Category: Organizations

  • Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef & Sheep Club: Achievement Day

    Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef & Sheep Club: Achievement Day

    Club Reporter Ethan Beck This month began with Achievement Day held on May 9th. There were lots of cattle and sheep there and all were very tame. The day began with the sheep show. Everyone did a great job prepping their sheep for the show; their fleece was white as snow. The results are as…

  • Foothills Skating Club Raising Funds for Wheelchair Lift at Oilfields Arena

    Foothills Skating Club Raising Funds for Wheelchair Lift at Oilfields Arena

    The Foothills Skating Club is organizing an event to take place June 6th at the Turner Valley Legion with entertainment by Haggis! This event is raising funds to install a wheelchair lift into the stands at the Oilfields Arena. We are looking for local businesses to donate items for a silent and live auction. If…

  • Drive Home a Winning Golf Tournament

    Drive Home a Winning Golf Tournament

    The arrival of warmer weather has many Canadians dreaming of the hitting the local golf course. It is also the time that many companies, organizations, charities and other groups start planning their golf tournaments. Hosting a golf tournament is a great way to entertain customers, thank employees or raise funds for your group. While there…

  • Upcoming Priddis Community Organizations Fundraisers

    Upcoming Priddis Community Organizations Fundraisers

      Priddis Community Association Fundraising Gala Saturday, May 23, 2015, 7:00 pm, at the Priddis Community Hall You are invited to attend an evening with a “Fun Casino” as entertainment (18+ only).  Your $30 Ticket includes: first round of funny money, late lunch and entry door prizes.  Also featured: cash bar, silent auction and funny…

  • Mother Runs to Save Eyesight

    Mother Runs to Save Eyesight

      Like any mom, Norma Bastidas would move mountains if she could to help her child. Eight years ago, Norma’s oldest son Karl was diagnosed with an eye condition that doctors told her would cause him to go blind. Norma was helpless to do anything to save his vision. She took up running as a…

  • Millarville Mutts Mustangs & Marksmen: Wrapping Up Another Busy Spring

    Millarville Mutts Mustangs & Marksmen: Wrapping Up Another Busy Spring

      By Veronica Moreau Club Reporter It has been a busy time for those involved in the Millarville Mutts, Mustangs, and Marksmen 4­H Club. On March 7, members participated in a joint clinic with the Millarville Saddle Sores. The clinic focused on multi­judging, an event in which animals are classed and placed prior to oral…

  • Young Patients Reap What Snowbirds Sew

    Young Patients Reap What Snowbirds Sew

    Quilting group delivers winter’s work to Stollery Story by Sharman Hnatiuk Madison Berube has a big decision to make. Among hundreds of colourful handmade quilts displayed at the Stollery Children’s Hospital, she has to decide which one will be hers. More than 400 quilts have been donated to the hospital thanks to an Edmonton-area quilting…

  • Lions Den: Gearing Up for Busy Fundraising Season

    Lions Den: Gearing Up for Busy Fundraising Season

      Submitted by Lion Carol Gibson Project Green Day is May 23rd with the Foothills Lions Club hosting a BBQ for volunteers. Foothills Lions Club Family Spray Park grand opening is May 30th at 12 Noon. Bring the family and enjoy the day. Lions Environmental Metal Roundup will be held June 6th – 13th at…

  • Rob Ford: will Toronto’s former Mayor become a pop star?

    Rob Ford: will Toronto’s former Mayor become a pop star?

      (Toronto) Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford recently recorded vocals for “Not My Time”— a song in support of the fight against cancer. Joining Ford on this recording are 11 indie singers from Spectra Talent Contest – a multicultural and LGBTA inclusive showcase, and a division of the Rainbow Association of Canadian Artists (RACA). “Two…

  • June is Wildflower Festival time in Waterton again!

    June is Wildflower Festival time in Waterton again!

    Waterton Park, Alberta:  The wildflowers of Waterton will, once again, occupy center stage June 19-27th in Waterton Lakes National Park, as the 12th annual Waterton Wildflower Festival marks the return of summer to one of Canada’s most flower-friendly places. Waterton is often called the Wildflower Capital of Canada, because of the unique blend of wind,…

  • Mountain Studies Initiative rallies to provide aid to Nepal

    Mountain Studies Initiative rallies to provide aid to Nepal

    Thinking Mountains conference this week will include two fundraising events as scholars unite to share research. By Geoff McMaster (Edmonton) The first call Baiku Acharya received was from his nephew in the United States, who said all of Nepal had been destroyed by an earthquake. The news was terrifying beyond anything the PhD candidate from…

  • Diamond Valley Project Green Day: Saturday, May 23, 2015

    Diamond Valley Project Green Day: Saturday, May 23, 2015

      The Towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley are asking volunteers to come out and help clean up their communities at Project Green Day on Saturday, May 23rd from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Both communities will be spruced up for the summer, thanks to this annual event. Various areas of both towns will…

  • Veterans on Horseback Coming to the Foothills

    Veterans on Horseback Coming to the Foothills

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] Communities For Veterans Foundation – The Ride Across Canada is operating a horseback ride across Canada with veterans and for veterans. Watch for the riders in Black Diamond this afternoon around 3:00 to 4:00 pm. They will be riding in from the south along Government Road to Black Diamond Town Office. Why are we…

  • New Images for Turner Valley Spray Park

    New Images for Turner Valley Spray Park

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] On Friday, May 1st members of the Foothills Lions Club were joined by community volunteers to lay sod in the Lions Family Spray Park in Turner Valley. Here are some photographs of the progress:    

  • MS Bike Tour 2015: Airdrie to Olds

    MS Bike Tour 2015: Airdrie to Olds

    (Submitted) Can you imagine. . . Having Multiple Sclerosis means that one morning you may not be able to walk when you wake. Or that you may suddenly have impaired vision. Or that your memory will fail you for no apparent reason. The symptoms of MS are many and vary for everyone. It is estimated…