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2AREA ADVISOR ~ Our Community CalendarAREA ADVISOR ~ Our Community CalendarMONDAY

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Dec 3rd, 5:00pm Diamond ValleyLight Up, Black Diamond. Photoswith Santa, Pet photos withSanta, Chilli Cook-off.

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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 & Augustmeetings.--------------------------------------------------------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.--------------------------------------------------------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. 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 Neighbours

Club. 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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Nov 28th, Seniors Dinner at theLegion Turner Valley. No dinner inOctober. 403-933-4564.

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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 3:00pm

Griffiths 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.

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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 Everdrama 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.

Nov 25th, 2:00 to 8:30pm - Dia-mond Valley Christmas Market,Flare 'N Derrick, Turner Valley.

Nov 25th, 7:30pm - Live Nativity atLions Campground, Black Dia-mond. Black Diamond GospelChapel. 403-933-4957.

Nov 25th - Annual LongviewSchool Christmas Fair. Doorsopen at 5:00pm. Tickets: $6 in ad-vance or $7 at the door, includesdinner. 403-601-1753.

Dec 2nd - The 25th Annual SantaClaus Parade and Moonlight Mad-ness. Parade starts at 6:30pmand many business will stay openuntil 11pm.

Dec 2nd, 2:00 to 9:00pm Christ-mas Craft Fair Highwood Memo-rial Centre. 403-652-4042.

Nov 26th Nanton Lights the WayChristmas Festival.

Nov 26th Distinctly Nanton Mar-ket 10:00am to 6:00pm. NantonCommunity Centre.

Nov 26th, 2:00 to 4:00pm - St.George's (Turner Valley) Christ-mas Tea and Bake Sale. Fancysandwiches & homemade cakesfor tea and lots of baked items forsale.

Nov 26th, 7:30pm - Live Nativity atLions Campground, Black Dia-mond. Black Diamond GospelChapel. 403-933-4957.

Dec 3rd Royal Canadian Legionand Town of Turner Valley Chil-dren's Christmas Party. Break-f a s t w i t h S a n t a 9 : 3 0 a mand11:30am. 403-933-4564.

Dec 3rd, 1:00 to 3:30pm - HighCountry Lodge Annual Tea & Ba-zaar. $5.00 per person at the door.There will be a raffle, silent auc-tion, crafts and baked goods.Carol Bishop 403-933-4028.

Dec 3rd, 10:00am to 3:00pm -Community Christmas FairHighwood Memorial Centre. 403-652-4042.

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 Le-gion Turner Valley - New Year'sEve Social. 403-933-4600.

Dec 31st, 5:00pm - Family NewYear's Eve Celebration Flare 'NDerrick, Turner Valley.

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

Dec 4th, 1:00 to 5:00pm - MarketSquares 1st Annual ChristmasFestival. Gym at Okotoks RecCentre:www.themarketsquare.ca.

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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3Contributed by IdaWegelin, OilfieldsFoodBankChair

Oilfields Food Bank is now pre-paring for its annual ChristmasHamper Program. This year, basi-cally, because of the increasedusage, the increased price of foodand the fact that we are coming intoline with theOkotoks andHigh RiverFood Banks, we will be offering themakings of a full turkey dinnerinstead of a general hamper, to allregistered participants. In order toregister, those with children shouldregister with Sue, FCSS co-ordinator, at the Town Office inBlack Diamond (also your childrenwill be registered for their SantaBags/toys). Adults without chil-dren may register at the Food Bank(at the United Church in Turner Val-ley) any Tuesday between 1:00 and3:00pm. Anyone needing a turkeydinner who is unable to register inperson please call Wendy at 403-

933-5859 or Sue at the Town Officein Black Diamond. Registrationshould be done as soon as possible preferably before November 30th in order to allow us to plan and pur-chase for the dinner hampers.

Regular hampers will be availablefor thosewho need thembutwewishto remind folks that the Food Bankis an emergency food source. We arehere to help those folks who experi-ence a short term emergency.National Food Bank guidelines sug-gest that there should be no morethan six (6) visits a year. If more vis-its are deemed necessary we hope toinvestigate the reason and assist indirecting to other help.

Our communities of Black Dia-mond, Turner Valley, Longview,Millarville, Priddis and the MD sur-rounding those areas are extremelyresponsive and generous in that alldonations of food andmoney to sup-port our Food Bank come from our

local and former residents. Wethank all of you for your continuedsupport. As alluded to the cost ofoperating our Food Bank is increas-ing we often see 10 to 15 hamperrecipients a week. The Firemen wereout on their annual pickup blitz onthe evenings of November 14th and15th. Donations may be dropped offin the pick-up boxes throughout thecommunity, dropped off at the FoodBank any Tuesday between 1:00and 3:00pm and money donationsmay be mailed to Oilfields FoodBank, Box 1318, Turner Valley, AB,T0L 2A0.

We thank the many volunteerswho in the past have come to helppack our Christmas hampers. Thisyear we will not require that workforce, so will be selecting packers.Again, thanks to all who have helpedand are helping to support OilfieldsFoodBank.Merry Christmas.

Oilfields Food Bank News

Longview Link By Chey NickersonIf you've had a few min-

utes to drive throughLongview lately, you mayhave noticed the greatwork that continues infront of the Village Office.The fence is complete andany extra leftover materi-als have been moved untilnext spring when the pro-ject continues. Thanks toIvor and Cliff as well asChase for working so hardto complete that phase of

the project before theground freezes and thesnow flies! Great job guys!

Longview School will behosting a Christmas Fairon November 25th at theschool. Check with theschool for more informa-tion on this event. Also inDecember the ChristmasTea will be held on Decem-ber 20th and the Christ-mas Concert will be on De-cember 22nd. More infor-

mation on these to follow.The monthly Council

meeting will be held inCouncil Chambers on No-vember 18th and Decem-ber's will be held on the9th at 3:00pm.

The Longview Jams areback at the Twin Cities Sa-loon on Saturday after-noon starting at 4:00pm.An acoustic jam is held onSunday from 2:00 to6:00pm to round out the

weekend. Welcome backto Pat &Heather Case.

Keep an eye out forevents in the Village on thesigns in front of the officeand we'll try to keep youupdated on all events.Have a great weekChey

There are many waysyou can help RowanHouseEmergency Shelter whileyou are doing yourChristmas shopping.

Once again we are ask-ing for gift cards for ourChristmas Campaign. Giftcards allow our women thedignity of buying whatthey feel they need for theirfamily at Christmas. Weaccept gift cards for food,gas, clothing, toiletriesand toys. You can choosefrom local grocery to bigbox stores. All will begreatly appreciated. Giftcard drop boxes will be setup at a number of localbu s i n e s s e s b y m i dNovember. Call the officeat 403-938-6785 for moredetails. Thank you for yourgenerosity.

Why not pick up a bookby a local author as a trulyunique gift.

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woman's story about a pas-sion for motorcycles,travel, self discovery, vet-eran advocacy, war heal-ing and personal transfor-mation. The author,Susan Raby-Dunne, hasbeen both an explorer ofthe open road and a spiri-tual adventurer. She haslived life-by-motorcycle forover thirty years. Join heron an eclectic journey ofthe soul and the saddlefrom the highways ofCanada to America andEurope. Rowan Housereceives a $4.00 donationfrom the sale of each bookdonated by Susan Raby-Dunne. The book is avail-able for purchase at theChuckwagon Cafe inTurner Valley.

Both Coco Rouge inOkotoks and Vespucci inHigh River have anaccount set up in RowanHouse's name. If you are

looking to donate gentlyused clothing these twostores will forward the pro-ceeds to Rowan House.Now is a good time to cleanout our closets!

If you prefer to do yourChristmas shopping fromthe comfort of your ownhome in your pjs thenShop and Share is for you!Just go to the websitewww.shopandshare.caand select from a widerange of well known,brand name stores andthen have a portion of theproceeds donated toRowan House. It's free foryou and for Rowan Houseso create an accounttoday!

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4Submitted by Muriel DaisThe Sheep Creek Arts

Council wishes to announcethe name of the winner ofthe 2011 Scholarship.Laura Spencer, a graduateof Alberta High School ofFine Arts, has been grantedthe Five Hundred Dollarscholarship. Ms. Spencer isenrolled in the Theatre Per-formance programme atMount Royal University.During her three years ofattendance at the HighSchool of Fine Arts inOkotoks, she participated inthe Mainstage productionsand has also had employ-ment in front of house atregional theatres.

Each year the SheepCreek Arts Council providesscholarships for high schoolgraduates who live withinthe bus zone of OilfieldsHigh School and who wishto continue their educationsin some aspect of the arts.Past recipients of thesescholarships have studiedin a wide variety of artsrelated programmes andhave beenmost appreciativeof the financial assistancereceived.

The "Octoberfest" cele-brated by Sheep Creek ArtsCouncil on October 22ndwas a great success forthose attending. The musicof "Longhaul" was mostenjoyed and the dance floorwas always occupied. Theartists who made theirworks available for the silent

auction were certainlyappreciated. This first"Octoberfest" promoted bythe Arts Council was afinancial success as well,but more importantly, itbrought in communitymem-bers who might not other-wise be aware of theprogrammes available at theSheepCreek Arts Council.

After many months ofe f f o r t t h e n ew s i gnannouncing the location ofSheep Creek Arts Counciland Valley Neighbours' Clubhas been erected at the westend of the parking lot. SheilaVirgo and her committee areto be thanked for their nego-tiations which have resultedin this very attractive sign.As you drive west on SunsetBoulevard in Turner Valley,please look for the sign.

Arts Council Update

Club Reporter: DanielleBradish

Millarville-Stockland 4-HBeef Club held their firstmeeting of the year on Octo-ber 12th. This meeting wasa re-organizational meetingfor all the club members tomeet with the old and newmembers. At this meetingwe decided on who our exec-utives should be. For ourPresident we have BrentArkes who was vice presi-dent last year. Our new VicePresident is ShaelynnBrogden; our new Secretaryis Reil Lowry; our new Trea-surer is Carson Campbell;our new Club Reporter isDanielle Bradish; our newHistorian is April Jardie; ournew District Rep is OliviaSmith.

We have a large club thisyear with eighteen club

members and three CleaverKids. Clubmembers are Benand Brent Arkes, DanielleBradish, Ethan Beck, FinnBlatz, Shaelynn Brogden,Carson andElizabethCamp-bell, Hunter Egeland, JoshFrench, Amy and AprilJardie, Lars Lang, Reil andNolan Lowry, Carlie Meyer,Wyatt Runge and OliviaSmith. Our Cleaver Kids areEmma Campbell, SageRunge and Justin Watkins.With our Cleaver Kids wehave sheep projects insteadof the standard cattle pro-ject. With all the positionsfilled we ended our firstmeeting of the new4-H year.

The clubs next event wasweigh-in at Black DiamondLand and Cattle Companyon November 6th. Theweather started out cold butturned into a beautiful day

with lots of sunshine. All thesteers and heifers lookedhealthy and fit as theywalked out of the trailers.Thanks to the excellent han-dling equipment provided tous we were able to tag andweigh all our projects.Weigh-in went smoothlywith only a couple of excep-tions due to excited ani-mals. The steer's averageweights were in a good start-ing range for 4-H Beef mate-rial. Everyone seemed tohave a good time helping totag and weigh all the calves.With all the animals back intheir trailers weigh-in wasover and everyone left.

Millarville-Stockland 4-HBeef Club gives a big thanksto Black Diamond Land andCattle Company for lettingus use their facility.

Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef Club

Dakentaijutsu - JutaijutsuThe founder of this

school, 'Izumo', learned Chi-nese Kempo boxing. Todaysome of this is still notice-able within the techniques.

Izumo Kanja Yoshiteru isalso credited as being thefounder of the KukishindenRyu Happo Hikenjutsu(Chapter 3).

Above the door of Toda'sdojo, there was a nameplate,which read "ShindenfudoRyu Jutaijutsu". In the dojothere was a set of rules dis-played for all of the studentsto abide by.

These rules are from theShindenfudo Ryu Denshoand are listed as follows:

1. Know wisdom of beingpatient during times of inac-tivity.

2. Choose the course ofjustice as the path of yourlife.

3. Do not allow your

heart to be controlled by thedemands of greed, ease orpain.

4. Sorrow, pain andresentment should beregarded as natural quali-ties to be found in life.Therefore, work to cultivatean inmovable spirit (heart).

5. Hold in your heart theimportance of family loyaltyand aspire greatly for theways of the pen and thesword with balanced deter-mination.

Observing the 5 rulesabove is the law of the Dojo.Written at New Year, Meiji23 (1891).

~ T o d a Sh i n r y u k e nMasamitsu

The secret principle ofShindenfudo Ryu is the"Principle of Nature".

The Shindenfudo Ryuhas two styles of taijutsu:

Daken t a i j u t su andJ u t a i j u t s u . I n t h e

Dakentaijutsu there are noformal kamae and the use ofnatural posture is empha-s i z e d , wh i l e i n t h eJutaijutsu there are 5kamae.

The training levels in theDakentaijutsu are:

Ten no kata (8 kata)Chi no kata (8 kata)Shizen Shikoku no kata (12kata)

The training levels in theJutaijutsu are:

K am a e ( 5 k am a e )Shoden no kata (16 kata)Chuden no kata (11 kata)Okuden no kata (8 kata)

Hojojutsu is also taughtin this Ryu-ha. It is usedalong side the taijutsu, tohelp restrain the opponent.

The school uses severaldifferent types of yari, ono(war axe), O-tsuchi (warhammers) and naginata.

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5Phew! While it is not yetover, the Campaign to en-sure that our Veterans inneed can continue to rely onassistance from the PoppyTrust Fund is wrapping upas we write. While we willprobably fall a little short oflast year's incredible total,the citizens of our area haveonce again come through inthese hard economic times.We thank you all for your un-wavering support.

This campaign is a longone through the planning,execution and wrap-up,though its public face onlybegins locally with the pre-sentation of the poppies toour civic leaders. It is possi-ble only through the dedi-cated assistance of many,many volunteers; they helpdistribute the poppiesthroughout the region, sitwith boxes at the variouslarge stores and ser-vice/pick up those boxesthat were placed around inbanks, stores, restaurantsand schools.

Amidst all this was thepreparation for the annualRemembrance Day Cere-mony. This year once again,a packed house was the or-der of the day at OilfieldsHigh School where the ser-vice was led by our co-Chaplains. The assistanceof the Oilfields Cubs andScouts added to the cere-mony as did the presence ofseveral members of theRCMP Detachment alongwith members of the Air Ca-dets. Later, a Branch ColourParty attended to assist witha short ceremony of Remem-brance at the Okotoks Oil-ers' Hockey game.

All our area schools hold

their own RemembranceDay Ceremonies and we vet-erans who attend are alwaysmoved by the efforts put intothe presentation.Music, vid-eos and recitations are oftenpart of the programme andthe respect with which thespeakers' talks are receivedis a tribute to the schools,the teachers and the stu-dents.

We are now awaiting theexpected deluge of entriesfor the Poster and Literarycompetition. These will becollected shortly and put tothe judges. If our past his-tory is to be relied on,Turner Valley Branch willonce again receive more en-tries than any other branchin Canada. We thank ourschools and teachers for tak-ing part in these annualevents and reminding ouryoung people of the huge im-portance of rememberingthe debt we owe our servicepersonnel.

Services to veterans inneed are available by con-tacting the Service Officer atthe branch. This is a veryconfidential service andnames of those who makeuse of those services arenever announced. At thistime, more than ever, as theuse of local food banks aswell as the dedicated veter-ans' food bank in Calgary isincreasing, we must be evervigilant in protecting our vet-erans from the effects of eco-nomic or medical hardship.We are seeing more andmore stories of homeless vet-erans, many suffering fromPost Traumatic Stress Dis-order resulting from theirservice in various theatres.Pride can often prevent

them from coming forwardto seek help so somehow, wehave to find ways to reachout to them.

In Branch business, ourEarly Bird Membershipdrive is entering its finalphase. All 2012 dues paidon or before November 30thwill entitle themember to anentry into the draw for one ofsix offers to refund themoney or pre-pay 2013dues. There has been a sig-nificant increase in enqui-ries about membership inthe Legion and several newmember applications wereapproved at the Novembermeeting. We welcome anywho can subscribe to thegoals of our organisationwhether or not they have amilitary background. Thereare several membership cat-egories and most people canbe accommodated withinour structure.

If you are interested inthe ever-popular seniors'dinners, please be sure tophone and book your seatsfor the Christmas Dinner tobe served on Monday, No-vember 28th. The menu willinclude turkey and all thetrimmings and the hall willsurely be seasonally deco-rated. This is always aheavily booked event and de-lay will almost inevitably re-sult in disappointment. Theannual New Years' Eve galais presently in the planningstages. Details will be an-nounced shortly.

December is a busymonth for Christmas Partiesat the branch. Some ofthese, depending on the sizeof the group, could requirethe use of the entire buildingand would mean that nor-

mal operating hours are re-stricted. Pleasewatch for an-nouncements if any suchwere to occur. The popular"Breakfast With Santa" isset for Saturday, December3rd. Parents please registeryour children for this eventin order to be able to attend.The Branch will be closedduring the holiday periodbut actual dates are not yetavailable. Again, pleasewatch for announcements.

The very successful in-door sports programmeswill all take a break over theholidays. Last dates for par-ticipants will be announcedas will the dates for startingagain in January. Area Aplay downs for pairs Crib-bage players are scheduledfor Turner Valley Branch onSaturday, November 26th.

There will not be a gen-eral meeting in December.Wewill resume in January.

~ Serving our Veterans, Se-niors, Youth and the Com-munity.MalcolmHughes

Legion Leanings

Recently, the Grade 6class of Millarville Com-munity School helpedwiththe organization of theTurner Valley food bank.We put in a lot of efforttowards the food bank.Some said that we wouldnot get finished in time butas a result all the itemswere packed up. Wehelped organize over ahundred bags of food forthe Turner Valley foodbank. We help out the foodbank for people who aren'tas fortunate as us. Whenyou make a donation peo-ple will be filled with joythat there is food beingdonated to such an advan-tage.

The Remembrance Dayassembly, Thursday 10th2011, saw the Grade 6

class performed the poemby Edna

Jacques. Two people car-ried up wreaths from eachclassroom fromK to 8, dec-orated with the symbols ofr em emb r a n c e . T h ekinders did the poppies;the Grade 1 class didWinnie the Pooh bear;Grade 2 did the crosses;Grade 3, the dove; Grade 4did the horse; Grade 5 didflags; Grade 6 did the Vimymemorial; Grade 7, theidentification tags; Grade8, the yellow ribbons. Aboy from Grade 5 namedJames Varty helped withbringing the wreaths up tothe stage. Mr. Garth Prit-chard shared his photosand expe r i ences inAfghanistan, where heworked closely with the

Canadian military as awar correspondent. Thiswas an eye-opening pre-sentation.

There is a trailer outsideof our school to collect bot-tles for a fundraiser. Thefunds from the bottle drivegoes towards our Edmon-ton trip at the end of theyear. We do the bottledrive every year and thisyear Mr. Fisher lent us histrailer.

In our archery class wetook the test to use thebows on the range and youneeded to get mastery tostep foot on the range.

We just completed thenavigation course, wherewe had to use compassesin outdoor pursuits to com-plete a pre-set course.

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6Learn about llamas, read up onyour favourite skateboard star orstudy a stegosaurus. You can doall these things online and thenemail or text message your bestfriend about it. But when you'removing through cyberspace, youneed to stay safe.

It comes down to just a few sim-ple guidelines:

1. Don't communicate withstrangers online and never agreeto meet in person.

2. Tell a parent or anotheradult if a stranger contacts you ina chat room or through email ortext messaging.

3. Don't enter contests, joinclubs or share your personalinformation for any reason,unless your mom or dad says it'sOK. Personal informationincludes your name, address,age, phone number, birthday,email address, where you go toschool and other facts about you.

Since you were a little kid, yourmom or dad has probably toldyou not to talk to strangers. Thesame goes for the online world.It's easy to meet a stranger on theInternet. You might visit a chatroom or get an email or text mes-

sage from someone you don'tknow.

It can be fun to make newfriends, but do not communicatewith strangers you meet online.Don't talk to them, agree to phonethem or email them photos ofyourself. To a kid, this can seemkind of silly. Why not make afriend with someone who likesskateboarding just as much asyou do? The writer might seemreally nice and tell you how yousound really smart and cute.

Unfortunately, kids have beentricked online by people who pre-tend to be something that they'renot. Someone might lie and saythey're in sixth grade, too, whenthey're really all grown up andthey don't even know how toskateboard. Some kids havefound themselves in a dangeroussituation when they agreed tomeet the mysterious online"friend" in person.

Let your parents know if astranger emails you, sends a textmessage or starts a conversationwith you in a chat room. Theemail could be from a person or acompany trying to sell you some-thing. A grown-up should decidewhat's best to do, which may

include changing your emailaddress or telling the police.

Anybody who uses the Internethas been asked to sign-in, log-inor create a personal profile. Kidsneed to check with a parent orgrown-up before doing so. Why?This information could be usedfor reasons you wouldn't like, likegetting a lot of junk email.

Another word about email: Ifyou have your own account, letyour mom or dad know before youreply to email that asks for yourpersonal information. Someemail looks official, as if it wassent by your Internet provider,but it's actually a trick to get yourpersonal info.

Another way to keep your pri-vacy is to choose a screen nameor email account name that isn'tyour real name. For instance,instead of "Jack_Smith," why notchoose:

"Sk8boardKing21"? Only yourfriends and family will know yourcode name!

No Talking to Strangers

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TURNER VALLEYTURNER VALLEY

SCHOOL NEWSSCHOOL NEWS

Internet Safety

By Katelyn Braun, ClubReporter

Mutts

HorsesThe Millarville Mutts and

Mustangs 4-H Club juststarted our new year about amonth ago. Karen Barnertand D'Arcy Falasconi havecome back to be our leadersonce again, much to ourdelight. Our new executive isRachel Falasconi/ President;Jolene Bohn/ Vice-President;Nicole Oliver/ Secretary;Nathan Glatt/ Treasurer;Katelyn Braun/ reporter andPaula Josefiak/ historian.

- The mutts havealready learned lots with ourtwo new trainers: JulieGomke who runs AnimalInstincts in Priddis andCassidy Barnert, who is aSenior member. The firstgroup is working on heel onleash, sit, stay and the basiccommands. The advancedgroup is working on the basiccommands too, but the newthing that we are learning isthe clicker, which is meant toreplace the treat. But withsome dogs, the treats are tooimportant to them and one ofthose dogs is mine, whothinks treats are too impor-tant to lose. But some dogs donot care about treats as

much.- The horse side of

the club is working on thebasics, handling and the anat-omy of the horse. Their train-ers are Niki Breslawaski whois helping the members withtheir dismounting skills andDawn Kidd is teaching themounting skills. We are gladto have both these ladies work-ing with us. Both riders andtheir mounts are working veryhard.

The club has just volun-teered at the Millarville Race-track gate for the ChristmasMarket on Friday, Saturdayand Sunday. We had a lot offun. It was cold but we madeit. This will help cover some ofthe cost of the arena rental forour club.

We are also seeking inter-ested businesses, communitygroups and families who areinterested in sponsoringadvertising space on ourcargo trailer to help the cluboffset the costs of mainte-nance, insurance and pur-chase of the trailer. For morei n f o e m a i l u s a t

This was our first monthand what an adventure, butthere is plenty more to come.

[email protected]

Mutts and Mustangs are Good to Go


Black DiamondTown of

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Council CalendarNov 22nd Westend 7:00 pm Council ChambersNov 23rd Economic Dev. Committee 7:00 pm Council ChambersNov 28th Sustainability Committee 7:00 pm Council ChambersDec 5th Committee of The Whole 7:30 pm Council ChambersDec 7th COUNCIL 7:30 pm Council Chambers

Councillor's Corner: by Councillor Jim Deacon

FCSS of Black Diamond & Turner Valley, in partnership with the OilfieldsFood Bank, Foothills Salvation Army, EMS & community volunteers, areonce again providing assistance to families through the coming ChristmasSeason. Application forms for Christmas Dinner Hampers and Santa Sackswill be accepted at the Town of Black Diamond Office until November 30th.Pick up day for packages is December 14th at the Oilfields Food Bank, locatedin the lower level of the United Church in Turner Valley. For more informationcontact Sue Nagel 403-933-4348; or go to the websites:

town.blackdiamond.ab.ca or turnervalley.ca

The Town of Black Diamond is now accepting applications for 1 full-timeArena/Parks Attendant. This person will be part of an energetic team whichmaintains the arenas and parks within the Town of Black Diamond. Experience inTurf maintenance, &/or Arena levels 1 and 2 certificates would be an asset. Thesuccessful candidate will be required to work shift work which includes eveningsand weekends, position also requires a physical active person operating weed eater,mopping floors etc. A valid class 5 license is required.Employment applications/resumes are to be forwarded to:

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Only candidatesthat have been selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for yourapplications.

Public Skating in the Oilfields Regional Arena is 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday's.Public Skating is thanks to our local sponsor

* After School Shinny is available: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 3:00pm until 5:00 pm; Wednesday from 3:00 pm to 4:45 pm.* This rink is also open to the public when it is booked. All bookings are markedon the blackboard.

Advertising space rental is still available in the Arena. For available ice rental timesor advertising space information, .

Les Quinton, Parks and Recreation Manager, Town of Black DiamondP.O. Box 10, Black Diamond, Alberta T0L 0H0

Fax: (403) 933-5865 Email: [email protected]

free of charge Sandul's CounterCare Pharmacy.

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The Scott Seaman Sports Rink is in operation when the weather is between+9C and -20C, when problems arise due to weather the rink will close until itis frozen, or the outside air temperature rises.

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Christmas Assistance Program 2011 Santa Sacks & Dinner Packs

* Register Before November 30 ! *th

Brrrr!!! Old Man Winter is creeping up on us! The factwe have not had much snow so far is a blessing. ATCOGas is still busy installing mains, but the project is wind-ing down until spring. The Black Diamond Fire Depart-ment held its annual food drive for the Food Bank on No-vember 14th and Turner Valley Fire Department were outcollecting food on November 15th. I hope the residentsfrom both Towns gave generously, as the Food Bank is an

important organization that needs all of our support.The Town crews will be getting the snowplows and sanding trucks ready to go and

preparing to tackle winter on the streets of Black Diamond. Please remember to takethe time to drive safely on the winter roads and try to get out and enjoy some sort offun activity in the snow!

7gateway gazette ~ November 22nd - december 5th, 2011 - tell them you saw it in the gateway gazette!

Town of Turner Valleywww.turnervalley.ca

403.933.4944 ~ 223 Main Street NE

[email protected]

Snow removal

Turner Valley Council Meetings

for November

Residents are reminded to ensure that all the sidewalks adjacent

to their property are , following the last

measurable snow fall. If you are going to be out of town for an

extended period of time during the holiday season or have a rental

property, please make arrangements to ensure your sidewalks are

kept cleared of snow and ice. If the sidewalk bordering your

property is prone to ice build up, please ensure you place a salt/sand

mixture on your walks to prevent pedestrians from slipping.

Clearing your walks not only helps your neighbours get around,

but also protects you from any civil liability should a pedestrian slip

and injure themselves because of a build up of ice or snow. Should

a resident/property owner fail to clear their walks within the 24 Hour

period, a fine may be issued under the Municipal Bylaw.

A Turner Valley Protective Services complaint line 403.863.4341

has been implemented to better manage calls and to deal with them

in a timely manner.

Start Time 6:30 pm

Dec 5th Committee of the Whole

Dec 19th Regular Council Meeting

cleared within 24 Hours

Budget for your TaxesThe 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.

Reminder: 12% Tax Penalty January 1st, 2012 for all outstanding

taxes

For more information: www.turnervalley.ca

Cul-de-sac Garbage Pickup Reminder

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.

This family-friendly outdoor event will add warmth and fun to your

holiday festivities. Skate under a starlit sky with family and friends on

New Years Eve. Featuring music, childrens entertainment, a bonfire,

free hot chocolate and hot dogs. Spectacular fireworks will conclude

the evening of festivities, co-sponsored by the Foothills Lions Club.

FREE ADMISSION everyone is welcome.

Family New Year's Eve Celebration

and Skating Party

Saturday, December 31, 2011

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

Turner Valley

Flare N Derrick Community Centre

and Outdoor Skating Rink

Diamond Valley Christmas Assistance ProgramResidents needing a little help with Christmas can register for the

Diamond Valley Christmas Assistance Program. Applications for

assistance must be made in person at the Town of Black Diamond

municipal office before November 30 to ensure your family gets a

Santa Sack and/or a Christmas Dinner Pack. Pick up day is

December 14th at the Oilfields Food Bank in Turner Valley. Contact

Suzan Nagel, 403.933.4348 for more information. Co-sponsored by

the Black Diamond and Turner Valley Family and Community

Support Services

Experience a Country Christmas in

Black Diamond and Turner Valley

Diamond Valley Christmas Market

Historic Downtown Black Diamond

Christmas Light Up

Flare & Derrick Community Centre

Main Street, Turner Valley

December 2 and 3

Market will feature local crafts, art,

kitchen creations

and fantastic food vendors.

Featuring shopping specials and

fun activities in the downtown area!

Photos with Santa Claus and

his team of reindeer

at the Black Diamond Town Office.

Chili Cook-Off happening at many Black

Diamond downtown businesses. Come

out and vote for the best chili.

Friday, December 2, 2:00 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 3, 10:00 5:00 p.m.

Saturday December 3,

5:00-9:00pm

Hay rides, food & fun!

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

Looking for Christmas tree permits

and dead fall permits?

Cash only - no debit or credit cards accepted.

Permits $5.25 each

Provincial Building: 129 - 4th Ave. S.W.

Main Floor - High River Phone: 403.652.8330

Monday and Friday: 8:15 am - Noon, 1:00 - 4:30

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: 8:15 am - Noon

Closed: Saturday and Sunday

Fish and Wildlife Division

Office hours are:

Turner Valley Legion and Town of Turner Valley

Childrens Christmas Party

December 3, 2011 - 9:30 am & 11:30 am

Turner Valley Legion, 121 Sunset Boulevard SE

Come enjoy breakfast with Santa, gifts, candy,

hayrides and crafts. All children 12 and under are

welcome to attend. Register early. There is only

room for 75 children at each party.

Call 403.933.4564 or 403.933.4600 and leave a message with your childrens name, age, gender

and contact number to register your children by November 30th.

Kids eat freeAdults only $5

8Lal Dadrah of AmritsarIndia graduated from theschool of hard knocks lastweek with two very valu-able lessons that will prob-ably stick around awhile.The first was that mid-

November's not a particu-larly great time of year tovisit BirminghamUK.The second was that if

obsessive compulsionforces you to make thejourney, don't fly with anairline headed by some-one with a name like DickFluck.Dick it seems, is listed

as the headmonkey for anairline calling itselfCOMTEL, an Austrianbased outfit with two air-planes at their disposal.At their disposal how-

ever's not quite the sameas owning the two air-planes is it?No - that distinction

goes to a Madrid basedoutfit called Mint Aviationwho owned the 18 yearold birds that will factorinto this story that we'lleventually get around totelling.Neither of these two

fine outfits however werethe outfits whose nameswere on tickets sold to thegeneral public - that dis-tinction goes to SKYJETand ASTONBURY, two UKbased outfits that predict-ably on November 17th,folded faster than the Lib-eral Party of Canada.On the morning of

November 15th, Lal and200 or so of his fellow trav-e l l e r s boa rded theComtel/Mint/Skyjet/Astonbury flight in Amritsarwith the goal of arriving inBirmingham some tenhours later.Armed with their web

receipts for the flight anda few bits of coinage tocover on board costs suchas purchasing safety dem-onstration cards andwashroom vouchers, fewcould contain their giddi-ness in anticipation of let-ting Mother Nature waterthe Birmingham gardensfor the next sixmonths.Except of course for

Bubba Johnson in seat21D who would soon dis-cover that his web book-ing skills weren't going toget him home to Birming-ham, Alabama quite assoon as he'd anticipated.

For most, the firstsense that something wasa tad amiss came whenpassengers noticed afterlanding that everyone onthe ground looked likecast members from TheSound ofMusic.Snow capped moun-

tains at the edge of therunway coupled with theannouncement "Welcometo Vienna" added a nicetouch to the mystery aswell.It was when flight

attendants began passingthe hat to cover fuel andother costs that concernbegan to set in.Except for Bubba in 21

Dwho came to realize thatMomma was really 'gonnagive him a whooppin' if hemissed TurkeyDay.As the story began to

unfold, it seems thatComtel owed a few folks afew dollars.Some creditors went as

far as to suggest thatComtel's president -Tricky Dick - had Fluckedthem over once too oftenand decided to hold theaircraft and the passen-gers somewhat captiveuntil an amount said tobe roughly $40,000 wascollected in cash - andturned over by the pas-sengers to the crew.P a s s e n g e r s w e r e

advised the only waythey'd be permitted to con-tinue on to Birminghamwould be to pony up.Most agreed - Bubba

however indicated he'dneed to use an ATM in theterminal which is ofcourse the last anyone onthat flight saw of MrsJohnson's boy.A day late and few dol-

lars short, the Boeing 757landed in Birminghamand before dischargingthe passengers, pre-sented each one of themwith autographed crewphotos to commemoratetwomilestones:1. I t was the 1s t

recorded hi-jacking of pas-sengers by an airline itself2 It was pretty much

the last f l ight soldthrough SKYJET whounceremoniously shutdown a couple of daysago.Dick Fluck and the cast

of Comtel will have - I sus-pect - a bit of a tough go

over the next little while.That said - their

website's still up and run-ning and under the Wel-come Aboard section itsays, and I kid you nothere folks - "Enjoy ourunique service duringyour flight."Mint Aviation, the own-

ers of these aircraft, havereclaimed their planesand are currently retrofit-ting them with a new typeof seatback in-flightentertainment systemthat's coin operated.It shows the usual

route maps, 4th run mov-ies, day old sandwichselections etc, but a newfeature will allow passen-gers to view the amount ofdebt accrued by which-ever outfit decides to char-ter these birds in thefuture.When it reaches a cer-

tain level - a fuel gaugewill appear on the screenand as the needle edgescloser to E, passengerswill have the opportunityto insert coins into theslot to keep things in theair.For the convenience of

passengers, each aircraftwill be outfitted withATM's as well as creditcard point of sale proces-sors.As for Bubba?Seems hemade it home

in time for the holidays.He's planning his next

trip onGoogle.Off to Australia in Janu-

ary.Not quite sure if I

should fire off an e-mail tohim as a reminder thatthere'smore than one Syd-ney.........Nah.If a tourist from Bir-

minghamUK survived hisoops a couple of years agowinding up in Nova Scotiainstead of Australia as aresult of his on line exper-tise - let's leave Bubba be.

Adios until next time

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9Sheep River LibraryThemore that you read,

the more things you willknow. The more that youlearn, the more placesyou'll go. ~

The Reader

Happy is he who haslaid up in his youth, andheld fast in all fortune, agenuine and passionatelove of reading.

Dr. Seuss

Bernard Schlink's 1998novel tells thestory of an illiterate youngwoman's struggle to func-tion in the world. We seehow she arranges her lifeto survive without havingto ever read or write andthe lengths to which shegoes to ensure that nobodydiscovers her secret. It is asource of continual shamethat she cannot read thestories she loves to hearread to her. Some find ithard to believe that in thisday and age, with theaccess to education for all,there are still those whoare considered to be illiter-ate. In June 2000, Statis-tics Canada and the Orga-nization for Economic Co-operation and Develop-ment (OECD) released thefinal report from theground-breaking 1994International Adult Liter-acy Survey. It disclosedthat almost 50% of Cana-

dian adults can't work wellwith words and numbers.The survey showed that22% of Canadians havedifficulty reading and havefew basic skills or strate-gies for decoding andwork-ing with text. 26% of Cana-dians read but do not readwell. Canadians at thislevel can deal only withmaterial that is simple andclearly laid out. 33% ofCanadians can read wellbut may have problemswith more complex tasks.This level is considered bymany countries to be theminimumskill level for suc-cessful participation insociety. 20% of Canadianshave strong literacy skills,including a wide range ofreading skills and manystrategies for dealing withcomplex materials. Thesepeople canmeetmost read-ing demands and can han-dle new reading chal-lenges. The survey alsoshowed that the higher anation's literacy skills, themore likely its populationis to have healthier habitsand lifestyles. Those withhigher literacy skills tend

to be more involved citi-zens who participate intheir communities and insociety. Literacy is alsolinked to economic suc-cess. Literacy levels deter-mine the kind of jobs peo-ple find, the salaries theymake and their ability toupgrade their work skills.Literacy also contributesto society's overall eco-nomic and social perfor-mance. Literacy is not afixed asset. It operates onthe 'use-it-or-lose-it' prin-ciple. Like muscles, skillscan deteriorate if not used.Those who read, write anduse numbers regularlyhave higher literacy levels.Education strongly influ-ences literacy but is notthe only factor. Some less-educated people who prac-tice their literacy skills reg-ularly have higher literacylevels than well-educatedpeople who do not practicetheir literacy skills. Butthe most important factoridentified in the survey isthat the earlier a child isexposed to reading the lesslikely they are to have prob-lems with literacy as they

get older. Early exposurecan also help with earlydetection of problems thatcan hinder literacy devel-opment such as dyslexiaor eyesight problems. TheSheepRiver Library in part-nership with Literacy forLife offers several pro-grams for pre-schoolers ofall ages to get children onthe right track long beforethey darken the door of aschool. Children are intro-duced to reading and wordrecognition through a vari-ety of fun and interactiveactivities. Check out thelibrary for the session thatwould best suit your child.All courses will be runagain from January toMay.

~ RufusChoate

Literacy at

On November 10th, at10:00am, C. Ian McLarenSchool held our Remem-brance Day Ceremony tohonour and rememberthose who have served ourcountry. We learned thatthe soldiers uphold thefreedoms and rights that

we know and appreciatein Canada.

The ceremony was ledby our grade five and sixstudents in Mr. Ellis'class. The students wholed our ceremony were:JB, Paige, Jami, Cassie,Travis and Sydni. The Col-our Guard from theTurner Valley Legion once

again began our assemblywith a march. RuthLindsay gave a movingspeech about what it waslike to be a child duringtimes of war which was avery relevant way for stu-dents to understand theimpact of war at their ownlevel. Following the pre-

sentations of wreaths byeach grade and a minuteof silence to remember, wewatched a video tributecreated by EmmaWight, aformer student of OilfieldsHigh School. The movingvideo exemplified theeffects of war from thepast to the present day.

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Longview School Councilwill be having their annualChristmas Fair on Friday,November 25th at LongviewSchool. Tickets are $6 dol-lars in advance and can bepurchased at the schooloffice and $7 at the door onthe evening of the Fair.Doors open at 5:00 pm anddinner is served from 5:30to 7:30 pm. It is a ham din-ner with all the fixings anddessert. Activities will runfrom 6:00 to 8:00pm and include acake walk, every-one wins booth,elf self, photoswith Santa as wellas a 50/50 draw,bucket raffles andsi lent auct ionitems. It is a won-derful and fun eve-ning and a greatway to start theholiday season and sup-port Longview School.Everyone is welcome toattend!

Students enjoyed theHalloween Parade and Car-nival on Monday, October31st. A big thank you goesout to Ms. Hoyle for takingthe lead for this specialevent. TheGrade 5 / 6 classdid a wonderful job of orga-nizing and running the dif-

ferent stations. Our cele-bration included all of ourkindergarten studentswhen kindergarten wasswitched to Monday fromTuesday. It is great fun foreveryone to see each otherdressed in their Halloweenbest and all students reallyenjoyed this type of Hallow-eenCelebration.

The Remembrance Dayservice was held at 10:00amon Thursday, November

10th. Thank you to Mrs.Winfield, who took the leadon this assembly. Every-one, all staff and students,did such a wonderful job inrecognizing those individu-als, past and present, whohave served our country sowell and with such dignity.Our students take greatpride and honour in plan-ning, decorating and pre-senting for this service. Allclasses contributed beauti-

ful art work and madewreaths for the wreath lay-ing ceremony. We greatlyappreciate the address byRetired Master CorporalKen Harris who repre-sented the Royal CanadianL e g i o n , M a y o r I v o rMcCorquindale and NeilHowkwho escorted the stu-dents during the wreathlaying ceremony. Eachclass did a presentation ofsome type. Kindergarten

presented thepoem, . TheGrade 1 / 2 classpresented a cou-ple of poems

a n d

. The Grade 3/ 4 class pre-sented the poems,

and. The Grade

5/6 class did the reading ofand sang

the song . Also,thank you to Flynn Rob-erts for playing byRobin Adair on his chanter.

Many parents and com-munity members alsoattended the service andexpressed their apprecia-tion for the wonderful jobthe students and staff did.

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The Foothills PerformingArts 4-H Club began theirfifth year of operation witha re-organizational meet-ing in September at theFoothills Composite HighSchool. An executive waselected and new membersw e r e i n t r o du c e d t oBlacklight Theatre.

Blacklight performancesare in complete darkness,where people and objectsthat glow move to songsand even play while tryingnot to bump into things.We recently experimentedwith blacklight during ourOctober Halloween partywhere we played manygames in our costumes.Our members are enjoyingmany drama activities vary-ing from 'Ninja to Sharkie',but our main focus is pres-ently on improv.

Our club would like tothank you, our commu-nity, for helping us at our

Bi-Annual Electronic Recy-cle Round Up that was heldin October at Country Liv-ing. As a club, we collectedTVs and computer equip-ment, as an environmentalfundraiser; we raised over$500.00 which we are go-ing to spend on costumesfor our blacklight perfor-mances.

The Foothills PerformingArts 4-H Club showed theircolours at the Corpo-rate Partnership Ap-preciation Event onWednesday, November2 n d , 2 0 1 1 i nCrossfield, Alberta.Our club provided anincredible displaywhich included videosplaying of past Mono-logues and Achieve-ment Days. The mem-bers and leaders all en-joyed speaking to thesponsors and learningmore about the amaz-

ing past, present and fu-ture of 4-H.

In conclusion, the Foot-hills Performing Arts 4-HClub is having an amazingNational 4-H month andwill continue to show theirgreen throughout the com-munity in the month of No-vember.

GabrielleWilsonClubReporter

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If your holiday halls are deckedwith stacks of paper bags, mounds ofcrumpledwrapping paper, an array ofrandom ribbons and a gaggle of gifttags that are destined for the locallandfill, it's time to add a little "green"to your gift-wrapping regimen.

Given that the average house-hold's waste jumps by more than 25percent between Thanksgiving andNew Year's Day and that holidaydebris adds an additional one milliontons per week to landfills, there is alot that everyone can do to recycle,reuse and reduce during the holi-days. According to Eco-Chick.com, "Ifevery family reused just two feet of hol-iday ribbon, the 38,000 miles of rib-bon saved could tie a bow around theentire planet. If every family wrappedjust three presents in re-used materi-als, it would save enough paper tocover 45,000 football fields. The 2.65billion Christmas cards sold eachyear could fill a football field ten sto-ries high. If we each sent one cardless, we'd save 50,000 cubic yards ofpaper."

Here are some ways to go greenand even save green on gift packagingthis year:

Conventional wrappingpaper typically cannot be recycledsince it is often coated in metal foil oris plastic laminated. But if the paperrips and doesn't glitter or shine, it can- and should - be placed in the recyclebin along with other paper products.Check with your local recycling pro-

vider to find out which types of wrap-ping paper they accept. The goodnews is that recyclable wrappingpaper is increasingly available fromboth online and brick-and-mortarretailers such as Amazon.com, OfficeDepot andUncommonGoods.com.

Before the opening of thegifts begins, set aside a box for col-lecting reusable boxes, wrappingpaper, gift bags, bows, ribbons andother decorative items. Even if wrap-ping paper is torn, it can be used forcraft projects, packaging filler or toenclose smaller gifts the followingyear. Gift bags are also great candi-dates for reuse. If the surface of thebag is marred from removing ribbonor a bow, the spot can be covered withother decorative items or scraps ofusedwrapping paper.

Recycling and reusingboxes, wrapping paper, ribbon andgift bags is a big step in the rightdirection. But the best way to avoidwaste is to reduce the use of theseitems in the first place. Rather thanwrapping gifts in paper, considerusing scarves, old tea towels, clothnapkins or leftover fabric. If you'recrafty, consider creating your ownsimple fabric sacks that can be easilysewn by hand or machine. If you'renot, try painting an old pillowcaseand tying it up with fabric ribbon,string or even shoelaces. And don't for-get newspaper! The comics makecolourful gift wrap any time of year,particularly for kids.

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4Watch in 2012 for details on the 32nd Annual

Turner Valley Charity Golf Classic

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1. Contest open to EVERYONE -

regardless of age!

2. Limit one contest submission per

person.

3. Contest entries may be completed

using markers, crayons or coloured

pencils.

4. Adults may assist in completing a childs entry form

information, but not in colouring a childs entry.

5. All entries must be received by the Gateway Gazette by midnight

on December 31, 2011.

6. Winners will be notified by phone before January 15, 2012 and

published in the January 17, 2012 edition.

7. Judging is performed anonymously by local artist Robin

Thibodeau (she will not see any names prior to judging). As such,

this contest is open to positively anyone, whether or not there is a

personal connection in any way to the sponsors.

9. All submissions become property of the Gateway Gazette and

may be published accordingly.

10. Entries can be submitted by mail to: Gateway Gazette, Box 457,

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When among the masses shopping for holidaygifts, consumers might want to take a close look atthe expressions on their fellow shoppers' faces. Notethe ones whose eyes are glazed over, who are anx-iously biting their bottom lips or seem to be exhibit-ing recurring facial twitches. These are not individu-als on the verge of a nervous breakdown. In fact,many are otherwise well adjusted people in thethroes of choosing holiday gifts for their coworkers orbosses.

While there is nothing inherently complicatedabout choosing tokens of appreciation for one's asso-ciates or superiors, the challenge is not just choosingthe right token, but in choosing something without

the potential to offend or confuse the recipient.To help make the process go smoothly from pur-

chase to presentation, here are some of the chief do'sand don'ts for office gift-giving.

* Make sure that you know your company's pol-icy on gift-giving. For example, are there specified orunstated spending limits?

* Be clear about who should be on your gift list.Do you get gifts for everyone in your department orjust those individuals with whom you interact mostfrequently?

* Choose thoughtful and tasteful gifts, whetherbuying a different item for each person or the sameitem for all.

* Consider gifts that can be used in the office,such as distinctive office supplies, a photo frame,gadget, calendar or pen.

* Go for gifts that can be shared either at homeor work, such as gourmet food items, books orplants.

* Find out if colleagues have food or plant aller-gies before selecting gifts in those categories.

* Take the time to package and wrap gifts withcare.

* Overspend, especially when purchasing a giftfor your boss.

* Give presents to colleagues outside of your"gift circle" in order to make a good impression orcurry favour.

* Choose "joke" or "gag" gifts, even for coworkersyou think you know well. While the recipient mightappreciate the gesture, it could be misinterpreted byothers.

* Re-gift or give items that are used or in any-thing but pristine condition.

* Stray outside the limits of "good taste." Inother words, don't even think about gifts that couldbe considered too personal (including clothing, per-fume or jewelry) or are in any way political, religious,racial or sexual. And unless you are absolutely cer-tain of the recipient's tastes and habits, steer clear ofalcoholic beverages of any kind.

* Give gifts that can be misconstrued as havinga hidden meaning or agenda, such as flowers (espe-cially roses), cash, lingerie or personal hygiene prod-ucts.

* Leave anyone out. Hurt feelings are hard toovercome and can strain otherwise productive work-ing relationships.

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I didn't do a ChristmasWish List/Children's BookReview last year. However,I've had many people askfor it again, so here goes,with a lot of help and in-put.

The Bear Stays UpFor Christmas - Karma Wil-son, Jane Chapman, thishas great illustrations anda catchy lilt to the story

The Nativity

That's

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