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Province Joins United Effort to Preserve Iconic Edmonton Church
Plans to proceed with Provincial Historic Resource designation of the McDougall United Church have revived efforts to preserve one of the city’s most distinctive heritage landmarks. A commitment by the McDougall United Church Council to pursue designation for the 105-year-old building will also see the creation of a new community partnership to help support…
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Planet Waves ~ Weekly Horoscope for April 10 – 17, 2015
By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) Relationships are not everything and everything is a relationship. Or as Thaddeus Golas once wrote in The Lazy Man’s Guide to Enlightenment, “We are equal beings and the universe is our relationships with one another.” What has recently developed with another person is likely to have shifted your…
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Marigold Library System News: Alberta Libraries
Alberta Budget – More Funding for AB Public Libraries The Alberta budget announced on March 26th included more funding for Alberta’s public libraries. Late that afternoon, Minister Diana McQueen shared the news that provincial operating grants for public libraries have increased by $3.5 million. This will allow per capita grant amounts to increase by 10…
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April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month
Number of people with Parkinson’s disease set to double by 2031 TORONTO, ON – Every day 10 people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Over the next 16 years, the number of Canadians diagnosed with Parkinson’s is expected to double to more than 163,700 and Parkinson Society Canada will be here for them. These statistics…
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High River Online: The High River Food Bank Needs Your Help
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The Military Museums – Mural of Honour
The Making of the Mural The Mural project was launched in November 2005 to raise funds for the Founders’ Gallery at the Military Museums. The Mural was installed partially completed in the foyer of the Military Museums in Calgary in November 2006. After many months of work, the completed mural was unveiled on 9 November…
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Longview Library News: Music Fills the Library
By Sylvia Binkley A delightful concert was performed in the library on March 31st. Denisha Teichroeb, Sierra Butler and Danah Boutin treated us all to an afternoon of classical music on their stringed instruments. They were gracious and composed for ones so young. They described the history of their instruments and gave a brief history…
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Rowan Residents Treated to ‘Day at the Spa’
When women arrive at Rowan House, they often have very little more than the clothes on their backs. While we do provide them with basic clothes, pajamas and toiletries to get them through their stay, it’s not the same as having your own closet, make-up and hair accessories. As noted by the Look Good…
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Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Dealing with Silverfish
By Reena Nerbas Bitter Cukes Dear Reena, As gardening season arrives, I am thinking about planting cucumbers. The problem is that garden cucumbers always taste bitter. Do you have any solutions to get rid of the bitter flavor? Thanks, Pearl Dear Pearl, This old trick works on bitter garden and store bought cucumbers. Cut the…
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Healthy Development April Conversation Meeting
Next week’s regularly scheduled (first Tuesday of the month) “Healthy Development” meeting will be at the usual time of 7:00pm, but the meeting will be held at the Turner Valley Golf Club. ********* Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 7:00pm at the Turner Valley Golf Club ********** The reason behind the shift in venue…
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Faith Forum ~ Bad News, Good News
Helplessness. There’s not another feeling like it. Living through something that is beyond your ability to help someone else or unable to cope in your own situation may have given you that feeling. Watching a situation from a distance where there is nothing you can do can give you that feeling, too. That is bad…
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The Results are in! Finalists for the 24th Annual Emerald Awards Announced
EDMONTON, AB – “And the finalists for the 24th Annual Emerald Awards are…” Today, at Edmonton’s City Hall, nominees joined the Alberta Emerald Foundation, its sponsors, volunteers and other members from the local community, to find out who would be taking another step towards receiving the coveted environmental award. Over the past weeks, a…
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Run for Rowan
Rowan House is pleased to once again part-ner with the Millarville Half Marathon Run to the Farmer’s Market! Mark your calendar for Saturday, June 13th. This fun, point-to-point race starts at the Oilfields Arena in Black Diamond, passes through beautiful west country and ends at the Millarville Race Track where you can shop the vendors…
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Faith Forum ~ It Is Finished
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Volunteers Are The Salvation Of The Badlands Passion Play
200 Volunteer Actors Invest 30,000 Hours Into The Annual Event Drumheller, Alberta — This July the Canadian Badlands Passion Play will celebrate its 22nd season with nine final performances of the ‘Gospel of John’. “More than 50,000 people have seen the John script in the past four seasons and the responses have been overwhelmingly…
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