Category: Voices

  • Millarville Saddle Sores: Making Homes for Birds

    Millarville Saddle Sores: Making Homes for Birds

      By Club Reporter Clara Blatz  Over the past few months the Millarville Saddle Sores have been very busy. In December the club had a spectacular Christmas party at the Okotoks bowling alley. Serval games were played and lots of pizza was eaten. In January the club had their first winter workshop with Andrew Styles.…

  • Easter Seals Alberta Receives Two Generous Donations to Help Clients with Disabilities

    Easter Seals Alberta Receives Two Generous Donations to Help Clients with Disabilities

      Edmonton, AB –  Easter Seals Alberta is pleased to announce that the Edmonton Civic Employees Charitable Assistance Fund (ECECAF) and the Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF) have each donated $40,000 for the Equipment and Support Services Program, totaling $80,000 to help clients of all ages with disabilities receive the equipment they need in the Edmonton…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Lettuce

      By Reena Nerbas Tear or Cut Lettuce Dear Reena, My mother always told me that lettuce should be hand torn and never cut with a knife. Is this true or is it a myth? Thanks, Aimee Dear Aimee, Many cooks believe that lettuce that touches metal will react and prematurely turn lettuce brown. While…

  • From My Bookshelf ~ Richard Flanagan

    From My Bookshelf ~ Richard Flanagan

      By Lynn Willoughby The Long Road to the Deep North ~ Richard Flanagan I have been whining to family, friends and everyone else who doesn’t want to listen, that I haven’t read a REALLY good book in awhile. Well, this one shut me up!! This historical novel spans the life of Dorrigo Evans and…

  • Oilfields High School: Pink Shirt Day

    Oilfields High School: Pink Shirt Day

    Pink Shirt Day, an anti-bullying initiative, happens at OHS February 25th, 2015. All students are encouraged to wear a pink shirt to show that we are all working together to prevent bullying in our school, community and online. The Student Advisory Committee pre-sold pink shirts and buttons. Help make our campaign a success by encouraging our…

  • Planet Waves for February 13 to 20, 2015

    Planet Waves for February 13 to 20, 2015

      By Eric Francis Aries (March 20-April 19) It’s time to reconcile who you are with who you present yourself as being. As the digital era has developed so rapidly during the past 10 years, evermore people are acting as their own publicists. To some extent this is true for all of us. You have…

  • Oilfields High School: Scholarships

    Oilfields High School: Scholarships

    As scholarship deadlines are starting to approach, Grade 12 students need to start getting organized. I always encourage students to start a folder, either electronically or on paper to keep organized with all of their pending scholarships. Organize them by deadline and start applying. Line up teachers, community members or counsellors to write reference letters……

  • Okotoks Recreation Invites Okotoks Families to Unplug for Family Day

    Okotoks Recreation Invites Okotoks Families to Unplug for Family Day

    Family Day Unplugged at the Okotoks Recreation Centre Monday, February 16, 2015 – 10:00am to 3:30pm Family Day is a holiday recognized in Alberta as a way for families to spend time together. The Town of Okotoks, along with Okotoks Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), recognizes the importance of this and is planning its…

  • Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Receive Additional Counselling Services

    Child Victims of Sexual Abuse Receive Additional Counselling Services

    Government is ensuring child victims of sexual abuse will have access to additional counselling services and specially-trained counsellors. The additional counselling services will be available as a pilot project at the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre in Calgary, the Caribou Child and Youth Centre in Grande Prairie and the Zebra Child Protection Centre in Edmonton.…

  • World of Choices Coming to Okotoks in March

    World of Choices Coming to Okotoks in March

      Join us on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Foothills Centennial Center as we celebrate the World of Choices available to you. If you are a young woman in Grade 10, 11 or 12 you are invited to join local Career Mentors as they share exciting aspects of their work. You will be exposed to…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: From Dust to Decking

    Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: From Dust to Decking

      By Reena Nerbas Dealing With Dust Dear Reena, We moved into a new home 8 years ago which has a heat pump. I am not sure if the pump causes constant dust, but it is driving me crazy! It doesn’t seem to matter how many times I dust, or what I use, because as…

  • Legion Helps Almost A Thousand Homeless Veterans

    Legion Helps Almost A Thousand Homeless Veterans

      OTTAWA, Feb. 9, 2015 /CNW/ – Almost a thousand Homeless and near homeless Veterans have been helped by The Royal Canadian Legion through its “Leave the Streets Behind” program. “The Royal Canadian Legion has the resources to help Veterans directly and immediately,” says Dominion President of The Royal Canadian Legion, Tom Eagles.  In 2014 alone,…

  • Longview Library News: Online Resources

    Longview Library News: Online Resources

      The newest eResource from Marigold is SOLARO. It is an on-line study help and exam preparation for Grades 3-12. It is based on the Alberta curriculum and will be helpful for all students, particularly for those who are home schooled. A workshop to explain the program and its use will be held shortly. On…

  • 4-H Valley ACES – Introducing a New Multi-Club

    4-H Valley ACES – Introducing a New Multi-Club

      A new 4-H Multi Club has been launched in Turner Valley. This year we are offering indoor Archery and Cooking. We run monthly meetings, which gives our members the opportunity to learn and understand Parliamentary Rules, based on Roberts Rule. The Members run the club and hold all the board positions, which gives them…

  • National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Launched in Canada

    National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Launched in Canada

    Opportunity for communities to join effort to reduce wildfire risk EDMONTON, Feb. 9, 2015 /CNW/ – In collaboration with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR), and The Co-operators, FireSmart Canada today announced the launch of the first ever National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day in Canada scheduled for May…