TRACK WATCH - Millarville Racing and Agricultural Society · 2019-01-01 · President. Brent tirelessly performed in his role as President (2016 – 2018) and Treasurer (2014 -2015)

TRACK WATCH January 2019

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

UPCOMING AT THE TRACK

DO YOU CROSS

COUNTRY SKI???

Why not come for a ski around the track! The snow is great and when the sun is

out, you don’t want to be anywhere else!

MILLARVILLE RACING &

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

Office Hours Monday to Friday

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

403-931-3411 / 403-931-2404 Box 68, Millarville, AB

T0L 1K0 www.millarvilleracetrack.com

From the President…… Happy New Year from the MRAS Board of Directors and Staff! We hope 2019 is a year of good health, laughter, peace and prosperity for all of you. MRAS Board of Directors for 2019 are Blaine Clark, Bill Niles, Brent Foster (Past President), Colina Clark (Vice President), John McGruther, Joshua Wylie (Secretary), Lainey Luft, Michelle Parry (President), Nancy Seaman (Treasurer), Ralph Onciul, Kelly Hamzic, and Roy Mathis. Brent Foster is continuing with the MRAS Board of Directors as Past President. Brent tirelessly performed in his role as President (2016 – 2018) and Treasurer (2014 -2015) with complete dedication and tenacity. We are very grateful to have Brent’s guidance and support for the 2019 year and thank him for his commitment to the success of MRAS. A very special thank you to outgoing Board members Malcolm Sills and Katrin Wittke for sharing their time and talents in supporting MRAS. Arena Update: • We continue to move forward with fundraising and finishing up some outstanding items in the arena and are hoping to open the arena in the early part of 2019. Arena opening is dependent on occupancy approval from the M.D. followed through with insurance coverage. The Arena rebuild committee is working hard to move this forward. We are anticipating a January 2019 opening! Stay tuned for a confirmed opening date • Our new arena has the potential to be a game changer for MRAS and with that in mind a Planning and Transition Committee was formed in December with a mandate to develop a business plan for the first 5 years of operations for our new arena. Committee members include Nancy Seaman (Lead), Joshua Wilke, Suzanne Sills, Lisa Lloyd and Nick de Waal • In October the Arena fund raising committee set a goal of $350,000 to be raised by end of 2018. As of December 21, the total raised by the committee was $427,116. A very special thank you to the committee for your steadfast efforts and to all who sponsored/donated to exceed this goal Our Event Leads and committees are busy planning for the 2019 events. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact the office for more information. It is a privilege for me to serve the Millarville Racing and Agricultural Society and I am excited to see what 2019 will bring. I welcome your comments and suggestions as we move forward. Please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] Kind Regards, Michelle Parry MRAS President

2019 BOARD

OF

DIRECTORS

Michelle Parry [email protected]

President

Colina J Clark [email protected]

Vice President

Nancy Seaman [email protected]

Treasurer

Joshua Wylie [email protected]

Secretary

Brent Foster [email protected]

Past President

Ralph Onciul [email protected]

Blaine Clark

[email protected]

Kelly Hamzic [email protected]

Roy Mathis

[email protected]

John McGruther [email protected]

Bill Niles

[email protected]

Lainey Luft [email protected]

PLEASE CONSIDER BECOMING A DONOR TO HELP US BUILD FOR THE FUTURE!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE A TAX RECEIPT, PLEASE DIRECT YOUR CHEQUE TO THE MD OF FOOTHILLS #31. IN ORDER TO

RECEIVE A TAX RECEIPT YOUR DONATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED AS FOLLOWS:

• Donations $100 or more qualify

• Cheques should be made payable to the MD of Foothills #31

• Donation information attached to the cheque and included in the attachment to the MD the purpose of the donation – Millarville Racing and Agricultural Society

• Donation cheques should be directed to the MD Office: Administrative Office

MD of Foothills No. 31

309 MacLeod Trail

Box 5605

High River, AB T1V 1M7

Donor information and donor address either on the cheque or attached information to the cheque, tax receipts will be

sent to this location.

A weekly delivery of donations that are received in the MRAS office will be delivered to the MD office in High River.

You have several ways to donate if you do not want a tax receipt or are donating under $100:

• E-transfer to [email protected]

• Credit Card – Call the office (403.931.3411) to make a credit card donation

• Cheque to the MRAS office at Box 68, Millarville, AB TOL 1KO

WE ARE ALMOST THERE…. AWAITING THE MD’S APPROVAL FOR OCCUPANCY AND OUR DOORS WILL BE OPEN. WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE WORD BY THE END OF January ON WHEN WE CAN GET BACK

ON THE DIRT!!

Track Watch is a publication of the Millarville Racing & Agricultural Society. It is

published monthly, with an emphasis on activities here at

the MRAS and around the community.

MRAS welcomes articles and advertising materials for the

Track Watch from our community members, user

groups, local businesses, and community groups.

Track Watch is distributed out to over 1,100 area members and residents the last week of each

month. This is a great opportunity to market your

business, events, meetings etc. In addition, share a story or

news that others in the neighborhood would like to hear

about!

TRACK WATCH ADVERTISING: Box 68

Millarville, Alberta T0L 1K0

Phone: 403-931-3411 Fax: 403-931-3485

Email: trackwatch@millarvilleracetrack.

com

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY

ARE YOU A SAVVY GRAPHIC COMPUTER DESIGN PERSON with some extra time? We are looking for a Volunteer to create our Track Watch publication each month to keep our members informed of the activities and opportunities for people to get involved in here at the MRAS and around the community? If you have any interest in helping us out, please contact the office at [email protected]

Road Trip Report from KOS and Mrs. Claus

Mrs. Claus was on the road again.......

It has now become a yearly tradition for Mrs. Claus and her executive Elf to travel through the MD of Foothills delivering donations to the schools for their hot lunch programs.

The donations are a result of proceeds from the Kids Only Shoppe at the Millarville Christmas Market! This year there were over 930 children that shopped picking up over 3300 items that are handmade by a group of AMAZING volunteers or donated by our FANTASTIC vendors. Every item is under $10 and comes out of the tent a gift-wrapped little secret! The Shoppe was also able to donate a healthy portion to the Arena Rebuild at the Millarville Racetrack.

We started first thing with a pit stop at Timmies (always #1 on a road trip), then headed down to the Longview School. We were greeted by a hallway full of seated children waiting patiently with their eyes closed! They were so excited to see Mrs. Claus and to listen to her story behind the donation to the school! What a place!

From there we traveled to Black Diamond, to Oilfields High School where the office staff and Principal graciously accepted the donation. We were able to sneak into a computer class and share a few hugs and candy canes too, you're never too old for candy canes!

Off to C. Ian McLaren also in Black Diamond. There we were greeted by the Principal and a few students from the school to accept Mrs. Claus’s donation for their hot lunch program. We chatted about the Shoppe and the Fair entries that they had entered yearly.

We were done in Black Diamond and Mrs. Claus was pumped right up! Loving all the hugs, she wanted to waste no time in heading to Turner Valley School.

There we were met by the Principal, whisking us right down to the Kindergarten class. To our surprise, they were in the middle of making gingerbread cookies, cookies made with love, kid love. With the jingle of her bells, Mr. Claus was able to pull them away from their task to have a few minutes with them to hand out candy canes and have a bit of a chat. Thanks for having us TVS!

With an Elf’s offer of a pit stop break, Mrs. Claus was having nothing to do with it.... there were more kids to see! To Millarville Community School we headed.... Once again, greeted by the Principal, we were led to the Kindergarten class. Oh boy, these kids were excited to see her. They were full of questions too! " Mrs. Claus, how did you get here?" (In true style on her special plane!) "Mrs. Claus, how do you bake" (Well, with a recipe of course!) and the stumper " Mrs. Claus, how did you make all those candy canes? (Well, she has people for that!). The kids were kind and sure to tell her about their elves on shelves that were watching!

After each stop on the way to the next, we would giggle over the kids' comments, reactions and the graciousness of the school staff, it was heart-warming! We knew this was coming to an end, we were on our way to Red Deer Lake School. The last of the 6 stops.

We were a little ahead of schedule, which was GREAT, as we were able to get Mrs. Claus about 18 more hugs from the Kinders just about to head out. She quickly dished out a candy cane to each as they made their way to a gathering outside the school. So happy we caught them!

Doing this trip each year is something that we look forward to on many levels. With this donation, we are able to help

in so many more ways than food. The diverse ways that the schools run their programs teach the kids responsibility,

inclusion, compassion, life skills, dedication, appreciation, the list is long.

There are SO many people to thank every time that volunteers SO MANY hours crafting, baking, sewing, collecting,

wrapping, shopping helpers, price taggers, list makers, just volunteering in all ways. And of course, the shoppers! Way

to go this year! Thank you to all of you for your continued support and we will see you in 2019!

Road Trip Report from KOS and Mrs. Claus Continued…

Longview

Oilfields High School

Longview

C. Ian McLaren

Turner Valley School

Millarville Community School

2019 Millarville Heritage Rodeo

July 19-21, 2019

It is the Millarville Heritage Rodeo Committee’s commitment to have an event

that promotes Heritage, Community, Education and Agriculture as well as to

continue supporting the FCA sanctioned rodeos however they can. We are

again seeking additional amateur rodeo approval to have other associations

included.

The 2019 year is fast approaching and planning for the 23rd Millarville Heritage Rodeo is well underway with

the next committee meeting on January 16, 2019 at 6:30 pm.

If you are interested in sponsoring this awesome event, please visit the MRAS web page or contact us at

[email protected]

We are LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS to join the group. Please send an e-mail to

[email protected] if you are interested in helping with the planning OR on the day of the event.

We will be looking for volunteers specific to various areas that our committee heads are organizing: ticket

sales, sponsorship, set up, tear down, advertising, Little Cowboy area, etc.

Get your boots and hats ready, it’s going to be a fun Rodeo!

Shane Darling, Chair

Andrew Cook, Co-Chair

2019 Chuckwagon & Chariot Races

September 6 - 8, 2019

Similar to the Heritage Rodeo Committee, it is the Chuckwagon & Chariot Race Committee’s commitment to

have an event that promotes Heritage, Community, Education and Agriculture as well as to continue

supporting the APCCA racing events however they can. With this in mind, we will be hosting the 2019

APCCA FINALS at the Millarville Racetrack in September and we are very excited to bring this to the Track.

The 3rd Millarville Chuckwagon & Chariot Races planning is progressing extremely well with the next meeting

January 23, 2019.

If you are interested in sponsoring the Chucks & Chariots, please visit the MRAS web page or contact us at

[email protected] WE ARE AWAITING CONFIRMATION OF OUR TARP SALE DATE….

SOMETIME IN MARCH!!!

If you are interested in volunteering for this event, helping on that weekend or in the planning of these Races,

please send an e-mail to: [email protected]

Mark Your Calendars……

Shane Darling, Chair Andrew Cook, Co-Chair

Crescent Point has been living and operating in the Southern Alberta area since 2015 when we acquired Legacy Oil + Gas. Since then, we have been heavily involved in these communities. We sponsor your very own Millarville Racing and Agricultural Society along with local food banks, libraries and recreation centers.

Millarville Horticultural Club

Every second Tuesday of the month (Sept to

May) at 7:30 pm a speaker is arranged to

talk and share their knowledge with the

club. We meet at the Millarville Church

House. Our next meeting will be on

Tuesday, January 8th, 2019. Janet

Melrose will be discussing house plants.

Propagating, best plants for air filtering,

and general health of plants. Also, please

remember to like us on Facebook! Whether

you are a novice or expert in landscaping or

gardening, join our club. It is only $15 /year.

We welcome new members. For more

information email [email protected] or call

Sheila at 403-931-3989

The Priddis & Millarville Fair is looking for energetic, enthusiastic and fun-loving people to join the organizing committee for the 112th fair to be held on August

17-18, 2019. If you are interested, please contact Suzanne Sills at 403-931-0334 or email [email protected] . We need people for English Light Horse

and additional help with organizational tasks. We’ll work with you to find the role that fits your interests and availability. Anyone is welcome at our monthly

meetings on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00pm at the racetrack.

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