Category: Grassroots

  • Oilfields High Open House: Parents Invited to Meet Teachers and School Trustee

    Oilfields High Open House: Parents Invited to Meet Teachers and School Trustee

    Are you curious about what the school year will look like and who your child’s teachers are? Oilfields High School is hosting an informal Open House- Meet the Teacher evening on October 2nd from 4:30-6:30. Drop in and join us and see how great our school is! This is also your chance to meet your…

  • Crossword Puzzle ~ September 30th, 2014

    Crossword Puzzle ~ September 30th, 2014

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] All of our puzzles now include their solutions – click the link at the bottom of the page Click the image below for a printable pdf version of this week’s puzzle Click here for the solution to this week’s crossword puzzle

  • Turner Valley School Welcomes Five New Teachers

    Turner Valley School Welcomes Five New Teachers

    WELCOME NEW TEACHERS! Mr. Chase Ellis Vice Principal I am very excited to be part of the Turner Valley School community. I have been teaching grade 6 for the last 6 years at C. Ian Mclaren school in Black Diamond, during this time I also taught K-6 Phys Ed. had the role of instructional coach…

  • Ken Hughes Resigning at MLA for Calgary West

    Ken Hughes Resigning at MLA for Calgary West

    Calgary, September 29, 2014 – Ken Hughes, MLA, Calgary West has announced that he has resigned as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary West, in order to continue to create opportunities for renewal. “It has been a great honour to serve the people of Calgary West as MLA. I step aside…

  • Annual Pumpkin Patch Quilt Show and Tea

    Annual Pumpkin Patch Quilt Show and Tea

    The Griffith Centre in Black Diamond is once again hosting a beautiful showing of quilts and serving up tea. Drop by on Saturday, October 18th from 1 to 4pm to take in this event. There will also be door prizes for some lucky attendees! Pictured here are two quilts from last year’s show. One of…

  • Beast and Oscar’s Roadhouse Host Thanksgiving Dinner

    Beast and Oscar’s Roadhouse Host Thanksgiving Dinner

    The Brampton Beast and Oscar’s Roadhouse will be hosting an event for the re-launch of Tyler Donati’s ‘Points for Cancer’ foundation. Oscar’s Roadhouse has generously offered to provide Thanksgiving dinner that the Beast players will serve to fans for $10 on Monday, October 6th. A $2 donation from every ticket will go to the Points…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Smart Autumn Decor Ideas

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Smart Autumn Decor Ideas

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Smart Autumn Décor Ideas That You Will Fall For! Here’s a theme that couldn’t be simpler. You can decorate just by taking a walk in your own backyard. Create a colorful design using sunflowers, cattails, and wheat shafts. Arrange them in a big vase in the center of the dining room table. Place autumn…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness Tip: Youth head injuries during sport and recreation

    AHS Weekly Wellness Tip: Youth head injuries during sport and recreation

    According to the Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research, sport-related injury is the leading cause of emergency department visits in Alberta among teens aged 15-19 years. Concussion is a common sport related injury that often occurs during hockey, football, skiing and snowboarding. A concussion is a brain injury that occurs when the brain suddenly…

  • Planet Waves Monthly Horoscopes for October 2014 By Eric Francis

    Aries (March 20-April 19) Events this month will be surprising and most of all you will surprise yourself with what you are capable of. You are likely to accomplish things you never imagined possible, which relates to emerging as someone you never quite thought you were. This will require more than ‘being real’, though in…

  • Ben Gadd to Speak at Sheep River Library

    Ben Gadd to Speak at Sheep River Library

    [break] On Monday September 29th at 6:00pm the Sheep River Library in Turner Valley will have the first of the speakers that will be coming to the library this fall. So far 115 people have signed up to come and hear Ben talk on the wonderful wild world around us. He and his bible of…

  • Update on Quinn Page-Smith and her New Wheels

    Update on Quinn Page-Smith and her New Wheels

    Update September 27th, 2014 A Chair-ity FUN-raiser has been organized to help raise funds towards the new wheelchair, ramp and assistive devices that Quinn needs. Please click the ad to the right under WEEKLY ADS ( it appears in rotation so please be patient) to get all the details. Re-run of our previous article: A…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Bone-Building Buddy

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Bone-Building Buddy

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Our bodies need vitamin D to absorb calcium, the major building block of bone. It boosts the body’s ability to absorb calcium by up to 80%. Vitamin D becomes especially important as we get older, when calcium is less efficiently absorbed. Together, calcium and vitamin D can prevent osteoporosis, a condition where bones become…

  • Breakfast Equals Success in School

    Breakfast Equals Success in School

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] A recent study confirms that Canadians agree with the old adage “breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” A recent poll revealed that 94 per cent of Canadian parents believe that having a nutritious breakfast is important in helping children succeed in school. Unfortunately, it appears that many children are not setup…

  • Wildrose Candidate Introduced – Col. John Fletcher, Calgary-Elbow By-Election

    [break] TIME TO SEND THE PCs A MESSAGE: WILDROSE KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN FOR BY-ELECTION RACE IN CALGARY-ELBOW CALGARY, AB (September 24, 2014): Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith officially kicked off the upcoming Calgary-Elbow by-election today by introducing Wildrose candidate Col. John Fletcher and delivering a clear call to action for constituents: It’s time to send the…

  • “Becoming a Community Builder” Starts Tomorrow

    “Becoming a Community Builder” Starts Tomorrow

    [break] “Becoming a Community Builder” Starts Tomorrow – are you ready? If you have registered you should have received an email with some instructions in it. These points have to be completed before tomorrow at noon. If you haven’t registered yet you still can! Go to: www.register14f.becomingacommunitybuilder.ca For more details on this program you can…