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2nd & 4th Monday - Quilting 12:30 – 4:00p.m. Griffiths Senior Centre, Black Dia-mond. 403-933-4036.-------------------------------------------------------9:30am Floor Curling Valley NeighboursClub 403-933-4445.--------------------------------------------------------9:30 ~ 10:45 YOGAfor beginners and all lev-els, Millarville. Margit 403-931-3649.-------------------------------------------------------11:00am - 11:45am Chair Exercises.Griffiths Senior Centre, Black Diamond.403-933-4036.-------------------------------------------------------12:30 ~ 1:30 YOGAfor beginners and all lev-els, Priddis Community Hall, drop ins wel-come. Margit 403-931-3649.--------------------------------------------------------1:00 ~ 3:00pm Decorative Painting SheepCreekArts Council 403-938-2032.--------------------------------------------------------1:00pm Euchre Valley Neighbours Club -403-933-4445.--------------------------------------------------------1:00pm Story time for 3 to 5 year olds.Sheep River Library. 403-933-3278.--------------------------------------------------------2nd/every month 6:30pm Legion ExecutiveMeetings 403-933-4600. No July, Augustor December meetings.--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 9:00pm Beginner Acrylic Painting -Autumn Scene. Sheep Creek Arts Council.403-933-4020.

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--------------------------------------------------------3rd/every month Coffee Chatter OkotoksSNAPS Orvella Small - 403-603-3232.--------------------------------------------------------9:30 ~ 11:00 am - Yoga in Longview. Kendra403-558-3696.--------------------------------------------------------10:00 ~ 10:45amArt with Little Ones. SheepCreekArts Council. 403-933-4020.--------------------------------------------------------10:45am Book Buddies Sheep River Li-brary. 403-933-3278.--------------------------------------------------------1:00 or 7:00pm Knitting Club Sheep CreekArts Council 403-933-3376.--------------------------------------------------------

Valley NeighboursClub 403-933-4445.-------------------------------------------------------4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - TOPS ( Take Off PoundsSensibly) at Millarville Rancher's Hall.--------------------------------------------------------6:00 ~ 7:00pm Belly Dancing Sheep CreekArts Council 403-938-4020.--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 8:00pm - Red Deer Lake CommunityCentre - Boot Camp for all levels - Patti: 403-931-2373.--------------------------------------------------------7:00- 9:00pm Adult Badminton, MillarvilleCommunity School gym. 931-3919.-------------------------------------------------------7:30 ~ 9:30pm 1st & 3rd week of month.Scrapbooking Sheep Creek Arts Council -403-933-4424.--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 8:30pm YOGA Beginners and all lev-els, Priddis Community Hall, drops in wel-come. Margit 403-931-3649.--------------------------------------------------------7:30pm Last/every month. Legion LadiesAuxiliary No meetings July, August or De-cember. 403-933-4564.--------------------------------------------------------7:30 ~ 9:30pm Last/month. Camera ClubSheep CreekArts Council 403-933-2407.

2nd Wednesday Pot Luck Luncheon - 12:00– 1:00 p.m. Griffiths Senior Centre, Black Di-amond. 403-933-4036.-------------------------------------------------------8:45 ~ 10:00am - YOGA, Beginners and alllevels, Millarville Community Hall, drop inwelcome. Margit 403 931 3649.

--------------------------------------------------------9:30 ~ 12:00 a.m. Floor Curling Griffiths Me-morial Centre, Black Diamond. 403-933-4036.-------------------------------------------------------10:30am ~ 3:30pm 1st & 3rd week of month.Diamond Valley Quilt Club Sheep CreekArts Council 403-931-3989.--------------------------------------------------------1:00pm - Bridge at the Valley NeighboursClub. 403-933-4289.--------------------------------------------------------1:30 ~ 3:30pm Last of each month. Volun-teer Sewing/Quilting Bee. Baby Bags for Litfor Life Prgm 403-995-2660.--------------------------------------------------------5:30pm Buffet & Darts Drop In Everyone wel-come. Legion Turner Valley 403-933-4564.--------------------------------------------------------6:00 ~ 7:00pm Belly Dancing Sheep CreekArts Council 403-938-4020.--------------------------------------------------------6:30 ~ 7:30pm Gentle Yoga for beginnersand those that practice. Millarville RanchersHall. Margit 403-931-3649.--------------------------------------------------------7:00-9:00pm - every Wednesday Adult Vol-leyball, Millarville Community School gym.931-3919.--------------------------------------------------------7:30 ~ 9:30pm BeginnersAcrylic Painting

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--------------------------------------------------------9:30am Beginners Yoga Class Drop ins wel-come. Sheep River Library, Turner Valley-Margit 403 931 3649.--------------------------------------------------------

10:00 ~ 10:30am Around the World withDance & Play class for Moms & Tots. SheepCreekArts Council 403-938-4020.--------------------------------------------------------1:00pm 1st/every month General MeetingValley Neighbours Club 403-933-4445.--------------------------------------------------------1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Cards - Griffiths Senior Cen-tre, Black Diamond. 403-933-4036.--------------------------------------------------------1:30pm 2nd/every month Valley Neigh-bours Gardening Club. Bea 403-933-7131.--------------------------------------------------------5:00 ~ 7:30pm Fish & Chip Night / Crib at7:30pm Legion Turner Valley 403-933-4564.--------------------------------------------------------6:30 ~ 7:30pm TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sen-sibly) Valley Neighbours Club.--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 8:30pm 1st/month. YouthAuxiliary Le-gion Turner Valley 403-933-3739.--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 9:00pm Beginner Decorative Paint-ing for 4 weeks Sheep Creek Arts Council403-938-4020.--------------------------------------------------------7:00 ~ 9:00pm Decorative Painting SheepCreekArts Council 403-933-4578.

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.--------------------------------------------------------5:00pm Meat Draw & Chase the Ace (drawat 6:15pm) - Buffet - Wear Red - LegionTurner Valley 403-933-4564.

11:00am Regular services Longview BibleFellowship - 403-808-9948.

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1st & 3rd/every month 7:00 & 7:30pm LionsClub Meeting at Legion. Next meeting Sep-tember. Contact Don at 931-3587.--------------------------------------------------------2nd/every month 1:15pm Sheep River Li-brary Book Club

2nd/every month 7:30pm Millarville Horti-cultural Club (9x per year) Sheila 403-931-3989.--------------------------------------------------------2nd/every month Foothills Search & Res-cue Meeting Oilfields General Hospital.

2nd/every month 7:00pm Legion GeneralMembership Meetings. 933-4600.

--------------------------------------------------------2nd/every month Coffee Chatter NantonSNAPS Orvella Small 603-3232.--------------------------------------------------------

2nd Tuesday 1:30 to 3:00pmGriffiths Centre, Black Diamond.

403-933-4036.

1:00pm Whist & Bridge

Sheep CreekArts Council 403-933-4020.

Legion Turner Val-ley 403-933-4564.--------------------------------------------------------

Meat Draw, 50/50 & Free Pool Le-

gion Turner Valley 403-933-4564.--------------------------------------------------------

2nd & 4th - Quilting at the Griffiths SeniorCenter. 403-933-4036.

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.

9:00 ~ 11:00am Breakfast

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Dec 17th, 10:00am to 4pm - OpenHouse Okotoks Doggie LoungeAnd Heavenly Paws N’ Hoofs PetHouse. Jennie at 403-461-4442.

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Dec 24th, 4:30pm Christmas EveService - St. George's AnglicanChurch, Turner Valley.

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Dec 24th, 6 to 7pm CandlelightChristmas Eve Service - Black Di-amond Gospel Chapel.

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Dec 24th, 6:30pm Christmas EveService - St James AnglicanChurch, Priddis.

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Dec 24th, 6:30pm Christmas EveServices - Longview Bible Fel-lowship.

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Dec 24th, 7:00pm Christmas EveService at Lewis Memorial UnitedChurch, Turner Valley.

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Dec 24th, 9pm Christmas Eve Ser-vice - Christ Church Anglican,Millarville.

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----------------------------------------------Dec 11th, 2:15-3:15pm -10th An-nual Skate with Santa in Okotoks.Candy canes and hot chocolate.Janette Messer 403-938-8953.----------------------------------------------Dec 11th, 7:00pm CommunityCandlelight service at Lewis Me-morial United Church, Turner Val-ley.----------------------------------------------Dec 25th, 10am Christmas Day -Communion service at St.George'sAnglican, Turner Valley.----------------------------------------------Dec 25th, 10:45am Christmas Ser-vice - Longview Bible Fellowship.----------------------------------------------

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Dec 12th, 4:00 to 8:00pm - A HighRiver Tradition! Bring your familyfor fun on the ice. Food bank do-nations are accepted! BobSnodgrass Recreation Complex.403-652-4042.

Dec 20th – 1:00 pm LongviewSchool Christmas Tea. Enjoy cof-fee, tea and treats while the stu-dents perform a dress rehearsalof Charles Dickens' A ChristmasCarol.

Dec 7th – 6:30 pm High CountryWinter Concert in the gym at Oil-fields High School, Black Dia-mond: Featuring Band studentsfrom Oilfields, C. Ian McLaren,Longview, Millarville and TurnerValley schools.

Dec 21st – 7:00 pm Turner ValleySchool “The Best Gift Ever”drama and musical productionalso featuring performances bythe school choir and Grade 6Band students.

Dec 22nd – 6:30 pm LongviewSchool Charles Dickens' AChristmas Carol.

Dec 22nd – 6:30-8:00 pm C. Ian Mc-Laren School – Black DiamondChristmas activities and carols.

Dec 22nd – 7:00 pm MillarvilleCommunity School Christmasconcert.

Dec 10th, 1:00 to 2:00pm - Cana-dian Pacific Holiday Train stopsat Blackie opposite Post Office.Food bank donation requested.

Dec 10th, 11:00am to 4:00pm -Christmas Shopping Gala,Blackie Community Hall and theI.O.O.F. Hall. Hockey games in thearena.

Dec 31st, Royal Canadian LegionTurner Valley - New Year's Eve So-cial. 403-933-4600.

Dec 31st, 5:00pm to 8:00pm -High Country Family New Year'sEve Celebration – Flare 'N Derrickand the skating rink in Turner Val-ley.

Dec 31st, Children's New Year'sEve Party, Okotoks. 403-938-8950.

November 18th to December23rd A Christmas Past, Okotoks

Museum, 49 Elizabeth Street

Wednesday, December 14th toSaturday, December 17th:

Oilfields' Senior High Perform-ing Arts Department presents anadaptation of Charles Dickens'

Nicholas Nickleby. Tickets at thedoor – $2 for December 14th mat-inee (12:45 pm) and $5 for eve-ning shows December 15th to

17th (7:00 pm).

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Royal Canadian LegionBranch #78, Turner Valley

POPPY CAMPAIGN 2011

A HUGE SUCCESS

Once again our com-munities have exceededthe expectations of theRoyal Canadian LegionBranch 78 Turner Valley.From Bragg Creek in theNorth, to Longview in theSouth; from Turner Val-ley in the West, to Alder-syde in the East; theresponse from the peopleto aid our country's vetsin need and to assistother needs in our com-munities was outstand-ing.

This success is notpossible without the helpof businesses and organi-zations throughout thisarea. As the Poppy Cam-paign Chairman, I wishto thank all of these orga-nizations for their coop-eration in allowing us toplace Poppy trays in yourestablishments.

I also would like tothank all of the volun-teers for their time andeffort in distributingPoppy trays throughoutour communities. With-out your efforts, none ofthis success is possible.

The generosity of themembers of our commu-nities was, once againphenomenal and for thatwe are extremely thank-ful. The monies donatedto this cause are held intrust by the Royal Cana-dian Legion and may onlybe used in accordance tostrict guidelines laid outby our Dominion Com-mand. Branch 78 will doour best to ensure thatthese funds are used asmuch as possible in ourown communities whilestill adhering to thoseguidelines. The total con-tributions reached an out-standing $43,000.

The last campaignfunds were used to assistveterans in our commu-nities and a donation of$10,000 was made to theOutward Bound Programwhich assists veteransacross Alberta to returnto civilian life. The fundalso provided financial

assistance to the SheepRiver Health Trust forequipment that would beused to enhance thehealth care of vets andthe elderly in our area.That donation was for$12,500. For the comingyear we will make avail-able six bursaries tothree high schools for thechildren and grandchil-dren of vets and currentlyserving members of ourarmed forces. Three bur-saries will be available tostudents entering adegree course at a uni-versity and three will beavailable to studentsentering a technical ortrades program at a tech-nical institution. We willseek out other opportuni-ties in our area to assistwith programs in accor-dance to DominionGuidelines.

Thank-you, again, toall of you for making thiscampaign a success.

Floyd Schatz1st Vice-presidentPoppy Campaign Chair-manRoyal Canadian LegionBranch 78 Turner Valley

By Brent Gillanders, Con-tributor

Sunday, November20th found the Bisons inRed Deer to face ProStitch. Red Deer openedthe scoring when theleague's point leaderChris Rauckman put itby Foothill's goalie DaveRupp to open the scor-ing. Then Kaleb Burnettfollowed for the herd af-ter jumping on his own re-bound for his first of theseason. Credit ColbyWalden with the assist.

Fast forward to thethird period with theherd holding a large mar-gin in shots but still thegame was up for grabs.Then the relentless MackPretty with a great short-handed effort put thisone away at 11:33 of thethird frame with his firsttally of the season. Shotsin this contest were 33-16 in favour of the Bi-sons.

Saturday, November26th was game day forthe Bisons in Blackieagainst the NWCAAStamps. Foothills got itgoing with Josh Youn-ker's first of the season.Mark up Stronski and

Mack Pretty with the as-sists. Next up wasBlayne Gillanders on thepower-play with JesseClay assisting. Gill-anders finished the scor-ing in the first withKostelansky assisting.

Tied at 3 each going tothe second frame, theStamps got a short-handed effort to take a 4-3 lead to the third stanza.Then Foothills amped itup with Claresholm'sJesse Clay with one todraw even with theStamps. Gillanders tookit to 5-4 with ColbyWalden and JustinJones as the helpers.Then Gillanders lessthan two minutes laterput the icing on the cakewith his fourth of the con-test with Kolton Kost-elansky assisting.

The Stamps made it in-teresting with a late one,but ultimately Foothillswould prevail 6-5 andtake the W.

Foothills BisonsLock Horns Again

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Submitted by Michel Jackson

About the curling…..

Thank you so very

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Black Diamond:

Turner Valley:

Longview:

The Oilfields Curling Club, in con-junction with the Turner ValleyLegion, hosted the Little Brown Jug,Mixed Curling Bonspiel, November18th to 20th. This was the 10th anni-versary of the bonspiel.

The dinner and dance was held atthe Legion. The kitchen staff out didthemselves, once again producing afantastic dinner which was enjoyed byall. The Tune Crew kept everyone hop-ping to their tunes. Boy, what energythose two put out, an awesome showwhich made for a great evening.

There were many hard foughtgames. But once the rocks came to ahalt and the dust settled and thescore was counted up, the standingslooked like this:

“A” Event winner was the Keenanteam from the Oilfields Curling Club.

“B” Event winner was the Jacksonteam, also from Oilfields CurlingClub.

Congratulations, to this year's win-ners and a heartfelt thank you to allthose people who worked so hard tomake this year's event such aresounding success.

We would be remiss if we didn'tacknowledge the generous supportthat we have again received from ourarea businesses.

Our grateful appreciationgoes out to you:

Diamond Valley RestaurantHigh Country Car Wash & Conve-

nience StoreBlack Diamond Liquor & Cold BeerFoothills Pizza

Blue Rock GalleryRalph's Liquor & Fine WinesGrillo's PizzariaOilfields Curling Club

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Curling News: The Little Brown Jug

Last spring, at C. IanMcLaren, we were experi-encing high numbers inthe lower grades and lownumbers in the highergrade. To compensate, wecreated multi-age classesso that we could havelower numbers in theyounger grades. We re-searched multi-age class-rooms and our researchshowed that studentswho participate in multi-age classrooms haveequal or better achieve-ment than stra ightgrades. As well positive so-cial emotional gains havealso been noted in multi-age classes. However, low

class sizes in the multi-age configuration did notwork out the way we hadplanned as we had 16 newstudents begin at ourschool this fall that we didnot know about in June.Consequently, we endedup with large classes in al-most every homeroom.

As many of you mayhave heard, Al l isonRedford promised to re-turn education funding tothe schools after she be-came the new premier.This has directly im-pacted C. Ian McLarenSchool as we have gainedanother teacher. As ofJanuary 9th, 2012, we

w i l l h a v e a n o t h e rhomeroom classroom. Al-though, this will cause re-adjustments for studentsand teachers, we will endup with less multi-ageclassrooms and smallerclass sizes. We are excitedthat the students willhave fewer students intheir classes whichshould result in more con-centrated instruction andindividual time for eachstudent. If you have anyquestions or commentsplease contact the admin-istration team of Mrs.Jones or Mrs. Forchuk.

C. Ian McLaren NewsChanges in Classrooms

2011 “A” Event WinnersMichel Jackson presented the winners

with “The Little Brown Jug”L to R: Katherine Keenan, Peter Keenan

and Jackie Stickel. Team member,Al Pallister, is missing from the photo but

front and centre is Micheal Keenanone of their future curlers.


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It seems a little earlyto be talking about grad-uation but when you areplanning for the perfectgraduation ceremonyand celebration, thefundraising needs tostart as early as possi-ble. The 2012 Gradsfrom Oilfields HighSchool have some cre-ative fundraising hap-pening and that's whereyou can help out!

First you can checkout this website:

and clickon the auction calendarto find OHS 2012 Grad.There are a few items onthe site already butthere is still room for lotsmore, so if you have any-thing you can contributeplease contact Grad par-ent Tim Beer at 403-975-5474. You can alsobid on the items on thesite.

Tim's better half, MariBeer has made some gor-

geous, one-of-a-kindChristmas cards thatare available at $2.50each. If you didn't al-ready find Mari in frontof the Black DiamondBakery on Light Upnight then you can stillpurchase the cards at Bo-hemia. $2 from each salegoes straight to theg r a d s , w i t h o n l y.50cents going for mate-rials. If you have everdone scrap booking orany craft, you knowthere is more than fiftycents worth of materialin these cards. Mari alsohas some wonderful hairaccessories for sale at Bo-hemia that are hand-made, too, so thinkabout who on your listyou can “dress-up” withthese gifts. Mari's cardswill continue to reflectthe seasons as this cam-paign continues into2012 – think Valen-tine's, Mother's Day, etc.

While the weather isstill nippy you can alsowarm up your handswhile warming up to ag r a d w i t h H a n dWarmers. For just$2/pair you can spendtime enjoying a winter ac-tivity but your hands willstay toasty warm. You'llbe sitting on your handsat that next hockeygame and it won't be tokeep your fingers warm!Many of the grads will beselling these but you canalso contact Tim for yourHand Warmers.

As the months roll on,more fundraisers will ap-pear – watch for a bottledrive, Cookie Doughsales, raffles, etc. If youhave any ideas for fund-raising you could sharethem with this hard-working group. Just callTim – Grad 2012 Fund-raising Committee mem-ber - his number again is403-975-5474.

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Council CalendarDec. 7th COUNCIL 7:30 pm Council ChambersDec. 13th Parks & Recreation Committee 7:00 pm Council ChambersDec. 15th Special Events Committee 7:00 pm Council ChambersDec. 19th FCSS 7:00 pm Council ChambersDec. 21st COUNCIL 7:30 pm Council Chambers

Councillor's Corner: by Councillor Jim Deacon

The Black Diamond Economic Development Committee is looking for avolunteer member to join our advisory board and assist us with business andtourism development in our town. If you are a Black Diamond CommercialBusiness Owner/Operator, we encourage you to come join in on our publicmeetings to see if this is a fit for you. Meetings are held every fourthWednesday of the month at 7:00pm in the Town Office. Contact Cathy at403-933-4348 or for more [email protected]

The Town of Black Diamond's annual Christmas Light-Up Contest isunderway again this year. Judging will take place on

, between 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm. Mayor Sharlene Brown willescort residents of the High Country Lodge, who will judge the ChristmasLight Displays. We thank them for volunteering their time again this year!Prizes in both Residential and Commercial categories will be awarded.

Verna Staples, Legislative Services Manager,Town of Black Diamond at 403-933-4348.

TUESDAY,DECEMBER 13th

For more information contact:

TUESDAY,DECEMBER 13th

For more information contact:

Tax Arrears Penalty – January 2012

January 1, 2012

Tax Installment Payment Plan – TIPP's

Auto Payments for Utilities

Utility Arrears

There are still some tax accounts that remain unpaid. Notices have gone out tothose in arrears. Any outstanding taxes on the last day of December will beassessed a 15% penalty on . If you are not sure if your taxeshave been paid, please give the town office a call and we can check your account.

The Town offers a tax installment payment plan which lets a property ownermake 12 equal payments on their taxes without incurring any penalties. Pleasecall the office to find out how you can sign up for 2012.

You may also sign up for automatic bank withdrawals for your utility payments.The payments are taken every 2 months on the 15 . Call the town for details.

If you miss paying a utility bill, the balance owing is transferred to your tax roll.It will no longer show on your utility statement.Notices went out in November for anyone with an unpaid tax balance whichwould have included any utility arrears up to that date.

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We attended the Remembrance Day Service at OilfieldsHigh School, and I know my dad, who was a veteran ofWWII, would have been proud of the ceremony. It was oneof the best I have ever attended and it was reassuring tosee so many young families there. It gives us hope that thesacrifice of so many will never be forgotten.

Christmas is fast approaching, and my wife and I havealready been enjoying some of the colorful light displays

in town. The Diamond Valley Christmas celebration will have come and gone as youread this and I am sure the Christmas Market in Turner Valley and the Light-up cele-bration in Black Diamond, complete with Santa and reindeer, will have been a hugesuccess. Anyone who remembers the cold of the 2010 celebration will surely appre-ciate the mild temperatures we enjoyed this year!

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COMMITTEEBOARD VACANCY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Year End Reminders from the Tax Department

Town of Black Diamond

Serving Our Community

Public Works Department

It’s the right time to join the Town of Black Diamond, a Town of about 2300 citizens, situated in themajestic foothills of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. Just a half-hour south of Calgary, the Town is agateway to the ranchlands along the Cowboy Trail. A spectacular setting, friendly rural atmosphere,fascinating history, and a thriving artistic community are just a few of the qualities that give the Townits unique appeal.

Equipment Operator I – Publics Works

Working under the direction of the Public Works Supervisor, you will safely operate various motorequipment for the daily municipal maintenance operations which includes; water, waste water, solidwaste, roads, and general maintenance of municipal infrastructure. On call and over time work willalso be necessary.

This work involves responsibility for the safe and efficient operation of motorized equipment and mayalso assist in the guidance of other semi-skilled and unskilled employees in the performance ofmanual tasks related to equipment operation.

Each equipment operator has an important obligation to themselves, associates, and the public whenoperating a municipal vehicle and should at all times conduct themselves in a professional and safemanner. Must be able to communicate well, both orally and in writing, to a variety of audiences, andpossess strong customer service skills.

A Valid Alberta Class 3 with air drivers license is required.

This a full time position, 40 hours a week, at a pay range of $ 41,912 - $ 54,496 per annum.

If you are seeking a challenging and rewarding career where you will make a difference.Please forward your resume and cover letter in confidence quoting 01-12-PW-EQII [email protected]

The Town of Black Diamond wishes to thank all applicants for their interest and advises that only those to beinterviewed will be contacted.

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Longview Link By Chey NickersonThe winds have settled a little and ev-

eryone is out cleaning up shingles, treelimbs, branches, leaves and many otherpieces and parts of things that were mis-siles in yesterdays big wind storm. Al-though we experienced VERY highwinds, we seem to be one of the luckierplaces when it comes to damage done. Afew of us who were silly enough to think afabric tent would remain in place inLongview were soon taught differently,and other than cleaning up a few treesthat just didn't measure up to the windspeeds we actually faired quite well.Watching the news of the wild fires andseeing firsthand the damage from HighRiver, Okotoks and, making a drive alongDeerfoot Trail during the storm, I knowhow severe the winds were and amthankful that we only had as much dam-age as we did.

Longview has lost two of our long termresidents in the past few weeks. Our sym-pathies go out to the Dewane family inthe loss of Pat and also to the family ofLee Lantz, business owner and past mem-ber of Council in Longview. Both thesemen will be missed greatly in the com-

munity.Get well wishes for Kendra Harding

and Terry Brown. Hope you're feelingmuch better very soon.

Just a note to all to drive careful andplease, don't drink and drive at any timeduring the year, but especially during theupcoming holiday season. That's a mem-ory none of us want to keep for years tocome.

Have a great few weeks.~ Chey

We have had two very stim-ulating evenings at the librarythis month. One was given byFawna Bews, a Holistic Prac-titioner living near Longview,who took us through a guidedmeditation and explained tous how meditation canimprove the quality of ourlives and relieve the stressesin our life.

The second was a presen-tation by Dr. Ingrid JoulinKehler who is a doctor of Tra-ditional Chinese Medicineand who has recently openedthe Salus Wellness Center inBlack Diamond. She told usthat TCM dates back severalthousand years and its aim isto restore the natural balancein the human body, whichwhen out of kilter, causes ill-ness. Rather than addressingissues of bad health after thefact, as does Western medi-cine, TCM strives to keep thebody whole, balanced andwith the life force "Qi" flowingsmoothly through it.

To achieve this, Dr.IngridJoulin Kehler practices Acu-

puncture, using tiny sterileneedles on specific acupunc-ture points on the body torelieve pain and to adjust theflow of the "Qi" and bring thebody back into balance. Whenthis is achieved, the body canheal itself without drugs andpainkillers. In ancient times,the practitioners of TMC andAcupuncture were paid fortheir work as long as thepatient remained healthy.When one of their patientsbecame ill, payment was with-held until they became wellagain. We must address ourhealth when we are well,rather than waiting until weare sick. A thoroughly enjoy-able and informative time.

Joan has several excitingprograms in the works for theNew Year, so be sure to watchfor the announcements ofdays and times.

Jun Young Lee will give apresentation on "Korean Pal-aces".

Doris Lesick will give atalk on Indonesia.

Also for the first three

weeks in December Joaninvites you to come in and joinher for some Xmas Cheer andhome baking. She would alsolike to remind you to be sureto sign up for the programs sothat she has adequate time toprepare appropriate seatingand space. You can do this bysigning up on the sheet at thebulletin board at the PostOffice or by calling the libraryat 403-558-3927.

A book you might enjoy.by Janice

Y.K. Lee is a riveting novelthat takes place in Hong Kongduring the second World War.It is an epic tale of war and of atortured, tangled love storysteeped in intrigue. The occu-pation by the Japanese is hor-rific, with its brutal campsand corruption. Lee writeswith simple, elegant prose,recreating the atmosphereand the history of Hong Kongin the early 1940's.

Happy ReadingSylvia Binkley

The Piano Teacher

Longview Library Literally Speaking


Town of Turner Valley

www.turnervalley.ca403.933.4944 ~ 223 Main Street NE

Holiday Municipal Office HoursThe Town of Turner Valley municipal office will be closed

the following days during the Holiday Season

Friday, December 23: Closed at Noon

Monday, December 26 and Tuesday, December 27

Monday, January 2, 2012

Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas

and healthy and prosperous New Year

Mayor, Council & Staff

Town of Turner Valley

Snow removal

Upcoming Turner Valley Council Meetings

The time has come again to dig out your snow shovels and your

mittens. Just a quick reminder, that you are required to clear the

snow from the sidewalks within 24 hours of it being deposited.

Residents and businesses are responsible for clearing all of the

sidewalks adjoining their property. This can be substantial,

especially if you live on a corner lot. The Town would like to thank all

residents for their ongoing efforts throughout this coming winter

season to make the town a safe place to live.

Start time – 6:30 p.m.

Dec 19 – Regular Council Meeting

Jan 2, 2012 - Committee of the Whole Meeting

Budget for your Taxes

Friendly Reminder

The Town of Turner Valley offers a Tax Installment Prepayment Plan

(TIPS) which enables property owners to make monthly payments on

their property taxes without incurring a penalty. Please give the

municipal office a call at 403.933.4944 for additional information.

For more information:

Outstanding taxes will be levied a 12% penalty January 1, 2012

www.turnervalley.ca

Diamond Valley Starlight Celebration

Family Friendly New Year's Eve

in Turner Valley

Saturday, December 31, 2011

5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Flare ‘n Derrick Community Centre,

Outdoor Skating Rink and

Royalite Millennium Park

This event will feature skating at the outdoor rink, hay wagon rides,

bon fire, a roving performer, gazing at the stars through the library's

new telescope and concluding the evening of festivities with a

fireworks display. Complimentary hot dogs and hot chocolate will be

served. All activities are free for all ages. Co-sponsored by the

Foothills Lions Club and Legacy Oil & Gas Inc.

FREE ADMISSION – everyone is welcome.

The Public Works Department is asking for the assistance of all cul-

de-sac residents. Parking your vehicles in your driveway or garage on

garbage day will prevent blockage and ease the access to your bin.

Cul-de-sac Garbage Pickup Reminder

Holiday Garbage Pick-upNo changes for garbage pick-up

over the Christmas Holidays.

Turner Valley Protective Services Complaint Line

is now being implemented to better manage

calls and deal with issues in a timely manner.

403.863.4341

Non-profit organizations can promote their community

events free of charge on the Town of Turner Valley website.

Email event details to [email protected]







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Let's start with AmericanAirlines filing for bank-ruptcy protection and seewhere we go from thereshall we?

Parent company AMR,deciding that the time wasright to follow the good oldUS of A trend of seeking ref-uge from that nasty oldpractice of paying bills,filed last week for protec-tion from creditors.

Forget for a momentshall we that American Air-lines was sitting with a tadover four billion dollars incash reserves on the daythey filed.

"That doesn't count,"industry experts touted -"that's for a rainy day."

Okay - we'll ignore thefact it's pouring out there.

The reason for filing saida spokesman at Americanwas, and we'll simplify thedoublespeak of the pressrelease, "American was dis-advantaged by the fact thatour competitors had previ-ously all filed for protectionfrom creditors and we had-n't therefore paying ourbills was not in the bestinterests of our sharehold-ers."

So there we have it.In order to allow the day

traders to continue to reapenormous profits with mini-mal risk, American Airlinesdecides to shaft their credi-tors, their employees andeventually their passen-gers.

This from an airlinewhose slogan was "Some-thing Special In The Air".

It was special all right.Try a purchase order

dated July 20, 2011 for 460

brand new aircraft worth -are ya sitting down herekids - 40 Billion Dollars.

Forty Billion.And four months later

they are claiming financialrefugee status becausethey can't pay the bills?

Try that one folks in Jan-uary with the old creditcard company and let meknow how it pans out willya?

On the Canadian frontcomes a tale of two clownsf o r m e r l y g a i n f u l l yemployed by Blackberrymaker Research in Motion.

As if Research In Motiondidn't have enough prob-lems to deal with.

As the story goes, thispair of boneheads boardedan Air Canada Toronto toBeijing flight, and after sub-stantial amounts of ethylalcohol were tossed downthe old gullet, a disagree-ment of sorts broke out.

Things escalated a bitand the two got into a fist-fight and as it began to takeon the appearance of anNHL semi-final, the twowere wrestled to the groundby passengers and crewalike and handcuffed to theseats.

The flight was thendiverted to Vancouverwhere upon landing, theRCMP escorted these tworocket scientists to the near-est magistrate where aguilty plea was entered anda $72,000 fine levied.

There's of course arumor circulating thatshortly after boarding theflight, these two birdsbegan discussing theirChristmas bonuses after

c o n s u m i n g c o p i o u samounts of Canadian Club.

"I got 40,000 shares ofRIM stock", declared theone fellow.

Not to be outdone, theother casually mentionedhe'd received only 25,000shares of RIM stock, but,and wait for it here.................. an addedbonus of 50,000 shares ofAmerican Airlines stock.

Testosterone, alcoholand stupidity are never agood mix especially at40,000 ft.

Nonetheless, while fillingout their EI applications,they'll eventually come tothe realization that thebooze consumed on boardwas probably worth morethan their combined stockbonuses.

Which of course theycould have done beforethings hit the fan on boardhad they logged on to theirI-Phone to check it out -after all - there's probablyan APP for that.

I can hardly wait for nextweek.

Maybe something as far-fetched as a cabinet minis-ter hijacking a CanadianForces helicopter will hitthe airwaves.

Adios until next timeDave Heron

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Gikan Ryu was foundedby Uryu Gikanbo, who wasthe Daimyo of Kawachi noKuni (Kawachi province).He lived in the family cas-tle called Uryujo. It is saidthat Uryu Gikanbo'spunch was so powerfulthat he once broke a swordblade in half. He was also amaster of Hichojutsu andSenban Nage.

Gikan ryu containsmany special kicks,punches and throws andits dynamic footwork isused widely within theBujinkan system. Unfor-tunately little of the actualtechniques have beentaught in the west and so

little is known. Peoplethink that many of theGikan ryu kamae are offbalance because they needextensive practice beforethey start to "feel" right.

One of the specialteachings of the ryu isBufu ni sente nashi (

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The Makimono scrolls ofGikan Ryu have sectionson the kata names, his-tory, secret striking points(kyusho) and strategiesused by the ryu, butresearch revealed that themakimono, when referringto techniques, only men-tion the names and do notcontain the step by stepinstructions as do somemakimono. This was donein order to keep the teach-ings of the school secret incase the scrolls were sto-len. From what we under-stand there are no denshoin the Gikan Ryu. Thewhole range of kata for theryu was taught orally.

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The Blackie Commu-nity would like to remindyou that the CanadianPacific Holiday Train iscoming to town. If youhave never been to see theHoliday Train, scheduledto arrive in Blackieapproximately at 1:00pm,Saturday, December10th, you will be in for atreat. The Holiday Trainwill stop across from theBlackie Post Office (1201Railway Ave). The show,put on by artists travellingacross the country on thisbeautifully decoratedtrain, is scheduled to startabout 10 to 15 minutesafter arrival and will lastapproximately 45 min-utes.

. One of the cars is amodified boxcar that hasbeen turned into a travel-ling stage for performers,this year the legendaryValdy will be joined byBrothers Dube and TraceyBrown among others.

The Canadian Pacific(CP) Holiday Train hasbeen raising food, moneyand awareness for foodbanks in communitiesacross Canada and theU.S. since 1999. To date,they've helped raise $5.6million and 2.45 millionpounds of food with theirHoliday Train program.

The goal of the HolidayTrain is to collect food andmoney for local foodbanks and to raise aware-

ness in the fight againsthunger. At each event, theHoliday Train provides abox car stage, a line up ofgreat musical talents anda corporate contributionto the local food bank. Thecommunity, in turn, isencouraged to donate foodand funds, all of whichstays in the community.

The Blackie Commu-nity would like to extendan invitation to everyoneto attend this wonderfulevent and only ask thatyou bring a cash donationor a non-perishable fooditem for our local foodbank. Come for a coffeeand a hot chocolate cour-tesy of Blackie Rebekah'sFairview #115.

There will be other fes-tivities happening thatday such as a “Christmas

S h o p p i n g G a l a ”from11:00am to 4:00pmat the Blackie CommunityHall and I.O.O.F. Hall (be-hind the Blackie PostOffice). Hockey games willbe played at the Blackiearena.

Chilli and a bun will beserved by the BlackieLions Club and theBlackie Canskate Club.All proceeds go to theBlackie & District FoodBank.

Something for every-one! Come out and enjoythe day!

V i s i t our webs i t ewww.blackie.ca. You canalso visit the CP Rail Holi-day Train website for moreinformation:

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École Percy PeglerSchool's gym was tempo-rarily transformed into ahip hop concert venue asstudents, parents, staffand special guests alikerapped along with localindie artist, Transit, atthe school's November18th Grand Re-Openingcelebration.

Following a $6.9 mil-lion modernization pro-ject, the school commu-nity was excited to for-mally open the doors oftheir fully-renovatedbuilding.

Transit has been a spe-cial friend to the schoolsince collaborating with aGrade 3/4 class last yearon a music video aboutthe Mavericks of Alberta,set to the tune of his hitsong,

, featuringp o p u l a r C a n a d i a nrecording artist Jann

Arden singing the bridgeand cameos by severallocal artists and person-alities.

After addressing thestudents with a motiva-tional speech about howthey can make a differ-ence, Transit had theentire crowd on their feetas he performed twosongs including .

Other special guestsincluded Kathy Coutts,granddaughter of PercyPegler whom the school isnamed for, OkotoksMayor Bill Robertson,Reeve Larry Spilak of theM.D. of Foothills, RandyClarke, Alberta Educa-tion's Director, Zone 5Services and FoothillsSchool Division's BoardChair Diana Froc andDenise Rose, Superinten-dent of Schools.

“It was an amazing

day,” said school Princi-pal Dinah Shortt. “Goingthrough a modernizationproject is challenging foreveryone concerned – stu-dents, staff and schoolfamilies – so it was greatto have the opportunityto publicly thank every-one for their support andcelebrate our wonderful

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The Grade 2 class inMillarville School hasbeen investigating Num-bers and Patterns thismonth. We recentlywrote about the veryimportant number zero.Here are some of thethings that we wrote:

Zero is a braceletwhen you start it. Zero isa baby before it getsborn. Zero is a blankpage. Zero is an emptywater bottle. Zero iswhen you have nofriends. (By Alexis).

Zero is a number.There are zero spiders inwinter. There are zero

leaves in fall. There arezero bears in winter.Zero is awesome. (ByDax).

Zero is the pond withnothing in it. Zero is thesound of the snowflakeswhen they drop on yourmittens. Zero is the treeswithout leaves. Zero isthe ducklings with noparents. Zero is noth-ing. (By Margaret).

Zero is the leaves inwinter. Zero is the soundof snowflakes. Zero isthe sound of the tide.Zero is the sound ofducks when wintercomes. Zero is the snow-

flakes when summercomes. (By Jakob).

There are zero trees oncement. There are zerocorners on a circle.There are zero kids atschool after the bell.There are zero zeros inthe number one. Thereis one zero in the num-ber ten. (By Linden).

We have found thatthere are really onlythree types of patterns.Patterns are in num-bers , l e t t e r s , a r t ,clothes, buildings andnature. Patterns areeverywhere.

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Winter Safety Tips for

December

Follow these tips:

As we enterthe Christmas season,Turner Valley School con-tinues to be a very busyplace. Decorations areup, lights are lit andexcitement is building inanticipation of the cele-bration to come. A num-ber of activities areplanned for the schoolcommunity and the com-munity at large. Weinvite all members of ourcommunity to join in thecelebrations of theChristmas season, espe-cially our concert “TheBest Gift Ever” Decem-ber 21st at 7:00pm.

The first reportingperiod has just been com-pleted and report cardswent home December2nd. By all indicationsthe students of TurnerValley School are pro-gressing very well. Whilethe formal student-ledconferences were com-pleted in late October, wewant to remind you thatparents are welcome tocontact the school at anytime to discuss theirchild's progress. Also beon the lookout for accesscodes to our web-basedlearner profile that willallow you to monitoryour child's progress online and enhance stu-dent learning and com-

munication.The staff at Turner Val-

ley School has beeninvolved in a number ofprofessional develop-ment activities that sup-port our goals of improv-ing academic excellence.“The Work” as we call it,in the areas of classroomassessment, readingimprovement, math andstudent engagementthat will help us in ourmission to go from a“GOOD” school to a“GREAT” school.

We have updated ourschool's three year Edu-cation Plan. To betterunderstand how we aredoing and what ourimprovement prioritiesare, parents are invitedto view this document onour website: -http://turnervalley.fsd38.ab.ca/

We look forward to see-ing everyone at ourChristmas celebrationon December 21st at7:00pm at Turner ValleySchool. It is my wish, onbehalf of the staff, thateveryone has a safe,happy and peacefulChristmas season.

Snowboarding, skiing,skating and sledding areamong our favourite win-

ter activities. All of theseactivities can have ahigh-risk of injury. Mostof these injuries are pre-ventable – winter activi-ties can be fun andinjury free.

Observe all postedsigns and warnings.Keep off closed trails andout of closed areas

Check the surfaceof the area to see any visi-ble hazards

Plan activities thathave warm shelters anda phone nearby

This includes sportspecific equipment, withproper sizing and equip-ment in good repair

Always keep yourhead protected with a hel-met for skiing, sledding,snowboarding and skat-ing

Wear several lay-ers, keeping your head,ears, face and hands cov-ered to prevent frostbite

Take lessons from acertified instructor

Always use thebuddy system

Know your limits. Restif you are tired. Go insideif you are cold. Remem-ber to use sunscreeneven on a cloudy day.

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The Christmas Fair at Longview Schoolon Friday, November 25th was a huge suc-cess. It was a great way to start the holi-day season and everyone had lots of fun!We thank school council, room reps andparents for hosting such a wonderfulChristmas Fair. A special thank you goesout to Michelle Nelson for organizing andChairing the Christmas Fair, Krista Millerand Tracey Bews for organizing and pre-paring dinner, Karen Nelson for arrangingticket sales, Stacey McPherson for orga-n i z i n g t h eEveryone WinsBooth, KristaFaschoway forarrang ing avisit and pic-t u r e s w i t hSanta, DonnaG a l l u p f o rarranging thec a k e w a l k ,Joan Stuart,K a t r i n aMikkelsen andLori Goss forthe Elf Shelf.

Everyone at Longview School wouldlike to send out a great big thank you tothe businesses that supported Longviewschool by graciously donating items toour Christmas Fair. Your continued kind-ness and thoughtfulness are very muchappreciated. to: Sobeys:Okotoks, Brant Tractor Ltd, Little Chi-nook, Highway Service High River, Beau-tiful Blooms, Country Chrysler, FinishingTouches, Peavey Mart, Sanduls Phar-

macy, Black Diamond Bakery, ChinookWindz Pets Supplies, Sundance Saddlery,Western Financial-Turner Valley, RoyalBank, Graduate Foods, Foothills Pizza,High Country Video, Chuckwagon Café,Studio One, Pharmasave, Longview SteakHouse, Staples, Merle Norman, Bar U, Vil-lage of Longview, Tim Hortons,Starbucks, Delmerie Flowers, PlanetAuto, Hayden's Machine Shop, BoothillGallery, Music Centre Canada, Town ofBlack Diamond, Longview Jerky Shop,

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Everyone iswelcome to ourSchool Christ-mas Concertwhich is an

adaptation by Kathryn Schultz Miller ofCharles Dickens, “ ”.The evening performance will be held onThursday, December 22nd starting at6:30pm. The dress rehearsal Christmastea will be held in the afternoon of Tues-day, December 20th at 1:00pm. The over-all goal of our drama presentations atLongview School is to foster a positiveself-concept in students by encouragingthem to explore life by assuming theatricroles and acquiring dramatic skills.

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Minister of State

(Finance)

Worrying about savingenough for retirement is an issueall Canadians can relate to – espe-cially considering many don'thave access to a workplace pen-sion plan.

This has been a concern forour Government – and has been apersonal concern of mine – for along time.

As a former self-employedgrain farmer who had no access toa workplace pension for 35 years,I knew the worry firsthand.

That's why our Governmentspent a lot of time carefully look-ing for the right ways to helpCanadians save for their retire-ment.

I am proud to say we recentlyannounced one of the ways we aremoving forward to help Canadi-ans with their retirement savings,the new Pooled Registered Pen-sion Plan (or PRPP).

This will provide access to alow cost, privately administeredand simple registered pensionplan.

This is the result of years of

hard work with our provincialpartners to find an effective wayto address a gap in our retirementincome system.

PRPPs will increase savingsoptions for the millions of Cana-dians that currently do not haveaccess to a workplace pensionplan – this is especially importantfor the self-employed and thosewho work for small businesses.

In the words of the CanadianFederation of Independent Busi-ness, the voice of small businessin Canada, “PRPPs have thepotential to expand the retirementsavings options for thousands ofCanadian small businesses andtheir employees.”

Much more than RRSPs,PRPPs will offer lower costs andgreater protection.

Lower costs will be achievedby pooling the funds of severalsmall businesses together.

This will mean a greater pur-chasing power. In effect, Canadi-ans will be buying in bulk.

Price con-scious sav-e r s w i l lapprec ia tethe greaterreturns that large pooled fundswill deliver.

PRPPs will also offer greaterprotection for the consumer.

Professional administratorswill need to assume a 'fiduciaryduty of care' and ensure that fundsare invested in the best interestsof plan members.

It means greater peace ofmind, knowing that your invest-ments are held to a higher stan-dard of care.

I encourage everyone to findout more information on PRPPsat www.fin.gc.ca.

So how are PRPPs designed to

help Canadians save?

What does this mean for the

average Canadian?

Pooled RegisteredPension Plan


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SAY GOODBYE TO 2011 & CELEBRATE

When you board your horse with usyour horse joins the herd and a

family, our family. We care for yourhorse as if it was one of our own.

Some of our boarders have been withus for over 10 years. Pasture or

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BoardingOur experienced instructors will

develop a lesson plan tailored to suityour specific needs and wants. You willlearn basic horsemanship through toadvanced skills. Whether you choose

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DetailsErin owns three businesses:·Erin's in the Country·First Class Fashions

·Erin's Boutique

·Born and raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta·29 years in business

Background

"It's all about service," says owner

Erin Hryniuk, who began First Class Fashions

and Erin's Boutique more than two decades ago

when she was a flight attendant.

"When I opened the store

29 years ago I thought

'what will I call it?

What's my main objective?

What do I want to achieve?'

So the best thing for me

was to offer good service

like we did in the first-

class section of the cabin.

So I thought,

“I'm going to call it

First Class Fashions'."

Erin’s thoughts

It's not just the cookies and coffee that make people return to our

store, or the exceptional clothes and styles alone, we believe it is due

to how much we love each and every person we have the privilege and

honor of meeting, helping and getting to know.

You'll be delighted with your shopping experience every time. People

are what we are all about - we want everyone to feel welcomed and

leave with the experience of having visited a good friend. We care

about your name and who you are, we care about dressing you in the

best fit for your body type and we work with Joseph Ribkoff because

we celebrate amazing style with incredible quality.

We bring in clothing to respond to the multi-dimensional needs of

today's woman: Versatile dresses for all occasions, evening wear and

trendy separates and sportswear.

“A woman can come into

the store and she can

find something for work,

something to go on a

cruise. It's very

diversified,

which is really what

enhances the product.”

Big FocusDonations to the food bank will be matched.Erin would like to give back to the community.

Loyalty Program

For every $750 spent, a $25 gift card is given and

can be redeemed at any of the 3 stores

StaffOur friendly staff Linda, Shirley,Jacintha and Sarah will take the timeto find something that suits you with

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The Paris Wife - Paula

McLain

Before I Go to Sleep - S.

J. Watson

Who Knew?

Ernest Hemingway'srescuing angel wasHadley Richardson, hisfirst wife. She was eightyears older than he was,she was tough and so-phisticated, frugal andnaive. She believed com-pletely and unfailingly,that Hemingway was agreat writer. She neverwaivered from her belief.

This book is mostlywritten from Hadley'spoint of view, with shortchapters interspersedwith Ernest's thoughts.She meets Hemingwayshortly after he returnsfrom WWI, a depressedand wounded veteran.Ernest, against his fam-ily's wishes, marriesHadley and the two leavefor Paris to "plunge head-long into the most activeliterary scene on theplanet . They mingleand socialize with novel-ist Sherwood Anderson,poet Ezra Pound, activ-ist Gertrude Stein, nov-elist F. Scott Fitzgerald.Hadley struggles "...withher roles as a woman -wife, lover, muse, friendand mother..." We knowthat Hemingway usedher as his soundingboard as he framed hisown ideas, and that"...had she not marriedhim, no novelist wouldbe telling her story." orpossibly Hemingway'sstory either! She was hisrock, and his last novel," " isher first real voice, in allhis fiction.

The fast paced, flap-

per lifestyle, where thereis always ..."enoughdrink to fill an ocean" isf i n e u n t i l t h eHemingways' son isborn and Hadley realizes"bohemian expatriatesdon't much like babies.And they don't like fidel-ity either." We all knowhow Hemingway's lifeended and his legacy, es-pecially "

". What I didn'tknow was how Hadley,then later Paul inePfeifer, and presumablymany other women,were necessary to al-ways prop him up andstroke his huge ego.Some women just love a'bad boy'.

This was not lightreading, but as always, Iloved the history and feltI was living in the lifeand times of a young Er-nest Hemingway.

Like Family

A Ticket to Ride

Well, this is a summerthriller to keep you read-ing into the night! It is agreat debut novel.

Christine wakes up ev-ery morning - in astrange bed, with astrange man. When shelooks in the bathroommirror she sees an unfa-miliar, middle aged face.Her hands are not herown, they are hermother's.

Ben, her husband,must tell her everydaythat she is forty seven,that he is her husbandand that she had a terri-ble accident twenty

years ago. She cannot re-member her past anddoesn't have the abilityto form new memories.She can only rememberwhat happens today,and as she sleepsthrough the night, sheloses it all. She muststart back at zero everymorning!

There are some minorinconsistencies in thenovel - for example, shewonders why there areno photos of Christmas.(How does she remem-ber there is such a thingas Christmas?) She re-members Dr Nash, whois secretly working withChristine - but to hisown ends. He wants topresent a paper on heruniqueness - that shecan transfer things fromshort term to long termstorage in her brain, butshe can't retain them.This type of amnesia isvirtually unknown.

What Christine doeshave is the ability to dis-tinguish emotions - ly-ing, fear, aggression, ner-vousness, - in the wordsspoken and the body lan-guage. Because she hasno context for the con-versation, she hears andsees things the rest of usoverlook. But can shetrust herself? The oneperson she can trust,her husband Ben, isonly telling her part ofher story. Why? To shel-ter her, as he admits?

When she finds a noteto herself - DO NOTTRUST BEN - she has nogrounding, no footing,no memories to guideher. It is an intricate andgripping tale.

Anterograde amnesiais the loss of the abilityto create new memoriesafter the event thatcaused the amnesia. Ret-rograde amnesia iswhere memories createdprior to the event arelost. Both CAN occur inthe same patient.

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The people of TheFoothills area have onceagain shown their re-spect and appreciationfor the sacrifices of ourVeterans and haveshown that they care.From Red Deer Lake inthe North to Longview inthe South; from Okotoksin the East through toBragg Creek in the Westand including the resi-dents of Black Diamondand Turner Valley, wehave had a wonderful re-sponse to our PoppyCampaign. The TrustFunds that are nowavailable for our surviv-ing veterans and their de-pendents in need willmake sure that we cancontinue to provide theassistance that so manyof them require.

How things changethough! While we knewthat the folks in the areaserviced by the TurnerValley Legion had do-nated very generously tothis year's Poppy Cam-paign, we reported ear-lier that we would likelyfall short of last year's in-credible total. That nowappears to have beensomewhat pessimistic.At the time of writing,with some monies still toarrive at the Branch forwreaths and as individ-ual donations, the totalsits at $34,000.00 andcounting. A thousandthank yous! A final totalwill be made publicwhen all monies are re-ceived.

The RemembranceDay Ceremony in BlackDiamond was well-supported and from allaccounts so were thoseheld in Bragg Creek andOkotoks. We thankthose responsible for theorganisation of those cer-emonies. Without a Le-gion in the Community,it is comforting to knowthat there are those whoare willing to providethis service.

It is perhaps worthnoting here that we do

have a large number ofresidents outside of theobvious areas of TurnerValley and Black Dia-mond who are membersof Branch 78. We wel-come all who would liketo join us wherever youlive in our area. Withfour categories of mem-bership, there is one foralmost everyone whocan support the Legion'sPurposes and Objects.Essentially, we promoteRemembrance, Veter-ans Advocacy and Com-munity Service, includ-ing to seniors and youth.

Still with the theme ofRemembrance, localjudging of the Poster andLiterary entries from thearea schools began overthe weekend. Poems, Es-says and Black andWhite along with ColourPosters in the four agecategories will be judgedin the next week or so.Winners from the threeolder age groups will besubmitted to Area andDistrict Levels. Any suc-cess there means thatthey will be judged at Pro-vincial and perhaps Na-tional Levels.

As Christmas ap-proaches, membersshould note the holidayarrangements and clo-sures. On Friday, De-cember 9th, there will beno buffet supper avail-able. The hall is bookedfor a large party whichprevents other meal ser-vice. There will be a Buf-fet on the 16th and thatwill be the last one forthe year. Our last open-ing night before the holi-days is Tuesday, Decem-ber 20th. We will re-open for the New Year'sEve Gala.

The work of the Le-gion is ongoing, but aswe close out the year2011, we can look backat the advances we havemade at the branch asamong others we en-hanced our Remem-brance Activities withMonthly Memorial Cere-

monies at the Cenotaph.These were held fromApril to October and com-memorated fallen veter-ans of significant Cana-dian Military Achieve-ments as well as set-backs throughout thepast hundred years. Werecently installed co-chaplains to serve thespiritual needs of ourBranch and we welcomethem to service; our En-tertainment Committeehas worked hard tobring more life to thebranch and are alreadywell into the planning ofevents for next year; newBursary Programmesare approved for de-pendents of Veteransfrom the three area HighSchools

It is also appropriatethat we remember thecontributions to a betterworld made by the Menand Women in allbranches of the Cana-dian Forces. While theLibyan mission is overand Afghanistan is nolonger a “Combat” zone,those who still servethere are not living in apeaceful place. ForwardOperating Bases are nolonger manned for themost part by our forces,but there is still dangeras we saw only too wellvery recently. We wishthem all a Merry Christ-mas and a safe return toCanada.

On behalf of BranchPresident Comrade Jack-son; President of the LA,Madame Wegelin andthe executives and mem-bers of both the Branchand the Ladies Auxil-iary, may I close by wish-ing you all a safe,healthy and enjoyableChristmas season.

Serving Veterans, Se-

niors, Youth and the

Community,

Malcolm Hughes

Legion LeaningsWhat To Do With The Kids(WTDWTK) has just releasedits latest Special Report justin time for this festive sea-son. WTDWTK contacted par-ents from around the worldthrough LinkedIn, Twitter,Facebook as well as emailand asked them to submittheir list of favourite FamilyChristmas/Holiday Movie orTelevision Shows. A copy ofthis special report is avail-able for viewing on:www.whattodowiththekids.com along with a download-able version.

WTDWTK received over440 movie and television sug-gestions of programs thatdate back as far as 1946 andas early as 2004. The mostnumber of comments wereby far for the classic black &white Frank Capra movie“It's a Wonderful Life.” Manypeople commented on howtheir family would gettogether just to watch thismovie, including the youn-ger ones.

The original Chuck Jonesanimated “How The Grinch

Stole Christmas” beat theRon Howard live actionmovie “The Grinch” by a 3 to1 margin.

The voting however wasvery close with a number ofselections ending in a tieresulting in the top 10 listhaving 13 entries.

1.“How The Grinch StoleChristmas” (1966 – Ani-mated)

2.“It's A Wonderful Life”(1946)

3.“A Christmas Story”(1983)

4.“A Charl ie BrownChristmas” (1965 – Ani-mated)

5.“Miracle on 34th Street”(1947)

“A Christmas Carol”(1951)

6.“Rudolph The RedNosed Reindeer” (1964 – Ani-mated)

7.“Frosty the Snowman”(1969 – Animated)

“White Christmas” (1954)8.“The Polar Express”

(2004 – Animated)“National Lampoon's

Christmas Vacation” (1989)9.“Home Alone” (1990)10.“A Muppet Christmas

Carol” (1992)Honourable mentions go

to “Holiday Inn” (1942); “Elf”(2004); “The Santa Clause”(1994) and “The Grinch”(2000).

The Top 10 Family Christ-mas/Holiday Movie or Tele-vision Shows are:

Launched January 15th,

2011, What To Do With The

Kids is the website for adults

who want to know what to do

with the kids. The website

features games, crafts, spe-

cial events, party ideas and

downloads including activity

sheets, birthday cards, party

invitations and personalized

awards.

It also features a Market

Place directory of unique prod-

ucts and services and a

Where to Go section filled

with kid and family friendly

places to go in select cities.

U n l i k e o t h e r s i m i l a r

websites, the content is origi-

nal.

What To Do With The Kids Special Report:Top 10 Family Christmas/Holiday Movie or Television Shows


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Bailey Kerluke and ZoeSlusar, originally from theBlack Diamond area, arethe founders of UntitledProductions, a film com-pany where they enjoy thecreative freedom of writing,directing, producing, act-ing in and editing their ownfilms.

The two young, aspiringfilmmakers are based inthe Calgary area and havebeen working togethersince high school to createrefreshingly unique andentertaining independentfilms. Bailey and Zoe beganmaking an impact on thefilm scene in 2009 whenthey produced their firstindependent feature filmentitled 'Summer School';in which they each played 4different characters. Thisfilm premiered at The Plazatheatre in Kensington.

In 2010 they made aname for themselves Can-ada wide, winning 1st placein the CBC's Calgary ShortFilm Contest with theirhumorous take on 'BlackCoffee'. 2010 was also theyear their short 'Nature'sLibrary' premiered at theEdmonton InternationalFilm Festival and theirshort 'Urban Spin' pre-miered at the TorontoUrban Film Festival.

This year Zoe and Baileybroke into the Interna-tional Festival circuit withshorts screening in NewJersey, U.S.A; Toronto,Canada; Cork, Ireland andmore.

In October, 2011 Unti-tled Production's short film'Nature's Library' touredwith Prairie Tales through-out Alberta Art Days. Zoeand Bailey travelled fromMilk River to St. Albert,stopping along the way tohost screenings and Q&Asessions; as well as givingworkshops on Low BudgetFilmmaking.

But the favourite time ofthe year for the duo isapproaching! As per tradi-tion Zoe and Bailey host ayearly FREE screeningevent, open to the public, toshare their film creationsfrom the previous 12months. They have had 5success fu l screeningevents to date and areexcited to announce their6th screening!

Taking place at TheP l a z a T h e a t r e i n

Kensington on Wednesday,December 28th at 5:00pm.Doors open at 4:45pm andadmission is free!

'Untitled Productions: AYear Through The Lens' isan amazing compilation ofunique short films pro-duced entirely by Zoe andBailey throughout 2011.The short films include mul-tiple award winners andInternational Film FestivalSelections. Spanning mul-tiple genres, featuring spec-tacular cinematography,animation, brilliant writingand memorable charac-ters, it's going to be a fan-tastic mix of shorts and thecreative variety is sure tokeep everyone entertained!

Tuesday, December27th at 7:00pm - SheepRiver Library, Turner Val-ley

Wednesday December28th at 5:00pm, - The PlazaTheatre, Kensington, Cal-gary

Thursday, December29th at 7:00pm - The Stop,Black Diamond.

Zoe and Bailey havebeen interested in allaspects of film and its pro-duction since they startedworking together 7 yearsago. The two play off one-another to create geniusscripts, characters thatpull the audience into theirworld and creative film con-cepts that capture, inspireand make their audiencelaugh.

The duo love beinginvolved in all aspects ofcreat ing independentwork. It's time consumingand definitely a labour oflove with the two entirelyself-funding all of theirfilms; handling their entireproduction and distribu-tion.

The two young artistsstr ive to use c leverhumour, beautiful anima-tion, exciting filming tech-niques and fresh ideas toentertain their audience.They are proud to producefilms that make peoplethink and feel good andthey aim to contribute tothe world in a positive waythrough their projects.

DVD's of all Untitled Pro-ductions previous and cur-rent works will be for saleat each event at specialscreening prices and thefilmmakers look forward tomeeting everyone!

'Untitled Productions: A

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Please join us in celebrating themiracle of our Savior s birth.’Christmas Eve Candlelight Service’

Our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

takes place on Saturday, December 24th

from 6:00 – 7:00 pm at the Black Diamond Gospel Chapel.

It’s a time to sing Christmas Carols, hear special music,

and celebrate the birth of the Savior of the world.

All are welcomed.

Please contact the church office with any questions at 403-933-4957

Wheelchair

accessible

NOTICE OF NOMINATION EVENTS

December 14 , 2011 – Cowley Community Hall (7pm-9pm)th

December 15 , 2011 – Claresholm Community Center (7pm-9pm)th

December 19 , 2011 – Turner Valley Flare ‘N Derrick (7:30pm-9:30pm)th

Come Meet WIldrose Nomination Contestants for the Livingstone-Macleod Constituency

We are holding three (3) nomination events in the Livingstone-Macleod constituency.

All eligible voters are able to vote at any one of the three events and must be:

Wildrose members in good standing, living in Livingstone-Macleod, with a

membership acquired before December 1, 2011.

Memberships may be purchased at www.wildrose.ca.

All residents are encouraged to come out and meet the

Wildrose Livingstone-Macleod Nomination Candidates.

Mommy, I Saw Baby Jesus!

The annual event heralding the Christmas Season was well attended once again at the LionsCampground in Black Diamond on November 25th and 26th.

Each year the Black Diamond Gospel Chapel re-enacts the Birth of Christ enlisting communitymembers and four-footed friends.

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Gardens GaloreGardens Galore By Karen BrewkaOur winters are dry. If it's warm,

it's windy, sucking all the moistureout of the air. If it's cold, our forcedair furnaces blast out warm air, dry-ing the insides of our houses.

Houseplants need much morehumidity than they get in our win-ters. Generally, the thinner theleaf, the more humidity is needed.Thick, waxy or hairy leaves needless humidity. When our noses aredry and our lips are chapped, WEneed more humidity.

The humidity in most of ourhouses is 30% or below. Mostplants need 40% or more and manyrequire 60% or more. 50 – 60 % isideal.

Symptoms of low humidity arecurling and drying leaf tips, a fre-quent need for water and brown ordropping flower buds.

Raising humidity can be trickyas we don't want condensation toform on our windows. Raising thehumidity just around our plants isthe answer. This can be done bymisting frequently. Using a pebble

tray is another way to raise humid-ity. Fill a tray with pebbles, gravel,marbles or perlite. Add water so thebottom stones are wet and the topones are dry. Set plants on the peb-ble trays or set the trays close to theplants. As water evaporates off thesurface of the pebbles, humidity in-creases.

Cluster or group plants together.They will benefit from humiditygiven off through transpiration.Plants give off oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis and a lit-tle water is given off at the sametime. Plants can help each other byhanging out together on the win-dow sill. Cleaning the surface of theleaves, especially the undersides,with a damp cloth will help to keepthe “breathing” pores open.

The hot air blowing from our fur-naces can dry out our plants if theair is blowing directly on ourplants. The air circulation is impor-tant but the blast of hot air cancause leaves to wilt and turnbrown. Diffusers can help or set

plants on a table or shelf over thehot air register. Since our registersare usually under windows and theplants need to be beside the win-dow for light, there is usually aneed to make some kind of arrange-ment to accommodate both theplants and the hot air.

Houseplants give us so much inwinter's darkest days. We getgreenery, oxygen and flowers, andeven vegetables if we grow an insidewinter garden. Efforts to help ourplants to thrive inside are rewardedin so many ways.

The Valley Neighbours GardenClub has changed its meetingtimes. Now they meet on the secondThursday of each month at ValleyNeighbours on Sunset Boulevardin Turner Valley. The club wel-comes new members. For informa-tion call Bea at 403–933–7131.

The Horticultural Club meets ev-ery second Tuesday of the month at7:30 pm. For information callSheila at 403–931–3989.

Bone Dry

Literacy at Sheep River LibraryLiteracy for Life isrunning a story writ-ing competition f

in conjunctionwith Family Literacy Day cele-brations on January 27th, 2012.At least one adult and one childmust be involved in writing thestory. Children must be 12 yearsof age or younger at the time ofsubmission. The story cannot belonger than 250 words and mustinclude the theme of Passport toLearning. Submit your story inperson to the library by January6th, 2012, to be entered to win alunch for your family with a localauthor.

If you have read (orseen the movie) you know thatbeing illiterate has enormousconsequences for the main char-acter. Being literate also has con-sequences. Author Carol

Gorman gives the following list of10 reasons why we should read:

Reading helps you becomean interesting person. (Impressyour friends, dates and future in-laws!)

Reading helps you learnhow to write correctly. (Get goodgrades, make your grandmotherhappy when she reads your well-written thank-you notes andimpress your future boss who'llpromote you because youexpress yourself so well.)

Reading develops yourimagination. (Write terrific sto-ries for school, cook up funnyideas for friends and maybe evenearn big bucks writing screenplays for Hollywood!)

Reading entertains you.(No more long boring car rides,waits in the dentist's office ortoo-long summer vacations

when you can'tthink of any-thing to do.)

R ead ingteaches youabout thingsunfamiliar toyou. (Write A+r e p o r t s f o rschool, impressyour fr iends

and earn bigprizes on TVgame shows!)

R e a d-ing takes you to places you'venever visited. (Read about actorson Broadway, bullfighters inSpain and astronauts in space.)

Reading takes you to timesyou've never experienced. (Spenda week in Colonial times or expe-rience the burial ceremony of anEgyptian king or learn what lifewas like when William Shake-speare was writing Romeo andJuliet.)

Reading introduces you topeople you've never met. (Findout how the Amish live or how afireman in New York City spendshis day or what an NFL footballplayer's practice is like.)

Reading introduces you tonew ideas. (Learn about thebeliefs of the world's religions,why some physicists believe thattime is circular instead of linearand how scientists speculatethat our thoughts can influencethe outcome of experiments.)

Reading is FUN! (Laughout loud! Gasp in disbelief! Feelyour heart beating in suspense!)

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The Rising Sun Longterm Careunit at the Oilfields Hospital is host-ing a tea on Wednesday, December7th from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Therewill be a basket raffle and bake saleas well as the opportunity to pur-chase their new cookbook for $20.Recipes in the cookbook come fromresidents, staff and family. If youmiss the tea you can still purchasethe cookbook from staff or resi-dents – a great gift idea!

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abilities in the Class-room, Pt 3 of 4

When I met Daniel, hehad an obvious dislikefor doctors and testing ofany kind. He is in Grade2 and falling behindrather quickly. This hasbeen going on since hebegan learning to readlast year. Daniel's teach-ers noticed that he hadtrouble sitting still andpaying attention inclass, so predictably, fol-lowing an assessment bya pediatrician, he wasstarted on Concerta(ADD/ADHD medica-tion). That's what it isthese days: We discour-age 'drug' use, but push'medications'. It's a verytroubling mixed mes-sage to be sure.

Even though Danielhad been assessed by anoptometrist and differ-ent medical doctors, noone had noticed a very se-rious problem with his vi-sual function. Danielcan read very small let-ters on a chart and, likein so many other cases,this is often taken as suf-ficient evidence that theeyes are not a problem.Indeed, Daniel's eyehealth is excellent and,with glasses, he can seevery well. He is veryhighly farsighted, whichis frequently an un-diagnosed problem, butthis had been well-managed since he wasvery young and so he hasavoided many additionalproblems as a conse-quence.

Daniel's reading prob-lem, then, is not an 'eye-sight' or eye health is-sue. It is, rather, an 'eyeteaming' issue - this is tosay Daniel's eyes cannotwork well together. Spe-cifically, Daniel sufferswith rather severe 'con-vergence insufficiency' -he cannot draw his eyes

together to look at a neartarget. This is a simplething to demonstrate:Get a partner, stand upin front of him and hold apencil 40 cm in front ofhis nose. Tell him to lookoff into the distance - theeyes will spread apartand look as though theyare parallel to one an-other). Then, have himlook at the pencil - theeyes will draw togetherto see the pencil; if thisdoesn't happen, sendyour partner to see me.This is the normal be-havior, but Daniel sim-ply cannot do this. Ofcourse, reading requiresnot only that we bringour eyes inwards (crossthem), but this actionshould also be effortless.Even if a child can 'cross'his eyes, if this is withtoo much effort, it cancause disturbances toreading fluency.

When Daniel's eyes tryto come together, it is sohard to do that one eyesimply 'gives up' andwanders outwards. Inthe end, while trying toread, Daniel will alter-nate between his left andright eyes - going toschool and learning toread is somewhat akin toclimbing 100 flights ofstairs, not by walking,but by hopping usingone foot at times and theother at other times.This becomes exces-sively tiresome anddownright frustrating,especially given hisclassmates seem to haveno trouble at all. As a con-sequence, Daniel findsreading tasks onerousand he is smart enoughto realize there are differ-ences between him andhis classmates. Giventhat our modern way ofteaching relies almost ex-clusively on reading,Daniel is falling behind.Because reading is achore, he finds paying at-

tention quite difficultand this translates todistractibility and dis-ruptions in class. Whenasked to sit and pay at-tention, Daniel most of-ten obliges at first, butthen falls back into thecycle of frustrated read-ing and distraction.

All of Daniel's symp-toms can be easily ex-plained by assessmentof his visual function. Infact, with very little coax-ing, Daniel can easily sitstill and pay attention toa given task - so long asit's not reading-based.There are many prob-lems with prescribingmedications for what is abehavioral problem andthese relate to healthand the fact that theydon't necessarily 'fix' theproblem. Research andexperience shows thatDaniel's visual conditioncan be treated very effec-tively and that doing sosmooths the road to read-ing. Not only that, it'seasy to pick up on hiscondition early, even be-fore a child starts formalreading.

Within 5 months, orso, of the start of Dan-iel's visual rehabilitationtherapy, which his par-ents will learn to do athome, he will be well onhis way to catching upfrom what he's missed.With any luck, he willalso be reassessed forADD/ADHD and his phy-sician will find that infact the diagnosis is nolonger valid and Danielno longer needs drugs,that is, medication, tosurvive in school.

Dr. Boulet is a former

teacher and now operates Di-

amond Valley Vision Care in

Black Diamond where he con-

tinues to work with children

with learning difficulties.

Call 403-933-5552.

www.dvvc.ca and

www.LearningManagement.ca.

By Dr. Charles A. Boulet

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Osteoarthritis is often re-ferred to as the “wear and tear”arthritis. Although there issome truth to this statement,closer examination of this con-dition reveals that there aremultiple factors involved in itsdevelopment. In fact, osteoar-thritis will also paradoxicallydevelop in under-used joints. Agood example of this is the caseof a joint which is immobilizedby a cast. The immobilized jointwill start to show cellularchanges that are characteristicof osteoarthritis within a fewweeks!

Osteoarthritis does have atendency to affect joints whichhave undergone a trauma, ei-ther repetitive in nature or a sin-gle severe episode. A mechanicusing his hands over a long pe-riod of time may develop it inhis finger joints, while a personwho suffers a severe whiplashmay develop it in their neck.This factor is not the only onehowever, as many individualswho undergo physical traumanever develop osteoarthritis.Certainly, genetics plays a rolein this condition, but if currentresearch holds true, lifestyleprobably plays a greater rolethan genes.

We know that the body's abil-ity to produce glucosamine (akey component in joint carti-lage) steadily declines as weage. Interestingly, our rate ofosteoarthritis seems to in-crease at about the same pacethat our ability to produceglucosamine declines. It is pos-sible that there are some nutri-tional factors which either en-hance or inhibit our body's pro-duction of glucos amine, but re-search is not clear on this yet.There is some research indicat-ing that diets high in meat anddairy tend to create a pro-inflammatory state in the body,another key factor in the devel-opment of osteoarthritis.

Finally, we know that poorbody mechanics plays a key fac-tor in the development of thiscondition. Joints subject to ab-normal motion patterns due to

poor posture, tight muscula-ture, muscular weakness orpoor joint play can start toshow signs of this arthritis ear-lier than their “normal” coun-terparts.

For example, the person whonotices that they have moretightness in one hip versus theother will more likely develop ar-thritis in that tight hip later inlife.

Treatment of osteoarthritisvaries greatly and dependslargely on the severity of thecondition. At the extreme endof the condition we have fulljoint replacements, while at theother end we may have individ-uals who address body me-chanics in an effort to preventosteoarthritis from developing.Osteoarthritis typically runsthrough the three stages ofstiffness, instability and thenmore stiffness, as the body at-tempts to fuse the joint. Most in-dividuals, however, will findthemselves somewhere in themiddle, trying to treat the symp-toms of the arthritis which hasalready started, while also try-ing to avoid its further progres-sion. These individuals will ben-efit from a trial of glucosaminesulphate for at least twomonths. There is substantial re-search on glucosamine sul-phate which shows that it notonly decreases the pain of ost-eoarthritis but also restoresfunction in the joint. There arealso a number of natural anti-inflammatory substanceswhich show promise for con-trolling the inflammation asso-ciated with osteoarthritis.White willow, turmeric, pro-teolytic enzymes, bromelainand a natural substance calledMSM all have research demon-strating anti-inflammatory ef-fects. These patients shouldalso consider switching to adiet higher in plant productsand lower in animal productsin an effort to control inflam-mation.

Improving body mechanics isalso critical in the treatment ofosteoarthritis. Stretching and

strengthening the area can bevery helpful, but sometimes dif-ficult to perform due to extremestiffness. Getting into water,such as deep water aerobics orrunning, can help with stiff-ness and allow the individual toperform more exercise withminimal stress on the joint. See-ing a chiropractor is invalu-able, as a chiropractic doctorcan evaluate overall body me-chanics, posture and jointplay. Joint play is the small butcritical amount of motionwhich is first lost in osteoar-thritis. Restoring this joint playthrough joint adjustment, mo-bilization and rehabilitation iscritical in the management ofthis osteoarthritis.

Prevention of osteoarthritisis important. Individualsshould consider early treat-ment of injured joints and thesurrounding muscles. Para-doxically, exercise which is nottoo extreme actually helps thejoints. The old adage “if youdon't use it you'll lose it” doesseem to have merit. Movementof joints allows circulation offluid within the joint. Since it isfluid that nourishes the joint, itis most likely this factor whichcauses arthritis to develop inthe under-used joints. Use ofsupplements like glucosaminesulphate on a smaller dosagemay help prevent arthritis, aswell as an overall healthy diet.Finally, assessment of body me-chanics, posture, joint playand injury treatment by yourchiropractor is critical for theprevention of osteoarthritis.

If you have any questions orconcerns regarding osteoar-thritis please feel free to con-tact our clinic at 403-933-3088.

Dr. Greg Morris

Diamond Valley Chiropractic

Clinic

Dr. Greg Morris, Dr. Natalie Car-

rington and Dr. Mike Belding

can all be contacted at the Dia-

mond Valley Chiropractic Clinic,

403-933-3088.

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Found at Oilfields Food Bank, Lewis

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A set of keys was found near the Glen

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Ladies Watch with personalized

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Casino Volunteers needed! The Friends of

the Sheep River Library have been slated

to manage a casino on February 14th and

15th, 2012. Forty volunteers are needed

to cover the day and evening shifts for the

two days. This will be a major fund raiser

for the library and upcoming costs during

2012. If you can help, please call Holly at

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please volunteer for one of these days.

The High Country Lodge in Black

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from 7:00 – 8:00. If you enjoy the

company of seniors and love music

please contact the Recreation & Volunteer

Coordinator, Carol at 403.933.4028 or

email:

[email protected].

Help needed with "Meals on Wheels"

deliveries in Turner Valley, Black

Diamond, Hartell, Longview and possibly

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for the retired person. A very satisfying

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Rowan House is looking for volunteers in

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or for more information contact Gisele

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Cash for your unwanted firearms

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Chelsea Durling is looking for two

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I normally startthinking about Christ-mas around the begin-ning of November be-cause we have to get ourparcels and cards off tofamily and friends faraway. Once this mind-set is in place I then col-lect all sorts of bits andpieces of crafts andcooking tricks to try outand perhaps use tofancy up our Christmastable, tree and decora-tions.

I do love to make cit-rus balls with orangesand cloves at Christmasand have lots of orangesleft over. This year I'mdetermined to go a stepfurther and make can-died citrus peel. Mynephew's fiancée uses itall the time and sharedher recipes with me. Allcitrus fruit works verywell with this proce-dure, oranges, lemons,

limes and grapefruits,although I don't like thegrapefruit as much asthe others.

First wash and drythe fruit very well, thenif you are lucky enoughto have a citrus peeler,which I believe will peelthe fruit in long thincurls, prepare the par-ings. If not you can usea potato peeler and takejust the top layer ofpeel, otherwise, peel thefruit in wedges with aparing knife, scrape asmuch of the white pithaway as you can, thenslice the peel into verythin strips.

In a medium sauce-pan add about fiveounces of sugar toabout eight ounces ofwater and add thestrained juice of thefruit. Stir the mixture todissolve the sugar,bring the syrup to a

boil, turn down the heatand add the peel; try tokeep the peels fromsticking to one anotheras it's just more appeal-ing. Allow it all to sim-mer until the peel be-comes very translucent.Don't stir the mixtureduring this stage as itwill form sugar crystalsand don't scrape thesides of the saucepanfor the same reason.

Once the peel istranslucent, strain thepeel from the syrup, in alarge zip seal plastic bagput about a half cup ofsugar, add the peel andgently shake it until thepeel is coated. Set thepeel on wax paper andallow it to dry, whichwill take a while, or youcan heat your oven to alow setting of 100 ,check every twenty min-utes or so to make sureit's not browning. Once

dry, seal the candiedpeel in an airtight con-tainer, use a papertowel as a base to keepthe peel dry and store inthe fridge. Sounds as ifit's a lot of work, but itreally isn't. Using or-ange, lemon and limeall together give somuch colour.

I'm told the peel does-n't freeze well so youcan only keep it for aweek or two before us-ing. It is wonderful forfancying up iced cakesor cupcakes, added todrinks, desserts, veryfancy as a topping onthe meringue on alemon or key lime pie oras a garnish on almostanything. If it's comingto its “best before” date,chop it in smaller piecesand add it to a cake,cookie or muffin mix -delicious zing.

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Leo (July 22-Aug. 23)

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Your rational ideas may be coming into conflict with things to take forgranted or on faith. If you're in any conflict, I suggest you check wherethese two seemingly different levels of reality are trying to establish thetruth of something, or vying for supremacy. This kind of tension can beuncomfortable, particularly if you find yourself questioning cherishedbeliefs that you don't want to let go of. It would be worth your time,however, to ask yourself why you believe what you believe. It would bejust as worthwhile to inquire whether your ideas about life stand up tothe available facts, and for that matter, a few other facts that you arecurrently digging out. The good news is that baseless beliefs don'treally provide you with any comfort, and the even better news is thatfacts don't always add up to the truth.

You may feel like you've gone through a transformation of some kind,perhaps right down to the cellular level, which has left you feeling rawand vulnerable. At the same time, you're in a highly structuredenvironment, which you may think is limiting you but which is reallyproviding you with a measure of stability as you go through some deepand necessary changes. Therefore you can focus on your growth,trusting that you're supported in that experience. Whether you feelsafe is another question, but I suggest you treat vulnerability as anopportunity rather than as any kind of threat.All of the finer things in life-- love, sensuality, desire, self-expression, learning and friendship, arefacilitated by your being open, receptive and in harmony with yourenvironment. You may have the feeling that your surroundings are notsupportive of these things, but your astrology suggests that you havesomeexcellent opportunities for authentic contact.

Anger is a controversial emotion among spiritual types, most of whomwould prefer to outlaw it or at least banish it to the dark side. However,the fact is that anger exists, and it has many causes. Whether it's aproductive emotion in the long-run is another question, but in theimmediate timeframe it is calling your attention to something that youshould pay attention to. The danger of anger is festering on it or turningit inward. Another danger is projecting it outward in ways that are nothealthy or respectful, but it's probably better to err on the side ofexpression rather than suppression. In any event, your attention isbeing called to a truly significant issue, and you know that youwill needto take action sooner rather than later. There is no rush, however; Isuggest you investigate your feelings and the history behind them for a

while before youmake any final decisions.

This is a good time to consider what you owe the world, or what youabsolutely want above all else to give the world. You may have asignificant debt that you are here to pay off in some form of selflessservice. Or, you may have noticed that you've been doing that for along time and need to think of it in a different way. You may besomeone who has never considered the concept of world service. It'stime to give that idea a thorough and introspective investigation andfind out what it means for you. You are formulating a deep relationshipto this idea, and something akin to being a spiritual disciple isawakening in you. Whatever the karma behind this awakening maybe, you are receiving a deep inheritance. True, you may not think ofgaining an inheritance as 'taking action', but what you have is theprivilege of authentic participation.

You have a creative opportunity to make a lot of money, with theemphasis on creative first and money second. This will require you totake some specific, carefully chosen action, which I suggest you thinkof as an experiment. You can wait for 'something to happen' but youwould benefit from knowing your goal, planning your approach andmaking a move to see how it goes. An old friend or colleague may beinvolved, such as in the role of reminding you of an old idea you had, orproviding you with some resources or inspiration. During this Mercuryretrograde, you may find yourself digging up undeveloped ideas,dreams or desires that serve a diversity of purposes -- and which willenrich your life if you follow up on them. If you're discovering anabundance of these, pick from the ones that you think will make youthe happiest. Therewill bemany other benefits.

You are gaining confidence, but it seems to be a delicate walk becauselosing your courage is only a thought away. The good news is thatreconnecting with your courage is only a thought away. But here is aclue: Being rebellious is not enough to get you there. Rebellion in itselfis a tool, not a value, and I suggest you be cautious where you apply it.The uprisings that worked for you as a child no longer work today; thethings that got the attention of your parents will no longer get theattention of anyone in authority now. Anyway, there is something elseyou want from your predecessors, which is the example of theirauthentic relationship to the world. You will gain confidence by beingfully in your environment, and by proceeding if not with a sense ofentitlement, a sense of belonging to the human family. You are not anoutcast.You are a fully vested participant in life on the planet.

I suggest you acquire some political skills, or refine and enhance theones you have. Politics is the basic game of

human society. It's influenced by many things: privilege, sex, strength,resources and the propensity of certain individuals to violence -- but atthe end of the day, to be a skilled player you need none of that. Youmerely need an understanding of the game and why it is important. Iam suggesting this not to get you further entrenched in an idea or aninstitution of some kind but rather to help you find some freedom.Getting along with others, learning to get your agenda going, andhaving some skill in give and take, are all essential talents worthdeveloping. In any situation where politics is a necessary art, theantithesis is to stay in touch with your sexual desire. When you losethat vital contact, the gamecanbecomedangerous indeed.

You may be inclined to push a financial deal, but you had better checkthe details carefully before you sign anything. There is promise andpotential here, and possibly the chance to realize a very specificdream or desire. Yet the combination of a stellar Mars aspect (drivingyou forward) simultaneously with Mercury retrograde (potentialmisunderstanding or misinformation) is the cause for concern. Youcould do a handshake deal now, and finalize the real agreement in thelast two weeks of the year, after Mercury stations direct and becomeprivy to certain levels of information that you may not be aware evenexist. The details count for a lot, and I suggest you invest your timefinding out what is going on below the surface. Chances are you will beable to use the information well, and resolve your lingering questions --but those questions have to come to the surface before you can dothat.

You had better make sure your opinions are backed up by some data.It would be adequate to be able to say, "In my opinion, such and such istrue, for the following three reasons." I don't mean to undermine yourconfidence in what you know is right, but rather bolster yourconfidence when it comes to knowing you're not always right. I wouldgive yourself extra points if you or anyone else spots an error in yourthinking, particularly an error of interpretation. This may come fromsomeone who you are sure is inexperienced or uninformed; don't letthat stop you from fact-checking if someone nudges you. At the heartof the matter, though, is a lingering question about something youbelieve and are inclined to hold onto at all costs, despite your doubts.You may think you're a brave holdout, but I would say check thefreshness date.

I am pretty sure you have not heard of the Red Goat incident in the littletown where I live. This consisted of two artists tagging these brand-new, certifiably ugly white tree planters with a stencil of red goats. Alittle street art caused one of the biggest uproars of the year. Everyone(including me) was suspect in what amounted to a two-week policedragnet. The mayor took it so personally he nearly had an aneurysm.The masses were rallied for a fantastic cause. It was great fun -- andthe symbol of the unintentional revolt was a goat, just beinghim/herself. Over the next few days you're likely to have a similar kindof impulse power, causing reactions you could never have predictedand getting results you were not expecting. This will be fun, if you keepyour eye on the effects you're having. For one thing, you have someluscious, charismatic sex appeal working for you. Lest you're in doubt -- people are noticing.

The deepest core of your psyche has gone from spitting out demons,to the sensation of angels flying out the windows of your soul. I woulddare say there have likely been a few spaces in between, when youwondered just what it was you were possessed by.All of this is part of anecessary catharsis that will extend into early next year, whenNeptune leaves your sign and enters Pisces. This is a phase ofresolution; of tying up the loose ends and making sure that you'rebeing honest with yourself, and with the people around you, beforeyou move onto your next major adventure. What feels like madness orturmoil in your soul will connect you to your deepest and mostauthentic creativity. It only feels like angels and devils when it'ssuppressed. Then it has a way of turning into art, music andcelebration.

The emphasis of your charts is focused on your career -- and I suggestthat's where you keep the emphasis of your energy flow. There is morehappening there than you recognize, and despite a few things thatcould be going better than they seem to be, you will have energy tospare as long as you moderate your pace and keep yourcommunications clear. This is a seed moment for you, a time when youwill make decisions and act on long-delayed plans. But don't stopthere. You are under rare astrology that is about expanding your visionand making forays into the world that you might have deemedimpossible just months or weeks ago. Part of the emphasis is onpartnership; the people you encounter now could prove to be trulysignificant collaborators. Strive for clarity and youwill get clear results.

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