as a "highway" under the Traffic Safety Act, andas such the parking and storing of unregistered oruninsured motor vehicles is strictly prohibited. TheTown of Turner Valley requests that all residents ceaseparking in any alley or lane way and to remove anyvehicle that is not currently registered or insured.

Your compliance with this bylaw will not only helpprotect your community, but protect you from anyliability.

Should you have any questions about the TrafficBylaw, or any other bylaw in Turner Valley, please feelfree to contact Patrol Services at either 403.333.1203or 403.333.1263

Parking in Back Alleys

Mayor

Councillors

Kelly Tuck

Dona Fluter

Terry Moore

Lane Park

Complete election results available at

http://www.turnervalley.ca/municipalelections/

Gerald Pfeil

Sandy Rishaug

Barry Williamson

2010 – 2013 Town of Turner Valley Council Diamond Valley Christmas,

Country StyleJoin the fun in Black Diamond and Turner Valley

Friday, November 26 4:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 27 10:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Christmas Market at the Flare and Derrick

Community Centre, Turner Valley

Christmas market featuring local crafts people, food

vendors, unique gift ideas Special visit from Santa Claus,

old-fashioined family fun including skating, horse-drawn

wagon rides - watch the town's website for more events

www.turnervalley.ca

Bring your camera for your self-portrait in our Diamond

Valley Christmas Village!

No admission charge, however, Food Bank donations would

be greatly appreciated. Proceeds from this event will be

donated to the Oilfields Food Bank.

For more information, contact Saje at 403.815.2713

5:00 p.m. Christmas Light UpHistoric Main Street, Black Diamond

Mayor’s MessageAs your newly elected mayor, I would like to thank youfor your support and encouragement during mycampaign. As I serve on Council for the next threeyears, I have several goals that I hope to accomplishwith your help. My first goal is to lead a Council thatwill listen and be responsive to your ideas andconcerns. Clear communication is the key to this goal,and I hope you will come to Council meetings as yourschedule allows.

We encourage you to join us, your electedrepresentatives as we roll up our sleeves and begin agreater journey - completing the dream: building astronger vibrant community. Over the next few weeksCouncil will start the budget process, which includesrevisiting the water rates, one of the important issuesyou brought to our attention while campaigning.

Together we can build a town that will reflect the best ineach of us - a town that will respect its citizens,embrace its neighbours, and improve our quality oflife.

I believe we are a town with movers and shakers whounderstand innovation doesn’t happen when you arestanding still. I look forward to working with Council,staff and the community to move forward towardaccomplishing our goals.

Are you interested in land development matters? Would you like to have a voice in decisions respecting Development

Permit requests and subdivision applications? Would you like to see growth occur in a manner that is orderly, sensible

and well planned? If so, please consider volunteering your time to sit on the Turner Valley Municipal Planning

Commission (MPC) as a Member-at-Large. As an MPC member, you will be deciding, along with other MPC members,

on important development matters affecting the community. Typically, this would involve approximately 2 - 3 hours of

your time per month. You should be sensible, a good listener and an analytical thinker. Most importantly, you care

about Turner Valley and want to make a valuable contribution. Ideally, you have a background in land planning,

development or construction; although this is not necessary. If interested, please telephone the Town to obtain an

application form, complete and return to the Town of Turner Valley. We look forward to hearing from you!

Wanted: Municipal Planning Commission Member

Mayor Kelly Tuck

Optometry is primaryeye care in Alberta.

What does this mean?Any and all eye and visionconcerns can and shouldbe addressed by youroptometrist first. Optome-trists have years of spe-cialty training in eye- andvision-related issues andare your best first stop forcare.

Many people in theregion still travel a long dis-tance to see an eye doctor orspecialist. Travel for mostpeople is costly and incon-venient, and frequently spe-cialist care requires weeksor months of waiting. Fam-ily optometric practices,such as Diamond ValleyVision Care in Black Dia-mond, are nearby and con-venient and provide thesame excellent care thatyou need. Furthermore,wait times at family optom-etry clinics are generallyvery short, a matter of days,not months. Finally, visitsto your optometrist are typi-cally a fraction for the costto healthcare for the equiv-alent specialist or emer-

gency room visits.So what if you've had an

eye surgery and need fol-low-up care or if you areconcerned about cataracts,glaucoma, macular degen-eration or other eye dis-eases? Modern optome-trists are trained to providecare for all of these condi-tions. In some cases wheresurgery or other specialtreatments are required,you will be referred to anappropriate ophthalmolo-gist for the procedure, butyour optometrist can takecare of your needs beforeand after surgery.

At Diamond ValleyVision Care, we useadvanced technology andeHealth tools to ensure thebest care possible in ourregion, while being in con-tact with specialists fromCalgary. This saves ourpatients time, money andtravel, but it also saveshealthcare thousands ofdollars annually.

We are also pleased tobring in specialists to meetwith people in the region todiscuss, informally, their

questions and concernsregarding eye and visioncare. Our first guest will bein Black Diamond Satur-day, October 29th, (7:30pm, Griffith Memorial Hall).He is a specialist in eye sur-gery and will be discussingcataract surgery in particu-lar, but will be open to ques-tions regarding other con-cerns. Again, this is oneway that we are able tobring healthcare to thelocal area and reduce coststo all of us. If you are inter-ested in attending thisFREE presentation, call thenumber below to book aseat. Refreshments will beserved.

If you have questionsabout the types of servicesavailable locally, or if youhave any trouble with youreyes or vision, please callour clinic at 403-933-5552.

Dr. Boulet is an optometristand owner-operator of DiamondValley Vision Care in Black Dia-m o n d ( 4 0 3 - 9 3 3 - 5 5 5 2 o r

He is also a for-mer high school teacher and con-tinues to work with children whohave trouble learning.

[email protected].)

By Dr. Charles A. Boulet

Views on VisionKeeping Costs and Wait Times Down


2011MILLARVILLE & DISTRICTTELEPHONE DIRECTORY

Advertiser Deadline Extended…until November 19, 2010!

Advertiser Deadline Extended…until November 19, 2010!

The 2011 Millarville and District Telephone Directory has extended the deadline to request

advertising space until November 19 for existing and new advertisers. The final date for

submission of advertisements will be November 26, 2010.

If you have a business which you would like to advertise in the 2011 edition of the

Telephone Directory please email [email protected] or contact Gail at

403-995-3292.

The Millarville and District Telephone Directory will provide a valuable service to our

community and this year will be a fundraising opportunity for the Society for Millarville

School Fundraising.

By Todd CurranWhen Mary McWhirter's

husband passed away in2001, she began a search forhigher purpose, somethingto devote her life to. The jour-ney took her all the way toNepal where, as destinywould have it, she changedthe life of a humble villagegirl.

After being accepted bythe VSO overseas volunteerorganization in 2002, Marybegan the training thatwould prepare her for life ina foreign country for twoyears. “They took me on at62 years-old,” Mary says.“We had to learn to speakthe language as part of thetraining to be a nurse in acommunity hospital. It's anamazing organization andthey support us magnifi-cently when we're overthere.”

When Mary arrived inNepal, she was guided to avillage and introduced to thefamily that would host herduring her stay. “I lived thelife that the villagers live,”says Mary. “They're wonder-ful people and I loved beingthere right away.” A younggirl named Laxmi K.C. livedjust two houses over and thetwo became fast friends.

Through their conversa-tions, Mary learned thataside from younger villagegirls or those from affluentfamilies, almost no girlsattend school. The villagegirls are pulled from schoolat an early age to help raisetheir younger siblings, workin the fields or be marriedoff, but Laxmi's dream wasto become a doctor andMary recognized the poten-tial in her. “Laxmi's such abright girl,” Mary says. “Shewas still in school because,

as the youngest child, shewasn't needed at home.” Herschooling was also not afinancial burden on the fam-ily because Laxmi appliedannually for a Nepalesescholarship; and won itevery year.

As the public school sys-tem in Nepal ends at grade10, additional education isthe commencement of col-lege. “If you can make it tograde 10 with good marks,”Mary told Laxmi, “I'll raisethe money to get youthrough college.” Marystruck a deal with Laxmiand her family to pay for thefour years of medical school,providing that Laxmi'sfather promised not tomarry her off and that shewould stay in Nepal aftergraduating to improve con-ditions there.

Approaching women'sorganizations and churchgroups with her story, Maryhad no trouble raising thefunds over six years. “Thetotal cost for her degree was$33,000 and I've kept all ofthe sponsors updated on

Laxmi's progress,” she says,having recently returnedfrom attending Laxmi's grad-uation ceremony in Nepal.“She graduated as a doctorlast month and had excel-lent marks coming out of col-lege. She'll be an intern for10 months, then an attend-ing physician and thenwants to open her own prac-tice. I'm thrilled with herand so much of it is becauseshe's so bright and commit-ted. She's done so well.”

Back home in the AlbertaFoothills, Mary lay in bedthinking 'It took six years,but it wasn't all that hard todo. I can do one more.' Sheawoke the next morning andcontacted her teacher friendin Nepal to be on the lookoutfor a bright girl with anunderstanding family.“Laxmi will interview herand we'll see if we can helpher too,” Mary says. “I willfind one.”

Mary would love to speakwith anyone interested insupporting education forother girls and can bereached at 403-931-4099.

Help, Healing And Higher Learning

At The Top Of The World

By Todd CurranSome staff at the High

Country Lodge seniors' resi-dence turned out to be greatfriends and exceptional col-leagues when they arrangeda fundraising Walk for Can-cer in honour of a coworkerwho was diagnosed with inva-sive breast cancer.

The walk took place onOctober 23rd at 10:00am,starting at the bridge inBlack Diamond, heading up

the Friendship Trail, then upand through the golf courseand back. With over 20 peo-ple obtaining pledges andparticipating in the event,organizers plan to make it anannual event that gets biggerand better every year.

Having undergone cancertreatment , the sta f f ' scoworker is back in action atthe Lodge. “We are so eagerto have her back!” DeborahAllen of High Country Lodge

says of her friend's trium-phant return. “She is veryspecial to many of our staffand residents and treatseveryone kindly and withwarm respect.”

Although the final tallyisn't in, Deborah estimatedthat the participants raisedapproximately $2,000 inpledges, which will bedonated to cancer research.

Walk for Cancer

Legion

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The Absence of Respect

Don G. Russell CD

Warrant Officer (retd.)

Princess Patricia's Cana-

dian Light Infantry

At 7:36pm 08 May1942 the U.S. Navy air-craft carrier, The U.S.S.Lexington (CV-2) slid toher final resting place onthe floor of the Coral Seain the South Pacific. Shewas a victim of one of thefiercest air/sea battles ofWorld War 2. Servingaboard that valiant vesselwas a 19 year seaman2nd class who had a deepand abiding love for thenavy, the sea and hiscountry. His name wasEverett B. Russell……hewas my big brother. Dur-ing World War I our dadserved in the U.S. Navyaboard the U.S.S. NewYork. In the latter phaseof the Vietnam War mynephew served as the skip-per of the U.S.S. Ohio, an u c l e a r s u b m a r i n e(boomer). I am writingthis simply to give yousome idea why I'm so pas-sionate about and grate-ful to our veterans andhow much is owed tothem.

On the 9th of October,

this year, I had the hon-our of being present at aremembrance ceremonyfor a World War 2 spitfireand hurricane pilot. I wasaccorded the honour ofbearing the royal Cana-dian Air Force flag as aSopwith Camel per-formed a fly-by in a saluteto our departed comrade.Comrade, you ask?Yes….a comrade, not apal or a drinking buddy,just a comrade…in theRoyal Canadian Legion.Now, from all I've recentlybeen told, the R.C.L. isjust a place for the oldvets to go, get drunk andswap war stories. It's alsobeen stated that the pro-posed new Legion will benothing more than “an-other drinking hole”. Ifthis doesn't wreak of sac-rilege I fail to understandwhat does! Many of ourv e t e r a n s s u f f e r e dunspeakable horrors;many have sustainedsevere injuries which theywill have to endure for theremainder of their lives.Many men and women

sacrificed their lives so wecould sleep under a blan-ket of freedom anddemocracy which theyprovided for us.

How sad it is that theonly time we hear wordsof praise or gratitude is onthe eleventh hour of theeleventh day of the elev-enth month. How seldomit is that the Royal Cana-dian Legion is acknowl-edged for it's contributionto our community, ourchildren, our seniors andour country! I could go onand on, ad infinitum,lauding the praises of ourLegion and it's veterans.How fortunate we are tohave their ilk in our com-munity!

My wife and I have livedin this community for sev-enteen years. This is notthe first time we've beenprivy to disparaging rhet-oric about the Royal Cana-dian Legion, it's veteransand it's mission, but it isthe first time I've feltduty/honour bound andindignant enough torespond. To those who

uttered these churlish,ungrateful remarks I sayto you, “Shame, shameand shame again for yourlack of respect for the verypeople who provide youwith the freedom andsecurity you enjoy everyday of your lives.” Per-haps if, in the future, youfeel inclined to voice dis-paraging remarks aboutthe Royal CanadianLegion and our veterans,would it not be moreappropriate to simplythink to yourself, “THANKYOU”?

All “Letters To The Editor” are more thanwelcome at the Gateway Gazette and wheneverpossible we will endeavour to print them. Wereserve the right to edit or not publish submis-sions if they are in extreme bad taste, vulgar orcould do damage to other specific persons.Please note that published submissions do notnecessarily reflect the opinions of the GatewayGazette, staff, associates or family. The Gate-way Gazette (along with anyone connected tothe Gateway Gazette) does not assume any lia-bility or responsibility in light of the opinions ofothers. With all of that out of the way, please feelfree to send us your thoughts or opinions, pref-erably by email at: [email protected], you canfax them to: 938-2473, or you can drop them offin our drop-box at Coyote Moon in Turner Valleyor at Pharmasave in Black Diamond.

GIFTS AND GRIPESThis is your opportunity to share your views on the BEST and the WORST of YOUR Community.

You’ve expressed that you love to hear from us. . . . .We’d love to hear from you!

G F S N G I EI T A D R P S

Submitted by Nicole OliverOn September 26th the

Millarville Saddle Sores 4-H Light Horse Club heldtheir 29th annual kick offride.

We met at the MillarvilleRacetrack and welcomedmany new members whilecatching up with returningmembers.

The afternoon startedoff with our meeting and

saying hello to our newexecutive and our leaders.We then headed off for anamazing trail ride throughthe Black Diamond Landand Cattle Company.

Our first meeting andride took place thefollowing weekend wherewe met our new instructorCassandra Day and wecan already tell that this isgoing to be a great year.

Millarville Saddle Sores

High Country Pony Club members get together

to thank their leader, Jackie Rawn, for a great year.


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Geez, you know, you guysare really great. Yep, I'mtalking about YOU, ourreaders. And you're totallysupportive in your commentsand feedback – thank you! I'vealways loved the Gazette, theconcept, the purpose, rightfrom the moment when theidea first hit me. I was soinfected by the idea that myawesome Mom had very littlechoice but to become infectedtoo. It was just something thatmade sense – to both of us. Soit's not surprising that we'reboth still very proud and keenof our little baby. But whattook us both by surprise washow our “Foundation Commu-nities” embraced us. BlackDiamond and Turner Valleyfirst and foremost, followed byMillarville, Longview andPriddis. The eagerness toreceive it, the pride in being apart of it, the loyalty to it andthe protectiveness aroundcalling it your own, takingownership of it. We really didn'tknow what to expect when wetook the leap of faith to give lifeto the Gateway Gazette. Surewe did the usual research,analyzed statistics, chartedout our competition, talkedwith key, community leadingbusinesses. But at the end ofthe day, it was the leap of faiththat put the writing on the wall.Have you ever tried to gathers t a t i s t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o nspecifically on “this” area for aparticular piece of informa-tion? It's not exactly easy tofind, it's rarely current andsome of it simply doesn't exist.

But what I find interesting isthat in a world of electronics, aworld of technology, a world ofiPhones and conveniences, weare beating all odds. “Printmedia is a dying breed” youhear it all over the place. “Printis a dinosaur – it'll never last,it's becoming obsolete.” Really?Do you honestly believe that?You know what, I can't, it is aconcept that I simply can'twrap my head around. And notbecause my business is a printnewspaper – I'm personallysavvy enough with technologythat if I wanted to abandonprint and focus on electronicmedia I could do it in aheartbeat. No, I still believe inprint because you still believein it and you still want it. Ibalance it by making it alsoavailable online, readable init's original print format as ane-Edition, but my #1 priority isgetting that print copy in yourhands every two weeks. Is printmedia the same today as it was5, 10 or 25 years ago? No. Willit be the same 5, 10 or 25 yearsfrom now? No. But it's notgoing to disappear. It's going toevolve. To be honest, it's thedaily papers who are at thehighest level of risk. Beforetechnology, a daily paper wasthe best and fastest way to getyour full details on “hot off thepresses” news. But with theevolution of the Internet,iPhones, Smartphones, Blogs,

RSS Feeds, etc. by the time adaily print paper reaches mostpeople, the “hot off the pressnews” is cold and old. Does theGazette give you the instant,gotta know now, news? No.Does the Internet give you theshining highlights of yourcommunity, schools, kids andneighbours – with front andcentre spotlight attention? No.Do you see where I'm goinghere? Do you need this kind ofinformation to be updated bythe minute? No. So tell me, is ab i - w e e k l y , c o m m u n i t y -focused, good news newspapergoing to become obsolete? No.Was the Gazette built onprecedence? Did we search outand find the same concept,already succeeding, of what wewanted to do and use it as ourmodel? No. In fact, to this day,every time I explain exactlywhat the Gazette is, as soon asI say “we cover good news – nodoom and gloom” I getreactions of astonishment,amazement and huge kudos –“what an awesome idea – I loveit – that is fantastic – I've neverheard of a paper doing that”.There are more and more “goodnews” media outlets croppingup every day. But I am proud tosay that in our neck of thewoods we were among the first.Are we “flourishing” finan-cially? No. (lol) And why?Because our prices are too lowand always have been. Do wemind? No. And why? Becauseone of OUR goals was to enablesmal l businesses equalopportunities to seize theirpiece of market share. Lots ofour customers can't affordhundreds of dollars per month,but they can manage $25 or$50 – we make that possible.Are we successful? Yes. Are wefinancially viable? Yes. Are wedependant on some kind ofsupportive funding? No.

So, how many of you havejumped ahead of me anddrawn your own conclusionson what exactly my point ishere? Did I need a newmarketing angle? No – most ofyou reading this aren't mytarget customers, at least foradvertising and the paper isfree, so I don't need subscrip-tions.

So what on earth am Igetting at?! Well, let's break itdown a bit…

1. Print Media is a dyingbreed – headed towards beingobsolete.

2. There is no prece-dence for the Gazette concept.

3. There was no pre-existing, successful model thatthe Gazette was based on.

4. The Gazette is free –no subscription required, notaxpayers dollars feed it, nogrants subsidize the distribu-tion.

5. T h e G a z e t t e i sindependently owned – notpart of a bigger entity,controlled by a conglomerateor corporation.

6. The Gazette is a blacksheep in the industry, going

against EVERY standardindustry rule that exists – evenin the programs we use, butespecially in the contentincluded within.

7. The Gazette's budgetchanges almost every monthas different components areadded or removed (by-the-way,when a budget changes sowould the business plan).

8. Mainstream Media/Newspapers aren't “done” theway the Gazette is done. Whatwe do is just “not the way it'sdone”.

9. Most print media arescaling back, while the Gazetteis growing and expanding.

Does EVERYBODY love us?No. Does everybody agree withus or our concept? No. Did thatstop us? No. Even my ownhusband is not a “huge” fan –he's proud of me and theGazette, but he prefers thehard news, more sensational-ism and the convenience of hisiPhone. Does it cause dissen-sion in our household? No.

How's that parallel comingalong? I'm still working ongathering the facts for everyone– an awfully big job whilerunning a business and raisinga family – but I am makingprogress. But I have to say, INMY OPINION (don't want anymisunderstandings out there),I think Centre 78 has hit theflippin' nail on the head andsent it straight through theother side.

1. Most CommunityCentres don't make money andrely on tax payers funding it.

2. Most CommunityCentres are owned andoperated by Municipalities.

Hmmmm… am I the onlyone that sees the connectionthere? No, I don't think I am,because there's still less than adozen voices (with names tothem) that are crying outagainst the Centre 78 concept.But they are still riding on thesame points, over and over andover and…. No new objections,no facts to backup their oftrepeated same objections –mostly just that “it's neverbeen done, it's not the way it istypically done, there is noprecedence, there is no pre-existing successful model tofollow” I could launch into aHUGE detailing of historicalevents that simply crush thattheory – in fact, I already have a1200+ word article started onthe topic – but suffice it tomention Karl Benz, HenryFord, Women's SuffrageMovements – I'm sure youcatch my drift.

So to be honest, theobjections are getting a bittiresome. They're unsubstanti-ated opinions by people whofear change, progress andthinking outside of the box. Ofcourse this is just MY PER-SONAL OPINION (don't wantthat missed) and I guaranteeI've just ticked off at least 6people, maybe 12, of the20,000+ readers we circulate

The Precedence of Innovation


My name is Dr. Kirsten MacKenzie and this is my 10th year working as a small animal

veterinarian in the Foothills. I graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 2001 and

moved to Okotoks with my husband Ken shortly after graduation. For the past 9 years, I

have worked in clinics in Okotoks, Calgary and Black Diamond while growing our family

from 2 to 6! Teagan (7), Lochlan (6), Brodie (4) and our most recent addition Mojo - a 7-

month old Blue Picardy Spaniel.

Recently, I have opened my own practice calledAt Home Veterinary Services. My goal in

starting a house-call practice is to provide personalized, experienced, professional

veterinary care in the comfort and privacy of your own home. I provide a convenient, high

quality alternative to your traditional veterinary clinic.

Convenience and scheduling are constant challenges in today's busy world. I will strive

to provide working couples, families with children, multiple pet households, the elderly or

disabled, with the kind of care you and your pet deserve. I look forward to having the time

to get to know you and your furry friends, make everyone feel comfortable and have the

time to answer questions that come up. By examining your pet in its own environment, a

thorough history and exam can be performed, without unnecessary stressors.

I do not have set hours of operation - my goal is to be

convenient to my clients - for that reason, I offer

consultations by appointment only. Your pet can now

receive the highest quality preventative health care

and be treated in the comfort of your own home.

Please call Dr. Kirsten MacKenzie at 403-990- 3736.

My website is currently under construction, but should

be up and running within the month. Please come and

visit homevetcare.ca soon!

Treating your house pet ...

in the comfort of your home!

Treating your house pet …In the comfort of your home!”

Dr. Kirsten MacKenzie

[email protected]

Serving Okotoksand the Foothills

Consultations

Physical Exams

Health Certificates

Breeder Exams and 1st Vaccines

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Dear Editor

Sincerely

Gordon Day

I take umbrage to thestatement that refers to theRoyal Canadian Legion as a“drinking hole for old vets toexchange war stories”.There is no substantiatedfact to this statement, nordoes it bear any resem-blance to the Legion.

The Royal CanadianLegion was organized to givesupport to those whoreturned and respect tothose lost in battle and theentire earth is their sepul-chre. It provides a placewhere our vets and familiesalong with those whorespect the cause maygather in a quiet andrespectful atmosphere. TheLegion makes oath to servethose who need our support,the aged and the poor, andtheir families. It is obligatedto serve the community, theaged and the youth.

The Legion is the longestsponsor of all levels of theBoy Scout movement in thisarea of Canada and is alsothe longest sponsor of a com-munity organized gymnas-tics in Canada. It annuallyholds Hallowe'en, Easterand Christmas parties for

hundreds of children anddonates to other youthgroups as well as the spon-sor for scholarships for ourhigh schools. Branch 78also supports the nationalLegion Track & Field Campsat which some of our ath-letes have gained nationalplacement. The Branch hasalso provided for specialneeds to our aging seniorsincluding scooters and otherpersonal needs. Branch 78pioneered the home moni-toring program providingsecurity for those seniorsliving in their own homes.

Many have the advantageof our pool and darts pro-gram and many of ourseniors enjoy crib nights. Itis of interest to note that themajority of the players donot drink.

Family dinners are avail-able providing an opportu-nity for our veterans to enjoysocializing with their grand-children as well as otheryouth and families in thearea.

Our veterans offered theirlives and health for our pro-tection so that we can enjoythe benefits of living in one ofthe greatest nations on

earth. In response, theLegion recognizes this withdinners for our vets, Saluteto Holland and the honour-ing of our Armed Forces.

To my observance, thedegrading statement was todraw the library out of theagreement of being part ofCentre 78 – a financially logi-cal project that was drawingthe communities togetherfor a common good. The with-drawal from the agreementhas exploded the congenialatmosphere to a divisive-ness and confusion whichhasn't existed for decades.The vitriolic attitude againstthe Legion is not onlydegrading but without sub-stance. Having been an edu-cator in the community Ihave spent many years up to15 hours a day to assist inthe provision for education,healthy activities for ouryouth, community, elderlyand veterans.

To refer to the Legion as a“drinking hole” is an igno-rant and derogatory remark– one that is definitely unpa-triotic and in some nationswould be on the borderlineof treasonous. It is theutmost of insults to those

who fought , su f f e redunimaginably and manydied for our cause. To beunjustly accosted with thisstatement is an insult tothem and indeed our coun-try.

Because of these veter-ans, our streets are notarmoured leaving individu-als, whose only mission isself-serving, the freedom toactually make inflammatorystatements without beingarrested.

I personally have no toler-ance for individuals whoauthor such attitudes andwonder why they have to beso self-centered that theycannot simply say THANKS.

All “Letters To The Editor” are more thanwelcome at the Gateway Gazette and when-ever possible we will endeavour to print them.We reserve the right to edit or not publish sub-missions if they are in extreme bad taste, vulgaror could do damage to other specific persons.Please note that published submissions do notnecessarily reflect the opinions of the GatewayGazette, staff, associates or family. The Gate-way Gazette (along with anyone connected tothe Gateway Gazette) does not assume any lia-bility or responsibility in light of the opinions ofothers. With all of that out of the way, please feelfree to send us your thoughts or opinions, pref-erably by email at: [email protected], you canfax them to: 938-2473, or you can drop them offin our drop-box at Coyote Moon in Turner Valleyor at Pharmasave in Black Diamond.

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If you're a public supporteror a closet supporter that isafraid of the pressure theopposers may place on you –have faith – you are not onyour own. To be honest,there's a lot more of us thanthere is of them. It may notseem like it because they're sodamn noisy. But think of aclassroom of 30 kids – 28 arequiet, well behaved, polite andproductive. 2 of them yell andscream and cause constantdisruption – who gets the mostattention? Who makes the

most productive, forwardmovement and progress? Ifthese opposers get in your face– walk away, ignore them,delete their emails or tell themto call me. You do not need totake their bullying crap. Butplease be fair and understandthat I am talking about the“ranting bullies”. I am NOTtalking about people whosimply have questions,concerns or objections thatthey are willing to discuss in acivil, mature, respectful andopen minded manner. I'm justsaying, don't be afraid to stepforward and speak up insupport because of whatreaction you might get from ahandful of bullies. A bully canonly be a bully if you let them.

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Might as well be.With numerous calls to

the office this past weekfrom travellers concernedabout new laws in Mexicothat prohibit tourists frombringing dollars into thecountry, hoteliers in Mexicomight just as well shutdown.

Let's face it - if bringing alittle spending money alongis verboten, what's thepoint in going?

Might as well spend theWinter at home - at leastyou can escape minus 40and blowing snow by head-ing to a mall and tossingyour hard earned cash atTaco Bell.

Let's set the recordstraight here shall we?

Effective September14th, 2010 new regulationssurrounding the exchangeof foreign currency haveindeed been imposed by theMexican Government.

Despite however the wellintentioned but somewhatmisguided rumor mills orig-inating from the unin-formed and working theirway through the semi-panicked, the effect on theaverage tourist is all butnonexistent.

In an effort to minimizetheir exposure to foreignexchange losses caused bymassive amounts of cashdollars exchanged intopesos on a Monday, andthen redeemed at a poten-tial exchange loss causedby a falling dollar on Tues-day, Mexican banks arenow limited to permittingnon account holders to am a x i m u m o f $ 1 5 0 0DOLLARS per month to beexchanged into Pesos.

The fact that this "might"also dissuade a bit of moneylaundering by less than stel-lar citizens is of course aside benefit.

A quick show of hands

here:How many of you who've

ventured down for yourweek in the sun have EVERwalked into a Mexican bankto exchange anything near$1500?

In fact, how many of youhave ever even walked intoa Mexican bank at all?

That's what I thought.Standard operating pro-

cedure for most snowbirdsarriving into Mexico with awallet full of cash and a han-kering to spend it is to go tothe front desk of the hotel,cash a hundred or so dol-lars into pesos, and head onout towards the nearestTequila outlet.

A few more adventure-some folks will leave thehotel, go to the nearestCasa de Cambio, and per-form the exchange ritualthere - saving about 1%exchange rate at theCambio.

None that I know of haveever left the hotel, hopped acab to the nearest bank,stood in line for an hourfinally to arrive at the tellerwho speaks no Englishwhatsoever and wants tosee a passport (whichyou've left in the hotel safe)before proceeding furtherwith the transaction.

Here's the bottom line.Banks and financial

institutions in Mexico arel imited to permitt ingexchanges of $1500 dollarsper month to anyone who isnot a resident accountholder at that particularfinancial institution.

Up to $1500 is fine.Exchanges at hotels are

fine.Withdrawals from ATM's

are fine."But." said the caller,

"the bank told me I couldn'ttake my dollars to Mexico".

In calling said bank andidentifying myself, I asked

where they were getting thisinformation.

"That's what we've beentold", came the response.

When pressed, I wasadvised the informationwas contained in an inter-nal memo.

Asking if I could be sent acopy of the memo I wasadvised it was 'confiden-tial'.

Some very questionableinformation is being dis-tributed publically yet thememo detailing the specif-ics is confidential?

I decided to share withsaid bank via e-mail thememorandum receivedfrom the Mexican Govern-ment outlining the policy.

I r o n i c a l l y , t h e i remployee gave me an incor-rect e-mail address.

Feel free to contact usand we'll send you the offi-cial release with respect tothis fiasco.

Of course giving us yourcorrect e-mail will helpspeed things along.

And if you arrive intoyour Mexican resort andthe exchange desk isclosed?

It means you've probablypicked one of those $199charter flights that arrivesin at 3 in the morning -relax - they'll reopen the fol-lowing day.

Besides which - you're atan all inclusive resort - howmuch cash do you need forthe 1st few hours anyhow?Adios until next time

Dave Heron

Dave Heron is the owner andoperator of: Pace Setter Travel& Tours (1995) Inc; P.O. Box612, 49 Elizabeth Street,Okotoks.Tel: 403.938.5454Toll Free: 1.800.206.7223.Fax: 403.938.5568Email:[email protected]

By Dave Heron

Travel TracksMexico is Closed

Ted Menzies, Member ofParliament for Macleod andParliamentary Secretary tothe Minister of Finance isproud to announce the Gov-ernment of Canada's sup-port for our Veterans andlocal Legions in advance ofRemembrance Day byannouncing that the Gov-ernment will provide a100% rebate of the Goodsand Services Tax (GST) theRoyal Canadian Legionpays when they buy theirpoppies and wreaths fromprivate sector suppliers.

“Poppies and wreaths are

symbols of the contribu-tion, courage and sacrificesof the brave men andwomen who serve and haveserved in Canada's armedforces.” said Menzies. “I ampleased that our Govern-ment is providing this taxrelief to support theRemembrance Day PoppyCampaign.”

This change restores thetax relief that existed forpoppies and wreaths until itwas removed by the previ-ous government in 1996.With the proposed rebate,Remembrance Day poppies

and wreaths will be fullyfree of any sales tax.

The 'poppy tax' meant aportion of the donationsthat Canadians made everyyear on Remembrance Daydid not benefit the Legionand our Veterans. That waswrong, and the Governmentis restoring this tax reliefand helping our Veterans.

The proposed rebatewould be retroactive to Jan-uary 1st, 2010 to cover anysales tax on the currentyear's poppies and wreathsacquired by the Royal Cana-dian Legion.

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Turner Valley 121 Sunset Blvd. East. Office 403-933-4600Canteen 403-933-4564 Email: [email protected]

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A percentage of this year’sPoppy Fund will go toSheep River Health Trustfor equipment in bothOkotoks and Black Diamond

T i l l i eJacksonof BlackDiamond

sent us this moving truestory to share with ourreaders.

A lesson that should betaught in all schools andcolleges.

Back in September of2005, on the first day ofschool, Martha Cothren, asocial studies schoolteacher at Robinson HighSchool, did something notto be forgotten. On the firstday of school, with the per-mission of the schoolsuperintendent, the prin-cipal and the buildingsupervisor, she removedall of the desks out of herclassroom.

When the first periodkids entered the room theydiscovered that there wereno desks. 'Ms. Cothren,where're our desks?' Shereplied, 'You can't have adesk until you tell me howyou earn the right to sit at adesk.'

They thought, 'Well,

maybe it's our grades.''No,' she said.'Maybe it's our behav-

ior.'She told them, 'No, it's

not even your behavior.'And so, they came and

went, the first period, sec-ond period, third period.Still no desks in the class-room. By early afternoontelevision news crews hadstarted gathering in Ms.Cothren's classroom toreport about this crazyteacher who had taken allthe desks out of her room.

The final period of theday came and as the puz-zled students found seatson the floor of the desklessc l a s s r o o m , M a r t h aCothren said, 'Throughoutthe day no one has beenable to tell me just whathe/she has done to earnthe right to sit at the desksthat are ordinarily found inthis classroom. Now I amgoing to tell you.'

At this point, MarthaCothren went over to thedoor of her classroom andopened it.

Twenty-seven (27) WarVeterans, all in uniforms,walked into that class-room, each one carrying aschool desk. The Vetsbegan placing the schooldesks in rows, and thenthey would walk over andstand alongside the wall.By the time the last soldierhad set the final desk inplace those kids started tounderstand, perhaps forthe first time in their lives,just how the right to sit atthose desks had beenearned.

Martha said, "You don'thave to earn those desks.These guys did it for you.They put them out therefor you, but it's up to you tosit here responsibly tolearn, to be good studentsand good citizens, becausethey paid a price for you tohave that desk, and don'tever forget it."

I won't forget that thefreedoms we have in thisgreat country were earnedby War Veterans – howabout you?

A Valuable Lesson

Faith ForumFaith Forum By Gloria WessnerWhy Remember?Why Remember?

The bullets zinged bymy head as I propped mybody back down in thesafety of the trench. As Iwent down, out of the cor-ner of my eye I spotted mybest buddy, not twentyfeet away, go limp with hishead propped on top of hisgun at the muddy edge ofthe trench. I dropped tothe bottom of it crawlingalong through the wet andheavy mud, my gun cra-dled in my arms as I keptmy eyes on my friend.

“Brad! Brad!” I tried tocall out as loud as I dared.My mouth felt dry and fullof cotton when I tried tospeak. After what seemedlike forever, I made it towhere Brad lay still. I putmy rifle aside as best as Icould out of the mud.Reaching up, I grabbedBrad's boots and tugged athim to pull him down theslippery, greasy muck tothe bottom of the trench.Bullets and small artillerycontinued to whiz by over-head. Light rain, heat fromweaponry and smokysmells all twisted togetherin an unwelcome stenchthat waffled down into thatdeep ditch of earth.

I turned my buddy overand held his head in mylap. The large patch of red

on the upper part of thechest of his army jacketwas rapidly growing biggerand he was gasping forbreath with loud gurglingnoises. His eyes, lookingthrough anguishing pain,sought out my own. I couldbarely stand to look backat him, but those lan-guishing eyes held mine ina riveting gaze.

“Love you, bro…” in halt-ing gasps was all he couldrally to say. I could onlystare as his head fell backin death. NO! This couldn'tbe! My best friend fromchildhood all throughschool – being on the highschool football teamtogether, hanging out atGrumpy's with the team,throwing snowballs at thevice principal's head andgetting detentions over ittogether, going to the samecollege on football scholar-ships and being room-mates, finally enlistingtogether because of ourfierce belief that all ofGod's creation shouldhave the freedoms that wehad been blessed to havebecause of the sacrifices ofour forefathers. We hadtrained and fought side byside for many months –and now this.

All these memories went

cascading through mymind like a flood fromb e g i n n i n g t o e n d .Through eyes flooded withtears, I looked down at mybuddy again; and thencried out “Why God,why?!”

A similar question rangout two thousand yearsago as the God man Jesuswas writhing in pain,nailed to a cross in the actof crucifixion, dying acruel death for wrongthings he never did. Healso cried out,

He, too,willingly went to his deathin order to secure our free-dom from a life of endlessseparation from God. Thiswas because each of uschooses to live for and ontoour self. As a result, we areunable to reach God byany means we can comeup with. So it was God whohad to fix the gap betweenhim and us, and that wasdone by giving his only sonJesus to die in order tobridge that gap. This pro-vided the means to restorethe relationship betweenus and him.

(Ephesians 4:7-10 TheMessage) (1. literally, 'theMessiah')

The best news is that itdidn't stop there, but he

took the plan further inthat Jesus rose from thedead, ensuring that oneday we will be with him inheaven forever, if wechoose and embrace a rela-tionship with him. This isby acknowledging the sac-rifice that he made andthen choosing to live forHim and not for myself.

So why remember? Weneed to remember since ithelps us to consider andembrace the sacrificesmade both by those thatwent before us as well asthose presently deployedto ensure freedom for usand for those in the coun-try they are serving. It alsohelps us not to take forgranted the high cost tothose soldiers who diedand their families in order

to gaint h o s ef r e e-doms. It should cause usto be forever grateful tothem because they livedsacrificially, so that youand I can enjoy the rightsand freedoms that we havetoday. It is also a good timeto remember the supremesacrifice of the love of Godwillingly shared with us bygiving his son Jesus, inorder to procure our ownpersonal freedom, andsecure a way to have a for-ever relationship with thatGod of love.

Readers are invited tosend their feedback andquestions to Gloria at:

.

“My God,

my God, why have you

abandoned me?”

“Because of the sacri-

fice of Jesus, his blood

poured out on the altar

of the Cross, we're a free

people—free of penalties

a n d p u n i s h m e n t s

chalked up by all our mis-

deeds. And not just

barely free, either. Abun-

dantly free! He thought

of everything, provided

for everything we could

possibly need, letting us

in on the plans he took

such delight in making.

He set it all out before us

in Christ, a long-range

plan in which everything

w o u l d b e b r o u g h t

together and summed up

in him, everything in

deepest heaven, every-

thing on planet earth.”

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By Todd CurranRemember when the

best Canadian televisioncontent consisted of

? It sucked outloud. But the Canadianentertainment industryhas undergone somemajor changes in the lastfew years. Most notably,it's gotten good. And theworld is noticing.

Quality is up across theboard and the everincreasing popularity ofour contributions to theglobal entertainmentindustry is a direct reflec-tion of these efforts. At theheart of this change areshows like Canadian tele-vision hit ,which is currently filmingseason 4 and has theirspotlight set on releasinga made-for-TV Christmasmovie to be aired onDecember 12th with aChristmas Day encore.

The Heartland cast andc r e w a r e g o i n ggangbusters with theirrecent U.S. syndication,along with airing in Africa,Turkey, Libya, England,New Zealand, South Amer-ica and other areas.

“We're really happy,” saysHear t l and pub l i c i s tGordon Imlach. “It's sonice to work on a showthat the fans are crazyabout! Everyone thatworks on the show isreally proud of it and thisseason is going to blowpeoples' minds.”

Making a show likeHeartland is certainly ateam effort, but the soul ofit lies in the actors andactresses that keep draw-ing new fans to the show.“I'm basically Amy whenI'm off the set,” saysAmber Marshall, whoplays Amy Fleming on theshow. “But I'm a littlemore diversified in my ani-mal world. We've got quitethe menagerie of cats,horses, chickens and pigson our ranch by Calgaryand I'm not into partying,so last night I came homeand did some fencing andwinterizing.”

As with many greatthings that flourish fromhumble beginnings, thisTV star's career started ina London, Ontario Com-munity Theater. “I was 9or 10 years-old,” Amberrecalls, “and the Directorasked if I had ever thought

about screen acting. Wewere about two hoursfrom Toronto, but mymom drove me to audi-tions and I started gettingroles when I was about 12years-old.”

Amber didn't land herrole on Heartland rightaway, showing a lot ofheart as she paid herdues, and she encourageshopeful Canadian thespi-ans to do the same. “It's acruel business to get into,”she says. “It has to besomething you really lovebecause it's hard on yourself-confidence when youdon't get a part. But whenyou do break in and getthe role of your dreams it'sincredible! You've just gotto stick with it.”

While the next genera-tion of Canadian TV starshas yet to be discovered,existing ones like Amberare achieving entertain-ment excellence on aglobal scale. They arrivedat a historical time forCanadian Television andthey're the heart and soulof a movement that's pro-pe l l ing i t head longthrough the Heartland.

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By Todd 'Tombstone'Curran

On October 29th, asTurner Valley School kidsprepared to crusade forcandy, they were hijackedby Halloween and reroutedto the Legion and LionsClub Spook House.

Just in its second year,word of the Children'sSpook House is gettingaround. “We had over 30kids come through lastnight,” says Spook Houseb r a i n c h i l d J e s s i c a'Freakshow' Friesen. “Andthen all the Turner ValleySchool students today. Wespooked 'em good!”

I walk through the base-ment door and am gath-ered into the clutches of aspooky assault with tor-tured screams and movingblack walls. The walls areblack plastic, rippling withbasement air that projectsmovement in front andbehind you. It's darkerthan a reaper's eye socketand there's no telling whenan escaped mental patientmight spring from theshadows and bust intoyour skull, or worse yet,the Monster Mash.

Jessica and the otherLegion bar staff spent 10days decorating the base-ment of the building withsizzling electric chairs,gory dungeons & canni-balistic picnic caskets,and it was worth everycreepy minute. “Theamount of people thatshe's scared the last fewdays is phenomenal,” saysLegion Branch ManagerTyler 'Bats for Breakfast'Bray. “She even got MEgood yesterday.”

But Jessica and her sin-ister minions might not bethe only ones putting up afright. “There was an oldcaretaker named Bill thatdied in the building,” Tylersays. “It's an old building,but when the music comeson by itself or the printerstarts shooting paper, wethink it's Bill just havingsome fun with us.” Thatstory should raise the hairof a few grade school gob-lins!

“We've had a lot of kidsthanking us and sayinghow much they enjoyed it,”says Lions Club Dead Pres-ident Dave Parsons. Openlike a wound from October

28th to 31st, the Chil-dren's Spook House had ahorrifying Halloween runand it'll be back nextyear…with a vengeance.

Halloween Horror House

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The Flag Football Sea-son wrapped up with a tripto McMahon Stadium. Itwas a beautiful day andour students had a greattime playing a number ofdifferent school teamsfrom around FoothillsSchool Division that theyhad played throughout theseason. Now the volleyballseason has begun for theg rade 5/6 t eam atL o n g v i e w S c h o o l .Michelle Nelson is doingan absolutely wonderfuljob helping Mr. Musgrovecoach the team and we

greatly appreciate it! Prac-tices are occurring atlunch hours on Fridaysand the season will bestarting soon.

Longview Students arevery proud of their school.They take pride in being aneagle and proudly wear theschool colours of blue andgold. The saying is, “Oncean eagle, always an eagle”.This motto, is really aboutthe qualities, characteris-tics and behaviors weexpect from and foster inour students. It is veryimportant to our schoolthat our students repre-sent themselves, as well astheir school to the higheststandard possible andthey know it. We havemany reasons for beingproud and we celebrate

them at every opportunity.It is for this reason we haveimplemented an EaglePride Time every Fridayafternoon. Students par-ticipate in school wide

Eagle Pride activities.These team building andpride activities energizeand engage our studentsto always do their best ineverything they do!

Longview Link By Chey NickersonThis year Longview will

try something new in theVillage. On December 5thwe will be hosting theannual Christmas party andthen we will be “lighting up”Longview with our synchro-nized Christmas tree/lights.Longview Village Councilhas moved forward with anupgrade to the light stan-dards on Morrison Road sothat they will have the capa-

bility of “light up” Christmasdecorations for the season.Hopefully this will be readyby December 5th. There willalso be a tree in the VillageOffice yard that will be setup to commemorate thosewho have passed by pur-chasing a light for $25.00 orshould you wish, you canmake a donation at theoffice. Receipts will also beissued at the Village Office.

November 6th the youthgroup will be doing a bottledr ive throughout theVillage. Please place the bot-tles in an area accessible forpick up.

The firemen will also becollecting for the food banka t t h e b e g i n n i n g o fNovember so also watch forupdates on the sign boardsin front of the Village Officefor more information.

A special Thanks toPastor George Teichroeband all the volunteers whoput on a wonderful eveningat the School with supperand a musical evening withSharky and Christine. Agreat time for all whoattended and a wonderfulchance to meet with neigh-bors after a busy summerand fall.

Chey

Our featured authors thismonth are Canadian. Joanhas selected some of the verybest for this display, so comein and have a gander. And ourfeatured artist is Irene Stew-art. Irene lives in the town ofLongview and paints scenes inand around our area, so dodrop in to see them. You are infor a treat. Our programs inOctober were really great. Atan evening on snowshoeing,we learned about the equip-ment needed, the trails avail-able in the Kananaskis andlocally, techniques demon-strated and safety tips given.It was a lively, fun evening.

I made a mistake in my lastnewsletter about our hours ofoperation on Wednesdays. Weopen at 12:00 and close at7:00 in the evening.

Many of you may be con-fused, as was I, about who TheDames on the Range are?They are a group of women ofvarious kinds of expertise,l iv ing in southwesternAlberta. They are eager toshare their knowledge by wayof lectures and seminars.They have very kindly sharedevenings with us at the libraryand all have been most suc-cessful. Our programs all hap-

pen on Wednesday nights at7pm or on Tuesdays andThursdays during the day.Check the postoffice's bulletinboard just inside the door forupcoming events, or call thelibrary at 403-558-3927.

Books you might enjoythis month are: THE AGE OFLONGING by Richard B.Wright from Joan's Canadiandisplay. It is set in a smallOntario town on GeorgianBay, spans three generations,and is the hero's search forself understanding. It is writ-ten with poise and grace andis a sheer pleasure to read. Italso portrays Canadian life inthe 30s and early 40s. Also,NIKOLSKI by Nicolas Dickner.It is an imaginative, clever,and fanciful portrayal of threememorable characters livingin Montreal. Nikoloski's comicbrilliance makes it a wonder-fully enjoyable read You mustsuspend your belief everyonce in a while to truly enjoythe book, Dickner writes withhumour and charm and is aborn storyteller. And to finishoff... Trish Cohen's THETRUTH ABOUT DELILHABLUE is an engrossing storyof a small child who is kid-napped by her own father and

ferreted off to L.A. fromToronto. She grows up to bean ardent art student and hedevelops early onset Alzhei-mer's. Cohen writes with wit,flare and a great insight intohuman and animal nature.

The following programsare being offered in the monthof November in our library. Doplan to attend!

1. Video Conference: WeRemember Them - a Tour ofCanadian War MemorialSites. Tuesday, November 9that 2pm.

2. Video Conference:Building a Better Board -recruiting, retaining anddeveloping a more efficientone. Tuesday, November 16thfrom 12:00 to 1:00pm.

3. Video Conference:Cruising the Waters of Bur-gundy and Provence inFrance, given by Dave Heronof Pace Setter Travels inOkotoks and writer of thetravel column in the GatewayGazette. Dave is a very giftedand entertaining speaker.November 17th from 7:00 to8:00pm.

See you there!Happy ReadingSylvia Binkley

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Taurus (April 19-May 20)

Gemini (May 20-June 21)

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Leo (July 22-Aug. 23)

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22)

Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20

You are what you believe - a fact that may be incredibly annoying toanyone who doesn't really understand how to change their beliefs.Here we get to a question that is fairly troubling to those whose rationalmind is the only thing in charge: to what extent do we create our reality,and to what extent are we subject to reality? Obviously the answer issomewhere between these two polarities. It would be difficult to arguethat we don't have significant influence over our lives, if you've heardthe stories of the people who get where they get by choosing. Thenthere are the examples of people who seem to be absolute victims oftheir circumstances. The real question is, where do you fit into thisequation? The second question is, what influence do you have overthe lives of the people closest to you? Would they say they thrive in thepresence of your influence, or would they say they are subject to yourinfluence? Check in with the people closest to you, and ask them forsome feedback - youwill learn a lot.

Gradually the pieces are coming into place. You may not see it thatway, or not yet. At this stage you may see your problems more vividlythan the solutions or answers to the problems. This would be a goodtime to formulate your idea of what the issues are. The concepts andthe language that you use will determine how and whether you're ableto reach some resolution, and go to the next level - the one that youwant so dearly, and which seems so tantalizingly close. One theme ofthis phase of your life is about being 'lost in your relationships'.Anotherway to consider that issue iswhat happens to your identity when you'rein relationship. This means in a relationship or more accurately inrelationship to anything or anyone. What you bring into the situation iswhat you have when you get there. Many people try to find themselvesthrough partnership. This may work. Human encounters are powerfulmirrors, they are learning experiences and they can be beautiful. Yet ifyou find yourself getting lost, remember that the place to find thecompass iswithin.

You're getting closer to understanding a health issue that may betroubling you. What stands out about Gemini is the extent to whichyour emotional reality influences your overall health. This tends to betrue of the mentally-oriented air signs, though at the moment there isconsiderable activity in your house of health, healing and wellbeing,Scorpio. Suddenly, however, there seems to be a revelation takingplace. You may not like it; you may not be fond of the feeling or feel likeyou have any control at all - but you do have a source of feedback.Listen to your own responses, and sense closely what is in yourenvironment. In particular, try to get a handle on any conflict you'reexperiencing with anyone else, and see how far back you can tracethat sensation. This will give you clues as to the nature of the innerconflict you've been struggling with, often silently. Look to external

issues or situations as reflections of something going on inside.Certainly, there are a few of those around and one may be getting inyour face. If you see this from the inside out, you'll be able to go deeperin your quest for actual, helpful information about how to unravel aproblemand speed your healing process

How do you know what you want? Well, it would be impossible not tohave that information, unless you somehow concealed it fromyourself. A good place to start would be to ask yourself and then listenhonestly for your response. Heck, you could say anything. You mighteven find out you want something that's naughty even though youthought you were an adult and you're supposed to be able to wantanything you want. Whether you get it is another question, but let'skeep cause and effect in order - desire before results. Borrowing a bitfrom Abraham, it may help if you don't worry about how it's going tohappen. Skip over the details and the supposed logistics; skip overhow anyone else might feel. Focus on your desire and notice yourresponses.Ask yourself the question a few times and see if you can godeeper into an honest space. You have the opportunity to let go of theinner blocks to receiving what you want. And you have a lot of extraenergy that you can pour into the sensation of pleasure and thefreedomof receiving.

What most people call faith is rooted in the emotions. All theconvincing in the world is nothing compared to feeling in alignmentwith yourself or with the cosmos around you. You're in a particularlyfocused moment wherein you can tap that feeling on a particularlydeep level. What is interesting is that you have access to the innersensation ofworldly success. Thismay be disguised as a question, butwhatever -- it's very nearly Halloween. You have some kind ofachievement brewing around inside you, something you're creatingand cultivating, and this is connected to some of your highestaspirations for your life on the planet this time around. Yet at themoment you have this added bit of data, which is contact with the truththat success, however you define it, comes from the inside out. Thereis little in your charts to argue that you will go out tomorrow andconquer the world. Yet there is plenty to say that as you understandwho you are and how that relates to your objective, you will understandthe true nature of success.

It will help you if you make contact with your anger, and keep listening.We have a block in our society on this particular branch of emotion, asif being angry makes us a bad person. You can start with suspendingthat judgment, so you have access to the full spectrum of yourfeelings. From there it will be fairly easy to tap into an inner sensationthat has done an excellent job of eluding words and even awareness.It is worth mentioning that the avoidance of anger is not something thatexists randomly; its most commonplace cause is the fear that if weexpress anger at our parents, we will get cast out of the nest. So theclarity of childhood perception is suppressed by the cult of the family,which has undue power over the life of a small person. A number of

times and places this year I have referenced your father or what camedown to you from his side of the family. As the weeks and months goby, you have increasingly direct access to whatever is at the root of thismatter, and the more clarity and self-honesty you allow the easier it willbe to be free andmoveon.

There is a side to you that only comes out in the deepest, most intimatepersonal bonds, and only at certain times. Now, though, you have anunusual kind of direct access to your inner nature that does not requirethe inspiration of anyone else, or contact with them.This is good news,because shorn of commitment to or involvement with another being -even if for a moment - you can reach a deeper level of contact withyourself. Something is waiting for you there. This something will granta sense of completion, at the same time it will help you understandwhat you seek in other people. One gift that is awaiting you isdistinguishing the difference between a want and a need. This is adeeply personal matter, and one that often owes its resolution to alevel of maturity. But I can offer one thought, which is that if somethingis a true need, you can fulfill it yourself. If something is a desire, it'soften nice to share thatwith others.

There comes a point in our growth process where we realize wecontain our opposite. Just like every cop is a criminal and all thesinners are saints, as Mick Jagger put it, though I'm speaking here interms of sex and gender. Fifty years ago if someone mentioned a mangetting in touch with his inner feminine or a woman getting in touchwith her inner masculine, they might have been offered the sametreatment as someone who said they were abducted by aliens. Howfast the subtle elements of consciousness can change, to the pointwhere even vaguely sensitive people have a clue what you're talkingabout if you say that kind of thing. This is a particularly rich moment ofconnecting with whatever your gender opposite is. You may feel likeyou're allowing a 'different aspect of your nature' to percolate up toawareness, which is a good start. Allow for some subtlety, such as thewoman who says maybe making contact with the woman who saysyes; the man who wants others to submit to him, making contact withthemanwho surrenders to himself.

Mars returns to your sign today for the first time in a couple of years,and this energy is a point of activation and action. Your astrology thisyear has chronicled a maze-like journey over, through and aroundvarious obstacles. These have been worldly and psychological; theyhave at times delayed you and at other times offered you an excitingpuzzle to solve. You've had the good sense not to take out yourbattering ram, but with Mars now in your sign, some friendlyassertiveness is in order. You can be pushier than you've allowedyourself to be, though I will say this: do it with love. Mars in your signcan come in several shades of arrogant, and that is not going to helpyou. What you want is to be direct about your goals, and to use politicsbefore you use force. Politics means a combination of strategy,negotiation and compromise - never straying from your central and

primary goal. And, with Mr. Ares himself (a/k/a Mars) having arrived,you nowcanhave plenty of clarity aboutwhat that is.

Keep your focus on food. I'll remind you a couple of more times beforethe year is out. The adjustments to your diet you make now will havesticking power. You know what you need to do; you know what is and isnot food (and if you're in doubt, it's probably on the 'is not' list). If youknow you have a food sensitivity, make sure you cut that out of yourdiet first. There is only so far you can go avoiding things, however.Fairly soon into the process you must define what food is, and then getsome and start eating it. I recognize this is an enormous issue in thelives of busy people, particularly with kids and especially if there is abudgetary restriction involved. Those kinds of obstacles can beworked out with planning. The thing to remember is that it's worth it.You will live better and most likely longer if you eat the right food. Thisis a lifelong habit, and the sooner you cultivate it the better. With Ceresand Pluto together in your sign, this is an excellent opportunity to takesomesignificant evolutionary steps.

Chiron and Neptune are drawing to their closest conjunction till 2094.It's not a perfect alignment - that was earlier in the year - but it's closeenough to help you resolve many layers of self-doubt. If you've beenliving in a fog for, oh, the past 10 years or so, this is the moment youcan see the light, or see it a bit more clearly than you have so far. It'sgetting easier, this I'm sure you noticed. If we use crossing the oceanas a metaphor, it's no longer day after day of wide-open sea that barelychanges. You're now hugging the coast, exploring new territory and, itseems, looking for a harbor where you can get off and step onto dryland. Here are a couple of thoughts to consider: you don't have to stayanywhere you arrive. For as long as you want, you can visit places andsee what the culture is like. You also need to be reminded every day tohave fun - to allow the child aspect of yourself to come out and play. I'mreminding you today; you can remind yourself tomorrow.

Up in the Leo horoscope I was describing the emotional component offaith. I suggest you check that out because it applies equally to you;the central idea is that faith is something we feel rather than somethingwe think. The extra element for Pisces is remembering your longtermvision. You've explored this enough, and tested your theoriessufficiently, to have some sense of what it is. As Mars crosses theachievement angle of your chart, you can focus your energy and theresolve to make some significant strides toward making that visionreal. But the key is feeling good, so that you can stay in alignment withyourself. The other 11 signs of the zodiac have more wiggle room onthis one. You're someone who is deeply and instantly influenced byyour emotional state. How you experience the world is a direct functionof your innermost emotions.Yes, this is true for everyone but what I amsaying is that it's particularly true for the deeply sensitive nature ofPisces. So focus on feeling good and what is actually possible willseemobvious.

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S.W.M. 50, 6ft, slender,dark full hair, groomed and shaven, aver-age/nice looking. Calm natured, well liked, bluecollar, prefers casual over formal, fully em-ployed, enjoys friends, outdoors and R & R.Would like to meet similar area female. Send re-ply to: Box 785, Black Diamond,AB T0L0H0.

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Bungalow for sale. 2 bed-room, 2 bath, 5 appliances, double detached ga-rage. New water heater, roof and windows.$250,000. Donnah Tugwell. Call 403-880-8279or [email protected].

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in Turner Valleyavailable immediately. Bright, clean and freshly

renovated shared accommodation for em-ployed, non-smoker, social or non drinker.Shared common area of kitchen and livingspace w/gas fireplace either on main floor or inbright basement. No pets please! Includes: fur-nishings, tv/dvd, cable, wireless internet & utili-ties. $500 security deposit & $500 monthly fee.Call 403-938-6596.

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Training Stable. Boarding,English & Western lessons, specializing in thebeginner rider. Outdoor, indoor, heated arena.Horses for sale, lease or trained. Call 403-931-3500.

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Hourly or contract. 34years experience in all areas of residentialconstruction and renovations. Call Alfred: 403933-7084. We also do signage of all kinds. CallBetty: 403 519-8575.

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to Pat Bowser, IvanMulligan and the two Turner Valley RCMPConstables that stopped last Saturday anduntangled my filly from the fence. You magnifythe very heart and soul of what good country folkare all about. Thank you so much. - Llana andDaisy.

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with "Meals on Wheels"deliveries in Turner Valley, Black Diamond,Hartell, Longview and possibly Millarville.Weekdays only over the lunch hour; noweekends, no evenings. Perfect for the retiredperson. A very satisfying way to helphousebound people in our communities. CallMrs. Campbell at 403-938-7775.

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at Sheep RiverLibrary. Help is needed with working on the floor,re-shelving books and shelf reading. Specialproject volunteers are needed to help with fund-raising for new furniture and shelving for the newfacility. Community sign team for the outdoortypes needed to help once in a while in puttingup wording to announce upcoming events. CallMuhammad at the library 403-933-3278.

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in BlackDiamond is seeking Volunteers that would beinterested in running regularly scheduledactivities on evenings & weekends. The Lodgeis also seeking Volunteers who would like tohelp decorate for holidays and events. If youhave an interest in working with seniors pleasecontact Michelle Diamond, Recreation &Volunteer Coordinator at 403.933.4028 [email protected]

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visiting and spending time withSeniors? We are looking for a volunteer to helpour Adult Day Support Program on Fridays from9:15 - 3:15. This is a wonderful program and theclients are wonderful people with many storiesto share. This is a great program to get involvedin if you are new to Okotoks or have a passion tomaking a positive impact on someone's life.Okotoks Health and Wellness Centre. For moreinformation, please call Volunteer CoordinatorM e l i s s a P r y o r a t ( 4 0 3 ) 9 9 5 - 2 6 6 0 ,[email protected].

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I We are looking for greeters,crowd control and volunteers to help our PublicHealth Nursing Team ensure that our OkotoksFlu Clinics run smoothly. If you enjoy people andhave free time between Oct 13 - Dec 6, this is agreat way to give back to your community... pluswe have lots of fun! Okotoks Health andWellness Centre. For more information, pleasecall Volunteer Coordinator Melissa Pryor at 403-995-2660 or email:

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FREEDOM COSTSFirst World War:

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Gardens GaloreGardens Galore By Marika d’Ailly

By now the outside con-tainers are done. Whateversurvived the first bit of frost,gave up. Everything iscleaned out and all of mypots are now filled withpinecones, so it doesn't looktoo bare.

Our hanging Geraniumsstill do well indoors, but oncethey stop blooming, I will cutthem back completely, addsome fresh soil and wait fornew growth to appear. Thisworks for several seasons,but eventually these basketsneed new plants, as the oldones get too woody.

I like to grow my own.Some plants have a deepcyclamen colour or arebright red. Others come indifferent varieties of pink andthen there are those that arealmost orange.

I have plants in severalstages of growth. Some were

started in March andrecently I potted some newones. It is easy. Snip off somehealthy growth from matureplants, cut off the biggerleaves, in order to create astem and leave two or threesmall leaves at the top. Stick

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plant the cutting in a smallcontainer with garden mix-ture. When growth appears,fertilize twice a month with20-20-20. Geraniums takequite some time to root.

Other plants on my win-dow sill are now a year or

more old. Those are the onesthat will go outside nextspring. After blooming allsummer and well into thefall, I let them die a naturaldeath. This is a continuousprocess and always suppliesme with lots of colour.

Geraniums are consid-ered 'old fashioned', but I likethem. Between the hangingvariety and the others, someare blooming all the time andthere is never a need to buynew ones.

The Valley NeighboursGarden Club meets everythird Tuesday of the monthat 7:00pm. For informationcall Susan at 403-933-7675.

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On the exterior of thebuilding, the brick-work isbeing put into place, givingthe building a more finishedappearance. Inside, the wir-ing is almost compete withSupernet connections to allthe v ideoconferenc ingequipment and computerstations. Shelving, cup-boards, study stations, com-puter work areas and themain circulation desk areunder construction with aDecember deadline in place.

Many of the second handbooks that were for sale havebeen boxed, giving shelvingspace for the new books thatare arriving daily. While theshelves at the back of thelibrary near the washroomsare a bit out of the way, theyare the only available spacefor the new books. It will be

such a pleasure to be lesscrowded and have morespace with adequate light-ing! Please drop in to searchout the new titles!

A new Facebook page anda new web page are underconstruction. These twoforms of getting informationout to the communities willhelp you find current newsand updates daily. New booktitles will be posted as theyarrive.

Mark Saturday, Decem-ber 4th on your calendar.The Friends of the SheepRiver Library Foundationare presenting the annualceilidh concert by CowboyCeltic at the Flare and Der-rick. This Cowboy Ceilidh isan annual tradition by thisinternationally renownedband. Our own David Wilkie(vocals, mandolin) andDenise Withnell (vocals, gui-tar) will be joined by bandmembers on harp, flutes andw h i s t l e s , f i d d l e a n dbodhran. The night alsoincludes door prizes and afull cash bar featuring sev-eral single-malt whiskies.Tickets are $22, available atThe Stop in Black Diamond,Millarville General Store,and Harvest Moon inOkotoks. Volunteers areneeded to help the Friendsrun the Cowboy Celtic event.From set-up, to ticket tak-ing, to bar tending, to cleanup - help is needed! Pleasecall 933-5811 if you can help

out.Volunteers for special

events are one of the manykinds of volunteers that keepthe Sheep River Library oper-ational. Floor volunteerskeep the books in order onthe shelves, and pull booksthat have been ordered bypeople in other communi-ties. Phone volunteers areneeded to call patrons whenb o o k s a r r i v e a n d t oannounce events. Sign vol-unteers put up posters andchange the wording on thetown announcement boards.Others teach classes, leadstory hour for children andhelp arrange special events.

isunderway. Sheep RiverLibrary is going to needMORE volunteers when weare in our brilliant newlibrary space and we wouldlike to have you trained andready to go before the bigevent. Please join us on Tues-day the 16th of November atthe library from 2 - 4pm or 7- 9pm. Learn of the manydiverse volunteer positions.We will give you all the train-ing you need. A Marigold Repwill be on hand on the 16th,there will be coffee, tea andgoodies and you'll get achance to meet all the othernew and long time volun-teers. Please plan on attend-ing - new or seasoned volun-teer and please pass the invi-tation on to any friends who

might be interested. RSVPMuhammad by phone, 403-933-3278.

The Friends of the Libraryhave just heard of threemore significant donationsthat are coming to thelibrary. Please watch yourlocal papers for detailedannouncements when thecheques arrive.

All these dollars, as wellas the money raised from theTiles, will be matched, givingthe library the necessaryfunds for furnishings.Chairs for the meeting roomshave been ordered alongwith wooden chairs for thecomputer stations and studycarrels. Desks for staff andspecial chairs for the chil-dren’s area are now ready forthe move. With the helpfuladvice from seniors at theLodge, comfortable, easychairs have been orderedaccording to very specificdirections. Thank you!

Program plans for win-ter/spring are being final-ized and will include manynew activities and specialevents. Included in this lineup of exciting happeningswill be a Small BusinessTrade Fair, a special KITEmonth, McBride TrainingSessions, seniors tea andenterta inment once amonth, Saturday movie mati-nees for kids and, of course,a Grand Opening Celebra-tion.

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Our 2010 fundraising forCancer research got off to agreat start with our sum-mer Read-a-thon. Studentswho participated in theR e a d - a - t h o n r a i s e d$420.00 to be donated tothe Terry Fox Foundation.Students were encouragedto donate funds for Cancerresearch to meet the goal ofraising $1,000.00 with theincentive of seeing Mr.B e r r i g a n a n d M r .Bennington have their legswaxed on stage in front ofthe whole school on Sep-tember 30th!! Our Read-a-thon happened in conjunc-tion with our Toonies forTerry – Marathon of HopeDrive. Having met andexceeded our target of$1000.00 by $327.00, Mrs.Shannon Maksymich vol-unteered her expertise toperform professional legwaxing on Mr. Berrigan andMr. Bennington at ourassembly on Thursday, Sep-tember 30th at 1:00pm inthe gym. OUCH!!!

Following the leg waxingshenanigans we held ourannual Turner Valley

School Terry Fox Run alongthe Friendship Trail. Asalways the Terry Fox storyinspires students staff andfamilies to raise money forcancer research and go theextra mile. A huge THANKYOU! to everyone for theirgenerous donations.W e a p p r e c i a t e M r .Benn ing ton and Mr .Berrigan for their braveryand willingness to supportfundraising for cancerresearch and hope that theTurner Valley School com-munity's generosity hasn'tcaused them too manysleepless nights

We wish Mrs. Connor thevery best as she leaves tohave her baby and welcomeMrs. Dawn-Lyn Morris toTurner Valley School. Mrs.Morris has been a frequentguest teacher to our schooland is excited to join ourschool community on a fulltime basis.

Dear Parents, Studentsand Staff of Turner ValleySchool,

My name is Dawn-LynMorris and I am thrilled tobe joining the school as thenew Grade 2 teacher. Hav-ing the opportunity to join

this learning communitythat I have enjoyed comingto as a Guest Teacher forthe past two years is defi-nitely the start of an excit-ing new chapter in myteaching career.

I bring to your schoolover 10 years of teachingexperience at a variety ofgrade levels and locations.As a graduate of the Univer-sity Of Calgary's Bachelor ofEducation program, Iplanned on only teachingElementary school. Sincethen, my career has takenmany directions and sev-eral hiatuses when I tooktime to be home with mytwo sons, now aged 5 and 3.

The experiences I had asan English as a Second Lan-guage teacher overseas inJapan were life-changing,to say the least. In addition,my years working as a ther-apist and KindergartenTeacher for Society forTreatment of Autism in Cal-gary were rewarding andvaluable lessons for prepar-ing me for my own class-room in a public school set-ting.

Be ing a c lassroomteacher at Dr. J. K. MulloyElementary School in NWCalgary for 7 years was

where I found my truestenjoyment. I spent thoseyears expanding my reper-toire by teaching Grades 2,5, 6 and Kindergarten. In2004, I took my career to anew level by becoming theVice Principal in addition tofull time team teaching.

In 2008, my familymoved to Okotoks, wherewe still reside. To my sur-prise, I have discovered thatliving in the Foothills isb e t t e r t h a n a s e l f -proclaimed “City Girl” couldhave ever imagined! Life in asmall town is so much moreenjoyable and a wonderfulplace to raise children.

I have been Guest Teach-ing for Foothills School Divi-sion, Calgary Board of Edu-cation and Christ theRedeemer School Divisionfrom the Fall of 2009 upuntil now. Being able to visitso many classrooms andschool environments hasbeen a rewarding learningexperience. What it has alsotaught me is that having astaff and students to call myown is ultimately what Ireally want. I look forwardto getting to know all of youbetter and forming somememorable relationships!


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Two novels today, bothdetailing WWII and theeffects not only on the com-batants but also how iteffects those at home andthe after effects for yearsinto the future.

This novel is set in 1940-41, both on Cape Cod andin Europe. France hasfallen and bombs are drop-ping on London. The readerfollows the paths of threewomen: Emma is the doc-tor's wife stuck in Massa-chusetts, Iris is the post-mistress in Franklin onCape Cod, Frankie is anews correspondent forCBS stationed in London.

While the idea behindthis novel is great, it justkept missing the mark forme. I know it got goodreviews and some of youreaders really enjoyed it.For myself, I felt it was con-trived and I never did com-pletely empathize with anyof the characters.

The loss of innocence for

Frankie - when she travelsto France to see for herselfwhat was happening, wasthe best reality in thisnovel. She is asking othersto acknowledge and act onthe truth she is presentingto them. She is asking Amer-ica to become involved inthis war after she witnessesthe horrors in Europe,where Jewish people fromevery country are trying toleave - and no one wants totake them in!! Her descrip-tions of the Blitz in Londonand how the British peoplejust carried on despite theirloss and suffering was gutwrenching. Voices fromEurope, her interviews withreal people trying to wakeAmerica up as to what wasreally happening, felt likevoices from the wildernessor outer space. No one waslistening.

We live in an age of waron many fronts - Afghani-stan, Iraq and constantstrife in the middle eastand in many African coun-tries. While communicationof conflict today is instant,are we still only ready toface the reality that invadesour space?

Grange House

In 1946, an exhaustedLondon writer Juliet Ash-ton, is looking for her nextbook subject. Who couldimagine she would find it ina letter from a man she'snever met, a native of theisland of Guernsey. Hecame across her name writ-ten on the flyleaf of a bookby Charles Lamb.

They exchange lettersand Juliet finds out aboutthe Literary Society - a spurof the moment alibi whenits members are discoveredbreaking curfew by the Ger-mans occupying theirisland. They are a quirky,charming and funny group- from pig farmers to phre-nologists - literature loversall.

The book is a remarkablecorrespondence, especiallyas it details the impact therecent German occupationhas had on all the island-ers. Juliet eventually sailsto Guernsey and her life ischanged forever.

Life under the Nazi yokewas horrific and detailsabout the deliberate starva-tion of the islanders yearafter year was amazing. Notonly did the Nazis comman-deer most of the food, butthey withheld medicines,decency and there was a

total ban on all news of theoutside world for the fiveyears the Channel Islandswere occupied. Most of thechildren had been sent toEngland for safe keepingand parents heard not oneword of them, their healthor welfare or any worldaffairs in general. I can'timagine it!

The characters are allcharacters - loyal, inven-tive, stoic and funny. Youfeel you know each one ofthem.

This novel, based on truee v e n t s , w a s w e l lresearched, a book with lotsof historic details, wellrounded characters with agreat story. It makes mewant to visit Guernsey oneday.

This is Ms. Shaffers'sonly novel as she died in2009.

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November is a monthwhen Christmas startslooming on the horizonand I like to start pickingup stocking stuffers, pre-paring linens, and plan-ning treats for the big day.I like to search theinternet for crafts that canhelp spruce up the deco-rations and house. One ofthe nicest items seen thisyear are little Christmasstockings to set on thetable to hold napkins andcutlery. They were adver-tised at four stockings forjust over twelve dollars.

I purchased a packageof nine square feet of redfelt for five dollars at alarge craft store, sixsquares of white felt atfifty cents each, which willgive me about twelvestockings, I have whitewool and iron on lettersfrom the dollar store.

Using a stocking pat-tern from the internet Ireduced it to six inches

long and about 4 incheswide, the length of a stan-dard dinner knife is eightinches and you want thetops of the cutlery toshow. I folded over alength of felt and cut thepatterns. Make a niceblanket stitch down theopen side with white wool,you'll have to stitch downthe toe out-side of thestocking, but if you havethe time, sew all aroundboth edges for a more fin-ished look. Glue a strip ofwhite felt across the top,and iron on the names ofthe guests onto the whitefelt strip. You can alsofancy up the stocking byusing Christmas cookiecutters to draw other pat-terns like stars, reindeer,Christmas trees, Santas,sprinkle some glitter orglue on rhinstones.

When putting out a testdisplay, I really loved thelook, but decided to alsoadd some small stockingstuffers to the mix. It was

finished off with a holidaypattern napkin folded to apoint, the cutlery laidinside on top of the nap-kin, and a small stockingstuffer. A purse size handcream for the ladies, a keychain flashlight for themen, lip balm for the girls,and a package of baseballor hockey cards for theboys.

Without the stuffers, tomake the stockings costjust over ten dollars fortwelve. The hand creamninety-nine cents each,the lip balm fifty centseach, the key chain flash-lights a dollar each andthe sports cards anotherdollar each. The total forthis really worthwhile dec-oration for the table withtax was just over twentyfive dollars.

Another quick and easyfancy place marker is adollar store mini photoframe with a picture of theguest and a mini tree deco-

ration glued to the frame,also a keepsake for thereceiver. Or get someglass paint and smallround mirrors use a pat-tern from the internet topaint a seasonal picturesuch as a poinsettia, or aSanta for a child, thename of the guest andprop it up against aChristmas cracker or flaton the plate atop the nap-kin. Any or all of these canbe made while you sit andwatch the news on televi-sion or when you have acouple of moments spare.This issue's hint, thinkahead and enjoy doingsomething special foryour Christmas table.

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The Foothills Lions Club

The snow, on October16th, did it to us again thisyear - we did not get achance to rake the leavesin the campgrounds butwere able to do some cleanup. The water was shut offand all the motorhomeswere on their way home orgoing South for the winter.Our day ended with ameal of stir fry with garlicshrimp created by TopChef - Lion Davis White-

head.The Town of Turner Val-

ley is having their annualFamily New Years Eve onDecember 31st. The LionsClub donated $1000.00 tohelp make this a fun night.I attended this celebrationlast year and had such agood time along witheveryone else. It wasdeathly cold but everyonewas out and about, stand-ing around the fire drink-ing free hot chocolate andeating hot dogs, dancing tothe music of the D.J. or tak-

ing a hay ride aroundtown. The children wereskating on the skatingrink. Nine members of theLions Club will be there tohelp out in any way we canto make this a great cele-bration. Be sure to comeout as they have a spectac-ular fire works display andlots of fun things to do.

The Foothills Lions Clubg e n e r o u s l y d o n a t e d$1500.00 for the purchaseof 55 pair of adjustableglasses which will be takento Bali to help provide

better sight for those inneed. Lion Anne Granberg,Lion Lona Lineham andMuriel Knowler will begoing to Bali in February todistribute these glasses.

Our next Lions Bingowill be held at the ValleyNeighbours Club on Fri-day, November 12th at6:30 pm.

“Serving Our Community”

From The Lions Den

By: Jessica BrykHello everyone. My

name is Jessica Bryk andI'm one of the new club re-porters for the Millarville 4-H Multi Club. On October17th the club got togetherfor their second meeting atthe Square Butte Hall. Wecooked up some of our fa-vourite foods.

Here is a list of what wemade: Denae - Cupcakes,Jenissa - Hamburgers,Shayna - Tacos, Jade - Su-preme Nachos and Cheese,Katelyn - Lemon Crepes,Jessica - Speedy IndoorSmores, Elise-Cheese

Buns, May - Greek Salad,Jacqueline - FrostedFlower Cake, Haley - Pump-kin Loaf, Kashly - StuffedBaked Potatoes, Madison -Cheese Pizza and Sarahm a d e B a c o nCheddar Corn-meal Muffins. Ev-erything was deli-cious!

We did learnthat whisks canbreak. Haley wasmixing her pumpkin loafbatter and broke one of ourclub whisks. There werepieces everywhere! Luckilyshe didn't get them in her

batter! We have to be care-ful when you are mixingthick stuff. At the end ofthe meeting Haley said thatshe learned that pumpkinloaf is really thick.

At the last meet-ing all of the newmembers got totie-die an apronand we receivedthem at this meet-ing. They are socool! Everyone

did an awesome job!Our next meeting will be

on November 14th, and ourtheme will be ChristmasDinner. Our leaders had us

pick a piece of paper from abowl that told us what dishwe were responsible to finda recipe for. This is what wegot : Denae: dessert ,Jenissa: potato dish,Shayna: dessert, Jade (notgoing to be there), Katelyn:desert, Jessica: vegetabledish, Elise: vegetarianmain dish, May: appetizer,Jacqueline: vegetable dish,Haley: turkey main dish,Kashley: appetizer, Madi-son: appetizer, Sarah: hammain dish. The last twomeetings were delicious sohopefully this one will betoo!

Millarville 4-H Multi Club Cooks up their Favourite Foods


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